IRiver iFP-500 Series manual

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    iFP-500 Series www.iRiver.com Instruction Manual Model iFP-500 Series Thank you for your purchase. Please read this manual carefully before using your new player. www.iRiver.com mood Logic Digital Audio player/ Recorder/FM Tuner[...]

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    1. GETTING STARTED CONTENTS.............................................................. INTERNET................................................................ FEATURES.............................................................. 1. GETTING STARTED....................................... 2. LOCATING THE CONTROLS......................... 3. BASIC[...]

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    URL : www.iRiver.com Find information on our company, products, and customer and technical support. Update your player with firmware downloads. Firmware upgrades offer support for new CODECS and deliver new product features. Consult the product FAQ. Register your iRiver product online so that our Customer Service is able to provide support as effic[...]

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    2 2. LOCATING THE CONTROLS CONTENTS.......................................................... FRONT VIEW, REAR VIEW................................. SIDE VIEW........................................................... LCD SCREEN...................................................... 2 2-1 2-2 2-3[...]

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    FRONT VIEW REAR VIEW LCD Screen Volume + Volume - NAVI/MENU RESET SIDE VIEW USB Connection Port HOLD Earphone MIC LINE IN/OPTICAL OUT STEREO Power ON/OFF / (Play/Stop) MEMORY/EQ A-B (Interval repeat) MODE/REC Xtreme 3D 2-1 2-2 Charging indicator[...]

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    3 3. BASIC OPERATION CONTENTS......................................................... BASIC OPERATION............................................ LISTENING TO MUSIC....................................... OPERATING THE FM TUNER............................ RECORDING FM................................................. RECORDING VOICE.................[...]

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    Click 1. LCD window : Displays the operating status of the player. 2. To skip to previous track or previous FM station. 3. To increase volume. 4. To skip forward to the next song or FM station. 5. To decrease volume. 6. To select NAVI/MENU function. 7. Charging Indicator : Charging status is displayed. 8. To Play or Stop playback, to select FM mode[...]

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    A long press of the NAVI/MENU button will enter the menu system. Scroll between menus : Push and . Exit : Push the VOL - switch down or hold down the NAVI/MENU button. Select Function: Press the NAVI/MENU button. While an audio file is playing or the player is in stop mode, press MODE/REC to activate selected modes, such as Repeat or Shuffle. Press[...]

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    To turn on the player To play To change modes (MP3 FM Voice recording LINE IN) To stop To advance To reverse To play the next folder To play the previous folder To fast forward To fast reverse To turn off the player Long Push Long Push Click Long Click Click Push Long Push Long Push Long Click Push Click Push Push Put the HOLD switch to “OFF”. [...]

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    While playing audio, Press and hold the MODE/REC button. The function selection graphic displays on the LCD. Push the I , I switch to select FM RADIO. Press the NAVI/MENU button to confirm. Press the STEREO/PLAY/STOP button to select Stereo/Mono. MP3 FM RADIO VOICE LINE IN Push Click Long Click Click VOICE LINE IN MP3 FM RADIO To change frequency, [...]

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    Select the station by pushing the or switch to the left or the right. Up to 20 stations can be saved. Auto memory function : Automatically select stations and save them in sequential order. (It only activates while the player is not in PRESET mode) Auto memory may not work within weak transmission areas. Push or and select the desired station. Sele[...]

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    Press the MODE/REC button during FM reception. Press the MODE/REC button again to stop recording. The recorded file is saved as TUNER000.REC. It is saved in the RECORD folder. TO RECORD FM TO STOP FM RECORDING TO PLAY A RECORDED FILE TO PAUSE FM RECORDING After changing to MP3 mode, select a Tuner file in the RECORD folder, press the PLAY/STOP butt[...]

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    Click MONO 32KHz 32KBPS Click Press the MODE/REC button. Press the PLAY/STOP button. Press button during recording. Press button again to restart recording. TO STOP RECORDING TO PLAY A RECORDED FILE TO PAUSE VOICE RECORDING LINEIN RECORDING MODE MONO STEREO 44.1KHz 128KBPS Set “LINE IN RECORDING MODE” in the MENU. (Refer to page 4-16 for detail[...]

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    STEREO 44.1KHz 128KBPS Press the NAVI/MENU button (or PLAY/STOP) to go to LINE-IN recording mode. (Record Standby Mode) Press the MODE/REC button and LINE-IN recording is started. AUDIO001 Click Click Click or VOICE LINE IN MP3 FM RADIO Press the or switch to select the LINE-IN mode. Push TO PLAY A RECORDED FILE STEREO 44.1KHz 128KBPS Click Press t[...]

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    After pressing the NAVI/MENU button, select a recorded file using the VOL + or VOL - switch. Click Click Press the PLAY/STOP button. < Method 2> TO PLAY A RECORDED FILE 3-17 Push CHARGING BY USING AC ADAPTER Connect the USB cable to the player and the PC. The iFP battery will begin charging. CHARGING BY USING USB CABLE Connect the AC Power Ad[...]

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    4 4. CONVENIENT FUNCTIONS CONTENTS......................................................... NAVIGATION (SEARCHING).............................. PLAYBACK MODE.............................................. PROGRAM MODE............................................... EQ MODE............................................................ MENU.............[...]

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    Navigation is the function used for searching tracks. You can select a song by pressing the NAVI/MENU button and using the VOL +, VOL - switch. NAVI/MENU button Scroll up Scroll down Select folder or scroll to upper folder Select the upper folder Scroll up Select the folder or file Scroll down You can set various Repeat and Shuffle options by choos[...]

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    Randomly play all tracks in the player and stop. Play a single track repeatedly. Skip forward will select a new random track to play repeatedly. Randomly play all tracks in the folder and stop. Randomly play all tracks in the folder repeatedly. Randomly play all tracks in the player repeatedly. INTRO : Plays the beginning 10 seconds of each track i[...]

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    001 002 003 Click Press the MEMORY/EQ button to save the program list. Press the MODE/REC button after selecting the file to be deleted using the MEMORY/EQ button. The program list is automatically changed. To delete all programmed songs, press MEMORY/EQ button for a while. TO REMOVE FILES FROM THE PROGRAM LIST. After programming, press to play the[...]

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    Press and hold the MEMORY/EQ button to display the current EQ. Every time you press this button, the EQ mode scrolls in the sequential order. EQ MODE Functions are subject to change with different firmware versions. Users can configure their own settings. CONFIGURATION beep volume resume fade in language load default back light lcd contrast visuali[...]

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    MAIN MENU SUB MENU 1.00 2 When you select a sub menu, you can set your preference to be displayed. Press and hold the NAVI/MENU button to display the MENU system. It is composed of 6 main menus with sub- menus. From Main Menu to Sub Menu Shift between Menus 1.00 Push the or switch to move between main menu and sub menu. Click Push MENU OPERATION Ea[...]

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    RESUME When ON, player resumes to previous p l a c ei ns o n ga f t e rS T O Po rP o w e rO F F . FADE IN When activated, volume increases gradually at playback mode to prevent the sudden loudness. LANGUAGE (Support 39 languages) Song title and ID3 tag information is dependent on the version of the PC operating system that was used to create it. (F[...]

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    TIME NORMAL : display elapsed time. REMAIN : display remaining time. Note : If the track format is VBR, the time may not be accurate. TAG INFORMATION ON : Display track with ID3 tag information OFF : Display track with file name In case of a song without the tag information, the file name will be displayed regardless of the setting. scroll speed ta[...]

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    FF/RW SCAN SPEED The fast scan speed can range from 1x/2x/4x/6x. tuner recording mode VOICE RECORDING MODE You can adjust recording quality when recording voice. Bit Rate : 8Kbps~160Kbps Sampling Frequency : 11.025KHz ~44.1KHz VOICE RECORDING MODE 32KHz 32KBPS AGC ON AGC OFF AGC ON : When recording voice, the recording level is automatically contro[...]

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    Setting the Recording Mode - Voice recording mode/Tuner recording mode/Linein recording mode Push Click Click 1. Select Recording Mode to set. Push 3. Set or select AGC ON/AGC OFF, MONO/STEREO, Sample rate or Bit rate using or switch. 2. Press the NAVI/MENU button repeatedly to select item(AGC ON/AGC OFF, Mono/Stereo, Sample rate or Bit rate) to se[...]

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    (off) 0 NAME You can input your name or custom text. Button Operation The saved text is displayed when playback stops. Stopped playback Select the character by using and switch and press Navi/Menu button to input the character. To delete the character, press MODE button. To scroll between English and your preferred language, use STOP button To move[...]

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    4-21 SOUND EQ LIMIT ON : Limit the control of equalizer frequency to prevent distortion of sound. OFF : You can enjoy the original sound though distortion of sound may occur. SOUND EQ SELECT You can select various EQ mode. Press NAVI/MENU button after selecting EQ by using or . EQ SELECT ROCK JAZZ CLASSIC U BASS MET AL Xtrm EQ Xtrm 3D The Xtreme 3D[...]

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    5 5. USING PROGRAMS CONTENTS.................................................................. IRIVER MUSIC MANAGER PC PC SOFTWARE INSTALLATION................................. BASIC SOFTWARE OPERATION................................ PLAYER & FILE TRANSFERRING................................ HANDLING FOLDERS & FILES.........................[...]

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    Insert the Installation CD into the CD-ROM drive. The following screen appears after inserting the CD. The player can store MP3 files or files of any type. You can upload files, other than music (MP3, WMA, ASF), to the PC using the iRiver Music Manager Program. Download latest versions of drivers and iRiver Music Manager at www.iRiver.com The insta[...]

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    Click “Next” to Install iRiver Music Manager. Click “Next” after selecting the language to install. Select the folder to Install. Click “Next”. Installation is in progressing. Click “Finish” Completed the installation of “New hardware”. Click “Install” to install. 5-3 5-4[...]

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    If a "Hardware Installation" warning message appears, click "Continue Anyway". The iRiver software driver will not cause any damage to your computer. WHEN INSTALLING IN WINDOWS XP Double click the iRiver Music Manager icon on the PC to start the Manager program. 1. BASIC OPERATION IRiver Music Manager version installed is displa[...]

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    2. MENU Remaining capacity on the player 5-7 5-8 Wizard Firmware Upgrade File Managing Tools MP3 file Information display bar ID3 tag Editor Audio files on your PC are played using your default program. Tuner Settings Memory format PC’s Explorer Player’s Explorer 2) FILE MANAGING TOOLS 1) TOOLBAR MENU File Transfer Wizard : To transfer files fr[...]

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    5-9 5-10 New folder : To make a new folder on the PC or the player. Delete : To delete the selected folder or files on the PC or player. Rename : To rename the selected file or folder on the PC. Properties : To display the detail information of the selected folder or file. Settings : To set iFP Firmware Upgrade Method through Internet. Exit : To ex[...]

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    1) DOWNLOADING FROM THE PC Open the Manager program after connecting the USB cable between the player and the PC. PLAYER & FILE TRANSFERRING Download is in processing. Download is completed. 5-11 5-12 Drag & Drop Select the folders or files on the PC to transfer to the player. And Click and Drag to move folders or files to the desired locat[...]

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    2) UPLOADING TO THE PC Activate the Manager program after connecting the USB cable between the player and the PC. Upload is in processing. Upload is completed. 5-13 5-14 Drag & Drop - Music files (MP3, WMA, ASF) can not be uploaded from the player to the PC in accordance with current copyright guidelines. - You can upload recorded FM, LINE IN, [...]

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    3) CHANGE THE POSITION OF FOLDERS OR FILES ON THE PLAYER Click and Drag to move a folder or file to the desired location. Click the move to “upper folder” icon in the menu bar of the iRiver Music Manager. 4) MOVING TO THE UPPER FOLDER (PC & PLAYER) Move to the upper folder on the PC Move to the upper folder on the player 5 )R E F R E S H( P[...]

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    1) TO MAKE A NEW FOLDER ON THE PLAYER WHEN THE PLAYER WINDOW IS ACTIVE Type the name in the new folder. MANAGING FILES A new folder is created. 2) MAKING NEW FOLDERS ON THE PC WHEN THE PC WINDOW IS ACTIVE Type the name in the new folder. A new folder is created. Only 8 levels of subfolders are allowed, beginning with the Root folder. 5-17 5-18 Clic[...]

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    3) DELETING FOLDERS OR FILES FROM THE PLAYER WHEN THE PLAYER WINDOW IS ACTIVE After starting the “Manager” program, select the files or the folders to delete. Files are deleted. 4) DELETING FOLDERS OR FILES FROM THE PC WHEN THE PC WINDOW IS ACTIVE After starting the “Manager” program, select the files or the folders to delete. Deletion is c[...]

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    1) UPGRADING THE FIRMWARE MANUALLY ADDITIONAL FUNCTIONS Click the "Tools-Firmware Upgrade" menu option. The window below is displayed as the firmware upgrade is in processing. Click “OK” after the player turns off. 5-21 5-22 Click " Upgrade" . Locate and select the IFP-5XXT.HEX then click “Open”. Visit www.iRiver.com to [...]

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    2) FORMAT Format will erase all the files and folders in your players memory. Click the “format” icon on the Toolbox to format. Formatting is in processing. Formatting is completed. Click “OK”. 5-23 5-24 The alert below is displayed. Click “OK” to initialize. 3) MODIFYING THE RADIO STATIONS You can modify the FM Radio stations with the [...]

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    5-25 5-26 4) FILE TRANSFER WIZARD You can transfer files or folders from the PC to the player. You can not transfer files from the player to the PC with this wizard. File Transfer Wizard window is displayed. Click “Add File” to select files or folders to transfer. Click “Next” after selecting files or folders. And click “Next” after sel[...]

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    D o u b l ec l i c kt h eV I S Ei c o nt ob e g i n the installation. 1) MAC OS 9.2 MAC SOFTWARE INSTALLATION Click “Install” after selecting the folder to install. Copy the "MAC OS OS 9 IRIVER MUSIC MANAGER FOR MAC OS-9.SIT" file on the installation CD-ROM in the MAC- OS folder to your desktop. Double click the "IRIVER MUSIC MAN[...]

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    Open iRiver Music Manager after connecting the player to a Mac. Click the “Refresh” icon to display the contents of the player. Click the “New Folder” icon iRiver Music Manager. 1) Connecting to a Mac 2) Making new folders on the Mac 3) Refresh (Player) Only 8 levels of subfolders are allowed, beginning with the Root folder. USING IRIVER MU[...]

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    After selecting the files or folders to upload, drag and drop them to the folder to upload on the Mac. 7) Uploading to the Mac Drag & Drop - Music Files (MP3, WMA, ASF) can not be uploaded from the player to the Mac in accordance with current copyright guidelines. - You can upload recorded FM, Line in, or Voice files to your Mac as well as any [...]

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    With MoodLogic, you can - easily search for music files on your PC and create custom mixes. - easily manage music files. - transfer files between the player and the PC. - automatically create ID3 tags. This section is only an introduction to MoodLogic. Many more features are covered in the "Help" section of the software or online at www.M[...]

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    Click “Yes”. Click “Next”. Installation of MoodLogic is completed. Click “OK”. Setup is complete. Click “Close”. 5-35 5-36 1) Connecting to the PC Open MoodLogic. Connect the player to your PC and power it on. "iRiver Player has been connected!" will appear. CONNECTING THE PLAYER TO THE PC USING MOODLOGIC 1) Downloading fr[...]

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    Select “File A d dM u s i c ”t oa d d music files on the MoodLogic. Select “Scan My Computer for music files (Recommended)” and click “Next”. Click “Finish” after MoodLogic is finished searching for music on your PC. MoodLogic will take several minutes to search your computer for music files. 5-37 5-38 Click the "Transfer to De[...]

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    6 6. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION CONTENTS......................................................... TROUBLE SHOOTING........................................ PRECAUTIONS................................................... ACCESSORIES................................................... SPECIFICATIONS............................................... 6 6-1 6-2 6[...]

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    No Power No sound or distortion during playback. Characters in LCD are corrupted. Poor FM Reception. Failed download of MP3 file Check whether the HOLD switch on the player is ON (Switch to OFF position) Battery may be discharged. Charge it after connecting the USB cable between the PC and the player. Check whether VOLUME is set to "0". C[...]

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    USB cable Arm Band Installation CD Carrying Case Accessories subject to change without notice and may vary from image shown. 6-3 6-4 Audio Cable (Line-In) AC Adapter Dimension Weight FM TUNER Audio FILE SUPPORT 87.5 MHz ~ 108 MHz (L)12 mW + (R)12 mW (16 Ohm) max. Volume (L) 7 mW + (R)7 mW (32 Ohm) max. Volume 50 dB Headphone/Earphone-Cord Antenna 6[...]

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