Coby C961 Instruction Manual

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    MP-C951 20GB DIGITAL MUSIC PLAYER with COLOR SCREEN and VIDEO PLAYBACK Instruction Manual Please read this manual carefully before operation.
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    ) OF THE UNIT. REFER SERVICING ONLY TO QUALIFIED SERVICE PERSONNEL. Model No. Serial No. MP-C951 The lightning flash with to the presence of important operation and servicing instructions in the literature accompanying the appliance. WARNING Electronics Industries Alliance: www.eiae.org. 
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    to operate from battery power or other sources, refer to the operating instructions. 6. Do not overload wall outlets or extension cords as this if its appearance indicates damage or deteriorated insulation, have it replaced by a service technician. 7. Do not force the power plug into a wall outlet.
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    TABLE OF CONTENTS SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS...2 TABLE OF CONTENTS...4 FEATURES...7 PACKAGE CONTENTS...8 LOCATION OF CONTROLS...9 OVERVIEW: DISPLAY & MAIN MENU 10 POWER SUPPLY...11 Charging Your Player...11 Turning Your Player On/Off...11 Locking/Unlocking Your Player's Controls (Hold 11 USB CONNECTIONS
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    TABLE OF CONTENTS MOVIE MODE...21 PHOTO MODE...22 FM RADIO MODE...23 Basic FM Radio Operation...23 Advanced Functions: FM Radio 23 E-BOOK MODE...24 Advanced Functions: E-Book 24 RECORDING...25 Voice Recording...25 Line-In Recording...25 FM Recording...26 EXPLORER MODE...27 Delete...27 Copy...27
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    VirtualDub and Media Codecs on your Computer 33 Installing XviD...33 Installing LAME...34 Installing VirtualDub...35 Using VirtualDub to Create Movies 35 Restoring Your Player...39 Updating Your Player's Firmware 40 TROUBLESHOOTING...41 SPECIFICATIONS...43 
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    Photos, and Text • Plays digital music from most online stores and subscription services. • Bright 2" TFT LCD color display. • 20GB hard disk for than USB 1.0). • Real-Time MP3 recording allows you to encode your CDs without a computer. • USB On-the-Go Host support allows you to transfer files from
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    PACKAGE CONTENTS Please make sure that the items shown below are included in the package. Should an item be missing, please contact the local retailer from which you purchased this product.  MP-C951 for Windows 98 SE No installation required for Windows ME/2K/XP or Mac OS X
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    LOCATION OF CONTROLS 13 12 11 10 9 14 15 16 TOP BOTTOM 1 7 2 3 5 6 4 8 FRONT BACK 17 Front View 1. Menu 2. Up / Volume Up 3. Left / Previous 4. Down / Volume Down 5. Right / Next 6. Enter 7. Play / Pause 8. Record / A-B Top View 9. Power On / Off (slide right) 10. Lock / Unlock (slide
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    OVERVIEW: DISPLAY & MAIN MENU 1 2 3 4 5 6 1 NORMAL 12:30 P 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Display 1. Playback Status: Play; Pause; 2. Repeat Play Status 3. Equalizer Status 4. Clock Time 5. AM/PM 6. Battery Level Stop Main Menu 7. Music: Music, Encode, Voice, Playlists, Search 8. Movie: Movie File (
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    hours) before its initial use to ensure optimum lifetime performance. To charge your player: • AC Adapter: Plug one end of the supplied AC Adapter into the for details). DC 5V Power Jack 2. While your player is off, plug one end of the USB cable into the USB MSC Port and plug the other end
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    XP and Windows Media Player 10 to transfer and synchronize encrypted WMDRM10 files. Most online music stores and subscription services use WMDRM10 files*. with Apple Fairplay DRM. The MP-C951 does not support AAC file playback. Please use only MP3, WMA, OGG, or WAV music files with your player. 12
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    drive tray. 2. Navigate to MY COMPUTER and double-click on the CD/DVD drive icon (usually "D:"). 3. Double-click on the folder "Win98 USB Drivers player as instructed below to prevent data loss or corruption. If you are using a USB-MTP connection, you can simply disconnect the cable from your player
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    the Removable Disk icon. 3. Disconnect the USB cable from the player and your computer. Transferring Files USB connections instruction manual or on-screen help. If you are using media management software such as iTunes, Winamp, or Windows Media Player, please refer to their documentation for support
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    from other USB drives directly to your player -- without the use of a computer. This makes it easy to use the MP-C951 to save photos from a USB Host cable to your player's USB-MTP/HOST port. 2. Use the USB cable to connect the external device to the player through the USB Host cable. 3. Navigate
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    touch and hold a key, it will register as a continuous button press. Basic Navigation To navigate through the different menu options and files on your player: • Touch the Navigation keys to move the selection in the direction of the arrow. Touch and hold a Navigation key to scroll quickly in the
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    BASIC OPERATIONS Play Mode Options Play Mode options change the order in which music tracks are played. The current Play Mode is indicated at the top of the screen. Note: Play Mode options can be used for music or voice playback only. To change the Play Mode options: 1. Enter Music mode and play
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    MUSIC MODE Enter Music mode to play your MP3, WMA, OGG, or WAV audio files. To enter Music mode, Music Mode menu to access the File Browser to look for music files in the ROOT folder of your player. • Use the Navigation keys to select folders and music files to play. Refer to the Basic Operations
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    and FM Radio recording files in the ENCODE folder of your player. This is where your player stores Line-in and FM Radio recordings; refer to the been created on your computer and saved in the PLAY LIST folder of your player. Search Select and confirm SEARCH in the Music Mode menu to quickly find
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    to remove the track from your Favorites Playlist. EQ (Equalizer) Use the EQ function to adjust the equalizer settings to optimize the way the player processes audio signals. The EQ options are: Normal, Rock, Classic, Jazz, U-Bass (Ultra-Bass), and User. The User equalizer setting can be customized
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    Movie mode to play your XviD-encoded AVI video files. The MP-C951 supports playback of XviD-encoded AVI files. Please see the Creating Movies with VirtualDub section for details on how to create video files that are compatible with the MP-C951. To enter Movie mode, select and confirm MOVIE in the
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    the Main menu. Upon entering Photo mode, you can use the File Browser to look for photo files in the IMAGE FILE folder of your player. • Use the Navigation keys to select folders and photo files to play. • While a photo is displayed: • Touch to skip to the next photo; touch to
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    of headphones connected to the headphone jack to receive FM broadcasts; your player will utilize the headphone cord as an FM antenna. To enter FM FM Radio Operation Upon entering FM Radio mode, you can tune into stations manually (FREQ) or by using preset stations (PRESET). • Touch to toggle between
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    the Main menu. Upon entering E-Book mode, you can use the File Browser to look for text files in the TEXT FILE folder of your player. • Use the Navigation keys to select folders and text files to play. • While a text file is displayed: • Touch to skip forward one line; press to
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    top of your player. 1. Place the player in MUSIC mode. 2. Disconnect any cables from the Line-In jack located on the top of your player. 3. Touch ENCODE folder. • The file will be named ENCXXX.MP3 where XXX corresponds to the numerical sequence in which the recording was made (numbering starts from
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    FM Recording Make recordings of FM Radio broadcasts. 1. Place the player in FM RADIO mode. 2. Tune to the FM broadcast station saved to the ENCODE folder. • The file will be named FMXXX.MP3 where XXX corresponds to the numerical sequence in which the recording was made (numbering starts from 001
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    to delete. Touch and hold , and then select and confirm COPY. 3. Select and confirm NO to cancel, or YES to copy the file/folder. The player will prompt you to select a destination folder and will display the Tree View of your folders. 4. Use the Navigation keys to select a destination folder and
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    to delete. Touch and hold , and then select and confirm CUT. 3. Select and confirm NO to cancel, or YES to move the file/folder. The player will prompt you to select a destination folder and will display the Tree View of your folders. Info 1. From "Tree View", use the Navigation keys to
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    , Record, and Information. Sound Select and confirm SOUND in the Setup Mode menu to set options relating to the way audio is processed by your player. The Sound options are: User EQ and Balance. User EQ Set your custom, user-defined equalizer setting. 15 1. Touch and to select a band to adjust
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    you are finished to save. Lyric Set song lyric display support on or off. Lyric display requires a ".LRC" lyric file (e.g., "SongTitle1.lrc" and "SongTitle1.mp3") and must be placed in the same off. • When this is set to ON, your player will start charging when it is connected to a computer using
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    . A setting of "Off" (00) will disable this power-saving feature. 2. Touch when you are finished to save. Date / Time Set the internal clock of your player. 1. Touch and to select the date or the time and then touch to confirm and adjust. 2. Touch and to select which date or time field
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    and ending of recordings with the signal. Voice Detect Set the Voice Detect feature on or off. When this is set to ON, your player will detect audio signals from the integrated microphone and automatically pause recording when no signal is detected. Information Select and confirm INFORMATION in the
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    on the MP-C951. Your player supports XviD-encoded assume the cost of all necessary servicing, repair or correction. In no Installation CD into your computer's CD or DVD drive. Make sure to place the mini to MY COMPUTER and double-click on the CD/DVD drive icon (usually "D:"). 3. Double-click on
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    using VirtualDub. 1. Insert the Installation CD into your computer's CD or DVD drive. Make sure to place the mini-CD in the center, recessed of the drive tray. 2. Navigate to MY COMPUTER and double-click on the CD/DVD drive icon (usually "D:"). 3. Double-click on the folder "lame 3.96.1". 4. Double
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    to start VirtualDub. 1. Insert the Installation CD into your computer's CD or DVD drive. Make sure to place the mini-CD in the center, recessed well the drive tray. 2. Navigate to MY COMPUTER and double-click on the CD/DVD drive icon (usually "D:"). 3. Double-click on the folder "Video Transcoder".
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    CREATING MOVIES WITH VIRTUALDUB • Use the dialog box that appears to find and select the source video file and then click the OPEN button. 3. Load a Processing Setting preset. • From the top menu bar, select File > Load Processing Settings. Alternately, you may press Ctrl+L on the keyboard. 36
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    Codec (configured to the "Handheld" profile) • With Audio in "Full Processing Mode": Audio > Compression > Lame MP3 (set to 44100Hz, 128kbps CBR, Stereo) If you find you are having problems playing the converted file, try reducing the Frame rate conversion setting. Use the settings detailed above if
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    CREATING MOVIES WITH VIRTUALDUB 4. Convert the source file to an XviD-encoded AVI output file. • From the top menu bar, select File > Save as AVI. Alternately, you may press F7 on the keyboard. • Use the dialog box that appears to select a destination folder to save the converted output file to.
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    appear on-screen. Set the options as shown below, then click the START button to begin formatting the MP-C951. 5. When the formatting process is complete, disconnect the USB cable from the player. Turn the player off (slide the Power/Lock switch to the right and hold until the screen turns off) and
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    Firmware updates may be found on the COBY Electronics website at www.cobyusa.com. Check this site periodically for new updates. Firmware updates may improve performance or add new functionality to your player. IMPORTANT: Do not disconnect your player from the computer or otherwise interrupt the
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    have a problem with this player, please read the troubleshooting guide below and check our website at www.cobyusa.com for Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) and firmware updates. If these resources do not resolve the problem, please contact Technical Support. COBY Electronics Technical Support Hours
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    TROUBLESHOOTING There is something wrong with the LCD display. • Ensure that battery is charged or that the player is operating on AC power. • Try rebooting the player by sliding and holding the Power/Lock switch to the right for several seconds, or try using a pin to press the Reset button on the
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    Memory Audio Format Support Video Format Support Photo Format Support E-Book Format Support Song Info Support PC Interface DRM Support Plug and Play Support Audio Output Audio Input Menu Language Support Power Supply Unit Dimensions 2" Full-Color TFT LCD 220 x 176 20GB HDD MP3, WMA, OGG, WAV
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    COBY Electronics Corp. 56-65 Rust Street Maspeth, NY 11378 www.cobyusa.com www.ecoby.com
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Instruction Manual
Please read this manual carefully before operation.
20GB DIGITAL MUSIC PLAYER with
COLOR SCREEN and VIDEO PLAYBACK
MP-C951