Lenoxx Electronics MP-400 User Manual

MP3 / WMA Player

Operating Instructions

Model: MP-400

MP3 and WMA compatible

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Card slot for up to 512M SD/MMC

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memory card for extra storage Deluxe stereo earphones with neck strap

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Preset 6 position selectable equalizer

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512M built-in total storage space

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Lock button prevents accidental usage

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Includes USB cable and software disc

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Note: WMA Music with DRM Protection can not be supported by this audio player.

Operates with one AAA alkaline battery

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Can also be used to record and transfer

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files as a portable media device Track, Song time, Battery, Volume and

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Play mode indicators Requires Windows 98SE/Me/2000/XP/

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Mac OS X 10.2.6 or above 2 Demo songs are included

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

1-1 Preface………………………………………………………………………………………………….2 1-2 Features……………………………………………………………………………………………….3 1-3 Device Overview…………………………………………………………………………………….4 1-4 LCD Display Overview…………………………………………………………………………………6 1-5 Battery Installation…………………………………………………………………………………7 2 - Software Installation (for Windows 98SE) 2-1 Basic System Requirements…………………………………………………………………………7 2-2 Installing Software Driver and Utilities………………………………………………………………….7 2-3 Connecting the Audio Player and Computer…………………………………………………………9 2-4 Using the Audio Player as a Removable Drive (USB Disk)…………………………………………10 2-5 Disconnecting the Audio Player from Your Computer………………………………………………11

3 - Basic Operation of the Audio Player

3-1 Hanging the Earphones and Neck Strap Connection……………………………………12 3-2 Player Power On/Off…………………………………………………………………………………13 3-3 Music Playback………………………………………………………………………………………13 3-4 Adjusting the Volume…………………………………………………………………………………14 3-5 Locking the buttons……………………………………………………………………………………14 3-6 Adjusting Equalizer and Play Modes………………………………………………………15 3-7 Using an External SD / MMC Memory Card…………………………………………………………16 3-8 Deleting Files or Music from Your Player…………………………………………………………16 3-9 Transferring Files and Music from Your Computer to the MP-400……………………………17 3-10 Storage Information of the Player………………………………………………………………………18

4 - Using Microsoft’s Windows Media Player

4-1 Basic Information………………………………………………………………………………………19 4-2 Ripping Tracks from Music CDs………………………………………………………………………20 4-3 Copying CD Tracks from Computer to the Player…………………………………………………22

5 - Helpful Information

5-1 Troubleshooting………………………………………………………………………………………23 5-2 Technical Specifications………………………………………………………………………………24 5-3 Important Safety Instructions…………………………………………………………………………25 5-4 Product Care…………………………………………………………………………………………..26 5-5 FCC & ICES Compliance……………………………………………………………………………..26 5-6 Copyright………………………………………………………………………………………………27 5-7 Demo songs……………………………………………………………………………………………28 Limited Warranty……………………………………………………………………………………………29

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1-1. Preface

Before you use this DURABRAND digital audio player MODEL MP-400, read all the following materials carefully. You can play your favorite MP3 and WMA music files with this portable player, and we hope you will enjoy this product.

Check List

This package contains:

DURABRAND 512 MB Audio MP3/WMA player Model MP-400 USB Cable CD disc for Drivers (for Windows 98SE) / Instructions / Demo Music 1 size “AAA” Alkaline battery Earphones with Neck Strap Quick Manual This booklet

NOTE: We suggest you put the Power-On for both the audio player and your PC with

Internet connection ready, before you start the software installation. NOTE! Software installation is only needed if your computer has the older Windows 98SE operating system. If you have a newer operating system, such as Windows Me or XP, you don’t need to install any software. This MP-400 is “plug and play” and ready to use when you connect the USB cable to the MP-400 and your computer (your computer must have a USB port).

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1-2. Features

• Built-in 512MB flash memory (total space, including operating system files).

• Expansion SD/MMC card slot. Accepts up to 512MB SD (Secure Digital) / MMC (MultiMedia

Card) card (not included) for extra storage.

• Plays MP3, WMA music format files and can store any digital file.

• Upgraded stereo earphones with neck strap.

• One AAA alkaline battery included.

• Standard Mini USB port Plug & Play (cable included).

• Supports Windows 98SE/Me/2000/XP, Mac OS X 10.2.6 or above.

• Blue momentary back-light.

• 6 EQ settings (normal, pop, rock, jazz, classic, bass).

• Playback sequence selection (normal, repeat one, repeat all and random).

• FF/REW for fast forward to content of a single song or skipping to next or previous

song.

• Separate power ON/OFF button for easy operation.

• Lock button for locking all the buttons.

• USB 1.1 (Full speed) standard interface.

NOTE: WMA Music with DRM Protection cannot be supported by this audio player.

NOTE: This display does NOT support ID3 music title display.

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1-3. Device Overview

Fig. 1-3-1 Device Overview

1 EARPHONES jack - Connect earphones or a home theater etc. with a 3.5mm stereo plug. 2 LCD screen - Displays current status of the player, details on page 6.

3 Lock button - Locks controls to prevent accidental operation.

4 POWER button - Turns the player on or off.

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5 Memory selection / Play mode selection button - In STOP mode, press and

hold to select between internal flash memory and external SD/MMC card (if card is inserted inside the set). Press a short time to select the 4-mode playback: normal, repeat 1, repeat all, random (details on page 15).

6 Mini-USB port - Lift the cover and connect the player to your computer using the

supplied USB cable. 7 EQ button - Select the 6-Band Equalizer: normal, pop, rock, jazz, classic, bass. 8 Back cover - Remove the back cover to install 1 “AAA” battery or an optional MMC / SD

memory card (up to 512MB). 9 Battery compartment - Install 1 AAA battery (alkaline).

10 Hanging strap hole - To hang the player to the earphones and conveniently carry

these on your neck.

11 SD/MMC socket (card slot) - Insert an SD/MMC card (up to 512MB) as extra

memory.

12 5-Direction control pad - Controls playback and selects menu options:

• PLAY/PAUSE (Center button) - Start or pause playback (quick press).

• STOP (Center button) - Stop playback by pressing and holding.

• PREV (Left button) - Skips to the previous track. Press and hold to scan backwards.

• NEXT (Right button) - Skips to the next track. Press and hold to scan forwards.

• VOLUME VOL button (Up button) - Increase volume (details on page 14).

• VOLUME VOL Button (Down button) - Decrease volume (details on page 14).

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1-4. LCD Display Overview

Indicators:

1. Playing Time - Shows song’s playing time (12 minutes and 23 seconds) also

displays Power ON/OFF, PC connection, for uploading and for downloading.

2. Number - Shows current track number 19 or total number of tracks.

3. Status - Music playing status (rotates while playing music).

4. Lock - Buttons are locked when flashes in the display..

5. Volume - Volume control with 16 levels (more bars = louder volume).

6. Play status Icon - Playing / Stop / Pause .

7. EQ Setting - Displays or changes current EQ mode (Pop, Rock, Jazz, Classic, Bass

or no display for normal).

8. Battery Level - Displays battery capacity , Full Partial Empty..

9. Music Format - Shows “MP3” / “WMA” format music.

10. Repeat Setting - Displays playing mode ( random, repeat one, repeat all).

11. Memory selecting - Internal flash memory / External SD/MMC card .

Fig. 1-4-1 LCD Display Overview

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1-5. Battery Installation

1 Slide the battery cover off as shown. 2 Insert one AAA battery, beware of

correct polarities (+ and -).

3 Put the cover back.

SD/MMC

Battery Safety

Do not dispose of any battery in fire!

Do not put the battery in a damp place!

Please take out the battery if you don’t use the player for a long time!

Battery should be installed by adults for safety.

Fig. 1-5-1 Inserting the Battery

Slide to

open

2- Software Installation

2-1. Basic System Requirements

Intel Pentium II 300 MHz or above 128MB RAM(minimum) 150MB free space in hard drive USB port CD-ROM drive Operating Systems Supported: Windows 98SE or Windows Me or Windows 2000 or Windows XP or Mac OS X 10.2.6 or above.

NOTE:For Windows Me/2000/XP users, no software installation is needed. The set is

fully plug and play. For older computers running on Windows 98SE, you will need to install drivers from the supplied disc. For Windows 95 or earlier users, this set will not work and we recommend you upgrade your operating system and get a USB port.

2-2. Installing Software Driver and Utilities (For Windows 98SE users only)

For Windows 98SE only, if you have a newer system like Windows XP or Me, go to page 9. 1 Turn on your computer and insert the Driver Setup disc to the CD-ROM drive. 2 The computer screen will display the DURABRAND welcome page. 3 Select “Install”, click the “Windows 98SE driver”.

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Fig. 2-2-1 Installing Software Driver and Utilities

NOTE: No driver is required for Windows Me, XP, 2000 or Mac OS X 10.2.6 or above.

4 Install Windows Media Player 9.0.

If you have not installed Windows Media Player 9.0 (or later), you will be prompted to install it or update your current version. (Details of Windows Media Player 9.0 on Pages 19-22).

5 Browse the Driver Setup disc to check out:

Windows 98SE Driver

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Windows Media Player 9.0

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Operating Instructions (in PDF form)

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Adobe PDF Reader (In case you don’t have this, it can be installed from the disc.)

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6 Installation is complete! You are now ready to connect the Audio Player to your computer.

To Uninstall the Win98SE Driver, run “1. Start 2. MP-400 MP3 Audio Player

3. Uninstall”.

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