RCA M4208grb Manual
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Managing files on your RCA Player 11 Deleting files from the playerFor any files you have transferred to the player, you may delete them while you have connected the player with your computer. 1. Open the player in Windows Explorer and then navigate to the folder containing the files. 2. Select the files you want to remove and then press the Delete key on the keyboard of your PC. • It is best to remove subscription files from the player by using Windows Media Player. Disconnecting the player from the PCIf Windows sees the player as an MTP device: • Unplug the player from the PC when no file transfer is in progress. If Windows sees the player as a removable disk: 1. In the Windows system tray, click the Safely Remove Hardware icon and then select the player from the list of devices. 2. When the Safe to remove hardware message appears, unplug the player from the PC. Do not disconnect the USB connection during file download. Doing so may corrupt system files or the files being downloaded.
12 MIC General controls DisplayLock/unlock Power on/off, Menu Earphones Jack USB jack Play/pause Skip back/reverse/ menu back Skip forward/fast forward/menu advance Scroll down/decrease volume Scroll up/increase volume Microphone Turning the player on and offTo turn the player on, press and hold /MENU. Press and hold /MENU again to turn the player off. Locking the player controlsTo lock the player controls to prevent them from being activated accidentally, slide LOCK to the right. To unlock, slide LOCK to the left. When the controls are locked, the lock icon appears on the display. Resetting the playerIf the player stops operating properly, you can reset it by pressing and holding / MENU for more than 10 seconds.
13 Menu navigationWhen a menu is displayed: • Press + and – to scroll up and down the list of menu items. (The Home menu shows one item at a time; other menus show five at a time.) • Press to go to the next menu level. Press to return to the previous menu level. • If the highlighted item is playable (for example, an audio file), press to start playback. • If the highlighted item indicates the current setting (for example, the repeat mode setting), press to change the setting. Song5 Song3 Song4 Song 1 Song2 001/090 mp3 320k All My Friends Counting Crows ThisDesertLife 00:05:30 00:06:15 TitlesAlbums Genres Years Artists Artist3Artist2 Artist4 Artist5 Artist1 Now Playing0001/0090 mp3 320k All My Friends Counting Crows ThisDesertLife 4:30 6:15 Pause0001/0090 mp3 320k All My Friends Counting Crows ThisDesertLife 4:30 6:15 Repeat Off DeleteAdd to Favorites Resume Menu typesThe player has two types of menu: Player menu The player menu appears when you turn on the player or if you press /MENU while listening to the player. It lets you: • Browse for and play music, audiobook, video and picture files • Listen to the radio • Record and play back voice memos • Change the player’s settings – language, display brightness, etc. Option menu The option menu appears if you press while listening to the player. It provides different options depending on what you are listening to when you press . Using the menus Menu titles Menu items Now playing screen Option menu Press Press Press Press + Press – Press Music Pictures Videos Settings Now Playing Titles Albums Genres Ye a r s Artists 001/090 mp3 320k All My Friends Counting Crows ThisDesertLife 00:05:30 00:06:15 Resume DeleteRepeat OffAdd to Favorites 001/090 mp3 320k All My Friends Counting Crows ThisDesertLife 00:05:30 00:06:15 Resume DeleteRepeat AllAdd to FavoritesPress
14 Using the menus The Home menuThe top-level or “Home” menu is always displayed when you press /MENU. The menu options are: Now Playing Available only during playback. Press to return to the currently playing file. Music Press to play all the music files on the player. Press to enter the Music menu and choose an artist, album, genre, year, or individual title. Pictures Press to play a slideshow of all the image files on the player. Videos Press to play all the videos on the player. Radio Press to listen to the radio. Press to enter the Radio menu and choose to either listen to the radio or play recordings of previous radio shows. Audiobooks Press to play all the audiobooks on the player. Press to enter the Audiobook menu and choose a particular audiobook. Favorites As you listen to music, you can add individual titles to a “favorites” playlist. Press to play the entire playlist. Press to enter the Favorites menu and choose a particular title or edit the playlist. Voice memo Press to enter the Voice memo menu and choose to either start recording or play recordings of previous voice memo. Settings Press to enter the Settings menu, which lets you: • Choose the shuffle playback mode • Choose an equalizer setting • Customize the music menu • Set the slideshow image duration • Change the screen brightness • Change the screensaver setting • Turn on/off the automatic shutdown feature • Choose a record duration setting • Switch between US and European radio frequency steps • Change the language of the player’s menus • Switch between MTP and MSC modes • Display the firmware version, space used, and space available • Reset the player’s settings to the factory defaults
15 Playing music filesThe player sorts your music files by artist, album, track name (title), genre and year. 1. Press /MENU to display the Home menu, then press + or – to select Music. Music Pictures Videos Settings Now Playing 2. Press or to enter the Music menu. 3. Use + or – and or to navigate through the menus and select the desired item, then press or to start listening. Music playbackMusic playback display Skips to the previous file*, press and hold to scan backwards within a file Skips to the next file, press and hold to scan forward within a file Starts/ pauses playback and shows/ hides the Option menu Increases or decreases the volume during playback + or – * Press within the beginning 4 seconds of the current music file to skip to previous file. Otherwise, you will return to the beginning of the current file. 1. Current file number/total number of files 2. Song name 3. Artist name 4. Album name 5. Elapsed playback time 6. File total time 7. Playback progress bar 8. File bitrate 9. File type The information provided in the playback screen depends upon the ID3 tags that have been set up for the music file. Music Option menu (music playback) Press to show or hide the Option menu during playback. Press + or – to highlight an option and then press to confirm the selection or change the setting. The following options are available: • Resume – to resume playback • Repeat – press repeatedly to select repeat current 1 or all files (corresponding icon shows on the display) • Add to Favorites – to add the current file in the Favorites playlist (read page 22). If the file is already in the playlist, this option changes to Clear from Favorites to remove the current file from the playlist • Delete – to remove current file from the player Now Playing 0001/0090 mp3 320k All My Friends Counting Crows ThisDesertLife 4:30 6:15 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
16 Pictures Picture viewing Goes back, skips backward Advances, skips forward Starts/pauses slideshow if it is activated, also shows/hides the Option menu Refer to page 10 for transferring picture files to the player. Option menu (picture viewing) Press to show or hide the Option menu during playback. Press + or – to highlight an option and then press to confirm the selection or change the setting. The following options are available: • Resume – to resume playback • Slideshow – to select the viewing time for each picture during a slideshow. Press repeatedly to select among off, 3, 5, 10 and 15 seconds • Delete – to remove current file from the player Playing picture files1. Press /MENU to display the Home menu, then press + or – to select Pictures. Pictures Videos Radio MusicNow Playing Home 2. Press or to enter the Pictures menu. 3. Use + or – and or to navigate through the menus and select the desired item, then press or to start viewing.
17 Videos Video viewing Goes back, skips backward*. Press and hold to scan backwards within a file Advances, skips forward. Press and hold to scan forward within a file Starts/pauses playback and shows/ hides the option menu Increases or decreases the volume during playback + or – * Press within the beginning 4 seconds of the current file to skip to previous file. Otherwise, you will return to the beginning of the current file. Option menu (video playback) Press to show or hide the Option menu during playback. Press + or – to highlight an option and then press to confirm the selection or change the setting. The following options are available: • Resume – to resume playback • Repeat – press repeatedly to select repeat current 1 or all files (corresponding icon shows on the display) • Delete – to remove current file from the player Playing video files1. Press /MENU to display the Home menu, then press + or – to select Videos. Videos RadioAudiobooks PicturesMusic Home 2. Press or to enter the Videos menu. 3. Use + or – and or to navigate through the menus and select the desired item, then press or to start viewing. Video files must be converted to optimal format for playback on this player. The RCA easyRip Media Software can convert the video files automatically while transferring to the player.
18 Storing and recalling preset stationsYou can store up to 20 preset stations in the player. To store the currently playing station as a preset: 1. Press to display the Option menu. 2. Press + or – to highlight Save to Preset and then press . • If all 20 preset station numbers are occupied, the option changes to Replace Preset. FM103.00 MHz Back Mode Stereo Start RecordingSave to Preset 3. The first available preset number is displayed. Press + or – to select a different preset number if desired. • If you choose a preset number that already contains an FM station, you will replace the existing station with the new station. 4. Press to highlight Ye s and then press . Ye s No Save to Preset01? To listen to a preset station: 1. When the radio is playing, press to display the Option menu. 2. Press + or – to highlight Tuning and press to switch from Manual to Preset . FM103.00 MHz Save to Preset Start Recording Tuning Manual Mode Stereo 3. Press + or – to highlight Back and press to return to the frequency screen. Radio Playing FM radioTo turn the radio on: 1. Press /MENU to display the player menu. 2. Press + or – to select Radio and press to enter the radio menu. Radio AudiobooksFavorites VideosPictures 3. While Listen is highlighted, press to start listening. The frequency screen appears. Playback Radio PlPlayPlayPlayPlayybkbackbackbackback Listen To tune the radio: • Press and hold or to start scanning through the frequency range. The player stops scanning when it detects the next station. • Press or to step through the frequency range. To turn the radio off: • Either turn the player off or press /MENU and choose a different option. The radio uses the earphones as an antenna. For better reception, extend the earphone cable as far as possible.
19 4. Press or to choose the desired station preset number. The preset number shows at the top left of the screen. ListenStereo P01 FM103.00 MHz 88 108 96 103 93 Preset number Improving FM radio soundIf stereo reception is noisy, you can often reduce the noise by switching to mono. To switch between stereo and mono: 1. While the radio is playing, press to display the Option menu. 2. Press + or – to highlight Mode and then press to switch between Stereo and Mono . FM103.00 MHz Back Mode StereoStart Recording Save to Preset 3. Press + or – to highlight Back and press to return to the frequency screen. Recording FM radioYou can record the radio and play back recordings as well as copy the recordings (WAV files) to your PC. To record the currently playing radio station: 1. Press to display the Option menu. 2. Press + or – to highlight Start Recording and then press to start recording. FM103.00 MHz Back Mode Stereo Start Recording Save to Preset • Press to pause or resume recording. 3. Press /MENU to stop recording. • The player names each recording FMRecXXX.wav where XXX is a unique number. To record for a specific duration: Refer to RecDur on page 24. Radio
20 Radio Playing back FM radio recordingsTo play back a recording: 1. Press /MENU to display the player menu. 2. Press + or – to select Radio and press to enter the radio menu. 3. Press + or – to highlight Playback and press to see the list of recordings. Radio ListenLi tListListListListenenenen Playback 4. Press + or – to select a recording and press to start playback. Option menu (recording playback) Press to show or hide the Option menu during playback. Press + or – to highlight an option and then press to confirm the selection or change the setting. The following options are available: • Resume – to resume playback • Repeat – press repeatedly to select repeat current 1 or all files (corresponding icon shows on the display) • Delete File – to remove current file from the player Copying recordings to your PCRecordings are stored as WAV files in the “FMRecord” folder on the player. To copy recordings to the PC: 1. Plug the player into the PC. 2. Open the player’s Record folder. 3. Select the files you want to copy and drag and drop them onto a folder on the PC. • Almost all audio applications can play WAV files.