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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. If you use this Device while driving, remember that your safety depends on using it responsibly. Accidents can happen quickly. Keep your hands on the wheel and your eyes on the road. Have a passenger change settings, or if that it not possible, pull over safely first.
3 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. 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, it may cause harmful interference to radio communications.
4 Industry Canada Requirement This Class B digital apparatus complies with Canadian ICES-003. Cet appareil numèrique de la classe B est conforme à la norme NMB-003 du Canada. Safety Information Important information you must know in order to use the gigabeat® correctly to prevent injury to yourself or others, or damage to property is provided in the Safety Instruction Guide located on the software and documentation CD shipped with your unit.
5 Trademarks ❖ gigabeat is a registered trademark of TOSHIBA Corporation. ❖ PlusPad is a trademark of TOSHIBA Corporation. ❖ Microsoft, Windows, Windows logo, Windows Vista, Windows Vista logo, Windows Media and Windows Media logo are registered trademarks or trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and other countries. ❖ Adobe, Adobe logo and Reader are trademarks or registered trademarks of Adobe Systems Incorporated in the United States and other countries.
6 ❖ This guide is copyrighted by Toshiba America Information Systems, Inc. and/or Toshiba Corporation with all rights reserved. Under the copyright laws, this guide cannot be reproduced in any form without the prior written permission of Toshiba. No patent liability is assumed, however, with respect to the use of the information contained herein. ❖ ©2007 by Toshiba America Information Systems, Inc. and/or Toshiba Corporation All rights reserved.
Contents Introduction................................................................................ 11 Checking the package contents...............................11 Safety icons ............................................................12 Safety precautions .................................................12 Caring for your gigabeat® .................................12 Recommendation for deleting data before disposal/transfer ........................................13 Built-in battery .................
8 Contents Chapter 2: Music and Your gigabeat®...................................... 25 Preparing music data .............................................25 Loading songs from a music CD to your computer ............................................25 Transferring audio files on your computer to the gigabeat® ................................................27 Transferring audio files using Windows Media® Player 11.........................27 Transferring audio files using Windows Media® Player 10...........
Contents 9 Managing music data .............................................52 Rating music data ............................................52 Deleting music data .........................................53 Chapter 3: Photos and your gigabeat® .................................... 54 Transferring photos to the gigabeat® ......................54 Retrieving photo data from a digital camera ..........58 Deleting photo data...........................................59 Reserving a storage space ..............
10 Contents Deleting video data ................................................83 Chapter 5: TV and your gigabeat®............................................ 85 Preparing TV program data ....................................85 Transferring recorded TV programs .................85 Viewing recorded TV programs ..............................86 Playing a selected TV program ........................86 Functions available during playback .................87 Chapter 6: gigabeat® Settings......................
Introduction Welcome to the world of portable entertainment. With your Toshiba gigabeat® portable media player, your entertainment can accompany you wherever you go. Checking the package contents The gigabeat® comes with the following additional items. If any items are missing or damaged, please contact your dealer immediately. 1. Earbuds 2. USB cable 1 5 3. Software and Documentation CD-ROM 4. Quick Start 2 3 4 5.
12 Introduction Safety icons 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 an imminently hazardous situation which, if not avoided, will result in death or serious injury.
Introduction Safety precautions 13 ❖ Be particularly careful when cleaning the gigabeat® screen. ❖ 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.
Chapter 1 Getting Started with Your gigabeat® Your gigabeat® will allow you to listen to music, view pictures and watch videos, and transfer 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 OK button 3 PlusPad™ 4 Play/Pause button 5 Back button 1 6 Start button 7 Reset switch 7 2 3 4 5 6 8 USB 2.0 connector Plug the USB cable here to connect to a computer.
Getting Started with Your gigabeat® Installing the software 15 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 (pre-installed as standard) (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.
16 Getting Started with Your gigabeat® Charging the built-in battery/Connecting your computer and the NOTE 1 ❖ 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. ❖ It is recommended that you run Windows® Updates on your computer after installing the software, to check for new module updates. Insert the CD-ROM that came with your gigabeat® into your computer.
Getting Started with Your gigabeat® Charging the built-in battery/Connecting your computer and the 17 1 Start your computer. 2 Connect your computer and the gigabeat® using the provided USB cable. Connect to the USB port of your computer. (Sample Illustration) Connecting the gigabeat® to the computer ❖ Make sure your computer is connected to the AC adaptor. ❖ Even if the gigabeat® power is not turned on, it will power up automatically and the built-in battery will start to charge.
18 Getting Started with Your gigabeat® Charging the built-in battery/Connecting your computer and the ❖ When you connect the gigabeat® for the first time, your computer will display the screen where you can select what will happen every time the gigabeat® is connected. Refer to the step 2 of “Transferring audio files on your computer to the gigabeat®’ on page 27. ❖ The battery icon in the bottom right-hand corner of the screen will change to indicate that the built-in battery is now charging.
Getting Started with Your gigabeat® Charging the built-in battery/Connecting your computer and the 19 Additional information ❖ 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.
20 Getting Started with Your gigabeat® Charging the built-in battery/Connecting your computer and the Removing the gigabeat® from your computer After the dots have stopped circling and while the message “Connected” is shown on the screen, unplug the USB cable from the gigabeat®. While data is being transmitted between your computer and the gigabeat®, “Updating” and other messages are shown on the gigabeat® screen.
Getting Started with Your gigabeat® Turning ON/OFF the power 21 Turning ON/OFF the power 1 Turn ON the gigabeat® power, by sliding the power switch to the ON/OFF ( ) position and releasing the switch. To turn off the power, slide the power switch to the ON/OFF ( ) position again and releasing the switch. (Sample Illustration) Turning the power ON or OFF NOTE ❖ You can also turn on the gigabeat® by plugging the earbuds into the earbud jack.
22 Getting Started with Your gigabeat® Basic gigabeat® operations Basic gigabeat® operations Names and functions of gigabeat® buttons Back button OK button Start button Play/Pause button PlusPad™ (Sample Image) gigabeat® buttons Back button Return to the previous screen. Start button Display the start screen where you can select a desired menu. OK button Confirm the selected item and execute the applicable function. Play/Pause button Play data or pause the data currently playing.
Getting Started with Your gigabeat® Basic gigabeat® operations 23 Start screen The start screen serves as the main gigabeat® screen. All menus can be selected on this screen. Pressing the Start button while another screen is shown will display the start screen.
24 Getting Started with Your gigabeat® Basic gigabeat® operations Battery icon You can check the remaining battery power with the battery icon shown in the bottom right-hand corner of the screen. Battery icons Recharging Recharging complete Remaining battery power (Sample Image) Battery icons Standby screen The Standby screen appears while the gigabeat® is processing. The gigabeat® cannot be operated while this screen is shown (dots are circling).
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.
26 Music and Your gigabeat® Preparing music data 5 Click the Start Rip button. Downloading of the selected songs will start. Rip tab Check box Start Rip button (Sample Image) Clicking the Start Rip button 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® Transferring audio files on your computer to the gigabeat® 27 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®.
28 Music and Your gigabeat® Transferring audio files on your computer to the gigabeat® 3 Click Next. The files to be added to the Windows Media® Player 11 library are searched from the computer. If you have already performed a search, step 3 and 4 are not required. 4 When search ends, click Next. The Name your device window opens. (Sample Illustration) Specifying a device 5 Click Cancel. You can select automatic synchronization by clicking Finish at this point.
Music and Your gigabeat® Transferring audio files on your computer to the gigabeat® 6 29 Click the Sync tab in Windows Media® Player 11 and select the files you want to transfer (synchronize). Click the Select a category button and then select Music. Select a category button Sync tab (Sample Illustration) Clicking the Sync tab 7 Right-click one of the selected files and select Add to Sync List in the shortcut menu that appears.
30 Music and Your gigabeat® Transferring audio files on your computer to the gigabeat® 8 Click the Start Sync button at the bottom right of the window. Synchronization begins. While synchronization is in progress, the Start Sync button changes to Stop Sync. It then reverts to Start Sync when synchronization is completed. Start/Stop Sync button (Sample Illustration) Click the Start Sync button NOTE ❖ For details, see the Windows Media® Player 11 help file.
Music and Your gigabeat® Transferring audio files on your computer to the gigabeat® 31 Transferring audio files using Windows Media® Player 10 To transfer audio files from the computer to the gigabeat® using Windows Media® Player 10: 1 Use the USB cable to connect the gigabeat® to a computer with Windows Media® Player 10 installed. A window opens in which you choose the operation performed when the gigabeat® is connected.
32 Music and Your gigabeat® Transferring audio files on your computer to the gigabeat® (Sample Illustration) Select Manual option 4 Select the files you want to transfer (synchronize) in the Windows Media® Player 10 Library tab. 5 Select All Music from the folder tree on the left. 6 Right-click on the selected file and select Add to Sync List in the shortcut menu that appears.
Music and Your gigabeat® Transferring audio files on your computer to the gigabeat® 33 While synchronization is in progress, the Start Sync button changes to Stop Sync. It then reverts to Start Sync when synchronization is completed. You can also select tracks to be transferred (synchronized) by clicking Sync List in the Sync tab. Sync tab Start/Stop Sync button (Sample Illustration) Click the Start Sync button NOTE ❖ For additional details, see the Windows Media® Player 10 help file.
34 Music and Your gigabeat® Transferring album artwork Transferring album artwork To transfer album artwork, you must first download the album information, including the album artwork, with Windows Media® Player 11 or 10. If you download the album information with the album artwork and then transfer music files, the album artwork is also transferred. The transferred album artwork appears on the gigabeat® playback screen.
Music and Your gigabeat® Listening to music 3 NOTE 35 Transfer the audio file with the added album artwork to the gigabeat® (synchronization). In Windows Media® Player 10, you may not be able to transfer large stored images to the gigabeat®. Listening to music Listening to selected music You can select desired music by such categories as “songs,” “genres,” “albums” and “artists” based on the information appended to the music data that has been transferred to the gigabeat®.
36 Music and Your gigabeat® Listening to music 3 Press the Left or Right button on the PlusPad™ 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) artists screen 4 Select the artist you want to listen to, and press the OK 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 OK 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 OK button, and a screen showing the title of the selected song will appear. (Sample Image) Selecting album 6 Select the song you want to listen to, and press the OK button or Play/Pause button.
38 Music and Your gigabeat® Playback screens NOTE ❖ 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 license for this item has expired. To play the item, connect the gigabeat® to the computer to sync again.
Music and Your gigabeat® Playback screens 39 You can switch between the elapsed time display and remaining time display by selecting settings Æ music Æ display time from the start screen. The information regarding the music currently playing, elapsed or remaining time, and album artwork, are shown. (Sample Image) playback screen An enlarged view of the album artwork of the music currently playing, and elapsed time or remaining time, are shown.
40 Music and Your gigabeat® Playback screens Playback selection screen (Sample Image) playback selection screen To view the song list on your gigabeat®, use the PlusPad™ to select song list and press the OK button. If you choose settings, the settings screen will be displayed. If you choose show music and press the OK button, the screen will return to the music playback screen. Press the Back button on each screen to return to the playback selection screen.
Music and Your gigabeat® Playback screens 41 Settings screen The music play mode and equalizer settings can be specified, and music data can be rated. (Sample Image) settings screen NOTE ❖ You can press the OK button on the song list screen to play the selected song from the beginning. ❖ If you select the purchase check box on the music settings 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.
42 Music and Your gigabeat® Functions available during playback Functions available during playback Adjusting the volume Press the Up or Down button on the PlusPad™ while the playback screen is displayed. The volume will be shown for approximately 1 second. The volume will change every time the button is pressed. (Sample Image) Volume adjustment Pausing Press the Play/Pause button. Press the button again, and the remainder of the music will be played.
Music and Your gigabeat® Listening repeatedly/changing the play sequence 43 Fast rewinding/forwarding Press and hold the Left button on the PlusPad™. The gigabeat® will fast rewind the data. Press and hold the Right button on the PlusPad™. The gigabeat® will fast forward the data. When the button is released, the song will be played from the position achieved by fast rewinding/forwarding. Displaying the start screen To use a different function, display the start screen and select a different menu.
44 Music and Your gigabeat® Listening repeatedly/changing the play sequence 3 Select repeat, and press the OK 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) Selecting repeat 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 shuffle, and press the OK button. The check box will be selected and the selected music data will be played randomly. (Sample Image) Selecting shuffle music NOTE You can also set the random playback mode when music is not playing. Select settings Æ music Æ shuffle 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) Selecting equalizer 4 Press the OK button and select a desired sound quality mode. The equalizer setting will change in the following sequence every time the OK button is pressed: None (nothing is selected) Æ acoustic Æ classical 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 OK 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) Harmonics screen 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 To transfer a playlist from Windows Media® Player 10, set automatic synchronization and select the playlist you want to transfer (synchronize). For details, refer to Windows Media® Player 10 Help file. 1 Select my music on the start screen, and press the OK button. 2 Press the Left or Right button on the PlusPad™ to select songs, genres, albums or artists. 3 Select the song or genre, album or artist you want to add to the quick list.
50 Music and Your gigabeat® Listening to music using a playlist 3 Select quick list, and press the OK button. (Sample Image) Selecting a quick list 4 Select remove all from quick list, and press the OK button. A confirmation message will appear. (Sample Image) Removing items from a quick list 5 Select yes, and press the OK button. A message will appear for several seconds, after which all music data currently registered in the quick list will be deleted from the quick list.
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 OK button. 2 Press the Left or Right button on the PlusPad™ to select playlists. 3 Select quick list or any playlist you have transferred using Windows Media® Player, and press the OK button. The registered music will be shown. (Sample Image) Selecting a quick list 4 Select play all, and press the OK button.
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. 3 Click the Sync tab, click the Select a category button, and select Music.
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 Syn digital 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. If this screen does not appear, launch Window Media® Player 11 manually.
56 Photos and your gigabeat® Transferring photos to the gigabeat® 3 Click Finish or Cancel. Clicking the Cancel button will let you transfer data manually to the gigabeat®. Proceed to step 4. (Sample Image) Device Setup screen Clicking the Finish button will start transfer (synchronization). Every time the gigabeat® is connected to your computer, the two will be synchronized automatically and data will be transferred to the gigabeat®.
Photos and your gigabeat® Transferring photos to the gigabeat® 5 57 Right-click the data you want to transfer (synchronize), and Select Add to “Sync 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. (Sample Image) Add to Sync List 6 Click the Start Sync button in the bottom right-hand corner.
58 Photos and your gigabeat® Retrieving photo data from a digital camera NOTE Always use Windows Media® Player 11 or 10 when transferring data to the gigabeat®. Never use any other method of transfer. 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®.
Photos and your gigabeat® Retrieving photo data from a digital camera NOTE 59 ❖ 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.
60 Photos and your gigabeat® Retrieving photo data from a digital camera 3 Select Copied from Card or Camera, and press the OK button. (Sample Image) view by folder screen 4 Select the folder containing the photo data you want to delete, and press the OK button.
Photos and your gigabeat® Retrieving photo data from a digital camera 5 On the Copied Item screen, select the photo data you want to delete, and press the OK button. The selected photos will be shown. Select delete all, and all photo data in the folder will be deleted. (Sample Image) Copied items screen 6 Press the OK button to display the photo setting screen. 7 Select delete, and press the OK button. A confirmation message will appear.
62 Photos and your gigabeat® Reserving a storage space NOTE You can also delete photo data by connecting the gigabeat® to your computer. Refer to “Deleting photos ” on page 75. Reserving a storage space Your gigabeat® T Series has an optional feature that allows you to save space for storing photos directly retrieved from a digital camera. By allocating this space, you ensure that not all of the gigabeat® memory is taken up with music or other synched files.
Photos and your gigabeat® Reserving a storage space 3 63 Press the OK 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) reserve space screen 4 Select the size of available space you want to reserve, and press the OK button. You can select a desired size from: none, 256 MB, 512 MB, 1 GB, 2 GB.
64 Photos and your gigabeat® Viewing photos 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 OK button. 2 Press the Left or Right button on the PlusPad™ to select view by folder. 3 Select the folder you want to view, and press the OK button. The photos contained in the selected folder will be shown in thumbnails.
Photos and your gigabeat® Viewing photos 4 65 Select the photo you want to view, and press the OK button. The selected photo will be expanded to a full-screen view. (Sample Image) Selected folder screen 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.
66 Photos and your gigabeat® Viewing photos 3 Select the group corresponding to the month and year of data you want to view, and press the OK button. The photos belonging to the selected group will be shown in thumbnails. (Sample Image) view by date screen 4 Select the photo you want to view, and press the OK button. The selected photo will be expanded to a full-screen view.
67 Photos and your gigabeat® Changing photos Changing photos Press the Left or Right button on the PlusPad™. Left: The previous photo will be shown. Right: The next photo will be shown. With landscape display, the Up/Down buttons on the PlusPad™ will act as the Left/Right buttons on the PlusPad™. Left Right Left Right landscape portrait (Sample Illustration) PlusPad™ button use Zooming in 1 While a photo is displayed, press the OK button to open the photo setting screen.
68 Photos and your gigabeat® Changing photos NOTE ❖ You cannot zoom in on a photo with a data size that is 320 x 240 pixels or smaller. ❖ You can press the PlusPad™ while zooming in on a photo to move the zoomed-in area up or down or to the left or right. Changing the orientation 1 Press the Start button. The start screen will appear. 2 Select settings, and press the OK button. 3 Select pictures, and press the OK button.
Photos and your gigabeat® Changing photos 4 69 Select display, and press the OK button. (Sample Image) pictures screen 5 Select landscape or portrait, and press the OK button. (Sample Image) display screen 6 Press the Back button to return to the photo display screen. The photo is now displayed in the specified orientation.
70 Photos and your gigabeat® Showing photo information Showing photo information 1 Press the OK button while a photo is displayed. The photo setting screen will appear. 2 Select show picture, and press the OK button. The photo information screen will appear. Press the OK 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.
Photos and your gigabeat® Showing music information 71 Showing music information You can view the music information which you are currently playing. 1 Press the OK button while a photo is displayed. The photo setting screen will appear. 2 Select show music, and press the OK button. The music playback screen will appear. If the music is not playing, this menu will not appear. Pressing the Back button will take you back to the photo viewing screen.
72 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) view by folder screen 4 Select play slide show, and press the OK button. All photos in the selected group will be shown in a slide show. (Sample Image) Selecting play slide show screen 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 73 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 music 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 on the PlusPad™. Refer to “Changing photos ” on page 67.
74 Photos and your gigabeat® Viewing a slide show NOTE You can also set the display interval when you are not viewing a photo. Select settings Æ pictures Æ transitions 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 OK button to open the photo setting screen. 2 Select shuffle, and press the OK button. The check box will be selected.
Photos and your gigabeat® Deleting photos 75 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 Sync tab, click the Select a category button, and select Pictures.
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 2 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® 77 Windows Media® Player 11 will start and the device setting screen will appear. If this screen does not appear, launch Windows Media® Player 11 manually. (Sample Image) Synchronizing digital media files 3 Click Finish or Cancel. Clicking the Cancel button will let you transfer data manually to the gigabeat®. Proceed to step 4. Clicking the Finish button will start transfer (synchronization).
78 Video and your gigabeat® (Sample Image) Device Setup screen 4 Click the Sync tab in Windows Media® Player 11, click the Select a category 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 “Sync List” in the displayed short-cut menu. The data will be added to the synchronization list on the right side of the screen.
Video and your gigabeat® 6 79 Click the Start Sync button in the bottom right-hand corner. Synchronization will start. While data is being synchronized, the Start Sync button changes to the Stop Sync button. Once the synchronization is finished, the button text will change to Start Sync again. For details, refer to the Windows Media® Player 11 Help file.
80 Video and your gigabeat® Viewing video ❖ 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. Viewing video Playing selected video data You can select desired video data “by date,” “by name” or “by source” based on the video data information that has been transferred to the gigabeat®.
Video and your gigabeat® Functions available during playback 4 81 Select play, and press the OK button. Playback will start. (Sample Image) video screen 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.
82 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 beginning, and press the OK button or Play/Pause button. (Sample Image) video screen Fast rewinding/forwarding Press the Left button on the PlusPad™.
Video and your gigabeat® Deleting video data 83 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 OK button.
84 Video and your gigabeat® Deleting video data 3 Click the Sync tab, click the Select a category button, and select Video. 4 Click the gigabeat T Series library in the tree shown on the left. The library in the gigabeat® will be shown. (Sample Image) video screen 5 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) display screen 6 Select OK.
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 76. The only difference is that you must select Recorded TV in step 4.
86 TV and your gigabeat® Viewing recorded TV programs NOTE ❖ 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.
TV and your gigabeat® Viewing recorded TV programs 4 87 Select play, and press the OK button. Playback will start. (Sample Image) playback screen 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 videos. ❖ To select data you have played before, select resume or play from beginning in step 4.
Chapter 6 ® 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 88 Select settings on the start screen, and press the OK button.
gigabeat® Settings Changing the gigabeat® display 2 Select display, then press the OK button. (Sample Image) settings screen 3 Select backlight, then press the OK button.
90 gigabeat® Settings Changing the gigabeat® display 4 Select the time the backlight will turn off if the gigabeat® is not operated, then press the OK button. You can select of the following: 1 second, 5 seconds, 15 seconds, 1 minute, or always on. (Sample Image) backlight screen NOTE ❖ The backlight always remains on while a TV program, video or slide show is playing.
gigabeat® Settings Changing the gigabeat® display 91 Changing the screen brightness You can change the brightness of the gigabeat® screen. 1 Select settings on the start screen, and press the OK button. 2 Select display, and press the OK button. 3 Select brightness, and press the OK button. (Sample Image) display screen 4 Select the brightness level you want to set, and press the OK button. You can select from the following levels: 1 dim, 2, 3, 4, 5 bright.
92 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 93 Select on, and press the OK button. The effects will be enabled. (Sample Image) screen effects screen 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 OK button. 2 Select international, and press the OK button.
94 gigabeat® Settings Changing the gigabeat® display 3 Select language, and press the OK button. A list of languages will appear. (Sample Image) international screen 4 Select the language you want to use for the screen display, and press the OK button. A confirmation message will appear. (Sample Image) language screen 5 Press the Left or Right button on the PlusPad™ to select yes, then press the OK button. The gigabeat® will restart and the display language will be changed.
gigabeat® Settings Changing the gigabeat® display 95 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 OK button. 2 Select international, and press the OK button. 3 Select standards, and press the OK button. A list of regions will appear. (Sample Image) international screen 4 Select a desired region, and press the OK button. A confirmation message will appear.
96 gigabeat® Settings Changing the operation settings 5 Press the Left or Right button on the PlusPad™ to select yes, and press the OK 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 OK button. 2 Select effects, and press the OK button.
gigabeat® Settings Changing the operation settings 4 97 Select on, and press the OK button. To turn off sound effects, select off, and press the OK button. (Sample Image) sounds screen Changing the scroll speed You can also change the processing speed of gigabeat® operations. 1 Select settings on the start screen, and press the OK button. 2 Select effects, and press the OK button. 3 Select scrolling speed, and press the OK button.
98 gigabeat® Settings Changing the operation settings 4 Select slow, normal or fast, and press the OK button. This option sets the processing speed that applies when menus and items are selected. (Sample Image) scrolling speed screen 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 OK button. 2 Select restore original settings, and press the OK button.
gigabeat® Settings Changing the operation settings 3 99 Press the Left or Right button on the PlusPad™ to select yes, and press the OK 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 OK button.
100 gigabeat® Settings Menu list 3 Select About, contents or legal, and press the OK button. The selected information will be shown. (Sample Image) gigabeat® information screens Menu list You can select the following menus on the start screen, which is displayed by pressing the Start button. The bold items indicate the default setting.
gigabeat® Settings Menu list settings music shuffle repeat equalizer display time pictures transitions shuffle display video display screen backlight brightness off on off on none acoustic classical electronic hip hop jazz pop rock elapsed remaining 3 seconds 5 seconds 7 seconds 10 seconds 15 seconds 30 seconds off on landscape portrait landscape portrait 1 second 5 seconds 15 seconds 1 minute always on 1 dim 2 3 4 5 bright 101
102 settings gigabeat® Settings Menu list effects screen effects sounds scrolling speed international language standards reserve space none 256 MB 512 MB 1 GB 2 GB on off on off slow normal fast English Japanese Danish Dutch (Belgium) Dutch (Netherlands) English (Canada) English (United Kingdom) English (United States) French (Belgium) French (Canada) French (Luxembourg) French (Switzerland) German (Austria) German (Germany) German (Luxembourg) German (Switzerland) Italian (Switzerland) Japanese Swe
gigabeat® Settings Menu list settings restore original settings yes no Information about contents legal Harmonics off professional dynamic 103
Chapter 7 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 item is missing or cannot be played. The data you are playing may have been deleted or damaged. Transfer the data to the gigabeat® again. There is a problem with the The license of the data you are playing is damaged or license for this item. expired.
If you have problems Troubleshooting 105 There may be times, if an error occurs, when you may see one of the messages below. If you encounter any of these messages, you will need to reset the gigabeat®. Messages: ❖ Connect the gigabeat® to a computer. ❖ Update or restore the gigabeat® using the computer application. See the User’s Manual for more information. ❖ Contact manufacturer for repair.
106 If you have problems Resetting the gigabeat® No sound. The “charging” screen does not appear even when the gigabeat® is charged. The earbuds are not connected properly. Check the connection between the earbuds and gigabeat®. The volume is set Carefully, adjust to the minimum the volume. level. The gigabeat® is Check the not connected connection properly. between the USB cable and gigabeat®. The ambient temperature is outside the specified range.
If you have problems Frequently asked questions NOTE 107 ❖ Resetting the gigabeat® will not initialize the settings. To initialize the settings, select settings then restore original settings. ❖ If subscription data cannot be played, connect the gigabeat® to a computer and synchronize the gigabeat® with Windows Media® Player 11 or 10. ❖ Do not press the reset switch until all other options have been tried.
108 If you have problems Contacting Toshiba Contacting Toshiba If you still need help, Toshiba offers the following resources to help you: ❖ Visit the gigabeat® Technical Support site at www.gigabeatsupport.toshiba.com ❖ Call the Toshiba Support Center for Portable Media Players: Within the U.S. at 1-877-250-8595 Outside the U.S.
Appendix A Specifications Audio playback formats1 WMA (Windows Media® Audio) WMA 9 Lossless MP3 (MPEG-1 Audio Layer3) WAV (PCM) 1 Video playback format WMV (Windows Media® Video) 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.
110 Specifications Continuous playback time3 Audio: Approximately 16 hours4 (When WMA audio data is played at 128 kbps, 44.1 kHz, and with the backlight turned off. This does not apply to content protected by Windows Media® DRM10.) Video: Approximately 5 hours (at brightness level 3 (factory setting)) (When WMV video data is played at 500 kbps. This does not apply to content protected by Windows Media® DRM10.
Specifications Combinations of sampling frequencies and bit rates 111 3. Estimated battery life when the battery is fully charged and the gigabeat® is operated at normal temperature (25º 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. Battery life and charge cycles will vary with use and settings.
112 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 to 48 kbps WMA (voice) Sampling frequency: 8 kHz, 11 kHz, 16 kHz, 22.05 kHz, 32 kHz, 44.1 kHz Bit rate: 4 kbps to 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.
114 Glossary 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 album artwork transferring with album 34 audio file downloading to the computer 25 transferring to the portable media player 27 B basic operations battery icon 24 buttons, screens 22 standby screen 24 start screen 23 button Back 22 OK 22 Play/Pause 22 Start 22 G gigabeat® buttons 22 caring for 12 display 88 getting started 14 resetting 106 turning ON/OFF 21 unplug from computer 20 L listening earbud jack 35 earbuds 35 M music equalizer 45 listening 35 playlist 48 sound quality 45 music data del
116 Index transferring from a digital camera 58 viewing 64 playback functions adjusting volume 42 fast rewinding/forwarding 43 pausing 42 start screen 43 playback screens playback selection screen 40 settings screen 41 song list screen 40 PlusPad™ 22 problem solving 104 Q Q&A 107 quick list creating 48 deleting from 49 S setting up charging the battery 16 computer system requirements 15 software installing 15 Specifications 109 T troubleshooting 105 TV programs transferring from a computer 85 viewing 8
One (1) Year Standard Limited Warranty for Toshiba Portable Media Players TOSHIBA One (1) Year Limited Warranty (“Limited Warranty”) For Toshiba Portable Media Players Purchased Within the Fifty (50) United States and the District of Columbia. General Terms This Limited Warranty applies to Toshiba branded Portable Media Players (“Product[s]”) sold by Toshiba America Information Systems, Inc.
2 One (1) Year Standard Limited Warranty for Toshiba Portable Media Players Toshiba will, in its sole discretion, restore the Product to working order in accordance with factory specifications in effect at the time the Product was manufactured or replace the Product with a product that is at least equivalent to the original product. Replacement parts are warranted to be free from defects in materials and workmanship for thirty (30) days.
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8 One (1) Year Standard Limited Warranty for Toshiba Portable Media Players Standard Limited Warranty Period and Warranty Requirements The Limited Warranty Period for Customer’s Product begins on the date of original purchase by the customer (“Purchase Date”). Customer’s dated sales or delivery receipt, showing the date of purchase of the Product, is Customer’s proof of the Purchase Date. Customer is required to provide proof of purchase as a condition of receiving warranty service.
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Safety Instruction Guide for Toshiba gigabeat® T Series Introduction The Safety Instruction Guide offers important information about using your gigabeat® unit correctly in order to prevent injury and avoid damaging the unit. Please read through these safety instructions and familiarize yourself with the information they contain.
2 Safety icons This manual contains safety instructions that must be observed 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 icons highlight these instructions as follows: Indicates an imminently hazardous situation which, if not avoided, will result in death or serious injury.
3 Safety Instructions If you use this Device while driving, remember that your safety depends on using it responsibly. Accidents can happen quickly. Keep your hands on the wheel and your eyes on the road. Have a passenger change settings, or if that it not possible, pull over safely first. Keep the volume low enough to hear outside sounds, including emergency sirens, car horns, and railroad crossing or other safety signals.
4 ❖ Do not disassemble, modify or repair the product. ❖ Do not cause metals to contact the product or any inflammable objects to enter the product. Do not cause foreign objects to enter or drop into the holes in the terminals and other openings or gaps. Failure to follow these instructions may result in fire, possibly resulting in serious injury.
5 ❖ Turn off the power and refrain from using the product on an airplane, in a hospital or other place where use of the product is prohibited. Using the product in these places may affect systems of operation, the functioning of medical equipment, resulting in an accident and possibly serious injury. ❖ Turn off the gigabeat® power in locations where a person using a pacemaker may be present nearby. The radio waves generated by the product may affect the operation of the pacemaker.
6 ❖ Should you notice leaking fluid or odor from the product, do not touch the fluid but move the product away from any source of fire. The fluid from the product is leaking from the battery. In the event of battery leakage, the fluid may ignite and cause explosion, possibly resulting in serious injury. ❖ Do not subject the display surface to impact. Doing so may result in a damaged display, broken glass or leaking fluid possibly resulting in serious injury.
7 ❖ While the gigabeat® is turned on, do not place the gigabeat® on, or cover it with, a cloth or cushion. The buildup of heat may cause the top panel to deform or result in fire possibly resulting in serious injury. Use the product in a well-ventilated place. ❖ Do not drop the product or subject it to strong impact. The product may be damaged, or fire may result, possibly resulting in serious injury.
8 Condensation Never subject your gigabeat® to sudden temperature variations. This may result in condensation, causing a system failure, malfunction or loss of data. With condensation, water droplets may form on the gigabeat® surface. In this case, water droplets may have also formed on the inside. As a precaution, do not turn on the power, and wait for at least one hour before using the gigabeat®. Cleaning the product To clean the exterior of your gigabeat®, wipe it gently with a soft cloth.
9 Built-in battery ❖ The built-in battery will gradually discharge, even when the product is not being used. If the product is not used for a prolonged period, the built-in battery may discharge completely. If this should happen, recharge the built-in battery before using the product. ❖ The recharging time will vary depending on the condition of the built-in battery, usage, ambient temperature, and other factors. ❖ The built-in battery is a consumable part.
