Oracom ORC-250 User Manual

DIGITAL AUDIO PLAYER

ORC-250

User Manual

# CONTENTS #

@ PREPARATION

■ Feature

■ Checking parts

■ Names and functions of ORC-250

■ LCD display panel

@ INSTALLATION AND USE

■ Turning on/off the power

■ Setting the modes

■ Playing back digital music/voice files

■ Adjusting the volume

■ Searching music/voice file

■ Setting the section repeating function

■ Recording voice

■ Tuning FM Frequency

■ Memorizing FM Frequency

■ Listening Memorized FM channel

■ Button table

@ APPLICATION

■ Setting the menu

■ Setting the repeat function

■ Setting the equalizer function

■ Managing files

■ Setting the logo

■ Setting display function

■ Display the file information

■ Setting the language

■ Menu table

@ COMPUTER CONNCETION

■ Installing USB Device Driver for Windows98/SE

■ Connecting ORC-250 to PC

■ Managing files

■ Formatting

■ Separating ORC-250 from PC

@ LOGO EDITOR

■ Installing logo editor

■ Editing logo

■ Installing logo

@ CUSTOMER SERVICE

■ Product Specification

@ PREPARATION

■ FEATURE
° Compact and slim design
° Plug-and-Play USB flash drive (USB driver is needed only for Windows 98/SE)
° MP3,WMA music file playback
° Voice recording function
° F/W upgradable
° 10 band Equalizer
° Controlling diverse menu
° User logo support
° High-speed USB communication
° Indigo blue backlight
° Diverse OS support for Windows, Mac and Linux

°FM tuner
°10 channels of user defined FM station

■ CHECKING PARTS
° Digital Audio Player (ORC-250) ° Stereo Earphone ° USB cable
° Installation CD ° One AAA size battery ° User manual

■ Names and functions of ORC-250

LCD display pannel Microphone Earphone jack

Volume control button

○+○

-

Mode button

◄◄/►► button

▶■ button

Battery case

■ LCD display panel

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Text scroll area

EQ icon

File No/Total file No. Battery iconModeMode icon

@ INSTALLATION AND USE

■ TURNING ON/OFF THE POWER

° Press the ▷□ button on the ORC-250 to turn on the power.

LOGO

◀

125 MB free

▶

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° Press the ▷□ button on the ORC-250 for longer than 1 seconds to turn off the power.
If the unit is in the Stop mode for longer than 1 minute, it will power off automatically.

Power Off

■ CONVERTING MODES

° Stop playback and press the mode button.

It converts like Music mode→Voice mode→Voice recording mode→FM Radio mode

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Stan dby

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91.9 MHz

(Music mode) (Voice mode) (Voice recording mode) (FM Radio mode)

■ PLAYING BACK DIGITAL MUSIC/VOICE FILES

° To playback - Press ▷□ button on ORC-250 in stop mode, and digital music/voice

will be played back.
° To stop - Press ▷□ button on ORC-250 in playback mode, and digital music/voice
will be stopped.

■ CONTROLLING VOLUME
° Control volume with volume control button( + - )on ORC-250 player.

Volume can be controlled in the range from 0 to 30.
Press the button briefly to control the volume by one level.
Press and hold button to control continuously

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■ SEARCHING MUSIC/VOICE FILE

° To move desired music/voice file

- Press the ◀◀ button to move one track backward in the playback or stop mode.

- Press the ▶▶ button to move one track forward in the playback or stop mode.

Note) If the ◀◀ button is pressed within 5 seconds after a song started,

the previous song will be repeated.
If the button is pressed 5 seconds after the song started,
the current song will be repeated.
(For VBR files, the previous song won't be played even if the button is pressed
within 5 seconds.)

For VBR files, the actually playtime may not match the playback time displayed on ORC-250.

* VBR(Variable Bit Rate) file: MP3 file which has multi compression rates applied

° To move the desired spot of the song during playback

Press the ◀◀ / ▶▶ button for longer than 1 second and release the ◀◀ / ▶▶
button
at the desired spot of the song.

■ SETTING SECTION REPEATING FUNCTION
° To set a start point of section repeating
Press the mode button briefly at the start point of the desired section repeating during digital

music/voice playback. Then, the

icon brinks on the display panel.

° To set an end point of section repeating

Press the mode button again briefly at the end point of the desired section repeating.

Then, it shows

Icon on the display panel and the section from A to B will be automatically

repeated.

° To cancel a section repeating

Press the mode button in the section repeating status.

Then, the section repeating is cancelled, and it is played back automatically.

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■ RECORDING VOICE

° To record voice

Move the voice recording mode
Press ▷□ button and recording starts.

° To finish voice recording

Press the ▷□ button. Then, recording stops and voice file will be created.
Note) When memory is fully used, recording stops automatically and voice file will be
created. Possible recording time shows in the low of the 'standby' text in accordance
with memory capacity.

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Standby

07: 23:4 6

■ TUNING FM FREQUENY

Press the Mode button to convert FM Radio mode

To tune FM frequency, move to SCAN mode by pressing Mode button more than one second.
To listen memorized channel of FM station, move to MEMORY mode by pressing Mode button

more than one second.

91.9MHz

Press ◀◀ or ▶▶ button to tune FM frequency by 100kHz step.
Press ◀◀ or ▶▶ button more than one second to find a next station available.

■ MEMORIZING FM FREQUENCY

Tune FM frequency and press ▷□ button.
Select channel number by ◀◀ or ▶▶ button.
Press ▷□ button again to memorize the FM frequency. ( Maximum 10 channels can be
momorized)

■ LISTENING MEMORIZED FM CHANNEL

Press Mode button more than one second to move to Memory mode.
Select channel number by ◀◀ or ▶▶ button.

91.9 MHz

■ BUTTON TABLE

Button Former status Push time Operation

Power off Briefly Playback after power on

Music/Voice playback Briefly Stop
Music/Voice playback

Recording
Stop

Longer Power off

Stop (Music/Voice mode) Briefly Playback

Stop (Recording mode) Briefly Start Voice Recording

Recording Briefly Finish Voice Recording

FM Radio SCAN mode Briefly Memorize current frequency

▷□

Menu status Briefly To exit menu

Playback Briefly Playback the next file

Playback Longer Fast backward search in playback file

FM Radio SCAN mode Briefly Tune frequency up (100kHz)

FM Radio SCAN mode Longer Search next station available

FM Radio MEMORY mode Briefly Select next channel memorized

▶▶|

Stop Briefly To move the next file

Playback Briefly

Less than 5 sec. after beginning playback :
Former file playback
Longer than 5 sec. after beginning playback :

File playback from the start
Playback Longer Fast forward search in playback file
FM Radio SCAN mode Briefly Tune frequency down (100kHz)

FM Radio SCAN mode Longer Search previous station available
FM Radio MEMORY mode Briefly Select previos channel memorized

|◀◀

Stop Briefly To move the former file
Playback / FM Radio / Stop Briefly/longer Volume(↑)

＋

Menu state Briefly To move in the menu
Playback / FM Radio / Stop Briefly/longer Volume(↓)

－

Menu state Briefly To move in the menu

Stop Briefly To change the mode ( Music → Voice → Record )

Playback Briefly

To appoint the starting spot of the section repeating
During setting section repeating

Briefly To appoint the ending spot of the section repeat ing
Status of setting section
repeating

Briefly To cancel the section repeating

Playback / Stop Longer To move the menu mode

Menu status Briefly To select the menu item

FM Radio Briefly Convert mode to MUSIC mode

MODE

FM Radio Longer Toggle SCAN mode <-> MEMORY mode

@ APPLICATION

■ SETTING THE MENU
° Press the mode button for longer than 1 sec., and it is converted to the menu mode.

When selecting, use the mode button and when moving the different order,
use + /

－ button.

° Pressing ▷□ button is to

cancel the menu mode.

- Repeat: when selecting the repeating playback

- EQ: when using the equalizer function

- File: when deleting or formatting the music/voice file

- Logo: when selecting the logo

- Display: when controlling the display panel

- File info: when display the file information

- Language: when selecting the language

- Exit menu: when exiting the menu

Note) If there is no any input in the menu mode for 10 sec., it will be cancelled automatically.

Return is not the function in the menu mode. Select Return to exit the present
mode.

MEN U

①

Repeat

②

EQ

▶
▶

■ SETTING THE REPEAT FUNCTION

° Select Repeat in the menu mode.

Move the desired repeat mode with + /

－ button, and then select the mode button.

- Normal: when playing back 1 time each of collection in order

- Repeat one: when listening one file repeatedly

- Repeat all: when listening all files repeatedly

- Repeat list: when listening the file after making the list

- Shuffle: when listening the appointed file randomly

- Intro: when listening the first 10 sec. of all appointed files

REPEAT

①

Normal

②

Rep eat on e

° To make the repeat list

When the repeat list menu is selected, it shows the list control panel.
When selecting the desired music/voice file and making the list, it playbacks and repeats
the appointed song only

REP EAT LI ST

00 1: ~
00 2: ~

■ SETTING THE EQUALIZER FUNCTION

° Select EQ in the menu mode

Select the mode button after moving the desired the EQ mode with + /

－ button.

EQ

①

Normal

②

User

▶

- Normal: Setting the 0dB base equalizer

- User: User can set the equalizer with user's taste
10 band : Setting the range from -8 to +8

USER

①

Ba ss

②

Treble

▶
▶

BASS TREBLE

00 00

■ MANAGING FILES

° Select the file in the menu mode.
Select with the mode button after moving the desired file mode with + /

－ button.

° To delete
To select the place of the deleting file after selecting "delete".

Delete to select the mode button after moving the file that you want to delete.

FILE

①

Delet e

②

Format

▶
▶

MUSI C

00 1: ~
00 2: ~

Deleti ng ...

DELE TE

①

Musi c

②

Vo ic e

▶
▶

° Format

All files of the memory are deleted if the format is selected.

FILE

①

Delet e

②

Format

▶
▶

FORMAT

①

OK

②

Cancel

Formatt in g...

Caution) All files are deleted when executing the format.

■ SETTING THE LOGO
° Logo can be selected in the display panel.

- Default: Oracom Logo

- User: User's Logo by using the logo editor

° Display logo

It can be selected if the logo is displayed always
On: Always
Off: When power on

LOGO

①

Defaul t

②

User

▶

■ SETTING DISPLAY FUNCTION

° Select display in the menu mode.

Select with the mode button after moving the desired display mode with + /

－ button

LOGO

①

Defaul t

②

User

▶

° Backlight

The backlight in the display panel can be controlled

1. On: Turned on always

2. Off: Turned on accordance with the time.

3. Lighting Time: The lasting time of backlight

Set the time to press + /

－ button.

BA CKLI G HT

①

On

②

Off

Note) If Off is selected, battery is saved.

° Contrast

Contrast can be controlled in the display panel.
Control the contrast to press + /

－ button.

CONTRAST

10

° Scroll speed

The text passing speed can be controlled in the display panel.
Control the contrast to press + /

－ button.

SC R OLL SPEED

5

■ DISPLAY THE FILE INFORMATION

- Bitrate - Sampling Frequency

- File Size - Playing Time

FILE IN FO

12 8Kb ps

9. 3Mby te

44 .1K Hz
12 :32

■ SETTING THE LANGUAGE

- 1. Korean

2. Western

3. W.Europe

4. Japanese

5. S.Chinese (Simplified Chinese)

6. T.Chinese (Traditional Chinese)

■ MENU TABLE

Repeat

1. Normal

2.Repeat one

3.Repeat all

4.Re peat list

▶

5.Shuffle

6. Intro
Return

EQ

1. Normal

2. User

▶

Return

File

1. Delete

▶

2. Format

▶

Return

Logo

1. Default

2. User

▶

3. Dis play logo

▶

Return

Repeat list

1.file1

2.file2

3.file3 ...
Return

User

10 Band

MENU

Delete

1.Music

▶

2.Voic e

▶

Return

Music/Voice

1.M/V file1

2.M/V file1 ...
Return

Form at

1. OK

2. Cancel

User

1.Logo1

2.Logo2 ...
Return

Display logo

1.On

2.Off

Exit menu

1.Korean

2.W estern

3.W .Euro pe

4.Japanese

5.S.Chinese

6.T.Chinese

File Info

▶

File Info
Bitrate Spl.freq
Size Time

Display

1. Bac klight

▶

2. Contr ast

▶

3.Scroll speed

▶

Return

ContrastBacklight

1.On

2.Off

3.Lighting time

▶

Return

Lighting time

Scroll speed

Language

@ COMPUTER CONNCETION

■ INSTALLING USB DEVICE DRIVER FOR WINDOWS98/SE

Note) Do not need to install the driver again after installation for use of windows98/SE

° Insert the installation CD supported to "CD-ROM driver" in PC and

plug ORC-250 into

PC's USB port.

Click on the next button when the pop-up diagram shows as below.

°

Check "Search for the best driver for your device " and click on the next button

when the pop-up diagram shows as below.

° Check "CD-ROM drive" and click on the next button when the pop-up diagram shows as
below.

° Click on the next button when the pop-up diagram shows as below..

° Click on the button to finish the installation

Now the driver has been installed into your system.

■ CONNECTING ORC-250 TO PC
° Turn on the PC power

Connect PC connection cable to USB port on the PC
"Removable Disk" folder is made in the My Computer of the Window Explore.

° The usage is the same as floppy disk or hard disk.

When ORC-250 is removed from PC, the Removable Disk is disappeared in the My
Computer folder.
The message, Waiting shows in the display panel of ORC-250 while connecting to PC.

Standb y

PC <- >Pl a y e r

■ MANAGING FILES
° There are MUSIC, VOICE, and LOGO folder in the Removable disk and they are still

existed even if formatted.

° To download the music file.

Save the music file in the MUSIC folder.
The display panel in ORC-250 shows as below while downloading the file.

PC <- >Pl a y e r

▶

Caution) Do not remove ORC-250 from PC even if PC monitor says finished

when PC<->Player (▶) is moving in the display panel of ORC-250.

Caution) If any other folders are used except MUSIC or any folders are made in the MUSIC

folder for the music input, the music can not be played back.

Note) ORC-250 can be used as the computer memory device.

It is used as the floppy disk or hard disk.
° To make voice file

If the voice is recorded, the voice file is saved in the VOICE folder.

Caution) If any other folders are used except VOICE or any folders are made in the

VOICE folder for the voice input, the voice can not be played back.

° To upload

It is used as the floppy disk or hard disk

° To download the logo

Save the logo made by the logo editor in the LOGO folder.

Caution) If any other folders are used except LOGO or any folders are made in the

LOGO folder for the input of the logo file, the logo can not be displayed in the display
panel.

■ FORMATTING
° Click on the right side of the mouse after selecting removable disk.

Select format in the menu and click on the "start".
° Use ORC-200M when formatting is completed because ORC-250 is formatted again after
formatting in the PC.

Note) It is possible to format with the function, Menu->File->Format in ORC-250.

■ SEPARATING ORC-250 FROM PC
° Make sure if the data transfer is completed in the display panel of ORC-250 when

separating ORC-250 from PC.

The data is damaged while the data is being transferring when separating ORC-250 from

PC.

Caution) Do not separate ORC-250 from PC during PC<->Player (▶) is moving in the

display panel of ORC-250.

Note) In Windows 2000, ME, and XP, the safe procedure will be to double click on the icon

(

) located at the bottom right corner of your screen and follow instructions before

removing.

@ LOGO EDITOR

■ INSTALLING LOGO EDITOR
° Install the logo editor program supported from CD.

■ EDITING LOGO
° To use the frame function

- What is the frame function?
It is the logo editor function to make several pictures into one logo and to show the
logo in the display panel continuously.

- The number of pages displayed in the panel can be controlled accordance with the
number of page in the frame control

° The example of the first page for frame

° The example of the second page for frame

° The example of the third page for frame

° The example of the fourth page for frame

° To import the picture file

Select the Convert image icon (

) in the menu icon.

Select the desired picture file to click on the Open button as below.

Transfer the logo to the Logo Editor if the desired logo is made

The desired logo is made in the display panel of the Logo Editor as the sample
above.

Save the logo file.

■ INSTALLING LOGO
° Save the logo file made by the logo editor in the LOGO folder.

Caution) If any other folders are used except LOGO or any folders are made in the LOGO

folder for the input of the logo file, the logo can not be displayed in the display panel.
° Select Display->Logo->User in the menu mode and the display panel of ORC-250 shows
your own logo

@ CUSTOMER SERVICE

■ PRODUCT SPECIFICATION
° Memory Capacity: 64/128/256/512MB built in memory
° Communication Method: Supporting USB 1.1(Plug & Play)
° Earphone Output Power: 5.0mW / 16Ω
° S/N, THD: 80dB / 0.1% (with 'A' filter)
° Output Frequency Range: 20Hz ~ 20KHz
° Operating temperature: 0 ~ 40C
° Battery: 1 x AAA size
° Supporting OS: Windows98/SE,ME,2000,XP, Mac 8.6 or higher and Linux kernel 2.4.0 or

higher.

° Case: plastic
° Dimension: 39 x 86 x 13.2mm
° Weight: 32g (Without battery)

NOTE: This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class
B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to
provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation.
This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not
installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference
to radio communications.
However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular
installation. If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television
reception, which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on, the user is
encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures:

-- Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.

-- Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver.

-- Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the
receiver is connected.

-- Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help.

THIS DEVICE COMPLIES WITH PART 15 OF THE FCC RULES.
OPERATION IS SUBJECT TO THE FOLLOWING TWO CONDITIONS:
(1) THIS DEVICE MAY NOT CAUSE HARMFUL INTERFERENCE, AND
(2) THIS DEVICE MUST ACCEPT ANY INTERFERENCE RECEIVED,
INCLUDING INTERFERENCE THAT MAY CAUSE UNDESIRED OPERATION

THE MANUFACTURER IS NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY RADIO OR TV
INTERFERENCE CAUSED UNAUTHORIZED MODIFICATIONS TO THIS EQUIPMENT.
SUCH MODIFICATIONS COULD VOID THE USER'S AUTHORITY TO OPERATE THE
EQUIPMENT.