Memorex MMP3780 - 1 GB Digital Player User manual

User’s Guide
Guía del usuario
MMP3780
Before operating this product, please read these instructions completely.
Antes de operar este producto, lea este instructivo en su totalidad.
1GB MP3/WMA
Digital Audio Player
Reproductor de audio digital
MP3/WMA con 1GB

COPYRIGHT:
• Distributing copies of MP3, WMA with DRM or WAV tracks without permission is a
violation of international copyright laws.
SAFETY:
• Vibration experienced during walking or exercising will not affect the player. However,
dropping the player or dropping a heavy object on the player may result in damage or
sound distortion.
• Avoid spilling any liquid onto or into the player.
• Do not leave the player in a location near heat sources; in a location subject to direct
sunlight, excessive dust, sand, moisture, rain or mechanical shock; on an unlevel
surface; or in a car with the windows closed during periods of excessive heat.
ROAD SAFETY:
• Do not use headphones while driving, cycling or operating any motorized vehicle. It
may create a traffic hazard and it is illegal in some areas. It can be potentially
dangerous to play your headset at a high volume while walking, especially at pedestrian
crossings. You should exercise extreme caution or discontinue use in potentially
hazardous situations.
FCC WARNING:
• This equipment may generate or use radio frequency energy. Changes or
modifications to this equipment may cause harmful interference unless the
modifications are expressly approved in the instruction manual. The user could lose
the authority to operate this equipment if an unauthorized change or modification is
made.
PRECAUTIONS
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This Class B digital apparatus complies with Canadian ICES-003.
Cet appareil numérique de la classe B est conforme à la norme NMB-003 du Canada.

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FCC DECLARATION
This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC rules. Operation is subject to the
following two conditions: 1) This device may not cause interference, and 2) This
device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause
undesired operation.
Warning: Changes or modifications to this unit not expressly approved by the party
responsible for compliance could void the user’s authority to operate the equipment.
NOTE: This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a
Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are
designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a
residential installation. This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio
frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions,
may cause harmful interference to radio communications.
However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular
installation. If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television
reception, which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on, the user is
encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following
measures:
• Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.
• Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver.
•Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the
receiver is connected.
• Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help.
Shield cable must be used with this unit to ensure
compliance with class B FCC limits.

Dear Customer:
Selecting fine audio equipment such as the unit you’ve just purchased is only the start
of your musical enjoyment. Now it’s time to consider how you can maximize the fun
and excitement your equipment offers. This manufacturer and the Electronic Industries
Association’s Consumer Electronics Group want you to get the most out of your
equipment by playing it at a safe level. One that lets the sound come through loud and
clear without annoying blaring or distortion and, most importantly, without affecting
your sensitive hearing.
Sound can be deceiving. Over time your hearing “comfort level” adapts to higher
volumes of sound. So what sounds “normal” can actually be loud and harmful to your
hearing. Guard against this by setting your equipment at a safe level BEFORE your
hearing adapts.
To establish a safe level:
• Start your volume control at a low setting.
• Slowly increase the sound until you can hear it comfortably and clearly, and without
distortion.
Once you have established a comfortable sound level:
• Set the dial and leave it there.
Taking a minute to do this now will help to prevent hearing damage or loss in the future.
After all, we want you listening for a lifetime.
We Want You Listening For A Lifetime
Used wisely, your new sound equipment will provide a lifetime of fun and enjoyment.
Since hearing damage from loud noise is often undetectable until it is too late, this
manufacturer and the Electronic Industries Association’s Consumer Electronics Group
recommend you avoid prolonged exposure to excessive noise. This list of sound levels
is included for your protection.
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Decibel
Level Example
30 Quiet library, soft whispers
40 Living room, refrigerator, bedroom away from traffic
50 Light traffic, normal conversation, quiet office
60 Air conditioner at 20 feet, sewing machine
70 Vacuum cleaner, hair dryer, noisy restaurant
80 Average city traffic, garbage disposals, alarm clock at two feet
THE FOLLOWING NOISES CAN BE DANGEROUS UNDER CONSTANT EXPOSURE:
90 Subway, motorcycle, truck traffic, lawn mower
100 Garbage truck, chain saw, pneumatic drill
120 Rock band concert in front of speakers, thunderclap
140 Gunshot blast, jet engine
180 Rocket launching pad
Information courtesy of the Deafness Research Foundation.
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LOCATION OF CONTROLS
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1. MIC (Microphone)
2. USB Jack
(USB CABLE PART NO.
337-01000-E050*)
3. Display
4. Battery Compartment
(Rear of Unit)
5. Stop ■/Power Off Button
6. Play/Pause ®p/Power
On button
7. Headphones Hangstrap Hole**
8. Navigation Control: (clockwise)
Navigation π/Volume +
Navigation ®/Skip/Search n
Navigation †/Volume -
Navigation √/Skip/Search o
Menu/Enter (center)
9. Headphones Jack**
(Bottom of Unit)
(HEADPHONES PART NO.
261-32201-E001*)
10. LOCK Switch
(Bottom of Unit)
*Consumer Replaceable Part
(See page 36 to order.)
**The headphones included with this unit
come with a necklace and a detachable
hangstrap.

USING THE NECKLACE STRAP
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Unscrew the detachable hangstrap
from the headphones/necklace.
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Insert the cord through the hangstrap hole.
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Loop the cord around the locking piece
and pull until tightened. Screw the
detachable hangstrap back onto the
headphones/necklace.
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BATTERY INSTALLATION
When the bars in the battery indicator (in the display) become low (see Figure 1),
replace the battery as follows.
1. Disconnect the headphone plug from
the Headphones jack on the bottom of
the unit. Then, remove the Battery
Compartment cover on the rear of the
unit by sliding it out.
2. Insert one (1) “AAA” battery, following the
polarity indicated in the Battery Compartment,
as shown in Figure 2. An alkaline battery is
recommended for the longest playing time.
3. Slide the Battery Compartment cover back
onto the rear of the unit.
BATTERY PRECAUTIONS
Follow these precautions when using a battery in this device:
1. Use only the size and type of battery specified.
2. Be sure to follow the correct polarity when installing the battery as indicated. Reversed
batteries may cause damage to the device.
3. If the device is not to be used for a long period of time, remove the battery to prevent damage
or injury from possible battery leakage.
4. Do not try to recharge batteries not intended to be recharged; they can overheat and rupture.
(Follow battery manufacturer’s directions.)
Figure 1
Figure 2
FULL 50% EMPTY

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DOWNLOADING AND TRANSFERRING FILES
SUPPORTED OPERATING SYSTEMS
This unit is compatible with the following Operating Systems:
Windows ME, 2000 and XP or Mac 9.2X
Please refer to the following pages to learn how to: transfer files, convert music on
an audio CD into MP3 or WMA format using Windows Media Player 10, transfer
MP3/WMA files and WMA files with DRM 9 using Windows Media Player 10, and
safely remove your unit from the computer.
NOTE: Visit www.Microsoft.com to download the corresponding Windows Media
Player for your computer.

DOWNLOADING AND TRANSFERRING FILES (CONT.)
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TRANSFERRING FILES
You can download digital music files from the Internet or use encoding software to
convert music that you have on an audio CD into MP3 or WMA format. Once these
files are stored on your computer you can easily copy them to your player.
For Windows XP, if you have Windows Media Player 10, you can transfer music
files (MP3, WMA, WMA files with DRM 9) to the player through the "Sync" function
of Windows Media Player 10. Connect your computer to the USB port on your
computer using the USB cable.
“Removable Disk” will appear in
your "My Computer" folder which
indicates the player is connected.
Then, follow the procedure on page
12 to transfer music files to the
player.
For Windows ME, Windows 2000 or Windows XP (without Windows Media
Player 10),transfer music files as follows:
1. Connect your player to the USB port on your computer using the USB cable as
shown above.
2. A "Removable Disk" window will automatically pop-up on your computer screen.
3. To add more files and songs to your player, simply drag and drop MP3 or WMA
files/folders from anywhere on your computer into the "Removable Disk" window.
IMPORTANT: A WMA file with DRM 9 will not play back if you directly drag and drop
it into the "Removable Disk" window.You must use Windows Media Player 9 or 10
to transfer copy-protected files as described on page 12.

TRANSFERRING AUDIO FILES TO YOUR DIGITAL AUDIO PLAYER USING A
MACINTOSH COMPUTER
Make sure to use a Macintosh computer with an operating system of 9.2X to transfer
audio files.
1. Turn on your computer.
2. Turn on your digital audio player.
3. Connect the smaller end of the cable to the USB jack on the player and the larger
end of the cable to the USB port on your Macintosh.
4. Your computer will automatically recognize your player and mount a hard disk icon
onto your desktop.
5. Locate the folder where your audio files are stored on your computer’s hard drive.
Simply drag and drop the audio files onto the mounted hard disk drive icon of your
digital audio player located on your desktop.
6. After you have finished your transfer,put away the digital audio player hard disk
icon(s) by dragging it to the Trash icon or Control-click its icon and choose Eject from
the File menu or select Eject from the File drop-down menu located at the top of your
screen. You can also use the keyboard shortcuts by selecting the digital audio player
hard disk icon and pressing the Command-E keys.
7. Your player is ready to play the files you transferred.
DOWNLOADING AND TRANSFERRING FILES (CONT.)
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For Windows XP, you can also utilize Windows Media
Player 10 software to convert music on an audio CD into
MP3 or WMA format as follows:
1. Open the Windows Media Player 10 Browser, then
click on the “Rip” icon on the top tool bar. Insert a
Music CD into the CD-Rom drive of your computer.
NOTE: For Windows ME and Windows 2000, please
use the corresponding Windows Media Player for your
computer to convert music on an audio CD into MP3 or
WMA format.
2. Click on the “Tools” menu option at the top menu
bar,then click on “Options”; the Option setting menu will
appear.Click on Rip Music and set the Rip Music to the
desired location on your computer. Then, set the desired
format for the newly ripped music (MP3 format or Windows
Media Audio format). Adjust the audio quality as desired.
When finished, click “OK” to confirm the settings.
3. Click on the “Rip Music” icon to start ripping the music to
your computer.
4. When the music tracks are ripped; connect the player to
your computer.Open the “Removable Disk” window and
open the ripped music location window.
5. Toadd the transferred/ripped music files/songs to your player simply drag and drop the MP3
and/or WMA files into the “Removable Disk” window.
6. When the files are finished loading into the player,you can follow the “Safely Remove
Hardware” procedure as shown on page 13.
DOWNLOADING AND TRANSFERRING FILES (CONT.)
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DOWNLOADING AND TRANSFERRING FILES (CONT.)
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TRANSFERRING MP3/WMA FILES AND WMA
FILES WITH DRM 9 USING WINDOWS MEDIA
PLAYER 10 (FOR WINDOWS XP ONLY)
To transfer MP3 files/WMA files/WMA files with
DRM 9 to the player, follow the procedure
described below using Windows Media Player
10. Before beginning the procedure please turn
the unit on and connect the unit to the computer
as previously described.
1. Open the “Windows Media Player Browser
10” and click on “Sync”.
2. Click on the “Sync List” pull-down menu to
locate the music files you wish to download.
Then make sure to tick the box next to
the files.
3. Select the Portable Device ("Removable
Disk") that you want to copy to from the right
side drop-down menu. Click “Start Sync” to
start transferring music files to
the player.
4. After finished transferring all the desired files
to your unit, you can remove your unit from
the computer.
NOTE:
• For WMA files with DRM 9, you can use
Windows Media Player 9 or 10 to transfer
files to your player.

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SAFELY REMOVE HARDWARE
SAFELY REMOVING YOUR PLAYER FROM THE COMPUTER
(FOR WINDOWS ME OR 2000)
NOTE: To avoid damage to your player or data loss, always follow the procedure listed below
before disconnecting your player from the USB port on your computer.
Using your mouse, double click the "Safely Remove
Hardware" icon on the task bar.
From the "Safely Remove Hardware" window (shown lower
right), select "USB Mass Storage Device" and click the "Stop" button.
The "Stop a Hardware Device" window will pop-up. Click "OK".
When the "Safe to Remove Hardware" window is displayed, you
may remove the player from the USB cable or remove the USB
cable from the computer.
NOTE:
• If the “Safely Remove Hardware” icon is not displayed on the task
bar, please double-click on My Computer. Right-click on
“Removable Disk” and left-click on “Eject”. Then it is safe to
remove the player from the computer.
• If you are using Windows XP and the Windows Media Player 10 software is already installed,
then you do not need to follow the above "Safely Remove Hardware" procedure.

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OPERATION
Turn the unit on by pressing the Play/Pause
®p/Power On button 1;the Memorex start screen
will appear in the display temporarily. Then the
Music Player menu will appear and the MP3/WMA
track’s information will appear in the display. To turn
the unit off, press and hold the Stop ■/Power Off
button 2;“Continue Holding To Power Off” will
appear in the display.Do not release the Stop
■/Power Off button 2until the unit turns off.
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TURNING THE POWER ON/OFF LOCK SWITCH
With the unit on, slide the LOCK switch to the Lock
position (right); a small Lock icon will appear in the
display and no buttons will function. This is useful
when you do not want the track changed by
accidentally pressing a button. Slide the LOCK
switch to the Unlock position (left) to cancel the
Lock function.
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NOTE: It will take several seconds to several minutes to update the player’slibrary or the music files
depending on the number of songs that you transferred to the player. When done, the Music Player menu
will appear in the display.

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OPERATION (CONTINUED)
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TO LISTEN TO MP3s/WMAs
Press the Play/Pause ®p/Power On button
11to start playback. Press the Navigation
▲/Volume + 2or ▼/- 3buttons to increase
or decrease the volume. To stop playback,
press the Stop ■/Power Off button 4.
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Turn the unit on by pressing the Play/Pause
®p/Power On button; the Memorex start
screen will appear in the display
temporarily. Then the Music Player menu
will appear and the MP3/WMA track’s
information will appear in the display.
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To turn the unit off, press and hold the Stop
■/Power Off button; “Continue Holding To
Power Off” will appear in the display. Do not
release the Stop ■/Power Off button until the
unit turns off.
NOTE:
•See pages 8-12 for information on uploading
MP3 and WMA files to this unit.

OPERATION (CONTINUED)
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During playback, if you wish to pause the file
momentarily, press the Play/Pause ®p/Power
On button; playback will pause and the timer will
stop counting.
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Press the Play/Pause ®p/Power On button again
to resume playback; the sound will return and the
timer will start counting again.
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TO PAUSE PLAYBACK
Press the Menu/Enter button 1;the Main menu
will appear.Scroll to Navigation by pressing the
Navigation ▲/Volume + or ▼/- 2button then
press the Menu/Enter button 1.Select the
desired folder/file by pressing the Navigation
®/Skip/Search nor √/o 3 button then press
the Menu/Enter button 1.
NOTE: If you want to browse the music files by
folder, you must “drag and drop” the music
folder(s) as described on page 9.
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Select the desired option from the pop-up menu:
Play (to begin playback), Enter (to continue
browsing within the sub-folders and/or files) or
Cancel (to cancel your selection) by pressing the
Navigation ®/Skip/Search n1or √/o 2
button then press the Menu/Enter button 3.
NOTE: In the last sub-folder, the “Enter” option
will change to a "Delete" option. If you select
"Delete", you can then select "Yes", "No" or
"Cancel" by pressing the Navigation ®/Skip/
Search nor √/obutton then press the
Menu/Enter button.
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TO SELECT/BROWSE THROUGH THE FILES

OPERATION (CONTINUED)
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FORWARD/REVERSE SKIP
During playback, press and hold the Navigation
®/Skip/Search n1or √/o 2 button to move
the player forward or backward within a file to
locate a specific musical passage. The player
will move forward or backward at high speed as
long as the button is held. When you release the
button, normal playback will resume.
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During playback, press the Navigation
®/Skip/Search nbutton 1 to advance the
player to the beginning of the next file. Press
the Navigation ®/Skip/Search nbutton 1
repeatedly to advance the player to higher-
numbered files.
During playback, press the Navigation
√/Skip/Search obutton 2 to move the player
back to the beginning of the currently playing
file. Press the Navigation √/Skip/Search o
button 2 repeatedly to move the player back to
lower-numbered files.
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HIGH-SPEED MUSIC SEARCH

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OPERATION (CONTINUED)
Press the Menu/Enter button 1; the Main menu
will appear. Scroll to Record by pressing the
Navigation ▲/Volume + 2or ▼/- 3button then
press the Menu/Enter button 1.
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TO CREATE A VOICE RECORDING
Speak into the microphone and the player will
create a voice recording. Press the Play/Pause
®p/Power On button to pause recording, and
press again to resume recording.
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Press the Stop ■/Power Off button to stop
recording and go to the Voice Player menu.
NOTES:
• See the next page for how to access the
voice recordings you have created.
• See page 25 for how to view the Recorder
settings.
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OPERATION (CONTINUED)
Press the Menu/Enter button 1;the Main menu
will appear. Scroll to Voice by pressing the
Navigation ▲/Volume + or ▼/- 2button then
press the Menu/Enter button 1.Select the
desired recording by pressing the Navigation
®/Skip/Search nor √/o 3 button then press
the Play/Pause ®p/Power On button 4.
NOTE: You can also select/browse through the
recordings as described on page 16 by
selecting the VOICE folder.
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TO LISTEN TO A RECORDING