RCA RD2211 manuale d’uso

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Important Safety Information Be sure to read all the safety information before you begin to use this product. FEDERAL COMMUNICA TIONS COMMISSION INFORMA TION This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two con- ditions: (1) This device may not cause harmful interference, and (2) This device must accept [...]

Intr oduction Y our L YRA2 personal digital player is designed to give you hours of listening pleas- ure. T o get the most out of your new purchase, we suggest that you take a few min- utes right now to read through this instruction manual. If you have any questions or problems, consult the T roubleshooting Guide or visit www .lyrazone.com for help[...]

Create a Playlist for Playing or downloading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .29 Create an Auto-Playlist . . . . . . . . .30 Searching for T racks . . . . . . . . . . .30 Radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .31 T ransfer the Audio Files to the CompactFlash Card . . . . . . . . . . . .32 Install the L YRA2 User’ s Guide and Documentation[...]

Important Information The L YRA2 player works with your computer to let you play your favorite music from files recorded on removable CompactFlash cards. The player plays files encoded with the popular MP3, Windows Media * Audio and RealNetworks** G2 audio formats and may allow for future upgrades of some alternative audio compression formats. Beca[...]

Important Information Computer System Requirements Minimum • Pentium 166 MHz or faster • 32MB RAM • Windows* 98 or Windows 2000 (Parallel Port also available for Windows 95) • 45 MB free hard disk space plus 1 MB for every minute of CD quality music you store on your hard drive • CD-ROM Drive • USB Port • Full Duplex Sound Card Optimu[...]

Getting Started When you unpack your new player , be sure you have removed all the accessories and information papers. The items shown below are packed with your player . PERSONAL DIGITAL PLA YER / FM TUNER PLL FM radio digital f.skip tune play / pause b.skip tune ON stop /off on off lock LCD Display vol max min e n t e r + - + - CompactFlash Multi[...]

Getting Started Use the software setup program on the included CD to install the CompactFlash drivers, Music Management software, and User’ s guide and documentation. 2. Insert the included software CD into your CD-ROM drive. A. T urn on your computer and insert the software CD. The L YRA2 Software Setup program will automatically run. Note : If [...]

Getting Started 4. Connect the CompactFlash external drive. The external drive allows you to transfer MP3, Windows Media audio, or G2 files to the CompactFlash card. The drivers for this drive must be installed first so Windows can find them when you connect the external drive. A. Make sure you have installed the USB drivers and that your computer [...]

Getting Started 5. Install the music management software. ( continued ) A. Insert the L YRA2 software disc into your CD-ROM drive. Follow the directions under Step 2 to display the Select Components screen. B. Click the Install the Music Management Software icon to dis- play the Select Music Software screen. C. Select the software you want to insta[...]

Getting Started 6. Install the MusicMatch Jukebox™ software. A. Display the Select Music Software screen as described in Step 5. Make sure MusicMatch Jukebox is highlighted and click Install . QUICKST ART screen will appear after installation has started. Click on Install MusicMatch Jukebox 5.1 . Click Yes to accept or No to decline after you hav[...]

Getting Started Install the MusicMatch Jukebox™ software. ( continued ) C. Click Next to display Installation Options dialog. Select the installa- tion option you wish to use. Express Setup is recommended. Click Next to continue. D. After the installation is complete, click Finish to complete setup. If necessary , close the main setup screen. Y o[...]

Getting Started Set MusicMatch Jukebox basic preferences. ( continued ) A. Start the MusicMatch Jukebox software. B. The Search for Music screen appears asking if you want the pro- gram to search for existing compati- ble music files. Click OK , to have the files found appear in the Music Library . C. Display the Settings menu by choosing Settings [...]

Getting Started Set MusicMatch Jukebox basic preferences. ( continued ) D. Click the Recorder tab to display the Recorder settings. E. Select the recording Quality level. CD Quality MP3 (128Kbps) is the rec- ommended quality level. MP3 and Windows Media formats are supported by MusicMatch Jukebox for the L YRA2 player . • MP3 audio is MPEG Layer-[...]

Getting Started Set MusicMatch Jukebox basic preferences. ( continued ) • Windows Media audio is a compression format created by Microsoft. This audio format incorporates digital rights man- agement. • WA V audio is unencoded music that is not compressed. This for- mat has the best quality sound but requires the largest file size, as much as 65[...]

Getting Started Learn the MusicMatch Jukebox basic controls. Current Selection Display Area PLA Y Button (Press to start playback. PREV and NEXT Buttons (Use to select the next or previous song in the playlist.) STOP Button VOLUME Control Displays the Music Library Window Displays the Recorder Window Displays the T rack Info Window Displays the Mus[...]

Getting Started Save CD tracks to play on your PC or in your L YRA2 player . A. Insert a CD into your CD-ROM drive. If you are connected to the Internet, MusicMatch Jukebox will retrieve information about the CD in the CD-ROM drive. If you are on a LAN system and the titling feature does not work, contact your administrator . Make sure the E nable [...]

Getting Started Save CD tracks to play on your PC or in your L YRA2 player . (continued) C. Press the REC button if the Recorder window is not open. Press REFRESH if the songs are not listed. D. Select the tracks you want to record. • T o start recording, click RECORD . • T o stop recording the current track, click stop. • T o cancel the enti[...]

Getting Started Use MusicMatch Jukebox to play Radio on your PC. A. Click the Radio button to open the Radio window . Note : Y ou can also select Show MusicMatch Radio from View in the Options menu to dis- play this window . B. Click on ST A TION SELECTOR to open the following window . Click the button in the upper left cor- ner to toggle between F[...]

Getting Started Organize the Music Library . Y ou can choose how to view your music library . Y ou can select as many as seven categories to display at one time. A. Click the Music Library button from the Main window to display the Music Library window . Note : you can also select S how Music Library from View in the Options menu. B. Setup the Musi[...]

Getting Started Create a playlist for playing or downloading. T o create a playlist, you can drag and drop files from your Music Library or you can open an existing playlist. ADD Button DELETE Button TA G Button FIND Button AUTO DJ Button Sort/View Button Preview Button Music Library Window A. T o manually add tracks to the playlist, double click t[...]

Getting Started Create a Playlist for playing or downloading. ( continued ) E. T o remove a single track from the playlist, click on the track to highlight it, and then press Delete on the key- board. F . Click Play to play the songs from the playlist. Y ou can also double click the song in the playlist to begin play- ing. Edit T ags for Y our Song[...]

Getting Started T ransfer the audio files to the CompactFlash Card. Use MusicMatch Jukebox to transfer music files to the CompactFlash card for the L YRA2 player . Make sure the external drive is installed properly and the CompactFlash card is inserted. A. Choose Options , Send to Device, Download Playlist to L yra to display the Download T o Lyra [...]

Getting Started T ransfer the audio files to the CompactFlash Card. (continued) F . After you have selected all of the music you want to record on the CompactFlash card, click the Download button on the bottom of the screen. File size and availability are listed in the status and window displays. Note: T ransfer all your MP3 or Windows Media audio [...]

Getting Started 7. Install the RealJukebox software. After you have installed the external drive and placed the L YRA2 software CD in the CD-ROM drive as described on pages 6-8 , follow these directions to install the RealJukebox software. A. Display the Select Music Software screen as described in Step 5. Make sure RealJukebox is highlighted and c[...]

Getting Started Set basic preferences. Detailed information, tutorials, and troubleshooting are available through the Help menu and the RealJukebox Internet site (accessed from the Help and Sites menus). Note : We recommend you familiarize yourself with the RealJukebox New User’ s Guide and complete the Online T utorial before using and recording[...]

Getting Started Set basic preferences. (continued) 2. Check Analog if your CD-ROM drive does not support digital audio extraction. E. With the Preferences menu dis- played, click Audio Quality to display the Audio Quality menu. F . Select a recording Format and Q uality Level . 1. RealAudio is RealNetworks’ audio format. This format saves your mu[...]

Getting Started Learn the RealJukebox basic controls. Listed below are the basic functions of the main controls for the program. Save CD tracks to play on your PC or in your L YRA2 player . A. Insert a CD into your CD ROM drive. If you have auto play/record enabled, the CD will automatically begin playing and recording. Note : If you do not want th[...]

Getting Started Save CD tracks to play on your PC or L YRA2 player . (continued) RealJukebox is an internet enabled application and connects to the Internet to retrieve information about the CD in the CD ROM. Make sure the Automatic CD Lookup Information is selected in the Internet Settings Preferences . Choose Internet Setting from Preferences in [...]

Getting Started Save CD tracks to play on your PC or L YRA2 player . (continued) B. Select the tracks you want to play or record. • T o start or stop playback, click play . • T o start or stop recording, click record. • T o pause playback, press pause. • T o stop playback and recording, press stop. C. After recording is complete, the songs [...]

Getting Started Organize the Playlist. A. All tracks can be grouped by Genre, Artist / Album , or all three. Choose Music Files from Preferences in the Tools menu. B. Click Change Sub-Folders... to select the groupings, that you would like to use for your music (any combi- nation of Artist, Album, or Genre ). Click OK . C. Click the Genre or Artist[...]

Getting Started Create an Auto-Playlist. A. Click the Auto-Playlist icon in the mode selection mode. Click New Auto-Playlist button on the right of the screen. B. Fill out the Create a New Auto Playlist form to give specifications as to how songs will be organized in the the new Auto playlist. Click and highlight the the playlist you want to edit. [...]

Getting Started Radio A. Click on the Radio icon on the Mode Selection banner . B. Click on the Features page to search for stations according to Featured Genre or view Featured Stations. Click the Find Station page to search the internet for the type of station you like to find. A. Click My Stations to view stations that you have bookmarked in the[...]

Getting Started T ransfer the audio files to the CompactFlash card. Use RealJukebox to transfer music files to the CompactFlash card so you can take the music with you anywhere. A. Make sure the external drive is installed properly and the CompactFlash card is inserted. Note : If you remove and reinsert the card, press F5 to refresh the Organizer d[...]

Getting Started T ransfer the audio files to the CompactFlash card. (continued) E. After you have selected all of the music you want to record on the flash card, double click the Flash Card icon. File size and availability are listed in the status and window displays. Notes : The card operates like a floppy drive. The same drag and drop or copy met[...]

Getting Started 8. Install the L YRA2 user ’ s guide and documentation. After you have installed the external drive and placed the L YRA2 software CD in the CD ROM drive as described on pages 6-8 , follow these directions to install the L YRA2 User’ s Guide and documentation. A. Display the Select Components screen. Click the Install the L yra2[...]

Getting Started 10. Insert the alkaline batteries into the player . Battery Compartment Door (Insert two alkaline "AA" batteries.) Before you can use the player , you must insert two alkaline "AA" batteries. A. Slide the battery compartment door in the direction of the arrow and lift up. B. Insert the batteries into the battery [...]

(A.) Check to make sure the unit is turned off. (B) Insert the card top first into the player with the front of the card facing the front of the player as shown . Make sure the card is inserted fully into the player . Caution: Do not force the car d into the player as this may cause damage to the card and/or player . Note: T o remove the card from [...]

Player Featur es Controls PERSONAL DIGITAL PLA YER / FM TUNER PLL FM radio digital f.skip tune play / pause b.skip tune ON stop /off on off lock LCD Display vol max min e n t e r 1 5 6 7 15 light mode recall DSP DC4.5V 2 3 4 8 9 CompactFlash memory card OPEN EJECT 12 13 14 10 37 11 Rear[...]

Player Featur es Controls (continued) 4. LIGHT Button Press to turn light on and off in the LCD panel. (Light turns off automatically after approximately 7 seconds for every press) 5. PLA Y / P AUSE Button • At player Off mode: Press once to turn on player , press again to start play- back in digital music mode or turn radio on. OR Press and hold[...]

Player Featur es 7. F . SKIP / T une Up Button • Player Playing: Press once momen- tarily to skip to the next track. Press and hold to search forward within saved tracks. • Player Stopped: Press to move the cursor forward to an item. • Player with Equalizer Displayed: Press to cycle through the five frequen- cy bands of the equalizer . Y ou c[...]

Player Featur es Remote control lock on off 1. V olume Control 2. Stop / Off Button 3. Play / Pause / On Button 4. f.skip Button 5. Lock Button play p ause ON f.skip tune stop off volume 1 2 3 4 5 Connecting the Remote Control • Plug the remote into the headphone jack on top of the player . Note: When using the remote control to operate the playe[...]

Player Featur es Playing a CompactFlash Card CompactFlash PLL FM radio digital f.skip tune play / pause b.skip tune ON stop /off on off lock e n t e r LCD Display vol max min Headphones Jack ( ) 1. Make sure batteries are installed in the player . 2. Insert the headphone cable plug into the headphone jack ( ) on top of the player . Please refer to [...]

Player Featur es Playing a CompactFlash Card (continued) The name of the song, artist, album, playback mode selected, DSP mode selected, number of the track playing, and the elapsed playing time of the track appear . Note: The V olume bar , data rate and battery indicators may also appear . Search / Select T rack in STOP Mode T o play a different t[...]

Player Featur es Playback Features PLL FM radio digital f.skip tune play / pause b.skip tune ON stop /off on off lock LCD Display vol max min e n t e r Pause Feature During Digital Music playback, you can pause the player and mute the volume. • Press PLA Y during playback to pause the player . P AUSE will flash on the display . Note : If the play[...]

Player Featur es Playback Features Skip and Search Featur es Skip Feature When the file list is displayed, F . SKIP and B.SKIP . or the SELECT/VOLUME con- trol allows you to select which track to play using the file list. • Press F . SKIP . to move the cursor down the list. • Press B.SKIP . to move up the list. Note: If you search beyond the la[...]

Player Featur es MODE Menu Y ou can use the MODE menu to select several playback features ( REPEA T 1, REPEA T ALL, SHUFFLE, REPEA T ALL SHUFFLE, PROGRAM, and REPEA T ALL PROGRAM ). These are described on the next two pages. PLL FM radio digital f.skip tune play / pause b.skip tune ON stop /off on off lock LCD Display vol max min e n t e r Repeat a[...]

Player Featur es MODE Menu (continued) Program Featur e 1. Display the MODE menu, and press F. SKIP to move the cursor to PROGRAM 2. Press the SELECT/VOLUME control in to display the list. NORMAL REPEAT 1 M REPEAT ALL O SHUFFLE D PROGRAM E Press F . SKIP ,B. SKIP . or turn the SELECT/VOLUME up or down to move the cursor to the first track you want [...]

Player Featur es DSP (Digital Signal Processor) Menu Y ou can use the DSP menu to select several DSP modes ( FLA T , BASS BOOST , ROCK, POP , JAZZ ) or adjust the equalizer ( EQ ). PLL FM radio digital f.skip tune play / pause b.skip tune ON stop /off on off lock LCD Display vol max min e n t e r DSP Modes 1. Place the player in the stop mode, and [...]

Player Featur es Radio Mode PLL FM radio digital f.skip tune play / pause b.skip tune ON stop /off on off lock LCD Display vol max min e n t e r RADIO Mode 1. Press the PLA Y to turn on the play- er 2. Selection Menu for Digital Audio and FM Radio appears on the LCD dis- play 3. Press b.skip or f.skip to select by highlighting the Radio icon. 4. Pr[...]

Player Featur es Memory Recall • Press MODE / RECALL to browse the 15 channel memory locations. • T urn the multi function scroll or press f.skip / b.skip to tune to a preset chan- nel. NOTE : Recall will automatically exit if no buttons are pressed for 10 seconds. OR Press ENTER / PLA Y to exit recall mode sooner Preset Memory (cont’d) 3. T [...]

Included Accessories CompactFlash™ Memory Cards Attach Belt Clip Here CompactFlash PERSONAL DIGITAL PLAYER / FM TUNER PLL FM radio digital f.skip tune play / pause b.skip tune ON stop /off on off lock e n t e r LCD Display vol max min Inserting a Card Insert the card with the top first and the front of the card facing the front of the player as s[...]

Included Accessories Car Kit The car kit is included with Model RD2211. It can also be purchased as an optional accessories from your local dealer or by phone on page 52. This accessory kit includes a car cord adapter (#54095) and a cassette adapter (#54097). The car cord adapter lets you power your L YRA2 from the cigarette lighter socket of a car[...]

52 Optional Accessories Pricing information and ordering instructions can be obtained by calling 1-800-338-0376 or visit www.lyrazone.com. CompactFlash Memory Card External CompactFlash Drive CompactFlash No. PC32CF , PC48CF , and PC64CF No. PC 2200U / PC 2200P USB Parallel Any of these CompactFlash memory cards can be used with your player . The P[...]

Optional Accessories Rechargeable Batteries Car Kit (Cassette and Car Cord Adapters) + - + - These nickel-metal-hydride batteries are rechargeable. They operate the L YRA approximately 1/2 as long as new alkaline batteries. These batteries can be charged over and over again. T o charge these bat- teries, you need the AC power adapter #PC611. No. 54[...]

Specifications Player Size: (H) 4.11 x (W) 2.5 x (D) 0.75 inches W eight: 3.2oz. without batteries or memory card Solid state memory Batteries: 2 alkaline "AA" Signal-to-noise ratio: > 70 db (MP3 mode) 55db (radio mode) Slot: 1 external CompactFlash slot: supports T ype I or T ype II CompactFlash cards. Connectors: Headphone, DC Jack C[...]

T r oubleshooting Guide T rouble Checks and Adjustments No power to external drive Player does not operate CompactFlash card will not play or you cannot insert it all the way into the player Player repeats same track or all tracks Player plays tracks in ran- dom order Player plays audio with DSP sound Player pauses during play Long delay between so[...]

Limited W arranty (For US) What your warranty covers: • Any defect in materials or workman- ship. For how long after your pur- chase: • 90 days - Unit exchange, which includes parts and labor . • 91 days to 1 year - Unit exchange, which includes parts only; you pay the labor . • The warranty for rental units begins with the first rental or [...]

Option II: • Write the RA 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 headphones. DO NOT retur[...]

Limited W arranty (For Canada) Thomson Consumer Electronics Canada, Inc. warrants to the purchaser or gift recipi- ent 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 p[...]

Index A AC adaptor 53 Accessories included 5, 50, 51 optional 52, 53 Auto resume feature 43 B Batteries indicator 35 inserting 35 safety precautions 35 Belt clip 39, 50 Belt clip, attaching 50 Browse button 32 B. skip button 38 C Card slot 39 Cassette adapter car kit 39, 51 Caution while driving 3 Cautions 3, 36, 42, 51, 53 Checks and adjustments 5[...]

Index M Memory Recall 49 MODE button 38, 45 MODE menu 45, 46 MP3 audio 12 Multi function scroll 39 Music management software 7, 8 MusicMatch Jukebox 14 basic controls 14 basic preferences 10 CD-R button 19 CLEAR button 19 CompactFlash card 21 create a playlist 19 digital rights management option 13 Download button 22 Download music 16 download musi[...]

R Radio mode 48 RealJukebox basic controls 26 CompactFlash card 32 continuous play button 26 create an autoplaylist 30 create a playlist 29 download music from the Internet 28 eject button 26 email address 23 install 8, 23 L yra2 CD Music window 32 next button 26 organize your playlist 29 pause button 26 play button 26 previous button 26 progress b[...]

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