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
wanttoplay.