RCA M4002 manual

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    M4001 M4002 MC4001 MC4002 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. User manual Guide de l’utilisa[...]

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    Contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1 FCC Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2 Product Registration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3 For Y our Records . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3 Service Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3 T echnical Specification . . . . . . . [...]

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    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 found t[...]

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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. Y ou can go to www .rcaaudiovideo.com for online registration as well. For Y our Records Keep your sales receipt for proof of purchase to obtain warranty parts and service. In the event that service [...]

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    4 EN 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. • Heed all warnings. • Follow all instructions. • Do not use this apparatus near water . •C lean only wit[...]

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    5 IMPORT ANT : READ CAREFULL Y BEFORE DOWNLOADING OR INST ALLING THIS SOFTWARE! THIS END USER LICENSE AGREEMENT (THIS “EULA”) IS A LEGAL AGREEMENT BETWEEN YOU AND THOMSON INC., OR ANY THOMSON GROUP ENTITY , AS DEFINED BELOW (COLLECTIVEL Y “THOMSON ENTITY”), FOR THE RCA OR THOMSON BRANDED PORT ABLE DIGIT AL AUDIO/VIDEO DEVICE APPLICA TION/DR[...]

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    6 license, you shall cease all use of the Program and destroy or permanently erase the Program and all full or partial copies thereof. 4. WARRANTY DISCLAIMER THE PROGRAM IS PROVIDED “AS IS” WITHOUT W ARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE IMPLIED W ARRANTIES OF MERCHANT ABILITY , FITNESS FOR A PA R T[...]

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    7 management technology for Windows Media contained in your A/V Device (“WM-DRM”) to protect the integrity of their content (“Secure Content”) so that their intellectual property , including copyrights, in such content is not misappropriated. Y our A/V Device uses WM-DRM software to play Secure Content (“WM-DRM Software”). If the securi[...]

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    Dear RCA Customer , Thank you for purchasing the Player . This product will play open mp3 and Windows Media audio (WMA) content as well as content purchased fr om most online music download services. After purchasing and downloading music to your PC, you are now r eady to move content to your player . T o transfer the music, you must use Windows Me[...]

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    9 EN 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 • convert video files • format and sort the contents, update the system files[...]

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    10 Connecting the Player to the Computer Connect the player to your computer with the USB cable provided. The player will turn on automatically . In Windows XP and when Windows Media Player 10 or above is installed, the player will appear as a Windows portable device using the Media T ransfer Protocol (MTP). If Windows Media Player 10 or above is n[...]

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    11 T ransferring Files to the Player Y ou may select one of the following methods to transfer music content to your player: 1) Y ahoo! Music Jukebox, 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 int[...]

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    12 T ransferring files via Windows Explorer (Drag-and-Drop) In Windows XP (with Windows Media Player 10 or above installed) In Windows XP and when Windows Media Player 10 is installed, the player is connected to the computer in MTP mode. In the Windows Explorer , when the player is opened, the “Data” and “Media” views will be displayed for [...]

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    Disconnecting your player from the Computer For Windows XP users with Windows Media Player 10 or above installed, your player is connected in MTP mode to your computer by default, you may disconnect the USB cable directly when file download is completed. For Windows XP users without Windows Media Player 10 or above installed, your player is connect[...]

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    14 EN RESET MIC Front view Right view Back view T op view 4 5 7 6 1 2 3 General Controls Before Y ou Begin The following examples illustrate what you should do before operating your player . 1. These instructions presume you’ve already done the followings: • Installed all necessary applications. •T ransferred music from your computer to the p[...]

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    Navigation Display 1. Indicates whether the player is playing or paused. 2. Indicates that if shuffle mode is on/off. 3. Indicates that if repeat mode is on/off. 4. Indicates that the key lock function is activated. 5. Indicates the battery level of the player . Navigation Menus The files are sorted according to their file types. Music files are fu[...]

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    4. Scroll up and down the “Albums” menu by pressing or . •V iew the songs from the album highlighted by pressing (the songs of that album appear in track order). 5. Highlight the desired song by pressing or . •T o play the song, press or . The song’ s information will show on the display during playback. •T o pause playback, press . EN [...]

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    Music Playback Display 1. Current file number/total number of files 2. Song name 3. Artist name 4. Album name 5. Elapsed playback time 6. Playback progress bar 7. File bitrate 8. File type 9. File total time Audiobooks Playback * Refer to page 24 for details of skipping by file or by section. ** When skip-by-section is selected, press within the be[...]

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    Picture Viewing * Refer to page 24 to activate slideshow in the Player's menu. Vi deo Viewing * Press within the beginning 4 seconds of the current file to skip to previous file. Otherwise, will return to the beginning of the current file. Scrolls up during file navigation. Scrolls down during file navigation. Goes back, skips backward. Advanc[...]

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    V ideo Converter Y our video has to be converted to optimum format before transferring to this player for playback. T o do so, you need to install the RCA V ideo Converter in your computer . Y ou can install the Converter from the music management CD or go to http://www .rcaaudiovideo.com/software to download the most updated Converter for installa[...]

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    V oice Recording 1. T o start voice recording, press M twice during playback to access the Home menu. 2. Press or to highlight “V oice Recording". Then press to advance. 3. Press or to highlight “Record”. Then press to access voice recording mode. 4. Press when the display shows “Ready” to start voice recording. 5. Press . to pause r[...]

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    Playback Recorded V oice Recording 1. Follow steps 1-2 above to enter the V oice Recording sub-menu. 2. Press or to highlight “Play Back” and press to confirm your selection. 3. Press or to highlight the recorded file and to start playback. Line-in Recording 1. T o start line-in recording, press M twice during playback to access the Home menu. [...]

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    22 EN Adding Files to My Selections Y ou can add your favorite songs to My Selections. 1. Press M during playback to access the Player's menu. 2. Press or to highlight “Add to MySel” and press to confirm your selection. The music (mp3/wma/wav) file that is currently playing is added to My Selections. Repeat the above steps for selecting mo[...]

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    Accessing the Player’ s Menus Press M during playback to access the Player’s menu. Navigation and Selection 1. T o scroll up or down to highlight items on the screen, press or . 2. T o confirm your selection or enter and view the submenu, press . 3. T o go back to the previous menu level, press . 4. Press repeatedly to select options. Shuffle P[...]

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    Slideshow The item defines the viewing time for each picture during a slideshow . Press repeatedly to select among: off, 3, 5, 10 and 15 seconds. Skipping Press repeatedly to select skip by file or section. This item is only available when you are listening to a multiple-sectioned Audible file. Add to MySel Refer to page 22 for details. Clear MySel[...]

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    T ips and T roubleshooting • 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. – Change the DSP mode to Flat. –T urn down the volume. • Problem: The audio tracks on my player keep skipping or popping. –Y ou’ll[...]

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    –Y ou have exceeded the maximum number of items that this player supports. Y our player can only support up to 999 media files within eight hierarchy of folder in maximum. • 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 pl[...]

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    What your warranty covers: • Defects in materials or workmanship. For how long after your purchase: • One year from date of purchase for labor and parts • 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: • Pay any Authorized RCA Audio S[...]

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    What your warranty covers: • Defects in materials or workmanship. For how long after your purchase: • One year from date of purchase for labor and parts. • 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: • Pay any Authorized RCA Au[...]

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    IMPORT ADOR Comercializadora Thomson de México, S.A. de C.V . Álvaro Obregón No. 151. Piso 13. Col. Roma. Delegación Cuauhtémoc C.P . 06700. México, D.F . T elefono: 52-55-11-020360 RFC: CTM-980723-KS5 EXPORTER Thomson Inc. P .O. Box 1976 Indianapolis, IN 46206-1976 © 2007 Thomson Inc. T rademark(s) ® Registered Marca(s) ® Registrada(s) Ma[...]