u s e r m a n u a l EM2600 EM2601 It is important to read this instruction book prior to using your new product for the first time.
Safety Information EN IMPORTANT NOTE: To reduce the risk of fire or shock hazard, do not expose this player to rain or moisture. CAUTION RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT OPEN ATTENTION RISQUE DE CHOC ELECTRIQUE NE PAS OUVRIR This symbol indicates “dangerous voltage” inside the product that presents a risk of electric shock or personal injury. This symbol indicates important instructions accompanying the product. TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NOT REMOVE THE COVER (OR BACK).
End User License Agreement IMPORTANT-READ CAREFULLY: This End User License Agreement ("Agreement") is a legal agreement between you and Thomson Inc. ("Thomson") for the Thomson Lyra device application/driver software program and associated documentation, if any ("Program").
End User License Agreement EN WARRANTY DISCLAIMER THE PROGRAM IS PROVIDED "AS IS" WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, TITLE OR NON-INFRINGEMENT. THE ENTIRE RISK AS TO THE QUALITY AND PERFORMANCE OF THE PROGRAM IS WITH YOU.
End User License Agreement GRANT OF LICENSE. The WMA Software is only licensed to you as follows: You may use this version of the Lyra Player containing the WMA Software only with the Portable Audio Device player. APPROPRIATE FOLDER ON YOUR COMPUTER UPON INSTALLATION OF THE SOFTWARE. THOMSON IS NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY THIRD PARTY'S SOFTWARE AND SHALL HAVE NO LIABILITY FOR YOUR USE OF THIRD PARTY SOFTWARE.
Table of Contents EN Safety Information End User License Agreement Table of Contents . . . . . . . . . . .1 Before You Begin . . . . . . . . . . .2 Connecting to Computer . . . . .5 Charging the Battery . . . . . . . . . . . .5 Transferring Files to the Player . . . .5 Radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11 Basic Operations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11 Manual and Preset Modes . . . . . . .11 Manual Tuning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11 Saving Preset Stations . . . . . . . . . . .
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, you should use Windows Media Player or the application recommended by the online music download service.
Before You Begin Caution while Driving EN ! Warning: Use of this product is for your personal use only. Unauthorized recording or duplication of copyrighted material may infringe upon the rights of third parties and may be contrary to copyright laws. 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.
Before You Begin Important Battery Information • Charge the unit for at least 2 hours before first use. • Charge the unit for at least 2 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. Do not separately recharge, disassemble, heat above 100ºC (212ºF), or incinerate. • Battery replacement should only be made by a trained technician. Refer to Limited Warranty for details. • Do not attempt to open the unit.
Connecting to Computer EN Charging the Battery The player’s battery can only be charged through the USB port of a computer. 1. Open the cover of the USB jack and connect the smaller end of the USB extension cable to the USB jack on the player. 2. Insert the larger end of the USB extension cable into the USB port on the computer tightly. Once connected, the display shows as below: 3. Press and hold to enter battery charging mode. The display shows as below with the battery icon animating.
General Controls EN 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. : headphone jack, input jack for line-in cable. : USB jack. : 1) press once to switch on the player; 2) starts and pauses playback. Slide SEL to / to : 1) skip and search backward or forward a file; 2) go back or in a menu level in menu navigation; 3) select radio frequency or preset stations. SEL : 1) press to select music files as My Selections; 2) in radio mode, press to select between preset and manual tuning modes. REC : press to start and end recording; 7.
File Menu EN How Files are Organized? File Menu Navigation The files transferred to the player will be sorted automatically so that you can easily find and play them.
Player Menu Player Menu The player menu lets you access more features of the player. Depending on the mode you are in (e.g. music playback, radio recording etc.), the items available in the player menu may vary. Follow the steps below to access the player menu: • If you are at the file menu navigation screen, press M once to access the player menu. • If you are in Radio, Voice Recording, Line-in Recording, Picture or Video mode, press M once to access the player menu.
Audio Playback EN Switching On and Off Player • Press once to turn on the unit. • To turn off the player completely, press and hold . Playing / Pausing • Press to begin playback. • Press once to pause playback, press again to resume playback. During playback, file duration, elapsed playback time, file information show on the display. Skipping Files • To skip to the next file, slide to . • To skip to the previous file, slide to within the beginning 4 seconds of the current file. Otherwise, slide to twice.
Audio Playback Repeat Playback 1. Press M once or twice to access to player menu (refer to page 8 for more details). 2. Slide to + / – to highlight “Repeat”. 3. Press SEL repeatedly to select a repeat mode (Repeat One , Repeat All and Repeat Off). The corresponding icon lights on the display. DSP DSP feature consists a number of sound effects. 1. Press M once or twice to access to player menu (refer to page 8 for more details) 2. Slide to + / – to highlight “DSP”. 3.
Radio EN Listening to Radio Manual Tuning 1. Press M once or twice to access to player menu (refer to page 8 for more details). 2. While “Go to” is highlighted in the menu, slide to to enter into the submenu. • Slide to or once to tune down or up frequency. or • Slide to or continuously and release when you see “Searching...” to start automatic search for the next available station. or • Slide to or continuously to tune down or up frequency at a faster rate until you release the button.
Radio Saving Preset Stations Suppressing Stereo Signal 1. Tune to a station to be saved as a preset station (refer to manual tuning). 2. Press M. 3. Slide to + / – to highlight “Save to Preset” and press . 4. Slide to or to select a preset number. 5. Press to save station as selected preset number or press M to exit without saving. If FM stereo reception is weak, select mono sound to reduce the noise. 1. While listening to the radio, press M to view the radio sub-menu. 2.
Radio Recording EN Radio programs can be recorded as mp3 files. 1. Tune to the station to be recorded. 2. Press REC to start recording. Press REC to pause recording and again to resume. 3. Press to stop recording. Listening to Recordings 1. In the file menu, slide to + / – to highlight "Radio Recs". 2. Slide to to view recorded files and then slide to + / – to highlight a desired one. 3. Press or slide to to play the highlighted file. Deleting Recording Recording Duration 1.
Voice Recording Voice can be recorded through the microphone as wav files. 1. Press M once or twice to access to player menu (refer to page 8 for more details). 2. While “Go to” is highlighted in the menu, slide to to enter into the submenu. 3. Slide to + / – to highlight “Voice Recording”. Radio Voice Recording Line-in Recording 4. Press SEL, “Ready” shows on the display. 5. Press REC to start recording. Press REC to pause recording. Press again to resume. 6. Press to stop recording.
Line-in Recording EN Recording as mp3 files can be made through a line-in cable connected to the headphone jack. 1. Press M once or twice to access to player menu (refer to page 8 for more details). 2. While “Go to” is highlighted in the menu, slide to to enter into the submenu. 3. Slide to + / – to highlight “Line-in Recording”. Radio Voice Recording Line-in Recording 4. Press , “Ready” shows on the display. 5. Press REC to start recording. Press REC to pause recording. Press again to resume. 6.
Picture Playback Viewing Pictures Viewing Slideshow 1. In the file menu, slide to + / – to highlight "Pictures". 2. Slide to to view picture files and then slide to + / – to highlight a desired one. 3. Press or slide to to play the highlighted picture. 4. Slide to or to view previous or next picture. 5. Press to stop viewing pictures and return to the file menu. 1. In the file menu, slide to + / – to highlight "Pictures". 2. Press to start slideshow.
Video Playback EN Converting Video Your video has to be converted to optimum size before transferring to this player for playback. To do so, you need to install the Thomson Video Converter in your computer (Windows 2000 and XP only). 1. Load the music management CD included with this player in your computer. Installation will start automactically. Follow the instructions on screen install the converter. location. 4.
Video Playback Tips: Refer to the software user manual for transferring picture or video clip files to the player. EN 3. Press or slide to to play the highlighted video. 4. Press to stop viewing video and return to the file menu. Skipping Video Attention: Picture and converted video clip files must be copied to root directory on the player for viewing.
Setting the Player EN Settings System Info 1. Press M once or twice to access to player menu (refer to page 8 for more details) 2. Slide to + / – to highlight “Settings”. 3. Slide to to enter the setting menu. The following items are available. Slide to + / – to highlight a desired option. 1. Press M once or twice to access to player menu (refer to page 8 for more details) 2. Slide to + / – to highlight “System Info”. 3. Press to check memory usage and firmware version.
More Information Troubleshooting Tips The player does not turn on when the PLAY button is pressed? • Battery may be empty. • Press the reset button to reset the player. Skipping tracks or bad sound quality? • Repeat, random or program function may be activated. • There may be strong magnetic fields (e.g. too close to TV) near the unit. • Low Battery level. Cannot perform playback? • LOCK function may be activated. • There may be no mp3/WMA tracks in the internal memory.
More Information EN The player does not work after reformat. • In case you need to reformat the player, it must be in FAT or FAT32 format. The player does not work in NTFS format. My computer does not boot-up if the player is connected prior to turning on the PC. • In order to improve the performance of your portable music player and allow a faster download experience, the storage in your device has been formatted using a larger sector size.
THOMSON 46, quai Alphonse Le Gallo 92648 Boulogne Cedex FRANCE www.thomson.net TOCOM (v2.
u s e r m a n u a l Computer Connection & Music Transfer It is important to read this instruction book prior to using your new product for the first time.
End User License Agreement EN IMPORTANT-READ CAREFULLY: This End User License Agreement ("Agreement") is a legal agreement between you and Thomson Inc. ("Thomson") for the Thomson Lyra device application/driver software program and associated documentation, if any ("Program").
End User License Agreement WARRANTY DISCLAIMER THE PROGRAM IS PROVIDED "AS IS" WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, TITLE OR NON-INFRINGEMENT. THE ENTIRE RISK AS TO THE QUALITY AND PERFORMANCE OF THE PROGRAM IS WITH YOU.
End User License Agreement EN 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 Lyra Player containing the WMA Software only with the Portable Audio Device player.
Table of Contents End User License Agreement Profiling (Model Dependent) .10 Table of Contents Disconnecting the Player . . . .11 Before You Begin . . . . . . . . . . .1 Disconnecting Your Player from the Computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11 Computer System Requirements . . .1 What’s so special about this mp3 player? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2 Troubleshooting Tips . . . . . . .12 Getting Started . . . . . . . . . . . .3 Insert the Included CD-ROM into CD-ROM Drive . .
Before You Begin EN Dear THOMSON Customer, Thank you for purchasing the Thomson Digital Audio Player. Our products will play open mp3 and Windows Media™ audio (WMA) content and for certain models, 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, you may use the applications recommended by the online music download service.
Before You Begin What’s so special about this mp3 player? This player is meant to play mp3 and Windows MediaTM audio files recorded in the built-in flash memory. To do so, you need the use of a Windows computer with USB port , extension cable (included) and music management software (MusicMatch Jukebox). The MusicMatch Jukebox™ software compresses audio files (from music CDs) to the mp3 or Windows Media Audio (WMA) format so you can play them on your Lyra Digital Audio Player.
Getting Started EN Inserting the Included CDROM into CD-ROM Drive 1. Turn on your computer and place the Music Management CD that comes with your digital audio player into your computer. Note: Don’t connect the USB device to the PC or digital audio player before or during the CD-ROM installation. If you’re running Windows 2000/ XP, no additional drivers are required. 3 2.
Connecting to the Computer Connecting the Player to the Computer Connect the Digital Audio Player to your computer. If a USB connection cable is provided, connect it to the player first before the computer. The larger end of the cable should be connected to the computer while the smaller end to the player. The player Some models can be directly connected to the USB port of the computer. If necessary, an optional USB extension cable can be used.
Transferring Music EN Transferring Files to a Digital Audio Player Depending on the availability of software on your Music Management CD specific to your digital audio player, you can transfer files to your Digital Audio Player via 1) MusicMatch Jukebox, 2) Windows Media Player or 3) Windows Explorer (requires no software installation). If your Digital Audio Player isn’t already connected to your computer, connect it to the computer using the provided USB cable as illustrated on the previous page.
Transferring Music Launch the MusicMatch Jukebox software The MusicMatch software converts audio files to the mp3 and WMA formats so you can play them on your Lyra Digital Audio Player. 1. Remove the Music Management CD from your computer. 2. Start the MusicMatch Jukebox software (double click on the MusicMatch icon in your system tray or on your desktop). EN Note It is recommended to uninstall any previous installations of the MusicMatch Jukebox software before proceeding.
Transferring Music EN Transferring 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 Portable under the copy item on the left side of the MusicMatch Jukebox screen to display the Portable Device Manager screen. 3.
Transferring Music Transferring Files via Windows Media Player If you want to take your music collection with you, you can easily synchronize items in your library to your digital audio player. The Sync feature in the latest version of Windows Media Player and allows you to synchronize files in categories and playlists in your library to your digital audio player. For complete details, see the “Synchronizing media to your device” topic in the Windows Media Player help documentation. 1.
Transferring Music EN Transferring Files via Windows Explorer (Drag and Drop) From Windows Explorer, highlight all the files/folders you want to transfer to your Digital Audio Player and drag them to the drive letter that is associated with it. Attention Make sure all data are transferred to the Digital Audio Player before unplugging the USB connection.
Transferring Music If your player is in MTP mode: • Device name instead of drive letter will show on the computer. • If computer installed Windows Media Player 10, MTP device will show 2 folders – Data and Media - on top level. mp3 and WMA files could be copied only to Media folder, other types of files could be copied only to Data folder. Some players also allow user to copy picture and video files to Media folder.
Disconnecting the Player EN Disconnecting Your Player from the Computer 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. Before disconnecting the USB connection from the computer or the Digital Audio Player, be sure the "Safe to Remove Hardware" message is displayed.
Troubleshooting Tips After connecting the player to computer, "USB connected" does not appear on the display. • Make sure the device is powered on. Some players do not automatically come on when plugged into the computer. • Make sure that the USB connections to the computer and device are securely in. Cannot access the player via Windows 2000 computer. • Install the Service Pack 3 for Windows 2000. Visit www.windowsupdate.microsoft.com to check for the latest updates. Cannot playback tracks on the player.
THOMSON 46, quai Alphonse Le Gallo 92648 Boulogne Cedex FRANCE www.thomson.net TOCOM (v1.
