Kanguru MP3 User Manual

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USER MANUAL

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Please be aware of the following points before using the
Kanguru Micro MP3.

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product. The user is responsible for the copyright laws, and is
fully responsible for any illegal actions taken.

CUSTOMER SERVICE

To obtain service or technical support for your product,
please contact Kanguru Solutions Technical Support
Department at 508-376-4245, or visit www.Kanguru.com for
web support.

Kanguru Solutions

1360 Main St., Millis, MA 02054

508.376.4245 • Fax [phone]

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Foreword

Thank for choosing the Kanguru Solutions MP3 player.
To allow you to operate this player as quickly as possible, please first refer to this user manual included
with to obtain information about the product and operating methods. Before using the KanguruMP3 player,
please carefully read all data provided with the KanguruMP3 player, so that you may have a better
understanding of this product.
While compiling this manual, we were very careful and rigorous, aiming to provide you with reliable
information. However, we need your understanding since it is hard to avoid some mistakes and omissions.
We welcome your comment s. If you have any problem during the use of this product, please contact tech
support at 1- 508-376-4245.
Kanguru Solutions will not be responsible for loss of personal data, damage caused by malfunction of
SW/HW, artificial damage, replacement of battery as well as other accidental conditions. To avoid the loss
of your data, please back it up on your computer frequently. Kanguru Solutions will not take any related
responsibilities for potential accidental loss during the application of this manual.

• The information contained in this manual is subject to change without any prior notic e.

• The information in this manual is protected by copyright. Do not copy or reproduce any part of

this manual without prior written permission from Kanguru Solutions.

• Kanguru Solutions reserves the right of final explanation for this manual, warranty, and any
related information.

Safety Precautions

• Please remove the battery if the KanguruMP3 player will not be used for a prolonged period of
time.

• Do not use the KanguruMP3 player in extremely hot, cold, dusty or humid conditions.

• Protect the player from falling, rubbing, or compact ing while in use, this may lead to cosmetic

damage or damage of internal hardware.

• Please replace the battery under the following circumstances:

o In normal operation, the player will power off automatically after the battery symbol is

empty and “battery low” message is shown.

o The operating buttons do not respond and the battery symbol is empty

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• Avoid operating this player under extremely dry conditions, so as to prevent damage to the
hardware inside the player by high static.

• When the player is connected to the PC and is formatting, uploading, or downloading, the
connection should not be stopped abruptly or it can lead to program error and failure to power on.

• When the player is used as a removable disk, the user should store files under appropriate
operation methods for file management. Kanguru Solutions will not be responsible for any loss of
files.

• It is recommended that you backup the data on the player to your PC at regularly scheduled
intervals.

• Note: The battery meter may change during playing. This is generated from different power
consumption during use and playback. It will not affect the normal functions of the player and
should not be mistaken as quality problem.

Functional Description

• Superb exterior design

o Superb exterior design and comfortable handling

• Support for multiple audio formats

o Music formats including MPEG1/MPEG2/MPEG2.5 Layer2/3,WMA and WAV.

• Driver-free operation

o File operation can be done directly through “Removable Disk” in “My Computer” without

any additional software. No driver is needed in most newer systems.

• Tone equalizer

o EQ mode s include Common, Pop, Rock, Classic, Jazz and Base.

• Multiple playing mode s

o Playing modes include, Normal, Repeat 1, Repeat all, Random all, Play directory, Repeat

directory, and Random play directory.

• Timed power-off

o Configurable automatic power-off timer

• Graphical menu

o Visual graphic menu with LCD display for ease of use.

• Synchronized lyrics

o Supports synchronized lyric display using LRC files.

• Multi-languages

o 7 languages including Simplified Chinese, German, Italian, France, Portuguese, Spanish,

and English can be selected.

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Description and location of player controls

1 button: ON/OFF, Play, Pause
2 button: Hold key
3 button: Volume down
4 button: Volume up
5 button: Record
6 button: Menu, Enter
7 button: Previous, Backward
8 button: Next, Forward
9 Earphone jack
10 MIC
11 USB Interface
12 Display screen

Basic Functions

I. ON/OFF

1. Please make sure the player is unlocked. The Hold key should be in the unlocked position.

2. Power on: While player is off, press and hold button to power on the player.

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3. Power off: While player is on , press and hold button while the words “Power off” display on
screen. Press and hold until the progress bar is full and “see you” appears.

Note:

(1) When powering on, the player may temporarily pause (duration of the pause links to the player

capacity). The player is initializing and is subject to this normal operation.

(2) Power-on memory function: When the player powers on, it will start from the time at previous

power-off (music, FM, and E-book). If powering off under Pause status, it will enter the position that is
playing at the time of previous power-off.

(3) If there is any failure during operation, the player can be powered on by taking out the battery and

then putting it back In.

II. Music playback

In main menu screen you can choose the Music Mode by pressing the buttons, as the
following figure shows:

Short press to enter Music Mode and short press to start playing the current song. This
displays such information as song number, type, and name, singer, lyrics, sound effect mode, bit rate,
repeat mode, A-B repeat mode, volume, charge display as well as the play duration current song. Under
Play status, you can pause by first short pressing button; continue to play by short pressing
button again, or stop playing the current song and ret urning to the main screen by long pressing
button.

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Note: synchronized lyric display
The player supports “*.LRC” lyrics files to achieve synchronized play between lyrics and the songs. Keep
the names of lyrics files consistent with that o f the song files.

1. Music Selection