Technika MP-108 User manual

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MP3 Player
User Guide

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Table of Contents
Safety Information Page 3
Windows and Windows Media Players Page 4
About Your Player Page 5
Getting Started Page 6
Uploading Music Files using WMP 9 Page 7
Transferring Other Files using WMP 9 Page 8
Disconnecting the Player in WMP 9 Page 9
Transferring Music Files using WMP 11 Page 11
Viewing the Player Drive in WMP 11 Page 15
Switching the Player On and O Page 16
Accessing Player Modes Page 17
Playing Music Page 18
Advanced Play Modes Page 19
The Hold Function Page 19
Seeking and Playing Individual Tracks Page 20
Queue Play Page 21
Using the FM Radio Page 22
Making Voice and Radio Recordings Page 26
Setting Recording Parameters Page 28
The Voice Menu Page 30
The Navigation Menu Page 32
Managing Voice and FM Recordings Page 33
Displaying the Time Page 34
System Settings Page 35
Audio Settings Page 36
Further Settings Page 37
Altering the Contrast Page 38
Altering the Backlight Time Page 38
Setting Power Savings (Auto Shut O) Page 38
Setting the System Time Page 39
Restoring System Defaults Page 39
Accessing System Information Page 39
Accessing Player Information Page 39
Warranty Page 40
Specications Page 40

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Important Safety Information
Please follow all these guidelines to safely operate your player.
• Read these instructions before using the player
• Keep these instructions. If you are transferring this product to a third party include these instructions.
• Do not use earphones while driving, cycling or walking near trac.
• Do not listen at extremely high volumes – doing so can damage your hearing.
• To avoid damaging the player, always insert the earphones prior to switching the player on.
• Do not use or store the player in excessively dry, dusty or dirty environments.
• This product must not be exposed to dripping and splashing water or other liquids.
• Keep the player away from heat, humidity, and magnetic elds.
• Do not leave the unit exposed to direct sunlight for long periods of time.
• Keep the player away from heat sources.
• Clean the player with a soft cloth dampened slightly with clean water. Never clean the player with solvents or abrasives.
• Do not press the screen or apply excessive pressure to the player keys.
• Never disconnect the player from the PC without following the correct procedure.
• WARNING: This product contains an integral Polymer Li-ion battery. There is a risk of re and burns if the player is
handled improperly. Do not disassemble, crush, puncture, or dispose of in re or water. Do not attempt to open the
player case or service the battery pack. Use a qualied service technician to replace the battery and replace only with a
battery designated for this product. Dispose of the product with the battery intact in accordance with recycling
regulations in your area.

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IMPORTANT INFORMATION
Windows Operating Systems And Windows Media Players (WMPs)
There have been many versions of Windows Operating Systems and their associated Media Players over the years. In most cases the default
Media Players that shipped with the Operating systems have been upgraded. Here are our recommendations:
Windows Me and Windows 2000: If you have not already done so, you should upgrade to WMP 9. This is a free upgrade. To download WMP 9
copy and paste this link into your Web Browser http://www.microsoft.com/windows/windowsmedia/download/AllDownloads.aspx?displang=en
&qstechnology= In the ‘Select Version’ Box click Windows Media Player 9 Series (for Windows 98 SE, Me, and 2000). Follow the instructions. WMP
9 does not support player synchronisation. Please follow the special instructions on Pages 7 and 8 in this guide for downloading and manag-
ing data between your MP3 player and your PC.
Windows XP: WinXP originally shipped with WMP 9. Many users upgraded to WMP 10.
Not all users have installed WMP 11 which is the latest version.
This player is optimised to interface with WMP11.
Windows XP will support MP 11 if Service Pack 2 (SP2) is installed. To nd out if your ver-
sion is SP2: Click START. Right click in the Start Menu and then click on the‘Properties’tab
which opens. Refer to the image at the right.
If you do not have SP2 you should use WMP 10 (or preferably install SP2 and WMP 11)
Windows Vista: The default player is WMP 11 - there are no issues.
ESSENTIAL INFORMATION FOR WINDOWS MEDIA PLAYER 10 USERS
Much music is content protected and requires a licence. This is normally automatically downloaded when you download the music. This MP3
player uses DRM9 to manage content protected les. WMP 10 does not fully interface with the latest generation of MP3 players using DRM9
and the player may not be recognised when you upload protected les - you may see a message like: Windows Media Player cannot synchronize
the le because the device needs to be updated. There is a free Service Patch (Hotx) available from Microsoft. Copy and paste this link into your
browser http://support.microsoft.com/kb/922814 and follow the instructions to download the hotx applicable to your Operating System.
A better solution is to download and install WMP11. Copy and paste this link into your browser http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.
aspx?FamilyID=1d224714-e238-4e45-8668-5166114010ca&DisplayLang=en Follow the instructions to download and install WMP11.
To fully enjoy the facilities of your player we strongly recommend the use of WMP 11 where possible.
WMP 9 should only be used with Win 2000 and WinMe. Synchronisation of this MP3 player with WMP 9 is not possible.

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About Your Player
A: USB port
Connect the player to computer with the supplied USB cable.
B: MICROPHONE
C: CONTROL JOYSTICK >||
During Play: Press to pause/restart the music.
In menu mode: Press to select options or enter the submenu
Rock right: to fast forward or select the next track/menu.
Rock left: to fast reverse or select the previous track/menu.
Rock up: to increase volume or move up a menu
Rock Down: to decrease volume or move down a menu
D. HOLD SWITCH
Lock the controls to avoid accidental operation
E: HEADPHONE SOCKET
F: POWER ON/OFF AND MENU SWITCH
Press to turn on the player.
Press and hold to turn o the player.
During play: Press to go to the main menu.
In menu mode: press to go up one menu item.
G: RESET BUTTON
Press to reset the player.
H: REMOVEABLE BELT CLIP
To remove the clip, slide it o in the direction of the arrow on the
drawing at the right. To replace the clip, reverse the procedure
OVERVIEW
JOYSTICK HOLD SWITCH
UNLOCKED
LOCKED

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Getting Started
Before using the player you should charge the battery
Win Me/2000/XP/Vista – The system will auto-recognise the player
Win 2000: ensure you have SP3 installed
Win XP: To use the latest Media Player (WMP11) you should have SP2 installed.
• Make sure the player is switched o.
• Connect the supplied USB cable to the player
• Plug the cable into a free USB port on the PC.
• If connection is successful the player will display these screens
• The lightning ash on the battery icon indicates the battery is charging.
You should leave the player battery to charge for at least eight hours.
When the battery is fully charged the battery icon will display.
You cannot operate the player controls when it is connected to the PC!!
RESTORING THE PLAYER
If for any reason the player freezes either during connection or disconnection from
your PC or during operation, the player will need to be restored.
• Unplug the MP3 Player from the PC (if connected)
• Locate the Reset hole. Insert a paperclip or similar object in the hole and gently
press the concealed switch. The player will then resume normal operation.
Do not Remove Ok To Remove
menumenu
resetreset

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Uploading Music to the Player -WMP 9
When you connect the player to a PC with Windows Media Player 9 it will appear as
a removeable drive in “My Computer”.
• To access “My Computer”: Click Start/My Computer - refer to the image on the right
• In the box that opens identify the player. It will be listed as a removeable disk.
Hint: To make it easy to identify the player on the PC, we suggest you
rename the disk. The PC will recognize the player by its new name
whenever you connect it.
You may now access and play les stored on the player, and transfer
data between the PC and the player.
Tranferring Music Files
• Locate the les on your PC hard drive in one window.
• In a second window access the player via “ My
Computer”.
• Choose the les. Right click the les and select “Copy”
• Place the mouse on the player icon Right click the icon
and select and click “Paste”to copy the les across.
Note: If your les are stored in folders you can copy the
entire folder onto the player icon. You should ensure that
only music les (MP3 or WAV) are in the folders before you
transfer them.
You may also open the player window and drag and drop
les directly into the window - see the next page.

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Transferring Other Files - WMP 9
• In “My Computer”, navigate to the MP3
player
• Double Click on the player icon to open
the player folder
This is what the player structure looks like
before any music les are uploaded.
• Music les and folders are stored in the
player drive directly.
• Microphone recordings and Recordings
of FM radio broadcasts are stored in their
own subfolders in the RECORD folder.
When the player is connected to the PC these
folders and the seven“hidden”les are created.
Use the correct folder when uploading les. If
you accidentally delete a folder, the player will
re-create it when you next connect it to the PC.
If you store the wrong le types in the player
there is a strong possibility that the player will
not recognise the le.
MUSIC FILES
GO HERE

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Disconnecting the Player -WMP 9
After you have transferred the les and the player battery is charged:
1. Locate the“Safely Remove Hardware”icon on the taskbar at the bottom right of the screen.
2. Double click the icon
3. In the box that opens, click Stop
4. Another screen opens. Click OK
5. When you see this balloon over the taskbar you can
disconnect the player from the PC.

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• Start Windows Media Player 11 before connecting the Player to the PC.
• For best results connect the PC to the Internet
• Now connect the Player to the PC.
WMP 11 will detect the player as an MTP device
Transferring Files - WMP 11
You can choose to select all the les automatically or manually
At the right there is a box asking you if you want to update the player clock. If you select yes and you have any
protected music with a time limited licence that has expired, the music will not be playable.
Make your selections and click NEXT to proceed.

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Windows Media Player will now set the
player up for Synchronization
You may, if you wish choose to give the
player a name for easy future recognition
Click “FINISH’ to continue
Transferring Files - WMP 11

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The player is divided into two
panes.
The right pane has the image of
your player’s hard drive.
The left pane carries details of all
the les on your PC.
You can now locate the les you
want to copy to the player and
drag them to the right pane.
You can drag a complete album or
selected tracks.
If there are DRM les the player will
locate and download the licence.
If the player cannot nd the licence
it may download the licence from
the supplying website or prompt
you to nd the license.
If no valid license is available the
le will not be synchronised.
When all the les have been trans-
ferred: Click ‘START SYNC’
Transferring Files - WMP 11

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The les will now be uploaded and
synchronised to the MP3 player.
Do not interrupt this process
Transferring Files - WMP 11

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After the process has ended
A message appears in the Right
pane asking you if you want to Sync
more les or disconnect the player.
You can now disconnect the player
and close WMP 11.
Transferring Files - WMP 11

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Viewing Files - WMP 11
Locate the MTP Player in‘My
Computer’
Click to access the drive
Click to open the drive You can now access the contents of the
Mic and FM Record folders
To access the recorded Voice and FM
recordings click‘RECORD’
Although it is possible to directly
drag music les to the hard drive, we
suggest that in all cases you should
manage your music les via WMP 11.
You can open the player directly
from WMP 11 and view and man-
age contents more successfully with
more options.

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Operation
SWITCHING ON AND OFF
Allow the player to fully charge. Charging times will depend on the amount of residual charge in the battery.
Connect the earphones to the HEADPHONE socket
To Switch the player on:
•Ensure that the HOLD switch is OFF or the player will not initialise. Refer to the diagram
• Press the MENU button.
After a short delay the welcome screen will display and the player will update the music library - then activate.
When you rst switch on: the player will go into Music Play mode.
In normal use: when you switch on the player will go to the play mode it was in when you switched it o.
To Switch the player o:
• Press and hold the MENU button.
• Wait until the bar goes black and then release the button.
The player will now switch o
AUTO SWITCH-OFF
If there is a period of inactivity, the player switches o to save power. The time period can be altered in System settings.
• Press the MENU button to switch on again.
Init Start Init Finished
Shutting Down
Shutting Down

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RECORD
NOW PLAYING
ALL SONGS
ARTISTS
ALBUMS
GENRES
VOICE
FM
NAVIGATION
TIME
SETTINGS
Your player has 11 Modes.
To access the modes from any screen: Repeatedly Press the MENU key.
To move between modes: Rock the Joystick >> or <<
To enter the selected mode: Press the Joystick >||
This selects the last played folder. If you were last
playing all the songs or a Beatles folder the player
will start with that. If you were last replaying
Voice messages the player will start there.
This folder also acts as a tempory store for any“on
the y” playlist you make up (see Page 21)
Play all the songs in the player
Select songs by Artist name
Select songs by Genre: Rock Pop etc.
Select songs by Album title
Record voice via the
microphone. Record FM
Radio programmes.
Display the Date and
Time (if you have set this
up)
Replay Voice or FM Radio
recordings
ListentoFMRadiobroad-
casts
Set EqandReplaymodes,
player parameters, and
the date/time.
Select, play, and delete
songs, or Voice/FM re-
cordings

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Playing Music - Basic Play
Press the MENU key to switch the player on
Press the MENU key to access the MODES
Rock the Joystick >> or << to select the ALL SONGS folder.
Press the Joystick >|| to enter MUSIC mode.
The rst track will display.
Press the Joystick >|| to start play
During Play you can:
Press the Joystick >|| to pause
Press the Joystick >|| again to resume play
Rock the Joystick >> or << to go forward or back a track
Rock the Joystick << once to go to the start of the current track
Rock and hold the Joystick >> to fast forward
Rock and hold the Joystick << to fast reverse
The player indicates the time elapsed and total track time
Rock the joystick + (UP) to increase volume
Rock the joystick – (DOWN) to decrease volume
The player briey indicates the Volume Level
To stop the player:
Press the Joystick >|| to pause the player:
Now rock the Joystick once >> or << to stop the player.
When you have nished play: Press and hold the MENU key to switch o
To play all the songs in the player
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The Beatles
Let it Be
LOCK (if selected)
Artist
Battery Status
Empty
Full
Song Title
Track No./Total Tracks
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Volume 24
NOW PLAYING ALL SONGS
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2:08 5:37
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2:08 5:37
Fast
Forward Fast
Reverse
Shutting Down
Shutting Down
Play
Pause
Stop
►
II

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Advanced Play Options
A-B REPEAT
During Play , when you reach the start of the passage you want to repeat
Press and hold the Joystick >|| in. The “A”segment of the A-B indicator will indicate.
when you reach the end of the passage
Press and hold the Joystick >|| in. The “B” segment of the A-B indicator will indicate.
The selected passage will now continuously repeat
To restore normal play: Press and hold the Joystick >|| in.
REPEAT AND RANDOM PLAY
These play modes are selected in the SETTINGS Menu - See Page 37
SOUND EQUALISATION
Six EQ. modes are available. and are selected in the SETTINGS Menu - See Page 36
THE HOLD FUNCTION
HOLD locks the player controls. In HOLD mode even the the ON/OFF function is
disabled. Play or recording actually in progress is unaected.
To lock the player controls: Slide the HOLD switch to the right.
The LOCK symbol appears at the top of the play screen
To Unlock the player: Slide the HOLD switch to the left.
The LOCK symbol disappears.
A-B Replay
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The Beatles
Let it Be
1
all
S
S
Repeat One
Random One
Repeat All
Random All
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The Beatles
Let it Be
LOCKED
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The Beatles
Let it Be
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The Beatles
Let it Be
UNLOCKED
If you operate the player in lock mode it will not
respond and you will see this message:
Holding...

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Let it Be
Abbey Road
Seeking and Playing Individual Tracks
The player sorts music into categories using ID3 tags. ID3 tags are electronic tags embedded by the music producer in the
recording and contain information such as song and album title, artist, production date and much more. This is the informa-
tion the player sorts when it boots. If ID3 tags are present, you can rename a le or sort it into folders but the player can always
identify the music by the tag. If ID3 tags are not present, the player will group the music into an “anonymous”section
Search the
player by
Artist Name
Search by
Genre (Rock,
Pop, etc.)
Search by
album title
ARTISTS
ALBUMS
GENRES
A: Press the MENU key to switch the player on.
B: Press the MENU key to access the MODES
C: Rock the Joystick >> or << to select ARTISTS.
D: Press the Joystick >|| to conrm
E: The Artists menu will deploy
F: Rock the Joystick >> or << to select the Artist.
G: Press the Joystick >|| to conrm
H: All Albums by the selected artist will display
I: Rock the Joystick >> or << to select theAlbum
J: Press the Joystick >|| to conrm
K: All tracks in the selected album will display
L: Rock the Joystick >> or << to select the track
M: Press the Joystick >|| to play the track
All the tracks in the album will play from the selected
track.
Example: Choosing and playing a track from the Artists Folder. (You can use the same procedure to search by Album or Genre)
Artists
Bach
Beatles
ARTISTS
Dig It
Let it Be
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The Beatles
Let it Be
NOTE: If you have grouped your music into
custom folders you can identify tracks from
those folders using the NAVIGATION menu.
See Page 32