Joybee 125 MP3 Player User’s Manual Welcome
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…Avoid high volume which may damage hearing. …BenQ Corporation assumes no responsibility for the loss of data due to damage of device, repair of device and/or battery replacement. Users are advised to back up all data on other storage device. Use of device not in accordance with the instructions (such the cautions) will void the warranty.
Contents Contents .....................................................................1 Thank you for using BenQ Joybee 125 MP3 Player! 1 Introduction .........................................................................1 Package content ...................................................................2 System requirements ...........................................................3 Description and function of different parts .......................4 Screen ...........................................
Previous file.................................................................. 35 Stop............................................................................... 35 Adjusting volume ........................................................ 35 Selecting an EQ mode ................................................. 36 Selecting repeat mode.................................................. 36 Locking buttons ........................................................... 36 Repeat playing a selected section ...
Joybee 125 as a flash disk .....................................................57 Connecting Joybee 125 to a PC ......................................57 Disconnecting Joybee 125 from a PC .............................58 Updating firmware and formatting memory .....................60 Updating firmware ..........................................................60 Formatting memory ........................................................63 Troubleshooting ......................................................
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Thank you for using BenQ Joybee 125 MP3 Player! Introduction Thank you for purchasing BenQ Joybee 125 MP3 Player! BenQ Joybee 125 offers outstanding playback and recording functions at low power consumption*. You may download any legal MP3 files from the Internet or convert music from an audio CD into MP3 files with QMusic that comes with Joybee 125 and save them on Joybee 125. Moreover, the seven built-in EQ modes on Joybee 125 allow you to enjoy music at the best sound quality.
Package content Please check the content of your Joybee 125 MP3 Player. Should any accessories be missing or damaged, please contact your dealer immediately.
System requirements If you want to install QMusic on a PC to convert music on an audio CD into MP3 files for use on Joybee 125 or use Joybee 125 as a flash disk, your PC must comply with the following requirements: † OS: Microsoft Windows 98/2000/Me/XP (QMusic supports Windows 2000/XP) † CPU: Pentium 200MHz or faster † I/O port: USB † Device: CD-ROM † Hard drive: 40MB or more space † Memory: 32MB or more Thank you for using BenQ Joybee 125 MP3 Player! 3
Description and function of different parts Description and function of different parts of BenQ Joybee 125 MP3 Player, please see bottom pictures and tables for details.
Item Description (1) Earphone jack (2) (3) Functions For connection with earphones …When Joybee 125 is turned off, press button once to turn on Joybee 125. After the welcome note is displayed, Joybee 125 will enter into the MP3/WMA mode automatically. If there are files on Joybee, the title of these files will display on the screen. …After turning on Joybee 125, press and hold button for about 3 seconds, the message ‘System Off ’ will display on the screen before the power goes off.
(4) (Previous/ Fast Rewind) …Press button once to skip to the previous file in MP3/WMA, Voice Playback, FM File Playback or standby mode. …Press and hold button to rewind file in playback mode. …Press button once to scroll back to the previous item in menu mode. …When listening to FM radio, press button once to skip to the previous channel. …Press and hold button for two seconds to search for the previous station in FM Radio mode.
(6) (Play/ Pause/Stop/ Enter) …Press button once to play an file in MP3/ WMA, Voice Playback, FM File Playback or standby mode. Press button once to pause an file and press again to continue playing in playback mode. …Press and hold button for about 2 seconds to stop playing or recording. …In FM Radio mode, press button once to play FM radio. Press button again to stop playing FM Radio. (7) USB port/ charger socket …USB port for connecting Joybee 125 to a PC …Charger socket for recharging battery.
Screen The following table shows the icons displayed on the screen and their meanings. (1) (3) (4) (6) (2) (5) (8) (7) Item Description (9) (10) (11) (1) The icon appears when Joybee 125 is playing an file in MP3/ WMA, Voice Playback, or FM Radio mode. (2) The icon appears when the playing is paused. (3) The icon appears when a file is being played in Voice Playback mode. (4) This icon and the icon in (5) appear at the same time when the ‘repeat single’ function is enabled.
(9) File information displayed in MP3/WMA mode: filename.mp3 Title 4:38 Total file playing time Battery status Information displayed when playing an file in MP3/WMA mode: filename.mp3 0:04 / 4:38 Total file playing time Current file title Battery status Elapsed playing time File information displayed in Voice Playback mode: Total file V001.WAV 0:28 playing time Filename Battery status Information displayed when playing a file in Voice Playback mode: V001.
Information displayed in FM Radio mode: Current channel (expressed in MHz) Information displayed in FM or Voice recording mode: F001.WAV Filename 0:15 4:38 Elapsed recording time Total recording time (10) Displays current file or function. When appears, it means the item displayed is the last option/file. When appears, it means the item displayed is the first option/file. (11) The icon appears when ‘Repeat A-B’ function is enabled.
Getting started... Charging the battery 1. Turn the Recharge On/Off switch to On before recharging the battery. 2. Install the plug to the charger as shown in the bottom picture. 3. Please make sure that plug is properly installed to the charger before connecting it to the socket. 4. Connect charger to a wall outlet. The red indicator on charger will illuminate. In about 3.5 hours, the indicator will turn into amber.
• Exact charging time differs according to battery status. Please check the status of charging from the color changes of indicator. • Chargers for use in some areas may not have an indicator. Please check battery status according to"Checking battery status" p.52. • The life of battery will depend on the frequency of charge, and more frequently the battery is recharged, the shorter the replay time of device will be. It is a normal phenomenon and not a manufacturing defect of battery. 12 Getting started...
Installing drivers and software Put the Software CD that comes with Joybee 125 in the CDROM on your PC. The installation menu will display on the PC screen in a few seconds. If it does not appear on the PC screen, open File Manager in Windows and locate the ‘autorun.exe’ file on the Software CD. Double click the icon to open the installation menu. Item Click on the icon to install the corresponding software. Follow the on-screen instructions to complete the installation.
Install QMusic QMusic is an easy-to-use file manager. It allows you to play an audio CD and MP3/WMA files, convert music on an audio CD into MP3 files, create playlists, create audio CDs and organize your CD albums. With QMusic, you can convert music on an audio CD into MP3 files and save them on Joybee 125, and organize and update files stored in Joybee 125. Please be noted that QMusic supports only Windows 2000/XP. No CD burning function on Windows 2000.
Using BenQ Joybee 125 MP3 Player Turning the power switch on and off Press to turn on Joybee 125. The welcome note will appear on the screen before Joybee 125 enters into the standby mode. If you want to turn off Joybee 125, press and hold for about 3 seconds, the message ‘System Off ’ will display on the screen before the power goes off.
Transferring files to Joybee 125 Transferring files with Windows File Manager 1. Turn on Joybee 125. 2. Connect Joybee 125 to a PC. When Joybee 125 is successfully connected to the PC, a new icon ‘Removable Disk’ will appear in My Computer on Windows. Also, a message read ‘Connection completed’ will display on the screen of Joybee 125. If the dialog box ‘Windows found new hardware’ keeps popping up after the connection, press Next or OK to close the dialog box. 3. If you already have MP3 (.mp3) or WMA (.
Transferring files with QMusic 1. The QMusic icon will appear on Desktop after it is successfully installed. Double click the icon to open QMusic. You may also run QMusic from StartgProgramsgQMusic2gQMusic2.
Status bar Displays details of files, such as total number of files and playing time Feature buttons Set repeat or random playing of files in playback mode Right panel Displays files selected on the left panel or media Search window Enter the name of an file and search it System buttons Control QMusic window Display Displays progress of an action. For example, when an file is being played, the name, elapsed playing time and other information of the file will be displayed. 2. Turn on Joybee 125.
4. If Joybee 125 is successfully connected to the PC, the icon will appear on the left panel of QMusic, and the directories on Joybee 125 will be displayed under the icon.
Adding music on an audio CD to Joybee 125 1. Put an audio CD in the CD-ROM on your PC. In a few seconds, the icon will appear on the left panel of QMusic, and the files on the CD will appear on the right panel.
2. Select the files to be added to Joybee 125 by clicking on the box in front of the files. Then click on the icon, and QMusic will convert the selected files into MP3 files.
3. After the conversion is completed, a new album will be added to the left panel of QMusic. All the files converted will be displayed in the album. Click on the album to display details of files on the right panel.
4. Click on the file to be added to Joybee 125 from the right panel, and it will be highlighted. If you want to select more than one file, press and hold the Ctrl key on the keyboard and click on the next file with the left button of the mouse. If you want to select all files, click on the first file on the right panel, press and hold the Shift key on the keyboard, and click on the last file with the left button of the mouse.
5. Draw the selected files from the right panel to the MP3 directory under the icon. • When files are being transferred to Joybee 125, do not disconnect Joybee 125 from the PC when the message read ‘Communication in progress...’ displays on the screen of Joybee 125. Disconnect Joybee 125 from your PC after the message read ‘Connection completed’ displays on the screen. • Please check if there is enough memory space on Joybee 125 before transferring files to Joybee 125.
Adding new files to Joybee 125 from a PC 1. Click on the My Joybee on the left panel.
2. Press and browse and select MP3, WAV or WMA files to be added to Joybee 125 from the PC. Then press Open to add the selected files to My Joybee.
3. Click on the icon on the left panel.
4. Press and QMusic will transfer the files you have just added to My Joybee to Joybee 125. Before transferring the selected files to Joybee 125, QMusic will ask if you want to delete the existing files in My Joybee. If you want keep them, abort the transfer and back up these files, and start transfer again. • When files are being transferred to Joybee 125, do not disconnect Joybee 125 from the PC when the message read ‘Communication in progress...’ displays on the screen of Joybee 125.
Updating files automatically with QMusic 1. Click on My Joybee on the left panel.
2. Press and browse and select MP3, WAV or WMA files to be added to Joybee 125 from the PC. Then press Open to add the selected files to My Joybee.
3. Press Setup of QMusic in the function button area. 4. Click on Joybee label in the Option dialog box.
5. Select ‘A Automatically launch QMusic when Joybee added’ and ‘A Automatically transfer MP3 files to Joybee when added’. Then click on button. 6. Disconnect Joybee 125 from the PC and reconnect it to the PC, QMusic will automatically update files on Joybee 125 with the files in My Joybee on the left panel.
Function menu All functions on Joybee 125 are accessible from the function menu. Therefore, all you need to do is to remember how to operate the function menu as shown in the bottom instructions in order to use these functions and change their settings. Launching to the function menu † When you turn on Joybee 125 for the first time, it will automatically launch to the MP3/WMA mode. Press to launch to the function menu.
Button functions in menu mode After launching to the function menu: † Press or to scroll to the previous or next item of the function menu. † Press menu. † Press to select an item or skip to the next level of the to skip to the previous level of the menu. Playing a MP3/WMA file Playing an file 1. Turn on Joybee 125. 2. Launch to the function menu according to the instructions given in the ‘Launching to the function menu’ section. 3. When ‘Mode’ appears on the screen, press . 4.
Operating Joybee 125 when a file is being played Pause a playing file When an file is being played, press to play the file again, press to pause. If you want again. Fast forward When an file is being played, press to go forward. Next file When an file is being played, press to skip to the next file. Rewind When an file is being played, press to rewind. Previous file When an file is being played, press file.
Selecting an EQ mode 1. When an file is being played, press . 2. Press or to scroll to ‘EQ’ and press . 3. Press or to select a desired EQ mode (mega base, tre- ble, rock, jazz, classical, pop or normal) and press confirm. 4. Press to to return to the playback screen. You may also adjust volume in ‘System Setup’. See"Selecting an EQ mode" p.48 for details. Selecting repeat mode 1. When an file is being played, press . 2. Press or to scroll to ‘Repeat’ and press 3.
2. Press again at the end of section. The icon ‘A-B’ will appear on the screen. Joybee 125 will start playing the selected section repeatedly. Press again to cancel repeat section, and the icon A-B will disappear.
Listening to FM radio 1. Turn on Joybee 125. 2. Launch to the function menu as in "Launching to the function menu" p.33. 3. When "Mode" appears on the screen, press . 4. When "FM Radio" appears on the screen, press . 5. Press and hold or to activate the auto station search function of Joybee 125. Joybee 125 will stop searching when it receives a stable and powerful signal from a station. Press or to fine-tune a station. If you want to search for stations manually, press FM Radio mode.
Saving a channel You can save up to 10 FM Radio channels. 1. When a channel is being played, press 2. Press or 3. Press cancel. . to scroll to Save Channel and press . again to confirm or press to Once ten channels are saved, you must delete a channel before adding a new one. Deleting a channel 1. When a channel is being played, press 2. Press or 3. Press cancel. . to scroll to Delete Channel and press . again to confirm or press to 4. Continue pressing to delete more channels.
Then, press screen. for several times to return to FM Radio Changing to another mode 1. When listening to the FM radio, press 2. Press or . to scroll to Mode and press 3. Select the desired mode and press . . Recording a FM program •Do not turn off Joybee 125 or connect or disconnect it from a PC while recording. •Do not turn on backlight while recording to avoid noise in recording. 1. When listening to FM radio, press to start recording. 2.
Operating Joybee 125 when playing an FM file Pause a playing file When a file is being played, press to play the file again, press to pause. If you want again. Fast forward When a file is being played, press to go forward. Next file When a file is being played, press to skip to the next file. Rewind When a file is being played, press to rewind. Previous file When a file is being played, press to skip to the previous file. Stop When a file is being played, press and hold seconds to stop playing.
3. Press or to select a desired EQ mode (m mega base, tre- ble, rock, jazz, classical, pop or normal) and press confirm. 4. Press to to return to the FM file playback screen. You may also adjust volume in “System Setup”. See "Selecting an EQ mode" p.48 for details. Selecting repeat mode 1. When a file is being played, press . 2. Press or to scroll to “Repeat” and press 3. Press or to select a desired repeat mode (repeat all, repeat one, random or normal) and press 4. Press back screen. .
Recording with Joybee 125 • Do not turn on backlight while recording to avoid noise in recording. • Do not turn off Joybee 125 or connect or disconnect it from a PC while recording. • Recording function will be disabled when the battery is low. 1. Turn on Joybee 125. 2. Launch to the function menu as in "Launching to the function menu" p.33. 3. Press or to scroll to “Recording”, and press confirm and start recording. to 4. Press and hold for two seconds and then release the button to stop recording.
Playing a recorded file 1. Turn on Joybee 125 (skip this step when Joybee 125 has been turned on). 2. Launch to the function menu as in "Launching to the function menu" p.33. 3. When “Mode” appears on the screen, press . 4. When “Voice Playback” appears on the screen, press 5. Press and hold press or . to select the desired recording and to confirm and start playing the file.
1. When a file is being played, press and then 2. Press or to adjust volume. Press to increase volume. to reduce and 3. Press to confirm adjustment and the Voice Playback screen. . to return to You may also adjust volume in “System Setup”. See "Adjusting volume" p.41 for details. Selecting an EQ mode 1. When a file is being played, press . 2. Press or to scroll to “EQ” and press 3. Press or to select a desired EQ mode (mega base, tre- .
2. Press or Press and hold to scroll to Lock and press to confirm. for about 2 seconds to unlock buttons. Selecting a repeat mode 1. Turn on Joybee 125 (skip this step when Joybee 125 has been turned on). 2. Launch to the function menu as in "Launching to the function menu" p.33. 3. Press or to scroll to “Repeat”, and press 4. Press or to select a desired repeat mode (rrepeat all, repeat one, random or normal) and press 46 Using BenQ Joybee 125 MP3 Player . to confirm.
Turn backlight ON/OFF After turning on Joybee 125, press and hold for about 2 seconds to turn on backlight. Press and hold seconds again to turn off backlight. for about 2 Do not turn on backlight while recording to avoid noise in recording. System setup Adjusting volume 1. Turn on Joybee 125 (skip this step when Joybee 125 has been turned on). 2. Launch to the function menu as in "Launching to the function menu" p.33. 3. Press or 4. Press reduce and 5. Press Press menu.
Selecting an EQ mode 1. Turn on Joybee 125 (skip this step when Joybee 125 has been turned on). 2. Launch to the function menu as in "Launching to the function menu" p.33. 3. Press or to scroll to “System Setup” and press . 4. Press or to scroll to “EQ” and press 5. Press or to select a desired EQ mode (mega base, tre- . ble, rock, jazz, classical, pop or normal) and press confirm. Press menu.
Deleting a file or recording You may delete an file saved on Joybee 125 with the delete function. 1. Turn on Joybee 125 (skip this step when Joybee 125 has been turned on). 2. Launch to the function menu as in "Launching to the function menu" p.33. 3. Press or to scroll to “System Setup” and press 4. Press or to scroll to “Delete File” and press . . 5. Joybee 125 will ask you to prompt the deletion “Delete file?” Press tion. to confirm deletion or to abort dele- 6.
4. Select the location of files to be deleted by clicking on a subdirectory under the icon on the left panel of QMusic, e.g. MicIn. 5. Files in the selected directory will be displayed on the right panel. Click on the file to be deleted. It will be highlighted. If you want to select more than one file, press and hold the Ctrl key on the keyboard and click on the next file with the left button of the mouse.
keyboard, and click on the last file with the left button of the mouse. 6. Then, press the Delete key on the keyboard to delete all selected files from Joybee 125.
Checking battery status 1. Turn on Joybee 125 (skip this step when Joybee 125 has been turned on). 2. Launch to the function menu as in "Launching to the function menu" p.33. 3. Press or 4. Press or press to scroll to “System Setup” and press . to scroll to “Check Battery Status” and . 5. The status of battery will be displayed on the screen as shown in the bottom table. Icon Battery status Full Low Recharge needed Press for several times to return to the function menu.
Checking memory status 1. Turn on Joybee 125 (skip this step when Joybee 125 has been turned on). 2. Launch to the function menu as in "Launching to the function menu" p.33. 3. Press or 4. Press or press to scroll to “System Setup” and press . to scroll to “Check Memory Status” and . 5. The status of memory will be displayed on the screen. Press menu.
Adjusting screen brightness 1. Turn on Joybee 125 (skip this step when Joybee 125 has been turned on). 2. Launch to the function menu as in "Launching to the function menu" p.33. 3. Press or to scroll to “System Setup” and press 4. Press or to scroll to “Brighness” and press 5. The brightness adjust screen will appear. Press brightness or 6. Press Press . . to reduce to increase brightness. to confirm. for several times to return to the function menu.
Playlist In addition to playing MP3/WMA files stored in the memory in order, Joybee 125 has been equipped with the playlist function which allows you to play files in an order as you desire. Creating a playlist with QMusic 1. Double click the QMusic icon on Desktop. 2. Turn on Joybee 125. 3. Connect Joybee 125 to the PC. When Joybee 125 is successfully connected to the PC, a new icon “Removable Disk” will appear in My Computer.
5. Press and QMusic will create a playlist under My Joybee on the right panel and update the playlist on Joybee 125. Running playlist You must create a playlist according to the top instructions before using the playlist function. 1. If your Joybee 125 has been connected to a PC, you must wait until the message “Connection completed..." appear on the screen before disconnecting it from your PC. Then, turn on Joybee 125. 2. Launch to the function menu as in "Launching to the function menu" p.33. 3.
Joybee 125 as a flash disk Connecting Joybee 125 to a PC 1. Turn on Joybee 125. 2. Connect Joybee 125 to a PC. When Joybee 125 is successfully connected to the PC, a new icon “Removable Disk” will appear in My Computer window. Also, a message read “Connection Completed” will display on the screen of Joybee 125. If the dialog box “Windows found new hardware” keeps appearing on the PC screen after the connection, press Next or OK to close the dialog box. 3.
Disconnecting Joybee 125 from a PC 1. Double click the USB device icon on the taskbar tray. 2. A dialog box as shown below will appear on the screen. Select USB Mass Storage Device in the dialog box and press Stop. 3. Another dialog box as shown bellow will appear on the screen. Select BenQ Joybee 125 USB Device and press OK.
4. When the bottom dialog box appears on the screen, press OK and disconnect Joybee 125 from the PC. Do not disconnect Joybee 125 from a PC when the message read “Communication in progress...” displays on the screen of Joybee 125. Disconnect Joybee 125 from a PC after the message read “Connection completed” Operation procedure may differ from one OS to another.
Updating firmware and formatting memory Updating firmware If your Joybee 125 does not work properly due to firmware damage, you may update the firmware of Joybee 125 with the tool that comes with the device. Please make sure that you have backed up all files on Joybee 125 before updating the firmware. 1. Make sure Jobee 125 is turned off. 2. Connect Joybee 125 to PC. 3. Press Start, Programs (or all programs), BENQ Joybee 125 MP3 Player, JoyBee Firmware Update from Windows.
5. When the dialog box disappears, the Joybee Firmware Update main menu will on the PC screen. 6. Press Start and the bottom dialog box will appear on the screen. Press Yes to start firmware update. Do not disconnect Joybee 125 from the PC while firmware update is in progress.
7. Press Close when firmware update is completed. 9. Then, disconnect Joybee 125 from the PC and turn it on. If firmware update fails, disconnect Joybee 125 from the PC USB port, and press the Reset button. Then follow steps 1 to 7 again to update the firmware.
Formatting memory You can perform quick format of the memory on Joybee 125 with the memory formatting tool that comes with Joybee 125. • Do not disconnect Joybee 125 from the PC when format is in progress. • All data including files, files and directories on Joybee 125 will be removed after formatting. 1. Turn on Joybee 125. 2. Connect Joybee 125 to the PC. 3. Press Start,Programs (or all programs), BENQ Joybee 125 MP3 Player, JoyBee Format Utility from Windows.
4. Press Start to start formatting Joybee 125. 5.Press Close to end task after format is completed. You may format Joybee 125 from Windows. However, make sure that you do not format it in FAT32 or NTFS format.
Troubleshooting Unable to transfer files to Joybee 125: Please check the following: † If the USB cable has been securely connected to a PC and Joybee 125, and Joybee 125 is turned on. † If USB driver has been installed on your PC system. † If battery on Joybee 125 is full. Data stored in Joybee 125 is lost. When power supply is unstable while Joybee 125 is connected to a PC, it may cause data loss. Hence, we strongly recommend you to back up all data stored in Joybee 125.
Service If you cannot solve the problems found on Joybee 125 with the troubleshooting guide, please contact our worldwide service locations to obtain the latest drivers and online services. Area Asia Country Telephone Number E-mail Address China +86-512-68092520 service@benq.com.cn Hong Kong +852-23306188 service@benq.com.cn Taiwan 0800-027-427 support@benq.com.tw Singapore +65-6777-2229 servicesg@benq.com Thailand :+66-2-6700310-1 serviceth@benq.
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