Transcend Information TS8GMP840 manual

MP840 User’s Manual[...]

T able of Content s Introduction ............................................................................................ 5 Package C ontents ............................................................................................................... ...5 Featur es .............................................................................[...]

Saving a Radi o Station......................................................................................................... 18 Recall a Saved Station ......................................................................................................... 18 Record a Radi o Statio n .............................................................[...]

Driver Installation ................................................................................. 49 Driver Installation for Windows ® Me, 2000, XP a nd Vista ................................................. 49 Driver Installation for Mac ™ OS 10.0, or Later.................................................................... 49 Driver Insta[...]

Introduction Introduction Introduction Thank you for purchasing T ranscend ’s MP840 . The MP840 is an advanced Flash MP3 Player that can play Music , Video and Photos . The MP840 combines a ll the advantages of a great so unding MP3 player with a USB Flash Drive and includes many extra feat ures as standard such as, an FM Radio, Advanced Digital [...]

Introduction  Quick Instruction Guide  T ravel Pouch Features  1.8-inch (176 x 220 pixel) Super Color LCD Display for Playing Videos and Photos  Plays Music , Video (.mtv) and Photos (.jpg, .bmp)  MP3 Player supports MP3, WMA, WMA-DRM10 (subscription music) and W A V music formats  FM Radio (FM Radio recording and the ability to p[...]

 Windows ® XP  Windows ® Vis ta  Mac ™ OS 10.0, or later  Linux ™ Kernel 2.4, or later[...]

Safety Precautions Safety Precautions These usage and safety guidelines are IMPORT ANT! Please follow them carefully . Y our MP84 0 is connected to a computer using a Mini USB to USB A-T ype cable. Please ensure that you connect the cable ends to the port s correctly . General Use  Carefully unpack the co ntents of the MP840 package.  Do not [...]

Product Overview Player Controls A Microphone B Earphones Jack C Neck Strap Hole D Menu Switch E Menu (In) F Next / Fast Forward (Down) G Previous / Fast Rewind (Up) H Hi-Speed Mini USB 2.0 Port I LOCK Switch J V olume Up Button K V olume Do wn Button L A-B Repeat / Rec Button M Reset Switch N PLA Y / P AUSE / POWE R ON-OFF Button O 1.8” Super Co[...]

Color LCD Display Player Controls Figure 1. Color LCD Display ICON INDICA TION 1 Sleep Mode Indicates the Player is setup to auto Power OFF 2 Lock Indicates when the Lock switch is enabled 3 Battery Indicates the Battery power level 4 Scrollbar Indicates the file length 5 Album/Artist Indicates the Song title and Album and/or Artist name 6 T rack I[...]

Basic Operation Player Controls Player Controls Charging the Battery Plug the small end of the Mini USB to USB A-T ype cable into the Mini USB connector on the MP840 and plug the large end of the cable into an available USB port on your desktop, or notebook computer . The MP840 ’s internal Li-ion battery will begin charging. Figure 2. Connecting [...]

 Press and Hold the “PLA Y / P A USE / POWER ON-OFF” button to Power OFF the MP840 . Player Controls  It takes a few seconds t o Power OFF the unit.  The Color LCD screen will display the Power OFF st atus. Play a Track  Press the “PLA Y / P AUSE / POW ER ON-OFF” button to play a selected Music, Video, Photo, E-book, or Recorded[...]

File Navigation Player Controls  Press and Hold the “Menu Switch” inwards ( MENU ) in the MUSIC , RECORD , VIDEO , PHOTO , or E-book Mode to enter the File Navigator for that mode. Make an Audio Recording  Press and Hold the “A-B Repeat / Rec” button for more than 2 seconds in any mode except the RADIO Mode will activate the MP840 ’[...]

MUSIC Mode MUSIC Functions If you want to buy DRM (Digit al Rights Management) music online please be advised that the MP840 only support s WMA-DRM10 music files and you must use the MTP Music T ransfer Mode to transfer the files to the player . Play MP3, WMA and WMA-DRM10 (Subscription) Music 1. Press and Hold the “PLAY / PAUSE / POWER ON-OFF”[...]

MUSIC Functions 3. Push the “Menu Switch” down ( Next ) or up ( Previous ) to select a desired MP3/WMA, or WMA-DRM10 file. 4. Press the “PLAY / PAUSE / POWER ON-OFF” button to play the MP3/WMA, or WMA-DRM10 music file.  MP840 only supports Mpeg I Layer 3 and WMA files compressed at a rate between 32Kbps – 320Kbps. File Navigator Mode T[...]

MUSIC Functions 6. Pushing the “Menu Switch” up ( Previous ) and selecting the top entry in the root directory [/Root.DIR/] (top folder level) will quit the Navigator . Delete a file in the MUSIC Mode 1. In the MUSIC Mode, Press and Hold the “Menu Switch” inwards ( MENU ) to enter the Navigator . 2. Push the “Menu Switch” down ( Next ) [...]

RADIO Mode RADIO Functions Listen to the Radio 1. The Earphones must b e plugged in to listen to the Radio. 2. Press the “Menu Switch” inwards ( MENU ) to enter the Main Menu. 3. Push the “Menu Switch” down ( Next ) or up ( Previous ) until you reach the “RADIO” icon. Press the “Menu Switch” inwards ( MENU ) to enter the RADIO Mode.[...]

RADIO Functions Increase/Decrease the Volume 1. Press once, or Press and Hold the “Volume Up” button “ + ” , or “Volume Down” button “ - ” until you reach the desired volume level. Saving a Radio Station Y ou can save your 20 favorite Radio stations from CH 01 to CH 20 in the MP840 ’s memory . 1. Select the Radio station (FM frequ[...]

RADIO Functions 2. Push the “Menu Switch” down ( Next ) or up ( Previous ) to select the channel number of the Radio station to which you want to listen and press the “PLAY / PAUSE / POWER ON-OFF” button then the Radio station that has been saved to this channel will begin to play. 3. The screen will return to the RADIO Mode displaying the [...]

RADIO Functions RADIO Functions 7. Radio Recordings are saved in the RECORD Mode in the [/FMIN.DIR/] folder, Recorded Radio files are saved in the order [Month/DayF001.WAV] , then [Month/DayF002.WAV] , and so forth. Recorded Radio files can be accessed using the File Navigator . Sample rate Channels 2GB 4GB Low (8KHz) 2 (stereo) 64 hrs 128 hrs Med [...]

RECORD Mode RECORD Functions RECORD Functions Record Sound The MP840 has advanced recording features and is capable of recording audio from 2 dif ferent sources: FM Radio or Built-In Microphone. Both are capable of making very high quality Audio Recordings. The FM Radio recording feature has been covered in the previous section “ Record a Radio S[...]

RECORD Functions recording. Play a Recorded Sound File 1. Press the “Menu Switch” inwards ( MENU ) to enter the Main Menu. 2. Push the “Menu Switch” down ( Next ) or up ( Previous ) until you reach the “A-B Repeat / Rec” icon. Press the “Menu Switch” inwards ( MENU ) to enter the RECORD Mode. 3. Push the “Menu Switch” down ( Nex[...]

RECORD Functions 2. Navigator starts at the location of the file you just played. Push the “Menu Switch” down ( Next ) or up ( Previous ) to select a folder or push the “Menu Switch” down ( Next ) or up ( Previous ) to select a [Month/DayM00x.WAV] or [Month/DayF00x.WAV] file and press the “PLAY / PAUSE / POWER ON-OFF” button to play the[...]

RECORD Functions 4. Push the “Menu Switch” down ( Next ) or up ( Previous ) to select YES , or NO to Delete the file and press the “Menu Switch” inwards ( MENU ) to confirm the selection and return to the NAVIGATOR Mo de.[...]

VIDEO Mode VIDEO Functions If you want to play V ideos on your MP840 you must convert your Video file(s) to the ‘.mtv’ file format before transferring the Video to the player . Play MTV Video files on your MP840 1. Press the “Menu Switch” inwards ( MENU ) to enter the Main Menu. 2. Push the “Menu Switch” down ( Next ) or up ( Previous )[...]

VIDEO Functions 2. Push the “Menu Switch” down ( Next ) or up ( Previous ) to select a folder. 3. Press the “Menu Switch” inwards ( MENU ) to enter a folder, push the “Menu Switch” down ( Next ) or up ( Previous ) to select a file and press the “PLAY / PAUSE / POWER ON-OFF” button to play a selected Video file. 4. Pushing the “Men[...]

VIDEO Functions 4. Push the “Menu Switch” down ( Next ) or up ( Previous ) to select YES , or NO to Delete the file and press the “Menu Switch” inwards ( MENU ) to confirm the selection and return to the NAVIGATOR Mo de.[...]

PHOT O Mode PHOTO Functions If you want to display Photos on your MP840 you must select a ‘.jpg’ or ‘.bmp’ photo file to transfer to the player . Display JPG and BMP Ph oto files on your MP840 1. Press the “Menu Switch” inwards ( MENU ) to enter the Main Menu. 2. Push the “Menu Switch” down ( Next ) or up ( Previous ) until you reac[...]

PHOTO Functions 2. Push the “Menu Switch” down ( Next ) or up ( Previous ) to select a folder. 3. Press the “Menu Switch” inwards ( MENU ) to enter a folder, push the “Menu Switch” down ( Next ) or up ( Previous ) to select a file and press the “PLAY / PAUSE / POWER ON-OFF” button to display a selected Photo file. 4. Pushing the “[...]

PHOTO Functions[...]

E-book Mode E-book Functions If you want to read E-books on your MP840 you must select a ‘.txt’ E-book file to transfer to the player . Read TXT E-book files on your MP840 1. Press the “Menu Switch” inwards ( MENU ) to enter the Main Menu. 2. Push the “Menu Switch” down ( Next ) or up ( Previous ) until you reach the “E-book” icon. [...]

E-book Functions 2. Push the “Menu Switch” down ( Next ) or up ( Previous ) to select a folder. 3. Press the “Menu Switch” inwards ( MENU ) to enter a folder, push the “Menu Switch” down ( Next ) or up ( Previous ) to select a file and press the “PLAY / PAUSE / POWER ON-OFF” button to play a selected E-book file. 4. Pushing the “M[...]

E-book Functions[...]

Settings SETTINGS Enter the Settings Menu 1. Press the “Menu Switch” inwards ( MENU ) to enter the Main Menu. 2. Push the “Menu Switch” down ( Next ) or up ( Previous ) until you reach the “SETTINGS” icon. Press the “Menu Switch” inwards ( MENU ) to enter the SETTINGS Mode. Equalizer (EQ) Mode There are several EQUALIZER Modes to ch[...]

SETTINGS SETTINGS User EQ Customization The User EQ allows you to customize the settings of a 5 Band Equalizer to your personal preferences. 1. In the EQUALIZER Mode, push the “Menu Switch” down ( Next ) or up ( Previous ) to select the User EQ item, then press the “Menu Sw itch” inwards ( MENU ) to enter the USER EQ Mode. 2. Push the “Me[...]

Repeat Mode SETTINGS There are several REPEA T Modes to choose from: Normal, Repea t One, Repeat All, Shuffle and Normal/Repeat/Shuffle all the files in a Folder . 1. In the SETTINGS Menu, push the “Menu Switch” down ( Next ) or up ( Previous ) to select the Repeat item, then press the “Menu Switch” inwards ( MENU ) to enter the REPEAT Mode[...]

SETTINGS 2. Push the “Menu Switch” down ( Next ) or up ( Previous ) to switch between the 5 Play Speed settings: 1.00x – 1.14x – 1.33x – 0.67x – 0.80x . Press the “Menu Switch” inwards ( MENU ) to select the Play Speed and return to the SETTINGS Menu. Record Quality The quality of an audio recording can be set to Low (8,000Hz), Midd[...]

SETTINGS SETTINGS 2. Push the “Menu Switch” down ( Next ) or up ( Previous ) to switch between the 3 Record Quality settings: Low – Middle – High . Press the “Menu Sw itch” inwards ( MENU ) to select the Record Quality level and return to the SETTINGS Menu. Sample rate Channels 2GB 4GB Low (8KHz) 1 (stereo/mono) 64/128 hrs 128/256 hrs M[...]

SETTINGS 2. Push the “Menu Switch” down ( Next ) or up ( Previous ) to select the DISABLE , or ENABLE option and press the “Menu Switch” inwards ( MENU ) to confirm the selection and return to the SETTINGS Menu. Sleep Sets a time delay to automatically Power OFF the MP840 even during operation. 1. In the SETTINGS Menu, push the “Menu Swit[...]

Screen Saver SETTINGS SETTINGS Sets a time delay for th e screen to (1) display the Song Title , (2) display Clock , (3) go Blank , or (4) display Slide Show , if no buttons are being pressed e.g. After 30 Seconds of button inactivity the screen will go blank. 1. In the SETTINGS Menu, push the “Menu Switch” down ( Next ) or up ( Previous ) to s[...]

SETTINGS SETTINGS Slide Show Time Sets a time delay for the photo that is currently being displayed on the screen to change to the next photo. Y ou must use the SlideShow Maker software application to setup a photo slideshow . The Slideshow feature will only work on “.sls” files. Please see the “ SlideShow Maker ” section in the Software Se[...]

Sync. Lyrics SETTINGS Karaoke-type feature that displays the lyrics of a song on the Color LCD screen during Playback. 1. In the SETTINGS Menu, push the “Menu Switch” down ( Next ) or up ( Previous ) to select the Sync. Ly rics item, then press the “Menu Switch” inwards ( MENU ) to ent er the Sync. Lyr ics Mode. 2. Push the “Menu Switch?[...]

SETTINGS SETTINGS 2. Push the “Menu Switch” down ( Next ) or up ( Previous ) to switch between the Time, Month, Day and Year. Press the “Volume Up” button “ + ” , or “Volume Down” button “ - ” to change the time, or date. 3. Press the “Menu Switch” inwards ( MENU ) in the Date/Time Setting Menu to return to the SETTINGS Menu[...]

SETTINGS 2. In the Time Zone screen, push the “Menu Switch” down ( Next ) or up ( Previous ) to select the Time Zone you are in. 3. Press the “Menu Switch” inwards ( MENU ) to confirm the new time zone and return to the SETTINGS Menu. Daylight The MP840 has the option of enabling/disabling the Daylight Saving Time (DST) feature for local su[...]

SETTINGS 3. Enabling the Daylight Saving Time feature will automatically adjust the MP840 ’s Clock by plus, or minus one hour depending on the time of year and the time zone you are in. Language Sets the MP840 ’ s User language, including the display of song and artist titles. The player supports 13 User languages. 1. In the SETTINGS Menu, push[...]

FM Reset SETTINGS SETTINGS Resets the saved Radio st ations, so the next time you enter the RADIO Mode the MP840 will automatically scan and save the 20 strongest Radio st ation signals. 1. In the SETTINGS Menu, push the “Menu Switch” down ( Next ) or up ( Previous ) to select the FM Reset item, then press the “Menu Switch” inwards ( MENU )[...]

SETTINGS 2. Push the “Menu Switch” down ( Next ) or up ( Previous ) to select MTP , press the “Menu Switch” inwards ( MENU ) to confirm the selection and return to the SETTINGS Menu. 3. When transferring files in the MTP Media Transfer Mode you will have the option of using two folders to store files, an MTP Media , or Data Folder. Use Wind[...]

SETTINGS 2. Push the “Menu Switch” down ( Next ) or up ( Previous ) to select USB , press the “Menu Switch” inwards ( MENU ) to confirm the selection and return to the SETTINGS Menu. 3. In the USB Mode (WMA-DRM10 NOT supported) you can dr ag and drop files onto any media specific folders that you have created, or onto the MP840 ’s corresp[...]

Driver Inst allation Use with a Computer Use with a Computer Driver Installation for Windows ® Me, 2000, XP and Vista No drivers are required. These Windows ® Operating Systems have built-in drivers to support the MP840 . Plug your MP840 into an available USB port and Windows ® will install the necessary files. A new Removable Disk drive with a [...]

Connecting to a Computer Use with a Computer If you want to buy and play WMA-DRM10 (only) music files, or you are using Windows Media Player 10 you must choose the MTP (Media T ransfer Protocol) Music T ransfer Mode to transfer and synchronize music files between the computer and your MP840. 1. Plug the small end of the Mini USB to USB A-Type cable[...]

Download and Upload Music and other Files Use with a Computer If you want to buy and play WMA-DRM10 (only) musi c files, you must select Windows Media Player 10 to transfer and synchronize your WMA-DRM10 music files with the MP840’ s MTP Folder . Other than the Radio, if you want to be entertained by your MP840 you must download Music , V ideo , [...]

Use with a Computer 3. After you connect the MP840 to a computer its screen will display a “ READY ” mes sage, indicating that files can be loaded onto the player. If you are using Windows ® a new Removable Disk drive with a newly assigned drive letter representing the MP840 will appear in the My Computer window. Figure 6. *F: is an example dr[...]

Use with a Computer 6. Always disconnect the MP840 from a computer by selecting and follo wing the instructions for the “Safely Remove Hardware” icon that can be found on the Windows ® Toolbar at the bottom of the computer screen. Figure 7. Safely Remove Hard ware[...]

Disconnecting from a Computer Use with a Computer Before removing your MP840, always ensure the Color LCD Display is not in the READ/WRITE status, otherwise your files or MP840 may be damaged. Removing the MP840 in Windows ® Me, 2000, XP and Vista 1. Select the Hardware icon on the system tray. 2. The Safely Remove Hardware pop-up window will appe[...]

MP840 Sof tware Software Setup Software Setup The MP840 comes with some very useful bundled software that ca n increase your productivity and enhance your entertainment experience. The three sof tware applications that come with your MP840 are:  T ranscend Multimedia Converter  Slideshow Maker  T ranscend Digital Music Player Utility Befor[...]

T ranscend Multimedia Converter Transcend Multimedia Converter Transcend Multimedia Converter If you want to play Videos on your MP840 you must convert your Video files to the ‘.mtv’ file for mat using the T ranscend Multimedia Converter before transferring the Video files to the player .  The MP840 only support s “.mtv” Video files. Y o[...]

Transcend Multimedia Converter 3. After you select a Video file for conversion to the “.mtv” format, click on the “Video Output” button to select a destination for the converted file. Figure 13. Select a Destinat ion for the ‘.mtv’ file 4. After selecting a Video Output destination click on the “Start Conversion” button to begin the[...]

Transcend Multimedia Converter Figure 15. Conversion Complete[...]

Slideshow Maker Slideshow Maker Slideshow Maker If you want to use the Slideshow feature on yo ur MP840 you must first, convert your Photo files to the ‘.sls’ file format using the Slideshow Maker , then transfer the Slideshow files to the player .  The MP840 will only display a Slideshow of your Photos if they are converted to the “.sls?[...]

Slideshow Maker 3. You can Preview the Photo files that you are going to convert in the Preview Panel. After you select all the Photo files that you want to convert to the “.sls” format, click on the “Transform” button to continue. Figure 18. Preview and S tart Converting 4. The Save As window will appear. Select a destination for the conve[...]

T ranscend Digit al Music Player Utility Digital Music The T ranscend Digital Music Player Utility* provides you with several software options including a:  PC-Lock Function  Partition & Security Function Figure 18. T ranscend Digital Music Player Utilit y Menu  The T ranscend Digital Music Player Utility is not supported on Mac ™ , [...]

Digital Music 2. When the Transcend Digital Music Player Utility is finished installing, click on the “Finish” button to exit the wizard. Figure 20. Installation complete 3. The Transcend Digital Music Player Utility Software Program can be found in: Start > Programs > Transcend > Digital Music Player Utility .[...]

PC-Lock Function PC-Lock Function When the PC-Lock Function is enabled, you can use your MP840 as a key to lock your computer protecting it from use by others.  The PC-Lock function is not supported in the Mac ™ or Linux ™ Operating Systems.  T o use the PC-Lock function, you must log in to the Windows OS with Administrator rights. PC-Loc[...]

PC-Lock Function 3. After selecting the Enable PC-Lock you can type the Text to be displayed on the screen while the computer is locked. Figure 23. Screen Saver T ext 4. If you want to set a timer to automatically unlock your computer select the “Enable Timer” option. Input the Lock Period in Hours and Minutes , after the time elapses your comp[...]

PC-Lock Function 5. Click on the “OK” button to start the PC-Lock . Figure 28. Enable PC-Lock Lock Your Computer After the PC-Lock function is enable d, your computer w ill be locked whenever you remove your MP840 . When your computer is locked, the screen will display the T ext screen saver . Unlock Your Computer T o unlock the computer , you [...]

Partition & Security Function Partition & Security Function Enabling this feature allows you to setup a secure area on the MP840 to protect your personal information with a Private Password. Y ou can partition the MP840 into Public and Private Password protected areas. Data and information in the Private Area is kept secure and can only be [...]

Use the Transcend Digital Musi c Player Security Features Partition & Security Function 1. Click on the “Login/Logout” button in the Transcend Digital Music Player Utility window. Figure 25. T ranscend Digital Music Player Utilit y Login/out 2. The Login/out window will appear. Input your Password and click on the “Login” button to ente[...]

Partition & Security Function 2. The New Pas sword window will appear. Input your current “Passw ord , ” a “New Password , ” “Confirm Password” and a “New Password Hint” (a reminder, should you forget your password). Click on the “OK” button to complete the New Password setup. Figure 28. Change Password Forgotten your Passwo[...]

T roubleshooting Troubleshooting Troubleshooting If a problem occurs with your MP840 , please first check the information listed below before taking your MP840 for repair . If you are unable to remedy a problem from the following hints, please consult your dealer , service center , or local T ranscend branch of fice. We also have F AQ and Support s[...]

Cannot enter the RECORD Mode Troubleshooting Troubleshooting T o make sure the recorded file will not be lost, tw o safety mechanisms are provided. 1. If the remaining battery capacity is less than 10%, you cannot enter the RECORD Mode. 2. During recording, if the remaining b attery capacity goes below 10% the MP840 will automatic ally save the rec[...]

Cannot play a Vide o file on my MP840? The MP840 only supports “.MTV” Video files, please see the “ T ranscend Multimedia Converter ” section on how to convert your videos to the MTV format. Having problems converting a Vide o file using the Tran scend Multimedia Converter? Troubleshooting First, download DirectX 9.0 (or later) onto your co[...]

S pecifications Specifications  Size (L x W x H): 82 mm × 40.5 mm × 1 2.5 mm  Weight: 70g (with Li-ion battery)  Music Format s: MP3 WMA and WMA-DRM10 (Subs cription music)  Video Format s MTV  Photo Format s JPG, BMP  Recording Format: IMA_ADPCM (WAV)  Estimated Battery Life: 30 hours Music playback (fully charged battery) ?[...]

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