Shiro DX User manual

DX MP3 Digital Audio
Player (USB 2.0)
User Guide
Version 1.1

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Table of Contents
Notice 1
Operation Buttons, Package Includes, Power On & Off, Minimum System Requirements 2
LCD Information, Menu Functions 3
Music Operation, Voice Operation 5
FMOperation 6
System Settings, Setting Equalizer 7
Setting Repeat Mode, Setting Different Folder, Setting A-B Clipping 8
FirmwareUpgrade,DiskProtection 9
Connecting Player to Computer, Troubleshooting Guide 10
TechnicalSpecifications 11
Notice
1. If the player is not used for a long duration, please remove the battery to avoid battery leakage.
2. Unlock the HOLD switch before using the player.
3. Under normal volume condition, the player can last up to 10 hours on a single AAA battery.
Please take note this battery lifespan will vary depending on the condition & manufacturer of
the battery. Please replace the battery when the battery icon is .

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Operation Buttons
Package Includes
Installation CD, USB Cable, Earphone, User Guide, AAA Battery
Power On & Off
To power on/off the player, press and hold Play/Pause.
Minimum System Requirements
• Operating System: Windows® 98/98SE/ME/2000/XP or Macintosh™ OS 10.x
• Hardware: 20MB of free disk space, 4x CD-ROM or higher, USB port

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LCD Information
The Repeat mode includes Normal, Repeat One, Folder, Repeat Folder, Repeat All, Random, and
Introduction.
Menu Functions
1. Press Mode to navigate different mode. Press and hold Mode to go back Main Menu.
2. You can select Music, Record, Voice Replay, FM Tuner, and Settings.
3. You can choose the item by pressing Left/Right. Press Mode to enter.
4. Choose MSC will go to Music mode to enjoy your MP3/WMA songs.

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5. Choose REC will go to record mode to record voice.
6. Choose RPL to play WAV file or listen to recorded files.
7. Choose FM to enter radio mode.
8. Choose SYS to enter player configuration menu. You can set Record Time, Backlight, Backlight
Mode, Language, Power Off, Replay Mode, Contrast, Online Mode, Memory Info, Firmware
Version, Firmware Upgrade or Return to Main Menu.
9. On the player, there’s a HOLD switch. Once you have set it, all the buttons on the player will be
inactive. You will see this on the LCD. To deactivate this feature, slide the button following to
the arrow label.

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Music Operation
1. Press Play/Pause will either play or pause the song.
2. Press Left/Right (FF/REW) to choose to the next or previous song.
3. Press VOL+ or VOL- to adjust volume.
4. Press and hold Left/Right (REW/FF) to fast forward or rewind.
Synchronous Lyrics
1. For synchronous lyrics support, you must ensure the Music file has additional .LRC file on the
same folder. E.g. Song.mp3 and Song.LRC.
2. While the song is playing, lyrics should appear automatically. If not, please press and hold the
Mode to see the lyrics.
Voice Operation
If LCD shows the following:
a. Full Directory - Current folder has 99 recording files. Use another folder for recording.
b.Full Space - Player memory is full. Please delete other files to free some space.
1. Under MSC/FM mode, start voice recording by pressing and holding A-B/Rec for about 2 seconds.
The voice recording will start. Press and hold A-B or Play/Pause to stop.
2. Under REC mode, start recording by pressing A-B or Play/Pause. Press Play/Pause to end
recording. Access RPL mode to listen to the audio file.
3. You can change the current active folder for recording or you can also change the recording
quality. Press Mode to enter these options.

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4. You can select 4 different recording qualities.
Fine REC – WAV Format, High Quality
Long REC – ACT Format, Normal Quality
Fine VOR – WAV format, High Quality (Recording will stop when there is no sound)
Long VOR – ACT Format, Normal Quality (Recording will stop when there is no sound)
Playing Recorded File
1. From Main Menu, navigate to RPL mode.
2. Press Play/Pause to play or stop the audio file.
3. If there is no recorded audio files you will see No Files!
4. While the recorded file is paused, you can change the current active folder for recording or you
can also delete the recorded audio. Press Mode to enter these options.
FM Operation
Adjusting and Saving Frequency
1. You can preset 20 fixed channel. You can navigate different channel using Play/Pause.
2. Press and hold the Left/Right for about 2 seconds to start auto-search for station.
3. Once stereo station found, symbol will appear.
4. To adjust the frequency manually with Left/Right. Pressing once will change 0.1MHz. To save
the frequency, press Mode > Save option. Press Mode again to save the station.
Recording FM
1. Press Mode. Navigate to Fine REC or Long REC to start recording.

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2. Press Play/Pause to stop recording. Press and hold Mode to return to FM mode.
Delete FM Channel
Press Mode. Navigate to Delete or Delete All and press Mode.
To exit FM mode, press and hold Mode.
Note: By default, the FM tuning frequency is Normal Band from 87MHz – 108Mhz. Japan Band will
be from 76MHz – 90MHz.
System Settings
From Main Menu, navigate to SYS mode.
Record Time Set the date and time when recorded files are saved
Backlight Time Set the period of time (in seconds) for backlight to be on
Backlight Color Different EL backlight color selection (optional)
Language Choose different languages for display
Power Off Set the duration after which the player will turn off automatically
Replay Mode Set the A-B clipping play mode
Contrast Set the contrast level of the LCD window
Memory Info Show current memory total & available memory space.
Exit Exit to Main Menu.
Setting Equalizer
1. While playing music, press Mode.
2. Navigate to Equalizer mode using Left/Right.
3. Choose Natural, Rock, Pop, Classic, Soft, Jazz or DBB equalizer by pressing Mode.

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Setting Repeat Mode
1. While playing music, press Mode.
2. Navigate to Repeat mode using Left/Right. Below are the descriptions.
Normal: All music files will play sequentially once.
Repeat One: Repeat current file repeatedly.
Folder: Play music files in the selected folder once.
Repeat Folder: All music files in the selected folder will play sequentially and continuously.
Repeat All: All music files will play sequentially and continuously.
Random: All music in the current folder will play randomly once.
Introduce: All music in the current folder will play about 10 seconds sequentially once.
Setting Different Folder
Please create the folder by connecting the player to the USB port on the computer and create the
folder manually. The player supports 99 folders.
1. Under MSC/REC/RPL mode, press Mode to enter Local folder.
2. Press Left/Right to select the folder and press Mode to confirm.
Setting A-B Clipping
1. While the music or audio file is playing, press A-B once to set the start point A.
2. Press A-B again to start repeating the repeated portion A-B continuously.

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3. While repeating, if you would like to record your voice and see if it matches with the A-B
segment, press A-B again. You will notice a microphone will appear below the A-B icon .
Press A-B again to listen to your recorded voice and music A-B segment .
4. You can press Mode exit this mode.
Firmware Upgrade
1. Click on Start > Programs > MP3 Player Utilities > MP3 Player Update. You must ensure the player
has been connected to the computer USB port.
2. Click Choose Firmware of New Version and locate the firmware.
3. You may download the firmware file from www.shirocorp.com or Installation CD.
4. Click Start to start upgrading.
5. Once upgrading has been done successfully, the utility will display the message.
Disk Protection
1. You must first ensure the player has been connected to the computer USB port.
2. Click on Start > Programs > MP3 Player Utilities > MP3 Player Disk Tool.
3. Choose Partition and Encrypt option and set the desired capacity for the encrypted disk.
4. Check the box, Set Username and Password. Key in the username and password.
5. Click Start to commence. Once done, under My Computer, you will see 2 Removable Disk
created. Access second disk and there are 3 files in it.
6. Run the RdiskDecrypt.exe file and input username and password to access the disk.
Note: