Toshiba F Series, Service Manual

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1. Product overview
The Toshiba HDD Audio Player gigabeat F Series is a family of portable audio players incorporating a built-in HDD of
10 to 60GB. F40 and F60 are thick because the HDD they incorporate is thick.
The main features are as follows:
- A positive touch sensor, Plus Touch
TM
, interlocks with the Operation Guide displayed on the screen to allow you
operate the unit without thinking hard.
- The unit comes with a 2.2" QVGA low-temperature polysilicon TFT color liquid crystal display. If you relate audio
data with a photo in the jacket, you can select a song while looking at the photos in the jacket.
- With gigabeat room, which is software furnished with the unit, you can take in music CDs and can automatically
obtain titles and artist names from the Internet, according to the CDDB.
- The HDD capacity ranges widely from 10 to 60GB.
- The unit is compatible with SRS WOW.
- A built-in lithium ion rechargeable battery enables playback for about 16 consecutive hours.
- The unit is compatible with a USB cradle, enables transfer of music CDs with a single press of the RipRec button,
and also comes with a Line Out terminal.
1.1. Product outline
1.1.1. Internal composition
The gigabeat F series consists of the following main components:
- Main board
The FlashROM on the main board incorporates part of the firmware.
- HDD
It stores encrypted musical data.
The ¥GBSYSTEM folder stores firmware.
As an ordinary external HDD, this HDD can store Word and other non-musical files.
- TFT color liquid crystal display
- White LED backlight
- Battery
- Switches
Cross-type feather touch sensor
Pushbuttons and blue LED on the side
- Cabinet parts
The HDD is covered with special rubber and held in the air. This keeps it resistant to impact and vibration.