How to use your Freeplay Encore MP3 Player
Red dot
Record start, record stop.
Records from radio or microphone.
Play/pause
goes down one menu level,
or plays le, also pauses
during play.
Folder
goes up/back one menu level.
Double arrows
scroll within the present menu level,
up or down. When playing, hold down
double arrows for FF and REW.
When playing, short press skips
to beginning of next, or previous,
song/le.
M
Mode, radio or MP3
MP3 Instructions
• Switch unit on, if SD card is inserted Radio will go to MP3 mode.. If no SD card is
inserted Radio will go to radio mode.
• Short press M switches between radio and MP3.
• Note: Radio will only enter MP3 mode if an SD card is inserted in the slot on the
side of the radio.
• If Radio has been switched off MP3 mode will begin at main MP3 menu. If Radio
has remained on, on re-entry into MP3, Radio restarts at the same place in the
last le/song played.
• Press ‘folder” to go up into next folder/le level.
• Play/pause goes down to next level, or enters le/song
• When in folder/le list, double arrows scroll up and down the folders/les.
• To enter a selected folder or le press Play/Pause. This takes you down to the
next level, or into the le/song if it is the last level.
• When entering any folder/le list if no other key is pressed within 15 seconds of
entry then player reverts to playing the last le/song.
• Once a le is playing. Pause and play as normal.
• As le progresses the clock indicates time progression, next to total le time.
• File name, eg song (and le number if so included in title) scrolls during play.
• Rewind/FF, press and hold double arrows. Time-progress forwards/backwards is
shown.
• To skip to beginning of next or previous le, short press double arrows.
(FF/REW).
• “Rec/red dot” button records from radio when Radio is in radio mode, and from
microphone when Radio is in MP3 mode. Press to start recording, press to stop
recording. Recording level is set automatically.
• To play recorded les, go to folder list, scroll to RECORD folder, enter folder
(press play/pause). Files will be displayed numerically in the order that they were
recorded. Scroll to desired le number and play by short press play/pause.
(Note NB: long press play/pause at this stage will delete the recorded le).
• To delete recorded les, go to folder list, scroll to RECORD folder, enter folder
(press play/pause). Files will be displayed numerically in the order that they were
recorded. Scroll to desired le number to be deleted and delete by long press
play/pause.
MP3 Operation
The Radio uses a standard SD card as
memory. This is inserted into the SD
slot, under the rubber seal, on the side
of the radio. The SD card may contain
pre-recorded material which the Radio
accesses for playing. The SD card is
also used to store recordings made by
Radio from the radio or microphone.
REC. Press once to start recording
and once to stop recording. Records
from radio when in radio mode and
from microphone when in MP3 mode.
Play/pause. Goes down to next level,
or enters le/song.
M. Mode. Switches between radio
and MP3
Folder. Goes up/back one menu level.
REW. 3 functions. Scrolls up folder/-
le menu page. Hold down button for
fast rewind during play. Short press
the button during play skips to
previous le/song.
Forward. 3 functions. Scrolls down
folder/le menu page. Hold down
button for fast forward during play.
Short press the button during play
skips to next le/song.
