Agptek A17 Music Player User Manual

User Manual

A17 MUSIC PLAYER

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Manufacturer: Shenzhen RuiZu Digital Technology Co., Ltd.
Address: 6/F, Building D, KeShang Mei Park, Chongqing Road, Fuyong, Baoan District, Shenzhen, China.

Important Notice

Thank you for purchasing AGPTEK Music Player. Please read the manual carefully before using the product. Specifications are subject to change without prior notice.
Charge the Player

• Charge by computer USB port.
• Use 5V/500mA charger (Charger not included).

Connect to the PC & Download audio files

1. Open the Windows Explorer or “This PC”.
2. Using the USB cable, connect the player to a USB port on your PC.
3. Open the new “AGP-A17” folder under “This PC”.
4. Copy files to the “AGP-A17″ in which you want them to play.
5. In the left sidebar, right-click the “AGP-A17 ” folder and select “Eject” from the menu.
6. Wait until the computer confirms a safe ejection before you unplug the USB cable.
7. Note: Please do not disconnect the USB plug during file transfer. It may cause a malfunction of the player and the files.

Product Overview

Buttons and Controls

Basic Operation

• Power On/Off. Hold the On/Off button to turn on/off the player.
• Screen lock. Hold down the   button to lock the screen and all the buttons will be unavailable. Repeat the above steps to unlock.
• Screen display. Press the On/Off button to activate the screen.
• Browse item. On the home menu or list menu, press the button to browse the item, press the button   to enter.
• Back. When on any interface, press to go back; hold down to the back to home menu directly.
• Volume adjustment. On the non-list menu, press Vol+/Vol- to adjust the volume.

Main Functions

Home Menu
The home menu is the starting point of each application. There are 8 functions on the home menu: Music/FM Radio/Folder/Bluetooth/Recorder/Video/E-book/Tools/Settings.
Music

Find “Music” on the home menu with a button   to access its functionality. A related list will show:

• All Songs.
• Resume/Now Playing.
• Artists/Albums/Genres.
• Playlists. There are 3 default playlists on the player: Playlist [1]/[2]/[3].
• Update Playlist. Update music files.
• Local Folder/Card Folder. View music files in the local folder or card folder. Note: These functions are only available when a memory card is inserted.

Play the music.
While it’s on the music playing interface, hold down the button to fast forward, and press it to skip to the next track. Hold down the button to fast rewind, and press it to play the previous track. Press the button to play/pause.
Back to Home/Play Mode/Sound Settings /Add to Playlist/Remove from Playlist/ Delete/Bookmarks.
While it’s on the music playing interface, tap button to access the submenu.

1.  Back to Home. Choose to go to the home menu.
2. Play Mode.
   A. Play music from. Choose to play from All Songs/This Artist/Album/Genre.
   B. Repeat. Choose repeat mode: Repeat Off, Repeat 1, Repeat All.
   C. Shuffle. Choose to turn on/off shuffle mode.
   D. Repeat Settings.
   a. Repeat Mode.
   ╶ Enter. Press the button to enter.
   ╶ Set. Press button to confirm the starting time A when A is flashing.
   Then press the button to set the ending time B when B is flashing. The passage from time A to B will be repeated automatically. The icon for the A-B indication will appear on the screen. Press the button again to back to normal playback.
   b. Replay Times. Set the replay times from 1 to 10.
   c. Replay Interval. Set the replay gap from 1 to 10 (seconds).
3. Sound Settings. Choose to set Equalizer, Variable Speed Playback, and Volume Limit.
4. Add to Playlist/Remove from Playlist. Choose to add to or remove from the 3 existing playlists.
5. Delete. Choose to delete the song that is playing now.
6. Bookmarks. Choose to add a bookmark for the song that is playing now, or go to/delete the bookmark you added.

FM Radio
Find “FM Radio” on the Home menu with the button to access its functionality. A related list will show:
• Presets. All the saved stations will be listed here.
• Manual tune/Autotune. When choosing “Autotune”, the searched stations will be saved in “Presets” automatically.
• FM Recordings. View the radio recording files. You will need to choose from a local folder or card folder if the memory card is inserted. The radio recordings will also be saved in the Recordings> Recordings library.
Start FM Recording/Radio Background/Save to Presets/Clear Preset/Auto-Tune/Tuner Region/FM Recordings.
While it’s on the radio playing interface, press button to switch among preset stations, press the button to fine-tune stations. Press the button to access its submenu which includes:

1. Start FM Recording. Press the button to pause/continue, press and select “Yes” to save the recording file.
2. Radio Background. Choose to turn on/off the radio background.
3. Save/Clear station/Autotune.
4. Tuner Region. Choose from Common/European/Japan Band as needed.
5. FM Recordings.

Folder

Find “Folder” on the Home menu with the button to access its functionality.
All of the files in the player will be listed. If the Micro SD card is inserted can choose to go to the Local folder or Card folder.

Bluetooth
Find “Bluetooth” on the Home menu with the button to access its functionality. A related list will show, including Bluetooth On/Off, Search Devices, Device List. Select the device you want to connect/disconnect, and then press to connect/disconnect. After successfully connected, this player is ready to play music or FM radio via Bluetooth headphones, Bluetooth speaker, etc.
Note:

1. When listening to the radio by Bluetooth, wired headphones are needed as the radio antenna.
2. Recorder, Variable Speed Playback, Video, Pictures, Pedometer functions are not available when Bluetooth is opened.

Recorder
Find “Recorder” on the home menu with a button to access its functionality.
A related list will show:

• Start Voice Recording. Press the button to start voice recording, press again to pause. Press the button and choose “Yes” to save the recording file.
• Recordings Library. Find the saved recordings in Recorder>Recordings Library. You will need to choose from a local folder or card folder if the memory card is inserted. While it’s on the recording playing interface, press the button and choose “Delete” to delete.
• Storage. Choose to store your recordings in internal or external memory. Confirm your selection with button . (Only available when
  TF card inserted)
• Rec Format. Choose the record format between MP3/WAV.
• Rec Settings. Set the recording bit rate as you need.

Videos

• Press the button to access its functionality. You will need to choose from a local folder or card folder if the memory card is inserted.
• Press the button to watch videos, press the button to go to the previous/next video, or hold to fast backward/forward.
• When it’s on video playing interface, press button to access its submenu, including Brightness, Repeat, Delete Video, Update Playlist.
  Set according to your preference.

Tools
Find “Tools” on the Home menu with the button to access its functionality.
A related list will show:

• Photos.
  Press to view pictures, press the to go to previous/next picture.
  When it’s on the picture viewing interface, press the button to access its submenu, including Brightness, Backlight Timer, Slideshow Settings, Delete Photos, Update Playlist. Set according to your preference.
• Calendar.
  Press the button to switch among year|month|day, press the button / to choose specific year|month|day.
• Stopwatch
  Press to enter. Press again to start the timer, then press it again to stop or press to resume. Press to start a new one. The maximum Stopwatch list is 4.
• Clock.
  Press the button to enter, a related list will show Alarm On/off, Alarm Time, Alarm Cycle (Once/Daily/Workday), Alarm Music, Alarm Volume.
  Set according to your preference.
• Pedometer. 
  Find “Pedometer” on Tools with the button to access its function, a related list will show:

1. Start. Press to start counting your daily steps. Press to exit the current interface. Then choose Save and press to stop or save counting steps. Find the saved step record in History.
2. Personal Info. Set your height, weight, and step length with a button to confirm.
3.  History. All your saved step records will be listed here, and you can save up to 7 records. If the historical record is full, it will automatically cover the previous one.
4.  Clear history. You can choose to clear the historical record you want or clear all the historical records.

E-book
While it’s on the text playing interface, press button to turn the pages.
Press the button to play automatically, press again to stop. Press to adjust the brightness of the display.
Submenu. While it’s on text playing interface, press button to enter its submenu and set your preference, including Autoplay Settings (2s-the 30s), Set Font Size, E-book background, Delete E-book, Select Bookmark, Delete Bookmark, Add Bookmark, Select Page, Local Folder and Card Folder (Only available when TF card inserted).
Settings
Find “Settings” on the Home menu with the button to access its functionality. A related list will show, including:

• Language/Language. Choose display language.
• Date and Time. Choose “Time Settings” to set the time format and date.
  To set time, pressto switch among hour | minute; Press button to adjust the value of hour | minute. Set date under “Date Settings > Set Date” and adjust the date like “Set Time”.
• Display Settings. Set Brightness, Backlight timer, and Screensaver.
• Shutdown Settings.
  1. Sleep Timer. The device will shut down automatically when reaches the set time.
  2. Power Off. When there is no operation on the device, the device will shut off automatically when reaches the set time.
• Sound Settings. Choose to set Equalizer, Variable Speed Playback, and Volume Limit.
• Button Light. Set the button light to be always on, on, and off.
• Information. Check the information and disk space about your player.
• Format Device/Factory Settings. Format the device or restore to factory default settings. Note: Before formatting the device, please backup the file so as not to lose any files.

Help and Troubleshooting

How to reset the language?
There are two ways to reset the language as shown below.

1. Find (Settings) in the home menu and confirm it by pressing a button . Select the first (upper) option and press the button to confirm. Scroll down and select the language you want to set.
2. Find (Settings) in the home menu, enter, and scroll down to the last menu. Press the button to enter and choose the first (upper) option which means “Yes” with a button to confirm and restore to factory settings. And then the player will power on automatically and then you can choose language again.

Can’t turn on the player; the screen of player goes blank/black; the player is crashed or has a firmware bug.

1. Power off the player and try again.
2. Update the firmware. Please contact our customer service or check our website at https://www.agptek.com/blog to download the firmware.

Can’t download files from the computer.

1. Please confirm whether it’s connected properly;
2. Please check whether the storage space of the internal memory is full;
3. Please check whether the USB cable is damaged.

Can’t recognize the player when connected to the computer via USB cable.

1. Reconnect it.
2. Restart the computer and reconnect it.
3. Connect your player to another USB port.
4. Charge the player for about 10 minutes first.

Specifications

References

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