® MP3 Player MP-299 User Manual To ensure the smooth handling of your warranty please write the serial number of your device into the box. In the case of warranty you are expected to send it together with a copy of your invoice to your nearest TEAC sales representative.
Disposing of the Product Your device should not be placed in municipal waste. Please check local regulations for disposal of electronic products. z Changes in specifications and features may be made without notice or obligation. z Copyright © 2008, TEAC Europe GmbH. All rights reserved. Edition: October 2008 z Company and product names provided herein are trademarks of their respective companies.
Content Safety Precautions ........................................................................................................................4 Battery.....................................................................................................................................4 Earphone ................................................................................................................................5 Conneting to a PC ................................................................
Safety Precautions z Do not disassemble, repair or modify the player by yourself. Refer servicing to qualified personnel only. z Keep the player clean and never store it close to heat sources or dirty, humid or rainy places and avoid direct sunlight. z If the surface is dirty, please clean it with soft cloth wet with clean water or soft cleaning fluids and never clean the case with alcohol or aggressive diluents. z Never use the player in extremely dry environment to avoid static discharging.
Earphone z Never use the player during driving a car or using other vehicles to avoid traffic accidents. This is also content of the law of some countries. Even while walking it may be dangerous especially when crossing the street. Please do not listen in extremely high volume to avoid any dangers. Wherever potential risks may arise, please do not use the player to ensure your safety. z Hearing experts advise against the constant use of personal stereos played at high volume.
Important z Please charge the battery immediately when the display indicates low battery, or the device will be powered off automatically. In this case, all settings will be saved. z Please disconnect the player from PC properly to avoid data loss. z Battery service life may be various from different using conditions, manufacturer and manufacturing time. z Avoid losses of data by regularly making backups of your data.
Package Content Please check the package for the following items. If any one of them is missing, please contact your vendor. z MP-299 Player z Professional stereo earphones z USB cable z Basic Operation Manual z User Manual (on CD) z CD with Software Before Using Driver Windows2000/XP/ME/Vista, Macintosh OS X This player is plug & play for WIN2000/XP/ME/Vista OS and Macintosh OS X. Windows98/SE For Windows98/SE, you are required to install a driver (available from TEAC by request) before connection.
see a removable disk, which indicates the player. Just use the removable disk as a regular local disk, copying files from or to it. If you need further assistance with transferring files, please refer to your operating system’s instruction manual or on-screen help. If you are using media management software such as iTunes, Winamp, or Windows Media Player, please refer to their documentation for support. Macintosh Open a finder window. Locate the files you would like to transfer from your computer.
Charging the battery The unit is equipped with a rechargeable Lithium Polymer battery. If the icon is displayed the battery has to be charged. Please charge the player with the provided USB cable at the PC. Upon initial use, the battery should be charged fully (8 hours) to ensure optimal performance and battery life. To charge the battery, connect the larger end of the USB cable to the USB interface of PC, and connect the other smaller end of the USB cable to the USB interface of this player.
Buttons Description c 1.
Switching On/Off Switching On: Move the On/Off slider g down and hold it until the screen turns on. Switching Off: Move the On/Off slider g down until the shut off picture appears. Disabling the Controls (HOLD) You may want to disable the controls to avoid turning on the player or activating the controls accidentally when it is in your pocket or bag. To lock the buttons please move the HOLD button g up (in the direction of the arrow) until it locks.
Main Menu After the player is turned on, it will be in the main menu. The main menu offers eight functions: Music: Pictures: Movies: Radio: E-Books: Record: Explorer: Settings: Browse and play music. Browse and view pictures. Browse and play movies. Listen to FM radio broadcasts and record FM files. Browse and read text files. Play recorded files (voice and FM) and record voice files. Browse and delete all files. Adjust the player’s options. Í and Î allow to navigate to the desired function.
Basic Operation Function Operation Play/Pause Press the [ENTER] button to play or pause. Adjust volume (Music, Movies, and Radio mode) Ï: Press: increase volume (Î in movie mode) Press and hold: increase volume continuously Ð: Press: decrease volume (Í in movie mode) Press and hold: decrease volume continuously Previous (title, picture, video, main menu option) Shortly press the Í button. (Ï in movie mode) Next (title, picture, video, main menu option) Shortly press the Î button.
Playing Music Note: If you have loaded new music files onto the player, the music library will need to be refreshed when you enter Music mode. This process may take several minutes. You will not be able to access the Music Browser screen until you refresh the music library. Press and hold [MENU] until the main menu is displayed. Select with Í or Î “Music” and confirm with [ENTER]. The Music Browser screen will appear.
Now Playing Controls (Music Playback) To start playing music, browse for a song and then press [ENTER] to start playback. When a song is playing, the Now Playing screen appears (see below). The following functions may be performed from the Now Playing screen. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Elapsed Time Album Artist File Name Play Status Play Mode Lock Icon Battey Level Equalizer Current track / Total tracks 11 Progress Bar 12 Remain Time Proceed as described in the section “Basic Operation”.
Lyrics This player supports the lyrics function of MP3 playback. Important Lyrics file format has to be *.LRC. File name has to be the same as the songs name. Lyrics file has to be placed in the folder of the song. Quick Option Menu Music Press and hold [ENTER] to access the Quick Option menu during music playback. Equalizer Normal, Pop, Rock, Classic, Jazz, Bass Repeat No Repeat Play tracks in normal order and no repeat. One Play the current track repeatedly. All Play all tracks repeatedly.
Viewing Photos Press and hold [MENU] until the main menu is displayed. Select with Í or Î “Pictures” and confirm with [ENTER]. The Photo Browser screen will appear. Your pictures will be displayed as thumbnail images. Folder (selected) Bild Name of the selected folder oder selected picture Picture Browser Controls Button Ð Function Ï Move the selection up. Í Move to the left. Move the selection down. Î Move to the right. [ENTER] Select/view an item. [MENU] Return to the previous screen.
Playing Movies Press and hold [MENU] until the main menu is displayed. Select with Í or Î “Movies” and confirm with [ENTER]. The Movie Browser screen will appear. To use the buttons please proceed as described in the paragraph “Browser Controls”. Video Mode When a movie is playing, hold the player horizontally.
Important: This player is only able to play MTV videos that have been converted with the provided converting tool. Video Conversion Use the video conversion software utility included on the Installation CD to create video files that are suitable for playback on the player. Your player supports MTV files with the following specifications: 160 x 128 resolution at 25 frames per second (fps).
Converting Video To start the software, double-click the file “VideoConvert.exe”. The application window shown below will appear. g c d e f h c d e f g h Seek Bar for preview and time selection Start and End time-point selection Select the video file to convert Select the destination folder of the converted video file Video preview window Conversion progress bar 1. Click the “Input Video” button e to select the source video file to convert.
3. Click the “Start Conversion” button to start the conversion process. 4. When the conversion is complete, copy the converted files to the player’s “MOVIE.DIR” folder for playback. FM Radio Important: Earphone cable serves as an extended antenna, so please keep it plugged in. Select “Radio” in the main menu. Then press [ENTER] to start the FM radio. Radio Mode Upon entering FM Radio mode, you can tune to stations manually or to preset stations.
FM Recording In FM Radio mode: 1. Press [MENU] button to find two options: Add Preset or Del Preset and Start Record. 2. Select Start Record, then press [ENTER] button to start the FM Recording. It does not matter which mode (Manual or Preset) the player is in. 3. During recording press [ENTER] button to pause or resume recording. 4. Press [MENU] button to stop recording and save the recorded file. System saves recorded file in the FMIN.DIR folder automatically as format: FM0000X.wav. 5.
Reading an E-Book Press and hold [MENU] until the main menu is displayed. Select with Í or Î “E-Books” and confirm with [ENTER]. The E-Book Browser screen will appear. To use the buttons please proceed as described in the paragraph “Browser Controls”. E-Book Mode When reading a text file, hold the player horizontally (landscape). The orientation of the controls will change accordingly.
Playing voice Press and hold the [MENU] button to display the Main menu. Use the Í or Î button to select “Record”, and press [ENTER] button to enter voice playing mode. For detail information about playing, see the “Basic Operation” section. The following functions are provided in voice mode: z Play recorded files from FM z Play recorded files from microphone z All functions of the keys are similar to those of the function music play. Voice Recording In Record mode: 1.
Deleting Files and Folders (Explorer) Enter Explorer mode to view and delete all folders and files loaded on your player. Press and hold [MENU] until the main menu is displayed. Select with Í or Î “Explorer” and confirm with [ENTER]. To use the buttons please proceed as described in the paragraph “Browser Controls”. To delete a selected item, press [MENU]. Select Yes and confirm with [ENTER].
Customized Settings To customize the player settings: 1. In the main menu, select the “Settings” item and press [ENTER] to enter the system settings mode. 2. Press Ï or Ð to select setting item. Confirm with [ENTER]. Pressing the button Í or [MENU] brings you one level up into the next menu. Power Sleep Set the duration of time (in minutes) that the player will remain on when it is idle. The settng of "OFF" will disable the Power Saving feature. Use Í or Î to set the values.
Firmware Upgrade From time to time, TEAC may release firmware upgrades to improve the performance of the Player or to add additional features. Please check the TEAC website periodically at www.teac.de to see if new firmware has been released for your player. If you are experiencing abnormal behavior with your player, you may choose to restore (format) your player before updating its firmware. Very important: Before using this function, please first backup all data in the player.
Upgrade Procedure Fist, connect the player with the PC, and then open FWISP.exe. You will see the window as follows: Click the first button (OK, or YES, or SURE, or Confirm). You will see the window as follows: Click the first button (Yes), the computer will display how much the upgrade has be finished, just like 10%,20%,40%… until 100%. The upgrade has been finished. At the same time, you can see: Click the OK button to confirm, then safely remove the player. The player has been upgraded successfully.
Troubleshooting Problem Possible Cause Solution Battery is too low. Charge the battery. Try charging the player overnight (8 hours). Cannot power on. Re-initialize player (press reset hole with metal pin). The player has no response when the buttons are pressed. Cannot be downloaded from PC. No sound when playing an audio file. The sound quality of the music is poor The buttons are locked. Unlock the buttons. Player "hangs". Re-initialize player (press reset hole with metal pin).
Problem The player will not play my music file Onscreen text looks weird. Possible Cause Solution The file format is not supported. Skip it or reload another file. The file may be copyprotected and you no longer have authorization to play this file. If you feel this is in error, please contact the service from which you downloaded the file. Incorrect language setting. Set in Settings/Language correct language. Re-initialize player (press reset hole with metal pin).
Technical Specifications Item Specification Capacity The MP-299 is available with several different capacities. Please refer to the values on the packaging. Battery Type Rechargeable Lithium PolymerBattery Battery Life Up to 10 hours LCD Display 1.8-inch colour TFT display Audio Output 3.5mm Stereo (Headphone) Earphone Power 5mW+5mW Video Format MTV: 160x128, 25fps Audio Format MP3, WMA, WAV Photo Format JPG, BMP Image Resolution BMP: 65535*65500 (Max.) JPG: 65500*65500 (Max.
What is Covered and What is Not Covered. Except as specified below, this warranty covers any defects in materials and workmanship of this product. The following are not covered by the warranty: 1. Damage to or deterioration of the external cabinet. 2. Any unit that has been altered or on which the serial number has been defaced, modified, or removed. 3.
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