Acer MF-350 Bedienungsanleitung

Acer Multi-Functional MP3/Storage Drive User’s Guide[...]

2 Table of Contents Chapter 1. Introduction ....................................................................................... 4 How to Use This Guide ............................................................................... 5 Unpack .........................................................................................................[...]

3 Select FM Station ............................................................................. 28 Storing a Favorite Station ................................................................ 28 Selecting t he Stor ed Favori te Station ............................................. 29 Recording Ra dio Broadcast .....................................[...]

4 Chapter 1. Introduct ion C ongratulati ons on becoming a new user of Acer Multi-functional MP3/Storage Drive , the fi nely designed portabl e digital audio player. Your new Acer Multi-functional MP3/Stor age Drive will improve the conveni ence of storing your pers onal data and the enjoyment of using various audio functions. We are proud to tell [...]

5  Language Learning Function – enabl es users to lis ten to a pa rticular limited playback rep eatedly during no rmal playbac k. With this function, users will be abl e to pay more concentration on the repeated playback and to ac hieve the resul t of learning language.  USB Flash Disk – allows user s to stor e personal data in Acer Multi[...]

6 Chapter 2, Getting Started, introduces the function keys on the Drive, an d tells you how to insert an AAA battery into the batter y container located on the back of the Drive. Chapter 3, Basic Usage, describes how to use your new MP3/Sto rage Drive in a various way. It is recommended to read this ch apter carefully be fore using this MP3/Storage[...]

7 Unpack 1 3 4 6 5 2 1. Multi-Functi onal MP 3/Stora ge Drive 2. Earphone with Neck s trap 3. Driver Disk 4. USB Cable 5. Quick Gui de 6. AAA Battery[...]

8 Chapter 2. Getting Started Function Keys 2 1 4 8 11 1 2 3 5 6 7 9 10 1. Battery Slide open to insert an AAA size battery here. 2. Hold Switch Switch to hold positi on to prevent any miss touching whil e this MP3/Storage Drive is recording o r playing. 3. USB Connector Cap Remove the cap wh en connecti ng the MP3/Stora ge Drive to th e computer. 4[...]

9 6. Volume+/- Press +/- button to increase or dec rease the volume level. 7. MENU Press down th e button or p ush it to the right or to the left to make vari ous adjustment. 8. Fn Press to select FM station mode. 9. REC Press to start or stop the FM or voice recording. 10. MIC Microphone 11. Earphone jac k Plug the suppl ied earphone here. 12. MIC[...]

10 LCD Display 8 12 3 4 56 7 1. Hold (Lock) Switch Indicates when the Hold function is enabled. 2. Playbac k Status Displays the music or voice files pl ayback status. 3. Volume Displays the volume status. 4. A to B Repeat Indicates when A to B Repeat func tion is enabled. 5. Repeat Mode Indicates play mode that inc ludes Normal, Repeat On e, Repea[...]

11 Insert a Battery 1. Remove the U SB connector cap 2. Slide open t he battery cov er. 3. Insert an AAA battery and make sure th e battery is inserted into the correct alig nment. 4. Slide back the battery cov er. 5. Press the Play/Pause 「  」 button to check the capacity of the battery. 6. If you cannot read t he Batt ery Status on t he [...]

12 Battery Consuming Reference Category of Battery Reco rding Playing AAA Alkaline 1280mA/hr battery Max 12 hours for voic e or FM radio recording Max 12 hours for audio playback Note: 1. Alkaline battery is rec ommended when us ing this Drive. 2. Make sure the ba ttery is taken out if you are not goin g to use this drive for a long period of tim e[...]

13 Hold Switch This MP3/Stor age Drive pro vides a Hold Switch, which is located on the side of the Drive for p reventing any miss touching while the Drive is recording or playing. Once the hold switch is slide to the lock positi on, all function key s on the Drive will be disabled instantly.[...]

14 Chapter 3. Basic Usage Connecting the MP3/Storage Dr ive to Your Computer 1. Remove the U SB connector cap. 2. Plug one end of the suppli ed USB cable to your computer, and pl ug the other end to t he MP3/ Storage D rive. Th en press th e Play/Pause 「  」 button to start connection. 3. And the MP3/Storag e Drive should be detected by th[...]

15 Hardware Installation for Windows 98SE only For Windows 98SE operatio n system, it will automaticall y detect the new hardware wh en the MP3/ Storag e Drive is firs t connected to you r computer. Please follow the following inst ructi ons to install the dri ver for this MP3/Storage Drive. 1. Click Next to continue.[...]

16 2. Selec t Search for the best driver for your d evice to continue. 3. Insert the provided di sk, and select CD-ROM to continue.[...]

17 4. Click Next to continue. 5. Click Finish , and the driver is installed success ful.[...]

18 Power On and Off 1. Press the Play/Pause 「  」 butto n once to turn the pow er on. 2. To power off th e USB Device, press and hold the Play/Pause 「  」 button until the power is switch ed off. While you are long pressin g the Play/Pause 「  」 button to power off th e MP3/Storage Drive, you will see a Power Off Sta tus [...]

19 Editing Sound Tracks (Files) 1. Press the Play/Pause 「  」 button to power on the MP3/Sto rage Drive. If there is no sound track added in th e memory of this drive, you will read the m assage as belo w on the scre en. 2. Remove the U SB connecto r cap, and then plug on e end of th e supplied USB cable to your computer, and plug th e oth[...]

20 Note: Do not disconnect th e MP3/Stor age Drive fro m the computer while the file transferring is still on going, otherwis e it may cause some system failure. 6. Under th e MP3/St orage Driv e, you are allowed to add, delete, or edi t a folder as what you will do under a disk as usual. In another word, this MP3/Storage Drive works as ano ther po[...]

21 Music Playback Normal Playback 1. Press the Play/Pause 「  」 butto n to play the curr ent selected fil e. 2. During playba ck, press the Play/Pause 「  」 button again to pause the playback. Select the Nex t or Previous Track (File) 1. During playba ck, push the Menu button to the ri ght once to skip to the next trac k. 2. Or, p[...]

22 Fast-Forward or Rewind 1. During playba ck, push the Menu button to the ri ght and hold th e position to fast-forward the curren t track. 2. Or, push the Menu button to the left and hold the position to rewind the current tra ck. Volume Adjusting 1. Press the Volume Up or Down button to adjust the playbac k volume up or down. 2. You may check th[...]

23 2. Press down t he Menu button once and then pu sh the Menu button to select DEL MUSIC. 3. All of the stored file will be displayed by sequence, switch the Menu button to the right or to th e left to selec t Yes to delet e the file show n on the Display, or select No to skip to the next file, or select EXIT to leave the cu rrent scr een. Delete [...]

24 3. Once you read DEL ALL MUSIC on the screen, press down th e Menu button, and then select Y to delete all music file s. Note that it may take several seconds to delete all the files.[...]

25 EQ Settings While you are listening to the music, you are allowed to choose a desired EQ mode to meet your personal need or habit. 1. Press down t he Menu button once, and then push the Menu button to the right three tim es, and now you sh ould read the me ssage of SETTINGS appear ing on the Display. 2. Press down th e Menu button once and you s[...]

26 Repeat Settings While you are playing music or voice files, you are allow ed to select a desired playback setting from NORMAL , REPEAT ONE, REPEA T ALL, SHUFFLE, and SHUFFLE REP. 1. Press down t he Menu button once, and then push the Menu button to the right three tim es, and now you sh ould read the me ssage of SETTINGS appear ing on the Displa[...]

27 FM Radio Mode Select FM Radio Mode 1. Press and h old th e Fn button located on the side of the MP3/Sto rage Drive for one second to s elect FM Mode. 2. Or, you can press down the Menu button once, and then push the Menu button to the ri ght twice. 3. If you read the message o f FM RADIO appearing on the Display, p ress down the Menu button once[...]

28 4. If you do not read the message of FM RADIO on the Disp lay, please keep pushi ng the Menu button the to right until FM RADIO app ears. Select FM Stat ion 1. Once the FM Radi o Mode is selected, use th e Menu button by pushing it to the right or to the left to sel ect the desired s tation. 2. While you are searching fo r the desired stati on, [...]

29 3. Switch the Menu button to the ri ght or to the lef t to select a desi red favorite s tation number. 4. Now, press the Menu butto n again to sav e the selec ted fre quency to the selected f avorite stati on number. 5. To set anoth er favori te station, re peat step 1 to 4. Selecting the Stor ed Favorite Station 1. To select th e stored fav ori[...]

30 2. Press and h old th e REC 「 y 」 bu tton located next to the Fn button fo r 2 seconds, and th en releas e the REC 「 y 」 button. 3. Once the REC 「 y 」 button is long pressed and then rel eased, th e selected station frequency will now start being recorded. On the Display, users should read that a recordin g FM file is generated and p[...]

31 2. Press down t he Menu butto n again, an d then us e the Menu button to select a desire d recorded F M voice file by pushin g the Menu button to the right or to the left. 3. Once the desi red voice file is sel ected, press the 「  」 button to start playing the file. 4. Note th at while you are se arching for the desired r ecorded voice[...]

32 3. All of the recorded FM voice file w ill be displayed by sequenc e. Switch the Menu button t o the right or to the left to sel ect Y to eras e the fil e shown on the Display, or select N to skip to the next file, o r se lect E XIT to leave th e current scre en. Delete All FM Voice Files 1. Press down t he Menu button once, and then push the Me[...]

33 Switch between Music Playback or FM mode Switch from Music Playback mode to FM mode Press and ho ld the Fn butto n located on the side of the MP3/Storage Drive for one secon d to select FM Mode. Switch from FM mode to Music Playback mode Please press Fn button to leave FM mo de, and bac k to Music playback mode again. Go Back to T able of Conten[...]

34 Voice Recording This MP3/Stor age Drive also works as a synchronizin g recorder. You can use it to record your own voice, an interview or a speech , and so on. To do the voice Recordi ng, please follow the s teps shown below. Voice Recording This MP3/Storage Drive provides two m ethods to proceed voice recording, follow the instructi on below to[...]

35 6. On the Display, users now should read th at a recording file is generated and place und er the fold er of [ /VOICE/ ]. The recording file name sequence starts from [ V001.WAV ], a nd then [ V002.WAV ], and so forth. 7. To stop recording, simply press dow n the Menu button or the REC 「 y 」 button again, and you w ill see the message on the[...]

36 Play a Recorded Voice File 1. To play a reco rded voice file , press down the Menu button onc e, and then push the Menu button to the ri ght once, and now you sh ould read the messag e of VOICE a ppearing on th e Display. 2. Press down t he Menu butto n again, an d then us e the Menu button to select a desired rec orded voic e file by pushing th[...]

37 2. Press down t he Menu button once and then push the Menu button to the right to se lect DEL VOICE. 3. All of the recorded fil e will be displayed by sequenc e. Switch the Menu button to the right o r to the le ft to select Y to era se the fil e shown on the Display, or select N to skip to the next file, o r se lect E XIT to leave th e current [...]

38 3. Once you read DEL ALL VOICE on th e screen, press down the Menu button, and then select Y to delete all voice file s. Note t hat it may take several seconds to d elete all the files.[...]

39 Language Learning Function This MP3/Stor age Drive en ables use rs to listen to a particular limit ed playback repeatedly during normal play back. With this function, users will be able to pay more concentrati on on the rep eated playbac k and to achieve the result of le arning language. To use this function, follow the i nstruction below: 1. Du[...]

40 Menu Mode This MP3/Stor age Drive pro vides a Menu switching bu tton that includ es most function designed for Acer Multi-functional MP3/Storag e Drive . Wi th this Menu switching button, in addition to switch between Music Play back, FM Radio or Recording mod e, EQ setting or any other setting for the MP3/Storage Drive can be also adj usted qui[...]

41 Menu Table MUSIC VOICE FM RADIO EQ NORMAL / ROCK / JAZZ / CLASS ICAL / POP REPEAT NORMAL / RE PEAT ON E / REPEA T ALL / SHUFFLE / SHUFFLE REP BACKLIGHT DISABLE / 5 SECS / 10 SECS / 30 SECS CONTRAST Adjusting bar POWER OFF DISABLE / 1 MIN / 2 MINS / 5 MINS / 10 MINS RECORD RATE 8000Hz / 11025Hz / 16000Hz / 22050Hz / 32000Hz / 44100Hz / 48000Hz / [...]

42 1. Press down t he Menu button once, and then push the Menu button to the right or to the left to s elect the desi red function. 2. Selec t MUSIC by pressing down the Menu button once to en ter music playba ck mode . 3. Selec t VOICE by pressing down the Menu button and press the Me nu button the rig ht once to en ter voice pl ayback mod e. 4. S[...]

43 5. Selec t SETTIN GS by pressin g down the Menu button to ent er Setting mode. In Setting mode, yo u are able to make adjustm ent for variou s functions. Note: Adjustment for all items un der the menu of settings c an be made during music playbac k or when music playback is sto pped. 6. Select DELETE FILE by pressing down the Menu button to dele[...]

44 9. Selec t EXIT to retu rn to Music Playbac k mode.[...]

45 Other Settings Backlight Under this Backligh t setting, you ar e able to set a ti me to turn off th e backlight of the LCD Display automatically. 1. Press down t he Menu button once, and then push the Menu button to the right three tim es, and now you sh ould read the me ssage of SETTINGS appear ing on the Display. 2. Press down th e Menu button[...]

46 4. When a sel ection is decided, press down the Menu button onc e to confirm the se lection. Contrast Under this Contrast setting, you are ab le to set the cont rast of the LCD Display. Under this Backligh t setting, you ar e able to set a ti me to turn off th e backlight of the LCD Display automatically. 1. Press down t he Menu button once, and[...]

47 3. Now push the Menu button to th e right or to the l eft to increase or decrease the Contrast valu e. 4. When a sel ection is decided, press down the Menu button onc e to confirm the se lection. Power Off Under this Powe r Off settin g, you are abl e to set a time to turn off thi s MP3/Storage Dr ive automatically. 1. Press down t he Menu butto[...]

48 2. Press down th e Menu button agai n, and then push th e Menu button to the right fo ur times to selec t POWER OFF. Once the massag e of POWER OFF appears on the screen, press down the Menu button again. 3. Now push the Menu button to the rig ht or to the lef t to select a desi red time to turn o ff this MP3/ Storage D rive. If select DISA BLE,[...]

49 Record Rate Under this Record Rate setti ng, you are able to set the Reco rd Rate as your wish. 1. Press down t he Menu button once, and then push the Menu button to the right three tim es, and now you sh ould read the me ssage of SETTINGS appear ing on the Display. 2. Press down th e Menu button agai n, and then push th e Menu button to the lef[...]

50 Language Under this La nguage se tting, you are abl e to select th e language o f the interface as y our wish. 1. Press down t he Menu button once, and then push the Menu button to the right three tim es, and now you sh ould read the me ssage of SETTINGS appear ing on the Display. 2. Press down th e Menu button agai n, and then push th e Menu bu[...]

51 USB Flash Disk This MP3/Stor age Drive en ables users to s ave personal data (fil es) in various formats to its memory. If you like, y ou can say that this MP3/Storage Driv e works as another hard disk, but a portabl e, small and exquisite on e. To save data into the memory of this M P3/Storage Drive, si mply connect it to your computer, and use[...]

52 Appendix A. Specifications Acer Multi-functional MP3/Storage Drive Target Dimension 95.7 (W) x 30(D) x 18.8(H) mm Target Weigh t 33 g without battery , 41g with battery Operation Temperature 0 °C ~ 45°C Storage T emperatur e -20°C ~ +70 °C Audio Spec Ou tput: 60mW rms ( 30m W / channel) Frequency: 20 to 20K Hz SNR: >90dB LCD module Dimens[...]