JVC XA-A55CL manual

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Safety and Cautions NOTE: Some cautions in this "Safety and Cautions" are for u sers in particular countries and regions. Such cautions are described in their local language only.[...]

"SOME DO'S AND DON'TS ON TH E SAFE USE OF EQUIPMENT" This equipment has been designed and manufactured to meet international safet y standards but, like any electrical equipment, care must be taken if you are to obtain th e best results and safety is to be assured. ------------------------------------------------------------ ---[...]

NEVER guess or make changes with electrical equipment of any kind. It is be tter to be safe than sorry![...]

About FCC information FCC INFORMATION This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Ru les. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: 1. This device may not caus e harmful inte rference. 2. This dev ice must a ccept any interfere nce receiv ed, including interference that may cause undesired operation. NOTE: This equipment has been teste[...]

Cautions 1. For your safety TO REDUCE THE RISK OF FIRE OR ELECTRIA L SHOCK, DO NOT EX POS E THIS APPLIANCE TO RAIN OR MOISTURE. Never use the Digital Audio Player when driving a car, motorcycle, or b icycle. This could result in an accident. A pleine puissance, l'écoute prolongée du baladeur peut endommager l'oreille de l'utilisate[...]

Do not disassemble or modify the Digital Audio Player. Do not allow inflammables, water or metallic objects to enter the Digital Audio Player. A little electric shock to your ears may be caused with static electricity when wearing the unit in dry environ m ents. Hearing comfort and well-Being Do not play your headphone stereo at a high volume. Hear[...]

(2) Use only the specified batteries with this Di gital Audio Player. The use of other power sources may cause a fire. (3) When discarding batteries, environmenta l problems must be considered and the local rules or laws governing the disposal of these batteries must be followed strictly. HOW TO HANDLE A CD-ROM Take care not to soil or scratch the [...]

Introduction Thank you for purchasing the JVC product. Befo re you begin operating this unit, please read this operating instructions carefully to be sure you get the best possible performance. If you have any questions, consult your JVC dealer. CAUTION: For copyright protection, the Digital Audio Player has a limitation on musi c file op era tions[...]

Accessories Check the supplied accessories after unpacking. CD-ROM USB cable Cable clip Carrying pouch [Instructions (this file ), Voice guidance files for nine languages, USB driver for Windows 98SE][...]

Features What is Digital Audio Player XA-A55CL? z XA-A55CL is an Ear-Clip headphone type Digital Audio Player, which creates a high quality sound reproduced by the 30 mm diameter Neodymium driver unit in an innovative design shell. z You can store the music files-MP3 or WMA / WM A-DRM-in the built-in 256 MB memory, and enjoy playback continuously f[...]

The Digital Audio Player can only recognize and play files with one of the following ext ensions, which can be in any combination of upper and lower case: NOTE: Some files may not be played normally because of their characteristics or recording conditions. I n this case, record a music file at a different bit rate. Copyright protection For copyrigh[...]

About this instruction Configuration of this instruction This instruction is configured with the following 4 sections: The screens used in this instruction are from Windows XP (except f or "Driver installation (For Windows 98SE user ONLY)" ). The screens and procedures explained may differ depending on your PC. Also, software images for e[...]

Parts Identification Left headphone Right headphone Buttons on the right headphone 1. Ear hook 2. Ear pad 3. Battery cover 4. USB port cover 5. LED lamp Lights: When setting up the unit Flashes 2 times ever y 5 seconds: During playback Flashes every 2 seconds: During stop 6. (Skip) buttons 7. (Volume) buttons 8. button 9. (Stop/Play/Power) button[...]

About Voice Guidance The Digital Audio Player has Voic e Guidance system, which informs you the operational information of the Digital Audio Player. For example, when you press (skip) button while listening to the music, you will hear "Next" through the Digital Audio Player to confirm the operation. You can change the voice of Voice Guida[...]

Preparation Driver installation (For Windows 98SE user ONLY) When connecting the Digital Audio Player to PC with Windows 98SE for t he first time, you need to install the USB driver. The English screens are used in this p rocedure. 1. Connect the Digital Audio Player to your PC using the supplied USB cable. The "Add New Hardware Wizard" s[...]

4. Check "CD-ROM drive" for the driver selection on the screen. 5. Load the supplied CD-ROM on your PC, then click "Next". 6. Install the driver by following the messages.[...]

Selecting the language fo r the Voice Guidance You can change the language of the guide voice by sele cting the guide voice files stored in the supplied CD-ROM. The initial language is set to English. 1. Connect the Digital Audio Player to your PC using the supplied USB cable. 2. Load the supp lied CD-ROM on yo ur PC. The language selection screen [...]

If "voice" folder is accidentally deleted, install the voice guide file again following the steps shown above.[...]

Putting the battery 1. Slide open the battery cover. 2. Insert the alkaline batt ery, matching the and . Press in on end first and down on end. 3. Close the battery cover. About changing the battery The battery should be changed or the LED setting should be set to "LED off" when the LED lamp fades or does not turn on, or playback/operatio[...]

Basic Operation Transferring the music files in to the Digital Audio Player In this instruction, the file-t ransferring procedur e is explained using the Windows Media Player 9. CAUTION: For copyright protection, the Digital Audio Player has a limitation on music file operations. Once stored, the MP3, WMA, and WMA-DRM files in this unit cannot be c[...]

2. Select the desired music files on the left column of Windows Media Player. 3. Select the Digital Audio Player as the device on the right column of Windows Media Player. Windows Media Player detects the Digital Audi o Player as "Removable Disk ("JVC_XA_A" on Windows XP)". Windows Media Player does not detect the Digita l Audio[...]

CAUTIONS: Once stored, the MP3, WMA, and WMA-DRM files in this unit cannot be copied or moved to any other place such as PCs or HDDs. Attempting to overwrite will delete the files which have same names from PCs or HDDs. DO NOT check property of an music file in this unit when using Windows 98SE. Otherwise, Windows Explorer is forcedly shut down. NO[...]

Putting on the headphones 1. Open the Ear Ho ok outward slightly. 2. Put the Ear Hook on your ear and adjust the Ear Hook position to fit your ear. 3. Close the Ear Hook. NOTE: Stretching the ear hook on the headphone too wide from its original position may result in damage to the ear hook. To avoid dropping the headphones unexpectedly, you can a t[...]

Turning on the power The Digital Audio Player has a f unction to avoid to turn on the pow er by the unexpected touch of the objects to the Digital Audio Player. 1. Press and hold until the beep sound is heard (ab out 2 to 5 seconds) to turn on the Digital Audio Player. The LED lamp lights up and the Digital Audio Play er is turned on, then the play[...]

Adjusting volume 1. Press . : Increases the volume. : Decreases the volume. When pressing and holding the button, the volume is changed continuously. NOTES: The Guide voice cannot be heard during the volume adjustment. The volume of Guide voice automatically increases /decreases according to the volume of playback sound. When one of the "Vario[...]

Basic playback To stop playback 1. Press . The playback is stopped, then the Digital Audio Player is turned off with the current position of the playback memorized 10 seconds later. When pressing and holding for 2 seconds, the Di gital Audio Player turns off without the memory of the current position. To skip to the desired track 1. Press . : Skips[...]

Advanced Operation Playing back with playlist You can make up to three playlists to customize the playback files you want to. Using a playlist, you can edit the playback files and their order. NOTE: When a music file listed on the playlist does not exis t on the Digital Audio Player, the listed music is skipped. To make a playlist You can make a pl[...]

3. Save the file as Unicode format. Select "Unicode Text Document" for "Save as type" in the "Save As" dialog of WordPad. A playlist need to be a text file whose name is "P_List1.m3u", "P_List2. m3u", or "P_List3.m3u". The Digital Audio Player recogni zes the files as "Playlist 1"[...]

To play back with a playlist 1. During playback, press and hold until the playlist name you want to play ("Playlist 1" "Playlist 2" , or "Playlist 3") is heard. NOTE: When selecting playlist, the voice for non-exis ting playlist is skipped. For example, when "P_LIST1.m3u" (Playlist 1) is not exist in the play[...]

Various effects and setting You can add various effects to the music sound and changing the basic setting using the button. To change the mode 1. Press repeatedly to se lect the desired item. Each time you press the button, the item changes as follows: 2. Press repeatedly to select the setting. 3. Press . Pressing instead of goes to the next item w[...]

Play mode setting Setting item (Guide voice) Function All repeat Repeats all the music files. Random Plays back all the music files in random order. Random repeat Repeats all the music files in random order. Repeat Repeats the current music file.[...]

Sound setting *1SRS WOW: surround effect to enlarge the sound field with digital processing *2SRS TruBass: reproduces the dynamic bass sound NOTE: When using SRS TruBass/WOW MODE 1-3 , the sound may be distorted. In this case, select the other sound settings. Voice guide setting LED setting When the remaining battery power is low, the Di gital Audi[...]

built-in memory may be broken. After "Format setting" is heard by pressing repeatedly... 1. Press so that "Format" is heard, then press . "Please select Start format or Cancel format" is heard. When you do not press for more than 10 seconds, the format setting is canceled a nd playback starts. 2. Press so that "St[...]

Information Troubleshooting Connection Transfer/Deletion Playback Symptom Cause Action The PC cannot detect the Digital Audio Player. Your PC may work incorrectly. Restart your PC, then connect the Digital Audio Player again. For Windows 98SE users: The USB driver is not installed. Install the USB driver. A USB hub or a USB extension cable is used.[...]

format. Save the playlist in un icode format.[...]

Specification Design and specifications subject to change without notice. Memory type: 256 MB Flash memory Playable files: MP3, WMA, WM A-DRM (cop yright-protec ted) Headphones driver unit: 30 mm diameter Neodymium Power supply: AAA alkaline battery (DC 1.5 V) x 1 Battery life: approx. 20 hours (Playb ack of MP3 files cr eated at 64 kbps/22 kHz wit[...]