Napa PA22 User manual

User's Manual
PA22
English
Version: 1.0
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INDEX
Chapter 1 Introduction
1-1 Your NAPA MP3 Player………. ………………………………………………….…….……………………..1
1-1.1 Features ……………………………………………………………………………….……………………………..1
1-1.2 System Requirements…………………………………………………………………..…………………….1
1-1.3 In the Package…………………………………………………………………………………………………….1
1-1.4 Location of Controls………………………………………………………………………………………….…2
1-1.5 Battery……………………………………………………………………………………………………………….…3
1-1.5.1 Install the battery……………………………………………………………………………….….3
Chapter 2 Install Software
2-1 For Windows……………………………………………………………………………………………………......4
2-2 For Macintosh OS………………………………………………………………………………………………..…5
Chapter 3 Connect to PC
3-1 For Windows………………………………………………………………………………………………………....6
3-2 For Macintosh OS………………………………………………………………………….………………….……7
Chapter 4 Download Music
4-1 For Windows……………………………………………………………………………..………………………....8
4-2 For Macintosh OS…………………………………………………………………………….…………………...8
Chapter 5 Starts to Play
5-1 Getting Started…………………………………………………………………………………………………..…9
5-2 LED Indicator………………………………………………………………………………………………………...9
5-3 Play MP3/WMA Music…………………………………………………………………………………………….9
Chapter 6 Software Utility
6-1 Software Utility……………………..……………………………………………….……………………..……11
6-2 Player Format………………..……………………………………………………….………………..…………11
6-3 Player Update………………………………………………………………………………………..…………….12
Chapter 7 Appendix
7-1 Cautions……………………………………………………………………………………………………………….…I
7-2 Specifications…………………………………………………………………………………………..……………II
7-3 FAQ ………………………………………………………………………………………….……………III

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Chapter1Introduction
1-1 Your NAPA MP3 Player
1-1.1 Features
Slim & Portable
Plays WMA/MP3 Digital Music
Built-in 128 MB Flash Memory
USB Disk Function, Upload and Download, No Limit By The File Type
USB V1.1 Port
Digital Volume Adjustment
Built-in B type standard USB connector (No needs USB cable to transfer file
and music)
Firmware Updateable Via USB Port
No Need a Driver To Upload and/or Download Windows ME/xp/2000
Supports WINDOWS 98/ME/2000 Mac Os 9
1-1.2 System Requirements
Pentium MMX 200 or above CPU
30MB Available Free Hard Drive Space
One Available USP Port
CD-ROM Drive 4x or above
Operation System
Windows Microsoft Windows 98, Windows 98SE,
Windows Me, Windows 2000, Windows XP or
above
Macintosh OS Mac OS 9
1-1.3 In the Package
Han
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T
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e Stereo Ear
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honeBundled CD
Quick Start Guide
Warranty Card
PA22
AAA Battery USB extension cable

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1-1.4 Location of Controls
1 Power ON/Play/Pause
Press the button to power ON, playback music or voice file.
2 Stop/Power OFF
Press to Stop the playback or Recording; Press and holding for some seconds to
turn off the player.
3Skip to Previous
Press to skip to previous music; Press and hold to fast skip backward in one
track.
4Skip to Next
Press to skip to next music; Press and hold to fast skip forward in one track.
5 Hold Switch
Hold When you need to lock the player buttons, slide the Hold Switch Upwards.
Release You can re-operate the player only when the Hold Switch is Released.
Slide the Hold Switch back to Release.
Notice: Ensure that the Hold Switch is Released before you turn on the player.
Or you can not turn on the player.
6 A-B Repeat Button
Repeat a selected section of the music or voice memo continuously
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8 9
10
11

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While playback music, Press this button to mark the repeat point where you want
the section to start, and press this button again where you want the section to end.
The player starts to playback the selected section from start to end repeatedly.
To cancel the A-B Repeat, press the A-B repeat button again.
7Volume -
8Volume +
Press this two buttons to adjust the earphone volume level.
9 Earphone Jack
For earphone.
10 LED indicator
Indicates the player’s status.
11 USB Cap/Built-in B type standard USB Port (Remove the cap)
You can upload / download / manage the files via this port, needs no USB cable.
Button Definition
Button Press type Definition
Play/pause Long
Short Turn on the player; Play music; Pause;
Stop Long
Short
Turn off the player
Stop the music
Skip to next Long
Short
Skip forward quickly in one music
Skip to next music
Skip to previous Long
Short
Skip backward quickly in one music
Skip to previous music
A-B repeat Short Press once to set repeat point A
Press again to set repeat point B
Volume +/- Long
Short
Continuously increase/decrease volume
Increase/decrease volume by one step
1-1.5 Battery
The player uses AAA alkaline battery.
11.5.1 Install the Battery
If you plan to not use the player for a long time, please take the battery out
first.

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Chapter 2Install Software
If you are using Windows Me/XP/2000, it is no need to install driver. Just
connect the player to your PC, the player will be detected and install one general
driver. The built-in flash memory of the player will appear in “My Computer” as
one Removable Disk. After it is finished, you can upload, download and manage
the files in the player.
You still need to install the driver from bundled CD if you want to upgrade the
firmware or completely format the flash memory of the player.
If you are using Windows 98 or 98SE, you need install the driver from bundled CD.
Otherwise you can not upload, download and manage the files in the player,
because Windows 98 has not integrated general drivers for USB MP3 player.
How To Install Driver – Step by Step
2-1 For Windows
Step 1. Insert the bundled CD into the CD-ROM
drive. If the Setup program does not run
automatically, do steps 2 through 3.
Otherwise, skip to step 4.
Step 2. Click Start -> Run.
Step 3. In the Run dialog, type D:\showmenu.exe
(where D:\ is your CD-ROM drive) and click
OK.
Step 4. At the NAPA Driver & Menu Select screen,
Click and Select PA22 from the Model
Select bar. Or type D:\Driver\PA22\setup.exe and click OK, then the
driver install wizard starts to guide you install the driver.
Step 5. At the NAPA Driver & Menu Select screen, Click and Select “English”
from the Manual Language Select bar.
Step 6. Click on the “View Manual” button on the right side of the screen. The
manual screen will pop up. If it is the first time to use the product, please
read the manual carefully.
Step 7. Click on the “Setup Driver” button below the “View Manual” button on
the right side of the screen. The driver install wizard starts to guide you
install the driver.
Step 8. Click [Next] start to install driver. Follow the instructions on the screen.
(Simply Bypass Logo Testing Message- Choose "Continue" if prompted
this question under Windows XP/2K/ME).

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Step 9. When prompted to restart your
system, take out the CD from
the CD-ROM drive and select
the Yes, I want to restart
my computer now option
and then click the Finish
button
2-2 For Macintosh OS
Step 1. Insert the bundled CD into the CD-ROM drive.
Step 2. Double click on the CD-ROM icon on desktop.
Step 3. When the CD-ROM file list window appears, double click the MAC_OS
icon. When MAC_OS window appears, double click the PA22_V_1_1.sit
icon. You will be prompted to select one application installation folder.
Step 4. Select one existing folder, or create one new folder, then click on
“Select”.
Step 5. Double click to open the folder. Then double click on Install icon.
Step 6. The driver starts to be installed. Following the instructions on
the screen.
Step 7. When prompted to restart your
system, take the CD out from the
CD-ROM drive and click on Restart
button.

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Chapter 3Connect to PC
You need not switch off your computer when you connect the player to the PC
since USB is Plug-and-Play. Before USB connecting with computer disconnect the
earphone from the player.
Setup Connection
(1) Position the PC so that its USB ports can be easily accessed.
(Note: The USB port(s) on you PC may be found on the front panel instead of
the back panel. Contact your system vendor if need)
(2) Remove the USB cap of the player;
(3) Connect the built-in B type USB connector to the USB port of PC;
(4) The player LED lights up in Red. It is indicates that the USB connection is good.
Connect to PC
3-1 For Windows
Step 10. Once you have plugged in the player to your PC, system detects New
hardware and starts to install the drivers automatically. Wait for system
finish the installation.
Step 11. When finished, you can click Start -> Program -> NAPA PA22 MP3
Player -> Player Update. If current firmware version is lower than
Update firmware version, please click on Start button. Otherwise, you
need not to update. Click on Close button to exit.
Step 12. The driver installation has finished.
Step 13. Double-click on My Computer on desktop. It shall be observed that one
new Removable Disk appears in the My Computer window. It is the
memory built-in the player.
Step 14. Now you can download your WMA/MP3 music to the player by copying
the files to the new Removable Disk.

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3-2 For Macintosh OS
Step 8. System detects the new hardware and one new Untitled Disk icon
appears on desktop.
Step 9. Now you can download your WMA/MP3 music to the player by copying
the files to the new Untitled Disk.
If you are using Windows Me Windows 2000 Windows XP, users are
recommended to click on the small icon on the taskbar of the Windows (Safely
Remove Hardware), which is an utility aims to disconnect the MP3 player from
the USB connection in a much secure manner.
When you are going to disconnect the player, double-click on this icon, and click on
the Stop button in the “Remove Hardware Device” dialog window. And click on OK
button when asked which device to be stopped. The Safely Remove Hardware”
window appears to tell you that now it is safe to remove the player. Now you can
disconnect the player from computer safely.
If you disconnect the player not following the instructions in
Windows Me Windows 2000 and Windows XP, it may cause damage to the
data or file, even causes the player can not work. If it occurs, please refer
to How to Refresh the Firmware to fix this problem and make the player
back to normal.

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Chapter 4Download Music
The player can be used as one mobile data storage device. It needs no special
software to upload, download and manage the music and files. Just using the copy,
paste, delete and etc. commands of your Operation System such as Windows and
Macintosh OS, it is very easy and fast by clicking the mouse.
To Download Music to the Player, connect the player with PC, then:
4-1 For Windows
Step 1. Select the music you want to download to the player by clicking on the
file icon.
(If you want to choose more than one music, press and hold the Ctrl or
Shift key when you clicking)
Step 2. Right-click on the files, a menu appears. Click Copy.
Step 3. Double-click on the Removable Disk to open the drive. The Removable
Disk window appears.
Step 4. Right-click on the Removable Disk window and click Paste in the menu.
Step 5. Starts to copy the files. The LED of the player is in Red and flashing,
indicates that the USB connection is busy.
Step 6. Before disconnect the player, make sure the LED of the player is not
flashing. If you are using Windows Me, Windows 2000 or Windows XP,
please follow the Safely Remove Hardware Instructions to
disconnect the player.
4-2 For Macintosh OS
Step 1. Select some WMA/MP3 music files.
Step 2. Drag and drop the files onto the Untitled Disk icon on the Desktop.
Step 3. Starts to copy the files. The LED of the player is in Red and
flashing, indicates that the USB connection is busy.
Step 4. Before disconnect the player, make sure The LED of the player is not
flashing.
DO NOT DISCONNECT THE CONNECTION WHILE THE PLAYER
LED IS FLASHING. OTHERWISE IT MAY CAUSE SERIOUS
DAMAGES TO YOUR DATA AND THE PLAYER.

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Chapter 5Starts to play
5-1 Getting Started
Power ON
Power ON Press the Play button to turn on the player.
The Red and Green LED of the player lights up. Then the red LED shuts off and
green LED keeps turning on.
Power OFF
Power OFF: To turn off the player, keep on pressing the Stop button until the LED of
the player shuts off.
To turn off the player, must press the Stop button until the LED of the player
has been shut off. Otherwise the player returns to the previous status.
5-2 LED Indicator
The two color type LED indicator is to indicate the status of the player.
Green RedLED Color
Status Behaviors
Turning on the player Turns on
The player is off. Turns off
While in Music Mode
Play Music Flashing Quickly Off
Paused Flashing Slowly Off
Stopped On Off
While USB connection
USB Busy Flashing
USB Idle On
5-3 Play MP3/WMA Music
Select one song
After turn on the player, press the Skip to Next/Previous button to select one other
song to listen.
Play MP3/WMA Music
Press Play button to start playback.
The Green LED of the player is fast flashing, indicates the player is playing music.
Pause the playback
To pause the playback, press the Play button while playback. The Green LED of the
player is flashing slowly, indicates the player is paused.
To continue the playback, press the Play button again.

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Fast Forward or Backward Skip in one song
Press and holding the Skip to Next/Previous buttons to fast skip Forward/Backward
in current playback song.
A-B Repeat
Repeat a selected section of the music or voice memo continuously
While playback music or voice memo, Press this button to mark the repeat point (A)
where you want the section to start, and press this button again where you want
the section to end (B). The player starts to playback the selected section from start
to end repeatedly.
To cancel the A-B Repeat, press the A-B repeat button again. The music continues
playing from the point B.
During the course of using player, some unexpected reasons (static
or un-correctly operation etc.) may cause the system halted of the player.
If above mentioned situations take place, take out the battery, and insert
it again in a moment. Any reason causes the player abnormal and can try
to reset.

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Chapter 6Software Utility
6-1 Software Utility
Upon the driver installation is completed, two
software utilities will be installed in PC. Customer can
use the utilities to format or upgrade the unit.
Start>Program> NAPA PA2x MP3 Player
Connect the player to computer and click the
corresponding program to run:
6-2 Player Format
For Windows98:
Click on Start button, you can format the player
storage.
Warning: Files can not be recovery after been
formatted! Please backup useful files before format.
If don’t want to format now, click on Close button to
exit. If want to format, click on Start button to start
format. After it is finished, click on Close button to
exit. Before click on Start button, there is one “Quick
format” option.
Quick format check box (Quick format)
Selected(default) : Quick format the player
storage, not scan for bad sectors.
Not Selected: Full format the player storage,
scanning the storage for bad sectors.
For Windows 2000/XP
(As the right Fig. )
Warning: Files can not be recovery after been
formatted! Please backup useful files before format.
Media Format : Quick format the player storage. If
don’t want to format now, click on Close button to exit.
If want to format, click on Start button to start format.
After it is finished, click on Close button to exit.

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6-3 Player Update(How to Refresh the Firmware)
The firmware in the player will be able to update
through Player Update utility running on your PC. To
update the firmware, user needs to run the MP3
Player Update utility from:
Start->Program-> NAPA PA2x MP3 Player
Check the Current Firmware Version and Upgrade
Firmware Version. If you are sure it is the right
version to update, click on Start button. The firmware
is been updated to the player. Please wait until it is
finished.
Click Close button to exit.
About the Quick download option
Selected (default) : Update the firmware only
Not selected: Update the firmware and format the storage. Please backup
useful files if you want to update without Quick download.
How to Refresh the Firmware
Notice:
The firmware of the player may be corrupted if under illegal operations and
special weather conditions. The player can not work if the firmware is
corrupted. Please refresh the firmware to fix this problem.
How To Refresh The Firmware
1) Press and hold the Play button of the player;
2) Keeps on pressing the Play button and connect the player to your computer.
Release the Play button after 5 seconds.
3) Click and run the Player Update utility. Click on Quick download option to let it
be Not Selected status. Then click on Start button.
4) After it is completed, click on Close button to exit.
5) For the OS above Windows98, you can now click and run the Player Format
Utility. You can now Full Format the storage by click on Start button under
Media Recovery mode. It is one optional operation; helps check and fix the
storage errors.
6) When the Refresh is completed, you still can not find the Removeable Disk
drive in My Computer. Disconnect the player and reconnect to your computer.
7) You can download music to the player.
Waning: DO NOT DISCONNECT THE PLAYER WHILE FORMATING
AND/OR UPDATING. IT MAY CAUSE SEVERE DAMAGE TO THE PLAYER!

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Appendix 1Cautions
Handle the player
zNo altering or remodeling.
This can cause malfunctioning.
zNo dropping or strong impacts
This may damage the unit.
zLocations to be avoided
Avoid using or storing the unit in following locations since they can cause
malfunctioning.
1. Bathrooms and other moisture-prone places
2. Warehouses and other dusty place.
3. Very hot places near heating appliances, etc.
zAvoid keeping the unit in places with high humidity, strong
magnetic field, or near high heat source(s).
zDo not leave the unit exposed to direct sunlight for long periods of
time
Precautions for Listening with the Earphones
zDo not play your earphones at a high volume. Hearing experts advise
against continuous extended play.
zIf you experience a ringing in your ears, reduce volume or discontinue use.
zDo not use while operating a motorized vehicle. It may create a traffic
hazard and is illegal in many areas.
zYou should use extreme caution or temporarily discontinue use in
potentially hazardous situations.
zDon’t turn up the volume so high that you can’t hear what’s around you.
zDiscontinue use if you experience discomfort with the headphones or
earphones. Continued use may cause rashes or other allergic reactions.
zStatic may cause player appear unusual situations, such as system halted
etc. If above mentioned situations take place, reset player can be solved.

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Appendix 2Specifications
Size (W x H x D) (Approximation)
About 33.5 x 86.5 x 15 mm
Memory
Internal Memory (Built-in the main unit)
128MB
No Memory Expansion Slot
Interface
USB Rev. 1.1 (Built-in B type standard USB connector)
Power
One AAA size alkaline battery
Battery continuous playing time > 13 hours
Processor
65 MIPS DSP
Audio Playback
Windows Media Audio (WMA) decode
MPEG Audio Layer 3 (MP3) decode
Signal to Noise Ratio
86 dB
Frequency Response
20 Hz ~ 20 KHz
Output
5mW (each output)
Total Harmonic Distortion Output
< 0.1%
Ports
Phone Out
Built-in B type standard USB connector
Firmware
Flash based. User upgradeable.

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Appendix 3FAQ
1, Why am I unable to install the installation software to my
operating system ?
Please note that Windows95 is unable to support USB interface properly. Please
upgrade your system to Windows98 (Version 2.0, 4.10.2222 A), 2000, ME, or
XP.
Please note that there is no driver required for PC running Windows2000, ME,
and XP (Plug and Play).
2, What can I do if I encountered a download failure to the
internal memory ?
Be sure the power is enough for writing mode.
Please check the capacity and polarity of battery (player battery only).
Ensure your operating system has recognized the player as a Removable
Drive.
Ensure your PC meets the minimum system requirements for operating the
player.
Check the connection between the player and PC.
Re-format the internal memory with the player’s utility and download again.
Send to repair if failure still exists.
3, Why the player’s utility window cannot show-up sometimes ?
The player’s utility only works on connection with PC and the player was power
on at first. The correct connecting procedures are: turn on the player and plug
in both sides of USB cable to the player and PC. It is not recommended to
connect both player and PC first and then power on the player, which will fail to
start up the player’s utility window.
4, What are the VBR or CBR supported by the player ?
The player is capable of supporting the content encoded with VBR (Variable Bit
Rate) from 32, and up to 320 Kbps per MP3 track, or CBR (Constant Bit Rate)
48Kbps. It will read MP3 tracks that are sampled at 32khz, 44.1khz or 48khz.
The playback possibility of 32, 40, 48, 56, 64, 80, 96, 112, 128, 160, 192,224,
256 and 320 Kbps is allowed per MP3 track.
5, Why does distortion come out during playback ?
This maybe caused by low battery or temporary interrupt from outsides. Or, the
content was bad encoded.
6, Why does the playback quality is bad ?
Please playback the same content on PC. Download again if it playback well with
PC. If the problem is still there, please re-format the memory with the player’s

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utility to clear the memory and try to download again. Or, it maybe caused by
bad encoded or the source is bad quality either. Please close any temporary
programs before encoding to attend good quality result.
7, Why are the buttons not functioning on the player ?
Please check if Hold switch slides to down or not. While the Hold switch is down,
all the buttons will not be working at all.
8, Why do I hear nothing after press the Play button ?
Please check the Hold switch is on or off. It should be off.
Check that files have been stored in the built-in flash memory. Press the MENU
button to view the information of internal memory (About) and press the Play
button to try again.
Check the earphone connection or replace with another one.
Check the volume level and see if it has been set too low.
File format maybe incorrect. Only MP3 and WMA files can be played.
Ensure the MP3 or WMA files are not stored in folder(s) or directories.
Please send to repair if failure still exists.