Meizu X3 User Manual

Meizu Electronic Technology Limited

Add .: 3F No. 7 Ping Xi 5 th Road N an Ping Tec hnology & Industrial
Par k Zhuha i Guang dong Ch ina 519 060

Vers ion: mz x306- 01en

User's Manual

Meizu X3 Series

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Welcome

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1. Getting Started

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Pre cauti ons for U sing th e Produ ct

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Cop yrigh t Notic e

Pro duct Fe ature s

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Pac kage Co ntent s Parts a nd Name s

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LCD D ispla y

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Loa ding Ba ttery U sing fo r the Fir st Time

2. Basic Operation

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USB C onnec tion

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Ins talla tion CD

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Ins tall th e Manag er Soft ware

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For mat

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Dow nload ing fro m the PC

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Sav ing Fil es Disc onnec ting to You r PC

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3. Quick Start

Usi ng Butt ons

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Pla y Music

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Sel ectin g Modes

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Men u Contr ols

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Nav igati on Mode

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Text Vi ew

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Dis playi ng Lyric

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FM Ra dio

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Aut o Searc h FM Radi o

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Mem orizi ng the Cu rrent S tatio n

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Lis tenin g To the Me moriz ed Stat ion

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Del eting t he Memo rized S tatio n

FM Re cordi ng

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Table of ContentsTable of Contents

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Voic e Recor der

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Pla y Recor ding Fi les

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Ope ratin g the Con trols

Men u List

4. Menu

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Det ailed F eatur es by Men u

5. Guide to Firmware Upgrade

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Fir mware U pgrad e

6. Additional Information

Han dling I nstru ction s

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Trouble Shoo ting

Pro duct Sp ecifi catio ns

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Mem o

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Table of Contents Precautions for Using the Product

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Touch ing the p roduc t with
wet h ands ma y cause a m al­fun ction . Do not ke ep it in
hig h tempe ratur es or dis pose
in di rect su nligh t.

Kee p away fr om plac es of
dus t and cig arett e ash.

Fre quent ly back u p impor tant
fil es. All th e data st ored in t he
pro duct ma y be dele ted dur ing
AS.

Kee p away fr om impa ct, do
not c ontac t with th e stati c
obj ects.

Do no t drop pl ayer or a pply
imp act. Sh ock is th e major
cau se of bre akdow n.

Mak e sure th at the pl ayer
doe s not get i n conta ct with
che mical s such as b enzen e
or th inner.

Do no t disas sembl e the
pla yer.

Ple ase kee p the SN of y our
pla yer to re giste r on Meiz u's
web site or f or your f uture 's

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ref erenc e.

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Copyright Notice

Product Features

General

Cop yrigh t

Thi s produ ct is the r egist ered tr adema rk of Mei zu Elec troni c Technolo gy Co., L td..
Mei zu Elec troni c Techn ology C o., Ltd ., Has th e exclu sive copyr ight fo r this Us er
Man ual.I t is proh ibite d to dist ribut e this Us er Manu al in par t or in who le with out
per missi on.
Mei zu Elec troni c Techn ology C o., Ltd ., Has th e copyr ight fo r the pro duct softw are.
It is p rohib ited to d istri bute or c ommer ciall y use the m witho ut writ ten per missi on
fro m Meizu E lectr onic Tech nology Co ., Ltd. .

The v ariou s examp les, dr awing s and pic tures a nd incl uded in t his Use r Manua l
are s ubjec t to chan ge with out pri or noti ce when n ew prod uct enh ancem ents
bec ome ava ilabl e.
Do no t chang e or modi fy the pr oduct w ithou t permi ssion o r autho rity of m anufa cture r.
It ma y cause u ndesi rable o perat ions, p erman ent dam ages or h armfu l inter feren ces.

Cer tific ation s

CE, F CC

@ 200 3~200 6 Meizu L imite d, All rig hts res erved .

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Vari ous EQ mo des

Inc ludin g: Norm al, Roc k, Jazz , Class ic, POP, Ba ss, Disco , User1 , User2 , User3

Hig h speed U SB2.0 i nterf ace.
Hig h capac ity USB f lash st orage f or mobi le disk
Sty lish de sign an d Super M ini Aluminu m alloy b ody
Blu e Color O LED Scr een. Sc reen Sa ver Set tings
FM ra dio and F M recor ding

Sup er FM ste reo rad io func tion, s uppor ts auto s earch ing tun e chann els and c hanne ls
man ageme nt as wel l as FM Rec ordin g (with 5 0 prese t chann els)

Bui lt-in M icrop hone su pport s high qu ality r ecord ing
MP3 f older a nd Cont ent man ageme nts.
Dyn amic gr aphic s menu. H uman us er oper ating i nterf ace
Use r DIY Log o and scree n saver s pictu res
Sup ports M P3/WM A/ WAV file f ormats
Pla ylist s uppor ted. Sy nchro nized S ong Lyric Sho wing. T XT View
Lon g playb ack tim e

Up to 1 6 hours w ith one AA A battery ( Based o n our com pany' s tes t)
(Th e playi ng time m ay be sho rtene d if visu aliza tion is u sed.)

Mul tiple L angua ge Supp orted

The re are En glish , Simpl ified C hines e, Tradi tiona l Chine se, Jap anese , Korea n langu ages

Enh anced I ntegr ated Na vigat or; Pla y/Pau se, Pow er OFF, Rec ordin g, A-B Repeat
Nex t Track/ Previ ous Trac k, Fast F orwar d/Fas t Rewin d; Infi nite Lo op
Res ume fun ction , Aut o Power O FF, Hold fu nctio n
Fir mware d ownlo ad & Logo d ownlo ad
ID3 V1 Tag, ID 3V2 2.0, ID 3 V2 3.0, I d3 V2 4.0 , Filen ame Sup port
Pro duct in fo disp lay (Fi rmwar e versi on, Mem ory Usa ge)

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Package Contents

Parts and Names

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Ear phone s /
Ear phone C overs

MP3 P layer M ain Bod y

Ins talla tion CD

Not e: Desi gn and sp ecifi catio ns are su bject t o chang e witho ut noti ce.

Manu alWarr anty Card/

Qui ck Start Guide

Fas hiona ble Nec klace

AAA Bat tery

Pou ch

Mini USB Adapter /
USB Cable

1. Front Side

REW

VOL -

NAVI /MENU

3. Top

Ear phone j ack

Nec klace p ort

LCD W indow

3-M ODE/E Q

VOL +

FF

Mic ropho ne

2. Right Side

4. Bottom Side

PLAY /STOP/T URN
ON/ TURN OF F
but ton

REC /A-B

HOL D

USB p ort

Bat tery co ver

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LCD Display

LCD Display

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1. Play Music

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2. FM Radio

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1. So ng Tota l

2. Fi le Cont ent

3. Pl ay Mode

4. Fi le Form at

3. MIC Recordin g

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5. Pl ay Stat us

6. Tra ck Numb er

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7. Pl ay Time

8. Re maini ng Batt ery Cha rge

9. So ng Info

10. E Q

11. Bi t Rate

12. S ampli ng Rate

1. St ation F reque ncy

2. Re maini ng Batt ery Cha rge

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3. St ation I ndica tor

4. MO NO / Ster eo

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5. Pr eset Mo de

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6. Sa ved Cha nnel

7. Vol ume

1. Re maini ng Batt ery Cha rge

2. Re main Time

3. Re cordi ng Perc ent

The R emain ing Bat tery Ch arge ic on indi cates t he rema ining t ime the
bat tery ca n be used . The mor e the battery is used, the f ewer th e
num ber of se gment s in the ic on. For s ome bat terie s or rech argea ble
dry c ells, t he numb er of seg ments i n the bat tery ic on may in creas e of
dec ease ir regul arly wh ile the r emain ing cha rge is me asure d, but th is
is no rmal.
Whe n the bat tery ru ns out th e icon st arts bl inkin g, the po wer is au to-

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4. Re main Re cordi ng Time

5. Re cordi ng File

6. Re cordi ng Time

mat icall y turne d off aft er about 30 minutes.

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Loading the Battery

Using for the First Time

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Inserting Bat tery

1. Pu t down an d open th e batte ry cove r.

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2. In sert th e AAA battery

3. Pu sh the co ver in th e rever se orde r of open ing it. An d close t he batt ery cov er.

Not e:

1. Ma ke sure t o power o ff the pr oduct before your taki ng out th e batte ry.

2. To avo id corrosion, remove t he batt eries i f the pla yer is no t to be use d
for a l ong tim e.

3. Re move de ad batt eries i mmedi ately t o avoid d amage f rom cor rosio n.
Whe n corro sion oc curs, w ipe the b atter y compa rtmen t immed iatel y
wit h a dry clo th and in sert a ne w batte ry.

Cli ck

Lon g Click

Using for the Fir st Time

Handling

If yo u grab th e playe r as pict ure, it i s
eas ier to ha ndle th em.

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The procedure s of using for the fi rst time

1. Op en the ba ttery c over, in sert ba ttery i nto the p layer.

2. Li nk the PC c onnec tion ca ble to US B port of y our PC an d the pla yer.

3. In stall U SB driv er prog ram (On ly for Wi ndows 98 syst em or low er).
For d etail s, see "[ Insta lling U SB Driv er Prog ram]" .

4. Op erate a nd mana ge [the m obile d isk] on M y Compu ter.

5. Di sconn ect the U SB cabl e to the pl ayer.
(Al l butto ns of the p layer c an not be o perat ed duri ng conn ectin g to PC.)

6. Co nnect t he earp hone to t he play er.

7. Pr ess the O N butto n to star t the pla yer
(It w ill tur n ON auto matic ally if y ou set an d selec t Auto Play in the p layer ).

8. Pr ess the P LAY button , music is play ed.

Fun ction

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USB Connection

Installation CD

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Connecting th e Player to a PC

Cau tion: B efore c onnec ting th e USB cab le to the p layer, s top pla yback .

Con nect th e USB cab le(pr ovide d) to the U SB port o f your co mpute r.

USB C able

USB p ort on th e PC

Cau tions : Durin g the con necti ng of USB c able to y our PC,
USB p ort can b e used as p ower su pply. Fo r Windows 98SE,
put t he incl uded CD -ROM in y our dis k drive , then fo llow th e
ins truct ions on y our com puter s creen t o insta ll the US B drive .

Con nect th e playe r and you r
com puter, i t autom atica lly fin ds
the p layer. I t displ ays as th e
Mob ile Dis c on your P C.

OK

* Sma ll end to p layer, l arge en d to PC

USB p ort on th e playe r

CON NECTI NG TO A PC

Whe n USB cab le is con necte d to PC for d own­loa ding fi les ont o the pla yer, it ap pears o n LCD
as th e left fi gure an d switc h to PC con necti ng
mod e. Whil e conne cting t o PC, tra cks can not be
pla yed. Pu lling o ut the PC c onnec tion ca ble
fro m the pla yer bef ore you r liste ning to m usic.

System Requir ement

Pen tium 13 3MHz or H igher
32M B Main Me mory or H igher
40M B Hard Di sk Spac e or More
CD- ROM Dri ve
USB P ort (2. 0)
Win dows 98 SE/ ME / 20 00 / XP

Install Softw are

Ins ert the i nstal latio n CD into t he CD-R OM driv e. The fo llowing screen appea rs
aft er inse rting t he CD.
Whe n insta llati on is aut omati cally n ot
sta rted, e xecut e the set up.ex e in the
ins talla tion CD , and the n the Man ager
pro gram is a utoma tical ly setu p.

The i nstal latio n CD cont ains th e
fol lowin g conte nts:

- Dev ice Dri ver for W indow s98 or lo wer

- Mei zu Tool s

- MP3 F ormat ting Tool s

- DFU U pgrad e Tools

- LOG O DIY too ls

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Install the Manager Software

Install the Manager Software

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Setting Up the Ma nager Softwar e

Set u p the pla yer man ager so ftwar e on your P C for the f ollow ing sit uatio ns:
MP3 p layer F ormat ting, F irmwa re Upgr ade or wh en it is no t able to c onnec t the PC wi th
the p layer.

Ins ert the p layer I nstal latio n CD to the
CD- ROM in yo ur PC. Ru n the "se tup.e xe"
fil e. Then t he foll owing w indow a ppear s.

Rea d the Lic ense Agr eemen t. To conti nue
ins talla tion, c lick on t he [Yes] bu tton.

Cli ck [Nex t>] .

Spe cify th e desti natio n folde r. Click o n
the [ Next> ] butto n.

Sel ect the t ype of Se tup and t hen spe cify
a gro up name .

The i nstal latio n is comp lete.

The re are DF U Tool, M P3 Form at Tool, MP 3 LOGO Tool f or Meiz u MP3 Tools.

The n neces sary fi les wil l be copi ed into
you r hard di sk and up dated t he driv er info r­mat ion. It wi ll tak e you a few s econd s.

Aft er fini shing t he setu p, run th e firmw are
upg rade pr ogram b y selec ting St art ->,
Pro grams - > Meizu M P3 Tools -> D FU Tool .

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Format

Format

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Formatting th e Flash Memory

The f lash Me mory of t he play er can be f ormat ted. If t he flas h Memor y is
for matte d, all da ta stor ed with in is los t. Take n otice o f this fa ct, exa mine
the f ollow ing pro cedur es.

Before format ting,

Fin ished i nstal latio n of the pl ayer ma nager p rogra m
Con necti ng the pl ayer to y our PC
Bac kup all d ata sto red on th e playe r

Operating pro cedures

Con nect th e playe r to your P C via USB
con necti on cabl e.

* Sma ll end to p layer, l arge en d to PC

Cli ck

[St art]- -[Pro gram] --[Me izu MP3

Tools ]--[M P3 Form attin g Tool] .

Sel ect the M obile D isk and c lick [F ormat ].

X

It po ps up the w arnin g windo w, selec t
[OK ] to cont inue.

Cli ck the [S tart] .

The f ormat ting is s tart ru nning .

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