RIP TUNES MP1872, MP1874 Instruction Manual

Instruction manual

MP1872 – MP1874

Please Note:

1. Do not use the unit in places that are extremely hot, cold, dusty, or humid.

2. Avoid dropping unit.

3. The battery service life may differ under different usage conditions and
different models

4. The unit charges when connected to PC via the USB cable.

5. Please charge the unit when any of the following cases occur:

-The battery indicator shows low battery

-The player turns off automatically, and turns off again after rebooting.

-The keys become inactive

-The unit does not turn on.

6. Do not disconnect the player while it is formatting or
uploading/downloading

7. Do not disassemble. Contact the manufacturer with any questions.

8. Specifications are subject to change and improvement without notice

Features:

1.8’’ 65,000 Color Display
MP3/WMA/WAV Playback
AVI Video Playback
FM Tuner, Preset Up To 20 Stations
JPEG Picture Viewing
High Quality Voice Recording
A-B Repeat Function
3D Sound
Multiple EQ Modes
ID3 TAG Support
Built-in Rechargeable Lithium-ion Battery
USB 2.0

Getting To Know Your Player

Buttons and Controls

1) Previous/Rewind

2) Menu (Enter/Confirm)

3) Play/Pause/Power
On/Off

4) Record Button/A-B
repeat/Back

5) Next/Fast Forward

6) Display

7) USB Jack

8) Reset

9) Earphone jack

Basic Operation

Power On/Off

A) To power on, press and hold the button. The Riptunes logo will appear.
B) To power off, press and hold the button.

Charging

A) Plug player into computer with enclosed USB cable. Depending on the
computer settings, you may need to safely eject the player from the
computer.
B) Plug player into optional USB wall adapter, available for purchase online.

Note: To prolong battery life, the charging time should not exceed 8 hours.

Buttons

In the main menu, press the  or  buttons to scroll to the option you want
and press the M button to select. To return to the main menu, press and hold
the M button.

Key Lock

To lock the buttons to prevent them from being pressed accidentally, press
and hold the M button together with the button. Press again to unlock
buttons.

FM Radio

The earphones acts as the antenna while listening to the FM radio. Please plug
the earphones in if you wish to listen to FM radio.

Music

Playback

Select Music in the main menu. The music will be sorted automatically by
album, artist and genre.

Buttons

A) Press the  or  buttons to scroll between album, artist and genre, press
the M button to select.
B) Press the  or  buttons to highlight track, and then press the M button
to select.
C) Press the button to start playback.
D) Press and hold the M button to return to the main menu.

Volume Adjustment

While playing, press and hold  to increase the volume or  to decrease the
volume.

Pause

Press to pause playback. Press again to resume play.

Previous Song/ Next Song/ Fast Forward/ Rewind

Press  to skip to the next file or press  button to skip to the previous file.
When paused, press and hold  or  to fast forward or to rewind.

Play Song

Press M to enter the playlist. Press  or  to highlight song and press M to
start playback.

EQ Mode Setting

Press and hold M button to return to the main menu. Select Settings > Music
> EQ. The equalizer includes 7 modes: Normal, MS PlayFX, Rock, Pop, Classic,
Bass and Jazz. You can change those modes by pressing  or  button and
pressing the M button to confirm.

Repeat Mode Setting

Select Settings > Music > Repeat Mode. By pressing the  or  or buttons,
the play mode will change in the following order: Once, Repeat One, Folder
Once, Folder Repeat, All Once, All Repeat and Intro. Press the M button to
confirm.

Shuffle

Select Settings > Music > Play Mode. Choose between Order and Shuffle by
pressing the  or  buttons. Press the M button to confirm.

A-B Repeat

While playing music, press the ● button one time to set the start point A, the
LCD screen will display A-. Press the ● button again to set the end point B, the
LCD screen will display A-B.
The player will start to repeat the section. Press the ● button a third time to
exit. The A-B repeat function is not available when paused.

Note: When A- or A-B is set, if you press the  or  buttons, the A-B repeat
will be cancelled.

Lyrics Display

While playing music, press and hold ● button, to display the lyrics. If there is a
lyrics file with the same name as the music file, and they are placed in the
same folder, the player will display the lyrics automatically.

Video Playback

Playback

A) Select Video in the main menu.
B) Press the  or  buttons to highlight a video.
C) Press the M button to start playback.
D) To return to the main menu, press and hold the M button.

Volume Adjustment

While in playback mode, press and hold  to increase the volume or  to
decrease the volume.

Previous Video/ Next Video/ Fast Forward/ Rewind

Press the  button to skip to the next video and press the  button to return
to the previous video. To fast forward or rewind, pause video and then press
and hold the  or  buttons.

Pause

When playing, press button to pause. Press button again to continue
playback.

View List of Videos

Press M button to enter the play list. Press the  or  buttons to highlight
files and press the M button to select and start playback.

FM Radio

Enter FM Radio
Select Radio in the main menu.

Manual Station Search

Press the M button and select Manual. You can now search manually by
pressing the  or  buttons. The frequency will decrease or increase by 0.1
MHz.

Auto-Search

Press the M button and select Auto, the player will search through every
station and store all available stations automatically. Press the  or 
buttons to tune to the preset FM stations.

Volume Control

Press and hold the  button to increase the volume and the  button to
decrease the volume.

Saving Stations
Manually go to the station you want to save. Press M button and select Mem.
Press the M button to save the current station. Use the  or  buttons to
select the channel you wish to save the station to. Press the button to exit.

Preset station
Press the M button, select Preset and press M button to listen to the preset
stations. Press  or  to scroll to the channel you want.

Delete Stations
Press the M button and select Delete. Select the station you want to delete,
and press M button again to confirm the deletion.

Picture Viewer

Select Photo in the main menu.
A) Press the  or  buttons to highlight the picture you want to see.

B) After highlighting the picture, press the M button to view in full screen.
C) Press  or  to go to the next or previous picture.
D) Press the M button to return to the picture browser.

Press button to start the slideshow.

Slideshow can be set to play in intervals of 2, 4, 6, 8 or 10 seconds. To change
the duration, go to Settings > Picture Settings > Auto Play Time. Choose your
desired speed and press the M button.

eBook

Select eBook in the main menu.
A) Press  or  buttons to select the eBook you want to read.
B) Press the M button to start reading.
C) Press  or  button to skip to the next or previous line.
D) Press the ● button to display the save bookmark list. Press  or  buttons
to select the bookmark, and then press the M button to save it.

E) Press and hold the ● button to display the load bookmark list. Press  or
 buttons to select the bookmark, and then press the M button to load it.

F) While reading the eBook, press the M button to return to the eBook list.
Press and hold the M button to exit to the main menu.

Note: The bookmark is only available to the current file, and has to be re-set
while reading other eBooks.

Voice Recording

Select Record in the main menu.
To start recording, press the ● button. To pause the recording, press the ●
button again. To save the recording, press and hold the ● button.

To play the recordings, go to Music and select Recore File. Use the  or 
buttons to highlight the recording you wish to listen to. Press the M button to
select.

Navigation / File Explorer

Select Browser in the main menu. All file that are stored on the player is listed.
Press  or  to highlight a file. Press M to select. If the file is not being
recognized, there will be no response after pressing the M button.

Settings

Select Settings in the main menu. Below is an explanation of all options.

Music Playback Settings
There are five options under this menu: Repeat Mode, Play Mode, EQ Select,
MS PlayFX Set, and User EQ Setting.

A) Repeat Mode includes: Once, Repeat One, Folder Once, Folder Repeat, All
Once, All Repeat and Intro.
B) Play Mode includes: Order and Shuffle.
C) EQ Select includes: Normal, MS PlayFX, Rock, Pop, Classic, Bass, Jazz, and
User EQ.

D) User EQ Setting includes 5 frequencies and 7 levels to adjust in each
frequency

Radio
In this menu there are two options: Stereo Switch and FM Region.
A) Stereo Switch: In this menu, there are two options: On and Off.
B) FM Region: In this menu there are four options: China, Europe, Japan, and

U.S.A.

Record Setting
A) Record Quality: In this menu, there are two options: High Quality or
Normal Quality.

Display
In this menu there are three options: Backlight Time, Lum, and Backlight
Mode.
A) Backlight Time: In this menu there are 6 options: 5 seconds, 10 seconds, 15
seconds, 20 seconds, 30 seconds and Always On.

B) Lum / Brightness: In this menu, there are five options: 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5.
C) Backlight Mode: In this menu, there are two options: Normal and Power

Save.

System

In this menu, there are three options: About, Upgrade and Default Set.
A) About: The following information is displayed: storage capability, remaining
capability, system software version.
B) Upgrade: A pop up dialog box will appear when you press the M button,
press  or  to select Yes or No and then press the M button, connect the
player to the PC via the USB, and the system will enter the firmware upgrading
status.
C) Default Set: Use if you want to reset the player to the default settings. A
pop up dialog box will appear when you press the M button, use the  or 
buttons to select Yes or No and press the M button to confirm.

Power Off
In this menu, there are six options as follows: Off, 10 Minutes, 15 Minutes, 30
Minutes, 60 Minutes and 120 Minutes.

Language
There are 11 languages for you to select: English, German, French, Spanish,
Russian, Portuguese, Italian, Chinese, Simple Chinese, Japanese, and Korean

Troubleshooting

Failure to Power Up

· Charge the battery.

No sound

· Check the volume.

· Check the connection of the earphone.

Reception of FM Radio Is Not Clear

· The earphones act as the FM antenna. Move somewhere with better
reception.

Download File Failure

· Check the connection between computer and player.

· Make sure the Media is in the correct format.

Disc Error

· File format is not supported.

Display
Connections
Memory
Power Source

Sampling Rate 8KHz/16KHz
Recording Format WAV (32kbps/64kbps)
Recording Time Approx. 120 hours (2GB Memory)
Earphone Max Output (L) 5mW / (R) 5mW (32 ohm）
MP3 bit rate 8kbps – 320kbps
WMA bit rate 32kbps – 384kbps
Frequency Response 20Hz to 20KHz
Frequency Range 76MHz-90MHz / 87.5MHz-108MHz
Number of Saved Stations 20
Earphone Max Output (L) 5mW / (R) 5mW (32 ohm）

Music File Format
Operating Temperature

Languages

Supported OS

Specifications

1.8" 65K Color LCD

23° to 104° F (-5° to 40° C)

MP3, WMA, WAV

Windows SE/ME/2K/XP/Vista/Windows 7

English, German, French, Spanish, Russian, Portuguese,
Italian, Chinese, Simple Chinese, Japanese, Korean

Recording

Music
FM Tuner

Built-in Lithium Rechargeable Battery

MP1872- 2GB / MP1874- 4GB

USB 2.0