Sly Electronics SLV252, SLV254, SLV258 User Manual

SLY SLV252

SLY SLV254

SLY SLV258

USER MAUAL

Cautions

Key Features

MP3 Video Player USER’S MANUAL

 Do not subject the device to severe impact.  Do not use the player in extreme temperatures, or in dusty or damp

conditions.

 Back up the data frequently in case of accidental data loss.  Avoid exposing the player to direct sunlight.  Avoid using the player in strong magnetic fields.  Keep the device away from water or other liquids. In the event that

water or other liquids enter the device, power-off the product immediately and clean the device.

 Do not use chemical solutions to clean the device. Clean it with a

dry cloth.

 We are not responsible for the damages or lost data caused by

malfunction, misuse, repairing the device or battery repl acement.

 Do not attempt to disassemble, repair or modify the product. This

will void your warrantee.

 The design of the player or actual display may be different from

what is shown in this manual. It is subject to the actual display or design of the player.

 Music Player  Video Player  Image Viewer  Folder Navigation  Voice Recorder  Removable Storage Device  Built-in Rechargeable Li-polymer battery  Customized Settings

Before Using

 Connecting to a PC and download audio files

This player is plug and play for WIN2000 or above OS.

For Windows98/SE, you are required to install a driver before connection.

(1) Plug the larger end of the USB cable into the USB port of the PC, and

plug the smaller end into the USB port of the player.

(2) When the “

double-click “My Computer” on the desktop. You will see two

Removable Disks that indicate the player. Use the Removable Disk

as a regular local disk, copying files to and from it.

 Removing the player from the PC safely

Please remove the device from the computer safely in order to avoid

data loss.

For Windows2000/XP:

(1) Left-click the

taskbar.

(2) Click the small pop-up window that says “Safely remove USB Mass

Storage Device – Drive (X)”.

(3) When you are prompted to remove the device, unplug the player.

For Win98, please make sure the data transfer is completed before

unplugging the player.

 Charging the battery

The device has a built-in lithium-ion rechargeable battery. It is charged via the USB connection. You are required to charge it when you use it for the first time. It takes about 3 hours to fully charge the battery. To charge the battery, connect the larger end of the USB cable to the USB port of the PC, and connect the other smaller end of the USB cable to the USB port of the player. The device is connected to the PC and is being charged. If you want to know the charge progress, safely disconnect the device by clicking the “ Mass Storage Device.” You will see an animated battery icon indicating charge progress on the player. When the icon becomes green, the battery is fully charged. Please charge the battery immediately when the display indicates low battery, or the device will be powered-off automatically.

For maximum performance, lithium-ion batteries need to be used

Note:

often. If you don’t use the device often, be sure to recharge the battery at least once per month.

” icon appears at the bottom-right of the PC screen,

icon located in the bottom-right corner of the

” icon and selecting to “Safely remove the USB

Basic Contr

ols

Power On/Off

% LCD Display % PLAY/PAUSE: Press to play, pause or cancel. % MENU: Briefl y press to confirm selection. Press and hold to

enter the main menu.

% VOL+: Increase the volume % VOL-: Decrease the volume % PREVIOUS: Play the previous track % NEXT: Play the next track % USB Port % ON/OFF: Push left to turn on the power; push right to turn off

the power.

% Earphone Jack

To power-on the device, push the ON/OFF button left, then press and hold

button to turn on the screen.

the To power-off the device, press and hold the screen, then push the ON/OFF button right to turn off the power.

This player has a power-saving feature which enables the device to

Note:

power-off automatically if it is idle for about 3 minutes.

button to turn off the

Lock/Unlock Buttons

Playing Music

To lock buttons, press and hold the “-” and “M” button together until you see the lock indicator on the screen. To unlock the buttons, press and hold the “-” and “M” button together again.

(1) Turn on the player to see the main menu. (Note: Pressing and

holding the “M” button at any time can send you to the main menu.)

(2) Press

(3) During music playback, you can execute the following operations:

Function Operation

Play/Pause Press the button to play or pause.

Adjust Volume Press the - / + button to increase or decrease t he

Play the previous track

Play the next track

Fast Forward Press and hold the button.

Rewind Press and hold the button.

A-B Repeat To repeat a specified section of a track,

(4) Press the “M” button to return to the file explorer mode. You should

/ to select “Music” on the menu. Press the “M” button to confirm your selection. The music should begi n playing immediately.

volume.

Press the button.

(1) During playback, press and hold the

“VOL+” button to select the start point.

(2) Press and hold the “VOL+” button again to

select the end point.

(3) Press and hold the “VOL+” button to stop

the section repeat.

see the list of music folders and tracks in the current directory. Press

/ button to select a folder or track, and press the “M”

the button to confirm your selection. Press the the previous folder of the directory.

button to return to

Playing Videos

(1) Press and hold the “M” button to display the main menu. (2) Press the

button to enter the video player mode.

(3) Press the

contains video files, and press the “M” button to confirm or press the

button to return.

(4) During video playback, you can execute the following operations:

Function Operation

Play/Pause Press the button to play or pause.

Adjust Volume Press the - / + button to increase or decrease the

Play the previous video

Play the next video

Fast Forward Press and hold the button.

Rewind Press and hold the button.

(5) Press the “M” button to return to the file explorer mode. You should see the list of video folders and videos in the current directory. Press the

button to select a folder or video, and press the “M” button to confirm your selection. Press the directory.

This player can only play AVI videos. For other formats, you need to

Note:

use the converting tool on the included CD to convert them. For detailed information about the converter, see “AVI Converter Quick User Guide” on the CD.

/ button to select “Video”, and press the “M”

/ button to select a video or a folder that

volume.

Shortly press the button.

button to return to the previous folder of the

/

Viewing Photos

Reading E

-

Books

(1) Press and hold the “M” button to display the main menu. (2) Press the / button to select “Photo” and press the “M”

button to confirm.

(3) Press the

the “M” to confirm. Pressing the previous screen.

(4) When you are viewing a photo, press the

display the previous or next photo. (5) Press the (6) Press the “M” button while viewing photos to return to the file

explorer mode.

Depending on the encoding format and resolution, some images

Note:

may not be displayed. Try to use an image viewer to convert them before viewing.

/ button to select a folder or image, and press

button will return you to the

/ button to

to start or stop the slide show while viewing photos.

(1) Press and hold the “M” button to display the main menu. (2) Press the / button to select “Text” and press the “M”

button to confirm.

(3) Press the

button to open the selected e-book.

(4) When you are reading the e-book, you can:

• Press the

show mode, the e-book pages go up or down automatically (set the time interval in Settings/Auto Slide Show/Text Browse). If you want to page up or down manually, press the show.

• Press the “+” button to tag a bookmark on the current page for reading later. The “Save Bookmark” window should appear. Press

/ to select a location for saving the bookmark, and press

the “M” button to confirm, or press the

• To go to the page that you marked, press the “-” button to display the “Load Bookmark” window. Press bookmark, and press the “M” button to confirm.

(5) Press the “M” button to stop reading and return to the file explorer

mode.

Some TXT files may not be read. This may caused by an

Note:

unsupported format. Skip it or reload another text file.

/ button to select a text file, and press the “M”

/ button to page up or down manual ly.

button to start or stop the sli de show. In the slide

button to stop the slide

button to cancel.

/ to select a

Explorer

Voice Recording

 Browsing all files

To browse all files stored in the player, (1) Press and hold the “M” button to display the main menu. (2) Press / to select “Navigation”，and press the “M” button

to confirm.

(3) In the file explorer mode, press

and press the “M” button to confirm or press the button to return.

 Deleting files

To delete a file, (1) In the file explorer mode, press

want to delete. (2) Press the “-” button to delete it. (3) Press

/ to select “YES”. Press “M” to confirm or press the

button to cancel.

/ to select a folder or file,

/ to select the file that you

(1) Press and hold the “M” button to display the main menu. (2) Press / to select “Record”，a nd press the “M” button to

enter the recorder mode.

(3) Press the

press the (4) Press the “M” button to stop and save the recording. (5) To play the recording, press and hold the “M” to display the main

menu. (6) Press

confirm and enter navigation mode. (7) Press

button to open it. (8) Press the

the “M” button to play it. For detailed information about playing

audio, refer to the “Playing Music” section.

button to start recording. Duri ng recording, you can

button to pause or resume reco rding.

/ to select “Navigation” and press the “M” button to

/ to select the “VOICE” fol der, and press the “M”

/ button to select the recording file, then press

System Settings

To customize the player settings: (1) In the main menu, select “Settings”, then press t he “M” button to enter the system settings mode. (2) Press the “M” button to confirm or press the main menu.

Music

/ button to select a setting item, then press the

Repeat mode Once（Play current track once and then

Play mode Order（Play audio files in order）

Preset EQ Normal, 3D, Rock, Pop, Classic, Bass,

User- EQ Set (User-defined equalizer setting)

button to cancel and return to the

stop）

Repeat One (Repeat current track) Folder Once（Play all audio files in the current folder and stop after playing） Folder Repeat（Repeat all audio files in the current folder） Normal（Play all audio files stored in the player and stop after playing all） Repeat All（Repeat all audio files stored in the player） Intro（Play the first 10 seconds of every audio file）

Shuffle（Play audio files randomly）

Jazz, User EQ

(1) Press the

the EQ column.

(2) Press the - / + button to adjust

the level.

(3) Repeat pressing the

until the cursor is on the YES button, and then press the “M” button to confirm. Or, select “No” to quit.

(4) Go to the Preset EQ menu, and

select User EQ to enable the equalizer setting.

/ to switch

button

Record REC

Troubleshooting

Auto Browse

Display Backlight

System About – system information about the player

Power off Set the continuous working time before the player is

Language Select the language in which the on-screen text is

Quality REC Volume Text Browse (Set interval between the previous and the next page when the device is in auto page up/down mode) Photo Browse (Set interval between the previous and next slides in auto slide show mode)

Time

Brightness (Set the brightness of the screen) Backlight mode

Upgrade – upgrade firmware Load Default - Restore system settings to default

turned off automatically.

displayed

High Quality, General Quality

+1、+2、+3、+4、+5

5 seconds, 10 seconds, 15 seconds, 20 seconds, 30 seconds, Always On.

Normal Power Save (Turn off the screen when there is no activity within a certain time)

Problem Possible Cause Solution

The LCD displays nothing when the device is started.

No sound when playing an audio file.

The player cannot be connected to the PC.

The displayed time is changing constantly.

Battery is too low. Charge the battery.

The volume is too low.

Bad audio file. Delete or skip the file.

The USB interface is not supported by PC’s motherboard.

The bit rate of the MP3 file is changing during playback.

Adjust the volume.

Update or replace the PC’s motherboard.

Try to use fixed bit rate to

compress the MP3 file.

The PC shows error when you plug/unplug the player.

Total memory displayed on the player is not in accordance with the marked amount.

Some of MP3 files cannot be played properly.

The video cannot be played.

The photo cannot be displayed

The TXT file cannot be read

The player is disconnected from the PC abruptly while transferring files.

Part of memory is used to store programs and display characters.

The MP3 file is compressed by a standard, such as MPEG I Layer 1 or Layer 2 that the player does not support.

The file format is not supported.

The video data is corrupted

The file format is not supported

The image resolution is beyond limitation of the device.

The file format is not supported.

Do not disconnect the player from the PC when transferring files. (Safely Remove Device)

1. Delete the unsupported MP3 files.

2. Use MPEG I Layer 3 standard to compress the unsupported MP3 files.

Make sure the video is in AVI format. If not, use the provided converting tool to convert it.

Skip it or reload another file

Try to use an image editor to convert it.

The device supports a maximum resolution of 2048×2048. Make sure resolution of the image does not excess this limitation.

Skip it or reload another file.