RCA M4018 manual

M4004 M4008 M4018 MC4004 MC4008 MC4018 user manual It is important to read this instruction book prior to using your new product for the first time.[...]

Contents 2 Safety information FCC information ..........................................3 Product registration ....................................4 For your records Service information T echnical specification Important Safety Instruction ......................5 End user license agreement .......................6 Before you begin Unpacking your pl[...]

3 Safety 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 fo[...]

Safety information 4 Product registration Please fill out the product registration card and return it immediately . Returning this card allows us to contact you if needed. Y ou can go to www .rcaaudiovideo.com for online registration as well. For your records Keep your sales receipt for proof of purchase to obtain warranty parts and service. In the[...]

5 Some of the following information may not apply to your particular product; however , as with any electronic product, precautions should be observed during handling and use. • Read these instructions. • Keep these instructions. •H eed all warnings. •F ollow all instructions. • Do not use this apparatus near water . • Clean only with d[...]

End user license agreement 6 IMPORT ANT : READ CAREFULL Y BEFORE DOWNLOADING OR INST ALLING THIS SOFTWARE! 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 DIGITAL AUDIO/VI[...]

7 End user license agreement INTENDED RESUL TS, AND FOR THE INST ALLATION, USE, AND RESUL TS OBT AINED. 7. WINDOWS MEDIA™ The software embedded within your A/V Device (the “Device Firmware”) contains software licensed from Microsoft that enables you to play Windows Media Audio (WMA) files (“WMA Software”). The WMA Software is licensed to [...]

Before you begin 8 Computer system requirements • Pentium III 500MHz or higher recommended • Windows® 2000 (Service Pack 3) or Windows® XP (Service Pack 1 or higher) or Windows Vista TM • Internet Explorer 6.0 or higher with Internet access • 250MB or more free hard disk space for the software • 128MB RAM (256MB recommended) • CD driv[...]

9 Before you begin Software setup • If you experience a ringing in your ears, reduce volume or discontinue use. •Y ou should use extreme caution or temporarily discontinue use in potentially hazardous situations. • Even if your headset is an open-air type designed to let you hear outside sounds, don’t turn up the volume so high that you are[...]

Connecting to the computer 10 Connecting the player to the computer Connect the player to your computer with the USB cable provided. The player will turn on automatically . In Windows Vista TM or Windows® XP (when Windows Media Player 10 or above is installed), the player will appear as a Windows portable device using the Media T ransfer Protocol [...]

T ransferring files to the player 11 T ransferring files to the player Y ou may select one of the following methods to transfer music content 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 (refe[...]

T ransferring files to the player 12 T ransferring files via Windows Explorer (Drag-and-Drop) In Windows® XP (with Windows Media Player 10 installed) In Windows® XP and when Windows Media Player 10 is installed, the player is connected to the computer in MTP mode. In the Windows Explorer , when the player is opened, the “Data” and “Media”[...]

13 T ransferring files to the player Disconnecting your player from the computer For Windows Vista TM or Windows® XP (with Windows Media Player 10 or above installed), your player is connected in MTP mode to your computer by default, you may disconnect the USB cable directly when file download is completed. For Windows® XP users without Windows M[...]

General controls 14 Before you begin The following examples illustrate 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 c[...]

15 General controls Navigation display 1. Indicates whether the player is playing or paused. 2. Indicates that if shuffle mode is on/off. 3. Indicates that if repeat mode is on/off. 4. Indicates that the key lock function is activated. 5. Indicates the battery level of the player . Navigation menus The files are sorted according to their file types[...]

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

17 Listening, viewing and recording Music playback Music playback display Audiobooks playback Skips to the previous file*, press and hold to scan backwards within a file. Skips to the next file, press and hold to scan forward within a file. Starts/ pauses playback. Increases or decreases the volume or * Press within the beginning 4 seconds of the c[...]

18 Listening, viewing and recording Picture viewing Scrolls up during file navigation. Scrolls down during file navigation. Goes back, skips backward. Advances, skips forward. Starts/ pauses slideshow if slideshow is activated*. Press M twice during playback to return to file navigation. * Refer to page 23 to activate slideshow in the Player's[...]

19 Listening, viewing and recording V ideo converter Y our video has to be converted to optimum format before transferring to this player for playback. T o do so, you need to install the RCA Video Converter in your computer . Y ou can install the Converter from the music management CD or go to http://www .rcaaudiovideo.com/software to download the [...]

20 Listening, viewing and recording Tip: For operation details of the video converter , please open the help file by pressing the ‘F1’ key on your computer . Note: • Picture files should be copied to the “Media” folder for viewing in Windows® XP if Windows Media Player 10 is installed. If Windows Media Player 10 is not installed or your [...]

21 Listening, viewing and recording Playback voice recording 1. Follow steps 1-2 above to enter the Voice Recording sub-menu. 2. Press or to highlight “Play Back” and press to confirm your selection. 3. Press or to highlight the recorded file and to start playback. Deleting recorded files 1. While an unwanted recorded voice recording is highlig[...]

Player’ s Menu items 22 Player’ s menu Accessing the player’ s menus Press M during playback to access the Player’s menu. Navigation and selection Player’ s menus Shuffle Repeat DSP Slideshow Add to MySel Clear MySel Settings System Info Customize menu Theme Brightness Screensaver PowerSave Language Restore Defaults Currently selected opt[...]

23 Player’ s menu Slideshow The item defines the viewing time for each picture during a slideshow . Press repeatedly to select among: off, 3, 5, 10 and 15 seconds. Skipping Press repeatedly to select skip by file or section. This item is only available when you are listening to a multiple-sectioned Audible file. Add to MySel Refer to page 21 for [...]

Additional information 24 Ti ps and troubleshooting • Problem: Cannot delete files on the player . – For any files you have transferred to the player , you may delete them while you have connected the player with your computer . Highlight the unwanted file in the player’ s file directory on your computer and press the delete key on your compu[...]

Additional information 25 • Problem: Why the player cannot play the video files from the computer? – All video contents must be converted by the video converter which comes with the player (please refer to the CD). Other format of video file will not be supported. – The converted video contents must be put in the "Media" folder (if [...]

Limited warranty 26 For US 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[...]

27 Limited warranty For 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 fro[...]

28 IMPORT ADOR Comercializadora Thomson de México, S.A. de C.V . Álvaro Obregón No. 151. Piso 13. Col. Roma. Delegación Cuauhtémoc C.P . 06700. México, D.F . T elefono: 52-55-11-020360 RFC: CTM-980723-KS5 EXPORTER Thomson Inc. P .O. Box 1976 Indianapolis, IN 46206-1976 © 2007 Thomson Inc. T rademark(s) ® Registered Marca(s) ® Registrada(s)[...]