RCA S2202 manual

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    S2202 S2204 SC2202 SC2204 user manual It is impor tant to read this instruction book prior to using your new product for the first time .[...]

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    Contents 2 Safety information FCC information .............................................................................. 3 Manufacturer/Responsible Party ............................................... 3 Product registration ....................................................................... 3 For y our records .............................[...]

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    3 Safety inf ormation FCC inf ormation 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 int er ferenc e which may cause undesired operation. This equipment has been tested a[...]

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    Safety inf ormation 4 Impor tant batter y information W arning: Y our product contains a battery and charging system which is desig ned to work in temperatures that do not exc eed 50 ° C (122 ° F). Leaving this pr oduct in a closed automobile or the trunk of an automobile where temperatures ma y exceed 50 ° C may r esult in permanent battery dam[...]

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    5 Some of the following information ma y 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. • Follo w all instructions. • Do not use this apparatus near water . • Clean only with[...]

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    End user license agr eement 6 End user license agreement IMPORT ANT : READ CAREFULL Y BEFORE DOWNLOADING OR INST ALLING THIS SOFT WARE! THIS END USER LICENSE AGREEMENT (THIS “EULA ”) IS A LEGAL AGREEMENT BET WEEN Y OU AND AUDIOVO X CORPORA TION AND, AS APPLICABLE, AN Y AUDIOVO X SUBSIDIARY , AS DEFINED BEL OW (COLLECTIVEL Y “ AUDIOVOX”), FO[...]

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    7 End user license agr eement 6. LIMIT A TION OF LIABILITY (a) TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMIT TED BY APPLICABLE LA W , IN NO EVENT SHALL AUDIOVO X, OR ITS DEALERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY SPECIAL, INCIDENT AL, INDIREC T , OR CONSEQUENTIAL DA MAGES WHA TSOEVER (INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMIT A TION, DAMA GES FOR LOSS OF PROFIT S, BUSINESS INTERRUPTION, CORRUPTION [...]

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    Befor e you begin 8 Computer sy stem requirements • Pentium III 500MHz or higher rec ommended • Windows® XP (service pack 1 or higher) or Windows V ista™ • Internet Explorer 6.0 or higher with Internet access • Windows Media Play er 10 or higher • 250MB or more free har d disk space for the sof tware • 128MB RAM (256MB recommended) ?[...]

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    Using the armband 1. Slide the player into the holder of the armband by aligning with the arrow on the holder . 2. Slide the end of the armband through the ring and secure with the velcro tape . 9 Befor e you beg in Connecting to the computer • Connect the player to y our computer with the USB cable provided. The player will turn on automatically[...]

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    10 Close the dock Minimize the dock Select preferences Scroll up or down to show more widgets if available Software widgets Check for update (internet access required) Before y ou begin using your RCA player , you’ll want to copy your media files t o the player . Y ou can use any of the follo wing methods to transfer content: • RCA EasyRip • [...]

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    T o copy your music/video/picture libr ary to the player: 1. Click Player L oader on the EasyRip dock. The Player L oader window appears. 2. S elect the file type from the drop- down menu next to Load with: and then click Load Player . EasyRip then copies as many files as can fit onto the player . T o copy selected files or playlists to the play er[...]

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    12 Managing files on your RCA Pla yer Do not disconnect the USB connection during file download. Doing so may corrupt system files or the files being downloaded. Using Windo ws Explorer T o copy files in W indows XP with Window s Media Player 10 installed: 1. Open the player in W indows Explorer . 2. Drag and drop music files onto the Media folder [...]

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    13 General controls Display Increase volume/ scroll up Skip forward/ fast forward/ menu advance Play/pause/ lock controls Decrease volume/ scroll down Po wer on/off/ menu Stopwatch lap/ reset Stopwatch start/stop USB jack Earphone jack Skip backward/ reverse/menu back T urning the player on and off T o turn the player on, press and hold /MENU . Pre[...]

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    14 Using the menus Menu types The player has two types of menu: Player menu The player menu appears when y ou turn on the player or if you pr ess /MENU while listening to the player . It lets you: • Browse f or and play music, audiobook, video and picture files • Listen to the radio • Access the fitness functions – stopwatch, pedometer , ca[...]

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    15 Using the menus The Home menu The top-level or “Home” menu is always displayed when you press /MENU . The menu options are: Now Playing Home Now Playing Available only during pla yback. Press to return to the curr ently playing file. Music Press to play all the music files on the player . Press to enter the Music menu and choose an artist, a[...]

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    16 Music Music playback contr ols Skips to the previous file*, press and hold to scan backward within a file Skips to the next file, press and hold to scan forward within a file Starts/pauses playback and shows/ hides the Option menu Increases or decreases the volume during playback + or – Playing music files The player sorts your music files by [...]

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    17 Picture viewing contr ols Goes back, skips back ward Advances, skips forward Starts/pauses slideshow if it is activated, shows/hides the Option menu Option menu (picture viewing) Press to show or hide the Option menu during playback. Press + or – to highlight an option and then press to confirm the selection or change the setting. The followin[...]

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    18 Videos Video viewing contr ols Goes back, skips back ward*, press and hold to scan backward within a file Advances, skips forward, pr ess and hold to scan forward within a file Starts/pauses playback and shows/ hides the Option menu Increases or decreases the volume during playback + or – * Press within the beginning 4 seconds of the current f[...]

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    19 Storing and recalling pr eset stations Y ou can store up to 20 preset stations in the play er . T o store the currently playing sta tion as a preset: 1. Press to display the Option menu. 2. Press + or – t o highlight Save to Preset and then press . • If all 20 preset station numbers are occupied, the option changes to Replace Pr eset . Start[...]

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    20 4. Press or to choose the desired station preset number . The pr eset number shows at the top left of the screen. Listen FM103.00MHz P01 Stereo Preset number Improving F M radio sound If stereo reception is noisy , you can often reduce the noise by switching to mono . T o switch between stereo and mono: 1. While the radio is playing, press to di[...]

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    21 Radio Playing back F M radio recordings T o play back a recor ding: 1. Press /MENU to display the play er menu. 2. Press + or – t o select Radio and press to enter the radio menu. 3. Press + or – t o highlight Playback and press to see the list of recor dings. Radio Listen Playback 4. Press + or – t o select a recording and press to start [...]

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    22 Audiobooks Audiobook playback c ontrols Skips to previous file/section, press and hold to scan backward within a file Skips to the next file or sec tion, press and hold to scan forward within a file Starts/pauses playback and shows/ hides the option menu Increases or decreases the volume during playback + or – Option menu (A udiobook playback)[...]

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    23 Fa v o r i t e s Creating a "F avorites" pla ylist Y ou can create a playlist of your fa vorite music, adding new files to the playlist as you listen t o them. This function is not available for other media formats such as videos, pictures , audiobooks and recordings . T o add the currently playing music file in the playlist: 1. Press [...]

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    24 F itness Stopwatch For single lap timing: 1. Press ST ART/ST OP to show the stopwat ch. Stopwatch hr LAP 2. Press ST ART/ST OP again to star t the stopwatch. 3. Press ST ART/ST OP to pause the stopwatch and again to resume timing. 4. Press LAP/RESET to reset the stopwat ch when it is stopped. For multiple lap timing: 1. Press ST ART/ST OP to sho[...]

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    25 F itness 5. Press + or – to highlight Period or Voic e and then press to change the settings. V oice Prompts Period Off Voic e Male • Period: Off, 5, 10, 20, or 30 minutes • Voic e: Male, female or beep P edometer T o activate the pedometer: 1. Press /MENU t o display the Home menu. 2. Press + or – to select Fitness and press to enter th[...]

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    26 F itness P ersonal info For ac curate use of the pedometer , calculation of the BMI (Body Mass Index) and EasyRip Fitness feature , personal information are requir ed. T o enter personal information: 1. Press /MENU to display the Home menu. 2. Press + or – to select Fitness and press to enter the fitness menu. 3. Press + or – t o highlight P[...]

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    27 Changing the play er ’ s settings T o change the player settings: 1. Press /MENU to display the Home menu. 2. Press + or – t o select Settings and press to enter the settings menu. Home Settings 3. Press + or – t o select a setting and then press to change it. Settings Equalizer Jazz Customize Slideshow 3s Shuffle Off Settings Shuffle • [...]

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    28 F reqStep (F requency Step) T o changes the way that the player scans through the radio frequencies. Swit ch to EU if you bring the player to E urope; switch back to US when you r eturn to North America. RecDur (Record duration) T o change the duration (Max, 5 minutes, 30 minutes, 1 hour) for radio recor ding. Language T o change the language of[...]

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    29 Additional inf ormation Tips and troubleshooting Cannot delete files on the play er . • F or any files you hav e transferred to the pla yer , you may delete them while y ou have connected the player with your c omputer . Highlight the unwanted file in the play er ’ s file director y on your computer and pr ess the delete key on your computer[...]

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    30 Additional inf ormation Cannot playback tr acks 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 pr otected and you don ’t have the proper rights (lic ense) to play the file[...]

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    31 Limited warranty F or US What your warranty covers: • Defects in materials or workmanship . For ho w long after your purchase: • One year from date of pur chase. • The warranty period for rental units begins with the first rental or 45 days fr om date of shipment to the rental firm, whichever c omes first. What we will do: • Pro vide you[...]

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    32 Limited warranty F or Canada Thomson multimedia Ltd. warrants to the pur chaser or gift recipient that if any manufacturing defect becomes apparent in this product within 1 year from the original date of pur chase, it will be replaced free of char ge, including return transportation. This warranty does not include damage to the product resulting[...]

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    33 Audiovo x Electronics Corp ., 150 Marcus Blvd, Hauppauge , NY 11788 1-800-878-5779 © 2008 Audiovo x Electronics Corp . T rademark(s) ® Register ed Marca(s) ® Registrada(s) Marque(s) ® Deposée(s) www.rcaaudio video.com v1.0 Illustrations contained within this publication are f or r epresentation only and subject to change. The descriptions a[...]