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    S1000 S1001 S1010 S1031 SC1000 SC1001 SC1002 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 The descriptions and characteristics given in this document are given as a general indication and not as a guarantee. In order to provide the highest quality product possible, we reserve the right to make any improvement or modification without prior notice. The English version serves as the final reference on all products and op[...]

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    EN Safety Information 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 Recor ds 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 [...]

  • Page 4

    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 [...]

  • Page 6

    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 [...]

  • Page 7

    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 ARTY SOFTW ARE 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 Unpacking your unit When you unpack your new player , be sure you have removed all the accessories and documentation. The items below should have been packed in the box with your player . • RCA player • Music Management CD •U SB connection cable • Clip Earphones • Neck Strap •A rmband • Carrying case • Belt c[...]

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    EN 3 Befor e Y ou Begin 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 s[...]

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    EN 4 Befor e Y ou Begin Inserting Battery into the Player Slide the battery compartment door to the side and lift up to open. Insert a AAA- size battery with polarities corresponding to the indications on the compartment. Close the door after the battery is inserted. Important Battery Information • When storing the unit , be sure to remove the ba[...]

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    EN 5 General Contr ols 1. - headphone jack. 2. - switches on the player; during playback, pauses and resumes playback; when listening to radio, switched between preset and manual mode; when in Stopwatch mode, starts and stops the stopwatch. 3. +/– - adjust volume. During menu navigation, press + or – to move along menu items at the same level. [...]

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    EN T ransferring Files to Player Using the Accessories 6 Y ou should refer to the software manual for details in software installation, connecting your player with the computer and transferring files to the player . Attention Do not disconnect the USB connection during music download. Doing so may corrupt system files or the files being downloaded.[...]

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    EN 7 Quick Start How Files are Organized? The files transferred to the player will be sorted automatically so that you can easily find and play them. They are sorted as below: • Music • Audiobooks • Radio Recs • My Selections • Folders Note: Radio Recs are recorded files from the radio (see “Radio Recording”); My Selections are your p[...]

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    EN 8 Quick Start 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 the current file. Otherwise, press and release twice. Note: for sectioned audible files, press SEL and then perform the steps above to go to the previous or next audible section. Press[...]

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    EN 9 mp3 and WMA Playback Basic Playback Refer to “Quick Start”. Random Playback While the display shows the navigation screen for file selection, press M to access the player’ s menu. (If the display shows the playback screen, press M twice to access the player’ s menu.) Press – to highlight “Shuffle”. Press SEL repeatedly to select [...]

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    EN 10 Radio Basic Operations Refer to "Quick Start" for basic operations. Manual and Preset Modes Press repeatedly to select between the two modes while listening to the radio. Manual mode – tuning to stations manually , Preset mode – selecting stations saved in preset memory Manual T uning Refer to step 4 of “Listening to Radio” [...]

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    EN 11 Radio Recor ding Recording Radio Radio programs can be recorded as mp3 files. They can be treated in the same way as other mp3 music files. 1. T une to the station to be recorded. 2. Press to start recording. Press again to pause recording. Press again to resume. 3. Press to stop recording. Selecting Recording Duration 1. While listening to t[...]

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    EN 12 Sound Featur e Sports Mode DSP DSP feature consists of a number of sound effects. While playback is stopped, press M to access player’ s menu. Press – to highlight “DSP”. Press SEL repeatedly to highlight an effect mode (Flat, Bass, Pop, Rock and Jazz). Personal Information For accurate use of the pedometer , you should have entered y[...]

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    EN Sports Mode To check your BMI, press M to view the main menu. While "Go to" is highlighted in the menu, press to enter the submenu. Press – to highlight BMI and then press SEL or . Pr ess to go back to the player’ s menu . Different BMI ranges correspond to different health condition. Stopwatch 1. T o access stopwatch, press M to v[...]

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    EN Setting the Player Settings While the display shows the navigation screen for file selection, press M to access the player’ s menu. (If the display shows the playback screen, press M twice to access the player’ s menu.) Press – to highlight “Settings”. Press to enter the setting menu. The following items are available: • Contrast (ad[...]

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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 empty . • Battery may be inserted incorrectly . 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 Mor e Information What are MTP and MSC modes? •M TP (Media T ransfer Protocol) mode is essential if you want to transfer DRM content to your player . In MTP mode your player will no longer show up as a drive letter . So programs that were designed to work with a device that shows up as a drive letter will not be able to work directly with the [...]

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    EN 17 U.S. Limited W arranty 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 n[...]

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    EN 18 U.S. Limited W arranty 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 ATED ABOVE IS THE ONL Y WARRANTY APPLICABLE[...]

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    EN Canadian Limited W arranty 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[...]

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    Thomson Inc. P. O. Box 1976 Indianapolis, IN 46206-1976 © 2006 Thomson Inc. T rademark(s) ® Registered Marca(s) ® Registrada(s) Marque(s) ® Deposée(s) www .rca.com Printed In China / Impreso en China T ocom (v 4 .0) IMPORT ADOR Comercializadora Thomson de México, S.A. de C.V . Álvaro Obregón No. 151. Piso 13. Col. Roma. Delegación Cuauhté[...]

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    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 Software Installation File T ransfer Installation des software T ransfert de musique Instalación de logiciel T rasferencia de Música[...]

  • Page 31

    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[...]

  • Page 32

    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 [...]

  • Page 33

    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 [...]

  • Page 34

    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[...]

  • Page 35

    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[...]

  • Page 36

    EN End User License Agr eement THIRD P ARTY SOFTW ARE 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 [...]

  • Page 37

    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 . Our products will play open mp3 and Windows Media™ audio (WMA) content and for certain models, 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 pl[...]

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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 transferred in the built-in flash memory . To do so, you need the use of a Windows computer with USB port and a music management software (Y ahoo! Music Engine or Window Media Player recommended). The Music Management [...]

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    EN Getting Started 3 Inserting the Included CD- ROM into CD-ROM Drive 1. T urn on your computer and place the Music Management CD that comes with your digital audio player into your computer . 2. 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 [...]

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    EN 4 Connecting to the Computer Connecting the Player to the Computer Connect the Digital Audio Player to your computer . If a USB connection cable is provided, connect it to the player first before the computer . The larger end of the cable should be connected to the computer while the smaller end to the player . Some models can be directly connec[...]

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    EN T ransferring Music 5 T ransferring Files to a Digital Audio Player Depending on the availability of software on your Music Management CD specific to your digital audio player , you can transfer files to your Digital Audio Player via 1) Y ahoo! Music Engine (Windows XP only), 2) Windows Media Player or 3) Windows Explorer (requires no software i[...]

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    EN 6 T ransferring Music T ransferring Files via Y ahoo! Music Engine (Windows XP only) Y ahoo! Music Engine lets you manage your music easily and organize like a pro. Create your own playlists: music for work, the gym, or even dinner . Y ou can also buy music and transfer to your digital audio player in seconds. Just drag and drop and you ‘re do[...]

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    EN T ransferring Music 7 Y ahoo! Music Unlimited: Supercharge the Engine Y ahoo! Music Unlimited is a subscription service with access to over 1 million songs, plus much more. For a low monthly price, you can: • add any of those million songs to your personal music library to listen, •t ransfer to your digital audio player , • share with othe[...]

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    EN 8 T ransferring Music T ransferring Files via Windows Media Player If you want to take your music collection with you, you can easily synchronize items in your library to your digital audio player . The Sync feature in the latest version of Windows Media Player and allows you to synchronize files in categories and playlists in your library to yo[...]

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    EN T ransferring Music Pr ofiling (Model Dependent) 9 T ransferring Files via Windows Explorer (Drag and Drop) 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 Playe[...]

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    Disconnecting Y our Player from the Computer For Windows XP , from the System T ray , double click the left mouse button on the icon and select Safely Remove Hardware . Select the drive corresponding to your player and click STOP . The Stop a Hardware device screen appears. Select the device to be stopped again for confirmation and click OK . Y ou [...]

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    EN 11 Tr oubleshooting Tips 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 . What does the PlaysForSure logo mean? (available on certain models) Checkpoints / Action • Make sure the device is powe[...]

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    Thomson Inc. P. O. Box 1976 Indianapolis, IN 46206-1976 © 2006 Thomson Inc. T rademark(s) ® Registered Marca(s) ® Registrada(s) Marque(s) ® Deposée(s) www .rca.com Printed In China / Impreso en China TOCOM (v1.0) IMPORT ADOR Comercializadora Thomson de México, S.A. de C.V . Álvaro Obregón No. 151. Piso 13. Col. Roma. Delegación Cuauhtémoc[...]