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Reboot

. Your player restarts 

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Summary of Contents for DJ MP3

Page 1: ...w w w d e l l c o m s u p p o r t d e l l c o m Model HV02T Dell DJ User s Guide ...

Page 2: ...ment is subject to change without notice 2004 Dell Inc All rights reserved Reproduction in any manner whatsoever without the written permission of Dell Inc is strictly forbidden Trademarks used in this text Dell the DELL logo Dell DJ and Dell Pocket DJ are trademarks of Dell Inc Microsoft and Windows are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation Musicmatch is a registered trademark of Musicma...

Page 3: ...harging the Battery 10 Installing Software 12 Connecting to a Computer 13 Using the Cradle 13 Using the USB Synchronization Cable 15 Performing a Reset 16 2 Using Your Dell DJ Playing Digital Music 17 Playing Tracks Using Music Library 17 Transferring Music to the Dell DJ 20 Transferring Music Tracks Using Musicmatch to Your Dell DJ 20 ...

Page 4: ...line FM Tuner only 24 Storing Data Files on the Dell DJ 25 Managing Files from the Main Menu 26 Music Library 26 Now Playing and the Selected Music List 30 Play Mode 35 Date and Time 36 Settings 37 Information 40 3 Frequently Asked Questions Installation 41 Usage 42 General 43 Error Indications 44 Troubleshooting in Rescue Mode 45 4 Appendix Specifications 49 Glossary 51 Index 53 ...

Page 5: ...usicmatch online help Click Start Programs Musicmatch Musicmatch Jukebox Click Help in Musicmatch Information on using Dell DJ Explorer with my device Click Start Programs Dell Dell DJ Explorer Dell DJ Explorer Help Connecting to and synchronizing with a computer Dell DJ User s Guide and Musicmatch online help Up to date information on your device including the latest software downloads latest ver...

Page 6: ...data files between your Dell DJ and your computer In order to transfer these files your Dell DJ must be connected to your computer using the USB synchronization cable or cradle included with your Dell DJ See Installing Software on page 12 to get started After installing the software on your computer you can use your Dell DJ in a number of ways As a digital music player As a data storage device For...

Page 7: ...ed you cannot turn your device on or off HEADPHONE CONNECTOR Attach the earphones headphones or optional wired remote See Wired Remote Optional on page 9 for information BACK BUTTON Press the back button to return to the previous view or to move back one character REWIND SKIP BACK BUTTON Press the rewind skip back button to move to the start of the current track or to go to the previous track Pres...

Page 8: ...tate and then press the scroll dial You can scroll select menu options and tracks FAST FORWARD SKIP FORWARD BUTTON Press the fast forward skip forward button to go to the next track or to move ahead within a track HOME BUTTON Press the Home button to access other functions in the device See Using Your Dell DJ on page 17 for information Bottom View DOCK CONNECTOR Connect your device to your AC adap...

Page 9: ...rn the device on or off VOLUME BUTTONS Press and hold the volume buttons to increase or decrease the volume HEADPHONE CONNECTOR Attach earphones or headphones LOCK SWITCH Move this to lock or unlock the buttons on your wired remote Lock the buttons when you want to prevent them from being pressed accidentally NOTE When your device is locked you cannot turn your device on or off FAST FORWARD SKIP F...

Page 10: ...y from your device You may damage the device permanently Any attempt to open your device voids the warranty 1 Connect the power cable to your travel charger connector and connect the travel charger connector to your Dell DJ as shown 2 Connect the other end of the power cable into a wall outlet Your device displays the Charging Battery icon on the top left corner of the screen NOTE You can still us...

Page 11: ...onization cable to the device and computer See Using the USB Synchronization Cable on page 15 for information Insert the device into the cradle See Using the Cradle on page 13 for information NOTE You can charge your device through the USB connector on your computer only if the battery icon indicates your device has at least a 25 percent charge remaining If it is less than 25 percent you must use ...

Page 12: ...t the software installation process Follow the instructions on the screen and click OK Next or Yes when prompted NOTE The software may determine that you have a newer version of Musicmatch already on your computer If so you will be asked whether or not you would like to continue installing Musicmatch from the CD Make your selection to proceed If you select Yes the installation process will continu...

Page 13: ...tery See Transferring Music to the Dell DJ on page 20 for information on transferring data files and audio tracks Using the Cradle You can use the cradle to Transfer data files or audio tracks Charge the battery Connect to speakers To connect your device to the cradle 1 Place the cradle on a flat level surface near your computer 2 Connect the smaller end of the USB cable to the USB connector on th...

Page 14: ... the Dell logo and insert the device gently but firmly onto the connector NOTE To charge your device from your computer s USB connector your computer must be turned on and your device turned off NOTE To charge your device with the AC adapter connect the power cable to the AC adapter connector on your cradle and the other end of the power cable into a wall outlet dock connector Optional For chargin...

Page 15: ...ronization cable to the USB connector on your computer NOTE To charge your device from your computer s USB connector your computer must be turned on and your device turned off NOTE To charge your device with the AC adapter connect the power cable to the AC adapter connector on your USB synchronization cable and the other end of the power cable into a wall outlet NOTICE To avoid damaging the travel...

Page 16: ...ing a Reset If your device stops responding perform a reset NOTICE Files or tracks that are being transferred may be lost but other data is normally retained To perform a reset insert the end of a thin object such as a straightened paper clip into the reset button reset button ...

Page 17: ...ic Library To load your own music files onto the Dell DJ see Transferring Music to the Dell DJ on page 20 NOTE Scroll select means to rotate and then press the scroll dial Listed below are some quick tips on playing music on your Dell DJ See Music Library on page 26 for more information Playing Tracks Using Music Library Tracks on your Dell DJ can be viewed and played by category playlist album ar...

Page 18: ... on page 33 To find and play an album by a particular artist 1 Press the Home button on your Dell DJ 2 Scroll select Music Library 3 Scroll select Artists 4 Scroll select an artist A list of options appears 5 Scroll select View Albums A list of albums by the artist appears 6 Scroll select an album and then scroll select Play Album To play one track within a category 1 Press the Home button on your...

Page 19: ...ton on your Dell DJ 2 Scroll select Music Library 3 Scroll select Play All Music Tracks All tracks are added to the Selected Music list Playback starts after all music tracks have been queued After selecting Play All Music Tracks your Dell DJ plays all music tracks in the sequence determined by the Play Mode setting To change the Play Mode setting see Play Mode on page 35 ...

Page 20: ...ill not transfer out of the Dell DJ files that are copyright protected by Digital Rights Management DRM Transferring Music Tracks Using Musicmatch to Your Dell DJ Dell DJ software powered by Musicmatch makes buying and enjoying digital music easy by providing a simple graphical interface between your computer and the Dell DJ as well as access to the Musicmatch Downloads service Some of the basic f...

Page 21: ...brary Tracks Playlists or My Computer icon on the left side of the Adding tracks to Dell DJ window 4 To add all categories click Select All and then click Add To add one category select the category and click Add Double click a category to see its sub categories and tracks Musicmatch displays the main PDM window when all selected tracks are added Using Synchronization 1 Open the Portable Device Ma...

Page 22: ...rs in the Dell DJ Explorer toolbar The drives and main directories associated with the computer are displayed in the left window The right window displays the contents of the drive directory or folder that is selected in the left window 4 Click Dell DJ Explorer in the left window to expand its contents 5 Click Dell DJ beneath Dell DJ Explorer in the left window to expand its contents 6 Click Music...

Page 23: ...rag it to the folder in which you want to place the track file or folder NOTE To select several files hold down the CTRL key and click the files NOTE To select consecutive files hold down the SHIFT key and click the first and last files NOTE To learn more about using Dell DJ Explorer click the Help icon on the Dell DJ Toolbar ...

Page 24: ...M Radio Using the Dell DJ Available with Inline FM Tuner only You can create recordings of interviews lectures meetings personal notes or your favorite FM radio stations using Dell DJ s Inline FM Tuner optional See the Inline FM Tuner Getting Started Guide for the voice or FM recording steps ...

Page 25: ... USB synchronization cable or cradle 2 Select Start Programs Dell Dell DJ Explorer Dell DJ Explorer or Open Microsoft Windows Explorer then double click Dell DJ Explorer 3 With Dell DJ Explorer open click Folders in the Dell DJ Explorer toolbar The drives and main directories associated with the computer will be displayed in the left window The right window will display the contents of the drive d...

Page 26: ...nables you to change the date and time settings adjust your sleep timer and access your calendar 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 NOTE Songs and recordings are stored on the Dell DJ as individual files called tracks Tracks can be viewed in lists or sorted into...

Page 27: ...no album names artist names or genres are located under unknown This sub category is found in the album artist and genre categories Locating Tracks in Music Library You can locate a track by category if you know the album artist or genre to which the track belongs To find a track in Music Library 1 Press the Home button on your Dell DJ 2 Scroll select Music Library 3 Scroll select a category For e...

Page 28: ... 6 Press the Back button on your Dell DJ You can now scroll through the tracks Scroll select a track to play it view track details add it to the Selected Music list or to delete it Playing Tracks See Playing Tracks Using Music Library on page 17 for the steps to select and play tracks and categories on your Dell DJ Viewing Track Information With Music Library you can view track information such as...

Page 29: ... the contents of an album by an artist To locate an album by artist 1 Press the Home button on your Dell DJ 2 Scroll select Music Library 3 Scroll select Artists 4 Scroll select an artist A list of options appears 5 Scroll select View Albums A list of albums for the selected artist appears 6 Scroll select an album A list of options appears You can then scroll select an option to Play the album Vie...

Page 30: ...ic list with a new selection by selecting the Play option The Selection Music list can easily be cleared using the Clear Selection option Creating and Viewing a Selected Music List To create a Selected Music list locate and play a track or category of tracks using one of the previously described methods To view the Selected Music list 1 Press the Home button on your Dell DJ 2 Scroll select Now Pla...

Page 31: ...sing the Play option To add tracks 1 Press the Home button on your Dell DJ 2 Scroll select Music Library 3 Scroll select a category For example if you want to add a track from a particular album scroll select Albums 4 Scroll select the sub category For example under Albums scroll select an album NOTE If you are adding an entire album artist genre or playlist skip to step 6 5 Scroll select View Tra...

Page 32: ...from your Dell DJ To clear all tracks from the Selected Music list 1 Press the Home button on your Dell DJ 2 Scroll select Now Playing 3 Scroll select Clear Selection then scroll select Yes OR 1 Press the Home button on your Dell DJ 2 Scroll select Now Playing 3 Scroll select Selected Music then scroll select a track 4 Scroll select Clear Selection then scroll select Yes 5 Press the Home button on...

Page 33: ... the scroll dial to enter a name for the playlist NOTE For different character sets such as accented characters or numerals scroll select Charset 7 When you have finished entering the name scroll select OK Deleting Tracks From Your Dell DJ To permanently delete tracks albums artists genres or playlists you must remove them from Music Library You can remove tracks from the Selected Music list witho...

Page 34: ...Delete Album Delete Artist Delete Genre or Delete Playlist A message box appears asking if you want to delete the selected album artist genre or playlist 6 Scroll select Yes to delete the album artist genre or playlist from your Dell DJ Renaming a Playlist To rename a playlist you must load the playlist into the Selected Music list as previously described and then save it under a new name You can ...

Page 35: ...h selected track one time in sequential order Repeat Track repeatedly plays the selected track until you turn off the Dell DJ or change the play mode Repeat All repeatedly plays all of the selected tracks until you turn off the Dell DJ or change the play mode Shuffle randomly plays the selected tracks one time without repeating any tracks Shuffle Repeat randomly plays the selected music tracks the...

Page 36: ...2 Scroll select Date Time 3 Scroll select Time 4 Scroll select Set Date Time To set the time and date scroll select the item you want to change then rotate the scroll dial to change NOTE The day is updated automatically when you adjust the date 5 To save your setting or exit scroll select the check mark icon Icon Description Repeat Track Play and repeat the selected track Repeat All Play and repea...

Page 37: ...utdown time as the sleep timer is only activated when you play audio tracks If you do not press a player button during the selected duration your Dell DJ turns itself off To view or set the time date and day 1 Press the Home button 2 Scroll select Date Time 3 Scroll select View Calendar Settings You can customize the Dell DJ to your preferences by adjusting the settings You can set Owner name ente...

Page 38: ...t Settings 4 Scroll select the owner s name A list of characters appear 5 Scroll select characters to form the name To select other characters scroll select Charset 6 Scroll select OK To select an EQ setting 1 Press the Home button 2 Scroll select Settings Info 3 Scroll select Settings 4 Scroll select the current EQ setting A list of EQ presets appears To select one of the EQ presets scroll select...

Page 39: ...cklight duration 1 Press the Home button 2 Scroll select Settings Info 3 Scroll select Settings 4 Scroll select the current backlight time A list of available durations appears 5 Scroll select a duration To set the contrast level 1 Press the Home button 2 Scroll select Settings Info 3 Scroll select Settings 4 Scroll select the current contrast level A list of available levels appears 5 Scroll sele...

Page 40: ...the Home button 2 Scroll select Settings Info 3 Scroll select Settings 4 Scroll select the current display language A list of available languages appears 5 Scroll select a language Information You can check your Dell DJ for the following information Firmware version Total amount of space for storing music or data Available space for storing music or data Number of tracks stored Number of albums st...

Page 41: ...cmatch or Dell DJ Explorer after installing the software from the Dell DJ Dell Pocket DJ Product Software CD In Musicmatch or Dell DJ Explorer I can t see my Dell DJ Your Dell DJ was probably connected to your computer during the installation Your Dell DJ may not be properly connected to your computer Disconnect your Dell DJ and restart your computer You may also have to re install the software fr...

Page 42: ...ll DJ off I was using my Dell DJ and now all the buttons are flashing and the Dell DJ is not responding The lock switch on the Dell DJ is in the locked position red Move the switch to the unlocked position black The Dell DJ s operating system may be locked Insert the end of a thin object such as a straightened paper clip into the reset button located on the left side of your Dell DJ The buttons on...

Page 43: ...y is fully charged The charging icon disappears Whenever I turn my Dell DJ on it starts up in Rescue Mode Your Dell DJ s firmware or operating system may be damaged Go to support dell com for the latest updates for your Dell DJ and load the latest firmware into your player For more information on what you can do in Rescue mode see Troubleshooting in Rescue Mode on page 45 When I turn my Dell DJ on...

Page 44: ... do in Rescue mode see Troubleshooting in Rescue Mode on page 45 Error Indications Rescue mode firmware error indication Your Dell DJ s firmware has been erased or damaged Reload the firmware as described in Troubleshooting in Rescue Mode on page 45 Rescue mode hard disk problem Your Dell DJ s internal storage space may be corrupted Use the Format All option as described in Troubleshooting in Resc...

Page 45: ...ry default Format All reformats the Dell DJ s hard disk NOTICE All files music tracks and playlists are lost You must reload all files music tracks and playlists Reload Firmware clears firmware in the Dell DJ so that you can load updated firmware NOTE Do not choose this option until you have downloaded updated firmware into your computer Reboot restarts the Dell DJ after testing Clean Up Choose th...

Page 46: ...unresponsive frequently NOTICE This option removes the firmware in your Dell DJ so that you can load updated firmware or reload current firmware You should have the firmware file on your computer before choosing this option You can download updated firmware from support dell com No files music tracks or playlists are lost when you reload or upgrade firmware To reload firmware 1 Activate Rescue mod...

Page 47: ...o r t d e l l c o m Reboot Choose this option to get out of Rescue mode and return to your Dell DJ s normal display When in Rescue mode scroll select Reboot Your player restarts automatically You can also press and hold the Power button to turn your player off ...

Page 48: ...Appendix ...

Page 49: ...ock connector 5 5 4V 2 4A PC connection through dock connector USB 2 0 1 1 Dock connector 26 pin connector Performance Parameters Audio quality specifications based on 32 ohm load at 1 kHz tone are typical values Signal to noise ratio up to 94 dB Channel separation up to 90 dB line out up to 65 dB headphones Frequency response 20 Hz 20 kHz line out 24 Hz 20 kHz headphones Harmonic distortion 0 05 ...

Page 50: ...o m Playtime up to 12 hours based on 128 kbps MP3 songs continuous playback Battery charging AC adapter charging full charge in 2 5 hours USB cable charging full charge in 4 5 hours battery must have at least 25 charge for USB charging Performance Parameters ...

Page 51: ...128 kbps is the standard bitrate for MP3 files 128 kbps MP3s are near CD quality Some other commonly used encoding rates are 160 or 192Kbps LITHIUM ION BATTERY LI ION A battery composed of lithium a light metal with high electrochemical potential Lithium batteries are light and store high amounts of electrical energy Because of this lithium ion batteries are ideal for portable devices like yours L...

Page 52: ...st is a line of tracks You can choose an album or a playlist of tracks to be played In Normal mode tracks are played in the order in which they are queued SHUFFLE A Play mode that randomly plays tracks once only from the Selected Music list SHUFFLE REPEAT A Play Mode that randomly plays tracks from the Selected Music List repeatedly USB Universal Serial Bus A moderately high speed input output tec...

Page 53: ... 9 scroll dial 8 volume 7 9 C categories 51 category 51 character sets 38 charging the battery 10 charset 38 checking device information 40 connecting to a computer 13 connecting your device 13 connectors dock 8 headphone 7 9 travel charger 10 contrast 37 contrast level 39 creating a playlist 33 custom EQ 37 D date 36 formatting 36 deleting tracks 33 deleting tracks from your device 33 device conn...

Page 54: ...n time 39 K kbps 51 L language 38 lithium ion battery Li Ion 51 locating tracks 27 lock switch 7 9 M managing files 26 megabyte MB 51 MP3 51 MP3 encoding 51 Music Library 26 28 52 N now playing 30 number of albums 40 number of playlists 40 number of tracks 40 O owner s name 37 P performance parameters 49 performing a reset 16 play mode icons 36 playing digital music 17 playlist 52 ...

Page 55: ...t 31 52 settings 37 settings info 37 shuffle 52 shuffle repeat 52 specifications 49 T time 36 formatting 36 transferring files 20 U USB 52 USB cable charging 13 using cradle 13 Musicmatch 20 Selected Music list 30 USB synchronization cable 15 using your Dell DJ 17 V viewing an album 29 viewing track information 28 30 views front 7 side 7 top 7 W wired remote 7 9 52 ...

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