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Instruction Manual MAX-IVY AUDIO∙PHOTO∙VIDEO-PLAYER Maxfield GmbH · Kaistraße 2 · 40221 Düsseldorf · Germany · www.maxfield.de · [email protected] © Table Of Contents Package content. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Connect Earphones . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Connect USB. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 charging the battery. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 RUBBER CASE. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Attach carrying strap. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Attach rubber case. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 loadING FILES TO and from your max-ivy. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Loading DRM protected WMA audio tracks with Windows Media® Player 10 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Copying files with Windows Explorer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Copying audio files with the MAGIX mp3 maker SE. . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 disconnect the player. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 PLAYer overview. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Description of keys. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 tft-Display in play mode. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 basic operation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 Menu structure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 playback of audio files. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Now playing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Audio Play Queue. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 A-B Repeat function. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 Lyrics Display Function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 edit or modify Lyrics Files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 NAVIGATION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 About. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 Voice recording. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 Playback of Video files. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 playback of Photo files. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 Settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 Repeat. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 Equalizer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 Brightness . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 Backlight. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 Power Savings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 Sleep. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 Time. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 Language. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 Beep. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 Default . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 Formatting the player. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 System Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 PC DRIVER AND UTILITY INSTALLATION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 TO OPEN THE SOFTWARE UTILITY. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 UNInSTALLING DRIVER AND UTILITY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 UPGRADING THE FIRMWARE. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 IF THE PLAYER DOES NOT WORK .... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 Product specifications. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33 compatible video formats. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34 FAQ – FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35 precautions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40 OPERATIONAL NOTES. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41 COPYRIGHT notices. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42 NOTE: You can easily navigate through this manual PDF by using the provided links. Click a page number or topic in the TABLE OF CONTENTS to jump to a desired topic. Click the page number at the bottom right of each page to get back to the table of contents. MAX-IVY AUDIO·PHOTO·VIDEO-PLAYER CONTENT Package content Stereo Earphones 230 V Power Adaptor MAX-IVY AUDIO·PHOTO·VIDEO-PLAYER 1GB|2GB|4GB USB Cable Carrying Strap Quick Start Guide Rubber Case MAGIX mp3 maker SE Music Software CD-ROM: Drivers, Software & Manual MAX-IVY AUDIO·PHOTO·VIDEO-PLAYER CONTENT Introduction The MAX-IVY is a portable audio, photo & video player, voice recorder and USB mass storage device in one unit. Main Features — Playback of MP3, OGG, WMA and WMA-DRM10 audio files — Playback of AVI and WMV video files — Playback of JPG photo files —Synchronous lyrics display with WMA/MP3 music —Voice recording function —USB mass storage device — Backlit TFT display —Excellent audio quality —Touch key pad System Support —Supports Windows Me/2000/XP without extra driver installation. Note for Windows Me/2000/XP users: Installation of the player software is required only if you wish to upgrade the firmware of the player. Note for Windows 2000 users: Windows Service Pack 3 must be installed before installing player software. —Supports Windows 98SE after installation of the driver from the bundled CD-ROM. —Supports Mac OS X (version 10.2.6 or above) without extra driver installation. Upgradeable! Firmware updates at www.maxfield.de —You can upgrade the built-in programs (firmware) if necessary. —This manual refers to firmware version 4.301.022. Player operation may vary with later firmware versions. MAX-IVY AUDIO·PHOTO·VIDEO-PLAYER CONTENT Connections Connect Earphones Firmly plug the earphones into the appropriate jack on the bottom part of the player. please Note! Unplug earphones before connecting your player to your PC via USB cable. Connect USB 1. Position the PC in a way that its USB ports can be easily accessed. (Note: The USB port(s) on your PC may be found on the front panel instead of the back panel.) 2.Use the provided USB cable to connect the USB ports of both, player and PC. 3.The PC system detects New Hardware and starts to install the driver automatically, if needed. Wait for the system to finish the installation. 4. When it has finished, double-click on “My Computer” on the desktop. 5.A new MTP Player will appear in the “My Computer” window when using Windows XP or above, in case Media® Player 10 is installed. Using other operating systems, a new Removable Disk will appear in the “My Computer” window. The new disk icon stands for the player’s built-in memory. Now you can download your files to the player. How to check the USB driver Windows 98 SE/Me: Control Panel > System > Device Manager charging the battery —Use the USB cable to connect MAX-IVY to a PC, or the power adaptor to connect it to the mains supply. — Wait until a battery icon motion appears in the top right corner of the player‘s display. —The built-in Li-Ion battery is now charging. —The battery is fully charged when battery icon motion stops, and you see a full icon. —The first battery charge will take about 4 hours. For further recharges 2 to 3 hours will do. please Note: — Make sure that the battery is fully charged before first use. — Please recharge the battery when there is a message that battery voltage is low and the player shuts down. — Please fully charge the battery every 2 - 3 months when the player is not used for a long time. Otherwise, the battery voltage may be too low to turn the player on. MAX-IVY AUDIO·PHOTO·VIDEO-PLAYER CONTENT RUBBER CASE The rubber case serves for player protection and as carrying equipment. Attach carrying strap There are two holes in the rubber case, provided to attach the carrying strap. — First thread the thin loop of the carrying strap from the outside through the top hole. — Thread the loop from the inside through the second hole. — Thread the thicker end of the carrying strap through the thin loop and pull the whole strap tight. — Now attach the rubber case to the player. Attach rubber case — Unplug all cables. — Put the rubber case edges first over the narrow bottom edge of your MAX-IVY. — Carefully slide the whole rubber case around all the player’s edges until it fits in properly. PLEASE NOTE: Take care that the holes for ON OFF switch, USB port and earphone jack are in position. Attach to waistbelt — First attach the rubber case to the player. — Thread the end of the waistbelt through the broad, flat loop on the rubber case. Take care that the front side of the player faces outwards. — Close the waistbelt. MAX-IVY AUDIO·PHOTO·VIDEO-PLAYER CONTENT loadING FILES TO and from your max-ivy Attention! When transferring data to the player, please pay attention that 5 Megabytes of memory per 1000 music files must be reserved for player system files. If not provided, the player may not be turned on properly. —Slide and hold the power switch into direction of the ON OFF symbol on the back of the player until the screen motion disappears, to make sure that the player is turned off. —Disconnect the earphones. —Connect player and computer via USB cable. The screen displays “USB Connected“, indicating that the player is in USB mode. The player will be automatically recognized by the computer. —Transfer music, image or video files to or from the internal Flash RAM. —Disconnect the player from your computer (see also “Disconnect the Player“), the files can now be played by the player and all data stored in the unit can be transferred to another computer. Please note: For users of Windows XP and Windows Media® Player 10 : Store audio/photo/video files in the “Media“ folder. There are different ways to transfer files to the player: Copying files with Windows Explorer After being connected with the PC via USB cable, the player will be recognized as a Removable Disk under „My Computer“. Use the Copy, Paste, Delete etc. commands of your operating system such as Windows or Mac OS. —Select the files you want to load to the player by clicking the file/folder icon. —Right-click the file(s)/folder(s). A menu appears. Click Copy. —Double-click the Removable Disk to open the drive. The Removable Disk window appears. —Right-click on the Removable Disk window and click Paste in the menu to copy the files/ folders into the player memory. Please note: Copy music files, photo files and video files into the “Media“ folder, and data into the “Data“ folder. Hints for file sorting: The audio/photo/video files in a folder are played in alphabetical order. — To maintain the alphabetical order, whole music albums should be copied as a folder, not as single tracks. — To create a desired sequence, precede each file name before copying with, for example, track numbers „01” - „99” or „1 01”, „1 02” ... „3 01”. Then the audio tracks will be played in numerical order. Please notice that the internal sorting algorithm follows the first eight characters of a file name. So better don‘t number the files at the end of a long file name. MAX-IVY AUDIO·PHOTO·VIDEO-PLAYER CONTENT Loading DRM protected WMA audio tracks with Windows Media® Player 10 — Windows Media® Player 10 recognizes the player as an MTP Player. —Start the Windows Media® Player, and select the music library to manage your songs. — In Windows Media® Player 10 choose the function “Sync”. — For further advice please refer to the Windows Media® Player FAQs regarding Microsoft® ­Windows Media® DRM (Digital Rights Management). Copying audio files (also DRM protected ones) with the MAGIX mp3 maker SE You can also use the bundled MAGIX mp3 maker SE music software to copy songs to your player and, additionally, edit your contents. For detailed information, please refer to the MAGIX CD-ROM. CAUTION: Disconnecting the player from the PC during data transfer will damage the player! Before disconnecting the player, please make sure that the transfer is complete. disconnect the player After complete file transmission, do the following in order to disconnect the player from the PC. (If you arbitrarily unplug the USB cable, the file transfer might fail in some systems.) 1.Double click the green arrow on the system tray on the bottom right corner of the Windows screen. 2.After selecting the USB device, click the [Stop] button. 3. When you see the [Safely Remove Hardware] window, click [OK] and then unplug the USB cable. PLEASE NOTE: If you are using Windows Media® Player 10 to copy files to your player‘s memory, wait until your data transfer has been finished and the screen does not display “writing“ or “reading“ any more. Then unplug the player MAX-IVY AUDIO·PHOTO·VIDEO-PLAYER CONTENT PLAYer overview 10 2 9 * 3 5 6 12 4 7 8 1 11 1Earphone jack 7Volume – 2TFT-Display 8Volume + 3 Play|Pause 9 Power On/Off|Hold switch 4Menu 10Reset hole 5Skip previous|Rewind 11USB port 6Skip next|Fast-forward 12OK|A-B Repeat *Sticker with Serial Number (NOTE: Guarantee does not cover if the Serial Number has been altered or removed.) MAX-IVY AUDIO·PHOTO·VIDEO-PLAYER CONTENT Description of keys Disconnect the player from your PC and remove the USB cable. Function Key — Power On/Off Operation Slide and hold into direction of ON OFF to turn the player on. Slide and hold into direction of ON OFF until the screen motion disappears to turn the player off. Push the switch into direction of HOLD to lock the player. Push it back to deactivate the keylock. — Hold ON OFF switch — Play/Pause Press to start playback of selected file or to pause current playback. — Previous file — Rewind — Previous menu item In Play mode press to skip to previous file. Press and hold to rewind within a file. In Menu mode press to skip to previous menu item. — Next file — Fast-forward — Next menu item In Play mode press to skip to next file. Press and hold to fast-forward within a file. In Menu mode press to skip to next menu item. — Enter menu — A-B Loop — Enter menu — Quit menu item — Volume + — Previous file/folder/menu item OK key Menu key Slider — Volume — Next file/folder/menu item In Menu mode press to enter menu. In Play mode press shortly to set start and end of the loop. Press shortly again to cancel the loop. In Music mode press to enter the menu. In Menu mode press to return to previous menu item. In Play mode press or hold last element on top of the touchpad slider to increase volume. In Menu mode press shortly to select previous file/folder or menu item. In Play mode press or hold last element on bottom part of the touchpad slider to decrease volume. In Menu mode press shortly to select next file/folder or menu item. Slider — Reset MAX-IVY AUDIO·PHOTO·VIDEO-PLAYER Push a thin metal pin (e.g. needle or end of paper-clip) into the reset hole, to reset the player. CONTENT 10 tft-Display in play mode Repeat Mode Clock Play Mode EQ Mode A-B Loop Hold Battery indicator Current/total number of songs Filename/ID3-Tag Earphone Volume level Progress bar Elapsed time Music information Total time Graphical EQ Lyrics MAX-IVY AUDIO·PHOTO·VIDEO-PLAYER CONTENT 11 basic operation Touch keys To guarantee smooth handling please use dry and clean hands. Turn the player on To turn the player on, slide the Power switch to the direction of the ON OFF symbol on the back of the player. Turn the player off To turn the player off, slide and hold the Power switch into the direction of the ON OFF symbol on the back of the player until the screen motion disappears. please note: Slide and hold the Power switch into the direction of the ON OFF symbol until the shut-down process is completed. Otherwise the player would return to the previous status. Hold Function Use the Hold (Lock) function to deactivate the player controls to avoid accidental activation. —To activate the Hold function, slide the Power switch into direction of the HOLD symbol on the back of the player. The lock icon will appear in the top right corner of the display. —Slide the Hold switch back to turn the Hold function off. Adjusting Volume —Move with your thumb/finger upward/downward the touchpad slider in the center of your player to adjust the volume. Alternatively, you can touch the last element of the slider – on the top to increase / on the bottom to decrease the volume. Resetting the player In case of a system crash of your player, push a thin metal pin (e.g. a needle or the end of a paperclip) into the reset hole, to reset the player. MAX-IVY AUDIO·PHOTO·VIDEO-PLAYER CONTENT 12 Menu structure To get to a desired menu, use the touchpad slider respectively the FFD/REW keys to select a menu item. Use the OK key to enter or the Menu key to quit a menu. Music _ _______ Now Playing|Audio Play Queue|All Song|Artist|Album|Genre|Playlist Video Record ________ Start Record _ _______ Settings_ ______ Encoder _ _ IM ADPCM|MS ADPCM|PCM _ ______ Rate _ ___ 8000|11025|16000|22050|32000|44100|48000 Hz Voice Photo _ _______ All Photo|Manual|Slide Show|Thumbnail Settings_ ______ Repeat ________ _ ______ Equalizer _ _____ _ ______ Brightness _ ______ Backlight _ _____ _ ______ Power Savings ___ _ ______ Sleep_________ _ ______ Time _ ______ Language ______ _ ______ Beep_________ _ ______ Default _ ______ Format Normal|Repeat One|Repeat All|Random Normal|XBass|Rock|Jazz|Classical|Pop|User 3|5|10|15 sec.|Always on Off|1|2|5|10|15 min. Off|15 min.|30 min.|1 hour|2 hours English|Français|Deutsch|Español|Nederlands|Italiano On|Off Navigation _ ____ Memory Media|Recorded List|All Audio Track|All Video Track|All Image Files About _ _______ Player Vers.|Int. Media Used|Int. Media Free MAX-IVY AUDIO·PHOTO·VIDEO-PLAYER CONTENT 13 playback of audio files —Copy music files to the player’s Flash memory. —Connect the supplied earphones. — In the main menu, select <Music> and use the OK key to enter the submenu. —Use the touchpad slider or the FFD/REW keys to select one option in the menu and press the OK key to confirm your selection or to enter the submenu. —Use the Menu key to go back to previous menu. NOW PLAYING —Select <Now Playing> in the music menu and press the OK key to start the playback of an audio file. please Note: <Now Playing> is only able to playback music from the Audio Play Queue. Move to next/previous song — Press the FFD/REW keys to stop the current song and to move to the next/previous song. Fast-Forward/Rewind — Press and keep pressing the FFD/REW keys to fast-forward/rewind within a song in order to search for a certain part of it. —Release the key to continue playing from the current position. — If the search goes beyond the beginning/end of a song, it will continue through the next/ previous song. Pause during playback — Press the Play key shortly during playback to pause the playback. — Press the Play key while paused to resume the playback from where it was paused. MAX-IVY AUDIO·PHOTO·VIDEO-PLAYER CONTENT 14 AUDIO PLAY QUEUE Add your favourite choice of music to the Audio Play Queue. —The music in Audio Play Queue will be shown in <Now playing>. —Select a title and press and hold the OK key for about 2 seconds. —Select from the appearing pop-up window: <Remove from Queue> to remove the selected music from the Audio Play Queue. <Shuffle Queue> to play the files from the playlist randomly. <Clear Queue> to clear the Audio Play Queue The player also provides various ways to easily choose a group of music files in case they offer ID3-Tag information. All Songs: —Enter <All Songs> to list all titles from the player. —Select a title and press the OK key to play the selected track. —All songs will be played successively. please Note: You can also add the desired music one by one to the Audio Play Queue. Press and hold the OK key for about 2 seconds and a window will popup, select <Add to Queue> and press the OK key to add the music to the Audio Play Queue. Artists: —Enter <Artists> to show a list of all artists the player contains songs from. —Select an artist and press the OK key to show all albums belonging to the artist. —Select one album and press the OK key to list all tracks from the album. —Select a track and press the OK key to play all the tracks from the album. Albums: —Enter <Albums> to show a list of all albums the player contains songs of. —Select an album and press the OK key to list all tracks of the album. —Select one track and press OK key to play all tracks from the album. Genres: —Enter <Genre> to show a list of all genres the songs on the player present. —Select a genre and press the OK key to show a list of all albums of the genre. —Select one album and press the OK key to list all tracks of the album. —Select a track and press the OK key to play all tracks of the album. MAX-IVY AUDIO·PHOTO·VIDEO-PLAYER CONTENT 15 Playlist: —Synchronize the playlists you create in the Windows Media® Player (version 10 or above) to the player. Refer to the Windows Media® Player Help for details on synchronizing contents to devices. —List all playlists on the player. — Play songs in the selected playlist. A-B REPEAT FUNCTION To listen to one section of a track repeatedly, use the A-B repeat function. — In play mode, press and hold the OK key for about 2 sec. to set the starting point (point A) of the desired loop. — Press and hold the OK key for about 2 seconds again to set the end point (point B). —The A-B selection will be played repeatedly. — Press and hold the OK key again to cancel the repeat function. please Note: The interval between point A and point B must be more than 3 seconds. LYRICS DISPLAY FUNCTION The player supports lyrics files in LRC format. —Choose an MP3 or WMA file, for example “happymusic.mp3“. —Download a lyrics file from internet. The lyrics file must have the filename extension LRC. Example: “happymusic-2004.lrc“. —Rename the lyrics file. For example “happymusic.lrc“. Make sure the lyrics filename is the same as the corresponding music filename. —Copy both files into the same folder to the player. —Start playback of the music file. —The lyrics will now be displayed synchronously on the bottom of the screen while the music is being played. please Note: —The player supports LRC format only. — If the lyrics do not synchronize with the music, please download a better lyrics file from the internet and try again or edit the LRC file with a text editor (e.g. Notepad.exe) —Make sure the music file and the LRC file are located in the same directory and the filenames are the same (the extension, of course, will be different). If not, the player will not recognize the lyrics file. MAX-IVY AUDIO·PHOTO·VIDEO-PLAYER CONTENT 16 EDIT OR MODIFY LYRICS FILES Lyrics files can be created, modified and saved with the Microsoft® Windows Editor. This tool can be found in Start > Programs > Tools. You may need this to optimize e.g. the synchronizing of lyrics files. —Open or start a new lyrics file e.g. “happymusic.lrc“ in the Editor program. Type in a text like the following: [00:00] HAPPY MUSIC [00:17] I‘m happy [00:19] listening to music [00:25] and lying in the sun —Each line defines the beginning time of the appropriate part of the songtext. Please note: Each line in this file has to be formatted as below: [MM:SS]<Space>Text MM Minute SS Second <Space> Space character Text Songtext/Lyrics which begins to be sung in the appropriate second [MM:SS] For the above sample the first two lines have the following meaning: [00:00] Song title “Happy Music“, will be displayed until second 17 of the song on the screen [00:17] First line of the appropriate song text (indicated after a space character) after 17 seconds of pure music. —Change the songtext which is meant to appear on your player‘s display or the indicated time for the beginning of the appropriate text lines depending on what is intended to be modified. —Save the edited or modified lyrics file. Please note: It is required to save your lyrics files with the extension *.lrc instead of *.txt! However, you may edit the file extension in Windows Explorer later on. MAX-IVY AUDIO·PHOTO·VIDEO-PLAYER CONTENT 17 NAVIGATION You may navigate through your files and delete files from your MAX-IVY. Delete files from the player — In the main menu, select <Navigation> and press the OK key to enter. —Use the touchpad slider or the FFD/REW keys to choose a folder and press the OK key to enter. —Choose the file you want to delete and press and hold the OK key. —Choose <Delete file> from the pop-up menu and press the OK key. —Choose “OK“ and press the OK key to delete the file from your player. please Note: Only audio, video and image files can be deleted. About Information is available regarding the player firmware version, used memory, and free memory size. —Select <About> in the main menu. — Press the OK key to enter. — Information about the player appears. — Press the menu key to exit. MAX-IVY AUDIO·PHOTO·VIDEO-PLAYER CONTENT 18 Voice recording Start voice recording —Select <Record> in the main menu and press the OK key to enter the menu item. —Select <Start Record> and press the OK key to start recording. — Press the play key to pause recording. — Press the menu key to stop recording and go back to the previous menu. The voice record will be saved into the “Voice“ folder, named “Vxxxx.wav“ (e.g. “V0001.wav“). please Note: — The screen will display”UI record error! No Memory” when all available memory is in use. Delete some files to generate more disk space. — A higher recording sampling frequency increases the audio quality, but needs more memory space. Playback of voice records This operation is similar to playback of music. — Select <Voice> in the main menu and press the OK key to enter. —Move with your thumb/finger upward/downward the touchpad slider or use the FFD/REW keys to select a record. — Press the OK key to start the playback of the record. please Note: — Press and hold the OK key to open a pop-up window. — To append the selected file to the play queue, select <Append to Queue> and press the OK key. — To clear the play queue, select <Clear Queue> and press the OK key. — To remove recording files from the play queue, select <Delete File> and press the OK key. Record Settings — Select <Record> in the main menu and press the OK key to enter the menu item. — Select <Settings> and press the OK key to enter the submenu. — Use the FFD/REW keys to choose a record setting (Encoder or Rate). — Press the OK key to enter the submenu and choose one option as your current setting. — Press the OK key to confirm and apply. — Press the Menu key to go back to the previous menu item. MAX-IVY AUDIO·PHOTO·VIDEO-PLAYER CONTENT 19 Playback of Video files This player supports MPEG4 and WMV video files in AVI containers. Please note: Only soundtracks in MP3 format are supported within video files. —Select <Video> in the main menu and press the OK key to enter the menu. —Move with your thumb/finger upward/downward the touchpad slider or use the FFD/REW keys to select a file and press the OK key to start the playback. — Press PLAY/PAUSE to pause the video playback. The screen displays a time bar with a position mark and the elapsed and total time (sec.). — In Video mode the FFD/REW keys can be used to skip movies by touching once or to skip forward/back in the actual playing movie by touching and holding till the desired position is reached. — Press the Menu key to go back to the list of video files and again to exit to the main menu. MAX-IVY AUDIO·PHOTO·VIDEO-PLAYER CONTENT 20 playback of Photo files To browse through the pictures, select <Photo> in the main menu and press the OK key to enter the menu. All photo: Shows a list of all available pictures. —Use the FFD/REW keys to select a picture. — Press the OK key to view the chosen picture. —Use the FFD/REW keys to view the previous or next picture. — Press the Menu key to go back to the file list. Manual: Displays the first of all available pictures in the list. —Use the FFD/REW keys to view the previous or next picture. — Press the Menu key to go back to the Photo menu. Slide Show: Displays all available pictures one after another by changing automatically to the next picture every few seconds. — Press the Menu key to stop the slide show and to go back to the Photo menu. Thumbnail: Displays 9 picture thumbnails at one time. —Use the FFD/REW keys to select a picture. — Press the PLAY key to get the whole screen view of the chosen picture. — Press the Menu key to go back to the miniature overview. — Press the Menu key to go back to the Photo menu. please Note: Only pictures in “.JPG“ format are supported. MAX-IVY AUDIO·PHOTO·VIDEO-PLAYER CONTENT 21 Settings To navigate the Settings menu: — Press and hold the menu key to enter the main menu. —Use the FFD/REW keys to select <Settings> and press the OK key to enter the Settings menu. — Press the FFD/REW keys to select a setting and press the OK key to enter the desired submenu. —After you have finished the setting, press the Menu key to go back to the previous menu item. Repeat —Select <Repeat> and press the OK key to enter. — Press the FFD/REW keys to select a play mode and press the OK key to confirm your choice. Normal: files are played in order one after the other. Repeat One: just one file will be repeated over and over again Repeat All: after playing the last file, the player starts to play again from the beginning. Random: All music files are being played in random order. Equalizer Adjust the music playback effect by choosing one of the available Equalizer presettings: Normal, XBass, Rock, Jazz, Classical, Pop, or User. —Select <Equalizer> in the Settings menu and press the OK key to enter. — Press the FFD/REW keys to select a preset Equalizer. —The User item can be selected, if you want to individually define the EQ setting. — Press the OK key to confirm your choice. MAX-IVY AUDIO·PHOTO·VIDEO-PLAYER CONTENT 22 Brightness Adjust the display brightness. — In the Settings menu, select <Brightness> and press the OK key to confirm. — Press the FFD/REW keys to adjust the brightness level. — Press thr OK key to confirm and return to the Settings menu. Backlight Select a period of time after which the display should switch off, when no key entry occurs. The shorter the time is set, the longer the battery will last. — In the Settings menu select <Backlight> and press the OK key to confirm. —Use the FFD/REW keys to choose an option. — Press the OK key to confirm and return to the Settings menu. MAX-IVY AUDIO·PHOTO·VIDEO-PLAYER CONTENT 23 Power Savings To turn the power off automatically in case there is no music file playing or any key entry for the set time. — In the Settings menu, select <Power Savings> —Use the FFD/REW keys to choose an option. — Press the OK key to confirm and go back to the Settings menu. please Note: Selecting „Off” will never automatically turn the player off. When you forget to turn off the player, the player will stay turned on, until the battery is down. Sleep To turn the power off automatically, no matter if there are any files playing or key entries. — In the Settings menu, select <Sleep>. —Use the FFD/REW keys to choose an option. — Press the OK key to confirm and return to the Settings menu. please Note: Selecting „Off” will never automatically turn the player off. Time To set up the time on your player — In the Settings menu, select <Time>. — Press the OK key to enter the Hour setting. — Press the FFD/REW keys to adjust the hour. — Press the OK key to confirm the hour and enter the Minute setting. MAX-IVY AUDIO·PHOTO·VIDEO-PLAYER CONTENT 24 — Press the FFD/REW keys to adjust the minutes. — Press the OK key to confirm and exit. —The set time is shown at the top of the display next to the clock icon. Language MAX-IVY supports multi-language display. This means, no matter which language is set, ID3-Tags will always display the right special characters, including umlauts, accents, ... — In the Settings menu, select <Language> and press the OK key. — Press the FFD/REW keys to select the desired language. — Press the OK key to confirm and return to the Settings menu. From now on the menu will be shown in the selected language. Beep Choose wether you like to hear a confirmation sound when pressing a key. This is useful to get used to the handling of the touch keys. — In the Settings menu, select <Beep> and press the OK key to enter. —Select On or Off. — Press the OK key to confirm and return to the Settings menu. Default Reset all settings to factory default. — In the Settings menu, select <Default> — Press the OK key. The player‘s settings will now be reset to the factory default. PLEASE NOTE: — When you confirm by using the OK key, the player immediately starts to return to the factory default. You will NOT be asked to confirm your decision again. — Files will remain stored in your player‘s memory. MAX-IVY AUDIO·PHOTO·VIDEO-PLAYER CONTENT 25 Formatting the player PLEASE NOTE: Before formatting the player, please back up all data on your computer or other devices. All files will be deleted from your player during this process. To format the player by using the player‘s internal format function: —Select <Format> in the Settings menu. — Press the OK key. —Select “OK“ in the appearing pop-up window and press the OK key to format the player. To format the player by using the Windows Format tool: —Connect the player to the computer via USB cable. — Format the player (Removable Disk, resp. MTP device) by using the Windows format tool. select “FAT“ —You can format the internal memory of the player via your PC with the file systems FAT or FAT32 (Windows: “My Computer”, right mouse-click, “Format” / Mac: “Disk Utility”). please Note: DO NOT select NTFS! Otherwise the player would not be able to function! MAX-IVY AUDIO·PHOTO·VIDEO-PLAYER CONTENT 26 System Requirements — 200 MHz Pentium Processor or above —OS: Windows 98 SE/ME/2000/XP or Mac OS X (Ver. 10.2.6 or above) —HDD: 20 MB of free space or more —Memory: 64 MB main memory or more —USB port —Mouse —CD-ROM drive (x2 or faster) No driver is required for: Windows Me/2000/XP and Mac OS X ver. 10.2.6 and above. Note: These operating systems have built-in drivers to support USB Drive mode. Just connect the player with the USB port of your desktop PC or notebook computer. A new drive icon will appear in the „My Computer” window. Driver is required for: Windows 98 SE MAX-IVY AUDIO·PHOTO·VIDEO-PLAYER CONTENT 27 PC DRIVER AND UTILITY INSTALLATION Windows 98SE: Start the software setup on the bundled CD-ROM before you connect your player to the USB port! When you connect the player before driver setup, the message „Add New Hardware Wizard” will be prompted at Windows 98 SE. The player driver and utility setup can not completely be set up without using the „Add New Hardware Wizard”! 1. Insert the bundled CD-ROM into the CD-ROM drive. After a few seconds a dialogue will pop up on the computer screen. 2.Click the button [Instruction Manual] on the right hand side of the screen. The manual PDF will open up. If it is the first time you use the player, please read the manual carefully. 3.Click the button [Driver Setup] to install the driver. 4. In the „Welcome to the Install Shield Wizard” for Windows click [OK]. 5.Click [Next] in the series of windows that appear. Sometimes a pop-up window appears displaying the „Windows Logo Test”. This software will not impair or destabilize the normal operation of your system. Click [Continue Anyway]. 6.After completed installation, click the check box [Yes, I want to restart my computer now] and then click [Finish] to restart your computer (Windows 98). The bundled CD-ROM runs automatically and offers the options to view the manual and to install the driver. This file is located in the root directory of the bundled CD-ROM. Next MAX-IVY AUDIO·PHOTO·VIDEO-PLAYER Finish CONTENT 28 TO OPEN THE SOFTWARE UTILITY When the driver installation has been completed, the software utility will be installed to your PC. You can use the utility to upgrade the unit. Start > Programs > Portable Media Player > Portable Media Player Firmware Download Connect the player to your computer and click the corresponding program to start the software. MAX-IVY AUDIO·PHOTO·VIDEO-PLAYER CONTENT 29 UNInSTALLING DRIVER AND UTILITY Click: Start > Programs > Portable Media Player > Uninstall > OK UPGRADING THE FIRMWARE The player firmware can be upgraded by using the Player Update utility running on your PC. Start the Player Update (Firmware Download) utility as follows: —Start > Programs > Portable Media Player > Portable Media Player Firmware Download —Check the current firmware version and the upgrade version. — When you are sure you got the correct upgrade version, click the ”Start” button. —The player firmware is now being upgraded. Wait till the process is completed. — When the upgrading process has finished, click the ”Close” button to exit. remark: If the utility does not detect the player even after searching for several minutes, please cancel the searching, and redo the steps mentioned above. If still not successful, try to set the player into recovery mode. Instructions for downloading a Firmware Update from our website www.maxfield.de see next page. MAX-IVY AUDIO·PHOTO·VIDEO-PLAYER CONTENT 30 Option ”Format Data Area” —Not selected (default): Upgrades the firmware only, recommended. —Selected: Upgrades the firmware and formats the storage. When this has finished, please re-format the Removable Disk by using the Windows Format tool. Firmware Update – Download Instructions Player firmware updates are available in the support area on www.maxfield.de. PLEASE NOTE! Please make sure to select the correct product name – e.g. ”MAX-IVY 1 GB” – in order to get the appropriate firmware update. To download the firmware update please do the following: —Unpack the ZIP file into a folder. In case you don‘t use the Windows specific program for unpacking, please make sure that the directory structure in the ZIP file remains as it is. — In case you have already installed the firmware tool provided on the CD-ROM, the ”Setup” will first lead to automatic uninstalling, secondly to installation of the upgraded firmware tool, including firmware update on your PC. —Now you can open the program ”Firmware Download” from the folder ”Portable Media Player” in Start > Programs and transfer the update to the connected player by clicking the ”Start” button in the ”Firmware Download” program. Please Note: Do not disconnect the player from the PC during the upgrading process. MAX-IVY AUDIO·PHOTO·VIDEO-PLAYER CONTENT 31 IF THE PLAYER DOES NOT WORK ... Occasionally, the player will not work because the firmware has been accidentally corrupted. To solve this problem, please refresh the firmware: 1.Disconnect the player in case it is already connected. 2.Turn the player off, if it is on. 3.Slide and hold the Power switch into the direction of the ON OFF symbol. Don‘t release it yet. 4.Connect the player with your PC. Wait for approximately 5 seconds, then release the Power switch. 5.The computer will now search for a new device. Wait for it to finish the process. 6.The player is in recovery mode now and ready for updating/refreshing the firmware. 7.Run the Player Update (or Firmware Download): Start > Programs > Portable Media Player > Portable Media Player Firmware Download 8.The Player Update (Firmware Download) window will appear. Click ”Start” to refresh the firmware. 9. When this has finished, the firmware refresh is complete. MAX-IVY AUDIO·PHOTO·VIDEO-PLAYER CONTENT 32 Product specifications Size (L x W x H) Internal Memory Interface Power Supply Equalizer Display Microphone Processor Audio Playback Photo Playback Video Playback Voice Recording Signal to Noise Ratio Frequency Response Output power Total Harmonic Distortion Output Ports Firmware · 108 x 49 x 8.5 mm · Built-in 1 GB | 2 GB | 4 GB (some memory reserved for firmware and system management) · USB compatible (USB 2.0 High Speed) · Built-in 330 mAh rechargeable Li-Ion battery · Battery continuous playing time: Up to 14 hours · Normal, XBass, Rock, Jazz, Classical, Pop, User · 1.8“ TFT-display (27 x 20 mm, 128 x 160 px, 65,000 colours) · ID3-Tag display (Version 1 and 2) · Built-in microphone · 75 MIPS DSP · Windows Media Audio (WMA ~ 5 - 384 kbps) and WMA-DRM10 · MPEG Audio Layer 3 (MP3 ~ 32 - 448 kbps) · OGG Q1 (44 kbps) - Q10 (400 kbps) · JPEG · Slideshow · MPEG4 (*.avi / *.wmv) · ADPCM encoding · Each 128 MB memory provides about 8 hours recording (at default setting, 8 kHz) · > 90 dB · 20 Hz ~ 20 kHz · < 4.4 mW (each output) · 0.01 % ~ 0.5 % · USB Mini-B type · Earphones Out · Flash based. User upgradeable. · Updates for download: www.maxfield.de MAX-IVY AUDIO·PHOTO·VIDEO-PLAYER CONTENT 33 compatible video formats This player supports audio and video formats at the display sizes/resolutions and frame rates listed below. Minor frame drops occur in certain configurations as shown. Display Resolution QCIF QCIF+ QVGA Display Size (pixels) Audio Format Video (File) Format Max. Video Rate (kbps) MP3 MPEG4 (AVI) 768 WMA VC1 (WMV) 384 MP3 MPEG4 (AVI) 768 WMA VC1 (WMV) 384 MP3 MPEG4 (AVI) 384 WMA VC1 (WMV) 384 176 x 144 220 x 176 320 x 240 MAX-IVY AUDIO·PHOTO·VIDEO-PLAYER Profile Simple Adv. Simple Simple Main Simple Adv. Simple Simple Main Simple Adv. Simple Simple Main Supported Frame Rate (fps) 30 30 30 30 30 30 20, 24, 30 15, 20, 24, 30 20, 24, 30 15, 20, 24, 30 15, 20, 24 15, 20, 24 Frame Drops No No Low Low No No Moderate at all fps Moderate at all fps No Low at 30 fps Moderate at all fps Moderate at all fps CONTENT 34 FAQ – FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS 1. Why do I fail installing the installation software on my operating system? – Please note that there is no driver required for PC running Windows XP, 2000 and Me (Plug and Play). USB devices will be automatically detected by the system. – Windows 2000 users should update to Windows 2000 Service Pack 3 (SP3) or higher before driver installation can continue. –Using Windows 98SE, you need to install a driver every time before connecting a USB device. In case installation failed, please remove the driver by taking the following way: Start > Program > Portable Media Player > Uninstall After uninstalling the driver, please disconnect the player from your PC, and then restart the computer. Re-install the driver via setup. Now the removable drive in the explorer should be available for data transfer. Note: Please use the respective latest driver version, available on our website www.maxfield.de, Support, Download. – Please note that Windows 95 and Windows NT are unable to support USB interfaces properly. Upgrade your system to Windows 98 (Version 2.0, 4.10.2222 A), 2000 (Service Pack 3), Me or XP. 3. Why does the firmware software sometimes fail to start? –The player‘s utility only works when it is connected to the PC and when the player is on. –The correct connecting procedure is: Turn the player on and plug the ends of the USB cable to the player respectively to the PC. It is not recommended to turn the player on after connecting it to the PC since that would affect the start up of the player‘s utility window. 4. What are the VBR or CBR supported by the player? –The player supports playback of MP3-tracks with CBR (Constant Bit Rate) of 32 - 448 kBps and 8 - 48 kHz and also with VBR (Variable Bit Rate). –The player supports playback of WMA-tracks with CBR of of 5 - 384 kBps and 8 - 48 kHz. –The player supports playback of OGG Q-1 (44 kBps) Q10 (400 kBps). 5. Why is there distortion during playback? –This may be caused by low battery or temporary outside interference. –Alternatively, the file content may be badly encoded. 6. Why is the playback quality bad? 2. What should I do if I encounter a download failure to the –Download again if the playback is fine on the PC. internal memory? If the problem persists, please re-format the memory with the –Ensure your operating system has recognized the player as a player’s utility to clear the memory and then try to download again. Removable Drive. –Alternatively, it may be caused by bad encoding or result from a –Ensure your PC meets the minimum system requirements for poor-quality source. operating the player. Please close any temporary programs before encoding in order to –Check the connection between the player and the PC. achieve a high-quality result. –Re-format the internal memory with the player‘s utility and download again. MAX-IVY AUDIO·PHOTO·VIDEO-PLAYER CONTENT 35 7. Why do I not hear anything when the PLAY button is pressed? – Please check if HOLD (key lock) is on or off. It should be off. –Check whether files have been stored in the built-in flash memory. Press the PLAY button to try again. –Check the earphone connection. If necessary, replace with another one. –Check the volume level and see if it has been set too low. –The file format may be incorrect. Only MP3, WMA and OGG files can be played. Audio CD tracks have to be converted into MP3 format first before being copied to the player. Use converting software like ”CDex”, for example. 11. How can I recover the player when firmware upgrading failed? – 1. Start the provided utility software ”Firmware Download” on your PC. 2. Slide and hold the Power switch into the direction of the ON OFF symbol, while you connect the player to your computer. While still holding the Power switch, please wait for about 60 seconds, until the utility software will detect the player again. 3. When the player is being detected, please start the firmware update. Now the player should be able to work again. 12. Why is there no display though the music track is being played? –There are no required MP3 ID data available for the respective music track. 8. How can I copy DRM protected © files to the player? You can supplement those by using, for example, the freeware –DRM protected files will only be played if you copy them to the program WinAMP. ® player by using MS™ Windows Media Player or by using the If you intend to do so, please refer to the respective software music management software provided by the online music store instructions. where you purchased the files. Please refer to the respective software FAQs. 13. The player is not responding to keys while playing music. –Check if the hold switch is in hold position. Slide the hold switch 9. Why does my player not continue playback after a certain back to turn off the hold function. audio/photo/video file? –The following file might be damaged or ©-protected. 14. What causes the sequence of music tracks being played? Delete this file from the player. –The audio tracks in a folder are played in alphabetical order. To maintain the alphabetical order, whole music albums should 10. Why does my player not work any more after a few days? be copied as a folder, not as single tracks . –Maybe the battery is empty. Please reload it. –To create a desired sequence, precede each file name before – If this doesn‘t work please update your firmware. copying with, for example, track numbers „01” - „99” or „1 01”, „1 02” ... „3 01”. The audio tracks will be played in numerical order, then. Please notice that the internal sorting algorithm uses the first 8 characters of the filename. So please don‘t put track numbers on the end of the filename. MAX-IVY AUDIO·PHOTO·VIDEO-PLAYER CONTENT 36 18. What are the differences between the recording formats PCM, MS ADPCM, and IM ADPCM? – PCM (Pulse Code Modulation) is the standard Windows WAV format for uncompressed audio files. –ADPCM (Adaptive Differential Pulse Code Modulation) is a not loss-free compression mechanism. The two ADPCM encoding mechanisms MS ADPCM and IM ADPCM don‘t differ in quality but only in the compression technique applied. Compression rate is 4:1. 15. Why does my 1GB / 2GB / 4GB player display less Microsoft ADPCM will be directly recognized by almost all Windows versions. The other encoding systems can be used for memory in its menu? direct import to other devices like mobile phones, for example. –This is a rounding error caused by the rounding predications ‚1024 Bytes come up to 1 KB‘ and ‚1024 KB come up to 1 MB‘. – When you connect the player to the computer and look for the 19. Does my player work under Linux as well? properties of the drive you will find the correct value of the –Since Kernel Ver. 2.6, the HotPlug&Play function for USB devices player‘s memory capacity. which is standard for operating systems like Windows and Mac – Beside that some memory is needed for the player firmware. OS, is supported by Linux as well. So, there‘s no problem to operate the Maxfield player comfortably by using Linux. 16. How to attach the carrying strap? – If you use older Linux kernels please refer to http://www.linux–The rubber case (contained in the package content) is provided usb.org. for attaching the carrying strip. First thread the thin loop of the –Sorry, but due to the big number of current Linux versions we carrying strap from the outside through the top hole and then cannot offer you technical Linux support. from the inside through the second hole. Thread the thicker end of the carrying strap through the loop and pull the strap tight. Attach the rubber case to the player. (Refer to “CONNECTIONS“) 20. Why can‘t I use the full memory of my player? – 1. In the player‘s main directory, only a limited amount of folders/ files can be compiled. 17. Why can‘t I directly copy and paste music tracks from an When using the player as an external storage device you can audio CD to the player? easily store more than 1,500 files in every sub-directory. –The audio CD content displayed in the explorer does not show music data but index data, which can not be directly copied to an To keep up lucidity, you should avoid putting all the music files into the main directory of the player. Instead, the files should be MP3/WMA player. distributed among a variety of folders. –The audio CD data must be converted into MP3 file format first – 2. If the information of 1. doesn‘t help, please re-format the by using an appropriate tool like CDex, for example. player, and afterwards try again to transfer your data. After converting, you can copy your music files to the player. – (Not working for Windows XP and above.) Subsequently, you can change the track order by using a tool like, for example, the freeware program ReOrganize! (www.oliver-frietsch.de). Possibly, the ”Save” button in ReOrganize mussed be clicked 2 - 3 times, until the changes are accepted (in between, a track must be moved back and forth). –To make sure that your music files will be found, please change into the respective folder/sub-folder. MAX-IVY AUDIO·PHOTO·VIDEO-PLAYER CONTENT 37 21. Why does my player display ”Incorrect format - reformat the player” when I switch it on? –The player has been formatted with the wrong system, for example NTFS, Mac OS or Unix. To enable it again for playing audio tracks, please format the player in FAT/FAT32 format. If formatting was not successful, please reinstall the firmware while the player is in Recovery mode. Maybe you have to use reset hole whileconnecting and holding MENU button in this process so that the device can be recognized again by the firmware update software. 22. What determines the data transfer speed? –The USB data transfer speed acts in accordance with the used PC system (regarding processor, USB controller, load, etc.). Using Windows 98SE, for example, the maximum data transfer speed is USB Full Speed. Even Windows XP needs at least Service Pack 1 for providing USB High Speed data transfer. – Please check the MS Windows device manager, if a correct driver for your USB 2.0 controller is installed. A correct USB 2.0 controller and installed driver would show an entry like ‚...USB 2.0 enhanced Hostcontroller‘ in the USB controller branch. –A connected USB 1.1 device like a hub or a card reader reduces the transfer speed down to 1.1. Please disconnect those devices in order to use high speed transfer speed. – Flash memory can never come up to the speed of a USB hard disk. 25. Why does my PC not detect the player with Windows XP? –Maxfield USB devices support Hot Plug & Play. That means you don‘t need additional files when using Windows XP, because the system accesses to Windows internal drivers. In case this automatical detection does not work, please contact support of your PC vendor, or reinstall your operating system. 26. Can I use the player with my old USB 1.1 connection as well? –Yes. The player is downwards compatible to USB 1.1. 27. Why do I have problems with WMAs? –Music files downloaded from sites like Musicload, MSN Music and other download services must be directly copied to the player by MS™ Windows MediaPlayer®. Otherwise, you would lose the acquired property right. In the MediaPlayer® 9 the function is called „Copy to CD or mobile device”, in MediaPlayer® 10 „Synchronize”. For further advice please refer to the „Help” section of MediaPlayer®. –Even for audio CDs ripped with the MediaPlayer the property rights might already be spoken for. Therefore, in this case, the respective tracks can be further transferred to mobile devices with the MediaPlayer only, not with the Windows Explorer. 28. Why is my battery sooner low than announced? —Referring to quality and type of data, the player needs more ­power and a higher capacity is necessary. A WMA-file, for example, needs more power than an MP3-track with the same quality. 29. Why are the two ends of the earphones different in 24. Is the player able to show long file and folder names in length? navigation? – For the purpose of strain relief, the longer part of the earphones –Yes. is supposed to be worn behind the head. MAX-IVY AUDIO·PHOTO·VIDEO-PLAYER CONTENT 38 In order to play these encrypted WMA files with your player, you 30. Why does the player not save the volume setting when being turned off? will need to use the Windows Media Player to copy them to your –Actually, the player does remember the volume setting, but to player. The traditional “Drag & Drop” method will not work. avoid any hearing damage, the volume will automatically be tur- Here is what you have to do: ned down to 60 % from the upper level. 1) Open your WMA file using your Windows Media Player 2) Click “Sync.” and “Start Synchron.” in Windows Media® Player. 3) Select “MTP Player“ as your device. 31. How can I upgrade the player firmware? If you don’t have a Windows Media Player or if your version of – 1. Download the newest firmware version (highest version numWindows Media Player is outdated, you can download the latest ber) at www.maxfield.de to your computer hard disk. version for free from Microsoft’s website: 2. Unpack the ZIP file into a folder. Please make sure that the www.microsoft.com/windows/windowsmedia/download/ directory structure (folder, subfolders) in the ZIP file remains as –Some download services like Yahoo music or Napster To Go just it is. ‚rent‘ their DRM music to the user. For this content your player 3. Install the „Firmware Download” software to your Windows must be connected after special time intervalls like 1 month to PC and, after successful installation, start the program via your PC to renew the license, otherwise you cannot play the Start > Programs > Portable Media Player > Firmware Downmusic on your portable device any more. Please refer to the docuload. mentation of or your contract with your music download service. 4. Connect the player with your PC via USB and, after device detection, upgrade the operating system of the player by the clicking the „Start” button in the „Firmware Download” program. 33. Why does the screen displays nothing after turning on the player? —Caution: Do not disconnect the player from PC during upgrading –Check if the battery is low and needs to be charged: recharge the process. battery. –Try to reset the player by using the reset hole and turn on the 32. How to play WMA and DRM protected files? player again. – WMA files “can” have DRM protection. In this case the file content is encrypted with a key. For playback and decoding it is necessary to have DRM license files on your computer. DRM please note: license can limit your rights for using these functions. For in- You find regularly updated FAQs on our website www.maxfield.de stance, it can allow only to playback and prohibit conversion into other formats. When you download music from the internet sites that require you to pay per song, these licenses may be included with the download. MAX-IVY AUDIO·PHOTO·VIDEO-PLAYER CONTENT 39 precautions Taking care of the player —Keep the product and all its parts and accessories out of the reach of small children. —Do not use or store the player in dusty or dirty environments as this may damage the components. —This product is not waterproof or water resistant. Keep the player away from water. —Keep the player away from heat, humidity, and magnetic interferences. —Do not try to alter or remodel the product as all warranties will otherwise be void. —Normal vibration will not affect the operation of this product. However, dropping or excessive shock may cause damage to the product. —Do not leave the unit exposed to direct sunlight for long periods of time, and do not leave it close to a heat source. —Do not clean the player with abrasive chemicals that may harm the surface (such as thinners, benzene or alcohol). Precautions for listening with earphones — It is not recommended that you use the earphones at a high volume for an extended time as this may cause hearing damage. — If you experience ringing in your ears, reduce volume or discontinue use. —Do not use while operating a motorized vehicle as it may create a traffic hazard and is illegal in many countries. —Use extreme caution or temporarily discontinue use while encountering potentially hazardous situations. —Do not turn the volume up to a level where you can’t hear what’s around you. —Discontinue use if you experience discomfort with the headphones or earphones. TAKING CARE OF YOUR SENSE OF HEARING: Please be aware of the fact that using earphones at a high volume for an extended time might cause hearing damage! MAX-IVY AUDIO·PHOTO·VIDEO-PLAYER CONTENT 40 PLEASE BACKUP YOUR FILES! Maxfield GmbH will not be liable for the loss of data caused by damaged products or damaged respectively unreadable memories or drives. PLEASE NOTE! This device contains a built-in battery. Please ensure that it is disposed of in accordance with local enviromental legislation. OPERATIONAL NOTES —The player should be kept away from extreme temperature changes, moisture and dust. —Load music/photo/video files to the player before playback. —Set the HOLD switch to the release position before operating. —Do not drop the player as this may damage the surface. —To minimize static electricity, avoid operating the player in an extremely dry environment. — If the player fails to work unter proper operating conditions, reset it. MAX-IVY AUDIO·PHOTO·VIDEO-PLAYER CONTENT 41 COPYRIGHT notices This manual is copyrighted. All rights reserved. This document may not, in whole or part, be copied, reproduced or translated by any means, either mechanically or electronically, without prior consent in writing from Maxfield GmbH. The information in this manual has been carefully checked and is believed to be accurate. However, Maxfield GmbH assumes no responsibility for any inaccuracies that may be contained in this manual. In no event will Maxfield GmbH be liable for direct, indirect, special, incidental, or consequential damages resulting from any defect or omission in this manual, even if advised of the possibility of such damages. Furthermore, Maxfield GmbH will not be liable for the loss of data caused by damaged products or corrupted memories or drives. In the interest of continued product development, Maxfield GmbH reserves the right to make ­improvements in this manual and the products it describes at any time, without notice or obligation. Copyright © 2006 Maxfield GmbH Kaistraße 2 · 40221 Düsseldorf · Germany MAX-IVY AUDIO·PHOTO·VIDEO-PLAYER CONTENT 42 ">
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