BenQ 180 manual

We l c o m e J o ybee 180 MP3 Play er Us e r ’ s M a n u a l[...]

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1 T able of Cont ents Introducing the BenQ Joybee 180 MP3 Player ......... 1 Introduction ................................................................................. 1 Package contents .......................................................................... 2 System requirements ....................... ......................................[...]

2 Recording FM radio ................................................................. 28 Using the recorder function ........................................................ 29 Playing back recorded voice/FM files ......................................... 30 System setup .............................................................................[...]

1 Intr oducing the BenQ J o ybee 180 MP3 Pla yer Introd uct ion Thank you for purchasing the BenQ Jo ybee 180 MP3 Play er! The BenQ Joybee 180 MP3 Player offer s high qualit y audio playback and voic e recor ding functions at low power con- sumption. The FM radio function enables you to preset up to 16 radio stations for quick and easy listening . [...]

2 P ackage cont ents Check the co ntents of y our Joybee 180 MP3 Pl ayer package. Contact your dealer imme diately if any accessories are missing or appear damaged. 8 (1) BenQ Joybee 180 MP3 Pla yer (2) Bonus changeable co ver (3) USB cable (4) Earphones (5) Carr y bag (6) Carr y strap (7) CD-ROM(emanual/ QM usic/ Driver etc.) (8) Quick star t guid[...]

3 Syst em requirements Y our PC must c omply with the following requir ements in order to enable data transfer to y our play er: • O S: Microsoft W indows 98SE/2000/ME/XP (QM usic supports Windo ws 2000/XP) • CPU : P entium 200 MHz or faste r • I/O por t: USB (1.1 or higher) • D evice: CD-ROM • Hard disk space: 40 MB (minimum) • System [...]

4 T ouring the BenQ Jo ybee 180 MP3 Player The following section describes the var ious components of the Jo ybee 180. Buttons and por ts A-B/ T VOL MODE MIC (3) (1) (2) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8) (9) (10) To p V i e w Rea r Vie w Right View Front View Left View (11) (12)[...]

5 Item Descri ption Func t io n (1) Earphone and w ire d rem ote cont rol ja ck Connects to earphones an d wired remote cont rol ja ck. (2) MIC High sensit ivity built-in mic rophone for voice reco rdi ng . (3) P ower on/off button • Press onc e to turn on the Joybee 180. After the welcome not e is display ed, Jo ybee 180 enters the last used mod[...]

6 (7) V olume control Press V OL – or V OL + to decrease or increase volume respectively . Press and hold V OL – or V OL + to decrease or increase v olume continuously . (8) Rec ord Press to start recording. Pr ess again to stop reco rdi ng . (9) Mode • Press to switch modes. • Press and hold for 2 sec onds to display options for the cur re[...]

7 (11) Play/P ause/ Stop/Ent er • Press onc e to play an audio file in playback mode. Press onc e to pause playback and press again to continue pla ying in playback mode. • Press and hold for 2 sec onds to stop play- ing or recording and sw itch to file list lay- out. • Press to confirm a sel ection of a menu i tem in setup mode. (12) Previou[...]

8 OLED display The OLED screen displays info rmation about the player mode and file informat ion. The following table shows the icons dis- played o n the screen and their meanings. Icon Descript ion Indicates playba ck of an audio file. Indicates pla yback has been paused. Indicates audio file being scanned in forward direction (Forward). Indicates[...]

9 Indicates keys are locked. Indi ca tes pl ayer i s con ne cte d to a P C w i th the US B p or t and the battery is charg ing. Indi ca tes pl ayer i s con ne cte d to a P C w i th the US B p or t and data is being transmit ted. Displays file information and pla yer status. In MP3/WMA, voice pla yback, and FM file playback mode, and the file title/[...]

10 Getting Star ted A ttaching the strap The Jo ybee 180 has a stylish design, enabling y ou to c on- nect it to your belt using the strap or carr y it around using the car r y stra p. T o attach the st rap, do the fol lowing: 1. T urn the ring arou nd the OLED screen in the clockw ise dire c ti on t o st ar t rem ov ing it . 2. Remov e the ring by[...]

11 3. Place the ring on top of the should er strap ring, ar ound the OLED screen. 4. T urn the ring i n anti- clock - wise directio n and fix it in place.[...]

12 5. Flip the player over and insert the other end of the shoulder strap int o the slot on the back panel. A ttaching the carr y str ap T o attach the carry strap, do the following: 1. Remove the stra p if it i s attached. 2. Insert the car r y strap int o the slot on the back panel of the Joybee 180. Changin g the cov er The Jo ybee 180 also has [...]

13 2. Remov e the ring by lifting i t. Remov e the strap by sliding it out if it is attached. 3. Rem ove t he o ut er co ver of the Jo ybee 180 by unlocking the snaps on its outer edges . 4. Snap the desired cov er on the Jo ybee 180 and turn the ring in co unt ercl oc kw is e di rec - tion to comple te rep lace- ment.[...]

14 Charging the batter y The Jo ybee 180 can be charged using the A C power adapter (optional accessory) as well as from t he PC. Charging is done through the USB por t as follows: • Exact charging time differs according t o battery status. • Chargers for use in some areas ma y not have an indicat or . Check the battery charge status using the [...]

15 Charging using the AC po wer adapter Connect th e AC power adapter to the USB soc ket of the Jo ybee 180 using the USB cable pr ovided. Connect the adapter t o a wall outlet. The batter y star ts charg ing. T he battery is fully charged in about 4.5 hours. • If the Jo ybee 180 is off when charging begins, it turns on automati- cally and enters[...]

16 Connecting the Jo ybee 180 to a PC Connect the Jo ybee 180 to y our PC using the USB cable provide d. When the J oybee 180 is successfully connected to the PC, there are three indications as follo ws. •A n e w i c o n Rem ov a b le D i sk appears in the My C o m - puter wi nd o w o n y ou r PC. • The OLED screen of the Joybee 180 also indica[...]

17 • If your operation system is W indow s 98SE, please install driver first, or your PC won ’t be able to recognize your Jo ybee 180 as a flash disk. Y ou can find the driver in Joybee 180 CD-R OM. • If the Jo ybee 180 is off when it is connected to the PC, it turns on automatically and acts as a USB storage device. I f the Joybee 180 is on [...]

18 3. Another dialog box as shown below appears on the screen. Select BenQ J oybee 180 MP3 Player USB Devic e and press OK . 4. When the following dialog box appears on the screen, press OK and discon nect the Jo ybee 180 from the PC. Do not disconnect the Joybee 180 from y our PC without usi ng the pro- cedure described here or there ma y be loss [...]

19 Installing the software Insert the software CD pro vided with the Joybee 180 in the CD-ROM on your PC. The following installation men u is dis- played o n the PC screen. Select the desired software you want to install and click it. • Please read the table below to know more about the details before you start using QMusic. If the installation m[...]

20 The following table shows the contents and functions of the software suite on the CD . Item Description Install QM usic QM usic is an easy -to-use file manager that allows you to play an audio CD and MP3 files, co nve rt music on an audio CD into MP3 files, create playlists, and save y our MP3 files on CDs if your computer is equipped with a CD [...]

21 Installing the USB driv er Installing in W indows ME/W indows 2000/W indows XP 1. T urn on the power of the Be nQ Joybee 180 MP3 Player by pressing the po wer button and then co nnect it to the USB port of your c omputer using the USB cable pro- vided. 2. A New Hardware Foun d message appears on the PC screen and installation of the driver is c [...]

22 U s ing the BenQ J o ybee 180 MP3 Pla yer T ur ning the Jo ybee 180 on and off • Press the po wer button o nce to turn on the J oybee 180. Joybee 180 enters the last used mode automatically (default is MP3/WMA playback). If there ar e files on the Jo ybee 180, the titles of these files are displa yed on the screen. • Press and hold do wn the[...]

23 T ransferr ing data to the Jo yb ee 180 Y ou can transfer your music files to the Joybee 180 using W in- dows File M anager as well as the QM usic software pro vided on the software disc. QM usic provid es the addi tional functi on to enable you to c onv ert your audio CDs into MP3 files and copy them to the player . T ransferr ing data with W i[...]

24 Playing MP3/WMA/W A V music files U se the following procedure t o quickly start listening to your favo rite music on the BenQ Jo ybee 180 MP3 Playe r. 1. T urn on the Joybee 180. The player ent ers the last used mode automatically and di splays a list of files i f present. 2. Press the MODE button repeat edly to switch to MP3 mode. 3. Press the[...]

25 Rep e a t p l ay Y ou can use differ ent repeat function t o play m usic files or record ed voi ce f ile s. 1. Press and hold t he MODE button for two seconds to display a menu. 2. Use the or key s to select the REPEA T option. 3. Pre ss t he k ey to co nfirm your selection. 4. Use the or key s to scro ll through the va rious repeat opt ions. ?[...]

26 Selecting an EQ mode The Jo ybee 180 provides seven equalizer modes to e nhance the quality of audio . Select the EQ mode as described in the fol- lowing proc edure. 1. Press and hold th e MODE button for two seconds to display a menu. 2. U s e t he or keys to select the EQ option. 3. P ress the key to con fir m your se lec tion . 4. U se th e o[...]

27 Listening to FM radio The radio mode of the Joybee 180 enables you t o listen to FM radio a s foll ows. 1. T urn on the Joybee 180. 2. Press the MODE button repeatedly to switch t o FM mode. 3. Choose a FM frequency using one of the procedur es described below: • Press the or keys to skip to the previous or next frequency . Press and hold down[...]

28 Saving preset channels in memory Y ou can sav e your fa vorit e channels for quick acc ess as follows: 1. W hen listen ing to your favorite channel, press and hold the MODE key for 2 seconds to display a pop-up men u. 2. U s e th e or keys to choose a channel number (16 channels provided) for sa ving the preset c hannel. 3. Press t he key to con[...]

29 U si ng th e re corde r fun c ti on The Jo ybee 180 has a rec ording function t o enable y ou to recor d your v oice using the built-in micro phone as follows. • Recor ding function will be disabled when the batter y is low . 1. Press the key to star t recording and speak into the microp hone. 2. Pre ss t he key to pa use recordi ng and press [...]

30 Pl ay i ng b ac k re co rde d voi ce/ F M f i le s The V OICE mode enables y ou to pla y back y our reco rded voic e files or FM radio pr ograms. All voice r ecorded signals ar e saved as W A V files with a file name such as MIC001.wav while FM programs are saved with filenames such as FM001.wav . The number at the end o f the filename indicates[...]

31 Syst em setup The system setup menu pr ovides additional functions to enable y ou to customiz e the Jo ybee 180. Press the MODE but- ton r epeatedly to ent er the SETUP mode as described in the following sections. Y ou can exit fro m the menu at any time without making changes by pressing the MODE button. Deleting files from the Joybee 180 U se [...]

32 8. U se th e or keys to scroll through the files and select the one that yo u want to delete . 9. Press the key to delete the selected file( s). A menu is display ed to co nfirm if you r eally want to delete the select ed file(s). 10. U se the or keys t o sel ect Ye s if you want to continue d eleting or No to cancel t he oper- ation. 11. Pres s[...]

33 Setting the recor ding quality T o set the qual ity of sound while r ecor ding fr om the built- in microp hone or the FM radio , do the following: 1. T urn on the Joybee 180. 2. P ress the M ODE button rep eatedly to switch to SETUP mode. A menu is displaye d on the OLED screen. 3. Use the or key s to select the Reco rd Q ua l it y option. 4. P [...]

34 2. Press the MODE button repeat edly to sw itch to S ETUP mode . A menu is displayed on the OLED screen. 3. U s e t he or keys to select the Date Ti me option. 4. Press to c onfirm your selec tion. 5. The screen displays the date. 6. U se th e or keys to set the year , month , and the da te. Switch to the next field by pressing the key to confir[...]

35 Setting the language T o set the la nguage, do the following: 1. T urn on the Joybee 180. 2. Press the MODE button repeatedly to sw itch to S ETUP mo de. A menu is displayed on the OLED screen. 3. Use the or key s to select the Language option. 4. P res s to confirm your select ion. 5. The screen displays the various choices for the language set[...]

36 Viewing system information T o view infor mation about the system such as de tails about memory usage, number of music and v oice files, and the ver- sion number of the firm ware, do the following: 1. T urn on the Joybee 180. 2. Press the MODE button repeat edly to sw itch to S ETUP mode . A menu is displayed on the OLED screen. 3. U s e t he or[...]

37 U s ing QM usic QM usic is a software pr ovided to help you t o organize y our music collection . Y ou can use it to pl ay audio CDs or MP3s on your PC, c onv ert audio CD tr acks into MP3 format, create playlists, transfer music to your J oybee 180, burn music CDs and create your own music album. The QM usic icon appears o n your Deskt op after[...]

38 Overv iew of QM usic The user interface o f the QM usic program is shown in the illustr ation below. Act i o n buttons Left panel Display Right pane Fea tur e buttons Search wind o w Sys tem buttons Playback buttons Status bar[...]

39 Fea t ur es Descr iption Action buttons Provide specific functi ons of QMusic. Left button: Con vert CD audio tracks to MP3 formats. Right button: Add audio files saved in y our PC to either Mus i c L i b r a r y or MP3 folder under Jo ybee 180. Left pa ne l . There are two default folders in your hard di sk: Mu s i c Libra ry and My J oy b e e [...]

40 My Jo y b e e : QM usic auto matically synchr onizing function folder . When y ou set Joybee 180 MP3 pla yer automatically synchro nizing every time the Joybee 180 MP3 play er is connected to your PC, the audio files in Jo ybee 180 wil l be replaced by the files here. Jo ybee180(F:24 A vailableCapacit y ...) : This app ears when your J oybee 18[...]

41 For more detailed information on buttons function, please refer to HELP file. Playback buttons Pro vide func tions such as playing a selec ted file, skip ping to th e next or p revious files, pausing pla yback, s topping playbac k, ejecting a CD , and volume control. Status bar Displays details of files, such as total number of fi les and pla yi[...]

42 A dding music to the Jo ybee 180 using QM usic Connect the Jo ybee 180 to the PC using the procedure described in "Connecting the Jo ybee 180 to a PC" on page 16. The icon J oybee 180 appears in the left panel of the QM usic interface, and the dir ectories on the Jo ybee 180 are display ed under the icon. Y ou can now add files t o you[...]

43 Adding music fr om an audio CD to Joybee 180 1. P ut an audio CD in the CD-ROM on your PC. The icon appear s in the left panel o f QM usic, and the files on the CD appear in the r ight panel. 2. Select the files to be added to the Jo ybee 180 by clicking the checkbox es in front of the files.[...]

44 3. Click the ic on, and QM usic starts con verting the selected files into MP3 files. 4. After the con version is completed, a New A l bu m is added to the left panel. All the conv erted files are placed in this album . Click the New Album to displ ay the details of files in the rig ht panel.[...]

45 5. Click to select the file to be added to the Joybee 180. T o select more than one file, press and hold the Ctrl ke y on the keyboard while selecting the files. T o select all files, click the first file, press and hold the Shift key on t he keyboard, and then click the last file. If y ou want to delete files, select fil es and press the Delete[...]

46 6. Drag to copy the selected files from the right pan el to the MP3 direct ory under the Joybee 180 icon. • When files ar e being transfer red to the Joybee 180, do not discon- nect the Joybee 180 from the PC. Use the procedure described in "Disconnecting the Jo ybee 180 from a PC" on page 17 to disconnect the player . • Check if t[...]

47 Adding files from a PC to J oybee 180 1. Click the My J oy b e e folder in the left panel. 2. Press and a dialog box opens to help y ou to select the desired files. Bro wse and select MP3, W A V or WMA files to be added to the Joybee 180 fr om the PC. Pr ess Open to add the selected files to My Jo y b e e .[...]

48 3. Click the Joybee 180 icon on the QM usic in terface.[...]

49 4. Press and QM usi c starts tr ansferring the fi les in the My J oy b e e folder to the Jo ybee 180. Before transfer- ring the selec ted files to J oybee 180, QM usic shows a dial og box to as k if you wa nt to del ete th e exis ting file s in the My Jo y b e e fo l d er. I f yo u w a nt t o ke e p th e m , a bo r t the transfer and back up the[...]

50 U pdating Jo ybee 180 auto matically w ith QM usic Y ou can set up the Jo ybee 180 to be updated with the music from the My J oy b e e folder automatically when i t is connected to the PC. 1. Click the My J oy b e e folder in the left panel.[...]

51 2. Press and a dialog box opens to help you to select the desired files. Bro wse and select MP3, W A V or WMA files to be added to the Joybee 180 fr om the PC. Pr ess Open to add the selected files to My Jo y b e e . 3. Press on the right pa nel of QM usic in the function button area.[...]

52 4. In the Option dialog bo x shown, click the Joybee tab .[...]

53 5. Select Auto matically launch QM usic when Joybee added under Launch Settings and Aut omatically trans- fer MP3 files to Joybee when added under Update Set- tings. Click the butt on to sav e your settings. 6. Connec t the Joybee 180 to the PC and QM usic auto- matically updates the fil es on Jo ybee 180 with the files in My Jo y b e e folder .[...]

54 Deleting files using QM usic U se the following procedur e to delete files on your J oybee 180 using QM usic. 1. Star t QMusic. 2. T urn on the Jo ybee 180 and connect it to the PC using the USB cable. 3. Locate the fi les to be d eleted by clicking on the Mi cIn or MP3 subdirectory under the J oybee 180 icon in the left panel of QM usic.[...]

55 4. The files in the selected directory are displa yed in the rig ht p anel. C lick to s elec t the fi le to b e delete d. T o select more than one file, press and hold the Ctrl ke y on the keyboard while selecting the files. T o select all files, click the first file, press and hold the Shift key on t he keyboard, and then click the last file. 5[...]

56 T r oubleshooting U nable to transfer files to Jo ybee 180. Check the following: • The USB cable has been securely connected to the PC and Jo ybee 180, and the Jo ybee 180 is turned on. • The US B driver has been installed on your PC. Data stored in J oybee 180 is lost. If the power suppl y is unstable when the Joybee 180 is con- nected to a[...]

57 Ser v ice I nformat ion If you cannot solve the pr oblems encounter ed while using the Jo ybee 180 with the troubleshooting guide, please contact our worldwide service locations to obtain the latest driv ers and online support ser vices. Area Count r y Te l e p h o n e N u m b e r E-mail Address Asia China +86-512-68092520 service@benq.com.cn Ho[...]

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