Nextar MA323, is a versatile multimedia device that combines an MP3 player, voice recorder, FM radio, and removable Flash Memory drive.
Starting with its core functionality as a music player, the Nextar MA323 supports multiple audio formats, including MP3, WMA, WMV, MP1, MP2, ASF, and WAV. This provides you with extensive compatibility and compression options to enjoy your digital music collection.
Beyond music playback, the device also serves as a voice recorder with a built-in microphone. This allows you to capture important voice memos or recordings, which can be saved in WAV or ACT formats. These recordings can be easily accessed and played back at your convenience.
THANK YOU
Tha nk you for purcha s ing our Digita l MP 3 Playe r. This unique ly de s igne d de vice combine s
an MP 3 P la ye r, voice re corde r; FM radio a nd remova ble Fla s h Memory drive a ll in one unit.
You ca n move and s tore fi les be twe e n compute rs and e njoy your MP3 mus ic collection
1. FEATURE SUMMARY
Firm wa re Upg ra d a ble
Che ck our we bs ite ofte n for the late s t driver, fi rmware and s oftwa re upda te s :
Use this unit as a re mova ble drive, s toring fi les , mus ic or anything you wa nt (drivers re quire d
for ope ra ting sys tems prior to Windows 2000)
Bu ilt-in FM Ra dio and FM Ra d io Re c o rd in g
Liste n to FM sta tions a nd se t your fa vorite s ta tions by us ing Auto P re s e t or Manua l Pre s e t.
The pla ye r ca n s a ve 40 (20 for AM, 20 for FM) loca l s ta tions. You ca n a ls o re cord your
favorite songs or progra ms directly from the radio
Re cord your voice with the built-in microphone and s a ve in WAV or ACT forma ts . P la yback
your re cording at a ny time .
Se ve n Pre s et Eq u a lize r
Built-In e qua lize r ca n be set to Norma l, Rock, P op, Class ica l, J a zz, Soft or Bass .
Multip le P la yb ac k Men u s
Unique A-B repe a t function and Random Play allows us e rs a va rie ty of playba ck options
High re s olution display with gra phica l me nus
Quick conne ction to US B port.
Mu ltip le Fo rm a t S u p p ort
This unit s upports the popula r MP 3 format for the wide st compa tibility of digital fi les . It als o
supports WMA, WMV, MP1, MP 2 AS F a nd WAV for gre a te r compa tibility a nd compre s s ion
2. INTRODUCTION
Tha nk you for purcha s ing our MP 3 pla ye r. Before us ing the unit pleas e re a d this manual
ca re fully to obta in the be s t pos s ible pe rforma nce from your player. Ke e p this ma nua l for
3. GETTING TO KNOW THE PLAYER
4. BAS IC FUNCTIONS
Sta rt up or shutdown pla yer by pres s ing a nd holding the “P LAY” button.
En te rin g Men u Me nu s
Me nus : Ma in me nu (e ntere d by mome nta rily holding Menu key when not pla ying), Pla y
subme nu (e nte red by pre s s ing Menu ke y while pla ying), a nd S top s ubmenu (e nte re d by
pre s s ing Me nu ke y whe n not pla ying).
Brows e forwa rd (to the ne xt track) by pre s s ing the NEXT button, a nd ba ckwa rd (pre vious
song) by pre s s ing the PREV.
Us ing the Differe n t Func tio n Me n u s
Pre s s a nd hold the Menu button for 2 s e c. This will ta ke you to the Ma in Me nu. From he re ,
us e the P REV a nd NEXT buttons to move to the va rious me nus options . S e le ct the menu
option by a ga in pre s sing the Me nu button. To e xit the me nus , pre s s the NEXT button until
the EXIT option appe ars . P re s s Menu to e xit
Decre a se volume by pre s sing the “ - “ s ide of the - VOLUME + button. Incre a s e volume by
pre s s ing the “+” s ide of the switch.
Move the HOLD switch to the pos ition showing the clos e d lock (le ft).
Whe n Hold is ON, all controls are locke d out a nd a lock icon appea rs in the ce nte r top of the
LCD display. If you press any controls , you will se e on the displa y: KEY LOCKED
Be sure to switch the HOLD button to the UNLOCK pos ition (right) to use the unit.
Eq u a lize r Fu n c tio n
From the PLAY me nu pre s s the MENU button to switch to the PLAY subme nu
Play Screen Play sub-menu
Use the PREV / NEXT buttons to s croll to the EQUALIZER se lection
From the EQUALIZER sub-me nu, us e P REV or NEXT to s e le ct your pre fe rre d s etting.
Once you ha ve s e le cted your pre fe rre d equa lize r se tting, pres s MENU to confi rm.
5. FM TUNER
Pre s s a nd Hold the Me n u Butto n
Pre s s a nd hold for 2 s e conds to e nte r the Ma in Menu. From the ma in me nu, scroll ove r to
En te rin g FM Tun e r Men u
Once you a re at the FM TUNER me nu selection, pre s s Me nu a gain to ente r tha t me nu
Se le c tin g FM S ta tion s
Once you a re in the FM TUNER me nu, us e the P REV a nd NEXT buttons to cha nge FM
sta tions . Once a s tation is se le cte d, pre s s Me nu to confi rm tha t sta tion.
From the FM TUNER me nu, pre s s and hold Me nu button for 2 s e conds . You will ente r
the FM TUNER s ubme nu. Us e the P REV or NEXT button to s croll to the AUTO S EARCH
se lection. Pre s s Menu button aga in to sta rt s ca nning. The unit will sca n to the next a va ilable
From the FM TUNER menu, press and hold Menu button for 2 seconds. You will enter
the FM TUNER submenu. Use the PREV or NEXT button to scroll to the SAVE STATION
selection. Press the MENU button to save the current station.
From the FM Tune r s ubme nu, s croll to the DELETE STATION s e lection a nd pre s s the
MENU button to delete the station
Ma nu a l Sta tio n Sc a n
From the FM Tune r ma in me nu, pre s s the PLAY button to go to manual sca nning Menu.
Pre s s PREV or NEXT to sca n to the ne xt ra dio s ta tion manually.
Re tu rn To Mu s ic Men u
Go to the FM TUNER submenu, a nd s croll to the MUS IC selection. Pres s the Me nu button
to return to the music Me nu.
From FM Tuner Me nu, pre s s Me nu to go to the FM Tune r subme nu. S croll the me nu s e le ctions
(aga in us ing PREV and NEXT buttons) to the FINE REC or LONG REC option. P re s s Me nu
aga in to s tart re cording the FM ra dio. P res s P LAY/PAUS E/S TOP button to s top recording
and return to the FM Tune r Me nu.
NOTE: FM RECORDING FILES ARE SAVED AS “FXXX.WAV” FILES IN THE FM
6. BUTTON/CONTROL FUNCTIONS
Mu s ic m o d e an d Vo ic e m o d e
When sta tion exis ts : ne xt s ta tion;
When without s ta tion: X
Confi rm curre nt option or
Increa se 100KHz gra dually or s top s ea rch
Increa se 100KHz s e a rch continuous ly
Decre a s e 100KHz gradua lly or s top s ea rch
Decre a s e 100KHz se a rch continuous ly
Volume incre a s e continuous ly
Volume decre a s e continuously
7. S YSTEM SETTINGS
A varie ty of system se ttings ca n be controlled de pe nding upon your fi rmwa re ve rs ion. To
ente r the s ys te ms settings me nu, pres s the MENU button. Us e the PREV and/or NEXT
buttons to scroll the SYSTEM icon. P re s s MENU a ga in to ente r the se ttings sub-me nu.
Below are the various sys te m s e ttings :
Se ts record da te a nd time for recordings
Se ts scre e n sa ve r (blank s cre en)
Se t a utoma tic powe r-off time
Se t the repla y mode function
Change a nd se t scre e n contra s t (light/dark)
Se t functions for “priva te dis k” mode
Displa y tota l me mory a nd % use d
Displa y curre nt fi rmware re vision
Se t functions to upda te fi rmware
Exit the s ys te m s ettings me nu
Use the PREV or NEXT buttons to move to the de s ire d submenu se le ction. To acces s
tha t subme nu, pre s s Menu once the s e le ction is highlighte d.
From the sys te m s e tting, select the RECORD TIME sub-me nu (us ing the P REV or NEXT
buttons to scroll to the selection).
Pre s s VOL+ or VOL- move the cursor to the se ction you want to set - in the forma t YY-
The n, us ing the NEXT/P REV buttons , adjus t the numbe rs to corre s pond to the corre ct
da te . P re ss MENU to e xit this sub-me nu
The scre e n setting functions a s a scre e n sa ve. Afte r a pres e t amount of time (in s e conds )
whe n no keys are pres s e d, the unit will a utoma tica lly turn off.
Ope rating ste ps is as follows :
1. From S yste m S e tting inte rfa ce , pus h P REV/NEXT ke y to select “Scre e n Time ” option
2. P res s MENU button to ente r “Scre e n Time ” s etting inte rfa ce :
3. P us h NEXT/PREV button to adjus t time (seconds be fore scre e n save r activate s )
4. P res s MENU to confi rm and exit.
This se lection a llows us e r to the se lect the on-scre e n la nguage for the ir pla ye r. Ope ra ting
1. From S yste m S e tting inte rfa ce , pus h P REV/NEXT ke y to select “La ngua ge ” option
2. P res s MENU button to ente r “La ngua ge” setting inte rface :
3. P us h NEXT/PREV button to select the pre fe rre d la ngua ge
4. P res s MENU to confi rm and exit.
This se lection a llows us e r to se t an automa tic powe r off time . The se lection proce s s
is ide ntica l to the la ngua ge se tting inte rfa ce . Use the PREV/NEXT ke ys to s elect the
“Powe r” option. P re s s the MENU button to e nte r the powe r subme nu and the P REV/
NEXT buttons to make your se lections. The numbe rs you se lect are in s e conds . If “0” is
se lecte d, the function is turne d off.
“Slee p Timer” refe rs to a s e tting where you ca n se t a fi xed pe riod of time (unit: minute s )
at which the pla ye r will turn off automatica lly whe n no ke ys are pre s s e d no ma tte r which
mode the playe r is in. Note : S lee p Time r settings a re va lid only once and the s e t time will
be cle a re d afte r power off. This s etting mus t be res e t each time it is use d.
This se lection a llows us e r to se t the playe r repe a t mode . The selection proce s s is ide nti-
ca l to the equa lize r s e tting inte rfa ce .
Use the PREV/NEXT ke ys to se le ct the “Re pla yr” option. P re s s the MENU button to ente r
the subme nu and the P REV/NEXT buttons to make your se lections.
Ma nua l Re play: me a ns tha t in A-B Repla y Mode the e ndpoint B ca n be only se t ma nua lly.
Auto Re play: me a ns tha t in A-B Repla y Mode the e ndpoint B ca n be only s e t a utoma ti-
This se lection a llows us e r to se t the contra s t (light/da rk) of the LCD scre e n. The selection
proce s s is identica l to the “Scre e n” setting inte rfa ce . Us e the PREV/NEXT ke ys to s elect
the “contra s t” option. P re s s the MENU button to e nte r the contra s t s ubme nu and the
PREV/NEXT buttons to ma ke your s e le ctions . The sele ction will ma ke the scre e n lighte r,
or da rke r. P re s s the Menu button to confi rm you se le ction.
“Slee p Timer” refe rs to a s e tting where you ca n se t a fi xed pe riod of time (unit: minute s )
at which the pla ye r will turn off automatica lly whe n no ke ys are pre s s e d no ma tte r which
mode the playe r is in. Note : S lee p Time r settings a re va lid only once and the s e t time will
be cle a re d afte r power off. This s etting mus t be res e t each time it is use d.
This se lection a llows us e r to se t the playe r repe a t mode . The selection proce s s is ide nti-
ca l to the equa lize r s e tting inte rfa ce .
Use the PREV/NEXT ke ys to se le ct the “Re pla yr” option. P re s s the MENU button to ente r
the subme nu and the P REV/NEXT buttons to make your se lections.
Ma nua l Re play: me a ns tha t in A-B Repla y Mode the e ndpoint B ca n be only se t ma nua lly.
Auto Re play: me a ns tha t in A-B Repla y Mode the e ndpoint B ca n be only s e t a utoma ti-
Online Mode (Private Space Settings)
The ope ra ting s te ps are the sa me a s thos e for the Equa lize r se ttings .
Some ope ra ting systems (those rele a s e d prior to Windows 2K SP 4) ca nnot s upport two
driver le tte rs on one US B disk. Thus , if the “P rivate Spa ce ” function is on, choos e which
disk you are going to us e , i.e., “single ordina ry dis k” or “s ingle encrypte d dis k” in orde r for
a corre ct dis play of the s e le cted disk afte r conne cting to your P C.
The Private Spa ce functions are explaine d late r in this ma nua l.
The ope ra ting s te ps are the sa me a s thos e for the Equa lize r se ttings . This s e tting dis pla ys
the tota l me mory capa city of the player, a nd the % of me mory currently be ing us e d.
The ope ra ting s te ps are the sa me a s thos e for the Equa lize r se ttings . This s etting dis -
plays the curre nt version of fi rmware ins talle d on the pla ye r.
This sub-me nu ope ra tion will be explaine d late r in this ma nua l
8. UP GRADING FIRMWARE
To Upgrade The Unit Firmware
This unit supports fi rmwa re upgra des via downloa da ble fi le s and utilitie s ins ta lled on your
PC from the S oftwa re CDROM include d with this pla ye r. Ma ke s ure you insta ll the s e utili-
tie s be fore atte mpting to upgra de your fi rmware .
1) Press MENU to e nte r the ma in me nu
2) Press the PREV or NEXT buttons to na viga te to the “S ys te m Se tting” subme nu
3) Press MENU aga in to acce ss the Syste m S e tting subme nu. P res s the PREV or
NEXT buttons to move to the Firmwa re s ubme nu
4) Press MENU to e nte r the Firmwa re Upgra de me nu
5) Press the PREV or NEXT buttons to na viga te to the “S ys te m Se tting” subme nu
6) Press MENU aga in to acce ss the Syste m S e tting subme nu. P res s the PREV or
NEXT buttons to move to the Firmwa re subme nu
7) Pre s s MENU to ente r the fi rmwa re upgra de mode