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user manual

It is important to read this user manual prior to using your new product for the first time.

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Important information

Important battery informationWarning: Your product contains a battery and charging system which is designed to work in temperatures that do not exceed 50°C (122°F). Leaving this product in a closed automobile or the trunk of an automobile where temperatures may exceed 50°C may result in permanent battery damage, fire, or explosion. Please remove your product from the automobile when you exit, do not place your product in the trunk of your automobile, and do not leave your product in any location where temperatures may exceed 50°C.

Ecology Your product must be disposed of properly according to local laws and regulations. Because this product contains a battery, the product must be disposed of separately from the household waste.

Precautions for the unitproblems may result.

sunlight or extreme heat (such as inside a parked car) may cause damage or malfunction.

Headset safety To use a headset safely, please keep the following in mind:

play.

is illegal in many areas.

Limitation of liability

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Contents

Important informationImportant battery information ..........................................................................................................1Ecology .......................................................................................................................................................1Precautions for the unit ........................................................................................................................1Headset safety .........................................................................................................................................1Limitation of liability ..............................................................................................................................1

Before you beginCopyright warning ..................................................................................................................................4Back up your data ...................................................................................................................................4

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Charging the Player ................................................................................................................................5

General controls.........................................................................................................6

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Headphones volume adjustment ....................................................................................................6Connecting with headphones or earphones ................................................................................6Connecting with a speaker ..................................................................................................................6

Managing files on your Acoustic Research PlayerConnecting to the computer ..............................................................................................................7

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Expanding the capacity of the Player .........................................................................................................................9

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Menus and navigationsHome screen .............................................................................................................................................10

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Using the AR Music Player application ...........................................................................................................11

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.........................................12Playlists ........................................................................................................................................................12

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Additional information ................................................................................................................14

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Before you begin

Dear Acoustic Research Customer,

Copyright warninginfringe upon the rights of third parties and may be contrary to copyright laws.

Back up your datalost data.

countries.

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Charging the Player

charged the Player for at least 6 hours before using for the first time.

LINEOUT

Player

outlet

* interchangeable plugs. Please select the right plug

connect individual plug into the power outlet.

shown in the image may vary from the actual product.

will slow down the charging process.Charging indicator light

mode.

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Power button for 3 seconds.Power button for 3 seconds and then tap on Power Off on the screen.

Power button and then swipe the lock icon towards any sides of the screen.

Powerautomatically after a period of inactivity (default: 1 minute).

In case the Player is not responding, press and hold the Power button for 10 seconds to reset it.

Headphones volume adjustment to reduce the volume or counterclockwise to increase it.

Connecting with headphones or earphonesConnect your headphones or earphones to the Headphoneshearing, reduce the volume to the minumum before connecting your headphones or earphones.

Connecting with a speakerConnect the Player with an external powered speaker system by inserting an audio cable (not provided) to the LINE OUTknob.

IMPORTANT: When both line out and headphones jacks are connected, music playback will be

Power button

backward

expansion slot

LINEOUT

Headphones

Charging indicator light

Line out

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make sure the Player has been detected.

increase.IMPORTANT:transfer of file or software installation.

Connecting to the computer

media device on your computer for file transfer.

www.android.com/filetransfer/ to download the software.

to the Player

LINEOUT

Player computer

Windows Explorer, select Computer, open ARM2 under Portable Devices.

Internal SD card or SD card

music tags.

5.

Android File Transfer (from www.android.com/filetransfer/) and install it in your computer.

2. Connect the Player to the computer.

Android File Transfer software should be launched automatically when the Player is detected by the computer. If not, open it manually.

Internal SD card or SD cardinserted).

music tags.

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Expanding the capacity of the Player

SD card connected - Touch to unmount sdcard.

click sound.

You may delete any files transferred to the Player.1. Connect the Player to your computer.

containing the files.

IMPORTANT: system files or the files being transferred.

just tap and hold on an item to be deleted and then select Delete from the option menu. For more details,

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Home screen

menu.

AR Music Player AR Music Player icon to start playing music.

Battery level and time

home screen from other screens.

go to the previous screen. the list of recently used apps.

the apps menu.

inserted into the Player.

Headphones have been connected to the Player.

Player application.

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AR Music Player

Top bar

All Albums Artists Genres Folders Playlist Now playing

B. Main display area

C. List or Music mode

display area shows the album art, song title and information of the current audio file.

Progress bar

and start playback from that position.

E. Repeat mode

of the current audio file, tap the third time to deactivate the repeat playback mode.

B(List mode)

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F. Shuffle mode

Favourite

H. Settings

I. Skip forward

Start or pause

Skip backward

seconds of the current audio file to skip to the previous audio file.

1. In any lists of files, tap and hold on an item to show the option menu. 2. You may select to play the item, add it to the playlist, show its details or delete it.

tapped on.

PlaylistsDefault playlists

Playlist to access the playlists.

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Favourites Most Played Recently Played Recently Added

Creating your own playlist

2. In the main display area, tap and hold on an audio file, an album, an artist or a genre.

Add to playlist from the option menu.

NewSave.

Editing your own playlists

2. From the option menu, select Rename to create a new name for the playlist, or select Delete to erase the playlist.

Sound Effects

sound effects User to

effect preferences.

Settings

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Player repeats same tracks or all tracks.

Adjusting volume knob does not change the volume level.

fixed volume level. If you are using headphones, please connect them to the headphone jack.

Audio distorted at high volume.

the volume.

The audio tracks on my Player keep skipping or popping.

when you record.

The Player cannot be turned on.

www.acoustic-research.com for more details.

Noise is heard during volume adjustment.

during adjustment.

Pop noise occurs between music tracks or during power on/off.

of idling.

The Player does not allow me to start any music playback.

playback will be disabled.

The File Explorer application does not show all music files.

There is no Google Play Store on the Player.

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application developers regarding any compatibility issue.

please uninstall the third party applications or perform a factory data reset.

IMPORTANT:

Power source:

Hardware

USB Drive

applications and system recovery)

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Corporation

v1.0 (1.0.1.0) (EN)

Illustrations contained within this publication are for representation only and subject to change.

improvement or modification without prior notice.