JVC XA-MP102W manual

DIGITAL AUDIO PLAYER XA-MP52B/R XA-MP102A/W Thank you for purchasing this JVC product. Please read these instructions carefully before starting o peration to be sure to obtain optimum performance and a longer se rvice life from the unit. LVT1510- 002A [B, US] INSTRUCTIONS XA-MP52-102(E).book Page 1 Wedne sd ay, October 5, 2005 9:45 AM[...]

2 Dry cell batteries To prevent damage to the batteries and electrolyte leakage, he ed the following points. • Align the » and á polarities properly when inse rting the battery. • Remove the battery if you do not plan to use the player for a long period of time. • Do not throw batteries into a fire, and do n ot short-circuit, disassemble or[...]

3 CAUTIONS Listening precau tions • Do not play your Headphones at a high volume. • Hearing experts advise agains t continuou s extended play. • If you experien ce a ringing in your ears, re duce volum e or discontinu e use. • Do not use while operating a motori zed vehicle. It may create traffic hazard and is illegal in many areas. • You[...]

4 CAUTIONS Do not leave the player exposed t o direct sunlight for long period s of time This may deform or discolor the playe r and may also cause malfunctioning. • We have no responsibility for any im proper recording or playback incurred by equipm ent malfunction. • It is recommended to st ore backup copy of you r important data in your PC o[...]

5 CAUTIONS ......................................................................... ..................... 2 TABLE OF CONTENTS .......................................................................... 5 GETTING STARTED ............................................................................... 6 INSTALLING BATTERY .............................[...]

6 INSTALLING BATTERY Remove the battery compartment cover and insert one LR03 ( AAA) alkaline battery (not supplied) matchi ng the po larities (+ and -) indicated on the rear side of the player, then replace the co mpartment cover. Battery indicator The battery indicator shows the remaining battery level. When the battery level becomes low, “Low [...]

7 GETTING STARTE D INSTALLING USB DRIVER (FOR WINDOWS 98SE ONLY) Follow these instructions to load software that enables a computer to recognize the Digital Audio Player. 1. Insert the CD-ROM into the CD- ROM drive of your PC. 2. Turn off the Digital Audio Player and connect it to you r PC with the USB connector. 3. Follow the on-screen instruction[...]

8 GETTING STARTED CONNECTING TO PC You can transfer MP3 and WMA format music files from the PC to your Digital Audio Player through USB port. Connecting Digital Audio Player to PC 1. Open the rubber cap of the USB connector. 2. Connect the player to the USB port on your PC using USB cable. Transferring mus ic files from PC to Digi tal Audio Player [...]

9 GETTING STARTE D • When you transfer a WMA-DRM file fr om the PC, use Windows Media© Player 9 or later. If you transfer it by drag and drop, it cannot be played with the player. Disconnectin g from PC For Windows 2000/Me/XP users: Left-click the icon in the task bar, and fo llow the on-screen instr uctions. For Windows 98SE users Open “My Co[...]

10 GETTING STARTED PARTS OF THE DIGITAL AUDIO PLAYER 1 Headphone jack 2 VOL+/- (Volume) buttons 3 Display 4 6 (Play/Pause) button 5 ¢ (Forward) button 6 7 (Stop) button 7 4 (Reverse) button 8 REC button 9 MENU button 0 Hold switch - Battery compartment cover = Line input jack ~ USB connector - = ~ 0 12 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 XA-MP52-102(E).book Page 10 Wed[...]

11 GETTING STARTE D TURNING POWER ON/OFF To turn power ON Press and hold 6 button till “welcome” appears. After a while, the following screen appears. To turn power OF F Press and hold 7 (Stop) button. • When the player is turned on, it resumes the mode it was in when it was last turned off. • The setting s you have made are stor ed in the [...]

12 GETTING STARTED DISPLAY OVERVIEW ∗ If the file information is long and disp layed over two lin es, it scrolls. During scrolling, the file name m ay not be correctly displayed. 1 Play indicator 2 Volume level 3 Play mode indicator 4 EQ (sound mode) 5 Lock icon 6 Sleep Timer icon 7 Battery indicator 8 Track number/Total number of tracks 9 File i[...]

13 USING THE MAIN MENU There are number of modes you can operate using MAIN MEN U. Types of modes BASIC OPERATIONS MUSIC mode Select to play music. (See page 14.) LINE IN mode Select to record music (MP3 file) from external audio equipment. (See page 16.) SET mode Select to set advanced settings. (See pages 19 to 30.) DELETE mode Select to delete f[...]

14 BASIC OPERATIONS PLAYING MUSIC You can play the music files. Before playing music, adjust the volume level with the volume +/- buttons. To play mus ic 1. After turning on the player, press MENU button and ¢ / 4 button to select MUSIC mode from Main Menu, and then press 6 button to enter that mode. 2. Press 6 button To stop: Pre ss 7 button . To[...]

15 BASIC OPERATIONS • If no audio files are stored, “NO FIL ES” appears. • When the player is turned off in stop mode or during playback and then turned on again, it will resume playback from the beginnin g of the track lastly played when you start playback. • The menu mode returns to the previous display before this menu is displayed if [...]

16 BASIC OPERATIONS RECORDING MUSIC FROM EXTERNAL AUDIO EQUIPMENT IN LINE-IN MODE You can record the music played back on externa l audio equipment. Make sure that the audio cable is c onnected between the LINE IN terminal of this audio player and the external audio equipment. To record music from external a udio equipment 1. After turning on the p[...]

17 BASIC OPERATIONS • The “LINE” folder is automatically generated, the recorded music files are stored in it as MP3 files. The “LINE” folder can be displayed using NAVIGATE mode. (See page 33.) • If “LOW BATTERY” appears when you press and hold REC button, it is recommended to replace the battery with a new one. • The player cons[...]

18 BASIC OPERATIONS DELETING FILES To delete files 1. After turning on the player, press MENU button and ¢ / 4 button to select DELETE mode from Main Menu, and then press 6 button to enter that mode. 2. Press ¢ / 4 button to select types of files you want to de lete from the DELETE menu. 3. Press 6 button. 4. Press ¢ / 4 button to select a file [...]

19 ADVANCED FEATURES SET MENU ITEMS In SET mode, you can set the following SET MENU items: EQ SET (Equalization Set), PLAYMODE, SLEEP TIMER, A.POWER OFF (Auto Power OFF), BACKLI GHT, CONTRAST, RECORD SET , MENU LANG (Menu Language) and FONTS To set each item, see the relevan t later page . ADVANCED FEATURES XA-MP52-102(E).book Page 19 Wedne sday, O[...]

20 ADVANCED FEATURES EQUALIZER You can select from one of 6 different preset sound modes or one customized sound mode. Types of soun d modes NORMAL No sound effect applies. CLASSICAL Good for classical music JAZZ Good for jazz music ROCK Boosts low and high frequency. POP Good for vocal music BASS Empowers bass sound. CUSTOMIZED You can create your[...]

21 To select sound mod e 1. After turning on the player, press MENU button and ¢ / 4 button to select SET mode from Main Menu, and then press 6 button to enter that mode. 2. Press ¢ / 4 button to select “EQ SET”. 3. Press 6 button. 4. Press ¢ / 4 button to select the sound mode. 5. Press 6 button to return to SET MENU. To create sound mode ([...]

22 ADVANCED FEATURES PLAYMODE You can select various play modes. Ho wever, for voice file playback, only NORMAL, REPEAT ONE and REPEAT ALL are selectable. Types of p layback mode s To select play mode 1. After turning on the player, press MENU button and ¢ / 4 button to select SET mode from Main Menu , and then press 6 button to enter that mode. 2[...]

23 ADVANCED FEATURES SLEEP TIMER Use the sleep timer to turn off the pl ayer after a cert ain period of time during playback. You can set the per iod of time to 15, 30, 45, 60 minut es, or OFF (default). The sleep timer works temporarily. Once it has worked, it is canceled. When the sleep ti mer is set, the sleep timer icon ( ) appears on the upper[...]

24 ADVANCED FEATURES AUTO POWER OFF Use the auto power off to turn off the player after a certain period of time when no operation is made. You can set the period of time to 2 , 5, or 10 minutes, or OFF (default). To set auto power off 1. After turning on the player, press MENU button and ¢ / 4 button to select SET mode from Main Menu , and then p[...]

25 ADVANCED FEATURES BACKLIGHT Use to adjust the backlighting extension time (0 to Max) after finishing the last operation. (Default: 5 seconds) W hen “Max” is set, the backlighting remains on for approx. two hour s. To set back light 1. After turning on the player, press MENU button and ¢ / 4 button to select SET mode from Main Menu, and then[...]

26 ADVANCED FEATURES CONTRAST Use to adjust the contrast of the display. To set contrast 1. After turning on the player, press MENU button and ¢ / 4 button to select SET mode from Main Menu , and then press 6 button to enter that mode. 2. Press ¢ / 4 button to select “CONTRAST”. 3. Press 6 button. 4. Press ¢ / 4 button to select the level. 5[...]

27 ADVANCED FEATURES RECORD SET For external equipment input ( LINE), set bit rate, A.TRK, etc. du ring recordi ng. To set recording 1. After turning on the player, press MENU button and ¢ / 4 button to select SET mode from Main menu, and then press 6 button to enter that mode. 2. Press ¢ / 4 button to select “RECORD SET”. 3. Press 6 button. [...]

28 ADVANCED FEATURES To exit SET mo de: Press MENU button (or select “EXIT” and press 6 button) in the SET MENU. Bit Rate: Indicates information content of the compressed data per second. As the bit rate is higher, the audio quality becomes higher, but the data a mount increases. Auto Track (A.TRK): You can select ON or OFF of the A. TRK when y[...]

29 ADVANCED FEATURES MENU LANGUAGES Use to set the language for the menu. You can select English (default), simplified Chinese o r traditional Chinese. To set menu language 1. After turning on the player, press MENU button and ¢ / 4 button to select SET mode from Main Menu, and then press 6 button to enter that mode. 2. Press ¢ / 4 button to sele[...]

30 ADVANCED FEATURES FONTS Use to set the language for the file name and ID3 tags. You can select one of 27 languages (default: English). To set fonts 1. After turning on the player, press MENU button and ¢ / 4 button to select SET mode from Main Menu , and then press 6 button to enter that mode. 2. Press ¢ / 4 button to select “FONTS”. 3. Pr[...]

31 ADVANCED FEATURES ABOUT Use to display firmware version and status of the player. To display: After turning on the player, press MENU button and ¢ / 4 button to select ABOUT mode from Main Menu, and then press 6 button to enter that mode. To exit ABOUT mode: Press MENU button. Upgrading firmware version: To upgrade the firmware of your player, [...]

32 ADVANCED FEATURES RESETTING THE UNIT Use to reset all the settings you have made to d efault. To reset the unit 1. After turning on the player, press MENU button and ¢ / 4 button to select RESET mode from Main Menu, and then p ress 6 button to enter that mode. 2. Press 6 button to reset the unit. All the settings are reset and “RESET OK!” a[...]

33 ADVANCED FEATURES NAVIGATE Use to display the hierarchical tree structur e of music folders and files ( ). From this tree structure, you can ea sily locate a desired music file and play it back. To locate a music file 1. After turning on the player, press MENU button and ¢ / 4 button to select NAVIGATE mode from Main Menu, and then press 6 butt[...]

34 ADVANCED FEATURES Music file playing orde r in Music mode: From the hierarchical tree structur e, you can easily unde rstand the playing order of music files when you normally play them in Music mode. You will see that the music files are played b ack in the order from the higher hierarchy to the lower one. • Maximum numb er of folders that ca[...]

35 ADVANCED FEATURES LOCKING BUTTONS (HOLD) Slide the HOLD switch to the right to lock all controls. When the hold function is activated, the appears in the upper right of the display. To unlock: Slide the HOLD switch to the left. • When the player is turned on with the HOLD switch set to ON position, “HOLD” appears after the initial message [...]

36 TROUBLESHOOTING Problem Solution The player does n ot function. • Make sure the HOLD switch is off. • This player provides versatile operations under microcomputer control. If the player cannot be properly operated by pressing any button, remove the battery and insert it again after a while. • Battery may be drained. Replace the battery. T[...]

37 ∗1 WMA-DRM: A WMA file wit h reproduction restriction for copyright protection of digital data. ∗2 Condition: WMA: 64 kb ps , 1 track: 4 minutes. ∗3 Condition: MP3 (128 kbs, fs=44.1 kHz) file playback, backlighting OFF, Equalization: normal Design and specifications are su bject to change w ithout notice. ■ OS supported: Microsof t ® Wi[...]

38 SPECIFICATIONS ACCESSORIES Headphones USB CABLE CD-ROM (USB Driver for Windows 98SE) NECK STRAP AUDIO CABLE XA-MP52-102(E).book Page 38 Wedne sday, Octob er 5, 2005 9:45 AM[...]

39 SPECIFICATIONS Information f or Users on Disposal of Old Equipment [Eur opean Union] Attention: This symbol is only valid in the European Union. This symbol indicates that the electrical and electronic equipment should not be di sp osed as general househ old waste at its end-of-lif e . Instead, the pr oduct should be handed ov er to the applicab[...]

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