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- Page 1 MP3/WMA/FM TUNER PLAYER/RECORDER OWNER’S MANUAL MP250 Visit our web site at www.emersonradio.com...
- Page 2 TO PREVENT FIRE OR SHOCK HAZARD, DO NOT USE THIS PLUG WITH AN EXTENSION CORD, RECEPTACLE OR OTHER OUTLET UNLESS THE BLADES CAN BE FULLY INSERTED TO PREVENT BLADE EXPOSURE. TO PREVENT FIRE OR SHOCK HAZARD, DO NOT EXPOSE THIS UNIT TO RAIN OR MOISTURE. The lightning flash with arrowhead symbol, within an equilateral triangle is...
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Page 3: Important Safety Information
Read these instructions. Keep these instructions. Heed all warnings. Follow all instructions. Do not use this apparatus near water. Clean only with dry cloth. Do not block any ventilation openings. Install in accordance with the manufacturer’s instructions. Do not install near any heat sources such as radiators, heat registers, stoves, or other apparatus (including amplifiers) that produce heat. -
Page 4: Road Safety
COPYRIGHT: • Distributing copies of MP3 or WMA tracks without permission is a violation of international copyright laws. SAFETY: • Vibration experienced during walking or exercising will not affect the player. However, dropping the player or dropping a heavy object on the player may result in damage or sound distortion. -
Page 5: Fcc Warning
FCC WARNING: • This equipment may generate or use radio frequency energy. Changes or modifications to this equipment may cause harmful interference unless the modifications are expressly approved in the instruction manual. The user could lose the authority to operate this equipment if an unauthorized change or modification is made. - Page 6 PRECAUTIONS installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications. However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation. If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception, which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures: •...
- Page 7 Dear Customer: Selecting fine audio equipment such as the unit you’ve just purchased is only the start of your musical enjoyment. Now it’s time to consider how you can maximize the fun and excitement your equipment offers. This manufacturer and the Electronic Industries Association’s Consumer Electronics Group want you to get the most out of your equipment by playing it at a safe level.
- Page 8 Decibel Level Example Quiet library, soft whispers Living room, refrigerator, bedroom away from traffic Light traffic, normal conversation, quiet office Air conditioner at 20 feet, sewing machine Vacuum cleaner, hair dryer, noisy restaurant Average city traffic, garbage disposals, alarm clock at two feet THE FOLLOWING NOISES CAN BE DANGEROUS UNDER CONSTANT EXPOSURE: Subway, motorcycle, truck traffic, lawn mower Garbage truck, chain saw, pneumatic drill...
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Page 9: Included Accessories
INCLUDED ACCESSORIES Main Unit Headphones Remote Battery Backup USB Cable Audio Cable AAA Battery Carrying Pouch (for Battery Backup) Installation CD... -
Page 10: Location Of Controls
MAIN 1. Menu Button 2. Skip/Search o/n Buttons 3. LINE IN Jack 4. Headphones Jack 5. Record Button 6. Display 7. Play/Pause/Stop/Power ON-OFF Button 8. VOLUME +/– Buttons 9. DC 1.5V Jack 10. RESET Button 11. SD/MMC Card Slot 12. USB Port... -
Page 11: Battery Backup
REMOTE BATTERY BACKUP 1. Remote Cable 2. From Headphones Jack 3. HOLD Switch 4. Mute/Stop Button 5. Belt Clip (Rear of Remote) 6. Skip/Search o/n Buttons 7. VOLUME Control 8. Play/Pause Button 9. DC Plug 10. Battery Compartment... - Page 12 LOCATION OF CONTROLS (CONTINUED) DISPLAY 1. File/Song Band Name 2. File Number 3. File/Song Title 4. Elapsed Time 5. Memory Card 02:10 6. Battery Status Cold Outside 7. Play Mode 8. File Label The Band 9. File Kbps 10. EQ Setting 128K 11.
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Page 13: Power Source
When the bars in the battery indicator (in the display) become low (see figure 1), you can recharge the battery as described on the next page or use the Battery Backup unit, but first install a battery as follows: Slide Battery compartment as shown. - Page 14 USING THE BATTERY BACKUP Follow the instructions below to charge the internal Lithium battery: With the power on or off, connect the USB cable to the unit and then to the computer; charging will automatically begin. NOTES: • When charging for the first time, charge overnight for a full charge. •...
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Page 15: Downloading And Transferring Files
DOWNLOADING AND TRANSFERRING FILES TO INSTALL THE "DIGITAL AUDIO PLAYER" CD SOFTWARE For Windows ME, Windows2000 or Windows XP: Windows will automatically detect the audio player without installing the CD software when the USB cable is connected. For Macintosh OSX: Macintosh OSX 10.3 will automatically detect the audio player without installing the CD software. - Page 16 DOWNLOADING AND TRANSFERRING FILES (CONTINUED) 2. At the Welcome screen, click NEXT. 3. Read the License Agreement, then click YES.
- Page 17 4. At the Setup screen, click NEXT. It is recommended to leave the destination Folder as it is. 5. At the Program Folder screen, click NEXT. It is recommended to leave the Program Folder as it is.
- Page 18 6. The computer will check for previous installations, then install the software. When finished, the InstallShield Wizard Complete screen will appear. Click FINISH to exit the Install program. 7. When the installation has completed, the new program, “SigmaTel MSCNMMC Audio Player”, will be added to the PROGRAM menu on your computer.
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Page 19: Transferring Files
DOWNLOADING AND TRANSFERRING FILES (CONTINUED) TRANSFERRING FILES You can download digital music files from the Internet or use encoding software to convert music that you have on an audio CD into MP3 or WMA format. Once these files are stored on your computer you can easily copy them to your player. Connect the computer to your player using the supplied USB cable;... - Page 20 DOWNLOADING AND TRANSFERRING FILES (CONTINUED) SAFELY REMOVING YOUR PLAYER FROM THE COMPUTER NOTE: To avoid damage to your player or data loss, always follow the procedure listed below before disconnecting the USB cable from your computer or disconnecting the player from the USB cable. Using your mouse, double click the "Safely Remove Hardware"...
- Page 21 With the unit off, insert a SD/MMC memory card (not included) up to 512MB, facing up as shown. To remove the SD/MMC memory card, pull the edge of the card. Carefully remove the card. Connect the USB cable. Drag MP3 and WMA files into SD/MMC...
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Page 22: Turning The Power On/Off
TURNING THE POWER ON/OFF Turn unit Play/Pause/Stop button; the MP3 start screen will appear in the display temporarily. To turn the unit off, press and hold the Play/Pause/Stop button; “Continue Holding To Power Off” will appear in the display. When the bars fill up the screen, then the unit turns off, release the Play/Pause/Stop button. - Page 23 MUTE BUTTON To mute the sound when using the remote, press the Mute button once. To restore sound, press the Mute button again. HOLD SWITCH VOLUME CONTROL Rotate the volume control as desired. This is used in conjunction with the main unit’s volume buttons.
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Page 24: Auto Power Off
EQUALIZER Record Main Menu Settings Main Menu Main Menu Erase Files AUTO POWER OFF Record Main Menu Settings Main Menu Erase Files EXIT About Press the Menu button 1 once; the Main Menu will appear in the display. Select the Settings icon (see left) using the Skip/Search o 2 Main Menu or n 3 button, then press the Menu button 1 again. - Page 25 POWER INPUT Record Main Menu Settings Main Menu Erase Files Main Menu SCREEN SAVE Record Main Menu Settings Main Menu Erase Files EXIT About This setting is used to select the power input being used (internal Lithium battery or External Battery Backup). Press the Menu button 1 once; the Main Menu Main Menu will appear in the display.
- Page 26 ABOUT Main Menu EXIT About Main Menu EXIT Exit iles This icon is used to view the information regarding the player’s internal and external memory. Press the Menu button 1 once; the Main Menu will appear in the display. Select About icon (see left) using the Skip/Search o 2 or n 3 button, then press the Menu button 1 again.
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Page 27: To Listen To The Radio
TO LISTEN TO THE RADIO Plug the headphones into the Headphones jack. With the power on, press the Menu button; the Main menu will appear. Press the Menu button 1 until Search appears in the display. Select a station by pressing and releasing the Skip/Search o 2 or n 3 button to increase/decrease the frequency by 0.1MHZ. - Page 28 When an FM stereo station is tuned, the Stereo indicator (two speaker) will appear in the display. When a Mono station or a weak FM Stereo station is tuned, the Mono indicator (one speaker) will appear in the display. Turn off Stereo by pressing the Play/Pause/Stop button and turn it back on by pressing the Play/Pause/Stop button again.
- Page 29 TO AUTOMATICALLY SET STATIONS INTO MEMORY TO MANUALLY SET AND TUNE STATIONS IN MEMORY SETTING PRESETS: Tune a station as described on page 26. Repeatedly press the Menu button 1 until Save appears in the display. Select a preset (up to 20) using the Skip/Search o 2 or n 3 button, then press the Record button 4 Press the VOLUME + 1 and the Record 2 buttons simultaneously and the unit will automatically scan and memorize the first 20 strong...
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Page 30: To Listen To Mp3S/Wmas
TO LISTEN TO MP3s/WMAs Plug the headphones into the Headphones jack. With the power on, press the Menu button; the Main menu will appear. Press the Play/Pause/Stop button to start playback. The MP3 information will appear on the display. Select the Music icon (see above) using the Skip/Search o 1 or n 2 button, then press the Menu button 3 again. -
Page 31: To Pause Playback
TO PAUSE PLAYBACK FORWARD/REVERSE SKIP During playback, press the Skip/Search n button to advance the player to the beginning of the next file. Press the Skip/Search n button repeatedly to advance the player to higher- numbered files. During playback, press the Play/Pause/Stop button to temporarily pause playback;... -
Page 32: High-Speed Music Search
HIGH-SPEED MUSIC SEARCH Menu Main Menu REPEAT PLAYBACK OF A SINGLE FILE Record Menu Main Menu Settings Menu Main Menu Erase Files During playback, press and hold the Skip/Search o 1 or n 2 button to move the player forward or backward within a file to locate a specific musical passage. - Page 33 REPEAT PLAYBACK OF ALL FILES Record Menu Main Menu Settings Menu Main Menu Menu Main Menu Erase Files TO RANDOMLY PLAY ALL THE FILES AND THEN STOP Record Menu Main Menu Settings Menu Main Menu Erase Files EXIT About Press the Menu button 1 once; the Main Menu will appear in the display. Select the Settings icon (see left) using the Skip/Search o 2 or n 3 Main Menu button, then press the Menu button 1 again.
- Page 34 TO RANDOMLY PLAY ALL THE FILES CONTINUOUSLY Record Menu Main Menu Settings Menu Main Menu Menu Main Menu Erase Files TO CANCEL THE PLAY MODE AND CONTINUE WITH NORMAL PLAYBACK Record Menu Main Menu Settings Menu Main Menu Erase Files EXIT About Press the Menu button 1 once;...
- Page 35 REPEAT A-B PLAYBACK RECORDING A VOICE MESSAGE (QUICK) While playing back a file, press the Record button once at the beginning of the section you want to repeat; A+ will appear in the display. Press the record button again at the end of the section you want to repeat; A+B will appear in the display.
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Page 36: Continued On The Next Page
RECORDING A VOICE MESSAGE/FM BROADCAST OR EXTERNAL UNIT Menu Main Menu Record Menu Main Menu Settings Source: Select MIC to record from microphone. Menu Main Menu Select Line In to record from an external unit connected to the LINE IN jack (see figure on the next page). - Page 37 CONNECTING TO AN EXTERNAL UNIT When finished with the record settings, select Record to start recording or Cancel to cancel the recording using the Skip/Search o 1 or n 2 button, then press the Menu button 3. NOTES: • The recorded voice file will be saved as a WAV file (for example “V001.WAV”) in the voice folder.
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Page 38: Deleting A File
PLAYING RECORDINGS FM Tuner Main Menu Menu Main Menu Voice Record Menu Main Menu DELETING A FILE Settings Menu Main Menu Erase Files Settings Press the Menu button 1 once; the Main Menu will appear in the display. Select Voice icon (see left) using the Skip/Search o 2 or n 3 button, Main Menu then press the Menu button 1 again. -
Page 39: Troubleshooting Guide
If you experience a problem with this unit, check the chart below before calling for service. SYMPTOM Unit will not Weak battery. turn on. HOLD switch is in the HOLD position. Remote does not No sound. Headphones are not function. inserted. -
Page 40: Uninstalling The Drivers
Formatting the unit will completely erase all files, so only format when there is no other option. Connect the computer to your player using the supplied USB cable; the READY screen will appear. Press the Menu button and a Removable disk will appear on the computer’s screen. Right-click the Removable Disk folder on your computer, then choose format from the menu. -
Page 41: Updating The Firmware
If you are having problems with the MP3 player, sometimes upgrading the firmware will resolve it. It is highly suggested not to upgrade unless you are having problems. Connect the computer to your player using the supplied USB cable; the READY screen will appear. - Page 42 NUMBER OF YOUR NEAREST SERVICE CENTER PERMITTED TO PERFORM WARRANTY SERVICE... 1-800-695-0098 CALL TOLL FREE: 1-800-898-9020 FOR ADDITIONAL SET-UP OR OPERATING ASSISTANCE PLEASE CALL: 1-800-898-9020 FOR CUSTOMER SERVICE, PLEASE WRITE TO: Emerson Radio Corp. Consumer Affairs Dept. 1901 Diplomat Drive, Farmers Branch, TX 75234...
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Page 43: Warranty
Depot Repair Facility, or replace the product in our discretion. For repair or replacement, pack your unit in a padded box, enclose your check or money order payable to Emerson Radio Corp. in the amount of $9.00 (not required by California residents) to cover shipping and handling costs, and enclose a copy of your proof of purchase. - Page 44 EMERSON PART NO.:16-2982 502-01 Printed in China...