Aiwa MM-RX400 manual

MM-R X 4 00 MEMORY AUDIO PLA YER REPRODUCTOR DE AUDIO CON MEMORIA ENGLISH ESPAÑOL FRANÇAIS For assistance and information, call toll free 1-800-BUY-AIWA. (United States and Puerto Rico) OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS INSTRUCCIONES DE MANEJO MODE D’EMPLOI OWNER’S RECORD For your convenience, record the model number and the serial number (you will find[...]

2 ENGLISH WARNING TO REDUCE THE RISK OF FIRE OR ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NOT EXPOSE THIS APPLIANCE TO RAIN OR MOISTURE. Copyright Notices Under the copyright laws, neither the documentation nor the software for this product may be copied, photocopied, reproduced, translated, or reduced to any electronic medium or machine-readable form, in whole or in par[...]

ENGLISH 3 ENGLISH PRECAUTIONS The following are precautions that you should always keep in mind. Any violation of one or more of the following precautions may cause damage and will void the warranty. To maintain good performance • Avoid exposure to heat, moisture and static electricity. • Do not use the player in places that are extremely hot, [...]

4 ENGLISH T ABLE OF CONTENTS INTRODUCTION Main features ........................................ 5 Accessories ........................................... 6 System requirements ............................ 7 About this manual ................................. 7 Vie wing Help ......................................... 8 Restrictions on transferring m[...]

ENGLISH 5 ENGLISH INTRODUCTION Main features • Boosts the capability of portable audio equipment by incorporating the FM radio feature in addition to the high- performance memory audio player. • Having no drive mechanism results in skip-free sound. • Incorporates 32MB of Flash Memory, providing up to 96MB of storage for recording music files [...]

6 ENGLISH INTRODUCTION Accessories The following accessories are supplied with the MM-RX400 player. Make sure all of the items are in the package. If anything is missing, please contact the store where you purchased the MM-RX400 player or your nearest AIWA dealer. 1 MM-RX400 player 2 USB cable 3 Remote control 5 Battery charger 6 Rechargeable batte[...]

ENGLISH 7 ENGLISH System requirements The following hardware and software are required for using the supplied Audio Manager software. Hardware requirements • Intel Pentium 233 MMX or faster • 64MB RAM or more • Free hard-disk space — 32MB or more for software installation — 64MB or more for music-file storage • CD-ROM drive that support[...]

8 ENGLISH INTRODUCTION Viewing Help To view Help, click on “ Help ” in the Audio Manager window, and then click on “ Help Topics. ” The “ Audio Manager Online Help ” window appears. • C lick on to open any book and display the topics it contains. To close a book, click on . • Click on to open a topic page. • Click on an underlined[...]

ENGLISH 9 ENGLISH 1 2 3 4 Internet Music CDs PC Transferable to a limited number of players Transferable to multiple MultiMediaCards Playable only on the original player Restrictions on transferring music files and using MultiMediaCards For the purpose of copyright protection for music files, the MM-RX400 player and the supplied Audio Manager softw[...]

10 ENGLISH PREP ARA TION Installing the Audio Manager and driver software You can also change the setting after installation is finished. Click on the box to the left of “ Wave Audio Files ” under the “ File Types ” tab that can be accessed by clicking on “ Options ” of the “ View ” menu. 1 Insert the installation CD-ROM into the CD[...]

ENGLISH 11 ENGLISH 10 Click on “ Next ” if you accept the default location for storing created music files or click on “ Browse ” to select your desired location from the “ Choose Folder ” dialog box. A dialog box appears and asks if you want to register Audio Manager as a default player. 11 Click on “ Yes ” if you want to use Audio[...]

12 ENGLISH PREPARATION 13 Click on “ OK ” in the dialog box that prompts you to restart your computer. When your computer finishes rebooting, installation of the Audio Manager and driver software is completed. Uninstalling the Audio Manager and driver software 1 Click on the “ Start ” button, point to “ Programs ” and “ Audio Manager,[...]

ENGLISH 13 ENGLISH Preparing the MM-RX400 player Charging the battery Before using the rechargeable battery for the first time, charge it for about 8 hours. 1 Insert the rechargeable battery into the supplied battery charger. 2 Plug the battery charger into a wall outlet. Recharging a completely drained battery takes about 8 hours. When the battery[...]

14 ENGLISH Formatting a MultiMediaCard In order to use a MultiMediaCard with an MM-RX400 player, you must initialize it to MM-RX400 format using the format function of the supplied Audio Manager. For details on formatting a MultiMediaCard, see “ Formatting the internal Flash Memory and MultiMediaCard ” (page 46). Note on the MultiMediaCard • [...]

ENGLISH 15 ENGLISH Connecting the MM-RX400 player to your computer Use the supplied USB cable to connect the MM-RX400 player to your computer, as shown below. 1 Connect the series A connector (the larger one) to the computer ’ s USB port. 2 Connect the series B connector (the smaller one) to the USB port connector of the MM-RX400 player. 3 Turn o[...]

16 ENGLISH Disconnecting the MM-RX400 player You can disconnect the MM-RX400 player from your computer whenever you like except during the process of transferring music files or formatting the memory media. When you disconnect the USB cable from the MM-RX400 player, it will automatically shut off, leaving the message “ GOOD- BYE!! ” Installing [...]

ENGLISH 17 ENGLISH 5 Insert the supplied installation CD-ROM into the CD-ROM drive of your computer, then click on the “ Browse ” button. The “ Open ” dialog box appears. 6 Select an appropriate drive from the “ Drives ” drop-down menu, then click on “ OK. ” 7 Click on “ Next ” after confirming that “ AIWA MM-RX400 ” is list[...]

18 ENGLISH Starting Audio Manager Switching between the Audio Manager window and small player To switch to the small player, click on the (Small Player) icon to the right of the navigation buttons bar in the Audio Manager window. You can also click on “Small Player” of the “View” menu. To switch to the Audio Manager window (big player), rig[...]

ENGLISH 19 ENGLISH Changing the appearance of the Audio Manager window In Audio Manager, several skins of different design are available, which allow you to change the appearance of your Audio Manager window (also of the small player) to suit your preference. Click on “ Link to more skins ” of the “ Skins ” menu in the Audio Manager window [...]

20 ENGLISH USING AUDIO MANAGER Identification of Audio Manager controls Audio Manager window To make full use of the MM-RX400 player, you need to learn how to use the basic functions of the Audio Manager. 1 2 (Audio Manager with the Play List Window opened) To learn how each menu command functions, refer to the “ Quick Reference ” book in the O[...]

ENGLISH 21 ENGLISH copy to devices button Click on this button to open the Copy to Devices window, which allows you to transfer tracks from your computer to your MM-RX400 player (page 40). The Copy to Devices window also allows you to view a list of tracks and delete tracks stored on the memory media. write audio cd button Click on this button to o[...]

22 ENGLISH USING AUDIO MANAGER Recording tracks from a music CD Read a CD window 1 Read a CD button bar button Click on this button to obtain information about the inserted music CD from the CDDB server on the Internet (page 27). button Click on this button to open the “ Preview Playlist ” window, which allows you to edit the CD or track inform[...]

ENGLISH 23 ENGLISH 3 Read a CD Track list button bar button Click on this button to reload information on the music CD. button Click on this button to select all the tracks on the list for recording. All the boxes to the left of the tracks are checked at once. button Click on this button to clear the check marks for all the tracks on the list at on[...]

24 ENGLISH USING AUDIO MANAGER Bit Rate: Select the bit rate to be used to encode tracks recorded from a music CD. Click on to the right of the “ Bit Rate: ” field, then select one of items. Higher bit rates create files with better sound quality, but larger file sizes result in less total recording time that can be stored on the memory media. [...]

ENGLISH 25 ENGLISH 3 Click on the “ read a cd” button to open the Read a CD window. The Read a CD window appears with all the tracks on the music CD checked for recording. If you did not check the “ Always get title from CDDB when CD is inserted ” option mentioned above, the dialog box appears and prompts you to obtain information about the[...]

26 ENGLISH USING AUDIO MANAGER 3 Enter information about the track such as the title, artist, album title, genre, and lyrics. In some fields, you can select the desired item from the drop-down list by clicking on to the right of the field. 4 Click on “ Next ” once or more times to go to the next track to edit. When you have no more tracks to ed[...]

ENGLISH 27 ENGLISH Obtaining track information about a music CD automatically If you have access to the Internet, you can obtain information about the music CD, such as the album title, track title, and artist name, automatically from the CDDB on the Internet. The CDDB is a database accessible via the Internet, which stores track information regard[...]

28 ENGLISH USING AUDIO MANAGER Note With most contents providers on the Internet, you may be required to fill in information on an enrollment form for membership before you can download music files. 4 Check the “ Save this file to disk ” option and click on “ OK. ” The “ Save As ” dialog box appears. Obtaining music files via the Intern[...]

ENGLISH 29 ENGLISH 5 Check that “ My Music ” is entered in the “ Save in: ” field, enter a filename if necessary, then click on “ Save. ” Downloading starts. When downloading is finished, the “ Download complete ” dialog box appears. 6 Click on “ OK ” in the dialog box. Now you are ready to play the downloaded music file on Audi[...]

30 ENGLISH USING AUDIO MANAGER Organizing tracks using play list Play List window You can use the Play List window to view all the tracks stored on your computer, as well as to create play lists and add selected tracks to them. The Play List window also allows you to play back the tracks you added from your database* to the Play List. If you save t[...]

ENGLISH 31 ENGLISH 2 Play List Displays the list of the tracks you have added from your database or the music CD in the CD-ROM drive of your computer. Each track has information such as the track title, artist name, original album title and playing time, and also an icon that represents its file type. A track in MP3 file format A track in WMA (Wind[...]

32 ENGLISH USING AUDIO MANAGER 5 Player controls Provide basic functions for playing back tracks with Audio Manager. 1 Elapsed playing time indicator 2 Input level indicator 3 Balance control slider Drag the slider to adjust the balance between the left and right speakers. 4 Volume control slider Drag the slider to the right or left to adjust the v[...]

ENGLISH 33 ENGLISH 5 Click on “ OK ” when you have finished selecting the tracks. The selected tracks are displayed on the Play List. If there is any track that you want to exclude from the selections, select it and click on . 6 Click on the “ Save Tracks as Playlist ” button. The “ Add Playlist ” window appears. 7 Name the new play lis[...]

34 ENGLISH USING AUDIO MANAGER Creating a play list so that it contains music files already on your computer If you know where the music files are stored 1 Click on the “ make a playlist ” button to open the Play List window if it is not already open. 2 Click on the “ Clear List ” button to clear the tracks on the Play List. 3 Click on “ [...]

ENGLISH 35 ENGLISH 6 Select the tracks that you want to add to the new play list by clicking on the box to the left of each track, then click on “ OK ” when you have finished. The selected tracks are displayed on the Play List in the Play List window. 7 Click on the “ Save Tracks as Playlist ” button. 8 Name the new play list, fill in the o[...]

36 ENGLISH USING AUDIO MANAGER Deleting tracks from the previously created play list 1 Click on the “ make a playlist ” button to open the Play List window if it is not already open. 2 Click on the “ Select Playlists From Database ” button. The “ Select Playlists From Database ” window appears. 3 Select the play list from which you want[...]

ENGLISH 37 ENGLISH 4 Click on “ Yes. ” 5 Repeat the procedure for the remaining tracks. 6 Click on “ OK ” when you have finished. Tip Instead of using the “ Delete ” button, you can use the shortcut menu that appears when you right-click to delete all the selected tracks at once. Select the tracks you want to delete by clicking on the b[...]

38 ENGLISH USING AUDIO MANAGER Editing track information You can edit track information anywhere you can find the “ Edit... ” button or “ Edit track... ” drop-down menu command within Audio Manager. Suppose you are in the “ Select Tracks From Database ” window. You can click on the “ Edit ” button to open the “ Edit Track Info ”[...]

ENGLISH 39 ENGLISH 3 Insert the music CD into the CD- ROM drive of your computer, or click on the “ Get Tracks From CD ” button if the music CD is already in the CD-ROM drive. If you do not clear the list in step 2, the “ New CD Detected ” dialog box appears when you insert the CD into the CD- ROM drive and asks you to select “ Play this [...]

40 ENGLISH USING AUDIO MANAGER 1 Devices window button bar button Click on this button to select desired tracks from your database and add them to the Transfer List. button Click on this button to select desired play lists from your database and add them to the Transfer List. button Click on this button to start transfer. T ransferring tracks to th[...]

ENGLISH 41 ENGLISH 2 Transfer List Displays the list of the tracks you have selected from your database for transfer to your MM-RX400 player. Each track has information such as the playing time, size, track title and artist name, and also an icon that represents its file type. A track in MP3 file format A track in WMA file format An icon preceding [...]

42 ENGLISH USING AUDIO MANAGER 7 Portable Track List button bar button Click on this button to redisplay the Portable Track List to match the contents of the selected memory media. button Click on this button to display information about restrictions on transferring music files to the MM-RX400 player. button Click on this button to initialize the m[...]

ENGLISH 43 ENGLISH Note If you connect the USB cable to the MM-RX400 player while it is in FM radio reception mode, the player does not detect that the USB cable has been connected. Switch to the Memory audio player mode by holding the e / s button pressed or turn on the player after turning it off. 3 Click on the “ copy to devices ” button to [...]

44 ENGLISH USING AUDIO MANAGER 11 When you are all right with your selection, click on the “ Copy To Portable ” button. Transfer of the selected tracks starts and the “ Sending to device ” dialog box appears, where you can see the transfer status of each track and the track title currently being transferred. On the MM-RX400 player, “ NOW [...]

ENGLISH 45 ENGLISH Viewing current memory usage status of the memory media The Device Usage bar located on the right pane of the Copy to Devices window gives you color-coded representation of current memory usage status of the selected memory media. • Green The amount of memory currently being used on the memory media • Yellow The amount of mem[...]

46 ENGLISH USING AUDIO MANAGER Formatting the internal Flash Memory and MultiMediaCard Before starting • Formatting the memory media erases all contents stored on it. • The following actions are strictly prohibited while formatting the memory media. Doing so may cause not only the computer to freeze up but also the memory media to be damaged. ?[...]

ENGLISH 47 ENGLISH Player overview Main unit 3 PRESET +/A-B/MEMORY/SET button • Press during playback to set A-B repeat playback. • Press during Radio Reception or Station Preset mode to enter/exit Station Preset mode, or to select the desired preset station number. 4 HOLD switch When the player is not being used, set it to the HOLD position to[...]

48 ENGLISH USING THE MM-RX400 PLAYER 5 Multi Jog • Turn up or down during playback to skip to the beginning of the desired track. • Turn up or down during radio reception to tune in to the desired frequency. • Press and hold to turn the power on in Radio Reception mode, or to turn the power off. • Press to start radio reception during playb[...]

ENGLISH 49 ENGLISH Remote control 1 VOL (Volume) control Turn to adjust the volume. Make sure that you cannot turn up the volume with the VOL control higher than the volume set with the player ’ s VOLUME +/ – buttons. 2 jack (stereo mini-jack) Used to connect the supplied headphones. 3 e (play/pause) button • Press and hold to turn the powe[...]

50 ENGLISH USING THE MM-RX400 PLAYER Display window During radio reception 5 Preset station number indication 6 FM MONO (monaural) indicator Shows the FM MODE switch is set to the MONO position. 7 Frequency indication During playback 1 Play mode indicator 2 DTP (Digital Tone Processor) indication 3 Battery indicator Displays the remaining battery p[...]

ENGLISH 51 ENGLISH Using the player Current track No. Elapsed playing time of the current track 3 Adjust the volume with the VOLUME + or – button. Note The MM-RX400 player allows you to play back up to 99 music files that have been stored on it. To turn the power off Press and hold the e / s button until “ GOOD-BYE!! ” appears on the display.[...]

52 ENGLISH USING THE MM-RX400 PLAYER Selecting a play mode PLAY MODE Press the PLAY MODE button repeatedly during playback to select the desired play mode. Select To play NORMAL All the recorded tracks in order. When you are using the player with a MultiMediaCard loaded, playback starts from the Flash Memory, and then proceeds to the MultiMediaCard[...]

ENGLISH 53 ENGLISH Selecting equalizer settings to suit tracks DTP DTP Press the DTP button repeatedly during playback to select your desired DTP (Digital Tone Processor) mode from among ROCK, POP, JAZZ, and CLASSIC. Changing the track information DISPLAY Set the DISPLAY switch to TITLE or TIME during playback. Set the switch to To show TITLE The t[...]

54 ENGLISH USING THE MM-RX400 PLAYER Selecting the AREA setting before you use the player 2,3,4 1 1 Radio broadcasts have different frequency ranges and change in different steps in different countries. The player has two world reception areas: US (North and South America) and EU (Europe). 1 Press and hold the Multi Jog until radio reception displa[...]

ENGLISH 55 ENGLISH 3 Adjust the volume with the VOLUME + or – button. To turn the power off Press and hold the Multi Jog until “ GOOD- BYE!! ” appears on the display. To tune in to a station quickly (Auto Tuning) Hold the Multi Jog to turn up or down until the frequency starts and continues to increase or decrease. The player tunes in to the [...]

56 ENGLISH USING THE MM-RX400 PLAYER Presetting stations manually (Manual Preset) 3 2,3,4 1 Tune in to a desired station. 2 Press and hold the MEMORY button until the preset number flashes on the display. 3 Press the PRESET + or – button repeatedly to select the desired preset number. 4 Press and hold the MEMORY button until the preset number sto[...]

ENGLISH 57 ENGLISH Specifications APPENDIX Storage media Built-in 32MB Flash Memory MultiMediaCard slot for a removable 16MB, 32MB or 64MB MultiMediaCard Maximum output level 5 mW + 5 mW (32 ohms) Frequency range 20 Hz – 20 kHz FM tuner US: 87.5 MHz – 108.1 MHz (200 kHz steps) EU: 87.5 MHz – 108.0 MHz (50 kHz steps) Power supply 1.2 V DC usin[...]

58 ENGLISH APPENDIX What is the bit rate? Data flow per second denoted by “ kbps. ” Audio Manager allows you to select a bit rate of 160, 128, 96, 80, or 64 kbps for WMA format encoding and 320, 256, 192, 128, 96, 80, or 64 kbps for MP3 format encoding. What is a variable bit rate (VBR)? The variable bit rate (VBR) encoding method allocates few[...]

ENGLISH 59 ENGLISH Questions about the MM-RX400 player How do I expand the memory? The MM-RX400 player incorporates 32MB of Flash Memory. You can add memory by installing a MultiMediaCard (64MB, 32MB or 16MB). Can files on a MultiMediaCard that have been written to by an MM-RX400 player be played back on another portable player? No, they cannot be [...]

60 ENGLISH APPENDIX T r oubleshooting If you encounter a problem while using the MM-RX400 player, try the remedial actions listed below. Should the problem persist, consult the store where you purchased the MM-RX400 player or your nearest AIWA dealer. The buttons are not functional. O Check to see if the HOLD switch is set to the HOLD position (pag[...]

ENGLISH 61 ENGLISH The MM-RX400 player does not play tracks. • The MM-RX400 player supports WMA and MP3 files encoded with one of the following bit rates and sampling frequency. – WMA files encoded with a bit rate of 64, 80, 96, 128, or 160 kbps and a sampling frequency of 44.1 kHz – MP3 files encoded with a bit rate of 64, 80, 96, 128, 160, [...]

62 ENGLISH APPENDIX Your computer does not recognize the MM-RX400 player. •“ CONNECT USB ” does not appear on the MM-RX400 player display. O Check that the USB cable is connected properly to the player and computer ports (page 15). O Check that the player is not connected to a port on a cascaded USB hub. If the player is connected to the USB [...]

ENGLISH 63 ENGLISH Messages The table shows the messages displayed on the MM-RX400 player. Display Description HOLD Displayed when any operation button other than the FM MODE/DISPLAY switch is pressed while the HOLD switch is in the “ HOLD ” position. CONNECT USB Displayed when the MM-RX400 player is connected to a computer with the supplied US[...]

8A-HZ5-901-01 010521AYO-OX Printed in Korea NOTE FOR USE IN THE U.S.A. This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates,[...]