User manual COBY MP-C651

MPC651 USER'S MANUAL DIGITAL AUDIO PLAYER W/ VOICE RECORDER Coby Electronics Corp. 56-65 Rust Street Maspeth, NY 11378 www.cobyusa.com www.ecoby.com Please read manual before operation Customer Service Hours Monday-Friday 8:00 AM - 11:00 PM EST, 1-800-681-2629 or 718-416-3197 Monday-Friday 6:30 PM - 11:00 PM EST, 1-800-727-3592 Saturday-Sunday 9:00 AM - 11:00 PM EST, 1-800-727-3592 Or Send E-Mail to: Customerservice@cobyusa.com / techsupport@cobyusa.com Contents Getting Started Features .................................................................................... 4 Accessory.................................................................................. 5 Safty Instructions ...................................................................... 6 Installing a battery ................................................................... 7 Location of Control ................................................................. 8 LCD Display .............................................................................. 9 MENU Table ..............................................................................10 Contents Advance Setup System setup ........................................................................... 19 Play/ Repeat Mode ............................................................... 21 Loop A-B Repeat ....................................................................21 Delete/Format......................................................................... 22 Format/Resume ...................................................................... 23 Connection to Computer USB Driver Installation ............................................................. 11 Connecting the player to PC ............................................... 12 Downloading/ Uploading files .............................................. 13 Disconnection the USB ...........................................................13 Customer Support F/W Upgrade ......................................................................... 24 Troubleshooting ..................................................................... 25 Specifications ........................................................................ 26 Warranty ................................................................................. 27 Basic Operations Power On/ Off .........................................................................14 Entering the Menu .................................................................. 15 Playing Music .......................................................................... 16 Adjusting the Volume ............................................................ 16 Recording Voice .................................................................... 17 Searching for Music/ Voice Files ........................................... 18 2 3 Features 512 MB Built-in Flash Memory MP3, WMA Playback Removable Storage Device (Music, Data and Pictures) Plug and Play (No installation software require for Window 2000 / Window ME / Window XP) Voice Recording Displays Song Title, Album and Artist Upgradable Firmware (You can upgrade the programs when available. Please check the home page www.cobyusa.com for upgrades. MP3 Player Accessory User's Manual Earphone w/ Neck strap USB Cable Installation CD 1xAAA Battery 4 5 Safety Instructions Installing Battery 1. Do not expose the unit to high temperature or humidity. 2. Do not subject the unit to severe impact, or place heavy objects on it. 3. Do not use strong detergent or solvent to clean the unit. 4. Remo ve battery when the device is left unused for a long period of time. 5. Do not try to disassemble and repair the device yourself. 6. Do not expose to direct sunlight or heat sources. 7. Do not store in dusty areas. Protect your ears: Hearing experts advise against the constant use of personal stereo played at high volume. Constant high volume use can lead to hearing loss. If you experience ringing in the ears or hearing loss, discontinue use and seek medical advice. Battery (included): This unit operates on one alkaline battery (AAA size). Installing Battery and SD/MMC Card 1. Open the battery cover. 2. Insert the AAA battery. Make sure to match the + and - ends of the battery with the diagram inside the battery compartment. 3. Insert the SD/MMC Card. (1) (2) (3) Note: To release the SD/MMC Card, just press the card which will spring back out. 6 7 Location of Control LCD Display VOLUME + VOLUME MENU REW POWER ON/OFF /ENTER LCD Display PLAY/ PAUSE F.FWD STOP Mic REC/A-B Button File T ype Voice File Music File Total T rack Current T rack EQ Indicator 020 NORM 044 Battery Indicator Function Indicator Hold MP3 MUSIC 44 128 KHZ KBPS File F ormat Phone jack Neck Strap Hook USB Port 01:16 WMA MP3 Elapsed T ime Bit Rate Sample F requency Battery Compartment/ (SD/MMC Card Compartment) 8 9 MENU Table NAV MENU MSC REC SYS Music Voice Play list SD/MMC Card (Music) (Recording) EQ- Normal, Classic, Live, Pop, Rock Repeat Mode- Normal, One, All, Intro, Random Display- ID3 Tag, Lyric, Contrast, B-light Time, Auto Off- 30 Sec, 1 Min, 2 Min, 3 Min Recording- 1. REC Mode- Low, Middle, High 2. VAD-On/Off USB Driver Installation USB Driver software Installation: If you are using Windows Me/2K/XP or Mac X (version10.2.6 or above), there is no installation require, just connect the player to the computer. OS will setup for one moment and then removable disk icon will show in "My Computer" (For Mac OS user, it'll show on the "Desktop"). If you are using Windows 98, you must install the driver which will setup the update utility and driver to computer. 1. Insert the Installation CD into the CD-ROM driver. 2. Click to open the disc D: (Where D:\is your CD-ROM drive) and find out "Win98Driver.exe", click to run the program. 3. Setup dialogue Window will be displayed on the screen. 4. Operate following the instructions on the screen until get the suggestion that restart your computer now or restart it later. 5. Select one option and then click FINISH . Resume- 1. Track On (Off) Delete File - Music Voice 2. Time Line On (Off) Format- 1. Internal M. Reset 2. SD/MMC Card Information- 1. F/W Version 2. Internal M. 3. SD/MMC Card 10 11 Connecting to PC Connecting the player to PC: 1. Make sure the player is turned off. 2. Connect the player with your computer by supplied USB cable. 3. PC will automatically detect the player as removable disk under MY COMPUTER. 4. Go to MY COMPUTER and confirm the connection. Down / uploading Files Downloading/ Uploading files: 1. Connect the player to PC. 2. Open Window Explorer on PC. 3. Select the file to save and drag-and-drop it into the removable disc icon. You can also transfer file from the player to your PC. Note: Do not remove the player while it's transfering files. It might currupt or damage the firmware and or files on the player. If the player is accidentley removed while transfering and does not work properly, remove battery for 3 seconds and replace it. After completing the file transfer, you must disconnect the player as following direction: 1. Double-click on the green arrow in the taskbar on the bottom right of the window. Disconnecting the Player: 2. When the [Stop a Hardware device] message appears, press the [OK] button and disconnect the USB port. 3. Now you can remove the player safely. 12 13 Power On/ Off Hold Function: Hold Off: Set the HOLD switch to opposite direction of arrow symbol to operate the player. Hold On: Slide HOLD switch to the arrow direction to disable all the functions. The screen displays hold symbol: 020 NORM 044 Entering the Menu To enter the main menu, press MENU button. N AV MS C REC S YS HOLD 44 KHZ 128 KBPS 01:16 In the main menu, it will display NAV, MSC, REC and SYS. Refer to the MENU Table for detail(pg9) NAV (Navigation) 1. MUSIC : Navigation for the Music files (ex. MP3, WMA) 2. VOICE : Navigation for the Record files (ex. MIC0001.mp3) 3. PLAY LIST : Navigation for the PlayList files (ex. M3U) 4. SD/MMC CARD : Navigation for files in SD/MMC Card MSC (Music Playback) REC (Voice Recording) SYS (System Setup) To exit the menu, press the MENU button Turning Power On and Off: Power On: Press/hold the Joystick to turn on the power. The display shows "COBY ". Power Off: Press/hold the Joystick to turn off the power. 14 Note: While working with MENU: 1. Slide joystick to make selection. 2. Press joystick to confirm. 3. Press MENU button to exit menu. 15 Playing Music Voice Recording Playing Music using MSC Menu 1. Enter the MSC menu. 2. Press the joystick up for music playback. Start Recording: 1. Select REC menu from the main menu. 2. Press joystick to enter. 3. The player will start recording immediately. Blinking REC symbol will appear on lower left coner of the screen: Adjust Tracks Press joystick to right to play next track and left to move to and play previous track. Press and hold joystick right to move fast forward . Press and hold joystick left to move fast backward. Stop Record: Slide the joystick down . Adjust Volume Press volume button to adjust the volume. Play Record Voice: Press the joystic up to start playback. Please refer to other playback mode for detail. ( page 6 ) Pause Playback 1. Press the joystick up to pause playback. Note: If no buttons are pressed within custom settings, the player automatically powers off. 2. Press the joystick up again to resume playback. Recording under the REC mode: 1.Get to the stop mode. 2.Press REC button to start recording. Note: Recorded voice is saved automatically in the VOICE folder under the NAV menu. 16 17 Searching for Music/ Voice files System Setup System setup menu contains the following sub-menus. Please note each function of sub-menus. 1. EQ: Change equalizer settings (Normal,Classic, Live, Pop, Rock) 2. REPEAT Mode: Change repeating options. (refer to pg. 20) 3. Display: Adjust screen display settings. ID3TAG : Displays track information such as album name, artist and name of the song if any when turned on. LYRIC: Displays lyric when playing. CONTRAST : Adjust contrast of LCD B-LIGHT TIME : Adjust backlight illumination time 4. Auto off: Select to shut off the player automatically when it is left unattended. 5. REDORDING- REC Mode: Adjust recording quality VAD: Voice Activate Detection. This function adjusts volume automatically when recording voice according to input level. 6. RESUME: This is mark function, it remembers elapsed time from last music or voice file playback. 7. DELETE FILE: Delete unwanted files. 8. FORMAT: Format internal memory. 9. Reset: Reset all menu to factory setting. 10. Information- 1. F/W Version: Select to view current F/W version. 2. INTERNAL M. : Select to view memory status. 3. SD/MMC Card: Select to view info in SD/MMD. To search desired file using NAV menu 1. Enter NAV menu. 2. Select desired submenu from MUSIC/ VOICE/ PLAYLIST SD/MMC Card MUSIC : MP3 and WMA music files VOICE : Recorded voice files PLAYLIST : Playlist file SD/MMC Card: Files on SD/MMCcard. 4. In the MUSIC menu, all files and folders are listed under the "ROOT". 5. In the VOICE menu, all files and folders are listed under the "RECORD". 6. Press joystick up/down / to move to desired folder or file. Press joystick right to open the folder. Press the joystick left to exit the folder. Press joystick to confirm your choice. Note: You will not be able to open the PLAYLIST / RECORD folder under the ROOT of MUSIC menu. 18 19 Play/ Repeat Mode To setup Repeat mode using Main menu 1. Get to the "Repeat Mode" submenu by below steps. Main menu SYS menu Repeat Mode 2. Press joystick to enter "Repeat Mode" 3. Press the joystick left/right / to select the desired play mode and press it to confirm. 4. To exit the menu, press MENU button. Note: MENU button will backing up menu each time you press the MENU button. Loop A-B Repeating Starting Point "A" While playing music or voice files, press the A-B button briefly at the beginning of the loop you want to set. appears in right uper corner of the display. Ending Point "B" Press the A-B button briefly again to set the end of the loop. appears in the display. Now, the loop is playing repeatedly. Press the A-B button again to cancel the loop. While in Playback mode NORMAL: The player will play tracks in normal order ONE: The player will repeat current track only. ALL: The player will repeat all tracks. INTRO: The player will play each track for a few seconds. RANDOM: The player will play tracks in random order. 20 21 Delete / Format Deleting 1. Follow below steps to enter the "Delete File " submenu. Main menu SYS menu Delete File 2. In "Delete File" menu, it displays Music, Voice. Press joystick to confim an option. "Delete File" window appears MUSIC DELETE FILE ? Format / Resume Formating 1. Follow below steps to get to the "Format " submenu. Main menu SYS menu Format 2. In "Format" menu, it displays INTERNAL M., SD/MMC Card. Press joystick to confim an option. The " Format" window appears. FORMAT 3. Press joystick left to delete file. to select "Yes" and press joystick 3. Press the joystick left joystick to format. to select "Yes" and press the 4. Press joystick right to select "NO" and press joystick to confirm. It will skip to the next file. Setting Resum Function On 1. Get to the RESUME menu. RESUME 1. TRACK 2. TIME LINE ON OFF Formating Note: When formatting MMC Card, use this MP3 player to format, not with PC. 22 2. Press joystick right to selet "ON" and press joystick to confirm. 3. If you want it also remember the time line, perform step 2 to set the time line on. 4. The player will start with the last playback once it's turned on. 5. To set RESUME off, get to the resume menu. Slide joystick left to seletct "OFF" and press joystick to confirm. The player will start with the first file once it"s turned on. 23 F/W Upgrade The player does not work Downloading F/W Upgrade When you upgrade firmware, make sure to use new battery because it take large amount of power when upgrading. If battery run out of power during upgrading, flash memory will get damaged. 1. Make sure the player is turned off. 2. Connect USB port to the PC computer. 3. PC will automatically detect the player as "Removable disk" under MY COMPUTER. 4. Download available F/W Upgrade from our web site. 5. Select new F/W upgrade and drag-and drop it into the removable disc icon. Note: After completing the file transfer, disconnect the player using [Stop a Hardware device]. Refer to page 13 for detail note "Disconnecting the player". 6. After remove the player, turn on the power. Note: Player will automatically update it when the player is turn on. Trouble Shooting 1. Check the battery capacity. 2. Check to see if the battery is inserted properly. Download failure 1. Check to see if the driver is installed correctly in the PC. 2. Check the connection. 3. Check if the memory is full. 4. Check the battery. The buttons do not work 1. Check setting of Hold switch. 2. Remove the battery once and then insert it again. Poor sound quality 1. Check if the quality of music file is poor, and reformat or download it again. Something's wrong with LCD display The LCD displays nothing 1. Copy the font file(FTUP_COBY641_V00_04.FNT) from the supplied CD to the player's root folder. 2. Or you can download the font file from our home page: www.cobyusa.com 3. Or you can call technical support for Hot-key reboot. Tel) 1-718-416-3197, 1-800-681-2629 1. Remove the battery and then insert it again. 24 25 Specification Power --------------------------------------------------------1xAAA Battery Memory-----------------------------------------------------------------512MB Size(WXHXD)-----------------------------------------------2.2"x2.87"x0.82" Interface---------------------------------------------------------USB Rev.1.1 Display-------------------------------------128x64 dots Dot-Matrix LCD Processor---------------------------------------------------------65MIPS DSP Audio Playback---------------------------------------------MP3 decode Voice Recording-----------------------------IMA-ADPCM encoding 32 hours recording Signal to Noise Ratio------------------------------------------------90dB Frequency Response---------------------------------------20Hz~20KHz Output------------------------------------------------>5mW(each output) Distortion Output-----------------------------------------------0.01%~0.1% Ports--------------------------------------------------------------------------USB WMA Format---------------------------------------------------32-192Kbps MP3 Format--------------------------Bit Rate: 96-320Kbps,Optional SD/MMC Card 26