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EH308 User Manual[...]

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

T able of Contents 3 Listening and Viewing .......................................................................................................... ................... 26 Music/ Podcasts/ Audiobooks Playback ......................................................................................... 26 Music/ Audiobooks Display .....................[...]

4 Important Information To reduce risk of injury, charge only rechar geable batteries recommended by the manufacturer for this product. Other types of batteries may burst causing damage and personal injury. T echnical Specification Product: Digital audio player Brand: Thomson Model: EH308 Gross Weight: 285g Electrical Rating DC : 3.7 V Li-polymer b[...]

5 Important Information Sound Pressur e Contr ol Articles L44.5 and 44.6 of the Code on Public Health modified by Article 2 of the Law dated May 28th 1996 impose a maximum acoustic output of 100 decibels. The headphone provided and your player do abide by the legislation in force. Prolonged listening in full power may irreversibly damage the user?[...]

End User License Agreement 6 IMPORT ANT: READ CAREFULLY BEFORE DOWNLOADING OR INST ALLING THIS SOFTW ARE! THIS END USER LICENSE AGREEMENT (THIS “EULA”) IS A LEGAL AGREEMENT BETWEEN YOU AND THOMSON INC., OR ANY THOMSON GROUP ENTITY , AS DEFINED BELOW (COLLECTIVEL Y “THOMSON ENTITY”), FOR THE RCA OR THOMSON BRANDED PORT ABLE DIGIT AL AUDIO/VI[...]

End User License Agreement 7 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 Device Firmware containing th[...]

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 .thomsonlink.com to discover the additional accessories that ar e available for your play[...]

Before Y ou Begin 9 Computer System Requir ements • Pentium III 500MHz or higher recommended, running Windows ® XP SP1 (SP= Service Pack). • Internet Explorer 6.0 or higher • Internet access (broadband recommended) • 250MB free hard disk space for the software • 128MB RAM • CD-ROM drive capable of digital audio extraction • USB port [...]

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 player 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 Included CD-RO[...]

12 Softwar e Setup Auto Updater To keep your player up to date with the latest software available for your player you can use the Auto Updater application that was installed during the software installation. T o update your player , right-click on the icon in the taskbar while your player 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 Windows portable device (Windows XP) using the Media T ransfer Protocol (MTP). Note: It might take several seconds for the player to [...]

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

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) drag-and-drop via Windows Explorer . For method 1, you first need to have successfully installed the software packages included in the Music Management CD (refer to “Inser[...]

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 organize 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 T ransferring Files via Windows Explor er (Drag and Drop) (Windows XP only) In the Windows Explorer , when the player is opened, the “Data” and “Media” views will be displayed for the player . The Data V iew is used to manage data content on the player , such as text files. The Media V iew is used to man[...]

18 T ransferring Files to the Player Disconnecting Y our Player from the Computer Attention: Do not disconnect the USB connection during file download. Doing so may corrupt system files or the files being downloaded. For Win XP users, your player is connected in MTP (Media T ransfer Protocal) mode to your computer by default, you may disconnect the[...]

General Contr ols 19 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 player to charge for at least 3 hours whil[...]

20 General Contr ols Overview 1 2 5 1. The display 2. M - Enters or exits the player’s menu. (During playback, press once to access the previous navigation screen before playback, press twice to access player’s menu. Press three times to go back to the playback screen.) Front view T op view Right view 3 4 6[...]

General Contr ols 21 Scrolls up Scrolls down Skips backwards, goes back Skips forwards, advances Starts/ pauses playback, makes selections Increases or decreases the volume by rotational movement 1 2 3 4 5 6 4. Power on/off - slide the key upwards and hold it until the unit switch on/ off. Stop playback - slide the key upwards during music, picture[...]

22 General Contr ols 1. Indicates whether the player 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. Navigation Display Indicates the mode currently selected Indicates the item cu[...]

General Contr ols 23 Navigation Menus The files are sorted according to their file types. Music files are further sorted according to several parameters for quick search of your favourite music. Once your player is turned on, you will see the file menus as below: Music Podcasts Audiobooks Playlists Pictures V ideo Artists Albums Titles Genres Y ear[...]

24 General Contr ols 2. Highlight “Artists” by pressing 1 or 2 (pressing mode) or moving rotationally 6 (rotating mode). Then press 4 to advance. 3. The Artists menu appears with the artists listed in alphabetical order . • Scroll up and down the “Artists” menu by pressing 1 or 2 (pressing mode) or moving rotationally 6 (rotating mode). ?[...]

General Contr ols 25 Note: The infor mation provided in the playback scr een depends upon the ID3 tags that have been set up for the song. Note: To show the player’s menu at any stage of navigation, press M . Note: The item that you can select for playback does not limit to a single file, you may select an artist, an album or a playlist and then [...]

26 Listening and V iewing Music/ Podcasts/ Audiobooks Playback Note: Use the T ouch sensitive keypad for operations. Two operation modes (pr essing and rotating) ar e available to best fit your key operation habit (r ead page 37 “Settings > Scr olling” for details on switching between the two modes). 1 2 3 4 5 6 Slide upwards and r elease to[...]

Listening and V iewing 27 6 2 1 3 4 5 7 8 9 Read page 22 for details Music/ Audiobooks Playback Display 1. Current file number / total number of file (for audiobooks in “Skipping by Section” mode (read the previous page), “Sect” shows before current section number / total number of section) 2. Song name (or title of audiobooks) 3. Singer na[...]

28 Listening and V iewing Picture Viewing Note: Use the T ouch sensitive keypad for operations. Two operation modes (pr essing and rotating) ar e available to best fit your key operation habit (r ead page 37 “Settings > Scr olling” for details on switching between the two modes). Slide upwards and r elease to stop playback. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Scrol[...]

Listening and V iewing 29 V ideo Viewing Note: Use the T ouch sensitive keypad for operations. Two operation modes (pr essing and rotating) ar e available to best fit your key operation habit (r ead page 37 “Settings > Scr olling” for details on switching between the two modes). 1 2 3 4 5 6 Slide upwards and r elease to stop playback. Scroll[...]

30 Listening and V iewing V ideo Converter Y our video has to be converted to optimum format before transferring to this player for playback. T o do so, you need to install the Thomson Video Converter in your computer . The video converter only works on Windows XP . Drag-and-drop here Select the target folder Select the player type 1. Load the musi[...]

Listening and V iewing 31 Tip: For operation details of the video converter , please open the help file by pr essing the ‘F1’ key on your computer . Note: Pictur e files should be copied to the “Media” folder for viewing. V ideo files cannot be drag and copied to the “Media” folder . They must be converted and transferr ed to the player[...]

32 Playlists Album 4 Song 1 Song 2 Song 3 Song 4 Song 5 Song 6 Cr eating Playlists Y ou can add your favorite songs, albums, artists to the playlists. 1 Highlight the desired song, artist, album etc. and then press and hold 5 until “Added to My Sel” shows on the display. Repeat this step for selecting more items. •Y ou may select an item as M[...]

Playlists 33 1. In the home menu, select “Playlists” by pressing 1 or 2 (pressing mode) or moving rotationally 6 (rotating mode). Then press 4 to enter the Playlists menu. 2. Highlight a playlist by pressing 1 or 2 (pressing mode) or rotational movement 6 (scrolling mode). Press 5 to start playback of the selected playlist. Playlists 4. Highlig[...]

34 Playlists 1. In the home menu, select “Playlists” by pressing 1 or 2 (pressing mode) or moving rotationally 6 (rotating mode). Then press 4 to enter the Playlists menu. 2. Highlight an unwanted playlist by pressing 1 or 2 (pressing mode) or moving rotationally 6 (rotating mode). 3. Press M to show player’s menu. “Delete Playlist” is al[...]

Player’ s Menus 35 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 Player’ s Menus Player’ s menus Shuffle Repeat DSP Slideshow Settings System Info Customize Menu Brightness Screensaver Power Save Sleep Scrolling Language Restore Defaults Navigation[...]

36 Player’ s Menus Menu Shuffle Off Repeat Off DSP Flat Slideshow Off Settings System Info 1. T o scroll up or down to highlight items on the screen, press 1 or 2 (pressing mode) or move rotationally 6 (rotating mode). 2. T o enter and view the submenu, press 4 or 5 . 3. T o go back to the previous menu level, press 3 . 4. Press 5 repeatedly to s[...]

Player’ s Menus 37 Slideshow The item defines the viewing time for each picture during a slideshow. Press 5 repeatedly to select among: off, 3, 5, 10 and 15 seconds. Settings Press 4 or 5 to enter the Settings menu and then press 1 or 2 (pressing mode) or move rotationally 6 (scrolling mode) to select an item. Refer to the player for options avai[...]

38 Additional Information Tips and T roubleshooting •P r oblem: Player repeats same tracks or all tracks. – Repeat play is turned on. Press the MENU button ( M ) to change the play mode. •P r oblem: Audio distorted at high volume. Select another DSP setting. Tu rn down the volume. •P r oblem: The audio tracks on my player keep skipping or p[...]

39 Additional Information •P r oblem: The player takes a long time to read files in a folder . – File reading may take longer if too many files are put in a single folder . Re-or ganize your files into a number of folders. •P r oblem: Why song information is not showing corr ectly? – Song information may not match your current player’s la[...]

40 Additional Information Check for Updates Visit http://www.thomsonlink.com for the latest news and firmware upgrades for our digital media player . •P r oblem: 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[...]

41 Additional Information Specifications Hardwar e • Dimensions: 90 mm H, 47 mm W , 12 mm D • Unit W eight: 55 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[...]

42 Additional Information THOMSON 46, quai Alphonse Le Gallo 92648 Boulogne Cedex FRANCE v 4 .0 (EN) visit us at www.thomsonlink.com Please do not send any products to the address listed in this manual or on the carton. This will only add delays in service for your product.[...]