Instruction Manual MAX-IVY AUDIO∙PHOTO∙VIDEO-PLAYER Maxfield GmbH · Kaistraße 2 · 40221 Düsseldorf · Germany · www.maxfield.de · support@maxfield.
Table Of Contents Package content. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Connect Earphones . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Connect USB. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 charging the battery. . . .
Package content Stereo Earphones 230 V Power Adaptor MAX-IVY AUDIO·PHOTO·VIDEO-PLAYER 1GB|2GB|4GB USB Cable Carrying Strap Quick Start Guide Rubber Case MAGIX mp3 maker SE Music Software CD-ROM: Drivers, Software & Manual MAX-IVY AUDIO·PHOTO·VIDEO-PLAYER CONTENT
Introduction The MAX-IVY is a portable audio, photo & video player, voice recorder and USB mass storage device in one unit. Main Features — Playback of MP3, OGG, WMA and WMA-DRM10 audio files — Playback of AVI and WMV video files — Playback of JPG photo files — Synchronous lyrics display with WMA/MP3 music — Voice recording function — USB mass storage device — Backlit TFT display — Excellent audio quality — Touch key pad System Support — Supports Windows Me/2000/XP without extra driver installation.
Connections Connect Earphones Firmly plug the earphones into the appropriate jack on the bottom part of the player. please Note! Unplug earphones before connecting your player to your PC via USB cable. Connect USB 1. Position the PC in a way that its USB ports can be easily accessed. (Note: The USB port(s) on your PC may be found on the front panel instead of the back panel.) 2. Use the provided USB cable to connect the USB ports of both, player and PC. 3.
RUBBER CASE The rubber case serves for player protection and as carrying equipment. Attach carrying strap There are two holes in the rubber case, provided to attach the carrying strap. — First thread the thin loop of the carrying strap from the outside through the top hole. — Thread the loop from the inside through the second hole. — Thread the thicker end of the carrying strap through the thin loop and pull the whole strap tight. — Now attach the rubber case to the player.
loadING FILES TO and from your max-ivy Attention! When transferring data to the player, please pay attention that 5 Megabytes of memory per 1000 music files must be reserved for player system files. If not provided, the player may not be turned on properly. — Slide and hold the power switch into direction of the ON OFF symbol on the back of the player until the screen motion disappears, to make sure that the player is turned off. — Disconnect the earphones. — Connect player and computer via USB cable.
Loading DRM protected WMA audio tracks with Windows Media® Player 10 — Windows Media® Player 10 recognizes the player as an MTP Player. — Start the Windows Media® Player, and select the music library to manage your songs. — In Windows Media® Player 10 choose the function “Sync”. — For further advice please refer to the Windows Media® Player FAQs regarding Microsoft® Windows Media® DRM (Digital Rights Management).
PLAYer overview 10 2 9 * 3 5 6 12 4 7 8 1 11 1 Earphone jack 7 Volume – 2 TFT-Display 8 Volume + 3 Play|Pause 9 Power On/Off|Hold switch 4 Menu 10 Reset hole 5 Skip previous|Rewind 11 USB port 6 Skip next|Fast-forward 12 OK|A-B Repeat * Sticker with Serial Number (NOTE: Guarantee does not cover if the Serial Number has been altered or removed.
Description of keys Disconnect the player from your PC and remove the USB cable. Function Key — Power On/Off Operation Slide and hold into direction of ON OFF to turn the player on. Slide and hold into direction of ON OFF until the screen motion disappears to turn the player off. Push the switch into direction of HOLD to lock the player. Push it back to deactivate the keylock. — Hold ON OFF switch — Play/Pause Press to start playback of selected file or to pause current playback.
tft-Display in play mode Repeat Mode Clock Play Mode EQ Mode A-B Loop Hold Battery indicator Current/total number of songs Filename/ID3-Tag Earphone Volume level Progress bar Elapsed time Music information Total time Graphical EQ Lyrics MAX-IVY AUDIO·PHOTO·VIDEO-PLAYER CONTENT 11
basic operation Touch keys To guarantee smooth handling please use dry and clean hands. Turn the player on To turn the player on, slide the Power switch to the direction of the ON OFF symbol on the back of the player. Turn the player off To turn the player off, slide and hold the Power switch into the direction of the ON OFF symbol on the back of the player until the screen motion disappears.
Menu structure To get to a desired menu, use the touchpad slider respectively the FFD/REW keys to select a menu item. Use the OK key to enter or the Menu key to quit a menu.
playback of audio files — Copy music files to the player’s Flash memory. — Connect the supplied earphones. — In the main menu, select and use the OK key to enter the submenu. — Use the touchpad slider or the FFD/REW keys to select one option in the menu and press the OK key to confirm your selection or to enter the submenu. — Use the Menu key to go back to previous menu. NOW PLAYING — Select in the music menu and press the OK key to start the playback of an audio file.
AUDIO PLAY QUEUE Add your favourite choice of music to the Audio Play Queue. — The music in Audio Play Queue will be shown in . — Select a title and press and hold the OK key for about 2 seconds. — Select from the appearing pop-up window: to remove the selected music from the Audio Play Queue. to play the files from the playlist randomly.
Playlist: — Synchronize the playlists you create in the Windows Media® Player (version 10 or above) to the player. Refer to the Windows Media® Player Help for details on synchronizing contents to devices. — List all playlists on the player. — Play songs in the selected playlist. A-B REPEAT FUNCTION To listen to one section of a track repeatedly, use the A-B repeat function. — In play mode, press and hold the OK key for about 2 sec. to set the starting point (point A) of the desired loop.
EDIT OR MODIFY LYRICS FILES Lyrics files can be created, modified and saved with the Microsoft® Windows Editor. This tool can be found in Start > Programs > Tools. You may need this to optimize e.g. the synchronizing of lyrics files. — Open or start a new lyrics file e.g. “happymusic.lrc“ in the Editor program.
NAVIGATION You may navigate through your files and delete files from your MAX-IVY. Delete files from the player — In the main menu, select and press the OK key to enter. — Use the touchpad slider or the FFD/REW keys to choose a folder and press the OK key to enter. — Choose the file you want to delete and press and hold the OK key. — Choose from the pop-up menu and press the OK key. — Choose “OK“ and press the OK key to delete the file from your player.
Voice recording Start voice recording — Select in the main menu and press the OK key to enter the menu item. — Select and press the OK key to start recording. — Press the play key to pause recording. — Press the menu key to stop recording and go back to the previous menu. The voice record will be saved into the “Voice“ folder, named “Vxxxx.wav“ (e.g. “V0001.wav“). please Note: — The screen will display”UI record error! No Memory” when all available memory is in use.
Playback of Video files This player supports MPEG4 and WMV video files in AVI containers. Please note: Only soundtracks in MP3 format are supported within video files. — Select
playback of Photo files To browse through the pictures, select in the main menu and press the OK key to enter the menu. All photo: Shows a list of all available pictures. — Use the FFD/REW keys to select a picture. — Press the OK key to view the chosen picture. — Use the FFD/REW keys to view the previous or next picture. — Press the Menu key to go back to the file list. Manual: Displays the first of all available pictures in the list. — Use the FFD/REW keys to view the previous or next picture.
Settings To navigate the Settings menu: — Press and hold the menu key to enter the main menu. — Use the FFD/REW keys to select and press the OK key to enter the Settings menu. — Press the FFD/REW keys to select a setting and press the OK key to enter the desired submenu. — After you have finished the setting, press the Menu key to go back to the previous menu item. Repeat — Select and press the OK key to enter.
Brightness Adjust the display brightness. — In the Settings menu, select and press the OK key to confirm. — Press the FFD/REW keys to adjust the brightness level. — Press thr OK key to confirm and return to the Settings menu. Backlight Select a period of time after which the display should switch off, when no key entry occurs. The shorter the time is set, the longer the battery will last. — In the Settings menu select and press the OK key to confirm.
Power Savings To turn the power off automatically in case there is no music file playing or any key entry for the set time. — In the Settings menu, select — Use the FFD/REW keys to choose an option. — Press the OK key to confirm and go back to the Settings menu. please Note: Selecting „Off” will never automatically turn the player off. When you forget to turn off the player, the player will stay turned on, until the battery is down.
— Press the FFD/REW keys to adjust the minutes. — Press the OK key to confirm and exit. — The set time is shown at the top of the display next to the clock icon. Language MAX-IVY supports multi-language display. This means, no matter which language is set, ID3-Tags will always display the right special characters, including umlauts, accents, ... — In the Settings menu, select and press the OK key. — Press the FFD/REW keys to select the desired language.
Formatting the player PLEASE NOTE: Before formatting the player, please back up all data on your computer or other devices. All files will be deleted from your player during this process. To format the player by using the player‘s internal format function: — Select in the Settings menu. — Press the OK key. — Select “OK“ in the appearing pop-up window and press the OK key to format the player.
System Requirements — 200 MHz Pentium Processor or above — OS: Windows 98 SE/ME/2000/XP or Mac OS X (Ver. 10.2.6 or above) — HDD: 20 MB of free space or more — Memory: 64 MB main memory or more — USB port — Mouse — CD-ROM drive (x2 or faster) No driver is required for: Windows Me/2000/XP and Mac OS X ver. 10.2.6 and above. Note: These operating systems have built-in drivers to support USB Drive mode. Just connect the player with the USB port of your desktop PC or notebook computer.
PC DRIVER AND UTILITY INSTALLATION Windows 98SE: Start the software setup on the bundled CD-ROM before you connect your player to the USB port! When you connect the player before driver setup, the message „Add New Hardware Wizard” will be prompted at Windows 98 SE. The player driver and utility setup can not completely be set up without using the „Add New Hardware Wizard”! 1. Insert the bundled CD-ROM into the CD-ROM drive. After a few seconds a dialogue will pop up on the computer screen. 2.
TO OPEN THE SOFTWARE UTILITY When the driver installation has been completed, the software utility will be installed to your PC. You can use the utility to upgrade the unit. Start > Programs > Portable Media Player > Portable Media Player Firmware Download Connect the player to your computer and click the corresponding program to start the software.
UNInSTALLING DRIVER AND UTILITY Click: Start > Programs > Portable Media Player > Uninstall > OK UPGRADING THE FIRMWARE The player firmware can be upgraded by using the Player Update utility running on your PC. Start the Player Update (Firmware Download) utility as follows: — Start > Programs > Portable Media Player > Portable Media Player Firmware Download — Check the current firmware version and the upgrade version. — When you are sure you got the correct upgrade version, click the ”Start” button.
Option ”Format Data Area” — Not selected (default): Upgrades the firmware only, recommended. — Selected: Upgrades the firmware and formats the storage. When this has finished, please re-format the Removable Disk by using the Windows Format tool. Firmware Update – Download Instructions Player firmware updates are available in the support area on www.maxfield.de. PLEASE NOTE! Please make sure to select the correct product name – e.g. ”MAX-IVY 1 GB” – in order to get the appropriate firmware update.
IF THE PLAYER DOES NOT WORK ... Occasionally, the player will not work because the firmware has been accidentally corrupted. To solve this problem, please refresh the firmware: 1. Disconnect the player in case it is already connected. 2. Turn the player off, if it is on. 3. Slide and hold the Power switch into the direction of the ON OFF symbol. Don‘t release it yet. 4. Connect the player with your PC. Wait for approximately 5 seconds, then release the Power switch. 5.
Product specifications Size (L x W x H) Internal Memory Interface Power Supply Equalizer Display Microphone Processor Audio Playback Photo Playback Video Playback Voice Recording Signal to Noise Ratio Frequency Response Output power Total Harmonic Distortion Output Ports Firmware · 108 x 49 x 8.5 mm · Built-in 1 GB | 2 GB | 4 GB (some memory reserved for firmware and system management) · USB compatible (USB 2.
compatible video formats This player supports audio and video formats at the display sizes/resolutions and frame rates listed below. Minor frame drops occur in certain configurations as shown. Display Resolution QCIF QCIF+ QVGA Display Size (pixels) Audio Format Video (File) Format Max.
FAQ – FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS 1. Why do I fail installing the installation software on my operating system? – Please note that there is no driver required for PC running Windows XP, 2000 and Me (Plug and Play). USB devices will be automatically detected by the system. – Windows 2000 users should update to Windows 2000 Service Pack 3 (SP3) or higher before driver installation can continue. – Using Windows 98SE, you need to install a driver every time before connecting a USB device.
7. Why do I not hear anything when the PLAY button is pressed? – Please check if HOLD (key lock) is on or off. It should be off. – Check whether files have been stored in the built-in flash memory. Press the PLAY button to try again. – Check the earphone connection. If necessary, replace with another one. – Check the volume level and see if it has been set too low. – The file format may be incorrect. Only MP3, WMA and OGG files can be played.
18. What are the differences between the recording formats PCM, MS ADPCM, and IM ADPCM? – PCM (Pulse Code Modulation) is the standard Windows WAV format for uncompressed audio files. – ADPCM (Adaptive Differential Pulse Code Modulation) is a not loss-free compression mechanism. The two ADPCM encoding mechanisms MS ADPCM and IM ADPCM don‘t differ in quality but only in the compression technique applied. Compression rate is 4:1. 15.
21. Why does my player display ”Incorrect format - reformat the player” when I switch it on? – The player has been formatted with the wrong system, for example NTFS, Mac OS or Unix. To enable it again for playing audio tracks, please format the player in FAT/FAT32 format. If formatting was not successful, please reinstall the firmware while the player is in Recovery mode.
In order to play these encrypted WMA files with your player, you 30. Why does the player not save the volume setting when being turned off? will need to use the Windows Media Player to copy them to your – Actually, the player does remember the volume setting, but to player. The traditional “Drag & Drop” method will not work. avoid any hearing damage, the volume will automatically be tur- Here is what you have to do: ned down to 60 % from the upper level.
precautions Taking care of the player — Keep the product and all its parts and accessories out of the reach of small children. — Do not use or store the player in dusty or dirty environments as this may damage the components. — This product is not waterproof or water resistant. Keep the player away from water. — Keep the player away from heat, humidity, and magnetic interferences. — Do not try to alter or remodel the product as all warranties will otherwise be void.
PLEASE BACKUP YOUR FILES! Maxfield GmbH will not be liable for the loss of data caused by damaged products or damaged respectively unreadable memories or drives. PLEASE NOTE! This device contains a built-in battery. Please ensure that it is disposed of in accordance with local enviromental legislation. OPERATIONAL NOTES — The player should be kept away from extreme temperature changes, moisture and dust. — Load music/photo/video files to the player before playback.
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