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Connecting to your Computer
System requirements:
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Pentium 133 MHz or Higher
• Windows 98 SE / ME / 2000 / XP / Server 2003
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20MB free space available on the hard drive
• One or more USB ports (USB1.1 or USB2.0)
NOTE: If you use W in 98 SE operating system, you may need to install the USB
driver using the supplied driver disc before you can use your Digital Music Player.
USB Driver Installation for Windows 98 SE:
- Insert the supplied installation CD in your CD-ROM drive
- Click on the “Driver” in the windows driver selection menu
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Follow the on screen instructions for installation
Downloading & Uploading Music Files
Download music files
Connect the player to the PC with the supplied USB cable. Note: You may need a
USB driver for your computer to detect the player if you are using Windows 98
Second Edition.
To copy MP3 format files and WMA (without DRM*) files
1. Click on the My Computer icon on desktop and then click on the Removable Drive
Icon.
2. Copy music files of MP3/WMA format in one of your hard discs and paste them in
the Removable Disc.
* DRM: Windows Media digital rights management (DRM) is a proven platform to
protect and securely deliver contents for playback on a computer, portable or Internet
devices. For more information, please access the website of Microsoft.com.
To copy WMA files with DRM protection (Optional) (A specific Player is needed
for this feature)
Note: Please be sure you have installed the Windows Media Player 9 or later version.
To synchronize the protected WMA files into the apparatus, please follow these
steps:
1. Open the Windows Media Player and click on SYNCHRONIZE on its operation
panel.
2. Select the desired track(s) then press START to begin synchronization.
3. Close the Windows Media Player to terminate the synchronization process. To exit
the Removable Disc click the Removable disc icon on the lower right corner of the
computer screen and follow the instructions given by the computer system. Unplug
the USB cable.
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Backing up your Music Files
1. Connect the apparatus to the PC with the supplied USB cable.
2. Click on the My Computer icon on desktop and th en click on the Removable Disc
Icon.
3. Copy music files stored i n the player and paste them in a specific hard disc of the
PC.
4. To exit, click on the Removable disc icon on the lower right corner of the computer
& unplug the USB cable only after you have received the instructions from the PC,
which guarantee that this device connected to it can be safely removed.
Notes:
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You may need a USB driver for your computer to detect the player if you are
using Windows 98 Second Edition.
• Music files with DR M cannot be backed up into a PC from this portable device;
this will be seen as an illegal operation.
• If an SD or MMC card is inserted in this apparatus before it is connected to the
PC there will be two Removable Discs after your have double-clicked the My
Computer icon. You may copy music files to this SD or MMC card and back up
files in it much in the same way as you do with the Flash Memory.
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When transferring music files in the Internal Memory or Card Memory, you are
recommended not to c opy files from Internal Memory to Card Memory or from
Card Memory to Internal Memory as this operation may cause unwanted error.
You are suggested to copy the musical files from Internal Memory or Card
Memory to one of the Hard Discs of your PC and from this Hard Disc to Card
Memory or Internal Memory.
Inserting a SD/MMC Memory Card
1. Insert an SD or MMC card into the slot of the apparatus.
2. Press and hold the Play/Pause button to turn on the player. The player will read by
default from the SD or MMC card connected. To alter playback from the SD/MMC
card to the flash memory unit, press and hold the Play/pause button for 2 seconds to
enter STOP mode, then press M (MODE) button briefly. The icon “CARD” will be
disappeared on the LCD. This player begins reading data from the internal flash
memory.
Note: It is strongly recommended that you insert the SD/MMC card in the Card Slot
while the apparatus is in OFF mode.
Note: When the SD/MMC card is inserted and the Pl ayer is reading data from the
card memory, you will need to be patient while it is reading because some time (e.g.
6-8 sec for 256MB SD card) will be needed.