Truly electronic Mftg Digital Photo & Audio Player manual

User’ s Manual MP 310 http://www .truly .net Pic ’N Roll Digital Photo & Audio Player[...]

Welcome W elcome to the World of Pic ’N Roll! W e are pleased that you have chosen the Pic ’N Roll MP310 Digital Photo & Audio Player . 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. This player is a high precision electronic product and is serviceable only by authorized personnel. Please do not attempt to open the unit. Do not subject the unit to severe impact. [...]

Important 1. 2. T ruly Electronics Mfg. Ltd. assumes no responsibility for any damaged or loss data caused by accidental deletion of data as a result of malfunction, repairs or battery replacement. Backing up of all important data on other media to protect against data loss is strongly recommended. For the latest operation instructions and updates,[...]

I. II. III. 7 7 8 8 9 10 11 11 15 16 17 17 18 20 24 25 25 27 27 29 29 Getting Started 1. About the Pic ’N Roll MP310 2. What is in the package? 3. Minimum system r equir ements 4. Connecting to your PC 5. Specifications What does this button do? 1. Buttons & connections on the MP310 2. Power supply 3. Memory bar Lear ning to use your MP310 (I[...]

(IV) Listening to FM radio 1. Selecting & saving channels 2. Recording FM radio program 3. Deleting saved channels 4. Setting frequency , step size, frequency band, channel and channel saving mode 5. Customizing your radio channel names (V) View pictures on your MP310 (VI)E-book 1. Listen to music and radio when reading e-book 2. How to set and[...]

IV . V . VI. VII. 10. System reset 11. V ersion information (IX) Memory management 1. Memory Information 2. File management (X) Formatting your MP310 (XI) Setting display scheme USB Removable Disk Unplugging your MP310 fr om the PC safely Installing, using, and deleting your MP310 softwar e 1. Installing the softwar e 2. Using the softwar e (I) Ima[...]

I. Getting Started I. Getting Started 1. About the Pic ’N Roll MP310 The Pic ’N Roll MP310 digital photo & audio player is among the first flash-based ultra-big LCD COLOR display that integrates digital music enjoyment, digital picture viewing, radio listening, e-book, games and other unique features. It supports digital image viewing in JP[...]

2. What is in the package? Y our Pic ’N Roll MP310 is packaged with the following accessories. Please contact your local retailer if any of these contents is missing. Optional accessories are available to customize your MP310 for maximum performance and portability . Please visit your local Pin ’N Roll retailers, or visit our website at www . p[...]

4. Connecting to your PC Connect the MP310 to your PC using the USB cord. Connect the circular end of the USB cord to the USB port on the player , and connect the rectangular end of the USB cord to the available USB port on your PC. WINDOWS 98 USERS: T o avoid installation pr oblem, complete installing the driver fr om the included CD-ROM befor e c[...]

5. Specifications Model Storage media Interface T ransmission speed Record form Bit rate Recording time Screen Power Recharging time The maximum output FM frequency range Size MP310 512MB Built-in Flash memory USB1.1 >500Kbps MP3 8KBps~384KBps for MP3 playing, 32KBps~320KBps for WMA About 494 minutes (512 MB) TN color LCD (Model); 65536 Colors ([...]

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Play and Pause track. (1) Play / Pause / Press ( ) once to rewind current File /voice to the previous (next) one. Hold ( ) while playing to fast rewind (forward ) in current track. In selecting tone, press the two buttons to shift between audio frequencies; In setting the repeat duration and start time, press the two buttons to shift between hour ,[...]

Press this button to access the menu. During music playback, FM radio, or recording, press and hold this button to lock all the keys. Press and hold this button again to unlock all keys. (6) MENU Reset the unit by pressing this button when the player is not performing properly . (8) RESET During music playback, press this button to select EQ settin[...]

Repeat between two points and within set time. (10) A-B / TRP (11) LINE IN / USB port / Charging port (12) Micr ophone (13) Earphone jack 14[...]

2. Power supply A green bar indicates the unit power level. Charging the unit (1) Using charger Connect the charger to the unit to recharge the battery . Battery can be charged with the unit turned ON or OFF . See Fig.: Charger LED Power Charger MP3 Player 15[...]

(1) Using USB to charge Connect the player to PC by the supplied USB cable. Click the removable media icon in the task bar on your PC to stop the USB equipments (Do not unplug USB cord or press any button). When the MP310 restarts, battery will be automatically recharged if low . T o start recharging manually , press key “ A - B ” and hold. If [...]

III. Lear ning to use your MP310 III. Lear ning to use your MP310 Power ON: Press ESC / and hold to power the unit on. Power ON: Press ESC / and hold to power the unit of f. * The MP310 is equipped with the Automatic Power of f featur e to save power . The unit will tur n itself of f after thr ee minutes of non-operation. T ransfer photos, music, a[...]

Play Music (II) In the Main Menu (Fig. 1), press or “ VOL+ ” / “ VOL– ” to select the music icon. Press “ ” to access the Directory . List ( Fig. 2). Press “ VOL+ ” / “ VOL– ” to select the Root Directory and press “ ” . A playlist of all available audio tracks in your unit will be displayed. Select a track and press “[...]

Fig. 3 T otal tracks Current track number Play mode Play status T imed repeat Current played time V olume EQ Progress bar of playing Fig. 4 19[...]

Downloading MP3 Music There are websites on the internet where you can download music in MP3 files to play back on your MP310. Most of these websites charge a fee for the service. Y ou can visit some of these websites to get more information, the latest techniques, and software related to MP3. Examples of websites with MP3 contents: • www .audibl[...]

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Fig 6. Click “ VOL+ ” / “ VOL– ” to shift to another audio frequency then press “ ” to adjust. When done, press “ ” to confirm and return to play menu. (WMA only supports setting of Play Mode & L yric Synchronization.) / EQ adjustment: / Repeat playing current track. (Icon “ ”) Fig.5 Single track r epeat: Keep playing from[...]

Including repeating duration and starting time. Press “ ” and “ ” to shift between hour , minute and second, then press “ VOL+ ” / “ VOL– ” to adjust the selected value. The repeating duration is the specified repeating time. If the starting time of the preset repeating time is not 0, the player will start playing from the specifi[...]

While playing, press the “ A-B ” key to set the starting point, “ ” will be displayed. Press this key again to set up the end point “ ” will be displayed. Press the “ A-B ” key again to cancel the section repeat. The “ ” symbol disappears and resumes to normal playback. A - B r epeating: Press the “ A-B ” key and hold while [...]

In the Main Menu, click “ ” and “ ” or “ VOL+ ” / “ VOL– ” to select the “ Recor ding ” icon and press “ ” to confirm. Select “ Starting r ecor ding ” and press “ ” to start. The blinking Mic symbol indicates recording in process. The letter “ MIC ” or “ LINE IN ” will display indicating recording source. P[...]

Fig. 8 Fig. 10 Current recorded time Recording state T one source Recording quality Fig. 9 A dir ectory will be automatically cr eated during first r ecor ding accor ding to the selected r ecor ding sour ce. Note: 26[...]

LINE IN directory , MICIN directory , and RADIO directory . All recording files will be saved and stored in their respective directories. e.g. V oice recording with built in microphone. 2. Selecting your r ecor ding sour ce MIC: Converting audio into MP3 files directly from your CDs, cassettes, etc. with the supplied Line-In cable. LINE IN: 3. Sett[...]

1) SYNC Mode Normal recording mode. Select “ Start r ecor ding ” and press “ ” to begin. Press “ ESC / ” to end recording. SYNC OFF: / In this mode, after “ Start r ecor ding ” is selected, recording will automatically start when the sound source signal reaches the preset lower limit. Recordings will be saved between brief intervals[...]

4. Operating Line-In r ecor ding Connect your MP310 player to other recording source via the supplied LINE IN audio cable. Select LINE IN as the recording source in Recording Source screen. After finish setting other recording options, select “ Start r ecor ding ” and press “ ” to begin recording. Press the “ ESC ” key to end recording.[...]

Listening to FM radio (IV) Connect earphone when perform channel sear ch. The earphone cable is your radio antenna. Note: Select the FM Radio symbol in the main menu and press “ ” to view the list of saved channels. (Fig. 11) Press “ VOL+ ” / “ VOL– ” to scroll through channel list and press “ ” to listen to the selected station. [...]

1. Selecting & saving channels In the Channel List screen, click “ MENU ” key to access the FM Setup menu. (Fig. 14) Press “ VOL+ ” / “ VOL– ” to select “ Channel Sear ch ” and press “ ” to confirm. (Fig. 15) / Fig. 14 Fig. 13 Fig. 15 Progress bar of searching Current channel number Frequency band Number of channels Freque[...]

Fig. 16 Fig. 17 Press “ Up/Down ” key to search channel manually . Press “ A–B ” button to store radio stations. Y ou will be asked to confirm if you want to “ Overwrite the existing stations ”. (Fig. 16) Select “ Y es ” or “ No ” by pressing the “ ” button. Up to 30 channels can be stored. If your channel is full, delete [...]

2. Recor ding FM radio pr ogram Press the “ A–B ” key during FM broadcasting to begin recording. Press “ ” to pause. Press “ ESC / ” to end recording. Recording will be automatically saved in the “ RADIO ” directory . / 3. Deleting saved channels Select radio stations to be deleted in the Channel List and press the “ A–B ” b[...]

4. Setting fr equency , step size, frequency band, channel and channel saving mode In the “ Channel List ” screen, press the “ MENU ” to enter the FM Setup menu. T uning level can be set to LOW , MIDDLE, or HIGH depending on your geographical area and interference level. (Fig. 19) Press the “ ” button to confirm setting. (Fig. 20) Press[...]

5. Customizing your radio channel names Y ou can make use of the radio station editing tools we provided to edit name of stations. The radio station list shown in Fig. 11 is the edited list of radio stations. (Please refer to editing tool of software for installing, using and deleting radio station in TRUL Y MP300 for the use of radio station edit [...]

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E-book (VI) Select the “ Ebook ” symbol in the Main Menu. Select the “ Ebook ” directory in the eBook file browser screen. (Fig. 24) Press “ VOL+ ” / “ VOL– ” to select file and press “ ” to begin reading. (Fig. 25) Press the “ Up/Down ” button to scroll through pages. Press and hold the “ Up/Down ” button to scroll th[...]

1) When “ Music ” is selected, press “ ” to start playing. Press “ Up/Down ” to select the next track to play . Press “ VOL+ ” and “ VOL – ” to adjust volume. Press “ MENU ” to access the “ Play List ” and press “ ” to play the selected track. (Fig. 26) / / 2) When “ FM ” is selected, press “ ” to begin rad[...]

2. How to set and use a bookmark? While reading text, press “ EQ ” to set a bookmark. The “ ” symbol will be displayed in the current page. (Fig. 27) A text file can only contain one bookmark. Up to nine bookmarks can be stored in the “ Bookmark List ”. Additional bookmarks set will overwrite the oldest bookmarks in the list. In the sta[...]

Select “ T ur ning Speed ” to set page display time. (Fig. 30) Press the volume buttons to adjust duration of automatic page turn. After realizing it, press key certain. Select “ Go to XX page ” and enter a page number to jump to that page in your e-Book. (Fig. 31) Select “ Play Mode ” to set music play back options during e-Book readin[...]

Fig. 32 Use the “ ” and “ ” buttons to move left and right. Use the “ VOL+ ” and “ VOL– ” buttons to move up and down during game play . Press the “ EQ ” button to restart the current game. Press “ A - B ” to change game level. Press “ ESC / ” to cancel previous step. Press “ MENU ” to access the following options [...]

1. Diamond Reduce the number of balls on the board down to the last one to win. Use the directional keys to select a blue ball. The selected blue ball will turn into red. Press a directional key to shoot the red ball over a blue ball. The blue ball that the red ball jumps over will disappear . Note that the landing spot for the red ball has to be v[...]

3. Push Box Move the boxes over to cover the blue spots to win. Using the directional keys to move the “ Little Man ” to push the boxes to cover the blue spots. The “ Little Man ” can only push one box at a time. Game Objective: Setting up your MP310 (VIII) Select “ System Setup ” in the Main Menu and press “ ” to access the System [...]

4. Duration of backlight: Press / or “ VOL+ ” and “ VOL– ” to adjust duration of backlight. 5. System Update: Select this option to perform a firmware update. Connect the MP310 to your PC via the supplied USB cord. Open the “ System Update T ool of MP310 ” program on your PC, and follow the on screen instructions. (Fig. 34) 6. W allpa[...]

9. Setting Auto Power Timer: In the T imer Power Off screen (Fig. 35), select “ Set Auto Power Of f Timer ” and press “ ”. (Fig. 36) Press “ Up/Down ” to shift between hour , minute, and second setting. Press “ VOL+ ” or “ VOL– ” to set time. Press “ ” when done to confirm setting. Select “ Timer On ” and press “ ”[...]

Memory Management (IX) Select the Memory Management symbol in the Main Menu and press “ ” to access the options. / Fig. 37 Fig. 38 1. Memory Information: Displays total unit memory and available memory . 2. File Management: Select this option to delete files. (Fig. 38) Select the “ Delete File ” option to delete a single file. Press “ Up/[...]

Quick Format: Quick Format will erase all data in your MP310 without performing the scan disk function. Select your formatting option and press “ ” to confirm. Press “ ESC ” to cancel out of this operation. Repeat the steps to delete another file or press “ ESC / ”to return to the previous screen. Select “ Folder Information ” and p[...]

IV . USB Removable Disk IV . USB Removable Disk Y our MP310 can be used as a removable disk without the need of driver installation when used in the following operating systems: WIN ME / 2000 / XP . Driver installation is needed for operating systems in Win98 and MAC. Please avoid disconnecting your USB connection during file transfer . W ait until[...]

VI. Installing, using, and deleting your TRUL Y MP310 softwar e VI. Installing, using, and deleting your TRUL Y MP310 softwar e The following operations ar e demonstrated in Win 2000. The scr eens used in the illustrations may look dif fer ent on your PC. Note: 1. Installing the softwar e Fig. 39 Insert the Software CD-ROM into your PC. W ait for t[...]

Click on the software to be installed and follow the on screen installation instructions. (2) The “ MP310 T ools ” software contains the following tools: System Update T ool, Frame T ransducer , and Radio Station Editing T ool. (3) PC with Win98 Operating System needs to install the driver . Click “ Install MP310 Win98 driver ” and follow t[...]

Fig. 40 T ool Intr oduction: 51[...]

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Operation: Fig. 41 Fig. 42 Click “ File - Open image file ” and select file to open. (Fig. 41) 1) Select “ Open image file ”, as shown in Fig. 42. 2) 53[...]

Fig. 43 Fig. 44 Click the [ Move ] button to position the image over the dotted rectangle. (Fig. 43) 3) Click the [ zoom ] button to resize your picture. Select the part of the picture that you want to show on your MP310 with the dotted rectangle. (Fig. 44) 4) 54[...]

Click button [ Set it in white backgr ound ] and preview picture. 5) Save the picture as a new “ *.lgo ”, JPG, or BMP file. 6) Fig. 45 Reducing your image file size: T o reduce your image file size so that it can be displayed on your MP310, open the image file in “ Image2Lgo for MP310 ”. Click the “ Zoom in frame ” button, and save the [...]

MP310 Radio Station Editing T ools (II) Y ou can edit FM radio stations with this Editing T ool. Connect the MP310 to your PC via the supplied USB cord. Double click the “ MP310 FM Radio Station Edit ” tool on your Desktop, or click “ Start / Pr ograms / MP310 T ools / MP310 FM Radio Station Edit ”. (Fig.46) Fig. 46 Click File (Fig. 46) the[...]

Fig. 47 Click the [ Add ] button to add a new station. (Fig. 48) 2) Fig. 48 57[...]

Select the radio channel to be edited and click the “ Edit ” key . (Fig. 49) Edit or type in a new station name and press “ Enter ” on your keyboard. 3) Fig. 49 Fig. 50 Click the [ Save ] button to save your changes. (Fig. 50) 4) 58[...]

Select “ System Setup ” in the Main Menu. Select “ System Update ” in the System Setup menu and press “ ”. Connect your MP310 to your PC via the USB cord. Double click the “ MP310 System Update T ool ” on your desktop, or press “ Start / Pr ograms / MP310 T ools / MP310 Update T ool ”. (Fig. 51) Y our new channel information wil[...]

Firmwar e upgrade (1) Click the [ Br owse... ] button in firmware upgrade, browse for the firmware upgrade file and click [ Open ]. (Fig. 52) A. Click the [ Upgrade ] button the system will begin the upgrading process. (Fig. 53) B. Fig. 52 Fig. 53 60[...]

When upgraded successfully , a confirmation message box will appear reminding you to disconnect the unit from you PC. (Fig. 54) C. Click [ OK ] and disconnect the USB cord, and restart your MP310 to complete the firmware upgrade. D. Fig. 54 Font Update (2) Fig. 51, Click [ Br owse... ] in Update Font, and select the font file to use (Fig. 51), and [...]

Click [ Update ] in Update Font and the following two cases will occur: If the selected font file is incompatible, an error message will occur . In this case, Click [ OK ] and re- select a compatible file. (Fig. 56) B. Fig. 56 If the selected font file is correct, you will be asked to confirm overwriting of the existing font file. Click [ Y es ] to[...]

View MP310 Player Information (3) Click the [V iew Information] button to view your unit’ s firmware version, font, model number , etc. (Fig. 59) Fig. 59 Using the LRC lyric editor (IV) Use this tool to convert text file (*.txt, *.lyr and *.mpt) to *.lrc file. Main interface overview 1. Double click the [ Lr cEdit ] icon on your desktop or press [...]

Fig. 60 Using the T oolbar: 64[...]

Displays file information such as file path, file name, extension and other information. Audio file: Adjust volume of the current track. V olume: Displays the elapse time of the current track. Pr ogr ess: Displays the time tag lyric (text) of the current track. Curr ent tag: Play the current audio file. Play: Pause the playback of the current track[...]

Setup and use 2. Make sur e that sound car d and earphones ar e equipped in your computer befor e you edit and transform files. Note: Click “ ” in the lyric edit toolbar , input the song information in the pop up window . (Fig. 61) In the Of fset field, inputting a positive value will speed up the tags; inputting a negative value will delay the[...]

Synchronization 2) Create or open a text files (*.txt). Y ou can use this software to edit and save files and open text file created by other software. A. Put on your earphones and click [ Play ] to open an audio file (MP3, WMA, or W A V), or click [ Br owse ] to browse for a file. B. When playing audio files, you can edit lyric and text at the sam[...]

Fig. 63 Convert “ MPT ” file to “ LRC ” file: Open a “ MPT ” file and click menu option, “ File ” to save “ L YR ” file as “ LRC ” file; or you can click menu bar , “ T ools ”, then click “ MPT --> LRC ”. (Fig. 64) Select the file that needs to be converted and click “ Open ”. (Fig. 65) Click “ Save ” to c[...]

Some LRC files are available for download from some websites. Fig. 64 Fig. 65 69[...]

3. Deleting the softwar e fr om your PC Deleting the MP310 Softwar e (I) Double click “ My computer ” in your desktop and then double click “ Contr ol Panel ”. Double click in control panel “ Add / Remove Pr ograms ”, ” Modify or Delete Pr ogram “ select “ MP310 T ool ”. Press the “ Remove ” button and follow the on screen i[...]

Delete the MP310 USB driver (II) Double click “ My computer ” on your Desktop, then double click “ Contr ol Panel ” and then “ Add / Remove Har dwar e ”. Follow the Add / Remove Hardware Wizard instructions, and then select USB Root Hub and press “ Next ” at the “ Installed Devices on Y our Computer ” window .[...]

I cannot download files onto my MP310? Q: Make sure there is suf ficient free memory space in your MP310. (2) What is LRC lyric? Q: The LRC lyric is displayed simultaneously with the playback of a song. A: I can’ t play my music tracks after inputting the lyric? Q: Because you have not opened any audio file, open the corresponding music track bef[...]

What should I do if this player cannot start up normally? Q: Errors occur or USB cord was unplugged accidentally during firmware upgrade. (1) There may be bad sector in your unit*s flash memory . (2) Low battery level. Y our unit will be shut off automatically . (3) Press and hold on the “ ” and “ ESC / ” buttons until the back light turns [...]

T echnical Support When I try to open a digital pictur e on my MP310, I get the “File is too big” err or message. What can I do? Q: The file size of your picture is too big for your MP310 to display . Y ou can reduce the file size by using the “ Image2Lgo for MP310 ” tool. Refer to “ Using the softwar e ” section for details. T aking di[...]