MANUAL MP-500 VERSION 1.
TABL E OF CO N T E N T S ENGLISH BASIC USE Bitrate Quality Setting ..................................................49 Before You Start ...............................................................35 Record Settings .............................................................50 Getting Started .................................................................36 Different File Formats ......................................................37 Timer Recording............................................
PRECAUTIONS Read the following instructions thoroughly before you start using the product. JoS AB is not responsible for any problems due to incorrect use of the product before you read these instruction. BAS I C U S E BEFORE YOU START - Don’t use the product in other ways than described in this manual. - Don’t subject the player to any kind of force or shocks, this can seriously damage the player. - Avoid extreme heat, shaking or magnetism.
BAS I C U S E GETTING STARTED POWER ON Press and hold the PLAY / PAUSE-button for more then 2 seconds. POWER OFF Make sure the player is set to Pause. Then press and hold the PLAY / PAUSE button for more then 2 seconds. MIC HOLD When Hold is activated the player will not respond when a button is pressed until Hold is deactivated. USB 1.1 HOST LINE-IN LOW BATTERY WARNING This warning screen will show when the battery level is low.
The players default language is set to swedish, to change language follow the instructions below. 1. Turn on the player by holding down the PLAY / PAUSE button. BAS I C U S E CHANGE THE LANGUAGE SETTING 2. Press and hold the MENU button to enter the SETTINGS MENU. 3. From the SETTINGS MENU choose DISPLAY (“VISNING” in swedish) by using the NAVIGATE LEFT and RIGHT buttons. Confirm your choise by pressing the MENU button. 4.
PRODUCT S PE CI F I CAT I O N S PRODUCT SPECIFICATIONS PLAYER IMAGES Memory: 1GB, 2GB File Support: JPG Size: 81 x 40 x 13 mm Weight: 51 gram TEXT Speakers: Built-in speakers File Support: TXT Microphone: Built-in microphone FM RADIO DISPLAY Presets: 24 Auto Presets Size: 1.6 inches Frequency: 76 MHz - 108.0 MHz Type: Color TFT LCD Antenna: Earphone Antenna Colors: 260 000 colors Resolution: 128 x 128 SOUND FIRMWARE Type: Upgradable Languages: English. Swedish.
1. Play / Pause 2. MODE 1 2 3 3. REC 4. Navigate Up 5. Navigate Left 6. MENU 4 5 6 7 7. Navigate Right 8 10. USB Host Jack PRODUCT S PE CI F I CAT I O N S BUTTONS AND CONNECTIONS 8. Navigate Down 9. Built-in microphone 11. USB Jack 12. Headphones Jack 13. Line-In 9 MIC 14. Reset-button 15. HOLD 10 11 USB 1.1 16. Built-in Speaker (Right) 17.
PRODUCT S PE CI F I CAT I O N S THE DISPLAY A C B D MUSIC MODE A. Clock B. Volume Level Indicator O C. Alarm N D. Battery Level Indicator M E. Play Time L E F. Section Repeat / Bookmark K F G. File Number / Total Selected Files G J I H. Quality measured in kbps (Kilobits per second) I. Play / Pause H J. Equalizer Mode K. Play Mode L. Progressbar M. Track Title N. Artist O. Folder A B C RADIO MODE A. Clock D H B. Volume Level Indicator C. Battery Level Indicator G D.
A. Clock B. Volume Level Indicator C. Battery Level Indicator D. Remaining Memory E. Recording Quality in kbps (Kilobits per second) F. Frequency in kHz G. Recording File Format H. Record Mode PRODUCT S PE CI F I CAT I O N S RECORD MODE I. Date J. Recording Source K. Filename C MULTIMEDIA MODE A. Movie D B. Play / Pause C. Progressbar A D. Time E.
T HE PL AYE R’ S DI F F E R E N T M O D E S PLAYER MODES There are seven different modes. These are Music, Radio, Record, Multimedia, Picture, Text and USB Host. To switch mode the player must first be set to Pause. When this is done you can access the MODE MENU by pressing MODE for 2 seconds. Switch between the different modes by using NAVIGATE RIGHT and LEFT buttons. Confirm your choice with the MENU button. Music Mode for playing music files. Picture Mode for showing images in JPEG format.
The navigation buttons have the same functions in all folder navigation views and settings menus. 1. NAVIGATE UP selects previous file or list. 2. NAVIGATE DOWN selects next file or list. 3. NAVIGATE LEFT move one step up in the folder structure. 4. NAVIGATE RIGHT open a folder and play selected file 5. PLAY / PAUSE play selected file. 6. MENU button - short press When you press the MENU button shortly you’ll enter the player’s folder navigation.
1. MUSIC MODE TH E PLAYER S D IFFER ENT MO D ES – 1. MUSIC MODE PLAY / PAUSE 1. Choose MUSIC mode. 2. Choose track and confirm your choice by pressing the PLAY / PAUSE button. 3. Press the PLAY / PAUSE button a second time to pause the track. REWIND / FAST FORWARD 1. Press and hold the NAVIGATE LEFT button to rewind. 2. Press and hold the NAVIGATE RIGHT to fast forward You can set the rewind and fast forward speed in MENU / GENERAL / SCAN SPEED. CHANGE THE VOLUME Change the volume during playback. 1.
2. Press and hold the PLAY / PAUSE button during payback to skip to the bookmark. . CHANGE THE REPEAT SETTING Do the following to change the repeat setting. 1. MUSIC MODE The player allows you to bookmark long files (for example MP3 books) to make it easier to start where you left of. 1. Press and hold the REC button during playback of a music file. TH E PLAYER S D IFFER ENT MO D ES – BOOKMARKS 1. Press and hold the MODE button during playback. 2. Press the MODE button in standby mode.
1. MUSIC MODE TH E PLAYER S D IFFER ENT MO D ES – KARAOKE / LYRICS The player supports lyrics of the .lrc format and can therefor function as a small karaoke machine. The .lrc format contains text and time marks which states when the text should be shown. There are a large number of applications available on the internet as freeware / shareware for creating, viewing and/or downloading these files to your computer.
There are two ways to tune in the desired frequency you can either use presets or manual tuning. To switch between these two modes press the MODE button. It’s not possible to switch between these two modes until there is a saved preset available. Until a preset is saved only manual tuning is available. MANUAL TUNING Press NAVIGATE LEFT or RIGHT to change the frequency. Continue pressing until the desired frequency is found. AUTOMATIC STORING OF PRESETS 1. Press the PLAY / PAUSE button.
2 . RAD I O M O D E TH E PLAYER S D IFFER ENT MO D ES – FM RADIO RECORDING 1. Press and hold REC until the recording starts. 2. Press and hold the REC button to stop the recording The recorded file will be stored in the RECORD / FM folder and can be played in the music mode. NOTE! Your headphones are used as an antenna. If your headphones aren’t connected to the player you will have difficulties getting an acceptable reception.
1. Use the NAVIGATE buttons to choose source and recording quality (Bitrate) 2. Confirm the setting and start the recording by pressing the REC button. 3. Stop the recording by pressing the REC button a second time. 4. Depending on selected recording source the files will be stored in the following catalogs. - Line-In recordings will be placed in RECORD / LINE IN - Voice recordings will be placed in RECORD / VOICE - FM Radio recordings will be placed in RECORD / FM 5.
3 . RECO R D M O D E TH E PLAYER S D IFFER ENT MO D ES – RECORD SETTINGS The following settings can be made in the settings menu which you’ll find by holding down the MENU button, then use the NAVIGATE buttons to select Record. Once you have entered the Record menu select which recording mode you wish to change settings for by pressing NAVIGATE RIGHT. The following settings can be made for each recording mode: VOLUME IN: Use the NAVIGATE LEFT and RIGHT buttons to set the volume-in level from 0 to 40.
1. Press PLAY / PAUSE to play the selected file. 2. Press PLAY / PAUSE to pause the selected file. The equalizer and the MODE button are disabled during playback of video clips. CHANGE THE VOLUME 1. Press the NAVIGATE UP button to increase the volume. 2. Press the NAVIGATE DOWN to decrease the volume. The volume can be set from 0 to a maximum of 40. 4 . M ULT I M E D I A M O D E PLAY TH E PLAYER S D IFFER ENT MO D ES – 4. MULTIMEDIA MODE NOTE! 1.
5 . PI C T U R E M O D E TH E PLAYER S D IFFER ENT MO D ES – 5. PICTURE MODE VIEW JPEG FILES 1. Choose PICTURE mode in the Main Menu. 2. Press the PLAY / PAUSE button to show the select image. 3. Press the PLAY / PAUSE button a second time to return to the file browser. VIEW NEXT / PREVIOUS IMAGE Press on the NAVIGATE LEFT or RIGHT button to see the next or previous image. SLIDESHOW The slideshow function automatically shows the next image after given time. 1.
1. Press the PLAY / PAUSE button to show selected file in the file browser view. 2. Press the PLAY / PAUSE button a second time to return to the file browser view. SCROLL THE TEXT Scroll vertically by using the NAVIGATE UP and DOWN buttons. Skip to next page (screen) by using the NAVIGATE LEFT and RIGHT buttons. NOTE! Only .txt files can be viewed. 6. TEXT MODE READ A TEXT FILE TH E PLAYER S D IFFER ENT MO D ES – 6.
7 . US B H O S T M O D E TH E PLAYER S D IFFER ENT MO D ES – 7. USB HOST MODE The USB Host mode lets you transfer data to your player from any portable USB device. CONNECT THE DEVICES 1. Connect the USB Host Cable (not included) to the USB Host port. 2. Connect the other end of the cable to the device you wish to transfer data from. COPY FILES Choose file to transfer from the external device and confirm your choice by pressing on the MENU button.
PL AYER S E T T I N G S SETTINGS MENU OVERVIEW 1. Press and hold the MENU button to enter the SETTINGS MENU. 2. Use NAVIGATE LEFT and RIGHT to choose settings category. 3. Confirm your choice by pressing the MENU button. 4. Press the REC button to exit the SETTINGS MENU. GENERAL DISPLAY TIMER MODE Skip Length Playback Time Auto Off Boundary Scan Speed Scroll Speed Sleep Repeat Play Speed Song Title Date / Time Shuffle Resume Light Time Alarm FM Region Contrast Rec.
PL AYER S E T T I N G S GENERAL Skip Length: Determines how big steps the player will fast forward / rewind. Scan Speed: Set the scan speed in a music file Play Speed: Set the play speed of a music file Resume: If the player should start playing where it left of when it was turned off. FM Region: Select the region you are located in. Lyric: Show lyrics during playback of music files.
Playback Time: Show elapsed or remaining time. PL AYER S E T T I N G S DISPLAY Scroll Speed: How fast the track title should scroll. Song Title: Choose between showing the file name or the ID3 tag information. Light Time: Choose for how long the display should be lit after a buttons is pressed (NOTE! The screen consumes a lot of power, if you are experiencing short battery times, try decreasing the Light Time.) Contrast: Adjust the screen contrast. Language: Choose witch language you prefer.
PL AYER SE T T I NG S TIMER Auto Off: Set the number of minutes before the player automatically turns of if no buttons are pressed and no files are playing. Sleep: Turn On / Off the automatic power off function. Date / Time: Set the date and time. Alarm: Set the time the alarm should start, if it should be a daily alarm as well as which song should be played. Rec. Preset: Set the time when you wish to record from a Voice source or from the FM Radio.
Boundary: Select if you wish to play one file, all files or all files in a folder. PL AYER S E T T I N G S MODE Repeat: Repeat the files within the selected boundary. Shuffle: Play songs in random order. KEY TO THE DIFFERENT ICONS IN PLAY MODE Normal One: Playback is stopped after one files has played. Normal All Files: Plays all files in order, playback stops after all files has been played once. Normal Folder: Plays all files in order, playback stops after all files in the current folder has played once.
PL AYER S E T T I N G S SOUND EQ / SRS: Adjust the players twelve different equalizer modes. Bass Boost: Adjust the bass. Treble Boost: Adjust the treble. Fade in: Fades in a song after the player has been turned off to avoid unexpected high volumes. Set in seconds.
FM Radio: Set the volume level and quality (bitrate) in kbps for FM Radio recordings. PL AYER S E T T I N G S RECORD Line-In: Set the volume level and quality (bitrate) in kbps for Line In recordings. Built-In Microphone: Set the volume level and quality (bitrate) in kbps for recordings through the internal microphone. External Microphone: Set the volume level and quality (bitrate) in kbps for recordings through an external microphone. V. O. R.: If V.O.R.
PL AYER S E T T I N G S SYSTEM Information: Shows total memory size, available memory and current firmware version number. Format: Formats the player memory. NOTE! All data on the player will be erased when formatting! Check the battery level before a format is initiated. If the battery runs out during formatting of the memory an unrecoverable error can occur. (It’s also possible to format the player using a PC: If you use a PC to format your player make sure you select FAT 32.
If the player behaves abnormal (for example doesn’t start even if the battery is fully charged or the player can’t be found by the computer) there are a few different simple measure that you can take to restore the player listen below (the listed measures come in no particular order): 1. Press the RESET button then start the player. 2. Reset the player to it’s factory default settings (see previous page). 3. Format the player (see previous page) NOTE! All data will be lost.
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