User manual RCA TC161

[. . . ] user manual TH161 & TC161 series It is important to read this instruction book prior to using your new product for the first time. Contents Safety information FCC information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Product registration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 For your records . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Important battery precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Electrostatic disturbance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Headset safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 IMPORTANT SAFETY INFORMATION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Voice Memo Recording voice memo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 Playing back voice memo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 Copying recordings to your PC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 Favorites Creating a "Favorites" playlist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 Removing files from "Favorites" playlist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 End user license agreement End user license agreement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Settings Changing the player's settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 Shuffle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 Equalizer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 Screensaver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 Power save . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 RecDur (Record duration) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 FreqStep (Frequency step) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 Language . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 System info . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 Restore defaults . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 Before you begin Copyright warning. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Back up your data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Unpacking your player . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Computer system requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Getting the latest software, firmware and information . . . . . 8 Frequently asked questions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Installing the battery in the player . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Connecting to the computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Additional information Managing files on your RCA Player Using RCA EasyRip . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Using Windows Explorer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 Deleting files from the player . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 Disconnecting the player from the PC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 Tips and troubleshooting. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 Check for updates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 Limited warranty For US . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 For Canada . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 General controls Turning the player on and off. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 Locking the player controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 Resetting the player . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 Using the menus Menu types . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Menu navigation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 The Home menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 Music Playing music files. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 Music playback controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 Audiobooks Playing audiobooks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 Audiobook playback controls. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 Skipping through audiobook sections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 Radio Playing FM radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 Storing and recalling preset stations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 Improving FM radio sound . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 Recording FM radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 Playing back FM radio recordings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 Copying recordings to your PC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 2 Safety 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 to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. [. . . ] (If it cannot get the names, you can name the tracks yourself; see the EasyRip help for instructions. ) · To import only selected tracks, click the checkbox next to the desired track. Click PC Library on the EasyRip dock. Minimize the dock Select preferences Close the dock 2. Select the folder (with media files) you wish to load and click OK. Software widgets Scroll up or down to show more widgets if available Check for update (internet access required) 10 Managing files on your RCA Player To copy your music library to the player: 1. To copy selected files or playlists to the player: · In the Player Laoder window, click Select Individual Files. click Delete All Media Files. Help ­ For detailed explanation on the above or other software widgets on the RCA EasyRip, click the Help widget. · · To copy selected files, choose Music from the Your PC Library list, then check the files you wish to load and click Load Player with Selected Files. To copy selected playlists, open the Load with drop down menu and then choose the desired playlist and click Load Player. 11 Managing files on your RCA Player Using Windows Explorer To copy files in Windows XP or Windows Vista: 1. Drag and drop music files onto the drive letter associated with the player. Deleting files from the player For any files you have transferred to the player, you may delete them while you have connected the player with your computer. Open the player in Windows Explorer and then navigate to the folder containing the files. Select the files you want to remove and then press the Delete key on the keyboard of your PC. Disconnecting the player from the PC Windows will show the player as a removable disk: 1. In the Windows system tray, click the Safely Remove Hardware icon and then select the device with the appropriate drive letters from the list of devices. When the Safe to remove hardware message appears, unplug the player from the PC. Do not disconnect the USB connection during file download. Doing so may corrupt system files or the files being downloaded. 12 General controls Microphone Power on/off/ display player menu Display Scroll up/ increase volume Earphone socket USB plug Skip back/reverse/ menu back Scroll down/ decrease volume Lock/unlock player controls Skip forward/fast forward/ menu advance Play/pause/ select menu option Turning the player on and off To turn the player on, press and hold /MENU. Press and hold /MENU again to turn the player off. Locking the player controls If you don't want the player controls to be activated accidentally, slide the lock/unlock switch towards the icon. When the controls are locked, the lock icon appears on the display. Resetting the player If the player stops operating properly, you can reset it by removing and re-installing the battery. 13 Using the menus Menu types The player has two types of menu: Player menu The player menu appears when you turn on the player or if you press /MENU while listening to the player. It lets you: · · · · Select music and audiobook files Listen to the radio Record and play back voice memos Change the player's settings Shuffle Equalizer Screensaver Off Flat 1m Menu navigation When a menu is displayed: · · Press + and ­ to scroll up and down the list of menu items. Press to return to the previous menu level. Press Press Press + Artists Artist1 Artist2 Artist3 Press ­ · Settings Menu title If the highlighted item is playable (for example, an audio file), press to start playback. Title1 Title2 Title3 Press Menu items All My Friends Artists1 00:05:30 00:06:30 Option menu The option menu appears if you press while listening to the player. It provides different options depending on what you are listening to when you press . Press · If the highlighted item indicates the current setting (for example, the repeat mode setting), press to change the setting. Shuffle Equalizer Screensaver Off Flat 10s Press All My Friends Artists1 00:05:30 00:06:30 Resume Repeat Off Add to Favorites Shuffle Equalizer Screensaver On Flat 10s "Now playing" screen Option menu 14 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 Now Playing Available only during playback. Press to return to the currently playing file. Voice Memo Voice memo Press to enter the Voice memo menu and choose to either start recording or play recordings of previous voice memo. Music Music Press to play all the music files on the player. Press to enter the Music menu and choose an artist, album, genre, year, or individual title. Favorites Favorites As you listen to music, you can add individual titles to a "favorites" playlist. Press to enter the Favorites menu and choose a particular title or edit the playlist. Audiobooks Audiobooks Press to play all the audiobooks on the player. Press to enter the Audiobook menu and choose a particular audiobook. Settings Settings Press to enter the Settings menu, which lets you: · Choose the shuffle playback mode · Choose an equalizer setting · Choose the screensaver setting · Turn on/off the automatic shutdown feature · Choose a record duration setting · Switch between US and European radio frequency steps · Change the language of the player's menus · Display the firmware version, space used, and space available · Reset the player's settings to the factory defaults Radio Radio Press to enter the Radio menu and choose to either listen to the radio or play recordings of previous radio shows. 15 Music Playing music files The player sorts your music files by artist, album, track name (title), genre and year. [. . . ] Acts of nature, such as but not limited to lightning damage. Product Registration: · Please complete and mail the Product registration Card packed with your unit. Limitation of Warranty: · THE WARRANTY STATED ABOVE IS THE ONLY WARRANTY APPLICABLE TO THIS PRODUCT. ALL OTHER WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED (INCLUDING ALL IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE) ARE HEREBY DISCLAIMED. NO VERBAL OR WRITTEN INFORMATION GIVEN BY THOMSON INC. , ITS AGENTS OR EMPLOYEES SHALL CREATE A GUARANTY OR IN ANY WAY INCREASE THE SCOPE OF THIS WARRANTY. [. . . ]