TAO WMP235, User Manual

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Page 3: ...TS 26 USING THE BUILT IN FM TRANSMITTER 27 SELECTING AN FM TRANSMIT FREQUENCY 27 STORING FM TRANSMIT PRESETS 27 USING FM TRANSMIT PRESETS 28 ADJUSTING THE FM TRANSMIT VOLUME 28 STEREO VS MONO 28 WIRELESS FEATURES 29 SUPPORTED NETWORK CONFIGURATIONS 29 CONFIGURING WIRELESS ACCESS 31 HOT SPOT LOCATOR 31 CONNECTING TO INTERNET SERVICES 32 MANAGING INTERNET SERVICE ACCOUNTS 33 PLAYER TO PLAYER AND WIR...

Page 4: ...IBLE COM 54 AUDIBLE COM PROGRAM CONTROLS 54 SECTION NAVIGATION 54 AUTOMATIC BOOKMARKING 55 APPENDIX A CONFIGURING A LAPTOP FOR AD HOC NETWORKING 56 CONFIGURING THE LAPTOP TO USE THE NEW AD HOC NETWORK 57 APPENDIX B TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS 58 APPENDIX C LICENSE AGREEMENT 61 CONTACT US 64 ...

Page 5: ...or you that can be refreshed when you wish through wireless synchronization WMP includes MP3 WMA Player FM Stereo Receiver FM Transmitter USB Connectivity Behind the head Headphones Backlit LCD Display AC Power Adaptor 120 220V Long Lasting Rechargeable Battery Deluxe Carrying Case Note Tao does not supply a software CD with this product All of the software and documents are stored on the internal...

Page 6: ...reement and may be used or copied only in accordance with the terms of the license agreement It is against the law to copy the software on any other medium except as specifically allowed in the license agreement The licensee may make one copy of the software for backup purposes The Software License Agreement is located in Appendix C License Agreement of this document Copyright 2005 Giant Internati...

Page 7: ...mputer into an outlet that is on a different circuit from the television or radio That is make certain the computer and the television or radio are on circuits controlled by different circuit breakers or fuses If necessary consult a Tao authorized service provider or Tao See the service and support information available in this users guide Or consult an experienced radio television technician for ...

Page 8: ...expose WMP to heat or flame 5 Keep WMP away from strong magnetic fields 6 Please do not dismantle 7 Store WMP out of direct sunlight 8 Do not crush or puncture Caring for WMP s Battery WMP contains a long lasting Lithium ion battery that is NOT removable Please observe the following precautions 1 Do not attempt to remove WMP s internal battery Please contact our Technical Support personnel for ser...

Page 9: ...es USB Cable AC Power Adapter Quick Start Guide Deluxe Carry Case Limited Warranty Website Information Visit the WMP website www TaoLife com for additional information and support including WMP Software and Firmware Updates Online Technical Support Troubleshooting FAQs How To Tutorials Documentation Accessories Product Information ...

Page 10: ...perations Microsoft Windows 2000 or Windows XP Intel Pentium II 200 MHz AMD K6 2 200 MHz or better processor Pentium III 450 MHz or higher recommended USB 1 1 or 2 0 port connection 64 MB RAM 128 MB recommended 20 MB free hard disk space more if storing music files Internet connection for Internet content downloading and website support Installed Mouse SVGA graphics adapter 256 colors 800 x 600 re...

Page 11: ...volume Press the Up key once then use Right Left to adjust volume up down One step press and hold Up Down Pause a song Press the Select key Skip to the next song Press the Right key Start a song over Press the Left key Play the previous song Press the Left key twice Fast Forward Press and hold the Right key Rewind Press and hold the Left key ...

Page 12: ...My Favorites Playlist Shuffle On Off Equalizer Preset select Playlist Bookmark The shortcut bar list can be customized by turning shortcut bars on and off from the Preferences Audio Shortcut Bars menu Turning Your Wireless Media Player On and Off The power button is located on the lower right side of the player Press the power button to turn the player on To turn the player off press the power but...

Page 13: ...eless Media Player keys press the power button again and select Unlock Keypad Finding Music The playlist menu is used to find songs by title artist album genre or playlist To access the playlist menu press and hold the Select key to access the main menu Then highlight the Playlist menu item and press Select To play a particular album select the album name and press Select The album will begin play...

Page 14: ...to the right of a menu item means you can see songs in a particular playlist by pressing the Right key For example if you wanted to play a particular song from an album you could press the Right key from the Album selection ...

Page 15: ...arting with the selected song Quickly Navigating Within Huge Lists Your Wireless Media Player can hold thousands of songs Some of the menu lists you encounter can be very long This section describes how you can quickly find what you are looking for within very long lists ...

Page 16: ...ter S you could enter into the Artist menu press and hold the Right key then use the Down key to find artists beginning with the letter S From quick navigation mode if you press the Right key a second time you can now navigate alphabetically by the second letter For example by Sa Sb Sc etc At the second level the Up Down keys will wrap within list entries beginning with the first letter e g S Quic...

Page 17: ... genre Artists Songs by a particular artist Albums All tracks Songs within user defined playlists and songs within albums are in general not sorted alphabetically Therefore quick navigation mode is not supported within these lists ...

Page 18: ... charged using the supplied AC power adapter or the supplied USB cable Charging with the AC Power Adapter Connect the AC power adapter to the adapter port on the player and into a wall outlet The dome light at the top of the player will show red while the player is charging ...

Page 19: ...19 Charging with the USB Cable Connect the USB cable to the USB port on the player and to your PC The dome light at the top of the player will show red while the player is charging ...

Page 20: ...er 10 Click Start All Programs Accessories Entertainment Windows Media Player Step 3 Locate the music you wish to transfer to your Wireless Media Player and Right Click on it Select Add to Sync list Repeat for all the music you wish to transfer Step 4 Click the Sync menu from Windows Media Player 10 Then choose the Wireless Media Player from the download list Step 5 Click Start Sync to transfer th...

Page 21: ... Open Windows Explorer Click Start All Programs Accessories Windows Explorer Step 3 From Windows Explorer My Computer Audio Devices locate the Wireless Media Player icon Step 4 Use Windows Explorer to drag and drop your favorite music onto your Wireless Media Player Step 5 After you are done dragging files onto your Wireless Media Player disconnect the USB cable and enjoy your music ...

Page 22: ...your headphone as the antenna Shortcut Bars Most of the functions described in this chapter are accessible via shortcut bars Use the Up Down keys from the FM Stereo application to access the shortcut bars The following shortcut bars are available Volume Store Preset Clear Preset Tuning Mode select Auto Load Presets ...

Page 23: ...pports four tuning modes described in this section To select a tuning mode press the Up key until the Mode shortcut bar appears Then use the Left Right keys to navigate through the tuning mode options Press the Select key to select the desired tuning mode Manual Tuning Manual tuning allows you to manually tune up and down the dial Tune to next frequency Press the Right key ...

Page 24: ...t key Note Press and hold the Next Previous key to accelerate movement up and down the dial Preset Tuning Preset tuning mode allows you to quickly switch between your radio station presets Tune to next station preset Press the Right key Tune to previous station preset Press the Left key ...

Page 25: ... and down the radio dial Seek to next available station Press the Right key Seek to previous available station Press the Left key Scan Tuning Scan tuning allows you to find available stations listen to them for a short time and then automatically go to the next station ...

Page 26: ...the Clear Preset shortcut bar appears then use the Left Right keys to select the preset you want to clear Press the Select key to clear the selected preset Auto Loading Presets The auto load preset feature provides a quick way to find available stations and to store them as presets Press the Up key until the Auto Load Presets shortcut bar appears Then press the Select key to start auto load The pl...

Page 27: ...d hold the Select button to access the main menu From the main menu select Preferences FM Transmitter From the FM Transmitter menu the current transmit frequency is displayed Highlight and select the Set Frequency menu item to change the transmit frequency You can use the Left Right keys to manually select an appropriate FM transmit frequency The Wireless Media Player immediately begins transmitti...

Page 28: ... shortcut bar From the Audio Player application press the Up key until the FM Tx Volume shortcut bar appears Then use the Left Right keys to adjust the FM transmit volume level Stereo vs Mono The Wireless Media Player FM transmitter is capable of transmitting in both stereo and mono Certain types of audio files audio books for example can benefit from mono transmission Stereo vs mono transmission ...

Page 29: ...structure networks involve the use of a device called a Wireless Access Point or WAP for short The WAP provides the ability to connect your Wireless Media Player to your PC and the internet The following diagram illustrates A WAP is configured with an SSID Service Set Identifier and a network key i e a password used to prevent unauthorized access to the network Your Wireless Media Player must be c...

Page 30: ...in the network and share files directly from player to player The following diagram illustrates Please see the section Player to Player and Wireless File Sharing for more information 1 1 1 4 Player to Laptop In this scenario a laptop computer with a wireless network card establishes an ad hoc network allowing a Wireless Media Player to join the network and share files from player to laptop The fol...

Page 31: ...connect to a wireless network If the Wireless Media Player detects it does not have the proper configuration it will prompt you to enter an appropriate network key as required by the network For example if you try to connect to a network enabled for WPA the player will prompt you to enter a WPA network key i e pass phrase The network configuration information will be saved on the player for future...

Page 32: ...wireless network a number of options are available You can connect to any of the available internet services provided the internet is accessible from the network You can view detailed information about your network connection e g your IP address and signal strength Connecting to Internet Services Internet services include a variety of on line audio content stores such as Audible com Using the wire...

Page 33: ...method to sync your latest subscription issues to your player Old issues are automatically replaced with the latest issues Playlists are automatically created for each of your subscriptions 1 1 1 6 Browse My Library The Browse My Library option allows you to download individual subscription issues and books Playlists are automatically created for each downloaded program Managing Internet Service A...

Page 34: ...name and password information so you can purchase and download content from your existing account directly from your Wireless Media Player Note creating an account for a new service must be done from your PC From your PC you will establish your username and password and enter your billing information Billing information is not stored on your Wireless Media Player Adding an account to your Wireless...

Page 35: ...ssfully added Deleting an Account The Delete Account menu is used to delete an account from your Wireless Media Player Some types of service accounts require internet access For example Audible accounts require internet access in order to deactivate the player Follow these steps to delete an account Step 1 Select account to delete from the list Step 2 Confirm you want to delete the account Step 3 ...

Page 36: ...r a wireless network Each service account may be scheduled independently at a specific time of day The actions that can be performed during a sync operation depend upon the type of service The intent of this feature is to allow you to automatically download new content to your player so that you have fresh content each day There are several criteria that must be satisfied to successfully perform a...

Page 37: ...m Refresh Subscriptions and or Refresh New Books Step 4 Select the time of day you want to sync to run Step 5 Save the schedule To modify an existing schedule for an audible account follow these steps Step 1 From the SoniqSync Setup Scheduled Sync menu select the appropriate Audible account Step 2 Select Yes to modify the existing schedule Step 3 Modify the actions you want to perform Step 4 Selec...

Page 38: ...blishing the ad hoc network and for sharing its inbox folder on the network The sending player connects to the ad hoc network and sends files to the receiving player s inbox When the receiving player disconnects it automatically processes the files within its inbox folder Music files are automatically moved to the appropriate artist album directory structure Other files types are automatically mov...

Page 39: ...ng Your Wireless Media Player Hard Disk on the Network Sharing your Wireless Media Player hard disk makes it available on the Microsoft Windows Network and is compatible with other computers that can access the Microsoft Windows Network e g PC s running Windows PC s running Linux with Samba etc You can share your Wireless Media Player hard disk read only or you can share it will full access Full a...

Page 40: ...your player to a remote share or copy files from a remote share to your player hard disk Follow these steps to browse a remote file share Step 1 From the SoniqSync application select Wireless File Sharing Browse Remote Shares Step 2 Connect to an existing wireless network The player will scan for available domains and workgroups Step 3 Select a domain or workgroup from the list The player will sca...

Page 41: ...dd to My Favorites or No remove from My Favorites Creating a New Playlist Follow these steps to create a new playlist Step 1 From the main menu select Edit Playlists Create Playlist Step 2 Enter the name for the new playlist using the on screen keyboard Highlight and select the Enter key when you are finished This will bring you to the edit playlist screen Step 3 From the edit playlist screen high...

Page 42: ...playlist screen to add new songs delete existing songs and re order songs within the playlist Step 4 When you have the playlist just the way you want it highlight and select the Save symbol from the edit playlist screen The modified playlist will be saved to disk Deleting a Playlist There are two options for deleting playlists 1 Delete Playlist Only this option only deletes the named playlist The ...

Page 43: ... playlist Step 1 From the main menu select Edit Playlists Delete Playlist Step 2 Select a playlist to delete Step 3 Select delete playlist option The playlist and optionally the audio files will be deleted from your player s hard disk ...

Page 44: ... Headphone volume setting FM transmitter volume setting FM transmit frequency Equalizer setting New bookmarks can be created existing bookmarks can be updated and restored and bookmarks can be deleted Creating a Bookmark Follow these steps to create a new bookmark Step 1 From the main menu select Bookmarks Create Bookmark Step 2 Enter the name for the new bookmark using the on screen keyboard High...

Page 45: ... Bookmarks Update Bookmark Step 2 Select the bookmark you wish to update from the list The bookmark will be updated and saved to disk To restore a bookmark follow these steps Step 1 From the main menu select Bookmarks Restore Bookmark Step 2 Select the bookmark you wish to restore The Audio Player application will be restored to the state of the bookmark Deleting Bookmarks Follow these steps to de...

Page 46: ...wing Bookmarks To view your bookmarks follow these steps Step 1 From the main menu select Bookmarks View Bookmarks Step 2 Select a bookmark from the list Step 3 View the currently saved state of the bookmark ...

Page 47: ...s FM Transmitter menu Set Frequency Used to adjust the FM transmit frequency and setup FM transmit frequency presets Volume Used to set the FM transmit volume level Mode Used to select between stereo mono FM transmission Audio Audio player settings are accessed from the Preferences Audio menu Shuffle Used to turn shuffle on and off EQ Preset Used to select an equalizer preset Rock Pop Jazz Classic...

Page 48: ... and FM transmit volume This setting is useful when using the dock accessory with lineout audio The HP Only setting indicates there will only be one volume control When headphones are plugged in the volume will control lineout When headphones are unplugged the volume will control FM transmit level FM TX Frequency Enable disable the FM TX Frequency shortcut bar when headphones are unplugged FM TX M...

Page 49: ...backlight timeout is enabled controls how long the backlight will stay on when no keys are pressed Intensity Backlight intensity 0 dim to 15 bright Backlight Power Controls the backlight when operating on battery power Backlight Timeout When enabled the backlight will turn off after the specified number of seconds see below When disabled the backlight stays on Timeout After When backlight timeout ...

Page 50: ...setting controls the default value for USB connect message box that appears when you plug in the USB cable If enabled the USB message box will default to connect When disabled the USB message box will default to do not connect USB Connect Mode This setting controls type of USB device the player will be when connected to your PC The options are MTP audio device or USB hard disk with drive letter Su...

Page 51: ... accessed from the Preferences About menu Name Player name Tracks Number of tracks on your player Capacity Total disk capacity Available Free space available Version Firmware version MAC Player MAC address Model Player model name ...

Page 52: ...zer shortcut bar from the Audio Player application From the Audio Player application press the Up key until the Equalizer shortcut bar appears Then use the Left Right keys to select an EQ setting from the available presets The EQ preset can also be selected from the Preferences Audio EQ Preset menu Adjusting the Equalizer From the Preferences Audio EQ Preset menu item select a preset Then select t...

Page 53: ...nly support the USB Hard Disk mode Using the USB Hard Disk mode you can use your Wireless Media Player as a hard disk to store and transfer data and music files To enable this mode simply connect the USB cable to the USB port on your player and to your PC When the player USB connect screen is displayed choose the USB Hard Disk mode option To automatically enable USB Hard Disk mode when connecting ...

Page 54: ... Skip to the next section in the program Press the Right key Skip to the previous section in the program Press the Left key twice Skip to the next program Press Select to pause playback then press the Right key Skip to the previous program Press Select to pause playback then press the Left key Start a program over Press the Left key until the first section starts playing Section Navigation Most Au...

Page 55: ... remembers your position within an Audible com program However if you are listening to a multi part book the player does not automatically remember which part you were last playing Use the bookmarking feature in this case See the chapter on Bookmarks for more details ...

Page 56: ...roperties Step 3 Click the Wireless Networks tab Note that the Use Windows to Configure my wireless network settings must be selected Step 4 Click the Add button in the Preferred networks panel Step 5 Supply an SSID user defined in the Network name SSID field Step 6 Set Network Authentication to Open Step 7 Set Data encryption to one of the following options WEP Indicates a network key is used to ...

Page 57: ... the Preferred networks panel Configuring the Laptop to use the new Ad Hoc Network Step 1 Click the Advanced button on the Wireless Network Connection Properties dialog Step 2 Select Computer to computer ad hoc networks only Step 3 Click Close to exit the Advanced dialog Step 4 Click OK to exit the Wireless Network Connections Properties dialog and save your changes ...

Page 58: ...dix B Technical Specifications Platform Specifications File Support Playback Formats MP3 at 8 16 22 05 24 32 44 1 and 48 kHz MP3 VBA WMA at 16 22 05 24 32 44 1 and 48 kHz Software Operating System WinCe Net 5 0 ...

Page 59: ... USB 2 0 High Speed 802 11B Battery type Lithium ion Polymer battery non removable Battery Life Up to 10 hours of continuous playback from a fully charged battery Based on continuous playback of tracks encoded at 128 kbps Playback time may be reduced by playing tracks encoded at bit rates greater than 128Kbps playing WMA music files transmitting music long LCD backlight timeout setting wireless sy...

Page 60: ...ency Response 20 20 000 Hz 3 dB THD 75 dB Analog Line Output Rated Impedance 10 Kohms Frequency Response 20 20 000 Hz 3 dB THD 75 dB Digital Output SPDIF Coax interface in docking station accessory FM Transmitter Frequency Band 88 1 107 9 MHz digital tuned Modulation FM Stereo Transmit Power FCC Part 15 limited Range Up to 30 ft Frequency Response 30 15 000 Hz Stereo Separation 35 dB Signal Distor...

Page 61: ... loaded You may not allow the Software or its functions to be accessed remotely or transmit all or any portion of the Software through any network or communication line 4 Copyright The Software is owned by Tao and or its licensors and is protected by United States copyright laws and international treaty provisions You may not remove the copyright notice from any copy of the Software or any copy of...

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Page 64: ...n accordance with the terms of the license agreement It is against the law to copy the software on any other medium except as specifically allowed in the license agreement The licensee may make one copy of the software for backup purposes A copy of the Software License Agreement is located in the WMP User Guide Copyright 2005 Giant International USA Ltd and its licensors All rights reserved Versio...

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