Aigo atom A205 User's Manual
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1. Oe Or Da NG Ne nand Bana pa bude NOR Sone beds Dee Poo eo Nei ON 10 SELECTING A TRACK FILE 02 0000 000000050004405 ehe eee ee hene eee ee ese ie SENSES eee ese ee see sese essen teen 10 SGROLEING THROUGH 2 2 endende ee ana a ese bee ee IN PEE Ue URS 11 FAST FORWARDING AND FAST REVERSING hee e hee hene ense re se se se ee serene sun 11 INCREASING DECREASING VOLUME ee Rhe hene rese ie ese 11 EOCKING THE BUTTONS KEYS xoc ER EEE REE 11 THE isesecticccccsceccecesticciesctvedccesecussedvedccusaiecvacssvedevncavescarsivedessaaveccessluedscdessccessavedede 12 EUNT EORLE8 DROPS 12 Entering the 12 FILE MENU ACCESSED WHEN NOT PLAYING A TRACK OR VOICE 12 Local kolder File NANALANGIN tnd octet ei tra 13 DC LCL PIG NN ANA Re eee ette RRR RMR a tried 13 DC LC 13 Exit FUE AA ELE eT e iM 13 PLAY MENU ACCESSED WHILE PLAYING A TRACK OR VOICE 14 REPEAL 14 JUI 15 TEMPO RAC sted dt lea ee Ne aa be ses ah OEE ave aca a le ea ES 15 Replay A B Repedt i Rr tee 16 Follow Read MOde vivieccccc2. 33 Replay Mode uie NG IRURE URL RU GR LL 34 34 35 EE C NAN a ee 35 Exit System mode eee eie ANAN MOO EO a obs 35 CONNECTING THE PLAYER TO A 35 Disconnecting the Player from a PU 36 INSTALLATION OF DRIVER SOFTWARE FOR PCS RUNNING WINDOWS 98SE ONLY 36 TRANSFERRING TRACKS TO THE PLAYER FROM A CD VIAA 36 SENDING AND DELETING FILES BETWEEN PC AND 40 ADDING FOLDERS TO THE PLAYER RR NG E E e ee ve te e UN ee ae 40 CHANGING THE NAMES OF FOLDERS ON THE 41 DIGITAL RIGHTS MANAGEMENT DRM 42 TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION uu 2 eta cera ceto eiae eat e 42 UNDERSTANDING THE TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION cccccsesccccessscceceeeeeceeaeecceeseeecceeueesceeaaaees 43 TROUBLESHOOTING eese este eue e eee sese Neue Ue eU 45 WARRANTY 220232 ANNA NILANTAKAN NANG 45 Page 3 aigo atom A205 Digital Audio Player USER MANUAL The aigo atom A205 MP3 player is a brand new generation of portal digital device which supports multiple music formats including MP3 WMA Its high sound quality reliability and streamlined appearance make it not only stand out in its field
3. NOTE This function is NOT available in the Voice mode 1 To enter this mode press the NEXT button after recording in the Follow Read mode The Replay icon changes to and the voice segment recorded in the Follow Read mode is played 2 After playing the recorded Follow Read segment the icon changes to and the original Replay A B Repeat segment is played 3 The recorded Follow Read segment is then played again 4 The Player will continue to toggle between playing the A B Repeat segment and the recorded Follow Read segment for an unlimited number of times until another action is specified 5 Press the MODE key briefly once to exit the Follow Read mode and return to the Music mode screen NOTE While in the Comparison Replay mode pressing the PREV button will return you to the Follow Read mode Replay Times The Replay Times function allows you to specify the number of times that a specified Replay A B Repeat selection is played 1 In the Music mode and with a track playing press the MODE button briefly once to enter the Play Menu 2 Use the NEXT or PREV button to scroll through the menu option until Replay Times is highlighted selected 3 Press the MODE button briefly once to confirm your selection 4 Usethe NEXT or PREV buttons to increase decrease the number of times a segment will be replayed 5 When finished press the MODE key briefly once to confirm your selection and
4. Should the buttons be locked press and hold the Volume VOL button in order to remove the button lock so that the buttons will function normally Turning the Player OFF The Player can be turned OFF in two 2 ways which are outlined below Method 1 Method 2 When the Player is ON push the Power button to the OFF position and the Player will turn off and the OLED screen will go black When the Player is ON press and hold the PLAY button for several seconds see diagram below MODE Record PLAY Power ON OFF When the Player is turned off in this way and prior to powering off the OLED screen will display the following GOODBYE Page 9 aigo atom A205 Digital Audio Player USER MANUAL Playing Tracks With the Player ON and in Music mode press the PLAY button briefly see illustration below MODE Record PLAY Power ONOFF The track will begin to play and the Artist and Track Name for the current track will begin to scroll across the OLED screen Playing Recorded Voice Files With the Player ON and in Voice mode press the PLAY button briefly see illustration below MODE Record PLAY Power ON OFF The selected voice file will begin to play and the file information will begin to scroll across the OLED screen Pausing tracks 1 While a track is playing in Music mode press the PLAY button briefly MODE Record PLAY Power ON OFF The Artist and Track Name wil
5. Technical Specification Dimensions 58mm x 40mm x 8mm HxW x D Weight 25 grams Flash memory size 128Mb 1Gb depending on model purchased PC connection USB2 0 FS Read 1000Kb Write 1000 900Kb OLED Screen Size 96 x 26 pixels Width x Height On Board Battery Max Play time 10 hours MP3 WMA Record Sample rate 8Khz Recording formats WAV Page 42 USER MANUAL This standard is aigo atom A205 Digital Audio Player USER MANUAL Max Recording Time Battery only allows for 8 hours max recording time ACT format recording offers 24 hours of voice recording will take up 128Mb of Flash memory space LEFT 10mW and RIGHT 10mW Max Headphone output 320hm MP3 bit rate 8K bps 320K bps bits per second MP3 WMA WMA bitrate 5K bps 320K bps bits per second Dynamic Range 20Hz to 20KHz Sound to Noise Ratio 85dB decibels Receiving frequency 76Mhz 96Mhz School Band range 87Mhz 108Mhz Normal Band 20 in Normal Band 87 0 108 00Mhz Max Number of Stations and FM radio 20 in School Band 76 0 90 00Mhz Max headphone output LEFT and RIGHT 10mW 320hm 10mW Sound to Noise Ratio 45dB decibels Functional Temperature Range 5 1040 Celsius Available Languages Simple Chinese English Traditional Chinese English Japanese Korean F
6. as indicated in the picture below Options Privacy Security File Types DVD Network Player Rip Music Devices Performance Library Plug ins e Specify where music is stored and change rip settings 6 Click on the Format drop down list and select MP3 make sure that the option protect music is NOT selected then click OK NOTE This Player DOES NOT support copy protected or otherwise secured WMA files such as DRM9 or DRMIO For further information about DRM technology see Digital Rights Management DRM on page Error Bookmark not defined 7 Open the CD drive carefully insert the CD containing the tracks that you wish to transfer to your MP3 Player and close the CD drive A pop up box will appear asking what you would like to do with the tracks files see example below Page 37 aigo atom A205 Digital Audio Player USER MANUAL Audio CD D Windows can perform the same action each time you insert a disk or connect a device with this kind of file 69 Music CD What do you want Windows to do Play audio CD using Windows Media Player Rip music from CD sing Windows Media Playe Open folder to view files using Windows Explorer Take no action C Always do the selected action 8 Select Rip Music from CD using Windows Media Player and click OK Windows Media Player will open and will automatically begin to transfer rip the tracks int
7. but makes it a pleasure to look at and use We sincerely hope that your purchase of the aigo atom A205 brings you the pleasure and enjoyment you deserve in this digital era The Product Pack The Product Pack box for the aigo atom A205 contains y 1 MP3 Digital Audio Player the Player 1 Earphones 1 USB cable for connecting to PC Charger for on board battery 1 User Manual the Manual 1 CD ROM containing tutorial presentations amp driver software for Windows 98 only If any of the above items missing from the product pack contact the aigo UK Support team using the details provided in the Warranty section of this Manual on page 45 When opening the Product Pack for the first time be careful when removing the contents as many of the items contained in the box are fairly small and could fall out without being noticed Preparation amp Getting Started Before first use Before first use of the product take time to read this User Manual and if desired to view the product Tutorial Presentations which are included on the CD ROM in the Product Pack Tutorial Presentations The Tutorial Presentations included on the CD in the product pack provide a very quick lesson in the basic use of digital audio players Should you mislay the CD ROM these presentations are also available in the Support section of the aigo UK website www aigo co uk Points to Note y Keep the
8. FM mode screen 4 Use the NEXT or PREV button to scroll through the Search Level options until the desired level is highlighted selected Choose from Level 1 through to Level 8 5 Press the MODE button briefly once to confirm your selection and return to the FM mode screen Select Band Use the Select Band option in the FM Menu to specify the frequency range or band that is to be used Choose from Y Normal FM 87 0 108MHz y School FM 76 0 90 0MHz Page 26 aigo atom A205 Digital Audio Player USER MANUAL Exit To exit the Select Band sub menu and return to the FM mode screen 1 While in the FM mode press the MODE button briefly once to open the FM Menu 2 Use the NEXT or PREV button to scroll through the FM Menu options until Select Band is highlighted selected 3 Press the MODE button briefly once to confirm your selection and enter the Delete sub menu 4 Use the NEXT or PREV button to scroll through the Select Band options until the desired band is highlighted selected 5 Press the MODE button briefly once to confirm your selection and return to the FM mode screen REC Type FM mode As in the Record mode the REC Type option in the FM Menu enables you to record from the currently selected radio station onto the Player as well as to specify the type of file that is created when you record from the radio directly onto the Player Choose from Fine REC WAM format Fine timbre
9. all available stations at your current location You will be returned to the FM Mode screen The Player will automatically search the band for available stations and will save them When Auto Search is complete the last station found will play on the Player Exit To exit the Search Mode sub menu and return to FM mode NOTE Remember the radio stations that you are able to access depends on your current location so stations that are available in one location may not be available in another 1 Use the NEXT or PREV button to scroll through the Search Mode options until the one you want is highlighted selected 2 Press the MODE button briefly once to confirm your selection NOTE If you selected Auto Search please wait a few minutes while the Player searches for the available stations Search Level The Search Level option enables you to specify the level of FM station search Choose from levels 1 8 1 While in the FM mode press the MODE button briefly once to open the FM Menu 2 Use the NEXT or PREV button to scroll through the FM Menu options until Search Level is highlighted selected 3 Press the MODE button briefly once to confirm your selection and enter the Search Level sub menu Page 25 aigo atom A205 Digital Audio Player USER MANUAL 4 Use the NEXT or PREV button to scroll through the Search Level options until the desired level is highlighted selec
10. are y Local Folder y Record Type Exit The Record mode File Menu can be accessed as follows 1 Enter the Record mode as outlined above and without recording press the MODE button briefly once in order to enter the Record mode File Menu The OLED screen will display the first option Local Folder Local Folder Record mode The Local Folder function enables you to view the folder currently being used by the Player in the selected mode in this case the Record mode as well as to change the folder being accessed 1 Enter the Record mode as outlined above and without recording press the MODE key briefly once in order to access the Record mode File Menu The first option in the File Menu Local Folder will appear in the OLED screen 2 Press the MODE key briefly once again to view the folders available in the Record mode 3 Use the NEXT or PREV keys to scroll down and up the list until you have selected the folder you wish to access 4 Press the MODE button briefly once to confirm your selection and return to the Record mode screen The track information for the next track file that can will be created in the newly selected folder will appear in the OLED screen NOTE To find out how to add folders to the Player see section Adding Folders to the Player on page 40 To find out how to rename folders on the Player see section Changing the Names of Folders on the Player on page 41
11. key can be used to scroll through saved stations eBook Mode The eBook functionality enables you to read eBooks in TXT format on the Player No eBook files are provided on the Player when itis new Therefore eBook files in TXT format must be downloaded from a PC or from the Internet in order for the eBook functionality to work NOTE If no TXT files exist on the Player and you select the eBook mode the OLED screen will display the words No Files To enter the eBook mode 1 In the Main Menu use the NEXT or PREV button to scroll through the menu options until eBook is highlighted selected 2 Press the MODE button briefly once in order to confirm you selection and enter the eBook mode On first entering the eBook mode you will immediately enter the Select File sub menu so that you can select an eBook to read on the Player There will be a list of available eBooks in TXT format from which to choose The eBook Menu The eBook Menu provides the following options Y Local Folder y Select File Y Reading Set y Delete File y Delete All y Exit After opening an eBook file press the MODE button briefly once in order to enter the eBook Menu Each of the options in the eBook Menu is outlined in detail below Page 28 aigo atom A205 Digital Audio Player USER MANUAL Local Folder As in most of the other modes the Local Folder option enables you to view and change the eBook fold
12. selection and return to the System Menu Contrast The Contrast option in the System Menu enables you to adjust the contrast of the OLED screen 1 Enter the System mode as outlined above 2 Using the NEXT or PREV button scroll through the System Menu until Contrast appears in the OLED screen 3 Press the MODE button briefly once to confirm your selection A Contrast level indicator will appear in the OLED screen 4 Use the NEXT or PREV button to increase decrease the number which indicates the amount of contrast in the OLED screen 5 When the desired level is reached press the MODE button briefly once to confirm your selection and return to the System Menu Page 34 aigo atom A205 Digital Audio Player USER MANUAL Firmware Version The Firmware Version option enables you to see the version of Firmware that is used by the Player NOTE You should only ever use the Firmware functionality if instructed to do so by the aigo UK Support Team Firmware is a technology for updating elements of the computer code that runs the Player Firmware is installed to enable the aigo UK Support Team to correct elements of the computer code quickly and easily if required should you experience problems with the Player that can be correct via Firmware Firmware Upgrade The Firmware Upgrade option is the functionality that enables you to load corrected updated computer code onto the Player NOTE You sh
13. track file is not being played NOTE The File Menu options for the Voice mode are the same as those for the Music mode and these are outlined in File Menu on page 12 1 Press the MODE button briefly once and the first option in the File Menu Local Folder will appear in the OLED screen 2 Scroll through the menu options using the NEXT and PREV buttons 3 Confirm a selection by pressing the MODE button 4 Press and hold the MODE button to exit the File Menu and return to the Voice mode screen Entering the Voice mode Play Menu As in the Music mode the Play Menu can be accessed while in Voice mode as long as a track file is being played NOTE The Play Menu option for the Voice mode are the same as those for the Music mode and these are outlined in Play Menu on page 14 1 Press the MODE button briefly once The first option in the Play Menu Repeat will appear in the OLED screen 2 Use the NEXT or PREV button to scroll through the menu options until you reach the desired one 3 Press the MODE button briefly once to confirm your selection 4 Press and hold the MODE button to exit the Play Menu and return to the Voice mode screen Page 23 aigo atom A205 Digital Audio Player USER MANUAL FM Radio Mode The FM Mode enables you to play FM radio stations within the bands 87 0 MHz 108 0 MHz Normal US and 76 0 MHz 90 00 MHz School Band Japan Ent
14. you to record an audio segment Replay or A B Repeat and then follow on by recording your voice for the same amount of time This can be very useful when learning another language NOTE The Follow Read function is NOT available in the Voice mode 1 After a Replay or A B Repeat segment has been specified and is playing press the NEXT button in order to enter the Follow Read mode and start recording The Replay icon 5 will change to ES and the Player will begin to record NOTE The amount of time that the Player records in Follow Read mode is the same as the duration of the previously specified Replay or A B Repeat segment When the amount of recording time is finished the Replay icon changes to and the previously specified Replay A B Repeat segment is played 2 Press the NEXT button for Comparison Replay see following section in this Manual 3 Or press the MODE key briefly once to exit the Follow Read mode and return to the Music mode screen NOTE While in the Follow Read mode pressing the PREV button will return you to the Replay A B Repeat mode Page 16 aigo atom A205 Digital Audio Player USER MANUAL Comparison Replay This mode is an extension of the Follow Read mode outlined above and it enables you to listen and compare a Follow Read recorded segment to a specified Replay A B Repeat segment This can be very useful particularly in learning a language
15. E button briefly once to enter the eBook Menu 2 Scroll through the menu using the NEXT or PREV button until Delete File is highlighted selected 3 Press the MODE button briefly once again in order to delete the file A prompt screen will appear asking if you would like to delete the currently selected file 4 Use the NEXT or PREV button to toggle scroll between YES and NO until the desired answer is highlighted selected YES Delete and NO Do not delete 5 Press the MODE button briefly once to confirm your selection and return to the eBook mode Delete All Use the Delete All option to delete all of the eBook files in the currently selected folder 1 With an eBook file open on the OLED screen press the MODE button briefly once to enter the eBook Menu 2 Scroll through the menu using the NEXT or PREV button until Delete All is highlighted selected 3 Press the MODE button briefly once again in order to delete all the files in the currently selected folder A prompt screen will appear asking if you would like to delete all of the files in the currently selected folder 4 Use the NEXT or PREV button to toggle scroll between YES and NO until the desired answer is highlighted selected YES Delete and NO Do not delete 5 Press the MODE button briefly once to confirm your selection and return to the eBook mode Page 30 aigo atom A205 Digital Audio Player USER MANUAL Exit eBook Menu To leave
16. Player dry y To avoid damage that can be caused by static electricity operate the Player in a dry environment y Do not drop the Player onto hard surfaces as damage may be caused which may affect the performance of the Player y Please charge the on board battery if e The Battery Level indicator is low Page 4 aigo atom A205 Digital Audio Player USER MANUAL Player plays only briefly and then shuts off or e There is no response when pressing the keys buttons even after recharging the battery About the Player Features y Streamlined Appearance The unique streamlined appearance has been designed for convenience and comfortable handling Plays Multiple Formats This model of player can play MP3 WMA file formats FM Radio Function Listen to FM radio stations and set your favourite stations using Auto Search or Manual Search The Player can save up to 40 station pre sets 20 per Band Record amp Replay Options Record directly onto the Player via the builtin microphone Replay using A B Repeat replay or comparison replay 7 Equalizer Pre sets Choose from seven 7 Equaliser pre sets Normal Rock Pop Classic Soft Jazz and DBB to optimise the sound quality no matter what your musical tastes 7 Play Modes Seven 7 play modes Normal Repeat One Folder Repeat Folder Repeat Random Shuffle Preview Intro facilitate a variety of playing requirements Power Off
17. Record Type Record mode Record Type REC Type is the second option in the Record mode File Menu This option enables you to specify the type of file that is created when you record directly onto the Player There are four 4 choices of Record Type Page 21 8 aigo atom A205 Digital Audio Player USER MANUAL fm Fine REC WAM format Fine timbre LongREC format Generic timbre Fine VOR WAV format Voice control record Long ACT format Voice control record After entering the Record mode and without recording press the MODE button briefly once in order to enter the Record mode File Menu Press the NEXT or PREV key to scroll through the menu options until REC Type appears in the OLED screen Press the MODE button briefly once to confirm enter the REC Type sub menu Sani asm Fine REC Press the NEXT or PREV key to scroll through the menu options until the desired Record Type is highlighted selected Press the MODE button briefly once to confirm your selection and return to the Record mode screen Press the REC button to start recording as outlined above NOTE If over flow is displayed on the OLED screen the Player s memory is full Therefore it will be necessary to delete some files in order to make some space available to do further recording NOTE If Out of Folder is displayed on the OLED screen the current folder already ha
18. Two 2 power off options Sleep Timer and Off Time provide flexibility and convenience Graphic Menu Interface The menus shown in the OLED screen use symbols as well as text thereby making the Player easy to use and operate Drive Free USB Disk What exactly does this mean The Player will be recognised by your computer as an additional drive E Removable Disk without the need for driver software unless your PC uses Windows 98SE and you can manage the tracks files that are on the Player directly via your PC if running Windows 2000 Page 5 aigo atom A205 Digital Audio Player USER MANUAL or above This product has been designed to play digital music and be easy to use We recommend reading the entire User Manual however the information and diagrams below provide a useful overview of the main functions of the Player Exterior view amp explanation of controls The diagram below shows the front view of the Player and the table below it describes the function of the various control keys buttons USB Port Microphone Earphone plug MODE LED Prev Vol RECORD Next Vol PLAY Volume Power ON OFF Button Function Volume VOL amp VOL cause the NEXT amp PREV buttons to become the Vol Hold and Vol Hold Press and hold the Volume button to lock the buttons so they are not accidentally depressed Next 4 4 amp NEXT To scroll forward up in a menu or among tracks files Vo
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21. e name E Removable Disk The folder structure that already exists on the Player will appear in the right hand pane in Windows Explorer In the right hand pane in Windows Explorer select the folder that you wish to rename Right mouse click on the folder and select the Rename option The menu will disappear The folder will be highlighted in the right hand pane and the Page 41 aigo atom A205 Digital Audio Player folder name will be highlighted inside of an editing box 6 Type in the new name for the folder and press the Return 8 key on the keyboard The new name will appear next to the folder and will be changed on the Player 7 When you have finished and want to disconnect the Player from your PC single click on the Safely Remove Hardware icon in the System Tray at the right hand end of the Windows Taskbar located at the bottom of the screen and then single click on Safely Remove USB Mass Storage Device Drive E After a few seconds a text bubble will appear tell you that it is safe to remove the connection between the Player and the PC Digital Rights Management DRM DRM Digital Rights Management is new technology for securing WMA files in common use by on line music stores that allow you to purchase music on a one off basis or via a fixed price monthly contract This Player DOES NOT support files secured with the DRM technology only unsecured WMA files can be played
22. elow 4 Press the PLAY button in order to edit the date and time The YEAR will start flashing 5 Use the NEXT or PREV button to scroll to the desired number 6 When the correct number is reached press the PLAY button in order to edit the next part of the date 7 Continue this process steps 4 6 until all parts of the date and time are correct 8 Then press the MODE button to confirm the new date and time setting and return to the System Menu Backlight Use the Backlight option to specify a fixed time after which provided there has been no operation of buttons keys the backlight in the OLED screen will go out screen will go blank and a moving screensaver will appear 1 2 Enter the System mode as outlined above Using the NEXT or PREV button scroll through the System Menu until Backlight appears in the OLED screen Press the MODE button briefly once to confirm your selection A Backlight level indicator will appear in the OLED screen Use the NEXT or PREV button to increase decrease the number which indicates the amount of time in seconds that the Backlight should remain lit before going into screensaver mode When the desired number is reached press the MODE button briefly once to confirm your selection and return to the System Menu Page 32 aigo atom A205 Digital Audio Player USER MANUAL Language The Language option in the System Menu allows you to specify the language
23. er s that you are currently using The Local Folder option can only be accessed after an eBook file has been selected and opened 1 With an eBook file open on the OLED screen press the MODE button briefly once to enter the eBook Menu The first menu option Local Folder will appear in the OLED screen 2 Press the MODE button briefly once again in order to enter the Local Folder list 3 Use the NEXT or PREV button to scroll up down the folder list until the desired folder is highlighted selected 4 Press the MODE button briefly once to confirm your selection and return to the eBook mode The file s in the newly selected folder will be displayed in the OLED screen Select File On first entering the eBook mode you will immediately enter the Select File sub menu so that you can select an eBook to read on the Player There will be a list of available eBooks in TXT format from which to choose 1 Use the NEXT or PREV button to scroll up down the list of files until the desired eBook file is highlighted selected 2 Press the MODE button briefly once to confirm your selection and open the eBook file The text of the eBook will appear in the OLED screen 3 Once the eBook is open use the NEXT button to scroll down through the text In necessary use the PREV button to scroll back up through the text NOTE blank screen can indicate that there are blank lines where carriage returns exist in the text Keep
24. ering the FM Radio Mode To enter the FM mode 1 Enter the Main Menu 2 Use the NEXT or PREV buttons to scroll through the menu until the FM mode is highlighted selected If there are saved FM radio stations on the Player then the FM mode will open with the most recently accessed station playing 4 Press the MODE button briefly once again to enter the FM Menu NOTE Ifa station is FM Stereo then S will appear in the OLED screen in FM mode FM Menu The FM Menu provides you with various options for changing bandwidth saving a channel changing the method of station search and so on The options available in the FM Menu and related sub menus are outlined below Search Mode The Search Mode option enables you to specify the way in which you wish to search for stations The Search Mode options include Page 24 aigo atom A205 Digital Audio Player USER MANUAL Option Description Frequency Mode Allows you to search for stations manually by scrolling up or down in the frequency range You will be returned to the FM Mode screen Use the NEXT or PREV buttons to scroll up through the frequency band in increments of 100Khz Search Station Allows you to search for stations manually by scrolling up or down through the available stations You will be returned to the FM Mode screen Use the NEXT or PREV button to scroll through the stations Auto Search Searches finds and saves
25. g Frequency Range This indicates the range of frequencies that the player can receive in this case the FM band frequencies Acceptable File Formats Refers to the file formats or types of music track that can be loaded and played by the Player Functional Temperature Range Indicates the temperature range at which you can expect the Player to function normally Available Languages Indicates the languages that can be specified by the user to be used by the Player and shown in the OLED screen Operating Systems Indicates the operating systems on a PC with which the Player can connect for downloading of files etc Page 44 aigo atom A205 Digital Audio Player USER MANUAL Trouble shooting Problem Solution 1 Ensure that the earphones are plugged into the Player firmly 2 Check whether the Volume is set to 0 No sound is heard from 3 Check whether the earphone plug is dirty earphones 4 Make sure that the music files are not corrupted Corrupted MP3 files may make a have a background static noise and the sound may cut off Characters in OLCD 1 Check whether the correct language has been selected appear corrupted 1 Adjust the position of the earphones and Player MM 2 Turn off the power of other electric devices near the FM Reception is poor PI ayer 3 The earphone may be used as the antenna 1 Check whether the USB cable is damaged Download of music files to Check tha
26. he Tempo level indicator will go up or down depending on your selection Page 15 aigo atom A205 Digital Audio Player USER MANUAL 5 Press the MODE or VOL button to return to the Music mode or Voice mode screen Replay A B Repeat The Replay function allows you to specify a section of a specific track file to play repeatedly also known as A B Repeat A is the start of the section and B is the finish 1 In the Music mode and with a track playing press the MODE button briefly once to enter the Play Menu 2 Use the NEXT or PREV button to scroll through the menu option until Replay is highlighted selected 3 Press the MODE key briefly once to select the Replay option You will be returned to the Music mode screen with the A flashing in the Replay icon 5 4 Press the NEXT key to identify the start of the section A The A in the Replay icon will become static and the will start flashing 5 Let the track file continue to play and when you reach the point in the track file that you want to be the end of the selection B press the NEXT key again The specified selection will then begin to replay The number of times it plays and the gap between each play is defined in the Replay Times and Replay Gap options which are outlined below The Player will quit the Replay mode as soon as it has played the specified section the specified number of times Follow Read Mode The Follow Read function enables
27. he green Start Sync button see example below Start Sync You will see progress of the transfer on the left hand side The right hand side will say Synchronization in progress See example below Page 39 aigo atom A205 Digital Audio Player USER MANUAL Sync Sync List to EX StpSy IE Tite Status Size Title Synchronized to Device 11 It Missing You Waite John 3 21MB Synchronization in progress Sleeping Satelite Archer Ta 4 26 MB If This Is It Lewis Huey AT 3 52 Love Is A Battlefield Benata 4 91 MB Road To Nowhere Talking 3 69 MB Once the synchronisation has completed you will see all of the tracks on the right hand side indicating that they have been successfully transferred to the MP3 Player see example below Windows Media Player ME Sync Sync List to EN Start Sync Edit Playlist is Set up Sync 4 Items to synchronize sa Title Status Title Synchronized to Device 16 It 01 Whole The Of The Moon The Waterboys Waterboys mr is 02 Hold On Wilson Phillips mp3 03 Alone Heart mp3 04 Eyes Without A Face Idol Billy mp3 05 Golden Brown Stranglers mp3 m gt 0 Item s Total Time 0 00 O bytes O bytes 245 71 MB 181 51 MB free space 13 Close Windows Media Player by clicking on the X in the top right of the player window Sending and Deleting files between PC and P
28. ile a track file is not playing press the MODE key briefly once in order to access the File Menu The first option in the File Menu Local Folder will appear in the OLED screen 3 Press the MODE key briefly once again to view the folders available in the current mode 4 Use the NEXT or PREV keys to scroll down and up the list until you have selected the folder you wish to access 5 Press the MODE button briefly once to confirm your selection and return to the Music or Voice mode screen The track information for the first track file in the newly selected folder will appear in the OLED screen To find out how to add folders to the Player see section Adding Folders to the Player on page 40 To find out how to rename folders on the Player see section Changing the Names of Folders on the Player on page 41 Delete File The Delete File function enables you to delete individual tracks files from the Player relevant to the mode that you are in For example when in Music mode you can only delete tracks that are in the Music folder In Voice mode you can only delete voice files that you have recorded onto the Player Delete All The Delete All function allows you to delete all of the tracks files from the Player relevant to the mode you are in For example when in Music mode you can only delete all of the music tracks that are in the Music folder In Voice mode you can only delete all of the voice files that y
29. ined in greater detail in the remainder of this Manual Music Mode Use the Music mode in order to play tracks files that are on the Player Entering the Music Mode In the Main Menu use the NEXT and PREV buttons to scroll through the mode options until you reach the Music mode 1 Press the MODE button briefly once to confirm your selection and enter the Music mode An example of the OLED screen in Music mode is shown below E 153 CEs Depper and Dep 03 03 00 03 Once in the Music mode you can begin to play tracks files as well as enter the File and Play menus The File and Play menus are explained in greater detail below File Menu accessed when not playing a track or voice file After entering the Music or Voice mode but without playing a track file press the MODE button Page 12 aigo atom A205 Digital Audio Player USER MANUAL briefly once in order to enter File Menu The options in the File Menu enable you to delete tracks one or all and view the folder s that are on the Player The options in the File Menu include Y Local Folder Delete File y Delete All Exit Each of these options is explained in further detail below Local Folder File Menu The Local Folder function enables you to view the folder currently being used by the Player in the selected mode as well as to change the folder being accessed 1 From within the Music mode or Voice mode and wh
30. l Vol After pressing the Volume button press to decrease the volume level Prev gt gt PREV To scroll back down in a menu or among tracks files Vol Vol After pressing the Volume button press to increase the volume level Earphone plug Plug the earphone headset in here USB Port USB Plug the small end of the USB cable in here when connecting to a Page 6 aigo atom A205 Digital Audio Player USER MANUAL PC Microphone MIC Built in microphone for use in Record mode MODE To enter the Main Menu and select modes options etc Record REC Press to record voice directly onto the Player when in Record mode PLAY Pause Select Play or pause the track that is currently selected Used occasionally in various sub menus to select an option POWER ON OFF Turn the Player ON and OFF OLED Screen The diagram below shows an example of the OLED display in Music Mode The table below explains what each of the symbols or indicators means Play Mode icon Bits amp FileFormat Equaliser EQ mode icon Battery Level indicator Song number amp total in current folder Track Length Elapsed Play Time Duration Symbol or indicator Description Track Length Duration Total duration of track in minutes and seconds Mode icon Symbol shown indicates the currently specified Mode Play Music Radio Voice Record Bits amp File Format This indicato
31. l stop scrolling across the OLED screen and the Elapsed Play Time will running increasing 2 Press the PLAY button again briefly to begin playing the track from the point that it was paused Selecting a track file With the Player ON and in Music mode press the PREV or the NEXT button to scroll to the next track forward or back Keep pressing the PREV or NEXT button until you find the one you want to play Page 10 aigo atom A205 Digital Audio Player USER MANUAL Scrolling through menus Use the PREV and NEXT buttons to scroll through the options within any menu or sub menu Fast forwarding and Fast Reversing 1 With the Player ON and playing press and hold the PREV or the NEXT button to fast scroll forward or backward through the tracks 2 Release the NEXT or PREV button once you have reached the track that you want to play and the track will begin to play Increasing decreasing Volume To increase or decrease Volume is a two step process 1 First press the Volume key as shown in the illustration below Earphone plug C 2 VOL VOL Prev Next VOLUME The Volume level indicator will then appear in the OLED screen 2 Then press either the VOL or VOL button depending on whether you want to increase or decrease the volume The Volume level indicator in the OLED screen will go up or down and the volume you hear will be either louder or softer depending on your selection 3 Pre
32. lation program and install the driver software onto your PC 4 Re start your PC after installation is completed Transferring Tracks to the Player from a CD via a PC NOTE If your PC computer is running Windows 98SE then you will need to install the driver software provided on the CD ROM in the Product Pack Page 36 aigo atom A205 Digital Audio Player USER MANUAL This section outlines the steps involved in transferring tracks files from your PC to the aigo MP3 Player 1 Ensure that you have Windows Media Player preferably version 10 installed on the PC you will be using Windows Media Player 10 can be downloaded from http www microsoft com windows windowsmedia mp10 default aspx 2 Connect the Player to a PC as explained in Connecting the Player to a PC on page 35 3 Ensure that all other programmes are closed NOTE To ensure maximum compatability you must specify that you want Windows Media Player to transfer rip the tracks in MP3 format 4 Open Windows Media Player click on the Tools menu and select Options see example below Windows Media Player View Play 58 Help Windows Media Download Search for Media Files F3 Now Process Media Information Now Insert an audio CD Title Leng Plug ins 2 Manage Licenses Style Data Prov 5 When the Options dialog box opens click on the Rip Music tab
33. layer The Player can be used like an extra disk drive for your PC to upload download or delete file s 1 3 Turn the Player ON and connect it to your PC with the USB lead provided in the Product Pack Open Windows Explorer by right mouse clicking on the Start button at the bottom left of the taskbar and selecting Explore Then simply copy and paste or drag and drop the tracks files you wish to put onto the Player Caution DO NOT disconnect the Player while a track file is being downloaded from a PC as it may damage your Player Adding Folders to the Player Folders can easily be added to the Player via your PC Page 40 aigo atom A205 Digital Audio Player USER MANUAL Connect the Player to your PC using the USB cable provided in the Product Pack Once the Player is recognised by your PC a Safely Remove Hardware icon will appear among the icons at the right hand end of the Windows Taskbar which is located at the bottom of the screen Open Windows Explorer by right mouse clicking on the Start icon in far left hand side of the Windows Taskbar which is located at the bottom of the screen The Player will appear as a new drive E Removable Disk in the left hand navigator in Windows Explorer Open the Player by clicking once on the next to the drive name E Removable Disk The folder structure that already exists on the Player will appear in the right hand pane i
34. le GiGi Sky mp3 Download a lyric file in LRC format from the Internet making sure to save the lyric file with exactly the same name as that of the corresponding music file Example Music file name GiGi Sky mp3 Lyric file name GiGi Sky lrc NOTE The lyric file will have a different suffix LRC than the music file MP3 just make sure that the name of the file before the dot or full stop 1s the same How to tell if lyrics exist for a track If the current song has a matching lyric file the Music icon in the middle left of the Music mode screen will change The normal Music icon will change to i and the Music mode screen will look something like the example below Page 18 aigo atom A205 Digital Audio Player USER MANUAL Sule O say you say 03 03 00 03 1 To view the lyrics while a track is playing press and hold the MODE button The lyrics will appear in the OLED screen as the track continues to play Sule 5 had a dream ad an awesome ream 2 To stop displaying lyrics and return to the normal Music mode press the MODE button briefly once again to return to Music play mode Record Mode Use the Record mode to record voice directly onto the Player as a file in WAV format Via the Record mode File Menu it is also possible to change the way in which the Player records by specifying a particular Recording Type as well as change the folder of recorded files that is bei
35. n Windows Explorer With the Player s drive name E Removable Disk selected highlighted in the left hand navigator click File gt New gt Folder A new folder will appear in the right hand pane with the name New Folder highlighted and inside a box which indicates that the name can be edited Before clicking on anything else while the folder name is still highlighted and inside of an editing box type in the name that you wish to give the new folder NOTE Any new folders that you create and put on the Player must be at the top level on the player The Player does not recognise folders in a hierarchy i e folders within folders Changing the names of Folders on the Player The names of folders on the Player are changed in the same way as you change the names of folders on your PC 1 Connect the Player to your PC using the USB cable provided in the Product Pack Once the Player is recognised by your PC a Safely Remove Hardware icon will appear in the System Tray at the right hand end of the Windows Taskbar which is located at the bottom of the screen Open Windows Explorer by right mouse clicking on the Start icon in far left hand side of the Windows Taskbar which is located at the bottom of the screen The Player will appear as a new drive E Removable Disk in the left hand navigator in Windows Explorer Open the Player by clicking once on the next to the driv
36. ng accessed Entering the Record mode In the Main Menu use the NEXT and PREV buttons to scroll through the mode options until you reach the Record mode 1 Press the MODE button briefly once to confirm your selection and enter the Record mode The OLED screen will display the name of the file that is about to be recorded and the timer will be at zero 00 00 00 see example below ds 2004 0 aa 05 50 03 Recording 1 After entering the Record mode as outlined above press the RECORD button to start recording The timer will begin to increase Make sure that the MIC hole is not covered or obstructed in any way 2 Press and hold the MODE key to save the voice file just recorded Page 19 aigo atom A205 Digital Audio Player USER MANUAL To play the voice file just recorded you must enter the Voice mode which is covered in the next section of this Manual NOTE The Player has automatic voice control which means that when the Player detects no sound via the microphone recording will automatically be paused Page 20 aigo atom A205 Digital Audio Player USER MANUAL Accessing the Record Mode File Menu Via the Record mode File Menu it is possible to change the way in which the Player records by specifying a particular Recording Type as well as to change the folder of recorded files that is being accessed The options available in the Record mode File Menu
37. o your Windows Media Player Library which can be accessed by clicking on the Library tab at the top of the window see example below Windows Media Plave Various Artists Rock UK StopRip 9 Title Length Status Artist Whole The Of The Moon The Waterboys Wat 5 01 Ripped to library Various Artists Hold Wilson Philips 23 Rigging 24 Various Artists 8 3 Alone Heart 3 38 Pending Various Artists 4 Eyes Without A Face Idol Billy 409 Pending Various Artists 5 Golden Brown Stranglers 3 27 Pending Various Artists 6 China In Your Hand TPau 5 06 Pending Various Artists 7 Every Rose Has It s Thorn Poison 4 18 Pending Various Artists 8 Life s What You Make It Talk Talk 4 27 Pending Various Artists a an d ode nan n e RES owe 9 Once the tracks files have been transferred ripped click on the Library tab at the top of the player window and you will see the tracks files that you have just imported 10 Select a track and while holding the left mouse key down drag it over to the Sync List on the right hand side Drop it into the Sync List by releasing the left mouse key See example below Page 38 aigo atom A205 Digital Audio Player USER MANUAL I SN MUSICUK Fy 5 Sync List Whole The Of The Golden Brown Stra MoreInfo Pj Library Options Helmet 1 The Of The Moo Helmet 2 Hold On Wilson Phillips Mis Is E Le
38. ou have recorded onto the Player Exit File Menu Page 13 aigo atom A205 Digital Audio Player USER MANUAL From within the File Menu use the Exit option to leave the File Menu and return to the Music mode or Voice mode screen Play Menu accessed while playing a track or voice file After entering the Music or Voice mode and while a track file is playing press the MODE button briefly once in order to enter Play Menu The options in the Play Menu enable you to change the way in which tracks are played on the Player The options in the Play Menu include y Repeat y Equalizer y Replay y Replay Times y Replay Gap y Exit Each of these options along with their sub menus is explained in further detail below Repeat The Repeat function allows you choose from a number of different Play Repeat options Option Description Normal Plays all of the tracks files only once in order and then stops Repeat One Plays the currently selected track file repeatedly Folder Plays all of the tracks files in the currently selected Folder only once in order and then stops Repeat Folder Plays all of the tracks files in the currently selected Folder repeatedly until another operation is performed or specified Repeat Plays all tracks files in order repeatedly until another operation is performed or specified Random Plays all the tracks files at random and then stops Intro Plays the fi
39. ould only ever use the Firmware functionality if instructed to do so by the aigo UK Support Team Firmware is a technology for updating elements of the computer code that runs the Player Firmware is installed to enable the aigo UK Support Team to correct elements of the computer code quickly and easily if required should you experience problems with the Player that can be correct via Firmware Exit System mode Use the Exit option to leave the System Menu and return to the Main Menu Connecting the Player to a PC Make sure your PC computer supports USB devices Refer to your PC manual for the information about hardware The Player can be used as a spare mass storage device that is connected to your PC via a USB cable This functionality is supported under the following Operating Systems y Windows 98SE with driver provided on CD ROM in Product Pack y Windows 2000 and above no driver required 1 Connect your PC to your player using the USB cable provided in the Product Pack The small end of the USB cable goes into the USB plug of the Player and the large end goes into a spare USB port on your PC 2 After connecting the USB cable to both the Player and your PC the Player will turn ON automatically and will enter the USB mode The OLED screen will appear as follows aigo atom A205 Digital Audio Player USER MANUAL NOTE If your PC is running Windows 98 then you will need to install the driver sof
40. r consists of two parts The top figure in numbers shows the size of the file track in bits The bottom shows the format MP3 WAV etc of the track file Play Mode icon Symbol shown indicates the currently specified Play Mode Normal Repeat One Repeat All etc Equaliser EQ mode icon Symbol shown indicates the currently specified Equaliser EQ mode Page 7 aigo atom A205 Digital Audio Player USER MANUAL Battery Level indicator Symbol shown indicates the level of charge left in the on board battery Song number amp total in current folder This indicator consists of two parts The top figure in numbers indicates the number of the track within the currently specified folder The bottom number indicates the total number of tracks in the currently specified folder Artist amp Track Name Text showing the name of the artist and track Elapsed Play Time Shows the elapsed play time for the current track Battery The aigo 205 atom has a built in battery that can be charged using the charger and USB lead provided in the Product Pack The battery monitoring system in the Player has 9 levels The level of charge in the battery is indicated by the level of fill in he Battery Level indicator shown on the OLED screen Symbol or indicator Description m Indicates that battery is fully charged and the power in the battery will be discharged used
41. rch Mode mam a ntm si e vei 24 Search Level ii si i de de n dede AL AL eR 25 NAGA a ana PAN 26 09154 AE 26 BUNGA Asmaan BANI Baya ina a us Banana ka BA CELE ut 26 miod J aa an a GA AA aie NG NA BANA GAN ise GNG AG 27 mode eet etre 28 Scrolling through Saved Radio Stations eese nette netten enne 28 EBOOK MODE NAA 28 THE EBOOK MENU 28 Local Folder i iater Re tale Rete aee imei PG PINAG mus 29 Select File iiu ione d o tede d 29 Reading Sek na dan ANAN AN ANGGE NENENG NENENG NENENG NENENG 29 Delete KIN 30 Delete AL ze ten 30 Exit eBook Men 5 iae n e e e ALAN DATA DAN DIANA SANS 3l SYSTEM MODE Dr 31 ENTERING THE SYSTEM MODE nororiente henta SS 31 SXSTEM MENU NR teins ciel ies ciel bea GANAN Aika 31 Record TIME 0330322333 32 aigo atom A205 Digital Audio Player USER MANUAL hype 32 LANGUAGE x CR 33 Power
42. rench Italian German Spanish Swedish Portugese Danish Dutch Thai Russian Czech Polish Operating Systems Windows 98SE ME 2000 XP Understanding the Technical Specification Flash Memory Size Indicates the amount of Flash memory or storage space that is available to the Player on which to store tracks files OLED Screen Size Indicates the maximum size in number of pixels of the OLED display screen Page 43 aigo atom A205 Digital Audio Player USER MANUAL Sample Rate Also known as Sampling Rate this measures the resolution of the sound the higher the Sample Rate the higher the quality of sound Recording Formats Indicates the formats that the Player can create when recording Max Recording Time Indicates the maximum amount of direct recording time Bit Rate This indicates the sample rate for MP3 files Frequency Response Also known as Dynamic Range this indicates the tonal range of the sounds that can be played on the Player SNR Sound to Noise Ratio SNR is a ratio of the power or volume amplitude of a sound to the amount of unwanted interference noise that has mixed in with it Measured in decibels the sound to noise ratio measures the clarity of the signal in a circuit or a wired or wireless transmission channel The greater the ratio evidenced by a larger number the less noise and the more easily it can be filtered out Receivin
43. return to the Music mode screen Replay Gap The Replay Gap function allows you to specify the time gap between each repeated play of a specified Replay A B Repeat selection 1 In the Music mode and with a track playing press the MODE button briefly once to enter the Play Menu Page 17 aigo atom A205 Digital Audio Player USER MANUAL 2 Use the NEXT or PREV button to scroll through the menu option until Replay Gap is highlighted selected 3 Press the MODE button briefly once to confirm your selection and enter the Replay Gap screen 4 Use the NEXT or PREV button to increase decrease the gap level 5 When finished press the MODE key briefly once to confirm your selection and return to the Music mode screen Exit Play Menu From within the Play Menu use the Exit option to leave the Play Menu and return to the Music mode or Voice mode screen Displaying Lyrics This Player supports the use of LRC lyric files so that lyrics can be displayed simultaneously while playing music The tracks that you choose to put on the Player will not have the lyrics with them so you will need get the lyric files and put them onto the Player The lyrics of many songs can be downloaded from various Internet sites for example from http www mstclub com lyrics search aspx Using Lyrics Files Connect the Player to you PC with the USB cable as outlined later in this manual and find the exact name of the fi
44. rst 10 seconds of each track file and stops after the last Intro has played 1 Press the PREV or NEXT button to scroll through the Repeat options until you find the one Page 14 aigo atom A205 Digital Audio Player USER MANUAL that you want 2 Press the MODE button briefly once to confirm your selection and return to the Music mode screen Equalizer The Equalizer function enables you to optimise the sound quality when playing different types of music or other recorded file 9 le TH Equalizer Choose from the following pre set Equalizer options y Normal Natural Rock Pop Classic Jazz Soft DBB lt lt sw sw sw 1 Press the PREV or NEXT button to scroll through the Equalizer options until you find the one that you want 2 Press the MODE button briefly once to confirm your selection and return to the Music mode Screen Tempo Rate The Tempo Rate function enables you to change the tempo speed at which tracks files are played 1 In the Music mode and with a track playing press the MODE button briefly once to enter the Play Menu 2 Use the NEXT or PREV button to scroll through the menu option until Tempo Rate is highlighted selected 3 Press the MODE key to select the Tempo Rate option A Tempo level indicator will appear in the OLED screen see example below 4 Usethe PREV and NEXT keys to decrease increase the tempo to the desired speed T
45. s 99 recorded files which is the maximum amount of files per folder You will need to switch to another folder in order to do further recording Voice Replay Mode Use the Voice Replay mode to listen to the voice files that you had recorded directly onto the Player in WAV format Entering the Voice Replay mode In the Main Menu use the NEXT and PREV buttons to scroll through the mode options until you reach the Voice mode 1 Press the MODE button briefly once to confirm your selection and enter the Voice mode The OLED screen will display the name of the voice file that was last accessed by the Voice mode see example below Page 22 aigo atom A205 Digital Audio Player USER MANUAL Glades 05 RECOS 2004 0 2 Press NEXT PREV button to scroll through voice files to find one you wish to play 3 Press the PLAY button to start listening to the selected voice file The timer will begin to increase as the file plays The Player will continue playing including subsequent files until you tell it to stop 9 Press the PLAY key to stop pause the playing of the voice file and remain in Voice Replay mode The timer will stop increasing 10 Press and hold the MODE button to exit the Voice Replay mode and return to the Main Menu Entering the Voice mode File Menu As in the Music mode the File Menu can be accessed while in Voice mode as long as a
46. scrolling down using the NEXT button until text appears in the OLED screen Reading Set The Reading Set option enables you to adjust the type of replay Automatic or Manual and the speed at which next eBook text appears in the OLED screen Reading Rate Option Description Automatic Replay Select this option to instruct the Player to automatically start scrolling the pages screens of the eBook again after it has reached the end Manual Replay Select this option to instruct the Player that you will manually re start the eBook Page 29 aigo atom A205 Digital Audio Player USER MANUAL Reading Rate The Reading Rate is the speed at which the Player will automatically scroll down through the eBook text so that you don t have to constantly keep pressing the NEXT button in order to manually scroll down through the text A Reading Rate level indicator will appear in the OLED screen Use the NEXT or PREV button to adjust the reading rate speed up or down Exit To exit the Reading Set menu and return to the eBook mode screen 1 2 Scroll through the Reading Set options using the NEXT or PREV button Once your desired selection is reached press MODE button briefly once in order to confirm your selection Delete File Use the Delete File option to delete the currently selected eBook file 1 With an eBook file open on the OLED screen press the MOD
47. ss the Volume key again to exit the volume controls and return to the Music mode Locking the buttons keys In order to avoid accidental pushing of buttons keys they can be locked using VOLUME button 1 Press and hold the VOLUME button until the symbol of a locked padlock appears in the OLED display along with the word HOLD Once the buttons keys are locked a Lock symbol and the word HOLD will appear in the OLED display any time a button is pressed All the other buttons except the VOLUME or hold button will not work as normal when pressed 2 To unlock the buttons simply press and hold the VOLUME button until an unlocked padlock symbol and the word unhold appears in the OLED screen The buttons keys on the Player will then operate as normal Page 11 aigo atom A205 Digital Audio Player USER MANUAL The Main Menu The Main Menu is the default menu that appears in the OLED screen when the Player has been turned ON see example illustration below The Main Menu options include the following modes Y Music y Record y Voice Replay rM y EBook FIREGIRPUIFM 1515 y System 1 Use the NEXT and PREV buttons to scroll through the mode options until you reach the desired mode 2 Press the MODE button briefly once to confirm your selection and enter the relevant mode and its menu The function and options available within each of these modes is expla
48. t the USB cable is connected properly the Player fails Check whether the driver software is installed correctly Low qo Check whether the Player s memory is full Warranty Thank you for your purchasing an aigo product We hope you enjoy the experience The content of this User Manual product design and specification is subject to change without notice Should the Player not operate precisely in the manner outlined in this Manual please visit the aigo UK website www aigo co uk for the latest product information Should you require any assistance with your aigo product please be sure to first contact the aigo UK Support team Telephone 0871 288 0536 Monday Friday 9am 5pm Email support aigo co uk Response within 24 hours Page 45 aigo atom A205 Digital Audio Player USER MANUAL The Support Team aigo UK SBC House Restmor Way Wallington SM6 7AH www aigo co uk Page 46
49. ted Choose from Level 1 through Level 8 5 Press the MODE button briefly once to confirm your selection and return to the FM mode screen Save Use the Save option to save store FM radio stations that have been selected manually using the Frequency Mode or Station Search 1 After finding the required radio station using either the Frequency Mode or Station Search option as outlined above press the MODE button briefly once to enter the FM Menu 2 Use the NEXT or PREV button to scroll through the FM Menu options until Save is highlighted selected 3 Press the MODE button briefly once again in order to save the selected station The currently selected FM radio station will then play on the Player Delete The Delete option enables you to delete one or all of the saved FM radio stations from the Player 1 While in the FM mode press the MODE button briefly once to open the FM Menu 2 Use the NEXT or PREV button to scroll through the FM Menu options until Delete is highlighted selected 3 Press the MODE button briefly once to confirm your selection and enter the Delete sub menu The Delete sub menu includes the following options Option Description Delete One Use to delete one station the currently selected station from the saved FM radio stations on the Player Delete All Use to delete all saved FM radio stations from the Player Exit To exit the Delete sub menu and return to the
50. tem mode as outlined above 2 Using the NEXT or PREV button scroll through the System Menu until Power appears in the OLED screen Page 33 aigo atom A205 Digital Audio Player USER MANUAL 3 Press the MODE button briefly once to confirm your selection and enter the Power Off sub menu 4 Use the NEXT or PREV button to scroll through the Power Off menu options Off Time and Sleep Time 5 Press the MODE button briefly once to confirm your selection and enter either the Off Time or Sleep Time screen 6 Use the NEXT or PREV button to increase decrease the time to the desired level see NOTE below NOTE Setting the Off Time or Sleep Time to 0 means that option will be disabled and the Player will not turn itself off or sleep at any time It must then to be turned off manually Replay Mode The Replay Mode option allows you to choose whether the replaying of Replay A B Repeat segments is automatic or manual 1 Enter the System mode as outlined above 2 Using the NEXT or PREV button scroll through the System Menu until Replay Mode appears in the OLED screen 3 Press the MODE button briefly once to confirm your selection and enter the Replay Mode sub menu 4 Use the NEXT or PREV button to scroll through the Replay Mode options Automatic and Manual until the desired one is showing in the OLED screen 5 Press the MODE button briefly once to confirm your
51. that is used by the Player in the OLED screen Choose from the following eighteen 18 languages y Simple Chinese y Spanish y English Y Swedish Y Traditional Chinese y Portuguese y English y Danish y Japanese Y Dutch Y Korean y Thai Y French y Russian Italian Czech Y German y Polish 1 Enter System mode as outlined above 2 Using the NEXT or PREV button scroll through the System Menu until Language appears in the OLED screen 3 Press the MODE button briefly once to confirm your selection and enter the Language sub menu 4 The Language sub menu will open with the most recently specified language selected and showing in the OLED display 5 Use the NEXT or PREV button to scroll through the menu list until the desired language is reached 6 Press the MODE button briefly once to confirm your selection and return to the System Menu Power Off The Power Off option d in the System Menu enables you to set a fixed time after which provided there has been no operation of buttons key the Player will automatically power off The options in the Power Off sub menu are Option Description Off Time Set the time in seconds after which the Player will automatically turn itself off if there is no activity or no buttons pressed Sleep Time Set the time in minutes after which the Player will automatically turn itself off if it is in ON and PLAYING 1 Enter the Sys
52. the eBook Menu and return to the eBook mode screen with the currently selected eBook showing in the OLED screen System Mode Use the System mode make changes to the parameters and functions that affect the Player overall regardless of mode Entering the System Mode To enter the System mode 1 Enter the Main Menu Music sens REG RPO IF 515 2 Use the NEXT or PREV buttons to scroll through the menu until the System mode is highlighted selected C3 3 System dapa 3 Press the MODE button briefly once to confirm your selection and enter the System Menu The System Menu will open and Record Time the first option in the System Menu will appear in the OLED screen System Menu The System Menu contains the following options Record Time Backlight Language Power Off Replay Mode Contrast lt Firmware Version Firmware Upgrade Exit Me 31 aigo atom A205 Digital Audio Player USER MANUAL Each of these options will be explained in detail below Record Time The Record Time option enables you to set the time and date on the Player 1 Enter the System mode as outlined above 2 Using the NEXT or PREV button scroll through the System Menu until Record Time appears in the OLED screen 3 Press the MODE button briefly once to confirm your selection and enter the Record Time screen see example b
53. tware provided on the CD ROM in the Product Pack before you connect the Player to your PC for the first time See Installation of the Driver Software below When connected to a PC the OLED screen on the Player may appear as follows When uploading from the Player to the PC Disconnecting the Player from a PC To safely disconnect the MP3 Player from the PC each time you want to disconnect it you must double click on the Safely Remove Hardware icon located in the System Tray at the right hand end of the Windows Taskbar which is the blue bar located at the bottom of the screen Remove the USB cable only after the PC has instructed you that it is safe to do so Installation of Driver Software for PCs running Windows 98SE only NOTE Installation of the Driver Software is ONLY required if the PC to which you are connecting the Player is running the operating system Windows 98SE The CD ROM enclosed in the Product Pack includes the driver software that is required in order to enable a PC running Windows 98SE to load or delete tracks files onto or from the Player 1 Place the installation CD into the CD ROM drive of your PC computer 2 If the installation does not start automatically click on the Windows Start button in the bottom left of the window screen and select the Run option from the resulting menu 3 In the Run window type DASETUP EXE where DX is the your CD drive to run the instal
54. up as you use the Player C Indicates low battery power and the battery should be charged Charging the Battery To charge Player s built in battery 1 Plug the small end of the USB cable into the Player 2 Plug the large end of the USB cable into the Charger provided in Product Pack 3 Plug the Charger into a socket in the wall turn on socket switch if necessary and leave it to charge until the Battery Level indicator shows that the battery 1s fully charged Basic Operations After reading through this User Manual and viewing the Tutorial Presentations if desired you are ready to start using the Player Page 8 aigo atom A205 Digital Audio Player USER MANUAL Turning the Player ON The Player can be turned on in two 2 ways which are outlined below Method 1 Method 2 When the Player is OFF push the Power button to the ON position and the Player will turn on automatically The aigo logo will appear in the OLED screen as the Player is powering up then the Main Menu will appear When the Player is OFF press and hold the PLAY button for several seconds as shown below MODE Record PLAY Power OWOFF The aigo logo will appear in the OLED screen as the Player is powering up then the menu for the last mode used by the Player will appear For example if the last mode used was the FM radio then the FM radio menu will appear in the OLED screen NOTE
55. wis Sa HIR EE I Just Died In You ea 4 Eyes Without A Face Idol Billy 25 60 s 5 Golden Brown Stranglers Gg Ent 6 China In Your Hand TPau ieces 7 Every Rose Has It s Thorn Poison 8 Life s What You Make It Talk Talk stralia C 9 Kayleigh Marillion iorable 10 Just Died In Your Your Arms Tonight Cutti Various arable 11 Baker Street Rafferty Gerry Various A 12 Missing You Waite John Various A 13 Sleeping Satellite Archer Tasmin Various A as Cane 11 Once you have dragged all of the tracks that you want into the Sync List click on the Sync tab at the top of the player window There are itama on the device 9 Eres without A Face Idol Golden Bronn Sr angers E In Your Heed TPau Every Rose Has Thorn Life s What You Make It Tal 9 Kaveh Marton 9 Q Just Ded In Your Your Baker Sreet Ratterty Gerry You Wate John 9 Seepng Satelite Archer T 1s Ix Lewis Love 1s 2 Benat Road To Nowhere 36 Total Time 1 10 11 64 16 MB O bytes 245 7 245 71 free mace _ 3 3 On the left you will see tracks you have just imported On the right you will see your MP3 Player directory If there are no tracks files on the Player the words There are no items on this device will appear 12 Click on t
56. y LongREC format Generic timbre y Exit To exit the REC Type sub menu and return to the FM mode screen 1 While in the FM mode select the FM radio station from which you wish to record 2 Then press the MODE button briefly once to open the FM Menu 3 Use the NEXT or PREV button to scroll through the FM Menu options until Type is highlighted selected 4 Press the MODE button briefly once to confirm your selection and enter the REC Type sub menu 5 Use the NEXT or PREV button to scroll through the REC Type options until the desired option is highlighted selected 6 Press the MODE button briefly once to confirm your selection and begin recording the currently selected radio station fea 85 RECO6 2004 0 80 80 00 05 58 03 NOTE For other operations that are available during recording see the Record Mode on page 19 7 Press the PLAY button to pause recording or press the MODE button to stop recording save the recorded segment and return to the FM mode screen Page 27 aigo atom A205 Digital Audio Player USER MANUAL 8 To play the file you just recorded you must enter the Voice mode which is covered in Voice Mode on page 22 Exit FM mode Use the Exit option in the FM Menu to exit the FM Menu and return to the FM mode screen Scrolling through Saved Radio Stations As well using the NEXT and PREV buttons to scroll up and down the saved stations the PLAY
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