Gateway Digital Music Player User Manual

3-IN-1 DIGITAL MUSIC PLAYER

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Contents

3-IN-1 DIGITAL MUSIC PLAYER

Preparing to Use

Features 6 Package content 6 Product overview 7 LCD Panel 7 Button function table 8

Using

Installing the battery 12 Listening to music quick start steps 12 Turning the power On/Off 13 Digital music player modes 13 Playing digital music tracks or voice files 13 Adjusting the volume 14 Navigating music tracks or voice files 14 Setting the repeat play function 14 Recording voice 15

Connecting

Installing software 30 Connecting to your computer 34 Managing files 35

Using Programs

Using the VoiceConverter program 40 Using the Logo Editor program 42

Support and Product Information

Contacting Gateway 50 Product specifications 52 Safety, regulatory, and legal information 53

Menu Settings

Menu table 18 Using the Menu mode 20 Setting the Repeat mode 20 Setting the equalizer (EQ) function 22 Managing files 23 Setting the logo options 24 Setting the display options 25 Displaying file information 26 Selecting the display language 26

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Notices

© 2003 Gateway, Inc. All rights reserved. Gateway, Gateway Country, the Gateway stylized logo, and the black-and-white spot design are trademarks or registered trademarks of Gateway, Inc. in the United States and other countries. All other brands and product names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies.

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Preparing to Use

• Features 6

• Package content 6

• Product overview 7

• LCD Panel 7

• Button function table 8

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Features

• Compact and slim design

• Plug and play USB flash drive

(USB driver is required for Windows 98 SE only)

• MP3 and WMA music file playback

• Voice recording

• 10 band equalizer

• Menu selection system

• Multi language support

• Custom logos

• Blue backlight

• High-speed USB communication

• OS support for Windows, Mac, and Linux

Product Overview

Earphone jack

LCD panel

Microphone

- ) Buttons

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Mode button

Buttons

USB connector

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Package content

• Gateway 3-IN-1 Digital Music Player

• Stereo earphone

• USB extension cable

• Installation CD

• One AAA size battery

• User manual

• Carrying strap

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LCD Panel

Mode icon Mode File no. / Total file no.

Battery case

Play / Stop button

Playing timeRepeat iconEQ icon

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Battery power icon

Text scroll area

Button function table

Button Current status Push time Result

Power off Press and hold Power on

Music / Voice playback Briefly Stop

Music / Voice playback / Voice recording / Stop

Stop (Music / Voice mode)

Stop (Record mode) Briefly Recording

Voice recording Briefly Stop

Menu mode Briefly Exit Menu mode

Playback Br iefly Playback the next file

Playback Press and hold Fast forward search in

Stop Briefly To move to the next file

Playback Br iefly Less than 5 sec. after

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Press and hold Power off

Briefly Playback / recording

playback file

beginning playback : Former file playback

Button Current status Push time Result

Playback Press and hold Fast backward search in

Stop Briefly Move to the former file

Playback / Stop Briefly Volume up

Menu mode Briefly Move up the

Playback / Stop Briefly Volume down

Menu mode Briefly Move down the menu

Playback Briefly Set a repeat section

While setting a repeat section

While playing a

Mode

repeat section

Stop Briefly Change the mode

Playback / Stop Press and hold Enter the

Menu mode Briefly Select a Menu item

Briefly Set a repeat section

Briefly Cancel a repeat section

playback

menu options

options

start point

end point

between music, voice, and voice recording

Menu mode

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Using

• Installing the battery 12

• Listening to music quick start steps 12

• Turning the power On/Off 13

• Digital music player modes 13

• Playing digital music tracks or voice files 13

• Adjusting the volume 14

• Navigating music tracks or voice files 14

• Setting the repeat play function 14

• Recording voice 15

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Installing the battery

• Insert one AAA batter y into the player. Match the + and - symbols on the batteries with the

+ and - symbols inside the battery compartment

Turning the power On and Off

• Press and hold the Play / Stop

button to turn on the player. The player turns on.

• Press the Play / Stop

player is in Stop mode longer than one minute, the player turns off.

button for more than one second to turn off the player. If the

Digital music player modes

• Stop playback and press the Mode button one or more times to select one of the following

player modes:

Listening to music quick start steps

• If you are using Windows XP, Windows Me, or Windows 2000:

1. Plug the player into your computer’s USB port.

2. Copy .MP3 files to the Music folder on the player.

3. Remove the player from your computer.

4. Press and hold the Play / Stop Press the Play / Stop

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button to turn on the player.

button

to play music.

Music mode Voice mode Voice recording mode

Playing digital music tracks or voice files

• To play music tracks or voice files

- Press the Play / Stop

• To stop music tracks or voice files

- Press the Play / Stop

button . The

music track or voice file plays.

music track or voice file stops playing.

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Adjusting the volume

• To adjust the volume

- The volume range adjusts from 0 to 30.

- Press the

button to turn the volume level up. button to turn the volume level down.

Navigating music tracks or voice files

• To change to another music track or voice file

- In the playback or stop mode, press the rewind button track or voice file. Press the rewind button playing to repeat the previous music track or voice file.

- In the playback or stop mode, press the fast-forward button track or voice file. Press the fast-forward button started playing to repeat the current music track or voice file.

• To move within a music track or voice file during playback

- Press the rewind button.

Note: Variable Bit Rate (VBR) files are MP3 files with multi-compression rates. These files

do not repeat previous or current music tracks or voice files. VBR file playtime may not match the playback time displayed.

or fast-forward button for more than one second and release the

to move to the previous music

within five seconds after a song has started

to move to the next music

within five seconds after a song has

Setting the repeat play function

• To set a repeat section start point

- While a file is playing, briefly press the Mode button to mark the start point of a music track or voice file repeat section. The start point icon

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appears.

• To set a repeat section end point

- While the file continues playing, briefly press the Mode button a second time to mark the end point of a music track or voice file repeat section. The end point icon and the music track or voice file repeats from the starting point (A) to the ending point (B).

• To cancel a repeat section

- While a repeat section is playing, press the Mode button. The repeat section is cancelled and the recording plays in normal mode.

appears

Recording voice

• To record voice

1. Select the voice recording mode. For more information, see “Digital music player modes”

on page 13.

2. Press the Play / Stop

• To stop the voice recording

- Press the Play / Stop

Note: When the player memory is full, the voice recorder stops and a voice file is created.

The available recording time appears below the “Standby” menu text.

button. The voice recording starts. Speak into the microphone.

button. The recording stops and the voice file is created.

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Menu Settings

• Menu table 18

• Using the Menu mode 20

• Setting the Repeat mode 20

• Setting the equalizer (EQ) function 22

• Managing files 23

• Setting the logo options 24

• Setting the display options 25

• Displaying file information 26

• Selecting the display language 26

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