Yamakawa MR-240 manual

1 T able of Contents Introduction...... .................. ..................... ................... ................... ...............……….… 2 Copright notice................ .................. ................... ................... ................ ...…….3 Safety information......... ..................................................[...]

2 Introduction Thank you for purc hasing the Y amakawa MR-24 0 portable MP3 player! W ith this MP3 player you can enjoy digital m usic in a more conveni ent way . Y ou can directly encode your m usic from any au dio source a nd record your voi ce into MP3 quality , all of this without the use of a com puter . Y ou can high qua lity one-touch voice-[...]

3 Introduction Copyright Notice Y ou must be aware that distr ibution of MP3 fil es without the p ermission from the content owner is against the copyright laws . Perception Digital L td. and its associating com panies will not be liable against such actions. Safety information The user manual or instruction m anual for an intenti onal or unintenti[...]

4 Introduction to radio communicat ions. However , there are no guarantees that interference will not occur in a particular insta llation. If this e quipment does ca use harmful interference to radi o or television recep tion, which can be determ ined by turning the eq uipment of f and on, t he user is encouraged to try to c orrect the interference[...]

5 Introduction[...]

6 In the Package[...]

7 Specifications[...]

8 Knowing your Po rtable MP3 Player[...]

9 Knowing your Po rtable MP3 Player[...]

10 Knowing your Po rtable MP3 Player T urn on MP3 player Press and hold Make sure the HOLD button is switc hed of f. If not, “LOCKED”will be displayed. T urn off MP3 player Press and hold (except when your player is connected to a PC)[...]

11 System Requirement Y our PC must have the following m inimum specifications: W in dows98 SE, 2000, XP or upper Pentium II 200 64MB RAM 500MB Hard disk space CD-ROM drive USB 1.1 The MP3 player is installed as a m ass storage device. The driver installation is not essential unless your PC is running W indows 98/SE. Multiple Language Support When [...]

12 Mass S torage PC Connection Mass S torage PC Connection This is a mass stora ge device. No driver i nstallation is require d except W indows 98 SE. For W indows 98 SE users, please download the driver from www .perceptiondigital.com. Locate th e downloaded dr iver file (setup.exe) on your hard drive a nd double click the driver file (set up.exe)[...]

13 Mass S torage PC Connection CAUTION: ONL Y UNPLUG THE USB CABLE WHEN ALL DO WNLOAD PROCEDURES ARE COMPLETED. Do not unplug the USB cable when the L CD is still displaying “ USB writing”as doing so may corrupt the files stored in the player and y ou will need t o re-format the MP3 player . If the player encounters abnorm al interruption durin[...]

14 Mass S torage PC Connection Add on functions: 1. The MP3 player can also be used as an external dri ve for storage of no n-music Files. 2. The MP3 play er is compatiable wi th Music Matc h.Y ou can directly rip your audio CDs to WMA or MP3 format using Music Matc h software and directly download to the play er . * Our MP3 player does not support[...]

15 Detailed Operating Controls Selecting Modes The MP3 player has three operatio n m odes: MUSIC, FM and VOICE Hold the control for the selec tion of “MUSIC”, “ FM”or “VOICE” mode. Select t he mode required by using the or the control and enter by pressing Playing Music or V oice Files 1. PLA Y/STOP Navigate the MP3 player into m usic o[...]

16 Detailed Operating Controls 4. A-B Looping While playing music or vo ice files, pr ess REC/A-B to mark the point where you want the loop to start (A). Pr ess REC/A-B again where you want the section to end (B). The marked section will start to repeat. Press REC/A -B one more tim e to cancel the l oop. 5. Deleting Files Press the control and use [...]

17 Detailed Operating Controls Recording 1. Music recording in m usic mode This function ena bles you to record any audio source to MP3. Sim ply , connect the audio source to l ine-in jack by using a stereo cab le. Navigate your player into music m ode. Pr ess the REC b utton to start recording in music mode. T o stop recording, press REC agai n. N[...]

18 Detailed Operating Controls 2. V oice recordi ng in voice m ode. This feature offers high quality one to uch voice recording.Y ou can select to record voice into MP3 q uality in music m ode or ADPCM format in voice m ode to enjoy smaller file si ze. Navigate your player into vo ice mode. Press the REC button to start recordi ng in voice mode. T [...]

19 Menu Settings T o change the settings, use the jog dial to select each particular option. Press the button to enter i nto the sub-menu and use the jog dial to choose the desired settings. Press the button t o confirm y our choice. Press the “ ” button to exit to the sub- menu. The following tab le shows all key responses for m enu settings i[...]

20 Menu Settings Playmode Equalizers Select Normal, Rock, Cl assic, Jazz, Pop and User default Bass: Set bass from levels 1 to 4 (1 is the weakest and 4 i s t h e s t r o n g e s t ) T reble: Set treble from levels 1 to 4 (1 is th e weakest a n d 4 i s t h e s t r o n g e s t )[...]

21 Menu Settings Recording Bit Rates There are various choices of record ing bit rates i n MP3 recordin g: 48kbps, 96kbps, an d 128kbps. Deleting Fil e Go to file you want to delete. Press Press button to confirm deletion Press “ ” to Exit Delete Menu. Menu setting i n Radio Mode Normal Mode Channel Preset[...]

22 Menu Settings Y our MP3 player can store up to 30 preset programm e frequencies. These programmes can be quickly tuned w hen the radio is in the PRESET MODE. This section gives ins tructions for saving program me presets. The next sectio n explains how to enter the PRESET MODE and retrieve a preset programme. 1. Enter the RA DIO mode as describe[...]

23 Menu Settings Preset Mode 1. Enter the RA DIO mode as describe d previously . 2. Press the button. 3. Use the or controls to select PRESET MODE. 4. Press . The ra dio is now operati ng in preset m ode. 5. Use the or controls to select the preset program mes until the one you requir e is selected.[...]

24 Menu Settings Deleting Program Preset Deleting programme pr esets 1. Enter the RADIO PRESET MODE as described above. 2. Press the button. 3. Use the or controls to select DELETE. 4. Press 5. Use the or controls to select the preset programme you wis h to delete. 6. Press[...]

25 Menu Settings Menu setting in V oice Mode MUSIC: Switch to music m ode FM: Switch to radi o mode VOICE: Switch to voice mode Deleting Fil e Go to file you want to delete. Press Press button to confirm deletion Press “ ” to Exit Delete Men u.[...]

26 System Settings T o change system settings, use & to move to each particular system setting sub-menu and press to e nter the sub-menu. Use & to choose the desired settings. Press to confirm. 1. Source: Y ou can select the recordin g source in this m e nu. Selecting LINE-IN means you will be recording from line-in and selecti ng MIC-IN me[...]

27 Menu Settings 5. Backlit tim e: There are 4 backlit t ime levels; 10, 3 0, 60, and perm anent. These refer to the length of tim e in seconds the back light will remain o n after pressing a button . 6. Contrast leve l: Set the display contrast from level 1 to 10. 7. Default settin g: Y ou may choose to resume your settings to default by pressing [...]

28 T rouble shooting 1. The player do es not work or no thing is display ed on the LCD . Check the capacity and the polarity of the battery . The player will automatically s hut down to save pow er if it is left idle f or 1 minute. 2. The buttons ar e not respondi ng. Check if the "Hold" bu tton on the m ain unit is locke d. If yes, butto[...]

29 T rouble shooting 7. Unable to insta ll software . Our installati on CD only supports W indows 98, ME, N T , 2000, XP XP Pro, XP home with Latest W indows Service Pack. Other sy stems are not supported . 8. Unable to find the mass storage device after connect ing to the PC. Make sure y our device is pow ered on and ready . 9. How to reset MP3 Pl[...]