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Chapter 1: Introduction

Welcome to the world of personal music players 
and the digital lifestyle. Using the latest technologi-
cal advances in both hardware and software, the 
Silhouette can play Audio CDs or CDs containing 
MP3 or WMA files you download from the Internet 
or rip from your personal audio CDs.
Organizing your music is made simple with the 
Silhouette. It supports and reads up to 650 files or 
folders. This means every CD you burn can be 
organized by category, genre, album, etc.

Summary of Contents for Silhousette

Page 1: ...User s Guide www edig com e Digital Digital Digital Digital ...

Page 2: ... of e Digital Corporation Microsoft Windows and Windows Media are trademarks or regis tered trademarks of the Microsoft Corporation WOW technology is incorporated under license from SRS Labs Inc All contents of the music CD included with this product are used with the permission of their copyright owners It is unlawful to copy or distribute this information in any way without the express written c...

Page 3: ...ses 3 CHAPTER 2 PLAYER OVERVIEW 5 Accessories Included with your Silhouette 6 Features and Controls Overview 7 Control Panel 8 Remote Control 9 Battery Installation Recharging 11 Remove Batteries 12 Extra Battery Pack Optional 12 Power Silhouette On and Off 13 LCD Information 14 Mode 14 Track 14 ...

Page 4: ...ange LCD 18 Play Music Tracks 19 Button Functions 19 A B Replay Segment 20 Bookmarks 21 Bookmark During Playback 21 Bookmark in Navigation Menu 22 Remove All Bookmarks 23 Bookmark Mode 23 CHAPTER 3 MENU FUNCTIONS 25 Menu Overview 25 Navigation Menu 27 Directory 27 Sort 28 Bookmark 28 Display Options Menu 29 File Tag 29 Time 30 Scroll 30 System Options Menu 31 ESP 31 Backlight 32 Rew Fwd 33 Beep 34...

Page 5: ...CHAPTER 4 TROUBLESHOOTING SPECIFICATIONS 39 Safety Precautions 39 Player Issues 40 Sound Problems 41 Technical Specifications 42 Limited Warranty 43 Obtaining Warranty Service 44 Update Firmware 45 Approvals 47 FCC 47 Industry Canada 48 CE 48 INDEX 49 ...

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Page 7: ... both hardware and software the Silhouette can play Audio CDs or CDs containing MP3 or WMA files you download from the Internet or rip from your personal audio CDs Organizing your music is made simple with the Silhouette It supports and reads up to 650 files or folders This means every CD you burn can be organized by category genre album etc ...

Page 8: ...wnload music files from the Internet 2 BURN Use your favorite CD burning software to cre ate CDs used in the Silhouette 3 PLAY Install and charge provided batteries Insert a regular audio CD or custom burned music CD Play tracks Create bookmarks DOCUMENT CONVENTIONS This document uses conventions and terminology described below A note symbol indicates a useful tip A caution symbol indicates import...

Page 9: ...example Click the OK button Italics A phrase in italics typically indicates a cross refer ence to a section in the User s Guide In the PDF version of the documentation you can click on the phrase to jump to the content This character is used to describe menu submenu selections For example select the System Backlight menu Press Instructions that say press the button signify you press and immediatel...

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Page 11: ...ccessories Included with your Silhouette on page 6 Features and Controls Overview on page 7 Battery Installation Recharging on page 11 How to Power Silhouette On and Off on page 13 LCD Information on page 14 How to Play Music Tracks on page 19 How to use Bookmarks on page 21 ...

Page 12: ...uette Player User s Guide Wired Remote Control Two stick type 1400 mAh NiMH 1 2V rechargeable batteries AC Power Adaptor DC4 5V 700mA Carrying Pouch Compact stereo earphones CD with sample music tracks External Battery Pack optional supplies addi tional power via two AA batteries when battery recharging is not possible Wired Remote Control with LCD optional ...

Page 13: ...so you can insert your CD or get access to the internal battery compartment You can use the Hold Switch on the back of the player to protect against accidental button pushes Buttons on the Control Panel used to operate the Silhouette are illustrated on the next page and described in sections that follow LCD Line Out Port Power Jack Earphone Remote Control Jack Open Switch Extra Battery Pack Port C...

Page 14: ... phrase is activated when you press and hold the button for about one second before you release it this is a long press The second phrase is activated when you press and immediately release the button this is a short press This functionality is described in more detail in step by step instructions for each feature Menu or Change Mode Repeat or Select or Bookmark WOW or Equalizer Power Off or Stop ...

Page 15: ...nto the player s earphone jack 2 Next insert the earphone connector into the remote control s earphone jack STANDARD REMOTE CONTROL The standard remote control can be used instead of the player s Control Panel to access Silhouette fea tures Or hold to change LCD when stopped The Jog Shuttle has three functions Earphone Jack Forward Jog Shuttle Hold Switch Power On or Play or Pause Stop or Power Of...

Page 16: ...ol Panel to access Silhouette features The vertical Jog Shuttle has three functions Scroll up to increase Volume Scroll down to decrease Volume REP SEL Press to Repeat Select or Bookmark The horizontal Jog Shuttle has three functions Scroll left for Rewind Scroll right for Fast Forward WOW EQ Press to select WOW or User EQ Earphone Jack Jog Shuttle Stop or Power Off Power On or Play or Pause Hold ...

Page 17: ...pping insert is in the player remove it 3 Lift the battery cover Always use the two stick type 1400 mAh NiMH 1 2V rechargeable batteries to prevent damage to the unit 4 Insert the batteries with the and ends as ill strated and close the battery cover 5 Connect the Power Adaptor to the player and a power source As the batteries charge the adaptor icon on the LCD blinks until fully charged It takes ...

Page 18: ...artment inside the player To remove the bat teries 1 Press the nega tive end of the lower battery 2 The other end of the battery will pop up grasp it and remove it 3 Reach beneath the remaining battery and remove it Extra Battery Pack Optional When the rechargeable battery power is depleted and a wall outlet is not available for recharging you can use an optional external battery pack to supply po...

Page 19: ... spinning and you will see an animated dis play while the player reads track information and music into memory The load duration depends upon the number of directories and music files on the CD the type of CD and the software used to create tracks on the CD The Silhouette remembers playback options for 12 recently played CDs It remembers the last track played bookmarks play mode A or B and the rep...

Page 20: ...eat Option B mode indicates the player will only play Book marked songs based on the selected Repeat Option To switch between A and B mode press and hold the Menu Dual Mode button Track In A mode the top number indicates the current track and the bottom number indicates the total number of tracks on the CD In B mode the top number indicates the current bookmark and the bottom number indicates the ...

Page 21: ...is played RPT 1 Repeat One continuously plays the current track RPT D Repeat Directory plays all tracks within the direc tory of the current track Note this option operates in A Mode only RPT A Repeat All plays all CD tracks continuously That is after playing the last track it cycles back to the first track In B Mode all bookmarked songs are repeated RND D Random Directory plays every track in a d...

Page 22: ...ess the WOW EQ button until the LCD shows the setting you want WOW EQUALIZER MODE The first mode includes SRS Labs WOW audio technology which greatly enriches the sound qual ity of digital audio tracks and playback on smaller speakers or headphones Equalizer Option Battery or Adaptor Icon Hold Icons Equalizer Display TB TruBass enhances performance of lower bass fre quencies to produce a deep rich...

Page 23: ...e player is used P appears on the display when the remote control is used to hold R appears on the LCD Equalizer Display Shows an animated display of the equalizer levels You can press and hold the A B LCD button to change the appearance Battery Adaptor Icon A Battery icon indicates the player is powered by the internal rechargeable batteries that will last for up to 10 hours As the power depletes...

Page 24: ...t Displays the track format for example MP3 WMA or CD and encoding information Track Info Shows the current track being played and the next track to be played You can change the displayed content when you press and hold the A B LCD button Change LCD You can change the appearance of the LCD to alternative views of the track information To do this you press and hold the A B LCD button Each time you ...

Page 25: ...o play Note if you do not press any buttons while the player is stopped the player will shut off automatically after thirty seconds Once you press to start play back the LCD shows information like this Button Functions While the track is playing the buttons on the con trol panel have the following features Press to play or pause playback Press to stop playback Press go to the next track Press go t...

Page 26: ...with the letters A and B 4 The Silhouette begins to replay the segment you marked from the start timestamp to the end timestamp It continues to replay this segment until you stop the replay described in the next step 5 Once you have replayed the marked segment as often as you wish press the A B LCD but ton to stop the replay and return to normal operation When the menu option is set to System Rew ...

Page 27: ...by using the Navigation menu Bookmark During Playback To bookmark a track while you play it press and hold the RPT SEL button and a checkmark appears on the LCD Note you cannot bookmark a directory folder during playback however you can use the Menu feature to do so For more information see the next section Bookmark in Navigation Menu To remove a bookmark from a track while you are playing it pres...

Page 28: ...y the list of directo ries 3 Use the and buttons to highlight the desired directory for example Album C DIRECTORY To bookmark a directory folder press the RPT SEL button and a checkmark displays To remove a directory bookmark press the RPT SEL button and the checkmark no longer displays TRACK To bookmark individual tracks within a direc tory highlight the directory and press the button From the tr...

Page 29: ...the button to select 1 Directory Or select you can select submenu 2 or 3 also 3 Press and hold the RPT SEL button 4 A message appears on the LCD use the button to highlight Yes and press the RPT SEL button 5 All bookmarks are removed Note to cancel the removal select No Bookmark Mode To playback only bookmarked tracks change the mode press and hold the Menu Dual Mode button and the LCD shows the l...

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Page 31: ... page 36 MENU OVERVIEW You can use the Silhouette Menu feature to navi gate directories folders and tracks on the CD change display options change system options and customize sound to your preference You access the menus by pressing the Menu but ton Note at anytime during selection you can press the Menu button to cancel menu mode Or you can press the button to return to the previ ous menu ...

Page 32: ...tory Sort Bookmark List of directories List of all tracks List of all bookmarked tracks Display page 29 File Tag File Tag Time Normal Remain Scroll X1 X2 X4 System page 31 ESP 192 Seconds 48 Seconds Off Backlight Off 5 Seconds 10 Seconds On Rew Fwd Search 10 Key Beep Level 1 5 Level 3 Study Off 3 Seconds 5 Seconds Resume Beginning Last Point My Sound page 31 WOW SRS TruBass Level 1 10 7 is the fac...

Page 33: ...eturn to the previous menu Directory The Silhouette can recognize a CD containing up to 650 directories and files To select a track from a Directory press the Menu button 1 Press the button to select the Navigation menu 2 Press to display the list of directories 3 Use the and buttons to highlight the desired directory for example Album D and press the button If the directory contains sub folders u...

Page 34: ...5 Once highlighted press the button to select and play the track Bookmark You can bookmark up to 200 tracks on a CD To select a track from an alphabetical listing of all bookmarks press the Menu button Note for infor mation about creating bookmarks see Bookmarks on page 21 1 Press to select the Navigation menu 2 Press the button to highlight 3 Bookmark 3 Press to display the list of bookmarked tra...

Page 35: ...ng selection you can press the Menu button to cancel menu mode Or you can press the button to return to the previous menu File Tag To specify the track information to be displayed on the LCD during playback press the Menu button 1 Press the button to highlight 2 Display and press to select it 2 Press the button to select 1 File Tag 3 Use the and buttons to display the desired option 4 Once the opt...

Page 36: ...e desired option 4 Once the option is displayed press the RPT SEL button to select it and return to the previ ous menu Scroll To specify the animated scroll speed of the track information on the LCD press the Menu button 1 Press the button to highlight 2 Display and press to select it 2 Press the button to highlight 3 Scroll and press to select it NORMAL Displays elapsed track time from 00 00 and ...

Page 37: ...ting a button was pressed Study enables replay for 3 5 seconds Resume specifies where playback is to start when first powered on Note at anytime during selection you can press the Menu button to cancel menu mode Or you can press the button to return to the previous menu ESP ESP is Electronic Shock Protection or an anti shock feature that helps prevent skipping when you are listening to your player...

Page 38: ...esired option 4 Once the option is displayed press the RPT SEL button to select it and return to the previ ous menu Backlight When a button is pressed backlight illuminates the LCD which makes it easier to read the display dur ing low light situations Backlighting then automati cally turns off after the specified number of seconds To change the backlight option press the Menu button 1 Press the bu...

Page 39: ...mmediate release of the button goes to the next track However if you press and momentarily hold the button before releasing it the player functions dif ferently For example by default when you press and hold the button during playback the player will fast forward within the current track You can change this longer press functionality First press option press the Menu button OFF Backlight is always...

Page 40: ...ible tone indi cating a button was pressed To change the Beep option press the Menu button 1 Press the button to highlight 3 System and press to select it 2 Press the button to highlight 4 Beep and press to select it 3 Use the and buttons to display the desired option 10KEY During playback or when the player is stopped this option specifies that the and buttons will cause the player to jump 10 tra...

Page 41: ...enabled you can activate it at any time during track playback by pressing the but ton To enable or change the Study option press the Menu button 1 Press the button to highlight 3 System and press to select it 2 Press the button to highlight 5 Study and press to select it 3 Use the and buttons to display the desired option OFF Disables the Study option 3SEC Specifies that when you play a track and ...

Page 42: ... or within the track at the point where you powered off To set a Resume option press the Menu button 1 Press the button to highlight 3 System and press to select it 2 Press the button to highlight 6 Resume and press to select it 3 Use the and buttons to display the desired option 4 Once the option is displayed press the RPT SEL button to select it and return to the previ ous menu MY SOUND MENU The...

Page 43: ...to select 1 WOW SRS 3 Press the button to select 1 SRS 4 The SRS option enhances audio to provide a three dimensional listening experience Use the and buttons to display the desired level 5 Once the level is displayed press the RPT SEL button to return to the previous menu TRUBASS 6 Press the button to highlight 2 TruBass and press to select it 7 The TruBass option enhances performance of lower ba...

Page 44: ...ress the Menu button 1 Press the button to highlight 4 My Sound and press to select it 2 Press the button to highlight 2 User EQ and press to select it 3 The first equalizer band 60Hz is automatically selected 4 Use the and buttons to change the level up or down 5 Use the button to select the next equalizer band 6 Repeat Step 4 and Step 5 to change the other bands 7 Once complete press the RPT SEL...

Page 45: ...well as warranty and service information SAFETY PRECAUTIONS Store batteries separately when not using the player for an extended period of time For more information see Remove Batteries on page 12 Do not touch the CD reading lens inside the player with your bare finger The fingerprint you will leave may cause malfunctions Do not drop your player or leave it under heavy objects ...

Page 46: ...any motorized vehicle This could create a traffic hazard and is illegal in many areas It could also be dangerous to play music at a high volume while walking especially at pedestrian crossings Prolonged use of earphones at high volume may cause hearing damage or ringing in your ears PLAYER ISSUES PLAYER DOES NOT WORK Check that the batteries still have power and that they are are installed correct...

Page 47: ... damaged Check for any foreign particles on the CD or the lens inside the player If available use a soft dry lint free cloth to gently wipe away particles MUSIC FILES ARE PLAYED IN THE WRONG ORDER The order that tracks play depends on how they were burned onto the CD Playback order could be as a result of a repeat option you selected for example if RND A shows on the LCD the repeat option is set t...

Page 48: ...TED MEDIA CD DA Enhanced CD CD extra Mixed CD 8cm and 12cm CDR RW READABILITY Packet write Multi session ISO9660 Joliet Romeo UDF POWER SUPPLY AC Adaptor DC4 5V 700mA Two stick type 1400 mAh NiMH 1 2V rechargeable batteries for up to 10 hours of playing time Optional battery pack two AA alkaline batteries for up to an additional 12 hours of playing time LCD Four line full graphic LCD with backligh...

Page 49: ...es including APO and FPO addresses Warning Changes or modifications to this product not expressly approved by e Digital Corporation will void the warranty NOT COVERED The following are not covered by this Limited War ranty Damage from misuse abuse or neglect Damage from use outside the product s usage parameters Damage from modification or incorporation of other products Damage from repair or repl...

Page 50: ...ain an RMA Return Merchandise Authoriza tion number from e Digital The RMA number and the return shipping address will be provided to you by a Customer Support Representative Please include your RMA number on the label at the time of shipping No returns will be accepted without an RMA number For Customer Support whether during or out of the warranty period contact us at www edig com customer suppo...

Page 51: ...ing Internet connection to download the firmware to your computer a blank CD R or RW and a CD writer to copy the firmware to a CD which is then placed into the Silhouette Be sure to read all of the following instructions before proceeding with the update When performing the update a constant power source is extremely important and power adaptor usage is required CHECK VERSION 1 When you turn on yo...

Page 52: ... Place the CD you created into your Silhouette 8 Connect the power adaptor to the Silhouette 9 Turn on the player by pressing the button and the update begins automatically 10 Wait until the process is complete in about 15 to 20 seconds During this time the LCD shows messages like this During the process do not push any buttons do not attempt to power off the player do not open the player lid Afte...

Page 53: ...ipment does cause harmful interference to radio and or television reception which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on the user is encouraged to try to correct the interfer ence by one or more of the following measures Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna Increase the separation between the equip ment and the receiver Connect the equipment to an outlet on a cir cuit differen...

Page 54: ...ement de securite annulé Eviter le contact direct avec le faisceau laser Industry Canada This Class B digital apparatus meets all require ments of the Canadian Interference Causing Equipment Regulations ICES 003 Cet appareil numérique de la classe B respecte toutes les exigences du Règlement sur le matériel brouilleur du Canada NMB 003 CE Products with the CE Marking comply with both the EMC Direc...

Page 55: ...ESP 31 Button Functions 19 overview 7 Presses 3 usage 19 C CE information 48 Change LCD 18 Charge batteries 11 Classic 17 contact customer support 44 Control Panel 8 controls features overview 7 conventions in document 2 customer support contact 44 D delete Bookmark see Remove Bookmark 21 23 Directory menu 27 Display Options menu 29 Document Conventions 2 Download Firmware 45 duration on LCD 15 E ...

Page 56: ...de 14 My Sound menu 36 N Navigation menu 27 Next track 18 No Sound 41 Normal 17 numbers on LCD 14 O on off player 13 Optional Extra Battery Pack 12 remote control with LCD 10 Overview of player 5 P Play Music Tracks 19 Playback Bar 18 Player Overview 5 playlist see Bookmark 22 Ports 7 power on off 13 Precautions for safety 39 Preset Equalizer Mode 17 Press 3 Press hold 3 R Remote Control optional ...

Page 57: ...ls 37 Study menu 35 System menu 31 T Tag ID3 29 TB select EQ 16 Technical Specifications 42 Time displayed on LCD 15 menu 30 Track Info 18 number on LCD 14 play 19 Time 15 Troubleshooting 39 TruBass select EQ 16 set levels 37 turn player on off 13 U Update Firmware 45 User EQ 17 menu 38 V Volume Controls 8 W Warranty 43 WOW Equalizer Mode 16 menu 37 Wrong Order 41 ...

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