R C oby Ele ctronic s Corp . 5 6-65 Ru st Stree t M aspeth , NY 11 378 w ww.co byusa.c om w ww.ec oby.co m Please read manual before operation Technica l Support Hours Monday t o Friday, 8:30 AM-9:00 PM EST Saturday to Sunday, 9 :00 AM-5:30 PM EST Call: 800 -681-2629 or 718-416-319 7 Or send e -mail to: tech support@co byusa.com CONTENTS F EATURES P ACKAGE CONTENTS S AFETY INSTRUCTIONS C HARGING YOU R PLAYER U SB DRIVER INSTALLATION L OCATION OF CONTROL S Mp3 PLAYER Display B ASIC OPERATION Power ing Your Player On or Off Connecting/D isconne cting Your Play er Transfe rring Fil es Deletin g Files Main M enu/Na vigation Chang ing Dire ctories Volume Adjustment P LAYER MODES Mp3 Music Player AMV Video Pla yer RECOR D PHOTO FM Radio SETUP E-BOOK F IRMWARE UPGRADE S OFTWARE UTILIT IES S PECIFICATIONS T ROUBLESHOOTI NG 2 3 4 5 6 7 7 8 9 9 9 10 10 11 11 11 12 12 16 17 19 20 21 24 25 26 28 29 FEATURES 512 MB Built-in Flash Memo ry 65,0 00 Colo r LCD D isplay Video Playb ack Mobile Mus ic, Data , Docum ent, and Pictu re Stora ge Mul ti-langu age Sup port (e g, Englis h, Spanish, Chinese, Japanese, etc) Text and Photo Vie wer Voice Reco rding Buil t-in FM T uner Plug and Pl ay: Supp orts Windows 9 8 SE (wi th includ ed Inst allation CD), Windows M E, 2000 , XP, and MAC OS X Dig ital Pres et Equalizer: No rmal, Ba ss, Jazz , Disco, Rock, and P op Min i-USB Po rt for Fast File Tr ansfers Buil t-in Rec hargeable Lithium-lon B attery Upg radeab le Firmw are 1 2 PACKAGE CONTENTS SAFETY INSTRUCITONS 1.Re ad these instructions carefully. Keep these inst ructions for future refer ence. 2.He ed all warnings and fo llow all instructions. 3.Do not expose to water or moisture. 4.Clean only with a dry clot h. 5.Do not install near any ap paratus that produces heat such as stoves, rad iators, amplifiers, etc. 6.Do not force the power plug into a wall outlet. If t he plug provided does not fit into your outlet, consult an electrician for replacement of the obsolet e outlet. (A polarized plug h as two blades where o ne is wider than the oth er; the wide blade is provided for your safety.) 7.Do not place heavy objec ts on the power cord. P rotect the cord from b eing wa lked on, pinched by ob jects, or torn and expo sed to liquids (especia lly at plu gs, convenience receptacles, and the point at which they exit from the de vice). 8.Use only with attachment s/accessories specified by the manufacturer. Use of at t achments/accessories not recommended by the product manufact urer ma y be hazardous. 9.Un plug the device during lightning storms. Unplu g the device and remo ve any batteries when the de vice will be unused for long periods of time. 10.D o not use this device near water. Do not place objects filled with liquids (eg, vases) on the devic e. 11.D o not use headphones/earphones while cycling, driving, or operating a m otorized vehicle. 12.D o not use headphones/earphones at high volume. 13.D o not drop or otherwise subject the device to impact. Physical impac t m ay result in loss of data . Users are responsible for creating backups of th eir data. Coby Electro nics cannot be held lia ble or be otherwise re sponsible for loss of da ta. 14.D o not disconnect the USB cable or turn off the device while transferring fi les to or from your device. Data loss may occu r as a result. 15.D o not open or attempt t o repair this device. Re fer all repairs to autho rized service personnel. Protect your ears: Hearing experts advise against the constant use of personal stereo equipment played at high volumes. Constant high-volume use can lead to hearing loss. If you experience ringing in your ears or hearing loss, discontinue use and seek medical advice. For recycling or disposal information about this product, please contact your local authorities or the Electronics Industries Alliance: www.eiae.org WARNING : Handling t he cord on th is product w ill expose yo u to lead, a c hemical known to the State of California to cause cancer, and birth de fects or othe r reproductiv e harm. Wash han ds after han dling. Mp3 player User's Man ual Earphones w/neck strap A/C Adapt er US B Extens ion Cab le In stallatio n CD (for Window s 98 SE) 3 4 CHARGING YOUR PLAYER You r player operate s on a b uilt-in recharge able lit hium-io n batter y. Whe n charg ing you r player , make sure tha t the PO WER ON /OFF switch is set to the ON posit ion and that the autom atic Pow er off opti on in the Setup menu is set to "0 ". See the Setup section for instr uctions on how to set the autom atic Po wer off option. Ther e are tw o ways to char ge your player: Charge through y our computer's USB por t. Yo ur playe r will be charge d while it is con nected to a po wered-o n co mputer regardl ess of w hether y our pla yer itself is powe red on or off . For ins tructions on how to con nect yo ur playe r to a compute r, see the se ction Co nnecting/Disconnecti ng Your Player i n thi s manua l. Charge through th e provi ded A/C adapt er. Wh en the A/C ada pter is plugged into an electrical outlet, the red charge lam p will l ight up t o indica te that power has been conn ected. Conne ct the a dapter t o your p layer's USB por t. The green charge lamp w ill light u p to ind icate that your player i s being cha rged. W hen cha rging is complete, the green c harge lamp will d im or tu rn off. To an AC Outlet USB DRIVER INSTALLATION(Windows 98 SE only) If you ar e using Window s 98 SE, you mu st install the USB driver update utility. 1.Place the Installation CD in yo ur com puter's CD-ROM drive. 2.In My Compu ter, double-click the dis c drive (D:) icon (where D: is yo ur CD-R OM driv e). 3.Find a nd doub le-click "Win98 Driver.e xe" to st art the installation proce ss. A set up dialo g windo w will a ppear o n the sc reen. 4.Follow the on-screen instructions. When setup is com plete, restart your co mputer . USB driv er installation is not necessary i f you are using Window s Me/2K /XP or M ac OS X version 10.2.6 or abov e. Simp ly connec t your player to the com puter; the ope rating system w ill then tak e a moment to set up a nd a removabl e disk ic on will appear in "My C omputer." (For Mac OS X users, a remo vable disk icon will ap pear on the "Desktop.") Insert into the USB por t Th e charge lamp indicator 5 6 LOCATION OF CONTROLS LOCATION OF CONTROLS LCD Di spl ay Mic Power On/Off switch Headphone Jack Current track # Battery level icon Time Elap s ed File Format Bit Rate Track Title/Filename Progress bar LCD Screen Equalizer Setting Volume level Music Playe r Mod e MENU key Prev/F. Rev key MENU Play/Pause/Stop key Next/F. Forward key Recordin g Indicat or Fi le name Bit rat e/File typ e Time Sta mp Recordi ng t ime elapsed VOL Volume key USB Port Total : 010 Remai ning Time Recordi ng file number Recor di ng Mo de 7 8 BASIC OPERATION Powe ring You r Player On or O ff To Po wer On :Set the P OWER ON/OFF switch to the ON position, then p ress an d hold t he k ey until your pla yer turns on. To Po wer Off : Press an d hold t he key until y our play er turns off. If you r player 's softwa re freez es, you may set the POWER ON /OFF switch to the OFF pos ition. Note: Your player ha s power-saving feature s that w ill turn o ff your playe r, turn o ff the sc reen, or place i t in slee p mode automa tically after a period of inac tivity. To wake your pla yer from sleep m ode, press and hol d the key. Se e the Setup sec tion for instructions on how t o set the power -saving feature s' options. Conn ecting/ Disconn ecting Y our Pla yer To co nnect y our play er to a c omput er: 1.Plug the larg e end of the USB cable into th e comp uter's USB port. 2.Pow er on your play er. 3.Plug the other end of the U SB cable into yo ur player's mini -USB port . BASIC OPERATION Transferri ng Files To transfe r files between your player and a com puter: 1. Connec t your p layer to the computer with the USB cable. 2. Open W indows Explorer on the compu ter. 3. Select t he files you wan t to tran sfer and drag-and-dro p them to the rem ovable disc ico n (ie, yo ur playe r). You can also transfe r files from your player to a comp uter. Do not disconnec t your player w hile it is transfe rring file s. Doing so may corrup t or damag e the firmware a nd/or f iles on y our play er. If yo ur playe r is accid entally d isconn ected w hile it is transferring file s and do es not wor k prope rly, pow er your p layer o ff using the ON/ OFF swi tch and the n power your pl ayer on again. De leting F iles To delete files fro m within your player, enter MP3, AMV, V OICE, or PHOTO mode ( these m odes m ay be accessed from th e M ain men u). W hile you r player is paus ed, press the ME NU key to access the su bmenu . 1. Highligh t then s elect "Delete". 2. Highligh t then s elect the file yo u want to delet e. 3. Highligh t then s elect "Delete". You may also ch oose to delete all files l isted by selectin g "Dele te all". N ote : The files av ailable t o be deleted a re dependent o n the m ode tha t your p layer is in. Music files m ay be deleted in MP3 m ode, movie file s in AMV mode, etc. You may also cho ose to delete f iles from your pl ayer thr ough yo ur compute r while t he two are connected. If you d elete files in this m anner, make su re you disconne ct your player using th e proce ss described in the Connec ting/Dis connecting Yo ur Playe r sectio n. To saf ely disconnect your pla yer from a computer: 1.Dou ble-clic k the gr een arrow in the taskba r locat ed at the bott om-righ t of the compu ter's screen. A " Safely R emove Hard ware" w indow will app ear. 2.In th e list of hardware devices, dou ble-clic k on "USB Mass Storage Dev ice" . A " Stop a H ardwar e Devic e" wind ow will a ppear. 3.Click the OK button . You m ay now safely d isconne ct your player from the co mputer. 9 10 BASIC OPERATION Main Menu/Navigation When your play er is pow ered o n, it will enter th e Main menu directly. To return to the Main menu at a ny time, press a nd hold the MENU key. The Mai n menu consists of eight items: Music, AMV, RECORD, V OICE, FM Radi o, PHOT O, SETUP, and E -BOOK. For a detailed descript ion of each item, see the Play er Modes section in this manua l. MENU Music A MV RECORD PLAYER MODES Th e follow ing play er mod es may be selec ted fro m the M ain menu: Mu sic, AM V, RECORD, VO ICE, FM Radio, PHOTO, SETUP a nd E-BO OK To access the Ma in menu at any time, press and hold the ME NU key . Music Player(MP3 and WM A) To enter th e Music mode: From th e Main menu, h ighlight and select th e item M usic. (T o acces s the Main men u at any time, p ress and ho ld the M ENU ke y.) Th e music player will find and pla y MP3, W MA, AM V, and MTV file s loaded on your player. T o play a track, p ress the key . T o pause /stop a track, p ress the key w hile a t rack is p laying. T o select the pre vious tra ck, pre ss . T o select the nex t track, press . When you are in M P3 mod e, the L CD will display the infor mation illu strated below: Rep eat mod e A-B Rep eat mo de Current Track #/ Rema ining Tra ck # Current Folder Loc ation Bit rat e/ Total Track Tim e Tim e Elapse d Track Title /Filena me Progre ss Bar VOL V OICE FM Radio PHOTO SETUP E- BOOK To chang e which item is highlighted, pre ss or . To select an item , press the MEN U key. Cha nging D irectories To c hange directories within your p layer, e nter Mu sic, AM V, VOIC E, or P HOTO m ode (these mo des may be acc essed f rom the Main menu ). 1.W hile you r player is pause d, pres s the ME NU key to acce ss the su bmenu . 2.Hi ghlight then sel ect "Local folde r " . 3.Hi ghlight then sel ect the folder y ou woul d like to change to. Volu me Ad justmen t The volume level may be adjusted while y our pla yer is in Music, AMV, or VOICE m ode. Fi rst, pres s the VOL key (t he VOL indicato r will sta rt bli nking), a nd then press t he k ey to increase t he volu me, or p ress the key to decrease the volum e. Press the VOL key ag ain to e xit the volume adjust ment mode. Volu me Lev el Equalize r Setting 11 12 PLAYER MODES Music Player Options To access the Mu sic Player Options menu, press the MENU key during pl ayback . To exit the menu and return to the Mu sic Player mode, press the key. Highlight and sel ect one of the following items to set its options: R epeat, E qualizer, Tempo rate, R eplay, Replay times, or R eplay g ap. Mus ic Repeat Equalizer Te mpo rate Replay Replay times Replay Gap PLAYER MODES Rep eat. Press or to sel ect one of the f ollowing repea t functio ns: Normal (p lays all tracks in order o nce) Repeat O ne (repeats cur rent tra ck) Fo lder (pl ays all tr acks in the curr ent fold er once ) Repeat Folder (re peats tr acks in current folder) Repeat All (repeats all tracks) Random ( plays tracks in current f older in random order) In tro (plays the fir st 10 sec onds of all trac ks in the current folder) Equ alizer The equaliz er prese ts allow you to change the wa y music sounds on your pla yer. Press or to select one ...