Page 2 - RISK OF ELECTRIC; Important Information; Sound Pressure Control
i This symbol indicates"dangerous voltage" inside theproduct that presents a risk ofelectric shock or personal injury. WARNING To reduce the riskof fire or electricshock, do notexpose thisproduct or ACcharger to rain ormoisture. To reduce the risk of electric shock, do not removecover (or ba...
Page 3 - ii; Product Registration
ii Important Information Product Registration Please fill out the product registration card and return it immediately. Returning thiscard allows us to contact you if needed. Product Information Keep your sales receipt for proof of purchase to obtain warranty parts and service andattach it here. Reco...
Page 4 - End User License Agreement; ACKNOWLEDGMENT
End User License Agreement 4 IMPORTANT-READ CAREFULLY: ThisEnd User License Agreement("Agreement") is a legal agreementbetween you and Thomson Inc.("Thomson") for the Thomson Lyradevice application/driver softwareprogram and associateddocumentation, if any ("Program"). ACKNOW...
Page 5 - TERM AND TERMINATION
End User License Agreement 5 c) The Program may contain pre-releasecode that does not perform at the level ofa final code release. In this case, theProgram may not operate properly.Updated versions of the Program can bedownloaded from www.thomson-lyra.com. d) Thomson is not obligated to providesuppo...
Page 6 - LIMITATION OF LIABILITY; The WMA Software is protected by
End User License Agreement 6 LIMITATION OF LIABILITY a) TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENTPERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, IN NOEVENT SHALL THOMSON, ITSAFFILIATES, OR ITS DEALERS BE LIABLEFOR ANY SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL,INDIRECT OR CONSEQUENTIALDAMAGES WHATSOEVER (INCLUDING,WITHOUT LIMITATION, DAMAGES FORLOSS OF PROFITS...
Page 7 - THIRD PARTY SOFTWARE
End User License Agreement 7 MICROSOFT IS NOT PROVIDING ANYWARRANTY OF ANY KIND TO YOU FORTHE WMA SOFTWARE, AND MICROSOFTMAKES NO REPRESENTATIONCONCERNING THE OPERABILITY OF THEWMA SOFTWARE. The WMA Software is of U.S. origin. Anyexport of this version of the Lyra Playermust comply with all applicab...
Page 8 - Table of Contents
Table of Contents 8 Important Information ............................................................................................................................... 2 Sound Pressure Control ............................................................................................................
Page 10 - Dear Thomson Customer,; Thank you for purchasing the Thomson Lyra; Digital Audio Player. This product will
10 Before You Begin Unpacking Your Unit Your Lyra Jukebox came with everything you need to make music portable — all of theitems shown below should have been packed in the box with your Lyra Jukebox. M us icM anag ement Softw are Illustrations contained within this publication are for representation...
Page 11 - Before You Begin; Computer System Requirements
Before You Begin 11 Computer System Requirements • Pentium III 500MHz or higher recommended Macintosh iMac G3 or higher • Windows ®98SE, Me, 2000, XP SP1 or higher (SP = Service Pack) Mac OS X Version 10.2 or higher • Internet Explorer 4.0 or higher • Internet access • 100MB free hard disk space for...
Page 12 - Back up your data; Please, help us to conserve the environment we live in!; Important Battery Information; Charge the unit for at least 3 hours before first use.
12 Before You Begin Back up your data As with any portable device that has a hard drive, you must back up the drive regularly.RCA and Thomson are not responsible for lost data. Caution • The battery used in this device may present a risk of fire, explosion, orchemical burn if mistreated. Do not rech...
Page 13 - Inserting the Included CD-ROM into CD-ROM Drive; If the setup screen does not appear, double click; Software Setup
Software Setup (Windows XP only) 13 The Music Management CD that came with your Lyra Jukebox contains all of thenecessary software components you need to make your Lyra Jukebox work properly. These components do the following: • enable you to transfer files from your computer to your Lyra Jukebox • ...
Page 14 - Connecting Lyra Jukebox to the Computer; It might take several seconds for the device (the Lyra Jukebox) to be
14 Software Setup (Windows XP only) Connecting Lyra Jukebox to the Computer Connect the Lyra Jukebox to your computer with the mini USB cable provided. The unitwill turn on automatically. The Lyra Jukebox will appear as a Windows portable deviceusing the Media Transport Protocol (MTP). Note: It migh...
Page 15 - Transferring Files to Lyra Jukebox; Caution
Software Setup (Windows XP only) 15 Transferring Files to Lyra Jukebox Caution : Secure music download files are not supported on your Lyra for Windows 98SE,Me and 2000. If you have purchased secured music files, they cannot be playedon your Lyra Jukebox. You can transfer files to your Lyra Jukebox ...
Page 16 - Transfer Files via Windows Media Player 10; Synchronizing content to devices
16 Software Setup (Windows XP only) Transfer Files via Windows Media Player 10 1. If you want to take your music collection with you, you can easily synchronize itemsin your library to your portable device. The Sync feature in Windows Media Player10 allows you to synchronize files in categories and ...
Page 17 - Possible cause of system file damage:; About Lyra DJ on your Thomson Lyra:; For Windows XP users,
Software Setup (Windows XP only) 17 Disconnecting Your Lyra from the Computer Make sure all data has been transferred to the Lyra Jukebox before unplugging the USBcable. Unplugging the USB cable from the device while it is being accessed by anapplication or while data is being transferred may result...
Page 19 - Transfer Files via MusicMatch Jukebox
Software Setup (Windows 98SE, Me, 2000) 19 Transfer Files via MusicMatch Jukebox 1. Drag and drop desired tracks from the Music Library to the Playlist display and save the playlist. Note : Be sure to save the playlist or it will not be displayed on the playlist window of the Portable Device Manager...
Page 20 - Transfer Files via Windows Explorer (Drag and Drop); You must profile your contents after
20 Software Setup (Windows 98SE, Me, 2000) Transfer Files via Windows Explorer (Drag and Drop) If your Lyra Jukebox isn’t already connected to your computer, connect the Lyra Jukeboxto the computer using the provided USB cable and turn on the unit. From Windows Explorer, highlight all the files/fold...
Page 21 - Disconnecting Your Lyra from the Computer
Software Setup (Windows 98SE, Me, 2000) 21 Note: Before disconnecting the USB cable from the computer or the Lyra Jukebox, besure the “Safe to unplug” message isdisplayed. From the System Tray, double click the left mousebutton on the icon and select Unplug or eject hardware . Select the drive corre...
Page 22 - System Tray Applications
22 Software Setup (Windows 98SE, Me, 2000) 2. Right click on the Lyra icon in the Systemtray (bottom right hand corner of the computerscreen. 3. Select the Profile Device Content... item to start the profiling and sorting contents. 4. Click Done when profiling is complete. Caution: Make sure all dat...
Page 23 - Verify User Playlists; Verify items in the User Playlists under the; Updating System File
Software Setup (Windows 98SE, Me, 2000) 23 Verify User Playlists Verify items in the User Playlists under the lyra_playlist system folder exists on the Lyra Jukebox. This will ensure the songs in your User Playlists on the device are still presenton your device. 1. Connect your Lyra Jukebox to the c...
Page 24 - LyraSync
24 Software Setup (Windows 98SE, Me, 2000) 2. Right click on the Lyra icon in the Systemtray (bottom right hand corner of the computerscreen and select LyraSync. 3. The LyraSync Options screen appears. 4. Click Insert to select the paths of files and folders to synchronize between your PC and the De...
Page 25 - How to optimize LyraSync and Lyra Jukebox capabilities:; exceed the capacity of the Lyra Jukebox.
Software Setup (Windows 98SE, Me, 2000) 25 Note: All folders and all files and sub folders in the source folder will be copied to thedestination. Files with the same name will be over written. No other files in the destinationfolder will be erased if the Delete Files/Folders option is NOT checked. A...
Page 26 - LyraDJ; LyraDJ will only work with files that are on the Lyra Jukebox.
26 Software Setup (Windows 98SE, Me, 2000) 1. Start LyraDJ. 2. The software will ask you to connect the Lyra Jukebox to the computer via USB cable. 3. Click Analyze to start analyzing songs in the Lyra Jukebox. LyraDJ LyraDJ is a software that can easily generate playlists for you, after analyzing t...
Page 28 - Front View; Navigation Display; Navigation Controls; CONTROL
28 Lyra • jukebox Overview of General Controls 1 2 3 5 Front View 1. LCD (Liquid Crystal Display) - This is where the Lyra Jukebox’s user interface appears (go to Navigation Display for an explanation of the items that appear on the LCD during playback). Navigation Controls 2. CONTROL - For navigati...
Page 29 - Lyra • jukebox; Audio playback mode
Lyra • jukebox 29 RIGHT - go in one level. LEFT - go back one level. Control ring - Rotate clockwise to scroll down, rotate counterclockwise to scroll up. Audio playback mode Control joystick - Press once to pause the selected item; or press and hold to select the item into My Selections. RIGHT - Pr...
Page 30 - Right View; - When the power is off, press to turn on the unit when the unit; Top View; HOLD; - Slide to activate or deactivate key lock.; Bottom View; - Plug in the AC power adapter here, the battery; Note
30 Lyra • jukebox 3. M (Menu) - Enter or exit menu. Right View 4. ON / OFF / STOP - When the power is off, press to turn on the unit; when the unit is in stop mode, press and hold to turn the power off. Top View 5. Headphones jack ( ) - Insert the headphones plug here. 6. HOLD - Slide to activate or...
Page 31 - These instructions presume you’ve already done the followings:
Lyra • jukebox 31 Before You Begin The following example illustrates what you should do before operating your LyraJukebox. 1. These instructions presume you’ve already done the followings: • Installed all necessary applications (go to Necessary Applications for detailed instructions). • Transferred ...
Page 32 - you listen to the music.
32 Lyra • jukebox 3. If you've fully charged the battery, disconnect the AC adapter from the outlet andthen from your Lyra Jukebox. (The Lyra Jukebox needs to be plugged in for about 3hours before the battery is fully charged. Note: If the battery isn’t fully charged, keep the Lyra Jukebox plugged i...
Page 33 - Menu Navigation; Control ring
Lyra • jukebox 33 Menu Navigation 1. To scroll up and down and highlight items on the screen, rotate the Control ring clockwise and counterclockwise. 2. To enter and view the submenu, push the Control joystick to the right. 3. To go back to the previous menu level, push the Control joystick to the l...
Page 34 - Music Playback Display
34 Lyra • jukebox Music Playback Display 5 3 10 2 4 1 1. The current song number out of the total number of songs. 2. Displays song name. 3. Song elapse time. 4. Song total duration. 5. Shows song bitrate 6. Shows song format (mp3 / wma) 7. Displays artist name. 8. Displays album name. 9. Displays g...
Page 35 - MySelections; Music Playback Operation
Lyra • jukebox 35 • To scan forward in the track that is playing, push and hold the Control joystick to the right. • To go to the next track, push and release the Control joystick to the right. • To go to the previous track, push and release the Control joystick to the left. • To stop playback, pres...
Page 36 - Navigation Menu; Artists
36 Lyra • jukebox Navigation Menu The following example illustrates steps to select and play songs in the Artists category. 1. Highlight Artists by rotating the Control ring .. 2. Push the Control joystick to the right to enter the highlighted item (the Artists menu appears with the artists stored o...
Page 37 - Highlight the desired song.; Control joystick; The information provided in the
Lyra • jukebox 37 Highlight the desired song. • To play the song, press the Control joystick. • Song’s information will show on the displayduring playback. • To end playback, press the Stop/On/Off button, the display will return to the last screenyou were in. • To return to the previous menu, push t...
Page 38 - Playlists
38 Lyra • jukebox MySelections You can create a MySelections temporary playlist using the Lyra Jukebox. Playlists 1. In navigation mode, move the cursor tohighlight the item to be selected. • To scroll up and down, rotate the Control ring .. • To enter the highlighted folder, push the Control joysti...
Page 39 - Save MySelections as a Playlist; Playlist
Lyra • jukebox 39 Save MySelections as a Playlist 1. In navigation mode, push the Control joystick to move the cursor to Playlist s. 2. When MySelections playlist is displayed, press M to enter the option menu. 3. Push the Control joystick to move the cursor to Save as Playlist . Press the Control j...
Page 40 - View Playlists
40 Lyra • jukebox View Playlists 1. In navigation mode, push the Control joystick to move the cursor to Playlist s. 2. Push the Control joystick to the right to enter the Playlist s. 3. Rotate the Control ring to scroll up and down the Playlists menu to select the desired playlist to be viewed. 4. P...
Page 41 - Delete Playlists
Lyra • jukebox 41 Delete Playlists 1. In navigation mode, rotate the Control ring to move the cursor to Playlists . 2. When MySelections playlist is displayed, push the Control joystick to move the cursor to go to the playlist you want to clear. 3. Press M to enter the option menu. 4. Rotate the Con...
Page 42 - In navigation mode, push the; to move the cursor to; Folder mode
42 Lyra • jukebox 1. In navigation mode, push the Control joystick to move the cursor to Folders . Folder mode Your Lyra Jukebox is a USB mass storage device that can be used to store any files. Anymp3/wma files will not show in other sorting (album, genre, etc.) before they areprofiled. To see all ...
Page 43 - When; Control; up and down to select the folder or file
Lyra • jukebox 43 Folder Folder 1Folder 2Folder 3Song 1Song 2 2. When Folders is displayed, push the Control joystick up and down to select the folder or file you want to browse. Folders are listed first and individual files arelisted next. Note: The folders and files are sorted in alphabetical orde...
Page 44 - Press; Additional Features
44 Lyra • jukebox Press M in any mode to access the option menu. Option menu will appear regardless of which modeyou are currently in. Note: during playback "M" has to be pressed twiceto display option menu. Additional Features Menu Delete PlaylistSave as PlaylistShuffle Off Repeat Off D S P...
Page 45 - Shuffle and Repeat; Shuffle; and; Repeat
Lyra • jukebox 45 Shuffle and Repeat 1. Press M to show the option menu. 2. Rotate the Control ring to move to Shuffle or Repeat. 3. Press the Control joystick to toggle among: Repeat One - Repeat the current item Repeat All - Repeat all items. Repeat Off - Repeat is Off. Shuffle On - Plays item ran...
Page 46 - DSP; Adjusting DSP Settings; Graphic; Profile; Profiling the Contents
46 Lyra • jukebox 1. Press M to show the option menu. 2. Rotate the Control ring to move the cursor to DSP . 3. Press the Control joystick to toggle and select the DSP setting you want to use. • Flat • Bass • Graphic • Pop • Rock • Jazz Adjusting DSP Settings DSP Settings (Digital Signal Processor s...
Page 47 - Control Joystick; System Settings
Lyra • jukebox 47 1. Press M to view the menu. 2. From the sub-menu, Rotate the Control ring to select Settings . 3. Press the Control Joystick to show setting options. System Settings You can personalize the display settings for your Lyra Jukebox. Menu Shuffle Off Repeat Off D S P Flat SettingsSyst...
Page 48 - Customize
48 Lyra • jukebox 4. Highlight the display setting ( Customize Menu, Contrast, Backlight, PowerSave or SleepTimer ) you want to adjust by rotating the Control ring . 5. Press the Control Joystick to select among options in the following settings.Contrast (between -3 to +3)Backlight (Off, 5s, 10s, 20...
Page 49 - Customize Music Menu
Lyra • jukebox 49 1. Press the M button to enter the Menu. 2. Rotate the Control ring to highlight Settings . 3. Press the Control Joystick to enter the Settings menu. 4. From the settings menu, push the Control Joystick to highlight Customize . 5. Press the Control Joystick to view the Customize Me...
Page 50 - System Info; Advanced
50 Lyra • jukebox 1. From the settings menu, rotate the Control ring to select System Info. 2. Push the Control Joystick to the right to view System Info options. 3. Firmware and memory information will bedisplayed. 4. Push the Control Joystick to the left to return to the previous submenu, or press...
Page 52 - Capture internet downloads.
52 Lyra • jukebox Portable Hard Drive Capability Since Lyra Jukebox has a 4-gigabyte hard drive, you can use it to transport files - anyfiles, not just music files. Some possible uses for this feature are as follows: • Create back-ups/archive files. • Connect to other computers - at work, for exampl...
Page 53 - Problem: Player repeats same tracks or all tracks.; control joystick
53 Additional Information Tips and Troubleshooting Problem: Player repeats same tracks or all tracks. • Repeat play is turned on. Press the M button 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...
Page 54 - Additional Information; “Cannot turn on unit even when the power adapter is connected.”; STOP; to enter charging mode for faster
54 Additional Information “Cannot turn on unit even when the power adapter is connected.” • Battery is deeply discharged / empty. Charge the unit for at least 3 hours beforepowering up. Problem: All the songs appear twice in my unit. • It is possible that you have copied all your songs into the Musi...
Page 55 - Hardware; Giga Byte Storage
55 Additional Information Specifications & System Requirements Hardware • Dimensions: 83mm H, 50mm W, 15mm D • Unit Weight: 85 g • 4 Giga Byte Storage • Stereo Headphones Jack • Mini USB Connection Jack • Battery Operated: Internal rechargeable lithium polymer battery.
Page 56 - Hard Disc
56 Additional Information Hard Disc • External Hard Disc Drive: When connected to a computer via USB, the Lyra Jukeboxis capable of storing any file type allowing the user a fast, convenient method ofstoring, retrieving, and transferring files. Including word processing files,presentations, spreadsh...
Page 57 - PC Hardware Requirements
57 Additional Information PC Hardware Requirements • Pentium III 500MHz or higher recommendedMacintosh iMac G3 or higher • Windows ®98SE, Me, 2000, or XPMac OS X Version 10. 2 or higher • Internet Explorer 4.0 or higher • Internet access • 100MB free hard disk space for the software • 64MB RAM (128 ...
Page 58 - THOMSON
58 Additional Information visit us at www.thomson-europe.com or www.thomson-lyra.com Please do not send any products to the address listed in this manual or on the carton.This will only add delays in service for your product. THOMSON 46, quai Alphonse Le Gallo 92648 Boulogne Cedex FRANCE (EN) www.th...