Emprex MP401 User Manual
Features
z GUI (Graphic User Interface) Menu
Vivid animation menu with corresponding characters make it easy to operate.
z Multi-Codec Player
Supporting MP1, MP2, MP3, WMA, WMV, ASF and WAV formats
z 65K OLED Clearly color display
z Play Multimedia file
Supporting JPEG /BMP format file and MTV video file
z Game Function
You may play a game of minesweeper.
z E-book function
Support TXT format file, you can copy it in U-disk of this player to read at any moment.
● Drive Free U Disk
You may manage your files directly through “Portable Disk” in “My Computer” on Winows2000 Operating
System or above without driver.
● “Private Space” Disk Mode
The flash memory can be divided into two parts by using the accessory tools and one is encrypted to hide the
contents saved inaccessible by others. Keep Your Secret!
z Record/ Replay
The player supports recording through built-in microphone and saves as WAV and ACT formats. Meanwhile it
supports real digital A-B replay or comparison replay.
z 7 Preset EQ
Normal, Rock, Pop, Classic, Soft, Jazz and DBB
z Multiple Repeat Mode
Normal, Repeat One, Folder, Repeat Folder, Repeat All, Random, Intro.
z Power Off
You may set Sleep Timer or Off Time mode in your own convenience.
z Firmware Upgrade
Providing the latest updated features via firmware upgrade from the website
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1. Locating the Controls
z Appearance & Keys
S/N Description S/N Description
Menu button
1
Next track/Forward ()
2
volume control button(VOL)
3
USB port 9 LCD display
4
Headphone jack
5
z LCD Window
Play / Stop / turn on/off button
6
Previous track/ Rewind ()
7
Power switch
8
S/N Description S/N Description
EQ mode
1
Replay mode
2
File format / bit rate
3
Folder name
4
S/N of Current music/voice file
5
Quantity of music/voice files in
current folder
6
Volume level indication
7
Lyric icon
8
Battery indication
9
ID3 information
10
Playback time
11
Length of time with
12
current music
Animation Background
logo
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z Battery
The player is in multilevel level battery monitoring system.
Indicates that battery is 3.6V and the power in battery will become less when using.
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Indicates low battery power and battery should be charged up.
2. Basic Operation
z Entering Menu System
Pressing MODE button may enter the menu system, including main menu (long press MODE button at Stop
state), submenu at Play state (press MODE button to enter) and submenu at stop state (press MODE button to
enter).
z Browsing
○Browsing music files or menu options :
Short press / button
○ Fast forward or fast backward when playing：
Long press / button
z Entering Different Modes
You may enter different modes from the main menu.
Main menu:
(Long press the MODE
button to enter )
Music mode: AMV mode: Record mode:
Voice mode:
FM mode:
EBook:
System setting: USB mode:
Album GAME:
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Remark:
z Volume Control
At the music mode, voice mode, short press VOL buttons to enter the volume control interface and
then press the / button to adjust volume (follow along with number of volume value be changed).
z Power On/Off
1． Turn on automatically
After push the Power button( OFF→ON) , the player turn on automatically
8 When connecting the USB plug to PC, the player turn on automatically and will be entering USB
mode：
Long press MENU button to return to the main menu at the modes. When connecting the USB cable
to PC, then will enter USB mode.
2． Turn ON/Off manual
♦ when the player in state of turn off, long press Play button to turn on
♦ when the player in state of turn on ,long press Play button to turn off
z Play& Stop (Pause when recording)
Short press the PLAY button
3. Operating buttons
z Music mode and Voice mode
Buttons Operation Sto p Status Play Status Play Submenu Stop Submenu
long press Turn off Turn off Turn off Turn off
PLAY
MENU
Press Play Stop Exit from menu Exit from menu
Long
Enter main menu Enter main menu Enter main menu Enter main menu
press
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Press Enter
Press next song Play next song Switch submenu Switch submenu
Press on Continuous
Press Previous song Play previous song Switch submenu Switch submenu
Press on Continuous
Press Enter volume
Press on Enter volume
VOL
z Record Mode
Operation Action Stop Status Record Status
long press turn off stop recording
PLAY
press start recording pause recording
long press enter main menu X
MENU
press enter Record submenu X
Stop-submenu
forward browse
backward browse
control state
control state
Enter Playingsubmenu
Confirm current
option or enter next
submenu
Confirm current
option or enter next
submenu
Fast forward Continuous forward Continuous
forward
Fast backward Continuous
backward
Enter volume
X X
Continuous
backward
control state
Enter volume
X X
control state
4. Play Music
z Basic Operation
1. Connect the earphone to the player 2. Push POWERÆON
3. Long press PLAY button to power on the
player, and then enter the main menu:
5. Short press the PLAY button to play music
7. Volume control
Short press the VOL button to enter volume
control interface and the press the/ button
to adjust volume.
4.press MENU button to enter the Music mode:
6. Choose music
button：to choose previous music.
button：to choose next music.
z EQUALIZER Mode
1.When playing music 2.Press the MENU button to enter Play Submenu
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3. Pressbutton to choose Equalizer option
4. Press the MENU button to enter EQ selection
menu.
5.Press button to switch, and press MENU button to confirm
z Lyric Display
This player supports “*.LRC” lyric files (user can download from http://www.51lrc.com
be synchronous displayed while playing music.
y How to use lyric files?
Save the lyric file with the same name as that of the corresponding music file.
For example.: Music file name: GiGi-Sky.mp3
Lyric file name: GiGi-Sky.mp3.
y How to know whether the lyrics exist?
EQ options list:
), and lyrics may
If the current song has matching lyric files, the lyric sign
1. Current song has matching lyric files
3. Press MODE button to return to Music
play mode.
5. AMV mode
1. Enter the main menu and press the button to select “ MOVIE” mode.
will be display at the top of music mode.
2. Long press MODE to enter the Lyric Interface
when playing.
4. Browse lyrics manually.
Press VOL to browse lyrics.
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2. Press the MODE to enter.
3. press the PLAY to start playing AMV files
4. Choose music
button：to choose previous file.
button：to choose next music file.
5. Volume control
Short press the VOL button to enter volume control interface and the press the/ button to adjust
volume.
6. Record Voice
Make sure that the battery is not in the status of “low battery”.
The player may save 99 recording files under each directory.
z Recording in Record Mode
1. At he main menu.
3. Press MENU button to enter Record mode
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2. Press button to choose recording mode.
4. Press Play button to start recording.
5. Press Play button again to pause recording.
6.Press Play button to continue recording.
7.Long press Play button to stop recording.
z Select REC type
1. At the record mode stop interface：
3. Press button to select “REC type” option
5. Press button to select desired recording type
6. Press MODE to confirm the type selected
7. Press PLAY button to start recording
2. Press MENU button to enter record submenu
4. Press MENU button enter this option
y REC type：
Note: Voice control means when No sound the
player pause record automatically.
7. Play Recorded Files
1.Enter the main menu
interface
2. Press button to choose “Voice mode”
4. Press PLAY button to start playing. 3.Press MENU button to enter Voice mode
5. Choose music
button：to choose previous record file
button：to choose next record file.
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6. Volume control
Short press the VOL button to enter volume
control interface and the press the/ button
to adjust volume.
Convert ACT format files to WAV format files
The ACT format files can be converted to WAV format files through the accessory installation tools.
1. Run “Sound Convert Tool” program, and click “Open” button.
2. Choose the ACT format files need conversion
3. Click the “Convert” button, the conversion starts
8. E-Book function
This function supports all TXT file.
1. Enter the main menu.
Besides the conversion from
ACT to WAV, the accessory
tool can also play WAV and
MP3 files.
2. Press button to choose “E-Book”
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3. press MENU button to enter TXT file
be select menu（ if no text file the
display “No files” on the OLED）
5. Press / button to turn the pages in sequence.（only suitable for ”Manual play” ）
z Play set
1. At the text file be selected menu
4. Press button to select desired text file
to read, and then press Play button to
enter text interface
2. Press MENU
utton to enter submenu of text
file be selected
3. Press button to choose “play set”
4. Press MENU button to enter this option:
option:
5. Press button to choose “ Manual play”
or “ auto play” options, and then press
6. When chose the “auto play” options and then
enter this interface as follows:
MENU button to confirm.
7. Press / button to adjust “auto play”
speed，press MENU button to confirm.
Remark：when playing picture, long press
MODE to fast exit from picture interface
and return to the main menu ; press Play
button to exit from picture interface also。
9. Album
This function supporting all JPEG format picture in network.
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1. At the main menu
2. Press button to choose “ JPEG Album”
option:
3. press MENU button to enter picture be
selected state.（if no picture, the display “No
files” on the OLED）
5. Press / button to browse picture in sequence..（ only suitable for ”Manual
lay” ）。。
z Play set
1. At the picture be selected state:
4. Press
and then press Play
state::
2. Press MENU button to enter picture be
selected state submenu
utton to choose desired picture,
utton to play picture
3. Press button to select the “play set ”
option:
4. Press MENU button to enter the interface is
as follows：
5. Press button to choose “ Manual play”
or “ auto play” options, and then press
MENU button to confirm.
7. Press / button to adjust “auto play”
speed，press MENU button to confirm.
Remark：when playing picture, long press
MODE to fast exit from picture interface
and return to the main menu ; press Play
button to exit from picture interface also。
6. When chose the “ Manual play” options and
then enter this interface as follows:：
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10. Game
1. At the main menu
3. press MENU button to enter game menu
state.
5. You can also enter to game level sub
menu to select game level:
2. Press button to choose “ Game” option:
4.First select “game rules “option and view it:
6. After viewing game rules, you may start
game:
11. Using FM radio
1. At the main menu
3. Press button to choose “ FM ” mode.
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3. press MENU button to enter FM mode.
4.Press MENU button to enter FM submenu
12.System Setting
System parameters can be set here and every option varies according to firmware upgrading
At the menu, press to select the “System setting”:
Press MENU button to System Setting interface is as follows:
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z Parameters Introduction
System time set the date and time when recorded files are saved
LCD set
Language Set different language displayed
Power saving Set a fixed time after which the player may turn power off automatically
Replay mode Set working states on Replay mode
Online Device Specially designed for download the DRM format song from PC to player.
Online Mode an option specially designed for “Private Space” function
Memory info. show memory capacity and percentage that has been used
Animation Set different animation picture when the player power on displayed
Background
Firmware Version show firmware version
Firmware Upgrading special for firmware upgrading
Exit Exit from current interface
z Instruction
set the period of time (second) when Backlight stays on without any
operation
Set different animation background picture in the playing interface
displayed
○ “System time” set
1. System Setting Interface
3. Press Play to set time in sequence of
“YY-MM-DD”
5. Press Mode to confirm and exit.
○ “LCD set” setting
Operating steps is as follows:
1．At System Setting interface,
2. Press Mode to enter Record Time Interface.
4. Push / button to adjust numbers
2. Press key to select “LCD set” option,
3．Press Mode button to enter “LCD set”
submenu:
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4．Press button to choose, and press MODE
button to confirm and enter adjust interface as
follows (e.g.: Black):
5. Press / button to adjust time（Unit：second），and press MODE to confirm and exit.
brightness
set light and shade contrast of OLCD screen
Darkle mode
set fixed period of time (unit: second) when no operation on keys , the player may turn darkle screen
automatically. If “0” is selected, function is invalid.
Black mode
set fixed period of time (unit: second) when no operation on keys , the player may turn black screen
automatically. If “0” is selected, function is invalid.
○ “Language” setting
1. At System setting interface, press /
button to select “Language” icon:
3. Press / button to select desired
language.
Language lists as follows:
English
French
Italian
German
Spanish
Swedish
Portugal
Danmark
Dutch
Czechish
Polish
Russian
2. Press MENU button to enter “Language”
setting interface:
4． Press Mode to confirm to exit.
○ Power Off
Operating steps refer to Language setting.
Off Timer mode refers that after a fixed period of time (unit: second) when no operation on keys at
Stop mode, the player may turns off automatically to save power. If “0” is selected, power saving function
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