Teac MP-315 manual

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    MP3 Player MP-315 User Manual ®[...]

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    English – 2 | MP-315 Disposing of the Product Your device should not be placed in municipal waste. Please check local regula- tions for disposal of elec- tronic products. z Changes in specifications and features may be made without notice or obligation. z Copyright © 2010, T EAC Euro pe GmbH. All rights re- served. Editi on: January 201 0 z Comp[...]

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    English – 3 | MP-315 Content Important Hints ................................................................................................................ ..... 4 Warning ................................................................................................................................. 4 Cautions .................................[...]

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    English – 4 | MP-315 Important Hints z The supplied batteries are subject to wear out. Their capacity and therefore their life time depend on the numbe r of charge/decharge cycle s. And even without u sing them there is a deterioration of capacity. Chan g es in temper ature like high or low temperatures, mechanical stress (like dropping down) or [...]

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    English – 5 | MP-315 z Only use b atteries, chargi ng adapters, and a ccessories which were approved from TEAC for using it wit h a certain device model. Using other types of eq uipment ma y void the appr oval for use, and/or warranty cl aims. Furthermore t here may b e dan- gerous implications. Please ask in case your vendor for approved accesso[...]

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    English – 6 | MP-315 Notice z Please char ge the batt ery immediatel y when th e display i ndi- cates low battery, or the device will be powered off automati- cally. z Please disc onnect the player from PC prop erly to avoid da ta loss. z The transfer rate displayed on the PC may be different depend- ing on the operating system. Exa ct transfer r[...]

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    English – 7 | MP-315 System Requirements z Hardware: IBM PC & Compatible PC, Notebook with USB interface z Operating System: Windows2000/ XP, Windows Vista, Windows 7 Package Content Please check th e package for th e following ite ms. If any one o f them is missing, pl ease contact the vendor: z MP-315 Main Unit z Stereo ear phones z USB cab[...]

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    English – 8 | MP-315 Charging the battery The device has a rechargeable built-in lithium -polymer battery. It is charged via USB connection. You ar e req uired to charge it when you use it for the first time. To charge the battery, connect the l arger end of the USB cable to the USB interface of PC, and connec t the other smaller end of the USB c[...]

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    English – 9 | MP-315 Keys Description 1 MENU/OK Menu key 2 Move to prev ious file / fast rewind 3 Increase volume 4 Move to next file / fast forward 5 Decrease volume 6 Power On/Off / Play/pause 7 HOLD slider 8 USB Port 9 Neck strap 10 Earphone Jack 11 Internal microphone 12 Display 13 Reset hole[...]

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    English – 10 | MP-315 Power On/Off Make sure the battery is sufficient and the headphone is con- nected correctl y. To power on: Press and hold the key until you see prompt o n the display. To power off: Press and hold the key until you see prompt o n the display. Lock function This prevents you from accidental pressing the bu ttons while using t[...]

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    English – 11 | MP-315 Basic Operation Function Operation Play/Pause Press the button to play or pause. Adjust Volume Shortl y or long press the or button to decrease or increase th e volume. Move to the previous file Under playback mode s hortly press the button. Move to the next file Under playback mode s hortly press the button. Fast Forward Pr[...]

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    English – 12 | MP-315 Browser Function To browse all files stored in the player: 1. In the music, video, photo an d text mode, shortly press the MENU/OK button to ente r browser mode. 2. Press the / button to select a folde r or a file, and press the MENU/OK button to confirm selection or press and hold the MENU/OK button to return to main menu. [...]

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    English – 13 | MP-315 My Favorite With this option you can listen to your favorite music that you already marked as favorite. MediaLib Update Use this option when ever you store or delete songs so the artist, album and genre listing s are recreated accurately. Note : When the player i s unplugged from the P C via the safe USB device removal, the [...]

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    English – 14 | MP-315 Equalizer To set EQ go to SETTING Î Music Î EQ Select . Repeat/Play mode To set Repeat/Play mode go to SETTING Î Music Î Play Mode . Remark: the player support au dio formats of .mp3, .wma, .wav, .flac, .ape. Playing Videos 1. Press and hold the MENU/OK b utton to display th e main menu. 2. Use the / or / buttons to sele[...]

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    English – 15 | MP-315 FM Radio Important: Earphone cable serves as an extended antenn a, so please keep it plugged in. On the main menu, select “FM RADIO” with the buttons / or / and press the MENU/OK button to turn on the FM radio. Manual Scan Press MENU/OK to show options, press / to select Manual then press MENU/OK button. Short press or t[...]

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    English – 16 | MP-315 Listen to Station To listen to saved station, 1. Shortly press the MENU/OK button to activate sub menus. 2. Press / to switch to the Preset menu and press the MENU/OK button to enter the PRES ET mode. 3. In the PRESE T mode, press the / button to select a saved sta- tion for listening. Delete station 1. Shortly press the MEN[...]

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    English – 17 | MP-315 Reading E-book Read 1. Press and hold the MENU/OK b utton to display th e main menu. 2. Select “TEXT” with the button s / or / and press the MENU/OK button to confirm. 3. In browser mode, press the / button to select a folder or a .txt file, and press the MEN U/OK button to open the se lected file. 4. In E-Book mode, pre[...]

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    English – 18 | MP-315 Voice Recording Record 1. Press and hold the MENU/OK b utton to display th e main menu. 2. Select “RECORDIN G” with the butto ns / or / and press the MENU/OK button to enter the r e- corder mode. 3. Shortly pres s the button to start recording. During re- cording, you can press the button to paus e/resume re- cording. 4.[...]

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    English – 19 | MP-315 Explorer Enter Explorer mode to view all folde rs and files loaded on your player. Furthermore files can be deleted. Selecting Files 1. Press and hold the MENU/OK b utton to display th e main menu. 2. Select “BROWSER” (Explorer) with the buttons / or / and press the MENU/OK button. 3. Press the / button to select a fold [...]

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    English – 20 | MP-315 Customizing Settings To customize the pl ayer settings: 1. On the main m enu, select th e “SETTING” i tem and press the MENU/OK button to enter the system set- tings mode. 2. Press the / button to select sett ing item and press the MENU/OK button to confirm . In submenu press the button to go to the upper menu. Title Onc[...]

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    English – 21 | MP-315 E-Book Auto Scroll Time Set interval between the previous and the next page when the device is in auto page up /down mode. Stereo Off, On (Enable or disable stereo effect) Radio FM Region China, Europe , Japan, USA Photo Auto Scroll Time Set interval between the previous and the next slide in auto slide show mode. Backlight [...]

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    English – 22 | MP-315 Converting Videos The player supports AV I video format at a re solution of 160x1 28. Please use the software on th e provided CD to c onvert vid eos. The converting tool AVICon verter supports t he conversion to many dif- ferent video formats (A VI, RM, RMVB, MPG, MPG4, ASF, DAT, WMV, etc.). AVI Converter Tool Setup Locate [...]

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    English – 23 | MP-315 Converting Videos to AVI format Please run AVIConv erter from PC to convert vi deos and proceed as shown in the following. After converting is finished, copy t he converted video file t o the player, and enjoy wa tching it on the player. 1) Click Add 2) Select Resoluti on: 160x128 4) Select saving Location 5) Input target fi[...]

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    English – 24 | MP-315 Firmware Upgrade If the player behaves erroneousl y upgrading or restoring th e firm- ware may help. Please l ocate the firmware upgr ade tool and the firmware file on the provided CD to upgrade the player. Proce ed as described in the following: Important! Please note before upgrading: 1. Don’t upgrad e firmware if the pl[...]

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    English – 25 | MP-315 button to off then hold MENU/OK button and conn ect playe r to PC using USB cable at the same time, till PC fin d the player stor- age.) If connected successfully, a dialog box will display “UsbBoot download successfully!” and show flash information. Then proceed with step c . If connecting fails, the dialog box will dis[...]

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    English – 26 | MP-315 Troubleshooting Problem Possible Cause Solution Battery is too low. Charge the battery. The LCD displays nothing when the device is started. The keys are locked. Unlock the Hold switch. The player has no response when the Play button is pressed to play an audio. The keys are locked by Hold switch Unlock the Hold switch. The [...]

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    English – 27 | MP-315 Problem Possible Cause Solution Some of MP3 files cannot be played properly. The MP3 file is compressed by a standard, such as MPEG I Layer 1 or Layer 2 that the player does not support. 1. Delete the unsup- ported MP3 files. 2. Use MPEG I Layer 3 standard to com- press the unsup- ported MP3 files. The file format is not sup[...]

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    English – 28 | MP-315 Technical Specifications Item Specification Capacity The MP-315 is available with several different capacities. Please refer to the values on the packaging. Battery Type Rech argeable Li thium polymer battery Battery Life About 18 hours of music playback or 3 hours of video playback LCD Display 1.8-inch TFT screen 128 x 160 [...]