Portable MP3 Player MP25 User's Guide Introduction Installing the MP3 Player Transfer data to and from the MP3 Player Listening to your WMA/MP3 music MP3 Player Controls LCD Display Voice Recorder Hold Function Navigation Advanced Settings Upgrade the Firmware Removing the MP3 Player from your computer Trouble Shootings Specifications Safety
Introducing the MP25 MP3 Player The MP3 Player incorporates a portable WMA/MP3 Player, Voice Recorder and USB 2.0 Mass Storage Device. MP3 Player Features: • • • • • • • • • • WMA/MP3 player. Synchronous lyric display with WMA/MP3 music. Voice recorder. WMA DRM support. USB mass storage device. Integrated USB connector. Backlit display. Superb audio quality. No cable required. Requires 1 AAA / LR03 battery (supplied). System support: • Supports Windows Me/2000/XP.
Installing the MP3 Player Installation of drivers for computers using Windows Me/2000/XP is not necessary. Note for Windows Me/2000/XP users: Installation of the MP3 Player drivers 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 MP3 Player drivers. Windows 98 SE users will need to install the MP3 Player on their system: 1.
Listen to WMA/MP3 music files with the MP3 Player 1. Follow the instructions for the transfer of data to and from the MP3 Player to copy WMA/MP3 music files to the MP3 Player. 2. Install 1 AAA/LR03 battery into the battery compartment. 3. Connect the supplied headphones to the headphone socket. 4. Press the Play button. 5. Use the MP3 Player controls to adjust playback and volume level to listen to your WMA/MP3 music. Note: Installing the battery: 1. Push and slide out the battery compartment door. 2.
MP3 Player Controls A. USB Port Cover B. Headphone Socket C. A-B / Menu Button D. Skip Next / Fast Forward E. Skip Previous / Fast Rewind F. Power Off/Stop G. Power On/Play/Pause H. Hold Switch I. Volume Down J. Volume Up K.
LCD Display a. Track Number / Total Tracks b. Repeat all c. Shuffle d. Hold e. Play/Pause/Stop/Rec. f. Music Type (MP3/WMA/WAV) g. ID3 Tag (track name) display h. Elapsed Time/ Track Time i. Music Mode/ Voice Mode j. Repeat one k. Equaliser l. Battery Indicator m. Volume n.
Voice Recorder Record voice 1. Select Record in the LCD menu list to begin recording. 2. Press the Stop or Menu button to stop the recording and enter Voice mode. The voice recording will have been saved as a file named Vxxx.WAV in the Voice folder. Note that the LCD display will read MEMORY FULL when all available memory has been used. Playback voice This operation is similar to the playback of music. 1. Select Voice in the LCD menu to enter Voice mode. 2.
Hold Function Use the Hold function to deactivate the MP3 Player controls (to avoid accidental activation). 1. To activate the Hold function, slide the Hold switch. 2. Slide the Hold switch back to turn off the Hold function. Note: The MP3 Player will turn off automatically if the key is hold when turning on the power. Navigation Use [Menu] button to enter Menu. 1 Select [Navigation] and press Menu button to enter navigation mode. 1.1 1.
Navigation…continued Note: When a folder is selected in navigation mode, press on Menu button, a sub-menu window will popup. To enter the folder, select Enter. To play music located in the folder, select Play. When a file is selected in navigation mode, press on Menu button, a sub-menu window will pop-up. To play this file, select Play. To erase, select Delete. • • • Note: The player supports music files & folders up to 240 maximally. Note: The player supports folders up to 13 levels maximally.
Play mode Setting The available Play modes are: • • • • • Normal Repeat Track Repeat All Shuffle Shuffle Repeat 1. In the settings menu, select Play Mode. 2. Press the Skip buttons to select a play mode. Adjust LCD Contrast To adjust the LCD contrast 1. In the settings menu, select Contrast. 2. Press the Skip buttons to adjust the contrast level. 3. Press the A-B/Menu button to go back to setting menu. Backlight To adjust the backlight 1. In the settings menu, select Back Light. 2.
backlight. Power Savings Use the Power Saving function to automatically turn the MP3 Player off after a predetermined length of inactivity. 1. In the settings menu, select Power Savings. 2. Press the Skip buttons to select time. Note: Selecting "Disable" would never turn off the MP3 Player automatically.
Record Settings A high record sampling frequency brings an increase in sound quality but also a corresponding increase in memory usage. 1. In the settings menu, select Record settings. 2. Press the Skip buttons to select "Source". Press the A-B/Menu button repeatedly to select a record source which you want to change its sampling frequency or recording format settings. 3. Press the Skip buttons to select "Encoder". Press the A-B/Menu button repeatedly to select a recording format. 4.
Erasing files Warning: Erased files cannot be recovered. 1. Stop playback or recording before attempting to erase files. 2. Press and hold the A-B/Menu button and release it to enter menu and select Erase Files. 3. There are two options to choose from. To erase music files, select Music. To erase voice recordings, select Voice. 4. You will be asked if you are sure you want to erase the listed music file or voice memo. 5.
1. Select About in menu list. 2. The firmware version and Internal Media info appears. 3. Press the Skip buttons to read the Free memory space. 4. Press A-B/Menu button to exit to menu list screen. Upgrade the Firmware The firmware in the player can be updated through the Firmware Download utility running on your PC. To update the firmware, run the Firmware Download utility. The MP3 Player driver must be installed to use the Software Utility. 1. Plug the MP3 Player into the USB port of your computer.
1. Click on the Safely Remove Hardware icon in the taskbar (next to the clock). 2. Click on Safely remove USB Mass Storage Device. 3. Wait until a Safe to Remove Hardware message is displayed. 4. Remove the MP3 Player. Windows 98/98SE user: 1. Please wait until the player LCD displays "IDLE" for a moment. 2. Remove the MP3 Player. Trouble Shooting Q A The LCD displays nothing after turning on the MP3 player.
Start > Programs > SigmaTel MSCN Audio Player > Firmware Download 2 The utility will start to search the MP3 player. Please wait until the Firmware Download window appears. 3 Select "Format Data Area". 4 Click on the Start button to start. 5 The firmware will be transferred to the player. Please wait until it has finished. 6 Click on the Close button to exit.
http://www.microsoft.com/windows/windowsmedia/download/ MP3 Player Specifications • • • • • • Internal Memory o Built-in 256 MB (10 MB reserved for firmware and system management) Interface o USB Rev. 2.
Stop / OFF Skip Next Skip Previous A-B/Menu button Volume + Volume Hold Switch Processor o 75 MIPS DSP Audio Playback o Windows Media Audio (WMA) o MPEG Audio Layer 3 (MP3) Voice Recording o ADPCM encoding o 8 KHz to 32 KHz sampling rate o Each 128 MB memory provides about 8 hours recording (at default setting, 8 KHz) Signal to Noise Ratio o > 90 dB Frequency Response o 20 Hz ~ 20 kHz Output o < 11 mW (each output) Total Harmonic Distortion Output o 0.01% ~ 0.
