® MP3 Player MP-200 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. Disposing of the Product Your device should no be placed in municipal waste. Please check local regulations for disposal of electronic products. · Changes in specifications and features may be made without notice or obligation. · Copyright © 2004-2006, TEAC Europe GmbH. All rights reserved. Edition: January 2006 · Company and product names provided herein are trademarks of their respective companies. GB ­ 2 | MP-200 Contents FEATURES ................................................................................................. 4 CONTENT OF PACKAGE ......................................................................... 4 IMPORTANT INFORMATIONS ................................................................... 5 INTRODUCTION OF CONTROLS .............................................................. 6 Line Control ..................................................................................... 7 SYMBOLS ON SCREEN ............................................................................. 8 INSTALLATION ......................................................................................... 8 Loading the battery ........................................................................ 8 Driver Software ............................................................................... 9 Connecting to a PC ........................................................................ 9 Disconnecting ............................................................................... 10 Manual Installation of Driver Software .......................................... 11 BASIC OPERATION ................................................................................ 13 Menus ............................................................................................ 13 Switching On and Off .................................................................... 13 Playback ....................................................................................... 13 Previous/Next ................................................................................ 13 Volume .......................................................................................... 13 Fast Forward/Reverse (FF&RW) ..................................................... 13 Equalizer ........................................................................................ 14 Playback Mode ............................................................................ 14 A-B Repeat Function ..................................................................... 14 Voice Mode .................................................................................. 14 Voice Recording ........................................................................... 15 Deleting Files ................................................................................. 15 UKW Tuner ...................................................................................... 16 LINE-IN Recording (Music Mode) .................................................. 18 Edit ID3 Tags ................................................................................... 19 Copying Files to MP-200 ................................................................. 20 Setting Energy Management ........................................................ 20 ScreenSaver .................................................................................. 20 Memory Information ..................................................................... 20 UPGRADING THE FIRMWARE ................................................................ 21 FORMATTING THE MEMORY .................................................................. 23 DEINSTALLING DRIVER SOFTWARE ........................................................ 24 TROUBLE SHOOTING ............................................................................. 25 SPECIFICATION ..................................................................................... 26 WARRANTY CARD ................................................................................ 27 GB ­ 3 | MP-200 The TEAC MP-200 is one of the most powerful MP3 player on the market. FEATURES Playback of MP3/WMA files OLED display Screen saver USB 2.0 FM tuner FM digital recording Line-In receptacle High-Quality digital recording No drivers for Win2000/XP/ME 256MB/512MB/1GB portable USB data storage A-B Repeat playback. Equalizer: 5 modes: Normal, Rock, Jazz, Classic, Pop ID3 tag support with file name lyrics display (edit in advance needed) Low power consumption Line control support Firmware upgradeable Menu based operation CONTENT OF PACKAGE MP3 player MP-200 user's manual line control USB cable earphone neck strap carrying case installation CD AAA battery line in cable GB ­ 4 | MP-200 IMPORTANT INFORMATIONS If the unit is not used for a longer period of time please remove the battery to avoid damages by corrosion. Change the battery in the following cases: . ­ The battery display shows empty ­ The keys will not operate normal. ­ The unit does not operate under normal conditions. We do not assume any liability arising out of improper operation or incidental damages. Important information: Please read and retain all the operating instructions before operating the unit, we do not assume any liability arising out of improper operation or incidental damages. GB ­ 5 | MP-200 INTRODUCTION OF CONTROLS 1. LINE-IN input jack 2. Earphone jack/Line control jack 3 OLED display 4. Play/pause/stop 5. Recording REC/A-B repeat 6. EQ/DEL (Equalizer/Delete) 7. MENU 8. VOL/SEARCH: Volume - / Previous, RW 9. VOL/SEARCH+ : Volume +/ Next, FF 10. Battery compartment 11. Neck strap slot 12. USB jack GB ­ 6 | MP-200 Line Control 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. Volume control Play/pause Volume-, Previous Volume+, Next Stop Mute Cable to player Earphone jack HOLD (Lock/unlock keys 14 to 18) Clip (to attach the unit to clothes) The line control is located between earphone and player. Cable 19 is plugged into the player. The earphone has to be plugged into the earphone jack 20. Note: The line control only can be used if the player is switched on. GB ­ 7 | MP-200 HOLD SYMBOLS ON SCREEN ordinal number recording time Battery level indicator Music title or file name Volume Equalizer indicator Music/Voice mode Repeat indicator resp. A-B indicator Repeat modes: Equalizer: USB mode , , , , , , , and INSTALLATION Loading the battery An AAA 1.5V alkaline battery is used to power the unit. When the battery indicator shows empty please change the battery. Push the battery cover toward the direction of the arrow to open the battery case. Ensure the correct polarity, put the battery inside and close the battery compartment. GB ­ 8 | MP-200 Driver Software Windows98 Under Windows98 drivers have to be installed. Do not connect the unit to your computer before the installation of the driver is finished. Insert the provided CD into your CDROM drive or get the driver from our web site. Double click on SETUP .EXE and follow the instructions on the screen. Connect the MP-200 and the PC with the provided USB cable after finishing the installation. Windows 2000/XP/ME There is no need for a driver installation under Windows 2000/ XP/ME. Under Windows 2000 service pack 3 has to be installed. When connecting the unit for the first time the New Hardware assistant is run. The MP-200 is recognized automatically and the respective drivers are activated. Connecting to a PC The MP3 player is connected to a PC with the provided USB cable. You will see a mass storage device with removable media symbol in My Computer after the unit has been recognized by the operating system. The player's display shows . GB ­ 9 | MP-200 Disconnecting Prior to disconnect the unit has to be detached at the operating system. Otherwise data losses may occur. Proceed as follows: 1. Double click on the symbol Remove Hardware or Eject in the right lower corner of the task bar. (XP: Remove Hardware Safely"). See also the respective pictures: 2. Click on Stop resp. OK in the pop up window. 3. Click on OK. After carrying out the above steps the unit can be disconnected. Note: The driver software may be not compatible to other MP3 products. If problems occur try to install the driver manually or call our hotline. GB ­ 10 | MP-200 Manual Installation of Driver Software 1. Windows 2000/XP: Click with the right mouse button on My Computer>Properties>Device Manager. Double click on Player Recovery Device Class. Now click on Driver>Update Driver. Click on Next in any of the following windows. GB ­ 11 | MP-200 2. Windows 98: After connecting the player to the PC use the right mouse button to click on My Computer>Properties>Device Manager. Please check if the entry of the player is shown with an exclamation mark or a question mark. Double click on the symbol of the MP-200 (Player Recovery Device Class). Now click on Driver>Upgrade Driver. Click on Next in any of the following windows and on Finish to finish driver installation. Now the driver is installed. GB ­ 12 | MP-200 BASIC OPERATION Menus The unit is completely controlled by menus. The main menu and its sub menus are invoked with the key MENU. Main menu and its sub menus are left by invoking the option Exit. All menus are navigated with the keys and . To select an option MENU has to be pressed. Switching On and Off Use to switch on. The unit is set to music mode after switching on. To switch off is pressed for more than 4 seconds until the message Continue Holding To Power Off and an activity bar is shown and the unit is switched off. Playback Short pressing of starts and pauses playback. A little bit longer pressing stops playback. Previous/Next Short pressing of moves to previous files of to the next. Volume If is pressed somewhat longer volume increases while longer pressing reduces it. Fast Forward/Reverse (FF&RW) Select SETTING in the main menu and then FF&RW. If you click on FF&RW, the unit returns to the playback screen. On the place of MP3 or WMA a blinking .symbol is shown. The keys and are used to move fast forward and back. This mode is left with MENU. GB ­ 13 | MP-200 Equalizer Select SETTING in the main menu and then EQ. Navigate with and through Normal , Rock , Jazz , Classic , and Pop .. In music or in voice mode settings can be made immediately by pressing EQ/DEL. Playback Mode Select SETTING in the main menu and then PlaySequence. and through , , Navigate with , , and . A-B Repeat Function During playback you press REC/A-B to mark the beginning of the range to be repeated. An A is shown. The end of the range is marked by pressing REC/A-B again. Now the symbol AB is shown and the marked section is permanently repeated. To stop A-B repeating REC/A-B has to be pressed. Voice Mode Select VOICE in the main menu for the voice mode. Under voice mode the display shows WAV. In voice mode WAV files are used. There is no support for ID3 tags (displaying lyrics information). This functionality is available: - Playback - Pause/stop/power off - Previous/next, FF/REW - Volume adjustement - EQ modes setting - Playback modes setting - A-B repeat GB ­ 14 | MP-200 Voice Recording Quick Start In music or in voice mode press REC/A-B until is displayed. Voice recording starts immediately after releasing the key. Recording format is mono ADPCM 8 kHz. Pressing REC/A-B stops recording. Menu Controlled Select RECORD in the main menu while in music or voice mode. The sub menu includes the options Sour(ce), Mode, Enco(ding), Rate, Mo/ST (Mono/Stereo), Record and Cancel. and are used to navigate through the options and with the MENU button the selection is confirmed. Source allows to select the audio source (MIC = microphone, LineIn for all other audio devices). Mode offers to select between Song and Album. Use Encoding to set the formats IM ADPCM (4 Bit), MS ADPCM (4 Bit) or PCM (16 Bit). Rate is used to set the sample rate to 8KHz/11KHz/16KHz/22KHz/32KHz. Mo/ST allows to toggle between Mono and Stereo. Pressing MENU with selecting Record starts recording while Cancel stops the whole process. Select MIC and then select Record with MENU. The unit starts recording immediately. Pressing REC/A-B stops recording. Recording can be stopped and resumed at any time by pressing (symbol ). If recording with the integrated microphone Vxxx.WAV files are stored in the directory VOICE. Deleting Files Deleting single/all Files Press EQ/DEL and the message Delete? is displayed together with the respective file name and the options Yes and No. Navigate with and . Select Yes and the file is deleted. The delete mode is left. GB ­ 15 | MP-200 If you press EQ/DEL t ...