Emerson Research MP250, Owner'S Manual

Page 1: ...MP3 WMA FM TUNER PLAYER RECORDER OWNER S MANUAL MP250 Visit our web site at www emersonradio com ...

Page 2: ...he presence of uninsulated dangerous voltage within the product s enclosure that may be of sufficient magnitude to constitute a risk of electric shock to persons CAUTION TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT REMOVE COVER OR BACK NO USER SERVICEABLE PARTS INSIDE REFER SERVICING TO QUALIFIED SERVICE PERSONNEL The exclamation point within an equilateral triangle is intended to alert the user to...

Page 3: ...enience receptacles and the point where they exit from the apparatus 11 Only use attachments accessories specified by the manufacturer 12 Unplug this apparatus during lightning storms or when unused for long periods of time 13 Refer all servicing to qualified service personnel Servicing is required when the apparatus has been damaged in any way such as power supply cord or plug is damaged liquid h...

Page 4: ... a location near heat sources in a location subject to direct sunlight excessive dust sand moisture rain or mechanical shock on an unlevel surface or in a car with the windows closed during periods of excessive heat ROAD SAFETY Do not use headphones while driving cycling or operating any motorized vehicle It may create a traffic hazard and it is illegal in some areas It can be potentially dangerou...

Page 5: ...ice may not cause interference and 2 This device must accept any interference received including interference that may cause undesired operation Warning Changes or modifications to this unit not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could void the user s authority to operate the equipment NOTE This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B dig...

Page 6: ...d 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...

Page 7: ... your hearing Guard against this by setting your equipment at a safe level BEFORE your hearing adapts To establish a safe level Start your volume control at a low setting Slowly increase the sound until you can hear it comfortably and clearly and without distortion Once you have established a comfortable sound level Set the dial and leave it there Taking a minute to do this now will help to preven...

Page 8: ...garbage disposals alarm clock at two feet THE FOLLOWING NOISES CAN BE DANGEROUS UNDER CONSTANT EXPOSURE 90 Subway motorcycle truck traffic lawn mower 100 Garbage truck chain saw pneumatic drill 120 Rock band concert in front of speakers thunderclap 140 Gunshot blast jet engine 180 Rocket launching pad Information courtesy of the Deafness Research Foundation 7 A S S O C I A T I O N EST 1924 E L E C...

Page 9: ...INCLUDED ACCESSORIES 8 Main Unit Headphones Remote Battery Backup Carrying Pouch AAA Battery for Battery Backup Installation CD USB Cable Audio Cable ...

Page 10: ...tons 3 LINE IN Jack 4 Headphones Jack 5 Record Button 6 Display 7 Play Pause Stop Power ON OFF Button 8 VOLUME Buttons 9 DC 1 5V Jack 10 RESET Button 11 SD MMC Card Slot 12 USB Port LOCATION OF CONTROLS 9 1 9 10 11 12 2 3 4 5 7 8 6 MAIN ...

Page 11: ...s Jack 3 HOLD Switch 4 Mute Stop Button 5 Belt Clip Rear of Remote 6 Skip Search o n Buttons 7 VOLUME Control 8 Play Pause Button 9 DC Plug 10 Battery Compartment LOCATION OF CONTROLS CONTINUED 1 2 3 4 9 10 5 6 7 8 REMOTE BATTERY BACKUP ...

Page 12: ... Band Name 2 File Number 3 File Song Title 4 Elapsed Time 5 Memory Card 6 Battery Status 7 Play Mode 8 File Label 9 File Kbps 10 EQ Setting 11 Volume 12 Graphic EQ 002 02 10 The Band Cold Outside MP3 128K 23 ROCK 2 7 1 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 11 12 DISPLAY ...

Page 13: ...ne battery is recommended for the longest playing time Slide the battery compartment back on 2 Follow these precautions when using a battery in this device 1 Use only the size and type of battery specified 2 Be sure to follow the correct polarity when installing the battery as indicated Reversed batteries may cause damage to the device 3 If the device is not to be used for a long period of time re...

Page 14: ... When charging for the first time charge overnight for a full charge After the first charge the battery should fully charge in two to three hours USING THE BATTERY BACKUP 1 When the main unit s rechargeable battery power has been used up you can use the battery backup to continue to play your music After inserting the battery insert the battery backup s DC plug into the DC 1 5V IN jack on the bott...

Page 15: ... the software when using a Macintosh For Windows98SE The USB mass storage function will not be activated without driver installation To activate the USB mass storage function please use the installation CD Rom to install the driver For Windows 98SE if you are connecting your player to your computer for the first time please follow these instructions Procedure to Install Player Driver 1 Insert the ...

Page 16: ...2 At the Welcome screen click NEXT 3 Read the License Agreement then click YES DOWNLOADING AND TRANSFERRING FILES CONTINUED 15 ...

Page 17: ...reen click NEXT It is recommended to leave the destination Folder as it is 5 At the Program Folder screen click NEXT It is recommended to leave the Program Folder as it is DOWNLOADING AND TRANSFERRING FILES CONTINUED 16 ...

Page 18: ...finished the InstallShield Wizard Complete screen will appear Click FINISH to exit the Install program 7 When the installation has completed the new program SigmaTel MSCNMMC Audio Player will be added to the PROGRAM menu on your computer DOWNLOADING AND TRANSFERRING FILES CONTINUED 17 ...

Page 19: ...able Disk windows will appear in your My Computer folder The first is the player s internal memory The second is the external memory card if inserted To add more files and songs to your player simply drag and drop MP3 or WMA files from anywhere on your computer into one of the Removable Disk windows If there is not a card installed in the player you cannot add files to the second removable disk Wh...

Page 20: ...p button The Stop a Hardware Device window will pop up Click OK When the Safe to Remove Hardware window is displayed you may remove the player from the USB cable or remove the USB cable from the computer NOTE If the Safely Remove Hardware icon is not displayed on the task bar please double click on My Computer Right click on Removable Disk and left click on Eject Then it is safe to remove the play...

Page 21: ...ct the USB cable Drag MP3 and WMA files into the SD MMC memory card s Removable Disk window 2 To remove the SD MMC memory card pull the edge of the card Carefully remove the card 3 NOTE If the external memory card is inserted and the player is in the Music Player mode the memory card indicator will appear at the top next to the Battery indicator ...

Page 22: ...To Power Off will appear in the display When the bars fill up the screen then the unit turns off release the Play Pause Stop button 1 CONNECTING THE REMOTE To use the external remote plug the remote s plug into the Headphone jack on the main unit Then plug the headphone s plug into the Headphone jack The remote s buttons operate just as the main unit s do with the exception of the Power on and the...

Page 23: ...the volume control as desired This is used in conjunction with the main unit s volume buttons 1 1 HOLD SWITCH Slide the HOLD switch to the HOLD position and no buttons will be able to be pressed This is useful when you do not want the station track changed by accidentally pressing a button Slide the HOLD switch to the Unlock opposite position to cancel the Hold function 1 ...

Page 24: ... before turning off if no buttons are pressed to save the battery Press the Menu button 1 once the Main Menu will appear in the display Select the Settings icon see left using the Skip Search o 2 or n 3 button then press the Menu button 1 again Select AutoPowerOff using the Skip Search o 2 or n 3 button then press the Menu button 1 again Select the desired Auto Power Off time X never 1 2 5 or 10 m...

Page 25: ...cond to exit the Setting and Main Menu SCREEN SAVE 1 3 2 1 This setting is used to preset the amount of time the unit will wait before the screen saver will appear Press the Menu button 1 once the Main Menu will appear in the display Select Settings icon see left using the Skip Search o 2 or n 3 button then press the Menu button 1 again Select Screen Save using the Skip Search o 2 or n 3 button th...

Page 26: ...ay Select About icon see left using the Skip Search o 2 or n 3 button then press the Menu button 1 again The display will show the Internal memory s total and remaining memory and the External card s total and remaining memory When finished press and hold the Menu button 1 for approximately one second to exit the Setting and Main Menu enu rd Main Menu EXIT About enu gs enu iles Main Menu EXIT Exit...

Page 27: ... n 2 button then press the Menu button 3 again 3 2 1 2 Press the Menu button 1 until Search appears in the display Select a station by pressing and releasing the Skip Search o 2 or n 3 button to increase decrease the frequency by 0 1MHZ 1 3 2 3 Press and hold the Skip Search o 1 or n 2 button and the unit will search and stop at the next strong broadcasting station 1 2 4 Main Menu Music Main Menu ...

Page 28: ...ck on by pressing the Play Pause Stop button again Noise present in FM Stereo broadcasts may be reduced by listening in Mono 5 Adjust the volume by pressing the VOLUME 1 or 2 button To turn the unit off press and hold the Play Pause Stop button 3 Continue Holding To Power Off will appear in the display When the bars fill up the screen then the unit turns off release the Play Pause Stop button 3 3 ...

Page 29: ...efault frequency of 87 5MHz To stop auto searching press the Record button 2 2 1 1 SETTING PRESETS Tune a station as described on page 26 Repeatedly press the Menu button 1 until Save appears in the display Select a preset up to 20 using the Skip Search o 2 or n 3 button then press the Record button 4 1 3 4 2 1 SELECTING PRESETS Repeatedly press the Menu button 1 until Radio appears in the display...

Page 30: ... Select the Music icon see above using the Skip Search o 1 or n 2 button then press the Menu button 3 again 3 2 1 2 Press the Play Pause Stop button to start playback The MP3 information will appear on the display 3 Adjust the volume by pressing the VOLUME 1 or 2 button To turn the unit off see page 21 1 2 4 Main Menu Music Main Menu FM Tuner Main Menu Voice ...

Page 31: ... During playback press the Skip Search n button to advance the player to the beginning of the next file Press the Skip Search n button repeatedly to advance the player to higher numbered files 1 During playback press the Skip Search o button to move the player back to the beginning of the currently playing file Press the Skip Search o button repeatedly to move the player back to lower numbered fil...

Page 32: ...tings icon see left using the Skip Search o 2 or n 3 button then press the Menu button 1 again Select Play Sequence using the Skip Search o 2 or n 3 button then press the Menu button 1 again Select Repeat One using the Skip Search o 2 or n 3 button then press the Menu button 1 again Press and hold the Menu button 1 for approximately one second to exit the Setting and Main Menu the Repeat One indic...

Page 33: ... AND THEN STOP Press the Menu button 1 once the Main Menu will appear in the display Select the Settings icon see left using the Skip Search o 2 or n 3 button then press the Menu button 1 again Select Play Sequence using the Skip Search o 2 or n 3 button then press the Menu button 1 again Select Shuffle the using the Skip Search o 2 or n 3 button then press the Menu button 1 again Press and hold t...

Page 34: ...order continuously 1 3 2 4 1 TO CANCEL THE PLAY MODE AND CONTINUE WITH NORMAL PLAYBACK Press the Menu button 1 once the Main Menu will appear in the display Select the Settings icon see left using the Skip Search o 2 or n 3 button then press the Menu button 1 again Select Play Sequence using the Skip Search o 2 or n 3 button then press the Menu button 1 again Select Normal using the Skip Search o ...

Page 35: ...peat continuously To cancel Repeat A B playback press the Record button again the Repeat indicator will disappear from the display 3 1 RECORDING A VOICE MESSAGE QUICK To quickly record a voice message in ADPCM 8KHz format press and hold the Record button for one second Speak into the microphone at a normal tone of voice When finished press the Record button again The recorded voice file will be sa...

Page 36: ...urce Select MIC to record from microphone Select Line In to record from an external unit connected to the LINE IN jack see figure on the next page Select FM to record the internal FM station being broadcast Mo St Select Stereo or Mono Encoding Select the desired type of encoding IM ADPCM MS ADPCM PCM or MP3 S Rate Select the desired sampling rate 32KHz 44KHz 48KHz The higher the KHz the better the...

Page 37: ...earch o 1 or n 2 button then press the Menu button 3 NOTES The recorded voice file will be saved as a WAV file for example V001 WAV in the voice folder The recording is not affected by the Volume setting as the volume is set automatically The recorded FM or Line In file will be saved as an MP3 file for example M001 MP3 in the MP3s folder 3 2 1 2 To Audio OUT on External Unit ...

Page 38: ... Erase Files icon see left using the Skip Search o 2 or n 3 button then press the Menu button 1 again Select Music or Voice icon using the Skip Search o 2 or n 3 button to select the type of file to delete then press the Menu button 1 again The unit will then display the first recording and ask if you want to delete the file Select Yes or No using the Skip Search o 2 or n 3 button then press the M...

Page 39: ...ted Volume is set too low Raise the volume The MP3 or WMA files Download uncorrupted are corrupted files FM distorted Station not tuned Retune station and extend headphone wire Download Failure Damaged USB cable Replace cable The computer is not The player must Turn the player on recognizing the be turned on player The USB cable is Make sure USB cable is not securely connected securely connected D...

Page 40: ...he menu 4 Click Start in the format window then click OK in the pop up window to start formatting the unit 5 When finished click OK FORMATTING THE UNIT Formatting the unit will completely erase all files so only format when there is no other option 1 Safely disconnect the player from the computer as described on page 19 2 Click START PROGRAMS SIGMATEL MSCNMMC AUDIO PLAYER UNINSTALL 3 Click CANCEL ...

Page 41: ...AMS SIGMATEL MSCNMCC AUDIO PLAYER SIGMATEL MSCN FIRMWARE DOWNLOAD 4 After a short time the Firmware Update window will appear NOTE If you want to format the unit all files will be erased then choose FORMAT DATA AREA at the firmware Download application screen 5 Click Start to begin upgrading the firmware After upgrading click Close UPDATING THE FIRMWARE 40 To reset the unit due to erratic operatio...

Page 42: ...son Radio Corp Consumer Affairs Dept 1901 Diplomat Drive Farmers Branch TX 75234 FOR ADDITIONAL SET UP OR OPERATING ASSISTANCE PLEASE CALL 1 800 898 9020 TO FIND THE LOCATION AND PHONE NUMBER OF YOUR NEAREST SERVICE CENTER PERMITTED TO PERFORM WARRANTY SERVICE 1 800 695 0098 ...

Page 43: ... a padded box enclose your check or money order payable to Emerson Radio Corp in the amount of 9 00 not required by California residents to cover shipping and handling costs and enclose a copy of your proof of purchase Send your unit to Emerson Radio Corp 1901 Diplomat Drive Farmers Branch TX 75234 This warranty does not cover damage from negligence misuse abuse accident failure to follow operatin...

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