Odys MONO X26 User manual

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Table of contents
1 Contents of package .....................................................2
2 Introduction ....................................................................3
Language Setting ...................................................................... 4
3 Getting started ...............................................................5
3.1 Controls........................................................................... 5
3.2 Battery status .................................................................. 6
3.3 Installing the driver.......................................................... 7
3.4 Load the battery via the USB connection ....................... 7
3.5 Transferring files MP3 player - PC.................................. 8
3.6 DRM Protected Files....................................................... 9
3.7 Disable the MP3 Player from the PC ............................ 12
4 Operation .....................................................................13
4.1 Switching the MP3 player on and off ............................ 13
4.2 Music mode................................................................... 15
4.3 Photo mode................................................................... 17
4.4 Text mode ..................................................................... 18
4.5 Digital audio recording (Voice mode) ........................... 18
4.6 Game mode .................................................................. 19
4.7 System settings (Settings) ............................................ 20
4.8 Direct data access (Explorer) ....................................... 24
4.9 Upgrade player (Firmware upgrade) ............................ 25
5 Troubleshooting...........................................................26
6 Specifications...............................................................27
7 Safety instructions .......................................................28
8Warranty conditions.....................................................30

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1 Contents of package
Please ensure that the following items are included in the box. If the
package is not complete, please contact your dealer:
ODYS
MP3 player X26 USB cable Headphones
Warranty card CD-ROM User manual

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2 Introduction
Thank you for choosing our product. Please read this manual carefully
before use to make best use of all functions of the product and to
guarantee that it has a long service life. Please store the manual in a
safe place for later reference.
This product is a portable digital audio player which allows you to play
your MP3 and WMA tracks and make voice recordings or save files of
any kind. The modern colour display lets you view digital pictures and
videos too.
Caution
Please read the general safety instructions in Section 7
before using the MP3 player. Pay particular attention to the
instructions on safely concluding the digital transfer
between the MP3 player and computer in Section 3.7.
Product properties
1.5”inch CSTN color display (128 x 128 pixels) 65,000 colours
Fast data transfer thanks to USB 2.0
Supported formats: MP3, WMA, JPEG
Built-in lithium ion battery
Adjustable power saving functions, brightness and sleep times
Can be used as mobile data medium
Several repeat and equalizer modes
Lyrics function
Digital voice recording with the microphone with voice playback
Multilingual menus available

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Support
URL: http://www.odys.de
See our website for the latest information on this MP3 player, on other
products by our company and on our company itself. Any firmware
updates for this MP3 player are also made available on our website. If
you have questions or problems, please read the FAQs on our website
or contact our customer support service [e-mail].
Language Setting
1. Switch the device ON, the X26 will start in the main menu.
2. Select the last option and confirm with M (point 9).
3. Select the last option again and confirm with M (Point 8).
4. Select your desired language. The languages will be
shown according to its native language.
Confirm with M.

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3 Getting started
3.1 Controls
Familiarise yourself with the controls of your MP3 player before use.
Key Functions
Menu button : Switch to menu, selection of options/files,
Hold function (press together with the Vol- button)
Vol+ : Increase volume, , A/B repeat (press 2 seconds)
Vol- : Reduce volume, Lyrics on/off (press 2 seconds)
:Fast forward, next file
:Rewind, previous file
Play button: Playback, pause, On/off button (standby), leave menu
On/off main switch: On/off button (Resetting the player after operating
faults or malfunctions)




+
-
M


Play button
/ On/off
previous
USB - connector
next Microphone
Headphone
connection
Menu
VOL+
On/off main switch
Strap eye
VOL-

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The definition of keystroke action
Keystroke action including three operation methods of shortly press,
keep pressing, stay press and single press. It will mean the shortly
press without special explaining later.
Shortly press: It will go into effect once press keystroke.
Keep pressing: It will go into effect even just once only pressing
keystroke for more than 1 ... 2 second.
Stay press: The event will go into effect time after time in definite
frequency during from pressing keystroke to leaving the hand, for
instance FF and FB.
3.2 Battery status
The internal 3.7V battery is rechargeable. The charge state of the
battery is indicated by various symbols to enable you to estimate how
long the player will operate. The electricity indicating decrease with the
increase of service time.
Full Approx. half full Nearly empty Empty
The middle of electricity icon will display empty when the electricity is
almost exhausted, so you should charge up for it in time at this time.
The internal battery can be charged via the USB port of the PC/USB
hub or with a separate USB power supply unit/charger.
The separate USB power supply unit/charger can be ordered from our
website www.odys.de.
Make sure to charge the battery completely before using the
device. An empty battery takes approx. 3-4 hours to charge.
For the first two charging cycles, you should charge the
battery for approx. 8 hours.
Keep in mind that the player cannot be using during the
charging cycle.

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3.3 Installing the driver
Turn on the main power switch on the player (position ON).
Connect the MP3 player to your PC using the USB cable.
The driver installation starts. When using Windows ME, 2000, XP
and Vista, the PC recognizes a new hardware device (mass storage
device) and automatically installs the corresponding driver.
If an error occurs during installation, remove the USB cable, restart
the operating system and reconnect the USB cable to the PC.
When using Windows 98SE, you must first install the
correspondding driver found on the CD-ROM before
connecting the MP3 player to your computer.
3.4 Load the battery via the USB connection
The rechargeable internal battery can be charged using the USB
connection of your computer, a USB hub with its own power supply or
a USB power supply / charger unit. Before charging the player's
battery for the first time, completely discharge it. Then completely
charge the battery. This is the only way to gain full battery capacity.
Turn on the main power switch on the player (position ON).
Connect the MP3 player to the power supply using the USB cable.
Charging begins automatically. Always charge the battery completely
(see battery symbol in the display).
The player keys do not function during recharging.
The player’s battery life is influenced by play volume; battery
life is decreased significantly by loud playback. The battery
life may change depending on the file type played and how
often the buttons are used.
Use the power saving functions to automatically shut off the
display and the player (Section 4.7).

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3.5 Transferring files MP3 player - PC
Connect the MP3 player to your PC using the supplied USB cable.
Open the Windows Explorer or double-click My Computer.
Select folders or files to be transferred and drag them to the
removable data storage symbol of the MP3 player (download to root
directory). It is possible to create different folders for the
classification of your file types in the player memory beforehand and
then to save the relevant files to them.
Once the transmission is complete, click the MP3 player symbol and
check whether the files were completely copied.
Following the same procedure, you can also copy files from the MP3
player to the PC (upload).
Never disconnect the USB cable from your MP3 player during
a data transfer or formatting.
Keep in mind that the main directory of the player can hold a
maximum of 150 entries (folders and files). To manage more
data, create subfolders as appropriate. You can store as
many files as desired in these subfolders.
Formatting the Flash Memory
Using the PC operating system:
Open Windows Explorer and right click on the player’s removable data
storage symbol. Then click on the Format option in the context menu.

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3.6 DRM Protected Files
What is a DRM file?
DRM stands for “Digital Rights Management”. WMA files that are
legally downloaded from the internet are generally protected by DRM.
These files contain a license that directs how the file may be used. All
licenses are controlled by the Windows Media® Player (version 9.0
and higher). In order to play DRM protected files, the Windows Media®
Player must be used.
Which Windows Media® Player Version is installed on my
computer?
Open the Windows Media® Player installed on your computer, click
the question mark located on the menu bar and select “INFO”. The
Windows Media® Player version will appear in the next window.
Windows Media® Player is free and can be downloaded from the
internet. We recommend using Windows Media® Player Version 10.0.
Using DRM Protected Files
Open the Windows Media® Player and click on the synchronization
button. Browse through your computer and select a DRM protected file.
Use your mouse to move the file, per drag and drop, to the left area of
the Windows Media® Player window, the file should appear. If the MP3
Player is already connected to the PC, you may select the track you
would like to play. If not, connect the MP3 Player at this time and press
the F5 key. Click “START SYNCHRONIZATION”to start transferring
the files.
Note: To view the license information, right click the selected file and
click on “PROPERTIES”.
Copying an Audio CD
Select “COPY”from the Windows Media® Player menu. All tracks
must me copied to the PC when using the Windows Media® Player.
The tracks should appear in the lower portion of the selected directory
and can be copied to the MP3 Player.

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Please visit our Web Site for more information.
Using Window Media Player 10, Windows XP SP2 should transfer
WMA files which are protected by DRM to the MP3 player. If you use
Windows XP SP2, install Windows Media Player version 10.0.
A) Using Windows Media Player 9.0 (Win XP)
Connect the MP3 player to your PC using the included USB cable.
Start Windows Media Player
9.0 and open the desired
DRM-protected WMA file.
You may be required to
transfer the license for the
WMA file from the original
website of the music
provider.
Click "File"; "Copy" and
"Copy to Portable Device"
in the Media Player
window.
Select the WMA file that
you want to copy and the
removable storage
device.
Click the "Copy" symbol in
order to transfer the
WMA file to your MP3
player. Then, safely
remove the MP3 player
from the PC.

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B) Using Windows Media Player 10.0 (Win XP SP2)
Start Windows Media Player 10.0 and open the desired DRM-
protected WMA file.
Right-click and select "Add to Sync List".
Choose the "Sync" option in the window that opens.
In the "Sync" window, select the WMA file that you want to copy and
the removable storage device.
Click "Start Sync" in order to transfer the WMA file to your MP3 player.
Then, safely remove the MP3 player from the PC.

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3.7 Disable the MP3 Player from the PC
Disable the digital MP3 player from the operating system correctly
using the “Remove Hardware Safely”option .
Click the task bar on the right-hand side below the symbol and
select the “Remove USB Mass Storage Device –Drive (X:)”in the
following dialog window.
Then the message now appears that the hardware can be removed.
When using Windows 98SE, does not appear in the task
bar. Once the data has been completely transferred, simply
remove the USB cable.

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4 Operation
4.1 Switching the MP3 player on and off
Switching the MP3 player on
Turn on the main power switch on the player (position ON).
Hold down the Play button for approximately one second until a
greeting appears on the display. The display now shows the main
menu.
If the device does not turn on, please load the battery using the USB
connection.
Mode switch in the main menu
Use the main menu to access the various
operation modes and player settings:
Music,Photo,E-book,Record,
Explorer, Game and Settings.
Use the /buttons to select the
desired option and confirm using the
menu button.
To revert to the main menu, press the menu button for approx. 1
second.
Switching the MP3 player off
Press and hold the Play button for approximately three seconds until
the Display illumination deactivates. This is true irrespective of the
current operating state of the player.
The player is now in standby mode, which still uses a small
amount of energy. Only use the standby function for short
shutdown periods to avoid unnecessarily draining the
battery.
Turn off the main power switch (OFF) to shut down the
player completely.

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Lock function
You can block all buttons of your MP3 player to prevent accidental
operation (Music, Video and Voice mode).
Activate button lock: Press the Vol- -button
and the menu button simultaneously.
Button lock activated
Deactivate button lock: Repeat this button
combination to deactivate the button lock.
Button lock deactivated
Keep in mind that the player is write-protected when button
lock is active (cannot save data).
Reset
If an error occurs, you can reset the player and restart it by turning the
main switch off and on again (ON/OFF).

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4.2 Music mode
Overview of the Display
The Display shows a variety of information on the current track, the
running time and the system settings. The symbols are explained
below.
Playback, forwards/back, pause, stop
Insert the headphone in the headphone connection and turn the player
on. Select music mode in the main menu and confirm with the menu
button.
Press the Play button to play the track showed. The track
information is scrolled on the Display.
To switch between the file name and ID3 tag, press and
hold the Vol key for approximately 2 seconds.
Playback time
graphic
Volume
Repeat mode
EQ sound
Number of tracks
in current folder
File name /
ID3 tag
Battery status
Track number/
Playback
Elapsed playback time/
track playback time
Lyrics display
A-B repeat
A-B
Bitrate
File
format

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Press the Play button briefly to pause playback. To resume play,
press the Play button again (resume function).
Press and hold the /buttons during play to skip forwards or back
within the track .
If you briefly press the /buttons during play, pause or stop the
display switches to the next or previous track respectively.
Setting the volume
Press Vol+ or Vol- to increase/decrease the volume.
Lyrics function
Your player supports synchronous lyric display when playing MP3 files.
The file name of the separate lyric files (*.lrc) must coincide with the
file name of the relevant mp3 file (*.mp3) and the lyric file must be in
the same folder.
A/B repeat (Replay)
This function allows you to repeat a specific section of a music file by
setting the starting and finishing point of the section during playback.
Press the Vol+ button (approximately 2 seconds )during playback to
mark the beginning A of the section ( ).
Press the Vol+ button again (approximately 2 seconds) during
playback to mark the end B of the desired section ( ).
The selected section will now be repeated indefinitely until you press
the Vol+ button again (approximately 2 seconds).
Deleting files on your player is described in Section 4.8. You
can also delete files or folders using your computer’s file
manager when the MP3 player is connected to the PC via
the USB connection.

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4.3 Photo mode
Implement to browse the JPEG picture and to support
the format of JPEG in common use.
Use the /buttons to select the photo mode in the main menu
and confirm using the menu button.
The display will now show the player’s
folders and image files (browser screen). If
there are no visible files then the player
memory is empty.
Use /to navigate through the folder
structure and search for the desired file.
Press the menu button to open a folder.
Push the Vol button to leave a folder.
Confirm using the menu button again to
select and play the desired picture file.
Briefly press the /buttons to switch to the
next or to the previous image.
Briefly press the menu button to return to the
browser screen.
To revert to the main menu, press the menu
button for approx. 1 second.
The desired image file should ideally be of the 128 x 128
pixel format. Other dimensions and pixel numbers are also
possible. The pictures will then not fill the entire display.
Deleting files on your player is described in Section 4.8.

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4.4 Text mode
Implement to support text in the format of TXT.
Use the /buttons to select the Text mode in the
main menu and confirm using the menu button.
Text files can be selected and displayed in the same way as photos
in photo mode.
Briefly press the menu button to return to the browser screen. To
revert to the main menu, press the menu button for approx. 1
second.
4.5 Digital audio recording (Voice mode)
Your MP3 player can also be used as a digital
dictaphone. This allows you to record important ideas or
thoughts when away from home.
Use the /buttons to select the Voice mode in the main menu
and confirm using the menu button.
Voice recording
Briefly press the Play button to start voice recording and speak into
the microphone on the top of the player.
Press the Play button to interrupt voice recording. Press the Play
button again to resume voice recording.
Press the menu button for approx. 1 second to stop and save voice
recording. The main menu is displayed again.
Recording status
Recording time
Available
recording time

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The recorded files are stored in WAV format in the
„VOICE“folder. Do not save any MP3 or WMA files here.
Voice playback
If the player is in another mode, you can play your recording by
switching to music mode via the main menu (as described above).
Press the menu button to open the browser screen.
Navigate to the internal storage and open the “VOICE”folder. You
can select the desired file using /and play it with the menu
button.
To revert to the main menu, press the menu button again for approx.
1 second.
You can also delete files or folders using your computer’s file
manager when the MP3 player is connected to the PC via
the USB connection.
4.6 Game mode
Use the /buttons to select the Game mode in the
main menu and confirm using the menu button.
Briefly press the PLAY key.
Move the block to the left or right using /.
Rotate the blocks with Vol+ and set them down with Vol-.
To revert to the main menu, briefly press the PLAY key (pause).
Press the menu button again for approx. 1 second.

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4.7 System settings (Settings)
The mode Settings allows you to change important
system settings for your MP3 player.
Use the /buttons to select the Settings mode in the main menu
and confirm using the menu button. The settings menu contains the
sub-menu for the Music, Record,Auto Browse, Display,System,
PowerOFF and Language. Use the /buttons to select the
relevant sub-menu and confirm using the menu button.
To revert to the main menu, press the menu button again for approx.
1 second. You can also use the Play button to switch to the next
menu level.
a) Music settings
Repeat mode
Briefly press menu button to switch to the Repeat sub-menu.
Use /to select the desired mode (Once, Repeat One, Folder
Once, Folder Repeat, All Once, All Repeat, Intro).
Confirm using the menu button again.
Once: Repeats the current file ones.
Repeat One: Repeats the current file multiple times.
Folder Once: Repeats all files of the current directory once.
Folder Repeat: Repeats all files of the current directory multiple times.
All Once: Repeats all files once.
All Repeat: Repeats all files multiple times.
Intro: Plays only the first 10 seconds of each track.
Play Mode
Briefly press menu button to switch to the Play Mode sub-menu.
Use /to select the desired mode.
Confirm using the menu button again