Jens of Sweden MP-500V User Manual

MANUAL MP-500

V E R S I O N 1 . 2

ENGLISH

BASIC USE

Before You Start ...............................................................35

Getting Started .................................................................36

TA BL E O F CO NTE N TS

Different File Formats ......................................................37

PRODUCT SPECIFICATIONS

Product Speciﬁcations .....................................................38

Buttons and Connections ................................................39

The Display ........................................................................40

Music Mode ...................................................................40

Radio Mode ....................................................................40

Record Mode .................................................................41

Multimedia Mode .........................................................41

THE PLAYER’S DIFFERENT MODES

Player Modes ....................................................................42

Folder Navigation View and the Settings Menu ......43

Navi Mode ......................................................................43

1. MUSIC MODE

Play / Pause ....................................................................44

Fast Forward / Rewind .................................................44

Change the Volume .......................................................44

Repeat Section ..............................................................44

Bookmarks ......................................................................45

Change the Repeat Setting ..........................................45

The Equalizer ..................................................................45

Karaoke / Lyrics .............................................................46

2. RADIO MODE

Manual Tuning and Presets .........................................46

Change the Volume .......................................................46

FM Radio Recording ......................................................47

3. RECORD MODE

Turn Recording On / Off ................................................49

Setting recording Type and Quality .............................49

Bitrate Quality Setting ..................................................49

Record Settings .............................................................50

Timer Recording .............................................................50

4. MULTIMEDIA MODE

Play ..................................................................................51

Change the Volume .......................................................51

5. PICTURE MODE

View JPEG Files .............................................................52

View Next / Previous Image ........................................52

Slideshow .......................................................................52

6. TEXT MODE

Read a Text File ..............................................................53

Scroll the Text .................................................................53

7. USB HOST MODE

Connect the Devices .....................................................54

Copy Files ........................................................................54

PLAYER SETTINGS

Settings Menu Overview ................................................55

General ..............................................................................56

Display ...............................................................................57

Timer ...................................................................................58

Mode ..................................................................................59

Sound .................................................................................60

Record ................................................................................61

System ...............................................................................62

TROUBLESHOOTING / COPYRIGHT / LIMITED CONSUMER GUARANTEE

Troubleshooting ................................................................63

Limited Consumer Guarantee .........................................65

BEFORE YOU START

PRECAUTIONS

Read the following instructions thoroughly before you start using the product. JoS AB is not responsible for any problems due to incorrect use of the product

before you read these instruction.

- Don’t use the product in other ways than described in this manual.

- Don’t subject the player to any kind of force or shocks, this can seriously damage the player.

- Avoid extreme heat, shaking or magnetism.

- Keep the player out of any damp environments, which can seriously damage your player to the extent where it no longer can be repaired.

- Wipe off any possible grease stains and other particles using a polishing cloth. Never use paper which can give rise to scratches. Never use gasoline, thinner and similar ﬂuids to clean the player.

- Never take apart your player. This will void your warranty.

- Avoid shaking the player while it’s connected to the USB port.

- Fully charge the built-in battery when charging the player.

- If hold is turned on the player cannot be controlled until hold is turned back off.

- Protect the player from foreign objects and materials that might harm the surface of your player.

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TRAFFIC SAFETY

Do not use the earphones while riding a bike, driving a car or a motorcycle. It may cause a hazard by impairing your ability to hear what’s going on around you, in certain areas it’s also a violation of the law. Even walking or using a pedestrian crossing while wearing the earphones and listening at high volumes can be dangerous.

HEARING

To protect your hearing, do not use the earphones at high volumes for an extended time. Health professionals have indicated that it may be dangerous to be exposed to high levels of volume. If you experience ringing in your ears, please lower the volume level or stop using the earphones.

REST YOUR EARS

Prolonged listening at high volumes can cause serious damage to your ears, for example tinnitus or impaired hearing. For questions regarding sound and hearing contact your local Association of Hard of Hearing People.

GETTING STARTED

POWER ON

Press and hold the PLAY / PAUSE-button for more then 2 seconds.

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POWER OFF

Make sure the player is set to Pause. Then press and hold the PLAY / PAUSE button for more then 2 seconds.

HOLD

When Hold is activated the player will not respond when a button is pressed until Hold is deactivated.

LOW BATTERY WARNING

This warning screen will show when the battery level is low. When the battery level becomes to low for the player to operate the player will

turn off after saving any possible data.

CHARGING THE BATTERY

The player will automatically start charging the battery once it’s connected to a computer or a travel charger through the USB-port.

USB MEMORY FUNCTION

The player functions as a UMS (Universal Mass Storage) which lets you easily save and transfer ﬁles from your computer. The unit will automatically appear on your computer as a Removable Disk.

1. Connect the player to the computer using the USB cable.

2. Copy the ﬁle or folder.

3. If the computer can’t ﬁnd the player you may need to reinstall the player’s ﬁrmware. (This can happen if there is a disk error on the player, which can be caused by for example removing the player while ﬁle transfer is in progress) See www.jensofsweden.com for the latest ﬁrmware.

PLAYBACK DURING BATTERY CHARGE

It’s possible to play ﬁles while charging the battery.

1. When charging the battery through the computer (USB) press the MENU button. You will then be asked if you wish to exit USB Mode.

2. If you select Yes the ﬁle transfer mode will become inactive and the play mode will become active.

WARNING! Before you switch mode, make sure any possible ﬁle transfers are completed. If you abort a ﬁle transfer you may damage the players ﬂash memory and you may be forced to re-format and re-install the players ﬁrmware in which case you will lose all data stored on the player.

CHANGE THE LANGUAGE SETTING

The players default language is set to swedish, to change language follow the instructions below.

1. Turn on the player by holding down the PLAY / PAUSE button.

2. Press and hold the MENU button to enter the SETTINGS MENU.

3. From the SETTINGS MENU choose DISPLAY (“VISNING” in swedish) by using the NAVIGATE LEFT and RIGHT buttons. Conﬁrm your choise by pressing the MENU button.

4. Select the menu item LANGUAGE (“SPRÅK” in swedish) by using the NAVIGATE UP and DOWN buttons. Conﬁrm your choise by pressing the MENU button.

5. Select language, for example ENGLISH (“ENGELSKA“ in swedish) by using the NAVIGATE UP and DOWN buttons. Conﬁrm your choise by pressing the MENU button.

6. Press the REC button to exit the SETTINGS MENU.

DIFFERENT FILE FORMATS

WHAT IS MP3?

MP3 is short for MPEG-1 Audio Layer 3-compressiontechnology. The term MP3 ﬁles usually refers to ﬁles containing music of some kind. MP3 ﬁles are compressed to approximately 1/12 of a normal music ﬁle that you ﬁnd on a Compact Disc. MP3 is used under license from Thompson.

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WHAT IS WMA?

WMA is short for Windows Media Audio and is a popular alternative to MP3. WMA gives you the opportunity to compress ﬁles harder with out losing quality. WMA ﬁles are compressed to approximately 1/24 of a normal music ﬁle that you ﬁnd on a Compact Disc. WMA is used under license from Microsoft.

WHAT IS OGG?

OGG-Vorbis is an open source format with better quality than MP3. It also produces smaller ﬁles then MP3 with equal quality.

PRODUCT SPECIFICATIONS

PLAYER

Memory: 1GB, 2GB

IMAGES

File Support: JPG Size: 81 x 40 x 13 mm Weight: 51 gram Speakers: Built-in speakers

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Microphone: Built-in microphone

DISPLAY

Size: 1.6 inches Type: Color TFT LCD

TEXT

File Support: TXT

FM RADIO

Presets: 24 Auto Presets

Frequency: 76 MHz - 108.0 MHz

Antenna: Earphone Antenna

Colors: 260 000 colors Resolution: 128 x 128

FIRMWARE

Type: Upgradable

SOUND

Languages: English. Swedish.

Sound Enhancement: SRS/TRUBASS/WOW Equalizer: Normal, Classic, Jazz, Pop, Rock and

5 User EQs ID3: V1, V2 Headphone Output: 10 mW + 10 mW Speaker Output: 110 mW + 110 mW

BATTERY

Type: Rechargeable Li-Polymer (built-in)

Life: Audio: 15.5 hours, Video: 8 hours

Charging Time: 2-3 hours (30 min. with charger)

Working Temperature: -5C - 40C

Frequency Range: 20 Hz - 20 KHz SN Ratio: 90 dB (FM Radio: 50dB)

INTERFACE(S)

Headphones: 3.5 mm Stereo Jack

MUSIC

File Support: MP3, WMA and OGG Bitrate, MP3: 8 Kbps - 320 Kbps (Supports VBR)

Line-in: 3.5 mm Stereo Jack

USB: USB 2.0 HiSpeed Type B Mini Jack

USB host: USB 1.1

Bitrate, WMA: 32 Kbps - 192 Kbps Bitrate, OGG: 44 Kbps - 500 Kbps (Q1 - Q10)

REQUIREMENTS

O/S: Windows 98SE/ME/2000/XP/2003, Mac

10.2, Linux 2.4.0 or later.

VIDEO

File Support: MP4 (WMV, AVI, ASF, MPG,

Connection(s): USB port

MPEG) *

* When converted with the provided transcoder

Resolution: 128 x 112

RESET

LINE-IN

MIC

USB 1.1

HOST

BUTTONS AND CONNECTIONS

1. Play / Pause

2. MODE

1 2 3

4 5 6 7

3. REC

4. Navigate Up

5. Navigate Left

6. MENU

7. Navigate Right

8. Navigate Down

9. Built-in microphone

10. USB Host Jack

11. USB Jack

12. Headphones Jack

13. Line-In

14. Reset-button

15. HOLD

16. Built-in Speaker (Right)

17. Built-in Speaker (Left)

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THE DISPLAY

MUSIC MODE

A. Clock B. Volume Level Indicator C. Alarm D. Battery Level Indicator

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E. Play Time F. Section Repeat / Bookmark G. File Number / Total Selected Files H. Quality measured in kbps (Kilobits per second) I. Play / Pause J. Equalizer Mode K. Play Mode L. Progressbar M. Track Title N. Artist O. Folder

RADIO MODE

A. Clock B. Volume Level Indicator C. Battery Level Indicator D. Mono / Stereo E. Selected Preset / Total Presets F. Frequency Indicator Bar G. Frequency H. Radio Mode

RECORD MODE

A. Clock B. Volume Level Indicator C. Battery Level Indicator D. Remaining Memory E. Recording Quality in kbps (Kilobits per second) F. Frequency in kHz G. Recording File Format H. Record Mode I. Date J. Recording Source K. Filename

MULTIMEDIA MODE

A. Movie B. Play / Pause C. Progressbar D. Time E. Battery Level Indicator

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PLAYER MODES

There are seven different modes. These are Music, Radio, Record, Multimedia, Picture, Text and USB Host.

To switch mode the player must ﬁrst be set to Pause. When this is done you can access the MODE MENU by pressing MODE for 2 seconds. Switch between the different modes by using NAVIGATE RIGHT and LEFT buttons. Conﬁrm your choice with the MENU button.

Music Mode for

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playing music ﬁles.

FM Radio for listening and recording radio transmissions.

Record through the built-in microphone, external microphone or direct recording from the Line-in jack.

Multimedia Mode for playing MP4 ﬁles. NOTE! Only plays ﬁles in MP4 format. To convert your ﬁles to MP4 use the supplied transcoder software available at www.jensofsweden.com.

Picture Mode for showing images in JPEG format.

Text Mode. Show text ﬁles in .txt format.

USB Host for tranfering ﬁles from another portable USB device.

FOLDER NAVIGATION VIEW AND THE SETTINGS MENU

The navigation buttons have the same functions in all folder navigation views and settings menus.

1. NAVIGATE UP selects previous ﬁle or list.

2. NAVIGATE DOWN selects next ﬁle or list.

3. NAVIGATE LEFT move one step up in the folder structure.

4. NAVIGATE RIGHT open a folder and play selected ﬁle

5. PLAY / PAUSE play selected ﬁle.

6. MENU button - short press When you press the MENU button shortly you’ll enter the player’s folder

navigation.

7. MENU button - hold down (2 seconds). When you hold down the MENU button you’ll enter the SETTINGS MENU

(read more about the different settings you can make under PLAYER SETTINGS). To go back to play mode press the REC button.

NAVI MODE

When you are in the folder navigation view you can access NAVI MODE by pressing the MENU button. When the NAVI mode is active the title in the top of the screen will change from the active MODE (for example Music, Picture etc) to NAVI. This mode lets you play other ﬁle types than those played by the current active mode. For example you can play a MULTIMEDIA ﬁle when you are in the TEXT mode. The player will then automatically switch mode once you select another ﬁle type.

This mode helps you to navigate faster between different ﬁle formats and modes.

To exit the NAVI MODE and go back to the play mode press the REC button Press the MENU button a second time to switch back to the folder navigation for the current MODE.

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