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THANK YOU
Thank you for purcha sing our Digital MP3 P laye r. This unique ly des igned de vice combines
You can move and s tore fi le s be twee n compute rs and e njoy your MP3 mus ic collection
1. FEATURE S UMMARY
Firmwa re Up gra dab le
www.ne xtar.com
Rem o va ble Dis k
Use this unit as a remova ble drive, storing fi les, music or a nything you want (drivers re quired
Built-in FM Ra d io a n d FM Radio Rec o rd ing
Lis ten to FM sta tions a nd se t your fa vorite sta tions by us ing Auto P rese t or Manua l P res et.
The pla yer can save 40 (20 for AM, 20 for FM) loca l s ta tions . You ca n a lso record your
Vo ice Re co rd ing
Record your voice with the built-in microphone a nd s ave in WAV or ACT formats . Playba ck
your re cording a t a ny time .
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Built-In e qua lize r ca n be se t to Norma l, Rock, P op, Clas sica l, Jazz, Soft or Ba ss .
Mu ltip le Pla yb ac k Me nu s
Unique A-B repe at function a nd Random P la y allows users a variety of playba ck options
High Resolution LCD
High re solution display with gra phica l me nus
USB Co nn e ctio n
Mu ltip le Form at S up po rt
This unit supports the popula r MP3 forma t for the wide st compa tibility of digital fi les . It a lso
2. INTRODUCTION
Thank you for purcha sing our MP3 playe r. Before us ing the unit pleas e rea d this manua l
3. GETTING TO KNOW THE PLAYER
Appe ara nc e a nd Con trols
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3. GETTING TO KNOW THE PLAYER
LCD Dis p lay
4. BAS IC FUNCTIONS
Ente ring Men u Me nu s
Me nus : Ma in me nu (e nte red by mome nta rily holding Menu ke y when not playing), P lay
pres s ing Menu key whe n not pla ying).
Brows in g Trac ks
Browse forwa rd (to the ne xt track) by pre ss ing the NEXT button, a nd ba ckwa rd (pre vious
Us in g th e Differe n t Fu nctio n Men us
Pres s a nd hold the Me nu button for 2 s ec. This will take you to the Main Menu. From he re ,
use the PREV a nd NEXT buttons to move to the va rious me nus options . S elect the me nu
the EXIT option a ppea rs. P re ss Me nu to e xit
Adjus tin g Vo lum e
Decre as e volume by pre ss ing the “ - “ side of the - VOLUME + button. Incre ase volume by
pres s ing the “+” s ide of the s witch.
Move the HOLD switch to the pos ition s howing the clos ed lock (le ft).
When Hold is ON, a ll controls are locked out and a lock icon appe ars in the cente r top of the
LCD display. If you pre ss a ny controls, you will s ee on the dis play: KEY LOCKED
Be sure to s witch the HOLD button to the UNLOCK pos ition (right) to us e the unit.
Equ a lize r Fun c tio n
From the PLAY me nu pre s s the MENU button to s witch to the P LAY s ubme nu
Play Screen Play sub-menu
Use the P REV / NEXT buttons to s croll to the EQUALIZER se le ction
From the EQUALIZER s ub-me nu, us e PREV or NEXT to s e lect your pre ferre d s etting.
5. FM TUNER
Pre s s a nd Ho ld th e Menu Butto n
Pres s and hold for 2 se conds to e nte r the Main Menu. From the main menu, s croll ove r to
the FM Tune r s election
Ente ring FM Tun er Me nu
Auto Search Stations
From the FM TUNER me nu, pre ss a nd hold Menu button for 2 s econds . You will ente r
the FM TUNER subme nu. Us e the P REV or NEXT button to s croll to the AUTO S EARCH
From the FM TUNER menu, press and hold Menu button for 2 seconds. You will enter
the FM TUNER submenu. Use the PREV or NEXT button to scroll to the SAVE STATION
Deletin g S tatio ns
From the FM Tune r s ubmenu, s croll to the DELETE S TATION s e lection and pre ss the
MENU button to delete the s tation
Ma nu al Sta tion S ca n
From the FM Tune r ma in me nu, pre ss the P LAY button to go to manua l s ca nning Menu.
Pres s P REV or NEXT to sca n to the ne xt ra dio sta tion ma nua lly.
Retu rn To Mus ic Menu
to re turn to the music Me nu.
FM Re co rdin g
From FM Tune r Menu, pre ss Me nu to go to the FM Tuner subme nu. S croll the menu se lections
NOTE: FM RECORDING FILES ARE S AVED AS “FXXX.WAV” FILES IN THE FM
FOLDER
6. BUTTON/CONTROL FUNCTIONS
Mu s ic mod e an d Vo ice m od e
Key
Action
Play s tate
Play s ubme nu
Play
Pre ss a nd hold
Pre ss a nd re lea s e
Play
Exit me nu
Exit me nu
Menu
Pre ss a nd hold
Ente r ma in m e nu
Ente r ma in m e nu
Ente r ma in m e nu
Ente r ma in m e nu
Pre ss a nd re lea s e
Ente r/stop s ubme nu
Ente r/play s ubme nu
Confi rm this
option or e nte r
Confi rm this
option or e nte r
Next
Dial
Next s ong
Next s ong
and pla y it
Move s ubmenu
Move s ubmenu
Hold
Brows er forwa rd
continuous ly
Fa st forwa rd
continuous ly
Fa st forwa rd
continuous ly
Pre v
Dial
Las t song
Las t song
and pla y it
Move s ubmenu
Move s ubmenu
Hold
Brows er ba ckwa rd
continuous ly
Fa st ba ckwa rd
continuous ly
Fa st ba ckwa rd
continuous ly
Vol+
Pre ss a nd re lea s e
Incre as e volume
by on e ste p
Incre as e volume
by on e ste p
Hold
Incre as e volume
continuous ly
Incre as e volume
continuous ly
Vol-
Pre ss a nd re lea s e
Decre a se volume
by on e ste p
Decre a se volume
by on e ste p
Hold
Decre a se volume
continuous ly
Decre a se volume
continuous ly
For FM Mod e:
Ope ration
Action
FM S ta tus
FM S u bmenu
PLAY
pre ss and
hold
Powe r off
Powe r off
Pre ss
Whe n s tation e xists : ne xt s ta tion;
Whe n witho ut s tation: X
Exit the me nu
MENU
Pre ss a nd
hold
Ente r ma in m e nu
Ente r ma in m e nu
Pre ss
Ente r ma in m e nu
Confi rm curre nt option or
ente r ne xt subme nu
Pre ss
Incre as e 100KHz gradually or s top s e arch
Pre ss a nd
hold
Incre as e 100KHz s e arch continuous ly
Continuous forward
Pre ss
Decre a se 100KHz gradua lly or s top s e arch
Pre ss a nd
hold
Decre a se 100KHz s e arch continu ously
Continuous ba ckwa rd
V+
Pre ss
Volume incre ase
X
pre ss and
hold
Volume incre ase continuous ly
X
V-
Pre ss
Volume de cre a se
X
Pre ss a nd
hold
Volume de cre a se continuously
X
7. S YSTEM SETTINGS
A va riety of s yste m s ettings can be controlled de pending upon your fi rmwa re vers ion. To
buttons to scroll the S YSTEM icon. P res s MENU a ga in to ente r the s ettings sub-me nu.
Below are the va rious s yste m s ettings :
Ope ration
Des cription
Re cord Time
Language
Powe r Off
Re play
Contra s t
Cha nge a nd s e t scre e n contra st (light/da rk)
Online Mode
Memory Info
Display tota l memory a nd % use d
Firmwa re Re v
Display current fi rmwa re revision
Firmwa re Upgrd
Exit
Exit the sys te m s ettings me nu
Making Selections
Use the P REV or NEXT buttons to move to the desired s ubme nu s election. To a cce ss
that s ubme nu, pre ss Menu once the s election is highlighte d.
Record Time
From the sys tem s e tting, s elect the RECORD TIME s ub-me nu (us ing the P REV or NEXT
buttons to scroll to the s election).
Pres s VOL+ or VOL- move the cursor to the section you wa nt to se t - in the format YY-
MM-DD.
Then, us ing the NEXT/PREV buttons , adjus t the numbers to corre spond to the corre ct
The s cre en se tting functions a s a s cree n s ave . After a prese t amount of time (in s econds )
when no ke ys are pre ss e d, the unit will a utoma tica lly turn off.
2. Pre ss MENU button to e nte r “Scre en Time ” s etting inte rface :
4. Pre ss MENU to confi rm a nd e xit.
Language Settings
This se le ction a llows use r to the s elect the on-s cre en langua ge for their playe r. Ope rating
2. Pre ss MENU button to e nte r “Langua ge ” s etting inte rfa ce :
4. Pre ss MENU to confi rm a nd e xit.
Power Settings
This se le ction a llows use r to se t a n a utoma tic power off time . The s election proce ss
is identica l to the la ngua ge s etting interface . Us e the P REV/NEXT ke ys to s elect the
NEXT buttons to ma ke your s elections . The numbers you s e lect a re in s econds . If “0” is
mode the playe r is in. Note : Slee p Time r s ettings a re valid only once a nd the s et time will
be cle are d a fter powe r off. This s etting mus t be re se t e ach time it is us ed.
Replay Mode
This se le ction a llows use r to se t the playe r repe at mode . The s election proce ss is ide nti-
Use the P REV/NEXT keys to se le ct the “Re playr” option. P res s the MENU button to e nte r
the s ubme nu and the P REV/NEXT buttons to ma ke your s elections.
Ma nua l Re play: me ans that in A-B Re play Mode the e ndpoint B ca n be only se t ma nua lly.
Auto Re play: me ans tha t in A-B Replay Mode the endpoint B ca n be only se t a utoma ti-
This se le ction a llows use r to se t the contrast (light/da rk) of the LCD scre en. The s election
proce s s is ide ntica l to the “Scre en” setting inte rfa ce . Us e the P REV/NEXT keys to se le ct
the “contra st” option. P res s the MENU button to e nte r the contra s t subme nu a nd the
PREV/NEXT buttons to ma ke your selections. The s election will ma ke the scre en lighte r,
mode the playe r is in. Note : Slee p Time r s ettings a re valid only once a nd the s et time will
be cle are d a fter powe r off. This s etting mus t be re se t e ach time it is us ed.
Replay Mode
This se le ction a llows use r to se t the playe r repe at mode . The s election proce ss is ide nti-
Use the P REV/NEXT keys to se le ct the “Re playr” option. P res s the MENU button to e nte r
the s ubme nu and the P REV/NEXT buttons to ma ke your s elections.
Ma nua l Re play: me ans that in A-B Re play Mode the e ndpoint B ca n be only se t ma nua lly.
Auto Re play: me ans tha t in A-B Replay Mode the endpoint B ca n be only se t a utoma ti-
The operating s teps a re the s ame a s thos e for the Equa lize r s ettings .
The P rivate S pa ce functions a re e xpla ine d late r in this ma nua l.
Memory Settings
The operating s teps a re the s ame a s thos e for the Equa lize r s ettings . This s e tting displays
the tota l memory capa city of the playe r, and the % of me mory curre ntly be ing us ed.
Firmware Version
The operating s teps a re the s ame a s thos e for the Equa lize r s ettings . This s etting dis-
plays the curre nt vers ion of fi rmware ins talled on the playe r.
Firmware Upgrade
This sub-me nu ope ra tion will be e xplaine d late r in this ma nual
8. UP GRADING FIRMWARE
To Upgrade The Unit Firmware
This unit s upports fi rmware upgra de s via downloa da ble fi les a nd utilitie s insta lled on your
PC from the S oftware CDROM include d with this playe r. Make s ure you ins tall the se utili-
tie s be fore atte mpting to upgra de your fi rmwa re.
2) P re ss the PREV or NEXT buttons to na viga te to the “Sys tem Se tting” subme nu
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NEXT buttons to move to the Firmwa re subme nu
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4) P re ss MENU to ente r the Firmwa re Upgra de me nu
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NEXT buttons to move to the Firmware s ubme nu
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MP 3 Playe r Upda te. Look in your Sta rt me nu in Windows for this progra m.
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ca n look on the included CDROM for a n update d ve rsion, or for the very late st fi rm
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wa re ve rs ion, go to www.nexta r.com.
NOTE: DO NOT US E FIRMWARE FOR OTHER PLAYERS . USE ONLY FIRM
WARE DES IGNATED FOR THE PLAYER YOU HAVE. USING OTHER
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FIRMWARE CAN PERMANENTLY DAMAGE YOUR PLAYER.
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downloa ded from the Nexta r we bs ite , ma ke note of whe re you s ave d the
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downloa ded fi le a nd wha t it’s name wa s
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next s cre en:
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9. OTHER S ETTINGS
Users ca n sa ve fi les in differe nt folde rs (folders should be cre ate d on PC in adva nce ), to
mana ge a nd play fi le s a ccording to differe nt type s. The playe r s upports ide ntifi cation of 99
both Re cord a nd Voice Mode .)
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2. Pre ss MODE button to e nte r S top S ubme nu.
4. Pre ss MODE button aga in to e nte r S elect Folde r inte rface .
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Note: Inde pe nde nt folde rs can be s et at corres ponding mode s as Mus ic Mode , Re cord
Mode a nd Voice Mode , i.e ., three mode s a re not bound to corre spond with the s ame
Deletin g File s (a t S to p me nu)
File s a nd FM sta tions can be de lete d a t corre sponding modes a s Mus ic Mode, Voice
Mode a nd FM Mode .
2.P res s MODE button to ente r s top s ubme nu
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4. Pre ss MODE button to e nte r De lete Inte rfa ce .
Note 1: “De lete All” mea ns to delete all the relevant fi les a t current mode in c urrent folder. (For exa mple, a t Mus ic Mode e xec uting “De-
lete All”, a ll the m usic fi les in curre nt fi les may be de leted, while re cord e d fi les without ch a nge .) The de leting interface is much s impler
at FM Mode , going only to the 3rd s te p. It is the s a ve d s ta tions to be d e lete d.
Note 2: When de leting fi les o n P C, plea se take c a re to ejec t the p layer s a fely be fore pu lling out US B ca b le, othe rwise fi les ma y n ot be
de leted.
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Play Mod e (Play S ub m en u)
When pla ying mus ic a nd re corde d fi les, different play mode s ca n be s electe d. (s uch a s
Repe at, s huffl e, e tc. The fi rs t option in Play Subme nu is Play Mode. The pla yer will play
fi le s a ccording to the mode s electe d.
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Tem po Ra te (P lay S ub me nu )
When pla ying mus ic(Only for MP3 formats ) or recorde d fi les , differe nt te mpo ra te can be
2. Pre ss MODE button to e nte r P lay S ubme nu is as follows :
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Tem po Ra te (P lay S ub me nu ) - co nt
4. Pre ss MODE button to e nte r Tempo Ra te interface is a s follows:
ra te.
10. P RIVATE SPACE S ETTING
Many MP3 us e rs a re conce rned about the proble m of informa tion disclos ure
Many MP3 us e rs a re conce rned about the proble m of informa tion disclos ure
have to delete the priva te informa tion, which may be inconve nient. Howe ver, the “P riva te
the US B disk of this playe r - us ing its a cce s sory tools - into two parts in any proportion
use rs mus t choos e “single ordinary dis k” or “s ingle e ncrypte d disk” in “Online Mode ” of
2. Run the a cce ss ory ins tallation tools “MP3 P la yer Disk Tool”.
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pa city for the e ncrypte d disk, the n choos e the se tting of use rname or pa s sword. Fill the
us erna me in the blank “New us erna me ”, a nd pas sword in the blank “Ne w pa ss word”,
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the n input the sa me pa ss word aga in in the bla nk “Ne w pa ss word Confi rm”. After the
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a bove ope ration, click “Sta rt” button, a nd partition sta rts.
4. Pa rtition fi nishe s with hints as follows :
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whe n unde r Windows 2K S P4). Click to a cce ss the e ncrypte d disk and there is a e x
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exe cutable fi le
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log box. If the y a re corre ct, disk ca n be a cce s se d and fi les ca n be copied.
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tion to P C.
Dividing one disk into two pa rts may e ras e the da ta in it. P lea se ba ckup the data in
disk be fore division. And me rging two pa rts to one may a lso e ra se the da ta .
Do not los e the use r na me a nd pas s word you’ve input, othe rwise you can not
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a cces s to the encrypte d dis k and you have to me rge the two parts to ca ncel the
e ncrypte d disk with fi les in it losing. S pecifi ca tion
11. TROUBLESHOOTING
Troub les h ooting
In cases where your unit does not appear to be working, please review the following directions:
No s ound is he ard from hea dphone : - Che ck whe ther Volume is se t “0” a nd conne ct the
he a dphone plugs fi rmly.
- Che ck whethe r the headphone plug is dirty.
- Corrupted MP 3 may make a s tatic noise a nd the
sound ma y cut off. Make s ure tha t the music fi les
are not corrupte d.
s electe d.
FM Re ce ption is poor: - Adjust the pos ition of the headphone a nd pla yer.
- Turn off the powe r of othe r e lectric de vices ne ar
the pla yer.
The he a dphone ma y be us ed a s the a nte nna .
Download of mus ic fi le s fails: - Che ck whe the r US B ca ble is da ma ge d a nd
is conne cte d prope rly.
Che ck whethe r driver is insta lled corre ctly.
b) conne ct to your PC, a nd run fi rmwa re downloa d program.
2) Your pla yer will not turn on
a ) Re pla ce the batte ry.
b) Connect your playe r to your P C, a nd run the fi rmwa re downloa d progra m.
a ) This ca n be ca us ed by important s ys tem fi les be ing corrupt or miss ing.
Plea se re -run the software from the include d CD, a nd the n run the fi rmware
IMPORTANT
Plea se re ad the following care fully:
if you a re running Windows 2000 SP 3 or late r. If your P C s till doe s not recognize your
player, ins tall the included drivers .
2) If you continue to have problems , install the driver a nd then run the fi rmwa re upgrade
progra m
a ) If the wrong fi rmwa re was ins talled (fi rmwa re for a diffe rent playe r a ccide nta lly
insta lled on this unit)
b) If you unplug your playe r during moving da ta (copy, pa ste e tc.)
4) In a ll ca se s of unknown proble ms , always be gin with re ins talling drivers (if nece ss ary)
power off ha s bee n s et or if the ba tteries nee d to be re place d.
prope rly.
12. S P ECIFICATIONS
Specifi cations and appearance are subject to change and improvement without further notice.
PRECAUTIONS
due to leakage
2). Do not use the player in extremely hot, cold, dusty or damp environments.
not function).
4). Avoid dropping or striking the unit .This may cause external and internal physical damage to the
player.
a ) The ba tte ry leve l icon displays
(An e mpty ba ttery)
b) The players powers off automatically and off again when restarted.
c) No response when pressing keys with HOLD off and battery installed
data may be corrupt of lost.
data loss could occur.
This manual was correct and complete at the time of printing. However,
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subject to change without notice. All screen shots shown are simulated and may not represent the
actual screen on production units sold to consumers.
For instruction manuals, updated drivers or other information, be sure to visit our website at:
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