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MP3 DiGITAL AUDIO COMPUTER
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55691 Cover 1/3/03 5:19 PM Page 3 Tour of Neuros 01 01 MICROPHONE 02 PRESET BUTTONS 03 HISI/RECORD 04 KEYPAD LOCK/UNLOCK 02 03 05 SCROLL UP/VOLUME UP 06 SELECT/ 04 07 BACK/STOP 05 08 SCROLL DOWN/VOLUME DOWN 07 06 09 REWIND 08 10 PLAY/PAUSE (POWER ON/OFF) 09 11 10 11 FORWARD 12 BACKPACK RELEASE 13 USB CONNECTOR 14 POWER CONNECTOR 12 15 HEADPHONE CONNECTOR 16 13 14 16 LINE-LEVEL INPUT CONNECTOR 15
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55691 Body 1/3/03 5:40 PM Page 1 Table of Contents PAGE 0 Tour of the Player PAGE 2 Neuros, Your Music Frequency PAGE 3 Quick Start Instructions PAGE 4 Package Contents PAGE 5 System Requirements PAGE 5 Releasing the Backpack PAGE 6 Neuros Synchronization Manager Application PAGE 7 Installation Instructions PAGE 8 Importing Music to the Neuros Sync Manager PAGE 10 Navigating Neuros PAGE 11 Managing, Playing and Exploring Audio PAGE 14 MyFi: Broadcast Neuros through any FM radio PAGE 16 Listen
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55691 Body 1/3/03 5:40 PM Page 2 Neuros, Your Music Frequency Congratulations, you have purchased the world’s first digital audio computer. Your Neuros MP3 digital audio computer lets you listen, explore and enjoy music in ways not possible before. Experience these unique features: MyFi “My Frequency”: broadcast your digital music through any FM radio. See p.14 for detailed information. HiSi “Hear It! Save It!”: identify new music with a click of the orange HiSi button. See p.17 for detail
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55691 Body 1/3/03 5:40 PM Page 3 Quick Start Instructions 1. Charge the battery. Connect the wall power adapter to the power connector on the bottom of your Neuros and begin charging battery. For best performance, charge battery for 8 hours at first use to give it a full charge. You can use the Neuros while it is charging. 2. Power On. Press-and-hold the Play button to power on/off Neuros. 3. Install Neuros Synchronization (Sync) Manager application. Use the included CD-ROM to install the
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55691 Body 1/3/03 5:40 PM Page 4 Package Contents Everything you need to get started! For additional accessories see Neuros Gear at www.NeurosAudio.com. • Neuros MP3 digital audio computer, 128MB or Neuros HD 20GB • Neuros Earphones • Wall Power Adapter • USB Cable • Belt Clip (Neuros 128MB only) • Car Power Adapter (Neuros HD 20GB only) • Neuros Synchronization Manager Application • Neuros User’s Guide Earphones Wall Power Adapter USB Cable Belt Clip Car Power Adapter Battery The rechargeab
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55691 Body 1/3/03 5:40 PM Page 5 Minimum System Requirements • PC with 1 available USB port • Pentium 233 MHz • 64 RAM • 160MB available hard disk space • Microsoft® Windows 98SE, Me, Windows 2000, Windows XP View detailed technical specifications at www.NeurosAudio.com/technicalspecifications. Releasing the Backpack The two-part design of the Neuros, main unit (silver) and backpack (black), allows for easy upgrades and new technology adoption by developing new backpacks. Currently, the Neuro
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55691 Body 1/3/03 5:40 PM Page 6 Neuros Synchronization Manager Application The Neuros Synchronization Manager is your essential tool for automatic synchronization from your PC to your Neuros, and from your Neuros to your PC. You must launch the application to initiate automatic synchronization. With the Neuros Synchronization Manager you can: • Transfer your music stored on your hard drive for playback through your Neuros. • Import songs and playlists from many popular media players, incl
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55691 Body 1/3/03 5:40 PM Page 7 Installation Instructions 1. Install application by inserting the Neuros Synchronization Manager CD-ROM and follow the onscreen installation instructions. If installation screens do not automatically appear, view CD contents through Windows Explorer and click the “Setup” icon. The installation will take a few minutes. The PC will prompt you to reboot to complete installation, select “yes.” Installation will start automatically after reboot, and prompt scre
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55691 Body 1/3/03 5:40 PM Page 8 Importing Music to the Neuros Sync Manager 1. Install Neuros Sync Manager application as explained on p.7. 2. From the file menu, choose “Search computer for music” and identify the directories/files you would like to transfer songs from. Another option is to open a folder using Windows Explorer and drag and drop songs into the Tracks window. Album, Artist and Genre information will be automatically loaded. 3. Playlists can be imported from other media p
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55691 Body 1/3/03 5:40 PM Page 9 4. To create a new playlist, click on the create new playlists icon or right-click playlists . When the dialog box appears, fill in a name for the playlist and a description. Your playlist’s name will then appear in the list of playlists. You can then add tracks to your new playlist dragging titles or choosing “add to playlist” using a right-click. 5. Songs can be played through your default audio player by right-clicking the track and selecting “Play”. Tra
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55691 Body 1/3/03 5:40 PM Page 10 Navigating Neuros Easy to use menus and thumb-controlled main navigation button allows for one-finger navigation of the Neuros digital audio computer. • Click Up and Down to scroll within a menu. • Click Select to move to a new menu. • Click Back to return to a previous menu. Neuros also uses a pop-up menu called Xi (Extra Information Menu) to give Navigation Button you shortcuts to player functions. When you see the Xi icon, click the Select button and
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55691 Body 1/3/03 5:40 PM Page 11 Managing, Playing and Exploring Audio Play songs and recordings with a click of the Play button, create custom “mixes” on the fly, schedule downloads from your PC library collection, and manage the tracks on your Neuros. You can even explore audio from Internet music services. Neuros Menu Overview There are two audio menu options: 1. Neuros Audio: list of all the tracks loaded on your Neuros and available for playback. 2. PC Library: list of all the tracks
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55691 Body 1/3/03 5:40 PM Page 12 Playing Music: Clicking the Play button from almost any menu will begin playing the first song listed. For different selections explore the Neuros Audio menu: 1. Select from Songs, Playlists, Artists, Albums, Genres or Recordings. 2. Scroll using the Up and Down buttons through the listings to identify your choice. 3. Click Play to start immediate playback, or click Select to pop up the Xi menu for more options. Neuros Audio Song Titles Now Playing Playlists
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55691 Body 1/3/03 5:40 PM Page 13 To playback a playlist: 1. From the Neuros Audio menu, select Playlists to view all playlists transferred from your PC along with the My Mix playlist that you create on the Neuros. 2. Scroll to the playlist you would like to playback and click the Play button. To create and add tracks to the My Mix playlist: 1. Identify the song or recording you would like to add to My Mix from the songs or recordings menus. 2. Click the Select button to pop up the Xi menu
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55691 Body 1/3/03 5:40 PM Page 14 MyFi: Broadcast Neuros through any FM radio Now you can enjoy your music everywhere and anywhere. The integrated Neuros MyFi transmitter uses all digital stereo encoding just like the broadcast towers used by professional radio stations. Through a wireless connection, you can broadcast your music in the car, your office or a friend’s house. No need for additional accessories or wires! There is also no need to fumble around, trying to find a free FM frequ
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55691 Body 1/3/03 5:40 PM Page 15 3. Unplug your earphones. 4. Tune the radio that you would like to use for your broadcast to the frequency that Neuros AutoScan has returned to you. 5. Return to the Neuros Audio menu and select the music for your broadcast. 6. Click Play. MyFi playback will begin. 7. Control the volume using your FM radio as you normally would. The volume control buttons on the Neuros are not operational while MyFi is being used. Note: You can AutoScan at any time. The id
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55691 Body 1/3/03 5:40 PM Page 16 Listening to the Neuros FM Radio You can listen to the radio through the Neuros integrated FM radio. When you are in FM Radio mode, you can also use the HiSi automatic song identification feature (see HiSi on p.17). You can also record what you are listening to on the radio directly into MP3 format (see Recordings on p. 20). To turn on/off the Neuros FM radio: 1. Select FM Radio from the Neuros main menu. 2. To turn off the FM Radio click the Back button.
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55691 Body 1/3/03 5:40 PM Page 17 HiSi or Hear it! Save it!: Discover New Music on the Radio Identify new music with a unique automatic song recognition system called HiSi or Hear it! Save it!. With a click of the orange HiSi button on your player, Neuros initiates a “digital fingerprint” of a song you hear on the Neuros radio. When you synchronize with your PC, the Neuros Sync Manager connects to the Internet and returns the title and artist of the song to your device. To use the HiSi se
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55691 Body 1/3/03 5:40 PM Page 18 When you hear a song on an external radio (e.g. car radio) you would like HiSi to identify: 1. Make sure earphones are plugged into your Neuros. 2. Press and hold the orange HiSi button. This puts you directly in FM Radio mode. This action will also power on the Neuros. 3. Tune to desired station. 4. Click HiSi button to start recording the 30 second song clip needed for the digital fingerprint. Neuros will save these samples as files with radio station, dat
