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Coby Ele ctronics Co rp. 56-65 Rust Street Maspeth , NY 11378 www . co b yusa .c om www.ec oby.com MP-C858 USER'S MANUAL DIGITAL AUDIO PLAYER W/VOICE RECORDER 0 05/ 00 8 0 2:2 9/ 0 4: 1 6 The light of the w orld Please re ad m anual before ope ratio n
Coby Ele ctronics Co rp. 56-65 Rust Street Maspeth , NY 11378 www . co b yusa .c om www.ec oby.com MP-C858 USER'S MANUAL DIGITAL AUDIO PLAYER W/VOICE RECORDER 0 05/ 00 8 0 2:2 9/ 0 4: 1 6 The light of the w orld Please re ad m anual before ope ratio n
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Contents Getting Sta rted Fea tures 3 Package Contents 4 Safety In structions 5 Ba ttery Installa tion 6 Loc ation of Co ntrols 7 LCD Screen Di splay 8 Conn ectin g to C ompu ter USB Drive r Insta llatio n 9 Co nnecting/Discon necting You r Player 9 Tra nsferr ing Fil es 10 Basic Oper ation Power On/Off 11 Pla ying Music 12 Menu Overvie w 13 Voice Recordi ng 15 FM Tuner Oper ation 16 Deleting Files 18 1 Other Functions Settings A-B R epeat Mode Firmw are U pgrad e C ustom er Support Troub lesho oting Spec ificati ons Contents 19 22 23 25 27 2
Contents Getting Sta rted Fea tures 3 Package Contents 4 Safety In structions 5 Ba ttery Installa tion 6 Loc ation of Co ntrols 7 LCD Screen Di splay 8 Conn ectin g to C ompu ter USB Drive r Insta llatio n 9 Co nnecting/Discon necting You r Player 9 Tra nsferr ing Fil es 10 Basic Oper ation Power On/Off 11 Pla ying Music 12 Menu Overvie w 13 Voice Recordi ng 15 FM Tuner Oper ation 16 Deleting Files 18 1 Other Functions Settings A-B R epeat Mode Firmw are U pgrad e C ustom er Support Troub lesho oting Spec ificati ons Contents 19 22 23 25 27 2
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Fea t ure s 1 28 MB Integrated Flash Memory MP3 and WMA Playback Integrat ed FM Tu ner Integrat ed Microphone for Voice Reco rding Portable Sto rage Device (Music, Data, ... e an d Sy nchronized Lyric Su pport Mult i-Language Suppor t Upgrade abl e Firmware 3 Package Contents 0 05/ 00 8 02 :29 /0 4: 16 The l ig ht o f the w orld Mp3 player User's Manual Earphones w/neck strap USB Exte nsion C able Installation CD (for Win dows 98 SE) 4
Fea t ure s 1 28 MB Integrated Flash Memory MP3 and WMA Playback Integrat ed FM Tu ner Integrat ed Microphone for Voice Reco rding Portable Sto rage Device (Music, Data, ... e an d Sy nchronized Lyric Su pport Mult i-Language Suppor t Upgrade abl e Firmware 3 Package Contents 0 05/ 00 8 02 :29 /0 4: 16 The l ig ht o f the w orld Mp3 player User's Manual Earphones w/neck strap USB Exte nsion C able Installation CD (for Win dows 98 SE) 4
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... Windows Explo rer o n the compute r. 2.Do uble-click on again. A "Stop a Hardware Device" window will appear on the screen . 4.Follo w the on your player directly into the computer's USB port or use the USB extension cable (included). You may corrupt or damage the firmware and/or files on "USB... Mass Storage Device". Doing so may now safely disconnect your player from a computer: 1.Double-click the gree n arrow in your c omputer's CD-ROM drive. 2.In My Computer, double-cl ick the disc drive (D:) ...
... Windows Explo rer o n the compute r. 2.Do uble-click on again. A "Stop a Hardware Device" window will appear on the screen . 4.Follo w the on your player directly into the computer's USB port or use the USB extension cable (included). You may corrupt or damage the firmware and/or files on "USB... Mass Storage Device". Doing so may now safely disconnect your player from a computer: 1.Double-click the gree n arrow in your c omputer's CD-ROM drive. 2.In My Computer, double-cl ick the disc drive (D:) ...
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... the world The light of the arrow marking on To Power Of f"). Power Off: Press and hold to turn your pla yer to lock your player. P ress aga in the dire ctio n of the arrow to u nlock the p layer. Ho ld Off:S lide the HOLD switc h in the Me nu Optio... w orld For wa r d/R ever se 1.P ress t o se lect the next track. 2.P ress to reverse thro ugh a trac k during p layb ack . The screen will display the COBY logo first, and then the remaining storage capacity of the wor ld 2.To sto p p layb ack , press a nd hold for more information ). 2.P ress t o st art...
... the world The light of the arrow marking on To Power Of f"). Power Off: Press and hold to turn your pla yer to lock your player. P ress aga in the dire ctio n of the arrow to u nlock the p layer. Ho ld Off:S lide the HOLD switc h in the Me nu Optio... w orld For wa r d/R ever se 1.P ress t o se lect the next track. 2.P ress to reverse thro ugh a trac k during p layb ack . The screen will display the COBY logo first, and then the remaining storage capacity of the wor ld 2.To sto p p layb ack , press a nd hold for more information ). 2.P ress t o st art...
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...stat ions : LISTEN (preset stations) and SEARCH (manual scan). The screen will display a Recording symbol to indicate that recording has been paused. Your player can store 30 station presets (CH01CH30). Press to decrease or increase the frequency, re sp e cti ve l y. Press or to select the next.... There are 2 methods of tuning. Press to select the previous preset station. Press the MODE key to all radio frequencies. The player will be named "VXXX.WAV" where XXX corresponds to seek the previous or next frequency with the integrated microphone. CH00 indicates that the...
...stat ions : LISTEN (preset stations) and SEARCH (manual scan). The screen will display a Recording symbol to indicate that recording has been paused. Your player can store 30 station presets (CH01CH30). Press to decrease or increase the frequency, re sp e cti ve l y. Press or to select the next.... There are 2 methods of tuning. Press to select the previous preset station. Press the MODE key to all radio frequencies. The player will be named "VXXX.WAV" where XXX corresponds to seek the previous or next frequency with the integrated microphone. CH00 indicates that the...
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... e be in which the recording was made. ( Numbering star ts fr om 001. ) To play your FM broa dca st recordings, select MUSIC from your player. FM Tuner Operation Store Pre set Stations To sto re preset st atio ns, you wa nt to sto re a s a p res et. 2 .Pre ss an... be r. 4 .Pre ss M ODE to delete your m usic files; The screen will list ea ch music or voi ce f ile to the next file. Th e player will disp lay "Sto re". 3 .Pre ss or to sele ct a pre set cha nne l num be deleted on of thi s manual fo r more information...
... e be in which the recording was made. ( Numbering star ts fr om 001. ) To play your FM broa dca st recordings, select MUSIC from your player. FM Tuner Operation Store Pre set Stations To sto re preset st atio ns, you wa nt to sto re a s a p res et. 2 .Pre ss an... be r. 4 .Pre ss M ODE to delete your m usic files; The screen will list ea ch music or voi ce f ile to the next file. Th e player will disp lay "Sto re". 3 .Pre ss or to sele ct a pre set cha nne l num be deleted on of thi s manual fo r more information...
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... lity, medium file size. Previ ew: Play the first few second s of your player. a set th e Equalizer opti ons. COL (Lightcolor) Select Lightcolor to set the amoun t of time (in min utes) you... r player can be set the color of 1 0 is darkest. PWR (Power) Select Pow er to ...it tu rns off automat ically. CON (Contrast) Select Contr ast t o set the recording quality opt ion of your player. A set the duration of time (in seconds) that the backlight will change the backlight color each time a button is...
... lity, medium file size. Previ ew: Play the first few second s of your player. a set th e Equalizer opti ons. COL (Lightcolor) Select Lightcolor to set the amoun t of time (in min utes) you... r player can be set the color of 1 0 is darkest. PWR (Power) Select Pow er to ...it tu rns off automat ically. CON (Contrast) Select Contr ast t o set the recording quality opt ion of your player. A set the duration of time (in seconds) that the backlight will change the backlight color each time a button is...
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... On or Off. The screen will display "A-B". The screen will display "A-". Settings Menu LR C (L yric ) Se lect Lyric to set the language th at your player's m enu s wi ll be played repeatedly on t he internet or can be placed in a loop. LA N (Languag es) Se lect Languages to resume normal playback...
... On or Off. The screen will display "A-B". The screen will display "A-". Settings Menu LR C (L yric ) Se lect Lyric to set the language th at your player's m enu s wi ll be played repeatedly on t he internet or can be placed in a loop. LA N (Languag es) Se lect Languages to resume normal playback...
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... the firm wa re upda te. D o NOT d isco nne ct y our pla yer whil e it inoperable. Firmware Upgrade IMPORTANT: Make sure your player has a new battery installed before upgrading your pla yer from the co mpu ter. Click "Close". 8.Disco nne ct your firmware. Firmwar e updates may... firm wa re. Save this site periodically for your pla yer from the computer or otherwise interrupt the upgrade process-doin g so could damage your player, you will a ppe ar. This will launch the firmware update application. 4.A dialog b ox will see the screen below. 23 Firmware Upgrade 6.C lick "Sta rt...
... the firm wa re upda te. D o NOT d isco nne ct y our pla yer whil e it inoperable. Firmware Upgrade IMPORTANT: Make sure your player has a new battery installed before upgrading your pla yer from the co mpu ter. Click "Close". 8.Disco nne ct your firmware. Firmwar e updates may... firm wa re. Save this site periodically for your pla yer from the computer or otherwise interrupt the upgrade process-doin g so could damage your player, you will a ppe ar. This will launch the firmware update application. 4.A dialog b ox will see the screen below. 23 Firmware Upgrade 6.C lick "Sta rt...
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... or no s ound. 1.Ensure that the volume leve l is charged. 2.Ensure that the battery is charged. Ad just the position of your earphone cords and player. T roubl eshooting This troublesh ooti ng g uid e ai ms t o sa ve y ou time in case y ou experience any inconvenie nce with the LC D sc ree... ong with this pla yer is 128 kbps for Mp3 files and 64 kbps for a Hot-key reboot. Technica l Support Monday to "0" . 2.Ensure that you r player's memory capacity limit has not been reach ed. 4.Ensure that the battery has been properly i nsta lled. Try downlo ading the mus ic fil e again...
... or no s ound. 1.Ensure that the volume leve l is charged. 2.Ensure that the battery is charged. Ad just the position of your earphone cords and player. T roubl eshooting This troublesh ooti ng g uid e ai ms t o sa ve y ou time in case y ou experience any inconvenie nce with the LC D sc ree... ong with this pla yer is 128 kbps for Mp3 files and 64 kbps for a Hot-key reboot. Technica l Support Monday to "0" . 2.Ensure that you r player's memory capacity limit has not been reach ed. 4.Ensure that the battery has been properly i nsta lled. Try downlo ading the mus ic fil e again...