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Coby Electronics Corporation

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PROTECT YOUR HEARING:

Hearing experts advise against the constant use of personal stereos played at high

volume. Constant exposure to high volumes can lead to hearing loss. If you should

experience ringing in the ears or hearing loss, discontinue use and seek medical advice.

FCC Notice:

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 reason

able 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, may cause harmful interference to radio or television

reception. However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular

installation. If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television

reception (which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on), the user is

encouraged to try and correct the interference by one or more of the following measures:
- Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.

- Increase the separation between the equipment and the receiver.

- Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the

receiver is connected.

- Consult the dealer or an experienced audio/TV technician for help.

NOTICE:

This product is protected by certain intellectual property rights of Microsoft. Use or distribution

of such technology outside of this product is prohibited without a license from Microsoft.

NOTICE:

Please refer to the packaging for this product for the technologies supported by the product.

Windows Media® is a registered trademark of Microsoft Corporation.

USB® is a registered trademark of USB Implementers Forum, Inc.

The eMusic name and logo are trademarks of eMusic.com, Inc. in the United States and

abroad.

All trademarks, registered trademarks and logos are of their respective holders.

PRECAUTIONS

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Page 1: ...INSTRUCTION MANUAL Please read this manual carefully before operation Pendant MP3 Player with SD Card Slot FM Radio and Color LCD Display MP C654 MP C684 MP C694 ...

Page 2: ... or shock hazard do not expose this device to rain or moisture Dangerous high voltage is present inside the enclosure Do not open the cabinet CAUTION To prevent electric shock match wide blade of plug to wide slot of outlet and fully insert WARNING Handling the cords on this product will expose you to lead a chemical known to the State of California to cause cancer and birth defects or other repro...

Page 3: ...interference to radio or television reception which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on the user is encouraged to try and correct the interference by one or more of the following measures Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna Increase the separation between the equipment and the receiver Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the recei...

Page 4: ...art combination should be moved with care Quick stops excessive force and uneven surfaces may cause the product and cart combination to overturn Ventilation Slots and openings in the cabinet are provided for ventilation to ensure reliable operation of the product and to protect it from overheating These openings should never be blocked by placing the product on a bed sofa rug or other similar surf...

Page 5: ...PA 70 provides information with re gard to proper grounding of the mast and supporting structure grounding of the lead in wire to an antenna discharge unit size of grounding conductors location of antenna discharge unit connection to grounding electrodes and requirements for the grounding electrode see figure Lightning For added protection for this product unplug it from the wall outlet and discon...

Page 6: ...g instructions as improper adjustment of other controls may result in damage and will often require extensive work by a qualified technician to re store the product to its normal operation e if the product has been dropped or damaged in any way f when the product exhibits a distinct change in performance this indicates a need for service Replacement Parts When replacement parts are required be sur...

Page 7: ...ew 13 Right View 13 Bottom View 13 Music Mode Screen 14 Record Mode Screen 14 GETTING STARTED 15 Powering Your Player 15 Turning Your Player On Off 16 Hold Switch 16 Installing an SD MMC Memory Card optional 16 Main Menu Overview 17 MUSIC MODE 18 Music Mode Controls 18 Music Options 19 Repeat 19 Equalizer 19 Play Rate 20 File 20 Repeat A B Mode 20 VIDEO MODE 21 Video Mode Controls 21 Repeat 22 ...

Page 8: ...Preset Stations 29 Saving Preset Stations Automatically 29 Saving Preset Stations Manually 29 Deleting Preset Stations 30 FM Recording Controls 31 EBOOK MODE 32 Browsing Your EBook Library 32 EBook Display Controls 32 DELETE MODE 33 Delete Controls 33 Delete a File or folder 33 SETUP MODE 34 USB CONNECTIONS 37 Minimum PC Requirements 37 USB Driver Installation Windows 98SE Only 38 USB Mode MSC MTP...

Page 9: ...rom a Computer 43 USB MTP Mode 43 USB MSC Mode 43 WINDOWS MEDIA PLAYER 44 VIDEO CONVERSION 45 System Requirements 46 Installation 46 Video Converter at a Glance 47 Converting Video 48 FIRMWARE UPGRADES 49 TROUBLESHOOTING 50 SPECIFICATIONS 53 TABLE OF CONTENTS ...

Page 10: ...ONTENTS Please make sure that the items listed below are included in the package Should an item be missing please contact the local retailer from which you purchased this product Coby MP3 Player USB Cable Instruction Manual Stereo Earphones 1 2 3 4 ...

Page 11: ...om most online stores and subscription services Displays JPEG Digital Photo Files ID3 and LRC support for song and synchronized lyric information display Integrated FM Radio and Recorder Integrated Microphone for Digital Voice Recording Mobile Data Storage Function USB 2 0 for Fast File Transfers Music Service must support Windows Media DRM WMDRM WMDRM10 requires Windows XP and Windows Media Playe...

Page 12: ...CONTROLS AT A GLANCE Front View LCD Display Navigation Up Volume Navigation Left Previous Reverse Navigation Down Volume Navigation Enter Play Pause Navigation Right Next Forward Menu 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Rear View Reset button Neckstrap Hook 8 9 ...

Page 13: ...www cobyusa com Page 13 Left View Integrated Microphone Hold Switch Right View SD MMC Card Slot Record Repeat A B 10 11 12 13 Bottom View Headphone Out Jack USB Port 14 15 CONTROLS AT A GLANCE ...

Page 14: ...ord Mode Screen CONTROLS AT A GLANCE 14 N Repeat mode Volume Level Battery level Track name File type Equalizer Progress bar Elapsed time Current track Total tracks Artist Play Pause Stop Recording file name File type Bitrate Recording time Recording indicator ...

Page 15: ...computer When connected to a USB hub the hub must be self powered to charge the player s battery File transfers will extend the charging time The battery used in this device may present a fire or chemical burn if mistreated Do not disassemble in cinerate or heat the battery Do not connect the player to a power source other than that which is indicated here or on the label as this may result in the...

Page 16: ...er s controls slide the HOLD switch to the up in the direction of the arrow A Lock icon will be displayed on the screen To unlock the player s controls slide the HOLD switch down Installing an SD MMC Memory Card optional You can upgrade the memory capacity of your player by adding an Secure Digital SD or Multimedia Card MMC memory card Insert an SD or MMC card into the slot as shown in the diagram...

Page 17: ...ction modes of your player The player will enter MUSIC mode when you turn it on To access the Main Menu hold To select a mode in the Main Menu press or to highlight the mode and then press to confirm For a detailed description of each item see their respec tive sections in this manual MAIN MENU ...

Page 18: ...press to pause playback Press Play the next track Press Play the previous track Hold Fast forward through the current track Hold Reverse through the current track Press Increase the volume level Press Decrease the volume level Press Start Repeat A B Mode Press Access the Music Options menu Hold Return to Main Menu For more information about how to get music onto your player please refer to the sec...

Page 19: ...de options are Item Description No Repeat Play tracks once in sequential order Repeat One Play the current track repeatedly Repeat All Play all tracks repeatedly Random All Play all tracks in random order Dir Normal Play tracks once in sequential order in the cur rent folder Dir Repeat Play all tracks repeatedly in the current folder Dir Random Play tracks in random order in the current folder Equ...

Page 20: ...the selection up Press Move the selection down Press Confirm Enter a selection Enter a folder to view its contents Confirm a file to play it Return to the previous folder folder up Press Cancel or return to the previous folder folder up Repeat A B Mode Set a segment of a music track to repeat in a continuous loop During music playback To set the starting point A of the loop press To set the end po...

Page 21: ...ols during video playback Key Function Press Start Resume track playback During playback press to pause playback Press Play the next track Press Play the previous track Hold Fast forward through the current track Hold Reverse through the current track Press Increase the volume level Press Decrease the volume level Press Access the Video Options menu Hold Return to Main Menu ...

Page 22: ...o playback pause mode Press and then press or to select a Repeat option Press to confirm Press to return to the Video List mode Item Description No Repeat Play tracks once in sequential order Repeat One Play the current track repeatedly Repeat All Play all tracks repeatedly Random All Play all tracks in random order Dir Normal Play tracks once in sequential order in the cur rent folder Dir Repeat ...

Page 23: ...e selection up Press Move the selection down Press Confirm Enter a selection Enter a folder to view its contents Confirm a file to play it Return to the previous folder folder up Press Cancel or return to the previous screen folder up Photo Display Controls While a photo is being displayed use the following controls Key Function Press Display a photo Press Display the next photo Press Display the ...

Page 24: ...recording files on your player regardless of directory Voice Controls Use the following controls in VOICE mode Key Function Press Start Resume track playback During playback press to pause playback Press Play the next track Press Play the previous track Hold Fast forward through the current track Hold Reverse through the current track Press Increase the volume level Press Decrease the volume level...

Page 25: ...e order in which tracks are played The Repeat Mode options are No Repeat Repeat One Repeat All Random All Dir Normal Dir Repeat and Dir Random Item Description No Repeat Play tracks once in sequential order Repeat One Play the current track repeatedly Repeat All Play all tracks repeatedly Random All Play all tracks in random order Dir Normal Play tracks once in sequential order in the current fold...

Page 26: ...layback 0 67X for slowest playback 1 33X for fastest playback Voice Select and confirm Voice to browse recording files saved on the player Voice Recording With playback paused in Voice Mode press to start recording through the integrated microphone During recording Press or to pause recording press or again to resume recording Press to stop and save the recording The player will return to VOICE mo...

Page 27: ...ice recording files are named MICXXXXX WAV where XXXXX corresponds to the numerical sequence in which the recording was made numbering starts from 00001 You can also start voice recording from the Voice Op tions menu VOICE MODE ...

Page 28: ... mode Key Function Press Switch between Preset and Manual tuning Press Preset Tuning Tune to a higher preset station Manual Tuning Tune to a higher frequency Press Preset Tuning Tune to a lower preset station Manual Tuning Tune to a lower frequency Hold Manual Tuning Auto seek the next highest frequency within reception range Hold Manual Tuning Auto seek the next lowest frequency within reception ...

Page 29: ...tion Managing FM Preset Stations Saving Preset Stations Automatically To automatically scan and save all available broadcast frequencies to Preset Station memory Enter the FM Options Menu press Select and enter Auto Scan There are 30 available Preset Stations Auto Scan will overwrite any previously stored Preset Stations Saving Preset Stations Manually While in Manual Tuning Manually tune to the s...

Page 30: ... been saved as Preset Station 03 Press to cancel the save process Deleting Preset Stations While in Preset Tuning Tune to the Preset Station you wish to delete Enter the FM Options Menu press Select and enter Delete The display will read Delete Press or to select a Preset Station number to delete e g 03 Press to confirm and delete Preset Station 03 will be deleted Press to cancel the delete proces...

Page 31: ...or Pause Resume recording During recording press or to pause recording Press Stop and save the recording Recordings are saved to the folder FMIN DIR Select Voice in the Voice Options menu to view saved files Recorded voice files are named FMXXXXX WAV where XXXXX cor responds to the numerical sequence in which the recording was made number ing starts from 00001 The player will return to FM Mode aft...

Page 32: ... files or folders Key Function Press Move the selection up Press Move the selection down Press Confirm Enter a selection Enter a folder to view its contents Confirm a file to play it Return to the previous folder folder up Press Cancel or return to the previous screen folder up EBook Display Controls While a text file is being displayed use the following controls Press to skip to the next page Pre...

Page 33: ... Use the following controls in FILE mode Key Function Press Move the selection down Press Move the selection up Press Display the selected folder s contents Press Access the Delete Options menu Hold Return to Main Menu Delete a File or folder Press or to highlight and select the file or folder that you wish to delete Press The player will ask you to confirm deletion Select Yes and then press to de...

Page 34: ...Power Set the duration of time that your player will remain on for when it is idle Auto Off 1 3 5 or 10 minutes Always On Disable this power saving feature off Language Set the menu and display language English Spanish Portuguese French German Chinese Traditional Chinese Simplified Display Set the Display options Brightness Adjust the brightness of the display Backlight Set the duration of time in...

Page 35: ...at your player It may become necessary to format your player if data or files become corrupt Always use the Format function of your player and not your computer s format utility Formatting will destroy all data on your player so make sure to backup your data first If you have installed an SD MMC card and have selected SD MMC Card from the STORAGE menu the SD MMC card will be formatted instead Rese...

Page 36: ...on Setup Option Description Storage To set which storage option that the player will use Select Internal to use the player s integrated flash memory Select SD MMC Card to use an SD or MMC card that has been installed optional SETUP MODE ...

Page 37: ...onfiguration MS Windows 98SE Service Pack 1 or ME USB MSC MS Windows 2000 Service Pack 3 or above with Windows Media Player 9 USB MSC MS Windows XP Service Pack 1 or above with Windows Media Player 10 or newer USB MTP Pentium 166 MMX processor or equivalent 96MB RAM 50MB of available hard drive space Internet connection Video Display card Sound card USB 1 0 port a USB 2 0 Hi Speed port will enable...

Page 38: ...either USB Mass Storage Class USB MSC mode or USB Media Transfer Protocol USB MTP mode to connect to your computer Both USB modes allow for simple high speed transfers of files between your player and a computer and allow you to use your computer s operating system to view manage and transfer files to your player from your computer There are however a few differences to take note of USB MSC USB MT...

Page 39: ...zation but requires Windows XP SP1 and Windows Media Player 10 or newer To transfer and synchronize encrypted WMDRM10 files USB MTP mode in conjunction with Windows XP and Windows Media Player 10 is required Most online music stores and subscription services use WMDRM10 files Please refer to the documentation of either Microsoft or the store from which you pur chased your music for more informatio...

Page 40: ...clude a revocation list with the licenses Content own ers may require you to upgrade WMDRM to access their content If you decline an upgrade you will not be able to access content that requires the upgrade Music purchased and downloaded from the iTunes music store are AAC files encrypted with Apple Fair play DRM The player does not support AAC file play back Please use only MP3 WMA or WAV music fi...

Page 41: ...emovable Disk when you open My Computer It may take Windows several minutes to recognize and set up the device the first time it is connected depending on your hardware configuration Transferring Files The USB 2 0 Hi Speed connection makes it easy to transfer music files or any other data files quickly between the player and your computer Simply use the player as you would a floppy disk using basi...

Page 42: ...ould damage or corrupt the player s firmware or your files If the player is acciden tally disconnected and is not working properly reset your player see the Getting Started section for details Files transferred in USB MTP mode will appear in a fold er called MTPMEDIA when the player is in USB MSC mode USB CONNECTIONS ...

Page 43: ...ted on the lower right side of the computer screen Safely Remove Hardware Safely Remove Hardware Select USB Mass Storage Device from the list that appears and then click on Stop Stop a Hardware Device Select USB Mass Storage Device from the list that appears and then click on OK Select USB Mass Storage Device from the list that appears and then click on OK When the Safe to Remove Hardware window a...

Page 44: ... of Windows Media Player may be down loaded from the Microsoft website at www microsoft com For more information please refer to the Coby MP3 Quick Start Guide For more information and support regarding music transfer and synchronization with Windows Media Player WMP please see the help section included with WMP click Help Synchronizing Content to De vices WINDOWS MEDIA PLAYER ...

Page 45: ...t Because the program is licensed free of charge there is no warranty for the program to the extent permitted by applicable law Except when otherwise stated in writing the copyright holders and or other parties provide the pro gram asis withoutwarrantyofanykind eitherexpressedorimplied includ ing but not limited to the implied warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose The ...

Page 46: ...stem Requirements OS Support Microsoft Vista XP 2K Me 98 Memory RAM 50MB Free HD Space 100MB CPU Pentium class equivalent or better Video Adapter capable of 24 bit color for QuickTime support Sound DirectX 7 compatible sound card supporting 2 audio channels stereo sampled at 16 bit 44 1Khz or better DirectX DirectX 9 0 QuickTime QuickTime 7 0 WMP WMP9 or better Installation Copy the folder MTV Vid...

Page 47: ...e 2 2 2 2 2 2 Seek Bar for preview and time selection Starting and Ending time point selection Select the video file to convert 1 2 3 Select the size of the converted video ensure that this is set to 96X64 Select the destination folder of the con verted video file 4 5 ...

Page 48: ...PEG 2 vob RealMedia rm rmvb MPEG 4 or 3GP 3gp DirectX 9 0 Windows Media Player 9 0 and other co decs must be installed to support all media types Select the destination folder that the converted file will be saved to Ensure that the Output Frame Size is set to 96X64 Click Start Conversion to start the conversion process When the conversion is complete copy the con verted files to your player for p...

Page 49: ...uld damage your player and render it inoperable See the documentation that is included with the firm ware upgrade file for detailed instructions Connect your player to the computer Download the latest ﬁrmware for your player from www cobyusa com Save this ﬁle to the computer Double click the downloaded file you may need a file compression utility installed on your computer In the window that appea...

Page 50: ...port 56 65 Rust Street Maspeth NY 11378 Email techsupport cobyusa com Web www cobyusa com Phone 800 727 3592 Weekdays 8 00AM 11 00PM EST Weekends 9 00AM 5 30PM EST 718 416 3197 Weekdays 8 00AM 5 30PM EST The player does not turn on Ensure that the player has been charged Ensure that the Hold switch is disengaged Try resetting your player use a pin to press the Reset button located on the rear of t...

Page 51: ...nsure that the player s memory capacity is not full Ensure that the Hold switch is disengaged There is no sound during playback Check the volume level Ensure that the headphones are attached securely to the player The sound quality of the music is poor Try playing the file on your computer If the sound quality is still poor try downloading the file again or re encoding the file yourself Ensure tha...

Page 52: ...ervice from which you downloaded the file The LCD characters are corrupted or something is wrong with the display Ensure that the correct menu language has been set Try resetting your player use a pin to press the Reset button located on the rear of the player The player has malfunctioned Try resetting your player use a pin to press the Reset button located on the rear of the player Try updating t...

Page 53: ... ID3 Windows Media Recording Format IMA ADPCM Encoding FM Frequency Range 87 5 108 0MHz PC Interface USB 2 0 Hi Speed MSC or MTP Plug and Play Support Windows 98SE 2000 ME XP or newer Mac OS X Audio Output 3 5mm Stereo Headphone Audio Input Integrated Microphone Menu Language Support English Spanish Portuguese French German Chinese Trad Chinese Simp Power Supply Rechargeable Lithium ion Battery US...

Page 54: ...Page 54 Coby Electronics Corporation NOTES ...

Page 55: ...www cobyusa com Page 55 NOTES ...

Page 56: ...COBY Electronics Corp 56 65 Rust Street Maspeth NY 11378 www cobyusa com www ecoby com ...

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