RCA M46 series manual

M45 series M46 series user manual It is impor tant to read this user manual prior to using y our new product for the first time.[...]

1 Impor tant safety instruc tions 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. • Heed all warnings. • Follo w all instructions. • Do not use this apparatus n[...]

This equipment is a Class II or double insulated electrical appliance. It has been designed in such a way that it does not require a safety connection to electrical earth. Impor tant batter y information W arning: Y our product contains a battery and charging system which is designed to work in temperatures that do not exceed 50°C (122°F). Leavin[...]

3 FC C Information This equipment has been tested and f ound to comply with the limits for a Class B digital devic e, pursuant to Part 15 of FCC Rules . These limits are desig ned to provide r easonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy and, [...]

4 Contents Important safety instructions IMPORT ANT SAFET Y INSTRUC TIONS ................................................................................................ 1 Impor tant battery information ................................................................................................. ......... 2 Ecology ............................[...]

5 V ideos Playing video files ........................................................................................................... ........................ 20 Video viewing ................................................................................................................. .......................... 20 Pictures Playing picture f[...]

6 Settings Changing the player’ s settings ................................................................................................ ...........28 Shuffle ...................................................................................................................... ..................................28 Repeat .......................[...]

7 End user license agr eement End user license agr eement IMPORT ANT: READ CAREFULL Y BEFORE DOWNLOADING OR INST ALLING THIS SOFTWARE! THIS END USER LICENSE AGREEMENT (THIS “EULA ”) IS A LEGAL AGREEMENT BETWEEN Y OU AND AUDIOVOX CORPORA TION AND , AS APPLICABLE, ANY AUDIOVO X SUBSIDIARY , AS DEFINED BELOW (C OLLECTIVEL Y “ AUDIOVOX”), FOR T[...]

8 accessed through use of the Pr ogram is the property of the respective content owner and may be prot ected by applicable copyrigh t or other intellectual property laws and treaties. This license grants y ou no rights to use such content. All rights not expressly gr anted are reserved by A UDIOVOX or its Licensors . 6. LIMIT A TION OF LIABILITY (a[...]

9 Befor e you beg in Dear RCA Customer , Thank you for pur chasing the Player . This product will play mp3 and Windows Media™ audio ( WMA) content as well as cont ent purchased from most online music download services. RCA easyRip™ Media Sof tware, installed automatically when y ou connected this player to y our PC, lets you import music files [...]

10 Connecting to the computer • Connect the player to y our computer with the USB cable provided . The play er will turn on automatically . • The player will be connected in MSC (Mass Storage Class) mode . It will appear as a drive letter on your computer and behave as a detachable driv e for file transf er in one or both directions. • The RC[...]

11 Managing files on your RCA Pla yer Before y ou begin using your RCA play er , you’ll want to copy y our media files to the player . Y ou can use any of the following methods to transf er content: • RCA easyRip • Drag and drop files in Windo ws Explorer • Software provided by online music stores T o transfer DRM-protected content, use the[...]

Using W indows Explorer T o copy files in Windows XP with Window s Media Play er 10 installed: 1. Open the player in Windows Explorer . 2. Drag and drop music files onto the Music folder . T o copy files in Windows Vista or Windows® 7 or Window XP with Windows Media Pla yer 11 installed: 1. Open the player in Windows Explorer 2. Open Internal Stor[...]

13 General controls T urning the player on and off T o turn the player on, slide / downward. Slide do wnward again to turn the pla yer off . Locking the player c ontrols T o lock the player controls to pr event them from being activated accidentally , slide / upward. T o unlock , slide / to the middle position. When the controls ar e locked, the me[...]

14 Menu types The player has two types of menu: Player menu The player menu appears when y ou turn on the player or if y ou press and hold while listening to the player . It lets you: • Browse f or and play music, audiobook, video and picture files • Listen to the radio • Record and play back v oice memos • Change the player’ s settings ?[...]

15 • If the highlighted item is playable (for example , an audio file), press to star t playback. • If the highlighted item indicates the current setting (for example , the repeat mode setting), press to change the setting. Press Add to F avo rites Repeat O On Add to F avo rites Repeat One On Press[...]

16 The Home menu The top-level or “Home ” menu is always display ed when you press and hold . The menu options are: Music Press to enter the Music menu and choose an artist, album, genre or individual title. Videos Press to ent er the Videos menu and choose a particular video for viewing. Pictures Press to enter the Pictures menu and choose a p[...]

17 Playing music files The player sorts your music files by track name (title), artist, album and genre. 1. In other modes, press and hold to display the Home menu. P ress + or – and or to select Music . 2. Press to enter the Music menu. 3. Use + or – and or to navigate through the menus and select the desired item, then press or to start liste[...]

18 The following options ar e available: • Add to Fa vorites/Clear fr om F av orites – to add the current file in the F avorites playlist (read page 26). If the file is already in the playlist, this option changes to Clear from F avorites to remo ve the current file from the playlist • Repeat – press repeatedly to select repeat current 1 or[...]

19 Music playback display py p p p 6 7 8 9 1 2 3 4 5 1. Current file number/total number of files 2. Song name 3. Artist name 4. Album name 5. Elapsed playback time 6. File t otal time 7. Playback progr ess bar 8. File bitrate 9. File type The information pro vided in the playback screen depends upon the ID3 tags that hav e been set up for the musi[...]

20 Videos Video viewing Goes back, skips back ward. P ress and hold to scan backwards within a file Advances, skips forward. P ress and hold to scan forward within a file Starts/pauses playback Increases or decreases the volume during playback Shows/hides option menu Back to previous navigation lev el. Pr ess and hold to enter Home menu + or – Op[...]

21 Pictures Picture viewing Goes back, skips back ward Advances, skips forward Starts/pauses slideshow if it is activated Shows/hides option menu Back to previous navigation lev el. Pr ess and hold to enter Home menu Refer to page 11 f or transferring picture files to the play er . Option menu (picture viewing) Press to pause the picture playback. [...]

22 Audiobooks Audiobooks pla yback controls Playing audiobooks Audiobook playback is similar to music pla yback. 1. In other modes, press and hold to display the Home menu. Then press + or – and or to selec t Audiobooks . 2. Press to enter Audiobooks . 3. Use + or – and or to navigate through the menus and select the desired item, then press or[...]

23 Skipping through audiobook sec tions If the currently playing audiobook contains sections, you can choose to skip forward and back between sections when you press or , instead of skipping between files. T o choose section-by-section skipping: 1. Press to pause playback and press to display the Option menu. 2. Press + or – t o select Skip , the[...]

24 Radio Playing F M radio T o turn the radio on: 1. In other modes, press and hold to display the Home menu. 2. Press + or – and or to select Radio and press to enter the radio menu. 3. While Listen is highlighted, press or to start listening. The frequency screen appears. T o tune the radio: • Press and hold or to start scanning through the f[...]

25 Improving F M radio sound If stereo reception is noisy , you can often reduce the noise by switching to mono . T o switch between stereo and mono: 1. While the radio is playing, pr ess to display the Option menu . 2. Press + or – t o highlight Mode and then press to switch between Stereo and Mono . 3. Press or to exit the menu. Recording FM ra[...]

26 Creating a "F av orites" playlist Y ou can create a playlist of your fa vorite music by adding new files t o the playlist as you listen t o them. This function is not available for other media f ormats such as videos, pictures, audiobooks and rec ordings. T o add the currently playing music file in the pla ylist: 1. Press to display th[...]

27 Recording v oice memo Y ou can record v oice and play back recor dings as well as copy the r ecordings (W A V files) to your PC. T o record v oice: 1. In other modes, press and hold to display the Home menu. 2. Then press + or – and or to select Voic e Memo , and press to enter the V oice Memo menu. 3. Press or to highlight Start Recording and[...]

28 Settings Changing the play er ’ s settings T o change the player settings: 1. In other modes, press and hold to display the Home menu. 2. Press + or – and or to select Settings and press to enter the settings menu. 3. Press + or – t o select a setting and then press to change it. Shuffle • Press repeatedly to select shuffle on or off. Mu[...]

29 RecDur (Record duration) T o change the duration (Max, 5 minutes, 30 minutes, 1 hour) for radio and v oice memo recor ding. F reqSt ep (F requency Step) T o changes the way that the player scans through the radio fr equencies. Switch t o EU if you bring the player to Europe; switch back t o US when you return to North America. Language T o chang[...]

30 Tips and tr oubleshooting Cannot delete files on the play er . • For an y files you hav e transferred t o the player , you may delete them while you ha ve connected the player with your c omputer . Highlight the unwanted file in the player’ s file directory on your computer and press the delete key on your c omputer to delete the file. Subsc[...]

31 Song information is not showing corr ectly . • Song information may not match your curr ent player’ s language setting. Change the language setting. Cannot view picture files. • The player only supports .jpg extension file, and do not support other formats like .bmp, .tiff , .jpeg. Cannot play video files . • All video contents must be c[...]

32 F or your records Keep your sales receipt f or proof of purchase t o obtain warranty par ts and service. In the event that service should be required, y ou may need both the model number and the serial number . In the space below, record the dat e and place of purchase, and the serial number: Model No. Date of Purchase Place of Purchase Serial N[...]

33 W arrant y information Limited warranty 12 Month Limited W arranty Applies to RCA Audio/V ideo Products AUDIOVO X ELEC TRONICS CORP . (the Company) warrants to the original retail pur chaser of this product that should this product or any part thereof, under normal use and c onditions, be prov en defective in material or workmanship within 12 mo[...]

34 • Properly pack y our unit. Include any remotes , memory cards, cables, etc. which w ere originally pro vided with the product. However DO NO T return an y removable batteries , even if batteries w ere included with the original purchase. We rec ommend using the original carton and packing materials. • Include evidence of purchase date such [...]

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