SMPK8167 - Mp3 player SYLVANIA - Free user manual and instructions

Product Type	Portable Media Player (MP3 Player)
Brand	Sylvania
Model	SMPK8167
Display	1.8-inch Colour Display
Internal Memory	128MB/256MB/512MB/1GB/2GB/4GB/8GB (version dependent)
Battery	3.7V Lithium Battery (rechargeable via USB)
Dimensions (W x H x D)	43mm x 90.5mm x 8.7mm
Weight	30g
Audio Formats Supported	MP3 (8-320kbps), WMA (5-384kbps) at Constant Bit Rate
Video Format Supported	AMV (requires conversion via included software)
Photo Formats Supported	JPG, BMP, GIF
Text Format Supported	TXT (E-Book)
Recording Format	ACT (converted to WAV via software)
Interface	USB 2.0 High Speed
Operating System Compatibility	Windows 98/98SE/Me/2000/XP/Vista/7, Mac OS 9.0/10.0
Signal-to-Noise Ratio	85dB
Earphone Output Power	5mW x 2 (32Ω)
Playback Modes	Normal, Repeat One, Folder, Repeat Folder, Repeat All, Random, Intro
EQ Modes	Natural, Rock, Pop, Classic, Soft, Jazz, DBB
Lyrics Display	Yes (via .LRC files in same folder as music)
Video Playback	Yes (AMV files)
Photo Slideshow	Yes (with adjustable auto play gap)
Voice Recording	Yes (with Rec Type selection)
Included Accessories	Earphone, USB Cable, CD-ROM (with software), Pocket Guide
Software Included	AMV Converter, Media Manager, Driver for Windows 98/SE

Frequently Asked Questions - SMPK8167 SYLVANIA

How do I transfer music to the Sylvania SMPK8167?

Connect the player to your computer via USB. Set the player as USB Disk in the settings. Then drag and drop your media files into the removable disk that appears. You can create folders. Always safely disconnect before unplugging.

How do I charge the player?

Turn the On/Off switch to the ON position. Connect the player to a computer using the USB cable. The charging animation will appear in the bottom right corner. When it stops, the battery is fully charged.

What audio file formats does the SMPK8167 support?

It supports MP3 (8 to 320 kbps) and WMA (5 to 384 kbps) at constant bit rate. Other formats may need conversion.

How can I watch videos on this MP3 player?

Videos must be converted to AMV format using the included AMV Converter software (found under Programs > MP3 Player Utilities 5.39). Then transfer the .AMV files to the player and select AMV from the main menu.

How do I display lyrics while playing music?

Create a text file with the lyrics in .LRC format (synchronized timestamps). Save it with the same filename as the MP3/WMA file in the same folder. During playback, hold the MENU button to show lyrics. Press MENU once to hide.

How do I set repeat mode (e.g., repeat one or all)?

While playing music, press MENU to enter the sub-menu. Use << / >> to select Replay Mode and press MENU. Then choose from Normal, Repeat One, Folder, Repeat Folder, Repeat All, Random, or Intro.

How do I change the language on the player?

From the main menu, select Setup using << / >> then press MENU. Navigate to Language and press MENU. Use ◀ / ▶ to choose your preferred language and press MENU to confirm.

How do I record voice with the SMPK8167?

Select Record from the main menu and press MENU. Press ▶ to start recording. Press MENU to save. To play back, select Voice from the main menu, press MENU, choose Local, and select the file.

What should I do if the player is not recognized by my computer?

Ensure the player is switched ON and connected via USB. For Windows 98/98SE, install the driver from the CD. Try reconnecting or using a different USB port. If the removable disk does not appear, restart your computer.

How do I format the internal memory?

Connect the player to a PC. On the computer, locate the removable disk (player). Right-click and select Format. Choose FAT or FAT32. Important: Backup all data first, as formatting erases everything. You can also use the formatting software on the CD.

USER MANUAL SMPK8167 SYLVANIA

Sylvania is a registered trademark of OSRAM Sylvania Inc. Used under license.

Portable Media Player

Your Pocket Guide

1

Install Software

2

Get Connected

3

Transfer Media

4

Plug Your Ears & Enjoy

Content

What's in the blister? 2

Know Your Player Well 3

System Requirement 4

Software Installation 5

Connect & Charge 6

Transfer 7-8

Software Operation 9 - 12

Language Selection 13

Music Playback 14

Edit Lyrics 15

Repeat Mode 16

EQ Mode 17

Video Playback 18

Photo Browse 19

E-Book 20

Records 21

Technical Data 22

Trouble Shooting 23

What's in the blister?

What's in the blister?

Portable Media Player

Earphone

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USB Cable

Your Pocket Guide

CD-ROM containing:
• Media player driver for Windows® 98/98SE
- Software for converting .act files into .wav files.
- Software for formatting internal memory.

Know Your Player Well

Plug Your Ears, and Enjoy

Top View

Front View

Bottom View

	To	Press
General	Power On/Off	Switch the On/Off switch
	Turn On/Off	Hold ▶ long
	Scroll through lists
	Select Option	MENU
	Return to previous menu	Hold MENU long
Music	Play/Pause songs
	Jump to next song
	Fast Forward	Hold ▶ long
	Move back to previous song
	Fast Backward	Hold ▶ long
	Display lyrics	Hold MENU long
	Stop lyrics display	MENU
	Volume up	Press vol and press ▶
	Volume down	Press vol and press ▶
Movie	Play/Pause a movie
	Jump to next movie
	Fast Forward	Hold ▶ long
	Move back to previous movie
	Fast Backward	Hold ▶ long
Images	Select image
	Jump to next image
	Jump to previous image
	Quit to main menu	Hold MENU long

You'll need a computer with:

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Windows® 98/98SE/ME/2000/XP/Vista

Pentium Class or faster Processor

CD-ROM Drive

64MB RAM

30MB free hard disk space

USB Port

Software Installation

Software Utilities Installation

Insert the CD into the CD ROM drive of your PC.

Click Status driver installation.

Follow the on-screen-menu to complete the installation.

Click Close posted by the

Complete screen.

For Windows® 98/98SE users, please install the driver in the CD-ROM before downloading any files to your player.

Connect

Your player will be charged while being connected to PC through the USB cable.

! You will see the charging animation in the bottom right hand corner of the display.

The player is fully charged when the charging animation stops.

Attention: Please turn the switch to on position for charging.

Transfer

Get Your Player Connected

Step 1:
Set the Online Device of the player as USB Disk (Refer to Page 6), then connect it to your PC by USB cable. Once the connection is successfully made, the above screen display (1) would be shown. Try re-connecting the player if the above screen doesn't appear.

Step 2:
The above screen (2a) would appear. (Apply only to Windows® XP)
Choose Take no action OK to close the window.

and
Double click My Computer desktop and the above window (2b) would appear. Click for the Removable Disk icon.

Transfer

Step 3:

Double click the Ricomvable Disk

Note: Do not disconnect the USB cable once you click into the removable disk window. Such action may cause data loss or problems to the player.

Drag and drop your media files into the removable disk.

You can create any folder or directory in the removable disk.

Close the removable disk window and disconnect the player from your PC after the data transfer.

Transfer Music, Image & Movie

Software Operation

Software Operation

You can convert your favorite video file in any other format into the .AMV format with the help of the AMV converter (Programs\MP3 Player Utilities 5.39\AMV Converter).

The converting progress is shown as below.

Software Operation

Enjoy Your AMV Movie

To enjoy the converted movie on your PC, you can play it thru the AMV player (Programs\MP3 Player Utilities 5.39\AMV Player).

Software Operation

Software Operation

Your can enjoy songs from both PC and your player thru the Media Manager Programs\MP3\Player Utilities 5.39\Media Manager).

You can also convert your recorded .ACT voice into .WAV format thru the .Media Manager

Language Selection

Select Your Preferred Language

Step 1:

Press << / >> to select Setup on the main menu, then press MENU to enter its sub-menu.

Step 2:

Press ➤ to select Language, then press MENU to confirm.

Step 3:

You can select your preferred language by pressing /▶, and then press MENU to confirm your setting.

Music Playback

Music Playback

Select More the main menu and press MENU to enter the music mode, then you can select different songs by pressing / , and you can easily play the song you've chosen by a simple press of .

While enjoying music, you can press ▶ to pause or continue the music; press ◀ / ▶ to move back to the previous song or jump to the next song; Hold ◀ / ▶ long to move your song forward or rewind it. If you want to adjust the volume, please press VOL button and then press ◀ or ▶ button.

Display Lyrics

A-B repeat

While playing music, you can press MENU to enter sub-menu. Press << / >> to select Replay Mode and then press MENU again to select Replay. The mark A is flashing on the display and wait for the setting. Press << / >> to set mark A. Mark A is set if flashing stopped. Press << / >> to set mark B. Mark B is set if flashing stopped. The music between mark A and mark B will be repeated until you press M button to disable the function.

The edited lyrics will be displayed synchronously if you hold MENU while playing music. And you can press MENU once to quit the lyrics display scene.

Edit Lyrics

Edit Lyrics

You can copy the synchronous lyrics from internet, and create a new Text Document on your PC, paste them, and then select to save this document in the extension of .LRC shown as below.

Then put both .LRC and .MP3 (or .WMA) files of the same song into the same folder in the removable disk. Your lyrics would be shown when you play that song.

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Repeat Mode

Repeat Mode

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Procedure:

In PLAYING mode (1), press MENU while playing music to enter the selection menu screen (2). Choose F and press to enter the R menu screen (3).

7 Repeat Modes are available:

Normal, Repeat One, Folder, Repeat Folder, Repeat All, Random, Intro.

Normal

All music files will be played one by one and stopped at the last music until you disable this function.

Repeat One

The currently played song will be played repeatedly until this function is disabled.

Folder

All music in the selected folder would be played once until this function is disabled.

Repeat Folder

All music in the selected folder would be played from the beginning to the last one repeatedly until this function is disabled.

Repeat All

All music would be played from the beginning to the last one repeatedly until this function is disabled.

Random

All music would be played randomly until this function is disabled.

Intro

All music would be played for 10 seconds from the beginning until this function is disabled.

Listen to your music at its best

Procedure:

In PLAYING mode (1), press MENU while playing music to enter the selection menu screen (2). Press ▶ to select E and press to enter the E menir screen (3).

MENU

7 EQ Modes are available: Natural, Rock, Pop, Classic, Soft, Jazz, DBB.

Video Playback

Video Playback

Select AMV on the main menu and press ▶ to enter the video playback mode. You can select different movies by pressing ◀ ▶/and press ▶ to start playing.

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While enjoying video, you can press ▶ to pause or continue the movie, and press ◀ to move back to the previous movie or jump to the next one. You can move your movie forward or rewind it while playing by holding ◀/▶ long.

Photo Browse

Select Photo on the main menu and press MENU to enter the ROOT folder with listed photos under it.

You can select different photos by pressing << >>/, and press >> to view.

During photo browse, you can switch to the previous or next photo by pressing / too.

SlideShow

If you want to create a SlideShow for all photos, you can press MENU when you select a photo on the ROOT folder list, then press ▶ to select Playback set, press MENU then ▶ to select Auto play. Press MENU to get access to the Screen of Auto Play Gap Setting.

You can adjust the auto play gap by press ◀ / ▶ Then press MENU to confirm your setting.

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Ebook

Ebook

Press / to select E on the main menu, and press MENU to enter it. Press to select desire text file, and press to enter it. Press again to return to previous page. While reading an article, press to bookmark the text.

Auto Play Setting

After entering Ebook, press MENU to select Pressack Set Manual Play or Auto Play. If you choose choose, the article will be scrolled automatically according to the Auto Play Gap you preset. Press / to select Auto Play Sub menu of Play Set.

Voice Recording

Press << / >> to select Rend the main menu, and press MENU to enter it.

Press ▶ to start it and press MENU to save the recorded voice.

To preset the format of the recorded voice file, you could select to go into Ren the sub-menu of Recorder. Press to enter

sub-menu and press ▶ to select Rec Type.

Voice Playback

If you want to play the recorded file, you can press << / >> to select Von the main menu, and press to enter it.

Press MENU to select L, and the recorded voice files will be listed after you press MENU.

You can press << / >> to select one, and press MENU to start playing.

General Information		Voice Recording
Battery	3.7V Lithium battery	Supported File Types	.WAV files
Dimensions	43mm x 90.5mm x 8.7mm	Video Playback
Weight	30g	Supported File Type	.AMV files ( )
Display	1.8 inch Colour Display	Photo Browse
Capacity	128MB/256MB/512MB/1GB/2GB/4GB/8GB internal flash memory	Supported File Type	.JPG, .BMP and .GIF for photo files
Operating System	Windows 98/98SE/Me/2000/XP/Vista/7 MAC OS 9.0, 10.0	Viewing Mode	Manual Browse, Slideshow
Interface	USB 2.0 High Speed
Audio Playback
Compression Format	.MP3 (8kbps ~ 320kbps), .WMA (5kbps ~ 384kbps) for music at Constant Bit Rate
S/N ratio	85dB
Earphone Output Power	5mW x 2, 32ohm

Trouble Shooting

What should I do if …

Q: I cannot enter the MUSIC mode after using the player for a period of time.

A: You should format the memory of the player under connection to PC. (Be sure you remember to backup the data in your player before performing the above action.)

Q: I cannot convert my video file into the .AMV format.

A: Please make sure that the media player software for video files has been installed on your PC. Then try to convert again.

Disposal of your old product

Electrical and electronic equipment (EEE) contains materials, parts and substances which can be dangerous to the environment and harmful to human health if wastes of electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE) are not disposed correctly.

Equipments which are marked with the WEEE logo (as shown on the right), should not be thrown away with your household waste. Contact your local Authority Waste Disposal Department as they will be able to provide details of the recycling options available in your area.

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