RCA H104 manual

Digital Audio Player User’ s Guide Changing Entertainment. Again. H100/H104/H106 H116/HC100/HC106 It is important to read this instruction book prior to using your new product for the first time. www .rca.com[...]

T able of Contents 2 T able of Contents .............................................................................................................. ......................... 2 Important Information .......................................................................................................... ..................... 4 End User License A[...]

T able of Contents 3 My Selections .................................................................................................................. .......................... 28 Adding Items to My Selections .................................................................................................. .... 28 Playing My Selections ...........[...]

4 T echnical Specification Product: Digital audio player Brand: RCA Model: H100/H104/H106/H116/HC100/HC106 Electrical Rating DC : 3.7 V Li-polymer battery (built -in) Importer Comercializadora Thomson de México, S.A. de C.V . Álvaro Obregón No. 151. Piso 13. Col. Roma. Delegación Cuauhtémoc C.P . 06700. México, D.F . Te lefono: 52-55-11-02036[...]

5 Important Information • Move the unit away from the equipment that is receiving interference. • Plug the unit into a different wall outlet so that the unit and the equipment receiving interference are on different branch circuits. If these measures do not eliminate the interference, please consult your dealer or an experienced radio/ televisi[...]

End User License Agreement 6 End User License Agreement IMPORT ANT-READ CAREFULLY: This End User License Agreement (“Agreement”) is a legal agreement between you and Thomson Inc. (“Thomson”) for the RCA Player , Device application/driver software program and associated documentation, if any (“Program”). ACKNOWLEDGMENT BY INST ALLING THE[...]

End User License Agreement 7 WM-DRM Software is sent to your device whenever you download a license for Secure Content from the Internet or from a PC. Microsoft may, in conjunction with such license, also download revocation lists onto your device on behalf of Secure Content Owners. THIRD P ARTY SOFTW ARE ANY THIRD P ARTY SOFTW ARE THA T MA Y BE PR[...]

8 Before Y ou Begin Unpacking Y our Unit Y our player came with everything you need to make music portable — all of the items shown below should have been packed in the box with your player . Explore a world of accessories! Jump on the Internet and go to www .r ca.com to discover the additional accessories that are available for your player . Ill[...]

Before Y ou Begin 9 Computer System Requir ements • Pentium III 500MHz or higher recommended, running Windows ® 98SE, Me, 2000 or XP SP1 (SP= Service Pack). • Internet Explorer 4.0 or higher • Internet access (broadband recommended) • 100MB free hard disk space for the software • 64MB RAM (128MB recommended) • CD-ROM drive capable of d[...]

10 Before Y ou Begin Caution While Driving Use of headphones while operating an automobile or moving vehicle is not recommended and is unlawful in some states and areas. Be careful and attentive on the road. Stop operation of the unit if you find it disruptive or distracting while driving. Back up your data As with any portable device that has a ha[...]

11 Softwar e Setup The Music Management CD that comes with your player contains all of the necessary software components you need to make your player work properly. These components do the following: • enable you to transfer files from your computer to your player • format and sort the contents, update the system files. Inserting the Included C[...]

12 Softwar e Setup Auto Updater To keep your player up to date with the latest software available for your device you can use the Auto Updater application that was installed during the software installation. T o update your device, double-click on the icon in the taskbar while your device is connected to your computer . Y ou must be connected to th[...]

13 Connecting to the Computer Connecting the Player to the Computer Connect the digital audio player to your computer with the mini USB cable provided. The unit will turn on automatically. The player will appear as a removable drive (Windows 98SE, ME and 2000) or a W indows portable device (Windows XP) using the Media T ransfer Protocol (MTP). Note[...]

14 Connecting to the Computer Charging the Battery Y our RCA digital audio player is charged through the USB connection when it is connected to your computer . To fully char ge the player , make sure your computer is on and the device is connected for at least 3 hours. Important Battery Information • Charge the unit for at least 3 hours before fi[...]

15 T ransferring Files to the Player T ransferring Files to the Player Y ou may select one of the methods to transfer music contents to your player: 1) Y ahoo! Music Engine, 2) Windows Media Player and 3) drag-and-drop via W indows Explorer . For method 1 and 2, you first need to have successfully installed the software packages included in the Mus[...]

16 T ransferring Files to the Player T ransferring Files via Y ahoo! Music Engine (Windows XP only) Y ahoo! Music Engine lets you manage your music easily and or ganize like a pro. Create your own playlists: music for work, the gym, or even dinner . Y ou can also buy download music and transfer to your player in seconds. Just drag and drop and you?[...]

17 T ransferring Files to the Player Y ahoo! Music Unlimited: Super charge 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, • transfer to your player , • share with other[...]

18 T ransferring Files to the Player T ransferring Files via Windows Media Player 9 If you want to take your music collection with you, you can easily transfer items from your library to your portable device. For complete details, see related topic in the Windows Media Player 9 help documentation. 1. Connect your player to the computer and open Win[...]

19 T ransferring Files to the Player T ransferring Files via Windows Explor er (Drag and Drop) (Windows 98SE, ME, 2000 only) If your player is not already connected to your computer , connect it to the computer using the provided USB cable and turn on the unit. From Windows Explorer , highlight all the files/folders you want to transfer to your pla[...]

20 T ransferring Files to the Player 1. For Windows XP , from the System T ray, double click the left mouse button on the icon and select Safely Remove Hardwar e . Select the drive corresponding to your player and click STOP . 2. The Stop a Hardwar e device screen appears. Select the device to be stopped again for confirmation and click OK. 3. Befo[...]

General Contr ols 21 Befor e Y ou Begin The following example illustrates what you should do before operating your player . 1. These instructions presume you’ve already done the followings: • Installed all necessary applications. •T ransferred music from your computer to the player . • Allowed your device to charge for at least 3 hours whil[...]

22 General Contr ols Overview of General Contr ols 1 2 5 8 Front View 1. The display 2. Navigation control / V olume control - During menu navigation, rotate clockwise to select next option or anti-clockwise to select previous option. During playback, rotate clockwise to increase or anti-clockwise to decrease the volume. 3. Backward - a) During men[...]

General Contr ols 23 T op V iew 7. USB connector - Attach the small end (Type mini-B) of the mini-USB cable here. Attach the large end (Type A) to your computer’s USB port. The player will enter USB mode automatically, and you can transfer files to and from the computer . The player’s battery will also be charged when connected to the computer [...]

24 General Contr ols 1. Indicates whether the device is playing or paused. 2. Indicates the shuffle mode. 3. Indicates the repeat mode. 4. Indicates that the key lock function is activated. 5. Indicates the battery level of the unit. When charging, the icon will animate. 6. Indicates that the item can be entered by pressing . Navigation Display 1 2[...]

General Contr ols 25 1. Current file number / total number of file 2. Song name 3. Singer name 4. Album name 5. Genre type 6. Elapsed playback time 7. Indicates whether the device is playing or paused. 8. Indicates the shuffle function is activated. 9. Indicates the repeat function is activated. 10. Indicates the lock function is activated. 11. Ind[...]

26 General Contr ols Selecting What Y ou W ant to Play The following example illustrates steps to select and play songs in the Artists category. 1. Highlight Music by rotating the navigation control. Press to enter the highlighted item. 2. Highlight Artists by rotating the navigation control. Press to enter the highlighted item. Note: To show the p[...]

General Contr ols 27 3. The Artists menu appears with the artists stored on your player listed in alphabetical order . • Rotate the navigation control to scroll up and down the Artists menu. •T o return to the previous menu, press . •T o go to the root music menu directly, press and hold . •T o view the albums for the artist highlighted, pr[...]

28 My Selections 1. In the navigation menu, select “My Selections”. Press to enter the Playlists menu. 2. Press to start playback of the selected items. Playing My Selections Adding Items to My Selections Y ou can select your favorite songs, albums, artists as MySelections . • Highlight the desired song, artist, album, folder etc. by rotating[...]

My Selections 29 1. In the navigation menu, select “My Selections” and then press m . 2. “Clear Playlist” is already selected, press to confirm deletion. Clearing My Selections Menu Clear Playlist Shuffle Of f Repeat Off Music Audiobooks My Selections[...]

30 Player’ s Menus Press m in any mode to access the player’s menu. Note: during playback m has to be pr essed twice to display the player’s menu. Accessing the Player’ s Menus Player’s menus Shuffle Repeat DSP Pr ofile Settings System Info Customize Menu Contrast Backlight Power Save Sleep Language Advanced Restor e Defaults Navigation a[...]

Player’ s Menus 31 Shuffle Press repeatedly to select shuffle on or off. Files will be played randomly when shuffle is activated. Repeat Press repeatedly to select a repeat mode. Repeat One - Repeat the current item Repeat All - Repeat all items. Repeat Off - Repeat is Off. Note: Repeat and shuffle will work differ ently, depending your cursor is[...]

32 Player’ s Menus Settings Press to enter the Settings menu and rotate the navigation control to select an item. Refer to the player for options available within each item. Press repeatedly to select settings. Customize Menu : to customize the music menu to show and hide certain menu items. Constrast : to adjust the display light contrast. Backl[...]

33 Additional Information Tips and T roubleshooting Problem: Player repeats same tracks or all tracks. • Repeat play is turned on. Press the MENU button ( m ) to change the play mode. Problem: Audio distorted at high volume. • Select another DSP setting. •T urn down the volume. Problem: The audio tracks on my player keep skipping or popping. [...]

34 Additional Information Cannot playback tracks on the player. • Make sure audio tracks are encoded in the mp3 or Windows Media formats at supported bitrates. Bitrates support by the player: mp3 – 32 to 320 kbps wma – 48 to 192 kbps • WMA files may be DRM protected and you don’t have the proper rights (license) to play the files. • Che[...]

35 Additional Information Specifications Hardwar e • Dimensions: 92 mm H, 52 mm W , 16 mm D • Unit W eight: 75 g • Stereo Headphones Jack • Mini USB Connection Jack • Battery Operated: Rechargeable lithium polymer battery. 1GB = 1 x 10 9 Hard Drive • External Hard Drive: When connected to a computer via USB, the player is capable of sto[...]

36 Additional Information Limited W arranty (U.S.) 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; you p[...]

37 Additional Information • W rite the SR number on the outside of the carton used to retur n 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 the headpho[...]

38 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 THOMSON INC.,[...]

39 Additional Information Limited W arranty (Canada) 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[...]

40 Additional Information EXPORTER Thomson Inc. P. O. Box 1976 Indianapolis, IN 46206-1976 ©2006 Thomson Inc. T rademark(s)® Registered Marca(s) Registrada(s) www.rca.com v 6 .0 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[...]