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Thank you for your purchase. Please read this manual carefully before using your new player. Unique Features The Microtek MH-210 Media Player is a highly-portable storage device & multi-CODEC color juke box that delivers crystal clear music playback, and includes many other exciting functions: • Portable storage disk This player can be used as a 20/30/40/60GB portable storage device to transfer files to any PC. No driver is necessary on Win2000/XP or up.
• Supports lyric synchronization • Music encoding The player provides easy recording via the FM tuner, line-in from external audio devices as well as a mic for voice recording. Various quality settings are available. • e-Book The player provides an e-Book Viewer for browsing text and eBook files. A Convenient bookmark function is supported as well. The color screen can display 26 letters horizontal and 10 rows vertical.
Caution 1. Do not expose the device to extreme temperatures (range from 5OC to 35OC). 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. Release the hold button before operating the device. 10.
13. Stop using the device or turn the volume down if you experience ringing in your ears. 14. Do not use wet or rough cleaning cloths. This may scratch or even damage the device. 15. Some earphone plugs may not fit the remote properly. Use the included earphone extension if your headphones will not plug in.
Contents 1 - Getting Started 9 Turning on the player ..................................................... 9 Turning off the player .................................................... 9 Playing Music ............................................................... 9 Voice Recording ........................................................... 9 FM Radio ................................................................... 10 Charging the Battery ....................................................
2-5 2-6 2-7 2-8 2-9 FM Radio Recording ............................................ FM Channel editor ............................................... Games .............................................................. Russia Block ...................................................... Box Game ......................................................... Gobang ............................................................. Black White Chess .............................................. Disk Explorer .......
1 - Getting Started Turning on the player Press and hold the POWER button until the player turns on. Turning off the player Press and hold the POWER button until the player turns off. Playing Music 1. Press and hold the POWER button to power on the unit. 2. Press the PLAY button again to enter the music playback mode. 3. Press the LEFT and RIGHT and LEFT keys to select tracks. 4. Press the PLAY button to play the selected track. 5. Press the UP and DOWN keys to adjust the volume. 6.
FM Radio 1. Press the Stop/Power button to enter the mode selection screen. Use the navigational pad to select the FM radio mode. 2. Press the PLAY button to enter the FM Radio mode. 3. Press and hold LEFT or RIGHT on the navigational pad to autosearch for FM channels 4. Press LEFT or RIGHT on the navigational pad to cycle through FM channels. Charging the Battery • The player will charge automatically when the AC adapter is connected to the device.
2 - Advanced Features The Media Player is packed with several advanced features that separate it from traditional MP3 players. These include an intuitive desktop interface, an advanced MP3 Player, voice recording, FM radio, games, and a disk explorer. 2-1 Desktop The Desktop is where the main functions of the Media Player can be accessed.
Displays the name of the currently selected function Power indicator Selecting Functions Follow these steps to select the function you want to use: 1. Press the LEFT or RIGHT button to cycle through the functions. 2. Press the PLAY button to select the currently displayed function. Menus Each function on the Media Player comes with menus, which offer different options and settings that you can select and change. With a function selected, press the MENU button to open the menu for that function.
• Brightness Adjusts the brightness of the LCD display, press the LEFT or RIGHT buttons to cycle through 0~12 available levels of brightness. • Language: The player supports mult-language display, including simplified Chinese, traditional Chinese, Japanese, Korean, English, etc. Press the LEFT or RIGHT on the navigational pad to select the desired language. • About Check the current firmware version. More exciting functions can be acquired through the simple firmware upgrading.
2-2 MP3 Player With quite a few advanced features such as ID3 tag support, 8 preset equalizer settings and 10 user-defined equalizer settings, KTV function, playlist editing capability, and over 12 hours of battery life, the player is the perfect way to enjoy your entire digital music collection - anytime, anywhere. Press and hold the PLAY button to switch to music playback mode. Playback Mode 1. Volume level: adjust Volume by pressing UP or DOWN on the navigational pad. 2.
4. Music status: : play : pause : stop 5. EQ mode indicator (Normal, Bass, Rock, Pop, Classic, Treble, Live, Dance, UserMode). 6. Loop repeat indicator: becomes red in section repeat playback mode. 7. Track position bar: indicates the current playback status. 8. Track position: Elapsed: Current track played time. Remaining: Current track remain time. 9. Repeat playback indicator: : Normal, to play all the tracks in order one time. : All Track, to repeat all tracks. : Track, to repeat current track.
1. During music playback, press the A-B button briefly to mark the beginning of the loop you want to repeat. Notice that the loop repeat indicator will turn partially red in color. 2. Press the A-B button briefly again to mark the end of the loop. The loop repeat indicator will be completely red. 3. The desired loop will now play repeatedly. 4. Press the A-B button again to cancel the loop.
Setting UserMode EQ: Switch to menu mode; select EQ option; Press the RIGHT to change the value to UserMode; Press the PLAY button to enter the User mode EQ setting mode: The player provides 10 layer user self definition EQ: Press the LEFT or RIGHT button to select desired option. Press the UP or DOWN button to change the EQ value. 4. Audio Channel Stereo: Default is stereo. Left: Only send left channel of the track to earphone. Right: Only send right channel of the track to earphone.
5. Sleep Mode: Disable: Sleep mode is disabled. Enable: the player will power off after preset time. 6. Playlist – Playlist mode. Use the LEFT or RIGHT buttons to scroll and press PLAY to enter this mode. For more details, refer to the following: PlayList This mode allows you to edit the songs in your playlist directly on the player. In music playback mode, press the MENU button and move to the PlayList option. Then press the PLAY button to switch to PlayList mode.
Add Songs To add all the songs stored in a directory you have the following options. 1. Select the desired directory 2. Press the MENU button. 3. Select “Add to Playlist” option. Through those same steps, add a single song file to Playlist. Press the STOP button to return to the playlist. The Playlist can carry over 100 songs, if the Playlist is full, please delete some songs from Playlist before append operation.
2-3 Voice Recording The Media Player also functions as a high-quality voice recorder. When combined with the programmable loop repeat function, the Media Player is a perfect companion for language learning. Performing a Recording Press and hold the A-B button to enter voice recording mode. 1. Volume level 2. File name. File names are saved as REC001.MP3, REC002.MP3, REC003.MP3 and so on. 3. Audio source indicator Receiving sound from built in microphone Receiving sound through line-in cable 4.
Press A-B to begin recording. Press the STOP button to stop recording. Press PLAY to play the current recording. Press LEFT or RIGHT buttons to select the desired recording. When memory is full, the recording stops automatically. Recording from External Devices With the player, you even can record from other devices equipped with line-out functionality, such as CD players, MP3 players, and PCs. To do so, do the following: 1.
Recording Quality Settings The recording mode menu also allows you to change the default recording quality. 1. Press and hold the A-B button to switch to recording mode. 2. Press the MENU button to display the recording mode menu. 3. From the recording mode menu, you have the following options: AudioSource– Adjust the audio source for recording. Having discussed in the previous section. Sample Rate – Adjust the sample frequency. Select from the following: 8 / 11.025 / 12 / 16 / 22.05 / 24 / 32 / 44.
2-4 FM Radio Still not enough music? The Media Player also has a FM tuner built right in. The FM frequencies range from 87.0MHz to 108.0MHz. Listening to the Radio Select FM Radio on the Desktop, and then press the PLAY button to enter FM Radio. 1. Volume level 2. Current FM frequency 3. Frequency name or Audio file name (Displayed when recording) 4. Status indicator 5. Audio file Sample Rate 6. Audio file Bit rate 7. Elapsed recording time FM channel preset. Up to 30 channels can be stored.
Automatic Tuning The player has 30 FM preset slots, and can scan for these slots automatically. Press and hold the RIGHT or LEFT button to begin auto tuning. The player will scan the FM spectrum for strong signals, and after a few moments, populate the channel list with the strongest channels in the area. To rearrange the channel order: 1. Press the MENU button to enter the FM radio menu. 2. Press the DOWN button to select the Save Channel option. 3.
Manual Tuning If you would rather select FM frequencies manually, take the following steps. To change to manual tuning mode: 1. While in the FM radio mode, press the MENU button to enter the FM radio menu. 2. Press the DOWN button to scroll to the Seek Mode option. 3. Press the RIGHT button to change the value to Manual. 4. Press the PLAY button to close the menu and return to FM radio mode. To tune manually: 1. Press and hold the LEFT or RIGHT button to begin manual tuning. 2.
FM Radio Recording To record FM radio, simple press the A-B button during FM playback. The recorded FM radio will be saved as a MP3 file. To stop the FM recording, press the STOP button. To playback the FM recording, press and hold the PLAY button to switch to music playback mode. To set the default recording format, please refer to previous sections of this manual to learn how to operate them. FM Channel editor Even can edit FM frequency list on PC, and download it to the device root directory.
2-5 Games The player also comes with a variety of challenging games for you to take on the road. There are four games: Russia Block, Box Game, Gobang, and Black White Chess. Follow these steps to enter the game you want to play: 1. On the Desktop, press the LEFT or RIGHT button to select Games. 2. Press the PLAY button to enter game list screen. 3. Press the DOWN button to select the desired game. 4. Press the PLAY button to enter game. Russia Block Blocks will fall from the top of the screen.
Controls: - LEFT Move block left - RIGHT Move block right - UP Rotate block - DOWN Move block downwards Press the MENU button, and the LEFT or RIGHT button to select 1~9 level speed. Then press the PLAY button, the game will restart the new speed.
Box Game Get the highest score by pushing boxes to the correct destinations as fast as you can. Controls: - LEFT Move left or push box leftwards - RIGHT Move right or push box rightwards - UP Move up or push box upwards - DOWN Move down or push box downwards There are 180 preset modes you can select from the menu.
Gobang Gobang consists of 13 horizontal and 13 vertical lines. To win, build the first “five-in-a-row” (an unbroken horizontal, vertical or diagonal line with 5 stones of the same color). Controls: - RIGHT Move cursor right - LEFT Move cursor left - UP Move cursor up - DOWN Move cursor down - PLAY Place game piece In menu mode: First: you place the first piece or computer do. Level: set game level: Low/Middle/Advanced. Restart Game. Repent: Backward to previous step.
Black White Chess The object of the game is to fill the game board with more game pieces than your opponent. Players take turns placing game pieces on the game board. If you surround your opponent’s game pieces with yours, the surrounded game pieces will change to your color. The game ends when there is no more space for more game pieces.
2-6 Disk Explorer Disk Explorer allows you to manage the files stored on the player quickly and easily. To enter Disk Explorer, navigate to the Disk Explorer icon using the RIGHT button and hit PLAY. Exploring Files In Disk Explorer, the following 5 file types are displayed: Directory – Select and press the PLAY button to enter the directory. E-book – Select and press the PLAY button to open. MP3 audio file – Select and press the PLAY button to play the song and add the song to the playlist.
Controls: - RIGHT Enter current directory, or open current file - LEFT Backward to parent directory - UP Select previous item - DOWN Select next item - PLAY Enter current directory, or open current file Managing Files With a MP3 audio file selected, pressing the MENU button brings up the following options: Goto Root Directory: Return to the disk root directory directly. Delete: Deletes the current file from disk (This will permanently delete the file from the device.).
Managing Directories With a directory selected, pressing the MENU button brings up the following options: Delete: Delete the directory from the device. This will permanently delete all files stored in the current directory including all subdirectories! Add to Playlist - Adds the entire song directory to the Playlist. Note: Songs stored in a subdirectory are not included.
2-7 e-Albums The player also provide e-Albums function, *.bmp, *.jpg, and *.gif image files are supported. In Disk Explorer, select photo file and press the PLAY button to enter photo browse mode. Press the MENU button to open menu mode: Auto Play: Cycle through the entire photo store in the current directory. Set Desktop: refer to following: The player can be as personal as you want it to be. You can customize the device by replacing the desktop background by following the steps below: 1.
4. Select the Set background option and press the PLAY button. 5. Return to the desktop. The photograph has been saved as your desktop. If you want to restore the default background: 1. Press the MENU button on Desktop screen. 2. Select Default Desktop and press the PLAY button. The background will revert to the original graphic.
2-8 e-Books The player provides *.txt, *.pdb type e-Book file. In Disk Explorer, select the e-Book file and press the Play button to browse. The browse support auto bookmark function. 2-9 Movie Player The player supports video playback. Current 3GP format files are supported and can be accessed directly from DiskExplorer. More supported formats may be available via firmware upgrade in the future.
3 - Connecting to a Computer Before connecting to a PC or Mac, make sure there is an available USB port. Plug and Play is supported in Windows 2000 and XP or higher. For Windows98 SE, you must first install the USB driver. (Please see included software utility disk) 3-1 System Requirements • IBM compatible personal computer • Pentium 166MHz or greater • Windows 98 SE / ME / 2000 / XP • USB port ( USB 2.
3-2 Connecting to a PC 1. Turn on the player and the PC. 2. Plug one end of the USB cable into the player’s USB port. 3. Plug the other end of the USB cable into an open USB port on the PC. 4. The player automatically switches to USB mode. 5. The player is recognized as removable storage and is assigned a drive letter. You can view, add, and delete files by navigating to the player via My Computer. Caution: When recording, the player switches to USB mode after the recording is finished.
3-4 Disconnecting the USB Cable Follow these steps to safety disconnect the USB cable: 1. When connected, a icon is available on the system tray. 2. Move the cursor and click . 3. Select Safely remove USB Mass Storage Device. 4. You can now safely disconnect the USB cable. Caution: Do not directly disconnect the device, or it may cause player malfunction. This is only for Windows 2000/XP users.
3-5 Using as Removable Storage The Media Player can also be used as a removable hard drive. Use it to store important files for transport. Uploading/Downloading Files: 1. Turn on the player and connect to PC. 2. Open the Windows Explorer on PC. 3. Select the file to download from PC and drag-and-drop it into the removable disk icon. 4. Select the file to upload from the player and drag-and-drop it into the PC disk icon.
3-6 Disk Formatting After connecting the player to the PC, follow these steps: 1. Select the removable disk icon in My Computer and click the right mouse button to select Format. 2. Select Quick(erase) option only delete all file store on disk Select Full option format the disk, and fix bad cluster automatically. 3. You can change the name of the removable disk by entering the name in the Label field. 4. Click the Start button. Caution: • All stored files will be deleted.
4 - Troubleshooting 1. The player does not work and the LCD displays nothing. • Make sure that the battery is charged and try again. 2. The buttons do not work. • Check to see if key lock is activated. 3. Files can’t be downloaded. • Check to see if the driver is installed correctly on the computer (Windows 98 SE). • Check the connection between the player and PC. • Make sure that the battery is charged and try again. • Check if the player has free memory. 4. The player keeps turning off.
8. I can’t properly charge the device. • Check whether the adapter plug is properly connected. • Fully charged batteries will not change any further. The player will not enter charge mode with a full battery. • The battery level is below the minimum operating level. It must be charged for more than 5 hours to restore normal status. 9. I’m getting poor FM Radio reception. • Adjust the position of the player and earphones. • Turn off other electronic devices near the player.
11.The player cannot be charged. • Check if the AC adapter is properly connected. • The fully charged battery cannot be further charged. 12.There is noise in playback • Plug the earphone firmly. Check if the earphone pin is dirty (clean with soft dry cloth). Or the MP3 file is damaged. 13.The PC doesn’t work well sometimes when connecting and disconnecting the player. It’s mainly caused by plugging and unplugging the USB port when in the file transmission.
5 - Appendix Package Accessories Line-in cable Earphones User’s manual USB cable Installation disk AC adaptor Note: The remote control is an optional accessory.
Specifications Memory capacity Battery Charge time LCD USB port FM channel range Playback Time S/N rate Earphone output power Output frequency range Record bit rate Music file format Record file format Support ID3 language Support compression rate 20/30/40/60 GB 1.8inch hard drive (built-in) *Capacity depends on the version of the player purchased. Rechargeable lithium battery (800 mAH) Battery charge time: 3 hours (achieve 80% battery after 1-hour fast charge) 160×128 1.
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.
