Perception Digital PD-1000 manual

1 Table of Contents Int roduct ion...........................................................................................................6 PD-1000 Portable Jukebox - Overview................. . ................................................7 Accessories...........................................................................................[...]

2 3 Record Menu..................................................................................................26 Start and Stop Recording............................ ..................................................26 Record Settings........... ....................... ............................................................26 Location Of Re[...]

4 5 IF THE JUKEBOX SUDDENLY FROZE OR HAS NO RESPONSE, IT MAY BE CAUSED BY ELECTROSTATIC PHENOMENON. IN THIS CIRCUMSTANCE, PLEASE FOLLOW THE PROCEDURES BELOW FOR RECOVERY: 1. RESET THE UNIT. 2. TURN ON THE UNIT AGAIN. FCC RULES & WARNING: THIS DEVICE COMPLIES WITH PART 15 OF THE FCC RULES. OPERATION IS SUBJECT TO THE FOLLOWING TWO CONDITIONS: CA[...]

6 7 PD - 1000 Portable Jukebox - Overview LCD Di spl ay Introduction The PD-1000 lets you enjoy digit al music, encode music from audio sources and perf orm sound recording. You can also transfer favorite songs from your com- puter to the PD-1000.[...]

8 9 PD-1000-Spe cif ications Size (H x W x D) in mm: 45 x 100 x 19.5 Net Weight : 10 0g HardDisk Cap acit y : 1.5 Gigaby t e 1 inch harddisk * L C D S i z e : 28x 2 8 mm ( 128 x 128 p i x e l s ) P o w e r S u pp l y : 5 V 2 A Battery : I n t e r n a l r ec h a r g ea b l e L it h i u m - i on b a t t e r y 3.7 V , 900 m A h B a t t e r y L i f e :[...]

10 11 Des cri ption of Buttons and Ke ys N a m e I c o n D e s c r i p ti o n s / F un c ti o n s P l a y / P a u s e - To turn on the Jukebox. - To start playing when the Jukebox is in browse mode, and to p ause/resume playing in playback mode. - To return to the play menu when browsing during music playing. - To pause the recording track by press[...]

12 13 Spe ci al Note a bout the OK Button T he OK button, also known as the “Cont rol Pad”, is a track ball that controls the function of all direction keys (Right, Left, Up and Down keys). Description of Buttons and Keys Descri ption of Buttons and Keys - By pressing the button, you can access the Equaliz er Menu to select different play effec[...]

US B 14 15 Recharging by US B Cabl e Another way to recharge the Jukebox is t o connect the USB port at the bot t om of the Jukebox wit h the USB port of a computer using the USB cable. The recharging process starts automatically . The USB cable recharges the battery from 0% t o 70% ~ 80% capacities within 4 hours. Note : the PD-1 000 should be pow[...]

16 17 Transferring Files From Your PC - Connect the PD-1000 using USB cable to the computer. - Power on the PD -1000 by holding the Play button until “USB Connected” is shown on the unit ’s screen. - Click on “M y Computer” on Windows Exp lorer, a “Removable Disk” icon will appear on the Window. - Transfer MP3 files from the computer [...]

ww .p e r ce p ti ond i g it a l . c o m . D e t a il u s e r g u i d e , p l ea s e r e f e r t o t h e w e b s it e . ** N o t e : D o n o t d i s c o nn ec t t h e PD - 1000 w i t h o u t t h e “ S a f e l y R e m o ve ” b e i n g c o n f i r m e d b y y o u r c o m p u t e r . H o w t o F o r m a t t h e J uk e b ox? T h e p u r p o s e o f[...]

20 21 Brows i ng The Main Menu A total of six sub-menus are included in the Main Menu: 1. Play Music (Music Library Browsing) – From which you can browse the Music Library. Music Library helps categorizes your music under Artist, Album, Year, Genre and Track. 2. Voice – All files recorded in voice format are stored under this sub-menu. 3. Equal[...]

22 23 Browsing by Index (Artist, Album, Genre, Track) Browsing songs by the categories – Artist, Album, Genre or Track share the same display layout. Please refer to the following example in which Elton John is being located. Display Layout To ease searching, artists are sorted in alphabetical order from A to Z. The display layout can be viewed a[...]

24 25 The information shown in the figure below will be displayed in th e screen when the Portable Jukebox is playing music (the playing mode). Pl ay Adjustment - Use the Up and Down keys to adjust the volume. - Press the Play button to pause and resume playing. - Press the Right key for next track. - Hold the Right key for fast -forwarding. - Pres[...]

26 27 Recording Location of Recorded Files You can locate the recorded files (either recorded by the built-in microphone or the line-in cable) in the folders listed below: MP3 line-in recording “ MP3-Record ” under the Artist and (optional feature) Album categories Voice Mic-in Voice folder Voice Line-in ditto All recorded songs can be found fr[...]

28 29 - Shuffle Folder – Play all the songs in a category in random sequence then stop. - Shuffle All – Play all the songs in the Music Library in random sequence, then stop. - Shuffle Repeat Folder – Play all the songs in a category in random sequence, then repeat. - Shuffle Repeat All – Play all the songs in the database in random sequenc[...]

30 31 Selecting Songs for the Playlist Use the Up and Down keys to scroll and select a particular song from a category. Press the OK button or the Right key to mark a “ ” beside the selected song. If you want to unmark the song, simply press the OK button again. Saving the Playlist W h e n t h e p l a y li s t i s c o m p l e t e d, y ou ca n u[...]

32 33 Removing a Playlist To remove an entire playlist, select “Delete Playlist ” and then press the OK button. You will be shown a list of playlists. Select the playlist you want to remove and press the OK button, you will be asked for your confirmation to remove the playlist. Select “Yes” to remove the playlist or “No ” to abort. Rena[...]

34 35 Update Database Every time you have modified the music contents in the Jukebox, it is necessary to update the database once. The Jukebox will automatically request you to perform this function after you unplugged the PD-1000 from the USB cable. Alternatively, you can select “Update DB ” in the Organize Sub-menu and press the OK button to [...]

36 37 S e t t i n g s This sub-menu is the utility store of the Jukebox. Here you can manipulat e the p o w e r o ff t imi ng , t h e du r a t i on o f backlight, contrast of the display as well as the settings for the recording function. U til i t y P o w e r B ac k lit O p ti o n s D I S A B LE 1 m i n 2 m i n 5 m i n 10 mi n D I S A B LE 10 s ec[...]

38 39 Appendix A – Trouble shoot ing I c a nn o t f i n d t h e l a t e s t m u s i c o r s o n g s t h a t s a ve d i n t h e PD-1000 . R e m e m b e r t o r e bu il d o r up d a t e t h e d a t a b a s e w h e n e v e r t h e c on t e n t s o f h a r dd i s k h a v e b ee n m od i f i e d. I c a nn o t f i n d a r e m o v ab l e h a r d d i s k[...]

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