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  • Page 1 ClipStar MP3 player with a 1.8“ TFT color display Instruction manual...

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    Content 6 Chapter 1 Intended use 43 Chapter 13 Settings 8 Chapter 2 Safety information 49 Chapter 14 Converting a video file 14 Chapter 3 General information 52 Chapter 15 System update 14 Battery information 54 Chapter 16 USB connection (Data transfer) 1 5 Features 16 MP3 and WMA music format information Chapter 17 Troubleshooting 21 Chapter 4 The Device Chapter 18 Maintenance and cleaning...
  • Page 3 Dear customer, This product is EMV-certified and fulfills all European and National guideline requirements. A declaration of CE con- thank you for purchasing the MP3 player „ClipStar“ from formity has been established for this product. Certification X4-TECH. has been documented and entrusted to the manufacturer. This instruction manual will explain and help you to un- derstand how this device operates, as well as provide you All company names and product names are trademarks of with information on maintenance, cleaning and safety pro- their respective owners. All rights reserved. cedures. To maintain this products condition and ensure safe ope- ration, it is required that the owner read and follow all in- structions found in the instructions manual carefully! Reta- in this instruction manual for future reference. Improvements on our equipment are continuously being...

  • Page 4: Chapter 1 Intended Use

    Intended use This product is intended for music playback in either MP3 Disconnecting the MP3 player improperly or improper or WMA format. Choose between a memory capacity of 2 operation can result in damaged or lost files. We assume no GB or 4 GB, depending on player version and order number. liability for any damage resulting from the failure to com- Use the USB 2.0 connection to copy music and video files ply with the instructions (as described above), improper to your MP3 player; during data transport between two operation and handling. computers you will also be able to file other data in me- mory as well. The labels found on the device should never be removed or damaged in any way. Misuse or operating the device in any other way than described in this manual...

  • Page 5: Chapter 2 Safety Information

    Safety information Neglecting or ignoring the instructions found in this manu- This device should never come in contact with water or al can lead to damage occurred as a result of improper use, moisture. Condensation can build up suddenly, when this which voids all warranty claims. We assume no liability for device is brought from a colder into a warmer area (e.g. consequential damage! We assume no liability for personal when transporting). Should this happen, allow the device or property damage resulting from the failure to comply to warm up to room temperature first before using. Care with the safety instructions, improper operation and hand- should be taken that liquids do not come in contact with ling. Under such circumstances, all claims under warranty...
  • Page 6 Warning! Never leave packaging material lying around unsupervi- sed. For children it could become a hazardous toy and lead Only format this device in a FAT file system! Not in FAT32! to serious injury. Player software takes up a small portion of the memory for internal calculations and may be less than the player’s total Specifications and improvements are subject to change internal memory capacity. without notice. Your full concentration and attention is required while Precautions driving in traffic (as well as in many other surroundings). A neck strap is included in delivery for hanging the MP3 Using or listening to your MP3 player with earphones/ player around your neck. Never leave this neck strap lying...
  • Page 7 Chapter 2 Safety information Chapter 2 Safety information...

  • Page 8: Chapter 3 General Information

    General information The player’s memory is empty when delivered. This means Please charge the device should any of the following in- there are no existing music files found on the player that stances occur: can be played back. › The battery indicator indicates a low battery. In case you do not have any MP3 files, you can use any › The player turns off automatically, and turns off again af- available audio CD with one of the various programs ter rebooting.
  • Page 9 › FM turner, stores up to 20 stations tized themselves leading to a dull and muffled sound. › FM recording, record FM programs › No driver necessary under Windows 2000/XP/Vista Later on, the Compact Disc was developed for storing mu- › Mobile storage function sic in digital form. An analog signal is measured at specific › High quality voice recording intervals, transferred in numerical value and stored in a › Double earphones specific form on the CD. A CD player (or amplifier) evaluates › Supports mini SD cards the computed value once again into an analog signal. › Several EQ modes › ID3 TAG support (title, artist, and lyrics - edited in advance) Most people do not even notice the difference between › Firmware upgradeable music coming from an analog source (record, tape) or from › Built-in rechargeable Lithium-ion battery that of a CD. › USB 2.0 An audio CD can hold approximately 70 – 80 minutes of music. Its format is similar to that of a normal computer CD-ROM, which has an equivalent data volume of approx.
  • Page 10 Please note: Contrary to the different compression programs on com- puters, for instance WinZip, all initial information will be A lot of audio CDs are copy protected to prevent cloning. irretrievably lost when audio compressing. In some cases, complications could arise when converting into a compressed music data file. Normally the difference between MP3 and audio CD play- back can not be heard; provided that a „better” compressi- Hi-fi CD players will normally not be affected by copy pro- on level is used. tected CDs; a lot of computer drives will although refuse playback. In this case, the playback quality offered in mobile devices (e.g. the included MP3 player) or in cars is satisfactory. The The industry is tending to gradually change back to CDs most common known compressed file format is „MP3”, that are not copy protected, due to the many problems...

  • Page 11: Chapter 4 The Device

    Chapter 16 System Upgrade Chapter 17 USB Connection (data transfer) Chapter 18 Troubleshooting Chapter 19 Maintenance and Cleaning The device Chapter 20 Disposal Chapter 21 Tips and Information Chapter 22 Delivery Contents Chapter 23 Specifications Controls and indicators er of various internet providers on the market offering compressed music files that can be legally purchased and 5 .

  • Page 12: Chapter 5 Basic Operation

    Basic operation 1. Power On/Off 7. Power switch 8. LCD display 9. Play/Pause/Stop/Power off 10. Volume decrease Press the „ Ñ ;“ button to turn the device on and the player‘s 11. Volume increase logo will appear on the LCD display. The main menu will be 12. USB jack displayed on screen. 13. Built-in microphone 14. Mini SD card slot Press and hold the „ Ñ ;“ button to turn the player off. Reset For abnormal operation, push the POWER switch to „OFF“ to turn the player off and then back to „ ON“ to turn the pla- yer on again. This will reset the player. 2). Charging Connect the USB cable to your player first and then to your computer or as an alternative your can use the included USB charger to charge the battery.
  • Page 13 . Charging . Buttons Connect the USB cable to your player first and then to your In the main menu, navigate with the „ :“ or „ 9 “ button to computer or as an alternative your can use the included select a menu and press the „M“ button to enter. To return USB charger to charge the battery. During charging, a con- to the main menu, press and hold the „ M“ button to exit. tainer containing a red liquid will be displayed on screen. The battery is fully charged when this liquid turns green. Note: Once connecting to a computer the player automatically Press and hold the „M“ and „ Ñ ;“ button at the same time enters a U-disk mode. Exit the U-disk mode to enter into a to lock the buttons; press both buttons again to unlock.

  • Page 14: Chapter 6 Audio Playback

    Audio playback 1. Playback Press and hold the „ :“ or „ 9 “ to FF/RW. Select „Music“ in the main menu and press the „M“ button to enter this mode. The player will start to play music. . Pause During playback, press the „ Ñ ;“ button to pause; press the . Buttons „ Ñ ;“ button again to resume playback. › Press the „ :“ or „ 9 “ button to select audio files. › Press the „ Ñ ;“ button to start playback. . Play list › Press and hold the „M“ button to exit and return to the main menu.
  • Page 15 . Repeat mode setting „+“ button again to set the end point „B“ for the end of a range that is to be repeated. The „A-B“ symbol can be seen Press and hold the „M“ button to enter this menu. Select on the LCD display and the player will start to repeat the „Settings › Music › Repeat mode“. selected range. Press the „ +“ button a third time to exit this Navigate with the „:“ or „9 “ button to one of the follow- mode. If the player is in a paused status the „A-B“ repeat ing options: Once, Repeat 1, Folder Once, Folder Repeat, All function is invalid. once, All Repeat and Intro. Press the „M“ button to confirm and exit this option. Note During „ A“ or „ A-B“ status operation, press and hold the„:“ or „...

  • Page 16: Chapter 7 Video Playback

    Video playback 1. Playback . Pause In the main menu, select „Video“ and press the „M“ button During playback, press the „ Ñ ;“ button to pause; press the to enter this mode. „ Ñ ;“ button again to resume playback. . Buttons . Play list › Press the „ :“ or „ 9 “ button to select an video file. Press the „M“ button to enter the play list. Navigate with › Press the „ M“ button to start playback. „:“ or „9 “ to select a file and press the „M“ button to › Press the „...

  • Page 17: Chapter 8 Fm Radio

    FM radio . Volume adjustment adio : (optional) Press „ –“ to decrease and „ +“ to increase the volume. . Manual searching Press the „M“ button to open the FM menu option list. Se- lect „manual“ by navigating with the „:“ or „9 “ button mode: and press the „M“ to enter the manual searching mode. M” in the main menu with the “ ”...
  • Page 18 . Delete stations mode to listen to stored FM stations. Press the „M“ button to open the FM menu option list. Na- . Storing vigate with the „:“ or „9 “ button to select „Delete“ and press the „ M“ to enter. Press the „M“ button to open the FM menu option list. Na- vigate with the „ :“ or „ 9 “ button to „ Mem“ and press the Press the „:“ or „9 “ button to select the station to be „M“ button to enter. Navigate with the „:“ or „9 “ button deleted and the „ M“ button again to confirm deletion. Press to select the channel of the station to be stored: CH1, CH2, the „...

  • Page 19: Chapter 9 Displaying Images

    1 1. E-book 1) Enter E-book mode Displaying images e-book In the main menu, select “Text” and press the “M” button to enter. The player will display the E-book file list. 2) Reading E-book (txt file playback) A). Press the “ ”...

  • Page 20: Chapter 11 Voice Recording

    Voice recording 1). Enter recording Select “Record” in the main menu and press the “M” button to enter. of thumbing can be set in the „ auto view setting“ menu. 2). Start recording “Prepare…” can be seen on the LCD display. Press the “ ” button to start recording. › Press and hold the „+“ button to display the „save book- mark“ list. Press the „:“ or „9 “ button to select the book- mark and then press the „...

  • Page 21: Chapter 12 Explorer

    2) File list Lists all players files found in Explorer. 3). Select Files A). Press the “ ” or “ ” button to select a folder or file. Explorer B). Press the “M” button to enter the selected file/folder. If no files can be recognized, then the “M”...

  • Page 22: Chapter 13 Settings

    Settings . Select files › Press the „ :“ or „ 9 “ button to select a folder or file. › Press the „M“ button to enter the selected file/folder. If no files can be recognized, then the „ M“ button will be inactive when pressed. › Press the „ M“ button to return to the previous menu. › Press and hold the „M“ button to return to the main menu. 1) Enter Setting Menu Select “Settings” in the main menu and press the “M” button to enter. 2) Buttons .
  • Page 23 . Music playback settings . Record setting This menu has 4 options to choose from: Repeat Mode, Play This menu has 2 options to choose from: Record Quality, Mode, EQ selection and User EQ. Record Volume. › Repeat Mode Setting: including once, repeat 1, Folder › Record quality once, Folder Repeat, All once, All Repeat and Intro Select one of the two settings: High quality,General qua- › Replay Mode Setting: including Order and Shuffle lity.
  • Page 24 15 seconds, 20 seconds, 30 seconds, Always On. „Cancel“ and the „M“ button to confirm. Once the player › Lum has been connected to your PC via USB cable, the system There are 5 levels to choose from: 1, 2, 3, 4 and › The higher will enter a firmware upgrading mode. the level, the darker the display will be. › Backlight mode › Default Choose one of the two settings: Normal and Power Save. After this option has been selected a dialog box with the message „ Restorable“ will appear on display. Press the „ :“ or „ 9 “ button to select „ Yes“ and the „ M“ button to confirm . System setting and return the player to a factory default setting. Please note Select one of the 3 options: About, Upgrade and Default. Selecting „YES“ will delete all previous settings and restore the player to a factory default setting.

  • Page 25: Chapter 14 Converting A Video File

    Converting a video file 10. Language selection AVI is one of the most popular video formats supported by portable media players right now and is one of the most There are 11 languages to choose from. Navigate with the popular formats on the Internet. Video files with XviD/DivX „:“ or „9 “ button to select a language and press the „M“ are high in quality and small in size and the effect is no dif- button to confirm and return to the previous menu. Press ferent than WMV or RMVB video files. the „ M“ button down longer to return to the main menu. You can convert AVI, MPG, MPEG, RM, RMVB, WMV and DAT formats into an AVI format. System requirement Minimum requirements for PC configuration: CPU: Intel or AMD core, Intel Pentium 3 or above,including Intel Celeron series. Installation setup › Insert the enclosed CD ROM and then click on install AV- Converter V1.0. This software can be found in the /AVICon- verter folder. › Open the toolbox after installation. The following menu will be displayed: Chapter 13 Settings Chapter 14 Converting a video file...
  • Page 26 AVI is one of the most popular video formats supported by portable media players right now and is one of the most popular formats on the Internet. Video files with XviD/DivX are high in quality and small in size and the effect is no different than WMV or RMVB video files. You can convert AVI, MPG, MPEG, RM, RMVB, WMV and DAT formats into an AVI format.

  • Page 27: Chapter 15 System Update

    There are two ways to upgrade system firmware: 1 6. System Update 1). Select “Settings→System→Upgrade” in the main menu and upgrade firmware by following the instructions as seen on display. For detailed information, please refer to There are two ways to upgrade system firmware: Section 12: Settings>System Setting>...

  • Page 28: Chapter 16 Usb Connection

    USB connection (Data transfer) Troubleshooting Windows XP, 000, Vista Problem Solution Device can not be Check if the battery is low or empty. These operating systems require no driver installation. The turned on. Make sure the USB charger is driver is already a part of these systems. Turn your com- connected properly. puter on and wait until the boot sequence has been fully If the player still does not work completed. after charging,please contact our customer service center. Connect your MP3 player to a USB port on your computer. No sound can be Check if the volume is set to Windows will recognize the new hardware automatically heard from the minimum.

  • Page 29: Chapter 18 Maintenance And Cleaning

    Maintenance and cleaning This is a maintenance-free product that should never be Poor FM reception. Adjust earphone and player disassembled. position. This product should only be repaired by qualified, autho- Turn off or move away other rized personnel or by an authorized dealer, otherwise any electrical devices that might cause damage caused by improper use or unauthorized modifi- interference. cation will void the warranty/warranty claims and CE aut- The earphone act as an antenna. horization. Display distortion. Check that the correct language has been selected. Use a soft, dry, clean und fuzz-free cloth to clean. Never use Enter the menu ‹ Setting ›\‹ langu- any cleaning agents as these could damage any markings, age selection › to set the language. labeling or the exterior. Dust can be easily removed with File download is Make sure the player is connected either a soft, clean brush or a vacuum cleaner.

  • Page 30: Chapter 19 Tips And Information

    Tips and information Specifications Technical data Any new known problems, drivers, software or firmware will be released to the public when available and can be seen under bei www.x4-tech. › Display › Dot matrix (160 x 128) TFT Please do not carry out a firmware update if your player › Connect with PC is operating and functioning properly. An update will not...

  • Page 31: Delivery Contents

    Delivery contents Service › MP3 player Please contact us at the following service hotline should any questions arise: › Neck strap › Earphones Hotline: + 49 (0) 53 02/8 06-450 › USB charger adapter › USB connection cable Service address: x-services.eu gmbh › Software CD Service department X4-TECH › Service data sheet Brackestraße 3 › Instruction manual 38159 Vechelde Germany Manufacturer information x-peer.de GmbH Brackestraße 3 · 38159 Vechelde/Germany Telephone +49 (0) 53 02/8 06-400 Fax +49 (0) 53 02/8 06-499 Internet: www.x-peer.de E-Mail: info@x-peer.de Chapter 20 Specifications...
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