Page 3 - Table of Contents
d © 2005 Directed Electronics—all rights reserved 3 Table of Contents Safety Instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6How to Use this Guide . . . ....
Page 5 - Safety Instructions
d © 2005 Directed Electronics—all rights reserved 5 Safety Instructions Completely read the safety instructions carefully. Please retain this guide in aconvenient location for future reference. 1. Keep the unit away from humidity. 2. Keep the unit away from long exposure to the sunlight. 3. Never po...
Page 6 - Introduction; Video Player; Recording; USB Storage
6 © 2005 Directed Electronics—all rights reserved Introduction Congratulations for choosing the DMP740 or DMP040, by Directed Video. Thishigh performance product has been designed and engineered by DirectedElectronics, the industry leader in high quality automotive security, audio, andvideo equipmen...
Page 7 - How to Use this Guide; Get Started
d © 2005 Directed Electronics—all rights reserved 7 How to Use this Guide This guide provides instructions and illustrations on how to install and operatethe media player. With step-by-step instructions, we will guide you through themedia player driver installation process. If you are not familiar w...
Page 8 - What’s Included
8 © 2005 Directed Electronics—all rights reserved What’s Included NOTE: The DMP740 battery should be charged ONLY with the provided adapter! NOTE: The accessories listed above may change without notice. NOTE: The DMP040 will have 2 AV-in/out cables. ❍ DMP740 or DMP040 ❍ USB Cable ❍ Stereo Earphones ...
Page 9 - Getting Started
d © 2005 Directed Electronics—all rights reserved 9 Getting Started OVERVIEW (DMP740 SHOWN) 19 20 21 22
Page 11 - Operating Menu Displays; MAIN MENU
© 2005 Directed Electronics—all rights reserved 11 d NOTE: If holding the power off switch in the up position for 5-secondsdoes not shut down the media player, carefully use a straightenedpaper clip at the access hole shown on the back of the mediaplayer to reset the software. The power will shut-of...
Page 12 - SET UP MENU
12 © 2005 Directed Electronics—all rights reserved VIDEO/MUSIC /PHOTO MENU 8. Menu Title: Shows selected menu. 9. List Title: Shows all files in a selected folder. 10. Scroll Bar: Scroll down to display additional titles. VOICE/AV RECORDING 14. Recording Time: Recording elapse time (hh:mm:ss).15. Re...
Page 13 - USB Hard Disk
© 2005 Directed Electronics—all rights reserved 13 d USB Hard Disk The media player contains a 40GB mini-hard drive. You can operate the mediaplayer as an USB hard drive and copy personal data to it. Simply connect themedia player to your computer, and use Windows Explorer to copy and manageyour dat...
Page 15 - Remote Control
© 2005 Directed Electronics—all rights reserved 15 d Remote Control The remote control provides the following functions: ❍ OFF: press to power On/Off. ❍ TV/LCD: press to switch the video output between TV and the DMP740(DMP740 only). ❍ z REC: press to start to record of each function. ❍ Exit: pres...
Page 17 - BATTERY CONSUMPTION REFERENCE (DMP740 ONLY)
© 2005 Directed Electronics—all rights reserved 17 d the internal clock and IR sensor operation there is a continuousbattery drain even while the unit is off. The battery will dis-charge when not being used. BATTERY CONSUMPTION REFERENCE (DMP740 ONLY) The media player uses a 2200 mAhr 11.1 V 3-Cell ...
Page 18 - Utility CD
18 © 2005 Directed Electronics—all rights reserved Utility CD Included is a Utility CD (to be used on a PC). Insert the supplied CD into yourCD-ROM, and the CD will auto-run the Setup program. On your computer screen,you will see the following display. ❍ Video Format Converter: Video converter utili...
Page 19 - Connect & Disconnect from PC; CONNECT THE MEDIA PLAYER TO COMPUTER
© 2005 Directed Electronics—all rights reserved 19 d Connect & Disconnect from PC CONNECT THE MEDIA PLAYER TO COMPUTER 1. Slide the power/lock switch up to power on the media player. Wait until the main screen displays. The DMP040 will require use of the AC Power Adapter. 2. Plug the mini-end of...
Page 22 - FOR SYSTEMS WITH WINDOWS 98SE
22 © 2005 Directed Electronics—all rights reserved 4. After connection is initialized, if your computer operating system fails torecognize the media player as a hard disk, then go to [Device Manager] byclicking "Start" "Setting" "Control Panel" "System" "H...
Page 23 - not; Safely Disconnect from Computer
© 2005 Directed Electronics—all rights reserved 23 d We strongly suggest that you do not format the media player’s hard disk! The display interfaces will not function correctly if the hard disk is formatted. If youdo need to format hard disk, connect the media player to your computer firstand format...
Page 24 - Basic Usage; POWER ON AND OFF; VOLUME ADJUSTMENT—MUSIC
24 © 2005 Directed Electronics—all rights reserved Basic Usage POWER ON AND OFF 1. Slide the switch up once to power on the media player. After startup ani- mation, you will see the main menu and can then continue using the mediaplayer. The DMP040 must be docked or utilize the AC Power Adapter. 2. T...
Page 26 - VIDEO
26 © 2005 Directed Electronics—all rights reserved VIDEO The media player supports playback of MPEG-4 SP, DivX 3.11/4/5, Motion JPEG, and WMV-9 SP@ML video files. Video can be playback at up to 30fps. Only sup-ported file formats are shown on the list that are playable. NOTE: To view videos, the DMP...
Page 32 - MUSIC
32 © 2005 Directed Electronics—all rights reserved MUSIC The media player supports MP3 (MPEG1 Layer2, Layer3), WAV (LPCM, ADPCM),and WMA (WMA-9 Layer 2a) file playback. MP3 and WMA can be played back atup to 320 Kbps. NOTE: The DMP040 must have an external video monitor connected toview the file lis...
Page 34 - PHOTO
34 © 2005 Directed Electronics—all rights reserved 9. Press the "E" button on the media player or /EXIT button on the remote once to stop the file playing. 10. If any file is not needed, it can be deleted from the file list. Push the Navigation button up or down to select the file, push th...
Page 37 - VOICE RECORDING
© 2005 Directed Electronics—all rights reserved 37 d VOICE RECORDING The media player provides a voice recorder function. ❍ Record Voice 1. Push Navigation button up or down to select Voice Record as shown above.Press the Navigation button in to enter the Voice Record screen as shown above. 2. On Vo...
Page 38 - AV RECORDING
38 © 2005 Directed Electronics—all rights reserved ❍ Play a Recorded Voice File 1. To play a recorded voice file, use the navigation button to go to Musicmode, Recorded folder. 2. Find recorded file name on the file list of Music mode. 3. Select a file and press the Navigation button in to play or p...
Page 41 - Before inserting a SD/MMC card or Memory Stick; turn off
© 2005 Directed Electronics—all rights reserved 41 d ❍ Play a Recorded AV File 1. To play a recorded AV or audio file, go back to main menu and select Videoor Music mode by referring to Video or Music section. 2. Find the recorded file name in Video\Recorded folder or Music\Recorded folder. 3. Selec...
Page 42 - SIGNAL OUTPUT
42 © 2005 Directed Electronics—all rights reserved 3. Insert your SD card, MMC card, or Memory Stick into its slot in the cor-rect orientation. 4. Press button to turn on media player. 5. If your SD/MMC card or Memory Stick has video, audio, or photo files in theinserted card, change to appropriate ...
Page 43 - Setting
© 2005 Directed Electronics—all rights reserved 43 d Audio in either video format or MP3 can be played through your home sound sys-tem the same way. Setting The media player Setting menu includes Display, Photo, Record, System, and Info tabs. 1. Select Setting menu by pushing the Navigation button u...
Page 44 - DISPLAY TAB
44 © 2005 Directed Electronics—all rights reserved DISPLAY TAB The Display tab includes Brightness, TV Standard, and Display items. TheBrightness and Display are not applicable to the DMP040. NOTE: Brightness settings selected in the settings menu will be record-ed and kept. Brightness settings sele...
Page 46 - RECORD TAB
46 © 2005 Directed Electronics—all rights reserved RECORD TAB You can adjust Resolution, AV Quality, and Voice Quality in Record tab. 1. In Setting Menu, push the Navigation button right or left to Record tab. Thedisplay will appear as shown above. 2. Push the Navigation button up or down to select ...
Page 47 - SYSTEM TAB
© 2005 Directed Electronics—all rights reserved 47 d SYSTEM TAB You can adjust various system settings within the System tab. To change system settings: 1. In Setting Menu, push the Navigation button right or left to System tab. Thedisplay will be as shown above. 2. Push the Navigation button up or ...
Page 49 - INFO TAB
© 2005 Directed Electronics—all rights reserved 49 d INFO TAB You can display information regarding Storage Free Space, Software Version, MCUFirmware Version, DivX (R) VOD, Update Software, Update MCU Firmware, andUpdate USB Firmware from Info tab. To change information settings: 1. In Setting Menu,...
Page 50 - Specifications
50 © 2005 Directed Electronics—all rights reserved NOTE: Updating Software and Update Firmware are advanced opera- tions! Only advanced users should perform these actions!Refer to the website www.directedmobilemedia.com for addi-tional information. Specifications Battery life test is under the condi...
Page 51 - Upgrade Software
© 2005 Directed Electronics—all rights reserved 51 d Headphone, Test File: Resolution: 240x180, Video bit-rate: 800Kbps, Audio bit-rate: 64Kbps, File size: 1.1GB, MP4+MP3, Power Sources: Battery, Test Duration:4 hours. NOTE: Specifications are subject to change without notice. Upgrade Software The m...
Page 52 - Upgrade Firmware
52 © 2005 Directed Electronics—all rights reserved 8. Push the Navigation button to the right. Message "Confirm? Yes No" willshow on the display. 9. Push the Navigation button right or left to select Yes and press theNavigation button in to start to upgrade software. Or, select No to cancelt...
Page 55 - Remote Usage when Docked
© 2005 Directed Electronics—all rights reserved 55 Remote Usage when Docked The remote control provided with the media player will not operate the unitwhen the media player is docked. The remote control used with the overheadconsole now controls the media player. The cross reference table below list...
Page 56 - Dockable Media Player—Removal
56 © 2005 Directed Electronics—all rights reserved Dockable Media Player—Removal 1. While holding and supporting the player. 2. Move and hold the lock/unlock button to the right. 3. Slide the player away from the screen and carefully remove. NOTE: Install the rubber protective cover over the electri...
