TK185 Super-Slim MP3 and Video Player with Touchpad Control Instruction Manual Please read this manual carefully before operation
TABLE OF CONTENTS 2 TABLE OF CONTENTS........................................................................................8 PACKAGE CONTENTS..................................................................................... 10 FEATURES......................................................................................................... 11 POWERING YOUR PLAYER............................................................................. 12 Charging the Battery.........................................
TABLE OF CONTENTS Transferring Files...................................................................................... 29 Microsoft Windows............................................................................. 30 Macintosh OS X................................................................................. 30 Disconnecting from a Computer................................................................31 Microsoft Windows............................................................................
PACKAGE CONTENTS 4 Please make sure that the items shown below are included in the package. Should an item be missing, please contact the local retailer from which you purchased this product. 1. TK185 2. USB Cable 3. Instruction Manual 4. Professional Stereo Earphones 5.
FEATURES • Integrated Flash Memory • Touchpad control with LED backlight • 1.8” TFT LCD Full-color display • Plays Music, Video, Photos and Text • ID3 and LRC Support for song and synchronized lyric information display • Integrated FM Radio • USB 2.
POWERING YOUR PLAYER Charging the Battery 6 Your player has an integrated rechargeable battery. Typical music playtime is up to 8 hours (when playing an MP3 encoded at 128 kbps and the battery is fully charged) Upon initial use, the battery must first be charged fully (12 hours) to ensure optimal performance and battery life. To charge your player: USB Charge: Your player can be charged through a PC USB connection.
POWERING YOUR PLAYER Turning Your Player On/Off • To turn the player on, press and hold the POWER button until you see the “MPMAN” screen. • To turn the player off, press and hold the POWER button until you see “Good Bye!”. Locking/Unlocking Your Player’s Keys (Hold) When engaged, the Key Lock feature disables your player’s controls to prevent accidental key presses when it is in your pocket or bag. TOP VIEW POWER Button TOP VIEW HOLD Switch • To lock the player, slide the HOLD switch to right.
LOCATION OF CONTROLS 8 2 1 10 Top 11 Bottom 3 4 7 5 9 8 6 12 Front Back 1. HOLD Switch 10. USB Port 2. Power On/Off 11. Headphone Jack 3. MENU 12. Reset 4. UP / Volume up 5. Left / Previous 6. DOWN / Volume down 7. Option 8. Play / Pause 9.
DISPLAY OVERVIEW Plays Status Lock icon Battery Level Equalizer Current track/ Total track Song name Play Mode Time Elapsed Time Remaining Music Playing Mode Page 9
BASIC OPERATIONS Using the Touchpad Controls 10 Your player comes equipped with a touch-sensitive control pad. To use the controls, touch the arrow keys on the front of the player lightly just as you would a button and the controls will light up. If you touch and hold a key, it will register as a continuous button press. Using the Controls to Navigate To navigate through the different menu options and files on your player: • Touch the Arrow keys to move the selection in the direction of the arrow.
MUSIC MODE Enter Music mode to play your MP3 or WMA audio files. To enter MUSIC mode, select and confirm MUSIC from the Main Menu. Upon entering Music mode, you will see a list of all available musics that located on your player. Music Playback Controls Select a track and touch to start playback. While the track is playing: • Touch to play the next track. • Touch to play the previous track. • Touch and hold to fast forward through the track. • Touch and hold to reverse through the track.
MUSIC MODE 12 No Repeat Play tracks once in sequential order. One Play the current track repeatedly. All Play all tracks repeatedly. Random All Play all tracks in random order. DirNormal Repeat all tracks in the current folder. DirRep Repeat all tracks in all folder. DirRandom Play folders in random order. Equalizer The Equalizer option optimizes the way your player processes audio signals. Select the option which best suits the music you are listening to.
PHOTO MODE Enter Photo mode to display your JPEG photo files. To enter Photo mode, select and confirm PHOTO in the Main menu. Photo Controls Upon entering Photo mode, you will see a list of all photos that located on your player. • Touch or • Touch to confirm and display a selection. • While a photo is displayed: to move the selection up or down. • Touch to display the next photo in the list. • Touch to display the previous photo in the list. • Touch to return to the photo list.
VIDEO MODE 14 Enter Video mode to play your MTV video files. To enter Video mode, select and confirm VIDEO in the Main menu. This player supports playback of MTV files. Please see the Video Conversion section for details on how to create video files that are compatible with your player. Video Controls Upon entering Video mode, you will see a list of all videos that located on your player. • Touch or to move the selection up or down. • Touch to confirm or play a selection.
FM RADIO MODE Enter FM Radio Mode to listen the FM Radio broadcasts. To enter FM Radio Mode, select and confirm FM Radio from the Main Menu. Upon entering FM Radio mode, you can tune into stations manually (Normal) or by using preset stations (Preset). • Touch to toggle between these Normal and Preset tuning modes. • Touch or to decrease or increase volume level.
FM RADIO MODE 16 Smart Menu Option (Preset Actions) The Smart Menu gives you quick access to your player’s option settings. To access the Smart Menu, touch . The Smart Menu options are: Del/Add Preset. Add Preset (Manual) Manually save the current station as a Preset station. Make sure the player is in Normal tuning mode. 1. Tune to the station you want to store and then touch Smart Menu. 2. Touch • or to select “Add Preset”, and touch “Preset confirm 3. Touch to access the to confirm.
E-BOOK MODE Enter E-BOOK mode to read TXT E-book files. To enter E-BOOK mode, select and confirm E-BOOK from the Main Menu. Upon entering E-BOOK mode, you will see a list of all text files that located on your player. • Touch or • Touch to confirm and play a selection. • While a text file is displayed: to move the selection up or down. • Touch page. to skip backward one page; touch • Touch to start Auto Paging function, touch Paging function.
DELETE MODE 18 Enter Delete mode to manage (Delete) the files on your player. To enter Delete mode, select and confirm DELETE from the Main Menu. Upon entering Delete mode, you will see a “tree view” which will display all of the folders on your player. • Touch or • Touch to access the Smart Menu Options. to select a folder and press to view its contents. If there are no files in a selected folder, the player will not enter the folder.
SETTING MODE Enter the Setting mode to set your player’s system options. To enter Setting mode, select and confirm SETTING in the Main menu. Upon entering Setting mode, you will have the following options: Power, Language, Display, and Sys Tools. Touch or to select a setting and then press return to a previous menu screen. to confirm. Press to Power This setting contains two options: Power Off and Sleep. Power Off Set the duration of time (in minutes) until the player turns off automatically.
SETTING MODE 20 Display Set the Brightness and Backlight. Brightness Set the Brightness (Contrast) level of the display. • Touch or to adjust the Brightness level. • Touch when you are finished to save. • Touch to return to the Display menu without saving. Backlight Set the duration of time until the LCD screen turns off when your player is idle. The options are: 3s, 4s, 5s, 6s, 7s, 8s, 9s, 10s, 11s and On. A setting of “On” will disable this power-saving feature.
SETTING MODE • Touch or to select a Format option and touch • Touch or to select “Yes” or “No” and touch mat your player. • Touch to confirm. to confirm and for- to return to the Sys Tools menu without formatting. Reset Return all of your player’s internal options to their factory-default settings. • Touch or to select “Yes” or “No” and then touch • Touch to return to the Sys Tools menu without saving. to confirm.
USB CONNECTIONS 22 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 be detected as a “Removable Disk” when you open “My Computer”.
USB CONNECTIONS 2. Drag the files to transfers and drag-and-drop then onto the “Removable Disk” icon that represents your player. • You may also transfer files from your player to computer. Macintosh OS X 1. Open a finder window. Located the files you would like to transfer from your computer. Select the files/folders with the mouse and press APPLEC (copy) on the keyboard. 2. Click on the Removable Disk icon located on the left side of the finder window.
USB CONNECTIONS your computer. 24 Macintosh OS X 1. On the left side of the Finder Window, identify the appropriate Removable Disk icon. 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.
VIDEO CONVERSION For movie and music synchronisation and conversion, please use MPMANAGER software supplied in the CD ROM.
TROUBLESHOOTING 26 If you have a problem with this player, please read the troubleshooting guide below. The player does not turn on. • The battery level may be too low. Try charging the player or operate the player on AC power. • Ensure that the Lock switch is disengaged. • Reset the player (use a pin to press the Reset button on the rear of the player) and try again. The player does not turn charge when connected to a computer (USB charge).
TROUBLESHOOTING The player will not play my music file. • Ensure that the file is in a compatible format (MP3, WMA). • The file may be copy-protected. Use Windows Media Player to transfer the file. • The file may be copy-protected. Ensure that the license has not expired. The LCD characters are corrupted. • Ensure that the correct language has been selected. Try transferring some songs and restart the player to automatically rebuild the Music Library. The player will not play my video file.
TROUBLESHOOTING The player has malfunctioned. • 28 Reset the player (use a pin to gentlyl press the Reset button on the rear of the player) and try again.
SPECIFICATIONS Display Type 1.8” Full-Color TFT Display Resolution 160 x 128 Memory TK185 FM 1GB: 1GB Flash TK185 FM 2GB: 2GB Flash TK185 FM 4GB: 4GB Flash Audio Format Support MP3, WMA Video Format Support MTV: 160 x 128, 15fps Photo Format Support JPEG Song Info Support ID3, Windows Media PC Interface USB 2.0 High-Speed Plug and Play Support Windows 2000/XP/Vista Macintosh OS X Audio Output 3.
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