| | Karrlas on December 19, 2005 | RE: IItronics IMP-11 MP3 Player
I just got this player today and did have trouble getting it to work. The crux of the matter is I followed the advice of loading the software and formating the drive with the label root and restarting my machine. And lo and behold it now works. The manual is only useful for wiping your bottom with IMHO. |
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| | lynn on December 20, 2005 | RE: IItronics IMP-11 MP3 Player
have put on 148 songs but it only reads 99 on iitronics 1gb imp11 player,how do i find and play other songs |
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| | Markos on December 20, 2005 | RE: IItronics IMP-11 MP3 Player
I bought one of these worthless pieces of crap and every time I have tried to play it after the first 15 minutes of having it it keeps turning off. Eight hours battery life? Eight minutes more like. I really hope someone can shed some light on what might be causing this but the hardware production seems to be very, very sub-standard.
By the way, to the gimp Paul who asked people to read the manual, you spell 'thoroughly' with only one 'u'. Read a fucking dictionary before you go preaching to others about what to read, you complete tit.
Cheers all. |
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| | Dave on December 22, 2005 | RE: IItronics IMP-11 MP3 Player
I think the last few messages were worthless. Pedantry about a poster solves nothing.
Paul has a point, although admittedly badly phrased and spelled.
The acronym RTFM is popular for a reason - no-one ever reads the instructions for things before starting to whine.
A basic understanding of how MP3 players and USB connections work is necessary in order to get your product working properly.
My pocket review of the IMP-11 MP3/WMA player:
I have the 256Mb version, and am running Windows XP Home and Pro plus Ubuntu Linux. I have had no problems with the player on any of these platform. I have not had to install anything from the CD. From my experience of MP3 players, I know that subdirectories can order the files, but CANNOT be more than 1 level. This is also stated in the manual I have for my player. I copied 6 albums worth of WMAs to the player and they worked fine. Windows Explorer was ideal for the task. I have deleted folders and created new ones with no problem.
Negative points are that the player queues MP3 files before WMA files, so if you have a compilation made up of both, then it will NOT play them in order. Also, it plays the albums in the order they were uploaded to the player, not in alphanumeric order. This makes it a bit more fiddly. Another small niggle is that there is no way to quickly skip through subdirectories (a function that my CD/MP3 player had, and it was cheaper than the stick). Finally, I do agree that the battery life is not as good as it says on the box. In order to maximise battery life, leave the equaliser set to normal and do the basic thing of taking the battery out when the player is not going to be used for a while. And use Duracell batteries.
On the plus side: the player is compact and attractive with buttons that are easy to access. The rocker switch is a cool feature, but it is a bit fiddly to push without moving to the side. It is sturdy, well manufactured and robust (I've already dropped it twice). The sound quality is actually better than my CD/MP3 player using the same headphones (I don't think much of the headphones that come with it), and the equaliser settings do make a real difference to the sound.
I like this product, and am concerned that so many people have had a problem with it, but I notice that the 256 version isn't mentioned much in this thread. All I can suggest is that (as Paul said before being shot down) you read the manual or quick start guide before using it, don't use protected MP3s and make sure that you put things in the root directory.
Ensure your computers drivers (esp. the USB drivers) are up to date, especially on non-XP systems. Do not rip your CDs straight to the player. Don't mix MP3 and WMA files if you can help it. Use Windows Explorer (or the Mac/Linux equivalent) to add and remove files.
Thanks for reading. |
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| | Markos on December 22, 2005 | RE: IItronics IMP-11 MP3 Player
To clairfy,
Paul's comment demonstrated his own ignorance as the instructions that came with this MP3 player were very bare.He was obviously not preaching from an educated perspective regarding this particular piece of hardware, hence my (admittedly reactionary) response.
No offence, Dave but were the instructions somehow more detailed with the larger memory machine?
As a general rule, people should read instructions more thoroughly but there was little of substance in the manual that came with the basic IItronics player.
Since previous posts alluded to the poor instructions provided, Paul's time might have been better spent reading them before offering blind criticism that does little but patronise and add to people's frustrations.
On to more constructive matters.
If it is of any help to those who may have been experiencing a similar problem to that already stated of the power repeatedly switching off, I refer to the earlier post of Onka, and Dave's advice of a similar thread.
The battery runs down when I leave it in my IItronics player, and the SEALED battery that came with the one I bought lasted a grand total of 15 minutes!
I have found that by removing the new AAA battery, after use, and replacing it again when I want to use this device, it now works fine.
It is a great deal cheaper than an I-pod, so all in all problem solved satisfactorily.
The device offers excellent sound (and the extra bass doesn't really hurt the life span that much). Follow the battery removing / replacing ritual and the machine is quite respectable all things considered (I never thought I'd be saying that!)
This does still point to a very poor piece of design, and I agree, Dave that the ergonomics are quite clever, but IItronics need to work on the basics.
Regards,
and have a great Christmas and New Year everybody (even Paul!) |
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| | danny on December 23, 2005 | RE: IItronics IMP-11 MP3 Player
hello I've managed to download 40 odd tracks onto the player... but the player only shows 12 how can i play them all... is it broken and should i just give up ..please help me. |
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| | Mr Bish on December 25, 2005 | RE: IItronics IMP-11 MP3 Player
Got a 512mb version for my daughter from Argos. Tried downloading songs onto it - took 3 songs and said the memory was full. !! After checking via " my computer" and " properties "the memory was split into 2 drives - only 17mb on drive H with the balance on drive I. Despite downloading loads onto drive I it will not recognise the drive and states there are no other files to play apart from the 3 on drive H. Needless to say it's going back to Argos asap. |
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| | Tom on December 25, 2005 | RE: IItronics IMP-11 MP3 Player
i got the 1gb one for crimbo, i got all my songs on it that i want and they play fine. but after 10 seconds of playing each track it skips and then plays the 10 second of the next track. anyone help? |
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| | Tom on December 25, 2005 | RE: IItronics IMP-11 MP3 Player
^^ i sorted my above problem out. |
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| | Katie on December 25, 2005 | RE: IItronics IMP-11 MP3 Player
Me and my sister got the 128mb and 512mb MP3 players for Christmas. After much struggling we managed to load some songs onto them, though they refuse to play WMA format. Even though it clearly states that they will play WMA files, the 128mb one says "format error" and the 512mb one says "file error". Should I try and sort things out or just take them back to Argos?
Please help! |
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| | Tom on December 26, 2005 | RE: IItronics IMP-11 MP3 Player
as i said i got the 1gb one for crimbo. it was fine until i cleared the memory off it to put different songs on it. when i went to put a new folder in it it says:
unable to create the folder "new folder"
the directory or file cannot be created
also, if i look att he memory usage it says: 10001gb 66% - when the mp3 player is empty.
what can i do? |
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| | tom on December 26, 2005 | RE: IItronics IMP-11 MP3 Player
^ the above also happens when putting songs straight into the mp3 player with no folders :( |
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| | Gareth on December 26, 2005 | RE: IItronics IMP-11 MP3 Player
Hi,
I also got mine for Christmas. I tried upgrading the firmware but now it just comes up with a blank blue screen every time I start it up. There is no way, to my knowledge, to reverse the new messed up firmware upgrade, so my question is, HELP! Where do I find the original firmware? It's not on the CD nor is it "backed up" as the help file would suggest. |
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| | Katie on December 26, 2005 | RE: IItronics IMP-11 MP3 Player
I would just like to say that I have worked out that "syncronising" the songs to the IItronics IMP-11 MP3 Player, through Windows Media player 10 seems to work.
It not only gives you what percentage of the player memory you are using, but also means that it will play WMA file types.
Just thought you lot may want to know that, because it has saved me taking mine back to Argos.
Knowing my luck though, you prob already knew that.
Good luck to everyone, hope you all get your problems sorted out! |
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| | Trudy on December 27, 2005 | RE: IItronics IMP-11 MP3 Player
I am getting no joy with installing the mp3 player onto my pc. I have windows me millenium edition so in theory the system should auto-recognize the player. NO ACTION IS NEED. Basically no action at all. I need help!! |
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| | hans on December 27, 2005 | RE: IItronics IMP-11 MP3 Player
surely one should plug this heap of shite in and transfer mp3's and of you go. Winme does not want to know yet other usb [1] toys work ok. Is it just unfriendly or is it really junk [ mine was a xmas present.] so I can't send it back. |
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| | jin on December 27, 2005 | RE: IItronics IMP-11 MP3 Player
i brought a 256mb player and when i went to My Computer the memory was split into 2 drives E and F, Dive E only contains 17mb worth of songs while Drive F has over 200mb. However, the mp3 only recognizes the songs on Drive E and not Drive F.Help!! |
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| | Bree Tyler on December 28, 2005 | RE: IItronics IMP-11 MP3 Player
i just got a 512mb mp3 iitronics player for christmas and i just copied music from (my music) to (removable disk /(f)/) and my mp3 player works fine
ps. always take battery out of player as the batteries seem to run down when left in the player lolz
Cyaz :)
Bree |
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| | Des on December 28, 2005 | RE: IItronics IMP-11 MP3 Player
downloading not a prob, but when i press play the (256mb)just turns off.Any ideas? |
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| | Hayley on December 28, 2005 | RE: IItronics IMP-11 MP3 Player
i got a 1Gb player for christmas. tried downloading songs yesterday and they downloaded OK but when i go to play them it just says "File Error". its really annoying and i've tried everything but nothings working! can anyone help please?? |
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| | Jay on December 28, 2005 | RE: IItronics IMP-11 MP3 Player
HELP!!
I have a slightly different problem andwonder whether anyone can shed any light on it.
Ihave successfully managed to get MP3 files etc onto my 512MB MP3 player but whenever I play them I get a really annoying buzzing sound over the song!
Any ideas? |
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| | Kelz on December 29, 2005 | RE: IItronics IMP-11 MP3 Player
I got mine for christmas and the buttons didn't work. I took it back to argos and they gave me another one (with buttons that do work... Hoorah!)
Then I got 127mb (ish) worth of songs onto it and it tells me it can't take anymore. Odd seen as I bought a 512mb and it is clearly displayed on both box and the mp3 player itself.
I checked the remaining memory and it says i have 380mb left! But just wont let me put anymore songs on there. HELP would be much appreciated- am sorta at the end of my tether with it!!!!
Cheers |
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| | scouseindehouse on December 30, 2005 | helping and need help
To jay i had the same prob when i got mine are the earphones the ones u got free with the mp3 if so then get a new pair the 1s u get free r crap does any body no how 2 charge the 1mb do u need 2 get a new battery or can u charge it through the usb cabel sum 1 plzz help thanks. |
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| | Jay on December 30, 2005 | RE: IItronics IMP-11 MP3 Player
To scouseindehouse
Unfortunately I've tried with a new set of ear phones but with the same problem.Any other ideas? |
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| | Katie on December 31, 2005 | RE: IItronics IMP-11 MP3 Player
To scouseindehouse:
I don't think you can charge batteries through the usb port, though I may be mistaken.
You could always buy rechargable batteries and a charger for them. I saw some going cheap in B&Q the other day. |
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| | neil on January 1, 2006 | RE: IItronics IMP-11 MP3 Player
i cant seem to get the lock off any ideas? |
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| | tony c on January 1, 2006 | RE: IItronics IMP-11 MP3 Player
its pretty crap if u gotta remove the battery every time u used it, gettin about 3hours if i dont and not to impressed about it, also sound is a bit dirty, not as good as my sons, it may have to go!!! |
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| | sarah on January 1, 2006 | RE: IItronics IMP-11 MP3 Player
hi
i got the imp-11 for xmas , i have tried for days now, to work out how to get , music from my cds to the player but i just cant do it.
its working ok.
please i have never had an mp3 before so i am dim
when it comes to this can anyone help me . i just want to put some music on it |
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| | RH on January 1, 2006 | RE: IItronics IMP-11 MP3 Player
HEY...i gt this mp3 playa (128mb) from argos its exempt from the 16 day money back guarantee thing is it onli lets me put 7 songs on it and when i try to put on more it says the memory is full!!! even when i have no songs on it, it says 74% of the memory is taken up...wats goin on????????????? can some1 plz help..its doin my head in and i cnt even take it back...HELP!!! |
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| | jay jay on January 1, 2006 | RE: IItronics IMP-11 MP3 Player
ive the same problem as most i have the imp-11 256mb windows xp but cant seem to be able to get past installing the player everything i need comes up after i install the disc but when i get to the menu screen on the mp3 it says it should display music,rec,replay and,systems but but it doesnt it just has the computer icon and the file icon in the opposite corner i have the lock off so i just cant see why my files wont download to the mp3 heads recked ive been trying to install it the last 3 days any help would be great tnxs jay |
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| | kim on January 2, 2006 | RE: IItronics IMP-11 MP3 Player
Hi, a few people have mentioned the problem about the mp3 player only showing 99 songs when there are 200 or so actually on it. Any answers yet??? or im gonna burn the damn thing |
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| | Brett on January 2, 2006 | RE: IItronics IMP-11 MP3 Player
No-one has yet mentioned the s1mp3.org site. It seems the IItronics iMP-11 is based on a generic Chinese mp3 player. There's lots of tech info on this site, all put together by users as far as I can tell. The firmware upgrade stuff looks rather involved. Although there are tools to backup (and even modify) the existing firmware there are no guarantees you'll be able to restore it after a bad upgrade. I'm going to steer clear as mine it working perfectly so far.
Regarding the 99 songs, the player can only recognise 99 songs per folder and cannot deal with subfolders. Bear that in mind and you should be alright.
Cheers
Brett |
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| | xD on January 2, 2006 | RE: IItronics IMP-11 MP3 Player
File Error :
Had this problem earlier, I put in .wmv files and wma files together which was fine as it managed to fit but when i loaded it up it recognised every single file as .wma and said there was a file error ( not suprised as it tried to read wmv files as wma files )
Then tried a single mp3 and it worked fine
Now i've found out you need to transfer it with media player, just get the list of songs you want and click queue it up or make a playlist of your own and set it to copy to device or cd and it'll work fine
btw i have a 128 MB Mp3 / wma player
hope this helps |
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| | xD on January 2, 2006 | RE: IItronics IMP-11 MP3 Player
RH :
what format are your songs ? when converting my music I found a format which made the sound quality slightly worse than mp3 but turned a 3MB (in mp3) song into 54MB! So try converting them into WMVs because it basically cuts the memory used in half (compared to mp3) + it doesn't sound too bad. Then use media player to load them onto your player and it should work fine
(I used imTOO to convert the files [its a great multi format converter] although the trial version only allows 5 mins its enough for most songs)
sidenote: I love the headphones this came with =) |
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| | xD on January 2, 2006 | RE: IItronics IMP-11 MP3 Player
neil :
I hate the lock too but basically you have to push it until it clicks (mines seems to have 3 points an unlocked and 2 locked)
a tip is to push it from the side with a key or a ruler or something (nails here lol) because the top of the hold button doesn't give you enough grip to slide it off of the hold because it seems to be abnormally stiff
side note: i think the iPod is a bit too expensive for what it is although iTunes is very nice...
also: this player looks quite nice too with easy to access buttons (apart from the hold + the clicky mode button takes some getting used to but its great for changing songs) recording is also a nice feature which wasn't mentioned in the argos catalog (i think...) |
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| | kim on January 3, 2006 | RE: IItronics IMP-11 MP3 Player
Thank you brett, that's ace. website was v helpful and much better than the manual. finally understand the thing about the folders so i have lots of music on it now and the memory seems to be functioning properly, hurrah! [altho first go it deleted all my music so i had to download everything again] |
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| | stef on January 3, 2006 | RE: IItronics IMP-11 MP3 Player
i got one of these a few days ago, and i had no problem putting the music files onto it, but when i turn it on i can't get the music to play. i've read the instructions and it says 'a prolonged play to turn the player on, and press the play button once to play', when i press play the screen lights up but it doesn't actually do anything. this is on the main menu by the way, and i can't get into any of the other options either. i did get it to play the other day somehow, but as soon as i put more music on i can't get it to work again.
anyone hace any idea what i might be doing wrong? (yes i do have the volume turned up etc) |
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| | stef on January 3, 2006 | RE: IItronics IMP-11 MP3 Player
never mind, i found out on s1mp3.org that you have to press in the mode button. strangely enough it doesn't mention that in the instructions. |
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| | Jo on January 3, 2006 | RE: IItronics IMP-11 MP3 Player
i spent £50 on a 512mb mp3 plyr and i got a few songs on it but i cant figure out how to get music from cds onto the mp3 plyr as i havent got a download site. Plz help me.i cant take it bk otherwise plzzzzzzzzzzzzz |
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| | kim on January 3, 2006 | RE: IItronics IMP-11 MP3 Player
Put CD in, and in windows media player (i've got version 9, think 10 is a bit different) go onto copy from cd and ur cd will come up. Before you press copy, u have to go onto tools>options>copy music tab and change the location to ur mp3 drive. and then press copy. voila. should work |
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| | mattster on January 3, 2006 | RE: IItronics IMP-11 MP3 Player
cant get mine to be reconised by my computer, its running microsoft ME edition, but keeps telling me it needs the microsoft me edition disk to repair the drivers. or something like that. m not a techy, and i have read the instruction manual, it worked fine and uploaded the new device fine on my dads XP edition computer. any advice, where can i download the drivers for it? i would take it back but it was a chrimbo present. any help greatfuly decived. its the IItronics iMP-11 256mb one.
matt |
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| | Jo on January 4, 2006 | RE: IItronics IMP-11 MP3 Player
cheerz kim. read the instructions b4 u use it that was my mistake |
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| | Geronimo on January 4, 2006 | RE: IItronics IMP-11 MP3 Player
Hi Guys,
Just got that iMP-11 (128mb) from my son for Xmas and although I managed to load WMA files downloaded from the internet, I have the famous "file error" message on the mp3 screen. I then tried as suggested above to sync the files via Win Media player, and a nice error message also appears on the PC this time (Windows Media Player has encountered an unknown error). I did RTFM the paperwork, no luck. I will try next to burn a CD first and then try to rip it back to the mp3, but in the mean time, if you guys have an idea, i'd really appreciate! Cheers |
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| | John on January 4, 2006 | RE: IItronics IMP-11 MP3 Player
Got the IMP-11 for Christmas followed the instructions, to install and transfer but it wont work, want to transfer from a CD to the MP3 player
HELP |
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| | Jo on January 6, 2006 | RE: IItronics IMP-11 MP3 Player
does anyone know any good quality and free download sites? help plz |
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| | Recca on January 9, 2006 | RE: IItronics IMP-11 MP3 Player
I bought my daughter one for Xmas
Any songs downloaded are being saved on the "record" section rather than music, and cannot be accessed.
Any ideas? |
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| | Blings on January 10, 2006 | RE: IItronics IMP-11 MP3 Player
Hey my mp3 works good i need to know how to put files into my root folder so i can have my name come up on boot. |
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| | helen on January 13, 2006 | RE: IItronics IMP-11 MP3 Player
can u tell me where usb goes into computer my dad got this my son for christmas and it is driving me mad can u help |
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| | Jess on January 15, 2006 | RE: IItronics IMP-11 MP3 Player
Hi...
i have a 512mb player, and i was wondering how comes it only plays 99 songs, when in the Argos catalogue says it plays about 140...or something...
also...how do you get the names of the album and song and artist in full?
any comments appreciated, thanks :D |
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| | anon on January 18, 2006 | RE: IItronics IMP-11 MP3 Player
hi does anyone here know what the tel function is used for on the player as it is not shown in the instuction manual |
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