Model: MP-456 MP3 / WMA Player Operating Instructions • MP3 and WMA* compatible • Card slot for SD/MMC memory card for extra storage • Deluxe stereo earphones with neck strap • Preset 6 position selectable equalizer • 512MB built-in memory • Built in FM stereo radio • Lock button prevents accidental usage • Includes USB cable and software disc • Operates with one AAA alkaline battery • Can also be used to record and transfer files as a portable media device • Can display the ID3 song title • Track, Song
TABLE OF CONTENTS 1 1-1 1-2 1-3 1-4 1-5 Getting Started Preface…………………………………………………………………………………….3 Features…………………………………………………………………………………….4 Device Overview…………………………………………………………………………….5 LCD Display Overview………………………………………………………………………7 Battery Installation…………………………………………………………………………8 2 2-1 2-2 2-3 2-4 2-5 2-6 Software Installation (for Windows 98SE) Basic System Requirements………………………………………………………………8 Installing Software Driver and Utilities…………………………………………………….
TABLE OF CONTENTS 4 4-1 4-2 Using Microsoft’s Windows Media Player Basic Information…………………………………………………………………………26 Ripping Tracks from Music CDs…………………………………………………………27 5 5-1 5-2 5-3 5-4 5-5 5-6 5-7 Helpful Information Troubleshooting…………………………………………………………………………29 Technical Specifications…………………………………………………………………31 Important Safety Instructions……………………………………………………………32 Product Care………………………………………………………………………………..33 FCC & ICES Compliance………………………………………………………………..
1 - Getting Started 1-1. Preface Before you use this DURABRAND digital audio player, please read all of the following instructions carefully. You can play your favorite MP3 and WMA* music files with this portable player, and we hope you will enjoy this product. Check List This package contains: 1. DURABRAND 512 MB Audio MP3/WMA player model MP-456 2. USB cable 3. CD disc for Drivers (for Windows 98SE) / Instructions / Windows Media Player 9.0 / Adobe PDF Reader 4. 1 size “AAA” alkaline battery 5.
1-2. Features • • Built-in 512MB flash memory (total space, including hidden operating system files). • • • • • • • • • • • Plays MP3, WMA* music format files and can store any digital file. • • • Separate power ON/OFF button for easy operation. * Expansion SD/MMC card slot. Accepts most SD (Secure Digital) / MMC (MultiMedia Card) cards (not included) for extra storage. Music title display. Supports Multiple Languages. Supports FM frequency stereo reception, scan, store and recording.
1-3. Device Overview Fig. 1-3-1 Device Overview 5 IB-MP456-WC-E-030206.
1. Lock button - Disables buttons to prevent accidental operation. 2. Mini-USB Port - Lift the rubber cover and connect the player to your computer using the supplied USB cable. 3. SD/MMC Socket (card slot) - Insert an SD/MMC card to have extra memory. 4. Battery Box - Install one size AAA battery (alkaline or NiMH). 5. Hanging strap wire Hole - To hang the player to the earphones and conveniently carry these on your neck. 6. Earphones Jack - Connects earphones or a home theater or any amplifier etc.
1-4. LCD Display Overview I Love You Fig. 1-4-1 LCD Display Overview INDICATORS: 1. Battery Level - Displays battery capacity, full, partial, empty.. The battery icon will flash when the battery is weak. 2. EQ Setting - D i s p l a y s cur rent EQ mode (NOR for norma l , R O C K , JAZZ, CLASSIC, POP, BASS). 3. Memory Selecting-Internal flash memory (FL)/External SD/MMC Card (CA). 4. Lock - Buttons are locked when appears in the display.. 5. Repeat Setting - Displays repeat mode (No mark = NORMAL, 6. 7.
1-5. Battery Installation 1 Slide the battery cover off as shown. 2 Insert one AAA battery, note the polarities of the battery (+ and –). 3 Put the cover back. Battery Safety ä ä ä ä Do not dispose of any battery in fire. Do not put the battery in a damp place. Please take out the battery if you don’t use the player for a long time (over 2 weeks). Battery should be installed by adults for safety. Slide to open Fig. 1-5-1 Inserting the Battery 2- Software Installation 2-1.
Fig. 2-2-1 Installing Software Driver and Utilities NOTE: No driver is required for Windows Me, XP, 2000 or Mac OS X 10.2.6 or above. 4 Install Windows Media Player 9.0. If you have not installed Windows Media Player 9.0 (or later), you will be prompted to install it or update your current version. (Details of Windows Media Player 9.0 on Pages 26-28). 5 The Driver Setup disc contains: Windows 98SE Driver Windows Media Player 9.
2-3. Connecting the Audio Player and Your Computer Both PC or Mac users must use the USB cable (included) to connect the player and computer before you can download or upload music files to the computer. 1 Connect the smaller plug of the USB cable to the mini-USB port on the player as shown. Plug only fits one way, if the plug does not match the mini-USB port, don’t force it, just reverse it and try again. 2 Connect the larger plug of the USB cable to any available USB port on your computer.
2-4. Downloading Music to the Player or Deleting Music from the Player 1. Connect the USB cable to the computer and the MP3 player. 2. Click “My Computer” icon on your Windows desktop, and it will show up as a “Removable Disk” on the Desktop of the Windows. 3. Click the “MP-456” icon to browse for content on the built-in flash memory. “Removable Disk” is SD/ MMC memory card. When SD/MMC card is installed, you can open it and transfer music or data to it. 4.
2-5. Storage Information of the Player To check the storage (capacity) of the player, highlight the disc you want to check. Right click on the mouse (press the mouse right button) and then click on “Properties”. A Properties window will pop up displaying the storage information of the player. Fig. 2-5-1 Storage Information of the Player 12 IB-MP456-WC-E-030206.
2-6. Disconnecting the Audio Player from Your Computer For Windows Me/2000/XP users, the player can be disconnected safely as follows: 1. Click the “Safely Remove Hardware” icon in the Windows Toolbar (on the right bottom corner near the clock icon on your computer). 2. From the list of Hardware Devices, select the player. 3. Click “Stop” button. 4. Click “OK” to confirm. 5. Click “Close” after finished. 6. Now, it is safe to disconnect the player.
3 - Basic Operation of the Audio Player 3-1. Hanging the Earphones and Neck Strap Connection 1. Slide the thinner end of t he neck strap into the hole. 2. After it is through, loop the lock into and through it. 3. Pull to close the loop. 4. Insert the lock-pin correctly into the earphones. 5. Plug the earphones into the jack . marked 6. H a n g the Player with the neck strap, please n ote the earphones are marked R and L. 7. Insert the earphones in your ears. Fig.
3-2. Player Power On/Off To turn the player on, press and hold the POWER button, the set will start to play. To turn the player off, press and hold the POWER button again. Fig. 3-2-1 Player Power ON/OFF 3-3. Music Playback • • • • • • • When you turn on the player, it will auto playback built-in memory’s music if you have already copied any music into your MP3 player (or it will play the 2 demo songs included). To adjust the Volume, press the VOL– or VOL+ button. .
3-5. MODE Switch Operation MODE switch can perform more than one function, a quick press or a long holding press may be needed to do different functions. 1. Skip and Search function. to the left. To o a. During play, to skip to the previous track, turn the MODE switch rewind the music, turn left and hold the MODE switch . b. During play, to skip to the next track, turn MODE switch to the right. To fast forward the music, turn right and hold the MODE switch . 2. Menu operation a.
3-6. Using an External SD/MMC Memory Card (Optional - not included) 1. Turn off the player. Open the back cover, see diagram below. 2. Confirm the card is SD/MMC type and insert the card correctly as indicated in the diagram, then close the battery cover box. 1 2 Fig. 3-6-1 Using the External SD/MMC Memory Card 3. Turn on the player. It will play the music on the SD/MMC card automatically, the will show in the display (card play). memory icon 4.
3-7. Selecting Playback Mode You can simply press the MODE switch to select repeat mode REPEAT ONE or REPEAT ALL during play, or press the MODE switch repeatedly in stop status to select other playback mode. Then press the PLAY button to start the playback. The playback modes are: 1. REPEAT ONE 1 : Plays one song over and over.. 2. REPEAT ALL : Plays all the songs over and over.. 3. SHUFFLE S : Plays all the songs in random order.. S : Plays all the songs in random order, then repeats 4.
3-8. Microphone Recording 1. 2. 3. 4. Press and hold the MODE switch to enter the menu. Turn the MODE switch left or right to select MIC. Press the MODE switch, start to record. During record, press button to pause record, press recording. button again to continue /V002.WAV 00:01:51 Fig.3-8-1 Microphone Record 5. Press the MODE switch again, it will automatically save the recording and return to the last menu. NOTE: The Record file will be saved as VXXX.WAV. The VXXX.
3-10. Using the FM Radio (87.5-108MHz) NOTE: The Earphone’s wire is also an FM Antenna. Adjusting the length and the position of the earphone’s wire can improve the FM reception. Touching the earphone’s wire during FM play may affect reception of weak stations. 1. Press and hold the MODE switch to enter the menu, turn the MODE switch left or right to select “FM”. 2. Press the MODE switch to enter radio reception. 3. Scan the FM Station. a. Press the MODE switch to enter the “Scan” menu. b.
5. FM recording - This allows you to record songs from the FM radio. a. Following steps 1-2 to enter radio reception mode. b. Select your favorite radio station by turning the MODE switch left or right. c. Press the MODE switch repeatedly to enter Recording, then press button to start/pause FM record. After finishing, press the MODE switch to exit the menu. The recorded file will be saved as FXXX.WAV file in the path: MP-456 flash memory\VOICE\FXXX.WAV. /F001.WAV 00:01:51 Fig.3-10-5 FM record 6.
3-11. Customizing Your Player (Setting) 1. Equalizer Setting (EQ) - This adjusts the tones of your music a. Press and hold the MODE switch to enter the menu, then turn the MODE switch left or right to select “SET” option. b. Press the MODE switch to enter SET submenu. Then press the MODE switch to enter EQ submenu. c. Turn the MODE switch left or right to select your favorite EQ mode from the 6-band EQ: NOR(normal), Rock, Jazz, Classic, Pop, Bass. d.
3. LCD Display Backlight Setting - This adjusts the display lighting time a. Press and hold the MODE switch to enter the menu, then turn the MODE switch left or right to select “SET” option. b. Press the MODE switch to enter SET submenu. Turn the MODE switch left or right to select Backlight. c. Press the MODE switch to enter the Backlight setup menu, turn the MODE switch left or right to set the background light time.
5. Language Setting - This allows you to change the language displayed a. Press and hold the MODE switch to enter the menu, then turn the MODE switch left or right to select “SET” option. b. Press the MODE switch to enter SET submenu. Turn the MODE switch left or right to select Language. c. Press the MODE switch to enter the Language setup menu, turn the MODE switch left or right to select the LCD display language. d.
3-12. Deleting Music Files 1. Press and hold the MODE switch to enter the menu, then turn the MODE switch left or right to select DELETE option. 2. Press the MODE switch, turn the MODE switch left or right to select “Voice” or “Music”. 3. Press the MODE switch to confirm, then turn the MODE switch left or right to select the file you want to delete. 4. Press the MODE switch to enter the delete confirm menu. 5.
4 - Using Microsoft’s Windows Media Player 4-1. Basic Information You can install Windows Media Player 9.0 from the supplied Driver Setup disc (or it may already be on your computer) or you can download the latest version from the internet. Details of the Taskbar of Windows Media Player listed below: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Fig. 4-1-1 Using the Windows Media Player Now Playing - Check / listen to currently playing media tracks. Media Guide - Search of media files (music, movies, etc.) online.
4-2. Ripping Tracks from Music CDs Windows Media Player can also help you to build up a media library by converting your Audio CDs to WMA* format so that you can transfer them to your MP3 player. WMA* format condenses the files to a smaller space so that more songs can fit into your MP3 player. 1. Insert a music CD into your computer. 2. Setup WMA music encoding options by: Tools > Options > Copy Music.
3. Click “Copy from CD”. A list of contents of the CD will come out. 4. Click the “Check Box” next to the track you want to select (for example #2, #3, #4, and #5) for ripping into WMA* format. 5. Click the “Copy Music” button to begin encoding the selected tracks. 5 3 Fig. 4-2-2 Ripping Tracks from Music CDs - Start copying from CD 6.
5 - Helpful Information 5-1. Troubleshooting Symptoms Causes Solutions Replace battery with fresh alkaline Battery is weak (it may test battery. Battery life with a fresh OK on tester but it is weak battery i s about 8 hours for Set does not play for MP3 operation). continuous play (rechargeable normally. battery has 1/2 of that life). This MP3 player can only play MP3 The type of the files is not and WMA files. You can’t play AAC supported on this MP3 files or WMA files downloaded from player.
Symptoms Solutions Causes Ring tones or audio interference. Cell phone may be too close Move cell phone away from the to the set. MP3 player. The set cannot play properly or the set is dead. Incorrect operation or memory card was inserted or removed during play. Take out the battery for 1 minute, then replace it and restart the MP3 player. Music is too loud. Lower the VOLU ME control by pressing the VOL – button. Low battery. Replace the battery with a new one. The keys were locked.
5-2. Technical Specifications MP3 Decoding Format ...... Constant or Variable bit rate (8~320kbps), Sampling frequencies 8-48 kHz WMA Decoding Format ...... Constant bit rate (5~192kbps), Sampling frequencies 8-48 kHz Internal Flash Memory........ 512MB NOTE: Some of the 512MB memory is used by the operating system. The actual memory available is less than 512MB as in all MP3 players. External Memory Support... SD/MMC card (not included) LCD Display ......................
5-3. Important Safety Instructions 1. Read and keep these instructions. Follow all instructions. Heed all warnings. 2. To reduce the risk of fire or electric shock, do not use or operate this set in or near water or wet locations. Do not spill liquid on this set. 3. Set should not be exposed to dripping or splashing water and objects filled with liquids, such as vases, should not be placed on the set. 4. Do not disassemble or modify this set. No user-serviceable parts are inside.
5-4. Product Care 1. Exposure to extreme hot or cold temperatures may cause damage to the player or cause it to malfunction. Do not expose the player to direct sunlight continuously or leave it in a vehicle with the doors and windows closed. The case may become deformed or discolored or the player may malfunction. Do not use the player near an open flame. 2. If moving from a cold environment to a warm environment, let the player’s temperature stabilize before operation. 3.
5-6. Copyright and Licenses © 2006 DURABRAND All rights reserved. Marketed by Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. Bentonville, AR 72716. DURABRAND shall not be liable for any errors contained herein or for any damages arising out of or related to this document or the information contained herein, even if DURABRAND has been advised of the possibility of such damages. This document is intended for informational and instructional purposes only.
5-7. Demo songs Music provided courtesy of Balboa. http://www.BalboaNYC.com Lillies and Stray (Instrumental) written and performed by Loam Disher, Torello Disher, Robb Bruns and Tate Overton. 35 IB-MP456-WC-E-030206.
LIMITED WARRANTY We warrant this product to be free from defects in material and workmanship under normal use for a period of 1 year after purchase and we will repair it free of charge or replace it at no charge, should it become defective under this warranty, providing you submit proof of purchase (sales slip) with the set. During the initial 1 year period after original purchase, we will service the set that is returned to LENOXX ELECTRONICS CORP, prepaid, at no charge.
