Astone ALLURE 2 User manual

Contents
Legal Disclaimer• • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
Important notices • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
Warning • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
Product information • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
Location of controls • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
Display conguration • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
Charging the Battery • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
Basic operation • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
Menu operation • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
Navigate menu • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
Music menu • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
Voice menu • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
FM tuning menu • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
Record menu • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
Setting menu • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
EQ mode • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
Play mode • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
Screen saver mode • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
Power set mode • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
Record set mode • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
Languages set mode • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
Delete mode • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
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1. 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 les 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.
2. Important notices
Astone is a registered trademark of Astone Holdings Pty Ltd.
Astone does not assume any responsibilities for errors or omissions
in this instruction manual or make any commitment to update the
information contained herein.
Design and Specication are subjected to change without notice.
FCC declaration
THIS DEVICE COMPLIES WITH PART 15 OF THE FCC RULES.
OPERATION IS SUBJECT TO THE FOLLOWING TWO CONDITIONS
(1) THIS DEVICES MAY NOT CAUSE HARMFUL INTERFERENCE,
AND (2) THIS DEVICE MUST ACCEPT ANY INTERFERENCE,
RECEIVED, INCLUDING INTERFERENCE THAT MAY CAUSE
UNDESIRED OPERATION.
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NOTE:
This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits
for a Class B digital device, pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rules.
These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against
harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment
generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not
installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause
harmful interference to radio communications. However, there is no
guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation.
If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television
reception, which can be determined by turning the equipment off and
on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or
more of the following measures:
- Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.
- Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver.
- Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that
to which the receiver is connected.
- Consult the dealer or an experience radio/TV technician for help.
For European user:
The validity of the CE marking is restricted to only those countries
where it is legally enforced, mainly in the countries of European
Economic Area.
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4. Warning
Electrical equipment may be hazardous if misused.
Operation of this product, or similar products, must
always be supervised by an adult. Do not allow children
access to the interior of any electrical product and do
not permit them to handle any cables.
Permanent hearing loss may occur if earphones
are used at high volume. It can be damaging to your
hearing. If you experience ringing in your ears, reduce
the volume or discontinue use of the player.
If the player is not to be used for a long period of time,
remove the battery to avoid damage caused by battery
leakage and corrosion.
Vibration experienced during walking or exercising will
not affect the player. However, dropping the player or
dropping a heavy object on the player may result in
damage or sound distortion.
Avoid spilling any liquid onto or into the player,
immediately switch off the power and or disconnect from
computer then contact an authorized service center or a
qualied & registered electrician for assistance.
Do not leave the player in a location near heat sources;
in a location subject to direct sunlight, excessive dust,
sand, moisture, rain or mechanical shock; on an uneven
surface; or in a vehicle with excessive heat.
Do not use alcohol, benzine or thinner to clean the
player.
FCC warning: This equipment may generate or use
radio frequency energy. Changes or modications to this
equipment may cause harmful interference unless the
modications are expressly approved in the instruction
manual. The user could lose the authority to operate this
equipment if an unauthorized change or modication is
made.
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5. Product information
Thank you for purchasing this Astone digital audio player which has
built in MP3/WMA digital music player, FM tuner, line-in/mic recording
and recording FM features, equipped with OLED display, A-B repeat,
9 types of EQ too.
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The following items are included:
1 x digital audio player
1 x stereo earphone
1 x neck trap
1 x USB connection cable
1 x USB converter
1 x CD installer
1 x user manual
1 x warranty card
1 x line-in cord

Unique features:
Multi-codec Player: Support MP3, WMA, DRM9 and WAV format
etc.
Display: OLED graphic display
FM tuner: 87.5MHz-108MHz, 14 channels auto preset and frequency
memory setting.
Headphones/earphones cord antenna.
9 EQ (Equalizing patterns): Normal, Rock, JAZZ, Classic, POP, D-
Bass, Jive, Vocal, Dance
Multi-playing mode: Repeat, Repeat all, Shufe, Shufe repeat and
intro
Supported operation systems:
No driver is required for Window 2000 or later version, Mac OS 10X
and Linux Kernel 2.4.2 or later version. Driver is required for Window
98SE.
Audio:
Frequency range: 20Hz-20KHz
Headphone output: 5mW + 5mW
S/N ratio: 90dB (MP3) and 60dB (voice recording)
Misc.
Dimension: 14.2 mm (thickness) x 56.1 mm (diameter)
Weight: Approx. 90 gm. ( battery included)
Battery: Bulit-in battery
Language:
6 types: Traditional Chinese, Simple Chinese, English, Japanese,
Korean, Spanish.
USB: 1.1 / 2.0 full speed / high speed selectable
Built in memory: 256MB / 512MB / 1GB
Max. playtime: 12 hours
Voice Recording: Built in microphone/ line in recording
A-B repeating
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6. Location of controls:
Earphone/FM jack
Mini USB jack
OLED display
Hold
Earphone/Line in jack
Menu
Play/Stop
Vol. down
Vol. up
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7. Displayconguration
OLED Window
8. Charging the Battery
This MP3 player is equipped with a rechargeable Ni-MH battery.
1. Place the player on a at surface.
2. Take out the USB charging cable and
connect it to the mini USB jack of the
player. Then connect the USB cable to
an available USB port on your computer
for recharging the battery.
3. The preset recharge cycle is around 2 hours and it will cease when
the charge cycle is complete.
4. The battery indicator will stop ash when the recharge cycle is
complete.
5. And now the player is ready to use for around 6.5 hours music
playing in Play mode or 8 hours in Screen saver mode.
The order of song / total songs
Playback mode Play time
Battery indicator
Frequency
Equalizer
File format
Volume
Artist / song title
Playing info
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9. Basic Operation
Listening to Music
1. Connect the earphones to the earphone/line in jack.
2. Slide the HOLD switch to “OFF” left.
3. Turn the player on by pressing and hold the Play/Stop button.
4. Press the Menu key and select “Music” menu.
5. To select previous or next music by switching menu key.
6. To adjust volume by pushing Volume + and Volume – key.
7. Slide the HOLD switch to the lock position, the HOLD indicator will
appear in the display and there will be no function when you press
the buttons.
8. This is useful when you do not want the track/FM station changed
by accidentally pressing a button. Slide the HOLD to the unlock
position to cancel the HOLD function.
9. Press and hold the Play/Stop button for turn on or off the player.
10. Menu operation
Long press for entering Menu
Turn the Menu button left or right for selecting the mode between
Navigate, Music, Voice, FM radio, Record, Setting, Delete, Info, Exit.
11. Navigate menu
Navigate menu is the function used to search tracks, You can select a
song or voice track to play.
Switch on the player by pressing and hold the Play/Stop button, press
the Menu key for entering main Menu. Another press into Navigate
menu. Turn left or right of the Menu key for scrolling up and down,
select a song or voice track to play from the FM folder or Voice folder.
Press the Play/Stop button for playing the song or voice le.
You can resume to main Menu by pressing the Vol + button or pressing
the Vol – to delete a song or voice track.
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12. Music menu
Music menu is playing back songs from the player.
The order of song / total songs
Playback mode Play time
Battery indicator
Visualization of
audio signal
Equalizer
File format
Volume
Artist / song title /
information
Playing info
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Control of buttons
Button Action Playing Standby
Play/Stop
Button
Press and
hold Turn off Turn off
Press Pause Play
Menu
Key
Press and
hold
Back to Main
Menu
Back to Main
Menu
Press Select A-B
repeat
Back to Main
Menu
Turn left Last track,
fast backward
Last track,
fast backward
Turn right Next track fast
forward
Next track fast
forward
Vol + key Press / long
Press
Increase
volume
Increase
volume
Vol - Key Press / long
Press
Reduce
volume
Reduce
volume
Hold
Push toward
left Lock Lock
Push toward
right Unlock Unlock
A-B repeating
To repeat a section of a song, press the “Menu” key while playing “A”
will appear in the display. Press the “Menu” key again to set point “B”.
The specic section you selected will be repeated continuously. To
cancel repeat playing back, press the “Menu’ key again, the “A-B” will
disappear in the display.
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13. Voice menu
Voice menu is playing back voice message /FM radio recordings/ Line
in recordings from the player.
Switch the Menu key ►► forward or ◄◄ backward to select voice
message /FM radio recordings/ Line in recordings. Press “Play/Stop”
button to play and stop by pressing the button again.
The recorded le will be saved as a WAV le, if no le, it will show “No
Files” as picture two.
(1) (2)
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Control of buttons
Button Action Playing Standby
Play/Stop
Button
Press and
hold Turn off Turn off
Press Pause Play
Menu
Key
Press and
hold
Back to Main
Menu
Back to Main
Menu
Press Select A-B
repeat
Back to Main
Menu
Turn left Last track,
fast backward
Last track,
fast backward
Turn right Next track fast
forward
Next track fast
forward
Vol + key Press / long
Press
Increase
volume
Increase
volume
Vol - Key Press / long
Press
Reduce
volume
Reduce
volume
Hold
Push toward
left Lock Lock
Push toward
right Unlock Unlock
A-B repeating
To repeat a section of a voice message /FM radio recordings/ Line
in recordings, press the “Menu” key while playing “A” will appear in
the display. Press the “Menu” key again to set point “B”. The specic
section you selected will be repeated continuously. To cancel repeat
playing back, press the “Menu’ key again, the “A-B” will disappear in
the display.
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14. FM Tuning Menu
Radio menu is for a function to listen the FM radio.
Push the Menu key for different modes: Radio, Scan, Store, Record,
Exit.
Radio mode
Listen to the radio station, use Menu key ►► forward or ◄◄
backward for searching station.
Scan mode
Auto scan and memory the strongest stations up to 27 stations can
be memorized.
Store mode
Conrm to store the scanned stations from scan mode, then resume
to Radio mode.
Record mode
Record FM radio by pressing Play/Stop button, press the Play/Stop
button again for pause recording.
The recorded le is saved in V001.WAV and saved in the FM folder
under the Navigate manual.
Exit mode
Back to play back music.
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Control of buttons
Button Action Function
Play/Stop
Button
Press
Scan mode: Auto scan for
radio station
Store mode: memory
scanned station
Record mode: recording FM
radio, press again for pause
recording
Exit mode: return to playback
music
Long Press Turn off
Menu
Key
Press Enter mode: Radio, Scan,
Store, Record, Exit
Turn ►►
forward/ ◄◄
backward
Manual search station
Vol + key Press Increase volume
Vol - Key Press Reduce volume
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15. Record Menu
Record menu is for the function of message recording.
Control of buttons
Button Action Recording Stand by
Play/Stop
Button Press Pause
recording
Start
recording
Menu
Key
Press
Save record
and into voice
mode
Save record
and into voice
mode
Long Press Back to Main
Menu
Back to Main
Menu
16. Setting Menu
Setting menu is a function of EQ, Play mode, Screen saver, Power
set, Record set, Languages setup.
EQ mode:
Press Menu key to enter, switch ◄◄ backward or ►► forward to
select the EQ: Normal, Rock, Jazz, Classic, POP, D-Base, Jive, Vocal
or Dance. Press Menu key again to conrm it. Exit the setting press
the Play/Stop button.
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Play mode:
Press Menu key to enter, switch backward ◄◄ or ►► forward to
Play mode, press Menu key again to enter Play mode, switch ◄◄
backward or ►► forward for selecting Normal, Repeat One or Repeat
All. Exit the setting press the Play/Stop button.
Screen Saver mode:
Press Menu key to enter, switch ◄◄ backward or ►► forward to
Screen saver mode.
The screen saver activate from 5 sec to non stop. Exit the setting
press the Play/Stop button.
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Power set mode:
Press Menu key to enter, switch ◄◄ backward or ►► forward to
Power set mode.
Auto-off the player disable or in 2 minutes, 5 minutes or 10 minutes
when player not in operation. Exit the setting press the Play/Stop
button.
Disable: Stop auto-off function activation.
Record set mode:
Press Menu key to enter, switch ◄◄ backward or ►► forward to
Record set mode Setting the Source, Channel, Device, Sample, Bit
Rate, Mode for recording.
Exit the setting press the Play/Stop button.
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Source MIC
Encode IMAD
PCM
MSAD
PCM PCM MP3
Channel Mono Mono Mono Mono
Device INT INT INT INT
Sample 8 KHz 8 KHz 8KHz 32/ 44/ 48
KHz
Bit Rate N/A N/A N/A
96/ 112/
128/ 160/
192/ 224
kpbs
Mode Song/
Album
Song/
Album
Song/
Album
Song/
Album
Source LINE IN
Encode IMAD
PCM
MSAD
PCM PCM MP3
Channel Mono/
Stereo
Mono/
Stereo
Mono/
Stereo
Mono/
Stereo
Device INT INT INT INT
Sample
8/ 11/ 16/
22/ 32
KHz
8/ 11/ 16/
22/ 32
KHz
8/ 11/ 16/
22/ 32
KHz
32/ 44/ 48
KHz
Bit Rate N/A N/A N/A
96/ 112/
128/ 160/
192/ 224
kpbs
Mode Song/
Album
Song/
Album
Song/
Album
Song/
Album
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Languages mode
Press Menu key to enter, switch ◄◄ backward or ►► forward to
Languages mode Setup the system and display languages between:
Delete mode:
Press Menu key to enter, switch ◄◄ backward or ►► forward to
delete mode
Deleting le from Music or Voice folders, switch Menu key ►►
forward or ◄◄ backward for entering Music folder, voice folder or exit
to setting. After entering the folder, switch Menu key ►► forward or
◄◄ backward again for deleting a le. Conrm the delete by pressing
Play/Stop button and “Delete successfully” shown. Beside, press
“NO”, it will resume to Delete mode.
English & GBK
English & Big 5
Chinese & Simply
Chinese
Chinese & Traditional
Chinese
English & Korean
English & Japanese
English & European
Exit
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