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    I NS TRUC T I ON M ANU AL Pl e a s e rea d t h i s m a n u a l ca re f u l l y b e f o re o p e ra t i o n M P -C7 8 1 1 G B M P3 Pl a ye r w i t h FM T un e r & S D Ca rd S l ot[...]

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    2 P RE CA UTI ON S Th e li gh tn in g a s h wi t h ar r ow h ea d sym b o l wi th i n an equ il at er a l tr i - an gl e is in te nd e d to al er t t he us e r to th e pr es e nc e of unin su la te d “da ng er o us vol t ag e” wi t hi n th e pr o du c t ’s e n c lo s ur e th at may be of su f  c ie nt m ag ni tu d e to c o n st i tu te [...]

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    3 P RE CA UTI ON S WA R N I N G: T o p rev en t  re o r s h oc k h a z a r d, d o no t ex p o se t h is d ev i c e t o ra i n or m o i st u re . Da n ge r o us h i gh v o lt a g e is pr e s en t in s id e t h e en c l o su re . D o n ot o p en t h e c a bi n et . CAUT I ON : T o p rev en t e le c t r i c s ho c k , m at c h wi d e b la d e of p [...]

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    4 I M PORT A NT S AFE T Y I NS TRUC TI ONS Rea d I nst r u c ti o ns: A l l t he s a fet y an d o pe ra ti ng i ns tr uc ti o ns s ho ul d b e re ad bef or e t he pr o du c t is o pe ra te d. Ret ain In st r u c ti on s: T he sa fet y an d o pe ra ti ng ins tr uc t io ns sh oul d b e r et ai ne d fo r fu tu re r efer en c e. He e d Warn in gs: A ll[...]

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    5 Gr o und in g o r Po la r iz at i on: Th is pro duc t may b e e qu ipp e d w i th a p o la r ize d alt er n at ing - c u r re nt l in e p lu g t ha t ha s one bl ade wid er tha n t h e ot he r . T hi s p lu g wi ll onl y  t into t he po wer ou tl et in o ne direc t i on. This is a s af et y fea tur e. I f you are u nab le t o ins er t t he p l[...]

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    6 O bje c t a nd L iq uid Entr y : N ever p ush obj ec ts of any ki nd i nto t hi s p ro du c t th ro ug h op e nin gs a s t hey may to uc h d an ge ro us vo lt a ge p o int s o r sh ou t- ou t par t s t ha t c o ul d re su lt i n a  re or e le c tr ic sh o ck . N ever s pi ll l iqu id o f any k in d on t he p ro du c t . Se r vi c in g: Do not [...]

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    7 PRE C AUT I O N S ..................................................................................... 2 I M P OR T A N T SAF E T Y I N S T R UC T I O N S ................................................... 4 T AB LE O F CO NT E N T S ........................................................................... 7 P ACK AGE CON T E NT S ...........[...]

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    8 RE C MO D E ......................................................................................... 2 2 Mi c ro ph o ne ( V o i c e ) Rec or din g ......................................................................... 2 2 FM Ra di o Rec or din g ......................................................................................... 2 2 FM [...]

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    9 F I R MWARE U PG R AD E S ...................................................................... 37 ABO U T D I GI TAL M U S I C F I LE S ( M P3) ................................................ 3 8 W hat i s an M P 3? ............................................................................................... 3 8 Ho w c an I p lay a n M P 3? [...]

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    10 Ple as e make s ur e th at the item s sh ow n belo w are inc l ud ed in th e pack ag e. Sh oul d an ite m be miss in g, pl ea se co nt ac t the lo c a l r et ai le r fr o m w h ic h you purc ha se d thi s pr od uc t . 5 2 6 3 4 1 P A CK A GE C ONTE NT S CO BY M P- C781 US B C ab le Pro fe ss io na l St er eo E ar p ho ne s 1. 2. 3. 1 x “ A A A[...]

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    1 1 1 G B I nte gr ate d Fl as h M em or y Hi gh - Co nt ra st LCD D i sp lay w it h Ba ck l ig ht SD / M M C C ar d S lot f or E asy M e mo r y C ap ac it y Up gr ad es (M em o r y Ca rd N ot I nc l ude d) Plays M P3 an d W M A D i gi t al M u sic F il es Plays D i gi t al M us ic f r om m o st o nli ne s tor e s and s ub sc r ip ti on s er vic e [...]

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    1 2 L OCA TI ON OF C ONTR O L S Model No: MPC791 2GB / M E N U 3 4 5 2 6 13 14 16 1 1 8 9 7 10 11 12 15[...]

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    1 3 Le f t V i ew Power / M e nu V o lu me + V o lu me - T o p V i ew He ad ph on e O ut Ne c kst r ap H o ok US B Po r t F ro n t V i ew LCD Di sp lay Joy st ic k Lef t Prev io us / Rever s e Joy st ic k D ow n Sto p 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. Joy st ic k U p Play / Pau se Joy st ic k R i ght Nex t / For war d Joy st ic k O K Ri g h t V i ew Mi c [...]

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    1 4 DI S P L A Y O VER VI E W Mu s ic M o d e Sc r e en Re c o rd M o d e S c r e e n[...]

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    1 5 MODE S O VE R VI E W NAV MSC (Music) FM (Tuner) REC (Recording) SYS Music / Voice / SD/MMC Card(Internal) Equalizer- Repeat - Power Quality- Delete Format Reset System Infor. Language- Contrast Backlight No Repeat, One, All, Random All, Dir Repeat, Dir All Repeat, Dir Random All and Intro. English, French, German, Portuguese, Spanish, Chinese(S[...]

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    1 6 Powe r i n g Y o ur Pl aye r Y our pl ay er runs on 1 x “ A A A ” batte r y for m us ic pla ybac k. Re mov e the ba t tery c omp ar tmen t co v er lo cat ed on the re ar o f the p la ye r . In se r t on e “ A A A ” ba t te r y , ta ki ng care to ma t ch t he pol arity o f t he ba t tery wit h t he ma rkin gs on th e in side o f th e com[...]

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    1 7 Re s et t i ng Y ou r Pl aye r Res et you r pl ayer i f it sh ou ld f r ee ze an d not r e sp on d or o th er w i se m al f unc t i on. If t he p layer i s c o nne c te d to a c o mp ute r , di sc o nn ec t i t . Rem ove t he b at ter y fr o m t he pl ayer . Wait 3 0 s e c on ds be fo re r ep la c ing t he bat ter y . In s t a l li n g an S D /[...]

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    1 8 M AI N M E NU O VE R VIE W The Main Menu giv es you ac c ess to the dif ferent function modes o f your pla yer . T o s el ec t a m o de, p re s s o r to hig hli ght th e m o de wi th th e S e le c ti o n Cu r so r and t he n pr e ss . T o r etu r n to t h e M a in Me nu, pre s s . T o exi t t h e M a in Me nu, pre s s aga in. NAV : N av ig a t [...]

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    1 9 M en u I n t e r f a c e N av i ga t i o n T o se le c t t he di f fe ren t me nu op ti on s an d l e s on yo ur p layer : Use t he Nav ig at io n Joys ti c k to move t h e sel ec t io n cu r so r . The cu r so r hig h - lig ht s th e c ur r ent s el ec t i on. T o move t he c ur s o r up, pre ss T o move t he c ur s o r dow n, p re s s T o [...]

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    2 0 NA V MODE En t e r N avi g at i on m o de t o v ie w yo ur m e d i a li b r a r y . Fil e S e a rc h T o se ar ch f or a  l e in N avi ga ti on M o d e: Se le c t N A V f r o m th e ma in m enu a nd p re s s to c on r m . Se le c t M us ic , V o ic e or S D/ M M C Ca rd Mu si c: V iew M P3 a nd W M A m us ic  le s V o ic e: View m ic r[...]

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    21 M SC MODE En t e r M usi c mo d e t o p lay yo ur M P3 o r W M A aud i o fi le s. Mu si c Mo de will dis pl ay all co mp at ib le audi o le s on your player reg ar dle s s of dir ec t or y Mu s ic C o n t ro l s Se le c t M SC f r om t he m ai n me nu an d pr es s to c o n r m T o se le c t a t rac k f or p lay ba ck , pr e ss t h e Joy s[...]

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    2 2 RE C MODE En t e r R e co r d m o de t o r e c o r d f r o m th e i nt e g r at e d m i cr o p h on e or F M Ra d i o. Mi c r op h o n e ( V o i c e) Re co r d in g Ma ke di gi t al voi c e re c o rd in gs th ro ug h the int eg ra te d m ic r op ho ne. Rec or din gs ar e save d to th e fo l der “M IC I N . D I R” . Pre s s t he REC key w hi[...]

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    2 3 FM MODE En t e r F M R a d io m o de t o l i st e n t o F M R ad io b r oa d c as t s . Ear p ho nes (or head ph on es) mus t be c on ne c ted to t he pl ayer ’s He adp ho ne j ac k fo r Ra di o op er a ti on f or us e as a n an tenn a. FM Ra d i o Co n t r ol s Lis ten t o FM R adi o br o adc ast s. Se le c t FM f r om t he m ain m e nu an d[...]

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    2 4 En t e r S ys t e m mo d e t o ad j us t th e i nt e r n al s e t t i n gs o f yo ur p l aye r . Sy s t e m M e nu Th e S ys tem Menu co nt ai ns 1 1 o pt io ns: Eq ual ize r , Rep e at, Lan gu ag e, C on tr as t, Bac k li gh t, Pow er , Re c Qu al it y , D el F il e, For ma t, S ys tem I nfo, an d Re set . Pre s s or t o se le ct a sy st em op[...]

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    2 5 Language Se t th e la ngu ag e th at the men us appe ar in . The la ng ua ge opt io ns are : En gl is h, F ren ch , Germa n, P or tu gu es e , Sp an ish , Ch ines e (T ra d) , and Ch ines e ( Sim p ) . Pre s s or t o se le ct a Lang ua ge opti on a nd pr ess t o co nrm . Pr ess to re turn t o the Syst em Menu. Contras t Set t h e C ont r as [...]

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    26 Delete Use t h e De let e f unc t i on to r em ove l e s fr o m you r pl ayer . T o d el ete a  le: Se le c t D el Fil e f ro m t he S yst em M en u. A D ir ec t or y T re e w il l ap p ear . Pre s s t he joys ti c k or to se le c t a fo ld er or l e to de let e an d pr es s to con rm . A D e l e te C o n  r m a t i o n sc re en w[...]

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    27 C OMPUTER C ONN E C TI ON ( USB ) Con ne ct the MP - C 7 8 1 to a comp ute r wit h the U SB 2.0 cab le pr o vi ded t o: T ra ns fer  le s to a nd f r om yo ur p layer Per f or m b as ic  le m ana ge m ent f un c ti on s. US B D r i ve r In s t a l la t i o n (R eq u i re d f o r W i nd o ws 9 8 S E O n l y) It is not nec es s ar y to i ns [...]

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    2 8 Co n ne c ti n g t o a Co m p u t e r Con ne ct th e p la ye r t o y our compu ter wit h the sup pl ie d USB cabl e . Upo n conn ection : Y our c omp ute r w ill a uto ma ti c a lly r e c - og niz e th e pl ayer . A n ic o n re pr es en ti ng your p layer w i ll ap pe ar a s a “ R em ovabl e Di sk ” wh en yo u op en “ My C o m put er ” [...]

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    29 Mi c r os of t W i n d ow s Do ub le - cl ic k t he “ My C o mp ut er ” ic on o n your d e sk top an d t hen d ou bl e - c l ic k th e M P- C781 ic on (M T P M ul ti me di a Playe r). Y our p layer c ont ai ns t wo fo l der s: Dat a an d M edi a. Dr ag yo ur m e dia  l es to t h e M ed ia fo l de r ( e.g., M P3 , W M A  l es ). Dr ag a[...]

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    3 0 Di s c on n e c t i n g f ro m a C o m pu t er Di sc onn ec t you r p layer as ins t r uc t ed be l ow t o p revent dat a l os s or l e /  r mwa re c or r upt io n. Mi c r os of t W i n d ow s Do ub le - cl ic k t he g re en ar row i n th e t as k bar lo c at ed o n th e lo wer- r ig ht si de o f th e c o m - put er s cr e en (Safe ly R e[...]

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    3 1 WI NDOWS ME D IA P L A YE R 1 0 W in d ow s M e d i a Pl aye r 10 ( W M P10 ) Y ou c an us e W in do ws M e di a Pl ayer 10 ( W M P1 0) and a US B - MT P c onn ec t i on t o man ag e you r mus ic m e dia l ibr ar y wit h M ic r o sof t W in do ws X P o r new er . Mu s ic Fi l e T ra n s f e r s T o tr an sf er  le s us in g W M P1 0: Run W i[...]

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    3 2 Se l e c t a p l ay li s t f r o m t h e “S y n c Li st ” d ro p - d ow n m en u. C li c k “ S t ar t Sy nc ” to s t ar t t ra ns fe r r in g t he  le s in t he s el ec ted p lay lis t. WM P1 0 can be set to synchroniz e with your pla yer automatically upon c onnection ( see Step 3: Device Setup ). T o s top auto - synchroni- zation [...]

  • Page 33

    3 3 Cr ea t i n g Pla yl i st s Play lis t s ar e an e asy way to o rg an ize a nd s tor e yo ur favo r it e mu si c mi xes s o you c an l ist en to t he m w hen ever you w ant . W hen a p lay lis t is t ra ns fer re d u si ng W in do ws M e di a P layer , ever y s on g in t he pl ayl - ist w i ll b e tr an sfe r r ed a s wel l. WI NDOWS ME D IA P [...]

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    3 4 T o c re ate p layl is ts u si ng W M P10: Run W in do w M edi a Pl ayer 10 Select “ Librar y ” and then drag the desired song( s ) to the “Now Pla ying List” on the right side . 1. 2. WI NDOWS ME D IA P L A YE R 1 0[...]

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    3 5 Highlight all of the songs in the “ Now Playing List” and then use the mouse to right- c lick the list. Cho ose “ Add to” and then “ Additional Playlists. . . ” An “ Add to Playlist ” window will appear . Se le c t “ N ew ” and ent er th e pl ayli st na me, th en c li c k “ O K ” . A new pl ayli st w ill be c r eate d. A[...]

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    3 6 In t he S Y N C me nu, c l ic k t he “S et u p S yn c” but t on. A “ Sy nc hr o niz a ti on Set - ti ng s” wi nd ow w il l app e ar . Che c k “ Sy nc hr o nize d evi c e aut om at ic a ll y ” a nd c he c k t he p lay lis t(s ) you wa nt to syn c. Cli c k “ O K ” t o st ar t the sy nc hr on iz at i on. W hen sync hr o niz a ti on[...]

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    37 F IR MW ARE UPGR ADE S F ro m t im e t o t im e, C O BY m ay re l eas e  r mw ar e up dat es to imp r ove th e p er for - man c e of t he MP - C78 1 or to a dd ad dit i ona l f eat ur es . Pl ea se ch ec k th e C O BY web - sit e p er io di c al ly at w w w .c o byus a .c om to se e i f new r mwar e h as been rele as ed for your player . I[...]

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    3 8 W ha t i s a n M P 3? M P 3 (sho r t f or MPEG - 1 Audi o Layer 3 ) is a c om pr e ss e d dig it a l a udi o le. MP 3 le s c an d eli ver a udi o at a qu ali t y tha t nea r l y matc h es c omp ac t di sc s (CDs ), b ut ar e ab ou t on e - te nt h th e si ze of C D - au di o. Ho w c a n I pl ay a n M P 3? M P 3s may be pl ayed on a wi de [...]

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    39 W ha t i s E nc r yp t i o n ? Enc r y pti o n is a w ay o f pro tec t in g me di a wi th a uni que C o nte nt ID fo r th e pur p o se of dat a sec ur it y . In o rd er to ac c e s s th e en c r yp ted me dia , End Use r s mu st ac quir e a lic ens e key an d th at allow s for dec r ypt i on and playb ac k . Wit ho ut thi s lic ens e k ey , enc [...]

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    4 0 Ple as e vi si t w w w . mi cr o so f t.c o m fo r m or e W in dow s M e dia Pl ayer in fo r - mat i on an d su pp or t . Ho w Do I T r a n sf e r M P 3 / W M A M u si c Fi l e s t o my M P3 Pl aye r ? W hen your MP 3 Player is co nne c te d to a co mp ute r , you m ay tr an sfe r music l es to your M P 3 p layer usi ng you r op e rat in g s[...]

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    4 1 W hy is m y M P3 p l aye r s ki p p in g a  l e ? Th e l e may b e c o r r upt . D ow nl o ad o r tr an sf er t he  le t o you r pl ayer aga in. Th e  le t hat is b ein g sk ip pe d may be D R M - enc r y pte d. I f y our li c en se ha s ex pi re d, you w il l not b e ab le t o pl ay thi s  le. If you b e lieve your lic ens e h a[...]

  • Page 42

    4 2 If yo u have a pr ob le m wi t h th is p layer , p le as e re ad t he t r ou bl es ho ot in g gu id e be - low a nd c h ec k ou r web si te at w w w .c oby us a.c o m fo r Freque nt ly A s ked Q ue st i ons (F AQ s ) an d r m war e up dat es. I f t he se r es o urc es d o not r e so lve t he p r ob le m, pl ea se c o nt ac t T e c hni c a l [...]

  • Page 43

    4 3 Th e p laye r w i ll n ot p l ay my musi c fi l e . Ensu re t hat t he  l e is in a c om pat ib le f or mat (M P3 , W M A). Th e  le may be c opy- pr ote c te d an d yo u n o l on ge r have a ut ho r iz a ti on to p lay th is l e. I f y ou fee l thi s is in e r r or , pl ea se c o nt ac t th e ser v i c e fr om w hic h you dow nl o ad[...]

  • Page 44

    4 4 Di sp lay T yp e 1 2 8x 6 4 D ot- M at r i x LCD M em or y 1 G B I nte gr ate d Fl as h M em or y SD / M M C C ar d S lot f or E xp an de d M em or y Ca pac i t y Aud io Fo r ma t Sup po r t M P 3, W M A D R M Sup p or t W M D R M1 0 So ng I nf o Sup p or t ID 3, L RC Rec ord in g For m at IM A - A D PC M e nc o d ing FM Frequ enc y R ang e 87 [...]

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    COB Y E l ec t ron ic s Co r p. 5 6 - 6 5 Ru s t St re et M a s p et h, N Y 1 1 378 w w w .co by u s a .co m w w w .e co by .co m[...]