MHD8015 User’s Guide 1.5 GB HardDisk Storage MP3/WMA Player Before operating this product, please read these instructions completely.
SAFETY PRECAUTIONS CAUTION RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT OPEN CAUTION: TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NOT REMOVE COVER (OR BACK). NO USER-SERVICEABLE PARTS INSIDE. REFER SERVICING TO QUALIFIED SERVICE PERSONNEL.
PRECAUTIONS COPYRIGHT: • Distributing copies of MP3 or WMA with DRM tracks without permission is a violation of international copyright laws. SAFETY: • • • Vibration experienced during walking or exercising will not affect the player. However, dropping the player or dropping a heavy object on the player may result in damage or sound distortion. Avoid spilling any liquid onto or into the player.
FCC DECLARATION This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: 1) This device may not cause interference, and 2) This device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation. Warning: Changes or modifications to this unit not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could void the user’s authority to operate the equipment.
Dear Customer: Selecting fine audio equipment such as the unit you’ve just purchased is only the start of your musical enjoyment. Now it’s time to consider how you can maximize the fun and excitement your equipment offers. This manufacturer and the Electronic Industries Association’s Consumer Electronics Group want you to get the most out of your equipment by playing it at a safe level.
Decibel Level 30 40 50 60 70 80 Example Quiet library, soft whispers Living room, refrigerator, bedroom away from traffic Light traffic, normal conversation, quiet office Air conditioner at 20 feet, sewing machine Vacuum cleaner, hair dryer, noisy restaurant Average city traffic, garbage disposals, alarm clock at two feet THE FOLLOWING NOISES CAN BE DANGEROUS UNDER CONSTANT EXPOSURE: 90 100 120 140 180 Subway, motorcycle, truck traffic, lawn mower Garbage truck, chain saw, pneumatic drill Rock band conce
LOCATION OF CONTROLS 1 2 8 3 9 10 11 12 13 14 4 5 6 7 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. Headphone Jack FWD Button REV Button DC IN 5V Jack z Play/Pause ®p Button Skip/Search m Button Stop X Button Volume (+/-)/Scroll (Up/Down) Control 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. Display USB Cover and Port HOLD Switch Reset Button (Power On/Off)/M (Main Menu) Button 14.
3 POWER SOURCES AC OPERATION To operate the unit using AC power, connect the AC adapter (included) to an AC outlet having 120V, 60Hz AC only. Plug the small end into the DC 5V jack on the side of the unit and connect the other end into the AC outlet. It is recommended to use the AC adapter when possible to save battery life, particularly when transferring files. DC5V z RECHARGEABLE BATTERY OPERATION This unit comes with a built-in Lithium Polymer rechargeable battery.
DOWNLOADING AND TRANSFERRING FILES TO INSTALL THE "DIGITAL AUDIO PLAYER" CD SOFTWARE For Windows ME, Windows2000 or Windows XP: Windows will automatically detect the audio player without installing the CD software when the USB cable is connected. For Macintosh OSX: Macintosh OSX will automatically detect the audio player without installing the CD software. Do not install the software when using a Macintosh. For Windows98SE: The USB mass storage function will not be activated without driver installation.
WINDOWS 98 DRIVER INSTALLATION (CONTINUED) 3. Then click “Windows 98 Driver” in the Installation CD Explorer. 4. Then the “Windows 98 Driver Installation Guide” Explorer will appear on the computer screen. Follow the Installation Guide’s procedure to install the Driver to your computer.
FORMATTING THE PLAYER Formatting the Player 1. Use the USB cable to connect the player and the computer. 2. The unit will restart or turn on automatically, “Welcome” will appear briefly and then the USB icon will appear in the display. (The player is now connected to the computer.) 3. Double click on My computer, right click the "Removable Disk" and left click on "Format". 4.
DOWNLOADING AND TRANSFERRING FILES TRANSFERRING FILES You can download digital music files from the internet or use encoding software to convert music that you have on an audio CD into MP3 or WMA format. Once these files are stored on your computer you can easily copy them to your player. Connect the computer to your player using the supplied USB cable. The unit will restart or turn on automatically, “Welcome” will appear briefly and then the USB icon will appear in the display.
DOWNLOADING AND TRANSFERRING FILES (CONTINUED) SAFELY REMOVING YOUR PLAYER FROM THE COMPUTER NOTE: To avoid damage to your player or data loss, always follow the procedure listed below before disconnecting the USB cable from your computer or disconnecting the player from the USB cable. Using your mouse, double click the "Safely Remove Hardware" icon on the task bar. From the "Safely Remove Hardware" window, select "USB Mass Storage Device" and click the "Stop" button.
DOWNLOADING AND TRANSFERRING FILES (CONTINUED) REALONE PLAYER INSTALLATION (PC ONLY): 1. Insert the Installation CD-ROM into the CD Drive and double click Software Setup.html, the screen to the right will appear. 2. Click on the desired language downloading RealOne Player. to start 3. Click OPEN; the installation will automatically start. 4. Follow the RealOne Install Wizard online prompts to complete the installation.
DOWNLOADING AND TRANSFERRING FILES (CONTINUED) INSTRUCTIONS FOR DOWNLOADING SONGS FROM THE COMPUTER USING REALONE SOFTWARE 1 Install the RealOne Software, version 2.0. 2 When the unit is on, connect the USB cable to the Digital Audio Player and the USB port of the computer. Once the USB cable is connected to the player, the unit will restart or turn on automatically, “Welcome” will appear briefly and then the USB icon will appear in the display. (The player is now connected to the computer.
DOWNLOADING AND TRANSFERRING FILES (CONTINUED) The unit will restart automatically, “Welcome” will appear briefly and then the USB icon will appear in the display. (The player is now connected to the computer.) 1. Open the 'Windows Media Player Browser' and click on 'Copy to CD or Device’. 2. Click on the “Items to Copy” pull down menu to locate the music files you wish to download. Make sure to tick the box next to the files.
DOWNLOADING AND TRANSFERRING FILES (CONTINUED) 3. 4. See page 12.
OPERATION HOLD SWITCH TURNING THE POWER ON/OFF 1 1 To turn the unit on, press the (Power On/Off)/M (Main Menu) button; “Welcome” followed by “Memorex” will appear briefly and 1 on the screen. then the Main Menu will appear To turn the unit off, press and hold the (Power On/Off)/M (Main Menu) button until “Continue holding to switch off” disappears from the screen.
OPERATION (CONTINUED) SCREEN DISPLAYS AND DESCRIPTIONS MAIN MENU Transport Indicator Title Bar Battery Indicator Vertical Scroll Bar - At any time, if the amount of information to be displayed exceeds the size of the screen, a vertical scroll bar will be displayed on the right hand edge. This will indicate the current position into the information to be displayed. Use the Volume (+/-)/Scroll (Up/ Down) control to view information before or after the current view respectively.
OPERATION (CONTINUED) TO LISTEN TO MP3s/WMAs 1 2 1 2 Plug the headphones into the Headphone jack 1 and place them on your ears. Select the desired music storage (ARTIST, ALBUMS, TRACKS, GENRES OR PLAYLIST) using the Volume (+/)/Scroll (Up/Down) control 2, then press the Volume (+/-)/Scroll (Up/Down) control 2 to select. NOTE: For playlist, you must create a playlist first, see page 28.
OPERATION (CONTINUED) 4 1 5 2 1 2 3 To return to the previous menu, press the REV button 1. To advance to the next menu, press the FWD button 2. To return to the MAIN menu, press the (Power On/Off)/M (Main Menu) button 3. Adjust the volume level using the Volume (+/-)/Scroll (Up/Down) control 1; the volume indicator will briefly be displayed on the screen. To turn the unit off, press and hold the (Power On/Off)/M (Main Menu) button 2 until the unit completely turns off.
OPERATION (CONTINUED) FORWARD/REVERSE SKIP 1 2 During playback, press the Skip/Search n button to advance the player to the beginning of the next file in the folder. 2 n button repeatedly Press the Skip/Search to advance the player to higher-numbered files in the folder. During playback, press the Skip/Search o button to move the player back to the beginning of the currently playing file. Press 1 to the Skip/Search o button repeatedly move the player back to lower-numbered files in the folder.
OPERATION (CONTINUED) RANDOM PLAYBACK 1 2 To turn the unit on, press the (Power On/Off)/M (Main Menu) button; “Welcome” followed by “Memorex” will appear briefly and then the Main Menu will appear on the screen. Select SETTINGS using the Volume/ Navigation control, then press the Volume/ Navigation control to select it; the Settings menu will appear.
OPERATION (CONTINUED) 5a 5b 1 2 1 2 Select a folder (ARTIST, ALBUMS, GENRES or PLAYLIST) using the Volume (+/-)/Scroll (Up/Down) control 1, then press the Volume (+/-)/Scroll (Up/Down) control 1 to select it. Select a desired Artist, Albums, Genres or Playlist using the Volume (+/-)/Scroll (Up/Down) control 1, then press the Play/ Pause ®p button 2 to start random playback.
OPERATION (CONTINUED) REPEAT PLAYBACK 1 2 To turn the unit on, press the (Power On/Off)/M (Main Menu) button; “Welcome” followed by “Memorex” will appear briefly and then the Main Menu will appear on the screen. Select SETTINGS using the Volume (+/-)/Scroll (Up/Down) control, then press the Volume (+/-)/Scroll (Up/Down) control to select it; the Settings menu will appear.
OPERATION (CONTINUED) 5a 5b 1 1 2 2 Select the TRACKS folder using the Volume (+/-)/Scroll (Up/Down) control 1, then press the Volume (+/-)/Scroll (Up/Down) control 1 to select it followed by the Play/Pause ®p button 2 to start Repeat playback of all tracks. Select a folder (ARTIST, ALBUMS, GENRES or PLAYLIST) using the Volume (+/-)/Scroll (Up/Down) control 1, then press the Volume (+/-)/Scroll (Up/Down) control 1 to select it.
OPERATION (CONTINUED) INTRO PLAYBACK 1 2 To turn the unit on, press the (Power On/Off)/M (Main Menu) button; “Welcome” followed by “Memorex” will appear briefly and then the Main Menu will appear on the screen. Select SETTINGS using the Volume/ Navigation control, then press the Volume/ Navigation control to select it; the Settings menu will appear.
OPERATION (CONTINUED) 5a 1 5b 1 2 2 Select the TRACKS folder, using the Volume (+/-)/Scroll (Up/Down) control 1, then press the Volume (+/-)/Scroll (Up/Down) control 1 followed by the Play/Pause ®p button 2 to start Into playback of all tracks. Select a folder (ARTIST, ALBUMS, GENRES or PLAYLIST) using the Volume (+/-)/Scroll (Up/Down) control 1, then press the Volume (+/-)/Scroll (Up/Down) control 1 to select it.
OPERATION (CONTINUED) CREATING A PLAYLIST 1 2 To turn the unit on, press the (Power On/Off)/M (Main Menu) button; “Welcome” followed by “Memorex” will appear briefly and then the Main Menu will appear on the screen. Select PLAYLIST MANAGER using the Volume (+/-)/Scroll (Up/Down) control, then press the Volume (+/-)/Scroll (Up/Down) control to select it; the Playlist Manager menu will appear.
OPERATION (CONTINUED) PLAYING A PLAYLIST 1 2 To turn the unit on, press the (Power On/Off)/M (Main Menu) button; “Welcome” followed by “Memorex” will appear briefly and then the Menu will appear on the screen. Select PLAYLISTS using the Volume (+/-)/Scroll (Up/Down) control, then press the Volume (+/-)/Scroll (Up/Down) control to select it; the Playlist menu will appear. 1 3 4 1 1 2 The “Now Playing Track Menu” will appear on the screen.
OPERATION (CONTINUED) MODIFYING A PLAYLIST (Adding or Deleting a Track) 1 2 To turn the unit on, press the (Power On/Off)/M (Main Menu) button; “Welcome” followed by “Memorex” will appear briefly and then the Main Menu will appear on the screen. Select PLAYLIST MANAGER using the Volume (+/-)/Scroll (Up/Down) control, then press the Volume (+/-)/Scroll (Up/Down) control to select it; the Playlist Manager menu will appear.
OPERATION (CONTINUED) 5a 4a TO ADD: Select ADD TRACKS using the Volume (+/-)/Scroll (Up/Down) control, then press the Volume (+/-)/Scroll (Up/Down) control to select it. Select the desired playlist using the Volume (+/-)/Scroll (Up/Down) control, then press the Volume (+/-)/Scroll (Up/Down) control to select it. Navigate through the folders and select a song to add to the playlist as described on page 17. When the song is highlighted, press the Volume (+/-)/Scroll (Up/Down) control to add it.
OPERATION (CONTINUED) DELETING A PLAYLIST 1 2 To turn the unit on, press the (Power On/Off)/M (Main Menu) button; “Welcome” followed by “Memorex” will appear briefly and then the Main Menu will appear on the screen. Select PLAYLIST MANAGER using the Volume (+/-)/Scroll (Up/Down) control, then press the Volume (+/-)/Scroll (Up/Down) control to select it; the Playlist Manager menu will appear.
OPERATION (CONTINUED) ADJUSTING THE BACKLIGHT SETTING 1 2 While in the Main Menu, select SETTINGS using the Volume (+/-)/Scroll (Up/Down) control, then press the Volume (+/-)/Scroll (Up/Down) control to select it; the Settings menu will appear. Select BACKLIGHT using the Volume/ Navigation control, then press the Volume/ Navigation control to turn it on or off. Turning it on will turn on the backlight for 20 seconds whenever a button is pressed, which will help you view the screen in dark areas.
OPERATION (CONTINUED) ADJUSTING THE EQUALIZER SETTING 1 2 While in the Main Menu, select SETTINGS using the Volume (+/-)/Scroll (Up/Down) control, then press the Volume (+/-)/Scroll (Up/Down) control to select it; the Settings menu will appear. Select EQUALIZER using the Volume/ Navigation control, then press the Volume/ Navigation control to select it.
OPERATION (CONTINUED) SETTING THE POWER SAVING OPTION 1 2 This option is useful to set lower to save battery life. While in the Main Menu, select SETTINGS using the Volume (+/-)/Scroll (Up/Down) control, then press the Volume (+/-)/Scroll (Up/Down) control to select it; the Settings menu will appear. Select POWER SAVING using the Volume/ Navigation control, then press the Volume/ Navigation control to select it.
OPERATION (CONTINUED) ABOUT 1 The “About” menu displays information describing the revision of the firmware loaded in the unit and the maximum capacity of the hard drive. While in the Main Menu, select SETTINGS using the Volume (+/-)/Scroll (Up/Down) control, then press the Volume (+/)/Scroll (Up/Down) control to select it; the Settings menu will appear. Select ABOUT, then press the Volume (+/-)/Scroll (Up/Down) control to view the information of this unit.
TROUBLESHOOTING GUIDE If you experience a problem with this unit, check the chart below before calling for service. PROBLEM PLAYER will not turn on. POSSIBLE CAUSE Battery weak or dead. SOLUTION Recharge the built-in battery (see page 7). Power the unit using the supplied AC adapter or see page 39 for customer service. PLAYER will not HOLD switch is set to Hold. respond to any buttons pressed. There is no sound Headphone plug not inserted correctly. from the headphones. Volume is set to minimum.
SPECIFICATIONS PC • • • • • • • • • System Requirements Pentium Class 300MHz processor or better Windows® 98/Me/2000/XP 96 MB RAM (32 MB for Win98) 50 MB hard drive space Video display card Soundcard Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.0 or later CD-ROM drive USB host socket Audio Specifications • Audio S/N (signal-to-noise ratio): 60 dB • Audio THD (total harmonic distortion): less than 0.
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