HITACHI DMP260 User Manual
Instruction Manual
DMP260
DMP460
DMP860
2GB/4GB/8GB Music and Video Multimedia Player
Congratulations on the purchase of
your new Hitachi MP3 Player. It has many
exciting features to make your listening to
music experience more enjoyable.
We recommend that you spend some time
reading this instruction manual in order to
fully understand these features.
You will also nd some tips and help with
troubleshooting common issues.
Read all the safety instructions carefully
before using the MP3 Player and keep this
instruction manual for future reference.
Contents
Contents ..................................................................................................................3
Product Overview...................................................................................................5
Unpacking the MP3 Player........................................................................................................5
Features............................................................................................................................................ 5
Identication of Parts and Controls....................................................................................... 6
Connecting to a Computer.....................................................................................7
System Requirements................................................................................................................. 7
Installing the Driver for Windows 98 SE ............................................................................... 7
Loading Files from a Computer to the MP3 Player........................................................... 7
Disconnecting the USB Cable .................................................................................................. 8
Charging the Battery................................................................................................................... 8
Battery Level Indication ............................................................................................................. 8
Basic Operation ......................................................................................................9
Turning On/O the MP3 Player............................................................................................... 9
Resetting the MP3 Player........................................................................................................... 9
Key Hold Function........................................................................................................................ 9
Entering the Main Menu............................................................................................................ 9
Music Playback .....................................................................................................10
Playing Music...............................................................................................................................10
Display Lyrics................................................................................................................................11
Entering the Music Setup Menu ...........................................................................................11
– To Set Repeat ....................................................................................................................11
– To Set Equalizer................................................................................................................ 12
– To Set 3D Sound Eect..................................................................................................13
– To Set Play Rate................................................................................................................13
– To Navigate Music Files .................................................................................................14
Voice Recording and Playback ............................................................................15
Entering the Voice Setup Menu.............................................................................................17
– To Set Repeat ....................................................................................................................17
– To Set Equalizer................................................................................................................ 18
– To Set 3D Sound Eect..................................................................................................19
– To Set Play Rate................................................................................................................19
– To Navigate Music Files .................................................................................................20
– To Record Voce .................................................................................................................20
Photo Playback.....................................................................................................21
Entering the Photo Setup Menu ...........................................................................................21
Movie Playback.....................................................................................................22
Deleting Files and Folders ...................................................................................23
E-Book Viewing.....................................................................................................24
Customising Settings ...........................................................................................25
Time.................................................................................................................................................25
Power..............................................................................................................................................26
Language.......................................................................................................................................26
Display............................................................................................................................................26
Record.............................................................................................................................................27
System Tools................................................................................................................................. 27
Converting Video to MTV Format........................................................................28
Hints and Tips........................................................................................................29
Specications........................................................................................................30
Safety Warnings....................................................................................................31
Product Overview
Unpacking the MP3 Player
Remove all packaging from the MP3 player. Retain the packaging. If you dispose it
please do so according to local regulations.
The following items are included:
MP3 Player Installation CD with
If items are missing or damaged, please contact partmaster (UK only).
Tel: 0870 6001 338 for assistance.
Earphones
part number:
50-110-26900119
USB Cable
part number:
38-012-10300019
Instruction Manual
part number:
54-809-30000109
Product Overview
Computer
Connecting to a
Features
1.8 inch colour LCD, 128×160 pixelr
Built-in rechargeable Li-polymer batteryr
USB 2.0 high speed transmissionr
Supports playback of MP3, WMA, WAV audio lesr
Supports multiple equalizer (EQ) and 3D sound eectsr
Supports multiple playback mode: section repeat, le repeat, folder repeat and r
random
Supports the basic information of titles, artists and albums of music les(ID3 tag)r
Supports lyrics synchronisation, displayed on screen while music is playingr
Supports viewing of JPEG and BMP picture lesr
Supports converted MTV video format (le transformation tool included)r
Supports viewing of e-book in TXT formatr
Supports voice recording via the build-in microphone r
Multiple language user’s interfacer
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Basic Operation
Hints and Tips
Safety Warning
Specications and
Product Overview
Identication of Parts and Controls
Connecting to a
Computer
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1 MENU Power on/o; Open or exit sub-menu; Stop recording
2 MIC Microphone for voice recording
3 Screen Screen display area
4
Hints and TipsBasic Operation
Safety Warning
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9 RESET Press the RESET hole/button if a malfunction occurs.
Specications and
10 USB cable
connection port
with cover
11
Earphones Jack
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5
2
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Increase volume; Navigate upwards; Previous picture/line
Previous track/page/screen; Fast backward; Navigate
leftwards; Return to previous screen
Start /Pause playback; Enter main menu; Conrm selection
in the main menu
Next track; Fast forward search; Navigate rightwards;
Conrm and enter next screen.
Decrease volume; Navigate downwards; Next picture/line
Remove the USB cover and connect to the computer with
the supplied USB cable.
Connect with the supplied earphones.
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Connecting to a Computer
System Requirements
Your computer system must meet the following requirements:
Pentium 200MHz or abover
Microsoft Windows 98SE / 2000 / ME / XP / Vista®r
120MB of available hard disk spacer
USB port supportedr
CD-ROM driver
Product Overview
Installing the Driver for Windows 98 SE
If your computer is running Windows ME / 2000 / XP / Vista®, no driver is required.
If your computer is running Windows 98 SE, you must install the driver provided on the
CD before connecting the MP3 player to your computer.
Insert the installation CD into the CD-ROM drive.1.
Execute the “2. USB Disk Win98 Driver Version xxx.exe” le in the CD and follow
the instructions in the pop-up window to complete the installation.
Restart the computer.3.
Make sure the MP3 player is disconnected from the computer
when installing the driver.
Loading Files from a Computer to the MP3 Player
Files can be transferred directly into the MP3 player using the USB data cable.
Connect the MP3 player to the computer using the USB cable.1.
The computer system will detect “2. New Hardware” and start to install the driver
automatically. Wait for the system to nish the installation. When it has nished, a
new “Removable Disk” will be created in “My Computer”.
Select the les on your computer and simply drag and drop them into the 3.
“Removable Disk”.
Computer
Connecting to a
Basic Operation
Hints and Tips
Please do not disconnect the MP3 player from the computer during le transfers
as it may cause the le transfer process and MP3 player to malfunction.
GB-7
Safety Warning
Specications and
Product Overview
Disconnecting the USB Cable
After completing the le transfer, disconnect the USB cable in the following way:
Double click the green arrow “1. Safely Remove Hardware” in the taskbar on the
bottom right of the window.
Select “2. USB Mass Storage Device” and click “Stop”.
The “3. Stop a Hardware device” pop-up window will appear, select “USB Mass
Storage Device” and click “OK”. Then you can unplug the MP3 player safely.
Connecting to a
Computer
Charging the Battery
Your MP3 player has a built-in rechargeable Li-polymer battery. The battery is charged
automatically whenever the MP3 player is connected to a computer.
If you charge the MP3 player while loading les to the MP3 player, it may take a longer
time.
Fully charge the MP3 player before you use it for the rst time (~8 hours) or when you haven’t used it r
for a long period of time.
Hints and TipsBasic Operation
Charge the MP3 player immediately when the “r Low battery” message is displayed.
Do not overcharge the battery as it may shorten its life.r
The MP3 player does not function while charging.r
Battery Level Indication
The approximate power levels of your battery are indicated as follows:
Specications and
Safety Warning
GB-8
Full Two-third full Low Empty
Basic Operation
Power On/O the MP3 Player
Make sure the battery is sucient and the earphones are connected.
Press and hold the r MENU button to power on.
Press and hold the r MENU button to power o.
Resetting the MP3 Player
If the user interface is not responding, you will need to use a pointed object to insert
into the RESET hole/button to re-initialise the system of your MP3 player.
Product Overview
Key Hold Function
The keys will be locked in Music and Voice mode after the set time if no button is
pressed.
To deactivate the lock function, press and hold the r
release.
To lock all buttons of the MP3 player, see “r Hold Time” on page 27 for details.
button for 2 seconds and then
Entering the Main Menu
Press and hold the button to open the main menu. Use the buttons to select
an item and press the
listed below.
Music playback Photo playback
button to conrm your selection. All available options are
Voice recording
playback
Movie playback
Computer
Connecting to a
Basic Operation
Hints and Tips
Deleting les
and folders
E-Book viewing
Customising
settings
GB-9
Safety Warning
Specications and
Product Overview
ess the
buttons to select
c
.
Music Playback
Playing Music
Make sure the battery power level is sucient and the earphones are connected correctly.
Press and hold the 1. button to enter the main menu.
Connecting to a
Computer
Press the
buttons to select Music.Pr
Musi
Press the 2.
1
2
3
4
Hints and TipsBasic Operation
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6
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Press the 3. button to play the music. While playing music, you can:
Pausing/Resume Playingr :
Specications and
Safety Warning
Press the
playing.
Skipping Tracksr :
Press the
button to display the following screen.
Play mode indicator1.
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Volume level 2.
Playing le name / ID3 tag /Lyrics 3.
Spectrum display4.
Bit rate5.
Sampling frequency 6.
Elapsed time of the track7.
Key locked indicator 8.
Remaining battery power indicator9.
File format10.
Current EQ indicator11.
Current track / Total track number12.
Current mode13.
Play/Pause/Stop/Fast forward/14.
Rewind
Total time of the track15.
button to pause playing. Press the button again to resume
buttons to skip to previous / next track.
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