Dell DJ Ditty- Manuals

6 Finding Information Finding Information What are you looking for? Find it here: How to set up my Dell DJ Ditty and information on the connectors and buttons on my Dell DJ Ditty. Dell DJ Ditty ™ Getting Started Guide and the Dell DJ Ditty ™ Owner’s Manual Information on using my Dell DJ Ditty. Dell...

8 About Your Dell DJ Ditty 1 About Your Dell DJ Ditty Introduction Congratulations on purchasing the Dell DJ Ditty™! In this document, you can find instructions on how to use the key features of your new Dell DJ Ditty with the accompanying software. You can also find more sources of useful informati...

About Your Dell DJ Ditty 9 transfer these files, your Dell DJ Ditty must be connected directly to your computer's USB port. See "Installing Software" on page 13 to get started.After installing the software on your computer, you can use your Dell DJ Ditty in a number of ways: • As a digital m...

10 About Your Dell DJ Ditty Top, Front and Side Views headphone connector LCD screen volume/scroll/ USB connector home/power fast forward/ skip back rewind/ play/pause reset button lanyard USB protective skip forward select dial attachment button cap

About Your Dell DJ Ditty 11 USB PROTECTIVE CAP - Keep attached at all times when your Dell DJ Ditty is not connected to a computer. This protects the USB connector. USB CONNECTOR - Connects your Dell DJ Ditty to a computer to transfer data files or tracks, and charges the battery. LCD SCREEN - Displ...

About Your Dell DJ Ditty 13 Installing Software Your Dell DJ Ditty comes with software that helps you create audio tracks and manage Music Library.To install software: NOTE: Ensure that your Dell DJ Ditty is not connected to your computer during the software installation process. NOTE: Close all oth...

14 About Your Dell DJ Ditty NOTE: The software may determine that you have a different version of Musicmatch already on your computer. If so, you are asked whether or not you would like to continue installing Musicmatch from the CD. Make your selection to proceed. • If you select Yes , the installat...

About Your Dell DJ Ditty 15 Connecting to your Computer & Charging the Battery Connect your Dell DJ Ditty directly to the USB port of your computer in order to transfer data files or audio tracks, and to charge the battery.

16 About Your Dell DJ Ditty To charge the battery: Plug your Dell DJ Ditty directly into your computer’s USB port (see above). Leave the Dell DJ Ditty plugged in for 2.5 hours, in order to properly charge the battery.Your Dell DJ Ditty has an integrated, rechargeable, lithium-polymer battery. Before...

About Your Dell DJ Ditty 17 NOTE: Do not use your Dell DJ Ditty for the first time until you have charged the battery for at least 2.5 hours. NOTE: To charge your Dell DJ Ditty from your computer’s USB connector, your computer must be turned on. NOTE: Charge your Dell DJ Ditty at least once a month,...

18 About Your Dell DJ Ditty 2 Insert the end of a thin object, such as a straightened paper clip, into the reset button. NOTICE: Files or tracks that were being transferred may be lost but other data is normally retained.

Using Your Dell DJ Ditty 19 2 Using Your Dell DJ Ditty Your Dell DJ Ditty can be used in different ways: • As a digital music player (see below), or• As an FM Radio (see "FM Radio Using the Dell DJ Ditty" on page 26), or • As a data storage device (see "Transferring Music to the Dell DJ ...

20 Using Your Dell DJ Ditty The Dell DJ Ditty can play tracks in MP3 or WMA file formats. It also has PlaysForSure support, meaning that you can play downloaded songs in WMA format with PlaysForSure Digital Rights Management technology. The Dell DJ Ditty comes with a few sample MP3 tracks already lo...

22 Using Your Dell DJ Ditty How to Cancel AB mode With both the start and stop points for AB mode activated, press and hold the Play/Pause button for 2 seconds and then release to cancel AB mode. Managing Files from the Main Menu Start from the Main Menu to perform any Dell DJ Ditty operation. To ge...

Using Your Dell DJ Ditty 23 • Settings & Info enables you to customize certain settings, such as EQ , to your personal preference, and provides you with data such as firmware version and space on your Dell DJ Ditty. Music Library Playing Music Tracks Listed below are some quick tips on playing m...

24 Using Your Dell DJ Ditty Listening to Spoken Word Audiobooks You can purchase and download spoken word audiobooks from http://www.audible.com and listen to them on your Dell DJ Ditty. You can use MusicMatch Jukebox to transfer audiobooks to your Dell DJ Ditty. If you stop listening to an audioboo...

Using Your Dell DJ Ditty 25 1 Press and hold the Play/Pause button while in Audiobook mode until you see the symbol on the screen. 2 Press Fast Forward or Rewind to skip to the next or previous section within a book. 3 Press and hold the Play/Pause button to exit section skip mode. Play Mode You can...

26 Using Your Dell DJ Ditty Shuffle - Randomly plays all tracks one time without repeating any tracks. Shuffle & Repeat - Randomly plays all tracks, then repeats them in a different random sequence until you turn off the Dell DJ Ditty or change the play mode.Play Mode icons are shown at the top ...

Using Your Dell DJ Ditty 29 play that station for 5 seconds and then move to the next/previous one, giving you a preview of all stations. To cancel, press the Fast Forward , Rewind or Play/Pause button. NOTE: Use the Volume/Scroll/Select dial to adjust the volume of an FM radio station. NOTE: Press ...

30 Using Your Dell DJ Ditty • Set Date - change the date. To view the time, date and day: 1 Press the Home/Power button. 2 Scroll-select Date & Time . 3 Scroll-select Display . The date and time appear. To set the sleep timer: 1 Press the Home/Power button. 2 Scroll-select Date & Time . 3 Sc...

Using Your Dell DJ Ditty 31 5 Scroll-right to increase, or left to decrease the item which is highlighed. 6 Press in on the Volume/Scroll/Select dial to change which item is highlighted (e.g. to change the highlighted item from hours to minutes). 7 Scroll-select < to accept the new time. To set t...

32 Using Your Dell DJ Ditty Settings & Info Settings You can customize the Dell DJ Ditty to your preferences by adjusting the settings. You can set: • EQ - choose from available EQ presets. • Backlight - choose how long the backlight remains lit. • Contrast - choose a contrast level for optimal ...

Using Your Dell DJ Ditty 33 4 Scroll-select EQ . A list of EQ presets appear. To select one of the EQ presets, scroll-select the preset. To set the backlight duration: 1 Press the Home/Power button. 2 Scroll-select Settings & Info . 3 Scroll-select Settings . 4 Scroll-select Backlight . A list o...

34 Using Your Dell DJ Ditty 2 Scroll-select Settings & Info . 3 Scroll-select Settings . 4 Scroll-select Idle Timer . A list of available times appears. 5 Scroll-select a shutdown time. NOTE: Your player is "idle" when you do not press a player button and you do not have any tracks playi...

Using Your Dell DJ Ditty 35 • Available space for storing music or data• Number of tracks stored To check the information for your Dell DJ Ditty: 1 Press the Home/Power button. 2 Scroll-select Settings & Info . 3 Scroll-select Information Transferring Music to the Dell DJ Ditty With Musicmatch ®...

36 Using Your Dell DJ Ditty Transferring Music Tracks Using Musicmatch ® to Your Dell DJ Ditty Dell DJ Ditty software powered by Musicmatch ® makes buying and enjoying digital music easy by providing a simple graphical interface between your computer and the Dell DJ Ditty, as well as access to the M...

Using Your Dell DJ Ditty 39 Using Synchronization: 1 Open the Portable Device Manager (PDM) as described above. 2 Click the Sync button to update your Dell DJ Ditty with tracks from your computer. NOTE: The first time you use the Sync feature, it may be necessary to set your preferences in the Porta...

40 Using Your Dell DJ Ditty 2 Your Dell DJ Ditty is displayed as an MTP (Media Transfer Protocol) Player (See below). 3 Within the MTP directory, there are two folders: Data and Media. Be sure to copy-and-paste/drag-and-drop any data files into the Data folder.

Frequently Asked Questions 41 3 Frequently Asked Questions This section covers common problems you might encounter or questions you might have while using your Dell DJ Ditty. If you have a problem that is not addressed in this chapter, visit http://support.dell.com for more information. Installation...

42 Frequently Asked Questions Upgrade your computer’s operating system to Windows XP (with Windows Media Player 10.0 or above) before attempting to install the Dell DJ Ditty. 2 My Dell DJ Ditty is not recognized by Musicmatch, after installing the software from the Dell DJ Ditty™ Product Software CD...

Frequently Asked Questions 43 Download and install the latest version of Windows Media Player. Usage 1 I can’t turn my Dell DJ Ditty off. I was using my Dell DJ Ditty, and now the Dell DJ Ditty is not responding. The keys on the Dell DJ Ditty have been locked. Unlock the keys by pressing in on and h...

44 Frequently Asked Questions Insert the end of a thin object, such as a straightened paper clip, into the reset button, located next to the headphone connector on your Dell DJ Ditty. 3 My computer does not recognize my Dell DJ Ditty. You may be using a USB hub to connect your Dell DJ Ditty to your ...

Frequently Asked Questions 45 Verify that the music track sounds the same when you play it from the Dell DJ Ditty and from your computer. You can then acquire a better recording of the track and transfer it to your Dell DJ Ditty. Firmware Upgrade NOTICE: This step replaces the operating software (fi...

46 Frequently Asked Questions NOTICE: All files and music tracks are lost if "Format Data Area" is checked. d After firmware upgrade is complete, disconnect your Dell DJ Ditty from the computer. e The Dell DJ Ditty restarts. NOTE: Restarting the Dell DJ Ditty may take up to 2 minutes. Warnin...

Frequently Asked Questions 47 Flash memory data error. Follow the steps Reload or Upgrade firmware with “Format Data Area” checked in the Troubleshooting section. Troubleshooting 1 All the buttons on my Dell DJ Ditty are not responding and there is a lock icon on the LCD Screen The Button Lock funct...

48 Frequently Asked Questions i. Reset Dell DJ Ditty Make sure your Dell DJ Ditty is not connected to your computer. To perform the reset, insert the end of the thin object, such as a straightened pin paper clip, into the reset button near the headphone jack. ii. Format Dell DJ Ditty NOTICE: Be sure...

50 Frequently Asked Questions For steps to check the firmware version, refer to "Information" on page 34.The latest firmware file can be downloaded from http://support.dell.com . Make sure a suitable firmware file is copied to your computer before performing this operation. a Connect your De...

Frequently Asked Questions 51 Restarting the Dell DJ Ditty may take up to 2 minutes. Musicmatch Musicmatch Jukebox FAQ 1 Are there other services available to use with Musicmatch Jukebox? Musicmatch Jukebox comes fully integrated with Musicmatch Radio, Musicmatch Music Store and Musicmatch On Demand...

Frequently Asked Questions 53 4 The tracks in my Library have different colored icons next to each track. What does each color mean? • Gray music-note icons represent standard MP3, mp3PRO, WMA and WAV music files. • Green music-note icons represent purchased Musicmatch Downloads tracks. • Orange sou...

54 Frequently Asked Questions "On Demand services are currently unavailable. Updating your PC settings may resolve the problem. Go to Help > Additional Help Online > FAQ for more information." "Some On Demand services are unavailable. Logging in at a later time may resolve the prob...

58 Frequently Asked Questions If you are running a firewall other than Windows Firewall, unblock the following programs: mmjb.exe, mm_TDMEngine.exe, mim.exe, mimboot.exe, MMJBBurn.exe, mmjblaunch.exe, and mm_server.exe . General Usage 1 Add tracks to your portable device a Connect the portable devic...

Frequently Asked Questions 59 a Decide if you want to manually add tracks, or have the process more automated by using synchronization. Manually Add Tracks - You may either: • drag-and-drop tracks into the PDM window, • click the Add button in the PDM window, or • click the Send To button on the Pla...

60 Frequently Asked Questions on your selection, and display the amount of space available on your device. d Musicmatch is now ready to copy files to the device. You now have two options next time you connect your device.• To have the assistant display again. This lets you use this automated assista...

Appendix 61 4 Appendix Specifications Hardware Display LCD 96 x 32 resolutionBlue EL back light Storage media 512MB non-volatile flash memory Battery Embedded lithium-polymer 300mAh max. Computer connection USB 2.0/1.1

64 Appendix Glossary A UDIBLE— Audible format is used for Audiobooks which can be downloaded and listened to on your Dell DJ Ditty. When you stop listening to an Audiobook and return to it later, it will still be at the same place. B ITRATE — A bitrate indicates the average number of bits in 1 secon...

Index 67 Index A AB mo de, 21-22Avai lable sp ace, 34 B B a ck lig ht durat io n, 32 C Contrast level, 32 D D ata Fi les, 3 9D ate & Ti m e, 22D ate and Tim e, 29D ig it al R ig ht s M anage m ent, 20D is play, 29 E EQ , 32Er ror I ndi cati ons, 46

70 Index Shuf fle Rep eat, 26Sleep time r, 29Solution s, 54Spoke n Wo rd Aud io, 24Sync hroni zati on, 39 T Trou bles hooting , 47 U Unloc k key s, 21USB Co nnec to r, 11USB Protec ti ve C ap , 11 V Volume /Sc roll/Selec t D i al, 11 W Win dow s M edi a Playe r 10, 56W MA , 2 0