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Thank you for purchasing the C220 versatile digital audio player, that delivers a combination of style, features and user friendliness. It is the best combination that you cannot find anywhere else - a new experience of powerful, yet intuitive control over your multimedia collection.
REGULATORY INFORMATION: For customers in USA or Canada Declaration of Conformity Trade Name: EMTEC Model: C220 This device complies with part 15 of FCC rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) This device may not cause harmful interference, and (2) This device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation.
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Please act according to your local rules and do not dispose of your old products with your normal household waste. The correct disposal of your old product will help prevent potential negative consequences for the environment and human health. CUSTOMER SERVICE If you have any question about this product, please send email to WWW.EMTEC-international.com...
CONTENTS Liability exemption statement......................06 Safety precaution........................07-08 Locating the controls and keys.......................09 Description of LCD display......................10 Contents in the packaging......................11 Battery charging..........................12 Minimum PC system requirements....................13 Connected to the computer......................14 File transfer...........................15 Disconnect the player from PC.....................16 Format hard disk..........................17 Firmware upgrade..........................17 Basic operation..........................18 Power on/off..........................18 Key lock.............................18...
LIABILITY EXEMPTION STATEMENT 1. All the information included in this manual was produced with our great caution, but there may still be some errors and mistakes. EMTEC will not be held responsible for those errors and mistakes. 2. As we can’t control users’ understanding of this manual, EMTEC will not be held responsible for any accident or other loss caused by misunderstanding of this manual.
SAFETY PRECAUTION Warning: C220 is a precise device made of sensitive components like hard disc, TFT display and rechargeable battery. There are some safety precautions and guidelines which must be followed strictly. Do not place heavy objects on the device. Keep away...
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When you upload or Do not dry the device Data can be damaged download files using USB with heater or microwave. because of physical impact, cable, do not disconnect USB lightning and power failure. cable during data transfer or turn the device off. °C °C Do not use headphone/...
LOCATING THE CONTROLS AND KEYS Built-in microphone Play / Pause / Enter / USB 2.0 port and its cover Built-in Speaker Earphone jack Volume Record key Volume 1.8" TFT display Menu key ( Jump to main Hold key menu by holding the Menu Previous track / Rewind key ) / back / exit / Navigation key...
DESCRIPTION OF LCD DISPLAY Hold icon Volume indicator Mode indicator Battery indicator Current track no. / Total track no. File format Song name Playmode indicator Artist name Playback status Album name Total playback time Elapsed playback time of current track of current track Playback progress bar Lisening with earphone icon...
CONTENTS IN THE PACKAGING USB cable (for PC connection Main Unit User Manual and battery charging) Earphone Note: Please keep all the packing materials for future use in case the device needs transportation or eventual repair.
BATTERY CHARGING Charge the battery using the supplied USB2.0 cable. When connecting the player to PC via USB cable and it will start charging automatically. And it will take about 4 hours to charge the player fully. Screen displays as below when charging: Note: 1.
MINIMUM PC SYSTEM REQUIREMENT You can connect the player to PC via the provided USB2.0 cable for the purposes of battery charging, file transfer and firmware upgrade. Your PC system must meet the following minimum requirement: - Windows 2000 (Service pack 3 or above) with Windows Media Player 9 Series - Or Windows XP (Service pack 2 or above) with Windows Media Player 10 Series - Pentium Class MMX 166 MHz processor or better - 96MB RAM...
CONNECTED TO THE COMPUTER Connect C220 to PC Connect the smaller end of the included USB cable to the USB 2.0 port on the device and the bigger end to a free USB port on your computer as illustrated below:...
Windows will show "Found New Hardware" when the device is first attached. The device will be recognized as a new device under “My Computer”. Please note that depending on the hardware configuration, it may take several minutes for Windows to recognize the device for the first time. FILE TRANSFER When the device is connected to PC for uploading/downloading, no special operation but only simple "drag-drop"...
DISCONNECT THE PLAYER FROM PC 1. Double click the hardware icon on the task tray of your computer as the figure below: 2. Click the popup message as shown below, then a window will appear. 3. Select your player and click "ok" button in the new popup window to confirm the disconnection. 4.
Note: 1. You can also upload the files from C220 to your computer. 2. During uploading or downloading, keep the supplied USB cable connected to PC. Unplug the USB cable from PC after file transfer is completed. 3. The device can store all types of files in addition to media files (music, photo, converted video).
BASIC OPERATION Power on / off Press and hold the key for a few seconds to turn on/off the device. Key lock When the slide key "Hold" is in UP position, all keys except the key will be disabled Vol+/- and there will be "lock"...
NAVIGATE MAIN MENU Main menu contains Music mode, Photos mode, Videos mode, Radio mode, Recordings, Settings and Now playing mode (visible only when music is being played right now). You can always press and hold key to go back to main menu regardless of the operation mode in which you are now.
MUSIC MODE Browse music Tracks grouped by different categories, including Play all, Artists, Albums, All songs, Genres and Playlists can be browsed level by level. The last level is the song level. Here is the key operation as below: Operation Go to the next page or Start playback / Play the whole categories Move upward Move downward...
MUSIC MODE Adjust volume during playback Press Vol. + /- key to adjust the volume; volume adjust bar will popup as illustrated below and it will disappear after 1.5 seconds for no further input. Browse multimedia collection during playback If you’d like to select any other mode (Photos mode, Videos mode etc.) during playback, press key to go back to previous page.
MUSIC MODE Play “Playlist on-the-go” Select the option “Playlists” in Music mode using the key and press key to enter. Then, select the option “ Playlist on-the-go” and press to enter. Now you can see all the music files added to “Playlist on-the-go”. Select the desired music file and press key to start playback.
PHOTOS MODE Highlight the desired photo in Photos mode, press key to display it. Press key to display the previous or next photo. You can enjoy photos in two modes: browse in thumbnail / full size and slideshow. View the photo To view a photo, the default viewing angle of the unit is shown as below: You can rotate the photo by pressing key.
VIDEO MODE File conversion To play a video clip or view an image in the player, you have to install the conversion software and convert the files before file transfered to the player. 1) Please insert the included CD and install the conversion software. 2) Follow the instruction and complete the installation After the installation is completed, you can start converting the files.
VIDEO MODE 2) The best configuration (on the right panel) is set according to your device connected. 3) Click “Add Files” and choose the file you want to convert. 4) The converted files can be stored to - Portable device (default), or - User Defined Path 5) If “User Defined Path”...
Play videos Highlight the desired video in Videos mode, press key to start playback. Press key to pause and press it once again to resume normal playback. Press and hold key for a few seconds to fast backward and fast forward. Press and hold key for a few seconds to go back to main menu or press it briefly to go back to the previous page.
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Manual tune Select and enter the option Manual tune, you can search for a radio station manually (FM frequency range: 87.5MHz ~ 108MHz). Press key to search and press key to save in the device. Auto tune Select and enter the option Auto tune, you can scan all the radio stations and save them in the device automatically.
RECORDINGS MODE In main menu, select and highlight the Recordings mode using key and press to enter. Then, two options will be available on the screen, i.e. Start voice recording and Recordings library. Select and enter the option “Start voice recording”, you can start voice recording. Press to pause and press it again to continue the recording.
SETTINGS MODE There are seven settings available in the device as illustrated below in the table. Settings Control Play mode Adjust the play mode. Options: Off, Repeat 1, Repeat all, Shuffle all and Repeat & Shuffle. Equalizer Adjust the EQ mode. Options: Off, Rock, Jazz, Classic and Pop Adjust the interval of slideshow.
TROUBLE SHOOTING Symptom Possible solution The player cannot power on. - The battery level is too low. Connect to PC for charging. The player cannot be charged - Disconnect the player from PC. automatically when connected to PC. Then connect it again to PC for charging. No sound during playback.
TROUBLE SHOOTING Symptom Possible solution The video file cannot be played. - Make sure that the video file can be played in Windows Media Player. Use the same PC to convert the video file. - Make sure that the clip contains video and audio content. The player does not support any video file without audio channel.
TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION Item Specification Size 40 x 87.5 x 8.5 mm (W x H x D) Net weight Display 1.8" 128 x 160dots full color TFT display Frequency range 60Hz ~ 20KHz Audio format supported mp3, wma Video format supported Power Supply 320mAh lithium polymer rechargeable battery Battery life per full charge...