Technaxx Musicman HD4 Owner's Manual
User Manual
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Safety Warnings
Before using the player, please read and ensure you fully understand
the following safety precautions. The safety precautions describe
important details regarding your safety.
• Disconnect the AC adaptor from the power outlet during
electrical storms.
• Listening to loud sounds for prolonged periods may
permanently damage your hearing. Before putting on the
headphones turn the volume down. Then put the headphone on
and slowly increase the volume until you find a comfortable
listening level.
• Don’t place the player near sources of strong magnetism such
as magnets, TVs, or monitors…etc. to avoid
malfunction/damage to the player.
• Don’t let the AC adapter cable or other cables lie across
walkways.
• Don’t repair, disassemble or modify this device.
• Prevent the player from getting wet from rainwater, drinks, etc.
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• Protect the player from external impact, as this will cause the
player to lose data, the manufacturer will not bear any
responsibility for loss of data. The user is solely responsible for
backup of data.
• Use only with the AC adapter included. Using of any other
adapter may cause product damage.
• If the player is severely damaged beyond repair or no longer
functions, please dispose of it in accordance with the relevant
local laws.
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Contents
PARTS CHECKLIST...........................................................5
BASIC REQUIREMENTS ...................................................6
SETTING UP YOUR PLAYER........................................9
Step 1: Charge the battery.............................................. 9
Step 2: Connect to your PC............................................ 9
Step 3: Install the software and drivers.........................10
Step 4: Transfer your music...........................................11
Step 5: Play your music................................................13
BASIC FEATURES........................................................... 16
Using Audiophile...........................................................16
Transfer tab...............................................................17
My Collections tab.....................................................20
MAIN MENU................................................................. 24
Menu Map:................................................................25
Play My Music menu................................................. 28
Voice Record menu...................................................35
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Advanced features ..........................................................38
Music Record (Direct Encoding) ...............................38
Setting Preferences ..................................................40
Using Book Marks (excellent for Audio Books)......... 45
Troubleshooting ..............................................................47
Care of your product.......................................................52
Specifications.................................................................. 53
Recycling .........................................................................54
Disclaimers ......................................................................54
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PARTS CHECKLIST
Congratulations on your purchase of the Digital
Jukebox Player, the cutting edge in portable audio
technology.
Your Digital Jukebox Player cont ains the following
accessories:
- Digital Jukebox Player
- Stereo hea dphones
- USB cable
- Line in cable
- AC adapter
- Quick Start Guide
- Installation CD
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BASIC REQUIREMENTS
To use the Player with a PC, you must have:
- PC with PIII-500 or above
- Windows 98SE or above
- Audiophile (i ncluded on CD)
- USB port (USB 2.0 recommended)
To use the Player with a Mac, you must have:
- Mac OS 9.5 or above
- USB port
Note: with the Mac, the Player will appear only as a removable hard
drive, so the songs will not be indexed by the database. You can see
all the songs imported in the “Explorer” menu.
We’ve made setting up your Player easy! Follow the
simple steps that follow to charge the battery, inst all the
software, and transfer your existing songs – then play
away!
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GETTING TO KNOW YOUR PLAYER
Earphone
/ Line in
USB Socket
VOL +/-
Hold
Power
on/off
Display Panel
Play
Menu
REW
Select
FF
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Turn on the Player Slide Power switch over 2 seconds
Turn off the Player
Select a menu item Scroll to the item and press Select
Back to previous menu Press Menu
Play a song Highlight the song and press Select or Play
Play entire Playlist Highlight the playlist and press Play
Change the volume Press VOL+ / Pause a song Press Play(/Pause)
Stop a song Press and hold Play(/Pause) over 3
Disable buttons Slide Power switch to Hold position
Skip to next song Press FF
Start song again Press REW
Play previous song Press REW twice
Fast forward Press and hold FF
Rewind Press and hold REW
Reset the Player Press Play, Select, and Menu together
lide Power switch over 2 seconds
seconds
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SETTING UP YOUR PLAYER
Step 1: Charge the battery
Before first use, we recommend you charge the battery
for 4 hours. Connect the Player to the supplied AC
adapter and
plug into the
mains power
supply (see
diagram for
connection).
Step 2: Connect to your PC
Use the supplied
USB cable to
connect the Player
to your computer’s
USB port.
Note: To avoid file
transfer errors while
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your player is connected via USB, we recommend you always plug
your player into the mains power via the AC adapter.
Step 3: Install the software and drivers
Note: If you are a Win98SE/ME/2000 user you will need to
install Windows Media Player 9 (or later revision) BEFORE
installing the Audiophile drivers for this Player. The Microsoft
® Windows Media Player 9 is included in the driver CD.
1. Make sure your Player is connected to your
computer using the USB cable supplied.
2. Insert the CD supplied into your PC.
3. Choose the language for installation.
The main menu will appear ...
4. If you are a Windows 98 user , you need to install
the Win98 Driver. Otherwise, skip this step.
5. If you don’t have Windows Media Player 9, please
click Windows Media Player to install.
6. Click Audiophile to install the music management
tool.
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Step 4: Transfer your music
There are four ways to download your music to your
Player. Using:
1. Windows Media Player (recommended)
2. Audiophile
3. Windows Explorer
4. Direct Encoding
1. Using Windows Media Player (version 9 is
contained on the CD-ROM supplied or download
version 10 from www. microsoft.com)
1. Run Windows Media Player
2. Click on Copy to CD or Device (WMP9) or Sync
(WMP10)
3. Click on Edit Playlist
4. Select the desired songs from your PC.
5. From the device selection drop down box (please
refer to the diagram on the next page). There are
two Jukebox devices available. Please choose the
Jukebox with the music
icon (not the one with
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the disc drive icon).
6. Click on
version 10) to transfer the music to the Player.
Copy button (Sync button on WMP
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2. Using Audiophile (contained on the CD supplied)
Your HDD player is equipped with a title management
utility called Audiophile. The Audiophile will help you
to organize your digital audio collection. Please refer to
page 16 Using Audiophile for details.
3. Using Windows Explorer
When your Player is connected to your PC, it is
recognized as a removable drive named Jukebox.
Use Explorer to copy or move music files into the folder
‘MY MUSIC’ in Jukebox by the ‘drag and drop’
method.
4. Using Direct Coding
This is an advanced feature. See page 38 for details.
(using the supplied line in cable)
Step 5: Play your music
When the music transfer process is finished the
progress bar will disappear from the Player. Select the
‘Safely Remove Hardware icon from the toolbar and
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disconnect the Player from the USB cable.
Slide down and hold the POWER ON switch to turn
your Player ON.
Plug in the earphone.
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FINDING YOUR MUSIC FILES
Use the FF/REW keys to move to the Play My Music
icon and press Select to enter the menu.
If you have downloaded your music via Windows
Media Player or Audiophile, the music will be sorted
by embedded music information. This allows you to
search by Artist, Album, Year or Genre.
Play My Music
Artists
ll >>
All >>
01 A
01 A
02 AA
03 AAA
In contrast, if the music has been copied or moved via
Windows Explorer, you can browse those music files
using the Explorer menu, on the player which can be
found in the ‘Play My Music’ folder.
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BASIC FEATURES
Using Audiophile
Audiophile is a useful feature that enables you to easily
upload/download music to/from the player as well as
edit ID3 tag information.
Firstly, make sure the player is properly connected to
the USB port using the supplied USB cable. Then
double-click the Audiophile.exe icon. The Audiophile
window will open as shown on the next page:
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