MP-705-1G MP-705-2G Super-Slim MP3 and Video MP-705-4G Player with Touchpad Control Instruction Manual Please read this manual carefully before operation...
The lightning flash with arrowhead symbol within an equilateral triangle is intended to alert the user to the presence of uninsulated “danger- ous voltage” within the product’s enclosure that may be of sufficient magnitude to constitute a risk of electric shock. The exclamation point within an equilateral triangle is intended to alert the user to the presence of important operation and servicing instruc- tions in the literature accompanying the appliance.
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NOTICE: This product is protected by certain intellectual property rights of Microsoft. Use or distribution of such technology outside of this product is prohibited without a license from Microsoft. Content owners use Windows Media digital rights management technology (WMDRM) to protect their intellectual property, including copyrights.
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FCC Statement: This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: This device may not cause harmful interference, and This device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation. Note: This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for Class B digital devices, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC rules.
Important Safety Instructions Read Instructions: All the safety and operating instructions should be read before the product is operated. Retain Instructions: The safety and operating instructions should be retained for future reference. Heed Warnings: All warnings on the product and in the operating in- structions should be adhered to.
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Important Safety Instructions This plug will only fit into the power outlet in one direction. This is a safety feature. If you are unable to insert the plug fully into the outlet, try reversing the direction of the plug. If the plug should still fail to fit, contact an electrician to replace the obsolete outlet.
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Important Safety Instructions Power Lines: An outside antenna system should not be located in the vicinity of overhead power lines or other electric light or power circuits, or where it can fall into such power lines or circuits. When installing an outside antenna system, extreme care should be taken to keep from touching such power lines or circuits, as contact with them might be fatal.
Table of Contents PreCauTIonS ... 2 IMPorTanT SafeTy InSTruCTIonS ... 5 Table of ConTenTS ... 8 PaCkage ConTenTS ... 10 feaTureS ... 11 geTTIng STarTed ... 12 Controls at a Glance ... 12 Charging Your Player ... 14 Turning Your Player On/Off ... 15 Locking/Unlocking Your Player’s Keys (Hold) ...
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Table of Contents radIo Mode ...30 Radio Controls ...30 Quick Option Menu ... 31 e-book Mode ...32 EBook List ... 32 EBook Controls ... 32 Manual Mode Display ... 32 Auto Mode Display ...33 Adding a Bookmark ...33 Quick Option Menu ...33 exPlorer Mode ...34 Browser Controls ...34 SeTuP Mode ...35...
Package Contents Please make sure that the items shown below are in- cluded in the package. Should an item be missing, please contact the local retailer from which you purchased this product. COBY MP3 Player USB Cable Instruction Manual Professional Stereo Earphones Installation CD Page 10 Coby Electronics Corporation...
Integrated Flash Memory Touchpad controls with backlight 2” TFT LCD Full-color display Plays Music, Video, Photos and Text Plays Digital Music from most online stores and subscription services* ID3 and LRC Support for song and synchronized ...
getting Started Controls at a glance Top View Hold / Power Switch Page 1 Coby Electronics Corporation...
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getting Started Front View LCD Display Menu Option Left / Previous Down / Volume Down Up / Volume Up Right / Previous Bottom View USB Port Headphone Jack Rear View Reset Button www.cobyusa.com Page 1...
getting Started Charging your Player Your player can be charged through a PC USB connec- tion. Plug one end of the USB cable into the player’s USB Port and plug the other end into the USB port of a powered-on computer. When connected to a USB hub, the hub must be self- powered to charge the player’s battery.
getting Started Turning your Player on/off To turn the player on, slide the switch to the right and hold it until the screen turns on. To turn the player off, slide the switch to the right and hold it until the screen turns off. locking/unlocking your Player’s keys (hold) When the Hold switch is engaged, the Key Lock feature disables your player’s controls to prevent accidental key...
getting Started resetting your Player Reset your player if it should freeze and not respond or otherwise malfunction. Disconnect your player if it is connected to a computer. Use a paper clip to gently press the Reset button lo- cated on the rear of the player. using the Touchpad Controls Your player comes equipped with a touch-sensitive control pad.
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getting Started Touch to confirm a selection. Touch and hold any time. www.cobyusa.com to return to the Main Menu at Page 1...
The Main Menu gives you access to the different function modes of your player. To access the Main Menu at any time, touch and hold Touch to confirm. Page 1 Main Menu to select a mode and then touch Coby Electronics Corporation...
Enter Music mode from the Main menu to play your MP3, WMA, or WAV audio files. To enter MUSIC mode, select and confirm MUSIC from the Main Menu. The main Music Explorer screen will appear. For more information about how to get music onto your player, please refer to the section “USB Connec- tions >...
Music explorer Controls Use the Music Explorer to view all compatible music tracks loaded on your player. Touch Touch Touch Touch Hold To access the Now Playing screen, select the “Now Playing” option from the main Music Explorer screen. If your music files contain ID3 song information tags, you will be able to view your tracks by Artist, Album, or Genre.
now Playing Controls (Music Playback) Select a track from the Music Explorer and touch start playback. The Now Playing screen will appear. A-B Repeat Indicator Play Mode Play Status Equalizer File Name Artist Album Elapsed Time Use the following controls during music playback. Touch Touch Hold...
Touch Touch Touch Hold Touch Hold Quick option Menu The Quick Option menu gives you easy access to your player’s option settings. Touch and hold menu during music playback. Touch to move the selection down; touch to move the selection up. Touch to confirm a selection.
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Equalizer Select a digital equalizer preset. The options are: Normal, Classic, Jazz, Rock, Pop, Bass, and SRS. SRS WOW® improves the dynamic audio perfor- mance of compressed and uncompressed audio by expanding the size of the audio image and creating a deep, rich bass response.
Pictures Mode Enter PICTURES mode from the Main Menu to find and display JPEG image files loaded on your player. To enter Pictures mode, select and confirm PICTURES from the Main Menu. The Picture Explorer screen will appear. Picture explorer Controls Use the Picture Explorer to view all picture files loaded on your player.
Touch Touch Touch Touch Touch Hold Touch Hold You can change the duration of time between pictures during Slideshow mode from the Quick Option menu. Quick option Menu The Quick Option menu gives you easy access to your player’s option settings. Touch and hold menu during while a picture is displayed.
Showtimer Touch pictures during slideshow mode. Zoom Magnify the picture (Zoom In or Zoom Out). While the picture is magnified: Use the arrow keys to pan around the magnified picture. Touch to return to Normal (100%) magnification. Touch and hold ...
Enter Movies mode to play AVI video files loaded on your player. To enter Movie mode, select and confirm MOVIE from the Main Menu. The Movie Explorer will appear on screen. Your player supports AVI files encoded with XviD at 220 x 176 and 30 fps.
Movie Playback Controls When a movie is playing, hold the player horizontally. Use the following controls during movie playback. Touch Touch Hold Touch Hold Touch Touch Hold Touch Hold Page Movie Mode Function Start/Resume video playback. During playback, touch playback.
Movie Mode Quick option Menu The Quick Option menu gives you easy access to your player’s option settings. Touch and hold to access the Quick Option menu during while a movie is being played. Brightness Touch to adjust the brightness of the screen. www.cobyusa.com Page ...
Enter Radio Mode to listen to FM radio broadcasts. To enter Radio mode, select and confirm RADIO from the Main Menu. You must have a pair of headphones connected to the headphone jack to receive FM broadcasts; your play- er will utilize the headphone cord as an antenna. radio Controls Upon entering FM Radio mode, you can tune to stations manually or to preset stations.
radio Mode Quick option Menu The Quick Option menu gives you easy access to your player’s option settings. Touch and hold to access the Quick Option menu. Add/Delete Preset Save or delete the current station to/from the Preset Station list. FM Preset View the Preset Station list.
Enter E-BOOK mode from the Main Menu to play text files (TXT) loaded on your player. ebook list Use the EBook List to view all text files loaded on your player. Touch EBook List. Touch to move the selection up; touch ...
auto Mode display Select a file from the EBook List and touch confirm. Touch to start the slideshow. Touch stop the slideshow. You can change the duration of time between the text files in the Quick Options menu. adding a bookmark Touch to save the current location as a book-...
explorer Mode Enter Explorer mode to view all folders and files loaded on your player. To enter Explorer mode, select and confirm EXPLORER from the Main Menu. If a compatible file is selected and confirmed, the file will be played in its corresponding mode. Music Mode: MP3, WMA ...
Enter the Setup mode to set your player’s system options. To enter Setup mode, select and confirm SETUP in the Main menu. To select an option, touch and enter, touch Touch to cancel and return to the previous screen.
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Item Adjust the duration of time (in seconds) that the backlight will remain on after a key press. Backlight A setting of “Always On” will keep the backlight on continuously. Brightness Adjust the brightness of the display. Set the language that the on-screen menus Langauge appear in.
uSb Connections Connect the Coby player to a computer with the USB 2.0 cable provided to: Transfer files to and from your player Perform basic file management functions. uSb driver Installation (Win 98 Se only) It is not necessary to install the USB driver if your computer is running Microsoft Windows ME/2000/XP/Vista, or Macintosh OS X.
uSb Connections Connecting to a Computer Connect the player to your computer with the supplied USB cable. Upon connection: Your computer will automatically recognize the player as an MTP Device. An icon representing your player will appear under “Audio Devices” when you open “My Computer”.
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uSb Connections If you need further assistance with transferring files, please refer to your operating system’s instruction manual or on-screen help. If you are using media management software such as iTunes, Winamp, or Windows Media Player, please refer to their documentation for support. Do not disconnect or otherwise interrupt the player during transmission—this could damage or corrupt the player’s firmware or your files.
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uSb Connections Your player contains two folders: Data and Media. Drag your media files to the Media folder (e.g., MP3, WMA files). Drag all other types of files to the Data folder for storage. Data files are only visible from a computer;...
uSb Connections disconnecting from a Computer Disconnect your player as instructed below to detect data loss or file/firmware corruption. Microsoft Windows Double-click the green ar- row in the taskbar located on the lower-right side of the computer screen (Safely Remove Hardware). Safely Remove Hardware: Select “USB Mass...
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uSb Connections Macintosh OS X On the left side of the Finder Window, identify the appropriate Removable Disk icon. Click on the “Eject” arrow on the right of the Removable Disk icon. Disconnect the USB cable from the player and your computer. Page Coby Electronics Corporation...
Video Conversion Use the video conversion software utility included on the Installation CD to create video files that are suitable for playback on the player. Your player supports XviD-encoded AVI files with the following specifications: 220 x 176 resolution at 30 frames per second (fps). ...
Video Conversion Minimum System Requirements OS Support Memory (RAM) Free HD Space Video Installation Locate the MP3 Player Utilities setup file on the Installation CD: setup.exe. Double-click the file to start the installation process. Follow the on-screen instructions to complete the installation process.
Video Conversion Converting Video To start the program, locate the Video Converter program in your Windows Start menu. www.cobyusa.com Page ...
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Video Conversion The application window shown below will appear. Click the “Input File” button to select the source video file to convert. The source file must be one of the following video types: AVI, RM, RMVB, MPG, MPEG, MP4, ASF, WMV, MKV, DAT, or VOB. DirectX 9.0, Media Player 9.0, and other codecs ...
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Video Conversion [Optional] Click the “Settings” button to change the conversion options. Do not change these settings if you are not familiar with digital video conversions. Click the “Convert” button to begin converting all of the files in the Job Queue. The progress bar displays the progress of the con- version job.
Windows Media Player You can use Windows Media Player and a USB-MTP connection to manage your music media library with Microsoft Windows XP or newer. The latest version of Windows Media Player can be downloaded from the Microsoft website: http://www.microsoft.com/windows/windowsmedia/default.mspx Please refer to the Quick Start Guide included with your player for more information.
firmware upgrades From time to time, COBY may release firmware upgrades to improve the performance of the Player or to add additional features. Please check the COBY website periodically at www.cobyusa.com to see if new firmware has been released for your player. If you are experiencing abnormal behavior with your player, you may choose to restore (format) your player before updating its firmware.
about MP3/WMa files For more information about digital MP3 and WMA files, please visit our website at www.cobyusa.com. Page 0 Coby Electronics Corporation...
Troubleshooting If you have a problem with this device, please read the troubleshooting guide below and check our website at www.cobyusa.com for Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) and firmware updates. If these resources do not resolve the problem, please contact Technical Support. Address COBY Electronics Technical Support 56-65 Rust Street...
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Troubleshooting I cannot transfer files to the player. Ensure that your computer is running a supported operating system. If using a USB extension cable, ensure that it is securely attached to the player and the PC, or try using another USB cable.
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Troubleshooting Ensure that the headphones are attached securely to the player. The player will not play my music file. Ensure that the file is in a compatible format. The file may be copy-protected and you no longer have authorization to play this file.
Specifications Display Type Memory Audio Format Support Video Format Support Photo Format Support DRM Support Song Info Support FM Frequency Range PC Interface OS Support Audio Output Power Supply Unit Dimensions Specifications and manual are subject to change without notice. Page 2”...
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Coby electronics Corporation 56-65 Rust Street Maspeth, NY 11378 www.cobyusa.com www.ecoby.com Coby is a registered trademark of 7051GACD10 Coby Electronics Corporation. 7052GACD10 Printed in China. 7054GACD10...