User's Manual

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.

❖ When Windows Media

Player is open on your computer, the

message “The gigabeat is now connected” may appear on the

gigabeat

screen depending on the condition of your computer.

In this case, refer to “Connecting your computer and the

gigabeat®” on page 20.

❖ The battery icon in the bottom right-hand corner of the screen

will change to indicate that the built-in battery is now charging.

Additional information

❖ If the gigabeat

is operating, the power remaining in the built-

in battery may still drop even while it is charged via USB

connection.

❖ The built-in battery may not be charged via USB connection on

certain computer models with a USB bus power-supply

function that does not support this charge mode.

❖ If the gigabeat

is USB-connected to a computer that does not

support USB charge, the gigabeat

may be disconnected

immediately and the USB function of your computer may be

temporarily disabled. If this happens, remove the gigabeat

and

restart your computer.

❖ Proper operation is not guaranteed when the gigabeat

connected to a computer using a USB hub.

❖ You can also charge the gigabeat

using a dedicated USB AC

adapter (model: MEPUAA10) which is sold separately.

Battery icon Condition of built-in battery

Charging

Recharge complete