Technika MP-329 manual

O wner ’ s Handbook MP -329 MP3 Pla y er with FM r adio[...]

[...]

1 IMPORT ANT SAFET Y INFORMA TION Read these instructions. • Keep these instructions. • Heed all warnings. • Follow all instr uctions. • Do not use this apparatus near wat er . • Clean only with a slightly damp cloth. • Do not block any ventilation openings . • Install in accordanc e with the manufacturer’ s ins[...]

2 UNP ACKING Carefully unpack the unit . If it is damaged, please return it to your nearest T esco store for replacement . Remember to take your purchase r eceipt with you. Retain the User Handbook. If y ou pass the unit on to a third par ty make sur e you pass on the handbook. W e suggest you retain the packaging. If you dispose of it, do so havin[...]

3 a Hook for carrying strap (not supplied). b Select button. Press to switch on. Press to en ter a sub-menu. Press and hold to swit ch o . c Play/P ause button. Press to switch bet ween play and pause modes. Press and hold to en ter the main menu. d Belt/lapel clip . e Previous/L eft button. f Next/Right button. g V olume up button. h V olume do[...]

4 BA T TERY AND CHARGING POWER SUPPL Y The play er is power ed by an internal r echargeable battery . Battery cautions The battery is not replaceable. D o not att empt to open the player to replace the batt ery. As the unit contains a batt er y , do not throw it int o water , the general rubbish or in a re. RECHARGING THE BA TTERY The batter y i[...]

5 How does the play er work? A library of music les is created on a personal computer . These les are generally copied to the computer from music CDs (ripped). Y ou can then select music within the librar y that you want to listen to on your personal MP3 pla yer . Each time your MP3 play er is connected, the player will check the computer lib[...]

6 Collect together the CDs that you want t o include in your library and rip (copy) them into the Windo ws Media Player (WMP) library . Open W indows Media Player 11. • Click on the ‘Rip’ tab at the top of • the screen. BUILDING A MUSIC LIBRARY ON Y OUR COMPUTER[...]

7 BUILDING A MUSIC LIBRARY ON Y OUR COMPUTER Load the CD you want to rip int o • the computer drive . The CD will play and the ripping proc ess will begin. R ipping pr ogrees is indicated as shown. Once the ripping process is • complete, you can remove the disc and rip another if required .[...]

8 Copying music to y our player Switch on y our computer . • Open W indows Media Player 11. • Lift the cov er ov er the USB jack and • connect the USB cable (supplied). Connect the other end of the • cable to a convenien t USB por t on your computer . The display on the player will light and show the synchr onisation symbols. Af[...]

9 The display above the sync list will show the available memor y in your player . When you have added all the • music you wan t to transfer , press the ‘Star t Sync’ button at the bottom of the sync list. Synchr onisation will start as W indows Media Player copies all the music les to your play er . Pr ogress bars display synchronisati[...]

10 USING WINDOWS EXPL ORER TO TRANSFER MUSIC FILES Copying music to y our player using Windows Explorer For users familiar with computer le transfer , W indows Explorer can be used as an alternative to Windows Media Player 11 to transfer music les to your pla yer . Switch on the comput er . • Navigate t o ‘My Computer’ ( • Click[...]

11 Disconnecting the player Locat e the ‘Safely Remove Hardware ’ icon on the taskbar at the • bottom right of the screen. Double click the icon. • In the box that opens , click Stop . • Another screen opens . Click OK. • When y ou see the ‘Safe T o Remove Har dware’ notice, y ou can • remov e the player . USING WIN[...]

12 OPERA TION SWITCHING THE PLA YER ON AND OFF Switching the play er on The display lights. After a shor t delay a welcome message ‘T echnika’ is shown on the display , then the main menu. Switching the play er o Press and • hold the button for 3 seconds . A farewell message is shown on the display (Bye Bye!). After a short delay the di[...]

13 PLA YING MUSIC Playing music: Select the ‘MUSIC’ mode from the main menu. • After a shor t delay the display will show the Music Sta tus screen with track n umber etc. Sample rate 1. Repeat mode 2. EQ setting 3. T rack elapsed time 4. Battery level 5. T rack total time 6. T rack name/ID3 tag 7. T rack number playing 8. T otal number of [...]

14 Y our player includes 4 special functions that may be selected from the Advanced Menu when music is pla ying. These are - Repeat mode • Equaliser • T empo rate • F avourit es • Exit • T o open the Advanced Menu: Check that music is playing (not paused). • Press the • button. The display will now sho w the Advan[...]

15 Equaliser: There ar e 6 equaliser mode options that will change the sound response of your pla yer . T o change the equaliser setting, selec t the Equaliser option from • the Advanced Menu . Press the • or button to scr oll through the available options . Normal (No equalisation) • Rock • Pop • Classic • Soft •[...]

16 Fa vourites pla ylist: When y ou hear a track you like, you can save it as a fav ourite in your playlist. When y ou ha ve a collection of favourites saved y ou can choose to play the complet e playlist of your fav ourites. Saving your fav ourites: T o add the track that is playing to your F avourites playlist, open • the Advanced Menu and s[...]

17 MAKING VOICE RECORDINGS Y our player includes a microphone and recording capability . Y ou can use the recor ding function to make a recor ding, then pla y it back. T o record a voice: Select the ‘RECORD’ mode from the main menu. • After a short delay , the display will show the Recording Status scr een. Making a voice recording: Press [...]

18 PLA YING VOICE REC ORDINGS T o play a voice recording: Press the • or button t o choose the voic e recor ding you w ant to play fr om the list of those available. Press the • /, button to play the r ecording. Playback control: The same playback control functions are available (play/pause/track skip/search) for playing voice recor dings[...]

19 FM RADIO Y our player includes an FM radio r eceiver . T o play the FM radio: Ensure that headphones are connected to the player as the • headphone wire is used as an FM radio aerial . Select the ‘R adio ’ mode from the Main menu. • After a short delay , the display will show the FM radio menu. Playing F M radio: T uning modes: The[...]

20 FM RADIO ADV ANCED MENU FM radio Adv anced Menu: There are 5 additional func tions a vailable fr om the FM radio Advanced menu - Save (to sa ve a fav ourite station as a preset) • Record (to r ecord the current station) • Delete (to delete a station fr om the favourit es) • Delete all (to delete all fav ourite stations) • Aut[...]

21 Deleting a preset station from y our favourites: Select the preset station you want t o delete. • When the station is playing and the preset number is displayed, • open the FM radio Adv anced Menu. Select the ‘D elete ’ option from the Menu. • Press the • or button to select Y es or No. Press the • /, button to con?[...]

22 MUSIC FILE AND FOLDER NA VIGA TION Y ou can navigate the folders stor ed on your pla yer . This enables y ou to change to another folder on your play er and selec t a dierent album (if your tracks are stored by album). A t ypical folder layout (tree) is shown on the right. T o change to another folder while playing music: Whilst playing music[...]

23 DELETING MUSIC FILES T o delete the le that is playing , or all les in the folder playing: Press the • /, button to pause playback. Press the • button to open the F older menu. Scroll to the ‘D elete le’ or ‘D elete All’ option (Delete All will delete • all les in the album/folder). Press the • /, button t[...]

24 SET TINGS MENU There are a number of congurable settings within your player that can be set up through the Settings Menu. T o open the S ettings menu: Select the ‘S ettings’ mode from the Main menu. • Press the or butt on to scroll thr ough the 6 options - Backlight • Language • Po wer O • Firmwar e version • D[...]

25 Po wer o: There ar e t wo P ower O options available - O Time - the unit will power o after a set delay if the player is • not playing or being operat ed. Sleep time - the unit will power o after a set delay after the • player has nished pla ying. T o set O  Time: Press the • or button t o scroll to the ‘Pow[...]

26 SET TINGS MENU Firmwar e version: This option will display the version of the rmware installed in your player . T his information ma y be helpful if you ha ve a r eason to c ontact a service agent concerning your play er . T o display the rmware version: Press the • or button to scroll to the ‘F irmwar e’ option in the ‘Settings[...]

27 TROUBLESHOO TING No power: The batt er y may be a t. Re-charge the battery and tr y again. No sound, but the track is pla ying: The volume ma y be turned down. Check that the music format of this tr ack is suppor ted . Unable to make a recording: There may not be enough power in the battery . Re -charge the ba ttery and try again. There ma y [...]

[...]

[...]

T e sc o St ores L td , Delama re R oad, Cheshunt, Herts, EN8 9SL T echnika Helpline: 0845 456 6767 ( Calls cos t up to 4p per minute from a B T landline, other p ro viders may vary) MP329 V0.2[...]