TrekStor i.Beat ice 1GB User manual

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Thank you for purchasing TreKstor i.Beat ice
This user manual is provided to improve customer convenience in using the product.
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Product Characteristics
Charging with a USB Cable
Charging with a USB Adaptor
Re-chargeable Battery Maintenance
Product Package
List of Items Included
Optional Items
Device Configuration
Connecting to a Computer (PC)
Installing thei.Beat iceSoftware
Connecting to a PC
Using USB
Removing thei.Beat iceSafely
Using Windows Media Player
Formatting thei.Beat ice
Using thei.Beat ice
OLED Screen By Each Mode
Table of Contents
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Safety Precautions
Button Description
Basic Function
Listening to Music
Switching To VOICE Mode
Switching To FM Mode
Switching To LINE-IN Mode
Menu Setting
Upgrading Firmware
Product Specification
Troubleshooting
Usage Cautions
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Protect the product
from high humidity,
dirt and dust, and
direct sunlight.
Do not let the product come
into contact with chemicals
such as benzene or paint
thinner etc.
Be aware that if you
fall with the player in
your pocket it may
cause injuries.
Be aware that the neck strap
may break if too much force is
applied to the strap, or when
exercising vigorously. If this
occurs the player may fall and
break or cause injuries.
When using the neck
strap take care that
the strap does not get
stuck in doors,
elevators, etc.
Do not try to
dismantle, repair, or
modify the product.
Avoid places with high or low
temperature and high humidity.
Do not apply
excessive force to or
place any heavy
object on the
product.
Do not press two buttons
simultaneously, or use
excessive force.
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- Multi-Codec Player
Supports MP3, WMA, ASF (Music files only), ADPCM format digital audio files.
It also supports all bandwidths of MP3 and WMA.
- Firmware Upgrade
Supports continuous functional updates, modification, and upgrades for the player.
- Lyrics Support
Provides a Lyrics download and edit function.
- Supports USB2.0 High Speed
Supports USB 2.0 interface enabling high-speed file transfer.
- 3D Sound Effect
Supports dynamic sound effects and 3D sound through SRS WOW
- Automatic folder search, Playback type function select
Playback list function enables dynamic methods for playing
- Automatic FM frequency detection
- 2 color OLED
- Supports lyrics display and ID3 Tag
- Windows Media Player Plug-in support
- GUI (Graphic User Interface) support
Supports GUI and various functions (sleep, repeat)
- Supports user EQ
- Multilingual support
- Multiple language support (Unicode 2.0 Standard)
Product CharacteristicsNote for Battery and Charger
Make sure to
charge the
battery for use
after purchase
of the product.
(See pages
08) Never disassemble the
battery or charger.
Store the battery and
charger below 45℃.
(i.e. 113℉)
Charge the battery at the
ambient temperature of 0℃to
45℃.
Keep the
charger away
from water.
Keep your hands off the inside
of the charger.
Please do not
open the case
of the charger
Use the charger
indoors only.

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Use a USB cable to connect the i.Beat iceto a PC and leave it connected for 90~120
minutes to completely
charge the device. The LED turns on during charging and turns off again when charging is
complete.
Make sure to disconnect the device from the PC after charging.
Charging with a USB Adaptor
Connect thei.Beat iceto the adaptor and leave it for 90~120 minutes to charge the device
completely.
Please disconnect after charging.
* Caution
The Adaptor output must be 5V, 500mA~2A.
Fire, explosion, or leakage may be caused if output differs from the
specified values.
Re-chargeable Battery Maintenance (New Information)
- The product has a built-in re-chargeable battery. Keep the product indoors.
- Dismantling the product and damaging the re-chargeable battery, or placing it near a heater may cause an
explosion. Allowing any metal to make contact across the battery terminals may cause a short circuit and explosion.
- Charge the device before putting the product away for a long time. Recharge the device fully before re-use.
- Re-chargeable batteries are consumable items, and their usable life shortens with time.
- Keep the product away from children and animals since there is a danger of explosion if mishandled.
Charging with a USB Cable
List of items included
i.Beat iceDevice Earphones Installation CD
User Manual USB Cable Neck Strap
Product Package

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1)i.Beat ice Device Configuration
Device Configuration
Note
Installation of software is required for Windows 98 before using the product with
the USB drive. Update Windows when the USB drive does not operate in
Windows 98/ME/2000/XP systems.
Windows Update
Click on the [Start]->[Windows Update] to update Windows to the latest version.
Installing i.Beat ice Software
Insert the installation CD. The TrekStor menu will open.
Select "Driver/Tools" and the following screen appears.
Connecting to a Computer (PC)
LINE-IN Terminal
USB Terminal
OLED
Playback Button
Record Button
Lock Button
Reset
Mode Button
Search(-) Button
Search(+) Button Menu Button
Volume(-) Volume(+)
Microphone
Earphone Terminal

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Clicking on the Next button brings up the user terms as shown below.
Click on the Yes button if the user terms
are acceptable.
Designate the folder to install the program.
Click on Next.

Click on Finish when installation is complete.
* Caution
The computer has to be re-started
after installation. (For Windows 98/ME)
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Input the desired program name in
the program list. Click on Next.
Please wait while the program installs.

Use the‘removable disk’like a floppy disk. Maximize the use of the i.Beat ice folder function as shown above by creating a number of folders,
and place music files in the desired folders. Note that creating a“Data”folder and putting data files in this folder may speed up booting time.
FM, LINE-IN, and VOICE folders are automatically generated and store FM, Line-IN, and microphone input files respectively.
Removing the i.Beat ice Safely
For Windows ME/2000/XP Users
Select and click on“Remove USB Drive”in the System Tray. A message appears on the screen informing the user that it has been safely
removed. Then remove the i.Beat ice.
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Minimum PC Requirements
- Pentium 133MHz or above - Windows 98/ME/2000/XP
- 20MB HDD space or more - CD-ROM Drive - USB port
Using USB
Open the i.Beat ice’s protective USB cover and
connect the cable.
The i.Beat ice is identified by the PC as a
removable disk when connected, and may be
used like a floppy disk.
Connecting to a PC

Select the Device tab.
Select Removable Disk and then click on the Properties button.
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For Windows 98 Users
Close all i.Beat ice related windows.
Data is still in transfer if the blinks on the LCD screen. Remove the SSF-9621/965 when
data transfer is complete and the no longer blinks.
Using Windows Media Player
The i.Beat ice supports Media Player Plug-in enabling it to directly convert music or download
from Media Player.(Applicable for Media Player version 9)
Setting Option
The setting needs to be changed in order to save MP3s etc. in WMA format
Connect the i.Beat ice to a PC and run Media Player.
Select the Options menu in Tools.

Add the desired files to the left side“Items To Copy”
and click on the Copy button at the top right.
Safely remove the i.Beat ice when copying
is complete.
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Change the setting for sound quality to the desired
position and click on the OK button.
Convert And Save Music
Connect the i.Beat ice to a PC.
Select Copy To Device from the left hand menu
in Media Player and change [Items In Device] at
the top right to [Removable Disk]

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Please bear the following information in mind in order to use the i.Beat ice efficiently.
1. Place non music files in the Data folder.
=> The i.Beat ice searches through all files except for files in the Data folder during booting.
Therefore a large number of files would slow down the booting process.
2. Numbering the songs (entering numbers in front of the song title) enables the user
to listen to the songs in order.
=> It is convenient to playback and manage files if song titles are numbered
01, 02, 03, etc. in front of the song title.
OLED Screen By Each Mode
MUSIC Stop Mode MUSIC Playback Mode VOICE Stop Mode
VOICE Playback Mode FM SEEK Mode FM PRESET Mode
Using the i.Beat ice
Use the following method to delete all the contents of the i.Beat ice.
* Caution
Back-up important data before formatting. Data cannot be recovered after formatting.
Press [Start(S)] to run Format.
Note - Selecting NTFS for the file system will not operate format accurately.
The type of setting is not required in Windows 98
Formatting the i.Beat ice

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No Description No Description
1 Folder 2 Mp3/WMA/WAV
3 Mode/Playback method 4 Repeat method
5 Button lock 6 Battery method
7 Playing song 8 Mp3/WMA/WAV
9 Beat Rate 10 EQ/SRSWOW
11 Repeat section 12 Playing time
13 Mode/Playback method 14 Current track
15 Current frequency 16 Store channel
17 MONO/STEREO 18 SEEK/PRESET
19 Frequency display 20 Record file
21 Recording time 22 Sample rate
23 Recording icon 24 Remaining recording time
25 ASD 26 LINE-IN icon
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The i.Beat ice has Stop, Playback, Recording, and FM modes etc.
The button functions in each mode are described below.
Music Stop mode
Music Playback mode
Button Description
VOICE Record Screen FM Record Screen LINE-IN Record Standby Screen
LINE-IN Record Screen
Function Press once Press & hold
Button
Playback button Playback Power off
Menu button Open / close folder Menu screen
Search (>>) button Next folder (when available), Next song (when not available)
Search (<<) button Previous folder (when available), Previous song (when not available)
Volume (+) button Previous song
Volume (-) button Next song
Mode button Mode screen Mode screen
Record button Mark folder/file
Function Press once Press & hold
Button
Playback button Stop Power off
Menu button Menu screen
Search (>>) button Next song Quick search
Search (<<) button Previous song Quick search
Volume (+) button Increase volume
Volume (-) button Decrease volume
Mode button Set / unset Section Repeat / Mode screen Mode screen
Record button EQ/SRS function

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FM Seek mode
(Displays SEEK below FM)
FM Preset mode
(Displays P-SET below FM)
Voice Stop mode
Voice Playback mode
Function Press once Press & hold
Button
Playback button Playback Power off
Menu button Open / close folder Menu screen
Search (>>) button Next folder (when available), Next song (when not available)
Search (<<) button Previous folder (when available), Previous song (when not available)
Volume (+) button Previous song
Volume (-) button Next song
Mode button Mode screen Mode screen
Record button No function Start recording
Function Press once Press & hold
Button
Playback button Stop Power off
Menu button Menu screen
Search (>>) button Next song Quick search
Search (<<) button Previous song Quick search
Volume (+) button Increase volume
Volume (-) button Decrease volume
Mode button Set / unset Section Repeat / Mode screen Mode screen
Record button Start recording Start recording
Function Press once Press & hold
Button
Playback button Preset mode Power off
Menu button Increase stored channel Menu screen
Search (>>) button Change frequency Search next freq.
Search (<<) button Change frequency Search next freq.
Volume (+) button Increase volume
Volume (-) button Decrease volume
Mode button Mode screen Mode screen
Record button Store channel Start recording
Function Press once Press & hold
Button
Playback button Seek mode Power off
Menu button Menu screen Menu screen
Search (>>) button Increase stored channel
Search (<<) button Decrease stored channel
Volume (+) button Increase volume
Volume (-) button Decrease volume
Mode button Mode screen Mode screen
Record button Automatic channel set Start recording

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Power on
Press the i.Beat ice’s playback button.
Power off
Press the playback button for 3 seconds.
Alter mode (Music/Voice/FM/LINE-IN)
Press and hold the i.Beat ice’s mode button.
Move the cursor to the desired mode in the
mode screen and press the Menu/Mode
button to alter modes.
Music mode Voice mode FM mode LINE-IN mode Control volume
(Press the volume button.)
Lock function
This function is to prevent operational error due to user mistakes. Displays the icon in the
LCD when the lock button is set to the locking position and all buttons are disabled.
Basic Function
LINE-IN mode
During Recording
Function Press once Press & hold
Button
Playback button No function Power off
Menu button Menu screen
Search (>>) button No function
Search (<<) button
Volume (+) button Increase volume
Volume (-) button Decrease volume
Mode button Mode screen Mode screen
Record button No function Start recording
Function Press once Press & hold
Button
Playback button No function Power off
Menu button
Search (>>) button
Search (<<) button No function
Volume (+) button
Volume (-) button
Mode button
Record button No function Stop

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Section Repeat
Press the mode button. (marked )
Press the mode button. (marked )
Press the mode button to stop Section (from A to B) Repeat.
*The Section Repeat function repeats for at least 2 seconds duration.
Search by folder
When searching for music files, press the search button to search by folder.
Note - Moves to the next/previous music file when the folder is not available.
Playback/Stop - Press the i.Beat ice’s playback button.
Open/close folder - Press the center menu button with the cursor on the desired folder.
Search Current Music
Press and hold the search button to search within the current music.
Holding the button longer increases the searching speed.
Change the Playing Music
Pressing the search button operates as described in the following table.
Listen to Music
Pressing time Function
Search (<<) button Before 5 seconds of playing Plays previous song
After 5 seconds of playing Plays current song
Search (>>) button Anytime Plays next song

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Press and hold the mode button to switch modes and listen to radio.
is displayed at the bottom of the LCD panel in SEEK mode.
Search Frequency
Pressing the search button moves frequencies by intervals of 100Hz.
Pressing and holding the search button automatically searches for the next available frequency.
* MONO/STEREO displayed at the bottom of the screen is determined automatically according to the signal received.
Storing a Frequency to a Channel
Pressing the menu button moves to the next channel.
Switch To FM Mode
Press and hold the mode button to bring up the mode change screen.
Select VOICE from the screen.
Press and hold the record button in VOICE mode.
*Press the record button again to stop recording.
Playback Recorded Voice
Open a folder by pressing the section menu from VOICE.
Select the desired file using the volume button and press the playback button.
Note
The Playback method select function and SRS functions are not available in VOICE mode.
Switch To VOICE Mode

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Pressing the mode button automatically searches and stores 16 channels.
※Use the earphones when searching through FM.
Recording FM
Press and hold the record button in FM mode.
* Volume control is disabled during recording.
Playback an FM recorded file
Press and hold the mode button to switch modes to VOICE mode.
Select the desired file within the FM folder for playback.
Select the channel to store the frequency and press the mode button to store.
* Automatically becomes P-SET mode after the storing procedure is completed.
Switch to P-SET mode
Pressing the playback button from SEEK mode switches modes to P-SET mode.
* The user can listen to the radio by searching through the stored channels in P-SET mode.
Search Stored Channel
Use the search button to search through the next/previous channels.
Automatic Channel Setting
The Automatic Channel Setting function automatically searches for 16 available frequencies and stores them as channels.
Switch to P-SET mode (Displays at the bottom).

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Menu Function Summary
Playback Method Select
Function to select playback list.
Press and hold the mode button to switch to LINE-IN mode.
Recording Standby Screen LINE-IN Recording Screen
Press and hold the record button in LINE-IN mode.
The recorded file is saved under the LINE-IN folder in MUSIC mode.
Menu Setting
Press the menu button to bring up the menu screen.
Pressing the menu button in the menu screen selects the desired menu.
To return from the menu screen, press and hold the menu button or
select the Return menu.
Note
It automatically returns to the previous mode when no action is taken for 10 seconds while in the menu screen.
A different menu list is displayed for different modes (MUSIC/VOICE/FM/LINE-IN).
Switch To LINE-IN Mode
Menu Function
Playback method select Select file list for playback
Equalizer Equalizer setting
SRS Labs WOW SRS WOW setting
Repeat function Repeat function setting for music
Sharpness OLED screen sharpness control
Light setting OLED ‘on’ time setting
Button light setting Button LED ‘on’ time setting
Record setting Recording quality/sensitivity/ASD control
Scroll speed Control the speed of text movement on screen
Power save function Automatic turning off time when not playing
Sleep function Automatic turning off after certain period
Delete file Delete selected file (In stop mode)
Lyric support Lyrics output setting for songs with lyrics.
Music information ID3 tag and/or meta data display
Language setting Menu and instruction language
Registration info. Displays current status for product
Return Exit menu screen

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Use EQ to control and customize sound.
User EQ Setting
The user can control the output level for each frequency bandwidth to customize
sound according to taste. The i.Beat ice User EQ divides sound into 5 frequency
bandwidths and enables the user to control the level from +10dB ~ -10dB.
Use the menu and search/volume buttons to control setting.
WOW Labs SRS Setting
The following menu is available in the menu screen if SRS, TruBs, and WOW is set
(displayed at the bottom of the LCD) Adjust the SRS, TruBs, and SPK values to customize the sound.
SRS - Creates a 3D sound effect.
TruBs - Supports low frequency sounds to create deeper sounds.
WOW - Enables both the SRS and TruBs functions to create greater sound quality.
SPK - Adjusts the sound effect depending on the speaker type used.
* The number inside the box represents the number of
files to playback
Caution
A“No Playback folder/file”message is displayed in
M-Fold or M-File modes if the marked file/folder is not
available. (Does not playback)
Deleting or adding a file/folder removes markings.
Marking a File/Folder
Move the cursor (highlight) to the desired file/folder and
press the record button to mark the file or folder.
Unmarked Marked
Playback method Description Playback screen
Playback all
the music files
in the i.Beat ice
Playback
selected
folder only.
Playback
selected
files only.