MPIO FL100 User Manual

Please read all instructions in this User’s Guide before using the player.

User ’s Guide

FL100

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designing your digital dream

<FL100> User's Guide

Date of Publication : Dec. 2002
Date of First edition : Dec. 2002
Publishing Company : DIGITALWAY Co., Ltd.
Address : 5F, Korea Design Center, 344-1, Yatap-dong, Bundang-gu,

Seongnam-si, 463-828, Korea
Tel : [phone]
Fax : [phone]
Homepage : www.mpio.com

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Thanks for your purchasing Digitalway MPIO. This manual
provides you with the method of operation and caution. Be
sure to read this manual before using this product.

Digitalway will always try to make better product.

What is MPIO?

This means our own brand of Digitalway including MP3
player and other potable digital audio.

1. What is MP3 Player / 4

2. Special Features / 5

3. Technical Specifications / 8

4. Computer Requirements / 9

5. Warning / 9

6. Accessories Included with your
MPIO FL100 / 11

7. MPIO FL100 Control's Overview

/ 12

8. Description of Player's LCD / 13

9. Battery Installation / 15

10. How to use Hold Slide / 16

11. How to use Joy Stick Key / 16

Contents

Designing Your Digital Dream

1. MPIO Introduction

1. Basic Function / 17

1) Power ON/OFF

2) Volume Control

3) Playback/FM Mode Switch

4) Enter to the Power Menu

2. Playback Mode / 18

1) Table of Button Behavior

2) Basic Function

3) Power Menu Setup

3. FM Mode / 25

1) Table of Button Behavior

2) Basic Function

3) Power Menu (FM) Setup

4. Record Function / 30

1) Voice Record

2) FM Record

5. How to use SD Card/MMC / 31

2. MPIO Function

1. MPIO Manager 2 Installation / 32

2. Connecting MPIO to the Computer

/ 33

3. When MPIO is not connected to the
Computer / 33

4. How to use MPIO Manager 2 / 36

1) Controls Overview

2) Menu Table of MPIO Manager2

3) Basic Function

4) Application Function for Power

User

5) How to use MPIO Audio

3. MPIO Manager 2 Program

1. MP3 File Creation(Ripping) From
Audio CD / 45

2. Macintosh iTunes Plug-In
Installation / 46

3. Trouble Shooting / 46

4. Limited Warranty / 48

4. Other Information

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1. Folder Save & Play Function

- You can store files by the unit of genre/artist/album by downloading
and maintaining the data by the folder unit in addition to by the file
unit. You can listen to music by selecting the specified folder.

2. Power Equalizer

- It provides the user mode, in which you can set the 7 Equalizer Mode
(Flat, Pop, Rock, Jazz, Classic, Vocal, Dynamic Bass) and 5 levels of
frequency range according to the music.

3. 3 Line Graphic LCD & LED Backlight

- You can check file information stored in the device and the running
status of the device with the 3 Line Graphic LCD that adopted. The
LED Backlight enables you to check the LCD information with ease at
night.

4. Multi-Format Player

- This is a Multi-Format Support Player can play WMA, ASF file in addi­tion to the MP3 file.

2. Special Features

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MP3 Player is a device plays mp3 file, known to the general public as a
digital audio format. You can listen to music by downloading mp3 files
stored on the PC to the MP3 Player.

In order to download music to the MP3 Player;

1. Install MPIO Manager 2 of the Install CD in the computer. (Refer to
the Page 32)

- MPIO Manager 2 is the Communication Window between the com­puter and MP3 Player.

2. Connect the PC to the MP3 Player with a cable.

3. Through MPIO Manager 2, music files stored on the PC is down­loaded to the MP3 Player. (Refer to the Page 39)

1. What is MP3 player?

MPIO Introduction

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5. FM Radio Function

- You can listen to the radio with the device mounted FM Receiver and
recording the received FM

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[MP3]

As an abbreviation for MPEG 1 Layer 3, MP3 is an audio compression format
that enables WAV files to be compressed to about 1/12 of its original size, while
maintaining their original sound quality.

[WMA]

WMA (Windows Media Audio), Microsoft's Music File Compression Format has
the same quality of music as MP3, with half of the data compression rate (about
22 to 1) of MP3 (about 12 to 1)

[ASF]

ASF (Advanced Streaming Format) is Microsoft's Data Format for multimedia file
(MPG, AVI etc.) transfer.

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16. 4 Languages Menu Support

- The FL100 Menu Item is provided in English, Korea, Japanese and

Chinese.

17. World Language Support

- World Language Support enables you to find file names stored in

each countries' language on the LCD.

18. Windows Plug-In Support

- When you install the Windows Plug-In, you can upload or download

files to FL100 by running Windows Media Player or RealOne
Player, not MPIO Manager2.

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6. Macintosh Support

- It gives consideration to the Macintosh User, supporting iTunes Plug­In.

7. Power Menu Function

- You can setup various Menu Functions (Folder Mode, System etc.) of

the Player using Joy Stick Key.

8. SD(MMC) Expansion Slot Mounted Device

- You can use the Memory Card(SD Card, MMC).

9. USB Data Transfer

- USB cable enables you to access to the computer easily and to trans-

fer music data at a high rate of speed.

10. Data Store Function

- You can use this as the Data Storage by storing general data in

addition to music files, according to the usages.

11. Firmware Upgrade

- The product's function will be improved with the Firmware Upgrade

Support.

12. Real Networks Qualifying Software Supply

- Qualifying Software of Real Networks known for its Real Player will

be provided. You can create, manage and play digital music libraries
through with RealOne Player, a Personal Music Management
System. Besides it provides the function transforming an audio CD
to MP3 file.

13. Navigation Function

- You can search & play music while playing a music file.

14. Study Mode Support

- Speed control & Easy Finder function necessary for language study

are provided.

15. Voice Record Support

- You can record lecture & conference etc.

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[Firmware]

Firmware is programming that is inserted into the hardware and operates vari­ous functions of the hardware. If you don't have a Firmware, you can not use
the device with the un-operable hardware.

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3. Technical Specifications

Model
Decoding Format

Internal Memory
Memory Card Socket
LCD

Language Displayed
on the Menu
Language Supported
File Transfer Speed
Earphone Output
Power
S/N Ratio
THD
Frequency Range
Battery

Recording
Maximum Playing
Time
FM Frequency Range
FM Output Power
FM S/N Ratio
Dimensions/Weight

MPIO FL100
MP3(8 ~ 320kbps), WMA(5 ~ 192kbps), ASF

64/128/256MB
SD Card(MMC)
FSTN Type Graphic 3 Line LCD
(With Indigo Blue LED Backlight)
English/Korean/Japanese/Chinese

Languages of 36 countries
Maximum 4.5 Mbps
12mW( R: 6mW, L: 6mW)

85 dB

0.1%
20 Hz ~ 20 KHz
AAA Type Alkaline Battery
AAA Type Nickel Hydrogen Battery
Voice Record / FM Record
11 hrs
(MP3 file played with 128kbps)
76 ~ 108 MHz
10mW(R:5mW, L:5mW)
45 dB
40(W) x 79.5(H) x 14.2(D) mm / 41.5g (Without

Battery)

The Basic specifications of the computer to use MPIO & support­able operating system.

• IBM PC

- Main Body: USB Interface (Rev 1.1) Standard Equipment & CD­ROM Driver Mounted

- CPU Pentium: above 133MHz

- Memory: above 64MB

- Available Hard Disk Space: above 20MB

- Operation System Supported: Windows 98/ME/2000/XP

• Macintosh

- Main Body: USB Interface (Rev V1.1) Standard Equipment & CD­ROM Driver Mounted

EX) Power Mac G3 (Blue&White)/G4/G4 Cube, iMac/iBook,

Powerbook, Powerbook G4

- Memory: above 64MB

- Available Hard Disk Space: above 20MB

- Operation System Supported: Mac OS Version X(iTunes3 Plug-in)

* Mac OS Version 8.62~9.2(iTunes2 Plug-in) support will be provid-

ed through the MPIO Web Site later.

Connection to the PC, using USB Hub & Extension Cord is not guar­anteed.

4. Computer Requirements

5. Warning

You should be fully aware of the notice below, before using the
product.

The company does not take the responsibility for the defect of the
product (accessory, connecting device etc.), damage, data loss,
accident & disorder etc., occurred from not fully understanding
the notice below, so please be sure to check this notice.

1. Do not use the product for the other purpose except for the matters
described in the manual.

2. Pay attention not to hurt your hand while you touch a product box,
manual, accessory etc. Keep the manual to use at any time.

3. Pay attention not to have a severe impact on the product, might cause
a trouble or a damage.

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4. Do not insert other objects into the SD Card/MMC inserting hole,
except for SD and MMC.

5. Pay attention not to use the device or leave it alone in places with high
temperature and humidity or of high thermal difference, and by the
strong magnetic body.

6. Remember that liquid (water, beverage etc.) not leaked into the device.

7. The device that you discretionary disassembled or remodeled can not
be provided with a free service and can be excluded from the service
areas, so pay special attention to this.

8. The company does not take the responsibility for data loss cased by
the defect of the product, misoperation and other reasons, so pay
attention to this.

9. Check the polarity (+,-) of the battery when you use a battery.

10. Try not to injure you nail or not to be scratched by the edges when

you open the battery cover.

11. Remove the battery when not in use. Leakage of battery might cause

a trouble.

12. Pay attention not to use the earphone continuously for many hours

that might cause a trouble.

13. Please plug or unplug the earphone and cable by holding the plugs

not by pulling out the earphone or cable, to prevent internal line
breaking.

14. When you plug the USB cable into the computer or device, please

check again the direction of plugging it. In case the USB cable is
plugged in the wrong way, the computer or the device might suffer
trouble/damage.

15. Do not leave the USB cable plugged into the computer.

16. Do not give an impact to the connected part while the USB cable is

connected to the device.

17. Remember not to leave USB cable to be connected to the device and

the computer

18. Maintain and keep clean the USB connection of the device.

19. When the device is covered with foreign particles, please wipe off it

with soft cloth or clean towel and be careful not to use chemicals.

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6. Accessories Included with your MPIO FL100

Main Body User’s GuideProduct

Installation CD

Pocket EarphoneUSB Cable

Wrist Strap Battery

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1. Equalizer: The Setup status of Equalizer is displayed.

2. Numbers of the stored track in Memory

- In case of Folder Mode in the Menu is set as Disable:
Number of Playing Track / Numbers of stored track in memory

- In case of Folder Mode in the Menu is set as Enable:
Number of Playing Track among the ones saved in the
Folder/Numbers of saved Track in the Folder

3. Press the Menu Button during playback shortly, and it is changed into
the Visualization Mode.

2 Line

4. File Information: File Name, ID3 Tag Information etc. are displayed.

3 Line

: Press the Menu Button during playback shortly, and the mode is

changed into the Visualization Mode.

5. File Format: Extension name of the file played is displayed.

6. Bit Rate: Bit Rate of the file played is displayed.

* If you setup the Study Mode, Study Mode ( ) Icon will be dis-

played.

7. Repeat Icon: The Setup Status of Repeat Menu is displayed.

8. Elapsed Track Time: Playing time of displaying music is displayed.

* If you control the volume while playing a file, volume level is dis-

played.

Icon Collection

9. Hold Slide Icon: It is displayed when you setup locking.

10. SD Card/MMC Icon

- In case SD Card/MMC is inserted ( ) Icon is displayed.

- In case music stored in SD Card/MMC is played ( ) Icon is dis­played.

11. Battery Icon: It displays remaining capacity of the battery by the
three levels.

8. Description of Player's LCD

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[TOP]

1. Earphone Jack

2. Wrist Strap Loop

[FRONT]

3. Play/Pause Button: It has Power ON/OFF & Play/Pause functions.

4. LCD: It displays a file name and current setup status of function of the
player.

5. Record Button: Perform Record & Block Repeat Functions.

[RIGHT]

6. Joy Stick Key: You can change the status of Music Switch and setup of

each menu items.

7. +/- Button: Control the volume.

8. Menu Button: It performs functions of Playback/FM Mode Switch and

moves to the top item(Playback/FM Mode) from the
menu.

9. Hold Slide: If you push the Hold Slide to the direction of the arrow, it

will be changed into the locking status, not reacting to the
button click. It prevents misoperation of the button while
carrying the player with you.

[BOTTOM]

10. USB Port: Access to the PC by connecting the USB cable.

11. Battery Cover: Open the battery cover and insert the battery while

matching the polarity, and close the battery cover.

[LEFT]

12. SD Card/MMC Slot: Insert the SD Card/MMC.

7. MPIO FL100 Control's Overview

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[FRONT] [REAR]

1) Playback Mode

1 Line
2 Line
3 Line

*The screen below is randomly made to explain LCD information.

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2) FM Mode

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* The screen below is randomly made to explain LCD inforation.

1 Line

1. FM Icon: It displays the status of FM Mode.

2. Mode Icon

- In case of Channel Search Mode ( ) icon is displayed.

- In case of Station Search Mode ( ) icon is displayed.
* Number of Station receiving is displayed in the Station Mode Icon.

3. Numbers of stored station: It displays Number of Stations stored /
Number of Stations can be stored.

No station is stored, in the initial setup state.

2 Line

4. Sound Mode & Channel: It displays Sound Mode and receiving

Channel(Frequency).

3 Line

5. Detail Information

- In case the Channel receiving is stored in the Station, the Station
Number is displayed, in the Channel Search Mode.

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[Station]

Station means the channel(frequency) is saved.

9. Battery Installation

1. Open the Battery Cover by pushing the button to the direction of
the arrow.

2. Insert an AAAType
Alkaline Battery
(AAA Type Nickel
Hydrogen Battery)
while matching the
polarity.

3. After adjusting the groove,
close the battery cover by
pushing it forward.

1 Line
2 Line
3 Line

*The screen below is randomly made to explain LCD information.

01

* If the Channel receiving is not stored in the

Station, NO INFORMATION is displayed.

*

See FM Stations Editor Item(Page 42) of
MPIO Manager 2 to save the detailed infor­mation of the Station.

- In case of Station Search Mode, the detail information of Station
receiving is displayed.

* In case station information is not stored, the

next station will be displayed.

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