takeMS MEM-P3 Deseo 8GB Orange User manual

50 x 32 x 11
Weight
20 gr
Screen
Matrix (128*64) Liquid Crystal
Connect to PC
High Speed USB1.1 (Read 1000K Byte, Write800K Byte)
Memory
1,2,4 GB Flash
Power Supply
Max 5 hours play mode
Voice Recorder
Sample rate
Format
Time
8KHz
WAV (32K bps), ACT (8K bps)
35hours (ACT, 128M Flash)
MP3
WMA
WMV
ASF
Max. Output
MP3 Bit rate
Bit rate
Freq. Response
SNR
(L) 10mW + (R)10mW (32Ohm)
8K bps – 320K bps
5K bps – 384K bps
20Hz to 20KHz
85dB
Supported Music Formats
MP3, WMA, WMV, ASF, WAV
Operating Temperature
-5 to 40 degree
8 Languages Display
English, German, French, Italian, Spanish, Croation, Russian, Dutch
Supported Systems
Windows ME/2K/XP, Mac OS 10, Linux 2.4.2
Please note: Design and characters may change without prior notice.
Dimension
User Manual
DiSPlAy
BASic funcTionS
» Access to menus
Press Menu to access menus.
» Scrolling
Scroll music, menus, Fast Forward / Reverse
» list of menus
To access different menu functions from main menu.
Battery level
The player shows capacity on 9 levels
Battery is full on 1.5V.
As time goes on, capacity indication will vanish.
Indicator shows blank when battery almost ran out.
Now you should charge your battery. Please switch
on the player before charging. This player cannot be
charged when power is switched off
Please switch off power when you do not use it.
Main menu
Music Mode
Play Mode
Settings
Telephone book
Recorder Mode
E-Documents
USB Mode
Volume Adjust
Push VOL to access volume adjust, press Next/Last to
increase or decrease volume.
Switch on/off
(Power switch (right side) must be in “On” Position)
Press and hold play to switch on when the player is off.
Press and hold play to switch off when the player is on.
5. Next: Next, FF, Volume increase
6. Last: Previous, Rev, Volume decrease
7. USB: USB outlet
8. ON/OFF: Power switch
9. Earphone: Standard earphone outlet
Start / Stop recording
On recording mode, press Play to stop.
Key Processing Definition
Keys processing includes 4 actions: Press, Press and
Hold, Push, Hold. If not mentioned otherwise, all
actions are Press.
Press: Press a key and validate immediately;
Press and Hold: Press a key and hold it at least
1,2s this action valid only once.
Push: Push a key, it is validated when released.
Hold: events occur in the same frequency as you hold
the key such as Fast Forward and Reverse.
Keys Processing
Play music
Keys Functions Definition
1. Play: Power On/Off, Play, Pause, Stop
2. MENU: Entry main menu or exit from current menu.
3. VOL: Volume Adjust
4. REC: Entry recording mode.
Simple actions
1. Put earphone plug into earphone outlet;
2. Press and hold Play to switch the player on,
then enter Music Mode and press Play to play music.
3. Select a music: Last: Previous music;
Play & Pause; exit from submenu
On music mode, press Play to play music.
When playing music, press Play to pause; press
and hold to “pause” playing.
Next: Next music. Volume adjustments: Press
VOL to change volume, press Next to increase,
last to decrease.
Equalizer Mode
1. When playing music
2. Press Menu to enter the submenu Play
3. Push Next to choose the Equalizer Mode
4. Press Menu to enter the ‘Equalizer Mode’ submenu
Select an equalizer:
5. Details of each equalizer (EQ):
Natural, Rock, Pop, Classical, Soft, Jazz, DBB
6. Push Next to select an EQ and press Menu
to confirm.
Synchronous Lyric Display
The player supports lyric files with *.LRC suffix,
and displays them synchronously.
How to use lyric files?
Please make sure the lyric has the same name as
the music For example:
Music file: My heart will go on.mp3
Lyric file: My heart will go on.lrc
How to know if lyric available?
If lyric is matching, the icon
will be replaced into
1. When a matching lyric is available:
2. Press and hold Menu to enter the lyric interface;
3. Lyric is displayed
4. Press Menu return to the music mode.
Voice Recording
Please make sure that the battery has enough capacity
before you start recording. Each folder can save up to
99 voice recording files.
Record using the “Record mode”
1. .Enter the main menu:
4. Press Play to start recording.
Voice will be recorded in current folder which is set
by pressing ’Record stop / Main folder’
If “Memory full” is displayed, it means that no more
space is available to save new record files, please
delete other files in order to release some memory
space.
If “Folder full” is shown, it means that there are 99
record files in this folder. Please choose another folder.
2. Push Next scroll to the Record mode
3. Push Menu to select the Record mod, the screen
will display as follows:
The player only responds to Play and A-B during the
recording process.
Select Record Type
1. When the interface ‘Record stop’ is selected
2. Press Menu to enter the submenu Record
3. Push next to scroll to the submenu ‘Record type’
then press Menu to select it.
6. Volume control
Push VOL to access volume adjustment, press
Next/Last to increase or decrease the volume.
Fine record
Long-time record
Fine voice control
Long-time voice control
The ACT file which produced by this player can be converted into WAV format by using the provided software.
Wav file, fine quality
act file, normal quality
wav file
act file
4. Press Next to choose the appropriate type
and press Menu to select it
5. Press Play to start recording.
Play recorded files
1. Enter main menu
2. Push Next to choose the ‘Play mode’
3. Push Menu to enter the playing interface
4. Press again Play to play the file.
5. Choose voice record files.
Last: Select previous file;
Next: Select next file;
Convert ACT Files into WAV format
1. Insert the “Sound Converter” program.
Click on the “OPEN” button
2. Select the ACT files which you would like to convert.
PS: This tool can also play WAV and MP3 files.
Settings
Entering Settings
Using this option, you can set system performances,
the options may vary for the different firmware version.
1. Enter the main menu
2. Push Next in order to scrolling to “Settings”
3. Press Menu to enter the settings.
3. Click on the ‘CONVERT’ button, the program
will start converting the files.
Options introduction:
(Recording Time)
List of menus:
’Recording time’ setting
Setting date / time when saving recorded file
(Screensaver)
Screensaver setting
(Language)
Choosing languages
(Timing shut off)
(Repeat Setting)
Setting a countdown time in minutes, the player will shut off when time is out.
Setting repeat status
(Contrast Setting)
Setting display contrast
(PC Mode)
Options for ‘Secret Space’
(Memory Status)
Check memory space and usage status
(Firmware Ver.)
Version of player’s
firmware
(Upgrade Firm.)
(Exit)
1. System setting interface
2. Press Menu to enter the ‘Recording time’ interface
Recording time:
Use for upgrade firmware
Exit from Setting interface
3. Push VOL to set the year. While setting, year is flashing.
4. Push Next the value will increase
(Last for the opposite function)
5. After setting, press Menu to exit.
“Screensaver” Setting
1. Press Menu to enter the screensaver setting;
will shut down automatically when the player becomes
idle (regardless of its current status) for the period you
have set. Thsi is designed for listening music before
sleeping. Please note: The sleep mode can only be
activated once after setting, you have to set again if you
want to use it next time.
’Repeat Settings’
Please consult the paragraph ‘Sound Setting’
2. Push Next to select the setting
(Last for the previous setting)
3. After setting, press Menu to exit.
“Language” Setting
Please consult the paragraph ‘Sound Setting’
Turning off Setting
Please note: You can set time in seconds on ‘Battery
saving’ mode, the player will shut down automatically
when the player stops or has been idle for the period you
have set. This function is void if the time is set to 0.
You can set time in minutes on ‘Sleep mode’, the player
Note: in the “Manual Mode” you should set repeat points
manually .In “Automatic Mode” the player can identify a
sentence automatically when on A-B repeat.
’Contrast Adjust’
Please consult the paragraph ‘Backlight time setting’
’PC connection’ setting
Please consult the paragraph ‘Sound Setting’
Some operating systems (Windows 2K SP4 or prior) may
not recognize a USB stick with two symbols. Therefore,
you have to choose an active stick when using the
‘Secret Space’ function the PC will only find the active
stick.
’Memory status’
You can check the total memory space and the
percentage which is being used.
’Firmware version’
You can find the player’s firmware’s version.
’Firmware upgrade’
Use to upgrade player’s firmware.
Tips: When pressing Play you can quickly exit the
current menu. This function is working on all menus.
Reading Documents
In the main menu, press Next/Last to choose e-Document, press Menu to enter the corresponding submenu:
Select Folder: Select the root directory of flash drive.
Press Menu to enter the ‘Select Folder’ interface,
press Menu to select a file.
Note: You do not need to select a folder if the file which
you want to read is stored in root directory.
To select a file, please consult the ‘Select folder’
instructions.
Push Next to choose ‘Read document’, then press Menu
to confirm. While reading, press Next or Pre to scroll.
Using Telephone Book
How to find telephone information?
While on main menu, push NEXT to choose the
Telephone Book, press Menu to open it. Please find
following details of the submenu lists:
1. Browse TEL
2. Import Tel File
3. Export Tel File
4. Exit
Create and Edit Telephone Book File
Push NEXT to select the Browse TEL function.
Press MENU to enter the Telephone book.
Creating a Telephone Book file
Push NEXT to scroll to the object you need to refer to,
then press MENU to exit.
The Telephone Book file can be created using
the provided software tools
Browse TEL:
Check the contact which you have imported, including
Name, E-mail, Mobile, QQ, Telephone, Fax etc. (This
function is only available when the Telephone book
had been stored. Otherwise, you will receive a warning
message: No File! Press and hold MENU to exit!)
1. Execute ‘Telbook_Ch’, click on ‘OPEN’
Import Tel File:
Import Telephone book file from PC to player.
Export Tel File:
Export Telephone book file from player to PC.
2. Input information into the dialog box, then click
‘ADD’, a new contact will be created.
Editing the Telephone Book file
If you need to change contact details,
you can do it as follows:
1.Click on the column where the contact is stored which
you need to change, then you will see the details of the
corresponding contact:
3. Click on ‘SAVE’, a file named ‘TELBOOK’ will be
created on the player. The Telephone Book file will
be created.
2. After editing, click on ‘increase’,
you will receive a reminder:
» Create Telbook.bin by using the provided
Tel. book editor Telbook.exe
» Connect the player with the USB cable, copy telbook.
bin to the root directory of MP3 player.
» Switch the player on and enter the ‘Import Tel file’
» Import telbook.bin to player
Export Telephone Book:
This function allows you to export Telephone Book file
and then you can edit it on PC:
3. Click on confirm edit, you will find 2 records of the
same person.
» Switch the player on and enter the ‘Export Tel file’
» Confirm the files which want to export.
» Connect USB cable. Search for the telesave.bin in
the root. You can copy it and edit it on the PC
If you change the name of the contact,
a new recorder will be created.
Using USB stick
Importing and exporting the Telephone Book:
Export Telephone Book:
This function allows you to import a telephone book on
your MP3 player from PC:
The player is also a standard USB stick. Supported
Windows 2K or above (no need for drivers), Mac OS
10.3, Red hat Linux 8.0 or higher.
The player supports USB power supply, it can be
used without battery when it is connected to the PC.
To enter, when on waiting mode’ press Menu to
return to main menu and choose the operation you
need. This player supports the Suspend mode.
When connected to PC, the player works in the
following three modes:
1. Waiting
2. Downloading
3. Uploading
Upgrading your player
You can use the PC software to maintain
or upgrade the player’s firmware.
1. Enter the main menu
2. Push Next to scroll to the ‘Settings’
3. Push Menu to enter the ‘Settings’ submenu.
4. Push next to scroll to the ‘Firmware upgrade’
and push Menu to enter
5. Connect player to PC
6. Run the upgrade tools MP3 Player Update,
and then click on ’Choose new firmware
7. Select a firmware file. (It is stored on the provided
CDROM or can be downloaded from the Internet)
8. Click on ‘Start Upgrade’,
the upgrade will be performed.
9. When the upgrade has been successful,
you will see the following display on the player:
Firmware upgrade is to improve performance of the
player; you can still use it normally without performing an
upgrade process
The player will not work if you perform an incorrect
process! Please read this manual carefully before
performing the upgrade process.
The upgrade software does not work on other players
and vice verse.
Other settings
3. Press Menu to enter the folder choosing interface
Choosing another folder (Stop submenu)
You can classify files into several different folders that
simplifies to manage them (you should create the folders
on the PC). The player can identify 9 folders in its root.
1. When stopped
4. Press Next or Last to choose a folder
5. Press Menu to entry the selected folder
2. Press Menu to enter the Stop submenu
Please note: You can set folders independently
in the Music / Recorder / Play mode
Deleting file (Stop submenu)
You delete the corresponding files/channels
in each Music/Play modes.
1. When stopped
4. Press Menu to enter delete interface
5.Push Next to choose “YES“
2. Press Menu to enter the Stop submenu
6. Press Menu to confirm delete
3. Press Next or Last to choose ‘Delete file’ or ‘Delete all’
‘Delete all’ will delete all files in current folder of current
mode. I.e. Choose ‘Delete all’ in Music mode will delete
all music files; recorder files will not be affected.
Please safely remove the player and unplug the
USB cable after deleting files on PC, otherwise it is
possible that some files will not be removed.
Play mode (Play submenu)
You can choose different play mode (i.e. repeat, shuffle)
when playing music or recording files.The first option on
Play submenu is ‘Play mode’
REPEAT
Normal
Repeat One
Playing music files in sequence until the end of folder
Repeat single music file
Folder
Play all music files in folder
Repeat Folder
Repeat all music files in folder
Repeat All
Repeat all music files
Random
Play music files in the folder randomly
(Intro)
Play the 10s of each music files
in sequence
Playing speed (Play submenu)
You can choose different playing speeds without
affecting the sound. (Only valid for MP3 files)
1. While playing music
2. Push Menu to enter the submenu Play
3. Push Next to scroll to the ‘Play speed’ option
4. Push Menu to enter this option
5. Push Next for faster, Last for slower
Note: The Playing speed will be applied on all music files
Repeat mode (Play submenu)
Press -B to enter or Entering from Play submenu:
A-B Repeat
1. When playing music or recording
2. Push Menu to enter the submenu Play
3. Push Next to scroll to the ‘Repeat Mode’ option
4. Push Menu to enter this option
Repeat Mode: ‘A’ of icon
flashes, waiting for starter A
5. Push Next to select ‘A’
‘B’ of icon
flashes, waiting ender B
6. Push Next to select B
Symbol
fixed and starting repeat between A-B,
while playing, you can push Last to reset A point.
In repeat mode, you can press VOL+ or
VOL- to adjust the playing speed.
Repeat interval determines the period of time between
previous repetitions (in seconds).
Contrast Function
(No such Function in the playing mode)
Troubleshooting
1. While entering the contrast function, the repeat icon
will be displayed as
, the original sound will be played.
No Power
» Check if the battery had installed properly
» Make sure you have switched the player on
Push Last to return to the ‘Karaoke mode’
Press Menu to exit the repeat mode using the
above three modes.
No Sound
» Make sure the volume is not on 0 position and
that the earphones are properly connected
» Please make sure that the earphones are clean
» Damaged MP3 files may have noise and even
cannot be played
Repeat times (Play submenu)
Please consult the paragraph ‘Backlight time setting’
Strange characters on the display
» Make sure you have chosen correct language
Repeat time determines the number of times A-B is
being repeated until exit
Cannot Download Music
» Check the USB cable, and make sure that the
player is properly connected to the PC
» Check if the driver has been well installed
» Make sure there is still enough blank memory
2. While finishing the original, repeat icon will be
replaced by
, player will play the recorded voice.
Repeat interval (Play submenu)
Please consult the paragraph ‘Backlight time setting’