Transcend Information MP320 manual

MP320 User’s Manual[...]

2 Table of C ontents Introducti on ︱ ............................................................................................................ 5 Pa ckage Conte nts ︱ ................................................................................................ . 5 Features ︱ ...............................................................[...]

3 RADIO Mo de ︱ ......................................................................................................... 16 Liste nin g to the Radio ................................ ..................................................................... 16 Selecting a Radio Station ..................................................................[...]

4 PC -L ock ................................................................................................ ............................ 32 Partition ............................................................................................................................ 34 Log In / Log Out ......................................................[...]

5 Introducti on ︱ Thank you f or purch asing T ranscend ‟s M P320 , a next -g eneration MP3 Player that combin es a ll th e advant ages of li ghtweight port able music with the bene f it s of a U SB flash drive, and in cludes m any extra features su c h as an FM radio, advanced digit al voice recordi ng , kara oke-style lyrics disp l ay , A- B [...]

6 USB f la sh drive cap abilities for dat a tra nsfer and storage Included software can be used t o lock y our comp ute r and p asswor d-protect your f iles 7 Equalizer ef fects , including a c ustomizabl e USER EQ settin g Internal re chargeable Li-ion battery provides over 15 hours o f con tinuous music playback* Built-in USB 2.0 connect or fo r [...]

7 Caution: Risk of Deafness  Repeated or regular use of headpho nes or e ar phones at volum e levels above 80 decibels can give a false impression that t he audio level is not high enough. Users may t ry to p rogressiv ely increase th e volume control, there fore risking a dangerous n oise level for their ears.  To pro t ect yo ur h ealth and[...]

8 Player Co ntrols ︱ Figure 1. MP 320 A H old Switch B A -B Repeat / R EC C M enu Button D Mi crophone E H eadphone Jac k F Lanyard A ttachment Loop G Volum e Up H Play / Pause / Pow er I N ext / Fa st- Forward J Volum e Down K Previous / Rewind L Reset Butt on M Hi -Speed USB 2.0 Conne ctor N Dual-C olor OLED Di splay[...]

9 Music Pla y ba ck Screen ︱ Figure 2. OLE D D isplay ICON INDI C A TION A Record Source Built-in Microp hone FM Rad io B V A D Indicates V oice Activity Detecti on is ena bled C Record Quality Low Quality Me diu m Qua lity High Qu ality D Sleep Indicates the Sleep T imer is enabled E EQ Mode (Blank) Nor m al P op Rock Classica l Jaz z Bass USE R[...]

10 Basic Opera tion ︱ Charging the Battery Remove the MP320 ‟ s cap and p lug its U SB conn ector directly into an availa ble USB port on y our deskt op or notebook com puter . The MP320 ‟ s intern al Li -io n battery will begin ch arging. Figure 3. Conne ct ing to a Co mputer Power ON Press and h old the but ton to tur n on the player . An a[...]

11 Play a Son g Press to play the currently selec ted MP3, W MA , or WA V t rack. Pause a Song Press to pause and un-paus e a track duri ng playback. Next T rack Press to ski p to the next available song. Prev ious T rack Press to go back to the previ ous song. Fast Forward Press and hold the button to fast - forward. Rewind Press and hold the butt[...]

12 Hold W he n t he switch ena bled, a ll of the MP320‟s buttons will b e d is abled, a nd cannot acci dentally b e pr essed while in your p ocket. Reset If the MP320 is not functio ning properl y , y ou can r eboot by pressing for 3 to 5 seconds.[...]

13 MUS IC Mode ︱ Before buying DR M (Digi t a l Ri ght s Management ) protected m usi c onli ne, please be advis ed that the M P320 only s upport s WMA-DRM 10 fi le protection. Playin g MP3, WMA , or WMA-DRM10 Music 1. Press and hold the button to power ON the M P320. The M ain Menu will appear.  If the M P320 is already on, press th e b utton[...]

14 2. Select either “ M y Playlist ” or an importe d playlist f i le (if availabl e) and pres s . 3. Use t he and bu ttons t o move up and down t he li st of availabl e songs. Press o r to play the highlig hted so ng. W hen t he song e nds, th e rest of the files in the playlist will then b e played. 4. To exit playlist pl ayba ck, simply selec[...]

15 5. To remove all so ngs, highlight “ M y Playlist ” an d press the button, then sel ect “ Yes ” t o confirm. Deleting Music File s 1. In the MU SIC mode, press and hold to enter th e File Navigat or. 2. Navigate to the f ile you want to delete wit h the / and / buttons. 3. W ith the file hi gh lig hted, press t he button and s elect “ [...]

16 RADIO Mo de ︱ Liste nin g to the Radio 1. Plug in the earpho nes . (Earphones must b e plugged-in to listen t o the Radio) 2. Press the button to go to th e Main M enu . 3. Use the and button s to select th e “ FM ” icon and press . 4. T he curr ent FM radio freq uency will be displ ayed.  The f irst time you use the Radio, t he MP320 w[...]

17 2. Use the and buttons to select the chan nel you want to listen to. 3. Press to listen to th e selecte d channel. Re cording t he Ra dio 1. Select a radio stati on that you want to record. 2. Press and hold the b utto n for 2 seconds to begin recordi ng the station. 3. An automatically generated f ile name for y our recordin g will appear.  [...]

18 RECORD M ode ︱ The MP3 20 can r ecord f rom 2 different sources: the FM Radio or t he bu ilt-in micr ophone. The REC ORD mode is f or creating voice recordings and playing back both FM a nd voice recordings. T o reco rd f rom the FM Radio , please s ee the previous s ection on “ R ecordi ng the Radio . ” Making Voice Reco rding s with the [...]

19 2. The “ M I CIN.DIR ” or “ FM IN.DIR ” f older will appear, and a l ist of available recording s will be shown. Use the and b uttons to move u p and down t he list. 3. Press to play the sele cted recording. 4. To switch betwe en the M ICIN.DI R a nd FM IN.DIR f olders, p ress or select the icon and press to go up to the “ Ro ot ” di[...]

20 Settings ︱ T he Set tings Menu 1. Press the b utton t o enter the M ain Menu. 2. Use the or bu ttons to selec t the “ Settings ” ico n an d press . Equalizer (EQ) There are seven e qualizer modes to ch oose from: Normal , Pop , Rock , Classic al, Jazz, Bass, an d User EQ 1. In the SETTINGS me nu , use the and buttons to selec t “ EQ ” [...]

21 4. Press or to increase or d ecrease levels in 1. 0dB steps (Adju stment range: -7dB t o +8 dB ) 5. Press to save the n ew User EQ setti ngs and r eturn to the SETTI NGS men u . Repeat Mo de There are seven Repeat modes to choo se from: N or m al (plays all music f ile s availa ble one time, in co nsecutive order) Repeat O ne (continuously r epe[...]

22 Record Settings Record Quality The q uality o f an a udio rec ording can be s et t o Low (8, 000Hz) , M edium ( 16 ,000Hz) , or H igh ( 32 ,000Hz ). Higher recordi ng quality setti ngs require m ore memory sp ace to save the record ed WA V f iles. 1. I n the SETTIN GS menu , u s e or t o select th e “ R ecord Settin gs ” ico n and press . 2.[...]

23 VAD (Voice Activity Detect io n) V AD allows the M P320 to make gapless v oice rec ordings. T his m e ans during v oice r ecor ding wi th th e intern al microphone, the play er will only record wh en it detects voic es. I f the person(s) pa uses or stops s pea king , the M P32 0 will tempor arily stop rec ording u ntil th e person(s) start s spe[...]

24 2. Use or to sele ct a Screen Saver de l ay and press . The screen saver will commenc e whenever this amount of time passes with no button activity. Av ailable delay timers are: “ Di sable ” , “ 10 S ec onds ” , “ 20 Seconds ” , and ” 60 Se conds ” 3. Afte r you select a Screen Sav er time delay , a list o f available screen s av[...]

25 Date / Time Settings Set Date / Time Th is setting lets you adjus t the time and date, choose be tw een 12Hr or 24Hr format, and s et the tim e zone. 1. I n the SETTI NGS m enu , us e or t o sel ect t he “ D ate/Tim e Setti ngs ” icon and press . 2. Use or to select the ” Se t Date/Tim e “ ico n and press . 3. Use and to move betwe en 12[...]

26 Daylight Sav i ng Time (DST) If your regio n u s es DST , the M P320 can automatic ally adjust th e clock for Summer and W i nter time. 1. I n the SETTI NGS m enu , us e or t o select the “ D ate/Time Settings ” ic on and pres s . 2. Use or to select the “ D aylight Saving ” icon and press . 3. Use or to switch betwe en “ En able ” o[...]

27 Mu sic T ransfer Protocol (MTP) If y ou own W MA-DRM 1 0 m usic f iles o r i f you wa nt to use W indows Media Player 10 to synchroni ze music between y our c omp uter a nd th e M P320, the Music T ransfer P rotoc ol (M TP) must be enabled. This setting lets you switch betwe en M TP or USB trans fer modes. U SB (Use this mod e for normal tr ansf[...]

28 Driver I nstallation ︱ Driv er Insta llation for Windows ® Me , 2000 , XP an d Vista No drivers a re re quired. Th ese W indows ® Operati ng Syst ems have built-in drivers t o s upport the M P320. Pl ug your M P320 i nto an available US B p ort and W ind ows ® will install the n ecessary f ile s. A Remov able D isk drive with a newly assi g[...]

29 Co nnecting t o a Comp uter ︱ If you are using Windows Media P lay er 10 a nd want to play W MA -DRM 10 musi c f iles , you mus t set the M P320 ’ s Musi c T ransfer Mod e to M T P to transf er and synchroni ze mus ic files between the com puter and your M P320. T ransferr ing Files to the MP320 If you w ant t o use your M P32 0 to listen to[...]

30 4. W hile f il es are bein g transferre d to t he M P320, th e scree n will display a “ WRITE” message. A f ter f iles hav e bee n s uccess f ully tr ansferred, th e “ READY ” message will be displayed agai n. 5. If you choose to trans fer files or folders to the c omput er, the MP320 will displ ay a “ READ” message indicating that f[...]

31 Transcend Di gital M usic Pla y er Util ity Softw are ︱ Please read the following instruc tions before using the T ranscend Digi t al Musi c Player Utili ty progr am . T he T ranscend Digital M usic Player Utili ty has four functions: PC -Lo ck (Use the M P320 to temporarily lock your computer ) Partiti on (Divide your M P320 ‟ s memory i nt[...]

32 3. W hen the Tra nscend Digit al M usic Player U tili ty is f i nished inst alling, click the “Fini sh” button to exit the wizard. Figure 12. Inst allat ion co mple te The Tra nscend Di gital M usic Player Utility p ro gram ca n be f ound in : “ - > Program s - > Transcend -> Di git al Music Player U tility . ” PC -Lo ck W i th [...]

33 Figure 14. Enab le PC-Lo ck 4. You can change the text displayed on th e screen while the comp uter is lock ed in the “ Screen Sa v er M essage ” f iel d. Figure 15. PC -Lo ck Scre e n Save r tex t 5. You ca n adjust the period of time t hat your comp uter will be lock ed for wit h the “ Ena ble Timer ” option . Set the Un lock Timer in [...]

34 Figure 16. PC -Un lock T i m er 6. Click the “ OK ” b utton to start th e PC -Lock. Figure 17. S t art PC -Loc k  When PC - Lock is en abled, your com puter will b e locked w hen the M P320 is unplu gged  While yo ur computer is l ocked, the screen will dis play the “ Screen S aver Message ” tex t T o unlock t he comput er , you m [...]

35 1. Connect the M P320 to your comp uter. 2. Start the Transcend Digital Music Player Utili ty ( - > Program s -> Transc end -> Digital M usic Playe r Utili ty ) 3. Click on the “ Parti ti on ” button in the Transcend Digital M usic Player Utility window or T ask Bar menu. Figure 18. T r ansce nd Dig ita l Music Playe r Util ity – [...]

36 3. Click on t he “ Login/Log out ” button in the Tra nscend Digital M usic Player Utility wi ndow or T ask Bar menu. Figure 21. T r ansce nd Dig ita l Music Playe r Util ity – Log in/o ut 4. The Login/out win do w will appe ar. Input your pa ssword and click “ Logi n . ” Figure 22. Ente r you r pas sword 5. W hen succ essfully logged i[...]

37 Figure 25 . Change Pas sword 4. Click on the “ OK ” b utton to com plete the New Password setup. Forgotten Passwords If you forget y ou r passwor d, use the passwor d hint to help you r emember y our password. I f y ou a re stil l unable to rememb er your p a sswor d, you will have to use t he Parti tion f unction to res et t he Public and P[...]

38 Troublesh ooting ︱ If a p robl em occurs with y our M P320, please f irst check the in formation listed below be fore t aki ng y our M P320 for rep air . I f yo u a re unable to remedy a problem from the following hints, please consult your dealer , service center , or local T ransc end branc h of fice. W e also have F AQ and Support services [...]

39 Plug the earpho nes into the earp hone s jack again to make s ure they are properly conn ected. MP320 Powers OFF automatically M P32 0 features a SLEEP M ode, w hich acts a s a Powe r S aving feature. Y ou can p reset your M P320 t o P ower OFF automatically a fter 15, 30, or 60 mi nutes . Please re f er to the “ Sleep Tim er ” section of th[...]

40 Specifica tions ︱ Size (L x W x H ): 85.5 mm × 25.5 mm × 13 mm Weigh t: 29g (with Li-ion battery) M usic Formats: M P3, W MA and W MA-DRM 10 (Subscriptio n music) Recording Form at: IM A_ ADPCM ( W AV ) Estim ated Ba ttery Li fe: 15 hours ( fully charge d battery) Com pression Rate s: 32Kbps to 320Kbps Data Retenti on: Up to 10 years Erase C[...]

41 Recyclin g & En v ir on me ntal Co nsiderations ︱ Recycli ng the Product (WEEE) : Y our product is designed a nd manu factured wit h high qu ality mat eri als and components, w hich can be recycled and r eused. W he n you s ee the cr ossed-out w heel bin sym bol a ttached to a product, it me ans the prod uct is covere d by the European Dir[...]

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