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Contents Caution .............................................................................. 4 The Microtek MF-202 Audio Player ........................................ 5 SD/MMC Memory Card Support ............................................. 7 Package Components ........................................................... 8 The LCD Screen .................................................................. 9 Turning On the Player .........................................................
Caution 1. Do not expose the device to extreme temperatures (range from 41O to 95OF). 2. Do not expose to moisture. 3. Do not apply excessive pressure to the device. 4. Do not place heavy objects on top of the device. 5. Do not expose the device to chemicals such as benzene or thinners. 6. Do not expose the device to direct sunlight or heat sources. 7. Do not store in dusty areas. 8. Do not try to disassemble and repair the device yourself. 9. Do not drop the device.
The Microtek MF-202 Audio Player LCD screen 5-way button • MENU (Center of button) • Volume up (Up arrow) • Volume down (Down arrow) • Rewind (Left arrow) • Fast Forward (Right arrow) USB port MMC/SD memory card slot 5
EQ (Equalizer) A-B button (Record or loop) Play/Pause/Power button 6
SD/MMC Memory Card Support The MF-202 Audio Player supports SD and MMC memory cards. If using an SD or MMC memory card, make sure the card is inserted correctly into the SD card compartment of the player, located next to the USB port.
Package Components Included with the MF-202 Audio Player are the following components.
The LCD Screen Loop mode Playing mode Equalizer mode Loop Repeat Lock status Volume Battery Life Indicator Current track/ Total number of available tracks Playing time Artist Track name/ title The loop mode includes Repeat Track, Repeat All, Shuffle, Shuffle Repeat, and Normal mode.
Turning On the Player Press the Play/Pause button. After about 2 seconds, the LCD screen displays the message “Power On”. Turning Off the Player Press the Play/Pause button. The LCD screen displays the message “Continue holding to Power off,” after which the player turns off.
Playing Music When the player is turned on, it goes immediately into music playback mode, automatically playing the first track on your playlist. 1. To pause music playback, press the Play/Pause button. 2. Press the Play/Pause button to resume music playback mode. 3. To select the previous track, press the MENU button towards the LEFT arrow button and release, holding down the button will rewind segments or passages of the same track. 4.
Selecting the Menu Functions 1. Press the Play/Pause button to turn on the player. 2. Press and hold down the MENU button. 3. Press the MENU button towards the LEFT or RIGHT arrow button to cycle through the menu functions. 4. To select a menu function, press the MENU button again. Once inside a menu function, press the MENU button at any time to go back and see the menu selections. The menu functions include the following: • Music: This function lets you enter music playback mode.
• Setting: This function lets you determine the parameters for a variety of settings, including Repeat, Equalizer, Auto Off, Record, and Return. These settings are discussed in various sections throughout the manual. • Delete File: This function lets you delete a music or voice file. See the section “Deleting Files” for more details.
Setting Your Recording The MF-202 allows you to record using three different input sources: through a microphone, through the built-in FM tuner, or through an external audio source and line feed (line-in). 1. Press the Play/Pause button to turn on the player. 2. Press the MENU button. 3. Press the LEFT or RIGHT arrow button to cycle through the menu until you see the “Setting” function. The screen below displays: 4. To cycle through the Setting menu, press the LEFT or RIGHT arrow button again.
• Source: This parameter determines the source of your recording. Choose from Microphone, FM, or Line-in (audio feed from an external source). To toggle between options, press the MENU button. • Encoder: This parameter determines the recording format. Choose between MP3 (compressed audio format, occupies less memory) or WAV (uncompressed audio format, occupies more memory). To toggle between options, press the MENU button. To play back an MP3 file, use the “Music” function in the main menu.
How to Record The MF-202 lets you record in two ways: through the A-B button, or through the “Record” function in the menu. Note: When you use the recording function, the player will make its recordings based on the default settings of the player or the settings that were last specified in the “Record Setting” feature (discussed in the previous section). A. Recording through the A-B button 1. Press the Play/Pause button to turn on the player. 2. Press and hold down the A-B button.
B. Recording through the “Record” function 1. Press the Play/Pause button to turn on the player. 2. Press the MENU button. 3. Press the LEFT or RIGHT arrow button to cycle through the menu until you see the “Record” function, then press the MENU button again. The player starts recording, based on the values specified in the “Record Setting” feature (of the “Settings” function). 4. To stop recording, press the Play/Pause button. The player returns automatically to music playback mode.
Playing Your Recording Recordings that are made using the WAV file format can be played back with the “Voice” function. 1. Press the Play/Pause button to turn on the player. 2. Press the MENU button. 3. Press the LEFT or RIGHT arrow button to cycle through the menu until you see the “Voice” function, then press the MENU button again. The player automatically plays the first recorded and stored WAV file, with the screen below displaying: 4.
Listening to FM Radio The FM radio function lets you listen to preset or manually selected radio stations through your player. It also lets you record music from any FM station of your choice. 1. Press the Play/Pause button to turn on the player. 2. Press the MENU button. 3. Press the LEFT or RIGHT arrow button to cycle through the menu until you see the “FM” function, then press the MENU button again. 4. Upon activating the FM function, you are automatically channeled to the preset mode.
5. To switch to manual selection mode, press the MENU button. The upper left corner of the screen changes to show manual mode. Once in manual mode, press the LEFT or RIGHT arrow button to move up and down the radio frequency in the built-in tuner (in increments of 100 kHz). To save a manually selected frequency, press the A-B button located on the upper panel of the player for a few seconds. The selected frequency is now stored as a new preset FM channel in your player.
Recording from FM Radio 1. Make sure the FM function is selected from the menu, and go to the radio station of your choice. 2. To start recording from FM radio, press the A-B button located on the upper panel of the player. 3. To pause recording and/or to resume recording, press the MENU button. 4. To stop recording, press the Play/Pause button. This also returns you to the FM radio mode. 5. To listen to the radio track you recorded, select the Music function in the menu to go to music playback mode.
Deleting Files The Delete File function lets you delete music and voice files from the player. 1. Press the Play/Pause button to turn on the player. 2. Press the MENU button. 3. Press the LEFT or RIGHT arrow button to cycle through the menu until you see the “Delete File” function, then press the MENU button again. The screen below displays: 4. The Delete File menu lets you delete a music file, delete a voice file, or exit the delete file function.
Setting the Equalizer The Equalizer function in the player includes preset values that provide optimal sound levels geared towards specific genres of music. For the MF-202 player, choose equalizer modes for Normal, Rock, Jazz, Classical, or Pop. 1. Press the Play/Pause button to turn on the player. The LCD shows the music playback screen (shown on page 9), with the Equalizer mode shown on the top left corner. 2. To change the Equalizer mode, press the EQ button located at the top panel of the player.
Setting the Repeat Mode The MF-202 allows various repeat modes to suit your listening preferences. Repeat modes include Normal, Repeat Track, Repeat All, Shuffle, and Shuffle Repeat. 1. Press the Play/Pause button to turn on the player. 2. Press the MENU button. 3. Press the LEFT or RIGHT arrow button to cycle through the menu until you see the “Setting” function, then press the MENU button again. The screen below displays: 4. To cycle through the Setting menu, press the LEFT or RIGHT arrow button again.
The repeat modes are as follows: • Normal: Plays tracks in order. • Repeat Track: Repeats the current track. • Repeat All: Repeats all tracks. • Shuffle: Shuffles tracks at random. • Shuffle Repeat: Shuffles tracks at random, then repeats the entire track listing (also at random). • Exit: Exits the Repeat setting and returns you to the Setting menu.
Setting the Auto OFF Time This function lets you set the Auto OFF feature for turning off the player automatically at a preset time if it is inactive. Choices include Disable, 1 min (minute), 2 mins, 5 mins, and 10 mins. 1. Press the Play/Pause button to turn on the player. 2. Press the MENU button. 3. Press the LEFT or RIGHT arrow button to cycle through the menu until you see the “Setting” function, then press the MENU button again. The screen below displays: 4.
• If you choose “Disable” as your Auto OFF setting, the player will not turn off automatically unless you press the Play/Pause button to shut it down. • If you choose any of the time settings from 1 minute to 10 minutes, the player turns off automatically after the selected number of minutes when the player is in Stop or Pause mode for that amount of time. • Choose “Exit” from the Auto OFF menu to exit and return to the Settings menu.
Loop Repeat The loop repeat function makes it easy to repeat a particular section of a music track. 1. Go to the segment of the track where you wish the loop to begin, then press the A-B button located on the upper panel of the player. 2. Go to the segment of the track where you wish the loop to end, and press the A-B button once again. The desired loop will now play repeatedly. 3. To cancel the loop, press the A-B button again.
Viewing Information / Memory Usage The Information function lets you view information relating to the player and the way memory is being used. 1. Press the Play/Pause button to turn on the player. 2. Press the MENU button. 3. Press the LEFT or RIGHT arrow button to cycle through the menu until you see the “Information” function, then press the MENU button again. The screen below displays: • The first line on the screen shows the firmware version number of the player.
Choosing Your Language This function lets you choose the language in which the player displays information, including track title and artist/performer. 1. Press the Play/Pause button to turn on the player. 2. Press the MENU button. 3. Press the LEFT or RIGHT arrow button to cycle through the menu until you see the “Language Setting” function, then press the MENU button again. The screen below displays: 4. The Language Setting menu now displays, showing “English” and “Chinese” as your choices.
Returning to Music Playback Mode This function returns you from any of the menu functions or items back to the music playback screen. 1. Press the Play/Pause button to turn on the player. 2. Press the MENU button. 3. Press the LEFT or RIGHT arrow button to cycle through the menu until you see the “Return” function, then press the MENU button again. You are returned to the music playback screen in “stop” mode.
Connecting to a Computer Before connecting the player to a PC, check to make sure that the PC has an available USB port for connection. In addition, make sure that the software for the player (included in your installation CD) has been installed in your PC. 1. Turn on the player and the PC. 2. Connect one end of the USB cable to the player’s USB port. 3. Connect the other end of the USB cable to an open USB port on the computer. 4. The player switches automatically to USB mode. 5.
System Requirements • IBM or compatible computer • Pentium 166 MHz or higher processor, or equivalent • Windows 98SE/ 2000/XP • USB port • 32MB memory (64MB preferred) • 20MB hard disk space • CD-ROM drive (4x or greater) • Internet access (recommended) 33
Troubleshooting Note: The USB 2.0 connection is a plug-and-play interface. Plug and play is supported only on Window 2000, ME, and XP. When using Windows 98, it is strongly suggested that users first install the driver and then connect the player. This way, the player will be recognized. The management software includes the driver, and if the management software is installed, there is no need to install the driver. File transfer speeds differ depending on the operating system in use.
4. Problem: What happens if the USB cable is unplugged while the player is transferring files to and from the PC? Solution: Do not unplug the USB cable while a transfer is in progress. Files on the computer and the player may become corrupted. 5. Problem: The player does not play the music files correctly. Reason: The audio format or the bit rate of the file may not be supported by the player. Audio formats supported: MPEG1 Layer 3, MPEG1 Layer 2, MPEG1 Layer 1, MPEG2 Layer 3, WMA.
7. Problem: The available internal memory shown differs from the actual memory capacity. Reason: The player utilizes a small portion of the internal memory capacity to store the application as well as the Chinese-character library for bilingual support. This portion of the memory cannot be used to store audio files. 8. Problem: Settings are lost. Reason: Settings are saved as data files, and if these files are deleted or if the memory is formatted, the preferences will be lost.
Specifications Internal Memory Battery LCD Signal/Noise Ratio Earphone Output Power Music File Format Recording Format Language Library 128/256/512/1024 MB *Capacity depends on the version of the player purchased. AAA Alkaline battery (1) 128×64 OLED >80 dB 5 MW + 5 MW MP3, WMA, WAV MP3, WAV ISO8859 *Specifications, bundles, and accessories are subject to change without notice.
FCC Compliance Statement This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications.
