Mercury KOB MP310-P1 User Manual

PORTABLE MP3 RECORDER and PLAYER
with VOICE and FM RADIO RECORDING

KOB MP310-P1 User’s Manual

Introduction

Copyright Notice 1

Safety Information 2

Precautions 2

In the Package 3

Knowing Your Portable MP3 Player 4

Setting Up Your Portable MP3 Player 5

Turning On the Player 5

Turning Off the Player 5

Software Installation

Installing the USB device 6

Transferring files 8

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Minimum System Requirement 9

Installation 9

Firmware Upgrade 9

Operating Portable MP3 Player

Selecting Function Mode 12

Playing a Music File 12

Playing a Voice File 12

Repeating a Section of a Track Continuously
(A-B Looping Feature) 13

Play Modes 1 3

DSP Sound Effects 1 3

One-Touch Voice Recording 14

Recording in MP3 Quality

1. Recording Music in MP3 Quality 14

2. Recording Voice Message in MP3 Quality 14

Recording in Voice Quality

1. Recording Voice Message in Voice Quality 15

2. Recording Line-in Sources in Voice Quality 15

Selecting Recording Bit Rate 1 6

Selecting Recording Destination 16

Editing File Name 17

Deleting a Music File or a Voice File 17

Listening to FM Radio 1 8

Recording FM Radio in MP3 Quality 18

System Information and Settings 18

Troubleshooting and Specifications

Troubleshooting 2 0

Specifications 21

Table of Content

Copyright Notice

You must be aware that distribution of MP3 files without permission from the content owner is
against the copyright laws. Kobian Group and its associating companies will not be liable
against such actions.

Introduction

Thank you for purchasing the Mercury Portable MP3 Player and Recorder with Voice and FM
Radio Recording.

With the Mercury Portable MP3 Player, you can directly encode your music and voice recording
into MP3 quality. No computer is required at all! If you prefer, you can always choose to record
in voice quality and the smaller file size will let you enjoy longer recording time. To let you know
more about our player, here are the functions in highlights:

- 25 + hours playback

- 64MB internal memory

- MP3, WMA and voice file playback

- FM radio

- Direct line-in recording to MP3 or voice format

- High quality one-touch voice recording in MP3 or voice format

- FM radio recording in MP3 Enhanced Feature!

- Support Smartmedia Card

- An external device for files storage New Feature!

- ID3 tag

- A-B looping feature

- File name editing and deletion

- USB connection with PC

- No software required for file transfer

- Firmware upgrades

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Copyright Notice

c Copyright 2000-2002, Kobian Group

All rights reserved.

All brand and product name are trademarks and/ or registered trademarks of their respective companies.

Products and specification are subject to change without notice.

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In the Package

Your Portable MP3 Player package contains the following items:

1. Main Unit 2. Remote Control

3. Mini-USB Cable 4. Stereo Earphone 5. Hand String

6. Protective Pouch 7. User’s Manual

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Knowing Your Portable MP3 Player

1. The Main Unit

2. The Remote Control 3. The Display Window

Notes:
1 You cannot use the remote control to power on.
2 You cannot use the remote control to power off.
3 There are 4 battery levels: 1) Battery full

2) Battery low (only outside icon display)

3) Battery warning (battery icon flashing)

4) Shut down

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Turning On the Player

Press ““.

Setting Up Your Portable MP3 Player

1. Open the battery compartment lid and insert two AAA size batteries.

2. Connect the earphone, remote control
and the main unit accordingly.

3.

Insert a SmartMediaTM Card if you want to use external memory for playing and recording.

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Turning Off the Player

Press and hold “ “ (except when your player is
connected to a PC).

Notes:

1. When the battery icon is flashing, the batteries may

run out at any moment. The message “Goodbye­Battery Low” will be displayed and the player will shut
down automatically.

2. When the player is idle for 3 minutes, the player will

shut down automatically to save power.

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Precautions

1. Do not keep or operate the unit in places that are exposed to heat, high humidity, strong
magnetic field and under direct sunlight for extended time period.

2. Do not subject the unit to extreme force.

3. Listen at a moderate volume to avoid hearing damage.

4. Do not wear the headphone while driving or cycling. It may create a traffic hazard.

5. Listen to the headphone stereo at full power for extended periods of time can result in
hearing damage.

6. Do not drop the player or allow any sharp impact. This may cause serious damage to the player.

7. Do not use chemicals to clean the cabinet. This may change the color of the player or damage the
surface. Use a soft towel to clean the surface of the player.

8. To prevent the risk of electrolyte leakage or explosion, never recharge non-rechargeable
battery, apply heat to it, or take it apart.

9. Do not use different batteries at the same time.

10. When not using the batteries, remove them to prevent needless battery wear.

11. If the content of an exposed battery comes into contact with the eyes, this may cause severe
irritation and chemical burns. Flush the eyes thoroughly with water immediately. If irritation
still occurs, seek medical attention.

12. Direct skin contact with the contents of an exposed battery may cause skin irritation and/ or
chemical burns. Remove contaminated clothing and wash the affected skin area with

soap and water. If a chemical burn or irritation persists, seek medical attention.

13. Refer to all servicing to qualified service personnel only.

Safety Information

This equipment has been tested and found to comply with limits for Class B digital device, pursuant to
Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable
protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses
and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the
instruction, may cause harmful interference to radio communications. However, these are no guar­antee that interference will not occur in a particular installation. If this equipment does cause harm­ful interference to radio or television reception, which can be determined by turning the equipment
off and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following
measures:

- Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna

- Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver

- Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver

is connected

- Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help

Modifications not authorized by the manufacturer may void users authority to operate this device.

During file transfer or in the PC connected mode, if the player or computer is suddenly froze or no
response, it may be due to the electrostatic phenomenon, please follow the procedures below to
recover the operation:

- unplug the USB cable from the player

- close the software application in the computer (or re-boot the computer if necessary)

- reconnect the USB cable to the player