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MP650 Digital Music Player User’s Manual ...
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Table of Contents Introduction ︱ ......................................................................................................... 5 Package Contents ︱ ............................................................................................... 5 Features ︱ ........................................................................... ...
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Listening to the Radi o .....................................................................................................16 Selecting a Ra dio Station ................................................................................................ 16 Adjusting th e Volu me ........................................................................ ...
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Partition ..................................................................................................................... .......35 Log In / Log Out.............................................................................................................. ..37 Changing your Password ......................................................... ...
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Introduction ︱ Thank you for purchasing T ranscend’ s MP650 , a next-generation MP3 Player that combines all the advantages of lightweight portable music with the benefit s of a USB flash drive, and includes many extra features such as an FM radio, advanced digit al voice recording, karaoke-style lyrics display , A-B repeat functions and variab ...
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Features ︱ MP3 Player – supports MP3, WMA, WMA-DRM10 (subscription music) and W A V music formats Recordable FM Radio with 20 st ation presets Advanced Digital V oice Recorder Karaoke-style lyrics display Vivid dual-color OLED screen displays clear te xt at any angle and in any light V AD (V oice Activity Detection) for high quality gapless aud ...
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Backing Up Data T ranscend does NOT take any responsibility for dat a los s or damag e during op eration . If you decide to store data on your Digit al Music Player, we strongly advise that you regularly backup the data to a computer or other storage medium. T o ensure Hi-S peed USB 2.0 dat a transfer rates when connecting to a computer , please en ...
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Player Controls ︱ Figure 1. MP650 A Hold Switch B Reset Button C A-B Repeat/Rec Button D Menu Button E Head phone Jack F V olume Up Button G Play/Pause/Power Button H Next/Fast-Forward Button I V olume Down Button J Previous/Rewind Button K Hi-Speed Mini USB 2.0 Port L Lanyard Att achment Hole M Microphone N Dual-Color OLED Display 8 ...
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Music Playback Screen ︱ Figure 2. OLED Display ICON INDICA TION A Record Source Built-in Microphone FM Radio B V AD Indicates V oice Activity Detection is enabled C Record Quality Low Quality Medium Quality High Quality D Sleep Indicates the Sleep T imer is enabled (Blank) E EQ Mode Normal Pop Rock Classical Jazz Bass USER (Blank) F Repeat Mode N ...
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Basic Operation ︱ Charging the Battery Plug the small end of the USB cable into the Mini USB port on the Digital Music Player , and plug the large end of the cable into an available USB port on your desktop or notebook computer . The MP650’s internal Li-ion battery will begin charging Figure 3. Connecting to a Computer Power ON Press and hold t ...
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Play a Song Press to play the currently selected MP3, WMA, or W A V track. Pause a Song Press to pause and un-p ause a track during playback. Next Track Press to skip to the ne xt available song. Previous Track Press to go back to the previous song. Fast Forward Press and hold the button to fast-forward. Rewind Press and hold the button to rewind. ...
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mark the beginning of the portion you wish to repeat. 2. Press the button again to mark the end of the section you wish to repeat. 3. The marked section of the track will playback the marked A-B section in a continuous loop. 4. Press the button once more to stop the A-B repeat function. Hold When the switch enabled, all of the MP650’ s buttons wi ...
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MUSIC Mode ︱ Before buying DRM (Digital Right s Management) protected music online, please be advised that the MP650 only support s WMA-DRM10 file protection. Playing MP3, WMA , or WMA-DRM10 Music 1. Press and hold the button to power ON the Digital Music Player. The Main Menu will appear. If the Digital Music Playe r is already on, press the ...
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2. Select either “My Playlist” or an import ed playlist file (if available) and pre ss . 3. Use the and buttons to move up and d own the li st of avail able songs. Press or to play the highlighted son g. When the song ends, the rest of the files in the playlist will then be played. 4. To exit playlist playback, simply select a new music file fr ...
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5. To remove all songs, highlight “My Playlist” and press the button, then select “Yes” to confirm. Deleting Music Files 1. In the MUSIC mode, press and hold to enter the File Navigator. 2. Navigate to the file you want to delete with the / and / buttons. 3. With the file highlighted, press the button and select “Delete.” A confirmation ...
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RADIO Mode ︱ Listening to the Radio 1. Plug in the earphones . (Earphones must be plugged-in to listen to the Radio) 2. Press the button to go to the Main Menu. 3. Use the and buttons to select the “FM” icon and press . 4. The current FM radio frequency will be displayed. The first time you use the Radio, the Digital Music Player will a u ...
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2. Use the and buttons to select the channel you want to listen to. 3. Press to listen to the selected channel. Recording the Radio 1. Select a radio station that you want to record. 2. Press and hold the button for 2 seconds to begin recording the station. 3. An automatically generated file name for your recording will appear. FM Recordings ar ...
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RECORD Mode ︱ The MP650 can record from 2 different sources: the FM Radio or the built-in microphone. The RECORD mode is for creating voice recordings and playing back both FM and voice recordings. T o record from the FM Radio, please see the previous section on “ Recording the Radio .” Making Voice Recor dings with the Built-In Microphone 1. ...
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2. The “MICIN.DIR” or “FMIN.DIR” folder will appear, and a list of availabl e recordings will be shown. Use the and buttons to move up and down the list. 3. Press to play the selected recording. 4. To switch between the MICIN.DIR and FMIN.DIR folders, press or select the icon and press to go up to the “Root” directory. V oice record ...
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Settings ︱ The Settings Menu 1. Press the button to enter the Main Menu. 2. Use the or buttons to select the “Settings” icon and press . Equalizer (EQ) There are seven equalizer modes to choose from: Normal, Pop, Rock, Classical, Jazz, Bass, and User EQ 1. In the SETTINGS menu, use the and buttons to select “EQ” and press . 2. Use the and ...
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4. Press or to increase or decrease levels in 1.0dB steps (Adjustment range: -7dB to +8dB) 5. Press to save the new User EQ settings and return to the SETTINGS menu. Repeat Mode There are seven Repeat modes to choose from: Normal (plays all music files available one time, in consecutive order) Repeat One (continuously repeats the current song), Rep ...
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Record Settings Record Quality The quality of an audio recording can be set to Low (8,000Hz), Medium (16,000Hz), or High (32,000Hz). Higher recording quality settings require more memory sp ace to save the recorded W A V files. 1. In the SETTINGS menu, use or to select the “Record Settings” icon and press . 2. Use or to select “Record Quality ...
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VAD (Voi ce Activity Detection) V AD allows the MP650 to make gapless voice recordings. This means d uring voice recording with the internal microphone, the player will only record when it detect s vo ices. If the person(s) p auses or stops speaking, the MP650 will temporarily stop recording until the person(s) sta rts speaking again. This allows f ...
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2. Use or to select a Screen Saver delay and press . The screen saver will commence whenever this amount of time passes with no button activity. Available delay timers are: “ Disable ”, “ 10 Seconds ”, “ 20 Seconds ”, and ” 60 Seconds ” 3. After you select a Screen Saver time delay, a list of available screen sa vers will appear. 4. ...
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Date / Time Settings Set Date / Time This setting let s you adjust the time and date, choose between 12Hr or 24Hr format, and set the time zone. 1. In the SETTINGS menu, use or to select the “D ate/Time Settings” icon and press . 2. Use or to select the ”Set Date/Time “ icon and press . 3. Use and to move between 12/24Hr, Year, Month, Day, ...
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4. Use and to select the time zone for your country and press . Daylight Saving Time (DST) If your region uses DST , the Digital Music Player c an automatically adjust the clock for Summer and Winter time. 1. In the SETTINGS menu, use or to select the “D ate/Time Settings” icon and press . 2. Use or and press . to select the “Daylight Saving? ...
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Music Transfer Protocol (MTP) If you own WMA-DRM10 music files or if you want to use Windows Media Player 10 to synchronize music between your computer and the Digital Music Player , the Music Transfer Protocol (MTP) must be enabled. This setting let s you switch between MTP or USB transfer modes. USB (Use this mode for normal transfer of all other ...
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Driver Installation ︱ Driver Installation for Windo ws ® Me, 2000, XP and Vista No drivers are required. These Windows ® Operating Systems have built-in drivers to support the MP650. Plug your MP650 into an available USB port and Windows ® will install the necessary files. A Removable Disk drive with a newly assigned drive letter will appear i ...
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Connecting to a Computer ︱ If y ou are using Windows Media Play er 10 and want to play WMA-DRM10 music files, you must set t he Digit al Music Player ’ s Music T ransfer Mode to MTP to transfer and synchronize music files between the computer and your MP650. Transferring Files to the Digital Music Player If you want to use your MP650 to listen ...
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Figure 6. The MP650 shows up as a Removable Disk in th e My Computer window *Note: “(F:)” is an example drive letter – your “My Computer" window may differ 3. To transfer normal MP3 and WMA music files to the Digital Music Player, the MTP (see Music Transfer Protocol ) mode in the Settings menu must be set to “USB.” You can transfe ...
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Figure 8. Safe to Remove Hard w are 4. Unplug the Digital Music Player from your computer. Removing the MP650 in Mac ® OS 10.0 or Later 1. Drag the Disk icon that corresponds to your MP650 into the trashcan. 2. Unplug your MP650 from the USB port Removing the MP650 in Linux ® Kernel 2.4 or Later 1. Execute unmount /mnt/MP650 to un-mount the devic ...
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Figure 9. Digital Music Player Auto-Run window 3. Click on the “ Utility ” button. 4. Choose your setup language and click the “ OK ” button to continue. Figure 10. Choose a languag e 5. The “InstallShield Wiza rd” window will appear. Click the “ Next ” button to continue. The InstallShield Wizard will guide you through the installa ...
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Figure 1 1. Transcend Digital Music Player Utility InstallShield Wizard 6. When the Transcend Digital Music Player Utility is finished installing, click the “Finish” button to exit the wizard. Figure 12. Installation complete The Transcend Digital Music Player Utility can be found in: “ -> Programs -> Transcend -> Transcend Digital M ...
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away . 1. Start the Digital Music Player Utility ( -> Programs -> Transcend -> Transcend Digital Music Player Utility ) 2. Click on the “ PC-Lock ” button in the Transcend Digital Music Player Utility window or Task Bar menu. Figure 13. T ranscend Digital Music Player Utility – PC-Lock 3. The PC-Lock Settings window will appear. Sele ...
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5. You can adjust the period of time tha t your computer will be locked for with the “Enable Timer” option. Set the Unlock Timer in Hours and Minutes . When this time elapses, your computer will automatically unlock and be available for use. Figure 16. PC-Unlock T imer 6. Click the “ OK ” button to start the PC-Lock. Figure 17. S tart PC-Lo ...
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personal files. Y ou can adjust the size of Public and Private areas, and add a p asswor d to p rotec t the Priv ate area. Data stored in the Private area will be kept secure and can only be accessed with your p assword. W ARNING! Creating a Private are a or adjusting the p artition size will erase all dat a on the Digit al Music Player! Please bac ...
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Log In / Log Out This function lets you access the files stored on the Privat e partition of your Digital Music Player. If you do not log in, your protected files will be invisible. 1. Connect the Digital Music Player to your computer. 2. Start the Digital Music Player Utility ( -> Programs -> Transcend -> Transcend Digital Music Player Ut ...
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2. Click on the “ Password ” button in the Transcend Digital Music Player Utility window or Task Bar menu. Figure 24. T ranscend Digital Music Player Utility – Password 3. The New Password window will appear. Input your current Password and New Password, then confirm the new password. Use the “New Hint” field to give yourself a hint in ca ...
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Troubleshooting ︱ If a problem occurs with your MP650, please first check the information listed below before t aking your MP650 for repair . If you are unable to remedy a proble m from the following hints, please consult your dealer , service center , or local T ran scend branch office. W e also have F AQ and Support services on our website at h ...
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1. The default language of the Digital Music Player is English. Please set the language o ption first. 2. ID3 tag information has display priority on the screen of the Digital Music Player. You can modify the ID3 tag by using Windows Media Player or Winamp. 3. If the ID3 tag is empty, just the file name will be displayed on the screen . Cannot ente ...
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41 For detailed L yrics Sync instructions, please see the F AQ section on our website at: http://www.transcendusa.com/Support/FAQ ...
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42 Specifications ︱ • Size (L x W x H): 75 mm × 31 mm × 13 mm • Weight: 30g (with Li-ion battery) • Music Formats: MP3 WMA and WMA-DRM10 (Subscription music) • Recording Format: IMA_ADPCM (WAV) • Estimated Battery Life: 15 hours (fully charged battery) • Compression Rates: 32Kbps to 320Kbps • Data Retention: Up to 10 years • Era ...
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Transcend Limited Warranty ︱ “Above and Beyond” is the st andard we set ourselves for cus tomer service at T ranscend. We consistently position ourselves to be significantly above the industry norm, which is all p art of our commitment to Customer Satisfaction. All T ranscend information, Inc. (T ranscend) products are warranted and tested to ...
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