Vidao 215, 415, 418, 818 Quick Start Manual

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MP3 & Video Player Quick-Start Guide models 215/415/418/818

Important -A full version of the Instruction Manual (IM) for this player model has been pre-loaded into the

players’ flash memory and is located in the main root directory. To access the IM file view it on your computer,
connect the player to your PC using the USB cable. Open the MP3 USB file directory and “Drag & Drop” the
document title; VIDAO 215-818 Instruction Manual.pdf from the players’ memory to the desktop of your PC.
Double-click the icon of this IM to open and view the manual.

NOTE: If your PC is not capable of viewing files in the PDF file format, type the following address into your
internet browser, http://get.adobe.com/reader/otherversions, and download a free version of Adobe Reader

to instantly view the instruction manual file.

Important – Before Video files can be viewed on this Player the “Video File Conversion Utility” (pre-loaded on

this Player) must be installed on your computer and video files must be converted to properly play. It may take
from 2 up to 5 minutes for this software to install on your computer. See the full instructions for this process
which are found in the Full Instruction Manual pre-loaded on the Players’ flash memory drive.

For the experienced computer users, this Player will be very easy to use. This Quick-start guide allows users to
quickly load and start playing music, video and photo files, but we recommend reading the entire manual to
understand all of the Players’ features.

As with any ‘plug and play’ USB storage device, most digital media files can be added to the Player from a
computer by simply using the ‘drag and drop’ approach familiar to most Windows users.

Charging the Player

Before attempting to use the Player, be sure to fully charge the battery by connecting the Player to your PC
using the USB Charging and Transfer Cable. A complete charge takes around three hours.

• BATTERY LEVEL ICON: The batter icon shows remaining battery power in 4 levels
Solid Icon: Battery is fully charged
Blank Icon: Battery is fully depleted and needs to be recharged to continue operation

Turning On / Off the Player

After charging the Player and loading digital media files, switch the Player ‘ON’ by sliding the master power
switch on the side to the ‘ON’ position. If the Player screen does not power up, press and hold the [PLAY]
button until the screen powers on. To turn the PLAYER off, slide the master power switch to the ‘OFF’ position
or press and hold the [PLAY] button until the screen powers off.

Loading music, pictures, videos or eBooks to the MP3 player.

1. Connect the MP3 player to your PC or laptop with provided mini USB (B) cable. Windows should detect,
install, and auto play the device.

NOTE: This MP3 player is only compatible on PC’s
and laptops running Windows 2000 or newer. This
unit will not work with Apple operating systems.

NOTE: This MP3 player is only compatible on PC’s and
laptops running Windows 2000 or newer. This unit will
not work with Apple operating systems.

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2. Under General Options select “Open folder to view files using Windows Explorer”. This will open the
MP3 player’s FLASH drive (F:).

(MP3 Player’s FLASH drive (F:)

*** NOTE: If Windows doesn’t run auto detect, click on “My Computer” and select FLASH drive (F:).

3. Open the folder that contains the music, pictures, videos, or eBooks that you want to load on the MP3
player.

4. Drag and drop the file(s) from your PC to the MP3 player’s FLASH drive (F:).

You can also highlight a selection of files, right click, and select “Copy”. Next, right click on FLASH drive
(F:)and select “Paste”. This will also transfer files from your computer to the MP3 player.

The Proper Way to Disconnect or “Eject” the MP3 & Video Player from the Computer
If the MP3 & Video Player is not properly ‘Ejected” from the computer, music & other recorded files may be lost
or damaged and the Player may not function correctly.

• For all computer systems, follow the normal system procedures for the SAFE ejection of a “USB
DEVICE”.
o First, make sure all Player functions have stopped and all programs using the Player on your

computer (i.e. Media Player or others) are closed.

o Right-click on the USB icon in the bottom right (system tray) of your computer screen and a box with

the message, “Safely Remove Hardware” will appear. Click on the “Safely Remove Hardware”
message and your computer will indicate that it is OK to remove the device.