Mercury IXA365i User manual

Introduction
Thank you for purchasing the MP3 player. It is a
digital audio player. You do not need to carry a
cassette tape or CD anymore.
With the player, enjoying CD-quality music
becomes a breeze. You can store dozens of MP3
files in the built-in flash memory. Also, you can
listen to the radio or even record your favorite
radio program, an interview, conversation or
lecture.
The sound in this light shock-resistant player
will not skip or stretch at all. The file name and
MP3 track title are also conveniently displayed on
the LCD in the middle of the player for easy
reference.

Accessories
Stereo Earphone USB Cable Installation CD
Manual 1 AAA battery
System Requirements
■Pentium 166 MHz, 32MB memory
■20MB hard disc space
■USB 1.1 port
■CD-ROM Drive 4X speed or above
Microsoft Windows 98 / 98SE / 2000 / XP

Knowing your MP3 Player
LCD
128*64 pixels, OLED
5-ways Switch
Press the 5-ways switch to enter MENU
Dial the 5-ways switch up or down to increase or
decrease the volume level
Dial the 5-ways switch left or right to skip to
previous or next track
Dial and hold the 5-ways switch left or right to fast
forward or reverse within the current track
USB port
Upload/ download files via this port with the USB
cable connected to computer
SD/MMC
Supports normal MMC/SC cards
Earphone
Plug the earphone into the jack for listening to the

player
Hold switch
EQ
Press the button to switch 5 play modes - Normal,
Rock, Jazz, Classical and Pop
Play / Pause / Power Button
Press the button to power on the player, Playback
or pause playback of music or voice files, Press
and hold to power off the player
REC / A-B
Press and hold the button to record music or
voice files, Press to repeat between section A and
B during music mode

Connecting to PC
Power on your computer.
Plug the flat USB connector of the USB
cable we attached to a USB port of your
computer.
Plug the mini connector of the USB cable we
attached to the player.
The player will power on automatically.
“Ready” appears on the LCD of the player,
indicates the connection with the computer has
established successfully.
When the player is connected to your computer,
it starts working as a removable hard disk on your
computer. You can transfer, copy, paste and
delete the data (audio files, voice recording files,
etc.) that stored on your player into your computer
very conveniently. It can also be used for storage
of non-music files.

Function & Keys Instructions
Play the Music
When you press Play/Pause button, you will
see the below pictures show the player in which
play mode, music serial number/total number,
playing time, music singer and name. At lowest
row, it shows music name or ID3 information.
When the player is in status of play and you
press Play/Pause, the player will pause playback.

To skip to previous or next track, please dial
the 5-ways switch left or right (FF/REW).
To power off the player, please press and
hold Play/Pause for 3 seconds.
When the player is in status of play or pause,
you can dial the 5-ways switch up or down to
increase or decrease the volume level. The
adjusting range of volume is 32 levels.
To fast forward or reverse within the current
tract, please dial and hold the 5-ways switch left
or right.
Note: When the player is in status of play, the
battery volume may flop because different
power consumption will make the battery
volume librating.
Menu
Press the 5-ways switch to enter MENU and

dial it left or right to choose sub-menu, then press
it again to enter sub-menu as below.
Select Music to go into playing mode of music.
Select Voice to go into playing mode of recorded
voice WAV files. In such status, you still can
choose the corresponding function in the same
menu.

Select FM Tuner to enter radio interface.
Select Setting to enter parameters setting menu.
Select Delete File to enter files deleting interface.

Select Information to enter information interface.
Select Record to enter recording interface.
FM Function
Adjust frequency - Press the 5-ways switch
to enter menu and dial it to select FM, then press
the switch to enter Preset mode as below.

The Preset mode – It sets 20 fixed channels.
The first time you enter the mode, the player will
search channels automatically. After searching,
you can choose each channel by dial the switch
left or right.
The Manual mode – Press the switch to
enter the interface as below. You can adjust
channel manually by dialing the switch left or right.
Dialing once; 100kHz will be changed. Dialing and
hold the switch, frequency will be changed

100kHz continuously.
If you want to save the frequency you adjusted
manually, press the A-B button shortly. Then, the
channel will be saved in the Preset mode for
listening in the future.
FM Radio Recording
You can record FM programs as MP3 or WAV
files. Press and hold the A-B button to enter
recording interface as below.
Press the 5-ways switch to pause the recording.

Press it again to keep recording. Press
Play/Pause to stop recording and return to FM
sub-menu. If you want to back to the Music or
voice mode to listen to the files you recorded,
please press and hold the 5-ways switch.
Note: The volume control is still useful by
dialing the 5-ways switch up or down.
Set Recording Setting
You can record files by built-in microphone and
FM. Press the 5-ways switch to enter menu and
dial it left to select Setting.
Press the switch to enter Setting and dial it left
or right to choose Rec Setting. Press the menu

button to enter Rec Setting as below.
1. Select Source to set the recording sources,
microphone or FM. If you choose microphone, the
voice or music will be recorded by built-in
microphone from outside. If you choose FM, the
voice or music will be recorded from FM
programs.
2. Select Encoder to set the format of
recorded files, including MP3 and WAV. You
can press the Menu button for selection.
3. Select Quality to set the quality of recording
files, including high, middle and low levels.
The better the sound quality is; the more
space it takes. Please select it depends on

your needs.
Recording Operation
There are 2 ways to begin recording.
1. Recording by press and hold REC / A-B
button – The recorded files will be named
and saved automatically to Voice folder at
root directory as M010.MP3 or V007.WAV. As
below pictures, the LCD shows present LCD
shows present recording time, left recording
time and file name.
To pause recording, please press the 5-ways
switch. Press it again to keep on recording.
Press Play/Pause button to stop recording.
Press Play/Pause again to play the recorded

file.
2. Press the 5-ways switch to enter menu and
dial it to select Record, then press the switch
to enter recording interface as below.
To pause recording, please press the 5-ways
switch. Press it again to keep on recording.
Press Play/Pause button to stop recording.
Press Play/Pause again to play the recorded
file.
Play Recorded files
To play recorded MP3 files, please enter
menu and select Music.
To play recorded WAV files, please enter
menu and select Voice as below. Choose the

recorded file that you want to play by dialing the
5-ways switch left or right, then press Play/Pause
button to play the WAV file.
When you stop recording, you can press
Play/Pause button to listen to the recorded file
immediately. The playing picture is as below.
If there are no recorded files or it’s the first time
you enter the interface, No Files will be shown as
below.

To press the menu button, you can also
enter the function menu to finish all selections and
the settings.
To press Play/Pause to stop the status of
playing and back to Voice interface.
Note: To play MP3 recorded files must under
Music mode. To play WAV recorded files are
required to under Voice mode.
Set MP3 Equalizer
There are 2 ways to choose different play
modes to enjoy music better.
1. Press EQ button once; play mode will be
changed once.

2. Press the 5-ways switch to enter menu and
dial it to select Setting, then press the switch to
enter EQ sub-menu. It has 5 play modes –
Normal, Rock, Jazz, Classical and Pop as below.
If you don’t want to change the current setting,
choose EXIT to quit the sub-menu. Then press
and hold the 5-ways switch to back to the Music
mode. After setting, EQ mode will be shown in the
playing interface as below.

8. Set Repeat Mode
Press the 5-ways switch to enter menu and dial
it to select Setting, then press the switch to enter
Repeat sub-menu. It has 5 repeat modes –
Normal, Repeat Track, Repeat All, Shuffle, and
Shuffle Repeat as below.