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Motorola m250 MP3 Player User Manual

1. Copyright Trademarks Copyright 2004 Motorola Inc All rights reserved No part of this publication may be reproduced in any form or by any means or used to make any derivative work such as translation transformation or adaptation without written permission from Motorola Inc Windows Media Motorola reserves the right to revise this publication and to make changes in content from time to time without obligation on the part of Motorola to provide notification of such revision or change Motorola provides this guide without warranty of any kind either implied or expressed including but not limited to the implied warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose Motorola may make improvements or changes in the Mac product s described in this manual at any time MOTOROLA and the stylized M logo are registered in the US Patent amp Trademark Office Microsoft Windows Me and Windows XP are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and or other countries All other product or service names are the property of their respective owners Gracenote is a registered trademark of CDDB Inc Macintosh Quicktime and iTunes are registered trademarks of Apple Computer Inc Dolby is a registered trademark of Dolby Laboratories Licensing Corporation AT amp T is a registered trademark of AT amp T Corporation Fraunhofer is a registered trademark of Fraunhofer Ges
2. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE FOUNDATION OR CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT INDIRECT INCIDENTAL SPECIAL EXEMPLARY OR CONSEQUENTI AL DAMAGES INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES LOSS OF USE DATA OR PROFITS OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY WHETHER IN CONTRACT STRICT LIABILITY OR TORT INCLUDING NEGLI GENCE OR OTHERWISE ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE This software contains the Ogg Vorbis codec library under the following license Copyright c 2002 Xiph org Foundation Redistribution and use in source and binary forms with or without modification are permitted provided that the following conditions are met 1 Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright notice this list of conditions and the following disclaimer 2 Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright notice this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in the documentation and or other materials provided with the distribution 3 Neither the name of the Xiph org Foundation nor the names of its contributors may be used to endorse or promote products derived from this software without specific prior written permission THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS AND CONTRIBUTORS AS IS AND ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE IMPLIED WARRANT
3. C IN Open MENU by pressing Thumbstick to El Move Thumbstick to select Play Music Press Thumbstick in Move Thumbstick to select Playlists Press Thumbstick in Move Thumbstick to select a playlist Press Thumbstick in to begin playback 32 FM Record To play tracks recorded from the FM tuner 1 Oo dl BP W ND To Q Oo Of A CQ N FM Record appears in the menu as FM Record and in the immediate submenu as FM Recording Open MENU by pressing Thumbstick to E Move Thumbstick to select FM Record Press Thumbstick in Move Thumbstick to select Playback Press Thumbstick in Move Thumbstick to select a recording or to Play All Press Thumbstick in to begin playback elete tracks recorded from the FM tuner Open MENU by pressing Thumbstick to E Move Thumbstick to select FM Record Press Thumbstick in Move Thumbstick to select Delete Press Thumbstick in Move Thumbstick to select a recording or to Delete All Press Thumbstick in to remove the selection s M m250 m500 DIGITAL AUDIO PLAYER 33 FM Tuner The FM Tuner is a stereo FM receiver with the capability of storing up to eight preset stations and recording broad casts into the player s memory When using the FM Tuner there are three different modes of operation e Manual allows you to tune in a station by moving Thumbstick forward F1 or backward 1 e Store Preset lets you set a station frequency under a memory location like a
4. Lock Volume and Thumbstick options and Forward gt gt and Reverse lt lt to select options within Lock Volume and Thumbstick When the options are set as you want press Thumbstick in Press Forward FP to save settings and Reverse lt lt to cancel them Lock Setup settings include Lock Volume Options include On the default setting and Off When set to Off the volume level can be adjusted even when the m250 m500 has been locked Thumbstick Options include Lock and Play Pause When set to any Thumbstick movement will be interpreted as the P control M m250 m500 DIGITAL AUDIO PLAYER 49 Tags Tags are used to store the properties information about a digital audio file size type rate etc This information is displayed at the bottom of the LCD during playback of each song refer to the sample Play screens in Chapter 1 Occasionally this information might not display properly especially if a file was downloaded from a site outside of the region in which you normally use the player You may find it necessary to change the tag setting in order to see this information Changing a tag setting however may then cause other information to display improperly so change tag settings only if necessary Oo dC FP CQ N zc 8 Open MENU by pressing Thumbstick to E Move Thumbstick to select Settings Press Thumbstick in Move Thumbstick to select Tags A warning message will be displayed about chang
5. Menu mode press press to return to to scroll down through Playback mode choices M m250 m500 DIGITAL AUDIO PLAYER Thumbstick Press to select menu options Move to control menu navigation Volume no Press to adjust volume level Earphone Jack Connects to supplied earphones Lock Unlock Slide into the LOCK position to disable buttons and prevent accidental operation Reset Button Press to initialize the player if it stops responding Mini USB Port Connection for the supplied Mini USB cable and AC adapter M m250 m500 DIGITAL AUDIO PLAYER I yy Top View Power Press to turn the player on Press and hold to turn the player off Bottom View Battery Cover Latch Press in to unlock the battery cover for removal 10 Reset Button Press to initialize the player if it stops responding Mini USB Port Connection for the BED cable and AC adapter A aud ue Se eT Se Lithium lon Battery This rechargeable battery can be easily replaced by the user or swapped out for another fully charged one if exhausted M m250 m500 DIGITAL AUDIO PLAYER Battery Compartment Cover Remove to access the battery compartment by pressing in the cover latch see below Inside View Battery Contacts and Retaining Lip The battery fits under the lip so that the contacts on the battery mate with those in the player A Battery Cover Latch Press in to unlock the Batte
6. Setting the contrast too high will result in washed out images Setting the contrast too low will result in images that are too dark to read M m250 m500 DIGITAL AUDIO PLAYER 46 Time Use the options in the Time menu to set the player s internal clock oO oa asa W N Open MENU by pressing Thumbstick to E Move Thumbstick to select Settings Set Date Set Time Press Thumbstick in Move Thumbstick to select Time Press Thumbstick in Move Thumbstick to select between Set Time Set Date or Time Mode options and Forward gt gt and Reverse lt lt to select options within Set Time Set Date or Time Mode Press Thumbstick to apply settings and return to Playback mode Time settings include Set Time Options include Hour Minute and AM PM Set Date Options include Month Day and Year Time Date Mode Options include 12 hour the default setting and 24 hour time formats and USA the default setting Europe and Japan date formats M m250 m500 DIGITAL AUDIO PLAYER 47 FM Tuner Use the options in the FM Tuner menu to control the player s FM setup Oo d FP CQ DO zc Open MENU by pressing Thumbstick to E Move Thumbstick to select Settings Press Thumbstick in Move Thumbstick to select FM Tuner Press Thumbstick in The Options bar will be highlighted press Thumbstick in again The Stereo and Region options will appear with the current modes displayed and the Stereo setting blinking Pre
7. an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected Consult the dealer or an experienced radio TV technician for help Changes or modification not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could void the user s authority to operate the equipment Declaration of Conformity According to 47 CFH Parts 2 and 15 for Class B Personal Computers and Peripherals and or CPU Boards and Power Supplies used with Class B Personal Computers Motorola Inc Motorola Inc Broadband Communications Sector 101 Tournament Drive Horsham PA 19044 1 877 466 8646 declares under sole responsibility that the product identifies with 47 CFR Part 2 and 15 of the FCC Rules as a Class B digital device Each product marketed is identical to the representative unit tested and founded to be compliant with the standards Records maintained continue to reflect the equipment being produced can be expected to be within the variation accepted due to quantity production and testing on a statistical basis as required by 47 CFR 2 909 Operation is subject to the following condition This device must accept any interference received including interference that may cause undesired operation The above named party is responsible for ensuring that the equipment complies with the standards of 47 CFR Paragraphs 15 107 to 15 109 Industry Canada This Class B digital apparatus complies with Canadian ICES 003 Cet appareil num rique de la c
8. available online Can use MP3 and WMA files in the Yes You can mix MP3 and WMA audio content m250 m500 at the same time What are the differences between MP3 WMA files are generally half as large as comparable sounding MP3 files and WMA files Because WMA uses smaller file sizes you can store more music in less space on CDs hard drives or the m250 m500 The WMA format is exclusive to Windows based computers Will the m250 m500 play Variable Bit Yes Because there are many standards for VBR files it cannot be Rate VBR files guaranteed that every encoding software package will properly function with the m250 m500 VBR files that do not comply to standards may lack track time fast forward and or rewind capabilities M m250 m500 DIGITAL AUDIO PLAYER 53 What kind of battery can use with the m250 m500 Where is the battery indicator on my m250 m500 What kind of skip protection does the m250 m500 have Why won t the m250 m500 turn on The m250 m500 uses a Motorola lithium ion rechargeable replaceable phone battery It is designed to be recharged in the player and can be easily replaced if it wears out or if you want to keep extra charged batteries on hand The battery indicator on the m250 m500 is located in the top right corner of the display The segments in the battery icon show the remaining battery power The illumination of all segments indicates a fully charged battery Non illuminated segments indica
9. be recycled Refer to your battery s label for battery type Contact your local recycling center for proper disposal methods M m250 m500 DIGITAL AUDIO PLAYER Contents Package Contents 6 Welcome 7 Tour of the m250 m500 9 LCD Overview 12 Basic Setup 15 Software Setup 18 Basic Operations 24 Play Music 30 FM Tuner 34 Advanced Features 37 M m250 m500 DIGITAL AUDIO PLAYER Settings 39 About 52 Bookmarks 51 Frequently Asked Questions 53 Glossary 56 Appendix A The MP3 Format 59 Appendix B Menu Tree 61 Limited Warranty and Software License 62 Index 69 Package Contents e m250 m500 Digital Audio Player e Installation CD e Earphones e AC Adapter Charger MOTOROLA e Belt Clip e Mini USB Cable M m250 m500 DIGITAL AUDIO PLAYER Welcome Congratulations on your purchase of the Motorola m250 m500 Digital Audio Player Models DAP102 DAP105 The m250 m500 is a portable player that provides many hours of MP3 and WMA playback and features a lighted LCD a stopwatch and an FM radio tuner Small and powerful the m250 internal memory can store about 625 songs on its 2 5 gigabyte GB hard drive while the m500 internal memory can store about 1250 songs on its 5 GB hard drive based on a 4 minute song encoded as a 128 kbps MP3 Song files are transferred from the drive into the memory and then the drive turns off to save power provide skip protection and ensure uninterrupted music play The player is
10. car radio push button e Preset recalls the stored stations so they can be tuned in by pressing on a number FM Control When in FM Tuner mode the following controls function differently depending on the mode e MENU E Press to enter Menu mode e Play Pause Pl Press to mute the FM radio Press and hold to start and stop FM Record e Forward gt gt and Reverse I In Manual mode press to tune up or down the frequency range Press and hold to search up or down the frequency range for particularly strong signals e Thumbstick Movement Move to duplicate the Play Pause PII Forward gt gt and Reverse lt lt functions listed above Press and hold Play Pause PII to start and stop FM Record Press in to enter Preset mode In Manual mode press and hold to enter Store Preset mode M m250 m500 DIGITAL AUDIO PLAYER 34 Manual To enter the FM Tuner mode and use manual tuning 1 2 3 4 Open MENU by pressing Thumbstick to E Move Thumbstick to select FM Tuner Press Thumbstick in Press Thumbstick quickly to El to switch between the auto searching option and no searching Autosearch looks for the next strong signal when Thumbstick is pressed to Forward gt gt or Reverse 4 Store Preset The m250 m500 allows programming of up to eight FM preset slots To store a preset Store Preset 1 When in Manual mode tune to a frequency you wish to store ISTE EE 2 Press and hold Thumbstick to e
11. click the Install icon 2 Click Motorola Digital Music Center Software and Drivers and follow the on screen instructions 3 If prompted reboot the computer when the installation is complete M m250 m500 DIGITAL AUDIO PLAYER 19 USB To transfer music or files between your computer and the m250 m500 connect the player to your computer using the supplied Mini USB cable USB Detection with the Windows Device Driver USB connectivity is ready to work immediately after Motorola Digital Music Center has been installed If for any reason the Windows Device Driver Wizard is displayed after the USB cable has been plugged into both the m250 m500 and the computer please follow these steps 1 Confirm that the installation CD is in the computer s CD ROM drive 2 Check the CD ROM Drives box when the Device Driver Wizard requests the location of the m250 m500 drivers 3 Click Next and follow the Device Driver Wizard instructions M m250 m500 DIGITAL AUDIO PLAYER 20 Motorola Digital Music Center Motorola Digital Music Center is an all in one solution that is simple to use and can save and manage entire collections of digital audio tracks Motorola Digital Music Center provides the capabilities listed below Copy rip audio CDs into compressed encoded digital audio formats Motorola Digital Music Center encodes WMA files by default and MP3 via an optional upgrade pack Automatically synchronize the music collection on your computer with yo
12. m500 will play whenever the unit is restarted Display allows you to adjust backlight and contrast settings Time allows you to set the player s internal clock FM Tuner allows you to choose whether to turn off stereo FM for better reception and the tuning method Lock setting lets you choose which controls are affected by the LOCK switch Tags gives you the option of changing the kinds of tags used for music files M m250 m500 DIGITAL AUDIO PLAYER 39 Playback Various playback settings can be set to modify the way the m250 m500 plays tracks Tracks can be shuffled at random and or repeated continuously Open MENU by pressing Thumbstick to El Move Thumbstick to select Settings Press Thumbstick in Move Thumbstick to select Playback Press Thumbstick in oO oa W N Move Thumbstick to select between Shuffle and Repeat options and press Forward gt gt I and Reverse 444 to select options within Shuffle and Repeat When the options are set as you want press Thumbstick in 8 Press Forward Fb to save settings and Reverse lt lt to cancel them Playback options include e Shuffle Set selected tracks to play in standard or random order Settings include Off the default setting and On e Repeat Set to repeat playback of all tracks or the current track Settings include Off the default setting AII and One M m250 m500 DIGITAL AUDIO PLAYER 40 Equalizer The sound of tracks played on the m250 m500 c
13. made to insure that you will receive a Product that you can use and enjoy Motorola does not warrant that the functions of the Product will meet your requirements or that the operation of the Product will be uninterrupted or error free MOTOROLA IS NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR PROBLEMS OR DAMAGE CAUSED BY THE INTERACTION OF THE PRODUCT OR SOFTWARE WITH ANY OTHER SOFTWARE OR HARDWARE ALL WARRANTIES ARE VOID IF THE PRODUCT IS OPENED ALTERED AND OR DAMAGED THESE ARE YOUR SOLE AND EXCLUSIVE REMEDIES for any and all claims that you may have arising out of or in connection with this Product whether made or suffered by you or another person and whether based in contract or tort IN NO EVENT SHALL MOTOROLA OR ITS THIRD PARTY SOFTWARE LI CENSORS BE LIABLE TO YOU OR ANY OTHER PARTY FOR ANY DIRECT INDIRECT GENERAL SPECIAL INCIDENTAL CONSEQUENTIAL EXEMPLARY OR OTHER DAMAGES ARISING OUT OF THE USE OR INABILITY TO USE THE PRODUCT INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION DAMAGES FOR LOSS OF BUSINESS PROFITS BUSINESS INTERRUPTI ON LOSS OF INFORMATI ON OR ANY OTHER PECUNIARY LOSS OR FROM ANY BREACH OF WARRANTY EVEN IF MOTOROLA OR ITS THIRD PARTY SOFTWARE LICENSORS HAVE BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES IN NO CASE SHALL MOTOROLA S LIABILITY EXCEED THE AMOUNT YOU PAID FOR THE PRODUCT EACH THIRD PARTY SOFTWARE LI CENSOR IS AN INTENDED CONTRACTUAL BENEFICIARY OF THIS LICENSE These matters are governed by the laws of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania without
14. the player off press and hold until the bar graph moves completely across the screen and Saving Settings is displayed e LOCK UNLOCK Slide into the LOCK position to disable Volume and the Thumbstick except Play Pause operation This works when the player is on and off when the player is turned off a padlock appears on the LCD if you try to turn it on with LOCK engaged See Settings for Lock options e VOLUME and Press either side of the button to adjust the volume level M m250 m500 DIGITAL AUDIO PLAYER 29 e Thumbstick Move like a Joystick toward any of the four symbols discussed below or press in like a button In Playback mode press in to cycle through the Play Screens In Menu mode move to select categories or options and press in to make choices o Play Pause DI Press to play or press again to pause playback and to move up through menus and options o MENU E Press and release quickly to enter Menu mode without stopping music playback Press and hold to stop playback and to move down through menus and options o Forward DbI Press and release quickly to skip to the next track Press and hold to scan forward through a track In Menu mode press to move into a submenu When setting options press to confirm the choice and a checkmark will appear on the LCD o Reverse id lt Press and release quickly to skip to the previous track Select and hold to scan backward through a track In Menu mode press to return to the P
15. violation of any United States export laws The Product is not designed or intended for use in on line control of aircraft air traffic aircraft navigation or aircraft communications or in design construction operation or maintenance of any nuclear facility MOTOROLA AND ITS 3RD PARTY LICENSORS DISCLAIM ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTY OF FITNESS FOR SUCH USES YOU REPRESENT AND WARRANT THAT YOU SHALL NOT USE THE PRODUCT FOR SUCH PURPOSES Title to this Software including the ownership of all copyrights mask work rights patents trademarks and all other intellectual property rights subsisting in the foregoing and all adaptations to and modifications of the foregoing shall at all times remain with Motorola and its 3rd party licensors Motorola retains all rights not expressly licensed under this License The Software including any images graphics photographs animation video audio music and text incorporated therein is owned by Motorola or its 3rd party licensors and is protected by United States copyright laws and international treaty provisions Except as otherwise expressly provided in this License the copying reproduction distribution or preparation of derivative works of the Software any portion of the Product or the documentation is strictly prohibited by such laws and treaty provisions Nothing in this License constitutes a waiver of Motorola s rights under United States copyright law This License and your rights regarding any mat
16. 0 DIGITAL AUDIO PLAYER 36 Advanced Features Your m250 m500 offers a number of useful advanced features beyond the playing of music e Stopwatch Use this feature to record thousands of laps and instantly tell how much faster or slower the last lap was when compared to the previous one e Settings The Settings menu lets you adjust basic m250 m500 configurations such as the LCD backlight power saving etc e Bookmarks Youcan use Bookmarks to keep both a place in a recorded book and to save your own personal settings if you share the player with someone else who can also store their own settings using bookmarks e About The About menu holds information about the firmware version in the m250 m500 and the storage space remaining on the hard drive M m250 m500 DIGITAL AUDIO PLAYER oT Stopwatch You can use the stopwatch to keep track of time related events while listening to music 1 Open MENU by pressing Thumbstick to E 00 00 28 60 2 Move Thumbstick to select Stopwatch Lap n n z 56 Lap 00000260 3 Press Thumbstick in Hu lap 3 14 Average Lap Time TX ap statistics are displayed at the bottom of the Stopwatch screen When a new lap is set the D0 0 1 17 22 difference either faster for time removed or slower for time added between the new lap time Lap21 00 00 0357 and the current average laptime is displayed for a few moments and then the new current average 3 58 laptime i
17. GES INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES LOSS OF USE DATA OR PROFITS OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTI ON HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY WHETHER IN CONTRACT STRICT LIABILITY OR TORT INCLUDING NEGLI GENCE OR OTHERWISE ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE This software contains the FLAC Free Lossless Audio Codec library under the following license Copyright C 2000 2001 2002 2003 Josh Coalson Redistribution and use in source and binary forms with or without modification are permitted provided that the following conditions are met 1 Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright notice this list of conditions and the following disclaimer 2 Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright notice this list of conditions and the M m250 m500 DIGITAL AUDIO PLAYER 65 following disclaimer in the documentation and or other materials provided with the distribution 3 Neither the name of the Xiph org Foundation nor the names of its contributors may be used to endorse or promote products derived from this software without specific prior written permission THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS AND CONTRIBUTORS AS IS AND ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE DISCLAIMED
18. IES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE DISCLAI MED IN NO EVENT SHALL THE FOUNDATION OR CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT INDIRECT INCIDENTAL SPECIAL EXEMPLARY OR CONSEQUENTI AL DAMAGES INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES LOSS OF USE DATA OR PROFITS OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTI ON HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY WHETHER IN CONTRACT STRICT LIABILITY OR TORT INCLUDING NEGLI GENCE OR OTHERWISE ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE M m250 m500 DIGITAL AUDIO PLAYER 66 Portions based upon Microsoft Windows Media Technologies Copyright 1999 Microsoft Corporation All Rights Reserved Microsoft Windows Media and the Windows Logo are trademarks or registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and or other countries Gracenote is CDDB Inc d b a Gracenote CD and music related data from Gracenote CDDB Music Recognition ServiceSM 2000 2001 2002 Gracenote Gracenote CDDB Client Software 2000 2001 2002 Gracenote U S Patents Numbers 5 987 525 46 061 680 6 154 773 and other patents issued or pending CDDB is a registered trademark of Gracenote The Gracenote logo and logotype the Gracenote CDDB logo and logotype and the Powered by Gracenote CDDB logo are trademarks of Gracenote Music Recognition Service and MRS are service marks of Gracenote CD DVD Record
19. RE USB DRIVER SOFTWARE FIRMWARE AND RELATED DOCUMENTATION SOFTWARE PROVIDED WITH MOTOROLA S MP3 PLAYER PRODUCT THE PRODUCT BY USING THE MP3 PLAYER PRODUCT AND OR INSTALLING DOWNLOADING OR USING ANY OF THE SOFTWARE YOU INDICATE YOUR ACCEPTANCE OF EACH OF THE TERMS OF THIS LICENSE UPON ACCEPTANCE THIS LICENSE WILL BE A LEGALLY BINDING AGREEMENT BETWEEN YOU AND MOTOROLA THE TERMS OF THIS LICENSE APPLY TO YOU AND TO ANY SUBSEQUENT USER OF THE SOFTWARE IF YOU DO NOT AGREE TO ALL OF THE TERMS OF THIS LICENSE I DO NOT INSTALL OR USE THE SOFTWARE AND II RETURN THE MP3 PLAYER PRODUCT AND THE SOFTWARE COLLECTIVELY THE PRODUCT INCLUDI NG ALL COMPONENTS DOCUMENTATION AND ANY OTHER MATERIALS PROVIDED WITH THE PRODUCT TO YOUR POINT OF PURCHASE FOR A FULL REFUND The Software includes associated media any printed materials and any on line or electronic documentation as well as any updates revisions bug fixes or drivers obtained by you from Motorola Software provided by third parties may be subject to separate end user license agreements from the manufacturers of such Software To the extent that such separate end user license agreements are provided with such third party software the terms and conditions of such third party license agreements shall supersede any conflicting terms in this License The Software is never sold Motorola licenses the Software to the original customer and to any subsequent licensee for personal u
20. Rock equalizer option to change the sound of tracks according to the Rock preset settings Open MENU by pressing Thumbstick to E Move Thumbstick to select Settings Press Thumbstick in Move Thumbstick to select Equalizer Press Thumbstick in Move Thumbstick to select Rock Oo dI FP W DO zc Press Thumbstick in to set the Rock option and return to Playback mode Repeat these instructions to select any of the other Equalizer presets Jazz Classical Pop Trance 42 Power To conserve energy and extend the amount of playback time during each battery charge set the player to shut down after being idle for a specific number of minutes Settings include 1m 5m the default setting 10m 30m and Never O N Oo di FP c N a Open MENU by pressing Thumbstick to E Pouer Move Thumbstick to select Settings Pur Save Press Thumbstick in Move Thumbstick to select Power Press Thumbstick in Move Thumbstick Forward F9 and Reverse lt lt to select Power options When the options are set as you want press Thumbstick in Press Forward FP to save settings and Reverse lt lt to cancel them Power saving tips EQ settings With EQ settings OFF the battery will last longer Contrast Turn down the contrast as low as possible o Backlight Dont set the backlight for the display to be always on Try turning it off completely or setting it to two seconds o Volume Higher volumes draw more p
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22. an be adjusted using various preset and fully customizable equalizer options Equalizer settings include Custom Custom mode allows the player s settings to be adjusted according to personal preferences CON Oo dI FP c N a 9 Open MENU by pressing Thumbstick to E 1 1 7 Main Henu Settings Press Thumbstick in EM o iz FH Re Equalizer Display Move Thumbstick to select Settings Move Thumbstick to select Equalizer Equalizer Press Thumbstick in Move Thumbstick to select Custom Classical Press Thumbstick in Adjust the 5 band equalizer Press Forward gt gt and Reverse 444 to navigate between frequencies Press Play Pause gt or MENU E to boost or cut the gain of the frequency When the equalizer is set press Thumbstick in 10 Press Forward FP to save settings or Reverse 444 to cancel them M m250 m500 DIGITAL AUDIO PLAYER 41 EQ Off Select the EQ Off option to apply no equalizer adjustments to audio content on the m250 m500 This is also known as using flat settings 1 Oo dl FP C IN Open MENU by pressing Thumbstick to E Move Thumbstick to select Settings Press Thumbstick in Move Thumbstick to select Equalizer Press Thumbstick in Move Thumbstick to select EQ Off Press Thumbstick in to set the EQ Off option and return to Playback mode M m250 m500 DIGITAL AUDIO PLAYER Rock Select the
23. bits sample 2 channels z 1 411 200 bits per second opecifically 1 4 million bits per second equals 176 000 bytes per second If an average song is three minutes long then the average song on a CD consumes about 3 2 MB of space That limits the number of songs that can be carried on a small portable device and makes for burdensome download times especially if you are not using high speed Internet connections Codec is the MP3 Fuel The key to the compact nature of MP3 formatted music is compression MP3 is actually a digital audio codec which is a method of compressing and decompressing digitized sound A standard CD audio format uses roughly 10 MB for just one minute of music MP3 uses just 1 MB for that same minute of music The way that MP3 compresses data is essentially by removing those sounds deemed inaudible to the human ear There are highs and lows in any sample that are beyond or nearly beyond our aural comprehension and MP3 effectively eliminates them to produce the compact files necessary to provide the ease and flexibility the format delivers While there is undeniably a loss of overall sound quality it is generally near CD quality and acceptable for portable listening It is a compromise between high fidelity and the advantages of transferability and storage ease M m250 m500 DIGITAL AUDIO PLAYER 59 Ripping and Encoding One of the great features of a portable MP8 player like the Motorola m250 m500 is that it allows yo
24. controlled by a small joystick on the front called the Thumbstick so that most functions can be performed with one hand Included with the m250 m500 is the Motorola Digital Music Center for Windows PCs This easy to use and powerful software enables you to extract music tracks from CDs organize them in a variety of ways and quickly download them to the m250 m500 using a high speed USB 2 0 connection Your computer must support USB 2 0 for the fastest transfer times the m250 m500 and software will also work with the older USB 1 0 format Help files are included in your Motorola Digital Music Center that guide you step by step through the functions of the software and your player Just click on the icon and choose the topic for which you need information Additionally the m250 m500 player s internal memory can be used as another storage device and is displayed on Windows Explorer as a removable drive when attached through the USB port The m250 m500 also supports Apple iTunes software a free download from www apple com and the firmware in the player accepts updates from both the PC and Macintosh computers 1 Actual formatted capacity is less 1 GB 1 000 000 000 bytes M m250 m500 DIGITAL AUDIO PLAYER Ti The m250 m500 supports the following digital audio formats e MP3 with ID3 tags e WMA with ID3 tags e Audible spoken word files formats 2 and 3 e Microsofts DRM Digital Rights Management coding The m250 m500 can pla
25. ed features M m250 m500 DIGITAL AUDIO PLAYER 64 This software contains the BSD db library under the following license Copyright c 1991 1993 The Regents of the University of California All rights reserved Redistribution and use in source and binary forms with or without modification are permitted provided that the following conditions are met lRedistributions of source code must retain the above copyright notice this list of conditions and the following disclaimer 2Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright notice this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in the documentation and or other materials provided with the distribution 3All advertising materials mentioning features or use of this software must display the following acknowledgement This product includes software developed by the University of California Berkeley and its contributors 4Neither the name of the University nor the names of its contributors may be used to endorse or promote products derived from this software without specific prior written permission THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE REGENTS AND CONTRIBUTORS AS IS AND ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE DISCLAI MED IN NO EVENT SHALL THE REGENTS OR CONTRI BUTORS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT INDIRECT INCIDENTAL SPECIAL EXEMPLARY OR CONSEQUENTI AL DAMA
26. ellschaft zur Forderung der Angewandten Forschung Sony is a registered trademark of Sony Electronics Inc Nokia is a registered trademark of Nokia Corporation FCC amp Industry Canada Compliance Federal Communications Commission FCC This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules Operation is subject to the following two conditions 1 This device may not cause harmful interference and 2 This device must accept any interference received including interference that may cause undesired operation M m250 m500 DIGITAL AUDIO PLAYER This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions may cause harmful interference to radio communications However there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver Connect the equipment into
27. he player away from an electrical source The battery compartment cover must be removed before a battery can be removed or installed To remove the cover M m250 m500 DIGITAL AUDIO PLAYER 15 Press in the small latch while lifting off the back cover of the player See the pictures on pages 10 and 11 2 Note that one end of the battery fits under a small metal lip and the other end is held in by small plastic clips Lift the battery up from the latter end and slide it out from under the lip The power contacts are underneath 3 Install a new battery so that the end with the metal contacts will slide under the metal lip and then snap the other end into place against the plastic clips 4 Snap the cover back on Make sure it s lined up properly with the slots in the player body Earphones Connect the supplied earphones to the earphone jack on the top of the player see page 10 Any quality audio earphones with a 3 5mm stereo plug can be used with the m250 m500 however DO NOT use an earphone from a cell or cordless phone because the wiring is different and can damage the player USB Cable The m250 m500 communicates with your computer over a Mini USB cable using USB 2 0 protocols with a transfer rate of up to 480 Mbps The player must be connected using the included USB cable to the USB port on your computer to transfer music or files to and from the player and your computer The Mini USB connector plugs into the port on the bottom of the p
28. ic in the left frame to access tracks Motorola Digital Music Center scans the computer s hard drives for digital audio files that are compatible with the m250 m500 player Files are automatically categorized by album title and displayed in the Track List You can select tracks within a specific category Albums Artists Genres Songs and Playlists For example if you wish to copy all tracks by a favorite artist onto the player click the Artists tab and then use any of the techniques in Step 4 to select the desired tracks Use any of the following techniques to select tracks File type Technique Single track album or artist Left click the track album or artist Multiple tracks albums and or artists Press SHIFT Click or CTRL Click All tracks albums and artists Press CTRL A No tracks albums or artists Press CTRL N Every track except for the currently selected tracks Select Edit Invert Selection Click to begin transferring the selected tracks to your m250 m500 M m250 m500 DIGITAL AUDIO PLAYER 28 iTunes This is the music management software developed by Apple Computer and is available from the Apple web site Check your computer documentation to find out how to load it onto your Mac operating system 1 LaunchiTunes Connect the player to a USB port on the computer The m250 m500 will turn on Click Library in the iTunes Source frame Select the tracks to transfer Qo a N Drag and drop the selected
29. ing powered by RecDev GmbH http www recdev de Warranty Information Motorola warrants to you the original end user customer that A the Product excluding Software will be free from defects in materials and workmanship under normal use and B with respect to Software the media on which the Software is provided will be free from defects in material and workmanship under normal use Motorola provides no other warranties for the Product and Software This Limited Warranty to you the original end user customer continues A for the media upon which the Software is provided for a period of ninety 90 days from the date of purchase from Motorola or an authorized Motorola reseller and B for the Product excluding Software for a period of one 1 year from the date of purchase from Motorola or from an authorized Motorola reseller To take advantage of this Limited Warranty or to obtain technical support you must call the Motorola toll free phone number below Motorola s sole and exclusive obligation under this Limited Warranty for retail sales shall be to repair or replace any Product or Software media that does not meet this Limited Warranty All warranty claims must be made within the applicable Warranty Period The warranties described in this Section shall not apply i to any Product subjected to accident misuse neglect alteration Acts of God improper handling improper transport improper storage improper use or application impr
30. ing tag formats Press Thumbstick in Move Thumbstick Forward gt gt and Reverse lt lt to select the desired encoding options When the options are set as you want press Thumbstick in Press Forward P to save settings and Reverse 444 to cancel them The tag formats available are ASCII the most commonly used UTF 8 and JIS a Japanese format Changing the tag will not affect the rest of the LCD display M m250 m500 DIGITAL AUDIO PLAYER 50 Bookmarks Bookmarks are useful for marking a place in an audio book They are also perfect for multiple users who share the same m250 m500 Bookmarks store specific player settings including the current running order the current track the current time position of the track the repeat setting and the shuffle setting Users can save these settings in a bookmark and restore them whenever they use the player 1 o fF N Open MENU by pressing Thumbstick to E Bookmarks CSelect 000 Move Thumbstick to select Bookmarks Get Set Press Thumbstick in Delete Move Thumbstick to select a bookmark option Press Thumbstick in Bookmark options include Select Use Thumbstick to select a bookmark Press Thumbstick to restore the selected bookmark seitings Set Press Thumbstick to set a bookmark Delete Use Thumbstick to select a bookmark Press Thumbstick to delete the selected bookmark The 7250 rB00 autorratically saves the current user settings when it is tu
31. ion decompression algorithm Codecs compress audio data into a file often for efficient transmission over a network and then decode it for playback While all the codecs perform similar compression of digital audio there are differences in technologies The m250 m500 supports the following digital audio codecs MP3 and WMA The Advanced Audio Coding AAC Codec most closely identified with MPEG 4 is not currently supported by the m250 m500 2 AAC was developed by the MPEG group that includes Dolby Fraunhofer FhG AT amp T Sony and Nokia amp companies that have also been involved in the development of audio codecs such as MP3 and AC3 also known as Dolby Digital The AAC codec in QuickTime 6 builds upon new state of the art signal processing technology from Dolby Laboratories and brings true Variable Bit Rate VBR audio encoding to QuickTime M m250 m500 DIGITAL AUDIO PLAYER 56 Firmware Firmware is the read only software that is installed on the player Like software it can be updated but unlike software it can never be deleted from the player Gain Gain is a measurement of the amplitude of all frequency ranges Gain adjustments boost or reduce frequencies to provide a more desirable audio output ID3 Tag The ID3 tag is the part of the encoded MP3 or WMA file that contains information about the digital music file such as song title artist album title encoding bit rate track time duration and so on ID3 tag i
32. lasse B est conforme la norme NMB 003 du Canada M m250 m500 DIGITAL AUDIO PLAYER 3 Safety WARNING TO REDUCE THE CHANCE OF SHOCK OR INJURY DO NOT USE or OPERATE THIS DEVICE IN OR NEAR WATER OR WET LOCATIONS CAUTION RISK OF EXPLOSION DAMAGE OR BATTERY LEAKAGE IS POSSIBLE IF BATTERY IS REPLACED INCORRECTLY OR BY AN INCORRECT TYPE NEVER ATTEMPT TO CHARGE A NON RECHARGEABLE ALKALINE BATTERY DISPOSE OF USED BATTERIES ACCORDING TO INSTRUCTIONS OR LOCAL LAWS Use of headphones while operating a vehicle is not recommended and is unlawful in some states and areas Be careful and attentive while driving Stop operation of the player if you find it disruptive or distracting while operating any type of equipment Listening to music at full power over extended periods of time can be damaging to the hearing of the user BATTERY SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS Do not burn disassemble mutilate or puncture the battery The battery contains toxic materials that could be released resulting in injury Caution There is a risk of explosion if you replace the battery with an incorrect battery type Use only the battery that came with your player or an authorized replacement recommended by the manufacturer Keep batteries out of the reach of children Remove batteries if storing over 30 days Do not dispose of batteries in fire which could result in explosion The rechargeable batteries that power this product must be disposed of properly and may need to
33. layback mode screen or to back out of a submenu When setting options press to cancel the choice and an X will appear on the LCD M m250 m500 DIGITAL AUDIO PLAYER 26 Copy Copying Tracks with Motorola Digital Music Center Copying tracks from audio CDs involves two steps commonly known as ripping and encoding Ripping and encoding refer to the process of ripping copying audio from a CD and encoding saving the audio content into a compressed digital audio format like MP3 or WMA 1 Launch the Motorola Digital Music Center 2 Insert an audio CD into your CD ROM drive 3 Click the CD ROM icon on the Motorola Digital Music Center Device List In a short time the music tracks on the CD will be read and listed in the Digital Music Center window 4 Use any of the following techniques to select tracks Track Type Technique Single track Left click the track Multiple tracks Press SHIFT Click or CTRL Click All tracks Press CTRL A No tracks Press CTRL N Every track except for the currently selected tracks Select Edit Invert Selection i 5 Click to begin copying the selected tracks to your computer M m250 m500 DIGITAL AUDIO PLAYER E Transfer Transferring Tracks with Motorola Digital Music Center Transferring tracks from the PC to the m250 m500 with the Motorola Digital Music Center involves selecting tracks and then transferring them onto the player 1 2 Launch the Motorola Digital Music Center Click My Mus
34. layer see pages 10 and 11 The port is covered by a soft plastic plug attached to the player Use care in opening it and do not pull too hard on the plug Whenever you plug the player into the cable while the computer is on the player turns on and establishes a link with the computer You can then use your music software or file manager to transfer songs and data to and from the player When you are done be sure to stop the link to the player to avoid corrupting files In Windows an icon is displayed on the taskbar like the one shown below Click on it and a dialog box will appear asking you which device you want to stop Click on the line for USB Mass Storage Device that has a removable drive listed below it because that is how the player appears to Windows For a Mac follow the procedures specified by your operating system to stop or eject a USB device i M m250 m500 DIGITAL AUDIO PLAYER 16 USB Charging When connected to a USB port the computer can supply the power to run the player and charge its battery This also allows you to listen to music from the player while it is connected to your computer without draining the battery Additional Accessories Get the most out of your m250 m500 with additional accessories that can make the player easier and more flexible to use Shop the Motorola web site at http www motorola com mp3players M m250 m500 DIGITAL AUDIO PLAYER 17 Software Setup Overview To enable your computer to wo
35. med off These settings are autorratically restored N Dl when the mri 5O nmb00 is tumed back on Settings saved autorratically are not saved as bookmarks M m250 m500 DIGITAL AUDIO PLAYER 51 About The About screen displays information about the m250 m500 including the total amount of space on the disk the amount of free space the number of tracks on the player and the firmware version 1 Open MENU by pressing Thumbstick to El Move Thumbstick to select About Press Thumbstick in Move Thumbstick to select Player or Storage oa a c N Press Thumbstick in About options include e Player Displays firmware version copyright and Motorola web site information e Storage Displays disk usage graphic bar disk usage MB used MB capacity and the total number of tracks M m250 m500 DIGITAL AUDIO PLAYER 52 Frequently Asked Questions The FAQs in this chapter will help you solve common issues with your player If you do not find the answers you need here you can contact our Customer Service Department using any of the following methods Web http broadband motorola com consumers support default asp SupportSection DAP Technical Support Telephone 1 877 466 8646 What type of files can play with the You can play MP3 and WMA music files and AUD spoken word files m250 m500 used for recorded books Songs in other types of music source files can be played if first converted to these formats Converters are widely
36. nformation is displayed on the Album Artist Track title line on the player s LCD MP3 MP3 is short for Moving Pictures Experts Group Audio Layer 3 MP3 is the most well known compressed digital audio file format This format allows for near CD quality sound but at a fraction of the size of normal audio files MP3 conversion of an audio track from CD ROM can reduce the file size by approximately a 12 1 ratio with virtually no perceptible loss in quality MP3 compression removes the redundant and irrelevant parts of a sound signal that the human ear doesn t hear This digital sound encoding and compression process was developed by the Fraunhofer Institute for Integrated Circuits and Thomson Multimedia See Appendix A for more information Rip and Encode Rip and encode refer to the process of extracting copying or ripping audio from a music CD and encoding it into a compressed digital audio format like MP3 or WMA Synchronize Motorola Digital Music Center can automatically or manually delete old content transfer new audio content and keep the content on your m250 m500 fresh and dynamic Motorola Digital Music Center must be open for synchronization to occur between your m250 m500 and your computer M m250 m500 DIGITAL AUDIO PLAYER DI Treble Treble notes occupy the higher portion of the sound spectrum Increasing the treble value will raise the levels of the high sounds in your music files You can select the amount of treble in yo
37. nter Store Preset mode Select preset E 3 Press Thumbstick toward Forward P 1 or Reverse lt lt to cycle to the desired preset station slot 4 Press Thumbstick to store the frequency to the selected FM preset slot After a frequency has been stored to a slot the player will enter Preset mode M m250 m500 DIGITAL AUDIO PLAYER 35 Preset To access an FM preset slot 1 2 3 When in Manual mode press Thumbstick in to enter Preset mode 002 EE F Press Forward F5 or Reverse 1 to cycle to the desired preset station 100 30MH Press Thumbstick in to select a preset station and return to Manual mode PRESET Recording Broadcasts The m250 m500 FM Tuner allows you to record FM broadcasts and play them back through the player To record a broadcast 1 Open MENU by pressing Thumbstick to E a F 4 re _ T T ____ __ 2 Move Thumbstick to select FM Tuner 3 83 98 103 108 3 Press Thumbstick in 104 9MHz i MANUAL 4 Press Thumbstick quickly to amp to switch between the auto searching option and no o N Vi searching Autosearch looks for the next strong signal when Thumbstick is pressed to Forward F1 or Reverse I Move Thumbstick up for about 1 second The record icon will appear at the top of the display screen after several seconds To stop the recording press the Thumbstick up for about 1 second again The record icon will disappear after several seconds M m250 m50
38. oadcasts for playing These can be music speeches talk shows etc M m250 m500 DIGITAL AUDIO PLAYER 30 Play All To play all tracks 1 oa A N Open MENU by pressing Thumbstick to E Move Thumbstick to select Play Music Press Thumbstick in Move Thumbstick to select Play All Press Thumbstick in to begin playback M m250 m500 DIGITAL AUDIO PLAYER Album To play a specific album 1 Oo Of FP C ND Open MENU by pressing Thumbstick to E Move Thumbstick to select Play Music Press Thumbstick in Move Thumbstick to select Album Press Thumbstick in Move Thumbstick to select an album to play Press Thumbstick in to begin playback Repeat these instructions to select any of the other Playback options Artist Genre Track Year New Music 31 Playlists To create a playlist accessible on your m250 m500 1 Oo Of kb C ND Select your m250 m500 from the Device List in Motorola Digital Music Center Select tracks to add to a playlist Right click a highlighted track Click Add to playlist Click New Playlist Enter a playlist name Click OK Spoken Word To play spoken word tracks 1 o 0O A W N Open MENU by pressing Thumbstick to E Move Thumbstick to select Play Music Press Thumbstick in Move Thumbstick to select Spoken Word Press Thumbstick in Move Thumbstick to select a title or file M m250 m500 DIGITAL AUDIO PLAYER To start a playlist 1 Oo dl FP
39. oper installation improper testing or unauthorized repair or ii to cosmetic problems or defects which result from normal wear and tear under ordinary use and do not affect the performance or use of the Product Motorola s warranties apply only to a Product that is manufactured by Motorola and identified by Motorola owned trademark trade name or product identification logos affixed to the Product Motorola does not warrant to you the end user or to anyone else that any Software will perform to specification or operate error free and without bugs THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED AS IS WITH ALL FAULTS INCLUDI NG ANY SOFTWARE SUPPLIED BY 3RD M m250 m500 DIGITAL AUDIO PLAYER 67 PARTIES EXCEPT AS EXPRESSLY STATED IN THIS SECTION WARRANTY INFORMATION THERE ARE NO WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND RELATING TO THE PRODUCT EXPRESS IMPLIED OR STATUTORY INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE OR THE WARRANTY AGAINST INFRINGEMENT PROVIDED IN THE UNIFORM COMMERCIAL CODE Some states do not allow for the exclusion of implied warranties so the above exclusion may not apply to you What additional provisions should be aware of Because it is impossible for Motorola to know the purposes for which you acquired this Product or the uses to which you will put this Product you assume full responsibility for the selection of the Product for its installation and use While every reasonable effort has been
40. ower The rating for your player was determined using a volume of 15 o Bitrate Higher bitrates draw more power than lower ones Try ripping at 128 kbps Audio format WMAs use more processing power than MP3s o Standard headphones High powered headphones use more power Test the battery life with the standard ear buds or headphones that are included with your player M m250 m500 DIGITAL AUDIO PLAYER 43 Resume Use the options in the Resume menu to set the track that the m250 m500 will play whenever the unit is restarted o 0c A O N Open MENU by pressing Thumbstick to E Resume Move Thumbstick to select Settings Track liga Press Thumbstick in ERO A Move Thumbstick to select Resume Press Thumbstick in Move Thumbstick to select between Track and Timecode options and Forward gt gt and Reverse 4 to select options within Track and Timecode When the options are set as you want press Thumbstick in Press Forward FP to save settings and Reverse lt lt to cancel them Resume options include Track Set the player to begin playback of the last track played before shutdown or the first track in the running order when the player restarts Settings include Current the default setting and First Timecode Set the m250 m500 to begin playback of the last track played either at the point in the track when shutdown occurred or at the start of the track Settings include Current the default
41. regard to conflict of laws principles and excluding the provisions of the United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods The Motorola toll free number is 1 877 466 8646 for technical support or warranty service Visit our web site at http www motorola com broadband consumers M m250 m500 DIGITAL AUDIO PLAYER 68 Index AAC codec 22 About 52 AUD 30 53 Backlight 46 Basic Operations 24 Bass 56 Battery 15 indicator 54 Bitrate 56 Bookmarks 37 51 Buttons and Controls 25 Codec 56 Contrast 46 Controls 25 Copy 28 Display 45 Earphones 16 Encoding 27 Equalizer 39 41 42 Firmware 57 FM Tuner 34 Forward 26 Gracenote 18 23 67 ID3 Tag 21 57 iTunes 7 18 22 29 Limited Warranty 62 Lithium lon 54 Mini USB 15 Motorola Digital Music Center 7 18 19 20 21 27 28 57 M m250 m500 DIGITAL AUDIO PLAYER MP3 7 8 21 27 53 56 57 58 62 Play All 31 Play Pause 26 Playback 40 Playlists 21 22 Preset Mode 36 Hesume 44 Heverse 26 Rip and Encode 21 22 57 Settings 39 Stop 25 Stopwatch 38 Store Preset 35 Synchronize 21 57 Tags 39 50 Technical Support 53 Time 47 Timecode 44 Track 26 27 28 30 38 39 40 44 51 53 57 Transfer 20 28 Transferring tracks iTunes 29 Treble 58 Tuner 48 USB 16 17 Variable Bit Rate VBR 58 VBR 8 53 58 Volume 25 WMA 7 8 21 27 53 56 57 58 69 Visit our web Site at www moto
42. required per minute of audio content 0 5 MB 0 75 MB 1 MB 1 25 MB 1 75 MB Yes If available firmware for your m250 m500 can be downloaded from the Motorola web site http broadband motorola com consumers support default asp SupportSection D AP 29 Glossary Bass Bass Is the particular low range area of the sound spectrum where low musical notes and sounds are located Increasing the bass value will make the low vocals and drums more prominent in your music You can select the amount of bass in your music by selecting various equalizer options Bitrate Bitrate denotes the number of bits per second used by a digital music file The size and quality of a compressed digital audio file are determined by the bitrate used when encoding the file Generally the higher the bitrate used the higher the sound quality and the larger the file size For example a bitrate of 96 kbps 96 000 bits per second is generally thought of as CD quality for WMA audio files and takes up about 0 75 MB per minute of music At a 64 kbps bitrate the sound quality of WMA is similar to that of an FM radio signal but approximately two minutes of music will fit in 1 MB of space Codec Depending on the context and kind of technology involved codec can be defined as a compressed digital audio file format like MP3 WMA etc a coding decoding chip used to translate between digital and analog transmissions used in modems or a compress
43. rk most effectively with the m250 m500 and access the full potential of the player the appropriate software for your computer s operating system must be installed e Motorola Digital Music Center must be installed on computers that use the Windows operating system Motorola Digital Music Center is the provided program you use in Windows to manage your audio files e ilunes must be installed on computers that use the Macintosh operating system e Gracenote CDDBO Music Recognition Service is a free service you can register with that automatically provides details of audio CDs such as Title Artist and Track names M m250 m500 DIGITAL AUDIO PLAYER 18 Windows Follow these instructions to load the installation software which enables your PC to recognize the m250 m500 The installation also loads the Motorola Digital Music Center If you are using Windows 98 Second Edition you may have to install drivers for the player from the CD refer to your system documentation and Help files for details on doing this You can also click on the Add New Hardware icon in Control Panel and follow the prompts 1 Place the installation CD label side up into your computer s CD ROM drive The installation software should launch automatically Note If the installation software does not launch automatically follow these steps to start installing manually a Double click the My Computer icon on the Windows Desktop b Double click the CD ROM icon c Double
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45. ry Cover from removal 11 LCD Overview Playback Mode Repeat Playback Indicator Shuffle Playback Indicator Lock Indicator Volume Level an 4 5 mH Charge Condition Artist Artist Name Album Album Title Track Track Title Progress Bar 5 Track Number Total Number of Tracks Track Time Play Indicator Menu Mode Pon ese Menu Title Play Music Bookmarks Settings CFM Tuner Options FM Record Selected Option M m250 m500 DIGITAL AUDIO PLAYER 12 Play Screens Press the Thumbstick to cycle through Date View Time Code View and Track Format View screens Date View ETT B Artist Name Album Title Track Title Time of Day 4 23pm 67972003 Time Code View T n Artist Name Album Title Track Title 128 def Track Time Track Format View aa B mm Artist Name Album Title Track Title MPS 128K 3 2NB gt Codec Bitrate M m250 m500 DIGITAL AUDIO PLAYER Month Day Year Track Number Total Number of Tracks Track Size 13 FM Radio Manual Tuning Mode Manual or Preset FM Radio Store Preset FM Radio Preset M m250 m500 DIGITAL AUDIO PLAYER strong Signal Indicator Stereo Indicator Mute Indicator EI Too 9 103 10 Frequency Scale 100 30 Hz HRHURL Current Frequency Store Preset 106 10 MHz Select preset Current Frequency Preset Station Slot Preset Stations Prese
46. s displayed The time for the two most recent laps is shown below the counter and each Lap Difference new lap saved erases the one before the last The m250 m500 can track thousands of laps When in Stopwatch mode the controls work in the ways described below 1 Press Thumbstick toward amp to return to the Main Menu Retuming to the Main Menu and using other player functions will not tum the stopwatch off The timer continues to run until the Qo N Dic Thurrbstick is pressed up Play Pause or Pl while Stopwatch is shown on the LCD The tirer also holds a paused tine until either it is reset to zero or the player is tumed off 2 Press Thumbstick in to set a lap time Press and hold to return to the single lap display Multiple laps and lap averages will be lost 3 Press Thumbstick up toward PI to start and stop the timer 4 Press Thumbstick down toward E to enter Menu mode Press and hold to reset the stopwatch timer M m250 m500 DIGITAL AUDIO PLAYER 38 Settings The Settings selection is used to configure certain characteristics of the m250 m500 such as the sound equalizer or the backlight of the LCD These settings include Playback setting lets you choose from regular shuffled or repeating Equalizer allows you to adjust the player sound using various preset and fully customizable equalizer options Power settings are used to adjust the power saving timeout length Resume options are used to set the track that the m250
47. se only on the terms of this License Motorola and its 3rd party licensors retain the ownership of the Software M m250 m500 DIGITAL AUDIO PLAYER 62 You may USE the Software only in connection with the operation of the Product TRANSFER the Software including all component parts and printed materials permanently to another person but only if the person agrees to accept all of the terms of this License If you transfer the Software you must at the same time transfer the Product and all copies of the Software if applicable to the same person or destroy any copies not transferred TERMINATE this License by destroying the original and all copies of the Software if applicable in whatever form You may not 1 Loan distribute rent lease give sublicense or otherwise transfer the Software in whole or in part to any other person except as permitted under the TRANSFER paragraph above or as otherwise restricted in any third party license agreement for third party software 2 Copy or translate the User Guide included with the Software other than for personal use 3 Copy alter translate decompile disassemble or reverse engineer the Software including but not limited to modifying the Software to make it operate on non compatible hardware 4 Remove alter or cause not to be displayed any copyright notices or startup message contained in the Software programs or documentation 5 Export the Software or the Product components in
48. setting and Start M m250 m500 DIGITAL AUDIO PLAYER 44 Display Use the Display menu to adjust backlight and contrast settings oO 0O asa OQO N 7 8 9 Open MENU by pressing Thumbstick to El i Display Move Thumbstick to select Settings Backlight Ep Press Thumbstick in Contrast Move Thumbstick to select Display Press Thumbstick in Move Thumbstick to select between Backlight and Contrast options and Forward gt gt I and Reverse 4 4 to select options within Backlight and Contrast Press Forward P or Reverse lt lt to set how long the backlight will stay lit If you want to change the screen contrast press Thumbstick down Press Forward P to increase and Reverse lt lt to decrease contrast 10 When the options are set as you want press Thumbstick in 11 Press Forward F1 to save settings and Reverse lt lt to cancel them M m250 m500 DIGITAL AUDIO PLAYER 45 Display options include e Backlight Set the backlight on the player to shut itself off after a specific number of seconds Settings include Off 2s 5s the default setting 10s 20s and On Off disables the backlight and On sets the backlight to remain lit constantly UL ILE Noto To conserve battery life the On setting should rarely be used See other power saving tips here e Contrast Move the Thumbstick to control the contrast slider The contrast slider sets how light or dark the images on the LCD will appear
49. ss Thumbstick either Forward FP or Reverse lt lt to change the Stereo option then press Thumbstick down to select the Region setting which will start blinking Press Thumbstick either Forward gt gt or Reverse lt lt to change the option to the area where you will be using the m250 m500 Press Thumbstick in to set that option which will stop blinking Press Forward F1 to save settings and Reverse lt lt to cancel them Either a check mark Y accepted or an X canceled will appear on the screen If accepted you will return to the screen shown before you started this task if canceled you will see the Options bar screen again Press Reverse lt lt to go back to the Settings menu FM Tuner options include FM Stereo Mode Options include On the default setting and Off Selecting Off will place the tuner in mono mode This may help eliminate any hiss heard on distant stations Region Options include USA tunes by 2MHz the default setting Japan tunes by 05 MHz and Europe tunes by 05MHz M m250 m500 DIGITAL AUDIO PLAYER 48 Lock Setup Use the options in the Lock Setup menu to enable volume and Thumbstick control when the lock is enabled o 0O A OO N Open MENU by pressing Thumbstick to El LockSetup Move Thumbstick to select Settings Lock Volume Press Thumbstick in Thumbstic ERR Move Thumbstick to select Lock Setup Press Thumbstick in Move Thumbstick to select between
50. t Scroll Indicator Current Frequency p TET 100 30 PRESET 14 Basic Setup Connections Before you can start using your new m250 m500 player you ll have to install and connect a few things This chapter describes how to attach the battery charger and connect the earphones and the Mini USB cable to the player AC Power Adapter Charger The AC adapter uses a Mini USB connector and attaches to the m250 m500 through the USB port The first time you charge the battery let it charge overnight 1 Connect the AC adapter to the m250 m500 at the USB port 2 Plug the AC adapter into an electrical outlet The battery icon will appear in the upper right corner of the LCD and show itself filling up while charging 3 When the battery is fully charged the battery icon in the upper right corner will change to an electrical plug icon Unplug the AC adapter and disconnect it from the player Additionally if the player is turned off while charging player turns itself on when the charger is attached a large battery filling icon appears in the center of the display which changes to a large electrical plug when fully charged Battery The m250 m500 uses a Motorola lithium ion Li ion replaceable battery that provides many hours of use It is designed to be recharged in the player but can easily be replaced if it wears out You can buy extra batteries charge them in the player and then remove and keep them handy to extend the time you use t
51. te a run down battery The m250 m500 reads the song data from the file stored on the hard drive into an internal memory and then plays the song from that memory Depending on the length of the music data individual songs or a long playlist etc the player will keep reading data from the hard drive and when all required data have been read or the memory is full the drive will spin down to save battery power and play only from memory Since the memory uses no moving parts there is nothing to affect the stream of sound The drive itself is very sturdy and will not be damaged by small accidental bumps or knocks However dropping the player onto a hard surface while the drive is running may permanently damage the unit The m250 m500 will not power on if LOCK UNLOCK is in the locked position If you press the POWER button a padlock will appear on the LCD to remind you that the unit is locked Confirm that the LOCK UNLOCK switch is not in the locked position and press POWER to turn it on If nothing happens after pressing the POWER button the battery is probably discharged M m250 m500 DIGITAL AUDIO PLAYER 54 How much music can store on the m250 m500 Can update the firmware on the m250 m500 M m250 m500 DIGITAL AUDIO PLAYER The amount of music that can be stored on the m250 m500 depends on the bit rate of the files stored Bitrate 64 kbps 96 kbps 128 kbps 164 kbps 192 kbps Approximate amount of space
52. ter it addresses are governed by the laws of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania without reference to conflict of laws principles THIS LICENSE SHALL TERMI NATE AUTOMATI CALLY if you fail to comply with the terms of this License M m250 m500 DIGITAL AUDIO PLAYER 63 Motorola is not responsible for any third party software provided as a bundled application or otherwise with the Software U S GOVERNMENT RESTRICTED RIGHTS The Product and documentation is provided with RESTRICTED RIGHTS The use duplication or disclosure by the Government is subject to restrictions as set forth in subdivision c 1 ii of The Rights in Technical Data and Computer Software clause at 52 227 7013 The contractor manufacturer is Motorola Inc Broadband Communications Sector 101 Tournament Drive Horsham PA 19044 NOTE ON JAVA SUPPORT The Software may contain support for programs written in Java Java technology is not fault tolerant and is not designed manufactured or intended for use or resale as online control equipment in hazardous environments requiring fail safe performance such as in the operation of nuclear facilities aircraft navigation or communication systems air traffic control direct life support machines or weapons systems in which the failure of Java technology could lead directly to death personal injury or severe physical or environmental damage Sun Microsystems Inc has contractually obligated Microsoft to make this disclaimer EXPOR
53. tracks onto the m250 m500 player listing in the iTunes Source frame ITunes will only refresh the audio contents located on the N250 N BOO player after all selected tracks have been transferred M m250 m500 DIGITAL AUDIO PLAYER Play Music There are two types of music playback in the m250 m500 e Play Music plays digital audio music tracks in Playback mode e FM Tuner will let the player receive FM radio stations These types of playback can be changed at any time through the Main Menu Playback In Playback mode the default mode any track or preset customized playlist can be played within seconds by selecting the appropriate category Play Music e Play All will play all songs on the m250 m500 e Album will select the songs whose information identifies them as belonging to a particular CD album e Artist will identify songs from a particular artist for playback based on track information e Genre will play all songs that match a particular type of music based on track information e Track will play a specific track e Year will group and play songs that were published in a certain year e New Music will include and play songs that were added to your music lists within a specified recent period of time e Playlists will use the lists you have made of selected songs to play e Spoken Word is used to play AUD audible files such as those used for recorded books e FM Recordings will open a list of recorded br
54. u to select the best of the music you own and download it to the player creating your own greatest hits collections Using a tool like the Motorola Digital Music Center you can copy rip a songs file from the CD onto your hard disk The encoder then compresses the song into the MP3 format Once the song is encoded it can be played on your computer any CD player that supports MP3 and most importantly downloaded to your m250 m500 audio player M m250 m500 DIGITAL AUDIO PLAYER 60 Play Music Bookmarks Settings Appendix B Menu Tree Album Artist Genre Track ear News Music Playlist Spoken Yvorc Play All Selections Selections Selections settings Bookmarks Playback Equalizer Power Resume Display Time Fh Tuner Lock Setup Tags Lock Setup volume Thurmbstick shuffle Conc Repeat on off Classical Pop Trance Battery cu MMH Pwr Save Resume Track r1 T m iT Display Backlight Contrast FM Tuner Player Mode Start FM Record Playback Set Time Set Date Time Mode Delete Stopwatch Fh4 Tuner Options Payel E storage Region M m250 m500 DIGITAL AUDIO PLAYER Limited Warranty and Software License Motorola nc Broadband Communications Sector Motorola 101 Tournament Drive Horsham PA 19044 IMPORTANT PLEASE READ THIS SOFTWARE LICENSE LICENSE CAREFULLY BEFORE YOU INSTALL DOWNLOAD OR USE ANY APPLICATION SOFTWA
55. ur m250 m500 Edit 1D3 Tag and WMA tags on digital audio tracks Organize and manage digital audio tracks on your computer and the m250 m500 Search for tracks on your computer and the m250 m500 Create custom playlists Transfer tracks from your computer to the m250 m500 M m250 m500 DIGITAL AUDIO PLAYER 21 Macintosh iTunes The iTunes plug in is required for the Mac Operating System 10 3 or higher Your m250 m500 audio player is compatible with Apple s iTunes which runs under the Macintosh operating system and is free and available at www apple com Support for iTunes also can be found there and in the Help files of the program iTunes offers the following features Copy rip your audio CDs into compressed encoded digital formats including MP3s Organize digital audio tracks on your computer Search for tracks on your computer Create custom CDs The rr 5O rrbOO doesn t support the AAC codec used for music files obtained fromthe iTunes Music Store at this tire However there are many quality music file format conversion prograrrs available online for little or no cost N le NOLS The rr 5O rrbOO does not support iTunes playlists M m250 m500 DIGITAL AUDIO PLAYER 22 Gracenote CDDB Music Recognition Service The Gracenote CDDB Music Recognition Service can be used to automatically look up details of audio CDs such as Title Artist and Track names There is no charge to register and use the service You ha
56. ur music by selecting various equalizer options VBR Variable Bit Rate VBR encoding converts tracks at a variable rate using higher bit rate encoding for complex portions and lower bitrate encoding for pauses in songs WMA Windows Media Audio WMA is a compressed audio format created by Microsoft as an alternative to MP3 The WMA codec offers greater file compression than the MP3 codec enabling storage of more digital audio tracks in the same amount of space when compared to MP3s at the same level of quality M m250 m500 DIGITAL AUDIO PLAYER 58 Appendix A The MP3 Format The MP3 format has vastly expanded the capabilities of music distribution Able to compress digital sound to a fraction of the size of conventional WAV sound MP3 lends itself ideally to Internet distribution and to new listening device technologies Your Motorola m250 m500 is a leading edge player able to take advantage of the incredible flexibility afforded by this format To understand how the MP3 format works it is helpful to know something about how CDs store music A CD stores a song as digital information Data are stored on a CD ROM in an uncompressed high resolution format that splits the sound into separate samples for the left and right speakers thus creating stereo Music is sampled 44 100 times per second with each sample being 2 bytes 16 bits long A CD then stores a huge number of bits for each second of music 44 100 samples second 16
57. ve the option during the installation of Motorola Digital Music Center to register with Gracenote but if you do not you can register later by following the instructions below To register your PC must be connected to the Internet It must also be connected to the Internet when ripping CDs so that Gracenote can retrieve and provide the music details of the CD being ripped In Digital Music Center Click Tools Click Options Click Copy CD Click Advanced Click Register to register or re register with the Gracenote CDDB Music Recognition Service Click Next Check the box that reads I have read and agree to these Terms of Use Click Finish Click Done 10 Click OK O AN OO OW FP CQ N m l If you have not registered with Gracenote a ripped CD will have ID3 tag data of Unknown Artist and Track X where X is the N DI track nurrber of the CD both in the player s information screen and in Motorola Digital Music Center M m250 m500 DIGITAL AUDIO PLAYER 23 Basic Operations The basic operations of the m250 m500 are divided into four areas e Howto Control the player functions e How to Copy songs from CDs and other sources to your computer e How to Transfer songs to the m250 m500 from your computer e How to Play Songs on the player M m250 m500 DIGITAL AUDIO PLAYER 24 Control The following controls on the m250 m500 let you access the player s functions e POWER Press to turn the player on To turn
58. y most VBR Variable Bit Rate files although not all LCD features may be available for those tracks The total number of songs that can be stored on the m250 m500 depends on the way in which they are encoded and the bit rate used See the FAQ section of this manual for more information Learning More The capabilities of the m250 m500 as well as the power of the software and the ways in which you can work with music files in general are considerable You will enjoy experimenting with the software and music files as you get to know how to get the most from your m250 m500 Digital Audio Player Refer to the Quick Start Guide for the basics on how to set up and start using the m250 m500 M m250 m500 DIGITAL AUDIO PLAYER 8 Tour of the m250 m500 Earphone Jack Connects to A supplied earphones Main View Lock Unlock Slide into the LOCK Volume position to disable Press to adjust buttons and prevent volume level accidental operation Power Press to turn the player on Press and hold to turn the player off Play Pause Press to play or pause playback In Menu mode press to scroll up through choices ri yl i Forward Skip Press to skip to the next track Press and hold to scan forward Thumbstick Press to select menu options Move to control menu navigation Reverse Skip Menu Press to skip to the Press and release previous track quickly to enter Menu Press and hold to scan mode reverse In Menu mode In

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