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    English User Manual ONDIO™ SP 128 MB MP3 Playe r USB 1.1 PC/ Mac compatib le ARCHOS Ondio ™ SP User Ma nual version 1.0 Please visit our web site to download t he most rec ent manua l and firmwa re for t his product[...]

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    2 Warranty and Limited Liability This product is sol d with a limited warranty and specific remedies are a vailable to the original purchaser in the event the product fails to conform to the limited warranty. Manufacturer’s liab ility may be further li mited in accordance with its sales contract. In general, the manufacturer shall not be respons [...]

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    3 Table of Contents 1 Technical Specific ations ................................ ............................................................... 4 2 Product Introduction ................................................................ ................................ ... 5 2.1 Buttons and Controls ...................................................[...]

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    4 1 Technical Specifications Capacity* 128 MB Fla sh memory (2 hours of MP3 music at 128 kbps). * Memory capa city can be enhanced b y adding Mult imediaCards (MMC). Interface and transfer to computer USB 1.1 (PC and Mac) Supported formats MP3 playback (30 to 320 kbps - VBR). Display LCD, 11 2x64 pixel s Aud i o sp ec i fi ca ti on s Stereo Analog [...]

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    5 2 Product Intr oduction Dear Custo mer, Thank you for purchasing the new Ondio ™ SP 128MB MP3 pl ayer. Please take the time to rea d t hrough this user manua l i n order t o get the fullest use of this product. Our engineers packed this product with many functions and c apabilities. The better you know how to use it, the more enjoyment y o u w [...]

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    6 2.2 Starting up t he Ondio Opening the b attery co ver First instal l the thr ee in cluded AAA batteries. As shown in the photo, press downward on the top of the batte ry cover and pull outward. The bottom will hinge outward a nd then snap out. Be sure to insta ll t he batte ries wi th the + positive and – n e g a t i v e a s indicated. Main Me[...]

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    7 3 Browser Mode (file sy stem) This section e xplains How to… Typical B rowser Mode Sc reen Battery Level Dire ctory level Mode Indicat or Subfolder (directory) icon Text file icon Playlist file icon MP3 Music file icon Currently selected file 3 .1 Navigate the f ile struct ure 3 .2 Recognize file types 3 .3 Display file info rmation 3 .4 Delete[...]

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    8 3.5 How to Create a new fol der Go to the folder ( directory) where you wou ld like to create a new fo lder. Hold down t he Mode but ton un t i l t h e q u es t i o n s s c r e en a pp e a r s . Y o u can then scroll down (using the down button) to the Make d i r e c t o r y o p t i o n . C l i c k o n t h e r i g h t b u t t o n t o s e l e c t [...]

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    9 4 Playing MP3 Music fi les This section e xplains How to… Typical MP 3 File Play ing Scree n Battery Level Current Volume level Mode Indicator Artist name (ID 3 tag) Al bum name (ID 3 tag) Song name* (ID 3 tag) Elapsed song time Song length Left and right sound levels 4.1 Play an MP3 file 4.2 Play a Playlist 4.3 Create a P laylist 4.4 Adjust th[...]

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    10 4.3 How to C reate a Playl ist View of the Pla ylist The Playlist exists in the Ondio’s internal memory first, then it is saved for later use. If you create a Playlist without savi ng it, it wil l be lost t he next ti me you turn on the Ondio. To put a song into t he Playlist , first you wi ll highligh t it in the Browser mode. Now, hold down [...]

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    11 4.4 How to Adjust the Sound Setting s Go to music submenu via t he Settings Menu As shown to t he le ft, th e so und set tings c an be reache d by going to the Setti ngs mode . Typic ally however, you w ill w ant to chan ge yo ur so und setti ngs w hile you ar e lis tenin g to your mus ic. While list ening to an MP3 file, pre ss a nd hold the Mo[...]

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    12 5 Settings and MultiMediaCard (MMC) Expansion This section e xplains How to… Typical Se ttings Scre en Battery Level Mo de Indicator Vertical scroll indica tes there are more items in the list Left button to decrease value Setting value Selected line Right button to increase value 5 .1 Adjust the Settings 5 .2 Expand the capacity of the Ondio [...]

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    13 6 Connecting the ONDIO to a PC or Ma c This section e xplains How to… 6 .1 Connecting the Ondio to a PC 6 .2 Disconnecting the Ondio fr om a PC 6 .3 Use the Ondio file for mat 6 .4 Connect the O ndio to a M acintosh® Data is being transferred between the Ondio and your computer. Ondio connec ted sc reen Ondio is c onnected to your computer **[...]

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    14 6.2 Disconnec ting t he Ondio from a PC 1. Safe remove icon here 2. Safe remove button 3. Safe remove message If you a r e r u n n i n g W i n d o w s 9 8 S E , y o u c a n s i m p l y d i s c o n n e c t t h e U S B c a b l e f r o m t h e O n d i o a n d t h e n use the Ondio as normal. Attenti on : Make sure you do not disconnec t the Ondio w[...]

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    15 7 MusicMatch™ So ftware The best way to use y our Ondio is by employing the included MusicMatch™ software. This software will help you to create Playlists, rename files, change ID 3 tag information (Artist, Album, Song title), and execute other useful MP3 re la ted functions such as transforming y our personal CDs into MP3 files for playi ng[...]

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    16 8 Technical Sup port  If technical su pport determ ines that your pr oduct needs t o be returned, please contac t the place of purc hase to have your produ ct repaired o r r e p l ac e d ( de pe nd i ng o n p ro b l e m t y p e ) . C u s t o m e r s wh o p u r c h a s e d d i r e c t l y f r o m th e Ar ch o s w e b s i t e s h o ul d f i l l[...]

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    17 9 Appendix A - Settings Table Numeric va lues can be c hanged with Left and Right buttons Settings (in order) Multiple Choice Values Default Value 1. Music Submenu Goes to Music setting s submenu 2. Language English, Français, Deutsche English 3. Open Playlist Open s playlist 4. Firmware curre nt valu e 5. Flash Diagnosti c & mem ory availa[...]

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    18 10 Appendix B - Screen & Button Descriptions Reading T ext Files Screen Scroll down one line of text Hold: scroll down high speed Scroll up one line of te xt Hold: scroll up high speed Wrap mode : Go to beginning of text file. Raw mode : move to the right Wrap mode : Go to end of text file. Raw mode : move to the left You arri ve her e via t[...]

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    19 Settings Mode Move the highlight up Move the highlight down If the setting is a value, then decrease value If the setting is a value, then increase value. If a non- value setting, g o to list of choi ces. On s ettings wi th numeric v alues, adjus t the values di rectl y. Changes take effect immediately. Exit settings mo de and go to previous scr[...]

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    20 Playlist Screen Move the cursor up the list Move the cursor down the list Click to delete current song. Hold to clear the entire Playlist. 1 click : go to q uestion s c r e e n “ Y o u w o u l d l i k e to…” 1. Save current Play list 2. Move track* 3. 5 second song preview 4. Start playing the Play list * a circle will indicate this item t[...]