MPIO is supporting multi languages (with the exception of some models)

To support other languages, you should download the ¡°MPIO FONT¡± using the mpio manager program.

-The capacity of font file is about 2MB.

 

¡Ø Download the Font.

 

1. Connect the USB cable and MPIO after turning the player on.

2. Confirm the message ¡°USB CONNECTED¡± on the LCD.

3. Operate the Mpio Manager program connecting the pc and player.

4. Click the [Download MPIO Font] on the [option] menu of the manager program as below.

   

 

5. The font will be stored in the internal memory clicking the (Y).

 

¡Ø Delete the Font 

 

 You may erase the font if you don¡¯t need multi-language support. The MPIO LCD is displayed only English after deleting the font.

1. Connect the USB cable and MPIO after turning the player on.

2. Confirm the message ¡°USB CONNECTED¡± on the LCD.

3. Operate the Mpio Manager program connecting the pc and player.

4. Click the [Erase the Font in MPIO] on the [option] menu of the manager program as below.

  

 

5. The font will be deleted in the internal memory clicking the (Y).

(! Multi languages are not supported if the font is not stored in the MPIO.)

 

You can change the ID3 tags on an existing MP3 file (so long as it is not a read-only file, for example something burned onto a CD-R disk, in which case you obviously can't write to it). A simple way to change the tags on a file is to select the file in the Winamp playlist, then press Alt-3 ("File-info"). This brings up the ID3 tags for editing.

The MPIO Manager2 makes transferring files simple. Intuitive user-friendly interface adds ease of use. You can download music files (MP3/WMA/ASF) stored in the PC to the player. You may upload regular data files, voice records, FM live records, and direct encoded files.

 

! Music cannot be uploaded to the PC due to the copyright restriction.

 

! If you plugged in your audio player before installing the software, the PC might not recognize your player. The MP3 player should not be connected to the PC when installing MPIO MANAGER.

 

¨ç Turn on the power of the PC and insert the install CD into the CD-ROM drive. The install menu screen will launch automatically.

 

   

! If the install CD does not load up automatically, double-click My Computer on the desktop. Then, double-click your CD-ROM driver (D: or E:) to execute the installation.

 

 

 

3. Click Next on MPIO Manager2 install wizard to proceed.

 

4. Click Yes to consent to the user agreement.

 

 

5. To set a destination directory other than the default, click Browse to locate MPIO Manager2 file. 

 

 

6. Assign a designated MPIO Manger 2 directory in the program folder.

 

 

7. Once the installation is completed, MPIO Manager2 icon will appear on the desktop.

The MPIO Manager2 makes transferring files simple. Intuitive user-friendly interface adds ease of use. You can download music files (MP3/WMA/ASF) stored in the PC to the player. You may upload regular data files, voice records, FM live records, and direct encoded files.

 

! Music cannot be uploaded to the PC due to the copyright restriction.

! If you plugged in your audio player before installing the software, the PC might not recognize your player. The MP3 player should not be connected to the PC when installing MPIO MANAGER.

 

What do I do if my computer does not detect my device? (USB model)

There are two possible reasons for this:

1. The driver has not been correctly installed.
2. A VIA chip set is being used as the PC¡¯s mainboard chip set.
In the first case you must reinstall the mpio driver manually.
In the second case you should reinstall the VIA chip set driver.

 

There are two ways to implement when the PC does not recognize MPIO. Please, read the instructions below to resolve the problem.

 

1. How to re-install MPIO MANAGER

If you plugged in your audio player before installing the software, the PC might not recognize your player. The MP3 player should not be connected to the PC when installing MPIO MANAGER. If you haven¡¯t done so, please re-install MPIO MANAGER.

 

2. How to install a hand driver / VIA chipset patch

The manufacturer and model of your USB Host Controller may vary. If your USB controller uses either an Intel or a VIA chipset, you'll need to manually update the driver or patch the VIA chipset.

 

1. How to re-install after removing MPIO MANAGER
¨ç Remove currently installed MPIO MANAGER on the computer. Start ¡æ  Settings ¡æ  Control Panel ¡æ Add or Remove programs. Restart the computer.

 

 

 

¨è If the computer does not recognize MANAGER 2 and you used the CD-ROM included in MPIO packet, please download newer version of MPIO MANAGER available in MPIO homepage. Be sure to unzip the file before you start to install.

 

NOTE: The MP3 player should not be connected to the PC when installing MPIO MANAGER. If re-stalling the software doesn¡¯t resolve the problem, please follow step 2. (A hand driver / VIA chipset patch)

 

 

2. Connect the USB cable to your computer USB port.

 

3. Double-click the MPIO MANAGER.

 

4. Connect the USB cable with your MPIO player.

! CAUTION: The power must be on when connecting the USB cable with the MPIO.  

 

5. If the screen below appears, it means that you have the computer connected to your player. Refer to Beginner's Tutorial to learn about more functionality provided by MPIO.

 

¢º How to install a hand driver
color=#2b2b2b >Please, u >pdate the driver manually with the following steps:

¨ç Desktop ¡æ My Computer ¡æ Right Click ¡æ Properties

 

 

 

¨è Select the Hardware tab ¡æ Click Device Manager (Skip Hardware tab part if you are using Windows 98)

 

 

 

¨é Double-click Universal Serial Bus controllers then, you should see the screen like below: USB Host Controller, USB Root Hub, and so on.

 

 

¡Ú If you find ¡®Intel(r) PCI to USB Universal Host Controller¡¯ or similar items like the screen above, please download a Hand Driver from MPIO homepage

¨ê Save the file in the computer

 

 

 

¨ë If it comes with other names, please select local disk (C:) or desktop.

¨ì Create a new folder and rename it MPIO.

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¨í Double-click MPIO folder to relocate. 

 

¨î Click Save.

 

 

¨ï You can find the zip file, hand folder in MPIO folder

 

¨ð Double-click hand file and click Unzip.

 

 

 

¨ñ You will see the screen like below after unzip process.

  

 

¨ò Connect your Player to your computer via USB cable. You will see the message, ¡°USB CONNECTED¡± on MPIO LCD screen. This is an indication that MPIO device is communicating with the computer. Desktop ¡æ My Computer ¡æ Right Click ¡æ Properties ¡æ Device Manager

 

 

 

¨ó Look for ¡° Digitalways Audio Player ¡®¡¯ in Device Manager.

¡Ø In rare cases the audio player may be listed incorrectly: ¡° Digitalways Audio Player ¡®¡¯ item might be marked as yellow question mark(?) or exclamation mark(!). You may find it marked as unknown device in the Other Devices category.

 

 

 

¨ô Double-click ¡° Digitalways Audio Player ¡®¡¯ to have product info displayed, and then click Update Driver.  Properties ¡æ Select the Driver tab ¡æ Select Update Driver

 

 

 

 

16. Select Search for a better driver than the one your device is using now (recommended), and then click Next.

 

17. Select only Specify a location, and then click Next. 

 

18. Select Browse to locate hand file stored in the computer. 

 

19. Select MPIO folder. 

 

 

20. Click Open.

 

21. Select the driver in ¡°hand¡± folder, and then click Open. 

 

22. Be sure if the location is specified ¡°hand¡± folder, and then click OK. 

 

23. Select Next. (Your computer finds and installs the necessary files).
 

 

24. Driver installation is successfully completed. 

 

¡Ú If the driver is successfully installed like the screen above, connect your player to the computer. Run MPIO MANAGER to ensure if the file is properly downloaded. If the Driver Manager Upgrade Wizard screen did not exit properly, please contact MPIO Customer Support for assistance.

¢º VIA chipset patch

 

How to install VIA chipset patch

Please run VIA chipset patch with following steps.

 

¨ç Desktop ¡æ My Computer ¡æ Right Click ¡æ Properties

 

>  
  

 

¨è Select the Hardware tab ¡æ Click Device Manager (Skip Hardware tab part if you are using Windows 98)

 

 

¨é Double-click Universal Serial Bus controllers then, you should see the screen like below: USB Host Controller, USB Root Hub, and so on         
 

¨ê If you find ¡®VIA USB Universal Host Controller¡¯ or similar items like the screen above, please download VIA chipset patch USB filter driver 1.08 from MPIO homepage (Download > FREEWARE)

( ! The manufacturer and model of your USB Host Controller may vary. )

 

 

¨ë Create a new folder on Desktop and rename it as MPIO.

 

 

¨ì Double-click MPIO folder to relocate.  

 

 

¨í Click Save.

 

 

¨î Double-click MPIO folder on the desktop.

 

¨ï Click usbf108 file to start installation.

 

¨ð Select Next. 

 

¨ñ Select Install Filter Driver, and then click Next.
 

 

¨ò Select Yes, I want to restart my computer now. 

 

¨ó After installation, connect your Player to your computer via USB cable. You will see the message, ¡°USB CONNECTED¡± on MPIO LCD screen. Then, follow steps below.

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¨ô 

Look for ¡° Digitalways Audio Player ¡®¡¯ in Device Manager.

¡Ø In rare cases the audio player may be listed incorrectly: ¡° Digitalways Audio Player ¡®¡¯ item might be marked as yellow question mark(?) or exclamation mark(!). You may find it marked as unknown device in the Other Devices category. 

 

If ¡° Digitalways Audio Player ¡®¡¯ item is not marked with any yellow question mark(?) or exclamation mark(!), it means that the driver is properly recognized. Now, you may connect your player to the computer and use MPIO MANAGER.

 

¨õ Double-click ¡° Digitalways Audio Player ¡®¡¯ to have product info displayed, and then click Update Driver.  Properties ¡æ Select the Driver tab ¡æ Select Update Driver

 

 

 

16. Follow the prompts in the ¡°Found new hardware wizard¡±. Select Next.

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17. Select Search for a suitable driver for my device (recommended), and then press Next again.

 

 

¡Ú If the driver is successfully installed like the screen above, connect your player to the computer. Run MPIO MANAGER to ensure if the file is properly downloaded. If the Driver Manager Upgrade Wizard screen did not exit properly, please contact MPIO Customer Support for assistance.

 

1. Turn the MPIO MP3 player on, and then connect the USB cable to the PC and MPIO.

2. Check the message, ¡°USB CONNECTED¡± on the MPIO LCD , and then run MPIO MANAGER 2
You see will the message, ¡°Read mpio file list¡± on center of the window.
If you don¡¯t see the message, ¡°Read mpio file list¡±, refer to What do I do if my computer does not detect my device? on FAQ.




3. Check the Internal memory / Memory card size in MPIO MANAGER 2 information slot.


4. Select MEMORY from MENU on MPIO Manager 2, and then click on internal memory items to format.


5. Press YES to confirm the memory format.

! Memory format results in loss of all files including font file stored in the MPIO player. Run FONT DOWNLOAD from OPTION.




6. Do not pull out the cable cord while memory formatting.




! Removing the USB cable from the PC or the player during formatting may cause damage to the player.
1. Turn the MPIO MP3 player on, and then connect the USB cable to the PC and MPIO.

2. Check the message, ¡°USB CONNECTED¡± on the MPIO LCD , and then run MPIO MANAGER 2
You see will the message, ¡°Read mpio file list¡± on center of the window.
If you don¡¯t see the message, ¡°Read mpio file list¡±, refer to What do I do if my computer does not detect my device? on FAQ.




3. Check the Internal memory / Memory card size in MPIO MANAGER 2 information slot.


4. Select MEMORY from MENU on MPIO Manager 2, and then click on internal memory items to format.


5. Press YES to confirm the memory format.

! Memory format results in loss of all files including font file stored in the MPIO player. Run FONT DOWNLOAD from OPTION.




6. Do not pull out the cable cord while memory formatting.




! Removing the USB cable from the PC or the player during formatting may cause damage to the player.

Uploading Music files(MP3/WMA/ASF) stored in MPIO is restricted due to copyright law.  
However, Uploading data files and WAV files created on MPIO is allowed.


 
1. Turn the MPIO MP3 player on, and then connect the USB cable to the PC and MPIO
 
2. Check the message, ¡°USB CONNECTED¡± on the MPIO LCD , and then run MPIO MANAGER 2.
You see will the message, ¡°Read mpio file list¡± on center of the window.
 
If you don¡¯t see the message, ¡°Read mpio file list¡±, refer to What do I do if my computer does not detect my device? on FAQ.

 
 
 
3. Check the Internal memory / Memory card size in MPIO MANAGER 2 information slot.

 

 
 
4. Double click on MPIO RECORD folder.

 


 
5. Select a folder to upload from PC Explorer window located on upper left hand
   corner of MPIO MANGER 2 window.

 
 
 
6. Select a file to upload from Memory List window located on lower right hand
   side of MPIO MANAGER 2, and then click on UPLOAD button (blue up arrow)

 

 
 
7. Check uploaded files on PC List window.

1. Turn MPIO MP3 player on, and then connect the USB cable to the PC and MPIO

2. Check the message, ¡°USB CONNECTED¡± on the MPIO LCD , and then run MPIO MANAGER 2.

You see will the message, ¡°Read mpio file list¡± on center of the window

If you don¡¯t see the message, ¡°Read mpio file list¡±, refer to What do I do if my computer does not detect my device? on FAQ

 

3. Check the Internal memory / Memory card size in MPIO MANAGER 2 information slot.

 

 

4. Select your music file by using PC Explorer window located on upper left hand

   corner of MPIO MANGER 2 window.

 

5. Select a file from PC List window located on upper right hand side of MPIO

   MANAGER 2 window, and then Click on DOWNLOAD button( blue down arrow ).

 
 

6. Check downloaded files after separating the USB cable.

 

.

¡ß Each MP3 file on MPIO takes about 1MB of memory per minute.

Identifying MPIO MANAGER2 parts

 
 

 
1. Menu Bar

Menu	Sub-menu		Description
File	Download file to MPIO		Downloads files/folders to MPIO
	Upload file to MPIO		Uploads files/folders to PC
	Erase file		Deletes selected files/folders
	New Folder	PC	Creates a new folder on the PC
		Internal Memory	Creates a new folder in Internal Memory
		Memory Card	Creates a new folder in Memory card
	Rename file		Renames files/folder
	Exit		Exits MPIO MANAGER2

 

Memory	Format Internal Memory	Formats Internal Memory
	Format Memory Card	Formats Memory Card
	¡Ø Please note that all the files/folders stored in memory will be deleted after formatting memory.  All the function setups stored will go back to initial status.
Tools	ID3 TAG Editor	Edits ID3 Tag information of MP3 files stored in the computer
	Logo Editor	Creates a logo to be displayed on LCD
	FM Station Editor	Saves your favorite FM channels and detailed information to be displayed on LCD
	Firmware Upgrade	Upgrades Firmware

 

Option	Set Window Font	Choose a font to use on Manager 2
	Download MPIO Font	Displays file names in different languages by saving the MPIO font to your player
	Erase Font in MPIO	Erases font stored in MPIO
	Skin	Choose desired Manager2 skin
	Language	Selects a language to be used in Manager2.
	Layout	Selects whether to apply the display tool tip or not
Help	Visit Digitalway¡¯s Web Site	Moves to MPIO Web Site
	About MPIO Manager2	Displays MPIO Manager2 info and firmware info

 
2. PC File/Folder Managing Part ? Manages files/folders on PC
3. PC Explorer Window ? Moves to the folder where the music files are located.
4. PC List Window ? Displays file lists stored in the selected folder.
5. PC Memory Information Part
6. Memory File/Folder Managing Part -Manages files/folders in both internal and external memory.
7. Memory List Window
A. Displays file lists stored in MPIO
B. Displays memory lists by Internal Memory/Memory Card/All Memory Tabs
8. Memory Information Part
9. MPIO Audio - Plays files stored on the computer (MP3/WMA/ASF/WAV) as well as regular audio CDs
10. Audio List Window ? Displays Audio Play List
11. Audio Information Part

An MP3 player is a hardware that allows you to play mp3 files on your computer.

 

 

 

An MP3 player functions like the flow process diagram below

 

 

Microprocessor : This term is commonly used to describe the CPU. The microprocessor is the brains of the player.

 

USB : Universal Serial Bus is an interface for connecting a computer and an MP3 player.

 

LCD : Liquid Crystal Display displays information about the current song. 

 

Button : It lets a user input and send directions to an MP3 player that tells it exactly how to function.

 

Memory : The MP3 files are saved in the player's memory.

 

Decoder : The process of converting an MP3 to WAV. This may be done in order to edit your WAV file.

 

Audio DAC (Digital to Analog Converter) : A device that changes the sample words put out by a digital audio device into analog fluctuations in voltage that can be sent to a mixer or amplifier.

 

Headphone Amplifier : It amplifies analog signals to provide outputs for headphone.

 

Audio ADC (Analog to Digital Converter) : A device that changes the continuous fluctuations in voltage from an analog device (such as a microphone) into digital information that can be stored or processed in a sampler, digital signal processor, or digital recording device.

 

Voice codec : Conversion of voice signals into and back from bit strings.

You must check system requirements in order to use an MP3 player. Different MP3 player models are compatible with different versions of windows or Macintosh. Please, check your computer operating system if your MP3 player is applicable with it before purchasing.

You can transfer (upload/download) a song in minutes rather than hours through the PC. You may save or erase a new song on the PC. A portable MP3 player has the advantages of being smaller and lighter than a portable CD player. Another key advantage that an MP3 player has is that it will not skip or produce a lot of vibration and shocks during playback, because a portable MP3 player uses solid-state memory instead of a normal CD hard drive. Lastly, an MP3 player allows you to select your own variety of music with additional features.

MP3 was developed as a form of compression, which will reduce the size of .wav files, with minimal loss of quality. The MP3 format helps to reduce the number of bytes in a song without hurting the sound quality. A bit rate is the amount of information (or bits) that is transferred per second (bit per second or bps). MP3s are measured in thousands of bits per second (kbps). The sample rate of an audio recording partially determines the overall sound quality. In the recording process, audio samples are saved to memory or disk; the rate each sample of audio input is recorded per second is the sample rate. The higher the sampling rate and bit rate, the better the sound quality. Conversely, the higher the sampling rate and bit rate, the more storage space is needed for the file.

MPIO is supporting multi languages (with the exception of some models)

To support other languages, you should download the ¡°MPIO FONT¡± using the mpio manager program.

-The capacity of font file is about 2MB.

 

¡Ø Download the Font.

 

1. Connect the USB cable and MPIO after turning the player on.

2. Confirm the message ¡°USB CONNECTED¡± on the LCD.

3. Operate the Mpio Manager program connecting the pc and player.

4. Click the [Download MPIO Font] on the [option] menu of the manager program as below.

   

 

5. The font will be stored in the internal memory clicking the (Y).

 

¡Ø Delete the Font 

 

 You may erase the font if you don¡¯t need. The MPIO LCD is displayed only English if deleting the font.

1. Connect the USB cable and MPIO after turning the player on.

2. Confirm the message ¡°USB CONNECTED¡± on the LCD.

3. Operate the Mpio Manager program connecting the pc and player.

4. Click the [Erase the Font in MPIO] on the [option] menu of the manager program as below.

  

 

5. The font will be deleted in the internal memory clicking the (Y).

(! Multi languages are not supported if the font is not stored in the MPIO.)

To use the Real One player, you should need to install the RealOne Player Plug-in to transfer files. The Real One Plug-in is compatible with FL100, FD100, DMG, DMG PLUS, DMK, DME, DMB, DMB PLUS.

 

¡ß The Plug-in is a small program to add the function connecting the main program.

 

1. Install the Real One Player Plug-in downloaded on our website after unpacking.

2. Execute the Real One Player connected the player and pc.

 

 

3. Confirm the usable memory at the bottom of the program.

 

 

4. To download files to the player, open the browser.

 

 

5. Transfer files to mpio player clicking the copy files.

 

 

6. Confirm the files is downloaded properly after disconnecting the mpio player from the Real One Player

ROTs (Rules of Thumb) for MP3 bitrates and associated sound quality are as follows: -8 kbps is equivalent to telephone quality -16 kbps is equivalent to short wave quality -32 kbps is comparable to AM radio quality -64 kbps is comparable to FM radio quality -96 kbps is better than FM radio quality -128 kbps is the minimum bitrate recommended for use with portable devices -160 kbps is the minimum recommended bitrate if files are to be decoded to CD -192 kbps is the commonly recommended bitrate if files are to be decoded to CD -256 kbps is recommended for near CD quality (but it is still not CD quality)

Thanks to versatile jukebox programs such as Musicmatch Jukebox, though, you can convert your MP3s to the CD-audio compatible WAV format and burn them to a Audio CD-R. This means you can pick and choose the music you like and "Burn" them to CD. Burn CDs Here's how to burn a CD-R that will work in any CD player: 1. You'll need a CD burner officially known as a CD-RW drive. If you don't have one, it's a great investment both for audio CD creation and to save the data on your PC. You'll also need a some CD-R`s and maybe CD-RW`s for data storage. 2. Download and install a copy of Musicmatch Jukebox.. It's free. There are other programs with built-in CD-burning software, such as RealJukebox 2, but because of its high-quality encoding Musicmatch has always been one of the best. The free version of Musicmatch limits ripping and burning speeds, but that's OK. Lowering the burn speed is one of the best ways to avoid creating a coaster. You must restart your computer before being able to burn CDs with Musicmatch Jukebox. 3. Chances are you already have a vast library of MP3s. If not, start ripping your CD collection to MP3s using Musicmatch. This story will teach you how to rip a CD. If you want the highest quality MP3s, rip them at a bitrate of at least 192 Kbps. While ripping your CDs you'll have the option to output them as MP3s or WAVs. To create an audio CD that's compatible in a CD player, song tracks must be encoded as WAV files. You can either do this yourself by converting MP3s to WAV, or let Musicmatch convert MP3s to WAVs during the burn process. Just remember that a WAV file is 10 times larger that an MP3 of the same track. 4. Create your custom CD. In the upper right-hand corner of Musicmatch, you'll find the playlist window. Create your playlist by dragging and dropping MP3s from your music library. Remember that most CD-Rs can hold up to 74 minutes of music. After you've perfected the order of your playlist, it's time to burn. 5. Click the Burn button and a new window will appear asking if you'd like to upgrade to Jukebox Plus. Just close this window. Next, you'll be alerted to how many more full-speed burns you have remaining. Click OK to launch the Burn window. 6. Notice the status bar at the bottom of the burn Window. This will indicate how much room you have left on the CD. Fill that baby up. Click the Add or Delete buttons to add or delete tracks. 7. It's time to inspect the settings on your new CD. Inside the Options menu, go to Options and select Settings. Take a look at each tab. You shouldn't have to change anything at all. 8. Inside the Options menu, go to Disc, select Change type, and make sure a checkmark is next to Audio CD. Selecting Data CD will allow you to burn 650MB of MP3 files. 9. Drop a blank CD-R in your drive and click Burn. Musicmatch converts your MP3s to the WAV format and then burns your tracks onto the CD-R. This can take a while. We suggest not using your computer for any other applications during this process. You can speed up the process by purchasing the full version of Musicmatch which is well worth the money. The full version features about 20 other features not included in the free version. source: 2-inspire

Encode high-quality MP3s with RealJukebox Before you start, you'll need to gather these elements: -RealJukebox -Free RealJukebox MP3 encoding plug-in -Music CD 1. Download and install RealJukebox. Then download the MP3 encoding plug-in, which should install automatically. 2. Quit all other applications and open RealJukebox. Go to Tools - Preferences and click the Audio Quality tab. In the Select A Format section, choose MP3 Audio. In the Select A Quality Level section, you should see options to encode MP3s at up to 320 kbps. Choose the quality that you want. (Most people find 128 kbps comparable to CD-quality.) 3. Click the Music Files tab. Hit the File Locations button and specify where you want your MP3s to be saved. Click OK. 4. Insert a music CD and click the CD button in the toolbar. Make sure that the boxes next to all of the tracks that you plan to encode are checked. Go to the player controls at the top of the Jukebox and click the Record button (which has a red circle). Sit back and wait while RealJukebox creates your MP3s.

First, open MusicMatch Jukebox.

Next, select the Options menu, then click File, then Convert...

Browse to the folder with your MP3s in it using the folder box in the upper left. Once you find them, you should see your list of MP3s in the lower right list. Where it says "Source Data Type", select "MP3" from the drop-down box. Your window should now look something like this...

 Select the files you wish to convert to WAV (to put on CD) by clicking on them. Select as many as you wish, or click Select All to select all your MP3s. Careful! If you have a lot of MP3s, that converts to a lot of Hard Drive space! Make sure you have plenty of room on your drive for the WAVs.

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Click on the Start button, and the conversion progress will begin.

Once it's finished, click on Close (next to Start), then exit MusicMatch Jukebox.

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Simply plug The MP3 Adapter into either the audio output or headphone output jack of your portable MP3 player and hook up the audio cables to your stereo.

How to normalize your MP3s

While they're not quite as unique as snowflakes, each MP3 has its own characteristics. People use different encoders on music from all kinds of sources, resulting in wildly varying volumes from song to song. For a smooth listening experience that will let you hear an entire playlist without adjusting your volume knob, you should normalize your MP3s. Normalize is a pro audio term meaning just what it sounds like. Normalizing software looks at an audio waveform, finds the parts of the wave that don't have as much amplitude as other sections, and juices them up. But you don't need to be a recording engineer to normalize your MP3s; in fact, it's quite easy, whether you want to do so as you create a new file or work on a previously encoded file. But as you can see below, processing previously encoded MP3s is more involved than normalizing as you rip from CD.   Required Attention Span: 45 minutes

 

	Before you start, you'll need to gather these elements: MP3 files or CDs MusicMatch Jukebox (for normalizing as you encode to MP3.)

 

		Follow These Simple Steps

Encode Normalized MP3s Step One Launch MusicMatch Jukebox, insert CD.   Step Two Go to the Options menu, then to Settings. Next, click the Recorder tab, and then the Advanced button (located near the upper right). In the Normalization box, select 98 percent, or some other number close to 100. Selecting a percentage higher than 100 will most likely result in quality loss due to ugly-sounding digital distortion.   Step Three In the same Recorder tab mentioned in Step Two, choose 128 kbps in the box on the upper left (unless you prefer another setting). Then click the Song Directories button, and select the location where you want the normalized MP3 to go. Note: If you're new to encoding, check out the tips found in our tutorial on turning CDs into MP3 files.   Step Four Make sure the other preferences are right, check off the songs you want to encode in the bottom recording panel, and let 'er rip by pressing the Record button. The normalized MP3 will show up in the folder you selected in Step Three.

Normalize Existing MP3s Step One Run your MMWave 2K software.   Step Two You need to convert the MP3s into WAV files before you can normalize them. Navigate to one or more MP3 files or playlists (M3U files), and double-click whatever songs you're going to normalize. A list will form in the right panel. We recommend converting as many files as possible simultaneously, since it's faster than doing each song separately.   Step Three Set up your preferences by clicking the icon with gears on it (second from right). Choose the Output directory--we suggest using a new folder on the desktop, so that nothing gets lost. Click the Decoder tab, and choose a low percentage (40 or so) if you're going to run other applications. Choose a higher percentage (up to 80) if you aren't going to run anything else while decoding. We recommend the latter, unless you have less than 32MB of RAM. Then click the OK tab.   Step Four Click the Wave Normalizing Wizard icon. Under Options, select Set Normalizing Level, and choose 98 percent. Point to the WAV files you just created in Step Three, using the Add File(s) button. Click Normalize. The normalized WAV files will be written over the old ones, which is good because these files take up lots of space.   Step Five Launch MusicMatch Jukebox. Click Options, then File, and select Convert. At the bottom of the window, select WAV in the Source Data Type field and MP3 CBR as the Destination Data Type. Choose 128 kbps, or whatever bit rate you prefer. Choose your Source (where the WAVs are currently) and Destination (where the MP3s should go) Directory in the top two boxes. Highlight the normalized WAVs you wish to convert back to MP3, and press Start.   Step Six Relax, and don't use your computer for anything else. When your system is done converting all of your files, delete the WAVs; they take up tons of disk space. Your normalized MP3s will be in the folder you selected as the Destination Directory.

 

source: cnet

Many audiophiles claim that analog vinyl LPs sound better than digital CDs, since a digitized sound loses all of the sonic information between its sampling points. But this doesn't change the fact that CDs last a lot longer, don't deteriorate with repeated listenings, and can be played on a much wider range of devices than a vinyl record. Turning your records into CDs is a great idea, and it's completely legal under the Fair Use provision of the American Home Recording Act (AHRA). Here's how to perform the conversion, while reducing the amount of hiss in the vinyl recording. Required attention span: 1 to 2 hours (on average) Before you start, you'll need to gather these elements: GoldWave RCA-to-miniheadphone cable CD-R/RW drive Home stereo and record player Blank CD-Rs 10MB of disk space for every minute of audio that you want to record Follow these simple steps Step one Download and install GoldWave. Connect an output on your stereo (such as Tape Out) to your sound card's line input, using the RCA-to-miniheadphone cable. Do not bypass your amplifier and connect your record player directly to your sound card, because your amplifier needs to process the quiet, treble signal produced by your record player before it gets to your computer. Step two In GoldWave, click the checked radio button, near the top-middle of the Device Controls window. Select the Volume tab and choose Line as the recording source. Then hit OK. Step three Click the New button at the top left of the main GoldWave window. Leave the Channels setting as stereo and the Sampling Rate at 44,100Hz. (You can also hit the CD button to reset the program to those values.) In the Length drop-down menu, select the playing time of that side of the record. If you don't know, enter 26:00.000 in the menu, since that's pretty much the maximum possible length for an LP. Step four After the Initializing New Sound bar makes it all the way across to the right, press Play on your phonograph, with the needle in the middle of a song that has reasonably loud volume. Hold down your keyboard's Ctrl button, then hit the Record button in GoldWave's Device Controls window. Watch the levels. If you see the meter jump into the red, turn down the volume on your stereo; if the meter's too low, turn up the volume. Basically, you want the loudest parts of the song to be almost to the red. If the meter goes too high, you'll end up with ugly digital distortion in your recording. Step five Now that you have the levels set, click Stop in GoldWave's Device Controls window. Press Ctrl-A, then Delete on your keyboard in order to get rid of the test audio. Click Rewind in GoldWave's Device Controls window, then hit Record. Start playing the record from the beginning again, while GoldWave is recording. After the record has played all the way through, press Stop in GoldWave's Device Controls window and on your record player. Save the file (File ▪ Save) as whatever you want (in this tutorial, we'll call the filename xx). Click anywhere in GoldWave's main window, then press Ctrl-A to select the entire WAV file. To normalize the audio, select Effects ▪ Volume ▪ Maximize. When GoldWave is finished scanning for the maximum volume, enter 0.99 in the New Maximum field and press OK. Step six Now it's time to remove any hiss, pops, and clicks that occurred on the vinyl version of the recording. (If you don't care about this, proceed to step eight.) With the entire waveform still highlighted (Ctrl-A), select Effects ▪ Filter ▪ Pop/Click. Leave the tolerance at 1000 percent and click OK. Save the resulting file as xx_normalized_pop. Step seven To remove hiss, go to Effects ▪ Filters ▪ Noise Reduction. Select Hiss Removal from the drop-down menu and click OK. Save the resulting file as xx_normalized_pop_hiss. Listen to this file by pressing the spacebar. If it sounds fine, continue to step eight; if not, go to Edit ▪ Undo and try dragging the yellow line to different levels at different points in the song, repeating the process until you get something that you're happy with. Since different songs and hiss levels require different approaches, we can't specify one setting that will solve all problems--experimentation is the only way. Just keep in mind that the left side of the Noise Reduction graph represents very low frequencies, and the right represents very high frequencies. The height of the yellow line specifies how much volume will be removed at that frequency. For instance, if you have a very high-pitched hiss, you want the yellow line to be higher on the right side. Step eight To chop the long piece of audio into tracks, listen to it by pressing the spacebar. When you find a spot where one song ends and another begins, right-click that point. This will select all of the audio up to that spot. (In GoldWave, right-clicking makes an end point and left-clicking makes a beginning point of a selection.) Select Edit ▪ Cut, then Edit ▪ Paste New. Save each file as its song title. When you're finished, close GoldWave, remembering which folder you saved the songs to. Note: Repeat steps three to eight for the other side of the LP. Step nine Run your CD burning software and select Audio CD. Find the folder that contains your recordings and drag and drop them into your burning software's file-listing pane in the correct order. Select Track-At-Once, Close CD, and 2X as your burning speed (unless you know that your stereo equipment can handle CDs burned at higher speeds). Click Write This CD and refrain from running programs that require massive amounts of computing resources, in order to avoid introducing skips into the CD. Voil?--you now have a CD of that vinyl LP. source: cnet

Supported players: DMG, DMG PLUS, DMK, DME, DMB, DMB PLUS, FD100, FL100..
 
¡ß Plug-in means a sub-program that adds functions to a main program. 
 
1. Download RealOne Player plug-in from MPIO Homepage Download. Unzip and install the file.
 
2. Connect the MPIO player to the PC, and launch RealOne Player.
 
3. Click on Devices on RealOne Player¡¯s bottom menu bar, and then check available memory

 
4. Doubleclick on MPIO Player and then doubleclick on Internal Memory.


 
 
5. Click Add Clips, and then add clips to deliver to the MPIO player. 
 

 
 
6. Click Copy File to transfer files to the MPIO player.


 
 
If you have installed RealOne Player correctly, your player will launch the RealOne Player plug-in and begin playing the audio file.

Logo Editor lets users to customize a logo to display on the LCD. Logo Editor let users to convert bitmap files into .log files. 

1. Create bitmap files in grayscale with recommended dimenstions as follows to fit your MPIO LCD. Let¡¯s name the file BITMAPFILE.
   * FD100 : 128 pixels X 64 pixels
   * FL100, DMG Plus, DMG, DMB Plus, DMB :
 

2. Launch MPIO Manager 2. Select Tools, and then select logo editor.

 
3. Select appropriate image dimension for your player model.
   * FD100 : 128 pixels X 64 pixels
   * FL100, DMG Plus, DMG, DMB Plus, DMB : 128 pixels X 48 pixels
   * DMK 128 pixels X 16 pixels

 

    

 

4. Click on the "Bitmap To Logo" button, then select bitmap file you created in step1 to convert into *.log file.

  

  
5. Click the ¡°OK¡± button, if the assigned dimension is correctly displayed.

  
6. Click on "New" to create a new file, and anme the file. Then, click "Save". (Let¡¯s name the file LOGOEDITOR.DAT)

 
7. Click the ¡°OK¡± button, if the assigned dimension is correctly displayed.

  
8. Click ¡°Add¡± button and click on ¡°BITMAPFILE.log¡±. Then, click ¡°Open¡±

 

9. Click on "Preview Begin" to display your logo in the Logo Image box.

  

 

10. Click "Save" when you are satisfied with your preview. 
 
¡Ú When the player is connected to the PC, the created logo file can be saved directly to the player. Created logo files can be saved in the PC
 

FM Station Editor saves and displays your favorite FM radio station channels
1. Turn the MPIO MP3 player on, and then connect the USB cable to the PC and MPIO.
2. Check the message, ¡°USB CONNECTED¡± on the MPIO LCD, and then load MPIO MANAGER 2.
You see will the message, ¡°Read mpio file list¡± on center of the window.
If you don¡¯t see the message, ¡°Read mpio file list¡±, refer to What do I do if my computer does not detect my device?  on FAQ

 
 
3. Check the Internal memory / Memory card size in MPIO MANAGER 2 information slot.

 
 
4. Select TOOLS from the menu bar, and then click on FM Station.



5. When FM Station Editor window appears, input your favorite radio station channel information. Click on OK.


6. After separating the USB cable from the PC and MPIO, you can find saved channels in FM Station Mode on MPIO device.
! You may input FM station information up to 8 Hangeul (Korean letters) and 16 Alphabets.

UMS (USB Mass Storage) function lets a PC to automatically detect FY200 when it is connected to the PC. USB Mass Storage function makes FY200 to work as complete portable hard disk drive. USB Mass Storage function does not require MPIO MANAGER to transfer files. You can no longer use MPIO MANAGER if you upgrade to UMS firmware. If you wish to use MPIO MANAGER, please download FY200 Firmware Version 1.05.

1.       How to upgrade FY200 UMS (USB Mass Storage) firmware

2.       How to format and download system files on UMS applied FY200

3.       How to upload and download files to UMS applied FY200

4.       How to safely remove UMS applied FY200 from the system

5.       How to upgrade UMS applied FY200 to use MPIO MANAGER

 

1. How to upgrade FY200 UMS( USB Mass Storage) firmware 

¢ÑReason why the internal capacity decreases after UMS firmware

In order to use flash memory type item as USB mass storage, it requires SSFDC. However, this results memory reduction. 128MB player will lose about 4MB. Many other portable disks on today¡¯s market use SSFDC type, so that 128MB products¡¯ total internal memory displays 124MB. FY200 will lose 8MB through UMS firmware and system storage will take 3MB. Plus, executing recover requires 2MB to save font files. Total 13MB internal memory will be consumed for UMS mass storage function.   

 

 

(1)Save ¡®FY200 Firmware V105¡¯ (mpio website->download->firmware) to your PC.

Unzip the following files.

        ¢¹FY200 V105(with UMS Firmware).zip

          ¢¹FY200_UMSDrv[Win98].zip  ¢¹FY200RCV.zip

          ¢¹ How to upgrade FY200 UMS (USB Mass Storage) firmware.doc 

 

(2) Unzip the file, ¡®FY200 V105(with UMS Firmware).zip¡¯

The file contains following two folders, ¡®V105_Manager_1227¡¯ and ¡®V105_UMS_ 1227¡¯ Click ¡®V105_UMS_1227¡¯, then you will see ¡®Player.rom¡¯ and ¡®upgrade.axf¡¯.

 

(3) Connect FY200 to the PC via USB Cable. Run the MPIO MANAGER. Select Tools -> Firmware Upgrade (U)

 

(4) Select ¡®Player.rom¡¯ then click Open.

(5) Click Yes (Y) to execute firmware upgrade.

(6) If you see the message, ¡° SUCCESS UPGRADE REMOVE BATTERY¡± on the player, you may disconnect the cable from the player. The power will turn off automatically. Remove the battery from the player and reinsert it. Now, UMS firmware upgrade is completed.

¡Ú Please follow the steps below after upgrading FY200 to UMS firmware.

Do not turn on the player right after UMS firmware upgrade. Press Record key and Play key at the same time. ¡®INITILIZE¡¯ shows up for few seconds. This initializes all the setting back to the first stage. Ensure not to remove battery from the player during initializing process. When ¡®No Track¡¯ displays on the LCD after a while, connect FY200 to USB port and follow step2. Initialization may take up to 10 seconds.

2. How to format and download system files on UMS applied FY200

The following procedure shows how to format UMS applied FY200 through the MPIO Utility (FY200 RCV-included in the UMS zip file)

(1) How to format UMS applied FY200 through the MPIO Utility (FY200 RCV)

     a) Unzip FY200 RCV. Zip file, and then open it. 

     b) Turn on the player and connect it to the PC via USB cable.

¡Ø Ensure the PC and FY200 is properly connected before running FY200 RCV. If your PC (or USB HUB) has another portable disk other then FY200, it may disturb FY200 RCV execution process. Remove any other portable disk other then FY200.

¡Ø Ensure that the PC and FY200 is securely connected before executing FY200 RCV

You can check if that the PC and FY200 is securely connected  on desktop->My computer->Portable disk

If you are having difficulty connecting the PC and FY200 on window98, install FY200_UMSDrv[Win98]. If installing FY200_UMSDrv[Win98] does not solve the problem, install the driver manually and run VIA chipset patch.

What do I do if my computer does not detect my device? (USB model)(1.MANAGER Re-installation/ 2. Manual drive installation/ 3.VIA chipset patch)

¡Ø CAUTION

If you execute VIA chipset patch even though you main board is not VIA, your system may cause serious problem in computer CMOS. Make sure you check what kind of main board you have.

INTEL main board ¡æ a hand driver 

VIA main board ¡æ VIA chipset patch

     c) Double click on FY200 RCV to run 

     d) Click on [Format weas="y">& Recover] button. The message, ¡°This will perform

         a format weas="y">& recover proces¡± will pop up. Click OK.

([Format weas="y">& Recover] button erases all the data in the player.)

     e) The format window will pop up. Look under the File System catergory.

         Select ¡°FAT¡± then click Start. ¡Ø  FAT32 and NTFS are not supported.  

!! Format will result in loss of all date in the disk. Thus, ensure to back up your important data before formatting the memory.

     f) The message, ¡°Recovered¡± notify format completion.

¡Ø Caution

Seperating the player and the USB cable after format makes the player automatically to create RECORD folder. Thus, make sure you separate the player and the USB cable and reconnect them before transfering any files to the player.  If you fail to do so and transfer files up to ov