Toshiba Portable MP3 Player manual

1 Portable Medi a Center Owner’s Manual © TOSHIBA CORPORATION 2006 All Rights Reserved[...]

2 Warning from TOSHIBA an d Microsoft Corporation (This gigabe at pla yer use Microsoft ® Windows Mobile ® Software for Por- table Media Centers) Do not use this product wh ile driving a car! If y ou use this Devi ce while driving, remember that y our saf ety depends on usi ng it responsib ly . Accidents can hap pen quic kl y . Keep y our hands o[...]

3 Product Name: Portable Media Center Model Number(s):MES30V, MES60V FCC Notice This equipment has been tes ted and found to compl y with the limits fo r a Class B digital devic e, pursuant to part 15 of t he FCC Rules. These limits are d esigned to provide reasonable prote ction against harmful inte rference in a reside ntial install ation. This e[...]

4 Safety Precautions Safety icons This manual contai ns safety instructions tha t must be observed in order to avoid potential ha zards that could resul t in personal in juries, damage to y our equipment, or loss of data. The se safety caution s have been classified acco rding to the seriousness of the risk, and the icons h ighlight these instructi[...]

5 Precaution s for Use Should you not ice any abnormality such as odor , smoke or ov erheating , turn off the power an d disconnect the A C adapter . Continuing t o use the product ma y result in fire , electric shoc k or burn, possibly result ing in serious injury . If water or other f oreign object should enter the equipment, t urn off the pow er[...]

6 Do not operate the produ ct while wal king, driving a car , or r iding a motorcycle. Y ou ma y f all or caus e a traf fic accident, possib ly resulting in serious injury . Y ou cannot hear sounds from the surrounding environme nt, which ma y lead to an une xpected accident, possibly resulting in serious injury . Be careful not to let a small chil[...]

7 Do not place t he product in a hot place . Placing t he product un der direct sunlight, in a clo sed car , near a stove , etc., ma y result in hea t generation or fi re, possib ly resulting in serious injur y . The product ma y also break possib ly resulting in serious injury . Do not subject the di spla y surf ace to impact. Doi ng so ma y resul[...]

8 Occasionally disc onnect the po wer plug and clean it if dirt or dust has adhered to the prongs or the mount su rf ace of the prongs . The insulation of th e power pl ug ma y decrease , resulting in fire possib ly resulting in serious injury . Do not co v er the A C adapter wi th a cushio n or place it near a heate r or on a carpet when the adapt[...]

9 T able Of Contents Safety Pr ecautions ............ ............. ............. ................ ............. ............... .............. . 4 Table Of Conte nts .. ............. ................ ............. ............. ................ ............. ............ 9 Welcome ............. .............. ............. ............... ........[...]

10 Viewing P hotos .............. ............. ................ ............. ............. ................ ............. .. 51 Viewing Photos Sorted by Folder .................................................................. ........ 51 Viewing Photos Sorted by Date ................................................ ............................. [...]

11 Terminol ogy ........... ............. ................ ............. ............. ................ ............. .......... 94 Possible Error Messages (Mai n Unit) .................... .............. ........... ............. ........ 95 Troubles hooting ........ ............. ............. ............. ................ ............. ........[...]

12 Welcome Trademarks - gigabeat and Plus Touch are trademarks of Toshiba Corporation. - Microsoft, Windows, Windows Media and Windows Mobile are either registered trade- marks or trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the Unit ed States and/or other countries. - Adobe, the Adobe logo and Reader are trademarks or registere d trademarks of Adobe Sys[...]

13 Software and Owner’s Manual - Under the copyright laws, a part or all of accompanying so ftware and this manual cannot be reproduced in any form without the prior written permission of TOSHIBA. - Toshiba will not be responsible for any loss that may be caused to a customer or third party through the use of a machine with the appended software [...]

14 Important Use Information Handling the Produ ct - Do not subject the product to st rong impact, as it may damage the product or de stroy the reco rded data. I t may also cau se other failures a nd malfunctions . - Do not apply unnecessary f orce to the product’s di splay surface, as it may damage the display. - Placing the product in a bag al [...]

15 Cleaning the Product To clean the exterior, wi pe it gently with a soft cloth. Nev er use benzine or thinner , as it ma y cause discoloration or damage to the finish. When using a chemical clea ning cloth, f ollow the instructions f or the cleaning clot h you’ re using. Software Upgrades - Softw are Upgra des may become av ailable to enhance u[...]

16 Precautions Concerning the Built-in Hard Disk - The internal h ard disk cont ains firmware da ta and demo fi les for th e gigabeat. T he disk area that can actu ally be used is the area excep t for these files. Precautions Concerning Data Deletion at Time of Disposal or Transfer - When the gigabeat is dis posed of or sold with the hard disk in a[...]

17 AC Adapter When using the AC adapter, carefully read and observe the in formation in “Safety Precautions” ( > p. 4) as well as the following instruction s. Refer to “Specificati ons” ( > p. 99) for the type of the supplied AC adapter. - Be sure to use the supplie d A C adapter . The use of another adapter ma y result in damage , he[...]

18 Parts diagram ! Note - Use only Toshiba authoriz ed accessories when connec ting to the pin conn ector at the bottom of the unit. a Headphone /V-OUT jack b Lock switc h Slide this s witch in t he direction of the arro w to lock the gigabeat to pre vent inadv ertent button oper ations . c POWER button d VOL(+)/VOL(-) button e SKIP butto n f PLAY/[...]

19 Setting Up the gigabeat Set Up Charging the Built-in Battery When charging th e gigabeat f or the first time , make certain to fully charge th e batter y . Preparation Set the BA TTER Y s witch on the bottom of th e main unit to ON. Using the AC Adapter Connect the A C adapter t o the gigabeat in th e order A to C shown bel ow . It tak es appro [...]

20 Charging via the USB Cable Connect the gigabeat to the PC via the supplied USB cab le . / Note - If Windo ws Media ® Pl a yer 10 is not installed on y our PC , the gigabeat can not be connected properly . Install Windo ws Media Pla yer 10 bef ore you connect the gigabeat to y our PC . ( > p. 22) - Battery power ma y be used when the gi gabea[...]

21 / Note - If the screen does not displa y the charging status, see “Troubleshooting ” ( > p. 96) . - The charge time will v ar y depending on the condition of th e built -in battery , ambient temper ature , etc. - The charge ma y stop tempor arily to limit the temper ature increase in the gigabeat. - Charge the b uilt-i n battery within th[...]

22 Setting Up the gigabeat Setting Up Y our PC Installing the Inc luded Software (*1) Only PCs with pre-installed oper ating systems are suppo r ted. Macintosh ® computers and OS are not supported. (*2) In order for the devi ce to transf er information using USB 2.0, the USB 2.0 protocol must be instal led on the PC . If the PC can only tr ansf er[...]

23 P erf or m the f ollow ing procedures bef ore using the gigabeat. Window s Media Pla y er 10 and the Owner’ s Manual are installed. T o tra nsf er music , video and ph oto data to the gig abeat via PC , use Wind ows Media Pla y er 10. ! Note - Even wh en Windows Medi a Pla ye r 10 is already installe d on the PC , contin ue the installat ion p[...]

24 Connecting the gigabe at to Y our PC T o tr ansf er trac ks and other data to th e gigabeat, co nnect the gigabeat to you r PC via the USB cab le . a T urn on the PC. b T urn on the gigabeat. c Using the USB cable, connect the PC and gigabeat. - The gigabeat is automat ically turned on when connected to the PC . - When connecting to a PC f or th[...]

25 Setting Up the gigabeat Basic Operation Basic Operation Buttons on th e gigabeat and their Functi ons ● Star t screen The Start screen is the basic screen f or all gigabeat oper ations . Selection of an y menu items starts from this screen. ST ART b utton Displays the Star t screen in which you can select a menu item to operate. Back button Re[...]

26 ● Selecting a n item T ouch the top or bott om of the Plus T ouch b utton to mov e between the selection items. T ouch the left or right of the Plus T ouch but ton to change the items . ● Confirming your selection Press the OK to perf orm the function of the sele cted item.[...]

27 On-screen Displays ● Icons Standby screen This screen is displa yed when the gigabeat is tr ansf erring inf ormation. Y ou cannot operate the gigabeat whi le this screen is displa yed. This screen is also displa yed when a displa y tak es a long time to app ear such as with large phot o files . Pla y P ause Rewind Fo rw a rd Loc k Elapsed Time[...]

28 Enjo ying Music Downloading T rac ks Downloading T racks fr om a Music CD to Y our PC a Insert the music CD in the CD-R OM drive of y our PC. b Start Windows Medi a Pla yer 10. c Clic k the “Rip” b utton. d T urn off the chec k boxe s for tra cks y ou do not want to down load. e Click the “Rip Music” button. / Note - F or details , ref e[...]

29 T ransferring T racks fr om the PC to the gigabeat a Using the USB cable, connect the giga beat to y our PC. b Select “Synchr oniz e media file s to this de vice” and c lic k OK. c Select “Automatic” or “Manual” for the PC/gigabeat sync hr onization method. A utomatic: Synchronization auto matically star ts. Manual: Proceed to St ep4[...]

30 e Right-c lic k the conten t to transf er fr om the list on the cen ter of the screen and select “Add to” ➝ “Sync List”. f Click the “Star t Sync” button i n the lower right-hand corner . / Note - When synchronization is set to “A utomatic” and the synchronized dat a are deleted from the PC, t he data will also be del eted from[...]

31 T ransferring Album Art to the gigabeat T o tr ansf er alb um art to the gigabeat , the alb um i nf o with pic ture has to be imported to Window s Media Pla y er 10 in ad va nce. (Importing album art) a In the “Library” tab, right-c lick the alb um and then se lect the “Find Album Inf o”. b Searc h the alb um info y ou want to impor t. c[...]

32 Enjo ying Music Listening to Music Example: Selecting tracks from “artists” a From the Start screen, select “m y m usic” and press OK. b Scroll to the left or right and select “artists. ” c Select the desir ed artist and press OK.[...]

33 d Select the desired alb um and press OK. e Select the desir ed trac k and press OK or PLA Y/P A USE button. / Note - WMA files that are cop yright protecte d in Windo ws Media DRM10 might displ a y the errors described below and ma y not be play ab le. 1) “PLA Y LIMIT EXCEEDED” (The pla y limit du ring which pla yback i s possible has been [...]

34 Playbac k Screen Y ou hav e multip le options f or the playbac k screen. Scroll to the left or righ t using the Plu s T ouch button to change your screen lay out. Displa ys elapsed time and t rac k informat ion. Displa ys elapsed time , trac k inf ormation and the alb um ar t. Displa ys elapsed time and la rge f ormat album art. Lists tr ack s a[...]

35 / Note - Album art is not displa y ed if the art is not tr ansf erred to the gigabeat . Playb ack Fu nctions Contro lling the V olume Press the V OL(+) or V OL(-) button. V olume displa y appears for about one second. The setup screen allo ws you to set the shuffle , repeat settings as well a s EQ setti ngs.[...]

36 Repeat Play/Random Pla y Repeat Play a While a track is playing bac k, scr oll to the left or right using the Plus T ouch butt on to displa y the trac k setup scre en. b Press “repeat” and then O K. Random Play a While a track is playing bac k, scr oll to the left or right using the Plus T ouch butt on to displa y the Setup screen. b Select [...]

37 Changing the EQ Y ou can select the desired equali zer mode . a While a track is playing bac k, scr oll to the left or right using the Plus T ouch butt on to displa y the Setup screen. b Select the equalizer setup. c Press OK an d select t he desired to ne.[...]

38 Adjusting A udio Quality Y ou can compensate the high-freque ncy sound data of 16kHz or more that has been cut with the compression from a Music CD to a WMA or MP3 file f ormat. High-frequency sound compe nsation technolog y is co-dev eloped b y K yushu Institute o f T echnology Cen ter f or Human Quali ty of Lif e through IT and T OSHIBA. a Fro[...]

39 Enjo ying Music Using a Quic k List f or Pla yback Creating a Quick List a From the Start screen, select “m y m usic” and press OK. b Scroll t o the left or right using the Plus T ouch b utton and select “songs, ” “alb ums, ” “genres” or “artists. ” c Select the desir ed trac k, alb um, genre, or artist to be added to the qui[...]

40 Deleting T racks from the Quic k List a From the Start screen, select “m y m usic” and press OK. b Scroll t o the left or right using the Plus T ouch b utton and select “playlists. ” c Select “quick list ” and press OK. d Select “remove all from quick list” and press OK. e When pr ompted, se lect “yes ” and press OK.[...]

41 Playing the Pla ylist a From the Start screen, select “m y m usic” and press OK. b Scroll t o the left or right using the Plus T ouch b utton and select “playlists. ” c Select the quic k list or playlist transfer red fr om Windo ws Media Pla yer 10 and press OK. d Select “play all” an d press OK .[...]

42 Enjo ying Music Managing T rac ks Rating a T rack a While a track is playing bac k, scr oll to the left or right using the Plus T ouch butt on to displa y the Setup screen. b Select the star s. c Press OK to change the numbe r of stars. Each time you press the OK butto n, the number of stars changes . When trac ks a re synchroniz ed to Wi ndows [...]

43 Deleting T racks a Using the USB cable, connect the gigabeat to y our PC. b Start Windows Medi a Pla yer 10. c Clic k the “Sync” tab. The contents of the gi gabeat appear in the right windo w . d From “M usic” in the right windo w , select the item y ou want to delete. e Right-click to display a menu. Select “Delet e from device” fr [...]

44 Enjo ying Phot os T ransferring Photos ! Note - The gigabeat can only di spla y image files in JPEG f or mat. a Using the USB cable, connect the giga beat to y our PC. b Select “Synchr oniz e media file s to this de vice” and c lic k OK. c Select “Automatic” or “Manual” for the PC/gigabeat sync hr onization method. A utomatic: Synchr[...]

45 e Select the content to transfer in the L ibrary tab. f Right-c lic k the conten t to transf er fr om the list on the cen ter of the screen and select “Add to” ➝ “Sync List”. g Click the “Star t Sync” button i n the lower right-hand corner . / Note - T o display “All Pict ures” in the tree vie w , tur n on the check bo x for ?[...]

46 Downloading Photos fr om a Di gital Camera to the gi gabeat Y ou can transf er photos stored in a digital camer a to the gigabeat b y connecting the gigabeat directly t o the digital camer a which supports USB mass storage or PTP . Operation cann ot be guar anteed f or all devi ces. a Connect the gigabea t and digital camera using t he con versi[...]

47 Deleting a Photo a From the Start screen, select “m y pictures” and press OK. b Scroll t o the left or right using the Plus T ouch b utton and select “vie w by fo lder . ” c Select “Copied from Card or Camera” and press OK. d Select the folder for the photo yo u want to delete , and pres s OK.[...]

48 e On the “Copied It ems” screen, sele ct the photo y ou want to delete and press OK. f Scroll t o the left or right using the Plus T ouch button to displa y the photo setup scre en. The top and bottom of Plus T ouch butto n will be the right and left when the orientation of displa y is landscape. g Select “delete” and press OK. h Select [...]

49 Reserving Free Space for Images T o down load photos from a digi tal camera direct ly to the gigabea t, you can reserv e free space f or storing images. a From the Start screen, select “settings” and pre ss OK. b Select “reserve space ” and press OK. c Press OK.[...]

50 d Select a capacit y for t he free space y ou want to reserve, and press OK. / Note - Y ou cannot sav e data from your PC in the reserved space .[...]

51 Enjo ying Phot os Vie wing Photos Viewing Phot os Sorted by Folder a From the Start screen, select “m y pictures” and press OK. b Scroll t o the left or right using the Plus T ouch b utton and select “vie w by fo lder . ” c Select a f older to di spla y and press OK. d Select a photo to be disp la yed in full screen, and press OK.[...]

52 Viewing Phot os Sorted by Date a From the Start screen, select “m y pictures” and press OK. b Scroll t o the left or right Plus T ouch b utton to select “vie w b y date. ” c Select a month and y ear f or displa y and press OK. d Select a photo to be disp la yed in full screen, and press OK. / Note - Photos tak en without a date stamp are[...]

53 Changing the Display Changing the Photo Press the top or bottom of the Plus T ouch button. The right and lef t of Plus T ouch b utton wi ll be top an d bottom when the orientation of displa y is lan dscape. Zoom a Scroll t o the left or right Plus T ouch b utton to displa y the photo setup screen. The top and bottom of Plus T ouch butto n will b[...]

54 / Note - Y ou also can z oom in the photo b y pressing OK whi le the photo is displa yed. - A photo with 32 0 x 240 (pix el) or smaller cannot be zoomed. - If yo u press the left , right, top or botto m of the Plus T ouch butto n during displa y of an enlarged phot o , y ou can mo v e the ph oto left/right or up/down. Changing the Orie ntation o[...]

55 e Select “landsc ape” or “por trait” and press OK. f Press the B A CK b utton to return to the phot o displa y screen. Displaying Phot o Inf ormation T ouch the left or right of the Pl us T ouch b utton. While a photo is dis pla yed, the name and date of the photo appear togethe r with the Pla y/P ause icon and Battery Po wer icon. If a [...]

56 Displaying T rack Inf ormation a Scroll t o the left or right Plus T ouch b utton to displa y the photo setup screen. b Select “show m usic” and press OK. Y ou can return to the thumbnai l displa y of the photos by pressing th e BACK button.[...]

57 Enjo ying Phot os Viewing a Slidesho w a From the Start screen, select “m y pictures” and press OK. b Scroll t o the left or right using the Plus T ouch b utton to selec t “vie w b y f older” or “vie w b y date . ” c Select the f older or date y ou wish to view in the sli deshow . d Select “play slide show” and press OK.[...]

58 P ausing the Slidesho w Press the PLA Y/P A USE button. If you press i t while a trac k is pla ying both the slideshow and tr ack are pause d. During the slideshow , you can change the displa y . F or details , ref er to “Changing the Display” ( > p. 53) . Changing the Slide Interval a During the slideshow , press the left or right of the[...]

59 Playing a Slidesho w in Random Order a During the slideshow , press the left or right of the Plus T ouch butt on to displa y the photo setup screen. b Select “shuffle” an d press OK. c Scroll t o the left or right using the Plus T ouch b utton to return to the original sc reen.[...]

60 Enjo ying Phot os Managing Photos Deleting a Photo a Using the USB cable, connect the giga beat to y our PC. b Clic k the “Sync” tab. c From “Pictures”, select the ite m you want to delete . d Right-click to display a menu. Select “Delet e from device” fr om the menu. The selected photo wil l be deleted from the gigabeat.[...]

61 Enjo ying Video Downloading Video T ransferring Videos to y our gigabe at a Using the USB cable, connect the giga beat to y our PC. b Select “Synchr oniz e media file s to this de vice” and c lic k OK when prompt ed. c Select “Automatic” or “Manual” for the PC/gigabeat sync hr onization method. A utomatic: Synchronization auto matica[...]

62 f Right-c lic k the conten t to transf er fr om the list on the cen ter of the screen and select “Add to” ➝ “Sync List”. g Click the “Star t Sync” button i n the lower right-hand corner . / Note - WMV files that are cop yright protecte d in Windo ws Media DRM10 might displ a y the errors described below and ma y not be play ab le. [...]

63 Enjo ying Video W atching Video a On the Start screen, select “m y videos” and press OK. b Sroll to the left or right using the Plus T ouch b utton to select “sort by date”, “sort by sour ce” or “sort by name”. c Select the video y ou want to pla y and press OK. d Select “play” and press OK.[...]

64 e When y ou stopped watc hing video, y ou can either resume watching later from where you left off or restart from the beginning. f Select “resume” or “pla y from beginning” and press OK. Changing the Screen Orientation a Press the ST ART b utton. The video will be paus ed and the Start screen will appear . b Select “settings” and pr[...]

65 d Select “display” and press OK. e Select “landsc ape” or “por trait” and press OK. f Press the BA CK button to retu rn to the vide o playback screen. Deleting Video Data Y ou can delete video s in the same wa y as “Dele ting Tracks” ( > p. 43) . F rom “Video” i n the right windo w , select the it em yo u want to delete .[...]

66 Enjo ying Video W atching videos/Vie wing photos fr om y our gigabeat on your TV a Connect the gigabeat to the TV b y using the inc luded A V cable. b From the Start screen, select “settings” and pre ss OK. c Select “display” and press OK. Connect the A V cable to the V -OUT jack ( Headphone jack) on the gigabeat. T o A V IN Jacks[...]

67 d Select “tv out ” and press OK. e Select “on” and press OK. f Select “ok” and press OK. / Note - When a video is pla yed on the TV screen, nothing appears on th e screen of the gigabeat. - When the gigabeat is t urned off, it returns to the gigabeat screen. - Y ou can control the v olume by pressing the V OL( +) or V OL(-) button on[...]

68 Switching betwee n NTSC/P AL a On the Start screen, select “settings ” and press OK. b Select “display” and press OK. c Select “tv system” and press OK. d Select “NTSC ” or “P AL ” a nd press OK. Select “NTSC” f or TVs used in the North Amer ica. Select “P AL ” for TVs used in the A ustralia & Ne w Zealand.[...]

69 Enjoying TV Downloading TV Sho ws If you ha v e a Window s Media Edition PC , y ou can transf er TV shows that were recorded ont o yo ur PC . Fo r details on Win dows Medi a Edition, ref er to the HELP se ction of the Media Edition PC . a Connect the gigabea t to the Windo ws Media Edition PC. b Press the green “Start” b utton on the remote [...]

70 Enjoying TV Vie wing Recor ded TV Pr ograms Selecting a TV Show to Pla y a On the Start screen, select “m y tv” and press OK. b Scroll t o the left or right using the Plus T ouch b utton to selec t “sort by date” or “sort by name. ” c Select the TV show y ou wish to play and press OK. d Select “play” and press OK.[...]

71 / Note - Only Programs t hat were recorded or tr ansf erred using Windo ws XP Media Center Edition 2005 or later will be regis tered in “my tv”. Any ot her videos will appear in the “my vid eos” fo lder .[...]

72 Enjoying Radio Using the Radio Set Channels Using A uto Preset a On the Start screen, select “radio” and pr ess OK. b Press the left or right of the Plus T ouch b utton and select the group. Channel can be s et to eithe r group 1 or group 2 separat ely . c Scr oll to the top or bottom usin g the Plus T ouch butt on and select “Setup” and[...]

73 e Press OK to select the area. When you repea tedly press OK, the area changes as f ollows: Japan ➝ Nor th Am eric a ➝ Latin America ➝ Other coun tries ➝ Aus t r a li a ➝ Europe f Select the “Sensitivity ” ro w . g Press OK to select the se nsitivity . When you repea tedly press OK, sensitivit y changes as f ollo ws: Middle ➝ Hig[...]

74 Manually Add Channels a From the Start screen, select “radio” and pres s OK. b Press the left or right of the Plus T ouch b utton and select the group. c Scrolling to the top or bottom of the Plu s T ouch butt on select “Add ne w preset” and press OK. d Scroll t o the top or bottom to sele ct the frequency of the radio station y ou want [...]

75 e Press OK. f Select “ok” and press OK. Modifying Channel S ettings a From the Start screen, select “radio” and pres s OK. b Press the left or right of the Plus T ouch b utton and select the group. c Select a cha nnel to ch ange the setting of and press OK. d Select “Manual T uning” and press OK. The frequencies are displ ay ed.[...]

76 e Pressing the top or bottom of the Plus T ouch button, tune the frequency . f Press OK. A confirmation message appears. g Select “ok” and press OK. F requency in the channel is displa yed and then it returns to the pre vious screen. Deleting Channe l Settings a From the Start screen, select “radio” and pres s OK. b Press the left or rig[...]

77 Enjoying Radio Listening to the FM Radio Selecting a station a From the Start screen, select “radio” and pres s OK. b Press the left or right of the Plus T ouch b utton and select the group. c Pressing the top or bottom of the Plus T ouch butt on, select a channe l (frequenc y) y ou want to listen. Listening to the FM Radio a From the Start [...]

78 Changing Settings Adjusting the Displa y Backlig ht OFF-Time a From the Start screen, select “settings” and pre ss OK. b Select “display” and press OK. c Select “bac klight” and press OK.[...]

79 d Select the duration of time f or the back light to turn off afte r no operation is perf ormed, and press OK. / Note - The back light sta ys on while playing TV sho ws , videos, and slidesho w , and while pla ying music with the A C adapter connected. Adjusting Brightness a From the Start screen, select “settings” and pre ss OK. b Select ?[...]

80 d Select y our preferr ed setting and press OK. Using “effects” Y ou can set ho w y our gigab eat operat es using t he “eff ects” setup scre en. a From the Start screen, select “settings” and pre ss OK. b Select “effec ts” and press OK.[...]

81 c Select “screen eff ects” and press OK. d Select “on” and press OK.[...]

82 Changing the Lan guage and Region Changing the Onsc reen Languag e a From the Start screen, select “settings” and pre ss OK. b Select “international” and press OK. c Select “language” and press OK.[...]

83 d Select the language and press OK. e Press the left or right of the Plus T ouch but ton to select “yes” and then press OK. Changing the Region Y ou can change the f ormat to displa y dat e, time , and n umbers . a From the Start screen, select “settings” and pre ss OK. b Select “international” and press OK. c Select “standar ds”[...]

84 d Select the region and press OK. e Scroll t o the left or right using the Plus T ouch b utton to selec t “yes” and pres s OK.[...]

85 Changing Settings Operation Settings Setting Sound Effects a From the Start screen, select “settings” and pre ss OK. b Select “effec ts” and press OK. c Select “sounds” and press OK.[...]

86 d Select “on” and press OK. Adjusting Scr oll Speed a From the Start screen, select “settings” and pre ss OK. b Select “effec ts” and press OK. c Select “scr olling speed” and press OK.[...]

87 d Select from “slow , ” “normal” and “fast” and press OK.[...]

88 Changing Settings Resetting the gigabeat Returning to the Factory Settings a From the Start screen, select “settings” and pre ss OK. b Select “restore origina l settings” and press OK. c Scroll to the left or ri ght to select “yes” and press OK.[...]

89 Changing Settings System Inf ormation a From the Start screen, select “settings” and pre ss OK. b Select “informati on” and pres s OK. c Select “P ortable Media Cente r , ” “contents” or “legal” and press OK. The ve rsion of P or table Medi a Center , the number of items stored in the gigabe at and used/a v ailab le space.[...]

90 Others Menu List my tv sor t by date sor t by name my mus ic playl ist s songs genres albums ar tists my pictures view b y date vi ew by fol de r my videos sor t by dat e sor t by source sor t by name radio Setup Area Sensitiv ity Auto Preset Add ne w preset settings music shuffle off on repeat off on equaliz er none acoustic classical electroni[...]

91 settings pictures transi tions 3 seconds 5 seconds 7 seconds 10 seconds 15 seconds 30 seconds shuffle off on displa y lands cape por trait video displa y lands cape por trait displa y bac klight 1 second 5 seconds 15 seconds 1 minute alwa ys on brightness 1 dim 2 3 4 5 bright tv out off on tv system NTSC PA L eff ects screen eff ects on off soun[...]

92 settings international language Deutsch English Espanol Fr a n c a i s standards Chinese (PRC) Chinese (T aiwan) Danish Dutch (Belgium) Dutch (Netherlands) English (Canada) English ( United Kingdom ) English (Unit ed States) F rench (Belg ium) F rench (Cana da) F rench (F rance) F rench (Lu xembo urg) F rench (Swi tzerland) German ( A ustria) Ge[...]

93 settings inf or mation P or table Media Cent er contents legal Harmonics on off[...]

94 Others T erminology DRM10 A digital right s management technology of Microsoft Corporatio n supported by Windows Media Player 10 or higher. It supports the subscript ion as well as standard copy protection. EQUALIZER A device or functio n to control sound qualit y by increasing or decreasi ng the level of each frequency band. MP3 (MPEG-1 Audio L[...]

95 Others P ossible Err or Messa ges (Main Unit) The gigabeat ma y display the f oll owing erro r messages . * Portable Media Center Help is refe rred to as the Owner’s Manual here. Message Content and Corrective Ac tion The item is missing or damaged. See P ortable Media Center Help on y our computer .* The item to be pla y ed ma y be deleted or[...]

96 Others T r oubleshooting If you e xperience any of the f ollo wing issues while using the gigabeat, chec k the f ollowi ng guide f or the possib le cause bef ore requesti ng service. Issue Cause Solu tion Refer The gigabeat doesn’t pow er up . The butt on doesn’t wor k. The BA TTER Y s witch is set to “OFF”. Set the BA TTER Y switch to ?[...]

97 Reset If the issue cannot be resol ved aft er taking the abo v e correctiv e actions , reset the main un it by following the step s below: 1 Unplug the A C adapte r from the main unit. 2 T urn “OFF” the B A TTER Y switch. Af ter about 5 seconds, turn the ba tt er y swi tch “O N” ag ai n. Settings won’t retur n to the init ial state. Ex[...]

98 Others Frequentl y Asked Questions Q: Why won’t my PC not recognize the gigabeat ? A: The gigabeat may not be re cognized if it i s connected to a PC via the USB hu b. Connect the gigabeat to the PC without using a USB hub. Q: Why do tracks fail to transfer to the gigabeat ? A: You cannot transfer tracks to the gigabeat that ca nnot be played [...]

99 Others Specifications Audio format - WMA (Windows Media A udio) - WMA 9 Lossless - MP3 (MEPG-1 Audio La yer3) - WAV ( P C M ) Video format WMV (Windows Media Video) Photo format JPEG (9000 x 6000 max.) Sampling frequenc y 8 to 48 kHz ( > p. 101) Bit rate (Audio data ) 4 to 320 k bps ( > p. 101) (Video data) Less t han or equal to 800kbps B[...]

100 *1: 1 Gigabyte(GB) means 10 9 = 1,000,000,000 bytes using pow ers of 10. The operating system of the gigabeat and cer tain computer operating systems, howe ver , calculate storage capacity using powers of 2 f or the definition of 1 GB =2 30 = 1,073,741,824 bytes and theref ore show less storage capacity . Av aila ble storage capacity is also le[...]

101 / Note - This product complie s with the abo ve speci fications . - Design and specificat ions are subject to change wit hout notice . - This product ma y not be compatible with f eatures and/or specification s that ma y be added in the future . - The illustr ations and screen displa ys appearing in this manual ma y diff er somewhat from the ac[...]

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