... 1 Introduction Package Contents... 1 Features ... 1 System Requirements... 2 Reminders... 2 Caution: Risk of Deafness... 2 ... 3 Product Overview ... 4 Basic Operation Power ON... 4 Power OFF... 4 Play a Track ... 4 Pause a Track ... 4 Advance to the Next Track...
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FM Functions (Radio) Enter FM Mode ... 11 Scan for a Channel ... 11 Save a Channel... 11 Select a Preset Channel ... 12 Record an FM Channel ... 12 Recording Functions Select Voice Source for Recording ... 13 Record a Voice ... 13 ...
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PC-Lock Function... 23 PC-Lock Function for Windows Lock Your Computer ... 24 Unlock Your Computer... 24 Boot-Up Function ... 24 System Requirements for the Boot-Up Function... 25 Enabling the Boot-Up Function ... 25 Partition & Security Function ... 25 Partition Types ... 25 Access Data in the Private Area ...
Thank you for purchasing Transcend’s T.sonic™ 520. This tiny device is more than a USB Flash Drive. It combines a USB Flash Drive with an MP3 player, A-B repeat function, voice recorder, line-in and an FM radio. Your T.sonic™ 520 is equipped with a USB connector for easy data transfer between any USB enabled desktop or notebook computer.
• 7 Equalizer effects, including a customizable USER EQ setting • Auto-powers off after 2, 10, or 30 minutes of no usage • Self-luminous blue-colored OLED Display provides users with a vibrant clear display and vivid colors, that can easily be viewed at any angle •...
compatible with the original set. Icons Play Mode Indicates the play mode, which includes MP3, FM and REC. Volume Displays the volume level. A-B Repeat/ Indicates A-B repeat function is enabled./Indicates the repeat mode Repeat Mode which includes Normal, Repeat One, Repeat All, Random, Normal in a Folder, Repeat One in a Folder, and Random in a Folder.
Power ON Press and hold the PLAY-PAUSE/PWR ON appear on the OLED Display, and then you can start to use the T.sonic 520. The waiting time for Power On is about 3 seconds. If a “LOCK” message appears on the OLED Display when you attempt to Power-ON the unit; this means that the T.sonic™...
Increase Volume Press once or press and hold the upwards (Volume Up) until you have reached the desired volume level. Decrease Volume Press once or press and hold the downwards (Volume Down) until you have reached the desired volume level. Repeat a Track Please see the “Repeat Mode”...
Driver Installation for Windows 1. Put the Driver CD into the CD-ROM (Auto-Run supported). Select the Windows 98 Driver button. 2. Select “Next” to continue. 3. The InstallShield Wizard will guide you through the installation process. 4. After the drivers have been installed, plug your T.sonic 520 into an available USB port. The New Hardware Found dialogue boxes will appear.
5. Your computer will automatically detect this new device. A new Removable Disk drive with a newly assigned drive letter will appear in the My Computer window. Driver Installation for Windows No drivers are required. These Windows operating systems have built-in drivers to support the T.sonic...
As a result of a Microsoft Windows OS limitation, if you try to transfer too many files to the T.sonic 520 when it is formatted using the FAT16 file system, Windows will display an "Error Copying File" message even though you may have enough memory capacity.
Play MP3/WMA Music 1. When first time press and hold the PLAY-PAUSE/PWR ON default screen is the MUSIC mode. You can also select the Music icon in the main menu, and then press the Menu Switch inwards (Menu) to enter the MUSIC mode. 2.
4. Press the PLAY-PAUSE/PWR ON T.sonic 520 only supports Mpeg I Layer 3 and WMA files compressed at a rate of 32Kbps – 320Kbps. Navigation Function The Navigation function allows you to easily move between tracks, files and folders. • In MUSIC mode.
Enter FM Mode 1. Press the Menu Switch inwards (Menu) and then press the Menu Switch inwards 2. The FM radio frequency will be shown on the OLED Display. On the first time of usage and for your convenience all the FM channels will be automatically scanned once and the first 20 channels with a strong signal will be preset.
4. Press A-B/REC button again to save the selected channel. Select a Preset Channel 1. Press the A-B/REC 2. Push the Menu Switch to the right (Next) number you want to use. 3. Press the PLAY-PAUSE/PWR ON 4. The desired stored favorite channel will appear on the OLED display. Record an FM Channel 1.
Select Voice Source for Recording There are 3 kinds of the voice source for recording: FM, Line-In, and the built-in Microphone. About the FM recording, the previous section has already mentioned. As for how to select the voice source (Line-In or the built-in Microphone) for recording, please see the sub-section “Select Recording Device Mode”...
16 KHz 32 KHz The T.sonic™ 520 will not be able to support the maximum recording capacity described in the above table if the memory space and/or the battery power level are smaller than shown on the table. Besides, for a better recording quality, move the microphone of your T.sonic 520 closer to the source of the voice.
5. If you are at the delete dialog screen, you will be asked for choosing the “Yes” or “No” item. 6. Push the Menu Switch to the right (Next) item and press the PLAY-PAUSE/PWR ON 7. Push the Menu Switch to the right (Next) item and press the PLAY-PAUSE/PWR ON 8.
Equalizer (EQ) Mode Select a desired EQ mode to suit your personal taste: Normal, Pop, Rock, Classical, Jazz, BASS or User EQ. 1. Push the Menu Switch to the right (Next) Equalizer icon in the Settings, and then press the Menu Switch inwards 2.
Play Speed Mode Select a desired speed mode to suit your personal taste: 1x, 1.14x,1.33x, 0.67x and 0.8x. Push the Menu Switch to the right (Next) Speed icon in the Settings, and then press the Menu Switch inwards Push the Menu Switch to the right (Next) speed mode.
Device setting. 3. If you select the LINE item (Line-In) without plugging in the Line-In cable, the device will display the message , "Please plug in the Line-In cable" on the OLED screen . Power Saving Mode Sets a power saving timer to turn off your T.sonic 520 automatically. 1.
VAD ( Voice Activation Detection ) Mode The VAD “Voice Activation Detection” function means the T.sonic when it detects someone is speaking. 1. Push the Menu Switch to the right (Next) icon in the Settings, and then press the Menu Switch inwards 2.
2. Push the Menu Switch to the right (Next) the Reset settings (“Yes” item, or “No” item). Press the Menu Switch inwards to complete the Reset setting. 3. If you select the “No” item, the system settings will not be changed. 4.
About Mode Push the Menu Switch to the right (Next) About icon, and then press the Menu Switch inwards and available memory of your T.sonic 520 will be displayed on the OLED screen. Press the Menu Switch inwards (Menu) Sync Lyrics Mode Displays the lyrics of the song being played on the OLED screen.
Safely Remove Your T.sonic™ 520 Before removing your T.sonic 520, please make sure the OLED Display is not in the READ/WRITE status or unpredictable damage to the files or your T.sonic 520 may occur. Removing the T.sonic™ 520 in Windows Unplug your T.sonic...
Put the Driver CD into the CD-ROM (Auto-Run supported). Select the T.sonic™ 520 Utility button. Follow the on-screen instructions to complete the utility installation. Execute the utility program in Start -> Programs -> T.sonic Utility -> T.sonic Utility. Once the PC-Lock function is enabled, you can use your T.sonic™ 520 as a key to lock your computer, protecting it from being used by other users.
3. In this window you can Enable the PC-Lock function, change the Screen Saver Message and the PC-Unlock Timer. Lock Your Computer After the PC-Lock function is enabled, your computer will be locked whenever you remove your T.sonic™ 520. If your computer is locked, the screen will display the locked status as shown below.
System Requirements for the Boot-Up Function • A desktop or notebook computer that supports USB-ZIP, or USB-HDD as the First Boot Device in BIOS Enabling the Boot-Up Function 1. Select the Boot-Up button in the T.sonic™ 520 Utility window. 2. The following window will appear, choose the boot-up type you need (USB HDD or USB ZIP, whichever has been set as the First Boot Device in BIOS) and select Create Boot Disk.
Type 2: “Public and Private Area" T.sonic™ 520 is partitioned into a single Logical Unit Number (LUN) identified device, which contains a Public Area and a Private Area. Secure data can be established in the Security Area, which is protected by a password. Access to data in the Public Area is unrestricted. Public Area Select the Partition button in the T.sonic™...
3. Enter the correct password and select Login. 4. The Private Area will now appear and is ready for use. Log Out of the Private Area Make sure that all files are closed and that no data is being transferred to, or from your T.sonic™...
Input the Old Password, and New Password and the Confirm New Password in each field (Maximum size for a password is 8 characters). You can also input a Password Hint to set up a reminder for your new password. Select “OK.” If You Forget the Password If you forget your password, you can use the password hint to remember it.
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3. Select “Start” to recover your T.sonic™ 520 to its factory defaults.
If an error occurs, with your T.sonic™ 520, please first check the information listed below before taking your T.sonic 520 for repair. If you are unable to remedy a problem from the following hints, please consult your dealer, service center, or local Transcend branch office. We also have a FAQ and Support on our websites.
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Check to see if the LOCK switch is set to “LOCK ”. If yes, set it to the “OFF” position. Cannot hear track playback Check the following: 1. Are there any MP3 or WMA files in the root directory of your T.sonic 520? If not, you must download music files from your computer or the Internet first.
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A File that was just deleted still appears Re-delete the file and refer to the “Safely Remove Your T.sonic 520” section to remove the T.sonic 520 after the delete process is completed. T.sonic 520 cannot operate after it was formatted in Windows Formatting T.sonic...
Customer Satisfaction. All Transcend Information, Inc. (Transcend) products are warranted and tested to be free from defects in material and workmanship and to conform to the published specifications. During the warranty period, should your Transcend T.sonic...
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