Kanguru Audio Flash 128MB User manual

Kanguru Audio Flash
USB2.0
User’s Manual
MP3/WMA Player + Digital Voice Recorder
FM Tuner + USB Flash Drive
Copyright 2004, All Rights Reserved.
This manual applies to 1.1 or later versions of the Kanguru Audio Flash.

Please be aware of the following points before
using the Kanguru Audio Flash.
Copyright© 2004, Kanguru Solutions. All rights reserved.
DOS®, Windows 95®, Windows 98®, Windows NT®, Windows 2000®, Windows
ME®, and Windows XP®are registered trademarks of Microsoft Inc. Apple®
and Macintosh®are registered trademarks of Apple Computer Inc. IBM and
OS/2 are registered trademarks of the International Business Machines
Corporation. All other brand or product names are trademarks of their
respective companies or organizations.
Kanguru Solutions will not be held responsible for any illegal use of this
product nor any losses incurred while using this product. The user is
responsible for the copyright laws, and is fully responsible for any illegal
actions taken.
CUSTOMER SERVICE
To obtain service or technical support for your system, please contact
Kanguru Solutions Technical Support Department at 508-376-4245, or visit
www.Kanguru.com for web support.
Kanguru Solutions
1360 Main St., Millis, MA 02054
508.376.4245 • Fax [phone]
www.kanguru.com

TABLE OF CONTENTS
WELCOME...................................................................... 5
TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS..................................... 6
PACKAGE CONTENTS .................................................. 7
QUICK START ................................................................ 8
OPERATIONAL NOTES ................................................. 9
PLAYER CONTROLS ................................................... 10
FRONT VIEW ................................................................ 10
BUTTONS ..................................................................... 11
LCD ............................................................................. 12
TURNING THE POWER ON/OFF................................. 13
PLAYING MP3 MUSIC .................................................. 14
VOLUME CONTROL .................................................... 15
MENU MODE ................................................................ 16
VOICE RECORDING FUNCTION................................. 17
FM TUNER .................................................................... 18
SETTINGS: EQ (EQUALIZER) ..................................... 19
SETTINGS: REPEAT .................................................... 20

SETTINGS: AUTO OFF ................................................ 21
SETTINGS: REC SAMPLE........................................... 22
DELETING FILES ......................................................... 24
REPEAT A-B MODE ..................................................... 25
INFORMATION ............................................................. 26
LOADING & MANAGING AUDIO FILES...................... 27
CONNECTING TO YOUR PC ....................................... 27
DISCLAIMER ................................................................ 29
WARRANTY.................................................................. 30
TECH SUPPORT .......................................................... 30

Welcome
The Kanguru Audio Flash drive is a high quality,
portable USB flash drive, MP3/WMA player, voice
recorder, and FM tuner all rolled into one! Store and
play all your favorite digital music as well as Word,
PowerPoint, or any other file you need while on the
go. The Kanguru Audio Flash will play all files with
an MP3 or WMA extension! Plug this mini MP3
player directly into any USB port for quick, easy
access! Simply drag and drop or save your files
directly to the drive! The Kanguru Micro MP3 PRO
will work with Windows, Macintosh and Linux, and
is driverless with most Operating Systems. With
one AAA battery, you can take advantage of 10
hours non-stop playing time.

Technical Specifications
- Supports USB specification version 2.0
- Transferring rate up to 12Mbit per second at “Full
Speed”.
- Supports Windows 2000, ME, XP, Mac OS 9.2 or above
and Linux 2.4.0 or above without device driver.
- Supports Windows 98/98SE with device driver.
- Key lock / write protect switch.
- Hot Plug & Play.
- Durable solid-state storage – data retention for at least
10 years.
- Erase Cycles: 100,000 times
- Support music format: MP3 / WMA
- LCD Display: 2 Color OLED
- Earphone jack: 3.5 mm
- Audio output: 5mW + 5mW
- Output frequency range: 20Hz – 20KHz
- Battery Life: 10 hrs of continuous playback
- EQ choices: Normal / Rock / Classic / POP / Jazz
- ID3 Tag Display
- Digital voice record in ADPCM 8kbps
- Repeat read function (A - B).
- Unit weight: approximate 37g (not including battery)
- Bit Rates Supported: Supports 8Kbps ~ 256Kbps
- S/N Ration: 85dB~90dB
- Size: 98 x 30 x 21 mm
- CE and FCC certificate of approval

5
Package Contents
Installing CD USB line Earphone
Manual AAA battery Line-in line

Quick Start
Please note, the following instructions are intended
to give you a brief overview, allowing you to use the
player right away. For detailed instructions please
refer to the rest of this manual.
1. Remove the back cover and insert the included
AAA battery.
2. Install the drivers if required (Win98/98SE)
3. Connect the drive to an available USB port on
your PC and the unit will appear as a “Removable
Disk” under “My Computer”.
4. Double click on the “Removable Disk” icon to
view its contents. To load audio files, simply save
the desired MP3/WMA file to this drive.
5. Remove the drive from the USB port, and press
the Play button to turn on the power.
6. Insert the headphones, and press the Play
button again to begin audio playback. Use the
Mode scroll wheel on the side of the unit to
navigate through audio tracks.

Operational Notes
1. Please remove the battery if you do not plan to
use the MP3 player for extended periods of time.
2. The MP3 player should be kept in areas free
from extreme temperature changes, moisture, and
dust.
3. The MP3 player cannot be turned on if the HOLD
switch is in the ON position.
4. Please change the battery when the
indicator appears and “Low Battery” is
displayed.
5. The Mode/FF/RW button on the side of the
player can be scrolled to the left or right and also
pushed to make selections in the menus.
6. The MP3 player must be formatted FAT or
FAT32 to playback audio files. NTFS or Mac files
systems cannot be used.

Player Controls
Front View
Play/pause/power
LCD
USB port
FF/Mode/Rew
A-B Repeat

Buttons
Menu Button
Hold
Repeat
A-B/Rec
Equalizer
EQ
FF
VOL +
VOL -
REW
Play/Pause/Power
Hold

LCD
Repeat modes: Repeat, Repeat All, Random,
Preview and Normal.
Equalizer modes: Jazz, Classic, Rock, Pop and
Normal.
Cantante
Playing time
Track
Volume
Playing mode EQ effect Battery
Loop mode Locked status
Repeating sign
File name
Singer

Turning the power on/off
To turn on the MP3 player, press and hold the PLAY
button for 2 seconds. “Power On” will be displayed
on the LCD screen.
To turn off the MP3 player, press and hold the PLAY
button for 3 seconds. “Continue Holding to Power
Off” will be displayed on the LCD screen.

Playing MP3 music
1. Turning on the power by pressing Play/Pause
button momentarily, you could see the following
interface:
The 001-006 means there are 6 songs loaded on
this particular MP3 player, currently on song #1.
2. When you press Play/Stop button again, the
current track will be played as shown above. The
top left corner is the playback time indicator.
3. If you want to select previous/next song, move
the Menu button to the left or right to get the track.
You can also hold the Menu button to the left or
right to navigate through individual tracks.
4. By pressing the Play/Stop button for 3 seconds,
you can turn the power off.

Volume Control
The volume steps (see illustration) will increase or
decrease when the VOL+/VOL- button is pressed
correspondingly. There are 32 volume steps and
the volume level ranges from 0 to 31.

Menu Mode
1. To enter the Menu mode, press down on the
Menu button. The LCD will display the following:
2. To select an option, use the Menu button to scroll
to the desired option. Then press down on the
Menu button to enter that selection. Each screen
has a Return option as the last item, which can be
used to return to the previous screen.
Music
Voice
FM Tuner
Setting
Delete File
Information
Record
Return

Voice Recording Function
There are two ways you can enter the Voice
Recording function.
1. Press down on the Menu button to enter the
Menu Mode, and scroll to the Record function.
Press down on the mode button to begin recording.
2. Or you can press down on the A-B button for
three seconds and it will begin to record
immediately.
3. To stop recording, simply press the Play button.
The .wav files can now be played back in the same
manner as MP3 files.

FM Tuner
1. Press down on the Menu button to enter the
Menu Mode, and scroll to the FM Tuner function.
Press down on the mode button to enter the FR
Tuner function.
2. You are now in the FM preset mode. This mode
has 20 fixed channels for your selection. When you
first enter this mode, the player will automatically
search for FM stations. After the auto search you
can choose each station with the left/right buttons
on the Menu button.
3. You can manually search for a FM station with
the left/right button. Each click will adjust the
frequency by 100Hz. To save the frequency, press
the A-B button for a short time.
4. You can also record FM stations by pressing the
recording button during playback.

Settings: EQ (Equalizer)
There are 5 Equalizer modes to select from: Jazz,
Classic, Rock, Pop, and Normal.
1. Enter the Mode Menu and select the Settings
option.
2. Select the EQ (Equalizer) option by pushing the
mode button.
3. Scroll to the desired EQ setting (Jazz, Classic,
Rock, Pop, or Normal) and press down on the
Mode button to select that setting.
4. After selecting the EQ setting you will be
returned to the Settings menu where you can return
to the Main Menu.
5 The EQ setting will appear in the upper left corner
of the LCD.

Settings: Repeat
You can adjust the way files are played on your
MP3 player to one of 5 modes:
Normal: Plays the MP3s in order and stops after
the last file has been played. This is the default
playback setting.
Repeat Track: Plays the current MP3 file
repeatedly.
Repeat All: Plays all MP3s in order repeatedly until
another operation is performed.
Shuffle: Plays all MP3s at random and then stops.
Shuffle Repeat: Continuously plays all MP3s at
random.
To change the playback setting, please follow
these steps:
1. Enter the Mode Menu and select the Settings
option.
2. Select the REPEAT option.
3. Scroll to the desired REPEAT setting and press
down on the Menu button to select that setting. The
LCD will display the Repeat selection that you have
set.