COBY electronic MP-C855 manual

INS TRUCT ION M ANU AL Pl ea se rea d th i s ma nua l ca ref ul l y be fo re op er at io n. MP -C85 5 USB -St ick MP3 Pl aye r wi th LCD Di sp la y and FM Ra di o[...]

Pag e 2 Coby E le ct ron i cs Co rp o rat io n w ww.co byu sa .com Pag e 3 PRECAUT ION S Th e ligh tni ng a sh wi th ar row hea d sym bol w ith in an e quil ater al tr ia ngle is inte nde d to ale rt th e us er t o th e p res enc e of uni nsul ated “da nger ous vol tag e” wi thi n th e pr oduc t’s enc losu re t hat m ay be of su f ci en[...]

Pag e 2 Coby E le ct ron i cs Co rp o rat io n w ww.co byu sa .com Pag e 3 PROT ECT YO UR HE A RIN G: He ari ng exp er ts ad vis e aga inst t he c onst ant u se of pe rs onal s ter eos p layed a t hig h vol ume. C ons tant e xpo sure t o hig h volu mes c an le ad to h ear ing l oss . If you s hou ld exp eri enc e ri ngin g in th e ear s or he ari n[...]

Pag e 4 Coby E le ct ron i cs Co rp o rat io n w ww.co byu sa .com Pag e 5 IM POR T ANT SAF E T Y INS TRU CT IO NS Rea d Ins tr uct io ns: All th e safet y and ope rat ing inst ru cti ons sho uld be rea d bef ore th e pro duc t is ope rate d. Ret ai n I nst ru ct ion s: T he saf ety a nd o per atin g i nstr uc tion s s houl d b e re - tai ned f or [...]

Pag e 4 Coby E le ct ron i cs Co rp o rat io n w ww.co byu sa .com Pag e 5 Powe r- Co rd Prot ec tio n: Po wer supp ly cor ds shou ld be route d so t hat they are no t like ly t o be wal ked o n or pi nche d by ite ms p lac ed u pon or aga inst the m, p ayin g par t icul ar atten tio n to cor ds at plug s, conven ienc e rece ptac les , and a t the [...]

Pag e 6 Coby E le ct ron i cs Co rp o rat io n w ww.co byu sa .com Pag e 7 Ob jec t a nd Liq uid En tr y: Never pu sh o bjec ts of a ny k ind into thi s pr odu ct thr oug h ope ning s as they may to uch dang erou s vol tag e po ints or s hout -o ut par t s that co uld re sult in a r e or elec tr ic shoc k. Neve r spil l liqui d of any kind on th[...]

Pag e 6 Coby E le ct ron i cs Co rp o rat io n w ww.co byu sa .com Pag e 7 T AB LE OF CONT EN TS PRE CAU TI ON S ...................................................................................... 2 I MPO RTA NT SA FE T Y IN S TRU C TI ON S ................................................... 4 TAB LE OF CO NT E NT S .............................[...]

Pag e 8 Coby E le ct ron i cs Co rp o rat io n w ww.co byu sa .com Pag e 9 US B CON NE C TI O NS .......................................................................... 27 Mi nimu m PC Req uire men ts ..........................................................................27 US B Dr iver I nst alla tio n (W ind ows 9 8S E Onl y) ..............[...]

Pag e 8 Coby E le ct ron i cs Co rp o rat io n w ww.co byu sa .com Pag e 9 P A CK AGE CONTE NT S Ple ase ma ke sur e t hat t he i tem s li sted be low ar e in clu ded in the pa cka ge. Sho uld an ite m be mi ssi ng, ple ase co nta ct the loc al ret ail er f ro m wh ich you pur cha sed t his p rodu ct . MP - C8 55 Ste reo E ar phon es US B Ex ten si[...]

Pag e 10 Coby E le ct ron i cs Co rp o rat io n w ww.co byu sa .com Pag e 1 1 FE ATURE S 51 2 MB In tegr ate d Flas h Mem or y Hi gh- C ont ras t LCD Di spla y wit h Bac kli ght Play s MP 3 and W MA D igi tal M usi c File s Play s Dig ita l Mus ic fr om mo st on line s tor es an d subs cr ipti on se r vic es* ID3 and LRC suppor t for song and synch[...]

Pag e 10 Coby E le ct ron i cs Co rp o rat io n w ww.co byu sa .com Pag e 1 1 GE T TI NG STARTE D MP- C8 5 5 at a G la nce Top V ie w ME NU bu tto n Volum e + Volum e - Prev iou s/ Rever se Nex t /Fo r ward Play/ Pau se/ Sto p Bo t to m Vi ew HO LD S witc h US B Cap Bat te ry C om par tm ent C over Fr on t Vi ew LCD D isp lay Int egr ated M icr oph[...]

Pag e 12 Coby E le ct ron i cs Co rp o rat io n w ww.co byu sa .com Pag e 13 Pl ay M od e Di sp l ay Re cor d Mod e D is pl ay GE T TI NG STARTE D[...]

Pag e 12 Coby E le ct ron i cs Co rp o rat io n w ww.co byu sa .com Pag e 13 Co nn ec ti ng H ea dp ho nes Co nnec t he adph one s/ea rph one s to the H ea dpho ne Ou t jac k for p riv ate lis teni ng. Lower the volume level befor e conn ectin g headph ones, t hen gradua lly inc rease t he volum e for com for table liste ning. Hearing e xper ts adv[...]

Pag e 14 Coby E le ct ron i cs Co rp o rat io n w ww.co byu sa .com Pag e 15 Us in g t he M P-C 85 5 Co nt ro ls Powe r On/O f f T o t urn yo ur pl ayer on , pre ss . The L ED in dic ator w ill l ight . T o tur n your playe r of f, hol d for at l east 3 sec ond s. The LED indic ato r wil l dar ken. Ho l d Swi tch Th e H old fea tur e l ock s (dis a[...]

Pag e 14 Coby E le ct ron i cs Co rp o rat io n w ww.co byu sa .com Pag e 15 Ma i n Me nu Th e Ma in M enu g ives yo u ac ce ss to th e di f fere nt f unc ti on m ode s of yo ur pla yer. T o en ter th e M ain Me nu, pr ess an d h old . To ex it t he Ma in M enu , pre ss an d hol d . T o sele ct a fu nct ion mod e in the Main Menu , pr ess or t o hi[...]

Pag e 16 Coby E le ct ron i cs Co rp o rat io n w ww.co byu sa .com Pag e 17 Ente r P LAY M US IC mo de fr om th e M ain M enu to pla y digi tal M P3 o r WM A mus ic l es. PL A Y M USIC m ode wi ll play al l comp atible au dio l es on you r player, re gardles s of di rector y. Pl ay M us ic C ont r ol s Use t he fo llo wing c on tro ls dur in[...]

Pag e 16 Coby E le ct ron i cs Co rp o rat io n w ww.co byu sa .com Pag e 17 Re pea t A- B Mo de Set a seg ment of a musi c t rac k t o r epe at i n a co nti nuou s l oop. Du rin g p lay - bac k: T o s et the s tar t ing p oint “A” of the l oop, p res s . T o se t t he en d p oin t “ B ” o f the lo op, pr ess aga in. The l oop w ill no w pl[...]

Pag e 18 Coby E le ct ron ic s Co rp o rat io n w ww.co byu sa .com Pag e 19 VOICE Ente r VOIC E m od e f ro m t he Mai n Menu to p lay you r re cor ded l es ( Voic e o r FM T un er). I f no re - co rdi ngs h ave b een m ade yet, t he d isp lay w ill r ead “ No Fil es”. Th e rs t 3 let ter s of voi ce r eco rdi ng l es are “ M IC ”[...]

Pag e 18 Coby E le ct ron ic s Co rp o rat io n w ww.co byu sa .com Pag e 19 VOICE Re pea t A- B Mo de Set a seg ment of a musi c t rac k t o r epe at i n a co nti nuou s l oop. Du rin g p lay - bac k: T o s et the s tar t ing p oint “A” of the l oop, p res s . T o se t t he en d p oin t “ B ” o f the lo op, pr ess aga in. The l oop w ill n[...]

Pag e 20 Coby E le ct ron i cs Co rp o rat io n w ww.co byu sa .com Pa ge 21 RE CORD Ente r REC OR D mo de f rom th e Ma in M enu to r e- co rd fr om t he inte gra ted m icr oph one (vo ice). The MP -C 855 ca n als o r ecord fr om the FM Tuner . Refer to the FM T uner sect ion for details. Re cor d Con t rol s Use t he fo llo wing c on tro ls in R [...]

Pag e 20 Coby E le ct ron i cs Co rp o rat io n w ww.co byu sa .com Pa ge 21 FM TU NE R Ente r FM TUN ER mo de fr om the Main Menu to lis ten to o r rec or d FM rad io br oad cas ts. Earp hones or headphon es must be c onnected to the headphon e jack for r adio o peratio n (the ear phone cor d is use d as an FM antenna). FM Tu ne r Con t ro ls Use [...]

Pag e 22 Coby E le ct ron i cs Co rp o rat io n w ww.co byu sa .com Pag e 23 FM TU NE R Ma nu al l y Sa vi ng P res et St at i on s Ma nual ly t une to th e st ati on y ou w oul d li ke to sav e as a P res et S tat ion (e.g., “ 92.7 ”) . Ente r the F M T une r men u (pre ss an d hol d ) . Se lec t and en ter “ Save S tat ion”. Th e disp lay[...]

Pag e 22 Coby E le ct ron i cs Co rp o rat io n w ww.co byu sa .com Pag e 23 FM Tu ne r Me nu T o en ter t he FM T u ner me nu, pr ess a nd ho ld w hil e the p layer i s in FM T un er mo de. Ite m Des cr ipti on Play M usi c Ente r PL A Y M USI C Mo de. (Se lec t thi s to exi t FM T un er me nu and r etur n to M ain M enu). Voic e Ente r VOIC E Mo [...]

Pag e 24 Coby E le ct ron i cs Co rp o rat io n w ww.co byu sa .com Pag e 25 Ente r S ET TIN G m ode fro m t he M ain Men u to ch ange y our pl ayer ’s inte rna l opti on se tt ing s. Th e Set tin g Men u con tai ns 1 1 op tio ns. T o s elec t an o ptio n, pr ess o r . To con rm a nd ent er, pres s . T o ex it th e Set tin g Men u, pre ss . It[...]

Pag e 24 Coby E le ct ron i cs Co rp o rat io n w ww.co byu sa .com Pag e 25 SE T TI NG Ite m Des cr ipti on US B Mo de Set the U SB m ode to MS C or M TP . Fo r mo re in for- mat ion o n U SB m ode s, se e t he “C on nec tin g t o a Co mpu ter ” sec ti on of t his ma nual . Wh ile t he p layer is c onne cte d to a c omp uter, yo u ca n c han g[...]

Pag e 26 Coby E le ct ron i cs Co rp o rat io n w ww.co byu sa .com Pag e 27 FO LDE R Ente r FO LD ER mo de to v iew, pl ay , o r del ete  les on yo ur pl ayer. Y o u c an also c onne ct your pl ayer to a c omp uter to eas ily m anag e your  le li bra ry. The mod e tha t th e pl ayer is in u pon enter in g FO LD ER mode wil l dete rm ine whi [...]

Pag e 26 Coby E le ct ron i cs Co rp o rat io n w ww.co byu sa .com Pag e 27 M in i mum P C Req u ir em ent s Y o u c an conn ect the MP - C8 55 to a com put er with a U SB por t to t rans fer le s to yo ur pl ayer or t o mana ge th e le s on yo ur pl ayer. T he mi nimu m req uire - men ts liste d be low will all ow yo u to per fo rm basi c ?[...]

Pag e 28 Coby E le ct ron i cs Co rp o rat io n w ww.co byu sa .com Pag e 29 Do uble - cl ick o n the SE TU P i con (SE TUP . EX E) to s tar t t he US B dr iver ins tal lati on pr ogr am. Follow the on -scr een ins truc tions to c omplet e the installat ion and then rest art your co mputer. Mi ni - CDs sh ould on ly b e u sed in nor mal tr ay- loa [...]

Pag e 28 Coby E le ct ron i cs Co rp o rat io n w ww.co byu sa .com Pag e 29 In ge ner al, US B- M SC mo de e njoy s w ider c om pati bili ty w ith di f fere nt c om - put ers and oper atin g s yste ms, whi le USB - MT P m ode enabl es adva nce d fea ture s (e.g., p layl ist sy nch ron iza tio n ), but re quir es W indo ws X P SP1 and Wi ndow s Me [...]

Pag e 30 Coby E le ct ron i cs Co rp o rat io n w ww.co byu sa .com Pag e 31 Co nn ec ti ng t o a Com pu te r Ma ke sure t he pl ayer is t urn ed of f. Rem ove th e USB C ap and plu g the M P- C 85 5 dire ct ly int o your c omp uter ’s US B po rt . Y ou m ay ch oos e to use a US B ext ensi on c able t o co nne ct to a c omp ute r . Y o u can s wi[...]

Pag e 30 Coby E le ct ron i cs Co rp o rat io n w ww.co byu sa .com Pag e 31 Tra ns fe r r in g Fi l es Th e US B 2.0 High - Spe ed conn ec tio n ma kes it e asy to tr ans fer musi c  les (or any ot her da ta l es) quic kly b et ween t he pl ayer an d your c omp uter. Sim ply use th e playe r as you would a o ppy disk us ing bas ic ope rat[...]

Pag e 32 Coby E le ct ron i cs Co rp o rat io n w ww.co byu sa .com Page 3 3 US B- M SC Mo de Fil es tr ans fer red un der U SB - MSC m ode w ill n ot be ava ilab le wh en usi ng a US B- M TP c onn ect ion (an d vic e ver sa). Wh en the M P- C 85 5 is c onne cte d und er US B- M SC mo de: Do uble - cl ick t he “ My Co mput er ” ic on on you r d[...]

Pag e 32 Coby E le ct ron i cs Co rp o rat io n w ww.co byu sa .com Page 3 3 D isc on nec t in g f rom a Co mp ut e r Di sco nne ct your pl ayer as inst ru cte d b elo w to pr event dat a l os s o r  le/ r m - war e co rr upti on. US B- MT P Mo de If you a re usin g a USB - MT P c onn ect ion , yo u c an simpl y d isc onn ect the ca ble f rom[...]

Pag e 3 4 Coby E le ct ron i cs Co rp o rat io n w ww.co byu sa .com Page 3 5 Y o u c an use W ind ows Me dia Player 10 ( WM P10) an d a US B- M TP con - nec ti on to ma nage yo ur mus ic me dia li bra ry w ith M icr os of t W ind ows X P or new er . Mu si c Fi l e Tra ns fe r s T o t rans fer  les u sin g WM P10: Run W ind ow Me dia Pl ayer 10 [...]

Pag e 3 4 Coby E le ct ron i cs Co rp o rat io n w ww.co byu sa .com Page 3 5 Se le ct a p layl is t f rom th e “ Syn c L ist ” dro p- dow n m en u. Clic k “S ta rt Syn c” to s tar t tra nsfe rr ing the le s in the sel ec ted play list . Fo r m ore i nfor ma tion a nd su ppo r t r ega rdi ng mus ic tr ans - fer an d sy nchr oni zati on w[...]

Pag e 36 Coby E le ct ron i cs Co rp o rat io n w ww.co byu sa .com Pa ge 37 Cr ea ti ng P la yl i st s Play lis ts are a n easy way to o rgan ize an d stor e your fav ori te mus ic mixe s so you c an li sten t o the m whe never yo u want . Wh en a play list is t ran sfer re d us ing Wind ows Medi a Pl ayer, eve ry son g in the pla ylis t wil l be [...]

Pag e 36 Coby E le ct ron i cs Co rp o rat io n w ww.co byu sa .com Pa ge 37 Highl ight all of the songs in the “Now Playin g List” and then use the mouse to rig ht-c lick the list. Choo se “ Add to” and then “Addition al Playlis ts... ” An “Add to Pl aylist ” window will appear. Se lec t “N ew ” and en ter t he play lis t nam e[...]

Pag e 38 Coby E le ct ron i cs Co rp o rat io n w ww.co byu sa .com Pag e 39 Au tom a ti c Wi nd ows M ed i a Pl ay li s t Syn chr on iz at i on By de faul t, W MP is s et to tr ans fer an d sync hro niz e le s manu ally. Y o u can ch oos e to have Wi ndow s M edi a P layer auto mat ic ally syn chr oniz e yo ur playl - ist s whe n you c onn ect [...]

Pag e 38 Coby E le ct ron i cs Co rp o rat io n w ww.co byu sa .com Pag e 39 Cli ck “ OK ” to st ar t the s ync hro niz atio n. Wh en syn chr oniz at ion is c om plet e, dis con nec t you r playe r fro m the co mpu ter. T ur n on yo ur pl ayer an d sel ect “ Mu sic ” . Th e sync hro nize d play lis t(s ) f rom W MP w ill h ave bee n add ed [...]

Pag e 40 Coby E le ct ron i cs Co rp o rat io n w ww.co byu sa .com Pa ge 41 FI R MW ARE U PGR ADE S Up g rad i ng t he F i rmw are From t ime t o t ime, C OBY may r ele ase  rmw are up gra des to i mpr ove th e per f or manc e o f th e M P- C8 55 or to ad d ad dit iona l fe atur es. Pl eas e ch eck the CO BY w ebsi te per iod ic ally at w ww.c [...]

Pag e 40 Coby E le ct ron i cs Co rp o rat io n w ww.co byu sa .com Pa ge 41 ABOU T MP3/WM A MU SI C FI LE S For mo re info rm ati on abo ut digi tal M P3 an d WMA l es, pl eas e visi t our web - sit e at w w w .c oby usa .co m.[...]

Pag e 42 Coby E le ct ron i cs Co rp o rat io n w ww.co byu sa .com Page 4 3 TROU BLE SHO OTIN G If you have a pr obl em with thi s d evic e, plea se read the tr oubl esh oot ing gui de bel ow a nd c hec k ou r web site at w w w.coby usa .co m fo r Freq uent ly A sked Qu est ions (FAQs) and  rmw are up dat es. If the se r eso urc es do n ot re s[...]

Pag e 42 Coby E le ct ron i cs Co rp o rat io n w ww.co byu sa .com Page 4 3 Ens ure th at th e playe r’s me mor y c apa cit y is n ot ful l. Ens ure th at th e Hol d swi tch i s dise nga ged. Th ere i s no so und d uri ng pl ayb ack . Che ck th e volu me lev el. Ens ure th at th e head pho nes ar e at tac hed s ecu rel y to the p laye r . Th e s[...]

Pag e 4 4 Coby E le ct ron i cs Co rp o rat io n w ww.co byu sa .com Page 4 5 SPEC IF ICATI ONS Di splay Type 128 x 32 Do t- Mat ri x LCD wi th Ba ckl igh t Me mor y 51 2 MB In tegr ate d Flas h Mem or y Aud io For mat S upp or t MP 3, WM A DR M Sup por t WM DR M10 So ng Inf o Sup por t ID 3, LRC Rec or ding Fo rm at IM A -A DP CM Enc od ing FM Fre[...]

Pag e 4 4 Coby E le ct ron i cs Co rp o rat io n w ww.co byu sa .com Page 4 5 NOTE S[...]

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