Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product gigabeat MEG-F20 Toshiba
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1 Toshiba Mobile Audio Pla yer Series Owner’s Manual The illustration above shows the image of the MEGF60, MEGF40. © TOSHIBA CORPORATIO N 2005 All Rights Reserved Ver.
2 Product Name: MOBI LE AUDIO P LAYER Model Number(s): MEGF 60, MEGF40, MEG F20, MEGF1 0 FCC Notice This equipmen t has been tested and fo und to comply with t he limits fo r a Class B digital de vice, pursu ant to part 15 of the FCC Rules.
3 Safety Precautions Safety icons This manual cont ains safety instructions that must be observed in order to avoid potenti al hazards that could result in personal in juries, damage to your equip ment, or loss of data .
4 Precaut ions for Use Should y ou notice any abnormality such as odor , smoke or ov erheating , tur n off the po wer and disconne ct the AC adap ter . Continui ng to use the product ma y result in fire, electric shoc k or b ur n, possib ly resulting in serious injur y .
5 Do not opera te the product while w alking, driving a car , or riding a motorcycle . Y ou ma y f all or cause a tr affic accident, possib ly resulting in serious injur y . Y ou cannot hear sounds fr om the surrounding en vironment, which ma y lead to an une xpected acci dent, possib ly resulting in serious injury .
6 Do not plac e the product in a hot plac e. Plac ing the product un der direct sunligh t , in a closed car , near a stov e, et c., ma y result in heat genera t ion or fire , possibly resul ting in serious injury . The product ma y also break possibl y resulting in serious injur y .
7 Occasionall y disconnec t the po wer plug an d clean it if dir t or dust has adhered to the prongs or the mount surf ace of the prongs . The insulatio n of the po wer pl ug ma y decrease, result ing in fire possib ly resulting in serious injury .
8 T ab le Of Contents Safety Precau tions ...... ........ ........ ........... ....... ........ ........ ........ ........ ........ ........ ........ . 3 Table Of Co ntents ..... ........ ....... ........ ........... ........ ........ ....... ........
9 Managing tracks ..................................................................................... 80 The recycle bin and deleting tracks .............. ........... .......................... ........... ....... 80 Viewin g Tra ck Info rmatio n .
10 Error messages and troubleshooting ................................................. 143 Possible Error Mes sages (Main Un it) ............ ......... .......... .......... ......... .......... .... 143 Possible Error Messages (gigabeat room).......
11 Welcome Trademarks - The gigabeat is a registered trademark of To shiba Co rporation. Plus Touch, gigabeat room, and RipRec are trademarks of Toshiba Corporation. - Microsoft, Windows and Window s Media are ei ther registered trademarks or tradema rks of Microsoft Corporation in the Un ited States and /or other countries.
12 Copyright s - The unauthorized recording, use, distribution, or revision of television programs, video- tapes, DVDs and other mat erials, is prohibited under the Copyright Laws of the U nited States and other countries, and may subject y ou to civil and/or crimin al liability.
13 Important Information on Use Handling the Pr oduct Do not subject the prod uct to strong impact, as it may damage the product or destroy the re corded data . It ma y also cause other failures and malf unctions. Do not apply unnece ssary force to the product’s displ ay surface, as it may damage the dis play.
14 When using a chemi cal cleaning clot h, f ollow the instructions f or the cleaning cloth y ou’ re usin g. Music CD - Use a disc that has the mark on the disc lab el surface. Whe n discs that fall outside of the CD st andard are used, stab le playback and op timum sound qualit y cannot be guaranteed.
15 Precautions Concerning the Built-in Hard Disk - Do not format the buil t -in hard disk. If the disk were to be formatted, the firmware (which is the software that gigabe at uses to operate ) would be deleted and t he product would no lon ger be able to functi on.
16 AC Adapter When using the AC adap ter, careful ly read and observe the informa tion in “Safety Precautions ” ( > p. 3) as well as the follo wing instru ctions. Refer to “Specif ications ” ( > p. 151) for t he type of the suppl ied AC adapter.
17 How to enjoy the gigabeat Playing music tracks and displaying images with the gigabeat a Charging the gig abeat b Transfer ring music/images to the gigabeat c Playing music/viewing images Install gigabeat room. 1 Prepare music or image data. 2 Connect.
18 ◆ Transfer Using gi gabeat room The RipRec fu nction transfers musi c from a CD directly onto th e gigabeat. OR ◆ Transfer Usin g Windows Media Pl ayer 10 USB cable PC gigabeat room USB CRADLE .
19 ◆ Transfer Usin g Napster Yes: Available No: Not available * A check will need t o be placed at “Transfer pr otected contents also” of the “General” tab of the “Set up options” window ( > p. 103) tha t is displayed when “Options” of the “T ool” menu is clicked.
20 Parts diagram Main Unit a AC adapter jack b HOLD switch Slide thi s switc h in the direction of t he arrow to lock the gigabeat and prevent inadverte nt button operations . c Headphon e jack d POWER but ton Turns Power on and off (Ho ld for 2 seconds ) and also re turn to the MAIN MENU when in playback mod e.
21 ! Note - Use only suppli ed accessories or Toshiba authorized access ories only when connecti ng to the pin connect or at the bottom of the unit. Plus Touch Operation The Plus T ouch is a touch sensitive i nput device. You can either tap, touch, press and hold or slide on the Plus Touch dependi ng on the function your are usin g.
22 USB CRADLE a USB/L INE OUT swit ch Switch to “LINE OUT” to output sound from the LINE OUT jack for connecti on with PC speakers or an audio system. ( > p. 79) b r Button (Ri pRec) Transfers an entire music CD to the gigabeat wi thout having to open the gigabeat ro om application or dra g and drop tracks.
23 How to connect the gigab eat with the USB CRADLE • Connection • Removal Insert and press down fi rmly. When removing the gigabeat from the USB CRADLE, pull straight out in th e direction of the arrow in the diagram.
24 Getting ready Charging the built-in battery When the AC adapter is conne cted to the gigabeat, chargi ng starts automati cally. If you are using the gig abeat for the first time, or when the gigabeat hasn’ t been used for prolo nged period, full y charge t he battery b efore using.
25 Charge Using the USB CRADLE Connect the gig abeat to the USB CRADLE. Then, conne ct in the order A to C shown below. See “How to connect the gigabeat wi th the USB CRADLE” ( > p. 23) for connecting the gigabeat with USB CRADLE. Connect to the outlet.
26 Charge by connect ing to PC Using USB Cable Connect the gig abeat to PC via the supplied USB cable. Battery power may be used when the gi gabeat is operatin g such as transferring tracks even if it is con nected via USB.
27 Turning the Power ON/OFF a Press and hold the POWER button for two seconds or lon ger. Press and hold the POWER button for two seconds or lon ger when power is on. A DATE/TIME Setup window will be displayed when using for the first time. Set the DATE/ TIME.
28 Setting the DATE/TIME a Select year, month, day or ti me you want to set by tou ching the left or right of the Plus Touch. - Right: Day Month Year Hour Minute A.M./P .M. - Left: Return s to the previous selection. b Touch the top or bott om of the Plus Touch to se t year, month, day and time .
29 Connecting the gigabeat ® to Your PC a Turn on the PC. b Connect the AC adapter to th e USB CRADLE, turn on the gigabeat, and then co nnect the gigabeat to th e USB CRADLE. Refer to “Charging the buil t-in battery” ( > p. 24) . c Use the USB cable to connect the PC and the USB CRADLE.
30 ! Note - When making the USB connect ion of the PC and the gigabeat to tr ansfer data or to do something el se, connect th e AC adapter. F ailure t o connect the A C adapter will we ar down the batt er y and could cause the data stored in the gigabeat to be deleted.
31 Disconnecting the gigabeat from Your PC When the gigabeat is connected to your PC and you are using Windows Medi a Player 10 or Napst er, the disconn ection procedures are not necessary.
32 Starting gigabeat room™ a Click “gigabeat r oom 3.0” (*) of “T OSHIBA gigabeat r oom 3.0” (*) in “All Programs” from the Start menu. The main window of gi gabeat roo m will be d isplayed. [Using gigabe at room for the first time] 1 The registra tion window for Gracenote wi ll appear.
33 - Viewing audio l ibrary with gigabeat room # “Viewing an audi o library with giga beat room™” ( > p. 85) - gigabeat ro om window and menu list # “The gigabeat room main window” ( > p. 40) * The main window may di ffer depending on t he versions of instal led gigabeat room.
34 Onscreen displays MAIN MENU This window is displayed when the power is turned on. Press ing the POWER b utton while anothe r window is displayed al so returns the unit to the MAIN MENU.
35 AUDIO menu AUDIO Browse screen The Browse screen appears. a ARTIS T Folder listing tracks by artist b ALBUM Folder listing tracks by album c GENRE Folder listing tracks by genre d PLAYLI ST Folder .
36 Playback window / Note - If no i n formation is availa ble for the track, then “No Informati on” is displ ayed. - The MAIN MENU, Browse and Setup screen s will switch to the Playba ck window if no input i s received fo r approximately 60 sec onds.
37 PHOTO menu PHOTO Browse screen a SORTED BY DA TE Folder li sting images by date taken b PHOTO LIST Displays pho to lists created i n gigabeat room c FOLDER Contains images tr ansferred fro m the PC.
38 Setup me nu MENU screen Pressing t he MENU butto n will disp lay the Menu related to the current screen . For example , when in AUDI O mode, the Menu will display audio relat ed function s. When in PHOTO mode, photo-rel ated function s, etc. - Pressing the MENU but ton again will close the Menu scre en.
39 OPERATION GUIDE The operatio n guide corresponds to input on the Plus Touch sensor and acts as a navigation aid for the Plus Touc h. - The operation gui de can be hidden by setti ng “OPERATION GUIDE” to “OFF” in the Menu screen, or by setting “OPERATION GUIDE” to “OFF” in the “SCREEN” menu of the “SETUP” menu.
40 The gigabeat room main window Playback panel Library Tree or Folder Tree File L ist Menu Bar Playback pan el Device panel Transfer panel Audio Tab Photo Tab Album cover photogr aph Displays the al bum cover if avai lable. If no t, the CD icon sho wn will appear.
41 Transfer panel Audio mode display Photo mode display The giga beat Ejec t Button Disconnects th e gigabeat from the PC. ( > p. 31) Synch ronize Butto n Transfers the tracks or image data in the syn- chronize folder to the gigabeat. ( > p. 55) Transfer Button Transfers tracks or images in the PC folder to the gigabeat.
42 Menu Bar Audio mod e a “File” menu b “View” menu c “Play” menu New playlist Creates a new playlist. Convert the bookm ark to th e play list Converts the gig abeat bookmark to a playl ist. Edit playlist Edits the sele cted playlist. Delete Removes the sel ected folder or fil e.
43 d “Tool” menu e “Help” me nu Library refresh Refreshes the gigab eat library. Number of tracks registered in library Displays th e number of tracks regi stered to the library. Synchronize Transf ers the entire synchroni ze folder to the gigab eat.
44 Photo mode Ripping, Ex ecution of Ri pRec, Music inf ormation edit , Gracenote, et c are menus used for the audio mode only and do not appear while gigabeat room is in photo mode. ◆ “File” menu ◆ “View” menu ◆ “Tool” menu Shortc ut menus Selecting and rig ht-clicking a folder or file will display the fol lowing shortcu t menus.
45 Enjo ying mu sicPr epari ng musi c Transferring tracks to the gigabeat You can transfer tracks to the gigabeat us ing the following meth ods. Refer to each page of this manual for detail s of each method.
46 Downloading music from a CD to your PC a Insert the music CD in the CD -ROM drive of your P C. b Click the “CD Button” on the gigabeat room window. Information of the music CD appears. c Check the track s you want to download an d click the “Record from audio CD Button”.
47 - It is requi red to check “T ransfer protected content s also” ( > p. 103) of “Set up options ” window t o transfer co ntent-protected t racks to the gig abeat. - gigabeat room supports th e Gracenote recognition tec hnology. If your computer is conn ected to the Internet , click the “CD Button”.
48 Transferring tracks from the PC to the gigabeat You can transfer tracks such as MP3, WMA (Windows Media Audio), WAV (Wave) to the gigabeat by using gigabeat room. a Connect the gigabeat to y our PC and start gigabeat room. # “Connectin g the gigabeat® t o Your PC” ( > p.
49 d When the trans fer is completed, cl ick the “g igabeat Ej ect Button ” to eject gi gabe at. / Note - Even if the t racks are t ransferred t o the gigabeat , the origin al tracks will remain on your PC. - You can transfer the tracks saved in the syn chroni ze folder on the PC by using the “Synchronize” f unction.
50 Important Info rmation on Imp orting Tracks When Using Window s Media Player 10 Transferring prot ected music (cont ent) is restri cted in gigabeat room. If you are importing tracks to yo ur PC from a music CD by using Windows Me dia Player 1 0, you must first pe rform the follo wing settings in Wi ndows Media Player.
51 Transferring Tracks fr om a Music CD to the gigabeat a Insert the music CD in the CD -ROM drive of your P C. b Connect the gigabeat to your PC and start gigabeat room. # “Connectin g the gigabeat® t o Your PC” ( > p. 29) # “Starting gigabe at room™” ( > p.
52 / Note - Using “Execution of RipRec” in the “Tool” menu al so permits transf ers. - Downloaded and tra nsferred tracks remain conte nt-protected in the music synchronize folder of the PC.
53 Transferring Tracks fr om a Music CD to the gigabeat with the Touch of a Button Using the r Button on the USB CRADLE, tracks can be transferred from a music CD to the gigab eat with the touch of a button. a Use the USB CRADLE to connect the PC and the gigabeat.
54 Transferring tracks using the “synchronize” function You can transfe r tracks (with fol ders) in the synchronize fo lder to the gigabeat by setting the sync hronize folde r in your PC. Setting the Synch ronize Folder a Click “Options” on the “Tool” menu of gigabe at room.
55 Transferring the Synchronize Folder a Connect the gigabeat to Your PC. b Click the “Audio” tab. Audio mode appears. c Click “Sy nchronize” in the “T ool” menu. Tracks in the folde rs set in the music syn chronize fo lder are transferred (with folders) to the gig abeat.
56 Transferring tracks from the Synchronize Folder with the Touch of a Button Using the s button on the USB CRADLE, tracks can be tran sferred from a synchronize folder t o the gi gabeat with the to uch of a b utton. a Use the USB CRADLE to connect the PC and the gigabeat.
57 Transferring trac ks using Windows ® Media Player 10 You can also trans fer tracks to the gigabeat with Wi ndows Media Player 10. Windows Media Player 10 sup ports Windows Media digital rights management (DRM) and WMA files with licenses.
58 / Note - When “PC CONNECTIONS” is set to “Windows Medi a Player 10” and a connecti on has been made to the PC for the first time via the USB CRADLE, “Found New Hardware wiz ard” may be disp layed. Should this occur, please insert the supplied CD-ROM in to the CD -ROM drive of the PC.
59 Accessing “Purchase information site” You can access the Purchase information sit e for tracks by Windows Media Pl ayer 10. 1 Press the MENU button while the track you want to purchase is played. 2 Select “PURCHASE INFORMATION SITE” on the MENU screen and set to “ACCESS”.
60 Transferring tracks using Napster ® Using Napster, tracks can be transf erred to the gigabea t. You can either use the “Napster To Go” subscription service or buy individ ual tracks. ◆ Precautio ns for use To transfer tracks to t he gigabeat usi ng Napster, Windows Media Player 10 must be instal led in Windows XP.
61 Transferring Tracks to the gigabeat a Start Napste r. b Sign in. Enter the registe red Member Name and Password. Registrati on will be required if you are not a regis tered member. c Open the Brows e screen. Search for tracks in the Browse screen. d Transfer to the gigabeat .
62 Playing mu sic Selecting tracks to listen to / Note - Tracks that do not contain Track, Arti st or Al bum informa tion are labeled “No Informa tion”. - See “Onscreen displays ” ( > p. 34) for details of the MAIN MENU, the “AUDIO” menu, the AUDIO Bro w se screen and the Playback wi ndow.
63 d Touch the top or bott om of the Plus Touch and select “ARTIST ” . Touch the right of the Plus Touch. e Touch the top or bott om of the Plus Touch and select the artist that you want to play back. Touch the right of the Plus Touch. f Touch the top or bott om of the Plus Touch and selec t the album that y ou want to play back.
64 h Touch the center of the Plus Touch to begin playback. ! Note - Pull out and insert t he EARBUDS and wired remote control with the power of f. - Insert the plug of th e wired remote cont rol firmly to the e nd. Incomplete inserti on may disable the remote controller op eration, altho ugh sound may be heard.
65 Changing screen display Select the following items in the MENU by pressing the M ENU button in the Browse screen or the Playback window. DISPLAY JACKET The album co ver photograph of select ed track dat a appears. AUDIO SORT Change the order of track data.
66 During playback Controlling the Volume Press VOL.(+ )/VOL.(–) button. or Touch the upp er or lower of the Plus Tou ch when the Playback window is displaye d .
67 Fast Forward/Reverse Hold the left or right of the Plus Touch while the Playback window is display ed during playback. - Left: Fast reverse - Right: Fast forward Releasin g the Plus Touch will return to t he Playback or pause mode.
68 / Note - You can also skip to the nex t album by pressing the equalizer but ton on the wired re mote contro l for two se conds or longer. - Setting “PLUS TOUCH ↑↓ ” in the “SETUP” - “.
69 Repeat play/Random play a Press the ME NU button while in the Playback window. b Touch the top or bott om of the Plus Touch and select “PLAY MODE”. Touch the right of the Plus Touch. A list of play modes wil l be displaye d. c Touch the top or bott om of the Plus Touch and select the play mode that you want to set.
70 / Note - You can also set the play mode in “SETUP” menu - “A UDIO”. - If you have select ed “RAND. ALBUM” or “RAND. ALL” while the gi gabeat is playing , the random playback wi ll start aft er the current track is fin ished. - The functio ns of the “PLAY MODE” can be assigned to t he “A-Button”.
71 Setting the Equalizer You can select a de sired equalizer mod e ( > p. 142) . a Press the MENU button in th e Playback window. b Touch the top or bott om of the Plus Touch and select “EQUALIZER/SRS WOW” . Touch the right of the Plus Touch. c Touch the top or bott om of the Plus Touch and select the equalizer mode that you want to s et.
72 * The SRS WOW function (which offers a nat ural, three-dimensional sound stage, rich bass, and a distinctly delineated clear sound) is activated. There are 3 types of function modes. / Note - Touching th e top or bottom of the Pl us Touch temporarily sets the sound quality setting of t he selected equalizer.
73 - The equ alizer mode ca n also be selecte d by pressi ng the equalizer b utton ( ) on the wired remote control. - You can also set the equal izer mode in “SETUP” - “AUDIO”.
74 c Touch the right or lef t of the Plus Touch and select “TREBLE” or “BASS”. d Touch the top or bott om of the Plus Touch to adju st. e When the adjustmen t is finished, touch the center of the Plus Touch . The adjus tment conten ts will be finali zed and the gigabeat will return to th e Playback window.
75 Listening to the tracks’ intros You can play the beginning of each track for 10 seconds or one minute . a Press the MENU button in th e Playback window. b Touch the top or bott om of the Plus Touch and select “INTRO”. Touch the right of the Plus Touch.
76 / Note - You can also set the int ro mode in “SETUP” menu - “AUDIO”. Display i n the Playback window Intro mode Operation None NONE Plays the entire track. 10 SEC. INTRO Plays each tr ack 10 seconds from the be ginning. 60 SEC. INTRO Plays each tr ack 60 seconds from the be ginning.
77 “My favorites” (Bookmark) a Touch the top or bott om of the Plus Touch in the Browse scree n and select t he track tha t you want to bookmark. b Press the MENU button. c Touch the top or bott om of the Plus Touch and select “REGISTER BOOKMK” .
78 Viewing Bookmarked Tracks a Touch the top or bott om of the Plus Touch in the “AUDIO” menu to select “BOOKMARK”. Touch the right of the Plus Touch. The bookmarke d tracks wil l be displ ayed. Touching the cente r of the Plus Touch pe rmits playback of the s elected tracks.
79 Listening with PC speakers or an audio system Use LINE OUT jack of the USB CRADLE to play with PC speakers or an audio system. a Connect the gigabeat to t h e USB CRADLE. b Connect the LINE OUT jack of the USB CRADLE with a PC speaker or a nother device.
80 Mana ging tra cks The recycle bin and deleting tracks You can move unwanted tracks or playlists to the recycl e bin. Once i n the recycle bin, the files wi ll no longer play back. You can delete the data in the recycle bin altogether at a la ter time.
81 Viewing Tracks in the Recycle Bin a Touch the top or bott om of the Plus Touch on the “AUDIO” menu to select “RECYCLE BIN”. Touch the right of the Plus Touch. Tracks in the recycle b i n will be displaye d. The track data th at was placed in the recycle bin cannot be played bac k unless restored.
82 b Press the MENU button. c Touch the top or bott om of the Plus Touch and select “DELETE AL L”. Touch the right of the Plus Touch. The deletion conf irmation wind ow appears. d Touch the top or bott om of the Plus Touch and select “YES”. Touch the right of the Plus Touch.
83 Viewing Track Information a Touch the top or bott om of the Plus Touch in the Browse scree n of “AUDIO” and select the track information that you want to view. b Press the MENU button. c Touch the top or bottom of the Plus Touch and se lect “PROPER TIES”.
84 / Note - You can also select “PROPERT IES” by pressing the MENU button in the Playback window. ◆ Informa tion displayed f or a track: - File na me - Title na me - File form at - Bit rate - Sa.
85 Viewing an audio library with gigabeat room™ a Start gigabea t room. # “Starting gigabe at room™” ( > p. 32) b Click the “Audio tab”. c Click the “Library View Butt on”. d Click the “PC Button” or “gigabeat Button” on the dev ice panel.
86 / Note - To use a library, it is necessary to refresh ( > p. 87) the library and create a datab ase for th e librar y. - For the libraries i n the PC, only the tr acks in the Synchronize folder will be refreshed. - Click “Folder View But ton” to display the folder tre e in your PC or the gigabeat .
87 Refreshing the Audio library You can refresh the library in the PC or gigabe at room. Libraries can be re freshed automati cally or manually. Refreshing the Library Automatically The audio libraries in the gigabeat are created automatic ally when tra cks are transferre d to the gigabeat f rom the PC.
88 Playing tracks with gigabeat room a Click the “CD Button” , “PC Button” or “gigab eat Button” in t he audio mode display of gigabeat room. b Select t he tracks tha t you want to play and click the a Button on the playback pan el. Note also that a varie ty of operations can be performed usi ng the playback panel ( > p.
89 Deleting tracks with gigabeat room a Click t he “gigabeat But ton” in the audio mode dis play on t he left hand side of gigabe at room. The library or folder from the gigabeat app ears. b Select the tr acks you want to delete, and then clic k “Delete” in the “File” menu.
90 Editin g track info rmation Obtaining CD music information via the Internet You can obtain CD music information (tit le, artist , album i nfo., etc) via the Int ernet by registering with Gracenote with CD info rmation datab ase service of Gracenote.
91 Obtaining Music Inform ation from Gracenote a Insert the music CD in the CD -ROM drive of your P C. b Click “CD Button” of the d evice panel. Connect to the Gracenot e server and obtain the albu m name, artist name, song titles and ot her music information of that music CD.
92 Obtaining music information via the Internet Track Searches a Select tr acks to be search ed for in the audio mode displ ay of gigabeat room and clic k “MusicID Button”. A connection wil l be made to the Gracenote server and a pop up screen with results will appear.
93 b Select the i nformation that you want to apply and click “Apply”. / Note - Track searches can al so be performed by clicking “Gracenote MusicID As Track” in “Graceno te” in the “Tool” menu.
94 b Select the album to which you want to apply the information. c Click “Apply”. The selected inf ormation will be added to the ta g informatio n (track informati on) again. / Note - Album searches can als o be performed by clicking “ Gracenote MusicID As Album ” of “Gracenote” in the “ Tool ” menu.
95 Editing Tag (Track) Information a Select th e desired tra ck, and then click “M usic informa tion edit ” in the “Tool” menu in the audio mod e display of gigabeat room. b Change the ta g information, and then click “OK”. The tag information will be c hanged, and the l ibrary wi ll be refr eshed automati cally.
96 Set volume and equalizer To play tracks on th e gigabeat at the volume and tone that were set here, set “PRESET VOLUME” and “PRESET EQ” to “O N” in the “SETUP” menu - “AUDIO” on the gigabea t main unit.
97 Displayi ng albu m cover phot ographs Displaying album cover photographs a Connect the gigabeat to your PC and start gigabeat room. b Select th e desired tra ck, and then click “M usic informa tion edit ” on the “Tool” menu. c Select the gi gabeat as th e destinati on device for the transfer.
98 - The image size to be transferred is the same as transfers in the pho to mode. ( > p. 107).
99 Creati ng and playi ng the playlis ts Creating a Playlist Playlis ts allow you to pla y back your music in the order you spe cify. You can create playlists in gi gabeat room. a Click “Ne w playlist” in the “File” menu w hile in the audio mode display of gigabea t room.
100 Editing a Playlist a Select the desired tr ack, and then click “Edit playlist” on t he “File” menu in the audio mode display of gigabeat room.
101 Creating a playlist via the Internet Playlis ts can be easily created usi ng the Graceno te Playlist funct ion with gigabeat room. a Select the des ired track , and then cli ck “Gracenote” - “Gracenote Play list” in the “Tool” menu in the audio mode display of gigabea t room.
102 Listening to a playlist # “Creating a Pla ylist” ( > p. 99 ) a Touch the top or bott om of the Plus Touch on the “AUDIO” menu to select “PLAYL IST”. Touch the right of the Plus Touch. b Touch the top or bott om of the Plus Touch and select the playlist that you want to play back.
103 Changing settings Changing gigabeat room settings a Click “Options” in the “Tool” menu of gigabeat room. b Change sett ings. c Click the “OK” but ton. The “Set up option s” window closes. See “Changing RipRec™ sett ings” ( > p.
104 Changing RipRec™ settings a Click “Options” in the “Tool” menu. The “Set up option s” window appears. b Click the “RipRec” ta b. c Set the various i tems. d Click the “OK” but ton. The RipRec sett ing window appears. Moving the slider le ft and right adju sts the tone quality (bit rate) .
105 / Note - If “Do not protect music recorded in the synchron ize folder. ” is checke d, a confirmatio n window appears. Click “YES” to confirm. - You must check “Transfer protected cont ents also” ( > p . 103) in the “Set up options ” window t o transfer co ntent-protected t racks to the gig abeat.
106 Enjoy ing photo s Viewing a Photo library with gigabeat room You can view the Pho to library (sorted by dat e and p hoto list) in your PC or the gigabeat with gi gabeat room. a Start gigabeat roo m and click the “Ph oto tab”. Photo mode display appe ars.
107 Transferring images to the gigabeat ® You can transfer image files in the JPEG, BMP format to the gigabeat. Transferred image files can be displayed by selecting PHOTO from the MAIN MENU of the gigabeat. a Connect the gigabeat to your PC and start gigabeat r oom.
108 / Note - Transfer can also be perf ormed by dragging & dropping ima ge files from Explorer to the “gigabea t Button”. In some cases, the data can ’t be transferred by the “Drag & Drop Setting” ( > p. 103) . - Folders can be select ed and the image data i nside the folders can be transferre d for ea ch fold er.
109 Transferring photos using the “synchronize” function You can transfe r the image data (wi th folders) in the synch ronize fol der to the gigabeat by sett ing the synchronize f older in your PC. Setting the “Synchronize” Folder a Click “Options” in the “Tool” menu of gigabeat room.
110 d Click the “OK” but ton. The “Set up option s” window closes. The synchroni ze folder is now set. Transferring the “Synchronize” Folder a Connect the gigabeat to your PC. b Click the “Photo tab”. c Click “Sy nchronize ” in the “T ool” menu.
111 Viewing photos Images transf erred to the gigabeat can be displayed in full -screen. Images transferred to the gigabeat reside in the “picture” fol der within the “PHOTO” - “FOLDER” of t he gigabeat. You can find y our images by date. a Touch the top or bott om of the Plus Touch on the MAIN MENU to selec t “PHOTO ”.
112 d Touch the top or bott om of the Plus Touch and select the image that you want to vi ew. e Touch the center of the Plus Touch to select . Touching the left /right of the Plus Touch during a full-sc reen display will take you to the pre vious or next image.
113 Returning from the full-screen displa y to the Brows e screen Press the A button. or Press the MENU button and se lect “RETURN”. / Note - To go to the MENU screen, simp ly press the MENU button. To go to the MAIN MENU, simply press the POWER butt on.
114 / Note - If nothi ng is op erated in t he full-s creen displ ay or thumbn ail display for about 6 0 seconds, the Browse screen f o r photo appe ars again. The Playback wi ndow or MAIN MENU appea rs again if no op eration i s performed fo r about 60 second s.
115 Viewing a SLIDESHOW a Select the photo al bum or images and press the MENU butt on. b Touch the top or bott om of the Plus Touch and select “SLIDESHOW START”. Touch the right of the Plus Touch to select. c Touch the center of the Plus Touch to stop the slidesh ow.
116 Adjusting slideshow settings a Select the photo album or ima g es and press the MENU butt on. b Touch the top or bott om of the Plus Touch and select “SLIDE SHOW MODE”/“SLIDE lNTERVAL”/“ SLIDE EFFECT”. Touch the right of the Plus Touch to select.
117 SLIDE IN TERV AL You can set the slid eshow intervals as follows; - “2 SECONDS”, “ 3 SECONDS”, “ 5 SECONDS”, “10 SECONDS” and “20 SECONDS” SLIDE EFFECT You can select the i mage changeover effect s from the below list.
118 Using an image as wallpaper Settin g images as the backgrou nd to your gigabeat . a Select the image you wish to us e and press the MENU butt on. b Scroll through the menu usin g the Plus Touch a nd select “SET AS WALLPAPER”. Touch the right of the Plus Touch to select.
119 “My favorites” (Bookmarks) By bookmarki ng your favorite images, you c an view only the bookma rked images in slideshow. a Select your favorite imag e and press MENU button. b Scroll up or down and select “REGISTER BOOKMK”. Touch the right of the Plus Touch to select.
120 Viewing Bookmarked images Touch the top or bott om of the Plus Touch on the “PHOTO” menu to select “BOOKMARK”. Touch the right of the Plus Touch to select. Touching the cente r of the Plus Touch pe rmits full-screen di splay of the select ed images.
121 Creating a Photo list Photo lis ts can be created by gigabeat room. In a photo list , specifie d images are registered so tha t they are displayed i n the order you specify. a Click “New photo list” in the “File ” menu while gigabeat room is in the photo mode (you ar e in the photo tab).
122 Editing a Photo list a Select the desired image and click “Edit phot o list” in the “File” menu of gigabeat room. b Click “Up” or “Down” and change the order.
123 Viewing Photo lists # “Creating a Phot o list ” ( > p. 12 1) a Touch the top or bott om of the Plus Touch on the “PHOTO” menu to select “PHOTO LI ST”. Touch the right of the Plus Touch to select. b Touch the top or bott om of the Plus Touch and select the PHOTO LIST that you want to displa y.
124 Moving into recycle bin/deleting images You can move unwanted images or photo lis ts to the recycle bin. Files put into the recycle bi n can’t be displayed. Data in the recycle bin can be dele ted complete ly later. a Select an image you w ant to delete and press the MENU butt on.
125 Viewing images in the Recycle Bin a Touch the top or bott om of the Plus Touch on the “PHOTO” menu to select “RECYCLE BIN”. Touch the right of the Plus Touch to select.
126 c Touch the top or bott om of the Plus Touch and select “DELETE AL L”. Touch the right of the Plus Touch to select. d Touch the top or bott om of the Plus Touch and select “YES”.
127 Deleting images with gigabeat room a Click the “gigabeat Button” w hile in the photo mode dis play of gigabeat room. b Select the im ages you w ant to delete, and the n click “Delete” in the “File” menu. The “Con firm File Delete” wi ndow appears.
128 Viewing image Information a Touch the top or bott om of the Plus Touch and select the image information that you want to view. b Press the MENU button. c Touch the top or bott om of the Plus Touch and select “PROPERTIES”. Touch the right of the Plus Touch.
129 Downloading images from digital cameras Images stored in digi tal camera s that are compliant with USB Mass Storage Clas s ( > p. 142) or device s compliant wit h PTP ( > p. 142) can be trans ferred to the gigabeat. Transferred images (Exif ( > p.
130 d Touch the top or bottom of the Plus Touch and select “YES”, then touch the right of t he Plus Touch. The backup wi ll start. Data that has been backe d up will be saved under the “backup ” folder in the gigabeat with t he folder name us ed.
131 Refreshing the Photo library Refreshi ng the Li brary Au tomatically The Photo libraries in t he gigabeat are cr eat ed automatically when the images are transferre d to the giga beat from a PC. On ly images t ransferred using gi gabeat room will be listed in the Photo libraries.
132 Changing setting s Adjusting the screen The background, ori entation of t he screen, font size, and the size of the cover photograph can be customized to your li king. a T ouch the top or bottom of the Plu s T ouch on the MAIN MENU to select “SETUP”.
133 e T ouch the top or bottom of the Plu s T ouch and se lect the scre en lay out that y ou want to set . T ouch the right of the Plus T ouch. Screen Layout Screen with theme / Note - The operatio n guide is not displ ayed when th e screen is displ ayed horizon tally.
134 Changing WALLPAPER (background) a T ouch the top or bottom of the Plu s T ouch on the MAIN MENU to select “SETUP”. Touch the right of the Plus Touch to select. b T ouch the top or bottom of the Plu s T ouch and sel ect “SCREEN”. Touch the right of the Plus Touch to select.
135 d T ouch the top or bottom of the Plu s T ouch and se lect the W ALLP APER y ou wish t o use . See “Usi ng an image as wall paper” ( > p. 118) to customize yo ur wallpaper and set it to “USER1”, “USER2” or “USE R3”. e T ouch the right of the Plus T ouch.
136 Changing/Checking Settings The giga beat allows y ou to se t various it ems such a s play mode and beep. You can check the curren t settings or change t o desired settings i n the Setup menu. a T ouch the top or bottom of the Plu s T ouch in t he MAIN MENU to select “SETUP”.
137 d T ouch the top or bottom of the Plu s T ouch and se lect the options. T ouch the right of the Plus T ouch to select. e T ouch the lef t side of the Plu s T ouch twice to retur n to the MAIN MENU . / Note - Check “ ” is di splayed on the left of the currently set option.
138 Setting items BASIC S ETTINGS SLEEP TIMER Select the numb er of minutes after whi ch the power should turn O FF. “OFF (*) ”, “30 MINUTES”, “60 MINUTES”, “90 MINUTE S” and “120 MINUTES” * Selecting “OFF” will disable this function.
139 EQUALIZER / SRS WOW Select the equali zer mode. ( > p. 71) USER SETTING EQ “USER” le ts you adjust the equa lizer settings to your own preferences. ( > p. 73) PRESET EQ When set to “ON”, t he gigab eat reverts t o the sett ing chosen in gigabea t room.
140 SCREEN WALLPAPER Select wal lpaper from among the fol lowing. “WALLPAPER1”, “WALLPAP ER2”, “ WALLPAPE R3”, “WALLPAPER4”, “WA LLPAPER5”, “USER1 ”, “USER2” and “USER3” ( > p. 13 4) SCREEN DESIGN - SCREEN LAYOUT Select the layou ts of screens.
141 CONNEC TIONS PC CONNECTIONS This de termines whet her the gigabeat is connected for use with gigabeat room (USB) or Windows Media Player 10 (MTP). Please note: if you are using one or the other of thes e programs and the gig abeat is not imme diately recogniz ed by your PC, check to make sure the corresp onding mode is set in this menu.
142 Terminology DRM10 A digital rights management technology of Microsoft Corporatio n supported by Wi n- dows Media Player 10 or higher. It supports the subs cription as well as standard copy protection. EQUALI ZER A device or funct ion to contro l sound quality by i ncreasing or decre asing the level of each freque ncy band.
143 Error mess ages and troubles hooting Possible Error Messages (Main Unit) The gigabea t may display the f ollowing error mess ages. Take appro priate action by referring to the in structions below. Message Content and Corrective Action UNSUPPORTED DATA The format of the sel ected data cannot be pl ayed on the giga beat.
144 Possible Error Messages (gigabeat room) The PC may di splay the following e r ror messages when gigabeat room is u sed. Message Cont ent and Corrective Ac tion The specified trac k “file” cannot be tra ns- ferred. (This t rack is copy-protect ed.
145 Troubleshooting If you experien ce any of the following iss ues while using the gigabeat, check the followin g guide for the possi ble cause be fore requesting s ervice. Issue Cause Sol ution Refer The gigabeat doesn’t power u p. The button doesn ’t work.
146 Reset If the issue c annot be resolved aft er taking the above corre ctive actions, reset the main unit by foll owing the steps below: 1 Unplug the AC adapter from the main unit. 2 Turn “OFF” th e BATTERY switch once. After about 5 second turn “ON” again.
147 Frequently Asked Questions Q: Why does gigabeat room fail to identify t he gigabeat? A: The gigabea t may not be recogn ized if it is connec ted to a PC via the USB hub.
148 Troubles of the gigabeat and gigabeat room Issue: - When changing to the gigabeat wi th the “gi gabeat Button ” of the device panel, gig abeat room terminat es. - When select ing the gigabeat an d then selecting “Gra cenote Playlist”, gigabeat room termina t es.
149 Issue: The gigabeat was star ted, b ut “NO SYSTEM FOUND ON HDD” w a s displa y ed and it doesn’t st ar t up . Solution : The fir mwa re data on the ha rd disk is c orrupted and th e gigabeat cannot star t up because of this . The fi r mwar e data must be rest ored.
150 2 Check the drive. The drive l etter (*) of the connected g igabeat is di splayed in t he drive colu mn. Please check it. * The window shows th e drive as being “E” as an example, but this can differ depending on your PC. 3 Set whether or not to quick format.
151 Specifications Built-in battery Rechargeable lithiu m-ion battery Weight MEGF60 a nd MEGF40 Approx. 170 g (main unit onl y) MEGF20 a nd MEGF10 Approx. 160 g (main unit onl y) External dimensi ons MEGF60 a nd MEGF40 Approx. 63 mm x 19 mm x 106 mm (width x height x dept h), excluding projections MEGF20 a nd MEGF10 Approx.
152 *1: 1 Giga byte = 1 billion bytes when referri ng to hard drive storage capacity. Availab le storage capacity will also be less because t he product conta ins pre- installed firmware and sample content. Actual formatted capacity will vary. *2: These values are for refer ence purposes only and may vary.
153 INDEX A AC adapter .............................. ............. 24 Adjusting the screen ........................... 132 Adjusting “USER SETTING EQ” ........... 73 ALBUM SKIP ........................................ 67 AUDIO Browse screen .....
154 P Pausing playback ................................. 66 PHOTO Browse scre en ........................ 37 Photo mode display .............................. 41 Playback panel ........................ ............. 40 Playback window ................
155 License Information on the Software Used in the T OSHIBA Mobile Au dio Player The sof tware pr e-ins talle d in the TOS HIBA Mobil e Audio Player co nsis ts of mul tiple, i ndep endent softwar e compone nts. Eac h software componen t is copyri ghted b y TOSHIBA or a third par ty.
156 The ta ble below l ists the so ftware componen ts pre-in stalled in the TOSH IBA Mobile Au dio Pla yer, which are subj ect to EULAs. The user s hould re ad the ap plicab le EULAs ca reful ly before using these sof tware components.
157 Limited United States Warranty MEG-F Series Mobile Au dio Pl ayer - Depot Repair Warranty Toshiba America Cons umer Products, L.L.C. (“TACP ”) makes the fo llowing lim ited warranties to original consumers in the United States .
158 How to Obtain Warranty Services ALL WARRANTIES IMPLIED BY THE LAW OF AN Y STATE OF THE U.S.A., INCLUDING THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR P URPOSE, ARE EXPRESSLY LIMITED TO THE DURATION OF THE LIMITED WARRANTIES SET FORTH ABOVE.
159 Limited Canadian Warranty For Toshiba Br and Portable Di gital Music Player MEG- F Series Toshiba of Canada L imited (“TCL”) makes the following limited wa rranties t o origin al co nsumers in Canada.
160 d. Software, software faults, or software replacement or fixes; e. Repair or replacement of ba tteries, covers, plasti cs, or a ppearance parts such as inte rior or exterior fini shes or trim; f. Service on Toshi ba-branded accessory items (s uch acces sory item s may be covered by thei r own warranty); g.
161 precluded by law, you agree t o waive any right that you ma y have to commence or parti cipate in any represen tative or class proceedin g against the Relat ed Parties relating to a ny Dispute. If and where applicable and to the exte nt not precluded by law, you further agree to opt out of any su ch representative o r class proceeding s.
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