Panasonic Digital Audio Player Sv Mp010 Mp020 Operatinf Instructions

							
Introduction
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Listening to music
■  Windows Media Player•  If you have Version 8 or earlier, we recommend that you upgrade to Version 9 or 10. Check which version you have by clicking [About 
Windows Media Player] on the [Help] menu.
•  If you have Version 9, you will need an auxiliary plug-in program to 
convert to the MP3 format.For details on operation, refer to [Help]; for the latest information or 
details on plug-ins, go to the Windows Media Player Web site.
See the Microsoft Web site for details.
■  Where the music recorded in the computer is savedUnless the setting of the destination where the music is to be saved has been changed, the music will be saved in the following folder:  My Music in My Documents.
(These displays differ depending on the operating system.) Use Windows Media Player, a standard Windows
® software program.
●  This unit supports WMA and MP3 music files.
You can also use music content (as either WMA or MP3 
music files) downloaded from music distribution services. For 
details, go to the sites of the applicable services.
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  Step
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  Step
2Connect the unit to the computer. ( page 13)
  Step
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Record the music from the computer onto the unit. ( page 14)
  Step
4Use the unit to listen to the music. ( page 21)
Have the music CDs recorded on your computer beforehand. ( page 12)
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Recording music CDs on your computer
An example of how to record music CDs is given below using Windows 
Media Player (hereafter abbreviated to “WMP”) Version 9 (“WMP9”) or 
10 (“WMP10”). Select [start] → [All Programs] → [Accessories] → [Entertainment] 
→ [Windows Media Player]. (The displays given here are 
examples of what may appear.)
●  When WMP is started up for the first time
The WMP setup (installation) screen appears. Follow the on-
screen instructions.
1. WMP9:  Select the [Copy from CD].
    WMP10: Select the [Rip].
2. Select the tracks to be recorded.
3. WMP9:  Select the [Copy Music].
    WMP10:  Select the [Rip Music].
Recording now starts.
WMP10 screen
1.  On the [Tools] menu, click [Options…]. (If the [Tools] menu does not appear, click [] at the top right.)
2.  WMP9: Select the [Copy Music] tab.  WMP10: Select the [Rip Music] tab.
3.  Click to clear the “Copy protect music” check box. 
4. Click [OK].
Your attention is drawn to the fact that recording pre-recorded tapes or discs or other published or broadcast material may infringe copyright laws.
Insert the music CD into your computer, and start 
WMP.1
3Select the tracks and record them.
Before recording music, set the content protection of 
WMP to disabled.2

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Recording music on the unit
Connecting the unit to the computer
•  When the connection is complete, “USB CONNECTED” appears, and music can be recorded.•  On your computer, open My Computer, and check whether the 
unit is indicated as a "Removable 
Disk" or "Panasonic Audio Player".
•  When the "LOW BATTERY" or "NO BATTERY" message 
appears on the screen, replace the battery with a new one.
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USB cable (included)
Removable Disk (x :)  or  
Panasonic Audio Player
Before connecting the unit to the computer, be absolutely sure to insert the battery into the unit. ( page 10)
■  Connection precautionsX=Incorrect
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1Start the computer.
Insert straight in so that the arrow side faces in the direction shown above.
2Open the USB port cover and connect the USB cable to the unit.
3Connect the USB cable to the PC’s USB port.
Slanted
Arrow side facing in the opposite direction
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Copy a n d p aste  t h e M P3/W MA 
In My Computer or Explorer, open the folder for the unit (Removable Disk or Panasonic Audio Player).1
2Open the MEDIA folder.
Copy and paste or drag and drop the MP3/WMA folder from your computer’s folder into the MEDIA folder.3
“ACCESS” appears on the unit’s display. When downloading is completed, “USB CONNECTED” re-appears.
Recording music on the unit
Computer folder MEDIA folder
■   Recording complete albumsDrag and drop the folder in which the WMA or MP3 files were directly 
saved, into the MEDIA folder. The folder name will be displayed as a 
playlist name by the unit.
•   Two or more units cannot be operated even when they have been connected to 
one computer.
•  Keep the USB cable as straight as possible. Bending the cable too much may  destroy music data or cause problems with the computer.
• Operation cannot be guaranteed if you use a USB hub or extension cable.
•  Inserting the cable forcibly into the USB connector diagonally or the wrong way  round may deform the connector, causing problems with the unit and any device 
connected to it.
Note
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Using WMP9 or WMP10 to record music
Select [start] → [All Programs] → [Accessories] → [Entertainment] → [Windows Media Player]. (The displays given here are one example.)
• The music is recorded from the computer onto the unit.
•  Only data selected on the “Items to Copy” list will be transferred.
When WMP9 is used, select the MEDIA folder as the transfer destination.
For WMP10:
1.  Select [Tools] → [Options] → [Devices] → “Removable Disk (x:)” or “Panasonic A udio Player”.
2.  Click [Properties] to display “Removable Disk (x:) Properties” or  “Panasonic A udio Player Properties”.
3.  Check the “Create folder hierarchy on device” check box on the 
“Synchronize” tab to turn this setting on.(Once performed, this procedure is stored in the memory and so need not be performed again in the future.)
•  The recorded tracks are saved in the unit’s MEDIA folder.
•  When music has been recorded using WMP10, the Music folder will be created 
automatically in the unit’s MEDIA folder, and the track files will be stored.
•  When tracks downloaded from the subscription type music distribution service 
are to be recorded in the unit, use the synchronizing function of the WMP10 to transfer the tracks to the unit.
  Subscription type music distribution service:
   A music distribution service which enables tracks to be downloaded on a time-
restricted basis
  For further details, go to the website of the music distribution service.
Note
■   Do not connect or disconnect the USB cable while 
“ACCESS” on the unit’s display
•  Otherwise, the music data may be destroyed and problems may be caused with the computer.
•  Trouble may also develop in the unit.
2Select "Items to Copy" and "Removable Disk" or 
"Panasonic Audio Player" for the "Items on Device."
1WMP9: Click [Copy to CD or Device].WMP10: Click [Sync].
3WMP9: Click [Copy].WMP10: Click [Start Sync].
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Recording music on the unit
The first 256 characters of the filename created on the computer are displayed on this unit.
•  This unit supports alphanumerics. It may not be able to display characters other than alphanumerics properly.
• Supports MP3 ID3 V1 tags, ID3 V2.3 tags and WMA tags.
• If there are no ID3 tags, the display shows the “filename.mp3”.
•  The ID3 tags recorded for the MP3 will not be displayed properly if they are in a 
language other than English.
• Compatible with DRM (PDDRM® and WMDRM10®, Microsoft®).
•  MP3/WMA files should always be saved in the MEDIA folder. If saved in the root  folder, the files cannot be played back or deleted from the unit.
•  The saved tracks can be moved to subfolders in the MEDIA folder only on the  computer.
•  The subfolders in the MEDIA folder are treated as playlists by the unit. 
 ( page 17, Files and folders structure display on your computer)
•  This unit can support the Windows Media Player (Version 10) sync download 
function.
•  The unit is PlaysForSure certified to support subscription based music download 
services.
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Disconnecting the unit
■   When the unit is indicated as “Removable Disk” (MSC mode)Right-click the “Safely Remove Hardware” icon on the computer’s 
taskbar.
The “USB Mass Storage Device”window appears on the computer screen. Follow the on-screen instructions to disconnect the USB cable.  Depending on the OS, the display differs.
■   When the unit is indicated as “Panasonic Audio Player” 
(MTP mode)
Upon completion of the recording, check that “ACCESS” is not shown 
on the unit’s display, and then disconnect the USB cable.
  •   When the USB cable is disconnected, the playback of the track  recorded first will start after “WAIT...” has appeared on the display.
  •  If the above procedure is not followed, the music data may be  destroyed, making it impossible to play the data properly. Use the unit 
or the computer to delete the music data which has been destroyed. If 
the data cannot be deleted, initiate resetting (
 page 31).
     Once resetting has been initiated, all the stored data will be lost. Re-
record the music data on the unit.
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Files and folders structure display on your computer
MEDIA
DATA
xxxxx
ARTIST_A
ARTIST_B aaatrack.mp3
bbbtrack.mp3
ccctrack.mp3
ALBUM_A2
ALBUM_A1
dddtrack.mp3
eeetrack.mp3
ffftrack.mp3
Removable Disk or Panasonic Audio Player (this unit)
Copy and paste or drag and drop MP3/WMA files 
into the MEDIA folder.This unit
Data storage
Make folders like this when saving files other 
than MP3 and WMA.
Naming files and folders
aaatrack.mp3
•  Folder and files will play in the order in which they are downloaded.•  If "ARTIST_B" has been 
sent after "ARTIST_A," 
the playback sequence 
will be: "ARTIST_A," 
"ALBUM_A1," "ALBUM_
A2" and "ARTIST_B".
Extension
alphanumericcharacter
Up to 7 levels of subfolders can be 
created under the MEDIA folder.
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 •  When the unit has been connected to the computer in the MTP 
mode, it is not possible to create folders in the unit’s root folder.
  •  Files or folders created in the unit’s root folder in the MSC mode  cannot be displayed in the MTP mode.
  •  To create a folder, drag and drop a folder of the computer into the  unit’s MEDIA folder or DATA folder.
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•  Playlists can be selected at each hierarchical level of the folders. ( page 22)
•  You can record up to the maximum memory capacity of the unit, but the  maximum number of files that can be displayed is 999. The maximum number of 
folders (including the MEDIA folder) that can be displayed is 299. The maximum 
number of files and folders that can be displayed may be lower depending on recording conditions.
   No. of tracks recorded by  sound quality 
   (When the play time per  track is 4 minutes) 
•  This unit is compatible up to Windows Media Audio 9 (WMA9) .
 
However not with WMA9 Professional/Lossless/Voice and MBR. Multiple Bit Rate:  A file that contains the same content encoded at several  different bit rates.
•  If you use VBR format MP3 files, some of the unit’s functions can not be  operated normally.
•  Do not use your computer to format the unit’s memory. Doing so may cause the  unit to malfunction. Use the unit to format its memory. (
 page 30, Formatting)
Note
■  Folders displayed as playlists for the unit• The MEDIA folders
• Subfolders in the MEDIA folder created by the computer
•  The unit cannot recognize folders beyond seven hierarchical levels 
(that is, at a depth of eight levels or more).
SV-MP010 (1 GB)SV-MP020 (2 GB)64 kbpsApprox. 500 tracksApprox. 999 tracks96 kbpsApprox. 330 tracksApprox. 660 tracks128 kbpsApprox. 250 tracksApprox. 500 tracks
 You can use this unit as a removable disk for saving computer data by 
connecting the USB cable to a computer. ( page 17, Data storage)
Saving data
Files and folders structure display on your computer

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Basic operations
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Name of parts and basic operations
■  HOLD switchButton operations are ignored. It prevents:
• The unit turning on unexpectedly causing the battery to run down.
• Interruptions to play.
■  Basic playback operations
Battery lid  ( page 10)
Skip/Search  button( below)
Earphones jackØ3.5 mm (1/8˝) Stereo mini( page 2)
Volume  button ( below)
DisplayTurn on, off / Play/Stop button  ( below)
USB port  ( page 13)
HOLD switch  ( below)
HOLD ONRelease(before operation)
Adjust the volume:  Press [] or [] (0-25)
Skip:  Press [] (backward) or [] (forward)Search:  During play, press and hold [] (backward) or [] (forward)
Display the main menu:  Press []
Turn ON: 
Press []
Turn OFF: Press and hold []
    •  “Good bye” is displayed, and the unit’s  power is turned off.
    •  The power cannot be turned off while the  menu is displayed.
Play/Stop:  Press [] When you next press [],  play resumes from where you stopped it. (Resume)
Strap(not included)
MODE button ( below)

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Basic operations
Selecting modes
Play the files recorded on the unit (WMA and MP3 format) in MUSIC mode. ( page 21, Playing music)
Select the mode to be used from the main menu.
Preparation: Release the HOLD switch. ( page 19)
Press
or
PressPress
• The screens for each of the modes will be displayed. 
•  If more than 60 seconds pass before proceeding to the next step, 
repeat from step 2.
Press
or
Press
Press
MUSIC mode
You can perform the mode settings. ( page 24, Setting various items)
or
PressPress
SET
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2
3
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Playback screen
Main menu
Select “MUSIC”.
1Select “SET”.
Turn the unit on.
Display the main menu.
Select mode.

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