Gembird FMP3FM User manual

USER MANUAL

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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Introduction .................................................. 4 Exterior view and buttons .............................. 5 LCD Screen .................................................. 6 Turn the Fdrive MP3 ON/OFF ....................... 7 Formatting the Fdrive MP3 ........................... 7 Main Menu ................................................... 7 Playing MP3/WMA music .............................. 9 Using menu in the playback ........................... 9 Voice recording operation playback of the recorded file .......................................... 10 FM Radio Mode .............................................. 12 Searching the FM radio channel ........................ 12 Delete files .................................................... 13 Playing with EQ (Equalizer) ............................... 14 Repeat play mode and Previous mode ............... 15 AB Repeat .................................................... 16 To "Follow and Read" & "Compare" ................... 16 Setting the Back light ...................................... 18
Viewing internal memory capacity ...................... 19
Other Function ............................................ 19 Password settings ....................................... 21 USB port connection ................................... 23 System hardware requirements ................... 24 Device and software installation under Windows 98, ME, 2000, XP ................ 24 Software package ....................................... 25 Transferring files between PC and the Fdrive MP3 ................................... 26 Technical specifications ............................. 27

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USB connector
LCD Display
Mode/Previous/Next
Play/Pause
On/Off/Stop
►
▌▐
Earphone jack Hold Volume+/Forward
Volume/Backward
Exterior view and buttons
Introduction
Introduction
Congratulations on your purchase of Gembird
FDrive MP3 FM! Fdrive MP3 is a universal MP3 solution, portable MP3 player with large memory capacity, builtin voice recorder, FM radio. It can be used as a removable USB Flash disk at the same time. Portable MP3 player will be with you everywhere. With large drive capacity hours of music could be stored.
General usage guidelines •If you don't use the Fdrive MP3 for a long time,
please push the Hold Switch to the "HOLD" position to prevent occasional turning on.
•The Fdrive MP3 should be kept in the areas free
from extreme temperatures, moisture and dust.
•Do not drop the Fdrive MP3, because it is
susceptible to shock and vibration.
•Don't format the MP3 in Windows formatting
system, use the supplied FDrive MP3 Disk Utility software instead.
•Please, change the battery if: a. "Low Battery" indicator appears. b. Fdrive MP3 shuts down by itself during the playing. c. All the buttons do no respond.
Exterior view and buttons

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Turning the Fdrive MP3 ON/OFF
LCD Screen
LCD Screen
Turning the Fdrive MP3 ON/OFF
•Press and hold the
►
▌▐
button for 5 sec to
turn the power on, the LCD screen will show a blue background light with the Turn on animation. In the autooff mode (see page 19) if no button is pressed and Fdrive MP3 doesn't play music or radio for a chosen by you period of time then it will be automatically switched off.
•While the Fdrive MP3 is on and playing, press and
hold
►
▌▐
button for 3 seconds to turn the power off.
•When you shut off your MP3 FDrive, the
system will save your last settings.
Format the Fdrive MP3
•If you want to format the Fdrive MP3, please use
the supplied FDrive MP3 Disk Utility software only.
Main Menu
•To enter the Main menu during the music
playback, press and hold
►
▌▐
for 1 sec.. A black
square symbol appears on the LCD display. Press "MODE"/"PREV"/"NEXT" jog button once firmly to open the Main menu. Push the "MODE"/"PREV"/ "NEXT" jog button forward or backward in order to select the following functions:
NOTICE: The actual symbols displayed in the LCD screen may differ slightly
from what is shown in this manual.

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Playing MP3/WMA musicMain Menu
a. "MUSIC" the music submenu b. "RECORD"  the record submenu c. "VOICE"  the voice submenu d. "FM RADIO"  the FM submenu e. "SYS SET"  the system settings submenu f. "EXIT"  Return to the previous menu •After selection is made press "MODE"/
"PREV"/"NEXT" jog button to enter the submenu.
Playing MP3/WMA music
•While the player is on, press the
►
▌▐
button
to play the music. The LCD Screen playback time display will indicate the total number of songs.
•Push the "MODE"/"PREV"/"NEXT" jog
button to select the song that you want to play.
•Push and hold the "MODE"/"PREV"/"NEXT"
jog button to move fast ahead or rewind.
•During the music playback, press
►
▌▐
again to pause (short) or stop (1sec).
• You can increase (+) and decrease () the
volume:
•Press and hold the "VOL" button. Press the "+"
to increase the volume, press the "" to decrease the volume. The LCD screen will indicate the volume level.
Using menu in the playback mode
•Turn on the player, press the
►
▌▐
key to
start playing MP3/WMA, then press "MODE"/ "PREV"/"NEXT" jog button.
Music Record Fine REC
Long REC Long VOX Exit
Voice FM Sys Function Directory
Lyrics On
Off
Memory Info Rec Filter Back Light Auto Off Font Set Simplified Chinese
English Fran ais L'italiano Deutsch El espa ol Exit
Delete File Del Music
Del Record Exit
Contrast Animation Logo F/W Version Tel.book Password Exit
Exit

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Voice recording operation and playback of the recorded file
Using menu in the playback mode
•On the screen the following menu will be
displayed.
• Use "MODE"/"PREV"/"NEXT" jog button to
select item, press again to confirm or return to the choice.
Voice recording operation and playback
of the recorded file
A. Voice recording operation •Press the
►
▌▐
key to turn the Fdrive MP3
on, then press the "MODE"/"PREV"/"NEXT" jog
button to open the Main menu. Push the jog button to select "RECORD" then press again to enter the "RECORD" submenu. Then press the jog button once more to select the following:
a. "Fine REC": fine recording b. "Long REC": long time recording c. "Long VOX": filter voice recording d. "EXIT" •Press the "MODE"/"PREV"/"NEXT" jog button
to begin recording.
•When recording finished, press
►
▌▐
button to
store the recorded file.
•Then press the "MODE"/"PREV"/"NEXT" jog
button to return to the previous menu.
•You can stop recording at any time by pressing the
►
▌▐
. In order to return to the previous submenu
press jog button again.
NOTE: During recording, all the buttons except the
►
▌▐
button do not work.
B. Play the recorded file • Turn on the player. •Press the "MODE"/"PREV"/"NEXT" jog button.

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Searching the FM radio channel
Voice recording operation and playback of the recorded file
•Select the "VOICE" menu pushing the jog
button.
•Select the recorded file. •Press the
►
▌▐
key to listen to the recorded file.
•During the operation, press "MODE"/"PREV"/
"NEXT" jog button to return to the previous menu.
FM Radio Mode
• In the main menu, select FM and press
"MODE"/"PREV"/"NEXT" jog key to enter the "FM submenu":
a. "SEARCH MODE" b. "SAVE STATION MODE" c. "SEARCH LEVEL" d. "RETURN" •The frequency range is 87.5MHz108MHz.
Searching the FM radio channel
Autosearch: • Hold the "MODE"/"PREV"/"NEXT" jog button
for about 3 seconds. The FM tuner will search automatically and stop at the channel which has the strongest signal.
The FM channel can be set manually: To do this push the jog button backwards or
forwards. The channel frequency will be adjusted by 0.1MHz up or down when the buttons are pressed. Keep adjusting until the desired FM channel can be clearly heard.
Exit FM MODE
Press the
►
▌▐
button to switch off the
radio then press the "MODE"/"PREV"/
"NEXT" jog button to exit the FM mode and
return to the Main menu once more.
Delete files
•If you want to delete the file(s) in Fdrive MP3, you
can use the Delete function in the following way:
a. Press "MODE"/"PREV"/"NEXT" jog button to
enter into the Main Menu.
b. Select the "SYS set" then press "MODE"/
"PREV"/"NEXT" jog button again.
c. Select "DELETE FILE". Then press on
"MODE"/"PREV"/"NEXT" once more to enter the "DELETE FILES" submenu:

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Playing with EQ (Equalizer)Delete files
1. "MUSIC DIR" 2. "RECORD DIR" 3. "EXIT" •Press the "MODE"/"PREV"/"NEXT" jog button
to confirm the directory.The following menu will be displayed:
1. "DEL ONE" 2. "DELETE ALL" 3. "EXIT" •Push the jog button to select, press it again to
confirm the selected item, then press
►
▌▐
to delete
the file(s)or press any other key to cancel this delete operation and return to the menu.
Playing with EQ (Equalizer)
•You can enjoy different sound effects by using EQ
mode .
•While the player is playing, press "MODE"/
"PREV"/"NEXT" jog button to enter the submenu.
•Select the EQ option and press the "MODE"/
"PREV"/"NEXT" jog button to enter the "EQ sub menu".
•Press the jog button to choose the desired
sound effect.
•There are five sound effects available: "JAZZ",
"CLASSIC", "ROCK", "POP" and "NORMAL".
•If you don't want to change the current settings,
just choose "RETURN" to exit the submenu.
NOTICE: The Equalizer function works with
WMA files only.
Repeat play mode and Previous mode
•You need to set the Repeat mode , if you want: a. repeatedly listen to the same single song b. play all the songs in the memory in circulation c. preview all the songs by listening to the first 10
seconds of each song.
•Use "MODE"/"PREV"/"NEXT" jog button to enter
into the "REPEAT" submenu (when MP3 is playing).
•Press the jog button to select: • "NORMAL": play all the songs stored in the
Fdrive MP3 at random and then stop.
• "REPEAT ALL": play all the songs repeatedly
until any other button is pressed.
• "REPEAT ONE": play the current song
repeatedly.

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To "Follow and Read" & "Compare"AB Repeat
• "INTRODUCE": play the first 10 seconds of
all the songs then stop when the last one has been played.
AB Repeat
•While the Mp3 player is playing: a. Press "MODE"/"PREV"/"NEXT" jog button
to enter into the Mode menu.
b. Select "AB repeat" menu pushing the jog
button.
c. Press "MODE"/"PREV"/"NEXT" jog button. d. The screen will display AB and the "A" will
flash.
e. Push the jog button forward; the "A" stops
flashing, then "B" starts to flash.
f. Push the jog button forward; the "B" stops
flashing.
g. The player repeats the song from the point
"A" to the point "B".
NOTICE: Press the "MODE"/"PREV"/"NEXT"
jog button to cancel the repeat.
To "Follow and Read" & "Compare"
•While the Mp3 player is playing: a. Press "MODE"/"PREV"/"NEXT" jog button
to enter into the Mode submenu.
b. Select "AB repeat" menu. c. Press "MODE"/"PREV"/"NEXT" jog button. d. The screen will display AB and the "A" will flash. e. Push the jog button forward; the "A" stops
flashing, then "B" starts to flash.
f. Push the jog button forward; the "B" stops
flashing.
g. The player repeats the song from the point "A" to
the point "B".
h. Push the jog button forward again. •You will see the microphone icon indicating
recording of your voice, the recording time will be the same as the AB Segment.
•Having recorded push the jog button forward
to confirm. If you don't press the button forward the microphone icon will be displayed to record your voice again.
•Press
►
▌▐
button once to playback the original
song and the second time to listen to the recording.
•Press the "MODE"/"PREV"/"NEXT" jog button
to cancel the repeat.
Tip: This function is very useful for people
studying foreign languages.

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Viewing internal memory capacitySetting the Back light
Setting the Back light
•You can choose the duration of the back
light in the "BACK LIGHT" submenu.
•While the Mp3 is on: a. Use "MODE"/"PREV"/"NEXT" jog button to
enter into the Main menu.
b. Select the "SYS SET" c. Press the "MODE"/"PREV"/"NEXT" jog button
to enter the submenu "SYS SET".
d. Select the "BACK LIGHT" by pushing the jog
button.
e. Push the "PREV"/"NEXT" jog button to choose
a setting.
f. You can choose the desired back light duration:
i. 0 sec  Turn the back light off. ii. 5 sec  set the duration of the back light to 5 seconds. iii. 10 sec  set the duration of the back light to 10 seconds. iv. 15 sec  set the duration of the back light to 15 seconds. v. 30 sec  set the duration of the back light to 30 seconds.
Viewing internal memory capacity
•You can examine the utilization of the memory of
Fdrive MP3 by connecting the Fdrive to the PC. Otherwise it is also possible to view the memory capacity of the Fdrive MP3 in the following way:
a. Use "MODE"/"PREV"/"NEXT" jog button to
enter into the Main menu.
b. Select the "Sys Set". c. Select the 'Memory Info". d. You will see your memory capacity. e. Press "MODE"/"PREV"/"NEXT" again to return.
Other Function
Lyric On/Off •Use "MODE"/"PREV"/"NEXT" jog button to enter
into the Main menu.
•Select the "SYS SET". •Push the "MODE"/"PREV"/"NEXT" jog
button to find Lyric submenu.
•If the setting is " LYRIC ON" and your MP3
song is accompanied with .lrc file, the text of the song can be displayed on the MP3 screen. If this setting is "OFF" no text will be displayed.

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Other FunctionOther Function
Directory •Select the "music directory" to set the
default Music Directory, MP3 Player will play from that directory.
•Select the "record directory" to set the
default Music Directory, Player will play recording file from that directory.
Rec Filter •Setup for long VOX Recording, From level 0
to Level 6. Higher level for nosier background.
Auto Off •Push the jog button to adjust time for
automatic power off. (from 0 to 60 sec. ) If you chose 0 you turn the AUTO OFF function off. Press the "MODE"/"PREV"/"NEXT" jog button to confirm. Player will auto off when player is in "STOP" status.
Font / Language •Push the jog button to select the language,
press "MODE"/"PREV"/"NEXT" jog button to confirm.
Contrast •Push the jog button to adjust the contrast
from 0 (brightest) to 21 (darkest), press "MODE"/ "PREV"/"NEXT" jog button to confirm.
Animation •Select different animation shown when the
player is turned on (available on certain models).
Logo •Select different Logos shown when the
player is turned on (available on certain models).
F.W Version •Displays the firmware version.
Password settings
a. Assigning a password: •Enter through the Main menu into "Sys. set."
submenu.
•Press "MODE"/"PREV"/"NEXT" jog button to
enter into "PASSWORD" submenu.
•On the LCD screen will appear "New PW:". •Enter your password using any sequence of
4 button pushes (all the player's buttons are suitable for that). For example you can push 4 times Vol+ or 1 time Vol+ and 3 times
►
▌▐
button
etc. Press the jog button to confirm.

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Password settingsPassword settings
Important: Write down
and never forget this sequence!
• "Once Again:" will light up on the screen,
please reenter your password and confirm once again.
•If you see "Success" on the screen your
password is activated.
b. Changing password: •Enter through the Main menu into "Sys. set." •Press "MODE"/"PREV"/"NEXT" jog button to
enter into "PASSWORD" submenu.
•On the LCD screen will appear "Old PW:". •Enter your current password and confirm by
pressing "MODE"/"PREV"/"NEXT" jog button.
• "New PW:" will appear on the screen, please
enter a new password, confirm.
• "Once again" will appear on the screen,
please reenter the password, confirm.
•If you see "Success" on the screen your new
password is confirmed.
c. Canceling password: •Enter through the Main menu into "Sys. set."
•Press "MODE"/"PREV"/"NEXT" jog button to
enter into "PASSWORD" submenu.
•On the LCD screen will appear "Old PW:". •Enter your password. • "New PW:" will appear on the screen, just
neglect it by pressing the jog button.
• "Once again:" will appear on the screen,
press jog button to neglect.
•If you see the word Cancel your password is
cancelled.
USB port connection
•Make sure your PC supports USB devices
(refer to the manual of your PC for the hardware information).
•Insert your Fdrive in USB port of your PC. •The LCD Screen will display the following
picture if the connection is successful.
•If it is the first time that you connect the

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Device and software installation under Windows 98, ME, 2000, XP
USB port connection
Fdrive MP3 with this PC, it might be necessary to install the drivers first (only under Windows 98 or Windows 98 SE).
System hardware requirements
•IBM compatible computer. •Pentium 166 MMX or faster. • Windows 98, 98 SE, ME, 2000, XP. •USB port. •32 MB RAM or more (64 MB is recommended
for Windows 2000).
•20 MB free hard disk space or more. •4x CDROM drive or more. •Sound card (optional).
Device and software installation under
Windows 98, ME, 2000, XP
•Make sure you have an unoccupied USB
port on your computer and it is enabled in your computer BIOS.
•Insert FDrive software CD in the CDROM
drive of your computer.
•Launch Setup program which is located in
the root directory on the CD.
•Choose the setup type. You may choose
one of three setup types:
1. Typical  installs Data Suite software,
FDrive Disk Utility and device drivers.
2. Compact  installs FDrive MP3 Disk Utility
and device drivers.
3. Custom  allows to choose components you
want to install.
•Follow installation instructions of the setup
program.
•Connect via USB cable FDrive MP3 to the
USB port of your computer. Windows will automatically detect new hardware and install the necessary drivers.
•NOTE: An alternative way to install the drivers is
to connect the Fdrive MP3 to the computer via USB cable to USB port of your computer. Under Windows ME/2000/XP the device will be automatically recognized and the drivers will be installed. Under Windows 98 you will have to provide the path to the CD with drivers to the Found New Device wizard.
Software package
•FDrive MP3 DataSuite software package
consists of the following utilities:

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1. CopyDisk. Allows copying the whole disks
or folders to/from Fdrive. Convenient to use for backup or data transfer purposes.
2. FBackup. Allows arranging scheduled
backup/restoration of data to/from Fdrive.
3. Watcher. Detects new FDrive and Flexi
Drive devices and allows running autorun software whenever the Fdrive is plugged in.
4. PC Lock. Allows you to use the Fdrive
as the lock to prevent unauthorized use of your computer.
5. FDrive MP3 Disk Utility. This utility provides
such functions as lowlevel formatting of FDrive MP3.
Transferring files between
the PC and the Fdrive MP3 FM
•Insert your FDrive MP3 in the USB port of
your PC.
•The removable disk will appear in My
Computer. You can use any software to upload, download or delete file(s) on the Fdrive MP3 after that.
Technical specification
Memory Size 64/128 /256MB LCD Screen 96x26 dotmatrix SNR 90dB Output Frequency 20Hz20kHz File Format MP3, WMA Compress rate 32kbps256kbps Record Format ADPCM Recording Rate 8 kHZ
Technical specificationSoftware package