Hi-Tech HE-MP44F User Manual

CLIP MP3 PLAYER

HE-MP44F

The pictures, diagrams, and certain functions

described in this manual may differ from the actual

product due to different models

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USER MANUAL

or troubleshooting tips

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PREFACE

We express our sincere thanks for

purchasing our MP3 Player! Before

operating this MP3 Player, be sure to read

this user manual carefully. After reading it,

please keep it in a safe place for future

reference.

We reserve the right to make changes to

this MP3 Player and/or this user manual

without notice. Please visit our company’s

website listed on the product packaging for

additional product information and/or

updates.

NOTE: The pictures, diagrams, and certain

functions described in this manual may

differ from the actual product due to

different models.

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SAFETY AND GENERAL INFORMATION

READ THIS INFO RMATION BEFORE USING

THIS MP3 PLAYER

A. New battery can reach its best

performance after it has completely
charged and discharged for two or three
times.

B. Please charge the new battery for no

less than 10 hours for the first three
times you are charging, then from the
fourth time on, just charge it for six hours
and it can reach its best performance.

C. Do not operate this MP3 Player in

extremely cold, hot, dusty or damp
environment.

D. Avoid putting this MP3 Player under

direct sunlight

E. Do not scrub this MP3 Player with a hard

object; it may result in scratches on the
screen and/or damage to the hardware.
Use a damp cotton cloth to gently wipe
the shell of the player. Using other
chemical cleaning solutions is strictly
prohibited.

F. Keep this MP3 Player and all

accessories out of children’s reach
under 3 years old.

G. Charge the MP3 Player when:

 The battery capacity icon is

empty and flashing

 The MP3 Player powers off

automatically, immediately
after it is turned on.

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H. Avoid operating this MP3 Player under

very dry environment to prevent damage
from static-shock.

I. Do not disconnect the USB cable while

formatting, uploading or downloading
files; disconnecting USB cable will result
in file corruption and may require
reformatting.

J. When used as a secured removable disk,

users should backup important data.
Our company is not responsible for loss
of data.

K. This MP3 Player does not have any

user-serviceable parts or accessories.
DO NOT TRY TO DISASSEMBLE THIS
MP3 Player. Use only the AC charger
that came with this Player to charge it.
Try not to charge the player while using
it.

L. Long exposure to high sound volume

may have an effect on your hearing, so
please use the appropriate volume level.

M. Use only the battery, charger, and

accessories permitted by the
manufacturer. Using other accessories
or charger may be a safety hazard or
affect product performance and/or void
product warranty.

N. Please properly dispose of the obsolete

player and its accessories following your
local environmental laws.

O. If you have any problem using this player,

please email [email protected] or
contact our customer service center –
check our website www.hittusa.com for
contact information

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NOTE: Please charge the player no less

than 10 hours BEFORE f irst time use.

NOTE REGARDING FCC COMPLIANCE

Users are not permitted to make changes or
modify the device in any way. Changes or
modifications that are not authorized by the
party responsible for compliance could void
the user’s authority to operate the equipment.
This device complies with part 15 of the FCC
Rules. Operation is subject to the following two
conditions:

 This device many not cause

harmful interference, and

 This device must accept any

interference received, including
interference that may cause
undesired operation.

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TABLE OF CONTENT

FUNCTIONS OVERVIEW ........................ 7

KNOW THE PLAYER .............................. 9

BASIC FUNCTIONS…………………….. 10

BUTTONS OPERATIONS ..................... 14

MUSIC ................................................... 15

RECORD ............................................... 18

VOICE .................................................... 19

FM RADIO………………………………... 20

SYSTEM ................................................ 22

E-DOCUMENT…………………………….23
TELEPHONE BOOK….………………….24

USB DISK .............................................. 25

OTHER SETTINGS ................................ 28

SECURED DISK PARTITION…..……….30

TROUBLESHOOTING ........................... 34

TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS ............ 35

WARRANTY INFORMATION...……..…. 37

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FUNCTIONS OVERVIEW

● Refined exterior design

Clip-on design with LCD display

● Multi file format support

Supports MP1, MP2, MP3, WMA, WMV,

ASF and WAV files.

● FM Radio

Built-in Radio with preset

● Phone Book

Built-in phone/address book.

● e-Documents

Read text files

● USB Memory

Manage your files in USB memory no

driver installation required for Windows 2K or

later

● Secured Space’

Partition memory to create a separate

encrypted area in the memory using included

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program

● Recorder / Repeat

Voice can be recorded and saved in

WAV or ACT format. Phase/Contrast repeat

available.

● Equalizer Settings

7 Equalizer settings - Normal, Rock,

Pop, Classic, Soft, Jazz & Bass

● Play Mode Settings

Normal, Single Repeat, Play Catalog,

Repeat Catalog, Repeat All, Shuffle, Lyric.

● Power save Mode

User selectable sleep and battery

saving modes

● Graphic User Interface

Menu with icons for a user-friendly

interface

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KNOW THE PLAYER

Appearance and Buttons

1. PLAY: play/ pause & Confirm selection and

Fast Exit from the menus

2. MODE: Menu button & Confirm Selection

3. VOL: volume adjustment

4. NEXT: Next song or menu selection

5. PREV : previous song or menu selection

6 USB port

7 ON/OFF power button

8 Earphones: Earphone jack

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PLAYER DISPLAY

Battery

 A solid battery icon means the

battery is fully charged; as the

player is used the battery level

indicator will be partially filled

 A blank battery indicator means

the battery charge is low and

must be plugged in to charge the

battery.

When the player is plugged in to charge,

make sure that the ON/OFF switch is in ON

position

When the player is not in use switch the

power button to OFF position

BASIC FUNCTIONS

 Main Menu

Mode button is used to bring up different

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Menus including:

Main Menu - press Mode for a short time to

open the menu & press for a longer time to

exit from the menu

Sub-Menu - press Mode for a short time to

open the sub-menu

 Navigation Keys:

Use navigation keys (NEXT & PREV) to

select menu options, songs browsing,

Fast Rewind or Fast Forward when playing

music

 Various Funct ions (Modes):

Select different functions through the Main

Menu. Short press Mode to open Main Menu

and then use Navigation keys to select the

different function; short press Mode button to

confirm the selection

Main Menu Music

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Voice Recorder Play Voice

FM Radio System

eDocuments Phonebook

 Connecting player to a computer

and enter USB mode:

 Volume adjustment:

Press VOL to enter volume adjustment

mode and then short press NEXT/ PREV to

increase or decrease the volume.

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 Turn Player ON or OFF:

Long press PLAY to turn player ON, when

the player is off (ON/OFF switch must be in

ON position)

Long press PLAY to turn player OFF, when

the player is on

 Play or Stop (pause when in

recording) and Exi t from the
sub-menu:

Short press PLAY in music play mode to

start playing the song.

While music is playing, short press PLAY to

pause playing, and long press PLAY to stop

playing music

 Start Recording（short press）/ Stop

Recording:

Short press PLAY to stop recording in

recording state.

Long press PLAY to exit and save the

recorded files

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BUTTONS OPERATIONS

 Button definitions

1. PLAY : Turn Player ON, OFF, Play, Pause

& Stop, and Fast Exit from the Menus

2. MODE: Bring up the Menus and confirm

selections

3. VOL: Switch to volume adjustment mode

4. NEXT: Next file/menu selection, Fast

Forward, Volume increase (after switching to

Volume mode)

5 PRE: Previous file/menu selection, Fast

Rewind, Lower the Volume (after switching to

Volume mode)

6 USB: USB port

7 Earphone Jack

8. ON/OFF Power Switch

 Defini tion of button operations :

Button operations include, Short Press,

Long Press, and Press & Hold.

1. Short press: Result is achieved as

soon as the button is pressed

2. Long press: Press the button for more

than a couple of seconds to achieve

desired result

3. Press: Result is achieved when the

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button is released after pressing it

4. Hold: Keep holding the key until the

desired result is achieved, e.g. keep

holding the PREV/NEXT keys for Fast

Rewind/Fast Forward

MUSIC (Play stored MP3 files)

 Simple operation

1. Plug the earphones into the earphone

jack.

2. Long press PLAY to turn on the player,

Press MODE button to select Music

option and then short press PLAY button

to play music file.

3. Selecting music files:

PRE -> select previous music file

NEXT-> select next music file

4. Volume Control:

Short press VOL button, then press PRE

to decrease volume or NEXT to increase

volume

 Equalizer

In the Music playing

Mode

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1. Short press MODE to enter Music

sub-menu.

2. Press NEXT to select “Equalizer”

3. Short press MODE to confirm selection

and enter “Equalizer” sub-menu.

5. EQ selection is as follows:

Natural

Rock

Pop

Classical

Soft

Jazz

DBB

6. Press NEXT to select and short press

Mode to confirm

 Lyrics synchronization

The player supports *.lrc lyric files to

display synchronized lyrics. If lyric file is

found, the “

icon.

” icon is replaced by “ ”

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NOTE: lyrics file must have the same

name as the song file e.g. if song file's

name is my Love.mp3 then the lyrics file

must be named my Love.lrc

If lyrics file on the player matches the song,

the lyrics will be displayed automatically

without pressing any buttons.

NOTE: In case lyrics file is found but lyrics are

not displayed, press Mode button to display

lyrics.

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RECORD (Voice Recording)

Make sure the

battery has enough

power when

recording. The

player supports up to 99 voice files per catalog

/ folder.

1. Long press MODE button for the Main

Menu

2. Press NEXT button to select Record

3. Short press MODE to enter recording

mode.

4. Short press PLAY

to start recording.

While

recording, short pressing PLAY will pause

recording; then long pressing PLAY will stop

recording and save the recorded file and then

short pressing MODE will exit from the

recording mode.

Or as an alternate, while recording long

pressing MODE saves the file and exit from

the recording mode.

Only PLAY and MODE buttons work

during recording.

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 Select recording quality

1. In recording mode, while recording is

paused, short press Mode to display

recording sub-menu.

2. Press NEXT button to select

Recording type

3. Short press Mode to confirm selection
WAV format

Fine Recording

Long-time
Recording

Super Recording.

4. Press Play to start recording.

Good sound
quality

WAV format
Normal sound
quality

ACT format
High bit rate
recording file

VOICE (Playback recorded voice files)

1. Long press MODE button to display Main

Menu

2. Press NEXT to select VOICE

3. The player enters Voice mode and play the

recorded voice files directly without pressing

PLAY.

Selecting recorded voice file

PREV: select previous file

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NEXT: select next file

5. Volume Control: press VOL to enter

volume adjustment mode, then short press

NEXT to increase volume or short press PREV

to decrease volume.

FM RADIO

1. Entry Main Menu

2. Push Next Choosing “MF Mode"

3. Press mode to enter Radio mode

Automatic Channel Scan

Hold Last/Next for one second to start the

channel search in “100KHz” increments; to

stop tuning push Last/Next

Manual Tuning

Push Last once to decrease frequency 100

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KHz

Push Next once to increase frequency 100

KHz

Save Channel

Press Mode to access FM submenu and press

Mode again to save a channel

To select a saved channel Press Play

Radio Recording

To record a radio channel, while listening to

radio:

a. Press Mode to enter MF submenu.

b. Choosing fine record or longtime

record - current radio program will

start getting recorded

c. Press and hold Mode to exit from

recording mode

Volume control

Push VOL to access Volume Control, Press

Next/Last to change volume level

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SYSTEM (Change pl ayer’s settings)

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1. Long press MODE button to display

Main Menu.

2, Press NEXT

to select

“System”

3. Short press Mode to confirm selection

 Introducti on of parameter it ems

LCD Set Set screen backlight an

contrast

Language Choice of 19 different

languages

Power Off Set auto shut off time

due to inactivity –

time can be set from

0-60 seconds - set

time to 0 to disable

auto power off

Memory Info Shows Total and free

memory on the

player

Firmware Version Displays the firmware

Exit Exit from the menu

version of the player

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NOTE: Short pressing PLAY can fast exit the

menu.

E-DOCUMENT

Use this option to read text files stored on the

player’s memory.

1. Long press MODE button to display Main

Menu

2. Press NEXT to select e-Document

3. Short press Mode to enter e-Document

mode and displays stored text files.

4. Press NEXT/PREV to select a file, and

short press Play to display the file.

NOTE: If the text file is in a folder other than

the root folder then press NEXT or PREV to

select the folder, which contains the file you

want to read, and Short press PLAY to open

that folder.

NOTE：When reading files, if the player is in

“Manual play” state, you should Press NEXT

or PREV to turn over the pages. If it’s in “Auto

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play” state, it will turn over pages

automatically.

TELEPHONE BOOK

Finding telephone information?

1. Long press MODE button to display Main

Menu

2. Press NEXT to select Telephone Book

3. Press Play to enter Telephone book mode.

Detail of the submenu lists below:

File Select

RECORD

TEL CSV

a. Push NEXT to choose Browse TEL and
press Play to make the selection.
b. Push NEXT to scroll to the select a phone

book entry

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c. Press Mode to exit.

Browse TEL:

Check the imported contacts, including Name,

E-mail, Mobile, QQ, Telephone, Fax etc.

NOTE: If there is no telephone file on the

player a warning message “No File!” will be

displayed

Press and hold MODE to exit

Import Tel File: Use this option to Import

Telephone book file from PC to the player.

Export Tel File: Export Telephone book file

from the player to PC

USB DISK

The player can be used as a standard USB

disk, supports the following operating systems:

Windows 98 (need driver installation),

Windows 2000/ME, XP, Vista (Don’t need

driver installation), Mac OS 10.3, Linux,

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Redhat 8.0, and above.

The player also supports USB charge, and it

can be used while it’s getting charged (in

waiting mode, short press Mode to exit to the

Main menu and use the player.

The player displays the following three modes

during it’s connected to the computer:

1.Waiting mode

3. File uploading

2.File downloading

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NOTE: In USB Disk mode the player’s

memory appears as Removable Disk under

computer’s File Manager (Windows Explorer

or Finder). You can drag and drop supported

files from your computer’s hard drive to

removable disk.

UPGRADE PLAYER’S FIRMWARE

The firmware on this player is user

upgradeable. Please email

[email protected]

to check if new firmware

is available. If new firmware is available it

will be emailed to you with instructions to

upgrade the firmware

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OTHER SETTINGS

 Selecting folder other than root

folder to select and play files

You can put music, voice and text files into

different folders on the player’s memory while

player is connected to the computer.

NOTE: The player supports up to 9

sub-folders in the ROOT

Selecting different folder

1. In Pause mode (take
music mode for
example) short press
Mode to enter Music
sub-menu

3. Press NEXT or PREV
to select the folder you
want to open

5. Press Mode to
confirm the selection

2. Select Local
Folder to display root
folder and any
sub-folders

4. Press NEXT or
PRE to select the
music file you want to
play

6. Press PLAY to
start playing the
music file

Note: You can create separate folders for

Music, Recording and Text files.

Delete files

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In Pause mode short press Mode to enter

Music sub-menu

Select “Delete File” (to delete current file) or

“Delete all” files in the current folder,

associated with the current Mode (Music,

Voice, etc.) e.g. selecting “delete all” in music

mode, will delete all music files but won’t

delete recording files.

Please make sure to properly exit the

player after deleting files, not doing so may not

delete the files.

Play mode

You can select different play sub-menus in

music and recording files play mode

Playing music files in

Normal

Repeat

sequence until the end of

folder

Repeat single music file

One

Repeat All

Repeat all music files

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Replay (A-B repeat)

1. Setup during Music play or Voice replay

2. Short press Mode to enter Play sub-menu

3. Press NEXT to select “Replay”

4. Short press Mode to enter Replay mode

5. Press NEXT to confirm A. “A” is starting

point for replay, replay icon

flash, which means it is in replay setup mode

and waiting for the selection of end point B

6. When ready, press NEXT to confirm B

7. Then icon

begin to replay the song continuously between

A and B

8. Press NEXT to exit replay mode.

CREATE SECURED DATA PARTITION

Use provided software to divide player’s

will stop flashing and will

will start to

memory into two partitions, and password

protect one of the partitions. User can save

important information in the secured partition.

To activate Secured Partition:

1. Connect your player to PC

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2. Run MP3 Player Disk Tool which can be

found in provided CDROM

3. Click ‘Allocation and Encrypt’ card; allocate

appropriate space and set username and

password, and then click Start.

4. After space allocation, shown as below:

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5. Click ‘OK’ to restart.

6. After restart, user will find two disks (only

one disk can be seen on OS older than

Windows 2K SP4), click the encrypted disk

(the second one), user will find three files, two

are hidden and one is executable

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7. Run executable file ‘RdiskDecrypt.exe’ and

enter username and password.

8. If username and password are correct, the

disk will open, and files can be copied

Warning: Creating and removing

secured partition will delete all data.

Warning: Please note down username

and password. In case user forgets username

or password then the secured partition must

be removed and recreated which will delete all

data.

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TROUBLESHOOTING

No power Make sure the

battery is charged
and ON/OFF switch

is in ON position

No sound in
earphone

Abnormal words
display on the screen

Can not download
music successfully

Check to make sure
the volume level is
not set to “0”and the
earphone is properly
inserted into the
earphone jack

Check if you’ve
chosen the right

language

Check USB cable is
connected properly
to the computer and
MP3 player. Make
sure there is free
space on the
player’s memory to

Some or all of the
songs I downloaded
cannot be seen on
the player when
playing songs

store new files
Make sure the songs

files are in one f the
supported music file
formats.
Do not use song
synchronization
programs to copy
songs from computer
to this player. User
MUST use File
manager e.g.
Windows Explorer®
or Finder® to drag

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and drop song files
(in one of the
supported formats)
from computer to the
player.

TECHNICAL SPECIFI CATIONS

Screen 128*64 LCD screen.
USB HDUSB2.0 read1000K

Byte，write 800K Byte）

Flash 128M－4GBM

Power Max 10 hours

Recording

Music

Sampling
Rate

Record
format

Time 35hours

Headset
maximum
output

MP3 bit rate 8K bps –

WMA、
WMV、ASF
bit rate

Frequency

8KHz

WAV（32K
bps）、

（ACT，
128M Flash）

（L）10mW
＋（R）10mW
（32Ohm）

320K bps

5K bps –
384K bps

20Hz~20KH

Music
format
Temperature -5 ~40℃

Response
Signal-to-N
oise

MP1、MP2、MP3、WMA、
WMV、OGG

z

80dB

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Language Simplified Chinese, English,

Traditional Chinese, German,
French, Italian, Spanish (total
of 19 languages)

System Windows98/SE/ME/2K/XP/V

ista/7; Mac OS 10、Linux

2.4.2

NOTE: Product design and specifications may

change without prior notice

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LIMITE D 90-DAY WARRANTY

Coverage: Hi-Tech Trading (USA), Inc.

(“HiTT”) warrants this product (“product”)
against defects in materials and
workmanship under normal consumer use
for 90 days from the date of purchase. HiTT,
at its option, will at no charge repair, replace
or refund the purchase price of this product
should it not conform to this warranty. This
limited warranty is a consumer’s exclusive
remedy, extends only to the first consumer
purchaser, is not transferable and is valid
only on products purchased by consumers
in the United States or Canada.

Exclusions:
Normal Wear and Tear: Periodic

maintenance, repair and replacement of
parts due to normal wear and tear are
excluded from coverage.

Batteries: Only batteries whose fully

charged capacity falls below 80% of their
rated capacity and batteries that leak during
warranty period are covered by this limited
warranty.

Miscellaneous: This warranty does NOT

cover defects or damage that result from: (a)
improper operation, storage, misuse or
abuse, accident or neglect, such as
physical damage (cracks, scratches, etc.)

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to the surface of the Product resulting from
misuse; (b) contact with liquid, water, rain,
extreme humidity or heavy perspiration,
sand, dirt or the like, extreme heat, or food;
(c) use of the Product for commercial
purposes or subjecting the Product to
abnormal usage or conditions; (d) service,
installation, alteration, or modification in any
way by someone other than HiTT and, (e)
other acts which are not the fault of HiTT.

Obtaining Service: To obtain service or

information, please send email to

[email protected]. You will receive

instructions on how to ship the Product, at your
expense, to a HiTT Service Center. To obtain
service, you must include a copy of your
receipt.

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COMPANY & CONTACT INFORMATION

Hi-Tech Trading USA Inc

P.O. Box 179

Woodbury, NY 11797 U.S.A.

Web: www.hi ttusa.com

Email: [email protected]

ZOpid and the Stylized Logo are registered

in the US Patent & Trademark Office. All

other product or service names are the

property of their respective owners.

© 2010 Hi-Tech Trading USA Inc

The information contained in this User

Manual is believed to be correct at the time

of printing. HiTT reserves the right to

change or modify any information or

specifications without notice. The contents

of this User Manual are provided “as is.”

Except as required by applicable law, no

warranties of any kind, either express or

implied, including, but not limited to, the

implied warranties of merchantability and

fitness for a particular purpose, are made in

relation to the accuracy, reliability, or

contents of this guide.

HE-MP44F

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