Sylvania SMPK2021, SMPK1021 User Manual

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SMPK1021 / SMPK2021

USER’S MANUAL

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Version 1.0 10092006

Please read this booklet and note the warning statements before using the product.

Warning! Improper use of charger might cause the battery to turn hot or explode.

Note:

Electric al and electr onic equipment ( EEE ) contains materials, parts and
substances which can be dangerous to the en v iroment and harmful to human
health if waste of electrical and electr onic equipment ( WEEE ) i s not disposed
of correctly.

Equipments which are marked with the WEEE logo (as shown on the left ),
should not be thrown away with your hou sehold waste. Contact your Local
Authority Waste Disposal Department as they will be able to provide details
of the recycl in g options av ailable in your area.

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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
Changing Mode----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 8

Entering Main Menu Page-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------8
Music Play --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 9
Skip a Song------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 9
Fast Forward and Backward---------------------------------------------------------------------- 9
Record----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 10
Voice Play----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 10

Video Play------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 11

Photo----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 12
E-Book------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------13
System Set----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 13
Language--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 13

Skip a voice--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------11
Fast Forward and Backward-----------------------------------------------------------------------11

Skip a voice-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 12
Fast Forward and Backward----------------------------------------------------------------------- 12

Power Off Set--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 14

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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, etc.

Features

z Colour 1.5-inch CSTN display
z Support MP3 (MPEG1/2 Layer2) and WMA music playback
z Support Game function
z Support E-Book function
z Support JPG and BMP picture
z Digital voice recorder
z USB mass storage function for data storage
z 5 EQ settings
z Lithium battery supports long playing time
z No driver installation is required (except Windows® 98/98SE)

Package Contents

z User's manual
z Earphone
z Power charger
z USB cable
z CD including the driver and software utilities

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Overview

Front

Top and Bottom

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Buttons Operation

Operation
EARPHONE JACK Insert the earphone plug into the earphone jack
USB PORT Connect the USB cable to the USB port of the computer for

MICROPHONE Microphone for voice recording
NEXT/

FAST FORWARD
MENU/
CONFIRM/
DISPLAY LYRIC

PREVIOUS/
FAST BACKWARD
*VOLUME +
VOLUME -

ON/
OFF/

*PLAY/
PAUSE/

DISPLAY Display the operating status, lyrics with backlight

*Reset the player by pressing PLAY/PAUSE and VOLIME+/- at the same time.

uploading the songs
z In PLAYING mode, press the button and release

immediately to jump to next song.

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

forward

z In STOP mode, press and hold 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 the lyric will show on the display automatically. (The lyric

is necessary edited by the user before shown on the
LCD display)

z In PLAYING mode, press the button and release

immediately to jump to previous song

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

backward the song

z Press the VOL button to tune volume, increase the

volume by pressing NEXT button.

z Press the VOL button to tune volume, decrease the

volume by pressing PREVIOUS button.

z In IDLE mode, push the button to power on the player
z In STOP mode, push the button to power 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 W hen the ON/OFF button is loca ting at ON, press and

hold the button to turn on and turn off the player.

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Display

Display Icon Function

Battery Level
Volume increase or decrease

Bit Rate

Repeat Mode

Show the current repeat mode used.

Show the battery level.
Show the current volume

Mode of Equalizer

Indicate the current mode of equalizer used. 5
different EQ settings are available for selection.

Show the bit rate of the song

The Name of Playing Song

Show the playing song currently

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On-screen-menu Operation

Main
Menu

Play Music
Record
Play Voice
Play Video
My Photo
Ebook
System Set
About
Game

English
French
Italian
German
Return

Files List
EQ Set
PlayMode Set
Return

Files List
PlayMode Set
Delete File
Return

Files List
Delete File
Return

Manual View
Auto View
Return

Language
Power Off Set
Power Save Mode
Record Mode Set
LCD contrast
Return

Normal
Rock
Classic
Pop
Jazz

Normal
Repeat One
Repeat All
Shuffle
Shuffle All
Intro

Disable
2 mins
5 mins
10 mins

Disable
5 mins
20 mins
30 mins
60 mins

Source
Encode
Sample
Channel
Return

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Power On and Off

Power On

Push the ON/OFF button to power on the player. The "LOGO" appears on the
display.

Power Off

Push the ON/OFF button to power off the player. The player is off.

Note: When the ON/OFF button is locating at ON, press and hold the PLAY/STOP button to turn
on and turn off the player.

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 connect the player to power charger for charging.

*Remark: the player can be charged while the ON/OFF button is in ON status. When you connect
the player to power charger, the player turn on automatically and enter the Main Menu mode, the
jumping battery icon will show on the display of STOP mode. You can use the player when the
player is charging.

Changing Mode

Entering Main Menu Page

1. Press and hold the MENU button and enter the main menu page. You’ve
entered the Main Menu page.

* Remark: “FM” is only applicable for the player with built-in FM function.

2. Press PREVIOUS/NEXT button to jump to other menu items in sequence of
Music Play, Record, Play Voice, Photo, E-book System Set, About and
Game

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3. Select your desired menu item and press MENU/CONFIRM button again to
enter sub-menu page.

Music Play

1. After entering Main Menu pag e, select Music and press MENU/CONFIRM
button to enter Playing Song mode.

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

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

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

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

Skip a Song

Press NEXT/PREVIOUS button to jump to next or previous song.

Fast Forward and Backward

Fast forward or backward by press and hold PREVIOUS/NEXT during playing
music

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Record

1. After entering Main Menu page, select Record and press MENU button to
enter Recording Voice mode.
Note: The recorded voice will be saved in .WAV only.

2. Following display will show once you’ve entered Recording Voice mode,
and the recording will start once you enter.

3. Press the PLAY/PAUSE button to stop the recording.

4. When you finished the recording, press MENU/CONFRIM button. The
wording of “Save success” appears on the displa y and the recorded audio
files will be automatically saved under Voice folder Directory as default. You
can check the recorded audio files in Voice folder of Voice play mode by
pressing PREV/NEXT button.

Voice Play

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

Note: Only. WAV format will be played under Playing Voice Mode

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

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

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

Skip a Voice

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

Fast Forward and Backward

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

Video Play

1. After entering Main Menu page, select Video Play and press
MENU/CONFIRM button to enter Playing movie mode.

Note: Only .smv format will be played under Playing Movie mode.

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

3. Press PREVIOUS/NEXT button to select your desired movie.

4. Press PLAY/PAUSE button to start playi ng selected .smv movie. If there is
no .smv files, “No Movie Files” will show on the display.

Skip a Movie

Press PREVIOUS/NEXT button to jump to next or previous movie.

Fast Forward and Backward

Fast forward or backward by press and hold the PREVIOUS/NEXT button during
playing movie

Photo

1. After entering Main Menu page, select PHOTO and press MENU/CONFIRM

button to enter View photos function.

Note: Only .JPG and .BMP format will be played under View PHOTO function.

2. Press the desired view way to start the photo viewing, there are 2 way to
choose: Manual View and Auto View.

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Ebook

1. After entering Main Menu page, select Ebook and press MENU/CONFIRM
button to enter E-book function.

Note: Only .TXT format will be played under Ebook function.

2. Press PREVIOUS/NEXT button to select your desired article, then pres s
PLAY button to start reading the article.

System Set

1. After entering Main Menu page, press PREV/NEXT button to select System

Function.

2. Press MENU/CONFIRM button to enter

System Set Function menu page.

Language

After entering System Set Function menu page, press MENU/CONFIRM button
to select Language Function. Press PREV/NEXT button to select the desired
language and press MENU/CONFIRM to confirm the Language.

English
French
Italian
German

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Power Off Set
Power Save Mode
Record Mode Set
LCD Contrast
Return

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Power Off Set

1. After entering System Set Function menu page, press PREVIOUS/NEXT
button to select Power off Set Function. Press MENU/CONFIRM button to
confirm.

2. To set the off time in 2/5/10 minutes. In the STOP mode, the player will be
off automatically based on the duration you set. You may set “Disable” to
disable this function.

Power Save Mode

1. After entering System Set Function menu page, press PREVIOUS/NEXT
button to select Power Save Mode Function. Press MENU/CONFIRM
button to confirm.

2. To set the Save time in 5/20/30/60 seconds, In the ID LE mode (no butt on i s
pressed), the display will come to be black automatically based on the
duration you set. You can press any key to light the display. Also you may
set “Disable” to disable this function.

Record Mode Set
After entering Setting menu, select Record Mode Set by pressing
MENU/CONFIRM button to enter this menu.

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

Source

Only MIC mode is available in Source.

Encoder

Press MENU/CONFIRM button to select the different Encoder includin g IMADPC M,
MSADPCM and PCM.

Sample

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

Channel

Only Mono mode is available in Channel.

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LCD Contrast

After entering Setting menu, select LCD contrast by pressing MENU/CONFIRM
button to enter this menu. A suitable contrast can be set accordingly.

About

After entering Setting menu page, select About item b y pressing MENU/CO NFIRM
button. The version of the firmware and the Memory Info will be sho wn on the
display for reference.

Game

After entering Main Menu page, select Game and press MENU/CONFIRM button
to enter Game function. Two games in this player are available: Boxman and Tetri s.

Files List

Folder Management

Under the ROOT directory, you may create the folder to manage the songs for
easy navigation and management. Under the each folder, subfolder or ROOT
directory.

Folder Navigation

1. In the Stop mode, press the MENU button and select Files list.

2. T he created folder names in th e first layer are listed on the display. Choose

3. Press the PLAY button to confirm your selection

your desired folder name by pushing PREV/NEXT button.

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Sub-folder

You may enter each folder in order to locate your desired sub-folder. Then press
MENU button for confirmation.

EQ Set

In PLAYING mode, press MENU/CONFIRM button and select EQ Select to enter
the EQ mode. Five EQ modes are available: normal, Rock, Classic, Pop and Jazz
Press PREVIOUS/NEXT button to change the EQ mode and press
MENU/CONFIRM button to confirm the EQ mode.

PlayMode Set

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.

Shuffle

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

Shuffle All

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

Intro

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

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

Delete files

In STOP mode, press MENU/CONFIRM button and select Delete files to enter the
deletion function. Select “YES” or “No” by pressing MENU/CONFIRM button, then
press PLAY/PAUSE button to confirm your selection. The wording ”delete success”
will show on the display.
Exit this function by pressing VOL button.

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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.

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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.

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 times 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.

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.

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

Step 3 : Click MTP Player by pressing right Button of the mouse and choos e Dri ve r
menu.

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

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.

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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.

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

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Step 3 : Click MTP Player by pressing right Button of the mouse and choos e Dri ve r
menu.

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

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 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 has run out z Replace battery

The software utilities
(included in CD) has not yet
installed on Windows®
98/98SE

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 an
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 are
compressed in MPEG1

with a new one.

z Insert the CD
z Click the setup to

install the software
utilities

z Follow the on-

screen instructions
to finish installation

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

After formatting the
internal memory of the
player by using our
software utilities, close
and re-open the software,
the mp3 player can’t be
detected

the USB cable

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.

Some system information
may be deleted during
formatting

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

Disconnect the player and
re-plugged

Install driver The computer can’t detect

Format the internal memory

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Technical Specifications

Capacity
Display Colour STN display

Interface USB 2.0 full speed
Power 250 MA Lithium battery

File type

S/N ratio 90dB
Earphones output
power

Operating System
Dimensions 39mm(W) x90mm(H) x 8mm(D)

Weight 45g

128MB/256MB/512MB/1GB/2GB internal flash
memory

.MP3 (32kbps – 384kbps), .WMA (64kbps –
128kbps) for music at Constant Bit Rate
.WAV for recorded audio files
.TXT for E-Book files
.JPG and .BMP for photo files

9mWx, 32ohm
Windows® 98/98SE/Me/2000/XP

MAC OS 9.0, 10.0

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How to convert video format

z Video format
The player can only play movies after converting other video formats to SMV
format. The player supports the following video formats to be converted to SMV
format: AVI, WMV, MPG.

z Converting video format
Accessory disk has been provided with video converting t ool. It is unnecessary to
install. You can use it by copying it to your PC directly. For example: copy the
whole folder of “SMV Transcoding” to the folder “c:\pro gram files\” of your PC.
Then enter this folder, click “video2smv.exe” to open video converting tool:

Converting video file to SMV format file

Notice: Before playing video file, please use SIGMATEL MOTION, the VIDEO
software to convert other format to SMV format. Operating steps are as follows:

1. Please make sure that the target video source (the video that needs to be
converted) is / has been saved in your PC and save it under C:\converting objects\.
The format of the video should be AVI, MPG. or WMA.

2. Running “video2smv” program under folder of S MV Transcoding in accessory
CD.

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3. Setting:

z Click “
z Click “

z Select the level of vi deo quality you would like the ou tput to be converted

Generally, they are 3 levels of video quality:

High: video playback length is one hour; it takes up about 200MByte space.
Medium: video playback length is one hour; it takes up about 128MByte space.
Low: video playback length is one hour; it takes up about 83MByte space.

Custom: User-defined video quality

” to select the video source file you want to convert in “Input”
” to select the position you want to preserve an d file name after

converting in “Output”.

to:

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z Dimensi on: Choo se resolutio n 128*1 28, b est suited for your screen size of

1.5”

z Choose start point of the video you want to convert.

z Choose ending point of the video you want to convert.

4. After setting, click “Convert” at last to start converting.

5. After converting, connect the MP3 player to your PC by USB cable.

6. Enter C:\Output\

7. Copy Ski_trip.smv to the folder of “MVIDEO” of your MP3 player.

Disconnect the MP3 player from PC, turn on the player and enter Video menu to
watch the converted video.

Notice:
You’d better use the windows default of the software if you are not so familiar with
video converting.

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