Alpine HDA-5460 User Manual

Manual to Install

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MMDriver

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ALPINE ELECTRONICS MARKETING, INC.

1-1-8 Nishi Gotanda,

Shinagawa-ku,

Tokyo 141-0031, Japan

Phone [phone]

ALPINE ELECTRONICS OF AMERICA, INC.

19145 Gramercy Place, Torrance,

California 90501, U.S.A.

Phone 1-800-ALPINE-1 (1-800-257-4631)

ALPINE ELECTRONICS OF CANADA, INC.

7300 Warden Ave., Suite 203, Markham,

Ontario L3R 9Z6, Canada

Phone 1-800-ALPINE-1 (1-800-257-4631)

Yamagata Printing Co., Ltd.
2-6-34, Takashima, Nishi-ku,
Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan

ALPINE ELECTRONICS OF AUSTRALIA PTY. LTD.

6-8 Fiveways Boulevarde Keysborough,

Victoria 3173, Australia

Phone [phone]

ALPINE ELECTRONICS GmbH

Kreuzerkamp 7,

40878 Ratingen, Germany

Phone [phone]

ALPINE ELECTRONICS OF U.K. LTD.

Fletchamstead Highway, Coventry CV4 9TW, U.K.

Alpine House

Phone [phone]

ALPINE ELECTRONICS FRANCE S.A.R.L.

(RCS PONTOISE B 338 101 280)

98, Rue de la Belle Etoile, Z.I. Paris Nord Il,

B.P. 50016, 95945 Roissy Charles de Gaulle

ALPINE ELECTRONICS DE ESPAÑA, S.A.

01013 Vitoria (Alava)-APDO 133, Spain

Cedex, France

Phone [phone]

ALPINE ITALIA S.p.A.

Viale C. Colombo 8, 20090 Trezzano

Sul Naviglio (MI), Italy

Phone [phone]

Portal de Gamarra 36, Pabellón, 32

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Designed by ALPINE Japan

Printed in Japan (Y)

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Caution

Do not install the MMDriver software while the
HDD is connected to your PC. Software conflicts
may occur.

MMDriver System Requirements

OS

Microsoft Windows98 SE or later

CPU

Pentium-class CPU or higher

RAM

64MB or more (128MB recommended)

Available hard disk capacity

Minimum 20MB
(Additional storage required for music files as well.)

CD-ROM drive equipment

CD-ROM or CD-R/CD-RW drive

Sound card

USB port

USB version 1.1 compatible

Display

Color monitor or display panel (with a minimum area/resolution
of 800 x 600)

Internet connection

In order to take advantage of Gracenote CDDB Music
Recognition Service (for CD track/title information), an Internet
connection is required.

NOTE

The operation of the MMDriver cannot be guaranteed, even on
PCs meeting the above system requirements.

Installation

Insert the MMDriver CD-ROM into the PCs drive

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and start MMDriver.exe.

Follow the onscreen instructions to install the MMDriver.

• When using Windows 2000/Windows XP, log on with the
administrator’s account.

• Before installation, quit all open applications.

Connection

Start MMDriver installed to the PC.

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Connect the AC adaptor to the HDD.

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Set the supplied ferrite core here.
Loop the cord through the ferrite core.

* Use one of the supplied cables according to your outlet.

NOTES

• Refer to the instruction manual of the HDA-5460 for HDD
removal.

• Please read the supplied instruction manual thoroughly before
making any connections. We do not accept responsibility for
failures that result from not following the instructions in the
manual.

• Do not touch the HDD terminals. Do not let the terminals come in
contact with metal (such as a coin) as it may cause a malfunction.

• Do not use any AC adaptor and USB cable except the ones
supplied with the HDA-5460.

• Use the AC adaptor and USB cable at between 0°C to 40°C.
Failure to do may cause a malfunction.

Connect the HDD to the PC with the USB cable.

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After installation, restart the PC.

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After connecting, register the PC in accordance

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with the instructions on the PC display.

• Registration is required only when the HDD is connected for the
first time. For the second time or later, proceed to the step 5.

Confirm that the icon is displayed at the left

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bottom of the screen.

• Unless the HDD is connected correctly, the icon will not be
displayed. Remove it, following the instructions in “How to
disconnect,” and then reconnect it following the above procedures.

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Input your desired user name and device name.

Updating screen of music library is displayed.

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1 Play Button

Plays the selected file(s).

2 Pause Button

Pauses the playback process.

3 Stop Button

Stops the playback process.

4 Previous Song Button

Plays the previous file in the Now Playing list.

5 Next Song Button

Plays the next file.

6 Speaker Mute Button

Toggles sound on and off.

7 Volume Button

Controls sound volume.

8 Shuffle Button

Plays the songs in random order.

9 Repeat Button

Repeats the current file, all songs.

! Mode Button

Switches between Mini Mode Window and Full Mode
Window

" EQ/FX Button

Opens the Graphic Equalizer and Effects Mixer window

# Window Controls Button

Let you minimize, maximize, or close the window.

$ Menu Button

Opens a menu for using the various functions.

% Options Button

Displays the Options dialog box that lets you customize
how MMDriver operates.

& Find Box

Lets you search for songs.

( Delete Button

Removes selected songs from the window and gives you
the option of also deleting them from the device on which
they are stored.

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) Record Button

Encodes or records Audio CD/WAV files in MP3/WMA
format.

~ Transfer Button

Opens a window that allows you to transfer selected
songs between a portable music device and PC.

+ Update Media Library Button

Causes MMDriver to search your computer and connected
audio storage devices (CDs, portable players, etc.) to find
all songs that it can read.

How to disconnect

Confirm that the LED of the HDD is off.

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When the LED is lit or flashing, do not remove the cable
as data will be damaged.

LED

, Edit ID3 Tags Button

Opens a dialogue box you can use to view and edit details
about the selected file.

- Add Music Button

Allows you to select specific songs to add to MMDriver
from any device assigned a drive letter on your computer,
or a portable device.

. Synchronize Button

Synchronizes the contents of a specified folder in your PC
with the contents of your portable device.

/ Playlists Button

A “playlist” is a list of songs you want to listen to as a
group. Simply select songs, regardless of where the music
files are located, and save them as a playlist. You can
change the order of songs, delete and add songs, and
reuse the list later.

For detailed operation, refer to the help on the
MMDriver.

NOTE

• Strictly observe the Warnings and Cautions written by the
manufacturers of your PC and peripheral equipment.

• We do not accept responsibility for data lost due to the incorrect
operation of the MMDriver. We recommend you to back-up your
important data regularly.

• When you connect a HDD verified by another PC, pay attention
to the following:
When you connect a HDD already verified by another PC, a
message “Do you want to re-register?” is displayed. If you
select “OK,” all the data in the HDD will be deleted. If you
select “Cancel,” the data will not be deleted, but the HDD will
not be able to be connected.

• MMDriver cannot record from a Mixed Mode CD or CD Extra
which include both CDDA (music data) and regular data.

• Due to continuous product improvement, specifications and
design are subject to change without notice.

Remove the USB cable connected to the PC and

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the HDD.

Remove the AC adaptor.

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Copyright

Except for personal enjoyment, duplicating,
distributing, transferring, or copying audio data ,
whether for free or for a fee, without the permission of
the copyright holder is strictly prohibited by the
Copyright Act and by international treaty.

To protect the copyright, MMDriver imposes
restrictions as shown below.

Registered PC

Security

My Player

Other PC

Audio
Data

HDD Cartridge

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Software License for certain ALPINE Products

IMPORTANT — READ CAREFULLY BEFORE USING THIS
SOFTWARE:

This License Agreement for certain ALPINE ELECTRONICS
Products (“License Agreement”) is a legal agreement between you
(either an individual or an entity) and ALPINE ELECTRONICS, Inc.
and its suppliers and licensors (collectively “ALPINE”) for the
ALPINE software (“Software”). The Software may include any of the
following ALPINE ELECTRONICS products that that are known as
the ALPINE HDA-5460 Application. You may install only ONE copy
of the Software.

1.GRANT OF LICENSE.

ALPINE hereby grants to you a non-exclusive license to use the
Software and any related documentation (“Documentation”) subject
to the following terms:

a) You may: (i) use the Software on any single computer; (ii) use the

Software on a second computer so long as the first and second
computers are not used simultaneously; and (iii) copy the
Software for back-up and archival purposes, provided any copy
must contain all of the original Software’s proprietary notices.

b) ALPINE may modify this License Agreement with respect to free

versions of the Software upon 14 days written notice to you.

2.LICENSE RESTRICTIONS.

a) You may not: (i) permit other individuals to use the Software

except under the terms listed above; (ii) modify, translate,
reverse engineer, decompile, disassemble (except to the extent
that this restriction is expressly prohibited by law) or create
derivative works based upon the Software or Documentation; (iii)
copy the Software or Documentation (except for back-up or
archival purposes); (iv) rent, lease, transfer, or otherwise transfer
rights to the Software or Documentation; (v) remove any
proprietary notices or labels on the Software or Documentation;
or (vi) use the MP3 encoder in real time broadcasting (terrestrial,
satellite, cable or other media) or broadcasting via the internet or
other networks, such as, but not limited to, intranets. You also
may not use the ALPINE PC Application MP3 encoder in pay­audio or audio-on-demand applications. Any such forbidden
use shall immediately terminate your license to the Software.
The recording, playback and download features of the Software
are intended only for use with public-domain or properly
licensed content and content creation tools. You may require a
patent, copyright, or other license from a third party to create,
copy, download, record or save content files for playback by this
Software or to serve or distribute such files to be played back by
the Software.

b) You agree that you shall only use the Software and

Documentation in a manner that complies with all applicable
laws in the jurisdictions in which you use the Software and
Documentation, including, but not limited to, applicable
restrictions concerning copyright and other intellectual property
rights.

c) You may only use the Software for your private, non-commercial

use. You may not use the Software in any way to provide, or as
part of, any commercial service or application. Copies of content
files, including, but not limited to songs and other audio
recordings, which are downloaded or copied using the Software,
and which are protected by the copyright laws or related laws of
any jurisdiction, are for your own personal use only and may not
be distributed to third parties or performed outside your normal
circle of family and social acquaintances.

d) You may not use the Software in an attempt to, or in conjunction

with, any device, program or service designed to circumvent
technological measures employed to control access to, or the
rights in, a content file or other work protected by the copyright
laws of any jurisdiction.

4. BETA RELEASE VERSIONS.

In the event that the Software is a beta release version, the terms of
this Section shall apply. Your license to use the Software expires
120 days after installation (or such other period as indicated by the
Software) and the Software may cease to function. The Software
you are receiving may contain more or less features than the
commercial release of the ALPINE Product that ALPINE intends to
distribute. While ALPINE intends to distribute a commercial release
of the Software, ALPINE reserves the right at any time not to release
a commercial release of the Software or, if released, to alter
features, specifications, capabilities, functions, licensing terms,
release dates, general availability or other characteristics of the
commercial release. You agree that the Beta Release Versions are
not suitable for production use and may contain errors affecting
their proper operation. You agree that you will not do anything to
circumvent or defeat the features designed to stop the Software
from operating after the license expires.

5. DIGITAL RIGHTS MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS (“DRMs”).

The Software may include third party DRMs as which are subject to
their own license agreements. DRMs are designed to manage and
enforce intellectual property rights in digital content purchased
over the Internet. You may not take any action to circumvent or
defeat the security or content usage rules provided or enforced by
either the DRM or the Software. DRMs may be able to revoke your
ability to use applicable content. ALPINE is not responsible for the
operation of the DRM in any way, including revocation of your
content. ALPINE is not responsible for any communications to or
from any third party DRM provider, or for the collection or use of
information by third party DRMs. You consent to the
communications enabled and/or performed by the DRM, including
automatic updating of the DRM without further notice, despite the
provisions of section 5(b). You agree to indemnify and hold
harmless ALPINE for any claim relating to your use of a third party
DRM.

6. TITLE.

Title, ownership, rights, and intellectual property rights in and to the
Software and Documentation shall remain in ALPINE and/or its
suppliers. The Software is protected by the copyright laws of the
United States and international copyright treaties. Title, ownership
rights and intellectual property rights in and to the content
accessed through the Software including the content contained in
the Software media demonstration files shall be retained by the
applicable content owner and may be protected by applicable
copyright or other law. This license gives you no rights to such
content.

7. WARRANTIES AND LIABILITIES.

DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTY & LIMIT OF LIABILITY. THE
SOFTWARE AND DOCUMENTATION ARE PROVIDED AS IS
WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND. TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT
PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, ALPINE FURTHER DISCLAIMS
ALL WARRANTIES, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION ANY
IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A
PARTICULAR PURPOSE, AND NONINFRINGEMENT. THE ENTIRE
RISK ARISING OUT OF THE USE OR PERFORMANCE OF THE
SOFTWARE AND DOCUMENTATION REMAINS WITH YOU. TO
THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, IN NO
EVENT SHALL ALPINE OR ITS SUPPLIERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY
CONSEQUENTIAL, INCIDENTAL, INDIRECT, SPECIAL, PUNITIVE,
OR OTHER DAMAGES WHATSOEVER (INCLUDING, WITHOUT
LIMITATION, DAMAGES FOR LOSS OF BUSINESS PROFITS,
BUSINESS INTERRUPTION, LOSS OF BUSINESS INFORMATION,
OR OTHER PECUNIARY LOSS) ARISING OUT OF THIS
AGREEMENT OR THE USE OF OR INABILITY TO USE THE
PRODUCT, EVEN IF ALPINE HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE
POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. ALPINE’s TOTAL LIABLITY
FOR ANY DIRECT DAMAGES SHALL NOT EXCEED FIVE
DOLLARS ($5.00). BECAUSE SOME STATES/JURISDICTIONS DO
NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OR LIMITATION OF LIABILITY FOR
CONSEQUENTIAL OR INCIDENTAL DAMAGES, THE ABOVE
LIMITATION MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU.

3. ENHANCEMENTS.

This license does not grant you any right to any enhancement or
update.

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8. INDEMNIFICATION.

This Software is intended for use only with properly licensed media,
content, and content creation tools. It is your responsibility to
ascertain whether any copyright, patent or other licenses are
necessary and to obtain any such licenses to serve and/or create,
compress or download such media and content. You agree to
record, play back and download only those materials for which you
have the necessary patent, copyright and other permissions,
licenses, and/or clearances. You agree to hold harmless,
indemnify and defend ALPINE, its officers, directors and
employees, from and against any losses, damages, fines and
expenses (including attorneys’ fees and costs) arising out of or
relating to any claims that you have (i) viewed, downloaded,
encoded, compressed, copied or transmitted any materials (other
than materials provided by ALPINE) in connection with the Software
in violation of another party’s rights or in violation of any law, or (ii)
violated any terms of this License Agreement. If you are importing
the Software from the United States, you shall indemnify and hold
ALPINE harmless from and against any import and export duties or
other claims arising from such importation.

9. TERMINATION.

This License Agreement will automatically terminate if you fail to
comply with any term hereof. No notice shall be required from
ALPINE to effect such termination. You may also terminate this
License Agreement at any time by notifying ALPINE in writing of
termination. Upon any termination of this License Agreement, you
shall immediately discontinue use of the Software and shall within
three (3) days return to ALPINE, or certify destruction of, all full or
partial copies of the Software, documentation and related materials
provided by ALPINE. Your obligation to pay accrued charges and
fees shall survive any termination of this License Agreement.

10. NO ASSIGNMENT.

This Agreement is personal to you, and may not be assigned
without ALPINE’s express written consent. In the event that you are
an entity that merges with another entity or are acquired by another
entity during the Term, you shall provide written notice of such
merger or acquisition not later than the date on which any public
announcement is made. If ALPINE does not consent to assignment
of this Agreement to the new or acquiring entity in such merger or
acquisition, ALPINE may terminate this Agreement on thirty (30)
days’ written notice. Both parties shall perform under this
Agreement until such termination is effective.

12. MISCELLANEOUS.

This License Agreement shall constitute the complete and
exclusive agreement between us, notwithstanding any variance
with any purchase order or other written instrument submitted by
you, whether formally rejected by ALPINE or not. The terms and
conditions contained in this License Agreement may not be
modified except in a writing duly signed by you and an authorized
representative of ALPINE. If any provision of this License
Agreement is held to be unenforceable for any reason, such
provision shall be reformed only to the extent necessary to make it
enforceable, and such decision shall not affect the enforceability of
such provision under other circumstances, or of the remaining
provisions hereof under all circumstances. This License
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without regard to conflicts of law provisions, and you hereby
consent to the exclusive jurisdiction of the state and federal courts
sitting in the State of California. Any and all unresolved disputes
relating in any way to, or arising out of, the Software, your use of
the Software or this License Agreement shall be submitted to
arbitration in the State of California; except that, to the extent that
you have breached or have indicated your intention to breach this
License Agreement in any manner which violates or may violate
ALPINE’s intellectual property rights, or may cause continuing or
irreparable harm to ALPINE (including, but not limited to, any
breach that may impact ALPINE’s intellectual property rights, or a
breach by reverse engineering), ALPINE may seek injunctive relief,
or any other appropriate relief, in any court of competent
jurisdiction. Any arbitration of a dispute under this Agreement shall
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may be entered as a judgment in any court of competent
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Goods, the application of which is hereby expressly excluded.

11. U.S. GOVERNMENT RESTRICTED RIGHTS AND EXPORT
RESTRICTIONS. U.S. GOVERNMENT RESTRICTED RIGHTS:

This Software and documentation are provided with RESTRICTED
RIGHTS. Use, duplication or disclosure by the Government is
subject to restrictions set forth in subparagraphs (a) through (d) of
the Commercial Computer Software—Restricted Rights at FAR

52.227-19 when applicable, or in subparagraph (c)(1)(ii) of the
Rights in Technical Data and Computer Software clause at DFARS

252.227-7013, and in similar clauses in the NASA FAR supplement,
as applicable. Manufacturer is ALPINE ELECTRONICS, Inc./1-1-8
Nishi-Gotanda Shinagawa-ku Tokyo 141-8501. You are responsible
for complying with all trade regulations and laws both foreign and
domestic. You acknowledge that none of the Software or
underlying information or technology may be downloaded or
otherwise exported or re-exported (i) into (or to a national or
resident of) Cuba, Iraq, Libya, Sudan, North Korea, Iran, Syria or
any other country subject to a U.S. embargo; or (ii) to anyone on
the U.S. Treasury Department’s list of specially Designated
Nationals or the U.S. Commerce Department’s Denied Parties List
or Entity List. By using the Software you are agreeing to the
foregoing and are representing and warranting that (i) no U.S.
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privileges, (ii) you are not located in or under the control of a
national or resident of any such country or on any such list, and (iii)
you will not export or re-export the Software to any prohibited
county, or to any prohibited person, entity, or end-user as specified
by U.S. export controls.

• Music recognition technology and related data are provided by
Gracenote and the Gracenote CDDB® Music Recognition
ServiceSM. Gracenote is the industry standard in music recognition
technology and related content delivery. For more information visit
www.gracenote.com.

• CD and music-related data from Gracenote CDDB® Music
Recognition ServiceSM © 2000, 2001, 2002 Gracenote. Gracenote
CDDB Client Software © 2000, 2001, 2002 Gracenote. U.S.
Patents Numbers #5,987,525; #6,061,680; #6,154,773, and other
patents issued or pending.
CDDB is a registered trademark of Gracenote. The Gracenote logo
and logotype, the Gracenote CDDB logo and logotype, and the
"Powered by Gracenote CDDB" logo are trademarks of Gracenote.
Music Recognition Service and MRS are service marks of
Gracenote.

• Microsoft Windows is registered trademark of Microsoft
Corporation in the United States.

• The names of products or companies, etc., appearing in this
manual are general trademarks or registered trademarks.

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