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Page 2: ...Thomson multimedia Inc 10330 N Meridian St Indianapolis IN 46290 2001 Thomson multimedia Inc Trademark s Registered Marca s Registrada s Marque s Deposée s 55118880 EN www rca com ...

Page 3: ...STO P LA ST N EXT P LA Y u s e r m a n u a l RD1000 ...

Page 4: ...may be damaged Do not store the unit near fire places with high temperature or in direct sunlight Do not operate or store unit in places with frequent static electricity or electrical noise e g speaker TV set Clean the unit with a soft cloth or a damp chamois leather Never use solvents The unit must only be opened by qualified personnel Warning Use of this product is for your personal use only Cop...

Page 5: ...unit be sure to remove the batteries because they may leak and damage the unit Batteries may leak electrolyte if inserted incorrectly if disposed of in fire or if an attempt is made to charge a battery not intended to be recharged Never mix new batteries with old ones Do not mix battery types Discard leaky batteries immediately Leaking batteries may cause skin burns or other personal injury Do not...

Page 6: ...tional suggestions Also the Federal Communications Commission has prepared a helpful booklet How To Identify and Resolve Radio TV Interference Problems This booklet is avail able from the U S Government Printing Office Washington DC 20402 Please specify stock number 004 000 00345 4 when order ing copies For Your Records In the event that service should be required you may need both the model numbe...

Page 7: ...s To Play On Your PC Or In Your k zoo Player 12 9 Download Music From The Internet 14 10 Use MusicMatch Jukebox To Play Radio On Your PC 14 11 Organize The Music Library 16 12 Create a Playlist For Playing Or Downloading 17 13 Edit Tags For Your Songs 19 14 Transfer The Audio Files To k zoo Player 20 15 Install The RealJukeboxTM Software 23 16 Set Basic Preferences 24 17 Learn the RealJukebox Basi...

Page 8: ...Documentation 36 Before You Begin 37 1 Insert Batteries Into The Player 37 2 Inserting A MultiMedia Card Optional 38 3 Using Headphones 38 General Controls 39 Display 40 Operation 41 General Operation 41 DSP 42 Play Modes 42 Programming Tracks 42 Editing Program 43 Key Lock 43 File Download 43 Troubleshooting Tips 44 Limited Warranty For US 45 Limited Warranty For Canada 46 ...

Page 9: ...P3 music in MultiMediaCard or built in flash memory Playback and or Computer System Requirements Minimum Pentium 166 MHz or faster 32MB RAM Windows 98 Windows Me or Windows 2000 45 MB free hard disk space plus 1 MB for every minute of CD quality music you store on your hard drive CD ROM Drive USB Port Full Duplex Sound Card Optimum Pentium II 300 MHz or higher 64 MB RAM Windows 98SE Windows Me or ...

Page 10: ... your CD ROM drive A Turn on your computer and insert the software CD The K zoo Software Setup program will automatically run Note If the setup screen does not appear double click My Computer double click your CD ROM drive icon and double click setup exe You can also click Run then type D setup exe where D is the letter of your CD ROM drive B Click Next to display the Select Components screen ...

Page 11: ...arted if necessary B Once the computer has been restarted connect the mini USB small connector to the k zoo player connect the Type A large connector to an available USB port of your computer as shown below C Windows will automatically install the drivers for the external drive after you connect it Note Consult your computer or device s owner manual for USB port specifications and troubleshooting ...

Page 12: ...rections under Step 1 to display the Select Components screen B Click the Install the Music Management Software icon to display the Select Music Software screen C Select the software you want to install and click Install Select MusicMatch Jukebox Recommended to install the MusicMatch Jukebox software MusicMatch Jukebox is capable of MP3 WAV and Windows MediaTM audio format compression Musical cont...

Page 13: ...tallation has started Click on Install MusicMatch Jukebox 5 1 5 EN Helpful Hint It is recommended to uninstall any previous installations of the MusicMatch Jukebox soft ware before preceding with the Getting Started process After the uninstall process has been completed it is also rec ommended to delete the C Program Files MusicMatch folder from Windows as well where C Program Files is the path wh...

Page 14: ...Year of Birth and sex Male or Female Notes Enter an E mail address or yourname home com if you don t have E mail You must enter an E mail address to proceed If you do not want to be informed of program updates or receive news and offers via E mail uncheck the boxes F Click Next to display Personalize Net Music screen G Read the screen and decide if you would like to enable the PERSONAL IZE NET MUS...

Page 15: ... software was installed specifically USB driv ers 6 Set MusicMatch Jukebox basic preferences Detailed information Welcome Tips and troubleshooting are available through the Help menu and the MusicMatch Internet site accessed from the Help and Sites menus We recommend you familiarize yourself with the MusicMatch Welcome Tips and view the Online FAQ s before using and recording files Logging onto th...

Page 16: ... menu Select the RCA Jukebox item from the list and click OK to change to the proper theme B The Search for Music screen appears asking if you want the pro gram to search for existing compati ble music files Click OK to have the files found appear in the Music Library C Display the Settings menu by choosing Settings under the Options menu Note You can access the Options menu at almost any time by ...

Page 17: ...tings E Select the recording Quality level CD Quality MP3 128Kbps is the recommended quality level The MP3 format is supported by MusicMatch Jukebox for the K zoo player MP3 audio is MPEG Layer 3 Audio available at various encoding bit rates The highest bit rate has the best quality sound but uses the most disk space 9 EN ...

Page 18: ...orrection for the best results Error checking and correction will be performed while you are recording Note Choosing Error Correction will slow down your recording speed 2 Check Analog if your CD ROM drive does not support digital audio extraction G Select a default Recording Source If you have more than one recording source select the source you record from the most H Mute while Recording This fe...

Page 19: ...ks and Undocks Playlist Window OPEN SAVE CLEAR and CD R Menus Options Register Sites and Help Listed below are the basic functions of the main controls for the program Playlist Window PAUSE Button Press to pause playback Displays the Music Library Window Displays the Track Info Window Displays the Music Guide Window Displays the Radio Window Note These secondary display windows normally attach to ...

Page 20: ...e sure the Enable CDDB CD lookup service is selected on the CDDB Preferences page if you are able to make a connection to the Internet Choose CDDB Preferences from Settings in the Options menu B The information from the Internet appears If the information cannot be retrieved from the Internet enter it manually You can enter information or edit existing information by clicking in the desired box an...

Page 21: ...ack click Stop To cancel the entire recording session for all selected tracks click Cancel To eject the CD click Eject CD To select all songs click All To deselect all songs click None To refresh the track title informa tion or to attempt detection again click Refresh E After recording is completed the songs will be stored in the Music Library CD Info Display Area ALL Button NONE Button REFRESH Bu...

Page 22: ...et connection MusicMatch Jukebox will attempt but fail to connect Music you download from the MUSIC GUIDE window will automat ically be placed in the Music Library You can download files using your regular browser Be sure to import and or move them into MusicMatch Jukebox 10 Use MusicMatch Jukebox to play Radio on your PC A Click the Radio button to open the Radio window Note You can also select S...

Page 23: ...tion in a certain city Select COUNTRY to choose a sta tion in a certain country If you want to search for a certain station use the SEARCH feature on the bottom of the window C Click once on a station to display it Click twice on the station or click PLAY to play music from the sta tion The station you select appears in the Playlist D To connect to the station s web site click the GO TO STATION S ...

Page 24: ...brary window Note you can also select Show Music Library from View in the Options menu ADD Button DELETE Button TAG Button FIND Button AUTO DJ Button Sort View Button Music Library Window B Setup the Music Library for your preferences Select Music Library from Settings in the Options menu to display the Music Library Settings screen Select the number of columns and type of information you want dis...

Page 25: ...r songs D To add a track from your Music Library to your playlist either dou ble click it or drag and drop it 12 Create a playlist for playing or downloading To create a playlist you can drag and drop files from your Music Library or you can open an existing playlist Playing Info CD R Button CLEAR Button SAVE Button OPEN Button Undocks and Docks Playlist Window PLAY Button Displays Music Library P...

Page 26: ...ltiple songs B Click OPEN to open an existing playlist browse for tracks from a specific group or play an audio CD C To clear an entire playlist from the playlist window click CLEAR D To save your current playlist click SAVE When the window appears enter a playlist name and click Save E To remove a single track from the playlist click on the track to high light it and then press Delete on the keyb...

Page 27: ...ion about the track will be deleted A Highlight the track in the Music Library and click the Tag button to dis play the Tag Song File window Note Right click on the highlighted track to display a menu Select Edit Track Tag to display the Tag Song File window B You can edit the tag with your personal preferences for each of the tracks in your Music Library 19 EN ...

Page 28: ...mat the card Click OK to properly format the card for use with the k zoo player Click Cancel to format the card at a later time The External memory device will not be available until the card is proper ly formatted or a different MultiMediaCard is inserted Note Formatting the MultiMediaCard will erase the contents of the card B Make sure the k zoo device s are listed in the Portable Device Memory ...

Page 29: ...ongs F After you have selected all of the music you want to record on the selected device Internal or External click the Download button on the bottom of the screen During transfer the icon will flash When the transfer is complete the icon will remain lit and the total number of tracks and total playing time will be dis played File size and availability are listed in the status and window displays...

Page 30: ...ardware icon from the system tray and select the k zoo Audio Player item and click Stop See the Windows 2000 help for further details on the Unplug or Eject Hardware topic J Skip to page 36 Step 26 if you do not want to install the Real Jukebox soft ware Information for installing the RealJukebox software starts on the next page Helpful Hints For detailed information on file management creating pl...

Page 31: ...Cancel after you read the license agreement Note You must Accept to continue C When the Setup of RealJukebox screen appears verify the correct destination path for the program files Click Next D Select how to configure shortcuts for RealJukebox and click Finish to start installation of the software 23 Getting Started E Once the RealJukebox software has started complete the Electronic Registration ...

Page 32: ... computer if any other software was installed specifically USB drivers Note You can access the Configuration Wizard from the Tools menu at any time later when you are more familiar with the program 16 Set basic preferences Detailed information tutorials and troubleshooting are available through the Help menu and the RealJukebox Internet site accessed from the Help and Sites menus Note We recommend...

Page 33: ...ording menu D Select a recording method 1 Check Digital and Use Error Correction for the best results Error checking and correction will be performed while you are recording Note Choosing Use Error Correction will slow down your recording speed 2 Check Analog if your CD ROM drive does not support digital audio extraction 25 16 Set basic preferences continued EN ...

Page 34: ...st disk space We recommend using 128 kbps 3 Wave Audio is unencoded music that is not compressed This format has the best quality sound but requires the largest file size as much as 650MB per CD Wave Audio files are much larger than RealAudio and MP3 Audio files G Select a Secure Files setting 1 Secure Files On Files recorded with security on can only be played on the PC on which they were recorde...

Page 35: ...ton Previous Button Next Button Progress Bar Continuous Play Button Shuffle Play Button Volume Control 17 Learn the RealJukebox basic controls Listed below are the basic functions of the main controls for the program Program Information Display Area Mode Selection 27 EN ...

Page 36: ...ou can change the settings Choose Preferences in the Tools menu and set the options for your personal preference RealJukebox is an internet enabled application and connects to the Internet to retrieve information about the CD in the CD ROM Make sure the Automatically detect my online status item is selected in the Internet Preferences Choose Internet from Preferences in the Tools menu If you are o...

Page 37: ...ou want to play or record To start or stop playback click play To start or stop recording click record To pause playback press pause To stop playback and recording press stop C After recording is complete the songs will be stored in the Playlist 19 Download music from the Internet A Click the Music Guide icon to have RealJukebox connect you to the Internet B Download the music you select to your P...

Page 38: ...e Playlist A All tracks can be grouped by Genre Artist Album or all three Choose Music Files from Preferences in the Tools menu B Click Change Sub Folders to select the groupings that you would like to use for your music any combination of Artist Album or Genre Click OK C Click the Genre or Artist Album icon on the mode selection row to view the groups of songs To play a song double click it or hi...

Page 39: ... to the name of the new playlist which tracks to put into the playlist and the location where you want to put it C Press Add Tracks on the right hand side in Playlist mode Click on the song s you want to add to the playlist so it is highligted Press Add Tracks to store Repeat this step to enter additional tracks Note Click to select a song Shift and click to select groups of songs or Ctrl and clic...

Page 40: ...the new Auto playlist Click and highlight the the playlist you want to edit Click Edit Autoplaylist on the right side column to change preferences at any time All tracks saved on your PC will automatically be placed in this folder if track information follows specifications 23 Searching for Tracks A Click on the Search button on the mode selection bar B Click on the Search All Tracks page C Key in...

Page 41: ...net for the type of station you like to find A Click My Stations to view stations that you have bookmarked in the past B To add a station to your My Station list click on the button beside the station you want to store C Your RealPlayer will automatically open when you click on a station to listen to the internet radio Note First time users of RealPlayer will need to fill out the registration form...

Page 42: ...rd for use with the k zoo player Click Cancel to format the card at a later time The External memory device will not be available until the card is properly formatted or a different MultiMediaCard is inserted Note Formatting the MultiMediaCard will erase the contents of the card Note If the Internal device it is not listed check all connections click the Refresh button to refresh the portable devi...

Page 43: ... Click the Begin Transfer button on the right of the screen to download your songs to the selected device k zoo Internal or k zoo External After transfer is complete repeat process as needed until all desired music tracks have been downloaded to either the k zoo Internal or External devices G Click Exit under the File menu to close RealJukebox H Disconnect the USB cable from k zoo player Note If u...

Page 44: ...n 1 follow these directions to install the k zoo User s Guide and documentation 36 A Display the Select Components screen B Click the Install the k zoo User s Guide and documentation button C Select the Destination folder where you want the k zoo User s Guide installed and click Next D Select the location for the pro gram icons and click Next E Click Finish to complete the instal lation ...

Page 45: ...ng to indications on the compartment Refer to More information on page 45 for battery pre cautions C Close the door to the battery compartment Note Refer to the power level indicator on display for battery level Replace with new batteries when the indicator is empty 37 EJECT Battery compartment door 1 Insert batteries into the player EN ...

Page 46: ... EJECT in the direc tion of the arrow 3 Using Headphones Insert phone jack into PHONES on the side of player for listening EJECT PHONES VOLUME 38 Caution Do not remove MultiMedia Card during playback or when power is on It may result in damages to the unit and the card Note Have a Blast Just Not in Your Eardrums Make sure you turn down the volume on the unit before you put on headphones Increase t...

Page 47: ... track Press and hold to search forward within saved tracks 5 PLAY Turn unit on start playback and pause 6 DSP Select among DSP modes Flat Bass Pop Rock Jazz 7 MODE Select between repeat program and random playback modes 8 LOCK To lock keys to avoid accidental key activation 9 MEMORY CARD Slot for inserting MutliMediaCard 10 VOLUME Adjust sound volume 11 PHONES Insert headphones 12 USB Connect USB...

Page 48: ... number of track Current track number during playback Volume level bar Encoded bit rate Repeat mode Random mode Total playing time on card Elapsed time during playback Key locked Battery level indicator Multimedia card inserted Program mode USB cable connected 40 ...

Page 49: ...P to stop playback Stop mode with total number of tracks and playing time shown on display Press STOP again to turn unit off The unit will also turn itself off automatically after about 1 minute if there is no key activation In stop mode press or to select desired tracks Press once to skip to next track starting Press and hold for quick forward scan of playing track Press once to return to previou...

Page 50: ...on and P01 for program list position 2 Press or to select a track Selected track number will flash 3 Press MODE to confirm selection 4 Press MODE again to skip to the next programming position 5 Repeat steps 2 4 for further selections Maximum 10 selections can be made 6 Press STOP to exit programming mode or unit returns to stop mode automatically after 30 seconds if no keys are activated See sect...

Page 51: ...de after 30 seconds if no keys are activated Key Lock To avoid accidental key activation slide the HOLD key to LOCK position to lock keys Lock icon can be seen on display Slide to OFF position to unlock keys File Download When the unit is connected to the computer will be displayed on the screen During transfer the icon will flash When the transfer is complete the icon will remain lit the total nu...

Page 52: ...orm playback Check if MultiMediaCard is properly inserted MultiMediaCard icon should be dis played LOCK button may be activated Refer to page 43 for details There may be no MP3 tracks in the card or internal memory MultiMediaCard may be damaged Cannot play MP3 track on the k zoo players Track encoded bit rate may not be between 32 to 320kbps Note For better result we recommend a constant encoded b...

Page 53: ...by the warranty Insure your shipment in case of loss of damage Thomson accepts no liability in case of damage or loss A new or refurbished unit will be shipped to you prepaid freight What your warranty does not cover Customer instruction Your Owner s Manual provides information regarding operating instructions and user controls For additional information ask your dealer Installation and set up ser...

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Page 55: ...roof 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 limit any such sta...

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