Polaroid MPA-20011S User manual

Portable Media Player

MPA-20011S

User’s Manual

For detailed instructions and feature descriptions,

please see the included User’s Manual on the device.

20070131

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Notes, Notices, and Cautions

NOTE: A NOTE indicates an important tip that helps you use your

player.

NOTICE: A NOTICE tells you how to avoid problems.

CAUTION: A CAUTION indicates potential for property damage,

personal injury, or death.

Table of Contents

User’s Manual ……………………………………………………………………………………….1

Notes, Notices, and Cautions …………………………………………………………………….. 1

About Your Player ……………………………………………………………………………….. 3

Introduction …………………………………………………………………………… 3

Top, Front and Side Views ………………………………………………………….. 5

Turning the Player On ……………………………………………………………….. 6

Charging the Battery .......................................................................................... 7

Transferring Media Files to the Player ............................................................... 8

Transferring Music Tracks Using WMP 10 or 11 ………….…………..….. 8

Storing Data Files on the Player ....................................................................... 12

Video Conversion Tool …………………………………………………………….. 13

Using Your Player ............................................................................................................. 13

Main Menu ………………………………………………………………………….. 14

Listening to music ……………………………………………………………......... 15

Music Player ........................................................................................... 16

Music Library .......................................................................................... 17

My Playlists ………………………………………………………………...... 18

Listening to FM Radio ...................................................................................... 19

Viewing Photos ................................................................................................ 20

Thumbnails ............................................................................................. 21

Image albums ......................................................................................... 21

My slideshow .......................................................................................... 22

Watching Videos .............................................................................................. 22

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Converting videos ............................................................................................ 23

How to convert video files to AVI format ................................................. 23

How to download video files from your computer to the player ............... 23

Additional Features .......................................................................................... 24

Calendar ................................................................................................. 25

Browse .................................................................................................... 25

Stop watch .............................................................................................. 25

Voice recorder ........................................................................................ 26

Settings ............................................................................................................ 26

Audio Settings ......................................................................................... 26

Display Settings ...................................................................................... 27

Time & Date ............................................................................................ 28

Language ................................................................................................ 28

Record quality ......................................................................................... 28

Software Reset ....................................................................................... 28

Performing a Hardware Reset .......................................................................... 29

Firmware Update Tool ...................................................................................... 30

Frequently Asked Questions ........................................................................................... 31

Installation ........................................................................................................ 31

Usage ............................................................................................................... 32

Warning Indications ......................................................................................... 33

Troubleshooting ……………………………………………………………………. 34

Appendix............................................................................................................................ 36

Specifications ................................................................................................... 36

Glossary …………………………………………………………………………….. 38

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About Your Player

Introduction

Congratulations on purchasing a Polaroid Portable Media Player. Please read

this manual carefully, and follow all instructions in the manual and those marked

on the product before first use. Failing to follow these warnings could result in

personal injury or damage to the device. Also, remember to keep this User’s

Manual in a convenient location for future reference.

Important: Save the original box and all packing material for future shipping

needs.

The following manual will help you setup and use your new portable media

player.

You can use the player in a number of ways:

• As a music player (see "Listening to Music" on page 10), or

• As a FM Radio (see "Listening to FM Radio" on page 11), or

• As a photo player (see "Viewing Photos" on page 12), or

• As a video player (see "Watching Videos" on page 13), or

See page 13 for other convenient features including “Converting video files to

AVI format”.

Support Page:

Visit the support page for the MPA-20011S Portable Media Player at

www.polaroid.com

for:

• Up to date documentation

• Video Conversion Tool

• Firmware Update Tool

• Frequently Asked Questions

• Troubleshooting Guide

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NOTICE: Your Limited Warranty does not cover data loss resulting from

the unlikely failure of the flash memory in the Player.

NOTICE: Do not subject the player to excessive force or impact as it may

damage your player.

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Figure 1 Top, front, and side views

Reset

Microphone

Switch lock

Switch un-lock

Power Switch On/Off

Volume/Scroll/

Select Button

Back button

Micro SD card

Mini USB connector

Headphone connector

Fast Forward/

Skip Forward

Rewind/

Skip Backward

Play/Pause

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MINI USB CONNECTOR - Connects your Player to a computer in order to

transfer data. Also used to charge the internal battery

LCD SCREEN - Displays operating information

SWITCH ON/OFF – Power On/Off Switch – To power on: slide switch to the on

position for 2 seconds. The switch is spring-loaded and will slide back to its

original position

SWITCH LOCK– Locks all keys

SWITCH UN-LOCK– Un-locks all keys

HEADPHONE CONNECTOR - Connects earphones or headphones

RESET – Used to reset the player.

VOLUME/SCROLL/SELECT DIAL – Increases/decreases volume. Scroll by

rotating the dial to choose items from menu list. Push the button in to select

those items.

BACK – Use to go to the Main menu or to a previous menu

FAST FORWARD/SKIP FORWARD - Goes to next track or advances within a

track

PLAY/PAUSE - Starts or pauses a track

REWIND/SKIP BACKWARD - Moves to the start of the current track, or goes to

a previous track. Skip to move back within a track

MICRO SD CARD SLOT – Use a Micro SD card (not included) to store/play

additional files

Turning the player on

To power on, slide the power switch to the on position for 2 seconds, then let go.

The switch is spring-loaded and will slide back to its original position.

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Charging the Battery

Your player has an integrated, rechargeable, lithium-polymer battery. Before

using the player for the first time, you must charge the battery for 2.5 to 3 hours.

Using the USB cable, plug the unit directly into an available USB port in your

computer (the computer must be on). It should take 2.5 to 3 hours to fully charge

the battery. Do not attempt to copy media files to the device while charging the

battery for the first time. This can affect the recharge time.

NOTE: Do not use the player for the first time until you have charged

the battery for at least 2.5 to 3 hours.

NOTICE: Do not attempt to replace or remove the internal battery from

your player. Doing so may damage the player permanently.

Any attempt to open your player will void the warranty.

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Transferring Media Files to Your Player

Transferring Media Using Windows Media Player 10 or 11

Having Windows Media Player 10 or 11 on your computer will let you transfer

media to and from your PC’s personal music library to the Player. If you don't

have Windows Media Player (WMP) 10 or 11 on your computer, you can

download it free from Microsoft’s website:

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads

NOTE: Before transferring media files you must first connect your player

to your computer.

NOTE: Before transferring media or data files, you must first charge the

battery for 2.5-3 hours.

1 After connecting your player to the computer, a dialog box similar

to the one below will appear.

2 Select “Synchronize media files” and click OK

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3 Drag and paste the media files from “My Computer” folder to the sync

list of windows media player as below.

4 Select “Start Sync” on Windows Media Player to start file

synchronization to your player.

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Windows Media Player 10

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Windows Media Player 11

5 When the synchronization is complete, you can disconnect you player

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Storing Data Files on the Player

Store data files on your player the same way you would with a standard USB

Flash Memory

device. To transfer files:

1 Connect your player to your computer using the included USB cable

2 Click the My Computer icon on your computer. Navigate to the My

Computer folder.

3 Your Player is displayed as Polaroid Media Player (See below).

If your computer is running Windows Media Player version 10, you’ll see this

icon in the My Computer folder

If your computer is running Windows Media Player version 11, you’ll see this

icon in the My Computer folder

4 If you are using Windows Media Player 10 on your Computer: Within the

MTP directory, there are two folders: "Data" and "Media". Be sure to

copy-and-paste/drag-and-drop any data files into the "Data" folder.

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5 If you are using Windows Media Player 11 on your Computer: Within the

MTP directory, there is one folder: "Internal Storage". Just

copy-and-paste/drag-and-drop any data files into the "Internal Storage"

folder.

Video Conversion Tool

Some video files may need to be converted to an AVI file before they will play. A

video converter tool can be found on the MPA-20011S support page at

www.polaroid.com

. The video convert tool can be used to convert video files to

the proper AVI format.

Using Your Player

Your Player can be used in several different ways:

• As a music player (see "Listening to Music" on page 10)

• As an FM Radio (see "Listening to FM Radio" on page 12)

• As a photo player (see "Viewing photos" on page 13)

• As a video player (see "Watching Videos" on page 13)

Other features:

• Use the internal stopwatch, calendar, voice recorder, browse or change your

personal settings (see "Settings" on page 15)

• As a data storage device (see "Transferring Media Files" on page 17)

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Main Menu

When you switch the player on, the first screen to appear will say, "Music

Player".

Music Player view

If you want to enter another function, you can click the BACK button to enter the

"Main Menu".

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Figure 6 Click BACK button to enter the "Main Menu"

Listening to Music

Your Player has three ways to launch music:

• In the "Main Menu", choose "Music Player"

• In the "Main Menu", choose "Music Library"

• In the "Main Menu", choose "My Playlist"

Your player is capable of playing MP3 and WMA music file formats. It also has

PlaysForSure support, meaning you can play downloaded songs in WMA format

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with PlaysForSure Digital Rights Management technology. To load your own

music files onto the Player, see "Transferring Media Files to the Player" on page

Music Player

"Music Player" mode lets you play any song and adjust volume. Use the Fast

Forward/Skip Forward or Rewind/Skip Back, to access songs or to access

certain parts of songs. You’ll also see music information and the play status in

this view. If the song was synchronized to the device using Windows Media

Player, and the song has album art, the player will display the album art.

Figure 7 Music Player view

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NOTE: Scroll up/down lets you adjust the volume up or down.

NOTE: "Music Player" screen buttons are defined as follows:

• Press the Play/Pause button to pause or resume playing a track.

• Press the Fast Forward/Skip Forward button to go to the next track.

• Press and hold the Fast Forward/Skip Forward button to fast-forward within

a track.

• Press the Rewind/Skip Back button to go to the start of the current track, or

the start of previous tracks.

• Press and hold the Rewind/Skip Back button to rewind within a track.

• Scroll-up to increase the volume.

• Scroll-down to decrease the volume.

Music Library

Go to the "Main Menu" and choose "Music Library" by using the Scroll-select

button. From here you can see the entire music library that is stored on your

player. Music tracks are sorted by categories. Tracks can be sorted and played

by:

• "Artists"

• "Albums"

• "Songs"

• "Songs by genres"

• “Playlists”

All recorded voice tracks are sorted in "Recordings" category, as well as all FM

radio recordings.

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NOTE: The “Playlists” selection refers to playlists that can be

synchronized to your player by using Windows Media Player

version 10 or 11.

NOTE: Use Scroll-select to choose “Albums”, “Artists”, “Songs”, “Songs

by Genres” or “Recordings”. Push Scroll-select again to see all

selections from the category you have selected. Continue

pushing Scroll-select to dial in on a specific artist, album, etc.

You can also make selections here to build playlists. Use the

Play/Delete button to add or delete tracks to a playlist.

NOTE: Choosing Add to Playlist adds music tracks to "My Playlist".

NOTE: Choosing Recordings lets you listen to voice recordings and FM

radio recordings.

My Playlist

Go to the "Main Menu" and choose "My Playlist" to see all music tracks in your

playlist. Music tracks can be added to My Playlist by pressing scroll-select on a

song, then select “Add to playlist”.

NOTE: While in the "My Playlist" category, use Scroll-select to see all

music tracks in your playlist. Press Scroll-select again to get to

the option menu. Select from "Play", "Remove item", and "Clear

playlist".

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Listening to FM Radio

Listen and record your favorite FM radio stations by going to the "Main Menu"

and Scroll-select "FM radio". Press Play/Pause or Scroll-select while in the

FM radio playing view. You can get to an options menu, with "Seek station",

"Manual tuning", "Preset Stations", "Save Stations", and "Record from radio".

Save up to 10 of your favorite stations.

NOTE: In "Seek station" view, press the Fast Forward/Skip Forward

button to scan up the FM dial. Press the Rewind/Skip Back

button to scan down the FM dial. To listen to another station,

press and release the Fast Forward/Skip Forward or

Rewind/Skip Back to access the next or previous station with the

strongest signal.

NOTE: Rotate Scroll-select up or down to move the dial in the desired

direction, and to adjust the volume up or down.

NOTE: Press the Scroll-select to get to the options menu, "Seek station",

"Manual tuning", "Preset Stations", "Save Station", and "Record

from radio".

NOTE: In "Manual tuning" view, press the Fast Forward/Skip Forward

button to tune up the FM dial and press the Rewind/Skip Back

button to manually search down.

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