Nextar Ma828 User Manual

MA828 | Digital MP3 Player

Instruction Manual

THANK YOU

Thank you for purchasing our Digital Mp3
Player. This uniquely designed device
combines an MP3 Player, voice recorder;
FM radio and removable Flash Memory drive

all in one unit. You can move and store les

between computers and enjoy your MP3
music collection anytime and anywhere.

1. FEATURE SUMMARY

Firmware Upgradable

Check our website often for the latest driver,

rmware and software updates:

www.nextar.com

Remove able Disk

Use this unit as a removable drive, storing

les, music or anything you want (drivers

required for operating systems prior to
Windows 2000)

“Dream-space” Disk Mode

With the utility included on the software CD,
you can partition the memory of this unit into

2 or more separate drives and encrypt these
partitions to keep others from accessing

your les and information.

Record/Replay

Record your voice with the built-in microphone
and save in WAV or ACT formats. Playback
your recording at any time.

Seven Preset Equalizer

Built-In equalizer can be set to Natural,
Rock, Pop, Classical, Soft, Jazz or Heavy
Bass.

Multiple Playback Modes

Can be set to Normal cycle single song
Cycle Single Song, Play Directory, Cycle

Directories, Cycle All, Shufe or Browse

Shutdown Timer

Sleep mode and power-save mode to extend
battery life

Full Graphical Menus

Graphical menus with corresponding text
display.

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USB Connection

Quick connection to USB port.

Built-in FM Radio

Listen to FM stations and set your favorite
stations by using Auto Preset or Manual

Preset. The player can save 40 (20 for AM,

20 for FM) local stations.

2. INTRODUCTION

Thank you for purchasing our MP3 player.
Before using the unit please read this
manual carefully to obtain the best possible
performance from your player. Keep this
manual for future reference

3. GETTING TO KNOW THE PLAYER

Display screen

4. BASIC FUNCTIONS

Start up/Shutdown

Start up or shutdown player by pressing and
holding the “PLAY” button.

Entering Menu Modes

Menus: Main menu (entered by momentarily

holding Mode key when not playing), Play

submenu (entered by pressing Mode key
while playing), and Stop submenu (entered

by pressing Mode key when not playing).

Browsing Tracks

Browse forward (to the next track) by

sliding Mode key clockwise, and backward

(previous song) by sliding Mode key counter-

clockwise.

Using the Different Function Modes

Enter the different modes from the main
menu by sliding Mode key clockwise or

counter-clockwise then pressing Mode key:

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Main menu:

Enter USB mode*, display shows:

Select Music mode, display shows:

Select Record mode, display shows:

Select Play mode, display shows:

Select System setup, display shows:

*must be connected to PC

Adjusting Volume

Decrease volume by pressing VOL ­Increase volume by pressing VOL+.

Key Lock (HOLD) Function

Move the HOLD switch to the position
showing the lock.
When Hold is ON, all controls are locked
out. If you press any controls, you will see

on the display:

When Hold is ON, USB mode will be

displayed as:

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5. BUTTON/CONTROL FUNCTIONS

Music mode and Voice mode

Key Action Stop state Play state Play submenu Stop Submenu

Press and hold Shutdown Shutdown Shutdown Shutdown

Play

Press and release Play Stop Exit menu Exit menu

Press and hold Enter main menu Enter main menu Enter main menu Enter main menu

Mode

Press and release Enter/stop submenu Enter/play submenu

Dial Next song

Next

Hold

Dial Last song

Last

Hold

Press and release

Vol+

Hold

Press and release

Vol-

Hold

Browser forward
continuously

Browser backward
continuously

Increase volume
by one step

Increase volume
continuously

Decrease volume
by one step

Decrease volume
continuously

Next song
and play it

Skip forward

Last song
and play it

Skip backward

Increase volume
by one step

Increase volume
continuously

Decrease volume
by one step

Decrease volume
continuously

Conrm this

option or enter
the next level

Move submenu Move submenu

Fast forward
continuously

Move submenu Move submenu

Fast backward
continuously

X X

X X

X X

X X

Conrm this

option or enter
the next level

Fast forward
continuously

Fast backward
continuously

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Record mode

Key Action Stop state Record state

Press and hold Shutdown Stop record

Play

Press and release Start to record Pause record

Press and hold Enter main menu X

Mode

Press and release Enter record submenu X

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6. PLAYING MUSIC

Adding and deleting les

To add and delete music le on your MP3

player, simply connect the unit to the USB
port of your PC or Notebook computer,
From the “My Computer” explorer, click the

“Removable Disk” drive (which is what the

MP3 player looks like to your computer) and

then copy/cut, paste and delete any le from

you PC to the MP3 player.

Before you disconnect the player, please
follow these steps or it may result in lost

les:

1). Double click the “Safely Remove

Hardware icon” in the dialog box (this icon

should be in the lower left bottom of your
screen, near the clock, and looks like a
green arrow).

2). Click stop and the next dialog box will tell
you that you can safely remove your hardware
now.

3). Click “OK”, then you can unplug the unit
safely.

To delete les in (stop submenu) mode:

Files can be deleted under their respective
modes.

1). At Stop Interface (no Stop Interface

exists in FM Mode).

2). Press MODE to enter Stop Submenu.

3). Press NEXT/LAST to select “Delete” or
“Delete All”.

4). Press MODE to enter Delete Interface.

5). Press NEXT to switch between “No” and
“Yes”.

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6). Press MODE to conrm and deletion

starts.

To play music.

4). Choose music

Last: choose last song
Next: choose next song

“Delete all” will delete all les in the current

mode under the current directory.

(For example, only music les will be deleted

if you choose Delete All under the music
mode).

Attention: you must remove the player
from your PC if you delete les on PC, or
you will receive a “the les are not deleted”

warning.

Getting Started

1). Connect earphone to earphone jack on
unit

2). Please make sure keyboard is unlocked.

3). Start up player and enter “Music mode”

By holding PLAY momentarily; press PLAY
again

5). Control volume

VOL+: increases volume
VOL-: decreases volume

Attention: All keys have no effect if HOLD

button is in the locked position; If “Power
Off/Power Save” mode is set, Player will
shut down automatically at sestet time.

Equalizer Mode

1). While playing music.

2). Enter play submenu by pressing MODE.

3). Dial Next to choose “Equalizer”.

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