MPC941 USER'S MANUAL Please read manual before operation Coby Electronics Corp. 56-65 Rust Street Maspeth, NY 11378 www.cobyusa.com www.ecoby.com Customer Service Hours Monday- Friday 8:00AM ~ 11:00PM (EST) 1-800-681-2629 or 718-416-3197 Monday- Friday 6:30PM ~ 11:00PM (EST) 1-800-727-3592 Saturday- Sunday 9:00AM ~ 11:00PM (EST) 1-800-727-3592 Or Send E-Mail to: Customerservice@cobyusa.com / techsupport@cobyusa.com Back cover Front cover Contents Getting Started Contents Advance Setup Features ..................................................................................... 4 Accessories................................................................................ 5 Safty Instructions ....................................................................... 6 Power Supply........ .................................................................... 7 Location of Control .................................................................. 8 LCD Display ............................................................................... 9 MENU Table ..............................................................................10 Playback Function............................................................. 20-23 Settings..................................................................................... 24 FM-Tuner............................................................................. 25-26 Reading Textfiles..................................................................... 27 F/W Upgrade .......................................................................... 28 Customer Support Connection to Computer Troubleshooting ..................................................................... 29 Specifications ........................................................................ 30 USB Driver Installation ..............................................................11 Connecting the player to PC ................................................12 Downloading/ Uploading files ...............................................13 Disconnection the USB ...........................................................13 Basic Operations Power On/ Off .........................................................................14 Entering the Main Menu .........................................................15 Playing Music ...........................................................................16 Mic Recording..........................................................................17 Line-in Recording.....................................................................18 FM Recording.............................. ............................................19 2 2 3 Features Accessories 20GB Built-in Hard Disk MP3, WMA, OGG, WAV Playback MP3 Files which is recorded from Line-In/FM(ENC 001-999,FM001-999) MP3 Files which is recorded from MIC(VOC001-999) Favorite: Bookmark Files (100-File) Playlist: M3U Files(*.m3u(100-File) which has contained up to 100 files in one file) Music File Search Text Files Reading FM-Receiver (20-Preset Channel) 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. AC Adaptor 4 5 Installation CD Earphone USB Cable Line-in Cable MP3 Player User's Manual Safety Instructions 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. Remove 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 3.7V Li-ion Battery. Power Supply Power Supply Power is supplied through the provided appropriative power adapter. one end of which is connected to the DC IN jack on the unit, another to wall outlet with AC100-240V. Charging the Battery The player is being under charging the same time as it is powered by supplied adaptor. 6 7 Location of Control PHONE JACK LINE-IN JACK HOLD LCD Display Alarm Indicator Elapsed Time DISPLAY P M 00:02:35 MP3 Clock 11:07 SFL 1 00:02:35 Battery Indicator Total Time Playback Mode The Light The Light of the world ROOT COBY VOL+ REW STOP VOL - REC/A-B JOYSTICK F.FWD POWER ON/OFF PLAY/PAUSE MENU EQ Indicator NORMAL 128Kbps 44KHz 0012 0011 Total Tracks Current Track Bit Rate Sample Frequency DC IN JACK USB PORT 8 9 MENU Table Audio Music,Encode,Voice,Playlist,Search. MENU Text TEXT FILE FM-Tuner Setting Tuner Sound-EQ Preset/User EQ/Balance Display-Backlight Time/Contrast/Language /Lyric /Auto Scroll General-Auto Play/USB Charge/Load Default Timer-Sleep/Date/Time Alarm Record-MIC Quality/Line-in Quality/Radio Quality/ Sync On/Off /Voice Detect/ Information- HDD Info/Total File/Version 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 SE, 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 . 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. Disconnecting the Player: 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. 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: Entering the Main Menu Enter the Main Menu 05:40 Audio Text FM-Tuner Settings 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: Press/ hold MENU button to enter the main menu. In the main menu, it will diplay Audio,Text,FM-Tuner,Settings. Turning Power On / Off: Power On: Press button to turn on the power. It shows "coby" COBY Power Off: Press/hold the button to turn off the power. 14 Audio - music/record voice playback Music : Music files (ex. MP3, WMA) Encode: Line-In/FM tuner recording files (ex. FM-001.mp3) Voice : MIC recording files (ex. VOC001.mp3) Playlists : M3U Files, My favorite music(ex.MP3.WMA) Search: Search music files. TEXT- (TEXT FILE) FM-Tuner (FM Tuner) Settings- (System Setup) Note: Refer to the MENU Table for detal list. Exit the Menu Press the MENU button to exit the menu. 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 Recording Playing Music 1. All music files are saved under the "ROOT". Follow below steps to get to the "ROOT". Main Menu - Audio - Music - Root 2. Press joystick up/down to select a desired file. 3. Press joystick or PLAY button for music playback. If the file is saved as favorite music under the PLAYLIST folder, there is an indicator during playback. MIC Recording: 1. Press REC button to start recording. The player will start recording immediately. REC symbol will appear on the screen: Mic Stop Record: 2. Press STOP button to end and to save recording. The recorded voice will be saved automatically into the voice folder. It will get to the Voice foler after saving. If recording from the FM- Tuner or Line-in, the recorded voice will be saved under the ENCODE folder. Adjust Tracks Press joystick to the right to play next track and left to move to and play previous track. Press and hold joystick to the right to move fast forward . Press and hold joystick to the left to move fast backward. Adjust Volume Press joystick up or down to adjust the volume. Pause Playback Pause Recording Press PLAY/PAUSE button to pause recording. Press it again to continue. 1. Press the button to pause playback. Note: If no buttons are pressed within custom settings, the player automatically powers off. 2. Press the again to resume playback. 16 Note: The RECORDING function is unavailable in playing mode. 17 Recording Recording Line-in Recording 1. Connect the player with external audio souce by line-in cable. To Line-In Jack External Audio Souce Recording from FM-Tuner. 1. Select a desired station, 2. Press REC button to start recording 3. Press STOP button to end and to save . 4. The recorded will be be saved automatically under the ENCODE folder. It will get back to the tuner mode after recording Get to know record setup menu During recording, press /hold joystick to enter record setup menu. Sync Ctrl Voice Detect Exit To PHONE jack 2. Press REC button,the screen displays Stand By... Line-In ENC005.MP3 3.Press PLAY/PAUSE button to start recording. 4. Press STOP button to end and to save. 5. The recorded will be be saved automatically under the ENCODE folder. 18 Sync Ctrl- Setup sync control as Low/middle/high. Voice Detect- Setup voice detect capability. Play Recorded Voice: Recording... Line-In ENC005.MP3 1. MIC recorded files are saved under "Voice" folder. 2. FM-Tuner/Line in recorded files are saved under "Encode" folder. 3. Locate the file first and then press the joystick or PLAY button to start playing. Please refer to other playback mode for detail. 19 Searching for Files Search desired file 1. Enter Audio menu 2. Select a desired folder, press joystick to enter. Music : Music files (ex. MP3, WMA) Encode: Line-In/FM recordign files (ex. FM-001.mp3) Voice : MIC recording files (ex. VOC001.mp3) Playlists : M3U files, My favorite music(ex.MP3.WMA) Search: Search music files. 3. Press the joystick up/down to search a desired file. 4. Press the joystick or PLAY/PAUSE button to play. Locate file via three-digit initials 1. Select "Search" from audio menu 2. Press joystick to enter. 3. Slide joystick up/down to search through files 20 Playback Function Playback Function Get to know Playback Setup Menu During music or vioce playback, press/hold joystic to enter playback setup menu. Favorite(+)/(-) EQ Playback Speed Info Exit Press joystick to enter and to exit desired item. Press joystick up/down to make adjustment. To exit, select EXIT and press joystick. Or simply press MENU. Favorite(+)/(-)- add to or remove from the collection as a favorite music. (only for currently played music file). EQ- Change equalizer settings (Normal,Rock,Classic, Jazz,,U-Bass, User) Playback Speed- 70%, 100%, 120%. Info- show memory info. Playback Mode Repeat/Shuffle/Random During music/voice playback, press MENU button briefly, following symbols will appear on the screen in sequence. A - Repeat All 1 - Repeat one D- Repeat current directory excluding sub-directory. S- Repeat current directory including sub-directory. 1- playback current file only D- Playback current directory only S- Playback current sub-directory only A- Playback all files. SFL1- Repeatedly playback one file in random SFLD- Playback files in current directory randomly excluding sub-directory SFL S - Playback files in current directory randomly including sub-directory SFL A- Playback all files in an random order. INTRO- Playback each file for a few s ...