Table of Contents 1. Overview... 2 1.1 Included in the Box... 2 1.2 Features... 2 1.3 Specifications... 3 1.4 Battery... 3 1.5 File Transfer... 4 1.6 Button Basics... 5 1.7 The Standard Operation Menu... 5 2. Main Menu... 6 2.1 Button Functions... 7 3. Music... 7 3.1 Icons on the Music Playback menu... 8 3.2 Button Functions... 9 3.3 Submenus of the Music Playback menu... 9 3.4 Special Functions... 10 4. Recorder... 12 4.1 Icons on the Voice Recording menu... 13 4.2 Button Functions... 13 4.3 Submenu of the Recorder Menu... 14 4.4 File Formats available... 14 5. Voice (Playback)... 14 5.1 Icons in the Voice (Playback) Menu... 15 5.2 Button Functions... 15 5.3 Submenus of the Voice (Playback) menu... 16 6. JPEG... 17 6.1 JPEG Menu Interface... 17 6.2 Button Functions... 18 6.3 Submenus of the JPEG Menu... 18 7. Settings... 19 7.1 Button Functions... 19 7.2 Setting Details... 19 8. Firmware Update... 20 1
1. Overview With stylish design and small dimensions, the Tatung M100 is not only a MP3 player but also a fashionable accessory for your apparel. Moreover, the bright color OLED display and video playback function give you an innovating entertainment experience on the go. This Manual was specifically designed for customer convenience. It is organized in a manner of Menus to make it as straightforward as possible. For example, if you have a question that involves the Music (Playback) menu, go to the Music (Playback) menu section. You can find the Table of Contents with section numbers as well as page numbers. 1.1 Included in the Box Installation CD USB to computer cable Tatung M100 player User Guide Earphones 1.2 Features Supports MP3 and WMA music file formats Synchro-lyric capabilities-- listen to your music as the lyrics fly across the screen in perfect synchrony-- easy to learn the lyrics! Built in Microphone with easy and high-quality recording Supports MTV video file format-- file transformation tool included! USB 2.0 interface with maximum transfer speeds of up to 1000 KB per second Language learning function with convenient A to B sectional playback High quality earphones with auto-scan FM radio (Europe Only) Supports Windows 98/ME/2000/XP, Mac OS 10.X, and Linux Kernel (version 2.4.2 and above) operating systems Built-in rechargeable Lithium-Ion battery 2
1.3 Specifications Audio No. of Channels Frequency Range Rated Power Output S/N Ratio Stereo 20Hz 20KHz 250-460mV 85db Display OLED 96x64 (65,000 colors) Storage Flash Memory 512MB/1GB Music File Formats File Type Bit Rate (MP3) Bit Rate (WMA) ID3 Information Lyric MP3, WMA 8k-320kHz 5k-384kHz Support Sync Lyric (Double line display) Image/Video File Format Image File Video File JPEG MTV Recording File Format ADPCM Sound Effects Speed Equalizer Power 1.4 Battery Built-in Battery Playback time: full battery 16 levels 7 preset channels (Natural, Rock, Pop, Classic, Soft, Jazz, and DBB) Rechargeable Lithium-ion (550mA) 8 hours (backlight on), 14 hours (backlight off) 3 hours USB Charging time System Requirements MS Windows 98 SE/ME/2000/XP MAC OS 10.X Linux Kernel 2.4.2 or above General Dimension 62 x 34 x 20 mm Weight 38g USB 2.0 (Up to 1000K Byte/Sec) Other Functions Language English, German, French, Spanish, Italian, Dutch, Portuguese, Trad. Chinese and Simp. Chinese There are nine different levels of battery charge Stands for empty battery 3
Stands for full battery To start charging the battery, simply connect your Tatung M100 to your computer via the USB cable. It requires 3 hours to fully recharge your Tatung M100 s battery. 1.5 File Transfer You can transfer files to and from your Tatung M100. To do this, first connect your player to your computer via the USB cable. Your player will then display the ready status screen shown below: Ready Status Screen Note, in this screen, you can go back to the Main Menu by pressing the MODE button. To begin transferring files to your player, open your computer s File Manager. Your Tatung M100 should be shown as a Removable Disk under My Computer. Note that if you are using a MAC, it should automatically appear on the desktop. Then, you can now select files and copy them over onto your player. While transferring files, your Tatung M100 will display the Download Screen (shown below): Download Screen You can also upload a file from your Tatung M100 to your computer, simply by opening the Removable Disk Icon (as described above) and copying the files onto your computer. While uploading files, your player will display the Upload Screen (shown below): Upload Screen 4
Note, your Tatung M100 will not respond to any button operations while Downloading / Uploading files. 1.6 Button Basics The Tatung M100 has nine buttons in total: PLAY: Turn On, Turn Off, Play, Pause, and Stop. MODE: Menu Options, Enter Menu NEXT: Next, Scroll to the right LAST: Previous, Scroll to the left VOL+: Increase Volume, Last Item VOL-: Decrease Volume, Next Item A-B/REC: Special A-B Recording Hot Button EQ: When playing MP3 music files, use this button to directly change their sound effects without entering the option menus. and hold the button to lock/unlock the button. POWER ON: Turn the power on/off A-B Hot Recording Button Hot recording is referencing the ability to immediately enter the Recording Menu and start recording from almost anywhere. 1.7 The Standard Operation Menu The Tatung M100 interface is Menu based, with each menu having its own particular function. In the user guide, two types of menus are referenced. They are the normal menus and submenus. Normal menus Normal menus are the main interface menus. These are the menus that have specific functions. They include the Main Menu, Music Menu, Recorder Menu, Voice Menu, JPEG Menu and Settings Menu. All of these Menus can be entered off of the Main Menu, simply by pressing the MODE button. 5
Submenus Submenus are Menus that you can access off of one of the Normal Interface Menus. These menus act to compliment the functions of the Normal Interface Menus, such as options or additional settings. These menus can be entered by pressing the MODE button whenever you are in a Normal Interface Menu. Note, When you are in a Submenu, if the player goes idle for over 5 seconds, it will auto quit that submenu. 2. Main Menu Off of the main menu, you can choose between 5 major functions by entering their subsections: Music, Recorder, Voice, JPEG and Settings. Main Menu Screen the PREVIOUS/NEXT buttons to scroll through the function menus. the MODE button to enter highlighted function menu. A-B button acts as a hot recording button. You may press it from any menu to enter the recording function menu and immediately start recording. Long- the PLAY/PAUSE button to turn off the player from any menu. 6
2.1 Button Functions Buttons Operation EQ A-B Long Long Lock/unlock player buttons No function Enter the recording function and start recording Enter the recording function and start recording Play/Pause Mode(joystick) +/- Previous/Next 3. Music Long Long Long Long press Turn the player on/off Enter Selected Menu Scroll Left/Right Off of the Music Function Menu, you can play MP3, WAV and WMA formatted files. You can also use the A-B repeat function to play particular parts of a music file, in which you choose the beginning and end point of a section to replay over and over. To play a sound file, enter the Music Interface Menu and select the folder the file is stored in by pressing the MODE button, selecting Local 7
Folder, and then selecting the folder the sound file is stored in. Next, press the play button to start playing the sound file. the PREVIOUS/NEXT buttons to skip from song to song. For more music operation information, please refer to the button function section (3.2). 3.1 Icons on the Music Playback menu Music Playback screen indicates the bit rate the current music file is playing at. indicates the current repeat mode (shown is repeat one). indicates the position of the song in the album. In the song currently shown, it is the first song out of fifteen total. indicates the current EQ setting. shows the current position in the song, over the total playing time of the song. indicates that the current song has lyrics available (refer to Section 3.4). My Heart Will Go On is the name of the song. If the song does not have a Tag, then its file name will be displayed here. Celine Dion is the name of the singer. 8
3.2 Button Functions Buttons EQ A-B Play/Pause Mode(joystick) +/- Previous/Next Operations Long Long Long Long Long Long press Lock/Unlock the player Change the EQ setting Select point A/B Turn the player on/off Play/Pause Exit to Main Menu. When playing music, a long press will enter the lyrics display. Enter submenu Increase/Decrease volume Rewind/Fast-forward Skip to previous/next song 3.3 Submenus of the Music Playback menu There are two different submenus in which you can enter from the Music Function Menu: File management submenu Music Options submenu File Management Submenu From the Music Playback menu, you can enter the submenu by pressing the MODE button. Note this submenu can only be entered when music is NOT currently being played. From the submenu, you can choose which folder to play music from, as well as delete files. To select a folder to play music from, press the MODE button to enter the local folder menu, highlight the folder you wish to read from, and select it by pressing the MODE button. To delete a music file, simply enter the delete menu by pressing the MODE button, select the music file you wish to delete and then select the delete function. You can also delete all the music files stored in the current folder by selecting the delete all function. 9
Music Options Submenu While music is playing, you can enter the Music Options submenu by pressing the MODE button. Music Options Submenu From the Music Options submenu, there are six option settings in which you can change: Repeat: You can select between normal, repeat one, folder (play the music in the folder once and the player stops), repeat folder, repeat all (play music in every folder over and over), random and intro. Equalizer: Choose between seven EQ presets: Natural, Rock, Pop, Classic, Soft, Jazz and Dynamic Bass Boost (DBB). Tempo Rate: Change the tempo that songs are played at. The tempo starts at zero (normal speed) and can be increased or decreased up to 8 steps. Replay: enter the A-B section playback function. (Refer to Section 3.4 for further instructions on A-B playback) Replay Times: Select how many times to replay a selected A-B section. Replay Gap: Select the idle time in between replaying an A-B section. 3.4 Special Functions A-B Sectional Playback The A-B sectional playback can be used on any sound file. It allows you to choose a beginning and ending point within a song and repeatedly replay the sound between those two points. You can also choose between features such as how many times you want to replay the section and also the idle time between replaying the section. Manual A-B playback First, select and play the music file that you wish to choose a section from. While playing the song, select the A point by pressing the A-B button at the point in the music file you wish to use as the beginning of the section. The icon is changed to. the A-B button again at the point in the music file to set as the B point the ending point of the section. After you select the B point, your player will automatically replay the section. Depending on your Replay Times mode, your player will replay the section anywhere 10
from 1 to 10 times. After the section has been played the predetermined amount of times, the sound file will continue playing and you will be prompted to select another A point. You can also record your own voice when the player automatically replays a section of a sound file by pressing A-B button. The recording time is limited to no more than the amount of time recorded from the music file of that A-B section. To do this: A-B button while the previously chosen A-B section is playing. The icon is changed to. A-B button again to stop recording within the amount of time of the previously recorded A-B section. (Ex: If you choose a 5 second section of a song, you can only record UP TO 5 seconds of your own voice. If you do not stop the recording of your own voice within 5 seconds, the recording won t register and the player will wait for you to record your voice for less than 5 seconds). After you are done recording your own voiceover, the player will automatically begin playing the A-B section ( ) followed by your voiceover ( ). You must then again press the A-B button to stop playing the section. Note: The replay times and idle time between playing the section over and over again is dependent on the settings on the Music Options Menu. Please refer back to section 3.3 for instructions on how to change these settings. Note: You can press the Mode button to return to the normal playing screen any time during the A-B playback setting. Lyrics Display The Tatung M100 supports *.LRC lyric files (user can download from http://www.51lrc.com) and lyrics may be synchronous displayed while playing music. To use the lyric files: Save the lyric file with the same name as that of the corresponding music file. Ex: Music file name: GiGi-Sky.mp3 Lyric file name: GiGi-Sky.lrc. You will know lyrics exist for a song when: If the current song has matching lyric files, the icon side of the Music Playback Screen. will appear on the bottom left To switch into the lyrics display from the Music Playback screen, Long- the MODE button. 11
To quit the lyrics display, press the MODE button again. To manually scroll through the lyrics, press the +/- buttons. MTV File Playback To play MTV file videos, you must first install the conversion software provided on the installation CD. Please refer to the MZ Quick Start Guide (found on your installation CD) for detailed instructions. First, use the MTV convert tool to convert your video files. Transfer the converted (.mtv) file onto your M100. You can play the.mtv music file directly from the music playback menu, simply by selecting the file in the same manner as you would a music file. 4. Recorder From the Recorder menu, you can record voice, as well as radio music played on your M100, into WAV and ACT formatted files. How to Record There are two ways to start recording on your Tatung M100 player. The first is hot button recording. You can press the A-B button from any menu to immediately enter the recording menu and start recording. The only exception to this rule is if you are currently playing a sound file, the A-B button will begin A-B playback. The second method is to manually enter the Record menu from the main menu. When in the Record menu, you can start recording by pressing the A-B button or the PLAY/ PAUSE button. When finished recording the segment, press one of these two buttons again to stop the recording. The total recorded time of that segment will now be blinking. To add onto the segment, simply press one of the two buttons again. To save the recorded file in the previously designated folder, Long-press either the A-B button or the PLAY/Pause button. 12
4.1 Icons on the Voice Recording menu The general recording screen 00:00:03 indicates the progress of the recording. 05:05:17 indicates the total space available for recording sound. indicates the coding format of the current recorded file. 16-15: The 16 represents the number coinciding with the next recorded file. The 15 represents the number of previously recorded files. REC16 is the filename of the currently recording file. 2004/10/29 08:56 is the date and time the file was recorded. 4.2 Button Functions Buttons Operations EQ Long Lock/Unlock the player A-B Long After finished recording, press to save recorded file Start/Stop recording Play/Pause Long If there is not a recording to save, press to turn player off. If a recorded file is waiting to be saved, press to save file. Start/Stop recording Mode(joystick) Long Skip to previous/next song Enter submenu +/- Long Previous/Next Long press 13
4.3 Submenu of the Recorder Menu From the Recorder menu, you can enter the submenu by pressing the MODE button. Note that you can only enter the submenu when you are not recording. In the submenu, you can select the folder you wish to save your recorded files to, as well as choose the recording file format. To select the folder you wish to save your recorded files to, press the MODE button to enter the local folder menu, highlight the folder that you wish to save your recorded files to and select it by pressing the MODE button. To select the recorded file format you wish to use, press the MODE button to enter the REC type menu, highlight the format you want and select it by pressing the MODE button. 4.4 File Formats available The Tatung M100 can record sound in four different formats: Fine REC 32k bit rate.wav file Long REC 8k bit rate.act file Fine VOR 32k bit rate.vor file Long VOR 8k bit rate.vor file Note that when using the.vor file format, the player will ONLY record when it detects sound. Once you start recording, the player will not start until it detects sound. The recorder will also stop the recording segment automatically when it stops detecting sound. The recorder will then wait for the user to either save the file, or until it starts detecting sound again, thus start recording from the spot it left off at. 5. Voice (Playback) The Voice (Playback) menu is for playing all of your recorded files. To play a recorded file, first select the folder the file is in by pressing the MODE button, selecting Local Folder then select the folder the recorded file is stored in. Next, press the play button to start playing the file. 14
the PREVIOUS/NEXT buttons to skip from file to file. 5.1 Icons in the Voice (Playback) Menu Voice Menu Interface 00:00:03: the time display for playing the recorded sound. 01/15 represents the order of current recorded file and the total number of recorded files in the current directory. REC01 is the filename and 2004/3/15 10:23 is the date and time when the file was created. 5.2 Button Functions 15
Buttons EQ A-B Play/Pause Mode(joystick) +/- Previous/Next Operations Long Long Long Long Long Long press Lock/Unlock the player Enter the recording interface and start recording If there is not a recording to save, press to turn player off. If a recorded file is waiting to be saved, press to save file. Play/Pause Exit to Main Menu. Enter submenu. Increase/Decrease volume Rewind/Fast-forward Skip to previous/next song 5.3 Submenus of the Voice (Playback) menu There are two different submenus in which you can enter from the Voice menu: File management submenu Sound Options Menu File Management Submenu From the Voice menu, you can enter the submenu by pressing the MODE button. Note this submenu can only be entered when a sound file is NOT currently being played. From the submenu, you can choose which folder to play a sound file from, as well as delete files. To select a folder to play a sound file from, press the MODE button to enter the local folder menu, highlight the folder you wish to read from and select it by pressing the MODE button. To delete a sound file, simply enter the delete menu by pressing the MODE button, select the file you wish to delete and then select the delete function. You can also delete all the sound files stored in the current folder by selecting the delete all function. Sound Options Submenu 16
While music is playing, you can enter the Sound Options submenu by pressing the MODE button. From the Music Options submenu, there are three option settings in which you can change: Repeat: You can select between normal, repeat one, folder (play the music in the folder once and the player stops), repeat folder, repeat all (repeat folder over and over), random and intro. Tempo Rate: Change the tempo that songs are played at. The tempo starts at zero (normal speed) and can be increased or decreased up to 8 steps. Replay: Enter the A-B section playback function. (Refer to Section 3.4 for further instructions on A-B playback). 6. JPEG In the JPEG menu, you can store and view your favorite photos. To play a slideshow, simply highlight which photo you wish to begin on and press the PLAY/PAUSE button. Refer to section 7.3 for further information on slideshow options. 6.1 JPEG Menu Interface JPEG Menu Interface- Photo folder 17
6.2 Button Functions Buttons EQ A-B Play/Pause Mode(joystick) +/- Previous/Next Operations Long Long Long Long Long Long Lock/Unlock the player Enter the recording interface and start recording Turn the player on/off Begin slideshow of current JPEG file folder Exit to Main Menu. Enter submenu. Scroll up Scroll down 6.3 Submenus of the JPEG Menu There is one submenu of the JPEG menu. To enter the submenu, press the MODE button. Here, you can select which folder to get photos from, to change the slideshow settings and delete files. Local Folder Here you can select which folder to view your JPEG pictures from. To select a folder, press the MODE button to enter the Submenu. Next, highlight the folder and press the MODE button. Play Set Here you can select between two options for your JPEG slideshow. They are Manual Play and Auto Play. Manual play allows you to control the speed of the slideshow by pressing the NEXT/PREVIOUS button to move from photo to photo. By selecting Auto Play, your Tatung M100 will move from photo to photo for you. You will be prompted to select the duration for each photo to be displayed (from 1-10 seconds). Delete Here you can delete a photo file. First, enter the Submenu and select the Delete function. You will then be prompted to select which file you wish to delete. Highlight the file and press the MODE button again. You will then have the option to delete the selected file or all the files in the folder. 18
7. Settings Here you can change the general settings for your Tatung M100. Included in these settings are: Clock, LCD set, Language, Power Off, Battery Charge, Replay Mode, Battery Charge, Firmware Version and Firmware Update. 7.1 Button Functions Settings Menu Screen Buttons EQ A-B Play/Pause Mode(joystick) +/- Previous/Next Operations Long Long Long Long Long Long Lock/Unlock the player Enter the recording interface and start recording Turn the player on/off Exit to the main menu Exit to the main menu Enter submenu. Scroll up Scroll down 7.2 Setting Details Clock Here you can set the time and date so your recorded files will be stamped accurately. 19
o In the Clock interface, press the PREVIOUS/NEXT button to change the numbers for the setting. o the +/- button to move from slot to slot. o Once you have finished the changes, press the MODE button to return to the Settings Menu. LCD Set Here, you can set the brightness, darkle and black settings for your M100. Language Here you can choose between various languages. Power Off Here you can change the Off Time and sleep settings of your player. o By setting the Off Time, your player will turn off automatically if it has been idle for a certain amount of time. You can choose between 0 and 60 seconds. o By setting the Sleep Time, your player will automatically turn off after the specified amount of time while it is still being operated. You can choose between 0 and 120 minutes. Replay Mode Select the replay mode for the A-B playback function. Choose between automatic and manual. Refer to section 3.4 for further instructions. Memory Info View the available storage space in your Tatung M100. The top number refers to the storage space left (in MB). The bottom number refers to the percent of the space taken up. Firmware Version View the information of the current firmware version on your Tatung M100. 8. Firmware Update Follow these instructions to update your firmware version. Note, make sure you have already installed the installation CD onto your computer. Connect your Tatung M100 to your computer via the USB cable. Go to the MP3 player update tool on your computer and open the application. Click on Select new firmware file to open the browse for the new firmware file, and open it. After you have selected the new version, click on Begin upgrading to start the firmware update. 20
A dialogue will then pop up to tell you that you have successfully upgraded. Safely remove your Tatung M100 from the computer. 21