This device complies with part 15 of 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.
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.
for compliance could void your authority to operate the equipment.
For Canada
•This Class B digital apparatus complies with Canadian ICES-003.
• Cet appareil numérique de la classe B est conforme à la norme NMB-003 du Canada.
CE Conformity for European Countries
The device complies with the EMC Directive 2004/108/EC and Low Voltage Directive 2006/95/EC.
Following information is only for EU-member states:
The mark is in compliance with the Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment Directive 2002/96/
EC (WEEE).
The mark indicates the requirement NOT to dispose the equipment including any spent or discarded
batteries or accumulators as unsorted municipal waste, but use the return and collection systems
available.
If the batteries, accumulators and button cells included with this equipment, display the chemical
symbol Hg, Cd, or Pb, then it means that the battery has a heavy metal content of more than 0.0005%
Mercury or more than, 0.002% Cadmium, or more than 0.004% Lead.
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Declaration of RoHS Compliance
This product has been designed and manufactured in compliance with Directive 2002/95/
EC of the European Parliament and the Council on restriction of the use of certain
hazardous substances in electrical and electronic equipment (RoHS Directive) and is
deemed to comply with the maximum concentration values issued by the European
Technical Adaptation Committee (TAC) as shown below:
Substance
Lead (Pb)0.1%< 0.1%
Mercury (Hg)0.1%< 0.1%
Cadmium (Cd)0.01%< 0.01%
Hexavalent Chromium (Cr6+)0.1%< 0.1%
Polybrominated biphenyls (PBB)0.1%< 0.1%
Polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDE)0.1%< 0.1%
Certain components of products as stated above are exempted under the Annex of the
RoHS Directives as noted below:
Examples of exempted components are:
electronic ceramic parts (e.g. piezoelectronic devices).
3. Lead in high temperature type solders (i.e. lead-based alloys containing 85% by weight
or more lead).
4. Lead as an allotting element in steel containing up to 0.35% lead by weight, aluminium
containing up to 0.4% lead by weight and as a cooper alloy containing up to 4% lead by
weight.
without notice.
No part of this document may be copied, reproduced, or transmitted by any means, for any
purpose without prior written permission from ViewSonic Corporation.
For Your Records
Product Name:
Model Number:
Document Number:
Serial Number:
Purchase Date:
VPD400/VPD500
ViewSonic Portable Media Player
VS12836-1P/VS12835-1P
VPD400_VPD500_UG_ENG Rev. 1D 01-20-10
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Product disposal at end of product life
ViewSonic is concerned about the preservation of our environment. Please dispose of
this product properly at the end of its useful life. Your local waste disposal company may
provide information about proper disposal.
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Preface
Thank you for purchasing a ViewSonic Portable Media Player.
ViewSonic VPD400/VPD500 has a native 800 × 480 screen
resolution, 0.198mm/ 0.00779in hyperfine pitch. More than 16 million
true color display, 109mm/ 4.3 inches (VPD400) and 127mm/ 5.0 inches
(VPD500), 16∶9 large widescreen, supports component video output.
With infrared remote control, you are able to operate the players remotely
while viewing contents on external display. Both players support
multi-format videos such as MP3、WMA、WAV、APE、FLAC、ACC、
OGG etc.
To operate the player properly, please read the user guide.
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Content
♦ Controls overview …………………………………………………03
♦ Notes……………………………………………… ………………...06
♦ Basic operation…………………… ………………………………...08
♦ Listen to music…………… ……… …………………… …… ......10
♦ Playback video…… ……… ……… ……… ……………………...14
♦ Photos…………… …… ………… ……………………..18
♦ eBook…………………………………… … … … ………………20
♦ Recording…………………………………… …… ………...23
♦ Settings……………………………………………………………..25
♦ Use of USB and battery charging… ……………………………….31
♦ FAQ………………………………………………………………….32
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I. Controls Overview
1. Volume Up/Down
2. Built in Microphone
3. Video Output
4. Earphone jack
5. Play/Pause/Stop
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6. Navigation button (left), Escape, Rewind
7. Navigation button (right), Fast-forward
8. Navigation button (up), Previous
9. Navigation button (down), Next
10. Enter/Mode
11. DC socket (5V , 2A)
12. USB slave jack
13. Micro SD memory Card slot
14. Infrared receiver window
15. Power switch
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Product features
z 109mm/4.3inch or 127mm/5.0 inch, 16 million colors, TFT display
screen.
z Support real 720p HD video.
z Support subtitle display.
z Support HD TV-OUT video output.
z Support infrared remote control operation,fast and convenient.
z Support audio formats including MP3, WMA, WAV, APE and
FLAC, AAC, OGG.
z Support Micro SD cards with 128MB/4GB/8GB memory sizes.
z Support multi-format HD videos such as MPEG, AVI(DIVX,XVID),
RM, RMVB , DAT, VOB, MP4, H.264, etc.
z Support picture viewing in JPEG, BMP, PNG, GIF, and TIF.
z Build-in microphone for recording.
z Power saving and Auto Off can be adjusted to prolong battery life.
z Support WIN 2000, WIN XP and VISTA.
z USB 2.0 high rate transmission.
z Support eBook reader (.TXT file format) and bookmark.
z Support firmware upgrade.
z Support multi-function, you can listen to the music while reading the
eBook.
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II. Note
This manual contains important safety information. In order to avoid
damage and injury, please read the manual carefully before operating the unit.
z Never use this player in a very cold, hot, dusty and moist
environment.
z Avoid dropping and hitting with hard objects. Do not place the
player on any severe vibration surface.
z Battery life will vary dependent on usage conditions.
z Please charge the battery in time if any of the following conditions occurs:
A. The battery icon is empty.
B. The player turns itself off automatically and again shortly
after being turned on or could not be turned on
C. There is no response when pressing on the buttons.
z During formatting, uploading or downloading files, do not disconnect
any cable. Do not disassemble the player; otherwise, the warranty
will be void.
z The player system files reside in the internal memory.
z There might be some discrepancies when reporting available storage
memory while the player is connected to a computer.
z Always scan the local memory for computer virus before attempting
any firmware update or reformat the local memory.
z The player power switch must be set to the ON position when charging
the unit.
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III. Basic operations
Power on and power off ———————————————————
Power on: Slide the ON/OF F button to the ON position, press and hold the
button for a few seconds until the boot screen appears.
Power off: press and hold the
button for a few seconds until the
screen is off.
Main menu ———————————————————
Press the button to select settings, video, music, photo, audio
1.
recording, or eBook media type. Use the Up/Down button to
highlight your media source.
2. Press the button to select the highlighted media source.
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Menu Navigation———————————————————
1、 Press thebutton to return to the upper menu.
2、 Press thebutton to select the media type. Press the
button to move up and down, press the
button to enter the
selected function.
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IV. Listen to music
On the main menu, press the
button to select the “Music” icon.
Use the Up/Down button to highlight your media source,then press
button to select the highlighted media source.
The total number of songs inside the music folder is listed inside a
parenthesis as shown. Scroll down to the “music” folder and press on
the Mode button to select. Press Enter button again to playback the
song.
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1、 During music playback, press
2、 During music playback, press and hold
to pause/stop/play.
buttons to fast
forward or rewind the song.
3、 During music playback, press
4、 During music playback, press the
to adjust volume.
buttons to return to the
previous/next song.
5、 The artist, title, format, duration, quality rating, and current song
number playing is shown.
● Music Sub-Menu ———————————————————
During music playback, press
button to enter music setting menu.
Available settings are: playback mode, playback speed, listening mode,
show lyrics, file information, rating set, power information, and LCD
brightness. Playback modes: only once, repeat one, repeat all, sequence,
random.
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Playback speeds: very slow, slow, normal, fast, very fast.
Listening modes: natural, pop, classical, jazz, rock, soft, and dynamic
bass boost.
Show lyrics: The lyric and the song filenames must be the same. Press
button on "Show Lyrics" and the lyrics are shown.
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Quality rating: The quality of the song is rated with stars. A song with
five stars rating has the best quality.
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V. Playback video
On the main menu, select the "Video" icon. Use the Up/Down button to
highlight your media source and press the Enter button to select the video
media source.
Video —————————————————————
On the video list, press
buttons to browse files. The total number
of video files inside the movie folder is listed inside a parenthesis as
shown. Scroll to the "movie" folder and, then press
button to select
the movie folder. Press Enter again to playback the selected video file.
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1. During video playback, press
2. During video playback, press
to pause/stop/play.
buttons to fast forward or rewind
the video.
3. During video playback, press
4. During video playback, press the
to adjust volume.
buttons to return to the
previous/next video.
5. During video playback, press
to return to upper menu.
Continue to play at breakpoint ———————————————
If you want to continue to view a video from a previous breakpoint,
please select a video file and press the Enter button. On the breakpoint
dialogue box, select "Yes" and press on the Enter button to playback from
the previous position that was last exit. The default is "Yes" if you do not
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answer within the specified time. If you choose "No", the playback will
start from the beginning.
Video sub-menu ———————————————
Press
button on the video pop-up menu, the video sub-menu has the
following: Playback options, zoom, file information, power information,
video enhancement, show subtitle, subtitle list, an LCD brightness.
1: Playback options are: only once, repeat one, repeat all, sequence,
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Limited Warranty
ViewSonic Portable Media Player
What the warranty covers:
ViewSonic warrants its products to be free from defects in material and workmanship, under normal
use, during the warranty period. If a product proves to be defective in material or workmanship during
the warranty period, ViewSonic will, at its sole option, repair or replace the product with a like product.
Replacement product or parts may include remanufactured or refurbished parts or components.
e.Normal wear and tear.
f. Any other cause which does not relate to a product defect.
3. Any product exhibiting a condition commonly known as “image burn-in” which results when a static
image is displayed on the product for an extended period of time.
How to get service:
1. For information about receiving service under warranty, contact ViewSonic Customer Support (please
refer to Customer Support page). You will need to provide your product’s serial number.
2. To obtain warranted service, you will be required to provide (a) the original dated sales slip, (b) your
name, (c) your address, (d) a description of the problem, and (e) the serial number of the product.
3. Take or ship the product freight prepaid in the original container to an authorized ViewSonic service
center or ViewSonic.
4. For additional information or the name of the nearest ViewSonic service center, contact ViewSonic.
Limitation of implied warranties:
There are no warranties, express or implied, which extend beyond the description contained herein