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Digital  Outdoor  Audio

HIGHGEAR USA INC.

web: www.highgear.com

email: [email protected]

© 2004 Highgear USA, Inc. All Rights Reserved.

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Summary of Contents for TrailAudio

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Page 2: ...Computer 7 Use as an External Hard Drive 8 3rd Party Music Software 8 Firmware Upgrades 8 Trail Audio Display Parts and Controls 9 10 Using the Menu System 11 Modes of Operation 12 MUSIC MODE BASIC FU...

Page 3: ...ASD 28 FM RADIO MODE BASIC FUNCTION FM Radio Mode 29 Manual and Preset Modes 30 Setting Channel Presets 31 Deleting Channel Presets 32 Stereo Mono Operation 33 Recording From FM Radio 34 Formatting yo...

Page 4: ...d for a USB cable and allows the unit to be directly attached to your computers USB ports Besides being used as an MP3 player your player may also be used as an external hard drive storage device for...

Page 5: ...ver there are no guarantees 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...

Page 6: ...rmation stored in the unit s memory CAUTION While your Trail Audio player is designed to be water resistant when not being used we strongly recommend you avoid allowing the unit to become wet or subme...

Page 7: ...Digital Outdoor Audio GENERAL INFORMATION 4 english fran ais espa ol japan china Main Unit USB Extension Cable Line In Cable User Manual Stereo Earphones PRODUCT CONTENTS HGTrailAudio_man 4 14 05 11 5...

Page 8: ...preset channels Digital Music Format Playback MP3 WMA all bit rates including VBR Signal to Noise Ratio 90dB Frequency Range 20Hz 20KHz Battery Life Approximately 10 hours Equalizer Normal Jazz Rock C...

Page 9: ...ons of Apple Macintosh operating systems The MP3 player is installed as a mass storage device The driver installation is not necessary unless your PC is running Windows 98 SE Windows 98 ME 2000 and XP...

Page 10: ...driver installation process CONNECTING YOUR TRAIL AUDIO PLAYER TO YOUR COMPUTER 1 Switch on the player and connect it directly to your computer using the USB jack located underneath the carabiner cov...

Page 11: ...and drop from the software to the player FIRMWARE UPGRADES Check www highgear com for new firmware upgrades New firmware developments may provide additional functions as well as improvements of the T...

Page 12: ...f Press to play or pause the playing of any individual file SLEEPTIME INDICATOR FILE NAME SONG TITLE VOLUME LEVEL PLAY STATUS INDICATOR PLAY MODE INDICATOR MODE INDICATOR CURRENT PLAYTIME TOTAL PLAYTI...

Page 13: ...s power source of the Trail Audio Player The battery cover of the Trail Audio Player is specially designed to form a water tight seal when properly closed To assure a proper seal press the door fully...

Page 14: ...ng the and keys 3 Select menu options by pressing and releasing the key The accompanying pictures show the icons that will appear on the display when you press the MENU key along with their names as t...

Page 15: ...yer has two operational MODES MUSIC Prepares the unit to playback MP3 files FM Activates the FM radio system for use TRAILAUDIO Digital Outdoor Audio MODES OF OPERATION 12 english fran ais espa ol jap...

Page 16: ...display to the left of the song playtime A B LOOPING Allows you to capture and replay a specific segment of a music file While playing a music file press REC A B to mark the point where you want the l...

Page 17: ...io Player using the supplied patch cable With the external source connected simply press the REC A B button to start and stop the recording process Files recorded using the Line In port are numbered s...

Page 18: ...ys to advance to the PLAY MODE menu 3 Select PLAY MODE by pressing the key 4 Use the or keys to advance through the playback options 5 Select the play back mode you want by pressing the key TRAILAUDIO...

Page 19: ...are NORMAL ROCK JAZZ CLASSIC AL POP USER There are two setting options under USER DEFAULT BASS and TREBLE as shown in the drawings each with 4 levels TRAILAUDIO Digital Outdoor Audio MUSIC MODE MENU...

Page 20: ...und However recording at higher bit rates also results in larger files 1 Press the MENU key to enter setup menu 2 Use the or keys to advance to the RBR MODE menu 3 Select RBR MODE by pressing the key...

Page 21: ...nce to the DELETE MODE menu 3 Select DELETE MODE by pressing the key 4 The display will ask you if you wish to DELETE FILE with the name of the file listed below 5 Use the or keys to scroll through al...

Page 22: ...nt programming options shown below NOTE The SETTING menu is accessible from both the MUSIC and RADIO MODES 1 Press the MENU key 2 Use the or keys to scroll to the SETTING MODE 3 Select SETTING MODE by...

Page 23: ...be automatically switched off after the preset period The sleep timer options are OFF 15 30 45 AND 60 MINUTES 1 Press the MENU Key 2 Use the or keys to advance to SETTING 3 Select SETTING by pressing...

Page 24: ...has been idled for a preset period so as to save battery The idle timer options are OFF 3 5 10 AND 30 MINUTES 1 Press the MENU Key 2 Use the or keys to advance to SETTING 3 Select SETTING by pressing...

Page 25: ...last playing when the device was powered off When OFF the player will start playing at the first file 1 Press the MENU Key 2 Use the or keys to advance to SETTING 3 Select SETTING by pressing the key...

Page 26: ...are DISABLE no backlight 10 30 and 60 SECONDS and PERMANENT 1 Press the MENU Key 2 Use the or keys to advance to SETTING 3 Select SETTING by pressing the key 4 Use the or keys to scroll to BACKLIGHT...

Page 27: ...RAST level ranging from 1 to 10 1 Press the MENU Key 2 Use the or keys to advance to SETTING 3 Select SETTING by pressing the key 4 Use the or keys to scroll to CONTRAST 5 Select CONTRAST by pressing...

Page 28: ...can choose between 5 levels OFF 1 VERY SLOW 2 SLOW 3 MEDIUM and 4 FAST 1 Press the MENU Key 2 Use the or keys to advance to SETTING 3 Select SETTING by pressing the key 4 Use the or keys to scroll to...

Page 29: ...ETTING 3 Select SETTING by pressing the key 4 Use the or keys to scroll to DEFALT 5 Select DEFAULT by pressing the key 6 Use the or keys to scroll through the setting options 7 Select the desired opti...

Page 30: ...IRMWARE VERSION This screen allows you to view the version of software the unit is currently using 1 Press the MENU Key 2 Use the or keys to advance to SETTING 3 Select SETTING by pressing the key 4 U...

Page 31: ...ing the Line In feature allowing you to set the time gap between recorded files The options are OFF 1sec 2sec or 3sec 1 Press the MENU Key 2 Use the or keys to advance to SETTING 3 Select SETTING by p...

Page 32: ...C OPERATION 29 english fran ais espa ol japan china TO ENTER THE FM RADIO MODE 1 Press the MENU key 2 Select MODE by pressing the key 3 Use the or keys to scroll to FM MODE 4 Select FM MODE by pressin...

Page 33: ...MANUAL MODE the radio is tuned using the or keys to scroll through the radio frequency range from 87 5 to 108 0MHz The PRESET MODE allows you to program 12 of your favorite stations into the unit and...

Page 34: ...ne the radio to the frequency you wish to preset 3 Press the MENU button 4 Use the or controls to select CHANEL PRESET 5 Press 6 Use the or controls to select the PRESET NUMBER 7 Press to SAVE NOTE Wh...

Page 35: ...TS 1 Enter the RADIO PRESET MODE as described previously 2 Press the MENU button 3 Use the or controls to select DELETE 4 Press 5 Use the or controls to select the preset program you wish to delete 6...

Page 36: ...L or PRESET radio mode as described previously 2 Press the MENU key 3 Use the or keys to scroll to either MONO or STEREO Mode 4 Select MODE by pressing the key NOTE only the alternate mode option will...

Page 37: ...eception quality at the time of recording HOW TO FORMAT THE PLAYER The purpose of re formatting the player is to try to restore the player to normal operation This is for when the player is not able t...

Page 38: ...onnected to your computers USB port 3 Check Device Manager in your computer to be sure the player is correctly installed Choose Default in system settings and select Yes to restore the player to its o...

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