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Store ‘n’ Play MP3 PLA YER USER MANUAL VM-399[...]
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1 Regulatory Information: This device complies with part 15 of FCC rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) This device may not cause harmful interference, and (2) This device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation. FCC Notice: This equipment has been tested and found[...]
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2 Contents Handling Precaution ...................................................................................................................... 3 Product Featur es ............................................................................................................................ 4 Package Contents ....................................[...]
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3 Handling Precaution Before using this device, please carefully read and understand the safety instructions listed below . 1. Read carefully all the attached user ’ s materials, and fully understand the operation guide and warnings of this device. 2. Check if the contents in the packaging of the device are consistent to the packing list. 3. When[...]
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4 Product Featur es - 1GB on board memory - Supports WMA and MP3 fi le formats - Bit rates supported 32kbps - 320kbps constant & variable - W indows Media DRM 9 & DRM 10 support - 2 Colour OLED Display - ID3 T ag: Song title and Artist - Digital FM tuner with up to 30 preset channels - FM recording - V oice recorder with built in microphon[...]
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5 Package Contents 1. Store ‘n’ Play MP3 Player VM-399 2. Stereo Earphones 3. Mini USB Cable 4. AAA Batttery 5. Carry Strap 6. Quick Start Guide 7. CD Containing W in 98SE Driver and User Manuals[...]
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6 Product Drawing & Function Keys Mini USB Jack Record Button Play Button Key Lock 5-way key- up, down, left, right menu MIC Earphone Jack 1 Earphone Jack 2 Battery Compartment Lanyard[...]
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7 Description of LCD Display V olume indicator Equaliser Key lock Mode Song name Album Information Elapse time Play mode Play status Power indicator Track information T otal time of the song[...]
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8 Function Buttons Status Button Press Mode Functions Power on Long Power off Power off Short Power on Stop/Pause Short Play fi les Play Short Pause Pause Long Scan fast forward Stop Long Continuously next track Stop/Pause Short Move to the next track Play Long Scan fast forward Play Short Move to the next track Menu Short Enter sub menu FM (norma[...]
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9 Function Buttons Status Button Press Mode Functions Play (within 5 sec after play start Short Move to the last fi le Menu Short Enter the previous stage menu FM (normal radio mode) Long Scan broadcasting frequency from low to high FM (normal radio mode) Short Scan forward with 0.05MHz as a unit FM (preset radio mode) Short Continuously selecting[...]
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10 Connecting to the computer Connect the player to the PC with the provided USB cable. Computer system r equirement 1. Microsoft W indows 98SE/Me/2000/XP 2. CD-ROM drive 3. Pentium CPU above 233MHz 4. W ith RAM memory above 32MB (if the operating system is Windows XP , the RAM should be above 64MB) 5. Hard disk space should be above 20MB 6. Port s[...]
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11 File Upload and Download After the device is connected to the computer for uploading / downloading, no special operation other than simple “drag-drop” is needed. 1. Connect the player with your computer by the included USB cable. 2. Double click “my computer” in W indows, you will fi nd a new icon “removable disk”, which represents [...]
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12 Basic Functions Power on/ off Power on Press “play/pause” button to start device. Start fi gure The following is the interface when powered on: Shut off 1. Long press “play” button, the device will be shut off, as the progress bar displayed below . 2. When the progress bar is full, the device will shut of f automatically . 3. If releasi[...]
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13 Basic Function Mode switch This device has three working modes: music mode, FM mode and voice mode. Press “M” to enter “mode selection” item, press “vol+” button or “vol-” button to select desired mode among “music mode”, “FM” and “voice mode” ,or select “return” to keep the original mode, press “M” button aga[...]
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14 Basic Function FM radio Important: Only when earphone is plugged in earphone jack 1,can the FM radio be received. Normal FM mode In normal FM mode, you can scan broadcasting station automatically or manually . There are “mode, auto scan, frequency preset, frequency save, record sensitive, frequency selection, system setting and return” are a[...]
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15 Basic Function Broadcast auto scan In preset FM mode, press “M” button enter menu, and select “auto scan”, the digital player will start to scan broadcasting stations in all the frequencies, and the scanned broadcasting stations will be automatically stored in preset channels. Record Function FM record In FM mode,the programs from FM sta[...]
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16 Additional Functions A B repeat When music fi le or voice fi le is being played, press REC/A-B button to set the start (point A) for repetition, and press REC/A-B button again to set the ending point (point B), the device will start A-B repeat. Press REC/A-B button again to end A-B repeat, and continue playing the current fi le. EQ setting Se[...]
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17 Additional Functions File management Delete 1. Press “M” button to enter function menu, select “delete fi les” function. 2. Press “M” button to enable delete function; 3. Search the needless fi les by using “ ” or “ ” button, and select “yes” to delete the fi le; select “no” to return to the menu. Or press “REC?[...]
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18 Firmware upgrade Firmware upgrade fi le and upgrade procedures are available from the below website. www .verbatim-europe.com or www .verbatim.com Y ou are recommended to check the availability of new fi rmware release version to perform upgrade periodically to enhance the performance of the player . Notes: 1) Disconnection during fi rmware u[...]
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19 System Setting System setting selection menu In all working modes, the following system settings can be conducted “Interface language, auto shut of f, timing shut off, backlight time, contrast, scroll speed, default setting, about and return” OSD language Set the operation interface display language. “English, France, Spanish, Portuguese, [...]
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20 System Setting Contrast It is used to set the contrast of OLED,totally 10 grades:”1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10”are available. Y ou can also select “return” to keep the original settings. Scroll speed If the length of character string is too long to be displayed by OLED, OLED will scroll disp laying the character string. The speed of scroll can b[...]
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21 Main Menu T ree Diagram MENU Mode selection EQmode Play mode Deleting files Recording Bit Rate System setting Music mode V oice mode FM mode Normal Rock Jazz Pop Classic Bass Normal Repeat one Repeat all Shuffle Random shuffle 48kbps 96kbps 128kbps OSD language Auto shut off Tining of f Backlight time Contrast Scroll speed Default setting About[...]
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22 T rouble Shooting 1. The device r efuses to work or OLED does not display . • Check if there is enough batttery power • Check if the polarities of batery are correct 2. The device does not r espond to button press • Check the “hold” button is in “on” position. If it is in “off” position, button press does not work 3. It cannot [...]
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23 Speci fi cation Note: The above mentioned speci fi cations of digital audio player are subject to change for the purpose of performance upgrading without notice. Dimensions (L x W x H) 74 x 35 x 18.6 mm Net W eight 35.5g (battery not included) Internal memory capacity 1GB Power supply One alkaline battery 1.5V AAA PC interface Mini USB (USB 2.[...]
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24 T echnical Suppport Europe : For technical support in Europe e-mail drivesupport@verbatim-europe.com or call 00 800 3883 2222 in the following countries: Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany , Hungary , Italy, Luxembour g, Monaco, Nether- lands, Norway , Poland, Portugal, Republic of Ireland, Spain, Sweden and Switzerland. All oth[...]