Technika MP-108, MP-208, MP-308 User Manual

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MP3 Player

User Guide

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Table of Contents

Safety Information Page 3

Windows and Windows Media Players Page 4

About Your Player Page 5

Getting Started Page 6

Uploading Music Files using WMP 9 Page 7

Transferring Other Files using WMP 9 Page 8

Disconnecting the Player in WMP 9 Page 9

Transferring Music Files using WMP 11 Page 11

Viewing the Player Drive in WMP 11 Page 15

Switching the Player On and O Page 16

Accessing Player Modes Page 17

Playing Music Page 18

Advanced Play Modes Page 19

The Hold Function Page 19

Seeking and Playing Individual Tracks Page 20

Queue Play Page 21

Using the FM Radio Page 22

Making Voice and Radio Recordings Page 26

Setting Recording Parameters Page 28

The Voice Menu Page 30

The Navigation Menu Page 32

Managing Voice and FM Recordings Page 33

Displaying the Time Page 34

System Settings Page 35

Audio Settings Page 36

Further Settings Page 37

Altering the Contrast Page 38

Altering the Backlight Time Page 38

Setting Power Savings (Auto Shut O) Page 38

Setting the System Time Page 39

Restoring System Defaults Page 39

Accessing System Information Page 39

Accessing Player Information Page 39

Warranty Page 40

Specications Page 40

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Important Safety Information

Please follow all these guidelines to safely operate your player.

• Read these instructions before using the player

• Keep these instructions. If you are transferring this product to a third party include these instructions.

• Do not use earphones while driving, cycling or walking near trac.

• Do not listen at extremely high volumes – doing so can damage your hearing.

• To avoid damaging the player, always insert the earphones prior to switching the player on.

• Do not use or store the player in excessively dry, dusty or dirty environments.

• This product must not be exposed to dripping and splashing water or other liquids.

• Keep the player away from heat, humidity, and magnetic elds.

• Do not leave the unit exposed to direct sunlight for long periods of time.

• Keep the player away from heat sources.

• Clean the player with a soft cloth dampened slightly with clean water. Never clean the player with solvents or abrasives.

• Do not press the screen or apply excessive pressure to the player keys.

• Never disconnect the player from the PC without following the correct procedure.

• WARNING: This product contains an integral Polymer Li-ion battery. There is a risk of re and burns if the player is
handled improperly. Do not disassemble, crush, puncture, or dispose of in re or water. Do not attempt to open the
player case or service the battery pack. Use a qualied service technician to replace the battery and replace only with a
battery designated for this product. Dispose of the product with the battery intact in accordance with recycling
regulations in your area.

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IMPORTANT INFORMATION

Windows Operating Systems And Windows Media Players (WMPs)

There have been many versions of Windows Operating Systems and their associated Media Players over the years. In most cases the default
Media Players that shipped with the Operating systems have been upgraded. Here are our recommendations:
Windows Me and Windows 2000: If you have not already done so, you should upgrade to WMP 9. This is a free upgrade. To download WMP 9
copy and paste this link into your Web Browser http://www.microsoft.com/windows/windowsmedia/download/AllDownloads.aspx?displang=en
&qstechnology= In the ‘Select Version’ Box click Windows Media Player 9 Series (for Windows 98 SE, Me, and 2000). Follow the instructions. WMP
9 does not support player synchronisation. Please follow the special instructions on Pages 7 and 8 in this guide for downloading and manag­ing data between your MP3 player and your PC.

Windows XP: WinXP originally shipped with WMP 9. Many users upgraded to WMP 10.
Not all users have installed WMP 11 which is the latest version.

This player is optimised to interface with WMP11.

Windows XP will support MP 11 if Service Pack 2 (SP2) is installed. To nd out if your ver­sion is SP2: Click START. Right click in the Start Menu and then click on the ‘Properties’ tab
which opens. Refer to the image at the right.

If you do not have SP2 you should use WMP 10 (or preferably install SP2 and WMP 11)

Windows Vista: The default player is WMP 11 - there are no issues.

ESSENTIAL INFORMATION FOR WINDOWS MEDIA PLAYER 10 USERS

Much music is content protected and requires a licence. This is normally automatically downloaded when you download the music. This MP3
player uses DRM9 to manage content protected les. WMP 10 does not fully interface with the latest generation of MP3 players using DRM9
and the player may not be recognised when you upload protected les - you may see a message like: Windows Media Player cannot synchronize
the le because the device needs to be updated. There is a free Service Patch (Hotx) available from Microsoft. Copy and paste this link into your
browser http://support.microsoft.com/kb/922814 and follow the instructions to download the hotx applicable to your Operating System.
A better solution is to download and install WMP11. Copy and paste this link into your browser http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.
aspx?FamilyID=1d224714-e238-4e45-8668-5166114010ca&DisplayLang=en Follow the instructions to download and install WMP11.

To fully enjoy the facilities of your player we strongly recommend the use of WMP 11 where possible.

WMP 9 should only be used with Win 2000 and WinMe. Synchronisation of this MP3 player with WMP 9 is not possible.

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About Your Player

A: USB port

Connect the player to computer with the supplied USB cable.

B: MICROPHONE

C: CONTROL JOYSTICK >||

During Play: Press to pause/restart the music.
In menu mode: Press to select options or enter the submenu
Rock right: to fast forward or select the next track/menu.
Rock left: to fast reverse or select the previous track/menu.
Rock up: to increase volume or move up a menu
Rock Down: to decrease volume or move down a menu

D. HOLD SWITCH

Lock the controls to avoid accidental operation

E: HEADPHONE SOCKET

F: POWER ON/OFF AND MENU SWITCH

Press to turn on the player.
Press and hold to turn o the player.
During play: Press to go to the main menu.
In menu mode: press to go up one menu item.

G: RESET BUTTON

Press to reset the player.

H: REMOVEABLE BELT CLIP

To remove the clip, slide it o in the direction of the arrow on the
drawing at the right. To replace the clip, reverse the procedure

OVERVIEW

JOYSTICK HOLD SWITCH

UNLOCKED

LOCKED

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Getting Started

Before using the player you should charge the battery

Win Me/2000/XP/Vista – The system will auto-recognise the player
Win 2000: ensure you have SP3 installed
Win XP: To use the latest Media Player (WMP11) you should have SP2 installed.

• Make sure the player is switched o.

• Connect the supplied USB cable to the player

• Plug the cable into a free USB port on the PC.

• If connection is successful the player will display these screens

• The lightning ash on the battery icon indicates the battery is charging.
You should leave the player battery to charge for at least eight hours.
When the battery is fully charged the battery icon will display.

You cannot operate the player controls when it is connected to the PC!!

RESTORING THE PLAYER

If for any reason the player freezes either during connection or disconnection from
your PC or during operation, the player will need to be restored.

• Unplug the MP3 Player from the PC (if connected)

• Locate the Reset hole. Insert a paperclip or similar object in the hole and gently
press the concealed switch. The player will then resume normal operation.

Do not Remove

Ok To Remove

menumenu

resetreset

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Uploading Music to the Player - WMP 9

When you connect the player to a PC with Windows Media Player 9 it will appear as
a removeable drive in “My Computer”.

• To access “My Computer”: Click Start/My Computer - refer to the image on the right

• In the box that opens identify the player. It will be listed as a removeable disk.

Hint: To make it easy to identify the player on the PC, we suggest you
rename the disk. The PC will recognize the player by its new name
whenever you connect it.

You may now access and play les stored on the player, and transfer
data between the PC and the player.

Tranferring Music Files

• Locate the les on your PC hard drive in one window.

• In a second window access the player via “ My
Computer”.

• Choose the les. Right click the les and select “Copy”

• Place the mouse on the player icon Right click the icon
and select and click “Paste” to copy the les across.

Note: If your les are stored in folders you can copy the
entire folder onto the player icon. You should ensure that
only music les (MP3 or WAV) are in the folders before you
transfer them.

You may also open the player window and drag and drop
les directly into the window - see the next page.

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Transferring Other Files - WMP 9

• In “My Computer”, navigate to the MP3
player

• Double Click on the player icon to open
the player folder

This is what the player structure looks like
before any music les are uploaded.

• Music les and folders are stored in the
player drive directly.

• Microphone recordings and Recordings
of FM radio broadcasts are stored in their
own subfolders in the RECORD folder.

When the player is connected to the PC these
folders and the seven “hidden” les are created.

Use the correct folder when uploading les. If
you accidentally delete a folder, the player will
re-create it when you next connect it to the PC.

If you store the wrong le types in the player
there is a strong possibility that the player will
not recognise the le.

MUSIC FILES

GO HERE

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Disconnecting the Player - WMP 9

After you have transferred the les and the player battery is charged:

1. Locate the “Safely Remove Hardware” icon on the taskbar at the bottom right of the screen.

2. Double click the icon

3. In the box that opens, click Stop

4. Another screen opens. Click OK

5. When you see this balloon over the taskbar you can

disconnect the player from the PC.

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• Start Windows Media Player 11 before connecting the Player to the PC.

• For best results connect the PC to the Internet

• Now connect the Player to the PC.

WMP 11 will detect the player as an MTP device

Transferring Files - WMP 11

You can choose to select all the les automatically or manually

At the right there is a box asking you if you want to update the player clock. If you select yes and you have any
protected music with a time limited licence that has expired, the music will not be playable.

Make your selections and click NEXT to proceed.

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Windows Media Player will now set the
player up for Synchronization

You may, if you wish choose to give the
player a name for easy future recognition

Click “FINISH’ to continue

Transferring Files - WMP 11

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The player is divided into two
panes.

The right pane has the image of
your player’s hard drive.

The left pane carries details of all
the les on your PC.

You can now locate the les you
want to copy to the player and
drag them to the right pane.

You can drag a complete album or
selected tracks.

If there are DRM les the player will
locate and download the licence.
If the player cannot nd the licence
it may download the licence from
the supplying website or prompt

you to nd the license.
If no valid license is available the

le will not be synchronised.

When all the les have been trans­ferred: Click ‘START SYNC’

Transferring Files - WMP 11

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The les will now be uploaded and
synchronised to the MP3 player.

Do not interrupt this process

Transferring Files - WMP 11