® HDD Player MP-1000 User Manual To ensure the smooth handling of your warranty please write the serial number of your device into the box. In the case of warranty you are expected to send it together with a copy of your invoice to your nearest TEAC sales representative. · Changes in specifications and features may be made without notice or obligation. · Copyright © 2004, TEAC Corporation. All rights reserved. First Edition: May 2004 · Company and product names provided herein are trademarks of their respective companies. CONTENTS FEATURES ..................................................................................... LOCATION OF CONTROLS ......................................................... CONTENT OF PACKAGE ............................................................. OPERATION ................................................................................. 1. Power On/Power Off/Pause Function ........................... 2. Track Select/Search Function ........................................ 3. Volume Control (VOL -/+) Function ............................... 4. Start/ Stop Voice Recording and LINE IN Recording (REC) Function ................................................................. 5. Start/ Set/ Cancel A-B Repeat ....................................... 6. Set/ Cancel HOLD ........................................................... 7. Search Function (Forward/Rewind) ............................... 8. Repeat Function (REPEAT): Press the Select button briefly during playback .................................................. 9. Menu Setting Function .................................................... USING WITH PC ........................................................................... 1. Recommended PC Specifications ................................ 2. Download File .................................................................. 3. Install Mass Storage Driver (For WIN98) ......................... 4. Firmware Upgrade .......................................................... 5. Disconnect USB Cable .................................................... CAUTIONS ................................................................................... SPECIFICATIONS .......................................................................... TROUBLESHOOTING .................................................................... A/S SERVICE APPLICATION ........................................................ WARRANTY .................................................................................. 24 25 26 26 26 26 26 27 27 27 27 27 28 31 31 31 32 33 34 34 35 36 36 37 23 | MP-1000 FEATURES Digital Audio Format Supports playback of WMA and OGG files as well as MP3 files Large 8 Line Graphic LCD 8 line Full Graphic LCD, supporting an advanced LED backlight and various languages from about 40 countries all over the world. Direct Encoding Supports voice recording and recording through various audio devices such as CD players, FM radio and cassette tape players without a PC, as well as MP3 file download through a PC, enabling you to make and listen to MP3 files of your own. Firmware upgradeable Firmware upgradeable. Really powerful Rechargeable Battery Fast and convenient battery charging via USB connection; supports continuous playback for up to 18 hours (can charge 80% by charging for 1 hour and 100% by charging for 2 hours, if the battery is fully discharged) FM Tuner Conveniently listen to FM broadcasting with auto frequency detection and frequency memory functions. Custom Equalizer Select tone color according to the type of music, to listen to better sounds. NORMAL, CLASSICAL, ROCK, JAZZ, and USER EQ are available according to your taste. 1.5GB HDD The 1.5GB HDD can save a massive amount of data and music files (about 800 WMA pieces can be saved) 24 | MP-1000 LOCATION OF CONTROLS Earphone Jack LINE-IN Input Jack A B-Repeat/Voive Recording (REC) Power On/Off/Play/ Pause ( POWER) Microphone HOLD Switch USB Port Jack Menu Select SELECT RESET Direction in which the key SELECT is pressed: +: Volume up/Previous Menu : Next Song/Search -: Volume Down/Next Menu : Previous Song/Search 25 | MP-1000 CONTENT OF PACKAGE MP-1000 Installer CD Earphone Adapter USB Cable LINE-IN Cable Carrying Case Manual OPERATION 1. Power On/Power Off/Pause Function Power On/Off: Press the Play ( ) button on the main unit for 1~2 seconds Pause: Press the Play ( ) button briefly during playback to pause, and press again to resume playing. 2. Track Select/Search Function ( , ) Select/Search: Press the SELECT button briefly, right or left. 3. Volume Control (VOL -/+) Function Adjust the volume. 26 | MP-1000 4. Start/ Stop Voice Recording and LINE IN Recording (REC) Function Start recording: Press and hold the REC button Stop recording: Press and hold the REC button ­ Voice recording is only available when there is free space on the disk. ­ Voice recording is available in MP3 mode. ­ To playback recorded files, select the recorded file in the ENCODE Directory and press the Play ( ) button to playback the file. 5. Start/ Set/ Cancel A-B Repeat Start A-B Repeat: press the REC button briefly during playback (A ). Set A-B Repeat: press the REC button briefly during playback (A B) . Cancel A-B Repeat: press the REC button briefly during playback . 6. Set/ Cancel HOLD Set Hold: Move the HOLD button in the appropriate direction . Cancel Hold: Move the HOLD button in the opposite direction . 7. Search Function (Forward/Rewind) Forward Search: press and hold the right SELECT button ( ) during playback. Rewind Search : press and hold the left SELECT button( ) during playback. Search progresses every 5 seconds. 8. Repeat Function (REPEAT): Press the Select button briefly during playback Normal : listen to all songs in the directory only one time. Repeat One : repeat only one selected song. Repeat Directory : repeat all songs in the directory. Repeat Shuffle : repeat all songs in the directory randomly. 27 | MP-1000 9. Menu Setting Function Menu Function : Press and hold the SELECT button. Move in Menu : press the SELECT button briefly to the right ( ) to move to a lower menu and press briefly to the left ( ) to move to an upper menu. Select Menu : Press the SELECT button briefly. Close Menu : Press and hold the SELECT button or press to the left ( ) briefly. Figure: Menu Select 1) File Explore Function 1. MUSIC: directory where playback files are stored. 2. ENCODE: directory where voice recording and LINE IN recording files are stored. 2) Setting Function 1. Back Light: set the back light time as desired. The setting can be adjusted to OFF, 5 seconds, 10 seconds, 20 seconds and ON. 2. LCD Contrast: set the brightness of the LCD. The setting can be adjusted to 0 ~ 10. 3. Language: select the language. You can select English, Chinese, Korean or Japanese. (ENGLISH, CHINESE (S), CHINESE(T), KOREAN, JAPANESE) 28 | MP-1000 4. BEEP: set the sound effect to ON/OFF. (ON/OFF) 5. RESUME: set to start playing from the area of the song that was played before the power was turned off. (ON/ OFF) 6. RESET: reboots the product. (ON/OFF) 7. INFO: shows the information on the product. ­ Check firmware version (Firmware) ­ Shows capacity of remaining disk (Disk Space) 3) Equalizer Function (Sound Effect) 1. PRESET Setting FLAT: to listen in normal tone CLASSIC: to listen in classical tone JAZZ: to listen in jazz tone ROCK: to listen in rock tone USER EQ: to listen in a user-set custom tone 2. User Setting (USER'S EQ) The user can set the bandwidth of frequency. 4) Recording Function (RECORD) 1. INPUT SELECT LINE IN: record from an external device VOICE: voice recording with the integrated microphone 2. Bit Rate LOW: 64Kbps MIDDLE: 128Kbps HIGH: 192Kbps 29 | MP-1000 5) Listen to FM Radio 1. Find Frequency: Press the SELECT button briefly to the left or right ( , ) to find the frequency you want. 2. Search Frequency: Press and hold the SELECT button to the left or right to search for frequencies automatically. 3. AUTO PRESET Function: Press and hold the REC button (1~20 channels can be saved). 4. Search Saved Frequency: Press the SELECT button briefly to search for a saved frequency, from channels 1 to 20 in succession. 5. Convert to Music Mode: press and hold the SELECT button. Note Broadcasts may not always be clearly received in areas where there is a poor electricity supply or where reception is not good. Figure : FM Tuner Selection Process 6) USB Connect Connect to PC 30 | MP-1000 USING WITH PC 1. Recommended PC Specifications Supports Pentium 133MHz or above Windows 98SE/ME/2000/XP 20MB free hard disk space CD-ROM drive USB port (1.1/2.0) VGA graphics 64MB RAM or above 2. Download File 1. While the unit is turned off, connect the USB cable to the USB port of the PC, and the USB port of the MP-1000. The battery charge screen will appear in the LCD. 2. Press and hold the SELECT button. 3. Execute Windows Explorer in the PC. 4. Select the file to save, and drag and drop it to the removable disk. Figure: Cable Connection of PC and MP-1000 31 | MP-1000 Caution If you connect the USB cable while the unit is playing, the charging screen may not appear, and it will not be detected by the PC. If you disconnect the USB cable during file download or upload, it may cause problems. The order of music files that appears when you select the removable disk in Windows Explorer is not related to the actual order of playback. Make sure to set the file system to FAT before formatting. 3. Install Mass Storage Driver (For WIN98) 1) Insert the installation CD in your computer's CD-ROM drive. 2) Connect the USB Cable between the MP-1000 and the PC's USB port. 3) The Windows OS will automatically detect a new Hardware device. Then it starts to install the USB driver for WIN98 (Mass Storage Driver). Figure : Driver Installation Screen 32 | MP-1000 4) You must select the directory in the CD-ROM drive and put the USB Driver file. (ex. D:\Drivers). 5) Follow the instructions in the screen to finish installation 6) When you reboot the Computer, you will find that the USB storage driver is installed (Check in My Computer ->Properties ->Device Manager) Notes Make sure to log in as the Administrator to install it if you use Windows 2000 or XP . Windows SE, ME, 2000, XP can detect the driver without separate program installation. The driver will not be detected in Windows 98 if you do not install the program. 4. Firmware Upgrade 1. Download and save the latest firmware upgrade file to a PC. 2. Connect the MP-1000 to the USB port of the PC. 3. Copy the downloaded file to the "CONFIG" folder of a removable disk. 4. Press and hold the REC button to return to the charging screen. Then press the Play button ( ) to start the upgrade automatically. 5. When the upgrade is finished, the charging screen reappears. 6. Disconnect the USB cable. 33 | MP-1000 5. Disconnect USB Cable After finishing the file transfer, make sure to disconnect the cable in the following way. 1. Double-click the green arrow in the task bar on the lower right of the Windows screen, and then disconnect the USB cable. 2. Select the USB device and press the [Stop] button. 3. Press the OK button in the Stop Hardware Device window. CAUTIONS 1. Avoid subjecting the main unit to severe impact, which could lead to failure. 2. Avoid locations where there is dust, moisture, magnets, sunlight or heat. 3. Avoid locations or materials that may result in static electricity. 34 | MP-1000 4. Unauthorized disassembly, repair or modification may lead to failure and invalidate the warranty. 5. Listening at high volumes for long periods of time may damage your hearing. 6. Do not use headphones or earphones while driving a car or motorcycle or riding a bicycle. 7. Do not turn up the volume of your headphones or earphones while using a pedestrian crossing. SPECIFICATIONS Disk Capacity Power Continuous play time Dimensions (W x H x D ) Weight LCD Case Noise ratio Earphone output Output frequency range FM frequency FM signal to noise ratio FM distortion FM utility sensitivity Files supported 1.5GB 3.8V Lithium-Polymer Rechargeable Battery Up to 18 hours of operation 50 X 87.5 X 17.2 mm 70g FSTN 128x128 dot 8 lines, 4 Gray LCD Plastic 85dB with 20KHz LPF 6mW (up to 12mW) / 16 Ohm 20Hz ~ 20KHz 87.5 ~ 108.0MHz 45dB 1% 10dB MPEG1/2/2.5 Layer3 (8Kbps ~ 320Kbps, 8KHz ~ 48KHz) WMA (48Kbps ~ 192Kbps, 8KHz ~ 48KHz) OGG format file 35 | MP-1000 TROUBLESHOOTING Check the following before asking for service. I cannot turn on the power. Check the capacity of the normal battery and the charge level of the rechargeable battery Check whether the "Hold" switch is in lock status. I pressed a button on the MP-1000, but it is not working. The "Hold" switch is in lock status. I cannot hear any sound, or the noise is too loud. Check whether the volume is set to "0". Check whether the earphones are properly connected to the port. Check the earphone ...