ODYS mp3 s4 User manual

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Table of contents

1 Contents of package ..................................................2

2 Introduction ................................................................ 3

3 Getting started............................................................ 4

3.1 Controls ........................................................................... 4

3.2 LCD and symbols ............................................................ 5

3.3 Battery status ..................................................................5

3.4 Installing the driver ..........................................................6

3.5 Transferring files MP3 player - PC .................................. 6

3.6 Disable the MP3 player from the PC...............................7

4 Operation ................................................................... 8

4.1 Switching the MP3 player on and off ..............................8

4.2 Music mode ..................................................................... 8

4.3 Voice recording mode ...................................................11

4.4 Voice playback mode .................................................... 12

4.5 Deleting files.................................................................. 12

4.6 System settings (setting)............................................... 13

5 Specifications........................................................... 15

6 Troubleshooting........................................................ 16

7 Safety instructions .................................................... 17

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1 Contents of package

Please ensure that the following items are included in the box. If the

package is not complete, please contact your dealer:

ODYS MP3 player S4

USB cable

Headphones

AAA battery

CD-ROM (driver and

application software)

User manual

Warranty card

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2 Introduction

Thank you for choosing our product. Please read this manual carefully

before use to make best use of all functions of the product and to guarantee

that it has a long service life. Please store the manual in a safe place for

later reference.

This product is a portable digital audio player which allows you to play your

MP3 and WMA tracks (multi-codec player) and make voice recordings or

save files of any kind. The backlit LCD displays information on the current

digital music file via the ID3 tag.

Caution

Please read the general safety instructions in chapter 7 before

using the MP3 player. Pay particular attention to the instructions

on safely concluding the digital transfer between the MP3 player

and computer in chap. 3.6.

Support

URL: http://www.odys.de

See our website for the latest information on this MP3 player, on other

products by our company and on our company itself. Any firmware updates

for this MP3 player are also made available on our website. If you have

questions or problems, please read the FAQs on our website or contact our

customer support service support@odys.de.

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3 Getting started

3.1 Controls

Familiarise yourself with the controls of your MP3 player before use.

Play button

(on/off,

play/pause)

Hold switch

USB

connector

Loop fo

r

carrying strap

Navigation

back 

Headphone

connection

Press and tilt

menu button

Navigation

forwards 

Volume +

Volume −

Mikrophone

USB

protective cap

Battery

compartment

LCD

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3.2 LCD and symbols

Overview of the LCD

The LCD shows a variety of information on the current track, the running

time and the system settings. The symbols are explained below.

3.3 Battery status

Insert the provided battery into the battery compartment. The service life of

the battery is approximately 10 hours. The service life of the battery may

vary depending on the various operating conditions of the MP3 player and

installed firmware.

The battery status is displayed by five different symbols:

full 75% 50% 25% empty

Please replace the battery if an empty battery symbol is displayed.

Use rechargeable batteries with at least 800mAh or alkaline batteries.

Mode:

Music mode

Bitrate

Playback time

Repeat

mode

File name /

ID3 tag

Battery status

Key

locked

Track number

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3.4 Installing the driver

When using Windows 98SE, you must first install the correspond-

ding driver found on the CD-ROM before connecting the MP3

player to your computer. This is not required when using Windows

ME, 2000 and XP.

• Connect the MP3 player to your PC using the USB cable.

• USB RDY appears in the LCD display and the driver

installation starts. When using Windows ME, 2000

and XP, the PC recognizes a new hardware device

(mass storage device) and automatically installs the

corresponding driver.

• If an error occurs during installation, remove the USB cable, restart the

operating system and reconnect the USB cable to the PC.

3.5 Transferring files MP3 player - PC

• Connect the MP3 player to your PC using the supplied USB cable.

• Open the Windows Explorer or double-click My Computer.

• Open your music folder, select the folder or files to be

transferred and drag them to the removable storage

medium symbol of the MP3 player (download).

• “RUNNING” appears on the display.

• Once the transmission is complete, click the MP3 player symbol and

check whether the files were completely copied.

• Following the same procedure, you can also copy files from the MP3 player

to the PC (upload).

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Never disconnect the USB cable from your MP3 player during a

data transfer.

3.6 Disable the MP3 player from the PC

• Disable the digital MP3 player from the operating system correctly using

the “Remove Hardware Safely” option .

• Click the task bar on the right-hand side below the symbol and select

the “Remove USB Mass Storage Device – Drive (X:)” in the following

dialog window.

• Then the message now appears that the hardware can be removed.

When using Windows 98SE, does not appear in the task bar.

Once the data has been completely transferred, simply remove

the USB cable.

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4 Operation

The Play button (on/off, playback/pause) is used for different functions:

Switches the MP3 player on

Hold down for

(1 … 3 seconds)

Switches the MP3 player off:

Plays tracks and voice files, starts voice recording

Pause

Briefly press when

the MP3 player is

switched on

(0.5 seconds)

Confirms a menu selection

4.1 Switching the MP3 player on and off

Switching the MP3 player on

• Ensure that the hold setting is deactivated. If necessary, push the hold

switch into the off position.

• Hold the Play button down for approx. one second

until the Display illuminates and a greeting is displayed.

The MP3 player is now in standby mode. The LCD

shows the current track and the number of tracks available. See chapter

4.6 System settings for information on the duration of the blue back-

lighting. If the MP3 player is not switched on, check the polarity of the

battery and ensure that it is charged.

Switching the MP3 player off

Press and hold the Play button for approximately three

seconds until “Good Bye” appears and the Display

illumination deactivates.

4.2 Music mode

Playback, forwards/back, pause, stop

• Press the Play button to play the track

showed. The track information (ID3 tag)

is scrolled on the Display.

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• Tilt and hold the menu button forwards or back  during playback to

skip forwards or back within the track. If you tilt the menu button briefly

forwards or back , playback skips to the next or the previous track.

• Press the playback button briefly to pause playback.

• Press the stop button to stop playback (standby).

Setting the volume

Press or hold the respective volume control

button (+, -) to raise or lower the volume.

The volume has 33 settings (0…32).

Hold switch

You can block all buttons of your MP3 player

to prevent accidental operation. To do so,

simply move the key lock switch in the

direction as shown by the arrow. During

operation, Key Lock! is shown in the LCD

display. Unlock the keys by moving the

switch back.

Folder function - searching for files

You can create various folders on your MP3 player to manage your music

files or other files. Connect your player to the PC, create the desired folder in

the player memory and copy files into the folder.

Using your player, access the folder contents as follows:

• While in pause or standby mode, press

the menu button for approximately

3 seconds. Use  to navigate through

the folder structure and search for the

desired file.

• Press the playback button (PLAY) to open

the folder.

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• Press PLAY twice to select and play the

desired music file.

• Briefly press the menu button to exit the

folder structure and return to music

playback mode.

Equalizer settings

• While in music playback, briefly press the

menu button and use  to select the

equalizer mode (EQ).

• Briefly press PLAY to activate the EQ

mode.

• Use  to select the desired sound (normal, classic, live, pop, rock and

DBB).

• Confirm using the playback button (PLAY) again.

The sound corresponds to the original sound imaging.

If you do not wish to make any changes, exit the first menu level

by pressing the menu button.

Repeat mode

• While in music playback, pause or standby

mode, briefly press the menu button and

use  to select the Repeat mode

(Repeat).

• Briefly press PLAY to activate the Repeat

mode.

• Use  to select the desired mode (Normal, Repeat one, Repeat all,

Repeat random).

• Confirm using the playback button (PLAY) again.

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Repeat One: Plays back the current file repeatedly.

Repeat All: Repeatedly plays back all files in the original order.

Random: Plays back the files of the current folder in a random order.

Main menu

If you briefly press the menu button while

the music is paused, the main menu

appears.

You can then select the following options:

Music player ⇒ music playback

Voice player ⇒ voice playback

Voice record ⇒ voice recording

File delete ⇒ delete file

Setting ⇒ system settings for the MP3 player

Use  to select the desired option and confirm using the Play button. If

no button is pressed, the player returns to the normal playback menu after a

few seconds.

4.3 Voice recording mode

Your MP3 player can also be used as a digital dictaphone. This allows you

to record important ideas or thoughts when away from home, so you don’t

forget them. Select this function in the main menu as follows.

• While in pause or standby mode, briefly

press the menu button and use  to

select the Voice recording mode.

• Briefly press PLAY to start voice

recording.

• Press PLAY again to stop voice

recording. You can now listen to the

recorded file in voice playback mode.

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The sound is recorded as a WAV file (32kbps). During a

recording, all buttons except the Play button and the hold button

are deactivated.

4.4 Voice playback mode

• While in pause or standby mode, briefly

press the menu button and use  to

select the voice playback mode.

• Briefly press PLAY to activate the voice

playback.

• Use  to select the required file.

• Press PLAY again to play back the

selected file.

If you would like to return to music mode, briefly press the menu button and

use  to select Music player mode. Then confirm your selection by

pressing the Play button.

4.5 Deleting files

Use the File Delete option in the main menu to delete files in your MP3

player memory.

• While in pause or standby mode, briefly

press the menu button and use  to

select the function „File delete“.

• Briefly press PLAY. The upper text line of

the LCD displays the number of the

selected track and the lower text line

displays the name of the music or voice

file.

• Use  to select the file to be deleted.

• Press PLAY. Delete? appears in the

display and must be confirmed by

pressing PLAY again.

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• If you do not wish to delete the selected file, cancel the dialog using the

menu button. Afterwards, use the main menu to exit the File Delete

option.

You can also delete files or folders using your computer’s file

manager when the MP3 player is connected to the PC via the

USB connection.

4.6 System settings (setting)

The mode setting allows you to change important system settings for your

MP3 player. It contains a total of 8 options

Recurring operating steps:

• While in pause or standby mode, briefly press the menu button and use

 and PLAY to select the mode setting.

• Use  and PLAY to select the desired option (Language, Lyric

Display, LCD Contrast, Back Light, Format Memory, Memory Info and

S/W Version).

• Use  to select the specific value and press the Play button again to

confirm the selection.

Language

Use this option to select the required language:

English, Chinese GB, Chinese BIG5, Korean,

Japanese, German, French, Italian, Spanish.

Lyric Display

When playing MP3 files, your MP3 player

supports the synchronous lyric display.

Install the provided lyric software

(LPSetup.exe) and refer to the online help

on how to create MP3 files with lyrics.

Switch the lyric function on or off in your

MP3 player (Lyric On/Lyric Off).

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LCD Contrast

Allows you to set the required display contrast:

Level Low, Level 1, Level 2, Level 3, Level 4,

Level High.

Automatic shutdown of the display (Back Light)

This allows you to set whether the backlight is to

remain on after a button is pressed and how long

it stays on: Off, 3s, 6s, 9s, 12s and 15s.

Formatting the memory

Use this function (select Yes) to format the

internal flash memory of the MP3 player. Keep in

mind that in doing so all files and folders are

permanently deleted. The player may not be

switched off when formatting. Make sure the

batteries are fully charged and do not remove them.

Memory Info

Shows the current amount of free memory space

on your MP3 player.

Firmware Version (S/W Version)

Check the firmware version installed on your

MP3 player when firmware updates are made

available.

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5 Specifications

Internal memory 128, 256, 512, 1024MB Integrated flash memory

Formats MP3, WMA, WAV

Bit rate music MP3: 8 … 320kbps

WMA: 32 … 192kbps

Bitrate voice recording WAV: 32kbps

Power supply 1 AAA battery

Battery life approx.. 10h

Dimensions 95,5mm x 32mm x 21mm

Weight 32g

Display LCD (33 Pixel x 96 Pixel), ID3 Tag ver. 1.0

USB type USB 2.0, mass storage device

S/N ratio > 82dB

Headphone output > 2 x 5mW (32Ohm)

Output frequency 20Hz … 20kHz

Languages English, Chinese GB, Chinese BIG5, Korean,

Japanese, German, French, Italian, Spanish

System requirements Pentium 166MHz processor or higher,

Microsoft Windows 98SE/Me/2000/XP,

USB connection, at least 64MB RAM,

at least 20MB memory space available on the

hard drive, 4 speed CD-ROM drive or faster

Subject to technical changes.

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6 Troubleshooting

Symptoms Cause and solution

The software does not work

properly.

Error occurred during installation:

Reinstall the software and check the

system requirements

The MP3 player does not work

or there is nothing shown on the

LCD.

Batteries are dead or there is a strong

electromagnetic pulse: Check battery

capacity, insert new battery with at least

800mAh and make sure the polarity is

correct or briefly remove the battery and

then reinsert it

The buttons on the player do

not work.

Hold setting is activated: Ensure that the

hold switch is deactivated

The audio files available in the

MP3 player memory are not

played back.

Files are damaged or do not correspond

to the standards: Make sure that the files

correspond to one of the formats below:

MPEG-1 Layer 3, MPEG-2 Layer 3 and

MPEG-2.5 Layer 3, WMA version

4.1/7.0/8.0 (Bit rate > 64kps)

MP3 files cannot be

downloaded from the PC.

Check or replace batteries, check hold

function and cable/plug connection to the

PC

No USB connection is

established to the PC.

Hardware or software problems: Check

cable/plug connection to the PC,

Windows system configuration and USB

driver. Most failures to recognize the USB

device are due to defective or obsolete

drivers for the USB port (insert Windows

CD).

No sound, although an audio

file is played back.

Volume is too low: Increase the volume

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7 Safety instructions

Although this product is safe, please observe the following information and

warnings.

• Never expose the device to rain, moisture or humidity.

Malfunctions, damage and electric shocks can occur as a

result.

• Never press two buttons simultaneously and handle the LCD

display carefully.

• Do not expose the device to direct sunlight or a dusty

environment.

• Do not shake the device or subject it to hard knocks. Do not

place any heavy objects on top of the device.

• Do not carry the MP3 player with other metal objects (coins or

keys) in your pocket.

• Clean the device only using a soft, dry cloth.

• When cleaning the device, do not use any volatile substances,

such as solvents, to avoid damaging the surface.

• Do not open the casing of the device under any circumstances,

and do not attempt to repair or modify the device.

• If the MP3 player is not to be used for a longer period of time,

remove the battery. Used batteries should be disposed of properly

to protect the environment.

• Prevent hearing damage and keep the volume in an acceptable

range. For safety reasons, do not wear headphones while

actively participating in traffic.

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