Kanguru Micro MP3 PRO User manual

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

Please be aware of the following points before
using the Kanguru Micro MP3 PRO.
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®
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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
SIDE VIEW .................................................................... 11
LCD ............................................................................... 12
TURNING THE POWER ON/OFF................................. 13
PLAYING MP3 MUSIC .................................................. 14
VOLUME CONTROL .................................................... 15
MENU MODE ................................................................ 16
VOICE RECORDING FUNCTION................................. 17
SETTINGS: EQ (EQUALIZER) ..................................... 18
SETTINGS: REPEAT .................................................... 19
SETTINGS: LCD CONTRAST ...................................... 21

SETTINGS: AUTO OFF TIME.................................... 22
SETTINGS: REC SAMPLE........................................... 23
DELETING FILES ......................................................... 24
REPEAT A-B MODE ..................................................... 25
MEMORY STATUS........................................................ 26
LOADING & MANAGING AUDIO FILES...................... 27
CONNECTING TO YOUR PC ....................................... 27
MP3 MANAGEMENT SOFTWARE............................... 29
DISCLAIMER ................................................................ 31
WARRANTY.................................................................. 32
TECH SUPPORT .......................................................... 32

Welcome
The Kanguru Micro MP3 PRO is a high quality,
portable USB flash drive AND MP3/WMA Player
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
Micro MP3 PRO 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 17 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: 96x32 Dot Matrix
- Earphone jack: 3.5 mm
- Audio output: 5mW + 5mW
- Output frequency range: 20Hz – 20KHz
- Battery Life: 17 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 30g (not including battery)
- Bit Rates Supported: Supports 8Kbps ~ 256Kbps
- S/N Ration: 85dB~90dB
- Size: 99 x 31 x 22 mm
- CE and FCC certificate of approval

Package Contents
InstallationCD USBCable
Stereo Phone Manual
Maintenance Certificate
AAA Battery

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
FAT16 to playback audio files. FAT32, NTFS, or
Mac files systems cannot be used.

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

Side View
Earphone
Volume+
Volume-
Hold button

LCD
Repeat modes: Repeat, Repeat All, Random,
Preview and Normal.
Equalizer modes: Jazz, Classic, Rock, Pop and
Normal.
A-B Repeat
Pla
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Hold icon
Batter
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Pla
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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 2 seconds. “Power Off” will be displayed
on the LCD screen.

Playing MP3 music
1. Turning on the power by pressing Play/Stop
button momentarily, you could see the following
interface:
The 001-022 means there are 22 songs loaded on
this particular MP3 player, and it’s 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, turn the
rolling wheel up and down to get the track. The
music will stop if you press Play/Stop.
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
Mode button (in the middle of the rolling wheel).
The LCD will display the following:
Here are the 7 options available to select from:
Music Enter Music Mode
Voice Enter Voice Mode
Settings Set Parameter
Memory Info Show Memory Info
Delete Delete audio files
Record Recording Function
Return Return
2. To select an option, use the FF/RW wheel to
scroll to the desired option. Then press down on
the Mode 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.

Voice Recording Function
There are two ways you can enter the Voice
Recording function.
1. Press down on the Mode button to enter the
Menu Mode, and scroll to the Record function.
Press down on the mode button to begin recording.
(See illustration).
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.

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.
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 LCD, as show
below.

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.
Preview: Plays the first 10 seconds of all MP3s in
order and stops after the last file has been played.
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.
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 (Normal,
Preview, Repeat Track, Repeat All, or Shuffle) and
press down on the Mode button to select that
setting. (shown in illustrations)

Repeat Track Repeat All
Shuffle Normal