Acoustic Research M2 User manual

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user manual
It is important to read this user manual prior to using your new product for the first time.

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Important information
Important battery information
Warning: Your product contains a battery and charging system which is designed to work in temperatures
that do not exceed 50°C (122°F). Leaving this product in a closed automobile or the trunk of an automobile
where temperatures may exceed 50°C may result in permanent battery damage, fire, or explosion. Please
remove your product from the automobile when you exit, do not place your product in the trunk of your
automobile, and do not leave your product in any location where temperatures may exceed 50°C.
Ecology
Your product must be disposed of properly according to local laws and regulations. Because this product
contains a battery, the product must be disposed of separately from the household waste.
Precautions for the unit
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problems may result.
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sunlight or extreme heat (such as inside a parked car) may cause damage or malfunction.
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Headset safety
To use a headset safely, please keep the following in mind:
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play.
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is illegal in many areas.
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Limitation of liability
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Contents
Important information
Important battery information ..........................................................................................................1
Ecology .......................................................................................................................................................1
Precautions for the unit ........................................................................................................................1
Headset safety .........................................................................................................................................1
Limitation of liability..............................................................................................................................1
Before you begin
Copyright warning..................................................................................................................................4
Back up your data ...................................................................................................................................4
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$PNQVUFSTZTUFNSFRVJSFNFOUT........................................................................................................4
Charging the Player................................................................................................................................5
General controls
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4XJUDIJOHPOBOEPGGUIFEJTQMBZBOETDSFFOMPDL......................................................................6
3FTFUUJOHUIF1MBZFS ...............................................................................................................................6
Headphones volume adjustment ....................................................................................................6
Connecting with headphones or earphones................................................................................6
Connecting with a speaker..................................................................................................................6
Managing files on your Acoustic Research Player
Connecting to the computer..............................................................................................................7
%FMFUJOHGJMFTGSPNUIF1MBZFS .............................................................................................................9
Expanding the capacity of the Player
*OTFSUJOHNJDSP4%DBSE .........................................................................................................................9
3FNPWJOHNJDSP4%DBSE.......................................................................................................................9
Menus and navigations
Home screen.............................................................................................................................................10
"QQMJDBUJPONFOV ...................................................................................................................................10

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Using the AR Music Player application
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5IFJOUFSGBDF .............................................................................................................................................11
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Playlists........................................................................................................................................................12
4PVOEFGGFDUT...........................................................................................................................................13
4FUUJOHT......................................................................................................................................................13
Additional information
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5FDIOJDBMTQFDJGJDBUJPO ..........................................................................................................................15
4QFDJGJDBUJPOT............................................................................................................................................15

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Before you begin
Dear Acoustic Research Customer,
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Copyright warning
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infringe upon the rights of third parties and may be contrary to copyright laws.
Back up your data
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lost data.
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countries.

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Charging the Player
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charged the Player for at least 6 hours before using for the first time.
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interchangeable plugs. Please select the right plug
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connect individual plug into the power outlet.
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product.
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will slow down the charging process.
Charging indicator light
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mode.

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t 5PTXJUDIPOQSFTTBOEIPMEUIFPower button for 3 seconds.
t 5PTXJUDIPGGQSFTTBOEIPMEUIFPower button for 3 seconds and then tap on Power Off on the screen.
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towards any sides of the screen.
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automatically after a period of inactivity (default: 1 minute).
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In case the Player is not responding, press and hold the Power button for 10 seconds to reset it.
Headphones volume adjustment
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to reduce the volume or counterclockwise to increase it.
Connecting with headphones or earphones
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hearing, reduce the volume to the minumum before connecting your headphones or earphones.
Connecting with a speaker
Connect the Player with an external powered speaker system by inserting an audio cable (not provided) to
the LINE OUTKBDL5IFPVUQVUMFWFMGSPNUIFMJOFPVUKBDLJTGJYFEBOEDBOOPUCFDPOUSPMMFECZUIFWPMVNF
knob.
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Line out

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make sure the Player has been detected.
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increase.
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transfer of file or software installation.
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media device on your computer for file transfer.
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JOPSEFSUPUSBOTGFSGJMFT7JTJUwww.android.com/filetransfer/ to download the software.
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to the Player
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computer
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 .BLFTVSFUIF1MBZFSJTDPOOFDUFEUPZPVSDPNQVUFS
 0QFOWindows Explorer, select Computer, open ARM2 under Portable Devices.
 0QFOUIFEFTJSFETUPSBHFNFEJBInternal SD card or SD cardJGBNJDSP4%DBSEJTJOTFSUFE
 %SBHBOEESPQBVEJPGJMFTPSGPMEFSTDPOUBJOJOHBVEJPGJMFTGSPNZPVSDPNQVUFSUPUIFEFTJSFEMPDBUJPOT
POUIF1MBZFS"VEJPGJMFTBSFBVUPNBUJDBMMZPSHBOJ[FEVOEFSEJGGFSFOUWJFXTBDDPSEJOHUPFNCFEEFE
music tags.
5. "GUFSUIFUSBOTGFSEJTDPOOFDUUIF1MBZFSGSPNUIFDPNQVUFS
6TJOH"OESPJE'JMF5SBOTGFS.BD
 %PXOMPBEAndroid File Transfer (from www.android.com/filetransfer/)and install it in your computer.
2. Connect the Player to the computer.
 5IFAndroid File Transfer software should be launched automatically when the Player is detected by
the computer. If not, open it manually.
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inserted).
 %SBHBOEESPQBVEJPGJMFTPSGPMEFSTDPOUBJOJOHBVEJPGJMFTGSPNZPVSDPNQVUFSUPUIFEFTJSFEMPDBUJPOT
POUIF1MBZFS"VEJPGJMFTBSFBVUPNBUJDBMMZPSHBOJ[FEVOEFSEJGGFSFOUWJFXTBDDPSEJOHUPFNCFEEFE
music tags.
 "GUFSUIFUSBOTGFSEJTDPOOFDUUIF1MBZFSGSPNUIFDPNQVUFS

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Expanding the capacity of the Player
5IFTUPSBHFDBQBDJUZPGUIF1MBZFSDBOCFFYQBOEFECZJOTFSUJOHBNJDSP4%DBSEJOUPUIF1MBZFS5IF1MBZFS
TVQQPSUTBNJDSP4%DBSEXJUIBDBQBDJUZVQUP(#
*OTFSUJOHNJDSP4%DBSE
 4MJEFPQFOUIFDPWFSPGUIFNJDSP4%FYQBOTJPOTMPU
 *OTFSUBNJDSP4%DBSEJOUPUIFDBSETMPU5IFDBSEJTQSPQFSMZJOTFSUFEXIFOZPVIFBSBDMJDLTPVOE
 4MJEFUIFDPWFSUPDMPTFUIFNJDSP4%FYQBOTJPOTMPU
3FNPWJOHNJDSP4%DBSE
 4XJQFEPXOGSPNUIFUPQPGUIFTDSFFOUPPQFOUIFOPUJGJDBUJPOCBS
 5BQPOUIFPQUJPOSD card connected - Touch to unmount sdcard.
 4MJEFPQFOUIFDPWFSPGUIFNJDSP4%FYQBOTJPOTMPUBOEUIFOQVTIUIFDBSEJOUPUIFTMPUVOUJMZPVIFBSB
click sound.
 3FNPWFUIFDBSEXIFOJUJTFKFDUFEBOEDMPTFUIFFYQBOTJPOTMPUDPWFS
%FMFUJOHGJMFTGSPNUIF1MBZFS
You may delete any files transferred to the Player.
1. Connect the Player to your computer.
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containing the files.
 4FMFDUUIFGJMFTZPVXBOUUPSFNPWFBOEUIFOQSFTTUIF%FMFUFLFZPOUIFLFZCPBSEPGZPVSDPNQVUFS
IMPORTANT: %POPUEJTDPOOFDUUIF64#DPOOFDUJPOEVSJOHGJMFUSBOTGFS%PJOHTPNBZDPSSVQU
system files or the files being transferred.
"MUFSOBUJWFMZZPVDBOBMTPEFMFUFBOZGJMFTGSPNUIF1MBZFSXJUIPVUDPOOFDUJOHUPZPVSDPNQVUFS5PEPTP
just tap and hold on an item to be deleted and then select Delete from the option menu. For more details,
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Home screen
5IFIPNFTDSFFOTIPXTBGUFSUIF1MBZFSJTUVSOFEPO
.FOVTBOEOBWJHBUJPOT
"QQMJDBUJPONFOV
t 5BQPOUIF"QQMJDBUJPOJDPO BUUIFMPXFSSJHIUDPSOFSPGUIFIPNFTDSFFOUPHPUPUIF"QQMJDBUJPO
menu.
t 5IF"QQMJDBUJPONFOVIBTCFFOQSFMPBEFEXJUIBOVNCFSPGBQQMJDBUJPOTUIBUDPNFXJUIUIFEFWJDF
TPGUXBSFWFSTJPO5BQPOBOJDPOUPTUBSUVTJOHBOBQQMJDBUJPO
t 5IFAR Music PlayerBQQMJDBUJPOJTFTQFDJBMMZNBEFGPSNVTJDQMBZCBDLGSPNUIF1MBZFS5BQPOUIFAR
Music Player icon to start playing music.
Battery level and time
5BQPOUIFIPNFJDPOUPHPUPUIF
home screen from other screens.
5BQPOUIFSFUVSOJDPOUP
go to the previous screen.
5BQPOUIFSFDFOUTJDPOUPPQFO
the list of recently used apps.
5BQPOUIF"QQTJDPOUPHPUP
the apps menu.
"NJDSP4%DBSEIBTCFFO
inserted into the Player.
Headphones have been
connected to the Player.
5BQPOUIFBMCVNBSUPO
UIF"3.VTJD1MBZFSXJEHFU
UPHPUPUIF"3.VTJD
Player application.

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6TJOHUIF"3.VTJD1MBZFSBQQMJDBUJPO
"DDFTTJOHUIF"3.VTJD1MBZFS
5BQPOUIFAR Music PlayerJDPOJOUIF"QQTNFOVUPTUBSUVTJOHUIFNVTJDQMBZFS
5IFJOUFSGBDF
" Top bar
t "VEJPGJMFTBSFBVUPNBUJDBMMZPSHBOJ[FEVOEFSEJGGFSFOUWJFXT4XJQFUIFUPQCBSBOEUIFOUBQPOB
EFTJSFEWJFXPQUJPO5IFTPSUFEMJTUPGGJMFTXJMMTIPXJOUIFNBJOEJTQMBZBSFBGPSGVSUIFSTFMFDUJPOT
t 5IFWJFXPQUJPOTJODMVEF
All TIPXTBMMBVEJPGJMFT
AlbumsBVEJPGJMFTBSFTPSUFEBDDPSEJOHUPBMCVNT
ArtistsBVEJPGJMFTBSFTPSUFEBDDPSEJOHUPBSUJTUT
GenresBVEJPGJMFTBSFTPSUFEBDDPSEJOHUPHFOSFT
Folders BVEJPGJMFTBSFTPSUFEBDDPSEJOHUPUIFJSTUPSFEMPDBUJPOT
Playlist BVEJPGJMFTBSFTPSUFEBDDPSEJOHUPQMBZMJTUT
Now playing TIPXTUIFBVEJPGJMFDVSSFOUMZCFJOHQMBZFE
B. Main display area
t 4IPXTBMCVNBSUTPOHUJUMFTPOHJOGPSNBUJPOJO.VTJDNPEFPSMJTUPGGJMFTJO-JTUNPEF
C. List or Music mode
t 5BQPOUIJTJDPOUPTXJUDICFUXFFO-JTUBOE.VTJDNPEFT*O-JTUNPEFUIFNBJOEJTQMBZBSFBTIPXTUIF
MJTUPGGJMFTBDDPSEJOHUPUIFWJFXPQUJPOZPVIBWFTFMFDUFEBUUIFUPQCBS*O.VTJDNPEFUIFNBJO
display area shows the album art, song title and information of the current audio file.
% Progress bar
t *UTIPXTUIFQMBZCBDLQSPHSFTT5BQPOUIFCBSUPKVNQUPUIFDPSSFTQPOEJOHQPTJUJPOXJUIJOBOBVEJPGJMF
and start playback from that position.
E. Repeat mode
t 5BQPOUIJTJDPOPODFUPBDUJWBUFSFQFBUQMBZCBDLPGBMMBVEJPGJMFTUBQBHBJOUPBDUJWBUFSFQFBUQMBZCBDL
of the current audio file, tap the third time to deactivate the repeat playback mode.
B
(List mode)
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B
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F. Shuffle mode
t 5BQPOUIJTJDPOUPBDUJWBUFPSEFBDUJWBUFUIFTIVGGMFQMBZCBDLNPEF
( Favourite
t 5BQPOUIJTJDPOUPBEEBVEJPGJMFTUPUIFGBWPVSJUFTQMBZMJTU
H. Settings
t 5BQPOUIJTJDPOUPGVSUIFSTFMFDUUIF4FUUJOHTBOE4PVOE&GGFDUTNFOVT
I. Skip forward
t 5BQPOUIJTJDPOUPTLJQUPUIFOFYUGJMF
+ Start or pause
t 5BQPOUIJTJDPOUPTUBSUPSQBVTFUIFQMBZCBDL
, Skip backward
t 5BQPOUIJTJDPOUPTLJQUPUIFCFHJOOJOHPGUIFDVSSFOUBVEJPGJMF5BQPOUIJTJDPOXJUIJOUIFGJSTU
seconds of the current audio file to skip to the previous audio file.
4FMFDUJOHBOBVEJPGJMFGPSQMBZCBDL
 4XJQFUIFUPQCBSBOEUIFOUBQPOBGJMFWJFXJOHPQUJPO
 4FMFDUBOBVEJPGJMFJOUIFNBJOEJTQMBZBSFB
 5BQPOUIFTFMFDUFEBVEJPGJMFUPTUBSUUIFQMBZCBDL
4IPXJOHUIFPQUJPONFOV1MBZ%FMFUF"EEUPQMBZMJTU%FUBJMT
1. In any lists of files, tap and hold on an item to show the option menu.
2. You may select to play the item, add it to the playlist, show its details or delete it.
/PUFUIBUTPNFPQUJPOTNBZOPUCFBWBJMBCMFBUBMMUJNFTEFQFOEJOHPOUIFOBUVSFPGUIFJUFNZPVIBWF
tapped on.
Playlists
Default playlists
 4XJQFUIFUPQCBSBOEUIFOUBQPOPlaylist to access the playlists.
 4FMFDUBQMBZMJTUJOUIFNBJOEJTQMBZBSFB
t 5IFSFBSFEFGBVMUQMBZMJTUT

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FavouritesTIPXTUIFMJTUPGBVEJPGJMFTUIBUZPVIBWFTFUBTGBWPVSJUFCZUBQQJOHPOUIF'BWPVSJUFJDPO
Most PlayedTIPXTUIFMJTUPGBVEJPGJMFTUIBUZPVIBWFNPTUGSFRVFOUMZMJTUFOFEUP
Recently PlayedTIPXTUIFMJTUPGBVEJPGJMFTUIBUZPVIBWFSFDFOUMZQMBZFE
Recently Added TIPXTUIFMJTUPGBVEJPGJMFTUIBUZPVIBWFSFDFOUMZBEEFEJOUIF1MBZFS
 5BQPOBOBVEJPGJMFJOUIFMJTUUPTUBSUUIFQMBZCBDL
Creating your own playlist
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2. In the main display area, tap and hold on an audio file, an album, an artist or a genre.
 4FMFDUAdd to playlist from the option menu.
 5PBEEUIFJUFNUPBOFYJTUJOHQMBZMJTUUBQPOUIFOBNFPGUIFFYJTUJOHQMBZMJTU
t 5PBEEUIFJUFNUPBOFXQMBZMJTUUBQPONew5IFODSFBUFBOBNFGPSUIFOFXQMBZMJTUBOEUIFOUBQPO
Save.
Editing your own playlists
 5BQBOEIPMEPOUIFOBNFPGZPVSQMBZMJTUUPCFFEJUFE
2. From the option menu, select Rename to create a new name for the playlist, or select Delete to erase the
playlist.
4PVOEFGGFDUT
5BQPOUIF4FUUJOHTJDPOBOEUIFOTFMFDUSound EffectsUPBDDFTTUIF4PVOE&GGFDUTNFOV
"EKVTUUIF%FGGFDUMFWFM
4XJUDIPOPSPGGUIF
sound effects
4FMFDUBQSFTFUTPVOE
FGGFDU5BQUser to
DVTUPNJ[FZPVSPXOTPVOE
effect preferences.
4MJEFUIFWFSUJDBMCBSTUP
BEKVTUUIFFRVBMJ[FS
"EKVTUUIFCBTTCPPTUMFWFM
4FUUJOHT
5BQPOUIF4FUUJOHTJDPOBOEUIFOTFMFDUSettingsUPBDDFTTUIF4FUUJOHTNFOV:PVDBODIFDLUIFDVSSFOU
TPGUXBSFWFSTJPOBOEBDUJWBUFEFBDUJWBUFUIFEFCVHNPEFGPSTPGUXBSFEFWFMPQFST

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'SFRVFOUMZBTLFERVFTUJPOT
Player repeats same tracks or all tracks.
t 3FQFBUQMBZJTUVSOFEPO
Adjusting volume knob does not change the volume level.
t 5IFWPMVNFLOPCPOMZDPOUSPMTUIFPVUQVUMFWFMPGUIFIFBEQIPOFT5IFMJOFPVUQVUXJMMPOMZPVUQVUBUB
fixed volume level. If you are using headphones, please connect them to the headphone jack.
Audio distorted at high volume.
t 5IFQPXFSPVUQVUPG.NBZCFIJHIFSUIBOXIBUUIFFBSQIPOFTIFBEQIPOFTDBOIBOEMF1MFBTFMPXFS
the volume.
The audio tracks on my Player keep skipping or popping.
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when you record.
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Noise is heard during volume adjustment.
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during adjustment.
Pop noise occurs between music tracks or during power on/off.
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of idling.
The Player does not allow me to start any music playback.
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playback will be disabled.
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application developers regarding any compatibility issue.
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please uninstall the third party applications or perform a factory data reset.
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