Coby MP-C858 User manual

Brand: Coby

Model: MP-C858

Category: MP3/MP4 players

Type: User manual

This manual is also suitable for

MP-C858 - 512 MB Digital Player

MP-C858

USER'SMANUAL

DIGITALAUDIOPLAYERW/VOICERECORDER

CobyElectronicsCorp.

56-65RustStreet

Maspeth,NY11378

www.cobyusa.com

www.ecoby.com

Pleasereadmanualbeforeoperation

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ContentsContents

GettingStarted

ConnectingtoComputer

BasicOperation

Features

PackageContents

SafetyInstructions

BatteryInstallation

LocationofControls

LCDScreenDisplay

USBDriverInstallation

Connecting/DisconnectingYourPlayer

TransferringFiles

PowerOn/Off

PlayingMusic

MenuOverview

VoiceRecording

FMTunerOperation

DeletingFiles

OtherFunctions

CustomerSupport

Settings

A-BRepeatMode

FirmwareUpgrade

Troubleshooting

Specifications

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FeaturesPackageContents

128MBIntegratedFlashMemory

MP3andWMAPlayback

IntegratedFMTuner

IntegratedMicrophoneforVoiceRecording

PortableStorageDevice(Music,Data,andPictures)

IntegratedUSBPlug(nocablerequired)

PlugandPlay(nodriverinstallationrequiredfor

Windows2000/ME/XPorMacOSX10.2.6orgreater)

7-colorLCDBacklight

DigitalPresetEqualizer

SongTitleandSynchronizedLyricSupport

Multi-LanguageSupport

UpgradeableFirmware

Mp3player

User'sManual

Earphonesw/neckstrap

USBExtensionCable

InstallationCD

(forWindows98SE)

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SafetyInstructionsBatteryInstallation

1.RemovetheUSBcap.

2.Openthebatterycover.

3.InserttheAAAbattery.

Makesuretomatchthe+and-endsofthebatterywiththe

markingsinsidethebatterycompartment.

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1.Readtheseinstructionscarefully.Keeptheseinstructionsforfuture

reference.

2.Heedallwarningsandfollowallinstructions.

3.Donotexposetowaterormoisture.

4.Cleanonlywithadrycloth.

5.Donotinstallnearanyapparatusthatproducesheatsuchasstoves,

radiators,amplifiers,etc.

6.Removethebatterywhenthedevicewillbeunusedforlongperiods

oftime.

7.Donotuseheadphones/earphoneswhilecycling,driving,or

operatingamotorizedvehicle.

8.Donotdroporotherwisesubjectthedevicetoimpact.Physical

impactmayresultinlossofdata.Usersareresponsibleforcreating

backupsoftheirdata.CobyElectronicscannotbeheldliableorbe

otherwiseresponsibleforlossofdata.

9.DonotdisconnecttheUSBcableorturnoffthedevicewhile

transferringfilestoorfromyourdevice.Datalossmayoccurasaresult.

10.Donotopenorattempttorepairthisdevice.Referallrepairsto

authorizedservicepersonnel.

Hearingexpertsadviseagainsttheconstantuseofpersonalstereo

equipmentplayedathighvolumes.Constanthigh-volumeusecan

leadtohearingloss.Ifyouexperienceringinginyourearsorhearing

loss,discontinueuseandseekmedicaladvice.

Forrecyclingordisposalinformationaboutthisproduct,please

contactyourlocalauthoritiesortheElectronicsIndustriesAlliance:

www.eiae.org

Handlingthecordontheearphoneswillexposeyouto

lead,achemicalknowntotheStateofCaliforniatocause

[cancer,and]birthdefectsorotherreproductiveharm.

Protectyourears:

WARNING:

Washhandsafterhandling.

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LocationofControlsLCDScreenDisplay

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NeckStrapHook

Play/Pause

HeadphoneJack

HOLDSwitch

VolumeControl

USBCap

BatteryCover

LCDScreen

FileType/

Bitrate

Play

Pause

Stop

Playmodeindicator

Batterylevelindicator

Totaltime

Elapsedtime

Currenttrack

Numberoftracks

Equalizerindicator

SongTitle/Filename

RecordingFilename

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Microphone

JoystickLeft

MODE(Pressjoystick)

JoystickRight

PLAYMODE

RECORDMODE

Record

Pause

ConnecttoaComputer

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USBDriverInstallation(Windows98SEOnly)

Connecting/DisconnectingYourPlayer

IfyouareusingWindows98SE,youinstalltheUSBdriver

andupdateutility.

Toconnectyourplayertoacomputer:

Tosafelydisconnectyourplayerfromacomputer:

must

1.PlacetheInstallationCDinyourcomputer'sCD-ROMdrive.

2.InMyComputer,double-clickthediscdrive(D:)icon

(whereD:isyourCD-ROMdrive).

3.Findanddouble-click"Win98Driver.exe"tostartthe

installationprocess.Asetupdialogwindowwillappearon

thescreen.

4.Followtheon-screeninstructions.Whensetupiscomplete,

restartyourcomputer.

USBdriverinstallationisnotnecessaryifyouareusing

WindowsMe/2K/XPorMacOSXversion10.2.6orabove.

Simplyconnectyourplayertothecomputer;theoperating

systemwillthentakeamomenttosetupandaremovable

diskiconwillappearin"MyComputer".(ForMacOSXusers,

aremovablediskiconwillappearonthe"Desktop".)

1.RemovetheUSBcaptoexposetheintegratedUSBplug.

2.Plugyourplayerdirectlyintothecomputer'sUSBportoruse

theUSBextensioncable(included).

1.Double-clickthegreenarrowinthetaskbarlocatedatthe

bottom-rightofthecomputer'sscreen.A"SafelyRemove

Hardware"windowwillappear.

2.Inthelistofhardwaredevices,double-clickon"USBMass

StorageDevice".A"StopaHardwareDevice"windowwill

appear.ClicktheOKbutton.

Youmaynowsafelydisconnectyourplayerfromthecomputer.

TransferringFilestoYourPlayer

TransferringFiles

DeletingFilesthroughaComputer

Totransferfilesbetweenyourplayerandacomputer:

Donotdisconnect

yourplayerwhileitistransferringfiles.

1.Connectyourplayertothecomputer.

2.OpenWindowsExploreronthecomputer.

3.Selectthefilesyouwanttotransferfromyour

computeranddrag-and-dropthemtotheremovable

diskicon(ie,yourplayer).Youcanalsotransferfiles

fromyourplayertoacomputer.

Doingsomay

corruptordamagethefirmwareand/orfilesonyour

player.Ifyourplayerisaccidentallydisconnected

whileitistransferringfilesanddoesnotworkproperly,

removeandreplacethebattery,andthenturnyour

playeronagain.

Withyourplayerconnectedtoacomputer:

1.OpenWindowsExploreronthecomputer.

2.Double-clickontheremovablediskicon

(ie,yourplayer).

3.Usethemousetoselectthefilesyouwouldliketo

delete.PressdeleteonyourkeyboardandclickYes

toconfirm.

Youcanalsodeletefilesdirectlyfromyourplayer.See

"DELinthesectionofthismanualfor

moreinformation.

"MenuOptions

PowerOn/Off

TurningPowerOnandOff:

Pressandholdtoturnyourplayeron.

ThescreenwilldisplaytheCOBYlogofirst,andthen

theremainingstoragecapacityofyourplayer.

Pressandhold.Thescreenwilldisplay

"ContineHoldingonToPowerOff".Donot

releasethebuttonuntilthescreendisplays

"GOODBYE.

PowerOn:

PowerOff:

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HoldFunction

HoldOff:

HoldOn:

TheHoldswitchlocks/unlocksthejoystickandbuttons

onyourplayertopreventthemfrombeingpressed

accidentally.

SlidetheHOLDswitchintheoppositedirection

ofthearrowmarkingonyourplayertounlock

theplayer.

SlidetheHOLDswitchinthedirectionofthe

arrowtolockyourplayer.Thescreenwill

displaythe"lock"symbolshownbelow.

PlayingMusic

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PlayaMusicTrack

Pause/StopPlayback

Forward/Reverse

FastForward/Reverse

VolumeControl

1.EntertheMusicmode(see"Music"inthe

sectionofthismanualformoreinformation).

2.Presstostartplayback.

1.Topauseplayback,pressonce.Pressagainto

resumeplayback.

2.Tostopplayback,pressandholdfor2seconds

(ie,untilthescreendisplays"ContinueHoldingonTo

PowerOff").Pressagaintoresumeplayback.

1.Presstoselectthenexttrack.

2.Presstoselecttheprevioustrack.

1.Pressandholdtofastforwardthroughatrack

duringplayback.

2.Pressandholdtoreversethroughatrackduring

playback.

1.PressVolumetodecreasethevolume.

2.PressVolumetoincreasethevolume.

Options

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MainMenuOption

IntheMainmenu,thefollowingoptionsareavailable:

MUSIC,VOICE,REC,FM,SET,DEL,INF,andEXIT.

SelectMUSICmodetoplayyourdigitalaudiotracks

(ie,Mp3andWMAfiles).Seethesection

ofthismanualformoreinformation.

SelectVOICEmodetoplayyourvoicerecordingfiles.

PlaybackoperationisthesameasinMUSICmode.

Seethesectionofthismanualforinformationon

howtorecordfromtheintegratedmicrophone.

Music

Voice

PlayingMusic

REC

MENUOverview

MUSIC

VOICE

REC

SET

DEL

INF

EXIT

PLAYMODE-

EQ-

CONTRAST

BACKLIGHT

LIGHTCOLOR

POWER(off)-

RECSET-

LYRIC

LANGUAGES

EXIT

Normal,RepeatOne,

RepeatAll,Shuffle,Preview

Normal,Rock,Jazz,Classic,

Pop,Bass

Normal,Middle,High

Disable,1Mins,2Mins,

5Mins,10Mins,

PressandholdMODEtoaccesstheMainmenu.

Pressandtochangetheselectionleftand

rightwithinthemenu.

PressMODEtoconfirmaselection.

PressVolume+tocancelorreturntoapreviousmenu.

DeleteMusicorVoicefile

-English,Spanish,German,

French,Portuguese

VoiceRecording

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REC

SelectRECmodetocreatevoicerecordingswiththe

integratedmicrophone.

SelectRECfromtheMainmenu.Theplayerwillstart

recordingimmediately.Thescreenwilldisplaya

Recordingsymboltoindicatethatrecordingisin

progress.

Presstopauserecording.Thescreenwilldisplaya

RecordingPausedsymboltoindicatethat

recordinghasbeenpaused.Pressagaintoresume

recording.

PresstheMODEkeytostoprecording.Therecorded

filewillbenamed"VXXX.WAV"whereXXXcorresponds

tothenumericalsequenceinwhichtherecording

wasmade.(Numberingstartsfrom001.)

Toplayyourrecordings,selectVOICEfromtheMain

menu.See"Voice"inthesectionfor

moreinformation.

StartRecording

Pause/StopRecording

MenuOptions

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FMTunerOperation

SelectFMmodetolistentoFMradiostationbroadcasts.

ToexitFMTunermode,pressMODEbriefly.

Thereare2methodsoftuningintostations:LISTEN

(presetstations)andSEARCH(manualscan).

Presstoselectthenextpresetstation.

Presstoselectthepreviouspresetstation.

SEARCHallowsyoutomanuallyscanandtunetoall

radiofrequencies.

Pressortodecreaseorincreasethefrequency,

respectively.

Pressandholdortoseekthepreviousornext

frequencywithabroadcastsignal,respectively.

PresstochangebetweenLISTENandSEARCH.

LISTENisthedefaultmethodoftuning.Yourplayercan

store30stationpresets(CH01CH30).CH00indicates

thatthecurrentstationhasnotbeenpreset.

LISTEN(PresetStations)

SEARCH(ManualScan)

TorecordFMbroadcasts,seetheFMTunerOperationsection.

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DeleteFiles

DEL

SelectDELmodetodeletefilesfromyourplayer.You

mayalsodeletefilesusingacomputer;seethe

sectionofthis

manualformoreinformation.

IntheDeleteMenu,thefollowingoptionsare

available:MUSIC,VOICE,orEXIT.SelectMUSICto

deleteyourmusicfiles;selectVOICEtodeleteyour

voicerecordingfiles.

Onceyouhavemadeyourselection,yourplayerwill

listeachmusicorvoicefiletobedeletedone-by-one.

SelectYEStodeletethecurrentfilebeingdisplayed.

Thescreenwilldisplayaquickconfirmationthatthe

filehasbeendeletedandthenmovetothenextfile.

SelectNOtoskipthecurrentfilebeingdisplayedand

movetothenextfile.

SelectExittoreturntothepreviousDeletemenu.

DeletingFilesThroughaComputer

FMTunerOperation

StorePresetStations

RecordFMBroadcasts

Tostorepresetstations,youmustbeinSEARCH

(manualscan)mode.

1.Tunetothestationyouwanttostoreasapreset.

2.PressandholdMODE.TheLCDwilldisplay"Store".

3.Pressortoselectapresetchannelnumber.

4.PressMODEtostorethepreset.TheLCDwilldisplay

"Success".

Pressandhold

TherecordingprocessforFMbroadcastsisthesameas

forvoicerecording.Seethesection

ofthismanualformoreinformation.

Tunetothestationyouwanttorecord.

PressandholdtostartrecordingtheFMradio

broadcast.Pressagaintopauserecording.

PressMODEtostopandsavetherecording.The

recordedfilewillbenamed"FXXX.WAV"whereXXX

correspondstothenumericalsequenceinwhichthe

recordingwasmade.(Numberingstartsfrom001.)

ToplayyourFMbroadcastrecordings,selectMUSIC

fromtheMainmenu.See"Music"inthe

sectionformoreinformation.

Tostoreyourpresetstationsmanually:

Tostoreyourpresetstationsautomatically:

whileinManualmode.Theplayerwill

automaticallyscanandstoreaspresetsallradio

frequencieswithabroadcastsignal.

VoiceRecording

MenuOptions

SettingsMenu

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SET

SelectSETmodetoaccesstheSettingsmenuofyour

player.IntheSettingsmenu,thefollowingoptionsare

available:MODE,EQ,CON,BL,COL,PWR,REC,LRC,

LAN,andEXIT.

SelectPlaymodetosetthePlayModeoptions.

Normal:Playtracksinnormalorder.

RepeatOne:Playthecurrenttrackrepeatedly.

RepeatAll:Playalltracksrepeatedly.

Shuffle:Playalltracksinrandomorder.

Preview:Playthefirstfewsecondsofeachtrack.

SelectEqualizertosettheEqualizeroptions.Theoptions

areNormal,Rock,Jazz,Classic,Pop,orBass.

SelectContrasttosetthecontrastleveloftheLCD

screen.Asettingof0islightest;asettingof10isdarkest.

MODE(Playmode)

Note:

EQ(Equalizer)

CON(Contrast)

Playmodeoptionsmayalsobesetbypressing

theMODEkeywhileplaybackhasbeenstopped.

PWR(Power)

REC(RecSet)

SelectPowertosettheamountoftime(inminutes)

yourplayercanbeidlebeforeitturnsoffautomatically.

Theoptionsare1,2,5,10,orDisable.

SelectRecordSettosettherecordingqualityoptionof

yourplayer.

Normal:Lowerquality,smallfilesize.

Middle:Mediumquality,mediumfilesize.

High:Highquality,largestfilesize.

BL(Backlight)

COL(Lightcolor)

SelectBacklighttosetthedurationoftime(inseconds)

thatthebacklightwillremainon.Theoptionsare5,10,

30,Always,orOff.

SelectLightcolortosetthecolorofthebacklight:

Color1,Color2,Color3,Color4,Color5,Color6,

Color7orAuto.TheAutosettingwillchangethe

backlightcoloreachtimeabuttonispressed.

SettingsMenu

SettingsMenuA-BRepeatMode(Loop)

LRC(Lyric)

LAN(Languages)

SelectLyrictosetyourplayer'slyricdisplayOnorOff.

Lyricdisplayrequiresa".LRC"lyricfile.Lyricfilesmay

befoundontheinternetorcanbecreatedwithaLyric

fileeditor.Lyricfilesshouldhavethesamenameasits

correspondingmusicfileandbeplacedinthesame

directory(eg,"SongTitle1.lrc"and"SongTitle1.mp3").

SelectLanguagestosetthelanguagethatyourplayer's

menuswillbedisplayedin.OptionsareEnglish, Spanish,

German,FrenchandPortuguese.

A-BRepeatmodeallowsyoutodefineasegmentofan

audiotracktobeplayedrepeatedlyonaloop.

Duringmusicorvoicefileplayback,presstheMODE

keybrieflytosetthestartpointoftheaudiosegment

loop.Thescreenwilldisplay"A-".

PresstheMODEkeybrieflyagaintosettheendpoint

oftheaudiosegmentloop.Thescreenwilldisplay

"A-B".

Thisaudiosegmentwillnowplayrepeatedlyinaloop.

PresstheMODEkeybrieflyagaintoresumenormal

playback.

StartPoint"A"

EndPoint"B"

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FirmwareUpgrade

IMPORTANT: Makesureyourplayerhasanewbattery

installedbeforeupgradingyourfirmware.Donot

disconnectyourplayerfromthecomputerorotherwise

interrupttheupgradeprocess-doingsocoulddamage

yourplayerandrenderitinoperable.

Firmwareupdatesmaybefoundat.

Checkthissiteperiodicallyfornewupdates.Firmware

updatesmayaddnewfunctionalitytoyourplayer.

Toupgradeyourplayer'sfirmware:

1.Downloadthelatestfirmwareforyourplayerfrom

.Savethisfiletothecomputer.

2.Connectyourplayertothecomputer.

3.Double-clickthedownloadedfile*.Inthewindow

thatappears,double-clickthefile"stupdaterapp.exe".

Thiswilllaunchthefirmwareupdateapplication.

4.Adialogboxwillappear.Click"OK".

5.Theupdaterwillcommencesearchingforyour

connectedplayer.Whenithasdetectedyourplayer,

youwillseethescreenbelow.

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FirmwareUpgrade

6.Click"Start"tobeginthefirmwareupdate.

7.Theupdateiscompletewhenthegreenstatusbar

hasbeenfilled.Click"Close".

8.Disconnectyourplayerfromthecomputer.

Yourplayerwillturnonautomaticallyandupdateits

firmware.

Formoreinformationonhowtosafelyconnecttoand

disconnectfromacomputer,refertothe

sectionofthismanual.

DoNOTdisconnectyourplayerwhileitisupdating.

ConnecttoaComputer

*Youmusthaveafilecompressionutilityinstalledon

yourcomputer.

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Troubleshooting

Thistroubleshootingguideaimstosaveyoutimein

caseyouexperienceanyinconveniencewiththis

digitalaudioplayer.Ifyouarestillhavingdifficulty,

pleasecontactTechnicalSupport.

Myplayerdoesnotwork.

Filetransferfailure.

Poorsoundqualityornosound.

1.Ensurethatthebatteryischarged.

2.Ensurethatthebatteryhasbeenproperlyinstalled.

1.EnsurethattheUSBdriverhasbeeninstalled

correctlyonthePC.

2.EnsurethattheUSBcableisattachedsecurelyto

boththePCandyourplayer.

3.Ensurethatyourplayer'smemorycapacitylimithas

notbeenreached.

4.Ensurethatthebatteryischarged.

1.Ensurethatthevolumelevelisnotsetto"0".

2.Ensurethatyourheadphonesareattachedsecurely

totheheadphonejack.

3.Poorsoundqualitymayresultfromcorruptorpoorly

encodedmusicfiles.Trydownloadingthemusicfile

againorencodingthefileatahigherbitrate.The

recommendedminimumbitrateforthisplayeris128

kbpsforMp3filesand64kbpsforWMAfiles.

Troubleshooting

There'ssomethingwrongwiththeLCDscreen.

1.Remove,andthenreplacethebattery.

2.PleasecallTechnicalSupportforaHot-keyreboot.

TechnicalSupport

MondaytoFriday:8:30AM-8:30PMEST

SaturdayandSunday:9:00AM-5:30PMEST

Telephone:800-681-2629or718-416-3197

Youcanalsoreachusonlineator

bye-mailat.

www.cobyusa.com

techsupport@cobyusa.com

PoorFMreception

1.Ensurethatyourearphonesarepluggedintothe

headphonejack.(Thecordoftheearphoneswork

asanFMantenna.)

2.Adjustthepositionofyourearphonecordsand

player.Turnoffnearbyelectronicdevices.

Specifications

Power

Memory

Size

Interface

Display

Processor

AudioPlayback

VoiceRecording

Signal-to-NoiseRatio

FrequencyResponse

Output

TotalHarmonicDistortion:

1"AAA"Battery

512MBFlash

1.2"x0.9"(WHD)

USBRev.2.0FullSpeed

128x32dot-matrixLCD

65MIPSDSP

Mp3:96-320kbpsVBR

WMA:32-192kbps

IMA-ADPCMencoding

90dB

20-20,000Hz

50mW

0.01%-0.1%

3.7"x

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Model: MP-C858

Category: MP3/MP4 players

Type: User manual

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