User’s Manual MSI MEGA PLAYER 538 SERIES User’s Guide
Table of Contents Safety Instructions ............................................................................................... 4 Chapter 1. Introduction....................................................................................... 5 How to Use This Guide ................................................................................ 6 Unpack.......................................................................................................... 7 Chapter 2. Getting Started ................
Microphone Recording ............................................................................... 25 Radio Broadcast Recording ........................................................................ 26 Setting Record Quality ............................................................................... 26 Chapter 5. Usage for Lite Version..................................................................... 28 Power On......................................................................................
Safety Instructions 1. Always read the safety instructions carefully. 2. Keep this User’s Guide for future reference. 3. Keep this equipment away from humidity. 4. Never pour any liquid into the opening that could damage or cause electrical shock. 5. If any of the following situations arises, get the equipment checked by a service personnel: • Liquid has penetrated into the equipment. • The equipment has been exposed to moisture.
Chapter 1. Introduction Congratulations on becoming a new user of MEGA PLAYER 538 SERIES. The new MEGA PLAYER 538 SERIES 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 MEGA PLAYER 538 SERIES is thoroughly tested and certified by our reputation for unsurpassed dependability and customer satisfaction.
How to Use This Guide This User’s Guide provides instructions and illustrations on how to install and operate your MEGA PLAYER 538 SERIES. We assume that those users whose operating system is at least Windows 98SE / 2000 / XP are familiar with their OS, and are capable to follow the step-by-step instructions to install the driver of MEGA PLAYER 538 SERIES.
Chapter 5, Basic Usage for Lite version, describes how to use MEGA PLAYER 538 SERIES Lite. It is recommended to read this chapter carefully before using MEGA PLAYER 538 SERIES Lite. Appendix A, Specification, provides the specification and accessories of MEGA PLAYER 538 SERIES. Appendix B, Operation Menu Structure Appendix C, Driver and Utilities CD Unpack Please unpack your MEGA PLAYER 538 SERIES and check that the following accessories are complete with nothing missing.
Chapter 2.
1. MIC (MEGA PLAYER 538 SERIES with the LCD panel) Internal Microphone. 2. Earphone Connector Plug the supplied earphone here. 3. USB Connector Connect one end of the supplied USB extension cable here. 4. Strap Eyelet Attach the strap on there. 5. LED (MEGA PLAYER 538 SERIES Lite) Indicate the device status. 6. Volume - Press it to decrease volume. 7. Volume + Press it to increase volume. 8. Mode (MEGA PLAYER 538 SERIES with the LCD panel) Press the button to enter the menu operation. 9.
and the SD card slot. 14. Hold Switch Switch to lock position to prevent any miss touching while MEGA PLAYER 538 SERIES is recording or playing. LCD Display Normal Playback Mode 1. Mode Bar Indicates the present operation mode. 2. Lock Indicates when the Hold function is enabled. 3. Playback Status Displays the music or voice files playback status. 4. Repeat Mode Indicates the repeat mode that includes Normal, Repeat One, Repeat All, Shuffle, and Shuffle Repeat. 5.
played. Insert Battery and SD Card 1. Slide the battery cover open you can see the battery compartment and a SD card slot. 2. Insert an AAA battery and make sure the battery is inserted into the correct alignment. 3. Plug a SD card into the slot. Note: To eject the SD card, push and then release the SD card. 4. Close the battery cover. 5. Turn on, and then check the capacity of the battery. Battery Status Empty 6.
2. Make sure the battery is taken out if you are not going to use this Drive for a long period of time. 3. MEGA PLAYER 538 SERIES can be a card reader and a flash disk without the battery. 4. MEGA PLAYER 538 SERIES will read all file and folder information on the SD card when you install a SD card in the slot. Depending on the file structure, it may take more then a minute to read them. During this time, the current playback is stopped.
Chapter 3. Driver & Utility Installation Connect MEGA PLAYER 538 SERIES to Your Computer 1. Plug one end of the supplied USB cable to MEGA PLAYER 538 SERIES, and plug the other end to your computer. 2. Once MEGA PLAYER 538 SERIES is connected to computer, it should be detected by the operating system automatically. Note: If the operating system of your computer is Windows 98SE, a hardware driver for MEGA PLAYER 538 SERIES will be required.
Hardware Installation for Windows 98SE only When MEGA PLAYER 538 SERIES is connected to a computer with Windows 98SE operating system, the system will automatically detect the new hardware, and ask for a hardware driver to be installed. To install the driver, place the supplied driver CD into the CD drive, and follow the on-screen instructions to complete the installation. Install Utilities The supplied Driver CD includes a MEGA PLAYER 538 SERIES specialized driver.
5. Click the OK button to start updating. Formatting To format the built-in memory or the SD card in MEGA PLAYER 538 SERIES, please refer the connecting instruction mentioned previously to connect MEGA PLAYER 538 SERIES to your computer first. Once you connect MEGA PLAYER 538 SERIES to your computer, you may format MEGA PLAYER 538 SERIES with the format tool offered by Windows.
Note: MEGA PLAYER 538 SERIES can be a flash disk and a card reader without the battery. Note: Due to the limitation of memory, when the total folder amount is over 50 or file amount is over 650, some music files will not be able to be loaded and be played. Safety Remove MEGA PLAYER 538 SERIES from Computer After managing the files or updating firmware, you have to follow the steps to safety remove the MEGA PLAYER 538 SERIES, to prevent system or device corrupt: 1.
2. Then you see a window as below, click USB Mass Storage Device and OK There will be the following message, and you can remove the device now.
Chapter 4. Basic Usage If your device is MEGA PLAYER 538 SERIES Lite (without the LCD panel), please jump to read Chapter 5. Usage for Lite Version. In this document, we will use the term, “Select”, to mean that you should press the Rewind/Left or Forward/Right button to browse through options, and then select the option by press the Power/Play/Pause button. Power On 1. Press the Power button for two seconds. 2. After power on, the default mode is Playback “stop” mode. 3.
2. Select the song you want to listen, and then press the Play button to play. Playing Voice File 1. Press the Mode button to select the Voice item. 2. Select the song you want to listen, and then press the Play button to play. FM Radio Mode 1. Press the Mode button to select FM Radio item, when FM Radio Mode is selected for the very first time, MEGA PLAYER 538 SERIES will run an auto station searching and store the searched five stations as the preset favorite stations. 2.
To automatically scan and save radio stations, Press the Mode button and then select the Preset CH item. Settings EQ MEGA PLAYER 538 SERIES provides various EQ modes, such as Pop, Rock, Jazz, and Classical, for users to choose as following step to increase the enjoyment of listening to music, and to meet the personal need or habit. 1. Press and hold the Mode button for two seconds in the Music or Voice mode. It will change to the Setting mode. 2. Select the EQ item. 3.
3. Select one of the following items in the Repeat mode. a. Normal: Plays users selected tracks in sequential order. b. Repeat one: Repeat the current track. c. Repeat All: Repeat all selected tracks. d. Shuffle: Plays all selected tracks in random order, once only. e. Shuffle REP: Plays and repeats all selected tracks, in random order. Setting Backlight Timer Backlight timer program can save the power.
3. Adjust the Screen Contrast level that you want. Setting Power OFF Timer User can set the timer under Power OFF setting to turn off MEGA PLAYER 538 SERIES automatically when MEGA PLAYER 538 SERIES isn’t operating for a period time. 1. Press and hold the Mode button for two seconds in the Music, Voice, FM or Record mode. It will change to the Setting mode. 2. Select the Power Off item. 3. Select Disable, 1 min, 2 min, 5 min or 10 min item. Setting Language 1.
2. Select the Info item. 3. You can read device information on the LCD screen. Exit Menu Select the Exit item to get back to previous mode. Deleting Files 1. Press and hold the Mode button for two seconds in the Music or Voice mode. It will change to the Setting mode. 2. Select the Delete item. Note: The “deleting” option is only available in Music or Voice mode. 3.
d. Single Voice: Select to delete single recording file. 4. It might take several seconds. 5. When it has done, the “Delete Finish!” message will appear on the LCD screen. Note: you can easily use Windows Explorer to manage/ delete files. Microphone Recording MEGA PLAYER 538 SERIES also works as a synchronizing recorder. You are allowed to record your own voice, an interview or a speech via internal microphone. To do the Recording, please follow the steps shown below. 1.
Radio Broadcast Recording 1. Select a radio broadcast channel that you want to record (please refer to the session “FM Radio Mode”). 2. Press and hold the Mode button for two seconds in the FM mode. It will change to the Setting mode. 3. Select the Record item. 4. Press the Play/Pause button to start or stop recording. 5. On the Display, a radio recording file should be generated and placed under the folder of [ /FM/ ]. The file name sequence starts from [ FM001.WAV], and then [FM002.
2. Select the Quality item. Note: The “Quality” option is only available in FM or Record mode. 3. Select Standard, Good, Better or Best item.
Chapter 5. Usage for Lite Version Power On Press the Power button for two seconds. LED should light up, four seconds later, LED light will change color form orange to green which means the device is ready to play. Power Off Press the Power button and hold until the LED light is turned off. Music Playback Press the Play button to play all the tracks once. Playback starts from the track you last stopped playing. LED Indicator LED Indicating Description Power on and stop the playback. Always Light 0.
Appendix A. Specifications Model MEGA PLAYER 538 SERIES MEGA PLAYER 538 SERIES Lite Audio Play Back Support format: MP3, WMA, WMA Support frequency 16 - 320 Kbps Voice Recording Audio format: ADPCM Note: Audio Quality: 32kbps, 4bit, Mono, 8KHz USB Flash Disk Support OS: Windows 98SE, Windows 2000, Windows ME, Windows XP Home, Windows XP Pro Note:1. Meet USB specification revision 2.0 High speed 2. Windows 98SE need extra driver installation.
Appendix B.
Appendix C. Driver and Utilities CD Insert the supplied CD disk into the CD drive. Install MEGA PLAYER 538 SERIES Driver MEGA PLAYER 538 SERIES has a specialized driver. It is recommended to install to let system recognize and fully support this device. MEGA PLAYER 538 SERIES Firmware Upgrade The CD disk includes the firmware Upgrade tool. If you need, please click to start update the firmware, and follow the messages on the display.
