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Important Safety Precautions 

Always follow these basic safety precautions when using your player. This will reduce the risk of product damage and personal injury. 

Do not disassemble, repair or modify the player by yourself. Refer servicing to qualified personnel. 
This device contains a built- in battery, do not dispose of in fire. 
In the event that the battery is leaking, do not handle the device with your bare hands. Contact the service center for help since the liquid may 
remain in the player. If your body or clothes had contact with the battery liquid, wash it off 
your eyes, do not rub your eyes but immediately wash them with clean water, and consult a doctor. 
Keep the player away from direct sunlight and any direct heat source. 
Do not expose the unit to rain or moisture. 
Do not use the player in dry environments to avoid static. 
Never apply heavy impact on the player, or place it on a magnet. 
Route the USB cable so that people and pets are not likely to trip over it. 
Disconnect the USB cable from the computer when you do not use the player for a long time. 

thoroughly with water. Also, if some liquid gets into 

Clean only with a dry cloth. Make sure the player is turned off before cleaning. Do not use a liquid cleanser. 
Be sure to back up your files. We will not be liable for the loss of data due to improper operation, repair or other causes. 

Precautions in using the earphones 

Do not use the earphones while driving an automobile or riding a bicycle. It is dangerous, and against the 
law. To avoid an accident, do not turn up the volume of the earphones too high while walking. 
It is not recommended that you use the earphones at a high volume for an extended time, as this may 
cause hearing damage. 

Summary of Contents for MP3 MUSIC & VIDEO PLAYER EMP517-2

Page 1: ...MP3 Music Video Player User Guide EMP517 2 2 GB ...

Page 2: ... Connecting to a computer 7 System requirements 7 PC connection 7 Connecting the player to a computer 8 Transfer music and pictures 8 Disconnecting the USB cable 9 Charging the battery 10 Basic Operation 11 Turning on off 11 11 Adjusting the volume 11 Selecting main menu or mode 12 Using the Music Player 13 Pausing playback Skipping tracks 13 ...

Page 3: ...vigation 16 Watching Videos 16 Searching backward or forward 17 Creating AVI Videos 18 Reading E book 18 Settings Delete files Voice Recording and Playing Recording voice Viewing Pictures 18 Pausing playback 19 22 Navigating the settings menu 23 Firmware Reinstallation 23 Troubleshooting 24 Specifications 26 Warranty 27 28 ...

Page 4: ... the Box Video Conversion Software Installation CD Emerson MP3 Video Player USB 2 0 Hi Speed cable for battery charging and data transfer Installation CD Quick Start Guide High fidelity in ear earphones 1 ...

Page 5: ... 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 to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures Re orient or relocate the receiving antenna Increase the separation between the equipment and r...

Page 6: ... to avoid any confusion Copyright Information Trademarks and trade names used in this instruction manual are owned by their respective companies or organizations Unauthorized duplication of any recordings whether downloaded from the internet or made from audio CDs is a violation of copyright laws and international treaties The making of unauthorized copies of copy protected material may be an infr...

Page 7: ...unit to rain or moisture Do not use the player in dry environments to avoid static Never apply heavy impact on the player or place it on a magnet Route the USB cable so that people and pets are not likely to trip over it Disconnect the USB cable from the computer when you do not use the player for a long time thoroughly with water Also if some liquid gets into Clean only with a dry cloth Make sure...

Page 8: ...uded in the CD Plays MP3 WMA music Displays JPG pictures Digital voice recording with built in microphone High fidelity in ear earphones Li Ion rechargeable battery Folder navigation Artists and lyrics on screen Id3 Tag and LRC Upgradeable firmware No drivers needed except for Windows 98 6 equalization modes including the new Microsoft TM MS PlayFX 7 different playback modes including sequential r...

Page 9: ...voice or radio recording Delete A B loop Deactivate LCR Back 9 MENU Select Back to previous menu Main menu 8 PREVIOUS Previous track Fast backwards Volume 10 NEXT Next track Fast forward Volume 5 Power on off switch 6 USB 2 0 Hi Speed connector for battery charging and data transfer 7 Built in speaker 1 6 4 9 2 2 7 1 5 10 3 8 ...

Page 10: ...ory Connect your MP3 Video Player to the computer using the included USB 2 0 cable The device will be detected automatically without installing any driver except for computers running Windows 98 in which case you have to install the W98 driver from the bundled CD Once detected you can read write to the device s memory just as if you where using a regular disk drive Important To avoid any data loss...

Page 11: ...text from your computer perform the following steps 1 Connect the MP3 player to the USB port of your computer 2 Open Windows Explorer or My Computer and locate Emerson MP3 3 Select the files on your computer and simply move it into Emerson MP3 in the usual way drag and drop copy and paste After copying is completed the data will be available on the MP3 player Note Please do not disconnect the USB ...

Page 12: ...SB cable the following way 1 Double click the green arrow Safely Remove Hardware in the taskbar on the bottom right of the window 2 Select USB Device and click Stop 3 When the Stop a Hardware device appears click OK to disconnect the USB mass storage device and unplug the player safely 9 ...

Page 13: ... Player has two systems It will power off the LCD display after 30 seconds of inactivity and it will power off completely after another 10 minutes of inactivity Both systems are configurable respectively browsing the menus SETTINGS Display or SETTINGS Power off In order to maximize the battery s lifespan it is recommended to not completely disable this power saving feature Important Fully charge t...

Page 14: ... NOTE If you power off the device directly with the Power on off switch your last changes in the settings will be lost and the player will not remember the last song played Adjusting the volume Press and hold the NEXT button to decrease the volume or PREVIOUS button to increase the volume Selecting main menu or mode To access the Main Menu press and hold the MENU button Use the PREVIOUS or NEXT bu...

Page 15: ...song to your Favorite list simply press the PLAY button while on top of a file Make a selection using the MENU button Inside the Favorite folder if you press the PLAY button a new menu will pop up allowing you to erase one or all the favorite marked songs Make a selection using the MENU button Note When erasing an element from Favorites you only eliminate what marks it as favorite the file will st...

Page 16: ... repeat function You can loop play a segment of a song with this function Press the REC button to set the A point and press the REC button again to set the B point To cancel this function press the REC button again To exit the current playback to the previous menu press the MENU button Hold down the MENU button if you want to go back to the main menu Skipping tracks Briefly press the PREVIOUS butt...

Page 17: ...MUSIC Play Mode and choosing Normal sequential order or Shuffle random You can also set the repeat mode by browsing to SETTINGS MUSIC Repeat Mode and selecting your preferred mode Once Plays the current file and stops Repeat 1 Repeat current track Folder Once Plays files inside the current folder and stops Folder Repeat Repeats the files inside the current folder All Once Plays all the files once ...

Page 18: ... selected folder Press the MENU button over a file to start playback 15 Deleting Files Directly from the player If you want to delete a file select it press and hold the REC button select Yes with the PREVIOUS or NEXT buttons and finally press the MENU button To cancel the deletion simply select No OR From your computer You can easily delete music picture or video files by connecting your video pl...

Page 19: ...h recording press and hold the REC button The sound files that you record are stored inside the Record folder The files are in WAV format You can listen to these files while being at the MUSIC mode or BROWSER mode selecting the Record folder using the folder navigation function and pressing the MENU button on the WAV file that you want to listen Exit the RECORD mode by holding the MENU button In V...

Page 20: ... navigation section and choose the picture that you want with the PREVIOUS or NEXT buttons and press the MENU button to start viewing it Press the PREVIOUS or NEXT buttons to skip to the previous next picture With the PLAY button you can enable disable the slideshow timing can be set from the SETTINGS Auto Browse Photo Browse menu PLAY PREVIOUS MENU NEXT ...

Page 21: ... navigation section Choose the video that you want with the PREVIOUS or NEXT buttons and press the MENU button to start playing it Press the PLAY button to pause the playback to resume playback press the PLAY button once again 18 Press the PREVIOUS or NEXT buttons to skip to the previous next video You can fast forward or rewind the video by pausing it pressing the PLAY button and then holding the...

Page 22: ... AVI converter follow these steps 1 Insert the provided CD to the CD ROM drive of your computer 2 Click on Video Converter and follow the instructions to download the converter to your desktop 3 Click on AVI Converter from the Start menu or the icon on your desktop 4 Press the Add button and select 160 x 128 resolution AVIConverter 19 Click on Video Converter 160 x 128 Click Add Click on the Resol...

Page 23: ...verted video directly to your video player it must be connected to the computer s USB port at time of conversion Click Open Click on a video Source File drop down window OR Desktop Emerson MP3 Click on the Target File Path drop down window Selectwhereyou wouldliketosend theconvertedvideo Choose Desktop and save the converted video to the Desktop on your computer After saving the converted video to...

Page 24: ... of the new video High quality will use more memory and the output file will be bigger 9 Select the format of the output video Aspect Ratio Choose Full if you want the output video to include the whole original image Black bands will be added if necessary 4 3 will fill the whole screen but some part of the image may be removed from the video 16 9 for panoramic option 10 The Scope section allows yo...

Page 25: ...ation section and choose the book that you want with the PREVIOUS or NEXT buttons and press MENU to start viewing it Moving to previous next page Press the PREVIOUS or NEXT buttons to skip to the next previous page With the PLAY button you can enable disable the automatic shifting of lines timing can be set from SETTINGS Auto Browse Text browse Hold press the REC button to save load bookmarks resp...

Page 26: ...s features through the MP3 player settings menu 1 Select SETTINGS using the PREVIOUS or NEXT buttons and press the MENU button The SETTINGS menu appears 2 To select a submenu press the PREVIOUS or NEXT buttons 3 To enter a submenu press the MENU button 4 To save an option press the PREVIOUS or NEXT buttons to select the option and press the MENU button to confirm 5 To return to the previous direct...

Page 27: ...n a CD DVD drive of your computer 2 The CD main menu will autorun click Support 3 Select Firmware Utility you can run the installation wizard directly with the file setup exe inside the Firmware folder should the autorun not load 4 Go through the installation steps by pressing Next 5 Once the installation has finished run the application through Start All programs Firmware Update 6 Download the la...

Page 28: ...NGS SYSTEM Upgrade option and choose Yes 9 Plug the device to your computer using the included USB 2 0 cable 10 Press the Update button 11 Wait until the process ends up to 10 minutes The Update button will activate again and the text Firmware Update Successful will appear 12 Press the Exit button 25 2008_blue_emrson_EnablePlayFX rfw Click Exit Click Open Find the rfw file ...

Page 29: ...ase ensure you selected the correct language from the SETTINGS menu When I switch off the MP3 video player with the Power on off switch the brightness or the song I was listening to is not stored For the MP3 video player to successfully store the last settings you have to switch it off with the PLAY button My computer is not detecting the MP3 video player with Windows Vista There is a USB mass sto...

Page 30: ...Recording format WAV 32Kbps 64Kbps Recording time 8 hours 128M Flash MP3 WMA WMA bit rate Earphone Max output MP3 bit rate L 5mW R 5mW 32ohm 8Kbps 320Kbps 32Kbps 384Kbps 20Hz to 20KHz Operating temperature Music file format Video file format Frequency response Language OS 5 400 C English Spanish German French Italian Portugese Windows 98 SE ME 2K XP MP1 MP2 MP3 WMA WAV AVI 27 ...

Page 31: ... all shipping costs to the authorized service center and remember to insure your return Include a return shipping address no P O Boxes a telephone contact number and the defective unit within the package Describe the defect or reason you are returning the product Your product will be repaired or replaced at our option for the same or similar model of equal value if examination by the service cente...

Page 32: ...TENTION Returns Department 14 C 53rd Street Brooklyn NY 11232 Should you have any questions or problems concerning this product please contact our customer service department at 1 877 768 8483 Monday Thursday 9AM 5PM EST Friday 9AM 3PM EST or via e mail at cs southerntelecom com 29 ...

Page 33: ...n This warranty is voided in the event any unauthorized person opens alters or repairs this product All products being returned to the authorized service center for repair must be suitably packaged Limitation of Warranty THE WARRANTY STATED ABOVE IS THE ONLY WARRANTY APPLICABLE TO THIS PRODUCT ALL OTHER WARRANTIES EXPRESS OR IMPLIED INCLUDING ALL IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FO...

Page 34: ...E STATE OF NEW YORK EXCEPT TO THE EXTENT PROHIBITED BY APPLICABLE LAW ANY IMPLIED WARRANTY OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ON THIS PRODUCT IS LIMITED TO THE APPLICABLE WARRANTY PERIOD SET FORTH ABOVE How state law relates to this warranty Some states do not allow the exclusion nor limitation of incidental consequential damages or limitations on how long an implied warranty l...

Page 35: ...lef logo are registered trademarks of Emerson Radio Corp Parsippany New Jersey USA 2009 AIT Inc All rights reserved Microsoft the Windows logo and Windows Media are either registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and or other countries ...

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