RCA RD2820, RD2800 User Manual

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User’s Guide

RD2800/RD2820

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Table of Contents

Chapter 1: Getting Started

Things to consider before you get started... .............................................. 4

Computer System Requirements ..................................................... 4

Warning ............................................................................................ 4

Caution .............................................................................................. 4

Caution While Driving ...................................................................... 4

Back up your data............................................................................. 4

What you want to know & where to go .................................................... 5

Unpack the box and check your parts ........................................................ 6

Overview of buttons and the display ......................................................... 7

Basic Operation........................................................................................... 10

Playback operation ......................................................................... 11

Operation: Step-by-Step Examples ........................................................... 12

Sort by Artist ................................................................................... 13

Sort by Album ................................................................................. 14

Sort by Title ..................................................................................... 15

Sort by Genre .................................................................................. 16

Sort by User Playlists ....................................................................... 18

Sort by Audio Files .......................................................................... 19

Sort by All Files ............................................................................... 20

LCD Screen During Playback ...................................................................... 21

Setup Information – the details................................................................. 22

Step 1: Install software in your computer ..................................... 22

Step 2: Launch the MusicMatch software ..................................... 25

Set up the Recorder Settings .................................................. 26

Save CD tracks to play on your PC or in your Lyra Jukebox.. 28

Download music from the Internet........................................ 29

Organizing Your Music ........................................................... 29

Creating Personalized Playlists. .............................................. 30

Step 3: Transfer files to your Lyra Jukebox ................................... 31

Table of Contents

Chapter 2: Lyra Jukebox Menus and Features

Using the Play Modes................................................................................. 34

How to access the play modes ....................................................... 35

Repeat A-B .................................................................................................. 35

Adjusting DSP Settings .............................................................................. 36

Personalizing DSP Output (GRAPHIC EQ menu item) .................. 37

Setting LCD Preferences (SYSTEM SETTINGS menu) ................................ 38

Connecting your Lyra Jukebox to your car stereo ................................... 40

Connecting your Lyra Jukebox to your stereo system ............................ 41

Portable hard drive capability ................................................................... 42

Chapter 3: Additional Information

Tips and Troubleshooting .......................................................................... 44

FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions) ........................................................... 45

Specifications & System Requirements ..................................................... 45

Limited Warranty........................................................................................ 48

Index ............................................................................................................ 51

Chapter 1

Getting Started

Chapter Overview:

• Things to consider before you get started

• What’s where — what you want to know and where to go

• Parts checklist

• Overview of Lyra Jukebox buttons

• Basic operation (how to play music on your Lyra Jukebox)

• Setup details

• How to use MusicMatch to transfer files

to your Lyra Jukebox

Changing Entertainment. Again.

Illustrations contained within this publication are for representation only and subject to change.

Getting Started

Things to consider before you get started...

Computer System Requirements

• Pentium 233MHz or higher (Pentium II 300 MHz or higher recommended)

• Windows

• Internet Explorer 4.0 or higher

• Internet access

• 4 MB free hard disk space for the software plus 1 MB for every minute of CD quality music you store on your hard drive.

• 32MB RAM (64 MB recommended)

• CD-ROM drive capable of digital audio extraction

• USB port

• Installed sound card

• 16-bit color video card

Warning

Use of this product is for your personal use only. Unauthorized recording or duplication of copyrighted material may infringe upon the rights of third parties and may be contrary to copyright laws.

98SE, Me, 2000, or XP

Caution

Exposure to direct sunlight or extreme heat (such as inside a parked car) may cause damage or malfunction.

Caution While Driving

Use of headphones while operating an automobile or moving vehicle is not recommended and is unlawful in some states and areas. Be careful and attentive on the road. Stop operation of the unit if you find it disruptive or distracting while driving.

Back up your data

As with any device that has a hard drive, you must back up the drive. RCA and Thomson multimedia are not responsible for lost data.

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What you want to know Go to page ...

Parts checklist —

everything that was in the Lyra box

????

Buttons —

where they are and what they do

Operation — the details

If the information on the printed QuickStart guide wasn’t enough, this section gives you a little more detail about the basics of sorting and playing music on your Lyra Jukebox.

Setup information — Step-by-Step instructions

The Lyra QuickStart Guide (the printed foldout that came with your Lyra Jukebox) stepped you through the basics of installing software and downloading files.

If you need more detail, you’re in the right place — go to page 22 for step-by-step instructions.

Answers...

to questions and solutions to problems — FAQ and Troubleshooting

Chapter 3 (p. 43)

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Unpack the box and check your parts

Your Lyra Jukebox came with everything you need to make music portable — all of the items shown below should have been packed in the box with your Lyra Jukebox.

s a

mode

select

v e

stop

Lyra Jukebox

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Music Management CD contains the Lyra Jukebox Applications & MusicMatch Jukebox software

Mini USB cable Part number: 5-4140 Plug the small end into your Lyra Jukebox (next to the Headphones jack), and plug the other end into your computer’s USB port. Go to page 24 for connection details.

AC/DC adapter charger part number: 5-4130

Headphones part number: 5-4139

Car adapter kit Part numbers car cord adapter: 5-4129 cassette adapter: 5-4097 Go to page 40 for instructions.

Line out cable — connects Lyra Jukebox to your audio system. Part number: 5-4138 For details, go to page 41.

Carrying case Part number: 5-4141

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Overview of buttons and the display

The following pages explain what each button does — some of the buttons have more than one function depending upon whether you’re playing music or not.

select

o d e

save

stop

select

1 Volume up – Increases the volume level.

2 SELECT– When using the Lyra Jukebox menu, selects a highlighted item. When

you’re creating a User Playlist and you’ve highlighted a title, SELECT tags a song to be included in a User Playlist.

3 MODE – Accesses the mode menu where you can choose the following playback

modes: NORMAL, REPEAT, REPEAT 1, REPEAT ALL, SHUFFLE, and REPEAT ALL SHUFFLE. For details about playback modes, go to page 34.

4 LCD (Liquid Crystal Display) – This is where the Lyra’s user interface appears (go

to page 21 for an explanation of the items that appear on the LCD during playback).

5 SAVE – Saves a User Playlist that consists of the songs you’ve tagged. You can create

a new playlist or add songs to an existing User Playlist.

6 Volume down – Decreases the volume level.

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select

o d e

save

SORT BY

Artist

Album

Title Genre

User Playlists

Audio Files

HELP

stop

select

soft key 1

soft key 2

soft key 4

soft key 3

7 Left arrow button – When you’re playing music, press and release to skip back to

the previous song (to scan backwards in the song that’s playing, press and hold). When you’re using the Lyra Jukebox menu, moves highlight left.

8 Up arrow button – When using the Lyra Jukebox menu, moves the highlight up.

9 STOP/power – Turns on your Lyra Jukebox. To turn off the Lyra Jukebox, press and

hold the stop/power button. When you’re playing music, stops playback.

10 Right arrow button – When you’re playing music, press and release to skip forward

to the next song (to scan forwards in the current song, press and hold). When you’re using the Lyra Jukebox menu, moves highlight right.

11 PLAY/PAUSE – Press to play. During playback, press to pause music.

12 Down arrow button – When using the Lyra Jukebox menu, moves the highlight

down.

Soft keys 1, 2, 3, and 4 – These buttons provide quick access to the menu items that appear at the bottom of the screen (the LCD). You’ll notice the items on the screen change based on the features you’re using — these are called adaptive navigation keys.

In the illustration above, if you pressed soft key 1 the highlight would move down (Title would be highlighted); press soft key 2 to move up (Artist would be highlighted); soft key 3 (HELP) takes you to the Lyra Jukebox’s on-screen help information; soft key 4 (MORE) takes you to additional menu items.

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POWER

CHARGE

power charge

DC IN

dc in

RESET

reset

Back view

POWER indicator – Lights when the Lyra Jukebox is on (receiving power from the DC IN jack).

CHARGE indicator – Lights when the battery is charging and when the Lyra Jukebox is receiving power from the DC IN jack. Flashes when there is an error.

DC IN jack – Plug in the AC power adapter here. When you plug in the AC adapter, the battery inside of the Lyra Jukebox automatically starts charging.

RESET button – If your Lyra Jukebox appears to be locked up, press the RESET button (the memory will be cleared and settings will return to the factory defaults).

line out

off / lock

LINE OUT jack

Headphones jack

OFF/LOCK switch

USB port

Right side view

LINE OUT – Attach the line out cable here when you’re connecting the Lyra Jukebox to an audio system.

OFF/LOCK switch – To make the buttons inactive, slide the switch to the lock position (the key icon appears in the display to remind you that you’ve locked the buttons). Slide the switch to the OFF position for normal operation (button lock off).

USB port – Attach the small end (Type mini-B) of the mini-USB cable here. Attach the large end (Type A) to your computer.

Headphones jack – Insert the headphones plug here.

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Basic Operation

The information in this section presumes you’ve successfully transferred files to your Lyra Jukebox, and you’re ready to play some music.

If you need specific set-up information (downloading music, transferring files, installing software), go to page 22.

If you want more detailed information about the Lyra Jukebox’s features, go to page 34.

Understanding how to navigate through the Lyra Jukebox’s menu system, combined with how the buttons operate, will give you the information you need for basic functionality.

SORT BY

Artist

Album Title Genre

User Playlists

Audio Files

HELP

The SORT BY menu is the main menu. The navigation scheme is the same no matter how many menus you access:

UP arrow button

Play/Pause button

save

select

d e

stop

select

DOWN arrow button

These are called soft keys

SELECT button

1. Press the arrow up or down buttons ( or ) to highlight different items on the screen.

2. To see the submenu, press the SELECT button.

3. Use the soft keys (if necessary) to highlight the song title you want to hear.

Note: If you need more explanation, go to page 11.

4. Once the song you want to play is on the screen, press (play/pause) to play the track. Press it again to pause playback.

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USER PLAYLIST 1 My favorite song

Simon and Caroline

The Two of Us

save

select

Classic Rock 00:00:42

d e

0001/0012 128K

BACK DSP INFO A-B

FLAT

Playback operation

• To scan backwards in the track that’s playing, press and hold (the left arrow button).

stop

select

• To scan forwards in the track that’s playing, press and hold

(the right arrow

button).

• To go to the next track, press and release

• To go to the previous track, press and release

• To stop playback, press

(the STOP button). The display returns to the previous

(the right arrow button).

(the left arrow button).

menu location.

• To turn up the volume, press

(the volume up button), The volume display bar

updates to show the increase in volume level.

• To turn down the volume, press

(the volume down button). The volume display

bar updates to show the decrease in volume level.

• To change the play mode setting, press the MODE button (for details about the different play modes go to page 34)

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Operation: Step-by-Step Examples

The following example illustrates (with more detail than the previous information) how you find the song you want to play.

1. These instructions presume you’ve already done the following:

• Installed the MusicMatch Jukebox software and the Lyra MP3/Personal Jukebox

profiler application (go to page 22 for detailed instructions).

• Transferred music from your computer to the Lyra Jukebox (page 31 has detailed

instructions) and profiled the contents of the Lyra Jukebox through MusicMatch Jukebox or the Profiler software.

Note: The music you’re transferring could be from a CD you put in your computer, the internet, or music you already had loaded onto your computer.

2. If you haven’t already unplugged the Lyra Jukebox from your computer, disconnect the USB cable from the Lyra Jukebox.

Note: If you’re running Windows 2000, XP, or Me, you must stop the device before unplugging it. Click the icon (the Unplug or Eject hardware icon) from the system

tray and select the USB Mass Storage device for the drive letter associated with the

Lyra Jukebox, and click STOP. See the Windows Help for details about the Unplug or

Eject Hardware topic.

3. If you’ve fully charged the battery (the Lyra Jukebox needs to be plugged in for about 4 hours before the battery is fully charged), disconnect the AC adapter from the outlet and then from your Lyra Jukebox.

Note: If the battery isn’t fully charged, keep the Lyra Jukebox plugged in while you listen to the music you’ve transferred from your computer.

4. Connect the headphones to your Lyra Jukebox (insert the end of the headphones connector into the phones jack on the side of the Lyra).

5. If your Lyra Jukebox isn’t already on, turn it on (press and hold the two seconds). The RCA Lyra logo flashes on the screen, and then the main menu appears the SORT BY menu.

button for

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SORT BY

Artist

Album Title Genre

User Playlists

Audio Files

HELP

Soft key 1 Soft key 2

ARTIST

Aerosmith

America Animals Anna Belle Another Group Assume the worst MAIN

Soft key 1

Soft key 3

ANNA BELLE

Absolutely

Another Record Can’t Make It Happy Music II Hello Money Honey

MAIN

I-Q

R-Z

Soft key 4

R-Z

Sort by Artist

1. Highlight Artist (press the up or down arrow button).

Note: You can also highlight items on the screen by pressing the soft keys when they have arrows above them. In this example soft key 1 would move the highlight down and soft key 2 would move the highlight up.

2. Press the SELECT button (the ARTIST menu appears with the artists stored on your Lyra Jukebox listed in alphabetical order).

• To see the list of artists whose names start

with I - Q, press soft key 3.

• To see artists from R - Z, press soft key 4.

• To return to the SORT BY menu, press soft

key 1 (labeled MAIN).

3. To see the albums for the artist highlighted, press SELECT (the album titles for that artist appear in alphabetical order).

ANOTHER RECORD

01 A Song for You

02 Be Yourself 08 Assume the Worst 09 Do Your Best 10 Another Song

BACK

INFO

4. To see the songs on the album you’ve highlighted, press SELECT (the songs for that album appear).

The SELECT button may be used alternately to select and de-select titles that you want to save in the programmable playlist.

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ANOTHER RECORD

01 A Song for You

02 Be Yourself 08 Assume the Worst 09 Do Your Best 10 Another Song

BACK

Soft key 1

Soft key 2

User Playlists

Audio Files

Soft key 3

SORT BY

Artist

Album

Title Genre

HELP

INFO

Soft key 4

Highlight the desired song.

• To play the song, press

(the play/pause

button).

• To go to the previous menu, press soft key 1 (BACK).

• To scroll down the list 5 songs at a time, press soft key 2 (PG down).

• To scroll up the list 5 songs at a time, press soft key 3 (PG up).

• To get more info about the song, press soft key 4 (INFO).

Note: The information provided in the INFO screen depends upon the ID3 tags that have been set up for the song.

Sort by Album

1. Highlight Album (press the up or down arrow button, or the first or second soft key).

Soft key 1

Soft key 2

ALBUM

Absolutely

Another Record Can’t Make It Happy Music II Hello Money Honey MAIN

I-Q

R-Z

2. Press SELECT (the ALBUM menu appears with the titles of the albums stored on your Lyra Jukebox listed in alphabetical order).

• To see the list of albums with names starting

with I - Q, press soft key 3.

• To see albums from R - Z, press soft key 4.

Soft key 1

Soft key 3

Soft key 4

• To return to the SORT BY menu, press soft

key 1 (labeled MAIN).

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01 A Song For You

02 Do Your Best 03 Be Yourself 04 Integrity Song 05 Freedom

BACK

Soft key 1

Soft key 2

HAPPY MUSIC II

Soft key 3

INFO

Soft key 4

3. To see the songs for the album highlighted, press SELECT (the songs on that album appear).

The SELECT button may be used alternately to select and de-select titles that you want to save in the programmable playlist.

4. Highlight the song you want to play.

• To play the song, press

(the play/pause

button).

• To go to the previous menu, press soft key 1

(BACK).

• To scroll down the list 5 songs at a time,

press soft key 2 (PG down).

• To scroll up the list 5 songs at a time, press

soft key 3 (PG up).

• To get more info about the song, press soft

key 4 (INFO).

Note: The information provided in the INFO screen depends upon the ID3 tags that have been set up for the song.

SORT BY

Artist

Album

Title

Genre

User Playlists

Audio Files

HELP

Sort by Title

1. Highlight Title (press the up or down arrow buttons, or the first or second soft key).

2. Press SELECT (the TITLE menu appears that lists all of the song titles in alphabetical order that are stored on your Lyra Jukebox).

Soft key 1

Soft key 2

Soft key 3

Soft key 4

• To play the first song, press

pause button).

(the play/

• To highlight a different song on the list, press

the up or down arrow button.

• To see the titles with names that start with

I - Q, press soft key 3.

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TITLE

A Song For You

Anytime You Want t... Be Yourself Details of Today Do Your Best

BACK

Soft key 1

Soft key 2

SORT BY

Artist

User Playlists

Audio Files

Soft key 1

Soft key 2

Soft key 3

Album Title

Genre

HELP

INFO

Soft key 4

• To see the titles from R - Z, press soft key 4.

• To return to the SORT BY menu, press soft key 1 (labeled MAIN).

• To get more info about the song, press soft key 4 (INFO).

Note: The information provided in the INFO screen depends upon the ID tags that have been set up for the song.

Sort by Genre

1. Highlight Genre (press the up or down arrow button, or the first or second soft key).

GENRE Blues Classic Rock Country Dance

Disco

Funk MAIN

I-Q

R-Z

2. Press SELECT (the GENRE menu appears).

• To highlight different genres, press the up or down arrow button.

• To see the list of genres starting with I - Q, press soft key 3.

• To see the list of genres starting with R - Z,

Soft key 1

Soft key 3

Soft key 4

press soft key 4.

• To return to the SORT BY menu, press soft key 1 (labeled MAIN).

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Cool Caroline’s...

Disco King Simon Disco Madness Band Disco Queen Disco Sanity Gold Disco Band MAIN

COOL CAROLINE’s...

Disco Beat

Disco Dream Disco Fantastic Simon Tired of Disco

BACK

Soft key 1

Soft key 2

DISCO

I-Q

ARTST

R-Z

Soft key 4

INFO

Soft key 3

Soft key 4

3. To see a list of artists for the genre you’ve highlighted, press SELECT (a list of artists for that genre appears). To jump to the complete Artist listing, press soft key 4 (ARTST).

4. To see the songs for the artist that you’ve highlighted within this genre, press SELECT (the songs appear in alphabetical order).

The SELECT button may be used alternately to select and de-select titles that you want to save in the programmable playlist.

5. Highlight the song you want to play.

• To play the song, press

(the play/pause

button).

• To go to the previous menu, press soft key 1

(BACK).

• To scroll down the list 5 songs at a time,

press soft key 2 (PG down).

• To scroll up the list 5 songs at a time, press

soft key 3 (PG up).

• To get more info about the song, press soft

key 4 (INFO).

Note: The information provided in the INFO screen depends upon the ID3 tags that have been set up for the song.

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SORT BY Artistt

Album Title Genre

User Playlists

Audio Files

HELP

Sort by User Playlists

1. Highlight User Playlists (press the up or down

Soft key 1

Soft key 2

Playlist1.m3u

Playlist2.m3u Playlist3.m3u Playlist4.m3u Playlist5.m3u

MAIN

Soft key 1

Soft key 2

USER PLAYLISTS

DEL

Soft key 3

HELP

Soft key 4

2. Press SELECT (a list of User Playlists you’ve

How to Create User Playlists

If you need information about Creating User Playlists, go to page 30.

PLAYLIST1.M3U

All About Yout Ego Waltz Global Gone Mad Losing Faith

Lucky Me Audio

BACK

MOVE

DONE

3. When the individual songs of the playlist are on

• Play the song that you’ve highlighted, by

• Scroll through the songs in the playlist by

arrow button, or soft key 1 or soft key 2).

created and stored on your Lyra Jukebox appears on the screen).

• To see contents of the playlist that’s

highlighted, press SELECT (skip to step 3 for more information).

• To play the first song in the User Playlist that

is highlighted, press

(the play/pause

button).

• To go back to the SORT BY menu, press soft

key 1 (MAIN).

• To scroll down to the next 5 User Playlists,

press soft key 2 (PG down).

• To delete the playlist that’s highlighted, press

soft key 3 (DEL). A screen appears asking you to confirm that you want to delete the playlist.

• For on-screen help, press soft key 4 (HELP).

the screen:

pressing

(play/pause button).

pressing the up or down arrow button.

Soft key 1

Soft key 2

Soft key 3

Soft key 4

To sroll a page at a time, press soft key 2 (PG down).

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All About Yout Ego Waltz Global Gone Mad Losing Faith

Lucky Me Audio

BACK

Soft key 1

All About Yout Ego Waltz Global Gone Mad Losing Faith

Lucky Me Audio

Soft key 1

Soft key 2

PLAYLIST1.M3U

MOVE

Soft key 3

Soft key 2

PLAYLIST1.M3U

MOVE

MOVEDONE

Soft key 3

DONE

Soft key 4

CANCEL

Soft key 4

• Delete a song from the playlist by DEL (delete) — soft key 3 — (a screen appears asking you to confirm that you want to delete this item).

• Rearrange the order of the songs in the playlist by pressing soft key 4 (MOVE) — go to instructions below for more information.

How to rearrange the order of the songs

1. When the individual songs of the playlist are on the screen, press the up or down arrow button to highlight a song you want move and press soft key 4 (MOVE) – explained in previous section.

• To move the song down one position, press

soft key 2 (MOVE down).

• To move the song up one position, press soft

key 3 (MOVE up).

Note: If you want to keep the playlist order the same, just press soft key 4 (CANCEL) — the previous screen appears and the original order of this playlist is restored.

2. When you have the songs in the playlist arranged in the order you want, press soft key 1 (DONE).

Sort by Audio Files

1. Highlight Audio Files (press the up or down arrow button, or the first or second soft key).

2. Press SELECT (the AUDIO FILES menu appears). It lists all supported audio files that are stored on your Lyra Jukebox by file name in alphabetical order.

• To play the first song, press

• To highlight a different song on the list, press the up or down arrow button.

• To see the audio files with file names that start with I - Q, press soft key 3.

• To see the audio files from R - Z, press soft key 4.

• To return to the SORT BY menu, press soft key 1 (labeled MAIN).

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(the play/pause button).

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• To get more info about the song, press soft key 4 (INFO).

Note: The information provided in the INFO screen depends upon the ID3 tags that have been set up for the song.

User Playlists

Soft key 1

Soft key 2

Work stuff

Caroline’s song.mp3 Simon’s song.mp3 Steve’s song.mp3 my_resume.doc Maggie’s song.mp3

MAIN

Soft key 1

Soft key 2

SORT BY

Album Title Genre

Audio Files

All Files

HELP

ALL FILES

Soft key 3

INFO

Soft key 4

Sort by All Files

Since your Lyra Jukebox has a hard drive with 10 Gigabytes of storage space, it can be used to store and transport files . To see all of the files that are stored on your Lyra Jukebox:

1. Highlight All Files (press the up or down arrow buttons, or the first or second soft key).

Note: the All Files category doesn’t appear on initial Sort By menu (it’s below Audio Files).

2. Press SELECT (the ALL FILES menu appears). Folders are listed first and individual files are listed next.

Note: The folders and files are sorted in the order they were transferred to the Lyra Jukebox (the folder you transferred most recently appears last in the list of folders and the file you transferred most recently would be the last on the list since file names follow folder names.

• To see the folders/files stored in a folder,

highlight the folder and press SELECT.

• To scroll down 5 files/folders at a time, press

soft key 2 (PG down).

• To scroll up 5 files/folders at a time, press

soft key 3 (PG up).

• To see information about the file, press soft

key 4 (INFO).

• To return to the main menu (SORT BY

menu), press soft key 1 (MAIN).

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LCD Screen During Playback

Getting Started

My favorite song Simon and Caroline The Two of Us Classic Rock 00:00:42 0005/0012 128K

BACK DSP INFO AB

This picture illustrates what you’ll see on your Lyra Jukebox LCD screen when you’re playing music.

PLAYLIST 1

FLAT

LCD Screen during Playback

1 Playlist name, or path of file 2 Song title or file name – Based on ID3 tag information, if it is available. If no ID3

tag information is available, it will be blank.

3 Artist name – Based on ID3 tag information, if it is available. If no ID3 tag

information is available, it will be blank.

4 Album title – Based on ID3 tag information, if it is available. If no ID3 tag

information is available, it will be blank.

5 Genre – Based on ID3 tag information, if it is available. If no ID3 tag information is

available, it will be blank.

6 Current item – Current track being played/out of total files being played (varies

depending on the playback mode setting).

7 Volume level indicator – There are 50 steps in the volume control. Press the

volume up/down buttons to change the volume.

8 Elapsed time of track or pause indicator– When you’re playing music, the

amount of time that the track has played appears; when you pause playback, the pause icon appears.

9 Playback mode indicator

Shuffle, etc.). The icon that appears in the picture above is the Repeat Shuffle icon (

10 Bit-rate format (Recording Quality Level) – The setting you chose in the

Recorder menu (tab) that dictates the bit-rate value that’s used when you convert (record) the song using the MusicMatch Jukebox software. Go to page 27 for more information.

11 DSP setting (FLAT) – The DSP (Digital Signal Processing) setting (Flat, Rock, Bass,

etc.). For more information about DSP settings, go to page 36.

– Displays current playback mode (Normal, Repeat,

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Setup Information – the details

Install software in your computer

The Music Management CD that came with your Lyra Jukebox contains all of the necessary software components you need to make your Lyra Jukebox work properly. These components do the following:

• enable you to transfer files from your computer to your Lyra Jukebox

• profile and sort the contents, update the system and help files

• use the MusicMatch Jukebox software to organize your music collection and transfer the music to your Lyra Jukebox

• install the User’s Guide and documentation for the Lyra Jukebox

The MusicMatch Jukebox™ software compresses audio files (from music CDs) to the MP3 format so you can play them on your Lyra Jukebox. The MusicMatch software also enables you to download files from the internet that are already compressed and then transfer those files to your Lyra Jukebox (or play the music on your computer).

1. Turn on your computer and place the Music Management CD that came with your Lyra Jukebox into your computer.

IMPORTANT: Don’t connect the USB cable to the PC or Lyra Jukebox before or during the driver installation.

If you’re running Windows 2000, XP, or Me, no additional drivers are required. If you’re running Windows 98SE, you must install the device drivers from the CD-ROM in order for the Lyra Jukebox to function properly.

2. If the setup screen does not appear, double click My Computer, double click your CD-ROM drive icon, and double click Quickstart.exe. You can also click, Run, then type D:\QuickStart.exe (where D is the letter of your CD-ROM drive).

The Lyra Jukebox and MusicMatch Jukebox quick start program runs.

3. Select the Install Lyra MP3 Jukebox Applications option to run the Lyra Jukebox System Applications setup program.

4. Click Yes to agree to the License Agreement.

5. Click the software components you’re going to install (a list follows):

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Note: This book only discusses the MusicMatch features that directly apply to your Lyra Jukebox. For additional information about MusicMatch Jukebox features such as MusicMatch radio MX, creating Music CDs, Music Library features, go to:

MusicMatch tutorial on the Music Management CD

Getting Started tips

On-line help (www.musicmatch.com)

Help that’s available within the software

• The System Profiler Application component

• Universal Serial Bus Drivers (Windows 98SE

• User’s Guide and Documentation installs all

6. Click Next to select the destination location of

7. Click Next to install all necessary files.

8. Click Finish to complete installation and return

9. Click Install MusicMatch Jukebox Software to run

10. Click Next to dismiss the Welcome Screen (the

must be installed in order for the Lyra Jukebox to function properly. This application allows you to sort and profile the music that you’ve transferred to your Lyra Jukebox, and update the system files and the help files that are stored on the Lyra Jukebox.

only) must be installed in order for the Lyra Jukebox to be recognized by your computer’s operating system and appear as a drive letter.

necessary Lyra Jukebox documentation and help files.

the installed files.

to the Quickstart program.

Note: If you’re running Windows 98SE, rebooting your computer will be required.

the MusicMatch setup program.

Note: It is recommended to uninstall any previous installations of the MusicMatch Jukebox software before proceeding.

After the uninstall process has been completed, delete the C:\Program Files\MusicMatch folder from Windows and where C:\Program Files is the path where the software was installed.

License Agreement appears).

11. After you’ve read the license agreement, click Yes to accept (to continue, you must click Yes), or No to decline. If you click Yes, the User Registration Information screen appears.

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12. Enter your name, e-mail address, postal code, country, year of birth, and sex (male or female).

Note: You must enter an e-mail address to proceed. If you don’t have an e-mail address, enter yourname@home.com

13. Click Next (the Personalize Music Recommendation screen appears). Read the screen to determine if you want to use this feature or not — you can always change the setting later. Select Yes or No.

14. Click Next (the Installation Options dialog screen appears). Select Express Setup and click Next to continue (the installation starts).

15. After the installation is complete, click Finish.

16. If necessary, close the main setup screen.

17. Some computers might request that you reboot your computer (a dialog box will appear on the computer screen if this is necessary).

Note: As with any device that has a hard drive, you must back up the drive. RCA and Thomson are not responsible for lost data.

USB PORT

line out

COMPUTER

DIGITAL

Transfer the files to your Lyra Jukebox via Windows Explorer (Drag and Drop)

1. Connect the Lyra Jukebox to your computer with the mini USB cable provided. The Lyra Jukebox will appear as a Removable Disk drive letter.

Note: It might take several seconds for the device (the Lyra Jukebox) to be detected, especially in Windows 2000. Click Refresh in My Computer or Explorer to make sure the device has been detected.

2. From Explorer, highlight all of the files/folders you want to transfer to your Lyra Jukebox and drag them to the drive letter that is associated with it.

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Profiler application icon found in your computer’s system tray.

Tip: Multiple Devices

If more than one Lyra Jukebox device is connected to the system, a submenu appears listing the drive letters of the Lyra Jukebox devices. Select the desired drive letter to Profile and Update.

Note: As with any device that has a hard drive, you must back up the drive. RCA and Thomson are not responsible for lost data.

Getting Started

3. Select the Profile Lyra MP3/Personal Jukebox Device menu from the icon (the Lyra Jukebox

profiler application icon that’s in your PC’s system tray, at the bottom right of your computer screen). The Lyra Jukebox/Personal Jukebox Profiler Application appears.

4. The application will profile and sort all supported audio files so you can sort them and play them properly. Press Done to dismiss the application when profiling is finished.

5. Select the Update Lyra MP3/Personal Jukebox System files menu item to update all system files and help files.

Caution: Don’t unplug the USB cable until all data are transferred to the Lyra Jukebox.

If you’re running Windows 2000, XP, or Me, you must stop the device before unplugging it. Click the icon (the Unplug or Eject hardware icon) from the system tray and select the USB Mass Storage device for the drive letter associated with the Lyra Jukebox, and click STOP. See the Windows Help for details about the Unplug or Eject Hardware topic.

Launch the MusicMatch software

The MusicMatch software converts audio files to the MP3 format so you can play them on your Lyra Jukebox. This section describes some basic MusicMatch features and explains how to convert music to the MP3 format. For more information about MusicMatch, see the tutorial or go to www.musicmatch.com.

1. Remove the Music Management CD from your computer.

2. Start the MusicMatch Jukebox software (click on

The MusicMatch icon found in your computer’s system tray.

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3. The first time you launch MusicMatch, a Getting Started screen appears providing information

about MusicMatch and the software.

4. Detailed information, Getting Started tips, and troubleshooting are available through the Help menu and the MusicMatch internet site (accessed from the Help and Site menus). We recommend you familiarize yourself with the MusicMatch Welcome Tips and view the On-line FAQs before using and recording files.

Note: Logging onto the internet while using MusicMatch Jukebox takes advantage of all its features.

5. Choose Settings under the Options menu to customize the MusicMatch Jukebox functionality.

Note: You can access the Options menu at almost any time by pressing the right mouse button.

Set up the Recorder Settings

Click the Recorder tab to display the Recorder settings.

Note: Recorder settings are used when you’re using the MusicMatch software to convert (record) music files to the compressed format that your Lyra Jukebox can play.

Note: This book only discusses the MusicMatch features that directly apply to your Lyra Jukebox. For additional information about MusicMatch Jukebox features, go to www.musicmatch.com

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Select the Recording Quality level – CD Quality MP3 (128Kbps) is recommended

• MP3 audio is MPEG Layer-3 Audio available at various encoding bit rates. The highest bit rate has the best quality sound, but uses the most disk space.

• WAV audio is unencoded music that is not compressed. This format has the best quality sound but requires the largest file size, as much as 650MB per CD. WAV audio files are much larger than MP3 audio files.

• Windows Media™ audio is a compression format crated by Microsoft. This audio format incorporates digital rights management.

Notes:

Custom Quality settings are for advanced users only.

Lyra Jukebox currently only supports MP3 audio format.

Select a CD Recording Mode

1. Check Digital and Error Correction for the best results. Error checking and correction will be performed while you are recording (if your computer doesn’t support this setting, you will get a message prompting you to change to Analog).

Note: Choosing Digital and Error Correction will slow down your recording speed.

2. Check Analog if your CD-ROM drive doesn’t support digital audio extraction.

3. Select a default Recording Source. If you have more than one recording source, select the source you record from the most.

4. Mute while Recording (this is not recommended as it will decrease the recording speed). This feature allows you to mute the audio while it is being recorded. Uncheck this box to hear the audio as it is recorded.

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Save CD tracks to play on your PC or in your Lyra Jukebox

1. Insert a CD into your CD-ROM drive. If you are connected to the internet, MusicMatch Jukebox will retrieve information about the CD in the CD-ROM drive.

Note: If you are on a LAN system and the titling feature does not work, contact your administrator.

2. If you’re able to connect to the internet, make sure the Enable CDDB CD lookup service is selected on the CDDB Preferences page. Choose CDDB Preferences from Settings in the Options menu. (The information from the internet appears).

Notes: If the information cannot be retrieved from the Internet, enter it manually. You can enter information or edit existing information by clicking in the desired box and typing the information.

If the information is not entered before recording, default song names and information will be used.

RECORD icon (record button)

REFRESH

3. If the RECORDER window (shown above) isn’t open, press the icon (the record button). If the songs aren’t listed, press REFRESH.

4. Select the tracks you want to record (recording the tracks enables the MusicMatch software to convert the songs to the selected audio format that the Lyra Jukebox plays).

• To start recording, click

• To stop recording the current track, click

• To cancel the entire recording session for all selected tracks, click

• To eject the CD, click

(record).

(stop).

(cancel).

(eject).

• To select all songs, click ALL.

• To deselect all songs, click NONE.

• To refresh the track title information or to attempt detection again, click REFRESH.

5. After recording is completed, the songs will be stored in the Music Library.

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Main player area

MUSIC GUIDE

tab (window)

Playlist area

ADD button

Music Library window

Download music from the Internet

1. Make sure you’re connected to the internet.

2. Click MUSIC GUIDE to connect to the MusicMatch download site.

Note: You can also select Show MusicMatch Guide from View in the Options menu to display this window. If you have not established an Internet connection, MusicMatch Jukebox will attempt but fail to connect.

Music you download from the MUSIC GUIDE window will automatically be placed in the Music Library.

You can download files using your regular browser. Be sure to import (and/or move) them into MusicMatch Jukebox.

You can also select Show MusicMatch Radio from View in the Options menu to display this window.

Organizing Your Music

The Music Library now displays your selections. To sort by categories click on the folder icon (sort/view button) in the Music Library window.

Adding Tracks

1. Click ADD button from the Music Library window (the Add Tracks to Music Library screen appears).

2. Select the folder location on your system that you would like to import music from and select OK (all supported music tracks will be imported into the Music Library).

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Creating Personalized Playlists

To create a playlist, you can drag and drop files from your Music Library or you can open an existing playlist.

1. To manually add tracks to the playlist, double click on the track or drag and drop the track from the Music Library into the playlist display (the song automatically starts playing if no other song is playing). To preview a track before adding it to the playlist, click to the left of the desired track in the Music Library window.

Note: Click to select a song, Shift and click to select groups of songs, or Ctrl and click to select multiple songs.

2. Click OPEN to open an existing playlist, browse for tracks from a specific group, or play an audio CD.

• To clear an entire playlist from the playlist

window, click CLEAR.

• To save your current playlist, click SAVE.

When the window appears, enter a playlist name and click Save.

• To remove a single track from the playlist,

click on the track to highlight it, and then press DELETE on your computer’s keyboard.

• Click PLAY to play the songs from the

playlist. You can also double click the song in the playlist to begin playing.

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Step 3: Transfer audio files to your Lyra Jukebox

Once you’ve created the current playlist that contains all of the songs you want to transfer to your Lyra Jukebox, follow the steps below:

1. If your Lyra Jukebox isn’t already connected to your computer, use the mini-USB cable that came with your LyraJukebox to connect the LyraJukebox to the computer. Go to page 24 for instructions.

2. From the File menu, select the Send to Device option, and select Download to Lyra MP3/Personal Jukebox item (the Download dialog appears).

Lyra Jukebox

Files to Download area

3. Highlight the tracks you want to download (transfer) to your Lyra Jukebox in the Files To Download area.

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This is the

Portable Device Memory

area

Refresh button

Delete button

Device connected to your computer’s USB port (in this example, your Lyra Jukebox)

Files to Download

area

Files stored on your Lyra Jukebox’s hard drive

Progress indicator

Download button

4. After you have selected all of the music you want to transfer to your Lyra Jukebox, click the Download button on the bottom of the screen.

IMPORTANT: If your Lyra Jukebox doesn’t appear in the Portable Device Memory area, click the REFRESH button.

During transfer a progress indicator appears in the Download to Lyra MP3/Personal Jukebox screen (shown above), and Transfer in progress appears in the Lyra

Jukebox’s LCD.

When the transfer is finished, the Lyra MP3/Personal Jukebox Profiler application automatically runs so it can sort/profile the newly transferred files.

Caution: Make sure all data are transferred to the Lyra Jukebox before unplugging the USB cable.

If you’re running Windows 2000, XP, or Me, you must stop the device before unplugging it. Click the icon (the Unplug or Eject hardware icon) from the system

tray and select the USB Mass Storage device for the drive letter associated with the

Lyra Jukebox, and click STOP. See the Windows Help for details about the Unplug or

Eject Hardware topic.

Deleting Files

To delete files from the Lyra Jukebox:

1. Select the Jukebox device item from the Portable Device Memory area.

2. Select the files to be deleted.

3. Press the DELETE button on the screen.

Note: For information about the drag and drop method for transferring files, go to page 24.

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Chapter 2

Features & Menus

Chapter Overview:

• Play modes (Repeat, A-B Repeat, Shuffle, etc.)

• Adjusting DSP settings (flat, rock, jazz, etc.)

• Setting LCD preferences (contrast, backlight, etc)

• Connecting your Lyra Jukebox to your car stereo

• Connecting your Lyra Jukebox to your stereo system

• Portable hard drive capability

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Using the Play Modes

Once you have music transferred to your Lyra Jukebox you can use the MODE button to access different play modes that are used in other audio equipment: Shuffle, Repeat 1, Repeat, Repeat All, Repeat Shuffle.

Note: The REPEAT A-B play mode can only be accessed when you’re playing music, go to page 35 for more information.

You can choose a play mode before you start playing a song (via the MODE SETTINGS menu appears) or you can cycle through the play modes during playback by pressing the MODE button (the play mode icons appear in the LCD).

No icon in LCD

Normal: Plays the songs in the order they appear (no icon appears in the LCD).

Repeat 1: Plays the current song repeatedly.

Repeat: Plays a series of songs repeatedly, based on option you

selected in the SORT BY menu (main menu) when you started playback.

Repeat All: Plays all songs repeatedly, based on option you selected in the SORT BY menu (main menu) when you started playback.

Shuffle: Plays the songs in random order, based on option you selected in the SORT BY menu (main menu) when you started playback.

Repeat Shuffle: Plays selected songs in random order, repeatedly based on option you selected in the SORT BY menu (main menu) when you started playback.

Repeat All Shuffle: Continually plays all songs in random order based on option you selected in the SORT BY menu (main menu) when you started playback.

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How to access the play modes

During navigation mode (you’ve turned on your Lyra Jukebox, but you are using the menu system and not playing music)

1. Press the MODE button (the MODE SETTINGS menu appears).

2. Press the arrow down button (or soft key 2) or the arrow up button (soft key 3) until the play mode you want to use is highlighted.

3. Press BACK (soft key 1) to return to the previous screen and the mode selection will be updated to reflect the choice you made in step 2.

4. To change the current play mode, just press the MODE button during playback.

During playback

1. Press the MODE button to cycle through the choices (the play mode icons are updated on the LCD).

Note: No icon appears in the LCD for the Normal playback mode.

Repeat A-B

Repeat A-B enables you to mark a starting point and an ending point during playback — the Repeat A-B playback mode will only play the segment that you marked. When the end of the segment (the B point) is reached during playback, the Lyra will start playback again from the beginning (the A point).

Note: Unlike other playback modes, Repeat A-B is only available during playback (you can’t access it from the MODE SETTINGS menu).

1. To set up Repeat A-B, start playback – press (play/pause).

2. When the song you’re playing reaches the place that you want to be the starting point, press A -B (soft key 4). You’ll notice that the icon appears in the LCD

where the other mode icons are displayed.

3. Continue to let the music play. When you reach the end of the segment you want to repeat, press A-B again (soft key 4). The icon appears in the LCD.

Note: You can only mark A and B points within the same song or track.

4. The Lyra Jukebox will repeatedly play the segment of music you marked. To cancel A-B repeat and return to normal playback, just press the MODE button.

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Adjusting DSP Settings

DSP Settings (Digital Signal Processor settings) adjust the the various levels of the audio output for different types of songs. For example, the DSP setting for BASS makes the bass sounds more prominent. You can also personalize the levels via the GRAPHIC EQ menu item. The default DSP setting for your Lyra Jukebox is FLAT.

SORT BY

Artist

Album Title Genre

User Playlists

Audio Files

HELP

Soft key 4

SORT BY

Artist

Album Title Genre

User Playlists

Audio Files

DSP SYS INFO HELP

Soft key 1

DSP SETTINGS

FLAT

BASS ROCK POP JAZZ GRAPHIC EQ

BACK

1. From the main menu, press MORE (soft key 4).

2. Select DSP (press soft key 1). The DSP SETTINGS menu appears.

3. Press the arrow down (or soft key 2) or arrow up (soft key 3) to highlight the DSP setting you want to use.

• FLAT

• BASS

• ROCK

Soft key 3

Soft key 2

• POP

• JAZZ

Note: When the Lyra Jukebox is playing, you can cycle through the DSP settings by pressing DSP (soft key 2). The new DSP setting will take effect immediately and the DSP display text will be updated.

• GRAPHIC EQ: enables you to personalize

audio output settings. Go to the next section for instructions.

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SORT BY

Artist

Album Title Genre

User Playlists

Audio Files

DSP SYS INFO HELP

Soft key 1

DSP SETTINGS FLAT BASS

ROCK POP JAZZ

GRAPHIC EQ

BACK

Soft key 2

GRAHIC EQ

60 250 1K 4K 12K BACK

Soft key 1

Soft key 3

Soft key 2

Soft key 4

Personalizing DSP Output (GRAPHIC EQ menu item)

1. During navigation, press soft key 1 (DSP).

2. Press soft key 2 (arrow down) until GRAPHIC EQ is highlighted (the GRAPHIC EQ submenu appears automatically after GRAPHIC EQ has been highlighted for a second or two).

3. Press soft key 2 (down arrow) to decrease the level for the first equalizer band. Press soft key 3 (up arrow) to increase the level of the first equalizer band.

4. When you have the level for this first equalizer band where you want it, press soft key 4 (right arrow) to go to the next equalizer band.

5. Repeat steps 3 and 4 until you have all of the equalizer bands where you want them.

6. Press BACK (soft key 1) when all EQ settings are set, or let the display timeout and return to navigation.

USER PLAYLIST 1 My favorite song Simon and Caroline The Two of Us Classic Rock 00:00:42 0005/0012 128K

BACK DSP INFO MORE

FLAT

Note: When you’re playing music, you can access GRAPHIC EQ by pressing soft key 2 (DSP) until the EQ selection appears. After a few seconds, the GRAPHIC EQ submenu automatically appears.

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Setting LCD Preferences (SYSTEM SETTINGS menu)

You can personalize the setting of your LCD (Liquid Crystal Display).

SORT BY

Artist

Album Title Genre

User Playlists

Audio Files

HELP

Soft key 4

SORT BY

Artist

Album Title Genre

User Playlists

Audio Files

DSP SYS INFO HELP

Soft key 2

SYSTEM SETTINGS

Backlight Timeout 5s

LCD Contrast 0

BACK

HELP

1. From the SORT BY menu (the main menu), press soft key 4 (MORE). Four new menu items appear at the bottom of the LCD screen.

3. Highlight SYS (press soft key 2). The SYSTEM SETTINGS menu appears.

4. Highlight the setting you want to adjust (to highlight LCD Contrast press soft key 2 – the down arrow). Instructions for adjusting LCD Contrast and Backlight Timeout follow:

Soft key 2

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SYSTEM SETTINGS

Backlight Timeout 5s

LCD Contrast 0

BACK

Soft key 2

SYSTEM SETTINGS Backlight Timeout 5s

LCD Contrast 0

BACK HELP

HELP

Soft key 3

• Backlight Timeout: you can adjust the amount of time that the backlight stays on by

highlighting Backlight Timeout. Press (the right arrow button on your Lyra Jukebox) to increase the amount of time. Press (the left arrow button) to decrease the amount of time.

• LCD Contrast: to increase the contrast (make the letters darker and the background lighter),

press

(the right arrow button). To decrease

the contrast, press the left arrow button.

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Playing Your Lyra Jukebox in your car stereo

The cassette adapter lets you listen to the Lyra in an automobile or RV safely without having to wear headphones.

The car kit is included with your Lyra Jukebox. This accessory kit includes a car cord adapter (#54095) and a cassette adapter (#54097). The car cord adapter lets you power your Lyra from the cigarette lighter socket of a car, truck, or RV. It converts 12-volts to a

4.5-volt output.

1. Insert the plug on the cassette adapter into the headphone jack on the player. If the headphones are attached, remove them.

2. Set your cassette player to your normal listening level.

3. Insert the cassette (Side A up) into your cassette player making sure the cord is placed in the correct position for your type of player.

4. Attach the end of the car cord adapter to the DC IN jack on your Lyra Jukebox (the POWER light comes on).

5. Remove the cigarette lighter from the socket, and insert the car cord into the socket.

6. Turn on your Lyra Jukebox, and operate the Lyra Jukebox to play music as described in Chapter 1.

7. Control the volume with the cassette player.

8. When you’re finished,

A. Remove the cassette adapter from the cassette player.

B. Turn off the Lyra Jukebox.

C. Remove the car cord’s plug from the cigarette lighter socket.

Cautions: Make sure to place the wire securely into the slot on the cassette in the correct direction for the type of player you have. The car cord adapter is designed to be used only with vehicles having negative ground electrical systems. Use of any other car cord adapter may damage your Lyra Jukebox and void your warranty.

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Playing Your Lyra Jukebox on your stereo system

Your Lyra Jukebox came with a Line Out Cable that you can use to connect your Lyra to your audio system.

1. Make sure your Lyra Jukebox is off.

2. Connect the black end of the cable to the LINE OUT jack on your Lyra Jukebox player.

3. Connect the red (audio left) and white (audio right) cables to the corresponding left and right audio jacks on your stereo system.

4. Turn on the power to your audio system, and select the proper input setting on the audio system that corresponds with the way you’ve connected the Lyra Jukebox to the audio system.

5. Turn on your Lyra Jukebox – press and hold

6. Operate the Lyra Jukebox to play music as described in Chapter 1.

for 2 seconds.

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Portable Hard Drive Capability

Thus far, this User’s Guide has discussed your RD 2800 Lyra Jukebox player’s music functions. However, this is the first Lyra model that has a hard drive (other models required a compact flash card). Since it has a 10-gigabyte hard drive, you can use it to transport files — any files, not just music files. Some possible uses for this feature follow:

• Create back-ups/archive files

• Connect to other computers — at work, for example.

• Transport digital photo albums.

• Transport files from one computer to another computer. For example, instead of

putting files at work on a zip or accessing them on your home computer via e-mail or remote access, you can put the files on your Lyra Jukebox.

• Capture internet downloads.

• Share information.

Connecting your Lyra Jukebox to your Computer

You connect the Lyra Jukebox to your computer via the USB mini-cable (provided).

USB PORT

line out

COMPUTER

DIGITAL

1. Connect the Lyra Jukebox to your computer with the mini USB cable provided. The Lyra Jukebox will appear as a Removable Disk drive letter.

Note: It might take several seconds for the device (the Lyra Jukebox) to be detected, especially in Windows 2000. Click Refresh in My Computer or Explorer to make sure the device has been detected.

2. From Windows Explorer, highlight all of the files/folders you want to transfer to your Lyra Jukebox and drag them to the drive letter that is associated with it

.3. Go to page 31 for more information about transferring files.

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Chapter 3

Additional Information

Chapter Overview:

• Tips & Troubleshooting

• FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions)

• Specifications & System Requirements

• Limited Warranty

• Index

Changing Entertainment. Again.

Additional Information

Tips and Troubleshooting

Problem: Player repeats same tracks or all tracks.

• Repeat play is turned on. Press the MODE button to change the play mode.

Problem: Audio distorted at high volume.

• In DSP mode, reduce the BASS gain.

• Select another DSP setting.

• Turn down the volume.

Problem: The audio tracks on my Lyra keep skipping or popping.

• You ’ll need to re-record the audio track – make sure you close all other applications on your PC when you record.

Problem: Player turns itself off.

• Your Lyra Jukebox turns itself off if you leave it in pause mode for an inordinate amount of time.

Problem: Songs aren’t listed in any of the sort modes (Album, Genre, Title, Audio Files).

• The contents of the Lyra Jukebox haven’t been profiled (sorted) since the last file

transfer. Select the Profile Lyra MP3/Personal Jukebox Device menu item from the

Lyra Jukebox profiler system tray application on your PC to profile (sort) the

contents of the device. The icon in the system tray looks like this

Problem: Bad or missing file error message displayed on the Lyra Jukebox.

• The Lyra Jukebox system files are corrupted or missing. Select the Update Lyra Jukebox System Files menu item from the Lyra Jukebox profiler system tray

application on your PC to update the necessary system files.

Problem: Lyra Jukebox Profiler application icon – . – doesn’t appear in the system tray.

• You can restart Windows to auto-launch the application, or you can double-click the Lyra Jukebox Profiler sub-folder of the installation directory that was specified during the setup process (Example Directory: C:\Program Files\Thomson multimedia\Lyra MP3 Jukebox\Profiler\LYRAHDDProfilerTrayApp.exe)

If the problem persists, you might need to reinstall the Lyra Jukebox software.

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FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions)

Question: What is MP3?

MP3 is an abbreviation for MPEG-1, Layer 3 Audio (MPEG = Motion Picture Experts Group). This is a digital sound encoding and compression process that was developed by the Fraunhofer Institut fur Integrierte Schaltungen and Thomson multimedia. MP3 is an international standard and is well suited for the transfer of high quality audio files over telephone or ISDN lines, and over the internet.

Specifications & System Requirements

Hardware

• Dimensions: 1.1" D, 5.1" W, 3.0" H

• Unit Weight: 11.0 Ounces

• 10 Giga Byte Storage (RD2800) / 20 Giga Byte Storage (RD2820)

• Stereo Headphone Jack

• Adaptive Navigation Softkeys

• Mini USB Connection Jack

• Stereo Line Out Jack

• External 5V DC Jack

• Battery Operated: Up to 12 hours of playback with internal rechargeable Lithium ion

battery.

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Hard Disc

• External Hard Disc Drive: When connected to a computer via USB, the Lyra Hard Disc player is capable of storing any file type allowing the user a fast, convenient method of storing, retrieving, and transferring files. Including word processing files, presentations, spreadsheets and any other computer files.

• Capacity: 10GB (RD2800) / 20GB (RD2820)

• Rotational Speed: 4200 RPM

• Average Access Time: 12 MS

• Connection: USB 1.1

Software

• Includes Music Management software with the Lyra Jukebox applications and the MusicMatch Jukebox software.

MusicMatch Jukebox software lets the user organize all tracks in a digital music library, create custom playlists through drag and drop interface.

– Encodes MP3 files.

– Auto DJ creates automatic Playlists based on the user’s sorting preferences. Scans the

entire Music Library for specific search results.

– Integrated CD Player.

– Export to WAV

– MP3 Equalizer

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PC Hardware Requirements

– 233MHz or higher (Pentium II 300 MHz or higher recommended)

– Windows® 98SE, Me, XP or 2000

– Internet Explorer 4.0 or better with Internet access

– 32 MB RAM (64 MB recommended)

– Free hard disk space (4 MB for the software plus 1 MB for every minute of CD quality

audio that will be stored on the PC).

– CD-ROM drive capable of digital audio extraction

– USB port

– Installed sound card

– 16-bit color video card

Accessories

• CD-ROM Music Management Software

• USB Connection Cable

• AC/DC Adapter

• X-Phone™ Stereo Headphones

• Audio Line-Out Cable

• Car DC Adapter: Supplies power to Lyra Jukebox player from car battery via cigarette

lighter plug.

• Car Cassette Audio Output Adapter

Miscellaneous Specifications

• Signal to Noise Ratio (>85dB)

• THD (<0.1%)

1 MusicMatch and MusicMatch Jukebox are registered trademarks of MusicMatch Corp.

2 Warning – This product is not intended for the unauthorized recording or duplication of copyrighted material.

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Limited Warranty

What your warranty covers:

• Defects in materials or workmanship.

For how long after your purchase:

• 90 days from date of purchase - Unit repair or exchange, which includes parts and labor.

• 91 days to 1 year from date of purchase - Unit repair or exchange, which includes parts only; you pay the labor.

• The warranty for rental units begins with the first rental or 45 days from date of shipment to the rental firm, whichever comes first.

What we will do:

• During the initial 90 days:

Repair or exchange the defective portion of your Hard Drive. If the unit is replaced it will be with a new or, at our option, refurbished unit.

• After the 90 days and within one year:

Repair or exchange the defective portion of your Hard Drive. If the unit is replaced it will be with a new or, at our option, refurbished unit.

We will charge you a flat rate to repair or replace a defective Hard Drive. This charge covers the labor cost for its repair.

How you get service:

• Contact us on the Internet at www.lyrazone.com and have your unit’s date of purchase and model/serial number ready. The model/serial number information is on your unit.

• Self diagnostic screens will allow you to troubleshoot your problem over the Internet.

• If after going through the troubleshooting screens, you determine that your player requires service, contact us at 317-415-4391. You must contact us to obtain a Service Request Number (SR) for a service repair or exchange. No returns will be accepted without the SR number.

• Proof of purchase in the form of a bill of sale or receipted invoice which is evidence that the product is within the warranty period must be presented to obtain warranty service. For rental firms, proof of first rental is also required.

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• Write the SR number on the outside of the carton used to return the unit. Make sure you insure your shipment in case of damage or loss.

• Carefully pack the unit using the original box and packing material if possible. Please retain all non-defective accessories that were included with your unit such as the headphones.

• Include with the shipment:

1. Evidence of purchase date such as a bill of sale.

2. A brief note describing your unit’s problem.

3. Your name, address and phone number.

• After we receive your product, it will be repaired, or a new, or at our option, refurbished unit will be shipped to you.

• Please retain a copy of all items loaded into your Hard Drive. Thomson multimedia will not be responsible for your software, firmware, information, or memory data contained in, stored on, or integrated with any products returned to Thomson for repair or exchange whether in or out of warranty.

What your warranty does not cover:

• Acts of nature, such as but not limited to lightning damage.

• Adjustment of customer controls.

• Damage from misuse or neglect.

• A unit that has been modified or incorporated into other products or is used for

institutional or other commercial purposes.

• Batteries.

• Units purchased, serviced or operated outside the U.S.A.

• Loss of customer’s software, firmware, information, or memory data.

• Installation.

• Shipping damage if the unit was not packed and shipped in the manner prescribed

by Thomson.

Product Registration:

• Please complete and mail the Product Registration Card packed with your Hard Drive. It will make it easier to contact you should it ever be necessary. The return of the card is not required for warranty coverage.

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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 MULTIMEDIA INC., ITS AGENTS OR EMPLOYEES SHALL CREATE A GUARANTY OR IN ANY WAY INCREASE THE SCOPE OF THIS WARRANTY.

• REPAIR OR REPLACEMENT AS PROVIDED UNDER THIS WARRANTY IS THE EXCLUSIVE REMEDY OF THE CONSUMER. THOMSON MULTIMEDIA INC. SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES RESULTING FROM THE USE OF THIS PRODUCT OR ARISING OUT OF ANY BREACH OF ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTY ON THIS PRODUCT. THIS DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTIES AND LIMITED WARRANTY ARE GOVERNED BY THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF INDIANA. EXCEPT TO THE EXTENT PROHIBITED BY APPLICABLE LAW, ANY IMPLIED WARRANTY OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ON THIS PRODUCT IS LIMITED TO THE APPLICABLE WARRANTY PERIOD SET FORTH ABOVE.

How state law relates to warranty:

• Some states do not allow the exclusion nor limitation of incidental or consequential damages, or limitations on how long an implied warranty lasts, so the above limitations or exclusions may not apply to you.

• This warranty gives you specific legal rights, and you also may have other rights that vary from state to state.

If you purchased your product outside the United States:

• This warranty does not apply. See your dealer for warranty information.

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A-B Repeat 35 AC/DC adapter charger 6 Adapter

AC/DC 6

car 6, 40 ADD button 29 Album menu 14 All Files menu 20 Analog setting 27 Arrow button 8 Arrow buttons

left 11

right 11 Artist menu 13 Assistance 4, 26, 34, 44, 48 Audio Files menu 19 Audio problems 44

Backlight Timeout, changing 39 Backup data 4 Bad file message 44 Basic operation 10 Bass 36 Battery, charging 12 Box, what's in the 6 Buttons

down arrow 8

explanation 7

left arrow 8, 11

MODE 7, 11

play/pause 8

RESET 9

right arrow 8, 11

SAVE 7

SELECT 7

Soft 8

STOP 11

STOP/power 8 up arrow 8 volume down 7, 11 volume up 7, 11

Cables

line out 6, 9 USB 6

Car

adapter 6, 40

play the Lyra in 40 Case 6 CD 6, 22

contents 23 CD quality setting 27 CD recording mode 27 CDDB Preferences 28 Changing play modes 35 Changing the order of songs 19 CHARGE light 9 Charger 6 Computer requirements 4 Connecting

car adapter 40

to stereo system 41

to your computer 24 Creating a playlist 30 Customer service 48

Data 4 DC IN jack 9 Digital and Error Correction setting 27 Display 7 Down arrow button 8 Download music from the internet 29 Drivers 22, 23 DSP Output 37 DSP Settings menu 36

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Eject hardware icon 12 Error messages 44

Flat 36

Genre menu 16 Graphic EQ 36 GRAPHIC EQ menu 37

Headphones 4, 6 Headphones jack 9 Help 26,48

Icon

MusicMatch 25

Icons

eject hardware 12 key 9 lock 9 Lyra Jukebox profiler application

play mode 34 playback 21

unplug 12 ID3 tags 15 Important information 2 Installing software 22 Instruction book 23 Instructions

setup 22

step-by-step 12

Internet 29

Jack

DC IN 9 Headphones 9 LINE OUT 9

Jazz 36

Key icon 9

L.E.D.

CHARGE 9

POWER 9 LAN system 28 LCD 7

adjusting contrast 39

Backlight Timeout: 39

changing appearance 38 LCD Contrast 39 LCD Screen 21 Left arrow button 8, 11 Light

CHARGE 9

POWER 9 Limited Warranty 48 Line Out cable 6 Line out cable 41 LINE OUT jack 9 LOCK switch 9 Logo, RCA 12 Loss of data 4 Lyra Jukebox profiler application icon

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Menus

Album 14 All Files 20 Artist 13 Audio Files 19 DSP Settings 36 Genre 16 Graphic EQ 37 Profile Lyra MP3/Personal Jukebox Device

Sort By 10 System Settings 38 Title 15 Update Lyra MP3/Personal Jukebox System

User Playlists 18 Mini USB cable 6, 24 Missing file message 44 MODE button 7, 11 MP3 27 Music Guide 29 Music Library 29 Music Management CD 6 MusicMatch icon 25 MusicMatch Radio 29 Mute while Recording setting 27

OFF/LOCK switch 9 Operation, playback 11 Options menu 26

Parts checklist 6, 44, 45 PC Requirements 4 Play modes 34 Play/pause button 8 Playback operation 11 Playback problems 44 Playing music 11 Playlists 18, 30 Pop 36 POWER light 9 Power adapter 9 Power button 8 Problems, solving 44 Product registration 2 Profile Lyra MP3/Personal Jukebox Device

menu 25

RCA Lyra logo 12 Rearranging the order of the songs 19 Recorder settings 26 Recording quality level 27 Repeat A-B 35 Requirements

computer 4, 47 RESET button 9 Right arrow button 8, 11 Rock 36

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SAVE button 7 SELECT button 7 Settings menu 26 Setup instructions 22 Soft keys 8 Software 22 SORT BY menu 10 Sorting

by Album 14 by All Files 20 by Artist 13 by Audio Files 19 by Genre 16 by Title 15

by User Playlists 18 Sorting problems 44 Specifications

accessories 47

hard disc 46

hardware 45

software 46 Step-by-step instructions 12 STOP button 8, 11 Storage space 20 Stuff packed with the player 6 System Profiler Application 23 System Settings menu 38 System tray 25

Unplug icon 12 Up arrow button 8 Update Lyra MP3/Personal Jukebox System menu

USB 23 USB cable 6, 24 USB port 9 User Playlists 30 User Playlists menu 18 User’s Guide 23

Volume down button 7, 11 Volume level indicator 21 Volume up button 7, 11

Warranty 48 WAV audio 27 Windows Media 27

Title menu 15 Troubleshooting 44

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