MPC541 USER'S MANUAL DIGITAL AUDIO PLAYER W/ VOICE RECORDER Coby Electronics Corp. 56-65 Rust Street Maspeth, NY 11378 www.cobyusa.com www.ecoby.com Please read manual before operation Customer Service Hours Monday-Friday 8:00 AM - 11:00 PM EST, 1-800-681-2629 or 718-416-3197 Monday-Friday 6:30 PM - 11:00 PM EST, 1-800-727-3592 Saturday-Sunday 9:00 AM - 11:00 PM EST, 1-800-727-3592 Or Send E-Mail to: Customerservice@cobyusa.com / techsupport@cobyusa.
Contents Contents Getting Started Advance Setup Features .................................................................................... 4 Accessory.................................................................................. 5 Safty Instructions ...................................................................... 6 Installing a battery ................................................................... 7 Location of Control .................................................................
Accessory Features 128 MB Built-in Flash Memory MP3, WMA Playback Removable Storage Device (Music, Data and Pictures) Plug and Play (No installation software require for Window 2000 / Window ME / Window XP) MP3 Player User's Manual Voice Recording up to 9 Hours Displays Song Title, Album and Artist Upgradable Firmware (You can upgrade the programs when available. Please check the home page www.cobyusa.com for upgrades.
Safety Instructions Installing Battery 1. Do not expose the unit to high temperature or humidity. Installing Battery and SD/MMC Card 2. Do not subject the unit to severe impact, or place heavy objects on it. 1. Open the battery cover. 3. Do not use strong detergent or solvent to clean the unit. 4. Remove b attery when the device is left unused for a 2. Insert the AAA battery. Make sure to match the + and - ends of the battery with the diagram inside the battery compartment. long period of time. 5.
Location of Control VOLUME + LCD Display Mic LCD Display VOLUME - PLAY/ PAUSE MENU REW POWER ON/OFF /ENTER REC/A-B Button F.
USB Driver Installation MENU T able NAV Music Voice Play list SD/MMC Card MSC (Music) REC (Recording) SYS EQ- Normal, Classic, Live, Pop, Rock MENU Repeat Mode- Normal, One, All, Intro, Random Display- ID3 Tag, Lyric, Contrast, B-light Time, Auto Off- 30 Sec, 1 Min, 2 Min, 3 Min Recording- 1. REC Mode- Low, Middle, High 2. VAD-On/Off Resume- 1. Track On (Off) 2. Time Line On (Off) Delete File - Music Voice USB Driver software Installation: If you are using Windows Me/2K/XP or Mac X (version10.
Connecting to PC Connecting the player to PC: 1. Make sure the player is turned off. 2. Connect the player with your computer by supplied USB cable. 3. PC will automatically detect the player as removable disk under MY COMPUTER. 4. Go to MY COMPUTER and confirm the connection. Down / uploading Files Downloading/ Uploading files: 1. Connect the player to PC. 2. Open Window Explorer on PC. 3. Select the file to save and drag-and-drop it into the removable disc icon.
Entering the Menu Power On/ Off Hold Function: Hold Off: Set the HOLD switch to opposite direction of arrow symbol to operate the player. Hold On: Slide HOLD switch to the arrow direction to disable all the functions. The screen displays hold symbol: To enter the main menu, press MENU button. N AV MS C R EC SYS 020 NORM 044 HOLD 44 KHZ 128 KBPS 01: 16 Turning Power On and Off: Power On: Press/hold the Joystick to turn on the power. The display shows "COBY ".
Voice Recording Playing Music Playing Music using MSC Menu Start Recording: 1. Enter the MSC menu. 2. Press the joystick up 1. Select REC menu from the main menu. 2. Press joystick to enter. 3. The player will start recording immediately. Blinking REC symbol will appear on lower left coner of the screen: for music playback. Adjust Tracks Press joystick to right to play next track and left to move to and play previous track. Press and hold joystick right to move fast forward .
Searching for Music/ Voice files To search desired file using NAV menu 1. Enter NAV menu. 2. Select desired submenu from MUSIC/ VOICE/ PLAYLIST SD/MMC Card MUSIC : MP3 and WMA music files VOICE : Recorded voice files PLAYLIST : Playlist file SD/MMC Card: Files on SD/MMCcard. 4. In the MUSIC menu, all files and folders are listed under the "ROOT". 5. In the VOICE menu, all files and folders are listed under the "RECORD". 6. Press joystick up/down / to move to desired folder or file.
Play/ Repeat Mode To setup Repeat mode using Main menu 1. Get to the "Repeat Mode" submenu by below steps. Main menu SYS menu Repeat Mode 2. Press joystick to enter "Repeat Mode" 3. Press the joystick left/right / to select the desired play mode and press it to confirm. 4. To exit the menu, press MENU button. Note: MENU button will backing up menu each time you press the MENU button. While in Playback mode NORMAL: The player will play tracks in normal order ONE: The player will repeat current track only.
Delete / Format Deleting 1. Follow below steps to enter the "Delete File " submenu. Main menu SYS menu Delete File 2. In "Delete File" menu, it displays Music, Voice. Press joystick to confim an option. "Delete File" window appears MUSIC DELETE FILE ? 3. Press joystick left to delete file. to select "Yes" and press joystick 4. Press joystick right to select "NO" and press joystick to confirm. It will skip to the next file.
F/W Upgrade Trouble Shooting The player does not work Downloading F/W Upgrade When you upgrade firmware, make sure to use new battery because it take large amount of power when upgrading. If battery run out of power during upgrading, flash memory will get damaged. 1. Make sure the player is turned off. 2. Connect USB port to the PC computer. 3. PC will automatically detect the player as "Removable disk" under MY COMPUTER. 4. Download available F/W Upgrade from our web site. 5.
Specification Power --------------------------------------------------------1xAAA Battery Memory-----------------------------------------------------------------128MB Size(WXHXD)-----------------------------------------------2.2"x2.87"x0.82" Interface---------------------------------------------------------USB Rev.1.
