Introduction

An MP3 player is one of the latest types of portable music player. It has important
advantages over traditional personal CD, cassette and minidisc players.

MP3 players are much smaller than CD players and can also be smaller than many minidisc
players, so they fit more easily in your pocket. They can also hold more tunes. The Apple
mini iPod, for example, is about the size of a mobile phone and can hold around 1,000 songs
in 4Gb of hard disk space.

You will need a computer to use an MP3 player, and ideally access to the internet. You can
copy or 'rip' CDs you already own on to your computer and transfer them to the player, or
you can download music on to the player from online music websites such as Apple's ITunes
website.

Technically, copying your own CDs is illegal, as is downloading music from illegitimate
websites. There are some legitimate websites that allow you to pay to download music.

MP3 is simply the name of a type of computer file. It works by shrinking the amount of data
needed in a recording to a fraction of its original size with a slight, and undetectable,
reduction in sound quality.

Hard Disk vs. Solid State

There are two types of MP3 player: hard disk and solid state. Hard-disk players tend to be
larger and bulkier than solid-state players, but they can store more music. Hard-disk players
can have anywhere between four and 40GB - you pay more for the higher capacity models.

Solid-state players are smaller and lighter than hard-disk players, but can't store a huge
number of tracks. The largest at the moment can hold one gigabyte, which is enough for
around 20 hours of music. You can increase the capacity of some solid-state players by using
additional digital camera-style memory cards.

MP3 players work in a different way to all other types of personal stereo because you don't
insert cassettes or CDs. Although they all work in pretty much the same way, there are
important feature differences between different models.

Storage Capacity

MP3 players come in two main types - hard disk and solid state.

The larger capacity players use a hard disk for storage, like a PC does. They tend to be larger
and bulkier than solid-state players, but you can fit more music on to them. The most
impressive models can carry around 650 hours of music - roughly 500 albums. Some MP3
players come with different hard-disk capacities, but you will pay a lot more for higher
capacity models. You can also use many of these players to transfer other large (non-music)
files between computers.
Solid-state players normally use a removable memory card to store tracks. Using a memory
card means the players can be incredibly small and light, but you can't store a huge number
of songs on them. A 64Mb memory card will hold roughly an hour of music.

In addition, there are some solid-state players that rely on built-in memory, not memory
cards. These players can be smaller still. Sony even has one that's built into a pair of
headphones.

Battery Life

The battery life of MP3 players is short compared with the average for other portable music
formats, and is typically around ten hours. Fortunately, with most models, you can recharge
the batteries without removing them.

Connection Type

You connect your MP3 player to a computer via either a USB or a Firewire connection. A
Firewire connection will transfer music at about twice the speed of a standard USB
connection. But the newer USB 2.0 standard is almost the same speed as Firewire. Many PCs
don't have Firewire, but you can buy a Firewire card for about £20 and insert it in the PCI
slot. Modern Apple Macs have Firewire as standard but, unfortunately, you can't add it to
older Macs that don't have it. Some older players used serial ports to connect to your
computer, but these should be avaoided as transfer rates are slow.

Some MP3 players let you record directly to them. All you will need is the right sort of lead
to connect the player to your stereo or other audio source.

There are two basic types of MP3 player. Jukeboxes use hard disks to store gigabytes of data
(thousand of CDs worth), while solid-state models are smaller, lighter and cheaper, but can't
hold as many songs. There are also small-capacity hard-disk models that sit somewhere in
between these two extremes.

If you like the idea of MP3, but also want to be able to play CDs, and own a computer that
can burn CDs, you might want to have a look at an MP3 CD player.
 MP3 PLAYER

●DISPLAY SCREEN

EQ Mode

Number of songs in folder Time elapsed Length of song

File format Song number Battery

Mode Play status

●BATTERY

This player uses one (1) AAA battery.

- Battery is at full power

- Battery is low/empty, new battery should be inserted.

●BASIC OPERATION

Play/pause/power: Hold down this button for a few seconds to turn the player on
or, once on, to access the
main menu at any time. During playback, this button only
needs to be pressed lightly to play and pause.
MODE: Select options by pressing down on button, scroll through options by
using the FWD and BWD
toggle.
Display screen: Displays song information and options.
USB Port: the USB Port is contained underneath the protective cap. Connect the
USB to your PC to access upgrades and import new music.
Vol+/Vol-: Adjust volume (can also be used to select options).
Hold: Push to the left to turn on (this will make the buttons inoperative), push back
to the right to remove hold.
Earphone jack: Insert headphones here to listen to music.
 ●MAIN MENU

To select an option from the main menu, scroll across with the MODE toggle and then press
the MODE button when you have selected the desired option.

• MSC =Music Mode

Music Mode will allow you to begin playback.
To commence playback or to pause, press the “PLAY” button.
Check that the Hold is not on, otherwise the buttons won’t operate.
The player will turn itself off, according to your System setting.
To skip to the next/previous track, scroll with the MODE toggle.
To fast forward/rewind the song as it is playing, hold down the MODE toggle to the left or
right until you reach
the desired position

When the music is not playing, press on the MODE button to access the sub-menu, press
“PLAY” to exit
the menu.
Local Folder: Press the MODE button to select music.
Delete File: Press the MODE button to select, use the MODE toggle to choose between yes
and no.
Delete All: Press the MODE button to select, use the MODE toggle to choose between yes
and no.
Once the music is playing you can access the sub-menu by pressing on the MODE button.
Scroll with the
MODE toggle and press down to select one of the following.
Repeat: Options: Normal, Repeat One, Folder (repeat all music in the folder), Repeat Folder,
Repeat
all (repeat all folders), Random, Intro (play the first 10 seconds of all the music).
Equalizer: options: Natural, Rock, Pop, Classic, Soft, Jazz, DBB.
Tempo rate: Scroll with the MODE toggle to increase or decrease.
Replay: Press the MODE button to select option, or press + or - on the volume button, to set
directly.
Replay times: Choose number of times to replay song (press the MODE button to select
option).
Replay gap: Choose the time (seconds) between replaying the song (press the MODE button
to
select option).
You can also have lyrics displayed while the song is playing. To do this you will need a lyric
editor,
which can be downloaded off the Internet. Insert time stamps at appropriate intervals (if
not already
added) and ensure to save the file with the same name as the song – but in the lyric format.
i.e. my heart will go on.mp3 (song file)
my heart will go on.lrc (lyric file)
Now when you play the song (in the Music Mode) a small “T” will appear in the bottom right
of the
Music Mode icon: . When the song is playing, hold down the MODE button for a few
seconds and
the lyrics will appear. To read through the lyrics ahead of the time stamps, press the Volume
+ or - . To
return to the Music display, press the MODE button.

• REC Record Mode

Record Mode allows you to record via the in-built microphone.
Press “PLAY” to start and stop recording.
Hold down the MODE button to save the file.
To access the sub-menu, press the MODE button.
Local Folder: Press the MODE button to select folder. You can store up to 99 recording files.
REC Type: Scroll with the MODE toggle to select option: “Fine REC -32K WAV” (High-quality),
“Long
REC - BK ACT” (Extended length), “Fine VOR - 32K VOR” (High quality voice control), “Long
VOR -
BK VOR” (Extended length voice control), press the MODE button to choose recording
option.
The recorded file will be saved in the current folder (located in Local folder sub-menu).
If the display shows “No space”, you will need to delete other files to make space available.
If the display shows “List is full”, then the current directory is full. Please switch to another
directory.

• RPL Replay Mode

Replay Mode allows you to hear your recording (press “PLAY” button).
To skip to the next/previous track, scroll with the MODE toggle.
While playing, press the MODE button to access the sub-menu.
Repeat: Press the MODE button to select.
Tempo rate: Scroll with the MODE toggle and press to select.
Replay: Press the MODE button to select.
• SYS System Settings Mode
System Settings Mode lets you customize your player. Press the MODE button to access the
sub-menu,
scroll with the MODE toggle and press to select one of the following:
Record time: To set the time and date for the recorded file, scroll with “VOLUME” button.
To change
the date/time scroll with the MODE toggle to select desired numeral

Backlight: Set the time (seconds) for the backlight to remain on without any operation.
Scroll with the MODE toggle to reach desired position on bar.

Back colour: Customize your player from a choice of seven colours. Scroll with the MODE
toggle to
select.
Language: Choose desired language. Press the MODE button to select.
Power off: Set a fixed time after operation has stopped, for the player to turn off
automatically.
Choose from “Sleeping Mode” and “Power Off” mode (press the MODE button).
Replay mode: Choose from “Manual Replay” or “Auto Replay” with the MODE button.
Contrast: Set contrast level of Display screen by scrolling with the MODE toggle.
Online mode: Choose from “Multi Drive”, “Normal Only”, “Encrypted Only”.
Memory info: Indicates the total capacity of the player and the percentage refers to the
capacity
already used.
Firmware version: Displays the firmware version on the player.

• TEL Telephone Book

The Telephone Book can be updated by using the software available on the driver CD. Run
the file tel_en.exe
to access the Telephone Book software. Options in the player include:
Browse Tel: Browse through the telephone book.
Import Tel file: Choose from “Confirm” or “Cancel” (USB port needs to be connected).
Export Tel file: Choose from “Confirm” or “Cancel” (USB port needs to be connected).

●USING THE USB CONNECTION

The driver CD can be installed on your PC in order to access the utilities for the player,
including the Sound
Convert Tool, the Player Disk Tool and the Firmware Upgrading tool.
The player supports standard USB functions with operating systems Windows 98 (driver
needed), Windows
2000 and later, MacOS 10.3, Linux Red Hat 8.0 and later.
When connected, the USB port will supply power to the player. Once connected to the USB
port there are
three displays that can appear in the Display screen.
 A2003
ENGLISH FOR
TECHNICAL PURPOSES
ASSIGNMENT 2

NAME: CHEAH JOON KEEN

NO. MATRIX: 10DKM09F1006
CLASS: DKM2A

LECTURER: MS. SRI SARMILA DEWI D/O KHRISHNAN