Emerson MP205 manual

Visit our web site at www .emersonradio.com MP205 O W N E R ’ S M A N U A L Personal MP3/WMA Player with FM Radio and Voice Recorder ™[...]

2 IMPORT ANT NOTES This device complies with Part 15 of the 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. This equipment has been tested and found to comply with[...]

3 COPYRIGHT/TRADEMARKS Microsoft, Windows Media and the Windows logo are trademarks or registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and/or other countries. Mac and the Mac logo are trademarks of Apple Computer , Inc. registered in the United States and/or other countries. Pentium is a registered trademark of Intel in the Unit[...]

4 Thank you......... for purchasing this Emerson Personal MP3/WMA™ Player . This MP3/WMA™ player of fers easy to use plug & play features and has enough memory so you can listen to hours of your favorite songs. Also, you can use the player as a storage device for your computer . Please read the instruction manual completely and carefully to[...]

5 PREP ARA TION FOR USE POWER SOURCES This player is designed to operate on one alkaline “AAA” battery (not included). Attempting to operate this unit on any other power source may cause damage to the unit and such damage is not covered by your warranty . INST ALLING THE BA TTERIES The battery compartment is located on the back of the cabinet. [...]

6 LOCA TION OF CONTROLS 9 10 5 3 14 15 1 1 8 2 1 4 6 7 12 13 1.) Headphone Jack 2.) VOLUME- Button 3.) VOLUME+ Button 4.) RECORD (REC) Button 5.) LCD Display 6.) HOLD Switch 7.) SKIP/SEARCH FWD 8.) STOP Button 9.) SKIP/SEARCH REV 10.) PLA Y/P AUSE Button 1 1.) USB Cover 12.) EQ/RADIO PRESET Button 13.) REPEA T Button 14.) MODE “M” Button 15.) M[...]

7 MUL TIFUNCTION LCD DISPLA Y FM Shuf 1.) Music Mode Indicator 2.) Repeat One Indicator 3.) Repeat All Indicator 4.) Battery Indicator 5.) Current/T otal Song Indicator 6.) Song Information 7.) Bitrate Information 8.) V olume Indicator 9.) Elapsed T ime Indicator 10.) Preset EQ [ Nor . (Normal)/ Clas (Classic)/Jazz/Pop/ Rock ] Indicator 1 1.) Play [...]

8 HOLD SWITCH The HOLD switch locks all of the other controls buttons. If you are carrying the player in a backpack, handbag, gym bag, etc, set the HOLD switch to the ‘On’ position to prevent the player from accidentally turning on. Likewise, once you start listening to the player you can set the HOLD switch to the ‘On’ position to prevent [...]

9 INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL MEMOR Y • Y our player will have slightly less memory available than stated due to the necessary memory needed for it’s firmware. • In addition to the built-in memory , you can install a SD®/MMC card. Y our player supports up to 512MB SD®/MMC cards. • NOTE: On your computer , both the internal and external memory [...]

10 CONNECT THE PLA YER TO YOUR COMPUTER 1.) Plug the USB cord into the player . Plug the other end of the USB cord into an remove USB port on your computer . T o computer ’ s USB port Remove the USB cap[...]

1 1 TRANSFERRING MUSIC AND DA T A FILES 1.) Confirm player is connected to computer . 2.) On your Desktop, double-click the “My Computer” icon. 3.) Drag and drop files onto the MP205 drive (“Removable Disk”). • NOTE: The player stores all types of formatted files. However , it will only play MP3 and WMA™ formatted files (WMA™ with[...]

12 LIST OF BASIC OPERA TIONS Power on the unit: Press and hold the POWER ON/PLA Y/P AUSE button for approximately 2 seconds. T o play track: Press the POWER ON/PLA Y/P AUSE button. indicator will appear in the LCD display . T o select a different track: Press the FWD or REV buttons. T o search through a track: Press and hold the FWD or REV buttons.[...]

13 Press to adjust the volume Press repeatedly to select Music mode Press to begin play OPERA TION 1. ) Un pl ug pla yer from th e US B c or d. M ak e su re y ou h ave at l east one MP 3/ WM A™ fi le a lrea dy st or ed on t he pl ay er . 2. ) Ma ke s ure the HOLD sw it ch i s i n th e ‘ Of f’ p o si ti on . 3. ) Co nn ec t th e ea rbud s t o[...]

14 REPEA T MODES • Each time the REPEA T button is pressed, the play mode will change from: repeat one track , repeat all tracks , random repeat , and no repeat. • The FWD and REV buttons will not select tracks in random during random play .    ?[...]

15 DELETE A MUSIC OR DA T A FILE 1.) Confirm player is powered up and connected to computer . 2.) On your Desktop, double-click the “My Computer” icon. 3.) Select the appropriate “Removable Disk” to remove songs from the MP205. • NOTE: The first drive listed as “Removable Disk” represents the internal memory; the second “Removable[...]

16 DELETE A TRACK DIRECTL Y FROM PLA YER • Make sure your player is disconnected from your computer . • Press the FWD and REV buttons to select a track. 1.) Press the REPEA T button and the EQ button together . 2.) Press the FWD /REV buttons to highlight “Y es” or “No”. 3.) Press the MODE “M” button to confirm your choice. Press an[...]

17 Press repeatedly Press to tune FM Stereo 103.50 MHz 88 MHz 108 MHz Vol 2 3 LISTEN TO THE FM RADIO 1.) Press the MODE “M” button until the player ’ s display shows FM radio information. 2.) Press the FWD or REV buttons to tune in a station. • Press and hold the FWD or REV buttons for approximately 2 seconds to automatically search for the[...]

18 Press and hold Press to select a preset location Press to set the preset into memory FM Stereo Channel 01 103.50 MHz 88 MHz 108 MHz Vol 2 3 CREA TE A ST A TION PRESET • Y ou can store 20 preset radio stations. 1.) T une to the station you would like to store in memory . 2.) Press and hold the REPEA T button. The next available preset location [...]

19 LISTEN TO A ST A TION PRESET 1.) In radio mode (“Freq Mode”), press the EQ/RADIO PRESET button. 2.) Press the FWD or REV button to select a preset radio station. 3.) Press the EQ/RADIO PRESET button to return to radio mode. Press to select a preset location Press to return to Radio mode Press to ent er the Radio Preset mode FM Stereo Channel[...]

20 VOICE RECORDING 1.) Press the MODE “M” button to toggle to the V oice Record mode. indicator appears on display . 2.) Press the RECORD button and speak into the built-in mic. indicator appears in the LCD display . Speak approximately 1 foot away from the mic for best results. • Press the RECORD button again to pause recording. indicator ap[...]

21       ?[...]

22 CHANGE THE DISPLA Y COLOR Y ou can select a different color for the Music mode, FM, V oice Record mode and Settings mode. 1.) While the player is stopped, press and hold the MODE “M” button for 2 seconds to enter the Settings mode. 2.) Press the FWD or REV button to highlight “LCD Color”. 3.) Press the MODE “M” button to select “LC[...]

23 CHANGE THE BACKLIGHT SETTING Y ou can choose to have the backlight automatically turn off after a period of time, or to remain off. 1.) While the player is stopped, press and hold the MODE “M” button for 2 seconds to enter the Setting mode. 2.) Press the FWD or REV button to highlight “Backlight”. 3.) Press the MODE “M” button to sel[...]

24 SHOW PLA YER INFORMA TION Y ou can show the total and free internal and external memory . 1.) While the player is stopped, press and hold the MODE “M” button for 2 seconds to enter the Setting mode. 2.) Press the FWD or REV button to highlight “Player Info”. 3.) Press the MODE “M” button to select “Player Info” and display the pl[...]

25   RESTORE THE DEF AUL T SETTINGS Y ou can restore the default options for the Settings menu. 1.) While the player is stopped, press and hold the MODE “M” button for 2 seconds to enter the Setting mode. 2.) Press the FWD or REV button to highlight “Default Set.”[...]

26 TROUBLESHOOTING Player is not recognized on my Windows® 98SE computer: Install the MP205 driver from www .emersonradio.com. Connect the player to your computer and follow your operating system’s instructions to finish installing the driver . If player is still not recognized, locate the Universal Serial Bus (USB) devices in your operating sy[...]

27 NOT E: In th e event th at th e unit do es not re spond t o any key ent ry , you m ay have t o reset th e unit[...]

28 LIMITED W ARRANTY Emerson Radio Corp. warrants manufacturing defects in original material, including original parts and workmanship, under normal use and conditions, for a period of ninety (90) days from the date of original purchase in the U.S. With your dated proof of purchase, we will provide repair service at no charge for labor and parts at[...]