MPK8065BUK - Mp3 player CURTIS - Free user manual and instructions

Product Type	Portable Media Player (MP3 Player)
Brand	Curtis
Model	MPK8065BUK
Display	1.8 inch Color Display
Dimensions	41 x 85 x 9 mm
Weight	20 g
Power Supply	180 mA, 3.7 V Lithium Battery (internal, rechargeable via USB)
Memory Capacity	128 MB / 256 MB / 512 MB / 1 GB / 2 GB / 4 GB internal flash memory
Supported Audio Formats	MP3 (8-320 kbps), WMA (5-384 kbps) at Constant Bit Rate
Supported Video Format	.AMV (resolution 160x128)
Supported Image Formats	.JPG, .BMP, .GIF
Supported Recording Format	.ACT, .WAV
Audio Output	Earphone: 9 mW x 32 ohm, S/N ratio: 85 dB
Interface	USB 2.0 Full Speed
Operating System Compatibility	Windows 98/98SE/ME/2000/XP/Vista, Mac OS 9.0, 10.0
Battery Charging	Charges automatically when connected to PC via USB cable
Playback Functions	Music playback with lyrics, A-B repeat, repeat modes, EQ modes; Video playback; Photo slideshow; E-book reader; Voice recording; Games (RusBlock, Puzzle, Sudoku)
Repeat Modes	Normal, Repeat One, Folder, Repeat Folder, Repeat All, Random, Intro, A-B Repeat
EQ Modes	Natural, Rock, Pop, Classic, Soft, Jazz, DBB
Care and Maintenance	Keep dry; clean with soft, dry cloth; do not expose to extreme temperatures or moisture
Safety	Do not disassemble; avoid dropping; dispose of properly at WEEE collection points
Spare Parts and Repairability	Contact manufacturer or authorized service center for battery replacement or repairs
Package Contents	Player, earphones, USB cable, CD-ROM with software, quick start guide

Frequently Asked Questions - MPK8065BUK CURTIS

How do I transfer music to the player?

Connect the player to your PC via USB cable. Set it to 'USB Disk' mode. Once recognized as a removable disk, drag and drop your music files into the drive. Be careful not to disconnect during transfer.

How do I convert videos to AMV format?

Install the AMV Converter from the included CD (Programs\MP3 Player Utilities 4.13\AMV Converter). Use it to convert your video files to .AMV format, which is supported by the player.

How do I charge the player?

Connect the player to a PC via the USB cable. The battery will charge automatically. A charging animation appears in the bottom right corner. When fully charged, the animation stops.

How do I set the language?

From the main menu, select 'System' then 'Language'. Use the navigation buttons to choose your preferred language and confirm.

How do I use A-B repeat?

While playing music, press the menu button to enter sub-menu. Select 'Replay Mode' then 'Replay'. Set point A and point B by pressing navigation buttons. The segment between A and B will repeat until you press menu again.

What file formats are supported for music?

The player supports MP3 (8-320 kbps) and WMA (5-384 kbps) at constant bit rate.

How do I format the player's memory?

Connect the player to a PC. Use the MP3 Player Disk Manager tool from the CD (Programs\MP3 Player Utilities 4.13\MP3 Player Disk Manager) to format or partition the internal memory.

How do I play games?

From the main menu, select 'Game'. Choose from RusBlock, Puzzle, or Sudoku. Use the navigation buttons to play. Press play/pause to control the game.

How do I record voice?

Select 'Record' from the main menu. Press the play button to start recording. Press the stop button to save. Recordings are saved as .ACT files; you can convert them to .WAV using the Media Manager software.

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

Check that the player is set to 'USB Disk' mode (see manual page 6). Try a different USB port. If using Windows 98/98SE, install the driver from the CD. Reconnect the player.

USER MANUAL MPK8065BUK CURTIS

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

Game 22

Technical Data 23

Trouble Shooting 24

What's in the blister?

What's in the blister?

Portable Media Player

Earphone

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.

Plug Your Ears, and Enjoy

To		Press
General	Power On/Off	Switch the On/Off switch
	Turn On/Off	Hold ● long
	Scroll through lists	( )
	Select Option	■
	Return to main menu	Press ⇌
	Hold/ Unhold	Hold ■
Music	Play/Pause songs	●
	Jump to next song	)
	Fast Forward	Hold ) long
	Move back to previous song	(
	Fast Backward	Hold ( long
	Display lyrics	Hold ≈ long
	Stop lyrics display	⇐
	Volume up	Press ∨
Movie	Volume down	Press ^
	Play/Pause a movie	●
	Jump to next movie	)
	Fast Forward	Hold ) long
	Move back to previous movie	(
Images	Fast Backward	Hold ( long
	Select image	●
	Jump to next image	)
	Jump to previous image	(
	Quit to main menu	Press ⇌

You'll need a computer with:

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 State driver installation.

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

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.

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 Tand click action OK to close the window.

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

Transfer

Step 3:

Double click the Rieonovable 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 4.13\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 4.13\AMV Player).

Software Operation

Software Operation

Your can enjoy songs from both PC and your player thru the Media Manager Programs\MP3 Player Utilities 4.13\Media Manager).

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

Software Operation

You are also allowed to format the memory of your player, or divide it into two partitions in Programs\MP3 Player Utilities 4.13\MP3 Player Disk Manager.

If the updated version is available, please use MP3 Player Firmware Upgrade Tool to upgrade it.

Language Selection

Select Your Preferred Language

Step 1:

Press (/) to select System on the main menu, then press ■ to enter its sub-menu.

Step 2:

Press ) to select Language, then press ■ to confirm.

Step 3:

You can select your preferred language by pressing ( / ), and then press ■ to confirm your setting.

Music Playback

Music Playback

Select Monthe main menu and press 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 √ to volumn up and press ∧ to volumn down.

Display Lyrics

A-B repeat

While playing music, you can press ■ to enter sub-menu. Press ( / ) to select Replay Mode and then press ■ 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 ■ button to disable the function.

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

Edit Lyrics

1

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.

2

3

4

Repeat Mode

Repeat Mode

Procedure:

In PLAYING mode (1), press ■ while playing music to enter

the selection menu screen (2). Choose Repress

to enter the menu screen (3).

8 Repeat Modes are available:

Normal, Repeat One, Folder, Repeat Folder, Repeat All, Random, Intro,A-B Repeat.

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.

A-B Repeat

All music would be played from the desired place to the target place until this function is disabled.

EQ mode

Listen to your music at its best

Procedure:

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

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

Video Playback

Video Playback

Select Movie on the main menu and press ■ to enter the video playback mode. You can jump to different movies by pressing ( / ) and press ● to start playing.

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. If you want to adjust the volume, please press ∼ / ∼

Photo Browse

Select Photo on the main menu and press ■ 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 ■ when you select a photo on the ROOT folder list, then press > to select Play set, press ■ then > to select Auto play. Press ■ to get access to the Screen of Auto Play Gap Setting.

You can adjust the auto play gap by press ( / ) . Then press ■ to confirm your setting.

Ebook

Ebook

Press (/) to select on the main menu, and press 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 to select Press to choose Manual Play or Auto Play. If you choose, the article will be scrolled automatically according to the Auto Play Gap you preset. Press ( / ) to select AonthePlaySubMenu of Play Set.

Voice Recording

Press (/) to select Record on the main menu, and press ■ to enter it.

Press ● to start it and press ⬇ to save the recorded voice.

To preset the format of the recorded voice file, you could select to

go into Rec Type on 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 Voice on the main menu, and press ■ to enter it.

Press ■ to select Local Folder, and the recorded voice files will be listed after you press ■.

You can press (/) to select one, and press ● to start playing.

Game

Game

Press (/) to select Game and press to confirm and press it again to start the game.

RusBlock

After entering the sub-menu, press (/) to select RusBlock and press ■ to confirm. Press (/) to move the block and press ■ to rotate it. Press ● to play/ pause the game and hold → to return to main menu.

Puzzle

After entering the sub-menu, press ( / ) to select Puzzle and press ■ to confirm. Press ( / ) to move to to left and right. Press ↩ to move downward and press ↙ to go upward.

Sudoku

After entering the sub-menu, press (/) to select Sudoku and press to confirm. Press (/) to move left and right and press ∪ to go upward, and press ↗ to move download. Press ● to choose from 0-9. After filling all the numbers, press ■ to check the final result.

General Information		Voice Recording
Power Supply	180mA, 3.7V Lithium battery	Supported File Types	.ACT and .WAV files
Dimensions	41mm x 85mm x 9mm	Video Playback
Weight	20g	Supported File Type	.AMV files ( )Resolution 160 x128
Display	1.8 inch Colour Display	Photo Browse
Capacity	128MB/256MB/512MB/1GB/2GB/4GB internal flash memory	Supported File Type	.JPG, .BMP and .GIF for photo files
Operating System	Windows?98/98SE/Me/2000/XP/Vista MAC OS 9.0, 10.0	Viewing Mode	Manual Browse, Slideshow
Interface	USB 2.0 Full Speed	Game Function
Audio Playback		Game Types	RusBlock, Puzzle, Sudoku
Compression Format	.M P3 (8kbps ~ 320kbps), .WMA (5kbps ~ 384kbps) for music at Constant Bit Rate
S/N ratio	85dB
Earphone Output Power	9mWx, 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.

Contact Details

We trust you are completely satisfied with this product from Argos Ltd, however please feel free to contact us if you experience any difficulties, or if you would like to express your views regarding our products.

Please write to:

Customer Services

Argos Ltd

489-499 Avebury Boulevard

Saxon Gate West

Central Milton Keynes

MK9 2NW

Telephone: [phone]

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