Instruction Manual moodLogic Digital Audio player/ Recorder/FM Tuner Model iFP-500 Series iFP-500 Series Thank you for your purchase. Please read this manual carefully before using your new player. www.iRiver.com www.iRiver.com...
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1. GETTING STARTED... 2. LOCATING THE CONTROLS... 3. BASIC OPERATION... 4. CONVENIENT FUNCTIONS... 5. USING PROGRAMS... 6. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION... 1. GETTING STARTED CONTENTS... INTERNET... FEATURES...
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Limited in the Republic of Korea and /or other countries and is used under license. Microsoft Windows Media and the Windows Logo are trademarks or registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and /or other countries.
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2. LOCATING THE CONTROLS CONTENTS... FRONT VIEW, REAR VIEW... SIDE VIEW... LCD SCREEN...
FRONT VIEW LCD Screen Volume + Volume - REAR VIEW SIDE VIEW STEREO Power ON/OFF A-B (Interval repeat) NAVI/MENU (Play/Stop) Charging indicator LINE IN/OPTICAL OUT RESET Xtreme 3D MODE/REC MEMORY/EQ USB Connection Port HOLD Earphone...
LCD SCREEN SONG PLAY NUMBER TIME PLAYBACK MODE HOLD VOLUME FILE BIT RATE EQUALIZER FORMAT VISUALIZATION SAMPLE RATE PROGRAM 3. BASIC OPERATION BATTERY INDICATOR CONTENTS... FOLDER NAME BASIC OPERATION... ARTIST/TITLE NAME LISTENING TO MUSIC... OPERATING THE FM TUNER... RECORDING FM... RECORDING VOICE...
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N A V I G A T I O N M E N U 1. LCD window : Displays the operating 10. To select function, playback mode, status of the player. or record/stop recording. 2. To skip to previous track or previous FM station. 11.
MENU A long press of NAVI/MENU button will enter Scroll between menus : Push Exit : Push the VOL - switch down or hold down the NAVI/MENU button. Select Function: Press the NAVI/MENU button. MODE While an audio file is playing or the player is in stop mode, press MODE/REC to activate selected modes, such as Repeat or Shuffle.
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Put the HOLD switch to “OFF”. Connect the earphones as shown below. Press the PLAY/STOP button to To select song turn on the player. : To select previous song Press it again to play. : To select next song To adjust the volume NOTE To increase volume - When "Hold"...
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While playing audio, Press and hold the MODE/REC button. The function selection graphic displays on the LCD. Push the switch to select FM RADIO. Press the NAVI/MENU button to confirm. Press the STEREO/PLAY/STOP button to select Stereo/Mono. TUNE TO YOUR FAVORITE STATION (FM 87.5~108MHz) To change frequency, push the LINE VOICE...
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MEMORY FUNCTION (SAVE STATIONS) Select the station by pushing the switch to the left or the right. Push and select the desired station. Select CH02 Up to 20 stations can be saved. Auto memory function : Automatically select stations and save them in sequential order.
TO RECORD FM Press the MODE/REC button during FM reception. TO STOP FM RECORDING Press the MODE/REC button again to stop recording. The recorded file is saved as TUNER000.REC. It is saved in the RECORD folder. TO PLAY A RECORDED FILE After changing to MP3 mode, select a Tuner file in the RECORD folder, press the PLAY/STOP button.
TO STOP RECORDING TO PLAY A RECORDED FILE Press the MODE/REC button. Press the PLAY/STOP button. TO PAUSE VOICE RECORDING Press MONO 32KHz 32KBPS Press recording. NOTE The recorded file is saved as VOICE000.REC in the VOICE folder. If “00:00:00” is displayed on the LCD, the player’s memory is full. To record, delete files and/or folders on the player to make some space available.
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Press the switch to Press the NAVI/MENU button (or PLAY/STOP) to go to LINE-IN select the LINE-IN mode. recording mode. Mode) LINE VOICE RADIO Press the MODE/REC button and LINE-IN recording is started. Press play on your external equipment (if necessary) to begin playback to be recorded.
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TO PLAY A RECORDED FILE < Method 2> After pressing the NAVI/MENU button, select a recorded file using the VOL - switch. Press the PLAY/STOP button. 3-17 CHARGING BY USING USB CABLE Connect the USB cable to the player and the PC. The iFP battery will begin charging. VOL + CHARGING BY USING AC ADAPTER Connect the AC Power Adapter supplied with the player to the USB connector of the...
You can set various Repeat and Shuffle options by choosing these selections under Mode. The function can be varied pressing the MODE button. Please refer to the MODE function controls (page 4-18) for user-defined configuration. Scroll up I love iRiver Select the iFP-500 folder or file...
REPEAT Play a single track repeatedly. Play all tracks in the folder and stop. Play all tracks in the folder repeatedly. Play all tracks in the player repeatedly. SHUFFLE Randomly play all tracks in the player and stop. Play a single track repeatedly. Skip forward will select a new random track to play repeatedly.
Press the MEMORY/EQ button to save the program list. TO REMOVE FILES FROM THE PROGRAM LIST. Press the MODE/REC button after selecting the file to be deleted using the MEMORY/EQ button. The program list is automatically changed. To delete all programmed songs, press MEMORY/EQ button for a while. PROGRAM PLAY After programming, press to play the tracks in sequential order.
EQ MODE Press and hold the MEMORY/EQ button to display the current EQ. Every time you press this button, the EQ mode scrolls in the sequential order. NOTE Please refer to the Function Control (Page 4-20) for configuring Xtreme EQ. Please refer to the Function Control (Page 4-21) for configuring Xtreme 3D.
MENU OPERATION Press and hold the NAVI/MENU button to display the MENU system. It is composed of 6 main menus with sub- menus. When you select a sub menu, you can set your preference to be displayed. Shift between Menus Push the switch to move between main menu and sub menu.
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GENERAL BEEP VOLUME Set beep volume level. Set to "0" for OFF. RESUME When ON, player resumes to previous place in song after STOP or Power OFF. FADE IN When activated, volume increases gradually at playback mode to prevent the sudden loudness.
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SCROLL SPEED Adjust scroll speed by 1x/2x/4x/Vertical/Horizontal. Vertical : The scroll goes up and down Horizontal : The scroll goes from the left to the right. TAG INFORMATION ON : Display track with ID3 tag information OFF : Display track with file name In case of a song without the tag information, the file name will be displayed regardless of the setting.
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FF/RW SCAN SPEED The fast scan speed can range from 1x/2x/4x/6x. VOICE RECORDING MODE You can adjust recording quality when recording voice. Bit Rate : 8Kbps~160Kbps Sampling Frequency : 11.025KHz ~44.1KHz AGC ON : When recording voice, the recording level is automatically controlled and recordings from long distances are enhanced.
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DOWNLOAD ACTIVITY Use this setting to playback audio files while the player is attached to your PC. OFF : The player will playback audio files while connected to the PC (to save battery life). ON : The player to show “Connected to USB” on the screen and you can transfer files to the player.
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STUDY MODE While playing, short slide of the lever will skip the current track set time ahead. OFF : Study Mode is disable. The range is 1~60 seconds. NAME You can input your name or custom text. The saved text is displayed Stopped playback when playback stops.
Xtreme 3D You can adjust the level of 3D sound(minimum, Natural, and Maximum). You can extend 3D sound by selecting Bass Boost or 3D EQ. You can also adjust the level of 3D sound with the lever. Select DBE or 3D EQ with the Navi/Menu button.
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PC SOFTWARE INSTALLATION... BASIC SOFTWARE OPERATION... PLAYER & FILE TRANSFERRING... HANDLING FOLDERS & FILES... ADDITIONAL FUNCTIONS... MACINTOSH MAC SOFTWARE INSTALLATION... USING IRIVER MUSIC MANAGER ON MAC... MOODLOGIC WHAT IS MOODLOGIC?... SOFTWARE INSTALLATION... CONNECTING THE PLAYER/FILE TRANSFERRING... PLAYER & FILE TRANSFERRING/DELETING...
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- Manager Program for Mac The player can store MP3 files or files of any type. You can upload files, other than music (MP3, WMA, ASF), to the PC using the iRiver Music Manager Program. Download latest versions of drivers and iRiver Music Manager at www.iRiver.com...
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Click “Next” to Install iRiver Music Click “Next” after selecting the Manager. language to install. Select the folder to Install. Click “Next”. Click “Install” to install. Installation is in progressing. Click “Finish” Completed the installation of “New hardware”.
WHEN INSTALLING IN WINDOWS XP After installing iRiver Music Manager from the CD and connecting your player to your PC, Windows XP will display a "New Hardware Found" screen (pictured). Select “Install the software automatically (Recommended)” and click “Next”. If a "Hardware Installation" warning Click "Finish"...
Audio files on your PC are played using your default program. MP3 file Information display bar The "File" menu commands will apply to only the active window within iRiver Music Manager (Player or Computer). 2. MENU 1) TOOLBAR MENU File Managing Tools File Transfer Wizard : To transfer files from PC to iFP player.
Align Vertically : To display the PC and player s windows Vertically. 3-5. Help About iRiver Music Manager : To confirm the version of Manager. iRiver Music Manager Help : To get the help about Manager. Firmware Information : To see the information about the player.
PLAYER & FILE TRANSFERRING 1) DOWNLOADING FROM THE PC Open the Manager program after connecting the USB cable between the player and the PC. Select the folders or files on the PC to transfer to the player. And Click and Drag to move folders or files to the desired location on the player. Drag &...
2) UPLOADING TO THE PC Activate the Manager program after connecting the USB cable between the player and the PC. Select the folders or files on the player to transfer to the PC. And Click and Drag to move folders or files to the desired location on the PC. Drag &...
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5-15 4) MOVING TO THE UPPER FOLDER (PC & PLAYER) Click the move to “upper folder” icon in the menu bar of the iRiver Music Manager. Move to the upper Move to the upper folder on the PC folder on the player 5) REFRESH (PC &...
MANAGING FILES Only 8 levels of subfolders are allowed, beginning with the Root folder. 1) TO MAKE A NEW FOLDER ON THE PLAYER WHEN THE PLAYER WINDOW IS ACTIVE A new folder is created. Click the “New Folder” icon or select “File-New folder”...
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3) DELETING FOLDERS OR FILES FROM THE PLAYER WHEN THE PLAYER WINDOW IS ACTIVE Select “File-Delete” in the file menu to After starting the “Manager” program, delete files. select the files or the folders to delete. Files are deleted. Click “OK” on the alert display to delete.
ADDITIONAL FUNCTIONS 1) UPGRADING THE FIRMWARE MANUALLY Visit www.iRiver.com to download the latest firmware for your player. Unzip the downloaded firmware file and double click the EXE file. This will create the firmware file. (IFP-5XXT.HEX) Click the "Tools-Firmware Upgrade" Click " Upgrade" .
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Formatting is completed. Click “OK”. 5-23 3) MODIFYING THE RADIO STATIONS You can modify the FM Radio stations with the iRiver Music Manager. Select “Tools-Tuner Settings” on the menu to modify radio stations. You can edit the list of your FM stations.
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4) FILE TRANSFER WIZARD You can transfer files or folders from the PC to the player. Select “Tools-File Transfer Wizard” or File Transfer Wizard window is “File Transfer Wizard” icon in the displayed. Click “Add File” to select files menu to transfer files or folders. or folders to transfer.
2) MAC OS X Open the iRiver Music Manager Double click the "MAC OS OS X "drive" and move the iRiver Music IRIVER MUSIC MANAGER FOR Manger icon to your Dock or MAC OS X.DMG" in the MAC -OS Desktop.
USING IRIVER MUSIC MANAGER ON MAC 1) Connecting to a Mac Open iRiver Music Manager after connecting the player to a Mac. 3) Refresh (Player) 2) Making new folders on the Mac Click the “Refresh” icon Click the “New Folder” icon iRiver the contents of the player.
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7) Uploading to the Mac After selecting the files or folders to upload, drag and drop them to the folder to upload on the Mac. Drag & Drop CAUTION - Music Files (MP3, WMA, ASF) can not be uploaded from the player to the Mac in accordance with current copyright guidelines.
WHAT IS MOODLOGIC? With MoodLogic, you can - easily search for music files on your PC and create custom mixes. - easily manage music files. - transfer files between the player and the PC. - automatically create ID3 tags. This section is only an introduction to MoodLogic. Many more features are covered in the "Help"...
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Installation of MoodLogic is Click “Close”. completed. Click “OK”. 5-35 MoodLogic can not be open at the same time as iRiver Music Manager. NOTE Please close iRiver Music Manager before opening MoodLogic. CONNECTING THE PLAYER TO THE PC USING MOODLOGIC...
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Select a song or group of songs To see the list of songs to be from the list. Right click on the transferred to the MP3 player, click "MP3 player" on the left part of the group and select "Send to MP3 screen. Player View".
Click “OK” after selecting folders to save. NOTE Only 8 levels of subfolders are allowed, beginning with the Root folder. 2) Deleting files of the player using MoodLogic Click “Delete” icon after selecting files to delete. 5-39 6. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION CONTENTS...
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Should any problem persist after you have checked these symptoms, consult your iRiver dealer or contact support at www.iRiver.com. Check whether the HOLD switch on the player is ON (Switch to OFF position) No Power Battery may be discharged. Charge it after connecting the USB cable between the PC and the player.
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Earphone/ USB cable Earphone cover User Manual/ Neck strap for Warranty card carrying Arm Band AC Adapter Accessories subject to change without notice and may vary from image shown. Memory 256 MB Installation CD Model No iFP-590 Memory is not expandable. Category ITEM FM Frequency range...
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