Aigo F155 User manual

aigo
F155 MP3 PLAYER
USER’S MANUAL
Thank you for purchasing aigo F155 MP3 Player! Please read all instructions in this User’s
Manual before using the player. The contents are subject to change without any prior notice.
Copyright Huaqi Information & Digital Technology Co., Ltd 2005
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Summary
Warnings
Player overview and function
ic Functions
Power on /play /pause
Power off
forward/backward(fast forward/fast
A-B Loop /EQ Mode
Repeat Mode/Exit
Key lock
litional Functions
Voice Mode
Stopwatch
Files management
Return

6. Firmware
7. Uninstall MP3 management
8. Driver upgradeable and service
Other
1. Troubleshooting
2. FAQ
3. Specifications
1 -1. Features
I Portable and stylish, with key lock function
I Supporting MP3, WMA, WAV files
I Built-in memory capacities: 128M/256M/512M/1G, up to 30/60/90/180 songs
I Graphic LCD screen with blue backlight, support multi-language ID3
I Supporting OS: Windows98/ME/2000/XP
I Low power consumption, playing time up to 10 hours with one AAA Alkaline battery
I Resume play
I Stopwatch function
I 6 EQ Modes: Jazz, Classic, Rock, Pop, User defined
I Recording function
I Firmware upgradeable
1-2 Precautions
Avoid using or placing the player in hot or humid conditions.
Avoid dropping the player, it may cause serious damage.
I Playing time when battery fully charged as follows:
1. F155 player uses Alkaline AAA battery. To avoid damaging player, don’t use
different type of battery.
2. Please change the battery under following conditions:
1) Indicator ■ t=' appears and displays Low Battery signal, then shuts down.
2) No button gives response even after the battery is taken out and reinstalled.
I If not using the player for a long time, remove the battery to prevent damaging it.
I In order to avoid static electricity while playing, please pay attention to the
following.
3. If possible, do not use the unit in special dry place.
4. If the unit suddenly stops playing, please turn it on again after turning the power
off, or remove battery.

I To avoid damaging the unit, we strongly advise you to use Alkaline batteries.
* To avoid hurting your ears while listening, please adjust the volume properly.
1-3. Packing list
This player includes the following accessories; please contact local venders if anything is
missing in the package.
1. MP3 Player Unit lpcs
2. Earphone lpcs
3. USB Connection Cable lpcs
4. Driver Disk lpcs
5. AAA Battery lpcs
6. Neck strap for carrying lpcs
7. User’s Manual lpcs
1-4 Player Overview and Function
USB CABLE
HANDLE
BATTERY SHELL
HOLD
USB PORT
EARPHONE JACK
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MICROPHONE
- LCD
- A-B/EQ/REC
-MODE
FR/PREV.
VOLUME +
_PLAY/PAUSE
-FF/NEXT
fi) VOLUME-
2
1 lu rn on/off power
III ruing on power/play/pause

5. A-B Repeat/ adjust EQ
Segment repeat function (A-B) is available during playing by pressing the
A-B button at the start position and by pressing it again at the end
position, the segment will be played repeatedly; Press the A-B/EQ/REC
button to delete the section repeat.
Press the A-B/EQ/REC button to adjust EQ.
The EQ modes includes NORMAL/ROCK/JAZZ/CLASSIC/POP/USER
6. Repeat Mode/Exit
gQ i Press Mode Button to change the repeat mode.
Press it to exit playing state and entering Menu.
normal all songs are played normally
re song is played repeatedly
all song are played repeatedly
all songs are played randomly
all songs are played randomly and repeatedly
7. Synchronized lyrics display
Download the lyric file (same file name as music file, extei
playing the music, you can read the lyrics displaying on the i
The lyrics files should be
time lapsed "00:35 "
01] lyric 1
35] lyric 2
43] Iyric3
Time message: time indication must be set betw
minutes.
Lyrics display: up to 256 bytes per line.
isqt
LRC) to MP3 player. During
cket [] . Max duration is 60

3-4.;

6-8 setting
EQ
USER EQ
Play mode
Contrast
Backlight
Shutdown
Sleep off
Language
Sample rate
Resume
Lyrics
synchronous
LOGO
Version
Hardware
Disk check
Exit
1)EQ .
above in the corresponding section.
2) User EQ
There are 5 frequency points in User EQ: 80Hz/ 250Hz/ 1Hz,
Press Fast Backward/ Fast Forward until you reach the frequency yo
Mode button to confirm. The adjustable range is +/- 28.
3) Playing Mode
repea ne/ repeat all/ play at
4) Contrast
You can adjust the LCD display contrast according to your visual preferences. Press Fast
Backward/ Fast Forward to adjust it in a range of 0-10.
5) Back light
There are 4 different modes for backlight: on, off, 5s, 10s. 5s and 10s refer to the time of
light duration after each operation.
6) Shut Down mode
state, the player will shut down automatically after the defined period of time in order to

Note: 1. The player willi
7) Sleep off mode
There are 7 different modes: lmin, 2min, 5min, lOmin, 30min, 60min and disabled. The
player will be turned off automatically after the defined period of time.
8) Language
The language for the ID3 display can be chosen between English or other languages
available.
9) Sampling Rate
You can adjust the sampling rate for microphone recording and.
-Microphone recording:
There are 2 sampling rate: 8000 Hz and 11025 Hz. Choose your preferred setting and
press the Mode button shortly to confirm and exit.
There are 3 sampling rate: 8000Hz, 11025Hz and 16000Hz. Choose your preferred setting,
press the Mode button shortly to confirm and exit.
* Note The default sampling rate is 8000Hz.
10) Resume
Open The player will automatically resume playing the
music file during which the player was shut-down last
Close The first file of the current subdirectory will be
11) Lyrics
Open show lyrics
Close show track name
12) LOGO
Open Power on with aigo logo displayed
Close Power on without aigo logo displayed
13) S oftware Version/ Hardware Version/Disk Check
Check the information about Software Version, Hardware Version, and Max storage capacity.
3- 7 File management
Press Fast forward/next or Fast backward / Enter the Delete interface. Press Fast
previous to select the Music or voice mode, forward/next or Fast backward/previous to
Press the Mode button to confirm. Press the select YES or NO, then press Mode to
Main Menu. Mode button to choose the next fdc.

DEL: Track!] I
YES 35 EXIT
Press the Mode Button in order to return directly to the status of Music, voice you last left.
4-1. System requirements
Microsoft ® Windows ™ 98 SE/Me/2000/XP
Microsoft ® Internet Explorer 4.0 or higher
Pentium® 100MHz or faster
CD-ROM drive
USB port
20MB available hard disk space
2. Installation of Manager Software
Before installing, please close the application programs on your computer. You should
click the “Next” button on the screens or change the selection until it is finished. After
installation, click [Start]—[program] as following:
Reference:
If your system is WIN ME /WIN2000/ WINXP, the player will support the Plug and Play
function. The mp3 Manager is needed only when you want to upgrade the firmware or
3. Connecting the player to PC
Please connect the player to your PC: Plug one end of the USB cable to the USB port of
your PC, the other end to the MP3 player. Then turn on the player. The Ready symbol
Note: When the player is connected to the PC, it will receive its power trough the USB
Down load/up load files
The computer will automatically detect and distinguish the player as a portable driver. Use

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arrow on the right side in below. M
Upgrade/Format
player with your PC and turn on the player. The Hardware in the Aigo Digital

Click the Start button to let begin the upgrade.
If you select Format files, click Start: The hardware begins to upgrade, and the files are being
formatted simultaneously. Please copy all the files important to you before formatting.
Caution: Please do not use the Windows formatting program.
4-6 Firmware Recover
If there should occur some error in the functioning of the player, please do the following:
1) Shut down the player.
2) Connect the USB cable with your PC
3) Press the play button more than 5 seconds, then release it. At this moment, the LCD
will not display “ready”. If “ready” turns up, the play button has not been pressed long
If your operating system is WIN XP, the system will detect the player as a new hardware.

4) Firmware
If your operating system is WIN XP, the system will detect the player as a new
hardware. If you want to install Sigmatel MSCNSM Audio, please do so
5) Disconnect the USB cable.
6) The above steps executed, the player will recover normally.
4- 7 Uninstall MP3 Manager
RunjESIIjHj] in the Aigo Manager program group, choose Confirm in the dialog box.
4-8 Upgradeable driver and Service
Please go to http://www.aigo.com to download new firmware for your Aigo Mp3 F155,
then upgrade the player. Copy the downloaded file to the folder where you installed the
F155 Manager (default is c;\Program FilesVAigo Digital Player). The upgrade method is
* Note: If the new version is a compressed file, please decompress the file first and then
upgrade it. During the upgrading, please be sure the connection between player and PC is

5-1 Trouble Shooting
* The LCD display shows nothing after the player has been turned on.
Check if the battery has been inserted.
Check if the battery needs to be replaced.
Take out the battery and insert it correctly after 5 seconds.
* There is no sound while MP3 files are being played.
Check if there is any music file in the memory.
* You cannot download music files.
If your system is WIN98, check if the Manager program has been installed.
Check if the software is working properly.
Check if your Mother Board supports the USB devices and needs upgrading.
* The disconnection of the player sometimes causes abnormal PC behavior.
This happens if you disconnect the player while it is transferring the files. Please do not
try to disconnect the player while files are being transferred.
* Why is the memory size that is displayed not the same as the standard size?
why it needs some space in the Flash memory.
* Why some Mp3 music cannot be played normally in the player?
Strictly, Mp3 means MPEG I Layer3 compressed music file. When you come across
software in order to compress the file in the MPEG I Layer 3 way.
* Why will the lyrics not be shown even though the LRC lyrics file has been downloaded
to player?
LRC and MP3 are in different name directory.
The player does not support your LRC format.
FAQ
*Why the file in the player cannot be deleted by the manager?
Please check the file properties in the “My Computer” explorer on your desktop to see if
the file is read-only. If so, please transfer it to the Archive first and then delete it.
* As a portable drive, is there a driver to be installed for Windows2000 and Windows XP?
No, there isn’t.
* Why can’t the manager format the player?
You may have opened the player in another file browser. If so, please close it for
formatting.
* How a WMA song can be compressed?
To assure that the compressed file can be played correctly by the player, we suggest you
use the Windows Media Player 7.1 or higher, which you can download for free from the
Microsoft website.
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