Siren Players Siren 1GB User Manual
User’s Guide
Unpacking
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Siren Flash MP3 Player
Premium Earbuds
Carrying Case
Armband
AAA Battery
USB Cable
Installation CD
Quick Start Guide
Customer Service Card
Bonus Track List
Co pyr igh t/T ra dem ar ks
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Table of Contents
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1 - Getting Started
Welcome ..................................
Player Overview ..........................
LCD Overview .............................
Inserting the Battery ....................
Connecting the Earbuds .................
Installing the Software ...................
2 - Loading Your Tunes
Connecting the Player to your
Computer .................................
Using Windows Media Player ...........
Adding Tracks to your Media Library........ 13
Ripping Tracks from your CDs ............... 15
Transferring Tracks to the Player .......... 16
Using Other Music Management
Applications ...............................
Using the Player as a
Removable Drive .........................
Safely Disconnecting the Player ........
3 - Using the Player
Basic Operations .........................
Powering On the Player ..................... 20
Basic Playback ................................ 20
Adjusting the Volume ....................... 20
Locking the Keys ............................. 20
About Menu Navigation ....................... 20
Main Menu Overview .....................
Playing Albums, Artists & Genres ......
Using the FM Tuner .....................
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Switching to FM Tuner Mode ..............24
Searching for FM Stations ................. 24
Saving Presets ...............................24
Selecting Presets ...........................24
FM Radio Recording & Playback .......
Recording FM Broadcasts .................. 25
Playing Your FM Radio Recordings ........25
Voice Recording & Playback ............
Recording Your Voice ...................... 26
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Playing Your Voice Recordings ........... 26
Adjusting Equalizer Settings ...........
Setting the 5-Band Equalizer ............. 27
Selecting a Preset EQ Setting ............ 27
4 - Customizing Your Player
Inside the Settings Menu ...............
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Shuffle/Repeat Options ...................28
Power Saving Options ...................... 28
Contrast Options ............................29
Resume Playback Options .................29
Player/Storage Information ............
About Firmware Upgrades ................ 29
5 - Need Help?
Troubleshooting .........................
Technical Specifications ...............
Siren Limited Warranty .................
Important Safety Instructions .........
Product Care .............................
FCC Compliance .........................
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1 - Getting Started
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Welcome
Congratulations on your purchase of this Siren digital audio player.
This sleek, elegant unit fits in the palm of your hand and plays all your favorite MP3 and
WMA files. It even doubles as a recordable FM tuner and voice recorder.
Co ol Fe atures
MP3 and WMA playback
PC & Mac support
Sleek, small and elegant
128x64 Mono Backlit LCD
1GB
SD/MMC Expansion slot
FM Tuner / FM Recording / Voice Recording
5 Band Adjustable EQ with Presets
up to 16 hours of battery life
Premium Earbuds
USB 2.0 Compatible
Player Overview
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1
St e reo Hea d p ho n e J a ck -
equipped with a 1/8” (3.5mm) stereo mini-plug.
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LC D Sc r e en -
Displays the current status of the player; see page 7.
Connects to the supplied earbuds or other headphones
3 Control Pad - Controls playback and selects menu options:
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PLAY/PAUSE - Starts and pauses playback.
STOP - Stops playback.
PREV - Skips to the previous track (or to the start of the current track). Press
and hold to scan backward.
NEXT - Skips to the next track. Press and hold to scan forward.
4 Battery Cover - Remove to install a single AAA battery (alkaline or NiMH).
5 POWER Button - Turns the player on. Press and hold to turn the player off.
6 HOLD Switch - Locks the controls to prevent accidental operation.
7 VOLUME +/- Buttons - Adjust the volume.
8 MENU Button -Displays the player’s main menu.
9 ENTER - Makes selections in the menu system.
10 Mini-USB Port- Connects the player to your computer using the supplied USB cable.
LCD Overview
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In dic at or s :
1 EQ Setting - Displays current EQ mode (Normal, Rock, etc.)
2 Shuffle - Displays current Shuffle mode (On or Off).
3 Repeat - Displays current Repeat mode (Repeat One, Repeat All, or Off).
4 Hold - Displays current Hold status (On or Off).
5 Battery Level - Displays current Battery status (Full, Medium or Low).
6 Track Info - Displays current Title, Artist, and Album.
7 Progress Bar - Graphically displays elapsed playback time.
8 Track Status - Displays:
Elapsed Time
Playback Status Icon (Play, Pause, Stop, etc.)
Volume Level
Current Track Number/Total Number of Tracks
In s e r t in g t he Ba t te r y
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1 Remove the battery cover as sh own
2 Inse rt the supplied AAA batter y, paying attention to the correct polarities
(+ and -).
3 Replace the cover.
Co n ne c ti ng th e E a r b ud s
Connect the supplied earbuds as shown.
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Installing the Software
If you are running Windows 98SE please
first install the required drivers found on
the enclosed CD before your connect your
Siren player.Turn on your computer and
insert the CD in the CD-ROM drive.
No driver installation is required for
Windows ME/2000/XP or Mac OS X.
Check out the on line User’s Guide on the CD.
Please note: This player does not support the playback of playlists. You will be able
to transfer playlist songs to your player and play them like any other song on your
player, but referencing the songs by specific playlist name is not supported.
Sy s tem Re quir eme nts
— Intel Pentium® II 300 MHz or
above
— 128 MB RAM minimum
— 150 MB available hard
drive space
— USB port
— CD-ROM drive
— Operating Systems
— Supported: Windows
98SE/ME/2000/XP/Mac OS X
2 - Loading Your Tunes
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Connecting the Player to your Computer
In order to download tracks to the player, you must first connect the player to your PC
or Mac using the supplied USB cable.
1 Connect the smaller end of the supplied USB cable to the mini-USB port on the
player as shown.
2 Connect the larger end of this cable to any available USB port on your computer.
The player will power on automatically.
If this is the first time you have connected the player to a PC running
Windows ME, 2000, or XP, your PC will detect “New hardware” and install
3 The USB icon appears on the player’s LCD screen.
4 You’re now ready to load your tunes...
No t ice For Win d o ws 98S E Us e rs
the required drivers automatically.
• If you connect the player to a PC running Windows 98SE, you must first
install the Windows 98SE driver; see page 9.
Using Windows Media Player
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You can use Windows Media Player 9.0 an d 10 to manage your music files, copy tracks
fr o m your audio CDs, transfer tracks to the player, and more. The following is an
ov e rvi ew of the options on the Windows Media Player taskbar:
Windows Media Player 9:
1 Now Playing - Watch/listen to currently playing media.
2 Media Guide - Search for media (music, movies, etc.) online.
3 Copy from CD - Burn CD Audio tracks to WMA format.
4 Media Library - Create playlists and manage your media files.
5 Radio Tuner - Tune into streaming radio stations.
6 Copy to CD or Device - Copy tracks to your player or to a recordable CD.
7 Premium Services - Subscribe to an online music service, where you can browse and
purchase tracks for your player.
8 Skin Chooser - Choose a look and feel for your Windows Media Player.
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Windows Media Player 10:
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1 N o w P l a y i n g - Watch/liste n to curren tly playing media.
2 L i b ra ry - C re ate playl ists and manage your media files.
3 R i p - C opy CD Au dio tracks to WMA f ormat.
4 B u r n - Copy MP3/WMA tra cks to a recordable CD.
5 S y n c - Copy MP3 or W MA tracks t o your player .
6 G u i d e - Search f or media (music , movies, e tc.) online.
Ad d i n g T r a c ks t o y o u r M e d i a L i b r ar y
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Windows Media Player will automatically gather all MP3 and/or WMA files on your PC into a
media library, where they can be played, edited, burned to CD, or copied to your digital audio
player.
Windows Media Player 9:
1 Cl ick T ools > Searc h for M edia Fi les ( or pr ess F3) .
2 In th e “Add to Me di a Library by Se arching Com pu te r” dialog box , browse to t he
driv e and f old er wh ere y ou r mus ic fi le s are stor ed.
3 Cl ick S earch .
4 Wind ow s Me dia Player will a ut om atically ad d al l tracks in the s el ec ted folder(s)
to y our m edi a library .
5 Wh en se archi ng is c omple te, cli ck Cl os e.
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