Schuss MP-104BD User manual

MP-104BD & 103BD
USER’S MANUAL
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Function Overview
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●Support various audio formats
Such as MP3, WMA, WMV, ASF, WAV.
●FM Stereo Radio (only MP-104BD)
Strong auto searching or manual searching function, 40 local channels with different frequency may be saved (20
channels for one system), to enable you to enjoy the programs comfortably.
●Text Browser
To read books at the same time when listening to the music.
●USB function, no driver needed
This device is automatically recognized by your PC when using WIN2000 or above.
When using WIN98, a software (CDROM) installation is still needed.
●REC
Record your voice with the microphone and save it in .WAV or .ACT formats.
●Seven tones equalizer
Normal, Rock, Pop, Classic, Soft, Jazz and DBB
●Multiple Play Modes
Normal, Repeat One, Folder, Folder Repeat, Repeat All, Shuffle and Introduce
●Auto Power Off
There are two modes including Sleep Mode and Energy-Saving Mode
●Animated Menu
With visual animated menu and related letters, operate it at your pleasure!
Statement
○Firstly, thank you for using SHE©MP3 digital player!
To enable you to operate the player correctly and skillfully, please read this manual carefully before using.

○The contents in this manual might be changed for improvement.
And these contents with respect to performance and function shall be subject to change without any further
notice.
In case the actual setup or operating method is inconsistent to the provision in this manual, you are advised
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Inside the Box
(1) MP3 player one (2) Stereo earphone one pair (3) Installation disk for WIN98 users one
(4) User’s manual one (5) USB cable one
System requirements
(1) Pentium 166 MHz or faster
(2) Windows 98/2000/ ME/XP
(3) USB port
(4) 4 X CD- ROM driver or higher
(5) 20MB of free space on hard disk
(6) 64 MB system memory
Contents
Functions Overview····································································1
Statement····················································································2
Description·················································································4
Figure and keys·······························································5
Display···········································································5
Battery············································································5
Basic functions···········································································5
Enter menu·····································································5
Browse operation····························································5
Enter function modes······················································6
Keys Operation···········································································7
Music mode and Play mode············································7
REC mode······································································7
FM mode (only MP-104BD)·········································8

Play music··················································································9
Simple Operation····························································9
EQ mode········································································9
Lyric synchronous display (karaoke function)··············10
Voice Recording·······································································10
Recording in REC mode···············································10
Select REC style···························································10
Playback voice recordings························································11
Convert the ACT recording files into WAV format···················11
Use FM radio············································································12
Text reader················································································13
System setting··········································································14
How to enter·····························································14
The parameters·····························································14
Detailed instructions·····················································14
USB disk··················································································16
Create a folder (or directory)····················································16
Other settings···········································································16
Select different directories (stop the submenu)·················16
Delete files (stop the submenu)·········································17
Play mode (play the submenu)··········································17
Play speed (play the submenu)··········································18
Repeat mode (play the submenu)······································18
Repeat time (play the submenu)········································19
Repeat intervals (play the submenu)·································19
Install driver for Win98 users ·················································19
Special recommendations ·······················································20
Safe removal·····································································20
Reset·················································································21
Troubleshooting········································································21
Technical specifications····························································22

Description of keys

Figure & Keys
1) Play/Pause
2) F.FWD/F.REV, Previous/Next,
3) Menu,
4) REC,
5) Vol+/-,
6) OLED,
7) Push button of USB Port,
8) Power ON/OFF
9) Earphone,
10) USB Port,
11) Cord Hole,
12) Mic
Display
Battery
The screen shows a battery indicator with nine levels.
The battery indicator is full when the battery voltage 1.5V.
The battery indicator will be empty when the battery is used up. At that time, the player should be charged
with an external charger(optional) or with the USB connection on your PC.
Basic Functions

Enter Menu
Press Menu button to enter the menu:
Main menu (long press to enter during Stop mode),
Submenu during playback mode (short press to enter)
Submenu in Stop mode (short press to enter).
Browse Operation
Select the song to be introduced and enter menu option.
Press PREV key to select forward and NEXT key to select backward.
Skip backwards or forward when playing music.
Press PREV key to fast reverse and NEXT key to fast forward.
Enter function modes
Select different submenus in the main menu.
Short press Menu button to enter
Main menu :
Music mode 
Record mode 
Voice mode 
FM mode (only MP-104BD)
Text reader
System function:

Enter USB mode via the PC connection
Key operations
Music Mode and Voice Mode
Press-keys Action Stop mode Pl
Po f
Play Stop
En
bm
submenu
r
N
orward
ly
.FWD
Pr
ckward
ively t
F.REV
successively successively
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In by
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olume
Vol-
press
volume
step by step
D tep by
step
× ×
Press and hold Decrease volume Decrease
volume
× ×
eys
Long press Power off Stop recording
ess e recording
Long press
hort press Enter the REC submenu ×
ay mode Play submenu Stop submenu
Play Long
press
Power off wer off Power of Power off
Short press Exit menu Exit menu
Menu Long
press
Enter main menu ter main menu Enter main menu Enter main menu
Short press Enter Stop su enu Enter Play Confirm the option o
enter submenu
Confirm the option or
enter submenu
Next Push Next ext and play Move submenu Move submenu
Press and hold Go f
successive
F Go forward successively Go forward successively
Prev Push Previous evious and play Move submenu Move submenu
Press and hold Go ba
success
Go backward Go backward
Vol+ Short
press
Increase volume
step by st
crease volume step
p
× ×
Press and hold Increase v Increase
volume
ecrease volume s
× ×
Short Decrease
EC modeR
Press-k Action Stop state REC state
Play
REC
Short pr Start recording Paus
Menu Enter the main menu ×
S
FM mode (only MP-104BD)
Press-keys Action In Tuning state FM submenu

Play
press
Power off Power off
Short press annel;
If there is no channel saved: ×
Exit the menu
Mode
press
Enter main menu Enter main menu
Short press Enter the submenu ption or enter
Next Push 100KHz by one step, or stop to
search
Move the submenu
Press and hold Increase 100KHz successively to search Go forward successively
Prev Push 00KHz by one step, or stop
to search
Move the submenu
Press and hold e 100KHz successively to
search
Go backward successively
Vol+
ss
Increase volume step by step ×
Press and hold Increase volume successively ×
Vol-
ss
Decrease volume step by step ×
Press and hold Decrease volume successively ×
Long
If there is channel saved: next ch
Long
Confirm the o
further level
Increase
Decrease 1
Decreas
Short
pre
Short
pre
Play Music
Simple operation
1.Co
Insert the earphone plug into the earphone jack Select Music mode. Press menu button to enter.
3. S
ong
Next button (2): select the next song
4. V
VOL(5): decreases volume
nnect earphone 2. Switch the ON/OFF button (8) to the right.
elect music
Prev button (2): select the previous s
olume adjustment
VOL+ (5): increases volume

Note:
The player will power off automatically at the specified time by “System
setting/power off setting/Save mode” except during playback or
recording.

EQ mode
1. During playback
2Push Menu button to enter the Play submenu.
3Push Next button to select “EQ mode” option. 4Push Menu button to enter “EQ mode” menu.
5Push Next button to select and push Menu button to confirm. 6EQ modes:
Natural Rock
Pop Classical
Soft Jazz DBB
Lyric Synchronous Display (Karaoke Function)
The player supports “*.LRC” lyric files, to achieve the synchronous play of lyric and sound.
How to use the lyric file?
The name of lyric file should be consistent with the name of the song file.
For example:
The song file name is: A-Do—Night.mp3
The lyric file name must be: A-Do—Night.lrc
How to know whether the song has a lyric file?
If the current song has a lyric file, the icon “ ” at the top left corner of Music Mode will become “ ”
Voice recording
The player can store up to 99 REC files in each directory!
Recording in REC Mode
1Enter Main Menu
Music mode
2 . Push Next button to select REC mode
REC mode

3Push Menu button to enter REC mode.
4Push REC button to start recording.
5Push Play button to pause/continue recording.
The recorded voice is saved in the current
directory that is set in “REC Stop Submenu/main directory.
If the screen displays “Space Full”, it means that there is no space available to record new
files. Delete other files to release space.
If the screen displays “Directory Full”, it means that there are 99 recording files in the
directory. Select another directory.
Select REC style
1Select record mode. No recording 2Push Menu button to enter the REC submenu.
Local Folder
3Push Next button to select “REC Style”
submenu:
REC style
4Push Menu button to enter the submenu:
SP REC
5Push Next button to select the desired REC
style.
6Push Mode button to confirm the selected style

7Push Play button to start recording. 8REC style:
SP recording, wav format and good quality
LP recording, act format and average quality
SP voice-control, wav format (voice-control REC: recording is paused
if there is no sound)
LP voice-control and act format
Playback voice recordings
1Enter Main Menu
Music mode
2. Push Next button to select “Voice mode” REC mode:
Voice mode
3Push Mode button to enter Voice mode
4Select REC file:
Prev key: select previous REC file
Next key: select next REC file
5Press Play button again to start to play 6Volume adjustment:
VOL+ : increase volume
VOL: decrease volume
Convert the ACT voice recordings into Wav format
When you want to listen to your voice recordings on your computer you need first to convert it into Wav
format.
The converter is inside the CDROM supplied with your player.
Put it in your PC and open the “act to wav CONVERTOR” folder. Double click on the application to install
it.
Go to Programs and choose “USB Flash disk Utilities” and then “Sound Convert” (see image below)
This will launch the converter that will allow you to convert voice recordings into wav or mp3 files.

Use FM Radio (only MP-104BD)
1Enter Main Menu. 2Push Next button to select “FM mode”.
FM mode
3Push Menu button to enter “FM mode”. 4Auto search
Push and hold Pre/Next button for two
seconds.
The device will select automatically the next
available station.

5Manual search:
Push Pre/Next to search channels manually
6Store selected radio station:
Push Menu button to enter the FM submenu.
save stations
Push Menu button to store the selected
channel.

7Stored channels can be selected by pushing shortly on
the Play button
8Volume adjustment:
VOL+: volume increase
VOL-: volume decrease
9Recording from the radio
Select the desired radio station. Push Menu button to
enter FM submenu and select the REC mode (Fine or
Long).
Note:
If the current channel is a stereo
broadcast, the screen will display “ ”.
Text reader
Text stored on the player in .txt or .lrc format, can be read in this mode
1Enter Main Menu
Music
mode
2Press Next button to select “Text browser”.
Text reader
3Push Menu button to enter Text
mode
Push Play button to turn pages
backward.
Push PREV button to turn pages
forward.
Push NEXT button to turn pages
backward.
4. Text selection
Push Menubutton to enter submenu. Select the directory by
pushing Menu button again. Push Menu button to select the desired
text
Text select
Note: Text reader only supports .txt and .lrc format.
System Settings
How to enter?

1Enter Main Menu.
Music mode
2Press Next button to select “System settings”.
System settings
3Push Mode button to enter “System settings”
REC time
The parameters
REC time Setting of the date and time for recordings
Screensaver time Select the time (s) before the display enters into Screensaver mode
Screensaver picture Select picture
Dancing pictures Select picture during playback
Language Setting Select different languages
Power off setting Select a time (min). After this time period the player automatically switches off
Replay mode Auto/manual replay
Contrast Adjustment Set contrast of display
Online Mode “Special space” function
Memory Info Available and total memory size
Firmware Version Displays the firmware version of the player
Exit Exit the interface
Detailed instructions
○Setting of “REC time”
1Select REC time in System settings
REC time
2Push Menu button to Enter the interface of REC time.
REC time

3Push VOL+ button to select YEAR
The YEAR number will flash:
REC time
4Push Next/Prev button to increase/decrease
REC time

5Push VOL+ button to select MONTH…….. 6Push Menu button to confirm and exit.
○“Screensaver Time”setting
1Select “Screensaver Time” 2Push Next/PREV button to adjust the time.
3Press Menu button to exit when the adjustment is done
○“Screensaver picture” setting
Similar to the setting of “EQ mode”.
○“Dancing picture” setting
Similar to the setting of “EQ mode”.
○“Language selection”
Similar to the setting of “EQ mode”.
○“Power off” setting
Similar to the setting of “Screensaver time”
: “Power-saving mode”: Device will switch off after preset time if no button is pushed ( not
during playback and recording)
“Sleeping mode”: ”: Device will switch off after preset time
Note: Sleeping mode is has to be reset every time you want to use this function.
○Repeat setting
Similar to the setting of “EQ Mode”.
○Contrast adjustment
Similar to the setting of “Screensaver time”
○Setting of the Online Mode
Similar to the setting of “EQ mode”.
Some operating systems (versions before Windows 2K SP4) can’t support the USB with two disk
icons.
○“Memory info”
The number here indicates the total capacity of the disk and the percentage indicates the used part.
○“Firmware version”
The current version of the firmware used for the player can be checked.
USB disk
This player has the standard functions of a USB disk, supports the systems above Windows98 (WIN98 needs
driver).
The player supports USB power supply so that it can be played without battery.
How to connect with PC? Power on the player and insert into USB port.
When connected with PC, the player has three modes

1. Standby state
2Downloading state
3. Uploading state
Create a folder (or directory)
You can put up to 99 songs per folder (or directory).
If you want to copy more than 99 songs into your MP3 player, you have to create a new folder (or directory).
Just go to “my computer” and open the external hard drive that represents your MP3 player.
To create a new folder (or directory) just right-click any blank area and select New, Folder from the resulting
menu.
You can create up to 10 folders (including root folder) and up to 99 songs per folder
Other Settings
Select different directories (stop sub-menu)
Users can put different files into different directories.
1Stop interface (The example is in Music mode. The directories
can be selected in recording and playing mode)
2Press Menu button to enter the Stop
Submenu.
Main disk
directory
3Press the Menu button again to Enter
A-Do
Richard Ren
4 Push Next or PREV button to select
the directory
5. Press Mode key to confirm the
selected directory.
Deleting files (Stop sub-menu)
In the Music mode and Voice mode , the corresponding files and can be deleted.

1stop mode
2. Push Mode button to Enter the
submenu
Main disk
directory
3Push Next button or Pre button to select “Delete files” or
“Delete all files”
Delete file?
4Push Menu button to Enter
Delete file?
Night A-Do 9skymusic
5, Push Next button to change “NO” into “YES”.
deleting…
Night A-Do 9SKY MUSIC
6, Push Menu button to confirm
deleting…
Night A-Do 9SKY MUSIC
The function of “Delete all files” will delete all the files of the current mode in the current directory
(for example, deleting all files in the Music mode is just deleting all the music files and the
recording files will not be deleted)
Play mode
When reproducing music or recorded files, the user may select different play modes (repeat, shuffle)
○REPEAT
NormalAfter the songs in the current directory have been played, the player will play the music
in the next directory untill all files are played and then it will stop.
Repeat OneRepeats playing a single song.
FolderPlays all the music in the selected folder.
Repeat
FolderRepeatedly plays all the music in the folder.
Repeat AllRepeatedly plays all the music.
○SHUFFLE
RandomPlays the music at random in the current folder.