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SD/MMC Store ‘n’ Play MP3 PLA YER USER MANUAL VM205 English[...]
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1 Regulatory Information: This device complies with part 15 of FCC rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) This device may not cause harmful interference, and (2) This device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation. FCC Notice: This equipment has been tested and found[...]
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2 Contents Handling precaution ..................................................................................................................... 3 Product featur es ............................................................................................................................ 4 Package contents .....................................[...]
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3 Handling Precaution Before using this device, please carefully read and understand the safety instructions listed below . 1. Read carefully all the attached user ’ s materials, and fully understand the operation guide and warnings of this device. 2. Check if the contents in the packaging of the device are consistent to the packing list. 3. When[...]
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4 Product Featur es - 256MB on board memory - SD/ MMC slot for additional memory capacity - SD/MMC card capacities up to 4GB - Supports WMA and MP3 fi le formats - Bit rates supported 32kbps - 320kbps constant & variable - W indows Media DRM 9 support - Negative LCD Display with LED back light - ID3 T ag: Song title on display - Folder Support[...]
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5 Package Contents 1. Store ‘n’ Go MP3 Player VM-205 (x1) 2. Stereo earphones (x1) 3. Mini-USB Cable (x1) 4. AAA Battery (x1) 5. Carry Strap (x1) 6. Quickstart Guide 7. CD Containing W in 98SE driver and User Manuals[...]
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6 Product Drawing and Function Keys HO LD HO LD[...]
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7 Description of LCD display Hard Icons Repeat All Repeat one A to B Play status Elapse time Repeat shuf fl e Key lock Battery indicator Song title Sound Level T otal time of the song A to B Repeat one Repeat All Repeat shuf fl e Key lock Battery indicator[...]
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8 Operation Instruction Battery installation MMC/SD card placement Important: Only insert or r emover the card when the player is turned off, otherwise, the data may be damaged. V erbatim will not be resposible for data lost or card damage. Place one AAA battery into the battery compartment. Pay attention to the polarity . Place & push your MMC[...]
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9 Operation instructions of function keys Short press-----press the key for less than one second Long press-----press the key for more than one second Under Stop mode In stop mode, there is an icon“ ” in front of the song name in the display . Play music Short press “Play” key to start playing music. Under Play mode 1) For non-English song [...]
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10 Folder Navigation Procedur es Go to the menu by pressing “menu” key . In the menu, select the “Folder” item by pressing the “Play” key . At Folder Navigation Press “Up” or “Down” key to browse the folder name. Press “Play” key to select the folder you want to browse. It will then go to the browsing screen automatically . [...]
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11 Pause mode Stop mode L yric mode After long pressing “Menu” key to enter “setting mode”, short press “Left” / “Right” key to select “L yric mode” to display lyric. T o go back to Play menu, long pressing “Menu” again to enter the lyric mode, and select “No” to disable it. This function only works during playback. Only[...]
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12 Connecting to the computer Computer system r equirement 1. Microsoft W indows 98SE/Me/2000/XP 2. CD-ROM drive 3. Pentium CPU above 233MHz 4. W ith RAM memory above 32MB (if the operating system is W indows XP , the RAM should be above 64MB) 5. Hard disk space should be above 20MB 6. Port should be USB 1.1 or above 7. Connecting to internet (nece[...]
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13 USB Connection This player is a mass storage device. It does not need driver installation for PC connection. However for W indows 98SE OS, it needs to install the driver. Obtain the Windows 98SE driver from the following websites: www .verbatim-europe.com or www .verbatim.com Important: Please power on the unit before connecting to PC. When the [...]
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14 Introduction to basic functions Power on/off Power on A SD/MMC card has to be inserted into the device before long pressing”Menu” key to start it. When powered on, it enters “Play mode”. Please preload song to the card fi rst. Power off Long press”Menu” key under the STOP status, the device will be shut down automatically . Key lock[...]
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15 System setting Play function setting V arious settings are available under stop, play/pause mode. Under the STOP status, short press “Menu” key to enter menu, including Memory , EQ, Repeat, L yric, Contrast, Power off, Backlight, Upgrade OS and V ersion etc. Under play/ pause mode, press “Menu” key to enter menu settings. Short press “[...]
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16 Contrast setting Y ou can set the contrast of LCD. Short press “Left” / “Right” key to increase/decrease the contrast of LCD. Short press “Play” key to save change and return. Power off setting When the device is playing, the time (in minutes) for auto power off (1m, 5m, 10m, and Of f) or sleep off (15m, 30m, 60m and Of f) can be pre[...]
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17 Firmware upgrade Firmware upgrade fi le and upgrade procedures are available from the below websites: www .verbatim-europe.com www .verbatim.com Y ou are recommended to check the availability of new fi rmware release version to perform upgrade periodically to enhance the performance of the player . Notes: 1) Disconnection during fi rmware upg[...]
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18 Main menu tree diagram Main menu display Repeat setting L yric setting Contrast setting Power off setting Backlight setting Upgrade OS V ersion EQ mode Normal Classic Pop Rock Live Normal Repeat one Repeat all Repeat Shuffle 5s 15s 30s Always On 1 5 10 Off 15 30 60 Off Power off Sleep off Ye s No Internal memory External card Upgrade Cancel 0 - [...]
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19 T r ouble Shooting The device does not work or LCD does not work. 1) Check if there is enough battery power . 2) Check if the polarities of battery are correct. The device does not respond to key pr ess 1) Check if it is in the status of “Key lock” 2) If it is in “Key lock”, all the keys can not work. It can not play MP3 fi les 1) Check[...]
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20 The song skips or does not play at all, but the song title shows. What is the cause? There are several reasons why a song ( fi le) can not play . 1) The fi le may be corrupted when it was converted from the CD or when it was copied over to the player during the transfer process. Make sure that the complete song ( fi le) is copied to the playe[...]
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21 Speci fi cations Dimensions (L x W x D) 53 x 53 x 15mm W eight 35g (battery not included) Internal memory capacity 256MB Power supply 1 AAA battery PC interface Mini USB (USB 1.1) Play formats MP3, WMA and PD DRM Supported bit rate 32kbps - 320kbps (CBR + VBR) Battery life Up to 10 hours Signal-to-noise ratio SNR > 90dB Frequency response (-[...]
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22 T echnical Suppport Europe : For technical support in Europe e-mail drivesupport@verbatim-europe.com or call 00 800 3883 2222 in the following countries: Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany , Hungary , Italy, Luxembour g, Monaco, Nether- lands, Norway , Poland, Portugal, Republic of Ireland, Spain, Sweden and Switzerland. All oth[...]