SRS Labs MP3 MiniMax3 User Manual

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MP3 Emgeton MiniMax3

User's Manual

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Thank you for purchasing product Emgeton MiniMax 3

Please, read this manual carefully before use and keep it for future reference.

Generally

- EMGETON is a registered trademark of BellTechnology Ltd.

- This product is intended for personal use only and may not be used for any commercial
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customers. These web pages provide plenty of information and news about the device.

Note

- The examples, texts, illustrations and pictures provided in this user manual are subject to

change without prior notice in case of new product enhancements becoming available.

is registered trademark of SRS Labs, Inc.
SRS, Trubass, FOCUS and Headphone technology is incorporated
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Contents

Features and Specifications, Package Contents

Identifying the Parts

Description of Display

Basic Instructions

Device Operation

Device Configuration

Softwar 15

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Upgrade firmware 16

Information about Disposal

Precautions

Troubleshooting

Contacts

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4 features and specifications, package content

Dimensions 30 x 68 x 17,5 mm

Weight 42 g (incl. battery)

Memory 512 MB / 1 GB / 2GB / 4GB

Supported file formats - playback MP3, WMA, OGG (Q0-Q10),

Frequency response

Speaker 500 mW built-in

Earphone's Output 2x 20

S/N Ratio > 90 dB

Harmonic Distortion < 0,1%

FM tuner 87,5 - 108 MHz, 20 předvolieb

Tuner S/N Ration 65 dB

Display LCD 65 000 colors

Languages Czech, English and German

Power Supply Built-in recharg. Lithium Polymer battery

USB Interface USB 2.0

Operational Temperature -5°C 40°C~

Compatibility WinME and higher, MacOS 9.2 and higher

ASF, WAV, JPG, TXT

- record MP3

20 Hz - 20 kHz

mW

, 96x96 pixels

Earphones Line-in cable USB cable

Installation CD Necklace User's Manual

Adapter (optional)

Pouch (optional)

identifying the parts 5

Earphone Jack MIC Line-in Jack

Neck Strap

Speaker

IR Remote Control

Display

LED

Indication

MENU

REW/FF

EQ

Play/Pause

Power On/Off

The device is powered by a built-in Lithium-Polymer rechargeable battery. The battery
is a consumable supply and its performance may decrease over the time due to the
depreciation. The operation life of the rechargeable battery may be shorter than the
guarantee life period of the device. It is not a manufacturing defect and therefore it
cannot be a valid reason for a complaint.

Volume +/-

FUNC

REC

USB Key

HOLD
Switch

6 description of display

Section Repeat (A-B)

Volume

Time

Folder Name

Artist/Title Name

Song Title

Volume Indicator

Play Mode HOLD

Timer

Battery
Bitrate

Timer Modes

Alarm Radio Alarm

+Radio

Track Number Progress in %

Elapsed Time

Total Tracks

Equalizer

Progress/Status Bar

Main Menu

Press the button to turn on the player. By pressing the MENU button you will enter the
main menu. Select the desired mode using the and confirm by pressing .

MUSIC FM RADIO RECORD REC. PLAY

IMAGE

VIEWER

TEXT

VIEWER

ENTERTAINMENT SETTING

basic instructions 7

Charging the battery

Turn on your computer and connect your device to its USB port either by the USB
cable (supplied) or directly. The charging indicator will light up red. Charging takes
about 4 hours in the standard mode and 2 hours in the fast charging mode (when the
HOLD switch is at “ON”). After the charging is finished, the indicator will light up green.

Caution:

Make sure you disconnect the device from the computer after the charging is finished.
The player, even if switched off, still consumes a certain amount of energy to power the
internal clock. If the capacity of the battery is exhausted, the clock will be reset.

Connection to a PC and driver Setup

Turn on your computer. If your computer is equipped with Windows ME/2000/XP, the
player will be automatically recognized as another drive unit (for example F:\) after it is
connected to the USB port. In case the operation system Windows 98, install the driver
supplied by the Installation CD before connection the player.

Memory Management

You can use the device the same way as any other disc or storage medium. Excluding
the music data it is possible to store any type of files, copy, move or erase them using
for example the Windows Explorer.

Disconnecting the player from a PC

Before disconnecting the device from the USB port,
make sure you have done following steps:

1) Click with the left-mouse button on „USB connection“ icon.

2) Select „Safely Remove Large Capacity USB Memory device – drive (X:)“ („X“
states for the device description in the systems). After the confirmation dialogue it is
possible to safely disconnect the player.

Keeping these instructions will assure safe sign-off of the device from the system.
In other case loss of the data and memory damage is possible.

Locking-up controls

To make buttons inoperative and prevent unwanted action of the device, activate the
HOLD function. The lock symbol will appear on the display and buttons will be
deactivated. To activate buttons deactivate the HOLD function by moving the switch to
the opposite direction. The lock symbol will disappear.

8 device operation

MUSIC

Playing and selecting tracks

Press the button toplay/pause music.To select previous/next track,
press the r
current track,after pressingthe previous trackwill beplayed. If itis
more than5 secondsplayed fromthe currenttrack, it willbe playedfrom
the beginning.If youwant tofind certain partin thecurrent track,press andhold the

r button. Bypressing theMENU buttonyou willentre the mainmenu. Choose

desired modeand confirmyour selectionby pressingthe buttono.

Volume

To adjust volume, press+ or– button(volume range:40 steps).Pressing thebutton briefly
will changethe volumeby 1step. Longpress of thebutton willincrease/decrease volume
continuously.

Section repeat A-B

If youwant toset partof a trackto play
repeatedly,press brieflyREC buttonat thebeginning ofthe selectedpart (point A
registration).At theend ofthe partpress RECbutton again(point Bregistration). The
player willthen repeattheA-B sectionuntil willpress RECbutton again.

Play Modes

Press brieflythe EQbutton whilelistening tothe music youcan changeorder oftracks.

Equalizer

Press andhold theEQ buttonwhile listeningto the musicyou canadjust sound
settings. You can choose from 5different presetand twouser definedsound field
settings (frequencycurve, SRS,TruBass and WOW effects).

o buttons. If it is less than 5 seconds played from the

Normal Random order

Repeat current track Repeat all tracks in random order

Repeat all tracks

Navigation

By longpressing theMENU buttonyou willenter the

Navigator mode,where youcan movewithin files
and foldersrecorded inthe device'smemory.When
you willenter theNavigator mode,cursor willbe
placed onthe lasttime listenedfile. Use+ and –
buttons tomove withinfiles inselected folder. Toenter selectedsubfolder, press
button. Tomove tothe parentfolder, press andhold MENUbutton.

device operation 9

Deleting filesin Navigatormode

Select desiredfile bypressing +and –buttons. Pressand holdEQ button.Press YESand

button toconfirm yourselection. Ifthe fileis erased,reproduction willbe automatically

terminated.

Using playlist

If youwant toadd anitem intoa playlist,press +or –buttons tochoose thefile orfolder in
the Navigatormode. Pressbriefly FUNCbutton toadd selectioninto theplaylist. By
pressing FUNCbutton longeryou willfinish selection.To listen to the content of the
playlist, press

If youwant toleave playlist,move cursorat UP-MOVEitem inroot folderand press
briefly FUNCbutton orselect differentfile orsubfolder.

Note: Playlistis notaccessible fromLine-In, Voice, FMRadio,
i-Text andi-bmp modes.

Playing theFolder

This functionallows youto listento thecontent inselected folder. Press
+ and– buttonsin Navigatormode tochoose desiredfolder andpress
briefly RECbutton. Onthe displaywill appearFOLDER SELECTED.
Press button to playthe content.

To cancel your selection, choose in Navigator mode item UP-MOVE and
press brieflyREC button.On thedisplay willappear ALL FILES
SELECTED.

Bookmarks

Bookmarks canbe usedfor easymarking specifictrack or itspart intothe memoryand
find iteasily afterwardsanytime youneed it.You canset up to10 bookmarks.

If youwant tosave bookmark,while listeningto selected trackpress andhold FUNC
button. Press+ and– buttonsto choosedesired memory position.Press RECbutton to
save yoursetting.

If youwant torecall specificbookmark, whilelistening to themusic pressand holdFUNC
button. Press+ and– buttonsto choosedesired memory position.Press button to
play thetrack fromthe markedposition.

If youwant toerase specificbookmark, whilelistening to themusic pressand hold
FUNC button.Press +and –buttons to choosedesired memoryposition. Pressbriefly
EQ button.

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10 device operation

Listening to FM Radio

Press buttons toselect FMRADIO modein mainmenu. Press
MENU buttonto enterthe mode.You canuse FMtuner in twomodes:
PRESET and SCAN. Youcan switchbetween thesetwo modesby
pressing MENUbutton. Pressbriefly FUNCbutton toswitch the signal
output betweenearphones andspeaker.Press andhold FUNCbutton
to selectEuropean, Japanor globalfrequency region/scale.To mute
the soundpress briefly button.

PRESET Mode

Youcan storein preset channelsup to20 FMstations. Ifyou choose
the PRESETmode for afirst time,by pressingREC buttonyou can
automatically findand storeFM stationsinto presets.The device will
scan thewhole frequencyscale andconsecutively assignnumbers to
memorized stations.To switchbetwenn presets use nd buttons.a

SCAN Mode

Press briefly nd buttons to tune frequency back/forward at0,1
MHz step.Press andhold buttonsto findthe nearest FMradio station
in chosendirection. You can store the station into memory by pressing
REC button.The icon SAVE willappear onthe screen.

Voice/FM Radio/Line-In recording

FM Radiorecording

While listeningto theFM radiobroadcast pressand hold RECbutton to
start recording.Press MENUor button to stoprecording. The
device willreturn intothe FMRadio mode.(Attention! If thereis Line-In

cable connectedto theplayer,after pressingREC buttonyou will
record externalsignal, notFM Radiobroadcast!)

Voicerecording

Enter themain menuand selectRECORD. Recordingwill start
immediately afterbutton is pressed. PressMENU or button to
stop recording.

Immediate voice/Line-Inrecording

In caseyou needto startvoice orLine-In recording immediatelywithout
using menu,press andhold RECbutton inplay mode. Recordingwill
start immediatelythrough thebuilt-in microphoneor Line-Ininput (it
depends ifthe Line-Incable isconnected ornot). Press MENUor
button tostop recording.

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device operation 11

Listening torecorded files

Listening torecorded files
If youwant tolisten tofiles youhave recorded, enterthe mainmenu and
select . By pressing buttons find the file you want to play.

REC.PLAY

Press briefly button tostart listening.

Press andhold button toreturn tomain screenagain.

Note: Filesstored inthe Voice recordingmode aresaved asVxxx

View the picture and text files

View thepicture files

Enter themain menua bypressing buttons selectIMAGE VIEWER.Confirm your
selection bypressing button briefly.In theNavigator modeyou cansee yourpicture
files asa contentof the

folder.Press +/-buttons tochoose
the pictureyou wantto viewon the
screen andconfirm yourselection
by pressing button. Press
briefly MENUbutton toreturn
to themain menu.

View thetext files

Enter themain menua bypressing

VIEWER. Confirmyour selection
by pressing button briefly.

In theNavigator modeyou cansee yourpicture filesas acontent of thei-TEXT folder.
Press +/-buttons tochoose thetext youwant toview onthe screen andconfirm your
selection bypressing button. Press briefly buttonto returnto themain menu.
Youcan viewtexts while listeningto themusic.

PLAY

MENU

Files storedin theFM Radiomode aresaved as Fxxx
Files storedin theLine-In modeare savedas Lxxx

i-BMP

buttons selectIMAGE

MENU

Press button toswitch on automaticpaging. Press to turn the
automatic paging off.If you needto interrupt readingthe textand want
to continue later, whenselecting the samefile device willask you
whether you wantto continue inreading (illustrationon the right). By
selecting “YES” youwill move tothe pageyou interrupted your reading.
Selection “NO” willopen the fileon thefirst page.

12 device operation

Other functions – Entertainment

IR remotecontrol

To activate IR remotecontrol, choosein themain menuitem ENTERTAINMENT and
select insub-menu itemREMOTE. Controlson thedevice have gotfollowing functions:

+/-

:

volume setting

:

channel selection

EQ

:

Power on/off

FUNC

:

producer/model selection

Press button to select producer and model of the device you want to control via

FUNC

your player. ModelM3 hasgot about300 definitionfiles fordifferent devices at this
moment. Thewhole list ispossible downloadat . Definition
files haveto besaved intoIR folder.

Blackjack

If youwant toplay thiscardboard game,enter the ENTERTAINMENT mode and select
Blackjack. Thisgame is playedwith 52cards. Eachplayer canget maximum7 cards.
Youcan finishyour draw anytime,even withonly twocards. Ifthe totalvalue willexceeds
21 points,you lose.You loseas wellwhen youhave the samescore asthe onewho has
distributed cards.

During thegame areavailable commandsHIT (take another card), STAY(show cards)
and DOUBLE(doubling yourbet). You choose commands by pressing buttons .

BioRhythm

Every dayyou cancheck yourhelth, emotionaland
psychological condition.By pressing+/- and
buttons enteryour birthdateand press to
confirm theentry.Then you willsee onthe screen
appropriate indexesand trends.If youwant to
enter anotherdate, pressbriefly RECbutton.

http:// forum.emgeton.com

device configuration 13

Setting up your MP3 Emgeton MiniMax3

Return to the initial screen,press briefly MENUbutton and use

buttons to select item SETTINGS.Press buttonto enter themode.

Press MENU button to returnto higher menu.Press and hold MENU

button to return to initialscreen.MENU.

SOUND

Equalizer: Normal,Rock, Jazz,Classic, Pop,User1, User2
User equalizer:setting frequencies 62,250, 1k,4k, 16k[Hz]
SRS soundeffects: Focus(Low,High), TruBass (0- 10),

WOW (0-10),Speaker Size(1 -6)

Beep: On/Off

Exit -exit SOUNDmenu

Dual Earphone(second earpohonesconnected toLine-In): On/Of
Playback Speed:50%, 100%,150%
Speaker: On/Off

DISPLAY

Backlight:5,10,15,30sec,AlwaysON
LCD Contrast:0-10
Play Info:VU Meter, ProgressBar, Time Display

Lyric Display: On/Off

Exit -exit SOUNDmenu

Spectrum: BarType 1, 2, 3, 4, Random
Screen Saver:0ff, 10, 15, 30 sec,Alwas ON
Scroll Speed:1x, 2x,3x, 4x,5x

14 device configuration

RECORD

Bit Rate: 64,96, 112, 128, 160 kbps
Gain Settings:0 -22,5 dB

Auto Sync:(space btw. tracksduring Line-inrecording) 0- 30sec

Exit -exit RECORDmenu

TIMER

Set Date/Time
Set Alarm - On / Off

Set FMRec.: settingbeginning andend ofFM Recording

Exit -exit TIMER menu

Power Off-n.1, 2,5, 10mi /Off
Sleep Off-.1, 2,5, 10min / Off

PROPERTY

Play Mode: Normal,Repeat One/All,Shuffle/All
Set CueTime - setting the time skip within the track when using

EQ button(1-10 sec)
Set EQFunc.: EQ/WOWalebo CUE.In CUE mode:press brieflyto

move back,long pressto moveforward
Exit - exitPROPERTY mode
I - (choosingthe fileinformation characterset):

D3 Language

English/Europe, Japanese,Korean, T.-S.Chinese
Set DualKey -(when thescreen is off,this functionset, whetherthe

function willbe executedimmediately whenpressing thebutton or the
screen willturn onfirst):Act First,Light OnFirst

software 15

LDB Lyrics Manager

Youcan usethe LDB Lyrics Manager to modify and enter lyrics intoyour musicfiles. To
install theprogram insertinstallation CDinto theCD-ROM drive. SelectLDB Lyrics
Manager onthe Initialscreen. Tocontinue installation,follow instructionon thescreen.

Click theicon onthe desktopscreen or
select theitem inStart menuto startthe
application. Checkselection ofthe device
model inthe leftwindow.Then findthe
folder withmusic files.In theright window
you cansee contentof theselected folder
with informationabout Lyrics datafor
certain models,size ofthe fileand duration
time. Clickon theMarking iconto setthe
flag thatmarks thefile whichshould be
ready forusing Lyrics inthe playerEmgeton
MiniMax3.

Click onSearch forsearching Lyrics inthe
internal databaseof theprogram. Putthe
artist's andsong nameinto thewindow and
click onthe Searchbutton onthe right.To
link correcttext tothe filechoose onof the
allocated files.Select Markingand clickon
OK buttonto confirmyour selection.Ifyou
want todelete Lyrics fromthe selectedfile,
click onDelete andthan onYES to confirm
selection.

Press iconOPTION tochoose actionfor ID3Tag when during selection of files. Program
can automaticallychange contentor theID3 Tag(ID3v1 Tag modifies), orleave ID3Tag
without changes(ID3v1 Tagdoesn't modify),or createnew ID3Tag, ifit doesnot exist(if
ID3v1 Tag doesn't exist,it writes).

Image&Logo Converter

The programallows verysimple conversionof picturesand digital photosinto theright
size andformat, soit willbe possibleto view themon thedevice screen.You canalso use
system logos.It ispossible torotate, sharpen,invert, change brightnessand contrastof a
picture. Filescan bestored eitherin yourPC, or youcan sendthem directlyfrom to
program intothe devicememory (File-> SendImage to player).

16 upgrade firmware

What is Firmware?

Firmware is a program embedded in hardwareto control various functionsof the hardware.
Through firmware upgrades, product features can beenhanced and bugs corrected.

Limitation of Liability and Legal Notice RegardingFirmware

1) Theperformance and menus of iAUDIO are subjectto change without priornotice through
regular or beta versions of firmware upgradessupplied by the manufacturer.

2) When you perform a firmware upgrade,all the data storedin flash memory isdeleted.
Therefore, it is the user's responsibility tomanually backup MP3 filesand important recordings
saved in the player.

3) All firmware upgradesare for overall improvementof performance, and upgradeswill be
provided at Cowon's discretion.

4) Some beta firmware released according toour development roadmap maycontain minor
glitches to be corrected in regular firmware.This possibility is announced here inadvance.

Below mentioned description can vary according tothe different firmware versions.
Therefore we recommend before the installation todownload the newest version
including up-to date instructions that are availablefree of charge atour web pages

http://forum.emgeton.com

firmware upgrade and file with firmware data.

To install the firmware upgrade, followinstructions mentioned below

1) Turn off the device.

2) Connect the device to a PCvia the USB cable.The player is displayed in “MyComputer” as
“Mobile Disk”.

3) Decompress the downloaded files and movethem into “Mobile Disk”window. (Before youwill
start an upgrade, make sure the downloadedfirmware is the sameas your player model
number).

4) Choose the function “Safely Remove Hardware”on your PC. Updatewill be finished.After the
upgrade is done, restart the device. Then select either“Firmware Update”, or “FontUpdate”.
Relevant program will be automatically upgraded inyour player.

More information and instructions about firmware upgradeand its application youwill find on our
web pages , or you can contact our servicecenter (for reward).

http://forum.emgeton.com

Contact of the service center is at .

. For successful firmware installation you needprogram for

http://www.emgeton.com

information about disposal 17

Information for users about disposal of electric and electronic devices
Above mentioned symbol on the device or supplied documentation means that used
electric or electronic devices must not be disposed together with municipal refuse. To
keep the right way of disposal of such devices, please, hand over them at assigned
collection points, where they will be accepted free of charge. By the proper disposal
of this product you will help to protect natural resources and preserve potential
negative influence on the environment and human health. Further information is
available at your local authority or at the closes collection point.

In case of improper disposal of this kind of waste you can be fined according to
regulations valid in your country.

18 precautions

Avoid any excessive force or impact on the device

Shocks that appear when walking or jogging do not have influence on the player, but dropping
heavy object on the device could cause damage or decrease significantly quality of reproduction.

When the device is not used for a longer period, do not store it on place where it will be
exposed to:

- extreme moisture

- strong magnetic field

- extreme temperatures

- direct sunlight or near sources of excessive heat
Do not leave the device on a dashboard or other places in your car, if the air circulation is not
assured.

When playing music files or in other operational mode do not expose the devise to shocks. I could
cause damage or erasing of the data. Do not try to dismount or repair the device. Do not turn the
player at locations where operation of electric devices is prohibited. Do not use the device while
driving a car. Back up data from your player regularly in your PC. Any damage, caused by electric
discharge, static electricity, battery change or improper use, could be the reason for damage or
erasing of the data in your device.

Warranty conditions:

- Warranty does not cover mechanical damage and improper use, for example damage of a button
caused by excessive force, broken jack connector caused by pulling earphones cable, broken
display, damaged parts caused by falling the device, etc.

- Warranty also does not cover wrong function of the device caused by any kind of damage of
internal memory structure or firmware, for example because of wrong file usage, damaged MP3
files, etc., improper disconnection from the PC or other digital device, etc.

Your device is not maintenance-free

It is combination of sophisticated hardware and utility software (firmware) stored in the bootable
part of the device memory. Firmware could be broken or damaged by improper use. In such case
some functions would not function in proper way or the player will be switched to the recovery
mode. In such case it is necessary to recover firmware according to the instructions from the
manufacturer by new installation or the same or more recent version.
Detailed informations and instructions about the firmware instalation and use are available at the
address or you can contact our service center (for reward). Contact of

http://forum.emgeton.com

the service center is at .

http://www.emgeton.com

troubleshooting 19

I cannot turn on the player

No sound can be heard from
the earphones

Characters on LCD are
corrupted

Poor FM Radio signal
reception

Neúspešné s ahovanie MP3
súborov

The player does not work
properly

Wrong sound reproduction

There are interruptions
during the listening

Device does not respond.

After turning the device on it
stops at the initial logo or
restart itself.

If there will be no improvement after applying above mentioned instructions, please, contact your nearest
retailer or distributor of your player.

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Check the right polarity of the battery.
Check the battery if it is fully charged.
Remove the battery and put it back into the device after a while.

Check if the volume is set to „0“.
Check if the remote controller and earphones are connected properly
to the player.
Check if there are any substances blocking connection. If so, clean it
by dry cloth.
Damaged MP3 or WMA file can cause static noise and sound
dropping. Use your PC to check if files are not corrupted.

Check if the proper language and character set has been

Adjust position of the device and earphones.
Turn off electric devices near the device.
Earphones serve as an antenna.

Check the battery.
Check if the connection between PC and player is correct and
if the cable is not damaged.
Check if the device memory is not full.

Install again the appropriate firmware.

Install again the appropriate firmware in recovery mode.

Emgeton supports
promissing Czech
musical bands

In theEmgeton MiniMax3player

you will find one sond and on the CD-ROM one video­clip from the album “Where The Spirit Lives” from the
musical bandHypnotix.

Further information about the band Hypnotix are
available atthe addresswww.hypnotix.cz

Service Centre
for Czech Republic and Slovak Republic

Bell Technology spol. s r.o.
Naplavni 3/2012, 120 00 Praha 2
Czech Republic
Tel.: [phone]
Mobile: [phone]
E-mail: [e-mail]
Web site: www.emgeton.com

Exclusive importeur and distributor
for the Czech Republic

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Prubezna 3207 / 74a, 100 00 Praha 10
Czech Republic
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Fax: [phone]
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for the Slovac Republic

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Hubeneho 7, 831 08 Bratislava
Slovac Republic
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Fax: [phone]
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