SIGNEO SN-M500 User’s Manual Contents 1. Points to learn before Use 1) Precautions 2) Features 3) Components 4) Names of Parts 5) LCD Screen Layout 2. Preparation 1) Downloading Files from PC to Player 2) Disconnecting Player from PC 3) Charging Battery 3.
13) Voice Recording and Playback 14) Recording and Playback from External Device 15) Viewing Image Files 4. Setting up of Menu 1) How to set up Menu 2) Menu Structure 3) Functions of Menu Items 5. Others 1) Upgrade Firmware Procedure 2) Player Format 3) About Image Editor 6.
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. Keep this manual safely for reference in case of technical change. The manufacturer has the right to make technical modifications for improvement of product without prior notice.
1. Points to learn before Use 1) Precautions The manufacturer is not responsible for any damage or loss due to lack of thorough familiarity of the precautions below. The precautions must be read carefully and the product be used properly. - Do not leave the player in a location of high temperature and humidity, high fluctuation of temperature or high magnetic forces. - Do not leave the player in a place subject to direct sunlight or in a location near heat sources.
Other considerations Keep the volume at a moderate level. This will allow you to hear outside sound and to be considerate of the people around you. 2) Features - Multi-Format Supports MP3, WMA, WMA with DRM and WAV file formats. - Colour Graphic LCD Image files can be enjoyed with 4,000 Colour Graphic LCD. - USB 2.0 Fast file download is possible. - SRS Sound Rich 3D surround sound developed by SRS Lab is supported. - Multi-language Different languages can be used for menu and file names.
3) Components - Main Body - Stereo Earphones - USB Cable - Line-In Cable - User’s Manual - Warranty Card - Installation CD (Components can be changed for improvement of performance and quality without prior notice.
4) Names of Parts - Line in: To connect Line in cable. - - Volume +: To adjust sound volume. - ▶ /■ : To power on the player or activate Play/Stop. - |◀ ◀ Menu ▶ ▶ |: To search file or go to Navigation/Menu function. - Mic: Socket for microphone for recording. - : Socket for USB Cable - : Socket for earphones. - : To set Lock/Unlock. - REC/A<->B: To activate Voice Recording/FM Radio Recording/Interval Repeat. - EQ/Repeat: To set up EQ/Repeat. - Mode: To activate Mode/Playlist.
2. Preparation 1) Downloading Files from PC to Player PC Environment The following PC environment is required for the Player operation. - Pentium 133MHz and above - Window 98SE/ME/2000/XP - Minimum 40MB hard disc space - CD-ROM drive - USB port For Windows ME/2000/XP Users Windows ME/2000/XP will recognize the Player as a portable disk without a separate driver.
3. A “Removable Disk” will be added in “My Computer”. Open the “Removable Disk” folder. 4. Locate the files you wish to copy from the computer to your Player. 5. Drag and Drop the selected file to the “Removable Disk”. 6. These files will now be copied into your Player. (! Do not disconnect Player from PC during file transfer. It could cause damage to Player.
2) Disconnecting Player from PC 1. Click the “Safely Remove Hardware” icon in the System Tray. 2. Click “Stop” after selecting the device to be separated in the “Safely Remove Hardware” window. 3. Click “OK” in the “Stop a Hardware device” pop-up window as below. 4. Click “OK” after confirming the “Safe to Remove Hardware” message.
5. Disconnect the USB Cable from PC and Player. (! Disconnecting Player improperly could cause malfunction or damage to Player.) 3) Charging Battery 1. Connect the Player using USB Cable to PC. 2. PC Connect message will appear in the LCD window and charging will start with Battery icon gradually filling. - While charging, the green LED blinks. - When fully charged, the Battery icon in the LCD window will be fully filled and the green LED will stay on.
When Lock is set, the Player will not operate with any buttons. Push (HOLD) button to the right to release the Lock. 4) Volume Control Press (+, -) button to adjust the volume to desired level. 5) EQ, Playback Order Selection During Playback of a music file, pressing EQ/Repeat button can change the order of EQ or Playback. - Each short pressing of EQ/Repeat button will change the order of EQ as below.
Click Menu button and move to Navigation Mode. Press ◀ ◀ /▶ ▶ button and search file. After selecting desired music, press Menu button or ▶ /■ button to playback the music. z To enter Folder: Select desired folder and press Menu button. z To exit Folder: Press EQ/Repeat button while in the folder. ! To exit the Navigation Mode, press EQ/Repeat button. ! After selecting a folder, pressing ▶ /■ button will playback the music from the first tack.
! Folder cannot be deleted if there are files in it. To delete a folder, make sure that there are no files remain in it. 10) M3U(PC Playlist) playback Create M3U file Playlist in PC. Save M3U file and music in M3U in the Player. Move to Navigation mode by clicking Menu button Select M3U file with icon and press Menu button or ▶ /■ button to playback the music file. ! To play music, you should have music files saved as M3U file and applicable path in the Player.
! Some channels may not be stored in areas of poor reception. - Preset Mode (Search stored frequency) Select desired channel out of stored frequencies with ◀ ◀ /▶ ▶ button. * Click Menu button to switch between SCAN MODE(Search frequency manually) and PRESET MODE(Search stored frequency) * Press EQ/Repeat button to choose between Stereo and Mono sound. !) Reception could be poor in some areas of weak signal. - FM Radio Recording 1. During FM Radio play, press REC/A<->B button to start recording. 2.
Line 2: Recording Quality / Recording Time Line 3: Remain time bar / Remain Time - Voice Recording 1. Press REC/A<->B button to start Voice Recording. 2. During recording, press ▶ /■ button to pause recording. Press ▶ /■ button again to continue recording. 3. Press REC/A<->B button to stop recording. - Voice record file Playback 1. Voice record files are stored in Voice folder in order of recording. 2. Voice record files are stored in the form of V001.mp3, V002.mp3. 3.
2. External Device recording files are stored in the form of L001.mp3, L002.mp3. 3. Move to Navigation Mode and select desired file in LINE-IN folder and press ▶ /■ button for playback. 15) Viewing Image File The format of image on the Player is BMP file and 96x64 pixels are most suitable. Image Editor program in the supplied CD can be used to edit the image easily. For more details on Image Editor, refer to page ( ). Click Mode button and move to Mode Selection Screen.
Press “YES” to delete image and press “NO” to cancel. 4. Setting up of Menu You can set up detail functions of the Player to your own requirement. 1) How to set up Menu Move to Menu Setup Screen with a long push on Menu button. Select desired Menu with ◀ ◀ /▶ ▶ button. Press down Menu button to move to detail item of Menu or save the set Menu. Press EQ/Repeat button to move back to previous stage. 2) Menu Structure (! Menu Structure may be different depending on the Firmware Version.
- 3D EFFECT : You can enjoy 3D stereo/rich bass sound and select suitable speakers appropriate to your environment. - SRS: Playback in 3D stereo sound. - WOW: Playback in 3D boosted bass sound. - TruBass: Playback in boosted bass sound. - USER SRS: Sets SRS, TruBass and FOCUS (Clarity of Sound) to taste. (! How to set up USER SRS: ◀ ◀ /▶ ▶ button: Select USER SRS item +, - volume button: Select level of selected USER SRS) - SPEAKER EARPHONE: Selected for listening using earphones.
- NORMAL: Playback in basic EQ. - ROCK: Playback in Rock. - POP: Playback in Pop. - JAZZ: Playback in Jazz. - CLASSIC: Playback in Classic. - UBASS: Playback in Ultra Bass. - USER: Playback in EQ set by User. (! How to set USER EQ: ◀ ◀ /▶ ▶ button: Select frequency range +, - volume button: dB adjustment in each frequency range) 2. DISPLAY - LANGUAGE : Shows Menu, display and ID3 Tag information in respective language. - ENGLISH: in English - JAPANESE: in Japanese - S.
- T. CHINESE: in Traditional Chinese - KOREAN: in Korean - FRENCH: in French - GERMAN: in German - SPANISH: In Spanish - ITALIAN: in Italian - DUTCH: in Dutch (! Menu for the European region is shown in English.) - ID3 Tag : During file playback, shows file name or ID3 Tag information. - OFF: Shows file name. - ON: Shows ID3 Tag. - SCROLL SPEED : During file playback, file name or ID3 Tag information selects Scroll Speed. - 1x: Scrolls in 1x speed. - 2x: Scrolls in 2x speed. - 4x: Scrolls in 4x speed.
- NORMAL: Indicates playback time. - REMAIN: Indicates remaining time of the file. - BACKLIGHT : Sets up backlight time. - OFF: No backlight. - ALWAYS: Backlight on all the time. - 1~30(sec): Sets up backlight time for 1 ~ 30 seconds. (1~30 seconds backlight is set with +, - volume control.) - SLIDE SHOW TIMER : In MY ALBUM Mode, sets time for showing automatically the next image in Slide Show. - 1~10(sec): Sets Slide Show time for 1 to 10 seconds. - CONTRAST : Sets screen contrast.
- RESUME : Remembers the last location of the file played before the Player was turned off and playback from that point. - NO: RESUME function is not set. When powered on, playback starts from the beginning of the file. - YES: RESUME function is set. When powered on, playback starts from the last playback location. - AUTO PLAY : Determines Playback after Power ON. - NO: after Power ON, press ▶ /■ button for playback. - YES: after Power ON, automatic playback of file. 4.
(! Higher quality record files take up more memory space than lower quality ones.) 5. FM SETTING : Selects FM frequencies appropriate for the region. - WORLD WIDE: Receives frequency range of 87.5~108MHz. - JAPAN: Receives frequency range of 76~108MHz. 6. SLEEP : Sets Player’s function of Power OFF at pre-arranged time. OFF ~ 60(min): Sets SLEEP function to OFF ~ 60 minutes. (! After Power OFF, SLEEP function is always reset to OFF.) 5.
2. Press Start button to start formatting. (! Format deletes all data in disk.) 3) About Image Editor : Image Editor is a program to change size and format of image file to fit the Player. - Image Editor Installation 1. Install Image Editor program in the supplied installation CD. 2. After installation, double click Image Editor icon on the screen and run the program.
- How to use Image Editor 1. Description of each section ① Menu section - File Open: Brings in image file. Save Edit Image: Saves image file. Exit: Finishes Image Editor. - View Toolbar: Selects Toolbar View/Hide. Status Bar: Selects Status Bar View/Hide. - Options Fixed Magnification: When Fixed Magnification is selected, image size can be adjusted within fixed dimension of rectangle suitable for the Player.
- Help About: Shows information on Image Editor. ② Toolbar - (File Open): Opens image file. - (Save Edit Image): Saves image file. (Edit Area mode): When Edit Area mode icon is selected; image size can be adjusted within fixed dimension of rectangle suitable for the Player. - (Magnify): Magnifies image. - (Diminish): Diminishes image. - (About): Shows information on Image Editor. ③ Preview Window : Shows image in size to be seen on the Player. ④ Main Window : Shows brought in image.
④ Press button to save modified image. (Image is stored in 96X64 pixels, BMP format.) 6. Customer Support 1) FAQ Symptom Possible Cause Solution Power _ Check battery status. _ Charge battery. No sound _ Check if earphones jack is properly _ Reconnect earphones. from connected. earphones _ Check if volume is set at zero (0). _ Increase volume. _ Check battery status. _ Charge battery. _ Check if earphones jack is dirty or _ Clean earphones jack. does not come on corroded.
failure (! Static electricity or other electronic interferences could cause temporary malfunction to the Player. Re-initializing the Player will bring it back to normal. To reinitialize the Player, press MODE button and REC/A<->B button at the same time. Then, turn the Power On for normal operation.) 2) Specifications * Specifications may be changed without prior notice.
