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    mPack TM user ’s manual Po r t a b l e Multimedia Pla y er ENG[...]

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    ENG 1 1 Introduction Thank you for purchasing the mPack portable multimedia player, a state-of -the-art, portable hard disk, multimedia player by Power Quotient International. We hope you enjoy using your new mPack with various multimedia, anytime, anywhere. This manual is designed to help you to use the product safely and correctly. Please read it[...]

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    3 3 ENG 2 2 Copyrights/Certification/ T rademarks/Exemptions [Copyrights] ● Power Quotient International has the rights of all patents, trademarks, copyrights and other intellectual property rights relating to this manual. No part of the manual may be copied or reproduced in any form by any means without a prior authorization of PQI. Unauthorized[...]

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    5 5 ENG 4 4 DANGER! These guidelines are to protect you from potentially deadly electrical shock hazards as well as the equipment from accidental damage. Failure to comply may result in serious injury or death. Use only the AC adaptor that came with this product. Using any other AC adaptor may cause fire or electric shock. Only connect the AC adapt[...]

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    7 7 ENG 6 6 ❖ Do NOT use the product in the following places or conditions in order to avoid product malfunctioning: • Extreme temperatures • Excessive humidity • Direct sunlight • Excessive dust or dirt • Sudden temperature changes - for example, in front of an air conditioner or a ventilation outlet • Where heat dissipation of the p[...]

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    8 8 9 9 Before Using the Product Before Using the Product ENG Introduction to mPack mPack is the portable hard disk multimedia player developed by Power Quotient International (PQI). It's state-of-the-art features distinguishes it from other portable multimedia players, resulting in increasing worldwide demands. Because of its USB 2.0 compatib[...]

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    1 1 1 1 Before Using the Product ENG 1 1 0 0 Before Using the Product Product Components Please ensure you receive all of the following components in the product package: Instruction on figure-handling The above components may change without prior notice due to enhancement of the product performance and quality. NOTE mPack SCART Adaptor (option) Re[...]

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    (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8) (9) (10) (11) (12) (13) (14) (15) (16) ▲ Button ▼ Button ◀ Button ▶ Button (M) Button + Button - Button ■ Button ▶ | | | | Button (H) Button RUN LED Power Button Record/Copy Button CHARGE LED IrDA Port MIC.In Power on/off To turn the product on/off, press the power button once. NOTE Press the (M) button t[...]

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    1 1 5 5 Getting Started ENG 1 1 4 4 Getting Started (3) (4) (5) (6) (1) (2) Only use the AC adaptor that came with the mPack. Using other AC adaptors may damage the product. CAUTION Remote Control (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) Increase Button 3D Sound Button Next Button Decrease Button Prev. Button Start/Pause/Stop Button (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8) [...]

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    1 1 7 7 Getting Started ENG 1 1 6 6 Getting Started Connecting the Earphone with the Wired Remote Control Connecting the earphone with remote control The wired remote is used for audio control when wearing the ear buds. Complete the following steps to use the wired remote: Connecting the earphone without the wired remote control The mPack ear buds [...]

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    1 1 9 9 Getting Started ENG 1 1 8 8 Getting Started Sony Phillips Digital Interface Function (SPDIF) The mPack is capable of supporting 5.1 Digital Theatre Surround Sound through the SPDIF port. To connect an external speaker system to the mPack, complete the following steps: Inserting a CompactFlash (CF) Card The mPack is built to accept CF cards [...]

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    2 2 1 1 Getting Started ENG 2 2 0 0 Getting Started Connecting the mPack to a PC By connecting the mPack to a PC with the USB cable included in the package, you can directly transfer data between the two. • Even when the power is on, you still can connect the product to a PC for its use. • After connecting the product to a PC with its power off[...]

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    2 2 3 3 Getting Started ENG 2 2 2 2 Getting Started Disconnecting the mPack from PC Disconnect the product from a PC safely after uploading/downloading is complete. Double-click the icon displayed on the Windows System Tray. When the Safely Remove Hardware window appears, click the Stop button. After selecting the large storage USB device in the St[...]

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    2 2 5 5 Getting Started ENG 2 2 4 4 Getting Started Software Installation PC Program Installation The IPV PC program should be installed to use media files, downloads and address book. Insert the installation CD. The setup.exe file runs automatically and the PQI mPack program installation window appears on the screen. In the program installation wi[...]

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    2 2 7 7 Getting Started ENG 2 2 6 6 Getting Started Device Driver Installation In Windows 98 system, a device driver must be installed separately. After inserting the installation CD, run the setup.exe file in the "driverwin98" folder, and the installation wizard starts on the screen. After reading the text in the window, click the Next [...]

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    2 2 9 9 Getting Started ENG 2 2 8 8 Getting Started Running the PQI mPack PC Program The PQI mPack PC program was created to help the user download and manage data on the mPack hard drive. Each of these tabs will be described in the following sections. Media Library The Media Library tab is where you can manage your music, movie and file databases.[...]

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    3 3 1 1 Getting Started ENG 3 3 0 0 Getting Started Deleting a Playlist If you no longer listen to a specific playlist or simply wish to get rid of a playlist, complete the following steps: Managing DB Data Adding a Directory to the Library To add a new directory, complete the following steps: To register a media file into the DB, select File in th[...]

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    3 3 3 3 Getting Started ENG 3 3 2 2 Getting Started When the Edit Information window appears, make the desired changes. To apply the changes to all audio files within the same category in the DB, check the Apply to All check box. To save the changes, click OK . View Information To see audio file information: Select View Information from the sub men[...]

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    3 3 5 5 Getting Started ENG 3 3 4 4 Getting Started Address Book Management Module The mPack is contains a complete address book for easy access and transportation of all your contact information. Managing Contacts Add a New Contact To add a contact: Select Add address entry from the pop-up menu. The Input New Address Entry window will appear. Clic[...]

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    3 3 7 7 Getting Started ENG 3 3 6 6 Getting Started Smart Auto Update When the mPack is connected to a PC with internet access, the Smart Auto Update feature will connect to the internet and check for firmware updates as well as updates to the mPack PC Program. If updates are available, the mPack Smart Auto Update will automatically download and up[...]

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    3 3 9 9 Getting Started ENG 3 3 8 8 Getting Started Firmware Upgrade Firmware upgrades allow the mPack to keep up to date with new and improved applications. Upgrade Using the PC Program The easiest and most convenient way to upgrade the mPack firmware is by using the update feature in the mPack PC program. To update the firmware using the mPack PC[...]

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    4 4 1 1 Useful Functions ENG 4 4 0 0 Useful Functions Audio The mPack can play audio files recorded in the following formats: MP3, WMA, AC3, AAC, WAV, and OGG. To play audio files, complete the following steps: Select Player from the Main window. Press the ▶ button. Select Audio from the Player menu. Press the ▶ button. Select one of the option[...]

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    4 4 3 3 Useful Functions ENG 4 4 2 2 Useful Functions Select a playlist from the list of playlists and press the ▶ button to display a list of audio files for the selected playlist. Press the ( M ) button to bring up a pop-up menu as shown in the following picture: Pop-up menu functions are described in the following table: Description To delete [...]

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    4 4 5 5 Useful Functions ENG 4 4 4 4 Useful Functions Genre/Artist/Artist&Album/Album The mPack allows you to organize and play auto files by category. You can select a genre, artist, artist&album, or album then play an audio file from the selected category. The ( M ) button opens a pop-up menu with the following functions which apply to al[...]

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    4 4 7 7 Useful Functions ENG 4 4 6 6 Useful Functions Description To rewind or fast forward while playing audio, press the ◀ / ▶ button as desired. (Holding the button pressed accelerates rewinding/fast forwarding.) You can set the skip interval using the F/F Step value at the Audio Setup menu. To select another audio file while playing, press [...]

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    4 4 9 9 Useful Functions ENG 4 4 8 8 Useful Functions V ideo The mPack can play video files recorded in the following formats: MPEG1/2/4, XviD, WMV, and ASF ( up to 720 x 576, 30fps). To play video files, complete the following steps: To play video, select Player in the main window. Select Video on the Player menu. Select a video file from the vide[...]

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    5 5 1 1 Useful Functions ENG 5 5 0 0 Useful Functions V ideo Player A video file is played with Video Player. The following picture shows Video Player playing a video file. Button operations of Video Player are described below: Description To rewind or fast forward while playing video, press the ◀ / ▶ button. You can set the skip interval using[...]

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    5 5 3 3 Useful Functions ENG 5 5 2 2 Useful Functions Description To enable the caption sync start while playing video, press the ( M ) button and choose Caption Sync Start at the pop-up menu. For more information on the caption sync start, refer to each button function. When a caption file is available, it is automatically played along with video [...]

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    5 5 5 5 Useful Functions ENG 5 5 4 4 Useful Functions Photo Preview/List of Photo Files The mPack is able to show digital photos in either Photo Preview (thumbnail) or list mode. Both of these modes require that the photo files, folders and albums be saved in the "Photo" folder on the mPack. Otherwise, the browser function must be used to[...]

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    5 5 7 7 Useful Functions ENG 5 5 6 6 Useful Functions Photo V iewer You can view a photo file with Photo Viewer. Press the ( M ) button in Photo Viewer to open the pop-up menu as shown in the following picture. The pop-up menu functions for Photo Viewer are provided below: Description Press the ( M ) button in Photo Viewer and choose Info at the po[...]

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    5 5 9 9 Useful Functions ENG 5 5 8 8 Useful Functions Album Editor Using Album Editor, you can create an album with your favorite photos and manage the photos by album. To use Album Editor, select an album file and press the ( M ) button. Then, choose Album-New or Album-Edit at the pop-up menu. Alternatively, select an album file and press the ▶ [...]

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    6 6 1 1 Useful Functions ENG 6 6 0 0 Useful Functions Radio The mPack contains an FM tuner for radio reception. Simply tune in to your favorite station and listen to current music, weather, sports or whatever you enjoy. To listen to the FM radio, complete the following procedure: Select Player in the Main Window. Select Radio in the Player menu. Th[...]

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    6 6 3 3 Useful Functions ENG 6 6 2 2 Useful Functions Preset Channel The mPack allows you to save your favorite radio station frequencies in the Preset Channel function so you can quickly move from one station to another. You can also give these stations a personalized name instead of relying on the radio frequency alone to tell which station is wh[...]

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    6 6 5 5 Useful Functions ENG 6 6 4 4 Useful Functions V ideo/Audio Recorder Record video and audio signals from an external input into a video/audio file. The Video & Audio Recorder functions are described below: Description To start video/audio recording, select Start . To play video/audio on the LCD screen during recording, set A/V Bypass to [...]

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    6 6 7 7 Useful Functions ENG 6 6 6 6 Useful Functions Mic Recorder Record signals from the built-in microphone into an audio file. Mic Recorder functions are described below: Description To start Mic Recording, choose Start . To change the path, choose Target Dir . Then select a new path in the folder selection window. The default target directory [...]

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    6 6 9 9 Useful Functions ENG 6 6 8 8 Useful Functions T ext The mPack is text capable, allowing you to store and view all your text files in .txt format. To read a text file: Select Browser from the Main Window. Select a text file on the Browser screen and press the ▶ button to open it with Text Viewer. For information on how to use the Browser, [...]

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    7 7 1 1 Useful Functions ENG 7 7 0 0 Useful Functions Play/Edit a File using Browser To play/view either an audio, video, photo, text or a game file, select the media you wish to play and press the ▶ button. Select an m3u file and press the ▶ button to display the pop-up menu as shown in the following picture. From the pop-up menu, Select Play [...]

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    7 7 3 3 Useful Functions ENG 7 7 2 2 Useful Functions Macro function When either Copy , Move , Delete , Rename or Info has been executed, the most recently executed function is set as the macro function. If a function is cancelled while it is being executed, it is not set as the macro function. A function set as the macro function is initiated not [...]

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    7 7 4 4 Applications 7 7 5 5 Applications ENG Applications The mPack comes with many built in applications that just make life a little more convenient, such as Games, Address Book, Calendar, Clock, and Chinese Conversation. To use an application, complete the following steps: Select Application at the Main Window. Select either Games , Address Boo[...]

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    7 7 7 7 Applications ENG 7 7 6 6 Applications Clock The mPack contains a clock function to help keep track of time when a clock isn't available. To display the clock, select Clock and press the ▶ button. To exit the clock function and return to the previous menu, press the ■ button. The following screen is displayed when Clock is selected.[...]

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    7 7 9 9 Setup ENG 7 7 8 8 Applications Setup The mPack can be personalized to a configuration that best suits you. You can configure options for Audio, Video, Photo, Radio, and System functions. To configure the setup, complete the following steps: Select Setup from the Main Window. Different setup menu items are provided for each of the following:[...]

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    8 8 1 1 Setup ENG 8 8 0 0 Setup V ideo Setup The following picture shows the Video Setup window with option items and their current settings. To change a setting, select an item and press the ▶ button. Then, use the ▲ / ▼ button to select the desired value. To apply the changed value, press the ▶ button again. To cancel your selection, pres[...]

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    8 8 3 3 Setup ENG 8 8 2 2 Setup Radio Setup The following picture shows the Radio Setup window options and their current settings. To change a setting, select an item and press the ▶ button. Then, use the ▲ / ▼ button to select the desired value. To apply the changed value, press the ▶ button again. To cancel your selection, press the ◀ o[...]

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    8 8 5 5 Setup ENG 8 8 4 4 Setup Function To format a media card, select Format Now . Once it is formatted, previous files or folders cannot be recovered. To set the settings back to the factory default, select Set to Default . Once they are set to default, they cannot be changed back to the previous settings. Option Format Media Card Set to Default[...]

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    8 8 7 7 ENG 8 8 6 6 The mPack won't detect my memory card. Because memory cards from different manufacturers have different characteristics, certain cards may not be detected. You can check "www.mpack.com.tw" to see the list of memory cards that are compatible with the mPack. If a memory card on the list is not detected, test the mPa[...]

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    8 8 9 9 ENG 8 8 8 8 Display TV-Out Speaker Microphone FM Radio Interface HDD Battery DC Power PC Software Accessory Dimension (mm) Video Decoding Video Encoding Audio Decoding Audio Encoding Image Decoding Text Viewer PIMS Language Specifications External Appearances 3.5" 320 x 240 Full Color TFT LCD NTSC/PAL Earphone Out 70mW (L/R 35mW) Inter[...]

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    9 9 1 1 ENG 9 9 0 0 Information Taiwan Headquarters Power Quotient International Co., Ltd. 14F, No. 16, Jian Ba Road Chung Ho City, Taipei, Taiwan Tel: +886-2-8226-5288 Fax: +886-2-8226-5268 www.pqi.com.tw E-Mail: sales@pqi.com.tw USA PQI Corporation 46661 Fremont Blvd. Fremont, CA 94538, U.S.A. Tel: +1-510-651-7281 Fax: +1-510-651-7240 www.pqimemo[...]

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    9 9 2 2 Disclaimer ● PQI is not liable for damage caused by fire, natural disaster (such as flood, thunder, lightning, earthquake, etc.), use by third party, accidents, improper temperature or humidity, or damage caused by misuse or malfunction through simultaneous use of the PQI product and the connected equipment. ● This warranty supersedes a[...]