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BenQ Joybee 180 User Manual

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  • Page 1 Joybee 180 MP3 Player User’s Manual Welcome...
  • Page 2 BenQ Corporation. Disclaimer BenQ Corporation shall make no warranty or representation, either expressed or implied, with respect to the quality, accuracy or fitness for any particular purpose of this document. The information in this document is subject to change without notice.
  • Page 3 Avoid listening at high volume, which may damage your ears and cause loss of hearing. • BenQ Corporation assumes no responsibility for the loss of data due to damage to the device, repair of the device and/or battery replacement. Users are advised to back up all data on other storage devices.
  • Page 4 Memo...

  • Page 5: Table Of Contents

    Introducing the BenQ Joybee 180 MP3 Player... 1 Introduction ... 1 Package contents ... 2 System requirements ... 3 Touring the BenQ Joybee 180 MP3 Player ... 4 OLED display ... 8 Getting Started ... 10 Attaching the strap ... 10 Attaching the carry strap...
  • Page 6 Viewing system information... 36 Using QMusic ...37 Overview of QMusic ... 38 Adding music to the Joybee 180 using QMusic ... 42 Adding music from an audio CD to Joybee 180... 43 Adding files from a PC to Joybee 180... 47 Updating Joybee 180 automatically with QMusic ...

  • Page 7: Introducing The Benq Joybee 180 Mp3 Player

    The Joybee 180 supports MP3, WMA, and WAV music for- mats for your listening pleasure. Moreover, the seven built-in EQ modes of the Joybee 180 allow you to enjoy music at the best sound quality. In addition to being a MP3 player, the Joybee 180 also functions as a FM radio, an audio recorder, and a FM transmitter for music share.

  • Page 8: Package Contents

    Package contents Check the contents of your Joybee 180 MP3 Player package. Contact your dealer immediately if any accessories are missing or appear damaged. (1) BenQ Joybee 180 MP3 Player (2) Bonus changeable cover (3) USB cable (4) Earphones (5) Carry bag (6) Carry strap (7) CD-ROM(emanual/ QMusic/ Driver etc.)

  • Page 9: System Requirements

    System memory: 32 MB (minimum) Please read this manual carefully to find detailed descriptions and instructions of every function of the Joybee 180 in order to use these convenient func- tions and enjoy high quality music with the Joybee 180.

  • Page 10: Touring The Benq Joybee 180 Mp3 Player

    Touring the BenQ Joybee 180 MP3 Player The following section describes the various components of the Joybee 180. Buttons and ports Left View Top View Rear View Front View Right View (10) (11) (12)
  • Page 11 Displays player status and file information. See "OLED display" on page 8 for details. Connects the Joybee 180 to a PC or to the AC adapter for charging the built-in battery. • Follow this procedure to repeat a desired section during audio playback.
  • Page 12 Item Description (7) Volume control Press VOL – or VOL + to decrease or increase (8) Record (9) Mode MODE (10) Next/Fast Forward Function volume respectively. Press and hold VOL – or VOL + to decrease or increase volume continuously. Press to start recording.
  • Page 13 Item Description (11) Play/Pause/ Stop/Enter (12) Previous/Fast Rewind Function • Press once to play an audio file in playback mode. Press once to pause playback and press again to continue playing in playback mode. • Press and hold for 2 seconds to stop play- ing or recording and switch to file list lay- out.

  • Page 14: Oled Display

    OLED display The OLED screen displays information about the player mode and file information. The following table shows the icons dis- played on the screen and their meanings. Icon Description Indicates playback of an audio file. Indicates playback has been paused. Indicates audio file being scanned in forward direction (Forward).

  • Page 15: Icon Description

    Icon Description Indicates keys are locked. Indicates player is connected to a PC with the USB port and the battery is charging. Indicates player is connected to a PC with the USB port and data is being transmitted. Displays file information and player status. In Every Heart MP3/WMA, voice playback, and FM file playback mode, and the file title/artist information is displayed.

  • Page 16: Getting Started

    Getting Started Attaching the strap The Joybee 180 has a stylish design, enabling you to con- nect it to your belt using the strap or carry it around using the carry strap. To attach the strap, do the following: Turn the ring around the OLED screen in the clockwise direction to start removing it.
  • Page 17 Place the ring on top of the shoulder strap ring, around the OLED screen. Turn the ring in anti-clock- wise direction and fix it in place.

  • Page 18: Attaching The Carry Strap

    Joybee 180. Changing the cover The Joybee 180 also has a changeable cover for additional variety. To change the cover, do the following: Remove the ring around the OLED screen by turning it in...
  • Page 19 Remove the strap by sliding it out if it is attached. Remove the outer cover of the Joybee 180 by unlocking the snaps on its outer edges. Snap the desired cover on the Joybee 180 and turn the ring in counterclockwise direc- tion to complete replace- ment.

  • Page 20: Charging The Battery

    • When the batteries are fully charged, Joybee 180 offers about 15 hours of continuous playback time for MP3 music. However, the exact replay time is subject to the condition of the battery, the oper-...

  • Page 21: Charging Using The Ac Power Adapter

    The battery starts charging. The battery is fully charged in about 4.5 hours. • If the Joybee 180 is off when charging begins, it turns on automati- cally and enters the mode of latest use. Charging begins as indicated by an animated battery icon •...

  • Page 22: Connecting The Joybee 180 To A Pc

    Connecting the Joybee 180 to a PC Connect the Joybee 180 to your PC using the USB cable provided. When the Joybee 180 is successfully connected to the PC, there are three indications as follows. • A new icon Removable Disk appears in the My Com- puter window on your PC.

  • Page 23: Disconnecting The Joybee 180 From A Pc

    You can find the driver in Joybee 180 CD-ROM. • If the Joybee 180 is off when it is connected to the PC, it turns on automatically and acts as a USB storage device. If the Joybee 180 is on when it is connected to the PC, all functions are disabled and the player acts as a USB storage device.
  • Page 24 4. When the following dialog box appears on the screen, press OK and disconnect the Joybee 180 from the PC. Do not disconnect the Joybee 180 from your PC without using the pro- cedure described here or there may be loss of data.

  • Page 25: Installing The Software

    Installing the software Insert the software CD provided with the Joybee 180 in the CD-ROM on your PC. The following installation menu is dis- played on the PC screen. Select the desired software you want to install and click it.
  • Page 26 CD burner. With QMusic, you can save your music files on the Joybee 180, and organize and update the data stored on the Joybee 180. Note that QMusic works only on Windows 2000/XP. Windows 2000 does not support the CD burning function.

  • Page 27: Installing The Usb Driver

    Installing the USB driver Installing in Windows ME/Windows 2000/Windows XP Turn on the power of the BenQ Joybee 180 MP3 Player by pressing the power button and then connect it to the USB port of your computer using the USB cable pro- vided.

  • Page 28: Using The Benq Joybee 180 Mp3 Player

    • When there is no action for some time, the Joybee 180 switches to power save mode to save energy. The OLED display is switched off to conserve power and the real time clock is displayed. Press any key to activate the OLED display and exit from the power save mode.

  • Page 29: Transferring Data To The Joybee 180

    Turn on your Joybee 180 and connect it to your PC using the USB cable provided as described in "Connecting the Joybee 180 to a PC" on page 16. Refer to "Adding music to the Joybee 180 using QMusic" on page 42 for detailed information about transferring files to your player using the QMusic soft- ware.

  • Page 30: Playing Mp3/Wma/Wav Music Files

    Use the following procedure to quickly start listening to your favorite music on the BenQ Joybee 180 MP3 Player. Turn on the Joybee 180. The player enters the last used mode automatically and displays a list of files if present.

  • Page 31: Repeat Play

    Repeat play You can use different repeat function to play music files or recorded voice files. Press and hold the MODE button for two seconds to display a menu. Use the REPEAT option. Press the key to confirm your selection. Use the through the various repeat options.

  • Page 32: Selecting An Eq Mode

    Selecting an EQ mode The Joybee 180 provides seven equalizer modes to enhance the quality of audio. Select the EQ mode as described in the fol- lowing procedure. Press and hold the MODE button for two seconds to display a menu.

  • Page 33: Listening To Fm Radio

    Listening to FM radio The radio mode of the Joybee 180 enables you to listen to FM radio as follows. Turn on the Joybee 180. Press the MODE button repeatedly to switch to FM mode. Choose a FM frequency using one of the procedures described below: •...

  • Page 34: Saving Preset Channels In Memory

    Recording FM radio To use the record function of your Joybee 180 to record your favorite programs from FM radio channels, do the following: When listening to your favorite chan-...

  • Page 35: Using The Recorder Function

    Using the recorder function The Joybee 180 has a recording function to enable you to record your voice using the built-in microphone as follows. • Recording function will be disabled when the battery is low. Press the and speak into the microphone.

  • Page 36: Playing Back Recorded Voice/Fm Files

    The number at the end of the filename indicates the order in which the signal was recorded. Use the following procedure to listen to your recorded voice files. Turn on the Joybee 180. Press the MODE button repeatedly to switch to VOICE mode.

  • Page 37: System Setup

    System setup The system setup menu provides additional functions to enable you to customize the Joybee 180. Press the MODE but- ton repeatedly to enter the SETUP mode as described in the following sections. You can exit from the menu at any time without making changes by pressing the MODE button.

  • Page 38: Setting The Playlist

    Use the The menu provides you with two options: On and Off. Use the • Setting the playlist to be on and your Joybee 180 will playback the audio tracks sequence in your playlist. keys to scroll key to delete the...

  • Page 39: Setting The Recording Quality

    A menu is displayed on the OLED screen. Use the Use the Press to confirm your selection. Joybee 180 will auto- matically turns into idle mode with only time display on OLED after the interval time you select. •...
  • Page 40 Press the MODE button repeatedly to switch to SETUP mode. A menu is displayed on the OLED screen. Use the Date Time option. Press The screen displays the date. Use the year, month, and the date. Switch to the next field by pressing the to confirm your setting.

  • Page 41: Setting The Language

    Setting the language To set the language, do the following: Turn on the Joybee 180. Press the MODE button repeatedly to switch to SETUP mode. A menu is displayed on the OLED screen. Use the Language option. Press to confirm your selection.

  • Page 42: Viewing System Information

    To view information about the system such as details about memory usage, number of music and voice files, and the ver- sion number of the firmware, do the following: Turn on the Joybee 180. Press the MODE button repeatedly to switch to SETUP mode. A menu is displayed on the OLED screen.

  • Page 43: Using Qmusic

    You can use it to play audio CDs or MP3s on your PC, convert audio CD tracks into MP3 format, create playlists, transfer music to your Joybee 180, burn music CDs and create your own music album. The QMusic icon appears on your Desktop after it is successfully installed as described in "Installing the...

  • Page 44: Overview Of Qmusic

    Overview of QMusic The user interface of the QMusic program is shown in the illustration below. Action buttons Left Playback panel buttons Display Right Status pane System buttons Feature buttons Search window...
  • Page 45 PC is connected to the internet. Provide specific functions of QMusic. Left button: Convert CD audio tracks to MP3 formats. Right button: Add audio files saved in your PC to either Music Library or MP3 folder under Joybee 180.
  • Page 46 Joybee 180 will be replaced by the files here. Joybee180(F:24 Available\Capacity...): This appears when your Joybee 180 MP3 player is connected to your PC. F stands for Joybee 180 MP3 player as a removable drive and the digits following are current memory usage status.
  • Page 47 Playback buttons Status bar Displays details of files, such as total number of files and playing time. Feature buttons Right panel Displays the files in the folder or media selected in the left panel. Search Provides searching function. Type in a file name and window press the magnifier icon to search for a particular file.

  • Page 48: Adding Music To The Joybee 180 Using Qmusic

    Joybee 180 are displayed under the icon. You can now add files to your Joybee 180 from an audio CD using the file conversion facility provided by QMusic or you can directly copy your audio music files from the PC to the...

  • Page 49: Adding Music From An Audio Cd To Joybee 180

    Put an audio CD in the CD-ROM on your PC. The icon appears in the left panel of QMusic, and the files on the CD appear in the right panel. Select the files to be added to the Joybee 180 by clicking the checkboxes in front of the files.
  • Page 50 Click the selected files into MP3 files. After the conversion is completed, a New Album is added to the left panel. All the converted files are placed in this album. Click the New Album to display the details of files in the right panel. icon, and QMusic starts converting the...
  • Page 51 Click to select the file to be added to the Joybee 180. To select more than one file, press and hold the Ctrl key on the keyboard while selecting the files. To select all files, click the first file, press and hold the Shift key on the keyboard, and then click the last file.
  • Page 52 MP3 directory under the Joybee 180 icon. • When files are being transferred to the Joybee 180, do not discon- nect the Joybee 180 from the PC. Use the procedure described in "Disconnecting the Joybee 180 from a PC" on page 17 to disconnect the player.

  • Page 53: Adding Files From A Pc To Joybee 180

    Press the desired files. Browse and select MP3, WAV or WMA files to be added to the Joybee 180 from the PC. Press Open to add the selected files to My Joybee. and a dialog box opens to help you to select...
  • Page 54 Click the Joybee 180 icon on the QMusic interface.
  • Page 55 • When files are being transferred to the Joybee 180, do not discon- nect the Joybee 180 from the PC. Use the procedure described in "Disconnecting the Joybee 180 from a PC" on page 17 to disconnect the player.

  • Page 56: Updating Joybee 180 Automatically With Qmusic

    Updating Joybee 180 automatically with QMusic You can set up the Joybee 180 to be updated with the music from the My Joybee folder automatically when it is connected to the PC. Click the My Joybee folder in the left panel.
  • Page 57 Browse and select MP3, WAV or WMA files to be added to the Joybee 180 from the PC. Press Open to add the selected files to My Joybee.
  • Page 58 In the Option dialog box shown, click the Joybee tab.
  • Page 59 My Joybee folder. From now on, if you want to automatically update files on Joybee 180, you only need to save files in the My Joybee folder and connect the Joybee 180 to your PC. QMusic automatically transfers the files in the folder to the Joybee 180.

  • Page 60: Deleting Files Using Qmusic

    Use the following procedure to delete files on your Joybee 180 using QMusic. Start QMusic. Turn on the Joybee 180 and connect it to the PC using the USB cable. Locate the files to be deleted by clicking on the MicIn or MP3 subdirectory under the Joybee 180 icon in the left panel of QMusic.
  • Page 61 Press the Delete key on the keyboard to delete all selected files from the Joybee 180. Note that Joybee 180 supports WMA DRM files as well. You have to transfer the these files with Windows Media Player 9, or your Joybee 180 won’t be able to recognize nor playback them.

  • Page 62: Troubleshooting

    If the power supply is unstable when the Joybee 180 is con- nected to a PC, it may cause data loss. Hence, we strongly rec- ommend you to back up all the data stored on the Joybee 180. BenQ Corporation shall make no representation on damage or indemnification arising out of loss of data.

  • Page 63: Service Information

    Service Information If you cannot solve the problems encountered while using the Joybee 180 with the troubleshooting guide, please contact our worldwide service locations to obtain the latest drivers and online support services. Area Country China Hong Kong Taiwan Asia...
  • Page 64 +305-593-5250 compumex@fdr.com Los Angeles 888-723-2238 BenqCS.us@benq.com America support.latinamerica@be Mexico 01-800-712-7745 nq.com Chile 562-399-5000 rcox@vector.cl The United Arab Emirates Iran Middle DhirajManghnani@benq. Kuwait +971-4-2825767 East Yemen Qatar Saudi Arabia...

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