LENCO PODO-152 User manual

USER’S MANUAL
PODO-152
Media Player with Pedometer
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WARNINGS
Do not place naked flames, such as lighted candles on or near the product.
Do not place objects filled with liquids, such as vases on or near the product.
Do not use or store this product in a place where it is subject to direct sunlight, heat,
excessive dust or vibration.
Do not use this product with wet hands.
Do not clean this product with water or other liquids.
Do not block or cover the slots and holes in the product.
Do not push foreign objects into the slots or holes in the product.
Do not attempt to open this product yourself. There are no user serviceable parts inside.
Do not allow children access to plastic bags.
SAFETY WARNINGS
Before using this product, read and follow all warnings and instructions.
This product is not intended for use by young children. Young children should be properly
supervised.
This product is intended for household use only and not for commercial or industrial use.
Do not expose to dripping or splashing.
No naked flame sources, such as lighted candles, should be placed on the product.
Ventilation should not be impeded by covering ventilation openings with items such as
newspapers, table cloths, curtains and the like.
Make sure the unit is adjusted to a stable position. Damage caused by using this product in
an unstable position or by failure to follow any other warning or precaution contained
within this user manual will not be covered by warranty.
This device is not intended for use by people (including children) with physical, sensory or
mental disabilities, or a lack of experience and knowledge, unless they’re under supervision
or have received instructions about the correct use of the device by the person who is
responsible for their safety.
Lenco suggests to retain the packaging in case for future transport of the product.
Prolonged exposure to loud sounds from personal music players may lead to
temporary or permanent hearing loss.
When participating in the traffic listening to a personal music player can make the
listener less aware of potential dangers such as approaching cars.
If at any time in the future you should need to dispose of this product please note that: All
batteries and accumulators need to be removed from this product (Removal of Waste Batteries
and Accumulators).

1. Get to know the controls on Player
Item
Description
Item
Description
1
TFT Display
7
Mic Hole / Reset Switch Hole
2
Clip
8
(Previous / Fast-Backward)
3
(Volume Up)
9
(Next / Fast-Forward)
4
(Volume Down)
10
USB Mini Connector
5
Memory Card Slot
11
(Play / Pause / Standby ON - OFF)
6
Earphone Output Jack
12
M(Menu / Enter / Select)
2. About the Player’s Battery
The player has an internal, non-user-replaceable battery. For the best results, the first time you
use the player, let it charge for about 2 hours or until the battery status icon in the “Connect”
screen shows that the battery is full.
Battery is in full
Note: Player continues to use battery power after it’s been turned off, if unit isn’t used for a while,
the battery might need to be charged. Recharging the player at least 2 –3 times in three months
for maintain the battery life and performance.
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4
5
2
6
7
8
9
10
1
12
11

a. Charging the Battery:
You can charge the player battery in two ways:
Connect player to your computer. Or,
Use the USB power charger. (not included)
b. Connection and Charging:
Once you have connected player with computer / power charger, then you will see the
“Connect” screen appear on screen,
The level bars are running in battery status icon at the “Connect” screen. The battery is in
charging.
“Connect” Screen
In Charging
Important: The battery does not charge when your computer is in sleep. The USB port on most
keyboards does not provide enough power to charge the player. Connect the player to a USB 2.0
port on your computer only to prevent the charging problem.
3. Connecting and Disconnecting Player
You can connect the player with your computer to transfer those media files and recorded voice
memos when necessary, and to charge the battery.
a. To Connect the Player
To connect the player to your computer, plug the connector of the USB Cable into a USB port
on your computer, and connect the other end to the player, then the “Connect” screen
appears for view.
Now the player is ready for media files transfer with your computer and the battery is
charging.
You can transfer the media files by using the computer mouse use drag and place, or copy and
paste, in between the player and your computer. Disconnect it when you’re done.
b. To Disconnecting Player
It’s important not to disconnect player while it’s syncing or transferring files. Eject the player

before disconnect it.
To eject the player, press and hold the Mbutton for about 2 seconds, the “Connect” screen
will switch to “Main Menu” screen. And now it is safe to disconnect the player with your
computer. Unplug the USB cable from the player. Or,
If you’re using a Windows PC, you can also eject the player in My Computer or by clicking the
“Safely Remove Hardware”icon in the Windows system tray. Select the correspondent name
of the USB Device and choose “Stop” > choose “Confirm” > choose “Confirm” followed by the
pop up window of your computer.
If you’re using a Mac, you can also eject the player by dragging the player icon on the desktop
to the Trash.
Disconnect the USB cable from the player and computer, simply remove it.
If you accidentally disconnect the player without ejecting it, reconnect it to your computer
and sync again. However, some media file may be lost.
4. Getting Started with the Player
Turning the player ON/OFF and using the Main Menu.
Press and hold the button for 3 –4 seconds to turn ON the player, then you will see any
one of the following shown Main Menu screens, Music / Movie / Record / Pedometer /
Voice / Photo / Setup / Game / eBook, will appear on the LCD after the Loading and Opening
screen are displayed.
To turn OFF the player, press and hold the button for 3 –4 seconds.
“Main Menu” screens
(If Music chooses) (If Movie chooses) (If Record chooses) (If Pedometer chooses)
(If Voice chooses) (If Photo chooses) (If Setup chooses) (If Game chooses)

(If eBook chooses)
5. Use the Setup Menu
You might need to set date & time or change some default setting as you desire in the setup sub
menu before you start to use the player.
To go into the setup menu, from the main menu, choose “Setup”by using the /
button and then press the M button; a “Setup” menu appears to use.
You can go back to the previous menu by pressing the button during in setup menu. Or,
press and hold the Mbutton to return to the main menu.
Setup Menu
(Menu Page 1) (Menu Page 2)
a. To Setup “System time” (Date & Time):
Choose “System time”by using the / button and then press the M button, a date &
time setting screen appears.
Press the “+” button, the year is highlighted; then adjust it to the current year by pressing the
/ button. Repeat the adjusting methods by the “+” and / button again to
finish the following items; Month, Date, Hour, Minute and seconds setting adjustment.
Finally, you need to press the M button to confirm the adjustment and go back to the Setup
menu, if not the date & time will not be memorized and you need to adjust them again.
b. To change “LCD set”
You can set the backlight to illuminate the screen for a certain amount of time as you desire or
make the backlight go ON permanently every time you turn ON the player.
To change the LCD backlight, choose “LCD set” > choose “Dark mode”, a level bar with
numbers appears; then choose “0 (always On) / 5 / 10 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 35 / 40 / 45 / 50
(seconds)”as you desire by using the Mand / buttons. Choose “0” to prevent the

LCD backlight from turning off. (choosing this option decreases the battery performance)
c. To Change the “Language”
This player can use difference OSD languages.
To set the language, choose “Language”, and then choose the language as you desire by using
the M and / buttons.
d. To Set “Power Off”
The Power Off setting can extend the time between battery charges by turning OFF the player
when you are not using the controls or when there’s no operation. Also, the Sleep function is
provided for more choice.
To set power off time, choose “Power off”, then choose “Off time”, a level bar with numbered
menu appears, then choose “0 - 200 seconds” as you want by using the M and /
buttons.
To set the sleep time, choose “Power off”, then choose “Sleep time”, a level bar with
numbered menu appears, choose “0 / 10 / 20 /30 / 40 / 50 / 60 / 70 / 80 / 90 / 100 / 110 /
120 minutes” as you want by using the Mand / buttons.
e. To View “Memory info”
You can view the memory status of the player, such as the numbers of the remaining memory
space available and the percentage of memory that’s been used.
To view the status, choose “Memory info” by using the Mand / buttons. An
information screen, remaining memory space available and percentage of memory used,
appear for viewing.
To return to the setup menu or main menu press the button or press and hold the M
button.
f. To View “Firmware Version”
You might need to view the details about firmware information inside the Player.
Choose “Firmware version” by using the M and / buttons, an information screen
appears for viewing.
To return to the setup menu or main menu, press the button or press and hold the M
button.
g. To “Exit”
Select Exit to go back to the main menu. Or, press and hold the Mbutton to go back to the
main menu.
6. Use Music Menu
You can use the music player to playback with supported music file formats of audio coding; WMA
and MP3 are supported by the player. To open the music player in the Main Menu:
From the main menu, choose “Music” by using the / and Mbutton, a “Music Now
Playing” screen appears.

“Music Now Playing” Screen
a. To Play Music
In the Music Now Playing screen, press the button to start playing.
Press the button to pause the playing music. Press it again to play.
b. Play Previous or Next Music
Press the button to play next music.
Press the button to play previous music.
c. Use Fast-Forward or Fast-Backward
Press and hold the button to use fast-forward
Press and hold the button to use fast-backward.
d. Adjust volume level
In music playing, press the button to increase the volume level, a change volume control
screen appears.
In music playing, press the button to decrease the volume level, a change volume control
screen appears.
Wait for 6 –8 seconds or press the button to return to the music now playing screen.
For hearing protection; a beep warning will be heard from the earphone, or display warning
pop-up on TFT screen, when every time you increase the volume level and reach to the default
setting level which may exceed 85dB. Press the M button to accept the warning and enter into the
volume control to increase the level up to the maximum level.
e. Use Lyric Display
This player supports “*.LRC” lyric files and lyrics can synchronously be displayed while playing
music if your music has lyrics included. How to know whether the lyrics exist? If the current song
has matching lyric files, the color dot beside the Lyric Message icon will turn to green from
red in the Music Now Playing screen.
Play the music with lyrics, and then press and hold the Mbutton to enter the lyric display
mode and the lyrics are displayed and moved up accordingly with the playing music.
Press the M button to cancel the lyrics display and go back to the Music Now Play screen if
you want.

7. Use Music Submenu in Music Stop Mode
You might need to select folders for music playing and delete music files. To do this:
a. Local Folder
In the Music Now Playing screen, press the button to stop playing music if the player is
playing, then press the M button to call up the Music Submenu.
In the Music Submenu screen, choose “Local folder”; a list menu appears, and then select the
folder and / or choose a music file by using the / and M button.
It will go back to music now playing screen once a music file is selected. Then press the
button to play.
b. Delete file
In the Music Submenu screen, choose “Delete file”; a list menu appears, and then choose
which music file that you want to delete by using the / and M buttons.
Once a file is selected, press the Mbutton and choose Yes to confirm or No to cancel.
c. Delete All
In the Music Submenu screen, choose “Delete all” then select “Yes / No”by using the /
button.
One “YES” or “NO” appears; then press the M button to confirm.
All music files will be deleted once YES is selected and confirmed, a “Deleting” screen appears
for a while and the deleting process is in progress, then “Empty disk!” message will be shown
on the screen for a few seconds.
d. Exit
Select Exit to go back to the music now playing screen.
8. Use Music Submenu in Music Playing Mode
You might need to do some changes for music playing, such as repeat, EQ settings for music files…
etc. To change settings:
a. To Set Repeat
In the music playing mode, press the Mbutton, a Music Submenu appears, then choose
“Repeat”, then choose “Normal / Repeat one / Folder / Repeat folder / Repeat all /
Random ”as you desire by using the / and Mbuttons.
b. To Change Equalizer
In the music playing mode, press the Mbutton, a Music Submenu appears, the choose
“Equalizer”, then choose “Natural / Rock / Pop / Classic / Soft / Jazz / DBB” as you desire.
c. Exit
Select Exit to go back to the music now playing screen.
9. Use Movie Menu
a. To Play Movie
From the Main Menu, choose “Movie” by using the / and M button, a “Movie Now
Playing” screen appears to use.

In the Movie Now Playing” screen, press the key to start playing.
Press the button to pause and to go back to the Movie Now Playing screen. Press it again,
the video will play continue.
b. To Play Previous or Next Video
Press the button to play the next movie file.
Press the button to play the previous movie file.
c. Use Fast-Forward or Fast-Backward
Press and hold the button to play fast-forward.
Press and hold the button to play fast-backward.
d. Adjust Volume Level
In movie playing, press the button to increase the volume level.
In movie playing, press the button to decrease the volume level.
To preset the volume level at movie stop mode, in the Movie Now Playing screen press the
/ key to preset your desired volume level; a volume control screen appears to view. Press
the / Mbutton to return to the Movie Now Playing.
For hearing protection; a beep warning will be heard from the earphone, or display warning
pop-up on TFT screen, every time you increase the volume level and reach the default setting level
which may exceed 85dB. Press the M button to accept the warning and enter into the volume
control to increase the level up to the maximum level.
10. Use Movie Submenu
You might need to select folders, delete movie files and set repeat for movie play. You can make
changes in the playing mode at the Movie Now playing screen. To do this:
In the “Movie Now Playing” screen, press the Mbutton to enter the movie submenu.
a. Local Folder
In the movie submenu screen, choose the “Local Folder”, a file list menu appears, and then
select a folder and / or choose a desired movie file to play by using the / and M
button.
It will go back to the music now playing screen once a music file is selected. Then press the
button to play.
b. Delete File
In the movie submenu screen, choose “Delete file”; a file list menu appears, and then choose
which movie file that you want to delete by using the / buttons.
Once a file is selected, press the M button and choose “Yes” to confirm or “No” to cancel.
c. Delete All
In the movie submenu screen, choose “Delete all”; then select “Yes / No” by using the /
button.
One “YES” or “NO” appears; then press the M button to confirm.
All movie files will be deleted once YES is selected and confirmed; a “Deleting” screen appears