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  • Page 1 Milestone 212 Ace Manual www.bones.ch FW 5...
  • Page 2 Congratulations on purchasing Milestone 212 Ace. Welcome to our Milestone-family! Your Milestone 212 Ace is a versatile media player and smart book reader. It will introduce you to the world of digital audio books and allow you to conveniently play many popular music- and text-formats.

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Content 1. Milestone 212 Ace layout! 1.1. Layout description! 1.1.1. The user interface! 1.1.2. The top side! 1.1.3. The bottom side! 1.1.4. The right side! 1.2. Using the interface ports! 1.2.1. Battery charging via USB connector! 1.2.2. Headphones! 1.2.3. USB-connection to a computer! 1.2.4.
  • Page 4 5.4. Deleting a file or folder! 5.5. Shortcut overview of Audio! 6. Further information! 6.1. Technical data! 6.2. Protecting your Milestone! 6.3. Troubleshooting and helpful hints! 6.4. Service and support! 6.4.1. General information! 6.4.2. Firmware update! 6.5. Other products from Bones Inc.!

  • Page 5: Milestone 212 Ace Layout

    1.1. Layout description 1.1.1. The user interface The user interface of your Milestone 212 Ace consists of five buttons. You will find a large, circular button with a plain surface in the center, surrounded by four tactile buttons, arranged in the form of a cross.

  • Page 6: The Bottom Side

    Ace‘s internal memory capacity of 2.5 GB can be expanded with SD cards of up to 32 GB. 1.2. Using the interface ports The following section describes the four interface ports of the Milestone 212 Ace - the microphone socket, headphone jack, USB connector and the SD card slot.

  • Page 7: Usb-Connection To A Computer

    1.2.3. USB-connection to a computer In order to back up your data, connect your Milestone 212 Ace to a computer via USB- cable. The built-in USB 2.0 Hi-Speed port allows for quick transfer times. Plug the smaller end of the cable into the mini-USB-connector, which is located at the center of the top side of your Milestone 212 Ace.

  • Page 8: General Functions

    2.1. On / Off (sleep mode) The Milestone 212 Ace is designed to be always ready when you need it and doesn‘t have an on / off switch. To start the device, simply press the „Play“ button and it will turn on.

  • Page 9: Information Service

    To hear a summary of information about the „Audio“, „Books“ or „Voice recorder“ applications on your Milestone 212 Ace, keep the „Mode“ button pressed for at least 1.5 seconds, while you‘re located in the respective application. If you don‘t want to wait until the report finishes, you can cancel the Information Service at any time, by pressing the...

  • Page 10: Shortcut Overview Of General Functions

    In order for books to become available for playback on your portable device, please copy all the according files to the SD card of your Milestone 212 Ace. It is recommended to save each book in a separate folder on the SD card, for better organization. You can save your books wherever you like, determine your own folder structure and use sub-folders.

  • Page 11: Deleting Files And Folders Via Computer

    Milestone 212 Ace, described under chapter 5.4 of this manual or by connecting your Milestone 212 Ace to a computer. You may prefer to delete files or folders through your computer and use the standard operating system functions, which you are already familiar with.

  • Page 12: Starting And Pausing A Book

    3.1. Starting and pausing a book Make sure that the „Books“ application is active on your Milestone 212 Ace and press the „Play“ button to start reading a book. Playback of the book will start after a brief clicking sound. To pause playback, press the „Play“ button again. Please refer to chapter 3.3.

  • Page 13: Selecting A Book

    Navigation option Description Pages jump Skip or go back an entire page with the arrow buttons. Alternatively, you can choose a specific page number by selecting it with a combination of the buttons „Left arrow“, „Right arrow“ and „Play“, while keeping the „Selector“ button pressed down. While holding the „Selector“...

  • Page 14: Shortcut Overview Of Books

    Hint: Keep the „Rec“ button pressed until you hear a click, indicating that the recording has started. This may take up to 3 seconds, in case your Milestone 212 Ace has already entered power saving mode.

  • Page 15: Listening To A Recorded Voice Message

    4.5. The 5 recording folders There are 5 different folders on the internal memory of your Milestone 212 Ace to save your recorded voice messages in. The default location for recordings is the folder “M1”. 4.5.1. Changing between the folders To switch between available folders, hold “Selector”...

  • Page 16: External Microphones

    Milestone 212 Ace. If an external microphone is detected, your Milestone 212 Ace will automatically make use of it, instead of the internal microphone. The quality of your recordings will improve from 64 kpbs mono to 128 kbps stereo, when using an external microphone.

  • Page 17: Audio

    Uncompressed and therefore relatively large digital audio file, which requires up to 10 times more space than a corresponding MP3 file. Standard video and audio container: Played by Milestone 212 Ace if using AAC audio stream. Please note that such a file needs initialization time.

  • Page 18: Playing Music Files

    “Country” first. You will want to press “Right arrow” to switch over to the folder “Oldies”. Enter it with the “Mode” button. Milestone 212 Ace opens the first music track. The files are sorted alphabetically. Finally, press “Right arrow” until you reach the Elvis Presley song.

  • Page 19: Deleting A File Or Folder

    5.4. Deleting a file or folder Milestone 212 Ace allows you to erase files and folders directly without a connection to the computer. This can be done in one of the following 3 ways: • Delete one file: Play the file you would like to delete. During playback, hold down the “Mode” button and briefly press “Play”.

  • Page 20: Further Information

    6.3. Troubleshooting and helpful hints Step 1: Please make sure the device has been charged for at least 30 minutes, then press the „Play“ button for half a second. In case the Milestone 212 Ace does not respond, proceed to step 2. Step 2: The keyboard might be locked.

  • Page 21: Service And Support

    New firmware adds more features and functionality, while it fixes minor bugs. If you want to update your Milestone 212 Ace with the latest firmware, you can either visit your nearest retailer, in order to have the device updated there or you can update your Milestone 212 Ace through the Internet.

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