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MusePod
User Manual
Copyright
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Unique Features
Mass Portable Storage Player
1.This player can be used as the portable hard disk (the
capacity is 20G). No driver is necessary under
WinMe/2000/XP.
2.Unique USB Host Functions
Hard disk player can read the file from the other
standard USB Device
3.High speed transfer, USB2.0 standard interface,
compatible with USB1.1
Hard disk player supports USB2.0 with the highest
rate of transmission up to 20Mbyte/s.
4.Large screen LCD with high resolution - 128 X 128
Dot Matrix 4 Gray With Backlight
5.Support multi music formats:
including MP3 (MP3 of VBR format supported)
and WMA
6.Convenient firmware upgrade
The latest functions can be acquired through the
firmware upgrade.
New formats will be supported through the simple
upgrading; meanwhile, the other functions will be
provided constantly.
7.Support multi-languages display of ID3
Support various languages of ID3, including
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simplified Chinese, traditional Chinese, Japanese,
Korean and English
8.FM radio (87.5MHz~108.0MHz)
Auto-scan and memorize desired channels are more
convenient to listen to the FM radio.
9.Provide five types of equalizer (EQ):
Normal, Classic, Jazz, Rock and user EQ, making
music more abundant.
10.Supporting 3D effect, 15-level Bass Boost and
15-level Treble Boost, making music more colorful
11.Easy to use file navigation
12.Treeview navigation menu enables you to find the
music conveniently
13.Up to 2000 folders and 9999 files can be recognized
14.Graphical User Interface
15.Recording by Mic or Line_In
16.Supporting Bookmark Function
17.Supporting PlayList Function
18.Supporting TXT file navigation, namely, the e-book
function
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Contents
Front Part and Side Part........................................4-5
Top/Bottom Part and LCD ........................................ 6
Using the AC adapter ..........................................7-11
Charging................................................................7-8
Software Installation ..............................................8-9
Connecting to the computer ..............................10-11
Disconnecting to the Computer .............................. 11
Operations.........................................................12-13
Playing Music.....................................................14-16
Section Repeat..................................................16-17
Browsing................................................................. 18
Mode Switch......................................................18-21
Receive FM Radio.............................................22-23
Record...............................................................24-25
Menu Function...................................................26-35
USB Host Function............................................36-38
Cautions.................................................................. 39
Troubleshooting.................................................40-43
Accessory............................................................... 44
Specification........................................................... 45
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Front Part
LCD
Menu
Stop/Power Off
Right
Play/Pause/
Power On
Left
Volume+
Volume-
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Side Part
LCD
A-B/Rec
SRS/Mode
Hold
CHARGE LED
MIC Hole
Line-In
USB Port
Reset Hole
USB Host Portne
DC-IN
Earpho
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Current Mode
EQ
Re
p
eat Mode
Hold
Batter
y
Indicato
r
Current Folde
r
File Name
ID3 Artist
Track Playing
Progress
Sam
p
lin
g
Rate Bitrate Volume
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Using the AC adapter
1. The AC adapter supplied with the player can be
used only.
Working voltage of the AC adapter of the player is
100/240V, 50/60Hz.
2. Connect the adapter to the DC jacks of the AC
power and the player
Charging
1. When the player is powered on, the status of the
battery indicator shows the battery capacity of the
player. When the battery is low, the icon will be
twinkling. After twinkling for a while the system will
be shutdown automatically. The battery must be
charged immediately, otherwise the player cannot
continue to work. Before connecting the player to
the computer, please make sure that it is in low
voltage, or the connection to the PC will fail.
2. Charging will start automatically after the adapter is
connected to the power. In the power-on status, the
power-connecting icon is shown in the position of
the original battery indicator icon. It shows that the
battery is being charged and the red LED is always
on. When charging in the power-off status, the red
LED is always on.
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3. When the battery is fully charged, the battery
indicator is fully filled in and the red LED will be off.
Charging time: about 3 hours (after the battery is
fully discharged)
Discharging time (playing time): about 12 hours
(the longest playing time after the battery is fully
charged)
Playing time is measured during playing 128Kbps
Mp3 files in the fully charged status. (It is practically
measured without any operations)
Software Installation
Windows 2000 and Windows XP themselves can
support USB2.0 storage device (PC must be with
USB2.0 port, otherwise it will be transmitted by the
USB1.1 standard), but Windows 98 requires the
driver to be installed. We supply you with the
manager software of the hard-disk player and the
driver. After the installation is completed, you can
now operate the player.
Please plug CD to CD-ROM, then it will install
software automatically if you did not close
CD-ROM Auto function. Then execute Next step
one by one, you can finish installing. During
installing, if you use Win98 operation
system, it
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will setup Win98 driver for HDD player
automatically.How to Use Software Managerment
How to Use Software Managerment
If you install software managerment, you can use it
to manager your HDD player.
1.Turn on your player, then connect it to PC, while
PC find device, please execute managerment
software.
2.You can use this software to edit playlist function.
3.You can use this software to change language.
4.You can use this software to download file and
upload file to HDD player.
You can refer to online help in the software to use
this software.
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Connecting to the Computer
1. Press and hold the “Play” button to turn on the
player. (Warning: please make sure whether the
battery of the player is sufficient. If it is not enough,
please connect the adapter to the power to
guarantee enough battery)
2. Connect the player and the computer properly with
the USB cable. The big end of the USB cable should
be connected to the USB port of the computer, and
the other end should be connected to the USB Slave
port of the player.
The LCD of the player shows:
3. The “Device connected” icon will be shown on
system bar under Windows 2000 and Windows XP.
(Under Windows 98, it can be connected properly
only after the installation of the driver is finished.)
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4. After the installation is completed, a portable hard
disk will be added in My Computer/Explorer. The
files in the hard-disk player can be operated by the
Explorer or the Manager software we supply. The
hard-disk player can be used as a normal hard disk,
and the files can be copied, deleted, etc.
When the hard-disk player is to be connected to the
computer for a long time, please connect the AC
adapter. The low battery will cause improper working of
the player. (When connecting to the PC, if the battery is
too low, the player cannot connect successfully)
Disconnecting to the Computer
Use “Safety Remove” to disconnect the player to the
computer, namely, double-click the right corner of the
task bar on PC, select “Safety Remove”. After the
system displays “Removed Hardware Safely”, the USB
cable connected the player to the computer can be
removed.
Warning:
Do not disconnect the player to the computer when the
player is working.
The player can be disconnected only after the
file copying is completed.
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Operations
Operations:
Basic Operations
2. Power On Press and hold the
“Play/Pause/Power On” button
3. Play/Pause In the playing status, press the
“Play/Pause/Power On” button.
4. Stop Playing Press the “Stop/Power OFF”
button.
5. Fast Forward In Music playing status, press
and hold the “Right” button.
6. Fast Reverse In Music playing status, press
and hold the “Left” button.
7. Play Previous Track In Music playing status,
press the “Right” button.
8. Play Next Track In Music playing status, press
the “Left” button.
9. Power Off Press and hold the “Stop/Power
OFF” button.
10. Volume Adjustment In Music playing or FM
status, press the “+/-” button.
11. File Selection In the file navigation status,
press the “Right/Left/+/-/ Menu”
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button. Press the “Menu” button
to enter the file navigation
interface, press the “Right”
button to enter a folder or select
a file, press the “Left” button to
exit the current directory, press
the “+/-” button to select the
different file or folder, and press
the “Menu” button to confirm.
12. Mode Switch Press and hold the “Mode”
button to enter the mode switch.
13. Section Definition Press the “A-B” button.
14. Recording Press and hold the “A-B”
button.
15. Menu Display Press and hold the “Menu”
button.
16. Hold button On/Off
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Playing Music
1. Connect the earphone
2. Unlock Hold
3. Press and hold the “Play/Pause/Power On” button
for 2 seconds to turn on the player, and the
power-on picture displays. After the system
information is read, it will enter the file list. (This
procedure needs some times because the speed of
scanning hard disk is much slower.)
4. Track selection: Press the “Menu” button to enter the
file navigation status, and select different folders or
files by pressing the “Right/Left/+/-” button, then
press the “Menu” to enter a folder or select a file to
play. In the file navigation status, the definitions of
buttons are: “Right” – select the function, “Left” – exit
the current folder, “+” – select upward, “-” – select
downward, “Menu” – confirm the function.
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It begins to play after the track is selected. Press the
“Play/Pause/Power On” button to pause, and then
press it again to continue playing. The playing interface
displays the information of current track. In the playing
status, the information is shown: the first line shows the
folder which the current song file is in; the second line
shows the name of the song (If this song has ID3
information, the title of the ID3 will display after
displaying the song name once); and the third line
shows the Artist of the ID3 (Refer to the LCD)
5. Volume Adjustment: Press the “+” button to increase
the volume and the “-“ button to decrease the
volume. The digital number of the icon at the right
corner shows the current volume.
6. During the playing, press and hold the “Right” button
Folder name
Song name or ID3 Title
Song ID3 Artist
Playing progress
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to make fast forward, while press the “Right” button
to switch to the next track; press and hold the “Left”
button to make fast reverse, while press the “Left”
button to switch to the previous track.
7. Press the “Stop” button to stop playing, and return to
the file list.
8. Press and hold the “Stop” button to shut down the
player, and then the shutdown picture will show.
When “Hold” is on, the icon appears, and buttons on
the player are invalid.
In the stop status, you can set the “Auto Off” time in the
setting menu, the player will be shut down
automatically according to the setting time.
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Section Repeat
When the player is playing, you can use section repeat
function to repeat one section of the music. In the
playing status, press the “A-B” button to select the start
position (A point).
During the playing, press the “A-B” button again to
select the end position (B point).
The player will repeat the section from A to B.
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Browsing
After pressing the “Menu” button, use “Right/Left/+/ -”
button to find and select the track. If the audio file is
selected, the player will enter the playing interface. If
the non-audio file is selected, the player will not
respond.
Press the “Menu” or “Right” button to enter the lower
folder. Press the “Left” button to return to the upper
folder. When the root directory is reached, it will stop.
Mode Switch
Press and hold the “Mode” button or use the menu to
enter Mode Switch.
Press the “+/-” button to switch among the six modes
such as MP3 status, FM status, Recording status, Data
Backup Browsing status, Playlist status and e-book.
Press the “Left” button to exit the mode interface. After
selecting the corresponding mode, press the “Menu” or
“Right” button to confirm the mode switch. Press the
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