User Manual EH308
Table of Contents Table of Contents ....................................................................................................................................... 2 Important Information ............................................................................................................................... 4 End User License Agreement ..................................................................................................................... 6 Before You Begin ......................
Table of Contents Listening and Viewing ............................................................................................................................. 26 Music/ Podcasts/ Audiobooks Playback ......................................................................................... 26 Music/ Audiobooks Display ............................................................................................................ 27 Picture Viewing ...........................................................
Important Information WARNING CAUTION To reduce the risk of fire or electric shock, do not expose this product 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. This symbol indicates "dangerous voltage" inside the product that presents a risk of electric shock or personal injury.
Important Information Sound Pressure Control Articles L44.5 and 44.6 of the Code on Public Health modified by Article 2 of the Law dated May 28th 1996 impose a maximum acoustic output of 100 decibels. The headphone provided and your player do abide by the legislation in force. Prolonged listening in full power may irreversibly damage the user’s hearing. Service This product should be serviced only by those specially trained in appropriate servicing techniques.
End User License Agreement IMPORTANT: READ CAREFULLY BEFORE DOWNLOADING OR INSTALLING THIS SOFTWARE! subparagraph (c)(1)(ii) of DFARS 252.227-7013, or FAR 52.227-19, or in FAR 52.227-14 Alt. III, as applicable. THIS END USER LICENSE AGREEMENT (THIS “EULA”) IS A LEGAL AGREEMENT BETWEEN YOU AND THOMSON INC.
End User License Agreement The WMA Software is protected by copyright and other intellectual property laws. This protection also extends to documentation for the WMA Software, whether in written or electronic form. GRANT OF LICENSE. The WMA Software is only licensed to you as follows: You may use this version of the Device Firmware containing the WMA Software only as such use relates to your A/V Device.
Before You Begin Dear Thomson Customer, Thank you for purchasing the Thomson 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 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 ® XP SP1 (SP= Service Pack). • Internet Explorer 6.0 or higher • Internet access (broadband recommended) • 250MB free hard disk space for the software • 128MB RAM • 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 player 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 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 player you can use the Auto Updater application that was installed during the software installation. To update your player, right-click on the icon in the taskbar while your player is connected to your computer. You must be connected to the Internet for this to work properly. Select from the menu “Check For Updates” for checking firmware updates and “Update Firmware” for updating your player.
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 Windows portable device (Windows XP) using the Media Transfer Protocol (MTP). Note: It might take several seconds for the player to be detected. Click Refresh in My Computer or Explorer to make sure the player has been detected. Note: The player is capable of transferring files at USB 2.0.
Connecting to the Computer Charging the Battery Your 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 player 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) drag-and-drop via Windows Explorer. For method 1, you first need to have successfully installed the software packages included in the Music Management CD (refer to “Inserting the Included CD-ROM into CD-ROM 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.com Note: Do not disconnect the USB cable during music download.
Transferring Files to the Player Transferring Files via Windows Explorer (Drag and Drop) (Windows XP only) In the Windows Explorer, when the player is opened, the “Data” and “Media” views will be displayed for the player. The Data View is used to manage data content on the player, such as text files. The Media View is used to manage media content supported by the player for playback, such as mp3 and wma.
Transferring Files to the Player Disconnecting Your Player from the Computer Attention: Do not disconnect the USB connection during file download. Doing so may corrupt system files or the files being downloaded. For Win XP users, your player is connected in MTP (Media Transfer Protocal) mode to your computer by default, you may disconnect the USB cable directly when file download is completed.
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 player to charge for at least 3 hours while connected to the computer. 2. Updated your player software using the Auto Updater application if it was installed.
General Controls Overview 6 Top view Front view 1 Right view 4 5 2 3 1. The display 2. M - Enters or exits the player’s menu. (During playback, press once to access the previous navigation screen before playback, press twice to access player’s menu. Press three times to go back to the playback screen.
General Controls 3. Touch sensitive keypad - press or move your finger rotationally on the surface for operations. Two operation modes are available to best fit your key operation habit. You can always switch between the two modes from the “Settings > Scrolling” menu (read page 37). 6 3 1 5 4 2 Mode: Pressing (default) 4.
General Controls Navigation Display Indicates the mode currently selected 1 2 3 4 5 Indicates the item currently selected 1. Indicates whether the player 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.
General Controls Navigation Menus The files are sorted according to their file types. Music files are further 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: Home Music Artists Podcasts Albums Audiobooks Titles Playlists Genres Pictures Years Video Tip: Some PODCAST files from the Web may not have correct GENRE name, and will not display correctly on the player.
General Controls 1. Select “Music” by pressing 1 or 2 (pressing mode) or moving rotationally 6 (rotating mode). Then press 4 to advance. Music Artists Albums Tiltes Geners Years 2. Highlight “Artists” by pressing 1 or 2 (pressing mode) or moving rotationally 6 (rotating mode). Then press 4 to advance. Artists Artist 1 Artist 2 Artist 3 Artist 4 Artist 5 Artist 6 3. The Artists menu appears with the artists listed in alphabetical order.
General Controls Album 4 All Songs Song 1 Song 2 Song 3 Song 4 Song 5 5. Highlight the desired song by pressing 1 or 2 (pressing mode) or moving rotationally 6 (rotating mode). • To play the song, press 3 or 5. Song’s information will show on the display during playback. • To pause playback, press 5. Note: The information provided in the playback screen depends upon the ID3 tags that have been set up for the song. Note: To show the player’s menu at any stage of navigation, press M.
Listening and Viewing Music/ Podcasts/ Audiobooks Playback Note: Use the Touch sensitive keypad for operations. Two operation modes (pressing and rotating) are available to best fit your key operation habit (read page 37 “Settings > Scrolling” for details on switching between the two modes). 6 3 1 5 Slide upwards and release to stop playback.
Listening and Viewing Music/ Audiobooks Playback Display Read page 22 for details 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 1. Current file number / total number of file (for audiobooks in “Skipping by Section” mode (read the previous page), “Sect” shows before current section number / total number of section) 2. Song name (or title of audiobooks) 3. Singer name (or author of audiobooks) 4. Album name (or provider of audiobooks) 5. Genre type (or category of audiobooks) 6. Elapsed playback time 7.
Listening and Viewing Picture Viewing Note: Use the Touch sensitive keypad for operations. Two operation modes (pressing and rotating) are available to best fit your key operation habit (read page 37 “Settings > Scrolling” for details on switching between the two modes). 6 3 1 5 Slide upwards and release to stop playback. 4 2 Mode: Pressing (default) Mode: Rotating 1 Scrolls up during file navigation. 1 Increases the volume 2 Scrolls down during file navigation.
Listening and Viewing Video Viewing Note: Use the Touch sensitive keypad for operations. Two operation modes (pressing and rotating) are available to best fit your key operation habit (read page 37 “Settings > Scrolling” for details on switching between the two modes). 6 3 Slide upwards and release to stop playback. 1 5 4 2 Mode: Pressing (default) Mode: Rotating 1 Scrolls up during file navigation. 1 Increases the volume 2 Scrolls down during file navigation.
Listening and Viewing Video Converter Your video has to be converted to optimum format before transferring to this player for playback. To do so, you need to install the Thomson Video Converter in your computer. The video converter only works on Windows XP. 1. Load the music management CD included with this player in your computer. Installation will start automactically. Follow the instructions on screen to install the video converter. 2.
Listening and Viewing 7. To convert only a portion of the video file, select the start and end time for conversion at the lower right corner. 8. To rotate the video file by 90O after the file conversion, select “Yes” from the pull-down menu for doing so. 9. Click “Convert” to start the file conversion. • If all the video files are ready to be transferred without conversion, the “Convert” button will change as “Download”. Click to start the file transfer.
Playlists Note: Use the Touch sensitive keypad for operations. Two operation modes (pressing and rotating) are available to best fit your key operation habit (read page 37 “Settings > Scrolling” for details on switching between the two modes). 6 3 1 5 4 2 Creating Playlists You can add your favorite songs, albums, artists to the playlists. Album 4 Song 1 Song 2 Added Song 3 to My Sel Song 4 Song 5 Song 6 1 Highlight the desired song, artist, album etc.
Playlists Menu Clear Playlist Save as Playlist Shuffle Off Repeat Off DSP Flat Slideshow Off 4. Highlight “Save as Playlist” by pressing 1 or 2 (pressing mode) or moving rotationally 6 (rotating mode). Then press 5 to confirm. The unit will use “Playlist” and then the next available number as the name of the new playlist. Tip: Highlight “Clear Playlist” to clear all songs in My Selections. Playing Playlists 1.
Playlists Deleting Playlists 1. In the home menu, select “Playlists” by pressing 1 or 2 (pressing mode) or moving rotationally 6 (rotating mode). Then press 4 to enter the Playlists menu. 2. Highlight an unwanted playlist by pressing 1 or 2 (pressing mode) or moving rotationally 6 (rotating mode). 3. Press M to show player’s menu. “Delete Playlist” is already selected, press 5 to confirm deletion of the selected playlist.
Player’s Menus Accessing 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 Slideshow Settings Customize Menu System Info Brightness Screensaver Power Save Sleep Scrolling Language Restore Defaults Navigation and Selection Note: Use the Touch sensitive keypad for operations.
Player’s Menus Player’s Menu items Menu Shuffle Repeat DSP Slideshow Settings System Info Off Off Flat Off Currently selected option 1. To scroll up or down to highlight items on the screen, press 1 or 2 (pressing mode) or move rotationally 6 (rotating mode). 2. To enter and view the submenu, press 4 or 5. 3. To go back to the previous menu level, press 3. 4. Press 5 repeatedly to select options. Shuffle Press 5 repeatedly to select shuffle on or off.
Player’s Menus Slideshow The item defines the viewing time for each picture during a slideshow. Press 5 repeatedly to select among: off, 3, 5, 10 and 15 seconds. Settings Press 4 or 5 to enter the Settings menu and then press 1 or 2 (pressing mode) or move rotationally 6 (scrolling mode) to select an item. Refer to the player for options available within each item. Press 5 repeatedly to select settings. Customize Menu: to customize the music menu to show and hide certain menu items.
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.
Additional Information • – Problem: The player takes a long time to read files in a folder. File reading may take longer if too many files are put in a single folder. Re-organize your files into a number of folders. • – Problem: Why song information is not showing correctly? Song information may not match your current player’s language setting. Change the language setting. • - Why the player cannot view the picture files? The player only supports .
Additional Information • – – – • – Problem: Cannot playback tracks on the player. Make sure audio tracks are encoded in the mp3 or Windows Media formats at supported bitrates. Bitrates support by the player: mp3 – 32 to 320 kbps wma – 48 to 192 kbps WMA files may be DRM protected and you don’t have the proper rights (license) to play the files. Check the website and/or application help system of the music download service provider from where the content was purchased from for license acquisition details.
Additional Information Specifications Hardware • • • • • Dimensions: 90 mm H, 47 mm W, 12 mm D Unit Weight: 55 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.
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