User manual ACER TRAVELMATE P253-MG

[. . . ] 8 Function Keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 LCD Display. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 Insert a Battery. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 Battery Consuming Reference. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [. . . ] Basic Usage 15 Connecting the MP3/Storage Drive to Your Computer 1. Plug one end of the supplied USB cable to your computer, and plug the other end to the MP3/Storage Drive. 3. And the MP3/Storage Drive should be detected by the operation system automatically. Note: If the operation system of your computer is Windows 98SE, a hardware driver for the MP3/Storage Drive will be required. 16 Hardware Installation for Windows 98SE only For Windows 98SE operation system, it will automatically detect the new hardware when the MP3/Storage Drive is first connected to your computer. Please follow the following instructions to install the driver for this MP3/Storage Drive. Select Search for the best driver for your device to continue. 17 3. Click Finish, and the driver is installed successful. 19 Utility Installation The Acer Multi-functional MP3/Storage Drive provides a useful utility for upgrading the latest firmware provided by Acer via the Internet. To install this utility, simply insert the supplied disc into the computer, then follow the on-screen instructions. Select Yes, I want to restart my computer now. 23 Firmware update 1. Hold down the play button and do NOT release and then connect the drive to the host machine via the USB cable. A new drive called Player Recovery Device Class will appear in the Device Manager. 4. Run the Update program from the Start menu (Start -> Programs -> Acer TRAVELMATE P253-MG MP3 USB Storage Drive -> Update). This will load the firmware to update. 6. After loading firmware, you will see an update dialog. 7. If you choose quick download, it will format the MP3 drive first then download the firmware, otherwise it will download the firmware only. 25 8. Press the Menu button once, and you should read the massage of SAVE TO P01 appears on the Display. 3. Switch the Menu button to the right or to the left to select a desired favorite station number. Now, press the Menu button again to save the selected frequency to the selected favorite station number. 5. Once the desired stored favorite station appears on the Display, release the button. Press and hold the REC button located next to the Fn button for 2 seconds, and then release the REC button. Once the REC button is long pressed and then released, the selected station frequency will now start being recorded. On the Display, users should read that a recording FM file is generated and place under the folder of [ /VOICE/ ]. The recording file name sequence starts from [ F001. WAV ], and then [F002. WAV ], and so forth. 4. The maximum length of the recording depends on how much available memory space is left while recording. To play a recorded FM voice file, press down the Menu button once, and then push the Menu button to the right once, and now you should read the message of VOICE appearing on the Display. 39 2. Press down the Menu button again, and then use the Menu button to select a desired recorded FM voice file by pushing the Menu button to the right or to the left. 3. [. . . ] If select DISABLE, and the backlight of the LCD Display will be turned off. 54 4. When a selection is decided, press down the Menu button once to confirm the selection. Contrast Under this Contrast setting, you are able to set the contrast of the LCD Display. Under this Backlight setting, you are able to set a time to turn off the backlight of the LCD Display automatically. Press down the Menu button once, and then push the Menu button to the right three times, and now you should read the message of SETTINGS appearing on the Display. 2. [. . . ]