Sylvania SMP1036 User Manual

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SMP1036

USER’S MANUAL

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Version 1.0 10092006

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Table of Contents

Introduction-------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3

Features--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3
Package Contents--------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------ 3

Overview-------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------- --------------------- 4

Buttons Operation------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------- 5
Display----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 6
On-screen-menu Operation--------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------ 7

Power On and Off-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 8
Entering Main Menu Page-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 8

Navigation------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 9
Playing Music ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 9
Skip a Song------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 10

Play Voice------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 10
Skip a Voice------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 11
Fast Forward and Backward---------------------------------------------------------------------- 11
Setting----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 11
EQ Set-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 11

Backlight----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 13
Backlight Color--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 13
Power Save------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 13
Recordset--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 14
Language----------------------------------------------------------- --------- -------- -------- ---------- 14
Exit------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 15
Record----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 15
Delete------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 16
About------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 16
Exit---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 16

Driver------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 17
Format the MTP Player------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 18
Synchronize MP3 and WMA Files to the Player----------------------------------------------------------------18
MTP Function being changed into USB Storage Function-------------------------------------------------26
USB Storage Function being changed into MTP Function-------------------------------------------------28
Trouble Shooting-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 31
Technical Specifications---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 32

Fast Forward and Backward---------------------------------------------------------------------- 10

PlayMode-------------------------------------------- -------- ------- --------- -------- -------- -------- -- 12
Contrast---------------------------------------------- -------- ------- --------- -------- -------- -------- -- 13

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Introduction

Thank you for choosing our digital MP3 player. You can use this versatile MP 3
player not only for playing MP3 and WMA songs, but also recording voice and
serving as a USB flash disk.

Features

z Large LCD display with backlight
z Support MP3 (MPEG1/2 Layer2), WMA, OGG music playback
z Digital voice recorder
z USB mass storage function for data storage
z 7 EQ settings
z 1xAAA battery supports long playing time
z No driver installation is required (except Windows® 98/98SE)

Package Contents

z User's manual
z Warranty Card
z Earphones
z Neck Strap
z 1xAAA battery
z USB cable
z CD including the driver

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Overview

Front and Back

Left and Right

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Buttons Operation

Operation
EARPHONES
JACK
MIC Microphone for voice recording
NEXT/

FAST FORWARD
MODE/
CONFIRM/
PREVIOUS/

FAST BACKWARD
ON/
OFF/
PLAY/

PAUSE/
REC
A-B Repeat

HOLD Push to lock and unlock the button
VOLUME + Press and hold the button to increase the volume
VOLUME - Press and hold the button to decrease the volume
DISPLAY Display the operating status, lyric with backlight

Insert the earphones into the earphones jack

z In PLAYING mode, press the button and release it

immediately to jump to next song

z Under Menu or Sub-menu page, press the button and

release it immediately to jump to next menu items

z In PLAYING mode, press the button and hold it to fast

forward

z In STOP mode, press the button to enter the Main Menu

page for changing the modes

z Under Menu or Sub-menu page, press the button to

confirm to the selection of menu items

z In PLAYING mode, press the button and release it

immediately to jump to previous song

z Under Menu or Sub-menu page, press the button and

release it immediately to jump to previous menu items

z In PLAYING mode, press the button and hold it to fast

backward the song

z In IDLE mode, press and hold the button to turn on the

player

z In STOP mode, press and hold the button to turn off the

player

z In STOP mode, press the button to play the songs
z In PLAYING mode, press the button to pause the

playing song

z In STOP mode, press the button to enter VOICE mode,

then press the button again to start voice recording

z In PLAYING mode, press the button to set Mark A, then

press the button again to set Mark B, the music will be
playback from Mark A to Mark B. You can press the
button again to disable this function

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Display

Display Icon Function

Battery Level
The Format of the Playing Music

Volume

The Name of Playing Song

Repeat Mode

Show the current repeat mode used.

Show the battery level.
Indicate the format of the playing music, MP3 or

WMA.
Show the volume of the song
Show the playing song currently

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On-screen-menu Operation

In STOP/PLAYING mode, press the MODE/CONFRIM button to enter the Main
Menu page

Main
Manu

Navigation
Music
Voice
Setting
Record
Delete
About
Exit

English
French
German
Spanish
Dutch
Italian
Portuguese
Greek
Exit

EQ Set
PlayMode
Contrast
Backlight
Backlight

Color
Powerset
Recordset
Language

Exit

Source
Encoder
Sample
Exit

Normal
Rock
Jazz
Bass
Pop
Classical
Soft

Normal
Repeat All
Repeat One
Random
Random All

Preview

DISABLE 2MINS
10MINS 30MINS

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Power On and Off

Inserting Battery

Insert 1xAAA battery into battery compartment. Align the “+” and “-“ sign as
indicated on the battery slot.

Power On

Press and hold ON/OFF button to turn on the player. Release ON/OF F button un til
“Welcome” appears on the display.

Power Off

In STOP mode, press and hold ON/OFF button to turn off the player. Release

ON/OFF button until “BYEBYE” appears on the display.

Battery Level

The battery icon on the display shows the battery level.

Low Battery

When the battery icon shows in , it indicates the battery power is running
out. You should replace a new AAA battery.

Entering Main Menu Page

1 Switch the player into STOP mode (No music is pla ying). T he display shows

as below.

2 Press the MODE/CONFIRM button, then you reach the below Main Menu

page. You’ve entered the Main Menu page.

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3 Press NEXT button to jump to other menu items in sequence of Navigation,

Music,

4 Select your desired menu item and press MODE/CONFIRM button again to

Navigation

1. After entering Main Menu page, select Navigation and press MODE/CONFIRM

2. The display will enter to Root folder. Press NEXT/ PREV button to select your

3. Press the MODE button to enter sub-folder.

4. After entering the folder, press NEXT/ PREV button to select your desired

5. Press PLAY button to play the songs
6 Press REC/HOLD button to return to previous folder.

Voice, Setting, Record, Delete, About and Exit.

enter sub-menu page.

button to enter Multi-level folder management mode.

desired folder.

song.

Play Music

1. After entering Main Menu page, select Play Music and press
MODE/CONFIRM button to enter Playing Song mode.

Note: Only .MP3 and .WMA format will be played under Playing Song mode.

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2. The display will return to the following screen in STOP mode.

3. Press PREV/ NEXT button to select your desired song.

4. Press PLAY button to start playing selected MP3 or WMA music. If there is
no MP3 and WMA file, “No Music Files” will show on the display.

Skip a Song

Press PREV/NEXT button and release it immediately to jump to next or previous
song.

Fast Forward and Backward

Press PREV/NEXT button and hold it to fast forward or backward.

Note: Refer to Overview section for detailed buttons operation.

Play Voice

1. After entering Main Menu page, select Play Voice and press
MODE/CONFIRM button to enter Playing Recorded Voice mode.

2. The display will return to the following screen in STOP mode.

3. Press PREV/ NEXT button to select your desired voice.

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4. Press PLAY button to start playing selected audio files. If there is no
recorded audio file, “No VOC File” will show on the display.

Skip a Voice

Press PREV/NEXT button and release it immediately to jump to next or previous
recorded voice.

Fast Forward and Backward

Press PREV/NEXT button and hold it to fast forward or backward.

Note: Refer to Overview section for detailed buttons operation.

Setting

1. After entering Main Menu page, press
PREV/NEXT to select Setting Function.

2. Press MODE/CONFIRM button to enter
Sys Function menu page.

EQ Set

1. In Setting menu, press MODE/CONFIRM button to select EQ Set to enter
the EQ mode. Seven EQ modes are available: Normal, Rock, Jazz, Bass,
Pop, Classical and Soft.

2. Press PREV/NEXT button to change the desired EQ mode and press
MODE/CONFIRM button to confirm the EQ mode.

3. The setting of EQ mode is able to apply in Playing Song and Playing
Recorded Voice mode.

EQ Set
PlayMode
Contrast
Backlight
Backlight Color
Powerset
Recordset
Language
Exit

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The setting of Repeat mode is able to apply in Playing Song and Playing

Recorded Voice mode.

PlayMode

In PlayMode Menu, press PREV/NEXT button to select the d esired Repeat mode.
Seven Repeat Modes are available: Normal, Repeat One, Repeat All, Random,
Random All, Preview.

Normal

All music will be played one by one and stopped at the last music until you

disable this function

Repeat One

The playing music will be re-played until you disable this function.

Repeat All

All music will be played from the beginning to the last one and then repeated
again and again until you disable this function.

Random

All music in the player will be randomly played until all music are finished
playing.

Random All

All music in the player will be randomly playback until you disable this
function.

Preview

All music from the current one to the last one will play for 10 seconds one by
one until you disable this function.

The setting of Repeat mode is able to apply in Pla ying Song and Playing
Recorded Voice mode.

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Contrast

1. After entering Setting menu, select Contrast by press PREV/NEXT to
increase or decrease the contrast of the display.

2. Press MODE/CONFIRM button to confirm the desired contrast rate.

Backlight

1. After entering Setting menu, select Backlight by press PREV/NEXT button to
set the backlight duration. The backlight duration can be set in the range of 0
to 45 seconds.

2. Press MODE/CONFIRM button to confirm the desired backlight duration.

Backlight Color

After entering Setting menu, select Backlight Color. The backl ight color can be set
in seven colors.

You can press PREV/NEXT button to select your desired col or, or select Auto that
the backlight color will be changed in sequence once any button is pressed.

Power Save

In order to save power, it can be allowed to set an off time.

After entering Setting menu, select Power Save by pressing MODE/CONFIRM
button to enter this menu. The Off Time can be set in the sequence of DISABLE,
2MINS, 10MINS, 30MINS.

You may set “DISABLE” to disable this function.

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Recordset

After entering Setting menu, select Recordset by pressing MODE/CONFIRM
button to enter this menu.

Press the PREVIOUS/NEXT button to select items including Source, Encoder,
Sample and Exit.

Source

Only MIC mode is available in Source.

Encoder

Press MODE/CONFIRM button to select the different Encoder including IMADPC M,
MSADPCM and ADPCM.

Sample

Press MODE/CONFIRM button to select the different data including 8000Hz and
11025Hz.

Exit

Press MODE/CONFIRM button to select this item to get back to the Setting Menu.

Language

After entering Sys Function menu page, press PREVIOUS/NEXT to select
Language Function. Languages are available as below.

English
French
German
Spanish
Dutch
Italian
Portuguese
Greek

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Exit

Press this Exit item to get back to the Setting mode.

Record

1. After entering Main Menu page, select Record and press MODE/CONFIRM
button to enter Recording Voice mode.

2. The following display will be shown once you’ ve ent ered Rec o rd Voi ce mode
and start record

3. Put the sound source near the built-in microphone. You are allowed to press
PAUSE/PLAY button to pause or continue the recording.

When you finished the recording, press MODE/CONFRIM bu tton and get back to
the STOP mode. The recorded audio files will be automatically saved under Ro ot
Directory as default. You can check the recorded audio files by pressing
PREV/NEXT button.

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Delete

1, After entering Main Menu page, select “Delete” and press MODE/CONFIRM

button to enter Delete function.

Note: This function is able to delete Voice file only.

2, The following display will be shown once you’ ve entered Delete function and

select Voice by pressing MODE/CONFIRM button.

3, Press PREVIOUS/ NEXT button to sele ct the Voice files that you want to

delete.

4, Press Volume + /Volume – to select “Yes” o r “N o”. If you selected “Yes”, press

MODE/CONFIRM button, then “file deleted” will show on the display. You can
press REC button to get back to the Sub-menu.

About

After entering Setting menu page, select About item by pressing MODE/CONFIR M
button. The MEM Info and the version of the fir mware will be sho wn on the disp lay
for reference.

Exit

Press this Exit item to get back to the STOP Mode.

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Driver

Windows® 98 and MAC OS

Windows® 98 (first edition) and MACOS are not supported.

Windows® 98SE

If the player is running on Windows® 98SE, please install the driver by going
through the following instruction in details before using the player. The dri ver must
be installed on your computer to make your player work properly with your
computer. Please skip the following instructions for driver installation.

Step 1. Before you install the driver, please don’t connect the player to the
computer
Step 2. Insert the CD into your computer, click Setup.exe and the installation will
start.
Step 3. Follow the on-screen instructions to complete the driver installation and
restart your computer.
Step 4. Connect the player to your computer and a Removable Disk will appear for
drag-and-drop of the music files

*Note”For Windows®Me/XP platform, it is unnecessary for installing driver before
using.

System Requirements

z PC with Pentium class or faster processor
z 64MB RAM
z USB port
z CD-ROM drive for software installation
z 30MB free hard disk space
z Windows® 98SE

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Format the MTP Player

Step 1: Click the MTP Player in My Computer by pressing the right button of the
mouse and select “Format…”

Step 2: A dialog box will appear to guide how to format. Click OK to proceed.

Then the MTP Player will be format accordingly.

Synchronize MP3 and WMA Files to the Player

Please operate the following procedure in licensed Windows® XP operation
system with Windows® Me dia Player 10.

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Noted: MAC OS and Windows® 98/98SE/Me are not supported for WMDRM songs
playback.

Note: The player with WMDRM10 is only allowed for user to download music legally and
validly from the distribution licensees of WMA songs which are posted on the corporate
website of Microsoft®. Please make sure that the WMA songs are downloaded from these
distribution licensees and frequently check the most updated distribution licensees on
the corporate website of Microsoft®.
If the music is downloaded illegally, the songs could not be played normally.

Step 1. Connect the MP3 player to the computer with USB Cable, It will sho w an
icon at the right-bottom corner of the desktop.

Step 2. A dialog box will appears as follows, choose the Media Player icon and
click OK to proceed.

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Step 3. The Media Player will find device automatically as follows

Step 4. Soon a dialog box will appear, Choose Manual and click Finish to proceed.

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Step 5.The Media Player will enter the operation status as follows.

Step 6.Select your desired songs into the Media Player and press Start Sync.

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Step 7.The song you selected will be synchronized into the Software of Media
Player and the MP3 Player.

Step 8.Once the song has been synchronized, it will appear as follows.

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Step 9. Click + on the right hand side to expand “Music”, the same song name of
“My Wish For You” should appear on the right hand side. It will appear as follows:

Step 10. Click Now Playing and start to play your desired song.

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Tips: Each WMDRM song is limited by an expiry date or number of times for
synchronization from the computer to the player. This limitation of the expiry dates the

synchronization times depend on different distribution licensees and different songs when
you purchase. The WMDRM songs should be synchronized from the computer to the
player within number of synchronization times by the specified expiry date.

Note: The songs cannot be played if the synchronization time is exceeded or the
synchronization is performed beyond the expiry date.

If WMDRM song cannot be played on the player normally or the synchronization cannot
done successfully from the computer to the player, please check whether the song is
expired or not. Please operate the following procedure.

Step1: Click the song by pressing the right button of the mouse and select
“Properties”.

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Step 2. A dialog box will appears as follows, Click the license for checking the song
is expired or not.

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MTP Function being changed into USB Storage
Function

MTP function is the default one for the MP3 player with WMDRM10. It could be
used as a Portable USB also. The following steps could be guided to finish this
transferation

Step 1: Click My Computer by pressing the right bottom of the mouse, choose the
Hardware menu.

Step 2: Select Device Manager and pick up MTP Player on the sub-menu of
Windows Portable Devices.

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Step 3: Click MTP Player by pressing right Button of the mous e and choose Driver
menu.

Step 4: Click “Update Driver …” to proceed.

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Step 5: Follow the tips of Dialog Box by clicking the “Next >” button to finish
updating. The procedure should be : Install from a list or specific location
(Advanced) － Don’t search. I will choose the driver to install － USB Mass Storage
Device－ Finish. The Removable Disk will appear in My Computer.

USB Storage Function being changed into MTP
Function

Step 1: Click My Computer by
pressing the right bottom of the
mouse, choose the Hardware
menu.

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Step 2: Select Device Manager and pick up MTP Player on the sub-menu of
Universal Serial Bus controllers.

Step 3: Click MTP Player by pressing right Button of the mous e and choose Driver
menu.

Step 4: Click “Update Driver …” to proceed.

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Step 5: Follow the tips of Dialog Box by clicking the “Next >” button to finish
updating. The procedure should be : Install from a list or specific location
(Advanced) － Don’t search. I will choose the driver to install － MTP Player －
Finish. The MTP Player will appear in My Computer.

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Trouble Shooting

Symptom Reasons Solution

Press the POWER
button, the display does
not turn on
After turning on the
player, no response is
given when pressing any
buttons
After plugging the player
into the USB port of your
computer, Removable
Disk Drive cannot be
found in My Computer

The music file on the
player cannot be deleted
The playing time displays
in disorder when playing
a mp3 music

When the player is
connected or disconnect
to/from your computer,
there is an unusual error
on the computer

My player can’t play the
mp3 music files

The battery run out Replace new battery

HOLD button is locked Check if HOLD button is

It runs in the default MTP
Player status

The software utilities of the
player (included in CD)
conflicts with other software
drivers which were installed
on your computer

Your motherboard doesn’t
support the USB connection

The attribute of the music file
sets as Read Only
An mp3 music file is currently
compressed in VBR format,
which can vary the
compression speed of a mp3
music. When the mp3 music
is playing, the variable speed
will cause the playing time
displays in disorder

It’s due to the sudden
disconnection of USB port
during transferring the files

Most of mp3 music files in the
market are compressed in
MPEG1, MPEG2, LAYER3
standard. In earlier days,
some mp3 music is
compressed in MPEG1

locked, press and hold Mode
to unlock button

Change the MTP Player
moded into USB Storage
Mode accordingly

z Uninstall the

software utilities of
the player

z Restart your

computer

z Re-install the

software utilities

again
Contact the manufacturer of
your motherboard to
upgrade the motherboard
driver
Change the attribute of the
music file
Compress the mp3 music in
fix compression speed rather
than variable compression
speed

It is recommended the user
should not suddenly unplug
the player from the USB port
of computer when the files
are being transferred or the
internal memory is being
formatted.
If the mp3 player can’t play
the mp3 music file, skip to
the next song until the mp3
music files are not
compressed in MPEG1
LAYER1 /MPEG1 LAYER2.

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LAYER1 and MPEG1

If the music file can’t be
played normally or you
hear a long beep sound

the USB cable

Technical Specifications

LAYER2. Please note our
player doesn’t support
MPEG1 LAYER1, MPEG1
LAYER2 or an mp3
compressed in more than
one compression standards.

The player doesn’t support
such compression standard
of the playing music file
Out of the range of
compression speed

Tips: If you don’t know the compression standard and
speed of the music file, you should use those common
music players (i.e. Winamp) to check the music information.
No driver was installed on
Windows® 98/98SE

Unsafely remove the USB
cable

Delete those files which
can’t be played in the player

Change the compression
standard of a mp3 musi c file
in MPEG1 LAYER3

The player just can support
MPEG1 MPEG2 LAYER3
and WMA music files
z The range of MP3

compression
speed:
32Kbps~384Kbps

z The range of WMA

compression
speed:
64Kbps~128Kbps

Install driver The computer can’t detect

Format the internal memory

Capacity 1GB
Display LCD display with backlight
Interface USB 2.0 full speed
Power 1xAAA battery

File type

S/N ratio 90dB
Earphones output power 9mWx, 32ohm

Operating System

Dimensions 32.5mm(W) x 90mm(H) x 22mm(D)
Weight 23g

.MP3 (32kbps – 384kbps), .WMA (64kbps –
128kbps) for music at Constant Bit Rate
.ACT and .WAV for recorded audio files
.OGG Vorbis Encoded File Format

Windows® 98SE/Me/2000/XP
MAC OS and Windows® 98 (first edition) are not
supported.

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