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Portable Media Player MET401
User's Manual
Rev. 0.9 (Draft)
TOSHIBA CORPORATION
Digital Media Network Company
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  • Page 1 Portable Media Player MET401 User’s Manual Rev. 0.9 (Draft) TOSHIBA CORPORATION Digital Media Network Company Page-1 CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION...
  • Page 2 Toshiba Portable Media Player ® gigabeat T Series User’s Guide GMAD00139010 07/07...
  • Page 3 Only peripherals complying with the FCC rules class B limits may be attached to this equipment. Operation with non-compliant peripherals or peripherals not recommended by TOSHIBA is likely to result in interference to radio and TV reception.Shielded cables must be used between the external devices and USB connector. Changes or modifications made to this equipment, not expressly approved by TOSHIBA or parties authorized by TOSHIBA could void the user’s...

  • Page 4: Safety Information

    This device may not cause harmful interference. This device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation. Contact Address: TOSHIBA America Information Systems, Inc. 9740 Irvine Boulevard Irvine, California 92618-1697 (949) 583-3000 Industry Canada Requirement This Class B digital apparatus complies with Canadian ICES-003.
  • Page 5 OR ANY OTHER INFORMATION CONTAINED HEREIN OR THE USE THEREOF. Trademarks ❖ gigabeat is a registered trademark of TOSHIBA Corporation. ❖ Microsoft, Windows, Windows logo, Windows Vista, Windows Vista logo, Windows Media and Windows Media logo are registered trademarks or trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and other countries.
  • Page 6 You must obtain any required permission from copyright owners to download or use copyrighted content. Toshiba cannot and does not grant such permission, nor does Toshiba authorize the use or reproduction of copyright material without the relevant permissions being obtained from copyright holders.

  • Page 7: About This Product

    environment, but using it too close to a radio or television set, may result in poor reception. Handle the equipment correctly according to this owner's manual. About This Product ❖ This product incorporates a copyright protection technology protected by the U.S. patents and other intellectual properties owned by Macrovision Corporation and other rights holders.

  • Page 8: Table Of Contents

    Contents Introduction................12 Checking the supplied accessories ......12 Safety icons ............13 Safety precautions ..........13 ® Caring for your gigabeat .........13 Recommendation for deleting data before disposal/transfer ........14 Built-in battery ..........14 ® Chapter 1: Getting Started with Your gigabeat ...... 15 Computer system requirements1......16 Installing the software..........16 Charging the built-in battery ......17...
  • Page 9 Contents ® Chapter 2: Music and Your gigabeat ........27 Preparing music data ..........27 Loading songs from a music CD to your computer ............27 Transferring audio files on your computer ® to the gigabeat ..........29 ® Synchronization settings (Windows Media Player 11) ..........33 Transferring an album jacket photo ....34 Listening to music ..........35...
  • Page 10 Contents Deleting music data .........53 Chapter 3: Photos and your gigabeat ........54 ® ® Transferring photos to the gigabeat ......54 Retrieving photo data from a digital camera ..57 Deleting photo data ..........58 Reserving a storage space ........61 Viewing photos ............63 Viewing photos by folder .........63 Viewing photos by date ........64 Changing photos ............65...
  • Page 11 Contents ® Chapter 5: TV and your gigabeat ..........84 Preparing TV program data ........84 Transferring recorded TV programs ....84 Viewing recorded TV programs ......85 Playing a selected TV program ......85 Functions available during playback ....86 ® Chapter 6: Podcasts and your gigabeat .........
  • Page 12 Contents Chapter 8: If you have problems..........113 Error messages.............113 Troubleshooting............114 ® Resetting the gigabeat ........115 Frequently asked questions ........116 Contacting Toshiba ..........116 Appendix A: Specifications............117 Combinations of sampling frequencies and bit rates ............119 Glossary..................121 Index..................123...

  • Page 13: Introduction

    Introduction Welcome to the world of portable entertainment. With your Toshiba ® gigabeat portable media player, your entertainment can accompany you wherever you go. This product is protected by certain intellectual property rights of Microsoft Corporation. Use or distribution of such technology outside of this product is prohibited without a license from ®...

  • Page 14: Safety Icons

    Introduction Safety icons Safety icons This manual contains safety instructions that must be observed in order to avoid potential hazards that could result in personal injuries, damage to your equipment, or loss of data. These safety cautions have been classified according to the seriousness of the risk, and the icons highlight these instructions as follows: Indicates a potentially hazardous situation which, if not avoided, could result in death or serious injury.

  • Page 15: Recommendation For Deleting Data Before Disposal/Transfer

    ® have failed. Contact the gigabeat Web site at www.gigabeatsupport.toshiba.com for built-in battery replacement information. NOTE TOSHIBA shall not be liable whatsoever for any corruption or loss of stored data due to the complete discharge of the built-in battery...

  • Page 16: Chapter 1: Getting Started With Your Gigabeat

    Chapter 1 Getting Started with Your ® gigabeat ® Your gigabeat will allow you to listen to music, watch videos, download podcasts and transfer other audio and video content. This ® chapter summarizes how to get you started using your gigabeat ®...

  • Page 17: Computer System Requirements1

    Getting Started with Your gigabeat® Installing the software Computer system requirements u need a computer system that meets the hardware and software requirements listed below ® ® Operating Microsoft Windows Vista , XP Home Edition, XP Professional or XP ® ®...

  • Page 18: Charging The Built-In Battery

    Getting Started with Your gigabeat® Installing the software ❖ ® So that your gigabeat can communicate with your computer NOTE ® properly, be sure to install Windows Media Player 11 or 10 ® on your computer before connecting the gigabeat to your computer.

  • Page 19: Charging The Gigabeat

    Getting Started with Your gigabeat® Installing the software ® Charging the gigabeat ❖ ® Connect the gigabeat to your computer using the provided USB cable. ❖ Make sure your computer is connected to the AC adaptor. ❖ Turn on your computer. ❖...

  • Page 20: Turning On/Off The Power

    Getting Started with Your gigabeat® Installing the software ❖ ® To charge the gigabeat using a commercially available general-purpose USB AC adapter, make sure the adapter has a supply voltage rating of 5 V and bears a PSE mark. Note, however, that proper operation is not guaranteed.

  • Page 21: Connecting Your Computer And The Gigabeat

    Getting Started with Your gigabeat® Installing the software ❖ ® The backlight of the screen will turn off if the gigabeat has not NOTE been operated for a specified time, except when video data is playing, photo data is being displayed in a slide show, or a ®...
  • Page 22 Getting Started with Your gigabeat® Installing the software ® Start Windows Media Player 11 or 10. ® ® “The gigabeat is now connected” will appear on the gigabeat screen as shown below. ® (Sample Image) gigabeat connection ❖ ® If the gigabeat is connected to a computer that does not ®...

  • Page 23: Removing The Gigabeat From Your Computer

    Getting Started with Your gigabeat® Installing the software ❖ If your computer is started or restarted or any of its operation NOTE ® resumed while the gigabeat is still connected to the computer, your computer may stop before completing the startup process or resumption of operation depending on the specification of your computer.

  • Page 24: Basic Gigabeat ® Operations

    Getting Started with Your gigabeat® Basic gigabeat® operations below). Unplugging/plugging the USB cable in this condition may ® damage the data stored in your gigabeat (Sample Image) ® Basic gigabeat operations ® Names and functions of gigabeat buttons Enter ( ) button Back ( ) button...
  • Page 25 Getting Started with Your gigabeat® Basic gigabeat® operations Up/Down/ Press the Up, Down, Left and Right buttons to select a Left/Right buttons desired menu or item. Use the Up or Down button to increase or decrease the volume. Use the Left or Right button to skip to the previous or next ®...
  • Page 26 Getting Started with Your gigabeat® Basic gigabeat® operations Select an item Press the up or down button to navigate through the selection items. Press the Left or Right button to change the item screen. Confirm the selected item Press the Enter button, and the selected item will be executed. Battery icon You can check the remaining battery power with the battery icon shown in the bottom right-hand corner of the screen.
  • Page 27 Getting Started with Your gigabeat® Basic gigabeat® operations Standby screen ® The Standby screen appears while the gigabeat is processing. The ® gigabeat cannot be operated while this screen is shown (dots are circling). Wait for this screen to disappear before operating the ®...

  • Page 28: Chapter 2: Music And Your Gigabeat

    Chapter 2 ® Music and Your gigabeat Preparing music data Loading songs from a music CD to your computer You can load songs to your computer from a desired music CD ® using Windows Media Player 11 or 10. Once loaded to your ®...
  • Page 29 Music and Your gigabeat® Preparing music data Click the Rip button. Downloading of the selected songs will start. <4> Check box <3> Load tab <5> Load button PLACE HOLDER (Sample Image) ❖ The loading procedure is roughly the same with Windows NOTE ®...

  • Page 30: Transferring Audio Files On Your Computer To The Gigabeat

    Music and Your gigabeat® Preparing music data ® Transferring audio files on your computer to the gigabeat ® Using Windows Media Player, you can transfer MP3, WMA ® (Windows Media Audio) and WAV (Wave) audio files stored on ® your computer to the gigabeat You can also purchase and download music data from online stores.
  • Page 31 Music and Your gigabeat® Preparing music data If automatic synchronization is set, deleting synchronized data from your computer will delete the same data from the ® ® gigabeat when the gigabeat is connected to your computer next time. ® Therefore, avoid using the gigabeat to back up your library in your computer.
  • Page 32 Music and Your gigabeat® Preparing music data Right-click the selected data, and select Add to “Synchronized List” in the displayed short-cut menu. The data will be added to the synchronization list on the right side of the screen. You can also drag and drop the data to the synchronization list area on the right to add the data to the synchronization list.
  • Page 33 Music and Your gigabeat® Preparing music data ❖ ® If you are using Windows Media Player 10, refer to the NOTE ® Windows Media Player 10 Help file. ❖ Licensed (DRM-protected) WMA files may not be transferred ® to the gigabeat depending on the terms of the applicable ®...

  • Page 34: Synchronization Settings (Windows Media Player 11)

    Music and Your gigabeat® Preparing music data ® Synchronization settings (Windows Media Player 11) To change the method of synchronization between your computer ® and the gigabeat , click below the Synchronization tab in ® Windows Media Player 11, select gigabeat T, select Synchronization Settings, and set desired items.

  • Page 35: Transferring An Album Jacket Photo

    Music and Your gigabeat® Preparing music data Transferring an album jacket photo To transfer an album jacket photo (album art), you must load the album information including album art beforehand using Windows ® Media Player 11 or 10. Transfer the music data in the album after loading the album information including album art, and the album art will be transferred together.

  • Page 36: Listening To Music

    Music and Your gigabeat® Listening to music Listening to music Listening to selected music You can select desired music by such categories as “song,” “genre,” “album” and “artist” based on the information appended to the ® music data that has been transferred to the gigabeat Music data not accompanied by any artist name, genre or album is NOTE classified as “No Information”...
  • Page 37 Music and Your gigabeat® Listening to music Press the left or right button to display the Artists screen. This step assumes that a song is selected from the Artists screen. You can also select the song you want to play from the Songs, Genres, Albums or Playlists screen.
  • Page 38 Music and Your gigabeat® Listening to music Select the album you want to listen to, and press the Enter button. A screen showing a list of songs in the selected album will appear. You can also select a song not contained in the album. To do this, select a desired song and press the Enter button, and a screen showing the title of the selected song will appear.
  • Page 39 Music and Your gigabeat® Listening to music ❖ ® Turn the gigabeat OFF before connecting or disconnecting NOTE the earbuds. ❖ Firmly insert the earbud plug fully into the jack. The earbuds will not work properly unless the plug is fully inserted. ❖...

  • Page 40: Playback Screens

    Music and Your gigabeat® Playback screens Playback screens While music is playing, you can display one of the three playback screens, playback-screen selection screen, track list screen, or music setting screen shown below. Press the Enter button to switch among the three playback screens and playback-screen selection screen.

  • Page 41: Playback-Screen Selection Screen

    Music and Your gigabeat® Playback screens An enlarged view of the jacket photo of the music currently playing, and elapsed time or remaining time, are shown. (Sample Image) Playback-screen selection screen (Sample Image) You can select the “track list screen” or “music setting screen” on the playback-screen selection screen to display the selected screen.

  • Page 42: Track List Screen

    Music and Your gigabeat® Playback screens Track list screen The track list of the music currently playing, part of the jacket photo, and elapsed time, are shown. (Sample Image) Music setting screen The music play mode and equalizer settings can be specified, and music data can be rated.

  • Page 43: Functions Available During Playback

    Music and Your gigabeat® Functions available during playback ❖ You can press the Enter button on the track list screen to play NOTE the selected song from the beginning. ❖ If you select the Purchase check box on the music setting screen, a web page where you can make online purchases will be displayed on your Internet browser the next time the ®...

  • Page 44: Returning To The Beginning Of A Song Or Skipping To The Previous Or Next Song

    Music and Your gigabeat® Listening repeatedly/changing the play sequence Returning to the beginning of a song or skipping to the previous or next song Press the Left button. ® The gigabeat will return to the beginning of the song currently playing.

  • Page 45: Changing The Play Sequence

    Music and Your gigabeat® Listening repeatedly/changing the play sequence Select Continuous, and press the Enter button. The check box will be selected and the current music will be played repeatedly. If an artist is currently selected, all songs by the artist will be played repeatedly.

  • Page 46: Changing The Sound Quality

    Music and Your gigabeat® Changing the sound quality Select Random, and press the Enter button. The check box will be selected and the selected music data will be played randomly. (Sample Image) You can also set the random playback mode when music is not NOTE playing.
  • Page 47 Music and Your gigabeat® Changing the sound quality Select the Equalizer line. (Sample Image) Press the Enter button and select a desired sound quality mode. The equalizer setting will change in the following sequence every time the Enter button is pressed: None (nothing is selected) Acoustic Classic...

  • Page 48: Setting/Changing The Harmonics Function

    WMA or MP3 format. This treble-range compensation technology (H2C Technology) was developed jointly by Kyushu Institute of Technology’s HIT Development Center and TOSHIBA. Select Settings on the start screen, and press the Enter button. Select Harmonics, and press the Enter button.

  • Page 49: Listening To Music Using A Playlist

    Music and Your gigabeat® Listening to music using a playlist Select Professional or Dynamic, and press the Enter button. Off: H2C Technology is disabled. Professional: The treble range is compensated. Dynamic: The treble range is compensated and bass sound is emphasized.

  • Page 50: Deleting Data From A Quicklist

    Music and Your gigabeat® Listening to music using a playlist ® transfer (synchronize). For details, refer to Windows Media Player 10 Help file. Select My Music on the start screen, and press the Enter button. Press the Left or Right button to select Songs, Genres, Albums or Artists.
  • Page 51 Music and Your gigabeat® Listening to music using a playlist Select Quicklist, and press the Enter button. (Sample Image) Select Delete All from Quick List, and press the Enter button. A confirmation message will appear. (Sample Image) Select Yes, and press the Enter button. A message will appear for several seconds, after which all music data currently registered in the quicklist will be deleted from the quicklist.

  • Page 52: Playing A Playlist

    Music and Your gigabeat® Listening to music using a playlist Playing a playlist Select My Music on the start screen, and press the Enter button. Press the left or right button to select Playlists. Select Quicklist or any playlist you have transferred using ®...

  • Page 53: Managing Music Data

    Music and Your gigabeat® Managing music data Managing music data Rating music data You can rate the music currently playing and synchronize the rating ® with the rating stored in Windows Media Player 11 or 10. You can give ratings of one to five stars (five stars represent the highest rating).

  • Page 54: Deleting Music Data

    Music and Your gigabeat® Managing music data Deleting music data ® To delete music data currently saved in the gigabeat , delete the ® same data in Windows Media Player 11 or 10. ® The following steps assume that Windows Media Player 11 is ®...

  • Page 55: Chapter 3: Photos And Your Gigabeat

    Chapter 3 ® Photos and your gigabeat ® This chapter presents how to transfer photos to the gigabeat , view ® photos, and delete photos on the gigabeat ® Transferring photos to the gigabeat NOTE ® gigabeat is intended for recording, downloading, storage, and/or playback of authorized content and any other lawful use.
  • Page 56 Photos and your gigabeat® Transferring photos to the gigabeat® Select Synchronize media files to this device using Windows Media Player, and click OK. ® If you want to automatically start Windows Media Player 11 ® without showing this screen every time the gigabeat connected from now on, select the Always perform the selected action check box.
  • Page 57 Photos and your gigabeat® Transferring photos to the gigabeat® two will be synchronized automatically and data will be ® transferred to the gigabeat This screen will not be displayed if the above setting is already done. You can set automatic synchronization by clicking below the Synchronization tab, selecting gigabeat T, selecting Synchronization Settings, and setting desired items.

  • Page 58: Retrieving Photo Data From A Digital Camera

    Photos and your gigabeat® Retrieving photo data from a digital camera Retrieving photo data from a digital camera ® You can connect the gigabeat directly to a USB mass storage device, PTP digital camera, etc., and transfer the photo data saved ®...

  • Page 59: Deleting Photo Data

    Photos and your gigabeat® Retrieving photo data from a digital camera ❖ ® Charge the gigabeat sufficiently before connecting it to the NOTE digital camera. If data is transferred from the digital camera ® while the gigabeat battery power is low, data recorded in the ®...
  • Page 60 Photos and your gigabeat® Retrieving photo data from a digital camera Select Transfer from Card or Camera, and press the Enter button. (Sample Image) Select the folder containing the photo data you want to delete, and press the Enter button. (Sample Image)
  • Page 61 Photos and your gigabeat® Retrieving photo data from a digital camera On the Items Already Transferred screen, select the photo data you want to delete, and press the Enter button. The selected photos will be shown. Select Delete All, and all photo data in the folder will be deleted.

  • Page 62: Reserving A Storage Space

    Photos and your gigabeat® Reserving a storage space Press the Enter button. ® You can also delete photo data by connecting the gigabeat to your NOTE computer. Refer to “Deleting photos ” on page 73. Reserving a storage space You can reserve a specified portion of the available space in the ®...
  • Page 63 Photos and your gigabeat® Reserving a storage space Press the Enter button. The message will disappear, and the size of the total available space and that of the available space reserved for synchronization will be shown. (Sample Image) Select the size of available space you want to reserve, and press the Enter button.

  • Page 64: Viewing Photos

    Photos and your gigabeat® Viewing photos Viewing photos Viewing photos by folder ® You can view the photo data transferred to the gigabeat in units of folders in which the data is saved. Select My Pictures on the start screen, and press the Enter button.

  • Page 65: Viewing Photos By Date

    Photos and your gigabeat® Viewing photos You can also select a photo and press the Play/Pause button to NOTE expand the selected photo to a full-screen view. Viewing photos by date ® You can view the photo data transferred to the gigabeat in units of groups classified by captured month and year.

  • Page 66: Changing Photos

    Photos and your gigabeat® Changing photos Select the photo you want to view, and press the Enter button. The selected photo will be expanded to a full-screen view. (Sample Image) Photo data of unknown date of capture will be classified under the NOTE Unknown Date/Time group.

  • Page 67: Zooming In

    Photos and your gigabeat® Changing photos Zooming in While a photo is displayed, press the Enter button to open the photo setting screen. . Select Zoom In, and press the Enter button. Press the Enter button again, and the photo will return to its original size.

  • Page 68: Changing The Orientation

    Photos and your gigabeat® Changing photos Changing the orientation Press the Quick button, and select Start. The start screen will appear. Select Settings, and press the Enter button. Select Image, and press the Enter button. (Sample Image) Select Screen, and press the Enter button. (Sample Image)

  • Page 69: Showing Photo Information And Music Information

    Photos and your gigabeat® Showing photo information and music information Select Portrait or Landscape, and press the Enter button. (Sample Image) Press the Back button to return to the photo display screen. The photo is now displayed in the specified orientation. Showing photo information and music information Press the Enter button while a photo is displayed.

  • Page 70: Viewing A Slide Show

    Photos and your gigabeat® Viewing a slide show Select Photo Information, and press the Enter button The photo information screen will appear. Press the Enter button again, and the display will return to the normal photo display screen. The information (name and date) of the photo currently displayed is shown, along with the play/pause icon and battery icon.
  • Page 71 Photos and your gigabeat® Viewing a slide show Select the folder or date-selected group containing the photos you want to view in a slide show. (Sample Image) Select Slide Show, and press the Enter button. All photos in the selected group will be shown in a slide show. (Sample Image) ❖...

  • Page 72: Stopping The Slide Show

    Photos and your gigabeat® Viewing a slide show Stopping the slide show Press the Play/Pause button. Press the button again, and the slide show will resume. If the Play/Pause button is pressed while musing is playing, both the slide show and music will stop. You can also change the display during a slide show by pressing the Left or Right button.

  • Page 73: Play A Random Slide Show

    Photos and your gigabeat® Viewing a slide show You can also set the display interval when a slide show is not NOTE playing. Select Settings Image Change from the start screen to set a desired interval. Play a random slide show You can view photos in a different sequence in a slide show.

  • Page 74: Deleting Photos

    Photos and your gigabeat® Deleting photos Deleting photos ® To delete photo data saved in the gigabeat , delete the same data in ® Windows Media Player 11 or 10. ® The following steps assume that Windows Media Player 11 is ®...

  • Page 75: Chapter 4: Video And Your Gigabeat

    Chapter 4 ® Video and your gigabeat Transferring video data ® You can transfer video data from your computer to the gigabeat ® using Windows Media Player 11 or 10. Do not prepare WMV files larger than 4 GB. ® The following steps assume that Windows Media Player 11 is ®...
  • Page 76 Video and your gigabeat® Select Synchronize media files to this device using Windows Media Player, and click OK. ® If you want to automatically start Windows Media Player 11 ® without showing this screen every time the gigabeat connected from now on, select the Always perform the selected action check box.
  • Page 77 Video and your gigabeat® the Synchronization tab, selecting gigabeat T selecting Synchronization Settings, and setting desired items. PLACE HOLDER (Sample Image) ® Click the Synchronization tab in Windows Media Player 11, click the Category Selection button, and select Video. ® Select desired data from the tree view in Windows Media Player 11.
  • Page 78 Video and your gigabeat® Click the Synchronize button in the bottom right-hand corner. Synchronization will start. While data is being synchronized, the Synchronize button changes to the Stop button. Once the synchronization is finished, the button text will change to Synchronize again. ®...

  • Page 79: Viewing Video

    Video and your gigabeat® Viewing video ® are not converted to a gigabeat -supporting format, and therefore skipped frames may occur during playback. ❖ Large files that exceed 2 GB in size or recording time exceeds ® 9 hours 6 minutes cannot be played properly on the gigabeat ❖...

  • Page 80: Functions Available During Playback

    Video and your gigabeat® Functions available during playback Select Play, and press the Enter button. Playback will start. (Sample Image) ❖ You can also select a desired video and press the Play/Pause NOTE button to play the video. ❖ If the video is paused in the middle, the elapsed time bar will be shown for several seconds at the bottom of the playback screen.

  • Page 81: Resuming The Playback/Playing From The Beginning

    Video and your gigabeat® Functions available during playback Resuming the playback/playing from the beginning If the video was stopped in the middle, you can play the video from the point at which the playback was stopped, or from the beginning. Return to the screen showing the title of the video data that was playing.

  • Page 82: Displaying The Start Screen

    Video and your gigabeat® Functions available during playback Displaying the start screen To use a different function, display the start screen and select a different menu. Press the Start button. The video will pause and the start screen will appear. Press the button again, and the start screen will disappear and the playback will resume.

  • Page 83: Deleting Video Data

    Video and your gigabeat® Deleting video data Deleting video data ® You can delete video data from the gigabeat by following the same steps explained in “Deleting music data ” on page 53. ® Connect your computer and gigabeat using the USB cable. ®...
  • Page 84 Video and your gigabeat® Deleting video data Right-click the video data you want to delete, and select Delete in the displayed menu. A dialog box to confirm the deletion will appear. (Sample Image) Select Yes. ® The selected video data will be deleted from the gigabeat After confirming that the video data has been deleted, unplug the USB cable.

  • Page 85: Chapter 5: Tv And Your Gigabeat

    Chapter 5 ® TV and your gigabeat Preparing TV program data Transferring recorded TV programs ® You can use Windows Media Player 11 or 10 to transfer to ® (synchronize with) your gigabeat the TV programs you have recorded with Windows XP Media Center Edition 2005 or later or ®...

  • Page 86: Viewing Recorded Tv Programs

    TV and your gigabeat® Viewing recorded TV programs ❖ ® If you are using Windows Media Player 10, refer to Help in NOTE ® Windows Media Player 10. ❖ You can also transfer recorded TV programs to (synchronize ® them with) the gigabeat using Windows XP Media Center Edition 2005 or later or Windows Media Center .

  • Page 87: Functions Available During Playback

    TV and your gigabeat® Viewing recorded TV programs Select Play, and press the Enter button. Playback will start. PLACE HOLDER (Sample Image) ❖ Only data recorded with Windows XP Media Center Edition NOTE 2005 or later or Windows Media Center are registered in My TV.

  • Page 88: Chapter 6: Podcasts And Your Gigabeat

    Chapter 6 Podcasts and your ® gigabeat About the Wireless LAN function ® You can connect the gigabeat to your wireless LAN access point to access the Internet and download podcast content. A “Podcast” is an audio distribution service using the RSS (Really Simple Syndication) technology.

  • Page 89: Setting Up A Wireless Lan Connection

    LAN product after properly setting its security function, you can reduce the risks of the above problems occurring. TOSHIBA recommends that the user fully understand the consequences of not setting the security function properly, and use each product after setting its security function at the user’s own discretion and responsibility.

  • Page 90: Connection Example

    Podcasts and your gigabeat® Setting up a Wireless LAN connection Connection example ® gigabeat Access point Router Modem Internet (Sample Illustration) Preparation ❖ Prepare the access point for network connection beforehand. ❖ For the access point settings, refer to the owner's manual that came with your access point.
  • Page 91 Podcasts and your gigabeat® Setting up a Wireless LAN connection Specify the connection settings. Enter the same encryption settings and encryption key as those specified for your access point. Network Name Enter the same network name (SSID) as your access point.

  • Page 92: How To Enter From The Keyboard Screen

    Podcasts and your gigabeat® Setting up a Wireless LAN connection DNS Server Set this item only when you have selected No under Automatically Acquire DNS Server Address. Select the Apply button at the bottom of the screen, and press the Enter button. The access point you have set will be registered in the ®...

  • Page 93: Modifying A Registered Access Point

    Podcasts and your gigabeat® Setting up a Wireless LAN connection Select the network name you want to delete, and press the Left button. The quick menu will appear. Select Delete, and press the Enter button. A dialog box to confirm the deletion will appear. Select Yes, and press the Enter button.

  • Page 94: Registering A Podcast Site

    Podcasts and your gigabeat® Setting up a Wireless LAN connection Registering a podcast site To download content from a podcast site, you must register the podcast site first. ❖ Set up a wireless LAN connection beforehand. Refer to “Setting up a Wireless LAN connection ” on page 88. Select podcast on the start screen, and press the Enter button.

  • Page 95: Downloading Podcast Content

    Podcasts and your gigabeat® Setting up a Wireless LAN connection Select Delete Podcast, and press the Enter button. A dialog box to confirm to confirm the deletion will appear. Select Yes, and press the Enter button. The selected podcast site will be deleted. Downloading podcast content You can access a registered podcast site and download desired content.

  • Page 96: Updating The Content List Of A Podcast Site

    Podcasts and your gigabeat® Playing podcast content Updating the content list of a podcast site Select podcast on the start screen, and press the Enter button. The podcast menu screen will appear. Select podcast, and press the Enter button. A screen showing a list of podcast directories will appear. Press the Left button The quick menu will appear.

  • Page 97: Chapter 7: Gigabeat ® Settings

    Chapter 7 ® gigabeat Settings ® Changing the gigabeat display Setting the backlight off time You can set the length of time before the backlight of the screen ® will automatically turn OFF if the gigabeat is not operated. Since the battery consumes less power when the backlight is turned off, the continuous playback time of music, and other activities will increase.
  • Page 98 gigabeat® Settings Changing the gigabeat® display Select Screen, then press the Enter button. (Sample Image) Select Backlight, then press the Enter button. (Sample Image)
  • Page 99 gigabeat® Settings Changing the gigabeat® display ® Select the time the backlight will turn off if the gigabeat is not operated, then press the Enter button. You can select of the following: 1 Sec, 5 Sec, 15 Sec, 1 Min, or Always On (Sample Image) ❖...

  • Page 100: Changing The Screen Brightness

    gigabeat® Settings Changing the gigabeat® display Changing the screen brightness ® You can change the brightness of the gigabeat screen. Select Settings on the start screen, and press the Enter button. Select Screen, and press the Enter button. Select Brightness, and press the Enter button. (Sample Image) Select the brightness level you want to set, and press the Enter button.

  • Page 101: Adding Effects

    gigabeat® Settings Changing the gigabeat® display Adding effects You can add effects, such as fade, slide and zoom, that will be ® visible when navigating through the gigabeat screens. The applicable effects include the zoom-in/out effect that applies when each item is selected on the menu screen, the fade-out/in effect that applies when a music playback screen is displayed from the menu screen, and the slide effect that applies when the Left or Right button is pressed on a music playback screen to change to a...

  • Page 102: Setting A Language/Region

    gigabeat® Settings Changing the gigabeat® display Select On, and press the Enter button. The effects will be enabled. (Sample Image) Setting a language/region ® To change the language in which the gigabeat screens are displayed, follow these steps: Select Settings on the Start screen, and press the Enter button. Select International, and press the Enter button.
  • Page 103 gigabeat® Settings Changing the gigabeat® display Select Language, and press the Enter button. A list of languages will appear. (Sample Image) Select the language you want to use for the screen display, and press the Enter button. A confirmation message will appear. (Sample Image) Press the Left or Right button to select Yes, then press the Enter button.
  • Page 104 gigabeat® Settings Changing the gigabeat® display Changing the regional setting You can also change the date/time and number display format that are different from one region to another. Select Settings on the start screen, and press the Enter button. Select International, and press the Enter button. Select Standard, and press the Enter button.

  • Page 105: Changing The Operation Settings

    gigabeat® Settings Changing the operation settings Press the Left or Right button to select Yes, and press the Enter button. ® The gigabeat will restart and the date/time and display format will be changed. Changing the operation settings Using sound effects ®...

  • Page 106: Changing The Scroll Speed

    gigabeat® Settings Changing the operation settings Select On, and press the Enter button. To turn off sound effects, select Off, and press the Enter button. (Sample Image) Changing the scroll speed ® You can also change the processing speed of gigabeat operations.

  • Page 107: Initializing The Settings

    gigabeat® Settings Changing the operation settings Select Low, Standard or High, and press the Enter button. This option sets the processing speed that applies when menus and items are selected. (Sample Image) Initializing the settings You can clear the settings you have edited from the Settings menu and revert all settings to their defaults.

  • Page 108: Checking The Gigabeat Information

    gigabeat® Settings Changing the operation settings Press the Left or Right button to select Yes, and press the Enter button. A message will appear for several seconds, after which the settings will return to their defaults. ® Checking the gigabeat information ®...
  • Page 109 gigabeat® Settings Changing the operation settings The selected information will be shown. (Sample Image)

  • Page 110: Menu List

    gigabeat® Settings Menu list Menu list You can select the following menus on the start screen, which is displayed by pressing the Quick button and then selecting Start. The items denoted by • are selected by default. My TV By Date By Name My Music Playlists...
  • Page 111 gigabeat® Settings Menu list Settings Music Random • Off Continuous • Off Equalizer • None Acoustic Classic Electronic Hip Hop Jazz Rock Displayed Time • Elapsed Time Remaining Time Image Change 3 Sec • 5 Sec 7 Sec 10 Sec 15 Sec 30 Sec Random...
  • Page 112 gigabeat® Settings Menu list Settings Effects Screen Effects • On Sound • On Scroll Speed • Standard High International Language English Francais Japanese Standard Dutch (Netherlands) Dutch (Belgium) Swedish Spanish (Spain, International Sort) Danish German (Austria) German (Switzerland) German (Germany) German (Luxembourg) French (Canada) French (Switzerland)
  • Page 113 gigabeat® Settings Menu list Settings Initialize About gigabeat Version Content Copyright Information Harmonics • Off Professional Dynamic...

  • Page 114: Chapter 8: If You Have Problems

    After a reset, the gigabeat will display the start screen. If the start screen is not displayed and the error message appears ® again, contact the gigabeat call center at 1-877-250-8595 or 1-949-583-3212 for assistance. Or, you can visit the Web site at www.gigabeatsupport.toshiba.com.

  • Page 115: Troubleshooting

    If you have problems Troubleshooting Troubleshooting ® Some problems you may encounter when using your gigabeat relatively easy to identify and solve. This section covers problems you may encounter and suggested actions. Problem Cause Action Reference page ® The gigabeat does The remaining Connect the...

  • Page 116: Resetting The Gigabeat

    If you have problems Resetting the gigabeat® ® The “charging” The gigabeat Check the “Connecting screen does not not connected connection your computer and appear even when properly. between the the gigabeat®” on ® the gigabeat USB cable and page 20. ®...

  • Page 117: Frequently Asked Questions

    ® The gigabeat will restart. When the gigabeat restarts, the display language will be changed. Contacting Toshiba If you still need help, Toshiba offers the following resources to help you: ❖ ® Visit the gigabeat Technical Support site at www.gigabeatsupport.toshiba.com ❖...

  • Page 118: Appendix A: Specifications

    Appendix A Specifications Audio playback formats WMA (Windows Media Audio) WMA 9 Lossless MP3 (MEPG-1 Audio Layer3) WAV (PCM) Video playback format WMV (PCM) Image display format JPEG (up to 9000 x 6000) Sampling frequency 8 kHz to 48 kHz Bit rate Audio data: 4 kbps to 320 kbps Video data: 800 kbps or lower...
  • Page 119 Specifications Continuous playback Audio: time Approximately 16 hours (When WMA audio data is played at 128 kbps, 44.1 kHz, and with the backlight turned off. Content protected by Windows Media DRM10 is excluded.) Video: Approximately 5 hours (at brightness level 3 (factory setting)) (When WMV video data is played at 500 kbps.

  • Page 120: Combinations Of Sampling Frequencies And Bit Rates

    Specifications Combinations of sampling frequencies and bit rates ® 2. When the battery is fully charged and the gigabeat is operated at normal temperature (25×C) at the factory-set volume level. These continuous playback times vary depending on the operating conditions, ambient operating temperature, and number of times the battery has been charged, among others.
  • Page 121 Specifications Combinations of sampling frequencies and bit rates WMA (monaural) Sampling frequency: 8 kHz, 11 kHz, 16 kHz, 22.05 kHz, 32 kHz, 44.1 kHz Bit rate: CBR 5 kbps ~ 48 kbps WMA (voice) Sampling frequency: 8 kHz, 11 kHz, 16 kHz, 22.05 kHz, 32 kHz, 44.1 kHz Bit rate: 4 kbps ~ 20 kbps WAV (stereo/monaural)

  • Page 122: Glossary

    Glossary Terms Equalizer — A device or function that allows the user to control sound quality by increasing or decreasing the scale values for different frequency ranges using slide bars, and so on. MP3 (MPEG-1 Audio Layer 3) — An international standard established by the MPEG, which is a working group under the ISO (International Standardization Organization).
  • Page 123 Glossary ® Windows Media Audio (WMA) — An audio compression coding system developed by Microsoft Corporation, or an audio file created in the WMA format. ® Windows Media DRM10 — A copyright protection technology by Microsoft Corporation, Windows Media DRM10 is supported by ®...

  • Page 124: Index

    Index audio file downloading to the computer 27 transferring to the portable media player 29 photos 54 transferring 54 problem solving 113 setting up computer system requirements 16 troubleshooting 113...

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