XA-MP101B(E).book Page 1 Thursday, July 14, 2005 5:11 PM DIGITAL AUDIO PLAYER XA-MP51A/W/S XA-MP101B/W 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.
XA-MP101B(E).book Page 1 Thursday, July 14, 2005 5:11 PM CAUTIONS Listening precautions • Do not play your Headphones at a high volume. • Hearing experts advise against continuous extended play. • If you experience a ringing in your ears, reduce volume or discontinue use. • Do not use while operating a motorized vehicle. It may create traffic hazard and is illegal in many areas. • You should use extreme caution or temporarily discontinue use in potentially hazardous situations.
XA-MP101B(E).book Page 2 Thursday, July 14, 2005 5:11 PM CAUTIONS For the main unit: Declaration of Conformity Model Number: Trade Name: Responsible Party: Address: Telephone Number: XA-MP51A/W XA-MP101B JVC JVC Americas Corp. 1700 Valley Road, Wayne New Jersey 07470 973-317-5000 This device complies with Part 15 of FCC Rules.
XA-MP101B(E).book Page 3 Thursday, July 14, 2005 5:11 PM CAUTIONS 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. • When discarding batteries, environmental problems must be considered and local rules or laws governing the disposal of these batteries must be followed strictly.
XA-MP101B(E).book Page 4 Thursday, July 14, 2005 5:11 PM TABLE OF CONTENTS CAUTIONS .............................................................................................. 1 TABLE OF CONTENTS .......................................................................... 4 GETTING STARTED............................................................................... 5 INSTALLING BATTERY ......................................................................
XA-MP101B(E).book Page 5 Thursday, July 14, 2005 5:11 PM GETTING STARTED INSTALLING BATTERY Remove the battery compartment cover and insert one LR03 (AAA) alkaline battery (not supplied) matching the polarities (+ and -) indicated on the rear side of the player, then replace the compartment cover. Battery indicator The battery indicator shows the remaining battery level. When the battery level becomes low, "Low Battery" appears on the display. In this case, you need to replace the battery with a new one.
XA-MP101B(E).book Page 6 Thursday, July 14, 2005 5:11 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.
XA-MP101B(E).book Page 7 Thursday, July 14, 2005 5:11 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" on page 6. Connecting Digital Audio Player to PC 1.
XA-MP101B(E).book Page 8 Thursday, July 14, 2005 5:11 PM GETTING STARTED NOTE • When you transfer a WMA-DRM file from the PC, use Windows Media© Player 9 or later. If you transfer it by drag and drop, it cannot be played with the player. Disconnecting from PC For Windows 2000/Me/XP users: Left-click the icon in the task bar, and follow the on-screen instructions. For Windows 98SE users Open “My Computer” and select “Removable Disk”, then right-click to select “EJECT”.
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XA-MP101B(E).book Page 10 Thursday, July 14, 2005 5:11 PM GETTING STARTED Connect the headhones to the (headphones) jack on the player. You can use the neck strap for easy carrying. TURNING POWER ON/OFF To turn power ON Press and hold 6 button till "welcome" appears. After a while, the following screen appears. DIGITAL AUDIO PLAYER To turn power OFF Press and hold 7 (Stop) button. NOTES • When the player is turned on, it resumes the mode it was in when it was last turned off.
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XA-MP101B(E).book Page 12 Thursday, July 14, 2005 5:11 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 13.) VOICE mode Select to record and play messages and recorded FM broadcast. (See pages 14, 15 and 18.) FM mode Select to listen to and record FM broadcast. (See pages 16 to 18.) SET mode Select to set advanced settings. (See pages 20 to 29.) DELETE mode Select to delete files.
XA-MP101B(E).book Page 13 Thursday, July 14, 2005 5:11 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 6 button to enter that mode. Press 6 button To stop: Press 7 button. To pause: Press 6 button.
XA-MP101B(E).book Page 14 Thursday, July 14, 2005 5:11 PM BASIC OPERATIONS RECORDING VOICE MESSAGES You can store your voice as voice files by talking into built-in microphone. Recording remaining time Recording time (hour:min:sec) To record voice messages 1. After turning on the player, press MENU button and ¢ / 4 button 2. to select VOICE mode from Main Menu, and then press 6 button to enter that mode. Press and hold REC button until "Recording" appears. To pause : Press 6 button.
XA-MP101B(E).book Page 15 Thursday, July 14, 2005 5:11 PM BASIC OPERATIONS PLAYING MESSAGES You can play the recorded messages (voice files and recorded FM broadcasts). (Voice message) (FM broadcast program) To play messages 1. After turning on the player, press MENU button and ¢ / 4 button 2. to select VOICE mode from Main Menu, and then press 6 button to enter that mode. Press 6 button. To stop: Press 7 button. To pause: Press 6 button. To select messages: Press ¢ / 4 button.
XA-MP101B(E).book Page 16 Thursday, July 14, 2005 5:11 PM BASIC OPERATIONS LISTENING TO FM BROADCASTS You can listen to a preset (registered) FM station after presetting FM stations. The following two operation modes are available: Scan mode: Used to tune in to a station. A.Scan, M.Scan and S.Scan modes are available for tuning and then presetting. Radio mode: Used to listen to a preset (registered) FM station. ("Radio" appears.) 91.50MHz for England and Singapore Automatic presetting (Scan mode: A.
XA-MP101B(E).book Page 17 Thursday, July 14, 2005 5:11 PM BASIC OPERATIONS 1. After turning on the player, press MENU button and ¢ / 4 button to select FM mode from Main Menu, and then press 6 button to enter that mode. ("Radio" appears.) Press 7 button to enter scan mode. ("Scan" appears.) 2. 3. To manually scan: Press ¢ / 4 button. 4. 5. 6. 7. ("M.Scan" appears. Then, each time the button is pressed, the frequency increases or decreases step by step.
XA-MP101B(E).book Page 18 Thursday, July 14, 2005 5:11 PM BASIC OPERATIONS RECORDING FM BROADCASTS REC VOL Recording remaining time (hour:min:sec) Recording time (hour:min:sec) To record FM broadcasts 1. After turning on the player, tune to the desired FM station for 2. recording, referring to "LISTENING TO FM RADIO BROADCASTS" on page 16. Press and hold REC button until "Recording" appears. To pause: Press 6 button. To stop: Press 7 button.
XA-MP101B(E).book Page 19 Thursday, July 14, 2005 5:11 PM BASIC OPERATIONS DELETING FILES (DELETE submenu) (File deletion) To delete files 1. After turning on the player, press MENU button and ¢ / 4 button 2. to select DELETE mode from Main Menu, and then press 6 button to enter that mode. Press ¢ / 4 button to select types of files you want to delete from the DELETE menu. Press 6 button. 3. 4. Press ¢ / 4 button to select a file you want to delete. 5. Press 7 button to select "YES".
XA-MP101B(E).book Page 20 Thursday, July 14, 2005 5:11 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, MENU LANG (Menu Language) and FONTS To set each item, see the relevant later page.
XA-MP101B(E).book Page 21 Thursday, July 14, 2005 5:11 PM ADVANCED FEATURES EQUALIZER You can select from one of 6 different preset sound modes or one customized sound mode. Level High Low Low Frequency High Types of sound modes NORMAL No sound effect applies. CLASSICAL Good for classical music JAZZ Good for jazz music ROCK Boosts low and high frequency. POP Good for vocal music BASS Empowers bass sound. CUSTOMIZED You can create your own sound mode.
XA-MP101B(E).book Page 22 Thursday, July 14, 2005 5:11 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 6 button to enter that mode. Press ¢ / 4 button to select “EQ SET”. 2. 3. Press 6 button. 4. Press ¢ / 4 button to select the sound mode. 5. Press 6 button to return to SET MENU. To create sound mode (CUST) 1.
XA-MP101B(E).book Page 23 Thursday, July 14, 2005 5:11 PM ADVANCED FEATURES PLAYMODE You can select various play modes. However, for voice file playback, only NORMAL, REPEAT ONE and REPEAT ALL are selectable. Types of playback modes NORMAL Normal play REPEAT ONE Repeats one track. REPEAT ALL Repeats all tracks. RANDOM Plays all tracks in random order. RANDOM RPT Repeats all tracks in random order. INTRO Plays first 10 seconds for each tracks. To select play mode 1.
XA-MP101B(E).book Page 24 Thursday, July 14, 2005 5:11 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.
XA-MP101B(E).book Page 25 Thursday, July 14, 2005 5:11 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 6 button to enter that mode. Press ¢ / 4 button to select “A.POWER OFF”. 2. 3. Press 6 button. 4.
XA-MP101B(E).book Page 26 Thursday, July 14, 2005 5:11 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 6 button to enter that mode. Press ¢ / 4 button to select “BACKLIGHT”. 2. 3. Press 6 button. 4.
XA-MP101B(E).book Page 27 Thursday, July 14, 2005 5:11 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 6 button to enter that mode. Press ¢ / 4 button to select “CONTRAST”. 2. 3. Press 6 button. 4. Press ¢ / 4 button to select the level. 5. Press 6 button to return to SET MENU.
XA-MP101B(E).book Page 28 Thursday, July 14, 2005 5:11 PM ADVANCED FEATURES MENU LANGUAGES Use to set the language for the menu. You can select English (default), simplified Chinese or traditional Chinese. To set menu language 1. After turning on the player, press MENU button and ¢ / 4 button to select SET mode from Main Menu, and then press 6 button to enter that mode. Press ¢ / 4 button to select “MENU LANG”. 2. 3. Press 6 button. 4. Press ¢ / 4 button to select the language. 5.
XA-MP101B(E).book Page 29 Thursday, July 14, 2005 5:11 PM ADVANCED FEATURES FONTS Use to set the language for the file name and ID3 tags. You can select one of 27 languages (default: English). To set fonts 1. After turning on the player, press MENU button and ¢ / 4 button to select SET mode from Main Menu, and then press 6 button to enter that mode. Press ¢ / 4 button to select “FONTS”. 2. 3. Press 6 button. 4. Press ¢ / 4 button to select the fonts. 5. Press 6 button to return to SET MENU.
XA-MP101B(E).book Page 30 Thursday, July 14, 2005 5:11 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 6 button to enter that mode. To exit ABOUT mode: Press MENU button.
XA-MP101B(E).book Page 31 Thursday, July 14, 2005 5:11 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 6 button to enter that mode. Press 6 button to reset the unit. All the settings are reset and "RESET OK!" appears. To cancel and exit RESET mode: Press MENU button.
XA-MP101B(E).book Page 32 Thursday, July 14, 2005 5:11 PM ADVANCED FEATURES 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 6 button to enter that mode. Press ¢ / 4, 6 / 7 buttons to locate the desired file.
XA-MP101B(E).book Page 33 Thursday, July 14, 2005 5:11 PM ADVANCED FEATURES 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.
XA-MP101B(E).book Page 34 Thursday, July 14, 2005 5:11 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.
XA-MP101B(E).book Page 35 Thursday, July 14, 2005 5:11 PM TROUBLESHOOTING Problem Solution The player does not function. • Make sure the HOLD switch is off. • This player provides versatile operations under microcomputer control. If the player cannot be properly operated by pressing any button, remove the battery and insert it again after a while. • Battery may be drained. Replace the battery. There is no sound or a lot of noise. • Make sure the Headphone is correctly connected to the player.
XA-MP101B(E).book Page 36 Thursday, July 14, 2005 5:11 PM SPECIFICATIONS Model Name XA-MP101 XA-MP51 Type Digital audio player Built-in memory size 1 GB Display LCD with backlighting (4-line display) FM radio FM reception frequency: 87.5 MHz to 108.0 MHz (Wide band) Frequency step: 0.
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XA-MP101B(E).book Page 38 Thursday, July 14, 2005 5:11 PM SPECIFICATIONS 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. Instead, the product should be handed over to the applicable collection point for the recycling of electrical and electronic equipment for proper treatment, recovery and recycling in accordance with your national legislation.
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