3-220-493-11 (1)
Sony Corporation © 2000 Printed in Philippines
EMK-01
Operating Instructions
Manual de instrucciones (no verso)
Notice to Users
2000 Sony Electronics Inc. All rights
reserved. This manual and the software
described herein, in whole or in part,
may not be reproduced, translated, or
reduced to any machine-readable form
without prior written approval.
SONY ELECTRONICS INC. PROVIDES
NO WARRANTY WITH REGARD TO
THIS MANUAL, THE SOFTWARE, OR
OTHER INFORMATION CONTAINED
HEREIN AND HEREBY EXPRESSLY
DISCLAIMS ANY IMPLIED
WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTBILITY
OR FITNESS WITH REGARD TO THIS
MANUAL, THE SOFTWARE, OR SUCH
OTHER INFORMATION. IN NO
EVENT SHALL SONY ELECTRONICS
INC. BE LIABLE FOR ANY
INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, OR
SPECIAL DAMAGES, WHETHER
BASED ON TORT, CONTRACT, OR
OTHERWISE, ARISING OUT OF OR IN
CONNECTION WITH THIS MANUAL,
THE SOFTWARE, OR OTHER
INFORMATION CONTAINED HEREIN
OR THE USE THEREOF.
Sony Electronics Inc. reserves the right to
make any modification to this manual or
the information contained herein at any
time without notice. The software
described herein is governed by the
terms of a separate usage license
agreement.
You are cautioned that any changes or
modifications not expressly approved in
this manual could void your authority to
operate this equipment.
Sony, eMarker, and the eMarker logo are
trademarks of Sony Corporation.
Windows and the Windows 98 logo are
registered trademarks of Microsoft
Corporation.
All other trademarks are trademarks of
their respective owners.
If you have any questions about this
product, go to the eMarker web site:
http://www.eMarker.com.
Declaration of Conformity
Trade Name: SONY
Model No.: EMK-01
Responsible Party: Sony Electronics
Inc.
Address:
1 Sony Drive
Park Ridge, NJ 07656
Telephone No.: (201) 930-6972
This device complies with Part 15 of
the FCC Rules. Operation is subject
to the following two conditions: (1)
This device may not cause harmful
interference, and (2) this device must
accept any interference received,
including interference that may
cause undesired operation.
WARNING
This equipment has been tested and
found to comply with the limits for a
Class B digital device, pursuant to Part
15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are
designed to provide reasonable
protection against harmful interference
in a residential installation. This
equipment generates, uses, and can
radiate radio frequency energy and, if
not installed and used in accordance
with the instructions, may cause harmful
interference to radio communications.
However, there is no guarantee 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:
— Reorient or relocate the receiving
antenna.
— Increase the separation between the
equipment and receiver.
— Connect the equipment into an outlet
on a circuit different from that to
which the receiver is connected.
— Consult the dealer or an experienced
radio/TV technician for help.
CAUTION
KEEP OUT OF REACH OF SMALL
CHILDREN. RISK OF CHOKING IF
SWALLOWED. BATTERY MAY CAUSE
DEATH IF SWALLOWED.
DO NOT USE WHILE DRIVING OR
OPERATING DANGEROUS
EQUIPMENT. ALWAYS USE IN A
SAFE ENVIRONMENT.
System
Requirements
To use eMarker, the following are
required:
• IBM-compatible PC
– Pentium 133 MHz (200 MHz or
faster)
*
– 32MBytes of RAM (64MBytes or
greater)
*
– 3MBytes of available hard disk
space (5MBytes)
*
– SVGA (800
×
600) (XGA (1024
×
768))
*
monitor with 256 colors
• U.S.-Version Windows 98 or
Windows 98 SE (Second Edition)
• USB port
• Internet access (e.g. modem or
Ethernet) with speed of 28.8kbps or
greater
• Internet browser
– Internet Explorer 4.0 or newer, or
– Netscape Navigator 4.0 or newer
*
Recommended values
Quick glance
Step 2
Take your eMarker to where you
listen to the radio and eMark
your favorite songs by pressing
the e button on your eMarker
while listening to radio.
• During housework
• In a commuter train
• On a street
Step 3
Go home and check out the
songs that you have eMarked on
the web site.
Step 1
Start by setting up your eMarker.
• Insert a battery.
• Download and install the
eMarker software to your PC.
• Register your eMarker on the
web site.
See “Inserting a battery” and
“Preparations.”
v
v
Inserting a battery
1
Turn to open the
battery compartment
lid using a coin, etc.
2
Place the supplied
CR2025 battery with
the + side facing
upward.
3
Close the lid.
Note
All your eMarks will be erased when
you open the battery compartment. Be
sure to upload your eMarks to the
eMarker web site before opening the lid.
When to replace the battery
Under normal conditions of use, the
battery will last approximately 6
months. When the battery becomes
weak, the LCD indications become
dimmer. Replace the battery with a
Sony CR2025 or Duracell DL-2025
lithium battery. Use of another battery
may present a risk of fire or explosion.
WARNING
Battery may explode if mistreated.
Do not recharge, disassemble or
dispose of in fire.
Preparations
1
Connect the eMarker
Cradle to the USB port
of your PC.
2
Download and install
the eMarker software.
Follow the downloading and
installing procedure on the
eMarker web site
http://www.eMarker.com.
Note
If you don’t see the “e” logo in
the Task Tray (at the lower
bottom right hand corner) after
installation, then start the
eMarker software by going
through the Start, Programs, and
eMarker menus.
3
Take off the cap of the
eMarker.
4
Plug the eMarker into
the eMarker Cradle.
In some cases, you can plug the
eMarker directly into the USB
port on your PC as well.
5
Your PC will recognize
the eMarker and install
the device driver
automaticaly.
6
Resister your eMarker.
Follow the registering procedure
on the eMarker web site.
7
Unplug the eMarker
from the eMarker
Cradle.
Be sure to attach the cap to the
eMarker after use.
How to use the
eMarker
1
Press the e button
when you hear a song
that you like on one of
your registered radio
stations/TV channels.
A black circle appears on the
display in falling down “Sand
Clock” animation movement.
To eMark a song from a
registered radio station
Press the e button once.
To eMark a song from a
registered TV channel
Press the e button twice.
“TV” flashes on the lower display
of the eMarker.
Note
Be sure to check the availability of
this feature on the web site.
To eMark a song that you
heard on a radio station
outside your normal
listening area
Hold the e button pressed for two
seconds.
“ROAM” flashes onthe lower
display of the eMarker.
Note
Be sure to check the availability of
this feature on the web site.
2
Turn on your PC and
establish internet
connection.
3
Take off the cap of the
eMarker.
4
Plug the eMarker
into the eMarker
Cradle.
5
Continue the operation
following the
instructions on your PC.
Note
The eMarker can hold up to 10 eMarks at
once. If you try to register an 11th
eMark, all 10 black circles will flash to
indicate that it is full and the 11th eMark
will not be registered.
To cancel an eMark
Press the CANCEL button on the rear
of the eMarker with the tip of a pen or
sharp object.
Each time you press the CANCEL
button, an eMark is canceled from the
latest one entered, and one black
circle on the display disappears.
Precautions
• The eMarker is a precision
instrument. Never disassemble.
• Keep the eMarker away from
extremely high temperatures (above
60°C [140 °F]) and humidity.
Never leave the eMarker inside the
car.
• When using outdoors, never let the
eMarker become wet with rain or
salt water.
• When the eMarker or the connector
become soiled, wipe them with a
dry cloth.
• Do not pull the cable when
disconnecting the cable of the
eMarker cradle from your PC.
Always grip the plug when
disconnecting to prevent damage.
• Do not try to pull the cap off
without pushing the two buttons on
the cap.
Troubleshooting
You cannot eMark.
• The battery is not set properly.
t
Set the battery properly.
• Ten eMarks have already been
made.
t
Cancel the eMarks and try
eMarking again or upload your
eMarks to the web site to clear
the memory in the terminal.
The eMarker application will
not launch automatically.
• Installation failed or the shortcut for
the application has been erased.
t
Create a shortcut for the tsr.exe
file in the folder in which the
application is installed, and
move it to the Startup Folder by
going through Start Menu and
selecting Program Folder.
• The tsr.exe file for the application
may be erased.
t
Download and install the
application again.
Nothing happens on your PC
when you plug the eMarker
into the eMarker Cradle.
• The “e” logo does not appear on the
Task Tray (at lower right-hand
corner of screen).
t
Launch the eMarker application
by going through the folder in
which the application is
installed.
• Check to see if your USB port is
active by switching it with another
device (e.g. a USB mouse).
If the above-mentioned remedies do
not help improve the situation, go to
the eMarker web site for more
information
(http://www.eMarker.com).
Specifications
Supplied accessories
Operating Instructions (1)
eMarker cradle (1)
CR2025 lithium battery (1)
eMarker (EMK-T01)
Power requirement
CR2025 lithium battery
Battery life
Approx. 6 months (assuming
eMarking ten times a day, including
one data transfer)
Output
USB connector
Dimensions
Approx. 1
5
/
16
× 3
3
/
4
×
21
/
32
in.
(32.4
×
94.2
×
16.1 mm) (w/h/d)
Mass
Approx. 0.9 oz. (26 g)
eMarker cradle (EMK-C01)
Input/output
USB connectors
Dimensions
Approx. 3
1
/
4
× 1
3
/
16
×
2
5
/
8
in.
(79.6
×
28.6
×
64.6 mm) (w/h/d)
Mass
Approx. 2.8 oz. (80 g)
