MP-329 Owner’s Handbook MP3 Player with FM radio
IMPORTANT SAFETY INFORMATION IMPORTANT SAFETY INFORMATION • Read these instructions. • Keep these instructions. • Heed all warnings. • Follow all instructions. • Do not use this apparatus near water. • Clean only with a slightly damp cloth. • Do not block any ventilation openings. • Install in accordance with the manufacturer’s instructions. • Do not install or operate near any heat sources such as radiators, stoves, or other apparatus that produce heat. • Do not expose the unit to rain or moisture.
INDEX INTRODUCTION UNPACKING Carefully unpack the unit. If it is damaged, please return it to your nearest Tesco store for replacement. Remember to take your purchase receipt with you. Retain the User Handbook. If you pass the unit on to a third party make sure you pass on the handbook. We suggest you retain the packaging. If you dispose of it, do so having regard to any recycling regulations in your area. Important safety information..................................................
CONTROLS AND CONNECTIONS a Hook for carrying strap (not supplied). b Select button. Press to switch on. c d e f g h i p q r s t Press to enter a sub-menu. Press and hold to switch off. Play/Pause button. Press to switch between play and pause modes. Press and hold to enter the main menu. Belt/lapel clip. Previous/Left button. Next/Right button. Volume up button. Volume down button. Hold slider. Slide to the lock position to lock the controls against accidental operation. Microphone (inside hole).
BATTERY AND CHARGING BATTERY CARE To preserve the life of the battery, the following recommendations are made • Fully charge the battery before first use. • Charge the battery immediately if the ‘Low battery’ message is displayed. • Do not overcharge the battery. Unplug the player from the computer when the battery level indication reads fully charged. • Do not allow the battery to over-discharge. To avoid overdischarge, fully charge the player every 3 months.
GETTING STARTED How does the player work? A library of music files is created on a personal computer. These files are generally copied to the computer from music CDs (ripped). You can then select music within the library that you want to listen to on your personal MP3 player. Each time your MP3 player is connected, the player will check the computer library and add new tracks that you have marked to synchronise with the player.
BUILDING A MUSIC LIBRARY ON YOUR COMPUTER Collect together the CDs that you want to include in your library and rip (copy) them into the Windows Media Player (WMP) library. • Open Windows Media Player 11. • Click on the ‘Rip’ tab at the top of the screen.
BUILDING A MUSIC LIBRARY ON YOUR COMPUTER • Load the CD you want to rip into the computer drive. The CD will play and the ripping process will begin. Ripping progrees is indicated as shown. • Once the ripping process is complete, you can remove the disc and rip another if required.
TRANSFERRING MUSIC FILES FROM A WINDOWS MEDIA PLAYER 11 LIBRARY Copying music to your player • Switch on your computer. • Open Windows Media Player 11. • Lift the cover over the USB jack and connect the USB cable (supplied). • Connect the other end of the cable to a convenient USB port on your computer. The display on the player will light and show the synchronisation symbols. After a short delay, a window will open on the right of the Windows Media Player display titled ‘Sync List’.
TRANSFERRING MUSIC FILES FROM A WINDOWS MEDIA PLAYER 11 LIBRARY The display above the sync list will show the available memory in your player. • When you have added all the music you want to transfer, press the ‘Start Sync’ button at the bottom of the sync list. Synchronisation will start as Windows Media Player copies all the music files to your player. Progress bars display synchronisation progress. Leave the player docked to the computer until synchronisation is finished.
USING WINDOWS EXPLORER TO TRANSFER MUSIC FILES Copying music to your player using Windows Explorer For users familiar with computer file transfer, Windows Explorer can be used as an alternative to Windows Media Player 11 to transfer music files to your player. • Switch on the computer. • Navigate to ‘My Computer’ (Click Start>My Computer). • Lift the cover over the USB jack and connect the USB cable (supplied). • Connect the other end of the cable to a convenient USB port on your computer.
USING WINDOWS EXPLORER TO TRANSFER MUSIC FILES Disconnecting the player • Locate the ‘Safely Remove Hardware’ icon on the taskbar at the bottom right of the screen. • • • Another screen opens. Click OK. • When you see the ‘Safe To Remove Hardware’ notice, you can remove the player. Double click the icon. In the box that opens, click Stop.
OPERATION PLAYER MODES SWITCHING THE PLAYER ON AND OFF Main menu modes: Switching the player on • Press and hold the button. • Select this mode to play music. • Select this mode to make a recording. The display lights. After a short delay a welcome message ‘Technika’ is shown on the display, then the main menu. • Select this mode to play a recording. Switching the player off • Press and hold the button for 3 seconds. A farewell message is shown on the display (Bye Bye!).
PLAYING MUSIC Play • To start playing music, press the /, button. When playing, the Repeat Mode is displayed. Pause • To toggle between play and pause, press the /, button. When paused, a folder symbol is displayed in place of the repeat symbol. Track skip • To select the next or previous track, press the or button. Fast Search • To fast search forward or backward through a track, press and hold the or button. Volume control: • To increase or decrease the volume while playing, press the + or - button.
ADVANCED MUSIC MENU Repeat/random mode: Your player includes 4 special functions that may be selected from the Advanced Menu when music is playing. These are • Repeat mode • Equaliser • Tempo rate • Favourites • Exit There are 5 repeat/random mode options. • To change the repeat/random mode, select the Repeat option from the Advanced Menu. Press the or button to scroll through the available options. • • • • • • To open the Advanced Menu: • Check that music is playing (not paused). • Press the button.
ADVANCED MUSIC MENU Equaliser: There are 6 equaliser mode options that will change the sound response of your player. • To change the equaliser setting, select the Equaliser option from the Advanced Menu. • Press the or button to scroll through the available options. • Normal (No equalisation) • Rock • Pop • Classic • Soft • Jazz As you change the setting you will hear the sound change.
ADVANCED MUSIC MENU Favourites playlist: When you hear a track you like, you can save it as a favourite in your playlist. When you have a collection of favourites saved you can choose to play the complete playlist of your favourites. Exiting Favourite play: • Press and hold the /, button at any time to return to the main menu. You can select another function, or re-select MUSIC mode to re-start normal music play.
MAKING VOICE RECORDINGS • Press /, to start recording. Speak into the microphone, positioned behind the ‘reset’ hole. The recording elapsed time display will begin to count. Making a voice recording: Your player includes a microphone and recording capability. You can use the recording function to make a recording, then play it back. To pause a recording: • Press the /, button to toggle between record and pause modes. The record time display will flash when a recording is paused.
PLAYING VOICE RECORDINGS To play a voice recording: • Press the or button to choose the voice recording you want to play from the list of those available. • Press the /, button to play the recording. Playback control: The same playback control functions are available (play/pause/track skip/search) for playing voice recordings as playing music. Refer to the section ‘Playing Music’ for more details of these functions.
FM RADIO Tuning modes: There are two tuning modes available - Frequency tuning (search or manual) where the player may be tuned across the band to search for stations and Preset tuning where you can select stations from presets you have stored. Playing FM radio: Your player includes an FM radio receiver. To play the FM radio: • Ensure that headphones are connected to the player as the headphone wire is used as an FM radio aerial. • Select the ‘Radio’ mode from the Main menu.
FM RADIO ADVANCED MENU FM radio Advanced Menu: There are 5 additional functions available from the FM radio Advanced menu • Save (to save a favourite station as a preset) • Record (to record the current station) • Delete (to delete a station from the favourites) • Delete all (to delete all favourite stations) • Auto search (to scan the band and save stations found as presets) • Exit menu Saving a favourite station (preset): • Tune to the station you want to save. • Open the FM radio Advanced Menu.
FM RADIO ADVANCED MENU Deleting a preset station from your favourites: • Select the preset station you want to delete. • When the station is playing and the preset number is displayed, open the FM radio Advanced Menu. • Select the ‘Delete’ option from the Menu. • Press the or button to select Yes or No. • Press the /, button to confirm. The preset station will be deleted and higher preset numbers will shuffle down so that there are no empty preset numbers.
MUSIC FILE AND FOLDER NAVIGATION You can navigate the folders stored on your player. This enables you to change to another folder on your player and select a different album (if your tracks are stored by album). A typical folder layout (tree) is shown on the right. To change to another folder while playing music: • Whilst playing music, press the /, button. The music pauses and a ‘Folder’ symbol appears in place of the Repeat symbol. • Press the button. The folder display appears.
DELETING MUSIC FILES MANAGING VOICE FILES To delete the file that is playing, or all files in the folder playing: • Press the /, button to pause playback. • Press the button to open the Folder menu. • Scroll to the ‘Delete file’ or ‘Delete All’ option (Delete All will delete all files in the album/folder). • Press the /, button to confirm your choice. Your action must be confirmed before deletion. • Press the or button to scroll to ‘YES’ if you want to go ahead and delete the file/folder.
SETTINGS MENU Backlight: The backlight setting enables you to change the time that the display backlight stays on after you have operated a button. • Press the or button to scroll to the ‘Backlight’ option in the ‘Settings’ menu. • Press the /, button to select this option. You will see a time delay figure and a bargaph. • Press the or button to change the time delay to your preference in a range from 0 seconds to 30 seconds. • Press the /, button to save your preference.
SETTINGS MENU Power off: There are two Power Off options available • Off Time - the unit will power off after a set delay if the player is not playing or being operated. • Sleep time - the unit will power off after a set delay after the player has finished playing. To set Sleep Time: • Press the or button to scroll to the ‘Power Off’ option in the ‘Settings’ menu. • The two sub-options of ‘Off Time’ and ‘Sleep Time’ will be displayed.
SETTINGS MENU HOLD SWITCH Firmware version: This option will display the version of the firmware installed in your player. This information may be helpful if you have a reason to contact a service agent concerning your player. The Hold Slider enables you to lock the controls against accidental adjustment. Slide to the ‘lock’ position to disable all controls. Slide to the ‘unlock’ position to re-enable the controls.
TROUBLESHOOTING SPECIFICATIONS No power: The battery may be flat. Re-charge the battery and try again. Power source:.......................... Internal rechargeable battery Compatible audio formats:...... MP3, WMA, WAV MP3 bit rate:........................... 32kbps - 320kbps WMA bit rate:.......................... 8kbps - 320kbps Recording format:................... WAV Weight.................................... 30g No sound, but the track is playing: The volume may be turned down.
Tesco Stores Ltd, Delamare Road, Cheshunt, Herts, EN8 9SL Technika Helpline: 0845 456 6767 (Calls cost up to 4p per minute from a BT landline, other providers may vary) MP329 V0.
