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 and choose the operation you need. This player supports Suspend mode. When connected to PC, The player works on the three modes below: 1. Waiting 2. Downloading 3. Uploading 10 Upgrade your player You can use Pc software to maintain or upgrade player's firmware. 1. Entry main menu 2. Push Next scrolling into `Settings' 3. Push Mode to entry `Settings' submenu. 4. Push next scrolling into `Firmware upgrade' and push Mode to entry. 5. Connect player to PC 6. Running upgrade tools MP3 Player Update, then click 'Choose new firmware; Page 20 Mp3-688C_User Guide 7. Select a firmware file. (Can be found on CDROM provided or downloaded from Internet) 8. Click `Start Upgrade', the upgrade will on process. Page 21 Mp3-688C_User Guide 10. While upgrade successful, the player will display like this: Firmware upgrade is to improve player's performance; you can still use it normally without doing upgrade process Player may not work by incorrect process! Please read this manual carefully before doing upgrade process. The upgrade software cannot work for other player and vice verse. Other settings Choose other fold (Stop submenu) You can classify files into several different folders that ease to manage them (folders should be created on PC). The player can identify 9 folders in root Page 22 Mp3-688C_User Guide 1. When stopped 2. Press Mode to entry Stop submenu 3. Press Mode to entry folder choosing interface 4. Press Next or Last to choose a folder 5. Mode Please note: You can set folders independently in Music / Recorder / Play mode Delete file (Stop submenu) You delete correspond files/channels in each Music/Play/FM modes. 1When Stopped. (No stop interface in FM mode) 2.Press Mode to entry Stop submenu 3.Press Next or Last to choose `Delete file' or `Delete all'. 4. Press Mode to entry delete interface. Page 23 Mp3-688C_User Guide 5.Press Mode to confirm delete `Delete all' will delete all files in current folder of current mode. I.e. Choose `Delete all' in Music mode will delete all music files; recorder files will not be affected. On FM mode, all saved channel will be removed. Please safely removed player and unplug USB cable after delete files on PC, otherwise some files will not be removed. Play mode (Play submenu) You can choose different play mode (i.e. repeat, shuffle) when playing music or recorded files. The first option on Play submenu is `Play mode' REPEAT (Normal) (Repeat One) (Folder) (Repeat Folder) (Repeat All) Playing music files in sequence until the end of folder Repeat single music file Play all music files in folder Repeat all music files in folder Repeat all music files SHUFFLE (Random) Play music files in folder randomly INTRO (Intro) Play the 10s of each music files in sequence Tempo rate(Play submenu) You can choose different play speed and not affect to sound. (Only valid to MP3 files) 1. While playing music 2. Push Mode to entry play submenu 3. Push Next scrolling to `Play speed' option 4. Push Mode to entry 5. Push Next for faster, Last for slower Note: Play speed will applied to all music file Page 24 Mp3-688C_User Guide Repeat mode (Play submenu) Press A-B to entry or Entry from Play submenu: A-B Repeat 1. When play music or recorder 2. Push Mode to entry play submenu 3. Push Next scrolling into `Repeat Mode' option 4. Push Mode to entry Repeat Mode: `A' of Symbol 5. Push Next to select `A' flashes, waiting for starter A `B' of symbol flashes, waiting ender B 6. Push Next to select B Symbol point. In repeat mode, you can press VOL+ or VOL- to adjust playing speed fixed and starting repeat between A-B, while playing, you can push Last to reset A Karaoke Mode (No such Function in Playing mode) 1. A-B repeating 2.Push Next entry Karaoke mode 3. Repeat symbol ' ' will be replaced to karaoke symbol ' '. Player begins recording voice to the length of A-B repeat period. Press Last returns to Repeat A-B status. 4. Upon time reaches, player resume play music file and the symbol replaced to' push Next entry contrast function. ', Contrast Function (No such Function in playing mode) 1. While entry contrast function, repeat symbol displayed as" original sound will be played. ", the 2. While finish original, repeat symbol will be replaced to" ", player will play the voice recorded. Push Last return to `Karaoke mode' Page 25 Mp3-688C_User Guide Press Mode to exit repeat mode upon above three modes. Repeat times (Play submenu) Please consult into `Backlight time setting' Repeat time determines the times of play A-b repeat until exit Repeat interval (Play submenu) Please consult into `Backlight time setting' Repeat interval determines the time period between previous repeat (in seconds). New Function Recommends! About Secret Space Some MP3 user may worry about divulging secret. They do not want others to find private information contained, therefore these data have to be removed before lend their own MP3 to others. It makes some trouble. However, this problem has totally solved by `Secret Space' technique! You can use provided software to divide the whole USB disk into two parts, and encrypt one of them. You can move your privacy into the encrypted part; they will be protected by password. To active `Secret Space': 1. Connect your player to PC 2. Run MP3 Player Disk Tool which can be found in provided CDROM 3. Click `Allocation and Encrypt' card, Allocate appropriate space and set username and password, and then click Start. Page 26 Mp3-688C_User Guide 4. After space allocation, shown as below: 5. Click `OK' to restart. 6. After restart you will find two disks (only one disk can be seen on Windows 2K SP4or prior), click the encrypted disk (the second one), you will find three files, two are hidden, one is executable 7. Running executable file `RdiskDecrypt.exe' and input username and password. If all are correct, disk Page 27 Mp3-688C_User Guide will be opened, and files can be copied into. 8. You must enter username and password each time access encrypted disk. Warning: Divide one disk into parts will remove all data, and so does combine process. Warning: Please remember username and password. If you forget it, you can only making combine processing and you will loss all encrypted data. Convert Video files into AMV This program is used to convert video files into AMV format, currently only WMV format is supported. 1 Run "AMV Convert Tools", click to choose the folder where to save the AMV files, then click to select the folder where the original files are Select unprocessed AMV files, then click Only pixels in 192*96 can be supported) , the icon will be highlighted into and a dialog box will shown. Choosing Pixels of AMV to "192 * 96" and Frames per second to "middle", then click OK to confirm. (Note: Page 28 Mp3-688C_User Guide Click to start converting 4 After convert, the AMV files will be played automatically. Page 29 Mp3-688C_User Guide Troubleshooting No Power No Sound Check if battery had installed properly Make sure you have switched the player on Make sure volume is not on 0 position and the connection to earphone is valid Please make sure the earphone is clean Damaged MP3 files may have noise and even cannot be played characters on Make sure you have chose correct language Adjust place of player and earphone Switch off power appliance nearby Earphone can be used as antenna Check USB cable, and make sure the player is properly connected to the PC Check if the driver has well installed Make there is still blank memory Strange display FM has bad performance Cannot Download Music Technical Specifications Dimension Weight Screen 1.5 CSTN (128*128) Page 30 Mp3-688C_User Guide Connecting to PC Memory Power Supply High Speed USB2.0 128M ­ 1GB Flash Max 10 hours play mode Sample rate Voice Recorder Format Time Max. Output MP3 Bit rate WMA MP3 WMA WMV ASF WMV 8KHz WAV (32K bps), ACT (8K bps) 35hours (ACT, 128M Flash) (L) 10mW + (R)10mW (32Ohm) 8K bps ­ 320K bps 5K bps ­ 384K bps ASF Bit rate Freq. Response SNR Distortion Freq. Range Max. Stored 76MHz ­ 96MHz / 87MHz ­ 108MHz 20 + 20 (L) 10mW + (R)10mW (32Ohm) 45dB 20Hz to 20KHz 85dB FM Radio Channels Max. Output SNR Supported Music Formats Operate Temperature 16 Languages Display MP1, MP2, MP3, WMA, WMV, ASF, WAV -5 to 40 degree Simp Chinese, English, Trad Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Itanlan etc. Supported Systems Windows98/SE/ME/2K/XP Mac OS 10 Linux 2.4.2 Please note: Design and characters may change without prior notice. Page 31