Toshiba MEA210, Owner'S Manual

Page 1: ...DIGITAL AUDIO PLAYER MEA210 OWNER S MANUAL 2001 TOSHIBA CORPORATION XZ2029P012 Introduction Preparation Audio data preparation Operation Others ...

Page 2: ...raged 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 for help Warning Changes or modifications made to this...

Page 3: ...lly and follow all the operating and other instructions 2 Heat The product should be situated away from heat sources such as radiators heat registers stoves or other products that produce heat 3 Water and Moisture Do not use this product near water for example near a bath tub wash bowl kitchen sink or laundry tub in a wet basement or near a swimming pool and the like 4 Cleaning Remove all cables a...

Page 4: ...by the operating instructions as an improper adjustment of other controls may result in damage and will often require extensive work by a qualified technician to restore the product to its normal operation d If the product has been dropped or damaged in any way e When the product exhibits a distinct change in performance this indicates a need for service 10 LCD When the LCD panel is broken and the...

Page 5: ...all servicing to qualified service personnel 15 Replacement Parts When replacement parts are required be sure the service technician has used replacement parts specified by the manufacturer or have the same characteristics as the original part Unauthorized substitutions may result in fire unit overheating or other hazards 16 Safety Check Upon completion of any service or repairs to this product as...

Page 6: ...s on cleaning Use a soft dry cloth for cleaning For stubborn dirt soak the cloth in a weak detergent solution wring well and wipe Use a dry cloth to wipe it dry Do not use any type of solvent such as thinner and benzine as they may damage the surface of the unit If you use a chemical saturated cloth to clean the unit follow that product s instructions Copyrights It is forbidden by law to copy broa...

Page 7: ...Initiative an organization established to construct technology specifications to protect digital music against illegal copy and distribution PD An SDMI authorized device that records audio data inside or onto external media Portable Device Note The TOSHIBA Audio Manager defines the TOSHIBA digital audio player as the PD Exemptions Toshiba is not liable for any damage caused by fire earthquake uses...

Page 8: ...dio Manager software What is the TOSHIBA Audio Manager The TOSHIBA Audio Manager is a software program that imports your audio data from audio CDs or audio files MP3 or WAVE file and transfers them to the player The audio data is encoded and imported by the computer MP3 MPEG 1 Audio Layer3 An international standardized compression format of sound data This format can compress audio data to a 10th ...

Page 9: ...ange audio data in the player continued What you have to do is Perform the following procedures Preparation 1 Get the player ready Load battery in the player Play the audio data on the player Preparation 2 Get your computer ready Install the TOSHIBA Audio Manager in your computer Preparation 3 Prepare audio data Import audio data into your computer and transfer it to the player via the TOSHIBA Aud...

Page 10: ...PU Pentium MMX 233MHz or higher processor Pentium II 300MHz or higher processor recommended Memory 32MB minimum 64MB or more recommended Sound Sound card 16bit or more Hard Disk 30MB free space except for audio data CD ROM Drive SCSI ANSI X3T10 1048D Standard drive ATAPI SFF 8020 Standard drive Microsoft Windows are registered trademarks of the Microsoft Corporation of the U S registered in the US...

Page 11: ...TOSHIBA Audio Manager 20 Using Wizard to import transfer audio data 22 Importing audio data from an audio CD 23 Importing audio files 25 Transferring audio data to the player 26 Deleting audio data from the player 29 Creating a PlayList 30 Operation Playing a song 31 To stop playback 32 To turn the power off 33 To play in fast forward or reverse direction 33 To locate a song 33 Changing the functi...

Page 12: ...e charger for safe handling Do not leave a dead or exhausted battery in the unit Neglecting the above may cause battery leakage and corrosion resulting in burns or injury If your fingers or clothes touch the battery acid wash them immediately If your eyes come in contact with battery acid wash them and immediately consult your doctor If the surface of an object becomes soiled use a cloth to wipe i...

Page 13: ...even while the player is turned off Notes on battery indicator The battery consumption indicator will display when using the player page 45 When using nickel metal hydride rechargeable battery the battery indicator on the player may not correspond to actual battery consumption If an exhausted battery is used the battery indicator on the player may read full when you turn the player on However the ...

Page 14: ...e these steps you do not have to repeat them every time Preparation Startup your computer Turn off all applications including virus protection software Confirm that a battery is loaded into the player page 12 Insure an unconnected USB port is available on your computer Installing the TOSHIBA Audio Manager Insert the supplied TOSHIBA Audio Manager CD ROM into a CD ROM drive on your computer TOSHIBA...

Page 15: ...ROM It contains the system requirements of the computer and additional precautions Installing the USB driver Make sure your computer has safely restarted Refer to page 16 and connect the player to a USB connector on your computer using the supplied interface cable Found New Hardware Wizard appears Be sure to confirm that a battery is loaded into the player before connecting it to your computer Fol...

Page 16: ...to the player When you delete audio data from the player Open the interface door Connect to a computer using the interface cable When you connect the player to your computer for the first time Found New Hardware Wizard appears on the screen of your computer Follow the on screen instructions to install the USB driver page 15 To the I F connector To the USB connector Computer Interface cable supplie...

Page 17: ...is loaded before connecting to a computer The player cannot turn on if it is connected to a computer with no battery loaded When the player is connected to your computer it is powered from the USB connector or USB hub Never remove the interface cable while exchanging data between the player and the computer Doing so may damage the data Close the interface door when the I F connector is not used Do...

Page 18: ... automatically turns on while the SD memory card is inserted Close the card slot Ejecting the SD memory card Open the card slot Eject the SD memory card Press the SD memory card slightly and release to eject it a little way then pull out the SD memory card straight and slowly Close the card slot Push slightly Ejected a little way Note Never eject the SD memory card while you are operating the play...

Page 19: ...ed SD memory card Other content may be incompatible An SD memory card is a precision electronic device Do not bend drop or shock or otherwise abuse an SD memory card Do not use or store an SD memory card in a location subject to strong static electricity Do not use or store an SD memory card in a hot and humid place Keep fingers and objects off the metallic gold surface of an SD memory card Keep t...

Page 20: ...er window appears When you launch the Audio Manager for the first time a message to input user ID appears Input the user ID number which is specified by a label on the cover of the English Owner s manual If you have any questions or problems refer to the online help of the TOSHIBA Audio Manager LIBRARY MANAGER Wizard Close to quit the TOSHIBA Audio Manager Online help Player window ...

Page 21: ...t does not include the player If you cannot click a window of TOSHIBA Audio Manager your system may be running short of available application memory Quit all unnecessary applications Refer to the README TXT for CD ROM drives on which the TOSHIBA Audio Manager has been approved to run If you use a CD ROM drive not included there the TOSHIBA Audio Manager may not import audio data directly In this c...

Page 22: ... music from audio CDs To import audio data from an audio CD You can also transfer audio data to the player or SD memory card at the same time Copy audio files To import data from audio file You can also transfer data to the player or SD memory card at the same time Transfer audio data To transfer audio data to the player or SD memory card at the same time Edit PlayLists To edit the PlayList or cre...

Page 23: ...ive on your computer Click on the player window The LIBRARY MANAGER window appears Click CD on the menu then click Refresh Contents of the audio CD are displayed Audio data preparation Importing audio data from an audio CD continued Note Depending on the operation status of the CD ROM drive the LIBRARY MANAGER may not show the entire contents of the audio CD In this case click Refresh again Step 4...

Page 24: ...or starts counting The LIBRARY list shows imported songs Before clicking Import you can enter a name in the PlayList for songs you selected Creating a PlayList here will help you designate songs to transfer or play later Importing audio data from an audio CD continued To transfer imported audio data to the player refer to page 26 Step 5 ...

Page 25: ...A Audio Manager Click on the player window The LIBRARY MANAGER window appears Click FILE on the menu A window for file importing appears Choose the folder that contains the audio file you want to import The audio file WAVE or MP3 file appears Choose the file you want to import and click Import The process indicator starts counting To transfer imported audio data to the player refer to page 26 Step...

Page 26: ...ta to the SD memory card leave the SD memory card inserted in the player page 18 Launch the TOSHIBA Audio Manager Click on the player window The LIBRARY MANAGER window appears Connect the player to the computer See page 16 Connection to a computer Click PD SD on the menu Contents in the PD player or the SD SD memory card inserted in the player are displayed At this point be sure to turn the player...

Page 27: ...er to an SD memory card in the player Select songs to transfer from the LIBRARY table and click Add The audio data selected is displayed in a lighter color on the lower part of the window If you want to transfer all songs in the PlayList simultaneously choose PlayList from the Search menu then choose a desired PlayList using the Keyword menu then click Add All continued ...

Page 28: ...e when a song is deleted utilizing a computer that did not originally transfer the song to the player To play MP3 audio data on this player be sure to use the TOSHIBA Audio Manager to transfer it The player cannot play MP3 data which did not originate from the TOSHIBA Audio Manager The PlayList is not available for this player Depending on the combination of audio data s sampling frequency and bit...

Page 29: ...w The LIBRARY MANAGER window appears Connect the player to a computer Click PD SD on the menu Choose the memory that contains the data you want to delete Internal memory the internal memory of the player SD card an SD memory card inserted in the player Choose audio data you desire to delete from the PD SD on the lower part of the window then click The audio data selected is deleted from the player...

Page 30: ...dow The LIBRARY MANAGER window appears Click PLAYLIST on the menu The window for editing the PlayList appears Click New List The PlayList editing screen is displayed Input the PlayList name and click Save Choose the audio data you want to register in the PlayList from the LIBRARY table and click Add Click Save PlayList The contents of the PlayList are stored Creating a PlayList Step 4 Step 3 ...

Page 31: ... data and disconnect the cable Connect the supplied headphones to the headphone jack of the player For instructions on how to attach the clip to the player refer to page 40 Display refer to page 45 for details Headphones To the headphone jack Fast forward locating Fast reverse locating button button button Power playback pause Volume button continued Operation Playing a song ...

Page 32: ...ry you eject the SD memory card you change the audio data in the SD memory card or the internal memory of the player you re format the SD memory card or the internal memory of the player the player is turned on by power from the connected computer Start playback Press the button Adjust the volume Press the volume button to turn up the volume to turn down the volume Note The graphic display returns...

Page 33: ...ton the playback speed returns to normal To locate a song Forward press and release the button Reverse press and release the button Each time you push the button the song number in the display changes Repeat this action until you find the desired song number Notes If you press the button one time you will only locate the beginning of the current song To locate a previous song repeat this action as...

Page 34: ...explanations on the following page key is utilized to reverse the setting Notes If you do not operate for a while after step 1 the display returns to normal If you press and hold the MENU button in the display returns to normal Volume control mode To adjust the volume page 32 Playback media selection mode To select between internal memory or SD memory card Playback selection mode To select the pla...

Page 35: ...f you lower the volume Reduces the treble to prevent noise leakage from headphones Plays songs in the internal memory Plays songs in the SD memory card To select To go to another mode Tone control mode To select To go to another mode Playback media selection mode IN MEMORY SD CARD continued Notes You cannot select blank media You cannot operate the media selection mode if there is no song in the i...

Page 36: ...he first song of the selected media when RANDOM has been selected the player stops and plays the first song of the selected media and then plays remaining songs at random REPEAT ALL PLAY ONCE REPEAT ONE RANDOM To select To go to another mode Changing the function settings continued Playback selection mode The beep a short high sound made for confirming the operation sounds BEEP ON BEEP OFF To sele...

Page 37: ...ten empty the SD memory card and format it Formatting an SD memory card deletes all data in it Transfer the audio data into the player or SD memory card An SD memory card that the player does not support is inserted The inserted SD memory card is not formatted or the format is not supported by this system The inserted SD memory card is not playable on this player The data is of a file format that ...

Page 38: ...he player and turn the player off Others Formatting an SD memory card Press the and button and hold until FORMAT is displayed The player turns on and enters the formatting mode Press the volume button to select a formatting function SD CARD to format an SD memory card IN MEMORY to format the internal memory Press the button The formatted item is selected To return to the step 2 press the MENU butt...

Page 39: ...Press any button to return the display to the format menu screen Insert an SD memory card then start formatting Set the write protect tab of SD memory card to the unprotected position page 18 The SD memory card may be damaged Replace the battery page 12 No SD memory card is inserted The write protect tab of SD memory card is set to the data protected position A formatting error occurred The batter...

Page 40: ...2 1 Attaching the clip You can use the supplied clip to fasten the player to your belt Attaching the clip Secure the two lower hooks of the clip into the player s holes and then fit the upper two Removing the clip To remove the clip pull the pull tab marked toward you to detach the hook and slide the clip in the leftward direction ...

Page 41: ...vailable when the player is connected to the computer Playback does not start There is no playable audio data in the internal memory or the SD memory card Prepare audio data playable on this player page 26 No sound The supplied headphones are not connected firmly Connect the supplied headphones firmly page 31 The volume is set to the minimum Adjust the volume page 32 Cannot exchange audio data The...

Page 42: ...uration Battery Duration Alkaline Approx 4 hours Nickel Metal Hydride rechargeable Approx 4 hours Measured at 25 C bit rate 96 kbps with alkaline battery or nickel metal hydride rechargeable battery when played on internal flash memory The playback duration depends on the type of the battery and the operating environment Toshiba does not guarantee either The playback duration may be shortened when...

Page 43: ...o AAC monaural MP3 stereo MP3 monaural Sampling frequency 16kHz 22 05kHz 24kHz 32kHz 44 1kHz 48kHz 32kbps to 64kbps 64kbps to 144kbps 64kbps to 192kbps Bit rate Sampling frequency 16kHz 22 05kHz 24kHz 32kHz 44 1kHz 48kHz 16kbps 16kbps to 48kbps Sampling frequency 16kHz 22 05kHz 32kHz 44 1kHz 48kHz 32kbps to 160kbps 64kbps to 192kbps Sampling frequency 16kHz 22 05kHz 32kHz 44 1kHz 48kHz 32kbps to 1...

Page 44: ...Fast reverse title skip Strap is not supplied Volume button button button Battery cover Volume control mode selection Front side Right side Left side Back side Top side HOLD switch Setting this switch in the direction of the arrow will render the unit unresponsive to any command related activity avoiding undesirable operation by unintentional contact This protects your playback settings from being...

Page 45: ...at of the SD memory card No playable data Battery indicator Full Nearing the end Replace the battery Playback mode REPEAT ALL REPEAT ONE PLAY ONCE RANDOM Song name some characters may not be displayed They are displayed as The elapsed time is only for reference it may differ from actual play time Display example while playing Operational status Playing Pause Fast forward Fast reverse Locating in t...

Page 46: ...original retail purchase During this period TACP THI will repair or replace a defective unit without charge to you except that if a defective unit is replaced after ninety 90 days from the date of the original retail purchase you pay labor charges involved in the replacement You must also deliver the entire product to a TACP THI Authorized Service Station You are responsible for all transportation...

Page 47: ...iscover a defective product or part 3 All warranty servicing of this product must be made by a TACP THI TCL Authorized Service Station 4 U S A warranties are effective only if the product is purchased and operated in the Continental U S A or Puerto Rico 5 Labor service charges for set installation Set up adjustment of customer controls and installation or repair of antenna systems are not covered ...

Page 48: ...e defect This limitation does not apply to implied warranties arising under state law This warranty gives you specific legal rights and you may have other rights which may vary from state to state Some states do not allow limitation on how long an implied warranty lasts when an action may be brought or the exclusion or limitation of incidental or consequential damages so the above provisions may n...