Mp3-688C_User Guide 688C User Manual MP3-688C User Guide MP3-688C is a new generation media player, supporting MP1, MP2, MP3, WMA, WMV, ASF or WAV files. Its perfect tone in high reliability with refined exterior design brings you an ultra performance. Page 1 Mp3-688C_User Guide Overview Refined exterior design Unique design fits for hand. Multi file format support! This player recognize MP1, MP2, MP3, WMA and video in WMV, ASF, WAV and AMV formats. Firmware upgrade available You can download upgrade software from website enhancing player's function. FM stereo radio Powerful automatic or manual tuning capability, save up to 40 channels (20 channels in each system). e-Documents You can download text files into the player and read it any time as you like. Driver free USB memory Manage your files in USB memory without specified software, no need drivers in WIN2000 or furthers. 'Secret Space' You can separate part of the memory encrypting and hiding in using programs provided, where data cannot be seen or written by others. Recorder / Repeat Voice can be recorded and saved in WAV or ACT format. Phase/Contrast repeat available. Equalizer Normal, Rock, Pop, Classic, Soft, Jazz, Bass Backlight colors This player provides 7 backlight colors. Play modes Normal, Single Repeat, Play Catalog, Repeat Catalog, Repeat All, Shuffle, Lyric. Timing turning off The player provides Sleep and battery saving mode, more convenience for you! Complete dynamical menu Visualized dynamical menus with text instructions make you easy control. Declarations Welcome to choose our produce, please read this manual carefully. Functions and performance may change without prior notice. If any difference between produce and this manual, please visit our website Contents Overview 2 Page 2 Mp3-688C_User Guide Declarations Know your player Exterior and Keys Display Battery Level Basic Functions Access to Menus Scrolling List of Menus Volume Adjust Switch On/Off Play & Stop Start/Stop Recording Recording / Pause Keys Processing Keys function definition Keys processing definition Play music Simple Actions Equalizer mode Synchronous Lyric Settings How to display lyric? 2 5 5 5 5 6 6 6 6 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 8 8 8 8 9 9 Page 3 Mp3-688C_User Guide Voice Recorder Recording on `Record Mode' Start Recording Type Voice control Play recorded files Convert ACT into WAV Using FM radio Settings Entry settings Option introductions `Recording time' `Screensaver' `Language' `Turning Off' `Repeat' `PC Connection' `Memory Status' `Firmware Version' `Upgrade Firmware' Reading Documents Browsing Pictures Using USB Disk 9 9 10 10 10 11 12 12 12 12 13 13 13 14 14 13 14 14 14 14 15 15 Page 4 Mp3-688C_User Guide Upgrade Player Other Settings Change Folders Delete Files Play Mode Tempo rate Repeat Mode A-B Repeat Karaoke Contrast Function Repeat Times Repeat Interval New Function Recommends Secret Space Function invert Video files into AMV Troubleshooting Technical Specifications 15 17 17 18 19 19 19 19 20 20 20 20 24 26 27 29 30 Page 5 Mp3-688C_User Guide Know your player Exterior and Key O N/OFF MODE PRE NE XT V OL P LAY Page 6 Mp3-688C_User Guide Displayer Battery Level The player shows capacity in 9 levels Battery is full on 3.8V. As time goes on, capacity indication will monish. Indicator shows blank when battery almost ran out. You should charge your battery at that time. Please switch on the player before charge. This player cannot be charged in case of power off/ Please switch off power when not using the player. Basic Functions Access to Menus Press Mode to access menus. Scrolling Scroll music, menus Fast Forward / Reverse when playing music. List of Menus To access different menu functions from main menu. Main menu: (Hold Mode to access) Page 7 Mp3-688C_User Guide Music Mode: Recorder Mode: Play Mode: FM Mode: Settings: Page 8 Mp3-688C_User Guide E-Documents: Browsing pictures: USB Mode (Connect to PC): Volume Adjust Press VOL+ to increase volume, press VOL- to decrease. Switch on/off Press and hold Play to switch on when the player is off. Press and hold Play to switch off when the player is on. Play & Pause; exit from submenu On music mode, Press Play to play music. When playing music, press Play to pause; press and hold to stop playing. Start / Stop recording On recording mode, press Play to stop. Keys Processing Keys Functions Definition 1 Play: Power On/Off, Play, Pause, Stop Page 9 Mp3-688C_User Guide 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 MODE: Entry main menu or exit from current menu. REC: Entry voice record interface. A-B: Access Repeat Mode interface.. VOL+: Volume increase VOL-: Volume decrease. Next: Next, FF, Volume increase Last: Previous, Rev, Volume decrease USB: USB outlet Earphone: Standard earphone outlet ON/OFF: Power switch 1. Key Processing Definition Keys processing includes 4 actions: Press, Press and Hold, Push, Hold. If not mentioned, all actions are Press. Press: Press a key and valid immediately; Press and Hold: Press a key and hold it at least 1.2s this action valid only once. Push: Push a key, and valid when released. Hold: events occur in such frequency then the key is holding such as Fast Forward and Reverse. 4 Play music Simple actions 1. Put earphone plug into earphone outlet; 2. Press and hold Play to switch the player on, then entry Music Mode and press Play to play music. 3. Select a music: Last: Previous music; Next: Next music. 4 For AMV files, video play will apply. Equalizer Mode 1. When playing music Page 10 Mp3-688C_User Guide 2. Press Mode to entry play submenu; 3. Push Next choosing Equalizer Mode; 4. Press Mode to entry `Equalizer Mode' submenu. Select an equalizer: 5. Detail of each equalizer (EQ): Natural Rock Pop Classical Soft Jazz DBB 6. Push Next to select an EQ and press Mode to confirm. Synchronous Lyric Display The player supports lyric files with *.LRC suffix, and displays synchronously. How to use lyric files? Please make sure the lyric has the same name to the music For example: Music file: Journey.mp3 Lyric file: Journey.lrc How to know if lyric available? If lyric matched, a red icon will be displayed on the left down corner of screen, 1. When marched lyric available Page 11 Mp3-688C_User Guide 2. Press and hold Mode to entry lyric interface; 3. Lyric displays 4. Press Mode return to music mode. Voice Recording Please make sure the battery has enough capacity before making record. Each fold can save up to 99 voice recording files. Recording on "Record mode" 1. .Entry main menu: 2. Push Next scroll to Record mode 3. Push Mode to select Record mod, screen will display as below: 4. Press Play to start recording. Voice will be recorded in current fold which set through 'Record stop / Main fold' If displayed "Memory full", it means mo space to save new record files, please delete other files to release memory space. Page 12 Mp3-688C_User Guide If "Fold full" shown, it means there are 99 record files in this fold. Please choose another one. The player only responses to Play and A-B when record processing Select Record Type 1. When in the interface of `Record stop' 2. Press Mode to entry record submenu 3. Push next scrolling into `Record type' submenu then presses Mode to select it. Fine record Long-time record Fine voice control Long-time voice control wav file fine quality act file, normal quality wav file, (Recording controlled by voice, pause when mute) act file, (Recording controlled by voice, pause when mute) 4. Press Next to choose appropriate type and press Mode to select it 5. Press Play to start recording. Play recorded files 1. 2. 3. 4. Entry main menu Push Next to choose `Play mode' Push Mode to entry playing interface Press Play again to play the file. 5. Choose voice record files Last: Select previous file; Next: Select the next file; Convert ACT Files into WAV format The ACT file which produced by this player can be converted into WAV format by using software provided. Page 13 Mp3-688C_User Guide 1. Imply "Sound Converter" program. Clock "OPEN" button 2. Select the ACT files you would like to convert 3. Click `CONVERT' button, the program will start converting PS: This tool can also play WAV and MP3 files. Using FM radio 1. Entry main menu; Page 14 Mp3-688C_User Guide 2. Push Next scrolling "FM Mode" 3. Push Mode to entry 4. Auto tuning Hold Last/Next 2 seconds to start the channel search in 100 KHz interval upwards or downwards. To stop tuning, push Last/Next. 5. Manual tuning Push Last: Downward 100 KHz Push Next: Upward 100 KH 6. Save current channel: Push Mode to entry FM submenu Press Mode again to save channel. 7. Listening to a saved channel: You can press Play to choose a saved channel. 9. Volume control VOL+: Increase volume; VOL-: Decrease volume 20 channels can be saved each in "General Frequency" and "Japan Frequency" Settings Entry Settings You can set system performances here, options may vary in different firmware version 1. Entry main menu 2. Push Next Scrolling into "Settings" 3. Press Mode to entry. Page 15 Mp3-688C_User Guide Options introduction: (Recording Time) (Screensaver) (Language) (Timing shut off) (Repeat Setting) (Contrast Setting) (PC Mode) (Memory Status) (Firmware Ver.) (Upgrade Firm.) (Exit) Setting date and time when saving recorded file Screensaver setting Choosing different languages Setting a count down time in minutes, the player will shut off when time out. Setting repeat status Setting display's contrast Options for `Secret Space' Check memory space and usage status Version of player's firmware Use for upgrade firmware Exit from Setting interface List of menus: 'Recording time' Setting 2. System setting interface 2. Press Mode to entry `Recording time' interface Recording time: Page 16 Mp3-688C_User Guide 3. Push VOL+ setting from years (VOL- from seconds). While setting, year on twinkling. 4. Push Next the value will increase (Last on opposite) 5. After setting, press Mode to exit. "Screensaver" Setting 1. Press Mode entry screensaver setting; 2. Push Next for choosing (Last for previous) 3. After setting, press Mode to exit. Language Setting This player have 17 display languages: Simplified Chinese, English, Traditional Chinese, Japanese, Korean, French, Germany, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, Dutch, Swedish, Czech, Danish, Polish, Thai and Russian. 1. Press Mode to entry `Language' interface 2 3 Push Next / Last to scrolling. After setting, press Mode to exit. Turning off Setting Please note: Page 17 Mp3-688C_User Guide You can set time in seconds on `Battery saving' mode, allow the player shut down automatically when player become stop and idle for the period you have set. This function id void if the time set to 0. You can set time in minutes on `Sleep mode', allow the player shut down automatically when the player become idle (regardless current status) for the period you have set. It is designed for listening music before sleep. Please note: Sleep mode valid only once after setting, you have to set again if you want to use it next time. 'Repeat Settings' Please consult into `Sound Setting' Note: in "Manual Mode" you should set repeat point manually. In "Automatic Mode" the player can identify sentence automatically when on A-B repeat. (This function is designed for repeat sentences in language studies.) 'PC connection' Setting Please consult into `Sound Setting' Some operation systems (Windows 2K SP4 or prior) may not recognize a USB disk with two symbols. Therefore, you have to choose an active disk here when using `Secret Space' function only the active disk can be found in PC. 'Memory status' You can check total memory space and the percentage of usage. 'Firmware version' You can find the player's firmware's version. 'Firmware upgrade' Use for upgrade player's firmware. Tips: Press Play can exit current menu quickly. The function is valid on all other menus. Play Videos Page 18 Mp3-688C_User Guide Reading Documents .On main menu, press Next/Last choosing e-Document, .Press Mode to entry corresponding submenu: Press Next or Last choosing the document you want to read, then press Play to read it. Note: If you are set in `Manual play' you must scroll text via Next or Last; texts can be scrolled automatically under 'Auto play' set. Browsing Pictures This function is only available for JPEG format. 1. On main menu, press Next/Last choosing Browsing pictures. 2. Press Mode to entry corresponding submenu: Page 19 Mp3-688C_User Guide 3. Press Next or Last choosing the document you want to read, then press Play to play it.. 9 Using USB Disk The player is also a standard USB disk. Supported by Windows98 (drivers needed), Windows 2K or above (no need for drivers), Mac OS 10.3, Red hat Linux 8.0 or above. The player supports USB power supply, can be used without battery when connected to PC. To entry, when on 'waiting mode' press Mode return to main menu ...