Polaroid 20071016 manual

T itle: PO_10664_MPU Manual_UK Language: English FI No.: 10664 Date: 22/1 1/07 Page: 1 20071016 P olaroid F reescape 4.3” Wireless Media Player User ’ s Manual[...]

2 T itl e: PO _ 10664 _ MPU M anua l _ UK L anguage: E ng li s h FI N o.: 10664 D a t e: 22/1 1/07 P age: 2 T itl C ONGRA TULA TIONS on your purchase of a Polaroid Digital Multimedia Player . Please read carefully and follow all instructions in the manual and those marked on the product before fi rst use. Failing to follow these warnings could res[...]

3 T itl e: PO _ 10664 _ MPU M anua l _ UK L anguage: E ng li s h FI N o.: 10664 D a t e: 22/1 1/07 P age: 3 Picture V iewer ...................................................................... 19 Supported Content ....................................................................... 19 Controls ..................................................[...]

4 T itl e: PO _ 10664 _ MPU M anua l _ UK L anguage: E ng li s h FI N o.: 10664 D a t e: 22/1 1/07 P age: 4 T itl Enabling TV Out Mode ............................................................... 38 Exiting TV Out Mode .................................................................. 38 Optimizing Y our TV Screen ...............................[...]

5 T itl e: PO _ 10664 _ MPU M anua l _ UK L anguage: E ng li s h FI N o.: 10664 D a t e: 22/1 1/07 P age: 5 Safety & Handling Although your P olaroid Portable Media Player (PMP) is quite stur dy, please obser ve saf ety and handling instructions: • Y our PMP should only be operated within the follo wing environmental c onditions: o 40 – 122[...]

6 T itl e: PO _ 10664 _ MPU M anua l _ UK L anguage: E ng li s h FI N o.: 10664 D a t e: 22/1 1/07 P age: 6 T itl W arning: Changes or modi fi cations to this unit not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could void the user ’ s authority to operate the equipment. NOTE: This equipment has been tested and found to comply wit[...]

7 T itl e: PO _ 10664 _ MPU M anua l _ UK L anguage: E ng li s h FI N o.: 10664 D a t e: 22/1 1/07 P age: 7 Industr y Canada Statement This Class B device meets all requir ements of the Canadian inter fer ence- causing equipment regulations. Cet appareil numérique de la classe B r espec te toutes les exigences du Règlement sur le matéteriel brou[...]

8 T itl e: PO _ 10664 _ MPU M anua l _ UK L anguage: E ng li s h FI N o.: 10664 D a t e: 22/1 1/07 P age: 8 T itl Contents Packaging Includes: • Digital P or table Multimedia Player • USB Cable • AC Adapt er • Earbud Headphones • User’ s Manual • Quick Start Guide • Wa r r a n t y C a r d • W orldwide Contact Sheet Getting Star te[...]

9 T itl e: PO _ 10664 _ MPU M anua l _ UK L anguage: E ng li s h FI N o.: 10664 D a t e: 22/1 1/07 P age: 9 Controls Controls The PMP has the f ollowing controls: • P ower Button If pressed while the player is on, it pr ovides a menu to power do wn your player , put it into standby or lock/unlock the keys. • 5-W ay Navigation Button with push e[...]

10 T itl e: PO _ 10664 _ MPU M anua l _ UK L anguage: E ng li s h FI N o.: 10664 D a t e: 22/1 1/07 P age: 10 T itl • USB Connector This is a mini-USB style connector . When a USB Cable is connected, it can charge y our PMP or it can provide a connection to your PC t o transfer content. • V olume Buttons This button tilts upwar ds to provide Vo[...]

11 T itl e: PO _ 10664 _ MPU M anua l _ UK L anguage: E ng li s h FI N o.: 10664 D a t e: 22/1 1/07 P age: 11 T urning the Player On and Off There ar e several ways t o turn the PMP on . • Po wer Button The most common way t o turn on the PMP is by pressing the P ower Button. • AC A dapter The AC A dapter has the ability to completely power you[...]

12 T itl e: PO _ 10664 _ MPU M anua l _ UK L anguage: E ng li s h FI N o.: 10664 D a t e: 22/1 1/07 P age: 12 T itl The PMP has 2 lo w power modes . Pressing the power butt on brings up a menu to chose between these modes. • Shutdown Mode This mode completely po wers o the player and is the lowest pow er state. When powered on from this state,[...]

13 T itl e: PO _ 10664 _ MPU M anua l _ UK L anguage: E ng li s h FI N o.: 10664 D a t e: 22/1 1/07 P age: 13 Navigation The PMP has a T -Bar style navigation. The main menu is considered to be the icons along the top of the player . The item that you are currently on is in the center of the row of icons, it is highlighted and its corresponding tit[...]

14 T itl e: PO _ 10664 _ MPU M anua l _ UK L anguage: E ng li s h FI N o.: 10664 D a t e: 22/1 1/07 P age: 14 T itl Navigation T o proceed into a menu item y ou can either press ‘ down ’ or ‘select’ on the 5-W ay nav button. T o go backwards, press the ‘Back’ touch key . The ‘Menu’ touch key is a button whose function may change dep[...]

15 T itl e: PO _ 10664 _ MPU M anua l _ UK L anguage: E ng li s h FI N o.: 10664 D a t e: 22/1 1/07 P age: 15 F irmware is the software in the play er that controls the whole player . P eriodically Polar oid will release new  rmware that addresses the addition of new features and the impr ovement of existing features . I t is recommended that y [...]

16 T itl e: PO _ 10664 _ MPU M anua l _ UK L anguage: E ng li s h FI N o.: 10664 D a t e: 22/1 1/07 P age: 16 T itl Audio Player Supported Content The PMP can pla y these audio formats: • MP3 (.mp3) unprotected • WMA (.wma) unprot ected and DRM protected • AAC (.m4a) unprot ec ted If using the “Removable Disk ” (Mass Storage) option to tr[...]

17 T itl e: PO _ 10664 _ MPU M anua l _ UK L anguage: E ng li s h FI N o.: 10664 D a t e: 22/1 1/07 P age: 17 In the Now Playing menu, y ou can • F ast Forward • Rewind • P ause/Play • Skip to Next T rack • Skip to Previous T rack When paused: • Pr essing Play/P ause touch key will begin to play the current tr ack • Momentarily pressi[...]

18 T itl e: PO _ 10664 _ MPU M anua l _ UK L anguage: E ng li s h FI N o.: 10664 D a t e: 22/1 1/07 P age: 18 T itl Playlists Y ou can create playlists on the device b y selec ting an audio track and adding it to a playlist. Within the A udio browser , when a track has been highlighted, a pr ess of the MENU key will bring up a list of options. Scro[...]

19 T itl e: PO _ 10664 _ MPU M anua l _ UK L anguage: E ng li s h FI N o.: 10664 D a t e: 22/1 1/07 P age: 19 Picture V iewer Supported Content The PMP can displa y these pic ture formats: • JPEG (.jpg) If using the “Removable Disk ” (Mass Storage) option to transfer  les, the picture  les must be in the “Pictures” dir ector y in or[...]

20 T itl e: PO _ 10664 _ MPU M anua l _ UK L anguage: E ng li s h FI N o.: 10664 D a t e: 22/1 1/07 P age: 20 T itl Controls When in the Picture Viewer , photos can be browsed with the 5- Way na v button by f older , date or by all. Phot o thumbnails are displayed within the selected view and a speci c photo can be scrolled to and selected. • [...]

21 T itl e: PO _ 10664 _ MPU M anua l _ UK L anguage: E ng li s h FI N o.: 10664 D a t e: 22/1 1/07 P age: 21 Supported Content The PMP can displa y these video formats: • Window s M edia Video (.wmv) • MPEG-4 (.m4v) • MPEG (.mpg) Up to 360x240 at 29.97 F rames Per Second Up to 480x272 at 24 F rames Per Second Note: If using the “Removable [...]

22 T itl e: PO _ 10664 _ MPU M anua l _ UK L anguage: E ng li s h FI N o.: 10664 D a t e: 22/1 1/07 P age: 22 T itl Controls T o play a  le, select it from the Video menus by pr essing the ‘Selec t ’ key . This will take you to the Now Playing menu. The Now Playing screen can also be enter ed at nearly any time be pressing the ‘M enu’ to[...]

23 T itl e: PO _ 10664 _ MPU M anua l _ UK L anguage: E ng li s h FI N o.: 10664 D a t e: 22/1 1/07 P age: 23 Settings Video settings can be acc essed from the Now Playing view with the MENU key . Four primary settings are available: • T reble Boost - Boosts the high frequencies of the audio • Bass Boost - Boosts the low frequencies of the audi[...]

24 T itl e: PO _ 10664 _ MPU M anua l _ UK L anguage: E ng li s h FI N o.: 10664 D a t e: 22/1 1/07 P age: 24 T itl Wireless Operation The PMP includes a built-in 802.11b/g wir eless net work adapter . T his section tells you how to use the f eatures utilizing the wireless adapter . About Wireless Networks • The PMP supports two basic Wireless ne[...]

25 T itl e: PO _ 10664 _ MPU M anua l _ UK L anguage: E ng li s h FI N o.: 10664 D a t e: 22/1 1/07 P age: 25 Network Privacy The PMP supports both WEP ( Wired Equivalent Privacy) and WP A PSK ( Wireless Pr otec ted Acc ess Pre Shared Key) network privacy methods. • WEP: 64-bit and 128-bit keys ar e suppor ted. • WP A: A password c omprised of [...]

26 T itl e: PO _ 10664 _ MPU M anua l _ UK L anguage: E ng li s h FI N o.: 10664 D a t e: 22/1 1/07 P age: 26 T itl Using WiFi • Enabling WiF i Automatically When attempting to use any f eature that requires WiF i, the user will be automatically prompted to enable WiF i. • Enabling WiF i Manually WiF i can be enabled manually by pressing the ?[...]

27 T itl e: PO _ 10664 _ MPU M anua l _ UK L anguage: E ng li s h FI N o.: 10664 D a t e: 22/1 1/07 P age: 27 Player-to-Player Sharing Player-to-Player wir eless  le sharing provides the ability for y our PMP to send and share  les with another Polaroid PMP . T o share  le(s): 1. Highlight the  les or folders you choose to shar e with a[...]

28 T itl e: PO _ 10664 _ MPU M anua l _ UK L anguage: E ng li s h FI N o.: 10664 D a t e: 22/1 1/07 P age: 28 T itl T o receive  les: There ar e two ways to put the pla yer into r eceive mode . 1. Pr ess the Menu button. 2. Select “Receive F iles” . 3. Once the  les star t to transfer , the progress indicator will display the artwork or t[...]

29 T itl e: PO _ 10664 _ MPU M anua l _ UK L anguage: E ng li s h FI N o.: 10664 D a t e: 22/1 1/07 P age: 29 Note: DRM protected cont ent will not play on another device unless that device has an appropriate lic ense to play the content. Podcasting Y our PMP has the ability to brow se and download audio podcasts (digital audio  les) wirelessly [...]

30 T itl e: PO _ 10664 _ MPU M anua l _ UK L anguage: E ng li s h FI N o.: 10664 D a t e: 22/1 1/07 P age: 30 T itl T o subscribe to a podcast: 1. Navigate to an episode y ou’ d like to subscribe to . 2. Pr ess the Menu button. 3. Select “Subscribe ” . T o browse your subscriptions: 1. Navigate to “P odcasting” under the “Extras” icon[...]

31 T itl e: PO _ 10664 _ MPU M anua l _ UK L anguage: E ng li s h FI N o.: 10664 D a t e: 22/1 1/07 P age: 31 5. Pr ess the Menu key . 6. Select “Unsubscribe ” . 7. Pr ess the Center Key . T o download the latest episode of the podcasts you subscribe to: 1. Navigate to “P odcasting” under the “Extras” icon from the Main Menu. 2. Pr ess [...]

32 T itl e: PO _ 10664 _ MPU M anua l _ UK L anguage: E ng li s h FI N o.: 10664 D a t e: 22/1 1/07 P age: 32 T itl T o Delete a Custom Podcast : 1. Navigate to “P odcasting” under the “Extras” icon from the Main Menu. 2. Select “Custom P odcasts” from the list. 3. Pr ess Center or Right Key 4. Select a custom Podcast from the list 5. P[...]

33 T itl e: PO _ 10664 _ MPU M anua l _ UK L anguage: E ng li s h FI N o.: 10664 D a t e: 22/1 1/07 P age: 33 Wireless Operation T o enable the download manager: 1. Navigate to the “Download Manager ” icon from the Main Menu . 2. Pr ess the Down or Center key . 3. Pr ess the Menu key . 4. Select “Enable” option. Note: Y ou will not see the [...]

34 T itl e: PO _ 10664 _ MPU M anua l _ UK L anguage: E ng li s h FI N o.: 10664 D a t e: 22/1 1/07 P age: 34 T itl T o stop or remove all it ems being downloaded: 1. Navigate to the “Download Manager ” icon from the Main Menu . 2. Pr ess the Down or Center key . 3. Pr ess the Menu key . 4. Select “Remove All” option. 5. Pr ess the Center k[...]

35 T itl e: PO _ 10664 _ MPU M anua l _ UK L anguage: E ng li s h FI N o.: 10664 D a t e: 22/1 1/07 P age: 35 FM Radio The PMP has an integ rated FM Radio. The functions that can be per formed by the F M R adio are described here and ar e available by pressing the ‘Menu ’ Button when within the F M Radio feature . Radio On/Off If the selection [...]

36 T itl e: PO _ 10664 _ MPU M anua l _ UK L anguage: E ng li s h FI N o.: 10664 D a t e: 22/1 1/07 P age: 36 T itl T uning This option allows y ou to change the T uning Mode of the FM Radio. NO TE: Be sure your headphones ar e connec ted prior to tuning . • Seek When using Seek Mode, pressing the 5-W ay nav button left or right or pressing the S[...]

37 T itl e: PO _ 10664 _ MPU M anua l _ UK L anguage: E ng li s h FI N o.: 10664 D a t e: 22/1 1/07 P age: 37 TV Out The P olaroid PMP L CD image can be re -directed to be displayed on most television sets, allowing the entir e device operation to be enjoyed on the big scr een. This r equires the included Audio/Video Cabl e. Note: Stationary images[...]

38 T itl e: PO _ 10664 _ MPU M anua l _ UK L anguage: E ng li s h FI N o.: 10664 D a t e: 22/1 1/07 P age: 38 T itl Selecting the proper TV Mode The P olaroid PMP supports both P AL and NTSC T Vs. This setting is found by na vigating through the menu levels: Extras -> Setup -> Settings -> Display -> T V Mode The selected setting is save[...]

39 T itl e: PO _ 10664 _ MPU M anua l _ UK L anguage: E ng li s h FI N o.: 10664 D a t e: 22/1 1/07 P age: 39 Connecting to your PC Audio , video and photo content can be transferred fr om your PC to your PMP . T o do so, connect the supplied USB cable from your PC to the PMP . A prompt will appear on the PMP L CD with three options: • USB P ower[...]

40 T itl e: PO _ 10664 _ MPU M anua l _ UK L anguage: E ng li s h FI N o.: 10664 D a t e: 22/1 1/07 P age: 40 T itl After selecting Removable Disk, a message may appear on your PC similar to this one: Select “Open folder …. ” and press OK. This opens W indows Explorer and allows you t o browse the PMP’ s internal hard disk. I f this message[...]

41 T itl e: PO _ 10664 _ MPU M anua l _ UK L anguage: E ng li s h FI N o.: 10664 D a t e: 22/1 1/07 P age: 41 When you are done dragg ing  les onto your P MP , disconnect the USB cable and the player will scan the new  les. All new media  les will appear in the content bro wsers on the PMP . T ransfers of large amounts of  les can resul[...]

42 T itl e: PO _ 10664 _ MPU M anua l _ UK L anguage: E ng li s h FI N o.: 10664 D a t e: 22/1 1/07 P age: 42 T itl Select “Sync digital media… ” and press OK. This opens Windows Media Player and allows y ou to manage your media library and sync it to your P MP . W indows Media Player must be used f or synchronizing music for album art and pl[...]

43 T itl e: PO _ 10664 _ MPU M anua l _ UK L anguage: E ng li s h FI N o.: 10664 D a t e: 22/1 1/07 P age: 43 Charging the Battery Y our PMP uses a long-lasting Lithium-ion battery that is replaceable. Only use a Polar oid approved replac ement battery. Visit P olaroid.com for acc essories. Charging the Battery[...]

44 T itl e: PO _ 10664 _ MPU M anua l _ UK L anguage: E ng li s h FI N o.: 10664 D a t e: 22/1 1/07 P age: 44 T itl There ar e 2 ways to char ge the battery in your PMP . AC Adapter The AC A dapter is the recommended way to charge y our PMP . This connection has the abilit y to provide enough power to c ompletely power your play er during the use o[...]

45 T itl e: PO _ 10664 _ MPU M anua l _ UK L anguage: E ng li s h FI N o.: 10664 D a t e: 22/1 1/07 P age: 45 Extras Setup There ar e many extra settings that can be accessed on your P MP that will help you customize it t o your lik ing. Navigat e to the M ain Menu option ‘Extras’ Æ S etup Æ Settings. Display There ar e 3 display settings the[...]

46 T itl e: PO _ 10664 _ MPU M anua l _ UK L anguage: E ng li s h FI N o.: 10664 D a t e: 22/1 1/07 P age: 46 T itl Syst em This menu shows man y of the system settings that you can customize . • Device Name Selecting this menu option, a vir tual keyboard will pop-up and using the 5-W ay nav button you can name your play er whatever you like. •[...]

47 T itl e: PO _ 10664 _ MPU M anua l _ UK L anguage: E ng li s h FI N o.: 10664 D a t e: 22/1 1/07 P age: 47 • Auto Key L ock This option will allow the user to ha ve the player lock all of the user input keys after a predetermined amount of time. P ress the Pow er Button to bring up the menu to unlock the keypad. • F ormat Disk This option al[...]

48 T itl e: PO _ 10664 _ MPU M anua l _ UK L anguage: E ng li s h FI N o.: 10664 D a t e: 22/1 1/07 P age: 48 T itl Video This menu allows y ou to change the default V ideo Mode. The choices are F ullscreen, Zoom and Normal . Photo This menu allows y ou to change the default pic ture viewing mode. The choices are F ullscreen, Zoom and Normal . Netw[...]

49 T itl e: PO _ 10664 _ MPU M anua l _ UK L anguage: E ng li s h FI N o.: 10664 D a t e: 22/1 1/07 P age: 49 select “Media Player ” 4. Y our PC will likely prompt you with a window asking you what you want t o do with this connection. Y ou do not need to select anything. 5. Double -Click on the  rmwar e  le you downloaded and follow the [...]

50 T itl e: PO _ 10664 _ MPU M anua l _ UK L anguage: E ng li s h FI N o.: 10664 D a t e: 22/1 1/07 P age: 50 T itl Resetting the PMP At times, y our por table media player may no longer responds t o button presses. F irst, check to make sure the key-lock switch is not enabled . Look f or a padlock icon on the status bar . Nex t tr y to turn the PM[...]

51 T itl e: PO _ 10664 _ MPU M anua l _ UK L anguage: E ng li s h FI N o.: 10664 D a t e: 22/1 1/07 P age: 51 T echnical Speci fi cations Display Speci cation Display T echnology L CD Size (inches) 4.3” Aspect Ratio 16:9 P anel T ype Digital T ransmissive TFT , Norm Black F rames P er S econd 24-30 Resolution 480x272 Number of lines 272 Backl[...]

52 T itl e: PO _ 10664 _ MPU M anua l _ UK L anguage: E ng li s h FI N o.: 10664 D a t e: 22/1 1/07 P age: 52 T itl T echnical Speci fi cations Storage Internal 2.5” Hard Drive 60 GB 15,000 songs 10,000 photos 80 hours video *actual capacity may var y by content Audio MP3 Audio Playback AAC Audio P layback Unprotected WMA Audio Pla yback DRM Pro[...]

53 T itl e: PO _ 10664 _ MPU M anua l _ UK L anguage: E ng li s h FI N o.: 10664 D a t e: 22/1 1/07 P age: 53 T echnical Speci fi cations F M T uner FM F requencies 87.5 – 107.9 MHz Antenna Headphone Cord V ideo H.264 Video Playback WMV Video Playback Photo JPEG Support Batter y/P ower Battery Lithium-Ion Removable Y es Battery Life (hours) 16 h[...]

54 T itl e: PO _ 10664 _ MPU M anua l _ UK L anguage: E ng li s h FI N o.: 10664 D a t e: 22/1 1/07 P age: 54 T itl T echnical Speci fi cations Headphones Jack 3.5mm Impedance 32 ohm Fr equenc y Response 20Hz – 20kHz O ther USB 2.0 High Speed T V Output Composite Video (NTSC, P AL) WiF i 802.11b/g Unit Dimensions Unit Dimensions (H x W x L) .8?[...]

55 T itl e: PO _ 10664 _ MPU M anua l _ UK L anguage: E ng li s h FI N o.: 10664 D a t e: 22/1 1/07 P age: 55 F AQ & T roubleshooting F AQ & Troubleshooting No album art appears, why? Sync your PMP with W indows Media Player to transfer album art to the PMP . The Player has stopped r esponding V erify the Key-lock has not been enabled. The [...]

56 T itl e: PO _ 10664 _ MPU M anua l _ UK L anguage: E ng li s h FI N o.: 10664 D a t e: 22/1 1/07 P age: 56 T itl Support T ransferring music, video or phot os to the PMP takes a long time. Use Window s M edia Player f or the highest transfer rate . S ongs transfer in a f ew seconds each while an hour of video takes minutes. When synchronizing la[...]

57 T itl e: PO _ 10664 _ MPU M anua l _ UK L anguage: E ng li s h FI N o.: 10664 D a t e: 22/1 1/07 P age: 57 Support Questions? Need some help? Call our help line found on the insert with this icon: Visit the support page for the Digital P or table Multimedia Player at www.polar oid.com/support for : • Up to date documentation • F irmware Upda[...]