Portable Media Player MPA-20011S User's Manual For detailed instructions and feature descriptions, please see the included User's Manual on the device. 20070131 Notes, Notices, and Cautions NOTE: A NOTE indicates an important tip that helps you use your player. NOTICE: A NOTICE tells you how to avoid problems. CAUTION: A CAUTION indicates potential for property damage, personal injury, or death. Table of Contents User's Manual ....................................................................................................1 Notes, Notices, and Cautions ................................................................................ 1 About Your Player ............................................................................................ 3 Introduction ....................................................................................... 3 Top, Front and Side Views .................................................................... 5 Turning the Player On .......................................................................... 6 Charging the Battery .......................................................................................... 7 Transferring Media Files to the Player ............................................................... 8 Transferring Music Tracks Using WMP 10 or 11 ................................ 8 Storing Data Files on the Player ....................................................................... 12 Video Conversion Tool ....................................................................... 13 Using Your Player ............................................................................................................. 13 Main Menu ...................................................................................... 14 Listening to music .............................................................................. 15 Music Player ........................................................................................... 16 Music Library .......................................................................................... 17 My Playlists .............................................................................. 18 Listening to FM Radio ...................................................................................... 19 Viewing Photos ................................................................................................ 20 Thumbnails ............................................................................................. 21 Image albums ......................................................................................... 21 My slideshow .......................................................................................... 22 Watching Videos .............................................................................................. 22 1 Converting videos ............................................................................................ 23 How to convert video files to AVI format ................................................. 23 How to download video files from your computer to the player ............... 23 Additional Features .......................................................................................... 24 Calendar ................................................................................................. 25 Browse .................................................................................................... 25 Stop watch .............................................................................................. 25 Voice recorder ........................................................................................ 26 Settings ............................................................................................................ 26 Audio Settings ......................................................................................... 26 Display Settings ...................................................................................... 27 Time & Date ............................................................................................ 28 Language ................................................................................................ 28 Record quality ......................................................................................... 28 Software Reset ....................................................................................... 28 Performing a Hardware Reset .......................................................................... 29 Firmware Update Tool ...................................................................................... 30 Frequently Asked Questions ........................................................................................... 31 Installation ........................................................................................................ 31 Usage ............................................................................................................... 32 Warning Indications ......................................................................................... 33 Troubleshooting ............................................................................... 34 Appendix............................................................................................................................ 36 Specifications ................................................................................................... 36 Glossary ......................................................................................... 38 2 About Your Player Introduction Congratulations on purchasing a Polaroid Portable Media Player. Please read this manual carefully, and follow all instructions in the manual and those marked on the product before first use. Failing to follow these warnings could result in personal injury or damage to the device. Also, remember to keep this User's Manual in a convenient location for future reference. Important: Save the original box and all packing material for future shipping needs. The following manual will help you setup and use your new portable media player. You can use the player in a number of ways: · As a music player (see "Listening to Music" on page 10), or · As a FM Radio (see "Listening to FM Radio" on page 11), or · As a photo player (see "Viewing Photos" on page 12), or · As a video player (see "Watching Videos" on page 13), or See page 13 for other convenient features including "Converting video files to AVI format". Support Page: Visit the support page for the MPA-20011S Portable Media Player at www.polaroid.com for: · Up to date documentation · Video Conversion Tool · Firmware Update Tool · Frequently Asked Questions · Troubleshooting Guide 3 NOTICE: NOTICE: Your Limited Warranty does not cover data loss resulting from the unlikely failure of the flash memory in the Player. Do not subject the player to excessive force or impact as it may damage your player. 4 Switch un-lock Switch lock Power Switch On/Off Volume/Scroll/ Select Button Microphone Back button Reset Micro SD card Play/Pause Rewind/ Skip Backward Fast Forward/ Skip Forward Headphone connector Mini USB connector Figure 1 Top, front, and side views 5 MINI USB CONNECTOR - Connects your Player to a computer in order to transfer data. Also used to charge the internal battery LCD SCREEN - Displays operating information SWITCH ON/OFF ­ Power On/Off Switch ­ To power on: slide switch to the on position for 2 seconds. The switch is spring-loaded and will slide back to its original position SWITCH LOCK­ Locks all keys SWITCH UN-LOCK­ Un-locks all keys HEADPHONE CONNECTOR - Connects earphones or headphones RESET ­ Used to reset the player. VOLUME/SCROLL/SELECT DIAL ­ Increases/decreases volume. Scroll by rotating the dial to choose items from menu list. Push the button in to select those items. BACK ­ Use to go to the Main menu or to a previous menu FAST FORWARD/SKIP FORWARD - Goes to next track or advances within a track PLAY/PAUSE - Starts or pauses a track REWIND/SKIP BACKWARD - Moves to the start of the current track, or goes to a previous track. Skip to move back within a track MICRO SD CARD SLOT ­ Use a Micro SD card (not included) to store/play additional files Turning the player on To power on, slide the power switch to the on position for 2 seconds, then let go. The switch is spring-loaded and will slide back to its original position. 6 Charging the Battery Your player has an integrated, rechargeable, lithium-polymer battery. Before using the player for the first time, you must charge the battery for 2.5 to 3 hours. Using the USB cable, plug the unit directly into an available USB port in your computer (the computer must be on). It should take 2.5 to 3 hours to fully charge the battery. Do not attempt to copy media files to the device while charging the battery for the first time. This can affect the recharge time. NOTE: NOTICE: Do not use the player for the first time until you have charged the battery for at least 2.5 to 3 hours. Do not attempt to replace or remove the internal battery from your player. Doing so may damage the player permanently. Any attempt to open your player will void the warranty. 7 Transferring Media Files to Your Player Transferring Media Using Windows Media Player 10 or 11 Having Windows Media Player 10 or 11 on your computer will let you transfer media to and from your PC's personal music library to the Player. If you don't have Windows Media Player (WMP) 10 or 11 on your computer, you can download it free from Microsoft's website: http://www.microsoft.com/downloads NOTE: NOTE: Before transferring media files you must first connect your player to your computer. Before transferring media or data files, you must first charge the battery for 2.5-3 hours. After connecting your player to the computer, a dialog box similar to the one below will appear. Select "Synchronize media files" and click OK 1 2 8 3 4 Drag and paste the media files from "My Computer" folder to the sync list of windows media player as below. Select "Start Sync" on Windows Media Player to start file synchronization to your player. 9 Windows Media Player 10 10 Windows Media Player 11 5 When the synchronization is complete, you can disconnect you player 11 Storing Data Files on the Player Store data files on your player the same way you would with a standard USB Flash Memory device. To transfer files: 1 Connect your player to your computer using the included USB cable 2 Click the My Computer icon on your computer. Navigate to the My Computer folder. 3 Your Player is displayed as Polaroid Media Player (See below). If your computer is running Windows Media Player version 10, you'll see this icon in the My Computer folder If your computer is running Windows Media Player version 11, you'll see this icon in the My Computer folder 4 If you are using Windows Media Player 10 on your Computer: Within the MTP directory, there are two folders: "Data" and "Media". Be sure to copy-and-paste/drag-and-drop any data files into the "Data" folder. 12 5 If you are using Windows Media Player 11 on your Computer: Within the MTP directory, there is one folder: "Internal Storage". Just copy-and-paste/drag-and-drop any data files into the "Internal Storage" folder. Video Conversion Tool Some video files may need to be converted to an AVI file before they will play. A video converter tool can be found on the MPA-20011S support page at www.polaroid.com. The video convert tool can be used to convert video files to the proper AVI format. Using Your Player Your Player can be used in several different ways: · As a music player (see "Listening to Music" on page 10) · As an FM Radio (see "Listening to FM Radio" on page 12) · As a photo player (see "Viewing photos" on page 13) · As a video player (see "Watching Videos" on page 13) Other features: · Use the internal stopwatch, calendar, voice recorder, browse or change your personal settings (see "Settings" on page 15) · As a data storage device (see "Transferring Media Files" on page 17) 13 Main Menu When you switch the player on, the first screen to appear will say, "Music Player". Music Player view If you want to enter another function, you can click the BACK button to enter the "Main Menu". 14 Figure 6 Click BACK button to enter the "Main Menu" Listening to Music Your Player has three ways to launch music: · In the "Main Menu", choose "Music Player" · In the "Main Menu", choose "Music Library" · In the "Main Menu", choose "My Playlist" Your player is capable of playing MP3 and WMA music file formats. It also has PlaysForSure support, meaning you can play downloaded songs in WMA format 15 with PlaysForSure Digital Rights Management technology. To load your own music files onto the Player, see "Transferring Media Files to the Player" on page Music Player "Music Player" mode lets you p ...