Meizu E5 User Manual

E5

DIGITAL MP3 PLAYER

User's Manual

E5

M

E5

DIGITAL AUDIO PLAYER

■ Supports WMA/MP3/WAV File Formats ■ FM Bass/Treble & FM Recording

■ Direct MP3 Encoding (CD Line-in) ■ Digital Voice Recorder/A-B Repeat

■ USB Flash Drive, USB 2.0 High Speed ■Electron Clock Settings, Timing Alarm

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Precautions

Touching the product with
wet hands may cause a mal­function. Do not keep it in
high temperatures or dispose
in direct sunlight.

Keep away from places of
dust and cigarette ash.

When leaving the player not
used for a long time, be sure
to take out the battery.

Keep away from impact, do
not contact with the static
objects.

Do not drop player or apply
impact. Shock is the major
cause of breakdown.

Make sure that the player does
not get in contact with chemicals
such as benzene or thinner.

Do not disassemble the player

Please keep the SN of your
player to register on Meizu's

ＳＮ

website or for your future's
reference.

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Copyright Notice

Thank you for purchasing MEIZU product！

Please read this manual carefully before use.
We recommend you to keep it for future reference.

Trademark

This product is the registered trademark of Meizu Electronic Technology Co., Ltd..

Notice

The various examples, drawings and specifications included in this User Manual
are subject to change without prior notice when new product enhancements
become available.

is the registered trademark of SRS Labs, Inc.

SRS、T ruBass、FOCUS and Headphone technology is incorporated
under license from SRS Labs, Inc..

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Product Features

■

Plays MP3,WMA, WAV formats. Voice recording. FM radio broadcast with Bass
and Treble adjustable. FM radio recording. Direct MP3 encoding ( CD Line-in ).
Mobile Disk. Synchronized song lyric showing. Text view.

■

Elegant and luxurious design with Aluminum body

■

6 Line graphic LCD.

■

High speed USB2.0 Interface

■

Clock setting and timing alarm

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Up to 50 hours of long playback with one AA battery
(The playing time may be shortened if visualization is used.)

■

128MB/256MB/512MB/1GB flash Memory chip available

■

First class electronic components coupled with 6 layers PCB ensure the clearness of sound quality.

■

Enhanced Integrated Navigator, Scroll multifunction key

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Play/Stop/Power OFF, Recording/ A-B, Hold function

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Next Track/Previous Track, Fast Forward/Fast Rewind

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Infinite Loop. 40 levels of digital volume

■

Rich and super sound quality, Various EQ and sound field effects
User adjustable 5-band EQ
Normal, Rock, Jazz, Classic, POP, Bass, User EQ
SRS, WOW, TruBass, 3D Surround Support

■

Resume function, Auto Power OFF

■

Scroll speed. MP3 folder. Content manager

■

Multi-language Support

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Firmware download & Logo download. ID3V2, ID3V1, Filename support

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Product info display (Firmware version, Memory usage)

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Contents

CONTENTS

PRECAUTIONS

COPYRIGHT NOTICE

PRODUCT FEATURES

PACKAGE

CONTROLS

CONNECTING THE PLAYER TO A PC

BATTERY

LCD WINDOW

BASIC CONTROLS

BASIC OPERATION

FOUR OPERATING MODES

NAVIGATION MODE

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Contents

CONTENTS

OPERATING THE CONTROLS

REPEATING PROCEDURES

MENU LIST

DETAILED FEATURES BY MENU

INSTALL SOFTWARE ON THE PC

DOWNLOADING FROM THE PC

PLAY MUSIC

FM RADIO BROADCAST

AUTO SEARCH RADIO BROADCASTS

RESERVE THE CURRENT STATION

LISTEN TO THE MEMORIZED ST ATION

DELETE THE MEMORIZED STATION

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Contents

CONTENTS

RECORDING FM

RECORDING VOICE

LINE-IN RECORDING

PLAY RECORDING FILE

DISPLAYING LYRIC

TEXT VIEW

FIRMWARE UPGRADE

FORMAT

HANDLING INSTRUCTIONS

TROUBLE SHOOTING

PRODUCT SPECIFICATIONS

MEMO

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Package

M

E5

DIGITAL AUDIO PLAYER

MP3 Player Main Body

Installation CD

Earphone

User's Manual / Warranty Card

Fashionable Necklace

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Battery

USB Cable / Simple USB

Connection Jack

Line-in Recording Cable Pouch

Controls

Front Side

Back Side

LCD Window
NAVI/MENU

Ｍ

Ｅ５

ＤＩＧＩＴＡＬ　ＡＵＤＩＯ　ＰＬＡＹＥＲ

Scroll Key

２．０

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E5 Series

HOLD

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Controls

Right Side

ＥＱＥＱ

EQ / REC / A-B Repeat
Previous / Next Track
Power ON/ Play / Power OFF

Left Side

Neck Strap
Microphone
Earphone Jack

Top

Line-in

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Battery Compartment
USB Connection Port

Bottom Side

Connecting the Player to A PC

Connecting the Player and a PC

Caution: Before connecting the USB cable to the player, stop playback.

With the USB cable(provided), connect the USB port of the player and your PC.

USB Cable

USB port on the PC

In the normal Windows environment, as soon as the cable or simple USB jack is
connected, the messege "Searching for new device " appears and the USB driver for

the player is installed automatically(It may not appear the message during switching
on "HOLD ".) The drive installation window may not appear on the screen depending

on the status of Windows.

Connect the player and the PC, it
displays on the LCD of the player
as figure:

OK

HIGH SPEED

HIGH SPEED

USB port on the player

Connecting to a PC

During connecting the USB cable and your PC,
USB port can be used as power supply.
During connecting, it cannot play the music.
Disconnect the cable before your listening to
music.

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Inserting Battery

Battery

Put down and open the battery
cover.

Push the cover in the reverse
order of opening it.

Insert the AA battery

Make sure to power off the product
before your taking out the battery.

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Ｅ

Ｚ

Ｉ

Ｓ

Ａ

Ａ

＋

LCD Window

Week
Current Time
File Content
Play Mode
Status Bar
Play Status
Song Total /

Track No.
File Format
Bite Rate

Date (D/M/Y)
Remaining

Battery Charge

Song Info

Play Time

Equalizer
Sampling Rate

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Basic Controls

①

②
③

ＤＩＧＩＴＡＬ　ＡＵＤＩＯ　ＰＬＡＹＥＲ

１

LCD window

２

Scroll Key
To function clockwise
To function anticlockwise

３

To select NAVI/MENU function.

Ｅ５

２．０

④

Ｍ

⑤

⑥
⑦

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ＥＱＥＱ

⑧

E5 Series

To select HOLD function

４

To select turn ON / OFF / Play / Pause

５

To select the previous music for MP3

６

or station for FM.

７

To select the next music for MP3 or

station for FM.

Ｍ

８

To select EQ / REC / A-B repeat

HOLD

EQ/REC/A-B

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Basic Operation

ＤＩＧＩＴＡＬ　ＡＵＤＩＯ　ＰＬＡＹＥＲ

Ｅ５

Ｍ

When using Menu

Click

When using Navigation

Long Click

3S

Power ON / Power OFF

During power OFF, click the button and turn on the player.
Long click the button for about 3 seconds, it displays the message and power off.

Increase / Decrease Volume

Press the scroll key clockwise to increase volume
and press it anticlockwise to decrease volume.

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Function

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Basic Operation

Selecting Modes

Click

Selecting Songs

During play music, press or button to search music.

Switch to the next track.
If is pressed after 5 seconds into the track, the track is played again from the

beginning and the button is pressed before 5 seconds, the previous track plays.

EQ Selecting

During play music, press to select and change EQ modes.

Click

ＥＱＥＱ

Click ' Mode'

Ｍ

Function

ＥＱ／ＲＥＣ／Ａ－Ｂ

EQ icon is changed accordingly
during selecting

Click

Ｍ

Function

Click

function

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Basic Operation

Hold

Using hold function to make buttons inoperative and prevents unwanted action
caused by accidental pressing.

① Switch to hold: Function button to switch to Hold.

Function

==<HOLD>==

② Release: While holding, function button to release.

Function

==<RELEASE>==

While switch to hold function, all the buttons cannot be operated.
It is irrelevant to listen music or FM stations.

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Basic Operation

Turning Power Off

Press button for more than 3 seconds to turn the play power off.

Power cannot be turned off during the player being connected to your PC
through USB cable.

Play, Stop

Press button to play tracks, and again to pause, press for more than 2 seconds
to stop. When the player is stopped, Repeat Section disable automatically.

Moving within Track

Press the FF button for more than 1 second to fast forward. If the FF button
is pressed until the end of the track, the position returns back to the start of the
next track and fast forwards from thereon.

Control Volume

Use +VOL or VOL- to control volume.
Keep pushing the button to change the volume continuously.

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Four Operating Modes

Switching Different Modes

There are four modes, MP3 Mode, FM Radio, Voice Recorder and Repeat Mode.
Press the NAVI/MENU button and select ' Mode' into the four mode selecting. You can switch
to the desired mode by using the button and , press the NAVI/MENU button.

Click

Click ' Mode'

Ｍ

Click

Ｍ

Click

Function

The LCD displays four different modes

Modes Selecting

RECORD

Play Music

Repeat Mode

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Function

FM Radio

Voice Recorder

Navigation Mode

① During MP3 mode , long click the NAVI/MENU button
and select Music Folder .

Long Click

② Press the NAVI/MENU button and find the desired track
by pressing or button.
To move to the upper folder, push the switch.
If there is no upper folder, Navigation exits.

③ Press the NA VI/MENU button, it appears the function

list as below,

Play Folder
Favorites
Delete
Exit

Navigation Mode

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Operating the Controls

MP3 Mode

In "Key Action", indicates pressing the button for a short second and indicates pressing the button
for more than 1 second.

Button Key Action

Paused

Play current track

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Turn power off
Move to previous track

●

Rewind
Move to next track
Fast forward

Volume Up
Volume Up Continuously
Volume Down
Volume Down Continuously

Ｍ

ＥＱ／ＲＥＣ／Ａ－Ｂ

①

You can choose the options for 'EQ Button' or 'AB Button' during 'General' mode. Select
'EQ Button' , move to EQ selecting; Select 'AB Button' and switch to AB section selecting.

②

While recording, long press button to stop. When finish recording, it returns to voice mode.

ＥＱＥＱ

Only can be controlled during recording.

Enter Menu
Navigation

EQ/Point A Selecting

①

②

MIC Recording

ＥＱＥＱ

Playing

Pause current track
Stop current track
Turn power off

After 5 seconds into track, moves to the start of
track. Before 5 seconds, plays previous track.

Rewind
Play next track

Fast forward

Volume Up
Volume Up Continuously

Volume Down
Volume Down Continuously
Enter Menu
Navigation

EQ/A-B Section Selecting
MIC Recording

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Operating the Controls

FM Radio Mode

In "Key Action", indicates pressing the button for a short second and indicates pressing the button
for more than 1 second.

Key Action

Button

3S

Ｍ

ＥＱ／ＲＥＣ／Ａ－Ｂ

Earphones function as the antenna.

FM Mode

Enter Frequency preset mode

FM Preset Mode

Exit Frequency preset mode
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Turn power off Turn power off

Decrease FM frequency

Rapidly decrease FM frequency

Increase FM frequency

Rapidly increase FM frequency

Volume up
Volume up continuously

Volume down
Volume down continuously

Enter FM Menu
Enter Preset Mode

FM EQ
Recording FM radio

Move to previous preset

Automatically move to previous

preset continuously

Move to next preset

Automatically move to next

preset continuously

Volume up

Volume up continuously

Volume down

Volume down continuously

Enter FM Menu

Enter Preset Mode

FM EQ

Recording FM radio

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Operating the Controls

Repeat Mode

In "Key Action", indicates pressing the button for a short second and indicates pressing the button
for more than 1 second.

Button Key Action

3S

Ｍ

ＥＱ／ＲＥＣ／Ａ－Ｂ

Select the point B before start the recording.

Paused

Play current track
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Turn power off
Move to previous track
Rewind

Move to next track
Fast forward
Volume Up
Volume Up Continuously
Volume Down
Volume Down Continuously
Enter Menu

Enter Menu
Select Point A
Start Recording

Playing

Pause current track
Stop current track
Turn power off

After 5 seconds into track, moves to the start of
track. Before 3 seconds, plays previous track.

Rewind
Play next track
Fast forward

Volume Up
Volume Up Continuously
Volume Down
Volume Down Continuously

Enter Menu
Enter Menu

Repeat A-B
Start Recording

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Operating the Controls

Navigator Mode

In "Key Action", indicates pressing the button for a short second and indicates pressing the button
for more than 1 second.

Button Key Action

3S

Ｍ

ＥＱ／ＲＥＣ／Ａ－Ｂ

Selecting the Folder

Display the playback menu
Display the playback menu
Display the playback menu
Exit
Exit

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Move to previous track

Move to Previous Continuously
Move to next track

Move to Next Continuously
Display the playback menu
Display the playback menu

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Repeating Operation Procedures

Move to:

Repeat Mode

Press

Play Music

Press

Select A

Press

Select B

Long Press

Start Recording

Long Press

Stop recording and repeat
the current track and the
AB section.

Long Press

Press

Move to Pause

Press

Long Press

Move to Stop

ＥＱ／ＲＥＣ／Ａ－Ｂ

ＥＱ／ＲＥＣ／Ａ－Ｂ

Repeating Operation Procedures

ＥＱ／ＲＥＣ／Ａ－Ｂ

Note: If A or AB is selected, clear AB

ＥＱ／ＲＥＣ／Ａ－Ｂ

ＥＱ／ＲＥＣ／Ａ－Ｂ

ＥＱ／ＲＥＣ／Ａ－Ｂ

before operating or controls.

Delete the current record
Play the record from B

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Menu List

Mode

Playback
FM Radio
Record
Voice Repeat

General

Resume
Auto Play
MENU Button
EQ-AB Button
Battery Type

Sound Effect

EQ
SRS WOW

Clock Power Manage Record

Check date/time
Set date/time
Alarm

Information

Brightness
Time
Auto Off
Sleep

Mode
Record mode
Voice bps
Voice Gain
FM Radio bps
L-in bps
FM/L-in Gain
FM/L-in Auto Sync

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Play Mode Display

Boundary
Repeat
Shuffle

Play Time
Song Title
Scroll Speed
Page Sliding
LYRIC
Language
Contrast

FM Radio

Mode
Stereo
Auto Scan
FM Recording

General

1. Resume

2. Auto Play

Detailed Features by Menu

·This is the feature to recall the last played position (track).

· On Off

·Select 'Resume' and press the NAVI/MENU button.

·This is the feature to play the player immediately after it powers on.

· On Off

·Select 'Auto Play' and press the NAVI/MENU button.

3. MENU Button

·This is the menu to switch for the feature of long / short pressing the

NAVI/MENU button.

·Select 'MENU-NAVI', short click the NAVI/MENU button to menu mode;

Long click it to switch to navigation mode.

·Select 'NAVI-MENU', short click the NAVI/MENU button to navigation

mode; Long click to menu mode.

·When you select and option with the ' ' and ' ', press the

NAVI/MENU button , the selection is applied.

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4. EQ-AB Button

2. Auto Play

Detailed Features by Menu

·This is the feature to set EQ / AB during clicking button.

·Select 'EQ Button', click into EQ mode; Select 'AB Button',

ＥＱ／ＲＥＣ／Ａ－Ｂ

click and switch to A-B repeat mode.

ＥＱ／ＲＥＣ／Ａ－Ｂ

·When you select the option with the ' ' and ' ', press the

NAVI/MENU button, the selection is applied.

ＥＱ／ＲＥＣ／Ａ－Ｂ

5. Battery Type

·This is the menu to directly set the battery type used.　

·Since the measurement of the Remaining Battery Charge depends

on the battery type, you need to choose the correct one.

·You can choose either 'Alkaline' or 'Rechargeable'. When you select

the option with the ' ' and ' ', press the NAVI/MENU button, the
selection is applied.

·Select 'Battery Type' and press the NAVI/MENU button.

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Detailed Features by Menu

Sound Effect

1. EQ

·There are following sound field effects available,

Normal, Rock, Jazz, Classic, Pop, Bass, User, TruBass, SRS, WOW.

·With the ' ' and ' ' buttons to select the EQ, press the NAVI/MENU button to confirm.

　　User EQ

·You can use the User EQ to adjust it.

·Select 'USER EQ' and press the NAVI/MENU button.

·Change the values with the ' ' and ' ' button.

·With and buttons to select it and press the NAVI/MENU

button.

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2. SRS WOW

WOW Level

Trubass Sound Effect

Speaker Type

Detailed Features by Menu

·This is the feature to set SRS, WOW sound effect.　

·Push the ' ' and ' ' to select ' WOW Level ' , press the

NAVI/MENU button.

·You can choose a number between 0 and 10.

·Push and to adjust it , and press the NAVI/MENU button.

·This is the feature to enhance the bass effect.

·Push the ' ' and ' ' to select ' TruBass ' , press the NAVI/MENU

button.

·You can choose a number between 0 and 10.

·Push and to adjust the value , and press the NAVI/MENU

button.

·This is the feature to set the type of the speakers.

·You can choose: 'Earphone', 'Headphone', 'Speaker'.

·When you select the option with the ' ' and ' ', press the

　　　　　NAVI/MENU button, the selection is applied.

Brightness

·This is the feature to adjust SRS, WOW sound effect.

·Push the ' ' and ' ' to select 'Brightness' , press the NAVI/MENU

　　　　　button.

·You can choose 'Low', 'Middle' and 'High'.

·Push and to adjust it , and press the NAVI/MENU button.

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Detailed Features by Menu

Play Mode

1. Boundary

·This menu is for setting various modes of play.

·Select 'Play Mode' and press the NAVI/MENU button.　

·This function is for selecting the boundary: All, Folder, Favorite.

·Push and to adjust the value , and press the NAVI/MENU button.

2. Repeat

·This menu is for adjusting the repeat value to apply to the tracks to

be played.

·Normal, Repeat All, Repeat One

·Push and to select the options , press the NAVI/MENU button.

3. Shuffle

·This sets whether or not to play randomly within the boundary

specified in the 'Play' mode.

· On Off

·Select 'Shuffle' and press the NAVI/MENU button.　

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Display

1. Play Time

2. Song Title

Detailed Features by Menu

·Display and change the time information of the played track.

·When you select the option and press the NAVI/MENU button, the

selection is applied.

·This is the feature to decide how to display file names.

· On Off

·When you select the option and press the NAVI/MENU button, the

selection is applied.

3. Scroll Speed

4. Page Sliding

·This is the feature to adjust the scroll speed of texts on the LCD display.

·When you select the option and press the NAVI/MENU button, the

selection is applied.

·Using the and buttons to adjust it.

·This is the feature to control the animation effect for the smooth

opening and closing of menus.

·You can choose: Fast, Normal, or Smooth.

·Select a value and press the NAVI/MENU button to apply it.

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Detailed Features by Menu

5. LYRIC display

6. Language

7. Contrast

·This is the feature to set the LYRIC display

specified in the 'Play' mode.

· On Off

·Select 'LYRIC' and press the NAVI/MENU button.

·This is the feature to change the menu language.

·You can choose: English, Chinese(Simp), Chinese(Trad).

·When you select the option and press the NAVI/MENU button, the

selection is applied.

·This is the feature to adjust the brightness of the LCD display.

·You can choose a number between 0 and 10.

·Select Contrast and press the NAVI/MENU button. Choose a value

with the and buttons press the NAVI/MENU button.

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Clock

1. Check date / time

2. Set date / time

3. Alarm

Detailed Features by Menu

·This is the feature to view the date and time.

·Select the ' Check date/time ' option, and press the NAVI/MENU button.　　

·It displays the week, the date, the time.

·Press the NAVI/MENU and return.

·This is the feature to set the date / time.

·Select the ' Set time ' option, and press the NAVI/MENU button.

·When you select and option with and , press the NAVI/MENU

button, the selection is applied.

·Push and buttons to select it and press the NAVI/MENU.

·This is the feature to set the date.

·Select the ' Set date ' option, and press the NAVI/MENU button.

·When you select and option with and , press the NAVI/MENU

button, the selection is applied.

·Push and buttons to select it and press the NAVI/MENU button.

·This is the menu to resume the default setting originally.

·Select 'Load Default' option, push the '+' and '-' to select 'Yes' or

'Cancel' option, and press the NAVI/MENU button.

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Power Manage

1. Brightness

Detailed Features by Menu

·This is the feature to adjust the brightness of the LCD backlight.

·You can choose a number between 0 and 10.

·Select 'Brightness' and press the NAVI/MENU button. Choose a value

with and buttons and press the NAVI/MENU button.

2. Time

3. Auto Off

4. Sleep

ＯＦＦ

·This feature is to set the time to display.

·Select 'Time' and press the NAVI/MENU button. Choose a value

with and buttons and press the NAVI/MENU button.　

·When there is no button operation during a preset time while the

player is stopped, it is automatically turned off.

·You can choose: Off, 1 Min, 2 Min, 5 Min, 10 Min

·Select 'Auto Off' and press the NAVI/MENU button. Then choose a

value with the and buttons.

·The player can be set to automatically turn off after a preset time

while it is playing.

·　You can choose: Off, 10 Min, 20 Min,30 Min,60 Min,90 Min,120 Min.

·　Select 'Sleep' and press the NAVI/MENU button. Then choose a value

with the and buttons.

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Record

1. Record Mode

Detailed Features by Menu

·This is the feature to set the mode of the recording.

·You can select Mic Recording and Line-in Recording.

·Select the options with and buttons and press the

NAVI/MENU button.

2. Voice bps

3. Voice Gain

4. FM Radio bps

·This is the menu for setting the transmission rate (quality) of the

MP3 files recorded via the built-in microphone on the top of the player.

·You can choose: 32Kbps, 64 Kbps, 96Kbps, 128 Kbps.

·Select 'Voice bps ' and press the NAVI/MENU button. Then choose a

value with the and button.

·This adjust the volume level of the sound input to the built-inmicrophone.

·You can choose: 0dB, 6dB,12dB,18dB

·Select 'Mic Volume ' and press the NAVI/MENU button. Then choose a

value with the and button.

·This is the menu for setting the transmission rate (quality) of the MP3

files recorded by pressing the 'REC' button while listening to FM.

·　You can choose: 32Kbps, 64 Kbps, 96Kbps, 128 Kbps.

·　Select 'FM Radio bps 'and press the NAVI/MENU button. Then choose

a value with the and button.

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Detailed Features by Menu

5. L-in bps

6. FM/L-in Gain

7. FM/L-in Auto Sync

·This is the menu for setting the transmission rate (quality) of the

MP3 files recorded via Line In.

·You can choose: 32Kbps, 64 Kbps, 96Kbps, 128 Kbps.

·Select 'Line-in bps ' and press the NAVI/MENU button. Then choose a

value with the and button.

·This adjusts the volume level of the sound input(recording level)

from the direct encoding jack.

·You can choose: 0dB, 6dB,12dB,18dB

·Select 'FM/Line-in Gain ' and press the NAVI/MENU button. Then

choose a value with the and button.

·This is the feature to automatically detect the sound input from

the Line-in jack and recognize blanks between tracks to save the
tracks separately as individual files.

·Select 'FM/L-in Auto Sync ' and press the NAVI/MENU button.

On Off

Note: It is only valid during FM/L-in for MP3 encoding.

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FM Radio

1. Stereo

2. Auto Scan

3. FM Recording

Detailed Features by Menu

·This is the menu for selecting stereo or mono while listening to

the FM radio.
　　 On Off

·Select 'Stereo ' and press the NAVI/MENU button.

·This is the menu for scanning the FM radio broadcast.

·Select 'Auto Scan ' and press the NAVI/MENU button.

·This is the menu for recording the FM radio broadcast.

·Select 'FM Recording ' and press the NAVI/MENU button.　

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Information

1. Information

Detailed Features by Menu

This is feature to display the information:

Firmware Version
Memory

·Information on the flash memory in the Player is displayed.

·You can check usage and remaining memory size.

·Some of the flash memory in the Player is used for system area.

Therefore, when we exclude the system area essential for normal
operation of the Player, the actual capacity of the flash memory is
somewhat reduced.

·For example, with a 256MB product, about 243MB of memory

capacity is normal.

Free Memory Space

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Install Software on the PC

Insert the installation CD into the CD-ROM drive. The following screen appears
after inserting the CD.

When installation is automatically not
started, execute the setup.exe under the
Root folder of the installation CD, and then
the Manager program is automatically setup.

The installation CD contains the following

contents:

- MP3 Driver for Windows98 or lower

- Firmware Package

- LOGO DIY tool

You can update the features of the player by downloading from the internet.

It is not need to install the program of USB Port Driver for Windows 2000 SP3
system or higher.

You can use LOGO DIY program to make the desired LOGO interface by yourself.

System Requirement

■ Pentium 133MHz or faster

■ CD-ROM Drive

■ 32MB Main Memory or Higher

■ 15MB Hard Disk Space or More

■ USB Port

■ Windows 98SE / ME / 2000 / XP

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Install Software on the PC

Install the Manager Software

Set up the player manager software on your PC for the following situations:
MP3 player Formatting; Firmware Upgrade; the player can not be connected to PC.

Insert the player Installation CD to the
CD-ROM in your PC. Click Meizu MP3 Drive
to start the installation.

Click [Yes].

Click [Next>] .

Select the folder to Install. Click [Next>] .
Generally assigned as [C Driver ->
Program File -> SigmaTel -> MSCN].

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Install Software on the PC

Click [Next>].

Click [Finish]. Complete the installation

of the player Manager Software.

To uninstall the the player Manager Software, select the Start - Programs ­SigmaTel MSCN Audio Player-Uninstall

Then necessary files will be copied into
your hard disk and updated the driver infor­mation.It will take you a few seconds.

After finishing the setup, from START,
it appears [SigmaTelMSCN Audio
Player] item as shown in the figure.

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Downloading from the PC

MP3 files can be downloaded to the player by the following steps.

Select the desired music on the PC to
download to the player.

Double click [My Computer], then click and open the [Mobile Disk].

The player is shown as the Mobile Disk
on your PC.

Click the [Edit] menu on your PC window.

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Downloading from the PC

It appears on your PC as shown as
follows for the "Flash Memory Window".

After finishing copy, it appears the music files on the Mobile Disk. Disconnect the player and
your PC, then you can listen the music. You can also download the files by dragging and
dropping them onto the "Flash Memory Window".

You cannot upload general music files from the player to the PC according to copyright laws.
You can upload files made by the player or general data files besides music files.

Select the [Paste].

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Play Music

Play Music

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To select music

To select the previous music
To select the next music

By turning Hold ON, the buttons on the player will not function.
It plays the music automatically after turning on accordingly to the setting of "Auto Play"
on the MENU.

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Click

Turn the player on by pressing the ON
button . Then press it again to
start playing music.

Click Click

Note: Put the HOLD switch to "OFF".

To adjust the volume

Ｍ

To increase volume
To decrease volume

Function

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FM Radio Broadcast

While playing MP3 music, press the NAVI/MENU button.

Click

The four modes selecting displays on the LCD.

Push the and button to select FM radio . Press the NAVI/MENU
button.

FM RADIO

Click ' Mode'

Ｍ

Function

Click

PLAY BACK

Modes Selecting

Click

Press and to switch the
stations .

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Click

During FM radio, press button,

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with and to adjust Bass and
Treble.

Note: Auto memory may not work within weak
transmission areas.

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Auto Search Radio Broadcasts

Save the auto searching channels
(Memory Function).

① During the FM mode, press the NAVI/MENU button
to enter Menu.

Click

② Push and to select the Auto Scan mode ,
then press the ON/OFF button.

③ I t displays the picture as the right finger on the

LCD. Up to 50 channels can be memorized.

④ After finished, the player turn to FM preset mode

and start playing channel 01.

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Reserve the Current Station

Manual Reserving the Current Station

① During FM mode, long click the NAVI/MENU button.

Long Click

② Press or to select the channels.

③ Press or to select Save mode,

Then press the NAVI/MENU button to memory it.

④ Press the NAVI/MENU button to start listening radio.

Note: You will select the location 1-16 to reserve the
stations if the current location come to 15.

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Listen to the Memorized Station

Preset mode

To select a channel saved in memory, long press the Navi/Menu button and find the channel by
pushing or switch to the left or right. It displays CH** on the LCD during preset mode.

Preset Channel

How to enter Preset mode

During FM mode press the ON/OFF button to enter preset mode. Press it again and exit.

Click

How to select channels

To select a memorized channel, with and to switch to the previous or the next
channel.

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Click

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Delete the Memorized Station

Delete saved channels (Memory delete function)

① During FM mode, long click the NAVI/MENU button.

Long Click

② Push and to select the channel, then press
the NAVI/MENU button.

③ Push and to select Delete mode, then press

the NAVI/MENU button.

④ Press button and exit.

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To Record FM

① During FM mode, click the NAVI/MENU button.

Click

② Press or to select the desired music.
For details of FM Radio and Listen to the Memorized Station,
see the related pages in this User Guide.

Recording FM

③ Long press button to start FM recording. The
recorded file is saved as 'M***.MP3' under 'REC' folder in a
certain sequence. (***: A3-digit serial number)

④ Long press and stop recording. And return to

FM Radio automatically to continue to listen.

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You can listen FM radio while FM recording in the
meantime. Volume is not controlled during recording.

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Recording Voice

Please make sure that the battery volume is enough during Voice Recording.

Long Click

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Stop Recording

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Press button for more than 2
seconds again to stop the recording.

Long Click

Shortcut Record: During MP3 mode, press button for 2 seconds and recording starts.

Starting Recording

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Press button for more than 2
seconds to start recording.

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The recorded file MP3 format (during FM recording, LINE-IN and Microphone recording)
and ADPCM format during the Microphone recording are saved in the REC folder under
ROOT. ADPCM format for LINE-IN and FM recording is saved in the FM folder under ROOT.

If it displays 'The Memory is Full' on the LCD, to record, delete files and/or folders on the
player in order to make some space available.

WAV format is recommended to use during the microphone recording to get high
quality recording. Only button is useable during recording.

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Line-in Recording

① During four mode selecting, select Voice Record.

Click Click

② Push or to select Record mode, press the
NAVI/MENU button.

③ With and to select MIC/LINE-IN. Press the
NAVI/MENU button. Double click to switch to the recording
interface, and long press to start the recording.

Click ' Mode'

Ｍ

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Line-in Recording

RECORD

④ After finishing the recording, long press to

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Long Click

stop it.

Long Click

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Too high volume level may amplify surrounding
noise, degrading the recording quality.

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Play Recording File

Click the NAVI/MENU button, select the Mode and click it.

Click Click

Click ' Mode'

Ｍ

RECORD

Function

Push and to select the MP3 Playback mode , press the
NAVI/MENU button.

Click

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Click

Push to select a Rec file in the REC folder, press ON/OFF to start
playing.

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Click

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Displaying Lyric

Displaying Lyric

Download the lyric files from the internet to the PC. The lyric file is the format of Irc. as suffix.

Turn off the player and take out the
battery.

Long Click

3S

Connect the player and your PC via USB
cable.

Press the button for about 3 seconds.

Copy the lyric files from your PC to the Player.

Insatiable.lrc

Saved the lyric files and the songs on the same
content. The lyric files and songs' names should be also the same.

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insatiable.lrc

View the TEXT files (txt. format)

① During the MP3 mode , long press the NAVI/MENU button.

Long Click

② Select the Music Folder . With and to
select the TEXT file.
Return to the upper folder, press the button .

③ Press the NAVI/MENU button. Press it again, display the
function list as below,

To bookmark Move to Bookmark
Set bookmark Set Bookmark
Auto/Manual Auto/Manual
Exit Ebook Exit Ebook

Text View

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Firmware Upgrade

M

The latest firmware upgrade file

What is Firmware?

A.

Firmware is a program embedded in the hardware, which activates various features. By upgrading, you can
enhance the features and eliminate the bugs.

Notice for Legal Limitations and Responsibilities Regarding Firmware

B.

The performance and menu of MP3 Player may change without prior notice through firmware upgrades of
regular or beta versions supported by the manufacturer.
When you upgrade the firmware, all the date in the flash memory is deleted. Therefore, users should
personally back up important MP3 files and data saved in MP3 player to their PC before upgrading the
firmware.
All firmware upgrades are intended for overall enhancement of performance. The upgrades will be
provided when available based on our company's judgment.
Some beta versions of the firmware included in our development roadmap may have minor bugs that will
be corrected in the official versions of the firmware. We are warning you beforehand of this possibility
through this Guide.

Conditions for Firmware Upgrade

C.

Upgrading the firmware requires the basic environment where the USB feature of the Windows OS works
properly.
You can check "mobile Disk" in 'My Co mputer' on Windows 98/ME/XP/2000/2003.
Either 'Mobile Disk' must be displayed or a firmware upgrade to be possible. If it is not displayed, we
recommend that you check the menu that asks whether or not to use a USB Device from the main board
CMOS, or reinstall Windows, or have the USB port on the main board examined.

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DIGITAL AUDIO PLAYER

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Firmware Upgrade

MEIZU Update

Download Meizu Update package from Meizu's website ( Take note of the model no. and
version.) Unzip and copy it to the directory of the manager software.

Installing directory
C:\Program Files\SigmaTel\MSCN

****.Rar

Firmware upgrade package

Turn off the player.

Long Click

3

Long click for more than 3 seconds
to turn it off.

Connecting the player and your PC
through the USB cable.

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Firmware Upgrade

After connecting your PC and the player,
the PC identify with it automatically.

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It appears the message to find a
new hardware on your PC for the

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first time to update.

Update is running.

Select START-[Program]-[SigmaTel
MSCN Audio Player]-[ firmware
Download]

Select the Format Data Area
Enable :Format ME, then update programs.
Disable: Update program only.

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Firmware Upgrade

Click [Start] to begin to update.

After finish the above procedures, disconnect your PC and the player, then connect the
m again to finish.
If the player is not able to be used, take out the battery and select Format Data Area, then
redo the updating again to clear it.

While finishing, click [Close] to exit.

Latest Firmware Upgrade

Visit Meizu's website to get the latest firmware.

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Format

Formatting the Flash Memory

The flash Memory of the player can be formatted. If the flash Memory is formatted,
all data stored within is lost. Take notice of this fact, examine the following procedures.

Prepare the followings before formatting,

Finish the installation of the program manage.
Connecting the player and your PC.

Operating procedures

Connect the player and your PC via USB
connection cable.

Double click My Computer.

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Format

Select the Mobile Disk and right click it,
then select and click [Format]

It appears the warning window, select

[OK] to continue.

Click the [Start].

The formatting is start running.

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Format

While finishing, click [OK] to finish.

It is easy to format your MP3 player, please refer to Windows instruction to

format on your PC.

Exit the formatting, click [Close] to exit.

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Handling Instructions

Do not subject the player to severe impact or jarring.

Vibration experienced during walking or exercising will not affect the player. However,
dropping a heavy object on the player may result in damage or sound distortion.

Be careful when storing the set and do not use or place it at the following places:

Places with high huthe playerdity;

■

Places with strong magnetic fields;

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Places with extreme temperatures;

■

Directly under the sunshine or near the equipment that generates heat;

■

Inside a car with closed windows especially in summer.

■

It is necessary to prevent strong shock when reading files or operating, otherwise
files may be damaged or deleted.

Please do not repair or disassemble this product by yourself.

Please do not use this product in the place where forbid to use for electronics
products.

Please do not operate this product while driving.

Please backup the important information on your note book, any repair result from
electricity shock, static electricity, change of battery or incorrect using may cause
change, damage or delete the files stored in the product.

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Trouble Shooting

Trouble Shooting

No Power

No sound from earphones

Characters in LCD are
corrupted

Poor FM reception

Failed download of MP3 file

Should any problem persist after you have checked these symptoms, consult the
distributors.

Check that the battery 's polarity is correct.
Check the voltage of battery.
Take out the battery for a short while and reinsert.

Check whether VOLUME is set to "0". Connect the earphones/
remote plug firmly.
Check whether plug is dirty. Clean the plug with a dry and
soft cloth.
Corrupted MP3 or WMA files may make a static noise & the sound
may cut off.
Check your files on the PC to see if they are corrupted.

Check whether you select the correct language.

Adjust the position of the player and earphones.
Turn off the power of other electric devices nearby the player.
Earphones function as the antenna.

Check the condition of the battery.
Check the connection between your computer and the player
to ensure that the cable is secure.
Check the Manager program to make sure it is operating.
Check whether the player 's Memory is full.

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Product Specifications

Dimensions
Weight
LCD
PC Interface
Flash Memory
Battery

Record

MP3/WMA

FM Radio

Operational Temperature

Product SpecificationsProduct Specifications

74mm× 35mm× 20mm (H×W ×T)
41g (Excluding Battery)
128x96 dot, 6 line LCD Screen
USB2.0 High Speed
Built-in basic Memory (128MB ~1GB according to product)
One AA Battery
Maximum 50 hrs of continuous playback
Sampling Rate
Recording Format
Recording Mode
Recording Time

Earphone's Output
MP3 Bit Rate
WMA Bit Rate
Output Frequency Band
S/N Ratio
Distortion Rate
FM Receiving Frequency
FM Reserve Channels
Earphone's Output
S/N Ratio

-5 degrees ~ 40 degrees Celsius

32KHz, 44.1KHz
MP3 ADPCM
MIC FM LINE-IN
MP3 6hrs (32KHz, 96kbps, 256MB)
ADPCM 18hrs (8KHz, 32kbps, 256MB)
(L) 12mW (R) 12mW(32 Ohm)
8kbps - 384kbpS
5kbps - 192kbps
20Hz ~ 20kHz
> 95dB
< 0.05%
76MHz ~ 108MHz
50
(L) 12mW (R) 12mW(32 Ohm)
> 50dB

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MemoMemo

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MemoMemo

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MemoMemo

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DIGITAL MP3 PLAYER

E5

Meizu Electronic Technology Limited

Add.: 3/F, 7th Pingxi 5 Road, Nanping Technology Park Zhuhai, Gongdong, P.R.China