Portable Media Player MET401 User’s Manual Rev. 0.
Toshiba Portable Media Player gigabeat® T Series User’s Guide GMAD00139010 07/07
2 Model: gigabeat® T Series Handling the cord on this product will expose you to lead, a chemical known to the State of California to cause birth defects or other reproductive harm. Wash hands after handling. FCC notice “Declaration of Conformity Information” 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.
3 FCC conditions This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: 1 This device may not cause harmful interference. 2 This device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation. Contact Address: TOSHIBA America Information Systems, Inc. 9740 Irvine Boulevard Irvine, California 92618-1697 (949) 583-3000 Industry Canada Requirement This Class B digital apparatus complies with Canadian ICES-003.
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6 environment, but using it too close to a radio or television set, may result in poor reception. Handle the equipment correctly according to this owner's manual. About This Product ❖ This product incorporates a copyright protection technology protected by the U.S. patents and other intellectual properties owned by Macrovision Corporation and other rights holders. Use of this copyright protection technology requires an express permission from Macrovision Corporation.
Contents Introduction................................................................................ 12 Checking the supplied accessories .........................12 Safety icons ............................................................13 Safety precautions .................................................13 Caring for your gigabeat® .................................13 Recommendation for deleting data before disposal/transfer ........................................14 Built-in battery ..................
8 Contents Chapter 2: Music and Your gigabeat®...................................... 27 Preparing music data .............................................27 Loading songs from a music CD to your computer ....................................................27 Transferring audio files on your computer to the gigabeat® ..........................................29 Synchronization settings (Windows Media® Player 11) ..................................................33 Transferring an album jacket photo .......
Contents 9 Deleting music data .........................................53 Chapter 3: Photos and your gigabeat®..................................... 54 Transferring photos to the gigabeat® ......................54 Retrieving photo data from a digital camera ..........57 Deleting photo data ..........................................58 Reserving a storage space .....................................61 Viewing photos ......................................................63 Viewing photos by folder ..........
10 Contents Chapter 5: TV and your gigabeat®............................................ 84 Preparing TV program data ....................................84 Transferring recorded TV programs .................84 Viewing recorded TV programs ..............................85 Playing a selected TV program ........................85 Functions available during playback .................86 Chapter 6: Podcasts and your gigabeat®................................. 87 About the Wireless LAN function ................
Contents 11 Chapter 8: If you have problems............................................113 Error messages.....................................................113 Troubleshooting....................................................114 Resetting the gigabeat® ........................................115 Frequently asked questions ..................................116 Contacting Toshiba ...............................................116 Appendix A: Specifications...............................................
Introduction Welcome to the world of portable entertainment. With your Toshiba gigabeat® portable media player, your entertainment can accompany you wherever you go. This product is protected by certain intellectual property rights of Microsoft Corporation. Use or distribution of such technology outside of this product is prohibited without a license from Microsoft® or an authorized Microsoft® subsidiary. Checking the supplied accessories The gigabeat® comes with the following additional items.
Introduction Safety icons 13 Safety icons This manual contains safety instructions that must be observed in order to avoid potential hazards that could result in personal injuries, damage to your equipment, or loss of data. These safety cautions have been classified according to the seriousness of the risk, and the icons highlight these instructions as follows: Indicates a potentially hazardous situation which, if not avoided, could result in death or serious injury.
14 Introduction Safety precautions ❖ The Toshiba gigabeat® T Series User's Guide (in PDF format) can also be downloaded from the Toshiba website at www.gigabeatsupport.toshiba.com. If you are unable to download the User’s Guide, call 1-877-250-8595 or 1-949583-3212 for assistance. ❖ This website also contains any upgrades of the application software which may become available to enhance use after the product has been shipped as well as information on purchasing gigabeat® accessories.
Chapter 1 Getting Started with Your gigabeat® Your gigabeat® will allow you to listen to music, watch videos, download podcasts and transfer other audio and video content. This chapter summarizes how to get you started using your gigabeat®. The gigabeat® and it’s components are illustrated below. 1 Display screen (color LCD) 2 Enter button 3 Up/Down/Left/Right buttons 4 Play/Pause button 5 Back button 1 6 Start button 7 Reset switch 7 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 8 USB 2.
16 Getting Started with Your gigabeat® Installing the software Computer system requirements1 You need a computer system that meets the hardware and software requirements listed below. CPU Microsoft® Windows Vista®, XP Home Edition, XP Professional or XP Media Center Edition (Microsoft® Windows® XP: Service Pack 2 is recommended.) Windows Vista®: 800 MHz or more (1.5 GHz or more is recommended.) RAM Windows® XP: 300 MHz or more (1.5 GHz or more is recommended.
Getting Started with Your gigabeat® Installing the software NOTE 1 17 ❖ So that your gigabeat® can communicate with your computer properly, be sure to install Windows Media® Player 11 or 10 on your computer before connecting the gigabeat® to your computer. ❖ To check if a newer bug-fixed module is available, it is recommended that you run Windows Update on your computer after installing the software. Insert the CD-ROM that came with your gigabeat® into your computer.
18 Getting Started with Your gigabeat® Installing the software Charging the gigabeat® ❖ Connect the gigabeat® to your computer using the provided USB cable. ❖ Make sure your computer is connected to the AC adaptor. ❖ Turn on your computer. ❖ Even if the gigabeat® power is not turned on, it will power up automatically and the built-in battery will start to charge.
Getting Started with Your gigabeat® Installing the software 19 ❖ To charge the gigabeat® using a commercially available general-purpose USB AC adapter, make sure the adapter has a supply voltage rating of 5 V and bears a PSE mark. Note, however, that proper operation is not guaranteed. ❖ Charge the battery within the operating temperature range (5q C to 35q C). It may not be charged at temperatures above or below the specified range.
20 Getting Started with Your gigabeat® Installing the software NOTE ❖ The backlight of the screen will turn off if the gigabeat® has not been operated for a specified time, except when video data is playing, photo data is being displayed in a slide show, or a USB connection is active. Otherwise, if the gigabeat® has not been operated for a specified time, the power will turn OFF approximately 10 minutes after the last operation.
Getting Started with Your gigabeat® Installing the software 3 21 Start Windows Media® Player 11 or 10. “The gigabeat® is now connected” will appear on the gigabeat® screen as shown below. (Sample Image) gigabeat® connection ❖ If the gigabeat® is connected to a computer that does not have Windows Media® Player 11 or 10 installed, the “Found New Hardware Wizard” will start. If this wizard starts, close it.
22 Getting Started with Your gigabeat® Installing the software NOTE ❖ If your computer is started or restarted or any of its operation resumed while the gigabeat® is still connected to the computer, your computer may stop before completing the startup process or resumption of operation depending on the specification of your computer. In this case, remove the gigabeat® from your computer and restart the computer.
23 Getting Started with Your gigabeat® Basic gigabeat® operations below). Unplugging/plugging the USB cable in this condition may damage the data stored in your gigabeat®. (Sample Image) Basic gigabeat® operations Names and functions of gigabeat® buttons Back ( ) button Enter ( ) button Start ( ) button Play/Pause ( ) button Up/Down/Left/Right buttons (Sample Image) Back button Return to the previous screen. Start button Display the start screen where you can select a desired menu.
24 Getting Started with Your gigabeat® Basic gigabeat® operations Up/Down/ Press the Up, Down, Left and Right buttons to select a Left/Right buttons desired menu or item. Use the Up or Down button to increase or decrease the volume. Use the Left or Right button to skip to the previous or next data. (If the buttons are held down, the gigabeat® fast rewinds or fast forwards.) Start screen The start screen serves as the main gigabeat® screen. All menus can be selected on this screen.
Getting Started with Your gigabeat® Basic gigabeat® operations 25 Select an item Press the up or down button to navigate through the selection items. Press the Left or Right button to change the item screen. Confirm the selected item Press the Enter button, and the selected item will be executed. Battery icon You can check the remaining battery power with the battery icon shown in the bottom right-hand corner of the screen.
26 Getting Started with Your gigabeat® Basic gigabeat® operations Standby screen The Standby screen appears while the gigabeat® is processing. The gigabeat® cannot be operated while this screen is shown (dots are circling). Wait for this screen to disappear before operating the gigabeat®.
Chapter 2 Music and Your gigabeat® Preparing music data Loading songs from a music CD to your computer You can load songs to your computer from a desired music CD using Windows Media® Player 11 or 10. Once loaded to your computer, the songs can be transferred to the gigabeat®. NOTE gigabeat® is intended for recording, downloading, storage, and/or playback of authorized content and any other lawful use. (Using Windows Media® Player 11) 1 Set the music CD in the optical drive of your computer.
28 Music and Your gigabeat® Preparing music data 5 Click the Rip button. Downloading of the selected songs will start. <4> Check box <3> Load tab <5> Load button PLACE HOLDER (Sample Image) NOTE ❖ The loading procedure is roughly the same with Windows Media® Player 10. For details, refer to the Help file in Windows Media® Player 10. ❖ The selected songs will be saved in your My Music folder and can be viewed using the Library function of Windows Media® Player 11.
Music and Your gigabeat® Preparing music data 29 Transferring audio files on your computer to the gigabeat® Using Windows Media® Player, you can transfer MP3, WMA (Windows Media® Audio) and WAV (Wave) audio files stored on your computer to the gigabeat®. You can also purchase and download music data from online stores. For details, refer to the Windows Media® Player 11 Help file. (Using Windows Media® Player 11) 1 Connect your computer and the gigabeat® using the USB cable.
30 Music and Your gigabeat® Preparing music data If automatic synchronization is set, deleting synchronized data from your computer will delete the same data from the gigabeat® when the gigabeat® is connected to your computer next time. Therefore, avoid using the gigabeat® to back up your library in your computer. PLACE HOLDER (Sample Image) 4 Click the ® tab in Windows Media® Player 11, and select the data you want to transfer (synchronize). Select Music from the Category Selection button beforehand.
Music and Your gigabeat® Preparing music data 5 31 Right-click the selected data, and select Add to “Synchronized List” in the displayed short-cut menu. The data will be added to the synchronization list on the right side of the screen. You can also drag and drop the data to the synchronization list area on the right to add the data to the synchronization list. PLACE HOLDER (Sample Image) 6 Click the Synchronize button in the bottom right-hand corner. Synchronization will start.
32 NOTE Music and Your gigabeat® Preparing music data ❖ If you are using Windows Media® Player 10, refer to the Windows Media® Player 10 Help file. ❖ Licensed (DRM-protected) WMA files may not be transferred to the gigabeat® depending on the terms of the applicable license. (The same applies when Windows Media® Player 10 is used.) ❖ Depending on their format, some WMA files may be converted to a gigabeat®-supporting format when the files are transferred to the gigabeat.
Music and Your gigabeat® Preparing music data 33 Synchronization settings (Windows Media® Player 11) To change the method of synchronization between your computer and the gigabeat®, click below the Synchronization tab in Windows Media® Player 11, select gigabeat T, select Synchronization Settings, and set desired items. PLACE HOLDER (Sample Image) You can set the playlists to be synchronized by following the steps below. 1 Select the check mark in the top left-hand corner.
34 Music and Your gigabeat® Preparing music data Transferring an album jacket photo To transfer an album jacket photo (album art), you must load the album information including album art beforehand using Windows Media® Player 11 or 10. Transfer the music data in the album after loading the album information including album art, and the album art will be transferred together. How to load album information 1 In the Library tab, right-click an album, and click Find Album Information.
Music and Your gigabeat® Listening to music 35 Listening to music Listening to selected music You can select desired music by such categories as “song,” “genre,” “album” and “artist” based on the information appended to the music data that has been transferred to the gigabeat®. NOTE Music data not accompanied by any artist name, genre or album is classified as “No Information” under each category.
36 Music and Your gigabeat® Listening to music 3 Press the left or right button to display the Artists screen. This step assumes that a song is selected from the Artists screen. You can also select the song you want to play from the Songs, Genres, Albums or Playlists screen. (Sample Image) 4 Select the artist you want to listen to, and press the Enter button. A screen showing a list of albums by the selected artist will appear. You can select Play All to play all songs.
Music and Your gigabeat® Listening to music 5 37 Select the album you want to listen to, and press the Enter button. A screen showing a list of songs in the selected album will appear. You can also select a song not contained in the album. To do this, select a desired song and press the Enter button, and a screen showing the title of the selected song will appear. (Sample Image) 6 Select the song you want to listen to, and press the Enter button or Play/Pause button.
38 NOTE Music and Your gigabeat® Listening to music ❖ Turn the gigabeat® OFF before connecting or disconnecting the earbuds. ❖ Firmly insert the earbud plug fully into the jack. The earbuds will not work properly unless the plug is fully inserted. ❖ The gigabeat® may not be able to play WMA files containing data that is copyright-protected by Windows Media® DRM10, in which case one of the following error messages may appear: 1) “The data has expired.
Music and Your gigabeat® Playback screens 39 Playback screens While music is playing, you can display one of the three playback screens, playback-screen selection screen, track list screen, or music setting screen shown below. Press the Enter button to switch among the three playback screens and playback-screen selection screen.
40 Music and Your gigabeat® Playback screens An enlarged view of the jacket photo of the music currently playing, and elapsed time or remaining time, are shown. (Sample Image) Playback-screen selection screen (Sample Image) You can select the “track list screen” or “music setting screen” on the playback-screen selection screen to display the selected screen. Press the Back button on each screen, and the playback-screen selection screen will appear again.
Music and Your gigabeat® Playback screens 41 Track list screen The track list of the music currently playing, part of the jacket photo, and elapsed time, are shown. (Sample Image) Music setting screen The music play mode and equalizer settings can be specified, and music data can be rated.
42 Music and Your gigabeat® Functions available during playback NOTE ❖ You can press the Enter button on the track list screen to play the selected song from the beginning. ❖ If you select the Purchase check box on the music setting screen, a web page where you can make online purchases will be displayed on your Internet browser the next time the gigabeat® is connected to your computer. ❖ The jacket photo will not be shown unless the photo has been transferred.
Music and Your gigabeat® Listening repeatedly/changing the play sequence 43 Returning to the beginning of a song or skipping to the previous or next song Press the Left button. The gigabeat® will return to the beginning of the song currently playing. If no more than 2 seconds of music data has been played since the beginning of the song, the gigabeat® will skip to the beginning of the previous song. Press the Right button. The gigabeat® will skip to the next song.
44 Music and Your gigabeat® Listening repeatedly/changing the play sequence 3 Select Continuous, and press the Enter button. The check box will be selected and the current music will be played repeatedly. If an artist is currently selected, all songs by the artist will be played repeatedly. If an album is currently selected, all songs in the album will be played repeatedly. (Sample Image) NOTE You can also set the repeat playback mode when music is not playing.
Music and Your gigabeat® Changing the sound quality 3 45 Select Random, and press the Enter button. The check box will be selected and the selected music data will be played randomly. (Sample Image) NOTE You can also set the random playback mode when music is not playing. Select Settings Æ Music Æ Random from the start screen. Changing the sound quality Changing the equalizer You can select a desired equalizer mode.
46 Music and Your gigabeat® Changing the sound quality 3 Select the Equalizer line. (Sample Image) 4 Press the Enter button and select a desired sound quality mode. The equalizer setting will change in the following sequence every time the Enter button is pressed: None (nothing is selected) Æ Acoustic Æ Classic Æ Electronic Æ Hip Hop Æ Jazz Æ Pop Æ Rock The equalizer mode will be set and the sound quality will change accordingly.
Music and Your gigabeat® Changing the sound quality NOTE 47 ❖ You can also set the equalizer mode when music is not playing. Select Settings Æ Music Æ Equalizer from the start screen. ❖ This function is effective only with the music data saved in My Music. Setting/changing the harmonics function The Harmonics function lets you play music with better quality. When this function is set, you can listen to music data loaded from CDs at a level of sound quality close to the original CDs.
48 Music and Your gigabeat® Listening to music using a playlist 3 Select Professional or Dynamic, and press the Enter button. Off: H2C Technology is disabled. Professional: The treble range is compensated. Dynamic: The treble range is compensated and bass sound is emphasized. (Sample Image) NOTE ❖ Playing with H2C Technology consumes the battery faster, so the continuous playback time will become shorter compared to when the Harmonics function is turned off.
Music and Your gigabeat® Listening to music using a playlist 49 transfer (synchronize). For details, refer to Windows Media® Player 10 Help file. 1 Select My Music on the start screen, and press the Enter button. 2 Press the Left or Right button to select Songs, Genres, Albums or Artists. 3 Select the song or genre, album or artist you want to add to the quicklist. 4 Select Add All to Quicklist or Add to Quicklist, and press the Enter button.
50 Music and Your gigabeat® Listening to music using a playlist 3 Select Quicklist, and press the Enter button. (Sample Image) 4 Select Delete All from Quick List, and press the Enter button. A confirmation message will appear. (Sample Image) 5 Select Yes, and press the Enter button. A message will appear for several seconds, after which all music data currently registered in the quicklist will be deleted from the quicklist. NOTE You cannot select and delete a specific song from the quicklist.
Music and Your gigabeat® Listening to music using a playlist 51 Playing a playlist 1 Select My Music on the start screen, and press the Enter button. 2 Press the left or right button to select Playlists. 3 Select Quicklist or any playlist you have transferred using Windows Media® Player, and press the Enter button. The registered music will be shown. (Sample Image) 4 Select Play All, and press the Enter button. The music registered in the quicklist or transferred playlist will be played.
52 Music and Your gigabeat® Managing music data Managing music data Rating music data You can rate the music currently playing and synchronize the rating with the rating stored in Windows Media® Player 11 or 10. You can give ratings of one to five stars (five stars represent the highest rating). Windows Media® Player can display music and other data in the order of their ratings. You can also use the rating as a search condition when automatically creating a playlist in Windows Media® Player.
Music and Your gigabeat® Managing music data 53 Deleting music data To delete music data currently saved in the gigabeat®, delete the same data in Windows Media® Player 11 or 10. The following steps assume that Windows Media® Player 11 is used. If you are using Windows Media® Player 10, refer to Help in Windows Media® Player 10. 1 Connect your computer and the gigabeat® using the USB cable. 2 Start Windows Media® Player 11.
Chapter 3 Photos and your gigabeat® This chapter presents how to transfer photos to the gigabeat®, view photos, and delete photos on the gigabeat®. Transferring photos to the gigabeat® NOTE gigabeat® is intended for recording, downloading, storage, and/or playback of authorized content and any other lawful use. You can transfer photo data from your computer to the gigabeat® using Windows Media® Player 11 or 10. The following steps assume that Windows Media® Player 11 is used.
Photos and your gigabeat® Transferring photos to the gigabeat® 2 55 Select Synchronize media files to this device using Windows Media Player, and click OK. If you want to automatically start Windows Media® Player 11 without showing this screen every time the gigabeat® is connected from now on, select the Always perform the selected action check box. Windows Media® Player 11 will start and the device setting screen will appear. PLACE HOLDER (Sample Image) 3 Click Finish or Cancel.
56 Photos and your gigabeat® Transferring photos to the gigabeat® two will be synchronized automatically and data will be transferred to the gigabeat®. This screen will not be displayed if the above setting is already done. You can set automatic synchronization by clicking below the Synchronization tab, selecting gigabeat T, selecting Synchronization Settings, and setting desired items. 4 Click the Synchronization tab in Windows Media® Player 11, click the Category Selection button, and select Image.
Photos and your gigabeat® Retrieving photo data from a digital camera 57 Retrieving photo data from a digital camera You can connect the gigabeat® directly to a USB mass storage device, PTP digital camera, etc., and transfer the photo data saved in the connected device, digital camera, etc., to the gigabeat®. Note that the above operation does not guarantee proper data transfer from all devices. A USB conversion cable is needed to connect the gigabeat® to a digital camera.
58 Photos and your gigabeat® Retrieving photo data from a digital camera NOTE ❖ Charge the gigabeat® sufficiently before connecting it to the digital camera. If data is transferred from the digital camera while the gigabeat® battery power is low, data recorded in the gigabeat® may be damaged when the battery runs out in the middle of transfer operation. ❖ Do not unplug or plug the USB cable while the gigabeat® is processing.
Photos and your gigabeat® Retrieving photo data from a digital camera 3 59 Select Transfer from Card or Camera, and press the Enter button. (Sample Image) 4 Select the folder containing the photo data you want to delete, and press the Enter button.
60 Photos and your gigabeat® Retrieving photo data from a digital camera 5 On the Items Already Transferred screen, select the photo data you want to delete, and press the Enter button. The selected photos will be shown. Select Delete All, and all photo data in the folder will be deleted. (Sample Image) 6 Press the Left or Right button to display the photo setting screen. 7 Select Delete, and press the Enter button. A confirmation message will appear.
Photos and your gigabeat® Reserving a storage space 61 10 Press the Enter button. NOTE You can also delete photo data by connecting the gigabeat® to your computer. Refer to “Deleting photos ” on page 73. Reserving a storage space You can reserve a specified portion of the available space in the gigabeat® for saving photo data to be retrieved directly from a digital camera. 1 Select Settings on the start screen, and press the Enter button. 2 Select Reserve Space, and press the Enter button.
62 Photos and your gigabeat® Reserving a storage space 3 Press the Enter button. The message will disappear, and the size of the total available space and that of the available space reserved for synchronization will be shown. (Sample Image) 4 Select the size of available space you want to reserve, and press the Enter button.
Photos and your gigabeat® Viewing photos 63 Viewing photos Viewing photos by folder You can view the photo data transferred to the gigabeat® in units of folders in which the data is saved. 1 Select My Pictures on the start screen, and press the Enter button. 2 Press the Left or Right button to select View by Folder. 3 Select the folder you want to view, and press the Enter button. The photos contained in the selected folder will be shown in thumbnails.
64 Photos and your gigabeat® Viewing photos NOTE You can also select a photo and press the Play/Pause button to expand the selected photo to a full-screen view. Viewing photos by date You can view the photo data transferred to the gigabeat® in units of groups classified by captured month and year. 1 Select My Pictures on the start screen, and press the Enter button. 2 Press the Left or Right button to select View by Date.
65 Photos and your gigabeat® Changing photos 4 Select the photo you want to view, and press the Enter button. The selected photo will be expanded to a full-screen view. (Sample Image) NOTE Photo data of unknown date of capture will be classified under the Unknown Date/Time group. Changing photos Press the Left or Right button. Left: The previous photo will be shown. Right: The next photo will be shown. With landscape photos, the Up/Down buttons will act as the Left/Right buttons.
66 Photos and your gigabeat® Changing photos Zooming in 1 While a photo is displayed, press the Enter button to open the photo setting screen. . 2 Select Zoom In, and press the Enter button. Press the Enter button again, and the photo will return to its original size. (Sample Image) NOTE ❖ You cannot zoom in on a photo with a data size that is 320 x 240 pixels or smaller.
Photos and your gigabeat® Changing photos Changing the orientation 1 Press the Quick button, and select Start. The start screen will appear. 2 Select Settings, and press the Enter button. 3 Select Image, and press the Enter button. (Sample Image) 4 Select Screen, and press the Enter button.
68 Photos and your gigabeat® Showing photo information and music information 5 Select Portrait or Landscape, and press the Enter button. (Sample Image) 6 Press the Back button to return to the photo display screen. The photo is now displayed in the specified orientation. Showing photo information and music information 1 Press the Enter button while a photo is displayed. The photo setting screen will appear.
Photos and your gigabeat® Viewing a slide show 2 69 Select Photo Information, and press the Enter button The photo information screen will appear. Press the Enter button again, and the display will return to the normal photo display screen. The information (name and date) of the photo currently displayed is shown, along with the play/pause icon and battery icon. If music is currently playing, the information of the applicable song is also shown.
70 Photos and your gigabeat® Viewing a slide show 3 Select the folder or date-selected group containing the photos you want to view in a slide show. (Sample Image) 4 Select Slide Show, and press the Enter button. All photos in the selected group will be shown in a slide show. (Sample Image) NOTE ❖ You can also select a group and press the Play/Pause button to play a slide show of the photos in the selected group.
Photos and your gigabeat® Viewing a slide show 71 Stopping the slide show Press the Play/Pause button. Press the button again, and the slide show will resume. If the Play/Pause button is pressed while musing is playing, both the slide show and music will stop. You can also change the display during a slide show by pressing the Left or Right button. Refer to “Changing photos ” on page 65. Changing the slide show interval You can set how many seconds each photo will be shown in a slide show.
72 Photos and your gigabeat® Viewing a slide show NOTE You can also set the display interval when a slide show is not playing. Select Settings Æ Image Æ Change from the start screen to set a desired interval. Play a random slide show You can view photos in a different sequence in a slide show. 1 While a slide show is playing, press the Enter button to open the photo setting screen. 2 Select Random, and press the Enter button. The check box will be selected.
Photos and your gigabeat® Deleting photos 73 Deleting photos To delete photo data saved in the gigabeat®, delete the same data in Windows Media® Player 11 or 10. The following steps assume that Windows Media® Player 11 is used. If you are using Windows Media® Player 10, refer to the Windows Media® Player 10 Help file. 1 Connect your computer and the gigabeat® using the USB cable. 2 Start Windows Media® Player 11. 3 Click the Synchronization tab, click the Category Selection button, and select Image.
Chapter 4 Video and your gigabeat® Transferring video data You can transfer video data from your computer to the gigabeat® using Windows Media® Player 11 or 10. Do not prepare WMV files larger than 4 GB. The following steps assume that Windows Media® Player 11 is used. If you are using Windows Media® Player 10, refer to the Windows Media® Player 10 Help file. 1 Connect your computer and the gigabeat® using the USB cable.
Video and your gigabeat® 2 75 Select Synchronize media files to this device using Windows Media Player, and click OK. If you want to automatically start Windows Media® Player 11 without showing this screen every time the gigabeat® is connected from now on, select the Always perform the selected action check box. Windows Media® Player 11 will start and the device setting screen will appear. PLACE HOLDER (Sample Image) 3 Click Finish or Cancel.
76 Video and your gigabeat® the Synchronization tab, selecting gigabeat T selecting Synchronization Settings, and setting desired items. PLACE HOLDER (Sample Image) 4 Click the Synchronization tab in Windows Media® Player 11, click the Category Selection button, and select Video. Select desired data from the tree view in Windows Media® Player 11. 5 Right-click the data you want to transfer (synchronize), and select Add to “Synchronization List” in the displayed shortcut menu.
Video and your gigabeat® 6 77 Click the Synchronize button in the bottom right-hand corner. Synchronization will start. While data is being synchronized, the Synchronize button changes to the Stop button. Once the synchronization is finished, the button text will change to Synchronize again. For details, refer to the Windows Media® Player 11 Help file.
78 Video and your gigabeat® Viewing video are not converted to a gigabeat®-supporting format, and therefore skipped frames may occur during playback. ❖ Large files that exceed 2 GB in size or recording time exceeds 9 hours 6 minutes cannot be played properly on the gigabeat®. ❖ Always use Windows Media® Player 11 or 10 when transferring data to the gigabeat®. Never use any other method of transfer.
Video and your gigabeat® Functions available during playback 4 79 Select Play, and press the Enter button. Playback will start. (Sample Image) NOTE ❖ You can also select a desired video and press the Play/Pause button to play the video. ❖ If the video is paused in the middle, the elapsed time bar will be shown for several seconds at the bottom of the playback screen. Functions available during playback Adjusting the volume Press the Up or Down button while the playback screen is displayed.
80 Video and your gigabeat® Functions available during playback Resuming the playback/playing from the beginning If the video was stopped in the middle, you can play the video from the point at which the playback was stopped, or from the beginning. 1 Return to the screen showing the title of the video data that was playing. 2 Select Resume or Play from Start, and press the Enter button or Play/Pause button. (Sample Image) Fast rewinding/forwarding Press the Left button.
Video and your gigabeat® Functions available during playback 81 Displaying the start screen To use a different function, display the start screen and select a different menu. Press the Start button. The video will pause and the start screen will appear. Press the button again, and the start screen will disappear and the playback will resume. Changing the orientation 1 Press the Start button. The video will pause and the start screen will appear. 2 Select Settings, and press the Enter button.
82 Video and your gigabeat® Deleting video data Deleting video data You can delete video data from the gigabeat® by following the same steps explained in “Deleting music data ” on page 53. 1 Connect your computer and gigabeat® using the USB cable. 2 Start Windows Media® Player 11. 3 Click the Synchronization tab, click the Category Selection button, and select Video. 4 Click the Synchronization tab, and click the gigabeat T library in the tree shown on the left.
Video and your gigabeat® Deleting video data 5 83 Right-click the video data you want to delete, and select Delete in the displayed menu. A dialog box to confirm the deletion will appear. (Sample Image) 6 Select Yes. The selected video data will be deleted from the gigabeat®. 7 After confirming that the video data has been deleted, unplug the USB cable.
Chapter 5 TV and your gigabeat® Preparing TV program data Transferring recorded TV programs You can use Windows Media® Player 11 or 10 to transfer to (synchronize with) your gigabeat® the TV programs you have recorded with Windows XP Media Center Edition 2005 or later or Windows Media® Center1. The transfer steps are the same as those explained in “Transferring video data ” on page 74. The only difference is that you must select Recorded TV in step 4.
TV and your gigabeat® Viewing recorded TV programs NOTE 85 ❖ If you are using Windows Media® Player 10, refer to Help in Windows Media® Player 10. ❖ You can also transfer recorded TV programs to (synchronize them with) the gigabeat® using Windows XP Media Center Edition 2005 or later or Windows Media Center1. For information on how to transfer TV programs, refer to Help in each application.
86 TV and your gigabeat® Viewing recorded TV programs 4 Select Play, and press the Enter button. Playback will start. PLACE HOLDER (Sample Image) NOTE ❖ Only data recorded with Windows XP Media Center Edition 2005 or later or Windows Media Center are registered in My TV. All other videos are registered in My Video. ❖ To select data you have played before, select Resume or Play from Start in step 4.
Chapter 6 Podcasts and your gigabeat® About the Wireless LAN function You can connect the gigabeat® to your wireless LAN access point to access the Internet and download podcast content. A “Podcast” is an audio distribution service using the RSS (Really Simple Syndication) technology. You can access desired podcast sites (network radio programs, blogs, etc.) and download content. ❖ Connection specifications Applicable standard: IEEE 802.
88 Podcasts and your gigabeat® Setting up a Wireless LAN connection ❖ Communication data gets stolen An unauthorized individual may intentionally intercept radio waves and steal communication data, such as the following: ❖ ID, password, credit card number and other personal information ❖ E-mail contents ❖ Illegal accesses An unauthorized individual may access a private or company network without authorization and carry out the following acts: ❖ Retrieve personal information or confidential informa
89 Podcasts and your gigabeat® Setting up a Wireless LAN connection Connection example gigabeat® Access point Router Modem Internet (Sample Illustration) Preparation ❖ Prepare the access point for network connection beforehand. ❖ For the access point settings, refer to the owner's manual that came with your access point. 1 Select podcast on the start screen, and press the Enter button. The podcast menu screen will appear. 2 Select Settings, and press the Enter button.
90 Podcasts and your gigabeat® Setting up a Wireless LAN connection 5 Specify the connection settings. Enter the same encryption settings and encryption key as those specified for your access point. Network Name Enter the same network name (SSID) as your access point. Security Type Select an authentication method. It should be the same as the authentication method set for the access point. No Authentication (Open System): Authentication is not performed.
Podcasts and your gigabeat® Setting up a Wireless LAN connection DNS Server 6 91 Set this item only when you have selected No under Automatically Acquire DNS Server Address. Select the Apply button at the bottom of the screen, and press the Enter button. The access point you have set will be registered in the gigabeat®. NOTE ❖ In certain situations, such as when you cannot find the network name (SSID) by search, you can manually register the name of the network you want to connect to.
92 Podcasts and your gigabeat® Setting up a Wireless LAN connection 3 Select the network name you want to delete, and press the Left button. The quick menu will appear. 4 Select Delete, and press the Enter button. A dialog box to confirm the deletion will appear. 5 Select Yes, and press the Enter button. The selected network name will be deleted. Modifying a registered access point 1 Select podcast on the start screen, and press the Enter button. The podcast menu screen will appear.
Podcasts and your gigabeat® Setting up a Wireless LAN connection 93 Registering a podcast site To download content from a podcast site, you must register the podcast site first. ❖ Set up a wireless LAN connection beforehand. Refer to “Setting up a Wireless LAN connection ” on page 88. 1 Select podcast on the start screen, and press the Enter button. The podcast menu screen will appear. 2 Select podcast, and press the Enter button. A screen showing a list of podcast directories will appear.
94 Podcasts and your gigabeat® Setting up a Wireless LAN connection 4 Select Delete Podcast, and press the Enter button. A dialog box to confirm to confirm the deletion will appear. 5 Select Yes, and press the Enter button. The selected podcast site will be deleted. Downloading podcast content You can access a registered podcast site and download desired content. 1 Select podcast on the start screen, and press the Enter button. The podcast menu screen will appear.
Podcasts and your gigabeat® Playing podcast content 95 Updating the content list of a podcast site 1 Select podcast on the start screen, and press the Enter button. The podcast menu screen will appear. 2 Select podcast, and press the Enter button. A screen showing a list of podcast directories will appear. 3 Press the Left button The quick menu will appear. 4 Select Update Podcast or Update All Podcast, and press the Enter button. The gigabeat® will start updating the list data.
Chapter 7 gigabeat® Settings Changing the gigabeat® display Setting the backlight off time You can set the length of time before the backlight of the screen will automatically turn OFF if the gigabeat® is not operated. Since the battery consumes less power when the backlight is turned off, the continuous playback time of music, and other activities will increase. 1 96 Select Settings on the start screen, and press the Enter button.
gigabeat® Settings Changing the gigabeat® display 2 Select Screen, then press the Enter button. (Sample Image) 3 Select Backlight, then press the Enter button.
98 gigabeat® Settings Changing the gigabeat® display 4 Select the time the backlight will turn off if the gigabeat® is not operated, then press the Enter button. You can select of the following: 1 Sec, 5 Sec, 15 Sec, 1 Min, or Always On (Sample Image) NOTE ❖ The backlight always remains on while a TV program, video or slide show is playing.
gigabeat® Settings Changing the gigabeat® display 99 Changing the screen brightness You can change the brightness of the gigabeat® screen. 1 Select Settings on the start screen, and press the Enter button. 2 Select Screen, and press the Enter button. 3 Select Brightness, and press the Enter button. (Sample Image) 4 Select the brightness level you want to set, and press the Enter button.
100 gigabeat® Settings Changing the gigabeat® display Adding effects You can add effects, such as fade, slide and zoom, that will be visible when navigating through the gigabeat® screens.
gigabeat® Settings Changing the gigabeat® display 4 101 Select On, and press the Enter button. The effects will be enabled. (Sample Image) Setting a language/region To change the language in which the gigabeat® screens are displayed, follow these steps: 1 Select Settings on the Start screen, and press the Enter button. 2 Select International, and press the Enter button.
102 gigabeat® Settings Changing the gigabeat® display 3 Select Language, and press the Enter button. A list of languages will appear. (Sample Image) 4 Select the language you want to use for the screen display, and press the Enter button. A confirmation message will appear. (Sample Image) 5 Press the Left or Right button to select Yes, then press the Enter button. The gigabeat® will restart and the display language will be changed.
gigabeat® Settings Changing the gigabeat® display 103 Changing the regional setting You can also change the date/time and number display format that are different from one region to another. 1 Select Settings on the start screen, and press the Enter button. 2 Select International, and press the Enter button. 3 Select Standard, and press the Enter button. A list of regions will appear. (Sample Image) 4 Select a desired region, and press the Enter button. A confirmation message will appear.
104 gigabeat® Settings Changing the operation settings 5 Press the Left or Right button to select Yes, and press the Enter button. The gigabeat® will restart and the date/time and display format will be changed. Changing the operation settings Using sound effects You can set the gigabeat® to output sound when various operations are performed. 1 Select Settings on the start screen, and press the Enter button. 2 Select Effects, and press the Enter button.
gigabeat® Settings Changing the operation settings 4 105 Select On, and press the Enter button. To turn off sound effects, select Off, and press the Enter button. (Sample Image) Changing the scroll speed You can also change the processing speed of gigabeat® operations. 1 Select Settings on the start screen, and press the Enter button. 2 Select Effects, and press the Enter button. 3 Select Scroll Speed, and press the Enter button.
106 gigabeat® Settings Changing the operation settings 4 Select Low, Standard or High, and press the Enter button. This option sets the processing speed that applies when menus and items are selected. (Sample Image) Initializing the settings You can clear the settings you have edited from the Settings menu and revert all settings to their defaults. 1 Select Settings on the start screen, and press the Enter button. 2 Select Initialize, and press the Enter button. A confirmation message will appear.
gigabeat® Settings Changing the operation settings 3 107 Press the Left or Right button to select Yes, and press the Enter button. A message will appear for several seconds, after which the settings will return to their defaults. Checking the gigabeat® information To check the current information of your gigabeat®, follow the steps below. Note that you can only check these information and cannot change any of the settings. 1 Select Settings on the start screen, and press the Enter button.
108 gigabeat® Settings Changing the operation settings 4 The selected information will be shown.
gigabeat® Settings Menu list 109 Menu list You can select the following menus on the start screen, which is displayed by pressing the Quick button and then selecting Start. The items denoted by • are selected by default.
110 Menu list Settings Music gigabeat® Settings Random Continuous Equalizer Displayed Time Image Change Random Screen Video Screen Screen Backlight Brightness • Off On • Off On • None Acoustic Classic Electronic Hip Hop Jazz Pop Rock • Elapsed Time Remaining Time 3 Sec • 5 Sec 7 Sec 10 Sec 15 Sec 30 Sec • Off On • Landscape Portrait • Landscape Portrait 1 Sec 5 Sec 15 Sec • 1 Min Always On 1: Darkest 2 •3 4 5: Brightest
gigabeat® Settings Menu list Settings Effects Screen Effects Sound Scroll Speed International Language Standard Reserve Space • None 256 MB 512 MB 1 GB 2 GTB 111 • On Off • On Off Low • Standard High English Francais Japanese Dutch (Netherlands) Dutch (Belgium) Swedish Spanish (Spain, International Sort) Danish German (Austria) German (Switzerland) German (Germany) German (Luxembourg) French (Canada) French (Switzerland) French (France) French (Belgium) French (Luxembourg) English (Canada) English
112 Settings gigabeat® Settings Menu list Initialize Yes No About gigabeat Version Content Copyright Information Harmonics • Off Professional Dynamic
Chapter 8 If you have problems Error messages The following error messages may be displayed on the gigabeat® screen. If any of these messages appear, take the applicable action. Message Description and action The specified item is not The data you are playing may have been deleted or found or cannot be played. damaged. Transfer the data to the gigabeat® again. The specified item does not The license of the data you are playing has expired. have a valid license. Transfer the data to the gigabeat® again.
114 If you have problems Troubleshooting Troubleshooting Some problems you may encounter when using your gigabeat® are relatively easy to identify and solve. This section covers problems you may encounter and suggested actions. Problem Cause ® The gigabeat does The remaining not turn on, or does battery power is not operate when low. buttons are pressed. Action Reference page Connect the gigabeat® to a computer using the USB cable and charge the gigabeat® battery.
If you have problems Resetting the gigabeat® The “charging” screen does not appear even when the gigabeat® is charged. 115 The gigabeat® is not connected properly. Check the connection between the USB cable and gigabeat®. See “Connecting your computer and the gigabeat®” on page 20. The ambient temperature is outside the specified range. Charge the gigabeat® at an ambient temperature within the specified range. See “Charging the built-in battery” on page 17.
116 If you have problems Frequently asked questions Frequently asked questions Q: Your computer does not recognize the gigabeat®. A: The gigabeat® may not be recognized if it is connected to your computer via a USB hub. Connect the gigabeat® to your computer without using a USB hub. Q: Audio data cannot be transferred to the gigabeat®. A: Some audio data may not be playable on the gigabeat® and cannot be transferred to the gigabeat®.
Appendix A Specifications Audio playback formats WMA (Windows Media Audio) WMA 9 Lossless MP3 (MEPG-1 Audio Layer3) WAV (PCM) Video playback format WMV (PCM) Image display format JPEG (up to 9000 x 6000) Sampling frequency 8 kHz to 48 kHz Bit rate Audio data: 4 kbps to 320 kbps Video data: 800 kbps or lower (The bit rate for video data applies to combination of audio and video data.
118 Specifications Continuous playback time2 Audio: Approximately 16 hours 3 (When WMA audio data is played at 128 kbps, 44.1 kHz, and with the backlight turned off. Content protected by Windows Media DRM10 is excluded.) Video: Approximately 5 hours (at brightness level 3 (factory setting)) (When WMV video data is played at 500 kbps. Content protected by Windows Media DRM10 is excluded.) Wireless LAN Applicable standard: IEEE 802.
Specifications Combinations of sampling frequencies and bit rates 119 2. When the battery is fully charged and the gigabeat® is operated at normal temperature (25×C) at the factory-set volume level. These continuous playback times vary depending on the operating conditions, ambient operating temperature, and number of times the battery has been charged, among others. These specifications are provided only as a reference and are not guaranteed.
120 Specifications Combinations of sampling frequencies and bit rates WMA (monaural) Sampling frequency: 8 kHz, 11 kHz, 16 kHz, 22.05 kHz, 32 kHz, 44.1 kHz Bit rate: CBR 5 kbps ~ 48 kbps WMA (voice) Sampling frequency: 8 kHz, 11 kHz, 16 kHz, 22.05 kHz, 32 kHz, 44.1 kHz Bit rate: 4 kbps ~ 20 kbps WAV (stereo/monaural) Sampling frequency: 8 kHz, 16 kHz, 22.05 kHz, 32 kHz, 44.1 kHz, 48 kHz Bit rate: Not compressed Eight-bit stereo data cannot be played properly at a sampling frequency of 44.1 kHz.
Glossary Terms Equalizer — A device or function that allows the user to control sound quality by increasing or decreasing the scale values for different frequency ranges using slide bars, and so on. MP3 (MPEG-1 Audio Layer 3) — An international standard established by the MPEG, which is a working group under the ISO (International Standardization Organization). Files are compressed to one-tenth to one-twelfth under this compression method.
122 Glossary Windows Media® Audio (WMA) — An audio compression coding system developed by Microsoft Corporation, or an audio file created in the WMA format. Windows Media® DRM10 — A copyright protection technology by Microsoft Corporation, Windows Media DRM10 is supported by Windows Media® Player 10 and later. Windows Media DRM10 provides a standard copy protection feature and also supports subscription control.
Index A audio file downloading to the computer 27 transferring to the portable media player 29 P photos 54 transferring 54 problem solving 113 S setting up computer system requirements 16 T troubleshooting 113 123