Astone EVO User manual

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1. Before using the product ......................................................................................................6
1.1 Precautions and safety........................................................................................................6
1.2 Features ..............................................................................................................................7
2. Quick Start ..............................................................................................................................9
2.1 Location of Controls ............................................................................................................9
2.2 LCD Display （ Description of Interface ） ..........................................................................10
2.3 Quick Start.........................................................................................................................17
2.3.1 Power On/Power Off player .....................................................................................17
2.3.2 Playing Music...........................................................................................................18
2.3.3 Selecting application Mode......................................................................................19
3. Basic Operation....................................................................................................................20
3.1 Browser .............................................................................................................................20
3.1.1 Using browser ..........................................................................................................20
3.1.2 Coping and Pasting..................................................................................................22
3.1.3 Deleting Files ...........................................................................................................24
3.1.4 Checking Properties.................................................................................................25
3.1.5 Renaming file or folder.............................................................................................26
3.1.6 Create a folder .........................................................................................................27
3.1.7 Use the soft keyboard ..............................................................................................28
3.2 Music Play .........................................................................................................................31
3.2.1 Start to play music....................................................................................................31
3.2.2 Basic operation in music play ..................................................................................33

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3.2.3 Setting playing speed...............................................................................................36
3.2.4 Favorites <play list>.................................................................................................37
3.2.5 Lyric Synchronization （Karaoke ）.......................................................................40
3.3 Photo viewer
（ JPG/BMP/GIF ） ........................................................................................42
3.3.1 Photo browser..........................................................................................................42
3.3.2 Auto browsing ..........................................................................................................44
3.3.3 Manual browsing......................................................................................................47
3.3.4 Image zoom, move, delete.......................................................................................48
3.4 Recording ..........................................................................................................................50
3.4.1 Voice recording ........................................................................................................50
3.4.2 LINE-IN Recording（LINE-IN）...............................................................................52
3.4.3 FM Recording ..........................................................................................................54
3.4.4 Recorder operation (stop/pause/cancel)..................................................................56
3.4.5 Play recording file ....................................................................................................58
3.4.6 Recording setup.......................................................................................................59
3.5 FM Radio...........................................................................................................................61
3.5.1 Turn on/off FM Radio ...............................................................................................61
3.5.2 Scan FM station (preset)..........................................................................................63
3.5.3 Auto scan radio station ............................................................................................64
3.5.4 Manual scan radio station ........................................................................................65
3.5.5 Delete FM station.....................................................................................................67

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3.5.6 Mono/Stereo.............................................................................................................68
3.5.7 FM station preset with file ........................................................................................69
3.6 Video play..........................................................................................................................70
3.6.1 Play a video .............................................................................................................70
3.6.2 Operation in video play ............................................................................................71
3.7 Game.................................................................................................................................73
3.7.1 Start game................................................................................................................73
3.8 Digital partner
（ USB Host ） .............................................................................................75
3.8.1 Enter digital partner function ....................................................................................75
3.9 Parameter setup................................................................................................................76
3.9.1 Enter parameter setup .............................................................................................76
3.9.2 Backlight setup.........................................................................................................77
3.9.3 Language setup .......................................................................................................78
3.9.4 Power off..................................................................................................................79
3.9.5 Version information ..................................................................................................80
3.9.6 Upgrade ...................................................................................................................81
4. Other Functions ...................................................................................................................83
4.1 Install fonts library..............................................................................................................83
4.2 Charging battery................................................................................................................84
5. Communicate and transfer data with computer................................................................85
5.1 Connect with computer......................................................................................................85
5.2 Install driver in Windows 98...............................................................................................88

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5.3 Disconnect USB ................................................................................................................90
5.4 Product specification parameter........................................................................................91

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Legal Disclaimer
1. Astone Holdings Pty Ltd known herein as ‘Astone’, does not guarantee the accuracy or
validity of the information outlined in this user manual, although all attempts have been
made to display the most accurate information.
2. Astone will not be held liable for any loss, accident or miss use caused by incorrectly
following these instructions. At the same time Astone will not be held responsible for
damages caused by misinterpretation.
3. Furthermore any data files that have been damaged or accidentally erased during the
course of operation and or use are not the responsibility or fault of Astone.
4. Astone holds the right to modify this user manual, software, product packaging or
hardware without any advance notice.

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1. Before using the product
1.1 Precautions and safety
1 To prevent risks of electrical shock, avoid contact with water and other liquids.
2 Keep away from harsh environments including extremely hot, cold, dusty, or humid areas.
3To prevent risks of electrical shock, this device must only be opened by qualified service
personnel.
4 Do not use headphones/earphones while cycling, driving or operating any motorized vehicle.
5 Do not use headphones/earphones at high volume and do not use at high volume for
continuous listening.
6 Do not drop or subject the device to impact, avoid damage the player permanently.
7 Keep the player away from strong magnets, damage to your player may result from magnets
such as CRT, TV, monitor and speaker.
8 Data can be damaged because of physical impact, users are responsible for creating backup
data, we are not responsible for any damaged data.

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9 When you upload or download files using USB cable, do not disconnected the USB cable
suddenly or turn it off, Data in HDD can be damaged.
1.2 Features
Digital Music Play Image File Viewer
1
Supports playback such as MP3,
WMA,ASF.
2
Supports JPG, GIF and BMP image
formats and it can zoom in/out.
MP4 Video play Digital Recording
3
Supports AVI video format with XVID
encoding.
4
Supports voice recording/ line in
(MP3 code)
File Management High Speed Mass Storage
5Powerful file manager allows copying,
pasting, removing and other functions.
6
Supports USB2.0 High Speed
transfer.
Maximum transfer rate up to
480Mbps.
Game 8FM Radio

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Built-in interesting games such as Box ,
Block etc.
87.5 ~ 108MHz and stores up to 20
channels.
Digital Partner Firmware Upgrade Function
9
OTG function can backup the data of
UMS device, such as U disk or digital
camera to hard disk.
10
You can obtain more functions by
firmware upgrade

2. Quick Start
2.1 Location of Controls
nF1 oVolume+ pF2
qBack rPlay/Pause sForward
tCancel uVolume- vF3 / power on
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2.2 LCD Display（Description of Interface）
1．Main Menu
Menu List：
File Manager
Photo Viewer
Music Play
Record
Settings
Game
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FM Radio
Battery Status
Title Bar
Menu Item
Current Item
NOTE F1：To enter the record interface F2: To display the system status

2．Browse file
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Pop-up Menu（F3）：
Sequence
Icon
Name bar
F1button
F2 button
Battery
Title

3．Music Play
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Pop-up menu（F3）：
1）Browse music files
F2shortcut
F1shortcut
NOTE F1：To switch the play mode F2: To enter the playlist window

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Pop-up Menu（F3）：
2）playing
NOTE F1：To s w i t c h E Q F2：To switch play mode
1
Play status
Song
Artist
Album
Progress Bar
Played time
Total time
F1shortcut
F2shortcut

4. Photo Viewer
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Pop-up Menu（F3）：
NOTE F1：To diminish a picture F2：To enlarge a picture

5．Recording
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Pop-up Menu：（F3）
NOTE F1：To switch input source F2：To switch sound quality
REC time
Sort order
L channel
R channel

6．FM Radio
Pop-up menu：（press F3）
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Pop-up menu：（press and hold
F3）
Frequency
Track
Pointer
Scale

2.3 Quick Start
2.3.1 Power On/Power Off player
Power on
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1
Press and hold F3 button then the start-up screen will be
displayed.
Power off
2
Press and hold F3 button until the message box of” Keep holding
to power off” is displayed. Then the player will be shut down.

If the player does not run after pressing the button, please check whether the HOLD
switch if set to OFF or the battery is fully charged
NOTE
If it prompts “no disk” during start-up, please restart the player. If there is still error,
please check disk or format disk with your PC. If all the operations above fail, please
contact the dealer.
2.3.2 Playing Music
1 Using F1 button in the main menu, enter the sub-menu of “music”
2
Using volume+ and volume- to adjust the volume while playing,
Volume adjustment window will be displayed.
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The default music directory is “c:\music”. If such folder
doesn't exist, the system will automatically create the
folder.
NOTE
2.3.3 Selecting application Mode
1 Using the Backward/Forward button to switch the application
mode. The ICON of selected mode will be displayed in the
“Current Item” zone.
2 Press OK button to enter the selected mode.
3 In any mode, press CANCEL button to return the previous
operating interface, press and hold CANCEL button to return
main menu.
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There are seven modes in the player, as following:
NOTE
file music recording game FM setup photo
3. Basic Operation
3.1 Browser
3.1.1 Using browser
1 Select “browse” mode in the main menu,
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