Hdd home multimedia player with recording & hybrid tuner: dvb-t/analog tv (2 pages)
Summary of Contents for Emtec C235
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Thank you for purchasing this C235 portable media player, which delivers a combination of style, features and user friendliness, the best combination that you can find nowhere else – a new experience of powerful, yet intuitive control over you audio and video collection.
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This product is not sponsored, endorsed or approved by Microsoft Corporation. Warning: C235 is a precision device made of sensitive components. Some safety precautions and guidelines must be followed. To avoid damage, make sure that you do not drop, smash or mis-use the device.
SAFETY PRECAUTION Warning: C235 is a precision device made of sensitive components. Some safety precautions and guidelines must be followed. Do not place heavy objects on the device. Keep away Avoid contact with water Do not use water or from harsh environments and other liquid.
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When you upload or Do not dry the product Data can be damaged download files using USB with heater or microwave. because of physical impact, cable, do not disconnect lightning and power failure. during data transfer or turn the device off. 40 C Do not use headphone/ To avoid damage, make...
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LOCATION OF CONTROLS AND KEYS Vol - Vol + Power on/off Hold key Menu key Hotkey Lanyard eyelet LCD display Navigation keys Enter key SD card slot Earphone jack USB2.0 port with plastic cover (There is a reset hole beside USB2.0 port under the plastic cover)
DESCRIPTION OF LCD DISPLAY Current mode SD card Locked Repeat mode Number of song Battery indicator being played / total Shuffle mode number of songs Song name Artist name Album name Elapsed playtime Remaining playtime Status icon Playing progress bar PACKING LIST USB cable (for PC connection...
BATTERY CHARGING Charge the battery using the supplied USB2.0 cable. When connecting the device to PC via USB cable and it will start charging automatically. And it will take about 4 hours to charge the device fully. Note : THE COMPUTER MUST BE ON TO CHARGE THE PLAYER CORRECTLY. Note: 1.
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RESET If the device freezes and has no response when operating, please shut down the device and turn it on again in 15 seconds, or insert a clip into the reset hole under the plastic cover of USB2.0 port. MINIMUM PC SYSTEM REQUIREMENT You can connect the device to PC via the provided USB2.0 cable for Charging and File Transfer purposes.
GETTING STARTED Power ON Press and hold the key for a few seconds to turn on the device as illustrated below: Power OFF Press and hold the key for a few seconds to turn off the device as illustrated below: Volume adjustment Press the key to increase or decrease the volume.
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GETTING STARTED Battery low When the battery power level is very low, a message will be shown on the current interface as below. It is advised that you charge the player, or it may power off automatically during use.: Low Battery •...
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) for the third time, it changes to the EQ mode (Normal, Pop, Rock, Jazz or Classic) as illustrated below. CONNECTING TO A PC Connect C235 to PC Connect the supplied USB cable to the USB port on player and to an available USB port on your computer.
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BUILD MUSIC LIBRARY After turning on the device, it will go through a process of building music library. It is a process of updating and reorganizing the database as illustrated below: FORMAT THE DEVIC E (Formatting is not required unless data corruption has occurred) Windows 2000 For Window ME or 2000, connect the device with PC, right click the removable drive in “My Computer”...
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To play your video clip in the player, you have to install the conversion software to your pc. Please follow the below instruction to install the software Download and install the software & required library 1. Insert the included CD and the installation procedure starts automatically. 2.
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Way to convert a video clip 1. Connect the player to your PC. 2. Launch the application by double click the short-cut on the desktop. 3. Click "Add File" to add the source file(s). 4. You can choose to save the converted file to the connected player, or click the folder icon at the bottom to choose the destination folder.
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6. After the encoding, you may find the converted file(s) in the target location. 7. Copy/Sync the converted file(s) into the device. ( Please refer to the section of “General and DRM File Transfer”) Note: Actual Interface of the software will subject to the changes on software version.
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Windows XP (MTP mode): 1. Double click "My Computer" in Windows, you will find a new drive Audio Player 2. Drag your media files to "Media" folder and other files to "Data" folder (Windows Media Player 10 installed) or "Internal Storage" (Windows media player11 installed). Note: 1.
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DRM file transfer By synchronization using Windows Media Player 9 (Windows 2000) under MSC mode 1.Run Windows Media Player 9 2.Connect your player to the computer 3.Select "Copy to CD or Device". 4.Drag the desired songs, photos or converted video clips in PC to the left panel. 5.Select "Removable Disk"...
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i. Drag your files to the sync list on the left hand side. Click "Start Sync" and the synchronization starts. ii. Select playlist from the drop down menu of "Sync List", then click "Start Sync". Files in the list will be transferred to your device. Hint: Windows Media Player should be used to alter the Music Library Information and files.
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CREATE PLAYLIST USING WINDOWS MEDIA PLAYER 10 (Windows XP only) 1. Run Windows Media Player 10 2. Choose "Library", then drag the desired song(s) to the "Now Playing List" on the right hand side. 3. Select all songs in the playlist and right click the mouse. Choose "Add to" and "Additional Playlist..."...
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4.Select "New" and enter the playlist name, then click "OK" then a new playlist will be created. Add Playlist through Windows Media Device 10 to C235 Sync option for your device with WMP10 is set to "Manual Transfer". You can sync your playlist to your device by changing "Synchronization Settings"...
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4.Check "Synchronize device automatically" and check the playlist(s) you want to sync. 5.After choosing your playlist(s) to sync, click "OK" and the synchronization starts. 6.When the synchronization finished, disconnect your device from computer properly. 7.Turn on your device and select "Music". 8.Your playlist(s) from WMP is added under the "Playlist"...
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What is DRM ? Short for digital rights management, a system for protecting the copyrights of data circulated via the Internet or other digital media by enabling secure distribution and/or disabling illegal distribution of the data. Typically, a DRM system protects intellectual property by either encrypting the data so that it can only be accessed by authorized users or marking the content with a digital watermark or similar method so that the content can not be freely distributed.
TROUBLE SHOOTING Symptom Possible Solution The device cannot be turned on The battery is exhausted. Please charge the device via USB cable. No sound during playback Check if volume setting is too low. Make sure to plug the earphone firmly. Check if the HOLD switch is ON.
TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION Category Specification Dimensions (H x W x D) 87.5 X 37 X 22 MM Net Weight Internal Flash Memory Power Supply Via USB cable PC Interface High speed USB 2.0 Distortion < 0.5% Frequency Response 60 ~ 20,000 HZ Operating temperature 0 to 40 °C Storage temperature...
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