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g Operating instruction

Safety information

Some of the following information may not apply to your particular product; however, as with any electronic product, precautions should be observed during handling and use.

• Read these instructions.

• Keep these instructions.

• Heed all warnings.

• Follow all instructions.

• Do not use this apparatus near water.

• Clean only with dry cloth.

• Do not block any ventilation openings.

Install in accordance with the manufacturer’s

instructions.

• Do not install near any heat sources such as radiators,

heat registers, stoves, or other apparatus (including

amplifi ers) that produce heat.

• Do not defeat the safety purpose of the polarized or

grounding-type plug. A polarized plug has two blades

with one wider than the other. A grounding type plug

has two blades and a third grounding prong. The wide

blade or the third prong is provided for your safety. If

the provided plug does not fi t intoyour outlet, consult

an electrician for replacement of the obsolete outlet.

• Protect the power cord from being walked on or

pinched particularly at plugs,convenience receptacles,

and the point where they exit from the apparatus.

• Only use attachments/accessories specifi ed by the

manufacturer.

• Use only with the cart, stand, tripod, bracket, or table

specifi ed by the manufacturer, or sold with the apparatus.

When a cart is used, use caution when moving the

cart/apparatus combination to avoid injury from tip-over.

• Unplug this apparatus during lightning storms or when

unused for long periods of time.

• Refer all servicing to qualifi ed service personnel.

ADDITIONAL SAFETY INFORMATION

• Do not place lighted candles, cigarettes, cigars, etc. on

the product.

• Connect power cord only to AC power source as

marked on the product.

• Care should be taken so that objects do not fall into the

product.

Computer connection

Connecting the player to the computer

Connect the player to your computer with the mini USB cable provided. The player will turn on automatically. It will appear as a Windows portable device (Windows XP, with Windows Media Player 10 installed) using the Media

Transfer Protocol (MTP) or a drive letter if you are using

Windows 2000.

It might take several seconds for the player to be detected. Click “Refresh” in My Computer or Explorer to make sure the player has been detected.

The player is capable of transferring fi les at USB 2.0.

If USB 2.0 port is available on your computer, use it to connect to your player.

The player is still backward compatible with the older

USB 1.1 ports. However, you will not be able to take full advantage of the potential speed increase.

To open the cover: lift it up and rotate

The player

USB port of your

Important battery information

• Charge the player for at least 3 hours before fi rst use.

• Charge the player for at least 2 hours after putting the

player away for a long time.

• Battery replacement should only be made by trained

technicians.

• Do not attempt to open the player. No user serviceable

parts inside.

• Do not separately recharge, disassemble, or incinerate

or expose to high temperatures over 45ºC (113ºF).

Examples of high temperatures that may damage your

product include leaving it in a locked car in the

summer, the dashboard of a car or putting it on top

of other heat generating electronics devices (such as

power amplifi ers and computer monitors).

• Keep away from children. Do not disassemble and do

not dispose of in fi re.

Transferring fi les to the player

Transferring fi les via Windows Explorer (Drag-and-drop)

(Windows XP only)

In Windows Explorer, when the RCA player is opened in

MTP mode, and Windows Media Player 10 is installed, the “Data” and “Media” views will be displayed for the player. The Data folder is used to manage data content on the player, such as text fi les. The Media folder is used to manage media content supported by the player for playback, such as mp3 and wma.

Charging the battery

Your player will charge through the USB connection when it is connected to your computer. The display below shows where the animated battery icon is displayed when charging. To fully charge the player, make sure your computer is on and the device is connected for at least

3 hours.

• You can still transfer fi les to the player while in battery

charging mode.

• When the battery is full, the display shows “Battery full”.

You can copy fi les to / delete fi les from the player through

Windows Explorer, but you cannot open or edit the fi les directly from the player. If you want to edit the fi les, you will need to copy the fi les from the player to another location (drive) in the system.

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Transferring fi les via Windows Explorer (Drag-and-drop)

(Windows 2000)

From Windows Explorer, highlight all the fi les/folders you want to transfer to your player and drag them to the drive letter that is associated with it.

Before disconnecting the USB connection from the computer or the player, be sure the “Safe to Remove

Hardware” message is displayed.

General controls

If your computer has installed Windows Media Player 11,

“Internal Storage” shows instead of the folders mentioned above. Copy fi les inside “Internal Storage”.

Secure music download fi les must be transferred to your player through one of the provided Jukebox software packages or any applications recommended by the online music download service. Please visit the online music download service’s website where you purchased your content from for more details on transferring secure music to your player.

Disconnecting your player from the computer

For Windows XP users, your player is connected in MTP

(Media Transfer Protocal) mode to your computer by default, you may disconnect the USB cable directly when fi le download is completed. Do not disconnect the USB connection during fi le download.

Doing so may corrupt system fi les or the fi les being downloaded.

If you are using Windows 2000, you can disconnect the player by left clicking on the icon from the system tray and selecting the drive corresponding to your player.

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1. m

• To access the fi le or player menu.

• Press and hold to lock or unlock the player’s

keys.

• To stop the radio recording.

2. USB jack - 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

fi les to and from the computer.

The player’s battery will also be charging when

connected to the computer.

3. Earphone jack

Follow the diagram to open the USB jack or earphone

jack cover.

To unlock the keys after the player has turned off automatically, press and then press and hold m while the message “Press and hold m to unlock” is displayed.

File menu

How fi les are organized?

Files transferred to the player are sorted automatically according to their fi le types. Music fi les are further sorted according to several parameters for quickly searching your favorite music. Once your player is switched on, you will see the fi le menu as below:

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Press once to turn on the player. Press and hold to turn

off the player.

• To start and pause playback.

• To start and stop the stopwatch.

• To make selections in menus.

• To skip to a previous fi le or scan a fi le

backwards.

• To go back a level in the menus.

• To skip to the next fi le or scan a fi le

forwards.

• To advance or make selections in menus.

+

• To increase the volume during playback.

• To scroll up in the menus.

–

• To decrease the volume during playback.

• To scroll down in the menus.

5. Reset button

6. Armband/Wristband rings

Turning on or off the player

• Press to turn on the player.

• Press and hold to turn off the player.

Locking the keys

Press and hold m to lock (or unlock) keys to prevent accidental key activation.

File menu

Now Playing

Music

Audiobooks

Radio Recs

My Selections

Artists

Albums

Titles

Genres

Years

• Now Playing (only available when the playback is

in progress or paused. Select it to show the currently

playing fi le)

• Music (contains music fi les which are further sorted)

• Audiobooks (contains audible fi les)

• Radio Recs (contains radio recording)

• My Selections (contains a playlist of your preferred

music fi les)

The fi le menu is displayed when m is pressed during playback.

File menu navigation

• Press to go to the next menu level.

• Press + or – to move along menu items at the same

level.

• Press to go to the previous menu level.

• If the selected item is a music, audible or recorded fi le,

press or to start playback.

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The following example illustrates the steps to select and play a music fi le in the “Artists” category.

1. Highlight “Music” by pressing + or –, then

press to advance.

Player menu

The player menu lets you access more features of the player.

Depending on the mode you are in (e.g. music playback, radio recording etc.), the items available in the player menu may vary.

2. Highlight “Artists” by pressing + or –, then

press to advance.

3. The artist menu appears with the artists listed in

alphabetical order. Highlight a desired artist by

pressing + or –, then press to advance.

Follow the steps below to access the player menu:

• If you are at the fi le menu navigation screen, press m

once to access the player menu.

4. The albums of the selected artist appear.

Highlight a desired album by pressing + or –, then

press to advance.

• If you are at the playback screen, press m

twice to access the player menu.

5. The songs of the selected album appear.

Highlight a desired song by pressing + or –, then

press or to start playback.

• The song’s information will show on the display during

playback. The information available depends upon the

ID3 tags that have been set up for the song.

• If you are in the radio mode, press m once

to access the player menu.

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Player menu navigation

• Press to go to the next menu level.

• Press + or – to move along menu items at the same

level.

• Press to go to the previous menu level.

• Press or repeatedly to select options.

More menu items available, press to advance

Player menu’s items Currently selected option

In general, the player menu consists of the following items. Some items may not be available or extra items may appear in specifi c modes such as radio and audible playback.

Refer to the relevant sections in the user manual for details.

Player menu

Go to

Shuffl e

Repeat

DSP

Clear MySel

Settings

System Info

Library / Radio

Stopwatch

BMI

Brightness

Screensaver

Powersave

FreqStep

Language

Unit

Personal Info

Flip Display

Restore Defaults

Go to

• Press or to switch among the library

(to access the fi le menu), radio, stopwatch

and BMI modes.

Shuffl e

• Press or repeatedly to select shuffl e on or off.

Files will be played randomly when shuffl e mode is

activated. Shuffl e mode is not available when you are

listening to an audible fi le.

Repeat

• Press or repeatedly to select a repeat

mode. Repeat mode is not available when

you are listening to an audible fi le.

One – repeat the current item,

All – repeat all items,

Off – repeat mode is off.

Repeat and shuffl e modes will work differently if you

have highlighted a song or a set (albums, genres etc.).

You can select your desired combination of shuffl e and

repeat mode to suit you.

DSP (Digital Signal Processor)

• Press or repeatedly to select a DSP mode.

Options available: Flat, Rock, Jazz, Bass and Pop. DSP

is not available when you are listening to an audible

fi le.

Clear MySel (Clear My Selections)

• To clear the playlists. Refer to page 21 for details.

Settings

• Press or to enter the settings menu and then

press + or – to highlight an item.

Refer to the player for options available within each

item. Press or repeatedly to select options.

Brightness: to adjust the display light brightness.

Screensaver: to adjust the duration before the screensaver activates.

Powersave: to adjust the duration for automatic shut down when the player is in idle.

FreqStep (Frequency Step): to select between the US and

Europe frequency mode.

Language: to select the menu’s language.

Unit: to select between the English and metric unit system in weight and height for BMI calculation. Refer to page 27 for details.

Personal Info: to input sex, weight and height for BMI calculation. Refer to page 27 for details.

Flip Display: to rotate the display by 180o

Restore Defaults: to restore all menus to factory defaults.

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System Info

• Press or to show the amount of free

space available and the fi rmware version.

Music playback

Press once to skip to the previous fi le*, or press and hold to fast reverse.

Press to go to the fi le or player menu (refer to page

16-19).

Press and hold to lock or unlock the keys.

Press once to start the playback. Press during playback to pause and again to resume.

To increase the volume

Press once to skip to the next fi le, or press and hold to fast forward.

To decrease the

To listen to My Selections:

1. Press + or – to highlight “My Selections” folder from

the fi le menu.

2. Press to begin playback.

To clear My Selections:

1. Press m once or twice to access to player menu (refer

to “Player menu” on page 18 for details).

2. Press + or – to highlight “Clear MySel” and then

press or to confi rm clearing.

* Press within the beginning 4 seconds of the current fi le to skip to the previous fi le. Otherwise, you will return to the beginning of the current fi le.

Music playback display

Repeat mode

Shuffl e mode

Key lock is activated

Playback mode

Title of current fi le

Artist name of current fi le

Current fi le number / total number of fi les

Battery level indicator

Elapsed time of current fi le

The information provided in the playback screen depends upon the metadata fi elds that have been set up for the song.

Music playback

My Selections

My Selections is a playlist of your preferred music fi les

(audible and radio recorded fi les are not selectable).

To select a music fi le as My Selections:

1. While listening to a favorite music fi le, press m twice.

The player menu is shown.

2. Highlight “Add to MySel” by pressing + or – and then

press or to confi rm.

“Added to MySel” shows on the display briefl y.

Other playback features

You may play your music fi les randomly and / or repeatedly as well as select the DSP effect to best suit your music. To do so, you need to access the player menu during music playback. Refer to page 18-19 for details.

Audible playback controls

Press to go the fi le or player menu (refer to page 16-19).

Press and hold to lock or unlock the keys.

Press once to skip to the previous fi le*, or press and hold to fast reverse.

Press once to start the playback. Press during playback to pause and again to resume.

To increase the volume

Press once to skip to the next fi le*, or press and hold to fast forward.

To decrease the

* For sectioned audible fi les only: during playback or pause of a sectioned audible fi le, press m twice to access the player menu. Highlight “Skipping” by pressing + or –. Press or to select between “File” or “Section”.

If “Section” is selected, skipping will be by section only when or is pressed. Press within the beginning 4 seconds of the current section to skip to the previous section.

Otherwise, it will return to the beginning of the current section.

The section mode will automatically switch back to the fi le mode every time a new audible fi le is skipped to or played or when the player is turned off.

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Audible playback display

Key lock is activated

Playback mode

Title of current fi le

Author name of current fi le

Current fi le number / total number of fi les (skippingbyfi le mode is selected)

Current section number / total number of sections (skipping-bysection mode is selected)

Battery level indicator

Elapsed time of current fi le

Radio

Radio (switching on)

1. Press m in any mode to access the player menu

(during music playback, m has to be pressed twice).

2. While “Go to” is highlighted, press or .

3. While “Radio” is highlighted, press or to

switch on the radio.

Radio display

Preset mode with preset station number (in manual mode, this icon is off)

Current frequency

Frequency scale

Key lock is activated

Battery level indicator

Stereo signal is received

Manual and preset modes

• Press to select between the two modes while

listening to the radio.

• In manual mode, press or to select frequency

manually.

• In preset mode (refer to the display above), press

or to select stations saved in preset memory.

Selecting radio frequency

In manual mode, press or to select frequency.

Press and hold the button to start automatically search for the next available channel.

Saving preset stations

You can save up to 20 channels as preset stations.

1. Select a radio frequency. Refer to “Selecting radio

frequency” on the previous page.

2. Press m to access the player menu and then

press + or – to highlight “Save to Preset”.

Radio (switching off)

1. Press m in the radio mode to access the player menu.

2. While “Go to” is highlighted, press or .

3. Select one of the modes to switch to and then

press or .

3. Press or to advance.

4. The next available preset station number shows,

press or to select another number if so

desired.

5. Press to save the selected frequency as

the assigned preset station number.

Selecting preset stations

In preset mode, press or to select a preset station.

• Alternatively, press and hold until the

player powers off to switch off the radio.

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Clearing preset stations

1. In preset mode, press or to select an

unwanted preset station.

2. Press m to access the player menu and then

press + or – to highlight “Clear Preset”.

Listening to radio recording

1. In the fi le menu, press + or – to highlight “Radio Recs”

and then press to show the archive of radio

recordings.

3. Press or to delete the unwanted preset station.

Suppressing stereo signal

If FM stereo signal is weak, selecting mono sound may reduce the noise.

1. While listening to the radio, press m to access the

player menu and then press + or – to highlight “Mode”.

2. Press + or – to highlight one of the recorded fi les and

then press or to listen to the selected fi le.

Deleting radio recording

1. In the fi le menu, press + or – to highlight “Radio Recs”

and then press to show the archive of radio

recordings.

2. Press or to select between “Mono” or

“Stereo” sound.

3. Press m to exit the player menu.

Start recording

Radio program can be recorded as .wav format.

1. While listening to the radio, press m to access the

player menu and then press + or – to highlight “Start

Recording”.

2. Press + or – to highlight an unwanted recorded fi le.

3. Press m to access the player menu. Press + or – to

highlight “Delete File”.

2. Press to start recording.

3. Press to pause recording, press again to resume.

4. Press m to stop recording.

Record duration

You may select the maximum record duration.

1. While listening to the radio, press m to access the

player menu and then press + or – to highlight “RecDur”.

2. Press or to select among 5m, 30m, 1h

and max (5 min, 30 min, 1 hour and maximum).

3. Press m to exit the player menu.

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4. Press or to delete the unwanted fi le.

Using stopwatch

1. To access the stopwatch, press m once or twice to

access the player menu.

2. While “Go to” is highlighted in the menu,

press or to advance.

3. Press + or – to highlight “Stopwatch” and then

press or .

BMI (Body Mass Index)

BMI is a measure which takes into account a person’s weight and height to estimate total body fat in adults. It may vary depending on your body type and composition.

BMI is calculated by the following formula:

4. Press to start the stopwatch. Press again to stop

the stopwatch.

5. While the stopwatch is stopped, press – to reset the

stopwatch.

Multiple lap timing

1. In stopwatch mode, press to start timing of the

fi rst lap.

2. Press + at the start of the second, third lap and so on

(maximum 30 laps).

• The unit will display the lap difference briefl y after

the second lap is fi nished and then the average time

on the display.

3. Press

fi nished.

4. Press

Total elapsed time

Lastest lap time

Lap difference

Average time

to stop the stopwatch when all laps are

or to review all the lap times.

5. Press – to clear all lap times and reset the stopwatch.

You should have entered your personal information before checking this index (refer to Personal Information).

Personal information

For accurate use of BMI, you should have entered your personal information fi rst.

1. Press m once or twice to access the player menu

(refer to page 18 for details).

2. Press + or – to highlight „Settings“ and press

or to enter its sub-menu.

3. Press + or – to highlight „Personal Info“ and

press or to enter its sub-menu.

4. Press + or – to highlight among Sex, Weight and

Height. Press or to select one of them and

then press + or – to adjust values.

5. Press to confi rm when fi nished.

Changing unit

You may change between the English and metric unit system when inputting your personal information.

1. Press m once or twice to access the player menu.

2. Press + or – to highlight „Settings“ and press

or to enter its sub-menu.

3. Press + or – to highlight „Unit“.

4. Press or to select between the English and

metric unit system.

Checking BMI

1. Press m once or twice to access the player menu.

2. While “Go to” is highlighted in the menu, press

or to advance.

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3. Press + or – to highlight “BMI” and then press

or to check your BMI.

Different BMI ranges correspond to different health condition.

Males Females Health

Condition

Underweight

Ideal

Overweight

Obese

Less than 20

(<20) greater than or equal to 20 but less than 25

(>=20 but <25) greater than or equal to 25 but less than 30

(>=25 but <30) greater than or equal to 30

(>=30)

Less than 18

(<18) greater than or equal to 18 but less than 23

(>=18 but <23) greater than or equal to 23 but less than 30

(>=23 but <30) greater than or equal to 30

(>=30)

BMI is a general indicator of your health. The information above is a rough estimation only. To have a full understanding of your health condition, consult with your doctor.

More information

Troubleshooting Tips

The player does not turn on when the PLAY button is pressed?

• Battery may be empty.

Skipping tracks or bad sound quality?

• Repeat, random or program function may be activated.

• There may be strong magnetic fi elds (e.g. too close

to TV) near the player.

• Low Battery level.

Cannot perform playback?

• LOCK function may be activated.

• There may be no mp3/WMA tracks in the internal

memory.

USB display does not appear when connected to computer?

• Check connection between your player and the

computer.

Cannot playback tracks on the player.

• Make sure audio tracks are encoded in the mp3 or

Windows Media formats at supported bitrates. Bitrates

supported by the player:

mp3 – 32 to 320 kbps

wma – 48 to 192 kbps

• WMA fi les may be DRM protected and you do not have

the proper rights (license) to play the fi les.

• Check the website and/or application help system of

the music download service provider from where the

content was purchased for license acquisition details.

For more information on how license acquisition

works, go to www.microsoft.com/windowsmedia/drm.

• Play the original or downloaded song on your

computer to ensure that there was nothing wrong with

the encoding of the mp3 or WMA.

• The player’s clock is inaccurate. This may cause DRM

fi les to work incorrectly. To fi x the problems, connect

the player to the computer using the USB cable. Then

connect to the secure service where DRM encoded

fi les came from. The clock should reset and DRM fi les

should now work properly.

The player does not work after reformat.

• In case you need to reformat the player, it must be in

FAT or FAT32 format. The player does not work in NTFS

format.

The player cannot be recognized by Audible Manager

• Your previously installed Audible Manager may not

work with this player. You have to reinstall Audible

Manager completely by following the instruction from

your CD which comes with the player.

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Why can’t my portable player playback songs downloaded from my paid Music Service Provider subscription service?

• The internal clock in your portable player may not be

up to date. Downloading a new subscription song from

your Music Service Provider should update your

player’s clock and allow it to playback all your songs

again.

• The license for your subscription songs may have

expired. Synchronize your device with your PC again to

obtain an update to your license. If the problem

persists, please contact your Music Service Provider

for additional support.

Cannot access the player via Windows 2000.

• Install the Service Pack 3 for Windows 2000. Visit

www.windowsupdate. microsoft.com for details.

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