Genius MP-2501 User manual

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SymbolforSeparateCollectioninEuropeanCountries
Thissymbol indicatesthat thisproductistobe collected
separately.
Thefollowing applyonlytousersinEuropeancountries:
lThisproduct isdesignatedforseparatecollectionatan
appropriatecollectionpoint. Donotdisposeof ashousehold
waste.
lFormoreinformation, contacttheretailerorthelocal
authoritiesin chargeofwastemanagement.
BatteryUsageNotice
lUseonlythespecifiedbattery.
lAvoid using thebatteryin extremelycoldenvironmentsaslowtemperaturescan shorten
thebatterylifeandreduceplayerperformance.
lWhenyou areusing thenewrechargeable batteryorrechargeablebatterythathasnot
beenusedforanextendedperiodof time(the batterythat passed theexpirydateisan
exception)mightaffectthenumberofimagesthatcanbecaptured.Therefore,to
maximizeitsperformanceandlifetime,werecommend thatyoufullychargethebattery
and dischargeitforat least onecompletecyclebeforeuse.
lIfthebatteryisnottobe usedforalong period oftime,storeitafterno batterypoweris
left. Ifthe batteryisstoredforalongtimeinafullychargedstate,itsperformancemay
beimpaired.

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Preface
Thisuser'smanual describestheoperation oftheproductandapplicationnotices.
Tofullyappreciateand optimizethefeaturesof thisproduct,werecommendthatyouread this
entiremanual beforeusing theproduct. Afterreading,keep thismanualhandyforfuture
reference.
Copyright
Theuseofcopyrightedpublicationssuchasbooks, magazines,and musicislimited topersonal,
family,orsimilarpurposes.Duplicationormodificationofthesepublicationsisprohibitedwithout
expressedorwrittenauthorization.
Usage
ThisCompanyisnotliable forcompensationfortherecordedcontents,incaseproblemswith
thisproductresultin aninabilitytorecordorplay.
Privacy
Donotusethisproducttoshootimagesthatwill violateotherpeopleprivacyorinplacesthat
prohibitthe useofphotographicequipmentand materials.
Protection
Strong impactsordroppingtheproductmaycausedamage.Pleaseprotectthisproduct
properly.
RepairIncaseofdamage,onlyallowqualified repairpersonneltorepairthisproduct.
Disassemblingoropeningthisproductonyourownwillvoidtheproductwarranty.
lUnauthorizedtransferofthismanual in partorwholeisstrictlyprohibited.
lThisCompanyreservestherighttomakechangestothecontent ofthismanualanytime
withoutnotice.
lItisrecommendedthatyou keep importantdataseparately.Memorydatamaybelost
orchangedundercertaincircumstances.ThisCompanyisnot liableforcompensation for
thecontent ordatain thememoryincaseof dataloss orchangesduetoimproperuse,
repairs, defects, batterychange,oranyotherreason.

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lThisCompanyisnotliableforpossibleeconomicloss orclaims forcompensation such
aspiracyofvideosorpictures, loss orchangeinstoreddata,ordirect orindirect causes
resultingfromthird-partyuseofthisproduct.
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companies
lThisCompanyisnotliableforthecontentorinformationdownloaded fromnetworksor
personal computers.
lWehaveattemptedtomakethecontent ofthismanualascompleteandcomprehensive
aspossible,howevershouldanyinformationbe erroneousormissing,wekindlyrequest
thatyoucontact us.

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Index
lPreface ... .2-3
lFeaturesoverview .. 5-6
1. Packagecontent ... .7
2.Productoverview ... .8
3. BatteryUsage ... 9-10
4. Storagedatasetting .11
5. Basicoperation ...12-15
6. Moviemode .16-20
7. Photomode .21-26
8. Musicplayer ....27-31
9.AV-Invideorecording .32-34
10. Voicerecording .35-37
11. FMradio ... .38-40
12. Browsermode 41
13. Set-up function ... ..42-46
14. Video Convert Software .. 46-48
15. Troubleshooting ... 49-52
16. Specification 53

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Introduction
Features Overview
CongratulationsonyourpurchaseofMP-2501.
Experienceitsluxuriousandsuperiorsoundand videoquality!
Itsstylishdesignand high qualityrepresentamasterpieceof thebrandnewgenerationand will
bringyou thewonderfuldigitallife.
Othercoolfeaturesprovided bythe playerincludethefollowing:
LTPS monitorVivid color2.5"LTPSLCD(262Kpixels)monitormakesiteasyto
operatethe playerandenjoyDVDqualityvideoplayback.
DriverfreeUSB
storagedevice
128MB(upto512MB)internalmemory,workingasaremovable
disk.
USB2.0fullspeedforfasttransmitting files.
MMC/SDcard reader ExpendablememorybyMMC/SDcardreader, supporting up to4G.
(SDcardup to4G; MMCup to2G)
PVRfunction AV-infunction forschedulerecordingTVprogramsaswellas
moviesfromDVDplayer.
AVoutfunction AV-out functionfordisplaying onTVorrecordingintoaDVD-R.
Stereospeakers Built-in twostereo speakers
Photo Album Browsing JPEGformatimages
Musicplayback SupportingMP3andWMAfileformats
Lyricsynchronization
Support MP3lyric
Videoplayback SupportingMP4(.asf format)byusingvideoconvertsoftware.
2x/4x/8xfast forwardandbackward.
Movieresume
function
Movieresumefunctiontowatchmovie frompreviousstop
FMradio 76-96MHzforJapan/87.5~108MHzforworldwide
Autopreset,manualpresetandsaving20differentlocalstations(20
eachband)
Autoradiochannel scan

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FMRadiorecording You canlistenand recordthebroadcasting streams youlike.
Voice recording Recordsthrough themicrophone.
A-Blanguage
learning
Undermusicmode,you canrecordfromAtoBperiod torepeat
playbackforlanguagelearning.
ElevenEqualizers Normal, Rock,Pop, Jazz, Classical,Dance,Heavy, Disco,Soft, 3D
Stereo,andHall.
Filecopyfunction CopyfilesfromSDcardtointernal memoryandviceversa.
Start-up filesetting YoucanrecordaVCR orset aphoto,musicasthe start-up file.
Whentheperson receivesMP-2501andturnsiton , itwillgive
him/herabigsurprise.
Automaticpoweroff Automaticsleeptimeorswitchoff timecanbesetasdesired.
Graphicmenu Vivid animationmenu withcorrespondingcharactersmakesitfun to
operate.
Palmsize Stylishandthindesign
Firmware
upgradeable
Theuserscandownload thelatestfirmwarefromthe websiteto
upgradethe player.
NOTE
nPleasereadcarefullyofthisusermanualbeforeyourrealoperation.
nToprovidebetterservice,thecontentofthisusermanualand thespecificationsaresubjecttochange
forimprovementwithoutanypriornotice.
nThemanufacturerisnotresponsibleforanyradioorTVinterferencecausedbyunauthorized
modificationstothisplayer. Suchmodificationscouldvoidthewarrantyaswellastheauthoritytouse
theplayer.

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Packagecontents
Carefullyunpackyourpackageandmakesurethatyouhavethefollowing items.Intheevent that
anyitemismissingorif youfind anymismatchordamage, promptlycontactyourdealer.
MP-2501 USBcable
Quickguide AVcable
Earphone Poweradapter
OnerechargeableLithium-polymer ACPlugAdaptorforEUtoUS
Battery
SoftwareCD
(CD includes:Videoconvertersoftware/
ElectronicEnglish&Chinesemanual)
Pouchbag
NOTE
nAccessoryand componentsmayvarybydifferentretailers.

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ProductOverview

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BatteryUsage
BatteryInstallation andRemoval
Step 1:Staythedevicebackfacingtouser,openspeakersoutward,liftthestandupward,push
thebatterycoverdownward.
Step 2:Keepthebatterystickerfacingtouser,contactsofbatteryconnectwithcontactsof
device, tilt thebatteryat left side,pushitfromright sidedownwardtillit’sabletobeplacedat the
batteryholder.
Step 3:Placethebatterycoverandpushit upwardtillheardthe “click”toensureit’sfastenwell.

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RechargetheBattery
Get thepowerthroughPowerAdapterandplugitsminiUSBcableendtoUSBportofthedevice.
The redlightbrightupmeanspowerrecharging,itbecomesslightlybrightmeanspower
recharged.
NOTE
Suggest recharging thepowerforatleastfourhoursatfirst timewhileusing anewbattery.
Whenusing anewbatteryforthefirsttime,makesuretofullydeplete(theproductwillshutdown
automaticallyifthereisno power)it beforerecharging.Thisproduct willautomaticallymemorizetheproperties
ofthisbatteryand saveitsrelevantbatterypowerinformation.Byfollowing theseinstructions,youwillobtain
optimumbatteryusageconditions.

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StorageDataSetting
MP-2501playsexternal movie,mp3music,photoalbum,voicefilesand etc., pleasestorefiles
underdefinedfolders.
StorageSetting-SDCard &Internal FlashMemory
Step 1:Turnonthe deviceandinsert theSDCardat right position.
Step 2:ThesystemwillswitchthememoryasSDCardautomatically.
Step 3:Iftheuserwould liketouseInternal MemoryasthedataSource/storage,pleaseenter
MemorymodetoswitchSDCardtoInternalMemory.
Pressthe enterbuttontoswitchthememoryasSDCardorInternalMemory.
Internal MemorySD/MMCCard

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BasicOperation
Turningon/off
PowerOn:Pressthepowerbuttonfor2secondstoturnonthedevice,thestartupinformation
willbeshownonthescreenwhenthedeviceisturnedon
PowerOff: Press thepowerbuttonfor2secondstoturnoffthedevice.
NOTE
Incase,theuserswitchoffthedevicewhilethedataistransmitting toSDCard, thesystemwill completethe
processtopreventthelossordamageofdata.Exceptaboveevent, theoperationwillbeterminatedwhile
switching off thedevice.
Modebutton
Whenyoupress theModebutton,thescreenwilldisplay10options:

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NavigateMode
Pressthemodeorleft/rightbuttonstonavigatethemodemenu and press the Enter
buttontomakeyourselection.
Inanymode,you couldpress the modebutton tostopoperation andreturntoits
folder/mode, thenpress themodebuttonagaintonavigatethemodemenu.
Record(REC)Start/ End
FMand voicerecording functionsofthisunitareexecutedbypressingtheRECbutton.Press the
RECbutton tostart recordingandpress theRECbutton again toend.
Up/Volume Control
Selectabovethecurrentselection.Pressand hold toincreasethevolume.
Down /Volume Control
Selectbelowthecurrent selection.Press andhold todecreasethevolume.

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Play/Pause/Enter
Presstoselect thehighlightedfunction.
Pressthisbuttontostart playingand press thebuttonagaintopause.
Left/ Backward
Presstoselect thefile,menuoptionorbackwardwhen playing thefile.
Right/forward
Presstoselect thefile,menuoption orforwardwhenplayingthefile.
Hold Switch
Slidetheswitchtotheleft todisableyourplayer'sbuttons.
Installing/ RemovingtheMemoryCard
Thememorycardslotislocatedonthe sideof thisproduct.Pushthememorycardintotheslot
withtheICsidefacingthekeysand thenotchfacing down.Toremovethememorycard,just
press thememorycardtoejectitautomatically.

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FileCopy
Step 1:UsetheprovidedUSBCable toconnectthedeviceandPC,miniUSBconnectorplug into
theUSBport ofthedevice, USBconnectorplug intotheUSBport ofPC.
Step 2:TherewillbetwoexternaldisksshownonPC, theyareInternal MemoryandSDCardof
thedevice.
Step 3: Copyfilestodefinedfolders, mp3and wmatoMUSIC, jpg toPHOTO,asf toVIDEO,wav
toVOICE.Savefilesat defined folders
NOTE
Thesystemwill show “NO FILE!”ifthedevicehasnofilestoplayinenteredmode.

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MovieMode
MP-2501playsmoviesavedasASF(MP4)format,pleaseentertheMoviemode,thesystem
informationshownonthescreenasbelow.
PlayASF (MPEG4)files
Step 1:Enterthe Movie mode, thesystemwill showallvideofilesasrightimage.
Step 2:Useup/down/left/rightbuttonstonavigatefiles,choosethefileand entertoplaythe
movie. Whileplayingthemovie,theusercould press theenterbuttontopauseand pressagain
tocontinue.
a. Filename
b.SelectedFile

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NOTE
Allexternalmoviefilesfrominternetorotherdevicespleaseusetheprovidedsoftware,MediaConverter,to
convert themtosupportedasfformat forbest playonthedevice.
TimesForwardand Backward
Whileplayingthemovie,pressleft/rightbuttonscontinuouslytobackward/forwardatfourtimes
speed(4X),releaseleft/rightbuttonstoplaythemovieatnormal speed.WhenPausedthemovie,
theusercould pressleft/rightbuttonsoncetobackward/forwardattwotimesspeed (2X),press
left/right buttontwicetobackward/forwarderat fourtimesspeed(4X), pressleft/right buttonthree
timestobackward/forwarderateighttimesspeed (8X).Whileplaying backward/forward,press
enterbutton toplayat normalspeed.
Switch toOtherMovies
Whileplaying, press left/rightbuttonstoswitchtopreviousornext moviesfiles.
Back to Folder
Whileplayingthemovie,pressthemodebuttonbacktothefolderforviewingallmovie files.
Menu Settings

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LCDOSDdisplay
lSystem informationsetting:
Step 1: Whileplayingthemovie,enterthe menu button tonavigatemenu options.
Step 2: Choose OSDDisplay」andentertoviewthesettingoptions
Step 3: ChoosetheOSDdisplaymodeshownasbelowand entertoconfirmthesetting
Step 4:Pressmenubutton toclosethemenuoptionlist.
lFourOSDDisplay Options
1. On: Displaythesysteminformation
2. OSDOff:Closethe systeminformation
3. Fileinfo: Displaymoviefileinformation,includingresolution, timeframe, filesizeandetc.
4. LCD Off:Turnoffthe screenandcouldbereopenedbypress anykey.
Deletingafile
Enterthemenu list, choose Delete」optionandenter Yes」todeletethefile.
Deletingall files
Enterthemenu list, choose DeleteAll」option and enter Yes」todeleteallfiles.

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Filelock
Enterthe menulist, choose Lock」optionandenter Yes」tolockthe file.Lockedfilesshall
not bedeleted,iftheuserwant todeletethe file, pleaseenterthemenulist tounlockthefile.
Slideshow
Step 1:Invideo folderorplaying moviemode,pressthemenubuttontonavigatethemenu
options.
Step 2: Choose Slide」optionand entertoconfirmthesetting.
Step 3:Pressmenubutton toclosethemenuoptionlist.
Thesystemwill playmovieswithouton-screendisplayin Slidemode, theplayingwillbestopped
bypressing theenterbutton.
Resumefunction
InVideo Modeoption,Twooptions － Normal」and Resume」
Normal:Quit themovieplayingand enteragain, themoviewill start fromthebeginning.
Resume:Quit themovieplayingandenteragain, themovie willstart fromthequitted moment.
Startupfilesetting
Step 1: Choosethevideofiletosetasthe startup movie.
Step 2:Enterthe menuoptionlist
Step 3: Choose StartupSet」and entertonavigateoptions
Step 4: Choose Yes」toconfirmthesetting
Iftheuserwanttodeletethestartup movie,pleaseenter Setup」Modeandchangethesetting
of Start File」.

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Pleasemakesurethememorycapacityisbig enough tosavethemovieasthe startupmovie.
Filecopy
Ifthe datasourceisInternal Memory,thesystemwillcopyfilesfromInternal MemorytoSDCard.
Ontheotherhand, fileswillbecopiedtoInternalMemorywhenthedatasourceisSDCard.