Neuros User's Guide 2nd edition 1 Tour of Neuros 01 01 MICROPHONE 02 PRESET BUTTONS 03 HISI/RECORD 02 03 04 KEYPAD LOCK/UNLOCK 05 SCROLL UP/VOLUME UP 06 SELECT/ 04 05 07 06 09 REWIND 08 09 11 10 PLAY/PAUSE (POWER ON/OFF) 11 FORWARD 12 BACKPACK RELEASE 13 USB CONNECTOR 14 POWER CONNECTOR 12 13 14 16 15 16 LINE-LEVEL INPUT CONNECTOR 15 HEADPHONE CONNECTOR 07 BACK/STOP 08 SCROLL DOWN/VOLUME DOWN 10 2 Table of Contents Neuros, Your Music Frequency ........................................................................................................................................................ 4 Package Contents.............................................................................................................................................................................. 4 Minimum System Requirements ................................................................................................................................................. 4 Battery .............................................................................................................................................................................................. 5 Neuros Synchronization Manager Software ..................................................................................................................................... 5 Getting Started............................................................................................................................................................................. 6 Installation Instructions ............................................................................................................................................................... 6 Importing Music to the Neuros Sync Manager............................................................................................................................ 7 Importing Playlists....................................................................................................................................................................... 7 Transferring Music to Your Neuros............................................................................................................................................. 7 View Entire Library/View Library on Neuros............................................................................................................................. 8 Creating Playlists......................................................................................................................................................................... 8 Synchronizing with 2 or More PCs/ Orphan Tracks.................................................................................................................... 8 Using the Neuros as a Portable Storage device................................................................................................................................. 9 Navigating Neuros .......................................................................................................................................................................... 10 Powering On/ Off ...................................................................................................................................................................... 10 Xi Menus ................................................................................................................................................................................... 10 Releasing the Player .................................................................................................................................................................. 10 Managing and Playing Audio ......................................................................................................................................................... 11 Menu Overview......................................................................................................................................................................... 11 Auto-resume .............................................................................................................................................................................. 12 Browse While Play .................................................................................................................................................................... 12 Bookmarking ............................................................................................................................................................................. 12 Playlists........................................................................................................................................................................................... 12 Creating Playlists....................................................................................................................................................................... 12 To play a playlist ....................................................................................................................................................................... 12 My Mix Playlist......................................................................................................................................................................... 12 Real-time My Mix Playlist Modification................................................................................................................................... 13 MyFi: Broadcast Neuros through any FM radio ............................................................................................................................. 13 Listening to the Neuros FM Radio.................................................................................................................................................. 15 To turn the Neuros FM radio On or Off .................................................................................................................................... 15 Adjusting the radio dial ............................................................................................................................................................. 15 To set a radio station as a preset ................................................................................................................................................ 15 Using HiSi (Hear It! Save It!)......................................................................................................................................................... 15 Identifying HiSi Samples........................................................................................................................................................... 16 Recordings ...................................................................................................................................................................................... 17 Transferring recordings to your PC ........................................................................................................................................... 18 The PC Library ............................................................................................................................................................................... 18 Schedule downloads from your PC automatically ..................................................................................................................... 18 Settings ........................................................................................................................................................................................... 18 To adjust Auto-Off .................................................................................................................................................................... 18 MyFi settings- Mode, Quality and Auto Scan ........................................................................................................................... 19 To adjust Shuffle ....................................................................................................................................................................... 19 To adjust Repeat ........................................................................................................................................................................ 19 To adjust the Equalizer .............................................................................................................................................................. 20 To set Backpack Swapping........................................................................................................................................................ 20 To adjust Presets........................................................................................................................................................................ 20 To adjust Backlight.................................................................................................................................................................... 21 To adjust Contrast...................................................................................................................................................................... 21 To view Sync Log ..................................................................................................................................................................... 21 To adjust Record Quality........................................................................................................................................................... 21 To adjust Date and Time ........................................................................................................................................................... 21 To Restore Defaults................................................................................................................................................................... 21 To view Properties..................................................................................................................................................................... 21 Backpack Swapping........................................................................................................................................................................ 22 Firmware and Software Updates..................................................................................................................................................... 22 Troubleshooting.............................................................................................................................................................................. 22 Support Information........................................................................................................................................................................ 23 Important Safety Information ......................................................................................................................................................... 23 FCC Rules and Regulations ............................................................................................................................................................ 24 Warranty ......................................................................................................................................................................................... 24 3 Neuros, Your Music Frequency Congratulations, you have purchased the world's first digital audio computer. Your Neuros digital audio computer lets you listen, explore, and enjoy music in ways not possible before. Experience these unique features: · · · · MyFi "My Frequency": broadcast your digital music through any FM radio. See MyFi in the Table of Contents for detailed information. HiSi- "Hear It! Save It!": identify new music with a click of the HiSi button (with the "hand" symbol on it). See Hisi in the Table of Contents for detailed information. Neuros Synchronization Manager (NSM): The NSM software synchronizes your Neuros with downloads from your PC and Internet music services. Recording: create digital recordings in MP3 and WAV file formats from FM radio, built-in microphone, or line input. Other important features include: large backlit display; digitally enhanced FM tuner; flexible design with removable backpack to accommodate new technology without having to buy an entire new unit; automatic software and firmware upgrades for new features and future format support. 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