MSI MEGA STICK 511 User manual

MSI
MEGA STICK 511
Multi-Functional Drive
User’s Guide

Table of Contents
Safety Instructions ............................................................................................... 4
Unpack.......................................................................................................... 4
Chapter 1. Introduction....................................................................................... 5
How to Use This Guide ................................................................................ 6
Chapter 2. Getting Started ..................................................................................7
Function Keys............................................................................................... 7
LCD Display................................................................................................. 8
Insert a Battery ............................................................................................. 9
Hold Switch................................................................................................ 10
USB Flash Disk .......................................................................................... 10
Chapter 3. Driver & Utility Installation........................................................... 11
Connect MEGA STICK 511 to Your Computer ......................................... 11
Hardware Installation for Windows 98SE......................................... 11
Install Utilities ............................................................................................ 12
Use the Utility ............................................................................................ 12
Safety Remove MEGA STICK 511 from Computer .................................. 15
Chapter 4. Basic Usage ...................................................................................... 16
Power On and Off....................................................................................... 16
Edit Sound Tracks (Files) ........................................................................... 17
Music Playback .......................................................................................... 18
Normal Playback............................................................................... 18
Select the Next or Previous Track (File) ........................................... 18
Fast-Forward or Rewind ................................................................... 18
Volume Adjustment........................................................................... 19
Delete a Track (File) ......................................................................... 19
Delete All Tracks (Files) ................................................................... 19
EQ Settings................................................................................................. 20
Repeat Settings ........................................................................................... 21

FM Radio Mode (*optional function).........................................................22
Select FM Radio Mode ..................................................................... 22
Select FM Station.............................................................................. 22
Store a Favorite Station.....................................................................22
Select the Stored Favorite Station ..................................................... 23
Record Radio Broadcast.................................................................... 23
Play a Recorded FM Voice File......................................................... 24
Delete a Recorded FM Voice File ..................................................... 24
Delete All FM Voice Files................................................................. 25
Switch to FM/ Playback mode (*optional operation) ................................. 25
Switch from Music Playback mode to FM mode..............................25
Switch from FM mode to Music Playback mode.............................. 25
Record Function ......................................................................................... 26
Activate Voice Recording Function .................................................. 26
Activate Line-in Recording Function................................................27
Play a Recorded File .........................................................................28
Delete a Recorded File...................................................................... 28
Delete All Voice Files........................................................................ 29
Language Learning Function...................................................................... 30
Operation Menus ........................................................................................ 31
Other Settings ............................................................................................. 33
Backlight........................................................................................... 33
Contrast ............................................................................................. 33
Power Off.......................................................................................... 34
Record Rate....................................................................................... 35
Startup Logo...................................................................................... 35
Language........................................................................................... 36
Appendix A. Specifications................................................................................ 37
Appendix B. Driver and Utilities CD................................................................ 38
Appendix C. Screen Editor................................................................................ 39

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Safety Instructions
1. Always read the safety instructions carefully.
2. Keep this User’s Guide for future reference.
3. Keep this equipment away from humidity.
4. Never pour any liquid into the opening of this equipment that could
damage or cause electrical shock.
5. If any of the following situations arises, get the equipment checked by a
service personnel:
Liquid has penetrated into the equipment.
The equipment has been exposed to moisture.
The equipment has not work well or you can not get it work
according to User’s Guide.
The equipment has been dropped and been damaged.
6. Do not change the default folders in the MEGA STICK 511, or the device
might function abnormally.
Unpack1
1. MEGA STICK 511
2. Earphone
3. Driver Disk
4. USB Extension Cable
5. Quick Installation Guide
6. AAA Battery
1The accessories that come with MEGA STICK 511 package may be different from those shown
above.

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Chapter 1. Introduction
Congratulations on becoming a new user of MSI MEGA STICK 511, the
finely designed portable digital audio player. Your new MSI MEGA STICK
511 will improve the convenience of storing your personal data and the
enjoyment of using various audio functions. We are proud to tell our users that
MSI MEGA STICK 511 is thoroughly tested and certified by our reputation for
unsurpassed dependability and customer satisfaction.
MSI MEGA STICK 511 is a high performance portable digital audio player
that enables users to play MP3 or WMA audio files. Besides, MSI MEGA
STICK 511 also works as a portable USB data storage device that enables users
to store their personal data in the memory of MSI MEGA STICK 511. Here
are the main distinguishing features of MSI MEGA STICK 511:
Digital Audio Player –supports MP3 and WMA audio files.
FM Radio (optional function) - provides the function of receiving FM
Radio frequency. Users are able to save 15 favorite stations.
Voice or Radio Program Recording (optional function) – provides
synchronous recording function for voice or FM radio program. MEGA
STICK 511 also supports Line-in function, enables you to record the
external audio signal.
Language Learning Function – enables users to repeat a particular sound
track section during normal playback. With this function, users will be able
to pay more attention on the repeated playback and to achieve the result of
learning language.
USB Flash Disk – allows users to store personal data in MSI MEGA
STICK 511’s memory.
Thank you for choosing MSI MEGA STICK 511. We hope you will still turn
to us for additional quality products as your personal needs and interests grow.

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How to Use This Guide
This User’s Guide provides instructions and illustrations on how to install and
operate your MSI MEGA STICK 511. We assume that those users whose
operation system is at least Windows 98 or 98SE are familiar with their OS, and
be capable to follow the step-by-step instructions to install the driver of MSI
MEGA STICK 511. If users who are not able manage the operation system
properly, it is suggested to learn more about Microsoft Windows by referring to
your Microsoft Windows manual before installing the provided driver.
Chapter 1, Introduction, tells you the descriptions of all the accessories of MSI
MEGA STICK 511. Please check if you have all the accessories included
when you open the packing box. If any item is damaged or missing, please
contact the vendor where you purchased MSI MEGA STICK 511 directly.
Chapter 2, Getting Started, introduces the function keys on MEGA STICK
511, and tells you how to insert an AAA battery into the battery container
located on the back of MEGA STICK 511.
Chapter 3, Driver and Utility Installation, describes how to install MEGA
STICK 511 and the special designed utility for your new MEGA STICK 511.
Chapter 4, Basic Usage, describes how to use your new MEGA STICK 511 in a
various way. It is recommended to read this chapter carefully before using
MEGA STICK 511.
Appendix A, Specification, table of specification.
Appendix B, Driver and Utilities CD, explains the CD-ROM usages.
Appendix C, Screen Editor, tells you how to operate the Screen Editor tool to
edit your own start up logo on MEGA STICK 511.

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Chapter 2. Getting Started
Function Keys
1. Battery Cover Slide open to insert an AAA size battery here.
2. Hold Switch Switch to hold position to prevent the button
from being pushed inadvertently while
recording or playing.
3. USB Connector Cap Remove the cap when connecting the MEGA
STICK 511 to the computer.
4. USB Connector Connect one end of the supplied USB
extension cable here.
5. Power On/Off Press and hold to power on/ off MEGA STICK
511.
Play/Pause In music playback mode, press to play or pause
the playback. In FM mode, press to select the
stored favorite stations one by one.
6. Volume+/- Press +/- button to increase / decrease volume.
7. MENU Press down the button or push it to the right or
to the left to make various adjustment.

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8. Fn Press to enter FM function (optional function).
During playing, press it to enable the section
repeat function.
9. REC Press to start or stop voice recording.
10. MIC Internal Microphone.
11. Earphone Jack Plug the supplied earphone here.
12. Line-in Jack Plug an audio cable here to connect MEGA
STICK 511 and external audio device to record
external audio signal.
LCD Display
1. Hold Switch Status Indicates when the Hold function is enabled.
2. Playback Status Displays the music or voice files playback
status.
3. Volume Displays the volume status.
4. A to B Repeat Indicates when A to B section repeat function
is enabled.
5. Repeat Mode Indicates the repeat mode that includes
Normal, Repeat One, Repeat All, Shuffle, and
Shuffle Repeat.
6. Equalizer Indicates the EQ mode settings that include
Normal, Classical, POP, Rock, and Jazz.
7. Battery Status Indicates the Battery Status.
8. File Name Displays current playing file name.

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Insert a Battery
1. Remove the USB connector cap
2. Slide the battery cover.
3. Insert an AAA battery and make sure the battery is inserted into the correct
alignment.
4. Slide back the battery cover.
5. Press the Play/Pause[]button to power on MEGA STICK 511, and
then check the capacity of the battery.
6. If you cannot read the Battery Status on the Display when the battery is
inserted, please return to step 1 and make sure the battery is inserted into
the correct alignment. Or replace the battery to another.
Battery Consuming
Category of Battery Music files/ Recorded files Playing
AAA Alkaline 1280mA/hr battery Average 8 hours for playing or recording
Note: 1. Alkaline battery is recommended when using this Drive.
2. Take out the battery if you will not use this Drive for long time.
Battery Status
Empty Full

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Hold Switch
MEGA STICK 511 provides a Hold Switch, you can switch it to hold position to
prevent the button from being pushed inadvertently while recording or playing.
Once the Hold Switch is slide to the lock position, all function keys on MEGA
STICK 511 will be disabled instantly.
USB Flash Disk
Users are able to save personal data in various formats to MEGA STICK 511
memory. You can say MEGA STICK 511 is a small hard disk. To save data
to MEGA STICK 511, simply connect it to computer, and press the Power
button to let your system configure it. Then you can use Windows Explorer to
manage the data.

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Chapter 3. Driver & Utility Installation
Connect MEGA STICK 511 to Your Computer
1. Remove the USB connector cap.
2. Plug one end of the supplied USB cable to your computer, and plug the
other end to MEGA STICK 511.
3. After MEGA STICK 511 is connected to the computer, press the Power
button. Then MEGA STICK 511 should be detected by operating system.
Note: If the operation system of your computer is Windows 98SE, a
hardware driver for MEGA STICK 511 will be required.
Hardware Installation for Windows 98SE
When MEGA STICK 511 is connected to a computer with Windows 98SE
operating system, the system will automatically detect the new hardware, and
ask for a driver. To install the driver, place the supplied driver disk into the CD
drive. Then, follow the on-screen instructions to complete the installation.

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Install Utilities
The supplied Driver CD includes a MEGA STICK 511 specialized driver. It is
recommended to install even if your operating system is Windows 2000 or XP.
Then, your system can recognize and fully support this device. The driver
program includes a utility for upgrading the latest firmware provided by MSI
website. Simply insert the supplied disk into the CD drive, and then follow the
on-screen instructions to complete the installation.
Use the Utility
Once the Utility is installed, you will be able to updating a new firmware or
format your MEGA STICK 511 with this Utility.
Firmware Updating
To update the firmware, download the latest firmware from MSI website, and
place the downloaded firmware under [Program files -> MSI -> MS-551X].
Now, follow the instructions below to update the new firmware:
1. Press and hold the Play/Pause button.
2. Connect MEGA STICK 511 to your computer with the supplied USB cable.
Note: The Play/Pause button must be pressed while connecting MEGA
STICK 511 to the computer.

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3. After connecting MEGA STICK 511 to computer, go to [Device Manager]
and find a new drive named [Player Recovery Device Class] to check
connection status. If the connection is failed, you will not find [Player
Recovery Device Class] appearing in [Device Manager]. At this time,
repeat step 1 and 2 to try to connect MEGA STICK 511 to your computer.
4. Now, release Play/Pause Button.
5. Click [Start -> Programs -> MSI -> MS-5511 -> Update] to load firmware.
6. After loading firmware, you can see an update dialog.

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7. Deselect Format Data Area to update the new firmware without formatting
MEGA STICK 511. Select Format Data Area to update the new firmware
and format MEGA STICK 511 at the same time.
8. Press Start button to start updating the new firmware.
Note: If you format the MEGA STICK 511, the data and files stored inside will
be erased!
Format MEGA STICK 511
To format MEGA STICK 511, connect it to your computer with the supplied
USB cable. Then you may format your MEGA STICK 511 with the utility
mentioned above or with the Windows format tool.
Note: Use firmware update utility to format MEGA STICK 511 can ensure
format quality.
Note: If you format the MEGA STICK 511, the data and files stored inside will
be erased!

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Safety Remove MEGA STICK 511 from Computer
After managing the files or updating firmware, you have to follow the steps to
safety remove the MEGA STICK 511, to prevent system or device corrupt:
1. While an USB device is connecting to computer, there will be an icon
on the task bar. Double click the icon to bring the Safely Remove Hardware
dialog box. You can find all the devices connected on the display. To
remove MEGA STICK 511, close all the programs related, and click USB
Mass Storage Device and Stop button.
2. Then you see a window as below, click USB Mass Storage Device and OK
3. There will be the following message, and you can remove the device now.

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Chapter 4. Basic Usage
Power On and Off
1. Press the Play/Pause [] button once to turn the power on. When
powered on, a power on icon and MSI startup logo will be shown on the
display.
2. To power off MEGA STICK 511, press and hold the Play/Pause []
button until the power is switched off.
Note: when pressing the Play/Pause [
 ] button to power off MEGA
STICK 511, you will see a Power Off Status Bar appearing on the
display to show you the Power Off status.
Note: it takes about three to five seconds to turn the power off.

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Edit Sound Tracks (Files)
1. Press Play/Pause [] button to power on MEGA STICK 511. If there is
no sound track added in the memory, you will read the message as below.
2. Remove the USB connector cap, and plug one end of the supplied USB
cable to your computer, and plug the other end to MEGA STICK 511.
3. Once MEGA STICK 511 is connected to the computer, press the Power
button. And you will see the screen shown as below.
4. Select the desired sound tracks (files) from your own folder, and move
them into MEGA STICK 511. While the selected sound tracks (files) is
transferring to MEGA STICK 511, a message will shown as below.
5. You can also Select the desired files from MEGA STICK 511, and move
them into computer. While the selected files are transferring to MEGA
STICK 511, a message will shown as below.
Note: Disconnecting MEGA STICK 511 while transferring might cause
file corruption or system failure.
6. Under the MEGA STICK 511, you are allowed to add, delete, or edit a
folder as what you will do under a disk as usual. In another word, this
MEGA STICK 511 works as another portable hard disk.
Note: the maximum amount of files stored in MUSIC, VOICE, and
LINEIN folder can be loaded is 650.

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Music Playback
Normal Playback
1. Press Play/Pause[]button to play the current selected file.
2. Press Play/Pause[]button again to pause the playback.
Select the Next or Previous Track (File)
1. During playback, push Menu button to the right to skip to next track.
2. Or, push Menu button to the left once to go back to the previous track.
Fast-Forward or Rewind
1. During playback, push Menu button to the right and hold the position to
fast-forward current track.
2. Or, push Menu button to the left and hold position to rewind current track.
Note: : Playing, : Pause, : Stop, : Recording, : FF
Seek, : REW Seek state.

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Volume Adjustment
1. Press Volume U p or Down button to adjust playback volume.
2. You may check LCD Display to see Volume status.
Delete a Track (File)
1. Press down Menu button once, and push Menu button to the right until
DELETE FILE appears on the display.
2. Press down Menu button once and then push Menu button to the right or
left to select DEL MUSIC.
3. All files will be displayed by sequence, push Menu button to the right or
left to select Yto delete file shown on Display, select Nto skip to next file,
or select EXIT to leave. Then press down Menu button to confirm.
Delete All Tracks (Files)
1. Press down Menu button once, and then push Menu button to the right
until DELETE FILE appears on the display.
2. Press down Menu button once, and then push Menu button to the right or
to the left to select DEL ALL MUSIC.

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3. Press down Menu button, and select Yto delete all music files. Note that
it may take several seconds to delete all files. Select Nor EXIT if you do
not want to delete all files. Then press down Menu button to confirm.
EQ Settings
You can choose a desired EQ mode to meet your personal need or habit.
1. Press down Menu button once, and then push Menu button to the right
until SETTINGS appears on the display.
2. Press down Menu button once and you should read the message of EQ
appearing on the display.
3. Press down Menu button once, and switch Menu button to the right or
to the left to choose the EQ mode between NORMAL, ROCK, JAZZ,
CLASSICAL, and POP. The default EQ setting is NORMAL mode.
4. Once a particular EQ mode is selected, the indicator for each different EQ
mode will appear on the top of the Display.
Note: :Normal mode, : Jazz mode, : POP mode, : Rock
mode, : Classical mode.