Canyon CN-MP3Sx User manual

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PREFACE
Dear Customer:
Thank you for purchasing this product.
For optimum performance and safety, please read this instruction
manual carefully.
Before connecting, operating or change settings for this product,
please read the instructions completely. Moreover, you are sug-
gested to keep this manual for future reference.
Canyon shall not be liable for any errors contained herein or for any
damages arising out of or related to this document or the informa-
tion contained herein, even if Canyon has been advised of the
possibility of such damages. This document is intended for informa-
tional and instructional purposes only. Canyon reserves the right to
make changes in the specifications and other information contained
in this document without prior notification. Canyon disclaims any
obligation to update the information contained herein.

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INDEX
Introduction.....................................................................3
Accessories.......................................................................4
System Requirements.......................................................4
Knowing your Canyon MP3 Player.....................................5
Software Installation.......................................................7
>Attention..........................................................................7
>How To Install Driver – Step by Step.............................7
Connecting to PC.............................................................10
Downloading music to your Canyon MP3 Player..............12
Canyon MP3 Player Function-key Instructions................14
Overall View of LCD.........................................................20
Menu Settings..................................................................20
Listening to FM Radio.....................................................26
Software Utility................................................................29
Care and Maintenance......................................................31
Specifications...................................................................32
Introduction
Thank you for purchasing a Canyon MP3 Player. Your Canyon MP3
Player is a digital audio player for the next generation. You do not
need to carry a cassette tape or CD anymore.
With Canyon MP3 Player, enjoying CD-quality music becomes a
breeze. You can store dozens of MP3 files in the built-in flash
memory. Also, you can listen to the radio or even record your
favourite radio program, an interview, conversation or lecture.
The sound in this light shock-resistant player will not skip or stretch
at all, even during heavy exercises or after repeated playbacks. The
file name and MP3 track title are also conveniently displayed on the
LCD in the middle of the player for easy reference.
Canyon MP3 Player

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Stereo Earphone USB Cable Software
Installation CD
User Manual1 AAA BATTERY
Pentium 200 MHz
30MB hard disk space
USB 1.1 Port
CD-ROM Drive 4x speed or above
Microsoft Windows 98 (2nd Edition) / Me / 2000 / XP(Microsoft
Windows 98SE needs driver)
Mac 9.2.2 or above
System Requirements
Knowing your Canyon MP3 Player
Accessories
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1. Power On / Play / Pause / Stop / Power Off
Press the button to power on the player
Playback or pause playback of music or voice file
Press and hold to power off the player
2. FORWARD / BACKWARD
Press to skip to next track
Press and hold to fast forward within the current track
Press to skip to previous track
Press and hold to fast reverse within the current track
3. MENU
Press to enter menu or sub-menus to configure different
settings of the player
Press to confirm the selected menu option
Press and hold to exit menu and return to playback mode
4. A-B
Repeat between Section A and B during music mode
Press to start voice recording
5. MIC
Built-in microphone for voice recording
6. VOLUME (+)/ VOLUME (-)
Press to increase the volume level
Press to decrease the volume level
7. USB Port
You can upload / download files via this port with the USB
cable connected to your
computer.
8. Earphone Jack
Plug the earphone into the jack and listen to your player.
9. Battery Door
10. Hanging Rope
Software Installation
If you are using Windows ME / XP / 2000 or Mac 9.2.2 or
above, it is not necessary to install any driver. Simply connect
the player to your PC, the player will be detected and the
generic driver will be installed. The built-in flash memory of
the player will be shown under "My Computer" as a
Removable Disk Drive. After it is finished, you can upload,
download and manage the files in the player.
However, you still need to install the driver from software
installation CD if you want to upgrade the firmware or
completely format the flash memory of the player.
If you are using Windows 98 (2nd Edition), you are required to
install the driver from the software installation CD. Otherwise
you are not able to operate the player, because Windows 98
does not integrate with any generic driver to support USB
mass storage device. Therefore, users are required to run the
installation CD to provide driver for Windows 98 to complete
with the installation for the player.
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Attention
Windows98(2ndEdition)
Step 1.
Insert the software installation CD into the CD-ROM drive. If the
setup program does not run automatically, do steps 2 to 3.
Otherwise, skip to step 4.
Step 2.
Click Start -> Run.
How To Install Driver - Step by Step

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Step 3.
In the Run dialog, type D:\ShowMenu.exe (where D:\ is your CD-
ROM drive) and click OK. The driver installation wizard will guide
you to install the driver.
Step 4.
At the Canyon Driver screen, under "SELECT MODEL", choose Can-
yon MP3 Player. Then click "INSTALL" icon once.
Step 5.
The driver installation wizard starts. Follow the instructions given by
the wizard to complete the installation, i.e. press "Next" and "Yes"
to proceed to the next step while the installation is in-progress.
You do not need to do anything, simply wait for the system to
install the drivers for these devices and Windows 98 will be fully
loaded upon the driver installation has completed.
Windows Me/ 2000 / XP
The installation CD is not required when installing your player under
these operating systems. However, for those who are using Win-
dows 2000 are recommended to update their OS by Service Pack 4.
Step 6.
Restart your computer once for the new hardware installation to
take effect.
Step 7.
After your computer has restarted, connect your player to computer,
new hardware will be found :-
Canyon MP3 PlayerSC
Canyon MP3 PlayerSC SCSI Host Adapter

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(1) Position your computer so that you can access the USB ports
more easily.
(Note: SomeUSB port(s) can be found at the front panel instead of
the back. Contact your system vendor if necessary). Then power on
your computer.
(2) Plug the flat USB connector of the USB extension cable to your
computer.
(3) Plug the mini connector of the USB extension cable to the
player.
(4) The player will power on automatically.
(5) "Ready" appears on the LCD of the player, indicates the con-
nection with the computer has established successfully.
When your Canyon MP3 Player is connected to your computer, it
starts working as a removable hard disk (external drive) on your
computer. You can transfer, copy, paste, and delete the data (audio
files, voice recording files, etc.) which stored on your player into
your computer very conveniently. It can also be used for storage of
non-music files.
Connecting to PC
Attention :
The removable drive (Canyon MP3 Player) can be found under "My
Computer" or "Windows Explorer". Also, open the "Device Man-
ager" of your Windows and you will see the player is recognized as
"SigmaTel Canyon MP3 PlayerSC USB Device", which becomes one
of the disk drives in your computer observe the diagrams for
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The player can be used as a mobile data storage device. No special
software is required to upload, download and manage the music
and data files. All you need is using the copy, paste, delete and
other commands of your operation system and it is very easy and
efficient by just clicking on the mouse.
To download music to the player, connect the player with PC first,
then:
Step 1.
Select the track you want to download to the player by clicking on
the file icon
(If you want to choose more than one music, press and hold the Ctrl
or Shift key of the computer keyboard when you clicking)
Step 2.
Right-click on the files, a menu appears. Click Copy
Step 3.
Under My Computer or Windows Explorer, double-click Removable
Disk to open the drive. The Removable Disk window appears
Step 4.
Right-click on the Removable Disk window and click Paste in the
menu
Step 5.
Start copying the files. The LCD of the player displays
Downloading music toyour Canyon MP3 Player
The above message and diagram represent the USB connection in-
between the player and your PC is currently busy in transferring
data. Please do not disconnect your player until you see "Ready"
comes up on the LCD again, or else it may cause severe damage to
the player, and the data being transferred will be lost too.
For users of Windows Me / 2000 / XP, please follow the instructions
below prior disconnecting the player from your computer.
a. Double-click on the "Safely Remove Hardware" icon (green
arrow) on the taskbar of your Windows (see diagrams below for
illustration).
b. Click Stop in the "Remove Hardware Device" dialog window.
c. You will be asked about which device to stop. Click OK to continue.
d. The "Safely Remove Hardware" window appears to confirm that
it is safe to remove the player. Click OK to continue.
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a. Play/Pause/Stop
Press shortly
>Power on the player
>Start / Resume playback, when the player is in status of pause or
stop
>Pause playback, when the player is in status of play
Press and hold
>Stop playback, when the player is in status of play or pause
>Power off the player
b/c. Forward
/ Backward
Forward
Press shortly
>Skip to next track during playback of music or voice file
>Search forward for next track when the player is in status of stop
>Search forward for available station in FM radio mode
>Skip to next preset radio station in FM radio preset mode
>Move forward to next available options within MENU or sub-menu
Press and hold
>Fast forward within the current track during playback of music or
voice file
>Search forward within the current trackwhen player is in status of
stop
>Auto search forward for available radio station in FM radio mode
>Auto search forward for available radio station in FM radio preset
mode
>Fast forward to next available options within MENU or sub-menu
Canyon MP3 PlayerFunction& keysInstructions
Backward
Press shortly
>Skip to previous track during playback of music or voice file
>Search backward for previous track when the player is in status of
stop
>Search backward for available station in FM radio mode
>Skip to previous preset radio station in FM radio preset mode
>Move backward to previous available options within MENU or sub-
menu
Press and hold
>Fast reverse within the current track during playback of music or
voice file
>Search backward within the current track when player is in status
of stop
>Auto search backward for available radio station in FM radio mode
>Auto search backward for available radio station in FM radio preset
mode
>Fast reverse to previous available options within MENU or sub-
menu
d/e. Volume+/Volume-
Volume+
Press shortly
>Increase the volume by one level up
Press and hold
>Increase the volume continuously to the loudest level ( 26 )
Volume-
Press shortly
>Decrease the volume with one level down
Press and hold
>Decrease the volume continuously to the mute level ( 00 )

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f. MENU
Press shortly
>Enter menu or sub-menu
>Confirm your selected setting / option under menu or sub-menu
>Save voice recording file (Only works when player is in status of
recording mode)
Press and hold
>Exit menu or sub-menu and return to music mode
g. A-B
Press shortly
>Loop Function - Playback any selected segment of current track
*Only works when player is in status of playback for MP3/
WMA or voice recording file.
1, Press to set the start point (A- appears and flashes)
2, Press again to set the end point (A-B appears)
3, Press A-B again to cancel the loop function
Press and hold
>Recording
*Works when player is in Music / Voice / FM Radio mode
Voice recording in music / voice mode
This feature offers high quality, one-touch voice recording. You can
use the player to record lectures, interviews or meetings.
Under music or voice mode, regardless the player is in playback or
stop mode (idle), press and hold A-B to start recording.
During recording, a " " will be shown on the LCD.
To stop recording, press once. You will see "Saved" displayed on
the LCD.The recorded files will be named and saved automatically
to a Voice folder at root directory as V001.WAV, V002.WAV, V003.
WAV, etc. into the player's memory, according to the sequence of
voice recording taking place.
FM radio recording in FM radio mode
Press once, keep pressing until MENU-3 FM comes up on
the LCD.
Press to enter FM radio mode.
Select the radio station that you wish to record.
Press and hold to start recording in FM radio mode.
During recording, a " " will be shown on the LCD.
To stop recording, press once. You will see "Saved" displayed on
the LCD. The recorded files will be named and saved automatically
to a FM folder at root directory as F001.WAV, F002.WAV, F003.
WAV, etc. into the player's memory, according to the sequence of
voice recording taking place.
Note: Radio recording quality depends on the reception
quality.
Key Lock (Hold)
You may lock the buttons on the player to prevent inadvertent
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Canyon MP3 Player supports key lock function by software, the
steps are as follows:
l While the player is in playback, stop or FM radio mode, press
once.
l Press once, "Locked !" appears on the LCD, implies the key lock
function has activated.
l To deactivate key lock function, press once.
l Press once, "UnLocked !" appears on the LCD, implies the key
lock function has deactivated.
l Key Lock function will NOT work when the player is in power off
status.
ID3 Tag Display
Canyon MP3 Player is able to display the name of the current track,
artist, album, etc. during playback. It displays ID3 tag information in
English, Traditional and Simplified Chinese languages. However,
you may have toconfigure manually regarding the language setting
inside MENU (please refer to Menu Settings for more details).
In case if the ID3 tag information is too much and exceeds the
specifying display area of the LCD, the rest of the information will be
displayed in dynamic scrolling, from right to left across the LCD.
Lyric Display Synchronization
Canyon MP3 Player supports standard (file extension - .lrc), syn-
chronized lyric display. You may download the lyric document (.lrc)
from the internet, or create one yourself by using a lyric editor
software, such as Windows Notepad.
After you have download or created the lyric document (.lrc), please
rename the file in accord with the name of the corresponding MP3
track.
For example, when you are uploading the track - Love.mp3 onto
your Canyon MP3 Player, at the same time, you have to upload
the lyric file - Love.lrc as well.
Afterwards, the lyric display will be synchronized with the
corresponding MP3 track and displayed on the LCD during
playback.
Power Off
Press and hold for 3 secondes, the player will power off.
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you may press to move to the next or previous available
options inside sub-menu(s).Press to confirm with your
selected options inside MENU or sub-menu(s).Press and hold
for 2 seconds to exit MENU and return to music / voice mode.
Menu Settings
Overall View of LCD
Indications
1. Battery Power Indicator
2. Play Mode
3. A-B Looping Function
4. ID3 Tag (English / Traditional & Simplified Chinese)
5. Current / Total Track Number
6. Mode Indicator (Music / Voice / FM radio)
7. EQ Mode
8. Volume
9. Time Elapsed
10.Hold
While your player is in playback or stop status (idle), you may
press at anytime to enter MENU, it allows you to change
different settings of the player according to your own
preferences.
Inside MENU, you may press to move to the next or
previous MENU setting. Press again to enter sub-menu (if
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>>MENU-4-1 EQ
There are 5 audio output effects available:
Normal - Pop - Classic - Jazz - Rock
>>MENU-4-2 Play mode
There are 4 play modes available:
Normal - Repeat one - Repeat all - Shuffle + Repeat
>>MENU-4-3 Language
2 settings are available:
Simplified Chinese - Traditional Chinese
* You may have to change the language setting according to the
language used in the ID3 tag and lyric display of the music track.
>>MENU-4-4 BackLight
This setting controls the duration time of back light. Available op-
tions are:
Disable - 3 second - 5 second - 10 second
MENU-1 Music
Choose Music from menu will return to music mode (playback of
MP3 / WMA).
As shown below:
MENU-2 Voice
Choose Voice from menu to enter voice recording mode. You may
browse your voice files, playback voice files, or start voice recording.
Please note that the way to playback voice files is exactly the same
as playback music files. As shown below:
MENU-3 FM
Choose FM from menu to enter FM radio mode. Please refer to
"Listening to FM Radio" below for further details regarding its
operations.
MENU-4 Settings
Choose Settings from menu to enter and configure different settings
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>>MENU-4-5 Contrast
This setting controls the brightness of LCD display. Press to
adjust the level of brightness as you desired.
>>MENU-4-6 PowTimer
With this power saving control, you may set the standby time for
the player to go power off automatically when it remains idle for a
period of time. It aims to save battery power especially when the
player is switched on but remains unattended by users. Available
options are:
Disable - 1 min - 2 min - 5 min
>>MENU-4-7 Scroll
This setting controls the scrolling speed for ID3 tag and lyric display
during playback. Available options are:
0 - 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5 - 6 - 7 - 8 - 9 - 10 - 11 - 12 - 13 - 14 - 15 - 16
0 - slowest speed
16 - fastest speed
>>MENU-4-8 Exit
Press once to exit sub-menu(s) and return to MENU-4 Settings.
MENU-5 Delete
Choose Delete from menu if you want to erase any music or voice
files on your MP3 player. Press again to enter sub-menu.
>>MENU-5-1 Music
Delete your music files (MP3 / WMA) here.
Press to browse and select the music file(s) that you wish to
delete.
Press to start deleting the selected file. As shown below:
Press to exit.
>>MENU-5-2 Music
Delete your voice files (voice recording) here.
Press to browse and select the voice file(s) that you wish to
delete.
Press to start deleting the selected file.
Press to exit.
>>MENU-5-3 Exit
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Under search mode, you may perform the following functions:
>>Auto Search
Press to activate auto-search function.
Auto-search will try to locate and identify for available channels
within the frequency range.
Once the player captures a frequency, auto-search will be paused
automatically and save it to the preset channel from 1 to 30 one by
one.
Press to cancel the auto-searching while it is performing.
>>Manual Search
Press to search for available frequency manually.
Each time when you press , it will increase or decrease
frequency at a step size of 0.1 MHz.
Search direction can be either forward or reverse, depends on the
button that you pressed.
You are advised to change your location from time to time in
order to increase the reception quality under Auto or Manual search
function.
>>Preset Frequency
Press to select a desired frequency.
Press once, at the same time, "Save?" comes up on the LCD.
As shown below:
MENU-6 About
Choose About from menu to view the current status of your MP3
player.
The following information serves as an example:
Ver : 1.xxx (Current Firmware Version of the MP3 player)
Flash : xxx MB (Total capacity of built-in memory available on the
MP3 player)
MENU-7 Exit
Choose Exit from menu to exit MENU and return to music mode
(playback of MP3 / WMA).
Listening to FM Radio
To activate FM radio mode
Press once, press until MENU-3 FM comes up on the
LCD.
Press to enter FM radio mode.
The range of FM radio frequency is 87.5 ~ 108 MHz.
There are 2 modes available for FM radio - Search and Preset.
Press to toggle to your desired mode.
Search Mode
When search mode is activating, symbol appears on the LCD
at the same time. See diagram below for illustration:

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Update Canyon MP3 Player
Press to assign a channel number (P01 - P30).
Press to confirm and preset the frequency, at the same time,
"Saved" comes up on the LCD. As shown below:
Up to 30 frequency preset channels are available.
Once a channel number is assigned to a preset frequency, you
will not be able to delete it and release the memory. However, you
can always use the same channel number repeatedly and replace it
by another preset frequency. Simply repeat the above steps, and
choose the channel number in which you want it to be replaced by
another preset frequency.
Preset Mode
When preset mode is activating, symbol appears on the LCD at
the same time. See diagram below for illustration:
Press to select a desired preset channel.
To exit FM radio mode
Press and hold to exit FM radio mode and return to MENU.
Upon the driver installation is completed, 2 software utilities will be
installed to your PC. You can use these utilities to format or update
the player.
Software Utility
The Update program activates. As shown below :
1.Connect the player to computer and click the corresponding pro-
gram to run:
Start > Program >Canyon >Canyon MP3 Player > Firmware
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Warning:
All files on the flash memory will be erased upon format is
completed ! Please backup the important files before format
proceeds.
3.If you are sure it is the right version of firmware to update, click
Start.
Please wait until it is finished. Click Close button to exit the Update
program.
Warning :
Do not attempt to disconnect the MP3 player with your PC
while Format and/or Update is in-progress. Disconnecting
could cause severe damage to the player.
Current firmware version : The firmware version of your player at
present.
Update firmware version : The firmware version that is going to be
updated.
Format Data Area (checked box is ticked ) : Firmware update only.
Format Data Area (checked box is NOT ticked by default) : Firm-
ware update, plus a full format will be executed to the flash memory
of the player. At the same time, a warning appears as below:
Care and Maintenance
Do not set the volume level too high. Avoid using the equipment
continuously for a long period of time to minimize impairs to your
hearing.
Extreme temperatures may have a temporary effect on the
operation of your MP3 player. This is normal and does not indicate
a fault.
Do not modify or disassemble the equipment. There are no user
serviceable parts.
Vibration during walking or exercising will not affect the MP3
player. However, dropping the player or dropping a heavy object on
the player may result in distorted sound.
Avoid contact with liquids. If the equipment becomes wet, re-
move the power immediately and contact our service centre.
Do not leave the equipment in direct sunlight or a humid, dusty
or hot area.
Keep metallic and magnetic items that may accidentally touch
the terminals away from the equipment.
When connecting the player to an external source, read the
operating instructions of the equipment for the correct connection
and safety precautions. Ensure the player is compatible with the
product it is being connected to.
When disposing of any packing materials or old equipment check
with your local authorities for information on recycling.

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Voice Recording
ADPCM type
Built-in MIC
FM tuner recording
Up to 8 /16 hours recording time
Display
128 x 32 Dot-Matrix LCD
EL Blue back light
Signal to Noise Ratio
>86dB
Frequency Response
20 Hz ~ 20 KHz
Output
5mW (L & R output)
Total Harmonic Distortion Output
< 0.1%
Firmware
Upgrade via mini-USB port
Lyric Display
Support .lrc file for lyric display
Size (H x W x D)
75.1 x 38.2 x 23.4 mm
Net Weight
26.5gram
Memory Capacity
Internal Flash Memory 128MB/256MB/512MB
Power Supply
1 AAA battery
>10 hours play time
Interface
Mini-USB
FM Tuner
87.5 - 108 MHz FM stereo broadcasting
Up to 30 frequency preset channels available
Digital Music Format
MP3
WMA
Specifications

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