HP IPAQ PA-1 User Manual

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Compaq

iPAQ Personal Audio Player PA-1

First Edition (July 2000)

Part Number 175380-001

Welcome

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.

What is Digital Audio?

Why Digital Audio?

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)

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CD quality sound

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Portability (small and lightweight)

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Compatibility with the Internet

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The ability to take your favorite music with

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you anywhere!

Is Your PC Ready for Digital Audio?

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

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Microsoft Windows 98

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100 MB free hard drive space

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1 available USB port

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24x CD-ROM drive (32x preferred)

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64 MB RAM

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How to Get Help

Warranty

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.

What’s in the Box?

Personal Audio Player

Earphones

USB data cable

Two AAA batteries

64 MB of MMC flash

memory

This guide

Setting Up Your Player

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

Installing the Batteries

1. Pull out and lift the battery door.

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

Installing the Memory

Tip

Fo r m a t y o ur MM C cards before using them for the first time. See page 27 for instructions.

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).

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

To turn on your Player:

1. Press the Power button.

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).

Installing the Belt Clip

Tip

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

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.

Features of You r Playe r

Front Features

Your Player has many outstanding features:

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

Volume Decrease Press to lower volume.

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

Rewind/Previous Tr ac k - Press and hold to

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

Volume Increase Press to raise volume level.

Play/Pause - Press to

play a song. Press again to pause play.

Menu - Press to see

menu options.

Fast Forward/Next

Tr ac k - Press and hold to fast forward within a song. Press once to skip ahead to the next song.

Top Featur es

Tip

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

Earphone Connection

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.

Volume level indicator - Each )

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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.

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 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.

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.

Menu Options

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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