Microtek MH-210 User Manual

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Thank you for your purchase. Please read this manual carefully before using your new player.

Unique Features

The Microtek MH-210 Media Player is a highly-portable storage device & multi-CODEC color juke box that delivers crystal clear music playback, and includes many other exciting functions:

• Portable storage disk This player can be used as a 20/30/40/60GB portable storage

device to transfer files to any PC. No driver is necessary on Win2000/XP or up. *Capacity depends on the version of the player purchased.

• USB2.0 High speed transfer The player suppors the USB 2.0 interface with maximum transfer

speed of 13Mb/s, backwards compatible with USB1.1.

• TFT color LCD The player boasts a 65,536 colors 1.8 inches TFT LCD, and

supports a wide array of colorful icons and menus, bringing added convenience.

• Movie player

• Music player

• Music playback background.

• Supports multiple music formats, including MP3 (MP3 of VBR format supported), WMA.

• Graphical 10-band equalizer with 8 presets.

• Supports PlayList Function

• Supports lyric synchronization

• Music encoding The player provides easy recording via the FM tuner, line-in from

external audio devices as well as a mic for voice recording. Various quality settings are available.

• e-Book The player provides an e-Book Viewer for browsing text and e-

Book files. A Convenient bookmark function is supported as well. The color screen can display 26 letters horizontal and 10 rows

vertical.

• e-Album An image viewer for viewing photos stored downloaded from a

PC or Mac in JPEG, GIF or BMP format.

• Convenient firmware upgrade New formats will be supported through a simple firmware

upgrade, while other functionality will remain the same.

• FM radio (76.0MHz~108.0MHz) FM radio with auto-scan and station presets. FM channel list

editor provided.

• Multiple language support

Caution

1. Do not expose the device to extreme temperatures (range from 5OC to 35OC).

2. Do not expose to moisture.

3. Do not apply excessive pressure to the device.

4. Do not place heavy objects on top of the device.

5. Do not expose the device to chemicals such as benzene or thinners.

6. Do not expose the device to direct sunlight or heat sources.

7. Do not store in dusty areas.

8. Do not try to disassemble and repair the device yourself.

9. Release the hold button before operating the device.

10.Do not drop the device. This may cause internal damage or scratches to the surface.

11.Do not turn up the volume too high.

12.Battery Life This device is equipped with a high capacity lithium polymer

battery. With a full charge, continuous audio playback can be sustained for over 12 hours under normal operating conditions.

The device can also record for over 12 hours. (Note: this is limited by internal storage space) The battery can be charged over 500 times. To prolong battery life, completely exhaust the battery before recharging. Battery life differs from device to device depending on operating conditions, state and time of production.

13. Stop using the device or turn the volume down if you experience

ringing in your ears.

14. Do not use wet or rough cleaning cloths. This may scratch or

even damage the device.

15. Some earphone plugs may not fit the remote properly. Use the

included earphone extension if your headphones will not plug in.

Contents

1 - Getting Started 9

Turning on the player ..................................................... 9

Turning off the player .................................................... 9

Playing Music ............................................................... 9

Voice Recording ........................................................... 9

FM Radio................................................................... 10

Charging the Battery .................................................... 10

2 - Advanced Features 11

2-1 Desktop ............................................................. 11

Selecting Functions ............................................. 12

Menus ............................................................... 12

2-2 MP3 Player ........................................................ 14

Playback Mode ................................................... 14

Playing Music ..................................................... 15

Loop repeat ....................................................... 15

MP3 Player Menu Operation .................................. 16

Setting UserMode EQ: .......................................... 17

PlayList ............................................................. 18

PlayList Menu Operation ....................................... 19

Add Songs ......................................................... 19

2-3 Voice Recording .................................................. 20

Performing a recording ......................................... 21

Recording from External Devices ............................ 22

Record Quality Settings ........................................ 22

2-4 FM Radio ........................................................... 23

Listening to the Radio .......................................... 23

Automatic Tuning ............................................... 24

Manual Tuning .................................................... 25

FM Radio Recording ............................................ 26

FM Channel editor ............................................... 26

2-5 Games .............................................................. 27

Russia Block ...................................................... 27

Box Game ......................................................... 29

Gobang ............................................................. 30

Black White Chess .............................................. 30

2-6 Disk Explorer ...................................................... 32

Exploring Files .................................................... 32

Managing Files .................................................... 33

Managing Directories ........................................... 34

2-7 e-Albums ........................................................... 35

2-8 e-Books ............................................................. 37

2-9 Movie Player ...................................................... 37

3 - Connecting to a Computer 38

3-1 System Requirements .......................................... 38

3-2 Connecting to a PC .............................................. 39

3-3 Installing the USB Driver ....................................... 39

3-4 Disconnecting the USB Cable ................................ 40

3-5 Using as Removable Storage ................................. 41

3-6 Disk Formatting ................................................... 42

4 - Troubleshooting 43

5 - Appendix 46

I Package Accessoies .................................................. 46

II Specifications .......................................................... 47

1 - Getting Started

Turning on the player

Press and hold the POWER button until the player turns on.

Turning off the player

Press and hold the POWER button until the player turns off.

Playing Music

1. Press and hold the POWER button to power on the unit.

2. Press the PLAY button again to enter the music playback mode.

3. Press the LEFT and RIGHT and LEFT keys to select tracks.

4. Press the PLAY button to play the selected track.

5. Press the UP and DOWN keys to adjust the volume.

6. Press the PLAY button to pause playback.

7. If no buttons are pressed within 1 minute, the player automatically powers off.

Pressing and holding the PLAY button for a few seconds will switch to music playback mode directly.

Voice Recording

1. Press and hold the A-B button to enter the voice record mode.

2. Press the A-B button to begin voice recording.

3. Press the STOP button to stop recording, a new voice file will be created.

4. Press the PLAY button to play the current voice file.

FM Radio

1. Press the Stop/Power button to enter the mode selection screen. Use the navigational pad to select the FM radio mode.

2. Press the PLAY button to enter the FM Radio mode.

3. Press and hold LEFT or RIGHT on the navigational pad to autosearch for FM channels

4. Press LEFT or RIGHT on the navigational pad to cycle through FM channels.

Charging the Battery

• The player will charge automatically when the AC adapter is connected to the device.

• Use only the AC power adapter supplied with the device.

• Connect the adapter to the player and to an AC outlet.

• While recharging, the Charge LED turns on. When fully charged, the Charge LED turns off.

• Playback time is measured while playing a 128Kbps MP3 file with a full charge.

• AC operating voltage: 100~240V, 50~60Hz.

• Charge time: ~ 3 hours (At full discharge)

• Playback time: over 12 hours (At full charge)

• You can also charge the player by connecting the player to a PC via the USB cable.

Hold the MENU button, and then connect the player to PC, would switch to charge mode directly.

2 - Advanced Features

The Media Player is packed with several advanced features that separate it from traditional MP3 players. These include an intuitive desktop interface, an advanced MP3 Player, voice recording, FM radio, games, and a disk explorer.

2-1 Desktop

The Desktop is where the main functions of the Media Player can be accessed.

There are five items on the desktop:

• MP3 Player

• Record

• FM Radio

• Games

• Disk Explorer

The background graphic can be customized with a picture downloaded from a PC.

(Refer to Chapter 3 – Connecting to a Computer for more)

Current function Press PLAY to start

Function list LEFT or RIGHT on the

navigational pad

Background Power indicator

Selecting Functions

Follow these steps to select the function you want to use:

1. Press the LEFT or RIGHT button to cycle through the functions.

2. Press the PLAY button to select the currently displayed function.

Menus

Each function on the Media Player comes with menus, which offer different options and settings that you can select and change.

With a function selected, press the MENU button to open the menu for that function. When in menu mode:

1. Press the MENU button to close the menu.

2. Press the UP or DOWN on the navigational pad to navigate the menu.

3. Press the LEFT or RIGHT on the navigational pad to change the display settings.

4. Press the PLAY button to select the current option. Pressing the MENU button while on the Desktop brings up a menu

with the following options:

Power indicator

Displays the name of the currently selected function

• Brightness Adjusts the brightness of the LCD display, press the LEFT or

RIGHT buttons to cycle through 0~12 available levels of brightness.

• Language: The player supports mult-language display, including simplified

Chinese, traditional Chinese, Japanese, Korean, English, etc. Press the LEFT or RIGHT on the navigational pad to select the

desired language.

• About Check the current firmware version. More exciting functions can be acquired through the simple

firmware upgrading.

• Default Desktop If default desktop has set to customized photo, select the option

and press the PLAY button to restore default desktop.

2-2 MP3 Player

With quite a few advanced features such as ID3 tag support, 8 preset equalizer settings and 10 user-defined equalizer settings, KTV function, playlist editing capability, and over 12 hours of battery life, the player is the perfect way to enjoy your entire digital music collection - anytime, anywhere.

Press and hold the PLAY button to switch to music playback mode.

Playback Mode

1. Volume level: adjust Volume by pressing UP or DOWN on the navigational pad.

2. Track title: displays current music file’s ID3 information.

3. Music wave, or show music lyric.

The player supports standard LRC format lyrics. Place the LRC file of the same name as the audio file in the same folder and the audio and lyrics will be synchronized.

4. Music status:

: play : pause : stop

5. EQ mode indicator (Normal, Bass, Rock, Pop, Classic, Treble, Live, Dance, UserMode).

6. Loop repeat indicator: becomes red in section repeat playback mode.

7. Track position bar: indicates the current playback status.

8. Track position: Elapsed: Current track played time. Remaining: Current track remain time.

9. Repeat playback indicator:

: Normal, to play all the tracks in order one time. : All Track, to repeat all tracks. : Track, to repeat current track.

Playing Music

Press the PLAY button to play the current track. Press the PLAY button during playback to pause the track.

Loop repeat

The loop repeat function makes it easy to repeat a particular section of a music track. To do this, follow the steps below:

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