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Summary of Contents for C896 - MP 2 GB Digital Player

Page 1: ...INSTRUCTION MANUAL Please read this manual carefully before operation MP C896 USB Stick MP3 Player with LCD Display and FM Radio ...

Page 2: ...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 reproduct...

Page 3: ...is 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 this product Windows Media is a registered trademark of Microsoft Corporation USB is a registered trademark of USB Implemente...

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: ...11 Top View 11 Bottom View 11 Display at a Glance 12 Music Mode Screen 12 Record Mode Screen 12 Connecting Headphones 13 Connecting Power 13 Loading a Battery 13 USB Power 14 Using the MP C896 Controls 14 Power On Off 14 Hold Switch 14 Reset Function 15 Navigating the Menu Interface 15 Main Menu 16 NAVIGATOR MODE 17 Navigator Menu Controls 17 Play Music Controls 18 Music Options 18 Repeat A B Mode...

Page 8: ...rols 24 Settings Options 24 DEL FILES MODE 27 Deleting Files on Your Player 27 Del Files Menu Controls 27 ABOUT MODE 28 USB CONNECTIONS 29 Minimum PC Requirements 29 USB Driver Installation Windows 98SE Only 30 Connecting to a Computer 30 Transferring Files 31 Microsoft Windows 32 Macintosh OS X 33 Disconnecting from a Computer 33 Microsoft Windows 33 Macintosh OS X 34 WINDOWS MEDIA PLAYER 10 35 F...

Page 9: ... 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 MP C896 Stereo Earphones USB Extension Cable 1 x AAA Battery Instruction Booklet 1 2 3 4 5 1 4 2 5 3 ...

Page 10: ...m most online stores and subscription services 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 Player 10 or newer ...

Page 11: ... Navigation Enter Play Pause Navigation Up Volume Navigation Enter Next Fwd Navigation Escape Previous Rev Navigation Down Volume Neckstrap Hook 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Rear View Battery Compartment Cover Headphone Out Jack Top View HOLD switch MODE Bottom View Record Repeat A B Integrated Microphone 9 10 11 12 13 14 ...

Page 12: ...Page 12 Coby Electronics Corporation Display at a Glance Music Mode Screen Record Mode Screen GETTING STARTED ...

Page 13: ...played at high volume Constant high volume use can lead to hearing loss If you experience ringing in your ears or hearing loss discontinue use immediately and seek medical advice Connecting Power The MP C896 operates on 1 x AAA battery for music playback Loading a Battery Remove the USB Cap Remove the Battery Compartment Cover Insert 1 x AAA battery taking care to match the and polarities of the b...

Page 14: ...rn your player off press and hold The screen will display Continue Holding on To Power Off Do not release the button until the screen displays GOOD BYE Hold Switch The Hold feature locks disables your player s controls to prevent accidental key presses when it is in your pocket or bag To lock the player s controls slide the HOLD switch to the left A Lock icon will be displayed on the screen To unl...

Page 15: ...our player has now been reset Navigating the Menu Interface It is easy to use the MP C896 controls to select menu options items and files on your player To move the selection cursor highlight use the navigation keys To move the cursor quickly press and hold the corresponding key To select the previous item up press To select the next item down press To confirm and enter the current selection press...

Page 16: ... a function mode in the Main Menu press or to highlight the mode and then press to confirm Navigator View or play music files from your player FM Tuner Listen to FM radio broadcasts Record FM radio broadcasts Record Record from the integrated microphone Settings Set your player s internal options Del Files Delete files from your player About View firmware date and memory information GETTING STARTE...

Page 17: ...d confirm an audio file to start playback Navigator Menu Controls Use the following controls in Navigator mode Key Function Press Move the selection up Press Move the selection down Press Return to the previous folder Press Display the contents of the selected folder Press If a folder is selected Play all music in the selected folder If a file is selected Play the selected file NAVIGATOR MODE ...

Page 18: ...Hold Reverse through the current track Press Decrease the volume level Press Increase the volume level Press Start Repeat A B Mode Hold Enter Record Mode and start recording Press Return to the Main Menu For more information about how to get music onto your player please refer to the Quick Start Guide that was included with your player or visit the Coby Electronics website at www cobyusa com Music...

Page 19: ...of a music track to repeat in a continuous loop During playback To set the starting point A of the loop press To set the end point B of the loop press again The loop will now play from point A to point B To resume normal playback press again NAVIGATOR MODE ...

Page 20: ...tch between Preset and Search tuning mode Press Preset Tune to a higher preset station Search Tune to a higher frequency Hold Search Auto seek the next highest frequency Press Preset Tune to a lower preset station Search Tune to a lower frequency Hold Search Auto seek the next lowest frequency Press Decrease the volume level Press Increase the volume level Hold Start FM Recording Automatically Sav...

Page 21: ...ation you would like to save as a Preset Station e g 92 7 Press The screen will display Store and flash the Preset Number Press or to select a Preset Station number e g CH03 Press to confirm and save The station 92 7 has now been saved as Preset Station CH03 Deleting Preset Stations Make sure the player is in PRESET mode Turn to the preset station that you want to delete from the preset stations e...

Page 22: ...start immediately when RECORD is selected from the FM Tuner menu Use the following controls during FM recording Key Function Press Start Resume recording During recording press to pause recording Press or Stop and save the recording Recordings are saved to the folder FM Recorded files are named FXXX WAV where XXX corresponds to the numerical sequence in which the recording was made numbering start...

Page 23: ...record from the FM Tuner Refer to the FM Tuner section for details Record Controls Use the following controls in RECORD mode Key Function Press Start Resume recording During recording press to pause recording Press or Stop and save the recording Recordings are saved to the folder VOICE Recorded voice files are named VXXX WAV where XXX corresponds to the numerical sequence in which the recording wa...

Page 24: ...ngs Menu Controls Use the following controls in the Settings mode menu Key Function Press Move the selection up Press Move the selection down Press Enter a selection Press Return to the previous screen Settings Options Menu Item Function Playmode Adjust the order in which tracks are played Normal Play tracks in sequential order Repeat one Play the current track repeatedly Repeat all Play all track...

Page 25: ...ain on for after the last key press A setting of ON will keep the backlight on a setting of OFF will turn the backlight off Lightcolor Adjust the color of the backlight A setting of Auto will change the color of the backlight with each key press Power Adjust the duration of time the player will remain on for when it is idle A setting of DISABLE will keep the player on Rec Set Adjust the quality of...

Page 26: ...LRC files which may be found on the internet or may be created with a lyric file editor LRC files may also contain synchronized timing information Languages Select the language that the player s menus are displayed in English French German Spanish Portuguese Italian Polish Hungarian Chinese PRC or Chinese TRA SETTINGS MODE ...

Page 27: ...ress Display the contents of the selected folder Press Return to the previous folder Press Mark a file for deletion Press again to unmark the file Multiple files may be marked for deletion Press Delete files marked for deletion The player will prompt you for confirmation Select and confirm Yes to delete You may also connect your player to a computer to manage the files on your player Please refer ...

Page 28: ...Page 28 Coby Electronics Corporation ABOUT MODE Enter ABOUT mode to view information about your player Firmware version Free Memory and Total Memory ...

Page 29: ...nd Windows configuration 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 MSC Pentium 166 MMX processor or equivalent 96MB RAM 50MB of available hard drive space Internet connection Video Display card Sound card USB 1 0 or USB 2 0 Full Speed port N...

Page 30: ...vigate to MY COMPUTER and double click on the CD DVD drive icon usually D Double click on the SETUP icon SETUP EXE to start the USB driver installation program Follow the on screen instructions to complete the installation and then restart your computer Mini CDs should only be used in normal tray loading CD DVD drives Mini CDs may be used in slot loading drives with the proper adapter please conta...

Page 31: ...mands If you need further assistance with transferring files please refer to your operating system s instruction manu al or on screen help If you are using media management software such as iTunes Winamp or Windows Media Player please refer to their documentation for support Do not disconnect or otherwise interrupt the player during transmission this could damage or corrupt the player s firmware o...

Page 32: ...con MTP Multimedia Player Your player contains two folders Data and Media Drag your media files to the Media folder e g MP3 WMA files Drag all other types of files to the Data folder for storage e g TXT DOC XLS etc Data files are only visible from a computer these files will not be available from within the player itself 1 2 USB CONNECTIONS ...

Page 33: ...d in the player Press APPLE V paste on the keyboard to transfer the files you selected in Step 1 to the player Disconnecting from a Computer If your player is recognized as an MTP device you may simply unplug the cable to disconnect from a computer If it is recognized as a USB Mass Storage device i e a Removable Disk then follow the steps below to prevent data loss or corruption Microsoft Windows ...

Page 34: ...ck on OK Select USB Mass Storage Device from the list that appears and then click on OK When the Safe to Remove Hardware window ap pears click the OK button and disconnect the USB cable from the player and your computer Macintosh OS X On the left side of the Finder window identify the appropri ate Removable Disk icon Click on the Eject arrow on the right of the Removable Disk icon Disconnect the U...

Page 35: ...ft Windows XP or newer Please refer to the Quick Start Guide included with your player for more information For more information and support regarding music trans fer and synchronization with Windows Media Player WMP please see the help section included with WMP click Help Synchronizing Content to Devices WINDOWS MEDIA PLAYER 10 ...

Page 36: ...ave 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 appears double click the file Setup exe to begin installing the firmware update utility Follow the on screen instructions to complete installa tion of the firmware update utility Connect your player to the computer after the utility has been installed ...

Page 37: ...ent If the WMDRM software fails to protect the content content owners may ask Microsoft to revoke the software s ability to use WMDRM to play or copy pro tected content Revocation does not affect unprotected content When you download licenses for protected con tent you agree that Microsoft may include a revocation list with the licenses Content owners may require you to upgrade WMDRM to access the...

Page 38: ...al Support Address 56 65 Rust St Maspeth NY 11378 Hours 8 00 AM 11 00 PM EST seven days a week Phone 718 416 3197 or 800 681 2629 Email techsupport cobyusa com Web www cobyusa com The player does not turn on Ensure that the battery retains a charge Try replac ing the battery with a new one Try resetting your player remove and replace the battery Ensure that the Hold switch is disengaged The button...

Page 39: ...the player directly to your computer Ensure 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...

Page 40: ...his file If you feel this is in error please contact the service 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 remove and replace the battery The player has malfunctioned Try resetting your player remove and replace the battery Try updating the player s firmware...

Page 41: ...ed 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 French German Hebrew Italian Portuguese Spanish Chinese Trad Chinese Simp Power Supply 1 x AAA Battery Unit Dimensions 2 2 x 2 87 x 0 82 WHD Music Service must support Windows Media DRM WMDRM WMDRM10 requires Windows XP and Windows M...

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Page 44: ...COBY Electronics Corp 56 65 Rust Street Maspeth NY 11378 www cobyusa com www ecoby com ...

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