R U SER'S MANUAL DIGITAL AUDIO/VIDEO PLAYER 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.ecoby.com Please read manual before operation Techn ical Support Hours Mond ay-Friday 8:3 0 AM - 8:30 PM EST, 1-8 00-681-2629 or 718-416-3197 Saturd ay-Sunday 9:00 AM - 5:3 0 PM EST, 1 -800-727-35 92 Or Send E-Mail to: techsupport @cobyusa.c om CONTENTS F EATURE S PACKAGE CONTENTS SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS CHARGING YOU R PLAYER U SB DRIVER INSTALLATION LOCATION OF CONTROL S Mp3 P LAYER Display BASIC O PERATION Powering You r Player On or Off Connecting/Disconnecting Your Play er Transferring Files Deleting Files Main Menu/Navigation Chang ing Directories Volume Adjustment PLAYER MODES Mp3 Music Player AMV Video Player RECORD PHOTO FM Ra dio SETUP E-BOOK F IRMWARE UPGRADE SOFTWARE UTILITIES SPECIFICATION TROUBLESHOOTING 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 Memory 65,0 00 Colo r LCD Display Video Playb ack Mobile Mus ic, Data , Docum ent, and Pictu re Storage Mul ti-language Sup port (e.g., English, Spanish, Ch inese, Japanese, etc.) Text and Photo Viewer 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 Digital Preset Equalizer: Normal, Ba ss, Jazz , Disco, Rock, and P op Mini-USB Port for Fast File Tr ansfers Dua l Headphone Jacks Buil t-in Stereo Speakers Buil t-in Rechargeable Lithium-lon B attery Upg radeab le Firmw are 1 2 PACKAGE CONTENTS SAFETY INSTRUCITONS 1.Read these instructions carefully. 2.Keep these instructions for future reference. 3.Heed all warnings. 4.Follow all instructions. 5.Do not expose device to wate r or moisture. 6.Clean only with a dry cloth. 7.Do not place device near any heat so urces su ch as st oves, radiators, amplifiers or any apparatus that produces heat. 8.Do not force t he power plug into the w all outl et. A polarized p lug has tw o blade s with one wider than th e other ; the wid er blade is provid ed for y our safety. If the plug provided does not fit into your outlet , consult an electrician for replacement of the obsolete outlet. 9.Position the power cord so tha t it is protected from being walked on, pinched b y objects, or tor n and exposed to liquids (espec ially at plugs, conven ience r eceptacles, and at the point which they exit from t he product). 10.Only use atta chments/accessories specified by the manufacturer. Use of attachments/accessories not recommended by the product manufacturer may b e hazardous. 11.Unpl ug the device during lightning storms or when unused fo r long periods of time. 12.Do not use this device near water. 13.Refer all servicing to authoriz ed service personnel. Protect your ears: Hearing experts advise against the constant u se of personal stereo equipme nt played at hi gh volumes. Constant h igh-vol ume use can lead to hearing loss. If you experience ringing in your ears or hearing loss, dis continu e use an d seek medical advice . Mp3 player User's Man ual Earpho nes w/neck strap A/C Adapter USB Cable Insta llation C D For recycling or dispos al information a bout this product, plea se contact your local auth orities or the El ectronic s Industries Alliance : www.eiae.or g 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 electric al 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 O utle t USB DRIVER INSTALLATION(Windows 98 SE only) If you ar e using Window s 98 SE, you mu st install the USB driver and upd ate util ity. 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.") In sert into the USB port The charge lamp indicat or 5 6 LOCATION OF CONTROLS RECORD butto n LCD s creen Joystick S elect / Se lect Ke y LOCATION OF CONTROLS LCD Displ a y (MP3 Music Player) Current track # Battery level icon Time Elap s ed File Format Track Title/Filename Progress bar Joy stick UP / Volume Up Key ON/OF F switch REPEA T button Stereo Speake r Joystick LEFT/Re verse Ke y Mic rophon e H eadpho ne out 1 Bit Rate Joystick RIGHT/ forward key PLAY/S TOP button Recordin g Indicat or Equalizer Setting Volume level Recording Mo de J oystick DOWN/ v olume d own ke y Fi le name Bit rate /File typ e Recordi ng t ime elapsed Time Stamp Total : 010 Remai ning Time Recordi ng fil e n umber Hea dphone out 2 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 b utton u ntil your player turns on. To Po wer Off : Press an d hold t he bu tton un til your player t urns 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 JO YSTICK SELECT key. See the Setup sect ion for instru ctions o n how to set the power-saving features' option s. 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 JO YSTICK SELECT k ey to access th e subm enu. 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 Me nu/Nav igation When yo ur 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 JOYSTIC K SELEC T key. The Mai n menu consists of eight items: MP3, AM V, REC ORD, VO ICE, PHOTO, SETUP, a nd E-BO OK. Fo r a deta iled des cription of each item, se e the Player Mo des sec tion in th is manu al. Mp3 AMV RECORD VOICE FM Radio PHOTO SETUP E-BOOK PLAYER MODES Th e follow ing play er mod es may be selec ted fro m the M ain menu: Mp3, AMV , RECOR D, VOICE, PHOTO, SETU P, E-BOOK To access the Ma in menu at any time, press and hold the JOYSTICK SELECT key. MP3 Music Player To enter th e MP3 mode: From the Main m enu, hig hlight a nd sele ct th e item M P3. (To access the Mai n menu at any t ime, press and ho ld the J OYSTICK SELECT key.) Th e MP3 m usic pla yer will find and play M P3, WM A, AMV , and MTV files loaded o n your player. T o play a track, p ress the button. T o pause /stop a track, p ress the butto n while a track is playin g. 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: R epeat m ode A-B R epeat m ode To chang e which item is highlighted, pre ss or . To select an item , press the JOYS TICK SEL ECT key . Cha nging D irectories To c hange directories within your p layer, e nter MP 3, AMV , VOICE , 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 JO YSTICK S ELECT k ey to access the subme nu. 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 a djusted while yo ur play er is in M USIC, AM V, or VO ICE mode. To in crease the volu me, pre ss the key. To dec rease the volum e, pres s the key. Cu rrent Tra ck #/ Re maining Track # Current Folder Locatio n Bit rate/ Total Track Time Time Ela psed Track T itle/File name Prog ress Ba r V olume L evel Equa lizer Setting 11 12 PLAYER MODES Repeat mode options may be set by pressing the button d uring playb ack. See Repea t in the MP3 Mu sic Player Optio ns secti on for mo re information. A-B Repeat m ode ma y be set by pressing the RECOR D butto n during playba ck . See Replay in the M P3 Music Playe r Option s sectio n for more infor mation. To exit A-B Repeat mo de and return t o normal playb ack, press the JOYSTICK SELECT key. MP3 Mus ic Playe r Options To access the MP3 Music Player Options menu, press the JOYSTICK S ELECT key durin g playb ack . To return to MP3 M usic Pla yer mode, press the button. Highlight and select one of the f ollowing items to set its options : R epeat, Equalizer, Tempo rate, Replay, Replay times, o r R eplay g ap. Mus ic Repeat Equalize r Te m po rat e Replay Replay ti mes Replay Gap PLAYER MODES Rep eat Press or to sel ect one of the f ollowing repea t functio ns: No rmal (p lays all tracks in order o nce) Re peat O ne (repeats cur rent tra ck) Fo lder (pl ays all tr acks in the curr ent fold er once ) Re peat Fo lder (re peats tr acks in current folder) Re peat All (repea ts all tracks) Ra ndom ( plays tra cks in c urrent f older in random order) In tro (play s 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 y our pla yer. Press or to select one of the f ollowing preset opt ions: Na tural, Ro ck, Pop , Classi c, Soft, J azz, or DBB. Tem po rate This setting changes the sp eed at w hich yo ur music plays (tem po onl y affect s music and voi ce files) . Press for sl ower playback o r for faster p laybac k. A Tem po rate setting of "0" will play mu sic at normal speed. Rep lay This setting will put y our play er in A-B Repeat mode (i.e., re ...