MPIO FL500 User Manual
Table of Contents
Getting Started
Name of the Parts .................................................................... 3
LCD Screen ............................................................................... 3
Components ............................................................................ 4
Recharging .................................................................................. 4
Connection
Connecting to a PC ................................................................ 6
Installing USB Driver Manually .......................................... 7
Using a Removable Disk ....................................................... 7
Downloading/Uploading Files ............................................ 7
Disconnecting the USB Cable ............................................ 8
Usage
Basic Operation ........................................................................ 9
To Play Music (Turning Power ON) ................................... 9
If you want to adjust the volume ..................................... 9
Lockdown ................................................................................ 9
To Stop (Turning Power OFF) ............................................... 9
Searching for the desired section during playback ..... 10
Searching for the desired file during playback ............. 10
Searching for the desired file during pausing ............... 10
Using the Navigation ............................................................. 10
Changing Modes ..................................................................... 11
Voice Recording ....................................................................... 11
Setting A↔B Section Repeat .............................................. 12
Listening to the FM radio .................................................... 13
Manually Searching the Frequency .................................. 13
Automatically Searching the Frequency ......................... 13
Saving Channels .................................................................... 13
Changing a Saved Frequency ............................................ 14
Listening to a Saved Frequency (Channel mode) ......... 14
Recording the FM Radio ....................................................... 14
Menu Operation ...................................................................... 15
Moving in the menu ............................................................. 15
Saving the settings ................................................................ 15
Leaving the submenu ........................................................... 15
Audio Settings ........................................................................... 16
Setting EQ ................................................................................ 16
Setting User EQ ...................................................................... 16
Setting A-B .............................................................................. 16
Setting Repeat ........................................................................ 17
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Radio Settings
Saving Channels in Menu ................................................... 17
Setting Bandwidth ................................................................ 17
Setting FM Sound .................................................................. 18
Saving Auto Preset ............................................................... 18
Setting Seek Step .................................................................. 18
Recording Settings ................................................................. 19
Setting Voice Recording Quality ....................................... 19
Setting FM Recording Quality ........................................... 19
Setting Voice Signal Amplification .................................. 19
Setting the VOR (Voice Operation Recording) ............. 19
Screen Settings ........................................................................ 20
Setting Visual Effect ............................................................. 20
Setting the Language .......................................................... 20
Setting File Information ...................................................... 20
Setting Playback Time ......................................................... 21
Setting Text Flow Speed ..................................................... 21
Setting the Back Light ......................................................... 21
System Settings ....................................................................... 21
Setting Auto Play .................................................................. 21
Setting Resume ..................................................................... 22
Setting Fade In ....................................................................... 22
Setting Device Info ............................................................... 22
Setting Sleep .......................................................................... 22
Setting Auto Off ................................................................... 23
Initializing Settings ............................................................... 23
Adjusting Playback Speed .................................................. 23
Customer Support
Upgrading Firmware ............................................................. 24
Name of Parts
USB Connector
Power/Play/Pause/
Navigation Setting/
Changing Track/
Fast Forward & Rewind
Button(lever)
Menu / Rec Start / Rec End
Necklace(Belt Clip) Hole
LCD Screen
(File Info/ Progress
Status/Stereo Image)
LCD Screen
Hold Switch
Earphone Jack
Current Track
All Tracks
Visual Effects
Volume Control Wheel
Mode Key ( MP3,FM,REC)
EQ
Repeat
A-B section repeat ( :DRM)
Sleep
Battery
Hold
Display of music
Playback Time
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Components
Note
Actual player’s components may vary
Player Earphones
slightly from images shown, and sub-
Getting Started
ject to change without notice.
USB Cable
Utility CD
Broken components may be purchased
separately at MPIO Service Center.
User’s Manual Instructions
Product Warranty
Additional components(For example,
Earphones, Belt Clip & Necklace) can
differ depending on the sales area.
Necklace Belt Clip
Recharging
Charging the battery while the power is on/off
If the charge is insufficient, the low battery message appears on the LCD screen,
and you must charge the battery.
Connect the product to the USB port on the computer with the USB connector as in
the figure.
The USB connector connection screen is displayed on the LCD
screen.
USB connection screen when the power is ON/OFF (Figure.1)
When the USB connector is connected and no data is transfe rred from the portable disk, a CHARGING image appears on
the LCD and the battery starts to charge.
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(Figure.1)
Do not disconnected!!!
After the battery is fully charged the following figure will be
displayed.
Charge for more than 1 hour before using for the first time.
Charging time: 1 hour.
Note
Do not disconnect the player during data-transfer.
Playtime capacity is a maximum of 15 hours.
Playtime and charging time may differ depending on the user’s computer
environment.
Please remove the USB connector when it is not in use for charging or for a re movable disk.
About the Internal Rechargeable Battery
The battery is not fully charged when the product is purchased.
Please fully charge the product before use.
Battery can be charged at any time but we recommend the battery to be fully
charged before use.
If the battery usage time is shorter compared to the charging time, this means the
battery must be changed.
Please fully charge the battery at initial use or after it has not been used for a long
period of time.
The built-in battery is expendable, therefore the battery usage time will gradually
reduce after purchase.
Always charge and store the produce at room temperature.
The battery usage time will differ depending on how the product is used and how
long, usage temperature, and other environmental matters.
Note
Contact MPIO Service Center for replacing the internal battery.
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Connecting to a PC
1
Connect the product (FL500) to the USB connection port on the computer with the
USB Cable.
- Removing USB cable, while installing the USB driver or executing a command, may cause malfunction to
the computer.
2
The USB Driver will be installed with a message indicting “Looking for a New De-
vice”. The installation screen may not appear.
Connection
Note
MTP (Media Transfer Protocol)
- MTP is a mode to connect to a computer using the Windows Media Player 10 in a Win
dows XP environment.
If Windows Media Player 10 is installed in a Windows XP environment, you will automati
cally be connected to MTP mode.
- Once in MTP mode, music files stored in the library can be synchronized to the product
(FL500), and music files with Microsoft’s Janus DRM (Digital Rights Management) can be
downloaded.
- Songs listed in a playlist in the Windows Media Player can be downloaded easily to the
product (FL500) when Windows Media Player 10 is synchronized.
MSC (Mass Storage Class)
- MSC is a mode for USB Mass Storage that enables the product to be used as a portable
disk, regardless of the operating system, such as Windows98/ME/2000/XP & Mac or others.
This feature is the same as our other products. (You can download or upload files like
Removable Disk)
But if you are using Windows 98/98SE operating systems, please refer to “USB Driver
Manual Installation” before installing the USB driver.
To switch between MTP and MSC modes
- While the computer and the product (FL500) are connected, press the MENU button
shortly to switch between MTP and MSC modes.
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Installing USB Driver Manually
Please refer to the below paragraph only if the device is not plugged with Windows 98SE
1
Connect the product (FL500) to a computer with the USB cable.
When Add New Hardware Wizard window appears on the screen, click the [Next]
button.
2
Check “Search for the driver for your device”, click the [Next] button.
3
Insert the CD included in the package into the CD-ROM, check CD-ROM DRIVE and
click the [Next] button.
4
When the driver installation is completed, the “Installation complete” window will
appear on the screen. Then, click the [Finish] button.
Go to the following destination to confirm that the installation was completed successfully.
Windows 98SE:
[Control Panel] → [Systems] → [Device Manager] → [Hard Drive] → MPIO FL500 USB
Device
Note
In Windows 98SE, the program must be installed to use FL500 as a removable disk.
Please install the USB driver before use.
Using a Removable Disk
Downloading/Uploading Files
You can connect to the PC with the USB cable while the product (FL500) is on or off.
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If connected, a connection icon will appear on the LCD screen.
If connected in MTP mode, press the MENU button shortly to switch to MSC mode.
Run Windows Explorer on the PC
2
A Removable Disk Drive (FL500) Icon will be created in Windows Explorer.
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The user can store, delete data and create a folder in the same way as a hard drive.
Copy & Paste, Drag & Drop commands can be used in the same way to store data.
Copy & Paste: Select the data to store, click on right mouse button.
Select [Copy] and then [Paste] in the Removable Disk drive.
Drag & Drop: Select the data store, click and hold down the left mouse button to drag the files
into the Removable Disk drive, and then release the left mouse button
Caution
If the USB cable is disconnected while a file is being uploaded or downloaded, the device
may malfunction.
The music file display order in Windows Explorer when you select a removable disk can be
different from the actual playback order.
If you rename music files like 001***, 002***… in Windows Explorer, you can play them
back by the order of number in the file name.
Disconnecting the USB Cable
It is recommended that you follow these directions for separating the device from the PC safely.
If these instructions are not followed, it may result in data damage or product malfunction.
Windows 98SE Users
There is no Safely Remove Hardware command in Windows 98SE.
The user must wait until the file/data transfer is complete, and then disconnect the USB cable.
1
Place the mouse cursor on the “Stop a Hardware Device” icon in the system tray,
and click the right mouse button.
2
Select “Stop USB Mass Storage Device”.
3
Select USB Mass Storage Device from the list of hardware, and click the [Stop] but ton. When the “Stop a Hardware Device” window appears, select MPIO FL500 USB
Device. Then, click the [OK] button and disconnect the USB cable.
Note
In Windows 2000, disconnect the USB cable by clicking the [OK] button after the “Safely
Remove Hardware” message appears.
If you are using Windows XP, disconnect the USB Cable when the Safe To Remove Hardware
message appears.
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