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Others are copyrights of their respective companies or organizations. 1 Welcome Thank you for choosing BenQ Joybee 120 MP3 Player. This player is a plug'n'play device that enhances your digital life experiences. It can also serve as your personal MP3 player and USB Flash Drive. This manual explains how to use the features of the player and listen to high quality MP3 music. Please read this manual carefully. Features at a glance Battery life up to 16 hours (Li-lon rechargeable battery) Supports MP3 and WMA music formats With voice recording function Doubles as a USB flash drive ADPCM (WAV) format for voice recording FM stereo radio listening/recording EL backlight display Ideal for language learning (A-B section replay) QMusic software for easy music file management 7 built-in equalizer modes Firmware upgradable 2 Important BENQ Corporation assumes no responsibility for any damage or loss caused by deletion of data as a result of malfunction, repairs, or battery replacement. Be sure to back up all your important data on other media to protect against its loss. Any improper usage such as cautions stated will cause invalid warranty. Handling Instructions 1. This player is a high precision electronic product. Please do not open it. 2. Do not format player as FAT32. 3. Do not attempt to disassemble or alter any part of the player. 4. Do not subject the player to severe impact. 5. Keep your player away from water at all time. 6. Keep your player from the following conditions: Extreme high or low temperature, high humidity, dust or exposure to direct sun light. 7. Use damp cloth to clean the player. Do not use any chemical solution. 8. Use only batteries, chargers and accessories approved by the manufacturer for use with this particular player model. The use of any other types will invalidate any approval or warranty applying to the player, and may be dangerous. 9. Keep proper volume while listening or it may cause eternal harm to listening capacity. 10. Dispose of unused player and its accessories according to local environmental regulations. 3 Contents 1. Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 1.1 Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 1.2 Accessories included. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 1.3 Using the carry bag . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 1.4 System requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 1.5 Connecting to PC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 1.6 Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 2. Your Joybee 120 MP3 Player. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 2.1 Buttons/Ports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 2.2 LCD DIsplay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 2.3 Power Source . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 3. How To Use Your Joybee 120 MP3 Player . . 15 3.1 Change mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 3.2 Record mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 3.3 Repeat mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 3.4 Player setting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 3.5 Backlight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 4. BenQ MP3 Player as USB Flash Drive . . . . . . 27 4 Contents 5. BenQ Joybee 120 MP3 Player Installation Software. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 5.1 Install the driver software in PC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 5.2 Remove the driver software in PC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 5.3 How to use the driver software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 5.4 How to format your MP3 player . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 6. Using USB To Connect Your MP3 Player to PC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33 6.1 Connect to PC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33 6.2 Remove from PC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33 6.3 Remove from PC in Windows XP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34 7. Firmware Recovery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35 8. QMusic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39 8.1 Install QMusic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39 8.2 Add Songs to Joybee. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40 9. Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49 10. Frequently Asked Questions . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51 Contents 5 1. Introduction 1.1 Description The BenQ Joybee 120 MP3 player is multi-functional with high sound quality and low power consumption (battery life up to 16 hours). It supports MP3 and WMA music formats and uses ADPCM format for voice recording. It also features FM radio (for both listening and recording), EL backlight display, language learning, firmware upgradable and doubles as a USB Flash Drive. It also provides plug-n-play capability (no driver required in Window 2000 / XP). This player plays back MP3 music with MPEG 1 layer 3 compression format. You may download authorized MP3 music from the Internet or convert your favorite music from CD to MP3 format by using QMusic application provided by BenQ (included in the CD-ROM). You also have a choice of 7 built-in equalizer modes for optimum sound quality. This MP3 player can also play back authorized WMA music. 1.2 Accessories included Your BenQ Joybee 120 MP3 player package should contain the following items: Earphone Quick Start Guide CD-ROM (contains driver software, QMusic application and multilanguage e-Manual) USB cable Carry bag Neck strap Belt-clip Charger Warranty card Please contact the dealer if any of them is not found inside the package. 6 Introduction 1.3 Using the carry bag You can put the Joybee 120 MP3 player and its accessories in the carry bag as follows for easy access. 1.4 System requirements Microsoft Windows 98/2000/ME/XP Pentium 200MHz or higher USB port CD-ROM drive 40MB hard disk space or more 32Mb system RAM or more Introduction 7 1.5 Connecting to PC Use the supplied USB cable to connect your MP3 player to your PC. Plug the square end of the cable to the MP3 player and the rectangular end to the USB port of your PC. Note: Check the battery before connecting your MP3 player to the PC. The MP3 may not connect properly when the battery is low. 8 Introduction 1.6 Specifications Model No.: Joybee 120 Memory capacity: Connectivity: Read/Write Speed: Voice recording format: Recording time: Formats supported: Power source: Power consumption Maximum output: FM frequency range: Dimensions: Built-in 64/128/256MB flash memory (optional) USB Read: 900kbps Write: 650kbps ADPCM (recording can be played back in PC with any player supporting WAV format) 250 minutes (64MB) MP3/WMA/WAV Rechargeable lithium battery Playing MP3 songs: 100mW Playing WMA songs: 115mW Standby: 54mW 5.0mW × 2 87.5-108MHz 57mm(L) × 38mm(W) ×11.5mm(H) Introduction 9 2. Your Joybee 120 MP3 Player 2.1 Buttons/Ports Display Mic For voice recording. USB Port/ Charger Port Plug in the USB cable to connect to PC. Plug in the charger cable when charging the battery. Power Switch Note: This power switch should remain in the ON position under normal condition. In case the unit does not function normally, push the button to the off position to turn off the unit. After 2 minutes, turn on the unit again and hold down MENU button for 2 seconds to resume normal function. Do not use the power switch to turn off the player. Hold down the OFF button until the running bar appears on the screen to put the player in the off status before you push the power switch to OFF position. 10 Your Joybee 120 MP3 Player On/OFF/Menu While the player is turned off, hold down this button for 2 seconds to turn it on. The start up screen will appear momentarily and then will enter the MP3/WMA mode. Song title will be displayed. While the player is turned on, hold down this button for 2 seconds until Power Off! is displayed to turn off the unit. In standby mode, press this button to display the menu (Fig.1). While playing, press this button to display the sub menu (Fig.2). (Fig.1) (Fig.2) When the player is not playing or recording, it will turn itself off if there is no operation for 3 minutes (this feature will be disabled if the player is connected to the PC). Neck strap hole Play( )/Pause( )/Stop( )/Confirm In MP3/WMA, Music-Lyrics, or Voice Mode, press this button to play. When playing, press this button to pause or resume playing when it is paused. Hold down this button for 2 seconds to stop playing or recording. Earphone Jack Your Joybee 120 MP3 Player 11 Section repeat (A-B)/Backlight ( ) While playing, press this button to repeat or cancel section repeat. While the player is on, press and hold this button for 2 seconds to turn on/off the backlight. While listening in FM mode, press this button to record the radio boardcasting. Neck strap hole Previous track/Fast rewind( ) Skip to the previous track while playing or waiting in MP3/WMA, Music-Lyrics, Voice mode. Hold down the button while playing to fast rewind through tracks. During time length repeat set up, hold down the button to increase the time length. Move up the cursor in the menu. While listening in FM mode, press this button to go to previous radio frequency. 12 Your Joybee 120 MP3 Player Next track/Fast forward( ) Press to skip to the next track while playing in MP3/WMA, MusicLyrics, Voice mode. Hold down the button for fast forward through tracks. In time length repeat set-up, hold down the button to reduce the time length. Move down the cursor in the menu. While listening in FM mode, press this button to go to the next radio frequency. 2.2 LCD DIsplay (1) Play (2) Pause (3) Voice mode (4) Song No. (5) Total songs (6)+(7) 1-Track repeat (6)+(8) All repeat (9) A-B repeat (10) (11) (12) (13) (14) (15) (16) Page down Page up Song Title MP3/WMA mode Recording Currrent track elapsed time Current track total time Your Joybee 120 MP3 Player 13 2.3 Power Source (1) Connecting the player to charger LED indicator (2) Charging battery When the battery charging connector is plugged into the Joybee MP3 player, the LED indicator light on the charger will light up orange. When the battery capacity is near full (which takes about 3 hours of charging time), the LED indicator turns into red. It takes about 4 hours to fully charge the battery. 14 Your Joybee 120 MP3 Player 3. HOW TO USE YOUR JOYBEE 120 MP3 PLAYER Caution: Do not use the power switch to turn off the player. Hold down the OFF button until the running bar appears on the screen to put the player in the off status before you push the power switch to OFF position. Otherwise, system data may get lost and the unit will not display. In such case, please see Firmware Update section in this manual to resume the player. Turn on the unit: While the player is turned off, hold down MENU button for 2 seconds to turn on the player. Turn off the unit: While the player is on, hold down the MENU button for 2 seconds to turn off the player. Note: 1) Press and hold ||/ for 2 seconds to return to standby mode. 2) In standby mode, press or to choose MODE, RECORD, REPEAT, SETTING. 3) Press ||/ to enter. How To Use Your Joybee 120 MP3 Player 15 3.1 Change mode After entering the MODE screen, press or to choose MP3/ WMA, VOICE, FM RADIO mode. And then press ||/ to confirm. (1) MP3/WMA mode After entering the MODE screen, press or to choose MP3/ WMA (Fig.3) , and then Press ||/ ...