Element GC-920 User manual

USER MANUAL
FOR MODEL GC-920/921/922/940

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Operating Guide
INDEX
Introduction
Knowing your p ayer functions
The contro s and connections
To Operate Your P ayer
Step 1: Charge your p ayer
Step 2: Setting basic functions
Step 3: Connecting to PC
The Main Menu
Basic contro s
Music mode
Movie mode
Record mode
Voice mode
Photo Mode
SYS Setup
FM Radio mode
Text mode
AMV Converter Pack
AMV Converter
AMV P ayer
P ayer Disk Manager
Media Manager
Firmware Upgrade Too
Safety & Upkeep
FCC Part 15 Statement

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Congratulations! Your Element GC 920(GC 940) is a music
and video player, Calendar, Clock, recorder, radio, and
photo album, all in one. Increase your player’s capacity
anytime by inserting a Mini SD memory card.
Before use your player, check what’s inside of your
package:
Accessories:
 An USB cab e
 An earphone
 A CD
 This user manua
Knowing your Player Functions
 2.0” LCD Disp ay
 Supports MP3,WMA music formats
 Bui t-in rechargeab e Lithium battery
 Supports Mini SD card up to 2GB
 Supports AMV video format, up to 208 * 176 reso ution.
 Supports JPEG,BMP and GIF format photo browse
 Bui t-in Microphone, Digita Voice Recorder
 Mu tip e P ayback Mode
 FM Radio
 Supports WIN98SE/2000/XP/VISTA operating system
 USB 2.0 High Speed
 Supports E-Book P ayback
Please fully charge the battery before first time use. Use the
USB cable supplied to connect to the USB port of a
computer to charge the player.

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Please read this manual carefully to obtain the best
possible performance from your player. Please keep this
manual for future reference.
The controls and connections
 ON/OFF/Hold
Push downwards and ho d unti the disp ay turns on or off
Push upwards to disab e a buttons
 Mini SD Memory Slot
 Headphone jack & USB port
 Reset hole (RESET) To reset p ayer to factory defau t setting,
insert a straightened paperc ip or tip.
 Control Buttons
M – Press to se ect or confirm, or press and ho d to exit to main
menu. May perform other functions depending on menu
opened. Press and ho d to return to Main Menu

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EQ - Press to change audio equa izer mode whi e p aying
music
Direction Pad
UP – to increase audio vo ume
DOWN - to decrease audio vo ume
LEFT - to se ect next item in the menu
RIGHT - to se ect the previous item in the menu
O - P ay or Pause during the Music or Video mode
To operate your player:
Step 1 Charge your Player
Fully charge your player before 1
st
use
Charge the p ayer for minimum 4 hours at the 1
st
time.
Charge from the USB port of a
PC
 Turn on your PC, and make
sure the PC is not in power
saving mode whi e p ayer is
charging.
 Avoid using a USB hub
(Note: whi e ow battery
icon appears, charge your
p ayer as soon as possib e)
 To charge the unit via the USB cab e, simp y keep the cab e

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p ugged into the computer.
 On the bottom right of your computer screen on the taskbar
you wi see the “safe y remove hardware” Icon.
 Left C ick the icon and you wi see the removab e storage
(MP4) and then eft c ick again. This wi remove the MP4 as a
removab e disk connection and now wi charge the p ayer.
Step 2 Setting Basic functions
Set menu language:
Turn on the p ayer, move to “SYS Setup” and se ect “Language”
option to set the anguage you want, then press “M” button to
confirm your se ection.
Set the date or time
Move to “SYS Setup” mode and se ect “System time” option. Use
UP and DOWN buttons to move between date and time boxes,
use < and > buttons to set the date and time. Press “M” button to
confirm the time or date setting.
Set the FM Radio Channels
Always use the earbugs when using radio, the earbugs acts
as FM antenna for the radio.
In the main menu, go to “FM Radio” screen and enter.
Press buttons “<” and “>” to fine tune the channe , or press and
ho d the buttons < / > to scan the channe
Press “M” and se ect “SAVE” to preset the Radio channe (s)
Step 3 Connecting to the PC:
The p ayer can connect to a PC via the USB port, the p ayer

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works as an USB Mass storage device when connecting to the
PC. You can save the fi es from the p ayer to the PC or vise
versa.
 The P ayer on y works as USB Mass Storage Device when
connecting to the PC. You can switch to other operating
modes by turning ON the p ayer.
 The fi e(s) you saved to the p ayer can be direct y run by the
corresponding mode(s) in the p ayer
 The jpg photo fi es can be disp ayed in the “PHOTO” mode of
the p ayer; the MP3 music fi es can be p ayed in the ‘MUSIC”
mode of the p ayer,…and so on.
 The p ayer is connected to the PC, the USB port from the PC
wi provide the power to charge on the p ayer simu taneous y.
Removable Storage
You a so have the option to increase the memory by inserting a
Mini SD card. This MP4 p ayer can support up to 2GB Inserting:
P ace the MINI SD card face down (side without words) (with the
direction of the disp ay screen as the face), and s ight y push the
card into the socket of the card, i.e. connecting the unit. Under
this state, you can p ay the content on the card. Removing:
S ight y push the MINI SD card, and it wi spring back, you can
then take it out.
Caution: P ease perform inserting and pu ing operation when
power is off! Otherwise, it wi ead to the oss or damage to the
fi es within the unit.
The Main Menu to enter and operate in different function
modes

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There are 8 function modes in your p ayer:
Turn ON the P ayer to show main menu
Basic Controls
Main menu: Music mode: Movie mode: Record mode:
Voice mode: Photo mode: SYS Setup: FM Radio mode:
Text Mode: USB mode:

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M – Press to se ect or confirm; press and ho d to exit to main
menu. This button may perform other functions depending on
menu opened.
EQ Press to change audio equa izer mode whi e p aying music
Direction Pad
UP – to increase audio vo ume
DOWN - to decrease audio vo ume
RIGHT - to se ect next item in the menu
LEFT - to se ect the previous item in the menu
O - P ay or Pause during the Music or Video mode
Music Mode
 Press “M” to enter to Music mode
 UP/DOWN to set the vo ume
 < / > to move to previous or next music fi e
 O to start p aying the se ected music or pause
the music.
 “EQ” to change and set equa izer mode
 Press and ho d “M” to exit to main menu
Movie Mode
 Press “M” to enter to Music mode
 UP/DOWN to set the vo ume
 < / > to move to previous or next music fi e
 O to start p aying music or pause the music.

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Record Mode
 Press “M” to enter to Recording mode
 Press “O” to start recording, press “O” again to
pause or to continue recording.
 Press and ho d “M” to exit to main menu. The
recorded fi e wi be automatica y saved.
Voice Mode (to play the recorded voice file)
 Press “M” to enter to Voice mode
 UP/DOWN to set the vo ume
 < / > to move to previous or next recorded
voice fi e
 O to start p aying or to pause the p ayed voice
fi e.
Picture Mode
Press “M” to move to the photo fi e ist
< / > to move to previous or next photo
Press “O” to disp ay the se ected photo, press
“O” again to exit to photo fi e ist.
SYS Setup
 Press “M” to enter to setup ist
 < / > to move to previous or next setup item
 Press “M” to enter to the setup menu of
se ected item, press “M” again to exit to

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setup ist after setup is done.
Setup menu
System time set the date and time when recorded fi es are saved
REC Type Set the recording voice format
LCD set set the period of time (second) when Back ight stays on without any
operation
Language Set different anguage disp ayed
Power saving Set a fixed time after which the p ayer may turn power off
automatica y
Rep ay mode Set working states on Rep ay mode
On ine Mode an option specia y designed for “Private Space” function
Memory info. show memory capacity and percentage that has been used
Firmware Version show firmware version
Firmware Upgrading specia for firmware upgrading
Exit Exit from current interface
FM Radio
 Press “M” to enter to Radio mode
 UP / DOWN to set the vo ume
 Press buttons “<” and “>” to fine tune the
channe , or press and ho d the buttons < / >
to scan the channe
 Press “M” and se ect “SAVE” to preset the

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Radio channe (s)
 Always use the earbugs when using radio,
the earbugs acts as FM antenna for the
radio.
Text mode
 Press “M” to enter the text fi e ist
 < / > to move to previous or next ist text fi e
 Press “O” to read the se ected text fi e; press
“O” to exit to text fi e ist
AMV Converter Pack
The AMV software pack in the enc osed CD provides you store,
edit, and manage your media fi es in the p ayer. There are 5
software too s.
First, insta these software too s onto your computer:
 P ace the disk provided into your PC.
 Doub e c ick on the setup fi e in the disk
 Fo ow the instructions for insta ing the program and open
up once comp eted.
Notice:
More detai ed operating instructions of each software too are in
the “He p” (icon or ) of the program too
dia og box.

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AMV Converter
This converter too a ows you to convert a type of media
formats into AMV media format to save and p ay in your p ayer.
Before p acing any movies on the MP4 p ayer make sure that the
movies are in AMV format, if they are not then use the AMV
converter software provided to change them into the correct
format, this software wi a so give you the option to se ect the
MP4 p ayer as the designated output drive which wi
automatica y p ace the movie onto your p ayer. In order to do this
p ease fo ow these steps.
 C ick the button to search for the movie you wish to
convert into AMV.
 C ick the button to se ect the directory in which you
want the converted fi e to be p aced once comp eted (You can
se ect the MP4 p ayer removab e device from here which wi
then p ace the fi e into your p ayer) If you choose an a ternative
fo der to send it to then simp y copy and paste the fi e into your
MP4 p ayer using my computer.
 Once you have se ected the correct fi e and fo der simp y
press the button, which wi then start the conversion.

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AMV Player
This is a PC-based media p ayer. C ick on the
icon to add the media fi e(s) to the p ay
ist in this AMV p ayer, then you can p ay the
isted media.
Player Disk Manager
This too a ows you to format the memory in your p ayer and
estab ish an encrypted partition in the p ayer to secure your
private data.

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Media Manager
This too a ows you to save, transfer a your media fi es in your
p ayer and computer.
Firmware Upgrade Tool
Use this too to upgrade or restore the firmware in you p ayer.

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Safety and Upkeep
 Never attempt to fix the p ayer yourse f by opening and
disassemb ing the unit as this wi affect your warranty.
 When c eaning the screen p ease use a soft dry c oth.
 Do not expose the p ayer to direct sun ight for ong periods of
time.
 Do not expose the p ayer to damp or moist conditions
 Do not dispose of this product in fire. Battery inside this
product may exp ode or eak.
 Do not p ace near sharp objects as the screen can be easi y
scratched.
 When the p ayer is not in use turn the p ayer off to preserve the
battery charge.
 This p ayer uses a Lithium battery. When the battery is ow,
p ease charge the battery using the USB cab e supp ied to
connect to the USB port of a computer.

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Do not dispose of this product in your househo d waste.
Contact your oca authority for detai s of oca recyc ing schemes
FCC PART 15 STATEMENT
This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation
is subject to the following two conditions:
(1) this device may not cause harmful interference, and
(2) this device must accept any interference received,
including interference that may cause undesired operation.
Warning: Changes or modifications to this unit not expressly
approved by the party responsible for compliance could void
the user’s authority to operate the equipment.
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

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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:
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 Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.
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 Increase the separation between the equipment and
receiver.
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 Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit
different from that to which the receiver is connected.
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 Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician
for help.
Questions or Comments:
toll free number:866 823 1671
support website:www.elementelectronics.com

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1 YEAR LIMI
TED WARRANTY
Element Electronics, LLC warrants to the original
purchaser of this product, that should the product or
any part thereof be proven defective in material or
workmanship within one year from the date of original
purchase,such defects will be replaced or repaired
without charge for parts or labor.
This warranty does not apply to any indirect
incidental or consequential damages. The warranty
does not apply to any part or product that has been
damaged by any misuse, alteration, mishandling,
neglect or accident.
This warranty is in lieu of all other warranties,
expressed or implied and
no person is authorized to assume any other liability
in connection with the sale of this product.