RCA RD2763FM manual

L yra Jukebox User’ s Guide Changing Entertainment. Again. RD2762/RD2763FM It is important to read this instruction book prior to using your new product for the first time. www .rca.com[...]

T echnical Specification Product: L yra Jukebox Brand: RCA Model: RD2762/RD2763FM Electrical Rating Power supply for charger : 100V -240V ~ 50-60Hz Charger Output Power : 5 Watts DC : 3.7 V Li-polymer battery (built -in) Importer Comercializadora Thomson de México, S.A. de C.V . Álvaro Obregón No. 151. Piso 13. Col. Roma. Delegación Cuauhtémoc[...]

3 Important 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 that may cause undesired operation. In accordance with FCC requirements, changes or mo[...]

End User License Agr eement 4 IMPORT ANT-READ CAREFULL Y: This End User License Agreement (“Agreement”) is a legal agr eement between you and Thomson Inc. (“Thomson”) for the RCA Lyra Audio Device application/driver software program and associated documentation, if any (“Program”). ACKNOWLEDGMENT BY INST ALLING THE SOFTW ARE OR CLICKING[...]

End User License Agr eement 5 c) The Program may contain pre-release code that does not perform at the level of a final code release. In this case, the Program may not operate properly. Updated versions of the Program can be downloaded from www.rca.com. d) Thomson is not obligated to provide support services for the Program. e) The Program is provi[...]

End User License Agr eement 6 LIMIT A TION OF LIABILITY a) TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LA W , 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[...]

End User License Agr eement 7 MICROSOFT IS NOT PROVIDING ANY W ARRANTY OF ANY KIND TO YOU FOR THE WMA SOFTW ARE, AND MICROSOFT MAKES NO REPRESENT A TION CONCERNING THE OPERABILITY OF THE WMA SOFTW ARE. The WMA Software is of U.S. origin. Any export of this version of the Lyra Player must comply with all applicable international and national laws, i[...]

T able of Contents 8 Important Information .......................................................................................................... ..................... 2 War ning ............................................................................................................................................ 2 FEDERAL COMMUNICA TIONS [...]

T able of Contents 9 Overview of General Controls ................................................................................................... .............. 28 Front View ..................................................................................................................... ................. 28 Navigation Controls ............[...]

10 Before Y ou Begin Unpacking Y our Unit Y our Lyra Jukebox came with everything you need to make music portable — all of the items shown below should have been packed in the box with your Lyra Jukebox.  M u s i c M a n a g e m e n t S o f t w a r e Illustrations contained within this publication are for r epresentation only and subject to ch[...]

Before Y ou Begin 11 Computer System Requir ements • Pentium III 500MHz or higher recommended, running Windows ® 98SE, Me, 2000 or XP SP1 (SP= Service Pack). Macintosh iMac G3 or higher , running Mac OSX version 10.2 or higher . • Internet Explorer 4.0 or higher • Internet access, broadband recommended • 100MB free hard disk space for the [...]

12 Before Y ou Begin Back up your data As with any portable device that has a hard drive, you must back up the drive regularly. RCA and Thomson are not responsible for lost data. Important Battery Information • Charge the unit for at least 3 hours before first use. • Charge the unit for at least 3 hours after putting away the unit for a long ti[...]

Softwar e Setup (Windows XP only) 13 The Music Management CD that came with your Lyra Jukebox contains all of the necessary software components you need to make your Lyra Jukebox work properly. These components do the following: • enable you to transfer files from your computer to your Lyra Jukebox • profile, format and sort the contents, updat[...]

14 Softwar e Setup (Windows XP only) Connecting L yra Jukebox to the Computer Connect the Lyra Jukebox to your computer with the mini USB cable provided. The unit will turn on automatically. The Lyra Jukebox will appear as a Windows portable device using the Media T ransport Protocol (MTP). Note: It might take several seconds for the device (the L [...]

Softwar e Setup (Windows XP only) 15 T ransferring Files to L yra Jukebox Caution : Secur e music download files must be transferr ed to your L yra player thr ough Windows Media Player 10.0 (Windows Media Player 10 is only available to Windows XP users.) or the application r ecommended by the online music download service. Please visit the online m[...]

16 Softwar e Setup (Windows XP only) T ransfer Files via Windows Media Player 10 1. If you want to take your music collection with you, you can easily synchronize items in your library to your portable device. The Sync feature in Windows Media Player 10 allows you to synchronize files in categories and playlists in your library to your portable dev[...]

Softwar e Setup (Windows XP only) 17 Disconnecting Y our L yra from the Computer Make sure all data has been transferred to the Lyra Jukebox before unplugging the USB cable. Unplugging the USB cable from the device while it is being accessed by an application or while data is being transferred may result in loss of data or damage to the device’s [...]

18 Softwar e Setup (Windows 98SE, Me, 2000) T ransferring Files to L yra Jukebox Caution : Secur e music download files must be transferr ed to your L yra player thr ough Windows Media Player 10.0 (Windows Media Player 10 is only available to Windows XP user) or the application recommended by the online music download service. Please visit the onli[...]

Software Setup (Windows 98SE, Me, 2000) 19 T ransfer Files via MusicMatch Jukebox 1. Drag and drop desired tracks from the Music Library to the Playlist display and save the playlist. Note : Be sure to save the playlist or it will not be displayed on the playlist window of the Portable Device Manager screen. 2. From the menu area, select Files/Send[...]

20 Softwar e Setup (Windows 98SE, Me, 2000) T ransfer Files via Windows Explorer (Drag and Dr op) If your Lyra Jukebox isn’t already connected to your computer , connect the Lyra Jukebox to the computer using the provided USB cable and turn on the unit. From Windows Explorer , highlight all the files/folders you want to transfer to your Lyra Juke[...]

Software Setup (Windows 98SE, Me, 2000) 21 Note: Befor e disconnecting the USB cable fr om the computer or the L yra Jukebox, be sur e the “Safe to unplug” message is displayed. From the System T ray, double click the left mouse button on the icon and select Unplug or eject hardwar e . Select the drive corresponding to your L yra player . The S[...]

22 Softwar e Setup (Windows 98SE, Me, 2000) 2. Right click on the Lyra icon in the System tray (bottom right hand corner of the computer screen. 3. Select the Profile Device Content... item to start the profiling and sorting contents. 4. Click Done when profiling is complete. Caution: Make sur e all data ar e transferr ed to the L yra Jukebox befor[...]

Software Setup (Windows 98SE, Me, 2000) 23 V erify User Playlists V erify items in the User Playlists under the lyra_playlist system folder exists on the Lyra Jukebox. This will ensure the songs in your User Playlists on the device are still present on your device. 1. Connect your Lyra Jukebox to the computer using the provided USB cable if it is n[...]

24 Softwar e Setup (Windows 98SE, Me, 2000) 2. Right click on the Lyra icon in the System tray (bottom right hand corner of the computer screen and select L yraSync. 3. The L yraSync Options screen appears. 4. Click Insert to select the paths of files and folders to synchronize between your PC and the Device. Click OK . Or you can drag and drop a s[...]

Software Setup (Windows 98SE, Me, 2000) 25 Note: All folders and all files and sub folders in the source folder will be copied to the destination. Files with the same name will be over written. No other files in the destination folder will be erased if the Delete Files/Folders option is NOT checked. At the end of synchronization the destination fol[...]

26 Softwar e Setup (Windows 98SE, Me, 2000) 1. Start LyraDJ. 2. The software will ask you to connect the Lyra Jukebox to the computer via USB cable. 3. Click Analyze to start analyzing songs in the L yra Jukebox. L yraDJ L yraDJ is a software that can easily generate playlists for you, after analyzing the acoustic characteristics of your songs, the[...]

Software Setup (Windows 98SE, Me, 2000) 27 4. Make sure the Lyra Jukebox has at least 64 songs or else the software will not be able to generate playlist. 5. When the analysis is completed, the software will create playlists (the number of playlists created will vary, depending on the total number of songs stored in the Lyra Jukebox), you can save [...]

28 L yra • jukebox Overview of General Contr ols 1 2 3 5 Front View 1. LCD (Liquid Crystal Display) - This is where the Lyra Jukebox’s user interface appears. Navigation Controls 2. CONTROL - For navigation control and various functions in different modes. Audio navigation mode Control joystick - Press once to play the highlighted item; or pres[...]

L yra • jukebox 29 RIGHT - go in one level. LEFT - go back one level. Control ring - Rotate clockwise to scroll down, rotate counterclockwise to scroll up. Audio playback mode Control joystick - Press once to pause the selected item; or press and hold to select the item into My Selections. RIGHT - Press to skip to the next song, press and hold to[...]

30 L yra • jukebox 3. M (Menu) - Enter or exit menu. Right View 4. ON / OFF / STOP - When the power is off, press to turn on the unit; when the unit is in stop mode, press and hold to turn the power off. Pr ess to stop playback when music is playing. Press and hold for longer than 10 seconds will reset the unit. T op V iew 5. Headphones jack ( ) [...]

L yra • jukebox 31 Befor e Y ou Begin The following example illustrates what you should do before operating your Lyra Jukebox. 1. These instructions presume you’ve already done the followings: • Installed all necessary applications. •T ransferred music from your computer to the Lyra Jukebox and profiled the contents. Note: The music you’r[...]

32 L yra • jukebox 3. If you've fully charged the battery, disconnect the AC adapter from the outlet and then from your Lyra Jukebox. (The Lyra Jukebox needs to be plugged in for about 3 hours before the battery is fully charged.) Note: If the battery isn’t fully charged, keep the L yra Jukebox plugged in while you listen to the music. 4. [...]

L yra • jukebox 33 Menu Navigation 1. T o scroll up and down and highlight items on the screen, r otate the Control ring clockwise and counterclockwise. 2. T o enter and view the submenu, push the Contr ol joystick to the right. 3. T o go back to the previous menu level, push the Contr ol joystick to the left. 4. T o view the menu at any given ti[...]

34 L yra • jukebox Music Playback Display 5 3 10 2 4 1 1. The current song number out of the total number of songs. 2. Displays song name. 3. Song elapse time. 4. Song total duration. 5. Shows song bitrate 6. Shows song format (mp3 / wma) 7. Displays artist name. 8. Displays album name. 9. Displays genre type. 10. Displays year . 11. Shows whethe[...]

L yra • jukebox 35 •T o scan forward in the track that is playing, push and hold the Control joystick to the right. •T o go to the next track, push and release the Control joystick to the right. •T o go to the previous track, push and release the Control joystick to the left. •T o stop playback, press the On/Off/Stop button on the side of[...]

36 L yra • jukebox Navigation Menu The following example illustrates steps to select and play songs in the Artists category. 1. Highlight Artists by rotating the Control ring .. 2. Push the Control joystick to the right to enter the highlighted item (the Artists menu appears with the artists stored on your Lyra Jukebox listed in alphabetical orde[...]

L yra • jukebox 37 Highlight the desired song. •T o play the song, press the Control joystick. • Song’s information will show on the display during playback. •T o end playback, press the Stop/On/Off button, the display will return to the last screen you were in. •T o return to the previous menu, push the Control joystick to the left. No[...]

38 L yra • jukebox MySelections Y ou can create a MySelections temporary playlist using the Lyra Jukebox. Playlists 1. In navigation mode, move the cursor to highlight the item to be selected. •T o scroll up and down, rotate the Control ring .. •T o enter the highlighted folder , push the Control joystick to the right. •T o go back to the p[...]

L yra • jukebox 39 Save MySelections as a Playlist 1. In navigation mode, push the Control joystick to move the cursor to Playlist s. 2. When MySelections playlist is displayed, press M to enter the option menu. 3. Push the Control joystick to move the cursor to Save as Playlist . Press the Control joystick to enter . 4. Press the Control joystic[...]

40 L yra • jukebox V iew Playlists 1. In navigation mode, push the Control joystick to move the cursor to Playlist s. 2. Push the Control joystick to the right to enter the Playlist s. 3. Rotate the Control ring to scroll up and down the Playlists menu to select the desired playlist to be viewed. 4. Push the Control joystick to the right to view [...]

L yra • jukebox 41 Delete Playlists 1. In navigation mode, rotate the Control ring to move the cursor to Playlists . 2. When MySelections playlist is displayed, push the Control joystick to move the cursor to go to the playlist you want to clear . 3. Press M to enter the option menu. 4. Rotate the Control ring to move the cursor to Delete Playlis[...]

42 L yra • jukebox 1. In navigation mode, push the Control joystick to move the cursor to Folders . Folder mode Y our Lyra Jukebox is a USB mass storage device that can be used to store any files. Any mp3/wma files will not show in other sorting (album, genre, etc.) before they are profiled. T o see all of the files that are stored on your Lyra J[...]

L yra • jukebox 43 Folder Folder 1 Folder 2 Folder 3 Song 1 Song 2 2. When Folders is displayed, push the Control joystick up and down to select the folder or file you want to browse. Folders are listed first and individual files are listed next. Note: The folders and files ar e sorted in alphabetical orderin folder mode, all folders will be list[...]

44 L yra • jukebox Press M in any mode to access the option menu. Option menu will appear regardless of which mode you are currently in. Note: during playback "M" has to be pressed twice to display option menu. Additional Featur es Menu Delete Playlist Save as Playlist Shuf fle O ff Repeat O ff DSP Flat Settings System Info[...]

L yra • jukebox 45 Shuffle and Repeat 1. Press M to show the option menu. 2. Rotate the Control ring to move to Shuffle or Repeat. 3. Press the Control joystick to toggle among: Repeat One - Repeat the current item Repeat All - Repeat all items. Repeat Off - Repeat is Off. Shuffle On - Plays item randomly. Shuffle Off - Shuffle is Of f. Repeat an[...]

46 L yra • jukebox 1. Press M to show the option menu. 2. Rotate the Control ring to move the cursor to DSP . 3. Press the Control joystick to toggle and select the DSP setting you want to use. • Flat • Bass •G raphic • Pop • Rock • Jazz Adjusting DSP Settings DSP Settings (Digital Signal Processor settings) adjust the various levels [...]

L yra • jukebox 47 1. Press M to view the menu. 2. From the sub-menu, Rotate the Control ring to select Settings . 3. Press the Control Joystick to show setting options. System Settings Y ou can personalize the display settings for your Lyra Jukebox. Menu Shuf fle O f f Repeat O ff DSP Flat Settings System Info[...]

48 L yra • jukebox 4. Highlight the display setting ( Customize Menu, Contrast, Backlight, PowerSave or SleepTimer ) you want to adjust by rotating the Control ring . 5. Press the Control Joystick to select among options in the following settings. Contrast (between -3 to +3) Backlight (Off, 5s, 10s, 20s, 30s, On) PowerSave (Off, 1 min, 2 min, 5 m[...]

L yra • jukebox 49 1. Press the M button to enter the Menu. 2. Rotate the Control ring to highlight Settings . 3. Press the Control Joystick to enter the Settings menu. 4. From the settings menu, push the Control Joystick to highlight Customize . 5. Press the Control Joystick to view the Customize Menu options. 6. Press the Control Joystick to se[...]

50 L yra • jukebox 1. From the settings menu, rotate the Control ring to select System Info. 2. Push the Control Joystick to the right to view System Info options. 3. Firmware and memory information will be displayed. 4. Push the Control Joystick to the left to r eturn to the previous submenu, or press the M button to exit the menu. System Info S[...]

L yra • jukebox 51 MTP/MSC switching Why do I want to use MTP (Media T ransfer Protocol) Mode? MTP Mode is essential if you want to transfer DRM content to your Lyra Jukebox. T oday MTP Mode is only supported in Windows XP and through W indows Media Player 10.0 or other special software provided by your music service provider . In MTP mode you Ly[...]

52 L yra • jukebox Portable Har d Drive Capability Since Lyra Jukebox has an internal hard drive, you can use it to transport files - any files, not just music files. Some possible uses for this feature are as follows: •C r eate back-ups/archive files. • Connect to other computers - at work, for example. •T ransport files from one computer [...]

53 Additional Information Tips and T roubleshooting Problem: Player repeats same tracks or all tracks. • Repeat play is turned on. Press the M button to change the play mode. Problem: Audio distorted at high volume. • Select another DSP setting. •T urn down the volume. Problem: The audio tracks on my Lyra keep skipping or popping. •Y ou’l[...]

54 Additional Information “Cannot turn on unit even when the power adapter is connected.” • Battery is deeply discharged / empty. Char ge the unit for at least 3 hours before powering up. Problem: All the songs appear twice in my unit. • It is possible that you have copied all your songs into the Music Folder for use with L yraDJ. T o resol[...]

55 Additional Information Specifications & System Requir ements Hardwar e • Dimensions: 3.3” H, 2” W , 0.6” D • Unit W eight: 3 Ounces •4 Giga Byte Storage - RD2762 / 5 Giga Byte Storage - RD2763FM • Stereo Headphones Jack • Mini USB Connection Jack • Battery Operated: Internal rechargeable lithium polymer battery. 1GB = 1 x 1[...]

56 Additional Information Hard Disc • External Hard Disc Drive: When connected to a computer via USB, the Lyra Jukebox is capable of storing any file type allowing the user a fast, convenient method of storing, retrieving, and transferring files. Including word processing files, presentations, spreadsheets and any other computer files. • Capaci[...]

57 Additional Information PC Hardwar e Requirements • Pentium III 500MHz or higher recommended, running Windows ® 98SE, Me, 2000 or XP SP1 (SP= Service Pack). Macintosh iMac G3 or higher , running Mac OSX version 10.2 or higher . • Internet Explorer 4.0 or higher • Internet access, broadband recommended • 100MB free hard disk space for the[...]

58 Additional Information Limited W arranty (U.S.) What your warranty covers: • Defects in materials or workmanship. For how long after your purchase: • 90 days from date of purchase - Unit repair or exchange, which includes parts and labor . • 91 days to 1 year from date of purchase - Unit repair or exchange, which includes parts only; you p[...]

59 Additional Information • W rite the SR 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 headphon[...]

60 Additional Information Limitation of W arranty: • THE W ARRANTY ST A TED ABOVE IS THE ONL Y W ARRANTY APPLICABLE TO THIS PRODUCT . ALL OTHER W ARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED (INCLUDING ALL IMPLIED W ARRANTIES OF MERCHANT ABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A P ARTICULAR PURPOSE) ARE HEREBY DISCLAIMED. NO VERBAL OR WRITTEN INFORMA TION GIVEN BY THOMSON INC.,[...]

61 Additional Information Limited W arranty (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[...]

62 Additional Information EXPORTER Thomson Inc. P. O. Box 1976 Indianapolis, IN 46206-1976 ©2004 Thomson Inc. T rademark(s)® Registered Marca(s) Registrada(s) v 1.0 www.rca.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. visit us at www [...]