Odys X60 User manual

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Quick Start Guide
On/Off:
- Slide the main switch on the left side of the player to ON position.
- If the switch is already in ON position the player is in standby mode. In
this case press and hold the Play button for 3 seconds to turn the player
on. Press and hold the Play button for 3 seconds to turn the player off.
- The x60 starts with the main menu; music playback is marked.
The Buttons:
Navigation Button
- Press briefly to select and confirm.
- Press and hold (approx. 3 seconds) to return to the previous menu or to exit the current mode.
Navigating the Menus
- Tilt the navigation button up or down to navigate the menu.
- Tilt the navigation button right to select menu items; alternatively press the button.
- Submenus will open if they are available.
- If no submenus are available the setting changes.
- Press and hold or tilt the navigation button left to exit the current menu step by step until
returning to the main menu.
Select Your Language (Default Language is English)
- Tilt the navigation button up once after turning the player on, then tilt it to the right . Tilt the
navigation button up twice until “Language” ist highlighted, then tilt it to the right .
- Tilt the navigation button up or down until your preferred language is highlighted.
- The language names are shown in their respective language.
- Press or tilt the navigation button to the right to confirm.
Play/Pause Button
Up
Down
Right
Left
Press
Navigation Button

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Table of content
Quick Start Guide..................................................................... 1
1Contents of package .............................................4
2Introduction ...........................................................5
3Getting Started......................................................7
3.1 Controls............................................................................. 7
3.2 Battery status.................................................................... 8
3.3 Driver installation............................................................... 9
3.4 Using of a Micro SD card................................................... 9
3.5 Load the battery via the USB connection......................... 10
3.6 Transferring files MP3 player - PC................................... 10
3.7 Disable the MP3 Player from the PC............................... 11
4Operation ............................................................12
4.1 Switching the MP3 player on and off............................... 12
4.2 Navigating the Menus...................................................... 13
4.3 Music Mode..................................................................... 14
4.3.1 Select Playback.......................................................................14
4.3.2 Display Overview......................................................................16
4.3.3 Playback Settings (Music Mode).............................................18
4.4 Video Mode..................................................................... 20
4.4.1 Select Playback.......................................................................20
4.4.2 Display Overview......................................................................22
4.4.3 Playback Settings.....................................................................23
4.5 Picture Mode................................................................... 24
4.5.1 Select Playback........................................................................24
4.5.2 Playback settings......................................................................25
4.6 FM Radio Mode.............................................................. 26
4.6.1 Select Playback........................................................................26
4.6.2 Radio Mode Settings................................................................27
4.6.3 Display Overview......................................................................30

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4.7 Voice Recording and Playback........................................ 32
4.8 E-Book Mode .................................................................. 34
4.9 Explorer........................................................................... 36
4.10System Settings .............................................................. 38
5Troubleshooting ..................................................40
6Specification........................................................41
7Safety instruction.................................................42
8Warranty conditions ............................................44

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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 MP X60
USB-cable
earphones
Warranty card
CD-ROM
(driver +
application software)
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.
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
•2,8” widescreen TFT color display (400 x 240 Pixel) 262.000 colors
•Fast data transfer thanks to USB 2.0
•Build-in Li-ion battery
•Adjustable power saving functions, brightness and sleep times
•Listen to music while reading an e-book
•Can be used as mobile data medium
•intuitive joystick control
•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 sup[email protected].

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Display
On/Of
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main switch
Play/Pause-Taste EarphonejackNavigation key
Micro-SD
card slot
3 Getting Started
3.1 Controls
Familiarise yourself with the controls of your MP3 player before use.
Navigationstaste
Long press
(3 Sec.) 3 Sec. Back to Menu, leave current mode.
short press: Enter menu / select , A-B repeat
Navi-key up Increase volume (VOL +), upwards
Navi-key down Reduce volume (VOL -), downwards
Navi-key right Enter menu, fast forward, next file, select
Navi-key left Leave menu, rewind, previous file
Play-key Playback,pause
On/Off main switch: On/off button (Resetting the player after
operating faults or malfunctions

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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.

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3.3 Driver installation
•Connect the MP3-Player to your PC using the USB cable.
•The driver installation starts. When using Windows ME, 2000 and
XP, 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 Using of a Micro SD card
Inserting the card
To insert the micro SD card, look at the front of the player and hold
the micro SD card with contacts facing upwards, as shown in the
diagram.
Push the card into the card slot and push the edge of the card in with
your fingernail until the card clicks audibly into place.
Removing the card
Briefly press the card into the card slot once in order to release it
(release is audible). Now remove or exchange the card.
Use only micro SD cards up to 4 GB of storage. A micro SD
card is not included in the scope of delivery.

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Do not press the card too hard into the card slot or the device
will be damaged. The card should generally be easy to insert.
Do not try to insert any other objects in the card slot.
3.5 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.
•Connect the to the PC using 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.
3.6 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).

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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.
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).
•The display now shows the main menu.
•If the device does not turn on, please load the battery using the
USB connection.
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) on the left side to shut
down the player completely.
Key lock function
Hold the device with both hands and press the Navi-key and the Play-key
Simultaneously. A small lock symbol appears in the upper part of the
display.Press the same button-combination again to deactivate the key
lock.
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 Navigating the Menus
The main menu allows you access to the
different modes and settings.
Tilt the navigation button up or down to select
the desired option.
SHORT
Briefly press the navigation button to confirm or tilt it to
the right .
Tilt the navigation button left to return to the
previous menu.
In the main menu this brings you directly back to music
mode.
3 sec.
Press and hold the navigation button to return to the
main menu. (about 3 sec.).

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4.3 Music Mode
4.3.1 Select Playback
•Connect the earphones to the
earphones jack and turn the player on.
In the main menu select music mode
and tilt the navigation button to the right
once.
All Songs
Select “All Songs” to display all saved music files.
Tilt the navigation button to the right once and
select the track from the list.
SHORT
Press the play button or the navigation button to start
playback.
Alternatively you may tilt the navigation button to the
right . - Continue with chapter 4.3.2
Tilt the navigation button left once to return to the
music playback menu.
3 sec.
Press and hold the navigation button to return to the
main menu. (about 3 sec.).

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Folder Once
Select Folder Once to select and play a specific folder. First the Music
folder is displayed.
Tilt the navigation button to the
right once and select the
track from the list.
SHORT
Press the play button or the navigation button to start
playback.
Alternatively you may tilt the navigation button to the
right . - Continue with chapter 4.3.2
You can change to other folders if the track list is displayed:
•Tilt the navigation button left once to return to
the next higher folder level.
•Upon reaching the highest level you can toggle
between the internal memory (U Disk) and the
connected Micro SD Card (TF Card).
Select the desired memory and tilt the navigation
button right to open the memory.
3 Sec.
Press and hold the navigation button to return to the
main menu. (about 3 Sec.).

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4.3.2 Display Overview
The display offers some information about the current track, playing time and
system settings. The icons are explained as follows:
Playback, Forward/Reverse, Pause, Stop
SHORT
Play / Pause
During playback briefly press the play button to pause.
Press the play button again to continue playback.
LONG
LONG
Fast Forward/Fast Reverse
During playback tilt and hold the navigation button right 
or left for fast forward or reverse through the track.
SHORT
SHORT
Next/Previous Track
During playback, pause or stop modes briefly tilt the
navigation button right or left to skip to the next or
previous track.
Playing time progress bar
Volume
Repeat mode
EQ presets
File name/ID3 tags
Battery status
Total playing
time track
Elapsed playing time
Playback mode
Lyrics display
Track number/ Total tracks in
current folder

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Volume
Tilt the navigation button up or down to set the
volume in 31 steps (0 … 30).
SHORT
A-B Repeat
•Briefly press the navigation button to set the start point A.
•Briefly press the navigation button again to set the end
point B.
•The selected section is repeated until you press the
navigation button again.
3 Sec.
Press and hold the navigation button to return to the main
menu. (about. 3 Sec.).
If you started playback in music mode the playback is
continued even after exiting the mode.
In this way you may change settings or view image or text
files while listening to music. You can deactivate this function
by setting the “Background Play” option in the music settings
to Off.
You cannot change the volume outside the music or radio
modes. Please return to the music or radio mode to change
the volume setting.
Lyrics Function
Your player supports synchronous lyrics display with MP3 file playback. The
file names of the separate lyrics file (*.lrc) must correspond with the MP3
music file (*.mp3) and must be saved in the same folder.

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4.3.3 Playback Settings (Music Mode)
You can access the playback settings in music mode. Select the mode as
described in chapter 4.2.
3 Sec.
In music playback mode press and hold the navigation
button to return to the main menu.
In the main menu select the music mode and tilt the
navigation button to the right once.
Tilt the navigation button up or down to select a
setting.
Repeat Functions (Play Mode)
Tilt the navigation button to the right once.
Select the desired repeat function from the list.
Briefly press the navigation button to confirm.
The following settings are available:
All Repeat:
All tracks are played repeatedly.
Order:
All tracks are repeated once in normal order.
Shuffle:
All tracks are played once in random order.
Repeat Once:
The current track is played repeatedly.
Once:
The current track is repeated once.
This setting relates to the selected playback mode (All Songs or
Folder Once).

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EQ Select
Tilt the navigation button to the right once.
Select the desired equalizer preset from the list.
Briefly press the navigation button to confirm.
The following settings are available:
Normal, Jazz, Pop, Rock, Classic, Vocal, Treble, Bass.
Background Play
This function allows you to continue music playback when exiting the
music mode when activated (On). Music playback ends when exiting the
music mode if you set the function to Off.
•Select the desired option.
•Tilt the navigation button to the right once to
change the setting.
Play Order
Select in which order the tracks are to be played.
•Select the desired option as described above.
•Tilt the navigation button to the right once to
display the menu.
Select the desired repeat function from the list.
Briefly press the navigation button to confirm.

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The following settings are available:
File Name, Titel, Artist, Album, Turn off order.
Update Jukebox
This function allows you to bring your database up to date. This is
especially helpful if new files were copied to the player.
•Select the desired option as described above.
•Tilt the navigation button to the right once to display
the menu.
Select “OK” to update the database or press Cancel to
exit.
Briefly press the navigation button to confirm.
4.4 Video Mode
Playback Internet Streams
With the suitable software (add-ons), which are available for most
Internet browsers you can save video clips of well-known video
forums as flv file (flash) and view them here in video mode.
4.4.1 Select Playback
•Connect the earphones to the
earphones jack and turn the player
on. In the main menu select video
mode and tilt the navigation button
to the right once.
Video
Video >
Continue Play On
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