RCA MC5104 manuale d’uso

It is important to read this instruction book prior to using your new product for the first time. user manual MC5102 MC5104[...]

2 Important Information .......................................................................................................... ..................... 4 End User License Agreement ..................................................................................................... ................ 6 Before Y ou Begin .............................[...]

3 Radio recording ................................................................................................................ .............. 32 Record duration ................................................................................................................ ... 32 Listening to radio recording ....................................[...]

4 To reduce risk of injury , charge only rechargeable batteries recommended by the manufacturer for this player . Other types of batteries may burst causing damage and personal injury . T echnical specification Product: L yra player Brand: L yra Model: MC5102 / MC5104 Electrical rating DC : 3.7 V Li-polymer battery (built-in) This symbol indicates [...]

5 Also, the Federal Communications Commission has prepared a helpful booklet, “How T o Identify and Resolve Radio TV Interference Problems.” This booklet is available from the U.S. Government Printing Office, W ashington, DC 20402. Please specify stock number 004-000- 00345-4 when ordering copies. FCC Regulations state that unauthorized changes[...]

6 IMPORT ANT : READ CAREFULL Y BEFORE DOWNLOADING OR INST ALLING THIS SOFTW ARE! THIS END USER LICENSE AGREEMENT (THIS “EULA”) IS A LEGAL AGREEMENT BETWEEN YOU AND THOMSON INC., OR ANY THOMSON GROUP ENTITY , AS DEFINED BELOW (COLLECTIVEL Y “THOMSON ENTITY”), FOR THE RCA OR THOMSON BRANDED PORT ABLE DIGIT AL AUDIO/VIDEO DEVICE APPLICA TION/D[...]

7 NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OR LIMIT A TION OF LIABILITY OF CONSEQUENTIAL OR INCIDENT AL DAMAGES, THE ABOVE LIMIT A TION MA Y NOT APPL Y TO YOU. (b) YOU ASSUME RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE SELECTION OF THE APPROPRIA TE PROGRAM TO ACHIEVE YOUR INTENDED RESUL TS, AND FOR THE INST ALLA TION, USE, AND RESULTS OBT AINED. 7. WINDOWS MEDIA The software embedded w[...]

8 Explore a world of accessories! Jump on the Internet and go to www .r caaudiovideo.com to discover the additional accessories that are available for your player . Illustrations contained within this publication are for representation only and subject to change. RCA Player Music Management CD Contains software applications Mini USB cable Plug the [...]

9 Things to consider before you get started... Computer system requirements • Pentium III 500MHz or higher recommended •W indows XP SP1 (SP= Service Pack) or higher . • Internet Explorer 6.0 or higher • Internet access (broadband recommended) • 250MB free hard disk space for the software • 128MB RAM (256MB recommended) • CD drive capa[...]

10 Caution while driving Use of headphones while operating an automobile or moving vehicle is not recommended and is unlawful in some states and areas. Be careful and attentive on the road. Stop operation of the player if you find it disruptive or distracting while driving. Back up your data As with any portable player that has a hard drive, you mu[...]

11 The Music Management CD that comes with your player contains all of the necessary software components you need to make your player work properly . These components do the following: • enable you to transfer files from your computer to your player , • convert video files and/or automatically update the player (if included on the CD). Insertin[...]

12 Connecting the player to the computer Connect the player to your computer with the mini USB cable provided. The player will turn on automatically . The player will appear as a Windows portable device (Windows XP) using the Media T ransfer Protocol (MTP). Note: Windows XP requires Service Pack 1 or higher . The Player Connecting to the Computer ?[...]

13 Charging the battery Y our player is charged through the USB connection when it is connected to your computer . T o fully charge the player , make sure your computer is on and the player is connected for at least 3 hours. Important battery information • Charge the player for at least 3 hours before first use. • Charge the player for at least[...]

14 T ransferring files to the player Y ou may select one of the following methods to transfer music contents to your player: 1) Y ahoo! Music TM Jukebox, 2) drag-and-drop via Windows Explorer . For method 1, you first need to have successfully installed the software packages included in the Music Management CD (refer to “Inserting the included CD[...]

15 T ransferring files via Y ahoo! Music TM Jukebox (Windows XP or higher only) Y ahoo! Music TM Jukebox lets you manage your music easily and organize like a pro. Create your own playlists: music for work, the gym, or even dinner . Y ou can also buy download music and transfer to your player in seconds. Just drag and drop and you’re done. For mo[...]

16 T ransferring files via Windows Explorer (drag-and-drop) (Windows XP only) In Windows Explorer , when the RCA player is opened in MTP mode, and Windows Media Player 10 is installed, the “Data” and “Media” views will be displayed for the player . The Data folder is used to manage data content on the player , such as text files. The Media [...]

17 Disconnecting your player from the computer For Windows XP users, your player is connected in MTP (Media T ransfer Protocal) mode to your computer by default, you may disconnect the USB cable directly when file download is completed. T ransferring Files to the Player Do not disconnect the USB connection during file download. Doing so may corrupt[...]

18 Before you begin The following example illustrates what you should do before operating your player . 1. These instructions presume you’ve already done the followings: • Installed all necessary applications. • T ransferred music from your computer to the player . • Allowed your player to charge for at least 3 hours while connected to the [...]

19 Overview 3 4 7 Front view T op view Right view 1 6 2 Left view 5 1. Key lock - slide the key upwards to prevent accidental key activation. T o unlock, slide the key to the middle position. Power on/off - slide the key downwards and hold it until the player turns on/of f. Stop playback - slide the key downwards during music, picture or video play[...]

20 Scrolls up during menu navigation Scrolls down during menu navigation Skips backward, goes back a level during menu navigation Skips forward, advances a level during menu navigation Starts/ pauses playback, makes selections Moving your finger clockwise along the control pad as seen in the circular arrow will increase the volume. T o decrease the[...]

21 Navigation display Indicates the item currently selected 1 2 3 4 5 1. Indicates whether the player is playing or paused. 2. Indicates if the shuffle mode is on or of f. 3. Indicates what repeat mode is activated or off. 4. Indicates that the key lock function is activated. 5. Indicates the battery level of the player . When charging, the icon wi[...]

22 Music Artists Albums T iltes Geners Y ears Artists Artist 1 Artist 2 Artist 3 Artist 4 Artist 5 Artist 6 Navigation menus The files are sorted according to their file types. Music files are further sorted according to several parameters for quickly searching your favourite music. Once your player is turned on, the following file menu parameters [...]

23 4. Scroll up and down the “Albums” menu by touching or . •V iew the songs from the album highlighted by touching (the songs of that album appear in track order). 5. Highlight the desired song by touching or . •T o play the song, touch or . The song’ s information will show on the display during playback. •T o pause playback, touch . [...]

24 Shows Album Art of digital music* Shows Album Art of digital music* Skips to the previous file**, touch and hold to scan backward within a file. Skips to the next file, touch and hold to scan forward within a file. Starts/ pauses playback, touch and hold to add the current file (music only) in MySelections. Increase or decrease the volume. Movin[...]

25 Music/Audiobooks playback display 6 2 1 4 5 7 8 9 Read page 21 for details 1. Current file number / total number of files (for audiobooks in “Skipping by Section” mode (refer to the previous page), “Sect” shows before current section number / total number of section) 2. Song name (or title of audiobook) 3. Artist name (or author of audio[...]

26 Picture viewing Scrolls up during file navigation. Scrolls down during file navigation. Skips backward. Skips forward. Starts/ pauses slideshow . Increase or decrease the volume. Moving your finger clockwise along the control pad as seen in the circular arrow will increase the volume. T o decrease the volume, just move you finger counter-clockwi[...]

27 V ideo viewing Scrolls up during file navigation. Scrolls down during file navigation. Skips backward*. T ouch and hold to scan backwards within a file. * T ouch within the beginning 4 seconds of the current file to skip to previous file. Otherwise, you will return to the beginning of the current file. Skips forward. T ouch and hold to scan forw[...]

28 Drag-and-drop here Select the target folder Select the player type 1. Load the music management CD included with this player in your computer . Installation will start automactically . Follow the on screen instructions to properly install the RCA Video Converter . 2. After installation is complete, launch the RCA video converter and connect the [...]

29 Tip: For operation details of the video converter , please open the help file by pressing the ‘F1’ key on your computer . Note: If Windows Media Player 10 is installed, picture files should be copied to the“Media” folder for viewing. Video files cannot be dragged and dropped to the “Media” folder . They must be converted and transfer[...]

30 Radio (switching on) 1. T o switch on the radio, touch M in any mode to access the player’ s menu (during playback M has to be touched twice). 2. While “Go to” is highlighted, touch . 3. While “Radio” is highlighted, touch to switch on the radio. Menu Go to Shuffle Of f Repeat Off DSP Flat Slideshow Off Settings Go to Radio V oice Reco[...]

31 Radio operations Selecting Radio Frequency T ouch or to select frequency . T ip: touch and hold or to search the frequency at a faster rate. Automatic station search T ouch and hold or in the radio mode until “Searching...” shows on the display . The search will stop when the next available radio station is found. Saving preset stations 1. S[...]

32 Radio recording 1. T ouch and hold at any time while listening to the radio to start radio recording. 2. T ouch to pause record. T ouch again to resume recording. 3. T ouch and hold to stop recording. OR Slide the power button downwards and release to stop recording. Record duration Y ou may select the maximum record duration. 1. While listening[...]

33 V oice recording Menu Go to Shuffle Off Repeat Off DSP Flat Slideshow Off Settings Go to Radio V oice Recording Line-in Recording 1. T o start voice recording, touch M in any mode to access the player’ s menu (during playback M has to be touched twice). 2. While “Go to” is highlighted, touch . 3. T ouch or to highlight “V oice Recording?[...]

34 Record duration Y ou may select the maximum record duration. 1. In the voice recording mode, touch M and then touch or to highlight “RecDur”. 2. T ouch or to select 5m, 30m, 1h or max (5 min, 30 min, 1 hour and maximum). 3. T ouch M to exit the player’ s menu. Listening to voice recording 1. In the navigation menu, select “Voice Recs” [...]

35 Line-in recording 1. T o start line-in recording, touch M in any mode to access the player’ s menu (during playback M has to be touched twice). 2. While “Go to” is highlighted, touch . 3. T ouch or to highlight “Line-in Recording”. Then touch to access the line-in recording mode. 4. T ouch and hold when the display shows “Ready” to[...]

36 Record duration Y ou may select the maximum record duration. 1. In the line-in recording mode, touch M and then touch or to highlight “RecDur”. 2. T ouch or to select 5m, 30m, 1h or max (5 min, 30 min, 1 hour and maximum). 3. T ouch M to exit the player’ s menu. Listening to line-in recording 1. In the navigation menu, select “Line-in Re[...]

37 Album 4 Song 1 Song 2 Song 3 Song 4 Song 5 Song 6 1 Highlight the desired song, artist, album etc. and then touch and hold until “Added to My Sel” shows on the display . Repeat this step for selecting more items. •Y ou may select an item as My Selections as many times as you want, even if it has already been selected. If your selected item[...]

38 Playlists from your computer The created playlists from major music management softwares on your computer (e.g. Y ahoo! Music TM Jukebox, Windows Media Player) can be transferred to the player while you transfer music files via these softwares. Follow the steps below to play them. Playlists 1. In the home menu, select “Playlists” by touching[...]

39 During playback M has to be touched twice to display the player’ s menu. Accessing player’ s menus T ouch M in any mode to access the player’ s menu. Player’ s menus Go to Shuffle Repeat DSP Slideshow Settings System Info Customize Menu Brightness Screensaver Power Save Sleep FreqStep Language Restore Defaults Navigation and selection Li[...]

40 DSP (Digital Signal Processor) T ouch or to select a DSP mode. Options available: flat, Bass, Pop, Rock, Jazz and Graphic (touch to enter graphic mode). In graphic mode, you can customize the 5 band equalizer . T ouch or to select a band and then touch or to adjust the band level. Slideshow The item defines the viewing time for each picture duri[...]

41 T ips and troubleshooting •P r oblem: Player r epeats same tracks or all tracks. – Repeat play is turned on. T ouch the MENU button ( M ) to change the play mode. •P r oblem: Audio distor ted at high volume. – Select another DSP setting. –T urn down the volume. •P r oblem: The audio tracks on my player keep skipping or popping. –Y [...]

42 • Why can I not view picture files on my player? – The player only supports .jpg extension file, and does not support other formats like .bmp, .tiff, .jpeg. – All picture files need to be put in the Media folder of the player (if Windows Media Player 10 installed). • Why does my player not play the video files that were transferr ed fro[...]

43 Specifications Hardware • Dimensions: 91 mm H, 40.7 mm W , 7.5 mm D • Unit Weight: 55 g • Stereo Headphones Jack • Mini USB Connection Jack • Battery Operated: Rechargeable lithium polymer battery . Mass storage drive • External mass storage drive: When connected to a computer via USB, the player is capable of storing any file type a[...]

44 Limited warranty (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 product resulting from [...]

45 visit us at www .r caaudiovideo.com Please do not send any products to the Indianapolis address listed in this manual or on the carton. This will only add delays in service for your product. EXPORTER Thomson Inc. P .O. Box 1976 Indianapolis, IN 46206-1976 ©2007 Thomson Inc. T rademark(s)® Registered Marque(s)® Deposée(s) Marca(s)® Registrad[...]