E-matic E5 Series User manual

E5 Series User Manual

Windows and Windows Media Player are registered trademarks o Microso t Corporation.

Mac OS X and iTunes are registered trademarks o Apple Inc.

Linux is a registered trademark o Linus Torvalds.

Table of Contents

1.0 Introduction................................................................................................................................1

1.1 Foreword.......................................................................................................................1

1.2 Package Contents........................................................................................................1

1.3 Warnings.......................................................................................................................1

1.4 Computer Requirements...............................................................................................1

1.5 Layout o the Player......................................................................................................2

Part I: Computer Operations

2.0 Connecting and Charging the Player........................................................................................4

2.1 Connecting and Disconnecting the Player rom Your Computer..................................4

2.2 Charging the Battery.....................................................................................................4

3.0 Video Conversion......................................................................................................................5

3.1 Installing Video Conversion So tware (Windows).........................................................5

3.2 Converting Video (Windows)........................................................................................5

3.3 Using Other Conversion So tware (Windows)..............................................................6

3.4 Converting Video in Linux.............................................................................................6

4.0 Copying Files.............................................................................................................................7

4.1 Copying Media Files to your Player..............................................................................7

4.2 Using Windows Media Player's® Sync Function..........................................................8

5.0 Expanding the Player's Storage................................................................................................9

5.1 Preparing MicroSD or “TF” Cards or Use....................................................................9

Part II: Player Operations

6.0 Basic Operations.....................................................................................................................11

6.1 Turning the Player On and O ....................................................................................11

6.2 Understanding and Navigating Menus........................................................................11

6.3 Changing the Volume.................................................................................................12

6.4 Virtual Keyboard.........................................................................................................12

7.0 Watching Videos.....................................................................................................................13

7.1 Playing a Video...........................................................................................................13

7.2 Basic Play Operations................................................................................................13

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7.3 Video Menu Commands.............................................................................................13

7.4 File Menu Commands.................................................................................................14

8.0 Listening to Audio....................................................................................................................14

8.1 Playing an Audio File..................................................................................................14

8.2 Basic Play Operations................................................................................................14

8.3 Audio Menu Commands.............................................................................................14

8.4 File Menu Commands.................................................................................................15

9.0 Viewing Pictures......................................................................................................................16

9.1 Entering My Picture Mode..........................................................................................16

9.2 Basic Play Operations................................................................................................16

9.3 My Pictures Menu Commands....................................................................................16

10.0 Shooting Photographs.............................................................................................................17

10.1 Entering Camera Mode...............................................................................................17

10.2 Basic Photo Shooting Operations...............................................................................17

10.3 Camera Menu Commands..........................................................................................17

11.0 Recording Video......................................................................................................................18

11.1 Entering DV Mode......................................................................................................18

11.2 Basic Video Shooting Operations...............................................................................18

11.3 The DV Menu..............................................................................................................19

12.0 Recording Audio......................................................................................................................19

12.1 Entering Recorder Mode.............................................................................................19

12.2 Basic Recorder Operations.........................................................................................19

13.0 E-Book Operations..................................................................................................................20

13.1 Entering E-Book Mode................................................................................................20

13.2 Basic E-Book Operations............................................................................................20

13.3 E-Book Menu..............................................................................................................21

13.4 File Operations...........................................................................................................21

14.0 Listening to the FM Radio.......................................................................................................21

14.1 Basic Radio Operations..............................................................................................21

14.2 FM Radio Menu .........................................................................................................22

14.3 Secondary Menu.........................................................................................................23

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15.0 Tools ....................................................................................................................................23

15.1 Accessing the Tools....................................................................................................23

16.0 Device Settings.......................................................................................................................24

Miscellaneous

17.0 Formatting the Player..............................................................................................................27

17.1 Understanding Filesystems........................................................................................27

17.2 Re ormatting Your Player in Windows........................................................................27

18.0 Help ....................................................................................................................................28

18.1 Troubleshooting..........................................................................................................28

18.2 For More Help.............................................................................................................28

19.0 Technical Speci ications..........................................................................................................29

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1.0 Introduction

1.1 Foreword

Thank you or purchasing this player. Please read this manual care ully

be ore using the product. Speci ications and so tware updates are subject

to change without notice. The player pictured in this manual may di er

rom yours, but the in ormation in this manual will still apply.

Please Watch the How-To Video pre-loaded on your player or more

in ormation.

1.2 Pac age Contents

Your player comes with the ollowing items:

●The player

●A silicone case

●A USB cable

●A cleaning cloth

●One pair o stereo headphones

●An audio/video cable

●This user manual

●A quick-start guide

1.3 Warnings

●Do not use the product in extreme temperatures, or dusty or wet

environments.

●Do not leave the product in direct sunlight.

●Only insert or remove microSD/TF cards when the unit is turned o .

●Do not disconnect the player and USB rom your computer without irst

ensuring a “sa e removal” as this may damage the player. See pg. 4.

●Do not open or disassemble the player as this will void the warranty.

●Handle the player with care to prevent its physical damage.

●Protect the player rom static discharge.

1.4 Computer Requirements

Virtually any computer and operating system that is able to use USB

storage devices can be used to copy iles to and rom the player. These

include Windows®, Mac OS X®, and Linux®.

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The ollowing, however, is required in order to use the included video

conversion so tware:

●Windows 2000/ME/XP/Vista

●An 800MHz or aster CPU

●USB port

●CD-ROM drive

●At least 50MB ree hard disk space

1.5 Layout of the Player

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Part I: Computer Operations

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2.0 Connecting and Charging the Player

2.1 Connecting and Disconnecting the Player from Your Computer

Turn on the player and use the included USB cable to connect it to your

computer. Plug the small end o the USB cable into the player, and the

large end o the cable into the computer.

The first time you connect the player to your computer, your computer will

detect it and automatically install any necessary drivers. When it has

inished, the player will appear in Windows under My Computer as

Removable Dis or USB Dis Device.

To sa ely disconnect the player rom your

computer in Windows, click the green arrow

in the system tray (the area by the clock on

your task bar), which will display a list o

attached USB devices. Click the player in the

list. Windows will display a message when it

is sa e to remove the player.

2.2 Charging the Battery

The player has a built-in battery that must be charged be ore the player

can be used.

1. Turn on the player.

2. Connect your player to a turned-on computer via the USB cable.

Charging will be begin automatically.

3. Let the player charge or 4 hours.

4. Disconnect the player rom the computer using the sa e removal

method on pg. 4.

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Any USB device

that stores data

(e.g. flash drives,

cameras, and

media players) should always

be disconnected from your

computer using this method!

3.0 Video Conversion

3.1 Installing Video Conversion Software (Windows)

Be ore watching videos on your new player,

they must be irst converted to the ormat

recognized by the player. This conversion

can be done with Windows so tware that

came included with your player. Follow these

steps to install the so tware:

1. Place the included CD into your computer's disc drive.

2. Click Start > My Computer, and then click the drive corresponding to

your disc drive.

3. Double-click Setup.exe to per orm the installation.

4. Complete the installation as directed by the installation wizard. I

Windows asks you whether to allow the installation, click ALLOW.

3.2 Converting Video (Windows)

To play videos on your player, you must (a) have some

videos on your computer, (b) convert them to the

ormat supported by your player i necessary, and then

Follow these steps to convert video iles:

1. Connect your player to your computer using the USB cable i you wish

to save directly to the player.

2. Run the conversion so tware by clicking Start > Programs >

Multimedia Player Utilities > Video Converter.

3. Choose a older in which to save the converted iles by clicking the red

icon beside the Output File ield.

You can either save the converted iles to your computer and copy

them to the player later, or save them directly to the player itsel . To

save the converted iles directly to the player, save to the player's

VIDEO older.

4. Build a list o videos to convert. Click the green icon next to the Input

File ield, navigate your olders, and select one or more videos to

convert. (Note that the program will not convert rom any video

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This player will only

play videos that

that are, or have

been converted to,

a compatible video format.

Note: You cannot

convert copy-

protected DVDs.

ormat.) Once a video is selected, it will be added to a ile list at the

bottom o the window. Repeat the Add File process until you have

completed your list o videos to convert.

5. Once the list is complete, click the Begin button ( ) to start

converting and saving the list o videos. A message will appear to

indicate when the list is complete.

3.3 Using Other Conversion Software (Windows)

While the included so tware converts numerous ormats to the ormat

required by the player, there may be some that it cannot convert, such as

MP4 iles. However, you can ind other ree so tware on the Internet that

can do the job. For so tware that speci ically converts MP4 ies, ollow

these steps:

1. Using your avorite web browser, visit www.download.com.

2. Enter the ollowing search phrase: pazera mp4 avi

3. Click Download Now on the row that reads Pazera Free MP4 to AVI

Converter.

4. Once the download is complete, unzip the ile.

5. To run the program, enter the new unzipped older and double-click

mp4toavi.exe.

6. Run the program and make sure that when you convert videos that

you con igure a resolution o 320x240.

3.4 Converting Video in Linux

While the player does

not come with

conversion so tware or

Linux, there are several

ree, open source

programs available in

Linux that can do the

necessary transcoding.

The three most power ul

commandline encoders

are mencoder, ffmpeg.,

and transcode. To make

things easier, you can

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Filter: reduce to 320x240

Xvid video encoder

Filter: Mix audio down to stereo

MP3 audio encoder

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