USER MANUAL
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1. F Drive MP3 USER MANUAL GEMBIRD TABLE OF CONTENTS INTFODUCTION silki Preparation to work Exterior view and buttons LCD Screen Turn the F drive MP3 ON OFF Formatting the F drive MP3 Main Menu 0 Playing MP3 WMA music Using menu in the playback mode Voice recording operation and playback of the recorded file a aaa 8 Delete files Playing with EQ Equalizer Repeat play mode and Previous mode A B Repeat To Follow and Read amp Compare Setting the Back light Viewing internal memory capacity Others function Password settings USB port connection System hardware requirements 20 Device and software installation under Windows 98 ME 2000 XP Software package Transferring files between PC and the F drive MP3 Technical specifications 2 Gembird F Drive MP3 user manual Introduction Introduction Congratulations on your purchase of Gembird F Drive MP3 hours of music F drive MP3 is a universal MP3 solution portable MP3 player with large memory capacity and built in voice record er It can be used as a removable USB Flash disk at the same time Portable MP3 player will be with you everywhere With large drive capacity hours of music could be stored General usage guidelines e If you don t use the F drive MP3 for a long time please remove the battery2. iv 15 sec set the duration of the back light to 15 seconds v 30 sec set the duration of the back light to 30 seconds Viewing internal memory capacity e You can examine the utilization of the memory of F drive MP3 by connecting the F drive to the PC Otherwise it is also possible to view the memory capacity of the F drive MP3 in the following way a Use MODE PREV NEXT jog button to enter into the Main menu b Select the Sys Set c Select the Memory Info d You will see your memory capacity e Press MODE PREV NEXT again to return Gembird F Drive MP3 user manual 15 Other function Other function Lyric On Off e Use MODE PREV NEXT jog button to enter into the Main menu e Select the SYS SET e Push the MODE PREV NEXT jog button to find Lyric sub menu e If the setting is LYRIC ON and your MP3 song is accompanied with Irc file the text of the song can be displayed on the MP3 screen If this setting is OFF no text will be displayed Directory e Select the music directory to set the default Music Directory MP3 Player will play from that directory e Select the record directory to set the default Music Directory Player will play recording file from that directory Rec Filter e Setup for long VOX Recording From level 0 to Level 6 Higher level for nosier background Auto Off e Push the jog button to adjust time for automatic 16 Gembird F Drive MP3
3. NEXT jog button to enter into the REPEAT sub menu when MP3 is playing e Press the jog button to select e NORMAL play all the songs stored in the F drive MP3 at random and then stop e REPEAT ALL play all the songs repeatedly until any other button is pressed e REPEAT ONE play the current song repeatedly e INTRODUCE play the first 10 seconds of all the songs then stop when the last one has been played A B Repeat e While the Mp3 player is playing a Press MODE PREV NEXT jog button to enter into the Mode menu b Select A B repeat menu pushing the jog button 12 Gembird F Drive MP3 user manual A B Repeat c Press MODE PREV NEXT jog button d The screen will display A B and the A will flash e Push the jog button forward the A stops flashing then B starts to flash f Push the jog button forward the B stops flashing g The player repeats the song from the point A to the point B NOTICE Press the MODE PREV NEXT jog button to cancel the repeat To Follow and Read amp Compare e While the Mp3 player is playing a Press MODE PREV NEXT jog button to enter into the Mode sub menu b Select A B repeat menu c Press MODE PREV NEXT jog button d The screen will display A B and the A will flash e Push the jog button forward the A stops flashing then B starts to flash f Push the jog button forward the B stops fla
4. cable to USB port of your computer Under Windows ME 2000 XP the device will be automatically recognized and the drivers will be installed Under Windows 98 you will have to provide the path to the CD with drivers to the Found New Device wizard Software package F Drive MP3 DataSuite e This software package consists of the following utilities 1 CopyDisk Allows copying the whole disks or folders to from F drive Convenient to use for backup or data transfer purposes 2 F Backup Allows arranging scheduled backup restoration of data to from F drive 3 Watcher Detects new F Drive and Flexi Drive devices and allows running auto run software whenever the F drive is plugged in 4 PC Lock Allows you to use the F drive as the lock to prevent unauthorized use of your computer 5 F Drive MP3 Disk Utility This utility provides such functions as low level formatting of F Drive MP3 Phone book This software allows to store process and retrieve the phone numbers or other contact 22 Gembird F Drive MP3 user manual Software package information into from Gembird MP3 players It can also be used to export the phone numbers or other contact information from the memory of the Gembird MP3 players This software can be run under Win98 WinMe WinXP and Win2000 Note the software is preinstalled on your MP3 player Launching the Telbook software Double click the Telbook icon telbook exe under the Windows Program manag
5. switched off e While the F drive MP3 is on and playing press and hold gt button for 3 seconds to turn the power off e When you shut off your MP3 F Drive the system will save your last settings Format the F drive MP3 e If you want to format the F drive MP3 please use the supplied F Drive MP3 Disk Utility software only Main Menu e To enter the Main menu during the music playback press and hold gt for 1 sec A black square symbol appears on the LCD display Press MODE PREV NEXT jog button once firmly to open the Main menu Push the MODE PREV Gembird F Drive MP3 user manual 5 Main Menu NEXT jog button forward or backward in order to select the following functions a MUSIC the music sub menu b RECORD the record sub menu c VOICE the voice sub menu d FM RADIO the FM sub menu e SYS SET the system settings sub menu f EXIT Return to the previous menu e After selection is made press MODE PREV NEXT jog button to enter the sub menu MAIN MENU i mesic Fine Record 2 Record _________ Long REC 3 Voice cone vox 4 FM Radio f Music Dir 5 Sys Set Directory Record Dir 6 Exit Lyric Exit Memory Info Rec Filter Lyric on Black Light Lyric off Auto Off Font Set Del Music Delete File Del Record Contrast Exit Animation Logo F M Version Exit 6 Gembird F Drive MP3 user manual Playing MP3 WMA music Playing MP3 WMA music
6. to avoid possible damage caused by electrical leakage e The F drive MP3 should be kept in the areas free from extreme temperatures moisture and dust e Set the HOLD switch to the release position be fore operation e Donotdrop the F drive MP3 because it might then probably get damaged e Please replace the battery if a Low Battery indicator appears b F drive MP3 shuts down by itself during the playing c All the buttons do no respond Gembird F Drive MP3 user manual 3 Exterior view and buttons Exterior view and buttons gt ON OFF Play Pause Earphone jack MODE Forward Backward Hold Volume Control Volume Control LCD Screen NATU Battery Indicator Folder Position Di File Folder Play Time Number of Songs Artist Title Lyrics File Format Bite Rate Playback Mode Follow Read Song Compare EQ Order NOTICE The actual symbols displayed in the LCD screen may differ slightly from what is shown in this manual 4 Gembird F Drive MP3 user manual Turning the F drive MP3 ON OFF Turning the F drive MP3 ON OFF e Press and hold the gt button for 5 sec to turn the power on the LCD screen will show a blue background light with the Turn on animation In the auto off mode see chapter 20 if no button is pressed and F drive MP3 doesn t play music or radio for a chosen by you period of time then it will be automatically
7. user manual Other function power off from 0 to 60 sec If you chose 0 you turn the AUTO OFF function off Press the MODE PREV NEXT jog button to confirm Player will auto off when player is in STOP status Font Language e Push the jog button to select the language press MODE PREV NEXT jog button to confirm Contrast e Push the jog button to adjust the contrast from O brightest to 21 darkest press MODE PREV NEXT jog button to confirm Animation e Select different animation shown when the player is turned on available on certain models Logo e Select different Logos shown when the player is turned on available on certain models F W Version e Displays the firmware version Gembird F Drive MP3 user manual 17 Password settings Password settings a Assigning a password e Enter through the Main menu into Sys set sub menu e Press MODE PREV NEXT jog button to enter into PASSWORD sub menu e On the LCD screen will appear New PW e Enter your password using any sequence of 4 button pushes all the player s buttons are suitable for that For example you can push 4 times Vol or 1 time Vol and 3 times button etc Press the jog button to confirm IMPORTANT Write down and never forget this sequence e Once Again will light up on the screen please re enter your password and confirm once again e If you see Success on the scre
8. DE PREV NEXT once more to enter the DELETE FILES sub menu 1 MUSIC DIR 2 RECORD DIR 3 EXIT e Press the MODE PREV NEXT jog button to confirm the directory The following menu will be displayed 1 DEL ONE 10 Gembird F Drive MP3 user manual Delete files 2 DELETE ALL 3 EXIT e Push the jog button to select press it again to confirm the selected item then press gt to delete the file s or press any other key to cancel this delete operation and return to the menu Playing with EQ Equalizer e You can enjoy different sound effects by using EQ mode e While the player is playing press MODE PREV NEXT jog button to enter the sub menu e Select the EQ option and press the MODE PREV NEXT jog button to enter the EQ sub menu e Press the jog button to choose the desired sound effect e There are five sound effects available JAZZ CLASSIC ROCK POP and NORMAL e If you don t want to change the current settings just choose RETURN to exit the sub menu NOTICE The Equalizer function works with WMA files only Gembird F Drive MP3 user manual 11 Repeat and Preview mode Repeat and Preview mode e You need to set the Repeat mode if you want a Repeatedly listen to the same single song b Play all the songs in the memory in circulation c Preview all the songs by listening to the first 10 seconds of each song e Use MODE PREV
9. e 7 Save As Using the menu choice Save As you can export the information as txt file 8 Exit Quits the program Transferring files between the PC and the F drive MP3 e Insert your F Drive MP3 in the USB port of your PC e The removable disk will appear in My Computer You can use any software to upload download or delete file s on the F drive MP3 after that Technical specification Memory Size 64 128 256MB LCD Screen 96x26 dot matrix SNR 90dB Output Frequency 20Hz 20kHz File Format MP3 WMA Compress rate 32kbps 256kbps Record Format ADPCM Recording Rate 8 kHZ Gembird F Drive MP3 user manual 25
10. e While the player is on press the button to play the music The LCD Screen playback time display will indicate the total number of songs e Push the MODE PREV NEXT jog button to select the song that you want to play e Push and hold the MODE PREV NEXT jog button to move fast ahead or rewind e During the music playback press again to pause short or stop 1sec e You can increase and decrease the volume e Press and hold the VOL button Press the to increase the volume press the to decrease the volume The LCD screen will indicate the volume level ay Voli el Using menu in the playback mode e Turn on the player press the key to start Gembird F Drive MP3 user manual 7 Using menu in the playback mode playing MP3 WMA then press MODE PREV NEXT jog button e On the screen the following menu will be displayed Repeat one Repeat all Introduce ene EQ select A B Replay Exit Normal Rock Pop Classic Soft Jazz DBB Natural e Use MODE PREV NEXT jog button to select item press again to confirm or return to the choice Voice recording operation and playback of the recorded file A Voice recording operation e Press the gt key to turn the F drive MP3 on 8 Gembird F Drive MP3 user manual Voice recording operation and playback of the recorded file then press the MODE PREV NEXT jog button to open the Main menu P
11. e necessary to install the drivers first only under Windows 98 or Windows 98 SE System hardware requirements e IBM compatible computer e Pentium 166 MMX or faster e Windows 98 98 SE ME 2000 XP e USB port e 32 MB RAM or more 64 MB is recommended for Windows 2000 e 20 MB free hard disk space or more e 4x CD ROM drive or more e Sound card optional 20 Gembird F Drive MP3 user manual Device and software installation under Windows 98 ME 2000 XP Device and software installation under Windows 98 ME 2000 XP e Make sure you have an unoccupied USB port on your computer and itis enabled in your computer BIOS e Insert F Drive software CD in the CD ROM drive of your computer e Launch Setup program which is located in the root directory on the CD e Choose the setup type You may choose one of three setup types 1 Typical installs Data Suite software F Drive Disk Utility and device drivers 2 Compact installs F Drive MP3 Disk Utility and device drivers 3 Custom allows to choose components you want to install e Follow installation instructions of the setup program e Connect via USB cable F Drive MP3 to the USB port of your computer Windows will automatically detect new hardware and install the necessary drivers NOTE An alternative way to install the drivers is to connect the F drive MP3 to the computer via USB Gembird F Drive MP3 user manual 21 Software package
12. en your password is activated b Changing password e Enter through the Main menu into Sys set e Press MODE PREV NEXT jog button to enter into PASSWORD sub menu 18 Gembird F Drive MP3 user manual Password settings e On the LCD screen will appear Old PW e Enter your current password and confirm by pressing MODE PREV NEXT jog button e New PW will appear on the screen please enter a new password confirm e Once again will appear on the screen please re enter the password confirm e If you see Success on the screen your new password is confirmed c Canceling password e Enter through the Main menu into Sys set e Press MODE PREV NEXT jog button to enter into PASSWORD sub menu e On the LCD screen will appear Old PW e Enter your password e New PW will appear on the screen just neglect it by pressing the jog button e Once again will appear on the screen press jog button to neglect e If you see the word Cancel your password is cancelled USB port connection e Make sure your PC supports USB devices refer Gembird F Drive MP3 user manual 19 USB port connection to the manual of your PC for the hardware information e Insert your F drive in USB port of your PC e The LCD Screen will display the following picture if the connection is successful i o e If it is the first time that you connect the F drive MP3 with this PC it might b
13. er You will see the following window PE 100k lol xj FeO Bui Help Person Message Name Preview Name Delete Clear Lead Save EXIT Gembird F Drive MP3 user manual 23 Software package Description of the fields and buttons 1 The following fields can be used e Name the contact person name max 16 characters compulsory field has to be filled up e Mobile mobile phone number max 16 characters e Telephone telephone number max 32 characters e E Mail E Mail address max 32 characters e QQ ICQ account number max 16 characters e FAX fax number max 16 characters e Total record number the total number of records should be less than 99 e NamePreview shows the list of names of all the records in the Telbook software 2 Add Use this button to add a new record on success the person name will be added to the list in the Name Preview 3 Delete Choose the person name in the Name Preview list then click Delete button to delete the record 4 Clear Click the Clear button to clear already entered fields 5 Load Click the Load button and choose the Telbook bin file to download information from the MP3 player memory 6 Save After you have finished editing all the 24 Gembird F Drive MP3 user manual Software package records please click the Save button it will save the changes into the MP3 player memory TelBook bin fil
14. shing g The player repeats the song from the point A to the point B h Push the jog button forward again Gembird F Drive MP3 user manual 13 To Follow and Read amp Compare e You will see the microphone icon indicating recording of your voice the recording time will be the same as the A B Segment e Having recorded press the push the jog button forward to confirm If you don t press the button forward the microphone icon will be displayed to record your voice again e Press gt button once to playback the original song and the second time to listen to the recording e Press the MODE PREV NEXT jog button to cancel the repeat Tip This function is very useful for people studying foreign languages Setting the Back light e You can choose the duration of the back light in the BACK LIGHT sub menu e While the Mp3 is on a Use MODE PREV NEXT jog button to enter into the Main menu b Select the SYS SET c Press the MODE PREV NEXT jog button to enter the sub menu SYS SET 14 Gembird F Drive MP3 user manual Setting the Back light d Select the BACK LIGHT by pushing the jog button e Push the PREV NEXT jog button to choose a setting f You can choose the desired back light duration i 0 sec Turn the back light off ii 5 sec set the duration of the back light to 5 seconds iii 10 sec set the duration of the back light to 10 seconds
15. ush the jog button to select RECORD then press again to enter the RECORD sub menu Then press the jog button once more to select the following a Fine REC fine recording b Long REC long time recording c Long VOX filter voice recording d EXIT e Press the MODE PREV NEXT jog button to begin recording e When recording finished press button to store the recorded file e Then press the MODE PREV NEXT jog button to return to the previous menu e You can stop recording at any time by pressing the gt In order to return to the previous sub menu press jog button again NOTE During recording all the buttons except the gt button do not work B Play the recorded file e Turn on the player e Press the MODE PREV NEXT jog button Gembird F Drive MP3 user manual 9 Voice recording operation and playback of the recorded file e Select the VOICE menu pushing the jog button e Select the recorded file e Press the key to listen to the recorded file e During the operation press MODE PREV NEXT jog button to return to the previous menu Delete files e If you want to delete the file s in F drive MP3 you can use the Delete function in the following way a Press MODE PREV NEXT jog button to enter into the Main Menu b Select the SYS set then press MODE PREV NEXT jog button again c Select DELETE FILE Then press on MO
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