Compaq iPAQ PA-1 User Manual

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iPAQ Personal Audio Player PA-1

First Edition (July 2000)

Part Number 175380-001

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Thanks for buying an iPAQ Personal Audio
Player PA-1, and welcome to the world of
digital audio—one of the hottest topics in the
world today.

Digital audio is a way of compressing recorded
sound so that it takes up much less storage
space. A song is reduced to about 1/10 its size,
enabling fast downloads from the Internet to
your Player. There are many types of digital
audio formats, but MP3 and WMA are two of
the most popular.

Digital audio players provide many benefits:

➜

Solid state (no skipping)

➜

CD quality sound

➜

Portability (small and lightweight)

➜

Compatibility with the Internet

➜

The ability to take your favorite music with

you anywhere!

What is
Digital Audio?

Why Digital
Audio?

Welcome

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If you have a multimedia PC with a sound card
and speakers, you are probably ready for
digital audio. However, to get optimal
performance, we recommend the requirements
shown here. You may be able to download
audio files with a less sophisticated PC, but
you will be happier if your PC meets or
exceeds these requirements:

➜

233 MHz Processor

➜

Microsoft Windows 98

➜

100 MB free hard drive space

➜

1 available USB port

➜

24x CD-ROM drive (32x preferred)

➜

64 MB RAM

If you have any trouble setting up your Player
or would just like more information, visit
Compaq’s web site:

http://www.compaq.com/products/internetdevices

Please register your Player to receive a more
personalized support experience. You may
register at Compaq’s web site:

http://www.compaq.com/go/register

Your Player has a One-Year Limited
Warranty. Please see the Warranty Card that
came in the package for further details.

Is Your PC
Ready for
Digital Audio?

How to
Get Help

Register Your
PA- 1

Warranty

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What’s in
the Box?

1

Personal Audio Player

4

Two AAA batteries

2

Earphones

5

64 MB of MMC flash
memory

3

USB data cable

6

CD

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Installing the
Batteries

You will soon be listening to your favorite
music on your Player. Just follow these simple
steps:

1. Pull out and lift the battery door.

2. Place the batteries that came with your
Player into the battery compartment as
shown.

Setting Up
Your Player

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Installing the
Memory

Fo r m at yo u r M MC
cards before using
them for the first time.
See page 27 for
instructions.

Turning On
You r P la yer f or
the First Time

Tip

3. Lift the flash memory door located on the
left side of the back of your Player.

4. Insert one of the flash memory cards that
came with your Player into the bottom slot
(Slot 1). See the figure below for
orientation.

5. Insert the second Flash Memory card into
the top slot (Slot 2).

To turn on your Player:

1. Press the Power button.

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Installing the
Belt Clip

When installing new
batteries, loosen the
screw and rotate the
belt clip clockwise, or
remove the belt clip
completely.

Tip

When you turn on your Player, the LCD
screen briefly displays all icons, then
Compaq iPAQ, and then, assuming the
memory cards are installed, the following:

1:32M 2:32M

This indicates that each 32 MB memory
card is installed correctly.

You will then see a No songs message,
since the memory cards do not contain any
songs yet.

2. Press and hold the Power button for 2
seconds to turn off the Player. The display
will show OFF (HOLD).

Your Player comes with an optional Belt Clip.

1. Place the belt clip into the hole in the back
of the Player.

2. Tighten the screw.

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Features of
You r Playe r

Front
Features

Your Player has many outstanding features:

1

Display Screen - Area
where song and playback
information is displayed.

5

Volume Increase -
Press to raise volume
level.

2

Volume Decrease -
Press to lower volume.

6

Play/Pause - Press to
play a song. Press
again to pause play.

3

Power - Press to turn the
Player On. Hold for 2
seconds to turn the
Player off. The display
will show OFF (HOLD).

7

Menu - Press to see
menu options.

4

Rewind/Previous
Tr ac k - Press and hold to

rewind within a song.
Press once to skip back
to the previous track.

8

Fast Forward/Next
Tr ac k - Press and hold

to fast forward within a
song. Press once to
skip ahead to the next
song.

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Top Featur es

You must set the
Norm/Hold switch to
the Normal position
to turn on the Player.
Hold Mode is
displayed on the
screen if the switch is
in the Hold position
when you press the
Power button.

Display
Screen

Tip



Volume level indicator - Each )

represents 2 steps in volume with a
maximum volume of 5 )s.

Music indicator

- Flashes when the
Player is in PAUSE mode. The
indicator is solid when songs are
playing.

1

Earphone Connection

2

Norm/Hold Switch -The Norm/Hold switch should
be in the Norm position for typical usage. When the
switch is in the Hold position, the front panel
buttons are disabled. You can carry your Player in a
pocket or purse and not worry about accidentally
pushing the buttons.

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Menu
Options

Battery charge indicator -The number of

bars visible indicates the amount of
charge remaining in your Player’s
batteries. Replace batteries when the three
bars have disappeared.

DISPLAY AREA - Displays track number,

track length, artist, and song name. The
song title format is set using the RioPort
Audio Manager software.

w

ww

w USB indicator - Displays only when the

USB cable is connected to the computer
and to the Player.

HOLD - Displays when the Norm/Hold

switch is in the Hold position.

N

Repeat indicator - N displays when the

current song is set to repeat. NALL
displays when all songs are set to repeat.

SHUFFLE - Indicates that songs will be

played in a non-sequential order.

Your Player has many features available
through Menu options. To access the Menu
options:

1. Press the Menu button to see the first
option.

2. Press the Menu button repeatedly to move
through the options.

3. Press the Play/Pause button to make a
selection.

To exit the Menu, scroll through the options
until you are returned to your songs OR, if no
buttons are pressed for 5 seconds, you will be
returned to your songs.

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In REPEAT ALL or
REPEAT ONE mode,
songs will play
continuously until you
stop play or the
batteries run out of
power.

Tip

The following options are available through
the Menu:

Shuffle

Off - Songs play in the order of your playlist.
On - Songs do not play in the order of your

playlist.

Repeat

Repeat All - Continuously plays all the songs
in your playlist.
Repeat One - The current song plays again
and again.
Repeat Off - All songs in your playlist play
once, then the Player will automatically shut
off if no buttons are pressed for 10 minutes.

Equalizer

Rock - Choose this setting to hear rock music
at its best.
Jazz - Choose this setting to hear Jazz music at
its best.
Classical - Choose this setting to hear
Classical music at its best.
Custom - (Default) Use this setting to
manually adjust the Bass and Treble. With this
mode, you can boost the amount of bass and
treble.

Self Test

Self Test tests the display, memory cards, and
the audio to each of the earphones. It also
displays the Player’s software version.

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If the RioPort Audio
Manager window
does not display, click
on the Start menu,
select Run, and type
X:setup (where X is
the letter of your
CD-ROM or DVD
drive.)

Tip

Your Player comes with a CD that contains the
RioPort Audio Manager software. RioPort
Audio Manager makes it easy to find,
organize, download, and play digital audio
files.

To install the RioPort Audio Manager, just
follow these instructions:

1. Insert the CD that came with your Player
into your CD-ROM or DVD drive.
Installation will begin automatically, and
the RioPort Audio Manager window will
display.

Additional windows that display a License
Agreement and a Privacy Statement follow.

Installing
the Software

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2. Read through the License Agreement and
Privacy Statement and click Ye s .

A window displays asking you to confirm
the path and name of the folder in which
the software will be installed.

3. Click Next.

A window displays asking you to confirm
the path and name of the folder that will
store the music you download or copy from
your CD collection.

4. Click Next.

The installation process begins.

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A message window displays asking if you
would like to make the Audio Manager
your default player.

5. Click Ye s .

When you see the following window, the
installation is complete.

6. Click Finish to restart your computer now,
or you may choose to restart it later.

After your computer restarts, look for the
RioPort Audio Manager icon on your
desktop.

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What is the
RioPort Audio
Manager?

Finding Music
on the Web

The RioPort Audio Manager makes it easy to
find, organize, download, and play digital
audio files. It compresses content from CDs
and neatly organizes the content while
retrieving the names of artists, albums, and
song titles from an online CD database
(CDDB). Assuming you have an Internet
connection, the long process of typing titles
and creating specific folders for albums and
artists is eliminated. RioPort Audio Manager
automatically performs this function.

1. Double click the RioPort Audio Manager
icon on your desktop to activate the
software.

RioPort Audio
Manager

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What is
iCAST?

You m ay se a rc h fo r
songs on the iCAST
web site or you can
type a different web
site URL on the
address line.

Tip

The RioPort Audio Manager window
displays.

To get audio files from the Internet to your
Player, you must first download them to your
PC. Make sure your PC is connected to the
Internet. Then complete the following:

2. Click the internet button.

The iCAST home page displays.

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Take control of your entertainment
experience with iCAST. Plunge into
thousands of music downloads, radio
stations, artist bios, news, and exclusive
interviews. Discover the excitement in
online entertainment with hours of audio
and video content, chat, instant messaging,
and other tools that connect you with the
entertainment you love. Be sure to take
advantage of iCAST’s free registration.
Once registered, you can showcase and
promote yourself for an audience or be the
ultimate fan. Create a flash profile or a
home page devoted to your own music or
to your favorite band. You will also gain
access to iCAST chat and forums.

3. When you locate an audio file on the
Internet that you want to download to your
Player, you will see Download near the
selection. It may be underlined and a
different color. Click Download.

A File Download window displays giving
you the option of opening the file or saving
it to disk.

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4. Make sure Save this file to disk is checked
and click OK.

A Save As window displays for you to
verify or change the name of the file you
are downloading and where it will be
stored on your computer.

5. Make sure that C:\\My Music is the
selected folder and give the file a name (or
use the default) and click Save. To access
this folder, you may need to click the up
arrow button shown in the graphic above
and then select the C drive. The file is
downloaded to your PC.

Congratulations!

You have downloaded an audio file to your
PC. You can play the file on your PC now, or
you can create a playlist and download it to
your Player. For more information on playlists,
see page 24.

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Copying CDs

The RioPort Audio Manager software enables
you to copy audio files from your personal CD
collection. You should not, however, use this
software to distribute songs to your friends. It
is illegal to distribute audio files without
permission from the copyright holder.

This product and software are designed to help
you reproduce materials for which you own the
copyright or have obtained copy permission
from the owner. If you purchase a CD, you do
have the right to make copies of the songs to
use on your PC or on your Player.
Unauthorized reproduction of copyrighted
materials may be a violation of copyright law
and could result in the imposition of fines and
other penalties. Please use your Player
responsibly.

Insert an audio CD into your CD-ROM drive.

1. Make sure you are connected to the
Internet.

2. Within the RioPort Audio Manager, click
read a CD.

A message asks if you would like to get the
track titles and additional song information
from the Internet*. This only takes a
moment, but you must be connected to the
Internet. The software then connects with
the Compact Disc Database (CDDB). If
CDDB does not provide the titles to your
CD, then the CD is probably too new.

*If you do not get the track titles prior to
copying the songs, you can add them later,
but the titles cannot be retrieved from the
Internet. You must enter the titles
manually.

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3. Select the files you want to copy by
clicking the box to the left of the song or
by double clicking on the song title.

4. Click Start Reading. This procedure
converts the songs to a digital format that
is stored on the hard drive of your PC.

A message will display to let you know
that your system and CD drive are being
checked to ensure that each is optimized
for the copying process.

5. When copying is complete, a message
displays stating that the recording is
successfully completed and the track or
tracks are added to your collection.

Once these songs have been grouped into a
playlist, you can transfer them to your
Player.

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What is a
Playlist?

Creating and
Managing
Playlists

To search for songs
already on your hard
drive, click the File
menu item from the
tool bar at the top,
then choose the

Search Hard Disks
for Tracks option. All

the songs on your
hard drive are
displayed.

Tip

A

playlist

is a list of audio files grouped
together in any way you like. You might want
to group music by a category such as classical,
rock and roll, reggae, or alternative music. Or,
you might want to group songs together by
artist. It’s up to you.

Creating playlists using your RioPort Audio
Manager takes only a few quick steps.

1. Click the make a playlist button at the top
left of the RioPort Audio Manager.

2. Click Clear List at the bottom left to
simplify the setup of your playlist.

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Each time you create
a new playlist, be sure
to clear the current
playlist first. If you do
not, the playlists will
be listed together
sequentially.

To find this playlist
again, click the Select

Playlists from
Database button.

Tip

Tip

3. Click Select Tracks from Database. A
Select Tracks from Database window
displays.

4. Select the tracks that you want grouped
together by clicking the V box.

5. When you have finished making your
selections, click OK.

You are returned to the Playlist window.

6. Click Save Tracks as Playlist.

The Add Playlist window displays. Name
the playlist and give it a description.

7. Click Close when you are finished.

Your Player is now ready to receive a playlist.
Before you begin downloading songs to your
Player, there are a few additional setup steps.

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Connecting
the USB Cable

The USB cable does
not need to be
connected to the
Player until you are
ready to download
music.

Connecting
the Earphones

You may use your
favorite earphones or
headphones.

Permanent hearing
loss may occur if
earphones or
headphones are used
at high volume.

Tip

Tip

1. Connect the USB cable to your computer.
The location of USB ports varies on
different computers. See your computer’s
feature guide if you are unable to locate
your computer’s USB port.

2. Press the Power button to turn on the
Player.

3. Connect the small square USB cable end
to your Player.

The USB symbol w

w w

w displays on the

LCD.

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Downloading
Audio Files to
You r Playe r

Make sure the USB
cable is connected to
the port on your
computer and to your
Player before
downloading files to
the Player.

The feature that turns
off the Player after 10
minutes of inactivity is
disabled when the
USB cable is
connected to allow for
long downloads.
Disconnect the USB
cable after download
is complete to
preserve battery life.

Tip

Tip

When you are ready to download audio files to
your Player,

1. Connect the USB cable to the Player and to
your computer. Then turn on your Player.

2. Click the copy to devices button at the top
of the RioPort Audio Manager window.

IMPORTANT: Before using an MMC card
for the first time, you must format it. The cards
can be formatted (one at a time) by following
the steps below. A message displays within the
Audio Manager saying you are about to erase
all selections even if there is no content on the
MMC card. Click OK to continue.

•

Click on

copy to devices

.

•

Choose

Card 1

.

•

Click on

Format Med i a

at the bottom of the

screen.

•

Follow the same procedure for

Card 2

.

You may also use Format Media to quickly
erase all data on an MMC card.

3. Choose Select Tracks from Database or
Select Playlists from Database for songs
to download.

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4. Select the tracks or playlist that you would
like to download by clicking in the V box
next to each song or playlist.

5. Click OK.

You will be notif ied if you have selected
too many songs for the memory card.

6. Click Close to continue with the download,
but you will have to delete enough songs
so that the remaining songs fit on the
MMC card.

The right side of the RioPort Audio
Manager window displays the amount of
memory being used by each MMC card
and the amount of space available for
additional songs.

Green - The amount of memory that is

currently being used by the MMC card.

Yellow - The amount of memory that will be

needed to download the selected songs.

Grey - The amount of memory still available

on the MMC card.

Red - The amount of memory that will not fit

on the memory card. You must delete one
or more songs from the MMC card or from
the list of songs to be downloaded.

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Deleting
Songs from
You r Mem ory
Cards

You may also right-
click on the track and
choose Delete from
the pop-up menu.

Tip

7. When you are satisfied with the songs you
selected to download, click Copy to
Por tabl e.

A window displays the downloading status
of each song as it is being downloaded to
your Player.

When the transfer is complete, the following
window displays.

When you want to delete songs from your
memory cards, you can do the following:

1. On the right side of the RioPort Audio
Manager window (below Copy to
Por tabl e), c1ick on the track you would
like to delete.

2. Click on the Tra sh C an icon at the bottom
of the window.

The track is deleted from the memory card.

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Playing Audio
Files on Your
PC

Minimizing
the Player

Maximizing
the Player

Upgrading
the Player

If you just want to play audio files on your PC,
double click the song title while in the Make a
Playlist mode.

While working on your PC, you can also listen
to your music using a smaller version of the
RioPort software.

1. Within the Rioport Audio Manager
window, click the minimize Player icon in
the upper right corner of the window.

2. Drag the minimized player to any part of
your screen.

To maximize the player, right-click on it and
choose Big Player.

From time to time, Compaq will issue software
upgrades for your Player. Please check the
following web site on a regular basis for any
updates:

http://www.compaq.com/products/internetdevices

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Having
Trouble?

If you ever have trouble with your Player or
with downloading audio files, visit our web
site at:

http://www.compaq.com/products/internetdevices

For additional support, you can e-mail your
questions directly to a Technical Support
Engineer at:

[e-mail]

Be sure to include

PA-1

in the subject line of
any e-mails sent to Compaq’s technical
support.

Or, you can review the next few pages to see if
you can solve the problem.

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Display Troubleshooting

Symptom What to do

Nothing shows on the display when
the Power button is pressed.

•

Install fresh batteries.

•

Make sure the batteries are installed
with the proper orientation. Battery
orientation is indicated in the bottom
of the battery compartment.

The songs listed do not match the
content on a newly inserted MMC
card.

Press the Play/Pause button to cause the
Player to read the MMC card.

The LCD backlight does not
illuminate when a button is pressed.

•

Install fresh batteries.

•

The backlight may not be visible in
bright light. Check in a dark
environment.

NO MEMORY is displayed on the
LCD.

•

There are no MMC cards in the unit.

•

Make sure the MMC cards are
oriented properly and fully inserted
into the connector. When looking at
the back of the Player, the label of the
MMC card should be facing up and
the notch on the MMC card should be
on the right (matching the icon on the
MMC access door).

•

Make sure the MMC card is formatted
using the RioPort Audio Manager. See
page 27 for format instructions.

Troubleshooting

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Audio Troubleshooting

Symptom What to do

NO SONGS is displayed on the LCD. The Player cannot read any songs on the

MMC cards. Make sure that the MMC
cards are formatted, and that songs are
listed on the right side of the

COPY TO

DEVICES

screen. See page 27 for

format instructions.

HOLD MODE is displayed on the
LCD.

Displays when attempting to turn on the
Player when the Norm/Hold switch on
top of the Player is in the Hold position.
Slide this switch to the

Norm

position

before turning on the Player.

Song audio quality is less than desired
on songs copied from a CD.

Start the RioPort Audio Manager and
press the

F10

key on the keyboard.

Select the

READ CD

tab. MP3 format
encoding at 128kBit/s or WMA format
encoding at 80kBit/s should give
excellent sound quality. 160kBit/s
WMA content is not recommended for
downloading to the Player.

No sound

•

Make sure the

Play/Pause

icon on the
LCD is solid. A flashing icon
indicates Pause mode. Press the

Play/

Pause

button.

•

Increase the volume level by pressing
the + button.

•

Make sure the MMC cards have songs
on them.

•

Look for a song title on the LCD
display.

No sound in one earphone

•

Make sure the earphone connector is
fully inserted into the connector on the
Player.

•

Try a different set of earphones.

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Operation Troubleshooting

Symptom What to do

Able to transfer only a few songs to
the Player.

•

Make sure the MMC cards do not
have other data on them. Reformat
the MMC cards and then transfer
songs to the cards.

•

Make sure your Player has fresh
batteries.

•

Restart your PC and reattach the
USB cable to the PC and to your
Player.

The Fast Forward and Rewind
functions do not work on some songs.

Occasionally, the way a song file was
created does not include the necessary
information to support the Fast
Forward or Rewind functions. This is
not a problem with your Player.

The BASS and TREBLE adjustments
are not available.

The

BASS

and

TREBLE

adjustments
become available when the Equalizer
Mode is set to

CUSTOM

. These

adjustments are not available in the

ROCK, JAZZ

, or

CLASSICAL

settings.

The USB icon

w

w w

w

is not shown on
the LCD display when the USB cable
is connected to both the PC and the
Player.

•

Make sure your Player is turned on.

•

Make sure the USB cable is
properly connected to the PC and to
your Player.

•

Make sure the PC is operating
normally. Restart the PC and then
reattach the cable.

•

Make sure the Player is plugged
directly into the PC and not into a
USB hub. The Player may not
operate properly with some USB
hubs.

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Self Test

If your Player is not performing as expected, follow these steps to help
identify the problem.

1. Remove the memory cards.

2. Install fresh batteries, or if the batteries are fresh, take them out and
reinstall them.

3. Press the Power button (Make sure the Normal/Hold switch on top of
the Player is in the NORM position). The LCD should display the
startup sequence, and NO MEMORY should appear on the display as
well as the volume and battery icons. The battery icon should indicate
a full charge.

4. Attach the earphones to the Player and put them on with the left
earphone in your left ear and the right earphone in your right ear.

5. Press the Menu button until SELF TEST appears on the LCD and
then press the Play/Pause button.

Operation Troubleshooting (continued)

Symptom What to do

The RioPort Audio Manager does not
recognize the Player.

•

Make sure the

USB

icon

w

w w

w

is
shown on the LCD display. See
previous item.

•

Make sure the Compaq PA-1 is the
selected device on the

Player

tab in

the RioPort Options.

•

Make sure that the MMC cards are
inserted and recognized by the
Player. If not, see MMC Memory
troubleshooting.

The Player is slow to respond with a
new MMC card.

•

Be patient. It could take 30 seconds
or more for the RioPort Audio
Manager to recognize the MMC
card.

•

Make sure the MMC card is
formatted. See page 27 for format
instructions.

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First, run the test without memory cards:

If the tests above do not reveal the problem, install the MMC cards and
run the following tests:

Test Name Test Description W hat to Look For W hat to Do For Problem s

LCD All icons and

blocks in the text
area of the LCD are
turned on
momentarily.

The display should look
like the figure on page

11.

Go to the

Display

Troubleshooting

section.

MEMORY This test looks for

the MMC memory
cards.

“ NO CARD 1” and then
“ NO CARD 2” will be

displayed.

Check the Compaq support
w eb site

http://
www.comaq.com/products/
internetdevices.

AUDIO This test determines

if audio is going to
each of the
earphones.

LEFT EAR displays and
a voice says “this is your
left channel,” then
“ RIGHT EAR” displays
and a voice says “this is
your right channel.”

Go the

Audio

Troubleshooting

section.

V E R SIO N The la st item listed

is the Player’s
software revision.

“ V1.03” or similar
displays on the LCD
screen.

W rite dow n this version
number and go to the

Upgrading the Player

section.

Test N am e Test D escrip tio n W hat to Look For W hat to Do For P roblem s

LCD All icons and

blocks in the text
area of the LCD are
turned on
momentarily.

The display should
look like the figure on
page 11.

G o to the

Display

Troubleshooting

section.

MEMORY Makes sure that the

Player can
co m m u nicate w ith
the M M C cards.

“Memory 1 OK” and
then “ Memory 2 OK”
is displayed.

G o to the

Display

Troubleshooting

section.

AUDIO This test determines

if audio is going to
each of the
earphones.

LEFT EAR displays
and a voice says “this
is you r le ft chan nel,”
then “ RIGHT EAR”
displays and a voice
says “this is your right
channel.”

Go the

Audio

Troubleshooting

section.

V E R SIO N The la st item listed

is the Player’s
software revision.

“V1.03” or sim ilar
displays on the LCD
screen.

Write dow n this version
number and go to the

Upgrading the Player

section.

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Based on the following transfer rates—stated
in terms of kilobits per second (kbps)—you
can expect to use the following amounts of
MMC memory when transferring a CD’s
worth of content to your Player.

•

Do not remove any MMC cards while operating
the Player.

•

Data on the MMC cards may be lost

1. If the USB cable is disconnected while
downloading

2. If the cards are exposed to static
electricity

•

Keep the MMC cards out of the reach of
children. If a card is accidentally swallowed,
please call your physician immediately.

•

Do not touch the gold, metallic contact points at
the end of each MMC card.

•

Do not bend or drop the MMC cards.

•

Do not try to disassemble the MMC cards.

•

Do not expose the MMC cards to water.

•

You cannot share your MMC cards with others
who do not have an iPAQ Personal Audio Player,
but you may exchange your cards with another
iPAQ Personal Audio Player owner.

Memory Needed to

Store 1 CD

WMA Format @ ___kbps
Sampling

28 MB 64 kbps

42 MB 96 kbps

56 MB 128 kbps

Content Per
Memory Card

MultiMediaCard
(MMC)
Usage and Care

Helpful
Information

6

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Use only a soft, dry cloth to clean the Player,
MMC cards, and headphone jack.

•

Do not remove the batteries while operating
the unit.

•

Do not expose the unit to a significant
amount of moisture.

•

Do not store the unit in a place in which the
temperature will exceed 50 degrees C or will
be less than -10 degrees C (120°F to 15°F).

THIS PRODUCT IS COVERED BY THE FOLLOWING
U.S. PATENTS:. 5,848,391; 5,291,557; 5,451,954; 5 400
433; 5,222,189; 5,357,594; 5 752 225; 5,394,473;
5,583,962; 5,274,740; 5,633,981; 5,297,236; 4,914,701;
5,235,671; 07/640,550; 5,579,430; 08/678,666; 98/
03037; 97/02875; 97/02874; 98/03036; 5,227,788;
5,285,498; 5,481,614; 5,592,584; 5,781,888; 08/039,478;
08/211,547; 5,703,999; 08/557,046; 08/894,844;
5,299,238; 5,299,239; 5,299,240; 5,197,087; 5,490,170;
5,264,846; 5,268,685; 5,375,189; 5,581,654; 5,548,574;
5,717,821. Other U.S. and foreign patents may apply.

This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC
Rules. Operation is subject to the following
conditions:

1. This device may not cause harmful
interference, and

2. This device must accept any interference
received, including interference that may
cause undesired operation.

CAUTION: Changes or modifications not
expressly approved by Compaq may void the user’s
authority to operate this equipment.

NOTE: 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. This equipment generates, uses, and

Maintenance

Precautions

ACC Patent
Information

FCC
Compliance

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Specifications

can radiate radio frequency energy, and if not
installed and used in accordance with the
instructions, may cause harmful interference to
radio communications. However, there is no
guarantee that interference will not occur in a
particular installation. If this equipment does cause
harmful interference to radio or television reception
(which can be determined by turning the equipment
off and on) the user is encouraged to try to correct
the interference by one or more of the following
measures:

•

Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.

•

Increase the separation between the equipment
and receiver.

•

Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit
different from that to which the receiver is
connected.

•

Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV
technician for help.

Memory:

64 MB MultiMediaCard flash

memory

Casing:

Aluminum front and high-impact

plastic back

Dimensions:

2.7” x 2.2” x 0.8”

Weight

: 3 ounces with batteries

Display:

LCD with backlight

Power Source

: 2 AAA batteries

Signal to noise ratio:

>85dB

Frequency Response:

20 Hz to 20 kHz

Operation Temperature:

–10 degrees C to 50

degrees C (15°F to 120°F)

Output Power:

7.5 mW per channel

Harmonic Distortion:

0.1%

Format Support:

MP3, WMA, AAC

Software:

RioPort Audio Manager

PC Interface:

USB

Upgradeability:

Software upgrades via the

Internet

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LOSSARY

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AAC

Advanced Audio
Coding. An audio
compression format
based on MPEG-2,
audio layer 3.

Download

To transfer a
file from one medium to
another (for example,
from the Internet to
your PC).

Flash Memory

A type
of memory that retains
its information even
when the memory card
has no power.

MP3

An audio
compression format
based on MPEG-1,
audio layer 3.

MPEG

Moving Pictures
Expert Group. A
committee that sets
standards for digital

video. Their standards
are known as MPEG-1,
MPEG-2, etc.

MMC

MultiMediaCard. A
type of Flash Memory
that is extremely
compact.

USB

Universal Serial
Bus. Connects a PC to
an external device like
the Player. The symbol
for USB is

w

ww

w

.

WMA

Windows Media
Audio. An audio
compression format
created by Microsoft. It
incorporates Windows
Media Digital Rights
Management.

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