Lyra Jukebox User’s Guide Changing Entertainment. Again. RD2800 3rd Review • 9/4/2001 LyraIB.00.
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Table of Contents Chapter 1: Getting Started Things to consider before you get started... .............................................. 4 Computer System Requirements ..................................................... 4 Warning ............................................................................................ 4 Caution .............................................................................................. 4 Caution While Driving .........................................................
Table of Contents Chapter 2: Lyra Jukebox Menus and Features Using the Play Modes ................................................................................. 34 How to access the play modes ....................................................... 35 Repeat A-B .................................................................................................. 35 Adjusting DSP Settings ..............................................................................
Chapter 1 Getting Started Chapter Overview: • Things to consider before you get started • What’s where — what you want to know vs. where to go • Parts checklist • Overview of Lyra Jukebox buttons • Basic operation (how to play music on your Lyra Jukebox) • Setup details • How to use MusicMatch to transfer files to your Lyra Jukebox Changing Entertainment. Again. 3 Illustrations contained within this publication are for representation only and subject to change. LyraIB.
Getting Started Things to consider before you get started... Computer System Requirements • • • • • • • • • • Pentium 233MHz or higher (Pentium II 300 MHz or higher recommended) Windows® 98SE, Me, 2000, or XP Internet Explorer 4.0 or higher Internet access 4 MB free hard disk space for the software plus 1 MB for every minute of CD quality music you store on your hard drive.
Getting Started What you want to know 1 2 3 Go to page ... Parts checklist — everything that was in the Lyra box 6 Buttons — where they are and what they do 7 Operation — the details If the information on the printed QuickStart guide wasn’t enough, this section gives you a little more detail about the basics of sorting and playing music on your Lyra Jukebox.
Getting Started Unpack the box and check your parts Your Lyra Jukebox came with everything you need to make music portable — all of the items shown below should have been packed in the box with your Lyra Jukebox.
Getting Started Overview of buttons and the display The following pages explain what each button does — some of the buttons have more than one function depending upon whether you’re playing music or not. 2 3 1 4 v save select stop m o d e select v 5 6 1 Volume up – Increases the volume level. 2 SELECT– When using the Lyra Jukebox menu, selects a highlighted item. When you’re creating a User Playlist and you’ve highlighted a title, SELECT tags a song to be included in a User Playlist.
Getting Started 7 v save select v m o d e SORT BY Artist Album Title Genre User Playlists Audio Files HELP MORE 8 9 stop select 10 soft key 2 soft key 1 soft key 4 soft key 3 11 12 7 Left arrow button – When you’re playing music, press and release to skip back to the previous song (to scan backwards in the song that’s playing, press and hold). When you’re using the Lyra Jukebox menu, moves highlight left. 8 Up arrow button – When using the Lyra Jukebox menu, moves the highlight up.
Getting Started DC IN POWER CHARGE dc in RESET reset power charge Back view POWER – Lights when the Lyra Jukebox is on (receiving power). CHARGE – Lights when the battery is charging. DC IN – Plug in the AC power adapter here. When you plug in the AC adapter, the battery inside of the Lyra Jukebox automatically starts charging. RESET – Press this button to reset all of the settings to the factory defaults and clear the memory.
Getting Started Basic Operation The information in this section presumes you’ve successfully transferred files to your Lyra Jukebox, and you’re ready to play some music. If you need specific set-up information (downloading music, transferring files, installing software), go to page 22. If you want more detailed information about the Lyra Jukebox’s features, go to page 34.
Getting Started v save select v m o d e USER PLAYLIST 1 My favorite song Simon and Caroline The Two of Us Classic Rock 00:00:42 TRK=03 0001/0012 128K FLAT BACK DSP INFO A-B stop select Playback operation • To scan backwards in the track that’s playing, press and hold button). (the left arrow • To scan forwards in the track that’s playing, press and hold button).
Getting Started Operation: Step-by-Step Examples The following example illustrates (with more detail than the previous information) how you find the song you want to play. 1. These instructions presume you’ve already done the following: • Installed the MusicMatch Jukebox software and the Lyra MP3/Personal Jukebox profiler application (go to page 22 for detailed instructions).
Getting Started Sort by Artist SORT BY Artist Album Title Genre User Playlists Audio Files HELP MORE 1. Highlight Artist (press the up or down arrow button). Note: You can also highlight items on the screen by pressing the soft keys when they have arrows above them. In this example soft key 1 would move the highlight down and soft key 2 would move the highlight up. Soft key 1 Soft key 2 2.
Getting Started 01 02 08 09 10 Highlight the desired song. ANOTHER RECORD A Song for You Be Yourself Assume the Worst Do Your Best Another Song BACK PG PG • To play the song, press button). (the play/pause • To go to the previous menu, press soft key 1 (BACK). INFO • To scroll down the list 5 songs at a time, press soft key 2 (PG down). Soft key 1 Soft key 3 Soft key 2 • To scroll up the list 5 songs at a time, press soft key 3 (PG up).
Getting Started 01 02 03 04 05 3. HAPPY MUSIC II A Song For You Do Your Best Be Yourself Integrity Song Freedom BACK PG PG To see the songs for the album highlighted, press SELECT (the songs on that album appear). The SELECT button may be used alternately to select and de-select titles that you want to save in the programmable playlist. INFO 4. Highlight the song you want to play. • To play the song, press button).
Getting Started • To see the titles from R - Z, press soft key 4. ANNA BELLE A Song For You Anytime You Want t... Be Yourself Details of Today Do Your Best BACK PG Soft key 1 PG • To return to the SORT BY menu, press soft key 1 (labeled MAIN). • To get more info about the song, press soft key 4 (INFO). INFO Note: The information provided in the INFO screen depends upon the ID tags that have been set up for the song.
Getting Started DISCO Cool Caroline’s... Disco King Kuntz Disco Madness Band Disco Queen Disco King Kuntz Gold Disco Band MAIN I-Q R-Z ARTST 3. To see a list of artists for the genre you’ve highlighted, press SELECT (a list of artists for that genre appears). To jump to the complete Artist listing, press soft key 4 (ARTST). 4. To see the songs for the artist that you’ve highlighted within this genre, press SELECT (the songs appear in alphabetical order).
Getting Started Sort by User Playlists SORT BY Artistt Album Title Genre User Playlists Audio Files HELP MORE 1. Highlight User Playlists (press the up or down arrow buttons, or soft key 1 or soft key 2). 2. Press SELECT (a list of User Playlists you’ve created and stored on your Lyra Jukebox appears on the screen). Soft key 1 Soft key 2 USER PLAYLISTS Playlist1.m3u Playlist2.m3u Playlist3.m3u Playlist4.m3u Playlist5.
Getting Started PLAYLIST1.M3U All About Yout Ego Waltz Global Gone Mad Losing Faith Lucky Me Audio BACK PG MOVE • Delete a song from the playlist by DEL (delete) — soft key 3 — (a screen appears asking you to confirm that you want to delete this item). • Rearrange the order of the songs in the playlist by pressing soft key 4 (MOVE) — go to instructions below for more information. DONE Soft key 1 Soft key 3 Soft key 4 Soft key 2 How to rearrange the order of the songs 1.
Getting Started • To get more info about the song, press soft key 4 (INFO). Note: The information provided in the INFO screen depends upon the ID3 tags that have been set up for the song. SORT BY Album Title Genre User Playlists Audio Files All Files HELP MORE Sort by All Files Your Lyra Jukebox can be used to store and transport files since it has a hard drive with 10 Gigabytes of storage space. To see all of the files that are stored on your Lyra Jukebox: 1.
Getting Started LCD Screen During Playback 1 PLAYLIST 1 2 My favorite song 3 Simon and Caroline 4 5 The Two of Us 6 0005/0012 Classic Rock 7 BACK DSP 00:00:42 128K FLAT INFO 8 9 10 AB 11 This picture illustrates what you’ll see on your Lyra Jukebox LCD screen when you’re playing music. LCD Screen during Playback 1 2 Playlist name, or path of file Song title or file name – based on ID3 tag information if it is available. If no ID3 tag information is available, it will be blank.
Getting Started Setup Information – the details 1. Install software in your computer 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.
Getting Started Note: This book only discusses the MusicMatch features that directly apply to your Lyra Jukebox. For additional information about MusicMatch Jukebox features such as MusicMatch radio MX, creating Music CDs, Music Library features, go to: MusicMatch tutorial on the Music Management CD • The System Profiler Application component must be installed in order for the Lyra Jukebox to function properly.
Getting Started 12. Enter your name, e-mail address, postal code, country, year of birth, and sex (male or female). Note: You must enter an e-mail address to proceed. If you don’t have an e-mail address, enter yourname@home.com 13. Click Next (the Personalize Music Recommendation screen appears). Read the screen to determine if you want to use this feature or not — you can always change the setting later. Select Yes or No. 14. Click Next (the Installation Options dialog screen appears).
Getting Started 3. Select the Profile Lyra MP3/Personal Jukebox Device menu from the icon (the Lyra Jukebox profiler application icon that’s in your PC’s system tray, bottom right of your computer screen). The Lyra Jukebox/Personal Jukebox Profiler Application appears. 4. The application will profile and sort all supported audio files so you can sort them and play them properly. Press Done to dismiss the application when profiling is finished. 5.
Getting Started Note: This book only discusses the MusicMatch features that directly apply to your Lyra Jukebox. For additional information about MusicMatch Jukebox features, go to www.musicmatch.com 4. Detailed information, Getting Started tips, and troubleshooting are available through the Help menu and the MusicMatch Internet site (accessed from the Help and Site menus). We recommend you familiarize yourself with the MusicMatch Welcome Tips and view the On-line FAQ’s before using and recording files.
Getting Started Select the recording Quality level – CD Quality MP3 (128Kbps) is recommended • MP3 audio is MPEG Layer-3 Audio available at various encoding bit rates. The highest bit rate has the best quality sound, but uses the most disk space. • WAV audio is unencoded music that is not compressed. This format has the best quality sound but requires the largest file size, as much as 650MB per CD. WAV audio files are much larger than MP3 audio files.
Getting Started Save CD tracks to play on your PC or in your Lyra Jukebox 1. Insert a CD into your CD-ROM drive. If you are connected to the Internet, MusicMatch Jukebox will retrieve information about the CD in the CD-ROM drive. Note: If you are on a LAN system and the titling feature does not work, contact your administrator. 2. If you’re able to connect to the internet, make sure the Enable CDDB CD lookup service is selected on the CDDB Preferences page.
Getting Started Playlist area Main player area Music Guide tab (window) ADD button Music Library window Download music from the Internet 1. Make sure you’re connected to the internet. 2. Click MUSIC GUIDE to connect to the MusicMatch download site. Note: You can also select Show MusicMatch Guide from View in the Options menu to display this window. If you have not established an Internet connection, MusicMatch Jukebox will attempt but fail to connect.
Getting Started Creating Personalized Playlists. To create a playlist, you can drag and drop files from your Music Library or you can open an existing playlist. 1. To manually add tracks to the playlist, double click on the track or drag and drop the track from the Music Library into the playlist display (the song automatically starts playing if no other song is playing). To preview a track before adding it to the playlist, click to the left of the desired track in the Music Library window.
Getting Started Step 3: Transfer files to your Lyra Jukebox Once you have created the current playlist that has all of the songs you want to transfer to your Lyra Jukebox follow the steps below: 1. If your Lyra Jukebox isn’t already connected to your computer, use the mini-USB cable that came with your LyraJukebox to connect the LyraJukebox to the computer. Go to page 24 for instructions. 2.
Getting Started Refresh button This is the Portable Device Memory area Delete button Device connected to your computer’s USB port (in this example, you Lyra Jukebox Files to Download area Files stored on your Lyra Jukebox’s hard drive Progress indicator 4. Download button After you have selected all of the music you want to transfer to your Lyra Jukebox player, click the Download button on the bottom of the screen.
Chapter 2 Features & Menus Chapter Overview: • Play modes (Repeat, A-B Repeat, Shuffle, etc.) • Adjusting DSP settings (flat, rock, jazz, etc.) • Setting LCD preferences (contrast, backlight, etc) • Connecting your Lyra Jukebox to your car stereo • Connecting your Lyra Jukebox to your stereo system Changing Entertainment. Again. 33 LyraIB.
Lyra Jukebox Features & Menus Using the Play Modes Once you have music transferred to your Lyra Jukebox you can use the MODE button to access different play modes that are used in other audio equipment: Shuffle, Repeat 1, Repeat, Repeat All, Repeat Shuffle. Note: The REPEAT A-B play mode can only be accessed when you’re playing music, go to page 35 for more information.
Lyra Jukebox Features & Menus How to access the play modes During navigation mode (you’ve turned on your Lyra Jukebox, but you are using the menu system and not playing music) 1. 2. 3. 4. Press the MODE button (the MODE SETTINGS menu appears). Press the arrow down button (or soft key 2) or the arrow up button (soft key 3) until the play mode you want to use is highlighted.
Lyra Jukebox Features & Menus Adjusting DSP Settings DSP Settings (Digital Signal Processor settings) adjust the 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 EQ menu item. The default DSP setting for your Lyra Jukebox is FLAT. SORT BY Artist Album Title Genre User Playlists Audio Files HELP MORE 1. From the main menu, press MORE (soft key 4). 2.
Lyra Jukebox Features & Menus SORT BY Artist Album Title Genre User Playlists Audio Files DSP SYS INFO HELP Personalizing DSP Output (GRAPHIC EQ menu item) 1. During navigation, press soft key 1 (DSP). 2. Press soft key 2 (arrow down) until GRAPHIC EQ is highlighted (the GRAPHIC EQ submenu appears automatically after GRAPHIC EQ has been highlighted for a second or two). 3. Press soft key 2 (down arrow) to decrease the level for the first equalizer band.
Lyra Jukebox Features & Menus Setting LCD Preferences (SYSTEM SETTINGS menu) You can personalize the setting of your LCD (Liquid Crystal Display). SORT BY Artist Album Title Genre User Playlists Audio Files HELP MORE 1. From the SORT BY menu (the main menu), press soft key 4 (MORE). Four new menu items appear at the bottom of the LCD screen. 3. Highlight SYS (press soft key 2). The SYSTEM SETTINGS menu appears. 4.
Lyra Jukebox Features & Menus SYSTEM SETTINGS Backlight Timeout 5s LCD Contrast 0 BACK • Backlight Timeout: you can adjust the amount of time that the backlight stays on by highlighting Backlight Timeout. Press (the right arrow button on your Lyra Jukebox) to increase the amount of time. Press (the left arrow button) to decrease the amount of time. • LCD Contrast: to increase the contrast (make the letters darker and the background lighter), press (the right arrow button).
Lyra Jukebox Features & Menus Playing Your Lyra Jukebox in your car stereo The cassette adapter lets you listen to the Lyra in an automobile or RV safely without having to wear headphones. The car kit is included with your Lyra Jukebox. This accessory kit includes a car cord adapter (#54095) and a cassette adapter (#54097). The car cord adapter lets you power your Lyra from the cigarette lighter socket of a car, truck, or RV. It converts 12-volts to a 4.5-volt output. 1.
Lyra Jukebox Features & Menus Playing Your Lyra Jukebox on your stereo system Your Lyra Jukebox came with a Line Out Cable that you can use to connect your Lyra to your audio system. 1. Make sure your Lyra Jukebox is off. 2. Connect the black end of the cable to the LINE OUT jack on your Lyra Jukebox player. 3. Connect the red (audio left) and white (audio right) cables to the corresponding left and right audio jacks on your stereo system. 4. Turn on the power to your audio system. 5.
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Chapter 3 Additional Information Chapter Overview: • Troubleshooting • FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions) • Limited Warranty • Specifications & System Requirements Changing Entertainment. Again. 43 LyraIB.
Additional Information Tips and Troubleshooting Problem: Player repeats same tracks or all tracks. • Repeat play is turned on. Press the MODE button to change the play mode. Problem: Audio distorted at high volume. • In DSP mode, reduce the BASS gain. • Select another DSP setting. • Turn down the volume. Problem: The audio tracks on my Lyra keep skipping or popping. • Close all of your other applications, and re-record audio track. Problem: Player turns itself off.
Additional Information FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions) Question: What is MP3? MP3 is an abbreviation for MPEG-1, Layer 3 Audio (MPEG = Motion Picture Experts Group). This is a digital sound encoding and compression process that was developed by the Fraunhofer Institut fur Integrierte Schaltungen and Thomson multimedia. MP3 is an international standard and is well suited for the transfer of high quality audio files over telephone or ISDN lines, and over the internet.
Additional Information Hard Disc • External Hard Disc Drive: When connected to a computer via USB, the Lyra Hard Disc player 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: 10GB • Rotational Speed: 4200 RPM • Average Access Time: 12 MS • Connection: USB 1.
Additional Information PC Hardware Requirements – 233MHz or higher (Pentium II 300 MHz or higher recommended) – Windows® 98SE, Me, XP or 2000 – Internet Explorer 4.0 or better with Internet access – 32 MB RAM (64 MB recommended) – Free hard disk space (4 MB for the software plus 1 MB for every minute of CD quality audio that will be stored on the PC).
Additional Information Limited Warranty 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 MULTIMEDIA INC., ITS AGENTS OR EMPLOYEES SHALL CREATE A GUARANTY OR IN ANY WAY INCREASE THE SCOPE OF THIS WARRANTY.
Additional Information Index A A-B Repeat 35 AC/DC adapter charger 6 Adapter AC/DC 6 car 6, 40 ADD button 29 Album menu 14 All Files menu 20 Analog setting 27 Arrow button 8 Arrow buttons left 11 right 11 Artist menu 13 Assistance 4, 26, 34, 44, 48 Audio Files menu 19 Audio problems 44 B Backlight Timeout, changing 39 Backup data 4 Bad file message 44 Basic operation 10 Bass 36 Battery, charging 12 Box, what's in the 6 Buttons down arrow 8 explanation 7 left arrow 8, 11 MODE 7, 11 play/pause 8 RESET 9 rig
Additional Information E Internet 29 Eject hardware icon 12 Error messages 44 J Jack DC IN 9 Headphones 9 LINE OUT 9 Jazz 36 F Flat 36 G K Genre menu 16 Graphic EQ 36 GRAPHIC EQ menu 37 Key icon 9 L H Headphones 4, 6 Headphones jack 9 Help 26, 48 I Icon MusicMatch 25 Icons eject hardware 12 key 9 lock 9 Lyra Jukebox profiler application 25 play mode 34 playback 21 unplug 12 ID3 tags 15 Important information 2 Installing software 22 Instruction book 23 Instructions setup 22 step-by-step 12 L.E.D.
Additional Information M P Menus Album 14 All Files 20 Artist 13 Audio Files 19 DSP Settings 36 Genre 16 Graphic EQ 37 Profile Lyra MP3/Personal Jukebox Device 25 Sort By 10 System Settings 38 Title 15 Update Lyra MP3/Personal Jukebox System 25 User Playlists 18 Mini USB cable 6, 24 Missing file message 44 MODE button 7, 11 MP3 27 Music Guide 29 Music Library 29 Music Management CD 6 MusicMatch icon 25 MusicMatch Radio 29 Mute while Recording setting 27 Parts checklist 6, 44, 45 PC Requirements 4 Play mo
Additional Information S U SAVE button 7 SELECT button 7 Settings menu 26 Setup instructions 22 Soft keys 8 Software 22 SORT BY menu 10 Sorting by Album 14 by All Files 20 by Artist 13 by Audio Files 19 by Genre 16 by Title 15 by User Playlists 18 Sorting problems 44 Specifications accessories 47 hard disc 46 hardware 45 software 46 Step-by-step instructions 12 STOP button 8, 11 Storage space 20 Stuff packed with the player 6 System Profiler Application 23 System Settings menu 38 System tray 25 Unplug ic
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