Lyra Jukebox User’s Guide PDP2811
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Before You Begin Dear Thomson Customer, Thank you for purchasing the Thomson LyraTM 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 must use Windows Media Player 10.0 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 Macintosh iMac G3 or higher • Windows ®98SE, Me, 2000, XP SP1 or higher (SP = Service Pack) Mac OS X Version 10.2 or higher • Internet Explorer 4.0 or higher • Internet access • 100MB free hard disk space for the software • 64MB RAM (128 MB recommended) • CD-ROM drive capable of digital audio extraction • USB port (2.
Before You Begin 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. 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. • The battery used in this device may present a risk of fire or chemical burn if mistreated.
Software Setup (Windows Software XPSetup only) The Music Management CD that came with your Lyra Jukebox contains all of the necessary software components you need to make your Lyra Jukebox work properly. These components do the following: • enable you to transfer files from your computer to your Lyra Jukebox • profile, format and sort the contents, update the system files.
Software Setup (Windows XP only) Connecting Lyra Jukebox to the Computer Connect the Lyra Jukebox to your computer with the mini USB cable provided. The unit will turn on automatically. The Lyra Jukebox will appear as a Windows portable device using the Media Transport Protocol (MTP). Note: It might take several seconds for the device (the Lyra Jukebox) to be detected. Click Refresh in My Computer or Explorer to make sure the device has been detected.
Software Setup (Windows XP only) Transferring Files to Lyra Jukebox Caution: Secure music download files are not supported on your Lyra for Windows 98SE, Me and 2000. If you have purchased secured music files, they cannot be played on your Lyra Jukebox. You can transfer files to your Lyra Jukebox via Windows Explorer. If your Lyra Jukebox isn’t already connected to your computer, connect the Lyra Jukebox to the computer. Note: Do not disconnect the USB cable during music download.
Software Setup (Windows XP only) Transfer Files via Windows Media Player 10 1. If you want to take your music collection with you, you can easily synchronize items in your library to your portable device. The Sync feature in Windows Media Player 10 allows you to synchronize files in categories and playlists in your library to your portable device. For complete details, see the Synchronizing content to devices topic in the Windows Media Player 10 help documentation. 1.
Software Setup (Windows XP only) Disconnecting Your Lyra from the Computer Make sure all data has been transferred to the Lyra Jukebox before unplugging the USB cable. Unplugging the USB cable from the device while it is being accessed by an application or while data is being transferred may result in loss of data or damage to the device’s hard drive. Updating Device System Files System files are stored in a special area in your Lyra Jukebox and are necessary for proper device operation.
Software Setup (Windows 98SE, Me, 2000) Transferring Files to Lyra Jukebox Caution: Secure music download files must be transferred to your Lyra player through Windows Media Player 10.0 (Windows Media Player 10 is only available to Windows XP user) or the application recommended by the online music download service. Please visit the online music download service’s website where you purchased your content from for more details on transferring secure music to your player.
Software Setup (Windows 98SE, Me, 2000) Transfer Files via MusicMatch Jukebox 1. Drag and drop desired tracks from the Music Library to the Playlist display and save the playlist. Note : Be sure to save the playlist or it will not be displayed on the playlist window of the Portable Device Manager screen. 2. From the menu area, select Files/Send to Portable Device or click Send to under the copy item on the left side of the MusicMatch Jukebox screen to display the Portable Device Manager screen. 3.
Software Setup (Windows 98SE, Me, 2000) Transfer Files via Windows Explorer (Drag and Drop) If your Lyra Jukebox isn’t already connected to your computer, connect the Lyra Jukebox to the computer using the provided USB cable and turn on the unit. From Windows Explorer, highlight all the files/folders you want to transfer to your Lyra Jukebox and drag them to the drive letter that is associated with it.
Software Setup (Windows 98SE, Me, 2000) Disconnecting Your Lyra from the Computer Note: Before disconnecting the USB cable from the computer or the Lyra Jukebox, be sure the “Safe to unplug” message is displayed. From the System Tray, double click the left mouse button on the icon and select Unplug or eject hardware. Select the drive corresponding to your Lyra player. The Stop a Hardware device screen appears. Select the device to be stopped again for confirmation and click OK.
Software Setup (Windows 98SE, Me, 2000) System Tray Applications Profile New files that are transferred to your Lyra Jukebox using Windows Explorer (drag and drop) will not appear in the Navigation Menus until you profile the contents. If MusicMatch Jukebox was used to transfer files, profiling will be done automatically. 1. Connect your Lyra Jukebox to the computer using the provided USB cable if it is not already connected and turn the unit on. 2.
Software Setup (Windows 98SE, Me, 2000) Updating System File You can upgrade your Lyra Jukebox or repair damaged system files on your device by downloading the latest firmware from http://www.thomson-lyra.com Verify User Playlists Verify items in the User Playlists under the lyra_playlist system folder exists on the Lyra Jukebox. This will ensure the songs in your User Playlists on the device are still present on your device. 1.
Software Setup (Windows 98SE, Me, 2000) LyraSync Files and folders can be synchronized between your PC and your Lyra Jukebox. 1. Connect your Lyra Jukebox to the computer using the provided USB cable if it is not already connected and turn the unit on. 2. 3. Right click on the Lyra icon in the System tray (bottom right hand corner of the computer screen and select LyraSync. The LyraSync Options screen appears. 4.
Software Setup (Windows 98SE, Me, 2000) Note: All folders and all files and sub folders in the source folder will be copied to the destination. Files with the same name will be over written. No other files in the destination folder will be erased if the Delete Files/Folders option is NOT checked. At the end of synchronization the destination folder will contain all the files from the source folder plus any other files that were in the destination folder prior to synchronization.
Software Setup (Windows 98SE, Me, 2000) LyraDJ LyraDJ is a software that can easily generate playlists for you, after analyzing the acoustic characteristics of your songs, the software will create sets of related content that you can listen to and enjoy. Important Note: 1. LyraDJ will only work with mp3 files. 2. LyraDJ will only work with files that are on the Lyra Jukebox. 3. LyraDJ will only work on files in a folder called Music.
Software Setup (Windows 98SE, Me, 2000) 4. Make sure the Lyra Jukebox has at least 64 songs or else the software will not be able to generate playlist. 5. When the analysis is completed, the software will create playlists (the number of playlists created will vary, depending on the total number of songs stored in the Lyra Jukebox), you can save these playlists into the Lyra Jukebox. 6. Click Help at the top right corner for more informations.
Lyra • jukebox Overview of General Controls 5 6 1 4 2 M 3 7 Front View 1. LCD (Liquid Crystal Display) - This is where the Lyra Jukebox’s user interface appears (go to Navigation Display for an explanation of the items that appear on the LCD during playback). Navigation Controls 2. CONTROL - For navigation control and various functions in different modes. Audio navigation mode Control joystick - Press once to play the highlighted item; or press and hold to select the item into My Selections.
Lyra • jukebox RIGHT - go in one level. LEFT - go back one level. Control ring - Rotate clockwise to scroll down, rotate counterclockwise to scroll up. Audio playback mode Control joystick - Press once to pause the selected item; or press and hold to select the item into My Selections. RIGHT - Press to skip to the next song, press and hold to search forward. LEFT - Press to skip to the previous song, press and hold to search backward. UP - Increase volume. DOWN - Decrease volume.
Lyra • jukebox 3. M (Menu) - Enter or exit menu. Right View 4. ON / OFF / STOP - When the power is off, press to turn on the unit; when the unit is in stop mode, press and hold to turn the power off. Top View 5. Headphones jack ( ) - Insert the headphones plug here. 6. HOLD - Slide to activate or deactivate key lock. Bottom View 7. USB port (to computer) - Attach the small end (Type mini-B) of the mini-USB cable here. Attach the large end (Type A) to your computer.
Lyra • jukebox Before You Begin The following example illustrates what you should do before operating your Lyra Jukebox. 1. These instructions presume you’ve already done the followings: • Installed all necessary applications (go to Necessary Applications for detailed instructions). • Transferred music from your computer to the Lyra Jukebox and profiled the contents.
Lyra • jukebox 3. If you've fully charged the battery, disconnect the AC adapter from the outlet and then from your Lyra Jukebox. (The Lyra Jukebox needs to be plugged in for about 3 hours before the battery is fully charged. Note: If the battery isn’t fully charged, keep the Lyra Jukebox plugged in while you listen to the music. 4. Connect the headphones to your Lyra Jukebox. 5. If your Lyra Jukebox isn’t already on, turn it on by pressing the ON/OFF/STOP button. The main navigation menu appears.
Lyra • jukebox Navigation Display 1 2 3 4 5 6 1. This icon will change to show whether the device is playing or paused. 2. This icon will change to indicate the shuffle mode. 3. This icon will change to indicate the repeat mode. 4. The lock icon is displayed when the key lock function is activated. This can be activated by sliding HOLD to the left. To unlock, slide HOLD to the right. 5. This icon will show the battery level of the unit. When charging, the icon will animate. 6.
Lyra • jukebox Music Playback Display 11 12 13 14 15 6 1 5 2 7 8 9 10 3 1. The current song number out of the total number of songs. 2. Displays song name. 3. Song elapse time. 4. Song total duration. 5. Shows song bitrate 6. Shows song format (mp3 / wma) 7. Displays artist name. 8. Displays album name. 9. Displays genre type. 4 10. Displays year. 11. Shows whether the device is playing or paused. 12. Shows whether the shuffle function is activated or not. 13.
Lyra • jukebox Music Playback Operation • Once the item that you want to play is highlighted, press the Control joystick to begin playback. This item can be an artist, an album, a playlist, or a song. Press again to pause playback. The unit will automatically power off after being idle for more than the Power Save interval (length of this Power Save interval can be modified in the Setting menu). • To scan backward in the track that’s playing, push and hold the Control joystick to the left.
Lyra • jukebox Navigation Menu The following example illustrates steps to select and play songs in the Artists category. Lyra Jukebox Artists Albums Titles Genres Years LyraDJ 1. Highlight Artists by rotating the Control ring.. Artists Artist 1 Artist 2 Artist 3 Artist 4 Artist 5 Artist 6 2. Push the Control joystick to the right to enter the highlighted item (the Artists menu appears with the artists stored on your Lyra Jukebox listed in alphabetical order).
Lyra • jukebox Artist 2 All Songs Album 1 Album 2 Album 3 Album 4 Album 5 Highlight the desired song. • To play the song, press the Control joystick. • Song’s information will show on the display during playback. • To end playback, press the Stop/On/Off button, the display will return to the last screen you were in. • To return to the previous menu, push the Control joystick to the left. Note: The information provided in the playback screen depends upon the ID3 tags that have been set up for the song.
Lyra • jukebox Playlists MySelections You can create a MySelections temporary playlist using the Lyra Jukebox. Artist 2 Artist Song 1 Artist Song 2 Artist Song 3 Artist Song 4 Artist Song 5 Artist Song 6 1. In navigation mode, move the cursor to highlight the item to be selected. • To scroll up and down, rotate the Control ring.. • To enter the highlighted folder, push the Control joystick to the right. • To go back to the previous folder, push the Control joystick to the left.
Lyra • jukebox Save MySelections as a Playlist Lyra Jukebox Albums Titles Genres Years LyraDJ Playlists 1. In navigation mode, push the Control joystick to move the cursor to Playlists. Playlists MySelections 2. When MySelections playlist is displayed, press M to enter the option menu. Menu Delete Playlist Save as Playlist Shuffle Off Repeat Off DSP Flat Settings System Info 3. Push the Control joystick to move the cursor to Save as Playlist. Press the Control joystick to enter.
Lyra • jukebox View Playlists 40 Lyra Jukebox Albums Titles Genres Years LyraDJ Playlists 1. In navigation mode, push the Control joystick to move the cursor to Playlists. Playlists MySelections Playlist1 Playlist2 Playlist3 Playlist4 2. Push the Control joystick to the right to enter the Playlists. Playlists MySelections Playlist1 Playlist2 Playlist3 Playlist4 3. Rotate the Control ring to scroll up and down the Playlists menu to select the desired playlist to be viewed.
Lyra • jukebox Delete Playlists Lyra Jukebox Albums Titles Genres Years LyraDJ Playlists 1. In navigation mode, rotate the Control ring to move the cursor to Playlists. Playlists MySelections Playlist1 Playlist2 Playlist3 Playlist4 2. When MySelections playlist is displayed, push the Control joystick to move the cursor to go to the playlist you want to clear. Menu Delete Playlist Save as Playlist Shuffle Off Repeat Off DSP Flat Settings System Info 3. Press M to enter the option menu. 4.
Lyra • jukebox Folder mode Your Lyra Jukebox is a USB mass storage device that can be used to store any files. Any mp3/wma files will not show in other sorting (album, genre, etc.) before they are profiled. To see all of the files that are stored on your Lyra Jukebox: Lyra Jukebox Titles Genres Years LyraDJ Playlists Folders 42 1. In navigation mode, push the Control joystick to move the cursor to Folders.
Lyra • jukebox Folder Folder 1 Folder 2 Folder 3 Song 1 Song 2 2. When Folders is displayed, push the Control joystick up and down to select the folder or file you want to browse. Folders are listed first and individual files are listed next. Note: The folders and files are sorted in alphabetical orderin folder mode, all folders will be listed before files.
Lyra • jukebox Additional Features Menu Delete Playlist Save as Playlist Shuffle Off Repeat Off DSP Flat Settings System Info 44 Press M in any mode to access the option menu. Option menu will appear regardless of which mode you are currently in. Note: during playback "M" has to be pressed twice to display option menu.
Lyra • jukebox Shuffle and Repeat Shuffle and repeat allow you to choose the playmode you like, different combinations of shuffle and repeat will be illustrated below. Menu Shuffle Repeat DSP Settings System Info Off Off Flat 1. Press M to show the option menu. 2. Rotate the Control ring to move to Shuffle or Repeat. 3. Press the Control joystick to toggle among: Repeat One - Repeat the current item Menu Shuffle Repeat DSP Settings System Info Off Off Flat Repeat All - Repeat all items.
Lyra • jukebox Adjusting DSP Settings DSP Settings (Digital Signal Processor settings) adjust the various levels of the audio output for different types of songs. For example, the DSP setting for BASS makes the bass sounds more prominent. You can also personalize the levels via the Graphic menu item. The default DSP setting for your Lyra Jukebox is FLAT. Menu Shuffle Repeat DSP Settings System Info Off Off Flat 1. Press M to show the option menu. 2. Rotate the Control ring to move the cursor to DSP.
Lyra • jukebox System Settings You can personalize the display settings for your Lyra Jukebox. Menu Shuffle Repeat DSP Settings System Info Off Off Flat 1. Press M to view the menu. 2. From the sub-menu, Rotate the Control ring to select Settings. 3. Press the Control Joystick to show setting options.
Lyra • jukebox Settings Contrast Backlight PowerSave Sleep 0 5s 5m Off 4. 5. 6. 48 Highlight the display setting (Customize Menu, Contrast, Backlight, PowerSave or SleepTimer) you want to adjust by rotating the Control ring. Press the Control Joystick to select among options in the following settings.
Lyra • jukebox Customize Music Menu You can set the music menu on the Lyra Jukebox to show and hide certain menu items. Settings Customize Contrast Backlight PowerSave Sleep 0 5s 5m Off 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. Customize Menu Artists Albums Titles Genres Years LyraDJ Playlists Folders On On On On On On On On 7. Press the M button to enter the Menu. Rotate the Control ring to highlight Settings. Press the Control Joystick to enter the Settings menu.
Lyra • jukebox System Info System Information shows Lyra Jukebox system details which includes the number of songs you have on your Jukebox, the amount of free space available and your firmware version. Menu Shuffle Off Repeat Off DSP Flat Settings System Info 1. System Info Firmware Info Used 3874MB Free 3609MB 4. 2. 3. From the settings menu, rotate the Control ring to select System Info. Push the Control Joystick to the right to view System Info options.
Lyra • jukebox MTP/MSC switching Why do I want to use MTP (Media Transfer Protocol) Mode? MTP Mode is essential if you want to transfer DRM content to your Lyra Jukebox. Today MTP Mode is only supported in Windows XP and through Windows Media Player 10.0 or other special software provided by your music service provider. In MTP mode you Lyra Jukebox will no longer show up as a drive letter.
Lyra • jukebox Portable Hard Drive Capability Since Lyra Jukebox has a 4-gigabyte hard drive, you can use it to transport files - any files, not just music files. Some possible uses for this feature are as follows: • Create back-ups/archive files. • Connect to other computers - at work, for example. • Transport files from one computer to another computer.
Additional Information Tips and Troubleshooting Problem: Player repeats same tracks or all tracks. • Repeat play is turned on. Press the M button 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 Lyra 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 “Cannot turn on unit even when the power adapter is connected.” • Battery is deeply discharged / empty. Charge the unit for at least 3 hours before powering up. Problem: All the songs appear twice in my unit. • It is possible that you have copied all your songs into the Music Folder for use with LyraDJ. To resolve the problem, delete the duplicate files that are outside Music Folder. (LyraDJ only works on files that are in a folder called Music.
Additional Information Specifications & System Requirements Hardware • • • • • • Dimensions: 83mm H, 50mm W, 15mm D Unit Weight: 85 g 4 Giga Byte Storage Stereo Headphones Jack Mini USB Connection Jack Battery Operated: Internal rechargeable lithium polymer battery.
Additional Information Hard Disc • External Hard Disc Drive: When connected to a computer via USB, the Lyra Jukebox is capable of storing any file type allowing the user a fast, convenient method of storing, retrieving, and transferring files. Including word processing files, presentations, spreadsheets and any other computer files. Capacity: 4 GB Rotational Speed: 3600 RPM Connection: USB 2.
Additional Information PC Hardware Requirements • • • • • • • • • • Pentium III 500MHz or higher recommended Macintosh iMac G3 or higher Windows ®98SE, Me, 2000, or XP Mac OS X Version 10.2 or higher Internet Explorer 4.0 or higher Internet access 100MB free hard disk space for the software 64MB RAM (128 MB recommended) CD-ROM drive capable of digital audio extraction USB port (2.
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