Manage music files > Download music files 18 Disconnect your player from a PC Carefully follow the steps below when disconnecting your player from a PC to avoid data loss or damage to your player. Example: Windows XP Click on the Windows taskbar. Caution •To avoid damage to your player and corruption of your files, do not disconnect the USB cable while files are being transferred. •Do not disconnect your player when playing files stored in your player on a PC. Make sure that you stop playback and then disconnect your player from a PC. Click the pop-up message. Click the window that says you can remove the player safely. Unplug the USB cable from your player and the PC. My files Search files by folder, and open files. Search for files In the main menu, select . Select a folder from the list. Scroll through the file list. Select a file you want. SoundAlive brings your music to life. You can press the User Key to set button operation to your preference. Play music Music Play music files on your player. To download files, see Download music files on page 16. Listen to music Music files are categorised in folders by type. You can easily find a music file you want. Music category Function Artists Display files by artist. Albums Display files by album. Songs Display files by file name in the the following order: special characters, numbers, letters. Genres Display files by genre. Playlists Display playlists you created. See "Create your own playlists" on page 22. Music browser Display all files in the Music folder. Unknown Display files that have no track information (ID3 tag). What is ID3 an tag? An ID3 tag is a metadata container attached to an MP3 file. It includes information about the music, such as the title, artist, album, or track number, which a player can display on its screen during playback. Play music > Music Play music files In the main menu, select . Select a music category. ¦ To play the file you last played, select . Select a file to play. Control playback by using the buttons. See "Music playback screen." To Do this Press l/r • If you press l 3 seconds Skip to the previous or next file after the file starts playing, playback will restart. Search backward or forward Press and hold l/r Pause or resume playback Press o Music playback screen 6 7 8 2 4 1 3 5 No. Description 1 Repeat mode 2 Playing status 3 Track number / Total number of tracks 4 Album image* 5 SoundAlive display 6 Song title, artist 7 Elapsed playing time 8 Playing progress bar * The Popcon character will appear when no album image information exists in an ID3 Tag. Play music > Music Create your own playlists You can create your own playlist by adding music files you want. There are 5 default playlists. Add music files to a playlist From the music category list, select a file you want to add to a playlist, and then press . Select . Select a playlist to add the file to. Delete music files from a playlist From the music category list, select . Select a playlist that has a file you want to delete. Select a file you want to delete, and then press . Select . ¦ To delete all files, select . ¦ Files deleted from a playlist are not deleted from the player. Use the user key While playing music, press the user key to access various options. In the main menu, select . Select . Use one or more of the following options. Mode Description Study mode Switch from General mode to Study mode. SoundAlive Select appropriate sound effects for music. Play speed Change the playback speed. Play mode Change the repeat mode. Play music > Music Study Mode Use this mode when you frequently use the section repeat, playback speed, or skip functions. Press to switch to Study mode. Press to switch to Music mode again. Repeat a section of a track You can select a section of a track to repeat. Press at the beginning of the section you want to repeat. ¦ > displays at the top of the screen. Press at the end of the section you want to repeat. ¦ displays at the top of the screen. Your player repeats the marked section. To cancel repeating, press again. Change the playback speed Change the playback speed. While playing a track, press a to select the playback speed. Set skip interval While playing a track, press b to skip backward or forward in 10-second intervals. Note Some files may not skip at the interval. Note You must set the end point at least 3 seconds after the start point. Play music > Music SoundAlive Select appropriate sound effects for music. While playing music, press to select the sound effect. Note •If you select , your player searches the track information (ID3 tag) and automatically selects an appropriate effect. •To select your own equaliser, select . Example: Set your own equalizer to In the main menu, select . Select . Select . Select , and then pres...
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