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Transferring and listening to audio files

Selecting the sound quality (using the equalizer)

Use the Up or Down button to select

Flat

Rock, Jazz, Classic,

Pop,

User

as your desired mode.

The following table presents Equalizer mode options.

After choosing your equalizer mode option, press the Right or
Enter button.

Your Equalizer mode is set and the screen from step 6 above
reappears. If you select

User

, the gigabeat

switches to the

User mode settings. For more information on user mode
settings, see

User mode

Playback screen
icon

Equalizer
Mode

None

Flat

Rock

Jazz

Classic

Pop

User

Summary of Contents for MEG-F60

Page 1: ...GMAD00135010 06 07 Toshiba Portable Media Player gigabeat U Series User s Guide ...

Page 2: ...tion 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 Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit d...

Page 3: ...his device must accept any interference received including interference that may cause undesired operation Contact Address TOSHIBA America Information Systems Inc 9740 Irvine Boulevard Irvine California 92618 1697 949 583 3000 Industry Canada Requirement This Class B digital apparatus complies with Canadian ICES 003 Cet appareil numèrique de la classe B est conforme à la norme NMB 003 du Canada ...

Page 4: ...ot cause metals to contact the product or any inflammable objects to enter the product Do not cause foreign objects to enter or drop into the holes in the terminals and other openings or gaps It may result in fire possibly resulting in serious injury Using a gigabeat while operating a vehicle might impede your ability to drive safely It might also be illegal in some jurisdictions to operate certai...

Page 5: ...e it away from any source of fire The fluid from the product is leaking from the built in battery In the event of battery leakage the fluid may ignite and cause explosion possibly resulting in serious injury Do not subject the display surface to impact Doing so may result in a damaged display broken glass or leaking fluid possibly resulting in serious injury If fluid should enter your eye or adher...

Page 6: ...o so may damage the cables resulting in fire possibly resulting in serious injury While the gigabeat is turned on do not place the product on or cover it with a cloth or cushion The buildup of heat may cause the top panel to deform or result in fire possibly resulting in serious injury Use the product in a well ventilated place Do not drop the product or subject it to strong impact The prod uct ma...

Page 7: ... kind to our shared environment Check with your local Government authority for details regarding where to recycle old batteries or how to dispose of them properly If you cannot find the information you need elsewhere call Toshiba at 800 457 7777 Copyrights The unauthorized recording use distribution or revision of television programs videotapes audio cassettes and CDs DVDs and other materials is p...

Page 8: ...kage Contents 14 Important Information on Use 14 General 14 Location of use 15 Condensation 15 Caring for your gigabeat 15 Music CD s 16 Built in battery 16 Precautions Concerning Data Deletion at the Time of Disposal or Transfer 16 Protection of Stored Data 17 Toshiba s online resources 17 ...

Page 9: ...dio files 26 Downloading Audio CD Tracks to your computer 26 Downloading steps for Windows Media Player 11 26 Downloading steps for Windows Media Player 10 27 Transferring audio files on your computer to the gigabeat 29 Transferring audio files using Windows Media Player 11 29 Transferring audio files using Windows Media Player 10 32 Transferring album artwork 36 Adding your favorite images as alb...

Page 10: ...g Favorites Bookmarks 56 Removing favorites 57 Displaying Album Artworks 60 Deleting music files 62 Deleting music files using Windows Media Player 11 62 Deleting music files using Windows Media Player 10 63 Chapter 3 Transferring and Viewing Photos 64 Transferring photos to the gigabeat 64 Transferring photos using Windows Media Player 11 64 Transferring photos using Windows Media Player 10 67 Vi...

Page 11: ...cording FM radio 83 Recording music from other audio equipment 85 Recording split tracks automatically using Auto Sync 85 Recording without Auto Sync 89 Playing recorded tracks 91 Splitting files recorded with the Line in Recorder 94 Editing the names of recorded tracks 96 Deleting recorded tracks 98 Using a computer to delete recordings 99 Chapter 6 Using the Timer 101 Using the timer to sound an...

Page 12: ...blems 120 Error Messages 120 Troubleshooting 123 Resetting the gigabeat 124 Other problems 125 If you need further assistance 126 Before you contact Toshiba 126 Contacting Toshiba 126 Other Toshiba Internet Web sites 127 Toshiba s worldwide offices 127 Appendix A Specifications 129 Sampling frequency and bit rate combinations 131 Glossary 132 Index 133 ...

Page 13: ...l injuries damage to your equipment or loss of data These safety cautions have been classified according to the seriousness of the risk and the icons highlight these instructions as follows Indicates a potentially hazardous situation which if not avoided could result in death or serious injury Indicates a potentially hazardous situation which if not avoided may result in minor or moderate injury I...

Page 14: ...d please contact your dealer immediately Important Information on Use General Tracks that have been damaged or erased due to a problem in the product or computer may not be recovered Do not subject the product to strong impact as it may damage the product or destroy the recorded data It may also cause other failures and malfunctions Do not apply unnecessary force to the product s display surface a...

Page 15: ... will be exerted on the internal parts and may damage them or cause malfunction and failure Location of use Using this product near a radio television cellular phone and so on may cause radio interference If interference should occur move the product away from such appliances devices Condensation Never subject your gigabeat to sudden temperature variations This may result in condensation causing a...

Page 16: ...ime The built in battery can be recharged approximately 500 times This number is an estimate and is for reference purposes only The built in battery is a consumable part Repeated use will gradually decrease the operating time If the battery is consumed quickly after a full charge the built in battery may have failed Please contact TOSHIBA Product Support by calling 1 877 250 8595 or 1 949 583 3212...

Page 17: ...her the data has been successfully copied or transferred Toshiba disclaims any liability for the failure to copy or transfer the data correctly Before returning any product for service be sure to back up data and remove any confidential proprietary or personal information Toshiba is not responsible for Damage to or loss of any programs or data on the flash memory The restoration or reinstallation ...

Page 18: ... using your gigabeat portable media player Using the gigabeat Transfer music tracks from your computer to the gigabeat using Windows Media Player 11 or 10 and then listen to them on the gigabeat Transfer photos from your computer and view them on the gigabeat gigabeat Music CD Computer Windows Media Player ...

Page 19: ... 1 device when connected to a USB 1 1 interface Operating system Microsoft Windows Vista Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition XP Professional or XP Media Center Edition pre installed as standard Windows XP Service Pack 2 recommended CPU Windows VistaTM 800 MHz or better 1 5 GHz or better recommended Windows XP 300 MHz or better 1 5 GHz or better recommended RAM Windows VistaTM 512 MB or more 1 GB or ...

Page 20: ...towards HOLD 2 Back button Returns you to the previous screen Holding this button down for 1 second or more returns you to the main menu screen 3 Quick button Displays the Quick menu 4 Up Down Left Right button Use the Up Down Left Right button to move the highlight bar in the selected direction 5 Enter button Performs the function selected by the highlight bar 6 RESET button 7 USB port The gigabe...

Page 21: ...ing functions Up down button Adjusts the volume of the track currently playing Selects the function your want to use from a menu Left Right button Selects the previous next track Selects the frequency of the FM station you want to listen to Right Performs the selected function Enter button Plays or pauses a music track Performs the selected function The illustrations of the Up Down Left Right butt...

Page 22: ... 3802 or earlier use Windows Update on your computer to upgrade to the latest version of Windows Media Player 10 2 Download and install the WindowsMedia10 KB902344 x86 INTL exe program from the Microsoft Web site http support microsoft com kb 902344 en us 3 Download and install the WindowsMedia10 KB895316 x86 ENU exe program from the Microsoft Web site http support microsoft com kb 895316 en us Ch...

Page 23: ...mputers may not be able to charge the gigabeat When you establish a USB connection with a computer that does not support charging the connection may drop out quickly so that the computer s USB functions are temporarily unavailable If this happens disconnect the gigabeat and restart the computer Charging times vary depending on factors such as the status of the internal battery and the ambient temp...

Page 24: ...ration Battery level display on the gigabeat screen while charging Disconnecting the gigabeat from the computer To disconnect the gigabeat unplug the USB cable from the computer Sample Illustration Unplugging the USB cable from the computer When the gigabeat is connected to a computer do not disconnect the gigabeat from the computer while Do Not Disconnect is displayed on the gigabeat screen Only ...

Page 25: ...he gigabeat Turning the gigabeat On and Off To turn the gigabeat on slide the POWER HOLD switch towards POWER and release To turn the gigabeat off slide the POWER HOLD switch towards POWER hold it there for at least 1second before releasing it Sample Illustration Turning the gigabeat On and Off The gigabeat may take some time to start up if it contains a large amount of data CHARGING USB CONNECTED...

Page 26: ...acks from the computer to your gigabeat Gigabeat is intended for recording downloading storage and or playback of authorized content and any other lawful use Downloading steps for Windows Media Player 11 If you have Windows Media Player 11 perform the following steps to download audio CD tracks to your computer 1 Insert the audio CD for you want to download into you computer s CD ROM drive 2 Launc...

Page 27: ...ownloading steps for Windows Media Player 10 If you have Windows Media Player 10 perform the following steps to download audio CD tracks to your computer 1 Insert the audio CD you want to download into you computer s CD ROM drive 2 Launch Windows Media Player 10 3 Click the Rip tab at the top of the window A list of the tracks on the CD appears 4 Uncheck the tracks you don t want to download Initi...

Page 28: ...ings such as the download location format and audio quality by clicking at the bottom of the Rip tab and selecting More Options and then Rip Music In Windows Media Player 10 you can change settings such as download location format and audio quality by clicking Tools Options and then Rip Music If your computer is connected to the Internet and the data for the audio CD is held on the Microsoft serve...

Page 29: ...talled A window opens in which you choose the operation performed when the gigabeat is connected Do not connect other devices using an Media Transfer Protocol connection while connecting the gigabeat Connecting other devices at the same time may prevent the computer from recognizing the gigabeat 2 Select Synchronize media files to this device using Windows Media Player and then click OK Sample Ill...

Page 30: ...t this point However this manual describes how to synchronize transfer the files manually You can select automatic synchronization later by clicking at the bottom of the Sync tab in Windows Media Player 11 and clicking Set up Sync for TOSHIBA gigabeat U 6 Click the Sync tab in Windows Media Player 11 and select the files you want to transfer synchronize Click the Select a category button and then ...

Page 31: ...files to the synchronization list by dragging and dropping them into the synchronization list area on the right Sample Illustration Adding to the Sync List 8 Click the Start Sync button at the bottom right of the window Synchronization begins While synchronization is in progress the Start Sync button changes to Stop Sync It then reverts to Start Sync when synchronization is completed Sample Illust...

Page 32: ...eaches 1 000 no more files can be transferred Transferring audio files using Windows Media Player 10 To transfer audio files from the computer to the gigabeat using Windows Media Player 10 1 Use the USB cable to connect the gigabeat to a computer with Windows Media Player 10 installed A window opens in which you choose the operation performed when the gigabeat is connected Do not connect other dev...

Page 33: ... device settings window opens Sample Illustration Device Settings Window 3 Select Manual and then click Finish This user guide describes how to synchronize transfer files manually You can select automatic synchronization later by clicking the Set up Sync button in the Sync tab in Windows Media Player 10 Sample Illustration Select Manual option ...

Page 34: ...of window and select Add to and then select Sync List The file is added to the synchronization list on the right side of the window Sample Illustration Add to Sync list shortcut menu 7 Click the Start Sync button at the bottom right of the window You can also click the Sync tab at the top of the window and then click the Start Sync button While synchronization is in progress the Start Sync button ...

Page 35: ...a Player 10 help file Do not disconnect the USB cable while transferring data from the computer Data stored on the gigabeat may be damaged The size displayed on the screen is calculated with 1 MB being equal to 1 048 576 bytes When the gigabeat memory fills up or when the total number of files including photos reaches 1 000 no more files can be transferred Sync tab Start Stop Sync button NOTE ...

Page 36: ... when the album information is retrieved you can add your own image as the Album Artwork However if you add a large image it will take some time to display on the gigabeat Adding album artwork using Windows Media Player 11 To add artwork using Windows Media Player 11 1 Right click the JPEG file on your computer that you want to add as Album Artwork and select Copy 2 In the Windows Media Player 11 ...

Page 37: ...ct the desired tracks by Artist or Album The example steps below are for selecting tracks by Artist 1 Plug the earbuds into the earbud jack and turn the gigabeat on Sample Illustration Plugging earbuds into the earbud jack 2 To display the main menu press the Back button if the gigabeat is currently showing the playback screen To go to the main menu from any other screen hold down the Back button ...

Page 38: ... the main menu 5 Use the Up or Down button to select Artist 6 Press the Right or Enter button to display the Artist menu Sample Illustration Selecting Artist 7 Use the Up or Down button to select the artist you want to listen to Library FM Radio Line in Recorder Photos Timer Settings Artist Album Library Playlist Bookmark Play All Playback Settings ...

Page 39: ...ct the album you want to listen to 10 Press the Right or Enter button A list of the tracks on the selected album appears If you select Play All instead of a particular album at this point the gigabeat plays all the tracks by the selected artist sequentially in order of album name Sample Illustration Selecting an album to listen to Artist1 Artist2 Artist Artist3 FM recording Ext recording 1 5 Play ...

Page 40: ... gigabeat plays all the tracks on the selected album sequentially 12 Press the Right or Enter button The gigabeat plays the selected track Sample Illustration Selecting a song to listen to Turn the gigabeat off before connecting or disconnecting the earbuds Firmly insert the earbud plug fully into the jack The earbuds will not work properly unless the plug is fully inserted Play All Song1 Album1 S...

Page 41: ... the main menu press the Back button if the gigabeat is currently showing the playback screen To go to the main menu from any other screen hold down the Back button for at least 1 second 3 Use the Up or Down button to select Library 4 Press the Right or Enter button Sample Illustration Selecting Library from the main menu 5 Use the Up or Down button to select Album from the Library menu POWER HOLD...

Page 42: ... plug is fully inserted Additional Information When you try to play WMA files that have Windows Media DRM10 copyright protection License Has Expired Synchronize With computer or License Could Not Be Obtained So The Song Cannot Be Played may be displayed and you may not be able to play the files If you cannot play a file because the valid playback period for that file has expired you need to update...

Page 43: ...y artist Adjusting the volume With the playback screen displayed press the Up or Down button The on screen volume display appears during adjustment and then disappears after 2 seconds Pressing the Back Left Right or Enter buttons will also remove the volume display Sample Illustration Adjusting the volume Artist1 A B Album4 Song2 01 14 02 12 04 30 1 1 Playback status 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 13 10 11 12 17...

Page 44: ...ton the gigabeat starts playing from the point at which you released the button If you hold down the button until you reach the beginning or end of the track the gigabeat starts skipping to the beginning of the current or next tracks If you are using A B repeat and you hold the Left button down until you reach the A point the gigabeat starts playing from the A point Displaying the main menu To go ...

Page 45: ...ample Illustration Selecting Library from the main menu 3 Use the Up or Down button to select Playlist 4 Press the Right or Enter button Sample Illustration Selecting Playlist 5 Use the Up or Down button to select the playlist you want to listen to Library FM Radio Line in Recorder Photos Timer Settings Artist Album Library Playlist Bookmark Play All Playback Settings ...

Page 46: ...ration Selecting a particular track Transferring playlists stored in Windows Media Player 10 to the gigabeat To transfer synchronize a playlist in Windows Media Player 10 you need to set synchronization to Auto In Windows Media Player 11 you can transfer playlists without using the Auto setting by right clicking the playlist you want to transfer in the Library and selecting Add to Sync List Perfor...

Page 47: ...t For more details see the Windows Media Player 10 help file If the Set up Sync window appears in step 2 above check the Automatically synchronize with the device check box then check the check boxes for the playlists you want to synchronize and then click Finish Repeat Shuffle You can choose from a range of playback modes to suit your mood including Repeat and Shuffle 1 Press and hold the Back bu...

Page 48: ...s 4 Press the Right or Enter button Sample Illustration Selecting Playback Settings 5 Use the Up or Down button to select Play Mode 6 Press the Right or Enter button Sample Illustration Selecting Play Mode Artist Library Album Playlist Bookmark Play All Playback Settings Equalizer Play Mode Album Art Play Settings ...

Page 49: ... Illustration Selecting a preferred mode for listening Playback screen icon Playback Mode Operation None Normal This is the normal playback mode Tracks from the selected artist or album are played once Repeat One Plays a single track repeatedly Repeat All Plays the tracks for the selected artist or album repeatedly Shuffle Plays the tracks for the selected artist or album in random order once Shuf...

Page 50: ...by album 2 Press the Quick button while the Playback screen is displayed The Quick menu appears 3 Use the Up or Down button to select A B Repeat ON 4 Press the Right or Enter button The screen for setting point A is displayed Sample Illustration Selecting A B Repeat ON 5 Press the Enter button where you want to set point A the starting point Point A is set and the screen for setting point B appear...

Page 51: ...scribed in step 6 above Points A and B must be within the same track When you are setting the position of point A or point B you can reverse or fast forward by holding down the Left or Right button respectively However if you press or hold down the Left button when setting point B and then reach point A the gigabeat starts playing from point A Similarly if you press or hold down the Right button a...

Page 52: ... 4 Press the Right or Enter button A B repeat is cancelled Sample Illustration Canceling the A B Repeat A B repeat is also cancelled when you play a different track switch to another function or when playback stops because you turn the gigabeat off or the Countdown Timer times out Selecting the sound quality using the equalizer You may choose a range of equalizer modes using the following steps 1 ...

Page 53: ...utton to select Playback Settings 5 Press the Right or Enter button Sample Illustration Selecting Playback Settings 6 Use the Up or Down button to select Equalizer 7 Press the Right or Enter button Sample Illustration Selecting Equalizer Mode Library FM Radio Line in Recorder Photos Timer Settings Artist Library Album Playlist Bookmark Play All Playback Settings Equalizer Play Mode Album Art Play ...

Page 54: ... following table presents Equalizer mode options 9 After choosing your equalizer mode option press the Right or Enter button Your Equalizer mode is set and the screen from step 6 above reappears If you select User the gigabeat switches to the User mode settings For more information on user mode settings see User mode Playback screen icon Equalizer Mode None Flat Rock Jazz Classic Pop User ...

Page 55: ... previous section to select the Equalizer mode Sample Illustration Selecting Equalizer Mode 2 Use the Up or Down button to select User mode 3 Press the Enter button 4 Use the Left or Right button to select frequency 5 Use the Up or Down button to adjust the frequency setting Sample Illustration Selecting frequency settings 6 Press the Enter button to complete the settings Equalizer Play Mode Album...

Page 56: ... shown below is an example from Selecting tracks by artist Sample Illustration Track List menu 2 In the Track list menu press the Up or Down button to select a track you want to bookmark 3 Press the Quick button The Quick menu appears Sample Illustration Selecting Add Bookmark from the Quick menu 4 Use the Up or Down button to select Add Bookmark 5 Press the Right or Enter button 6 Use the Up or D...

Page 57: ...to the favorites list You can also select Add Bookmark from the Playback screen using the Quick menu You can play bookmarked tracks by selecting Bookmark in the Library menu Removing favorites To remove favorites 1 Press and hold the Back button until the main menu is displayed about 1 second 2 In the main menu press the Up or Down button to select Library Favorites1 Favorites2 Bookmarks Favorites...

Page 58: ...he Up or Down button to select Bookmark 5 Press the Right or Enter button The Bookmark list menu is displayed Sample Illustration Selecting Bookmark 6 Use the Up or Down button to select the favorites list you want to remove the bookmarked track from Library FM Radio Line in Recorder Photos Timer Settings Artist Album Library Playlist Bookmark Play All Playback Settings ...

Page 59: ...n to select the track you want to remove as a bookmark Sample Illustration Selecting a particular track for removal 9 Press the Quick button 10 Select Remove Bookmark from The Quick menu Sample Illustration Removing track by selecting Remove Bookmark Favorites1 Favorites2 Bookmarks Favorites3 Favorites4 Favorites5 Play All Song1 Playlist1 Song2 Song3 Song4 01 14 Menu Favorites1 Remove Bookmark ...

Page 60: ...favorites Sample Illustration Confirming removal of the selected track Displaying Album Artworks To display Album Artwork on the Playback menu perform the following steps 1 Press and hold the Back button until the main menu is displayed about 1 second 2 In the main menu press the Up or Down button to select Library 3 Press the Right or Enter button Sample Illustration Selecting Library from the ma...

Page 61: ...ton Sample Illustration Selecting Playback Settings 6 Use the Up or Down button to select Album Art 7 Press the Right or Enter button Sample Illustration Selecting Album Art 8 Use the Up or Down button to select ON 9 Press the Right or Enter button Artist Library Album Playlist Bookmark Play All Playback Settings Equalizer Play Mode Album Art Play Settings ...

Page 62: ...edia Player to delete music files that were transferred to the gigabeat Deleting music files using Windows Media Player 11 To delete music files using Windows Media Player 11 1 Connect the gigabeat to the computer with the USB cable 2 Launch Windows Media Player 11 3 Click the Sync tab Select a category button and then select Music 4 In the folder tree on the left click the TOSHIBA gigabeat U libr...

Page 63: ...er 10 1 Connect the gigabeat to the computer with the USB cable 2 Launch Windows Media Player 10 3 Click the Sync tab 4 Open Music in TOSHIBA gigabeat U on the right of the window and select the music file you want to delete 5 Right click the file and select Delete from device in the shortcut menu that appears The selected music file is deleted from the gigabeat ...

Page 64: ...nd any other lawful use Transferring photos using Windows Media Player 11 To transfer photos to the gigabeat using Windows Media Player 11 1 Use the USB cable to connect the gigabeat to a computer with Windows Media Player 11 installed A window opens in which you choose the operation performed when the gigabeat is connected Do not connect other devices using an Media Transfer Protocol connection a...

Page 65: ...ws Media Player 11 starts up and the device settings window opens If the device settings Add to Library window opens click Next When retrieval is completed click Next again The Name your device window opens 4 Click Cancel You can select automatic synchronization by clicking Finish at this point However this manual describes how to synchronize transfer the files manually You can select automatic sy...

Page 66: ...nd select Pictures 7 Right click one of the selected files and select Add to Sync List in the shortcut menu that appears The file is added to the synchronization list on the right side of the window You can also add files to the synchronization list by dragging and dropping them into the synchronization list area on the right Sample Illustration Add to Sync List Select a category button Sync tab ...

Page 67: ... more files can be transferred Transferring photos using Windows Media Player 10 To transfer photos to the gigabeat using Windows Media Player 10 1 Use the USB cable to connect the gigabeat to a computer with Windows Media Player 10 installed A window opens in which you choose the operation performed when the gigabeat is connected Do not connect other devices using an Media Transfer Protocol conne...

Page 68: ... below is not displayed This user guide describes how to synchronize transfer files manually You can select automatic synchronization later by clicking the Set up Sync button in the Sync tab in Windows Media Player 10 3 Select Manual and then click Finish Sample Illustration Select Manual option 4 Select the files you want to transfer synchronize in the Windows Media Player 10 Library tab Select A...

Page 69: ...list on the right side of the window Sample Illustration Add to Sync list shortcut menu 6 Click the Start Sync button at the bottom right of the window You can also click the Sync tab at the top of the window and then click the Start Sync button While synchronization is in progress the Start Sync button changes to Stop Sync It then reverts to Start Sync when synchronization is completed You can al...

Page 70: ...the folder tree go to Tools Options and then Player and check the Enable picture support for devices check box To add photo files to the All Pictures library use Windows Media Player 10 to search for photo files on the computer When the gigabeat memory fills up or when the total number of files including music files reaches 1 000 no more files can be transferred Start Stop Sync Button Sync tab NOT...

Page 71: ...ing Photos from the main menu 3 Press the Right or Enter button The photo image is displayed 4 Press the Left or Right button to display the previous or next image 5 Press the Enter button The slideshow starts Press the Enter button again to end the slideshow Pressing the Right or Left button also ends the slideshow Press the Back button to return to the main menu Sample Illustration Reviewing a s...

Page 72: ...t tracks Deleting photos You can delete photo files on the gigabeat by connecting it to your computer Deleting photos using Windows Media Player 11 To delete photos using Windows Media Player 11 1 Connect the gigabeat to the computer using the USB cable 2 Launch Windows Media Player 11 3 Click the Sync tab Select a category button and then select Pictures 4 In the folder tree on the left click the...

Page 73: ...he computer using the USB cable 2 Launch Windows Media Player 10 3 Click the Sync tab 4 Open Pictures in TOSHIBA gigabeat U library on the right side of the window and select the photo file you want to delete 5 Right click the photo file you want to delete and select Delete from device in the shortcut menu that appears The selected photo file is deleted from the gigabeat ...

Page 74: ... as the antenna be sure to plug the earbuds into the gigabeat when you use the radio Automatically presetting channels Auto Preset To preset your favorite FM channels for listening 1 Press and hold the Back button until the main menu is displayed about 1 second 2 In the main menu press the Up or Down button to select FM Radio ...

Page 75: ...reen is displayed From that point on the mode last used will be displayed Sample Illustration Selecting FM Radio from the main menu 4 Press the Quick button The Quick menu appears Sample Illustration Displaying the Quick menu 5 Use the Up or Down button to select Auto Preset Library FM Radio Line in Recorder Photos Timer Settings Menu Tuning Mode Record Auto Preset ...

Page 76: ...nnels If the gigabeat cannot find any receivable channels it switches to the manual mode tuning screen If this occurs preset the channels manually Sample Illustration Selecting Auto Preset Holding down the Left or Right button in the preset mode tuning screen also starts Auto Preset To interrupt Auto Preset press the Back button The channels found up until the interruption are added To add or chan...

Page 77: ...s the Right or Enter button after selecting FM Radio in the main menu This displays either the preset mode or manual mode depending on which one is the last mode used Sample Illustration Examples of the Preset and Manual mode screens If the preset mode was not the most recently used mode follow the steps in either Method 1 for changing to preset mode or Method 2 for changing to preset mode present...

Page 78: ...ethod 2 for converting to preset mode A second method for converting from manual to preset mode is 1 Press the Quick button to display the Quick menu 2 Use the Up or Down button to select Tuning Mode 3 Press the Right or Enter button Sample Illustration Selecting Tuning Mode from the Quick menu 4 Use the Up or Down button to select Preset 5 Press the Right or Enter button 6 Use the Left or Right b...

Page 79: ...elect FM Radio Sample Illustration Selecting FM Radio from the main menu 3 Press the Right or Enter button after selecting FM Radio in the main menu This displays either the preset mode or manual mode depending on which one is the last mode used Sample Illustration Examples of the Preset and Manual mode screens Library FM Radio Line in Recorder Photos Timer Settings 92 0FM MHz 76 Preset 01 108 Pre...

Page 80: ...he Left or Right button to select the channel you want to listen to Hold down the button to scan forward to the next receivable frequency channel To interrupt scanning press the Back button 3 Use the Up or Down button to adjust the volume Method 2 for converting to manual mode A second method for converting to manual mode is 1 Press the Quick button to display the Quick menu 2 Use the Up or Down b...

Page 81: ...e Up or Down button to adjust the volume Presetting channels manually To preset channels manually 1 Select the frequency of the radio station you want to present in the manual mode screen See Tuning the radio manually Sample Illustration Selecting a frequency 2 Press the Quick button The Quick menu appears 3 Use the Up or Down button to select Add Channel in the Quick menu Sample Illustration Sele...

Page 82: ...cting a preset Channel 5 Use the Left or Right button to select the preset channel you want to add 6 Press the Enter button The gigabeat adds the selected frequencies as preset channels and returns to the manual mode tuning screen Repeat steps 1 to 6 for each of your presets You can add up to 10 preset radio stations 101 6 08 FM MHz Preset 76 0MHz Add NOTE ...

Page 83: ...Press and hold the Back button until the main menu is displayed about 1 second 2 Use the Up or Down button to select FM Radio 3 Press the Right or Enter button Sample Illustration Selecting the FM Radio from the main menu 4 Press the Quick button The Quick menu is displayed Library FM Radio Line in Recorder Photos Timer Settings ...

Page 84: ...plays 8 Press the Enter button again to end recording The recorded file is added to the library under the following format Artist name FM recording Album name F date e g F070401 Track name FM time e g FM1715 If recordings have the same time 01 is appended to the end of the track name For additional tracks with the same time 02 03 is appended Menu Tuning Mode Record Auto Preset 83 0FM MHz Start 83 ...

Page 85: ...ckly may prevent the recording file from being saved correctly Recording music from other audio equipment You can use the gigabeat to record music played on other audio equipment such as CD or MD players Recording split tracks automatically using Auto Sync The gigabeat default setting is to record using Auto Sync Auto Sync is a feature that starts recording when the gigabeat detects sound from the...

Page 86: ...Connecting the audio player to the gigabeat Earbud REC jack 2 Press and hold the Back button until the main menu is displayed about 1 second 3 In the main menu press the Up or Down button to select Line in Recorder 4 Press the Right or Enter button Sample Illustration Selecting the Line in Recorder from the main menu 5 Adjust the recording level in the Line in recording screen by adjusting the out...

Page 87: ... again to end recording The recorded file is added to the library under the following format Artist name Ext recording Album name E date e g F070401_1715 If recordings have the same time 01 is appended to the end of the track name For additional tracks with the same time 02 03 is appended Files created between the start and end of recording are added as one album L R Start A SYNC E070401_1715 Ext0...

Page 88: ...ot automatically split To split tracks after the recordings have been made see Splitting files recorded with the Line in Recorder To edit the track names after the recordings have been made see Editing the names of recorded tracks Up to 99 tracks can be automatically split in each Auto Sync session You can also end recording by pressing the Back button during recording During recording do not pres...

Page 89: ...rbud REC jack Be sure to connect to the headphone jack on the CD MD or other player being used Connecting to a line out terminal will produce crackling noises Sample Illustration Connecting the audio player to the gigabeat Earbud REC jack 2 Press and hold the Back button until the main menu is displayed about 1 second 3 In the main menu press the Up or Down button to select Line in Recorder 4 Pres...

Page 90: ...ync menu is displayed 7 Use the Up or Down button to select OFF 8 Press the Right or Enter button Sample Illustration Selecting OFF in the Auto Sync menu 9 Press the Enter button Recording starts and will show the following display Sample Illustration Recording without Auto Sync L R Start Menu A SYNC Auto Sync ON OFF Auto Sync E070401_1715 Ext01 mp3 L R 00 04 14 Stop REC ...

Page 91: ...ss the Reset button until you have pressed the Enter button and the clock icon is no longer displayed Pressing the Reset button too quickly may prevent the recording file from being saved correctly Playing recorded tracks To play previously recorded tracks 1 Press and hold the Back button until the main menu is displayed about 1 second 2 Use the Up or Down button to select Library 3 Press the Righ...

Page 92: ...ording you want to listen to FM recording FM radio recording Ext recording Line in recording FM recording and Ext recording are displayed at the end of the list of artists 7 Press the Right or Enter button Sample Illustration Selecting the type of recording Artist Album Library Playlist Bookmark Play All Playback Settings Artist1 Artist2 Artist Artist3 FM recording Ext recording 1 5 ...

Page 93: ...gins Press the Enter button again to pause playback Sample Illustration Selecting a particular recording Recordings are played as specified in Repeat Shuffle and Selecting the sound quality using the equalizer For the controls available during playback see Playback controls Play All E070401_1715 Ext recording E070401_1815 E070402_1700 E070403_0801 1 4 NOTE ...

Page 94: ...bum file you want to split 2 Stop the playback where you want to split the file and press the Quick button 3 Use the Up or Down button to select Add Track Break Here 4 Press the Right or Enter button The location of the file split is set You can specify up to 20 locations Sample Illustration Selecting Add Track Break Here from the Quick menu 5 Press the Quick button 6 Use the Up or Down button to ...

Page 95: ...The file track is split Sample Illustration Selecting Yes in the Splitting confirmation menu In the example below the original tracks are Ext01 Ext02 and Ext03 Ext 02 is split into two tracks Track No Track name File name 1 Ext 01 Ext 01 2 1st half of the split file Ext 02 Ext 02 3 2nd half of the split file Ext 02 same track name Ext 04 max no 1 4 Ext 03 Ext 03 Menu Add Bookmark A B Repeat ON Pla...

Page 96: ...the Line in Recorder Editing the names of recorded tracks You can edit the names of files tracks recorded from FM Radio or other recordings using the Line in Recorder To edit the name of recorded tracks 1 Follow steps 1 8 in Playing recorded tracks to select an album file you want to rename 2 Press the Quick button 3 Use the Up or Down button to select Edit Title Sample Illustration Selecting Edit...

Page 97: ...s the character at the selection location The character changes as shown below each time you press the button A B Y Z _ a b y z 0 1 8 9 A Down Changes the character at the selection location The character changes in the reverse of the above sequence each time you press the button Quick Deletes the character at the selection location The text shifts left to fill the space Holding down the Quick but...

Page 98: ...en using the Quick menu During A B repeat you cannot select Edit Title in the Quick menu Deleting recorded tracks You can delete the names of files tracks recorded from FM Radio or other recordings using the Line in Recorder To delete the name of recorded tracks 1 Follow steps 1 8 in Playing recorded tracks to select an album file you want to delete 2 Press the Quick button 3 Use the Up or Down bu...

Page 99: ...ete recordings To use your computer to delete recordings on the gigabeat 1 Connect the gigabeat to the computer using the USB cable 2 In Explorer select FM Recording or Ext Recording folder on the gigabeat Windows Media Player 11 installed Inside TOSHIBA gigabeat U Storage Windows Media Player 10 installed Inside TOSHIBA gigabeat U Media FM Recording folder FM radio recordings Ext Recording folder...

Page 100: ...tcut menu 5 Click Yes in the delete confirmation window The selected track is deleted You can also delete tracks using Windows Media Player In the synchronization display right click the file that you want to delete in the gigabeat library and click Delete or Delete from device NOTE ...

Page 101: ...er The alarm sounds after the specified time max 99 minutes and 59 seconds has elapsed 1 Press and hold the Back button until the main menu is displayed about 1 second 2 Use the Up or Down button to select Timer Sample Illustration Selecting Timer from the main menu 3 Press the Right or Enter button The Timer menu screen is displayed Library FM Radio Line in Recorder Photos Timer Settings ...

Page 102: ...Left Moves the selection location to the left Minutes in tens Seconds in seconds Seconds in tens Minutes in minutes Minutes in tens Right Moves the selection location to the right Minutes in tens Minutes in minutes Seconds in tens Seconds in seconds Minutes in tens Up Increases the value in the selected location Down Decreases the value in the selected location Quick Clears the settings Sample Ill...

Page 103: ...ountdown time after viewing another screen perform steps 1 through 6 above The alarm stops after approximately 1 minute Shutting down the gigabeat after a set time sleep You can use the timer to have the gigabeat to shut itself down after a specified time However if you have already set 5 minutes as the Auto Power Off setting the gigabeat will turn off after approximately 5 minutes if it is not us...

Page 104: ...of minutes before the gigabeat is turned off options are 30 minutes 60 minutes 90 minutes and 120 minutes Selecting Off disables the Sleep function 7 Press the Right or Enter button If the gigabeat is recording when the specified time elapses recording stops and the gigabeat turns off The gigabeat will not turn off while connected via USB to another device Countdown Timer Sleep Timer NOTE ...

Page 105: ...g automatically turns the screen off when the gigabeat is not used for a set period of time 1 Press and hold the Back button until the main menu is displayed about 1 second 2 Use the Up or Down button to select Settings 3 Press the Right or Enter button Sample Illustration Selecting Settings from the main menu Library FM Radio Line in Recorder Photos Timer Settings ...

Page 106: ...fore the screen turns off 7 Press the Right or Enter button Sample Illustration Selecting the number of minutes before turning off The screen does not turn off in the photo display screen recording screen track name editing screen countdown screen or confirmation screen or when the gigabeat is connected to the computer via USB Display Clock Settings Auto Off Date Time Language Reset All Settings O...

Page 107: ... Down button to select Settings 3 Press the Right or Enter button Sample Illustration Selecting Settings from the main menu 4 Use the Up or Down button to select Clock 5 Press the Right or Enter button Sample Illustration Selecting Clock from the Settings menu 6 Use the Up or Down button to select Clock Design Library FM Radio Line in Recorder Photos Timer Settings Display Clock Settings Auto Off ...

Page 108: ...he clock design options 9 Press the Right or Enter button Sample Illustration Selecting a clock design option 10 Use the Up or Down button to select Clock Display 11 Press the Right or Enter button Sample Illustration Selecting the clock display Clock Clock Display Clock Design Clock Design Festival Pure Groove Jazz Clock Clock Display Clock Design ...

Page 109: ...o the clock display in the photo display screen recording screen track name editing screen countdown screen or confirmation screen or when the gigabeat is connected to the computer via USB If you do not use any of the gigabeat controls the display changes from the set time for clock display to a clock display setting to screen off and finally to the original screen where the gigabeat accepts the c...

Page 110: ...nu is displayed about 1 second 2 Use the Up or Down button to select Settings 3 Press the Right or Enter button Sample Illustration Selecting Settings from the main menu 4 Use the Up or Down button to select Auto Off 5 Press the Right or Enter button Sample Illustration Selecting Auto Off from the Settings menu 6 Use the Up or Down button to select OFF or 5 min OFF Library FM Radio Line in Recorde...

Page 111: ... countdown or when the gigabeat is connected via USB to the computer or when the gigabeat is being charged using the USB AC adapter Date and time Follow the steps below to set the date and time on the gigabeat 1 Press and hold the Back button until the main menu is displayed about 1 second 2 Use the Up or Down button to select Settings 3 Press the Right or Enter button Sample Illustration Selectin...

Page 112: ...Pressing the Right button advances through the following settings Time display Month Day Year Hour Minute Pressing the Left button reverses the order 7 Use the Up or Down button to change the setting values Sample Illustration Changing the date and time settings 8 After adjusting the date and time settings press the Enter button Display Clock Settings Auto Off Date Time Language Reset All Settings...

Page 113: ...ss the Right or Enter button Sample Illustration Selecting Settings from the main menu 4 Use the Up or Down button to select Language 5 Press the Right or Enter button Sample Illustration Selecting Language from the Settings menu 6 Use the Up or Down button to select the display language 7 Press the Right or Enter button Library FM Radio Line in Recorder Photos Timer Settings Display Clock Setting...

Page 114: ...Up or Down button to select Settings 3 Press the Right or Enter button Sample Illustration Selecting Settings from the main menu 4 Use the Up or Down button to select Reset All Settings 5 Press the Right or Enter button Sample Illustration Selecting Reset All Settings from the Settings menu Library FM Radio Line in Recorder Photos Timer Settings Auto Off Date Time Settings Language Reset All Setti...

Page 115: ...r and Sleep settings Date and time functions are not reset but the time display will be reset Formatting memory The Format function can be used to format the gigabeat built in flash memory Formatting the gigabeat memory will erase all data stored in the gigabeat Only the software used to run the gigabeat is not erased 1 Press and hold the Back button until the main menu is displayed about 1 second...

Page 116: ...ation Selecting Format from the Settings menu 6 Use the Up or Down button to select formatting scope e g Data or License and Data If you select Data files are erased but the DRM license information is retained If you select License and Data the files and the DRM license information are both erased Library FM Radio Line in Recorder Photos Timer Settings Auto Off Date Time Settings Language Reset Al...

Page 117: ...nect the gigabeat to the computer using the USB cable 2 In Explorer select TOSHIBA gigabeat U in My Computer 3 In that window right click the files you want to save and select Copy from the shortcut menu that appears 4 Then right click the folder on your computer in which you want to save the files and select Paste from the shortcut menu that appears FM Recording folder Contains files recorded fro...

Page 118: ...splayed about 1 second 2 Use the Up or Down button to select Settings 3 Press the Right or Enter button Sample Illustration Selecting Settings from the main menu 4 Use the Up or Down button to select System Sample Illustration Selecting System from the Settings menu Library FM Radio Line in Recorder Photos Timer Settings Auto Off Date Time Settings Language Reset All Settings Format System ...

Page 119: ...m information 5 Press the Right or Enter button The gigabeat version information is displayed Press the Back or Left button to return to the Settings menu Sample Illustration Displaying the System version information Version XXXXX System ...

Page 120: ...isted below If you see these messages refer to the solutions provided in the following table Error Message Solution Low Battery Connect the gigabeat to the computer using the USB cable and charge the built in battery Cannot Record During Countdown Wait until the countdown stops and then start recording Disc is Full Delete any unwanted tracks or photos No photos Transfer some photo files to the gig...

Page 121: ...ace You can record up to 99 songs using Auto Sync You can only split up to 99 tracks in one Auto Sync session Use Auto Sync to re record the tracks from the point where splitting failed orrecord with Auto Syc disabled and split the tracks later Cannot Record Anymore Files of the Same Time Wait 1 minute and then record You can make up to 100 FM radio or Line in recordings with the same clock time t...

Page 122: ...and then on again Or reset the gigabeat and then turn it on again Cannot Delete Turn the gigabeat off and then on again Or reset the gigabeat and then turn it on again HW Error Contact Toshiba Customer Service Cannot Connect To This Device Connect the gigabeat to a computer running a compatible operating system Charging Malfunction Occurred Turn the gigabeat off and then on again Or reset the giga...

Page 123: ...The gigabeat is connected to a computer You cannot use the gigabeat controls while it is connected to a computer See Disconnecting the gigabeat from the computer on page 24 Thebatteryquickly runs low after being charged The built in battery has failed Contact Toshiba Customer Service See Built in battery on page 16 The gigabeat will not play music There are no musicfilesonthe gigabeat Transfer som...

Page 124: ...he problem contact Warranty Service for assistance The charging screen does not appear when the gigabeat is connected to the computer The gigabeat is not connected properly Check the connection between the USB cable and gigabeat See Charging the Built in Battery Connecting to a computer on page 22 The ambient temperature is outside the specified operating temperature range Charge the gigabeat with...

Page 125: ...d then on again Sample Illustration Pressing the Reset button Other problems If you have a problem with changing the language feature back to its original setting 1 Hold down the Back button for at least 1 second to display the main menu screen 2 Press the Up button once and select the item marked with an asterisk 3 Press the Right or Enter button 4 Press the Down button 4 times and select the ite...

Page 126: ...ct the software company s technical support group for their assistance Consult the dealer from whom you purchased your computer and or program Your dealer is your best source for current information For the complete detailed specifications for your gigabeat visit www gigabeatsupport toshiba com Go to the Tech Support Center select your particular model from the list and go to the Detailed Specific...

Page 127: ...duct information in the USA accessories toshiba com Accessories information in the USA www toshiba ca Canada www toshiba Europe com Europe www toshiba co jp index htm Japan http servicio toshiba com Mexico and all of Latin America Australia Toshiba Australia Pty Limited 84 92 Talavera Road North Ryde NSW 2113 Sydney Australia Canada Toshiba Canada Ltd 191 McNabb Street Markham Ontario L3R 8H2 Cana...

Page 128: ...México S A de C V Sierra Candela No 111 6to Piso Col Lomas de Chapultepec CP 11000 Mexico DF Spain Toshiba Information Systems España S A Parque Empresarial San Fernando Edificio Europa 1a Planta Escalera A 28831 Madrid San Fernando de Henares Spain United Kingdom Toshiba Information Systems U K Ltd Toshiba Court Weybridge Business Park Addlestone Road Weybridge Surrey KT15 2UL United Kingdom Unit...

Page 129: ...pling frequency 22 05 to 48 kHz1 Bit rate 16 to 320 kbps1 Recording media 2 GB built in flash memory2 Maximum recording time Approximately 32 hours bit rate 128 kbps 3 Continuous playback Approximately 20 hours4 Display screen 1 1 inch color organic LED display 96 x 96 dots 65 536 colors FM radio recording Stereo MP3 Sampling frequency 44 1 kHz Bit rate 128 kbps Line in recording Stereo MP3 Sampli...

Page 130: ...tual playback times will vary depending on factors such as the operating conditions the ambient operating temperature and the number of times the built battery has been charged Even within the specified operating conditions lower temperatures will result in shorter continuous playback times 5 To use USB 2 0 your computer must be equipped with a USB 2 0 interface as standard or must be upgraded to ...

Page 131: ...3 mono Sampling frequency 22 05 44 1 48 kHz Bit rate 16 to 192 kbps WMA stereo Sampling frequency 22 05 32 44 1 48 kHz Bit rate 48 to 192 kbps WMA mono Sampling frequency 44 1kHz Bit rate 32 kbps WAV stereo mono Sampling frequency 22 05 32 44 1 kHz Bit rate Uncompressed 16 bits only The design and specifications are subject to change without notice For the purpose of clarity and legibility the ill...

Page 132: ...tely 1 10 and 1 12 Media Transfer Protocol A data transfer method developed by Microsoft Corporation Data protected by Windows Media DRM10 is transferred using MTP WAV A Microsoft Windows standard non compressed audio file Windows Media Audio WMA An audio compression encoding method developed by Microsoft Corporation Also used to refer to audio files compressed using that method Windows Media DRM1...

Page 133: ...dio file downloading to the computer 26 selecting tracks by album 41 selecting tracks by artist 37 transferring to the portable media player 29 B battery charging 22 bookmarking 56 button back 20 Enter 20 Left Right 20 Quick 20 RESET 20 Up Down 20 C clock settings 107 control buttons and switches 20 D date and time settings 111 display settings 105 E equalizer 52 G gigabeat caring for 15 using 18 ...

Page 134: ...sic 123 resetting to solve problems 124 setting the language 125 system errors 121 transferring photos 120 USB problems 122 product specifications 129 R radio 74 listening to FM 74 setting channels 74 tuning manually 79 recording on FM 83 recording default setting 85 deleting recordings 98 editing file names 96 on FM radio 83 playing tracks 91 settings 89 splitting files 94 Recording music from ot...

Page 135: ...126 database errors 121 disc is full 120 editing songs 121 file errors 122 licenses for song tracks 121 memory problems 122 playing music 123 resetting to solve problems 124 setting the language 125 system errors 121 transferring photos 120 USB problems 122 W Web sites 126 Windows Media Player 22 using to download audio CDs 26 ...

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