Known packaging machines are only able to package objects in a limited number of arrangements usually limited to a single pack type. The method includes setting a MIDI setting table on the device, according to which, the portable device can provide MIDI editing, recording, playing, and output functionality. Each scoop member is designed to help remove the last remains of food items or cosmetic material or other liquids, oils, creams or solids found at the bottom of a jar or bottle. A minimum mark or space length of the control information recorded in the lead-in area is longer than that of data recorded in the data area. The image input apparatus of the present invention has an LED that projects light onto the subject, a sensor including a plurality of pixels arranged two-dimensionally and that detects light reflected back from the subject, and a controller that changes the LED irradiation conditions in a cycle longer than that for a single screen. One or more embodiments of the invention include a pump controller that can perform a self-calibrating procedure, can provide precise motor speed control, can provide a limp mode before shutting down the motor when system parameters are exceeded andor fault conditions occur, can detect fault conditions, and can store fault conditions for later retrieval.