Tatung M100 User Manual
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Table of Contents
1. Overview............................... ... .................................. ... ................................... .. .... 2
1.1 Included in the Box................ ......................................................................2
1.2 Features........................................................................................................ 2
1.3 Specifications................................................................................................ 3
1.4 Battery....................................................................................... ... .................3
1.5 File Transfer..................................................................................................4
1.6 Button Basics............................................ ... ................................... .............. 5
1.7 The Standard Operation Menu......................................................................5
2. Main Menu ................... ......................................................................................... 6
2.1 Button Functions.......................................................... ... ..............................7
3. Music..................................................................................................... ... .............. 7
3.1 Icons on the Music Playback menu ............................ .................................8
3.2 Button Functions.......................................................... ... ..............................9
3.3 Submenus of the Music Playback menu.......................................................9
3.4 Special Functions........................................................................................10
4. Recorder ............................... ..... ...... .. ...... ..... ... ..... ..... ... ..... ...... .. ...... .. ...... ..... ... ....12
4.1 Icons on the Voice Recording menu..........................................................13
4.2 Button Functions.......................................................... ... ............................13
4.3 Submenu of the Recorder Menu..................................................... ..... ... ....14
4.4 File Formats available................................................................................. 14
5. Voice (Playback) .......................... ..... ... ..... ... ..... ...... .. ...... .. ...... ..... ... ..... ..... ... ..... ..14
5.1 Icons in the Voice (Playback) Menu................................. ..........................15
5.2 Button Functions.......................................................... ... ............................15
5.3 Submenus of the Voice (Playback) menu................. ...... .. ...... ..... ... ..... ..... ..16
6. JPEG................................................................ .. ...... ..... ... ..... ... ..... ..... ... ..... ... ..... ..17
6.1 JPEG Menu Interface..................................................................................17
6.2 Button Functions.......................................................... ... ............................18
6.3 Submenus of the JPEG Menu................................................. ....................18
7. Settings............... ... ................................... .. ................................... ... ....................19
7.1 Button Functions.......................................................... ... ............................19
7.2 Setting Details............................................................................................. 19
8. Firmware Update.............. ... ................................... .. ................................... ... .... 20
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1. Overview
With stylish design and sm all dimensions, the Tatung M100 is not onl y a MP3 player but
also a fashionable accessory for your apparel. Moreover, the bright color OLED display
and video playback function give you an innovating entertainme nt ex p erience on the go.
This Manual was specifically designed for customer convenience. It is organized in a
manner of Menus to make it as straightf o rwa rd as possible. For example, if you ha ve a
question that involves the Music (Playback) menu, go to the Music (Playback) menu
section. You can find the Table of Contents with section numbers as wel l as pa g e
numbers.
1.1 Included in the Box
z Installation CD
z USB to computer cable
z Tatung M100 player
z User Guide
z Earphones
1.2 Features
y Supports MP3 and WMA music file formats
y Synchro-lyric capabilities-- listen to your music as the lyrics fly across the
screen in perfect synchrony-- easy to learn the lyrics!
y Built in Microphone with easy and high-quality recording
y Supports MTV video file format-- file transformation tool included!
y USB 2.0 interface with maximum transfer speeds of up to 1000 KB per second
y Language learning function with conve nie nt A to B sectiona l playback
y High quality earphones with auto-scan FM radio (Europe Only)
y Supports Windows 98/ME/2000/XP, Mac OS 10.X, and Linux Kernel (version
2.4.2 and above) operating systems
y Built-in rechargeable Lithium-Ion battery
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1.3 Specifications
1.4 Battery
• There are nine different levels of ba ttery charge
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Stands for empty battery
Audio No. of Channels
Frequency Range
Rated Power Output
S/N Ratio
Stereo
20Hz – 20KHz
250-460mV
85db
Display OLED 96x64 (65,000 colors)
Storage Flash Memory 512MB/1GB
Music File Formats File Type
Bit Rate (MP3)
Bit Rate (WMA)
ID3 Information
Lyric
MP3, WMA
8k-320kHz
5k-384kHz
Support
Sync Lyric (Double line display)
Image/Video File
Format
Image File
Video File
JPEG
MTV
Recording File Format ADPCM
Sound Effects Speed
Equalizer
16 levels
7 preset channels (Natural,
Rock, Pop, Classic, Soft, Jazz,
and DBB)
Power Built-in Battery
Playback time: full
battery
USB Charging time
Rechargeable Lithium-ion
(550mA)
8 hours (backlight on), 14 hours
(backlight off)
3 hours
System Requirements MS Windows
MAC OS
Linux
98 SE/ME/2000/XP
10.X
Kernel 2.4.2 or above
General Dimension
Weight
USB
62 x 34 x 20 mm
38g
2.0 (Up to 1000K Byte/Sec)
Other Functions Language English, German, French,
Spanish, Italian, Dutch,
Portuguese, Trad. Chinese and
Simp. Chinese
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• Stands for full battery
To start charging the battery, simply connect your Tatung M100 to your computer via the
USB cable. It requires 3 hours to fully recharge your Tatung M100’s battery.
1.5 File Transfer
You can transfer files to and from your Tatung M100. To do this, first connect your
player to your computer via the USB cable.
• Your player will then display the rea dy status screen shown below:
Ready Status Screen
Note, in this screen, you can go back to the Main Menu by pressing the MODE button.
• To begin transferring files to your player, open your computer’s File Manager.
Your Tatung M100 should be shown as a Removable Disk under My Computer.
Note that if you are using a MAC, it should automatically appear on the desktop.
Then, you can now select files and copy them over onto your player. While
transferring files, your Tatu ng M100 will display the Download Screen (sh ow n
below):
Download Screen
• You can also upload a file from your Tatung M100 to your computer, simply by
opening the Removable Disk Icon (as described above) and copying the files onto
your computer. While uploading files, your player will display the Upload Screen
(shown below):
Upload Screen
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Note, your Tatung M100 will not respond to any button operations while
Downloading / Uploading files.
1.6 Button Basics
The Tatung M100 has nine buttons in total:
PLAY: Turn On, Turn Off, Play, Pause, and Stop.
MODE: Menu Options, Enter Menu
NEXT: Next, Scroll to the right
LAST: Previous, Scroll to the left
VOL+: Increase Volume, Last Item
VOL-: Decrease Volume, Next Item
A-B/REC: Special A-B Recording Hot Button
EQ: When playing MP3 music files, use this button to directly change their sound
effects without entering the option menus. Press and hold the button to
lock/unlock the button.
POWER ON: Turn the power on/off
A-B Hot Recording Button – Hot recording is referencing the ability to immediately enter
the Recording Menu and start recording from almost anywhere.
1.7 The Standard Operation Menu
The Tatung M100 interface is Menu base d, w ith each menu having its own particular
function. In the user guide, two types of menus are referenced. They are the normal
menus and submenus.
• Normal menus – Normal menus are the main interface menus. These are the
menus that have specific functions. They include the Main Menu, Music Menu,
Recorder Menu, Voice Menu, JPEG Menu an d Settings Menu. All of these Menus
can be entered off of the Main Menu, simply by pressing the MODE button.
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• Submenus – Submenus are Menus that you can access off of one of the Normal
Interface Menus. These menus act to compliment the functions of the Normal
Interface Menus, such as options or additional settings. These menus can be
entered by pressing the MODE button whenever you are in a Normal Interface
Menu.
Note, When you are in a Submenu, if the player goes idle for over 5 sec o n ds , it will auto
quit that submenu.
2. Main Menu
Off of the main menu, you can choose between 5 major functions by entering their
subsections: Music, Recorder, Voice, JPEG and Settings.
Main Menu Screen
• Press the PREVIOUS/NEXT buttons to scroll through the function menus.
• Press the MODE button to enter highlighted function menu.
• A-B button acts as a hot recording button. You may press it from any
menu to enter the recording function menu and immediately start
recording.
• Long-Press the PLAY/PAUSE button to turn off the player from any
menu.
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2.1 Button Functions
3. Music
Off of the Music Function Menu, you can play MP3, WAV and WMA formatted files.
You can also use the A-B repeat func tion to play particular parts of a m usic f ile, in which
you choose the beginning and end point of a section to replay over and over.
• To play a sound file, enter the Music In terface Menu and select the folder
the file is stored in by pressing the MODE button, selecting “Local
Buttons Operation
Long Press
Lock/unlock player buttons EQ
Press No function
Long Press Enter the recording function and start recordingA-B
Press Enter the recording function and start recording
Long Press Turn the player on/off Play/Pause
Press No Function
Long Press No Function Mode(joystick)
Press Enter Selected Menu
Long Press +/Press
No Function
Long press Previous/Next
Press
Scroll Left/Right
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