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    M20 Series MC20 Series user manual It is important to read this instruction book prior to using your new product for the first time. Nous vous recommandons de lire ce manuel d’instructions avant d’utiliser votre nouveau produit pour la première fois. Es importante leer este manual antes de usar por vez primera su euipo. Guide de l’utilisateu[...]

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    EN FCC Information FCC Information This device complies with part 15 of the FCC rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) This device may not cause harmful interference, and (2) This device must accept any interference received including interference which may cause undesired operation. This equipment has been tested and foun[...]

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    Product Registration Please fill out the product registration card and return it immediately . Returning this card allows us to contact you if needed. For Y our Records Keep your sales receipt for proof of purchase to obtain warranty parts and service. In the event that service should be required, you may need both the model number and the serial n[...]

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    EN IMPOR T ANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS PLEASE READ AND SA VE FOR FUTURE REFERENCE Some of the following information may not apply to your particular product; however , as with any electronic product, precautions should be observed during handling and use. • Read these instructions. • Keep these instructions. •H eed all warnings. •F ollow all in[...]

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    EN IMPOR T ANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS • ADDITIONAL SAFETY INFORMA TION • Apparatus shall not be exposed to dripping or splashing and no objects filled with liquids, such as vases, shall be placed on the apparatus. •A lways leave sufficient space around the product for ventilation. Do not place product in or on a bed, rug, in a bookcase or cabine[...]

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    EN End User License Agr eement IMPORT ANT -READ CAREFULL Y : This End User License Agreement ("Agreement") is a legal agreement between you and Thomson Inc. ("Thomson") for the RCA Audio Device application/driver software program and associated documentation, if any ("Program"). ACKNOWLEDGMENT BY INST ALLING THE SOFTWA[...]

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    EN End User License Agr eement TERM AND TERMINA TION a) The license is effective on the date you accept this Agreement, and remains in effect until terminated by either party . b) Y ou may terminate this license without any notice or delay , by destroying or permanently erasing the Program and all copies thereof. c) If you use, copy , modify , or t[...]

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    EN End User License Agr eement LIMIT A TION OF LIABILITY a) TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW , IN NO EVENT SHALL THOMSON, ITS AFFILIA TES, OR ITS DEALERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY SPECIAL, INCIDENT AL, INDIRECT OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES WHA TSOEVER (INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMIT A TION, DAMAGES FOR LOSS OF PROFITS, BUSINESS INTERRUPTION, CORRUPT[...]

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    EN End User License Agr eement Y ou may transfer your right to use this version of the Player only as part of a sale or transfer of your Portable Audio Device player , on the condition that the recipient agrees to the conditions in this End User License Agreement. If the version of the Player that you are transferring is an upgrade, you must also t[...]

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    EN 1 T able of Contents FCC Information Safety Information IMPORT ANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS End User License Agreement T able of Contents . . . . . . . . . . .1 Before Y ou Begin . . . . . . . . . . .2 Unpacking your unit . . . . . . . . . . .2 What’ s so special about this mp3 player? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2 Computer system requiremen[...]

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    EN 2 Befor e Y ou 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 . T o [...]

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    EN Precautions for the Unit • Do not use the unit immediately after transportation from a cold place to a warm place; condensation problem may result. • Avoid shock to the unit. • Do not store the unit near fire, places with high temperature or in direct sunlight. • Do not operate or store unit in places with frequent static electricity or [...]

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    EN Befor e Y ou Begin Important Battery Information • When storing the unit , be sure to remove the battery because they may leak and damage the unit. • Battery may leak electrolyte if inserted incorrectly , if disposed of in fire, or if an attempt is made to charge a battery not intended to be recharged. • Discard leaking battery immediately[...]

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    Inserting battery into the player 1. Remove the battery door by applying thumb pressure. Slide the battery door in the direction of the arrow , then lift the battery door out and off the cabinet. 2. Insert a “AAA/LR03/UM4” battery with polarities corresponding to the indications on the compartment. 3. Close the door of the battery compartment. [...]

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    Inserting a SD card / MultiMediaCard The player has built-in flash memory . T o extend the playtime, you can use the optional SD/ MMC card slot. 1. Insert a Memory Card into the SD/MMC card slot on the top of the player when it is off as illustrated in the diagram below . 2. T o remove the card, pull the Memory Card out when the unit is off. Connec[...]

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    EN 7 General Contr ols DSP Card Slot 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 1. - SD/MMC card slot 2. - Headphone jack - Insert the headphones here. 3. - Hold - Slide the switch to lock or unlock the keys of the player 4. + - Increases the volume 5. - - Decreases the volume 6. DSP - Select DSP options 7. - In playback mode, press to set start and end positio[...]

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    EN 8 Display 1. Music mode 2. Sequential number of current file and the total number of files in the player . 3. Repeat mode 4. DSP mode 5. Synchronous lyrics display* 6. SD/MMC card inserted 7. Player is locked 8. Battery level indicator . 9. Current elapsed playback time and the total time of current file 10. ID3 T ag display 11. Play / Pause / S[...]

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    EN 9 Playback Press and hold to turn on the player . Press or to se lect the file you want to play . Play / pause • Press to begin playback. • Press once to pause playback, press again to resume playback. Skipping files •T o skip to the next file, press and release . •T o go to the previous file, press and release within the beginning 4 sec[...]

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    EN 10 Menu Settings Menu operations Press to enter player menu. Press or to sele ct o ptio ns and press or again to confirm selection or enter a sub-menu. T o exit menus, select Exit or press and hold or press . The menu structure shows as below: DSP Repeat Brightness Screensaver Music Audiobooks Navigation Settings Delete About Exi t Power Save La[...]

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    EN 11 Menu Settings Music Select this option to enter Music mode to play mp3 and WMA. Press or to select the file you want to play . Press to begin playback. Audiobooks Select this option to enter Audible mode to play Audible files. Press or to select the file you want to play . Press to begin playback. Navigation Select this option to browse files[...]

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    EN Brightness Select this option to change the brightness of the display . Press or to change the brightness. Screen Saver Select this option to change the time before the screen saver turns on. There are five options: OFF /10 sec / 20 sec / 30 sec / 1 min Power Save Select this option to change the time before the player turns off automatically . [...]

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    Delete Delete All 1. Select this option to delete unwanted files. Press or to select Delete All. 2. Press or to select “Y es” and then press to confirm deletion. Delete One 1. Press or in Playback mode or Audible mode to s elec t the unwanted file. 2. Press and hold . 3. Press or to select the Delete option. 4. Press or to select Delete One. 5.[...]

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    EN Mor e Information Tr oubleshooting Tips The player does not turn on when the PLA Y button is pressed? • Battery may be inserted incorrectly . • Battery may be empty . 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. •[...]

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    EN Mor e Information Could not playback tracks from SD card. Check whether the tracks are DRM files, device can’t playback DRM files from SD card which synchronized through other device, device can only playback DRM files from SD card which synchronized through this device. What are MTP and MSC modes? • MTP (Media T ransfer Protocol) mode is es[...]

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    EN mp3/WMA playback sequence is out of order • Check that the mp3/WMA disc is created with a single folder structure. Refer to the diagram below for playback sequence details on multi-level folder structure. • For example, folders and songs from level 2 are played before moving on to play folders and songs from level 3. Folder 1 Folder 3 Song 1[...]

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    EN U.S. W arranty 17 What your warranty covers: • Defects in materials or workmanship. For how long after your purchase: • One year from date of purchase. The warranty period for rental units begins with the first rental or 45 days from date of shipment to the rental firm, whichever comes first. What we will do: • Provide you with a new , or [...]

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    EN 18 Product Registration: • Please complete and mail the Product registration Card packed with your unit. It will make it easier to contact you should it ever be necessary . The return of the card is not required for warranty coverage. Limitation of Warranty: • THE W ARRANTY ST A TED ABOVE IS THE ONL Y WARRANTY APPLICABLE TO THIS PRODUCT . AL[...]

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    EN 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 leaki[...]

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    Thomson Inc. P. O. Box 1976, Indianapolis, IN 46206-1976 @2006 Thomson Inc. T rademark(s) © Register ed Marca(s) © Registrada(s) Marque(s) © Deposée(s) www .rca.com T ocom (v5.0)[...]

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    It is important to read this instruction book prior to using your new product for the first time. user manual Software Installation File T ransfer[...]

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    EN End User License Agr eement IMPORT ANT -READ CAREFULL Y : This End User License Agreement ("Agreement") is a legal agreement between you and Thomson Inc. ("Thomson") for the RCA Audio Device application/driver software program and associated documentation, if any ("Program"). ACKNOWLEDGMENT BY INST ALLING THE SOFTWA[...]

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    EN End User License Agr eement W ARRANTY DISCLAIMER THE PROGRAM IS PROVIDED "AS IS" WITHOUT W ARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANT ABILITY , FITNESS FOR A P ARTICULAR PURPOSE, TITLE OR NON-INFRINGEMENT . THE ENTIRE RISK AS TO THE QUALITY AND PERFORMANCE OF THE P[...]

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    EN End User License Agr eement 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: Y ou may use this version of the Player containing the WMA S[...]

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    EN T able of Contents End User License Agreement T able of Contents Before Y ou Begin . . . . . . . . . . .1 Computer System Requirements . . .1 What’ s so special about this mp3 player? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2 Getting Started . . . . . . . . . . . .3 Insert the Included CD-ROM into CD-ROM Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . [...]

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    EN Befor e Y ou Begin Dear RCA Customer , Thank you for purchasing the RCA 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 pl[...]

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    EN 2 Befor e Y ou Begin What’ s so special about this mp3 player? This player is meant to play mp3 and Windows Media TM audio files transferred in the built-in flash memory . To do so, you need the use of a Windows computer with USB port and a music management software (Y ahoo! Music Engine or Window Media Player recommended). The Music Managemen[...]

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    EN 3 Getting Started Inserting the Included CD- ROM into CD-ROM Drive 1. T urn on your computer and place the Music Management CD that comes with your digital audio player into your computer . 2. If the setup screen does not appear , double click My Computer , double click your CD-ROM drive icon, and double click “Install” to run the installer [...]

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    EN 4 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 . Some models can be directly connec[...]

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    EN 5 T ransferring Music T ransferring 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) Y ahoo! Music Engine (Windows XP only), 2) Windows Media Player or 3) Windows Explorer (requires no software i[...]

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    EN 6 T ransferring Music T ransferring Files via Y ahoo! Music Engine (Windows XP only) Y ahoo! 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 . Y ou can also buy music and transfer to your digital audio player in seconds. Just drag and drop and you ‘re do[...]

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    EN 7 T ransferring Music Y ahoo! Music Unlimited: Supercharge the Engine Y ahoo! 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 digital audio player , • share with othe[...]

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    EN 8 T ransferring Music T ransferring 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 yo[...]

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    EN 9 T ransferring Music T ransferring Files via Windows Explor er (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 [...]

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    EN T ransferring Music Pr ofiling (Model Dependent) 10 Some models need to be profiled after file transfer . Profiling helps sort audio files on your player so that you can view in the navigation menus and play them properly . Please check the player’ s user manual if this step is necessary on your player . Follow the instruction to profile your [...]

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    Disconnecting Y our Player from the Computer For Windows XP , from the System T ray , double click the left mouse button on the icon and select Safely Remove Hardware . Select the drive corresponding to your player and click STOP . The Stop a Hardware device screen appears. Select the device to be stopped again for confirmation and click OK . Y ou [...]

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    EN Tr oubleshooting 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 v[...]

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    Thomson Inc. P. O. Box 1976 Indianapolis, IN 46206-1976 © 2006 Thomson Inc. T rademark(s) ® Registered Marca(s) ® Registrada(s) Marque(s) ® Deposée(s) www .rca.com Printed In China / Impreso en China TOCOM (v2.0) IMPORT ADOR Comercializadora Thomson de México, S.A. de C.V . Álvaro Obregón No. 151. Piso 13. Col. Roma. Delegación Cuauhtémoc[...]