RCA MC5104 - Manuals

8 Explore a world of accessories! Jump on the Internet and go to www.rcaaudiovideo.com todiscover the additional accessories that are available for your player.Illustrations contained within this publication are for representation only and subject to change. RCA Player Music Management CDContains so...

9 Things to consider before you get started... Computer system requirements • Pentium III 500MHz or higher recommended• Windows XP SP1 (SP= Service Pack) or higher.• Internet Explorer 6.0 or higher• Internet access (broadband recommended)• 250MB free hard disk space for the software• 128MB RAM (256M...

11 The Music Management CD that comes with your player contains all of the necessary softwarecomponents you need to make your player work properly.These components do the following:• enable you to transfer files from your computer to your player, • convert video files and/or automatically update the...

12 Connecting the player to the computer Connect the player to your computer with the mini USB cable provided. The player will turn onautomatically. The player will appear as a Windows portable device (Windows XP) using the MediaTransfer Protocol (MTP). Note: Windows XP requires Service Pack 1 or hi...

14 Transferring files to the player You may select one of the following methods to transfer music contents to your player: 1) Yahoo!Music TM Jukebox, 2) drag-and-drop via Windows Explorer. For method 1, you first need to have successfully installed the software packages included in the Music Managem...

15 Transferring files via Yahoo! Music TM Jukebox (Windows XP or higher only) Yahoo! Music TM Jukebox lets you manage your music easily and organize like a pro. Create your own playlists: music for work, the gym, or even dinner. You can also buy download music andtransfer to your player in seconds. ...

17 Disconnecting your player from the computer For Windows XP users, your player is connected in MTP (Media Transfer Protocal) mode to yourcomputer by default, you may disconnect the USB cable directly when file download is completed. Transferring Files to the Player Do not disconnect the USB connec...

18 Before you begin The following example illustrates what you should do before operating your player.1. These instructions presume you’ve already done the followings: • Installed all necessary applications.• Transferred music from your computer to the player.• Allowed your player to charge for at l...

19 Overview 3 4 7 Front view Top view Right view 1 6 2 Left view 5 1. Key lock - slide the key upwards to prevent accidental key activation. To unlock, slide the key to the middle position. Power on/off - slide the key downwards and hold it until the player turns on/off. Stop playback - slide the ke...

21 Navigation display Indicates the item currently selected 1 2 3 4 5 1. Indicates whether the player is playing or paused.2. Indicates if the shuffle mode is on or off.3. Indicates what repeat mode is activated or off. 4. Indicates that the key lock function is activated.5. Indicates the battery le...

24 Shows Album Art of digital music* Shows Album Art of digital music* Skips to the previous file**, touch and hold to scanbackward within a file. Skips to the next file, touch and hold to scanforward within a file. Starts/ pauses playback, touch and hold to add thecurrent file (music only) in MySel...

25 Music/Audiobooks playback display 6 2 1 4 5 7 8 9 Read page 21 for details 1. Current file number / total number of files (for audiobooks in “Skipping by Section” mode (refer to the previous page), “Sect” shows before current section number / total number of section) 2. Song name (or title of aud...

26 Picture viewing Scrolls up during file navigation. Scrolls down during file navigation. Skips backward. Skips forward. Starts/ pauses slideshow. Increase or decrease the volume. Moving yourfinger clockwise along the control pad as seen inthe circular arrow will increase the volume. Todecrease the...

27 Video viewing Scrolls up during file navigation. Scrolls down during file navigation. Skips backward*. Touch and hold to scan backwardswithin a file. * Touch within the beginning 4 seconds of the current file to skip to previous file. Otherwise, youwill return to the beginning of the current file...

28 Drag-and-drop here Select thetarget folder Select theplayer type 1. Load the music management CD included with this player in your computer. Installation will start automactically. Follow the on screen instructions toproperly install the RCA Video Converter. 2. After installation is complete, lau...

31 Radio operations Selecting Radio Frequency Touch or to select frequency. Tip: touch and hold or to search the frequency at a faster rate. Automatic station search Touch and hold or in the radio mode until “Searching...” shows on the display. The search will stop when the next available radio stat...

32 Radio recording 1. Touch and hold at any time while listening to the radio to start radio recording. 2. Touch to pause record. Touch again to resume recording. 3. Touch and hold to stop recording. OR Slide the power button downwards and release to stop recording. Record duration You may select th...

33 Voice recording Menu Go to Shuffle Off Repeat Off DSP Flat Slideshow Off Settings Go to Radio Voice Recording Line-in Recording 1. To start voice recording, touch M in any mode to access the player’s menu (during playback M has to be touched twice). 2. While “Go to” is highlighted, touch . 3. Tou...

37 Album 4 Song 1 Song 2 Song 3 Song 4 Song 5 Song 6 1 Highlight the desired song, artist, album etc. and then touch and hold until “Added to My Sel” shows on the display. Repeat this step for selecting more items. • You may select an item as My Selections as many times as you want, even if it has a...

38 Playlists from your computer The created playlists from major music management softwares on your computer (e.g. Yahoo!Music TM Jukebox, Windows Media Player) can be transferred to the player while you transfer music files via these softwares. Follow the steps below to play them. Playlists 1. In t...

39 During playback M has to be touched twice to display the player’s menu. Accessing player’s menus Touch M in any mode to access the player’s menu. Player’s menus Go toShuffleRepeatDSPSlideshowSettingsSystem Info Customize MenuBrightnessScreensaverPower SaveSleepFreqStepLanguageRestore Defaults Nav...

41 Tips and troubleshooting • Problem: Player repeats same tracks or all tracks. – Repeat play is turned on. Touch the MENU button ( M ) to change the play mode. • Problem: Audio distorted at high volume. – Select another DSP setting.– Turn down the volume. • Problem: The audio tracks on my player k...

43 Specifications Hardware • Dimensions: 91 mm H, 40.7 mm W, 7.5 mm D • Unit Weight: 55 g • Stereo Headphones Jack • Mini USB Connection Jack • Battery Operated: Rechargeable lithium polymer battery. Mass storage drive • External mass storage drive: When connected to a computer via USB, the player i...