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    user manual TC1500 TC1501 TC1502 TC1500FM TC1501FM TC1502FM TH1500 TH1501 TH1502 It is important to read this instruction book prior to using your new product for the first time. Es importante leer este manual antes de usar por vez primera su euipo.[...]

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    EN The descriptions and characteristics given in this document are given as a general indication and not as a guarantee. In order to provide the highest quality product possible, we reserve the right to make any improvement or modification without prior notice. The English version serves as the final reference on all products and operational detail[...]

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    EN P r oduct 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 ser[...]

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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 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 WINDOWS MEDIA This version of the Audio Device Player ("The Player") contains software licensed from Microsoft that enables you to play Windows Media Audio (WMA) files ("WMA Software").The WMA Software is licensed to you for use with the RCA/THOMSON Portable Audio Device digital music player under [...]

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    EN End User License Agr eement THIRD P ARTY SOFTW ARE ANY THIRD PAR TY SOFTWARE THA T MA Y BE PROVIDED WITH THE PROGRAM IS INCLUDED FOR USE A T YOUR OPTION. IF YOU CHOOSE TO USE SUCH THIRD PAR TY SOFTWARE, THEN SUCH USE SHALL BE GOVERNED BY SUCH THIRD PAR TY'S LICENSE AGREEMENT , AN ELECTRONIC COPY OF WHICH WILL BE INST ALLED IN THE APPROPRIA [...]

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    EN 1 T able of Contents FCC Information Safety Information 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 requirements . . .2 Precautions f[...]

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    EN 2 Befor e Y ou Begin Unpacking your unit When you unpack your new player , be sure you have removed all the accessories and documentation. The items below should have been packed in the box with your player . •D igital Audio Player • Music Management CD • Earphones • USB extension cable •L ine-in cable (TC1500FM, TC1501FM, TC1502FM, TH[...]

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    EN 3 Befor e Y ou Begin 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 s[...]

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    EN 4 Befor e Y ou 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 100?[...]

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    EN 5 Connecting to Computer Charging the Battery The player’ s battery can only be charged through the USB port of a computer . 1. Slide the USB connector upward as shown below . 2. Insert the USB connector of the player into the USB port on the computer tightly (use an optional USB extension cable if necessary). Once connected, the display shows[...]

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    EN 6 General Contr ols 1. MIC - Microphone. 2. USB connector . 3. + - Increases volume; moves upward in menu navigation. 4. – - Decreases volume; moves downward in menu navigation. 5. - Skip and search backward a file; goes back a menu level in menu navigation; selects radio frequency and preset stations. 6. - Skip and search forward a file; goes[...]

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    EN 7 Quick Start How Files are Organized? The files transferred to the player will be sorted automatically so that you can easily find and play them. They are sorted as below: • Music • Audiobooks • Radio Recs •V oice / Line-in Recs (V oice Recs for TC1500, TC1501, TC1502) • My Selections Note: Radio Recs files are recorded files from the[...]

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    EN 8 Quick Start Playing / Pausing •P r ess to begin playback. •P ress once to pause playback, press again to resume playback. During playback, file duration, elapsed playback time, file information show on the display . Skipping Files •. T o skip to the next file, press and release . •T o go to the previous file, press and release within t[...]

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    EN 9 mp3 and WMA Playback Basic Playback Refer to “Quick Start”. Random Playback While the display shows the navigation screen for file selection, press M to access the player’ s menu. (If the display shows the playback screen, press M twice to access the player’ s menu.) Press – to select “Shuffle”. Press repeatedly to select the shu[...]

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    EN Basic Operations Refer to "Quick Start" for basic operations. Manual and Preset Modes Press repeatedly to select between the two modes while listening to the radio. Manual mode – tuning to stations manually , Preset mode – selecting stations saved in preset memory . Manual T uning PRefer to step 5 of “Listening to Radio” on p.8[...]

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    EN 11 Radio Recor ding TC1500FM, TC1501FM, TC1502FM, TH1500, TH1501, TH1502 only Recording Radio Radio programs can be recorded as wav files. 1. T une to the station to be recorded. 2. Press to start recording. Press to pause recording and again to resume. 3. Press to stop recording. Selecting Recording Duration 1. While listening to the radio, pre[...]

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    EN 12 V oice Recor ding V oice Recording Vo ice can be recorded through the microphone as wav files. 1. While playback is stopped, press M to access the player’ s menu. 2. Press while “Go to” is highlighted. 3. Press – to select "V oice / Line-in Recs" (“V oice Recs” for TC1500, TC1501 and TC1502). 4. Press , “Ready” shows[...]

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    EN 13 Line-in Recor ding TC1500FM, TC1501FM, TC1502FM TH1500, TH1501, TH1502 only Line-in Recording Recording as wav files can be made through a line-in cable connected to the headphone jack. 1. While playback is stopped, press M to access the player’ s menu. 2. Press while “Go to” is highlighted. 3. Press – to select “Line-in Recording?[...]

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    EN Setting the Player DSP DSP feature consists a number of sound effects. While the display shows the navigation screen for file selection, press M to access the player’ s menu and then press – to select “DSP”. (If the display shows the playback screen, press M twice to access the player’ s menu.) Press repeatedly to select an effect mode[...]

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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 empty . •P r e ss 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 [...]

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    EN Mor e Information What does the PlaysForSure logo mean? • PlaysForSure is a new logo program from Microsoft®. Consumers can match the PlaysForSure logo on a large selection of devices and online music stores. If you see the logo, you’ll know your digital media will play for sure. For more information on the Microsoft PlaysForSure program, v[...]

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    EN 17 US Limited W arranty 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[...]

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    EN 18 Canadian Limited W arranty 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 f[...]

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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 T ocom (v4.0) IMPORT ADOR Comercializadora Thomson de México, S.A. de C.V . Álvaro Obregón No. 151. Piso 13. Col. Roma. Delegación Cuauhtémo[...]

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    It is important to read this instruction book prior to using your new product for the first time. Es importante leer este manual antes de usar por vez primera su euipo. user manual Software Installation File T ransfer Installation des software T ransfert de musique Instalación de logiciel T rasferencia de Música[...]

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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 LICENSE RESTRICTIONS a) Except for the licenses expressly granted to you in this Agreement, no other licenses are implied. b) Y ou may not (i) modify , translate, reverse engineer , decompile, disassemble (except to the extent that this restriction is expressly prohibited by law) or create derivative works based upon [...]

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    EN End User License Agr eement W ARRANTY 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 MERCHANT ABILITY , FITNESS FOR A PA RT ICULAR PURPOSE, TITLE OR NON- INFRINGEMENT . THE ENTIRE RISK AS TO THE QUALITY AND PERFORMANCE OF THE [...]

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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 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 End User License Agr eement THIRD P ARTY SOFTW ARE ANY THIRD P ARTY SOFTWARE THA T MA Y BE PROVIDED WITH THE PROGRAM IS INCLUDED FOR USE A T YOUR OPTION. IF YOU CHOOSE TO USE SUCH THIRD P ARTY SOFTWARE, THEN SUCH USE SHALL BE GOVERNED BY SUCH THIRD P ARTY'S LICENSE AGREEMENT , AN ELECTRONIC COPY OF WHICH WILL BE INST ALLED IN THE APPROPRIA [...]

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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 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 Management [...]

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    EN Getting Started 3 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 T ransferring Music 5 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 T ransferring Music 7 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, •t ransfer 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 T ransferring Music Pr ofiling (Model Dependent) 9 T ransferring 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 Playe[...]

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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 11 Tr oubleshooting Tips Problem After connecting the player to computer , "USB connected" does not appear on the display . Cannot access the player via Windows 2000 computer . Cannot playback tracks on the player . What does the PlaysForSure logo mean? (available on certain models) Checkpoints / Action • Make sure the device is powe[...]

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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 (v1.0) IMPORT ADOR Comercializadora Thomson de México, S.A. de C.V . Álvaro Obregón No. 151. Piso 13. Col. Roma. Delegación Cuauhtémoc[...]