User’s Guide RX128/256 Hard Drive MP3 Player Arc2.5/5.
Unpacking • • • • • • • • • Rave-MP 2.5GB or 5GB Player Carrying Case with Arm Band Premium Earbuds USB Cable AC Adapter/Battery Charger Installation CD Quick Start Guide Customer Service Card Bonus Track List Copyright/Trademarks © 2004 Rave-MP. All rights reserved. Rave-MP shall not be liable for any errors contained herein or for any damages arising out of or related to this document or the information contained herein, even if Rave-MP has been advised of the possibility of such damages.
Table of Contents 1 - Getting Started Welcome ................................... 4 Player Overview .......................... 5 LCD Overview ............................. 7 Charging the Battery ..................... 8 Connecting the Earbuds ................ 8 Installing the Software ................... 9 2 - Loading Your Tunes Connecting the Player to your Computer ................................. 10 Using Windows Media Player ........... 11 Adding Tracks to your Media Library .....
1 - Getting Started Welcome Congratulations on your purchase of this high performance Rave-MP portable MP3 player. Inside its polished, sexy design is a virtual music warehouse, with room for 2.5~5.0 GB worth of storage. For a change of pace, check out the recordable FM tuner or voice recorder. Cool Features • • • • • • • • • 4 MP3 and WMA playback PC & Mac support Polished, thin design Large 128x64 Mono backlit LCD Arc5.0 holds 2,500 WMAs (166 hours of music); Arc2.
Player Overview 1 2 9 3 8 4 7 6 5 1 Mini-USB Port - Connects the player to your computer using the supplied USB cable. 2 LCD Screen - Displays the current status of the player; see page 7.
3 VOLUME +/- Buttons - Adjust the volume. 4 MENU Button - Displays the player’s main menu. While in Menu mode, press to return to Play mode. 5 Control Pad - Controls playback and selects menu options: - Starts and pauses playback. • PLAY/PAUSE • STOP - Stops playback. • PREV - Skips to the previous track (or to the start of the current track). Press and hold to scan backwards. • NEXT - Skips to the next track. Press and hold to scan forwards. • ENTER - Makes selections in the menu system.
LCD Overview 1 2 3 4 5 ROCK Alien Crime Syn Forever is Rock Ten Songs in the Key Of 02:23 VOL18 6/77 6 7 8 Indicators: 1 EQ Setting - Displays current EQ mode (Normal, Rock, etc.) 2 Shuffle - Displays current Shuffle mode (On or Off). 3 Repeat - Displays current Repeat mode (Repeat One, Repeat All, or Off). 4 Hold - Displays current Hold status (On or Off). 5 Battery Level - Displays current Battery status (Full, Medium or Low). 6 Track Info - Displays current Title, Artist, and Album.
Charging the Battery The first time you use the Rave-MP, be sure to charge the built-in LiON battery for at least five hours for maximum battery life. You can use the player (including loading and playing music files) while it is charging. 1 Connect the supplied AC adapter to the DC IN jack as shown. 2 Plug the AC adapter into an electrical AC Adapter Plug outlet. 3 Turn the player on to check the status of the battery. • The battery icon on the LCD screen indicates current battery strength.
Installing the Software 1 2 3 4 5 6 Turn on your computer and insert the Installation CD into the CD-ROM drive. The Welcome screen is displayed. Install the driver (Windows 98SE only). • No driver is required for Windows ME, XP, 2000 or Mac OSX. Install Windows Media Player 9. • If you do not already have Windows Media Player 9, you will be prompted to install it or update your current version.
2 - Loading Your Tunes Connecting the Player to your Computer In order to download tracks to the player, you must first connect the player to your PC or Mac using the supplied USB cable. 1 Connect the smaller end of the supplied USB cable to the mini-USB port on the player as shown. 2 Connect the larger end of this cable to any available USB port on your computer. • The player will power on automatically.
Using Windows Media Player You can use Windows Media Player 9.0 to manage your music files, copy tracks from your audio CDs, transfer tracks to the player, and more. The following is an overview of the options on the Windows Media Player taskbar: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Now Playing - Watch/listen to currently playing media. Media Guide - Search for media (music, movies, etc.) online. Copy from CD - Burn CD Audio tracks to WMA format. Media Library - Create playlists and manage your media files.
Adding Tracks to your Media Library Windows Media Player will automatically gather all MP3 and/or WMA files on your PC into a media library, where they can be played, edited, burned to CD, or copied to your Rave-MP player: 1 2 3 4 5 Click Tools > Search for Media Files (or press F3). In the “Add to Media Library by Searching Computer” dialog box, browse to the drive and folder where your music files are stored. Click Search.
Transferring Tracks to the Player To copy files from your PC to the player: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Make sure the player is powered on and connected to your PC using the supplied USB cable. Click Copy to CD or Device. Under “Items on Device,” select “Removable Disk” to view the contents of the player. Under “Items to Copy”, browse to the folder containing the tracks you want to add to the player. Click the checkbox(es) next to the desired track name(s). Click Copy. The selected track(s) are copied to the player.
Using Other Music Management Applications In addition to Windows Media Player 9.0, the Rave-MP player is compatible with other music management applications. If you prefer, you can use these applications to manage your music files, burn your CDs, load your music, etc. • 14 NOTE: Many online music stores offer their own music management applications, which may or may not be compatible with the player. The player is NOT compatible with iTunes.
Using the Player as a Removable Drive If you prefer, you can simply drag and drop files to the player, which appears as a removable hard drive on your PC or Mac. • NOTE: The player will not play DRM-protected files (such as those purchased from online music stores) unless they are copied to the player via Windows Media Player or the music management software compatible with your online music store. 1 Make sure the player is powered on and connected to your computer using the supplied USB cable.
Safely Disconnecting the Player If you are using Windows ME/2000/XP, it is recommended that you safely unplug the player as follows: 1 2 3 4 5 6 Double-click the “Safely Remove Hardware” icon in the Windows toolbar. Select the player from the list of Hardware Devices. Click Stop. Click OK to confirm. Click Close. It is now safe to unplug the player from your PC. • NOTE: Make sure all file transfers are complete before disconnecting the player.
3 - Using the Player Basic Operations Powering On the Player • • To turn on the player, press POWER . To turn off the player, press and hold POWER . Basic Playback • • • • • • • To play the current track, press PLAY/PAUSE . To pause playback, press PLAY/PAUSE again. To stop playback, press STOP . To skip to the previous track (or to the start of the current track), press PREV . To skip to the next track, press NEXT . To scan backward within a track, press and hold PREV .
Main Menu Overview Press MENU to open the Main Menu and access these special features: Play Music Play All Albums Artists Genre Tracks FM Tuner Tuner Recordings... p.19 Voice Recordings Record Recordings... p.23 Main Menu Play Music Tuner Voice Equalizer Settings About p.20-22 Equalizer Normal 5-Band EQ Rock Jazz Classical p.24 Pop p.25-26 Settings Playback Power Contrast Resume 18 p.
Playing Albums, Artists & Genres The Play Music menu includes a variety of ways to browse and play your music. 1 2 3 Play Music Play All Albums Artists Genre Tracks Press MENU . Select Play Music and press ENTER. Select from the following options: • Play All - Plays all tracks on the player in order. • Albums - Lists all albums on the player. - Select an album and press ENTER. - Select Play All to play the entire album, or select a track and press ENTER to play only that track.
Using the FM Tuner Switching to FM Tuner Mode 1 2 3 4 Press MENU . Select Tuner and press ENTER. Select Tuner again and press ENTER. The FM Tuner LCD is displayed: 1 90 95 100 105 100.30MHz 5 MANUAL VOL18 2 3 4 Indicators: 1 Strong Signal - Appears if a strong FM radio signal is received. 2 FM Frequency Slider - Graphically displays FM radio band. 3 Current Frequency - Displays current radio station frequency. 4 Volume Level - Displays current volume level.
Using the FM Tuner (continued) While you are in FM Tuner mode, you can search for stations, save Presets and select Presets. Searching for FM Stations • • To manually search for stations (in 0.1 step increments), press or . To automatically scan for stations, press and hold Saving Presets • • To save a station as a Preset, press and hold the ENTER button at the desired frequency. You can store up to 20 presets in this manner. or . Store Preset 100.
FM Radio Recording & Playback Recording FM Broadcasts Not only can you listen to the radio, you can record your favorite broadcasts and listen to them later. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Press MENU . Select Tuner and press ENTER. Select Tuner again and press ENTER. / buttons to select the desired Use the radio station. Press PLAY/PAUSE to start recording. to stop recording. Press STOP A WAV file is created with the name “R00#.wav” and added to your list of recordings.
Voice Recording & Playback Recording Your Voice Record your next lecture, or just spy on your friends with the built-in voice recorder. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Press MENU . Select Voice and press ENTER. Select Record and press ENTER. The player will begin recording using the builtin microphone. To stop recording, press STOP . A WAV file is created with the name “V00#.wav” and added to your list of recordings. Voice Recordings Record Recordings... Recording VOICE\V001.
Adjusting Equalizer Settings Setting the 5-Band Equalizer Equalizer (db) You can manually adjust the 5-Band Equalizer to personalize your listening experience. 1 2 3 4 Press MENU . Select Equalizer. Select 5-Band EQ. Set each of the five frequency sliders to the desired levels. Each band can be adjusted from -14 to +14. Selecting a Preset EQ Setting You can also choose a preset EQ level for five popular music genres. 1 2 3 24 Press MENU . Select Equalizer.
4 - Customizing Your Player Inside the Settings Menu Shuffle/Repeat Options Sets your desired Shuffle and Repeat modes. 1 2 3 4 Power Options Sets the current Backlight and Auto Power Off mode. 1 2 3 4 Playback Press MENU . Shuffle Off Select Settings and press ENTER. Select Playback and press ENTER. Repeat Off Select from the following options: • Shuffle - Select “On” to shuffle tracks during playback. Select “Off” to disable Shuffle mode. • Repeat - Select “Repeat All” to repeat all tracks.
Contrast Options Sets the Contrast setting for the LCD screen. 1 2 3 4 Contrast Press MENU . Select Settings and press ENTER. Select Contrast and press ENTER. Adjust the screen contrast. Resume Playback Options Sets which track to play when you restart the player. 1 2 3 4 26 Resume Press MENU . Track Select Settings and press ENTER. Select Resume and press ENTER. Timecode Select from the following options: • Track - Select “Current” to resume playback of the last played track.
Player/Storage Information 1 2 3 About Press MENU . PlayerCal Tjader Select About and press ENTER. Storage Select from the following options: • Player - Select “Player” to view the firmware version of your player. This is necessary when checking for firmware upgrades (see below). • Storage - Select “Storage” to view the status of the internal and external memory, including the total used and available space.
5 - Need Help? Troubleshooting Q What type of files can I play? A MP3 and WMA files. You cannot play AAC files or DRM protected files that have been copied directly to the player. Q Why can’t I play DRM protected files? A DRM-protected files will only play if you copy them to the player through Windows Media Player or through the music management software provided by the online music store where you purchased the files. Q How do I check battery life? A Look at the battery indicator on the main LCD screen.
Technical Specifications Model Name .......................... Arc2.5/5.0 MP3 Decoding Format .............. Constant or Variable bit rate (8~320kbps), Sampling frequencies 8-48Khz WMA Decoding Format ............. Constant bit rate (5~192kbps), Sampling frequencies 8-48Khz Internal Memory..................... 2.5/5.0GB LCD..................................... 128x64 dot-matrix LCD display with LED backlight Voice Record Format ...............
Rave-MP Limited Warranty Who Provides the Limited Warranty During the warranty period, the Rave-MP Warranty Administrator will honor service for 90 days parts and labor from the original date of consumer purchase. See below for Commercial, Industrial or Educational use coverage. Who is Protected This warranty protects the original consumer owner of this Rave-MP product.
Other Warranty Coverage Commercial, Industrial or Educational use has the same warranty coverage as stated in this warranty. What are the Exceptions This warranty does not cover: (1) Normal maintenance service, such as cleaning. (2) Damage from misuse, abuse neglect or accident, natural disasters or Acts of God. (3) Cabinetry, decorative parts, A/C adapters, knobs or buttons. (4) The foreign country use of this product.
Important Safety Instructions • • • • • • • • • • 32 Read and keep these instructions. Follow all instructions. Heed all warnings. To reduce the risk of fire or electric shock, do not use or operate this apparatus in or near water or wet locations. Do not spill liquid on this apparatus. Apparatus should not be exposed to dripping or splashing and no objects filled with liquids, such as vases, should be placed on the apparatus. Risk of electric shock—Do not disassemble or modify this apparatus.
Product Care • • • • • Exposure to extreme hot or cold temperatures may cause damage to the player or cause it to malfunction. Do not expose the player to direct sunlight continuously or leave it in a vehicle with the doors and windows closed. The case may become deformed or discolored or the player may malfunction. Do not use the player near an open flame. If moving from a cold environment to a warm environment, let the player’s temperature stabilize before operation.
FCC Compliance This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: 1 2 This device may not cause harmful interference, and This device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation. This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules.
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