MA3 2 3 | Digital MP3 Player Instruction Manual
THANK YOU Tha nk you for purcha s ing our Digita l MP 3 P la ye r. This unique ly de s igne d de vice combine s a n MP 3 P la ye r, voice re corde r; FM ra dio a nd re mova ble Fla s h Me mory drive a ll in one unit. You ca n move a nd s tore file s be twe e n compute rs a nd e njoy your MP 3 mus ic colle ction a nytime a nd a nywhe re . 1. FEATURE S UMMARY Firm wa re Up g ra d a b le Che ck our we bs ite ofte n for the la te s t drive r, firmwa re a nd s oftwa re upda te s : www.ne xta r.
S e ve n P re s e t Eq u a lize r Built-In e qua lize r ca n be s e t to Norma l, Rock, P op, Cla s s ica l, J a zz, S oft or Ba s s . Mu ltip le P la yb a c k Me n u s Unique A-B re pe a t function a nd Ra ndom P la y a llows us e rs a va rie ty of pla yba ck options High Resolution LCD High re s olution dis pla y with gra phica l me nus US B Co n n e c tio n Quick conne ction to US B port.
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4. BAS IC FUNCTIONS S ta rt u p /S h u td o wn S ta rt up or s hutdown pla ye r by pre s s ing a nd holding the “P LAY” button. En te rin g Me n u Me n u s Me nus : Ma in me nu (e nte re d by mome nta rily holding Me nu ke y whe n not pla ying), P la y s ubme nu (e nte re d by pre s s ing Me nu ke y while pla ying), a nd S top s ubme nu (e nte re d by pre s s ing Me nu ke y whe n not pla ying).
Ad ju s tin g Vo lu m e De cre a s e volume by pre s s ing the “ - “ s ide of the - VOLUME + button. Incre a s e volume by pre s s ing the “+” s ide of the s witch. (HOLD) Fu n c tio n Move the HOLD s witch to the pos ition s howing the clos e d lock (le ft). Whe n Hold is ON, a ll controls a re locke d out a nd a lock icon a ppe a rs in the ce nte r top of the LCD dis pla y.
5. FM TUNER P re s s a n d Ho ld th e Me n u Bu tto n P re s s a nd hold for 2 s e conds to e nte r the Ma in Me nu. From the ma in me nu, s croll ove r to the FM Tune r s e le ction En te rin g FM Tu n e r Me n u Once you a re a t the FM TUNER me nu s e le ction, pre s s Me nu a ga in to e nte r tha t me nu S e le c tin g FM S ta tio n s Once you a re in the FM TUNER me nu, us e the P REV a nd NEXT buttons to cha nge FM s ta tions .
Auto Search Stations From the FM TUNER me nu, pre s s a nd hold Me nu button for 2 s e conds . You will e nte r the FM TUNER s ubme nu. Us e the P REV or NEXT button to s croll to the AUTO S EARCH s e le ction. P re s s Me nu button a ga in to s ta rt s ca nning. The unit will s ca n to the ne xt a va ila ble s ta tion Saving Stations From the FM TUNER menu, press and hold Menu button for 2 seconds. You will enter the FM TUNER submenu. Use the PREV or NEXT button to scroll to the SAVE STATION selection.
FM Re c o rd in g From FM Tune r Me nu, pre s s Me nu to go to the FM Tune r s ubme nu. S croll the me nu s e le ctions (a ga in us ing P REV a nd NEXT buttons ) to the FINE REC or LONG REC option. P re s s Me nu a ga in to s ta rt re cording the FM ra dio. P re s s P LAY/PAUS E/S TOP button to s top re cording a nd re turn to the FM Tune r Me nu. NOTE: FM RECORDING FILES ARE S AVED AS FOLDER 9 “FXXX.
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Fo r FM Mo d e : Ope ra tion P LAY MENU V+ V- Action pre s s a nd hold P re s s P re s s a nd hold P re s s FM S ta tus FM S ubme nu P owe r off Whe n s ta tion e xis ts : ne xt s ta tion; Whe n without s ta tion: X Ente r ma in me nu P owe r off P re s s P re s s a nd hold P re s s P re s s a nd hold P re s s pre s s a nd hold P re s s P re s s a nd hold Incre a s e 100KHz gra dua lly or s top s e a rch Ente r ma in me nu Confirm curre nt option or e nte r ne xt s ubme nu S witch s ubme nu
7. S YS TEM S ETTINGS System Settings A va rie ty of s ys te m s e ttings ca n be controlle d de pe nding upon your firmwa re ve rs ion. To e nte r the s ys te ms s e ttings me nu, pre s s the MENU button. Us e the P REV a nd/or NEXT buttons to s croll the S YS TEM icon. P re s s MENU a ga in to e nte r the s e ttings s ub-me nu.
Making Selections Us e the P REV or NEXT buttons to move to the de s ire d s ubme nu s e le ction. To a cce s s tha t s ubme nu, pre s s Me nu once the s e le ction is highlighte d. Record Time From the s ys te m s e tting, s e le ct the RECORD TIME s ub-me nu (us ing the P REV or NEXT buttons to s croll to the s e le ction). P re s s VOL+ or VOL- move the curs or to the s e ction you wa nt to s e t - in the forma t YYMM-DD.
Screen Settings The s cre e n s e tting functions a s a s cre e n s a ve . Afte r a pre s e t a mount of time (in s e conds ) whe n no ke ys a re pre s s e d, the unit will a utoma tica lly turn off. Ope ra ting s te ps is a s follows : 1. From S ys te m S e tting inte rfa ce , pus h P REV/NEXT ke y to s e le ct “S cre e n Time ” option 2. P re s s MENU button to e nte r “S cre e n Time ” s e tting inte rfa ce : 3.
Language Settings This s e le ction a llows us e r to the s e le ct the on-s cre e n la ngua ge for the ir pla ye r. Ope ra ting s te ps is a s follows : 1. From S ys te m S e tting inte rfa ce , pus h P REV/NEXT ke y to s e le ct “La ngua ge ” option 2. P re s s MENU button to e nte r “La ngua ge ” s e tting inte rfa ce : 3. P us h NEXT/P REV button to s e le ct the pre fe rre d la ngua ge 4. P re s s MENU to confirm a nd e xit.
Power Settings This s e le ction a llows us e r to s e t a n a utoma tic powe r off time . The s e le ction proce s s is ide ntica l to the la ngua ge s e tting inte rfa ce . Us e the P REV/NEXT ke ys to s e le ct the “P owe r” option. P re s s the MENU button to e nte r the powe r s ubme nu a nd the P REV/ NEXT buttons to ma ke your s e le ctions . The numbe rs you s e le ct a re in s e conds . If “0” is s e le cte d, the function is turne d off.
Contrast Settings This s e le ction a llows us e r to s e t the contra s t (light/da rk) of the LCD s cre e n. The s e le ction proce s s is ide ntica l to the “S cre e n” s e tting inte rfa ce . Us e the P REV/NEXT ke ys to s e le ct the “contra s t” option. P re s s the MENU button to e nte r the contra s t s ubme nu a nd the P REV/NEXT buttons to ma ke your s e le ctions . The s e le ction will ma ke the s cre e n lighte r, or da rke r. P re s s the Me nu button to confirm you s e le ction.
Online Mode (Private Space Settings) The ope ra ting s te ps a re the s a me a s thos e for the Equa lize r s e ttings . S ome ope ra ting s ys te ms (thos e re le a s e d prior to Windows 2K S P 4) ca nnot s upport two drive r le tte rs on one US B dis k. Thus , if the “P riva te S pa ce ” function is on, choos e which dis k you a re going to us e , i.e ., “s ingle ordina ry dis k” or “s ingle e ncrypte d dis k” in orde r for a corre ct dis pla y of the s e le cte d dis k a fte r conne cting to your P C.
8. UP GRADING FIRMWARE To Upgrade The Unit Firmware This unit s upports firmwa re upgra de s via downloa da ble file s a nd utilitie s ins ta lle d on your P C from the S oftwa re CDROM include d with this pla ye r. Ma ke s ure you ins ta ll the s e utilitie s be fore a tte mpting to upgra de your firmwa re .
4) P re s s MENU to e nte r the Firmwa re Upgra de me nu 5) P re s s the P REV or NEXT buttons to na viga te to the “S ys te m S e tting” s ubme nu 6) P re s s MENU a ga in to a cce s s the S ys te m S e tting s ubme nu. P re s s the P REV or .......
8) Conne ct the pla ye r to your P C us ing the include d US B ca ble 9) From the a pplica tions ins ta lle d from the include d CDROM, run the a pplica tion ca lle d: MP 3 P la ye r Upda te . Look in your S ta rt me nu in Windows for this progra m. 10) From the us e r me nu (s hown a bove ), s e le ct “Choos e Ne w Firmwa re Ve rs ion”. You .... ca n look on the include d CDROM for a n upda te d ve rs ion, or for the ve ry la te s t firm ... wa re ve rs ion, go to www.ne xta r.com.
11) From the file s e le ction me nu, s e le ct the file na me of the firmwa re upgra de . If you .... downloa de d from the Ne xta r we bs ite , ma ke note of whe re you s a ve d the ................. downloa de d file a nd wha t it’s na me wa s 12) Once you ha ve s e le cte d “ope n” on the corre ct file , s e le ct the “S ta rt” button on the ..
13) If the upgra de proce s s is s ta rte d corre ctly, the pla ye r s cre e n will dis pla y: 9. OTHER S ETTINGS S e le c tin g Fo ld e rs Us e rs ca n s a ve file s in diffe re nt folde rs (folde rs s hould be cre a te d on P C in a dva nce ), to ma na ge a nd pla y file s a ccording to diffe re nt type s . The pla ye r s upports ide ntifica tion of 99 s ubdire ctorie s . 1. At S top inte rfa ce .
2. P re s s MODE button to e nte r S top S ubme nu. 3. P re s s MODE button a ga in to e nte r S e le ct Folde r inte rfa ce . 4. P re s s MODE button a ga in to e nte r S e le ct Folde r inte rfa ce . 5. P re s s NEXT or P REV buttons to choos e folde rs . 6. P re s s MODE button to confirm the folde rs s e le cte d.
Note : Inde pe nde nt folde rs ca n be s e t a t corre s ponding mode s a s Mus ic Mode , Re cord Mode a nd Voice Mode , i.e ., thre e mode s a re not bound to corre s pond with the s a me folde r. De le tin g File s (a t S to p m e n u ) File s a nd FM s ta tions ca n be de le te d a t corre s ponding mode s a s Mus ic Mode , Voice Mode a nd FM Mode . 1.S ta rting a t the S TOP s cre e n (No s top inte rfa ce e xis ts a t FM Mode ) 2.P re s s MODE button to e nte r s top s ubme nu 3.
4. P re s s MODE button to e nte r De le te Inte rfa ce . 5. P re s s NEXT button to s witch be twe e n “NO” a nd “YES ”. 6. P re s s MODE button to confirm a nd de le tion s ta rts . Note 1: “De le te All” me a ns to de le te a ll the re le va nt file s a t curre nt mode in curre nt folde r. (For e xa mple , a t Mus ic Mode e xe cuting “De le te All”, a ll the mus ic file s in curre nt file s ma y be de le te d, while re corde d file s without cha nge .
P la y Mo d e (P la y S u b m e n u ) Whe n pla ying mus ic a nd re corde d file s , diffe re nt pla y mode s ca n be s e le cte d. (s uch a s Re pe a t, s huffle , e tc. The firs t option in P la y S ubme nu is P la y Mode . The pla ye r will pla y file s a ccording to the mode s e le cte d.
Te m p o Ra te (P la y S u b m e n u ) Whe n pla ying mus ic(Only for MP 3 forma ts ) or re corde d file s , diffe re nt te mpo ra te ca n be s e t (fa s te r or s lowe r) without cha nging the tone a nd s ound. 1. Whe n pla ying mus ic 2. P re s s MODE button to e nte r P la y S ubme nu is a s follows : 3.
Te m p o Ra te (P la y S u b m e n u ) - c o n t 4. P re s s MODE button to e nte r Te mpo Ra te inte rfa ce is a s follows : 5.P re s s NEXT button to quicke n te mpo ra te a nd P re s s P REV button to s low down te mpo ra te . 10. P RIVATE S PACE S ETTING Ma ny MP 3 us e rs a re conce rne d a bout the proble m of informa tion dis clos ure a nd priva te da ta a cce s s e d by othe rs .
1. Conne ct the pla ye r to P C. 2. Run the a cce s s ory ins ta lla tion tools “MP 3 P la ye r Dis k Tool”. 3. The firs t is forma t tool. Choos e “P a rtition a nd e ncrypt” option, a nd s e t a de s ire d ca ...... pa city for the e ncrypte d dis k, the n choos e the s e tting of us e rna me or pa s s word. Fill the us e rna me in the bla nk “Ne w us e rna me ”, a nd pa s s word in the bla nk “Ne w pa s s word”, .. the n input the s a me pa s s word a ga in in the bla nk “Ne w pa s s word Confirm”.
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5. P re s s “OK”, the n P C ma y re s ta rt. 6. Two dis ks ma y be dis pla ye d a fte r re s ta rting (only one drive r le tte r ma y be dis pla ye d ..... whe n unde r Windows 2K S P 4). Click to a cce s s the e ncrypte d dis k a nd the re is a e x ...... e xe cuta ble file 7. Run the e xe cuta ble file “Rdis kDe crypt.e xe ”, a nd input us e rna me a nd pa s s word in dia ... log box. If the y a re corre ct, dis k ca n be a cce s s e d a nd file s ca n be copie d.
8. Us e rna me a nd pa s s word is re quire d to a cce s s to the e ncrypte d dis k in e ve ry conne c- ... tion to P C. Note: Dividing one dis k into two pa rts ma y e ra s e the da ta in it. P le a s e ba ckup the da ta in dis k be fore divis ion. And me rging two pa rts to one ma y a ls o e ra s e the da ta . Warning: Do not los e the us e r na me a nd pa s s word you’ve input, othe rwis e you ca n not .
11. TROUBLES HOOTING Tro u b le s h o o tin g In cases where your unit does not appear to be working, please review the following directions: No s ound is he a rd from he a dphone : - Che ck whe the r Volume is s e t “0” a nd conne ct the he a dphone plugs firmly. - Che ck whe the r the he a dphone plug is dirty. - Corrupte d MP 3 ma y ma ke a s ta tic nois e a nd the s ound ma y cut off. Ma ke s ure tha t the mus ic file s a re not corrupte d.
1) In ca s e s whe re your pla ye r ca nnot be turne d on a nd it ca nnot be found by your P C (whe n conne cte d), you ca n re cove r your pla ye r us ing the following ins tructions : a ) Ta ke out the ba tte ry firs t, pre s s a nd hold the pla y button of the pla ye r. b) conne ct to your P C, a nd run firmwa re downloa d progra m. 2) Your pla ye r will not turn on a ) Re pla ce the ba tte ry. b) Conne ct your pla ye r to your P C, a nd run the firmwa re downloa d progra m.
IMP ORTANT P le a s e re a d the following ca re fully: 1) The drive rs on the CD a re jus t for Win98. Norma lly you do not ne e d to ins ta ll drive rs if you a re running Windows 2000 S P 3 or la te r. If your P C s till doe s not re cognize your pla ye r, ins ta ll the include d drive rs .
12. S P ECIFICATIONS Specifications and appearance are subject to change and improvement without further notice.
P RECAUTIONS 1). 2). 3). 4). 5). When not using the player for an extended period of time, remove the batteries to avoid due to leakage Do not use the player in extremely hot, cold, dusty or damp environments. damage Make sure the HOLD key is in the unlock position before using the player (otherwise controls will not function). Avoid dropping or striking the unit .This may cause external and internal physical damage to the player.
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