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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. FCC Notice: This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules.
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 12. 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. 13. Protective Attachment Plug: The product may be equipped with an attachment plug with overload protection. This is a safety feature.
Important Safety Instructions 18. 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. 19. 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. 20.
Table of Contents Precautions.................................................................. 2 Important Safety Instructions............................... 4 Table of Contents........................................................ 7 Package Contents...................................................... 9 Features........................................................................ 10 Getting Started.......................................................... 11 Controls at a Glance.....................
Table of Contents Radio Mode.................................................................24 Basic FM Radio Operation........................................................ 24 Radio Settings Menu.................................................................. 24 Store Presets Manually..................................................... 25 Store Presets Automatically............................................. 26 Delete a Preset Station.....................................................
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 4 5 1. COBY MP3 Player 2. USB Cable 3. Stereo Earphones 4. Installation Booklet 5. Installation CD www.cobyusa.
Features 2.4” TFT LCD full-color display Integrated flash memory miniSD card slot for easy memory capacity upgrades (miniSD card not included) Plays music, video*, photos, and text Plays digital music from most online stores and subscription services** Integrated FM radio ID3 tag support for song information display USB 2.0 Hi-Speed for fast file transfers Integrated rechargeable battery * Video playback on device may require transcoding with included software.
Getting Started Controls at a Glance 1. Headphone Jack 2. Play/Pause 3. Navigation: Up Volume - 4. Navigation: Down Volume + 5. A-B Repeat 6. Navigation: Left Prev/Rev 7. Navigation: Right Next/Fwd 8. Menu 9. USB Port 10. Power Switch 11. Neckstrap Hook 12. miniSD Card Slot 13. LCD Display 1 9 13 10 11 www.cobyusa.
Getting Started Display at a Glance Now Playing Screen (Music Mode) 1. Bit Rate 7. A-B Repeat 2. Current Track / Total Tracks 8. Battery Level 9. Equalizer 10. Repeat Mode 11. Shuffle Mode 12. Volume Level 13. Remaining Time 3. ID3 & LRC Info 4. Elapsed Time 5. Progress Bar 6.
Getting Started Powering Your Player Your player has an integrated rechargeable battery that will provide up to 8 hours of music play time. The battery should be charged fully before its initial use to ensure optimum lifetime performance. Music play time is an estimated value. Actual play time may vary depending on encoding method used and other factors. Charging Your Player Your player can be charged through a PC USB connection.
Getting Started Power On/Off To turn the player on, set the Power switch to the ON position, and then press and hold . To place the player in standby mode, press and hold again. To turn the player off completely, set the Power switch to the OFF position. Installing a miniSD Memory Card (optional) You can upgrade the memory capacity of your player by adding a miniSD memory card. Insert a miniSD card into the slot as shown in the illustration below.
Getting Started Connecting Headphones Connect headphones or 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. www.cobyusa.
Main Menu Main Menu Overview The Main Menu gives you access to the different function modes of your player. When your player is powered on, it will enter the Main Menu automatically. The main menu consists of 9 items: Music, Video, Radio, Photo, Text, Explorer, and Settings. To return to the Main Menu at any time, press and hold . To select a mode, press mode and then press .
Music Mode Enter MUSIC mode from the Main Menu to play digital MP3, WMA or WAV audio files. For more information about how to get music onto your player, please refer to the section “USB Connections > Transferring Files”. For more information about digital MP3 and WMA music files, please refer to the section “About MP3/WMA Music Files”. Music List Use the Music List to view all compatible music tracks loaded on your player. Press while in MUSIC mode to view the Music List.
Music Mode Now Playing (Music Mode) Controls Use the following controls during music playback (Now Playing). Key Function Press Start/Resume track playback. During playback, press to pause playback. Press Play the next track. Hold Fast-forward through the current track. Press Play the previous track. Hold Reverse through the current track. Press Decrease the volume level. Press Increase the volume level. Press Toggle between the Music List and Now Playing screens.
Music Mode Item Description Once Play the current track once. Repeat One Play the current track repeatedly. Folder Once Play all tracks in the current folder once. Folder Repeat Play all tracks in the current folder repeatedly. All Once Play all tracks once. All Repeat Play all tracks repeatedly. Intro Play the first 10 seconds of each track. Repeat A-B Mode Set a segment of a music track to repeat in a continuous loop.
Video Mode Enter VIDEO mode to play AVI video files loaded on your player. Your player supports AVI files encoded with XviD at 320 x 240 and 20 fps. Videos must be encoded with the included software for device playback. For more information about converting video, please refer to the section “Video Conversion”. Video List Use the Video List to view all compatible video files loaded on your player. Press to move the selection down; press move the selection up.
Video Mode Key Function Hold Reverse through the current track. Press Decrease the volume level. Press Increase the volume level. Press Return to the Video List. Hold Return to Main Menu. www.cobyusa.
Photo Mode Enter PHOTO mode from the Main Menu to find and play JPEG image files loaded on your player. Photo List Use the Photo List view all picture files loaded on your player. Press to move the selection up; press move the selection down. Press Press and hold Main Menu. to to confirm and display a selection. to cancel and return to the Photo Controls The viewer can display photos with manual control or as a slideshow (photos are automatically displayed in sequence).
Photo Mode Displaying Pictures as a Slideshow Select a photo from the Photo List and press confirm. to Press to start the slideshow. Press to stop the slideshow. Press to cancel the slideshow and return to the Photo List. again You can change the duration of time between the photos in the Settings menu. Please refer to the section “Settings Mode” for more information. www.cobyusa.
Radio Mode Enter Radio Mode to listen to FM radio broadcasts. You must have a pair of headphones connected to the headphone jack to receive FM broadcasts; your player will utilize the headphone cord as an antenna. Basic FM Radio Operation Upon entering Radio mode, you can tune to stations manually (MANUAL) or to preset stations (PRESET). You can set the Radio mode to MANUAL or PRESET mode in the Radio Settings menu. Please refer to the section “Radio Settings Menu” below for more information.
Radio Mode Item Description Manual Select to set the player in MANUAL mode. Preset Select to set the player in PRESET mode. Mem Save a Preset Station. Del Delete a Preset Station. Auto Automatically scan and save all available station frequencies to Preset Station memory. Storing Preset Stations Your player can store up to 30 station presets (01 to 30). Store Presets Manually 1. Tune to the station you want to store as a preset (e.g., 91.5). 2. Press to access the Radio Settings menu.
Radio Mode Store Presets Automatically Press to access the Radio Settings menu. Select and confirm “Auto”. The player will automatically seek and store the first 30 frequencies with a broadcast signal. This will overwrite all previously stored preset stations. Delete a Preset Station 1. Press to access the Radio Settings menu. Select and confirm “Del”. 2. Press or to select the Preset number that you want to delete and then press . A “Delete Channel?” warning will appear on the screen. 3.
EBook Mode Enter EBOOK mode from the Main Menu to play text files (TXT) loaded on your player. EBook List Use the EBook List to view all text files loaded on your player. Press to move the selection up; press move the selection down. Press Press and hold Main Menu. to to confirm and display a selection. to cancel and return to the EBook Controls To display a text file, select and confirm the file from the EBook List. While the text file is displayed: Press or to skip to the next page.
Explorer Mode Enter EXPLORER mode to view all folders and files loaded on your player. If a compatible file is selected and confirmed, the file will be played in its corresponding mode. Music Mode: MP3, WMA Video Mode: AVI Photo Mode: JPEG EBook Mode: TXT Navigator Controls Press to move the selection up; press move the selection down. Press to to confirm a selection. If a folder has been selected, the contents of the folder will be displayed.
Settings Mode Enter SETUP mode from the Main Menu to change your player’s internal option settings. To select an option, press enter, press . or . To confirm and Press screen. To exit the Setup Menu, press and hold to cancel and return to the previous . The Setup Menu contains 7 options: Music, Radio, Display, Auto Play Set, System, PowerOff Time, and Default Set. www.cobyusa.
Radio Music Settings Mode Item Description Repeat Mode Set a Repeat Mode option. Once: Play the current track once. Repeat One: Repeat the current track. Folder Once: Play all tracks in current folder once. Folder Repeat all tracks in current folder. All Once: Play all tracks once. All Repeat: Play all tracks repeatedly. Intro: Play the first 10 seconds of each track. Play Mode Set a Play Mode option. Order: Play tracks in order. Shuffle: Play tracks in random order.
Settings Mode Description BLight Time Adjust the duration of time (in seconds) that the backlight will remain on after a key press. A setting of “Always On” will keep the backlight on continuously. Lum Adjust the brightness (luminescence) of the display. Text Adjust the EBook mode "Auto Play" time interval. Jpeg Adjust the Photo mode Slideshow time interval. Langauge Set the Language that the menus appear in. About View the player's Firmware and capacity info.
Settings Mode Item Description PowerOff Time Set the duration of time (in minutes) that the player will remain on when it is idle. The settng of "OFF" will disable the Power Saving feature. Default Set Select to restore all of the player's setting to their factory-default state.
USB Connections Connect the player to a computer with the USB 2.0 cable provided to: Transfer files to and from your player. Perform basic file management functions. Connecting to a Computer Connect the player to your computer with the supplied USB cable. Upon connection: Your computer will automatically recognize the player as an MTP Device. An icon representing your player will appear under “Audio Devices” when you open “My Computer”.
USB Connections Transferring Files The USB 2.0 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 any removable storage device 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 Microsoft Windows 1. Double-click the “My Computer” icon on your desktop and then double-click the Player icon (MTP Multimedia Player). 2. Your player contains two folders: Data and Media. Drag your media files to the Media folder (e.g., MP3, 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. Macintosh OS X 1.
USB Connections Disconnecting from a Computer Disconnect your player as instructed below to prevent data loss or file/firmware corruption. Microsoft Windows 1. Double-click the green arrow in the taskbar located on the lower-right side of the computer screen (Safely Remove Hardware). 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”.
USB Connections 2. Click on the “Eject” arrow on the right of the Removable Disk icon. 3. Disconnect the USB cable from the player and your computer. www.cobyusa.
Video Conversion Use the video conversion software utility included on the Installation CD to create video files that are suitable for playback on the player. Your player supports XviD-encoded AVI files with the following specifications: 320 x 240 resolution at 20 frames per second (fps). The video conversion software is included for your convenience and is compatible with Microsoft Windows operating systems only.
Video Conversion Installation 1. Locate the AVI Converter setup file on the Installation CD: AVIConverter CHN-EN Package Setup.exe. 2. Double-click the file to start the installation process. 3. Follow the on-screen instructions to complete the installation process. Converting Video To start the program, double-click the AVIConverter shortcut on your desktop. The application window shown below will appear. Click the “Add” button. The Conversion Setting screen will appear.
Video Conversion 1 4 5 2 3 6 1. Set the Resolution to “320x240” as shown in the diagram above [1]. 2. To select the Source File to convert, click the shaded box indicated in the diagram above [2]. The source file must be one of the following video types: AVI, RM, RMVB, MPG, MPEG, MP4, ASF, WMV, MKV, DAT, or VOB. DirectX 9.0, Media Player 9.0, and other codecs must be installed to support all media types. 3.
Video Conversion 6. Once there are no more video conversion jobs to add to the queue, click the Close button [6] to return to the application window shown below. 7. The application window should now list all conversion jobs that you have added to the queue. Click the “Convert Now” button to start the conversion process. 8. To exit the program, click the “Close” button. www.cobyusa.
Windows Media Player You can use Windows Media Player and a USB-MTP connection to manage your music media library with Microsoft Windows XP or newer. The latest version of Windows Media Player can be downloaded from the Microsoft website: http://www.microsoft.com/windows/windowsmedia/default.mspx Please refer to the Quick Start Guide included with your player for more information.
Firmware Upgrades From time to time, COBY may release firmware upgrades to improve the performance of the Player 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. Do not interrupt the firmware upgrade process— doing so could damage your player and render it inoperable.
About MP3/WMA 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. Address COBY Electronics Technical Support 56-65 Rust Street Maspeth, NY 11378 Email techsupport@cobyusa.com Web www.cobyusa.
Troubleshooting I cannot transfer files to the player. Ensure that your computer is running a supported operating system. If using a 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.
Troubleshooting 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.
Specifications Display Type 2.4” Full-Color TFT @ 320 x 240 Memory Integrated Flash Memory Audio Format Support MP3, WMA, WMA-DRM, WAV Video Format Support MPEG-4 (XviD): 320 x 240, 20fps Photo Format Support JPEG 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 (MSC or MTP) Plug and Play Support Windows 2000/XP or newer Mac OS X Audio Output 3.
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