Clas Ohlson KA10 User Manual

MP3 Player
4. Getting started
with Radio 4.1 Connecting to a computer
The player can be connected and disconnected without
shutting down the computer. It is automatically assigned
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a drive letter by the computer. There is no need to start
the player before file transfer.
Read through the whole of the user guide before using the
The following installation instructions are for Windows XP
player and save the guide for future reference. We cannot
with Service Pack 2 later installed.
accept responsibility for any errors in the text or pictures and
reserve the right to make changes to technical data. If you have
4.1.1 Installation/connection under Windows
technical problems or questions, contact our customer service.
XP and later
1. Safety 1. No extra drivers are needed.
2. Connect the USB cable supplied to a spare USB port on
the computer and then to the USB socket (13) on the player.
• Lengthy exposure to high sound volume from earphones
3. The computer automatically detects the player as
may damage your hearing.
a "Removable disk" and it is displayed with its own
• Never expose the product to direct sunlight, heat sources,
drive letter in "My Computer" or "Computer".
moisture or rain.
• Never subject the product to severe blows or impacts.
• Never place the product on magnets, such as a loud-
speaker component.
• Never keep the player in a pocket together with other
objects such as keys.
2. Description of the product
2.1 System requirements
• Pentium 200 MHz or higher 4.1.2 Transferring files
• Windows 98SE/2000/ME/XP/VISTA
When a connection has been established, image, music and
• At least 120 MB free hard disk space
video files can be transferred to the player.
• USB port
1. On the hard disk of the computer, select the files you want
• CD reader
to transfer. Right-click and choose Copy.
2. Double-click the icon for the player (e.g. drive "F"). The drive
3. Keys and functions
letter may be different depending on the configuration of
the computer.
3. Right-click in the field with the player's files and choose Paste.
Tip!
• You can also use the "drag-and-drop" function to copy or
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move files between the computer and the player.
Sorting files
• The player can sort the files in alphabetical order and play
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the files in that order unless some other order (e.g. random
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RESET playback) has been chosen.
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2 4.1.3 Disconnecting the player
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1. Double-click the Safely remove hardware icon in
the status tray.
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MIC
1. Reset
2. [ ] ON/OFF switch (press and hold for 5 seconds)
3. Display
4. [ ] Back to the previous menu
5. [ ] Left/previous (hold for fast rewind)
6. [ ] Play/Pause/Confirm Press and hold to reach the main
menu. Hold down the key to deactivate the key lock.
7. Earphone socket (3.5 mm stereo)
8. [ ] Increase volume, up in a menu
9. [ ] Open function menu for each mode
2. Select USB mass storage unit and click Stop.
10. [ ] Right/next (hold down the key for fast forward)
3. The player can now be removed from the USB port.
11. [ ] Reduce volume, down in a menu
12. MIC (microphone socket)
NOTE: Do not unplug the player from the USB port while data
13. Mini-USB socket is being written to or from the memory as this might damage
the built-in flash memory.
6. Use
4.2 Charging the battery
The player has a built-in rechargeable battery. The battery
Main menu options:
symbol in the top right corner shows the status of the battery.
When the symbol shows empty, the battery needs to be 1. Press and hold [
charged. Use the USB cable supplied. The recommended an application.
charging temperature is 0 °C to 35 °C. 2. Use [
options: music, video, FM radio, photo, e-book, voice,
1. Connect the USB cable supplied to a spare USB port on
file browse and setup.
the computer and then to the USB socket on the player.
3. Press [
2. When the battery symbol is filled with white squares,
4. To exit, press and hold [
the battery is fully charged.
1. Music: Play music.
2. Video: Play a video.
3. FM Radio: Listen to and record from radio.
Fully charged Discharged
4. Photo: Show photos.
5. E-Book: Text file reader.
Important:
6. Voice: Record and play back voices.
• Fully charge the battery before using the player for
7. File Browse: View all files.
the first time.
8. Setup: Settings.
• It takes about four hours to charge the battery fully.
• Charge the battery immediately when the display
6.1 Music
shows "Low Battery".
• Disconnect the USB cable when the battery is fully charged.
6.1.1 Explanation of the display
Overcharging the battery shortens its life.
• The battery may become discharged if the player is not
used for a long period (more than three months). Charge
the battery fully every three months to make sure that it
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does not become discharged.
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5. Basic instructions for use
5.1 Switching the player on and off
Switch on – Press and hold [ ] (2) for about five seconds.
Switch off – Press and hold [ ] for about five seconds.
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Note:
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• If the player is being switched on for the first time after
a reset, you need to choose the display language with
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[ ] (8) and [ ] (11), then press [ ] (6) to confirm.
• When the player is connected to the computer, the player
can be switched off by pressing and holding [ ] (2).
1. Key lock activated
2. Volume indicator
5.2 Adjusting the volume
3. Function/file information for the current track
Press [ ] (8) to increase the volume and [ ] (11) to reduce it.
(file name/ID3 tag).
4. Title
5.3 Preparations 5. Played time
6. Current track number/total number of tracks
• Transfer the files you want as described in
7. Equalizer
4.1.2 Transferring files.
8. Battery level
• Check that the battery is charged and that the earphones
9. Repeat mode
are connected to one of the earphone sockets.
10. Total time
• If the player is off, press and hold [ ] (2) for 5 secondsto
11. Progress indicator
power it on.
6.1.2 Playback
5.4 Key lock
1. Go to the main menu and press and hold [
2. Choose MUSIC with [
The key lock prevents any unwanted pressing of the keys.
press [
The key lock is activated automatically after three minutes.
3. Press [
The key lock activation time can be set manually at: Setup/
Hold Time – choose an activation time between 10 seconds
• Use [ ] (5) and [ ] (10) to choose the track
and five minutes.
you want.
NOTE: If you press a key when the key lock is active, • Press and hold [ ] (5) and [ ] (10) for fast forward
"Key Locked" is displayed. Hold down [ ] (6) to deactivate or fast rewind.
the key lock.
5.5 Resetting
If the player needs resetting, insert a pointed object in
the reset hole (1).
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6.1.3 Opening the function menu
1. In music mode: Press [
menu. Press [ ] (4) to exit the function menu.
] (6) to go the main menu from
2. Press [ ] (8) or [
Equalizer, 3D, Play Rate, File Browse or Classification.
] (8) and [ ] (11), to scroll through the menu
3. Press [ ] to confirm your choice.
4. Press [ ] (4) to quit and return to the previous menu.
Explanation of the function the menu:
] (6) to confirm and choose the selected function.
] (2). REPEAT MODE – to repeat one track, all tracks or a folder.
Random playback. Use [
to choose between:
• No Repeat (play all tracks in the correct order
without repeats).
• Repeat One (repeat the current track).
• Repeat All
• Shuffle All (repeat all tracks in random order).
• Folder Normal (play all tracks in the folder in
the correct order).
• Folder All Repeat (repeat all tracks in the folder).
• Folder Shuffle All (repeat all tracks in the folder
in random order).
Press [ ] (6) to confirm or press [
EQUALIZER – Choose from six preset sound profiles:
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Normal, Pop, Rock, Classic, Bass or Custom EQ (configure
your own sound profile). Use [
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Press [ ] (6) to confirm or press [
Configuring your own sound profile (Custom EQ):
1. Choose the Custom EQ option
and press [ ] to confirm.
2. Use [ ] (8) and [
select the bar (frequency range)
you want to change.
3. Change the value of the bar
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4. Follow the same procedure to
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set the other bars.
5. Press [ ] (6) to save
your settings.
3D – 3D effect (gives the sound a feeling of space)
1. Choose Off or On.
2. Press [ ] (6) to save your settings.
PLAY RATE – Choose play rate
1. Choose 1.00X – 1.14X – 1.33X – 0.67X – 0.80X
2. Press [ ] to save your settings.
NOTE: Play Rate does not work with WMA format.
FILE BROWSE
1. Use [ ] (8) and [
2. Press [ ] (6) to play the chosen file.
CLASSIFICATION – Classify songs by genre, artist, album,
] (6).
and title.
] (8) and [ ] (11) and
] (6) to confirm.
1. If you are using this function for the first time, choose
] to start or pause playback. Classification and use [
to select Yes. Then choose Refresh.
2. Press [ ] (6) to confirm and open the settings.
3. Use [ ] (8) or [ ] (11) to select the classification
method you want: Genre, Artist, Album and Title.
4. When you have finished, press [
6.2 Lyrics
] (6) once to open the function
This player supports the display of lyrics during playback. Only
lyrics in LRC format can be displayed. Add lyrics as follows:
] (11) to choose Repeat Mode,
1. Download associated lyrics in ".lrc" format from the internet.
2. Makes sure that the lyrics have the same name as
the music file.
3. Copy both files to the same folder on the player.
4. The lyrics appear on the display when the track is played.
6.3 Photo viewer
] (8) or [ ] (11)
The photo viewer can display images in the following formats:
jpg or bmp.
6.3.1 Viewing
1. Press and hold [ ] (4) to reach
the main menu.
2. Use [ ] (8) and [ ] (11)
to choose Photo, then press
[ ] (6). A list of the photo files
appears on the screen.
3. Use [ ] (8) and [ ] (11)
to choose a folder or an image
] (4) to go back.
and press [ ] to view
the image.
4. Press and hold [ ] (4) to return to the main menu.
] (8) and [ ] (11) to choose.
While viewing images you can:
] (4) to go back.
• Scroll: Press [ ] (8) and [ ] (11) to go to the previous
or next image.
• Play a slideshow. Press [ ] (6) to view the images
as a slideshow.
] (11) to
• Press and hold [ ] (4) to return to the previous menu.
6.4 Video
The built-in video player can
play back video files in MTV
format. Video files can be
converted to MTV format with
the conversion software on
the CD supplied.
See Section 7. Converting
video files.
6.4.1 Playback
1. Press and hold [ ] (4) to reach the main menu.
2. Use [ ] (8) and [ ] (11) to choose VIDEO, then press
[ ] (6). The list of videos appears on the screen.
3. Use [ ] (8) and [ ] (11) to choose a folder or a video,
] (11) to choose the file you want.
then press [ ] to open the folder or play the file.
4. Press [ ] (4) to go back.
While playing a video you can:
• Pause/resume playback: Press [
Press again to resume playback.
] (8) and [ ] (11)
• Change the video: Press [ ] (5) or [ ] (10) to go to
the previous/next video.
• Fast wind: Press and hold [ ] or [ ] to fast-forward or
fast-rewind a video.
• Adjust the volume: Press [ ] (8) to increase the volume
] to save your settings.
and [ ] (11) to reduce it.
• Stop playback: Press and hold [
in the menu.
] (6) to pause playback.
] (4) to return to the list