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MP3 Music & Video Player
User Guide
4 GB
SMP517-4
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V i d e o C o n v e r In the Box Two pairs of premium stereo Storage case headphones Installation CD SMP517-4 USB 2.0 Hi-Speed The Sharper Image Installation CD Quick Start Guide cable for battery charging MP3 Video Player and data transfer 1 s i o n S o f t w a r e
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Introduction Congratulations on purchasing the Sharper Image mp3 Music & Video Playe . r Before using the player, read this manual thoroughly and keep it for future reference. This manual contains important safety information and correct operation instructions. Read the manual carefully before you use the player in order to avoid any confusion. Copyright Information Trademarks and trade names used in this instruction manual are owned by their respective companies or organizations. Unauthor
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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 pl
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Features 4 GB Memory Two stereo outputs (to share your music) High resolution 1.8” color display Built-in speaker and high fidelity processor Plays MPEG4 s ( XVID with MP2 audio in AVI format). Movie file converter software is included in the CD Plays MP3/WMA music Displays JPG pictures Digital voice recording with built-in microphone Includes two pairs of high-fidelity in-ear headphones Li-Ion rechargeable battery Folder navigation Artists and lyrics on scree
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Location of Controls 1. Key ring hole 1 2. Two earphones jacks (to share the music) 3. [PLAY] - Playback / Pause / On-Off button 2 2 4. [REC] - Start voice or radio recording / Delete / A-B loop / Deactivate LCR / Back 3 8 5. [Power on/off switch] 6. USB 2.0 Hi-Speed connector for battery charging and data transfer 4 9 7. Built-in speaker 8. [PREVIOUS] - Previous track / Fast backwards / Volume + 5 10 [MENU] - Select / Back to previous menu / Main menu 9. 7 6 10. [NEXT] - Next track / Fas
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Connecting to a computer System requirements You computer system must meet the following specifications: Pentium 200MHz or above Microsoft Windows 98SE/2000/ME/XP/Vista 120MB of available hard disk space USB port supported CD-ROM drive PC connection In order to enjoy the multimedia capabilities of your MP3 Video Player, you have to first copy your favorite files from your PC to it’s internal memory. Connect your MP3 Video Player to the computer using the included USB 2.0 cable. The devi
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Connecting the player to a computer Files can be transferred directly into the player using the USB data cable. Make sure your computer is powered on. Below is the procedure of connecting the player to a computer: 1. Plug the larger USB connector of the USB cable into the USB port on the computer. 2. Plug the other end (small) of the USB cable to the player. 3. The computer system detects “New hardware” and starts to install the driver automatically. Wait for the system to finish the install
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Disconnecting the USB cable After completing the file transfer, please disconnect the USB cable the following way: 1. Double click the green arrow “Safely Remove Hardware” in the task bar 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
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Charging the battery Your MP3 Video Player has an integrated rechargeable Li-Ion battery. It comes fully charged from the factory, but it is recommended to perform a full recharge before the first use. Recharge the battery by connecting the player to a computer using the included USB 2.0 cable (using any USB type mini B with 5-pins will also work). Charging time is between 3-5 hours, depending if the player is powered off or working. To keep the battery in good condition, we recommend not usi
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Basic Operation PLAY Turning on/off ● To turn on the player place the [Power on/off switch] in the “ON” position, and press and hold the [PLAY] button for 3 seconds until the LCD screen lights up. ● To turn the player off, press and hold the [PLAY] button until the LCD screen shuts off, or place the Power on /of switch [Power on/off switch] in the “OFF” position. NOTE: If you power off the device directly with the [Power on/off switch], your last changes in the settings w
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Using the music player 1. Select “MUSIC” from the main menu, and press the [MENU] button. MENU 2. Choose from the submenu options below: ● “Music Player”: Shows the music player screen. ● “All Music”: With this option you will see, sorted alphabetically by file name, all the songs you have stored in your MP3 video player. ● “Artist”, “Album”, and “Title”: See listings of your favorite music sorted by artist, album or title respectively. Note: In order for the music files to be displayed in the
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Music player settings You can choose the equalization mode that fits your preferences. To do so, browse to “SETTINGS” → “MUSIC” → “EQ select” and choose one of the 6 available modes: “Normal”, “MS PlayFX”, “Rock”, “Pop”, and “Classic” or “Jazz”. The playing order of the tracks depends on the selected mode. By default, the mode is set to “Normal”. You can change to a different mode browsing to “SETTINGS” → “MUSIC” → “ Play Mode”, and choosing “Normal” (sequential order) or “Shuffle” (random)
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Pausing playback While a song is playing, press the [PLAY] button to pause the playback. To resume playback, press the [PLAY] button once again. PLAY Skipping tracks REC Briefly press the [PREVIOUS] button to go to the previous track. Briefly press the [NEXT] button to skip to the next track. Power on /of switch Searching backward or forward within a track Pause the song, and then press and hold the [PREVIOUS] button to search backward within a track. Pause the song, and then pre
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Watching Videos You can play AVI / WMV / MPG / VOB / ASF videos that you previously converted to the AVI format (XVID with MP2 audio and 160 x 128 resolution), using the easy software tool included inside the bundled CD. To play videos, select the “VIDEO” option from the main menu. You will access the files explorer (check the “Browser: folder navigation” section). Choose the video that you want with the [PREVIOUS] or [NEXT] buttons and press the [MENU] button to start playing it. Pausing
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Creating AVI Videos With the AVI Converter software tool you can easily convert your AVI / WMV / MPG / VOB / ASF videos to the AVI format (XVID with MP2 audio and 160 x 128 resolution) so you can enjoy them with your MP3 video player. For installing the AVI converter follow these steps: 1. Insert the provided CD to the CD-ROM drive of your computer. Click 2. on “ Video Converter” and follow the instructions to download the converter to your desktop. 3. Click on “AVI Converter ”from the “Start
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Creating AVI Videos (cont.) 5. Select the video file that you want to convert by clicking on the “Source File” drop down window. 6. Click on the “Target File Path” drop down window to select the destination for the converted video. You can send it directly to your video player by selecting “Sharper MP3”, and clicking “OK”, or if you would like to save the video to your computer, we recommend sending it to your “Desktop”, where you can easily find the video, and transfer it to your video pla
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Creating AVI Videos (cont.) 7. Write the name of the new AVI video file to be created (”Target File Name”). 8. Choose the image quality 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.
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Viewing Pictures To view your images, select the “PHOTO” option from the main menu. You will access directly to the files explorer (check the “Browser: folder 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
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Voice Recording and Playing In Voice mode, you can activate the voice recording feature of your video player, and play the recorded files. Recording voice Your MP3 video player is able to perform voice recording with its integrated microphone. To enter the voice record mode, select the “RECORD” option and press the [MENU] button. Press the [REC] button to start recording. You can pause by pressing the [REC] button again. To finish recording, press and hold the [REC] button. The sound files
