Toshiba U202-BK manual

G M A D0 0135010 06/07 T oshiba Portable Media Player gigabeat ® U Series User’ s Guide[...]

2 5.375 x 8.375 ver 2.3 M o d e l : gigabeat ® U S e r i e s Handling the cord on this product will expose you to lead, a chemical known to the State of California to cause birth defects or other reproductive harm. Wash hands after handling . FCC notice “Declaration of Conformity Information” This equipment has been tested and found to comply [...]

3 5.375 x 8.375 ver 2.3 FCC conditions This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: 1 This device ma y not cause harmful interference. 2 This device must ac cept any in terference recei ved, including interference that may cause undesired operation. Contact Address: TOSHIB A America Infor[...]

4 5.375 x 8.375 ver 2.3 Safety Instructions ❖ Should you notice any abnormality such as odor , smoke, or overheating, disconnect the USB cable and turn off the power . Continuing to use the product may result in fire or burn, possibly resulting in serious injury . ❖ If water or other foreign objects should enter the equipment, disconnect the US[...]

5 5.375 x 8.375 ver 2.3 T urn off the power and refrain from using the product on an airplane, in a hospital or other place where use of the product is prohibited. Using the product in these places may affect systems of operation, the functioning of medical equipment, resulting in an accident and possibly serious injury . ❖ Do not use the product[...]

6 5.375 x 8.375 ver 2.3 ❖ Do not use the product in a humid or steamy environment, nor use it in a place that is dusty or subject to lamp soot. Doing so may result in fire, possibly resulting in serious injury . ❖ Disconnect the USB cable before moving the product. Failure t o do so may damage the cables, resulting in fire, possibly resulting i[...]

7 5.375 x 8.375 ver 2.3 T rademarks gigabeat is a registered trad emark of T oshiba Corporation. Microsoft, W indows, the W indo ws logo, Windo ws V ista, the W indows V i sta logo, W indows Media, and the W indo ws Media logo are registered trademarks or trademarks of Microsoft Corporation of the United States in the United States and/or other cou[...]

8 5.375 x 8.3 75 ver 2.3 Contents Introduction ................................................................................ 13 Safety icons ............................................................13 About This Product .................................................14 Package Contents ................................................... 14 [...]

9 Contents 5.375 x 8.3 75 ver 2.3 Chapter 1: Getting Started ....................... ..................... ............. 18 Using the gigabeat ® : ...............................................18 Computer System Requirements 1 .....................19 Turning the gigabeat ® On and Off ...........................20 Functions of the Up/Down/Left/Ri[...]

10 Contents 5.375 x 8.3 75 ver 2.3 Fast Forward/Reverse .......................................44 Displaying the main menu ................................44 Listening to a playlist ..............................................44 Transferring playlists stored in Windows Media ® Player 10 to the gigabeat ® ..............46 Repeat/Shuffle ........[...]

11 Contents 5.375 x 8.3 75 ver 2.3 Chapter 4: Listening to FM Radio ................ ............................. 74 Automatically presetting cha nnels (Auto Preset) ....74 Selecting a preset channel to listen to .....................77 Method 1 for converting to preset mode ...........78 Method 2 for converting to preset mode ...........78 Tuning[...]

12 Contents 5.375 x 8.3 75 ver 2.3 Formatting memory ..............................................115 Important formatting information ...................117 Displaying system information .............................118 Chapter 8: If you have pr oblems .................... ........................ 120 Error Messages ..............................[...]

13 5.375 x 8.375 ver 2.3 I n t roduct ion W elcom e to the world of portable entertainm ent. W ith your T o shiba gigabeat ® portable media player , your entertainment can accompany you where ver you go. Safety icons This manual contains safety inst ructions that must be observed in order to av oid potential hazards that could result in personal i[...]

14 Introd uction About This Pr oduct 5.375 x 8.375 ver 2.3 About This Product This product is protect ed by certa in intellectual property rights of Microsoft Corporation. Use or dist ribution of such technology outside of this product is prohib ited without a license from Microsoft ® or an authorized Microsoft ® subsidiary . Package Contents The[...]

15 Introduction Important Information on Use 5.375 x 8.375 ver 2.3 Do not spray volatile or caustic chemicals on or around the product. Also, avoid keeping a rubber or PVC product in contact with the product for a long period. It may damage or discolor the exterior coating. Do not place the product in a trouser pocket, and so on. When you sit down,[...]

16 Introd uction Important In formation on Use 5.375 x 8.375 ver 2.3 Music CD’ s Use a disc that has the mark on the disc label surface for stable playback and optimum sound qu ality . Built-in battery Please note the following conditions for the built-in battery: ❖ The built-in battery will g radually discharge, ev en w hen the product is not [...]

17 Introduction Important Information on Use 5.375 x 8.375 ver 2.3 Protection of Stored Data Please make re gular back-up copies of all data (music, photos & other) stored on the flash memory as a precaution against possible failures, alteration, or loss of the da t a. If customer data is altered or lost due to any trouble, failure or malfuncti[...]

18 Chapter 1 Getting Started This chapter summarizes how to connect components and how to turn on and start using your gigabeat ® portable media player . Using the gigabeat ® : ❖ T ransfer music tracks from y our computer to the gigabeat ® using W indows Media ® Player 11 or 10 and then li sten to them on the gig abeat ® . ❖ T ransfer phot[...]

19 Getting Started Using the gi gabeat®: ❖ Use the gigabeat ® as an FM radio. ❖ Record tracks directly from a CD or MD player and listen to them on the gigabeat ® . Computer System Requirements 1 Y ou will need a computer system th at meets the requirements listed below . 1. Operation is no t guar anteed on all computers. 2. T o run USB 2.0,[...]

20 Getting Started T urning the gigabeat® On and Off T urning the gigabeat ® On and Off The gigabeat ® and its components are sho wn in the fo llowing illustration and their functions descr ibed below . (Sample Illustration) 1 PO WER/HOLD switch T o turn on the gigabeat ® , slide the switch towards PO WER . Y ou can also disable the controls on[...]

21 Getting Started T urning the gigabeat® On and Of f 8 Strap holder 9 Earbud/REC jack T o record sound from another audio device, plug its audio output into th is jack. The gigabeat ® illustrations used in this manual are for indicative purposes.The actual product may differ slightly . Functions of the Up/Down/Left/ Right button and Enter button[...]

22 Getting Started Installing W indows Media® Player Installing Windows Media ® Player Use W indows Media ® Player to transfer music f iles to the gigabeat ® . If W indows Media ® Player 11 is not installed on your computer , please install it from th e supplied CD-R OM by following these instructions: 1 Insert the supp lied CD-R OM into your [...]

23 Getting Started Char ging the Built-in Battery/Connecting to a computer The gigabeat ® will display: “USB Connected” and the “charging icon” will appear on the gigabeat ® screen.When charging is completed, the charging icon is green. (Sample Illustration) Char ging icon , char ge complete, and not char ging icons It takes approximately[...]

24 Getting Started Disconnecting the gigabeat® fr om the computer Y ou cannot use the gigabeat ® when “USB Connected” is displayed. ❖ Operation cannot be guaranteed if yo u are connected to the computer via a USB hub. ❖ When using a third-party general-purpose USB AC adapter to charge the gigabeat ® , ensure that the supply voltage is 5V[...]

25 Getting Started T urning the gigabeat® On and Of f (Sample Illustration) gigabeat ® display screens while c har ging and disconnecting “USB Connected” may continue to be displayed on the gigabeat ® screen ev en after you disconnect the gigabeat ® from the computer . If this happens, reset the gigabeat ® b y pressing the Reset button on [...]

26 Chapter 2 T ransferring and listening to audio files This chapter provides information on how to transfer (do wnload) audio files and listen to them on your gigabeat ® . Downloading Audio CD T racks to your computer Using W ind ows Medi a ® Player , you can download audio CD tracks to your computer . Y ou can then transfer (do wnload) those tr[...]

27 T ransferring and listening to audio files Downloading Audio CD T r acks to your computer 4 Uncheck the tracks you don ’t want to do wnload. Initially , all the tracks are check ed.Y ou can check or uncheck all the tracks at once by checkin g or unchecking the box at the top of the list. 5 Click the Start Rip button. Do wnloading of the select[...]

28 T ransferring and listening to audio files Downloading Audio CD T r acks to your computer 5 Click the Rip Music button. Do wnloading of the selected tracks begins. (Sample Illustration) Click the Rip Music button ❖ The selected tracks are downloaded to your My Music fol der and can be viewed in the Windows Media ® Player Library . ❖ In Wind[...]

29 T ransferring and listening to audio files T r ansferring audio files on your computer to the gigabeat® T ransferring audio files on your computer to the gigabeat ® Using W indo ws Media ® Player , you can transfer MP3, WMA (W indows Media ® Audio) and W A V (W a ve) audio f iles st ored on your computer to the gigabeat ® . T ransferring au[...]

30 T ransferring and listening to audio files T r ansferring audio files on your computer to the gigabeat® 4 When retriev al ends, click Next . The Name y our device window opens. (Sample Illustration) Specifying a de vice 5 Click Cancel . Y ou can select automatic synchroni zation b y clicking Finish at this point. Howe ver , this manual describe[...]

31 T ransferring and listening to audio files T r ansferring audio files on your computer to the gigabeat® 7 Right-click one of the selected f iles and select Add to Sync List in the shortcut menu that appears. The file is added to the synchronization list on the right side of the window .Y ou can also add files to the synchronizat ion list by dra[...]

32 T ransferring and listening to audio files T r ansferring audio files on your computer to the gigabeat® ❖ For details, see the Windows Media ® Player 11 help file. ❖ Do not disconnect the USB cable while transferring data from the computer . Data stored on the gigabeat ® may be damaged. ❖ The size displayed on the screen is calculated w[...]

33 T ransferring and listening to audio files T r ansferring audio files on your computer to the gigabeat® W indows Media ® Player 10 starts up and the de vice settings window opens. (Sample Illustration) Device Settings W indow 3 Select Manual and then click Finish . This user guide describes how to synchronize (transfer) files manually . Y ou c[...]

34 T ransferring and listening to audio files T r ansferring audio files on your computer to the gigabeat® 4 Select the files you want to transfer (synchronize) in the W indows Media ® Player 10 Library tab . 5 Select All Music from the folder tree on the left. 6 Right-click on the selected f ile and select Add to Sync List in the shortcut menu t[...]

35 T ransferring and listening to audio files T r ansferring audio files on your computer to the gigabeat® (Sample Illustration) Click the Start Sync button ❖ For additional details, see the Windows Media ® Player 10 help file. ❖ Do not disconnect the USB cable while transferring data from the computer . Data stored on the gigabeat ® may be [...]

36 T ransferring and listening to audio files T r ansferring alb um artwork T ransferring album artwork T o transfer Alb um Artwork, you mu st first do wnload the alb um information, including the Album Artwork, with W indows Media ® Player 11 or 10. If you download the album information w ith the Album Artwork and then transfer music files, the A[...]

37 T ransferring and listening to audio files Selecting trac ks by artist 3 T ransfer the audio file with the added Alb um Artwork to the gigabeat ® (synchronization). In Windows Media ® Player 10, you may not be able to tra nsfer large stored images to the gigabeat ® . Selecting tracks by artist Y ou can use the track information for the music [...]

38 T ransferring and listening to audio files Selecting trac ks by artist 4 Press the Right o r Enter button. (Sample Illustration) Selecting Library fr om the main menu 5 Use the Up or Do wn button to select Artist . 6 Press the Right or Ent er button to di splay the Artist menu. (Sample Illustration) Selecting Artist 7 Use the Up or Do wn button [...]

39 T ransferring and listening to audio files Selecting trac ks by artist 8 Press the Right or Enter button to display a list of albums by the selected artist. (Sample Illustration) Selecting a particul ar artist 9 Use the Up or Do wn button to select the albu m you want to listen to. 10 Press the Right o r Enter button. A list of the tracks on the[...]

40 T ransferring and listening to audio files Selecting trac ks by artist 11 Use the Up or Do wn button to select the track you want to listen to. (Sample Illustration) Selecting a track to listen to If you select Play All instead of a particular t rack at this point, the gigabeat ® plays all the tracks on the selected alb um sequentially . 12 Pre[...]

41 T ransferring and listening to audio files Selecting tr acks by alb um Selecting tracks by album In addition to selecting tracks b y ar tist, you can also select tracks by album. T o select a track by album: 1 Plug the earbuds into the earb u d jack and turn the gigabeat ® on. (Sample Illustration) Plugging earbuds into the earb ud jack 2 T o d[...]

42 T ransferring and listening to audio files Selecting trac ks by album 6 Press the Right o r Enter button. A menu with a list of albums (e.g., Album 1, Alb um 2, and s o on) is di splayed. 7 Use the Up or Down button to select the album of your choice. 8 Press the Right o r Enter button. A Song menu is displayed. 9 Use the Up or Down button to se[...]

43 T ransferring and listening to audio files Playbac k contr o ls Playback controls After selecting the track to be played by artist or album (see Selecting tracks by artis t or Selecting tracks by album ) a playback screen will be displayed. Th e following subsections present how to control the playback. The following screen is the pl ayback scre[...]

44 T ransferring and listening to audio files Listening to a playlist Pausing playback T o pause the track currently playin g in the Playback screen, press the Enter button. T o resume, press the Enter b utton. Skipping to the start of current trac k, previous track, or next track T o skip to the start of current, pr evious, or next track, press th[...]

45 T ransferring and listening to audio files Listening to a playlist 1 In the main m enu, press the Up or Down button to select Library . 2 Press the Right o r Enter button. (Sample Illustration) Selecting Library fr om the main menu 3 Use the Up or Do wn button to select Playlist . 4 Press the Right o r Enter button. (Sample Illustration) Selecti[...]

46 T ransferring and listening to audio files Listening to a playlist 6 Press the Right o r Enter button. (Sample Illustration) Selecting Playlist 1 7 Use the Up or Do wn button to select the track you want to listen to. 8 Press the Right o r Enter button. If you select Play All instead of a particular t rack at this point, the gigabeat ® plays al[...]

47 T ransferring and listening to audio files Repeat/Shuffle 2 In the W indo ws Media ® Player 10 window , click the Sy nc tab and then click the Set up Sync b utton. The device settings window appears. 3 Select Au t o , click the Specify playlist to sync check box and then click Next . 4 Click the check b oxes for the playlists you want to synchr[...]

48 T ransferring and listening to audio files Repeat/Shuffle 3 Use the Up or Do wn button to select Playback Set tings . 4 Press the Right o r Enter button. (Sample Illustration) Selecting Playback Settings 5 Use the Up or Do wn button to select Play Mode . 6 Press the Right o r Enter button. (Sample Illustration) Selecting Play Mode Artist Library[...]

49 T ransferring and listening to audio files Repeat/Shuffle 7 Use the Up or Down button to select your preferred mode. The table below presents a description of your playback mode options. 8 Press the Right o r Enter button. Y our sele cted mode is set and the screen from step 5 abov e reappears. (Sample Illustration) Selecting a preferr ed mode f[...]

50 T ransferring and listening to audio files Repeat/Shuffle Listening using A-B Repeat The A-B Repeat feature lets you se t two points (A and B) and then repeatedly listen to the music betw een those points. T o select this feature: 1 Display the Playback screen by follo wing the steps in Selecting tracks by artist or Selecting tracks by album . 2[...]

51 T ransferring and listening to audio files Repeat/Shuffle 6 Press the Enter button where you want to set point B (the ending point). Point B is set. The Set Point B screen closes and A-B repeat playback begins. (Sample Illustration) Selecting the ending poin t (point B) ❖ If you select and set A-B Repeat while play back is paused, the current [...]

52 T ransferring and listening to audio files Selecting the sound quality (using the equalizer) Canceling A-B Repeat T o cancel the A-B repeat feature: 1 Display the Playback screen by follo wing the steps in Selecting tracks by artist or Selecting tracks by album . 2 Press the Quick button while the Playback screen is displayed. The Quick menu app[...]

53 T ransferring and listening to audio files Selecting the sound quality (using the equ alizer) 3 Press the Right o r Enter button. (Sample Illustration) Selecting Library fr om the main menu 4 Use the Up or Do wn button to select Playback Set tings . 5 Press the Right o r Enter button. (Sample Illustration) Selecting Playback Settings 6 Use the U[...]

54 T ransferring and listening to audio files Selecting the sound quality (using the equalizer) 8 Use the Up or Down b utton to select Flat , Rock, Jazz, Classic, Po p, or User as your desired mode. The follo wing table presents Equalizer mo de options. 9 After choosing your equalizer mode optio n, press the Right or Enter button. Y our Equalizer m[...]

55 T ransferring and listening to audio files Selecting the sound quality (using the equ alizer) User mode Selecting User in the Equalizer Mode screen allows you to adjust the frequency characteristics. 1 Follo w steps 1 through 6 in the previous section to select the Equalizer mode. (Sample Illustration) Selecting Equalizer Mode 2 Use the Up or Do[...]

56 T ransferring and listening to audio files Setting F avorites (Bookmarks) Setting Favorites (Bookmarks) Bookmarking selected tracks allo ws you to play only tho se tracks. Y ou can select up to 30 tracks in 5 sets of bookmarks. 1 Follo w the steps in Selecting tracks b y artist or Selecting tracks by a lbum to display the Track list menu. The me[...]

57 T ransferring and listening to audio files Setting F avorites (Bookmarks) 7 Press the Right o r Enter button. The selected track is added as a bookmark to the selected fa vorites number . (Sample Illustration) Adding a sel ected track to the favorites list ❖ Y ou can also select Ad d Bookmark from the Playback screen using the Quick menu. ❖ [...]

58 T ransferring and listening to audio files Setting F avorites (Bookmarks) 3 Press the Right o r Enter button. (Sample Illustration) Selecting Library fr om the main menu 4 Use the Up or Do wn button to select Bookmark. 5 Press the Right o r Enter button. The Bookmark list menu is displayed. (Sample Illustration) Selecting Bookmark 6 Use the Up o[...]

59 T ransferring and listening to audio files Setting F avorites (Bookmarks) 7 Press the Right o r Enter button. (Sample Illustration) Selecting the F avorites list for r emoval 8 Use the Up or Do wn button to select the track you want to remov e as a bookmark. (Sample Illustration) Selecting a particul ar trac k for r emoval 9 Press the Quick butt[...]

60 T ransferring and listening to audio files Displaying Alb um Artworks 11 Press the Right o r Enter button. A remov al confirmation menu is disp layed. 12 Use the Up or Do wn button to select Ye s in t he remov al confirmation menu. 13 Press the Right o r Enter button. The track is remov ed from your bookm arked f avorites. (Sample Illustration) [...]

61 T ransferring and listening to audio files Displaying Album Artworks 4 Use the Up or Do wn button to select Playback Set tings . 5 Press the Right o r Enter button. (Sample Illustration) Selecting Playback Settings 6 Use the Up or Do wn button to select Alb um Art . 7 Press the Right o r Enter button. (Sample Illustration) Selecting Album Art 8 [...]

62 T ransferring and listening to audio files Deleting music f iles The Album Artwork will no w be displayed on the Playback screen. If you select OFF , When Album Artwork is displayed, the Album Artwork is not displa yed on the Playback screen. (Sample Illustration) Selecting ON in the Album Art menu Album Artwork can only be displayed if the Albu[...]

63 T ransferring and listening to audio files Deleting music files Deleting music files using Wind ows Media ® Player 10 T o delete music files using W indows Media ® Player 10: 1 Connect the gigabeat ® to the computer with the USB cable. 2 Launch W indows Media ® Player 10. 3 Click the Sync tab . 4 Open Music in TOSHIBA gigabeat U on the right[...]

64 Chapter 3 T ransferring and Viewing Photos This chapter presents ho w to tr ansfer photos to the gig abeat ® , view photos, and delete photos on the gigabeat ® . T ransferring photos to the gigabeat ® gigabeat ® is intended for recording, downloading, s torage, and/or playback of authorized content and any other lawful use. T ransferring pho[...]

65 T ransferring and Viewing Photos T r ansferring photo s to the gigabeat® 2 Select Synchronize media f iles with this device using Windows Media Player . 3 Click OK . (Sample Illustration) Synchr onizing media files If you want to automatically perform the same operation in the future, check the Always perf orm the selected action check box. W i[...]

66 T ransferring and Viewing Photos T r ansferring photos to the gigabeat® (Sample Illustration) Specifying a de vice 5 Click the Sync tab in W indows Media Player 11. 6 Click the Select a ca tegory button and select Pictures . 7 Right-click one of the selected f iles and select Add to Sync List in the shortcut menu that appears. The file is added[...]

67 T ransferring and Viewing Photos T r ansferring photo s to the gigabeat® 8 Click the Start Sync b utton at the bottom righ t of the window . Synchronization begins. While sync hronizatio n is in progress, the Start Sync b utton chang es to Stop Sync . It then reverts to Start Sync when synchronization is completed. (Sample Illustration) Click t[...]

68 T ransferring and Viewing Photos T r ansferring photos to the gigabeat® W indows Media ® Player 10 starts up and the de vice settings window opens. (Sample Illustration) Synchr onizing media files If you have already set automatic synchronization, the window below is not displayed. This user guide describes how to synchronize (transfer) files [...]

69 T ransferring and Viewing Photos T r ansferring photo s to the gigabeat® 5 Right-click on a file and select Add to Sync List in the shortcut menu that ap pears. Y ou can also right-click files to be transferred from the list in the center of windo w and select Add to and then select Sync List . The file is added to the synchronization list on t[...]

70 T ransferring and Viewing Photos T r ansferring photos to the gigabeat® (Sample Illustration) Click the Start Sync button ❖ For details, see the Windows Media ® Player 10 help file. ❖ T o display All Pictures in the folder tree go to To o l s , Options , and then Player and check the Enable picture support for devices check box. ❖ T o ad[...]

71 T ransferring and Viewing Photos V iewing photos Viewing photos T o view photos on the gigabeat ® : 1 Press and hold the Back button until the main menu is displayed (about 1 second). 2 In the main m enu, press the Up or Down button to select Photos . (Sample Illustration) Selecting Photos fr om the main menu 3 Press the Right o r Enter button.[...]

72 T ransferring and Viewing Photos Deleting photos ❖ Y ou cannot view photos while listening to music. ❖ Where picture files include thumbnail images, the thumbnail images are displayed. ❖ The gigabeat ® may take some time to display photos with large file sizes. ❖ The maximum number of photos that can be displayed is 1,000. This number i[...]

73 T ransferring and Viewing Photos Deleting photos Deleting photos using Windows Media ® Player 10 T o delete photos using W indo ws Media ® Player 10: 1 Connect the gigabeat ® to the computer using the USB cable. 2 Launch W indows Media ® Player 10. 3 Click the Sync tab . 4 Open Pictures in T OSH IB A gigabeat U library on the ri ght side of [...]

74 Chapter 4 Listening to FM Radio Y ou can listen to your fa vorite FM radio stations on the gigabeat ® . Since the earbud cable works as the antenna, be sure to plug the earbuds into the gigabeat ® when you use the radio. Automatically presettin g channels (Auto Preset) T o preset your fav orite FM channels for listening : 1 Press and hold the [...]

75 Listening to FM Radi o Automatically pr esetting channels (A uto Preset) 3 Press the Right o r Enter button. The first time you use the FM radio, the preset mode tun ing screen is displayed. From that point on, th e mode last used will be displayed. (Sample Illustration) Selecting FM Radio fr om the main menu 4 Press the Quick button. The Quick [...]

76 Listening to FM Ra dio Automatically pr esetting channels (Auto Pr eset) 6 Press the Right o r Enter button. Auto Preset begins. The gigabeat ® adds the channels that you can recei ve. Auto Preset ends when the gigabeat ® completes a full cycle of the frequency band or when it has found 10 recei vable channels. If the gigabeat ® cannot find a[...]

77 Listening to FM Radi o Selecting a pr eset channel to listen to Selecting a preset channel to listen to T o listen to one of the preset channels: 1 Press and hold the Back button until the main menu is displayed (about 1 second). 2 In the main m enu, press the Up or Down button to select FM Radio . (Sample Illustration) Selecting FM Radio fr om [...]

78 Listening to FM Ra dio Selecting a pr eset channel to listen to Method 1 for converting to preset mode T o con vert from manual to preset mode: 1 Press the Enter button from the Manual mode screen sho wn ab ove. 2 Use the Left or Right button to select the preset channel you want to listen to. 3 Use the Up or Down b utton to adjust the volume. M[...]

79 Listening to FM Radi o T uning the radio manually T uning the radio manually T o tune the radio man ually: 1 Press and hold the Back button until the main menu is displayed (about 1 second). 2 In the main m enu, press the Up or Down button to select FM Radio . (Sample Illustration) Selecting FM Radio fr om the main menu 3 Press the Right or Ente[...]

80 Listening to FM Ra dio T u ning the radio man ually If the manual mode was not the most recently used mode, follow the steps in either “Method 1 for changing to manual mode”, or “Method 2 for changing to manual mode” presen ted in the following two sections. Method 1 for converting to manual mode T o con vert to manual mode: 1 Press the [...]

81 Listening to FM Radi o Pr esetting channels manually 5 Press the Right o r Enter button. Use the Left or Right button to select the channel you want to listen to. Hold down the button to scan forward to the next recei vable frequenc y (c hannel). T o interrupt scanning, press the Back button. 6 Use the Up or Down b utton to adjust the volume. Pr[...]

82 Listening to FM Ra dio Pr esetting channels manually 4 Press the Right o r Enter button. The Add Channel settings screen is displayed. (Sample Illustration) Selecting a preset Channel 5 Use the Left or Right button to select the preset channel you want to add. 6 Press the Enter b utton. The gigabeat ® adds the selected freque ncies as preset ch[...]

83 Chapter 5 Recording Y ou can use the gigabeat ® to record music from FM radio or from other audio equipment. Recording FM radio 1 Press and hold the Back button until the main menu is displayed (about 1 second). 2 Use the Up or Do wn button to select FM Radio . 3 Press the Right o r Enter button. (Sample Illustration) Selecting the FM Radio fr [...]

84 Recording Recor ding FM radio 5 Use the Up or Do wn button to select Record . 6 Press the Right o r Enter button. (Sample Illustration) Quick menu with Recor d selected 7 Press the Enter b utton. Recording starts and will show the following displays. (Sample Illustration) Before r ecor ding and during r ecording displays 8 Press the Enter b utto[...]

85 Recording Recor ding music fr om other au dio equipment ❖ T o play a recorded file, see “Playing recorded tracks” . ❖ Y ou can record up to 1,000 files, including line-in recordings, transferred music files and transferred photos. ❖ Y ou can edit the track names after the rec ordings have been made. ❖ During recording, do not press t[...]

86 Recording Recor ding music fr om other audio equipment T o record using Auto-Sync: 1 Connect the audio output from the CD/MD player, or other device to the gigabeat ® Earb ud/REC jack. Be sure to connect to the headphone jack on the CD/ MD or other player being used. Co nnecting to a line-out terminal will produce crackling noises. (Sample Illu[...]

87 Recording Recor ding music fr om other au dio equipment 6 After adjusting the recording leve l, stop playback on the ot her player . (Sample Illustration) Adjusting the recor ding level 7 Press the Enter b utton. 8 Begin playback on the other player . Recording starts. (Sample Illustration) Recor ding paused without sound input and r ecor ding w[...]

88 Recording Recor ding music fr om other audio equipment ❖ T rack name: ExtXX (XX: 01-99) If tracks are split, track names with numbers of 100 or higher can be created. One album can consist of up to 255 files. ❖ T o play a recorded file, see “Playing recorded tracks” . ❖ Y ou can record up to 1,000 files, including FM radio recordings, [...]

89 Recording Recor ding music fr om other au dio equipment Recording without Auto-Sync If you do not want the files (tracks) to be automatically recorded as separate files (split), then record without using the Auto-S ync option. T o record without using Aut o-Sync: 1 Connect the audio output from the CD/MD player, or other device to the gigabeat ?[...]

90 Recording Recor ding music fr om other audio equipment 5 Press the Quick button. (Sample Illustration) Di splaying the Quick menu 6 Press the Right o r Enter button. The Auto-Sync menu is displayed. 7 Use the Up or Do wn button to select OFF . 8 Press the Right o r Enter button. (Sample Illustration) Selecting OFF in the Auto-Sync menu 9 Press t[...]

91 Recording Playing r ecor ded trac ks 10 Begin playback on the other player . 11 Press the Enter b utton ag ain to end recordi ng. The Back b utton can also be pressed to end recording. ❖ Before starting the recording, adjust the output volume on the other player until the meter touch es the green area in the levels meter . ❖ If you want to r[...]

92 Recording Playing r ecor ded trac ks 5 Press the Right o r Enter button. (Sample Illustration) Selecting Artist fr om the Library menu 6 Use the Up or Down button to select the type of recording y ou want to listen to: ❖ FM recording: FM radio recording. ❖ Ext recording: Line-in recording. “FM recording” and “Ext reco rdin g” are dis[...]

93 Recording Playing r ecor ded trac ks 8 Use the Up or Down b utton to select the recording you want to listen to. 9 Press the Right o r Enter button. Playback begins. Press the Enter button again to pause playback. (Sample Illustration) Selecting a particul ar r ecor ding ❖ Recordings are played as specified in “Repeat/Shuffle” and “Selec[...]

94 Recording Splitting f iles recor ded with the Line- in Re cor der Splitting files recorded wi th the Line-in Recorder Y ou can split recorded albu m files into separate tracks using the Line-in Recorder . T o split prev iously recorded files: 1 Follo w the steps in the section “Playing recorded tracks” to select an album f ile you want to sp[...]

95 Recording Splitting f iles recor ded with the Line-in Record er 7 Press the Right o r Enter button. (Sample Illustration) Selecting Start T rac k Splitting f r om the Quick menu 8 In the confirmation screen u se the Up or Down button to select Ye s . 9 Press the Right o r Enter button. The file (track) is split. (Sample Illustration) Selecting Y[...]

96 Recording Editing the names of r ecorded tr acks ❖ If you go back to the main menu without proceeding with splitting, the split location specifications are removed. ❖ During A-B repeat, you cannot select Add T rack Bre ak Here in the Quick menu. ❖ Y ou can only split albums recorded using the Line-in Recorder . Editing the names of recorde[...]

97 Recording Editing the names of r ecord ed trac ks 4 Press the Right o r Enter button. The Edit T itle menu appears. (Sample Illustration) Edit T itle menu 5 Edit the text using the Up , Down, Left, Right, and Quick buttons: Left: Mov es the selection location to the left. Pressing this button at the beginning of the te xt moves the cursor to a n[...]

98 Recording Deleting r ecor ded tracks ❖ Y ou can enter track names up to 15 characters long. ❖ If you press the Back button while editing a track na me, the editing interrupted screen is displayed. Select End Session to return to the track list screen without saving your changes. ❖ If you delete all the characters in a track name a nd then [...]

99 Recording Using a computer to delete r ecor dings 6 Press the Right o r Enter button. The selected track is deleted. (Sample Illustration) Delete con firmation window ❖ Y ou can also select Delete from the Playback screen using the Quick menu. ❖ During A-B repeat, you cannot select Delete in the Quick menu. Using a computer to delete recordi[...]

100 Recording Using a computer to delete r ecor dings 4 Select Delete from the shortcut menu. 5 Click Ye s in the delete confirmation window . The selected track is deleted. Y ou can also delete tra cks using Windows Media ® Player . In the synchronization display , right-click the file that you wan t to delete in the gigabeat ® library and click[...]

101 Chapter 6 Using the T imer The gigabeat ® has a timer that can be used as an alarm or to turn the gigabeat ® off after a specified period of time. Using the timer to sound an alarm (count down timer) The alarm sounds after the specified time (max. 99 minutes and 59 seconds) has elapsed. 1 Press and hold the Back button until the main menu is [...]

102 Using the Timer Using the timer to sound an alarm (count down timer) 4 Use the Up or Do wn button to select Countdown Timer . 5 Press the Right o r Enter button. The Countdown timer menu i s displayed. (Sample Illustration) Selecting Countdown T imer 6 Set the time using the Up, Do wn, Left, Right and Quick buttons. Left: Moves the selection lo[...]

103 Using the Timer Shutting down the gigabeat® a fter a set time (sleep) The countdown timer is set and the count do wn begins. T o stop the countdown, press the Enter button again. T o restart the countdown, press the Enter b utton again. When the count do wn reaches 0 (zero), the timeout notif ication screen is displayed. The gigabeat ® stops [...]

104 Using the Timer Shutting down the gigabeat® after a set time (sleep) 5 Press the Right o r Enter button. (Sample Illustration) Selecting Sleep 6 Use the Up or Down button to select the number of minutes before the gigabeat ® is turned off (options are: 30 minutes, 60 minutes, 90 minutes, and 12 0 minutes). Selecting Off disables the Sleep fun[...]

105 Chapter 7 Other Settings In addition to the timer, other gigabeat ® settings such as the display , clock and other features can be changed. Display (screen off) This setting automatically t urns the screen off when the gigabeat ® is not used for a set peri od of time. 1 Press and hold the Back button until the main menu is displayed (about 1 [...]

106 Other Settings Display (scr een off) 4 Use the Up or Do wn button to select Display . 5 Press the Right o r Enter button. (Sample Illustration) Selecting Display from the Settings menu 6 Use the Up or Down button to select the number of minutes before the screen turns off. 7 Press the Right o r Enter button. (Sample Illustration) Selecting the [...]

107 Other Settings Cloc k Clock This setting can be used to sw itch to a clock screen when the gigabeat ® is not us ed for a set peri od of time. 1 Press and hold the Back button until the main menu is displayed (about 1 second). 2 Use the Up or Do wn button to select Settings . 3 Press the Right o r Enter button. (Sample Illustration) Selecting S[...]

108 Other Settings Clock 7 Press the Right o r Enter button. (Sample Illustration) Selecting Clock Design 8 Use the Up or Do wn button to select one of the clock design options. 9 Press the Right o r Enter button. (Sample Illustration) Selecting a clock design option 10 Use the Up or Do wn button to select Clock Display . 11 Press the Right o r Ent[...]

109 Other Settings Cloc k 12 Use the Up or Down button to select the number of seconds before the clock is displayed. 13 Press the Right o r Enter button. (Sample Illustration) Selecting the number of seconds bef or e the clock is displayed ❖ The screen does not switch to the clock display in the photo display screen, recording screen, track name[...]

110 Other Settings Aut o P o w e r o ff Auto Power off This setting automatically tur ns the gigabeat ® of f if it is left unused for 5 minutes. (This does not apply during operations such as music playback, photo display , FM ra dio reception, or recording.) 1 Press and hold the Back button until the main menu is displayed (about 1 second). 2 Use[...]

111 Other Settings Date and time 7 Press the Right o r Enter button. Of f: The gigabeat ® does not turn off when it is not being used. 5 min (OFF): the gigabeat ® automatical ly turns of f if it is not used for 5 minutes. (Sample Illustration) Selecting the time for automatic power off Auto Power Off does not function during a countdown, or when [...]

112 Other Settings Date and time 4 Use the Up or Do wn button to select Date & T ime . 5 Press the Right o r Enter button. (Sample Illustration) Selecting Date & T ime fr om the Settin gs menu 6 Use the Left of Right button to select the setting you want to change. Pressing the Right button adv ances through the following settings: T ime di[...]

113 Other Settings Language Language This setting allows you to choose the language used in the gigabeat ® displays. 1 Press and hold the Back button until the main menu is displayed (about 1 second). 2 Use the Up or Do wn button to select Settings . 3 Press the Right o r Enter button. (Sample Illustration) Selecting Settings fr om the m ain menu [...]

114 Other Settings Reset all Settings Reset all Settings This function returns the gigabeat ® settings to th e factory def aults. 1 Press and hold the Back button until the main menu is displayed (about 1 second). 2 Use the Up or Do wn button to select Settings . 3 Press the Right o r Enter button. (Sample Illustration) Selecting Settings fr om th[...]

115 Other Settings F o rmatting memory 6 In the confirmation screen, us e th e Up or Down b utton to select Ye s . 7 Press the Right o r Enter button. (Sample Illustration) Selecting Y es to confirm the r eset settings Using the Reset All Settings function also removes the Countdown Timer and Sleep settings. Date and time functions are not reset, b[...]

116 Other Settings F ormatting memory 3 Press the Right o r Enter button. (Sample Illustration) Selecting Settings fr om the m ain menu 4 Use the Up or Do wn button to select For ma t . 5 Press the Right o r Enter button. (Sample Illustration) Selecting F ormat fr om the Setting s menu 6 Use the Up or Do wn button to select formatting scope (e.g., [...]

117 Other Settings F ormatting memory 7 Press the Right o r Enter button. (Sample Illustration) Selecting the formatting scope 8 In the confirmation screen, us e th e Up or Down b utton to select Ye s . 9 Press the Right o r Enter button to begin formatting. Important formatting information If for some reason you are fo rced to format the gigabeat [...]

118 Other Settings Displaying system information Displaying system information This setting displays the gigabeat ® system information. 1 Press and hold the Back button until the main menu is displayed (about 1 second). 2 Use the Up or Do wn button to select Settings . 3 Press the Right o r Enter button. (Sample Illustration) Selecting Settings fr[...]

119 Other Settings Displaying system information 5 Press the Right o r Enter button. The gigabeat ® v ersion informat ion is displayed. Press the Back or Left button to return to the Settings menu. (Sample Illustration) Displaying the System version informati on V ersion XXXXX System[...]

120 Chapter 8 If you have problems This chapter aims to help you solve many problems b y yourself. It cov ers the problems you are most likely to encounter . If all else fails , contact T oshib a. Y ou will find information on T oshiba’ s support services at the end of this chapter . Error Messages While using the gigabeat ® you may see the erro[...]

121 If you have proble ms Err or Messages License Has Expired Synchronize w ith PC Synchronize the gigabeat ® with the computer used to transfer the track. See “ Additional Information” on page 42 for detailed informati on. Otherwise transfer a track for which you still have a v alid license. License Could Not Be Obtained So The Song Cannot Be[...]

122 If you ha ve probl ems Err or Messages For information on resett ing the gigabeat ® , see “R esetting the gigabeat®” on page 124 For information on formatting the gigabeat ® , see “Formatting memory” on page 115 File Error Format the gigabeat ® . Note that this will erase your files and you will need to transfer them again. Memory E[...]

123 If you have proble ms T r oubleshooting T roubleshooting If you experience any of the follo wing problems whi le using the gigabeat ® , check the follo wing table for the possible cause before requesting service. Pr oblem Cause Solution Refer ence The gigabeat ® will not turn on. Buttons do not work. There is insuff icient power remaining in [...]

124 If you ha ve probl ems T r oubleshooting Resetting the gigabeat ® If taking the correctiv e actions in the table abov e does not solve your problem, try resetting the gigabeat ® using the foll owing st eps: 1 Press the Reset bu tton on the side of the gigabeat ® . Use a pointed instrument such as a pen or paper clip to press the Reset button[...]

125 If you have proble ms T r oubleshooting ❖ During recording, do not press the Reset button until you have pressed the Enter button and the clock icon is no longer displayed. Pressing the Reset button too quickly may prevent the recording file from being saved correc tly . ❖ Do not press the Reset button until all other options have been trie[...]

126 If you ha ve probl ems If you need further assistance If you need further assistance If you have follo wed th e recommendations in this chapter and are still having problems, you may n eed additional technical assistance. This section contains the step s to take to ask for help . Before you contact T oshiba Since some problems m ay be related t[...]

127 If you have proble ms Other T oshiba Internet W eb sites T oshiba voice contact Before calling T oshiba, make sure you have: ❖ Information about what you were doing w hen the problem occurred ❖ Exact error messages and when they occurred For technical suppor t, call the T osh iba Support Center for Portable Media Players: W ithin the United[...]

128 If you ha ve probl ems T oshiba’s worldwide of fices For more information on additional T oshiba worldwide locations, please visit: www .toshiba.co.jp/index.htm . Latin America and Caribbean T oshi ba America Information Systems, Inc. 9740 Irvine Bl vd. Irvine, California 92618 USA 800-457-7777 (within the US) 949-859-4273 (outside of the US [...]

129 5.375 x 8.375 ver 2.3 Appendix A Specifications The product specifications for the gigabeat ® are presented belo w . Playback audio format W indows Media Audio (WMA) 1 MPEG-1 Audio Layer 3 (MP3) 1 PCM (W A V) 1 Playable still image format JPEG 1 Sampling frequency 22.05 to 48 k Hz 1 Bit rate 16 to 320 kbps 1 Recording m edia 2 GB built-in flas[...]

130 Specifications 5.375 x 8.375 ver 2.3 1. gigabeat ® is intended for recording, downloading, storage, and/or playback of authorized cont ent and any other la wful use. 2. This represents the capacity of the flash memory in your gigabea t ® . Flash memory de vices as well as the PC’ s operating system calculate the storage capacity as 1 GB (gi[...]

131 Specifications Sampling fr equency and bit rate combinations 5.375 x 8.375 ver 2.3 Sampling frequency and bit rate combinations The gigabeat ® can play music f iles with the combinations of sampling frequency and bit rate listed belo w . Music f iles with another combinations may not play properly . MP3 (ster eo) Sampling frequency: 22.05, 44.[...]

132 Glossar y Te r m s Equalizer — A sound quality control device or function that uses tools such as sliding scales to raise or lo wer le vels in each of a number of frequency bands. MP3 (MPEG-1 A udio Layer 3) — An internatio nal standard established by MPEG, a working group under the International Organization for Standardization (ISO). This[...]

133 Index A AC p o w e r connecting adapter 22 adjusting setting s 105 auto power of f 110 clock 107 date and time 111 display 105 language 113 resetting 114 alarm 101 album artw ork displaying 60 transferring with alb um 36 audio file downloading to the computer 26 selecting tracks by alb um 41 selecting tracks by artist 37 transferring to the por[...]

134 Index L language settings 113 M memory formatting 115 music files deleting 62 P photos 64 deleting 72 transferring 64 viewing 71 playback controls 43 adjusting volume 43 fast forw ard 44 pausing playback 44 rev erse 44 playback mode repeat/shuffle 47 repeating between two points 50 playlist listeni ng to 44 transferring 46 port USB 20 problem s[...]

135 Index bookmarks 120 button problems 123 connecting to other devices 122 connecting with a computer 124 contacting T oshiba 126 database errors 121 disc is full 120 editing songs 121 fil e er r or s 122 licenses for song tracks 121 memory problems 122 playing music 123 resetting to solve problems 124 setting the language 125 system errors 121 tr[...]