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  • Page 1 User’s Guide MEGA STICK 527 Multi-Functional Drive User’s Guide...

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    Battery Consuming Reference ... 14 Hold Switch... 14 Replacing the Changeable Panel ... 15 Chapter 3. Driver & Utility Installation... 16 Connecting MEGA STICK 527 to Your Computer ... 16 Hardware Installation for Windows 98SE... 16 Install Utilities ... 16 Utilize the Utility... 17 Firmware Updating ...
  • Page 3 Fast-Forward or Rewind ... 23 Volume Adjustment... 24 Delete a Track (File) ... 24 Delete All Tracks (Files) ... 24 EQ Settings... 25 Repeat Settings ... 26 FM Radio Mode ... 26 Select FM Radio Mode ... 27 Select FM Station... 27 Storing a Favorite Station...
  • Page 4 Delete All Recording Files... 38 Language Learning Function... 39 Operation Menus ... 40 For MEGA STICK 527 with WAV recording function only ... 40 For (Optional) MEGA STICK 527 with MP3 and WAV recording function Other Settings ... 44 Backlight Contrast Power Off ...
  • Page 5 Editing Startup Logo... 56 Appendix D. CoverMaker ... 58 Installing CoverMaker ... 58 Using CoverMaker... 59...

  • Page 6: Safety Instructions

    The equipment has dropped and damaged. The power adapter should NOT be used on any other devices. Do not change the default folders in the MEGA STICK 527, or the device might function abnormally. If any failure occurred to MEGA STICK 527, press the REC[ ] button and A-B button at the same time to reset the system, and then press the button to power on the system.

  • Page 7: Chapter 1. Introduction

    Chapter 1. Introduction ongratulations on becoming a new user of MEGA STICK 527, the finely designed portable digital audio player. Your new MEGA STICK 527 will improve the convenience of storing your personal data and the enjoyment of using various audio functions. We are proud to tell our users that MEGA STICK 527 is thoroughly tested and certified by our reputation for unsurpassed dependability and customer satisfaction.

  • Page 8: How To Use This Guide

    Changeable Panel – increases the interest in using this delightful MP3 player by enabling users to edit a personal screen pattern with the editing tool that comes with the package of MEGA STICK 527 and replace the screen pattern to the device. Find nine screen patterns that included in the package and having fun by choosing one to attach to the device right now! Thank you for choosing MEGA STICK 527.
  • Page 9 Chapter 3, Driver and Utility Installation, describes how to install MEGA STICK 527 and the special designed utility for your new MEGA STICK 527. Chapter 4, Basic Usage, describes how to use MEGA STICK 527 in a various way. It is recommended to read this chapter carefully before using MEGA STICK 527.

  • Page 10: Unpack

    4. 9 changeable screen patterns 5. Quick Installation Guide 6. Special Designed Protecting Case for MEGA STICK 527 7. Driver Disk (User’s Manual included) 8. AAA Battery The accessories that come with MEGA STICK 527 packages may be different from those shown above.

  • Page 11: Chapter 2. Getting Started

    6 7 9 Slide open to insert an AAA size battery here. Switch to hold position to prevent any miss touching while MEGA STICK 527 is recording or playing. Detach the cap when connecting the MEGA STICK 527 to the computer.

  • Page 12: Lcd Display

    MENU Earphone Jack External Line-In Jack LCD Display 1 2 3 4 1. Hold (Lock) Switch 2. Playback Status 3. Volume 4. A to B Repeat 5. Repeat Mode volume level. Press the button or push it to the right or to the left to make various adjustment.

  • Page 13: Insert A Battery

    Battery Status Empty Shuffle Repeat. Indicates the EQ mode settings that include Normal, Classical, POP, Rock, and Jazz. Indicates the Battery Status. Displays the current file name that is being played. 」 button to power on MEGA STICK 527, and Full...

  • Page 14: Battery Consuming Reference

    Drive for a long period of time. Hold Switch MEGA STICK 527 provides a Hold Switch, which is located on the side of MEGA STICK 527 for preventing any miss touching while MEGA STICK 527 is recording or playing. Once the Hold Switch is slide to the lock position, all function keys on MEGA STICK 527 will be disabled instantly.

  • Page 15: Replacing The Changeable Panel

    MEGA STICK 527 and replace the screen pattern to the device. Find nine screen patterns that included in the package and having fun by choosing one to attach to the device right now! 1.

  • Page 16: Chapter 3. Driver & Utility Installation

    To install the driver, place the supplied driver disk into the CD drive. Then, follow the on-screen instructions to complete the installation. Install Utilities The supplied Driver CD includes a MEGA STICK 527 specialized driver. It is...

  • Page 17: Utilize The Utility

    [Program files -> MSI -> MS-5527]: 1. Press and hold the Play/Pause button 2. Connect MEGA STICK 527 to your computer with supplied USB cable. 3. Go to [Device Manager], find [MS-5527 USB Device] in [Disk Drive] to...
  • Page 18 4. Select [Start -> Programs -> MSI MS-5527 MEGA STICK -> MSI MS-5527 Update] to load the firmware. 5. After loading firmware, you can see an update dialog.

  • Page 19: Format Mega Stick 527

    Note: Use the firmware update utility to format MEGA STICK 527 can ensure the format quality. Note: If you format MEGA STICK 527, the data and files stored inside will be all erased! Note: If you need to format MEGA STICK by other format utility, please select FAT16 or FAT32 format.
  • Page 20 2. Then you see a window as below, click USB Mass Storage Device and OK There will be the following message, and you can remove the device now.

  • Page 21: Chapter 4. Basic Usage

    1. Press the Play/Pause「 powered on, a power on icon and startup logo will be shown on the display. 2. To power off MEGA STICK 527, press and hold the Play/Pause「 button until the power is switched off. Note that when pressing the Play/Pause「...

  • Page 22: Music Playback

    , otherwise it may cause some system failure. 5. Under the MEGA STICK 527, you are allowed to add, delete, or edit a folder as what you will do under a disk as usual. In another word, this MEGA STICK 527 works as another portable hard disk of yours.

  • Page 23: Select The Next Or Previous Track (File)

    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.

  • Page 24: Volume Adjustment

    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. Press 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.

  • Page 25: Eq Settings

    3. Once you read DEL ALL MUSIC on the screen, press the Menu button, and then select Y to delete all music files. Note that it may take several seconds to delete all the files. You may also select N to give up deleting all files, or select EXIT to leave the current screen.

  • Page 26: Repeat Settings

    NORMAL, REPEAT ONE, REPEAT ALL, SHUFFLE, or SHUFFLE REP. FM Radio Mode When FM Radio Mode is selected for the very first time, MEGA STICK 527 will run an auto station searching and store the searched ten station as the preset...

  • Page 27: Select Fm Radio Mode

    Select FM Radio Mode 1. Press and hold the Fn button located on the side of MEGA STICK 527 for one second to select FM Mode. 2. Or, you can press the Menu button once, and then push the Menu button to the right twice.

  • Page 28: Storing A Favorite Station

    Storing a Favorite Station With this favorite station memory function, you will be able to store 15 favorite stations named from P01 to P15 into the memory of this MEGA STICK 527 USB Drive. 1. To store a favorite Station, select a desired frequency first.

  • Page 29: Start Recording Radio Broadcast

    Start Recording Radio Broadcast 1. Select a desired station frequency. 2. Press the REC button once. 3. Once the REC button is pressed, the selected station frequency will start being recorded. On the Display, users should read that a recording FM file is generated and place under the folder of [ /FM/ ].

  • Page 30: Delete A Fm Recording File

    Menu button to the right once, and now you should read the message of VOICE appearing on the Display. 2. Press the Menu button again, and then use the Menu button to select a desired FM recording file by pushing the Menu button to the right or to the left.

  • Page 31: Delete All Recording Files

    Switch between Music Playback or FM mode Switch from Music Playback mode to FM mode During music playback, press and hold the Fn button located on the side of MEGA STICK 527 for one second to select FM Mode. EXI T DEL ET E? /F005.WAV...

  • Page 32: Switch From Fm Mode To Music Playback Mode

    MEGA STICK 527 also works as a synchronizing recorder. You are allowed to use MEGA STICK 527 for Microphone Recording. In different word, you can use MEGA STICK 527 to record your own voice, an interview or a speech via internal microphone. To do the Microphone Recording, please follow the steps shown below.

  • Page 33: Play A Microphone Recording File

    under the folder of [ /VOICE/ ]. The microphone recording file name sequence starts from [ V001. WAV ], and then [V002. WAV ], and so forth. Note: If your device supports recording function in MP3 format, the recording file name will be named from [ V001. MP3 ], and then [V002. MP3 ], and so forth.

  • Page 34: Delete A Microphone Recording File

    Delete a Microphone Recording File 1. To delete a microphone recording File, press the Menu button once, and then push the Menu button to the right or the left to select DELETE FILE, and now you should read the message of DELETE FILE appearing on the Display.

  • Page 35: Line-In Recording (Optional)

    Line-In Recording (Optional) MEGA STICK 527 also works as a synchronizing recorder. You are allowed to use MEGA STICK 527 for Line-In Recording. In different word, you can connect MEGA STICK 527 to your computer with an optional Line-In cable to record the sound or music file played by the CD-ROM drive of your computer to MEGA STICK 527 in MP3 format.

  • Page 36: Record Source

    RECORD RATE 5. Second, decide the recording QUALITY from GOOD, BETTER or BEST. RECORD RATE BEST BETTER RECORD RATE 6. Third, under RECORD SOURCE, select LINE-IN. RECORD RATE RECORD SOURCE 7. Last, if the MP3 format is selected for ENCODE TYPE, you will allowed to decide the ASD (Auto Silence Detection) selection from DISABLE, 3 SECS, 5 SECS, 7SECS or 10 SECS.

  • Page 37: Play A Line-In Recording File

    under ENCODE TYPE. 8. Insert a music or sound disc into the CD-ROM drive of your computer, and start playing the music disc. 9. Press the REC button to start Line-In recording function. 10. On the Display, a Line-In recording file should be generated and placed under the folder of [ / LINE-IN / ].

  • Page 38: Delete A Line-In Recording File

    button to start playing the file. 4. Note that while you are searching for the desired Line-In Recording file, all the Line-In Recording files will be displayed by sequence. Delete a Line-In Recording File 1. To delete a Line-In Recording File, press the Menu button once, and then push the Menu button to the right or to the left to select DELETE FILE, and now you should read the message of DELETE FILE appearing on the Display.

  • Page 39: Language Learning Function

    Language Learning Function MEGA STICK 527 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.

  • Page 40: Operation Menus

    MEGA STICK 527. 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 527 can be also adjusted quickly and easily.
  • Page 41 POWER OFF RECORD RATE STARTUP LOGO Startup logo files (.mlg) LANGUAGE RECORD SOURCE EXIT DELETE DEL MUSIC FILE DEL VOICE DEL ALL MUSIC Delete all Music file DEL ALL VOICE Delete all recording files EXIT ABOUT EXIT DISABLE / 1 MIN / 2 MINS / 5 MINS / 10 MINS 8000Hz / 11025Hz / 16000Hz / 22050Hz / 32000Hz / 44100Hz / 48000Hz...

  • Page 42: For (Optional) Mega Stick 527 With Mp3 And Wav Recording

    For (Optional) MEGA STICK 527 with MP3 and WAV recording function MUSIC VOICE SETTINGS REPEAT CONTRAST BACKLIGHT POWER OFF RECODE STARTUP LOGO Startup logo files (.mlg) LANGUAGE EXIT Operation Menus File names File names NORMAL / ROCK / JAZZ / CLASSICAL /...
  • Page 43 DELETE DEL MUSIC FILE DEL VOICE DEL ALL MUSIC Delete all Music file DEL ALL VOICE Delete all recording files EXIT ABOUT EXIT 1. Press the Menu button once, and then push the Menu button to the right or to the left to select the desired function. 2.

  • Page 44: Function

    5. Select DELETE FILE by pushing the Menu button to the right or to the left and then pressing the Menu button to delete music or voice files. 6. Select ABOUT to read the information of MEGA STICK 527, including the firmware version, total memory, and free memory.

  • Page 45: Contrast

    4. When a selection is decided, press the Menu button once to confirm the selection. Note: Backlight setting will not be functioning as you set when the Hold Switch of MEGA STICK 527 is switched to LOCK position, and when MEGA STICK 527 is in recording mode. Contrast Under this Contrast setting, you are able to set the contrast of the Display.

  • Page 46: Power Off

    3. Now push the Menu button to the right or to the left to select a desired time to turn off MEGA STICK 527. If DISABLE is selected, and MEGA STICK 527 will always stay on until your turn it off manually.

  • Page 47: Record Rate

    Encode Type (For MEGA STICK 527 with Optional MP3 and WAV recording function) Under this Encode Type setting, you are able to select the recording file format. 1. Press the Menu button once, and then push the Menu button to the right or to the left to select SETTINGS.

  • Page 48: Quality

    Quality (For MEGA STICK 527 with Optional MP3 and WAV recording function) Under the Quality setting, you are able to set the recording quality. Note that the better record rate is selected, the bigger the recording file size will be.

  • Page 49: Record Source

    Record Source (For MEGA STICK 527 with Optional MP3 and WAV recording function) Under this Record Source setting, you are able to select the recording source. 1. Press the Menu button once, and then push the Menu button to the right or to the left to select SETTINGS.

  • Page 50: Asd (Auto Silence Detection)

    ASD (Auto Silence Detection) (For MEGA STICK 527 with Optional MP3 and WAV recording function) Under the ASD setting, you will be allowed to decide the ASD (Auto Silence Detection) selection. With ASD function, you will be able to decide the silence length between each sound track while doing Line-In Recording.

  • Page 51: Startup Logo

    Logo files (.mlg) under Logo folder. If you deleted all files in the folder, you will not be able to change Startup Logo. The default MSI logo will be shown on the screen when you power on the MEGA PLAYER 527.

  • Page 52: Language

    MEGA STICK 527 enables users to save personal data (files) in various formats to its memory. If you like, you can say that MEGA STICK 527 works as another hard disk, but a portable, small and exquisite one. To save data into the memory of MEGA STICK 527, simply connect it to your computer, and use Windows Explorer to manage your data.
  • Page 53 Note that due to the limitation of memory, when the total folder amount is over 50 or file amount is over 650, some music files will not be able to be loaded and be played. If any failure occurred to MEGA PLAYER 521, press the REC[ ] button and FM/A-B button at the same time to reset the system, and then press the button to power on the system.

  • Page 54: Appendix A. Specifications

    EMI and Safety Interface Language Earphone Battery Manual USB Cable MEGA STICK 527 Multi-Functional Drive 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...

  • Page 55: Appendix B. Driver And Utilities Cd

    Click to start installation, and follow the messages on the display. Install Screen Editor The Start up logo of MEGA STICK 527 is changeable. Install and utilize the Screen Editor tool, you can edit your own logo by yourself. Read Appendix C.

  • Page 56: Appendix C. Screen Editor

    Appendix C. Screen Editor The Start up logo of MEGA STICK 527 is changeable. With Screen Editor tool, you can design personalized startup logos. Click Install Screen Editor button on autorun screen of the Driver and Utilities CD to start installation. You will see a screen as below, follow the messages on the display.
  • Page 57 (.mlg) under root directory. You can edit/ add more logos to the folder by Screen Editor. If you deleted all the startup logo files, the default MSI logo will be shown on the screen when you power on the MEGA STICK 527.

  • Page 58: Appendix D. Covermaker

    Appendix D. CoverMaker MEGA STICK 527 increases the interest in using this delightful MP3 player by enabling users to edit a personal screen pattern with the editing tool, CoverMaker that comes with the package of MEGA STICK 527. With CoverMaker, you will be able to design your personal screen pattern and attach self-designed pattern to the panel of MEGA STICK 527.

  • Page 59: Using Covermaker

    Using CoverMaker Once CoverMaker is installed, click the CoverMaker icon desktop to activate CoverMaker. To use CoverMaker, please refer the Help file by clicking the Help icon xx on the upper right corner. on the...

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