Haier HHS1A-2G User Manual

User manual

HHS1A-2G

it is imp or tant to read this instruction bo ok p rior to using you r new product for t he first time.

Contents

Safety information...................................3

Before you begin....................................6

Back up your data....................................6

Unpacking your player................................6

Computer system requirements.........................6

Secure music transfer requirements......................6

Using the armband...................................6

Connecting to the computer............................7

Charging the player...................................7

Managing files on your Haier Player.......................8

Using Windows Explorer..............................9

Deleting files from the player...........................9

Disconnecting the player from the PC.....................10

General controls....................................10

Turning the player on and off..........................10

Locking the player controls............................10

Resetting the player.................................10

Using the menus....................................11

Menu types........................................11

Menu navigation....................................11

The Home menu....................................12

Music............................................13

Playing music files..................................13

Music playback controls..............................13

Option menu (music playback).........................13

Music playback display...............................13

Pictures..........................................14

Playing picture files.................................14

Picture viewing controls..............................14

Option menu (picture viewing).........................14

Videos...........................................15

Playing video files..................................15

Video playback controls..............................15

Option menu (video playback).........................15

Radio.................................................16

Playing FM radio.......................................16

Storing and recalling preset stations.....................16

Improving FM radio sound..............................17

Recording FM radio....................................17

Playing back FM radio recordings.......................17

Copying recordings to your PC..........................17

Favorites.............................................18

Creating a "Favorites" playlist...........................18

Removing files from "Favorites" playlist..................18

Sports................................................19

Stopwatch............................................19

Sports mode..........................................20

Pedometer...........................................20

Personal info..........................................21

BMI (Body Mass Index).................................21

Settings..............................................22

Changing the player’s settings..........................22

Shuffle...............................................22

Equalizer.............................................22

Customize............................................22

Brightness............................................22

Screensaver...........................................22

Power saver...........................................22

FreqStep (Frequency Step)..............................22

RecDur (Record duration)...............................22

Language............................................22

Unit..................................................23

Protocol..............................................23

MTP (Media Transfer Protocol) modes when..............23

Flip display............................................23

System info...........................................23

Date and time.........................................23

Theme...............................................23

Restore defaults......................................23

Additional information................................24

Tips and troubleshooting...............................24

Specifications.........................................25

Sport MP3 Player warranty.................................26

Safety information

Imp ortant Safety Information Pr oduct Gui de

Rea d this gu ide carefully and keep it i n a safe place. Following all guidelines is important for your h ealth and s afety w hen usi ng the Sp ort MP3 Player.

Imp ortant Safety Information

• Rea d and kee p these g uidel ines.

• Follow all warn ings an d instr uctions c arefully.

• Do no t use the S port MP3 Player in or near water.

• To clean, w ipe wit h a soft dry cloth only.

• Use only in accorda nce with this manual and the

Spo rt MP3 Player User Guide.

• Do no t use nea r heat so urces such as ovens, radiator s, etc.

• Use only accessorie s and attachme nts provided o r recommen ded by the manuf acturer.

• Unp lug thi s product during l ightn ing storms.

• Unp lug thi s product when it is n ot used for a long

per iod of ti me.

• This product m ust onl y be serviced by a quali fied professional. S ervice is required when the p roduc t is da maged o r altered in any way. This inclu des dam age to the adapter, expo sure to water, rain, and m oistu re, and hard impact (dropping or cru shing t he Spor t MP3 Player). When t he Spor t MP3 P layer does n ot work normally, it must be brought in for service. Cau tion: D o not expose this product to water, rain, or mo isture. This will re duce the risk of fire or elec tric sho ck.

Ear phone s and Volume Control

Dam age to He aring : The Sport MP3 P layer can ope rate at vo lumes l oud eno ugh to ca use dam age to your hear ing. To avoid thi s and protec t your hea ring, foll ow these guide lines :

Kee p the volume low. S et the volume at a level whe re you can hea r noise s around you cle arly. You should be able to hear some one nea rby spe aking in a no rmal tone of voice. I f you can not hea r peopl e around you s peaking, eve n with noi se-c ancel ing hea dphon es, the volu me is too lou d. You could d amage your hea ring.

Do not increas e the volume whi le listening. After lis tening to the Sp ort MP3 Player for some time, you will bec ome accustom ed to the volume and may want to turn it lou der. However, thi s can sti ll cau se dama ge to your heari ng. Do not chang e the volume whi le usin g the Spo rt MP3 Player.

Minim ize the amount o f time sp ent listenin g to lou d sound s. The more exposure to loud soun ds, the m ore likely you are to d amage your hea ring. Your hearing can be da maged i n as litt le as 15 mi nutes when exp osed to ver y loud mu sic or sou nds.

Even when volume is l ower, your hearing can still be da maged a fter a lo ng peri od of tim e.

Batterie s: The Spor t MP3 Player h as a buil t-in battery. If used incorre ctly, this b atter y could exp lode an d cause p hysical harm. Do not open or al ter the batter y, or expose i t to heat. Pun cturing or mu tilating the battery is dange rous. Do not throw the b atter y or Sport MP3 Player de vice into fire.

Sun light : Do not leave the S port MP3 Player in direct sunli ght for extended periods of t ime. This may cause it to melt, or cause damag e to the batte ry.

The louder the sound, t he less t ime it ta kes to dam age your heari ng.

Hea ring lo ud soun ds or mus ic duri ng a day is cum ulative: it ad ds up. If yo u are exposed to oth er loud s ounds d uring t he day, it will tak e less tim e for the Sport MP3 Player to d amage your hea ring.

As a ge neral guideline, ke ep the Sp ort MP3 Player volume at a le vel where you can conver se nor mally w ith peo ple nea rby.

If yo u replace the earphones on your Sp ort MP3 Player, you mu st reset the vol ume sta rting at a low level. D ifferent kinds of earphon es may produ ce dif ferent volumes, even if th e volume setti ng on the S port MP3 Player is t he same.

Safety information

Imp roper S urrounding s for Using th e Sport MP3 P layer

Do not use the Sport MP3 Player w hile dr iving, rid ing a bik e, or walking on t he side walk or n ear traffic. A lways keep t he volume low en ough to hear people speaking around you, and make sure that you can hea r any warning so unds li ke fire alarm s, while wearing the head phone s. We strongly adv ise that you do not use hea dphon es with your Spo rt MP3 Player whi le driv ing. Use of he adpho nes whi le driv ing is ill egal in s ome states. Stop us ing the S port MP3 Player i f it dist racts you or is disr uptive while you are operating any t ype of vehicle, or per forming any task tha t requires your con centrati on and ful l attention.

Hea ring Loss Sy mptom s

If yo u experience a ny of these hear ing los s sym ptoms, sto p using t he Spor t MP3 Player and have you r heari ng chec ked by an audiol ogist:

• Hea ring lo ss

• Ringing in the ears

• Your spe ech sou nds qui et or muf fled to you

• Sounds seem flatter or du ller th an usua l Getting your h earin g checked regularly by an aud iologist is a good way to p revent and d etect hea ring lo ss.

Prevent Inf ections f rom Sport M P3 Playe r Hea dphon es

Using earphones for your Spo rt MP3 Player that are dir ty can lead to ear infec tions. Clean your ear phone s regularly with isopro pyl alcohol or ano ther an tisep tic. If you find t hat the earpho nes are irrita ting your ears o r the skin around th em, stop use immediatel y. This mig ht indicate a developi ng or fut ure infection.

Protec ting the Sp ort MP3 Player D evice

• When c arrying the S port MP3 Player, make sure you do not drop, bend, or crush the dev ice. A protective carrying cas e, included wi th the dev ice, may hel p to protect the s urface from scratche s and dam age.

• Kee p the Spo rt MP3 Player devi ce at a temperat ure between -2 0° and 45° C (-4° to 113°F). Parked cars can ge t extremely hot i n the sum mer, so be sure to take your Sport MP3 P layer devi ce out of t he car wh en you leave it. R ecommended t emperature for using the Spo rt MP3 Player is bet ween 0° a nd 35° C (32° - 95 °F). At this tem perature you will g et the m aximu m playing time. Extreme ly cold temperat ures will shor ten playing time temporar ily.

Note: When in use or being charged, the Spor t MP3 Player w ill bec ome warm. This is n ormal, and wil l not h urt the device.

Prevent Seizu res, Blackouts, and Eye Str ain

If yo u have eve r had a sei zure or blacko ut, or if t hese sym ptoms exist in your family's medic al histor y, ple ase spe ak with a d octor before u sing th e video fun ctions on t he Spor t MP3 Player devic e (if availa ble). S top using the Sp ort MP3 Player imm ediately if you exper ience eye twitches, m uscle twitches, convu lsion , disor ientation, o r uncontrollable movem ents. When usin g the vid eo fun ction on th e Sport MP3 Player d evice (if availa ble), t ake frequent breaks a nd avoid prolonge d use to prote ct your eyes fro m damag e or strain.

Safety information

Gui delin es for All Sport MP3 P layer Pr oducts

Warn ing! Fai lure to foll ow the guidelines for set up and u se for this product can lead to seriou s injur y or death, or harm to the dev ice. Make sure you read this gui de carefully a nd follow all in struc tions. Keep this gui de in a safe place. If you ne ed to replac e this gu ide, contact Haier custome r service or visit

ww w.haie ramerica.c om/su pport.

Rep airs: D o not repair or alter this product on your

own! Attempts to fi x this product may result in ele ctric sho ck or oth er haza rds. If we determine that you have t ried to repa ir the product by yoursel f, evi denced by peel ing, puncturin g, or removal of lab els, your wa rrant y will be voided.

Qua lifie d service profes siona ls must d o all ser vicing on th is devi ce. Ser vice is required when the p roduc t is da maged i n any way or doe s not ope rate normall y. This includes expos ure to water, extreme heat, and bei ng dropped.

Mak e sure you und ersta nd all wa rning s and ins tructio ns before using this devi ce.

Keep Away From Wat er

Do not use or store this product near water, includ ing any moistu re or rain. Thi s will reduce th e risk of f ire or sh ock.

Care of Ca ble and Cord

All c ables a nd cords for t his product and it s accessor ies sho uld be ar range d out of th e way, so that people an d pets ca nnot trip over them. Do not leave cables and co rds in a place whe re childre n can reach them a nd play with them.

Use and Clea ning of S port MP3 Pl ayer

Follow all direct ions in t his man ual and t he Spor t MP3 P layer User G uide for pro per use o f the Spo rt MP3 P layer.

Using a Co nnector and a Port

Do not force a connec tor int o a port. If they d on't connect easily, c heck for any b lockage o r obs tructio ns. If you can't fin d anything wrong, the n the connector an d port prob ably do n't match and ca n't be used t ogeth er.

Spo rt MP3 Player Ra dio Feature

In co mpilation with t he FCC RF expo sure compliance requirements, this device m ust not b e loc ated or operating in co njunc tion with a ny other transmitter or antenna.

Spo rt MP3 Player He adpho nes

The Sport MP3 Player headphones have lo w intensit y magnets in them. This magnet ic charge may disrupt pacemak ers, or erase magneti c storage da ta in cer tain devi ces, includi ng credit cards and ATM cards. Keep the head phone s several inc hes away from these items, a nd anything th at is se nsiti ve or could be affected by a magneti c fie ld.

Dis posin g of the Sp ort MP3 Player D evice

Dis posal o f the Spo rt MP3 Player devi ce may be regulated by ce rtain rec ycling laws re garding ele ctron ic and el ectrica l waste. You may no t be abl e to throw out t he Spor t MP3 Player with your hou sehol d garba ge. It is your responsibi lity to dis pose of t he Spor t MP3 Player devic e in a proper way that follow s all rec yclin g laws and regulati ons. Improper disposa l could lead to dam aging the envi ronment or put ting hu man hea lth in da nger. To lear n more about the p roper ways to di spose o f electronic and electrical dev ices, cont act you r local c ity office, yo ur waste dis posal s ervice, or the sto re where you purchase d your Spor t MP3 Player.

Do not use near any source of heat, such as fire or ovens.

Use only acc essories and attachme nts provided o r recommen ded by Haier.

Cle an gent ly with a s oft, dr y cloth.

Before you begin

Dea r Haier C ustome r,

Thank you for purchasing t he Player. This product w ill play mp3 and Windows Media™ aud io (WMA) content a s well as content purchased from most on line mu sic dow nload s ervices.

Spo rt MP3

This player is fo r your persona l use onl y. Una uthor ized recording or d uplic ation o f copyrigh ted materi al may infringe up on the ri ghts of th ird par ties and may be cont rary to copyright laws.

Back up your data

As wi th any port able pl ayer, you must bac k up the dri ve regular ly. The man ufacturer is not responsi ble for lost dat a.

Unpacking your player

All o f the items list ed below shoul d have been pac ked in th e box with you r player.

• Hai er player

• Qui ck Star t Guide

• USB c able

• Ear phone s

• Arm band

Computer system requirements

• Pentiu m III 500 MHz or higher recommended

• Windows ® XP (ser vice pack 1 or higher) or Window s Vist a™

• Int ernet E xplorer 6.0 or h igher w ith Internet access

• Windows M edia Pl ayer 10 or higher

• 250 MB or more fre e hard disk space for the s oftware

• 128 MB RAM (2 56MB recomme nded)

• CD-RO M drive capabl e of digi tal aud io extrac tion

• USB p ort (2.0 re commended)

• Sound card

Secure music transfer requirements

The default setting of this player is in MS C (Mass Storage Cl ass) mo de when connecte d to your PC. To enable f unction o f transferri ng subs cript ion mus ic content to the player, select MTP (Me dia Transfe r Protocol) mode under Pro tocol in the player's S ettin gs menu ( refer to pag e 23).

Using the armband

1. Sl ide the p layer into t he holder of the arm band by alignin g with th e arrow on the hol der.

2. Sl ide the e nd of the a rmban d through the ri ng and s ecure with the velcro tape.

Before you begin

Connecting to the computer

• Connect the pl ayer to yo ur comp uter with the US B cab le provided. The player wil l turn on au tomaticall y.

• The playe r will be connecte d in MSC (Ma ss Storage Cla ss) mod e. It wil l appea r as a drive let ter on your co mpute r and behave a s a detac hable dri ve for file transfe r in one or b oth directions.

• The soft ware installer can be del eted from th e player aft er inst allation to free up more storage spa ces.

• It might take se veral second s for the player to be detected. Cli ck Refr esh in My Computer or Wind ows Explorer to make su re the p layer has been detected.

• The playe r is capa ble of transfe rring f iles at USB 2 .0. If USB 2.0 port is available on your computer, use it to connect to your player. The player is still b ackwa rd compatible with the o lder US B 1.1 por ts. However, you wil l not be ab le to take full ad vantage of the potentia l spe ed increase.

Charging the player

The player charges autom atically every time you connect it to your comp uter. To fully charge the player, make sure your compute r is on and t he dev ice is connected for at least 3 hours. Refe r to the b atter y level i con on the display to check the b atter y level. Recharge the player w hen the icon is empty.

Managing files on your Haier Player

Acrsoft Softwa re Installation I nstru ctions

Inser t your CD into you r CD-ROM dr ive. The CD w ill automati cally r un and la unch th e on-sc reen setup prompt. Follow the ins tructio ns to complete t he ins tallation.

If yo ur system does n ot automatic ally ru n the CD, ope n the My Compute r icon on your desktop th en dou ble- click o n your CD ROM drive. Lo cate and dou ble- click t he 'Setup' or 'Set up.exe' file to s tart the i nstal lation process.

Conver ting Files for your Hai er Devi ce:

1. La unch 'M ediaConver ter' by double -click ing the app lication ico n on your deskto p or from the Star t Men u.

2. Pl ug-in your Hai er MP3 Sp orts Player. The player ’s dev ice icon will appear on the app lication screen.

3. Dr ag & drop media fi les directly to th e player’s icon. Files wi ll be automati cally conver ted and t ransferred to the device.

For full u sage de tails, pleas e reference the ' Help' includ ed in the a pplic ation.

Managing files on your Haier Player

Using Windows Explorer

To copy files in Windo ws XP with Wind ows Media Player 1 0 insta lled:

1. Op en the pl ayer in Windows Expl orer.

2. Dr ag and drop musi c files o nto the M edia folder.

To copy files in Windo ws Vis ta or Window XP w ith Windows Med ia Player 11 i nstal led:

1. Op en the pl ayer in Windows Expl orer

2. Op en Internal Stora ge.

3. Dr ag and drop musi c files.

• Dra g-and -drop pic ture fi les onto the root level or a spe cific folder of the player for vie wing.

• Video files m ust be conve rted to SMV format by Acrsoft Sof tware.

Deleting files from the player

For any files you have t ransferred to the p layer, you may delete them w hile you have conne cted the p layer with your com puter.

1. Op en the pl ayer in Windows Expl orer and then

navigate to the folder containing the files.

2. Select the files you want to remove and th en press the Dele te key on the keyboard of your PC.

• It is bes t to remove subscri ption f iles from the player by using Windows M edia Pl ayer.

Disconnecting the player from the PC

If Windows sees th e player as an MTP de vice:

• Unp lug the p layer from t he PC whe n no file transfer i s in progres s. If Windows sees the player as a removable disk:

1. In the Windows syst em tray, click th e Safely Rem ove Hard ware icon and th en sele ct the player from the lis t of devi ces.

2. Whe n the Safe to remove ha rdware message app ears, unplug t he player from the PC.

Do not disconn ect the USB

• connection dur ing fil e download.

• Doing so may corrupt system file s or the f iles be ing downloaded.

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