Nextar Digital MP3 Player manual

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    MA5 93 D i g i t a l M P 3 P l a y e r Instruction Manual[...]

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    T able of Content s Precauti ons ......................................................................................................................................................................... 1 Product Features ................................................................................................................................[...]

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    Sub Menu of Music .............................................................................................................................................. 20 Recordin gs ........................................................................................................................................................................ 21 LC[...]

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    Load defaults ........................................................................................................................................................ 33 Memory/FW ......................................................................................................................................................... 33 Exit ........[...]

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    Precautions In order to safely use this player , please follow the preca utions depicted in this manual. Be fore using this player , please thoroughly read and keep it for future r eference.  Never use the play er during driving or operatin g other v ehicles to avoid traf fi c accident, w hich also be written in the law in some district s. Even [...]

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     In o rder to provide the best acce ss performance, it w ill be unable to format in F A T -32 in PC if your mp3 flash memory capacity is 128MB.  Attentio n: Because of the dif ferent memory calculating m ethod and the player sof tware (firmware) is stored in the device flash memory and, it will cause the differ ence b etween flash memory mark[...]

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    We make no represent a ti on for the e rrors , omi s s i ons or updates of this d ocumen t . We also make no represent a tion for the dat a or mu sic files lost o f the play er . Microsoft W ind ows Media and Window s are trademarks of Microsof t Corporation. T rademar ks of other product s mentioned in th is user's manual ar e ow ned by their[...]

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    FM T uner This player provides a high -performance FM T uner that allows users to perform automa tic channel search, set “favorite” channels and reco rd “fav orite” programs. Pedometer/Stop watch This player provides pedomete r and stopwatch functions. Built-in 128*64 FSTN screen There is a build-in 128*64 FSTN screen. Supports multilingual[...]

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    Easy and quick battery charging The player’s battery can be charged via USB port from a computer or an USB interface adap ter . It can be fully charged in 4 hours approximately and 80% charged in 2 hours. System Requirement System requirement o f this player: 1. Microsoft ® Windows 98SE/2000/Me/XP 2. Pentium 200MHz CPU or higher level CPU 3. USB[...]

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    Basic Operation Controls and Functions (12) REC Button (11) V olume Down Button (-) (10) USB Port (8) V olume Up Button (+) (9) Microphone (6) Menu Button (M) (7) Earphone Jack (5) Rewind Button (  ) (4) Reset Button (3) Display Area (2) Forward Button (  ) (1) Play/Pause Button (  ) R eset : Reset the player (accessed by a pointed obje[...]

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    Key in struction: Function Action Power On/Off Long press the Play/Pause/ Power [  ] button A-B Repla y Function P r e s s [ R E C ] b u t t o n 1 st : Select starting point A Press [REC] button 2 nd : Se lect endin g point B an d repla y AB section. Press [REC] button 3 rd : Exit replaying Play or pause or resume playback P re s s t h e [ ?[...]

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    Connecting to PC Inst all De vice Driver for Windows 98SE 1. Execute setup.exe in driver CD and complete the driver instal lation. 2. Reboot the PC. 3. Connect the MP3 player to the USB port o f PC Operation Procedure T o upgrade firmw are or copy music to the play er, plea se fi rst to power the player off and connect the player to the PC by using[...]

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    Removing Hardw are Use the lef t button on the mouse to double-clic k on the icon for removing hardw are that is located on the low er right corner of the scree n. Please refer to the righ t picture: When the following screen appears, click “S top” and then “O K” button to remove the hardw are safely . The USB cable can then be removed from[...]

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    Battery Charging Be sure to charge the player before init ial use for at least 2 hours. Th i s p ro d uc t adopt s build-in rechargeable Li-Ion battery . Connect this player to a PC. Please refer to “Connecting to a PC” on previous sectio n for instructions. The battery indicator on th e right top of the display shows the battery level. When th[...]

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    Note: y The mp3 player only accept s the stand ard USB 2.0 output volt age and current to charge the built-in Li-Ion battery .If the charging vo lt age and curr ent are out of the c omp ass , it w ill damage the battery and the mp3 play er . It will be no w arranty in this case. Please ma ke sure to ch eck the output voltage and current of the USB [...]

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    WMA (Support WMA-DRM) Download operation of WMA music with DRM9 (PD-D RM) On Windows 98SE / Windows ME / Windows 2000 / Windows XP , music w ith DRM should be transferred by Windows Media Play er version 9.0 or 10.0 (version 10 .0 is for Windows XP only) to MP3 player . Other download operation probably will cause the MP3 player can not read the mu[...]

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    A. Connect player to PC. B. Choose the desired WMA music with DRM. C. Click right button of the mouse and choose “Add to Sync list”. D. On the open w indow , choose “Sync” op tion. 13[...]

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    E. On “Sync” window , choose the de sired WMA music with DRM as step B and choose “Removable Disk”. F. Click “S tart Sync” to transfer t he WMA music with DRM to the player . 14[...]

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    Copy Music Files to the Player If the connection is successful, a remov able driv e icon will appear in “My Computer” . First, find out y our favorite MP3 or WMA audio files in “My Computer”. Second, use the m ouse to select those audio files and click those files with the right but ton of the mouse to select “Copy”. Third, find Removab[...]

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    Start-up/down Procedure T o power on the player , press the  button while the play er is off. Press and hold the  button to power of f the player while the play er is on to ensure the settings are saved. (The setting will only be saved if the player is pow er off properly by the user or time up regarding to timer setting). Main Menu Whe[...]

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    Activate and Deactivate Key Loc k Act iva te Ke y Lo ck In Music, Recordin gs and FM Radio functi ons, activate key lock u nder su b menu of Music, Reco rdings and FM Radio. Key lock is i mmediately activated by pressing  button to con firm the selection. Deactivate Ke y Lock T o deactivate the key lock, hold down the  button until the [...]

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    Music LCD Display ID3 tag Vo l um e Key lock Batte ry level EQ Play mode Playback status Current function File type/Bit rate Current track / T otal track Elapse time/ T otal duration 18[...]

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    Operation procedure 1. Select “Music” Music function is a default function when pow er on the player . Y ou also can open the mu sic function by sel ect the Music in the main menu. 2. Play and Pause Music playback stop s first when power on or switching to Music playback function from othe r fun ction. While the music is stop or paused, press ?[...]

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    again to select the ending point B. Press REC button the third time to stop the playback of AB secti on. 8. Back to Main Menu Press and hold Menu bu tton will leave music function and open the Main Menu. Sub Menu of Music During music mode, you ca n press the Menu button to enter the sub menu of “Musi c”. Pres s the  or  button to navigat[...]

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    Recordings LCD Display File name Vo l um e Key lock Batte ry level Play mode Playback status Current function File type/Bit rate Elapse time/ T otal duration Current track / T otal track 21[...]

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    Operation Procedure Select “Recordings” Function Select Recordings in main menu to enter Recordings playback function an d press  button to st art playing. Please refer to the Music function for the recording s play back and operation. Please no te that there is no Sh uffle and Shuffle re peat play mode in the Recordings play back functio[...]

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    MIC. Record LCD Display Operation Procedure 1. St art MIC. Record Press and hold REC button to start MIC. Record from the microphone from w hatever function except FM Radio function. When the recording icon is flashing , the recording begins. 2. Pause Recording Press the REC button to p ause recording and press it agai n to resume recording. Key lo[...]

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    3. Stop Recording Press Menu button to stop recording and the play er turn to the Recordings function. Press  button to play the recorded file V###.W A V . 4. Recorded Files The recorded file is defi ned automatically as V###.W A V in Recordings director y of the player , ### is a figure composed of three numbers starting w ith 001 for the fi[...]

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    FM radio LCD Display Current function FM mode / Current S tation FM band MONO/STEREO Vo l um e Batte ry level Current Frequency Key lock Frequency step Operation Procedure 1. Select “FM rad io” Select FM radio in main menu to listen to the FM radio programs. The device will search for frequencie s automatically when fir st time entering or no s[...]

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    S tation memory mode Manual scan mo de 3. Switch radio st ation Press  button or  button to switch between the sav ed radio stations under S tation memory Mode. 4. Fine-tune the frequency Press  or  button to fine-tune the frequency backward or forward by 0.1MHz under Manual scan Mode. It will quickly adjust the frequency backward or fo[...]

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    FM Submenu Select and enter th e FM mode, press the  button to enter the appointed subm enu. Here includes fiv e options: Key lock, FM band, Auto scan, FM radio and Ex it. FM band There are three options of FM band: Europe ba nd, USA band, Japan band . Select Exit to return to the upp er menu. Auto scan In the pop-up dialo g box , choo se “[...]

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    FM Record LCD Display FM mode Battery File name Remain time Key lock Recording icon Elapsed ti me Operation Procedure 1. Open “F M Record” During FM listening, press and hold REC button to st art FM Recording. Whe n the recording icon is flashing , the recording begins. 2. Pause Recording Press the REC button to p ause and repress to re sume re[...]

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    3. Stop Recording Press Menu button to stop recording and the player w ill remain in FM Radio function. If y ou want to listen to the recorded FM program, y ou can go to the Reco rding s mode and select the re corded file. 4. Recorded Files The recorded file is defi ned automatically as F###.W A V in FM directory of the play er, ### is a figure com[...]

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    Utility Select and enter the Utility mode. It in cludes Pedometer , Stopw atch and exit. Press  button to enter . Select Exit to return to the upper menu. Pedometer Select and enter the Pedometer option, a dialog box of pedometer settings appears, you can press the  or  button to switch between the ”stride ” a nd “sex” option an[...]

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    this button to re set to zero and press t he MENU button to return the utility submenu. Y ou can listen to th e music while using this function . Delete From the main menu, press the  or  bu tton to select the Delete mode. It i nclude s Dele te o ne, Dele te all and Ex it. Press  button to enter . The music w ill be stop after you enter[...]

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    Settings Select and enter the Settings mode. It include s Language, Contrast, Timer se ttings, Music resume, L oad defaults, Memory/FW , and Exit. Pre ss the  button to enter th e appointed submen u. Language Here includes Engli sh, French, Sp anish, Italian, German and Hungary . After selecting your de sired language, press the  button[...]

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    save. 3. Backlight Press the  or  button to select the b acklight ti me af ter which the play er will shut dow n the ba cklight and pr ess the  button to s ave. Music resume Select YES to use this function. Select NO to exit. If you select YES, The player w ill play the track from the point stopped at last time . Or select NO to st ar t[...]

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    References Ly ric S y nchro nization The player o nly supports the L yric Synchronous Di splay that the fi le shares the same name as LRC file o f MP3 format, e.g., music file is named as “Angel.mp3”, the LRC fi le must be named as “Angel.Irc ”, what's more, they have to be in the same directory Reset Function If the player can’ t us[...]

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    Technical Specification s MP3 bit rate 32~320Kbps (Mp3) 32~192Kbps (WMA) Music format M P3 , WM A Sampling rate 8/1 1/16/22/3 2/ 4 4/ 4 8 kHz (optional) Frequency response 20Hz~20KHz Record format WAV ( A D PC M ) SNR >90db Dynamic range >80db (1KHZ) Distortion: <0.05% (REFERENCE LEVEL:0dB ( MP3 ) 1 m W, 4mW -52dB /-6 2dB ( VOICE, RE[...]

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    Note: The options may vary upon the firmw are version. Trouble Shooting If you have problem s in operating your player , please check the trouble shoo ting guide below before sending i t to service. Problem : If there is no picture displayed af ter the player is connected to PC and can not serve as a storage dev ice or can not be pow ered on after [...]

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    5. The upgrade of softw are may format the player , so please copy the music or files in the player to PC fir st. Problem : If you find th ere is weak signals for FM channels. Check Items : 1. Remove or turn of f interference sources from the player . Interference sources may include a PC and other electronic devices. 2. Adjust the angle o f earpho[...]

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    Listening caution Do not play your headphones or earphones at a high volume. Hearing experts advise against continuous ex tended play. If you experience a ringing in your ears, reduce volume or discontinue use. Do not use while operating a motorized vehicle . It may create a traffic hazard and is illegal in many areas. You should use extreme cautio[...]

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    Precautions: 1). When not using the player for an extended peri od of time, remove the batteries to avoid damage due to leakage. ( Apply to Models tha t come w ith AAA or AA battery) 2). Do not use the player in extremel y hot, cold, dusty or damp environments. 3). Make sure the HOLD key is in the unlock pos i tion before using the play er (otherwi[...]

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    CAUTION: This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digit al devic e, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limit s are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential insta llation. This equipment generat es uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not i[...]

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    This device complie s with Part 15 of the FCC Ru le s. Operation is subjected to the following tw o conditions: (1) This device may not cause harmful interference, and (2) this device must accept any interference received, including interf erence that may cause undesired ope ration. This product may receive rad io interference caused by mobile tele[...]

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    No part of this manual may be copied, republish ed, reproduced, transmitted or distributed in any way without prior written consent of Nextar, In c. Any unauthorized distribution of this manual is expressly forbidden. Nextar™ a trademark of Nex t ar (Hong Kong) Limited Nextar may find it necessary to modify, amend or otherwise change or update th[...]