Toshiba MEA210 User Manual

DIGITAL AUDIO PLAYER

MEA210

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OWNER’S MANUAL

Preparation

Audio data preparation

Operation Others

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Product Name : DIGIT AL AUDIO PLAYER Model Number(s) : MEA210

FOR HOME OR OFFICE USE

Tested To Comply With FCC Standards

FCC Notice “Declaration of Conformity Information”

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This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications. However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation. If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception, which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures:

- Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.

- Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver.

- Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected.

- Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help.

Warning : Changes or modifications made to this equipment, not expressly

approved by Toshiba or parties authorized by Toshiba could void the user’s authority to operate the equipment.

This device complies with part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions : (1) This device may not cause harmful interference, and (2) this device must accept any interference received, including interference

that may cause undesired operation.

Toshiba America Consumer Products, Inc. 82 Totowa Road, Wayne, New Jersey, 07470 (973)628-8000

Industry Canada

This Class B digital apparatus complies with Canadian ICES-003.

IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS

CAUTION: PLEASE READ AND OBSERVE ALL WARNINGS AND

INSTRUCTIONS GIVEN IN THIS OWNER’S MANUAL AND THOSE MARKED ON THE UNIT. RETAIN THIS BOOKLET FOR FUTURE REFERENCE.

This set has been designed and manufactured to assure personal safety . Improper use can result in unit’s overheating or fire hazard. The safeguards incorporated in this unit will protect you if you observe the following procedures for installation, use and servicing. This unit is fully transistorized and does not contain any parts that can be repaired by the user.

1. Read owner’s manual After unpacking this product, read the owner’s manual carefully, and follow all the operating and other instructions.

2. Heat The product should be situated away from heat sources such as radiators, heat registers, stoves, or other products that produce heat.

3. Water and Moisture Do not use this product near water - for example, near a bath tub, wash bowl, kitchen sink, or laundry tub; in a wet basement; or near a swimming pool and the like.

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4. Cleaning Remove all cables and battery from this product before cleaning. Do not use liquid cleaners or aerosol cleaners. Use a soft cloth for cleaning.

5. Object and Liquid Entry Never push objects of any kind into this product through openings as they may touch electrical parts and could result in a fire or unit’s overheating. Never spill liquid of any kind on the product.

6. Attachments Do not use attachments not recommended by the product manufacturer as they may cause hazards.

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IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS

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7. Burden Do not place a heavy object on, or step on the product. Doing so may cause serious damage to the product.

8. Headphones When you use headphones, keep the volume at a moderate level. If you use the headphones continuously with high volume sound, it may cause hearing damage.

9. Damage Requiring Service Remove all cables and battery from this product and refer servicing to qualified service personnel under the following conditions: a) If liquid has been spilled, or objects have fallen into the product. b) If the product has been exposed to rain or water. c) If the product does not operate normally by following the operating

instructions. Adjust only those controls that are covered by the operating instructions as an improper adjustment of other controls may result in damage and will often require extensive work by a qualified

technician to restore the product to its normal operation. d) If the product has been dropped or damaged in any way. e) When the product exhibits a distinct change in performance - this

indicates a need for service.

10.LCD When the LCD panel is broken and the liquid leaks out, do not touch the liquid as it may cause a rash. If your hands or clothes touch the liquid, immediately wash it off.

11.Restriction Do not use this product if a medical instrument such as a pacemaker is embedded in your body, or if you are in a location where use of electronic instruments is restricted, such as an aircraft cabin.

12.Children’s misuse Do not put this product or SD memory card in your mouth. For children’s safety , keep this product out of their reach.

13.Traffic Do not use this product while driving. Do not operate this product while walking. You may become distracted and cause a traffic accident.

14.Servicing Do not attempt to service this product yourself as opening or removing covers may expose you to high temperature or other hazards. Refer all servicing to qualified service personnel.

15.Replacement Parts When replacement parts are required, be sure the service technician has used replacement parts specified by the manufacturer or have the same characteristics as the original part. Unauthorized substitutions may result in fire, unit overheating, or other hazards.

16.Safety Check Upon completion of any service or repairs to this product, ask the service technician to perform safety checks to determine that the product is in proper operating condition.

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Precautions

Notes on handling

Do not shock the unit. It may cause damage to the audio data.

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Do not press against the display of the unit. It may cause damage. Do not use volatile liquids, such as insect spray, near the unit. Do not leave rubber or plastic products in contact with the unit for a long time. They will leave marks on the finish. Do not put the unit in a pants pocket. Sitting down may crush the unit.

Notes on locating

When you use this unit near a TV, radio, or portable phone, radio interference may occur. In this case, operate the unit away from the TV, radio, or portable phone.

Notes on cleaning

Use a soft, dry cloth for cleaning.

For stubborn dirt, soak the cloth in a weak detergent solution, wring well and wipe. Use a dry cloth to wipe it dry. Do not use any type of solvent, such as thinner and benzine, as they may damage the surface of the unit. If you use a chemical saturated cloth to clean the unit, follow that product’s instructions.

Copyrights

It is forbidden by law to copy, broadcast, play in public, or rent copyrighted material without permission.

Audio data

Toshiba is not liable for any data damaged or lost by malfunction of this unit or a connected computer. Audio data imported by the software of this system is encoded, and cannot be copied for back-up on your computer and any other drive. Therefore, audio data in your computer may be lost in the event of system failure, crash, or recovery .

Restrictions for copyright protection

This player system incorporates copy protection encoding technology in compliance with the terms and conditions of SDMI. Therefore, users are required to acknowledge the following restrictions on usage of this system.

1 Data imported to a computer or transferred to the player using the TOSHIBA Audio

Manager cannot be played on any other device even if it has been copied.

2 In compliance with the terms and conditions of SDMI, the TOSHIBA Audio Manager

cannot read data that contains copy protection signals.

3 Data which contains no restrictions on usage (such as CD) is limited to 3 transfers

according to the terms and conditions of SDMI.

SDMI: Secure Digital Music Initiative, an organization established to construct

technology specifications to protect digital music against illegal copy and distribution.

PD: An SDMI authorized device that records audio data inside or onto external

media. (Portable Device)

Note: The TOSHIBA Audio Manager defines the TOSHIBA digital audio player as the

PD.

Exemptions

Toshiba is not liable for any damage caused by fire, earthquake, uses by a third person, accidents, owner’s intentional or unintentional misuse, or uses in other improper conditions. Toshiba is not liable for incidental damages (such as profit loss or interruption in business, modification or erasure of recorded data, etc.) caused by use or misuse of this unit. Toshiba is not liable for any damage caused by neglect of the instructions described in the owner’s manual. Toshiba is not liable for any damage caused by misuse or malfunction through joint use of this unit and connected equipment.

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System Outline

What is the TOSHIBA digital audio player?

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The TOSHIBA digital audio player plays audio data which is stored in its internal memory or on an SD memory card (optional). To store them you must use the supplied TOSHIBA Audio Manager software.

TOSHIBA Audio Manager

LIBRARY MANAGER

Audio CD

Audio CD and WAVE data is compressed and encoded to an AAC format file.

Audio data file

(MP3, WA VE)

What is the TOSHIBA Audio Manager?

The TOSHIBA Audio Manager is a software program that imports your audio data from audio CDs or audio files (MP3 or WAVE file) and transfers them to the player. The audio data is encoded and imported by the computer.

MP3 (MPEG-1/Audio Layer3)

An international standardized compression format of sound data. This format can compress audio data to a 10th to 12th volume.

WAVE

Standard sound file format in Windows.

AAC (MPEG-2/Advanced Audio Coding)

An international standardized compression format of audio data that improves upon the compression rate of MP3.

What you have to do is ...

Perform the following procedures.

Preparation 1: Get the player ready.

Load battery in the player.

Preparation 2: Get your computer ready.

Install the TOSHIBA Audio Manager in your computer.

Preparation 3: Prepare audio data.

Import audio data into your computer and transfer it to the player via the TOSHIBA Audio Manager.

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Play the audio data on the player.

Preparations 1 to 3 are necessary for all first time users of this TOSHIBA digital audio player.

Once you set up and operate the player, you will not need to make preparations 1 and 2 again.

Make preparation 3 when you want to change audio data in the player.

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Minimum PC Requirements

OS: Microsoft® Windows® 98 (Windows® 98 preinstalled)

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CPU: Pentium® MMX® 233MHz or higher processor

Memory: 32MB minimum (64MB or more recommended) Sound: Sound card 16bit or more Hard Disk: 30MB free space except for audio data CD-ROM Drive: (SCSI) ANSI X3T10-1048D Standard drive

Microsoft, Windows are registered trademarks of the Microsoft Corporation of the U.S. registered in the USA and other countries. MMX, Pentium are trademarks or registered trademarks of Intel Corporation registered in the USA.

Microsoft® Windows® Millennium Edition Microsoft® Windows® 2000 (Function is not supported under Microsoft Windows® 2000 system with Dual CPU configuration.)

(Pentium® II 300MHz or higher processor recommended)

(ATAPI) SFF-8020 Standard drive

Accessories

Check to insure that the following items are supplied with the player.

CD-ROM

• Clip• TOSHIBA Audio Manager

• Interface cable • Headphones

• End User License Agreement

• REGISTRATION CARD

• AAA Battery (1)

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IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS.......................................................... 3

Precautions ..................................................................................................... 6

System Outline ................................................................................................ 8

Table of contents........................................................................................... 11

Preparation

Loading battery ............................................................................................. 12

Installing the TOSHIBA Audio Manager ...................................................... 14

Installing the TOSHIBA Audio Manager ........................................................... 14

Installing the USB driver................................................................................... 15

Connection to a computer ........................................................................... 16

Using an SD memory card (option) ............................................................. 18

Inserting an SD memory card .......................................................................... 18

Ejecting the SD memory card .......................................................................... 18

Audio data preparation

Using the TOSHIBA Audio Manager ............................................................ 20

Using Wizard to import/transfer audio data ............................................... 22

Importing audio data from an audio CD...................................................... 23

Importing audio files..................................................................................... 25

Transferring audio data to the player.......................................................... 26

Deleting audio data from the player ............................................................ 29

Creating a PlayList........................................................................................ 30

Operation

Playing a song............................................................................................... 31

T o stop playback............................................................................................... 32

To turn the power off......................................................................................... 33

To play in fast forward or reverse direction ....................................................... 33

To locate a song ............................................................................................... 33

Changing the function settings ................................................................... 34

Others

Error messages ............................................................................................. 37

Formatting an SD memory card .................................................................. 38

Attaching the clip .......................................................................................... 40

Troubleshooting ............................................................................................ 41

Specifications................................................................................................ 42

Identification of controls .............................................................................. 44

LIMITED WARRANTY.................................................................................... 46

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Preparation

Loading battery

Caution

• Do not use battery other than that specified.

• Do not insert battery in the wrong direction.

• Do not charge, heat, open, or short-circuit the battery. Do not throw battery into a fire.

• Do not charge the supplied battery.

• When using re-chargeable battery, follow the instructions for the battery and the charger for safe handling.

• Do not leave a dead or exhausted battery in the unit.

Neglecting the above may cause battery leakage and corrosion, resulting in burns or injury. If your fingers or clothes touch the battery acid, wash them immediately . If your eyes come in contact with battery acid, wash them and immediately consult your doctor. If the

Preparation

surface of an object becomes soiled, use a cloth to wipe if off, avoiding direct contact.

Open the battery cover on the player.

Load battery.

Make sure to match the polarity of the battery to its contacts.

Close the battery cover.

Notes on battery

• A durable alkaline battery or economical nickel-metal hydride rechargeable battery is recommended.

• Battery life may depend on the type of the battery or the operating condition such as storage conditions, storing, using, surrounding temperature, etc.

• If you do not use the player for a long period of time (for longer than one week), remove the battery to avoid possible damage from battery corrosion.

• A very small amount of battery life will be consumed even while the player is turned off.

Notes on battery indicator

• The battery consumption indicator will display when using the player. (page 45)

• When using nickel-metal hydride rechargeable battery, the battery indicator on the player may not correspond to actual battery consumption.

• If an exhausted battery is used, the battery indicator on the player may read full when you turn the player on. However the player will turn off the moment you begin operating it.

Notes on battery changing

Load a new battery more than 30 seconds after removing the old one. If failed to do so, the battery consumption indicator may keep displaying the status before battery changing.

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Installing the TOSHIBA Audio Manager

When you use this player for the first time, install the supplied TOSHIBA Audio Manager software into your computer. Make sure that a CD-ROM drive and a USB interface are available on your computer.

Perform the following 2 steps.

1. Installing the TOSHIBA Audio Manager

2. Installing the USB driver Once you complete these steps, you do not have to repeat them every time.

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• Startup your computer. Turn of f all applications including virus-protection software.

• Confirm that a battery is loaded into the player. (page 12)

• Insure an unconnected USB port is available on your computer.

Installing the TOSHIBA Audio Manager

Insert the supplied TOSHIBA Audio Manager CD-ROM into a CD-ROM drive on your computer.

“TOSHIBA Audio Manager Setup Menu” appears.

Click the button of “Audio Manager Installation Procedure.”

“Audio Manager Installation Procedure” appears. Be sure to read this before proceeding.

Click the button of “AUDIO MANAGER.”

The setup window of TOSHIBA Audio Manager appears. Follow the instructions in the windows to install.

Notes

• If the setup menu does not appear in step 1, double-click “default.htm” in the CD-ROM to display “Audio Manager Installation Procedure.” If you want to display the setup window, double-click “Setup.exe” in the CD-ROM.

• Read the “readme.txt” in the CD-ROM. It contains the system requirements of the computer and additional precautions.

Installing the USB driver

Make sure your computer has safely restarted.

Refer to page 16 and connect the player to a USB connector on your computer using the supplied interface cable.

“Found New Hardware Wizard” appears. Be sure to confirm that a battery is loaded into the player before

connecting it to your computer.

Follow the instructions on the “Installing the USB drivers” located in the “Audio Manager Installation Procedure” window.

Preparation

Your computer is ready. Now go to page 20 to prepare your favorite songs to play.

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