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CobyElectronicsCorp.
56-65RustStreet
Maspeth,NY11378
www.cobyusa.com
www.ecoby.com
Pleasereadmanualbeforeoperation
TechnicalSupportHours
MondaytoFriday,8:30AM-9:00PMEST
SaturdaytoSunday,9:00AM-5:30PMEST
Call:800-681-2629or718-416-3197
Orsende-mailto: techsupport@cobyusa.com

CONTENTSFEATURES
FEATURES
PACKAGECONTENTS
SAFETYINSTRUCTIONS
CHARGINGYOURPLAYER
USBDRIVERINSTALLATION
LOCATIONOFCONTROLS
Mp3PLAYER
Display
BASICOPERATION
PoweringYourPlayerOnorOff
Connecting/DisconnectingYourPlayer
TransferringFiles
DeletingFiles
MainMenu/Navigation
ChangingDirectories
VolumeAdjustment
PLAYERMODES
Mp3MusicPlayer
AMVVideoPlayer
RECORD
PHOTO
FMRadio
SETUP
E-BOOK
FIRMWAREUPGRADE
SOFTWAREUTILITIES
SPECIFICATIONS
TROUBLESHOOTING
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512MBBuilt-inFlashMemory
65,000ColorLCDDisplay
VideoPlayback
MobileMusic,Data,Document,andPictureStorage
Multi-languageSupport(eg,English,Spanish,Chinese,
Japanese,etc)
TextandPhotoViewer
VoiceRecording
Built-inFMTuner
PlugandPlay:SupportsWindows98SE(withincluded
InstallationCD),WindowsME,2000,XP,andMACOSX
DigitalPresetEqualizer:Normal,Bass,Jazz,Disco,
Rock,andPop
Mini-USBPortforFastFileTransfers
Built-inRechargeableLithium-lonBattery
UpgradeableFirmware

PACKAGECONTENTSSAFETYINSTRUCITONS
1.Readtheseinstructionscarefully.Keeptheseinstructionsforfuturereference.
2.Heedallwarningsandfollowallinstructions.
3.Donotexposetowaterormoisture.
4.Cleanonlywithadrycloth.
5.Donotinstallnearanyapparatusthatproducesheatsuchasstoves,
radiators,amplifiers,etc.
6.Donotforcethepowerplugintoawalloutlet.Iftheplugprovideddoesnot
fitintoyouroutlet,consultanelectricianforreplacementoftheobsolete
outlet.(Apolarizedplughastwobladeswhereoneiswiderthantheother;
thewidebladeisprovidedforyoursafety.)
7.Donotplaceheavyobjectsonthepowercord.Protectthecordfrombeing
walkedon,pinchedbyobjects,ortornandexposedtoliquids(especiallyat
Mp3player
Earphonesw/neckstrap
User'sManual
A/CAdapter
USBExtensionCableInstallationCD
(forWindows98SE)
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plugs,conveniencereceptacles,andthepointatwhichtheyexitfromthe
device).
8.Useonlywithattachments/accessoriesspecifiedbythemanufacturer.Useof
attachments/accessoriesnotrecommendedbytheproductmanufacturer
maybehazardous.
9.Unplugthedeviceduringlightningstorms.Unplugthedeviceandremove
anybatterieswhenthedevicewillbeunusedforlongperiodsoftime.
10.Donotusethisdevicenearwater.Donotplaceobjectsfilledwithliquids
(eg,vases)onthedevice.
11.Donotuseheadphones/earphoneswhilecycling,driving,oroperatinga
motorizedvehicle.
12.Donotuseheadphones/earphonesathighvolume.
13.Donotdroporotherwisesubjectthedevicetoimpact.Physicalimpact
mayresultinlossofdata.Usersareresponsibleforcreatingbackupsof
theirdata.CobyElectronicscannotbeheldliableorbeotherwise
responsibleforlossofdata.
14.DonotdisconnecttheUSBcableorturnoffthedevicewhiletransferring
filestoorfromyourdevice.Datalossmayoccurasaresult.
15.Donotopenorattempttorepairthisdevice.Referallrepairstoauthorized
servicepersonnel.
Protectyourears:
Hearingexpertsadviseagainsttheconstantuseofpersonalstereoequipment
playedathighvolumes.Constanthigh-volumeusecanleadtohearingloss.Ifyou
experienceringinginyourearsorhearingloss,discontinueuseandseekmedical
advice.
Forrecyclingordisposalinformationaboutthisproduct,pleasecontact
yourlocalauthoritiesortheElectronicsIndustriesAlliance:
www.eiae.org
WARNING:Handlingthecordonthisproductwillexposeyoutolead,achemicalknowntothe
StateofCaliforniatocausecancer,andbirthdefectsorotherreproductiveharm.
Washhandsafterhandling.
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CHARGINGYOURPLAYERUSBDRIVERINSTALLATION(Windows98SEonly)
Yourplayeroperatesonabuilt-inrechargeablelithium-ionbattery.
Whenchargingyourplayer,makesurethatthePOWERON/OFF
switchissettotheONpositionandthattheautomaticPoweroff
optionintheSetupmenuissetto"0".
instructionsonhowtosettheautomaticPoweroffoption.
Therearetwowaystochargeyourplayer:
Chargethroughyourcomputer'sUSBport.
Yourplayerwillbechargedwhileitisconnectedtoapowered-on
computerregardlessofwhetheryourplayeritselfispoweredonor
off.Forinstructionsonhowtoconnectyourplayertoacomputer,
seethesectionin
thismanual.
ChargethroughtheprovidedA/Cadapter.
WhentheA/Cadapterispluggedintoanelectricaloutlet,
theredchargelampwilllightuptoindicatethatpowerhas
beenconnected.Connecttheadaptertoyourplayer'sUSBport.
Thegreenchargelampwilllightuptoindicatethatyourplayeris
beingcharged.Whenchargingiscomplete,thegreencharge
lampwilldimorturnoff.
Connecting/DisconnectingYourPlayer
InsertintotheUSBport
Seethesectionfor
Thechargelampindicator
Setup
ToanACOutlet
Ifyouareusing,youmustinstalltheUSBdriver
updateutility.
1.
PlacetheInstallationCDinyourcomputer'sCD-ROMdrive.
2.
InMyComputer,double-clickthediscdrive(D:)icon(where
D:isyourCD-ROMdrive).
3.
Findanddouble-click"Win98Driver.exe"tostarttheinstallation
process.Asetupdialogwindowwillappearonthescreen.
4.
Followtheon-screeninstructions.Whensetupiscomplete,
restartyourcomputer.
USBdriverinstallationisnotnecessaryifyouareusing
WindowsMe/2K/XPorMacOSXversion10.2.6orabove.Simply
connectyourplayertothecomputer;theoperatingsystemwill
thentakeamomenttosetupandaremovablediskiconwill
appearin"MyComputer."(ForMacOSXusers,aremovable
diskiconwillappearonthe"Desktop.")
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LOCATIONOFCONTROLSLOCATIONOFCONTROLS
LCDDisplya
PowerOn/Off
switch
LCDScreen
MENUkey
Prev/F.Revkey
Mic
MENU
VOL
Volumekey
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USBPort
HeadphoneJack
Play/Pause/Stop
key
Next/F.Forward
key
Currenttrack#
FileFormat
BitRate
RecordingIndicator
Bitrate/Filetype
Recordingtimeelapsed
EqualizerSetting
MusicPlayerMode
Total:010
RemainingTime
RecordingMode
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Batterylevelicon
TimeElapeds
TrackTitle/Filename
Progressbar
Volumelevel
Filename
TimeStamp
Recordingfilenumber

BASICOPERATIONBASICOPERATION
PoweringYourPlayerOnorOff
ToPowerOn
thenpressandholdthekeyuntilyourplayerturnson.
ToPowerOff
Ifyourplayer'ssoftwarefreezes,youmaysetthePOWERON/OFF
switchtotheOFFposition.
Note:
player,turnoffthescreen,orplaceitinsleepmodeautomatically
afteraperiodofinactivity.
pressandholdthekey.
howtosetthepower-savingfeatures'options.
Connecting/DisconnectingYourPlayer
Toconnectyourplayertoacomputer:
1.
PlugthelargeendoftheUSBcableintothecomputer'sUSBport.
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Poweronyourplayer.
3.
PlugtheotherendoftheUSBcableintoyourplayer'smini-USB
port.
Tosafelydisconnectyourplayerfromacomputer:
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Double-clickthegreenarrowinthetaskbarlocatedatthe
bottom-rightofthecomputer'sscreen.A"SafelyRemove
Hardware"windowwillappear.
2.
Inthelistofhardwaredevices,double-clickon"USBMassStorage
Device.A"StopaHardwareDevice"windowwillappear.
3.
ClicktheOKbutton.Youmaynowsafelydisconnectyourplayer
fromthecomputer.
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SetthePOWERON/OFFswitchtotheONposition,
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Pressandholdthekeyuntilyourplayerturnsoff.
Yourplayerhaspower-savingfeaturesthatwillturnoffyour
Towakeyourplayerfromsleepmode,
SeetheSetupsectionforinstructionson
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TransferringFiles
Totransferfilesbetweenyourplayerandacomputer:
1.
ConnectyourplayertothecomputerwiththeUSBcable.
2.
OpenWindowsExploreronthecomputer.
3.
Selectthefilesyouwanttotransferanddrag-and-dropthemto
theremovablediscicon(ie,yourplayer).Youcanalsotransfer
filesfromyourplayertoacomputer.
playerwhileitistransferringfiles.
damagethefirmwareand/orfilesonyourplayer.Ifyourplayer
isaccidentallydisconnectedwhileitistransferringfilesanddoes
notworkproperly,poweryourplayeroffusingtheON/OFFswitch
andthenpoweryourplayeronagain.
DeletingFiles
Todeletefilesfromwithinyourplayer,enterMP3,AMV,VOICE,
orPHOTOmode(thesemodesmaybeaccessedfromthe
Mainmenu).
Whileyourplayerispaused,presstheMENUkeytoaccessthe
submenu.
1.
Highlightthenselect"Delete".
2.
Highlightthenselectthefileyouwanttodelete.
3.
Highlightthenselect"Delete".Youmayalsochoosetodelete
allfileslistedbyselecting"Deleteall".
Note
:Thefilesavailabletobedeletedaredependentonthe
modethatyourplayerisin.MusicfilesmaybedeletedinMP3
mode,moviefilesinAMVmode,etc.
Youmayalsochoosetodeletefilesfromyourplayerthroughyour
computerwhilethetwoareconnected.
manner,makesureyoudisconnectyourplayerusingtheprocess
describedintheConnecting/DisconnectingYourPlayersection.
Donotdisconnectyour
Doingsomaycorruptor
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BASICOPERATIONPLAYERMODES
MainMenu/Navigation
Whenyourplayerispoweredon,itwillentertheMainmenu
directly.
ToreturntotheMainmenuatanytime,pressandholdthe
MENUkey.
TheMainmenuconsistsofeightitems:Music,AMV,RECORD,VOICE,
FMRadio,PHOTO,SETUP,andE-BOOK.Foradetaileddescriptionof
eachitem,seethesectioninthismanual.
MENU
VOL
PlayerModes
Music
AMV
RECORD
VOICE
FMRadio
PHOTO
SETUP
E-BOOK
Tochangewhichitemishighlighted,pressor.
Toselectanitem,presstheMENUkey.
ChangingDirectories
Tochangedirectorieswithinyourplayer,enterMusic,AMV,VOICE,
orPHOTOmode(thesemodesmaybeaccessedfromthe
Mainmenu).
1.
Whileyourplayerispaused,presstheMENUkeytoaccessthe
submenu.
2.
Highlightthenselect"Localfolder.
3.
Highlightthenselectthefolderyouwouldliketochangeto.
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VolumeAdjustment
ThevolumelevelmaybeadjustedwhileyourplayerisinMusic,AMV,
orVOICEmode.First,presstheVOLkey(theVOLindicatorwillstart
blinking),andthenpressthekeytoincreasethevolume,orpress
thekeytodecreasethevolume.PresstheVOLkeyagaintoexit
thevolumeadjustmentmode.
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ThefollowingplayermodesmaybeselectedfromtheMainmenu:
Music,AMV,RECORD,VOICE,FMRadio,PHOTO,SETUPandE-BOOK
ToaccesstheMainmenuatanytime,pressandholdthe
MENUkey.
MusicPlayer(MP3andWMA)
ToentertheMusicmode: FromtheMainmenu,highlightandselect
theitemMusic.(ToaccesstheMainmenuatanytime,pressand
holdtheMENUkey.)
ThemusicplayerwillfindandplayMP3,WMA,AMV,andMTVfiles
loadedonyourplayer.
Toplayatrack,pressthekey.
Topause/stopatrack,pressthekeywhileatrackisplaying.
Toselecttheprevioustrack,press.
Toselectthenexttrack,press.
WhenyouareinMP3mode,theLCDwilldisplaytheinformation
illustratedbelow:
Repeatmode
A-BRepeatmode
CurrentTrack#/
RemainingTrack#
CurrentFolder
Location
Bitrate/
TimeElapsed
TrackTitle/Filename
ProgressBar
TotalTrackTime
VolumeLevel
EqualizerSetting
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PLAYERMODES
PLAYERMODES
MusicPlayerOptions
ToaccesstheMusicPlayerOptionsmenu,presstheMENUkey
duringplayback
mode,pressthekey.
Highlightandselectoneofthefollowingitemstosetitsoptions:
Repeat,Equalizer,Temporate,Replay,Replaytimes,or
Replaygap.
.ToexitthemenuandreturntotheMusicPlayer
Music
Repeat
Equalizer
Tmporate
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Replay
Replaytimes
ReplayGap
Repeat.
Pressortoselectoneofthefollowingrepeatfunctions:
Normal(playsalltracksinorderonce)
RepeatOne(repeatscurrenttrack)
Folder(playsalltracksinthecurrentfolderonce)
RepeatFolder(repeatstracksincurrentfolder)
RepeatAll(repeatsalltracks)
Random(playstracksincurrentfolderinrandomorder)
Intro(playsthefirst10secondsofalltracksinthecurrentfolder)
Equalizer
Theequalizerpresetsallowyoutochangethewaymusicsounds
onyourplayer.Pressortoselectoneofthefollowingpreset
options:Natural,Rock,Pop,Classic,Soft,Jazz,orDBB.
Temporate
Thissettingchangesthespeedatwhichyourmusicplays
(tempoonlyaffectsmusicandvoicefiles).Pressforslower
playbackorforfasterplayback.ATemporatesettingof"0"
willplaymusicatnormalspeed.
Replay
ThissettingwillputyourplayerinA-BRepeatmode(i.e.,repeata
musictracksegment).Afteryouhaveselected"Replay"
musicplayback
Setthebeginningofthetracksegmenttoberepeatedby
1.
pressingthekey.TheBwillstarttoblinkontheA-BRepeat
modeicon.
,theAwillbeblinkingontheA-BRepeatmodeicon.
during
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PLAYERMODES
PLAYERMODES
2.Settheendofthetracksegmenttoberepeatedbypressing
thekeyagain.
Thesegmentyouhaveselectedwillthenplayinaloopforthe
numberoftimesspecifiedin"Replaytimes"(see
belowformoreinformation).Youcanalsosethowmuchtime
elapsesbetweenloopsin"Replaygap"(seebelow
formoreinformation).
Note:
Itispossibletoappendavoicerecordingtotheendofan
A-BRepeatloop.Thisvoicerecordingwillbecomepartofthe
A-BRepeatloop.
1.
WhiletheA-BRepeatloopisplaying,presstobeginvoice
recording.
2.
Tostopvoice-recording,pressagain.
TheA-BRepeatloopwillnowresumewiththeadditionofthe
newvoicerecording.
YoumayexitA-BRepeatmodeatanytimebypressingthe
MENUkey.
Replaytimes.
segmentsspecifiedinA-BRepeatmode(1xto10x).
Replaygap.
willpausebetweenA-BRepeatloops(1to10).
Setshowmanytimesyourplayerwillrepeattrack
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Setsthedurationoftime(inseconds)yourplayer
Replaytimes
Replaygap
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AMVVideoPlayer
ToentertheAMVmode:FromtheMainmenu,highlightand
selecttheitemAMV.(ToaccesstheMainmenuatanytime,
pressandholdtheMENUkey.)
TheAMVvideoplayerwillfindandplayanyAMVvideofiles
loadedonyourplayer.Usethefile-conversionsoftware
includedontheinstallationdisctoconvertvideofilestothe
AMVformat(seeIncludedSoftwaresection).
Toplayatrack,pressthekey.
Topause/stopatrack,pressthekeywhilea
trackisplaying.
Toselecttheprevioustrack,press.
Toselectthenexttrack,press.
WhenyouareinAMVmode,theLCDwilldisplaythe
informationillustratedbelow:
A-BRepeatmode
CurrentTrack#/
RemainingTrack#
CurrentFolder
Location
Bitrate/
TotalTrackTime
RepeatmodeoptionsmaybesetfromtheAMVVideoPlayer
submenubypressingtheMENUkeywhileyourplayerispaused.
SeeRepeatintheMP3MusicPlayerOptionssectionformore
information.
Repeatmode
TimeElapsed
TrackTitle/Filename
ProgressBar
VolumeLevel
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PLAYERMODES
PLAYERMODES
RECORD
ToentertheRECORDmode: FromtheMainmenu,highlightand
selecttheitemRECORD.(ToaccesstheMainmenuatanytime,
pressandholdtheMENUkey.)
Thevoicerecorderallowsyoutorecordsoundfromthe
microphonelocatedonthetopofyourplayer.
Tostartrecording,pressthekey.
Topause/stoprecording,pressthekeywhileyourplayer
isrecording.
Tosavetherecording,pressandholdthekey.
TosavetherecordingandreturntotheMainmenu,pressand
holdtheMENUkey.
WhenyouareinRECORDmode,theLCDwilldisplaythe
informationillustratedbelow:
CurrentFolder
Location
Bitrate/Filetype
#ofRecordingsin
CurrentFolder
Total:010
RemainingTime
AvailableRecordingTimeremaining
Filename/Timestamp
RecordingTimeElapsed
VOICEPlayer
ToentertheVOICEmode: FromtheMainmenu,highlightand
selecttheitemVOICE.(ToaccesstheMainmenuatanytime,
pressandholdtheMENUkey.)
TheVOICEplayerwillfindandplayanyWAVfilesloaded
onyourplayer.ItsfunctionalityisthesameastheMP3Music
PlayerexceptthatthereisnoA-BRepeatmode.
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PLAYERMODES
PHOTOViewer
ToenterthePHOTOmode:
FromtheMainmenu,highlightand
selecttheitemPHOTO.(ToaccesstheMainmenuatanytime,
pressandholdtheMENUkey.)
ThePHOTOviewerwillfindanddisplayanyJPG,GIF,orBMPfiles
loadedonyourplayer.Theviewercandisplayphotoswith
manualcontrolorautomaticallyasaslideshow(allphotosin
thecurrentfolderaredisplayedsequentially).
Todisplayaphotoorstarttheslideshow,highlightafileand
pressthekey.
Toreturntothefilelistorstoptheslideshow,pressthekey.
Todisplaythenextphotomanually,presswhileaphotois
beingdisplayed.
Todisplaythepreviousphotomanually,presswhileaphotois
beingdisplayed
Tochangebetweenslideshowandmanualmodes:
PresstheMENUkeytoaccessthesubmenu
1.
Highlightthenselect"playset".
2.
3.Formanualmode
:Highlightthenselect"Manualplay."Manual
modeisnowset.
Forslideshowmode:
Highlightthenselect"autoplay".Continue
tothenextstep.
Pressortosethowlongeachphotowillbedisplayedfor
4.
(inseconds),thenpresstheMENUkey.
ViewPhoto
1.jpg
2.jpg
3.jpg
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FMRadio
ToentertheFMRADIOmode: FromtheMainmenu,highlightand
selecttheitemFMRadio.(ToaccesstheMainmenuatanytime,
pressandholdtheMENUkey.)
TheFMRadiomodeallowsyoutolistento(andsave)FMradio
broadcasts.Presstheandkeystomanuallyadjustthestation
tuner.Pressandholdtheandkeystoautomaticallyscanto
thenextstation.Pressthekeytocyclethroughthe
"FavoriteStations"presetlist.
ToaccesstheFMRadiooptionsmenu,presstheMENUkey.Toexit
themenuandreturntotheFMRadiomode,pressthekey.
FMMode
Save
Delete
Deleteall
NormalBand
JapanBand
FineREC
RecordthecurrentFMstation.
Deletetheentire"FavoriteStations"presetlist.
DeletethecurrentstationfromtheFavoriteStations
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presetlist.
SavecurrentstationtotheFavoriteStationspresetlist.""
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PLAYERMODES
PLAYERMODES
SETUP
ToaccesstheSETUPmenu: FromtheMainmenu,highlightand
selecttheitemSETUP.(ToaccesstheMainmenuatanytime,
pressandholdtheMENUkey.)
IntheSETUPmenu,highlightandselectoneofthefollowingitems
tosetitsoptions:Recordtime,LCDset,Language,Poweroff,
Replaymode,Onlinemode,Memoryinfo,Firmwareversion,
orFirmwareupgrade.
month
Year
hour
SysSetup
Recordtime
LCDset
Language
Poweroff
Replaymode
OnlineMode
SysSet
Recordtime
20060123
045031
date
second
minute
Tochangetheselectedfield,presstheVOLkey.
Tochangethevalueofaselectedfield,presstheandkeys.
ToreturntotheSETUPmenu,pressthekey.
LCDset
LCDsetallowsyoutosetthebrightnessandblacklevelofthe
LCDscreen.
Tosetthebrightness:
Highlightandselect"Brightness".
Pressortoadjustthebrightnessofthescreen(0isdimmest,
15isbrightest),thenpresstheMENUkey.
SysSet
LCDSet
Brightness
Backlighttime
Exit
SysSet
Brightness
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TosettheBacklighttime:
Highlightandselect"Backlighttime".
Presstheandkeystoadjusttheamountoftime
(inseconds)thattheLCDbacklightwillremainonafterakey
press.Asettingof"0"willkeeptheLCDbacklightonalways.
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PLAYERMODES
PLAYERMODES
Language
Languagesetupallowsyoutosetthelanguageofyourplayer.
SupportedlanguagesareSimpleChinese,English,Traditional
Chinese,Korean,Japanese,French,German,Italian,Dutch,
Portuguese,Spanish,Swedish,Czech,Danish,PolishandRussian.
Poweroff
Poweroffsetupallowsyoutosetthepower-savingfeaturesof
yourplayer.OffTimespecifiestheamountoftime(inseconds)
yourplayercanbeleftidlebeforeitautomaticallyshutsoff.
SleepTimespecifiestheamountoftime(inseconds)yourplayer
canbeleftidlebeforeyourplayerentersapower-savingsleep
mode.
Towakeyourplayerfromsleepmode,pressandholdthe
MENUkey.
Note:
Asettingof"0"willdisablethesepower-savingfeatures.
Replaymode
Replaymodesetupallowsyoutochoosewhetheryourplayer
insertsapausebetweentracksduringManualreplayorAuto
replay.
Onlinemode
OnlinemodesetupallowsyoutochoosebetweenMulti-drive,
NormalOnly,andEncryptedOnlymodes.Apartitioning/
encryptionsoftwaretool(notincluded)isnecessarytousethese
features.
Memoryinfo
Thememoryinfoscreendisplaysboththetotalamountof
memoryavailableandthepercentageofmemoryused.
Firmwareversion
Thefirmwareversionscreendisplaysthecurrentversionofthe
firmwareinstalledonyourplayer.
Firmwareupgrade
SeetheFirmwareUpgradesectionforinstructionsonhowto
upgradethefirmwareofyourplayer.
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E-BOOKReader
ToentertheE-Bookmode:
selecttheitemE-BOOK.(ToaccesstheMainmenuatanytime,
pressandholdtheMENUkey.)
TheE-BookreadercanreadanytextfilesintheTXTformat
loadedonyourplayer.TheE-Bookreader'sfunctionsare:
DirSelect:
FileSelect:
TextRead:
SelectsadirectoryforyourplayertofindTXTfiles
Selectsandloadsafileforyourplayertoread.You
loadafilehereforyourplayertoread
must
DisplaystheloadedTXTfile.Pressorinthis
modetoscrollthroughtheTXTdocument.Press
thekeytoreturntotheE-Bookreadermenu
FromtheMainmenu,highlightand

FIRMWAREUPGRADE
SOFTWAREUTILITIES
IMPORTANT:
Makesureyourplayeriseitherattachedtoapowersourceor
hasbeenfullychargedbeforeupgradingyourfirmware.Donot
disconnectyourplayerfromyourPCorotherwiseinterruptthe
upgradeprocessdingsocoulddamageyourplayerandrender
itinoperable.
Firmwareupdatesmaybefoundat.Check
www.cobyusa.com
thissiteperiodicallyfornewupdates.Firmwareupdatesmay
addnewfunctionalitytoyourplayer.
Followtheseinstructionstoupgradeyourfirmware.
1
.2DownloadthelatestfirmwareupgradefilefromtheCoby
website.
ConnectyourplayertoyourcomputerusingtheUSBcable..
3.
RuntheMp3PlayerUpgradeToolutilityfromtheSTARTmenuon
yourcomputer(thisutilitycanbefoundintheinstallationCD).
4.5.Click"SelectnewFirmwareUpgradefile"toselectthe
downloadedfirmwareupgradefilethenclick"StartUpgrade".
Disconnectyourplayerfromyourcomputerwhenthe
upgradeiscomplete.
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Thesoftwareutilitiesallowyoutoconvertvideofilestoformats
recognizedbyyourplayer.Installtheseutilitiesonyourcomputer
fromtheInstallationCDincludedwithyourplayer.
MovieConvertTool
TheMovieConvertToolallowsyoutoconvertvideofilestothe
MTVorAMVformatrecognizedbyyourplayer.
MovieConvertTool
Input
Output
OutputInformation
Start End
Run Total
Item
filenameaudiofile
Convertschedule
state
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SOFTWAREUTILITIES
SPECIFICATIONS
1.
RuntheMovieConvertToolutilityfromtheSTARTmenuonyour
computer.
2.
Findandselectthevideofilethatyouwouldliketoconvertin
theINPUTfield.
3.
Findandselectthedirectorylocationthatyouwouldliketo
savetheconvertedfileto.
4.
Clickthebuttontoruntheconversionprocess.
TechnicalSpecifications
Externalsize
Weight
Displayscreen
ConnectiontoPC
Memory
Powersupply
Recording
Audioformats
FMradio
Temperature
1.65"2.83"0.59"(WHD)××
1.4oz
OLED65Kcolor
USB1.1
512MB
Li-ionBattery
SP/LP
MP3,WMA
87.5MHz-108MHz
23°F-104°F
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TROUBLESHOOTING
Thistroubleshootingguideaimstosaveyoutimeincaseyou
experienceanyinconveniencewiththisdigitalaudioplayer.
Ifyouarestillhavingdifficulty,pleasecontactTechnicalSupport.
Myplayerdoesnotwork.
1.EnsurethattheON/OFFswitchissettotheONposition.
2.Ensurethatthebatteryischarged.
Filetransferfailure.
1.EnsurethattheUSBdriverhasbeeninstalledcorrectlyonthePC.
2.EnsurethattheUSBcableisattachedsecurelytoboththePC
andyourplayer.
3.Ensurethatyourplayer'smemorycapacitylimithasnotbeen
reached.
4.Ensurethatthebatteryischarged.
Poorsoundqualityornosound.
1.Ensurethatthevolumelevelisnotsetto"0".
2.Ensurethatyourheadphonesareattachedsecurelytothe
headphonejack.
3.Poorsoundqualitymayresultfromcorruptorpoorlyencoded
musicfiles.Trydownloadingthemusicfileagainorencoding
thefileatahigherbitrate.Therecommendedminimumbitratesfor
thisplayeris128kbpsforMp3filesand64kbpsforWMAfiles.
Can'tfindanymusicfiles.
1.Ensurethataudiofileshavebeentransferredtoyourplayer.
2.Ensurethattheaudiofileisofacompatibleformat(Mp3orWMA).
Thescreendisplaysnothing.
1.PleasecallTechnicalSupportforaHot-keyreboot.
TechnicalSupport
Hours:
MondaytoFriday,8:30AM-9:00PMEST
SaturdaytoSunday,9:00AM-5:30PMEST
Phone:
800-681-2629or718-416-3197
Email:
techsupport@cobyusa.com
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