Nextar MA323-2BL - MA323 256 MB Digital Player User manual

MA323

| Digital MP3 Player

Instruction Manual

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THANK YOU

Tha nk you for purchas ing our Digital MP3 Player. This unique ly des igned de vice combine s

an MP3 P la yer, voice re corde r; FM ra dio a nd re mova ble Fla sh Me mory drive a ll in one unit.

You ca n move a nd s tore ﬁ le s be twee n compute rs and e njoy your MP3 mus ic collection

anytime a nd anywhe re .

1. FEATURE S UMMARY

Firmwa re Upg rad a b le

Check our we bsite ofte n for the latest driver, ﬁ rmware a nd s oftware update s :

www.ne xtar.com

Re m ova ble Dis k

Use this unit a s a re mova ble drive, s toring ﬁ le s, mus ic or anything you wa nt (drive rs re quired

for ope rating sys te ms prior to Windows 2000)

Bu ilt-in FM Ra d io a n d FM Rad io Re c ord ing

Lis te n to FM s ta tions a nd s e t your fa vorite s ta tions by using Auto Pre s et or Ma nua l P res e t.

The pla yer 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

fa vorite s ongs or progra ms dire ctly from the radio

Voic e Re c ord ing

Re cord your voice with the built-in microphone a nd s a ve in WAV or ACT forma ts. Pla yba ck

your re cording at a ny time .

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Se ven P re s et Eq u alize r

Built-In e qua lize r ca n be s e t to Normal, Rock, P op, Clas s ica l, J a zz, S oft or Bas s .

Mu ltip le P la yb a c k Me n u s

Unique A-B repeat function a nd Ra ndom Play a llows us e rs a va rie ty of playba ck options

High Resolution LCD

High res olution displa y with graphica l me nus

USB Co n ne c tion

Quick conne ction to USB port.

Mu ltip le Fo rm a t S upp o rt

This unit s upports the popular MP 3 forma t for the wide s t compa tibility of digital ﬁ le s . It also

supports WMA, WMV, MP 1, MP 2 AS F and WAV for gre ate r compa tibility a nd compre ss ion

options

2. INTRODUCTION

Tha nk you for purcha s ing our MP3 playe r. Be fore us ing the unit ple as e re ad this ma nua l

ca re fully to obtain the be s t poss ible performa nce from your player. Keep this ma nua l for

future re fe re nce

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3. GETTING TO KNOW THE PLAYER

App e a ra n ce a nd Co n tro ls

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3. GETTING TO KNOW THE PLAYER

LCD Dis pla y

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4. BAS IC FUNCTIONS

Sta rt u p /S hutd own

Sta rt up or shutdown playe r by pres s ing a nd holding the “PLAY” button.

En te ring Me n u Menus

Me nus: Ma in me nu (e ntere d by momenta rily holding Me nu ke y whe n not pla ying), Pla y

subme nu (e ntere d by pre s s ing Me nu ke y while pla ying), a nd S top submenu (e ntere d by

pre s sing Me nu ke y whe n not playing).

Brows ing Tracks

Brows e forwa rd (to the next track) by pre ss ing the NEXT button, a nd ba ckward (pre vious

song) by pre s sing the PREV.

Us in g th e Diffe re n t Fu nc tion Me n u s

Pre s s a nd hold the Me nu button for 2 s e c. This will ta ke you to the Ma in Menu. From he re ,

us e the PREV and NEXT buttons to move to the va rious menus options. Select the me nu

option by again pre ssing the Menu button. To e xit the me nus, pres s the NEXT button until

the EXIT option appe a rs. Pre s s Menu to e xit

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Adju s tin g Vo lum e

Decre as e volume by pre ssing the “ - “ side of the - VOLUME + button. Incre as e volume by

pre s sing the “+” s ide of the s witch.

(HOLD) Fu n c tio n

Move the HOLD switch to the position s howing the clos ed lock (le ft).

Whe n Hold is ON, all controls are locke d out and a lock icon a ppe ars in the ce nte r top of the

LCD dis play. If you pre s s a ny controls, you will se e on the dis play: KEY LOCKED

Be s ure to s witch the HOLD button to the UNLOCK pos ition (right) to us e the unit.

Eq u alize r Fu n c tio n

From the P LAY me nu pre ss the MENU button to switch to the PLAY s ubme nu

Play Screen Play sub-menu

Use the P REV / NEXT buttons to s croll to the EQUALIZER selection

From the EQUALIZER s ub-me nu, use PREV or NEXT to s e le ct your preferre d s e tting.

Once you have s electe d your preferred e qua lize r s etting, press MENU to conﬁ rm.

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5. FM TUNER

Pre s s an d Hold the Me nu Butto n

Pre s s a nd hold for 2 s econds to e nte r the Ma in Menu. From the ma in me nu, scroll ove r to

the FM Tuner s e le ction

En te ring FM Tune r Menu

Once you a re a t the FM TUNER menu s e le ction, pres s Me nu a gain to e nter that menu

Se le c tin g FM S ta tions

Once you a re in the FM TUNER menu, us e the P REV and NEXT buttons to cha nge FM

sta tions. Once a s tation is s e le cted, press Me nu to conﬁ rm tha t s ta tion.

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Auto Search Stations

From the FM TUNER me nu, pres s and hold Menu button for 2 seconds . You will ente r

the FM TUNER s ubmenu. Us e the P REV or NEXT button to s croll to the AUTO S EARCH

se lection. Pre s s Menu button a gain to sta rt s ca nning. The unit will sca n to the ne xt a va ilable

sta tion

Saving Stations

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.

Dele ting S ta tion s

From the FM Tune r s ubme nu, s croll to the DELETE S TATION s e le ction a nd pre ss the

MENU button to de lete the s tation

Ma nu a l Sta tio n Sc a n

From the FM Tune r ma in me nu, pre ss the P LAY button to go to ma nua l sca nning Me nu.

Pre s s P REV or NEXT to s ca n to the ne xt ra dio s ta tion ma nua lly.

Re tu rn To Mu s ic Me n u

Go to the FM TUNER s ubme nu, a nd s croll to the MUSIC se lection. Pre s s the Menu button

to return to the mus ic Me nu.

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FM Re co rdin g

From FM Tune r Me nu, pre s s Menu to go to the FM Tune r subme nu. S croll the me nu se lections

(aga in using PREV and NEXT buttons) to the FINE REC or LONG REC option. P res s Me nu

aga in to s ta rt re cording the FM ra dio. P re ss PLAY/PAUS E/STOP button to stop re cording

and re turn to the FM Tune r Menu.

NOTE: FM RECORDING FILES ARE SAVED AS “FXXX.WAV” FILES IN THE FM

FOLDER

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6. BUTTON/CONTROL FUNCTIONS

Mu s ic mo d e a n d Voic e mo d e

Ke y

Action

Stop sta te

Play sta te

Play subme nu

Stop Subme nu

Play

Press a nd hold

Shutdown

Press a nd re le a s e

Play

Stop

Exit menu

Me nu

Press a nd hold

Enter main me nu

Press a nd re le a s e

Enter/stop s ubme nu

Enter/play subme nu

Conﬁ rm this

option or ente r

Conﬁ rm this

option or ente r

Next song

and play it

Move submenu

Hold

Browser forward

continuously

Skip forward

Fast forward

continuously

Fast forward

continuously

La st song

and play it

Move submenu

Hold

Browser ba ckwa rd

continuously

Skip backward

Fast ba ckwa rd

continuously

Fast ba ckwa rd

continuously

Vol+

Press a nd re le a s e

Increase volume

by one s te p

Increase volume

by one s te p

X

Hold

Increase volume

continuously

Increase volume

continuously

X

Vol-

Press a nd re le a s e

Decreas e volume

by one s te p

Decreas e volume

by one s te p

X

Hold

Decreas e volume

continuously

Decreas e volume

continuously

X

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Fo r FM Mo de :

Operation

Action

FM Status

FM Submenu

PLAY

press a nd

hold

Power off

Press

When sta tion e xis ts : ne xt s ta tion;

When without sta tion: X

Exit the menu

MENU

Press a nd

hold

Enter main me nu

Press

Enter main me nu

Conﬁ rm curre nt option or

enter next s ubme nu



Press

Increase 100KHz gra dua lly or s top s e a rch

Switch subme nu

Press a nd

hold

Increase 100KHz s e a rch continuous ly

Continuous forwa rd



Press

Decreas e 100KHz gra dua lly or s top s e a rch

Switch subme nu

Press a nd

hold

Decreas e 100KHz s e a rch continuous ly

Continuous ba ckwa rd

V+

Press

Volume incre a s e

X

press a nd

hold

Volume incre a s e continuously

X

V-

Press

Volume de cre a s e

X

Press a nd

hold

Volume de cre a s e continuously

X

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7. S YS TEM SETTINGS

System Settings

A va rie ty of sys te m s e ttings ca n be controlled de pending upon your ﬁ rmwa re ve rs ion. To

ente r the s ys te ms se ttings menu, pre s s the MENU button. Us e the P REV a nd/or NEXT

buttons to s croll the SYSTEM icon. P re s s MENU a ga in to enter the s e ttings sub-menu.

Below a re the va rious s yste m se ttings:

Operation

Description

Record Time

Sets re cord da te a nd time for re cordings

Scree n

Sets s cre e n s a ve r (bla nk s cre e n)

La nguage

Select menu la ngua ge

Power Off

Set automa tic powe r-off time

Replay

Set the re pla y mode function

Contras t

Change a nd s e t s cre e n contra s t (light/da rk)

Online Mode

Set functions for “priva te dis k” mode

Me mory Info

Display total memory a nd % us e d

Firmware Re v

Display current ﬁ rmwa re re vis ion

Firmware Upgrd

Set functions to upda te ﬁ rmware

Exit

Exit the syste m s e ttings me nu

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Making Selections

Use the P REV or NEXT buttons to move to the de sired s ubme nu s election. To a ccess

tha t subme nu, pre s s Menu once the se lection is highlighte d.

Record Time

From the s yste m s e tting, s elect the RECORD TIME s ub-me nu (us ing the P REV or NEXT

buttons to s croll to the se lection).

Pre s s VOL+ or VOL- move the curs or to the s e ction you wa nt to s e t - in the format YY-

MM-DD.

The n, us ing the NEXT/P REV buttons, a djus t the numbers to corre spond to the corre ct

da te . Pre s s MENU to e xit this s ub-me nu

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Screen Settings

The screen se tting functions a s a s cre e n s ave . Afte r a prese t amount of time (in se conds )

whe n no keys a re pres s e d, the unit will automatica lly turn off.

Opera ting s te ps is as follows:

1. From Syste m S e tting inte rfa ce , pus h P REV/NEXT ke y to se lect “S cre e n Time ” option

2. Pre s s MENU button to e nte r “Scre en Time ” se tting inte rface:

3. P ush NEXT/PREV button to a djus t time (s e conds be fore s cre e n save r activa te s )

4. Pre s s MENU to conﬁ rm a nd e xit.

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Language Settings

This s e le ction a llows use r to the s elect the on-s cre e n language for their playe r. Opera ting

ste ps is a s follows:

1. From Syste m S e tting inte rfa ce , pus h P REV/NEXT ke y to se lect “La nguage” option

2. Pre s s MENU button to e nte r “La ngua ge ” se tting inte rface:

3. P ush NEXT/PREV button to s e le ct the preferre d la nguage

4. Pre s s MENU to conﬁ rm a nd e xit.

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Power Settings

This s e le ction a llows use r to s et a n a utoma tic powe r off time. The s e le ction proce ss

is ide ntica l to the langua ge s e tting inte rface. Use the P REV/NEXT ke ys to s elect the

“Powe r” option. P re ss the MENU button to enter the powe r subme nu a nd the P REV/

NEXT buttons to ma ke your s e le ctions. The numbe rs you s e le ct a re in s e conds. If “0” is

se lecte d, the function is turned off.

“Slee p Time r” refers to a s etting whe re you ca n s e t a ﬁ xe d pe riod of time (unit: minutes )

at which the pla ye r will turn off automa tically whe n no ke ys a re pre ss e d no ma tte r which

mode the pla ye r is in. Note : Sleep Time r s e ttings a re va lid only once a nd the se t time will

be cle a re d a fte r powe r off. This se tting mus t be re se t e ach time it is us ed.

Replay Mode

This s e le ction a llows use r to s et the pla yer re pe a t mode . The s election process is ide nti-

ca l to the e qua lize r s e tting inte rfa ce.

Use the P REV/NEXT ke ys to se lect the “Re playr” option. P ress the MENU button to e nte r

the subme nu a nd the PREV/NEXT buttons to ma ke your s e le ctions .

Ma nual Re play: me a ns that in A-B Repla y Mode the endpoint B ca n be only s e t ma nua lly.

Auto Re play: mea ns that in A-B Repla y Mode the endpoint B ca n be only se t automa ti-

ca lly.

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Contrast Settings

This s e le ction a llows use r to s et the contras t (light/da rk) of the LCD s cre e n. The s e le ction

proce ss is ide ntica l to the “S cree n” se tting inte rfa ce. Use the P REV/NEXT ke ys to se lect

the “contra st” option. P res s the MENU button to e nte r the contra s t s ubmenu a nd the

PREV/NEXT buttons to ma ke your s e le ctions . The se lection will ma ke the s cree n lighte r,

or da rke r. P re ss the Me nu button to conﬁ rm you s e le ction.

“Slee p Time r” refers to a s etting whe re you ca n s e t a ﬁ xe d pe riod of time (unit: minutes )

at which the pla ye r will turn off automa tically whe n no ke ys a re pre ss e d no ma tte r which

mode the pla ye r is in. Note : Sleep Time r s e ttings a re va lid only once a nd the se t time will

be cle a re d a fte r powe r off. This se tting mus t be re se t e ach time it is us ed.

Replay Mode

This s e le ction a llows use r to s et the pla yer re pe a t mode . The s election process is ide nti-

ca l to the e qua lize r s e tting inte rfa ce.

Use the P REV/NEXT ke ys to se lect the “Re playr” option. P ress the MENU button to e nte r

the subme nu a nd the PREV/NEXT buttons to ma ke your s e le ctions .

Ma nual Re play: me a ns that in A-B Repla y Mode the endpoint B ca n be only s e t ma nua lly.

Auto Re play: mea ns that in A-B Repla y Mode the endpoint B ca n be only se t automa ti-

ca lly.

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Online Mode (Private Space Settings)

The ope ra ting s te ps are the s ame a s those for the Equa lize r s e ttings .

Some ope rating sys te ms (thos e re le a s ed prior to Windows 2K S P 4) ca nnot s upport two

driver le tte rs on one USB dis k. Thus , if the “Private S pace” function is on, choos e which

disk you are going to us e, i.e ., “s ingle ordina ry dis k” or “s ingle e ncrypted disk” in order for

a corre ct display of the s e le cte d dis k a fter conne cting to your P C.

The Private S pa ce functions a re e xplaine d later in this manua l.

Memory Settings

The ope ra ting s te ps are the s ame a s those for the Equa lize r s e ttings . This s etting displa ys

the tota l me mory ca pa city of the pla yer, a nd the % of me mory currently be ing use d.

Firmware Version

The ope ra ting s te ps are the s ame a s those for the Equa lize r s e ttings . This s e tting dis -

plays the current vers ion of ﬁ rmwa re ins ta lled on the playe r.

Firmware Upgrade

This s ub-me nu ope ration will be e xpla ine d late r in this ma nua l

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8. UP GRADING FIRMWARE

To Upgrade The Unit Firmware

This unit s upports ﬁ rmwa re upgrade s via downloa dable ﬁ le s a nd utilities ins talle d on your

PC from the Softwa re CDROM included with this pla ye r. Ma ke s ure you ins ta ll the s e utili-

tie s before atte mpting to upgra de your ﬁ rmwa re.

1) P ress MENU to e nter the main menu

2) P ress the PREV or NEXT buttons to na viga te to the “Sys te m S e tting” subme nu

3) P ress MENU a gain to a cce ss the S yste m Se tting s ubmenu. P re s s the P REV or

.......

NEXT buttons to move to the Firmwa re s ubmenu

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