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    L yra Jukebox User ’ s Guide Changing Entertainment. Again. RD2800 /RD2820 6 th Review • 5 /1 0 /200 2[...]

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    T o reduce risk of injury , charge only rechargeable batteries recommended by the manufacturer for this product. Other types of batteries may burst causing damage and personal injury . FCC Regulations state that unauthorized changes or modifications to this equipment may void the user’ s authority to operate it. FEDERAL COMMUNICA TIONS COMMISSION[...]

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    T able of Contents 1 Chapter 1: Getting Started Things to consider before you get started... .............................................. 4 Computer System Requirements ..................................................... 4 Warning ............................................................................................ 4 Caution ............[...]

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    2 T able of Contents Chapter 2: L yra Jukebox Menus and Features Using the Play Modes ................................................................................. 34 How to access the play modes ....................................................... 35 Repeat A-B ................................................................................[...]

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    Chapter 1 Getting Started Chapter Overview: • Things to consider befor e you get started • What ’ s where — what you want to know and wher e to go • Parts checklist • Overview of L yra Jukebox buttons • Basic operation (how to play music on your L yra Jukebox) • Setup details • How to use MusicMatch to transfer files to your L yra[...]

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    4 Chapter 1 Getting Started Things to consider befor e you get started... Computer System Requirements • Pentium 233MHz or higher (Pentium II 300 MHz or higher recommended) • Windows ® 98SE, Me, 2000, or XP • Internet Explorer 4.0 or higher • Internet access • 4 MB free hard disk space for the software plus 1 MB for every minute of CD qu[...]

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    Getting Started Chapter 1 5 What you want to know Go to page ... Parts checklist — everything that was in the Lyra box Buttons — where they are and what they do Operation — the details If the information on the printed QuickStart guide wasn’t enough, this section gives you a little more detail about the basics of sorting and playing music o[...]

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    6 Chapter 1 Getting Started Unpack the box and check your parts Y our L yra 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. mode select s a v e v v stop L yra Jukebox  M u s i c M a n a g e m e n t S o f t w a r e Music Management CD contains[...]

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    Getting Started Chapter 1 7 save select m o d e v v select stop Overview of buttons and the display The following pages explain what each button does — some of the buttons have more than one function depending upon whether you’re playing music or not. 1 24 1 V olume up – Increases the volume level. 2 SELECT– When using the Lyra Jukebox menu[...]

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    8 Chapter 1 Getting Started 7 Left arrow button – When you’re playing music, press and release to skip back to the previous song (to scan backwards in the song that’s playing, press and hold). When you’re using the Lyra Jukebox menu, moves highlight left. 8 Up arrow button – When using the Lyra Jukebox menu, moves the highlight up. 9 STOP[...]

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    Getting Started Chapter 1 9 off / loc k line out power charge dc in reset DC IN LINE OUT jack RESET Headphones jack USB port OFF/LOCK switch Back view POWER CHARGE POWER indicator – Lights when the Lyra Jukebox is on (receiving power from the DC IN jack). CHARGE indicator – Lights when the battery is char ging and when the Lyra Jukebox is recei[...]

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    10 Chapter 1 Getting Started The SORT BY menu is the main menu. The navigation scheme is the same no matter how many menus you access: Basic Operation The information in this section presumes you’ve successfully transferred files to your Lyra Jukebox, and you’re ready to play some music. If you need specific set-up information (downloading musi[...]

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    Getting Started Chapter 1 11 save select m o d e v v select stop Playback operation • T o scan backwards in the track that’s playing, press and hold (the left arrow button). • T o scan forwards in the track that’s playing, press and hold (the right arrow button). • T o go to the next track, press and release (the right arrow button). • [...]

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    12 Chapter 1 Getting Started Operation: Step-by-Step Examples The following example illustrates (with more detail than the previous information) how you find the song you want to play. 1. These instructions presume you’ve already done the following: • Installed the MusicMatch Jukebox software and the Lyra MP3/Personal Jukebox profiler applicati[...]

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    Getting Started Chapter 1 13 Sort by Artist 1. Highlight Artist (press the up or down arrow button). Note: Y ou can also highlight items on the screen by pressing the soft keys when they have arrows above them. In this example soft key 1 would move the highlight down and soft key 2 would move the highlight up. ARTIST I-Q R-Z Soft key 1 Soft key 3 S[...]

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    14 Chapter 1 Getting Started Highlight the desired song. • T o play the song, press (the play/pause button). • T o go to the previous menu, press soft key 1 ( BACK ). • T o scroll down the list 5 songs at a time, press soft key 2 ( PG down). • T o scroll up the list 5 songs at a time, press soft key 3 ( PG up). • T o get more info about t[...]

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    Getting Started Chapter 1 15 HAPPY MUSIC II PG INFO 01 A Song For You 02 Do Your Best 03 Be Yourself 04 Integrity Song 05 Freedom BACK PG Soft key 1 Soft key 2 Soft key 3 Soft key 4 3. T o see the songs for the album highlighted, press SELECT (the songs on that album appear). The SELECT button may be used alternately to select and de-select titles [...]

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    16 Chapter 1 Getting Started • T o see the titles from R - Z, press soft key 4. • T o return to the SOR T BY menu, press soft key 1 (labeled MAIN ). • T o get more info about the song, press soft key 4 ( INFO ). Note: The information provided in the INFO screen depends upon the ID tags that have been set up for the song. TITLE PG INFO A Song [...]

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    Getting Started Chapter 1 17 3. T o see a list of artists for the genre you’ve highlighted, press SELECT (a list of artists for that genre appears). T o jump to the complete Artist listing, press soft key 4 ( ARTST ). Note: The information provided in the INFO screen depends upon the ID3 tags that have been set up for the song. DISCO I-Q R-Z Soft[...]

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    18 Chapter 1 Getting Started Sort by User Playlists 1. Highlight User Playlists (press the up or down arrow button, or soft key 1 or soft key 2). SORT BY Artist t Album Title Genre User Playlists Audio Files HELP MORE Soft key 1 Soft key 2 How to Create User Playlists If you need information about Creating User Playlists, go to page 30. 2. Press SE[...]

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    Getting Started Chapter 1 19 • Delete a song from the playlist by DEL (delete) — soft key 3 — (a screen appears asking you to confirm that you want to delete this item). • Rearrange the order of the songs in the playlist by pressing soft key 4 ( MOVE ) — go to instructions below for more information. How to rearrange the or der of the son[...]

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    20 Chapter 1 Getting Started • T o get more info about the song, press soft key 4 ( INFO ). Note: The information provided in the INFO screen depends upon the ID3 tags that have been set up for the song. Sort by All Files Since your Lyra Jukebox has a hard drive with 10 Gigabytes of storage space, it can be used to store and transport files . T o[...]

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    Getting Started Chapter 1 21 This picture illustrates what you ’ ll see on your L yra Jukebox LCD screen when you ’ r e playing music. LCD Screen during Playback 1 Playlist name, or path of file 2 Song title or file name – Based on ID3 tag information, if it is available. If no ID3 tag information is available, it will be blank. 3 Artist name[...]

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    22 Chapter 1 Getting Started Setup Information – the details Install software in your computer 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 L[...]

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    Getting Started Chapter 1 23 • The System Profiler Application component must be installed in order for the Lyra Jukebox to function properly. This application allows you to sort and profile the music that you’ve transferred to your Lyra Jukebox, and update the system files and the help files that are stored on the Lyra Jukebox. • Universal S[...]

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    24 Chapter 1 Getting Started 12. Enter your name, e-mail address, postal code, country, year of birth, and sex (male or female). Note: Y ou must enter an e-mail address to proceed. If you don’ t have an e-mail address, enter yourname@home.com 13. Click Next (the Personalize Music Recommendation screen appears). Read the screen to determine if you[...]

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    Getting Started Chapter 1 25 Profiler application icon found in your computer’ s system tray . 3. Select the Profile L yra MP3/Personal Jukebox Device menu from the icon (the Lyra Jukebox profiler application icon that’s in your PC’s system tray, at the bottom right of your computer screen). The Lyra Jukebox/Personal Jukebox Profiler Applicat[...]

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    26 Chapter 1 Getting Started 3. The first time you launch MusicMatch, a Getting Started screen appears providing information about MusicMatch and the software. 4. Detailed information, Getting Started tips, and troubleshooting are available through the Help menu and the MusicMatch internet site (accessed from the Help and Site menus). W e recommend[...]

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    Getting Started Chapter 1 27 Select the Recording Quality level – CD Quality MP3 (128Kbps) is recommended • MP3 audio is MPEG Layer-3 Audio available at various encoding bit rates. The highest bit rate has the best quality sound, but uses the most disk space. • W A V audio is unencoded music that is not compressed. This format has the best qu[...]

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    28 Chapter 1 Getting Started Save CD tracks to play on your PC or in your L yra Jukebox 1. 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. Note: If you are on a LAN system and the titling feature does not work, contact your administrator . 2. If[...]

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    Getting Started Chapter 1 29 Download music from the Internet 1. Make sure you’re connected to the internet. 2. Click MUSIC GUIDE to connect to the MusicMatch download site. Note: Y ou can also select Show MusicMatch Guide from V iew in the Options menu to display this window . If you have not established an Internet connection, MusicMatch Jukebo[...]

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    30 Chapter 1 Getting Started Creating Personalized Playlists T o create a playlist, you can drag and drop files from your Music Library or you can open an existing playlist. 1. T o manually add tracks to the playlist, double click on the track or drag and drop the track from the Music Library into the playlist display (the song automatically starts[...]

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    Getting Started Chapter 1 31 Step 3: T ransfer audio files to your L yra Jukebox Once you’ve created the current playlist that contains all of the songs you want to transfer to your Lyra Jukebox, follow the steps below: 1. If your Lyra Jukebox isn’t already connected to your computer , use the mini-USB cable that came with your LyraJukebox to c[...]

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    32 Chapter 1 Getting Started 4. After you have selected all of the music you want to transfer to your Lyra Jukebox, click the Download button on the bottom of the screen. IMPORT ANT : If your Lyra Jukebox doesn’ t appear in the Por table Device Memory area, click the REFRESH button. During transfer a progress indicator appears in the Download to [...]

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    Chapter 2 Featur es & Menus Chapter Overview: • Play modes (Repeat, A-B Repeat, Shuf fle, etc.) • Adjusting DSP settings (flat, r ock, jazz, etc.) • Setting LCD prefer ences (contrast, backlight, etc) • Connecting your L yra Jukebox to your car stereo • Connecting your L yra Jukebox to your stereo system • Portable hard drive capabi[...]

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    34 Chapter 2 Features & Menus Using the Play Modes Once you have music transferred to your Lyra Jukebox you can use the MODE button to access different play modes that are used in other audio equipment: Shuffle, Repeat 1, Repeat, Repeat All, Repeat Shuffle. Note: The REPEA T A-B play mode can only be accessed when you ’ re playing music, go t[...]

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    Features & Menus Chapter 2 35 How to access the play modes During navigation mode (you ’ ve turned on your L yra Jukebox, but you are using the menu system and not playing music) 1. Press the MODE button (the MODE SETTINGS menu appears). 2. Press the arrow down button (or soft key 2) or the arrow up button (soft key 3) until the play mode you[...]

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    36 Chapter 2 Features & Menus 3. Press the arrow down (or soft key 2) or arrow up (soft key 3) to highlight the DSP setting you want to use. • FLA T • BASS • ROCK • POP • JAZZ • GRAPHIC EQ: enables you to personalize audio output settings. Go to the next section for instructions. Adjusting DSP Settings DSP Settings (Digital Signal P[...]

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    Features & Menus Chapter 2 37 Personalizing DSP Output (GRAPHIC EQ menu item) 1. During navigation, press soft key 1 (DSP). 2. Press soft key 2 (arrow down) until GRAPHIC EQ is highlighted (the GRAPHIC EQ submenu appears automatically after GRAPHIC EQ has been highlighted for a second or two). 3. Press soft key 2 (down arrow) to decrease the le[...]

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    38 Chapter 2 Features & Menus Setting LCD Pr eferences (SYSTEM SETTINGS menu) Y ou can personalize the setting of your LCD (Liquid Crystal Display). 1. From the SORT BY menu (the main menu), press soft key 4 ( MORE ). Four new menu items appear at the bottom of the LCD screen. 3. Highlight SYS (press soft key 2). The SYSTEM SETTINGS menu appear[...]

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    Features & Menus Chapter 2 39 • Backlight Timeout: you can adjust the amount of time that the backlight stays on by highlighting Backlight Timeout . Press (the right arrow button on your Lyra Jukebox) to increase the amount of time. Press (the left arrow button) to decrease the amount of time. Backlight Timeout 5s LCD Contrast 0 SYSTEM SETTIN[...]

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    40 Chapter 2 Features & Menus Playing Y our L yra Jukebox in your car ster eo The cassette adapter lets you listen to the Lyra in an automobile or R V safely without having to wear headphones. The car kit is included with your Lyra Jukebox. This accessory kit includes a car cord adapter (#54095) and a cassette adapter (#54097). The car cord ada[...]

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    Features & Menus Chapter 2 41 Playing Y our Lyra Jukebox on your ster eo system Y our Lyra Jukebox came with a Line Out Cable that you can use to connect your L yra to your audio system. 1. Make sure your Lyra Jukebox is off. 2. Connect the black end of the cable to the LINE OUT jack on your Lyra Jukebox player . 3. Connect the red (audio left)[...]

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    42 Chapter 2 Features & Menus Portable Har d Drive Capability Thus far , this User ’ s Guide has discussed your RD 2800 Lyra Jukebox player ’ s music functions. However , this is the first Lyra model that has a hard drive (other models required a compact flash card). Since it has a 10-gigabyte hard drive, you can use it to transport files ?[...]

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    Chapter 3 Additional Information Chapter Overview: • Tips & T roubleshooting • F AQ (Frequently Asked Questions) • Specifications & System Requir ements • Limited W arranty • Index 43 Changing Entertainment. Again.[...]

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    44 Chapter 3 Additional Information Tips and T r oubleshooting Problem: Player repeats same tracks or all tracks. • Repeat play is turned on. Press the MODE button to change the play mode. Problem: Audio distorted at high volume. • In DSP mode, reduce the BASS gain. • Select another DSP setting. • Turn down the volume. Problem: The audio tr[...]

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    Additional Information Chapter 3 45 F AQ (Frequently Asked Questions) Question: What is MP3? MP3 is an abbreviation for MPEG-1, Layer 3 Audio (MPEG = Motion Picture Experts Group). This is a digital sound encoding and compression process that was developed by the Fraunhofer Institut fur Integrierte Schaltungen and Thomson multimedia. MP3 is an inte[...]

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    46 Chapter 3 Additional Information Hard Disc • External Hard Disc Drive: When connected to a computer via USB, the Lyra Hard Disc player 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 compute[...]

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    Additional Information Chapter 3 47 PC Hardwar e Requirements – 233MHz or higher (Pentium II 300 MHz or higher recommended) – Windows ® 98SE, Me, XP or 2000 – Internet Explorer 4.0 or better with Internet access – 32 MB RAM (64 MB recommended) – Free hard disk space (4 MB for the software plus 1 MB for every minute of CD quality audio th[...]

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    48 Chapter 3 Additional Information Limited W arranty 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; yo[...]

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    Additional Information Chapter 3 49 • 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 th[...]

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    50 Chapter 3 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 THO[...]

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    Additional Information Chapter 3 51 Index A A-B Repeat 35 AC/DC adapter charger 6 Adapter AC/DC 6 car 6, 40 ADD button 29 Album menu 14 All Files menu 20 Analog setting 27 Arrow button 8 Arrow buttons left 11 right 11 Artist menu 13 Assistance 4, 26 , 34, 44, 48 Audio Files menu 19 Audio problems 44 B Backlight Timeout, changing 39 Backup data 4 Ba[...]

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    52 Chapter 3 Additional Information E Eject hardware icon 12 Error messages 44 F Flat 36 G Genre menu 16 Graphic EQ 36 GRAPHIC EQ menu 37 H Headphones 4, 6 Headphones jack 9 Help 26 ,4 8 I Icon MusicMatch 25 Icons eject hardware 12 key 9 lock 9 Lyra Jukebox profiler application 25 play mode 34 playback 21 unplug 12 ID3 tags 15 Important information[...]

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    Additional Information Chapter 3 53 M Menus Album 14 All Files 20 Artist 13 Audio Files 19 DSP Settings 36 Genre 16 Graphic EQ 37 Profile Lyra MP3/Personal Jukebox Device 25 Sort By 10 System Settings 38 Title 15 Update Lyra MP3/Personal Jukebox System 25 User Playlists 18 Mini USB cable 6, 24 Missing file message 44 MODE button 7, 11 MP3 27 Music [...]

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    54 Chapter 3 Additional Information S SA VE button 7 SELECT button 7 Settings menu 26 Setup instructions 22 Soft keys 8 Software 22 SORT BY menu 10 Sorting by Album 14 by All Files 20 by Artist 13 by Audio Files 19 by Genre 16 by Title 15 by User Playlists 18 Sorting problems 44 Specifications accessories 47 hard disc 46 hardware 45 software 46 Ste[...]

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    Thomson multimedia Inc. P.O. Box 1976 Indianapolis, IN 462 06-1976 ©200 2 Thomson multimedia Inc. T rademark(s) ® Registered Marca(s) Registrada(s) TOCOM THOMSON 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 .rca.com or www[...]