X-Micro Tech 400 User Manual

Vi deo M P3 400

User Manual

V1.1

Table of Contents

1. Ov er vi ew……………… ……………………… ………….….2

2. Ma in Me nu………………… ……………………………..…. 9

3. Turn On/ Off……………… ……………………… ..……..... .1 0

4. Musi cal Fi le Playbac k ………………… …………….. ..…. ..11

5. Re cord …………… ……………………… …………….…. ..26

6. Voi c e …………………………………………… …….……31

7. FM……………… ……………………… …………….……..39

8. Jpeg Vi ewer …… ……………………… ………….…… …..43

9. Setti ngs …………………………… …..…… ……………….45

10. UDI SK……………… ……………………… ………….. …..51

11. Upgrade ………………… …………………………..…...…53

12. Noti ce …………………….……………………………...…57

1 Overview

X-Mi cr o Vi deo MP 3 can pl ayin g MP 3/ WMA fi les , dig ita l voice rec or di ng, USB Dis k st or age and FM radio, the pl ayer als o has

t he added ability of playing MTV movi e files (A s peci al s oftwar e is requi re d t o pe rfo rm nec essa ry c onvers i ons.), as we ll as the added function of viewi ng JPEG pi ct ures.

The common funct io ns of t h e pr oduct: z Playi ng of music al fil es a nd recorded files stored in up to

99 subdirect ories of t he sa me level direct ory.

z Rec ognizi ng of up t o 99- rec or de d fil es i n ea ch di re ct ory. z De let in g eit he r s ingl e or al l mu si cal ( or re corded) files in

the current directory of the player.

z Off Stat us Me mori zation: Whe n turned on, the player c an

return to t he last off-status , includi ng the musical file to be pla ye d a n d t he rec or di ng posi ti on .

z Res umi ng playing: The pl ayer can memor iz e the positi on

wh er e it st ops playi ng t he mus ical fil e i n a dir ect or y. Once the Play button is pr esse d a ft er turn on t he pl ayer ,

the pl ayer will start pla ying the musi cal file just from the point where it stops last time.

1.1 Spe cifications

z 65,000 OLED full-color Display z Support MP3, WMA and WAV

z Cre at i ve MTV func ti on z Support JP EG picture brows ing z P la y mu s ic wi t h 16-L evel Sp e ed

z Full band FM stereo radio, with a total of 20 memory

stations.

z Do ub le-s cre en ly rics s ync dis p lay, fa cil ita ti ng l yri cs

learning and memorizing.

z Fri endly fade playback, more comforta ble t o your ears. z Gra p hi cal o pe ratio n i nt erface, re mo vable dis k folder

mana ge me nt

z Built-in microphone, hi-fi recording, short-cut start, 35

hours continuous rec ording (128M Flas h)

z USB 2.0 (Full -Speed) interface, with a ma x speed of

1000K Byte/S

z Powerful expandability, online firmware upgrading z Con ven i ent la ng uage lear ni ng fe at ures , a t rue di git al

r epea ti ng de vi ce , se gme nt A -B r ep ea tin g, fo ll ow speaking by cont rasti ng with ori ginal s ound, 16-level

variable-speed playback.

z For Windows 98/ME/2000/XP

For Wi ndows 98, you s houl d ins tall its driver .

z AA Battery

1.2 Button Func tion Def initions

There are 9 buttons.

P L AY: Tu rn O n , Tur n Off, Pl ay, Pause , an d Stop.

MODE: Switching Worki ng Mode, Menu Options ,

Inte rface Swit ching.

NEXT: Move to Right, Forward

LAST: Move t o Le ft , Bac kwa rd

VOL+: Volume Increasing, Last Item

VOL-: Volume Decreasing, Next I tem

A-B/ REC: Special A-B / Recording H ot Button

EQ: When playi ng MP3 musi cal fi les, us e this button

t o dir ectly c ha nge t heir sound effects wi t hout

e nteri ng t he opti on men us .

HO L D: L oc k butto n/Un lock b ut t on

1.3 B utt on Pressing Modes

There are three ways for operating buttons:

1.3.1 Short-Press In cases of but tons with bot h long and s hort press

fun ct i o ns , t h e butt o ns wil l functi on as a s hort- pres s o nc e the y a re r el eas ed wit hin 1.2 se co nds (Pl ay , Sto p, Last , Ne xt) .

If a button has only s hort-press functions, the button will respond onl y once when it is released wit hout ti me li mits.

1.3.2 Long-Press: Pres s a but ton for longer tha n 1.2 s econds , then the button will function as a l ong-press. (On/Off,

Forwar d/Ba ckwa rd)

1.3 .3 Ho l d O n: Fr om t he t i me w hen the bu tt on is pres sed t o the ti me wh en it is rele as ed , t he b utt on is resp o nded at a ce rtai n rate for several ti mes . (Vo lume Adjust me nt )

1.4 Re cording Func tion of the A-B Butt on

Except the recorded file playback and musical file playback interface, repeat interface , upgrading inte rface and U Disk interface, the A- B button functions as a hot recording button i n

all ot her i nterfaces . A short- press of t he A-B button will take you to the recording interface and start recording.

1.5 Shor t-Cut Functi on of the MODE But ton

In t he mus ic playback, recorder, recorded file playback, radio, pictures and setti ngs interfaces , except the s peci al inappli ca ble

cas es , a long-press of the MODE button wil l stop the current operation and ret ur n to the main menu.

1.6 Standard Control I nterface

Standard Menu Note: The standard menu offer s a menu s el ect ion i nter face. In

each functional module interface, the standard menu will be repeatedly used. Every time when entering the i nterface, its for mat is as shown in the Fig below.

The Settings menu

z Up to 4 ite ms can be displayed in one screen. If the

number of t he ite ms i s less t ha n 4, the i tems will be dis played from t op to down.

z The i tem wi t h th e bl ue ba ck gr ou nd is t he one current l y

selected.

z P r ess t h e Mode b ut t o n t o s e lec t a n d e nt er t his op ti on . z A s ho rt- pr ess of t he P LAY but t on wi ll qui t the me nu .

z But ton Functions of t he Sta ndard Menu z A short- pr ess or long-press of “ Vol-” will move the blue

background downward ste p by step till the item at the bottom, then t urn over t o the next s cree n till the last

screen, the n go back to the first s creen.

z A s hort- pr ess or long-press of “ Vol+” is opposit e t o t hat

of “ Vol-”.

z A s ho rt- pr ess of M OD E wil l s ele ct t h e e n able d i c o n an d

execute its corresponding function.

z A s ho rt- pr ess of A- B wi ll en te r t he r ec o rdi n g mo de a nd

start recordi ng.

z A s ho rt- pr ess of PL AY wi ll quit the me nu. z Speci al Q uit Functi on

Au t o quit for i dli ng f or 5 seco nds. Res t ore of t h e en abl e d posit i o n

Each time when you enter the menu, the player will restore to t he en a ble d posit i on wh er e yo u quit l as t t ime.

1.1.1 The Standard Slide Bar Note: The standard slide bar offers an int erface for s elect ing

numbers. In each functi onal module interface, the standard sli de bar will be rep eate dl y use d.

Its format is as shown in the Fig below.

Brightness Adjust ment

z The s lid e bl oc k can b e move d t o le ft or ri ght . z The number “6” in the Fi g is the figure that corres ponds

to the posi ti on of the sli de block.

z But ton Function in the Sli de Bar Interface z A s ho rt- press or l ong-p ress of N EXT wi ll mov e t he s lid e

block a step to ri ght. The corresponding number will be dis played st ep by step till the ma x number .

z A s hort- pr ess or l o ng-p r ess of LA S T wi ll move t h e

e nabl e d p osi ti on a s te p t o le ft. Th e co rr es po ndin g nu mb er wil l be dis play ed st ep b y ste p till t he min numbe r.

z A s ho rt- press of MODE wil l fi ni s h th e set ti ng an d quit . z A s hort- press of A-B will en ter t he recordin g i nter face

and start recording.

1.7 Battery Level

z There are all together 9 levels for measuring t he battery

energy.

st a nds for l ow b att er y. stands for full battery.

2 Mai n Me nu

There are 6 functions available: music, recorder, voice, radio, j pe g and settings .

2.1.1 The interface is as shown in the Fig below.

Th e Mus ical Fil e Pla yba ck

Eac h ro un d icon st ands fo r a mo de . Y o u c a n onl y enter th e mode r e pr es e nt e d by t he o n e t hat is l oc ate d i n t he ce nte r a n d h as col ors.

2.1.2 Button Function in the Main Interface z A s ho rt- press o r l ong-p ress of N EXT wi ll cyc le t he

selection position t o right. z A s ho rt- pr ess o r l ong-p ress of LA ST wi ll cycl e t he selection position t o left.

z A short-press of MODE will confi rm and enter t his mode. A Long-pres s will ret urn to the main interface.

z A s ho rt- press o f A- B wi ll ente r t he reco rdi n g functi o n and start recording. z A long-press of PLAY will t urn the player off.

3 Tur n O n/ O f f

3.1 Turn Off

A long-press of PLAY will turn off t he pl ayer. When t he pl ayer idles for a time that reac hes what t he use r

specifies to turn off the player, the player will be turned off aut oma ticall y. When the USB port of t he player is co nnecte d to

a PC, h ow ever , t his functi on wil l be ov er ri d den.

3.2 Turn On

A long-press of PLAY will turn on the pl ayer.

3.3 Low Batt er y

If t he battery is l ow, the player will aut omatically go into the Sta nd By mo de. In t his case, do not turn on the player again.

4 Musi cal File Playback

The Musical File Playback funct ion realize the playback of musical files in MP3 and WMA formats along with the features

of r ep eati ng, fol l ow i ng an d cont ras ti ng. I t has th e inte rfaces of Stop, Playing, Lyrics Dis play, Repeating, Del eti ng, Di rectory Sel ecting, as well as funct ion sel ection and set tings.

The Musical File Playback also realize the playback of MTV movies with only suc h feature s as pla yi ng, s top, LAST and NEXT.

4.1 The Stop Inte rf ac e

I n t he Sto p i nter face, th e c urrent mus ic st ops at t he c urrent pl a ybac k posit io n, wait in g for th e oper ati ons fro m t h e use r. Even if the user turns off the player, it should restore to this

stat us to realize t he functi on of res uming playback. If you stop in the lyrics mode, please go in interfaces other than lyrics. In

t he St op i nterface, you ca n c hoos e th e c urrent so ng.

The i nterface is as s hown in the Fig below.

Musi cal Fi le Playba ck

indi cates t hat t he c urr ent musical file is in the

WMA forma t with a bit rate of 64Kbit.

represents that the current cycle mode is Repeat 1.

fi rst one and the total number of the musical files is 15. The total number refers to the number of musical files in the current

di re ct or y.

z z

00: 03 and the tot al length of t he song is 05: 17.

z z “ My Heart Will Go On” is t he name of the song. If

t he s on g doe s not have a Ta g, t he n its fil e name wil l be dis played here.

z “Celine Dion” is the name of the singer.

4.1.1 Button Functi on in the Stop I nterf ace

z Long-Press of MODE: Enter into the main menu. z Short-Press of MODE: Enter into the Stop menu

i nte rface.

z Short -P ress of PLAY: Play musi cal files. z Long-Press of PLAY: Turn the player off. z Hold-On of NEXT: Cycle to the next song in the

curre nt di rectory and the time posi tion of musical files is reset t o zero.

Hold-On of LAST: Function oppositely t o NEXT.

z Short -Press of “Vol+” or ”Vol-”: Adjust t he vol ume. z Short -Press of A-B: Switch to the recordi ng interface

and start recording. z Short-Press of EQ: Switch the sound effects.

4.1.2 The Stop Menu Interf ace

indicates that the current musical file is the

indicates that the current EQ is Rock.

shows that the current playback position is at

repre sents that the current song has its lyric.

No t e: Y o u c an se le ct L oc al fo l der, Dele te a nd E xit . W h en y ou enter into this interface, the enabled position is the one where

you quit last time. The i nte rface is as shown in the Fig bel ow.

The Stop Menu of the Musical File Playback Interface

z The blue stri p indic at es the enable d icon. z “Delete”: This is the name of the current enabled option.

4.1.3 The Deleting Interf ace

Note: You can delete a si ngle file or all files i n here. The File Selection Interface is as shown in the Fig below.

Musi cal File Playback Int erfac e – Stop Menu – Deleting Files – File Selection

In t his interface, press MODE to e nter int o the Del eti ng Wa ys s election inter face. See the Fig bel ow.

Musi cal File Playback Int erfac e – Stop Menu – Deleting Files – Delet ing Wa ys

Button Functi on in the De l et ing I nterf ace

z Long-Press of PLAY: Turn the player off. z Short -Press of PLAY: Return to the Stop Interface.

z Short -Press of A-B: Switch to the recording interface and

start recordi ng.

4.1.4 Directory Sel ection Interf ace

N o t e: Y o u c a n se le ct t h e val i d di re ct or y ( t h e di re ct or y t h at contains musical files) here to change t he current playback

direct ory. When you enter into t his interface, you are located at the current directory of the current disk. The i nte rface is as shown in the Fig bel ow.

Mu si cal Fi le Pla ybac k I nt e r fac e – St op Men u – Lo ca l Fol der – Directory Sele cti on

z Sup port t he l ong name of di rect ory z Exc e pt t he r oot di re ct or y, o nly vali d di rec t ories are

dis played.

But ton Function in the Di rectory Select ion Interface

z Sho r t -P r es s or Lo n g- Pr ess o f “ Vol -”: The s e l e ct i o n s t ri p

s wi t c he s t o t he next dir ec t or y on e by one. The se lecti on st ri p s cr olls i n a way of t w o lin es .

z Short -Press or Long- Press of “ Vol +”: The s election s tr ip

s wi t c he s t o t he last di re ct or y one by on e . The s el ect i on st ri p s cr olls i n a way of t w o lin es .

z A s ho rt- press of MODE wil l s el ect th e dir ect ory a nd

return to t he Stop i nterface. If the current directory (includi ng the disk) is changed, then you need to reset the

curre nt file as the firs t, ot he rwise, t he fi le an d pl ayback positi on will not be changed.

z A l ong- pr ess of PLAY will t u rn th e pla ye r off. z A short- pr ess of PLAY will return to the Stop Inte rface. z A s ho rt- pr ess of A- B wi ll en te r i nt o t he re c ord i n g

funct ion.

4.2 Functions in the Playing Interf ace

4.2.1 Th e Pl ayi n g i nt e r fac e is as s h ow n i n t h e Fi g be l ow .

Musi cal Fi le Playba ck

z Ce line Di on – My Hea rt Will G o O n: Thes e te xt w ill

s cr oll horizont all y while t he song is pla yi ng.

 Button Function in the Playing interface

z Short-Press of MODE: Enter into the Playing menu

i nte rfac e.

z Lon g -P res s of MOD E : If t h ere i s t he co rr es pondi ng l yri c ,

then you will ent er into the Lyrics int erface. If there is no corre spondi ng lyrics, then t he song will st op playing and you will e nt er the main menu.

z Short -Press of PLAY: Enter into the Stop Interface. z Long-Press of NEXT: Funct ion as fast forward till the

end of a s ong.

z Long-Press of LAST: Function as fast backward till t he

beginni ng of a song.

z Sho rt -P ress of N EXT: The mus i c fades o ut i n 2 s ec onds .

The player jumps to the next song and start playing. In this case, the next song is selected based on the current

playi ng mode. If the c urrent mode is Cycling One, then the next s ong is s elected bas ed on Cycling All .

z Sho rt -P ress of LA ST: Fun ct i on o ppos itel y t o NE XT. z Hold-On of “Vol+”: The volume will increase. z Hold-On of “Vol-”: The vol ume will decrease.

z Short -Press of A-B: Enter into the Repeat interface and

confi rm the A point. One more short-press of A-B will confi rm the B point a nd start repeating the segment

betwe en A and B. The thi rd short-press of A-B will cancel the repeating.

4.2.2 In val i d Fi les Proces si ng When t he pl ayer enc ounters inva li d files during auto or manual s ele cti o n of s ongs, the me ss age “ For ma t Er ror ” wi ll dis pl ay .

Two s econds later, the pla yer will return to the Stop interface.

4.2.3 Pl a y i n g M e n u I n t e r f ac e Note: This interface provi des the user with the foll owing

options:

① Repeat: To s et the ways for playi ng songs . ② Equalizer: To set sound effects for the playi ng songs. ③ Tempo rate: To adjust the speed of song playing, except

for the songs in the WMA format. ④ Replay: To e nter the Repeat interfa ce and start the Repeat function.

⑤ Repla y Ti me s: To s et the times for repeati ng. ⑥ Replay ga p: To s et the i nterval between each r epeating

playi ng. ⑦ Exit : Re turn to t he Pl ayi ng mo de . The mus i c is s till playi ng.

The i nte rface is as shown in the Fig bel ow.

The Playi ng Me nu of the Musical File Playback Inte rface

 The en a ble d pos i tio n is dis pl a yed i n bl ue bac k grou nd .  “Equalizer ” is the name of the current ena bled posi tion.

But ton Function in the Playing Menu Interface

 Standard Icon Menu Functions  Aut o quit for idli ng fo r 5 s ec onds .

4.2.4 Repe at Se tt i ng I nt erf ace No t e: Y o u c an se lect Repe at Mo de for pl ayin g s ongs i n here.

The musi c is still playing.

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