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    EM2600 EM2601 It is important to read this instruction book prior to using your new product for the first time. user manual[...]

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    EN Safety Information 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[...]

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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 Thomson L yra device application/driver softwar e program and associated documentation, if any ("Program"). ACKNOWLEDGMENT BY INST ALLING THE SO[...]

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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 PARTICULAR PURPOSE, TITLE OR NON-INFRINGEMENT . THE ENTIRE RISK AS TO THE QUALITY AND PERFORMANCE OF THE PR[...]

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    EN End User License Agr eement GRANT OF LICENSE. The WMA Software is only licensed to you as follows: Y ou may use this version of the L yra Player containing the WMA Software only with the Portable Audio Device player . Y ou may not reverse engineer , decompile, or disassemble the WMA Software, except and only to the extent that such activity is e[...]

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    EN 1 T able of Contents Safety Information End User License Agreement T able of Contents . . . . . . . . . . .1 Before Y ou Begin . . . . . . . . . . .2 Connecting to Computer . . . . .5 Charging the Battery . . . . . . . . . . . .5 T ransferring Files to the Player . . . .5 General Controls . . . . . . . . . . .6 File Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . [...]

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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 •U S B cable • Line-in cable • Neck strap What’ s so special about [...]

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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. 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 . Onc[...]

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    1. : headphone jack, input jack for line-in cable. 2. : USB jack. 3. : 1) press once to switch on the player; 2) starts and pauses playback. 4. 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. 5. SEL : 1) press to select music files as [...]

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    EN 7 File Menu 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 in the library mode: • Music* (contains music files) •R adio Recs (contains radio recording) •V oice Recs (contains voice recording) • Line-in Recs (contains line-in rec[...]

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    EN 8 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 pla[...]

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    EN 9 Switching On and Off Player •P ress once to turn on the unit. •T o turn off the player completely , press and hold . 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 ?[...]

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    EN 10 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 [...]

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    EN 11 Radio Listening to Radio 1. Pr ess 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. While “Radio” is highlighted, press to switch on the radio. Manual and Preset Modes Press SEL repeatedly to select between the two modes whi[...]

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    EN 12 Saving Preset Stations 1. T une 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. Selecting Preset Stations 1. Make[...]

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    EN 13 Radio Recor ding Radio programs can be recorded as mp3 files. 1. T une 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. Recording Duration 1. While listening to the radio, press M to view the radio sub-menu. 2. Slide to + / – to highlight "RecD[...]

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    EN 14 V oice Recor ding Vo ice can be recorded through the microphone as wav files. 1. Pr ess 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 “V oice Recording”. 4. Press SEL , “Ready” shows on t[...]

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    EN 15 Line-in Recor ding Recording as mp3 files can be made through a line-in cable connected to the headphone jack. 1. Pr ess 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”. 4. [...]

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    EN 16 Pictur e Playback V iewing Pictur es 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 retur[...]

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    EN 17 V ideo Playback Converting Video Y our video has to be converted to optimum size before transferring to this player for playback. T o 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 automacti[...]

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    EN 18 V ideo Playback V iewing V ideo 1. In the file menu, slide to + / – to highlight "Video". 2. Slide to to view video files and then slide to + / – to highlight a desired one. 3. Press or slide to to play the highlighted video. 4. Press to stop viewing video and return to the file menu. Skipping Video •T o skip to the next video[...]

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    EN 19 Setting the Player Settings 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. • Brightness (adjusts the display brightness, 8 levels ava[...]

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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 21 Mor e Information The player does not work after r eformat. •I n case you need to reformat the player , it must be in FA T or F A T32 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 a[...]

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    THOMSON 46, quai Alphonse Le Gallo 92648 Boulogne Cedex FRANCE www .thomson.net TOCOM (v2.0)[...]

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    It is important to read this instruction book prior to using your new product for the first time. user manual Computer Connection & Music 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 Thomson Lyra device application/driver software program and associated documentation, if any ("Program"). ACKNOWLEDGMENT BY INST ALLING THE SOF[...]

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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 PARTICULAR PURPOSE, TITLE OR NON-INFRINGEMENT . THE ENTIRE RISK AS TO THE QUALITY AND PERFORMANCE OF THE PR[...]

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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 L yra Player containing the[...]

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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 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[...]

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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 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 Music Management CD that com[...]

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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) MusicMatch Jukebox, 2) Windows Media Player or 3) Windows Explorer (requires no software installation). If you[...]

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    EN 6 Launch the MusicMatch Jukebox software The MusicMatch software converts audio files to the mp3 and WMA formats so you can play them on your L yra 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). T [...]

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    EN 7 T ransferring Music T ransferring Files via MusicMatch Jukebox 1. Drag and drop desired tracks from the Music Library to the Playlist display and save the playlist. 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 [...]

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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 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 c[...]

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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 12 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 playe[...]

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    THOMSON 46, quai Alphonse Le Gallo 92648 Boulogne Cedex FRANCE www .thomson.net TOCOM (v1.0) MMJB (XP2K)[...]