Instruction Manual MP3 PLAYER /FM TUNER Model iFP-900 Series iFP-900 Series Thank you for your purchase. Please read this manual carefully before using your new player. http://www.iriver.com http://www.iriver.com...
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Handling Notices for Safety Features About power supply Getting started Contents...
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Handling Notices for Safety Do not place objects inside the device. Keep out of direct sunlight. Damage to your player may result from Damage to your player may result from improper use. improper use. Do not disassemble or modify. Keep out of extreme heat and cold. Damage to your player may result from Damage to your player may result from improper use.
Features of iFP-900 Multi-Codec Player : Supports MP3, WMA, OGG and ASF formats. Firmware Upgrade Provides the latest updated features via firmware upgrade. 260,000 color graphic LTPS LCD supporting Multiple Languages(40 languages) iFP-900 Series comes with 260,000 color graphic LTPS (Low Temperature Poly Silicon) LCD which can support multiple languages.
About Power Supply Managing the Rechargeable Battery Charge and store the battery at room temperature. Note It may not charge properly in hot or cold temperature environments. Do to attempt to disassemble the battery. Do not expose the battery to open flame. These activities may cause the battery to explode resulting in serious injury.
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Locating the controls Front View (Previous / Fast Reverse) LCD Screen Hold Earphones Mode/REC Power ON/OFF A-B (Interval repeat) (Play/Stop) EQ/MEMORY STEREO USB Cover USB Connection Port LINE IN Volume + NAVI/MENU (Next / Fast forward) Volume - Charging indicator Xtreme 3D sound Locating the controls Rear View / Side View...
WMA : WMA MP3 : MP3 IRM (iriver Rights Management) : iriver Rights Management is a digital music format. Please visit our web site for details about this music format. This section covers the installation for Windows operating systems only.
- Manager Program for Mac The player can store MP3 files or files of any type. You can upload files, other than music (MP3, WMA, OGG, ASF), to the PC using the iriver Music Manager Program. Download latest versions of drivers and iriver Music Manager at www.iriver.com Please be sure your login has Administrator privileges if using Windows 2000 or Windows XP.
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PC software installation Software installation Click “Next” after confirming the Click “Install” to begin the installation. installation folder. Installation is in progressing. Click “Finish” after the installation is completed. Connect the USB cable (provided) to the USB port of your computer. Type “A”...
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Select “Install the software automatically (Recommended)” and click “Next”. If a "Hardware Installation" warning message appears, click "Continue Anyway". (Windows XP) The iriver software driver will not cause any damage to your computer. Installation of “New Hardware” The installation will continue. Click “Finish”...
Attach the player Safely Removing the player from the PC Select the “Safely Remove hardware” Click the “Stop” after selecting the device after clicking the “Safe To Remove to remove. Hardware” by using the right button of mouse. Click the “OK” after confirming the hardware to remove.
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Basic operation Turning on the player Connect the earphones as shown below. Put the HOLD switch to “OFF”. Press the PLAY/STOP button to turn on the player. The “My Image” appears on the LCD. Press PLAY/STOP again to play. Turning off the player Press and hold the PLAY/STOP button to turn the player off.
Basic operation Listening to music 1. Displays the operating status of the player. 2. To skip to previous file, folder, FM station or value. 3. To skip forward to the next file, folder, FM station or value. 4. To increase volume. 5.
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Basic operation Tuning FM stations Push the NAVI/MENU button to the direction to select desired station. Selecting the FM stereo/mono Press the STEREO/PLAY/STOP button to select Stereo/Mono. To enter the Settings menu, press and hold the NAVI/MENU button. Once in the menu, various player settings can be customized.
Listening to music Playing music file playback mode Power off A-B repeat Power on/play/stop Adjusting the volume To increase Previous To decrease To play the folder Fast Previous reverse folder Next folder Function To select music file Next To fast forward/reverse Fast forward Listening to the FM radio...
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Listening to the FM radio Programming station preset automatically Automatically select stations and save them in sequential order. (It only activates while the player is not in PRESET mode) If PRESET is displayed on the screen, Press and hold the A-B/EQ(MEMORY) button to automatically select stations and press the NAVI/MENU button to exit PRESET mode.
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Listening to the FM radio Deleting preset station If PRESET is not displayed on the screen, press the NAVI/MENU button to enter PRESET mode. Press and hold the A-B/EQ(MEMORY) button to delete the selected station. The next station will appear when station delete is completed. Push and hold the memory button again if you also want to delete the next station.
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The remaining available recording time will be displayed. Volume can not be controlled while recording. Note Recorded REC files can be converted to MP3 files using iriver Manager. (Refer to iriver Music Manager Instruction Manual) To pause FM recording Press the PLAY/STOP button to pause the recording process.
Keep the player far away enough from the source to avoid distortion in the recording. The player can not record when the memory is full or the battery is low. Recorded REC files can be converted to MP3 files using iriver Manager. (Refer to Software Instruction Manual)
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Press the NAVI/MENU button to the direction to select Line In mode. Press the NAVI/MENU button (or PLAY/STOP) to enter recording standby mode. Begin playback on the external device and then press the MODE/REC button on the iriver player to begin recoding. 4-18...
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Recording from an external audio source To pause recording from the External Source Press the PLAY/STOP button to pause the recording process. Press the PLAY/STOP button again to restart recording. Pause Record To stop recording from the External Source Press the MODE/REC button to stop recording. The recorded file is saved as AUDIO000.REC, AUDIO001.REC...
Text Viewer To read a text file Press the NAVI/MENU button to enter NAVI mode. Push the NAVI/MENU button toward VOL+, VOL- or Enter Upper folder Down Press the NAVI/MENU or (PLAY/STOP) button to display the text. 4-21 1. Push the NAVI/MENU button toward VOL+ or VOL- to scroll up or down line . 2.
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Text Viewer To go to specific position(Useful for large files) Press the MODE/REC button to move the desired position of the text. Previous Press the NAVI/MENU or (PLAY/STOP) button. The TEXT goes to the selected position. Press the MODE/REC button to cancel searching. To exit Text viewer Press the NAVI/MENU or (PLAY/STOP)
To clear My Image The My Image infor ation file is saved as MYIMAGE.SYS in the ROOT folder. Delete the MYIMAGE.SYS to clear My Image by using Navigation-File/Folder delete function. The format will erase all files in your player. Note You must first backup My Image file from the player to your PC before formatting.
Scroll up Scroll down Note File type displayed as follows : IRM (iriver Rights Management) iriver Rights Management is a digital music format. Please visit our web site for details about this music format. Music Navigation Navigation Lower folder Scroll up...
Music Navigation Deleting a folder or file Press the NAVI/MENU button while the stop mode. Push the NAVI/MENU button to the direction to select a folder or file. Select the upper folder Scroll up Stop Press the “MODE” button. “Folder delete are you sure?” is displayed on the screen. Select “YES”...
Playback Mode Playback mode (Mode) You can set various Repeat and Shuffle options by choosing these selections under Mode. Change the Repeat or Shuffle mode by pressing the varied pressing the MODE button. Please refer to the MODE function controls (page 5-26) for user-defined configuration.
Playing in a favorite order (Program) Activating program mode Program mode: Create your own playlist. Stop playback, then press the A-B/EQ(MEMORY) button to display the program list. If the player has been programmed already, the current program list will display. Push the NAVI/MENU button toward VOL+ or VOL- to select the position for the next song to be added to the program list.
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Playing in a favorite order (Program) Program play After programming, press the PLAY/STOP button to play the tracks in sequential order. To remove files from the program list Press PLAY/STOP to end playback of the current program list. Enter program mode. Push the NAVI/MENU button toward VOL+ or VOL- select a track to remove from the...
Customizing the function settings (Menu) Basic operation - Press and hold the NAVI/MENU button to display the menu system. - The MENU system is composed of 6 main menus with sub-menus. Main menu To select Main Menu Push the NAVI/MENU button to the direction to select menu.
Customizing the function settings (Menu) Customizing the function settings (Menu) Configuration Configuration Functions are subject to change with different firmware versions. Note Users can configure their own settings. 5-13 5-14...
Menu-General General Resume ON : Playback resumes from the previous location in a song when the player is stopped or powered off. OFF : Playback begins from the first track after the player is stopped or powered off. Language Support 40 languages Song title and ID3 tag information is dependent on the version of the PC operating system that was used to create it.
Menu-Display Display Back Light You can adjust the time that the Backlight stays on. Sec : The backlight stays on from 3 to 30 seconds. Min : The backlight stays on from 1 to 30 minutes. Always : The backlight turn on always . Press the NAVI/MENU button to set Sec/Min/Always.
Menu-Timer Timer Sleep Power Off Automatically turns the power off after a fixed time. (Time range can be set from 0 to 180 minutes by one minute increments.) You can listen to the beep sound at 1 minute before powering off by setting BEEP to ON.
Menu-Timer Tuner Rec. Reservation Set the time and station to be recorded. Push the NAVI/MENU switch toward to select the item and toward VOL + or VOL - to set the recording time. DAY : Tuner recording is started at the same time of the set day repeatedly.
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MENU-Control Voice Recording Mode You can adjust recording quality when recording voice. ON : When recording voice, the recording level is automatically controlled and recordings from long distances are enhanced. OFF : AGC(Automatic Gain Control) not activated. Bit Rate : 8Kbps~160Kbps Sampling Frequency : 11.025KHz ~44.1KHz Voice Auto Detection The voice recording mode will automatically pause during...
Menu-Control Line-in/Ext. Mic You can select external microphone or line-in when recording. Line-In : To record through Line-In Ext. Mic : To record through an external microphone Note To record from an external microphone, chose the LINE-IN recording mode. The recording quality level will be set to the values chosen for LINE-IN recording.
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Menu-Mode Intro Intro : Plays the beginning 10 seconds of each track. Intro Highlight : Plays 10 seconds from 1 minute into each track in sequential order. Study While playing, short slide of the lever will skip the current track set time ahead. OFF : Study Mode is disabled.
Menu-Sound Sound Xtreme EQ You can adjust the sound to your preference. There are 5 band frequency steps, set from -15dB to +15dB by 3dB step. How to set Xtreme EQ 1. Select the Frequency step 2. Adjust the level using the to set using the VOL + or VOL - switch.
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Menu-Sound Sound Balance Balance your sound to the right or left or keep it in the center according to your preference. When Sound Balance bar is moved to L (Left, 20),the sound outputs at the left earphone. When the lever is moved to R (Right, 20) the sound outputs at the right earphone.
Troubleshooting Should any problem continue after you have checked these symptoms, please contact iriver customer support. Check whether the HOLD switch on the player is ON (Switch to OFF position) No Power Battery may be discharged. Charge it after connecting the USB cable between the PC and the player.