Sanyo DMC 1180, DMC 2020 User Manual

DMC 1180/DMC 2020 series MP3/WMA/SMV Player User Guide file:///D:/English/guide.htm

Portable MP3/WMA/SMV Player User Guide
SANYO DMC 1180/2020 series

Introduction
Installing the MP3 Player
Transferring data to and from the MP3 Player
Listening to your WMA/MP3 music
Player Controls
LCD Display

Video

Voice Recorder
FM Tuner

Navigation

Advanced Settings
Removing the MP3 Player from your computer
Troubleshooting
Specifications
Safety
Warranty

Introduction

Thank-you for choosing the Sanyo DMC-1180/2020 MP3 player. Please take a moment to read this instruction booklet so
you will become familiar with the many features of this unit. This device incorporates a portable WMA/MP3/SMV
Player, FM Radio, Voice Recorder and 1 GB (DMC1180 series) or 2GB (DMC2020 series) Mass Storage Device.

MP3 Player Features:

WMA/MP3/SMV player
Synchronous lyric display with WMA/MP3 music
Voice recorder

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FM Radio with 20 presets
FM Recording
1GB or 2GB mass storage device
Integrated USB connector
Backlit display
Superb audio quality

System support:

Supports Windows Me/2000/XP.

Note for Windows 2000 users: Windows Service Pack 3 must be installed before installing MP3 Player drivers.

Supports Windows 98 SE after installation of drivers (see below).
Supports Mac OS X (version 10.2.6 or above) without driver.

Note:

To minimize damage from static electricity, avoid operating the player in an extremely dry household environment.
The product may malfunction and require the user to reset the product.

Battery management

Battery: Built-in 530mAh Rechargeable Lithium ion battery
Charge: Connect the MP3 Player to the computer. Press and hold "Power on/off " button for few seconds until a battery

icon appears on the top of the MP3 Player's screen. The battery is charging.
Note: Please recharge the battery when the screen displays Low Battery. For longest battery life, it is best to let the

battery discharge until the
After many cycles of charging and discharging, the battery will need to be replaced. Please contact our Help line at

1-800-263-2244. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CHANGE THE BATTERY YOURSELF.

Low Battery

icon appears, before recharging.

Installing the MP3 Player

Installation of drivers for computers using

Note for Windows 2000 users:

Windows 98 SE users will need to install the MP3 Player on their system:

Click on the link below to open the folder containing the MP3 Player installation program.1.
Click on the Setup

Follow the on-screen instructions to complete the installation.3.

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Windows Me/2000/XP

Windows Service Pack 3

icon to begin the installation.2.

is not necessary.

must be installed before installing MP3 Player drivers.

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Click here to install the MP3 Player driver

Transfer data to and from the MP3 Player.

Make sure that the MP3 Player is turned off.1.
Remove the USB port cover of the player. Disconnect the earphone.2.
Plug the MP3 Player into the USB port of your computer. The built-in LCD displays

3.
"USB Connected", indicating that the player is in USB mode. The player is then
automatically recognized (in 'My Computer') as removable media devices .
Transfer files to or from the internal Flash RAM using Windows explorer.4.
Unplug the MP3 Player from your computer (click here to see how to do this safely

5.
WMA/MP3 files can now be listened to and all data stored can be transferred to
another computer.

Note: Other types of data such as Word, Excel, PowerPoint, JPEG, etc. can be stored
and transferred.

);

Listen to WMA/MP3 music files with the MP3 Player

Follow the instructions for the transfer of data to and from the MP3 Player to copy WMA/MP3/SMV music files to

1.
the MP3 Player.
Connect the supplied headphones to the headphone socket.2.
Press the Play button. 3.
Use the MP3 Player controls to adjust playback and volume level to listen to your WMA/MP3/SMV music.4.

Lyric display function

The MP3 Player supports lyric files in LRC format.

Prepare an MP3, WMA or SMV music file; for example, happymusic.mp3;1.
Download a lyric file from the internet. The lyric file must have the extension file name LRC; for example,

2.
happymusic-2004.lrc.
Rename the lyric file; for example, happymusic.lrc. This is to ensure that the lyric filename is the same as the

3.
corresponding music filename.
Copy the lyric file & music file to the MP3 player.4.
Disconnect the MP3 player.5.
Use Skip buttons to select the music file; for example, abc.mp3. Press Play.6.
The LRC icon appears, and the lyrics are displayed synchronously on the LCD while the music is playing.7.

Note: The MP3 player supports LRC format only.
Note: If the lyrics do not synchronize with the music, download another lyric file from the internet and try again.
Note: Make sure the MP3 music and the LRC files are located in the same directory and the filename is the same. If not,

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the MP3 player cannot recognize the lyric file.

MP3 Player Controls

Power On/OffA.
Earphone jackB.
A-B/Menu

C.

button
Play/Pause D.
Skip Next /

E.

Fast Forward
Skip Previous /

F.

Fast Rewind
Hold SwitchG.
Stop

H.

MicrophoneI.
Volume UpJ.
Volume Down K.
USB PortL.
Enter buttonM.

LCD Display

Track Number / Total TracksA.
Random allB.
Play/Pause/Stop/Rec.C.
Music Mode/ Voice ModeD.
Elapsed Time/ Track TimeE.
EqualizerF.
Battery IndicatorG.
ID3 Tag (track name) display H.
Process barI.
VolumeJ.
A-B functionK.

Video

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The MP3 Player allows you to play video files. You can "transcode" AVI, WMV and MPG video files to the SMV video
format using the software on the product CD. (Note: Only SMV video files can be played on this MP3 player.)

1. Insert the product CD into the computer.

2. Click " transcoder " button on the CD autorun background to open transcoder.

(Note: You may also copy the folder "transcoder" bundle on the CD to your computer and click the file "video2smv.exe"
which is in the folder, "transcoder" to open the transcoder.)

3. Select the video quality and click Convert.

4.After transcoding, copy the SMV file to the MVIDEO folder of the MP3 Player.

5.Press the Menu button.

6.Select Video to play.

Voice Recorder

Record voice

Select Record in the Main Menu list and press the Enter or A-B/Menu button to enter Record menu, select Start

1.
Record and press the Play or A-B/Menu button to begin recording.
Press the Stop or A-B/Menu button to stop the recording and enter Voice mode.2.

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The voice recording will be saved as a file named Vxxx.WAV in the Voice folder.
Note that the LCD display will read MEMORY FULL when all available memory has been used.

Playback voice

This operation is similar to the playback of music.

Select Voice in the Main Menu to enter Voice mode. 1.
Select a recording to listen to by pressing the Skip buttons. 2.
Press the Play button to play back the recording.3.

FM Tuner

The MP3 Player allows you to listen to FM radio with the built-in digital FM tuner.

Note: The earphone must be connected to the MP3 Player; otherwise, the FM tuner cannot find any FM stations.

Start the FM Tuner

To switch to FM radio mode, please select FM from the Menu list and
press the A-B/Menu button.

Note: When using the MP3 Player Tuner for the first time, the MP3
Player will automatically start to seek all available FM radio stations
and save them into preset list. Please wait until the scan icon disappears
from the display.

To exit FM radio mode, press and hold the A-B/Menu button.

Exit to Main Menu from FM mode

Press and hold the A-B/Menu button for a while and release it. The MP3 Player will exit FM tuner mode and go back to
Main Menu.

Listen to FM radio

After the FM tuner finishes automatic seeking, the MP3 Player tuner will stop at the first FM station of preset 01 .
To listen to another FM radio station which the player seeked and saved automatically, press the Play or Stop button

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