MP-C789 2.5 " TFT M PEG4 MOVIE PLAYER with FM TUNER Coby Electronics Corp. 56-65 Rust Street Maspeth, NY 11378 www. cobyusa.com www.ecoby.com Please read th is manual b efore operation Technic al Support Hours Monda y-Friday 8:30 AM - 8:30 PM EST, 1-80 0-681-2629 or 718-416-3 197 Saturd ay-Sunday 9 :00 AM - 5:30 PM EST, 1-800-727-359 2 Or Sen d E-Mail to: t echsupport@cobyusa.com Contents FEATUR ES PAC K A GE CONTEN TS SAFETY INSTRUCTIO NS LOCATION OF CON TROLS GETTIN G STARTED Hold Function Turning Power On or Off Selecting an Item from the Menu Menu list FLASH MOVIE Playing Flash Movies Mouse Mo de Operation MUSIC Playing Music Operation Playback Menu Update ID 3 Database Lyric VIDEO Playing Videos Operation PHOTO Vie w ing Picture s Ope ration Pho to Menu BROWS E Fav orite Cop y/Paste Delete Ren ame 3 4 5 7 8 8 8 9 9 11 11 11 12 13 13 15 16 18 20 21 21 22 23 23 24 24 27 29 29 30 31 Contents RECORDING Voice R ecording Line-in Recording FM Rec ording Operat ion Record ing Quality Playing Recorded Files SETUP Backlig ht Langua ge Power D own Format Version Upgrad e Speake r GAME Block Box E-BOOK Reading E-books Operat ion RADIO Listenin g to the Rad io Operat ion Menu FM Pres et Docume nt OTG BACKU P SD CARD OTHER FUN CTIONS In stallin g Fonts Libra ry Setting the Background picture Setting the Startup Image TROUBLESH OOTING 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 40 40 40 40 40 41 41 42 42 42 43 43 43 44 44 44 48 50 51 52 54 54 54 54 55 1 2 Features 2.5" TFT-LC D: 16M full- color d isplay Built in 1GB Flash Memory with Exp ansio n Slot for SD C ard(m ax. 2GB) Built -in Mic rophone a nd Speaker Vide o Form at: A VI . O ther fi le form ats c an be converted to AV I format wi th the suppl ied so ftwar e Aud io Form at: M P3, W MA, W AV Pictu re Vie wer: JPG, B MP, G IF Text Viewe r: .TXT file Flash View er(SWF) Digital FM Tuner with 2 0 pre set sta tions Reco rding Source : Microph one, Line-in and FM Built in games (B lock a nd bo x) USB OT G (O n-The -Go) Power: Built-In 3 .7V Re charg eabl e Li-ion Batt ery Upgradab le Firm ware (You can u pgrad e the softw are w hen i t beco mes availa ble. P lease chec k our w ebsit e www .cob yusa. com f or upg rades.) Package Contents MP3 Playe r USB Cable Use r's Manu al A/ C Adap ter Earph ones w/ neck st rap Audio C able Install ation CD Host Ca ble 3 4 Safety Instructions 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. Read these i nstructions care fully. Keep these instructio ns for fu ture ref erence. Heed all warnings. Follow all instructions. Do not expo se to water or moisture. Clea n only w ith a dry cloth. Keep objects away from ventilatio n openings. Do not block any ventilation openin gs at any time. Do not install near any heat sour ces suc h as stoves, radiators, amplifiers or any apparatus that produce heat . Do not force the power plug in the wall outlet. A polarized plug has t wo blades with one wider than the other.The wi de blade is pro vided for your safety. I f the provided plug does not fit into you r outlet, consu lt an elec trician for replacement of the obsolete outlet. Place the power cord so that it is protected from being walk ed on, pinched by objects, torn and exposed to liquids, especially at plugs, convenience receptacles, and the point where they ex it from the product. Only use attachments/accessories specified by the manufacturer. Use of attac hments/accessories no t recommended by the p roduct manufacturer may cau se hazards. Use only wit h a cart, stand, tripod, brack et, or t able spec ified b y the manufacturer, or so ld with the apparatus. When a cart i s used, use caution when moving the cart/apparatus combination to avoid injury from tip-over. Safety Instructions 13. Unplug the apparatus during lightning storms or when unused for long periods of time . 14. Do not use this apparatus nea r water, and no object s filled wi th liquid s, such as vases, shall be placed on the appara tus. 15. Do not use headphones/earphones while cycling , driving or operating an y motori zed vehicle. 16. Do not use headphone s/earphones at high vol ume. 17. Do not drop or s ubject t he devi ce to impact. 18. Keep the player away from str ong ma gnets. Damage to your player may result from magnets such as those found in CRT TV s, monitors and speaker s. 19. Data can be damaged because of physical impact . Users are respo nsible for crea ting ba ckup data, and we are not responsible for any damage d data. 20. When y ou upload or downlo ad files using the USB cable, do not d isconnect the USB cable or tur n off the device. Data in HDD ca n be da maged . 21. Refer all servicing to au thorized service personnel. F or recy cling or disposal inform ation a bout th is product, p lease c ontact your lo cal authorities or the Electronics I ndustrie s Allianc e: www .eiae.o rg WARNI NG: H andling the cord on the earphone s will e xpose you t o lead, a chemic al kno wn to the St ate o f C alifor nia to cause [can cer, a nd] b irth defects or oth er r eproductive harm. Wash h ands after h andli n g. 10. 11. 12. 5 6 Location of Controls A-B Repeat Button POWER/EXIT Button Repeat Mode Button Getting Started HO LD FU NCTION Hold Off : Slide the HOLD swit ch in the op posite direc tion of the a rrow symbo l to unlock t he player. Hold On : Slide the HOLD switc h in the dir ection of th e arrow to dis able all func tions. The h old symbol will display ed in the uppe r-right corn er of the scr een. Power on Indicator Display Pop-up Menu Key Joystick Key Speaker TUR NING POW ER ON OR OFF Powe r On : Press a nd hold the POWER/EX IT button to turn on the p ower. Powe r Off : Press a nd hold the POWER/EX IT button to turn off the p ower. " Kee p holding to power off" will be displ ayed. SD Card Slot N OTE: Neck Strap Hook Host Jack Line-In Jack Headphone Jack USB Port AC Adapter Jack Hold Button Microphone Reset Button If the player does not turn on af ter pressing the button, please c heck the HOLD switch and/or rech arge the battery. If "no dis k" appears during start- up, please restart the player. I f the message still appe ars, please format the player w ith your PC . If all the op erations ab ove fail, ple ase contact technical s upport. 1-800-681-2629 or 718-416-3197 Monday to Friday 8:30 AM - 8:30 PM EST Saturday and Sunday 9:00 AM - 5:30 PM EST You can also reach us by e-mail at techsupport@cobyusa.com 7 8 Getting Started SELECTING AN ITEM FROM THE MENU 1. Press the joystic k up/down/left/right to select an item from the menu list. 2. Press the joystic k (OK button) to enter the selected mo de. 3. Press the EXIT button to return to the previous menu. Press and hold the EXIT button to return to the main me nu. Title Bar Battery Sta tus Getting Started Photo Bro wse Record Setup Me nu Item Game E-book Me nu Lis t Flash Music Video Radio OTG backup E-book 9 10 Flash Movie PLA YING FLASH MOVIES (SWF FILE) 1. Enter the flash m ovie mode. 2. Selec t a file using the joystick. 3. Press the joystick (OK button ) to start pla ying the fla sh file. N OTE: The default directory fo r flash files i s "flash". If th e folder does not ex ist, the syste m will automatically cr eate the fol der. The player s upports file s that are Macromedia Flash 5 or o lder. (It does not support Java script). Th e extension of flash file s is SWF. MOUSE M ODE Enter th e mouse mo de Press th e MENU but ton to ente r the mouse mode while playing a flash movie. The mo use icon (^) will appear on the scre en. 11 Playing Flash Movie(SWF file) Moving the mouse Press the joystick up /down/left/ right to mo ve the mouse. Clicking the mouse Move th e mouse to the active a rea or butto n. Press the joystick (OK button) to click the b utton. Exit the mouse mod e Press the MENU butt on to exit th e mouse mo de. The mo use icon will disappear. Music P LAYIN G MU SIC (W MA a nd Mp3 files) 1. Enter the music mode. 2. Select a file using the jo ystick (press the joystick left/right to display the previous/next page of files/folders). OPE RATION Pause 1. Press t he joystick (OK button ) to pause. 2. Press t he joystick (OK button) again to re sume. NOTE: You can not pause t he file by pr essing the O K button w hen in the mouse mode. Volume Press the joystick up /down to ad just the vol ume. Previous /Next Press the joystick lef t/right to pl ay the previ ous/next fla sh file. NOT E: The default mu sic directory is "Music". I f the folder does not exis t, the system will autom atically cre ate the fold er. If th e selected s ong canno t be played , the next so ng will be play ed automa tically. 3. Press the joystick (OK button) to sta rt playing t he file. 12 13 Music M usic File Br owser Music OPERA TION P lay/Pause During playb ack, press t he joystick (OK button) to pause playback. Press it again to resume playback. Volume Press the joy stick up/down to adjust the volume. P revious/Ne xt Press the joy stick left/rig ht to play the previous/ next song. F ast Backwa rd/Forward Press and ho ld the joystick left/right to fast bac kward/forw ard. P layba ck Sc reen Play status Song n ame Artist A lbum Pro gress bar Pla ying time EQ Ind icator Ba ttery level icon Music Se quence E qualizers Press and ho ld the A-B b utton to swi tch the equ alizer settin g: normal, rock , jazz, classi c, pop. P lay mode Press the RPT button to switch play modes. one : Repeat the current song. all :Play all music files in the current directory i n order and repeat . random :Randomly pla y all music f iles in the cu rrent directory. A-B Repeat 1 . Press the A-B button a t the place from which you want to repeat the audio segment. "A-" will ap pear at the bottom of t he screen. 14 15 Music Music AD D FAVORITE 1. S elect "Add favorites" fr om the play back menu . 2. P ress the joy stick (OK bu tton) to add the curren t song to t he favorites . 2. Pre ss the A-B b utton at the place whe re you wan t to end the repeating audio segm ent. "A -B" will be d isplayed at the bottom of the scree n, and the seg ment will p lay repeate dly . 3. Pre ss the A-B b utton to en d the A-B re peat and re sume no rmal playba ck. Exit Pre ss the EXIT b utton to ret urn to the p revious men u. Pre ss and hold the EXIT button to retur n to the ma in menu. See the "Favori tes" section for more in formation. Pla y Speed 1. S elect "Play Speed" from the playba ck menu. 2. P ress the joy stick (OK bu tton). 3. P ress the joy stick left/rig ht to select the play spe ed ( 70%-130%) NO TE: 100% is n ormal spee d. Tur n On/Off Lyrics 1. S elect "Turn o n/off lyrics " from the pl ayback me nu. 2. P ress the joy stick (OK bu tton) to turn on/off lyric s. See the "Lyrics" section for more inform ation. Sav e Power 1. S elect "Save Power" from the playba ck menu. 2. P ress the joy stick (OK bu tton) to turn off the LCD . NO TE: On ly the joystic k left/right (previous/n ext), joystic k up/down (vo lume up/do wn) and HOLD buttons can be use d if any oth er button is pressed, th e LCD will tu rn back on. PL AYBACK ME NU Pre ss the MENU button in th e playback screen, and the playback menu will appea r: Add favo rites, Play Sp eed, Turn on/off lyric s, Save Pow er, EQ, Repe at mode. 16 17 Music EQ 1. Se lect "EQ" fro m the playb ack menu. 2. Pre ss the joyst ick (OK butt on). 3. Use the joystic k to select t he equalize r setting (no rmal, rock, jazz, classic, p op). 4. Pre ss the joyst ick (OK butt on). Repe at Mode 1. Se lect "Repea t mode" fro m the playb ack menu. 2. Pre ss the joyst ick (OK butt on). 3. Use the joystic k to select t he repeat m ode (one, all, random ). 4. Pre ss the joyst ick (OK butt on). FILE BROWSER MENU Press the MENU b utton in the "Music" fol der (or sub- folders), and the file brow ser menu w ill appear: favorite, co py, paste, dele te, rename, new folder . See t he "Browse " section for more information. Music Press the MENU b utton to di splay the fav orites men u: to top, to bo ttom, dele te. to to p: Moves th e selected file to the to p of the fav o rites list. to bo ttom: Move s the select ed file to th e bottom of the favor ites list. dele te: Deletes t he selected file from th e favorites list. Selec t a file and press the jo ystick to be gin playbac k. UP DATE ID3 DA TABA SE 1. Press th e MENU bu tton, and "U pdate data base" will a ppear. 2. Press th e joystick ( OK button) to update th e ID3 data base of the pl ayer. NOTE: Updating the databa se sorts all the music in the "Music " folder using ID3 tag informa tion: Artist, Author, Alb um and Ge nre. If you dele te, add or m ove music files in the p layer, pleas e update t he ID3 data base. All music files/folders can still be found in the "Music" fo lder. FAVORITES Press the RPT button in the "Music " folder (or sub-folders) , and the favo rites list will a ppear. NOTE: Files in the "Music" fold er (and sub-folders) th at are in the favorites l ist will have a blue musi c note inste ad of green . When a fi le is added to the favor ites list, it wil l be added to the ...