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Watch or listen at home or on the road.

With an audio-video or audio cable

you can connect your Portable Media Center to a home or car stereo. Using the
TV Out option and an audio-video cable, you can connect your Portable Media
Center to a TV.

Lock controls.

You can keep your Portable Media Center from being

accidentally turned on or off by temporarily locking its controls.

Summary of Contents for PMC-100

Page 1: ...ions may cause harmful interference to radio communications However there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation If this equipment does cause harmful interferenc...

Page 2: ...r 4 Common Tasks 5 Controls and menus 7 Menu Screen 7 Screen Icons 30 Controls 32 Getting Started 37 Running the Setup Disc 41 Hardware Connection 58 Turning Your Portable Media Center On and Off 59 A...

Page 3: ...on Protected Content 76 The Licensing Process and Your Portable Media Center 77 Non Protected Digital Media Content and Your Portable Media Center 78 Finding Information About Your Portable Media Cent...

Page 4: ...s on Your Portable Media Center 99 Using the Bookmark Feature 105 Connecting Your Portable Media Center to a TV or Stereo 106 Changing the Volume 109 Locking Controls and Buttons 109 Tips and Tricks 1...

Page 5: ...cklight option 123 To set the Brightness option 124 To set the TV Out option 125 Setting Effects Options 126 To set the Screen Effects option 126 To set the Sounds option 127 Setting International Opt...

Page 6: ...tents THIS MANUAL COVERS THE INSTALLATION AND USE OF THE PLAYER HARDWARE FOR DETAILS REGARDING THE SOFTWARE OPERATION INCLUDING TRANSFERRING MUSIC TO THE PLAYER PLEASE SEE THE SOFTWARE INSTRUCTION MAN...

Page 7: ...to changing of specification iRiver Limited does not assume any responsibility for errors or omissions in this document or make any commitment to update the information contained herein iRiver is a re...

Page 8: ...Portable Media Center is a portable media device that runs Windows Mobile Software for Portable Media Centers You can use your Portable Media Center to enjoy digital media files anytime and anywhere...

Page 9: ...Common Tasks 2 Locating the Controls...

Page 10: ...Common Tasks 3...

Page 11: ...Common Tasks 4 Control Buttons on your Portable Media Center...

Page 12: ...d to or update content from a computer With Microsoft Windows Media Player 10 installed on a computer using Windows XP Professional or Home Edition Windows XP Media Center Edition or Windows XP Tablet...

Page 13: ...can connect your Portable Media Center to a home or car stereo Using the TV Out option and an audio video cable you can connect your Portable Media Center to a TV Lock controls You can keep your Porta...

Page 14: ...us options and to troubleshoot any issues encountered during use Menu Screen Start Menu The Start Menu is the main menu for your Portable Media Center It has the following items My TV My Music My Pict...

Page 15: ...tions you will be taken set of Library Screens These Library screens allow you to use your content in different ways depending on the type TV Music etc My Music You can use the Right and Left buttons...

Page 16: ...ic collection stored on your Portable Media Center The Play All selection is at the top of the list No Items Available appears if no content is available Playlists Lists all playlists in your music co...

Page 17: ...Screen and Controls 10 My Pictures You can use the Right and Left buttons to select the screen view on the top New Sort by name Sort by date...

Page 18: ...ems Available appears if no content is available Sort By Name Lists all pictures sorted alphabetically by name The Play Slide Show option is at the top of the list No Items Available appears if no con...

Page 19: ...rding date most recent content first No Items Available appears if no content is available Sort By Name Lists all TV content sorted alphabetically No Items Available appears if no content is available...

Page 20: ...Screen and Controls 13 My Videos You can use the Right and Left buttons to select the screen view on the top New Sort by name Sort by date...

Page 21: ...videos sorted by recording date oldest content first Now Playing Screens After you select a video TV show picture or song the Now Playing screens help you enhance your Portable Media Center experience...

Page 22: ...indicator Press OK button to switch between elapsed time and remaining time Song Displays medium size album art artist name album name track number song name an elapsed time status bar elapsed remain...

Page 23: ...and remaining time A default cover art image is used for albums that are missing album cover art Track Displays a portion of the album art a list of tracks for the current album or playlist play pause...

Page 24: ...e Shuffle Repeat Equalizer and Purchase Info settings Selecting or clearing the Equalizer check box enables or disables the selection on the Equalizer Settings screen You can move through the list usi...

Page 25: ...se indicator and battery status indicator If listening to music while viewing the picture or a slide show displays information on the currently playing song Picture Settings Displays the Shuffle and T...

Page 26: ...tor and the battery status indicator Episode Information Shows a screen displaying the title length original air date TV Parental Guideline Rating when available synopsis play pause indicator and batt...

Page 27: ...Screen and Controls 20 Settings Use the Settings screens to customize your player adjust language and player settings reset to default settings and view information about the PMC player...

Page 28: ...and using the TV Out plug Effects Screen effects such as fading and sliding and sounds that occur when you press a button on your Portable Media Center International Languages in which information is...

Page 29: ...Screen and Controls 22 Equalizer Displays the following options Acoustic Classical Electronic Hip Hop Jazz Pop Rock Display Displays the following options Backlight Brightness TV Out...

Page 30: ...second 5 seconds 15 seconds 1 minutes Always on Set the amount of time that the backlight will remain on This setting is ignored when playing video or pictures Brightness Displays the following optio...

Page 31: ...Screen Effects Sounds Screen Effects Displays the following options On Off Turn On or Off the fading effect as you move among the different menus Sounds Displays the following options On Off Turn On...

Page 32: ...is displayed on your Portable Media Center screens Standards Lists the available formats your Portable Media Center uses to display dates times and numbers Restore Original Settings Selecting Restore...

Page 33: ...screen About Portable Media Center Displays version and copyright information about the Windows Mobile Software for Portable Media Centers About Contents Displays the following information Number of...

Page 34: ...r hardware malfunction Screen View Description Screen 1 Once connected a picture with a large numeral 1 in one corner of the screen directs you to connect your Portable Media Center to the computer us...

Page 35: ...ry utility program When the utility finishes your Portable Media Center reboots and returns to normal operation The content on your Portable Media Center might be lost Screen 3 A picture with a large...

Page 36: ...n your Portable Media Center is lost and you must add it again from your primary computer If this screen remains on for more than 5 minutes your Portable Media Center could not fix the disk errors Scr...

Page 37: ...lt is displayed over the battery status icon Elapsed Time bar Displays the elapsed time in a horizontal bar that fills from left to right as time elapses When a song finishes playing the elapsed time...

Page 38: ...bar icon means paused Repeat Play indicator Two arrows in an oval pointing clockwise to indicate that the Repeat Play option is selected Displayed above the battery status icon and the Shuffle Play ic...

Page 39: ...ortable Media Center has a set of controls used for the following Turning power on or off Temporarily locking controls Playing or viewing content Navigating The following basic buttons and controls ar...

Page 40: ...nction Play Pause Pressing this control switches between play and pause when a music file is selected or playing Pressing this control switches between play and pause when a video file is selected or...

Page 41: ...t track Pressing this control moves forward 29 seconds Pressing and holding this control skips forward in the video Volume Using this control adjusts the headphone or internal speaker playback volume...

Page 42: ...scroll through the list The first letter in the item names appears in a large font and changes as the list scrolls Down Pressing this control selects the next item in a list When a picture is displaye...

Page 43: ...band of screens Start Pressing this control moves the user to the beginning of the Library screens the Start screen or at the Start screen to the last viewed Now Playing screen OK Pressing this contro...

Page 44: ...rted To use your Portable Media Center with your favorite music TV shows videos and pictures you must first have certain files installed on your computer and then add the digital media files to your P...

Page 45: ...Digital Media File Types 38 Requirements...

Page 46: ...rtable Media Center Before you connect your Portable Media Center to your computer for the first time you must run the Portable Media Center Setup disc If you connect it to your computer before runnin...

Page 47: ...ck Start Guide Setup disc Portable Media Center Power adaptor USB cable Carrying Case TV Out Cable What is on the Setup Disc The Portable Media Center Setup disc includes the following A program that...

Page 48: ...deo from your computer Running the Setup Disc Before you connect your Portable Media Center for the first time to a computer you must run the Portable Media Center Setup disc on the computer The compu...

Page 49: ...Digital Media File Types 42 Installation 1 Insert the installation CD into the CD ROM drive Double click the Setup icon Click Next to start...

Page 50: ...Digital Media File Types 43 2 Select I accept the terms in the License Agreement...

Page 51: ...Digital Media File Types 44 3 Click Next to continue...

Page 52: ...Digital Media File Types 45 4 Select Copy sample content to the media library and click Next...

Page 53: ...Digital Media File Types 46 5 Click Install to start the installation...

Page 54: ...Digital Media File Types 47 6 The system will start the installation process as the following screen...

Page 55: ...Digital Media File Types 48 7 When you are prompted the Agreement screen click I Accept...

Page 56: ...Digital Media File Types 49 8 When the Setup Complete screen appears you will need to restart your computer to complete the installation Click Restart...

Page 57: ...Digital Media File Types 50 9 After restarting the computer click Finish and you can now use the mini USB cable to connect your Portable Media Center to the computer...

Page 58: ...Digital Media File Types 51 10 Once you plug the player the system will detect the player Select Install the software automatically Recommended Click Next to continue...

Page 59: ...Digital Media File Types 52 11 The system will automatically search for the driver and install select Synchronize media files to this device using Windows Media Player...

Page 60: ...Digital Media File Types 53 12 Click Next to continue...

Page 61: ...Digital Media File Types 54 13 You can select your privacy options in this screen by checking the items in this screen...

Page 62: ...Digital Media File Types 55 14 You can customize the installation options in this screen also by checking the item you need to enable the functions...

Page 63: ...am you will need to select your private option and customize the installation options After finishing the two setups you can select Automatic or Manual synchronization with the device The Setup disc i...

Page 64: ...computer and your Portable Media Center This partnership makes the desktop or laptop computer the primary computer for your Portable Media Center You can use the automatic update feature of Windows M...

Page 65: ...e Types 58 Hardware Connection 1 Plug the power adapter into a wall outlet then into the DC IN 5V jack on the player 2 Power on the player 3 Attach the USB cable to the player then to an open USB port...

Page 66: ...ia Center automatically turns off after a period of inactivity To turn your Portable Media Center on or off using the On Off button Press the On Off button to switch between power on and power off To...

Page 67: ...Media Player 10 Manual Update You can manually add content from any computer that has Windows Media Player 10 Adding Digital Media Content for the First Time To start the Setup Transfer Wizard After...

Page 68: ...Digital Media File Types 61 The device setup wizard appears on the primary computer click Next to continue For complete Setup wizard please see the Installation part on P 42...

Page 69: ...a to your Portable Media Center To add digital media content for the first time Automatically To configure Windows Media Player 10 to automatically copy content you select to your Portable Media Cente...

Page 70: ...atic and click Finish f Windows Media Player will automatically scan the computer for digital media content and adds it to its Media Library g For more information see Windows Media Player Help on thi...

Page 71: ...he following a Plug the power adapter into a wall outlet then into the DC IN 5V jack on the player b Power on the player c Attach the USB cable to the player then to an open USB port on the computer d...

Page 72: ...a To add files to your Portable Media Center select the check box next to the file name b Click the Start Sync button at the upper left corner of the navigation bar to start synchronization Drag and d...

Page 73: ...ically To begin automatically copying all content you previously selected with Windows Media Player to your Portable Media Center do the following a Select the check box for the option to automaticall...

Page 74: ...o your Portable Media Center from the computer You can use Windows Media Player 10 to switch to the automatic copy option See Windows Media Player Help on this computer Creating a Partnership with a D...

Page 75: ...lly copy items from this computer then click OK 3 On the next page of the device setup wizard select the check box for the option to automatically copy items then click OK Be cautious about selecting...

Page 76: ...le to a wall outlet and then to your Portable Media Center An indicator light on your Portable Media Center remains amber while the battery is recharging and turns green when the battery is fully rech...

Page 77: ...ates may contain improvements and new features To check for updates to the software running on your Portable Media Center Visit www iriveramerica com for the latest updates for your Portable Media Cen...

Page 78: ...Media Center a Use the USB cable to connect your Portable Media Center to the computer When the following figure appears click OK to continue b The Media Player 10 will appear on your PC screen just...

Page 79: ...Digital Media File Types 72 c Click the File tab d Select Connect to Device...

Page 80: ...Digital Media File Types 73 e Click the OK button f Select Update OS Image...

Page 81: ...file and open it you will see the process of updating i When the updating process is complete close the FWUpdate exe Unplug the mini USB cable which connects the Portable Media Center and the computer...

Page 82: ...computer with Windows Media Player 10 Windows Media Player converts many other file types formats into these supported file types For more information on which file types are supported by Windows Med...

Page 83: ...al media file the user must obtain a special license that allows the file to be decrypted and played A non protected file can be played without having to obtain a license and without any of the restri...

Page 84: ...ers might require that you register or pay a fee Others might not and in these cases Windows Media Player might acquire the license without notifying you You can automatically or manually add licensed...

Page 85: ...transfer the licensed copy to your Portable Media Center before you can play it For more information on acquiring licensed files and managing your licenses see Windows Media Player Help on this comput...

Page 86: ...c facts about your Portable Media Center and how much content you have stored on it You can find the Information screen from the Settings screen To open the Information screen On the Start screen clic...

Page 87: ...Media Center screen On the Information screen use the Up and Down buttons to select About Portable Media Center and press the OK button The About Portable Media Center screen opens and displays essen...

Page 88: ...Contents and press the OK button The About Contents screen opens and lists the following information about the amount of content on your Portable Media Center Number of TV programs Number of songs Nu...

Page 89: ...Finding Information 82 Amount of hard disk space remaining on your Portable Media Center...

Page 90: ...Web site Additional information is available on the Microsoft Portable Media Centers Web site http www microsoft com Help Tips and Tricks Use the following tips and tricks to find Help information To...

Page 91: ...appropriate Troubleshooting title to view that topic Learn more about an error message In the Portable Media Center Help Table of Contents under Troubleshooting Portable Media Center click Error and...

Page 92: ...or with your friends and family and do all of this anywhere anytime Watch videos you recorded using a computer with Windows Media Player 10 Watch TV shows you recorded using a computer with Microsoft...

Page 93: ...ired category My TV My Music My Pictures or My Videos then press OK 2 Use the Left or Right button to select the New category A New screen displays a list of TV shows albums playlists pictures or vide...

Page 94: ...n 5 To move forward or backward or to resume play do the following To move forward press and you move forward 29 seconds in the TV show To skip forward press and hold To move backward press and you mo...

Page 95: ...Play one song from an album Browse for and play a song from the Songs screen Play all songs on your Portable Media Center Use the following procedures to help you To browse for and play an album 1 On...

Page 96: ...usic Settings opens and the album begins playing To play a song from an album 1 On the Album Songlist screen use the Up and Down buttons to select a song from the list 2 Choose from the following Pres...

Page 97: ...lay Pause button to begin playing the song Press the OK button then on the Song Title screen press the Play Pause button or select Play then press the OK button to begin playing the song You can also...

Page 98: ...then select an item from the list on that screen 3 Choose from the following On an Album Songlist Artist Name or Genre Name screen select Add All to Portable Playlist and press the OK button to add a...

Page 99: ...t the Playlists screen 2 Use the Up and Down buttons to select Portable Playlist then press the OK button To remove the songs from the portable playlist 1 On the Portable Playlist screen select Remove...

Page 100: ...t and Right buttons to select the Playlists screen 2 Use the Up and Down buttons to select a playlist then press the OK button 3 Choose one of the following Select Play All and press the OK button to...

Page 101: ...ck Play All to play the album or click a song title to select a song then press the OK button On a Song Title screen click Play to play a song 2 Use the Left and Right buttons to move to the Music Set...

Page 102: ...click a song title to select a song and then press the OK button On a Song Title screen click Play to begin playing a song 2 Use the Left and Right buttons to move to the Music Settings screen 3 Selec...

Page 103: ...he OK button On a Song Title screen click Play to begin playing a song 2 Use the Left and Right buttons to move to the Music Settings screen 3 Select Repeat Play and press the OK button to select the...

Page 104: ...ndows Media Player 10 The rating is displayed as a horizontal line of stars at the top of the Music Settings screen To rate a song on your Portable Media Center 1 Choose from the following On a list o...

Page 105: ...o select a song then press the OK button On a Song Title screen click Play to play a song 2 Use the Left or Right button to select the Music Settings screen 3 Use the Up or Down button to select Purch...

Page 106: ...res 1 On the Start screen highlight My Pictures and press OK 2 Use the Left and Right buttons to select the New Sort by Name or Sort by Date screen 3 Use the Up and Down buttons to scroll through the...

Page 107: ...ame or Sort by Date screen 3 Choose one of the following Select Play Slide Show from the list at the top of the New Sort by Name or Sort by Date screen and then press the OK button All pictures stored...

Page 108: ...huffle for a Slide Show You can display pictures in a slide show in a random order by selecting the Shuffle option on the Pictures Settings screen To use Shuffle for a slide show While a slide show is...

Page 109: ...ct a song album genre or Play All then choose one of the following Click Play All to play all songs or albums on the screen Press the Play Pause button to play the selected song album or genre Press t...

Page 110: ...select Play Slide Show and press the OK button All pictures in the folder display as a slide show You can end a slide show with music and go to the Now Playing music screens for the song or album that...

Page 111: ...ess the OK button to play the video 5 To move forward or backward or to resume play do the following To move forward press and you move forward 29 seconds in the video To move backward press and you m...

Page 112: ...ia Center use the Back or Start buttons and other Navigation controls to select and play pictures songs or other TV shows or videos 2 On the Start screen select My TV or My Videos select the TV show o...

Page 113: ...ur stereo speakers To disconnect your Portable Media Center from a stereo Unplug the cable from the Audio Out port on your Portable Media Center and from the Line In or composite Audio In port on the...

Page 114: ...ortable Media Center screen There are several ways to locate the video input selection on your TV including Pressing a button on the front of the TV possibly behind a hidden panel Pressing a button on...

Page 115: ...ss the On Off button to the power off and then on or On the TV Out Display Settings screen select Device Display and press the OK button Your Portable Media Center screen becomes active Unplug the vid...

Page 116: ...Center is connected to a stereo or a TV the volume is controlled from the stereo or TV To change the volume for the internal speaker or attached headphones Press the volume Up Down control buttons on...

Page 117: ...110 To lock the controls and buttons The Play Pause indicator on the bottom right of the screen becomes a lock icon to indicate that the controls are locked You can lock the buttons and controls even...

Page 118: ...for the first time On the device setup wizard the check box for the option to automatically copy items then click Finish If you earlier selected the option to manually copy content to your Portable M...

Page 119: ...computer and then manually copy files to it See Windows Media Player Help on this computer for more information With any non primary computer that has Windows Media Player 10 1 On the device setup wiz...

Page 120: ...edia content can only be added to your Portable Media Center from someone else s computer if that computer has Windows Media Player 10 2 Open Windows Media Player on your computer Click the Sync butto...

Page 121: ...vels To Do This Change backlighting duration 1 On the Settings screen click Display and then click Backlight 2 Select a backlight time option and press the OK button to change how long the screen back...

Page 122: ...nd then click Equalizer 2 Select an equalizer value and press the OK button Change an Equalizer value while a song is playing 1 While a selected song album or playlist is playing press the Start butto...

Page 123: ...the Media Library of Windows Media Player 10 To Do This Rate a song that is unrated 1 On the Music Settings screen for a song that is playing select the star ratings line 2 Press the OK button one or...

Page 124: ...laylist On an Artist Name screen select Add All to Portable Playlist and press the OK button Add all songs in a Genre to the Portable Playlist On a Genre Name screen select Add All to Portable Playlis...

Page 125: ...Player on the computer and remove songs from the My Playlist or Auto Playlist you select For more information see Windows Media Player Help on this computer Remove a playlist copied from a computer 1...

Page 126: ...effects on your Portable Media Center To Do This Turn button sounds on or off On the Settings screen 1 Click Effects and then Sounds 2 Select On or Off 3 Press the OK button Turn screen effects on or...

Page 127: ...lizer audio option on the Equalizer settings screen The Equalizer value optimizes the playback on your Portable Media Center of different musical genres such as Classical Hip Hop or Jazz To set the Eq...

Page 128: ...Equalizer while a song is playing Equalizer is automatically enabled on the Music Settings screen To return to the previous screen without making a selection press the Back button To return to the Sta...

Page 129: ...Setting Display Options 122 Setting Display Options You can set the following display options on the Display settings screen Backlight Brightness TV Out...

Page 130: ...seconds 1 minute Always on 4 Return to the Display screen by pressing the OK button To return to the previous screen without making a selection press the Back button To return to the Start screen wit...

Page 131: ...Down buttons to select a value between 1 Dim and 5 Bright then press the OK button 4 Return to the Display screen by pressing the OK button To return to the previous screen without making a selection...

Page 132: ...hen press the OK button The following message appears You are about to switch to TV display To return to Device display turn power off and then on The TV displays the screens previously displayed on y...

Page 133: ...er They include the following A click when you press the Up Down Left and Right buttons while n a Library screen A chime when you press the OK button To set the Screen Effects option 1 On the Start sc...

Page 134: ...se the Up and Down buttons to select On or Off then press the OK button You can set the volume of sounds by using the Volume control 4 Press the OK button to return to the Effects screen To return to...

Page 135: ...ion 1 On the Start screen click Settings then click International and then Language 2 Use the Up and Down buttons to select a language then press the OK button 3 The following message appears on the s...

Page 136: ...hen click International and then Standards 2 Use the Up and Down buttons to select the standard of your choice then press the OK button To return to the previous screen without making a selection pres...

Page 137: ...screen click Settings then click Restore Original Settings The following message appears at the bottom of the Settings screen This action restores the original settings for your device Do you want to...

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