TDK mojo 128F User manual

MP3/FM PLAYER
with TDK UniFi™PC Transfer Software
FEEL THE MUSIC, NOT THE PLAYER
USER’S GUIDE
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NOTE ON HELP MATERIALS......................................... 4
UNPACKING MOJO....................................................... 4
QUICK SETUP.............................................................. 5
USING THE TDK UNIFI™SOFTWARE..............................9
USING MOJO..............................................................15
FIRMWARE UPGRADE NOTE........................................38
TROUBLESHOOTING...................................................39
PRECAUTIONS........................................................... 41
SPECIFICATIONS........................................................44
TECHNICAL SUPPORT................................................. 45
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
REGULATORY INFORMATION
Federal Communications Commission (FCC)
This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions:
1 This device may not cause harmful interference, and
2 This device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause
undesired operation.
NOTE: This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital
device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable
protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses and can
radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause
harmful interference to radio communications. However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in
a particular installation. If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception,
which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the
interference by one or more of the following measures:
•Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.
•Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver.
•Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the
receiver is connected.
•Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help.
Modifications to this device that are not authorized by the manufacturer may void the user’s authority to operate
the device.
For internal memory, 1MB = 1 million bytes; includes operating software - storage capacity available to purchaser,
after formatting, is less.
TDK cannot be held responsible for any loss of data that results from using this product.
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NOTE ON HELP MATERIALS
In addition to this printed user’s guide, the following sources of help and information are available:
•Visit TDK’s Technical Support at www.tdksupport.com
•For help with the included bonus applications (MoodLogic and RealOne), please contact the manufacturers of
those applications and/or visit their Web sites at www.moodlogic.com and www.realnetworks.com. Also view the
electronic help that can be accessed from those applications’ HELP menus
•To download Windows Media Player and documentation, visit www.microsoft.com
•For VoiceText software instructions (MOJO 256F only), view the electronic help that’s accessible from
the application
UNPACKING MOJO
•Unpack the MOJO player and other items.
The items listed below are inside the packaging:
1 MOJO player
1 AAA battery
1 USB connection cable
1 Ear bud type headphone
1 Carrying case
1 Hand strap
1 User’s Guide
1 Software CD-ROM
NOTE: Save the product’s original packaging in case you need to ship it back to TDK. Ship the product in the safest
possible manner as TDK cannot be held responsible for any damages the product sustains during shipping.
NOTE: Your MOJO player is shipped with a non-functional memory card loaded into its memory card slot. We recommend
leaving the non-functional memory card loaded into memory card slot if you will not be using a functioning memory card
(not included). The non-functioning memory card will help prevent dust and other contaminants from entering the player,
but it is not a real memory card.
Follow the instructions below to install MOJO. Here’s an overview of the installation process:
Prepare MOJO
-THEN-
• If using a Windows computer, install the UniFi software and desired bonus applications
-OR-
• If using a Mac, install the iTunes Plug-In
A_PREPARE MOJO
1.Open the battery compartment door and insert one AAA battery (included). Be sure to match the battery’s
polarity markings (+ and -) to the polarity markings on the player.
2.After inserting the battery, close the battery compartment door.
NOTE: Make sure the battery is a standard AAA alkaline.
QUICK SETUP
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NOTE: Before installing the software, verify that MOJO is NOT connected to your computer.
C_INSTALL BONUS SOFTWARE IF DESIRED (Windows 98SE/ME/2000/XP only)
Your MOJO installation CD-ROM includes a few bonus applications as described below.
RealOne Player by Real Networks
RealOne Player is a popular music playback and track management application that can be used to transfer tracks
to MOJO. To enable using RealOne Player to transfer tracks to MOJO, you must install RealOne Player and then
install the plug-ins included on the installation CD-ROM.
To enable using RealOne Player to transfer tracks to MOJO:
1.Install RealOne Player from the installation CD-ROM.
2.Install the plug-ins from the installation CD-ROM.
To install RealOne Player and its song transfer plug-in:
1.Load the included installation CD-ROM into your PC.
• The installer screen should automatically appear. If the installer screen doesn’t automatically appear, double
click MY COMPUTER, double click the drive (typically "D:" or "E:") into which you loaded the installation
CD-ROM, and then in the window that opens, double click SETUP.EXE. The installer screen will appear.
2. Click the installer screen’s REALONE PLAYER button and follow the on-screen prompts to install the application.
3. Click the installer screen’s PLUG-INS button and follow any on-screen prompts to install the required song
transfer plug-in.
NOTE: Windows Media Player is not included on the MOJO installation CD-ROM, but the application can be downloaded
from www.microsoft.com, and used to transfer tracks to your MOJO. To enable this functionality, install Windows Media
Player on your PC, then install the PLUG-INS from the MOJO installation CD-ROM.
NOTE: To navigate up and down in MOJO’s track/folder lists, use the SKIP FORWARD and SKIP BACKWARD buttons.
To open a folder, highlight the folder and press SELECT. To go up a folder level, press NAV.
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3.Press the PLAY/PAUSE button for a few seconds.
•If the LCD screen lights up and shows the boot-up process, the battery has been correctly installed.
If not, check to make sure the battery has been properly inserted.
4.Insert the headphone connector into MOJO’s headphone jack.
5.If desired, insert an SD/MMC memory card (not included) into MOJO for additional memory.
•Next, please follow the "INSTALL SOFTWARE" instructions below for the initial installation of the
MOJO’s software.
B_INSTALL THE TDK UniFi™SOFTWARE (Windows 98SE/ME/2000/XP only)
NOTE: During installation of the software on a Windows XP system, you may encounter the "WINDOWS LOGO TESTING"
warning screen. If you encounter this screen, you must click "CONTINUE ANYWAY" to continue installation of the included
software and/or plug-ins. MOJO has been designed to work with the Windows XP operating system. Installation should
continue without any issues.
1.Load the included installation CD-ROM into your PC.
• The installer screen should automatically appear. If the installer screen doesn’t automatically appear,
double click MY COMPUTER, double click the drive (typically "D:" or "E:") into which you loaded the installation
CD-ROM, and then in the window that opens, double click SETUP.EXE. The installer screen will appear.
2.Click the installer screen’s UNIFI button and follow any on-screen prompts to install the TDK UniFi song
transfer software.
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MOJO 128F INSTALLER
If you purchased the
MOJO 128F, you will
see this screen.
MOJO 256F INSTALLER
If you purchased the
MOJO 256F, you will
see this screen.
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MoodLogic by MoodLogic Inc.
MoodLogic is a popular music playback and track management application that can be used to transfer
tracks to MOJO.
To enable using MoodLogic to transfer tracks to MOJO:
1. Install MoodLogic from installation CD-ROM.
2. Install the plug-ins from the installation CD-ROM.
To install MoodLogic and its song transfer plug-in:
1.Load the included installation CD-ROM into your PC.
• The installer screen should automatically appear. If the installer screen doesn’t automatically appear, double
click MY COMPUTER, double click the drive (typically "D:" or "E:") into which you loaded the installation
CD-ROM, and then in the window that opens, double click SETUP.EXE. The installer screen will appear.
2.Click the installer screen’s MOODLOGIC button and follow any on-screen prompts to install the application.
3.Click the installer screen’s PLUG-INS button and follow any on-screen prompts to install the required
song transfer plug-in.
VoiceText by VoiceWare Co. (INCLUDED ONLY WITH MOJO 256F)
VoiceText is a text-to-speech application that will convert your text files to audio files that can be loaded into
MOJO’s memory for anywhere, anytime review.
To install VoiceText:
1.Load the included installation CD-ROM into your PC.
• The installer screen should automatically appear. If the installer screen doesn’t automatically appear, double
click MY COMPUTER, double click the drive (typically "D:" or "E:") into which you loaded the installation
CD-ROM, and then in the window that opens, double click SETUP.EXE. The installer screen will appear.
2.Click the installer screen’s VOICE TEXT button and follow any on-screen prompts to install the application.
MAC USERS ONLY: INSTALL THE iTUNES PLUG-IN
1.With the Macintosh running, insert the installation CD-ROM into the Mac’s drive.
2.Double-click the CD-ROM icon.
•The contents of the CD will be displayed.
3.Double-click on the iTunes Plug-In Installer icon in the folder.
• Follow the on-screen prompts to install the plug-in.
4.When the message "Installation was successful" appears, click on the QUIT Button.
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If your computer is running Windows, the included TDK UniFi software can be used to transfer tracks to MOJO.
To transfer tracks to MOJO with the TDK UniFi Software:
1.Power on MOJO and use the USB cable to connect MOJO to your computer.
•The USB CONNECTED message should display on the unit's LCD screen once the cable is connected.
USING THE TDK UniFi™SOFTWARE
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5.To create a new folder, click the NEW FOLDER button, type the desired name and press ENTER.
After you've created your desired folder(s), you're ready to transfer music to the MOJO.
NOTE: The folder labeled MOJO RECORD is reserved for voice and radio recordings and should not
be used to store music.
6.Double-click the folder to which you want to add music files.
•The folder name will be displayed in the lower right-hand corner, along with the file information and
free memory.
NOTE: A slash ("\") with no folder name means you are in the root, or main, directory of the MOJO.
NOTE: Approximately 1MB of the MOJO's memory is dedicated to system files (which are not visible on the file
manager). As a result, total free space will always be approximately 1MB less than the total system memory.
7. In the left side of the top half of the window, navigate to the folder that contains the music files or
folders you would like to transfer to MOJO.
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2.Start the UniFi Software.
• The top half of the window shows the files and folders on your computer's hard drive.
The bottom half of the window shows the files and folders (if any) currently loaded on MOJO.
3.In the bottom half of the window, you can view the contents of the MOJO in three ways as follows:
• The FLASH MEMORY button displays the files and folders (if any) in the internal memory of the MOJO.
• The MEMORY CARD button displays the files and folders (if any) contained on an MMC/SD card (not included).
If there is no card inserted in MOJO, this button will not be clickable.
• The ALL MEMORY button displays all files and folders in the MOJO (the combination of Flash Memory and
Memory Card files).
4.After you've clicked on one of the three buttons above to display the contents of the MOJO to your liking,
you can create folders on MOJO to facilitate organizing your music files.
NOTE: It is not necessary to create folders on MOJO. Music can be stored in MOJO’s root directory if desired.
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3.In the left side of the top half of the window, navigate to the folder that contains the music files or
folders you would like to add to the playlist.
4.Drag files from the right side of the top half of the window to the left side of the bottom half of the window
(i.e. to the "Playlist" pane).
•You can rearrange the playback order of playlist files by clicking and dragging the files.
•To save your playlist on your computer, right click in the left side of the bottom half of the window
(i.e. to the "Playlist" pane), select SAVE PLAYLIST, select a save location and file name, and click SAVE.
5.While holding down your keyboard’s CONTROL (CTRL) key, click the files in the playlist that you wish to
transfer to MOJO.
6.Click the MOVE TO MOJO icon to begin transferring the selected tracks to MOJO.
NOTE: UniFi creates and can load .m3u type playlists.
NOTE: To load a playlist that’s saved on your hard drive into UniFi, right click in the left side of the bottom half of the
UniFi window (i.e. to the "Playlist" pane), select LOAD PLAYLIST, navigate to the location where the desired playlist is
located, click on the playlist and select OPEN.
To delete tracks from MOJO with the UniFi Software:
1.Power on MOJO and use the USB cable to connect MOJO to your computer.
•The USB CONNECTED message should display on the unit's LCD screen after the cable is connected.
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NOTE: Click the plus icon to the left of the folder to view subfolders within the folder.
8. In the right side of the top half of the window, click on the music file(s) or folder(s) you would like to
transfer to the MOJO.
• To choose multiple files, hold down the CONTROL (CTRL) key while clicking the file names.
9. Click the DOWNLOAD icon. A confirmation dialog box will appear. Click YES to transfer the selected file(s)
and/or folder(s) to the MOJO.
• The files will begin transferring to the MOJO. Hit the CANCEL button at any time to abort the file transfer.
• Repeat steps 4 through 9 as necessary, until the MOJO has all the desired music files and folders.
10. After MOJO has been loaded with the desired music files, it can be detached from the USB cable.
NOTE: You can use the same process as previously described (see “To transfer tracks to MOJO with the TDK UniFi
Software,” which starts on p.9) to transfer data files to MOJO. To transfer a data file from MOJO back to your PC, run the
UniFi software, select the desired file that’s loaded into MOJO’s memory and click the software’s UPLOAD button.
You cannot use MOJO’s LCD interface to browse data files.
To create a playlist and transfer its tracks to MOJO with the UniFi Software:
1.Power on MOJO and use the USB cable to connect MOJO to your computer.
•The USB CONNECTED message should display on the unit's LCD screen after the cable is connected.
2.Start the UniFi Software.
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To enable hearing MOJO:
•Fully connect stereo headphones to MOJO’s headphone port.
To insert an SD/MMC memory expansion card (not included) into MOJO:
•Insert an SD or MMC card with its contacts facing the top of the unit as shown in the illustration.
To remove the card, steadily press in until it releases from the slot.
USING MOJO
SDMMC
3.Navigate to the file or folder you want to delete and click it. To choose multiple files or folders, hold
down the CONTROL (CTRL) key while clicking the file names.
4. After the desired file(s) or folder(s) is highlighted, click the DELETE icon located in the lower toolbar.
•Aconfirmation dialog box will appear.
5.Click YES to delete the selected file(s) or folder(s) from your MOJO or click CANCEL to keep the files.
•The selected file(s) and/or folder(s) will be deleted from your MOJO.
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This is an FM mode playback screen:
[1] FM icon
[2] Channel search mode enabled.
[3] Number of station presets programmed / Number of stations that can be stored
[4] Mono or Stereo
[5] When a programmed preset is tuned, the preset number will be displayed in the "No Information" area
[6] Frequency tuned
To change modes:
•Press and hold the MODE button until FM MODE or MP3 MODE appears on the display.
NOTE: When HOLD is ON, all other buttons are disabled.
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MP3 MODE AND FM MODE
MOJO has two main modes:
•MP3 (and WMA) mode
-AND-
•FM mode
NOTE: MOJO always powers on into MP3 mode.
This is an MP3 mode playback screen:
[1] Equalizer status
[2] Number of currently playing track / Total number of tracks in memory; or if in Folder mode:
Number of currently playing track / Total number of tracks in folder
[3] Total track time
[4] Track name and ID3 tag information
[5] File format
[6] Bit rate of file
[7] Repeat playback status
[8] Elapsed track time
[9] Hold enabled. When hold is enabled, all other buttons are disabled.
[10] Playing from SD/MMC card. (Appears without arrow if SD/MMC card inserted, but not being played from.)
[11] Battery level indicator
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Fwd NAV Rew
Record Play/Pause
Mic
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Volume
Hold Mode
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PLAYING MP3 AND WMA TRACKS
MOJO is compatible with MP3 and WMA compressed audio tracks.
To play MP3/WMA tracks with MOJO:
1.If MOJO is not already on, press the PLAY/PAUSE [ ] button for a few seconds to power it on.
•The LCD screen will light up and will begin the boot-up animation. Press any button to skip the animation.
2.Using the REWIND [ ] FAST FORWARD [ ] buttons, scroll through the file and
folder list on the LCD screen.
NOTE: If MOJO is in the MOJO RECORD directory, press MODE to go up to the directory where your music tracks are stored.
3.To enter a sub-folder (if one is present on MOJO), click NAV [ ].
•If the MOJO enters the setup menu (displaying Equalizer, Repeat, etc icons), you have pressed the NAV button
too long. Wait a few seconds for the MOJO to return to the file/folder mode, and try again.
4.To move to a parent folder (up one level), click (but do not hold) the MODE button once.
•If the MOJO enters FM mode, you have pressed the MODE button too long.
Press and hold the MODE button for more than a second to return to MP3 mode.
5.Once the desired music file is highlighted, click the PLAY/PAUSE button to start playback.
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DESIRED FUNCTION
Power on
Power off
Play/Pause music
Return to previous track;
return to beginning of current
track
Go up in list; search
backwards in track
Fast forward music
Go down in list; search
forward in track
Enter setup menu
Enter subfolder
Go up one folder level
Switch to FM
Voice recorder
Raise Volume
Lower Volume
KEY PRESS
Press and hold PLAY/PAUSE
Press and hold PLAY/PAUSE
Press PLAY/PAUSE
Press REWIND
Press and hold REWIND
Press FAST FORWARD
Press and hold FAST FORWARD
Press and hold NAV
Press NAV
Press MODE
Press and hold MODE
Click RECORD once
Press (+)
Press and hold (+)
Press (-)
Press and hold (-)
RESULT IF KEY PRESSED
WHILE PLAYBACK IS PAUSED
N/A
Turns off power
Play selected music
Move to previous song
Scrolls up through track list
within folder
Move to next track
Scrolls down through track list
within folder
Enter setup menu
Enter selected folder
Navigates to parent folder
Switches to FM mode
Activates voice recording
mode
Raises volume one increment
Raises volume continuously
Lowers volume one increment
Lowers volume continuously
RESULT IF KEY PRESSED
WHILE PLAYBACK IS ACTIVE
N/A
Turns off power
Pause music playback
If less than 10 seconds into
track: Move to previous track;
if more than 10 seconds into
track: Return to beginning of
track
Searches backwards within
current track
Move to next track
Searches forward within
current track
Enter setup menu
N/A
Changes visualization mode
Switches to FM mode
Marks repeat start/end point
Raises volume one increment
Raises volume continuously
Lowers volume one increment
Lowers volume continuously
BUTTON FUNCTIONS IN MP3 MODE
NOTE: To switch to MP3 mode from FM mode, press the MODE button until MOJO switches to MP3 mode.
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