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Table of Contents Before using the AU822 ................5 1.1 Important Notices................5 1.2 Safety Notices..................5 2 Welcome!....................7 3 Features highlights...................7 4 Introducing the AU822 ................8 5 Charging the device .................8 5.1 Battery indicator................9 6 Turning the player on or off..............9 7 Screen display ..................9 8 Screen display ..................10 8.1 Entering menus................10 8.2 Browsing the menus ..............10...
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19.5 Setting the replay mode ..............34 19.6 Setting the contrast ................34 19.7 Using On-line Mode ...............34 19.8 Viewing the player memory............34 19.9 Firmware version ................34 19.10 Firmware upgrade ...............35 20 Using e-Book ..................35 21 Using the USB drive functionality............36 22 Upgrading the player firmware...............36 23 Miscellaneous settings................38 23.1 Changing the directory (on stop playing sub-menu) ......38 23.2 Deleting files (on stop playing sub-menu) ........39...
Before using the AU822 Important Notices 1. Please be reminded that before you start up the system for the device for the first time, please connect the device to the PC through the USB cable and turn the ON/OFF switch to the “ON” position to charge the internal battery.
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5. Remember to set the volume at a moderate level. Listening to music at high volumes can impair your hearing. 6. For your safety and the safety of others, do not use headphones while driving, cycling or any other similar activities.
Welcome! Thank you for choosing the Apacer AU822 MP3 player! This versatile MP3 player supports MPEG-1, MPEG-2, MPEG-3 and WMA music formats for superior audio file compatibility. With built-in equalizer and high-color LCD screen, you can experience a luxurious and handy gadget with superior acoustic quality.
Introducing the AU822 Charging the device The AU822 comes with a rechargeable Li-polymer battery. You must charge the battery for at least 1 hours before initial use. You can charge the AU822 in two ways: • Connect the device to an available USB port on your PC •...
Battery indicator The battery indicator on the right corner of the display tells you the battery status. Icon Description The player battery is fully-charged. The icon gradually loses its shade as you use the player. The player battery has low power and needs to be recharged. A LOW POWER! warning appears on the LCD display when the player has very low battery power.
Screen display Entering menus To enter main and sub-menus: 1. Press to display the current function. 2. Press to enter the main menu when the player is in stop mode. Press button to enter the sub-menu when the player is in play or stop mode.
Menu screens Music mode AMV mode Voice playback Voice recording FM radio Photo browser Setup E-Book Playback controls 10.1 Controlling the volume Press to display the volume icon in the music/video mode window. Press to decrease volume or press to increase the volume. Then, press again to confirm the volume after adjustment.
Key operation 11.1 Keys and functions Keys Functions Turns the player on or off Plays, pauses and stops audio, video and image play Wakes the player up from sleep mode Enters and selects menus Controls the volume Selects the next music/audio file Fast forwards the currently playing music/audio file Decreases the volume Selects the previous music/audio file...
Section 2: Using the AU822 Player Playing music 12.1 To play music/audio files: 1. Connect the earphone plug to the earphone jack. 2. Press to put the player in Music mode. 3. Press to play the first music/audio file. 4. Press to play the previous music/audio file.
5. Press to select an EQ setting, then press to confirm. The selected equalizer option appears in the EQ field in the Music screen. 12.3 Lyrics synchronization The AU822 supports dynamic sliding lyrics (.lrc files) which you can view as the songs play.
13.1.2 Installing and launching the converter tool To install the converter tool to your PC: 1. Check if your PC meets the following requirements: • Windows 98, Windows Me, Windows 2000, Windows XP OS • Windows Media Player 9.0 or higher •...
13.1.3 Selecting the audio/video files to convert To convert audio/video files to AMV: 1. Launch the AMV Converter Tool 2. Click after the Input File field. 3. Locate the audio/video files, then click on the Files of type field to select the correct file format.
5. Information on the audio/video file including the file path, state and time span appears in the AMV Converter Tool window. Refer to the illustration below. 13.1.4 Playing the selected the audio or video file The AMV Converter Tool allows you to playback the selected audio or video file depending on the installed CODEC.
NOTE • When the audio/video file status changes to Success, the system has an available CODEC for that particular file type. You can now proceed to the converting process. • It is recommended that you play the selected audio/video file before conversion to confirm playback capability.
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Right click on an audio/video file, then click on Select from the pop-up menu. 2. To delete the audio/video file from the list, select the audio/video files you want to remove, right-click on the file, then select Delete from the pop-up menu.
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2. Select the destination for the converted AMV file from the Browse for Folder window, then click OK. The selected path appears in the Output File field.
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To change the audio/video file properties: Select one or more audio/video file(s) from the list, then click Select one or more audio/video file(s) from the list, right-click, then select Setting from the pop-up menu. The Property setting window appears. To adjust the video segment intercept: You can choose which part of the video file you want to convert to AMV using the video segment intercept.
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4. Click OK when finished to return to the AMV Converter Tool window. NOTE The whole video file is converted to AMV if you don’t want to use the video segment intercept feature. 5. Check the start and end time of the video file from the AMV Converter Tool window.
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8. After you confirm the starting and ending time of the intercepted video segment, click Selection. The time length is displayed in the processing time bar. The tool converts only the intercepted part of the video file. Refer to the image below. As shown in the image, the video file has been intercepted for seconds: 00:02:12 to 00:02:20.
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To change the frame rate of the converted video file: Select low, medium or high frame rate from the Frames per second field, and check nsert picture for none pictureI, then press OK. We recommend that you keep the default settings for better video output.
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To change the Audio: You may substitute a new audio background for the video file. Video data remains the same. To do this: 1. Click 2. From the Open window, locate and select the new audio file, then click Open. 3.
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The new audio file path shows in the Substitute new audio file for old audio field in the Property setting window. To insert wave for videos: This option allows you to insert wave for videos. We recommend that you keep the default settings for better quality.
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NOTE • The customized property settings apply only to the selected audio/video file from the AMV Converter Tool list. The tool keeps the default settings for all other audio/video files that are not selected. • To change the properties of a selected audio/video file, click the file from the list until the background color changes to blue or right click the mouse over the selected file, then choose Setting from the pop-up menu.
NOTE You may also start converting an audio/video file by right-clicking it from the list, then selecting Start video convert from the pop-up menu. CONSIDERATIONS • Install the relative CODEC when converting audio/video files to Realplay, Quicktime or MPEG2 formats. •...
• A Directory Full message appears when the directory reached its specified capacity (99 recording). Change the directory to continue recording. • Only the play button functions when in recording mode. Selecting the voice recording format: 1. From the REC mode menu, press to enter the voice recording sub- menu.
3. Add ACT files into the folder of Media Manager 4. Locate the ACT file, then click mouse right key 5. Click Convert to begin format conversion. NOTE The So und Convert Tool can also play WAV and MP3 files. M radio During initial u se, the screen displays the station with the lowest FM frequency.
To save an FM radio station: 1. While tuned-in to a FM station, press to enter the FM mode sub- menu. 2. Press to save the FM station. 3. Next time, when you go to FM radio, just push , then you will go to CH1, CH2, etc.
4. Press to browse the picture. 5. Press to browse the previous or next photo. 6. Press to return to the file selection window. 7. Press and hold about 2 seconds to return to the main menu. T customize picture/image browsing: 1.
Exit Exit the menu. 18.1 Setting the time To set the time: 1. Select Clock from the Sys set window. 2. Press to enter the time sub-menu. 3. Press to set the recording time beginning from the Year. Press to increase or decre ase the time 5.
18.4 Setting the auto power off time To set the auto-power off feature: 1. Select Power off from the Sys set window. 2. Select from two power-off options: • Power save mode – Lets you set the ti me (in seconds) before the player shuts down when it is idle.
18.10 Firmware upgrade This sub-menu lets you upgrade the p layer firmware. R efer to the succeeding ections for details. NOTE From the Setup sub-menu press to finish the setting, then press to exit from all sub-menus. You may also press to exit from the current menu and return to the main menu screen.
Using the USB drive functionality The player supports stan dard USB drive function in Windows 98 (driver installation required), Windows 2000 or later Windows versions (no driver stallation required), Mac OSX 10.3 or later. With this function, you can read write data on the player dr ive.
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6. Locate the firmware file from the accessory CD or from th location/folder where you do wnloaded the updated firmware (available from the Internet), then click Open. 7. Click Begin upgrading to update the firmw are. This message appears on screen to indicate that you have successfully upgraded the player firmware.
NOTE • The play er will operate normally with the original fir mware. ever, firmware updating optimizes the player p erformance and functionality. • Make sure that you use the correct firmware wh en upgrading, otherw ise, this will cause the player to malfunction. •...
4. Pre to select the directory. 5. Pre to confirm. NOTE You can set special directories for each mode such as a directory for music, voice recordings and AMV files. 22.2 Deleting files (on stop playing sub-menu) ou can delete audio, video or e-Book files and even saved preset FM radio stations using the stop playing sub-menu.
5. Press to choose Delete to delete the selected file or Delete All to delete all the folder contents 6. Press to confirm . A Delete… message appears on screen to indicate that you have succe ssfully deleted the file(s). NOTE To delete preset FM radio stations, follow the first three steps of the ve sec ion.
22.4 Adjusting the song tempo (pla ub-menu) You can adjust the song tem po to fast or slow when play ing MP3 files. To do this: 1. Press while an MP3 song is playing to enter the Play sub-menu. 2. Press then choose Play tempo.
2. The player terminates the recording and returns to the track segment when time is up. The icon on screen changes to , Press enter Contrast mode. NOTE to return to the A-B Repeat mode. 22.7 To use the contrast mode (n t a ailable in playback mode) 1.
Privacy Space function The Privacy Space function allows you to partition the player drive into two. You may encrypt one of the partitions with a password to keep your private files and data confidential. The bundled accessory tool helps you divide the USB drive into two partitions by random scale.
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5. A S uccess message appears to indicate that you have comp leted sett ing the disk partition and password. Click OK. 6. Restart the computer. 7. After restarting, you two partition s now show on the removable drive 8. Double-click the encryption disk (second drive icon) to display three files and 2 hidden files, then check the disk space.
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NOTE • You must enter the username and password to explore the encrypted partition when the player is conn ected to the PC. • You cannot decrypt the partition without the correct username and passw ord. If you forgot your username or passw ord, you may onl y combine the partition and lose all data in both...
Troubleshooting NOTE: Specifications are subject to change without notice. Problem Solution • Check if the player ON/OFF switch is The player does not turn on. positioned t o ON. • Check if the player battery is charged. • Increase the volume level. I cannot hear any sound from my •...
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