MSI MEGA STICK 1 5 in 1 Multi-Functional Drive User’s Guide
Table of Contents Chapter 1. Introduction....................................................................................... 5 How to Use This Guide ................................................................................ 6 Unpack.......................................................................................................... 7 Chapter 2. Getting Started .................................................................................. 8 Function Keys....................................
Delete All Tracks (Files)................................................................... 27 EQ Settings................................................................................................. 28 Repeat Settings ........................................................................................... 29 FM Radio Mode ......................................................................................... 30 Select FM Radio Mode .................................................................
Language........................................................................................... 49 USB Flash Disk .......................................................................................... 50 Appendix A. Specifications................................................................................
Chapter 1. Introduction Congratulations on becoming a new user of MSI Mega Stick, the finely designed portable digital audio player. Your new MSI Mega Stick will improve the convenience of storing your personal data and the enjoyment of using various audio functions. We are proud to tell our users that MSI Mega Stick is thoroughly tested and backed by our reputation for unsurpassed dependability and customer satisfaction.
USB Flash Disk – allows users to store personal data in MSI Mega Stick’s memory. Thank you for choosing MSI Mega Stick. We hope you will continue to turn to us for additional quality products as your personal needs and interests grow. How to Use This Guide This User’s Guide provides instructions and illustrations on how to install and operate your MSI Mega Stick.
Chapter 4, Basic Usage, describes how to use your new Mega Stick USB Drive in a various way. It is recommended to read this chapter carefully before using this Mega Stick USB Drive. Appendix A, Specification, provides the specification of this Mega Stick USB Drive. Unpack1 3 2 4 1 6 1. Portable Digital Audio Player 2. Earphone with Neck strap 3. Driver Disk 4. USB Cable 5. Quick Guide 6.
Chapter 2. Getting Started Function Keys 1 5 2 8 11 12 3 4 6 7 9 10 1. Battery Slide open to insert an AAA size battery here. 2. Hold Switch Switch to hold position to prevent any miss touching while this Mega Stick USB Drive is recording or playing. 3. USB Connector Cap Remove the cap when connecting the Mega Stick USB Drive to the computer. 4. USB Connector Connect one end of the supplied USB cable here. 5.
7. MENU Press down the button or push it to the right or to the left to make various adjustment. 8. Fn Press to select FM station mode. 9. REC Press to start or stop the FM or voice recording. 10. MIC Microphone 11. Earphone jack Plug the supplied earphone here. 12. MIC Plug the microphone here. LCD Display 1 2 3 5 4 6 7 8 1. Hold (Lock) Switch Indicates when the Hold function is enabled. 2. Playback Status Displays the music or voice files playback status. 3.
Repeat. 6. Equalizer Indicates the EQ mode settings, which include Normal, Classical, POP, Rock, and Jazz. 7. Battery Status Indicates the Battery Status. 8. Playing File Name Displays the current file name that is being played. Insert a Battery 1. Remove the USB connector cap 2. Slide open the battery cover. 3. Insert an AAA battery and make sure the battery is inserted into the correct alignment. 4. Slide back the battery cover. 5.
6. If you cannot read the Battery Status on the Display when the battery is inserted, please return to step 1 and once again make sure the battery is inserted into the correct alignment. Battery Consuming Reference Category of Battery Recording Playing AAA Alkaline Min. 12 hours for voice or Min. 12 hours for audio 1280mA/hr battery FM radio recording Note: 1. 2. playback Alkaline battery is recommended when using this Drive.
Chapter 3. Driver & Utility Installation Connecting the Mega Stick to Your Computer 1. Remove the USB connector cap. 2. Plug one end of the supplied USB cable to your computer, and plug the other end to the Mega Stick USB Drive. 3. Once the Mega Stick USB Drive is connected to the computer, the Mega Stick USB Drive should be detected by the operation system automatically.
Hardware Installation for Windows 98SE only For Windows 98SE operation system, it will automatically detect the new hardware when the Mega Stick USB Drive is first connected to your computer. Please follow the following instructions to install the driver for this Mega Stick USB Drive. 1. Click Next to continue. 2. Select Search for the best driver for your device to continue.
3. Insert the provided disk, and select CD-ROM to continue. 4. Click Next to continue.
5. Click Finish, and the driver is installed successful.
Utility Installation MSI Mega Stick provides a useful utility for upgrading the latest firmware provided by MSI via Internet. To install this utility, simply insert the supplied disk into the computer, and then follow the on-screen instructions. 1. Click Next to continue. 2. Click Yes to continue.
3. Click Next to continue. 4. Click Next to continue.
5. Installation is on going. 6. Click Finish to continue.
7. Select Yes, I want to restart my computer now. Using the Utility Once the Utility is installed, you will be able to updating a new firmware or format your Mega Stick with this Utility. Firmware Updating To update the firmware, download the latest firmware from MSI website first, and place the downloaded firmware under [Program files -> MSI -> MS-551X]. Now, follow the instructions below to update the new firmware: 1. Press and hold the Play/Pause button. 2.
please go to [Device Manager] and find a new drive named [Player Recovery Device Class] to check out that if the connection is working properly. If the connection is failed, you will not find [Player Recovery Device Class] appearing under [Device Manager]. At this time, please repeat step 1 and 2 again to try to connect the Mega Stick USB Drive to your computer one more time. 4. Now, release the Play/Pause Button. 5.
6. After loading firmware, you can see an update dialog. 7. Decide the Download options: Select Quick download to update the new firmware without formatting the Mega Stick. Deselect Quick download to update the new firmware and format the Mega Stick at the same time. 8. Press Start button to start updating the new firmware. Formatting the Mega Stick To format the Mega Stick, please refer the connecting instruction mentioned previously to connect the Mega Stick to your computer first. 1.
MS-551X] to load the firmware. 2. After loading firmware, you can see a format dialog. 3. Press Start button to start formatting the Mega Stick.
Chapter 4. Basic Usage Power On and Off 1. Press the Play/Pause「 」button once to turn the power on. 2. To power off the USB Device, press and hold the Play/Pause「 」 button until the power is switched off. While you are long pressing the Play/Pause「 」button to power off the Mega Stick USB Drive, you will see a Power Off Status Bar appearing on the Display to show you the Power Off status, and note that it takes about three to five seconds to turn the power off. Editing Sound Tracks (Files) 1.
2. Remove the USB connector cap, and then plug one end of the supplied USB cable to your computer, and plug the other end to the Mega Stick USB Drive. 3. Once the Mega Stick USB Drive is connected to the computer, you will see the screen shown as below. 4. Go to Start Program Windows Explore USB/MP3 Drive. 5. Select the desired sound tracks (files) from your own folder, and move them into the Mega Stick USB Drive.
Normal Playback 1. Press the Play/Pause「 」button to play the current selected file. 2. During playback, press the Play/Pause「 」button again to pause the playback. Select the Next or Previous Track (File) 1. During playback, push the Menu button to the right once to skip to the next track. 2. Or, push the Menu button to the left once to skip back to the previous track.
Fast-Forward or Rewind 1. During playback, push the Menu button to the right and hold the position to fast-forward the current track. 2. Or, push the Menu button to the left and hold the position to rewind the current track. Volume Adjusting 1. Press the Volume Up or Down button to adjust the playback volume up or down. 2. You may check the LCD Display to see the Volume status. Delete a Track (File) 1.
3. All of the stored file will be displayed by sequence, switch the Menu button to the right or to the left to select Yes to delete the file shown on the Display, or select No to skip to the next file, or select EXIT to leave the current screen. Delete All Tracks (Files) 1. Press down the Menu button once, and then push the Menu button to the right four times, and now you should read the message of DELETE FILE appearing on the Display. 2.
EQ Settings While you are listening to the music, you are allowed to choose a desired EQ mode to meet your personal need or habit. 1. Press down the Menu button once, and then push the Menu button to the right three times, and now you should read the message of SETTINGS appearing on the Display. 2. Press down the Menu button once and you should read the message of EQ appearing on the Display. 3.
Repeat Settings While you are playing music or voice files, you are allowed to select a desired playback setting from NORMAL, REPEAT ONE, REPEAT ALL, SHUFFLE, and SHUFFLE REP. 1. Press down the Menu button once, and then push the Menu button to the right three times, and now you should read the message of SETTINGS appearing on the Display. 2. Press down the Menu button once and you should read the message of REPEAT appearing on the Display. 3.
FM Radio Mode Select FM Radio Mode 1. Press and hold the Fn button located on the side of the Mega Stick USB Drive for one second to select FM Mode. 2. Or, you can press down the Menu button once, and then push the Menu button to the right twice. 3.
down the Menu button once to select FM Radio Mode. 4. If you do not read the message of FM RADIO on the Display, please keep pushing the Menu button the to right until FM RADIO appears. Select FM Station 1. Once the FM Radio Mode is selected, use the Menu button by pushing it to the right or to the left to select the desired station. 2. While you are searching for the desired station, you will read the frequency appearing on the Display.
3. Switch the Menu button to the right or to the left to select a desired favorite station number. 4. Now, press the Menu button again to save the selected frequency to the selected favorite station number. 5. To set another favorite station, repeat step 1 to 4. Selecting the Stored Favorite Station 1. To select the stored favorite station, press the「 」button repeatedly. 2. Once the desired stored favorite station appears on the Display, release the 「 」button. Recording Radio Broadcast 1.
3. Once the REC「y」button is long pressed and then released, the selected station frequency will now start being recorded. On the Display, users should read that a recording FM file is generated and place under the folder of [ /VOICE/ ]. The recording file name sequence starts from [ F001.WAV ], and then [F002.WAV ], and so forth. 4. To stop recording, press the REC「y」button or the Menu button again. 5.
to the left. 3. Once the desired voice file is selected, press the 「 」button to start playing the file. 4. Note that while you are searching for the desired recorded voice file, all the recorded FM voice files will be displayed by sequence. Delete a Recorded FM Voice File 1. To delete a recorded FM voice File, press down the Menu button once, and then push the Menu button to the right four times, and now you should read the message of DELETE FILE appearing on the Display. 2.
Delete All FM Voice Files 1. Press down the Menu button once, and then push the Menu button to the right four times, and now you should read the message of DELETE FILE appearing on the Display. 2. Press down the Menu button once and then push the Menu button to the right twice to select DEL ALL VOICE. 3. Once you read DEL ALL VOICE on the screen, press down the Menu button, and then select Y to delete all FM voice files. Note that it may take several seconds to delete all the files.
Switch from FM mode to Music Playback mode Press and hold the Menu button located on the side of the Mega Stick USB Drive for few seconds, and then release the Menu button. Voice Recording This Mega Stick USB Drive also works as a synchronizing recorder. You can use it to record your own voice, an interview or a speech, and so on. To do the voice Recording, please follow the steps shown below.
2. On the Display, a recording file should be generated and placed under the folder of [ /VOICE/ ]. The recording file name sequence starts from [ V001.WAV ], and then [V002.WAV ], and so forth. 3. To stop recording, simply press down the REC「y」button again, and you will see the status return to the previous status. Method II 4. Press down the Menu button once, and then push the Menu button to the left twice. 5.
8. To exit the RECORD mode, push the Menu button to the right once to Exit, and then press the Menu button once. Play a Recorded Voice File 1. To play a recorded voice file, press down the Menu button once, and then push the Menu button to the right once, and now you should read the message of VOICE appearing on the Display. 2. Press down the Menu button again, and then use the Menu button to select a desired recorded voice file by pushing the Menu button to the right or to the left. 3.
Delete a Recorded Voice File 1. To delete a recorded voice File, press down the Menu button once, and then push the Menu button to the right four times, and now you should read the message of DELETE FILE appearing on the Display. 2. Press down the Menu button once and then push the Menu button to the right to select DEL VOICE. 3. All of the recorded file will be displayed by sequence.
2. Press down the Menu button once and then push the Menu button to the right twice to select DEL ALL VOICE. 3. Once you read DEL ALL VOICE on the screen, press down the Menu button, and then select Y to delete all voice files. Note that it may take several seconds to delete all the files. Language Learning Function This Mega Stick USB Drive enables users to listen to a particular limited playback repeatedly during normal playback.
of A-B appearing on the screen, and that means you have set the repeating playback successfully. 5. Once the indication of A-B appears on the screen, you will now hear the repeating playback that you set previously again and again. 6. To cancel the repeating playback and return to the normal playback, press the Fn button again, and the indication of A-B will disappear from the Display.
BACKLIGHT DISABLE / 2 SECS / 5 SECS / 10SECS / 30 SECS CONTRAST Adjusting bar POWER OFF DISABLE / 1 MIN / 2 MINS / 5 MINS / 10 MINS RECORD RATE 8000Hz / 11025Hz / 16000Hz / 22050Hz / 32000Hz / 44100Hz / 48000Hz LANGUAGE TRAD. CHINESE / ENGLISH EXIT DELETE DEL MUSIC Delete a Music file each time (.mps / .wav) FILE DEL VOICE Delete a Voice or FM radio recording file each time (.
3. Select VOICE by pressing down the Menu button and press the Menu button the right once to enter voice playback mode. 4. Select FM RADIO by pressing down the Menu button to enter FM radio broadcasting mode. 5. Select SETTINGS by pressing down the Menu button to enter Setting mode. In Setting mode, you are able to make adjustment for various functions.
Note: Adjustment for all items under the menu of settings can be made during music playback or when music playback is stopped. 6. Select DELETE FILE by pressing down the Menu button to delete music or voice files. 7. Select ABOUT to read the information of this MSI Mega Stick. 8. Select RECORD to start recording through MIC or FM radio station. 9. Select EXIT to return to Music Playback mode.
of the LCD Display automatically. 1. Press down the Menu button once, and then push the Menu button to the right three times, and now you should read the message of SETTINGS appearing on the Display. 2. Press down the Menu button again, and then push the Menu button to the right twice to select BACKLIGHT. Once the massage of BACKLIGHT appears on the screen, press down the Menu button again. 3.
Note: Backlight setting will not be functioning as you set when the Hold Switch of this Mega Stick is switched to LOCK position, and when this Mega Stick is in recording mode. Contrast Under this Contrast setting, you are able to set the contrast of the LCD Display. Under this Backlight setting, you are able to set a time to turn off the backlight of the LCD Display automatically. 1.
4. When a selection is decided, press down the Menu button once to confirm the selection. Power Off Under this Power Off setting, you are able to set a time to turn off this Mega Stick USB Drive automatically. 1. Press down the Menu button once, and then push the Menu button to the right three times, and now you should read the message of SETTINGS appearing on the Display. 2. Press down the Menu button again, and then push the Menu button to the right four times to select POWER OFF.
4. When a selection is decided, press down the Menu button once to confirm the selection. Record Rate Under this Record Rate setting, you are able to set the Record Rate as your wish. 1. Press down the Menu button once, and then push the Menu button to the right three times, and now you should read the message of SETTINGS appearing on the Display. 2. Press down the Menu button again, and then push the Menu button to the left three times to select RECORD RATE.
3. Now push the Menu button to the right or to the left to select a proper Record Rate. 4. When a selection is decided, press down the Menu button once to confirm the selection. Language Under this Language setting, you are able to select the language of the interface as your wish. 1. Press down the Menu button once, and then push the Menu button to the right three times, and now you should read the message of SETTINGS appearing on the Display. 2.
language. 4. When a selection is decided, press down the Menu button once to confirm the selection. USB Flash Disk This Mega Stick USB Drive enables users to save personal data (files) in various formats to its memory. If you like, you can say that this Mega Stick USB Drive works as another hard disk, but a portable, small and exquisite one. To save data into the memory of this Mega Stick USB Drive, simply connect it to your computer, and use Windows Explorer to manage your data.
Appendix A. Specifications MSI Mega Stick 1 5 in 1 Multi-Functional Drive Target Dimension 95.7 (W) x 31(D) x 18.9(H) mm Target Weight 29 g without battery , 40g with battery Operation Temperature 0 °C ~ 45°C Storage Temperature -20°C ~ +70 °C Audio Spec Output: 60mW rms ( 30mW / channel) Frequency: 20 to 20K Hz SNR: >90dB LCD module Dimension: 29.5(L) x 11(W)mm ( 96 x 25 pixels) Memory Size 128 MB I/O Input 1. Stereo Audio- out, 3.5mm 2. Mono MIC - in, 3.5mm 3.
