User manual KOBIAN IXA520I

List Notice ----------------------------------1-2 Device Overview -----------------------3-7 Side---------------------------------------4 Wired Remote Controller--------------------5 Accessories--------------------------------6 LCD Display-------------------------------7 MP3 Function --------------------------8-79 Power on/off------------------------------8 Playing Music---------------------------9-12 Menu options---------------------------13-14 Voice Recording------------------------15-16 Setup parameter in Recording mode---------17 Setup Mpeg Mode------------------------18-20 Setup Stereo---------------------------21-22 SYNC----------------------------------23-25 VAD-----------------------------------26-27 Setup Frequency------------------------28-29 Setup Bit Rate------------------------30-32 Setup Silence-------------------------33-34 Setup Memory------------------------35-36 Setup Record Source------------------37-39 Delete Files-------------------------40-42 Setup EQ (Equalizer)-----------------43-44 Setup Repeat-------------------------45-47 LCD Contrast------------------------48-49 List Setup Backlight Time----------------50-51 Setup ID3 Language Displaying--------52-53 Memory Information-------------------54 Format----------------------------------55-56 Directory------------------------------57-59 A-B Repeat-------------------------------60 FM radio-------------------------------61-63 Using SD/MMC card-------------------------64 Battery Extension------------------------65 Convert into MP3 files--------------------66 USB Connection---------------------------67 PC System Requirement -----------------68 Managerment System Requirement------------69 Install driver for player-----------------70 Installation of Manager Software-------71-72 Sending files to Digital Audio---------73-74 Sending files from Digital Audio to PC--75-76 To Delete file----------------------------77 To refresh USB connection-----------------78 Internal Memory Display-------------------79 Trouble Diagnosis ----------------------80 Technical Specifications------------------82 Notice Notice Please do not operate the device under extreme temperature. Take out the rechargeable battery if not use for a period of time to avoid internal damages. Release the hold button before operating the device. Be careful not to drop the device. This may cause internal damages or scratches on the surface. Battery Life(AAA Battery recommend Alkaline battery) Unit: hour Battery Type Recharging Play time hours Rechargeable 6 5 battery AAA Battery No 6 Extension Note: Battery life may vary accordingly. 1 Notice You can replace the battery under the following conditions . The device shuts down right after power on. All the buttons on the device does not response. The display screen shows low battery " warning. The battery icon is empty and flashes. To avoid static when operating, please pay attention to the following: If possible, do not operate the device under extremely dry environment. If the device stops functioning under normal condition, please restore it to the original settings. 2 Device Overview Front Volume- Stop/Power off Screen display Play(Pause)/ Power on A-B repeat/REC Microphone Power LED Volume+ 3 Device Overview Side Earphone slot USB port SD/MMC extension slot scroller FF/MENU(FM)/REW Battery Slot Hold button Battery Extension 4 Device Overview Wired Remote Controller Play/Pause Next/FF Prev/REW Line-In Slot Earphone Slot 5 Device Overview Accessories Installation CD USB cable Standard Earphone User Manual Rechargeable Battery Device Connector AAA Battery Battery Extension Wired Remote Controller Charger 6 Device Overview LCD Display Playing track/ Total Track USB Connect Record Battery Life Status Current Hold button Music Status status Playtime FM Radio Current Status Repeat One Random Stabilizer A-B repeat Current Title Repeat All Repeat mode Repeat modes include"Repeat""Repeat All", "Random","review",and"Normal"(Normal mode will not be display) 7 MP3 Funtion Power on/off The power can be turned on by holding the PLAY/ PAUSE. The blue backlight will then appear. Backlight will be shut off automatically after a period of time. You can also set the length of the backlight time according to your preference. To turn the power off safely, hold the PLAY/ STOP button again until"Power OFF"appears on the screen (as shown below) 8 MP3 Funtion Playing Music 1,Power on the player, you can see the following interface: The numbers (Example: 008/ 012)on the left corner means the current track is on the 8th track out of the total 12 tracks. 2,Press the PLAY/PAUSE button to start playing music. The numbers on the right corner is the current playtime (Example: 00:01:12), and the track title will also be shown in the LCD display as above: 9 MP3 Funtion 3,If you wish to select the previous/next track, use the scroller to get to the track. Press PLAY / PAUSE button to pause the music. As shown below: 4,To stop the music completely, press the Stop button.As Shown below: 5,You can also adjust the playing rate accordingly to your preference. Press the PLAY/ 10 MP3 Funtion PAUSE longer until the "Slow1" is shown. There are 5 levels of playing rate, hold the PLAY/ PAUSE button long to change the levels.After we press five times, it will return normal. Also press STOP to switch back to normal mode (as shown): 6,When playing/pausing the music, you can use the volume+/- to adjust the volume accordingly. There are 16 volume levels in total (as shown) 11 MP3 Funtion 7,During music playing, you can choose to forward or backward within the same track by holding the Next/ FF or Prev/ REW button( as shown): Forward Rewind Note: The battery consumption level might be unstable due to different consumption rate. If the player does not function properly during music playing, check if the HOLD button is released. Please note the title track will be in walking mode when it contents more than 12 characters. 12 MP3 Funtion Menu opteration 1, Hold the PLAY/PAUSE button to power on the player. 2, Press the menu button ( middle of the scroller) until you see the menu options.( Note: menu options will be different under playing or stand-by mode): Delete Setup REC Set Directory Format Mem Info Return 3.Use the scroller to select the menu option. For function details, please refer to the related chapter. There are 7 options, including "delete""Setup""REC Set" "Directory""Format""Memory Info"and "Return" (See related chapter for further details) 4.When you find what you want to use, press 13 MP3 Funtion the menu button to enter.Also you can select return item to exit menu. Note: The menu button will not function when player is under the music, recording and FM mode. Only when pressing the STOP button and enter the stand-by mode will the menu button functions. When the player is playing music under the music mode, you can change your preference in the SETUP menu by press menu key. (Please refer to the chapter of SET UP for details) 14 MP3 Funtion Voice Recording Hold the PLAY/PAUSE button to power off the player. Press the A-B/REC button to enter the recording mode. As shown: 1, During recording, hold the A-B/REC button to pause the recording. To continue, hold A-B/REC button again (as shown): 15 MP3 Funtion 2, To stop recording press the STOP button and it will be back in the music mode. All the recorded files are with MP3 format, such as ENC0-001.MP3. To listen to the recorded files, enter the music mode and press the PLAY/PAUSE button to play the files. 3, During the recording, if the memory is full, the display will show such warning" FULL Memory"and stop the process. Note: During the recording process, only the STOP button, A-B/REC button and Hold button will function normally. 16 MP3 Funtion Setup parameter in Recording mode: You can setup different parameter in the REC set up menu. Press the Menu button and select REC Set option to enter. 1,Hold the PLAY/PAUSE button to power on the player. 2,Press the Menu button and select REC Set option. Press again to enter. 3,In the recording mode, you can see the following function menu (as shown) 4,Press STOP to go back to music mode and did not change anything. Mpeg Mode Stereo Sync VAD Frequency Bit Rate Sillence Men Select Source Return There are 10 options in this menu,including"Mpeg Mode""Stereo""Sync""VAD" "Frequency""Bit rate""Silence""Memory Select""Source"and"Return"Function details will be explained in the later chapters. 17 MP3 Funtion Setup Mpeg Mode Before recording, you can setup the recording format. 1,Hold the PLAY /PAUSE button to power on the player. 2,Press the Menu button to enter the menu options and use the scroller to select the"REC Set"function. Enter by pressing the button again. 3,In the recording interface, use the scroller to select the options"Mpeg mode"(as shown): 4,Press the menu button to enter. You can then select the recording format in the Mpeg Mode menu (as shown): 18 MP3 Funtion 5,Use the scroller to select the preferred format in the menu. When you finish, press the menu button to enter. There are 3 kinds of recording format, including, MPEG1 LAYER3,MPEG2 LAYER3,MPEG1 LAYER2.5. MPEG1 Layer3 is the standard MP3 format. Under this format, you can set the sampling rate and bit rate according to your own preference. Sampling rates are ranged from 32KHz,44.1KHz to 48KHz;Bit rates are ranged from 32Kbps,40Kbps,48Kbps,56Kbps,64Kbps, 80Kbps,96Kbps,112Kbps,128 Kbps,160 Kbps,192 Kbps,224 Kbps to 256 Kbps. Note:please refer to related chapter for details MPEG2 Layer3 is a format with lower sampling rate. You can save memories in your player under this mode. Sampling rates are 19 MP3 Funtion ranged from 16KHz,22.05KHz to 24KHz;Bit rates are ranged from 16Kbps,32Kbps,40Kbps,48Kbps, 56Kbps,64Kbps,80Kbps,96Kbps,112Kbps,128 Kbps to 160 Kbps. MPEG1 Layer2.5 is the format that takes the least memories. Both the sampling and bit rate are only 8Kbps. However, when choosing this format, the recording time is the longest, but the sound quality is poor. 6,Sound quality will adjusted according to the setting. 7,If you wish not to change the setting, press STOP to return. Note: Under normal condition, MPEG1 Layer3 is the most common Mp3 format . 20 MP3 Funtion Setup Stereo Before recording, you can setup the sound effect to optimize the recording result. 1,Hold PLAY/PAUSE button to power on the player. 2,Press the Menu button to enter the menu options and use the scroller to select the REC Set function. 3,In the recording interface, use the scroller to select the options"Stereo"(as shown): 4,Press the menu button to enter. You can now select the sound effect in the Stereo menu (as shown) 5,Use the scroller to select the preferred effects in the menu. When you finish, press the menu button to enter. There are 3 options in the menu, including JOINT STEREO, MONO, and 21 MP3 Funtion STEREO. Stereo illustrate recording file have stereo effect. Mono illustrate recording file only have mono effect. JOINT STEREO illustrate recording file have JOINT STEREO effect. 6,If you wish not to change the setting, press STOP to return Note: If you select as MPEG1 LAYER2.5 the recording format, only "mono"can be used. 22 MP3 Funtion SYNC When recording from CD (or VCD, Disk,DVD) to you player, you can select the option to synchronize the recording tracks during encode. 1,Hold PLAY/PAUSE button to power on the player 2,Press the Menu button to enter the menu options and use the scroller to select the Rec Set function. Enter by pressing the button again. 3,In the recording interface, use the scroller to select the options "SYNC".(as shown): 4,Press the menu button to enter. You can now select to turn on the song synchronizer function in the SYNC menu. 23 MP3 Funtion 5,Use the scroller to select the preferred options in the menu. When you finish, press the menu button to enter. SYNC OFF means not to synchronize the recording tracks. When recording under this mode, the tracks will not be interrupted until you interrupt it by manual. SYNC¡¡ ON means to synchronize the recording tracks. The function will detect the silence or no line-in voice such recording file will finish and wait for new voice input to create another recording file while recording. The new voice input will then be recorded individually as a separate file until further actions. There are 3 silence levels, please refer to the related chapter for details. SYNC One -this function will detect the 24 MP3 Funtion silence or any line-in voice while recording. If there is, the voice document will be saved and exit from then recording mode. This means only one document will be saved during recording. 6,If you wish not to change the setting, press STOP to return. Note: We strongly recommend on setting the VAD on, silence low to optimize the synchronizing results . 25 MP3 Funtion VAD When using the voice recording function, you can select to turn on/off the VAD option to avoid blank recording. 1,Hold PLAY/PAUSE button to power on the player 2,Press the Menu button to enter the menu options and use the scroller to select the"REC Set"function. Enter by pressing the button again. 3,In the recording interface, use the scroller to select the options"VAD"(as shown): 4,Press the menu button to enter. You can now select to turn on/off the VAD function in the menu. 5,Use the scroller to select the preferred 26 MP3 Funtion options in the menu. When you finish, press the menu button to enter.There are 2 options , including VAD OFF and VAD ON. VAD OFF:The recording will not be interrupted under any condition. VAD ON:When detecting any silence or linein voice while recording, the player will pause and wait for new voice input and continue until further actions are made. 6. If you wish not to change the setting, press STOP to return. Note: We strongly recommend on setting the VAD on, silence low to optimize the CD synchronizing results. 27 MP3 Funtion Setup Frequency When recording, you can set the sampling frequency rate to adjust the sound quality. 1.Hold PLAY/PAUSE button to power on the player 2.Press the Menu button to enter the menu options and use the scroller to select the Rec set function. Enter by pressing the button again. 3.In the recording interface, use the scroller to select the options VAD(as shown): 4.Press the menu button to enter. You can now select to turn on/off the VAD function in the menu. 5.Use the scroller to select the preferred 28 MP3 Funtion options in the menu. When you finish, press the menu button to enter. (as shown): 6.The sampling frequency is according to the MPEG settings (please refer to related chapter for details): In MPEG1 Layer3, you can choose from 32KHz, 44.1KHz and 48KHz In MPEG1 Layer2.5, you can only choose 8KHz In MPEG2 Layer3, you can choose from 16KHz, 22.05KHz and 24KHz. 7.If you wish not to change the setting, press STOP to return. Note: The sampling frequency for normal MP3 format is 44.1KHz(MPEG1 Layer3). 29 MP3 Funtion Setup Bit Rate When recording, you can set up the bit rate to increase efficiency for the capacity and sound quality. 1. Hold PLAY/PAUSE button to power on the player 2. Press the Menu button to enter the menu options and use the scroller to select the"REC Set"function. Enter by pressing the button again. 3. In the recording interface, use the scroller to select the options"Bit rate"(as shown) 4. Press the menu button to enter. You can now set the bit rate in the menu. 30 MP3 Funtion 5. Use the scroller to select the preferred options in the menu. When you finish, press the menu button to enter. (As shown): 6. Use the scroller to choose the bit rates. The bit rates setting should be according to the MPEG settings: MPEG 1 Layer 3 : you can choose from 32Kbps,40Kbps,48Kbps,56Kbps,64Kbps,80Kbps, 96Kbps,112Kbps,128 Kbps,160 Kbps,192 Kbps,224 Kbps up to 256 Kbps;Please aware that when the sampling rate is set at 32KHz or 44.1KHz,You cannot set the bit rate to 256Kbps. MPEG 1 Layer 2.5: Only 8KHz is available; at this time the bit rate will be 8Kbps; MPEG 2 Layer 3: You can choose from 16Kbps,32Kbps,40Kbps,48Kbps,56Kbps,64Kbps, 80Kbps,96Kbps,112Kbps,128 Kbps up to 160 Kbps. 31 MP3 Funtion 7. If you wish not to change the setting, press STOP to return. Note: The bit rate setting has a strong impact on the recording time as well as the sound quality of the music. The larger the bit rate, the more capacity the recording will take; however, the sound quality will be better. 32 MP3 Funtion Setup Silence When recording, you can set up the silence feature to obtain more sensitive sound quality. 1.Hold PLAY/PAUSE button to power on the player 2.Press the Menu button to enter the menu options and use the scroller to select the"REC Set"function. Enter by pressing the button again. 3. In the recording interface, use the scroller to select the options"Bit rate"(as shown) 4. Press the menu button to enter. You can now set the Silence level in the menu. 5. Use the scroller to select the pre33 MP3 Funtion ferred options in the menu. When you finish, press the menu button to enter. (As shown): 6. Use the scroller to choose the silence level. There are 3 levels options including high, mid, and low. Different silence levels will effect the VAD ON mode when recording. (see VAD partment) 7. If you wish not to change the setting, press STOP to return. Note: We strongly recommend on setting the "VAD ON" silence low to optimize the synchronizing results. (for details, see the chapter on VAD). 34 MP3 Funtion Setup Storage Memory When recording, you can select the memory to storage(external or internal). 1. Hold PLAY/PAUSE button to power on the player 2. Press the Menu button to enter the menu options and use the scroller to select the"REC Set"function. Enter by pressing the button again. 3. In the recording interface, use the scroller to select the options"Mem Select"(as shown) 4. Press the menu button to enter. You can now select the memory type in the menu. 5. Use the scroller to select the preferred options in the menu. There are 2 options, 35 MP3 Funtion external and internal. When you finish, press the menu button to enter. If you select Int flash, when you record file, the recording file will storage in Int flash, and if you select Ext Card, the recording file will storage in Ext card if there is a MMC card inserting. 7. If you wish not to change the setting, press STOP to return. Note: If the MMC extension card is not recognized or insert, then only INT FLASH will be available. If you have setup the memory type in the directory menu, then it will only used the selected type. 36 MP3 Funtion Setup Record Source When recording, you can choose recording source from the menu. 1.Hold PLAY/PAUSE button to power on the player 2.Press the Menu button to enter the menu options and use the scroller to select the"REC Set"function. Enter by pressing the button again. 3.In the recording interface, use the scroller to select the options"Source"(as shown) 4.Press the menu button to enter. You can now select the recording source in the menu. 5.Use the scroller to select the preferred options in the menu. There are 2 options, 37 MP3 Funtion "LINE IN"or"MIC"When you finish, press the menu button to enter. When you choose"LINE IN"you have to use the line-in audio cable to connect external audio device as the recording source. When you choose "MIC"you can directly record by MIC device from the player. 7. If you wish not to change the setting, press STOP to return. 8. Different source the recording interface is different, you can see below. From MIC 38 From Line In MP3 Funtion If you record from MIC, you can see a MIC icon will show at the top of LCD. And if you record from Line-In, you can see a Music icon will show at the top of LCD. Note: If the player is connected to the LINE-IN audio cable, but the setting is on"MIC"the recording source will use the MIC as the recording course. If the setting is Line-In, but you did not connect Line-In cable, when you record file, you can not record anything. 39 MP3 Funtion Delete Files You can choose to delete files from the player or the provided management software. 1. Hold PLAY/PAUSE button to power on the player 2. Press the Menu button to enter the menu options and use the scroller to select the"Delete"function. Enter by pressing the button again (As shown)There are 3 options in the delete menu, including"All files""One file"and"Return". All files,this will remove all the files in the player including non audio files. To delete all files, press the Menu button to confirm deleting. and press the stop button to return the main menu.( as shown) 40 MP3 Funtion One file To delete one file, enter the "One File"function and select the track you want to remove by using the scroller. When finish, press the menu button. (As shown): 41 MP3 Funtion 7. If you wish not to change the setting, press STOP to return. 42 MP3 Function EQ (Equalizer) You can select different EQ mode according to different music. 1.Hold PLAY/PAUSE button to power on the player. 2.Press the Menu button to enter the menu options and use the scroller to select the"SET UP"function. Enter by pressing the menu button again (As shown). 3.Press the menu button to enter. You can now select the"Equalizer"function in the "SET UP"menu (as shown). Use the scroller to select the options. 43 MP3 Function There are five modes: JAZZ, CLASSIC, ROCK, POP and NORMAL The list of equilibrium effect pops up after selecting"Equalizer"(as shown): LIVE CLASSIC NORMAL ROCK POP You can adjust the modes by the EQ menu. You could experience perfect Jazz, Classic, Rock, Pop sound effect by choosing suitable corresponding mode. Normal mode could bring you original sound effect 4. If you wish not to change the setting, press STOP to return. 44 MP3 Function Repeat When playing, you can choose to repeat the tracks according to your own reference. 1.Hold PLAY/PAUSE button to power on the player. 2.Press the Menu button to enter the menu options and use the scroller to select the"Setup"function. Enter by pressing the menu button again (As shown). 3.Press the menu button to enter. You can now select the"Repeat"functions in the Menu (as shown). When you finish, press the menu button to enter. 45 MP3 Function 4.Use the scroller to select the options, when you finish, press the menu button to enter. There are 6 options, including, Random, Normal, Repeat All, Repeat one and Preview. (As shown) Random Normal Repeat all Repeat one Preview Return Icons for the repeat mode: ¡¡ Random Repeat all Repeat one 46 MP3 Function Normal Preview Repeat: Plays the current MP3 music file repeatedly. Repeat All: Plays all MP3 music in order repeatedly until another operation is performed. Random: Plays all MP3 music at random and then stops. Preview: Plays every first 10 seconds of all MP3 music in order and stops after the last music has been played. Normal: Plays the MP3 music in order and stops after the last music has been played. 7.If you wish not to change the setting, press STOP to return. 47 MP3 Function Setup LCD Contrast The LCD display will be different according to the outside temperature. You can choose to adjust the contract according to your own preference. 1.Hold PLAY/PAUSE button to power on the player. 2.Press the Menu button to enter the menu options and use the scroller to select the"Setup"function. Enter by pressing the menu button again (As shown) 3.Press the menu button to enter.You can now select the"Contrast"functions in the When you finish, press the menu button to enter. (As shown). 48