Emprex MP-401 User manual

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Features
zGUI (Graphic User Interface) Menu
Vivid animation menu with corresponding characters make it easy to operate.
zMulti-Codec Player
Supporting MP1, MP2, MP3, WMA, WMV, ASF and WAV formats
z65K OLED Clearly color display
zPlay Multimedia file
Supporting JPEG /BMP format file and MTV video file
zGame Function
You may play a game of minesweeper.
zE-book function
Support TXT format file, you can copy it in U-disk of this player to read at any moment.
●Drive Free U Disk
You may manage your files directly through “Portable Disk” in “My Computer” on Winows2000 Operating
System or above without driver.
●“Private Space” Disk Mode
The flash memory can be divided into two parts by using the accessory tools and one is encrypted to hide the
contents saved inaccessible by others. Keep Your Secret!
zRecord/ Replay
The player supports recording through built-in microphone and saves as WAV and ACT formats. Meanwhile it
supports real digital A-B replay or comparison replay.
z7 Preset EQ
Normal, Rock, Pop, Classic, Soft, Jazz and DBB
zMultiple Repeat Mode
Normal, Repeat One, Folder, Repeat Folder, Repeat All, Random, Intro.
zPower Off
You may set Sleep Timer or Off Time mode in your own convenience.
zFirmware Upgrade
Providing the latest updated features via firmware upgrade from the website

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1. Locating the Controls
zAppearance & Keys
zLCD Window
zBattery
The player is in multilevel level battery monitoring system.
Indicates that battery is 3.6V and the power in battery will become less when using.
S/N Description S/N Description
1 Menu button 6 Play / Stop / turn on/off button
2 Next track/Forward () 7 Previous track/ Rewind ()
3 volume control button(VOL) 8 Power switch
4 USB port 9 LCD display
5 Headphone jack
S/N Description S/N Description
1 EQ mode 8 Lyric icon
2 Replay mode 9 Battery indication
3 File format / bit rate 10 ID3 information
4 Folder name 11 Playback time
5 S/N of Current music/voice file 12
Length of time with
current music
6
Quantity of music/voice files in
current folder 13
Animation Background
logo
7 Volume level indication

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Indicates low battery power and battery should be charged up.
2. Basic Operation
zEntering Menu System
Pressing MODE button may enter the menu system, including main menu (long press MODE button at Stop
state), submenu at Play state (press MODE button to enter) and submenu at stop state (press MODE button to
enter).
zBrowsing
○Browsing music files or menu options :
Short press /button
○Fast forward or fast backward when playing：
Longpress/button
zEntering Different Modes
You may enter different modes from the main menu.
Main menu:
(Long press the MODE
button to enter ) Music mode: AMV mode: Record mode:
Voice mode:
EBook: Album GAME:
FM mode: System setting: USB mode:

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zVolume Control
At the music mode, voice mode, short press VOL buttons to enter the volume control interface and
then press the /button to adjust volume (follow along with number of volume value be changed).
zPower On/Off
1．Turn on automatically
After push the Power button( OFF→ON) , the player turn on automatically
8 When connecting the USB plug to PC, the player turn on automatically and will be entering USB
mode：
2．Turn ON/Off manual
♦when the player in state of turn off, long press Play button to turn on
♦when the player in state of turn on ,long press Play button to turn off
zPlay& Stop (Pause when recording)
Short press the PLAY button
3. Operating buttons
zMusic mode and Voice mode
Buttons Operation Stop Status Play Status Play Submenu Stop Submenu
long press Turn off Turn off Turn off Turn off
PLAY Press Play Stop Exit from menu Exit from menu
MENU
Long
press
Enter main menu Enter main menu Enter main menu Enter main menu
Remark: Long press MENU button to return to the main menu at the modes. When connecting the USB cable
to PC, then will enter USB mode.

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Press Enter
Stop-submenu
Enter Playing-
submenu
Confirm current
option or enter next
submenu
Confirm current
option or enter next
submenu
Press next song Play next song Switch submenu Switch submenu

Press on Continuous
forward browse
Fast forward Continuous forward Continuous
forward
Press Previous song Play previous song Switch submenu Switch submenu

Press on Continuous
backward browse
Fast backward Continuous
backward
Continuous
backward
Press Enter volume
control state
Enter volume
control state
X X
VOL
Press on Enter volume
control state
Enter volume
control state
X X
zRecord Mode
Operation Action Stop Status Record Status
long press turn off stop recording
PLAY press start recording pause recording
long press enter main menu X
MENU press enter Record submenu X
4. Play Music
zBasic Operation
1. Connect the earphone to the player 2. Push POWERÆON
3. Long press PLAY button to power on the
player, and then enter the main menu:
4.press MENU button to enter the Music mode:
5. Short press the PLAY button to play music 6. Choose music
button：to choose previous music.
button：to choose next music.
7. Volume control
Short press the VOL button to enter volume
control interface and the press the/button
to adjust volume.
zEQUALIZER Mode
1.When playing music 2.Press the MENU button to enter Play Submenu

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EQ options list:
3. Pressbutton to choose Equalizer option
4. Press the MENU button to enter EQ selection
menu.
5.Press button to switch, and press MENU button to confirm
zLyric Display
This player supports “*.LRC” lyric files (user can download from http://www.51lrc.com), and lyrics may
be synchronous displayed while playing music.
yHow to use lyric files?
Save the lyric file with the same name as that of the corresponding music file.
For example.: Music file name: GiGi-Sky.mp3
Lyric file name: GiGi-Sky.mp3.
yHow to know whether the lyrics exist?
If the current song has matching lyric files, the lyric sign will be display at the top of music mode.
1. Current song has matching lyric files
2. Long press MODE to enter the Lyric Interface
when playing.
3. Press MODE button to return to Music
play mode.
4. Browse lyrics manually.
Press VOL to browse lyrics.
5. AMV mode
1. Enter the main menu and press the button to select “ MOVIE” mode.

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2. Press the MODE to enter.
3. press the PLAY to start playing AMV files
4. Choose music
button：to choose previous file.
button：to choose next music file.
5. Volume control
Short press the VOL button to enter volume control interface and the press the/button to adjust
volume.
6. Record Voice
Make sure that the battery is not in the status of “low battery”.
The player may save 99 recording files under each directory.
zRecording in Record Mode
1. At he main menu.
2. Press button to choose recording mode.
4. Press Play button to start recording.
5. Press Play button again to pause recording.
6.Press Play button to continue recording.
3. Press MENU button to enter Record mode
7.Long press Play button to stop recording.

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zSelect REC type
1. At the record mode stop interface：
2. Press MENU button to enter record submenu
3. Press button to select “REC type” option
5. Press button to select desired recording type
6. Press MODE to confirm the type selected
7. Press PLAY button to start recording
Note: Voice control means when No sound the
player pause record automatically.
4. Press MENU button enter this option
7. Play Recorded Files
1.Enter the main menu
2. Press button to choose “Voice mode”
4. Press PLAY button to start playing.3.Press MENU button to enter Voice mode
interface
5. Choose music
button：to choose previous record file
button：to choose next record file.
yREC type：

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Besides the conversion from
ACT to WAV, the accessory
tool can also play WAV and
MP3 files.
6. Volume control
Short press the VOL button to enter volume
control interface and the press the/button
to adjust volume.
Convert ACT format files to WAV format files
The ACT format files can be converted to WAV format files through the accessory installation tools.
1. Run “Sound Convert Tool” program, and click “Open” button.
2. Choose the ACT format files need conversion
3. Click the “Convert” button, the conversion starts
8. E-Book function
This function supports all TXT file.
1. Enter the main menu.
2. Press button to choose “E-Book”

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3. press MENU button to enter TXT file
be select menu（if no text file the
display “No files” on the OLED）
4. Press button to select desired text file
to read, and then press Play button to
enter text interface
5. Press /button to turn the pages in sequence.（only suitable for ”Manual play” ）
zPlay set
1. At the text file be selected menu
2. Press MENU
b
utton to enter submenu of text
file be selected
3. Press button to choose “play set”
option:
4. Press MENU button to enter this option:
5. Press button to choose “ Manual play”
or “ auto play” options, and then press
MENU button to confirm.
7. Press /button to adjust “auto play”
speed，press MENU button to confirm.
Remark：when playing picture, long press
MODE to fast exit from picture interface
and return to the main menu ; press Play
button to exit from picture interface also。
6. When chose the “auto play” options and then
enter this interface as follows:
9. Album
This function supporting all JPEG format picture in network.