Technika MP211 User guide

Owner’s
Handbook
MP3 Player
MP211

IMPORTANT SAFETY AND OPERATING INFORMATION
Please read these instructions and follow all the guidelines to safely operate your player.
• Keeptheseinstructions.Ifyoutransfer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.
• Donotuseorstoretheplayerinexcessivelydry,dustyordirtyenvironments.
• Thisproductmustnotbeexposedtodrippingandsplashingliquids.
• Donotleavetheunitexposedtoheatsourcesordirectsunlightforlongperiodsoftime.
• Cleantheplayerwithasoftdrycloth.Donotusesolventsorabrasives.
• Donot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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CONTROLS AND CONNECTORS
1• ON/OFFSWITCH
2•VOLUME+:Presstoincreasevolume.
3•PREVIOUSTRACK/REVERSESEARCH
Presstomovetotheprevioustrack.
 Pressandholdtofastreversesearchthecurrenttrack.
4•PLAY/PAUSE
Presstopause/playacurrentlyplayingtrack.
 Pressandholdtoswitchtheplayero.
5•USBsocket.ConnecttheplayertoaPC.
6•HEADPHONESOCKET.
7•VOLUME–:Presstodecreasevolume.
8•NEXTTRACK/FORWARDSEARCH
Presstomovetothenexttrack.
 Pressandholdtofastforwardsearchthecurrenttrack.
9•POWERindicatorandresetswitch(SeePage15)
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GETTING STARTED: Yourcomputersystemmustmeetthefollowingrequirements:
• MicrosoftWindows®XP/Windows®Vista™/Windows®7;withafreeUSBport.
• XPusers:TousetheplayerfullyyouwillneedXP2orlater,withWindowsMediaPlayer(WMP)11
 installed.Fordetailsgotohttp://www.microsoft.com/download/en/details.aspx?id=8163
• Windows®Vista™/Windows®7:SuitableMediaplayersarealreadyinstalled.
Unpacking
• ThepackingcontainstheMP3player,apairofearphones,aUSBcable.
• The manual of PDF format in the MP3 player unit.
Unpacktheproduct.IfanyitemisdamagedormissingpleasecontactyourTescostore.Pleasehave
 yourreceiptreadywhenyoucall.
Charging the Player (Please refer to Pages 2 and 15 for battery care.)
• SwitchthePConandletitboot.ConnectthesuppliedUSBcablersttotheplayerand
then the PC. 
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ThePowerONIndicatorwilllightup.
• SwitchtheplayerONasshown.AlwayschargetheplayerwiththePowerSwitchon.
• Allowtheplayertochargefor1.5hoursbeforeusingit.
Duringcharging,theLEDindicator flashing.Whentheplayerischarged,theLEDindicatorwilllighting-
up.
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SYNCHRONISING FILES TO THE PLAYER -1
While the player is charging you
can upload les directly to the
player or synchronise your music
via Windows Media Player 11
(WMP12 for Win 7).
Connect the PC to the Internet
• StartWMP11/12
Theplayerwillbedetected.
• Selectanoption
• Click“Next”
Audio Player
Audio Player 3.7Gb
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My MP3 Player
Audio Player 3.7Gb
Audio Player
SYNCHRONISING FILES TO THE PLAYER -2
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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MP3 Player
3.7Gb
My MP3 Player
My MP3 Player
Therightpanehastheimageofyourplayer’sharddrive.Theleftpane
carriesdetailsofallthelesonyourPC.
Click‘STARTSYNC’
PleaseNOTE:ThisplayerdoesnotsupportDRM.
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My MP3 Player 3.7 Gb
Thelesinyourmainlibrarywillnowbeuploadedandsynchronisedtothe
player.Donotinterruptthisprocess!
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You can now disconnect
‘ MP3 Player (G)’
‘ MP3 Player (G)’
‘ MP3 Player (G)’
My MP3
Player
3.7Gb
PMP351
Aftertheprocesshasended:AmessageappearsintheRightpaneaskingyouifyouwanttodiscon-
necttheplayer.YoucannowdisconnecttheplayerandcloseWMP.
NOTE:IfWMPcannotsynchronisealeitwillbemarkedwitharedcross.
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SYNCHRONISING FILES TO A PERSONAL PLAYLIST
YourMP3playercansynctoapersonalplaylist.Thisallowsyouto
customisethesongsonyourplayerwithoutaectingyourlibrary.
•Allowtheplayertosynctothelibrary
•Makeupaplaylist
1: Rightclicktheplayericon
2:Clickon“SetUpSync”
3: Tickthe“AutoSync”box
4:Selecttheplaylist.
5:Add/removeanyotherplaylist/s
6:Click“Finish”
Theselectedplaylistisaddedtothe
player.Aftersynchronisingonlythe
songsontheplaylistwillbelefton
theplayer.
DisconnecttheMP3playerandswitchitOFF.
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FILE STRUCTURE
•Open“MyComputer”,navigatetotheMP3player.Thisappearsasa“RemoveableDisk”
•DoubleClicktheplayericontoopentheplayerfolder.
Youwillseethatonefolder“Music”andonele“WMPInfo”havebeencreated.Themusicwillbe
subdividedintootherfoldersdependingontheID3tagsonyoursongs.
•DoNOTdeletetheseitems.
•Donotaddanylestothe“Music”folder.
DIRECTLY UPLOADING AND DELETING SONGS
Create a separate folder to upload any
music directly to the player.
Anymusicyoudirectlyuploadshouldbe
storedinthisfolder.
Songsdirectlyuploadedtotheplayerwill
notbesync’edinWMP.Youneedtoaddand
removetheselesmanually.
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DELETING & ADDING FILES IN WINDOWS MEDIA PLAYER
Songssync’edtoWMPshouldonlybedeletedinWMP.Ifyoumanuallydeleteasongfromthe‘Music’
folder,WMPwillrestoreitwhenyounextconnecttheplayer!
Toadd/deletesongstotheMP3playerinWMPyouhavetoeditthelibraryandthensyncthedevice.
StartWMP.SelectthetheplaylistthatcontrolstheMP3player.(youdonotneedtoconnecttheMP3
player).Delete/addthesongs.Whennextsync’edtoWMPtheplayerwilladd/removetheselecteditems.
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OPERATION
1. Makesurethebatteryischargedandconnecttheearphonesupplied.
2. SwitchthepowerswitchON.(IfthepowerswitchisalreadyatONpositionandtheplayerwas
previouslyturnedobyholdingthe button,holdthe buttonfor2secondstoswitchon.
During Play:
• Press[+]toincreasevolumeand[–]todecreasevolume.
• Topauseplaying,press once:theindicatorwillstopashingandlightsteadily.
• Toresumeplaying,press onceagain,andtheindicatorwillagainashwhenplaying.
• Press oncetoskiptothenexttrack.Pressandhold tofastforward.
• Press oncetoplaytheprevioustrack.Pressandhold tofastrewind.
SHUFFLE/REPEATALL
1. Press topausethetrack,thenpress[+]torepeatalltracks,orpress[–]toshuealltracks.
2. Press toresumeplay.
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SWITCHINGOFF
A. SwitchthepowerswitchOFF,or
B. Pressandhold for2seconds.Theplayerwillturno.Whennextre-startedbypressingand
holding for2seconds,playwillresumefromthepointatwhichtheplayerwaslaststopped.
Note:Whentheplayerisswitchedobyoperatingthepowerswitch,anyrepeatorshuestatusis
cancelledandtheplayerrevertstonormaloperatingmode.
Whentheplayerisswitchedobyusingthe controlanyrepeat/shuestatusisretained.
LEDIndications
Steadylight:Playerturnedonwith music  
Lightashes: Playermusic.
Nolight: Playerswitchedo.
TROUBLESHOOTING
Theplayerwillnotpoweron.
• Thebatterymaybeexhausted.Pleaserechargethebattery.
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Player charging.Playerturnedon. 
no file.
charging complete.

Thecontrolsdonotwork
• Presstheresetholewithametalpintore-initializetheplayer.
Icannotdownloadles
• CheckthePCisswitchedonandtheUSBcableisproperlyconnected
• Istheplayerdrivefull?
Nosoundfromtheearphones
• Pleaseensurethevolumeisnotzero,andtheearphonesproperlyconnected.
• Checkiftheplayersupportstheformatofyourmusic.
BatteryTopics
• Donotoverchargeordischargetheplayer.Overchargingordischargingwillshortenbatterylife.
• Recommendedtemperatureforbatterychargingis0°Cto35°C.
• Fullychargethebatterybeforerstuse,orithasnotbeenusedforalongperiod.Thebatterycould
beoverdischargediftheplayerisnotusedforalongtime(overthreemonths).Toavoidoverdischarge,
fullychargetheplayereverythreemonths.
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SPECIFICATIONS
Internalmemorycapacity: 4GB
Audioformats:    MP3,WMA.WAV
Interface:    USB2.0
Batterytype:    3.7VLi-p:100mAh
Weight:    15g
WARRANTY:
YourTechnikaapplianceiscoveredbyawarrantyfor12monthsfromthedateofpurchase.Ifafaultdevelops
duringthisperiod,pleasecontacttheTESCOelectricalhelplineon08454566767.Pleasehaveyouroriginal
purchasereceiptwithyouwhenyoucall.Thiswarrantyinnowayaectsyourconsumerrights.
UK:Wasteelectricalproductsshouldnotbedisposedofwithhouseholdwaste.Separatedisposalfacilities
exist,foryournearestfacilitiesseewww.recycle-more.co.ukorin-storefordetails.
ROI:Producedafter13thAugust2005.Wasteelectricalproductsshouldnotbedisposedofwithhousehold
waste.Pleaserecyclewherefacilitiesexist.CheckwithyourLocalAuthorityorretailerforrecycling advice.
Te scoStoresLtd,
DelamareRoad, Cheshunt, Herts, EN8 9SL
Technika Helpline: 0845 456 6767 (Calls cost up to 4p per minute from a BT landline, other providers may vary)