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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
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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
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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.")
Windows98SE
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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
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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
Ifyoudeletefilesinthis
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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
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
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
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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
time
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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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