RCA M2001G manual

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    M200256 M200512 M2001G It is important to read this instruction book prior to using your new product for the first time. Es importante leer este manual antes de usar por vez primera su euipo. user manual[...]

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    EN FCC Information FCC Information 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 which may cause undesired operation. This equipment has been tested and foun[...]

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    Product Registration Please fill out the product registration card and return it immediately . Returning this card allows us to contact you if needed. For Y our Records Keep your sales receipt for proof of purchase to obtain warranty parts and service. In the event that service should be required, you may need both the model number and the serial n[...]

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    EN End User License Agr eement IMPORT ANT -READ CAREFULL Y : This End User License Agreement ("Agreement") is a legal agreement between you and Thomson Inc. ("Thomson") for the RCA Audio Device application/driver software program and associated documentation, if any ("Program"). ACKNOWLEDGMENT BY INST ALLING THE SOFTWA[...]

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    EN End User License Agr eement LICENSE RESTRICTIONS a) Except for the licenses expressly granted to you in this Agreement, no other licenses are implied. b) Y ou may not (i) modify , translate, reverse engineer , decompile, disassemble (except to the extent that this restriction is expressly prohibited by law) or create derivative works based upon [...]

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    EN End User License Agr eement W ARRANTY DISCLAIMER THE PROGRAM IS PROVIDED "AS IS" WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANT ABILITY , FITNESS FOR A PA RT ICULAR PURPOSE, TITLE OR NON- INFRINGEMENT . THE ENTIRE RISK AS TO THE QUALITY AND PERFORMANCE OF THE [...]

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    EN End User License Agr eement LIMIT A TION OF LIABILITY a) TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW , IN NO EVENT SHALL THOMSON, ITS AFFILIA TES, OR ITS DEALERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY SPECIAL, INCIDENT AL, INDIRECT OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES WHA TSOEVER (INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMIT A TION, DAMAGES FOR LOSS OF PROFITS, BUSINESS INTERRUPTION, CORRUPT[...]

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    EN End User License Agr eement The WMA Software is protected by copyright and other intellectual property laws. This protection also extends to documentation for the WMA Software, whether in written or electronic form. GRANT OF LICENSE. The WMA Software is only licensed to you as follows: Y ou may use this version of the Player containing the WMA S[...]

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    EN End User License Agr eement THIRD P AR TY SOFTWARE ANY THIRD P ARTY SOFTWARE THA T MA Y BE PROVIDED WITH THE PROGRAM IS INCLUDED FOR USE A T YOUR OPTION. IF YOU CHOOSE TO USE SUCH THIRD P ARTY SOFTWARE, THEN SUCH USE SHALL BE GOVERNED BY SUCH THIRD P ARTY'S LICENSE AGREEMENT , AN ELECTRONIC COPY OF WHICH WILL BE INST ALLED IN THE APPROPRIA [...]

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    EN 1 T able of Contents FCC Information Safety Information End User License Agreement T able of Contents . . . . . . . . . . .1 Before Y ou Begin . . . . . . . . . . .2 Unpacking your unit . . . . . . . . . . . . .2 What’ s so special about this mp3 player? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2 Computer system requirements . . .2 Precautions f[...]

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    EN 2 Befor e Y ou Begin Dear RCA Customer , Thank you for purchasing the RCA Digital Audio Player . This product will play open mp3 and Windows Media™ audio (WMA) content as well as content purchased from most online music download services. After purchasing and downloading music to your PC, you are now ready to move content to your player . T o [...]

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    Precautions for the Unit • Do not use the unit immediately after transportation from a cold place to a warm place; condensation problem may result. • Avoid shock to the unit. • Do not store the unit near fire, places with high temperature or in direct sunlight. • Do not operate or store unit in places with frequent static electricity or ele[...]

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    EN Befor e Y ou Begin Important Battery Information • When storing the unit , be sure to remove the battery because they may leak and damage the unit. • Battery may leak electrolyte if inserted incorrectly , if disposed of in fire, or if an attempt is made to charge a battery not intended to be recharged. • Discard leaking battery immediately[...]

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    Inserting battery into the player 1. Remove the battery door by applying thumb pressure. Slide the battery door in the direction of the arrow , then lift the battery door out and off the cabinet. 2. Insert a “AAA/LR03/UM4” battery with polarities corresponding to the indications on the compartment. 3. Close the door of the battery compartment. [...]

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    Inserting a SD card / MultiMediaCard The player has built-in flash memory . T o extend the playtime, you can use the optional SD/M MC c ard slot. 1. Insert a Memory Card into the SD/MMC card slot on the top of the player when it is off as illustrated in the diagram below . 2. T o remove the card, pull the Memory Card out when the unit is off. Conne[...]

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    EN 7 General Contr ols DSP Card Slot 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 1. - SD/MMC card slot 2. -H eadphone jack - Insert the headphones here. 3. - Hold - Slide the switch to lock or unlock the keys of the player 4. + - Increases the volume 5. - - Decreases the volume 6. DSP - Select DSP options 7. - In playback mode, press to set start and end positio[...]

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    EN 8 Display 1. Music mode 2. Sequential number of current file and the total number of files in the player . 3. Repeat mode 4. DSP mode 5. Synchronous lyrics display 6. SD/MMC card inserted 7. Player is locked 8. Battery level indicator . 9. Current elapsed playback time and the total time of current file 10. ID3 T ag display 11. Play / Pause / St[...]

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    EN 9 Playback Press to turn on the player . Press or to select the file you want to play . Play / pause •P ress to begin playback. •P ress once to pause playback, press again to resume playback. Skipping files •T o skip to the next file, press and release . •T o go to the previous file, press and release within the beginning 4 seconds of th[...]

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    EN 10 Menu Settings Menu operations Press to enter player menu. Press or to s elec t op tion s and press again to confirm selection or enter a sub-menu. T o exit menus, select Exit or press and hold or press . The menu structure shows as below: DSP Repeat Brightness Screensaver Power Save Language Restore Defaults Exit Music Audiobooks Navigation S[...]

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    EN 11 Menu Settings Music Select this option to enter Music mode to play mp3 and WMA. Press or to select the file you want to play . Press to begin playback. Audiobooks Select this option to enter Audible mode to play Audible files. Press or to select the file you want to play . Press to begin playback. Navigation Select this option to browse files[...]

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    EN Brightness Select this option to change the brightness of the display . Press or to change the brightness. Screen Saver Select this option to change the time before the screen saver turns on. There are five options: OFF /10 sec / 20 sec / 30 sec / 1 min Power Save Select this option to change the time before the player turns off automatically . [...]

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    EN 13 Menu Settings Delete Delete All 1. Select this option to delete unwanted files. Pr ess or to select Delete All. 2. Press or to select “Y es” and then press to confirm deletion. Delete One 1. Press or in Playback mode or Audible mode to sel ect t he unwanted file. 2. Press and hold . 3. Press or to select the Delete option. 4. Press or to [...]

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    EN Mor e Information Tr oubleshooting Tips The player does not turn on when the PLA Y button is pressed? • Battery may be inserted incorrectly . • Battery may be empty . Skipping tracks or bad sound quality? • Repeat, random or program function may be activated. • There may be strong magnetic fields (e.g. too close to TV) near the unit. •[...]

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    EN U.S. W arranty 15 What your warranty covers: • Defects in materials or workmanship. For how long after your purchase: • One year from date of purchase. The warranty period for rental units begins with the first rental or 45 days from date of shipment to the rental firm, whichever comes first. What we will do: • Provide you with a new , or [...]

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    EN Product Registration: • Please complete and mail the Product registration Card packed with your unit. It will make it easier to contact you should it ever be necessary . The return of the card is not required for warranty coverage. Limitation of Warranty: • THE WARRANTY ST A TED ABOVE IS THE ONL Y WARRANTY APPLICABLE TO THIS PRODUCT . ALL OT[...]

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    EN 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 accidents, misuse or leaki[...]

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    Thomson Inc. P. O. Box 1976, Indianapolis, IN 46206-1976 @2005 Thomson Inc. T rademark(s) © Register ed Marca(s) © Registrada(s) Marque(s) © Deposée(s) www .rca.com TOCOM (v 3 .0)[...]

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    M200256 M200512 M2001G USB Drivers Installation MusicMatch JukeboxTM Software (mp3, Windows MediaTM Audio) Installation des circuits de commande USB Logiciel MusicMatch JukeboxTM (mp3, Windows MediaTM Audio) Instalación de las unidades USB MusicMatch JukeboxTM Software (mp3, Windows MediaTM Audio) It is important to read this instruction book prio[...]

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    EN End User License Agr eement IMPORT ANT -READ CAREFULL Y : This End User License Agreement ("Agreement") is a legal agreement between you and Thomson Inc. ("Thomson") for the RCA Audio Device application/driver software program and associated documentation, if any ("Program"). ACKNOWLEDGMENT BY INST ALLING THE SOFTWA[...]

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    EN End User License Agr eement LICENSE RESTRICTIONS a) Except for the licenses expressly granted to you in this Agreement, no other licenses are implied. b) Y ou may not (i) modify , translate, reverse engineer , decompile, disassemble (except to the extent that this restriction is expressly prohibited by law) or create derivative works based upon [...]

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    EN End User License Agr eement W ARRANTY DISCLAIMER THE PROGRAM IS PROVIDED "AS IS" WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANT ABILITY , FITNESS FOR A PA RT ICULAR PURPOSE, TITLE OR NON- INFRINGEMENT . THE ENTIRE RISK AS TO THE QUALITY AND PERFORMANCE OF THE [...]

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    EN End User License Agr eement LIMIT A TION OF LIABILITY a) TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW , IN NO EVENT SHALL THOMSON, ITS AFFILIA TES, OR ITS DEALERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY SPECIAL, INCIDENT AL, INDIRECT OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES WHA TSOEVER (INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMIT A TION, DAMAGES FOR LOSS OF PROFITS, BUSINESS INTERRUPTION, CORRUPT[...]

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    EN End User License Agr eement The WMA Software is protected by copyright and other intellectual property laws. This protection also extends to documentation for the WMA Software, whether in written or electronic form. GRANT OF LICENSE. The WMA Software is only licensed to you as follows: Y ou may use this version of the Player containing the WMA S[...]

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    EN End User License Agr eement THIRD P AR TY SOFTWARE ANY THIRD P ARTY SOFTWARE THA T MA Y BE PROVIDED WITH THE PROGRAM IS INCLUDED FOR USE A T YOUR OPTION. IF YOU CHOOSE TO USE SUCH THIRD P ARTY SOFTWARE, THEN SUCH USE SHALL BE GOVERNED BY SUCH THIRD P ARTY'S LICENSE AGREEMENT , AN ELECTRONIC COPY OF WHICH WILL BE INST ALLED IN THE APPROPRIA [...]

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    EN T able of Contents End User License Agreement T able of Contents Before Y ou Begin . . . . . . . . . . .1 Computer System Requirements . . .1 What’ s so special about this mp3 player? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2 Getting Started . . . . . . . . . . . .3 Insert the Included CD-ROM into CD-ROM Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . [...]

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    EN Befor e Y ou Begin Dear RCA Customer , Thank you for purchasing the RCA Digital Audio Player . This product will play open mp3 and Windows Media™ audio (WMA) content as well as content purchased from most online music download services. After purchasing and downloading music to your PC, you are now ready to move content to your player . T o tr[...]

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    EN Befor e Y ou Begin What’ s so special about this mp3 player? This player is meant to play mp3 and Windows Media TM audio files recorded in the built-in flash memory . To do so, you need the use of a Windows computer with USB port , extension cable (included) and a music management software (MusicMatch Jukebox). The Music Management CD that com[...]

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    EN Getting Started Insert the Included CD-ROM into CD-ROM Drive Tu rn on your computer and place the Music Management CD that came with your Digital Audio Player into your computer . We lcome Screen If the setup screen does not appear , double click My Computer , double click your CD-ROM drive icon, and double click Install to run the installer . 3[...]

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    EN 4 Getting Started Preferr ed Language Select your preferred language, then click Next to continue. Install the USB Driver (Windows 98SE Only) For Windows 98SE systems, you need to install a USB driver before your computer can recognize your player . It will be installed automatically by following steps on the next page. Note The installation pro[...]

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    EN Getting Started Install Necessary Software Click Install, and follow the on-screen instructions to install all necessary files. End User License Agreement Please read the End User License Agreement carefully , you can quit the installation anytime if you do not agree with it. Click Accept to continue installation. Install MusicMatch Jukebox Musi[...]

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    EN 6 Getting Started Install Additional Services Click “Launch” for additional digital music services provided by our partners. Rebooting the computer Y ou may need to restart your computer for software to run properly . Installation completed Installation is completed! Y ou can go to the manufacturer’ s website for more information.[...]

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    Connecting the Player to the Computer Connect the Digital Audio Player to your computer . The Digital Audio Player will appear as a Removable Disk drive. EN Getting Started Launch the MusicMatch software The MusicMatch software converts audio files to the mp3 and WMA formats so you can play them on your Digital Audio Player . 1. Remove the Music Ma[...]

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    EN 8 T ransferring Music T ransferring Files to the Digital Audio Player Y ou can transfer files to your Digital Audio Player via MusicMatch Jukebox or via Windows Explorer . If your Digital Audio Player isn’t already connected to your computer , connect it to the computer using the provided USB cable as illustrated on the previous page. Attentio[...]

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    EN T ransferring Music T ransfer Files via MusicMatch Jukebox 1. Drag and drop desired tracks from the Music Library to the Playlist display and save the playlist. 2. From the menu area, select Files/Send to Portable Device or click Send to Portable under the copy item on the left side of the MusicMatch Jukebox screen to display the Portable Device[...]

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    EN 10 T ransferring Music T ransfer Files via Windows Explorer (Drag and Dr op) From Windows Explorer , highlight all the files/folders you want to transfer to your Digital Audio Player and drag them to the drive letter that is associated with it. Attention Make sure all data are transferred to the Digital Audio Player before unplugging the USB con[...]

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    EN 11 T ransferring Music Disconnecting Y our player from the Computer From the System T ray , double click the left mouse button on the icon and select Unplug or eject hardware . Select the drive corresponding to your player . The Stop a Hardware device screen appears. Select the device to be stopped again for confirmation and click OK . Y ou can [...]

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    EN Tr oubleshooting Tips 12 Problem After connecting the player to computer , "USB connected" does not appear on the display . Cannot access the player via Windows 2000 computer . Cannot playback tracks on the player . Checkpoints / Action •P ress ON button to power on the player after connecting to the computer . • Install the Servic[...]

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    Thomson Inc. P. O. Box 1976, Indianapolis, IN 46206-1976 @2005 Thomson Inc. T rademark(s) © Register ed Marca(s) © Registrada(s) Marque(s) © Deposée(s) www .rca.com TOCOM (v 3 .0)[...]