PoGo! PRY900M2 User guide

AM/FM Radio Recorder/Voice Recorder/MP3 Player

MODEL: PRY900M2

User’s Manual

Thank you for purchasing RADIO YourWayTM. Please read all the

information in this User manual carefully prior to using RADIO

YourWayTMand keep this guide handy for future reference.

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Copyright

All rights regarding the information in this manual are reserved for

PoGo! Products, Inc., No part of this manual may be copied or

distributed or commercially used without the prior written

permission from PoGo! Products, Inc., and any violation of that

may result in severe legal penalties.

MP3 File(s) is/are intended only to be used personally and not for

any commercial use/service and any violation of this clause is

against domestic copyright laws.

Except for personal use, unauthorized copying or distributing of

recorded music is prohibited by law.

(c)2003 PoGo! Products, Inc., - RADIO YourWayTMis a

trademark of PoGo! Products, Inc.,

Table of Contents

1. RADIO YourWayTMSeries

1) Precautions 1

2) Player Functions 2

3) Components and LCD Display 4

4) Battery Use and Description of Components 5

5) Basic Functions 7

6) VOICE/AM/FM/MP3 Buttons 8

7) Timer and Recording 10

8) External Memory 12

9) Play Modes 13

10) Erasing Files 15

11) Reserved Recording 16

12) Line In 18

13) AM/FM Radio 19

2. RYW(Radio Your Way)-Explorer

1) What is the RYW-Explorer? 20

2) Quick Software & Drivers Installation Guide 21

3) RYW-Explorer User Interface 25

4) Transmitting MP3 Files 28

5) Transmitting RVF Files to the PC

6) Deleting MP3 & RVF Files

7) Initiating the Flash Memory 31

3. General Specification

4. Warranty

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1) Precautions

Do not drop RADIO YourWayTM, it may cause a malfunction.

Do not leave RADIO YourWayTMin the following areas:

- Place of high temperature (above 60 )

- Exposed to direct sunlight or near heating appliances.

- Inside a car; especially in the summer

- High humidity area like a bathroom

Avoid any impact to the LCD Display

Do not place credit cards, phone cards, bank books or subway

tickets near RADIO YourWayTM. The magnetism of the player

may damage the data stored in the magnetic strip.

We are not responsible for any damage or claims from a third

party resulting from the use of RADIO YourWayTM.

We are not responsible for any loss of files caused by any

reason.

Do not repair, disassemble or make modifications to RADIO

YourWayTM.

Do not use RADIO YourWayTMin any area designated No

Electronic Devices like airports or medical facilities.

Do not operate while driving.

If RADIO YourWayTMis misused by the user, subjected to static

electricity or electrical shock even if just changing the battery, the

files stored in the memory may be lost or corrupted.

Backup all important data!

Only insert a memory card when the unit is off or a malfunction

may occur

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2) Player Functions

RADIO YourWayTMis manufactured under strict quality control

procedures to ensure the best performance and customer

experience.

Elegant Design and Exterior Finishing

AM/FM/Voice Recording and MP3 WMA PLAYER

RADIO YourWayTMcan record AM/FM/Voice and play MP3

WMA PLAYER files.

External memory

RADIO YourWayTMhas the ability to expand the memory capacity

using SD or MMC memory cards.

Record AM/FM RADIO

With RADIO YourWayTMyou can record live or future AM/FM

broadcasts.

RYW-EXPLORER

With RADIO YourWayTMyou can transmit data between the

device and your PC and even send those files to a friend using

E-mail.

Recording Timer

RADIO YourWayTMcan be programmed to record voice or radio

at a later time with its built in timer.

USB Interface

Displays file/frequency/current time on the wide LCD Screen

Built-in microphone

Lock (HOLD) function to prevent unnecessary battery

consumption caused by an accidental key press.

TIMER recording function to allow voice or radio recording at a

later time/date.

REPEAT PLAY allows a message to be played repeatedly

Section Repeat Play (A B REPEAT PLAY)

Automatic power OFF after 3 minutes of no use.(SLEEP MODE)

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MONITOR Function allows the user to listen to what is being

recorded using an earphone (MONITOR)

H/D Function may be used as a portable hard disk (32MB)

Volume adjustable 30 levels

EQ equalizer modes (NORMAL,ROCK,LIVE,CLASSIC,POP)

Repeat (NORMAL/SECTION REPEAT/1 TRACK/ALL TRACK)

Download and playback of MP3 Files

Real time or reserved FM RADIO RECORDING function

Real time or reserved AM RADIO RECORDING function

AM/FM PRESET CH function

Setting up to 10 reserved recordings is possible

S-FORWARD and S-REWIND Searching function (10 times/100

times searching)

External memory slot (SD-CARD/MMC)

Built-in high-power speaker

Easy recording from external audio devices

Recover time and settings after replacing the battery (BACK-UP

Function)

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3) Components and LCD Display

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4) Battery Use and Description of Components

Open the Battery Cover.

Open

Close the cover after inserting two AAA batteries corresponding
to the correct ( ) ( ) polarities.
Battery: (SIZE "AAA" or UM

Check the battery strength by pressing the PLAY/STOP or record

mode button.

4)

Battery strength is strong. Battery is partially run down.

Battery is almost run down. Replace the battery.

Caution

Check the polarities of the batteries if the LCD Display doesn’t turn
ON after inserting new batteries.

Note

If you do not use RADIO YourWayTMfor a long time, the batteries
may be run down naturally.
Take out the batteries if you do not plan on using RADIO
YourWayTMfor a long time.

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Battery Life

Battery Type

Alkaline "AAA" LR-03

Caution when Using the Battery

Do not use different types of batteries together.

If you do not use this recorder & player for a long time, take the

batteries out of the body.

When using rechargeable batteries, carefully read the manual of

the battery and charger before using them.

Components

STEREO EARPHONE, INSTALL CD, LINE/IN CABLE, USB CABLE, TWO

AAA BATTERIES, NECK STRAP, EXTERNAL ANTENNA, MANUAL

Recording

Excepting Radio

Approx 13hr Approx 11hr Approx 13hr

Playback via

Speaker

(Volume: Middle)

Playback via

Earphone

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5) Basic Functions

Turning the Power ON/OFF

To turn the player on, hold the PLAY button for 1-3 seconds.
If no key is pressed for more than 3 minutes, the power is
automatically shut OFF.
To turn the player off, hold the STOP button for 1-3 seconds

If you put in the provided batteries after purchasing RADIO YourWay,
the Power should turn ON and the initial display screen appears

When the power is OFF, you may turn the power ON by pressing
the PLAY Button.

How to Use the HOLD function

When the lock button is in the upper position, the player is in HOLD
and will not operate.
Use this recorder & player only after checking the lock switch is
released from the HOLD position.

HOLD

HOLD OFF HOLD ON

Released Player not operable

HOLD

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6) VOICE/AM/FM/MP3 Buttons

VOICE FILE Mode (VOICE)

Upon operating the keys,
pressing and holding (longer than 1 sec).

means a short press and means

Buttons

MODE

TIMER

A-B

REC

REPEAT

ERASE

EQ

REMAIN

VOL

HOLD

Key

Operations

Stopped

Plays the beginning of a file

Moves to the next file

Moves to the previous file

S-FORWARD current file

S-REWIND current file

Stop status

Power OFF

VOICE/AM/FM/MP3

Checks the TIME and sets the

timer for a future recording

Modifies the TIME Setting

Selects from the external/

internal memories

Recording

Change the repeat setting

Deletes the current file

(push erase to confirm

when blinking)

Deletes all files

(push erase to confirm

when blinking)

Checking Remain Time

Changing Bit-rate(32/16Kbps)

Shows remaining record

time in Voice mode

VOLUME(

ON/OFF

)( )

Upon Recording

X

X

X

X

X

Stops recording

Power OFF after

recording

X

X

X

X

Stop recording for

a while

X

X

X

Check Remain

Shows remaining

record

time in Voice mode

VOLUME( )( )

ON/OFF

Playing

Pauses a file

Begins to play the next file

Plays the previous file

If key held down more than 5 seconds,

goes to the beginning of the file

S-FORWARD current file faster

S-REWIND the current file faster

Stops playing

Power OFF

VOICE/AM/FM/MP3

X

X

Repeats the playing section between A-B

X

Change the repeat setting

X

X

X

X

X

VOLUME(

)( )

ON/OFF

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