Pogo RIPFLASH PRO2 User Manual

User’s Manual (RipFlash PRO 2)

COPYRIGHT NOTICE

The copyright owner of this manual is PoGo! Products Inc., and unauthorized reproduction
or distribution of the manual, or any portion of it, may result in severe civil and criminal
penalties.
FreeRip is a registered trademark of MG Shareware
WMA is a registere d trad emark of the Microsoft Corporation.
The copyright owner of the MP3 MANAGER software for the RipFlash PRO 2 is PoGo!
Products Inc, and unauthorized reproduction or distribution of this program without
permission, may result in severe civil and criminal penalties.

What is the RipFlash PRO 2?

1.The RipFlash PRO 2 is a portable digital audio player that can play both WMA (Windows
Media Audio Microsoft Corporation) and MP3 music files.

2.The RipFlash PRO 2 can record audio files directly from any audio source like a
voicerecorder, CD player or record player and encode the files directly to MP3.

3. With its built-in FM radio, the RipFlash PRO 2 can save sounds received from FM stations
as MP3 files.

Table of Contents

1. Getting Started

 Quick Software & Drivers Installation Guide
 Features ---------------------2
 Standard Accessories -------------------3
 Names of Components ---------------------4
 LCD Window --------------------5
 Inserting the Battery --------------------6
 Charging the Battery --------------------7
 Getting Started ------------------8

2. Basic Functions

 Power On/Off -------------- ------9
 Setting up the Hold Function------------------9

 Modes ---------------------------------------------10
 Adjusting the Volume Level -----------------11
 Menus ---------------------------------------------11
 FM Mode Menus -------------------------------12
 Voice Recording ------------------13
 Line In -----------------------------13
 Setting up FM Modes ------------------13

3. Playing Mode

 Playing the Track ---------------------14
 Selecting the Track ---------------------14
 Stopping/Pausing Playback ---------------------14
 Adjusting the Equalizer ---------------------14
 Setting up the Repeat Mode ------------------15
 Repeating the Selected Section ------------------15
 Controlling the Playback Speed ---------------------16
 Setting up the Time for LCD Backlight --------------------16

4. Recording Mode

1) Voice Recordin g

 Starting a Voice Recording -----------------17
 Pausing a Voice Recording ---------------------17
 Finishing a Voice Recording -----------------17
 Playing a Recorded Voice File ------------------18
 Setting up the VAD Recording ------------------18
 Setting up the Recording Quality (Bit-rate) ------------------18
 Adjusting the Voice Bit-rate --------18

2} Line In Recording

 Setting up the Line In Recording Modes ------------------19
 Setting up the Line In Recording ------------------20
 - Starting the Line In Recording
 - Pausing the Line In Recording
 - Finishing the Line In Recording
 - Listening to the Recorded files
 Setting up the Silence Detection Level ------------------20
 Adjusting the Sampling Frequency ------21

5. FM Mode

 Listening to the FM Radio --------------21

 Adjusting the Frequency in Search Mode ------21
 Saving a Broadcast Frequency Automatically ------------23
 Saving a Broadcast Frequency Manually ------------23
 Selecting the Frequency Set in Preset Mode --23
 Setting up Sleep Time ---------24
 Selecting the Stereo/Mono Mode ---------------24
 Adjusting the Frequency Band ------------24
 Setting up FM Recording ------------------24

6. Managing the Memory

 Erasing Files ------------------25
 - Erasing One File
 - Erasing All Files
 Formatting the Memory ------------------- 26
 Remaining Memory

7. Installing the PC Software ------27

8. Using the Manager Program -----28

9. Connecting the USB Cable to a PC ---------31

 Connecting the USB Cable
 Installing the USB Drive

10. Customer Support

 Cautions -----------------34
 Troubleshooting ---------------------35
 Specifications ---------------------36
 Warranty ---------------------37
 Contact Information --------------37

1. Quick Software & Drivers Installation Guide.

Follow these instructions to load the software and drivers for your new RipFlash PRO 2

1. Place the software CD label side up into your computer’s CD-ROM drive. After a few seconds

you should see the image below.

Click the MP3 manager icon and Follow the Install shield wizard through.

Note: If the Installation Software screen does not load automatically, please click the START

button in the bottom left corner of your computer screen and click RUN.

Type D:\Manager\setup.exe and click ok
(If your PC uses a letter other than “D” substitute that letter)

You should now see the screen below ( follow the wizard through)

Once the screen below disappears, you have finished installing the software.

2. Plug in your RipFlash PRO 2 into your computer’s USB port and power it on.

Tip> To power on your unit hold play for 2-3 seconds

Your computer now should display “Found new hardware” and your RipFlash PRO 2 should

display USB ON-Line.

You should see the Found New Hardware screen below just click next

If you see the screen below select your OS (2000/XP or 98/ME) driver and then click next

Click continue anyways (Do not worry this will not HARM your PC we have tested this software

to be compatible with your OS)

When you see the screen below click finish.

Click the Mp3 manager icon on your desktop (with the player plugged in)

Nmp-312.lnk

Now click format

Congratulations your unit is installed and ready to use.

Features

● Playing MP3/WMA music files
Stores and plays both WMA (Microsof t Corporation) and MP3 files.

● FM radio
Receives FM radio signals and can record those signals as MP3 files.

● Built-in backlight/LCD window supports multilingual setting
Supplies multilingual ID3 TAGS. You can easily see the operation status with the
backlight.

● High quality voice recording in MP3
You can record voice to MP3 and play it back.

● Line in digital recorder
Directly converts and saves sound signals from all analog audio equipment into an
MP3 file without a PC.

● Setting up the variable bit-rates
You can use the memory effectively by controlling the recording quality with the
variable bit-rates (8KBps~256KBps) du ring voice or Line in recording.

● VAD (Voice Activity Detection) Record ing
You can optimize the recording time with the VAD recording function that starts
recording only when sound occurs.

● Speed control
Controls the playback speed.

● Resume
This product has a resume function that enables the player to always start playing
tracks where it left off.

● Firmware upgrade
You can easily upgrade the functions of this product with a firmware upgrade.

● Supplied PC software for MP3 encoding
Supplies the FreeRip application which can encode a CD (CDA) into an MP3 file.

For help with FreeRip, please visit the site below:

http://www.freerip.com/support.html

Standa rd Accessories

1 NMP-312 (Recordable MP3 player)
2 Stereo earphone
3 Installation CD
4 User’s manual
5 USB cable
6 Line in cable
7 Hand strap

※ Caution! When you purchase the RipFlash PRO 2, check the accessories and If there
are any missing, contact your distributor.

 Names of the Components

¾ 1 Earphone jack
¾ 2 USB jack
¾ 3 Line in jack
¾ 4 RECORDING button
¾ 5 EQ/REPEAT PLAYBACK/MENU button
¾ 6 PLAY/STOP/PAUSE button, FAST FORWARD/REWIND JOG control key
¾ 7 ADJUSTING VOLUME button
¾ 8 ESC/SECTION REPEAT button
¾ 9 MUSIC/HOLD/FM mode selection switch

¾ 10 BATTERY COVER
¾ 11 LED
¾ 12 LCD window
¾ 13 Built-in SPEAKER
¾ 14 Built-in Microphone

Tip> Press the PLAY [icon] for more than 2 seconds to turn the player on. Press PLAY
[icon] again for more than 2 seconds to turn it off.

LCD Window

Repeat mode
Repeat Playback mode
Track number/menu
Sound effect
Playback time/menu
Bit-rate, title and other information

Remaining battery

Volume

SYNC

Hold status

VAD

Playback