Eclipse 180 User Manual

Congratulations on purchasing your Eclipse Personal Media Player! To

get the most out of your purchase, please take the time to carefully read

through this manual.

Foreword

If any problems occur during while using your Eclipse, please feel free to
contact Mach Speed technical suppor t at 580-27 2-003 5. T hank you for your sup por t
and cooperation!

Mach Speed Technologies bears no resp onsibility for any damage or loss of
personal data due to misuse of software and/or hardware, damage to the player
caused by human factors, replacement of battery, or other unforeseen
circumstances. To prevent loss of your data, please backup your data regularly.

Information in the manual is subject to any change without notice

and is
subject to copyright protection. Copying or otherwise reproducing this material
without prior written consent is prohibited.

Due to Firmware changes, some of the pictures and functions described in

this manual may not be the same as are included with your player.

Precautions

• If you do not use your Eclipse for over 24 hours, please switch it to OFF.

• Avoid using your Eclipse under extremely hot, cold, dusty or wet

environments.

• Striking, dropping, or severe jolts to your Eclipse may cause physical damage,

battery loosening, or other hardware damage.

• The following conditions indicates a low battery level and signifies that the

player should be charged:
o The battery icon displays

in normal operation with low battery

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prompt.

o Where there is no response when pressing keys and the battery icon

displays

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o The player turns off automatically.

• Static electricity may cause damage to interior hardware of the player.

• Do not disconnect the player while format ting, uplo ading , or do wnloadi ng files

to the player, as it may cause program errors, or cause the unit to be unable to
power on.

• When the player is used as a removable hard disk, users should store files

following correct file management methods. We are not liable for any data
loss or damage.

• Do not disassemble the unit in any way as this will void all warranties. Pl ease

contact your place of purchase if you experience any problems with your unit.

Features

z 1.8 inch color display
z Built in video player, supporting AMV video files
z High Speed USB 2.0 for fast file transfer
z ID3 support, Lyrics display
z Digital Voice recording
z Multiple play modes so that you can listen to your music the way that you

want

z Seven Equ alizer modes to listen to your music the way it was meant to be

heard

z No drivers required for Windows ME or later operating systems
z Built-in rechargeable Lithium ion battery

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Buttons

Basic operations

1) Power on: Set the ON/OFF switch to the ON position, and press and hold the [>II]

(play/stop) button for 3 seconds.

2) Power off: Press and hold the [>II] (play/stop) button for 5 seconds, until the
player powers off. You can then set the ON/OFF switch to the OFF position.

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Note: When battery power is low, the player will automatically power off.

3) Adjusting volume: In Music, Voice, or Movie modes, press the [VOL] button,
then press [NEXT] or [PREV] button to decrease/increase the volume.

4) Charging: Set the ON/OFF switch to the ON position and connect the player to
your computer’s USB port.

Main menu

The main menu allows you to access the different modes of your player. You can
access the main menu at an y time by pressing and holding the [Menu] button. Use
the [NEXT] and [PREV] buttons to navigate, and press the [MENU] button to make a
selection.

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text

The text function allows you to read .T XT files you have loaded to your player.

To

access text mode,

use the [PREV] or [NEXT] buttons to select “text” on the main

menu and press [MENU].

When you first enter the text reader, a list of the files on your player will be displayed.
Use [PREV] and [NEXT] to highlight the file you would like to view, press [MENU] to
enter the file submenu. While viewing files, press [PREV] or [NEXT] to flip to the
previous or next page respectively.
NOTE- The text screen displays 20 characters per line, including spaces, and 9 lines
per page. Please keep this in mind when creating a .TXT file to be viewed on this
player.

File Submenu

The file submenu allows you to manipulate the files and how they are viewed
Local Folder- Allows you to access your file files if they are in a different location.
Use [PREV] and [NEXT] to select a file and press [PLAY] to begin viewing that file. If
the file is in a folder, you will see “/” at the top of the screen, select this and press
[MENU] to leave the current folder and go up one folder level.
Playback Set- Allows you to set up a slideshow. Manual is the default setting, where

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you must use [PREV] or [NEXT] to flip to the previous or next page. Auto is a
slideshow setting. Once you have selected Auto, use [PREV] or [NEXT] to select the
timer between pages, from 2 seconds to 10 seconds.

Delete File- Allows you to delete a file file.
Delete All- Allows you to delete all the file files.
Exit- Return to your files.

Browser

To access Browser mode, use the [PR EV] or [NEXT] b uttons to select “Browser” on
the main menu and press [MENU].
you will enter your media Library, which allows you to select the file you wish to view .
This mode will allows you to access all files on the player. Pictures will open in
picture viewer, songs in the music mode, etc.

Setting

Setting allows you to customize your player.

To access Setting, use the [PREV] or

[NEXT] buttons to select “Setting” on the main menu and press [MENU].

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When in setting, press the [MENU] button to return to the main menu. Use [PREV] or
[NEXT] to highlight an item and press [MENU] to select it.

Setting Menu

• LCD set- Allows you to adjust several LCD settings

o Dark mode- allows you to set the length of time before the screen

powers off to conserve battery life (0 disables dark mode)

• Language- Allows you to select the display language

• Power Off- Allows you to set the length of time before the player powers off

(measured in minutes, 0 disables)

• Replay Mode- Allows you to set manual or Auto play. When in manual, you

will have to use [NEXT] or [PREV] to advance to the next or previous file in
music, movie or photo mode.

• Firmware version- Displays the current firmware version and date

• Battery charge-when the unit in charging ,the player will in start charge

atomically. If do not want to charge, choose stop charge.

• Exit- Return to the main menu.

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Tools

To access Tools mode, use the [PREV] or [NEXT] buttons to select “Tools” on th e
main menu and press [MENU].

• Set calendar—Press [MENU] to enter, press [PREV] or [NEXT] to choose

date .

• System time---- - Allows you to set the system time. This is used to create a

timestamp on voice recordings. Press [PLAY] to move from item to item and
use [PREV] and [NEXT] to adjust those items. Press [MENU] once you have
set the time to return to the setup menu.

• Stopwatch---Allows you to record the time. Press [MENU] to enter. Press

PLAY to start and pause. you can record 5 times and use the [REV] or NEXT]
to choose one to five.

• Firmware upgrade- used to update the firmware. We recommend this setting

only for advanced users

• Memory info- Displays how much memory on the player has been used, and

how much is available.

Music

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