AIWA MM-RX400 - Manuals

ENGLISH 5 ENGLISH INTRODUCTION Main features • Boosts the capability of portable audio equipment by incorporating the FM radiof e a t u r e i n a d d i t i o n t o t h e h i g h -performance memory audio player. • Having no drive mechanism results in skip-free sound. • Incorporates 32MB of Flash Mem...

6 ENGLISH INTRODUCTION Accessories The following accessories are supplied with the MM-RX400 player. Make sure all of theitems are in the package.If anything is missing, please contact the store where you purchased theMM-RX400 player or your nearest AIWA dealer. 1 MM-RX400 player 2 USB cable 3 Remote...

ENGLISH 7 ENGLISH System requirements The following hardware and software arerequired for using the supplied AudioManager software. Hardware requirements • Intel Pentium 233 MMX or faster• 64MB RAM or more• Free hard-disk space — 3 2 M B o r m o r e f o r s o f t w a r e installation — 64MB or more ...

8 ENGLISH INTRODUCTION Viewing Help To view Help, click on “Help” in the AudioManager window, and then click on “HelpTopics.”The “Audio Manager Online Help” windowappears. • Click on to open any book and display the topics it contains.To close a book, click on . • Click on to open a topic page. • Cl...

ENGLISH 9 ENGLISH 1 2 3 4 Internet Music CDs PC Transferable to alimited number ofplayers Transferable tomultipleMultiMediaCards Playable onlyon the originalplayer Restrictions on transferring music files and usingMultiMediaCards For the purpose of copyright protection for music files, the MM-RX400 ...

10 ENGLISH PREPARATION Installing the Audio Manager and driver software You can also change the setting afterinstallation is finished. Click on the boxto the left of “Wave Audio Files” underthe “File Types” tab that can be accessedby clicking on “Options” of the “View”menu. 1 Insert the installation...

12 ENGLISH PREPARATION 13 Click on “OK” in the dialog box that prompts you to restart yourcomputer. W h e n y o u r c o m p u t e r f i n i s h e srebooting, installation of the AudioM a n a g e r a n d d r i v e r s o f t w a r e i scompleted. Uninstalling the AudioManager and driver software 1 Cli...

ENGLISH 13 ENGLISH Preparing the MM-RX400 player Charging the battery Before using the rechargeable battery forthe first time, charge it for about 8 hours. 1 I n s e r t t h e r e c h a r g e a b l ebattery into thesupplied batterycharger. 2 Plug the battery charger into a walloutlet. Recharging a c...

14 ENGLISH Formatting aMultiMediaCard In order to use a MultiMediaCard with anMM-RX400 player, you must initialize it toMM-RX400 format using the formatfunction of the supplied Audio Manager.F o r d e t a i l s o n f o r m a t t i n g aMultiMediaCard, see “Formatting thei n t e r n a l F l a s h M e...

ENGLISH 15 ENGLISH Connecting the MM-RX400 player to your computer Use the supplied USB cable to connectthe MM-RX400 player to your computer,as shown below. 1 Connect the series A connector (the larger one) to the computer’sUSB port. 2 Connect the series B connector (the smaller one) to the USB port...

16 ENGLISH Disconnecting the MM-RX400player You can disconnect the MM-RX400 playerfrom your computer whenever you likeexcept during the process of transferringmusic files or formatting the memorymedia.When you disconnect the USB cable fromthe MM-RX400 player, it will automaticallyshut off, leaving t...

18 ENGLISH Starting Audio Manager Switching between the AudioManager window and smallplayer To switch to the small player, click on the (Small Player) icon to the right of the navigation buttons bar in the AudioManager window.You can also click on “Small Player” of the“View” menu.To switch to the Au...

20 ENGLISH USING AUDIO MANAGER Identification of Audio Manager controls Audio Manager window To make full use of the MM-RX400 player, you need to learn how to use the basicfunctions of the Audio Manager. 12 (Audio Manager with the Play List Window opened) To learn how each menu commandf u n c t i o ...

ENGLISH 21 ENGLISH copy to devices button Click on this button to open the Copyto Devices window, which allows youto transfer tracks from your computerto your MM-RX400 player (page 40).The Copy to Devices window alsoallows you to view a list of tracks anddelete tracks stored on the memorymedia. writ...

22 ENGLISH USING AUDIO MANAGER Recording tracks from a music CD Read a CD window 1 Read a CD button bar button C l i c k o n t h i s b u t t o n t o o b t a i ninformation about the inserted musicCD from the CDDB server on theInternet (page 27). button Click on this button to open the“Preview Playli...

ENGLISH 23 ENGLISH 3 Read a CD Track list button bar button C l i c k o n t h i s b u t t o n t o r e l o a dinformation on the music CD. button Click on this button to select all thetracks on the list for recording. All theboxes to the left of the tracks arechecked at once. button Click on this but...

24 ENGLISH USING AUDIO MANAGER Bit Rate: Select the bit rate to be used toencode tracks recorded from amusic CD. Click on to the right of the “Bit Rate:” field, then selectone of items. Higher bit rates createfiles with better sound quality, butlarger file sizes result in less totalrecording time th...

26 ENGLISH USING AUDIO MANAGER 3 Enter information about the tracksuch as the title, artist, album title,genre, and lyrics.In some fields, you can select thedesired item from the drop-downlist by clicking on to the right of the field. 4 Click on “Next” once or more timesto go to the next track to ed...

28 ENGLISH USING AUDIO MANAGER Note With most contents providers on theInternet, you may be required to fill ininformation on an enrollment form formembership before you can downloadmusic files. 4 Check the “Save this file to disk”option and click on “OK.” The “Save As” dialog box appears. Obtaining...

ENGLISH 29 ENGLISH 5 Check that “My Music” is entered in the “Save in:” field, enter afilename if necessary, then clickon “Save.” D o w n l o a d i n g s t a r t s . W h e ndownloading is finished, the “Downloadcomplete” dialog box appears. 6 Click on “OK” in the dialog box. Now you are ready to pla...

30 ENGLISH USING AUDIO MANAGER Organizing tracks using play list Play List window You can use the Play List window to view all the tracks stored on your computer, as wellas to create play lists and add selected tracks to them. The Play List window also allowsyou to play back the tracks you added fro...

ENGLISH 31 ENGLISH 2 Play List Displays the list of the tracks you haveadded from your database or the musicCD in the CD-ROM drive of yourcomputer. Each track has informationsuch as the track title, artist name,original album title and playing time,and also an icon that represents its filetype. A tr...

32 ENGLISH USING AUDIO MANAGER 5 Player controls Provide basic functions for playingback tracks with Audio Manager. 1 Elapsed playing time indicator 2 Input level indicator 3 Balance control slider Drag the slider to adjust the balancebetween the left and right speakers. 4 Volume control slider Drag...

38 ENGLISH USING AUDIO MANAGER Editing track information You can edit track information anywhereyou can find the “Edit...” button or “Edittrack...” drop-down menu command withinAudio Manager. Suppose you are in the“Select Tracks From Database” window.You can click on the “Edit” button to openthe “Ed...

ENGLISH 39 ENGLISH 3 Insert the music CD into the CD- ROM drive of your computer, orclick on the “Get Tracks FromCD” button if the music CD isalready in the CD-ROM drive. If you do not clear the list in step 2, the“New CD Detected” dialog box appearswhen you insert the CD into the CD-ROM drive and a...

40 ENGLISH USING AUDIO MANAGER 1 Devices window button bar button Click on this button to select desiredtracks from your database and addthem to the Transfer List. button Click on this button to select desiredplay lists from your database and addthem to the Transfer List. button Click on this button...

42 ENGLISH USING AUDIO MANAGER 7 Portable Track List button bar button Click on this button to redisplay thePortable Track List to match thecontents of the selected memorymedia. button Click on this button to display informationabout restrictions on transferring musicfiles to the MM-RX400 player. bu...

44 ENGLISH USING AUDIO MANAGER 11 When you are all right with your selection, click on the “Copy ToPortable” button. Transfer of the selected tracks startsand the “Sending to device” dialog boxappears, where you can see thetransfer status of each track and thetrack title currently being transferred....

ENGLISH 45 ENGLISH Viewing current memoryusage status of the memorymedia The Device Usage bar located on theright pane of the Copy to Devices windowgives you color-coded representation ofcurrent memory usage status of theselected memory media. • Green The amount of memory currently beingused on the ...

ENGLISH 47 ENGLISH Player overview Main unit 3 P R E S E T + / A - B / M E M O R Y / S E T button • Press during playback to set A-B repeat playback. • Press during Radio Reception or Station Preset mode to enter/exitStation Preset mode, or to select thedesired preset station number. 4 HOLD switch W...

ENGLISH 49 ENGLISH Remote control 1 VOL (Volume) control Turn to adjust the volume. Make surethat you cannot turn up the volumewith the VOL control higher than thevolume set with the player’s VOLUME+/– buttons. 2 \ jack (stereo mini-jack) U s e d t o c o n n e c t t h e s u p p l i e dheadphones. 3 ...

50 ENGLISH USING THE MM-RX400 PLAYER Display window During radio reception 5 Preset station number indication 6 FM MONO (monaural) indicator Shows the FM MODE switch is set tothe MONO position. 7 Frequency indication During playback 1 Play mode indicator 2 DTP (Digital Tone Processor) indication 3 B...

ENGLISH 51 ENGLISH Using the player Current track No. Elapsed playing time of the currenttrack 3 A d j u s t t h e v o l u m e w i t h t h e VOLUME + or – button. Note The MM-RX400 player allows you to playback up to 99 music files that have beenstored on it. To turn the power off Press and hold the...

52 ENGLISH USING THE MM-RX400 PLAYER Selecting a play mode PLAY MODE P r e s s t h e P L A Y M O D E b u t t o nrepeatedly during playback to selectthe desired play mode. Select To play NORMAL All the recorded tracks inorder.When you are using theplayer with aMultiMediaCard loaded,playback starts fr...

ENGLISH 53 ENGLISH Selecting equalizer settingsto suit tracks DTP DTP Press the DTP button repeatedlyduring playback to select yourdesired DTP (Digital Tone Processor)mode from among ROCK, POP,JAZZ, and CLASSIC. Changing the trackinformation DISPLAY Set the DISPLAY switch to TITLE orTIME during play...

ENGLISH 55 ENGLISH 3 A d j u s t t h e v o l u m e w i t h t h e VOLUME + or – button. To turn the power off Press and hold the Multi Jog until “GOOD-BYE!!” appears on the display. To tune in to a station quickly (AutoTuning) Hold the Multi Jog to turn up or down untilthe frequency starts and contin...

56 ENGLISH USING THE MM-RX400 PLAYER Presetting stations manually(Manual Preset) 3 2,3,4 1 Tune in to a desired station. 2 Press and hold the MEMORY button until the preset numberflashes on the display. 3 Press the PRESET + or – button repeatedly to select the desiredpreset number. 4 Press and hold ...

ENGLISH 57 ENGLISH Specifications APPENDIX Storage media Built-in 32MB Flash Memory MultiMediaCard slot for aremovable 16MB, 32MB or64MB MultiMediaCard Maximum output level 5 mW + 5 mW (32 ohms) Frequency range 20 Hz – 20 kHz FM tuner US: 87.5 MHz – 108.1 MHz(200 kHz steps)EU: 87.5 MHz – 108.0 MHz(5...

58 ENGLISH APPENDIX What is the bit rate? Data flow per second denoted by “kbps.”Audio Manager allows you to select a bitrate of 160, 128, 96, 80, or 64 kbps forWMA format encoding and 320, 256, 192,128, 96, 80, or 64 kbps for MP3 formatencoding. What is a variable bit rate (VBR)? The variable bit r...

ENGLISH 59 ENGLISH Questions about theMM-RX400 player How do I expand the memory? The MM-RX400 player incorporates 32MBof Flash Memory. You can add memoryby installing a MultiMediaCard (64MB,32MB or 16MB). Can files on a MultiMediaCard thathave been written to by anMM-RX400 player be played backon a...

60 ENGLISH APPENDIX Troubleshooting If you encounter a problem while usingthe MM-RX400 player, try the remedialactions listed below. Should the problempersist, consult the store where youpurchased the MM-RX400 player or yournearest AIWA dealer. The buttons are not functional. O Check to see if the H...

62 ENGLISH APPENDIX Your computer does not recognizethe MM-RX400 player. • “CONNECT USB” does not appear on the MM-RX400 player display. O C h e c k t h a t t h e U S B c a b l e i sconnected properly to the player andcomputer ports (page 15). O C h e c k t h a t t h e p l a y e r i s n o tconnected...

ENGLISH 63 ENGLISH Messages The table shows the messages displayed on the MM-RX400 player. Display Description HOLD Displayed when any operation button other than theFM MODE/DISPLAY switch is pressed while theHOLD switch is in the “HOLD” position. CONNECT USB Displayed when the MM-RX400 player is co...