X-Micro XMP3E-20F User manual

MusePod

User Manual

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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

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Hold

Batter

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Indicato

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Current Folde

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File Name

ID3 Artist

Track Playing

Progress

Sam

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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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