Astone Holdings Pty Digital Audio Box User Manual

Contents

Legal Disclaimer ……………………..….….…………….………….….…… 3

Warning …………………………………..….………..………………………… 4

1. Brief Product Introduction ………….……………………….….….….…. 5

1.1 Function Overview …..…………….………….………….…………..….… 6

1.2 Specifications ……..………………….……….……………….…….……... 8

1.3 Packing List …………………..…….…………………….….….…..……… 10

2. Appearance Introduction ………….…….…………………….…………... 10

3. Operation Introduction …………………………….................................. 12

3.1 Simple Operation …...………………………………………...……………. 12

3.2 Basic Operation …….………………………………………...……………. 12

3.3 Enter Various Function Modes …….………………………...……………. 13

3.4 Music Mode Instructions .…………………………………………...……… 17

3.5 Sound Recording ....…………………………………………...……………. 29

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3.6 Play Recorded File .…………………………………………...……………. 33

3.7 FM Radio …………………………………………………………………….. 35

3.8 System Setting ……..………………………..…………….……................. 37

3.9 Use USB Disk …….…………...........………..…………………………….. 48

3.10 Convert ACT to WAV …………….………………………………………... 49

4. Installation Program ………….…………………………………………….. 50

5. Important Recommendations ……………………………….…......…...... 52

6. Trouble Shooting ………………………………….………..……….……… 56

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Legal Disclaimer

1. Astone Holdings Pty Ltd known herein as ‘Astone’, does not guarantee the accuracy

or validity of the information outlined in this user manual, although all attempts have

been made to display the most accurate information.

2. Astone will not be held liable for any loss, accident or miss use caused by incorrectly

following these instructions. At the same time Astone will not be held responsible for

damages caused by misinterpretation.

3. Furthermore any data files that have been damaged or accidentally erased during the

course of operation and or use are not the responsibility or fault of Astone.

4. Astone holds the right to modify this user manual, software, product packaging or

hardware without any advance notice.

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Warning

Battery must be removed from the unit if it is to

be left unused for an extended period.

Failure to do so can result in the battery leaking,

and damaging the unit.

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1. Brief Product Introduction

Thank you for purchasing this high quality Astone product. The Astone Samba 1000

Digital Audio Box is a unique unit capable of playing Mp3 music, FM Radio and

recording high quality voice or radio.

This awesome little Digital Audio Box is packed full of features including an equalizer

with seven different sound effects, a huge support base capable of displaying eleven

different languages, 20 preset radio channels and the display comes in a highly

fashionable indigo blue backlight colour.

Designed with modern and contemporary views in mind, the Samba 1000 Digital Audio

Box fits perfectly in today’s technology and fashion conscious environment where

having the best is only a matter of Astone.

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1.1 Function Overview

¾ Support multiple audio frequency, such as MP1, MP2, MP3, WMA, WMV, ASF

and WAV.

¾ Firmware updating

Download the latest updating software from the website for function extension.

¾ FM stereo radio

Automatic broadcast station searching with storage capability up to 20 broadcasting

channels with various frequencies.

¾ Free-driver Flash Disk Function

For WIN2000 and above, there is no need to setup the driver program. The file

operation can be done directly though “flash disk” in “My Computer” without the

management program.

¾ “ My Domain” Disk mode

Using the tool attached to partition the disk into two disks and encrypt one of them,

which can hide the space and leaves the encrypted part invisible to outsiders.

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¾ Synchronized display of lyric (Karaoke)

Support the most popular LRC lyric file on internet.

¾ Record/repeat

Recording through microphone, then save it as WAV and ACT file format with the

option to select section repeat or contrast repeat. This fulfills the function of digital

repeat.

¾ Seven EQ

Normal, Rock, Pop, Classic, Soft, Jazz and DBB.

¾ Multiple play mode

Normal, Single Circle, Directory Playing, Directory Circle, All Circle, Random and

Browse.

¾ Set up cutting off time

Sleeping mode and power saving mode can be set for your convenience.

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¾ Animation menu

Vivid animation menu comes along with the display of words, which makes it handy

and easy to use.

1.2 Specifications

 Size: 60(L)*23(W)*15(H)mm

 Display screen: 32mm(L)*10mm(W), back-lighted EL

 Connection: USB2.0(FS) (read 1000K Byte/s, write 900K Byte/s)

 Memory: 128MB/256MB/512MB/1G

 Power : one AAA battery

 Record: Sampling 8KHZ Record format, WAV(32Kbps), ACT(8K bps)

 Record time: 9 hours

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 MP3,WMA：

MP3’s bit rate: 32Kbps-320Kbps

WMA’s bit rate: 5Kbps-192Kbps

Frequency response: from 20HZ to 20KHZ

Signal to Noise ratio: >85db

Distortion: <0.05%

 FM Radio Frequency response range: 76MHZ-90MHZ/87MHz-108MHZ

 Channels storage: 20

 Music format: MP1, MP2, MP3, WMA, WMV, ASF, WAV

 Temperature: -5 ~ 40 Centigrade

 Support multi-language: English, Chinese simplified, Chinese traditional,

Japanese, Korean, French, German, Italian, Dutch, Portuguese and Spanish.

Supported Operation System: Windows98/SE/ME/2K/XP, MacOS10.3, Linux2.4.2

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1.3 Packing List

MP3 player CD

Strap earphone USB connection line

User manual Maintenance card

2. Appearance introduction

● Appearance and keys

① USB port ② “

” NEXT (Next Song) ④ “MODE“ menu key

③ “
⑤ VOL- (Volume Decrease) ⑥ VOL+ (Volume Increase)
⑦ Play/Stop/Turn on Key/ Turn Off Key ⑧ Earphone port
⑨ Strap port ⑩ LCD Display Screen

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” PREV (Previous Song)

Player Introduction

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(1) Display Screen

(2) Battery

This machine adopts the monitoring on power volume.

z The display of electricity volume is full and will decrease in use.

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z The icon of battery turns to blank while the volume is used up and the battery

need to be charged accordingly.

3. Operation Introduction

3.1 Simple operation

1) Connect earphone

2) Long-press PLAY key to start player; enter “Music Mode” and short-press

PLAY key again to play music.

3) Select music: PREV key is for the last piece and NEXT is for the next piece.

4) Volume control: press VOL+ to increase volume; press VOL- to decrease

volume.

5) Long-press PLAY key to turn on or turn off the player.

3.2 Basic operation

3.2.1 Entering menu

Press the Mode key to enter the menu. The menu consists of main menu

(long-press to enter while in halted state), the playing submenu (short-press to

enter) and the Stopping submenu (short-press to enter)

3.2.2 Browse Operation

A. Press PREV and NEXT key to browse the song or browse the menu.

B. Press PREV and NEXT key to select last piece/Next piece while playing

song, hold the key for fast forward/fast backward.

3.3 Enter various function modes

Enter various function modes through main menu.

Main menu: Music mode:

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Record mode: Play mode:

FM mode: System setting:

USB mode:

Press the MODE key to enter the main menu in the Other

Modes; Enter the USB mode by connecting the PC

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Music mode and Play mode

Key Action Halted state Play Status Play Sub Menu Stop Sub Menu

Play Long-press

Short-press

Mode Long-press

Short-press

Next Short-press

Press

PREV Short-press

Press

Vol+ Short-press

Press

Vol- Short-press

Press

Note: Short-press PLAY key: PLAY/STOP (pause while recording), fast exit from

menu or other interface (such as volume adjustment).

Turn o ff

Play

Enter Main Menu;

Enter Stop Sub Menu

Continuous Browse

of Next Track

PREV Track and

Continuously browse

forward

Single-step Adding on

Vol Continues Adding

on Vol

Single-step Decrease

on Volume Continues

Decrease on Volume.

Turn Off

Stop

Enter Main Menu

Enter Playing Sub

Menu

Play Next Track

Fast Forward

Play PREV Track

Fast backward

Single-step Adding on

Vol Continues Adding

on Vol

Single-step Decrease

on Volume

Continues Decrease

on Volume.

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Turn Off

Exit menu

Enter Main Menu;

Confirm the Option or

Move to Further Level

Move Sub Menu

Continuously Move

Forward

Move Sub Menu

Continuously Reverse

X X

X X

Turn Off

Exit menu

Enter Main Menu

Confirm the Option or

Move to Further Level

Move Sub Menu

Continuously Move

Forward

Move Sub Menu

Continuously

Reverse

Record mode

Key Action Halted state Record Status

Play Long-press

Short-press

Mode Long-press

Short-press

Turn off;
Start Recording
Enter Main Menu;
Enter Recording Sub Menu

Stop Recording;
Pause Recording

X
X

FM mode

Key Action Reception Status of the Radio FM Sub menu

Play Long-press;

Short-press

Mode Long-press

Short-press

Next Short-press

Long-press

PREV Short-press

Long press

Vol+ Short-press

Press

Vol- Short-press

Press

Turn Off;
Storing Channel: Next Channel;
No Storing Channel: X
Enter Main Menu
Enter Sub Menu

Single-step Adding 100KHZ, or Stop
Searching;
Continually Add 100KHZ and Search
Single-step Decrease 100KHZ, or
Stop Searching;
Continually Decrease 100KHZ and
Search
Single-step Adding vol.
Continually Decrease Vol.
Single-step Decreasing Vol.
Continually Decrease Vol.

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Turn off:
Exit

Enter Main Menu;
Confirm the Option or Move
to Further Level
Move Sub Menu;
Continually move forward

Move Sub Menu;
Continually Reverse

X
X
X
X

3.4 Music Mode instructions

(1) Operation in halted state

z Directory selection

In order to manage files and play music easily, users can store the files in different

directories (directories should be made in advance and stored in the computer).

This series of players support the identification of up to 99 root directories.

1) In Stop interface.

2) Press Mode key to enter the Stop sub-menu.

a) Press Mode key again to enter Directory selecting interface.

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