User's Manual (RipFlash PRO 2) COPYRIGHT NOTICE The copyright owner of this manual is PoGo! Products Inc., and unauthorized reproduction or distribution of the manual, or any portion of it, may result in severe civil and criminal penalties. FreeRip is a registered trademark of MG Shareware WMA is a registered trademark of the Microsoft Corporation. The copyright owner of the MP3 MANAGER software for the RipFlash PRO 2 is PoGo! Products Inc, and unauthorized reproduction or distribution of this program without permission, may result in severe civil and criminal penalties. What is the RipFlash PRO 2? 1.The RipFlash PRO 2 is a portable digital audio player that can play both WMA (Windows Media Audio Microsoft Corporation) and MP3 music files. 2.The RipFlash PRO 2 can record audio files directly from any audio source like a voicerecorder, CD player or record player and encode the files directly to MP3. 3. With its built-in FM radio, the RipFlash PRO 2 can save sounds received from FM stations as MP3 files. Table of Contents 1. Getting Started Quick Software & Drivers Installation Guide Features ---------------------2 Standard Accessories -------------------3 Names of Components ---------------------4 LCD Window --------------------5 Inserting the Battery --------------------6 Charging the Battery --------------------7 Getting Started ------------------8 2. Basic Functions Power On/Off --------------------9 Setting up the Hold Function------------------9 Modes ---------------------------------------------10 Adjusting the Volume Level -----------------11 Menus ---------------------------------------------11 FM Mode Menus -------------------------------12 Voice Recording ------------------13 Line In -----------------------------13 Setting up FM Modes ------------------13 3. Playing Mode Playing the Track ---------------------14 Selecting the Track ---------------------14 Stopping/Pausing Playback ---------------------14 Adjusting the Equalizer ---------------------14 Setting up the Repeat Mode ------------------15 Repeating the Selected Section ------------------15 Controlling the Playback Speed ---------------------16 Setting up the Time for LCD Backlight --------------------16 4. Recording Mode 1) Voice Recording Starting a Voice Recording -----------------17 Pausing a Voice Recording ---------------------17 Finishing a Voice Recording -----------------17 Playing a Recorded Voice File ------------------18 Setting up the VAD Recording ------------------18 Setting up the Recording Quality (Bit-rate) ------------------18 Adjusting the Voice Bit-rate --------18 2} Line In Recording Setting up the Line In Recording Modes ------------------19 Setting up the Line In Recording ------------------20 - Starting the Line In Recording - Pausing the Line In Recording - Finishing the Line In Recording - Listening to the Recorded files Setting up the Silence Detection Level ------------------20 Adjusting the Sampling Frequency ------21 5. FM Mode Listening to the FM Radio --------------21 Adjusting the Frequency in Search Mode ------21 Saving a Broadcast Frequency Automatically ------------23 Saving a Broadcast Frequency Manually ------------23 Selecting the Frequency Set in Preset Mode --23 Setting up Sleep Time ---------24 Selecting the Stereo/Mono Mode ---------------24 Adjusting the Frequency Band ------------24 Setting up FM Recording ------------------24 6. Managing the Memory Erasing Files ------------------25 - Erasing One File - Erasing All Files Formatting the Memory -------------------26 Remaining Memory 7. Installing the PC Software ------27 8. Using the Manager Program -----28 9. Connecting the USB Cable to a PC ---------31 Connecting the USB Cable Installing the USB Drive 10. Customer Support Cautions -----------------34 Troubleshooting ---------------------35 Specifications ---------------------36 Warranty ---------------------37 Contact Information --------------37 1. Quick Software & Drivers Installation Guide. Follow these instructions to load the software and drivers for your new RipFlash PRO 2 1. Place the software CD label side up into your computer's CD-ROM drive. After a few seconds you should see the image below. Click the MP3 manager icon and Follow the Install shield wizard through. Note: If the Installation Software screen does not load automatically, please click the START button in the bottom left corner of your computer screen and click RUN. Type D:\Manager\setup.exe and click ok (If your PC uses a letter other than "D" substitute that letter) You should now see the screen below ( follow the wizard through) Once the screen below disappears, you have finished installing the software. 2. Plug in your RipFlash PRO 2 into your computer's USB port and power it on. Tip> To power on your unit hold play for 2-3 seconds Your computer now should display "Found new hardware" and your RipFlash PRO 2 should display USB ON-Line. You should see the Found New Hardware screen below just click next If you see the screen below select your OS (2000/XP or 98/ME) driver and then click next Click continue anyways (Do not worry this will not HARM your PC we have tested this software to be compatible with your OS) When you see the screen below click finish. Click the Mp3 manager icon on your desktop (with the player plugged in) Nmp-312.lnk Now click format Congratulations your unit is installed and ready to use. Features Playing MP3/WMA music files Stores and plays both WMA (Microsoft Corporation) and MP3 files. FM radio Receives FM radio signals and can record those signals as MP3 files. Built-in backlight/LCD window supports multilingual setting Supplies multilingual ID3 TAGS. You can easily see the operation status with the backlight. High quality voice recording in MP3 You can record voice to MP3 and play it back. Line in digital recorder Directly converts and saves sound signals from all analog audio equipment into an MP3 file without a PC. Setting up the variable bit-rates You can use the memory effectively by controlling the recording quality with the variable bit-rates (8KBps~256KBps) during voice or Line in recording. VAD (Voice Activity Detection) Recording You can optimize the recording time with the VAD recording function that starts recording only when sound occurs. Speed control Controls the playback speed. Resume This product has a resume function that enables the player to always start playing tracks where it left off. Firmware upgrade You can easily upgrade the functions of this product with a firmware upgrade. Supplied PC software for MP3 encoding Supplies the FreeRip application which can encode a CD (CDA) into an MP3 file. For help with FreeRip, please visit the site below: http://www.freerip.com/support.html Standard Accessories 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 NMP-312 (Recordable MP3 player) Stereo earphone Installation CD User's manual USB cable Line in cable Hand strap Caution! When you purchase the RipFlash PRO 2, check the accessories and If there are any missing, contact your distributor. Names of the Components 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Earphone jack USB jack Line in jack RECORDING button EQ/REPEAT PLAYBACK/MENU button PLAY/STOP/PAUSE button, FAST FORWARD/REWIND JOG control key ADJUSTING VOLUME button ESC/SECTION REPEAT button MUSIC/HOLD/FM mode selection switch 10 BATTERY COVER 11 LED 12 LCD window 13 Built-in SPEAKER 14 Built-in Microphone Tip> Press the PLAY [icon] for more than 2 seconds to turn the player on. Press PLAY [icon] again for more than 2 seconds to turn it off. LCD Window Repeat mode Repeat Playback mode Track number/menu Sound effect Playback time/menu Bit-rate, title and other information Remaining battery Volume SYNC Hold status VAD Playback Power Cconsumption Low battery warning The [ ] mark is lowered according to the battery consumption. When the battery is fully discharged, the player automatically shuts off. Tip> Remaining battery When this [ ] mark is displayed, you can use the player for about one hour. If the [ ] mark is blinking, the power will automatically be shut off in less than a minute. Replace the battery. 2. Basic Functions Power On Press the PLAY [] button for 1~2 seconds to turn on the RipFlash PRO 2. Power Off Power Off Press the PLAY [] button for about 2 seconds during playback to turn the RipFlash PRO FM off. When the power is turned off, a "Good Bye" message is displayed on the LCD window . Setting up the Hold Function The hold function is designed to prevent accidental use of the player. It can prevent unnecessary consumption of the battery. To setup the Hold mode, Move the slide switch to the middle position (HOLD mark). When the [Icon] appears on the LCD window, the player is in Hold mode. If you setup Hold mode during the playback of a song, you will not be able to use any of the buttons on the player. However, you would be able to listen to the rest of the song. After the song is finished, the player would turn off. If you setup Hold mode when the player is stopped, the power is automatically shut off in 5 seconds. To exit the Hold mode, Move the slide switch to the MUSIC or FM position. The [Icon] now disappears from the LCD window. . Tip> If you turn the player on in Hold mode, the power is automatically shut off after 5 seconds. Make sure you select MUSIC or FM before turning the RipFlash PRO FM on. Setting up the Modes RipFlash PRO 2 consists of 4 modes as follows Music Playback mode used for listening to music in an MP3/WMA format Voice Recording mode used to record voices Line in Recording mode used to record from virtually any audio source without a PC. FM Radio mode used to Receive/Record FM broadcasts Adjusting the volume level You can adjust the volume 0~20. To increase the volume, Press the upward arrow on the volume key. Keep it pressed down to increase the volume faster. To decrease the volume, Press the downward arrow on the volume key. Keep it pressed down to decrease the volume faster. Setting up the Menu The RipFlash PRO FM has 2 menus for MUSIC and FM modes. Setting up the Music Mode First, move the slide switch to MUSIC. Now while the player is stopped, press the menu key on the left side. Every time you press the menu key, the menu changes as shown below. Setting up Voice Recording Mode Move the Mode Selection switch to MUSIC. Press the REC button. The red LED light goes on and the voice recording starts. Setting up Line In Recording Mode Move the Mode Selection switch to MUSIC. Connect the supplied line in cable to the external audio equipment as shown in the figure. Press the REC button. The red LED light goes on and the line in recording starts. Setting up the FM Mode Move the Mode Selection switch to FM. Press the REC button to record FM radio. 3. Playing Mode Setting up Music Mode First, move the Mode Selection switch to MUSIC. Playing Tracks Press PLAY[] to play an MP3 or WMA audio file saved in the memory. Selecting a Track Move the jog key FF[] or REW[] to select a track. If you Keep FF[] or REW[]held down, you will scroll through the tracks very fast. If you Keep FF[] or REW[]held down during playback, it will allow you to search the current track and play it where you release the jog key. Stopping/Pausing Playback Press PLAY[] to pause a track in Playback mode. The [icon] blinks and the current track is paused. Press PLAY[] again to play the track again. Tip1> To stop a track, first press PLAY[] to pause a track and then FF[] or REW[] to stop it. Tip2> The power is automatically turned off if the unit is in stop/pause mode for more that 1 minute. Tip3> This product has a resume function. This allows you to play a track where you left off last. If you stop a track you can't resume. Resume only works when you turn the unit off (Hold PLAY for 2-3 seconds.) Adjusting the Equalizer Press the EQ/RPT button. Every time you press the button, the Equalizer mode changes as follows; Normal(No icon)JazzRockPopClassicUSER. Release the button to select the Equalizer mode you want. You can adjust the User EQ in the range shown below. Select the USER EQ mode (per above instructions) and then hit the menu untill you see User EQ (mid,bass,treb) now press play to select the desired one Bass : Adjusts in the range of -6 ~ +6 dB Mid : Adjusts in the range of -6 ~ +6 dB FW/RW to adjust Treble : Adjusts in the range of -6 ~ +6 dB FW/RW to adjust Tip> Move FF[] or REW[]up and down to select the desired dB Setting up the Repeat Playback mode, Press the EQ/RPT button for about 2 seconds. The Repeat Playback mode icon blinks. Every time you press the button, the Equalizer mode will change as follows; OneRpt oneAll Rpt allINTROSHUFF. Release the button to select the Repeat Playback mode you want. EXAMPLE: listening to track #2 of 7, Plays the track #2 only one time. -------------Repeats the track #2 continuously. -------------Plays all (seven) tracks one at a time (in turns). ---Repeats all (seven) tracks after the all pl ...