MP-C546 Sports MP3 Player with FM Radio INSTRUCTION MANUAL Please read this manual carefully before operation.
PRECAUTIONS The lightning flash with arrowhead symbol within an equilateral triangle is intended to alert the user to the presence of uninsulated “dangerous voltage” within the product’s enclosure that may be of sufficient magnitude to constitute a risk of electric shock. The exclamation point within an equilateral triangle is intended to alert the user to the presence of important operation and servicing instructions in the literature accompanying the appliance.
PRECAUTIONS PROTECT YOUR HEARING: Hearing experts advise against the constant use of personal stereos played at high volume. Constant exposure to high volumes can lead to hearing loss. If you should experience ringing in the ears or hearing loss, discontinue use and seek medical advice. NOTICE: This product is protected by certain intellectual property rights of Microsoft. Use or distribution of such technology outside of this product is prohibited without a license from Microsoft. www.cobyusa.
IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS 1. Read Instructions: All the safety and operating instructions should be read before the product is operated. 2. Retain Instructions: The safety and operating instructions should be retained for future reference. 3. Heed Warnings: All warnings on the product and in the operating instructions should be adhered to. 4. Follow Instructions: All operating and usage instructions should be followed. 5. Cleaning: Unplug this product from the wall outlet before cleaning.
IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS 13. Power-Cord Protection: Power supply cords should be routed so that they are not likely to be walked on or pinched by items placed upon or against them, paying particular attention to cords at plugs, convenience receptacles, and at the point which they exit from the product. 14. Protective Attachment Plug: The product may be equipped with an attachment plug with overload protection. This is a safety feature.
IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS 19. Object and Liquid Entry: Never push objects of any kind into this product through openings as they may touch dangerous voltage points or shout-out parts that could result in a fire or electric shock. Never spill liquid of any kind on the product. 20. Servicing: Do not attempt to service this product yourself as opening or removing covers may expose you to dangerous voltage or other hazards. Refer all servicing to qualified service personnel. 21.
TABLE OF CONTENTS PRECAUTIONS.................................................................. 2 IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS............................... 4 TABLE OF CONTENTS........................................................ 7 PACKAGE CONTENTS...................................................... 9 FEATURES........................................................................ 10 GETTING STARTED.......................................................... 11 MP-C546 at a Glance......................
TABLE OF CONTENTS FM TUNER........................................................................ 21 FM Tuner Controls....................................................................... 21 Automatically Saving Preset Stations............................ 22 Manually Saving Preset Stations..................................... 22 Deleting Preset Stations................................................... 23 FM Tuner Menu...........................................................................
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 2 3 4 5 6 1. MP-C546 2. Stereo Earphones 3. USB Cable 4. 1 x “AAA” Battery 5. Arm Band 6. Instruction Booklet www.cobyusa.
FEATURES 256MB Integrated Flash Memory High-Contrast LCD Display with Backlight Plays MP3 and WMA Digital Music Files Plays Digital Music from most online stores and subscription services* ID3 and LRC support for song and synchronized lyric information display Integrated FM Radio and Recorder Integrated Microphone for Digital Voice Recording Mobile Data Storage Function USB 2.0 for Ultra-Fast File Transfers * Music Service must support Windows Media DRM (WMDRM).
GETTING STARTED MP-C546 at a Glance Top View Left Side View 1. LCD Display 8. 2. Power / Menu Battery Compartment Cover 3. Joystick Left: Previous/Reverse 9. USB Port 10. Headphone Jack 4. Joystick Down: Volume – 11. Hold / Escape 12. Neckstrap Hook 5. Joystick Right: Next/Forward 6. Joystick Up: Volume + 7. Joystick (Press): OK www.cobyusa.
GETTING STARTED Play Mode Display Record Mode Display Page 12 Coby Electronics Corporation
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.
GETTING STARTED USB Power When the MP-C546 is connected to a computer’s powered USB port, it will draw power over the USB connection. Using the MP-C546 Controls Power On/Off To turn your player on, press and hold . To turn your player off, hold for at least 3 seconds. The LED indicator will darken. Hold Switch The Hold feature locks (disables) your player’s controls to prevent accidental key presses when it is in your pocket or bag.
GETTING STARTED 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 MP-C546 Navigation Joystick to select menu options, items, and files on your player.
GETTING STARTED Main Menu The Main Menu gives you access to the different function modes of your player. To enter the Main Menu, press Main Menu, press . To select a function mode in the Main Menu, press or to highlight the mode, and then press to confirm. Play Music Voice Record FM Tuner Setting Folder Page 16 . To exit the Play Music Play your digital MP3 or WMA music files. Voice Play your digital voice recordings. Record Record from the integrated microphone.
PLAY MUSIC Enter PLAY MUSIC mode from the Main Menu to play digital MP3 or WMA music files. Play Music 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 Function Press Start/Resume track playback. During playback, press to pause playback. Hold Stop track playback completely. Press Play the next track. Hold Fast-forward through the current track. Press Play the previous track.
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 again. The loop will now play from point “A” to point “B”. To resume normal playback, press Page 18 again.
VOICE Enter VOICE mode from the Main Menu to play your recorded files (Voice or FM Tuner). If no recordings have been made yet, the display will read “No Files”. Voice The first 3 letters of voice recording files are “MIC”. The first 2 letters of FM Tuner recording files are “FM”. VOICE mode will play all compatible audio recording files on your player, regardless of directory. Voice Controls Use the following controls in VOICE mode. Key Function Press Start/Resume track playback.
RECORD Enter RECORD mode from the Main Menu to record from the integrated microphone (voice). Record The MP-C546 can also record from the FM Tuner. Refer to the FM Tuner section for details. Record Controls Use the following controls in RECORD mode. Recording will start immediately when RECORD is selected from the Main Menu. Key Function Press Start/Resume recording. During recording, press recording. Press Stop and save the recording.
FM TUNER Enter FM TUNER mode from the Main Menu to listen to or record FM radio broadcasts. FM Tuner Earphones or headphones must be connected to the headphone jack for radio operation (the earphone cord is used as an FM antenna). FM Tuner Controls Use the following controls in FM TUNER mode. Key Function Press Switch between Preset and Manual tuning. Press Preset Tuning: Tune to a higher preset station. Manual Tuning: Tune to a higher frequency.
FM TUNER Automatically Saving Preset Stations To automatically scan and save all available broadcast frequencies to Preset Station memory: Enter the FM Tuner menu (press Select and enter “Auto Scan”. ). There are 30 available Preset Stations. Auto Scan will overwrite any previously stored Preset Stations. Manually Saving Preset Stations Manually tune to the station you would like to save as a Preset Station (e.g., “92.7”). Enter the FM Tuner menu (press Select and enter “Save Station”.
FM TUNER Deleting Preset Stations Enter the FM Tuner menu (press Select and enter “Delete Station”. The display will flash “Delete?” While the display is flashing “Delete?”, press or to select a Preset Station number to delete (e.g., “03”). Press to confirm and delete. (Preset Station “03” will be deleted.) Press ). to cancel the save process. FM Tuner Menu To enter the FM Tuner menu, press player is in FM Tuner mode. Item while the Description Play Music Enter PLAY MUSIC Mode.
FM TUNER FM Recording Controls Make digital recordings of FM radio broadcasts. Use the following controls in RECORD mode. Recording will start immediately when RECORD is selected from the FM Tuner Menu. Key Function Press Start/Resume recording. During recording, press recording. Press Stop and save the recording. The player will enter VOICE mode automatically to play the recorded file. to pause Recordings are saved to the folder “FMIN.DIR”. Recorded voice files are named “FMXXXXX.
SETTING Enter SETTING mode from the Main Menu to change your player’s internal option settings. Setting To select an option, press enter, press . or To exit the Setting Menu, press . To confirm and . Item Description Equalizer Set a digital equalizer preset. The options are Normal, Pop, Rock, Classic, Jazz, and Bass. Repeat Mode Set a Repeat Mode option. The options are Normal, Repeat One, Repeat All, Shuffle Repeat, Dir Normal, Dir All Normal, Dir Shuffle Repeat.
SETTING Item Description Record Set Set the Recording Quality level for Voice or FM recordings. The options are 32Kbps (lowest quality), 44Kbps, 64Kbps, and 88Kbps (highest quality). Higher quality recordings will take up more memory than lower quality recordings. Langauge Set the Language that the menus appear in. Version View your player’s firmware information. Info View your player’s memory information. USB Mode Set the USB mode to MSC or MTP.
FOLDER Enter FOLDER mode to view, play, or delete files on your player. Folder You can also connect your player to a computer to easily manage your file library. The mode that the player is in upon entering FOLDER mode will determine which types of files or folders will be displayed (i.e., Play Music or Voice Mode). 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.
USB CONNECTIONS Minimum PC Requirements You can connect the MP-C546 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.
USB CONNECTIONS USB Driver Installation (Windows 98SE Only) It is not necessary to install the USB driver if your computer is running Microsoft Windows ME/2000/XP or newer, or Macintosh OS X. Computers running these operating systems will recognize your player automatically when connected. If your computer is running Windows 98 SE, please download and install the driver from the COBY website: www.cobyusa.com.
USB CONNECTIONS USB-MSC USB-MTP Simple plug-and-play support for all major operating systems (Microsoft Windows 98SE/ME/2000, Macintosh OS X, Linux) Simple plug-and-play support for Microsoft Windows XP with Service Pack 1 and Windows Media Player 10 (or newer) Supports Windows Media DRM 9 Supports Windows Media DRM 9 (WMDRM9) Supports Windows Media DRM 10 (WMDRM10) — requires Windows XP and Windows Media Player 10 or newer -- Windows Media Playlist support USB 2.0 Hi-Speed file transfers USB 2.
USB CONNECTIONS WMDRM9 may be used for music purchases, only. WMDRM10 is necessary for subscription-based services. Content owners use Windows Media digital rights management technology (WMDRM) to protect their intellectual property, including copyrights. This device uses WMDRM software to access WMDRM-protected content. If the WMDRM software fails to protect the content, content owners may ask Microsoft to revoke the software’s ability to use WMDRM to play or copy protected content.
USB CONNECTIONS Connecting to a Computer 1. Make sure the player is turned off. 2. Use the supplied USB cable to connect the MPC546 to your computer’s USB port. 3. You can switch between USB modes quickly after your player has been connected to the computer. Press and hold during connection to toggle between the USB modes. USB-MTP Mode When the MP-C546 is connected under USB-MTP mode: Your computer will automatically recognize the player as an MTP Device.
USB CONNECTIONS 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. If you need further assistance with transferring files, please refer to your operating system’s instruction manual or on-screen help.
USB CONNECTIONS 2. Your player contains two folders: Data and Media. Drag your media files to the Media folder (e.g., MP3, AVI, JPG, WAV, WMA files). Drag all other types of files to the Data folder for storage (e.g., TXT, DOC, XLS, etc). Data files are only visible from a computer; these files will not be available from within the player itself.
USB CONNECTIONS USB-MSC Mode Files transferred under USB-MSC mode will not be available when using a USB-MTP connection (and vice versa). When the MP-C546 is connected under USB-MSC mode: 1. Double-click the “My Computer” icon on your desktop and then double-click the MP-C546 icon (Removable Disk). 2. Drag your media files (or other files) to the Removable Disk. You may choose to use folders/subfolders to organize your media and data.
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.
FIRMWARE UPGRADES Upgrading the Firmware From time to time, COBY may release firmware upgrades to improve the performance of the MP-C546 or to add additional features. Please check the COBY website periodically at www.cobyusa.com to see if new firmware has been released for your player. If you are experiencing abnormal behavior with your player, you may choose to restore (format) your player before updating its firmware.
ABOUT MP3/WMA MUSIC FILES For more information about digital MP3 and WMA files, please visit our website at www.cobyusa.com.
TROUBLESHOOTING If you have a problem with this device, please read the troubleshooting guide below and check our website at www.cobyusa.com for Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) and firmware updates. If these resources do not resolve the problem, please contact Technical Support. COBY Electronics Technical Support Address: 56-65 Rust St.
TROUBLESHOOTING 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.
TROUBLESHOOTING 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.
SPECIFICATIONS Display Type 128 x 32 Dot-Matrix LCD with Backlight Memory 256MB Integrated Flash Memory Audio Format Support MP3, WMA DRM Support WMDRM10 Song Info Support ID3, LRC Recording Format IMA-ADPCM Encoding FM Frequency Range 87.5 - 108.0MHz PC Interface USB 2.0 Hi-Speed (MSC or MTP) Plug and Play Support Windows 98SE/2000/ME/XP or newer Mac OS X Audio Output 3.
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