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Before You Begin

Caution While Driving

Use of headphones while operating an automobile or moving vehicle is not
recommended and is unlawful in some states and areas. Be careful and attentive on the
road. Stop operation of the unit if you find it disruptive or distracting while driving.

Back up your data

As with any portable device that has a hard drive, you must back up the drive regularly.
RCA and Thomson are not responsible for lost data.

Product Registration

Please fill out the product registration card and return it immediately.  Returning this card
allows us to contact you if needed.

Summary of Contents for H100 - LYRA 4 GB Hard Drive Lyra Audio Player

Page 1: ...Digital Audio Player User s Guide Changing Entertainment Again H100 It is important to read this instruction book prior to using your new product for the first time www rca com ...

Page 2: ...e 11 Connecting to the Computer 12 Connecting to the Computer 12 Charging the Battery 13 Important Battery Information 13 Caution 13 Transferring Files to the Player 14 Transferring Files via Windows Media Player 10 15 Transferring Files via Windows Media Player 9 16 Transferring Files via Windows Explorer Drag and drop 17 Disconnecting Your Player from the Computer 18 General Controls 19 Before y...

Page 3: ...Accessing the Player s Menus 28 Navigation and Selections 28 Shuffle 29 Repeat 29 DSP 29 Profile 29 Settings 30 System Info 30 Additional Information 31 Tips and Troubleshooting 31 Check for Updates 32 Specifications 33 Hardware 33 Hard Drive 33 Software 33 Miscellaneous Specifications 33 Limited Warranty U S 34 Limited Warranty Canada 37 ...

Page 4: ...ltage inside the product that presents a risk of electric shock or personal injury WARNING To reduce the risk of fire or electric shock do not expose this product or AC charger to rain or moisture To reduce the risk of electric shock do not remove cover or back No user serviceable parts inside Refer servicing to qualified service personnel Battery can only be repaired or replaced by qualified serv...

Page 5: ...s B digital device pursuant to Part 15 of FCC Rules These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions may cause harmful interference to radio communications However there is no guarantee that inter...

Page 6: ...rth in subparagraph c 1 ii of DFARS 252 227 7013 or FAR 52 227 19 or in FAR 52 227 14 Alt III as applicable TERM AND TERMINATION a The license is effective on the date you accept this Agreement and remains in effect until terminated by either party b You may terminate this license without any notice or delay by destroying or permanently erase the Program and all copies thereof c If you use copy mo...

Page 7: ... this version of the Player you are agreeing to these conditions IF YOU DO NOT AGREE TO THE CONDITIONS OF THIS END USER LICENSE AGREEMENT DO NOT INSTALL OR USE THIS VERSION OF THE Player The WMA Software is protected by copyright and other intellectual property laws This protection also extends to documentation for the WMA Software whether in written or electronic form GRANT OF LICENSE The WMA Sof...

Page 8: ...lug the small end into the USB on your player and plug the other end into your computer s USB port Go to page 13 for connection details Dear RCA Customer Thank you for purchasing the RCA Digital Audio Player This product will play open mp3 and Windows Media audio WMA content as well as content purchased from most online music download services After purchasing and downloading music to your PC you ...

Page 9: ...or video card Secure Music Download Requirements Windows XP SP1 or higher SP Service Pack Internt Explorer 6 0 or higher Windows Media Player 9 or higher 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 sunligh...

Page 10: ...n the road Stop operation of the unit if you find it disruptive or distracting while driving Back up your data As with any portable device that has a hard drive you must back up the drive regularly RCA and Thomson are not responsible for lost data Product Registration Please fill out the product registration card and return it immediately Returning this card allows us to contact you if needed ...

Page 11: ...nd place the Music Management CD that came with your player into your computer IMPORTANT Don t connect the USB cable to the PC or the player before or during the CD ROM installation 2 If the setup screen does not appear double click My Computer double click your CD ROM drive icon and double click Install to run the installer Note The Music Management CD also contains software package Windows Media...

Page 12: ... Protocol MTP Note It might take several seconds for the device to be detected Click Refresh in My Computer or Explorer to make sure the device has been detected Note The player is capable of transferring files at USB 2 0 If USB 2 0 port is available on your computer use it to connect to your player The player is still backward compatible with the older USB 1 1 ports However you will not be able t...

Page 13: ...tempt to open the unit No user serviceable 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 Use only the specified chargers Use of another charger may present a risk of fire or explosion Caution The battery used in this device may present a risk of fire exp...

Page 14: ...the Included CD ROM into CD ROM Drive Transferring files via Windows Media Player 10 or 9 refer to pages 15 16 Transferring files via Windows Explorer drag and drop refer to page 17 Caution Secure music download files must be transferred to your player through Windows Media Player or the application recommended by your online music download service Note Services and applications must be Windows Me...

Page 15: ...ontent to devices topic in the Windows Media Player 10 help documentation 1 Connect your player to the computer and open Windows Media Player select Library from the menu bar a screen will appear as below 2 From the left column select the songs categories and or playlist items you want to copy to the player 3 Drag the selected items to the right column 4 Select Sync from the menu bar a screen will...

Page 16: ... the Windows Media Player 9 help documentation 1 Connect your player to the computer and open Windows Media Player select Copy to CD or Devices from the menu bar a screen will appear as below 2 From the left column select the songs categories and or playlist items you want to copy to the player 3 Click Copy to transfer selected items to your portable device Caution Make sure all data are transferr...

Page 17: ...to manage media content supported by the device for playback such as mp3 and wma You can copy files to delete files from the device through Windows Explorer but you cannot open or edit the files directly from the device If you want to edit the files you will need to copy the files from the device to another location drive in the system Note You must profile your contents after file transfer in ord...

Page 18: ...fore disconnecting the USB connection from the computer or the Digital AudioPlayer be surethe Safe to Remove Hardware message is displayed Note Before disconnecting the USB cable from the computer or the player be sure the Safe to Remove Hardware message is displayed Disconnecting Your Player from the Computer Tip You can also stop your player by left clicking on the icon from the system tray and ...

Page 19: ...rocedure below depending on the operating system Windows XP or 2000 your computer is using In 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 associated with the player and click STOP See the Windows Help for details about the Unplug or Eject Hardware topic 3 Connec...

Page 20: ...to the previous file Press and hold to search backward 4 Play Select Starts pauses playback of selected item Press and hold to select current file into MySelection 5 m Enters or exits the player s menu During playback press once to access previous navigation screen before playback press twice to access player s menu Press three times to go back to the playback screen 6 Forward a During menu naviga...

Page 21: ...ed to the computer Right View 10 ON OFF When the power is off press to turn on the unit when the unit is in stop mode press to turn the power off Press and hold for longer than 10 seconds will reset the unit Tips for multi section audible files press and hold during playback to select between skipping by book and skipping by section Skipping by book book number shows on the top left corner of the ...

Page 22: ...d 2 Indicates the shuffle mode 3 Indicates the repeat mode 4 Indicates that the key lock function is activated 5 Indicates the battery level of the unit When charging the icon will animate 6 Indicates that the item can be entered by pressing Navigation Display 1 2 4 5 3 6 ...

Page 23: ... the repeat function is activated 10 Indicates the lock function is activated 11 Indicates the battery level of the player When charging the icon will animate 13 6 14 2 15 1 12 3 4 5 7 8 10 11 9 Music Audible Playback Display 16 12 File format mp3 wma 13 File bit rate 14 Year of the file 15 Playback progress bar 16 File total duration Note The information provided in the playback screen depends up...

Page 24: ...sts by rotating the navigation control Press to enter the highlighted item Note To show the player s menu at any stage of navigation press m Music Audiobooks MySelections Music Artists Albums Titles Genres The Navigation Menus Music files are sorted according to several parameters for quick search of your favourite music Once your player is turned on you will see the file menus as below Music Audi...

Page 25: ...hted item the songs for that artist appear in alphabetical order 5 Highlight the desired song by rotating the navigation control To play the song press Song s information will show on the display during playback To end playback press the display will return to the last screen you were in To return to the previous menu press Note The information provided in the playback screen depends upon the ID3 ...

Page 26: ...ight the desired song artist album folder etc by rotating the navigation control Press and hold until Added to My Sel shows on the display Repeat this step for selecting more items You may select an item as MySelections as many times as you want even if it has already been selected If your selected item is an artist an album etc all files within will be selected as MySelections Album 1 Song1 Song ...

Page 27: ...In the navigation menu select My Selections and then press m 2 Clear Playlist is already selected press to confirm deletion Clearing My Selections Menu Clear Playlist Shuffle Off Repeat Off Music Audiobooks My Selections ...

Page 28: ...Contrast Backlight Power Save Sleep Language Advanced Restore Defaults Navigation and Selection 1 To scroll up or down and highlight items on the screen rotate the navigation control 2 To enter and view the submenu press 3 To go back to the previous menu level press 4 Press repeatedly to select options Currently selected option Player s Menu items Submenu available press to enter Menu Shuffle Off ...

Page 29: ... desired combination of Shuffle and Repeat to suit you DSP Digital Signal Processor Press repeatedly to select a DSP mode Options available normal rock jazz classical pop and graphic In graphic mode you can customize the 5 band equalizer Press or to select a band and rotate the navigation control to adjust band level Profile You should profile and sort supported audio files on your player so that ...

Page 30: ...play light contrast Backlight to adjust the duration for the display backlight Power Save to adjust the duration for automatic switch off when the player is idle Sleep to adjust the duration of playback before automatic switch off Language to select the menu s language Advanced Protocol to switch between MSC and MTP mode refer to Troubleshooting Tips for more information Restore Defaults to reset ...

Page 31: ...er does not respond to key presses If your player stops responding to key presses you can reset it by pressing ON OFF for more than 10 seconds Most of your settings will be preserved only the settings that you have changed after your last power off will be lost This unit may temporarily cease to function if subjected to electrostatic disturbance To resume normal operation it may be necessary to cy...

Page 32: ...lass mode is available if you are using Windows 2000 Any device connected to the PC will show up as a drive letter What does the PlaysForSure logo mean PlaysForSure is a new logo program from Microsoft Consumers can match the PlaysForSure logo on a large selection of devices and online music stores If you see the logo you ll know your digital media will play for sure For more information on the Mi...

Page 33: ...omputer via USB the player is capable of storing any file type allowing the user a fast convenient method of storing retrieving and transferring files This includes word processing files presentations spreadsheets and any other computer files Capacity H100 4 GB Rotational Speed 3600 RPM Connection USB 2 0 Hi speed capable Software Includes the player applications and media management software Misc...

Page 34: ...tion 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 Locating your Product s Serial Number Your serial number is located on the back of the unit 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 informat...

Page 35: ...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 36: ... 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 37: ...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 38: ...3 0 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 Álvaro Obregón No 151 Piso 13 Col Roma Delegación Cuauhtémoc C P 06700 México D F Telefono 52 55 11 020360 RFC CTM 980723 KS5 ...

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