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ENGLISH FRANÇAIS DEUTSCH NEDERLANDS ITALIANO ESPAÑOL
DIGITAL AUDIO PLAYER
INSTRUCTION MANUAL
M2GD55
M1GD50
© B60-5704-08 /01 (E)
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Contents Safety precautions ............................................3 Playing music tracks Appendix Unpacking ...........................................................5 Selecting music for playback ..................... 17 Connection of external components ..... 26 Flow for music playback .................................5 Display during playback .............................. 18 Connecting to the headphones jack ...... 26 Number of tag information display Connecting to the USB connector .
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Safety precautions Do not use or place the product in the following locations: IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS • A place with high humidity, such as in a bathroom or shower room. Also do not use the ¤ Caution: Player in a place subject to water splashes. Otherwise, a fire hazard or battery leak may Read this page carefully to ensure safe operation. result. • Do not approach the Player to heating equipment (a stove, iron, etc.). Otherwise, a fire Read Instructions – All the safety and operating
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Safety precautions Handling Note on the built-in battery • Do not apply an excessive force to the display part. Otherwise, it may be damaged. • For the replacement of the built-in battery, contact your dealer. • Avoid storing the player in a bag together with a hard object. Otherwise, the player may • The battery built into the player discharges spontaneously even when the player is not be damaged when the bag is pushed. used. This means that the built-in battery may be exhausted completely whe
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M2GD55 M1GD50 QUICK START MANUAL DIGITAL AUDIO PLAYER Unpacking Flow for music playback Connecting stereo headphones (page 8) Cancelling the HOLD function (page 8) Preparation Switching Power ON (page 8) Recharging Battery/ Connecting a PC (page 9) Preparation of Capturing Music in PC (page 11) music files Transferring Music from PC (page 13) Player (M1GD50) Player (M2GD55) Playing music tracks Playback of music Selecting music for playback (page 17) Operations available during playback (page 18
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Read Before Use Names and functions of parts M1GD50 6 Play/Pause button / Power/Menu button • Press to play a track or let it pause. • Press and hold to switch the power • During playback, press and hold for ON/OFF. Display more than 1 second to set the A-B • Press shortly to open the menu. Repeat points. • Press shortly while the menu is open • Press while the menu is displayed to Power/Menu button to return to the previous display page. enter a selected item. Strap eyelet • Press when th
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Read Before Use Screen display items Library screen Control buttons Home screen This is the music selection display page with 4 types of selecting method. (page 17) This is the initial display page for use in selection of Cursor movement Screen switching Selecting "Play all" during playback starts playback of all the music tracks belonging to the last the music selection method and in various setups. selected item. Selecting by artist
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For first use Connecting stereo headphones Switching Power ON/OFF Connect the provided stereo headphones to the Player. 1 Switch the Player ON. Press and hold the Power/Menu button until the KENWOOD logo is displayed. The Player enters the mode before the last time it was switched OFF. 2 Switch the Player OFF. Press and hold the Power/Menu button until the pattern Entanglement-prevention slider shown on the left is displayed. Hold the headphone body and insert into each ear. The optimum cond
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For first use Recharging Battery/ Connecting a PC The Player incorporates a rechargeable battery (hereinafter referred to as "the battery"), Connecting a PC which can be recharged by connecting the Player to a PC through a USB cable. Connect the Player to a PC to transfer music from the PC to the Player and to recharge its battery. Recharging Battery The connection mode varies according to the OS running on the PC and the version of Open the USB cover. Windows Media Player. Using the provided
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For first use Disconnecting the Player from the PC When the connection mode is MTP mode (When "Kenwood M_D5*" or "M_D5*" is displayed on Windows) 1 Unplug the USB cable from the Player. Ensure that the indicator of the Power/Menu button is not blinking before unplugging the USB cable. When the connection mode is MSC mode (When "KENWOOD_DAP" is displayed on Windows) 1 Click the [Safe To Remove Hardware] icon. Display the indicator on the task tray if it is not Windows Vista Windows XP Windows
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For first use Capturing Music in PC To play music files as tracks of this Player, first rip music files in the PC. 5 Click the [Start Rip] button. The Player can play the following 2 types of music files. • MP3 (*.mp3) : MPEG-1 Audio Layer-3 Sampling frequency 32/ 44.1/ 48 KHz Transfer bit rate 16k – 320 kbps Variable Bit Rate (VBR) 16k – 320 kbps ID3 tag Ver. 2.2/ 2.3/ 2.4 When the [Rip Option] dialog box is displayed: Select "Do not add copy protection to your music", check "I understand that
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For first use Capturing Music in PC Using Windows Media Player 10 1 Launch the Windows Media Player. 2 Click the [Rip] button on the top. 3 Place a music CD in the CD-ROM driver of the PC. 4 Check the checkboxes of the CD tracks to be ripped. 5 Click the [Rip Music] button. • For selecting a destination folder or a file format, go to [Tools] menu > [Options] > [Rip music] tab. 1 English
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For first use Transferring Music from PC The obtained music files can then be transferred to the Player. 5 Add the music files to be transferred in the Sync List. Drag & drop the music file selected from the library into the sync list on the right. Using Windows Media Player 11/10/9 Alternatively, right-click to open a pop-up menu and select [Add to ‘Sync List’] (The following steps describes the operation with the Windows Media Player 11/10.) from it. Using Windows Media Player 11 1 Connect t
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For first use Transferring Music from PC Data transfer by drag & drop 4 Select the MTP player (M_D5*) or the removable disk (KENWOOD_ Open the Windows Explorer and drag & drop the desired file from the PC’s hard DAP) corresponding to this Player. disk drive to this Player (expressed as MTP: [Kenwood M_D5* ], [M_D5* ] or MSC: [KENWOOD_DAP] on Windows). Copy & paste can also be used for data transfer. 1 Open the MTP player or the removable disk corresponding to this Player. Click [Start] – [Com
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For first use Deleting tracks The music files transferred from the PC to the Player can be deleted from the Player. Using Windows Media Player 10 Using Windows Media Player 11/10/9 1 Connect the Player to a PC. (The following steps describes the operation with the Windows Media Player 11/10.) 2 Launch the Windows Media Player. Using Windows Media Player 11 3 Click the [Sync] button on the top. 1 Connect the Player to a PC. 4 Select the MTP player (M_D5*) or the removable disk (KENWOOD_ 2 Launch
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For first use Formatting Formatting can be used to delete all of the music and other files stored in the Player. Using Windows Media Player 10 1 Connect the Player to a PC. Caution • Formatting deletes all of the files in the Player. It also deletes demonstration music, 2 Launch the Windows Media Player. which cannot be restored later. It does not alter the settings made with the Settings menu. 3 Click the [Sync] button on the top. • Once formatted, the memory cannot be restored to the previou
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Playing music tracks Selecting music for playback Select and play the desired track. 4 S elect an intermediate item ("Artist name", for example). Artist Select Artist name = Album title = Track title. The list for the intermediate item is Album Select Album title = Track title. displayed. Genre Select Genre name = Track title. Track Select Track title directly. When a major item is selected, the list of intermediate items located below it is displayed. 5 Select an
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Playing music tracks Display during playback Operations available during playback The display shows various information during playback. Power/Menu button Displays the menu. Artist name Track title Press in screen saver mode to turn the display on. Elapsed play time/ Mode Play time 3 : Play Track No./ 8 : Pause Number of Up button selected tracks Each press skips to the beginning of the current track or of the previous track (Skip-down). Press and hold to fast reverse the t
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Playing music tracks Various play modes One of the following six play modes can be selected. 4 Select the desired play mode. Normal Playback stops after having played the tracks in the list. The display during playback resumes in Repeat all Playback of all of the tracks in the list repeatedly. about 30 seconds. Repeat one Playback of the same track repeatedly. Random Playback of all of the tracks in the list in a random order, playing every track once. Repeat random
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Playing music tracks Various play modes 4 Set the end point (point B). After pressing and holding the button for more than 1 second, release the button. "A ↔B" is displayed. Even during pause, the end point can be 1sec. set by pressing and holding the button for more than 1 second. 5 To cancel A-B Repeat. 1sec. 0 English
