2.0 Connecting The Player To Your Computer

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E6 Series Quick Start Guide Page 2 of 8 2.0 Connecting the Player to Your Computer Charging the Battery The player has a built-in battery that must be charged before the player can be used. To charge the battery, turn on the player, then use the included USB cable to connect it to a turned-on computer. The player will display a screen that says ‘USB Connected.’ Wait 15 seconds, then press the EXIT button and the screen will change to a large recharging battery icon (indicating the player is properly charging). Let the player charge for 4 Hours. Disconnecting the Player from Your Computer To disconnect the player from the computer you should use the Windows safely remove process. See the User Manual for more information. Installing Video Conversion Software ® ® Before videos can be played on your new player, videos must be Linux and Mac OS X converted to a video format recognized by the player. The users should refer to the User conversion is done with Windows-compatible software that came Manual. with your player. Follow these steps to install the software: (1) Place the included CD into your computer's disc drive. (2) Click Start > My Computer, and then double-click the disc drive. (3) Double-click Setup.exe and complete the installation. If Windows asks to allow the installation, click ALLOW. The installation program will first install the Arcsoft Video Downloader, and then the E-matic video converter. Converting Video for Use with the Player Follow these steps to convert videos to a format that is compatible with the player: You cannot convert copyprotected DVDs. 1. Turn on your player and connect it to your computer with the USB cable. 2. Click Start > All Programs > Media Player Utilities > Video Converter. E6 Series Quick Start Guide Page 3 of 8 Choose a folder in which to save the converted files by clicking the red icon beside the Output File field. You can save the converted files to your computer, and copy them to the player later, or save them directly to the player itself. When saving the converted files directly to the player, save to the player's VIDEO folder by selecting the green icon in the bottom and locating the VIDEO folder on the player. 3. Click Input File and navigate to the folder with the original videos and select one or more video files (To select more than one video at a time click on each video while holding the ctrl key or clicking and drag the mouse box over them). The video files will appear in the converters conversion list. 4. Click the two-arrow Begin button ( ) to start converting and saving your videos. Copying Media Files to your Player To use media files on your player, you must copy them from your computer: 1. Turn on your player and connect it to your computer with the USB cable. 2. Open a window to the player’s internal folders: Double-click My Computer, and then double-click the drive that corresponds to the player. It will probably be labeled EMATIC MP3. 3. Open a second window to the folder(s) on your hard drive containing your music, video, or other media. 4. Drag-and-drop media files from your computer’s folders to the player's folders. In order to work properly, media files must be copied to the following directories: Music files are copied to the MUSIC folder. You can use subfolders.
Video files are copied to the VIDEO folder.
Image files are copied to the PICTURES folder. If the media is not
E-book files are copied to the TXT folder. copied to the appropriate 5. Disconnect the player from the computer using the safe folder it will not appear on removal method discussed in the User Manual. the player
® Using Windows Media Player 11 ’s Sync Function If you sync your player with Windows Media Player, follow these steps when initially syncing the device: 1. Turn the player ON and use the USB cable to connect it to your computer. 2. Run Windows Media Player. If this is the first time connecting the player to Windows Media Player, the program will ask you to name the device. Choose a name and click Finish. 3. If you want Windows to automatically sync your player, right click the Sync tab, highlight the player’s name with the mouse cursor, and then click Set Up Sync from the submenu that appears. In the Device Setup window, click the box next to Sync this device automatically, add or remove playlists you want to sync from the playlists to sync box, and then click Finish. E6 Series Quick Start Guide Page 4 of 8 4. If you want to manually sync the player, click the Sync tab. Highlight the files you want transferred to your device, drag them into the Sync List column, and then click Start Sync to begin transferring them to the player. When the process is complete, you should be able to see the song files on the player through My Computer. Note: See the full list of supported formats under “Technical Specifications” on pg. 27 of User Manual to determine which synced songs will be supported by the player. 3.0 Using the Player Turning the Player On and Off To turn the player ON, press and hold the player's ON/OFF button it there until the display turns on. To turn the player OFF, press and hold the player's ON/OFF button until the display turns off. Desktop (Main Menu) Navigation To enter into any of the modes on the Desktop (Main Menu), simply tap once on the mode’s icon. File List Navigation Pay special attention to whether these instructions indicate whether to tap/press or tap/press and hold a button/icon! To scroll up or down Tap the up or down arrows on the scroll bar To highlight a file Tap the file once To view/watch/listen to a file Tap the file twice To delete a file Highlight a file, then tap the delete/trash icon at the bottom of the screen To access a previous directory Tap the previous arrow in the upper left corner of the screen To go back to the previous mode Tap the back icon at the bottom of the screen To return to the desktop Tap the desktop icon at the bottom of the screen or press the EXIT button E6 Series Quick Start Guide Page 5 of 8 Audio Player Function In Music mode: To pause/resume Tap the PLAY/PAUSE icon To skip to previous/next song in playlist Tap the NEXT/FAST FORWARD or PREVIOUS/REWIND arrows To rewind/fast-forward song Tap and Hold the PREVIOUS/REWIND or NEXT/FAST-FORWARD arrows To access options menu Tap the ‘Setting’ icon To change volume Drag the Volume Slider To view song library Tap the ‘Browser’ icon and select a method of file organization To return to Desktop Tap the ‘Desktop’ icon at the bottom of the screen or press the EXIT button Video Player Function After selecting a file to view in the Video mode file list: To bring up video menu Tap the middle of the screen To PLAY/PAUSE Tap the PLAY/PAUSE icon To skip to previous/next video Tap the PREVIOUS/REWIND or NEXT/FAST FORWARD arrows To change the volume Tap the SPEAKER icon, and Drag the volume slider To rewind/fast-forward video Tap and Hold the PREVIOUS/REWIND or NEXT/FAST-FORWARD arrows To go back to Video file list Tap the magnifier icon, then tap MainDir To return to Desktop Press the EXIT button E6 Series Quick Start Guide Page 6 of 8 Camera Function To get to camera mode, tap the Camera icon on the Desktop, then tap twice on Capture. While in Capture mode: To take picture Tap the middle of the screen and Press the CAMERA icon To access options menu Tap the gear icon To view photos Tap the magnifier icon To return to Desktop Press the EXIT button DV (Digital Video) Function To get to camera mode, tap the Camera icon on the Desktop, then tap twice on Record. While in DV mode: To begin/stop recording Tap the Start Recording icon to begin, and Tap the File and Exit icon to stop To select special effects Tap the magic wand icon To play recorded videos Tap the magnifier icon play To return to desktop Press the EXIT button , then select a video to Extras Use the following table as a quick reference for extra modes: In order to: Enter mode: Button to perform most basic function: Tap twice on the file you want to view Exit button: View pictures Photo Record audio Applications- Tap the Start/stop recording icon to begin Recorder recording EXIT Read e-books EBook Scroll by tapping PgUp/PgDn icons EXIT Listen to FM radio Radio Insert earphones, tune frequencies by tapping arrow buttons EXIT Change settings System Settings Change settings. (See User Guide) EXIT E6 Series Quick Start Guide EXIT Page 7 of 8 Adding a microSD/TransFlash Card To use the extra storage space provided by a microSD card: (1) switch the player off. (2) Insert the card into the microSD/TF card slot. (3) Switch the player on. (4) Tap System Setting on the Desktop. (4) Tap on Other Settings, tap twice on Format Card, then tap ‘yes’ in the window that pops up. You can access the files on your microSD card through most file lists by tapping the ‘previous directory’ arrow in the upper-left corner of the screen , until you see the directory ‘Card Memory.’ You can also access microSD card content through Explorer mode, which is accessed through the Desktop (see section 7.2 for more information). When a microSD card is inserted, there will be a “Card Memory” directory in the Explorer mode, which you can open to access your files. Using your Player as a Webcam To use your player as a Webcam, first connect the player to your computer with the USB cable. When the USB connection screen appears on the player, press the player’s MENU/EXIT button twice to access the Desktop. Next, tap the Camera mode on the Desktop, then tap PC Camera twice. In Windows, the camera should now appear in My Computer as USB Video Device, after which it can be used with any webcam-capable programs. Supported Formats Images: JPG, PNG, GIF, BMP, TIFF images that are uncompressed, TIFF images that are compressed via Pack Bits, Group 3 fax images, and Group 4 fax images. Videos: RM, RMVB, AVI, WMV, and FLV videos at a resolution of 320x240 or smaller. Larger videos will not play on the device and may result in a malfunction. Videos with other formats can be converted using the conversion software. Audio: MP3, WAV, OGG, FLAC, APE and unprotected WMA. Protected WMA audio ® files, and M4A/M4P files (any AAC-encoded audio) from iTunes are not supported. E-Books: TXT E6 Series Quick Start Guide Page 8 of 8