® MP3 Player MP-480 User Manual To ensure the smooth handling of your warranty please write the serial number of your device into the box. In the case of warranty you are expected to send it together with a copy of your invoice to your nearest TEAC sales representative.
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 © 2008, TEAC Europe GmbH. All rights reserved. Edition: August 2008 z Company and product names provided herein are trademarks of their respective companies.
Content Cautions ......................................................................................................... 4 Notice............................................................................................................. 5 Features.......................................................................................................... 5 System Requirements.................................................................................... 6 Package Contents..............................
Cautions z Never use the player during driving a car or using other vehicles to avoid traffic accidents. This is also content of the law of some countries. Even while walking it may be dangerous especially when crossing the street. Please do not listen in extremely high volume to avoid any dangers. Wherever potential risks may arise, please do not use the player to ensure your safety.
Notice z Please charge the battery immediately when the display indicates low battery, or the device will be powered off automatically. In this case, all settings will be saved. z Please disconnect the player from PC properly to avoid data loss. z Battery service life may be various from different using conditions, manufacturer and manufacturing time. z In both power on and power off state, the player may be charged by the connection to PC via the USB line.
System Requirements z CPU: Pentium 200 MHz, or above z OS: Windows 98SE/ME/2000/XP/Vista z RAM: 128MB or more recommended z HDD: more than 120MB Space in hard disk z CD-ROM Drive z USB port Package Contents Please check the package for the following items.
Before Using Charging the Battery The device has a rechargeable built-in lithium ion 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. A battery icon like will be displayed at the upper right corner of the screen.
Driver Windows2000/ME/XP/Vista This player is plug & play for WIN2000/XP/ME/Vista OS. Windows98SE Under Windows98SE drivers have to be installed. Do not connect the unit to your computer before the installation of the driver is finished. Insert the provided CD into your CDROM drive or download the driver from our web site. Double click on SETUP.EXE and follow the instructions on the screen. Connect the MP-480 and the PC with the provided USB cable after finishing the installation.
Loading files to the player To download the files from your computer, perform the following steps: Files that are not copy-protected 1. Open the Windows Explorer or My computer. 2. “Removable Disk” (MSC mode) or “Audio Player” (MTP mode) is displayed. 3. Select the files on your computer and simply move it into the “Removable Disk” or “Audio Player” in the usual way (drag-anddrop, or copy-and-paste). After copying is completed, the data will be available on the player.
Removing the Player From the PC Safely For Windows2000/ME/XP/Vista with MSC mode 1. Left click the icon at the right hand corner of the taskbar. 2. Click the pop-up mini-window with message of “Safely Remove the USB Mass Storage Device – Drive (X:, Y:)”. 3. When you are prompted to remove the device, pull out the player. For Windows98 and MTP mode Please make sure the data transfer is completed before unplugging the media player.
Buttons Function 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. Power On/Off button FUNC button microSDTM card slot 2.0’ TFT Screen display i Up /Volume up h Forward/next j Down / Volume down g Backward/previous Play/Pause button 9. 10. RESET Reset hole 11. MIC Microphone 12. Earphone jack 1 (to plug in earphone as antenna) 13. Earphone jack 2 14.
Buttons Description 1 Power On/Off; Set A-B repeat playback; Activate the FM recording; 2 FUNC 3 microSD 4 Screen 5 i Increase the volume. Navigate upwards in the menu. Display previous picture/page in photo/E-book mode 6 h Select next track. Fast forward. Navigate rightwards. Confirm and enter next screen. 7 j Decrease the volume. Navigate downwards in the menu. Display next picture/Page in photo/E-book mode; 8 g Select previous track. Fast rewind. Navigate leftwards.
On/Off To power on: Press and hold the button until you see prompt on the display. To power off: Press and hold the button until you see prompt on the display. Reset function If the player can’t be used normally for some reasons (should not happen in normal operation), please use a small cylindrical plastic stick to reset the player. In this case the player should not be connected to the PC or an adapter.
Operation in submenu Press FUNC button to enter submenu mode: A. Touch the i or the j button to select the option. B. Touch the g button to go back to the parent menu. C. Touch the h button to enter the submenu and confirm a selection. D. Touch and hold the Play button to enter the Main menu. Basic Operation Function Operation Play/Pause Touch the Adjust volume i: Move to the previous file Shortly touch the g button. Move to the next file Shortly touch the h button.
Using microSD Card Slot After connecting the player to the computer, you will find two portable devices. One is the built-in memory device and the other one is the device associated to the microSD card. It enables you adding up to 8GB of additional memory to your player. The player supports direct playing of songs/videos on microSD cards. Remove the rubber cover to open the slot. Insert the microSD card into the slot with the label facing towards the display. To use a memory card: 1.
Playing Music Touch and hold the button to display the Main menu. Use the g or h button to select “Music” menu, and touch the button to confirm selection. Now you are in the MUSIC mode, refer music playing to the basic operations.
Lyrics This player supports the lyrics function of MP3 playback. Important Lyrics file format has to be *.LRC. File name has to be the same as the songs name. Lyrics file has to be placed in the same folder of the song. Playing voice Touch and hold the button to display the Main menu. Use the g or h button to select “Voice”, and touch the button to enter voice mode. For detail information about playing, see the “Basic Operation” section.
Operation in FM mode Touch and hold the button to display the Main menu. Use the g or h button to select “FM”, and touch the button to enter radio playing mode. Volume Battery Frequency Stations Sound track g or h button to choose stations which have been saved in the Preset mode or to adjust the frequency in the Manual mode. Touch and hold these buttons to choose stations quickly in the Preset mode or change to auto scan in the Manual mode. 1.
Playing Videos 1. Touch and hold the button to display the Main menu. 2. Use the g or h button to select “Video” menu, and touch the button to enter the video player mode. i or j button to select a folder or a video file that you want to play, and touch the h button to play. For detail information about playing, see the “Basic Operation” section. 3. Touch the Videos can be played only if they are in MTV format. Therefore it is necessary to convert it with the MTVVideoConverter program.
5. When there is an “End of Conversion” window eject out, it means the conversion is finished. You may close the windows and upload the converted movie with MTV format to the player. Viewing Photos To view photos: 1. Touch and hold the button to display the Main menu. 2. Use the g or h button to select “Photo” and touch the button to confirm. 3. Touch the i or j button to select a folder or image, and touch h to confirm. 4. Touch the g button or press button to return the previous menu. 5.
E-Book mode 1. Touch and hold the button to display the Main menu. 2. Use the g or h button to select “E-Book” and touch the button to confirm. 3. Touch the i or j button to select a folder or a text file, and touch h to confirm. 4. Touch the i/j button to turn over the Ebook by page. 5. Touch and hold the Play button to open the Main menu. Deleting Files 1. Touch and hold the button to display the Main menu. 2. Use the g or h button to select “File” and touch the button to confirm. 3.
Voice Recording/FM Recording Key lock Volume Battery File name File type Bit rate Sample rate Time code Current mode State indicate In Voice mode or FM Radio playing mode: 1. In Voice playing STOP mode, press and hold the FUNC button to start/stop recording. System saves recorded file in the VOICE folder automatically as format: MIC0000X.wav. FM recording saves recorded file as format: FM0000X.wav (refer to Operation in FM mode section). 2. During recording, touch button to PAUSE or resume recording. 3.
Customizing Settings To customize the player settings: 1. On the Main menu, select the “Setup” item and touch the button to enter the system settings mode. 2. Touch the i or j button to select setting item and touch the h button to confirm. Touch g to exit and return to the upper level menu. Menu Submenu Description USB Mode MSC mode Media Storage Class mode, which is used to transfer files between the player and your computer using Windows Explorer.
Menu Record Sys Tools Storage Hold Time Submenu Description BackLight Set backlight time, options: 15S/30S/1M/Close. Touch h button to confirm.
Warnings Low Battery The player will display "Low Battery" to warn users to change the battery. No File If there is no corresponding file in the player, the message "No File" will be displayed on the screen.
In this case, user need to download the license file from music publisher as indicated in Microsoft Website shown in the window. On Windows Media Player 10.0 version (Windows XP only) 1. Connect player to PC 2. Choose the desired WMA music with DRM. 3. Click Right button of mouse and choose “Add to Sync list” 4. In the open window, choose “Sync” option. 5. In “Sync” window, choose the desired WMA music with DRM as step 2 and choose “Removable Disk” 6.
Troubleshooting Cannot power on z The battery may be exhausted. Please recharge the battery. Files cannot be downloaded z Check if the driver is installed correctly in the computer. z Check the connection between the player and PC. No sound from the earphone z Please ensure the volume is not 0, and the connection of earphone is no problem. z Check if the format of music file is supported by the player. Recording cannot be done z Check if there is enough memory and battery capacity.
Technical Specifications Item Specification Capacity The MP-480 is available with several different capacities. Please refer to the values on the packaging. Battery Type Rechargeable Lithium Ion Battery Battery Life Up to 15 hours music, up to 4 hours video USB Power Adapter (not provided) 5V / 0.5A LC Display 2.
What is Covered and What is Not Covered. Except as specified below, this warranty covers any defects in materials and workmanship of this product. The following are not covered by the warranty: 1. Damage to or deterioration of the external cabinet. 2. Any unit that has been altered or on which the serial number has been defaced, modified, or removed. 3.
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