Olympus m:robe MR-F20 Series, User Manual

Page 1: ...USER S MANUAL Digital Audio Player MR F20 Series MR F20 Series MRF20_E book Page 1 Tuesday August 16 2005 12 47 PM...

Page 2: ...n authorized Olympus service center The contents of this USER S MANUAL may not be reproduced in whole or in part except for personal use It may not be transferred without permission Olympus accepts no...

Page 3: ...ding technology is licensed from Fraunhofer IIS and Thomson Multimedia Copyright and copyright protection feature DRM By the Copyright Act any music files and music CDs downloaded from the Internet wi...

Page 4: ...re to comply with these limitations may result in penalties for infringement of copyrights Olympus accepts no responsibility in cases where these copyrights are violated Note about loosing data Data s...

Page 5: ...ounds provide deep and sonorous tones SRS function You can adjust the alarm and make FM recording reservations with the clock function Playback can be started from the desired point within a file even...

Page 6: ...music photos to your m robe 20 Disconnecting your m robe from your PC 22 Connecting the earphones to your m robe 23 Basic operations Turning the power of your m robe on off 24 Mode selection 25 Searc...

Page 7: ...g music 42 Deleting the registered information 43 Recording About the music recording screen 44 Recording voice 45 Recording over Line in connection 47 Listening to FM radio About the radio receiver s...

Page 8: ...in Slide Show 63 Setting and adjusting Setting your m robe 64 Additional information Cleaning 69 Notes when you dispose of your m robe 70 Troubleshooting 74 Rebooting your m robe 76 Service and mainte...

Page 9: ...o do not use in a bathroom or shower room Do not use or leave this product near a stove or fire Doing so may cause overheating explosion or fire Be especially careful during charging Also if the AC co...

Page 10: ...do so may cause electric shock Refrain from using Do not use while driving Doing so may cause injury or accident Never watch the on screen display while driving Do not let any water or other foreign...

Page 11: ...battery leakage deterioration of parts or fire Do not touch any leakage that has occurred Battery leakage etc may have occurred Getting the liquid into your eyes or touching it may cause injury In suc...

Page 12: ...xt to air conditioning equipment or a humidifier places where there is a lot of sand dust or dirt near fire near water Avoid dropping or hitting this product or subjecting it to severe vibration or im...

Page 13: ...ere are some pixels which are permanently lit or which do not light at all Also depending on the angle at which the screen is viewed the colors and brightness may appear uneven This is due to the stru...

Page 14: ...The life of the built in battery is limited The built in battery s charge becomes shorter after repeated use If the built in battery discharges soon after charging it may be time to replace it Please...

Page 15: ...es are recyclable When you dispose of this product return the built in battery to a recycling location For details on removing the built in battery refer to Notes when you dispose of your m robe g pag...

Page 16: ...16 Read this first MR F20 Series Controls location and function A E D J M L G H F B C I K MRF20_E book Page 16 Tuesday August 16 2005 12 47 PM...

Page 17: ...igation search Searching for files in a folder During FM receiving Searching for frequencies During menu operation Selecting the desired item G RESET button H Earphones jack I Dedicated port J Microph...

Page 18: ...dows 2000 Professional Windows XP Professional Home Edition Mac OS 9 x X v10 x The USB driver should be installed Charging battery using the USB cable Connect the USB cable to your PC and your m robe...

Page 19: ...is reduced Battery power is exhausted Charge the battery The following cases indicate the battery power is exhausted or nearly exhausted Charge the battery Low Battery appears on the screen Your m rob...

Page 20: ...nsfer files from your PC to your m robe Drag and drop the desired file to m robe on the screen display of your PC File formats supported by m robe Music file WMA including VBR MP3 including VBR OGG Im...

Page 21: ...to malfunction Use the dedicated applications provided by music distributors contents provider when you transfer files under DRM protection When you connect your m robe to a USB hub or a USB port on t...

Page 22: ...d from the system remove the USB cable from computer appears Click OK For Windows 98SE users 1 Double click My Computer icon then right click Removable Disk to open a pop up menu 2 Click Eject on the...

Page 23: ...e Notes Set the volume level to minimum before wearing earphones to avoid hurting your ears For details on adjusting volume refer to To control volume g page 33 Do not raise the volume excessively Lou...

Page 24: ...button Turning the power of your m robe on off Notes Before turning on your m robe make sure the HOLD switch is set to off Charge the battery before turning on your m robe If Low Battery appears or t...

Page 25: ...e 1 Press and hold the button The mode select screen appears 2 Press the button to select the desired mode The mode changes in the following order MUSIC MODE PLAYLIST FM MODE PHOTO MODE SETTINGS MUSIC...

Page 26: ...age 32 PLAYLIST Playing back the desired track in the playlist easily g page 34 FM MODE Receiving recording radio program g page 50 PHOTO MODE Viewing photos setting the display mode g page 60 SETTING...

Page 27: ...desired file then press the button Playback starts To go back to the previous level folder Press the button To finish Navigation search Press and hold the button Searching for a file Tips After selec...

Page 28: ...K EQ button 3 Repeat step 2 to select a file you want to delete then press the button The editing menu appears 4 Press the button to select Delete then press the OK EQ button The confirmation screen a...

Page 29: ...refer to the Menu list g page 80 1 Select the desired mode For details refer to Mode selection g page 25 2 Press the button The main menu screen appears 3 Press the button to select a setting categor...

Page 30: ...red setting then press the OK EQ button To go back to the previous level screen Press the button To finish operating menu Press and hold the button Note After selecting the desired setting in step 5 b...

Page 31: ...nal operation when carrying your m robe in a pocket or a bag Slide the HOLD switch in the direction of the arrow on your m robe To set HOLD to off Slide the HOLD switch in the reverse direction of the...

Page 32: ...ber Total number of playback files indication E Track name indication F Repeat play between A and B indication G Play mode indication H EQ indication I Elapsed time of track Total playback time of tra...

Page 33: ...control volume Press the button To search for the desired music file Skip Press the button to skip to the previous next music file To search for the desired point of the music file Search Press and h...

Page 34: ...er then press the button The editing menu appears 3 Press the button to select Playlist then press the OK EQ button The file icon is changed from to then the file is added to the playlist To finish th...

Page 35: ...K EQ button The playback screen appears 3 Press the button The playlist appears 4 Press the button to select the desired music file then press the button Playback starts To delete files in the playlis...

Page 36: ...played back repeatedly Repeat All All the music files are played back repeatedly Random Music files are played back in random order once Random All Music files are played back repeatedly in random or...

Page 37: ...2 Press the button to select Play then press the OK EQ button 3 Press the button to select Repeat Folder then press the OK EQ button The setting menu screen appears Current Music files in the current...

Page 38: ...ess the button to select StudyMode then press the OK EQ button 4 Press the button to select On Off then press the OK EQ button 5 Press the button to select On then press the OK EQ button 6 Press the b...

Page 39: ...here you want to start interval repeat Repeat A 2 Press the button at the point where interval repeat is finished Repeat B The set interval is played back repeatedly To deactivate interval repeat Pres...

Page 40: ...r EQ 1 Press the button while the playback screen is displayed 2 Press the button to select EQ then press the OK EQ button 3 Press the button to select User EQ1 or User EQ2 then press the OK EQ button...

Page 41: ...en press the OK EQ button The setting menu screen appears SRS Adjusts 3D surround sounds Focus Clarifies tone quality Trubass Adjusts bass sounds Adjust Sets for Earphone Headphone Small Speaker or Ca...

Page 42: ...ack bookmarked music Bookmarked music is playable in MUSIC MODE 1 Press and hold the OK EQ button in playback stop mode 2 Press the button to select the desired bookmark then press the button Playback...

Page 43: ...rk or Playlist then press the OK EQ button The registered files are displayed 4 Press the button to select a file you want to delete then press the OK EQ button The icon of the selected file is change...

Page 44: ...Recording type indication MIC LINE E File name indication F Total number of recorded files Total number of recordable files 999 indication G Bit rate indication H Sampling frequency indication I Recor...

Page 45: ...ack stop mode Recording starts To pause resume recording Press the button To stop recording Press the button Listening to recorded voice files While the playback screen is displayed press the button t...

Page 46: ...vity depends on the distance to the sound source You cannot record correctly if the battery power is not enough Tips You can listen to what you are recording with the earphones The higher bit rate you...

Page 47: ...on 4 Press the button to select Source then press the OK EQ button 5 Press the button to select Line In then press the OK EQ button 6 In playback stop mode play the external audio device then press an...

Page 48: ...bit rate Deleting recorded music files Refer to Deleting files g page 28 Notes If the memory is full recording stops automatically and the file is saved up to the point where recording stopped You can...

Page 49: ...e button to select Record then press the OK EQ button 3 Press the button to select Auto Sync then press the OK EQ button 4 Press the button to select On then press the OK EQ button On Creates music fi...

Page 50: ...attery power indication D Total number of stored frequencies Current selected preset number indication E Preset Manual mode indication F Frequency range indication G On air Mute indication H FM record...

Page 51: ...om Manual mode to Preset mode and vice versa Manual mode allows you to receive all available frequencies and Preset mode allows you to search only your stored frequencies 1 Press the button while the...

Page 52: ...t intervals Press and hold the button Searching stops when a receivable frequency is found Setting in Preset mode Press the button to search the registered channel Note Only stored frequencies are rec...

Page 53: ...ppears 2 Press the button to select Region then press the OK EQ button 3 Press the button to select the desired area Korea Japan or World then press the OK EQ button Korea Searches frequency every 0 1...

Page 54: ...quencies automatically 1 Press the button while the receiving screen is displayed 2 Press the button to select Auto Preset then press the OK EQ button 3 Press the button to select On then press the OK...

Page 55: ...the OK EQ button to interrupt frequency searching The mode is changed to Preset mode when storing frequency is done When you store a frequency automatically be sure to connect the supplied earphones T...

Page 56: ...ct Preset Delete then press the OK EQ button 3 Press the button to select Each then press the OK EQ button 4 Press the button to select the registry number of frequency you want to delete then press t...

Page 57: ...esired FM file then press the button Setting the sound quality Press the button while the receiving screen is displayed then select FM Recording Quality the desired bit rate Deleting recorded FM files...

Page 58: ...the OK EQ button 4 Press the button to select Setting then press the OK EQ button The recording settings screen appears 5 Press the button to select the desired setting then press the OK EQ button 6 R...

Page 59: ...dio MR F20 Series To cancel a recording reservation Select Off in step 8 then press the OK EQ button Note The reservation setting is canceled after recording completes MRF20_E book Page 59 Tuesday Aug...

Page 60: ...the OK EQ button To view the previous next photo Press the button To view the photo information Press the button To finish displaying photos Press the button Deleting photos Select the photo you want...

Page 61: ...the OK EQ button If you play back a music file the set photos will be displayed To deactivate Real Photo Select Off in step 4 then press the OK EQ button Setting the photo display interval Select Int...

Page 62: ...3 Press the button to select On then press the OK EQ button To cancel avatar Select Off in step 3 Setting Avatar Notes Only the files in the AVATAR folder when you set Avatar to on are displayed Only...

Page 63: ...button To finish Slide Show Press the button to go back to the selecting photo screen then press the button to select Slide Show On Off Off and press the OK EQ button To set the photo display interva...

Page 64: ...he button to select SETTINGS then press the OK EQ button 3 Press the button to select the desired item then press the OK EQ button The setting menu screen appears 4 Press the button to select the desi...

Page 65: ...d 4 8 16 Fade In You can gradually increase the volume up to the set point Play Time The time display of music playback can be selected Normal Displays elapsed playback time Remain Displays remaining...

Page 66: ...splays in vertical direction Horizontal Screen saver displays in horizontal direction Diagonal Screen saver displays in diagonal direction On_Off Screen saver fades in and out Moving Screen saver move...

Page 67: ...rned off automatically Subjects Explanations Watch Watch is displayed if there is no operation for a certain time On Off Displays hides the watch Setting Sets year month day and time Alarm The alarm i...

Page 68: ...vailable memory Reset You can return all m robe settings to the factory default status Format You can delete stored files etc and format the flash memory Note Do not format your m robe when the batter...

Page 69: ...ild detergent and wrung tightly If you used the device at the beach clean it using a cloth dampened with fresh water and wrung tightly Organic EL display Wipe any dust or dirt on the organic EL displa...

Page 70: ...may cause overheating explosion or fire Do not pierce with a nail beat with a hammer throw or step on the built in battery Doing so may cause overheating explosion fire or battery leakage Before dispo...

Page 71: ...on 2 Pry the front panel open from the top of the case then lift and remove it If it is difficult to remove the front panel grasp the panel firmly and pry up from one end 3 Loosen the two screws on e...

Page 72: ...emove the built in battery from your m robe Take out the battery then disconnect the connector After taking out the battery tape the cable to the battery body making sure to cover the connector part t...

Page 73: ...turned off before removing the battery Do not reuse the battery once it has been removed Take the removed built in battery to a recycling location When you dispose of this product you should obey the...

Page 74: ...oss problems Troubleshooting Problem Cause Resolution The power cannot be turned on The HOLD function is set to on Slide back the HOLD switch to release the HOLD function then press and hold the butto...

Page 75: ...e 66 The display is turned off The timer of the light emitting time of organic EL is activated Set the desired backlight time g page 66 There is no sound The volume is set to the minimum Adjust the vo...

Page 76: ...If a problem persists after trying the suggested solution rebooting your m robe may solve the problem Push a pointed object such as a pen into the RESET button Tip Rebooting your m robe does not dele...

Page 77: ...any damage or loss including cost when purchase obtain audio files incurred as a consequence of a failure of this product Postage and packing costs are the responsibility of the sender When sending th...

Page 78: ...96 96 pixels 65 000 colors Storage Built in flash memory 256 MB MR F21 1 512 MB MR F22 1 1 GB MR F23 1 Supported file formats Music file Windows Media Audio WMA MPEG1 2 2 5 Audio Layer 3 MP3 Ogg Vorbi...

Page 79: ...s the actual formatted capacity is somewhat less The actual capacity after formatting will be less than 256 MB 512 MB 1 GB 2 For typical 4 minute tracks recorded at 128 kbps in WMA format 3 When playi...

Page 80: ...W User EQ1 Repeat Repeat All Random Random All SRS WOW Trubass Adjust StudyMode User EQ2 User EQ1 User EQ2 2sec 5sec 15sec 30sec 60sec Earphone Headphone Small Speaker Carpack 1 10 1 10 Focus 1 10 Voi...

Page 81: ...etting Quality REC Booking Change Mode Preset Manual Preset Delete All Each Region Korea Japan World PHOTO MODE Real Photo Avatar 2sec 5sec 10sec Normal Repeat All Random Random All On Off Slide Show...

Page 82: ...Saver 5sec 15sec 30sec 60sec 120sec Backlit Time Stereo Image Pumping Watch File Info Wave Graphic EQ 1 5 Scroll Speed ID3 TAG File Name Track Title Watch Setting Beep Music On Off On Off Watch Settin...

Page 83: ...e 45 48 57 Bookmark 42 C Contrast 66 D Delete Bookmark 43 Files 28 Playlist 43 Stored frequencies 56 Display setting 66 E Earphones 23 EQ 40 F Fade In 65 FM MODE 50 FM recording 57 FM recording reserv...

Page 84: ...ecorded file 48 Voice file 45 PLAYLIST 34 PlayMode 36 Power 24 Preset mode 52 R Random 36 61 Random All 36 61 Real Photo 61 Recording FM 57 Music 47 Voice 45 Repeat 36 Repeat All 36 61 Repeat Folder 3...

Page 85: ...85 Additional information MR F20 Series U USB charging 18 V Voice recording 45 Volume 33 W Watch 67 Watch setting 67 WOW 41 MRF20_E book Page 85 Tuesday August 16 2005 12 47 PM...

Page 86: ...address or office address Phone Fax E mail Product name model Serial number located on the bottom of the product Purchase date Please provide the following information if you are using the storage un...

Page 87: ...MR F20 Series Printed in Korea P2 NG0903 01 MRF20_E book Page 87 Tuesday August 16 2005 12 47 PM...