Playskool Made for Me MP3 Unit, Made for Me 09347 User Manual

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09347 Asst.
Thank you for choosing this PLAYSKOOL product!
Please keep this instructions booklet for future reference, as it contains important information for using your MADE FOR ME MP3 UNIT.
Made for Me
MP3 UNIT
In order to function, this product must be used with PLAYSKOOL® MADE FOR ME™ products. (Sold separately)
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Getting Started
Using the MP3 Unit
System Requirements ...................................................................................2
Software Installation .......................................................................................2
MADE FOR ME™ Library ..................................................................................3
Loading Pictures ............................................................................................. 5
Creating Your Music Library ........................................................................6
Loading Music.....................................................................................................7
Transferring Music to the MP3 Unit .......................................................10
Understanding the MP3 Unit......................................................................13
Using the MP3 Unit with the MADE FOR ME™
MP3 MUSIC PLAYER (sold separately)..................................................15
Using the MP3 Unit with the MADE FOR ME™
2-IN-1 INFANT GYM (sold separately)....................................................16
Using the MP3 Unit with the MADE FOR ME™
DAY-TO-DREAM SOOTHER™ (sold separately)...............................20
Helpful Information
Online Help ........................................................................................................21
INCLUDES
MP3 Unit
Software
Installation Disc
USB Cable
No one knows your baby better than you do. MADE FOR ME toys are designed to help you meet your baby’s unique needs!
The MP3 UNIT allows you to control what your baby hears—from soothing and energetic songs to stories and even your own voice!
For a quick and easy overview of the MADE FOR ME Library, be sure to watch the tutorial included on the Software Installation CD!
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GETTING STARTED
Introduction
Once the MP3 unit is positioned in a MADE FOR ME product (sold separately), you can turn the MP3 unit on by pressing the product’s Play button. Lights will flash, and there will be a “tick tock” sound while the MP3 unit powers up. You will then hear a voice prompt announcing the playlist. If nothing happens after you press the Play button, make sure the MP3 unit is securely in place, and the MADE FOR ME product (sold separately) is turned on.
When you position the MP3 unit into a MADE FOR ME product (sold separately) and turn the product off, the MP3 unit automatically powers down.
The MP3 unit will not work, record voice, or turn on unless it is positioned in another MADE FOR ME product (sold separately). The MP3 unit is powered by batteries in MADE FOR ME products, so you never have to worry about charging the MP3 unit!
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Software Installation
1. Turn on your computer.
2. Insert the MADE FOR ME Software Installation CD. Your CD should start automatically. If it does not, follow the steps below:
• Start Windows Explorer.
• On the left pane, click the MY COMPUTER icon.
• Right-click the CD-ROM/DVD-ROM drive icon, and then click AUTOPLAY.
3. Follow the instructions on screen.
4. If prompted, restart your computer.
Not Mac OS Compatible.
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USING THE MP3 UNIT
System Requirements
• Microsoft® Windows® 2000/XP
• Intel® Pentium® II 350MHz, AMD® K6-2® 450MHz or better processor (Pentium III 450 MHz or higher recommended)
• 64MB RAM (128MB recommended)
• USB 1.1 port (USB 2.0 recommended)
• 30MB free hard drive space (more for audio content storage)
• CD-ROM drive with digital audio extraction support
1024 x 768 minimum screen resolution
Do not connect the MP3 unit to your computer before setting up the software.
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delete
MP3 unit is not detected. Please
insert MP3 unit to transfer files.
MP3 Unit
MADE FOR ME Library
Playtime
delete
ABC Song.mp3.......................................
408.2KB
419.6KB
591.9KB
264.5KB
1.0MB
224.5KB
170.2KB
519.2KB
Alouette.mpe.........................................
Bingo.mp3.............................................
Eensy Weensy Spider.mp3....................
Happy and You Know It.mp3.....................
Hey Diddle Diddle.mp3.........................
Hickory Dikory Dock.mp3.....................
Lavender Blue.mpe..................................
Image Window
Click here to Add Music
Transfer Files
Play Audio File
MADE FOR ME Software
File Play Edit View Tools Help
add music
New Library
MADE FOR ME Library
For a quick and easy overview of the MADE FOR ME Library, be sure to watch the tutorial included on the Software Installation CD.
You can find the tutorial by following this path on your computer:
Start | All Programs | Playskool | MADE FOR ME Software | MADE FOR ME Software Tutorial
MADE FOR ME Music Library
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To get started, launch the MADE FOR ME software. This will take you to the MADE FOR ME Library, which is where you’ll organize and store songs and audio files you’d like to transfer to the MP3 unit.
Favorites
Playtime
Soothing
Sounds
Playlists
The MADE FOR ME Library contains four playlists for organizing your audio files. These playlists are configured to work with the MP3 unit.
Other features of the MADE FOR ME Library include:
A Play button to preview your audio files
An Image Window, which lets you add your own pictures to the software
You must use the MADE FOR ME software to transfer audio files to your MP3 unit.
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You can also easily create multiple libraries containing these four playlists:
1. Click on “File” | “New Library” in the task bar.
2. Name your new library and click “OK.”
3. Your new library will appear in the library list drop-down menu.
To change the name of an existing library, click on “File” | “Save
Library As...” To delete a library, click on “File” | “Delete Library.”
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Images run in a slideshow on your computer. (The slideshow can be turned off by deselecting the “Play as a Slideshow” check box.) The arrows in the Image Window box allow you to cycle through the photos you’ve loaded. If you load only one photo, that is the photo that will appear on the screen.
Supported digital picture formats are: JPG, JPEG, GIF and BMP images.
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Loading Pictures
To add pictures to your MADE FOR ME Image Window, simply click the
“Image Window” button located in the
upper right part of the screen. This will open a dialog box that allows you to browse your computer for images you’d like to add to the MADE FOR ME Image Window. This dialog box is also where you can delete photos you’d no longer like to include in your MADE FOR ME Library interface.
Browse...
Remove
OK Cancel
Preview
seconds
Select a picture:
None
Orange Daisy
Soccer Ball
Chess Piece
My Pictures
Slideshow interval:
Play as a slideshow
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5
delete
59 MB free
MP3 Unit
MADE FOR ME Library
Playtime
Playtime
delete
ABC Song.mp3.......................................
408.2KB
419.6KB
591.9KB
264.5KB
1.0MB
224.5KB
170.2KB
519.2KB
Alouette.mpe.........................................
Bingo.mp3.............................................
Eensy Weensy Spider.mp3....................
Happy and You Know It.mp3.....................
Hey Diddle Diddle.mp3.........................
Hickory Dikory Dock.mp3.....................
Lavender Blue.mpe..................................
Transferring.....................................................................................50%
MADE FOR ME Software
File Play Edit View Tools Help
add music
Click here to add music.
MADE FOR ME Library
The MADE FOR ME Library is where you’ll gather and organize the music you’ll load onto the MP3 unit for use in your MADE FOR ME™ products (sold separately).
1. Click on one of the four playlists.
2. Click on the
“Add Music”
button, which brings you to the Add Music Wizard.
3. Your music will be stored in the playlist you’ve selected.
Creating Your Music Library
add music
Your MP3 unit will accept music downloaded from the Internet, or music ripped from your CD library (MP3, WMA, WAV files).
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The “Add Music” screen gives you the choice of adding songs and audio files from your computer or ripping tracks from an audio CD. Once you have made your selection, click the
“Next” button.
Add Music Wizard
Welcome to the Add Music Wizard
How would you like to add music to the MADE FOR ME Library?
Select music files from my computer
Rip Audio CD to the MADE FOR ME Library
<Back Next> Cancel
Loading Music
Once you’re back in the MADE FOR ME Library interface, you can move a song from one playlist to another by clicking on the song and dragging it to the desired playlist. You can also move a song by right-clicking on it and selecting “Move File To.” You then have the option of selecting one of the four playlists.
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From the “Select Files/Folders to
Add” screen, you can browse your
computer for files you’d like to add to the MADE FOR ME library.
Selecting Music Files from My Computer
Add Music Wizard
Select Files or Folders
Select the music files or folders to be added into the MADE FOR ME Library.
<Back Next> Cancel
Files and folders on My Computer
Files to be added to Playtime
My Documents
My Computer
Debugging Tools for Windows
Test
Local Disk (C:)
Desktop
My Music
Always.wma
Angel.mp3
Bad Medicine.wma
Local Disk (E:) share on ‘ctifs1’ (S:)
Always.wma 3,610 KB Angel.mp3 2,087 KB Bad Medicine.wma 2,778 KB Beds Of Roses.wma 5,965 KB Best Of My Love.mp3 2,555 KB Blaze Of Glory.wma 726 KB Brand New Day.mp3 4,481 KB
Name Size
Select the file or folder and click the “+” button to add.
Plus/Add
Minus/Remove
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Rip Audio CD
If you selected “Rip Audio CD to Made for Me Library,” and a CD is in your disk drive, you will be automatically directed to the “Select
CD Tracks” screen and the CD tracks will show up in both your “CD Tracks” window and in your “Tracks to be added to Playtime” window.
If you don’t want to rip all of the tracks from your CD to your playlist, use the “–” button to remove unwanted tracks from the “Tracks to be
added to Playtime.” When you are finished, click the “Next” button.
Add Music Wizard
Select CD Tracks
<Back Next> Cancel
CD Tracks
Tracks to be added to Playtime
T.J.’s Theme Song 3,610 KB The Safari Song 2,087 KB Bibba & Jibba Jam 2,778 KB Dust Bunny Blast 5,965 KB Coldybear and the Three Penguins 2,555 KB The Pirate Song 726 KB
1,410 KB 2,022 KB 1,678 KB 3,265 KB 4,575 KB 1,826 KB
I’m Not Afraid Be a Hero The Teeny Tiny Song Three Little Cookies The Magic of Sharing Special Time Together
Name Size
T.J.’s Theme Song 3,610 KB The Safari Song 2,087 KB Bibba & Jibba Jam 2,778 KB Dust Bunny Blast 5,965 KB Coldybear and the Three Penguins 2,555 KB The Pirate Song 726 KB
1,410 KB 2,022 KB 1,678 KB 3,265 KB 4,575 KB 1,826 KB
I’m Not Afraid Be a Hero The Teeny Tiny Song Three Little Cookies The Magic of Sharing Special Time Together
Name Size
Select the CD Tracks or folders to be added into the MADE FOR ME Library.
If a CD is NOT in your disk drive, you will be prompted to insert a CD before moving to the “Select CD Tracks” screen.
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You can remove songs from your “Files to be added to Playtime” window by highlighting the song and clicking on the “-” button. When you are finished selecting songs, click the “Next” button.
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Final Steps
The “Completed” screen lists the songs and audio files you have added to your MADE FOR ME Library. From here, you can add additional songs by selecting the “Add More” button, or exit by selecting “Close.”
The songs you have added now appear in the MADE FOR ME Library. The number of songs and audio files you store in your MADE FOR ME
Library varies according to your computer’s memory capacity.
Add Music Wizard
Completed
The wizard has completed adding music files to the MADE FOR ME Library.
<Back Add More Close
Music files added : 6
No. StatusFile
1 E:\mp3\English\ T.J.’s Theme Song.mp3 Completed 2 E:\mp3\English\The Safari Song.wma Completed 3 E:\mp3\English\Bibba & Jibba Jam_.mp3 Completed 4 E:\mp3\English\Dust Bunny Blast_.wma Completed 5 E:\mp3\English\Coldybear and the Three Penguins.wma Completed 6 E:\mp3\English\The Pirate Song.mp3 Completed
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Transferring Music to the MP3 Unit
Connect the MP3 unit to your computer’s USB port with the USB cable (included).
Once the unit is connected to your computer, you should see a green blinking light on the MP3 Unit and the right side of your screen becomes active.
Once you have selected a song to transfer, use the right-pointing arrow button to transfer the song. When you click on the arrow, the transfer bar at the top will show the status of the transfer, and you should see a red blinking light on the MP3 unit.
Use the Control or Shift keys to select multiple songs or audio files at once.
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blinking light
You can transfer songs into the same playlist on the Player or a different playlist.
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From your MADE FOR ME Library (left side), click the playlist tab from which you want to transfer songs and select songs to transfer. Then, click the playlist tab on the MP3 unit (right side) where you want to transfer songs.
Do not disconnect the MP3 unit from your computer while the red light is blinking, as it will result in a failed transfer.
The USB cord is not a toy. Intended for use by an adult.
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Sound
delete
59 MB free
MP3 Unit
MADE FOR ME Library
Playtime
delete
ABC Song.mp3.......................................
408.2KB
419.6KB
591.9KB
264.5KB
1.0MB
224.5KB
170.2KB
519.2KB
Alouette.mpe.........................................
Bingo.mp3.............................................
Eensy Weensy Spider.mp3....................
Happy and You Know It.mp3.....................
Hey Diddle Diddle.mp3.........................
Hickory Dikory Dock.mp3.....................
Lavender Blue.mpe..................................
transferring.....................................................................................50%
MADE FOR ME Software
File Play Edit View Tools Help
add music
Made For Me Library
You can use the left-pointing arrow to transfer a song from the MP3 Unit to your computer, which is useful if you have made a recording with the built-in microphone in the MP3 Unit. (See p. 14 for more information about voice recording.)
The amount of memory remaining on the MP3 Unit is shown in the memory indicator below the MP3 Unit window.
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Remember, even if you don’t load your own music onto the MP3 unit, by sliding the unit into your MADE FOR ME product (sold separately), you get 50 songs and sound effects, categorized into the four playlists.
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Disconnecting Your MP3 Unit
To close out of your MADE FOR ME software, click the “Close Window” icon (X) in the upper right side of the window.
You can disconnect your MP3 unit by clicking the “Eject Disk” icon from the task bar. Select “USB Mass Storage Device” (the MP3 unit) and click “Stop.” A dialog box will prompt you to remove your device. Unplug the USB cable from your computer. When the light on the MP3 unit goes from blinking green to solid yellow, you can unplug your MP3 unit. When unplugged, the MP3 unit will shut off automatically.
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The MP3 unit will not work, record voice, or turn on unless it is positioned in the product. If the product is turned off, the MP3 unit automatically powers down.
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To preserve battery life, after two minutes of inactivity (following the end of your mode selection), the product will automatically shut off. The product will turn on again when the play button is pushed.
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The MP3 unit has three different play modes. Select your mode by pressing the button that corresponds to your desired play time (see diagram below).
Understanding the MP3 Unit
Long-Play Mode
(30 minutes)
Power
Voice Record
Green Light
Medium-Play Mode
(15 minutes)
Short-Play Mode
(1 song)
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Selecting Playlists and Shuffling
To toggle between the Playtime, Soothing, Sounds, and Favorites playlists, or to Shuffle, simply press the large round button on the MP3 unit. A voice prompt helps you determine which playlist is about to be queued up in the MP3 unit.
Your voice file will automatically be stored in your Favorites playlist, and will be assigned a file name. When you go back into your MADE FOR ME Library, you will be able to rename the file if you wish.
• While recording, if the red blinking light changes to a green blinking light, you have run out of memory.
• While recording, if the red blinking light changes to a solid red light, you have run out of battery power.
• In both cases, the recording will stop then play back what you recorded.
The MP3 unit also has a voice recording function. Follow these easy steps to record your own voice!
1. With the MP3 unit positioned in the MADE FOR ME toy (sold separately), press and hold the Record button.
2. Once the red light on the MP3 unit begins to blink, you can begin!
3. For best results, speak clearly into the microphone.
4. Continue to press the Record button until you are finished your recording.
5. Once you have finished, the MP3 unit will play back your recording.
Microphone
Voice Record
Red Light
Playlist
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Using the MADE FOR ME™ MP3 Unit with the MADE FOR ME™ MP3 Music Player (sold separately)
To release the MP3 unit, press the button on the back of the player, grasp the MP3 unit and pull it out.
The MP3 unit fits into the back of your MADE FOR ME MP3 MUSIC PLAYER (sold separately) and greatly enhances your Player’s performance. Slide the MP3 unit into the back as shown, and then turn the player on.
Release Button
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ENHANCING THE PLAY
1. Position the Neck so that it is facing up, as shown.
Inserting the MP3 UNIT
2. Press the button to open the cover.
Button
Using the MP3 Unit with the MADE FOR ME™ 2-IN-1 INFANT GYM (sold separately)
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3. Insert the MP3 UNIT and close the cover.
MP3 UNIT
4. Turn the product ON using the ON/OFF switch.
ON/OFF switch
Play
Button
5. Turn the MP3 unit on by pressing the Play button.
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1. To listen to music, press the PLAY button.
When you insert the MADE FOR ME MP3 UNIT into this product, the function of some of the buttons changes.
Play
Button
Next PauseBack
2. Use the PAUSE button to pause the music, and the NEXT and BACK button to toggle through the song selections.
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Bunny Toy
When the Neck is in the down position, the Puppy toy connects you to your “Favorites” play list. When you bat at the Puppy toy, you are automatically taken to the next selection on the “Favorites” play list of your MADE FOR ME MP3 UNIT.
Puppy Toy
When the Neck is in the down position, and your child bats at the Bunny toy, he’ll be rewarded with sound effects! The song will be interrupted momentarily to play the sound, and then the song will continue.
To change play lists, you must make the change using the MADE FOR ME MP3 UNIT.
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Spinning Ball
The Spinning Ball now connects you to your “Favorites” play list. With each spin of the ball, you are automatically taken to the next selection on the “Favorites” play list of your MADE FOR ME MP3 UNIT.
To change play lists, you must make the change using the MP3 unit.
Insert the MADE FOR ME MP3 UNIT as shown. Turn the DAY-TO-DREAM SOOTHER power
button on, and press the Play button to turn the MP3 unit on.
PLAY button
The PLAY button now operates as another NEXT button: that is, when music is playing, you may advance to the next song selection by pressing either the NEXT button or the PLAY button.
Using the MP3 Unit with the MADE FOR ME™ DAY-TO-DREAM SOOTHER™ (sold separately)
Enhancing the Play
You can now control what your baby hears-
from soothing and energetic songs to stories and even your own voice! You can also control the length of music play: 1 song; 15 minutes; or 30 minutes.
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Online Help
For 24-hour online help resources, go to www.playskool.com/madeforme Also check the MADE FOR ME Web site periodically for updates to
your MADE FOR ME software.
HELPFUL INFORMATION
DAY / NIGHT mode switch
When using the MADE FOR ME MP3 UNIT, you must choose the play list to accompany your choice of DAY or NIGHT mode. Choose from “Playtime,” “Soothing,” “Sounds,” or “Favorites.”
The function of all other buttons (Volume, Back/Next, Pause, On/Off, and the Play Mode switch) remains the same.
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Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.
Increase the separation between the equipment and the receiver.
Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help.
Warning: Changes or modifications not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could void the user’s authority to operate the equipment.
Shielded cables must be used with this unit to ensure compliance with the Class B FCC limits.
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