THOMSON PDP2448, PDP2444 User Manual

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PDP2444/PDP2448

THOMSON multimedia

46/47 quai A. Le Gallo

92648 Boulogne Cedex

FRANCE

RCS nanterre

B 322 019 464

55672850

www.thomson-multimedia.com

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Important Information

Warning

• Do not play your headset at a high volume. Hearing experts warn against extended high-volume play.

• If you experience a ringing in your ears, reduce volume or discontinue use.

• You should use extreme caution or temporarily discontinue use in potentially hazardous situations. Even if your headset is an open-air type designed to let you hear outside sounds, don’t turn up the volume so high that you are unable to hear what is around you.

Precautions for the Unit

• Do not use the unit immediately after transportation from a cold place to a warm place; condensation problem may result.

• Avoid shock to the unit especially during recording. Recorded data may be damaged.

• Do not store the unit near fire, places with high temperature or in direct sunlight.

• Do not operate or store unit in places with frequent static electricity or electrical noise (e.g. speaker, TV set).

• Clean the unit with a soft cloth or a damp chamois leather. Never use solvents.

• The unit must only be opened by qualified personnel.

Warn ing: Use of this product is for your personal use only. Copying CDs or downloading music files for sale or other business purposes is a violation of copyright law. It is also a violation of copyright law to download files without permission of the copyright owner.

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.

Important Information

Care of Memory Cards (Not Included)

• Do not touch the golden electrodes. Use a soft dry cloth to clean any dirt.

• Do not bend memory card.

• Do not operate or store memory card in places with frequent static electricity or electrical noise (e.g. speaker, TV set). Recorded data may be damaged.

• It is normal for memory card to get warm after being used for a long time.

• Always put it in storage case after removing from the unit.

• Do not store memory card near fire, places with high temperature/ humidity or in direct sunlight.

• We recommend that you make a copy of your recorded contents into another media (e.g. floppy disc, tape) as back-up.

Power supply

• Battery power: AAA (LR03) x 1.

Battery Precautions

• When storing the unit , be sure to remove the batteries because they may leak and damage the unit.

• Batteries may leak electrolyte if inserted incorrectly, if disposed of in fire, or if an attempt is made to charge a battery not intended to be recharged.

• Discard leaky batteries immediately. Leaking batteries may cause skin burns or other personal injury.

• Do not charge batteries which are not intended to be recharged.

• Dispose of batteries, according to federal, state and local regulations.

The descriptions and characteristics given in this document are given as a general indication and not as a guarantee. In order to provide the highest quality product possible, we reserve the right to make any improvement or modification without prior notice. The English version serves as the final reference on all product and operational details should any discrepancies arise in other languages.

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Table of Content

Important Safety Information

Important Information

Important Safety Information

Before You Begin . . . . . . . . . . . .1

1. Unpacking the player and

accessories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1

2. How to use your clip phones . . . .1

3. What’s so special about this mp3

player . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2

4. Insert batteries into the player . . .3

5. Inserting a Memory Card

(optional) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3

6. Using Headphones . . . . . . . . . . . .4

7. Connecting the Player to your

Computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4

General Controls . . . . . . . . . . . .5

Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6

General Operation . . . . . . . . . .7

Playback / Pause . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Stop Playback . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7

Key Lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Skip / Search (Scan) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7

Adjust volume Level . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7

Advanced Operation . . . . . . . . .8

DSP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8

Play Modes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8

Programming Tracks . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8

Editing Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9

File Download . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9

Troubleshooting Tips . . . . . . . . .10

CAUTION

RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK

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ATTENTION

RISQUE DE CHOC ELECTRIQUE

NE PAS ENLEVER

Sound Pressure Control

Les articles de loi L44.5 et 44.6 du code de la santé publique, modifiés par l’article 2 de la loi du 28 Mai 1996 imposent une puissance acoustique maximale de 100 décibels. Le casque livré ( code 55700930 ) et votre appareil respectent la législation en vigueur.

A pleine puissance, l’écoute prolongée du baladeur peut endommager l’oreille de l’utilisateur.

TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NOT REMOVE THE COVER (OR BACK). NO USER-SERVICEABLE PARTS ARE INSIDE. REFER SERVICING TO THE QUALIFIED SERVICE PERSONNEL.

This symbol indicates “dangerous voltage” inside the product that presents a risk of electric shock or personal injury.

This symbol indicates important instructions accompanying the product.

IMPORTANT NOTE: To reduce the risk of fire or shock hazard, do not expose this player to rain or moisture.

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Before You Begin

Before you Begin

1. Unpack the player and accessories

When you unpack your new player, be sure you have removed all the accessories and information papers. The items below are packed with your player.

1. The Player

2. Batteries

3. Software CD

4. Headphones

5. Connection Cable

6. Carry Case

2. How to Use Your Clip Phones (The e.clipz)

The right ear clip phone is labeled R while the left ear clip phone is labeled L.

1. Pull the ear hook away from the ear pad slightly. You will hear a click sound.

2. Slide the ear hook behind the ear with the ear pad on the front of the ear. Rotate the clip phone so the ear pad fits closely with the ear.

3. Lock the clip phone in place by pushing down on the top of the ear hook until it locks.

4. For best sound quality, make sure the earpad fits closely with your ear.

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3. What’s so special about this mp3 player?

This player is meant to play mp3 audio files encoded on a memory card or recorded in the built-in flash memory. To do so, you need the use of a Windows computer with USB port , connection cable (included) and a music management software (MusicMatch Jukebox).

MusicMatch

Jukebox

Compressed music internet sites www.musicmatch.com, www.emusic.com

CDs

Compression and transfer

Connection cable

Playback

and/or

mp3 music

built-in flash

memory

Optional:

MemoryCard

(not included)

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Before You Begin

4. Insert battery into the player

A. To insert batteries, open the battery compartment door.

B. Insert 1 “AAA”(LR03) battery with polarities corresponding to indications on the compartment.

C. Close the door to the battery compartment

Note: Refer to the power level indicator on display for battery level. Replace with new batteries when the indicator is empty.

5. Inserting a MultiMedia Card / SD Card (Optional)

The player has built-in flash memory (64MB for PDP2444 / 128MB for PDP2448). To extend the playtime, you can use the optional Memory Card slot.

A. Insert a Memory Card into the card slot when the player is off as the diagram shows:

B. To remove card, push the Memory Card to eject.

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Push the

compartment door downward

and lift it

Caution: Do not remove Memory Card during playback or when

power is on. It may stop unit from playing immediately.

6. Using Headphones

Insert phone jack into PHONES at the top of player for listening.

7. Connecting the Player to your Computer

1. Lift the rubber cover on the player.

2. Insert the smaller end of the connection cable into the socket tightly.

3. Insert the opposite end of the connecting cable to the USB socket on the back of the computer.

Note: Have a Blast- Just Not in Your Eardrums. Make sure you turn down the volume on the unit before you put on headphones. Increase the volume to the desired level only after headphones are in place.

Note: Refer to the Software Instruction manual for procedures in setting up USB drivers and transferring files to the player.

DSP

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General Controls

Display

1. PLAY - Turn unit on, start playback and pause.

2. STOP - Stop playback and turn unit off .

3. Skip backward- Skip back to last track. Press and hold to search backward within the same track.

4. Skip forward - Skip to next track. Press and hold to search forward within saved tracks.

5. MODE - Select among repeat all, random , random repeat, program and repeat program modes.

6. DSP - Select among DSP modes. (Flat, Bass, Pop, Rock, Jazz)

7. PHONES - headphones jack.

8. HOLD - Slide to lock keys to avoid accidental key activation.

9. VOLUME - Adjust sound volume.

10. Hole for carrying strap.

Battery level

indicator

Volume level bar

Memory card inserted

Total number of track / Current

track number during playback

Key locked Playmode

Elapsed time/remain

time of the track

To scroll the display information, press and hold the MODE button.

Song information

Encoded bitrate

DSP mode

USB connected

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General Operation

Playback / Pause

• Press PLAY to turn the unit on. Playback then starts automatically from the first track.

• In stop mode, press PLAY to start play- back of selected track. Current track number, elapsed playback time and encoded bit rate show on display.

• Press PLAY during playback to pause playing and press PLAY again to resume playback.

Stop Playback

• During playback, press STOP to stop playback with total number of tracks shown on display.

• Press STOP again to turn unit off. (The unit will also turn itself off automatically after about 1 minute if there is no key activation. )

Skip / Search (Scan)

• In stop mode, press Skip backward or Skip forward to select desired tracks.

• During playback, press Skip forward once to skip to next track starting. Press and hold for quick forward scan of playing track.

• Press Skip backward once to return to previous track start. Press and hold for quick backward scan of playing track.

Note: If the elapsed time of the playing track is less than 0:04, pressing Skip backward once will return to previous track.

If the elapsed time of the playing track is greater than 0:04, pressing Skip backward once will return to the beginning of the current track.

Adjust Volume Level

• Press VOL + or VOL - to adjust sound volume. Refer to the volume bar on display for sound level.

Key Lock

To avoid accidental key activation, slide the LOCK key to ON position to lock keys. Lock icon can be seen on display. Slide to OFF position to unlock keys.

Note: When the unit is in off mode and the HOLD key is in ON position, pressing PLAY key will cause display to show the key lock icon for three seconds.

General Operation

DSP

• Press repeatedly to select among the DSP modes:

FLAT > BASS > POP > ROCK > JAZZ

• Press and hold DSP will show song title, artist, format and bit rate on display.

Play modes

• Press MODE repeatedly during playback to switch among the following playback modes:

Normal playback > Repeat All > Shuffle > Shuffle repeat > Program > Repeat program > Normal playback

Note: Program and Repeat program will

only appears if there are programmed tracks.

Programming Tracks

1. Press and hold MODE for 2 seconds in stop mode to enter program mode. You will see ‘P’ icon lit representing program mode, flashing ‘ - -’ for track selection and ‘P01’ for program list position. (If you have program in your player, the preprogrammed track number will be shown.

2. Press Skip backward or Skip for- ward to select a track. Selected track number will flash.

Note: The player will enter Intro Play mode and play the beginning of each track as you scroll through tracks for programming.

3. Press MODE to confirm selection.

4. Press MODE again to skip to the next programming position.

5. Repeat steps 2-4 for further selections. Maximum 20 selections can be made.

6. Press STOP to exit programming mode or unit returns to stop mode automatically after 30 seconds if there is no key activation.

See section on “Play Modes” to playback programmed tracks.

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Advanced Operation

Troubleshooting Tips

Editing program

Overwriting Programmed Tracks

1. In stop mode, press and hold MODE to enter program mode.

2. Press MODE to select the programmed track you want to overwrite.

3. Press Skip backward or Skip for- ward to select the new track you want to store.

4. Press MODE to confirm selection.

5. Repeat steps 2 and 3 to overwrite additional programmed tracks.

Deleting Programmed Tracks

1. In stop mode, press and hold MODE to enter program mode.

2. Press MODE to select the programmed track to be deleted.

3. Press and hold DSP for about 3 seconds to delete unwanted track from your program list, ‘ - - ‘ will show on display to indicate successful deletion.

4. Repeat steps 2 and 3 to delete additional tracks from the program list.

5. To cancel editing program, press STOP once , or unit will return to stop mode automatically after 30 seconds if there is no key activation.

File Download

When the unit is connected to the computer, press PLAY to activate, then “USB Connected” will be displayed on the screen.

During transfer, “USB Transfer ...” will flash. When the transfer is complete, the display will change to "USB Connected". Do not unplug the USB cable when the display is flashing.

NOTE:

See Software Instruction Manual for instructions to install USB driver , music management software and to transfer tracks to player and/or memory card.

The player does not turn on when PLAY button pressed.

• Batteries may be inserted incorrectly.

• Batteries may be empty.

Skipping tracks or bad sound quality?

• Repeat, random or program function may be activated.

• There may be strong magnetic fields (e.g. too close to TV) near the unit.

• Low Battery level. Replace with new ones.

Cannot perform playback?

• LOCK function may be activated.

• There may be no mp3 tracks in the card or internal memory.

• Memory Card may be damaged.

Cannot play tracks on the player?

• Track encoded bit rate may not be between 32 to 192 kbps for mp3 or between 64kbps to 128kbps for Windows Media Audio. Note: For better result, we recommend a constant encoded bit rate from 32 to 320kbps for mp3 and 48kbps to 128kbps for Windows Media audio. Nevertheless, your unit may play tracks encoded in variable bit rate (VBR).

USB display does not appear when connected to computer.

• Check connection between your unit and the computer. (Refer to Software Instruction Manual)

• Check if USB drivers are properly installed (Refer to Software Instruction Manual)

The player does not respond to key operations?

• Turn the player off by removing the batteries. Reinsert the batteries properly and turn the player on again to resume normal operations.

Why is the CARD icon keep flashing on display?

• Check if the memory card inserted is in correct format.

Under some rare circumstances, your unit might report less memory than is available for storing music files. If this happens, format the device to recover all memory. WARNING: Formatting the device will erase all contents stored. Backup any valuable files before doing so.