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MP-329
Owner’s
Handbook
MP3 Player with FM radio
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IMPORTANT SAFETY INFORMATION IMPORTANT SAFETY INFORMATION WARNING: This product contains an integral battery. There is a risk of • Read these instructions. fire and burns if the player is handled improperly. Do not disassemble, • Keep these instructions. crush, puncture or dispose of in fire or water. Do not attempt to open • Heed all warnings. the player case or service the battery pack. Use a qualified service • Follow all instructions. technician to replace the battery and replace onl
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INDEX INTRODUCTION UNPACKING Important safety information ................................................. 1 Carefully unpack the unit. If it is damaged, please return it to Introduction & unpacking ....................................................... 2 your nearest Tesco store for replacement. Remember to take your Controls & connections ............................................................ 3 purchase receipt with you. Battery & charging ............................................
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CONTROLS AND CONNECTIONS a Hook for carrying strap (not supplied). b Select button. Press to switch on. Press to enter a sub-menu. Press and hold to switch off. c Play/Pause button. Press to switch between play and pause modes. Press and hold to enter the main menu. d Belt/lapel clip. e Previous/Left button. f Next/Right button. g Volume up button. h Volume down button. i Hold slider. Slide to the lock position to lock the controls against accidental operation. p Microphone (inside hole). q
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BATTERY AND CHARGING POWER SUPPLY BATTERY CARE The player is powered by an internal rechargeable battery. To preserve the life of the battery, the following recommendations are Battery cautions made - The battery is not replaceable. Do not attempt to open the player to • Fully charge the battery before first use. replace the battery. • Charge the battery immediately if the ‘Low battery’ message is As the unit contains a battery, do not throw it into water, the general displayed. rubbish or i
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GETTING STARTED How does the player work? What software will be required on my computer? A library of music files is created on a personal computer. These files For easy communication with your player, Windows Media Player, are generally copied to the computer from music CDs (ripped). You version 11 (WMP11) or later is recommended to manage your music can then select music within the library that you want to listen to on files. your personal MP3 player. Each time your MP3 player is connected,
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BUILDING A MUSIC LIBRARY ON YOUR COMPUTER Collect together the CDs that you want to include in your library and rip (copy) them into the Windows Media Player (WMP) library. • Open Windows Media Player 11. • Click on the ‘Rip’ tab at the top of the screen. 6
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BUILDING A MUSIC LIBRARY ON YOUR COMPUTER • Load the CD you want to rip into the computer drive. The CD will play and the ripping process will begin. Ripping progrees is indicated as shown. • Once the ripping process is complete, you can remove the disc and rip another if required. 7
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TRANSFERRING MUSIC FILES FROM A WINDOWS MEDIA PLAYER 11 LIBRARY Copying music to your player • Switch on your computer. • Open Windows Media Player 11. • Lift the cover over the USB jack and connect the USB cable (supplied). • Connect the other end of the cable to a convenient USB port on your computer. The display on the player will light and show the synchronisation symbols. After a short delay, a window will open on the right of the Windows Media Player display titled ‘Sync List’. •
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TRANSFERRING MUSIC FILES FROM A WINDOWS MEDIA PLAYER 11 LIBRARY The display above the sync list will show the available memory in your player. • When you have added all the music you want to transfer, press the ‘Start Sync’ button at the bottom of the sync list. Synchronisation will start as Windows Media Player copies all the music files to your player. Progress bars display synchronisation progress. Leave the player docked to the computer until synchronisation is finished. NOTE: Syn
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USING WINDOWS EXPLORER TO TRANSFER MUSIC FILES Copying music to your player using Windows Explorer For users familiar with computer file transfer, Windows Explorer can be used as an alternative to Windows Media Player 11 to transfer music files to your player. • Switch on the computer. • Navigate to ‘My Computer’ (Click Start>My Computer). • Lift the cover over the USB jack and connect the USB cable (supplied). • Connect the other end of the cable to a convenient USB port on your computer
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USING WINDOWS EXPLORER TO TRANSFER MUSIC FILES Disconnecting the player • Another screen opens. Click OK. • Locate the ‘Safely Remove Hardware’ icon on the taskbar at the bottom right of the screen. • Double click the icon. • In the box that opens, click Stop. • When you see the ‘Safe To Remove Hardware’ notice, you can remove the player. 11
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OPERATION PLAYER MODES SWITCHING THE PLAYER ON AND OFF Main menu modes: Switching the player on • Select this mode to play music. • Press and hold the button. • Select this mode to make a recording. The display lights. After a short delay a welcome message ‘Technika’ is • Select this mode to play a recording. shown on the display, then the main menu. Switching the player off • Press and hold the button for 3 seconds. • Select this mode to play FM radio. A farewell message is shown on t
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PLAYING MUSIC Play Playing music: • To start playing music, press the /, button. When playing, the Repeat Mode is displayed. • Select the ‘MUSIC’ mode from the main menu. Pause After a short delay the display will show the Music Status screen with • To toggle between play and pause, press the /, button. track number etc. When paused, a folder symbol is displayed in place of the repeat symbol. Track skip • To select the next or previous track, press the or button. Fast Search • To fast s
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ADVANCED MUSIC MENU Your player includes 4 special functions that may be selected from the Repeat/random mode: Advanced Menu when music is playing. These are - There are 5 repeat/random mode options. • Repeat mode • To change the repeat/random mode, select the Repeat option • Equaliser from the Advanced Menu. • Tempo rate • Press the or button to scroll through the available options. • Favourites • Normal (Repeat off) • Exit • Repeat One (Repeat the current track) To open the Advan
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ADVANCED MUSIC MENU Equaliser: Tempo rate: There are 6 equaliser mode options that will change the sound Changing the Tempo rate will change the ‘speed’ of the music. By response of your player. setting a higher tempo, the music will play faster. A lower tempo will • To change the equaliser setting, select the Equaliser option from slow down the music. the Advanced Menu. • To change the Tempo rate setting, select the Tempo rate option • Press the or button to scroll through the available
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ADVANCED MUSIC MENU Favourites playlist: Exiting Favourite play: When you hear a track you like, you can save it as a favourite in your • Press and hold the /, button at any time to return to the main playlist. When you have a collection of favourites saved you can choose menu. You can select another function, or re-select MUSIC mode to play the complete playlist of your favourites. to re-start normal music play. Saving your favourites: Deleting your favourites: • To add the track that is pl
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MAKING VOICE RECORDINGS • Press /, to start recording. Speak into the microphone, Making a voice recording: positioned behind the ‘reset’ hole. The recording elapsed time display will begin to count. Your player includes a microphone and recording capability. You can To pause a recording: use the recording function to make a recording, then play it back. • Press the /, button to toggle between record and pause modes. To record a voice: The record time display will flash when a recording is
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PLAYING VOICE RECORDINGS To play a voice recording: Playing a voice recording: • Press the or button to choose the voice recording you want to play from the list of those available. Voice recordings are stored in a different folder, separately from music • Press the /, button to play the recording. files. A separate function is provided from the Main menu to play voice Playback control: recordings. The same playback control functions are available (play/pause/track • Select the ‘VOICE’
