MPUB330

USB-Stick MP3 Player with LCD Display

INSTRUCTION MANUAL

Please read this manual carefully before operation.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

TABLE OF CONTENTS ........................................................................... 2

PACKAGE CONTENTS .......................................................................... 3

FEATURES .............................................................................................. 4

GETTING STARTED ................................................................................ 5

Controls at a Glance ........................................................................................5

Connecting Headphones ................................................................................7

Connecting Power ...........................................................................................7

Loading a Battery..................................................................................7

USB Power ............................................................................................7

Using the Player Controls................................................................................8

Power On/Off ........................................................................................8

Hold Switch ...........................................................................................8

Reset Function ......................................................................................8

Navigating the Menu Interface .............................................................8

Main Menu .......................................................................................................9

PLAY MUSIC ....................................................................................... 10

Play Music Controls .......................................................................................10

Repeat A-B Mode ...............................................................................11

SETTING .............................................................................................. 12

FOLDER ............................................................................................... 13

Folder Controls ..............................................................................................13

USB CONNECTIONS .......................................................................... 14

Minimum PC Requirements ..........................................................................14

USB Driver Installation (Windows 98SE Only) .............................................14

Connecting to a Computer ............................................................................14

Transferring Files ...........................................................................................15

Disconnecting from a Computer ...................................................................15

Microsoft Windows .............................................................................15

Macintosh OS .....................................................................................16

MPMANAGER ......................................................................................17

TROUBLESHOOTING .......................................................................... 18

SPECIFICATIONS ................................................................................ 20

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PACKAGE CONTENTS

Please make sure that the items listed below are included in the package.

Should an item be missing, please contact the local retailer from which you purchased this product.

1. MPUB330

2. Stereo Earphones

3. 1 x “AAA” Battery

4. Instruction Booklet

5. Installation CD

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FEATURES

 Integrated Flash Memory

 High-Contrast LCD Display with Backlight

 Plays MP3 and WMA Digital Music Files

 ID3 and LRC support for song and synchronized lyric information display

 Mobile Data Storage Function

 USB 2.0 for Ultra-Fast File Transfers (up to 40x faster than USB 1.0)

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GETTING STARTED

Controls at a Glance

Top View

1. MENU button

2. Volume +

3. Volume -

4. Previous/Reverse

5. Next/Forward

6. Play/Pause/Stop

Bottom View

7. HOLD Switch

8. USB Cap

9. Battery Compartment Cover

Front View

10. LCD Display

11. Neckstrap Hook

Right View

12. Headphone Out Jack

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Play Mode Display

GETTING STARTED

1. Current track / Total tracks

2. File Type

3. Song Title / File name

4. Equalizer Indicator

5. Bitrate

6. Play Mode Indicator

7. Volume Level

8. Battery Level Indicator

9. Elapsed Time

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GETTING STARTED

Connecting Headphones

Connect headphones/earphones to the Headphone Out jack for private listening.

 Lower the volume level before connecting headphones, then gradually increase the volume for comfortable listening.

 Hearing experts advise against the constant use of personal stereos played at high volume.

 Constant high-volume use can lead to hearing loss. If you experience ringing in your ears or hearing loss, discontinue use immediately and seek medical advice.

Connecting Power

The Player operates on 1 x “AAA” battery for music playback.

Loading a Battery

1. Remove the USB Cap.

2. Remove the Battery Cover.

3. Insert 1 x “AAA” battery, taking care to match the “+” and “–” polarities of the battery with the markings inside the battery compartment.

4. Replace the Battery Cover.

USB Power

When the Player is connected to a computer’s powered USB port, it will draw power over the USB connection.

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GETTING STARTED

Using the Player Controls

Power On/Off

 To turn your player on, press

 To turn your player off, hold darken.

. The LCD will light.

for at least 3 seconds. The LCD will

Hold Switch

The Hold feature locks (disables) your player’s controls to prevent accidental key presses when it is in your pocket or bag.

 To lock the player’s controls, slide the HOLD switch to the right in the direction of the arrow. A Lock icon will be displayed on the screen.

HOLD

 To unlock the player’s controls, slide the HOLD switch to the left.

Reset Function

You may reset your player if it should freeze or otherwise behave abnormally.

1. Disconnect your player if it is connected to a computer.

2. Remove the battery from the player. Wait 10 seconds, and then replace the battery.

3. Power on your player. Your player has now been reset.

Navigating the Menu Interface

It is easy to use the Player controls to select menu options, items, and files on your player.

 To move the selection cursor (highlight), press the arrow keys. To move quickly in any direction, press and hold the arrow keys.



— To highlight the previous item to the left (or up), press

— To highlight the next item to the right (or down), press

To confirm and enter the current selection, press

 To return to the previous screen, press .

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GETTING STARTED

Main Menu

The Main Menu gives you access to the different function modes of your player.

 To enter the Main Menu, press and hold press and hold .

. To exit the Main Menu,

 To select a function mode in the Main Menu, press the mode, and then press to confirm.

or to highlight

Play Music

Play your digital MP3 or WMA music files.

Setting

Set your player’s internal options.

Folder

Play, view, or delete files from your player.

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PLAY MUSIC

Enter PLAY MUSIC mode from the Main Menu to play digital MP3 or WMA music files.

PLAY MUSIC mode will play all compatible audio files on your player, regardless of directory.

Play Music Controls

Use the following controls during music playback.

Key

Press

Press

Function

Start/Resume track playback.

During playback, press to pause playback.

Play the next track.

Hold

Press

Hold

Press

Fast-forward through the current track.

Play the previous track.

Reverse through the current track.

Decrease the volume level.

Press

Press

Hold

Increase the volume level.

Start Repeat A-B Mode.

Return to Main Menu.

For more information about how to get music onto your player, please refer to the section “Getting Started > Connecting to a

Computer > Transferring Music to Your Player”.

For more information about digital MP3 and WMA music files, please refer to the section “About MP3/WMA Music Files”.

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PLAY MUSIC

Repeat A-B Mode

Set a segment of a music track to repeat in a continuous loop. During playback:

 To set the starting point “A” of the loop, press

 To set the end point “B” of the loop, press play from point “A” to point “B”.

 To resume normal playback, press again.

.

again. The loop will now

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SETTING

Enter SETTING mode from the Main Menu to change your player’s internal option settings.

The Setting Menu contains 9 options.

 To select an option, press or

 To exit the Setting Menu, press .

. To confirm and enter, press

Item

Equalizer

Repeat Mode

Contrast

Backlight

Backlight Color

Power Set

Langauge

Version

Info

Description

Set a digital equalizer preset. The options are Normal,

Pop, Rock, Classical, Jazz, and Bass.

Set a Repeat Mode option. The options are Normal,

Repeat One, Repeat All, Shuffle Repeat, Dir Normal,

Dir All Repeat, Dir Shuffle Repeat.

Set the contrast level of the display.

Set the backlight option to change the duration of time

(in seconds) that the backlight will remain on after a key press. A setting of “Always Off” will disable the backlight completely. A setting of “Always On” will keep the backlight on continuously.

Set the color of the backlight. A setting of “Color 8” will change the backlight color with each key press.

Set the Power Set option to change the duration of time (in minutes) that the player will remain on when it is idle. A setting of “Disable” will turn this power saving feature off.

Set the Language that the menus appear in.

View your player’s firmware information.

View your player’s memory information.

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FOLDER

Enter FOLDER mode to view, play, or delete files on your player.

You can also connect your player to a computer to easily manage your file library.

Folder Controls

A directory tree will be displayed on-screen upon entering FOLDER mode from the Main Menu.

Use the following controls in FOLDER mode.

Key

Press

Press

Press

Press

Function

Select the next file or folder (down).

Select the previous file or folder (up).

If a folder is selected, the folder’s contents will be displayed.

If a file is selected, an option box will be displayed:

 Select “Play Now” to play the selected file.

 Select “Delete?” to delete the selected file, and then select “Yes” to confirm the deletion.

If the icon is selected, the previous folder’s contents will be displayed.

Return to Main Menu.

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USB CONNECTIONS

Minimum PC Requirements

You can connect the Player to a computer with a USB port to transfer files to your player or to manage the files on your player. The minimum requirements listed below will allow you to perform basic file management functions; advanced features will require a faster PC and Windows configuration.

 MS Windows 98SE (Service Pack 1) or ME [USB-MSC];

MS Windows 2000 (Service Pack 3 or above) with Windows Media

Player 9 [USB-MSC];

MS Windows XP (Service Pack 1 or above) with Windows Media Player

10 or newer [USB-MTP]

 Pentium 166 MMX processor (or equivalent)

 96MB RAM

 50MB of available hard drive space

 Internet connection

 Video Display card

 Sound card

 USB 1.0 port (a USB 2.0 Hi-Speed port will enable file transfers up to 40 times faster).

New versions of Windows Media Player may be downloaded from the

Microsoft website at www.microsoft.com.

Connecting to a Computer

1. Make sure the player is turned off.

2. Remove the USB Cap and plug the player directly into your computer’s

USB port.

— Your player will be detected as a “Removable Disk” when you open “My Computer”.

— You may choose to use a USB extension cable to connect to a computer.

Transferring Files

The USB 2.0 High-Speed connection makes it easy to transfer music files (or any other data files) quickly between the player and your computer. Simply use the player as you would a floppy disk using basic operating system commands.

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USB CONNECTIONS

If you need further assistance with transferring files, please refer to your operating system’s instruction manual or on-screen help.

1. Connect the player to a computer.

2. Double-click the “My Computer” icon on your desktop and then double-click the player icon (Removable Disk).

3. Drag the files to transfers and dray-and-drop then onto the “Removable

Disk” icon that represents your player.

— You may also transfer files from your player to a computer.

Don’t disconnect the player or otherwise interrupt the file trans fer process. Doing so may corrupt your files and/or the player’s firmware.

Please refer to the documentation that came with your com puter or opening system for more information and support re garding music transfer and file management over a USB con nection.

Disconnecting from a Computer

Disconnect your player as instructed below to prevent data loss or file/firmware corruption.

Microsoft WIndows

Disconnect your player as instructed below to prevent data loss or file/firmware corruption.

1. Double-click the green arrow in the taskbar located on the lower-right side of the computer screen (Safely Remove

Hardware).

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USB CONNECTIONS

2. Safely Remove Hardware:

Select “USB Mass Storage

Device” from the list that appears and then click on

“Stop”.

Stop a Hardware Device:

Select “USB Mass Storage

Device” from the list that appears and then click on “OK”.

Select “USB Mass Storage

Device” from the list that appears and then click on “OK”.

3. When the “Safe to Remove

Hardware” window appears, click the OK button and disconnect the USB cable from the player and your computer.

Macintosh OS

1. On the left side of the Finder window, identify the appropriate Removable Disk icon.

2. Click on the “Eject” arrow on the right of the Removable Disk icon.

3. Disconnect the USB cable from the computer and your player.

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MPMANAGER

For music synchronisation and conversion, please use MPMANAGER software supplied in the CD ROM.

This software can be used also for UPDATE of your player

MPMANAGER manual is included in your CDROM

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TROUBLESHOOTING

If you have a problem with this device, please read the troubleshooting guide below.

The player does not turn on.

 Ensure that the battery retains a charge. Try replacing the battery with a new one.

 Try resetting your player (remove and replace the battery).

 Ensure that the Hold switch is disengaged.

The buttons do not work.

 Ensure that the battery retains a charge. Try replacing the battery with a new one.

 Ensure that the Hold switch is disengaged.

I cannot transfer files to the player.

 Ensure that your computer is running a supported operating system.

 If you are running Microsoft Windows 98 SE, ensure that the USB driver has been properly installed.

 If using the supplied USB extension cable, ensure that it is securely attached to the player and the PC, or try using another USB cable.

 If you have connected the player through a USB hub, try connecting the player directly to your computer.

 Ensure that the player’s memory capacity is not full.

 Ensure that the Hold switch is disengaged.

There is no sound during playback.

 Check the volume level.

 Ensure that the headphones are attached securely to the player.

The sound quality of the music is poor.

 Try playing the file on your computer. If the sound quality is still poor, try downloading the file again or re-encoding the file yourself.

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TROUBLESHOOTING

 Ensure that the bit rate of the file is not too low. The higher the bit rate of the file, the better it will sound. The minimum recommended bitrate is

128kbps for MP3s and 96kbps for WMAs.

 Try lowering the volume of the player.

 Ensure that the headphones are attached securely to the player.

The player will not play my music file.

 Ensure that the file is in a compatible format.

 The file may be copy-protected and you no longer have authorization to play this file. If you feel this is in error, please contact the service from which you downloaded the file.

The LCD characters are corrupted or something is wrong with the display.

 Ensure that the correct menu language has been set.

 Try resetting your player (remove and replace the battery).

The player has malfunctioned.

 Try resetting your player (remove and replace the battery).

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SPECIFICATIONS

Display Type 128 x 32 Dot-Matrix LCD with Backlight

Memory

Audio Format Support

DRM Support

Song Info Support

Integrated Flash Memory

MP3, WMA

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ID3, LRC

PC Interface

Plug and Play Support

Audio Output

USB 2.0 Hi-Speed

Windows 98SE/2000/ME/XP or newer

Mac OS X

3.5mm Stereo (Headphone)

Menu Language Support English, French, German, Hebrew, Italian,

Portuguese, Spanish, Chinese (Trad),

Chinese (Simp)

Power Supply 1 x “AAA” Battery

Unit Dimensions 3.58” x 1.10” x 0.82” (WHD)

Specifications and manual are subject to change without prior notice.

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NOTES

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