MP4 Slim 3 - Mp3 player ENERGY SISTEM - Free user manual and instructions

USER MANUAL MP4 Slim 3 ENERGY SISTEM

thanks you for buying your new MP4 Energy. We wish you enjoy using it. This compact ultra-slim multimedia player, with HDP technology (TFT display with more than 65.000 colors and high fidelity processor) allows you to enjoy videos, music and pictures anytime anywhere. It also has an integrated FM radio tuner module. We recommend that you fully read this user manual in order to enjoy the product in a safe way and with the best results.

Do not expose your MP4 Energy to shakes, dust, direct sun light, moisture or extreme temperatures. ≥ Do not use abrasive or corrosive cleansers. ≥ Keep the device clean and dust free with a soft and dry cloth. ≥ Recharge the battery when the low battery icon appears on screen. ≥ Do not disassemble the device. Any repairs must be performed by qualified Energy Sistem Soyntec’s personnel.34 MAIN FEATURES

1,8” and 65.000 colors LCD TFT screen. ≥ Allows memory extension with microSDHC cards (up to 32GB). ≥ Plays videos in AMV format. Video transcoding software included. ≥ Hi-Fi In-ear earphones. ≥ Plays MP3 / WMA music. ≥ Smart song browsing through categories. ≥ Folder files navigation. ≥ Built-in FM tuner with 20 presets and direct recording. ≥ Shows JPG / BMP pictures. ≥ e-Book (TXT) reader with configurable bookmarks. ≥ Digital voice recording with the built-in microphone. ≥ Rechargeable Li-Ion Battery. ≥ Shows ID3 Tag (title, artist) and LRC (lyrics) informations. ≥ 7 equalization modes: “Normal”, “Rock”, “Pop”, “Classic”, “Soft”, “Jazz” or “Bass”. ≥ 7 repeat and playback modes (including random mode). ≥ Upgradeable firmware. ≥ No drivers needed.35 ENGLISH PRODUCT CONTENT

MP4 Player Energy Slim 3 Series. ≥ Hi-Fi In-ear earphones. ≥ Carrying case. ≥ Neck strap. ≥ USB 2.0 Hi-Speed cable for charging and connecting to the PC. ≥ User Manual.36 GENERAL OVERVIEW

4. Memory extension slot for microSDHC cards.

5. USB 2.0 Hi-Speed connector for battery charging / Data transfer with PC.

9. VOLUME +: Increase volume / Element up.

10. VOLUME - : Decrease volume / Element down.

Your MP4 Energy has an integrated rechargeable Li-Ion battery. It comes fully charged from factory, but it is recommended to perform a full recharge before the first use. Recharge the battery connecting the player to a computer using the included USB

2.0 cable (using any USB type mini-B with 5 pins will also work).

Optionally, you can recharge the battery with an AC/DC power adaptor with a USB type mini-B with 5 pins cable. (Note: We recommend that the output of the AC/DC does not exceed 1000mA). Charging time is between 3-5 hours, depending if the player is powered off or working. To keep the battery in good conditions, we recommend to charge it while powered off and not leaving it charging for more than 8 hours. Your MP4 Energy uses several methods for battery saving: It will power off the display after 30 seconds of inactivity, and it will power off completely after another 3 minutes of inactivity. Additionally you can force an scheduled power off. All these systems are configurable browsing the menus SETTINGS -> DISPLAY SETTINGS or SETTINGS -> AUTO POWER OFF.In order to maximize the battery’s lifespan, it is recommended to not disable completely these power saving features.38

To power on your MP4 Energy, place the switch in the “ON” position and press PLAY for 2 seconds. Note: When powering on, the device performs a memory check. The power on time depends on the amount of occupied memory. Press PLAY for 3 seconds to power off the device. At that moment, the device will save your settings. Note: If you power off the device directly with the switch button, your last changes in the settings will be lost, and it will not remember the last song played.39 ENGLISH

Your MP4 Energy allows you to enjoy MP3 / WMA codified music due to its high fidelity sound processor. To enter into the play mode for MP3/WMA files, press the PLAY button over the MUSIC option: To begin, pause or restart the music playback press the PLAY button. Single press the button NEXT/PREVIOUS to skip to the previous/next track. You can also fast rewind/forward the song holding the NEXT/PREVIOUS button respectively. You can access the different playback configuration options pressing the MENU button. Browse the options with the NEXT/PREVIOUS buttons and select with the PLAY button. To exit the options menu single press MENU, or hold it to go back to the main menu. “Repeat Mode”: The playback order depends on the selected mode. By default, the mode is “Normal”. You can access your prefered mode through this option: “Repeat 1” (Repeats the current track), “Folder once” (only plays the tracks in the current folder and stops), “Repeat folder” (repeats the tracks in the current folder), “Repeat all” (Continous repetition of all tracks), “Random” (playbacks the tracks randomly) and “Intro” (plays just the first seconds of the tracks and skips to the next). “EQ Select”: You can choose the equalization mode that fits your preferences among the 7 available modes: “Normal”, “Rock”, “Pop”, “Bass”, “Soft” or “Jazz”. “A-B Replay”: You can loop play a segment of a song with this function. Press NEXT to set the A point and press NEXT to set the B point. To cancel this function,40 press PLAY button. “Internal / External memory”: With this option you can explore the file tree in the memory of the MP4 Energy / microSD just as it would be displayed in your computer. “Refresh”: Use this option whenever you store or delete songs so the artist, album and title listings are recreated accurately. Note: When the player is unplugged from the PC via the safe USB device removal, the MP4 Energy will run an automatic Update and enter battery charge mode. “All songs”: With this option you will see all the songs stored in your MP4 Energy memory, sorted alphabetically by file name. “Artist”, “Album” and “Title”: They show listings of your favorite music sorted by artist, album or title respectively. Note: In order for the music files to be displayed in these listings, their artist, album and title information must be stored into the file (information known as ID3-Tag). You can find freeware utilities to create or modify ID3-Tags like MP3Tag or ID3 Renamer. Note: The song lyrics are text files named exactly after the music file with the. LRC extension. If some of your music files do not have the LRC file, the lyrics will not be shown, but you can listen to the music without problem.41 ENGLISH

This handy function allows you to directly choose the music / video / image / e-Book folder or file you want to play, previously sorted with your PC. You can browse through folders while on MUSIC / VIDEO / PHOTO / E-BOOK mode. Keep in mind that while you browse the folders on one given section, only the files associated to that section will be displayed (music files in MUSIC, image files in PHOTO, etc…) If you want to see all files present in memory, choose BROWSER at the main menu. With NEXT/PREVIOUS buttons you can select the previous/next folder or file. With the PLAY button you will enter the selected folder. You can go back to the previous folder pressing the MENU button. Press PLAY over a file to start the playback.42 FM RADIO

Your MP4 Energy has an integrated FM radio with 20 presets and direct recording. To listen to the radio, select the RADIO option in the main menu. The player will position at the same station that you had selected last time. With the NEXT/PREVIOUS buttons you can browse the FM frequency range. With single pressings you will advance/return one step, and holding the buttons will perform auto searches. With single pressings on the PLAY button you can browse the presets available in memory. On the upper part of the screen you can see the preset number. You can access the radio options submenu by pressing the MENU button while on the FM radio frequency screen. Browse through the different options with the NEXT/PREVIOUS buttons and make your selection with the PLAY button. To exit the options submenu single press MENU. “Save station”: This options allows you to save the broadcast currently selected inside the next free preset. If the 20 presets are all occupied you need to free one “Record”: You can record the current FM broadcast on WAV files. Press the PLAY button to begin recording, and pause/resume the recording by pressing PLAY button once again. Holding MENU on the «Record» screen will give you access to the record options menu: record destination, record quality.To finish the recording long press the MENU button. “Delete”: This option allows to delete the currently selected preset.43 ENGLISH “Delete all”: This option allows to delete all the presets. “Auto Search”: It scans the frequency range and stores the first 20 broadcasts in the presets. Exit the RADIO mode by holding the MENU button. This will close the FM radio signal reception.44 E-BOOK

View and enjoy your electronic books (e-book in TXT format) anywhere with the high resolution TFT screen of your MP4 Energy. For viewing your books, select the E-BOOK option in the main menu. You will access directly to the files explorer (check the “BROWSER: FOLDER NAVIGATION” section) and choose the book that you want with NEXT/PREVIOUS button and press PLAY to start viewing it. Press the NEXT/PREVIOUS button to skip to the next/previous page. Access the options submenu by pressing MENU to select / automatic flip of pages / delete respectively. Use the PLAY button to confirm your selection. Hold the MENU button a few seconds to return to the main menu.45 ENGLISH

Your MP4 Energy is able to perform voice recording with its integrated microphone. To enter the voice record mode, select the RECORD option and press the PLAY button. After that press the MENU button, press PLAY to begin the recording. You can pause and resume the recording with single press of PLAY. To end the recording single press MENU. The sound files that you record are stored inside a folder named “RECORD”. The files are in WAV format. You can listen to this files in the main screen of the RECORD main menu entry, or using the folder navigation function while on BROWSER section and pressing PLAY on the WAV file that you want to listen. Exit the RECORD mode by holding the MENU button.46 VIEWING PICTURES

View and enjoy your JPG / BMP pictures and photos with the high resolution LCD screen of your MP4 Energy. To view your images, select the PHOTO option from the main menu. You will access directly to the files explorer (check the “BROWSER: FOLDER NAVIGATION” section) and choose the picture that you want with the NEXT/PREVIOUS button and press PLAY to start viewing it. Press the NEXT/PREVIOUS button to skip to the previous/next picture. You can access the submenu by pressing the MENU button, with the «Replay mode» option you can enable/disable the slideshow. Hold the MENU button a few seconds to return to the main menu.47 ENGLISH VIDEO PLAYER

With your MP4 Energy, music grows to a new level since you can enjoy your favorite music videoclips anytime anywhere. You can play AVI/WMV/MPG/VOB/ASF videos that you previously converted to the AMV format with the AMV video converter software, which included inside the memory player. Check the user manual section “AMV VIDEO CONVERTER”. To play videos, select the VIDEO option from the main menu. You will access the files explorer (check the “BROWSER: FOLDER NAVIGATION” section). Choose the video that you want with the PREVIOUS/NEXT buttons and press PLAY to start playing it. Press PLAY to pause the playback. To get the volume up/down, use the VOLUME+/- button. Press PREVIOUS/NEXT button to skip to the previous/next video. You can fast forward or rewind the video by holding the PREVIOUS/NEXT button. Hold down the MENU button to access the options submenu for videos and select one with the PLAY button: “Repeat mode”: You also set the repeat mode selecting this option and choosing your preferred mode: (Once, Repeat 1, Repeat All, Ramdom). “Delete”: This option allows to delete the currently video. To do so, choose the desired option and confirm with PLAY button. To access again the files explorer, press the MENU button. To exit this mode and get back to the main menu, press again the MENU button.48

VIDEO CONVERTER: INSTALLATION

With the easy to use software AMV Video Converter you can transform your AVI/ WMV/MPG/VOB/ASF to the AMV format and enjoy them in your MP4 Energy. To install AMV Video Converter follow these steps:

1. Connect your MP4 Energy to your computer.

2. Access built in memory and run the installation file “setup.exe” from the folder

“AMV Video Converter”.

3. On the installation screen, select “OK” and click on the icon to begin the

installation. Follow the steps by pressing “Next”. Note: Depending on the codecs you have installed in your computer, you might get a message of the program trying to overwrite some of them. In that case, we recommend that you keep your existing files by pressing “Yes”

4. Once the installation is complete, you can run the application from “Start” ->

“All programs” -> “Media Player Utilities” -> “AMV&AVI Video Converter”49 ENGLISH

VIDEO CONVERTER: CREATING AVI VIDEOS

For converting an AVI/WMV/MPG/VOB/ASF video follow these steps: Note: If you want to convert special video formats like MPEG4 / DivX / XviD / etc. make sure that you have the appropiate “codecs” installed. You can install codec packages like “K-Lite Standard Pack”.

1. Run “AMV&AVI Video Converter” from the “Start” menu.

2. Choose a file to be converted with the “Add file” button.

3. Select the destination folder for the newly created video by clicking the “Video

Path” button. Note: If your MP4 Energy is connected to your computer, you can select a folder of the built-in memory so the new video stores directly into it, but make sure first that it has enough free memory.

4. Click on the “Add file” button so the conversion job adds to the list of pending

tasks. Note: You can add many conversion tasks so the videos batch convert without having you staring your computer. If you want to, you can erase a queued job byselecting the line with your mouse and pressing “Delete”.

5. Repeat steps 2 to 4 for each one of the videos you would like to convert.

6. Once you have queued all the videos you want to convert, press “Begin” to

7. In the “Status” column you can see the file in current conversion. Check the50

process progress with the % bar. Wait until all the queued tasks are finished and click the “Close” button to exit the program. Note: It is advisable to not use the computer while Video Converter is at work since it requires a good ammount of resources and could make other applications unresponsive.

8. If your MP4 Energy was not connected to the PC, connect it now (check the

section “PC CONNECTION in this manual) and copy the new AMV files in the player memory.51 ENGLISH

DISPLAY AND LANGUAGE SETTINGS

You can configure multiple aspects of your MP4 Energy very easily. At the main menu select the SETTINGS option and choose the option you seek pressing the PLAY button. ≥ To adjust the screen parameters choose “DISPLAY SETTING”. Inside this submenu, selecting “Backlight Time” will allow you to set the time when the screen will get darker to save battery after the last button press. ≥ Choosing the “Language” option you can change the language of the user interface. PC CONNECTION

In order to enjoy the multimedia capabilities of your MP4 Energy, you have to first copy your favourite files from your PC to its internal memory. Connect your MP4 Energy to the computer using the bundled USB 2.0 cable. The device will be detected automatically and assigned a device letter. Once detected, you can read/write to the device’s memory just as if you were using a regular disk drive. IMP ORTA NT: To avoid any data loss, always perform a safe USB device extraction before disconnecting the USB cable from the PC. Check your computer’s operating system for details on how to perform a safe USB extraction.52 FIRMWARE REINSTALLATION

Your MP4 Energy has an installed operating system, usually called firmware, that sometimes needs to be reinstalled. The process is easy, but has to be performed carefully, and only when it is really necessary. If you see that the player halts, reboots randomly, or you have problems to access the memory content from your computer, those are signs that the firmware might be damaged you should reinstall the latest version available. IMPORTANT: First of all, make a backup of the files inside your MP4 Energy that you want to keep and disconnect the device from your PC, since during the firmware reinstallation process the memory will be formatted and erased. It is also is very important to make sure that your computer is virus-free and has no halt/lock problems. Follow these steps to reinstall the firmware:

1. Access manually from a web browser from www.energysistem.com.

2. Select your model at the products section and download the latest version

available from the download zone. Note: Make sure the firmware you download is specific for your model because otherwise you can severely damage the unit.

3. Uncompress the file in your computer. All the firmware compressed files include

installation instructions in PDF format. Follow those instructions closely.

4. Once the process finishes unplug the player off the USB, turn on the unit if it

turned off and wait for the main menu (it may take up to a few minutes). You can again connect your MP4 Energy to the PC, transfer data to the memory and enjoy it right away .53 ENGLISH TROUBLESHOOTING

1. Why can’t I play some MP3 files?

The MP3 file has to be compressed along some standards like MPEG1/MPEG2/ MPEG 2.5 layer 3. Otherwise, the file must be converted using a software application.

2. My player doesn’t power on and/or my computer doesn’t detect it, what can I do?

Probably there is a problem with the firmware. Check the user manual section “FIRMWARE REINSTALLATION”.

3. Why can’t I play some WMA files?

Make sure that you are not coding the WMA files with DRM.

4. Why can’t I see the image, video or text files while using the music browser?

You will only see the files in memory associated to the browsing you are doing (music files for Music, image files for Photo, etc…) To view all the files in memory at once, choose the “Browser” option in the main menu.

5. Why can’t I display my .jpg files?

Many digital cameras and image edition software add hidden data to the .jpg files. This data can prevent your MP4 from loading the images. Try to eliminate them by saving the file with another name.

6. What’s the video format of my MP4 Energy?

It plays AMV transcoded files. Convert your videos using the included software AMV Video Converter to ensure compatibility.54 WARRANTY

Energy Sistem Soyntec SA is liable for any lack of conformity which exists at the time the goods were purchased during a period of 36 months. Batteries are excluded from the 36-month warranty, having a warranty period of 12 months. This warranty covers any defects in workmanship or materials. This warranty doesn’t cover any failure of the product due to accidents, misuse or alteration made by an un- authorized person. The special 36-months warranty is valid for the European Union. For other countries, plea- se refer to your specific legislation or your local distributor. WARRANTY PROCEDURE

1. Visit the Support section at http://support.energysistem.com and select your product

to view the FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions), user manuals, drivers and updates available, as the possibility to submit a query to the Technical Service or consult the warranty. You can check the availability of the user manual in your language at http://www.energysistem.com/en-en/support/manuals

2. Alternatively, you may prefer to contact the distributor from which you purchased the

product, presenting the purchase receipt or invoice. Important: This warranty doesn’t cover any damage or loss to any data stored in the product memory, therefore Energy Sistem™’s Technical Service will not assume any loss of the above mentioned information so it is recommended to make a backup of your data and to remove any data or personal info from its internal memory before you send the product, or to send it only with the original factory default values.55 ENGLISH Specifications are subject to change without notice. Trademarks. All company, brand and product names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies. © 2013 by Energy Sistem Soyntec S.A. All rights reserved.56

DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY

Manufacturer Name: Energy Sistem Soyntec S.A. Address: Pol. Ind. Finestrat, C/. Calpe, 1 - 03509, Finestrat Alicante (Spain) Tel: 902 388 388 Fax: 902 119 034 NIF: A53107488 We declare under our own exclusive responsibility that the product: Energy Sistem

MP4 Player Energy Slim 3 Series Manufacturing country: China Is in compliance with the essential norms and standards of the Directive 2004/108/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of December 15th 2004. This symbol on the product or the instructions means that your electrical and electronic equipment should be disposed at the end of life separately from your household waste. For more information, please contact the local authority or dealer where you purchased the product. 24/07/2013ON OFF Manuel de l’utilisateur59 frANçAIS INTRODUCTION

Your MP4 Energy is able to perform voice recording with its integrated microphone. To enter the voice record mode, select the RECORD option and press the PLAY button. After that press PLAY to begin the recording. You can pause and resume the recording with single press of PLAY. To end the recording single press MENU. The sound files that you record are stored inside a folder named “RECORD”. The files are in WAV format. You can listen to this files in the main screen of the RECORD main menu entry, or using the folder navigation function while on BROWSER section and pressing PLAY on the WAV file that you want to listen. Exit the RECORD mode by holding the MENU button.73 frANçAIS