Shiro MY User Manual

Table of Contents

Notice 1 Operation Buttons 2 Package Includes, Power On & Off, Minimum System 3 Requirements, Menu Functions Music Operation, Voice/Line-In Operation 4 FM Operation 5 System Settings, Setting Equalizer, Setting Repeat Mode 6 Setting Different Folder, Setting A-B Clipping, Picture Operation, 7 Video Operation Text Operation, Convert video files to SMV, Connecting Player 8 to Computer, Firmware Upgrade, Troubleshooting Guide 9 Technical Specifications 10

Notice

1. Do not disconnect the player when it is being formatted or uploading/downloading data.

2. This product needs to be charged for at least 3 hours before usage. Connect the player to the USB cable to start charging. Once player is full charged, it will display “Fully Charged”.

Operation Buttons

MiniSD Card Compartment

Neck Strap Compartment

Microphone

Left/Right

Vol+/VolOn/Off, Play/Pause

Hold

Earphone

Earphone/ Line-IN

USB Port

Reset

Record/A-B

Package Includes

Installation CD(Optional), USB Cable, Line-In Cable, Earphone, User Guide

Power On & Off

To power on the player, press Play/Pause. To power off the player, press and hold Play/Pause.

Minimum System Requirements

• Operating System: Windows® 98/98SE/ME/2000/XP or Macintosh™ OS

10.x

• Hardware: 20MB of free disk space, 4x CD-ROM or higher, USB port

Menu Functions

1. Press Menu to go to Main Menu. Pressing Menu again will go to Music

mode.

2. You can select Music, FM Tuner, Record, Images, Video, Text, Folder, Settings and About.

3. You can navigate Main Menu by pressing Vol+/Vol-. Press Play/Pause to enter.

4. Choose Music will go to music mode to enjoy your MP3/WMA songs.

5. Choose FM Tuner will go to radio mode.

6. Choose Record will go to voice recording mode.

7. Choose Images will go to picture viewing mode for JPG/BMP format only.

8. Choose Video will go to video mode to view movie of SMV format only.

9. Choose Text will go to text file reading.

10. Choose Folder will allow you to view different folders.

11. Choose Settings will go to system settings mode.

12. Choose About for player information.

Music Operation

1. By default, player will always resume from Music mode. From Main Menu, navigate to Music.

2. Press Play/Pause will either play or pause the song.

3. Press Left/Right to choose to the next or previous song.

4. Press VOL+ or VOL- to adjust volume.

5. Press and hold Left/Right to fast forward or rewind.

Synchronous Lyrics

You must ensure the Music file has additional .LRC file on the same folder. E.g. Song.mp3 and Song.LRC. While playing song, the lyrics will be shown automatically.

Voice/Line-In Operation

1. From Main Menu, navigate to Record. You will see the Record settings.

2. To change setting, press Play/Pause. To go to next setting, press Vol+/Vol-.

3. To start, go to Start record and press Play/Pause. To save recording, press Menu.

Note: Please connect the Line-In cable from your audio source to the Line-In port of the player before recording.

Listening/Deleting recorded files

1. From Main Menu > Folder > Internal/External, press Play/Pause to locate VOICE or LINE-IN folder.

2. Press Play/Pause to enter and you can play/delete the file.

FM Operation

Adjusting and Saving Frequency

1. From Main Menu, navigate to FM Tuner. You can preset 20 fixed channel and navigate using Left/Right.

2. To auto search and save all available stations, press Play/Pause to select Auto Scan.

3. To search manually, press Play/Pause to select Manual Scan. Press and hold Left/Right to scan for available station, press Play/Pause to save.

Recording FM

Press and hold Record/A-B to start recording. Press Menu to save recording and return to radio mode. You can listen to the file under Music mode.

Delete FM Channel

Press Play/Pause to select Delete Preset.

To exit FM mode, press Menu.

System Settings

From Main Menu, navigate to Settings mode. Press Vol+/Vol- to navigate between settings. Press Play/Pause and you can also do the following:

EQ Set the equalizer for the music PlayMode Set the repeat mode for the music Language Set the languages for Menu display Display skin Set the color for the player display appearance. Idle Off Set the duration player will turn off automatically during idle

period.

Slideshow Set the scheme for displaying pictures. Exit Exit to Main Menu

Setting Equalizer

1. From Main Menu, navigate to Settings > EQ.

2. Choose Normal, Rock, Pop, Classical, Jazz, Treble or Bass equalizer.

Setting Repeat Mode

From Main Menu, navigate to Settings > PlayMode. Below are the descriptions.

Normal: All music files will play sequentially once. Repeat Track: Repeat current file repeatedly. Repeat All: All music files will play sequentially and continuously. Shuffle Once: All music files will play randomly once. Shuffle Repeat: All music files will play randomly and continuously.

Selecting Different Folder

1. From Main Menu, navigate to Folder.

2. You will see Internal(Flash) and External(MiniSD).

3. Press Play/Pause to open the folder. Press Menu to go back one level. Press Vol+/Vol- to navigate between files. Press Play/Pause to play/delete the file.

Note: You cannot play Picture/Video/Text file if it is not on the correct folder.

Setting A-B Clipping

1. While playing music, press Record/A-B to select A-B Clipping mode. You will see A->, press Record/A-B to select the end point. The particular portion will repeat continuously.

2. Press Record/A-B to exit.

Picture Operation

1. From Main Menu, navigate to Images mode. You can view either BMP or JPG.

2. Press Play/Pause to view the files.

Note: All image files must be put into PHOTO folder.

Video Operation

1. From Main Menu, navigate to Video mode.

2. Press Play/Pause to view the files.

Note: All video files must be put into MVIDEO folder.

Text Operation

1. From Main Menu, navigate to Text mode.

2. Press Play/Pause to view the files.

Note: All text files must be put into TEXT folder.

Convert video files to SMV

1. Access the CD to locate the file video2smv.exe.

2. Click on “…” found at Input File to select the source audio/video file to convert.

3. Click on “…” found at Output File to select the desired output path. You can find the SMV file under this path after conversion completed.

4. Use 128x128 resolution for best viewing. Press Convert to do the conversion.

Connecting Player to Computer

1. Connect the USB port of the player to the computer using the USB cable provided.

2. Please take note if you are using Windows® 98 Second Edition, YOU MUST INSTALL THE DRIVER PROVIDED IN THE INSTALLATION CD-ROM. For user using Windows® Millenium/2000/XP, your computer will install the driver automatically.

3. You will be able to locate the player under My Computer > Removable Disk.

4. Double-click on it to open up. You can drag and drop your music files here.

Firmware Upgrade

1. Click on Start > Programs > Sigmatel MSCNMMC > Firmware Download. You must ensure the player has been connected to the computer USB port.

2. You may download the firmware file from www.shirocorp.com

3. Click Start to start upgrading.

4. Once upgrading has been done successfully, the utility will display the message.

Troubleshooting Guide

1. Why does my Windows® 98 Second Edition cannot detect the player?

Answer: Please install the driver provided on the Installation CD (Optional) first. Then connect up the player using USB cable to your computer.

2. I couldn’t scan any station using FM?

Answer: Please ensure the earphone is plugged in properly and try again.

3. My player is fully charged but cannot be powered up.

Answer: Please try to reset the player by pressing Reset.

4. How do I know I have inserted the MiniSD card?

Answer: If you insert it properly, the memory size will increase under About.

5. What is the maximum MiniSD card size supported?

Answer: The maximum supported size is 2GB.

Technical Specifications

Built-In Memory

Up to 2GB

Battery Li-Polymer battery LCD Resolution 1.5” TFT, 128x128 pixels Signal Noise Ratio >90dB Earphone output 10mW+10mW (320ohm) Music Format SMV, MP3, WMA, WAV Record Format WAV JPEG Format JPG, BMP TEXT Format TXT

MTV Format Conversion

AVI format file (*.avi), Windows® Media format file (*.asf and *.wmv), MPEG1 format file (*.mpg and *.mpeg)

USB 2.0 Full-Speed (Up to 12Mbps)

Created on 17

August 2006. MY MP3 Digital Audio Player.

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LIMITATION OF LIABILITY AND DAMAGES.

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