Skullcandy MacGyver User Manual

TABLE OF CONTENT

I GENERAL DESCRIPTIONS-----------------------------------
Basic Functions---------------------------------------------------­Accessories--------------------------------------------------------­II OPERATION----------------------------------------------------­Button function overview----------------------------------------­Function light overview------------------------------------------­Power on/off-------------------------------------------------------­Mode switch-------------------------------------------------------­Playing MP3 music-----------------------------------------------­Equalizer modes-------------------------------------------------­Playing voice recording-----------------------------------------­Voice recording---------------------------------------------------­Shortcut keys to recording funtion----------------------------

Volume & music/recording control-----------------------------­Deleting music/voice recording--------------------------------­PC connection-----------------------------------------------------­Battery power indicator------------------------------------------­Time setting--------------------------------------------------------­Battery recharging-------------------------------------------------

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III INSTALLATION OF MP3 PLAYER-----------------------------
System requirements-------------------------------------------------

USB connection-------------------------------------------------------

Installation guide------------------------------------------------------

Firmware download---------------------------------------------------

CAUTIONS----------------------------------------------------------

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Ⅴ CHANGING THE USB

CABLE-----------------------------------

Ⅵ HELPFUL TIPS-----------------------------------------------------
Ⅶ PRODUCT SPECIFICATIONS----------------------------------

NOTE--------------------------------------------------------------------

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Ⅰ GENERAL DESCRIPTIONS

Basic Functions

1． Playable music format：MP3 / WMA / ADPCM
2． USB1.1 interface
3． Portable storage disk(USB1.1）
4．Playing order: Sequence, Random, Pause, Resuming

5． different equalizer modesChoose between
6． Delete (current track / voice recording)
7． Built in Microphone: ADPCM voice recording
8． Stereo earphone jack：standard φ2.5mm
9．Automatic detecting of battery voltage and power indicator
10． Power saving：
※ Automatic power off if no button pushed in 2 minutes under

pause status
※ Automatic power off in 2 minutes when all tracks played
11． Battery：Rechargeable Li-ion battery (3.7V)
12． Standard USB port for recharging, download and upload

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13． 11 LED lights：
MP3 (MP3): lights up／MP3 mode； flashing per second
／playing MP3
PLAY REC (voice recording / playing): lights up／playing
mode of voice recording；flashing per second／playing

voice recording
RECORDING (voice recording): lights up／voice record­ ing mode；flashing per second／recording
POWER (power supply indicator): lights up／ power on；
off／ power off or no power
（also as battery power indicator）： lights up／full power；
flashing per second／1/5 power remained; flashing per 0.5
sec／ out of power soon；off／out of power and automatic

power off
CHARGE (recharging): lights up／recharging；off／rech-

arging over

USB : lights up / in proper connection with PC

POP: lights up / equalizer set as POP mode

ROCK : lights up / equalizer set as ROCK mode

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JAZZ : lights up / equalizer set as JAZZ mode

CLASSIC: lights up / equalizer set as CLASSIC mode
RANDOM: lights up / random playing

14．5 buttons:

----working mode (MODE) / power on (ON) / pow-

er off (OFF)

----forward (FORWARD) / increase volume

(VOLUME+)

----reverse (REVERSE) / decrease volume

(VOLUME-)

----delete (DELETE)

----play (PLAY)／pause (PAUSE)

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Accessories

MP3 Watch

Installation CD

USB extension cable

Instruction Manual

Earphone Plug Converter
(2.5mm to 3.5mm) (optional)

Charging adapter(optional)

Earphone

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working mode /power on /
power off

play / pause

Delete

earphone jack

Button function overview

function light

Voice recording
microphone

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Forward /
increase volume

Crown

Reverse /
decrease volume

POP

Power indicator
/ POWER

MP3

ROCK

JAZZ

CLASSIC

USB

Function light overview

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Recharging
/ CHARGE

Random
playing
/ RANDOM

Play voice
recording
/ PLAY REC

Voice recording
/ RECORDING

Power on/off

Press button momentarily

---- POWER light lights up, power on

Press and hold button for

3 seconds

----POWER light off, power off

※ Note: default mode when power on : 1) MP3 playing mode, MP3

light lights up. 2) equalizer mode, same as when power off last time

3) play the last track of voice recording once motivated. 4)playing

starts from the track stopped at last time.

Mode switch

Under pause status of MP3 playing / voice recording playing

or when voice recording is stopped, press button

momentarily to switch between the following modes:

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MP3

MP3 mode

(MP3 light
lights up)

MP3 mode

(MP3 light lights up)

MP3

random playing

RANDOM

(RANDOM light
lights up)

RECORDING

recording
mode

(RECORDING
light lights up)

playing record­ing mode

(PLAY REC light
lights up)

Playing MP3 music (under MP3 mode)

Press momentarily ----play, MP3
light flashing
Press again momentarily---- pause, MP3
light lights up
(Random playing starts when RANDOM light
lights up.)

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PLAY REC

Equalizer modes (under music playing mode)

Press button momentarily --- switch among the
following equalizer modes:

ROCK

JAZZ

CLASSIC

NORMAL POP

（CLASSIC light lights up）

（POP light lights up）

CLASSIC

CLASSIC

POP

JAZZ

（JAZZ light lights up）

JAZZ

ROCK

ROCK

（ROCK light

lights up）

※ Note: under NORMAL mode POP/ROCK/CLASSIC/JAZZ lights

are off.

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Playing voice recording (under recording playing mode)

Press momentarily ----play, PLAY REC light
flashing
Press again momentarily---- pause, PLAY
REC light lights up

Voice recording (under recording mode)

Press momentarily----start voice recording
(RECORDING light flashing per second)
Press again momentarily----stop voice
recording (RECORDING light lights up)

Shortcut keys to recording funtion(under

playing pause mode or recording pause mode)

Press and hold for a while ----recording starts

press ----recording stops.

Volume & music/voice recording control

(Under music playing or voice recording mode)

Press and hold ---- increase volume
Press momentarily----play next track (music/recor­ding)
Press and hold ----decrease volume
Press momentarily （1）play previous track (music/

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recording) if pressing within 5 seconds after
playing（ 2）replay the current track (music/
recording) if pressing after playing for 5
seconds

Deleting music/voice recording

Press and hold button for 2 seconds----delete the

current track( music/voice recording)
Press and hold button for 10 seconds :

1.delete all music tracks under the pause status of MP3 playing
and random playing (MP3 light flashing per 0.5 second within
10 seconds and keeps lighted up after 10 seconds when all
tracks deleted.)

2.delete all recording tracks under the pause
status of playing recording (PLAY REC light
flashing per 0.5 second within 10
seconds and keeps lighted up after 10
seconds when all tracks deleted.)

3.delete all recording tracks under the pause status of record­ ing (RECORDING light flashing per 0.5 second within 10 seconds
and keeps lighted up after 10 seconds when all tracks deleted.)

PC connection

1.Connect the watch to PC through USB cable.

2.Recharging light（CHARGE）lights up, which means the pro-

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duct is already connected to PC and being recharged.

3.Flashing USB light（USB）means data in transmission（Busy）；
lighted USB light（USB）means ready for work（Idle）；dead

USB light（USB） means disconnected with PC（ Suspend）

4.Remove the product as per PC's requirement when upload
and download completed.

Battery power indicator

Power indicator (POWER light): lights up --- full power

Flashing per second --- 1/5 power remained
Flashing per 0.5 second --- out of power soon
Off --- out of power and automatic power off

Time setting

1.Pull out the crown to stop the second
hand when it sweeps to 12 o'clock.

Crown

2.Turn the crown to set hour and minute
hands.

3.Push back the crown and the second
hand starts sweeping.

Battery recharging
Recharging is needed when power indicator

(POWER light) is flashing per 0.5 second or off.
1） Connect the watch to PC through USB
cable or through optional adaptor to AC power
for recharging (ref. to Figure Battery recharging')

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2）Recharging light（CHARGE）lights up ----under recharge
3） Recharging light（CHARGE）lights weakly----slow recharge
4） Recharging light（CHARGE）off----recharge over
※ Note: a）The battery will be recharged slowly when close to
full power and the product can work by then.
b） No slow recharge is indicated by CHARGE light when re­ charged through PC.
c） Output voltage should be 5V 0.25V，when recharging the
　　 MP3　output electric current 500mA.

Plug into 100v-240v AC power

Plug into the

USB port

Battery recharging

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III INSTALLATION OF MP3 PLAYER

System requirements

IBM compatible personal computer

Pentium 166 MHz MMX or faster
Windows98SE/ME/2000/XP
USB port (Universal Serial Bus)

Mac Os X/Mac Os 9.0
64MB RAM or more
20MB free hard-disk space or more
4 x CD-ROM drive or more
Accessible to Internet (Recommended)
※ Note: User name has to be set as administrator under Win­ dows2000

USB connection

1.USB port on your PC is used for sending files and battery re-

charging.

2.Check the USB port on your PC referring to its hardware instru-

ction manual.

3.USB light and CHARGE light are lighted when the product co-

nnected to PC through USB port.

4.Under Win98 SE make sure the driver MP3 Player utilities enclos-

ed in the packing is successfully installed before connecting the

product to PC.

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Installation guide

Install the driver MP3 Player:
Put the installation CD into CD-ROM Drive and then it will be in­stalled automatically.
The following window will pop up:

Click Next button and the window
below will pop up

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Click Yes button to continue

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Select the installation folder and
then click Next

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Click Next to start installation

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Installation completed

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Click Finish and restart your
PC according to the PC requirement

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Firmware download:

1.Make sure the MP3 player utilities is successfully installed

2.Connect the product to PC

3.Click (start) (program) (MP3 Player Utilities) (Firmware
Download)
the following window will pop up

Click Start and the window
below will pop up

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Click Close to complete the download

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Ⅳ CAUTIONS

1.Do not disassemble or change any part of the product that is
not mentioned in this manual.

2.Do not pull or plug the product with wet hands, which may cau­se short circuit of the product.

3.Do not expose the product to fire or excessive heat.

4.Do not expose the product to electromagnetic wave circumst­ances, which may cause malfunction or data transmitting error
of the product.

5.Keep the USB plug and cable away from corrosive liquid such
as salt water and acid as the corrosion may destroy the circuitry
reliability.

6. Ensure the USB plug is dry before connecting to computer to
avoid damage by moisture.
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.Remove the product from any device holding the USB plug

itself but not the cable or watch body.Do not overbend the cable

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in case its broken (ref.to the Figure below)

8.When recharging through the accessorial adapter,make sure
to pull out the MP3 watch before pulling out the adapter.
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.Regular cleaning of the USB plug is recommended.

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.Recharge the battery after power drained to prolong the batt-

ery life.

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　　　Changing the USB Cable:

1. Preparation:

Prepare the new USB plug assembly and spare springs for

replacement:

USB Plug

Screwdriver and tweezers(optional)

Spare Springs

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2. Unscrew the case:

1) Unscrew the two screws that fix the USB plug assembly.

2) No need to unscrew the case back as picture shows.

3. Lift of the defect USB plug:

!) Lift of the defect USB plug

in vertical direction as arrow

shows.

2) Take out spare springs from

the case with your tweezers.

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4.Place the new USB plug:

1) Place the springs from the plastic package into the four spr-

ing holes.

2) Make sure there are springs in all four spring holes. Press the

new USB plug onto the case in vertical direction as arrow shows.

Make sure it fits well on the case.

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5. Fixing the case:

Put back the two screws up on the case to fix new USB plug.

The replacement is now finished.

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Ⅵ HELPFUL TIPS

Problem Analysis

Unable to
play MP3

Unable to
download
music

Unable to
do voice
recording

No Drive
Letter

Sound
skips

MP3 shut off

suddenly

Battery low

Not standard MP3/WMA files

Battery low Recharge the battery

USB cable broken or not
connected properly.

No space for more recording
files

The USB plug not connected
or loose.

The Manager Software not
installed successfully.

The PC motherboard does not
support USB port.

MP3 file made at compression
level exceeding 320kbps.

Electrical interferences from other

appliances like mobile phone,
fluorescent lamp, bulb and high

voltage wiring etc.

Maybe caused by strong external
staric interference

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Solution

Recharge the battery

Download standard
MP3/WMA files

Check the USB
connection and reinsert

Delete some old record­ing files

Check USB connection

Reinstall the Manager
Software

Upgrade the mother­board driver

Using lower compressing
level to record the file into

MP3 format.
Move away from source of
electrical interference

Restart the MP3 player
by pressing the

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MODE/ON/OFF＂

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Ⅶ PRODUCT SPECIFICATIONS

Built in memory: 32MB/64MB/128MB／256MB/512MB flash
Port: standard USB port
Battery: 170mAh/3.7V macromolecule polymer Li-ion recharg­eable battery
Recharging time: 2 hours for fully charged
Battery playtime: 7 continuous hours with fully charged battery
Voice recording time: 2hours/32MB, 4.5hours/64MB, 9hours/128MB，
18hours/256MB,36hours/512MB　
Music playtime: WMA format (64Kbps): 60minutes/32MB, 120mi­nutes/64MB, 240minutes/128MB，480minutes/256MB,960minutes
/512MB
MP3 format (128Kbps): 30minutes/32MB, 60minutes/64MB, 120
minutes/128MB,240minutes/256MB,480minutes/512MB
S/N Ratio: 90dB
Working temperature: －5℃ ～ ＋50℃
Earphone Output: 5mW+5mW
Frequency response: 20Hz～20KHz
Sampling frequency of voice recording: 8KHz
Compression level: 32Kbps～ 320Kbps

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NOTE:

1.

The manufacturer is not responsible for any radio or TV inter-

ference caused by unauthorized modifications to this equip-

ment. Such modifications could void the Users authority to

operate the equipment.

2.If the MP3 watch shuts down and the buttons are not workable,

please press and at the same time

to reset.

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