Transcend Information TS8GMP850 manual

1 MP850 User’s Manual[...]

2 Table of Contents Introduction ︱ ︱ ︱ ︱ ............................................................................................ 5 Package Contents ︱ ︱ ︱ ︱ ................................................................................... 5 Features ︱ ︱ ︱ ︱ ..............................................................[...]

3 Removing a Song from My Playlist ................................................................................17 RADIO Mode ︱ ︱ ︱ ︱ ......................................................................................... 19 Listen to th e Radio ...........................................................................................[...]

4 Driver Installa tion for Mac     OS 10.0 , or Later................................................................38 Driver Installa tion for Linux     Kernel 2 .4, or Later .........................................................38 Connecting to a Computer ︱ ︱ ︱ ︱ ................................................[...]

5 Introduction ︱ Thank you f or purchasing T ranscend ’ s MP850 , an advanced MP3 Player that can play m usic and display videos and photos . The MP850 combines all the adv antages of a great sound ing portabl e MP3 play er w ith the benefit s of a USB flash dr ive, and includes many extra features such as a Recordable FM Radio, advanced digit [...]

6 Q uick S ta rt Guide Prot ective Si licone Cover Features ︱ 1.8-inch (176 x 220 pi xel) full-color TFT display Playback music and v ideos View photos and e-book (.txt) files MP3, W MA, W MA-DR M10 (subscription music) and WA V music files Recordable FM Radi o with 20 sta tion presets Karaoke-style synch ronized ly rics display High quality v oi[...]

7 System Requiremen t s ︱ Desktop or noteboo k computer wi th a working USB port. One of the follow ing operating systems: W indows  Me W indows  2000 W indows  XP W indows V ista  Mac  OS 10.0 or later Linux  Kernel 2.4 or later Safety Precautions ︱ These usage and sa fety guidelines are I MPORT ANT! Please follow them carefu[...]

8 • Before u sing other earph ones, con f irm t hat their technical specifications a re comp atible with t he o r iginal set. Reminders • Make sure the switch is not enabled before turni ng on the player . • Never use the “Quic k Format” or “Full Forma t” functions in W indow s® to format yo ur MP850. • Follow the procedures in t h[...]

9 MP850 Controls ︱ A 1.8” Full-Color T FT Display B Microphone C Reset Switch D Record Button E Menu Button F V olume Up G Next / Fast For ward H Power / OK Button I Back / Rewind J V olume Down K Head phone Jack L Hi-Spe ed Mini USB 2.0 Port M Hold Switch N Lanyard Att achment Hole[...]

10 Music Play back Screen ︱ Figure 1: Music Mode Interface ICON INDICA TION 1 A lbum/ Artist Indicates the son g/album title and artist name 2 L y rics Displays synch ronized lyrics (if availa ble) 3 Sleep Indicates the Sleep Ti mer is enabled 4 EQ Mode Indicates the E qualizer (EQ) mode : Normal (Blank), POP , Rock , Classic al , Jazz , Bass or [...]

11 Basic Operation ︱ Charging the Battery Plug the small end of t he USB cable i nto the Mini USB port on the bo t tom of the M P850, and plug the large en d of the cable into an available USB port on your desktop or notebook computer. The MP8 50’s internal Li-ion battery will automatically begin chargin g. Figure 2: Connecting to a Computer Po[...]

12 Play a Song Press the button to play a selected musi c, video, pho to, E-book, or reco rding file. Pause a Song Press t o pause and un-pause a song, recordin g , or video during play back. Next Track Press to skip to the next avai lable song. Previous Track Press t o go back to the previous song. Fast Forward Press and hold the button to fast-fo[...]

13 File Navigator The File Nav igator is a fast and conve nient way of moving between trac ks, files and folders. 2. Press and hold the button in the M USIC , RECO RD , VIDEO , PHOTO , or E-book mode t o open the File Navigator. 3. A l ist o f av ailable files for the current mode w ill be shown. (i.e. in E-Boo k m ode only .TXT files will b e show[...]

14 Repeat / Shuffle Functions Please see the “ RE PEA T Mode ” in the Settings section for detailed ins t ructions. A -B Repeat 1. During playback In the MUSIC or RECORD modes, press once to m ark the beginning of the section you want to repeat. 2. Press again t o mark the end of the section you want to repeat. The marked section of the song wi[...]

15 MUSIC Mode ︱ Before buying DRM (Digital Rights M anagement) protected music online, p lease be advised that the MP850 only suppo rt s WMA -DRM10 file protection. Play MP3, WMA and WMA-DRM10 Music 1. Press and hold to pow er ON the unit. The M ain Menu will appear.     If the MP850 is already on, press the button to enter the Main M[...]

16 Playlists For quick and easy playback of your favorite songs, the MP850 support s, M3U, PLA, and W PL playlist formats, and also include s a built-in user editabl e playli st (My Playlist). 1. In the MUSIC mode , press and hold the button , then highlight Play list s and press . 2. Select either “My Playlist” or an imported playl ist file (i[...]

17 2. Use the / and / buttons to navigate to the song you w ant to add. 3. W ith the file highli ghted, press the button and sele ct “Add to My Playlist.” Removing a Song from My Playlist 1. In the MUSIC mode , press and hold , then highlight Play l ists and press . 2. Select “My Playlist” and press .[...]

18 3. Use the / buttons to find the song you w ant to remove. 4. W ith the file highlighted, press the button and select “Remove from My Playlist.” A confirmatio n will appear. 5. To remove all songs, highlight “My Playlist” and press the button, then select “Yes ” to confirm.[...]

19 RAD IO M ode ︱ Listen to the Radio 1. Plug in the earphones . (Earphones must be pl ugged-in to listen to the Ra dio) 2. Press the button to enter the Mai n Menu. 3. Use the and buttons to select “Radio” and press . 4. The current FM Radio frequency w ill be displayed. ο The first time you use the Radio, all the FM channels will be au tom[...]

20 A djusting the Volume 1. Press once or press and hold or until y ou reach the desired vol ume level. Saving a Radio Station The MP85 0 lets you save (preset) yo ur 20 favorite radio stations (CH01 to CH2 0). To save a station: 1. Use or to select the radio station (FM frequenc y) that you w ant to save. 2. Press the button to bring up the sav ed[...]

21 ο FM Recordings are na med and numbered in this format : “ MonthDay F###. W A V ” Ex: “ 0123F012. WA V “ would be the twelf th FM recording made on January 23 rd 4. Press to pause the recording, and pres s a gain to resume. 5. W he n finished, press a nd hold again to save the recordin g and return to the RADIO mode. ο FM recordings ar[...]

22 RECORD Mode ︱ The MP850 can record from 2 differen t sources: FM Radio or the buil t-in microphone. The REC ORD mode is for creating voice recordings and playing back both FM and voice recordings. T o record from the FM Ra dio, please see the prev ious section on “ Record ing the Radio . ” Making Voice Recordings With the Buil t-In Microph[...]

23 VIDEO Mode ︱ V ideo files must be con verted to .MTV format before they can be pl ayed on the MP850 Playing MTV Files 1. Press the button to enter the Mai n Menu. 2. Use the and buttons to select “Video” and press . 3. The File Nav igator will open, and a list of availab le .MTV files will be shown. 4. Use the / and / buttons to navigate t[...]

24 PHOT O M ode ︱ T o display photos on you r MP850 y ou must first transfer a .JPG o r .BMP t o the play er . Displaying JPG and BMP Photos 1. Press the button to enter the Mai n Menu. 2. Use the and buttons to select “photo” and press . 3. The File Nav igator will open, and a list of availab le .JPG and .BMP files will be shown. 4. Use the [...]

25 E-book Mode ︱ T o read E-books on y our MP850, you must f irst transfer .T XT files to the play er Reading E-books and Text files 1. Press the button to enter the Mai n Menu. 2. Use the and buttons to select “E-book” and press . 3. The File Nav igator will open, and a list of availab le .TXT files will be shown. 4. Use the / and / buttons [...]

26 Settings ︱ The Settings Menu 1. Press the button to enter the Mai n Menu. 2. Use the and buttons to select “Settin gs” and press . 3. To exit the SETT I NGS menu, press or . Equalizer (EQ) Mode There are seve ral EQUA LIZER M odes to choose fr om: No rmal, P op, Rock, Classi cal, Jazz , Bass, User EQ. 1. In the SETT INGS menu, Use the and [...]

27 1. In the SETT INGS menu, Use the and buttons to select “EQ” and press . 2. Highlight “User EQ” and press . 3. Use the and buttons to switch between 5 bands: 80Hz, 250Hz, 1KHz, 4KHz, and 12KHz. The “ALL” setting move all 5 bands up o r down togethe r. 4. Press or to increase or decrease level s in 1.0dB steps (Adjust ment range: +8dB[...]

28 2. Use the and buttons to select a repeat mode a nd press to confirm. Play Speed The speed at whi ch an audio file is play ed can be increased or decreased. Pl ayback speeds can be set to: 0.67X (very slow ), 0.80X (slow), 1.00X (normal), 1 .14X (fast), 1.33X (very fast). 1. In the SETT INGS menu, Use the and buttons to select “Play Speed” a[...]

29 Record Quality The quality of an audio recording can be set to Low (8,000Hz), Middle (16,000Hz), or High ( 32,000Hz ). Higher recording quality settings require more memory space to save the recorded WA V f iles. 1. In the SETT INGS menu, Use the and buttons to select “Reco rd Quality” and press . 2. Use the and buttons to select Low, M iddl[...]

30 Maximum Record Time / Qualit y Table Sample rate Channels 4GB 8GB Low (8KHz ) 1 (mono) 256 hrs 512 hrs Med (16KHz ) 1 (mono) 128 hrs 256 hrs V oice Recording High (32KHz) 1 (mono) 64 hrs 128 hrs Sample rate Channels 4GB 8GB Low (8KHz ) 2 (stereo) 128 hrs 256 hrs Med (16KHz ) 2 (stereo) 64 hrs 128 hrs FM Recording High (32KHz) 2 (stereo) 32 hrs 6[...]

31 Sleep Timer This function set s a time del ay to automatically power OFF the M P850, regardless of play back statu s. 1. In the SETT INGS menu, Use the and buttons to select “Sleep Timer” and press . 2. Use and to select a S leep T imer delay and press . You can choose from “ 15 Min ”, “ 30 Min ”, “ 60 Min ” or “ Disab le ”. [...]

32 2. Use and to select a Screen Saver delay time and pr ess . The screen saver will com mence whenever this amount of time passes w ith no button activi ty. The availa ble delay times are: “ Disable ” , “ 10 Sec ” , “ 20 Sec ” , and “ 60 Sec .” 3. After you select a Sc reen Save r time delay, a list of av ailable screen savers w il[...]

33 Lyrics Sync This function display s synchronized ly rics (if available) on the screen durin g music play back. Note: For Ly r ics Sync to work, an “.LRC” file with the exact same f ile name as its corresponding .MP3 song must be transferred to the MP8 50. Ex: for the M P3 file “GM-Last_Christmas .mp3”, the LRC ly rics file must be named [...]

34 2. Use and t o move betw een 12hr/ 24hr, Year, Month, Day, Hour, M inute, Second, and AM /P M. 3. Adjust the value s of each field w ith the and butt ons. 4. Press t o confirm your new time settings and choose a time zone (see below ). Time Zone For convenience w hen traveling, the M P850 can display the local time for dif f erent time zones. 1.[...]

35 Daylight Saving Time If yo ur region uses Daylight Saving Time ( DST), the MP 850 can automatically adj ust the clock one hour forward in Summer and one hour bac kward during W inte r . 1. In the SETT INGS menu, use the and buttons to select “Day light Saving Time” and press . 2. Select “Enable” to use DST, or “Disable” to turn the f[...]

36 FM Reset This function reset s all saved radio stations (CH0 1 – CH20). If you use this feature, the next time you enter the RADIO mode, the MP850 w ill automatically scan and save the 20 stronges t stations. 1. In the SETT INGS menu, use the and buttons to select “FM Reset” and press . 2. Select “Yes” to rese t your radio stations o r[...]

37 1. In the SETT INGS menu, use the and buttons to select “M T P” and press . 2. Use the and buttons to select either “M TP” or “USB” and p ress to confirm. ο Note: In MTP transfer mode, all files will be stored in the “Music” folder . Player Info Displays the MP 850’ s firmware version and avail able memory cap acity . 1. In th[...]

38 Driver Inst allation ︱ Driver Installation for Windows     Me, 2000, XP and Vista No dr ivers are r equired. T hese W indow s ® Oper ating Systems have built-in drivers to support the M P850. Plug your MP850 into an avail able USB port and W indow s ® will install t he necessary f iles. A “ Removable Disk ” drive w ith a newl[...]

39 Connecting to a Computer ︱ Transferring Files to the MP850 If you want to use your M P850 to do more than listen to the radio, you must transfer MP3 / W MA / DRM10 music files, JPG / BMP pictures, MTV movies or TXT f iles to the MP 850. You can also use the MP8 50 as a portable flash driv e to transfer your impo rtant documents and other files[...]

40 Figure 5: The MP850 Removable Disk in the My Computer Window *Note: (F:) is an example drive lette r – your “My Computer" window may differ 3. To t ransfer photos , vide os , e-book text files , and standard-format MP3 and W M A music t o the MP850, the MTP ( Medi a Transfer Protocol) mode in the Sett ings menu must be set to “ USB.?[...]

41 Figure 6: Safely Remove Hardware NEVER unplug the MP850 during file t ransfer . Unplu g the M P850 only w hen W indow s informs it is safe (see Disconnec ting from a Compu ter) and the “READY ” screen disappears. Audio files (MP3/W MA/ W MA-DR M10/ WA V) must be stored no more than 4 folder levels away from the root directory . The MP850 is [...]

42 Included Sof tware ︱ The bundled Software CD comes w ith some very usef ul softw are that can increase your produc tivity and enhance your enter tainment ex perience. T he two so ftware applications that come wi th your MP850 are: ο Multimedia Conv erter ο T ranscend Digital Music Play er Utility Before using any o f these programs, please r[...]

43 Figure 10: Select a language 5. The “InstallShield W izar d” window will appear. Click the “ Next ” button to continue. The InstallShield W iza rd will guide you through the installation p rocess. Figure 11: Select a Software Program 6. W he n the Transcend Digital M usic Player Utility is f inished installing, click the “Finish” but[...]

44 Figure 12: MTV Converter main sc reen 2. Click the triangle button next to “ Video Input ” 3. The Open Video Input File window will appear. Select the “ MPEG4 ,” “ DivX ,” “ AV I ,” or “ xVID ” video f ile that you w ant to convert to the “ .mtv ” for mat. Click the “ Open ” button to c ontinue. Figure 13: Select vide[...]

45 Figure 15: S tart Conversion 6. W he n t he process is f inished , a “Conversion Complete” messa ge win dow will appear. Click the “ OK ” button to return to the MTV Converte r main windo w and conve rt another file. Figure 16: Conversion Complete 7. Click the “X” in the upper-right hand corner of the M T V Converter window to exi t.[...]

46 Figure 18: Select image files for conversi on 4. Choose a slideshow transition effect from the drop-down menu underneath the Preview window. Available effects are “Cir cle,” “Normal,” “Shu tter(Left to Right), and “Shutter(Right to Left)” 5. Click the “ Previe w ” button to see a preview slideshow of your selected images. 6. Us[...]

47 Figure 20: Select a Destination for the ‘ .sls’ file 9. After the slideshow is successfully created, a Transfer Complete m essage will appear. Click the “ O K ” button. Figure 21: T ransfe r Complete 10. Click t he “X” in the upper-right hand co rner of the S lide Show M ak er window to exit. 11. T ransfer the new ly created .SLS fil[...]

48 PC-Lock W ith PC -Lock, yo u can use your M P850 as a key to temporarily lock your computer w hile yo u are away . 1. Start the T ranscend Digital M usic Player Utility ( -> Programs - > Transcend -> Digital M usic Player Utility ) 2. Click on the “ PC-Lock ” button in the Transce nd Digital M usic Playe r Utility window. Figure 23:[...]

49 Figure 25: PC-Lock Screen Saver T ext 5. You can adjust the period of time that your computer will be locked for by checking the “Enable Timer” box. Set the Unloc k Timer in Hours and Minutes . W hen this time elapses, your computer will automatically unlock and be av ailable for use. Figure 26: PC-Lock T im er 6. Click on the “OK” but t[...]

50 can adjust the siz e of Publi c and Pri vate areas, a nd add a passw ord to protect the P rivate area . Data sto re d in the Private area will be kept secure and can only be accessed w ith your pas sword. W ARN ING! Creating a Private area or adjusting the Public/Private p artition size will erase all dat a on MP850! Pl ease back up your da ta b[...]

51 Log In / Log Out This function lets you acc ess the f iles stored o n the Priv ate par tition of your MP850. I f y ou d o no t lo g in, You r protected files w ill be invisible. 1. Connect the MP 850 to your computer. 2. Start the T ranscend Digital M usic Player Utility ( -> Programs - > Transcend -> Digital M usic Player Utility ) 3. [...]

52 3. The New Password windo w will appear. Input your current Password and New Password, then confirm the new passw ord. Use the “New Hint” field to g ive y our self a hint in case you forget y our new passw ord. Figure 35: Change Password Forgotten Passwords If you forget your password, use the password hint to help you remembe r your passw o[...]

53 T rou bleshooting ︱ If a problem occurs with your MP850, please f irst check the information listed below bef ore taking your MP850 f or repai r . If you are una ble to remedy a problem f rom the f ollow ing hints, please consult your deal er , service center , or local Transcend bran ch of fice. We also hav e F AQ and Sup port services on our[...]

54 • During recor ding, if the remaining ba ttery capacity g oes below 10% the MP850 w ill automatically save the recordin g. Track pla y back sounds intermittent Plug the earphones in to the earphones jack again to ma ke sure they are pr operly connected. MP850 Powers OFF automatical ly MP850 features a SLEE P Mode , which act s as a Po wer Savi[...]

55 Cannot view Photo files on m y MP850 The MP850 only supports “.JPG , ” “.BMP” Photo files, please ensure that the photo is one of these f iles types. Cannot read E-book files on m y MP850 The MP85 0 only support s “.TXT” E-book files, please ensure that the E-bo ok is this file type. Lyrics Sync: Why can’t I see the words of the so[...]

56 Sp ecifications ︱ 1. Size (L x W x H): 81.5 mm × 41.5 mm × 1 2. 7 mm 2. Weight : 48g (with Li-ion battery) 3. Music Format s: MP3 W MA and W MA -DRM10 (Subscription music) 4. V ideo Format s MTV 5. Photo Format s JPG, BMP 6. Recording Forma t: IMA_AD PCM (WAV) 7. Estimated Battery Life: 22 hours Mu sic playback (fully charged battery) 8. Com[...]

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