LVT1542-004A[J_E_EV]_Eng.book Page 1 Thursday, February 2, 2006 4:36 PM DIGITAL AUDIO PLAYER XA-F57A/P/R/S/W XA-F107A/B/H/P/R/S INSTRUCTIONS Thank you for purchasing this JVC product. Please read these instructions carefully before starting operation to be sure to obtain optimum performance and a longer service life from the unit.
LVT1542-004A[J_E_EV]_Eng.book Page 2 Thursday, February 2, 2006 4:36 PM IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS 1) 2) 3) 4) 5) 6) 7) 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 install near any heat sources such as radiators, heat registers, stoves, or other apparatus (including amplifiers) that produce heat. 8) Refer all servicing to qualified service personnel.
LVT1542-004A[J_E_EV]_Eng.book Page 3 Thursday, February 2, 2006 4:36 PM IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS For U.S.A 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. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against hamful interference in a residential installation.
LVT1542-004A[J_E_EV]_Eng.book Page 4 Thursday, February 2, 2006 4:36 PM IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS Player • No altering or remodeling This can cause malfunctioning. • No dropping or strong impacts This may damage the player. • Locations to be avoided Avoid using the player in the following locations since they can cause malfunctioning. 1. Bathrooms and other moisture-prone places 2. Warehouses and other dusty places 3. Very hot places near heating appliances, etc.
LVT1542-004A[J_E_EV]_Eng.book Page 5 Thursday, February 2, 2006 4:36 PM IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS Do not leave the player exposed to direct sunlight for long periods of time This may deform or discolor the player and may also cause malfunctioning. CAUTION: Do not place any naked flame sources, such as lighted candles, on the apparatus. • We have no responsibility for any improper recording or playback incurred by equipment malfunction.
LVT1542-004A[J_E_EV]_Eng.book Page 6 Thursday, February 2, 2006 4:36 PM IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS Information for Users on Disposal of Old Equipment [European Union] This symbol indicates that the electrical and electronic equipment should not be disposed as general household waste at its end-of-life.
LVT1542-004A[J_E_EV]_Eng.book Page 7 Thursday, February 2, 2006 4:36 PM TABLE OF CONTENTS IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS ................................................ 2 TABLE OF CONTENTS .......................................................................... 7 GETTING STARTED............................................................................... 8 INSTALLING USB DRIVER (FOR WINDOWS 98SE ONLY) .............. 8 CHARGING THE BUILT-IN BATTERY ................................................
LVT1542-004A[J_E_EV]_Eng.book Page 8 Thursday, February 2, 2006 4:36 PM GETTING STARTED INSTALLING USB DRIVER (FOR WINDOWS 98SE ONLY) Follow these instructions to load software that enables a computer to recognize the Digital Audio Player. Make sure that no programs, such as games or anti-virus software, are running on the PC. If programs are open, close and exit from the programs before proceeding. 1. Insert the CD-ROM into the CD-ROM drive of your PC. 2.
LVT1542-004A[J_E_EV]_Eng.book Page 9 Thursday, February 2, 2006 4:36 PM GETTING STARTED CHARGING THE BUILT-IN BATTERY Charge the rechargeable battery before using it for the first time or when it is depleted. Charging the battery using a USB connection Turn on the PC and connect the player to a USB port on your PC using a USB cable. (Refer to "CONNECTING TO PC" on page 10.) The battery indicator appears in the display, and charging of the battery starts.
LVT1542-004A[J_E_EV]_Eng.book Page 10 Thursday, February 2, 2006 4:36 PM GETTING STARTED CONNECTING TO PC You can transfer MP3 and WMA format music files from the PC to your Digital Audio Player through USB port. USB2.0 (480Mbps speed is not supported.) For Windows 98SE user: Before connecting your player to the computer for the first time, you need to install the USB driver from the supplied CD-ROM into your computer. For details, see "INSTALLING USB DRIVER (FOR WINDOWS 98SE ONLY)" on page 8.
LVT1542-004A[J_E_EV]_Eng.book Page 11 Thursday, February 2, 2006 4:36 PM GETTING STARTED Transferring music files from PC to Digital Audio Player 1. Open the player’s folder (removable disk or device) from My Computer or Explorer. 2. Copy and paste or drag and drop the music files from the PC to the player’s folder. During copying files, "WRITING" appears on the player's display. After completion, "READY" continuously appears.
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LVT1542-004A[J_E_EV]_Eng.book Page 13 Thursday, February 2, 2006 4:36 PM GETTING STARTED HOW TO USE THE NECK STRAP HEADPHONES A neck strap with a pair of built in headphones, called "Neck Strap Headphones", has been included for listening to your digital audio player. By wearing the player around your neck using the Neck Strap Headphones, you can enjoy listening to music anywhere you go without having to worry about the cables. 1.
LVT1542-004A[J_E_EV]_Eng.book Page 14 Thursday, February 2, 2006 4:36 PM GETTING STARTED 4. Once you are wearing the Neck Strap Headphones around your neck, bring each earphone from the behind your neck and place in the each ear respectively. You can also adjust the position of the silver slider according to your preference. NOTE • Be sure to read the separate sheet "Precautions for Use of the Neck Strap Headphones" for its safety information.
LVT1542-004A[J_E_EV]_Eng.book Page 15 Thursday, February 2, 2006 4:36 PM GETTING STARTED TURNING POWER ON/OFF To turn power ON Press and hold 3 8 button till "Welcome!" appears. After a while, the following screen appears. DIGITAL AUDIO PLAYER To turn power OFF Press and hold 7 (Stop) button. NOTE • When the player is turned on, it resumes the mode it was in when it was last turned off.
LVT1542-004A[J_E_EV]_Eng.book Page 16 Thursday, February 2, 2006 4:36 PM GETTING STARTED DISPLAY OVERVIEW MUSIC mode Play indicator Volume level Play mode indicator EQ (sound mode)∗ Sleep Timer icon Lock icon Battery indicator Track number/Total number of tracks 9 File information∗∗ 0 Track time - Mode indicator 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 ∗ This is not displayed when NORMAL mode is selected.
LVT1542-004A[J_E_EV]_Eng.book Page 17 Thursday, February 2, 2006 4:36 PM BASIC OPERATIONS USING THE MAIN MENU There are number of modes you can operate using MAIN MENU. MAIN MENU MUSIC Types of modes MUSIC mode Select to play music. (See page 18.) ABOUT mode Select to display about the player. (See page 35.) NAVIGATE mode Select to easily search for the desired music. (See page 19.) RESET mode Select to reset the settings you have made. (See page 36.
LVT1542-004A[J_E_EV]_Eng.book Page 18 Thursday, February 2, 2006 4:36 PM BASIC OPERATIONS PLAYING MUSIC You can play the music files. Before playing music, adjust the volume level with the volume +/- buttons. Track time (in stop mode) Playback time (during playing) To play music 1. After turning on the player, press MENU button and ¢ / 4 button 2. to select MUSIC mode from Main Menu, and then press 3 8 button to enter that mode. Press 3 8 button To stop: Press 7 button. To pause: Press 3 8 button.
LVT1542-004A[J_E_EV]_Eng.book Page 19 Thursday, February 2, 2006 4:36 PM BASIC OPERATIONS NAVIGATE Use to display the hierarchical tree structure of music folders and files ( ). From this tree structure, you can easily locate a desired music file and play it back. To locate a music file 1. After turning on the player, press MENU button and ¢ / 4 button 2. 3. to select NAVIGATE mode from Main Menu, and then press 3 8 button to enter that mode. Press ¢ / 4, 3 8 / 7 buttons to locate the desired file.
LVT1542-004A[J_E_EV]_Eng.book Page 20 Thursday, February 2, 2006 4:36 PM BASIC OPERATIONS Music file playing order in Music mode: From the hierarchical tree structure, you can easily understand the playing order of music files when you normally play them in Music mode. You will see that the music files are played back in the order from the higher hierarchy to the lower one. 2 3 1 4 5 NOTES • Maximum number of folders that can be recognized by the player is 50.
LVT1542-004A[J_E_EV]_Eng.book Page 21 Thursday, February 2, 2006 4:36 PM BASIC OPERATIONS RECORDING MUSIC FROM EXTERNAL AUDIO EQUIPMENT IN LINE-IN MODE You can record the music played back on external audio equipment. Make sure that the audio cable is connected between the LINE IN terminal of this audio player and the external audio equipment. To record music from external audio equipment 1. After turning on the player, press MENU button and ¢ / 4 button 2. 3.
LVT1542-004A[J_E_EV]_Eng.book Page 22 Thursday, February 2, 2006 4:36 PM BASIC OPERATIONS NOTES • The "LINE" folder is automatically generated, the recorded music files are stored in it as MP3 files. The "LINE" folder can be displayed using NAVIGATE mode. (See page 19.) • If "Low Battery" appears when you press and hold REC button, it is recommended to replace the battery with a new one. • The player consumes an enormous amount of power for recording the music stored in the external audio equipment.
LVT1542-004A[J_E_EV]_Eng.book Page 23 Thursday, February 2, 2006 4:36 PM BASIC OPERATIONS DELETING FILES (DELETE submenu) (File deletion) To delete files 1. After turning on the player, press MENU button and ¢ / 4 button to select DELETE mode from Main Menu, and then press 3 8 button to enter that mode. Press ¢ / 4 button to select "MUSIC FILES". 2. 3. Press 3 8 button. 4. Press ¢ / 4 button to select a file you want to delete. 5. Press 7 button to select "YES". To cancel the operation, select "NO".
LVT1542-004A[J_E_EV]_Eng.book Page 24 Thursday, February 2, 2006 4:36 PM ADVANCED FEATURES SET MENU ITEMS In SET mode, you can set the following SET MENU items: EQ SET (Equalization Set), PLAYMODE, SLEEP TIMER, A.POWER OFF (Auto Power OFF), BACKLIGHT, CONTRAST, RECORD SET and LANGUAGE. To set each item, see the relevant later page. EQUALIZER You can select from one of 6 different preset sound modes or one customized sound mode.
LVT1542-004A[J_E_EV]_Eng.book Page 25 Thursday, February 2, 2006 4:36 PM ADVANCED FEATURES To select sound mode 1. After turning on the player, press MENU button and ¢ / 4 button to select SET mode from Main Menu, and then press 3 8 button to enter that mode. Press ¢ / 4 button to select "EQ SET". 2. 3. Press 3 8 button. 4. Press ¢ / 4 button to select the sound mode. 5. Press 3 8 button to return to SET MENU. To create sound mode (CUST) 1.
LVT1542-004A[J_E_EV]_Eng.book Page 26 Thursday, February 2, 2006 4:36 PM ADVANCED FEATURES PLAYMODE You can select various play modes. Types of playback modes Mode Display Explanation NORMAL Normal play REPEAT ONE Repeats one track. REPEAT ALL Repeats all tracks. RPT FOLDER Repeats all tracks of a folder which has a track being played back, or repeats all tracks of a folder which has a track selected in NAVIGATE mode. RANDOM Plays all tracks in random order.
LVT1542-004A[J_E_EV]_Eng.book Page 27 Thursday, February 2, 2006 4:36 PM ADVANCED FEATURES To select play mode 1. After turning on the player, press MENU button and ¢ / 4 button to select SET mode from Main Menu, and then press 3 8 button to enter that mode. Press ¢ / 4 button to select "PLAYMODE". 2. 3. Press 3 8 button. 4. Press ¢ / 4 button to select the play mode. 5. Press 3 8 button to return to SET MENU. To exit SET mode: Press MENU button (or select "EXIT" and press 3 8 button) in the SET MENU.
LVT1542-004A[J_E_EV]_Eng.book Page 28 Thursday, February 2, 2006 4:36 PM ADVANCED FEATURES SLEEP TIMER Use the sleep timer to turn off the player after a certain period of time during playback. You can set the period of time to 15, 30, 45, 60 minutes, or OFF (default). The sleep timer works temporarily. Once it has worked, it is canceled. When the sleep timer is set, the sleep timer icon ( ) appears on the upper right of the display. To set sleep timer 1.
LVT1542-004A[J_E_EV]_Eng.book Page 29 Thursday, February 2, 2006 4:36 PM ADVANCED FEATURES AUTO POWER OFF Use the auto power off to turn off the player after a certain period of time when no operation is made. You can set the period of time to 2, 5, or 10 minutes, or OFF (default). To set auto power off 1. After turning on the player, press MENU button and ¢ / 4 button to select SET mode from Main Menu, and then press 3 8 button to enter that mode. Press ¢ / 4 button to select "A.POWER OFF". 2. 3.
LVT1542-004A[J_E_EV]_Eng.book Page 30 Thursday, February 2, 2006 4:36 PM ADVANCED FEATURES BACKLIGHT Use to adjust the backlighting extension time (0 to Max) after finishing the last operation. (Default: 5 seconds) When "Max" is set, the backlighting remains on for approx. two hours. To set back light 1. After turning on the player, press MENU button and ¢ / 4 button to select SET mode from Main Menu, and then press 3 8 button to enter that mode. Press ¢ / 4 button to select "BACKLIGHT". 2. 3.
LVT1542-004A[J_E_EV]_Eng.book Page 31 Thursday, February 2, 2006 4:36 PM ADVANCED FEATURES CONTRAST Use to adjust the contrast of the display. To set contrast 1. After turning on the player, press MENU button and ¢ / 4 button to select SET mode from Main Menu, and then press 3 8 button to enter that mode. Press ¢ / 4 button to select "CONTRAST". 2. 3. Press 3 8 button. 4. Press ¢ / 4 button to select the level. 5. Press 3 8 button to return to SET MENU.
LVT1542-004A[J_E_EV]_Eng.book Page 32 Thursday, February 2, 2006 4:36 PM ADVANCED FEATURES RECORD SET For external equipment input (LINE), set bit rate, A.TRK, etc. during recording. Source LINE Encode (MP3 Stereo) Bit Rate 96kbps, 128kbps, 160kbps A. TRK ON, OFF To set recording 1. After turning on the player, press MENU button and ¢ / 4 button to select SET mode from Main menu, and then press 3 8 button to enter that mode. Press ¢ / 4 button to select "RECORD SET". 2. 3. Press 3 8 button. 4.
LVT1542-004A[J_E_EV]_Eng.book Page 33 Thursday, February 2, 2006 4:36 PM ADVANCED FEATURES To exit SET mode: Press MENU button (or select "EXIT" and press 3 8 button) in the SET MENU. Bit Rate: Indicates information content of the compressed data per second. As the bit rate is higher, the audio quality becomes higher, but the data amount increases. Auto Track (A.TRK): You can select ON or OFF of the A. TRK when you record music from the input of the external audio equipment. When ON is selected, the A.
LVT1542-004A[J_E_EV]_Eng.book Page 34 Thursday, February 2, 2006 4:36 PM ADVANCED FEATURES LANGUAGE Use to set the language for the menu, file names and ID3 tags (default: English). For the file names and ID3 tags, you can select one of 27 languages. As for the menu, you can select one of three languages: English, Simplified Chinese or Traditional Chinese. To set language 1.
LVT1542-004A[J_E_EV]_Eng.book Page 35 Thursday, February 2, 2006 4:36 PM ADVANCED FEATURES ABOUT Use to display firmware version and status of the player. Amount of memory installed Available memory space to store further music files To display: After turning on the player, press MENU button and ¢ / 4 button to select ABOUT mode from Main Menu, and then press 3 8 button to enter that mode. To exit ABOUT mode: Press MENU button.
LVT1542-004A[J_E_EV]_Eng.book Page 36 Thursday, February 2, 2006 4:36 PM ADVANCED FEATURES RESETTING THE UNIT Use to reset all the settings you have made to default. To reset the unit 1. After turning on the player, press MENU button and ¢ / 4 button 2. to select RESET mode from Main Menu, and then press 3 8 button to enter that mode. Press 3 8 button to reset the unit. All the settings are reset and "RESET OK!" appears. To cancel and exit RESET mode: Press MENU button.
LVT1542-004A[J_E_EV]_Eng.book Page 37 Thursday, February 2, 2006 4:36 PM ADVANCED FEATURES LOCKING BUTTONS (HOLD) Slide the HOLD switch to the right to lock all controls. When the hold function is activated, the " " appears in the upper right of the display. To unlock: Slide the HOLD switch to the left. NOTE • When the player is turned on with the HOLD switch set to ON position, "HOLD" appears after the initial message "DIGITAL AUDIO PLAYER". Then, the player automatically shuts off.
LVT1542-004A[J_E_EV]_Eng.book Page 38 Thursday, February 2, 2006 4:36 PM ADVANCED FEATURES DISPOSING OF THE DIGITAL AUDIO PLAYER Remove the built-in battery before disposing of the XA-F series player. DO NOT disassemble the player except when you dispose of it (doing so may cause a failure or breakage). Do not remove the built-in battery before making sure it has been completely used up. DANGER: • Do not subject the built-in battery to strong impacts.
LVT1542-004A[J_E_EV]_Eng.book Page 39 Thursday, February 2, 2006 4:36 PM ADVANCED FEATURES 3. Remove a screw on the side of the LINE IN jack with a screwdriver. 4. Remove the top half of the casing by lifting it up. 5. Remove the three screws shown in the illustration below. 6. Hold the part shown in the illustration below and turn the circuit board over.
LVT1542-004A[J_E_EV]_Eng.book Page 40 Thursday, February 2, 2006 4:36 PM ADVANCED FEATURES 7. Lift the part shown below with your fingernail and turn the built-in battery over. 8. Cut the red and black wires from the battery with scissors. 9. Stick the wires to the battery and place it in a plastic bag. Using insulating tape, cover each of the wires and stick them to the built-in battery to prevent them from touching each other, and place it in a plastic bag.
LVT1542-004A[J_E_EV]_Eng.book Page 41 Thursday, February 2, 2006 4:36 PM TROUBLESHOOTING Problem Solution The player does not function. • Make sure the HOLD switch is off. • Battery may be drained. Charge the battery. There is no sound or • Make sure the headphone plug is correctly a lot of noise. connected to the player. • Wipe the headphone plug with a clean cloth. • Keep the player away from other equipment, such as mobile phones or televisions. • Turn the volume up. The battery life is short.
LVT1542-004A[J_E_EV]_Eng.book Page 42 Thursday, February 2, 2006 4:36 PM SPECIFICATIONS Model Name XA-F107 XA-F57 Type Digital audio player Built-in memory size 1 GB Display LCD with backlighting (4-line display) Music playback format MP3/WMA/WMA-DRM∗1 Bit rate MP3: 8 kbps to 320 kbps, WMA: 32 kbps to 192 kbps Maximum number of tracks∗2 Approx.
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