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| Digitalway MPIO FL100 MP3/FM/Voice Recorder |
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| Written by Mikhail Ivanenkov | |
| Wednesday, 13 June 2007 | |
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So let's glance over the specs quickly. Support for all those formats is always a plus, though only MP3 and WMA really matter. Voice recording is done using the latter format which unfortunately doesn't compress as well. The EQ presets are especially handy for different types of music (though I use Dynamic Bass for everything I listen to). I'll discuss the MPIO Manager software in depth later, but it does have a lot of interesting features although one is pretty hard to figure out.
The three line LCD screen is pretty small but more than enough to display all the necessary information in one of several available languages. The driver/utility CD also contains plug-ins for various media players so you don't have to use MPIO's if you so choose. You can also store your music in folders by artist/genre/whatever you make of it. The FL100 is firmware upgrade-capable, runs for about 11 hours off a single AAA battery (I assume at medium volume) and has a SD/MMC slot for extra memory. On top of all that it also features an FM radio with up to 20 presets as well as FM and voice recording.
The big triangular button on the left side has four functions. If you hold it the player will turn on/off. Pressing it once will play the selected file. Pressing it again will pause. If you wait too long while it's paused (depending on your settings), when it resumes it might do so from the beginning. The red/silver round button is responsible for voice/FM recording. When in MP3 mode, press it once to start voice recording, then again to stop. When in FM mode pressing it once will begin selected FM station recording; pressing it again will stop. Nothing to it.
To the right is the +/- volume control which ranges from 0-40. 40 is ear popping with the included headphones. It'll also suck up your batteries a lot faster (so will the backlight). I usually stay around 20. The last button has several functions depending on the mode. First off, the center can be depressed. If you hold it down for a few seconds you'll find a menu dealing with that function (not to be confused with the round mode button which switches between functions). It's also used to select options once you've entered your menu. Moving it left or right will do one of many things. I won't mention all the possibilities because there are too many, but let's take FM radio mode for instance. If you tap it one way or the other it'll move through all stations at 0.05/0.10Mhz increments. If you hold them down they'll seek out the nearest station. In MP3 mode you use this switch to scroll through your music. Overall the controls are very easy to use and figure out, save for a few things that aren't so obvious. That's when you refer to the manual, though it too is sketchy in some areas I'll try to address shortly.
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