Aigo A208 User manual

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USERMANUAL
THE PRODUCTPACK.................................................................................................................3
PREPARATION&GETTINGSTARTED...................................................................................3
Beforefirstuse..........................................................................................................................3
TutorialPresentations...............................................................................................................3
Points to Note............................................................................................................................3
ABOUTTHE PLAYER..................................................................................................................4
FEATURES......................................................................................................................................4
EXTERIOR VIEW &EXPLANATIONOFCONTROLS...........................................................................5
LCD DISPLAY SCREEN ..................................................................................................................6
INSERTINGOR REPLACINGA BATTERY ..........................................................................................8
BASICOPERATIONS...................................................................................................................8
TURNINGTHE PLAYER ON............................................................................................................8
TURNINGTHE PLAYER OFF...........................................................................................................8
PLAYING TRACKS..........................................................................................................................9
PLAYING RECORDED VOICE FILES ................................................................................................9
PAUSING TRACKS...........................................................................................................................9
SELECTING ATRACK/FILE..............................................................................................................9
SCROLLINGTHROUGHMENUS &SUB-MENUS................................................................................9
FAST-FORWARDING AND FAST-REVERSING..................................................................................10
INCREASING/DECREASING VOLUME............................................................................................10
HOLD SWITCH -LOCKING THE BUTTONS/KEYS ...........................................................................10
THE MAINMENU.......................................................................................................................10
MUSIC MODE ..............................................................................................................................11
Entering theMusicMode........................................................................................................11
Displaying Lyrics....................................................................................................................11
RECORD MODE............................................................................................................................12
Recording................................................................................................................................12
VOICE MODE...............................................................................................................................13
Replaying VoiceFiles..............................................................................................................13
NAVIGATIONMODE......................................................................................................................14
Entering theNavigation sub-menu.........................................................................................14
Changing or selecting a newFolder or File...........................................................................14
SETTINGS MENU..........................................................................................................................15
Equalizer.................................................................................................................................16
Repeat.....................................................................................................................................17
A-B Repeat..............................................................................................................................18
Contrast..................................................................................................................................18

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Backlight...............................................................................................................................y19
Power Savings.........................................................................................................................20
Record.....................................................................................................................................20
Default....................................................................................................................................22
Exit (Settings menu)................................................................................................................22
DELETEMODE .............................................................................................................................22
Entering theDeletemode........................................................................................................23
ABOUT.........................................................................................................................................24
Firmware.................................................................................................................................24
EXIT ............................................................................................................................................25
CONNECTINGTHE PLAYERTOAPC..................................................................................25
DISCONNECTING THE PLAYER FROMA PC...................................................................................25
Windows ME, 2000 &XPusers:.............................................................................................26
Windows 98/98SE users:.........................................................................................................26
INSTALLATIONOF DRIVER SOFTWARE (FOR PCSRUNNING WINDOWS 98SE ONLY)....................26
DIGITAL RIGHTS MANAGEMENT (DRM).....................................................................................26
TRANSFERRING TRACKSTOTHE PLAYER FROMA CD.................................................................27
TRANSFERRING DRM9/WMA9 TRACKSTO THE PLAYER ...........................................................30
COPYING TRACKS &FILESTO (ANDFROM)THE PLAYER ............................................................31
DELETINGFILES FROMTHE PLAYER (VIAA PC)...........................................................................31
ADDING FOLDERSTOTHE PLAYER ..............................................................................................31
CHANGINGTHE NAMES OF FOLDERS ON THE PLAYER .................................................................32
TECHNICALSPECIFICATION................................................................................................33
UNDERSTANDING THE TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION .....................................................................34
TROUBLE-SHOOTING..............................................................................................................35
SAFETY.........................................................................................................................................35
WARRANTY.................................................................................................................................35

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The aigo A208 digitalaudioplayeris abrand-newgenerationofportaldigitaldevice, which
supportsmultiplemusicformats (MP3 and WMA). Itshighsoundquality, reliabilityandunique
appearance makes itnotonlystand outinitsfield, butalsomakes it apleasuretolook atanduse.
Wesincerelyhopethatyourpurchaseofthe aigo A208 bringsyouthepleasureand enjoymentyou
deserveinthis digitalera.
TheProductPack
TheProductPack(box)forthe aigo A208 contains:
Ø1 MP3 DigitalAudioPlayer( thePlayer”)
Ø1 Earphones
Ø1 USB extension lead(forconnectingtoPC)
Ø1AAALR03 battery
Ø1 UserManual( theManual”)
Ø1 CD-ROM(containingtutorialpresentations &driversoftwareforWindows 98 SE
only)
If anyoftheaboveitemsaremissingfromtheProductPack,contacttheAigoUKSupportteam
usingthedetails providedinthe Warranty”sectionofthis Manualonpage35.
Note: WhenopeningtheProductPackforthefirsttime,becarefulwhenremoving the
contents, asmanyoftheitemscontainedintheboxarefairlysmall andcouldfall out
withoutbeingnoticed.
Preparation&GettingStarted
Beforefirst use
Beforefirstuseoftheproduct,taketimetoreadthisUserManualand,ifdesired,toviewthe
productTutorialPresentationswhichareincludedontheCD-ROM intheProductPack.
TutorialPresentations
TheTutorialPresentationsincludedon theCDintheproductpackprovideaveryquicklesson in
thebasicuseofdigitalaudioplayers. ShouldyoumislaytheCD-ROM, thesepresentationsare
alsoavailableintheSupportsectionoftheAigoUKwebsite, www.aigo.co.uk.
PointstoNote
ØSet/movetheHOLDswitchtotheOFF position(theoppositewayfromthearrow)
beforeoperation.
ØWhennotusingthePlayerforextendedperiods oftime, itis advisabletoremovethe
batteryinordertoavoidpossibledamagecausedbybatteryleakage.
ØKeepthePlayerdry.
ØToavoiddamagethatcanbecausedbystaticelectricity,operatethePlayerinadry

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environment.IfthePlayermalfunctions inthisenvironment, itwillneedtobere-set
inordertofunctionproperly.
ØDonotdrop thePlayerontohardsurfaces as damagemaybecausedwhichmayaffect
theperformance ofthePlayer.
ØPleasechangethebatteryif:
a. The LowBattery”indicatorappears;
b. ThePlayerplaysonlybrieflyandthenshutsoff;
c. Thereisnoresponsewhenpressingthekeys/buttons even afterreinstallingthe
samebattery.
ØAnew/chargedbattery(1 x AAAL203)mustbeinsertedinorderforthePlayerto
functionproperly.
About the Player
Features
ØPlays MultipleFormats
ThismodelofplayercanplayMP3 and WMAfileformats.
ØSimultaneous display oflyrics
Lyricstotrackscanbedisplayedsimultaneouslyasatrackisbeingplayed.(Supports.LRC
formatlyricsonly.)
ØVoice Recording
RecorddirectlyontothePlayerviathebuilt-inmicrophone.
Ø6 EqualizerPre-sets
Choosefromsix(6)Equalizerpre-sets-Normal,xBass,Rock,Jazz,Classical,and Pop –to
optimisethesound qualitynomatterwhatyourmusicaltastes.
Ø5 Play Modes
Five(5)playmodes-Normal,RepeatOne,RepeatAll,Random,RandomAll –tofacilitatea
varietyofplayingrequirements.
ØSupports playing copy-protectedWMAfiles(WMA9 orDRM9)
Copy-protectedWMAfiles(WMA9, alsoknownasDRM9)canbeplayedonthisPlayer.
DRM10 is notsupported.
ØDriverFreeUSBDisk
ThePlayerwill berecognisedbyyourcomputerasanadditionaldrive(E:/RemovableDisk)

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withouttheneedfordriversoftware(unless yourPC usesWindows98SE)-and youcan
managethetracks/filesthatareonthePlayerdirectlyviayourPC (ifrunningWindows2000
orabove).
Thisproducthasbeendesignedtoplaydigitalmusicandbeeasytouse.Werecommendreading
theentire UserManual,howevertheinformationand diagramsbelowprovideausefuloverview
ofthemainfunctionsofthePlayer.
Exteriorview &explanationof controls
ThediagrambelowshowsthefrontviewofthePlayer and thetablebelowit describesthe
functionofthevariouscontrolkeys/buttons.
A. USB PortCover
B. EarphoneSocket
C. A-B/MenuButton
D. SkiptoNext/Fast
Forward
E. SkiptoPrevious/Fast
Rewind
F. PowerOff/Stop
G. PowerOn/Play/Pause
H. HoldSwitch
I. EQButton
J. VolumeUp(+)
K. VolumeDown(-)
L. LCDDisplay
M. Microphone

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Item/Button Function
USBPort Cover RemovetheUSBPortCoverandattachthelargeendoftheUSB
leadherewhenconnectingtoaPC.
EarphoneSocket Plugtheearphone/headsetinhere.
MENU ToentertheMainMenuandselectmodes, options, etcinvarious
sub-menus.
SkiptoNext/FastForward
(„„)
Toscroll forwardamongtracks/filesorthroughamenu.
Skipto Previous/Fast
Rewind(ƒƒ)
Toscroll backamongtracks/filesorthrough amenu.
Stop/PowerOFF Press brieflytostopplayingatrack/file.Press andholdtoturn
thePlayerOFF.
Play/Pause/PowerON
Press brieflytoplayorpausethetrackthatiscurrentlyselected.
Usedoccasionallyinvarioussub-menu
stoselectanoption.
Press and holdtoturnthePlayerON.
HoldSwitch MovetheHoldswitchtowardthelocksymboltolockthekeysof
thePlayer.
EQ(Equalizer) Button Press whileplayingtrackstochangetheequalizersettingbeing
usedforplayback.EQoptionsinclude:Xbass, Rock,Jazz,
Classical, Pop, Normal.Default is Normal.
VolumeUp(+) Press toincreasethevolumeofthetrack/filebeingplayed.
VolumeDown(-) Press todecreasethevolumeofthetrack/filebeingplayed.
LCD Display Liquidcrystaldisplayshowinginformationrelevanttocurrently
selectedmode(i.e. track/fileinformation,playorrepeatmode
selected, elapsedplaytime, etc.)
Microphone(MIC) Built-inmicrophone(forusein Record”mode).
LCD DisplayScreen
Thediagrambelowshowsexamples oftheLCDscreenin variousmodes anddescribes eachofthe
variousindicatorsshownonthescreen.Thetablebelowthediagramexplainswhateachofthe
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A. TrackNumber/Total
NumberofTracks
B. RepeatorPlaymode
indicator
C. Play/Pause/Stop/Record
indicator
D. MusicFileType(MP3or
WMA)
E. TrackName/Information
F. ElapsedPlayTime/Total
LengthofTrack
G. Modeindicator(Musicor
Voice)
H. Equalizerindicator
I. Batterylevelindicator
J. Volumelevelindicator
K. A-BRepeatindicator
L. Lyricfileindicator
M. Holdindicator
Symbolorindicator Description
TrackLength/Duration Totaldurationoftrackinminutes andseconds.
Modeicon SymbolshownindicatesthecurrentlyspecifiedMode
(PlayMusic, Radio, Voice, Record).
Bits&FileFormat Thisindicatorconsistsoftwoparts. Thetopfigure(in
numbers)showsthesizeofthefile/trackinbits. The
bottomshowstheformat(MP3, WAV,etc)ofthe
track/file.
Play Modeicon SymbolshownindicatesthecurrentlyspecifiedPlay
Mode(Normal, RepeatOne, RepeatAll, etc).
Equalizer(EQ)modeicon SymbolshownindicatesthecurrentlyspecifiedEqualiser
(EQ)mode.
Battery Level indicator Symbolshownindicatesthelevelofchargeleftinthe
battery.

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Songnumber&
Totalincurrentfolder
Thisindicatorconsistsoftwoparts. Thetopfigure(in
numbers)indicatesthenumberofthetrackwithinthe
currentlyspecifiedfolder.Thebottomnumberindicates
thetotalnumberoftracksinthecurrentlyspecified
folder.
Artist&TrackName Textshowingthenameoftheartistandtrack.
ElapsedPlay Time Shows theelapsedplaytimeforthecurrenttrack.
Inserting orReplacingaBattery
TheAigoA208 DigitalAudioPlayerrequires 1 AAALR03 batteryinordertofunction.
Toinsertorreplace abattery:
1. RemovetheUSB PortCover.
2. SlideoutthebatterycompartmentcoverfromthebackofthePlayer
3. Insert1 fully-chargedAAALR03 battery intothebatterycompartment.Thepositive(+)and
negative(-) symbols inthebatterycompartmentindicatehowthebatteryshouldbeinserted.
4. Replace thebatterycompartmentcover.
5. Replace theUSB PortCover.
ThePlayerisnowreadyforuse.
BasicOperations
Afterreadingthrough thisUserManual(andviewingtheTutorialPresentations, ifdesired), you
areready tostartusing thePlayer.
TurningthePlayerON
WhenthePlayeris OFF, press and hold thePLAYbuttonforseveralseconds.
TheAigo logo will appear in theLCDscreen as thePlayer is powering up.
NOTE: ThePlayercannotbeturnedoniftheHoldswitchisintheON position(towardthe
Lockicon).EnsurethattheHoldswitchisintheOFF position(awayfromtheLock
icon)beforeattemptingtoturnonthePlayer.
TurningthePlayerOFF
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PlayingTracks
1. Followtheinstructions forthetransferofdatatoandfromtheMP3Playertocopy
WMA/MP3musicfiles totheMP3 Player.
2. Connecttheearphones totheearphonesocketonthePlayer.
3. TurnthePlayerON.
4. EntertheMusicmode.
5. Selectthetrackthatyouwishtoplay.
6. Press thePlaybuttonbriefly.
Thetrackwill begintoplayandtheArtistand TrackNameforthecurrenttrackwill beginto
scroll across theLCDscreen.
UsethePlayer’svariousotherplaybackcontrols(Equalizer,volume,etc)asrequiredinorderto
listentoyourWMA/MP3musicoptimally.
PlayingRecordedVoice Files
WiththePlayerON and inVoicemode, press thePLAYbutton briefly.
Theselected voice filewill begin to play.
Pausingtracks
1. Whileatrackis playing inMusicmode,press thePLAYbutton briefly.
TheArtistand Track Namewillstop scrolling across theLCDscreenand theElapsedPlay
Timewill stop running/increasing.
2. Press thePLAYbuttonagainbrieflytoremovethePauseand beginplayingthetrackfromthe
pointthatit was paused.
Selectingatrack/file
WiththePlayerON and inMusicmode,press theSkiptoNextorSkiptoPreviousbutton toscroll
tothenexttrack(forwardorback).
KeeppressingtheSkiptoNextorSkiptoPrevious button until youfindtheoneyouwanttoplay.
Scrollingthroughmenus & sub-menus
UsetheSkiptoNext(orSkiptoPrevious)buttontoscroll forward(orbackward)throughthe
options withinanymenuorsub-menu.

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Fast-forwardingandFast-Reversing
1. WiththePlayerON andplaying, press and hold theSkiptoNextorSkiptoPrevious buttonto
fastscroll forwardorbackwardthroughthetracks.
2. ReleasetheSkiptoNext(orSkiptoPrevious)buttononceyouhavereachedthetrackthat
youwanttoplay, andthetrackwill begintoplay.
Increasing/decreasingVolume
Press eitherthe+ or –buttononthesideofthePlayer,dependingonwhetheryou wantto increase
ordecreasethevolume.
TheVolumelevelindicator intheLCDscreenwill go up (or down)and thevolumeyou hear will
beeither louder or softer(dependingon your selection).
HoldSwitch-Locking thebuttons/keys
Inordertoavoidaccidentalpushing ofbuttons/keys, theycanbe locked”usingtheHoldswitch
locatedonthesideofthePlayer.
1. ToactivatetheHoldfunction, slidetheHoldswitchtowards theLockicon.
Oncethebuttons/keysarelocked, aLock symbolwill appear intheLCDdisplay.All the
other buttons (exceptthe hold”button)will notworkas normalwhen pressed.
2. To unlock”thebuttonsandde-activatetheHoldfunction,slidetheHoldswitchtothe
oppositepositionfromtheLockicon.
Thebuttons/keys on thePlayer will then operateas normal.
Note: TheMP3Playerwill turnoffautomaticallyiftheHoldswitchisintheON position
whenattemptingtoturnthePlayeron.
The MainMenu
TheMainMenucanbeaccessedatany timebypressingtheMENUbuttononthesideofthe
Player.
TheMainMenuoptions includethefollowing:
ØMusic
ØRecord
ØVoice
ØNavigation
ØSettings
ØDelete