SAMSUNG M1 User Manual

MP3 Player

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features of your new MP3 Player

Good looking. Smart. Reliable. And lots of fun. Your new MP3 player is all this and more. Its state-of-the-art technology delivers rich sound, and vibrant pictures. You’ll love your new MP3 player, whether you’re exercising, downloading your favourite tunes, watching videos, or even listening to FM Radio. Use it once, and you’ll wonder how you ever lived without it.

PUTTING THE “MULTI” IN MULTIMEDIA

We call it an MP3 player, but it’s much more than that. It allows you to view pictures, text, videos and listen to FM radio. The built-in Bluetooth wireless technology turns your MP3 player into your own personal network.

TACTILE TOUCHSCREEN

Your MP3 player has a responsive touchscreen that reacts in a tactile way to your touch. You can experience various vibration effects.

EXTERNAL MEMORY CARD

Your MP3 player has a built-in memory slot compatible with microSD microSDHC used to back up or transfer ﬁ les and data.

cards which are primarily

and

HANDY AND USEFUL WIDGETS!

Place clock, calendar and other widgets on your main menu screen for your convenience, providing direct and easy access. You can change and decorate buttons and icons on the background.

ACOUSTIC WONDER

Your new MP3 player has built-in DNSe™ (Digital Natural Sound engine), Samsung’s unique sound technology created to deliver richer, deeper sound for an unbelievable listening experience.

safety information

What the icons and signs in this user manual mean :

WARNING

CAUTION

NOTE

These warning signs are here to prevent injury to you and others. Please follow them explicitly. After reading this section, keep it in a safe place for future reference.

Means that death or serious personal injury is a risk.

Means that there is a potential risk for personal injury or material damage.

To reduce the risk of ﬁ re, explosion, electric shock, or personal injury when using your MP3 player, follow these basic safety precautions:

Means hints or referential pages that may be helpful to operate the player.

Do NOT attempt.

Do NOT disassemble.

Do NOT touch.

Follow directions explicitly.

Unplug the power plug from the wall socket.

Call the service centre for help.

safety information

This manual describes how to properly use your new MP3 player. Read it carefully to avoid damaging the player and injuring yourself. Pay particular attention to the following serious warnings:

PROTECT YOURSELF

Do not disassemble, repair, or modify this product on your own.

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Do not get the product wet or drop it in water. If the product gets wet, do

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not switch it on because you could get an electric shock. Instead, contact

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a Samsung Customer Service Centre near you.

Do not use the product during a thunderstorm, as it may cause

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malfunction or a risk of electric shock.

Do not use the earphones while you are driving a bicycle, automobile or

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motorcycle.

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It can cause a serious accident, and furthermore, is prohibited by law in some areas. Using the earphones while walking or jogging on a road, in particular, on a crosswalk can lead to a serious accident.

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For your safety, make sure the earphone cable does not get in the way of your arm or other surrounding objects.

Do not place the product in damp, dusty, or sooty areas because these

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environments could lead to ﬁ re or electric shock.

Do not use the product if the screen is cracked or broken. Broken glass

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or acrylic could cause injury to your hand or face. Bring the product to a Samsung service centre to replace the screen. Damage caused by careless handling will void the warranty.

PROTECT YOURSELF

Using earphones or headphones for an extended time may cause serious

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damage to your hearing.

WARNING

If you are exposed to sound louder than 85db for an extended time, you may adversely affect your hearing. The louder the sound is, the more seriously damaged your hearing may be (an ordinary conversation is between 50 to 60db and road noise is approximately 80db). You are strongly advised to set the volume level to medium (the medium level is

usually less than 2/3 of the maximum).

If you feel a ringing in the ear(s), lower the volume or stop using the

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earphones or headphones. Do not expose the battery to excessive heat such as sunshine, ﬁ re or the

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like.

PROTECT YOUR MP3 PLAYER

Do not leave the player in temperatures above 35°C (95°F), such as a

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sauna or a parked car. Do not cause excessive impact on the player by dropping it.

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Do not place heavy objects on top of the player.

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Prevent any foreign particles or dust from entering into the product.

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Do not place the product near magnetic objects.

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Be sure to backup important data. Samsung is not responsible for data loss.

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Use only accessories provided by or approved by Samsung.

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Do not spray water on the product. Never clean the product with chemical

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substances such as benzene or thinner, as it may cause ﬁ re, electric

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shock or deteriorate the surface.

Failure to follow these instructions may lead to physical injuries or damage to

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the player.

CAUTION

When printing this user manual, we recommend that you print in colour and

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check “Fit to Page” in the print option for better viewing.

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THE BASICS

11 What’s included 12 Your MP3 player 14 Resetting the system 15 Charging the battery 16 Caring for the battery 16 Turning the Power on & off 17 Controlling the volume 17 Disabling the touch screen 18

Browsing for ﬁ les using “ﬁ le browser” 18 Deleting ﬁ les with “ﬁ le browser” 19 Checking the status indicators 20 Using the touch screen 24 Setting the main menu display 26 Widget icons 28 Using widgets 33 Using the Mini-player/Quick tray 35 Using virtual keyboard 36 Switching list mode 38 Connecting to a TV 39 Using screen rotation 40 Changing the settings and

preferences

41 Sound Setting Options 42 Display Setting Options 43 Language Setting Options 44 Time Setting Options 45 System Setting Options

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EMODIO

49 PC requirements 50 Using EmoDio

WATCHING A VIDEO

LISTENING TO MUSIC

VIEWING PICTURES

52 Watching a video 53 Video playback display 54 Touch icons for playback control 55 Creating chapters 55 Screen capture 56 Using bookmarks 57 Using the video menu

61 Listening by category 63 Music playback display 64 Touch icons for playback control 65 Repeating a section 66

Creating a playlist on your MP3 player 70 Using the music menu

75 Viewing pictures 76 Enlarging a picture 76 Watching a slideshow 77 Using the picture menu

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READING TEXT

80 Reading text 81 Using bookmarks 82 Using the text menu

USING THE EXTERNAL

MEMORY CARD

LISTENING TO FM RADIO

PLAYING VIDEO GAMES

83 Inserting the external memory card 83 Removing the external memory card 84 Playing a ﬁ le in the external memory

card 85 To transfer a ﬁ le in the memory card

to the player 86 Deleting a ﬁ le in the external memory

card 87 To transfer a ﬁ le in the player to the

memory card

88 Listening to FM radio 89 FM radio display 90 To search for FM stations 91 Recording FM radio 92 Switching to preset or manual mode

93 Using the FM radio menu

96 Playing video games

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USING BLUETOOTH

102

102 What is Bluetooth? 103 Bluetooth settings 105 Connecting a Bluetooth device 108 Using a Bluetooth stereo headset 109 Using a Bluetooth mobile phone 114 Transferring ﬁ les to/from a Bluetooth

device 116 Checking Bluetooth devices

SETTING THE ALARM

118

VIEWING DATACASTS

120

VOICE RECORDING

121

ENJOYING FLASH

FILES

123

118 Setting the alarm

120 Viewing datacasts

121 Voice recording

123 Viewing ﬂ ash ﬁ les

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USING THE CALCULATOR

124

124 Using the calculator

VIEWING

THE ADDRESS BOOK

125

TROUBLESHOOTING

127

APPENDIX

130

125 Viewing the address book

127 Troubleshooting

130 Menu tree 131 Product speciﬁ cations 134 Licence

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WHAT’S INCLUDED

Your new MP3 player comes with these accessories. If you’re missing any of these items, please contact a Samsung Customer Service Centre near you.

Player Earphones USB Cable

The accessories in your box may look slightly different than these.

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YOUR MP3 PLAYER

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Down volume button

Press to reduce the volume

Up volume button

Press to increase the volume

Microphone

Power & Hold button

Press once to lock the touch screen. Press once again to unlock the touch screen. Press and hold for power on/off.

Speaker

Touch screen

LED light

Speaker

YOUR MP3 PLAYER (Continued)

External memory card slot

USB connection port

Earphone connection jack

Earphones

Labelled “L” for the left earpiece and “R” for the right earpiece. Also serves as an antenna for the FM Radio in the MP3 player.

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RESETTING THE SYSTEM

If your MP3 player won’t turn on, won’t play music, or isn’t recognised by your computer when you connect it, you may have to reset the system.

Press and hold the [ ] button for more than 10 seconds.

The system will be initialized.

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Your settings and ﬁ les will not be affected.

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CHARGING THE BATTERY

Charge the player before using it for the ﬁ rst time and when you haven’t used it for a while.

Screen Display

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> - Charging

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> - Fully Charged

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1. Connect the smaller end of the USB cable to the USB connection port on the

bottom of the player.

2. Connect the larger end of the USB cable to the USB port ( ) on your PC.

Charging Time about 3 hours

Total charging time varies depending on your PC environment.

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NOTE

The player can only be charged by connecting to your PC with the USB cable.

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Do not use a separate USB AC Adapter as it may not charge the battery or allow

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proper operation of the player.

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CARING FOR THE BATTERY

Your battery will last longer if you follow these simple guidelines for caring and storing the player.

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Recharge the battery within the temperature range of 5°C~35°C (40°F~95°F).

• Do not overcharge (longer than 12 hours). Excessive charging or discharging may shorten the battery’s life.

• Battery life naturally shortens slowly over time.

If you are charging the player while it is connected to a laptop computer, make sure

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the laptop’s battery is also fully charged or that the laptop is plugged into its power

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source.

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The rechargeable battery incorporated in this product is not user replaceable. For information on its replacement, please contact your service provider.

CAUTION

TURNING THE POWER ON & OFF

Turning the Power on

Press and hold the [ ] button.

Turning the Power off

Press and hold the [ ] button.

Your MP3 player will be automatically turned off when none of the buttons and icons

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have been pressed for 5 minutes in the pause mode.

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CONTROLLING THE VOLUME

You can adjust the volume while a ﬁ le is playing back.

Press the [

], [ ] button.

DISABLING THE TOUCH SCREEN

The Hold function disables the touch screen of your MP3 player, so that if you accidentally bump it while working out, for example-your music won’t be interrupted.

1. Press the [ ] button once.

2. Press the [ ] button once again to release

the hold function.

If you set to <All> in <Settings> ĺ <System> ĺ <Hold Option>, the touch screen

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and all the other buttons will be locked.

See page 45.

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BROWSING FOR FILES USING “File Browser”

Search easily for ﬁ les using the “File Browser” function.

1. Select the icon on the main menu screen.

2. Select a desired folder to bring up the ﬁ le list.

3. Select a desired ﬁ le.

The ﬁ le will start playing.

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DELETING FILES WITH “File Browser”

Follow steps 1-2 above.

3. Tap the [

4. Select <Delete>.

5. Select the ﬁ le that you want to delete and tap <OK>.

Tap the [ ] icon to select all ﬁ les.

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The ﬁ le will be deleted.

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You can delete a ﬁ le directly in the ﬁ le list of video and music modes as well as in

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the <File Browser>.

The selected ﬁ le cannot be deleted while it’s playing back.

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Once ﬁ les are deleted, they cannot be recovered.

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] icon.

CHECKING THE STATUS INDICATORS

The player’s current status indicators are displayed on the top of the screen.

Alarm Indicator Lock Indicator

Bluetooth Indicator Current Time

Memory Card Indicator Battery Status

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USING THE TOUCH SCREEN

Tap on the touch screen with your thumb or ﬁ ngertip.

Do not use force when touching the touch screen, as it may cause damage to the

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screen.

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To avoid damage to the touch screen, do not use any object other than your thumb

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or ﬁ ngers to operate it.

Do not tap on the touch screen if your thumb or ﬁ ngers are not clean.

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Do not tap on the touch screen with gloves on.

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The touch screen may not function if you use a ﬁ ngernail or other instruments such

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as a ballpoint pen.

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USING THE TOUCH SCREEN (Continued)

Tapping

Tap on the desired part on the touch screen.

Examples

To select an item or

1. Run a function by tapping on its icon, or select

move to the next screen

To display playback

2. information and function icons

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an item from the list.

Tap on the touch screen to display playback

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information and video, music, picture and text view icons.

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USING THE TOUCH SCREEN (Continued)

Longer Touch

Press and hold the desired part of the touch screen.

Examples

Press and hold the or icon to play a

Moving to the previous

1. playback screen.

Creating video chapters2.

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recently played ﬁ le or to move to the playback screen of the current ﬁ le.

Press and hold on the screen during video

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playback to create a total of 5 chapters for the current video.

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USING THE TOUCH SCREEN (Continued)

Dragging

Tap and drag your thumb or ﬁ ngers to the desired point.

Examples

Browsing the main menu

1. Drag on an empty space of the touch screen screen

Moving to the previous/

2. next list

Controlling the Play

3. Status Bar

Page Move / Playback

4. Searching

Moving Widget Icons5.

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horizontally to browse the main menu screen.

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You can check the next/previous list by dragging vertically in the video and music menu screen.

Tap the play status bar on the screen and

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drag your thumb or ﬁ ngers to a desired point before releasing it.

Drag horizontally while in video or music

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playback to skip backward / forward depending on the the horizontal stroke setting.

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Drag horizontally in the picture view screen to move to the previous / next picture.

Drag horizontally in the text view screen to

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move to the previous / next page.

While using widgets, select the main menu or

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widget icon to move and drag it to the desired point.

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SETTING THE MAIN MENU DISPLAY

In the main menu, tap the [Ÿ] icon at the bottom to display a context menu where you can customize the main menu.

1 2 3

To change the main menu style

Select a desired main menu style.

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You can change the main menu style.

You can customize the main menu

screen layout by moving each main menu icon to a desired location.

You can delete or add a widget icon from/to the main menu screen.

SETTING THE MAIN MENU DISPLAY (Continued)

To change the main menu screen layout

Tap a main menu icon and drag it to a desired location/page.

Drag the main menu icon to the lower menu bar to delete the icon from the main

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menu.

To add / delete a widget icon

Drag a widget icon from the widget bar to the main menu screen or drag it from the main menu screen to the widget bar.

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WIDGET ICONS

A Widget is a small specialized GUI application on the screen that provides easy access to frequently used functions such as a clock, calendar and note. Place the clock, calendar and other widgets on your main menu screen for convenience, providing direct and easy access.

Displays an analogue clock and shows the current time. The time can also be set. See page 28.

Displays a digital clock and shows the current time. The time can also be set. See page 28.

You can note and save a memo. See page 29.

You can view the calendar and your schedules. See page 30.

You can can check the current time of two major cities in the world. See page 31.

You can view pictures saved in the player in slideshow mode.

page 32.

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You can select a folder for a slideshow. See

Tap the light bulb to adjust the brightness of the touch screen.

You can set also the brightness in <Settings>  <Display> 

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<Brightness>. See

page 42.

WIDGET ICONS (Continued)

Tap to schedule your sleep time. It will automatically turn the power off at the scheduled time.

You can set also the sleep time in <Settings> ĺ <System> ĺ <Sleep>.

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page 45.

See

You can check the remaining capacity of the battery.

You can listen to music or FM radio in the main menu screen without switching to music or FM radio mode.

A decorative item showing a butterﬂ y around a ﬂ ower.

A decorative item with ﬂ oral leaves that ﬂ utter when tapped.

A decorative item of a coffee cup that steams when tapped.

A decorative item of a cookie that cracks a bit when tapped.

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USING WIDGETS

To set the current time

1. Tap on the digital or analogue clock widget on the

main menu screen.

2. Set each <Year>, <Month>, <Day>, <Hour>, <Min>, <AM, PM>.

3. Tap <OK>.

Clock Option

<Style>: You can change the style of the clock widget on the main menu

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screen.

You can set also the current time in <Settings>  <Time>  <

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page 44.

See

NOTE

Date&Time>.

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USING WIDGETS (Continued)

To input a memo

1. Tap on the memo widget on the main menu screen.

2. Select <New Memo>.

3. Enter your memo and tap <OK>.

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For using the keyboard, see page 35.

Memo options

<Style>: You can change the style of the memo widget on the main

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menu screen.

<Delete>: You can delete a stored memo.

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Set as Main Memo

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USING WIDGETS (Continued)

To view the calendar/schedule

You can check your schedules only when the schedule ﬁ le(.ics ﬁ le format) created using MS ofﬁ ce outlook has been transferred to <File Browser> ĺ <My Pack> ĺ <Calendar> folder in the player.

Tap on the calendar widget on the main menu screen.

2. Select the desired month.

Drag your thumb or ﬁ ngers vertically to select a desired

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month. Drag your thumb or ﬁ ngers horizontally to select a desired year.

3. Select a date with the schedule icon in the calendar.

4. Select a desired schedule.

You can check your schedule.

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Calendar/Schedule options

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<Style>: Changes the style of the calendar widget on the main menu screen.

Delete All Schedule>: Deletes all saved schedules.

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A schedule cannot be created on the player.

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