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 find 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
Identification 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/Off 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 Effect ..................................................................................................	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 Effect ..................................................................................................	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
Specifications........................................................................................................	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:

Product Overview

MP3 Player	Earphones	USB Cable	Installation CD with
	part number:	part number:	Instruction Manual
	50-110-26900119	38-012-10300019	part number:
			54-809-30000109

If items are missing or damaged, please contact partmaster (UK only). Tel: [phone] for assistance.

Features

r 1.8 inch colour LCD, 128×160 pixel

r Built-in rechargeable Li-polymer battery r USB 2.0 high speed transmission

r Supports playback of MP3, WMA, WAV audio files

r Supports multiple equalizer (EQ) and 3D sound effects

r Supports multiple playback mode: section repeat, file repeat, folder repeat and random

r Supports the basic information of titles, artists and albums of music files(ID3 tag) r Supports lyrics synchronisation, displayed on screen while music is playing

r Supports viewing of JPEG and BMP picture files

r Supports converted MTV video format (file transformation tool included) r Supports viewing of e-book in TXT format

r Supports voice recording via the build-in microphone r Multiple language user’s interface

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Computer

Connecting to a

Basic Operation

Hints and Tips

Safety Warning

Specifications and

Overview Product

a to Connecting

Computer

Operation Basic

Tips and Hints

and Specifications

Warning Safety

Identification of Parts and Controls

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	4	6
	1
	5	7

9

2

8

			10								11
1	MENU			Power on/off; Open or exit sub-menu; Stop recording
2	MIC			Microphone for voice recording
3	Screen			Screen display area
4				Increase volume; Navigate upwards; Previous picture/line
5				Previous track/page/screen; Fast backward; Navigate
				leftwards; Return to previous screen
6				Start /Pause playback; Enter main menu; Confirm selection
				in the main menu
7				Next track; Fast forward search; Navigate rightwards;
				Confirm and enter next screen.
8				Decrease volume; Navigate downwards; Next picture/line
9	RESET			Press the RESET hole/button if a malfunction occurs.
10	USB cable			Remove the USB cover and connect to the computer with
	connection port			the supplied USB cable.
	with cover
11	Earphones Jack			Connect with the supplied earphones.

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Connecting to a Computer

System Requirements

Your computer system must meet the following requirements:

r Pentium 200MHz or above

r Microsoft Windows 98SE / 2000 / ME / XP / Vista® r 120MB of available hard disk space

r USB port supported r CD-ROM drive

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.

1.Insert the installation CD into the CD-ROM drive.

2.Execute the “USB Disk Win98 Driver Version xxx.exe” file in the CD and follow the instructions in the pop-up window to complete the installation.

3.Restart the computer.

Make sure the MP3 player is disconnected from the computer when installing the driver.

Product Overview

Computer

Connecting to a

Basic Operation

Loading Files from a Computer to the MP3 Player

Files can be transferred directly into the MP3 player using the USB data cable.

	1.	Connect the MP3 player to the computer using the USB cable.	Tips
	2.	The computer system will detect “New Hardware” and start to install the driver	and
		automatically. Wait for the system to finish the installation. When it has finished, a
		new “Removable Disk” will be created in “My Computer”.	Hints
	3.	Select the files on your computer and simply drag and drop them into the

“Removable Disk”.

Please do not disconnect the MP3 player from the computer during file transfers as it may cause the file transfer process and MP3 player to malfunction.

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Safety Warning

Specifications and

Overview Product

Disconnecting the USB Cable

After completing the file transfer, disconnect the USB cable in the following way:

1.Double click the green arrow “Safely Remove Hardware” in the taskbar on the bottom right of the window.

2.Select “USB Mass Storage Device” and click “Stop”.

3.The “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.

a to Connecting

Computer

Operation Basic

Tips and Hints

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 files to the MP3 player, it may take a longer time.

r Fully charge the MP3 player before you use it for the first time (~8 hours) or when you haven’t used it for a long period of time.

r Charge the MP3 player immediately when the “Low battery” message is displayed.

r Do not overcharge the battery as it may shorten its life.

r The MP3 player does not function while charging.

Battery Level Indication

The approximate power levels of your battery are indicated as follows:

and Specifications

Warning Safety

Full

Two-third full

Low

Empty

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Basic Operation

Power On/Off the MP3 Player

Make sure the battery is sufficient and the earphones are connected.

r Press and hold the MENU button to power on. r Press and hold the MENU button to power off.

Product Overview

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.

Key Hold Function

The keys will be locked in Music and Voice mode after the set time if no button is pressed.

r To deactivate the lock function, press and hold the button for 2 seconds and then release.

r To lock all buttons of the MP3 player, see “Hold Time” on page 27 for details.

Entering the Main Menu

Press and hold the button to open the main menu. Use thebuttons to select an item and press the button to confirm your selection. All available options are listed below.

Computer

Connecting to a

Basic Operation

Music playback		Voice recording		Photo playback	Movie playback
		playback

Deleting files	E-Book viewing	Customising
and folders		settings

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Hints and Tips

Safety Warning

Specifications and

Overview Product

a to Connecting

Computer

Operation Basic

Tips and Hints

and Specifications

Warning Safety

Music Playback

Playing Music

Make sure the battery power level is sufficient and the earphones are connected correctly.

1

Press thebuttons to select Music.

2.Press the

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

button to display the following screen.

1. Play mode indicator

82. Volume level

3.	Playing file name / ID3 tag /Lyrics
9	Spectrum display
4.
5.	Bit rate
6.	Sampling frequency
7.	Elapsed time of the track
8.	Key locked indicator

109. Remaining battery power indicator

1110. File format

1211. Current EQ indicator

12.Current track / Total track number

1313. Current mode

1414. Play/Pause/Stop/Fast forward/

15Rewind

15.Total time of the track

3.Press thebutton to play the music. While playing music, you can:

r Pausing/Resume Playing:

Press thebutton to pause playing. Press thebutton again to resume playing.

r Skipping Tracks:

Press thebuttons to skip to previous / next track.

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