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Summary of Contents for Polaroid MPA-20011S
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Page 1: Portable Media Player
Portable Media Player MPA-20011S User’s Manual For detailed instructions and feature descriptions, please see the included User’s Manual on the device. 20070131... -
Page 2: Table Of Contents
Notes, Notices, and Cautions NOTE: A NOTE indicates an important tip that helps you use your player. NOTICE: A NOTICE tells you how to avoid problems. CAUTION: A CAUTION indicates potential for property damage, personal injury, or death. Table of Contents User’s Manual ……………………………………………………………………………………….1 Notes, Notices, and Cautions …………………………………………………………………….. - Page 3 Converting videos .................... 23 How to convert video files to AVI format ..........23 How to download video files from your computer to the player ....23 Additional Features ..................24 Calendar ....................25 Browse ....................25 Stop watch ....................25 Voice recorder ..................
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Page 4: About Your Player
• As a video player (see "Watching Videos" on page 13), or See page 13 for other convenient features including “Converting video files to AVI format”. Support Page: Visit the support page for the MPA-20011S Portable Media Player at www.polaroid.com for: • Up to date documentation •... - Page 5 NOTICE: Your Limited Warranty does not cover data loss resulting from the unlikely failure of the flash memory in the Player. NOTICE: Do not subject the player to excessive force or impact as it may damage your player.
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Page 6: Top, Front And Side Views
Switch un-lock Switch lock Power Switch On/Off Volume/Scroll/ Select Button Microphone Back button Reset Micro SD card Play/Pause Rewind/ Fast Forward/ Skip Backward Skip Forward Headphone connector Mini USB connector Figure 1 Top, front, and side views... -
Page 7: Turning The Player On
MINI USB CONNECTOR - Connects your Player to a computer in order to transfer data. Also used to charge the internal battery LCD SCREEN - Displays operating information SWITCH ON/OFF – Power On/Off Switch – To power on: slide switch to the on position for 2 seconds. -
Page 8: Charging The Battery
Charging the Battery Your player has an integrated, rechargeable, lithium-polymer battery. Before using the player for the first time, you must charge the battery for 2.5 to 3 hours. Using the USB cable, plug the unit directly into an available USB port in your computer (the computer must be on). -
Page 9: Transferring Media Files To The Player
Transferring Media Files to Your Player Transferring Media Using Windows Media Player 10 or 11 Having Windows Media Player 10 or 11 on your computer will let you transfer media to and from your PC’s personal music library to the Player. If you don't have Windows Media Player (WMP) 10 or 11 on your computer, you can download it free from Microsoft’s website: http://www.microsoft.com/downloads... - Page 10 Drag and paste the media files from “My Computer” folder to the sync list of windows media player as below. Select “Start Sync” on Windows Media Player to start file synchronization to your player.
- Page 11 Windows Media Player 10...
- Page 12 Windows Media Player 11 When the synchronization is complete, you can disconnect you player...
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Page 13: Storing Data Files On The Player
2 Click the My Computer icon on your computer. Navigate to the My Computer folder. 3 Your Player is displayed as Polaroid Media Player (See below). If your computer is running Windows Media Player version 10, you’ll see this icon in the My Computer folder If your computer is running Windows Media Player version 11, you’ll see this... -
Page 14: Video Conversion Tool
Some video files may need to be converted to an AVI file before they will play. A video converter tool can be found on the MPA-20011S support page at www.polaroid.com. The video convert tool can be used to convert video files to the proper AVI format. -
Page 15: Main Menu
Main Menu When you switch the player on, the first screen to appear will say, "Music Player". Music Player view If you want to enter another function, you can click the BACK button to enter the "Main Menu". -
Page 16: Listening To Music
Figure 6 Click BACK button to enter the "Main Menu" Listening to Music Your Player has three ways to launch music: • In the "Main Menu", choose "Music Player" • In the "Main Menu", choose "Music Library" • In the "Main Menu", choose "My Playlist" Your player is capable of playing MP3 and WMA music file formats. -
Page 17: Music Player
with PlaysForSure Digital Rights Management technology. To load your own music files onto the Player, see "Transferring Media Files to the Player" on page Music Player "Music Player" mode lets you play any song and adjust volume. Use the Fast Forward/Skip Forward or Rewind/Skip Back, to access songs or to access certain parts of songs. -
Page 18: Music Library
NOTE: Scroll up/down lets you adjust the volume up or down. NOTE: "Music Player" screen buttons are defined as follows: • Press the Play/Pause button to pause or resume playing a track. • Press the Fast Forward/Skip Forward button to go to the next track. •... -
Page 19: My Playlists
NOTE: The “Playlists” selection refers to playlists that can be synchronized to your player by using Windows Media Player version 10 or 11. NOTE: Use Scroll-select to choose “Albums”, “Artists”, “Songs”, “Songs by Genres” or “Recordings”. Push Scroll-select again to see all selections from the category you have selected. -
Page 20: Listening To Fm Radio
Listening to FM Radio Listen and record your favorite FM radio stations by going to the "Main Menu" and Scroll-select "FM radio". Press Play/Pause or Scroll-select while in the FM radio playing view. You can get to an options menu, with "Seek station", "Manual tuning", "Preset Stations", "Save Stations", and "Record from radio". -
Page 21: Viewing Photos
NOTE: If you want to save a station in your preset stations list, go to the "Save Station" on the option menu. Use Scroll up/down to choose a preset number (choose from 1 to 10), push Scroll-select to save as preset station. NOTE: In "Preset Stations"... -
Page 22: Thumbnails
Thumbnails Thumbnails let you browse all your images in a 6-grid view on one or more pages. Use Scroll-select or press Play/Pause button while in the thumbnail view to choose "View". "Add to Slideshow" or "Play all as slide show". NOTE: Choosing View lets you see the selected image in full screen view. -
Page 23: My Slideshow
NOTE: Choosing Start slide show lets you play all images in the same photo album as one continuous slideshow. NOTE: Choosing Add to Slideshow adds all photos in the same photo album into “slideshow”. Slideshow View all selected photos in “Slide Show” as a slideshow. Use Scroll-select or press Play/Pause button to get to the option menu to choose from "View", "Start slide show", "Remove", and "Clear Slideshow". -
Page 24: Converting Videos
WMV QCIF (176x128) 24 frames per second or less Converting Videos How to convert video files to AVI format You can download software from the Polaroid website that will convert video files to AVI format. For more information visit the MPA-20011S support page at www.polaroid.com. -
Page 25: Additional Features
If your computer is running Windows Media Player version 10, you’ll see this icon in the My Computer folder If your computer is running Windows Media Player version 11, you’ll see this icon in the My Computer folder 3 Windows Media Player 10 users: Click on the MTP directory to see two folders: "Data"... -
Page 26: Calendar
Calendar The "Calendar" application lets you set the current month and year. Use Scroll up/down to change the month/year. NOTE: Use Scroll-select to navigate to the month you wish to set (the chosen month will blink). Use Scroll up/down again to select the month. -
Page 27: Voice Recorder
Voice recorder The "Voice recorder" application lets you record your voice in a WAV file format that will automatically be saved in the "Recordings" folder under Music Library from the main menu. NOTE: Use Scroll-select to start to record voice, and use Scroll-select again to stop the recording. -
Page 28: Display Settings
tailor the way your music sounds using the following settings: "Normal", "Classic", "Jazz", "Pop", and "Rock". NOTE: Play mode allows you to choose a mode that determines the sequence of playing the selected tracks. NOTE: Normal mode means that each track plays once in a sequential order. -
Page 29: Time & Date
NOTE: Idle Timing is the amount of time the display will stay lit after you touch any button. Choose from 5 seconds to 5 minutes. Longer idle times will consume battery power faster than short idle times. Time & Date Use Scroll-select to choose "Time &... -
Page 30: Performing A Hardware Reset
default settings” and the device will restore the default settings (display, time, language, record quality, etc.). Or use Scroll-select to choose "Master reset" which will restore all default settings and initialize the player, meaning all media data currently stored on the player will be erased for good. -
Page 31: Firmware Update Tool
“firmware update”. To update your player, you’ll need an Internet connection to download the latest update. Go to www.polaroid.com and locate the support page for the MPA-20011S Portable Media Player. From here you can download the newest version of firmware available, as well as the Firmware Update Tool that will assist you in updating your player. -
Page 32: Frequently Asked Questions
Look for the support page for the MPA-20011S Portable Media Player. Installation 1 My computer’s operating system is either Microsoft® Windows® 95 or Windows 98 and when I try to install the player software, it stops halfway. -
Page 33: Usage
Also, you may not have the latest version of Windows Media Player installed on your computer. Previous versions may not recognize the player. Download and install the latest version of Windows Media Player 10.0 or above. Usage 1 I was using the player and now it’s not responding. None of the buttons work and I can’t even turn it off. -
Page 34: Warning Indications
3 Error! Reformat with Firmware Updater This error will likely require you to update the firmware of the player. Go www.polaroid.com and locate the support page for the MPA-20011S for more information.. 4 Lock Icon When you set the lock button to lock, an icon will appear on the screen. -
Page 35: Troubleshooting
Troubleshooting 1 LCD Display is frozen If the player is unresponsive to pushing any buttons, and you’ve made sure the lock function isn’t set to “on”, you may have to perform a reset. To perform a reset, make sure the player isn’t connected to your computer, and then insert the end of the thin object, such as a straightened pin paper clip, into the reset button. - Page 36 Click the “Format storage media” button on the right-hand side of the screen. C. Format using the Firmware Update Tool. Visit the MPA-20011S support page at www.polaroid.com for the latest version of the Firmware Update Tool. The website will contain the...
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Page 37: Appendix
Appendix Specifications Display: • 2.2" 262k colors, TFT-LCD 320 x 240 resolution • White LED backlight Internal memory: • 512 MB Storage media memory: • Accommodates Micro SD 1GB/2GB/4GB NAND flash Battery: • Internal lithium-polymer 420mAh Connections: • Headphone jack 3.5mm (1/8 in) stereo •... - Page 38 • (128Kbps mp3, 44.1KHz) • Battery charging time 2.5 – 3 hrs • Operating temperature 32°F to 104°F • Storage temperature -4°F to 140°F Supporting Operating Systems: • Windows 2000 32 bit, SP 1, Windows Media Player 10 or above •...
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Page 39: Glossary
Glossary BITRATE —A bitrate indicates the average number of bits in 1 second digital audio track. MP3 encoders allow you to specify the bitrate when making MP3 files. The higher the bitrate, the better the audio quality. Unfortunately, this also means a larger file size. - Page 40 LITHIUM-POLYMER BATTERY (LI-POLY) —A battery composed of lithium, a light metal with high electrochemical potential. Lithium batteries are light and store high amounts of electrical energy. Because of this, lithium-polymer batteries are ideal for your portable device. Lithium polymer batteries do not use poisonous metals, such as lead, mercury, or cadmium, and have no "memory effect"...
- Page 41 SCROLL/SELECT BUTTON — This is a double-function button on your player. Rotate the button to navigate through files. Push it in gently to select files or options. SHUFFLE —A Play mode that randomly plays tracks once only from the Selected Music list.
- Page 42 As a consumer, you are responsible for ensuring that this product is disposed of properly. To find out how to properly dispose of this product, please go to www.polaroid.com and click on “Company“ or call the customer service number for your country listed in the instruction manual.