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MAMBO BW MP3 Player
User’s Guide
v1.1
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Features Smart design Stylish, comfortable and lightweight with easy to use buttons Supports various formats MP1, MP2, MP3, WMA, WMV, ASF, WAV FM stereo radio The powerful search function helps you store 40 different stations (20 station of each mode). Built-in recording You can record you favorite radio station to a recording file while listening to a radio station. U disc (driver free) function You can operate in the portable disc directly with no drivers (WIN2000 or mor
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Quick Start Guide Loading your MP3 Player 1) If you are using Windows 2000 or Windows 98 SE or Windows ME, please insert the Driver CD into your computer’s CD drive and run the installation application. If you are using Windows XP, proceed to Step 2 as no driver installation is required. 2) Connect the Mambo to small end of the USB cable included in the package. 3) Connect the other end of the USB cable to your computer. 4) The MP3 player will automatically appear as a new Removable Di
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Quick Reference Guide Buttons Button Summary Play: Power on or off / play/ pause/ stop Mode: Enter the menu or escape to the previous menu VOL+, VOL-: Increase or decrease volume. Next: select the next item Prev: select the previous item REC: Enter the recording mode Power on / off Press and hold “Play” button to power on or power off LCD Display – music mode Power Display The player shows a 9-level power indicator. It will show full power if the battery is 1.5V
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Main menu You can enter a menu by pressing the “Mode” (M) button. Each menu has further submenus that allow you to perform various operations (play music, record, change system setting, etc). To escape to the Main menu from any submenu, press and hold the Mode button. Submenus Music mode FM mode W WAAVV Recording mode System setting USB mode (connecting with PC) Playing mode Play Button functions The Play button can play or stop (it can pause when recording).
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Player Functions Music Playback 1) Select the Music mode menu and press the “Mode” button. 2) To play the selected file, press the “Play” button. 3) To browse other files, press the “Prev” or “Next” buttons. If a file is already playing, pressing “Prev” or “Next” will start the next music file. However, pressing and holding these buttons will fast forward or reverse. 4) When playing, quickly press “Play” to pause playing. Pressing “Play” and holding it slightly longer will stop playbac
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Playing Mode submenu You can choose different playing mode while playing music or music files such as repeating and shuffling, or set Equalizer settings, or playback tempo. Repeat 1) Start the Music mode and play a music file. 2) Press “Mode” to open the Playing Mode submenu. 3) Press “Mode” to open the Repeat submenu. From here you can select the following options ○ REPEAT （Normal ） Play songs in normal mode 。 （Repeat One ） Repeat one song （Folder ） Play all songs in a folder/dir
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Replay (A-B) This function lets you set and repeat a particular section of a music file or recording. 1) Play a music file 2) Press “Mode” to enter Playing Mode submenu. 3) Press “Next” to highlight the Replay item and press “Mode.” 4) The display will Music mode and the A in the A-B icon ( ) will be flashing. 5) Press “Next” to set the start point of the repeating section. 6) The B in the A-B icon will start flashing. 7) Press “Next” to set the end point of the repeating section. 8) T
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Voice Recording The player supports storing 99 text files in each directory. Please make sure the power is enough when recording. 1) Select the Recording mode from the Main menu 2) Press “Mode” to enter the Recording mode. 3) Press “Play” to start recording. You can also “hot record” without using this menu by pressing “Rec” in any mode. The recorded voice file is stored in the current directory selected in “voice recording” submenu. If the screen displays “no space,” there
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Recording Playback 1) From the Main menu, highlight the recording mode, and press “Mode” to enter Recording Playback mode. 2) To play the selected file, press the “Play” button. 3) To browse other files, press the “Prev” or “Next” buttons. If a file is already playing, pressing “Prev” or “Next” will start the next recording. However, pressing and holding these buttons will fast forward or reverse. 4) When playing, quickly press “Play” to pause playing. Pressing “Play” and holding it slig
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Use FM radio From the Main menu, highlight the FM mode, and press “Mode” to enter FM mode. Automatically Seeking Press “Prev”/“Next” for two seconds and the player seeks forward or downward in 100KHz increments, and stops at the next station. To stop seeking, press “Prev” or “Next.” Micro adjustment Press “Prev” to decrease the frequency a single step (100KHz) backward Press “Next” to increase the frequency a single step (100KHz) forward Store stations 1) Press “Mode” to enter t
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System settings From the Main menu, highlight the System mode and, press “Mode” to enter System Settings mode. Available settings and descriptions Set the recorded date and time when the recording Recording time text recorded Language Set different languages Set a time of counting back, and once reached the Power off setting time it will power off automatically Repeat setting Set the working condition of recording process Contrasting Set the contrasting rate of the screen adj
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Backlight Time 1) Enter the System Setting menu from the Main menu. 2) Select Backlight Time and press “Mode” to enter the slider control. 3) Press “Next” to increase and “Prev” to decrease the backlight time. 4) Press “Mode” to exit 1.System setting interface 2. Pluck NEXT to choose “backlight time” Year is long ： 3.Press MODE to enter backlight 4.Pluck Next/Last to adjust time time interface 5.Press MODE to exit after Backlight time ： adjusting Backl
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Replay Sets the replay mode to manual or automatic. Contrast The contrast slider sets the LCD contrast. Online mode Sets the drive mode when connected to a PC. Note: If the computer’s operating system is older than Windows 2000 SP4 (for example, Windows 98) and the player’s storage disk has more than one partition using the “different space” function, Normal or Encrypted must be selected in order for the disk to mount. Older operating systems cannot mount a player with more than
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Phonebook 1) From the Main menu, highlight the recording mode, and press “Mode” to enter Phonebook mode. 2) To view the selected contact, press the “Play” button. Press the “Prev” or “Next” buttons to scroll through the information. 3) To browse to other contacts, press the “Prev” or “Next” buttons. 4) Press and hold the “Mode” button to exit to the Main menu. Creating a phonebook Phonebook contacts can be imported with the use of a computer. You can create a file to import using th
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6) To delete a record, select the name field of the record and press delete. 7) To modify a record, select the name field of the record and modify the information in the fields at the top. Click Add to save your changes. 8) To export the list as a text file for use in other programs, click Export. The file is automatically saved as TeleBook.txt. To avoid accidental deletion of data, please make a backup and rename the file beforehand. 9) To import a list from your player, click Impo
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Text Reading 1) From the Main menu, select Text, and press “Mode” to enter the Text submenu. 2) Dir Select: Choose the directory. The player supports the root level and one folder level. The player recognizes up to 9 folders, but does not recognize folders nested within other folders. If the file is in the root level of the player’s disk, you do not need to do this step. 3) File Select: Browse the files with the “Next” button and select the current file by pressing “Mode.” 4) Select Fil
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USB Mode The player is the standard USB disk that supports Windows 2000/XP, Mac OS 10.3 or above, Linux Redhat 8.0 or above. Windows 98 is also supported but requires driver installation. The player supports the Suspend mode. The player displays the following icons after connecting PC: 1. Waiting 2. Downloading 3. Uploading Last, if the player has a battery, the player can use the USB to supply power. Press “MODE” to exit Waiting mode. The Main menu will be displayed and you wil
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Firmware Upgrading 1) From the Main menu, select System Settings, and press “Mode” to enter the System submenu. 2) Press “Next” to scroll to Firmware Upgrade, and press “Mode.” 3) Connect the player to your computer using a USB cable. 4) Insert the driver CD into your computer, navigate to the MP3 Player Utilities directory and select MSIen.msi, which is the English language installer file. Double-click the file to start the installer. 5) From the Start menu, select MP3 Player Utilities
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