COBY electronic PMP4320 manual

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    INS TRUCT ION M ANU AL Pl ease re ad t hi s ma nua l care fu l ly be fo re op era ti on INS TRUCT ION M ANU AL Pl ease re ad t hi s ma nua l care fu l ly be fo re op era ti on . P MP 4 3 20 4. 3” W id screen TF T Por t ab le Me di a Pla y er w i th Vi deo Re c o rdin g an d SD Card S lo t[...]

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    2 P RE CA UTI ONS The lig htnin g a sh w ith a rr owhe ad sy mbol wit hin an eq uilat eral tr i - ang le i s int ende d to ale r t th e us er t o th e pr esen ce of u ninsu lated “dan gero us vol tage” wit hin th e pro duct ’s enc losu re tha t may be o f suf  cien t magni tude t o con stit ute a r isk of el ect ri c shoc k. The excl am[...]

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    3 P RE CA UTI ONS WAR NI NG: T o p reve nt re o r shoc k ha zar d, do no t expo se thi s devi ce to r ain o r mois ture . Dang ero us hig h volt age i s pre sen t insi de the e ncl osu re. Do n ot op en the c abi net. CAUT ION : T o p reve nt ele ctr ic sh ock , matc h wid e bla de of pl ug to wi de sl ot of ou tlet a nd fu lly in ser t. WAR NI [...]

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    4 IM PORT ANT S AFE T Y INS TRUCTI ONS Rea d Ins tru cti ons: All the saf ety and ope rati ng in str uct ions sho uld be r ead b efor e th e pro duc t is ope rate d. Ret ain Inst ruc tio ns: T he s afet y and oper atin g in str uct ions sh ould be ret ained fo r f uture refe renc e. He ed Warn ings: A ll war nin gs on th e pro duct a nd in the o pe[...]

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    5 Prot ect ive Att ach ment Plug: Th e pro duc t may be equi pped wi th an att achm ent plug wit h over loa d prot ect ion. This is a s afet y fe ature. See t he o pera ting inst ruc tio ns fo r rep lac e - men t or dir ect ions to res et t he p rote cti ve dev ic e. If rep lac emen t of the pl ug i s r equir ed, be sur e the ser v ice te chni cian[...]

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    6 Ser v ici ng: D o n ot at tempt to ser v ice this pro duct your sel f as ope ning or r emov ing cover s may expo se you to d ange rous vol tag e o r ot her haz ard s. R efer all ser v icin g t o qu ali ed ser v ice p ers onne l. Dam age Re quir ing Ser vi ce: Un plug this pro duct fro m the wall o utle t and r efer s er vic ing to qu ali ed[...]

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    7 PRE CAUTI ON S ..................................................................................... 2 IM POR TANT SAF ET Y I NS TRUC T IO NS ................................................... 4 TABLE O F CONTE NT S ........................................................................... 7 P ACK A GE CON TE NT S ..............................[...]

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    8 VI DE O MOD E ..................................................................................... 23 Get tin g Vide o on Y our C omput er ...................................................................... 2 3 Playin g Vide o .................................................................................................... 23 Vi deo File B[...]

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    9 SE TU P MOD E ...................................................................................... 37 Dis play Opt ions ................................................................................................. 37 Syst em Opti ons ................................................................................................. 37 Power O[...]

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    10 Ple ase make sur e tha t the items sh own bel ow are inc lude d in the pack age. Sho uld an item be mis sing , plea se co ntac t the l oc al ret aile r fro m whic h you pur cha sed th is pro duc t. CO BY PMP43 20 US B Cabl e Aud io/ V ide o (A V ) Ca ble Prof ess iona l Ster eo Ear pho nes AC Ada pter Ins tall atio n CD Man ual 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6.[...]

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    1 1 20 GB H ard Di sk Sto res up t o 10,00 0 So ngs or 8 0 Ho urs of V ide o Br illi ant 4.3 ” Wid esc reen T FT LC D T ru e- C olo r Disp lay SD/ M MC Ca rd Slo t for Ad diti onal D ata T ran sfer a nd Sto rage Plays M usi c, Vi deo, Pho tos, an d T ex t ID3 a nd LRC S uppo rt f or So ng and S ync hron ized Lyri c Info rmat ion D isp lay Rec ord[...]

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    1 2 GET TING S T ARTE D PMP4 32 0 a t a Gl an ce Fr on t Vi ew 4.3 ” Wi desc reen T FT LC D Disp lay Power /Char ge Ind icat or Me nu Nav ig ati on Joy sti ck Up / Volum e + Dow n / Volume - Lef t Ri ght Pre ss Joy stic k Opt ion Rep eat A -B Top V iew Ste reo Sp eaker s Mi crop hone Bo t tom V ie w Ho ld/ LCD/AV Out S witc h Le f t Vi ew He adph[...]

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    1 3 Co nne ct io ns Co nne ct i ng H ead ph on es Co nnec t h eadp hone s/ea rph ones to th e H eadp hone O ut jack fo r pr ivate li sten ing. Lower t he volume le vel befo re co nnecting headphones, t hen gradually increas e the volume for comfor table listening. Hea ring e xperts advis e a gains t t he cons tant use of pe rson al st ere os p la y[...]

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    1 4 Co nne ct i ng Powe r This devi ce ope rates on an integrated r echargeable batter y . Th e bat ter y sh ould b e cha rged full y bef ore using your player for the r st time. AC Ada pter Thi s adapt er sho uld be u sed w ith 10 0 -240V 6 0/ 60 Hz AC wal l outl ets. Plug the supplied AC adapter into an AC 100 -240V e lectri cal wall outlet. C[...]

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    1 5 Co nne ct i ng to a C om pu te r If yo u are u sing W ind ows 9 8 SE , you mu st ins tal l the U SB dr ive r co ntain ed on the s uppli ed Ins tall atio n CD. Ple ase se e the U SB Dr iver I nst allat ion s ect ion fo r more i nfor mat ion. Connect the PMP4320 to a compute r to transfer media ( music, video , photos, etc. ) to and from your PMP[...]

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    1 6 Follow the on- screen instruc tions to complete the inst allation an d then restar t your com - puter . Mi ni- C Ds sho uld onl y be us ed in nor mal tray -l oadi ng C D/ DVD dr ives. M ini - CD s may be used in s lot- loa ding d rives w ith the pr ope r adapter ; plea se con - tac t your c ompu ter or dr ive ma nufa ctur er for m ore i nfor ma[...]

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    1 7 GET TING S T ARTE D D isco nn ec ti ng f ro m a Com pu te r Ple ase fo llow t he ste ps be low to p revent d ata l oss o r cor ru ptio n whe n disc onn ect ing f rom a co mput er . M icr oso f t Wi nd ows Do uble - cli ck th e gree n arr ow in the t ask bar lo cat ed on th e lowe r - rig ht side o f the c ompu ter sc reen (Safe ly Rem ove Har d[...]

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    18 Us in g th e PMP4 32 0 Co nt ro ls Powe r On/O f f T o t urn yo ur player o n, pre ss T o t urn yo ur player o ff, p ress a nd ho ld Ho ld F un ct io n T he H old /LC D/A V O ut sw itc h (lo cat ed o n the bot tom of yo ur pl ayer) lo cks /unlo cks the key co ntro ls of you r player t o prevent t hem f rom b eing pr ess ed ac cid enta lly. T o l[...]

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    1 9 PMP4 32 0 D is pl ay Ma i n Me nu The Main Menu gives you acce ss to t he different funct ion modes of y our PMP . T o sele ct a mo de, pr ess or to hig hlig ht th e mo de wi th t he S elec tio n Cur sor and then pre ss . T o r etur n to the M ain Me nu De skt op, pres s and h old . 27 1 2 3 4 9 8 7 6 5 Vi de o Watch your digital video les ([...]

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    2 0 Fi l e Br owse r Sc ree n The F ile Br owse r Scr een al lows yo u to view y our c olle cti on of me dia. Th e File Br ows er scr ee n will disp lay the typ e of me dia tha t cor re - sp ond s wi th th e Br ows er m ode , on ly. Mu sic le s w ill not be d isp laye d in V id eo mo de. C:/Video/ 57 Ice.avi independ-day1.asf matrix-smiths.wmv m[...]

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    21 F il e Br ows er Co nt rol s Use t he fol lowi ng co ntro ls in Fi le Bro wser m ode. Key Funct ion Pre ss Move t he sel ect ion u p Pre ss Move t he sel ect ion d own Pre ss or Sho w or hid e le in for mati on det ails Pre ss Retu rn to t he prev ious f olde r/scr een Ho ld Retu rn to t he Mai n Menu D esk top Pre ss Enter t he se lec tion P[...]

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    2 2 Ite m F unc tio n Co py Pre pare to c opy th e sel ecte d le. Af ter s elec tin g a le to c opy, navig ate to th e targ et fol der. Pre ss to acc ess the contex t m enu a nd se lec t PASTE to co mple te the c opy fu nct ion.   Move Pre pare to m ove the s elec ted  le Af ter s elec tin g a le to m ove, navi gate to t he ta rge[...]

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    23 Ge t ti ng V id eo o n Y o ur C omp ut er The re are a n umbe r of ways to ge t digit al vi deo o nto your c omp uter : Inte rnet : The re are many f ree d igit al vi deo s availa ble f or dow nlo ad fr om th e inter net . Co mmon  le t ype s that yo ur playe r supp or ts ar e: A V I, XviD, and M PEG - 4. T ake c are t o resp ect c opyr igh t[...]

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    24 Vi de o Pl ay back C on t rol s Use t he fol lowi ng co ntro ls dur ing v ideo p layb ack. Key Funct ion Pre ss Paus e playb ack . Pres s again to r esum e playb ack . Pre ss Play p revio us tr ack Pre ss Play nex t tr ack Ho ld Rever se th roug h the cu rre nt tra ck Ho ld Fast fo r ward t hrou gh the c urr ent tr ack Pre ss or Adj ust th e vol[...]

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    25 Ge t ti ng M us ic o n Y o ur C omp ut er The re are a n umbe r of ways to ge t digit al mu sic ont o your c ompu ter : Inte rnet : The re are m any web site s that m ake musi c avail able f or fr ee, le gal do wnlo ad. The re a re a lso site s s uch as e Mus ic.c om fro m wh ich you ca n pu rcha se l egal M P3 mu - sic u nenc umbe red by D RM. [...]

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    26 Mu si c Pl ay back C on tr ol s Use t he fol lowi ng co ntro ls dur ing m usic p layba ck. Key Funct ion Pre ss Paus e playb ack . Pres s again to r esum e playb ack . Pre ss Play p revio us tr ack Pre ss Play nex t tr ack Ho ld Rever se th roug h the cu rre nt tra ck Ho ld Fast fo r ward t hrou gh the c urr ent tr ack Pre ss or Adj ust th e vol[...]

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    27 Re pea t A- B Mod e Rep eat A -B mode allow s you c an de ne a s egme nt of an a udio t rac k to be p layed r epea tedly in a lo op. Dur ing m usic p layba ck, pr ess to set t he st ar t poin t “ A” of th e loo p. Pre ss again to set th e end po int “B ” of the loop. Th e trac k se gment wi ll now play re - pea tedl y in a loo p fro m[...]

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    2 8 P HOT O MOD E Ge t ti ng Ph ot os on You r Com pu te r Co nnec t a digi tal c ame ra to you r com pute r to tra nsfe r photo s to your c omp uter. From your c omp uter, you can t rans fer the  les to you r PMP43 20 for po r tab le view ing (p leas e see t he T r ansf err ing Fi les to Your PMP4 320 se cti on fo r more d etai ls ). If your di[...]

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    29 The O pti on bar i tems ar e: Ite m F unc tio n Set imag e as Mai n M enu D esk top bac kgroun d. T o r esto re t he o rig inal bac kgrou nd, res tore t he playe r’s def ault se tti ngs in t he Set up menu . + Zo om in on p hotog raph . Use th e navig atio n joyst ick t o pan aro und a mag nie d phot o. - Zo om out . 4 Di splay 4 ph otos s [...]

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    3 0 Re ad in g EB oo ks T o r ead E- Bo ok tex t le s on your p layer : Sel ect a nd co nr m EBO OK fr om th e Main M enu D esk top. Sel ect a nd co nr m a text  le fr om th e File B rows er to st ar t read ing. E boo k Fi l e Bro wse r Co nte xt O pt io ns Pre ss to view t he fol low ing c ontex t opti ons. Ite m F unc tio n De skt op [...]

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    31 RECORD MODE Re cord i ng Aud i o and V i deo t o you r PMP4 32 0 Y ou r PMP4 320 c an rec ord a udio i n MP3 f orm at as wel l as vid eo in M P4 form at. T o m ake a rec ordi ng: Co nnec t an ext ern al AV sourc e to the AV In ja ck. Sel ect a nd co nr m RECO RD f rom t he Mai n Menu D esk top. Set t he opt ions o n the Re cor d Mo de scr een[...]

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    32 Re cord C ont ro l s Use t he fol lowi ng co ntro ls dur ing r eco rdin g. Key Funct ion Pre ss Paus e rec ordi ng. Pre ss agai n to res ume re cor ding. Pre ss Sto p and save r ec ordin g. RECORD MODE[...]

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    3 3 EXPL ORE R MODE Ma na gi ng a nd V ie wi ng F il es o n you r PMP4 32 0 Ex plo rer mod e w orks like th e M usic , V ide o, an d Ph oto File br owse r m odes exce pt t hat it will dis play A LL ty pes o f les . T o acce ss Explorer mode, selec t and conr m EXPLORER from the Main Menu Desk top. The r oot f olde r allow s you to a cc ess t [...]

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    3 4 RESU ME MODE Res ume m ode allow s you to qui ck ly re tur n to the last video played. Vide o p layba ck w ill re sume fr om the t imep oint a t whic h you sto ppe d the vi deo. T o acce ss Resume mode, selec t and conr m RESUME from the Main Menu Desktop. [...]

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    3 5 R ADIO MODE Li s ten i ng to F M Rad io B ro ad cas ts T o li sten to t he ra dio: Sel ect a nd co nr m R AD IO fr om th e Main M enu D esk top. Ear phon es (or head phone s) must be c onn ected t o the PM P ’s Headp hone jac k for Ra dio op era tion f or use as a n anten na. Ra di o Scr een D i sp la y T un ing Mo de (Pr eset o r Sca n ) [...]

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    36 Ra di o Mo de Co nt ro ls Use the following contro ls in Radio mode. Key Funct ion Pre ss Paus e playb ack . Pres s again to r esum e playb ack . Pre ss Prev ious p rese t stat ion o r freq uenc y Pre ss Nex t pre set st atio n or fr eque ncy Ho ld In Sc an m ode, se ek the n ext avai labl e lowe r freq uenc y Ho ld In Sc an m ode, se ek the n e[...]

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    37 SE TUP MODE Enter S etup m ode to a djust y our pl ayer’s inte rna l opti ons. D is pl ay O pt io ns Ite m F unc tio n Br ight nes s Adj ust th e bri ghtne ss of t he disp lay Font C olo r Ch ange t he syst em font c ol or Foc us Co lor Chan ge th e sele cte d item fo nt co lor Bar C olo r Chan ge th e sele cti on bar c ol or Sc heme T heme s [...]

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    3 8 CABLE C ONNE C TION Pl ayM od e Op ti on s Ite m F unc tio n Sli de sho w Adj ust th e durat ion o f time a p hoto is d ispl ayed in p hoto s lide show mo de. Mus ic Play mod e Ran dom, Re peat a ll, Rep eat one FM Se nsit ivit y Low, Mid, H igh.[...]

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    39 RES TORE & FIR MW ARE UPGRADE S From time to t ime, C OBY m ay re leas e r mware upd ates to im prove the per fo rma nce of th e PM P4320 o r to add add itio nal fea ture s. Plea se che ck the C OBY web site pe rio dic ally at w w w. co byus a.co m to s ee if new  rmwa re ha s bee n rel ease d fo r your PMP . I f you a re exp eri enc -[...]

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    4 0 Up gr ad in g Y o u r PMP Fi r mwa re Dow nlo ad the lates t r mware f or you r PMP f rom ww w.co byus a.co m. Save th is l e to the c omp uter. Co nnec t your PM P to the c omp uter. Doub le -c lic k the Rem ovabl e Ico n that c orr esp onds to you r PMP , and t hen do uble - cli ck th e FIRM WAR E fol der to op en it . Do uble - cli ck [...]

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    41 For mor e infor mati on abo ut digit al MP 3 and W MA l es, ple ase vis it our web site at w w w .c obyus a.com . ABOUT DIGIT AL MUSIC F ILE S[...]

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    42 If you h ave a pro blem w ith t his pl ayer , p leas e rea d the tr oubl esho oti ng guid e bel ow and che ck ou r websi te at w w w .co byus a.co m for Freq uent ly Aske d Que stio ns (FAQs ) and r mware u pdate s. If th ese r esou rce s do not r eso lve the p robl em, pl ease c ont act Techni ca l Sup por t. The p layer d oe s not tur n on.[...]

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    4 3 The b utt ons do n ot wor k. Ensure that the batter y is charged or that the player is operat ing on AC power . Ensu re that t he Loc k swi tch is d isen gage d. The p layer w ill no t play my musi c/ vid eo l e. Ensu re that t he l e is in a c ompat ibl e for mat. The  le may b e copy -pr otec ted. T his pl ayer ca nnot pl ay copy -pr[...]

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    4 4 Di splay T y pe 4.3 ” TF T LCD Di splay Re solu tio n 48 0 x 272 Me mor y 20 GB H ard Di sk SD/ M MC Ca rd Slo t for E xpan ded M emo ry C apac it y Aud io For mat Sup por t M P3, W MA Vi deo For mat S uppo rt M PEG - 4 (AS F , AVI, M P4 ) XviD (AVI, M P4 ) WM V9 ( WM V , AS F) Phot o Form at Supp or t JPEG (ma x 326 4 x 24 48) GI F BM P FM F[...]

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    COB Y E l ect ron ic s Cor p. 56 - 6 5 Rus t Stre et Ma sp eth, NY 1 1378 w w w.cobyu sa.co m w w w.ecoby.com[...]