Mpman MP-CS100 INSTRUCTION MANUAL

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Table of Contents

1. Overview

1.1 Specifications

1.2 Button Function Definitions

1.3 Button Pressing Modes

1.4 Recording Function of the A-B Button

1.5 Short-Cut Function of the MODE Button

1.6 Standard Control Interface

1.7 Battery Level

1.8 Battery charge

2. Main Menu

3. Turn On/Off

4. Musical File Playback

4.1 The Stop Interface

4.2 Functions in the Playing Interface

4.3 Functions in the Lyrics Show Interface

4.4 Auto Off

5. Voice REC

6. Play REC

7. Picture Viewer

8. Setting

8.1. Clock

8.2. LCD Set

8.3. Language

8.4. Power Saving

8.5. Replay Mode

8.6 Memory Info

8.7 Firmware Version

9. VIDEO

10. E-BOOK

11. UDISK

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12. Upgrade

13. Notice

14. MP-CS100 Utility

14.1 install

14.2 AMV Convert Tool

14.3 AMV Player

14.4 MP3 Player Update Tool

14.5 Sound Convert Tool

14.6 Uninstall

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1 Overview

96x64 full-color MP3 Player adopts the ATJ2085 standard solution. In addition to the four functions of playing MP3/WMA files, digital recording, USB Disk storage, E-book, the player also has the added ability of playing AMV movie files (A special software is required to perform necessary conversions.), as well as the added function of viewing pictures.

The common functions of the product:

z Playing of musical files and recorded files stored in up to 99 subdirectories

of the same level directory.

z Recognizing of up to 99-recorded files in each directory. z Deleting either single or all musical (or recorded) files in the current

directory of the player.

z Off Status Memorization: When turned on, the player can return to the last

off-status, including the musical file to be played and the recording position.

z Resuming playing: The player can memorize the position where it stops

playing the musical file in a directory. Once the Play button is pressed after turn on the player, the player will start playing the musical file just from the point where it stops last time.

Included accessories

z Digital Audio Player z Stereo Earphone z mini USB cable z Installation CD z AC Adapter z User Quick guide

1.1 Specifications

z 65,000 OLED full-color Display z Support MP3, WMA and WAV z Creative AMV function

z Support JPEG、BMP、GIF browsing z Play music with 16-Level Speed

z Double-screen lyrics sync display, facilitating lyrics learning and

memorizing.

z Friendly fade playback, more comfortable to your ears. z Graphical operation interface, removable disk folder management z Built-in microphone, hi-fi recording, short-cut start, 70 hours continuous

recording (with 256MB memory)

z USB 2.0 (Full-Speed) interface, with a max speed of 1000K Byte/S

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z Powerful expandability, online firmware upgrading z Convenient language learning features, a true digital repeating device,

segment A-B repeating, follow speaking by contrasting with original sound, 16-level variable-speed playback.

z For Windows ME/2000/XP, no drivers are needed. For Windows 98, you

should install its driver.

z Lithium Battery

1.2 Button Function Definitions

①

Internal Microphone

②

65K color OLED display Turn On, Turn Off, Play, Pause,

③

and Stop Switching working Mode,

Menu options, Interface switching

④

+/- Volume up or down

Move to Right, Forward Move to Left, Backward

⑤

USB connecter Special A-B repeat / Recording

⑥

button

⑦

Equalizer button

⑧

Power on or off / Reset switch

⑨

Earphone jack

1.3 Button Pressing Modes

There are three ways for operating buttons:

1.3.1 Short-Press In cases of buttons with both long and short press functions, the buttons will function as a short-press once they are released within 1.2 seconds (Play, Stop, Last, Next). If a button has only short-press functions, the button will respond only once when it is released without time limits.

1.3.2 Long-Press: Press a button for longer than 1.2 seconds, then the button will function as a long-press. (On/Off, Forward/Backward)

1.3.3 Hold On: From the time when the button is pressed to the time when it is released, the button is responded at a certain rate for several times. (Volume Adjustment)

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1.4 Recording Function of the A-B Button

Except the recorded file playback and musical file playback interface, repeat interface, upgrading interface and U Disk interface, the A-B button functions as a hot recording button in all other interfaces. A short-press of the A-B button will take you to the recording interface and start recording.

1.5 Short-Cut Function of the MODE Button

In the music playback, recorder, recorded file playback, radio, pictures and settings interfaces, except the special inapplicable cases, a long-press of the MODE button will stop the current operation and return to the main menu.

1.6 Standard Control Interface

Standard Menu Note: The standard menu offers a menu selection interface. In each functional module interface, the standard menu will be repeatedly used. Every time when entering the interface, its format is as shown in the Fig below.

z Up to 4 items can be displayed in one screen. If the number of the items is

less than 4, the items will be displayed from top to down.

z The item with the background is the one currently selected. z Press the Mode button to select and enter this option. z A short-press of the PLAY button will quit the menu. z Button Functions of the Standard Menu z A short-press or long-press of “Vol-” will move the background downward

step by step till the item at the bottom, then turn over to the next screen till the last screen, then go back to the first screen.

z A short-press or long-press of “Vol+” is opposite to that of “Vol-”. z A short-press of MODE will select the enabled icon and execute its

corresponding function.

z A short-press of A-B will enter the recording mode and start recording. z A short-press of PLAY will quit the menu. z Special Quit Function

Auto quit for idling for 5 seconds. Restore of the enabled position Each time when you enter the menu, the player will restore to the enabled position where you quit last time. The Standard Slide Bar Note: The standard slide bar offers an interface for selecting numbers. In each functional module interface, the standard slide bar will be repeatedly used. Its format is as shown in the Fig below.

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z The slide block can be moved to left or right. z The number “6” in the Fig is the figure that corresponds to the position of

the slide block.

z Button Function in the Slide Bar Interface z A short-press or long-press of NEXT will move the slide block a step to right.

The corresponding number will be displayed step by step till the max number.

z A short-press or long-press of LAST will move the enabled position a step

to left. The corresponding number will be displayed step by step till the min number.

z A short-press of MODE will finish the setting and quit. z A short-press of A-B will enter the recording interface and start recording.

1.7 Battery Level

z There are all together 9 levels for measuring the battery energy. z stands for low battery. stands for full battery.

1.8 Battery Charge

z USB charge:

Connect to PC directly via USB: The MP3 display will automatically indicate the link menu after the connection, and the battery icon at the right bottom of the menu will demonstrate the recharging in a motional way provided the battery is low. Contrarily it will demonstrate a full battery icon if the battery is full. Shortly press the MODE key to enter the main operation interface, and you will still find the battery indication under the interface of “Music”,

“Voice” and so on. Remarks: Link menu still being indicated during re-plugging and reunplugging.

z Adapter charge:

Connect directly to Adapter under power-off mode: The MP3 display will

automatically indicate the recharging menu after the connection, and the

battery icon at the right bottom of the menu will demonstrate the

recharging in a motional way provided the battery is low. Contrarily it will

demonstrate a full battery icon if the battery is full. Shortly press the MODE

key to enter the main operation interface, and you will still find the battery

indication under the interface of “Music”, “Voice” and so on. Remarks: The current operation interface will not be influenced when connecting to the Adapter under power-on mode, and the recharging process is still noticeable

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2 Main Menu

There are 8 functions available: music, recorder, voice, radio, pic, settings, video and e-book.

2.1.1 The interface is as shown in the Fig below.

Each round icon stands for a mode. You can only enter the mode represented by the one that is located in the center and has colors.

2.1.2 Button Function in the Main Interface z A short-press or long-press of NEXT will cycle the selection position to right.

z A short-press or long-press of LAST will cycle the selection position to left. z A short-press of MODE will confirm and enter this mode. A Long-press will

return to the main interface.

z A short-press of A-B will enter the recording function and start recording. z A long-press of PLAY will turn the player off.

3 Turn On/Off

3.1 Turn Off A long-press of PLAY will turn off the player. When the player idles for a time that reaches what the user specifies to turn off the player, the player will be turned off automatically. When the USB port of the player is connected to a PC, however, this function will be overridden.

3.2 Turn On A long-press of PLAY will turn on the player.

3.3 Low Battery If the battery is low, the player will automatically go into the Stand By mode. In this case, do not turn on the player again.

4 Musical File Playback

The Musical File Playback function realize the playback of musical files in MP3 and WMA formats along with the features of repeating, following and contrasting. It has the interfaces of Stop, Playing, Lyrics Display, Repeating, Deleting, Directory Selecting, as well as function selection and settings.

4.1 The Stop Interface

In the Stop interface, the current music stops at the current playback position, waiting for the operations from the user. Even if the user turns off the player, it should restore to this status to realize the function of resuming playback. If you stop in the lyrics mode, please go in interfaces other than lyrics. In the Stop interface, you can choose the current song.

The interface is as shown in the Fig below.

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2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 B

z ① indicates that the current musical file is in the WMA format with a bit rate of 64Kbit.

z ② represents that the current cycle mode is Repeat 1.

z ③ indicates that the current EQ is Classic.

z ④ shows that the current playback position is at 00:03 and the

total playback time

z ⑤ show that the folder name

z ⑥ scroll that the ID3 tag l

z ⑦ indicates that the current musical file is the first one and the

total number of the musical files is 15. The total number refers to the number of musical files in the current directory.

z ⑧

z ⑨

z ⓑ

indicates that the volume level

represents that the current song has its lyric.

indicates that the battery level

4.1.1 Button Function in the Stop Interface

z Long-Press of MODE: Enter into the main menu. z Short-Press of MODE: Enter into the Stop menu interface. z Short-Press of PLAY: Play musical files. z Long-Press of PLAY: Turn the player off. z Hold-On of NEXT: Cycle to the next song in the current directory and the

time position of musical files is reset to zero. Hold-On of LAST: Function oppositely to NEXT.

z Short-Press of “Vol+” or ”Vol-”: Adjust the volume. z Short-Press of A-B: Switch to the recording interface and start recording.

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z Short-Press of EQ: Switch the sound effects.

4.1.2 The Stop Menu Interface Note: You can select Local folder, Delete, Repeat and Exit. When you enter

into this interface, the enabled position is the one where you quit last time. The interface is as shown in the Fig below.

z The strip indicates the enabled icon. z “Delete”: This is the name of the current enabled option.

4.1.3 The Deleting Interface Note: You can delete a single file or all files in here.

The File Selection Interface is as shown in the Fig below.

<musical file playback interface – Stop Menu – Deleting Files

– File Selection>

In this interface, press MODE to enter into the Deleting Ways selection interface. See the Fig below.

<musical file playback interface – stop Menu – deleting files –

deleting ways>

Button Function in the Deleting Interface

z Long-Press of PLAY: Turn the player off. z Short-Press of PLAY: Return to the Stop Interface. z Short-Press of A-B: Switch to the recording interface and start recording.

4.1.4 Directory Selection Interface Note: You can select the valid directory (the directory that contains musical

files) here to change the current playback directory. When you enter into this interface, you are located at the current directory of the current disk. The interface is as shown in the Fig below.

<musical file playback interface – Stop Menu – Local folder

Selection>

z Support the long name of directory z Except the root directory, only valid directories are displayed.

Button Function in the Directory Selection Interface

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z Short-Press or Long-Press of “Vol-”: The selection strip switches to the next

directory one by one. The selection strip scrolls in a way of two lines.

z Short-Press or Long-Press of “Vol+”: The selection strip switches to the last

directory one by one. The selection strip scrolls in a way of two lines.

z A short-press of MODE will select the directory and return to the Stop

interface. If the current directory (including the disk) is changed, then you need to reset the current file as the first, otherwise, the file and playback position will not be changed.

z A long-press of PLAY will turn the player off. z A short-press of PLAY will return to the Stop Interface. z A short-press of A-B will enter into the recording function.

4.2 Functions in the Playing Interface

4.2.1 The Playing interface is as shown in the Fig below.

z Celine Dion – My Heart Will Go On: These text will scroll horizontally

while the song is playing.

Note : Button Function in the Playing interface

z Short-Press of MODE: Enter into the Playing menu interface. z Long-Press of MODE: If there is the corresponding lyric, then you will enter

into the Lyrics interface. If there is no corresponding lyrics, then the song will stop playing and you will enter the main menu.

z Short-Press of PLAY: Enter into the Stop Interface. z Long-Press of NEXT: Function as fast forward till the end of a song. z Long-Press of LAST: Function as fast backward till the beginning of a song. z Short-Press of NEXT: The music fades out in 2 seconds. The player jumps

to the next song and start playing. In this case, the next song is selected based on the current playing mode. If the current mode is Cycling One, then the next song is selected based on Cycling All.

z Short-Press of LAST: Function oppositely to NEXT. z Hold-On of “Vol+”: The volume will increase. z Hold-On of “Vol-”: The volume will decrease. z Short-Press of A-B: Enter into the Repeat interface and confirm the A point.

One more short-press of A-B will confirm the B point and start repeating the segment between A and B. The third short-press of A-B will cancel the repeating.

4.2.2 Invalid Files Processing

When the player encounters invalid files during auto or manual selection of songs, the message “Format Error” will display. Two seconds later, the player will return to the Stop interface.

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4.2.3 Playing Menu Interface

Note: This interface provides the user with the following options:

① Repeat: To set the ways for playing songs.

② Equalizer: To set sound effects for the playing songs.

③ Tempo rate: To adjust the speed of song playing, except for the songs in

the WMA format.

④ Replay: To enter the Repeat interface and start the Repeat function.

⑤ Replay Times: To set the times for repeating.

⑥ Replay gap: To set the interval between each repeating playing.

⑦ Exit: Return to the Playing mode. The music is still playing.

The interface is as shown in the Fig below.

 The enabled position is displayed in background.  “Repeat” is the name of the current enabled position.

Button Function in the Playing Menu Interface

 Standard Icon Menu Functions  Auto quit for idling for 5 seconds.

4.2.4 Repeat Setting Interface

Note: You can select Repeat Mode for playing songs in here. The music is still playing. The interface is as shown in the Fig below.

<the playing menu of the musical file playback interface – Repeat Mode Button

Function in the Cycle Setting Interface>

 Standard Icon Menu Functions.  Auto quit for idling for 5 seconds.

List of Repeat Mode Options:

current directory, it will continue to play the songs in the next directory . Repeat One: Repeat playing the current song.

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Play Folder: The player will stop if it finishes playing the songs in the current

directory.

Repeat Folder: Repeat playing the songs in the directory. Repeat All: Repeat playing the songs in all directories. Random: Play the songs in the current directory in a random way. Pre-listen: Play the beginning 10 seconds of all the songs in the current

directory in order.

4.2.5 Equalizer Setting Interface

Note: You can select Equalizer for playing songs in here. The music is still playing. Its display ways is the same as that of “Repeat Setting”. Button Function in the Equalizer Setting Interface

 Standard Icon Menu Functions  Auto quit for idling for 5 seconds.

List of Sound Effects Options:

Natural (Default) Rock Pop Classic Soft Jazz Double Bass

4.2.6 Repeat Interface

Note: You can perform manual or auto repeat in here. The repeat type you use is set in the “Settings”. The Replay Times and Replay gap are set in the Playing menu interface. The interface is as shown in the Fig below.

Musical File Playback Playing –AB Repeat

Manual Repeat Operation When you enter Manual Repeat, the “A” in

will flash.

 A short-press of NEXT or A-B will set the “A” point, and then “B” will flash.  A short-press of NEXT or A-B will set the “B” point. Then the segment

between “A” and “B” will play repeatedly.  After a short-press of LAST or A-B or the set repeating times, the repeat function will be cycled.  A short-press of NEXT will enter the cycle of

Follow-> Repeat. For the follow, ADPCM is adopted to record sound. The recording duration is 10% longer than the repeat. The minimum recording duration is 1 second.  A short-press of LAST will return to the Repeat function.

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 A short-press of NEXT will enter the cycle of Repeat-> Compare. The Compare function refers to play the sound recorded in the Follow function.

 A short-press of LAST will return to Follow-Repeat.  A short-press of NEXT will begin the settings for the next Repeat. Note:

① In the steps above, hold-on of “Vol+” or “Vol-” will change the current playing speed. (Except for the WMA format) ② In all the steps above, a short-press of MODE will quit the Repeat interface and return to the Playing interface. ③ In all the steps above, a short-press of PLAY will quit the Repeat interface and the Playing interface, and return to the Stop interface.

Auto Repeat Operation

 When you enter Auto Repeat, the “A” in will flash.  A short-press of NEXT/A-B will set the “A” point, and then “B” will flash.  If the player finds a blank or after a short-press of NEXT/A-B, the

Repeat will display, and the player will start repeating the segment between A and B.  After the set repeat times, the “B” point will be automatically set to the “A” point of the next segment, and then the “B” point is wanted.

 A short-press of LAST will cycle the Setting->Repeat function.  A short-press of NEXT will enter the cycle of Repeat-> Follow. For

the follow, ADPCM is adopted to record sound. The recording duration is 10% longer than the repeat. The minimum recording duration is 1 second.

 A short-press of LAST will return to the Repeat function.  A short-press of NEXT will enter the cycle of Repeat-> Compare.

The Compare function refers to play the sound recorded in the Follow function.

 A short-press of LAST will return to Follow-Repeat.  A short-press of NEXT will begin the settings for the next Repeat.

Note:

① In the steps above, hold-on of “Vol+” or “Vol-” will change the current playing speed. ② In all the steps above, a short-press of MODE will quit the function setting interface and return to the Playing interface. ③ In all the steps above, a short-press of PLAY will quit the Repeat interface and the Playing interface, and return to the Stop interface.

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4.2.7 Tempo rate Setting Interface

Note: You can set the current playing speed in here. This will affect the playing of musical files in the MP3 format. However, this will not affect the files in WMA format. The interface is as shown in the Fig below.

<musical file playback – Tempo rate button function in the

Tempo rate setting interface>

 The standard slide bar function.  Auto quit for idling for 5 seconds.

4.2.8 Replay times

Note: The player will quit the Repeat mode after the set replay times. The repeat times can be 1 to 10. The interface is as shown in the Fig below.

Button Function in the Repeat Times Interface

 Short-Press Function of the Standard Menu  Auto quit for idling for 5 seconds.

4.2.9 Replay gap

Note: During repeating, the player will pause for this period of time between each repeat. The interval can be 1 to 10 seconds. The interface is as shown in the Fig below.

Button Function in the Replay gap Interface

 The standard slide bar function.  Auto quit for idling for 5 seconds.

4.3 Lyrics Show Interface

Note: When you enter into the Lyrics Show interface, the current song continue to play and the corresponding lyrics will display according to the playing progress of the song. When the playing of the song is over, the player will run the subsequent song playing functions according to the Playing mode set. If the subsequent songs have lyrics, then the player will still work in the Lyrics Show interface. If there is no lyrics, then the player will return to the Playing interface to play the subsequent songs.

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Interface Display

English Songs:

 The screen is split into an upper part and a lower part. Generally, a line in the LRC corresponds to a part. If a line in the LRC has more than 28 characters, the rest characters in the line will be displayed in the other part. For each part, the sync time tag is calculated by averaging. Note that, if a new line appears in the middle of a word, a “-” is required to connect the two lines, but for a word with only two characters, the whole word will be displayed in the next line.  When the song is playing, its lyrics will be highlighted, and the next sentence of the lyrics will wait in the other part. The waiting lyrics will be highlighted when its time comes. The next sentence will be displayed in the part where the last sentence has finished its presence. Whereas the time in

LRC usually has some delay, the lyrics can be showed 1 second ahead.

Button Function in the Lyrics Show Interface

 Short-Press of Mode: To return to the Playing interface.  Short-Press of Play: To quit the Lyrics interface and enter the Stop

interface.  Long-Press of Next: Function as fast forward till the end of a song.  will be displayed.  Long-Press of LAST: Function as fast backward till the beginning of a song.  will be displayed.  Short-Press of NEXT: To switch to the next song. If the file is not a valid musical file, then the total time will be displayed as “00:00:00”.  Short-Press of LAST: To switch to the last song. If the file is not a valid musical file, then the total time will be displayed as “00:00:00”.  Short-Press of “Vol-”: Cycle to the next screen of the lyrics. This could be overlaid by sync lyrics.  Short-Press of “Vol+”: Cycle to the last screen of the lyrics. This could be overlaid by sync lyrics.  In this case, the A-B button is disabled.

4.4 Auto Off

In all the sub-interfaces of the Stop interface, if the player idles for a time preset, then the player will be automatically turned off.

5 Voice REC

Realize recording sound files of MS- ADPCM WAV and AG8 ACT format. It has

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the following interfaces: Stop, Recording, Pause and Directory Selection.

5.1 The General Interface of the Recorder

z 00:00:03 indicates the progress of the recording. In the Stop interface the length of the current recording will be displayed.

z 05:05:17 indicates the space available for recording sound. z indicates the coding format of the current recorded file, including AG8

and AD32. z 01-15, the “01” will not change. The “15” represents the number of currently existing recorded files. z REC01 is the filename of the current recording file. 2004/10/29 08:56 is the date of the file.

5.2 The Stop Interface Note: When you enter into the Stop interface, the information about the current recording will be displayed and user’s operations are wanted. The interface is similar with the one above.

Button Function in the Stop Interface

z Long-Press of MODE: To return to the main menu. z Short-Press of MODE: To enter into the Stop Menu interface. z Short-Press of A-B/PLAY: To enter the recording interface and start

recording.

z Long-Press of PLAY: to turn the player off. z LAST and NEXT: Disabled. z “Vol+” and “Vol-”: Disabled.

The Stop Menu Interface

Note: You can select Local folder, REC Types and Exit in here. When you enter into this interface, the enabled position is the one where you quit last time. Interface Display: The style is the same as that of the Stop interface of Musical File Playback. Button Function in the Stop Menu Interface is the short-press function of standard icon menu.

Local folder Selection Interface

Note: Here, you can select any directory as your current recording directory. When you enter into the recording interface, you will be located at the current directory of the current disk. Interface Display Its style is the same as that of the Directory Selection of musical files.  Support the long name of directory Button Function in the Directory Selection Interface z Short-Press or Long-Press of “Vol-”: The selection strip switches to the next directory one by one. The selection strip scrolls in a way of two lines.

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z Short-Press or Long-Press of “Vol+”: The selection strip switches to the last directory one by one. The selection strip scrolls in a way of two lines. z A short-press of MODE will confirm the selection strip and return to the Stop interface. z A short-press of PLAY will cancel Directory Selection and quit to the Recording Stop Interface.

z A long-press of PLAY will turn the player off. z A short-press of A-B will enter into the recording function.

REC Type Selection Interface Note: Here, you can choose REC types from Fine REC, Long REC, Fine VOR and Long VOR. Interface Display The style is the same as that of the EQ Selection interface. Button Function in the Recording Types Selection Interface Button Functions of the Standard Menu.

5.3 The Recording Interface

Note: When you enter into the Recording interface, a new recording file will be generated, and the recording will start in a current coding ways. The scrolling bar indicates that the player is in recording. It also indicates the progress of the current recording. The interface is similar with the one above.

z MOD01.ACT 2004/10/29 z 05:05:17 represents the time remained for recording sound.

The prompt interface for saving file is as shown in the Fig below:

<Recording – Saving Prompt Button Function in the Recording

Interface> Short-Press of PLAY/A-B: To enter into the Pause Interface. Long-Press of PLAY/A-B: To return to the Stop Interface. LAST, NEXT, Vol+ and Vol-: Disabled.

5.3.1 VOR Function When the player does not sense any va lid voice, the system will stay at Voice Waiting mode. When valid voice is sensed, the player will resume recording.

5.3.2 Stop recording when the electronic signal level is too low. When the player waits to record sound, the recording time length “00:00:03” will flash. In the recording, if the electronic signal level is too low, the recording file will be saved, and then the player will return to the Stop interface.

5.4 The Pause Interface

Interface Display When you enter into the Pause interface, the Pause status will be displayed and

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user’s operations are wanted. In this case, 00:00:03 will flash at the rate of once per second.

Button Function in the Pause Interface :

z Short-Press of PLAY/A-B: To return to the Recording interface to resume

recording.

z Long-Press of PLAY/A-B: To return to the Stop interface and save the

recording in the file system.

z LAST, NEXT, Vol+ and Vol-: Disabled.

5.4.1 Stop recording when the electronic signal level is too low. During the pause, if the electronic signal level is too low, the recording file will be saved, and then the player will return to the Stop interface.

5.5 Auto Off

In the Stop interface or the Pause interface and its sub-interfaces, if the idle time reaches the setting value in the system management, the player will go into the Standby mode, and the recorded sound in the Pause interface will be saved.

6 Play REC

Realize the playback of *.WAV and *.ACT files. It has the following interfaces: Playing, Local folder Selection, Delete, as well as function selection and settings interfaces.

6.1 Functions in the Stop Interface

Note: When you enter into the Stop interface, the information about the current playing of recorded sound will be displayed and user’s operations are wanted. The interface is as shown in the Fig below.

z 00:00:03 is the time display for playing the recorded sound. z 01/15 represents the order of current recorded file and the total number

of recorded files in the current directory. z REC01 is the filename and 2004/3/15 10:23 is the date and time when the file was created. (They will not scroll when the playing of the file stops.) Button Function in the Stop Interface

z Long-Press of MODE: To enter into the main menu. z Short-Press of MODE: To enter into the Stop Menu interface. z Short-Press of PLAY: To start playing the recorded sound.

If the current file is an invalid musical file, then the message “Format Error” will pop up. Two seconds later, the player will return to the Stop interface. z Long-Press of PLAY: To turn the player off.

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z Short-Press of LAST: To switch to the last recorded file in the current directory and reset the time point to zero. z Long-Press of LAST: To cycle to the last recorded files and reset the time point to zero. z Short-Press of NEXT: To switch to the next recorded file in the current directory and reset the time point to zero. z Long-Press of NEXT: To cycle to the next recorded files and reset the time point to zero. z Short-Press of A-B: To switch to the recording mode and start recording.

6.1.1 The Stop Menu Interface

Note: Here, you can select Local folder, Delete and Exit. When you enter into this interface, the enabled position is the one where you quit last time. The interface is as shown in the Fig below.

z The enabled position is the enabled icon. z Local folder: The name of the current enabled position.

Button Function in the Stop Menu Interface :

z Button Functions of the Standard Menu z “Delete” is the current enabled option.

6.1.2 Folder Selection Interface

Note: The user can select a folder as the current folder from the valid directories (the directories that contain recorded files). Each time when you enter into the Recorded File Playing mode, you will be located at the current directory of the current disk.

Interface Display

The same as that of Musical Directory Selection

z Support the display of long name directories z Except the root directory, only valid directories are displayed.

Button Function in the Directory Selection Interface z Long-Press of “Vol-”: The selection strip switches to the next directory one by one. The selection strip scrolls in a way of two lines. z Long-Press of “Vol+”: The selection strip switches to the last directory one by one. The selection strip scrolls in a way of two lines. z Short-Press of MODE: To select the selection strip and return to the Stop interface. When you switch to a new directory, the resume playing memory will be cleared.

z Short-Press of PLAY: To quit to the Stop Interface. z Long-Press of PLAY: To turn the player off. z Short-Press of A-B: To enter the recording function and start recording.

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6.1.3 Delete Interface

Note: This interface is used for deleting files. Interface Display Deletion Confirmation Interface: It is the same as the Musical File Deletion except that the files are changed to recorded files. Button Functions in the Deleting Interface (Refer to the deletion of musical files) z Short-Press of MODE: To confirm the current selection and return to the Stop interface. z Short-Press of PLAY: To cancel the current selection and return to the Stop interface.

z Long-Press of PLAY: Turn the player off. z Short-Press of A-B: To switch to the recording interface and start

recording.

6.2 Functions in the Playing Interface

Note: When you enter into the Playing interface, the information about the current song will be displayed. The player automatically resumes playing the song and waits for the user’s operations. Its interface is similar with the Stop interface except that its time column is counting on.

The “REC01 2004/01/01 10:23” is scrolling horizontally when the file is playing, Button Function in the Playing interface

z Short-Press of MODE: To enter into the Playing menu interface. z Short-Press of PLAY: To enter into the Stop Interface. z Long-Press of PLAY: To turn the player off. z Short-Press of NEXT: To jump to next file and start playing from its

beginning. z Short-Press of LAST: To jump to last file and start playing from its beginning.

z Long-Press of NEXT: Fast forward till the end of the sound file. z Hold-On of NEXT: Fast backward till the beginning of the sound file. z Hold-On of “Vol+”: To increase the volume. z Hold-On of “Vol-”: To decrease the volume. z Short-Press of A-B: To enter the Repeat interface and confirm the “A”

point. Invalid Files Processing When the player encounters invalid files during auto or manual selection of songs, the message “Format Error” will display. Two seconds later, the player will return to the Stop interface.

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6.2.1 Playing Menu Interface

Note: This interface provides the user with various options, including Repeat Mode, Tempo rate, Replay and Exit, while the recorded file is still playing. Interface Display It is the same as the submenu of Musical File Playback except that it does not have the EQ options.

Button Function in the Playing Menu Interface :

z Short-Press Function of the Standard Menu z Quit for idling for 5 seconds

6.2.2 Repeat Setting Interface Note: You can select Repeat Mode for playing songs in here. The music is still playing. Interface Display It is the same as the interface when playing music. Button Function in the Cycle Setting Interface

z Short-Press Function of the Standard Menu z Quit for idling for 5 seconds

List of Cycle Mode Options:

Normal, Repeat One, Folder, Repeat folder, Repeat All, Random,

and intro.

6.2.3 Repeat Interface

Note: You can perform the repeat function here. The interface is as shown in the Fig below.

Repeat Operation

z When you enter the Repeat function, the “A” in will flash. z A short-press of NEXT will set the “A” point, and then “B” will flash. z A short-press of NEXT will set the “B” point. Then the segment between

“A” and “B” will play repeatedly.

z A short-press of MEXT/LAST will cycle the Repeat function. Note: ① In the steps above, hold-on of “Vol+” or “Vol-” will change the current playing speed. ② In all the steps above, a short-press of MODE will quit the Repeat interface and return to the Playing interface.

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③ In all the steps above, a short-press of PLAY will quit the Repeat interface and the Playing interface, and return to the Stop interface.

6.2.4 Tempo Rate Setting Interface

Note: Here, you can set the current playing speed, which will affect both WAV and AG8 files. The interface is as shown in the Fig below.

Button Function in the Tempo Rate Setting Interface

z The standard slide bar function.

z Quit for idling for 5 seconds

The range of playing speed: [60%, 200%], ±8 Levels, (100% by default).

6.3 Abnormity

When playing recorded files, if a read error occurs, the player will return to the Stop interface and prompt “Disk Error!”

7 Picture Viewer

Realize viewing of JPEG, BMP, GIF pictures. Common formats are supported.

7.1 File Selection Status

When you enter from the main menu, you are at the file selection status. See the Fig below:

A press of Play will enter into the Picture Playing status.

z Press ”Vol-” or “Vol+” to select the next/last file.

z A press of Mode will enter the Stop submenus. 1. Local Folder 2. Play

Set, 3. Delete and 4. Exit.

z There are two playing modes: 1. Manual and 2. Auto.

z In the Auto Playing mode, the auto page turning interval can be set to 1

-10 seconds.

z Other buttons are disabled.

7.2 Picture Playing Status

The Picture Playing status is as shown the Fig below.

z A short–press of Next / Last will display the next/last picture.

z A short–press of Play will return to the File Selection status.

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z A long-press of Mode will return to the main menu.

z Other buttons are disabled.

8 Settings

Note: This is mainly used for the setting of system-related parameter and status display. These settings include: Clock, LCD Set, Language, Power off, Replay Mode, Memory Info, Firmware Version, Firmware Upgrade and Exit Menu.

Interface Display

Button Function

z Standard Menu Function.

z After you finish setting each of these functional interfaces, you will still

be returned to this interface.

8.1 Clock Setting Interface Display

Button Function

z A short-press “Vol+” will enter the procedure of setting the recording time, beginning with the setting of year. Follow the order of “Year – Month – Date – Hour – Minute”.

z A long-press of PLAY will turn the player off. z A short-press of MODE will confirm and quit. z A short-press of A-B will enter the recording interface and start recording.

The Setting Procedure

 2003 flashes(2HZ)  Hold-on of NEXT will increase the year number step by step.  Hold-on of Last will decrease the year number step by step.  A short-press of “Vol+” will confirm the year number. Then the setting

item will be switched to Month, whose setting method is the same as the that of Year.  Keeping on the short-press of “Vol+” will set Date, Hour and Minute in turn. Press “Vol+” once more to finish the setting.

 Press “Vol-” to set Minute, Hour, Date, Month and Year in turn.  After the change of each setting item is confirmed, the system will be

updated in time. The Ranges of Each Item of Clock Year(2003-2010). It is allowed to exceed this range, however, be sure that the leap years are correct.

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Month (1 -12) Date(1 -31). Each month has a different number of days. Hour(0 - 23) Minute(0 - 59)

8.2 LCD Set Interface Display

Button Function

◆ A short-press of “Vol-“ or “Vol+” will switch among different options.

◆ A short-press of MODE will select and enter one of the options.

◆ After you enter the option, a short-press of LAST or NEXT will adjust the

position of the slide bar.

◆ A short-press of PLAY will cancel the setting and quit.

8.3 Language Note: Selecting Languages. (Later more languages will be added.) Interface Display

Button Function

◆ Standard Icon Menu Function.

8.4 Power off

Energy Saving Mode Sleeping Mode

Power off

Button Function

z A short-press of “Vol-“ or “Vol+” will switch between the two modes. z A short-press of MODE will select and enter the Energy Saving Mode or

Sleeping Mode. z A short-press of PLAY will cancel the setting and quit.

8.4.1 Off time Note: In this mode, you can set the Auto Off, that is, in the Stop status, after

how long the player will be turned off if there is no operations. The Range: 00’60’.

Interface Display

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It is the same as the Tempo Rate Setting interface.

Button Function  Standard Slide Bar Function.

8.4.2 Sleep time

Note: In this mode, you can set a time. When there is no operation, the system will count down from this setting time. When the setting time is over, the player will be turned off. This time will be reset to zero before turning off the player. (This setting is only valid for once.) It is mainly used for enjoying music before sleeping. The Range: 00’--120’.

Interface Display

It is the same as the Tempo Rate Setting interface.

Button Function  Standard Slide Bar Function.

8.5 Replay

Note: In here, you can set the working status for the repeat function. One is Manual, the other is Auto.

Interface Display

It is the same as the Power off Setting interface.

Button Function

z A short-press of “Vol-“ or ”Vol+” will switch between the two modes. z A short-press of MODE will confirm and quit. z A short-press of PLAY will cancel the setting and quit.

8.6 Memory info

Note: View the size and use of the memory. Its interface is as shown in the Fig below.

Button Function

 A short-press of MODE/PLAY will quit.  A short-press of A-B will enter into the recording interface.

8.7 Firmware Version

Note: Used to display the current firmware version. Its interface is as shown in the Fig below.

Button Function

 A short-press of MODE/PLAY will quit.  A short-press of A-B will enter into the recording interface.

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9. VIDEO

The *.AMV files could be playback in this function(the *.AMV files can be

converted by using the software which is in the CD).

Button Function

z Short-Press of MODE: Enter into the Playing menu interface. z Long-Press of MODE: Stop playing the AMV files and enter the main menu. z Short-Press of PLAY: Play or stop. z Long-Press of NEXT: Function as fast forward till the end of a AMV file. z Long-Press of LAST: Function as fast backward till the beginning of a AMV

file.

z Short-Press of NEXT: Jumps to the next AMV file and start playing. In this

case, the next file is selected based on the current playing mode. If the current mode is Cycling One, then the next song is selected based on Cycling All.

z Short-Press of LAST: Function oppositely to NEXT. z Hold-On of “Vol+”: The volume will increase. z Hold-On of “Vol-”: The volume will decrease. z Short-Press of A-B: Switch to the recording interface and start recording.

10. E-BOOK

The *.txt files could be read in this function.

10.1 File Selection Status

When you enter from the main menu, you are at the file selection status.

See the Fig below:

Press the PLAY button, begin to read the selected text file.

 Press “Vol-” or “Vol+” to select the next/last file.  A press of Mode will enter the Stop submenus. 1. Local Folder 2. Play Set,

3. Delete and 4. Exit.

 There are two playing modes: 1. Manual and 2. Auto.  In the Auto Playing mode, the auto page turning interval can be set to 5 -

15 seconds.  Other buttons are disabled.

10.2 Read the files

Press the PLAY button, begin to read the text file, as the Fig below:

 A short-press “LAST” or “NEXT” to select the last page/next page

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 A short–press of Play will return to the File Selection status.  Long-Press of MODE: To enter into the main menu.  Other buttons are disabled.

11 USB DISK

Realize the standard USB DISK functions. Except the UPGRADE module, in other status, when inserted into the USB Port, the player will enter into the Udisk function.

a) Interface Display

z There are three status: Ready, Download and Upload.  Ready means that the UDISK is ready to use.

<USB-connect Interface>

 Download means that the UDisk is in downloading mode.

<USB-download Interface>

 Upload means that the UDisk is in uploading mode.

<USB-upload Interface>

b) Button Function

 In Busy status, the player will not respond to any button operation.  In Ready mode, a short-press of MODE will switch to the MUSIC mode.  Short-Press of A-B: Switch to the recording function and start recording.

c) Ejection

When PC is ejected (without pulling out the player from the PC), the player will go into the main menu automatically.

d) Switch to UPGRADE

 When receiving the command of switching to UPGRADE from the PC UPGRADE application, the player needs to respond and execute the corresponding command.

12 Upgrade

Realize the functions of upgrading, restoring and backup of the firmware in the system. When you enter this interface, the system is in ready condition. Its interface is as shown in the Fig below.

z V3.0.39: the current firmware version of the system or the firmware version of the system in upgrading.

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z PCB MuDisk: UPGRADE is upgrading the firmware of the system by downloading. PCAMuDisk: Backing up of the firmware of the system by uploading.

z The current executing status can be: Ready/Busy…doing…/done/failed.  Ready: UPGRADE is ready for receiving the requests from PC.  Busy: UPGRADE has not begun the material upgrade or backup yet, but is

processing the requests from PC.  Doing: UPGRADE is upgrading or backing up materially, so users can’t cancel the upgrade at this time.  Done: UPGRADE has finished the upgrade or backup. a. Ready Its interface is as shown in the Fig below. Ready: UPGRADE is ready for receiving the requests from PC.

Operation Instructions If the player is not connected to the USB Port, press Mode to return to the System menu. PC requests processing.  When receiving and processing the general requests from PC, the status of the player are switched between Ready and Busy .  When receiving the material download upgrade request, the player will switch to the Doing status, and execute the download upgrade.  When receiving the material upload backup request, the player will switch to the Doing status, and execute the upload backup. b. Download Upgrade Download Upgrade is to download the system firmware version from the PC side into the player and overwrite the current firmware version in the player. Moreover, if both the system firmware and its backup are damaged, the Download Upgrade can repair the system firmware. The Download Upgrade interface is as shown in the Fig below.  Doing: UPGRADE is upgrading or backing up materially, so users can’t cancel the upgrade at this time.

 Done: UPGRADE has finished the upgrade or backup.

 Failed: UPGRADE is failed.

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Operation Instructions Don’t respond to button operations. PC requests processing. It takes about 15 seconds to finish the Download Upgrade. After finishing the Download Upgrade, the player will switch to the Done status. 1 second later, the system will restart to complete the upgrade. Abnormity Disposal  If the communication fails during the Download Upgrade, set the retry times to restore the communications.  When suspend occurs during the Download Upgrade, “Fail” should be displayed. The system will restart in 1 second so as to utilize the backup of the system firmware to restore the system firmware.

13. Notice

To extend the playing time of the player, please set the screen to the Dim mode in playing files other than AMV movies. The Energy Saving Mode and Sleeping Mode can also prolong the playing time of the player.

14. MP-CS100 Utility

Note: Please make sure your PC has been installed with Media Player 9 (or above) as well as DirectX9 before your installation of this software, and then install the converting software according to the steps stipulated as below:

14.1 Utility install

* Double-click the file “setup.exe” in the Disc and there will be a pop-up program appeared as followed;

【note: if there is no Windows Media Player 9 (or 10) and DirectX9 installed to your PC, there might be no possibility for normal use of this software even though it can still be installed continually.】

* Click the button “next” and enter the installation directory interface as below:

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* Select the route and click the button “next” to get into the next interface：

* Click the button “next” and begin the installation, rate of progress as indicated below:

* There will be a pop-up information as followed after the completion of installation

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Click the button “next” and get into the next interface：

* Click the button “close” to finish the final installation.

* You will find the installed progress as indicated below from the “progress” in “start” menu.

MP3 Player Update Tool：Upgrading tool for firmware of MP3

Movie Convert Tool：convert the video files of other formats into AMV format

which can be played in MP3 Player

Sound Convert Tool：converting tool of recorded files, it can convert the

recorded files with RCD/REC/ACT format into WAR format, additionally it also supports the function of playing-back files with WAV,MP3 format.

Uninstall：Uninstallation software

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14.2 AMV Convert Tool

* Select “AMV Convert Tool” to enter the next interface:

* Click the button ① to select the file which needs to be converted, click the button ② to select the location of converted file with .AMV format (you cannot change the file name here but just to select the route of the converted file)

* After selecting the file you need to convert, then click the button ③ and you will get the next information as below:

* Here you can select the frame-rate of AMV file: “low, middle, high”, the default frame-rate is “middle” After the setting up, click the button “Yes” to get back to the mail interface of converting (note: when running the tool next time the setup will remain default) Click button ⑤ and get the software begin to work as showed below:

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* When the progressing-bar indicates 100% completion, it will show as followed:

* Click the button “YES” to finish the converting and you will find the converted file with .AMV format according to your selected route, copy this file to the MP3 and enter the “Video” interface to find and play it by using the 5-direction Key

14.3 AMV Player

Select “AMV Player”:

The converted file with .AMV format can be played by PC

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14.4 MP3 Player Update Tool

This tool is used for upgrading of firmware

* MP3 Player firmware upgrading tool is used for upgrading a new firmware or recovering damaged firmware for MP3 Player. Following are the steps.

* First, make sure connect MP3 Player with computer’s USB port normally, and no other removable disk connecting to this computer’s USB port.

* Second, run this tool. If MP3 Player’s internal firmware working normally, it switched to upgrading mode. The information of internal firmware will be displayed in the top-left group box.

* Click the button "Select new firmware file" to select a new firmware file you want to upgrade, the information of selected firmware file will be displayed in the top-right group box. Then, click the button "Begin upgrading" to start upgrading the new firmware.

* If MP3 Player’s internal firmware is damaged, this toll will switch to recovering mode. It will prompt user to select a firmware file for recovering MP3 Player’s internal firmware. The information of selected firmware file will be displayed in the top-right group box. Then, click the button "Begin upgrading" to start upgrading new firmware.

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* If upgrading or recovering successfully, the tool will show "Upgrade is success, the program will exit". Click OK button, the tool will closed automatically, and all upgrading or recovering done. * ATTENTION, DON’T DISCONNECT MP3 PLAYER DURING UPGRADING OR RECOVERING.

14.5 Sound Convert Tool

* The tool is designed for format conversion from rcd/rec/act to WAV for recording files , with the function of files playback in WAV, MP3 format files included. * The definition of buttons on the interface is as the follows:

[Open]Open a file. If the file is in WAV or MP3 format，it can be played at

once；If the file is in rcd/rec/act format，it should be converted first and then played.

* [Convert]Start converting. This button is not available Except the file is in rcd/rec/act format.

* [Help]Pop-up this dialog box. * [Exit]Exit this tool.

14.6 Uninstall

* Select “Uninstall” to begin the uninstallation of the software: * Click the button “YES” to begin deleting the software:

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RESET FUNCTION

If for any reason your player is blocked and cannot operate anymore, you have the possibility to reset the internal firmware. You just have to switch it off and then on, Reset is automatic at startup.

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www.mpmaneurope.com

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Mpman MP-CS100 INSTRUCTION MANUAL

Specifications and Main Features

Frequently Asked Questions

User Manual