MEGA View 588 - Media player MSI - Free user manual and instructions

Product Type	Portable Multimedia Player and Recorder
Brand	MSI
Model	MEGA View 588
Dimensions	124 x 76 x 24.5 mm
Weight	Approximately 245 g (with battery)
Power Supply	AC Adapter (100-240V) or Li-ion rechargeable battery (2200mAh, 3.7V)
Battery Life	Video playback: ~5 hours; Music playback: ~7.5 hours
Display	3.5-inch LCD
Hard Disk Capacity	20 GB
Video Playback	MPEG-4 SP, DivX 3.11/4.x/5.x, Motion JPEG, WMV-9 SP@ML (up to 30 fps)
Audio Playback	MP3 (MPEG1 Layer2/3), WAV (LPCM/ADPCM), WMA (WMA-9 Layer 2a) (up to 320 kbps)
Photo Viewer	JPEG and GIF (best viewed at 1600x1200 for JPEG, 800x600 for GIF)
Recording	Voice, AV, and FM radio recording
Connectivity	USB 2.0 (host and device), AV-in/out, line-in, earphone jack, SD/MMC card slot
Additional Features	FM radio (optional), remote control, OTG (On-The-Go), alarm clock, DivX certified
Operating System Support	Windows 98SE (driver required), ME, 2000, XP Home/Pro
Cleaning Instructions	Use a clean dampened cloth; do not use liquids or aerosol sprays
Safety Warnings	Keep away from humidity and prolonged sun exposure; do not pour liquids; use only supplied charger
Parts and Repairability	Removable battery; one-year warranty on device, 7 days on accessories; upgradeable firmware and software
General Information	Includes stereo earphones, AC adapter, AV cables, remote control, USB cables, handy bag, driver CD, and battery

Frequently Asked Questions - MEGA View 588 MSI

What video formats does the MSI MEGA View 588 support?

The MEGA View 588 supports MPEG-4 SP, DivX 3.11/4.x/5.x, Motion JPEG, and WMV-9 SP@ML video files. Playback is at up to 30 fps. Only supported files appear in the video list.

How do I transfer files to the MEGA View 588?

You can transfer files via USB connection using Windows Explorer or the bundled PMPSync utility. For categorized sorting, use PMPSync. Files transferred via Explorer appear only in the 'Browse HDD' folder.

How long does the battery last on a full charge?

A fully charged battery provides approximately 5 hours of video playback or 7.5 hours of music playback. Actual usage may vary depending on settings and conditions.

Can I record from external sources like TV or DVD?

Yes, you can record AV signals from external devices using the supplied AV cable. Connect to the AV-in jack, select 'Audio/Video' in AV Recording mode, and set the duration. Recording is limited to 2GB or 3 hours per file.

How do I use the FM radio function?

Plug earphones (acts as antenna) into the earphone jack. Navigate to FM Radio in the main menu. Use Scan or Fine Tune to find stations. You can store up to 8 presets and record radio broadcasts as MP3 files.

How do I set a photo as wallpaper?

In Photo mode, highlight the desired picture, press the Navigation key left, select 'Set as Wallpaper', and confirm with Yes. The image will become your background.

What should I do if the device does not turn on?

Ensure the Lock Switch is not in the locked position. If locked, slide to unlock. Also, check that the battery is charged. If still not powering on, try a forced shutdown by holding the power button for 4 seconds, then power on again.

How do I update the firmware?

Download the latest firmware from MSI's website. Connect the device to a PC via USB, save the upgrade file to the root directory, and run it. Then safely disconnect. On the device, go to Settings > Info tab > Update MCU Firmware and follow on-screen instructions. Keep AC adapter plugged in during update.

Can I connect the MEGA View 588 to a TV?

Yes, use the supplied AV cable to connect the AV-out jack to a TV's AV-in. Set the TV to AV mode. On MEGA View 588, go to Settings > Display > Display and select TV. Then play video files to view on TV. The remote control can be used from a distance.

How do I delete files from the device?

In Video, Music, or Photo mode, highlight the file, press Navigation left to bring up a delete option. Use left/right to select Yes, then press down to confirm deletion. The file is permanently removed.

USER MANUAL MEGA View 588 MSI

Safety Instructions....3

Chapter 1. Introduction ...... 4

How to Use This Guide....5

Accessories....5

Chapter 2. Get Started ...... 6

Overview....6

Operating Menu Displays 8

Main Menu 8

Video/ Music/ Photo Menu....8

FM Radio (optional) 9

Voice/ AV Recording 9

Setting Menu 9

USB Hard Disk 10

Lock Switch 10

SD/ MMC Card Slot.... 10

Remote Control.... 11

Li-ion Battery Recharging.... 12

Battery Consuming Reference.... 12

Battery Replacing.... 13

Support CD 14

Chapter 3. Connect & Remove from PC .... 15

Connect MEGA VIEW 588 to Computer.... 15

For Systems with Windows 98SE.... 16

Format MEGA VIEW 588....16

Safely Remove MEGA VIEW 588 from Computer.... 17

Chapter 4. Basic Usage.... 18

Power On and Off 18

Volume Adjustment.... 18

PMPSync Utility 19

Video 26

Music....31

Photo 33

FM Radio (optional).... 35

Voice Recording....37

AV Recording....38

Signal Input and Output 40

On-To-Go Function....41

Setting 42

Appendix A. Specifications 47

Upgrade Software....48

Upgrade MCU Firmware 49

Upgrade USB Firmware....50

COPYRIGHT NOTICES

The material in this document is the intellectual property of MICRO-STAR INTERNATIONAL. We take every care in the preparation of this document, but no guarantee is given as to the correctness of its contents. Our products are under continual improvement and we reserve the right to make changes without notice.

TRADEMARKS

All trademarks are the properties of their respective owners.

MICRO-STAR INTERNATIONAL Statement

All contents are subject to change without notice.

One year guarantee is for the device only. Warranty for accessories expires within seven days of purchase date.

Please recycle waste batteries.

For better environmental protection, waste batteries should be collected separately for recycling or special disposal.

WEEE Statement

English: To protect the global environment and as an environmentalist, MSI must remind you that... Under the European Union ("EU") Directive on Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment, Directive 2002/96/EC, which takes effect on August 13, 2005, products of "electrical and electronic equipment" cannot be discarded as municipal waste anymore and manufacturers of covered electronic equipment will be obligated to take back such products at the end of their useful life. MSI will comply with the product take back requirements at the end of life of MSI-branded products that are sold into the EU. You can return these products to local collection points.

1. Always read the safety instructions carefully.
2. Keep this User's Guide for future reference.
3. Keep MEGA VIEW 588 away from humidity.
4. Keep MEGA VIEW 588 away from long exposure to sunlight.
5. Never pour any liquid into MEGA VIEW 588 to avoid damage or electrical shock.
6. If any of the following situations occurs, get MEGA VIEW 588 checked by a service personnel:

● Liquid has penetrated into MEGA VIEW 588. ● MEGA VIEW 588 has been exposed to moisture. ● MEGA VIEW 588 has not worked well or you cannot get functions to work correctly according to the User's Guide. ● MEGA VIEW 588 has dropped and damaged.

1. DO NOT use MEGA VIEW 588 in the following situations:

● While driving or riding a vehicle. ● While operating something dangerous. ● While walking on the street. ● In any situations or environments that require concentration.

1. If you need to format the MEGA VIEW 588 hard disk, please select FAT32 format. DO NOT PARTITION THE MEGA VIEW 588 HARD DISK!
2. DO NOT use any liquids or aerosol sprays to clean this device. Use a clean dampened cloth instead.
3. Adjust to proper volume while listening with earphones to avoid permanent harm to hearing capability.
4. Caution: Using a wrong battery may cause an explosion! Follow the instructions in the battery section to use the battery properly!
5. The used battery is not garbage and should be recycled.

Chapter 1. Introduction

Thank you for purchasing the MEGA VIEW 588. We are proud to tell you that the MEGA VIEW 588 is a thoroughly tested and certified product. The new MEGA VIEW 588 will improve the convenience of storing your personal data and enhance your enjoyment of various video/audio functions.

The MEGA VIEW 588 is a high-performance portable multimedia player and recorder that comes with a Li-ion rechargeable removable battery. With the MEGA VIEW 588, you can play audio or video files in various formats, and record audio/video. The MEGA VIEW 588 is also a portable USB storage device that allows you to manage and store personal data.

The following are the main features of the MEGA VIEW 588:

■ Video Player – supports MPEG-4 SP, DivX 3.11/4.x/5.x, Motion JPEG, and WMV-9 SP@ML format video playback. ■ Audio Player – supports MP3 (MPEG1 Layer2, Layer3), WAV (LPCM, ADPCM), and WMA (WMA-9 Layer 2a) format audio file playback. ■ Photo Viewer – supports JPEG and GIF photos. You can download photos to the MEGA VIEW 588 and browse them. ■ Recording – supports recording functions for audio and video. You can use this function to record voice, music, and video. ■ USB Storage – supports USB 2.0 profile. You can store data to the built-in hard disk and view them on a computer with Windows Explorer. Supports OTG function, allowing you to link with USB devices to store data into the MEGA VIEW 588. ■ SD/MMC Card Slot – supports SD/MMC cards. You can insert and play video, photo, and music files from SD/MMC cards using the MEGA VIEW 588. We sincerely thank you for choosing the MEGA VIEW 588. We hope that you will continue to turn to us for quality products as your needs and interests grow.

How to Use This Guide

This User's Guide provides instructions and illustrations on how to install and operate the MEGA VIEW 588. With step-by-step instructions, we will guide you through the MEGA VIEW 588 driver installation process. If you are not familiar with computer operating systems, we suggest you learn more from its manual and help documents before installing the MEGA VIEW 588 driver.

Chapter 1, Introduction, shows all MEGA VIEW 588 accessories in the package. Please check them when you open the packing box. If any item is damaged or missing, please contact your vendor directly.

Chapter 2, Get Started, introduces the function keys of MEGA VIEW 588, the LCD Display status in different modes, and how to recharge.

Chapter 3, Connect and Remove from Computer, describes how to connect and remove MEGA VIEW 588 from your computer.

Chapter 4, Basic Usage, describes how to operate all functions of MEGA VIEW 588. We suggest you to read this chapter carefully before using MEGA VIEW 588.

Appendix A, Specifications, provides MEGA VIEW 588 specifications. Update Firmware and Software, describes how to upgrade firmware and software.

Accessories

■ Stereo Earphones

■ AC Adapter

■ AV-in/ out Cable

■ Line-in Cable

■ Remote Control

■ USB Cable (the long one)

■ USB Host Cable (the short one)

■ Handy Bag

■ Driver and Recovery CD

■ Battery

* MEGA VIEW 588 battery should be charged only with the provided adapter!

** MEGA VIEW 588 accessories may differ from those listed above.

Chapter 2. Get Started

Overview

1. Strap Hole: Tie a strap here.
2. Navigation key: The 5-way key moves among selections.
3. ■/⊃ Stop/ESC.
4. Go back to main menu.
5. LCD Display: Shows menus and playing.
6. Hold Handle: The hold handle of MEGA VIEW 588.
7. Power LED: This LED is on when the MEGA VIEW 588 is powered on, and blinks when the battery is charging.
8. Record LED: This LED is on when recording.
9. Power On/Off: Press to power the MEGA VIEW 588 on or off.
10. Lock Switch: When this switch is locked, all key press commands are disabled to prevent unwanted key presses.
11. MIC: Built-in microphone for voice recording.
12. Volume Control: Pull it to the right to increase volume, to the left to decrease volume. Press it down to mute.
13. REC [●]: Press to start or stop recording.
14. SD/MMC Slot: SD/MMC card slot for data reading and playing.
15. Speaker: Built-in speaker.
16. AV Line-in Jack: Plug AV cable here to enable AV Line-in recording.
17. Earphone Jack: Plug the earphones here.
18. AV Line-out Jack: Plug AV cable here to enable AV Line-out to external display (TV).
19. USB Connector: Connect the mini USB connector of the supplied USB cable here, and the other end to PC host.
20. DC-in Jack: Plug in the supplied AC Adapter here to recharge.
21. Battery cap: Press the latch and push the cap forward to replace the rechargeable battery.
22. Tripod Screw Hole Secure a tripod here to hold MEGA VIEW 588.
23. CIR Receiver Receive command signals from remote control.

Operating Menu Displays

Power on MEGA VIEW 588, you will see main menu on LCD display after boot-up animation. Following are the instructions for each menu option.

Main Menu

1. Function Icon: Indicate selected function.
2. Menu List: List function options, such as Video, Music, Photo, etc.
3. Alarm: Indicate alarm clock is set.
4. Voice: Indicate voice on or off.
5. Volume: Show volume status.
6. Battery: Show battery status.
7. Time: Show current time (tuning required).

Video/ Music/ Photo Menu

1. Menu Title: Shows the selected menu title.
2. List: All files in a selected menu.
3. Scroll bar: Indicates more files are available.

FM Radio (optional)

1. Memorized Stations: Up to 8 FM stations can be stored in memory.
2. Channel Frequency: Current FM tuning frequency.
3. Select Scan or Fine Tune as the adjustment method.

Voice/AV Recording

1. Recording Time: Elapsed recording time (hh:mm:ss).
2. Recording Quality: Indicates the selected and current recording quality.

Settings Menu

1. Scroll bar: Indicates more tabs are available.
2. Tabs: Includes Display, Photo, Record, System, and Info tabs.
3. Setting Items: Lists items for adjustment within a tab.
4. Setting Options: Shows available options for the selected setting.

USB Hard Disk

The MEGA VIEW 588 is built-in with a mini hard disk. You can use the MEGA VIEW 588 as a USB hard disk to store your data. Simply connect the MEGA VIEW 588 to your computer with the USB cable, and use Windows Explorer to manage your data.

Lock Switch

The MEGA VIEW 588 has a Lock Switch to avoid accidental operation. Slide the Lock Switch to the lock position while power is on; you will see the following right figure to indicate all function keys are disabled. Slide the Lock Switch to the unlock position to continue.

SD/MMC Card Slot

The MEGA VIEW 588 has an SD/MMC slot. You can insert a Secure Digital Card and MultiMedia Card into the slot. Then you can view or play photos, videos, or music files in your memory cards with the MEGA VIEW 588.

The MEGA VIEW 588 remote control is for you to operate the MEGA VIEW 588 from a longer distance.

Button definition:

■ OFF: press to power off the MEGA VIEW 588. ■ TV/LCD: press to switch the output device between TV and the MEGA VIEW 588. ■ REC •: press to start recording in each function. ■ /Exit: press to stop playback or go back to the previous menu. ■ MENU: press to go back to the Main Menu. ■ ▲/▼: press to select the previous/next item on the menu list. These two buttons function the same as pushing the Navigator key up/down. - ◀/▶: press to rewind/fast-forward the playback. These two buttons function the same as pushing the Navigator key left/right. - ▶II: press to play or pause the playback. The button functions the same as pressing down the Navigator button.

Note: The power button on the remote control can only power off the MEGA VIEW 588, not power it on.

Li-ion Battery Recharging

The MEGA VIEW 588 comes with a Li-ion rechargeable and removable battery. Charge the battery until full when you use the MEGA VIEW 588 for the first time by following the steps below:

1. Connect the supplied AC Adapter to an AC outlet, and plug the other end of the AC Adapter into the DC-in jack of the MEGA VIEW 588.
2. While recharging, the Power LED will keep blinking. If you power on the MEGA VIEW 588 while recharging, you will see the below right power charging figure on the LCD display.

1. When the battery is full, the Power LED will stop blinking. To stop recharging, disconnect the Adapter from MEGA VIEW 588.

Note 1: Charge MEGA VIEW 588 only with the supplied AC Adaptor.

Note 2: Do NOT open the battery cap while the power is on!

Note 3: You can still operate MEGA VIEW 588 while it is being recharged; but the recharging time will be longer.

Battery Consuming Reference

MEGA VIEW 588 uses a 2200mAh, 3.7V, 1 Cell rechargeable Li-ion battery. The battery consuming reference will vary in different operating modes. A fully recharged battery consumption reference is as following:

● Video Playback/ Video Record: can be used for about 5 hours. ● Music Playback/ Music Record: can be used for about 7.5 hours.

Battery Replacing

The battery of MEGA VIEW 588 is removable. If you have two batteries you can remove the battery and replace with another one. To open the battery cap, hold down the power cap button and push it forward to open. Pull out the battery inside and insert another one.

MEGA VIEW 588 package includes a Utility CD. Insert the supplied CD into your CD-ROM, and the CD will auto run Setup program. On computer screen, you will see the display shown as below.

• PMPSync Utility: PMPSync Utility for MEGA VIEW 588 file management and synchronizing.
• Video Format Converter: Video converter utility for converting video files into specific format.

Note: To have better converting performance, this converter program supports only Windows XP with Windows Media Player 10. For other Windows operation systems, you can download DivX converter from http://www.divx.com!

• User Manual: User manual in PDF format.
• Adobe Acrobat Reader: Adobe Reader for opening PDF files.
• USB Driver: USB Driver for Windows 98 operating system.
• System Recovery: Restore MEGA VIEW 588 system back to manufacture default.

Note: Leave MEGA VIEW 588 as the only device connected to computer before running System Restore!

- Exit: Exit and close the Setup program.

Chapter 3. Connect & Remove from PC

Connect MEGA VIEW 588 to Computer

1. Press ⏻ button to power on MEGA VIEW 588.

1. Plug the mini end of the supplied USB cable to MEGA VIEW 588, and the other end to your computer.

1. Once MEGA VIEW 588 is connected to your computer, it should be detected by your computer operating system automatically. You will see the following message showing on MEGA VIEW 588.

Note: For Windows 98SE users, a driver is required to activate MEGA VIEW 588 on your computer.

1. After connection is initialized, your computer operating system will recognize MEGA VIEW 588 as a hard disk. Go to [Device Manager] by clicking “Start” → “Setting” → “Control Panel” → “System” → “Hardware”, and look for [MEGA VIEW 588 USB Device] under [Disk Drive] to check connection status. If the connection is failed, you will not find [MEGA VIEW 588 USB Device]. Repeat step 2 to reconnect MEGA VIEW 588 to your computer.

1. After your computer operating system recognizes MEGA VIEW 588 as a hard disk, you can move, copy, or delete files with Windows Explorer.

For Systems with Windows 98SE

After connecting MEGA VIEW 588 to a Windows 98SE operating system computer, the Windows system will detect MEGA VIEW 588 and ask to install driver. Place the supplied driver CD in the CD-ROM drive, and refer to the Support CD section to complete the driver installation.

Format MEGA VIEW 588

We strongly suggest not to format the MEGA VIEW 588 hard disk! The MEGA VIEW 588 display interfaces will not function correctly if the hard disk is formatted. If you do need to format the MEGA VIEW 588 hard disk, connect the MEGA VIEW 588 to your computer first and format it with the Windows formatting tool. When formatting is completed, please refer to the Support CD and Appendix A sections to recover the system files, software, and firmware.

Note: If you format the MEGA VIEW 588 hard disk, all data will be erased!

Note: Use Windows Disk Defragmenter or another defragmenter tool to reduce hard disk fragmentation on the MEGA VIEW 588, which improves hard disk access speed and extends battery life.

Safely Remove MEGA VIEW 588 from Computer

After managing files or updating firmware, please follow the steps below to safely remove the MEGA VIEW 588 from your computer:

1. When the MEGA VIEW 588 is connected to your computer, an icon will appear in the system tray. To remove the MEGA VIEW 588, close all related programs first. Double-click the icon to open the Safely Remove Hardware dialog box. Click on USB Mass Storage Device and then the Stop button.

1. You will see the following window; click on USB Mass Storage Device and then the OK button.

1. When you see the following message, the MEGA VIEW 588 can now be safely removed from your computer.

Chapter 4. Basic Usage

Power On and Off

1. Press the power button once to power on the MEGA VIEW 588. After the animation, you will see the main menu and can use the MEGA VIEW 588.

Note: If you locked the Lock Switch before powering on, the power will not turn on. Unlock the Lock Switch and try again.

1. To power off the MEGA VIEW 588, press the power button again. You will see the following message, and the MEGA VIEW 588 will shut down.

Note: If the MEGA VIEW 588 cannot be shut down with a short press, press and hold the power button for 4 seconds to force power off.

Volume Adjustment

1. To change the volume level, push the Volume Control to the left or right. The volume status icon changes while adjusting the volume. There are 16 volume levels.

1. To mute the volume, press the Volume Control button down. The volume status icon will appear as shown below.

Note: If earphones are plugged in, the icon will appear as shown.

PMPSync Utility

MEGA VIEW 588 supports files being sorted by categories such as Title, Artist, Category, or Playlist with the bundled PMPSync utility. With the utility, you can define or edit category tags to append to each file and transfer them to MEGA VIEW 588. Only files transferred with the utility can be sorted in categories predefined with the utility or ID3 tags.

Note: Only MP3 music will be sorted via ID3 tags. Other supported types of music and video files will need PMPSync to define tags.

Install & Execute

To install the PMPSync Utility, refer to the Support CD section. To execute the PMPSync utility, click the shortcut on the desktop, or click Start → Programs → PMPSync → PMPSync. The display will be shown as in the figure below.

Buttons

Buttons on PMPSync are categorized and described as follows. Please read and operate the tool by referring to the descriptions:

■ Tool Bar

1. Media Import: Select source device to be PC, and import multimedia files from any directory in the computer.
2. Export to PMP: Export imported multimedia files to MEGA VIEW 588.
3. Delete: Delete selected files from list. If source device is PC, the files are only removed from the list. When source device is MEGA VIEW 588, a dialog box will show to confirm. Press OK to delete the files from MEGA VIEW 588.
4. Setting: Set Synchronize mode.
5. Help: Help file or other information of PMPSync.

■ Source Buttons

1.

2.

1. PC: Select your PC as file source to import to PMPSync.
2. PMP: Select Player as file source to import.

■ Media Tabs

1. Music: Press Music button to see music files on the list.
2. Video: Press Video button to see video files on the list.

■ Media Player

Preview window for media play. Select a music/video file and press to play. Press and button can pause and stop the playback.

■ Media List Panel

Supported Media	File Name	Title	Category

Files imported to PMPSync will be listed in Media List Panel for creating and editing category tags. Category tags will vary from media types.

■ Add and Remove Buttons

Add: Press Add button to upload selected file(s) to Playlist.

Remove: Press Remove to remove selected file(s) from Playlist.

■ Playlist Panel

Playlist: List all files which will be added to playlist. You can use ▲ move up, ▼ move down, or ✗ clear playlist to empty.

Edit Tags for Files in PC:

1. To run PMPSync, click the shortcut on the desktop, or click Start → Programs → PMPSync → PMPSync.
2. Turn on MEGA VIEW 588 and connect it to PC with the supplied USB cable.
3. Press button to select the source device to be PC.
4. Press button to bring up Import Window to import files from PC.

1. Select the Video or Music tab on the Viewing Panel for the types of files that you will edit.
2. Click on a folder in the file explorer to locate media files. Only select the Music tab; all music files in the folder will be shown on the Viewing Panel.

1. In the Viewing Panel, select one or multiple files for later editing.

Note: You can use the Shift or CTRL key on the keyboard to select multiple files.

1. Press the ▶ button to add selected files to the File Listing Panel. Or press Select all to import all files in the directory.

1. Repeat Step 5~8 if you want to add more files. To remove files from the list, highlight them and press the ▶ button.
2. Press the OK button to go to the main window. You will see files showing on the Media List Panel as below with their category tags. If a file is not defined with any tag, "unknown" will be shown in the associated category.

Note: If an MP3 file is predefined with ID3 Tags, the tags will be shown under each category.

Note: The √ mark on the Supported Media column denotes the checked files can be played back without converting. But sometimes it may work incorrectly.

Note: Each field of the ID3 Tag can have 128 Unicode characters at most.

1. If you need to preview a video or music file on the editing list, press the button on the Media Player at the left-hand side to listen to it. During playback, you will see the file name, elapsed time, and total time.

1. To edit tags, double-click on a category of a file and type in tags. If a selected file is MP3 music, you can right-click on it and select Edit ID3 Tag to edit tags in a separate window.

1. For Category tag of Video and Genre of Music, click the down arrow and select one of the default options from the drop-down list.

Video Convert

If the imported file is not supported by MEGA VIEW 588, you can right-click on the file in the list and select "Video Convert" to convert the video file into a supported format and play it on MEGA VIEW 588.

Edit Tags of a File in MEGA VIEW 588:

You can also edit tags for the files in MEGA VIEW 588 if they are loaded from other sources than PMPSync for easier file navigation. To edit tags of a file, click the [icon] button to set the source device as MEGA VIEW 588 and follow the steps of "Edit Tags of a File in PC".

Edit Playlist:

After editing tags on PMPSync, you can group edited files into a playlist and play the list on MEGA VIEW 588. Only one playlist will be transferred to and played on MEGA VIEW 588. To edit the playlist:

1. Select all files that you want to group into a list. Click the ➤ button to add them to the Playlist Panel. The playlist may appear as shown in the figure below.

1. Use Move Up, Move Down, or Clear buttons to manage files and play them in sequence.

Note: The playlist can include up to 2048 files.

Transfer Files to MEGA VIEW 588:

1. Click the button on the Toolbar to transfer files and playlist from PC to MEGA VIEW 588.
2. A progress bar will be shown on the display during transfer. When it disappears, the selected files have been transferred to MEGA VIEW 588.

1. Disconnect MEGA VIEW 588 from the PC. You can find the transferred playlist in the Playlist folder.

Note: Press the Setting button to choose Overwrite or Rename in Sync Mode to overwrite or rename the file with the same name in the Playlist folder. And choose Overwrite or Append in Sync Playlist to overwrite or append the playlist.

Video

MEGA VIEW 588 supports MPEG-4 SP, DivX 3.11/4/5, Motion JPEG, and WMV-9 SP@ML video files. Video can be played back at up to 30fps. Only supported files will be shown from the list and played on MEGA VIEW 588.

Play Video on MEGA VIEW 588

1. Execute PMPSync to edit video file tags.
2. Connect MEGA VIEW 588 to the computer by referring to Chapter 3.
3. Upload files with tags from the computer to MEGA VIEW 588 using PMPSync.
4. If the uploading video file is not supported by MEGA VIEW 588, you can use the bundled video converter tool to convert it to a supported format. Read the User Guide of the tool to learn how to use it.

1. Refer to the Safely Remove MEGA VIEW 588 from Computer section to disconnect MEGA VIEW 588 after files are transferred.
2. On the main menu, push the Navigation key up or down to Video as shown in Figure 1. Press down the Navigation key to enter the Video menu as shown in Figure 2.
3. Push the Navigation key up or down to select a category and press down

the Navigation key to enter, then select a file from the list. If there are many files, you can push and hold down or up the Navigation key to quickly scroll to the next or previous page.

1. You can preview the highlighted video by pushing the Navigation key to the right. Press the ■/⊃ button once to stop previewing.

1. Press down Navigation key to play/pause the selected video. When paused, you will see a message showing playback status and elapsed time on the display. It will disappear automatically in a few seconds.

1. If the file selected to play is not supported by MEGA VIEW 588, you will see a message as below.

1. Push Navigation key to the right to fast-forward video playback, push to switch among FFx2, x4, x8, x16, and x1. (Push once to fast-forward by 2x, twice to fast-forward 4x, etc.) Press down Navigation key to playback the video in normal speed.
2. Push Navigation key left to rewind the playback, push to switch among RWx2, x4, x8, x16, and x1. (Push once to rewind by 2x, push twice to rewind 4x, etc.) Press down Navigation key to playback the video in normal speed. When pressing to fast-forward or rewind, you will see a message showing playback status and elapsed time on the display.

1. To adjust brightness of the display, push Navigation key up or down. There

are 16 levels, please find the level that meets your need. Display brightness status bar will disappear in a few seconds if no keystroke is triggered.

1. If a playing video is stopped or power is turned off, MEGA VIEW 588 will automatically set a resume point. When you attempt to play the file again, a “Continue?” prompt will be shown as below for continuing the playing. Choose Yes to resume the video playing.

Note: There is only one resume break on MEGA VIEW 588. If you play another video, the bookmark will be reset.

1. If any file is not needed, you can delete it from file list. Push Navigation key up or down to select the file, push Navigation key left to see below left figure. Push Navigation key left/right to select Yes, and press Navigation key down to confirm to delete, you will see the below right figure.

Manage Files on MEGA VIEW 588

To add files to MEGA VIEW 588, you can also use Windows Explorer. Simply transfer files from computer to MEGA VIEW 588. In Video function, you will see only the supported video files from “Browse HDD” folder on MEGA VIEW 588, etc.

Note: Files transferred with Windows Explorer will only be found in Browse HDD folder, not shown in categories. Use PMPSync to transfer files to have files sorted into categories.

Play a DivX® Video:

MEGA VIEW 588 is certified by DivX's Portable Profile logo program to guarantee playback of DivX® v3.11, v4.x, and v5.x file formats with up to D1 (704x576) resolution for portable and handheld devices. You can transfer DivX format videos to MEGA VIEW 588 and play them later.

1. Connect MEGA VIEW 588 to your computer, move or copy DivX® format video files to MEGA VIEW 588. Disconnect from the computer after transfer is completed.
2. On the MEGA VIEW 588 main menu, highlight Video and press the Navigation key down to enter the Video menu.
3. Select a DivX file and press the Navigation key. If the file is purchased from the Internet with DivX® DRM protection, you will see the message below. Select YES with the Navigation key and press the Navigation key down to start playing, or select NO to quit the file and return to the video list menu.

1. With DivX DRM protection, video playback may be limited by views. Video will no longer be able to be played after the rental expires, and you will see the message below when you still intend to play it. Press the Navigation key down to quit the file and continue.

Select Audio Track and Subtitle Track of DivX®. File:

DivX® video may support multiple language audio and subtitle tracks. You can select different language audio and subtitle tracks to meet your needs and enjoy the video playback.

1. If the video has embedded language audio tracks, "Please select Audio Track" will display on the LCD when you press the Navigation key to play the DivX® video. Choose one track and press the Navigation key down to start playing.

Please select Audio Track :
Track 1	Track 2
Track 3	Track 4
Track 5	Track 6
Track 7	Track 8
Press Enter to Select

1. If the video has embedded subtitle tracks, "Please select Subtitle Track" message will display on the LCD when you press the Navigation key to play the DivX® video. Choose one track and press the Navigation key down to play.

Please select Subtitle Track:
Track 1	Track 2
Track 3	Track 4
Track 5	Track 6
Track 7	Track 8
No Subtitle
Press Enter to Select

Note: The tracks can currently only be shown as Track 1, Track 2, etc. This function will be updated by DivX® Network in the near future.

1. You can change the audio track and subtitle during DivX video playback. While playing, press the Navigation key down to pause first. Push the Navigation key up to select an audio track and press the Navigation key down to switch audio track. Push the Navigation key down to choose a subtitle and press the Navigation key down to play with the selected subtitle.

Music

MEGA VIEW 588 supports MP3 (MPEG1 Layer2, Layer3), WAV (LPCM, ADPCM), and WMA (WMA-9 Layer 2a) file playback. MP3 and WMA can be played at up to 320 Kbps. Only supported files will be shown in the list and played on MEGA VIEW 588.

Play Music on MEGA VIEW 588

1. Execute the bundled PMPSync software to edit video file tags.
2. Connect MEGA VIEW 588 to the computer by referring to Chapter 3.
3. Upload the files with tags from the computer to your MEGA VIEW 588 using PMPSync.
4. After files are transferred, disconnect MEGA VIEW 588.
5. On the main menu, push the Navigation key up or down to Music as shown in Figure 3. On the Music option, press the Navigation key down to the Music menu as shown in Figure 4. All the Music files are sorted into folders by their information.
6. Push the Navigation key up or down to select a category and press the Navigation key down to enter. Select a file from the list. Push and hold the Navigation key down or up to quickly scroll to the next or previous page.
7. You can press the Navigation key to the right to pre-listen to the highlighted file.

1. Press the Navigation key down to play the song with Virtual Music Player.

1. If the selected file is not supported by MEGA VIEW 588, you will see a message as below.

1. Push the Navigation key up or down to choose from Random/Repeat/EQ/Playback Status/Song. You can adjust these items by referring to the table below according to your preference.

Random Push	Navigation key right or left: On/Off
Repeat Push	Navigation key right or left: Single/All/Off
EQ	Push right or left: Normal, Jazz, Rock, Classic, Dance
Playback Status	Press down Navigation key to play/ pause playbackPush right: 2X/ 4X fast-forward/ PlayPush left: 2X/ 4X rewind/ Play
Song Push left	go to previous songPush right: go to next song

1. Press the ■/⊃ button once to stop music playback and go back to the list.
2. If any file is not needed, you can delete it from the file list. Push the Navigation key up or down to select the file, push the Navigation key left to see the figure on the left below. Push the Navigation key left/right to select Yes, and press the Navigation key down to confirm deletion. You will see the figure on the right below.

MEGA VIEW 588 supports JPEG and GIF file formats. Only supported files will be shown in the list and viewed on MEGA VIEW 588.

View Photo or Picture

1. Connect MEGA VIEW 588 to computer and upload the files from computer to MEGA VIEW 588.
2. Disconnect MEGA VIEW 588 after files are transferred.
3. On main menu, push Navigation key up or down to Photo as Figure 5. On Photo, press button to enter Photo menu as Figure 6.
4. Push Navigation key up or down to select a category and press down Navigation key to enter, select a file from list. You can preview selected file by pushing Navigation key to the right. Press down Navigation key, you can see the file in full screen.

1. If you want to rotate the photo, push Navigation key to the right. One press will make the photo rotate 90 degrees. Press down Navigation key again, the photo will be displayed normally.
2. While viewing the photo in full screen, you can push Navigation key up or down to view previous or next photo. Or press down Navigation key to start Slide Show. Files slide in certain seconds adjusted in Setting Menu\ Photo\ Slide Interval.
3. If you already transported music files from computer to MEGA VIEW 588 by PMPsync tool and adjust Setting Menu\ Photo\ Slide Music to On, you can hear those files while the photos sliding.
4. You can set a picture to be wallpaper. Highlight the desired picture on list, press Navigation key left to read the message. Select Set as Wallpaper and select Yes to set your personalized wallpaper.

1. While viewing one photo in full screen (not in slide show mode), you can push Navigation key left to browse photos by 3X3 format. Then you will see 9 frames on the display. The first or last photo of a folder will be highlighted in red frame.

Note: The icon with exclamation mark in the middle of bottom line denotes the file format is not supported by MEGA VIEW 588.

1. Push Navigation key to the right or left to select previous or next photo. Push Navigation key up or down to select last 9 or next 9 photos. Press down Navigation key to view the selected photo in full screen.
2. Press the ■/⊃ button to stop photo viewing.

Note: Photos/pictures are best viewed at a resolution of 1600x1200 for JPEG, and 800x600 for GIF format.

1. If any file is not needed, you can delete it from the file list. Push the Navigation key up or down to select the file, push the Navigation key left to see the figure below on the left. Push the Navigation key left/right to select Delete? and select Yes, then press the Navigation key down to confirm. You will see the figure below on the right.

FM Radio function is optional on MEGA VIEW 588. If you purchase a MEGA VIEW 588 with FM radio function, follow the instructions below.

Search a FM Station

1. First of all, plug earphones into the earphone jack. The earphones are also used as an antenna for MEGA VIEW 588. "Plug in Earphone!" message will appear on the LCD display if you do not plug it in. Radio quality might vary from regions and angles. Disconnecting earphones may cause radio noise.

1. Push the Navigation key up or down to select FM Radio as shown in Figure 7, and then press down the Navigator key to get into FM Radio as shown in Figure 8.
2. You can see default stations showing on the display. Press down the Navigator key to select the Frequency Bar to search for a different radio station.

1. Push the Navigation key down to select Scan or Fine Tune. When Scan is selected, an available station can be found by pushing the Navigation key to the right or left. If Fine Tune is selected, the frequency bar will be adjusted by 0.1 MHz on each Navigation key left or right move.
2. While searching, you can see the frequency showing on the display.

Store a FM station

1. To store a FM station, on the Frequency Bar, press down the Navigator key on a

found radio station, station number 1 will be flashing.

1. Select station number from 1 to 8 by pushing Navigation key to left or right, and press down Navigator key to save frequency to the assigned station number.
2. Repeat steps 1-2 to store other stations.

Select a stored FM station

1. To select a stored station, push Navigation key up to Station List.
2. Push Navigation key to the left or right to select a number and press down Navigator key to listen to the selected station.

Record voice from a FM station

1. You can also record radio broadcast into .mp3 format with MEGA VIEW 588. Select a station and press REC[•] button to record.
2. You will see Record Quality and Record Time on the display, and Record LED will be on.

1. To stop recording, press REC[•] button again. Upon recording stopped, saving information will be shown as following figure. You will see a recorded file under Music\record folder and file name starts with [FM000000.mp3], [FM000001.mp3], and so forth.

Play a Recorded FM File

1. To play a recorded FM file, exit FM mode and go to Music mode.
2. Find recorded file name on the file list of Music mode.
3. Select a file and press down Navigator key to play.

MEGA VIEW 588 also works as a voice recorder.

Record Voice

1. Push the Navigation key up or down to select Voice Record as shown in Figure 9. On Voice Record, press the down Navigation key to enter voice mode, as shown in Figure 10.

Note: To prevent battery drain during recording that could result in system failure, we suggest plugging in the AC adapter while recording.

1. Press the REC[•] button to start recording, and the Record LED will stay on.

1. To stop recording, press the REC[•] button. You will see a recorded file under the Music\record folder, with file names starting with [Vo000000.mp3], [Vo000001.mp3], and so forth.

Note: The maximum length of voice recording depends on hard disk free space. Voice recording cannot exceed 24 hours or 2GB.

Play a Recorded Voice File

1. To play a recorded voice file, exit Record mode and go to Music mode.
2. Find the recorded file name in the file list of Music mode.
3. Select a file and press the down Navigation key to play.

MEGA VIEW 588 can also record AV signals from other devices.

Record AV

1. Connect the MEGA VIEW 588 AV-in jack to an AV output device, such as a TV or DVD player, using the supplied AV cable. Match the video line-in component cable to the AV signal connectors on the same row by color or text.

Note: To prevent battery drain during recording that could result in system failure, we suggest plugging in the AC adapter to supply electricity.

Note: We recommend setting the resolution and AV quality in Settings to Best before recording from TV.

1. On the main menu, push the Navigation key up or down to select AV Record as shown in Figure 11. On AV Record, press the down Navigation key, as shown in Figure 12.
2. You will first read a prompt for Audio/Video or Audio options. Select one with the Navigation key, and press the down Navigation key to confirm.

1. Select the Audio/Video option to record external video. Refer to "Input Other Video Device Signal" in the Signal Input and Output section. If the AV cable is not well connected, you will see the following message on the display.

1. Before recording video, you will see the message below. Select an option to record, and recording will stop automatically when time is up. Select by

Navigation key and press the down Navigation key. If continuous is selected, when store content capacity exceeds 2GB capacity or 3 hours, the recording will be saved and continue to record the signal to another file, unless you press the ■/⇨ button or MEGA VIEW 588 runs out of battery.

Record Duration
30 mins	60 mins
90 mins	120 mins
150 mins	180 mins
continuous

1. Select the Audio option to record external audio. Plug the 3.5mm end of the supplied line-in cable into the Audio-out jack of the external audio device, and the 2.5mm end into the AV-in jack of MEGA VIEW 588.
2. Press the REC[●] button to start recording, and the Record LED will be on.

1. To stop recording, press the REC[•] button. If the recording option is set to Audio/Video, a file will be generated in the Video\Record folder. File names start with [AV000000.asf], [AV000001.asf], and so forth. If the recording option is set to Audio, recorded files will be created in the Music\Record folder with file names starting as [AU000000.mp3], [AU000001.mp3].

Note: The maximum length of an AV Recording file depends on hard disk free space and cannot exceed 3 hours or 2GB.

Play a Recorded AV File

1. To play a recorded AV or audio file, go back to the main menu and select Video or Music mode by referring to the Video or Music section.
2. Find the recorded file name in the Video\Record folder or Music\Record folder.
3. Select the record file and press down Navigation key to play the file.

Signal Input and Output

You can view MEGA VIEW 588 signal output in a large video device, such as a TV set to share your enjoyment with more friends. Also, you can input signals of a video device to MEGA VIEW 588, and record the signal into files with AV Recording function.

Output Signals to a TV:

1. Connect MEGA VIEW 588 AV-out Jack to a TV with the supplied AV cable. Note the AV cable should be connected correspondingly in color or text to TV AV-in Jack.
2. Turn on your TV and switch it to Video (AV signal) mode.
3. Change Setting Menu\Display\Display option on MEGA VIEW 588 to TV, you will see then the display switch to TV.
4. On Video menu, select and play a file on MEGA VIEW 588. Now you can watch the video file on TV and adjust settings on MEGA VIEW 588 with supplied remote from distance.

Input Other Video Device Signal:

1. Connect MEGA VIEW 588 AV-in Jack to a video device, such as TV set or DVD Player, with the supplied AV cable. Note the AV cable should be connected correspondingly in color or text to video device AV-out Jack.
2. Turn on the video device and have the video or channel you want to record be played.
3. Enter MEGA VIEW 588 AV Recording function, select "Audio/Video". Now you can find the signal playing on MEGA VIEW 588.
4. Refer to AV Recording section to have the signal recorded into files and saved on MEGA VIEW 588. You can playback the recorded files anytime on-the-go, or transfer them to computer to share with friends.

The USB On-The-Go function is a new technology, also called OTG. MEGA VIEW 588 support OTG function and can directly backup data from portable disks and digital cameras without going through PC. To transfer files from portable devices, find the following steps:

1. Connect USB host cable, the short one, to MEGA VIEW 588 USB port. Then MEGA VIEW 588 is ready to for USB device.
2. Connect your USB device, such as a digital camera or USB stick, to the other end of the USB host cable as you connect it to your PC.

Note: The USB device and MEGA VIEW 588 should be turned on before connection.

1. You will see the figure below when connection is initiated. To copy all the files from the USB device connected to MEGA VIEW 588, press the REC Key as the message mentions.

1. Files on the USB device will be saved to a folder under the USB OTG folder of MEGA VIEW 588. Folder names will be USB00001, USB00002, etc.
2. If the connected USB device doesn't support OTG function, the following message will show on the display.

Note: MEGA VIEW 588 supports limited USB devices. For a more up-to-date compatibility list, please visit http://www.msi.com.tw

Note: We strongly recommend keeping MEGA VIEW 588 battery recharging while a USB device is connected to it.

MEGA VIEW 588 Setting menu includes Display, Photo, Record, System, and Info tabs.

1. Select Setting by pushing the Navigation key up or down as shown in Figure 13. Press down the Navigation key, the screen will show as in Figure 14.
2. Push the Navigation key right or left to select Display, Photo, Record, System, and Info tabs with various setting options in each tab.

Note: Exit the Setting Menu by pressing the ■/⇨ button; the new values will be saved and applied.

Display Tab

Display Tab includes Brightness, TV Standard, and Display items.

1. Enter the Setting menu, and you will start from the Display tab by default, as shown in Figure 14.
2. Push the Navigation key down to select among Brightness, TV Standard, and Display. You can change settings by referring to the table below.

Setting Item	Method and Purpose Options
Brightness	Push Navigation key to right or left to adjust display brightness	Adjust brightness by need
TV Standard	Push Navigation key to right or left to select video standard	NTSC/ PAL
Display	Push Navigation key to right or left to select output device	LCD/TV

Photo Tab

You can adjust photo settings, such as Slide Music, Slide Repeat, and Slide Interval in the Photo tab to meet your needs.

1. In the Setting Menu, push the Navigation key right or left to go to Photo as shown in the figure above.
2. Push the Navigation key up or down to select among Slide Music, Slide Repeat, and Slide Interval. You can change the setting by referring to the following table.

Setting Item	Adjust way and purpose Options
Slide Music	Push Navigation key right or left to enable or disable the background music	On, Off
Slide Repeat	Push Navigation key right or left to enable or disable the repetition	On, Off
Slide Interval	Push Navigation key right or left to adjust the interval between each photo	3/ 5/ 10/ 20/ 30 sec.

Record Tab

You can adjust Resolution, AV Quality, and Voice Quality in the Record tab.

1. In the Setting Menu, push the Navigation key right or left to the Record tab. The display will show as above.
2. Push the Navigation key up or down to select a setting item. You can change the setting by referring to the table below.

Note: The better the resolution and quality you choose, the larger the file size will be.

Setting Item	Method and purpose Options
Resolution	Push Navigation key right or left to adjust record resolution	240x180, 280x210, 312x234, 320x240
AV Quality	Push Navigation key right or left to adjust AV quality	Standard, Fine, Better, Best
Voice Quality	Push Navigation key right or left to adjust voice quality	Standard, Fine, Better, Best

MEGA VIEW 588 can record video at up to 30fps. You can choose options among Best, Better, Fine, or Standard quality to meet your needs. Performance for each setting item is as shown in the following table:

Setting Item\Quality	Best	Better	Fine	Standard
AV Resolution	320x240 2	88x216 272	x204 240x1	80
AV Quality: Video (kbps)	2000	1600	1200	800
AV Quality: Audio (kbps)	128	112		96
Voice Quality (kbps)	192	128		96

System Tab

You can adjust various system options in the System tab.

Change System Setting

1. In Setting Menu, push Navigation key right or left to System tab. The display will show as above.
2. Push Navigation key up or down to select Display Off, Power Off, Language, Date Format, Date Setting, Time Setting, Time Format, Alarm, Alarm Time, and Load Defaults. Refer to the table to adjust items.

Setting Item	Method and Purpose Options
Display Off	Push Navigation right or left to set Display shut down on idling to save battery consuming	Off /3 sec/5 sec/10 sec /15 sec/30 sec/1 min
Power Off	Push Navigation right or left to set power off automatically	Off/15 sec/30 sec/1 /2 /5 /10 min
Language	Push Navigation right or left to select language	Vary from versions
Date Format	Push Navigation right or left to select date format on display	yy/mm/dd, mm/dd/yy, dd/mm/yy
Date Setting	Push Navigation right or left to select year/ month/day Push Navigation up or down to change property	Set the exact date
Time Setting	Push Navigation right or left to select hour/ minute/sec Push Navigation up or down to change property	Set the exact time
Time Format	Push Navigation right or left to select time format on display	12hrs/ 24 hrs
Alarm	Push Navigation right or left to enable or disable the alarm function	Off/ On
Alarm Time	Push Navigation right or left to select hour/ minute/sec Push Navigation up or down to change property	Set the alarm time
Load Defaults	Push Navigation key right and select YES to load default setting when needed.	Yes/ No

Info Tab

You can find out information of HDD Free Space, Version, and DivX (R) VOD, and Update Software, Update Firmware in Info tab.

Change Info Setting

1. In Setting Menu, push Navigation key right or left to select Info tab. The display will show as above.
2. Push Navigation key up or down to select among HDD Free Space, Version, DivX (R) VOD, Update Software, Update MCU Firmware, and Update USB Firmware. You can find the information or change setting according to the table below.

Setting Item Method and	Purpose Options
Storage Free Space Shows	free space in HDD. NA
Software Ver. Shows software versions.	NA
MCU Firmware Ver. Shows	MCU firmware versions. NA
DivX (R) VOD	Push Navigation key to the right to read DivX information and the registration code.	NA
Update Software	Please refer to Appendix A for how to upgrade the software.	Yes/ No
Update MCU Firmware	Please refer to Appendix A for how to upgrade the MCU firmware.	Yes/ No
Update USB Firmware	Please refer to Appendix A for how to upgrade the USB firmware.	Yes/ No

Note: Update Software, Update MCU Firmware, and Update USB Firmware are advanced operations! Only advanced users should do!

Appendix A. Specifications

MEGA VIEW 588
Dimension 124 x 76 x 24.5 mm
Weight About 245 g (with battery)
Operating Temperature 5 °C ~ 35°C
Storage Temperature -20°C ~ +70 °C
Operating Humidity 15% ~ 90%
Audio Spec Earphone Output: 30mW rms (15mW / channel) Frequency: 20 to 20K Hz SNR: ~85dB
Supports OS Windows 98SE, Windows ME, Windows 2000, Windows XP Home/ Pro (Windows 98SE system requires driver installation.)
USB Profile Meet USB 2.0 Profile
LCD Display 3.5”
Hard Disk 20 GB
I/O Input	Output: mini-USB connector, Earphone Jack, AV-in Jack, AV-out Jack, AC Adaptor connector, CIR, Speaker, and Microphone
EMI and Safety	BSMI, FCC, CB, CE, VCCI, CCC
Battery	Li-ion rechargeable battery, 2200mAh/ 3.7V Video Playback: 5 hours Audio Playback: 7.5 hours
Power Adapter	100 ~240 V (vary from country to country)

* Battery life test is under the condition of Temperature/Humidity 25°C, 50%RH, System Setting: Brightness: 8/16 Level, Volume: 50%, Audio Output: Headphone, Test File: Resolution: 320x240, Video bitrate:559Kbps, Audio bitrate: 64Kbps, File size: 546MB, MP4+MP3, Power Sources: Battery, Test Duration: 2 hours.

Upgrade Software

MEGA VIEW 588 software can be upgraded. Software version update might include interfaces modification and function update. You need a computer and the supplied USB cable for the following procedures:

Note: To prevent battery depletion during an upgrade that could result in system failure, we recommend plugging in the AC adapter to provide power.

Note: If you need to update both firmware and software, update the firmware first.

1. Connect the MEGA VIEW 588 to your computer using the USB cable.
2. Power on the MEGA VIEW 588 to initialize it on your computer.
3. Download a MEGA VIEW 588 upgrade file from the internet and save it to the root directory of the MEGA VIEW 588. Double-click to run the upgrade file, and select "Replace all" in the pop-up message to replace old files.
4. Safely remove the MEGA VIEW 588 from your computer.
5. Select "Setting" from the main menu and press the Navigation key down to enter.
6. Push the Navigation key left or right to select the "Info" tab.
7. Push the Navigation key up or down to select "Update Software".
8. Push the Navigation key to the right. The message "Update Software? Yes No" will appear on the display.

1. Push the Navigation key right or left to select "Yes" and press the Navigation key down to start the software upgrade. Or select "No" and press enter to cancel the upgrade.
2. When the software upgrade completes, the system will restart.

Upgrade MCU Firmware

Firmware of MEGA VIEW 588 can be upgraded. Firmware is more like BIOS of mainboard, it might let the hardware device work better. You need a computer and the supplied USB cable for the following procedures:

Note: To prevent battery runs out while upgrading and causes system failure, it is recommended to plug the AC Adaptor to provide electricity.

Note: If you need to update both firmware and software, update firmware first.

1. Connect MEGA VIEW 588 to your computer with the USB cable.
2. Power on MEGA VIEW 588 to initialize it on your computer.
3. Download a MEGA VIEW 588 upgrade file from internet and save it into MEGA VIEW 588 root directory. Double click to run the upgrade file, and select "Replace all" on pop-up message to replace old files.
4. Safely remove MEGA VIEW 588 from your computer.
5. Select Setting from main menu and press down Navigation key to enter.
6. Push Navigation key left or right to select Info tab.
7. Push Navigation key up or down to select Update Firmware.
8. Push Navigation key to the right. Message "Update MCU Firmware? Yes No" will appear on the display.

1. Push Navigation key right or left to select Yes and press down Navigation key to start to upgrade firmware. Or select No and enter to cancel upgrade.
2. When firmware upgrade completes, system will restart.

Upgrade USB Firmware

Firmware of MEGA VIEW 588 USB chip can be upgraded to support latest USB products. You need a computer and the supplied USB cable for the following procedures:

Note: To prevent battery runs out while upgrading and causes system failure, it is recommended to plug the AC Adaptor to provide electricity.

Note: Update USB Firmware is for supporting more USB devices.

1. Power on MEGA VIEW 588.
2. Select Setting from main menu and press down Navigation key to enter.
3. Push Navigation key left or right to select Info tab.
4. Push Navigation key up or down to select Update USB Firmware.
5. Push Navigation key to the right, below message will appear on the display to tell you to connect MEGA VIEW 588 to your computer.

1. Connect MEGA VIEW 588 to your computer with the USB cable, then you will see the message below to remind you not to disconnect the USB cable, or the system might be failure.

1. Download USB firmware upgrade file of MEGA VIEW 588 from internet, unzip the file into a folder and remember the location.
2. Go to the location and find the EndUser.exe file. Double click on it to run the upgrade tool, you will see a screen as below.

1. Check if New firmware version is newer than Device firmware version, bigger number or character means newer version. If yes, click Download button to upgrade the USB firmware.
2. After the procedure is done, you will see the message box as below. Click OK to close the box. Then click the Quit button to exit the tool.

1. Safely remove MEGA VIEW 588 from your computer.
2. Turn off MEGA VIEW 588 and turn it on again after 5 seconds. Then the USB function would work via the new firmware.