Olympus MR-F30 User Manual

USER’S MANUAL

Digital Audio Player

MR-F30 Series

Introduction

Thank you for purchasing the Olympus Digital Audio Player MR-F30 Series.

• The product information this USER’S MANUAL conveys is subject to change without notice. Contact an authorized Olympus service center with the product name and model number for the latest information.

• While every care has been taken in the preparation of this USER’S MANUAL, if you find any errors, omissions, or points which are unclear, please contact an authorized Olympus service center.

• The contents of this USER’S MANUAL may not be reproduced in whole or in part except for personal use. It may not be transferred without permission.

• Olympus accepts no responsibility for losses suffered by the customer or a third party as a result of improper use of this product.

• Olympus accepts no responsibility for any damage due to a loss of data resulting from malfunction of this product, repair by a third party not authorized by Olympus, or other reason.

• Illustrations in this USER’S MANUAL may not be the same as the actual product.

Trademarks/Fonts

• m:robe is a trademark of OLYMPUS CORPORATION.

• Windows is a registered trademark of Microsoft Corporation.

• All other company and product names are registered trademarks and/or trademarks of their respective owners.

• The screen fonts used by this product belong to Ricoh Corporation.

• “SRS,” “TruBass,” “WOW” and “ ” are trademarks or registered trademarks of SRS Labs, Inc. The technology of Trubass and WOW is incorporated under license from SRS Labs, Inc.

• MPEG Layer-3 audio coding technology is licensed from Fraunhofer IIS and Thomson Multimedia.

By the Copyright Act, any music files and music CDs downloaded from the Internet without the copyright holder’s permission are not allowed to be reproduced, distributed, publicized/ re-publicized on the Internet, or converted into MP3 or WMA files for the purpose of commercial business or sale. A WMA file may be provided with DRM (Digital Right Management) for copyright protection. DRM limits the file to copy or distribute music files that are converted (ripped) from a music CD or downloaded from music distribution services.

About sample tracks incorporated into this product

The copyrights of the sample tracks are owned by the artists or their suppliers. These sample materials must not be reproduced or used for profit and must not be transferred or resold to third parties. Failure to comply with these limitations may result in penalties for infringement of copyrights. Olympus accepts no responsibility in cases where these copyrights are violated.

Note about loosing data

Data stored in memory could be damaged or lost by operational mistakes, malfunctions, or repairs, etc. Be sure to back up your data, for example, on the hard disk of your PC. Olympus will not compensate for any loss or damage of data.

Main features

• With the 512 MB*1/1 GB*2 built-in flash memory, you can transfer and store approximately 120*

1*3

/240*2*3 music tracks to enjoy anytime, anywhere.

• The organic EL display provides a clearer screen than existing LCD displays.

• You can play not only MP3 files but also WMA and OGG files.

• JPEG files can be viewed (Photo Viewer).

• Improved stereoscopic 3D surround and bass sounds provide deep and sonorous tones (SRS function).

• You can adjust the alarm and make FM recording reservations with the clock function.

• Playback can be started from the desired point within a file even if the playback time of the file is long (Bookmark).

• The adjustable pivoting display is convenient and versatile (LCD Pivot).

• A microphone is built-in for you to make your own recordings.

• Contents of CDs and cassette tapes, etc., can also be recorded (Direct Encoding).

• You can listen to and record FM radio programs.

*1MR-F32

MR-F33

For typical 4-minute tracks recorded at 128 kbps in WMA format

Introduction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

Main features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

Table of contents. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

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Safety Precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Controls: location and function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

Getting Started

Setting up your m:robe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

Charging battery (using the USB cable). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

Transferring music/photos to your m:robe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

Disconnecting your m:robe from your PC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

Connecting the earphones to your m:robe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

Basic operations

Turning the power of your m:robe on/off. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

Mode selection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

Searching for a file . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

Deleting files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

Basic operation of the menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

Using the HOLD switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

Listening to music

About the playback screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32

Playing back music . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

Using the playlist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

Registering to the playlist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

Playing back the playlist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35

Setting playback mode. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

Selecting playback mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

Setting StudyMode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38

Setting interval repeat (A-B) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39

Setting EQ/WOW . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40

Selecting EQ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40

Setting WOW . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41

Bookmarking music. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42

Deleting the registered information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43

Recording

About the music recording screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44

Recording voice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45

Recording over Line-in connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47

Listening to FM radio

About the radio receiver screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50

Receiving a radio station . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51

Changing the receiving mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51

Setting frequencies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52

Storing frequencies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54

Deleting the stored frequency . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56

Recording an FM radio program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57

FM recording reservation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58

Viewing photos

Displaying photos . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60

Viewing images during music playback . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61

Setting Avatar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62

Viewing images in Slide Show . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63

Setting and adjusting

Setting your m:robe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64

Additional information

Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69

Notes when you dispose of your m:robe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70

Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73

Rebooting your m:robe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75

Service and maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76

Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77

Menu list . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79

Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82

Before you contact us . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85

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Safety Precautions

Before using this product, read this first to ensure that you know how to operate it safely and correctly. Various symbols are used to warn of hazards to yourself and others and prevent damage to property through misuse of this product. The symbols and their meanings are explained below.

Danger

Warning

Caution

This symbol indicates that failure to observe the instructions will likely result in serious injury or possibly even death.

This symbol indicates that failure to observe the instructions may result in serious injury or possibly even death.

This symbol indicates that failure to observe the instructions may result in injury or damage to property.

Precautions when handling this product

Warning

• Do not use in a place where there is running water. Doing so may cause electric

shock, fire, over heating or explosion. Take extra caution when using this product in rain, snow, at the seaside or a waterfront. Also, do not use in a bathroom or shower room.

• Do not use or leave this product near a stove or fire. Doing so may cause over

heating, explosion or fire. Be especially careful during charging. Also, if the AC cord cover is damaged, fire or electric shock may result.

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• Do not use in the presence of flammable or explosive gas. Do not use this

product if there is the possibility of the presence of such gases in the air. Failure to do so could result in fire or explosion.

• Keep out of the reach of children. Do not let children use this product without adult

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supervision.

• Avoid prolonged contact with the device while applying current. The device

becomes hot during charging. Prolonged contact with the device during use could result in minor burns.

• Do not use or store this product for a long time in an environment where

there is a lot of dust, dampness, oily smoke or steam. This could result in fire or electric shock.

• Stop using this product immediately when thunder has occurred. Failure to

do so may cause electric shock. Refrain from using.

• Do not use while driving. Doing so may cause injury or accident. Never watch the on

screen display while driving.

• Do not let any water or other foreign object get inside the device. Should the

device be dropped in water, or water gets into the internal parts, fire or electric shock may result. Turn the power off immediately and contact an authorized Olympus service center.

• Should you notice an unusual smell, over heating, discoloration, distortion

or smoke, stop using this product immediately. Leaving as it is may cause fire, electric shock or burns. Contact an authorized Olympus service center.

• Should you notice leakage or an unusual smell, keep this product away

from fire. Failure to do so may cause explosion or fire.

• Do not attempt to disassemble or modify this product. Such action could lead

to electric shock or injury by high-voltage parts inside.

Caution

• Do not leave this product in places of high temperature, such as in a sun-heated car. Doing so could result in battery leakage, deterioration of parts or fire.

• Do not touch any leakage that has occurred. Battery leakage, etc., may have occurred. Getting the liquid into your eyes or touching it may cause injury. In such a case, wash immediately with clean water and seek medical attention immediately.

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Conditions for use of this product

• This product contains precision electronic parts. Avoid using or leaving this product for

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long periods of time in the following places as this could result in failure or malfunction. – places of high temperature and high humidity or where the temperature and humidity

fluctuate greatly, such as in direct sunlight, on the beach in summer, in a car with the

windows closed, or next to air conditioning equipment or a humidifier – places where there is a lot of sand, dust or dirt – near fire – near water

• Avoid dropping or hitting this product or subjecting it to severe vibration or impact.

• If the device is subjected to a sudden temperature change, for example by bringing it from a cold place into a warm room, condensation may form on the inside. Wait until the device is adjusted to the room temperature before using.

• Do not turn up the volume excessively. Loud sounds can cause hearing loss or injury.

About the organic EL display (OLED)

The latest high precision technology has gone into the making of the organic EL display of this product, but there are some pixels which are permanently lit or which do not light at all. Also, depending on the angle at which the screen is viewed, the colors and brightness may appear uneven. This is due to the structure of the organic EL display and is not a malfunction.

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Information regarding the built-in battery

The built-in battery is exclusively for use with m:robe MR-F30 Series. Never use it in other

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equipment.

• Discharging

The built-in battery self-discharges while it is not in use. Be sure to charge it regularly before use. We recommend charging the built-in battery once every 6 months to maintain its performance if it is not to be used for an extended period of time.

• Life of the built-in battery

– The built-in battery is good for about 500 complete charges and discharges, depending

on usage.

– The life of the built-in battery is limited. The built-in battery’s charge becomes shorter

after repeated use. If the built-in battery discharges soon after charging, it may be time to replace it. Please contact an authorized Olympus service center for assistance.

• Operating temperature

Built-in batteries are chemical products. The built-in battery’s efficiency may vary, even when operating within the recommended temperature range, but this is not a malfunction. – Recommended temperature: 5 °C to 35°C (during charging) Using this product outside the above temperature range may result in reduced efficiency and shorter battery life.

• Disposal

This product has a built-in lithium polymer battery. Lithium polymer batteries are recyclable. When you dispose of this product, return the built-in battery to a recycling location. For details on removing the built-in battery, refer to “Notes when you dispose of your m:robe” (g page 70). Never disassemble this product except when disposing of it.

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Controls: location and function

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D EF G

A Microphone

B Earphones jack

C Organic EL display

D button

Voice recording/music recording/FM radio recording During playback: playing back repeatedly between A and B

E button

Displaying menu screen/mode select screen Initializing StopWatch

F dial

During playback: Selecting the previous/next file During Navigation search*: Searching for files in a folder During FM receiving: Searching for frequencies During menu operation*: Selecting the desired item

G button

Power on/off Playing/pausing file Pausing recording/StopWatch

H button

Volume adjusting During Navigation search*: Searching for files in a folder During menu operation*: Selecting the desired item

I OK/EQ button

Changing playback mode During music playback: Changing EQ/Bookmarking During menu operation: Selecting/ Entering setting item

J button

Starting/Canceling Navigation search

K USB port/RESET button

L HOLD switch

Locking buttons to prevent unintentional operation

* You can use H button instead of F

dial. In this USER’S MANUAL, the dial is used.

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Getting Started

Setting up your m:robe

Operating system requirements

One of the following operating systems is required for m:robe operation: – Windows 98SE*, Windows Me, Windows 2000 Professional, Windows XP Professional/

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Home Edition

– Mac OS 9.x/X v10.x

* The USB driver should be installed.

Charging battery (using the USB cable)

Connect the USB cable to your PC and your m:robe.

Charging starts.

USB

To USB port

The following screen appears after charging completes.

To USB port

After charging, perform the disconnect procedure. When the following screen appears, disconnect your m:robe from your PC.

For details, refer to “Disconnecting your m:robe from your PC” (g page 22).

About the battery power indication

: Battery is fully charged. / : Battery power is reduced. : Battery power is exhausted. Charge the battery.

The following cases indicate the battery power is exhausted or nearly exhausted. Charge the battery. – “Low Battery” appears on the screen. – Your m:robe suddenly stops working, or does not work at all. – The display does not light up even though you operate your m:robe.

Tips

• The battery is fully charged after approximately 3 hours.

• You can charge the battery while transferring files from your PC.

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Transferring music/photos to your m:robe

1 Connect the USB cable to your PC and your m:robe.

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Your PC recognizes your m:robe as a removable disk.

USB

To USB port

2 Transfer files from your PC to your m:robe.

Drag and drop the desired file to m:robe on the screen display of your PC.

File formats supported by m:robe

Music file – WMA (including VBR) – MP3 (including VBR) – OGG Image file –JPEG

Notes

• Do not add, correct or delete, on your PC, the CONFIG folder and its files in your m:robe and change

the name of folders or files. If you do, it may cause your m:robe to malfunction.

• Use the dedicated applications provided by music distributors (contents provider) when you transfer

files under DRM protection.

• When you connect your m:robe to a USB hub or a USB port on the keyboard etc., m:robe may not be

recognized. In this case, connect your m:robe directly to the USB port on your PC body.

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Disconnecting your m:robe from your PC

For Windows Me/2000/XP users:

1 Click [Remove the hardware] icon on the

system tray.

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2 Click the displayed message. 3 [The USB storage device can now be safely

removed from the system, remove the USB cable from computer.] appears. Click [OK].

For Windows 98SE users:

1 Double-click [My Computer] icon, then right-

click [Removable Disk] to open a pop-up menu.

2 Click [Eject] on the menu.

For Macintosh users:

Drag and drop [NO_NAME] icon to [trash box].

The icon to indicate the connection of your PC and m:robe disappears, and your m:robe is disconnected from your PC.

Connecting the earphones to your m:robe

Connect the supplied earphones to your m:robe.

To the earphones jack

Notes

• Set the volume level to minimum before wearing earphones to avoid hurting your ears.

For details on adjusting volume, refer to “To control volume” (g page 33).

• Do not raise the volume excessively. Loud sounds can cause hearing loss or damage.

Getting Started

Basic operations

Turning the power of your m:robe on/off

Turning on your m:robe

Press and hold the button.

The power is turned on.

Basic operations

To turn off the power

Press and hold the button.

Notes

• Before turning on your m:robe, make sure the HOLD switch is set to off. When the HOLD function is

on (g page 31), even if you press and hold the button, “ ” appears, and the power will not

be turned on.

• Charge the battery before turning on your m:robe. If “Low Battery” appears or the display does n ot light

up, charge the battery (g page 18).

Tip

“Auto PWR Off” or “Sleep Mode” can be set (g page 67).

Mode selection

There are 5 modes, and available functions and setting items differ depending on the selected mode.

1 Press and hold the button.

The mode select screen appears.

2 Push up/down the dial to select the desired

mode.

The mode changes in the following order: “MUSIC MODE” “PLAYLIST” “FM MODE” “PHOTO MODE” “SETTINGS” “MUSIC MODE.”

3 Press the OK/EQ button.

The desired mode screen appears.

Basic operations

MUSIC MODE

Selecting playback mode/music playback/setting sound quality (g page 32)

PLAYLIST

Basic operations

Playing back the desired track in the playlist easily (g page 34)

FM MODE

Receiving/recording radio program (g page 50)

PHOTO MODE

Viewing photos/setting the display mode (g page 60)

SETTINGS

Setting the screen display/system/watch etc. (g page 64)

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