IRiver iFP-990 Instruction Manual

IRiver iFP-990 Instruction Manual

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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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  • Page 1: Instruction Manual

    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...
  • Page 2 CODECS and deliver new product features. Consult the product FAQ. Register your iriver product online so that our Customer Service is able to provide support as efficiently as possible. All contents contained in this manual subject to change without notice to improve ability of this player or according to changing of specification.
  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Limited has all the rights of the patent, trademark, literary property and intellectual property related to this manual. You may not reproduce any part of this manual unless authorized by iriver Limited. You can be punished by using any part of this manual illegally.
  • Page 4: Getting Started

    Handling Notices for Safety Features About power supply Getting started Contents...
  • Page 5 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.
  • Page 6: About Power Supply

    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.
  • Page 7: Locating The Controls

    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.
  • Page 8 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...
  • Page 9: Pc Software Installation

    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.
  • Page 10: Software Installation

    - 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.
  • Page 11 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”...
  • Page 12 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”...
  • Page 13: Basic Operation

    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.
  • Page 14 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.
  • Page 15: Navigation Menu

    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.
  • Page 16 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.
  • Page 17: Listening To Music

    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...
  • Page 18 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.
  • Page 19 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.
  • Page 20 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.
  • Page 21: Recording Voice

    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)
  • Page 22 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...
  • Page 23 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...
  • Page 24: Text Viewer

    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.
  • Page 25 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)
  • Page 26: Convenient Functions

    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.
  • Page 27: Music Navigation

    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...
  • Page 28: Enjoying The Sound Equalizer(Eq)

    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”...
  • Page 29: Playback Mode

    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.
  • Page 30: Playing In A Favorite Order(Program)

    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.
  • Page 31 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...
  • Page 32: Customizing The Function Settings(Menu)

    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.
  • Page 33: Configuration

    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...
  • Page 34: General

    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.
  • Page 35: Display

    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.
  • Page 36: Timer

    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.
  • Page 37: Control

    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.
  • Page 38 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...
  • Page 39: Mode

    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.
  • Page 40 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.
  • Page 41: Sound

    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.
  • Page 42 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.
  • Page 43: Additional Information

    5-33 Additional Information Troubleshooting Precautions Accessories Specifications Contents...
  • Page 44: Troubleshooting

    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.
  • Page 45: Specifications

    Neck strap for carrying Voice Recording Max. Playtime Dimension Weight Battery Operational Temperature Specifications 256MB 512MB iFP-990 iFP-995 Item Specifications Frequency range 20 Hz ~ 20 KHz Headphone Output (L)18 mW + (R)18 mW (16 Ohm) max. Volume S/N ratio 90 dB(MP3) FM Frequency range 87.5 MHz ~ 108 MHz...

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