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Contents
Legal Disclaimer ……………………..….….…………….………….….…… 3
Warning …………………………………..….………..………………………… 4
1. Brief Product Introduction ………….……………………….….….….…. 5
1.1 Function Overview …..…………….………….………….…………..….… 6
1.2 Specifications ……..………………….……….……………….…….……... 8
1.3 Packing List …………………..…….…………………….….….…..……… 10
2. Appearance Introduction ………….…….…………………….…………... 10
3. Operation Introduction …………………………….................................. 12
3.1 Simple Operation …...……………………………
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3.6 Play Recorded File .…………………………………………...……………. 33 3.7 FM Radio …………………………………………………………………….. 35 3.8 System Setting ……..………………………..…………….……................. 37 3.9 Use USB Disk …….…………...........………..…………………………….. 48 3.10 Convert ACT to WAV …………….………………………………………... 49 4. Installation Program ………….…………………………………………….. 50 5. Important Recommendations ……………………………….…......…...... 52 6. Trouble Shooting ………………………………….………..……….……… 56 -2-
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Legal Disclaimer 1. Astone Holdings Pty Ltd known herein as ‘Astone’, does not guarantee the accuracy or validity of the information outlined in this user manual, although all attempts have been made to display the most accurate information. 2. Astone will not be held liable for any loss, accident or miss use caused by incorrectly following these instructions. At the same time Astone will not be held responsible for damages caused by misinterpretation. 3. Furthermore any data files tha
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Warning Battery must be removed from the unit if it is to be left unused for an extended period. Failure to do so can result in the battery leaking, and damaging the unit. -4-
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1. Brief Product Introduction Thank you for purchasing this high quality Astone product. The Astone Samba 1000 Digital Audio Box is a unique unit capable of playing Mp3 music, FM Radio and recording high quality voice or radio. This awesome little Digital Audio Box is packed full of features including an equalizer with seven different sound effects, a huge support base capable of displaying eleven different languages, 20 preset radio channels and the display comes in a highly fashiona
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1.1 Function Overview Support multiple audio frequency, such as MP1, MP2, MP3, WMA, WMV, ASF and WAV. Firmware updating Download the latest updating software from the website for function extension. FM stereo radio Automatic broadcast station searching with storage capability up to 20 broadcasting channels with various frequencies. Free-driver Flash Disk Function For WIN2000 and above, there is no need to setup the driver program. The file operation can be done directly though
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Synchronized display of lyric (Karaoke) Support the most popular LRC lyric file on internet. Record/repeat Recording through microphone, then save it as WAV and ACT file format with the option to select section repeat or contrast repeat. This fulfills the function of digital repeat. Seven EQ Normal, Rock, Pop, Classic, Soft, Jazz and DBB. Multiple play mode Normal, Single Circle, Directory Playing, Directory Circle, All Circle, Random and Browse. Set up cutting off time Sl
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Animation menu Vivid animation menu comes along with the display of words, which makes it handy and easy to use. 1.2 Specifications Size: 60(L)*23(W)*15(H)mm Display screen: 32mm(L)*10mm(W), back-lighted EL Connection: USB2.0(FS) (read 1000K Byte/s, write 900K Byte/s) Memory: 128MB/256MB/512MB/1G Power : one AAA battery Record: Sampling 8KHZ Record format, WAV(32Kbps), ACT(8K bps) Record time: 9 hours -8-
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MP3,WMA： MP3’s bit rate: 32Kbps-320Kbps WMA’s bit rate: 5Kbps-192Kbps Frequency response: from 20HZ to 20KHZ Signal to Noise ratio: >85db Distortion: <0.05% FM Radio Frequency response range: 76MHZ-90MHZ/87MHz-108MHZ Channels storage: 20 Music format: MP1, MP2, MP3, WMA, WMV, ASF, WAV Temperature: -5 ~ 40 Centigrade Support multi-language: English, Chinese simplified, Chinese traditional, Japanese, Korean, French, German, Italian, Dutch, Portuguese and Spanish. Supported Ope
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1.3 Packing List MP3 player CD Strap earphone USB connection line User manual Maintenance card 2. Appearance introduction ● Appearance and keys ① USB port ② “ ” PREV (Previous Song) ③ “ ” NEXT (Next Song) ④ “MODE“ menu key ⑤ VOL- (Volume Decrease) ⑥ VOL+ (Volume Increase) ⑦ Play/Stop/Turn on Key/ Turn Off Key ⑧ Earphone port ⑨ Strap port ⑩ LCD Display Screen -10-
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● Player Introduction (1) Display Screen (2) Battery This machine adopts the monitoring on power volume. The display of electricity volume is full and will decrease in use. -11-
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The icon of battery turns to blank while the volume is used up and the battery need to be charged accordingly. 3. Operation Introduction 3.1 Simple operation 1) Connect earphone 2) Long-press PLAY key to start player; enter “Music Mode” and short-press PLAY key again to play music. 3) Select music: PREV key is for the last piece and NEXT is for the next piece. 4) Volume control: press VOL+ to increase volume; press VOL- to decrease volume. 5) Long-press PLAY key to turn on o
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(long-press to enter while in halted state), the playing submenu (short-press to enter) and the Stopping submenu (short-press to enter) 3.2.2 Browse Operation A. Press PREV and NEXT key to browse the song or browse the menu. B. Press PREV and NEXT key to select last piece/Next piece while playing song, hold the key for fast forward/fast backward. 3.3 Enter various function modes Enter various function modes through main menu. Main menu: Music mod
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Record mode: Play mode: FM mode: System setting: USB mode: Press the MODE key to enter the main menu in the Other Modes; Enter the USB mode by connecting the PC -14-
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Music mode and Play mode Key Action Halted state Play Status Play Sub Menu Stop Sub Menu Play Long-press Turn off Turn Off Turn Off Turn Off Short-press Play Stop Exit menu Exit menu Mode Long-press Enter Main Menu; Enter Main Menu Enter Main Menu; Enter Main Menu Short-press Enter Stop Sub Menu Enter Playing Sub Confirm the Option or Confirm the Option or Menu Move to Further Level Move to Further Level Next Short-press Continuous Browse Play Next Track Move Sub Menu Move Sub Menu
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Record mode Key Action Halted state Record Status Play Long-press Turn off; Stop Recording; Short-press Start Recording Pause Recording Mode Long-press Enter Main Menu; X Short-press Enter Recording Sub Menu X FM mode Key Action Reception Status of the Radio FM Sub menu Play Long-press; Turn Off; Turn off: Short-press Storing Channel: Next Channel; Exit No Storing Channel: X Mode Long-press Enter Main Menu Enter Main Menu; Short-press Enter Sub Menu Confirm the Option or Move to
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3.4 Music Mode instructions (1) Operation in halted state Directory selection In order to manage files and play music easily, users can store the files in different directories (directories should be made in advance and stored in the computer). This series of players support the identification of up to 99 root directories. 1) In Stop interface. 2) Press Mode key to enter the Stop sub-menu. a) Press Mode key again to enter Directory selecting interface. -17-
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3) Press NEXT or PREV key to select the option you want. 4) Press MODE key to confirm what you selected. Note: Customer can make individual directory for Music Mode, Record Mode and Play Mode. These three modes can be in different directories. Delete Files Files and the stored channel can be deleted in music mode, play mode and FM mode. 1) In Stop interface. (FM function does not have Stop interface) -18-
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2) Short-press MODE key to stop sub-menu. 3) Short-press NEXT or PREV key to select “Delete File” or “Delete All Files” on the menu. 4) Short-press MODE key to enter Delete interface. 5) Short-press NEXT key to “YES” position. -19-
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6) Short-press MODE key to start deleting files. Pressing “Delete All” will delete all the corresponding files under the current directory in current Mode. (E.g. press “Delete All” button in the Music Mode, only the music files will be deleted, while the recorded file will not be deleted). The Delete interface in FM Mode is much simpler. There are only three steps. The deleted files are the Radio Channels stored before. Note: When you delete files in computer system, please don’t disco
