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user manual
TH1401
It is important to read this instruction book prior to using your new product for the first time.
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Table of Contents Quick reference ........................................................................................................................................... 3 Important Information ............................................................................................................................... 4 End User License Agreement ..................................................................................................................... 6 Before You Begin ........
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Advanced Features ................................................................................................................................... 34 Upgrading your Player ................................................................................................................... 34 Formatting the player .................................................................................................................... 35 Additional Information .........................................
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Important Information CAUTION RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT OPEN THE LIGHTNING CAUTION: TO REDUCE THE THE EXCLAMATION FLASH AND ARROW- RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK, POINT WITHIN THE HEAD WITHIN THE DO NOT REMOVE COVER TRIANGLE IS A TRIANGLE IS A (OR BACK). NO USER- WARNING SIGN WARNING SIGN ALERTING YOU OF SERVICEABLE PARTS IN- ALERTING YOU OF SIDE. REFER SERVICING IMPORTANT "DANGEROUS TO QUALIFIED SERVICE INSTRUCTIONS VOLTAGE" INSIDE ACCOMPANYING PERSONNEL. THE PRODUCT. THE PRODUCT
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Important Information FCC Regulations state that unauthorized This Class B digital apparatus complies with changes or modifications to this equipment Canadian ICES-003. may void the user’s authority to operate it. Cet appareil numérique de la class B est conforme à la norme du NMB-003 du Canada FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION INFORMATION Manufacturer/Responsible Party This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Thomson, Inc. Rules. Operation is subject to the following two P.O. Box 1976 condi
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End User License Agreement IMPORTANT: READ CAREFULLY BEFORE DOWNLOADING Program may not operate properly. Updated versions of the OR INSTALLING THIS SOFTWARE! Program may be downloaded from www.rcaaudiovideo.com/ digitalaudiosupport. THIS END USER LICENSE AGREEMENT (THIS “EULA”) IS A LEGAL (d) THOMSON Entity is not obligated to provide support AGREEMENT BETWEEN YOU AND THOMSON INC., OR ANY services for the Program. THOMSON GROUP ENTITY, AS DEFINED BELOW (COLLECTIVELY (e) The Program is provide
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End User License Agreement NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OR LIMITATION OF LIABILITY OF 8. THIRD PARTY SOFTWARE CONSEQUENTIAL OR INCIDENTAL DAMAGES, THE ABOVE ANY THIRD PARTY SOFTWARE THAT MAY BE PROVIDED WITH LIMITATION MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU. THE PROGRAM IS INCLUDED FOR USE AT YOUR OPTION. IF (b) YOU ASSUME RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE SELECTION OF THE YOU CHOOSE TO USE SUCH THIRD PARTY SOFTWARE, THEN APPROPRIATE PROGRAM TO ACHIEVE YOUR INTENDED SUCH USE SHALL BE GOVERNED BY SUCH THIRD PARTY'S RESULTS, AND
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Before You Begin Dear RCA Customer, Thank you for purchasing the RCA Player. This player will play open mp3 and Windows Media™ audio (WMA) content as well as content purchased from most online music download services. After purchasing and downloading music to your PC, you are now ready to move content to your player. To transfer the music to your player, you may use Windows Media Player or the application recommended by the online music download service. (Note: Services and applications must
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Before You Begin Things to consider before you get started... Computer system requirements • Pentium III 500MHz or higher recommended • Microsoft Windows® XP or Windows® 2000 • Internet Explorer 6.0 or higher • Internet access (broadband recommended) • 250MB free hard disk space for the software • 128MB RAM (256MB recommended) • CD drive capable of digital audio extraction • USB port (2.0 recommended) • Sound card Warning Use of this player is for your personal use only. Unauthorized recording o
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Getting Started Installing the Battery 1. Remove the USB port cover. 2. Push and slide out the battery compartment cover. 3. Install the battery. Match the + and - signs on the battery to the signs on the battery compartment. 4. Re-install the battery compartment cover. Connecting to the Computer Caution: BEFORE YOU START • Make sure that the player is off and disconnect the earphones. • Make sure the player is not locked. If the player is locked while you power it on, the screen displays “Locke
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Getting Started 1. Remove the USB port cover and disconnect the earphones. 2. Connect the player to one of your computer’s USB ports. 3. The screen displays “USB Connected”, indicating that the player is in USB mode. 4. On your computer’s desktop, right-click on the My Computer icon and select Explore. The player will be automatically recognized as a removable media device (Microsoft® Windows® 2000 and XP). 5. Transfer files to or from the player using Windows Explorer. To do so, drag and drop y
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Getting Started Powering ON/OFF Caution: Before turning on the player, make sure the player is not locked. If your player is locked when you power it on, the screen displays “Locked” and your player automatically turns off after a few seconds. To unlock it, simply slide the hold switch backwards. •To power on your player, press briefly . •To power off, press and hold until the progress bar is full and the screen turns black. Caution • When storing the unit, be sure to remove the battery because
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Controls and Display Controls 6 3 9 1 4 7 5 2 10 11 8 12 13 1. HOLD (hold switch) • Slide to lock the controls and prevent any accidental operation while recording or playing. • Slide backward to unlock. 2. MIC Microphone 3. Play / Pause / Power On • Press to turn the player on. • In playback mode, press to play a track. During playback, press to pause and again to resume playback. • In browsing mode, slide up/down/right/left to scroll. 4. + Volume up • Slide the button to + to increase the vol
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Controls and Display 7. – Volume down • Slide the button to – to decrease the volume level. 8. USB Port Cover 9. M Menu button • Press to access the Main Menu (Music, Record, Voice, Navigation, Settings). 10. Stop / Power Off • Press to stop playback. Press and hold to turn the player off. 11.Battery compartment 12.Headphone jack 13.Neck strap hole Display 1. Play/Pause/Stop/Rec status 2. File number / Total files 3. Repeat mode 4. Equalizer mode 5. Synchronous lyric display 6. Battery indicato
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Transferring Music Installing Windows Media Player It is recommended that you install Windows Media Player to enjoy all the features of your player: Download the appropriate version from Microsoft’s website: 1. In “Select Download”, choose Windows Media Player. 2. In “Select Version”, select the appropriate version: Player 10 (for Windows® XP) Player 9 Series (for Windows® 2000) 3. Follow the instructions to finish the download. 4. Once the download is completed, double-click on the “exe” file t
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Transferring Music Note: The instructions below apply to Windows Media Player 10. If you are using another version, please refer to the Help section on your program. Adding Audio Files to your Media Library Windows Media Player will automatically gather all mp3 and/or wma files on your computer into a media library, where they can be played, edited, burned to CD, or copied to your digital audio player. 1. On your computer, open Windows Media Player 10 and click on the small triangle in the upper
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Transferring Music Converting CD tracks to MP3 Converting CD tracks to mp3 is often called “ripping a CD”. Use Windows Media Player to build your music library by encoding your audio CDs to music files. 1. On your computer, open Windows Media Player 10 and click on the small triangle in the upper right corner. From this menu, select Tools and then Options.... 2. In the Options dialogue box, click on the Rip Music tab. Under Rip settings, set the Format to mp3. Under Audio quality, you can set th
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Transferring Music Note: WMP10 is now properly set up to convert audio tracks from CD to mp3 files. WMP10 can also retrieve the album, title, artist name and track names from the Internet. This kind of information, also called ID3 tag, will automatically be added if you have an active Internet connection, or you can add it manually. This information, which will be embedded in the mp3 or wma files, will be used to store the files in their own folders with clear names. 4. To start ripping your CD
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Transferring Music 7. Once all the tracks are “Ripped to library”, the CD can safely be taken out from your drive. 8. When finished, Windows Media Player will automatically add the new tracks to your library. You can change your track encoding options by selecting Tools > Options > Rip Music. Converting CD tracks to WMA By default, Windows Media Player 10 will convert your audio tracks to WMA file format (Windows Media Audio). WMA is very similar to MP3 and the MP3 player described here supports
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Transferring Music Transfer Audio Files to your Player Caution: BEFORE YOU START: • Make sure that your player is off and disconnect the earphones. • Make sure the player is not locked. If the player is locked when you power it on, the screen displays “locked” and the player will automatically power off after a few seconds. • The instructions below apply to Windows Media Player 10. If you are using another version, please refer to the Help section on your program. 1. Connect the player to one of
