Nextar MA566 User manual

Brand: Nextar

Model: MA566

Category: MP3/MP4 players

Type: User manual

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MA566-1BL

Nextar MA566-1BL is a versatile device that combines the functionality of an MP3 player, FM tuner, and voice recorder. With its intuitive interface and user-friendly buttons, you'll be able to enjoy your favorite music, listen to the radio, and capture important voice notes with ease. As an MP3 player, the Nextar MA566-1BL supports playback of MP3 files and allows you to create playlists for a personalized listening experience. You can navigate through your music library, adjust the volume, and even set the equalizer to enhance the sound quality according to your preferences. This device also features an FM tuner, enabling you to listen to your favorite radio stations on the go. You can manually tune into specific frequencies or automatically scan for available stations. The preset function allows you to save your preferred stations for quick and easy access.

MA566 | Digital MP3 Player

Instruction Manual

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T hankYouForChoosingANexta rProduct.PleaseReadThisManualCarefullyToGetTheM ostOutOfYourPlayer

CONTENTS

Precautions

Systemrequirement

1.Installationinstruction

1.1Installingthedriver

1.2Installingthebattery

2.Connecting/downloading/disconnecting

2.1ConnectingaPC

2.2Downloading

2.3RemovingUSBdevice

3.Basicoperation

3.1Buttonsandfunctions

3.2Poweron/off

3.3Mainmenusetup

4.MP3PlayerOperation

CONTENTScontinued

4.1Playingmusic

4.2Voicemode

4.2.1Playingvoice

4.2.2R ecordfunction

4.3FMTuner

4.3.1PlayingFM

4.3.2R ecordingFM

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CONTENTScontinued

4.3.3SettingFM

4.4FunctionSetting

4.4.1SettingEQmode

4.4.2SettingPlaymode

4.4.3SettingContrast

4.4.4SettingBacklight

4.4.5SettingPowerset

4.4.6SettingRec ording

4.4.7SettingLanguage

4.4.8Exit

4.5Previewfunction

4.6 About

4.7Folderfunction

4.8Exit

5.ABplaymode

6.Lockfunction

7.Lyricsync

8.USBmode

9.FAQ

10.Technicalspecifications

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Precautions

1)Neverusetheplayerwhiledrivingoroperatingothervehicles.Distractionscancausetrafficaccidents,andtheuseofsomeportabledevicesisrestrictedinsome

locationsbylaw.. Whereverpotentialrisksexist,pleasestopusingtheplayerforsafetypurposes.

2)Pleaseinserttheearphonebeforepoweringontheplayer.Thiswillpreventpotentialdamagetotheearphones.

3)Keeptheplayercleanandawayfromheatsourcesordirectsunlight,dirt,humidit yorrain.

4)Iftheunitbecomesdirty,pleasecleanwithsoft,dampcloth.Nevercleanwithalcoholorotherclean ers.

5)Neverusetheplayerinverydryenvironmenttoavoiddamag efromstatic.

6)NeverdisconnecttheplayerfromaPCabruptlyduringdow nloading,uploadingandformattingtoavoidapplicationfailure.

7)Whentheplayerisusedasaremovabledisk,pleasefollowtheproperfiledownloadanduploadprocedures.Nextarcannotassumeanyr esponsibilityforanyfilelost

duet oimproperoperation.

8)Attention:BecauseofthewaythatmemoryiscalculatedbyyourPCoperatingsyst em,andbecausesomespaceonyourplayerisusedforformattingpurposes,the

amountofspaceindicatedasavailableonyourunitmaybelessthantheadvertisedcapacityofthe player.Thisisnormal. Seethechartonthenextpageforexamples.

Attention:

1.Wehavemadeeveryattempttoinsuretheaccuracyofthismanual,butwecannotberesponsibleforanyerrorsoromissions.

2.Weguaranteethefunctionofthisplayeroutoft hebox whenpurchased.Wecann otguaranteeagainstdatalossordamagetotheplayerduet omisuseorincorrect

application.

3.Thesoftware,hardwareandinstructionmanualaresubjecttochangeandimprovementwithoutnotic e.

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SystemRequirements

MicrosoftWindows®98se/2000/Me/XP

Pentium200MHZ orabove.

USBport

120MBharddiskspace

Mouseinstalled

CDROMdrive

1.Installationinstruction

1.1 InstallingdriverforWindows®98SE(notrequiredforWindows®MEorabove)

a.ConnecttheMP3PlayertotheUSBportofaPC,"Findnewhardware" appearsonthescreen,thenclick"Search latestdriverforthisdevice"andinsertthe

driverCDintoCDROM,andthenclick"Next".

b.Select"Lookin"todirecttheinstallationdirectorytothe"Drivers"filesinthedriverCD,thenclickYes.

c.PCw illinstallth edriverforWindows®98SEautomatically.

1.2 Installingbattery

Ø InstalloneLR03AAAsize1.5Valkalineor1.2VNiMHbatteryproperlyperindicatorontheplayer.

Ø Pressthe4;b uttontopowertheplayeronandentertheMP3standbymode.

2. Connecting/downloading/removing

2.1 ConnectingaPCasUSB

Beforeoperation,pleaseverifytheplayerispoweredon withoneendoftheUSBcablecamewiththesysteminserted intoPCandanotherendintotheMP3player.

2.2 Downloadin gmp3songs

Youcandraganddropthefilesandfoldersontothisremovabledevice.

Thetrans fericonwillappearsasbelow.

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2.3 RemovingtheUSBdevice

a.DoubleclicktheSafelyRemoveHardwareiconintaskbar:

b.FromSafelyRemoveHardwarescreen,highlight"USBMassStorageDevice"item, andthenclick"Stop"button."StoptoHardwareDevice"windowapp earson

thescreenasshowninthepicturebelow.

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c.Click“OK”.Afterthe"SafetoRemoveHardw are"windowappears,theplayerc anbedisconnectedfromPCsafely.

Notice: NeverunplugtheUSBcablewhentransmittingdatawithPCtoavoiddamagingthePlayer;afterdatatransmitting,pleasedonotdisconnecttheplayerfromPC

until"Devicenowbesafelyremoved"appears;w hileusingUSBfunction,allotherb uttonswillbenonfunctional.

AnyapplicationlostorI/Oerrorandpoweronissuescausedbyimproper operations,pleaserefertoFAQ.

3.Basicoperation

3.1Buttonsandfunctions

1)Hold

2)Menu

3)Previous׀7

4) AB/REC

5)VOL

6)Next8

7)Earphonejack

8)VOL+

9)4;Play/Pause/Stop5

10)Micr ophone

3.2 Poweron/off

Frompow eroffmode,pressthe4;buttontopowertheplayeronandenterintotheMP3standbymode;pressthe4;button3secondsunderanymode,the

playerwillsavethedataandenterpoweroffmode.

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MP3standbymode

Notice:DONOTremovethebatteryfromthebatterycompartment topowertheplayeroff,asallthe dataontheplayermaybelost!

3.3 Mainmenusetup

From standbyorplayingmode,youcanpresstheMENUbuttontoenterthemainmenu.

Pushthe׀7or8׀ buttontoselect:Playmusic,Voice mode,FMTuner,Setting, Preview, About,F olderandExit;youcanpresstheMENUbuttontoenterthedesired

setting.

4. HowtousetheMP3player

4.1 Playingmusic

a) From MP3standbymode,youcanpressthe4;buttontoplayMP3musicandpressthe4;buttonagaintopause.Toresumeplaying,pleasepressthe

4;buttont hethi rdtime.

Play Pause

b) Fromplayorpausemode,pressandholdthe 4;button2seconds,the playerwillreturntotheMP3standbymode,pressandholdthe4;buttonagain,it

willrepeatst ep"a)".

c) From MP3standbyorpl aymode,youcanpushthe׀7or8׀buttontoselectpreviousornexttr ack.

d) From STOPstatus,youcanpushthe׀7or8׀buttontofindyourdesiredtrackquickly.

e) From playmode,youcankeeppressingthe׀ 7or8׀ buttontofastbackwardorforwardinthistrack.

f) From playmode,presstheV+orVbuttontoadjustvolume.

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g) From MP3standby,playandpausemode,pressandholdthe4;button3seconds,theplayerw illsavethedataandenterthepoweroffmode.

4.2 Settingthevoicemode

4.2.1 Playingvoicefiles

a)FromMP3modeorvoicestandbymode,youcanpresstheMENUbuttontoenterthemainmenu.Toentertheplayi ngvoicemode,pleasepushthe׀7or8׀

buttontoselectVoic eandpressthe MENUbutton.Youcanpressthe 4;buttontoplay,andpressthisbuttonagaintopause.Toresumeplaying,pleasepress

thisbuttonathirdtime.

Playpause

b)Fromvoicestandbyorplaymode,youcanpressthe׀7or8׀buttontoselectpreviousornext track.

c)FromSTOPstatus,youcanpushandh oldthe׀7or8׀ buttontofindyourdesiredmusicquickly.

d)FromPlaymode, youcanpushandhold ׀7or8׀ buttontofastbackwardorforwardinthistrack.

e)Fromplaymode,presstheV+orVbuttontoadjustv olume.

f)Fromvoicestandbymode,keeppressingthe4;buttonover3seconds,theplayerwillenterthepoweroffmode.

Note:TheEQselectionwillbeunavailablewhenplayingvoicefiles.

4.2.2 Recording

From MP3modeorvoicest andbymode, presstheAB/RECbutton2seconds,theplayerw illentertherecordi ngmode,andpresstheAB/RECbuttonagainto

stop.Youcanpressthe4;buttontopl ayvoice,andpressthisbuttonagaint opause.Toresumeplaying,pleasepressthisbuttonathirdtime.

Recording Stoprecording

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4.3 FMTuner

4.3.1 PlayingFM

a)FromMP3playing,voiceplayingorstandbymode,y oucanpresstheMEN Ubuttontoenterthemainmenu,andthenpu sht he׀7or8׀buttontoselectFM

modeandpressthe MENUbuttontoenter.TheplayerwillplayFMunderthepresetstation.

b)FromFMplayingmode,youcanswitchbetweensavedchannelsbypressingthe ׀7or8׀ buttonwhent hePresetappearsafterpressingthe4;button.

c)FromFM playingmode,youcanpushthe ׀7or 8׀ buttontoadjustthefrequencymanually,thefr equencywillincr eas eordecreaseby0.1MHZ;Whenreachthe

desiredchannel,youcanpresstheMENUbuttontoentertheF Mmainmenu,andpushthe׀7or8׀buttontoselectsavingradiostation,andthenpressthe

MENUbuttonenterandthe4;buttontosave.

d)FromFMplayingmode,youcanpr esstheVOL+orVOLbuttontoadjustthevolume.

e)FromFMplayingmode,pressthe4;button3seconds,theplayerwillenterthepoweroffmode.

4.3.2 RecordingFM

From FMplayingmode,presstheREC/ABbutton2secondstoentertheFMrecordingmode,theFMmusicwillberecordedinWAVformat.Youcanpressthe

4;buttontopauserecording.YoucanpresstheREC/ABbuttontofinishrecordingandsavethefileandlistenundertheVoicemode.Theplayerwillreturnto

theFMTunerscreen.

FMrecordingpause

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4.3.3 SettingFMstations

From FMplayingmode,youcanpresstheMENUtoenterthefunctionsettingmode.Youcanpushthe׀ 7or 8׀ buttontoselect:Playmusic,Playvoice,Save

station,Deletestation, AutoScan,ExitandthenpresstheMENUbuttontoenterthedesiredmode.

A. Paymusic:PresstheMENUbuttontoentertheFMmainmenu,andpushthe ׀7or 8׀ buttonto selectreturntomusicplaying,andthenpressthe MENUbutton

toexitt heFMmodeandenterthemusicplayingstandbymode.

B.Playvoice:PresstheMENUbuttontoentertheFMmainmenu, andpushthe׀7or8׀ buttontoselectreturntovoiceplaying,andthenpresstheMENUbutton

toexitt heFMmodeandenterthevoiceplayingstandbymode.

C.Savestation:PresstheMENUbuttontoentertheFMmainmenu,andthenpushthe׀7or8׀buttontoselectSave.Presst he4;buttontoconfirmsaving.

D.Deletestation:PresstheMENUbuttontoenterFMmainmenu,andpushthe׀7or8׀ buttontoselectDelete,andthenpressthe 4;buttontoconfirmdelete.

E. AutoScan: Afterenteringthismode,th epl ayerwillscantheradiost ationautomaticallyandsave

F.Exit:ReturntoFMplayingmode.

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4.4 Functionsettings

FromMP3modeorvoicestandbymode,youcanpresstheMEN Ubuttontoenterthemainmenu,andpushthe׀7or8׀butt ontoselec tsettingandpressthe

MENUbuttontoenter.Thefunctionsettingincludes:Equalizer,playmode,contrast,backlight,powerset,recordset,l anguageandexit. YoucanpresstheMENU

buttontosavetheselectedsettingmode.

4.4.1 Settingequalizermode

Pushthe׀7or8׀ buttontoselecttheequalizermode:Normal,poprockclassical,jazzandbass.Pr essMENUbuttontosavetheselectedequalizerset.

4.4.2 Settingplaymode

Pushthe׀7or8׀buttontoselecttheplayingmod e,including:Normal,repeatone,repeatallandshufflerepeat.YoucanpresstheMENUbuttontosavethe

selectedplaymode.

4.4.3 Settingcontrast

Pushthe׀7or8׀buttontoadjustt hecontrastofLCD.PressMENUbuttonto savetheselectedsetting.

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4.4.4 Adjustingbacklight

Pushthe׀7or8׀buttontoselectthebac klightsetting,including: Alwaysoff,5sec,10sec,alwayson.PressMENUbutt ontosavetheselectedsetting.

4.4.5 Settingpowerset

Push׀7or8׀ buttontoselectthePowerset,including:Disable,2min,10min,30min.PresstheMENUbuttontosavetheselectedshutdowntime.

4.4.6 SettingrRecording

Push׀7or8׀buttontoselecttherecordset,inc luding:8000Hz,11000Hz,16000Hz,22000Hz.PresstheMENUbuttontosavetheselecttherecordingsetting.

4.4.7 Settinglanguage

Pushthe׀7or8׀ buttontoselectlanguag e:German,English,French,Spanish,Italian,PresstheMENUbuttontosavetheselectedlanguage.

4.4.8 Exit

Returntothepreviousmode.

4.5 Musicpreview

FromMP3modeorvoicestandbymode,youcanpresstheMENUbuttontoenterthemainmenu, andpushthe׀7or8׀buttontoselectthemusicpreview

functionsetting,andthenpresstheMENUbuttontoenter.Duringpreview,itwill playtheinitial10secondsofeachmusicfileandthenskipto next.Youcanpress

theMENUbuttontoexit.

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4.6 About

FromMP3modeorvoicestandbymode,y oucanpresstheMENUbuttontoenterthemainmenu,andpushthe׀7or8׀ buttontoselectaboutfunction,andthen

presstheMENUbuttontoenter.Youcanviewthetotalmemoryandavailablememory.

4.7 Folderfunction

Frommp3orvoicestandbymode,youcanpresstheMENUbuttontoenterthemainmenu, andpushthe׀7or8׀ buttontos electfolderfunction,andthenpress

theMENUbuttontoenter. YoucanpushandholdtheMENUbuttontobrowsethefile,andpushthe׀7or8׀ toselectthedesiredone.

Inthefoldermode,pressMENUtoenterthePLAYORDELETEmode,press the׀7or8׀ buttontoselect.PressMENUtoconfirm.Ifyousel ecttheplay,itwillplay

thecurrentsong.Ifyouselectthedelete,itwillcomeintothedeletemode.Repressthe׀7or8׀buttont oselecttheYESORNO.Pres sMENUtoconfirmand

press4;toexit.

Note:Youcannotviewtherecordfolderandfileunderplaymusicmode,whichwillonlybeavailableinplayvoicemode.)

4.8 Exit

ReturntoMP3mode.Note:Fromsettingmode,youcanpressthe4;buttontoexitthesettingmodequickly.

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5. ABPlayMode

From MP3orvoicemode:

1)PresstheAB/RECbuttontosel ect startingpointA.

2)PresstheAB/RECbuttontosel ect endpointB,thenitwillrepeatb etweenAB.

3)PresstheAB/RECbuttonagaintocancelsettingandresumeplayingMP3orvoice.

6. HOLDfunction

FromMP3andvoicestandby/play/pause/recordmode,youcanpushtheHO LDswitchoppositet hearrowto lockalltheotherbuttonswithaLockicononthe

LCDaccordingly.Ifyouwanttouseotherbuttons,pleasepushtheHOLDswitchtotheoppositedirectionofarrow.

7. Lyricsync:

Thisplayersu pportslyricsyncfunction.

Notice:Thelyricfile nameshallbethesameasmusicfile,butwiththe suffixof*.LRCandsavedinthesamedirectory,andonlythelyricswithtimeindicationcan

bedisplayedproperly. Forinformationonthisfeature,pleaseseeourwebsiteatwww.nextar.com

8. USBmode

PlugthePlayerintotheUSBportofaPC, TheplayerdisplaywillindicateaUSBconnection.

AdditionaliconswilldisplaywhenfilesaremovingbetweenthePCandtheplayer

Form oreinformationonhowtoupdatethesoftwareorformattheremovabledisk,pleaserefertoourwebsite.

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9. FAQ

Problem Causes

Nodisplayafterpressingthepowerbutton Nobatt eriesinstalled,orbatteriesareverylow

Nosoundwhenplayingmusic.

1.Volumeistoolowornomusicareonyourplayer.

2.Batterylow.

3.MP3orWMAfileiscorrupt.

Cannotdow nloadmusicfilesafterconnec ting

toyourPC

1.HOLDisons othediskiswriteprotected

2.TheunitisnotconnectedtoPCproperly.

3.Storagedirectoryiswrong

CannotplayMP3filescreatedbyth euser TheMP3filescurrentlyarecompressedata

bitratenosupportedbythisplayer.Consultthe

Nextarwebsiteformorinfo

Noresponseafterpressingabutton. HOLDswitchisonsobuttonsarelocked

Cannotopenthediskorprompt I/Oerrorafter

connectingPC.

Causedbysomeimproperoperation.Turnoffthe

unit,disconnectiffromyourPCandbeginthe

processagain.

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Technicalspecifica tions

Bitrate: 8~320Kbps

SNR: >85db

Dynamicrange: >80(1KHZ)

Conditionofstorage: Humidity<90%,normaltemperature

Distortion: <0.05%(REFERENCELEVEL：0dB（MP 3）

1mW，4mW52dB/62dB（VOICE,REFERENCEFREQUENCY：1KHZ）

Display ID3informationdisplay,bluebacklight

USBport: USB2.0highspeed

Memory: 128MB/256MB/512MB/1GB/2GB

Netweight: <30g

Dimensi on: 83.5*29.5*24mm

Workingcondition: Humidity<85%, 10~40 

Output: 5mW*2

Batterylife: <12h,l owpowerwaste

Recordtime: 0.8hour(320KBPS,128MB);30HOURS(8KBPS,128MB)

Operatincurrent: 60mA

Standbycurrent: 50mA

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