TrekStor i.Beat drive 128MB User manual

i.Beat rock
User Manual
ibrock-V1.1-EN-050801

Contents
Contents 2
1 Introduction 5
1.1 Controlsofthei.Beatrock ................................ 5
2 Using the i.Beat rock 6
2.1 Generalinformation .................................... 6
2.2 Basicfunctions ...................................... 6
2.2.1 Turning the i.Beat rock on and off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
2.2.2 Playback/pause .................................. 7
2.2.3 Volumeregulation................................. 7
2.2.4 Fastforward/rewind................................ 7
2.2.5 Changesong.................................... 7
2.2.6 A-Brepeat..................................... 8
2.2.7 Buttonlock .................................... 8
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2.3 Mainmenu......................................... 8
2.3.1 Music ....................................... 8
2.3.2 Voicerecording .................................. 9
2.3.3 Directory...................................... 9
2.3.3.1 Navigation ............................... 9
2.3.3.2 Delete.................................. 10
2.3.4 Settings ...................................... 10
2.3.4.1 Illumination............................... 10
2.3.4.2 Contrast................................. 11
2.3.4.3 Shutdown ............................... 11
2.3.4.4 Automaticoff.............................. 11
2.3.4.5 Memory................................. 11
2.3.4.6 Language ................................ 12
2.4 Additionalfunctions.................................... 12
2.4.1 Equalizer...................................... 12
2.4.2 Previewsong ................................... 12
2.4.3 Playmode..................................... 13
2.4.4 Deletesong .................................... 13
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CONTENTS
3 Connecting to a PC 14
3.1 Minimum system requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
3.2 Installationinstructions .................................. 14
3.3 LoggingoffofthePC................................... 15
3.4 Exchangingdata...................................... 15
3.5 CreatingMP3files..................................... 16
4 Additional information on the i.Beat rock 18
4.1 Updatingthei.Beatrock ................................. 18
A Instructions and Warranty 20
A.1 Supportandcontact.................................... 20
A.2 Liability .......................................... 20
A.3 Safetyinformation..................................... 21
A.4 Instructionsforuse .................................... 21
A.5 Trademarks ........................................ 22
A.6 Batterydisposal...................................... 22
A.7 Copyright ......................................... 22
A.8 Warranty terms and conditions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
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1 Introduction
Thank you for buying the i.Beat rock . We are confident that this product will be the source of
much enjoyment. The i.Beat rock is a high-quality MP3 player with many functions for uninterrupted
musical enjoyment on-the-go and at home. Before you first use the device, read the instructions in this
manual.
1.1 Controls of the i.Beat rock
A Button G LCD
B Volume button H switch (button lock)
C Volume button I Headphone jack
D Record button J Microphone
E Button (Playback/Pause) K Battery compartment
F USB port
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2.1 General information
To make it easy to use, the i.Beat rock only has a few buttons. To enable numerous functions, different
functions can be activated depending on how long you hold down the buttons.
2.2 Basic functions
2.2.1 Turning the i.Beat rock on and off
To turn the i.Beat rock on, press the button for two seconds. To turn the i.Beat rock off, hold
down the button again for two seconds. The i.Beat rock then automatically turns off.
Note: Make sure that the switch is in the correct position, i.e., that the button lock
is turned off. When the button lock is activated, the button lock symbol or a corresponding
message appears.
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2.2.2 Playback/pause
After turning it on, the i.Beat rock is in MP3/WMA play mode. To play a title, press the button. If
the button is pressed during playback, playback is interrupted (pause). Press the button again
to continue playing the selection.
2.2.3 Volume regulation
You can easily adjust the volume using the buttons and . Press to increase the volume. Press
to lower the volume.
Briefly press the buttons to change the volume in short intervals. If you hold down the buttons, the
volume changes gradually.
2.2.4 Fast forward/rewind
Hold down the button in one direction to navigate within a song. Press the button to the
right to fast-forward. Press the button to the left to rewind.
Note: The longer you hold the button in one direction, the faster the device will
go forward or rewind.
2.2.5 Change song
Briefly press the button to the left or right to change the current song. Press the button
to the right to select the next song. If you press the button to the left within 10 seconds after a
song starts, you switch to the prior title. If you do this after 10 seconds of playback, the i.Beat rock
returns to the beginning of the current song.
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2.2.6 A-B repeat
The i.Beat rock allows you to play a section of a title in a loop. During playback, press the button
to set the starting point for the loop. Press the button again at the desired end point of the loop.
The symbol ’A-B’ appears in the display, and the loops starts playing. To stop the loop, press the
button again.
2.2.7 Button lock
Slide the switch to the left to activate the button lock. The symbol ’Button lock’ appears on
the bottom left next to the battery symbol in the display.
2.3 Main menu
The i.Beat rock has different modes: ’Music’ ,’Voice recording’ ,’Directory’ , and ’Set-
tings’ . To go to a mode, hold the button for approximately one second. Push the button
to the right or left to select the desired mode, and confirm by pressing the button again.
Note: If the button is not pressed after approximately 10 seconds, the i.Beat rock
automatically interrupts the configuration and returns to play mode.
2.3.1 Music
In the main menu, select the menu item ’Music’ , and confirm your selection by pressing the button.
This mode is also called the MP3/WMA play mode. After turning on the i.Beat rock, it automatically
goes to this mode.
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2.3.2 Voice recording
In the main menu, select the menu item ’Voice recording’ , and confirm your selection by pressing
the button.
You can record your voice using the integrated microphone. Hold the button for approximately
2 seconds to start recording. The display shows the message ’Rec’ , the length of current and potential
voice recording. Stop recording by again pressing the button for approximately 2 seconds.
The recorded file is saved in the VOICE directory. Use the buttons to navigate through your saved
recordings, and play them by pressing the button.
2.3.3 Directory
In the main menu, select the menu item ’Directory’ , and confirm your selection by pressing the
button. This mode is also termed the folder navigation mode.
2.3.3.1 Navigation
Press the button to the right or left to select the next or prior file, and confirm your selection
by pressing the button. To go to a subdirectory (folder), again press the button. Continue
navigation as usual. To return to the main directory, briefly press the button.
Note: To make navigation easier, arrows are shown on the left side in the display. When
you reach the first or last file of a directory, a line appears above or below the arrows.
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2.3.3.2 Delete
Press the button to the right or left to select the desired file (or folder), and delete it by pressing
the button. A security prompt appears and asks if you really want to delete the file. Make your
decision by pushing the button to the right or left, and confirm by pressing the button. (A
way of deleting music files without the security prompt is described in the section 2.4.4.)
Note: You can only delete a directory (folder) when it does not contain any files. Please
note that the i.Beat rock can only display (and delete) music files (MP3/WMA/WAV) in
the LC display.
2.3.4 Settings
In the main menu, select the menu item ’Settings’ , and confirm your selection by pressing the
button. To go to the respective settings, press the button to the right or left, and con-
firm your selection with the button. This procedure also applies to most submenus (such as
’Illumination’ ,’Contrast’ , . . . ).
2.3.4.1 Illumination
Under ’Settings’ , select the menu item ’Illumination’ , and confirm your selection by pressing
the button. You can now set how long the background illumination of the i.Beat rock should be
active.
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2.3.4.2 Contrast
Under ’Settings’ , select the menu item ’Contrast’ , and confirm your selection by pressing the
button. You can now change the display contrast.
2.3.4.3 Shut down
Push the button to the right or left to select the menu item’Shut down’ , and confirm by pressing
the button. Here you can set if and when the i.Beat rock will independently shut down. The time
to shut down starts running when you are not pressing any buttons and the i.Beat rock is not playing
anything. This function helps you save the battery of the i.Beat rock.
2.3.4.4 Automatic off
Under ’Settings’ , select the menu item ’Automatic off’ , and confirm your selection by pressing
the button. Here you can set if and when the i.Beat rock will automatically shut off (sleep timer).
As soon as you select a time, the timer starts running. After this period is over, the i.Beat rock turns
off even if you are pressing a button or are in playback mode.
2.3.4.5 Memory
Under ’Settings’ , select the menu item ’Memory’ , and confirm your selection by pressing the
button. This allows you to see the available and free memory of the i.Beat rock.
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2.3.4.6 Language
Under ’Settings’ , select the menu item ’Language’ , and confirm your selection by pressing the
button. You can now select one of the available languages.
2.4 Additional functions
The i.Beat rock has a range of settings and functions (’Equalizer’ ,’Preview song’ ,’Repeat’
and ’Delete’ ) that you can go to by briefly pressing the button. Push the button to the
right or left to select the desired setting, and confirm by pressing the button.
Note: If the button is not pressed after approximately 10 seconds, the i.Beat rock
automatically interrupts the configuration and returns to play mode.
2.4.1 Equalizer
Select the menu item ’Equalizer’ . This provides you with 6 different EQ modes that you can select
by pressing the button to the right or left. Confirm your selection by pressing button.
Note: If the i.Beat rock is in voice recording mode, no settings can be made in the
equalizer.
2.4.2 Preview song
Select the menu item ’Preview song’ , and confirm your selection by pressing the button. In
this mode, the first 10 seconds of each song are played.
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2.4.3 Play mode
Select the menu item ’Repeat’ . This provides you with 5 different play modes that you can select by
pressing the button to the right or left. Confirm your selection by pressing button.
 ’Normal’ : Plays every song once sequentially.
 ’Single title’ : Repeats the current song.
 ’All titles’ : Repeatedly plays every song once sequentially.
 ’Shuffle’ : Plays every song once in random order.
 ’Shuffle repeat’ : Repeatedly plays every song once in random order.
Note: If the i.Beat rock is in voice recording mode, the play functions are limited.
2.4.4 Delete song
Select ’Delete song’ . Press the button to delete the currently displayed song without a security
prompt.
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3 Connecting to a PC
3.1 Minimum system requirements
 Microsoft
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WindowsTM 98* (SE)/ME/2000/XP
 Pentium 400MHz
 RAM 64MB (Windows ME, 2000) - 128MB (Windows XP)
 USB port
In Windows ME/2000/XP, a driver is not required to log the i.Beat rock onto the operating system.
However, the i.Beat rock needs the current service pack versions to be installed (at present: Windows
2000: SP4, Windows XP: SP2). If problems arise, you should therefore attempt to install the current
service pack from Microsoft for your respective operating system. One address where it can be obtained
is: http://www.windowsupdate.com.
3.2 Installation instructions
Since Microsoft Windows 98(SE) does not support the USB connection, a driver is required for this
operating system that is automatically set up when the software is installed.
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This software is required, however, for future updates or reformatting the i.Beat rock (the i.Beat rock
may only be formatted with FAT file systems, but not with FAT32, NTFS etc.!). We therefore advise
all users of other operating systems to go ahead and install the program.
WARNING: Windows 98 users: First download the driver from our homepage at
http://www.trekstor.de. Then install the driver before connecting the i.Beat rock to your
PC. The PC may have to be restarted.
 Unpack the downloaded file, and start
’Setup.exe’ .
 Follow the installation instructions that appear.
3.3 Logging off of the PC
Users of Windows 2000/ME/XP must right-click on the symbol ’Safely remove hardware’ in
the bottom right of the screen in the system tray (next to the clock). Then select ’USB Mass Storage
Device’ , and confirm by clicking the button ’Close’ .
Windows 98 users must use the ’Device Manager’ to log off the i.Beat rock. Look for i.Beat rock
under ’Device Manager’ (under’Drives’ ), and click the device with the left mouse button. Select
the menu item ’Remove’ . You can now disconnect the i.Beat rock from the USB port.
3.4 Exchanging data
Once your i.Beat rock is logged onto the PC, it functions like a normal hard disk. The device is
automatically assigned its own drive letter. You can now copy, move or delete any kind of data by
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dragging and dropping in Windows Explorer. Note: The i.Beat rock only supports the FAT file system,
but not FAT32 or NTFS.
Warning: Never unplug the device while data is being transmitted. You will loose your
data.
3.5 Creating MP3 files
You can use the audiograbber to create legal MP3 files (for your own use) from your audio CDs (’rip’)
if they are not copy-protected. To do this, you must first install the audiograbber1on you PC.
For your MP3 files to have the best playback quality, you might want to install the LAME MP3 encoder2
before first using the audiograbber. After you have saved the LAME encoder on your PC, unpack it
(for example with Winzip), and copy "lame_enc.dll" to the audiograbber directory.
Before you can start creating MP3 files, you need to make the following settings in the ’Options’
menu:
 In the menu item ’General settings : : : ’, indicate the target folder in which the MP3 files are
to be saved.
 Under menu item ’MP3 options’ ...
–. . . ’grab’ the MP3 file through a temporary Wave file.
–. . . select the encoder (such as LAME MP3 or OGG).
1The audiograbber is available for downloading on the Internet under www.audiograbber.de. You will also find additional
information there as well as detailed instructions for new users.
2You can find details on this from the website www.audiograbber.de. Please observe the license conditions and current
legal status!
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–. . . set the audio quality by adjusting the bit rate
(recommended: = 128 kBit/s).
Insert an audio CD. If Windows uses a program to start playing back the CD, close it. The audiograbber
enters all music selections, and displays them as ’Tracks’ starting with ’Track 1’. Click the ’Penguin’
symbol (FreeDB) to read out information about you CD (performer, album, title, . . . ) from an online
database (if connected to the Internet).
Select the desired title. Click on the ’Grab’ symbol to start ripping the MP3 files. After this is done,
the MP3 files on you PC can be played (for example with Windows Media Player). You can of course
directly copy the MP3 files to your i.Beat rock and play them on it.
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4 Additional information on the i.Beat rock
4.1 Updating the i.Beat rock
Visit the TrekStor homepage (http://www.trekstor.de). Here you can always find the current firmware
version for your i.Beat rock. Download it and save it on your computer.
WARNING: Please completely read the instructions to keep from damaging your i.Beat
rock. Back up your data from your i.Beat rock before upgrading or formatting.
Install the downloaded firmware version on your PC. Start the program update before connecting the
i.Beat rock to your PC. After a few seconds, the PC will recognize the i.Beat rock and start the update
and formatting tool.
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In addition to the current firmware version of the device (’Current Firmware Version’ ), the new
firmware version (’Upgrade Firmware Version’ ) is shown.
If the box ’Format Data Area’ is checked, the i.Beat rock is formatted before updating. If the box
is not checked, the update runs directly. The data are saved and not deleted. TrekStor recommends
that you always format the i.Beat rock at the same time.
Click on Start to start the selected action.
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A Instructions and Warranty
A.1 Support and contact
If you have any questions about our products or need assistance, send an e-mail to our free support service at
[email protected].
You can also contact our support team by telephone. Our support team is available daily from 08:00-23:00 at the
telephone number below.
Phone: [phone]
www.trekstor.de
[e-mail]
A.2 Liability
The manufacturer only guarantees the suitability of the product for its intended use. TrekStor and its suppliers shall not
be liable for loss of data that occurs during use or due to the use of the device or for consequences thereof. TrekStor shall
under no circumstances be liable for direct, incidental special damages or consequential damages such as damage or loss
of property or equipment, loss of earnings or sales, costs for spare parts, expenses or inconveniences due to interruption of
service, or other damages. The user alone shall be liable for the loss, damage or destruction of data during operation of a
TrekStor product. TrekStor shall under no circumstances be responsible for recovering lost data. Under no circumstances
can claims that exceed the purchase price of the product be asserted.
TrekStor reserves the right to continuously improve the product. All modifications may be made without describing
them in this manual. The information contained in this manual must therefore not correspond to the current technical
design.
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