RCA RD2826 Bedienungsanleitung

L yra Personal Jukebox User’ s Guide Changing Entertainment. Again. RD2825 / RD2826 / RD2840 It is important to read this instruction book prior to using your new product for the first time.[...]

T echnical Specification Product: L yra Personal Jukebox Brand: RCA Model: RD2825 / RD2826 / RD2840 Electrical Rating Power supply for charger : 100V -240V ~ 50-60Hz Charger Output Power : 9.9Watts DC : 3.7 V Li-ion battery (built -in) Importer Comercializadora Thomson de México, S.A. de C.V . Álvaro Obregón No. 151. Piso 13. Col. Roma. Delegaci[...]

3 Important Information • Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help. This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) This device may not cause harmful interference, and (2) this device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause [...]

T able of Contents 4 T able of Contents Important Information ...................................................................... 2 FEDERAL COMMUNICA TIONS COMMISSION INFORMA TION ............................................. 3 T able of Contents ............................................................................... 4 Before Y ou Begin [...]

T able of Contents 5 L yra•jukebox .................................................................................... 23 Overview of General Controls ............................................................................................ 23 Front View .........................................................................................[...]

6 Before Y ou Begin Unpacking Y our Unit Y our Lyra Personal Jukebox came with everything you need to make music portable — all of the items shown below should have been packed in the box with your Lyra Personal Jukebox. L yra Personal Jukebox  M u s i c M a n a g e m e n t S o f t w a r e Music Management CD Contains the L yra Personal Jukebo[...]

Before Y ou Begin 7 Things to consider befor e you get started... Computer System Requir ements • Pentium III 500MHz or higher recommended Macintosh iMac G3 or higher •W indows ®98SE, Me, 2000, or XP Mac OS X V ersion 10.1.5 or higher • Internet Explorer 4.0 or higher • Internet access • 100MB free hard disk space for the software • 64[...]

8 Before Y ou Begin Back up your data As with any portable device that has a hard drive, you must back up the drive regularly. RCA and Thomson are not responsible for lost data. Important Battery Information • The battery used in this device may present a risk of fire or chemical burn if mistreated. Do not separately recharge, disassemble, heat a[...]

Getting Started: Softwar e Setup 9 The Music Management CD that came with your Lyra Personal Jukebox contains all of the necessary software components you need to make your Lyra Personal Jukebox work properly. These components do the following: • install USB driver for Windows 98SE/Me users (Refer to page 10) • enable you to transfer files from[...]

10 Getting Started: Softwar e Setup 4. Click on the software component you want to install. See next Section for details. Installing Software Components Install the USB Driver (Windows 98SE and Me Only) For Windows 98SE and Me systems, you need to install a USB driver before your computer can recognize your Lyra Personal Jukebox. 1. Click Install U[...]

Getting Started: Softwar e Setup 11 Install System Applications 1. Click Install System Application to install applications that will help you better manage your Lyra Jukebox. Note: The installation program will detect whether your system r equires a USB driver. If you see the Install USB driver/System Applications option, click it to install the U[...]

12 Getting Started: Softwar e Setup 2. The W elcome Screen appears, click Next to continue and show the License Agreement. 3. After you’ve read the license agreement, click Yes to accept (to continue, you must click Ye s ), or No to decline. If you click Ye s , the User Registration Infor mation screen appears. 4. Enter your name, e-mail address,[...]

Getting Started: Softwar e Setup 13 7. After installation is complete, click Finish. 8. If necessary, close the main setup screen. 9. Some computers might require you to restart your computer . If this is necessary, a dialog box will appear on the computer screen. Note: As with any device that has a hard drive, you must back up the drive. RCA and T[...]

14 Getting Started: Softwar e Setup Install Additional Services Click on Install ID3man by Auditude, Get 100 Free mp3 T racks from eMusic or Try Rhapsody Music services for additional digital music services provided by our partners. 2. Start the MusicMatch Jukebox software (click on the MusicMatch icon in your system tray or on your desktop). 3. Th[...]

Getting Started: Softwar e Setup 15 Connecting L yra HD to the Computer Connect the Lyra Personal Jukebox to your computer with the mini USB cable provided. Tu rn on the unit by pressing the ON/OFF button. The Lyra Personal Jukebox will appear as a Removal Disk drive letter . Note: It might take several seconds for the device (the L yra Personal Ju[...]

16 Getting Started: Softwar e Setup T ransfer Files via MusicMatch Jukebox 1. Drag and drop desired tracks from the Music Library to the Playlist display. 2. From the menu area, select Files/Send to Portable Device to display the Portable Device Manager screen. Under the Attached Portable Devices item, select L yra Personal Audio Player . 3. Select[...]

Getting Started: Softwar e Setup 17 T ransfer Files via Windows Explor er (Drag and Drop) If your Lyra Personal Jukebox isn’t already connected to your computer , connect the Lyra Personal Jukebox to the computer using the provided USB cable as illustrated on page 15. From Windows Explorer , highlight all the files/folders you want to transfer to[...]

18 Getting Started: Softwar e Setup Disconnecting Y our L yra fr om the Computer Note: Befor e disconnecting the USB cable fr om the computer or the L yra Personal Jukebox, be sur e the “Safe to unplug” message is displayed. From the System T ray, left click on the icon and select Unplug or eject hardwar e . The Unplug or Eject Hardwar e screen[...]

Getting Started: Softwar e Setup 19 System T ray Applications Profile New files that are transferred to your Lyra Personal Jukebox using Windows Explore (drag and drop) will not appear in the Navigation Menus until you profile the contents. If MusicMatch Jukebox was used to transfer files, profiling will be done automatically. 1. Connect your Lyra [...]

20 Getting Started: Softwar e Setup Updating System File Y ou can upgrade your Lyra Personal Jukebox or repair system files on your device if it becomes damaged by downloading the latest firmware from http://www.r ca.com/digitalaudiodownloads. After you have downloaded the latest firmware, follow the steps below to update your system files. 1. Conn[...]

Getting Started: Softwar e Setup 21 L yraSync Files and folders can be synchronized between your PC and your Lyra Personal Jukebox. 1. Connect your Lyra Personal Jukebox to the computer using the provided USB cable if it is not already connected. 2. Right click on the Lyra icon in the System tray (bottom right hand corner of the computer screen and[...]

22 Getting Started: Softwar e Setup System Selections Items in the Dislikes playlist can be viewed and deleted in system selections. 1. Connect your Lyra Personal Jukebox to the computer using the provided USB cable if it is not already connected. 2. Right click on the Lyra icon in the System tray (bottom right hand corner of the computer screen an[...]

L yra • jukebox 23 Overview of General Contr ols LIKE DISLIKE MENU SELECT VO LU M E + - O N / O F F 3 6 1 2 4 5 8 7 9 Front View 1. MENU/ Lock - Returns to Top Menu . - Press and hold to select between key lock and key activation. Navigation Controls 2. SELECT - Selects a highlighted item in navigation mode. Press SELECT to tag any item to be inc[...]

24 L yra • jukebox Side View 13. VOLUME + / VOLUME - - Increases and decreases the volume level. 14. ON / OFF / Stop - When the power is off, press and hold to turn on the unit. When the unit is in stop mode, press to turn power off. When music is playing, press to stop playback. 15. RESET - Resets the unit. Under some rare circumstances, the dev[...]

L yra • jukebox 25 Display Overview Artist/Album Album Title Genre MAX MIN TOP MENU Artist 1. Charger is connected. 2. The lock icon is displayed when the key lock function is activated. This can be activated by pressing and holding the MENU/ Lock button until the lock icon is displayed. T o unlock, press and hold again until the lock icon is tur[...]

26 L yra • jukebox Basic Operation The information in this section presumes you’ve successfully transferred files to your Lyra Jukebox, and you’re ready to play some music. If you need specific set-up information (downloading music, transferring files, installing software), go to “Getting Started: Software Setup” on page 9-22. If you want[...]

L yra • jukebox 27 • Once the item that you want to play is on the screen, press Play/Pause to begin playback. This item can be an artist, an album, a playlist, or a song. Press again to pause playback. The unit will automatically power off after remaining in pause mode for more than the Power Save interval (length of this Power Save interval c[...]

28 L yra • jukebox Step-by-Step Example The following example illustrates (with more detail than the previous information) how you find the song you want to play. 1. These instructions presume you’ve already done the following: • Installed the MusicMatch Jukebox software and the Lyra Personal Jukebox profiler application (go to page 11 for de[...]

L yra • jukebox 29 4. Connect the clip phones to your Lyra Personal Jukebox (insert the end of the clip phones connector into the phones jack on the side of the Lyra). How to Use Y our Clip Phones (The e.clipz) The right ear clip phone is labeled R while the left ear clip phone is labeled L. a. Pull the ear hook away from the ear pad slightly. Y [...]

30 L yra • jukebox Navigation Menu The following example illustrates steps to select and play songs in the Artist/Album category. 1. Highlight Artist/Album (use the Navigation Up or Navigation Down arrow button). 2. Press the Enter button (the Artist menu appears with the artists stored on your Lyra Jukebox listed in alphabetical order). •T o s[...]

L yra • jukebox 31 Highlight the desired song. •T o play the song, press the Play/Pause button. •T o go to the previous menu, press the Back arrow button. •T o get more info about the song, press the Enter arrow button. •T o end playback, press the Stop button. Note: The infor mation provided in the INFO screen depends upon the ID3 tags t[...]

32 L yra • jukebox Additional Featur es L yra Personal Jukebox has three System Playlist selections: My Selection , Like and Dislike . 1. In navigation mode, move the cursor to highlight the item to be selected. •T o scroll up and down the display, press the Navigation Up or Navigation Down button. •T o enter the highlighted folder , press th[...]

L yra • jukebox 33 Likes During playback, you can select and place songs you like into the Likes playlist. These songs are played more frequently during Smart Shuffle mode (Refer to page 36 for Smart Shuffle details). Artist 3 Album 1 Song 4 Genre 128k 233/2356 0:55 √ 1. When a song is playing, press the LIKE button to tag the song and place it[...]

34 L yra • jukebox V iew User Playlists 1. Use Navigation Up or Navigation Down buttons to scroll to highlight User Playlists on the TOP MENU screen. 2. Press Enter to show predefined system playlists. 3. Scroll up and down the User Playlists menu to select the desired playlist to be viewed using Navigation Up or Navigation Down buttons. 4. Press[...]

L yra • jukebox 35 Pre-defined Playlists Pre-defined playlists are those playlists created on the PC and transferred to the Lyra Personal Jukebox. Refer to page 17 for details on creating Pre-defined Playlists and transferring them to your Lyra Personal Jukebox. Follow the steps under “View System Playlists” to enter the User Playlists menu. [...]

L yra • jukebox 36 Additional Menu Settings 1. Highlight Settings from the Top Menu . (Use the Navigation Up or Navigation Down button). 2. Press Enter to view the Settings Menu. TOP MENU Y ear User Playalists All Files Settings Profile Contents SETTINGS Shuffle On Repeat One DSP Bass System Settings Playlist Smart Shuffle When Smart Shuffle is O[...]

37 L yra • jukebox 3. Use the Back button or the MENU button to return to the main Menu. 4. Use the Navigation buttons to select the folder where you want shuffle playback to begin. Press Play/Pause to begin playback. All songs/folders in the folder where playback begins will be played randomly. 5. T o de-select the shuffle option, repeat steps 1[...]

L yra • jukebox 38 Repeat Three repeat options are available on the Lyra Personal Jukebox. • Repeat Off - No repeat option selected. • Repeat One - Plays the current song repeatedly. The repeat one icon will show on the display. • Repeat All - Plays all songs in the current play mode repeatedly. The repeat all icon will show on the display.[...]

39 L yra • jukebox Adjusting DSP Settings DSP Settings (Digital Signal Processor settings) adjust the various levels of the audio output for different types of songs. For example, the DSP setting for BASS makes the bass sounds more prominent. Y ou can also personalize the levels via the Graphic EQ menu item. The default DSP setting for your Lyra [...]

L yra • jukebox 40 4. Press Enter to show the Graphic EQ display. 5. Press Enter to move among frequency adjustments (60Hz, 250Hz, 1kHz, 4kHz and 12 kHz). Press the Navigation Up or Navigation Down button to adjust levels between +15 and -15. 6. Press the Back button to return to the previous menu or the MENU button to return to the main Menu. Gr[...]

41 L yra • jukebox Emptying User Playlists SETTINGS Shuffle On Repeat One DSP Bass System Settings User Playlist 1. In the Settings Menu, highlight User Playlist . (Press the Navigation Up or Navigation Down button). 2. Press Enter to view the Sub Settings menu under the User Playlist . 3. Highlight the User Playlist to be emptied using the Navig[...]

L yra • jukebox 42 System Info System Information shows Lyra Personal Jukebox system details which includes the number of songs you have on your Jukebox, the amount of free space available and your firmware version. 1. For Lyra Personal Jukebox information, select System Info in the Settings menu using the Navigation Up or Navigation Down button.[...]

L yra • jukebox 43 Connecting your L yra HD to your Car Stereo (Included with RD2840 only) The cassette adapter lets you listen to the Lyra in an automobile or R V safely without having to wear headphones. The car kit is only included with the RD2840 L yra Personal Jukebox. This accessory kit includes a car cord adapter and a cassette adapter . T[...]

44 L yra • jukebox Connecting Y our L yra Personal Jukebox on your stereo system Y our Lyra Personal Jukebox came with a Line Out Cable that you can use to connect your Lyra to your audio system. 1. Make sure your Lyra Personal Jukebox is off. 2. Connect the black end of the cable to the LINE OUT jack on your Lyra Personal Jukebox player . 3. Con[...]

L yra • jukebox 45 Portable Har d Drive Capability Since Lyra Personal Jukebox has a hard drive (RD2840 : 40-gigabyte / RD2825 : 20- gigabyte / RD2826 : 20-gigabyte), you can use it to transport files - any files, not just music files. Some possible uses for this feature are as follows: • Create back-ups/archive files. • Connect to other comp[...]

46 Additional Information Tips and T roubleshooting Problem: Audio distorted at high volume. • Select another DSP setting. •T urn down the volume. Problem: The audio tracks on my Lyra keep skipping or popping. •Y ou’ll need to re-record the audio track – make sure you close all other applications on your PC when you record. •T ry record[...]

Additional Information 47 F AQ (Fr equently Asked Questions) Question: What is mp3? mp3 is an abbreviation for MPEG-1, Layer 3 Audio (MPEG = Motion Picture Experts Group). This is a digital sound encoding and compression process that was developed by the Fraunhofer Institut fur Integrierte Schaltungen and Thomson. mp3 is an international standard a[...]

48 Additional Information Hard Disc • External Hard Disc Drive: When connected to a computer via USB, the Lyra Hard Disc player is capable of storing any file type allowing the user a fast, convenient method of storing, retrieving, and transferring files. Including word processing files, presentations, spreadsheets and any other computer files. ?[...]

Additional Information 49 PC Hardwar e Requir ements • Pentium III 500MHz or higher recommended Macintosh iMac G3 or higher •W indows ®98SE, Me, 2000, or XP Mac OS X V ersion 10.1.5 or higher • Internet Explorer 4.0 or higher • Internet access • 100MB free hard disk space for the software • 64MB RAM (128 MB recommended) • CD-ROM driv[...]

50 Additional Information Limited W a rranty (U.S.) What your warranty covers: • Defects in materials or workmanship. For how long after your purchase: • 90 days from date of purchase - Unit repair or exchange, which includes parts and labor . • 91 days to 1 year from date of purchase - Unit repair or exchange, which includes parts only; you [...]

Additional Information 51 • W rite the SR number on the outside of the carton used to return the unit. Make sure you insure your shipment in case of damage or loss. • Carefully pack the unit using the original box and packing material if possible. Please retain all non-defective accessories that were included with your unit such as the headphon[...]

52 Additional Information Limitation of W arranty: • THE W ARRANTY ST A TED ABOVE IS THE ONL Y W ARRANTY APPLICABLE TO THIS PRODUCT . ALL OTHER W ARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED (INCLUDING ALL IMPLIED W ARRANTIES OF MERCHANT ABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A P ARTICULAR PURPOSE) ARE HEREBY DISCLAIMED. NO VERBAL OR WRITTEN INFORMA TION GIVEN BY THOMSON INC.,[...]

Additional Information 53 Limited W arranty (Canada) Thomson multimedia Ltd. warrants to the purchaser or gift recipient that if any manufacturing defect becomes apparent in this product within 1 year from the original date of purchase, it will be replaced free of charge, including return transportation. This warranty does not include damage to the[...]

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