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created June 27th, 2006 , modified July 21st, 2006

Using the Pulse

Using the player as a mass storage device

Instead of using Windows Media Player, you can simply drag and drop files to the player, which
appears as a removable hard drive on your computer. Using this method, any type of file
(homework, presentations, pictures, etc.) can be placed on the player as if it were a portable
drive. However, only MP3 and WMA files will playback while stored on the player.

1. Connect the Pulse to your computer.

2. Double-click on the My Computer icon on your Windows desktop.

Note: Windows XP users may need to click on the Start button and select My Computer from
the menu.

3. Your player has been recognized as a Mass Storage Device and automatically displays a
new device letter in the My Computer window.

4. You can now drag and drop your files from your computer to the player. You can also
copy and paste files to the player using any standard Windows method.

5. After the files have been copied, unplug the player from your computer.

Performing a backup

It is recommended that you regularly backup your player's contents to a different location (on
your computer, CDs, DVDs...). That way, you will be able to use the backup copies of your files
if you loose them accidentally, format your player or perform a firmware upgrade.

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1. Repeat steps 1 to 3 in the above section.

2. Drag and drop the files stored on your player to the disk or drive where you want to store
the duplicate copy.
3. After the files have been copied, unplug your player from your computer.
4. If you accidentally loose or damage the files stored on your player, you will then be able
to copy them back to your player.

Create play list folders

Before transferring your music files to your player you can organize them into folders and
create your own play lists.

1. In My Computer, click on File. Point to New and click on Folder.

Note: You can also create a new folder by clicking a blank area in the window, pointing to New,
and then clicking Folder.

2. Type a folder name and press Enter

3. Copy your music files to the folder. Repeat these steps to create folders and sub-folders.

Note: you can create up to 50 directories organized in up to 19 sub-folders, and store up to

500 music files on your player. If you create or store more files and folders, the extra items will
be ignored.

Note: you can store up to 254 files in one directory. If you store more than 254 files in one
directory, you will only be able to view the first 254 in navigation mode. However, you will still
be able to play the extra files in Music mode.

4. After the files have been copied, unplug the player.

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5. You can now use the Navigation folder to browse your music on your player.

Playing

Listening to your MP3/WMA music files

1. Follow the instructions for the transfer of data to and from the Pulse to copy your music
files to your player.
2. Install the supplied battery into the battery compartment and connect the supplied
earphone(s) to the earphone socket(s).
3. Press down the Play button to power on the Pulse and press again to start a track.
4. Use the Pulse controls to adjust playback and volume level when listening to your
MP3/WMA music, or to the FM radio*.

* Optional

Volume

During playback, simply press and hold the Volume controls to increase or decrease the
volume. The volume indicator on the screen changes accordingly.

A-B Repeat function

1. When in playback mode, shortly press m at the beginning of the section you want to
repeat.
2. The A indicator will be displayed.
3. Press this button again at the end of the section, the A-B indicator will be displayed, and
this section will be repeated continuously.

4. To cancel and resume normal playback, press m again.

Locking your player

To ensure no button is pressed inadvertently while recording or playing, you can use the Hold
function to lock your player:

To activate the hold function and lock your player, slide the Hold Switch.

To unlock it, simply slide it backwards.

Note: If the Pulse is locked when you want to power it on, the screen displays ?HOLD? and the
player will automatically power off after a few seconds.

Listening to your voice files

Use the VOICE menu to play your voice recordings.

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1. Select VOICE from the Main menu to enter the Voice mode.
2. Push the Play button Right or Left to select a recording to listen to.
3. Press down the Play button to start playback.

Note: Playback controls are similar to those used when listening to music.

Browsing

Introducing the menu tree

Menu Icon Description

Music Play music files.

Record Record from the built-in microphone.

Voice Play voice files.

Listen to the FM radio and perform FM

FM*
recordings.

Browse and play the files and folders stored on

Navigation
your player.

Setup Adjust the settings of your player.

Erase Erase files directly from your player.

About Check information on your player.

Exit Return to the playback screen.

*Optional

Navigation

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The navigation menu allows you to browse and play the folders and files stored on your player.

1. Press and hold m for a few seconds and select NAVIG from the Menu list.
2. Press the Play button Right or Left to select a file or folder.
3. To play the music stored in a folder, press down the Play button.
4. To enter a folder, press m. To play a selected file, press down the Play button.
5. While in navigation mode, press Stop to go back to a previous screen.

Note: you can create up to 50 directories organized in up to 19 sub-folders, and store up to

500 music files on your player. If you create or store more files and folders, the extra items will
be ignored.

Note: you can store up to 255 files in one directory. If you store more than 255 files in one
directory, you will only be able to view the first 255 in navigation mode. However, you will still
be able to play the extra files in Music mode.

Recording

Recording from the built-in microphone

The Pulse allows you to record from the built-in microphone. Note the location of the built-in
microphone.

1. Press and hold m and select RECORD from the Menu list.

2. The recording starts automatically.

3. Press Stop or m to stop recording and enter the voice mode.

Note: your voice recording will have been automatically renamed as a Vxxx.WAV file.

Note: the display will read "FULL" when all available memory has been used.

Recording from the FM radio (optional)

1. When listening to an FM radio station, press down and hold the Play button for a few
seconds and release it.
2. The recording from the radio starts automatically.
3. Press Stop or m to stop the recording and continue to listen to the FM radio.

Your FM recording will have been automatically renamed as a Fxxx.WAV file and stored in the
FM folder.

Note: the display will read "FULL" when all available memory has been used.

Adjusting recording settings

This option allows you to adjust the settings for the recordings you perform from the various
sources available on your player.

Select RECORD from the SETUP menu and press m.

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Press the Play button Right or Left to select a rate ( "LP", NORMAL and "SP") and press
down the Play button to confirm.

LP NORMAL SP

Note: a higher recording sampling frequency brings better recording quality but will use more
storage space.

Sampling
Maximum recording time per 128 MB
frequency
LP 8 hours
NORMAL 5.8 hours
SP 4 hours

Playing your recordings

Playback of microphone recordings

This operation is similar to the playback of voices files:

1. Select VOICE from the main menu to enter the Voice mode.

2. Push the Play button Right or Left to find the Vxxx.WAV files stored in the Voice folder.
3. Press down the Play button to play the recording.

Alternatively, you can use the Navigation menu to find your voice recordings.

Playback of FM radio recordings

This operation is similar to the playback of music:

1. Select MUSIC from the main menu to enter the Music mode.
2. Push the Play button Right or Left to find the Fxxx.WAV files.
3. Press down the Play button to play the recording.

Alternatively, you can use the Navigation menu to find your FM recordings.

FM Tuner (optional)

The Pulse FM allows you to listen to FM radio with the built-in digital FM tuner.

Caution: the earphones must be connected to the Pulse otherwise the FM tuner will not find

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any FM radio stations.

Using the FM radio

To switch to FM radio mode, select FM from the Menu list and press down the Play button or
press m.

Note: When using the FM Tuner for the first time, the Pulse will automatically scan for all
available FM radio stations and save them to a list of preset stations. Please wait until "SE" is no
longer displayed.

After the FM tuner finishes the automatic preset list, the FM tuner will stop at the first FM
station.

Switching from FM mode to music mode

Press and hold m for a while and release it or select Exit from the FM Setting menu.

The Pulse will exit FM mode and switch to Music mode.

Listening to FM radio presets

After the FM tuner finishes the automatic preset list, the FM tuner will stop at the first FM
station in the preset list.

To listen to another FM station in the preset list, press Play or Stop to skip forward or backward
through the preset list.

Using the FM Setting menu

The FM setting menu offers several convenient functions:

Add to Preset

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Load Preset

Auto Scan

Delete One
(to delete a specific radio station from your preset
list)

Delete All
(to delete all the radio stations stored in your preset list)

Return
(to exit the FM Setting menu and return to the FM
tuner)

Exit FM

To navigate within the FM Setting menu:

1. In FM mode, press m to enter the FM Setting menu.

2. Push the Play button Right or Left to select a menu item.
3. Press down the Play button to apply.
4. To exit the FM Setting menu and return to the FM tuner, either press and hold m, or
select RETURN from the list.

Add to preset

The FM tuner allows you to save up to 20 FM radio stations as presets. After you have tuned to
an FM radio station:

1. Select ADD (Add to Preset) from the FM Setting menu and press the Menu button.

2. Push the Play button Right or Left to select a preset location to store the current FM
station and press down the Play button.

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3. Push the Play button Right or Left to select YES or NO and press down the Play button to
confirm your choice.

Load preset

To select an FM radio station from the preset list and listen to it:

1. Select LOAD (Load Preset) from the FM Setting menu and press down the Play button.

2. Push the Play button Right or Left to select an FM radio station from the preset list.
3. Press down the Play button to listen.

Auto Scan

To re-scan all FM radio stations and save them to the preset list:

1. Select AUTO from the FM Setting menu and press down the Play button.

2. The Pulse FM tuner starts to scan and save the FM stations automatically. Please wait for
a while.

Caution: the earphones must be connected to the Pulse otherwise the FM tuner will not find
any FM radio stations.

3. After the radio finishes the automatic scan, the radio will play the first preset station.

Tuning to specific radio stations manually

To tune step by step, briefly push the Play button Right or Left. Each time you push it one

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way or another, the player changes the frequency by 0.1 MHz.

To tune rapidly, push the Play button Right or Left and hold for a while: the player
searches automatically for the nearest station. When it finds one with sufficient signal
strength, it stops and plays the station.

Note: if this station is already in the preset list, the corresponding preset number (e.g. 02) will
be displayed.

Deleting radio stations from the preset list

Delete One

To delete a specific radiio station from your preset list:

1. Select DELONE from the FM Setting menu and press down the Play button to display the
preset list.

2. Push the Play button Right or Left to select the preset you want to delete (e.g. 01), and
press down the Play button.

3. Push the Play button Right or Left to select YES or NO and press down the Play button to
confirm your choice.
4. The selected station will be deleted from your preset list.

Delete All

To delete all the radio stations stored in your preset list:

1. Select DELALL from the FM Setting menu and press down the Play button to display the
preset list.

2. Within the preset list, press down the Play button again.
3. Push the Play button Right or Left to select YES or NO and press down the Play button to
confirm your choice.

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4. All the stations stored in your preset list will be deleted.

Adjusting settings

To navigate the Settings menu:

1. Press m to enter the main menu.

2. Select Setup from the main menu list and press down the Play button.

3. Push the Play button Right or Left to select the setting you wish to adjust and press down
the Play button.
4. To exit and return to Settings, push the Play button Right or Left to select Exit in the
menu options and press down the Play button. Alternatively, you can press and hold m for
a while and release it.

Equalizer

The equalizer (Eq) setting is used to adjust the music playback effect.

1. To change the equalizer setting, select EQ (Equalizer) from the SETUP menu.

2. Push the Play button Right or Left to choose among the five EQ presets available: Normal
(no logo displayed), Rock, Jazz, Classical and Pop.

Normal

Rock

Jazz

Classical

Pop

Repeat mode

Five repeat modes are available: Normal, Repeat One, Repeat All, Random, Random All.

1. Select MODE from the SETUP menu.

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2. Push the Play button Right or Left to select one of the repeat modes and press down the
Play button to apply.

Normal

Repeat track 1

Repeat All All

Random

Random All All

Backlight color and timer

Select LIGHT from the SETUP menu.

Color adjustment

1. Select COLOUR from the LIGHT menu.

2. Push the Play button Right or Left to select one of the seven preset colours or
"NEXT" (next colour).

Note: "NEXT" will cycle through the preset colours every time a button is pressed.

3. Press down the Play button to apply.

4. Press m to exit.

Timer adjustment

After being idle for a few seconds, the device can automatically turn off the backlight to save
power. To wake the backlight up, just press any button.

1. Select TIMER from the LIGHT menu.

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2. Push the Play button Right or Left to adjust the delay before backlight is switched off.
Choose among the proposed times: OFF, 3, 5, 10, 15 seconds, ON.
3. Press down the Play button to apply.

Notes:

select "OFF" to turn off the backlight. Select "ON" to always turn on the backlight.

if you select "ON" when the backlight color is set to "NEXT", the backlight will always be
on and change colour automatically while in Music mode.

Power savings

You can use the power savings function to automatically turn off the Pulse after a
predetermined period of inactivity.

1. To change the power saving, select TIME from the SETUP menu.

2. Choose amongst the proposed times (OFF, 1, 2, 5, 10 minutes).

Note: if you choose "OFF", the player will not power off until the battery is completely
exhausted.

Default settings

You can reset all settings to factory default settings.

1. Select RESET from the SETUP menu.

2. Press down the Play button or press m to load the default settings to your player.

Language

You can display the interface of your Pulse in several languages.

1. To change the language, select LANG from the SETUP menu.

2. Choose among the proposed languages: English (default), French and Spanish.

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Deleting files

Warning: Erased files cannot be recovered. Make sure you have a backup before you proceed.

1. Press and hold m to enter the menu.

2. Push the Play button Right or Left to select ERASE and press down the Play button.

3. There are two options to choose from. To erase music files, select MUSIC. To erase voice
recordings, select VOICE. Press down the Play button to confirm.

Push the Play button Right or Left to toggle between YES and NO and press m to confirm
your choice.

The selected track will be deleted from your list.

Another file will be listed on the screen and you will be asked again if you want to erase
the selected file. Repeat step 4 if you want to delete it. If not, select EXIT from the menu
list.

Information about your player

Information is available regarding the firmware version, built-in memory size and free memory
size.

1. Press m to enter the menu.

2. Push the Play button Right or Left to select ABOUT and press down the Play button.

3. When FREE displays, press m to display the free memory size. Press the Play button Right
to skip to the next item and view information on the total memory size and firmware
version.

Firmware version Total memory capacity Total free memory remaining

VERS TOTAL FREE

4. Press Stop to exit this screen and return to the Menu list.

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