User manual YAKUMO HYPERSOUND 156

[. . . ] Table of Contents Precautions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Operational notice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 User controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Accessories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 LED Indication. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Power on/off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Playing music. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Adjusting the volume. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Setup EQ. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 System requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 PC driver and utility installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 USB connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 Sending and deleting files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 Unplugging the Hypersound 156 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 Open software utility. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 How to format the Hypersound 156 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 How to uninstall the driver and utility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 How to upgrade the Firmware . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 FAQ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 Description of controls. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 Page - 2 - Index Dear Customer, Thank you for purchasing this product. For optimum performance and safety, please read these instructions carefully. Before connecting, operating or adjusting this product, please read these instructions completely. Please keep this manual for future reference. Navigating the User's Manual This user manual is in Adobe Acrobat (. PDF) file format. [. . . ] Insert the provided CD-ROM into the CD-ROM drive. A dialogue will pop up on the computer screen. Click [Language List] and select your language. Click [Setup Driver] to install the driver. In "Welcome to the Install Shield Wizard for . . . Click [Next] in the series of windows that appear. Sometimes a Pop-up window including the "Windows Logo Test" attention appears. This software does not impair or destabilize the correct operation of your system. After completing the installation, please check box [Yes, I want to restart my computer now] and click [Finish] to restart your computer (Windows 98). Click Click Click Click Click Note: The Manual CD-ROM will automatically run and allows you to view manual and install the driver. If this is not the case, then run the "showmenu. exe" file manually. This file is located in the root directory of the Manual CD. Page - 9 - Index USB connection You can transmit files through the USB port of your PC. Make sure your PC support USB devices and you have installed the driver (Windows 98/98SE). Turn off your Hypersound 156 if it is on. Remove the USB port cap of your Hypersound 156. Connect your PC directly or by supplied USB extension cable with the Hypersound 156. It indicates that the Hypersound 156 is in USB mode. The PC will automatically find the device when the Hypersound 156 is connected to the PC for the first time. The PC sets up the USB driver for the Hypersound 156. When the USB driver installation is finished, "Yakumo HS156 MP3 Hypersound 156" will appear in [System Properties] >[Device Manager] as shown in the picture below. A removable disk icon is displayed in the "My Computer" window. How to check USB driver: Windows 98, ME: Control Panel -> System -> Device Manager Windows 2000, XP: Control Panel -> System -> Hardware -> Device Manager Sending and deleting files by drag and drop The removable disk icon displayed within the "My Computer" window indicates the memory of the Hypersound 156. You can now save, copy and delete files on the Hypersound 156 by Drag and Drop to the removable disk. Click OK Click Stop Page - 10 - Index Caution: Do not unplug the Hypersound 156 while a file is being downloaded. [. . . ] The Hypersound 156 is capable of supporting the content encoded with VBR (Variable Bit Rate) from 32 up to 320 Kbps per MP3 track, or CBR (Constant Bit Rate) 48 Kbps. It will read MP3 tracks that are sampled at 32 KHz, 44. 1 KHz or 48 KHz. The playback possibility of 32, 40, 48, 56, 64, 80, 96, 112, 128, 160, 192, 224, 156 and 320 Kbps is allowed per MP3 track. 5, Why is the sound of the Hypersound 156 distorted? [. . . ]