RCA Lyra RD2825, User Manual

Page 1: ...Lyra Personal Jukebox User s Guide Changing Entertainment Again RD2825 RD2840 It is important to read this instruction book prior to using your new product for the first time ...

Page 2: ...remove cover or back No user serviceable parts inside Refer servicing to qualified service personnel Battery can only be repaired or replaced by qualified service personnel This symbol indicates important instructions accompanying the product CAUTION RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT OPEN Product Registration Please fill out the product registration card and return it immediately Returning this card a...

Page 3: ...ilable from the U S Government Printing Office Washington DC 20402 Please specify stock number 004 000 00345 4 when ordering copies FCC Regulations state that unauthorized changes or modifications to this equipment may void the user s authority to operate it FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION INFORMATION This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device...

Page 4: ...ware Components 10 Install the USB Driver Windows 98SE and Me Only 10 Install System Applications 11 Install MusicMatch Jukebox 11 Install MusicMatch Plug in 13 Install Additional Services 14 Launch the MusicMatch software 14 Connecting Lyra HD to the Computer 15 Transferring Files to Lyra Personal Jukebox 15 Transfer Files via MusicMatch Jukebox 16 Create Pre defined Playlists and Transferring th...

Page 5: ...Pre defined Playlists 35 All Files 35 Additional Menu 36 Settings 36 Profiler 42 Connecting your Lyra HD to your Car Stereo Included with RD2840 only 43 Connecting Your Lyra Personal Jukebox on your stereo system 44 Check for Updates 45 Portable Hard Drive Capability 45 Additional Information 46 Tips and Troubleshooting 46 FAQ Frequently Asked Questions 47 Specifications System Requirements 47 Har...

Page 6: ...ger Clip Phones Go to page 29 for instructions Mini USB cable Plug the small end into the USB on your Lyra Personal Jukebox and plug the other end into your computer s USB port Go to page 15 for connection details Car adapter kit Included with RD2840 only Car cord adapter cassette adapter Go to page 43 for instructions Line out cable connects Lyra Jukebox to your audio system For details go to pag...

Page 7: ...ard Warning Use of this product is for your personal use only Unauthorized recording or duplication of copyrighted material may infringe upon the rights of third parties and may be contrary to copyright laws Caution Keep product out of direct sunlight Exposure to direct sunlight or extreme heat such as inside a parked car may cause damage or malfunction Do not expose to rain or moisture Caution Wh...

Page 8: ...ate Battery replacement should only be made by trained technicians Refer to Limited Warranty page 50 for details Do not attempt to open the unit No user servicable parts inside To reduce risk of injury charge only rechargeable batteries recommended by the manufacturer for this product Other types of batteries may burst causing damage and personal injury Keep the unit away from children Do not disa...

Page 9: ... to download files from the internet that are already compressed and then transfer those files to your Lyra Personal Jukebox or play the music on your computer Insert the Included CD ROM into CD ROM Drive Note Do not connect your Lyra Personal Jukebox to your computer before you have installed the required drivers Windows 98SE Me only 1 Turn on your computer and place the Music Management CD that ...

Page 10: ...ver before your computer can recognize your Lyra Personal Jukebox 1 Click Install USB Driver System Applications to install the required driver for your Lyra Personal Jukebox 2 Follow the on screen instructions to install all necessary files 3 Click Finish to complete installation and return to the startup screen 3 Select your Lyra model RD2825 RD2840 on the startup screen and click Install to acc...

Page 11: ...n details Install MusicMatch Jukebox MusicMatch Jukebox is a music management software used to organize and manage digital audio files and can be used to transfer the music to your Lyra Personal Jukebox 1 Click Install MusicMatch Jukebox to run the MusicMatch setup program Wait while the installation program begins It may take up to 20 seconds for the installer to start Note It is recommended to u...

Page 12: ...ail address postal code country year of birth and sex male or female Click Next to continue Note You must enter an e mail address to proceed If you do not have an e mail address enter yourname home com 5 The Personalize Music Recommendation screen appears Read the screen to determine if you want to use this feature or not You can change the settings later Select Yes or No and click Next to continu...

Page 13: ...u must back up the drive RCA and Thomson are not responsible for lost data For more information on MusicMatch Jukebox click Tutorials on the CD or go to www musicmatch com Install MusicMatch Plug in MusicMatch requires a plug in for your particular device in order to transfer files from your computer to your Lyra Personal Jukebox 1 Click Install MusicMatch Plug in 2 Follow the on screen instructio...

Page 14: ...are 4 Detailed information Getting Started tips and troubleshooting are available through the Help menu and the MusicMatch internet site accessed from the Help and Site menus We recommend you familiarize yourself with the MusicMatch Welcome Tips and view the On line FAQs before using and recording files Note Logging onto the internet while using MusicMatch Jukebox takes advantage of all its featur...

Page 15: ... is still backward compatible with the older USB 1 1 ports However you will not be able to take full advantage of the potential speed increase Transferring Files to Lyra Personal Jukebox You can transfer files to your Lyra Personal Jukebox via MusicMatch Jukebox or via Windows Explorer If your Lyra Jukebox isn t already connected to your computer connect the Lyra Jukebox to the computer using the ...

Page 16: ...EFRESH button During transfer a progress indicator appears in the Portable Device Manager screen and Do not unplug flashes in the Lyra Personal Jukebox s LCD When the transfer is finished the Lyra Personal Jukebox Profiler application automatically runs so it can sort profile the newly transferred files Caution Make sure all data are transferred to the Lyra Personal Jukebox before unplugging the U...

Page 17: ...erring them to the Jukebox Pre defined playlists can be created on your PC using MusicMatch Jukebox Refer to the MusicMatch Jukebox User Manual for details Note that only playlists created with songs stored on the Lyra Personal Jukebox will work on the Lyra Use Windows Explorer to transfer pre defined playlists to your Lyra Personal Jukebox If your Lyra Personal Jukebox isn t already connected to ...

Page 18: ... select Unplug or eject hardware The Unplug or Eject Hardware screen appears Select the drive corresponding to your Lyra Personal player and click Stop The Stop a Hardware device screen appears Select the device to be stopped again for confirmation and click OK You can also stop your Lyra Personal Jukebox by right clicking on the icon from the system tray and selecting the drive corresponding to y...

Page 19: ... bottom right hand corner of the computer screen 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 data are transferred to the Lyra Jukebox before unplugging the USB cable If you re running Windows 2000 you must stop the device before unplugging it Click the icon the Unplug or Eject hardware icon from ...

Page 20: ...the System tray bottom right hand corner of the computer screen and select the Update System File item to start updating your system with the latest firmware Possible cause of system file damage System files and or folders were accidentally deleted from the device You have formatted your Jukebox Verify User Playlists Verify items in the User Playlists under the lyrahdd_playlist system folder exist...

Page 21: ...t already connected 2 Right click on the Lyra icon in the System tray bottom right hand corner of the computer screen 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 Device Click OK 5 Select the desired LyraSync direction PC overwrites Device Device overwrites PC Synchronize PC and Device 6 Cli...

Page 22: ...ight click on the Lyra icon in the System tray bottom right hand corner of the computer screen and select System Selections 3 Files tagged as dislike on the unit will show on the Lyra Jukebox System Selections screen Highlight files to remove from the Dislikes playlist and click Remove Dislikes Note Files will be removed from your Lyra Personal Jukebox playlist and Dislikes playlist permanently 4 ...

Page 23: ... can be individual songs or a group of songs under an artist album etc Press SELECT on a tagged item to remove it from My Selection playlist 3 Navigation Up Scrolls up Lyra Jukebox menu and move the highlight up 4 Navigation Down Scrolls down Lyra Jukebox menu and move the highlight down 5 Enter Enters the highlighted item Views the content of the highlighted item Shows info screen during playback...

Page 24: ...ng To scan forward in the current song press and hold 11 PREVIOUS When you re playing music press and release to skip back to the beginning of the song or the previous song To scan backwards in the song that s playing press and hold 12 LCD Liquid Crystal Display This is where the Lyra s user interface appears go to page 25 for an explanation of the items that appear on the LCD during playback Top ...

Page 25: ...s turned off 3 The battery indicator shows battery level Battery full Battery empty 4 The shuffle icon is displayed when random playback is selected 5 The volume bar indicates the volume level 6 The repeat icon is displayed when the repeat feature is activated indicates repeat one song indicates repeat all songs in the current play mode 7 The menu level you are currently at 8 The items in the same...

Page 26: ...rough the Lyra Jukebox s menu system combine with how the buttons operate will give you information you need for basic functionality Artist Album Album Title Genre MAX MIN TOP MENU Artist Top Menu is the main menu The navigation scheme is the same no matter how many menus you access Menu Navigation LIKE DISLIKE MENU SELECT 1 To Scroll up and down and highlight items on screen press the Navigation ...

Page 27: ...he volume press the VOLUME button on the side of the unit The volume display bar updates to show the increase in volume level To turn down the volume press the VOLUME button on the side of the unit The volume display bar updates to show the decrease in volume level To add an item to My Selection list press SELECT to tag it only in navigation mode You can add an album an artist or individual songs ...

Page 28: ...loaded onto your computer 2 If you haven t already unplugged the Lyra Personal Jukebox from your computer disconnect the USB cable from the Lyra Personal Jukebox Note If you re running Windows 2000 you must stop the device before unplugging it Click the icon the Unplug or Eject hardware icon from the system tray and select the USB Mass Storage device for the drive letter associated with the Lyra J...

Page 29: ...ar pad slightly You will hear a click sound b 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 c Lock the clip phone in place by pushing down on the top of the ear hook until it locks d For best sound quality make sure the earpad fits closely with your ear CLICK L R 5 If your Lyra Personal Jukebox isn t alread...

Page 30: ... the album titles for that artist appear in alphabetical order To scroll up and down the Artist menu press the Navigation Up or Navigation Down arrow button To return to the previous menu Artist press the Back arrow button 4 To see the songs on the album you ve highlighted press Enter the songs for that album appear To scroll up and down the Album menu press the Navigation Up or Navigation Down ar...

Page 31: ...o about the song press the Enter arrow button To end playback press the Stop button Note The information provided in the INFO screen depends upon the ID3 tags that have been set up for the song Artist 3 Album 1 Song 4 Genre mp3PRO 233 2356 0 55 Song Info Artist Artist 3 Album Album 1 Title Song 4 Genre Pop year 2002 Album 1 Song 1 Song 2 Song 3 Song 4 Song 5 ...

Page 32: ...em and placing them into the My Selection playlist If the item is a song press SELECT to tag the song and placing it into the My Selection playlist The icon will show beside any folder or song that has been tagged 3 To de select a selected item use the navigation buttons to highlight the selected item and press SELECT The icon will be removed Refer to View User Playlist on page 34 to view items in...

Page 33: ...age 41 Dislikes In playback mode you can tag songs you don t like and place them into the Dislikes playlist Songs in the Dislikes playlist are played less frequently during Smart Shuffle mode Refer to page 36 for Smart Shuffle details 1 When a song is playing press the DISLIKE button to tag the song and add it to the Dislikes playlist The x icon will show on the bottom right corner of the display ...

Page 34: ...s menu to select the desired playlist to be viewed using Navigation Up or Navigation Down buttons 4 Press Enter to view tagged items in the selected playlist Note All items added will be shown as individual songs TOP MENU Genre Year User Playlists All Files Settings USER PLAYLISTS My Selection Likes Dislikes Playlists 1 Playlists 2 MY SELECTION Song 1 Song 2 Song 3 USER PLAYLISTS My Selection Like...

Page 35: ... store any files To see all of the files that are stored on your Lyra Personal Jukebox TOP MENU Genre Year User Playlists All Files Settings 1 Highlight All Files press the Navigation Up or Navigation Down arrow buttons 2 Press Enter the All Files menu appears Folders are listed first and individual files are listed next indicates the item is a folder Note The folders and files are sorted in the o...

Page 36: ... On songs are played in random order If shuffle is activated the songs in the folder where playback begins are played randomly After all the songs have been played the unit will randomly select another folder and shuffle all the songs in the newly selected folder 1 In the Settings menu highlight Shuffle Press the Navigation Up or Navigation Down button 2 Press the SELECT button repeatedly to toggl...

Page 37: ... playback begins will be played randomly 5 To de select the shuffle option repeat steps 1 and 2 to select Shuffle Off Note Files in the LIKE playlist have a higher probability of being played Files in the DISLIKE playlist have a lower probability of being played Refer to page 33 for Like and Dislike playlist details TOP MENU Year User Playlists All Files Settings Profile Contents SETTINGS Shuffle ...

Page 38: ... button 2 Press SELECT to toggle and select repeat options The corresponding repeat icon appears on the display 3 Press the Back button or the MENU button to return to the main Menu 4 Select the item you wish to play and press the Play Pause If repeat All is activated all the songs on the Jukebox will be repeated If repeat One is activated the selected song where playback begins will be repeated 5...

Page 39: ...P using the Navigation Up or Navigation Down button 2 Press SELECT to toggle and select the DSP setting you want to use FLAT BASS ROCK POP JAZZ Graphic EQ Personalizing DSP Output Graphic EQ menu item Graphic EQ enables you to personalize audio output settings 1 From the Settings Menu select DSP using the Navigation Up or Navigation Down button 2 Press Enter to show the Sub Settings display 3 From...

Page 40: ...n Repeat One DSP Bass System Settings Playlist 1 In the Settings Menu highlight System Settings Press Navigation Up or Navigation Down button 2 Press Enter to view Sys Settings options 3 Highlight the display setting Contrast Backlight or Power Save you want to adjust using the Navigation Up or Navigation Down button 4 Press SELECT repeatedly to select among options in each setting Contrast betwee...

Page 41: ...ation Up or Navigation Down button 2 Press Enter to view the Sub Settings menu under the User Playlist 3 Highlight the User Playlist to be emptied using the Navigation Up or Navigation Down button 4 Press Enter to select the playlist 5 To confirm and clear selected User Playlist press Enter To cancel press Back User Playlist Empty My Sel Empty Like list Empty Dislike list ...

Page 42: ...le Contents Profiler The application will profile and sort supported audio files on your Lyra Personal Jukebox so you can sort and play them properly Note It is best to profile your contents on your PC after each transfer of music files Profiling on the unit will take longer and may use up battery power Note Approximately 3500 songs can be profiled on the Lyra Personal Jukebox If the number of aud...

Page 43: ...ition for your type of player 3 Remove the cigarette lighter from the socket and insert the car cord adaptor into the socket 4 Attach the end of the car cord adapter to the DC IN jack on your Lyra Personal Jukebox the POWER light comes on 5 Turn on your Lyra Personal Jukebox and operate the Lyra Personal Jukebox to play music as described on page 27 6 Control the volume with the car cassette playe...

Page 44: ... your Lyra Personal Jukebox player 3 Connect the red audio left and white audio right cables to the corresponding left and right audio jacks on your stereo system 4 Turn on the power to your audio system and select the proper input setting on the audio system that corresponds with the way you ve connected the Lyra Personal Jukebox to the audio system 5 Turn on your Lyra Personal Jukebox press and ...

Page 45: ...to albums Transport files from one computer to another computer For example instead of putting files at work on a zip or accessing them on your home computer via e mail or remote access you can put the files on your Lyra Personal Jukebox Capture internet downloads Share information Check for Updates Visit http www rca com digitalaudiodownloads for the latest news and firmware upgrades for our Lyra...

Page 46: ...s of the device The icon in the system tray looks like this Problem Bad or missing file error message displayed on the Lyra Jukebox The Lyra Jukebox system files are corrupted or missing Select the Update System Files menu item from the Lyra Jukebox profiler system tray application on your PC to update the necessary system files Problem Lyra Jukebox Profiler application icon doesn t appear in the ...

Page 47: ...nd Thomson mp3 is an international standard and is well suited for the transfer of high quality audio files over telephone or ISDN lines and over the internet Specifications System Requirements Hardware Dimensions 1 0 D 3 1 W 4 5 H Unit Weight 11 0 Ounces RD2825 20 Giga Byte Storage RD2840 40 Giga Byte Storage Stereo Headphone Jack Mini USB Connection Jack Stereo Line Out Jack External 5V DC Jack ...

Page 48: ... Storage Rotational Speed 4200 RPM Average Access Time 12 MS Connection USB 2 0 Hi speed capable Software Includes Music Management software with the Lyra Jukebox applications and the MusicMatch Jukebox software MusicMatch Jukebox software lets the user organize all tracks in a digital music library create custom playlists through drag and drop interface Encodes mp3 mp3PRO and Windows Media Audio ...

Page 49: ...olor video card Accessories CD ROM Music Management Software USB Connection Cable AC DC Adapter Clipphone Stereo Headphones Audio Line Out Cable 3 5mm to 2 5mm connector Car DC Adapter Included with RD2840 only Supplies power to Lyra Jukebox player from car battery via cigarette lighter plug Car Cassette Audio Output Adapter Included with RD2840 only Miscellaneous Specifications Signal to Noise Ra...

Page 50: ... is replaced it will be with a new or at our option refurbished unit We will charge you a flat rate to repair or replace a defective Hard Drive This charge covers the labor cost for its repair How you get service Contact us on the Internet at www rca com and have your unit s date of purchase and model serial number ready The model serial number information is on your unit Self diagnostic screens w...

Page 51: ...ur software firmware information or memory data contained in stored on or integrated with any products returned to Thomson for repair or exchange whether in or out of warranty What your warranty does not cover Acts of nature such as but not limited to lightning damage Adjustment of customer controls Damage from misuse or neglect A unit that has been modified or incorporated into other products or ...

Page 52: ... OF ANY BREACH OF ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTY ON THIS PRODUCT THIS DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTIES AND LIMITED WARRANTY ARE GOVERNED BY THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF INDIANA EXCEPT TO THE EXTENT PROHIBITED BY APPLICABLE LAW ANY IMPLIED WARRANTY OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ON THIS PRODUCT IS LIMITED TO THE APPLICABLE WARRANTY PERIOD SET FORTH ABOVE How state law relates to warran...

Page 53: ...ail prepaid with proof of purchase and insured to Thomson multimedia Ltd 6200 Edwards Blvd Mississauga Ontario L5T 2V7 Canada The provisions of this written warranty are in addition to and not a modification of or subtraction from the statutory warranties and other rights and remedies contained in any applicable legislation and to the extent that any such provisions purport to disclaim exclude or ...

Page 54: ... 5580494A EN Please do not send any products to the Indianapolis address listed in this manual or on the carton This will only add delays in service for your product visit us at www rca com IMPORTADOR Comercializadora Thomson de México S A de C V Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra 57 Col Ampliación Granada C P 11529 Mexico D F Telefono 55 25 81 53 20 RFC CTM 980723 KS5 ...