Technika MP-709 PVB User manual

MP-709 PVB/PVU/PVP/PVS
MP3 Player with Video Support
User Guide

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Table of Contents
Safety Information Page 3
About Your Player Page 5
Getting Started Page 6
Connecting the Player to the PC Page 6
Synchronising Files to the Player in WMP 11 Page 6
Transferring DRM Files in WMP 10 Page 13
Player File Structure Page 16
Uploading Other Files Page 17
Converting Video Files Page 18
Understanding the Video Convertor Page 19
Uploading Converted Video Files Page 21
Switching the Player On and O Page 22
Locking and Unlocking the Player Page 22
Accessing Player Modes Page 23
Playing Music Page 24
Repeat Modes Page 25
Other Functions - Equalizer Page 28
Lyrics Page 28
Selecting Music Files Page 29
Viewing Movies Page 30
Voice Recording Page 32
The FM Radio Page 33
Recording FM Programmes Page 35
Replaying Voice and FM Recordings Page 36
Selecting Voice and FM Recordings Page 39
Viewing Photo Images Page 40
Text Mode Page 43
Bookmarks Page 44
The Browser Page 46
System Settings Page 47
Setting the Time and Date Page 47
Backlight and Power Settings Page 48
Version and Memory Information Page 49
Key Tone Settings and Exit Page 50
Deleting Files in WMP 11 Page 51
Restoring Files in WMP 11 Page 53
Deleting and Restoring Other Files Page 53
Warranty and Specications Page 54

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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,viewmoviesorvideosorreadtexts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.
• 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.
• WARNING:WhentheplayerisconnectedtoaPC,thereisapossibilitythatanelectrostaticdischargemaycausethe
 playertofreezeandthescreentoblankout.Intheeventofthishappeningitwillbenecessarytoperformareset
 procedure.Theplayerwillthenworknormally.See Pages 5 and 15 for details.

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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:
THIS PLAYER WILL ONLY OPERATE WITH WINDOWS XP SP1 AND ABOVE, WINDOWS VISTA, AND THE UPCOMING WINDOWS 7.
Windows Vista: ThedefaultplayerisWMP11-therearenoissues.
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 SP2/3 use WMP 10 (or preferably install SP2 or 3 and WMP 11) .
INFORMATION FOR WINDOWS MEDIA PLAYER 10 USERS
WMP11hasseveralenhancementsoverWMP10especiallywhensynchronisingmusicles(andinparticularDDMContent-ProtectedFiles).
Westronglyadviseyou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.
THIS PLAYER IS NOT USABLE WITH WMP 9

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About Your Player
Key to Symbols
A: MIC  MicrophoneInput
B: RESET Resettheplayer.
C: +   IncreaseVolume;NavigateMenuItems.
D: << Gototheprevioussong/recording/picturemenuitem.
  Pressandholdforfastreversesearchduringplay.
  Inmenus,presstogotothepreviousscreen
E: –  DecreaseVolume;NavigateMenuItems.
F:  USBSocket
G:  3.5mmHeadphoneSocket
H: Presstoenter/leavethe menusystem
I: >> Gotothenextsong/recording/picture/text/menuitem.
  Pressandholdforfastforwardsearchduringplay.
  Inmenus,presstogotothenextscreen
J: >I I   PressandholdtoswitchON/OFF
  Pause/Resumeplay.
  Conrm/Enteranactioninamenu.
K: Lock/UnlockPlayerKeys
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Getting Started
Before using the player you should charge the battery
• 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youwillseetheplayerscreenontheright.
• Youshouldleavetheplayerbatterytochargeforatleastsixhours.
Whiletheplayerischargingyoucanuploadlesdirectlytotheplayerandsynchroniseyour
musicviaWindowsMediaPlayer10or11.Toviewvideolesontheplayeryouwillneedto
convertthemtoasuitableformat.See Page 13-15 for details
DO NOT operate the player controls when it is connected to the PC!!
RESETTING THE PLAYER
WhentheplayerisconnectedtoaPC,thereisafaintpossibilitythatanelectrostatic
dischargemaycausetheplayertofreezeandthescreentoblankout.Intheeventofthis
happeningitwillbenecessarytoperformthisresetprocedure.
• DisconnecttheplayerfromthePC(Refer to Page 15).
• LocatetheRESETholeontheplayer
• Placeasmallpieceofwire(theendofapaperclip)intotheholeandpressgently.
• Thiswillresettheplayerwhichwillnowworknormally.

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Synchronising Files to the Player -1
• For best results connect the PC to the Internet
• Start Windows Media Player 11
WMP11willdetecttheplayerasanMTPdevice
You can choose to select all the les automatically or manually
At the right there will appear (at rst connecton) a box asking 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
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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’
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The les will now be uploaded and
synchronised to the MP3 player.
Do not interrupt this process.
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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.
NOTE: It is possible that on rare oc-
casions WMP will not synchronise
an apparently playable le. If this
happens manually uploading the
le may prove successful.
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Auto Synchronising Playlists
You can make up a personal-
ised playlist in WMP 11 and
sync it to the player:
Makeupaplaylist/s
1: Rightclicktheplayericon
2: Clickon“SetUpSync”
3: Tickthe“AutoSync”box
4: Selecttheplaylist/s
5:Add/removetheplaylist/s
6:Click“Finish”
The selected playlists will be
added to the player.
When synchronising has
ended you can disconnect the
player from the PC if you wish.
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These instructions are for use with WMP 10 only.
Firstdownloadthelefromthewebsite.Ensureyouhavedownloadedthelicenseaccordingtotheinstructionsonthesup-
plyingwebsite.Ifnot,whenyoutrytodownloadtheletoyourplayer,WMPamessagewillappearintheoperatingwindow
askingyoutodownloadthelicensefromthemusicpublisher.
Transferring DRM Files in WMP 10 -1
A. Connect the player to the PC.
B. Open Windows Media Player 10
C. Navigate to the folder where your
DRM les are stored
D. Select the desired WMA music
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D. With the right button of the mouse, select “Add to Sync List”
E. A new window will open. In this window choose the “Sync”
option.
F. Select the desired WMA music together with the DRM license
E. In the “Sync” window, navigate to the
desired WMA music with DRM as step B
and select the player
F: Click “Start Sync” to start synchronising
the les to the player.
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G. Allow the les to nish loading
completely.
H. You can now close Windows Media
Player
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Player File Structure
Click the Player Icon Click “Removeable Storage” Click“Music” Click a Folder
When you
connect to the
PC for the rst
time
After
synchronisation
If you like you can click
on the le and play it
on your PC using your
default Media Player.
Your music is contained in the folder called “Music” and organised by artist name. If the artist has
recorded several albums those albums will appear in the Artist Folder.
The songs are contained in the individual Album folder
“Albums”, “Playlists” and “WMP info” are for player use only.
The Artists and albums are identied by WMP 11 automatically .
DO NOT alter the contents or rename these folders except to add lyrics to the songs (See Page 28).
If you wish to delete any song from the “Music” folder do it via WMP only - see Page 51-52.

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• In“MyComputer”,navigatetotheMP3player
• DoubleClickontheplayericontoopentheplayerfolder
• Create four new folders and rename them for easy access:
– Picture les shouldbeuploadedtothe“MyPictures”folder
– Video recordingsshouldbestoredinthe“MyVideos”folder*
– Textsande-booksshouldbestoredinthe“MyTexts”folder
– Any music you directly upload shouldbestoredin“OtherMusic”
– When you record a Voice message or record from the radio: the
 playerwillautomaticallygenerateandstorethelesinafolder
 calledRECORD.
– If you wish you can create a folder (say holiday) which contains
dierent le types for ready reference.
Westronglyadviseyoutostoreallyourmediainfolders.DONOTdrag
individuallestothedriveareaasthismakesbrowsingverydicult
*Video les have to be converted before the player will play them.
ESTABLISHING AN ORDERLY FILE STRUCTURE
Transferring Other Files
These are the Sync Files and folders
set up by Windows Media Player
Create these folders and rename
them for easy recognition
The player creates this when you record
A separate folder to store different le types
NEVER drag individual les directly to this area (The ROOT folder)
After uploading and charging the battery you can disconnect the player - the player supports “hot swapping”

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ConvertingVideo Files
NOTE: Only les that are supported by your installed
version of Windows Media Player can be converted. If
you cannot play the le in WMP you will not be able
to convert it. Some les may need special codecs to
be viewed in WMP and converted to the AMV format
for use with your player
The Help le in the Convert tool contains a full list of
le types suitable for conversion.
• Insertthe software CD into the CD Rom drive.
• In“MyComputer”,navigatetotheCDDrive.
• DoublecicktheCDicon.
• ClicktheVideoConverterbuttononthesplash
 screen.
• Followthescreenpromptstocompletethe
 installationoftheconversiontool.
• GotoStart > Programs > MP3 Player Utilities
• DoubleClicktheAMV Convert Tooliconto
 launchtheprogram.

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Input File Location
Preview Window
Set Start Position
Set End Position
Select
Cancel
Start Conversion Help File
The Help File contains full instructions for using the convertor - basic operation is covered here.
Output File Location
Settings menu
Play le before converting
Pause le before converting
Stop le
Progress Bar
Understanding theVideo Convertor

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Using theVideo Convertor
Press Settings: For full screen viewing select 160x120
Press Settings
Adding a le
1. Browsetothefolderthatcontainsthevideole.
2. Selectthele
3. PressOpentoaddtheletothelistintheconvertor.
4. Repeattheprocesstoaddadditionalles.
5. Selectanoutputfolderfortheconvertedle/s
You may also drag and drop the le to the Window
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Set Frame Size 160x120
Click OK