Aigo atom A205 User manual

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USERMANUAL
THEPRODUCTPACK.................................................................................................................4
PREPARATION&GETTINGSTARTED...................................................................................4
Beforefirstuse..........................................................................................................................4
TutorialPresentations...............................................................................................................4
Pointsto Note............................................................................................................................4
ABOUTTHEPLAYER..................................................................................................................5
FEATURES...........................................................................................................................5
EXTERIOR VIEW &EXPLANATIONOFCONTROLS.....................................................................6
OLEDSCREEN....................................................................................................................7
BATTERY ............................................................................................................................8
Charging theBattery.................................................................................................................8
BASICOPERATIONS...................................................................................................................8
TURNINGTHE PLAYER ON...................................................................................................9
TURNINGTHE PLAYER OFF..................................................................................................9
PLAYING TRACKS ..............................................................................................................10
PLAYING RECORDED VOICE FILES.......................................................................................10
PAUSING TRACKS...............................................................................................................10
SELECTING ATRACK/FILE...................................................................................................10
SCROLLINGTHROUGHMENUS.............................................................................................11
FAST-FORWARDING AND FAST-REVERSING ...........................................................................11
INCREASING/DECREASING VOLUME ....................................................................................11
LOCKINGTHEBUTTONS/KEYS.............................................................................................11
THEMAINMENU.......................................................................................................................12
MUSICMODE..............................................................................................................................12
Entering theMusicMode........................................................................................................12
FILE MENU (ACCESSEDWHEN NOT PLAYINGATRACKORVOICEFILE).....................................12
LocalFolder(FileMenu).......................................................................................................13
DeleteFile..............................................................................................................................13
DeleteAll................................................................................................................................13
Exit (FileMenu)......................................................................................................................13
PLAY MENU (ACCESSEDWHILEPLAYINGATRACKORVOICEFILE)..........................................14
Repeat.....................................................................................................................................14
Equalizer.................................................................................................................................15
Tempo Rate..............................................................................................................................15
Replay(A-BRepeat)...............................................................................................................16
FollowRead Mode..................................................................................................................16
Comparison Replay.................................................................................................................17

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ReplayTimes...........................................................................................................................17
ReplayGap.............................................................................................................................17
Exit (PlayMenu).....................................................................................................................18
DISPLAYING LYRICS...........................................................................................................18
Using LyricsFiles...................................................................................................................18
Howto tell if lyricsexistfora track........................................................................................18
RECORDMODE..........................................................................................................................19
ENTERING THE RECORD MODE............................................................................................19
RECORDING ......................................................................................................................19
ACCESSINGTHE RECORD MODE FILE MENU........................................................................21
LocalFolder(Recordmode)...................................................................................................21
RecordType(Recordmode)....................................................................................................21
VOICE(REPLAY)MODE..........................................................................................................22
ENTERING THE VOICE (REPLAY)MODE................................................................................22
Entering theVoicemodeFileMenu........................................................................................23
Entering theVoicemodePlayMenu.......................................................................................23
FM(RADIO)MODE....................................................................................................................24
ENTERING THE FM (RADIO)MODE .....................................................................................24
FM MENU.........................................................................................................................24
SearchMode...........................................................................................................................24
Search Level............................................................................................................................25
Save.........................................................................................................................................26
Delete......................................................................................................................................26
SelectBand.............................................................................................................................26
RECType(FMmode).............................................................................................................27
Exit (FMmode).......................................................................................................................28
Scrolling through Saved Radio Stations..................................................................................28
EBOOKMODE............................................................................................................................28
THEEBOOK MENU ............................................................................................................28
LocalFolder...........................................................................................................................29
SelectFile...............................................................................................................................29
Reading Set.............................................................................................................................29
DeleteFile..............................................................................................................................30
DeleteAll................................................................................................................................30
Exit (eBookMenu)..................................................................................................................31
SYSTEMMODE...........................................................................................................................31
ENTERING THE SYSTEM MODE ...........................................................................................31
SYSTEM MENU..................................................................................................................31
RecordTime............................................................................................................................32

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Backlight.................................................................................................................................32
Language................................................................................................................................33
PowerOff................................................................................................................................33
ReplayMode...........................................................................................................................34
Contrast..................................................................................................................................34
FirmwareVersion....................................................................................................................35
FirmwareUpgrade.................................................................................................................35
Exit (Systemmode)..................................................................................................................35
CONNECTINGTHEPLAYERTOAPC..................................................................................35
Disconnecting thePlayerfroma PC......................................................................................36
INSTALLATIONOF DRIVER SOFTWARE (FOR PCSRUNNING WINDOWS 98SE ONLY)..................36
TRANSFERRING TRACKSTOTHE PLAYER FROMA CD(VIAA PC)............................................36
SENDINGAND DELETINGFILESBETWEEN PC AND PLAYER....................................................40
ADDING FOLDERSTOTHE PLAYER ......................................................................................40
CHANGINGTHENAMES OF FOLDERSON THE PLAYER............................................................41
DIGITALRIGHTSMANAGEMENT(DRM)...........................................................................42
TECHNICALSPECIFICATION................................................................................................42
UNDERSTANDING THE TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION................................................................43
TROUBLE-SHOOTING..............................................................................................................45
WARRANTY.................................................................................................................................45

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The aigo atomA205 MP3playerisabrand-newgeneration ofportaldigitaldevice,which
supportsmultiplemusicformats(includingMP3,WMA.Itshighsoundquality,reliabilityand
streamlinedappearance makeit notonlystandoutinitsfield,butmakesit apleasuretolookat
anduse.Wesincerelyhopethatyourpurchaseofthe aigo atomA205 bringsyouthepleasure
andenjoymentyoudeserveinthisdigitalera.
TheProductPack
TheProductPack(box)forthe aigo atomA205 contains:
Ø1 MP3DigitalAudioPlayer( thePlayer”)
Ø1Earphones
Ø1USBcable(forconnectingtoPC)
ØChargerforon-boardbattery
Ø1UserManual( theManual”)
Ø1CD-ROM(containingtutorialpresentations&driversoftwareforWindows98only)
If anyoftheaboveitemsaremissingfromtheproductpack, contacttheaigo UK Supportteam:
usingthedetailsprovidedinthe Warranty”section ofthisManualon page45.
WhenopeningtheProductPackforthefirsttime,becarefulwhenremovingthecontents,asmany
oftheitemscontainedinthebox arefairlysmall andcouldfall outwithoutbeingnoticed.
Preparation& GettingStarted
Beforefirstuse
Beforefirstuseoftheproduct,taketimetoreadthisUserManualand,ifdesired,toviewthe
productTutorialPresentationswhichareincludedon theCD-ROMintheProductPack.
TutorialPresentations
TheTutorialPresentationsincludedon theCDintheproductpackprovideaveryquicklesson in
thebasicuseofdigitalaudioplayers.ShouldyoumislaytheCD-ROM,thesepresentationsare
alsoavailableintheSupportsectionoftheaigo UK website, www.aigo.co.uk.
PointstoNote
ØKeepthePlayerdry.
ØToavoid damagethatcanbecausedbystaticelectricity, operatethePlayerinadry
environment.
ØDonotdrop thePlayerontohardsurfaces, asdamagemaybecausedwhichmayaffect
theperformance ofthePlayer.
ØPleasechargetheon-board batteryif:
•TheBatteryLevelindicatorislow;

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•ThePlayerplaysonlybrieflyandthenshutsoff;or
•Thereisnoresponsewhenpressingthekeys/buttonsevenafterrechargingthe
battery.
About the Player
Features
ØStreamlinedAppearance
Theunique,streamlinedappearance hasbeendesignedforconvenience andcomfortable
handling.
ØPlaysMultipleFormats
ThismodelofplayercanplayMP3,WMAfileformats.
ØFMRadio Function
ListentoFMradiostations –andsetyourfavouritestations(usingAutoSearchorManual
Search).ThePlayercansaveupto40station pre-sets(20perBand).
ØRecord&Replay Options
RecorddirectlyontothePlayerviathebuilt-inmicrophone.ReplayusingA-BRepeat
(replay)orcomparison replay.
Ø7 EqualizerPre-sets
Choosefromseven(7)Equaliserpre-sets-Normal,Rock, Pop, Classic,Soft,Jazz andDBB –
tooptimisethesoundqualitynomatterwhatyourmusicaltastes.
Ø7 Play Modes
Seven(7)playmodes-Normal,RepeatOne,Folder,RepeatFolder,RepeatAll,
Random/Shuffle,Preview/Intro –facilitateavarietyofplayingrequirements.
ØPowerOff
Two(2)power-offoptions(SleepTimerandOffTime)provideflexibilityandconvenience.
ØGraphicMenuInterface
Themenusshownin theOLEDscreenusesymbols,aswell astext, therebymakingthePlayer
easytouseandoperate.
ØDriveFreeUSBDisk[Whatexactly doesthismean?]
ThePlayerwill berecognisedbyyourcomputerasanadditionaldrive(E:/RemovableDisk)
withouttheneedfordriversoftware(unlessyourPCusesWindows98SE)-andyoucan
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orabove).
Thisproducthasbeendesignedtoplaydigitalmusicandbeeasytouse.Werecommendreading
theentireUserManual,howevertheinformationand diagramsbelowprovideausefuloverview
ofthemainfunctionsofthePlayer.
Exteriorview &explanationofcontrols
ThediagrambelowshowsthefrontviewofthePlayerandthetablebelowit describesthe
functionofthevariouscontrolkeys/buttons.
Button Function
Volume(VOL)&
Hold VOL: TocausetheNEXT&PREVbuttonstobecometheVol
+andVol-.
Hold: PressandholdtheVolumebutton tolockthebuttonsso
theyarenotaccidentallydepressed.
Next( )&
Vol- NEXT: Toscrollforward/upinamenuoramongtracks/files.
Vol-: AfterpressingtheVolumebutton, presstodecreasethe
volumelevel.
Prev (►►)&
Vol+
PREV: Toscrollback/downinamenuoramongtracks/files.
Vol+ : AfterpressingtheVolumebutton,presstoincreasethe
volumelevel.
Earphoneplug Plugtheearphone/headsetinhere.
USBPort(USB) Plugthesmall endoftheUSBcableinherewhenconnectingtoa

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PC.
Microphone(MIC) Built-inmicrophone(forusein Record”mode).
MODE ToentertheMainMenuandselectmodes,options, etc.
Record(REC) Press torecordvoice directlyontothePlayerwhenin Record”
mode.
PLAY/Pause/Select Playorpausethetrackthatiscurrentlyselected.Used
occasionallyinvarioussub-menustoselectanoption.
POWERON/OFF TurnthePlayerON andOFF.
OLEDScreen
ThediagrambelowshowsanexampleoftheOLEDdisplayinMusicMode.Thetablebelow
explainswhateachofthesymbolsorindicatorsmeans.
Symbolorindicator Description
TrackLength/Duration Totaldurationoftrack inminutesandseconds.
Modeicon SymbolshownindicatesthecurrentlyspecifiedMode
(PlayMusic,Radio, Voice,Record).
Bits&FileFormat Thisindicatorconsistsoftwoparts.Thetopfigure(in
numbers)showsthesize ofthefile/trackinbits.The
bottomshowstheformat(MP3,WAV,etc)ofthe
track/file.
Play Modeicon SymbolshownindicatesthecurrentlyspecifiedPlay
Mode(Normal,RepeatOne,RepeatAll, etc).
Equaliser(EQ)modeicon SymbolshownindicatesthecurrentlyspecifiedEqualiser
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Battery Levelindicator Symbolshownindicatesthelevelofchargeleftinthe
on-boardbattery..
Songnumber&
totalincurrentfolder
Thisindicatorconsistsoftwoparts.Thetopfigure(in
numbers)indicatesthenumberofthetrackwithinthe
currentlyspecifiedfolder.Thebottomnumberindicates
thetotalnumberoftracksinthecurrentlyspecified
folder.
Artist&TrackName Textshowingthenameoftheartistandtrack.
ElapsedPlay Time Showstheelapsedplaytimeforthecurrenttrack.
Battery
Theaigo A205 atomhasabuilt-inbatterythatcanbechargedusingthechargerandUSBlead
providedintheProductPack.
ThebatterymonitoringsysteminthePlayerhas9-levels.Thelevelofchargeinthebatteryis
indicatedbythelevelof fill”inheBatteryLevelindicatorshownon theOLEDscreen.
Symbolorindicator Description
Indicatesthatbatteryisfullycharged, andthe
powerinthebatterywill bedischarged(usedup)
asyouusethePlayer.
Indicateslowbatterypowerandthebatteryshould
becharged.
ChargingtheBattery
TochargePlayer’sbuilt-inbattery:
1. Plugthesmall end oftheUSBcableintothePlayer.
2. PlugthelargeendoftheUSBcableintotheCharger(providedinProductPack).
3. PlugtheChargerintoasocketinthewall (turnon socketswitch,ifnecessary)and leaveit to
chargeuntil theBatteryLevelindicatorshowsthatthebatteryisfullycharged.
BasicOperations
AfterreadingthroughthisUserManual(andviewingtheTutorialPresentations,ifdesired),you
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TurningthePlayerON
ThePlayercanbeturnedon intwo(2)ways, whichareoutlinedbelow:
Method1: WhenthePlayerisOFF,pushthePowerbutton totheONposition andthePlayer
will turnonautomatically.Theaigo logowill appearintheOLEDscreenasthe
Playerispoweringup, thentheMainMenuwill appear.
Method 2: WhenthePlayerisOFF, press and hold thePLAYbuttonforseveralseconds,as
shownbelow.
Theaigo logo will appearintheOLEDscreenasthePlayerispowering up, then
themenu forthelastmodeusedbythePlayerwill appear.Forexample,if the
lastmodeusedwastheFMradio, thentheFMradiomenuwill appearinthe
OLEDscreen.
NOTE: Shouldthebuttonsbelocked,pressandholdtheVolume(VOL)buttoninorderto
removethebutton lock”sothatthebuttonswill function normally.
TurningthePlayerOFF
ThePlayercanbeturnedOFF intwo(2)ways, whichareoutlinedbelow:
Method 1: WhenthePlayerisON,pushthePowerbuttontotheOFF positionandthePlayer
will turnoff andtheOLEDscreenwill go black.
Method 2: WhenthePlayerisON, press and hold thePLAYbutton forseveralseconds(see
diagrambelow).
WhenthePlayeristurnedoffinthisway,andpriortopowering-off,theOLED
screenwill displaythefollowing:

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PlayingTracks
WiththePlayerON andinMusicmode,pressthePLAYbuttonbriefly(seeillustration below).
Thetrackwill begintoplayand theArtistandTrackNameforthecurrenttrackwill beginto
scrollacrosstheOLEDscreen.
PlayingRecordedVoice Files
WiththePlayerON andinVoicemode, press thePLAYbutton briefly (see illustrationbelow).
Theselected voice filewill begin to playand thefileinformation will begin to scroll across the
OLEDscreen.
Pausingtracks
1. Whileatrack isplayinginMusicmode,pressthePLAYbutton briefly.
TheArtistand Track Namewill stop scrolling across theOLEDscreenand theElapsedPlay
Timewill running/increasing.
2. PressthePLAYbuttonagainbrieflytobeginplayingthetrackfromthepointthatit was
paused.
Selectingatrack/file
WiththePlayerON andinMusicmode,pressthePREVortheNEXTbuttontoscrolltothenext
track(forwardorback).KeeppressingthePREVorNEXTbutton until youfindtheoneyou
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Scrollingthroughmenus
UsethePREVand NEXTbuttonstoscroll through theoptionswithinanymenuorsub-menu.
Fast-forwardingandFast-Reversing
1. WiththePlayerON and playing, press and hold thePREVortheNEXTbuttontofastscroll
forwardorbackwardthroughthetracks.
2. ReleasetheNEXTorPREVbutton onceyouhavereached thetrack thatyouwanttoplay,and
thetrackwill begintoplay.
Increasing/decreasingVolume
Toincrease(+)ordecrease(-) Volumeisatwo-stepprocess.
1. First,presstheVolumekey,asshownintheillustration below.
TheVolumelevelindicatorwill then appearin theOLEDscreen.
2. Then,presseithertheVOL+ orVOL-button,dependingon whetheryouwanttoincreaseor
decreasethevolume.
TheVolumelevelindicatorintheOLEDscreenwill go up (ordown)andthevolumeyou hear
willbeeitherlouderorsofter(depending on yourselection).
3. PresstheVolumekeyagaintoexit thevolumecontrolsand returntotheMusicmode.
Lockingthebuttons/keys
Inordertoavoidaccidentalpushingofbuttons/keys,theycanbe locked”usingtheVOLUME
button.
1. Press andholdtheVOLUMEbuttonuntil thesymbolofalockedpadlockappearsinthe
OLEDdisplayalongwiththeword HOLD”.
Oncethebuttons/keysarelocked, aLocksymboland theword HOLD”will appearinthe
OLEDdisplayanytimeabuttonispressed. All theotherbuttons(excepttheVOLUMEor
hold”button)will notworkasnormalwhen pressed.
2. To unlock”thebuttons,simplypressandholdtheVOLUMEbuttonuntil anunlocked
padlocksymboland theword unhold”appearsintheOLEDscreen.Thebuttons/keyson
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The MainMenu
TheMainMenuisthedefault menuthatappearsintheOLEDscreenwhenthePlayerhasbeen
turnedON (see exampleillustrationbelow).
TheMainMenuoptionsincludethefollowing modes”:
ØMusic
ØRecord
ØVoice(Replay)
ØFM
ØEBook
ØSystem
1. UsetheNEXTandPREVbuttonstoscroll throughthe mode”optionsuntil youreachthe
desiredmode.
2. Press theMODEbutton briefly once toconfirmyourselectionandentertherelevantmode
anditsmenu.
Thefunctionandoptionsavailablewithineachofthesemodesisexplainedingreaterdetail inthe
remainderofthisManual.
Music Mode
UsetheMusicmodeinordertoplaytracks/filesthatareon thePlayer.
EnteringtheMusicMode
IntheMainMenu,usetheNEXTandPREVbuttonstoscroll throughthe mode”optionsuntil
you reachtheMusicmode.
1. PresstheMODEbutton briefly once toconfirmyourselection andentertheMusicmode.
AnexampleoftheOLEDscreeninMusicmodeisshownbelow.
OnceintheMusicmode,youcanbegintoplaytracks/files,aswell asentertheFileandPlay
menus.
TheFileandPlaymenusareexplainedingreaterdetailbelow.
FileMenu(accessedwhen not playing atrackorvoicefile)
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brieflyonce inordertoenterFileMenu.
TheoptionsintheFileMenuenableyoutodeletetracks(oneorall)andviewthefolder(s)thatare
onthePlayer.TheoptionsintheFileMenuinclude:
ØLocalFolder
ØDeleteFile
ØDeleteAll
ØExit
Eachoftheseoptionsisexplainedinfurtherdetail below.
LocalFolder(FileMenu)
TheLocalFolderfunction enablesyoutoviewthefoldercurrentlybeingusedbythePlayerinthe
selectedmode, aswellastochangethefolderbeingaccessed.
1. FromwithintheMusicmode(orVoice mode),andwhileatrack/fileis notplaying,pressthe
MODEkey brieflyonce inordertoaccesstheFileMenu.
Thefirstoption in theFileMenu, LocalFolder”, will appearin theOLEDscreen.
3. PresstheMODEkey brieflyonce again, toviewthefoldersavailableinthecurrentmode.
4. UsetheNEXTorPREVkeystoscrolldownandupthelistuntil youhaveselectedthefolder
you wishtoaccess.
5. PresstheMODEbutton brieflyonce toconfirmyourselectionandreturntotheMusic(or
Voice)modescreen.
Thetrackinformation forthefirsttrack/fileinthenewlyselectedfolderwill appearinthe
OLEDscreen.
TofindouthowtoaddfolderstothePlayer,seesection AddingFolderstothePlayer”on page
40.
TofindouthowtorenamefoldersonthePlayer,seesection ChangingtheNamesofFolderson
thePlayer”onpage41.
DeleteFile
TheDeleteFilefunction enablesyoutodeleteindividualtracks/filesfromthePlayerrelevantto
themodethatyouarein.Forexample,wheninMusicmode,youcanonlydeletetracksthatare
intheMusicfolder.InVoicemode,youcanonlydeletevoicefilesthatyouhaverecordedontothe
Player.
DeleteAll
TheDeleteAllfunctionallowsyoutodeleteall ofthetracks/filesfromthePlayerrelevanttothe
modeyouarein.Forexample,wheninMusicmode,youcanonlydeleteallofthemusictracks
thatareintheMusicfolder.InVoicemode,youcanonlydeleteall ofthevoicefilesthatyou
haverecordedontothePlayer.
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FromwithintheFileMenu,usetheExit optiontoleavetheFileMenuandreturntotheMusic
mode(orVoicemode)screen.
PlayMenu(accessedwhileplaying atrackorvoicefile)
AfterenteringtheMusicorVoice mode andwhileatrack/fileisplaying,presstheMODEbutton
brieflyonce inordertoenterPlayMenu.
TheoptionsinthePlayMenuenableyoutochangethewayinwhichtracksareplayedonthe
Player.TheoptionsinthePlayMenuinclude:
ØRepeat
ØEqualizer
ØReplay
ØReplayTimes
ØReplayGap
ØExit
Eachoftheseoptions,alongwiththeirsub-menus, isexplainedinfurtherdetail below.
Repeat
TheRepeatfunction allowsyouchoosefromanumberofdifferentPlay/Repeatoptions.
Option Description
Normal Playsall ofthetracks/filesonlyonce, inorder, andthenstops.
RepeatOne Playsthecurrentlyselectedtrack/filerepeatedly.
Folder Playsall ofthetracks/filesinthecurrentlyselectedFolderonly
once,inorder, andthenstops.
RepeatFolder Playsall ofthetracks/filesinthecurrentlyselectedFolder
repeatedlyuntil anotheroperation isperformedorspecified.
RepeatAll Playsall tracks/filesinorderrepeatedlyuntil anotheroperation
isperformedorspecified.
Random Playsall thetracks/filesatrandomandthenstops.
Intro Playsthefirst10secondsofeachtrack/fileand stopsafterthe
lastIntrohasplayed.
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thatyouwant.
2. PresstheMODEbutton brieflyonce toconfirmyourselection andreturntotheMusicmode
screen.
Equalizer
TheEqualizerfunctionenablesyoutooptimisethesound qualitywhenplayingdifferenttypesof
musicorotherrecordedfile.
Choosefromthefollowingpre-setEqualizeroptions:
ØNormal/Natural
ØRock
ØPop
ØClassic
ØJazz
ØSoft
ØDBB
1. PressthePREVorNEXTbutton toscroll throughtheEqualizeroptionsuntil youfindtheone
thatyouwant.
2. PresstheMODEbutton brieflyonce toconfirmyourselection andreturntotheMusicmode
screen.
TempoRate
TheTempoRatefunctionenablesyoutochangethetempo(speed)atwhichtracks/filesare
played.
1. IntheMusicmode,andwithatrackplaying,presstheMODEbutton brieflyonce toenterthe
PlayMenu.
2. UsetheNEXT(orPREV)button toscroll throughthemenuoption until TempoRate”is
highlighted/selected.
3. PresstheMODEkeytoselecttheTempoRateoption.
ATempo levelindicatorwill appearin theOLEDscreen –see examplebelow.
4. UsethePREVand NEXTkeystodecrease/increasethetempotothedesiredspeed.
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5. PresstheMODE(orVOL)button toreturntotheMusicmode(orVoicemode)screen.
Replay (A-BRepeat)
TheReplayfunctionallowsyoutospecifya section ofaspecifictrack/filetoplayrepeatedly(also
knownasA-BRepeat)-Aisthestartofthesection andBisthefinish.
1. IntheMusicmode,andwithatrackplaying,presstheMODEbutton brieflyonce toenterthe
PlayMenu.
2. UsetheNEXT(orPREV)buttontoscroll throughthemenuoptionuntil Replay”is
highlighted/selected.
3. PresstheMODEkey brieflyonce toselecttheReplayoption.
You willbereturned to theMusicmodescreen, with the A”flashing in theReplayicon ( ).
4. PresstheNEXTkeytoidentifythestartofthesection (A).
The A”in theReplayicon ( )will becomestaticand the Bwill startflashing.
5. Letthetrack/filecontinuetoplayand, whenyoureachthepointinthetrack/filethatyouwant
tobetheendoftheselection (B),presstheNEXTkeyagain.
Thespecifiedselectionwill thenbegintoreplay.Thenumberoftimesit playsandthegap
betweeneachplayisdefinedintheReplayTimesand ReplayGap options,whichareoutlined
below.ThePlayerwill quit theReplaymodeassoon asit hasplayedthespecifiedsection
thespecified numberoftimes.
FollowReadMode
TheFollowReadfunctionenablesyoutorecordanaudiosegment(ReplayorA-BRepeat)and
thenfollow-onbyrecordingyourvoiceforthesameamountoftime.Thiscanbeveryuseful
when learninganotherlanguage.
NOTE: TheFollowReadfunction isNOTavailableintheVoicemode.
1. AfteraReplay(orA-BRepeat)segmenthasbeenspecifiedandisplaying,presstheNEXT
button inordertoenterthe FollowRead”modeand startrecording.
TheReplayicon willchangeto , and thePlayerwill begin to record.
NOTE: TheamountoftimethatthePlayerrecordsinFollowReadmodeisthesameasthe
durationofthepreviouslyspecifiedReplay(orA-BRepeat)segment.
Whentheamountofrecording timeisfinished, theReplayiconchangesto , and the
previouslyspecified Replay(A-BRepeat)segmentisplayed.
2. PresstheNEXTbuttonforComparisonReplay(see followingsection inthisManual).
3. OrpresstheMODEkey brieflyonce toexit theFollowReadmodeand returntotheMusic
modescreen.
NOTE: WhileintheFollowReadmode,pressingthePREVbuttonwill returnyoutothe
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ComparisonReplay
ThismodeisanextensionoftheFollowReadmodeoutlinedabove,anditenablesyoutolisten
andcompareaFollowReadrecordedsegmenttoaspecifiedReplay(A-BRepeat)segment.This
canbeveryuseful,particularlyinlearningalanguage.
NOTE: Thisfunction isNOTavailableintheVoicemode.
1. Toenterthismode,presstheNEXTbutton afterrecordingintheFollowReadmode.
TheReplayicon changesto and thevoicesegmentrecordedintheFollowRead modeis
played.
2. AfterplayingtherecordedFollowReadsegment,theiconchangesto andtheoriginal
Replay(A-BRepeat)segmentisplayed
3. TherecordedFollowReadsegmentisthenplayedagain.
4. ThePlayerwill continuetotogglebetweenplayingtheA-BRepeatsegmentandtherecorded
FollowReadsegment(foranunlimitednumberoftimes)until anotheraction isspecified.
5. PresstheMODEkey brieflyonce toexit theFollowReadmodeandreturntotheMusicmode
screen.
NOTE: WhileintheComparison Replaymode,pressingthePREVbuttonwill returnyoutothe
FollowReadmode.
Replay Times
TheReplayTimesfunctionallowsyoutospecifythenumberoftimesthataspecifiedReplay
(A-BRepeat)selection isplayed.
1. IntheMusicmode,andwithatrackplaying,presstheMODEbutton brieflyonce toenterthe
PlayMenu.
2. UsetheNEXT(orPREV)button toscroll throughthemenuoption until ReplayTimes”is
highlighted/selected.
3. PresstheMODEbuttonbrieflyoncetoconfirmyourselection.
4. UsetheNEXT(orPREV)buttonstoincrease/decreasethenumberoftimesasegmentwill be
replayed.
5. Whenfinished,presstheMODEkey brieflyonce toconfirmyourselection andreturntothe
Musicmodescreen.
Replay Gap
TheReplayGapfunctionallowsyoutospecifythetimegapbetweeneachrepeatedplayofa
specifiedReplay(A-BRepeat)selection.
1. IntheMusicmode,andwithatrackplaying,presstheMODEbutton brieflyonce toenterthe
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2. UsetheNEXT(orPREV)buttontoscroll throughthemenuoptionuntil ReplayGap”is
highlighted/selected.
3. PresstheMODEbutton brieflyonce toconfirmyourselection and entertheReplayGap
screen.
4. UsetheNEXT(orPREV)button toincrease/decreasethegap level.
5. Whenfinished,,presstheMODEkey brieflyonce toconfirmyourselectionandreturntothe
Musicmodescreen.
Exit(Play Menu)
FromwithinthePlayMenu,usetheExitoptiontoleavethePlayMenuandreturntotheMusic
mode(orVoicemode)screen.
DisplayingLyrics
ThisPlayersupportstheuseof.LRC lyricfilessothatlyricscanbedisplayedsimultaneously
whileplayingmusic.
Thetracksthatyouchoosetoputon thePlayerwill nothavethelyricswiththem,soyouwill
needgetthelyricfilesandputthemontothePlayer.Thelyricsofmanysongscanbe
downloadedfromvariousInternetsites-forexample,from:
http://www.mstclub.com/lyrics/search.aspx
UsingLyricsFiles
ConnectthePlayertoyouPCwiththeUSBcable(asoutlinedlaterinthismanual),andfindthe
exactnameofthefile(i.e. GiGi-Sky.mp3).
Downloadalyricfilein.LRC formatfromtheInternet,makingsuretosavethelyricfilewith
exactlythesamenameasthatofthecorrespondingmusicfile.
Example:
Musicfilename:GiGi-Sky.mp3
Lyricfilename:GiGi-Sky.lrc
NOTE: Thelyricfilewill haveadifferentsuffix(.LRC)thanthemusicfile(.MP3) –justmake
surethatthe nameofthefilebeforethedotorfull-stop isthesame.
Howtotell iflyricsexistforatrack
If thecurrentsonghasamatchinglyricfile,theMusiciconinthemiddleleftoftheMusicmode
screenwill change.ThenormalMusicicon will changeto ,and theMusicmode
screenwill looksomethingliketheexamplebelow.

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1. Toviewthelyricswhileatrackisplaying, pressandholdthe MODE button.
Thelyricswill appearin theOLEDscreen asthetrackcontinuesto play.
2. TostopdisplayinglyricsandreturntothenormalMusicmode,presstheMODEbutton
brieflyonce againtoreturntoMusicplaymode.
RecordMode
UsetheRecordmodetorecordvoice directlyontothePlayer(asafilein.WAVformat).Viathe
RecordmodeFileMenu,it isalsopossibletochangethewayinwhichthePlayerrecords(by
specifyingaparticularRecordingType), aswell aschangethefolderofrecordedfilesthatisbeing
accessed.
EnteringtheRecordmode
IntheMainMenu,usetheNEXTandPREVbuttonstoscroll throughthe mode”optionsuntil
you reachtheRecordmode.
1. PresstheMODEbutton briefly once toconfirmyourselection andentertheRecordmode.
TheOLEDscreenwill displaythenameofthefilethatisabouttoberecorded, and thetimer
willbeatzero (00:00:00) –seeexamplebelow.
Recording
1. AfterenteringtheRecordmode(asoutlinedabove),presstheRECORDbuttontostart
recording.
Thetimerwill begintoincrease.MakesurethattheMICholeisnotcoveredorobstructedin
anyway.
2. Pressand holdtheMODEkeytosavethevoicefilejustrecorded.

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Toplaythevoicefilejustrecorded,youmustentertheVoicemode,whichiscoveredinthenext
sectionofthisManual.
NOTE: ThePlayerhasautomaticvoice control,whichmeansthatwhenthePlayerdetectsno
sound viathemicrophone,recordingwillautomaticallybepaused.