H100/H104/H106 H116/HC100/HC106 Digital Audio Player User’s Guide Changing Entertainment. Again. www.rca.com It is important to read this instruction book prior to using your new product for the first time.
Table of Contents Table of Contents ....................................................................................................................................... 2 Important Information ............................................................................................................................... 4 End User License Agreement ..................................................................................................................... 6 Before You Begin ......................
Table of Contents My Selections ............................................................................................................................................ 28 Adding Items to My Selections ...................................................................................................... 28 Playing My Selections ..................................................................................................................... 28 Clearing My Selections ..................................
Important Information WARNING CAUTION To reduce the risk of fire or electric shock, do not expose this product or AC charger to rain or moisture. RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT OPEN To reduce the risk of electric shock, do not remove cover (or back). No user serviceable parts inside. Refer servicing to qualified service personnel. Battery can only be repaired or replaced by qualified service personnel.
Important Information FCC Regulations state that unauthorized changes or modifications to this equipment may void the user’s authority to operate it. FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION INFORMATION This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation .
End User License Agreement End User License Agreement TERM AND TERMINATION IMPORTANT-READ CAREFULLY: This End User License Agreement (“Agreement”) is a legal agreement between you and Thomson Inc. (“Thomson”) for the RCA Player, Device application/driver software program and associated documentation, if any (“Program”). a) The license is effective on the date you accept this Agreement, and remains in effect until terminated by either party.
End User License Agreement b) YOU ASSUME RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE SELECTION OF THE APPROPRIATE PROGRAM TO ACHIEVE YOUR INTENDED RESULTS, AND FOR THE INSTALLATION, USE, AND RESULTS OBTAINED. WINDOWS MEDIA This version of the RCA Player (the Player) contains software licensed from Microsoft that enables you to play Windows Media Audio (WMA) files (“WMA Software”).The WMA Software is licensed to you for use with the RCA/THOMSON Portable Audio Device digital music player under the following conditions.
Before You Begin Dear RCA Customer, Thank you for purchasing the RCA Digital Audio Player. This product 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 10.0, Yahoo! Music Engine or the application recommended by the online music download service.
Before You Begin Things to consider before you get started... Computer System Requirements • Pentium III 500MHz or higher recommended, running Windows ® 98SE, Me, 2000 or XP SP1 (SP= Service Pack). • Internet Explorer 4.0 or higher • Internet access (broadband recommended) • 100MB free hard disk space for the software • 64MB RAM (128MB recommended) • CD-ROM drive capable of digital audio extraction • USB port (2.
Before You Begin Caution While Driving Use of headphones while operating an automobile or moving vehicle is not recommended and is unlawful in some states and areas. Be careful and attentive on the road. Stop operation of the unit if you find it disruptive or distracting while driving. Back up your data As with any portable device that has a hard drive, you must back up the drive regularly. RCA and Thomson are not responsible for lost data.
Software Setup The Music Management CD that comes with your player contains all of the necessary software components you need to make your player work properly. These components do the following: • enable you to transfer files from your computer to your player • format and sort the contents, update the system files. Inserting the Included CD-ROM into CD-ROM Drive 1. Turn on your computer and place the Music Management CD that came with your player into your computer.
Software Setup Auto Updater To keep your player up to date with the latest software available for your device you can use the Auto Updater application that was installed during the software installation. To update your device, double-click on the icon in the taskbar while your device is connected to your computer. You must be connected to the Internet for this to work properly.
Connecting to the Computer Connecting the Player to the Computer Connect the digital audio player to your computer with the mini USB cable provided. The unit will turn on automatically. The player will appear as a removable drive (Windows 98SE, ME and 2000) or a Windows portable device (Windows XP) using the Media Transfer Protocol (MTP). Note: It might take several seconds for the device to be detected. Click Refresh in My Computer or Explorer to make sure the device has been detected.
Connecting to the Computer Charging the Battery Your RCA digital audio player is charged through the USB connection when it is connected to your computer. To fully charge the player, make sure your computer is on and the device is connected for at least 3 hours. Important Battery Information • Charge the unit for at least 3 hours before first use. • Charge the unit for at least 3 hours after putting away the unit for a long time. • Battery replacement should only be made by trained technicians.
Transferring Files to the Player Transferring Files to the Player You may select one of the methods to transfer music contents to your player: 1) Yahoo! Music Engine, 2) Windows Media Player and 3) drag-and-drop via Windows Explorer. For method 1 and 2, you first need to have successfully installed the software packages included in the Music Management CD (refer to “Inserting the Included CD-ROM into CDROM Drive).
Transferring Files to the Player Transferring Files via Yahoo! Music Engine (Windows XP only) Yahoo! Music Engine lets you manage your music easily and organize like a pro. Create your own playlists: music for work, the gym, or even dinner. You can also buy download music and transfer to your player in seconds. Just drag and drop and you’re done. For more information on the installation and operations, please visit: http:// music.yahoo.
Transferring Files to the Player Yahoo! Music Unlimited: Supercharge the Engine Yahoo! Music Unlimited is a subscription service with access to over 1 million songs, plus much more. For a low monthly price, you can: • add any of those million songs to your personal music library to listen, • transfer to your player, • share with others*, • buy burnable downloads, • listen to LAUNCHcast Plus, the commercial-free radio service.
Transferring Files to the Player Transferring Files via Windows Media Player 9 If you want to take your music collection with you, you can easily transfer items from your library to your portable device. For complete details, see related topic in the Windows Media Player 9 help documentation. 1. Connect your player to the computer and open Windows Media Player, select Copy to CD or Devices from the menu bar, a screen will appear as below: 2.
Transferring Files to the Player Transferring Files via Windows Explorer (Drag and Drop) (Windows XP only) In the Windows Explorer, when the device is opened, the “Data” and “Media” views will be displayed for the device. The Data View is used to manage data content on the device, such as text files. The Media View is used to manage media content supported by the device for playback, such as mp3 and wma.
Transferring Files to the Player Disconnecting Your Player from the Computer Note: Before disconnecting the USB cable from the computer or the player, be sure the “Safe to Remove Hardware” message is displayed. 1. For Windows XP, from the System Tray, double click the left mouse button on the icon and select Safely Remove Hardware. Select the drive corresponding to your player and click STOP. 2. The Stop a Hardware device screen appears.
General Controls Before You Begin The following example illustrates what you should do before operating your player. 1. These instructions presume you’ve already done the followings: • Installed all necessary applications. • Transferred music from your computer to the player. • Allowed your device to charge for at least 3 hours while connected to the computer. 2. Updated your device software using the Auto Updater application if it was installed.
General Controls Overview of General Controls 7 8 9 Top view Front view Right view 10 1 5 2 3 6 4 Front View 1. The display 2. Navigation control / Volume control - During menu navigation, rotate clockwise to select next option or anti-clockwise to select previous option. During playback, rotate clockwise to increase or anti-clockwise to decrease the volume. 3. Backward - a) During menu navigation, press to go back one level. b) During playback, press once to skip to the previous file*.
General Controls Top View 7. USB connector - 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 files to and from the computer. The player’s battery will also be charged when connected to the computer. 8. LOCK - Slide to activate or deactivate the key lock function. 9. Headphones jack - Insert the headphones plug here. Right View 10.
General Controls Navigation Display 1 2 3 4 5 6 1. Indicates whether the device is playing or paused. 2. Indicates the shuffle mode. 3. Indicates the repeat mode. 4. Indicates that the key lock function is activated. 5. Indicates the battery level of the unit. When charging, the icon will animate. 6. Indicates that the item can be entered by pressing 24 .
General Controls Music / Audible Playback Display 7 8 9 10 11 12 1 13 2 3 4 5 14 15 6 1. Current file number / total number of file 2. Song name 3. Singer name 4. Album name 5. Genre type 6. Elapsed playback time 7. Indicates whether the device is playing or paused. 8. Indicates the shuffle function is activated. 9. Indicates the repeat function is activated. 16 12. File format (mp3 / wma) 13. File bit rate 14. Year of the file 15. Playback progress bar 16.
General Controls The Navigation Menus Music files are sorted according to several parameters for quick search of your favourite music. Once your player is turned on, you will see the file menus as below: Music Artists Audiobooks Albums MySelections Titles Genres Selecting What You Want to Play The following example illustrates steps to select and play songs in the Artists category. 1. Highlight Music by rotating the navigation control. Press to enter the highlighted item. 2.
General Controls Artists Artist 1 Artist 2 Artist 3 Artist 4 Artist 5 3. The Artists menu appears with the artists stored on your player listed in alphabetical order. • Rotate the navigation control to scroll up and down the Artists menu. • To return to the previous menu, press . • To go to the root music menu directly, press and hold . • To view the albums for the artist highlighted, press to enter the highlighted item (the albums for that artist appear in alphabetical order).
My Selections Adding Items to My Selections You can select your favorite songs, albums, artists as MySelections. Album 1 Song1 Song 2 Added Song 3 to My Sel Song 4 Song 5 • Highlight the desired song, artist, album, folder etc. by rotating the navigation control. Press and hold until “Added to My Sel” shows on the display. Repeat this step for selecting more items. You may select an item as MySelections as many times as you want, even if it has already been selected.
My Selections Clearing My Selections Music Audiobooks My Selections Menu Clear Playlist Shuffle Off Repeat Off 1. In the navigation menu, select “My Selections” and then press m. 2. “Clear Playlist” is already selected, press to confirm deletion.
Player’s Menus Accessing the Player’s Menus Press m in any mode to access the player’s menu. Note: during playback m has to be pressed twice to display the player’s menu. Player’s menus Shuffle Repeat DSP Profile Settings Customize Menu System Info Contrast Backlight Power Save Sleep Language Advanced Restore Defaults Navigation and Selection Player’s Menu items Menu Shuffle Off Repeat Off DSP Normal Profile Settings System Info Currently selected option Submenu available, press to enter. 1.
Player’s Menus Shuffle Press repeatedly to select shuffle on or off. Files will be played randomly when shuffle is activated. Repeat Press repeatedly to select a repeat mode. Repeat One - Repeat the current item Repeat All - Repeat all items. Repeat Off - Repeat is Off. Note: Repeat and shuffle will work differently, depending your cursor is on a song or a set (albums, genres, etc.). You can select your desired combination of Shuffle and Repeat to suit you.
Player’s Menus Settings Press to enter the Settings menu and rotate the navigation control to select an item. Refer to the player for options available within each item. Press repeatedly to select settings. Customize Menu: to customize the music menu to show and hide certain menu items. Constrast: to adjust the display light contrast. Backlight: to adjust the duration for the display backlight. Power Save: to adjust the duration for automatic switch off when the player is idle.
Additional Information Tips and Troubleshooting Problem: Player repeats same tracks or all tracks. • Repeat play is turned on. Press the MENU button (m) to change the play mode. Problem: Audio distorted at high volume. • Select another DSP setting. • Turn down the volume. Problem: The audio tracks on my player keep skipping or popping. • You’ll need to re-record the audio track – make sure you close all other applications on your PC when you record. • Try recording with Error Correction setting turned on.
Additional Information Problem: Contents transferred to my device doesn’t show up on other computers. • • • • • • The contents transferred in MSC mode will not be seen in the PC with MTP mode selected on your device. The contents transferred in MTP mode will not be seen in the PC with MSC mode selected on your device. For Win XP users, your unit is connected in MTP mode to PC by default, those contents transferred in MTP mode can only be seen on a PC with Win XP and connected in MTP mode.
Additional Information Specifications Hardware • • • • • Dimensions: 92 mm H, 52 mm W, 16 mm D Unit Weight: 75 g Stereo Headphones Jack Mini USB Connection Jack Battery Operated: Rechargeable lithium polymer battery. Hard Drive • • • • External Hard Drive: When connected to a computer via USB, the player is capable of storing any file type allowing the user a fast, convenient method of storing, retrieving, and transferring files.
Additional Information Limited Warranty (U.S.) What your warranty covers: • Defects in materials or workmanship. For how long after your purchase: • 90 days from date of purchase - Unit repair or exchange, which includes parts and labor. • 91 days to 1 year from date of purchase - Unit repair or exchange, which includes parts only; you pay the labor. • The warranty for rental units begins with the first rental or 45 days from date of shipment to the rental firm, whichever comes first.
Additional Information • • • • • Write the SR number on the outside of the carton used to return the unit. Make sure you insure your shipment in case of damage or loss. Carefully pack the unit using the original box and packing material if possible. Please retain all non-defective accessories that were included with your unit such as the headphones. Include with the shipment: 1. Evidence of purchase date such as a bill of sale. 2. A brief note describing your unit’s problem. 3.
Additional Information Limitation of Warranty: • THE WARRANTY STATED ABOVE IS THE ONLY WARRANTY APPLICABLE TO THIS PRODUCT. ALL OTHER WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED (INCLUDING ALL IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE) ARE HEREBY DISCLAIMED. NO VERBAL OR WRITTEN INFORMATION GIVEN BY THOMSON INC., ITS AGENTS OR EMPLOYEES SHALL CREATE A GUARANTY OR IN ANY WAY INCREASE THE SCOPE OF THIS WARRANTY.
Additional Information Limited Warranty (Canada) Thomson multimedia Ltd. warrants to the purchaser or gift recipient that if any manufacturing defect becomes apparent in this product within 1 year from the original date of purchase, it will be replaced free of charge, including return transportation. This warranty does not include damage to the product resulting from accidents, misuse or leaking batteries. Should your product not perform properly during the warranty period, either: 1.
Additional Information visit us at www.rca.com Please do not send any products to the Indianapolis address listed in this manual or on the carton. This will only add delays in service for your product. EXPORTER Thomson Inc. Importador Comercializadora Thomson de México, S.A. de C.V. Álvaro Obregón No. 151. Piso 13. Col. Roma. Delegación Cuauhtémoc C.P. 06700. México, D.F. Telefono: 52-55-11-020360 RFC: CTM-980723-KS5 40 P.O. Box 1976 Indianapolis, IN 46206-1976 ©2006 Thomson Inc.
