User manual TEAC MP-8000

® Media Player MP-8000 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 © 2005-2006, TEAC Europe GmbH. All rights reserved. Edition: January 2006 · Company and product names provided herein are trademarks of their respective companies. GB ­ 2 | MP-8000 Content CONTENT OF PACKAGE ................................................................................ 5 LIMITED WARRANTY ........................................................................................ 6 1. GETTING STARTED ....................................................................................... 7 Turning on the player .......................................................................... 7 Turning off the player ......................................................................... 7 Playing Music ...................................................................................... 7 Recording Voice ................................................................................. 7 FM Radio .............................................................................................. 7 Charging the Battery ......................................................................... 8 2. ADVANCED FEATURES ................................................................................ 9 2.1 Desktop ................................................................................................ 9 Selecting Functions .......................................................................... 10 Menus ................................................................................................ 10 2.2 MP3 Player ......................................................................................... 11 Playback Mode ................................................................................ 11 Playing Music .................................................................................... 12 Loop repeat ...................................................................................... 12 MP3 Player Menu Operation ........................................................... 12 Setting UserMode EQ: ...................................................................... 13 PlayList ................................................................................................ 13 PlayList Menu Operation .................................................................. 14 Add Songs ......................................................................................... 14 2.3 Recording .......................................................................................... 15 Recording Voice ............................................................................... 15 Recording from External Devices ................................................... 15 Recording Quality Settings .............................................................. 16 2.4 FM Radio ............................................................................................ 17 Listening to the Radio ....................................................................... 17 Automatic Tuning ............................................................................. 17 Manual Tuning ................................................................................... 18 To tune manually .............................................................................. 18 FM Radio Recording ......................................................................... 19 FM Channel editor ............................................................................ 19 2.5 Game ................................................................................................. 20 Russia Block ....................................................................................... 20 Box Game ......................................................................................... 21 GoBang ............................................................................................. 21 Black White Chess ............................................................................ 22 GB ­ 3 | MP-8000 2.6 Disk Explorer ....................................................................................... Exploring Files .................................................................................... Managing Files .................................................................................. Managing Directories ...................................................................... 2.7 e-Albums ............................................................................................ 2.8 e-Books ............................................................................................... 2.9 Movie Player ...................................................................................... 3. CONNECTING TO A COMPUTER ............................................................. 3.1 System Requirements ....................................................................... 3.2 Connecting to a PC ......................................................................... 3.3 Installing the USB Driver (WIN98SE) .................................................. 3.4 Disconnecting ................................................................................... 3.5 Using as Removable Storage .......................................................... 3.6 Disk Formatting .................................................................................. 4. HOW TO UPGRADE FIRMWARE ............................................................... 5. TROUBLESHOOTING ................................................................................. 6. SPECIFICATION ......................................................................................... WARRANTY .................................................................................................... 23 23 24 24 25 26 26 27 27 27 28 28 29 30 31 32 34 35 GB ­ 4 | MP-8000 Thank you for your purchase. The TEAC MP-8000 is one of the most powerful Media players on the market. CONTENT OF PACKAGE Media Player MP-8000 MENU AC Adapter USB Cable A-B LINE-IN Cable Adapter cable Earphone Manual Carrying Case Installer CD Remote control (optional) GB ­ 5 | MP-8000 LIMITED WARRANTY ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ Do not expose the device to extreme temperatures Do not expose to moisture. Do not apply excessive pressure to the device. Do not place heavy objects on top of the device. Do not expose the device to chemicals such as benzene or thinners. Do not expose the device to direct sunlight or heat sources. Do not store in dusty areas. Do not try to disassemble and repair the device yourself. Release the hold button before operating the device. Do not drop the device. This may cause internal damage or scratches to the surface. Do not turn up the volume too high. Battery Life This device is equipped with a high capacity lithium polymer battery. With a full charge, MP3 can be played back continuously for 10hours under normal operating conditions. The device can also record for about 10 hours. (Note: this is limited by internal storage space) The battery can be charged around 500 times. To prolong battery life, completely exhaust the battery before recharging. Battery life differs from device to device depending on operating conditions, estate and time of production. ­ Stop using the device or turn the volume down if you experience ringing in your ears. ­ Do not use wet or rough cleaning cloths. This may scratch or even damage the device. ­ Some earphone plugs may not fit the remote properly. Use the included earphone extension if your headphones will not plug in. GB ­ 6 | MP-8000 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. 1. GETTING STARTED Turning on the player Press and hold the / button until after the player turns on. Turning off the player Press and hold the / button until after the player turns off. Playing Music 1. Press and hold the / button to power on the unit. 2. Press the button to enter the music playback mode. 3. Press the and keys to select tracks. 4. Press the button to play the selected track. 5. Press the and keys to adjust the volume. button to pause playback. 6. Press the 7. If no buttons are pressed within 1 minute, the player automatically powers off. Recording Voice 1. Press and hold the A-B button to enter the voice record mode. 2. Press the A-B button to begin voice recording. 3. Press the / button to stop recording, a new voice file will be created. 4. Press the button to play the current voice file. FM Radio 1. Press the or button to select the FM Radio function. 2. Press the button to enter the FM Radio. 3. Press and hold the or button to auto search FM channels. 4. Press the and button to cycle through FM channels. GB ­ 7 | MP-8000 Charging the Battery The player will charge automatically when the AC adapter is connected to the device. Use only the AC power adapter supplied with the device. ­ AC operating voltage: 100~240V, 50~60Hz. ­ Charge time: ~ 3 hours (At full discharge) ­ Playback time: about 10hours (At full charge) You can also charge the player by connecting the player to a PC via the USB cable. Hold the MENU button, and then connect the player to PC, would switch to charge mode directly. GB ­ 8 | MP-8000 2. ADVANCED FEATURES 2.1 Desktop The Desktop is where the main functions of the Media Player can be accessed. Press and hold the MENU button to go to the Desktop mode. Function list Background Power indicator Current function There are five items on the desktop: ­ MP3 Player ­ Record ­ FM Radio ­ Games ­ Disk Explorer The background graphic can be customized with a picture downloaded from a PC (Refer to Chapter 3 for more) GB ­ 9 | MP-8000 Selecting Functions Follow these steps to select the function you want to use: 1. Press the or button to cycle through the functions. button to select the currently displayed function. 2. Press the Menus Each function on the Media Player comes with menus, which offer different options and settings that you can select and change. With a function selected, press the MENU button to open the menu for that function. When in menu mode: 1. Press the MENU button to close the menu. 2. Press the or button to navigate the menu. 3. Press the or button to change the displayed settings. 4. Press the button to select the current option. Pressing the MENU button while on the Desktop brings up a menu with the following options: Brightness: Adjusts the brightness of the LCD display, press the or buttons to cycle through 0~12 available levels of brightness. Language: The player multi-languages display, including simplified Chinese, traditional Chinese, Japanese, Korean, English, etc. Press the or buttons to select the desired language. About: Check the current firmware version. More exciting functions can be acquired through the simple firmware upgrading. Default Desktop: If default desktop has set to customized photo, select the option and press the button to restore default desktop. GB ­ 10 | MP-8000 2.2 MP3 Player Press and hold the Playback Mode button to switch to music playback mode. Volume level: adjust Volume through the buttons or . Track title: display current music files ID3 information. Music wave, or show music lyric. The player supported standard LRC format lyric, only place the cognominal lyric file at same directory, the lyric show synchronized. Music status: play pause stop EQ mode indicator (Normal, Bass, Rock, Pop, Classic, Treble, Live, Dance, UserMode) Loop repeat indicator: become red in section repeat playback mode. Track position bar: indicate the current playback status. Track position: Elapsed: Current track played time. Remaining: Current track remain time. Repeat playback indicator: Normal: to play all the tracks in order one time. All Tracks: to repeat all tracks. Track: to repeat current track. GB ­ 11 | MP-8000 Playing Music Press the button to play the current track. Press the during playback to pause the track. button Loop repeat The loop repeat function makes it easy to repeat a particular section of a music track. To do this, follow the steps below: 1. During music playback, press the A-B button briefly to mark the beginning of the loop you want to repeat. Notice that the loop repeat indicator will turn partially red in color. 2. Press the A-B button briefly again to mark the end of the loop. The loop repeat indicator will be completely red. 3. The desired loop will now play repeatedly. 4. Press the A-B button again to cancel the loop. MP3 Player Menu Operation Pressing the MENU button in music playback mode will bring up a menu with the following options: TimeMode: Changes the format of the track length displayed. Use the or buttons to select Elapsed or Remaining. Repeat: Changes the track repeat mode. Use the or buttons to select from the following options: Normal: No repeat. Plays all the tracks in order only once. All tracks: Repeat all tracks. Track: Repeat one track. EQ: Adjusts the equalizer mode. Select from Normal, Bass, Rock, Pop, Classic, Treble, Live, Dance and UserMode. GB ­ 12 | MP-8000 Setting UserMode EQ: Switch to menu mode. Select EQ option. Press the button to change the value to UserMode. Press the button to enter the User mode. The player provides 10 layer user self definition EQ. Press the or button to select desired option. Press the Volume buttons ( or ) to change the EQ value. Audio Channel: Stereo: Default is stereo. Left: Only send left channel of the track to earphone. Right: Only send right channel of the track to earphone. You can enjoy KTV function through select differ track channel. Sleep Mode: Disable: Sleep mode is disabled. XXminutes: the player will power off after preset time. Playlist: Playlist mode. Use the or buttons to scroll and press to enter this mode. For more details, refer to the following: PlayList This mode allows you to edit the songs in your playlist directly on the player. In music playback mode, press the MENU button and move to the PlayList option. Then press the button to switch to PlayList mode. Press the or button to select tracks. Press the button to play the track. Press the / button return to normal music play mode. Press the MENU button to switch to the Playlist menu mode. GB ­ 13 | MP-8000 PlayList Menu Operation Append Songs: to enter the Append Songs mode. Delete: remove current song from the list. Delete files: delete the current song file from the player. Clear Playlist: empty the entire list. Add Songs To add the entire songs store in a diretory, you have the following options: 1. Select the desired directory 2. Press the MENU button. 3. Select "Add to Playlist" option. Through those same steps, add a single song file to Playlist. Press the / button to return to the playlist. The Playlist can carry over 100 songs, if the Playlist is full, please delete some songs from Playlist before append operation. GB ­ 14 | MP-8000 2.3 Recording Recording Voice Press and hold the A-B button to enter voice recording mode. Volume level File name. File names are saved as REC001. MP3, REC002.MP3, REC003.MP3 and so on. Audio source indicator: Receiving sound from built in microphone . Receiving sound through line-in cable (can be set with MENU). Record status Sample Rate Bit rate Elapsed recording time Press A-B to begin recording. Press the / button to stop recording. Press to play the current recording. Press or buttons to select the desired recording. When memory is full, the recording stops automatically. Recording from External Devices With the player, you even can record from other devices equipped line-out functionality, such as CD players, MP3 players, and PCs. To do so, do the following: 1. Plug one end of the line-in cable into the player's line-in jack, and the other end to line-out port of the external device. GB ­ 15 | MP-8000 2. Press and hold the A-B button to switch to recording mode. 3. Press the MENU button to open the record menu dialogue. 4. With the AudioSource selection highlighted, press the button to change the AudioSource to Line-in. button to return to recording mode. 5. Press the 6. Start the external device. Press the A-B button to start recording. Recording Quality Settings The recording mode menu also allows you to change the default recording quality. 1. Press and hold the A-B button to switch to recording mode. 2. Press the MENU button to display the recording mode menu. 3. From the recording mode menu, you have the following options: AudioSource: Adjust the audio source for recording. Having discussed in the previous section. Sample Rate: Adjust the sample frequency. Select from the following: 8/11.025/12/16/ 22.05/24/32/44.1/48kHz BitRate: Adjust the bit rate. Select from the following: 32/40/48/56/64/80/96/112/128/ 160kbps. Use the and buttons to adjust the various settings. Press the button to exit the menu and return to recording mode. GB ­ 16 | MP-8000 2.4 FM Radio Listening to the Radio Select FM Radio at Desktop, and then press the enter the FM Radio. button to Volume level Current FM frequency Frequency name or Audio file name (Displayed when recording) Status indicator Audio file Sample Rate Audio file Bit rate Elapsed recording time FM channel number. Up to 30 channels can be stored. Press the or button to change to another preset channel. Automatic Tuning The player has 30 FM preset slots, and can scan for these slots automatically. Press and hold the or button to begin auto tuning. The player will scan the FM spectrum for strong signals, and after a few moments, populate the channel list with the strongest one in the area. GB ­ 17 | MP-8000 To rearrange the channel order: 1. Press the MENU button to enter the FM radio menu. 2. Press the or button to select the Save Channel option. 3. Press the or button to cycle to the desired preset station slot. button to store the frequency to the selected FM 4. Press the preset slot. 5. Repeat steps 1-4 until all the available channels have been stored. The player allows up to 30 FM preset slots programming. Manual Tuning If you would rather select FM frequencies manually, take the following steps. To change to manual tuning mode: 1. While in the FM radio mode, press the MENU button to enter the FM radio menu. 2. Press the or button to scroll to the Seek Mode option. 3. Press the button to change the value to Manual. 4. Press the button to close the menu and return to FM radio mode. To tune manually 1. Press and hold the or button to begin manual tuning. 2. Release the MENU button when the desired frequency is reached. 3. Press the or button to select the Save Channel option. 4. Press the or button to cycle to the desired preset station slot. 5. Press the button to store the frequency to the selected FM preset slot. 6. Repeat steps 1-5 until all the available channels have been tuned in. GB ­ 18 | MP-8000 FM Radio Recording To record FM radio, simple press the A-B button during FM playback. The recorded FM radio will be saved as a MP3 file. To stop the FM recording, press the / button. To playback the FM recording, press and hold the button to switch to music playback mode. To set the default recording format, please refer to previous sections of this manual to learn how to operate them. FM Channel editor Even can edit FM frequency list on PC, and download it to the device root directory. You must edit a text file named "FM.txt", and its content formatted as following: No. Frequency Name GB ­ 19 | MP-8000 2.5 Game The player also comes with a variety of challenging games for you to take on the road. There are some games: Russia Block, Box Game, GoBang, and Black White Chess. Follow these steps to enter the game you want to play: 1. On the Desktop, press the or button to select Game. 2. Press the button to enter game list screen. 3. Press the or button to select the desired game. 4. Press the button to enter game. Russia Block Blocks will fall from the top of the screen. When they fill up an entire row, that row will be destroyed. If the blocks reach the top of the screen, the game is over. Controls Move block left Move block right Rotate block Move block downwards Press the MENU button, and the or button to select 1~9 level button, the game will restart at new speed. Then press the speed. GB ­ 20 | MP-8000