Microtek MH-210 User Manual

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  • Page 2 Copyright © 2005 Microtek International,Inc. Microtek® is a registered trademark of Microtek International, Inc. All other trademarks or registered trademarks are the property of their respective holders. Specifications, software and hardware bundles are subject to change without notice. Delivery of technical support services subject to change without notice.
  • Page 3: Unique Features

    Thank you for your purchase. Please read this manual carefully before using your new player. Unique Features The Microtek MH-210 Media Player is a highly-portable storage device & multi-CODEC color juke box that delivers crystal clear music playback, and includes many other exciting functions: •...
  • Page 4 • Supports lyric synchronization • Music encoding The player provides easy recording via the FM tuner, line-in from external audio devices as well as a mic for voice recording. Various quality settings are available. • e-Book The player provides an e-Book Viewer for browsing text and e- Book files.
  • Page 5 Caution 1. Do not expose the device to extreme temperatures (range from C to 35 2. Do not expose to moisture. 3. Do not apply excessive pressure to the device. 4. Do not place heavy objects on top of the device. 5.
  • Page 6 13. Stop using the device or turn the volume down if you experience ringing in your ears. 14. Do not use wet or rough cleaning cloths. This may scratch or even damage the device. 15. Some earphone plugs may not fit the remote properly. Use the included earphone extension if your headphones will not plug in.
  • Page 7: Table Of Contents

    2-2 MP3 Player ... 14 Playback Mode ... 14 Playing Music ... 15 Loop repeat ... 15 MP3 Player Menu Operation ... 16 Setting UserMode EQ: ... 17 PlayList ... 18 PlayList Menu Operation ... 19 Add Songs ... 19 2-3 Voice Recording ...
  • Page 8 FM Radio Recording ... 26 FM Channel editor ... 26 2-5 Games ... 27 Russia Block ... 27 Box Game ... 29 Gobang ... 30 Black White Chess ... 30 2-6 Disk Explorer ... 32 Exploring Files ... 32 Managing Files ... 33 Managing Directories ...
  • Page 9: Getting Started

    1 - Getting Started Turning on the player Press and hold the POWER button until the player turns on. Turning off the player Press and hold the POWER button until the player turns off. Playing Music 1. Press and hold the POWER button to power on the unit. 2.
  • Page 10: Fm Radio

    FM Radio 1. Press the Stop/Power button to enter the mode selection screen. Use the navigational pad to select the FM radio mode. 2. Press the PLAY button to enter the FM Radio mode. 3. Press and hold LEFT or RIGHT on the navigational pad to auto- search for FM channels 4.
  • Page 11: Advanced Features

    2 - Advanced Features The Media Player is packed with several advanced features that separate it from traditional MP3 players. These include an intuitive desktop interface, an advanced MP3 Player, voice recording, FM radio, games, and a disk explorer. 2-1 Desktop The Desktop is where the main functions of the Media Player can be accessed.
  • Page 12: Selecting Functions

    Displays the name of the currently selected function Selecting Functions Follow these steps to select the function you want to use: 1. Press the LEFT or RIGHT button to cycle through the functions. 2. Press the PLAY button to select the currently displayed function. Menus Each function on the Media Player comes with menus, which offer different options and settings that you can select and change.
  • Page 13 • Brightness Adjusts the brightness of the LCD display, press the LEFT or RIGHT buttons to cycle through 0~12 available levels of brightness. • Language: The player supports mult-language display, including simplified Chinese, traditional Chinese, Japanese, Korean, English, etc. Press the LEFT or RIGHT on the navigational pad to select the desired language.
  • Page 14: Mp3 Player

    2-2 MP3 Player With quite a few advanced features such as ID3 tag support, 8 preset equalizer settings and 10 user-defined equalizer settings, KTV function, playlist editing capability, and over 12 hours of battery life, the player is the perfect way to enjoy your entire digital music collection - anytime, anywhere.
  • Page 15: Playing Music

    4. Music status: : play : pause : stop 5. EQ mode indicator (Normal, Bass, Rock, Pop, Classic, Treble, Live, Dance, UserMode). 6. Loop repeat indicator: becomes red in section repeat playback mode. 7. Track position bar: indicates the current playback status. 8.
  • Page 16: Mp3 Player Menu Operation

    The loop repeat indicator will be completely red. 3. The desired loop will now play repeatedly. 4. Press the A-B button again to cancel the loop. MP3 Player Menu Operation Pressing the MODE button in music playback mode will bring up a menu with the following options: 1.
  • Page 17: Setting Usermode Eq

    Setting UserMode EQ: Switch to menu mode; select EQ option; Press the RIGHT to change the value to UserMode; Press the PLAY button to enter the User mode EQ setting mode: The player provides 10 layer user self definition EQ: Press the LEFT or RIGHT button to select desired option.
  • Page 18: Playlist

    5. Sleep Mode: Disable: Sleep mode is disabled. Enable: the player will power off after preset time. 6. Playlist – Playlist mode. Use the LEFT or RIGHT buttons to scroll and press PLAY to enter this mode. For more details, refer to the following: PlayList This mode allows you to edit the songs in your playlist directly on...
  • Page 19: Playlist Menu Operation

    Add Songs To add all the songs stored in a directory you have the following options. 1. Select the desired directory 2. Press the MENU button. 3. Select “Add to Playlist” option. Through those same steps, add a single song file to Playlist. Press the STOP button to return to the playlist.
  • Page 20: Voice Recording

    2-3 Voice Recording The Media Player also functions as a high-quality voice recorder. When combined with the programmable loop repeat function, the Media Player is a perfect companion for language learning. Performing a Recording Press and hold the A-B button to enter voice recording mode. 1.
  • Page 21 Press A-B to begin recording. Press the STOP button to stop recording. Press PLAY to play the current recording. Press LEFT or RIGHT buttons to select the desired recording. When memory is full, the recording stops automatically. Recording from External Devices With the player, you even can record from other devices equipped with line-out functionality, such as CD players, MP3 players, and PCs.
  • Page 22: Recording From External Devices

    Recording Quality Settings The recording mode menu also allows you to change the default recording quality. 1. Press and hold the A-B button to switch to recording mode. 2. Press the MENU button to display the recording mode menu. 3. From the recording mode menu, you have the following options: AudioSource–...
  • Page 23: Fm Radio

    2-4 FM Radio Still not enough music? The Media Player also has a FM tuner built right in. The FM frequencies range from 87.0MHz to 108.0MHz. Listening to the Radio Select FM Radio on the Desktop, and then press the PLAY button to enter FM Radio.
  • Page 24: Automatic Tuning

    Automatic Tuning The player has 30 FM preset slots, and can scan for these slots automatically. Press and hold the RIGHT or LEFT button to begin auto tuning. The player will scan the FM spectrum for strong signals, and after a few moments, populate the channel list with the strongest channels in the area.
  • Page 25: Manual Tuning

    Manual Tuning If you would rather select FM frequencies manually, take the following steps. To change to manual tuning mode: 1. While in the FM radio mode, press the MENU button to enter the FM radio menu. 2. Press the DOWN button to scroll to the Seek Mode option. 3.
  • Page 26: Fm Radio Recording

    FM Radio Recording To record FM radio, simple press the A-B button during FM playback. The recorded FM radio will be saved as a MP3 file. To stop the FM recording, press the STOP button. To playback the FM recording, press and hold the PLAY button to switch to music playback mode.
  • Page 27: Games

    2-5 Games The player also comes with a variety of challenging games for you to take on the road. There are four games: Russia Block, Box Game, Gobang, and Black White Chess. Follow these steps to enter the game you want to play: 1.
  • Page 28 Controls: - LEFT Move block left - RIGHT Move block right - UP Rotate block - DOWN Move block downwards Press the MENU button, and the LEFT or RIGHT button to select 1~9 level speed. Then press the PLAY button, the game will restart the new speed.
  • Page 29: Box Game

    Box Game Get the highest score by pushing boxes to the correct destinations as fast as you can. Controls: - LEFT Move left or push box leftwards - RIGHT Move right or push box rightwards - UP Move up or push box upwards - DOWN Move down or push box downwards There are 180 preset modes you can select from the menu.
  • Page 30: Gobang

    Gobang Gobang consists of 13 horizontal and 13 vertical lines. To win, build the first “five-in-a-row” (an unbroken horizontal, vertical or diagonal line with 5 stones of the same color). Controls: - RIGHT Move cursor right - LEFT Move cursor left - UP Move cursor up - DOWN Move cursor down - PLAY Place game piece...
  • Page 31: Black White Chess

    Black White Chess The object of the game is to fill the game board with more game pieces than your opponent. Players take turns placing game pieces on the game board. If you surround your opponent’s game pieces with yours, the surrounded game pieces will change to your color. The game ends when there is no more space for more game pieces.
  • Page 32: Disk Explorer

    2-6 Disk Explorer Disk Explorer allows you to manage the files stored on the player quickly and easily. To enter Disk Explorer, navigate to the Disk Explorer icon using the RIGHT button and hit PLAY. Exploring Files In Disk Explorer, the following 5 file types are displayed: Directory –...
  • Page 33: Managing Files

    Controls: - RIGHT Enter current directory, or open current file - LEFT Backward to parent directory - UP Select previous item - DOWN Select next item - PLAY Enter current directory, or open current file Managing Files With a MP3 audio file selected, pressing the MENU button brings up the following options: Goto Root Directory: Return to the disk root directory directly.
  • Page 34: Managing Directories

    Managing Directories With a directory selected, pressing the MENU button brings up the following options: Delete: Delete the directory from the device. This will permanently delete all files stored in the current directory including all subdirectories! Add to Playlist - Adds the entire song directory to the Playlist. Note: Songs stored in a subdirectory are not included.
  • Page 35: E-Albums

    2-7 e-Albums The player also provide e-Albums function, *.bmp, *.jpg, and *.gif image files are supported. In Disk Explorer, select photo file and press the PLAY button to enter photo browse mode. Press the MENU button to open menu mode: Auto Play: Cycle through the entire photo store in the current directory.
  • Page 36 4. Select the Set background option and press the PLAY button. 5. Return to the desktop. The photograph has been saved as your desktop. If you want to restore the default background: 1. Press the MENU button on Desktop screen. 2.
  • Page 37: E-Books

    2-8 e-Books The player provides *.txt, *.pdb type e-Book file. In Disk Explorer, select the e-Book file and press the Play button to browse. The browse support auto bookmark function. 2-9 Movie Player The player supports video playback. Current 3GP format files are supported and can be accessed directly from DiskExplorer.
  • Page 38: Connecting To A Computer

    3 - Connecting to a Computer Before connecting to a PC or Mac, make sure there is an available USB port. Plug and Play is supported in Windows 2000 and XP or higher. For Windows98 SE, you must first install the USB driver. (Please see included software utility disk) 3-1 System Requirements •...
  • Page 39: Connecting To A Pc

    3-2 Connecting to a PC 1. Turn on the player and the PC. 2. Plug one end of the USB cable into the player’s USB port. 3. Plug the other end of the USB cable into an open USB port on the 4.
  • Page 40: Disconnecting The Usb Cable

    3-4 Disconnecting the USB Cable Follow these steps to safety disconnect the USB cable: 1. When connected, a icon is available on the system tray. 2. Move the cursor and click 3. Select Safely remove USB Mass Storage Device. 4. You can now safely disconnect the USB cable. Caution: Do not directly disconnect the device, or it may cause player malfunction.
  • Page 41: Using As Removable Storage

    3-5 Using as Removable Storage The Media Player can also be used as a removable hard drive. Use it to store important files for transport. Uploading/Downloading Files: 1. Turn on the player and connect to PC. 2. Open the Windows Explorer on PC. 3.
  • Page 42: Disk Formatting

    3-6 Disk Formatting After connecting the player to the PC, follow these steps: 1. Select the removable disk icon in My Computer and click the right mouse button to select Format. 2. Select Quick(erase) option only delete all file store on disk Select Full option format the disk, and fix bad cluster automatically.
  • Page 43: Troubleshooting

    4 - Troubleshooting 1. The player does not work and the LCD displays nothing. • Make sure that the battery is charged and try again. 2. The buttons do not work. • Check to see if key lock is activated. 3.
  • Page 44 8. I can’t properly charge the device. • Check whether the adapter plug is properly connected. • Fully charged batteries will not change any further. The player will not enter charge mode with a full battery. • The battery level is below the minimum operating level. It must be charged for more than 5 hours to restore normal status.
  • Page 45 11.The player cannot be charged. • Check if the AC adapter is properly connected. • The fully charged battery cannot be further charged. 12.There is noise in playback • Plug the earphone firmly. Check if the earphone pin is dirty (clean with soft dry cloth).
  • Page 46: Appendix

    5 - Appendix Package Accessories Line-in cable USB cable Earphones Installation disk User’s manual AC adaptor Note: The remote control is an optional accessory.
  • Page 47: Specifications

    Specifications Memory capacity Battery Charge time USB port FM channel range Playback Time S/N rate Earphone output power Output frequency range Record bit rate Music file format Record file format Support ID3 language Support compression rate * Specifications, bundles, and accessories are subject to change without notice.
  • Page 48: Fcc Compliance Statement

    (1) This device may not cause harmful interference, and (2) this device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation. Responsible Party: Loi Han Microtek Lab, Inc. 16941 Keegan Avenue Carson, CA 90746 Phone: 310-687-5800 Fax: 310-687-5950...

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