TrekStor i-Beat Ice User Manual

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G r e e t i n g s

Welcome to the digital world provided by TreKstor

Thank you for purchasing TreKstor i.Beat ice

This user manual is provided to improve customer convenience in using the product.

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Continuous product improvements are available through firmware and software upgrades.

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Table of Contents

Product Characteristics

Charging with a USB Cable

Charging with a USB Adaptor

Re-chargeable Battery Maintenance

Product Package

List of Items Included

Optional Items

Device Configuration

Connecting to a Computer (PC)

Installing the i.Beat iceS o f t w a r e

Connecting to a PC

Using USB

Removing the i.Beat iceS a f e l y

Using Windows Media Player

Formatting the i.Beat ice

Using the i.Beat ice

OLED Screen By Each Mode

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Button Description

Basic Function

Listening to Music

Switching To VOICE Mode

Switching To FM Mode

Switching To LINE-IN Mode

Menu Setting

Upgrading Firmware

Product Specification

T r o u b l e s h o o t i n g

Usage Cautions

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Safety Precautions

Protect the product
from high humidity,
dirt and dust, and
direct sunlight.

Do not let the product come
into contact with chemicals
such as benzene or paint
thinner etc.

Do not try to
dismantle, repair, or
modify the product.

Avoid places with high or low
temperature and high humidity.

Do not apply
excessive force to or
place any heavy
object on the
p r o d u c t .

Do not press two buttons
simultaneously, or use
excessive force.

Be aware that if you
fall with the player in
your pocket it may
cause injuries.

Be aware that the neck strap
may break if too much force is
applied to the strap, or when
exercising vigorously. If this
occurs the player may fall and
break or cause injuries.

When using the neck
strap take care that
the strap does not get
stuck in doors,
elevators, etc.

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Make sure to
charge the
battery for use
after purchase
of the product.
(See pages
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Keep the
charger away
from water.

Never disassemble the
battery or charger.

Keep your hands off the inside
of the charger.

Store the battery and
charger below 45℃.
(i.e. 113℉)

Please do not
open the case
of the charger

Charge the battery at the
ambient temperature of 0℃t o
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Use the charger
indoors only.

Product CharacteristicsNote for Battery and Charger

- Multi-Codec Player

Supports MP3, WMA, ASF (Music files only), ADPCM format digital audio files.

It also supports all bandwidths of MP3 and WMA.

- Firmware Upgrade

Supports continuous functional updates, modification, and upgrades for the player.

- Lyrics Support

Provides a Lyrics download and edit function.

- Supports USB2.0 High Speed

Supports USB 2.0 interface enabling high-speed file transfer.

- 3D Sound Effect

Supports dynamic sound effects and 3D sound through SRS WOW

- Automatic folder search, Playback type function select
Playback list function enables dynamic methods for playing

- Automatic FM frequency detection

- 2 color OLED

- Supports lyrics display and ID3 Tag

- Windows Media Player Plug-in support

- GUI (Graphic User Interface) support

Supports GUI and various functions (sleep, repeat)

- Supports user EQ

- Multilingual support

- Multiple language support (Unicode 2.0 Standard)

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Charging with a USB Cable

Use a USB cable to connect the i.Beat iceto a PC and leave it connected for 90~120
minutes to completely
charge the device. The LED turns on during charging and turns off again when charging is
c o m p l e t e .
Make sure to disconnect the device from the PC after charging.

Product Package

List of items included

i.Beat iceDevice Earphones Installation CD

Charging with a USB Adaptor

Connect the i.Beat iceto the adaptor and leave it for 90~120 minutes to charge the device
completely.
Please disconnect after charging.
* Caution

The Adaptor output must be 5V, 500mA~2A.
Fire, explosion, or leakage may be caused if output differs from the
specified values.

User Manual USB Cable Neck Strap

Re-chargeable Battery Maintenance (New Information)

- The product has a built-in re-chargeable battery. Keep the product indoors.

- Dismantling the product and damaging the re-chargeable battery, or placing it near a heater may cause an
explosion. Allowing any metal to make contact across the battery terminals may cause a short circuit and explosion.

- Charge the device before putting the product away for a long time. Recharge the device fully before re-use.

- Re-chargeable batteries are consumable items, and their usable life shortens with time.

- Keep the product away from children and animals since there is a danger of explosion if mishandled.

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Device Configuration

1)i.Beat ice Device Configuration

Connecting to a Computer (PC)

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Installation of software is required for Windows 98 before using the product with
the USB drive. Update Windows when the USB drive does not operate in
Windows 98/ME/2000/XP systems.

LINE-IN Terminal

M i c r o p h o n e

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USB Terminal

Search(-) Button

V o l u m e ( - )

Search(+) Button Menu Button

Playback Button

Record Button

Mode Button

V o l u m e ( + )

Earphone Terminal

Lock Button

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Windows Update

Click on the [Start]->[Windows Update] to update Windows to the latest version.

Installing i.Beat ice Software

Insert the installation CD. The TrekStor menu will open.
Select "Driver/Tools" and the following screen appears.

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Click on the Yes button if the user terms
are acceptable.

Designate the folder to install the program.
Click on Next.

Clicking on the Next button brings up the user terms as shown below.

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Input the desired program name in
the program list. Click on Next.

Please wait while the program installs.

Click on Finish when installation is complete.

* Caution

The computer has to be re-started

after installation. (For Windows 98/ME)

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Connecting to a PC

Minimum PC Requirements

- Pentium 133MHz or above - Windows 98/ME/2000/XP

- 20MB HDD space or more - CD-ROM Drive - USB port

Using USB

Open the i.Beat ice’s protective USB cover and
connect the cable.

Use the ‘removable disk’like a floppy disk. Maximize the use of the i.Beat ice folder function as shown above by creating a number of folders,
and place music files in the desired folders. Note that creating a “D a t a ”folder and putting data files in this folder may speed up booting time.

The i.Beat ice is identified by the PC as a
removable disk when connected, and may be
used like a floppy disk.

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FM, LINE-IN, and VOICE folders are automatically generated and store FM, Line-IN, and microphone input files respectively.

Removing the i.Beat ice Safely

For Windows ME/2000/XP Users
Select and click on “Remove USB Drive”in the System Tray. A message appears on the screen informing the user that it has been safely
removed. Then remove the i.Beat ice.

For Windows 98 Users

Close all i.Beat ice related windows.
Data is still in transfer if the blinks on the LCD screen. Remove the SSF-9621/965 when
data transfer is complete and the no longer blinks.

Select the Device tab.

Using Windows Media Player

The i.Beat ice supports Media Player Plug-in enabling it to directly convert music or download
from Media Player.(Applicable for Media Player version 9)

Setting Option

The setting needs to be changed in order to save MP3s etc. in WMA format

Connect the i.Beat ice to a PC and run Media Player.

Select Removable Disk and then click on the Properties button.

Select the Options menu in Tools.

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Add the desired files to the left side “Items To Copy”
and click on the Copy button at the top right.

Change the setting for sound quality to the desired
position and click on the OK button.

Safely remove the i.Beat ice when copying

Convert And Save Music

Connect the i.Beat ice to a PC.
Select Copy To Device from the left hand menu
in Media Player and change [Items In Device] at
the top right to [Removable Disk]

is complete.

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Formatting the i.Beat ice

Use the following method to delete all the contents of the i.Beat ice.

* C a u t i o n

Back-up important data before formatting. Data cannot be recovered after formatting.

Press [Start(S)] to run Format.

Note - Selecting NTFS for the file system will not operate format accurately.

The type of setting is not required in Windows 98

Using the i.Beat ice

Please bear the following information in mind in order to use the i.Beat ice efficiently.

1. Place non music files in the Data folder.
=> The i.Beat ice searches through all files except for files in the Data folder during booting.

Therefore a large number of files would slow down the booting process.

2. Numbering the songs (entering numbers in front of the song title) enables the user
to listen to the songs in order.
=> It is convenient to playback and manage files if song titles are numbered

01, 02, 03, etc. in front of the song title.

OLED Screen By Each Mode

MUSIC Stop Mode MUSIC Playback Mode VOICE Stop Mode

VOICE Playback Mode FM SEEK Mode FM PRESET Mode

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VOICE Record Screen FM Record Screen LINE-IN Record Standby Screen

LINE-IN Record Screen

Button Description

The i.Beat ice has Stop, Playback, Recording, and FM modes etc.
The button functions in each mode are described below.

Music Stop mode

Function Press once Press & hold
Button
Playback button Playback Power off
Menu button Open / close folder Menu screen
Search (>>) button Next folder (when available), Next song (when not available)
Search (<<) button Previous folder (when available), Previous song (when not available)
Volume (+) button Previous song
Volume (-) button Next song
Mode button Mode screen Mode screen
Record button Mark folder/file

No Description No Description
1 Folder 2 Mp3/WMA/WAV
3 Mode/Playback method 4 Repeat method
5 Button lock 6 Battery method
7 Playing song 8 Mp3/WMA/WAV
9 Beat Rate 10 EQ/SRSWOW
11 Repeat section 12 Playing time
13 Mode/Playback method 14 Current track
15 Current frequency 16 Store channel
17 MONO/STEREO 18 SEEK/PRESET
19 Frequency display 20 Record file
21 Recording time 22 Sample rate
23 Recording icon 24 Remaining recording time
25 ASD 26 LINE-IN icon

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Music Playback mode

Function Press once Press & hold
Button
Playback button Stop Power off
Menu button Menu screen
Search (>>) button Next song Quick search
Search (<<) button Previous song Quick search
Volume (+) button Increase volume
Volume (-) button Decrease volume
Mode button Set / unset Section Repeat / Mode screen Mode screen
Record button EQ/SRS function

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Voice Stop mode

Function Press once Press & hold
Button
Playback button Playback Power off
Menu button Open / close folder Menu screen
Search (>>) button Next folder (when available), Next song (when not available)
Search (<<) button Previous folder (when available), Previous song (when not available)
Volume (+) button Previous song
Volume (-) button Next song
Mode button Mode screen Mode screen
Record button No function Start recording

FM Seek mode
(Displays SEEK below FM)

Function Press once Press & hold
Button
Playback button Preset mode Power off
Menu button Increase stored channel Menu screen
Search (>>) button Change frequency Search next freq.
Search (<<) button Change frequency Search next freq.
Volume (+) button Increase volume
Volume (-) button Decrease volume
Mode button Mode screen Mode screen
Record button Store channel Start recording

Voice Playback mode

Function Press once Press & hold
Button
Playback button Stop Power off
Menu button Menu screen
Search (>>) button Next song Quick search
Search (<<) button Previous song Quick search
Volume (+) button Increase volume
Volume (-) button Decrease volume
Mode button Set / unset Section Repeat / Mode screen Mode screen
Record button Start recording Start recording

FM Preset mode
(Displays P-SET below FM)

Function Press once Press & hold
Button
Playback button Seek mode Power off
Menu button Menu screen Menu screen
Search (>>) button Increase stored channel
Search (<<) button Decrease stored channel
Volume (+) button Increase volume
Volume (-) button Decrease volume
Mode button Mode screen Mode screen
Record button Automatic channel set Start recording

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LINE-IN mode

During Recording

Function Press once Press & hold
Button
Playback button No function Power off
Menu button Menu screen
Search (>>) button No function
Search (<<) button
Volume (+) button Increase volume
Volume (-) button Decrease volume
Mode button Mode screen Mode screen
Record button No function Start recording

Function Press once Press & hold
Button
Playback button No function Power off
Menu button
Search (>>) button
Search (<<) button No function
Volume (+) button
Volume (-) button
Mode button
Record button No function Stop

Basic Function

Power on

Press the i.Beat ice’s playback button.

Power off

Press the playback button for 3 seconds.

Alter mode (Music/Voice/FM/LINE-IN)

Press and hold the i.Beat ice’s mode button.
Move the cursor to the desired mode in the
mode screen and press the Menu/Mode
button to alter modes.

Music mode Voice mode FM mode LINE-IN mode Control volume

Lock function

This function is to prevent operational error due to user mistakes. Displays the icon in the
LCD when the lock button is set to the locking position and all buttons are disabled.

(Press the volume button.)

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Listen to Music

Search by folder

When searching for music files, press the search button to search by folder.
Note - Moves to the next/previous music file when the folder is not available.

Playback/Stop - Press the i.Beat ice’s playback button.

Open/close folder - Press the center menu button with the cursor on the desired folder.

Search Current Music

Press and hold the search button to search within the current music.
Holding the button longer increases the searching speed.

Change the Playing Music

Pressing the search button operates as described in the following table.

Search (<<) button Before 5 seconds of playing Plays previous song

Search (>>) button Anytime Plays next song

Pressing time Function

After 5 seconds of playing Plays current song

Section Repeat

Press the mode button. (marked )
Press the mode button. (marked )

Press the mode button to stop Section (from A to B) Repeat.

*The Section Repeat function repeats for at least 2 seconds duration.

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Switch To VOICE Mode

Press and hold the mode button to bring up the mode change screen.
Select VOICE from the screen.

Switch To FM Mode

Press and hold the record button in VOICE mode.
*Press the record button again to stop recording.

Playback Recorded Voice

Open a folder by pressing the section menu from VOICE.

Select the desired file using the volume button and press the playback button.

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The Playback method select function and SRS functions are not available in VOICE mode.

Press and hold the mode button to switch modes and listen to radio.

is displayed at the bottom of the LCD panel in SEEK mode.

Search Frequency

Pressing the search button moves frequencies by intervals of 100Hz.
Pressing and holding the search button automatically searches for the next available frequency.
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MONO/STEREO displayed at the bottom of the screen is determined automatically according to the signal received.

Storing a Frequency to a Channel

Pressing the menu button moves to the next channel.

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Select the channel to store the frequency and press the mode button to store.
* Automatically becomes P-SET mode after the storing procedure is completed.

Switch to P-SET mode

Pressing the playback button from SEEK mode switches modes to P-SET mode.
* The user can listen to the radio by searching through the stored channels in P-SET mode.

Search Stored Channel

Use the search button to search through the next/previous channels.

Automatic Channel Setting

The Automatic Channel Setting function automatically searches for 16 available frequencies and stores them as channels.

Pressing the mode button automatically searches and stores 16 channels.
※Use the earphones when searching through FM.

Recording FM

Press and hold the record button in FM mode.
* Volume control is disabled during recording.

Playback an FM recorded file

Press and hold the mode button to switch modes to VOICE mode.

Switch to P-SET mode (Displays at the bottom).

Select the desired file within the FM folder for playback.

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Switch To LINE-IN Mode

Press and hold the mode button to switch to LINE-IN mode.

Recording Standby Screen LINE-IN Recording Screen

Press and hold the record button in LINE-IN mode.
The recorded file is saved under the LINE-IN folder in MUSIC mode.

Menu Setting

Press the menu button to bring up the menu screen.
Pressing the menu button in the menu screen selects the desired menu.
To return from the menu screen, press and hold the menu button or
select the Return menu.

N o t e
It automatically returns to the previous mode when no action is taken for 10 seconds while in the menu screen.
A different menu list is displayed for different modes (MUSIC/VOICE/FM/LINE-IN).

Menu Function Summary

Playback Method Select

Function to select playback list.

Menu Function
Playback method select Select file list for playback
Equalizer Equalizer setting
SRS Labs WOW SRS WOW setting
Repeat function Repeat function setting for music
Sharpness OLED screen sharpness control
Light setting OLED ‘on’ time setting
Button light setting Button LED ‘on’ time setting
Record setting Recording quality/sensitivity/ASD control
Scroll speed Control the speed of text movement on screen
Power save function Automatic turning off time when not playing
Sleep function Automatic turning off after certain period
Delete file Delete selected file (In stop mode)
Lyric support Lyrics output setting for songs with lyrics.
Music information ID3 tag and/or meta data display
Language setting Menu and instruction language
Registration info. Displays current status for product
Return Exit menu screen

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Use EQ to control and customize sound.

* The number inside the box represents the number of
files to playback
C a u t i o n
A “No Playback folder/file”message is displayed in
M-Fold or M-File modes if the marked file/folder is not
available. (Does not playback)
Deleting or adding a file/folder removes markings.

Marking a File/Folder

Move the cursor (highlight) to the desired file/folder and
press the record button to mark the file or folder.

Unmarked M a r k e d

Playback method Description Playback screen

Playback all
the music files

in the i.Beat ice

Playback
selected
folder only.

Playback
selected
files only.

User EQ Setting

The user can control the output level for each frequency bandwidth to customize
sound according to taste. The i.Beat ice User EQ divides sound into 5 frequency
bandwidths and enables the user to control the level from +10dB ~ -10dB.

Use the menu and search/volume buttons to control setting.

WOW Labs SRS Setting

The following menu is available in the menu screen if SRS, TruBs, and WOW is set
(displayed at the bottom of the LCD) Adjust the SRS, TruBs, and SPK values to customize the sound.
SRS - Creates a 3D sound effect.
TruBs - Supports low frequency sounds to create deeper sounds.
WOW - Enables both the SRS and TruBs functions to create greater sound quality.
SPK - Adjusts the sound effect depending on the speaker type used.

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Value By Speaker
40 Small earphones
60 Normal earphones
100 Small speaker
Above 100 Speaker

N o t e
SRS is registered to SRS Labs. Inc.
WOW is registered under license by SRS Labs. Inc.
EQ does not operate when SRS is active and EQ setting is not possible.
SRS setting is possible only in music mode when the SRS function is active.

Repeat Function

The Repeat function has the following types: Repeat single song/repeat all/random/random repeat/disable repeat.

Description

Repeat single song Continuously repeat the current song
Repeat all Continuously repeat all the songs in the current track in order.
Random Randomly select and playback songs from the current track. (Shuffle)
Random repeat Shuffle and repeat all songs in the current track.
Disable repeat Playback all songs (in listed order) of the current track once only.

S h a r p n e s s

Set OLED screen sharpness.

Light setting

Set LCD light “O n ”t i m e .

Button light setting

Set LED blink time.

Record setting

Set recording quality (bit-rate)

* Table of record files by bitrate in VOICE, FM, and LINE-IN modes

WAV(Kbps) MP3(Kbps)
VOICE 32, 44, 64, 88 96
FM 32, 44, 64, 88 96, 112, 128
LINE-IN 96, 112, 128, 160

Note
ASD is available for LINE-IN only

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Mode Key

This determines whether Repeat sequence is on or off. When Repeat sequence is active, the mode
button is used to set the start and end points on an audio track. The player repeats the selected
section of audio track until you press the mode button again.

Sleep function

The Sleep function allows the user to listen to music or the radio for a certain time period,
and then turns off the power automatically after the set time.

* Automatic power off after set time (minutes).

Scroll speed

Scroll speed control adjusts the speed of text movement on screen.

Power save function

The Power save function turns off the power when the i.Beat ice is not performing any actions.

* The device automatically turns itself off if no music is played for the set time duration.

Delete file

Deletes the selected file.
Press the menu button on the desired filename to delete the file.

* Files cannot be deleted during playback.

Music Information

Set whether to show or hide music file information (singer, song title)
on screen for the selected MP3/WMA file.

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Language setting

Change menu language.

Registration Info.

Registration information displays the i.Beat ice’s product name, firmware version, and memory status.

Upgrading Firmware

Perform firmware upgrade when more recent firmware has been released or when the device does not operate normally.
C a u t i o n
Disconnecting the i.Beat ice from a PC during firmware upgrade may damage the device.
Check for new firmware in http://www.trekstor.de

Connect the i.Beat ice to a PC using a USB extension cable.
Run [Start] -> [Program] -> [TrekStor] ->
[i.Beat ice]-> [Firmware Update].

R e t u r n

To exit from the menu screen select the return menu option or press and hold the menu button.

Click on [Start(S)]. Follow the “Safely Remove the i.Beat ice”section in the
manual to disconnect the device after completing firmware update.
C a u t i o n
Do not disconnect the i.Beat ice from the PC during the firmware update process.
Save important data in the PC before updating the device. Check the current
firmware in the start screen of the i.Beat ice or in the registration information.

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Product Specification

Model i.Beat ice Series (128/256/512/1024MB)
Internal Memory 128MB/256MB/512MB/1GB

Supporting Type MPEG 1/2/2.5 Layer 3(8~ 320kbps, VBR),

Battery Re-chargeable
USB USB2.0
Continuous playing time Approx. 16 hours (Volume 15, MP3 128Kbps)

OLED 96 X 64 (4 Line) / OLED
Size 63.8 x 27 x 15.7 mm
Weight 35g

Signal Noise ratio 90dB
Earphone output 10mW + 10mW (16W)
FM freq. bandwidth 87.5~108.0MHz (Korea)
Recording VOICE / FM /LINE-IN recording support

Language Multilingual support (Unicode 2.0 standard)
Supporting OS Windows 98SE / ME / 2000 / XP / MAC*

* Installation program for MAC is not provided.

WMA (5~192kbps)
ASF (Music files only)
ADPCM

T r o u b l e s h o o t i n g

- Power does not turn on
Reset the player

- Cannot hear any sound

Check current volume.
Check if the earphones are operating normally.

- Does not operate when buttons are pressed

Check the hold switch.

- Displays “No designated file”or “No designated folder”messages when the playback button

is pressed and does not perform playback.

Set the menu’s [Playback Method Select function] to Total mode.
For details, refer to the playback method select function in the manual

- Cannot detect FM signals.

It is possible that only weak FM signals exist in the current area.
FM operates normally only when using the earphones.

- Booting speed is too slow.

Booting speed becomes slower as the number of files stored in the i.Beat ice increase.
Refer to the ‘Prior To Use’section in page 27.

- Cannot search for songs (music) even though stored songs exist.

Check if there are too many folders.
The maximum number of folders is 50 and maximum number of files is 300.
Refer to the ‘Prior To Use’section in page 27.

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Usage Cautions

1. Try to avoid using headphones or earphones while driving or when riding a motorcycle. It may lead to accidents.

2. Avoid using headphones/earphones at high volume. It may cause damage to your hearing.

3. Avoid using headphones/earphones while walking. It may lead to accidents.

4. Subjecting the product to shocks, such as dropping it on the floor, may damage the device.

5. The product may be damaged if it comes into contact with water. Do not turn the device on if it has been
exposed to water, but apply to us for a service.

6. The product may suffer damage if exposed to direct sunlight or heating devices for a long time.

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