® MP3 Player MP-315 User Manual
Disposing of the Product Your device should not be placed in municipal waste. Please check local regulations for disposal of electronic products. z Changes in specifications and features may be made without notice or obligation. z Copyright © 2010, TEAC Europe GmbH. All rights reserved. Edition: January 2010 z Company and product names provided herein are trademarks of their respective companies.
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Important Hints z The supplied batteries are subject to wear out. Their capacity and therefore their life time depend on the number of charge/decharge cycles. And even without using them there is a deterioration of capacity. Changes in temperature like high or low temperatures, mechanical stress (like dropping down) or other environmental influences may reduce the capacity of the batteries.
z Only use batteries, charging adapters, and accessories which were approved from TEAC for using it with a certain device model. Using other types of equipment may void the approval for use, and/or warranty claims. Furthermore there may be dangerous implications. Please ask in case your vendor for approved accessories. z Supplied or connected to units cabling is subject to wearout.
Notice z Please charge the battery immediately when the display indicates low battery, or the device will be powered off automatically. z Please disconnect the player from PC properly to avoid data loss. z The transfer rate displayed on the PC may be different depending on the operating system. Exact transfer rate should be subject to the player's indication. z When the recorded voice file is too large, the response of the device may be slow. Key Features z 1.
System Requirements z Hardware: IBM PC & Compatible PC, Notebook with USB interface z Operating System: Windows2000/XP, Windows Vista, Windows 7 Package Content Please check the package for the following items. If any one of them is missing, please contact the vendor: z MP-315 Main Unit z Stereo earphones z USB cable z Basic Operation Manual z User Manual (on CD) z CD with Software Before Using Driver This player is plug & play for WIN2000/XP/Vista and Windows 7.
Charging the battery The device has a rechargeable built-in lithium-polymer battery. It is charged via USB connection. You are required to charge it when you use it for the first time. To charge the battery, connect the larger end of the USB cable to the USB interface of PC, and connect the other smaller end of the USB cable to the USB interface of this player. The device is connected to PC and being charged. Note: The player is not able to access while charging.
Keys Description 1 MENU/OK Menu key 2 Move to previous file / fast rewind Increase volume 3 Move to next file / fast forward 4 5 Decrease volume Power On/Off / Play/pause 6 7 HOLD slider 8 USB Port 9 Neck strap 10 Earphone Jack 11 Internal microphone 12 Display 13 Reset hole English – 9 | MP-315
Power On/Off Make sure the battery is sufficient and the headphone is connected correctly. To power on: Press and hold the key until you see prompt on the display. To power off: Press and hold the key until you see prompt on the display. Lock function This prevents you from accidental pressing the buttons while using the player on the move. Slide the Hold slider (7) in the direction of the arrow to lock all buttons. Slide the Hold slider (7) in the composite direction to unlock all buttons.
Basic Operation Function Operation Play/Pause Press the Adjust Volume Shortly or long press the or button to decrease or increase the volume. Move to the previous file Under playback mode shortly press the button. Move to the next file Under playback mode shortly press the button. Fast Forward Press and hold the button. Fast Rewind Press and hold the button. Move to main menu Press and hold the MENU/OK button to display the main menu.
Browser Function To browse all files stored in the player: 1. In the music, video, photo and text mode, shortly press the MENU/OK button to enter browser mode. 2. Press the / button to select a folder or a file, and press the MENU/OK button to confirm selection or press and hold the MENU/OK button to return to main menu. Playing Music Press and hold the MENU/OK button to display the main menu. Use the / or / buttons to select “Music” menu, and press the MENU/OK button to confirm selection.
My Favorite With this option you can listen to your favorite music that you already marked as favorite. MediaLib Update Use this option whenever you store or delete songs so the artist, album and genre listings are recreated accurately. Note: When the player is unplugged from the PC via the safe USB device removal, the player will run an update automatically. Last Song The title played last is played again. Use the / button to select an option, and press the MENU/OK button to confirm selection.
Equalizer To set EQ go to SETTING Î Music Î EQ Select. Repeat/Play mode To set Repeat/Play mode go to SETTING Î Music Î Play Mode. Remark: the player support audio formats of .mp3, .wma, .wav, .flac, .ape. Playing Videos 1. Press and hold the MENU/OK button to display the main menu. / or / buttons to select “Video” menu (MOVIE), and press the MENU/OK button to enter the video player mode. 3. Press the / button to search a video file that you want to play, and press the MENU/OK button to play.
FM Radio Important: Earphone cable serves as an extended antenna, so please keep it plugged in. On the main menu, select “FM RADIO” with the buttons / or / and press the MENU/OK button to turn on the FM radio. Manual Scan Press MENU/OK to show options, press / to select Manual then press MENU/OK button. Short press or to select frequency manually. Long press or , then player will automatically scan and stop if it finds a channel.
Listen to Station To listen to saved station, 1. Shortly press the MENU/OK button to activate submenus. 2. Press / to switch to the Preset menu and press the MENU/OK button to enter the PRESET mode. 3. In the PRESET mode, press the / button to select a saved station for listening. Delete station 1. Shortly press the MENU/OK button to activate submenus. 2. Press the / button to switch to the Delete menu and press the MENU/OK button to continue. 3.
Reading E-book Read 1. Press and hold the MENU/OK button to display the main menu. 2. Select “TEXT” with the buttons / or / and press the MENU/OK button to confirm. 3. In browser mode, press the / button to select a folder or a .txt file, and press the MENU/OK button to open the selected file. 4. In E-Book mode, press the / button to page up/down, or press the button to page down automatically (by setting the time interval between 2 and 10 in “SETTING/E-Book/Auto Scroll Time”).
Voice Recording Record 1. Press and hold the MENU/OK button to display the main menu. 2. Select “RECORDING” with the buttons / or / and press the MENU/OK button to enter the recorder mode. 3. Shortly press the button to start recording. During recording, you can press the button to pause/resume recording. 4. Press and hold the MENU/OK button to stop and save recording and go to the main menu. Play recordings To play the recording, switch to the MUSIC mode, press MENU/OK key to enter browser mode.
Explorer Enter Explorer mode to view all folders and files loaded on your player. Furthermore files can be deleted. Selecting Files 1. Press and hold the MENU/OK button to display the main menu. 2. Select “BROWSER” (Explorer) with the buttons / or / and press the MENU/OK button. 3. Press the / button to select a folder or a file, and press the MENU/OK button to play or open it. 4. The player enters the corresponding function interface then.
Customizing Settings To customize the player settings: 1. On the main menu, select the “SETTING” item and press the MENU/OK button to enter the system settings mode. 2. Press the / button to select setting item and press the MENU/OK button to confirm. In submenu press the button to go to the upper menu.
E-Book Auto Scroll Time Set interval between the previous and the next page when the device is in auto page up/down mode. Radio Stereo Off, On (Enable or disable stereo effect) FM Region China, Europe, Japan, USA Photo Auto Scroll Time Set interval between the previous and the next slide in auto slide show mode.
Converting Videos The player supports AVI video format at a resolution of 160x128. Please use the software on the provided CD to convert videos. The converting tool AVIConverter supports the conversion to many different video formats (AVI, RM, RMVB, MPG, MPG4, ASF, DAT, WMV, etc.). AVI Converter Tool Setup Locate the file Nano_Video_convert.exe on the provided CD and double click on it. Please follow the instructions on the screen to setup the AVI Converter tool on your PC.
Converting Videos to AVI format Please run AVIConverter from PC to convert videos and proceed as shown in the following. 1) Click Add 3) Select original input video 2) Select Resolution: 160x128 4) Select saving Location 5) Input target file name 6) Select quality, ratio and segment. 7) Click Save 9) Click Convert 8) Click Close After converting is finished, copy the converted video file to the player, and enjoy watching it on the player.
Firmware Upgrade If the player behaves erroneously upgrading or restoring the firmware may help. Please locate the firmware upgrade tool and the firmware file on the provided CD to upgrade the player. Proceed as described in the following: Important! Please note before upgrading: 1. Don’t upgrade firmware if the player works correctly. 2. Backup files on the player to other storage (to your PC for example) before upgrading. 3.
button to off then hold MENU/OK button and connect player to PC using USB cable at the same time, till PC find the player storage.) If connected successfully, a dialog box will display “UsbBoot download successfully!” and show flash information. Then proceed with step c. If connecting fails, the dialog box will display “USB device not found!”. Please connect the player again. c. After connecting successfully, proceed as shown in the following. 1) Select firmware.
Troubleshooting Problem Possible Cause Solution The LCD displays nothing when the device is started. Battery is too low. Charge the battery. The keys are locked. Unlock the Hold switch. The keys are locked by Hold switch Unlock the Hold switch. The volume is too low. Adjust the volume. Bad audio file. Delete or skip the file. The player cannot be connected to the PC. The USB interface is not supported by PC’s motherboard. Update or replace the PC’s motherboard.
Problem Possible Cause Solution Some of MP3 files cannot be played properly. The MP3 file is compressed by a standard, such as MPEG I Layer 1 or Layer 2 that the player does not support. 1. Delete the unsupported MP3 files. 2. Use MPEG I Layer 3 standard to compress the unsupported MP3 files. The file format is not supported. Make sure the video is in AVI format. If not, use the provided converting tool to convert it.
Technical Specifications Item Specification Capacity The MP-315 is available with several different capacities. Please refer to the values on the packaging. Battery Type Rechargeable Lithium polymer battery Battery Life About 18 hours of music playback or 3 hours of video playback LCD Display 1.8-inch TFT screen 128 x 160 pixel Video Format AVI (XviD) Audio Format MP3, WMA, FLAC, APE, WAV Photo Format JPEG, BMP Frequency range 20Hz ~ 20kHz SNR 90dB USB Port USB2.
