Table of Contents Safety Instructions ... 5 Chapter 1. Introduction... 6 How to Use This Guide ... 7 Unpack... 8 Chapter 2. Getting Started ... 9 Function Keys... 9 LCD Display... 10 Insert a Battery ... 11 Battery Consuming Reference ... 12 Hold Switch...
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Delete a Track (File) ... 26 Delete All Tracks (Files) ... 27 EQ Settings... 27 Repeat Settings ... 28 FM Radio Mode ... 29 Select FM Radio Mode ... 30 Select FM Station... 31 Storing a Favorite Station... 31 Selecting the Stored Favorite Station ... 32 Recording Radio Broadcast ...
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Record Rate... 48 Language... 49 USB Flash Disk ... 50 Appendix A. Specifications... 51...
Safety Instructions Always read the safety instructions carefully. Keep this User’s Guide for future reference. Keep this equipment away from humidity. Never pour any liquid into the opening that could damage or cause electrical shock. If any of the following situations arises, get the equipment checked by a service personnel: Liquid has penetrated into the equipment.
We are proud to tell our users that MSI Mega Stick is thoroughly tested and certified by our reputation for unsurpassed dependability and customer satisfaction.
USB Flash Disk – allows users to store personal data in MSI Mega Stick’s memory. Thank you for choosing MSI Mega Stick. We hope you will continue to turn to us for additional quality products as your personal needs and interests grow.
Chapter 4, Basic Usage, describes how to use your new Mega Stick in a various way. It is recommended to read this chapter carefully before using Mega Stick. Appendix A, Specification, provides the specification and accessories of Mega Stick. Unpack 1.
Chapter 2. Getting Started Function Keys Battery Cover Hold Switch USB Connector Cap USB Connector Power On/Off Play/Pause 6 7 9 10 Slide open to insert an AAA size battery here. Switch to hold position to prevent any miss touching while Mega Stick is recording or playing.
Volume+/- MENU Earphone Jack External MIC Jack LCD Display 1. Hold (Lock) Switch 2. Playback Status 3. Volume 4. A to B Repeat Press +/- button to increase or decrease the volume level. Press down the button or push it to the right or to the left to make various adjustment.
5. Repeat Mode 6. Equalizer 7. Battery Status 8. File Name Insert a Battery 1. Remove the USB connector cap 2. Slide open the battery cover. 3. Insert an AAA battery and make sure the battery is inserted into the correct alignment.
6. If you cannot read the Battery Status on the Display when the battery is inserted, please return to step 1 and once again make sure the battery is inserted into the correct alignment. Battery Consuming Reference Category of Battery AAA Alkaline 1280mA/hr battery Note: 1.
Chapter 3. Driver & Utility Installation Connecting Mega Stick to Your Computer 1. Remove the USB connector cap. 2. Plug one end of the supplied USB cable to your computer, and plug the other end to Mega Stick. 3. Once Mega Stick is connected to the computer, Mega Stick should be detected by the operation system automatically.
Hardware Installation for Windows 98SE only For Windows 98SE operation system, it will automatically detect the new hardware when Mega Stick is first connected to your computer. Please follow the following instructions to install the driver for Mega Stick. 1. Click Next to continue. 2.
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3. Insert the provided disk, and select CD-ROM to continue. 4. Click Next to continue.
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5. Click Finish, and the driver is installed successful.
Utility Installation MSI Mega Stick provides a useful utility for upgrading the latest firmware provided by MSI via Internet. To install this utility, simply insert the supplied disk into the computer, and then follow the on-screen instructions. 1. Click Next to continue.
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3. Click Next to continue. 4. Click Next to continue.
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5. Installation is on going. 6. Click Finish to continue.
Mega Stick with this Utility. Firmware Updating To update the firmware, download the latest firmware from MSI website first, and place the downloaded firmware under [Program files -> MSI -> MS-551X]. Now, follow the instructions below to update the new firmware: 1.
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2 again to try to connect Mega Stick to your computer one more time. 4. Now, release the Play/Pause Button. 5. Run the Update program by selecting [Start -> Programs -> MSI -> MS-551X] to load the firmware. 6. After loading firmware, you can see an update dialog.
7. Decide the Download options: Select Quick download to update the new firmware without formatting Mega Stick. Deselect Quick download to update the new firmware and format Mega Stick at the same time. 8. Press Start button to start updating the new firmware. Formatting Mega Stick To format Mega Stick, please refer the connecting instruction mentioned previously to connect Mega Stick to your computer first.
Chapter 4. Basic Usage Power On and Off 1. Press the Play/Pause「 2. To power off Mega Stick, press and hold the Play/Pause「 until the power is switched off. Note that when pressing the Play/Pause 「 」button to power off Mega Stick, you will see a Power Off Status Bar appearing on the Display to show you the Power Off status, and note that it takes about three to five seconds to turn the power off.
2. Remove the USB connector cap, and then plug one end of the supplied USB cable to your computer, and plug the other end to Mega Stick. 3. Once Mega Stick is connected to the computer, you will see the screen shown as below.
2. During playback, press the Play/Pause「 playback. Select the Next or Previous Track (File) 1. During playback, push the Menu button to the right once to skip to the next track. 2. Or, push the Menu button to the left once to skip back to the previous track. Fast-Forward or Rewind 1.
2. Or, push the Menu button to the left and hold the position to rewind the current track. Volume Adjustment 1. Press the Volume Up or Down button to adjust the playback volume. 2. You may check the LCD Display to see the Volume status. Delete a Track (File) 1.
screen. Delete All Tracks (Files) 1. Press down the Menu button once, and then push the Menu button to the right four times, and now you should read the message of DELETE FILE appearing on the Display. 2. Press down the Menu button once and then push the Menu button to the right twice to select DEL ALL MUSIC.
1. Press down the Menu button once, and then push the Menu button to the right three times, and now you should read the message of SETTINGS appearing on the Display. 2. Press down the Menu button once and you should read the message of EQ appearing on the Display.
1. Press down the Menu button once, and then push the Menu button to the right three times, and now you should read the message of SETTINGS appearing on the Display. 2. Press down the Menu button once and you should read the message of REPEAT appearing on the Display.
Select FM Radio Mode 1. Press and hold the Fn button located on the side of Mega Stick for one second to select FM Mode. 2. Or, you can press down the Menu button once, and then push the Menu button to the right twice.
Select FM Station 1. Once the FM Radio Mode is selected, use the Menu button by pushing it to the right or to the left to select the desired station. 2. While you are searching for the desired station, you will read the frequency appearing on the Display.
selected favorite station number. 5. To set another favorite station, repeat step 1 to 4. Selecting the Stored Favorite Station 1. To select the stored favorite station, press the「 2. Once the desired stored favorite station appears on the Display, release the 「...
is generated and place under the folder of [ /VOICE/ ]. The recording file name sequence starts from [ F001.WAV ], and then [F002.WAV ], and so forth. 4. To stop recording, press the REC「 」button or the Menu button again. 5.
Delete a Recorded FM Voice File 1. To delete a recorded FM voice File, press down the Menu button once, and then push the Menu button to the right four times, and now you should read the message of DELETE FILE appearing on the Display. 2.
2. Press down the Menu button once and then push the Menu button to the right twice to select DEL ALL VOICE. 3. Once you read DEL ALL VOICE on the screen, press down the Menu button, and then select Y to delete all FM voice files. Note that it may take several seconds to delete all the files.
Voice Recording Mega Stick also works as a synchronizing recorder. You can use it to record your own voice, an interview or a speech, and so on. To do the voice Recording, please follow the steps shown below. Voice Recording Mega Stick provides two methods to proceed voice recording, follow the instruction below to learn these two methods.
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Method II 4. Press down the Menu button once, and then push the Menu button to the left twice. 5. If you read the message of RECORD appearing on the Display, press down the Menu button again to start recording. 6.
Play a Recorded Voice File 1. To play a recorded voice file, press down the Menu button once, and then push the Menu button to the right once, and now you should read the message of VOICE appearing on the Display. 2.
3. All of the recorded file will be displayed by sequence. Switch the Menu button to the right or to the left to select Y to erase the file shown on the Display, or select N to skip to the next file, or select EXIT to leave the current screen.
Language Learning Function Mega Stick enables users to listen to a particular sound track section playback repeatedly during music or voice playback. With this function, users will be able to pay more attention on the repeated section and to achieve the result of learning language.
Operation Menus Mega Stick provides a Menu switching button that includes most function designed for MSI Mega Stick. With this Menu switching button, in addition to switch between Music Playback, FM Radio or Recording mode, EQ setting or any other setting for Mega Stick can be also adjusted quickly and easily.
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LANGUAGE EXIT DELETE DEL MUSIC FILE DEL VOICE DEL ALL MUSIC Delete all Music file DEL ALL VOICE Delete all Voice or FM radio recording files EXIT ABOUT RECORD EXIT 1. Press down the Menu button once, and then push the Menu button to the right or to the left to select the desired function.
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4. Select FM RADIO by pressing down the Menu button to enter FM radio broadcasting mode. 5. Select SETTINGS by pressing down the Menu button to enter Setting mode. In Setting mode, you are able to make adjustment for various functions.
7. Select ABOUT to read the information of MSI Mega Stick, including the firmware version, total memory, and free memory. 8. Select RECORD to start recording through MIC or FM radio station. 9. Select EXIT to return to Music Playback mode.
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appearing on the Display. 2. Press down the Menu button again, and then push the Menu button to the right twice to select BACKLIGHT. Once the massage of BACKLIGHT appears on the screen, press down the Menu button again. 3. Now push the Menu button to the right or to the left to select a desired time to turn off the backlight of the LCD Display.
Contrast Under this Contrast setting, you are able to set the contrast of the Display. Under this Backlight setting, you are able to set a time to turn off the backlight of the Display automatically. 1. Press down the Menu button once, and then push the Menu button to the right three times, and now you should read the message of SETTINGS appearing on the Display.
Power Off Under this Power Off setting, you are able to set a time to turn off Mega Stick automatically. 1. Press down the Menu button once, and then push the Menu button to the right three times, and now you should read the message of SETTINGS appearing on the Display.
4. When a selection is decided, press down the Menu button once to confirm the selection. Record Rate Under this Record Rate setting, you are able to set the Record Rate as your wish. 1. Press down the Menu button once, and then push the Menu button to the right three times, and now you should read the message of SETTINGS appearing on the Display.
4. When a selection is decided, press down the Menu button once to confirm the selection. Language Under this Language setting, you are able to select the language of the interface as your wish. 1. Press down the Menu button once, and then push the Menu button to the right three times, and now you should read the message of SETTINGS appearing on the Display.
4. When a selection is decided, press down the Menu button once to confirm the selection. Note: Mega Stick supports up to 10 different languages, however, please be noted that supported languages of the Mega Stick you purchase may vary from country to country.
Interface Language Earphone with neck strap Battery Manual USB Cable MSI Mega Stick 1 95.7 (W) x 31(D) x 18.9(H) mm 29 g without battery, 40g with battery 0 °C ~ 45°C -20°C ~ +70 °C Output: 60mW rms ( 30mW / channel) Frequency: 20 to 20K Hz SNR: >90dB...
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