Shiro MX User manual

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MX MP3 Digital Audio Player

(USB 2.0)

User Guide

Version 1.0

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Table of Contents

1 Overview.....................................................................................5

1.1 Specifications............................................................................5

1.2 Button Function Definitions .....................................................7

1.3 Button Pressing Modes.............................................................8

1.4 Recording Function of the A-B Button.....................................8

1.5 Short-Cut Function of the MODE Button ................................8

1.6 Standard Control Interface ......................................................9

1.7 Battery Level...........................................................................11

2 Main Menu ...............................................................................11

3 Turn On/Off .............................................................................12

4 Musical File Playback .............................................................12

4.1 The Stop Interface...................................................................13

4.2 Functions in the Playing Interface .........................................17

4.3 Lyrics Show Interface .............................................................25

4.4 Auto Off...................................................................................27

5 Record .......................................................................................27

5.1 The General Interface of the Recorder ..................................27

5.2 The Stop Interface...................................................................28

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5.3 The Recording Interface .........................................................29

5.4 The Pause Interface................................................................30

6 Voice..........................................................................................31

6.1 Functions in the Stop Interface ..............................................31

6.2 The Stop Menu Interface ........................................................32

6.3 Functions in the Playing Interface .........................................34

6.4 Disk Error...............................................................................37

7 FM .............................................................................................38

7.1 Interface..................................................................................38

7.2 Listen to the Radio..................................................................38

7.3 FM Submenus .........................................................................39

7.4 Saving Radio Station ..............................................................40

7.5 Deleting Radio Station ...........................................................40

7.6 Deleting All.............................................................................40

7.7 American Band .......................................................................40

7.8 Japanese Band........................................................................40

8 JPEG Viewer............................................................................41

9 Settings......................................................................................42

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9.1 Clock Setting Interface ...........................................................43

9.2 LCD Set...................................................................................44

9.3 Language ................................................................................44

9.4 Power off.................................................................................45

9.5 Battery Charge .......................................................................46

9.6 Replay mode ...........................................................................46

9.7 Memory info............................................................................46

9.8 Firmware Version...................................................................47

10 UDISK.....................................................................................47

11 Upgrade ..................................................................................49

12. Notice .....................................................................................51

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1 Overview

96x64 full-color MP3 Player adopts the ATJ2085 standard

solution. In addition to the four functions of playing MP3/WMA

files, digital recording, USB Disk storage and FM radio, the

player also has the added ability of playing MTV movie files (A

special software is required to perform necessary conversions.),

as well as the added function of viewing JPEG pictures.

The common functions of the product:

 Recognize up to 99-recorded files in each directory.

 Delete either single or all files in the current directory of

the player.

 Off Status Memorization: When turned on, the player can

return back to the last off-status, including the last

musical file played and the recording position.

 Resume playing: The player can memorize the position

where it stops playing the musical file in a directory.

Once the Play button is pressed after the player is on, the

player will resume playing the last musical file where it

stopped last time.

1.1 Specifications

 65,000 OLED full-color Display

 Support MP3, WMA, WMV and MTV function

 Support JPEG picture browsing

 Play music with 16-Level Speed

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

stations.

 Double-screen lyrics sync display to facilitate lyrics

learning and memorizing

 Friendly volume fading playback function

 Graphical operation interface, removable disk folder

management

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

hours continuous recording (128M Flash)

 USB 2.0 (Full-Speed) interface, with a max speed of

1000K Byte/S

 Powerful expandability, online firmware upgrading

 Convenient language learning features, a true digital

repeating device, segment A-B repeating, follow

speaking by contrasting with original sound, 16-level

variable-speed playback

 For Windows ME/2000/XP, Mac OS 10.X and Linux

Kernel 2.4.2 or higher, no drivers are needed. For

Windows 98, driver is required

 Lithium Battery

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1.2 Button Function Definitions

There are 9 buttons.

PLAY: Turn On, Turn Off, Play, Pause, and Stop

MODE: Switching Working Mode, Menu Options,

Interface Switching

NEXT: Move to Right, Forward

LAST: Move to Left, Backward

VOL+: Volume Increment, Last Item

VOL-: Volume Decrement, Next Item

A-B/REC: Special A-B / Recording Hot Button

EQ: Selection of equalizer mode of the musical file

directly without entering the option menu when

musical file is in play mode

POWER ON: Turn on or off the power

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1.3 Button Pressing Modes

There are three types of pressing mode for the button:

1.3.1 Short-Press

For button with both long and short press functions,

the button will function as a short-press once they are released

within 1.2 seconds (E.g. Play, Stop, Last, Next).

For button with short-press function only, the button

will respond once it is released.

1.3.2 Long-Press: Press and hold button for longer than 1.2

seconds. (E.g. On/Off, Forward/Backward)

1.3.3 Hold On: Press and hold button to adjust the values

sequentially. Release button when done. (E.g. Volume

Adjustment)

1.4 Recording Function of the A-B Button

A-B button functions as a hot recording button in all other

interface except in the recorded file playback, musical file

playback interface, repeat interface, upgrading interface and U

Disk interface. A short-press of the A-B button will take you to

the recording interface and start recording.

1.5 Short-Cut Function of the MODE Button

In the music playback, recorder, recorded file playback, radio,

pictures and settings interfaces, a long-press of the MODE

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button will stop the current operation and return to the main

menu.

1.6 Standard Control Interface

Standard Menu

Note: For each functional module interface, the standard sub-

menu will appear. Below is one of standard sub-menu for the

settings interface of the player.

The Settings menu

 Able to display up to 4options in one screen.

 The option with the blue background is the one currently

selected.

 Press the Mode button to enter the main or sub-menu

 Press either “Vol-”, “Vol+”, “Next” or “Last” for option

selection

 A short-press of the PLAY button will exit out of the sub-

menu.

 A short-press of A-B will enter the recording mode

interface and start recording.

 A short-press of PLAY will exit the menu.

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Note: The player will auto exit to the main menu if player is

idling for more than 5 seconds.

The Standard Slide Bar

Note: The standard slide bar offers a choice for adjustment of

the specific option either through increment or decrement of the

slide bar.

Below is a picture how the Standard Slide Bar looks like

Brightness Adjustment

 The slide block can be moved to left or right.

 The number on top of the slide bar indicates the position

of the slide block.

 A short-press or long-press of NEXT will move the slide

block a step to right. The corresponding number will be

displayed step by step till the max number.

 A short-press or long-press of LAST will move the slide

block a step to left. The corresponding number will be

displayed step by step till the min number.

 A short-press of MODE will save the setting and exit to

the sub-menu.

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 A short-press of A-B will enter the recording mode

interface and start recording.

1.7 Battery Level

 There are all together 9 levels for measuring the battery

energy.

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represents full battery. represents low battery.

2 Main Menu

There are 6 functions available: music, recorder, voice, radio,

jpg and settings. Each round icon represents a function mode in

the main menu. The main menu interface is shown in the Fig

below.

The Musical File Playback

Button Function in the Main Interface

 A short-press or long-press of NEXT will shift the

selection position to right.

 A short-press or long-press of LAST will shift the

selection position to left.

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 A short-press of MODE will enter the function module. A

Long-press will return to the main menu interface.

 A short-press of A-B will enter the recording mode

function and start recording.

 A long-press of PLAY will turn the player off.

3 Turn On/Off

3.1 Turn Off

A long-press of PLAY will turn off the player.

The player can be automatically turned off depending on the

user specification of power mode for the player, however this

function will be overridden if the USB port of the player is

connected to a PC.

3.2 Turn On

A long-press of PLAY will turn on the player.

3.3 Low Battery

If the battery is low, the player will automatically go into the

Stand-By mode.

4 Musical File Playback

The Musical File Playback function allows the playback of

musical files in MP3 and WMA formats along with additional

features like Lyrics Display, Tempo rate, Equalizer mode, etc.

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To play the MTV files, the file must be converted using a

special type of software.

4.1 The Stop Interface

In the Stop interface, the current music will stop at the current

playback position. If the user turns off the player, it will save

the setting of last previous state. When the player is turn on, the

player will restore back to last previous state of the player.

The music file interface is shown in the Fig below.

Musical File Playback

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indicates that the current musical file is in the WMA

format with a bit rate of 64Kbit.

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represents that the current play mode is Repeat 1.

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indicates that the current musical file is the first

music file and the total number of the musical files is fifteen.

The total number refers to the number of musical files in the

current directory.

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indicates that the current EQ is Rock.

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shows that the current play back position is at 00:03

and the total length of the song is 05:17.

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represents that the current song has lyric display

function mode

 The title and singer of the song will be displayed in the

screen.

Button Function in the Stop Interface

 Long-Press of MODE: Enter into the main menu.

 Short-Press of MODE: Enter into the sub-menu

 Short-Press of PLAY: Play musical files.

 Long-Press of PLAY: Turn the player off.

 Hold-On of NEXT: Shift to the next song in the current

directory

 Hold-On of LAST: Shift to the previous song in the

current directory

 Short-Press of “Vol+” or ”Vol-”: Adjust the volume.

 Short-Press of A-B: Switch to the recording mode

interface and start recording.

 Short-Press of EQ: Selection of equalizer mode of the

musical file

4.1.1 The Stop Menu Interface

The stop menu interface is shown in the Fig below.

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The Stop Menu of the Musical File Playback Interface

 The option with the blue background is the one currently

selected.

 “Delete”: This is the name of the current selected option.

4.1.2 The Deleting Interface

Note: You can either delete a single file or all files in this

interface. The File Selection Interface is shown in the Fig

below.

The deleting selection of the Musical File Playback Interface

In this interface, press MODE to select the desire options of the

Deleting interface. See the Fig below.

The deleting ways of the Musical File Playback Interface

Button Function in the Deleting Interface

 Long-Press of PLAY: Turn the player off.

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 Short-Press of PLAY: Return to the Stop Interface.

 Short-Press of A-B: Switch to the recording mode

interface and start recording

4.1.3 Directory Selection Interface

Beside the root directory, only valid directory that contains the

musical files is displayed. The directory selection interface is

shown in the Fig below.

The directory selection of the Musical File Playback Interface

Button Function in the Directory Selection Interface

• Short-Press or Long-Press of “Vol-”: The selection strip

switches to the next directory one by one. The selection

strip scrolls in a way of two lines.

• Short-Press or Long-Press of “Vol+”: The selection strip

switches to the last directory one by one. The selection

strip scrolls in a way of two lines.

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A short-press of MODE will select the directory and

return to the Stop interface.

• A long-press of PLAY will turn the player off.

• A short-press of PLAY will return to the Stop Interface.

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• A short-press of A-B will enter into the recording mode

function and start recording.

4.2 Functions in the Playing Interface

The Playing interface is shown in the Fig below.

Musical File Playback

The text will scroll horizontally while the song is playing.

Button Function in the Playing interface

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

interface.

 Long-Press of MODE: If there is a corresponding lyric, it

will enter into the Lyrics interface. If there is no

corresponding lyric, then the song will stop playing and it

will enter the main menu.

 Short-Press of PLAY: Enter into the Stop Interface.

 Long-Press of NEXT: Function as fast forward till the

end of a song.

 Long-Press of LAST: Function as fast backward till the

beginning of a song.

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 Short-Press of NEXT: The current music fades out in 2

seconds. The player will jump to the next song and start

playing. The next song is selected based on the current

playing mode. If the current mode is Repeat One, then the

next song is selected based on Repeat All.

 Short-Press of LAST: The current music fades out in 2

seconds. The player will jump to the previous song and

start playing.

 Hold-On of “Vol+”: The volume will increase.

 Hold-On of “Vol-”: The volume will decrease.

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

confirm the A point. Another short-press of A-B will

confirm the B point and start repeating the segment

between A and B. The third short-press of A-B will

cancel the repeating.

Note: When the player encounters invalid files during auto or

manual selection of songs, the message “Format Error” will

display and return back to the Stop interface.

4.2.1 Playing mode interface

This interface provides the user with the following options:

① Repeat: To select the playing mode of the song.

② Equalizer: To select equalizer mode of the song

③ Tempo rate: To adjust the speed of song playing

④ Replay: To enter into the Repeat interface and start the

Repeat mode function.

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⑤ Replay Times: To set the number of times for repeating

for the song

⑥ Replay gap: To set the time interval between each

repeating songs.

⑦ Exit: Return to the Playing mode interface.

The interface is shown in the Fig below.

The Playing Menu of the Musical File Playback Interface

 The selected position is displayed in blue background

 It will auto exit after idling for more than 5 seconds.

4.2.2 Repeat Setting Interface

Note: You can only select Repeat Mode when the music is still

playing. The interface is shown in the Fig below.

The Playing Menu of the Musical File Playback Interface –

Repeat Mode

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List of Repeat Mode Options:

Normal: When the player finishes playing the songs in the

current directory, it will continue to play the songs in the next

directory.

Repeat One: Repeat playing the current song.

Folder: The player will stop once it finishes playing the songs

in the current directory.

Repeat folder: Repeat playing the songs in the directory.

Repeat All: Repeat playing the songs in all directories.

Random: Play the songs in the current directory in a random

way.

Intro: Play the beginning 10 seconds of all the songs in the

current directory in order.

4.2.3 Equalizer Setting Interface

Note: User can only select Equalizer mode when the music is

still playing.

List of Sound Effects Options:

Natural (Default)

Rock

Pop

Classic

Soft

Jazz

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