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Contents
I Safety Declaration 2
II Product Description 2
1. Main Characteristics 2
2. Product Distribution Diagram 3
3. Packed Accessories 3
4. Battery Charge 4
5. Connection of External Interface 5
6. Use of Remote Controller 5
7. USB Drive Installation 6
8. Disk Directory Management 8
9. Safe Movement and Removal 8
III Basic Functions 9
1. Main Menu 9
2. Video Play 10
3. MÚSICA Enjoyment 11
4. View Picture 13
5. E-book 15
6. Viewing and Recording of External Programs 17
7. File Operation 18
8. Menu Setup 20
9. Firmware Upgrade 21
IV Frequently Asked Questions and Solutions 26
V Product Specifications 27
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I Safety Declaration
1. Please carefully and thoroughly read this safety guide.
2. Please keep this manual secure for future reference.
3. Please keep the unit dry.
4. Please avoid exposing this unit to sunlight.
5. Don’t pour any liquid into this unit, otherwise it will cause damage or electric shock.
6. Please contact with a professional for handling this MP400 Player if the following
situations occur:
Liquid penetrates into this unit
The unit is affected by damp
The operation of this unit is not normal, or the user can’t return to normal
operational status by consulting this manual
The unit is dropped or is damaged
7. Please don’t use MP400 Player in the following situations:
While driving a vehicle
Carrying out dangerous work
Walking on the street
Any situation that needs full concentration
8. Please don’t use liquid or spraying agent to clean this unit. Please use soft, wet cloth
to wipe this unit.
9. During listening with earphones, please adjust to suitable volume to avoid hearing
from being damaged.
10. Note: Improper use of battery may cause explosion! Please correctly use the battery
as per instruction stated in Section: Battery!
II Product Description
Thank you for purchasing this Acer MP-500 product. This kind of product is a
high-performance portable multimedia recorder and player with Li-ion battery. With the use
of Acer MP400 product, you can play video or MÚSICA files with different formats, which
will bring you outstanding visual and MÚSICA experience. And you can record MÚSICA
and video signals. This kind of product is also portable USB storage equipment and you
can store and manage your personal data.
1. Main Features
Display – Supports 3.5’’ TFT LCD large screen display. Clearly displays picture and
video files.
Video Play – Supports the playing of video files with the formats of MPEG-4 SP, DivX
3.11/4.x/5x, DivX Pro 3.11/4.x/5.x, Xvid, and WMV-9 SP@ML.
MÚSICA Play – Support the playing of MÚSICA files with the formats of MP3 (MPEG1
Layer2, Layer3), and WMA (WMA 9).
Lyric Synchronization – Supports the synchronous display of sound and lyrics and
educational texts.
Image Viewing – Supports the JPEG file format. You can copy images into the MP400
for viewing.
Text File Reading – Supports .txt text reading function (e-book function).
Recording – Supports the recording function of video and MÚSICA. You can use the unit
to record video and MÚSICA signals from external sources.
AV Input and Output – Supports AV input interface. You can enjoy television programs
through the large screen of MP400d. Also supports AV output interface, and you can
transfer video and MÚSICA signals the MP400 is playing to peripheral MÚSICA and
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video output devices (such as television).
USB 2.0 Interface – Supports USB 2.0 Full-Speed and Low-speed operation.
SD/MMC Card Slot – Supports Extended SD/MMC Card.
Battery –Batería de Polímero de iones de litio.
Video Format Conversion – You can convert unplayable video files into playable format
through video format conversion software.
Varias lenguas– Apoya varias lenguas, incluìdos chino simplificado y complicado,
inglès Francès, alemàn, italiano honlandès, español etc.
Firmware upgrade – Support firmware upgrade.
2. Button Location
1 Dc In 7 Power 13 Up
2 Earphone 8 TV/Hold 14 Enter
3 Av In 9 VOL - 15 Down
4 Av Out 10 VOL+ 16 MIC
5 USB connecter 11 Menu 17 Power Led
6 SD/MMC Card Slot 12 Esc
3. Packaging / Accessories
Please confirm the packaging and accessories have the contents below:
9 Acer MP400 Player
9 User’s Manual
9 Power Adapter
9 Installation CD
9 AV Cable
9 USB cord
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9 Stereo earphones
9 Portable leather cover
4. Charging of Battery
This section includes: installation of battery, charging of battery, and the use of external
power adapter.
4.1Power Volume Indication
Battery is fully charged Battery is partially drainedBattery is drained
Note: If the power volume indication of battery shows only one block or is empty, it
indicates the power supply is obviously lacking, please charge the battery.
4.2 Charging of Battery
You can use the external power adapter to charge the battery. The charging can be
performed when the power of MP400 Player is on or off. The detailed charging method is as
follows:
1) Insert the DC plugs of power adapter into the DC input port of MP400 Player.
2) Insert the power plug into the power socket.
4.3 Use of External Power Adapter
You can use external power adapter to supply directly power for MP400 Player. The
operation method is the same with the battery charging method.
5. Connection of External Interface
1) Connect Television for viewing
Use AV cable to connect to AV out socket of MP400 Player and input socket of signal of
television.
2) Connect Television for Recording
Connect the output socket of signal of television set and AV input socket of MP400
Player through AV cable.
3) Connection of MÚSICA Device
Insert the AV cable into the AV input socket of MP400 Player. Connect the MÚSICA
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signal (left/right) of AV cable through ”Y” type cable. Insert other end of Y type cable into
the output socket of MÚSICA device.
4) Connection of Computer
Use USB cord to connect the MP400 Player with computer, for data transfer.
5) Connection of Stereo Earphones
Insert the stereo earphones into the corresponding socket of MP400 Player.
6.Installation of USB Driver
USB driver only needs to be installed for Windows98/se operation system. The installation
steps are as follow:
1) Insert the CD provided with this unit into the CD-ROM. Double click the Setup.exe file
under the root directory of CD, and start the installation of driver.
2) Click <OK>, and restart computer. The installation of driver is finished;
Confirm the USB driver has been installed.
1) Turn on the power of MP400 and use USB cord to connect with computer.
2) Select [Control Panel / System / Device Manager]. The following interface is to be
displayed;
3) Select the hard disk drive and the installed USB driver will be displayed;
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Note: If the USB driver hasn’t been displayed as per the above, please uninstall the USB
drive and reinstall it.
7. Disk Directory Management
1) When the host machine is normally connected with the computer, the disk icon will be
displayed in [windows explorer]. There are six directories, [MÚSICA], [Vídeo], [photo],
[textbook], [VideoRecorder] and [MÚSICARecorder];
Note: Please don’t delete manually such default directories as [MÚSICA], [MÚSICA],
[photo], [textbook], [VideoRecorder] and [MÚSICARecorder] under the root directory of disk
because the deletion of such directories will result in the abnormal operation of this product.
If these directories above have been deleted unintentionally, please re-open these
directories after this unit is shut off, and the MP400 Player will automatically establish such
directories for you.
2) Please store these files into the corresponding directories as per their types.
MÚSICA directory: MÚSICA file
Vídeo directory: Video file
Photo directory: Picture file
Textbook directory: Electronic book
VideoRecorder directory: Video record
MÚSICARecorder directory: MÚSICA record
8. Safe Deletion from Computer
1) Select the icon of [plug and play device] in the task column, click right key and select
[safely delete hardware];
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2) Select the hardware device needing to be stopped, and click [Stop] button;
3) Select the drive needing to be stopped, and click [Confirmation] button;
4) Click [Close] button to finish the entire operation;
Note: Abnormal interruption of the connection of this product with the computer may cause
damage to this product.
9. Power on / Power off
1) Power on: Hold down the on/off key for 2 seconds, and the screen will display the power
on logo of Acer. It will enter into the interface of main menu.
2) Power off: Hold down on/off key for 2 seconds, and unit will turn off after [power off] is
indicated in interface.
III Funciones Básicas
1. Selección de Menú
Después de ligación de fuente de alimentadora eléctrica,el menú será demostrado en
pantalla(como demostrado en el diagrama siguiente),en cual se exibirán los
señales:Video,música,foto,libro eléctrico,grabación,documento y instalación.Presione la
tecla de trés direcciones para seleccionar la función requirida(arriba o abajo),y entrar en
menú de operación correspondiente.Presione por longo tiempo la tecla TV/Hold para iniciar
la función de cerradura de teclas y retirar esta función a través de presionarla por mas
tiempo.
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