Curtis MPS533 User Manual [en, de, fr, es, it]

MP3 PLAYER / LECTEUR DE MP3

MPS533

USER'S MANUAL / MODE B'EMPLOI

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Precautions 6

Notice 6 Earphone Information 7 Operating Conditions 7

Accessories 8 Main Unit Interface 9 LCD Illustration 10 Battery (Optional) Information 11 Function Summary 12 General Functions 13

Menu Selection 13 Mode Selection 13 Lock Button 15 Playing Music 16 General Operation 16 Sound Effect Mode 17 Lyric Display 19 Play Mode 19 A-B Repeat 21

CONTENTS

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Precautions

Notice

Do not leave the player in a place subject to moisture or with temperatures higher than 40ºC or lower than -5ºC.

Avoid heavily impacting the player.

Prevent other objects entering into the player.

Do not place heavy articles on top of the player.

Keep away from strong light or calorific instruments.

Do not expose the player to dusty environments.

Keep away from benzene, thinner, acid and other chemicals.

Keep away from magnetic objects.

Do not break, fix or attempt to dissemble the player by yourself.

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Precautions

Earphone Information

● Protect your hearing

1. Always select a suitable listening volume.

2. Do not turn the volume up too high.

3. Place the earphones correctly, L stands for left and R stands for right. It will affect the timbre and dimensional sound if you wear the earphones the wrong way around.

4. To avoid interference, please keep away from electromagnetic ﬁelds.

● Transportation safety

1. Do not listen to music when driving.

2. Do not listen to music when walking, running or during other potentially hazardous activities.

Operating Conditions

● External temperature: 5-30ºC

● Moisture: 10-70%

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Manual

Accessories

Earphones USB Cable Manual

Drive disc Line in Cable Alkaline Battery (Optional)

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Main Unit Interface

Earphone jacks LCD screen Earphone line hole Volume decrease Volume increase Hold button Line in jack

Built in microphone Skip track/forward Previous track/backward USB port Power on/play/confirm/power off A-B button Menu button

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LCD Illustration

Play Play mode Current music Sound effect mode Hold

File format Battery status Volume Play time Music title

Please pay attention to the display of the LCD screen, it helps to operate the player correctly.

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Battery (Optional) Information

Do not use defective batteries, these can provide an unstable electric current.

Do not attempt to recharge or heat up batteries. Batteries should be disposed of in an environmentally friendly manner.

Remove the battery (optional) when you are not using the device for a prolonged period of time.

Should fluid escape from the battery (optional), wipe it away immediately to protect the player.

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Function Summary

● Supports multi-audio formats

For example: MP1, MP2, MP3, WMA and so on.

● No USB driver required

Operated directly through “removable disc” of “my computer”. It does not require installation of any driver in WIN2000 or above.

● Record/ Repeat function

The MP3 Player can record voice by microphone and be saved as a voice ﬁle in WAV format. Sections can be repeated for language learning.

● 5 sound effect equalizers

Normal, Rock, Jazz, Classical, Pop.

● Multi-play modes

Normal, Repeat all, Repeat one, Random, Random all, Preview.

● Power OFF timer

Preserves battery (optional) life.

● Simple menu

Easy to use menu.

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Play music

General Functions

Menu Selection

The menu can be divided into main menu and submenu. Press the Menu button to open the main menu. The menu can be selected by pulling Next/Last Music button.

Press Menu button to enter the main menu.

Notice: The reference “press Menu button” later in this manual operates the same as showed in the diagram.

Different modes can be selected from the main menu. LCD screen displays as follows.

● Main Menu (press the Menu button)

Mode Selection

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EQ Set

General Functions

● Play mode

● Record mode

● Interface setting

● USB mode (connecting with PC)

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Locked

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General Functions

Lock Button

In any status, push the HOLD button in the direction indicated by the arrow to lock the buttons.

When the buttons are locked, the LCD screen displays as follows:

1. When buttons are locked, the buttons on the player will lose their functionality (When the player is OFF, it cannot be turned ON if the buttons are locked).

2. When buttons are locked, data cannot be transferred via the USB connection. Data can only be put in when the buttons are unlocked.

When buttons are locked When buttons are unlocked

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Playing Music

General Operation

● Power ON / Play

Press the “ “ button and the player will turn ON after 3 seconds. In the Music mode, the player reads the default music automatically, but does not start playing. The left upper corner of LCD screen will display the “ “ symbol. The player is in stop status. Press the “ “ button again to start playing, the left upper corner of the LCD screen will display the “ “ symbol and its music type, for example, MP3.

● Music Selection

Previous music button: select previous music. Holding, backward. Next music button: select next music. Holding, forward.

● Volume Control

Volume + : Volume increase Volume - : Volume decrease

In the stop status, the player will shut OFF automatically after the time set in “Setting/Power set “ has elapsed.

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Setting

EQ Set

Playing Music

Sound Effect Mode

1. Press the Menu button to enter the main menu, pull the Next Music button to select “Setting”.

Pull the Next Music button to select

Notice: The reference “pull Next Music button” later in this manual operates the same as shown in this diagram.

2. Press the Menu button to confirm. Pull the Next Music button to select “EQ Set”.

The LCD screen displays as follows (the selected one displays black)

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JAZZ

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Playing Music

3. Press the Menu button to confirm. The sound effects will switch by pulling the Next Music button. Press the Menu button to confirm the sound effect you need. The LCD screen displays as follows:

● There are 5 sound effects to select from. They are Normal, Rock, Jazz,Classical, Pop.

4. After sound effect selection, the menu will return to the previous menu automatically. Pull the Next Music button; select “Exit” to return to the playing interface (the player will also return to playing interface automatically if there are no operations for 10 seconds). At that time, the LCD screen will display the selected sound effect mode as follows:

display sound effect mode

● The LCD screen displays sound effects:

NORMAL, ROCK, JAZZ, CLASSICAL, POP

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Setting

Playing Music

Lyric Display

The player supports “LRC” file. This enables music files and lyrics to be played and displayed synchronously.

● How can “Lyrics be displayed”?

Put the lyric file in the same directory with the music file. The lyric file must have the same name as the music file. For example: if the file of the music title is “Yesterday once more.mp3”, the file of Lyric should be “Yesterday once more.Irc”.

● How to know the existence of Lyric files.

The player examines for Lyric files automatically. If there is a Lyric file, the music file and Lyric file are display synchronously.

Play Mode

1. Press the Menu button to enter the main menu. Pull the Next Music button to select “Setting”. The LCD screen displays as follows (the selected one displays black).

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Play mode

[Normal]

Playing Music

2. Press the Menu button to confirm. Pull the Next Music button to select “Play mode”. The LCD screen displays as follows:

3. Press the Menu button to confirm. The play mode will switch by pulling the Next Music button. Press the Menu button to confirm the play mode you need. The LCD screen displays as follows:

● There are 6 play modes for you to select from. They are:

Normal

Repeat one

Random all

Repeat all

Random

Preview

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Playing Music

4. After selecting play mode, the menu will return to the previous menu automatically. Pull the Next Music button and select “Exit” to return to the playing interface (the player will also return to the playing interface automatically if no operations are made for 10 seconds). At this time, the LCD screen will display the selected play mode as follows:

● In stop status, pressing the A-B button can also switch the play mode directly.

Display play mode

A-B Repeat

1. When playing music, press the A-B button to select the start point. The LCD screen displays as follows:

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Playing Music

2. Press the A-B button again to select the end point. The LCD screen displays as follows:

3. Press the Play button and the player will play the set repeat period. Press the A-B button to cancel the repeat function.

4. Repeat the steps above to reset Repeat.

● The repeat of a Recorded file operates the same as in the above procedure.

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Setting

Record set

[Source] MIC Line in

Recording

The player has a record function, it can transfer recorded voice files to .WMA file.

Recording Settings

1. Press the Menu button to enter the main menu. Pull the Next Music button to select “Setting”. The LCD screen displays as follows:

2. Press the Menu button to confirm. Pull the Next Music button to select “Record Set”. The LCD screen displays as follows:

3. Press “Record Set” to set up source, sample, encoder, channel and so on. The LCD screen displays as follows:

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[Source] MIC Line in

Voice

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Recording

4. Pull the Next Music button to switch among options. Press the Menu button to confirm an option. Take “source” as an example, when pressing the Menu button, “Microphone” will switch to “Line in”. The LCD screen displays as follows:

Recording Operation

A. Voice Record: Recording External Voice

1. Press the Menu button to enter the main menu. Pull the Next Music button to select “Voice”. The LCD screen displays as follows:

2. Press the Menu button to confirm. The LCD screen displays as follows:

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Recording

3. Press the A-B button to start recording. The LCD screen displays as follows:

● During recording, press the Play button “ ” to pause. The left upper corner of the LCD screen displays a pause symbol. Press the Play button again to continue recording.

Recording time Remaining time

● During recording, press the A-B button to stop. It will transfer to playing the

recorded file automatically. The A-B Repeat feature operates the same as when playing music.

4. Exit “recording” and “recorded file playing”: press the Menu button to enter the main menu and pull the Next Music button to select “Play Music”

1. The player saves the recorded file as .WAV format automatically.

2. The recorded files will be saved in the VOICE folder. The files will be named numerically increasing by one each time a new file is saved. Do not remove .WMA file in the folder to a subdirectory, this may cause damage to the player.

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Recording

B. Line in Recording: Recording from other audio equipment

1. Connect the LINE OUT Jack of the external equipment (MD player, CD player and so on) to the LINE IN jack of the player, as illustrated:

2. In “Record set”, select “LINE-IN” of “Source”. Exit the Record mode.

3. When the external equipment {recorder, CD player and so on} outputs audio signal (eg: music), press the A-B button simultaneously to start recording.

4. The remainder of the procedure operates the same as Microphone record. Ensure that audio input is of a suitable volume. It is suggested to listen to a short recorded sample to ensure it is sufficiently loud and there is no distortion.

1. Ensure that the battery (optional) is fully recharged.

2. If there is no space to record new files, delete other files to create sufficient space.

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Backlight color

Yellow

Other Operations

Backlight Setting

● Backlight Colour Setting

1. Press the Menu button to enter the main menu, pull the Next Music button to select “Setting”.

2. Press the Menu button to confirm. Pull the Next Music button to select “Backlight colour”. The LCD screen displays as follows:

3. Press the Menu button to confirm. The LCD screen displays as follows:

● Y represents Yellow, R represents Red, C represents Cyan, B represents Blue, G represents Green, W represents White, P represents Purple, A represents Auto.

4. Press the Next Music button to select the colour you want. Press the Menu button to confirm.

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Backlight

Other Operations

● Backlight Time Setting

1. Press the Menu button to enter the main menu, pull the Next Music button to select “Setting”.

2. Press the Menu button to confirm and pull the Next Music button to select “Backlight”. The LCD screen displays as follows:

3. Press the Menu button to confirm. The LCD screen displays as follows:

4. Pull the Next Music Button to select the backlight time required. Press the Menu button to exit.

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Power Set

Disable

2 MIN 30 MIN

10 MIN

Other Operations

Power Setting

The “Power Set” means that in stop status, the player will shut down automatically to preserve the battery (optional), if there is no operation for some time.

1. Press the Menu button to enter the main menu, pull the Next Music button to select “Setting”.

2. Press the Menu button to confirm and pull the Next Music button to select “Power Set”. The LCD screen displays as follows:

3. Press the Menu button to confirm. The LCD screen displays as follows:

4. Pull the Next Music Button to select the required time. Press the Menu button to exit.

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Contrast

Other Operations

LCD Contrast Setting

1. Press the Menu button to enter the main menu. Pull the Next Music button to select “Setting”.

2. Press the Menu button to confirm and pull the Next Music button to select “Contrast”. The LCD screen displays as follows:

3. Press the Menu button to confirm. The LCD screen displays as follows:

4. Pull the Next Music Button to select the Contrast level required. Press the Menu button to exit.

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Language

English

Other Operations

Language Setting

1. Press the Menu button to enter the main menu, pull the Next Music button to select “Setting”.

2. Press the Menu button to confirm and pull the Next Music button to select “Language”. The LCD screen displays as follows:

3. Press the Menu button to confirm. The LCD screen displays as follows:

4. Pull the Next Music Button to select the language required. Press the Menu button to exit.

● The player supports ENGLISH & KOR, ENGLISH & JAP, ENGLISH & EUR, ENGLIS H & GB5 and so on. The menu will be the relative language you choose.

● If the music title is in English, while the language you select is not English. The player will display the music title as disorderly codes.

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Del

Delete music files

Other Operations

Deleting files

1. Press the Menu button to enter the main menu. Pull the Next Music button to select “Del”.

2. Press the Menu button to confirm and pull the Next Music button to select “Delete music files”. The LCD screen displays as follows:

● In this menu, you can select the file types you want to delete. MP3 music files, or WAV recorded files.

● In the “Del” interface of the player, the default operation is “NO” to prevent accidental deletion.

3. Pull the Next Music button to select the file you need to delete, press the A-B button to switch to “YES” and press “ “ to delete the file.

4. Exit “Del” status: press the Menu button and return to the previous interface, press Next Music button and select “Exit”.

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