Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product PDP2800 Technicolor - Thomson
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Thomson L yra Personal Jukebox User’ s Guide PDP2800.
T o 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 .
T able of Contents 1 Chapter 1: Getting Started Things to consider before you get started... .............................................. 4 Computer System Requirements ..................................................... 4 Warning ................
2 T able of Contents Chapter 2: Thomson L yra Jukebox Menus and Features Using the Play Modes ................................................................................. 34 How to access the play modes ...........................................
Chapter 1 Getting Started Chapter Overview: • Things to consider before you get started • What’ s where — what you want to know and wher e to go • Parts checklist • Overview of Thomson L y.
4 Chapter 1 Getting Started Things to consider befor e you get started... Computer System Requir ements • Pentium 233MHz or higher (Pentium II 300 MHz or higher recommended) • Windows ® 98SE, Me, 2000, or XP • Internet Explorer 4.
Getting Started Chapter 1 5 What you want to know Go to page ... Parts checklist — everything that was in the Thomson L yra box Buttons — where they are and what they do Operation — the details .
6 Chapter 1 Getting Started Unpack the box and check your parts Y our Thomson Lyra Jukebox came with everything you need to make music portable — all of the items shown below should have been packed in the box with your Thomson L yra Jukebox.
Getting Started Chapter 1 7 Overview of buttons and the display The following pages explain what each button does — some of the buttons have more than one function depending upon whether you’re playing music or not. 12 4 1 V olume up – Increases the volume level.
8 Chapter 1 Getting Started 7 Left arrow button – When you’re playing music, press and release to skip back to the previous song (to scan backwards in the song that’ s playing, press and hold). When you’re using the Thomson L yra Jukebox menu, moves highlight left.
Getting Started Chapter 1 9 off / l o ck l ine o ut power ch a r g e d c in re s e t DC IN LINE OUT jack RESET Headphones jack USB port OFF/LOCK switch Back view POWER CHARGE POWER indicator – Lights when the Thomson L yra Jukebox is on (receiving power from the DC IN jack).
10 Chapter 1 Getting Started The SORT BY menu is the main menu. The navigation scheme is the same no matter how many menus you access: Basic Operation The information in this section presumes you’ve successfully transferred files to your Thomson L yra Jukebox, and you’re ready to play some music.
Getting Started Chapter 1 11 Playback operation • T o scan backwards in the track that’ s playing, press and hold (the left arrow button). • T o scan forwards in the track that’ s playing, press and hold (the right arrow button). • T o go to the next track, press and release (the right arrow button).
12 Chapter 1 Getting Started Operation: Step-by-Step Examples The following example illustrates (with more detail than the previous information) how you find the song you want to play .
Getting Started Chapter 1 13 Sort by Artist 1. Highlight Artist (press the up or down arrow button). Note: Y ou can also highlight items on the screen by pressing the soft keys when they have arrows above them. In this example soft key 1 would move the highlight down and soft key 2 would move the highlight up.
14 Chapter 1 Getting Started Highlight the desired song. • T o play the song, press (the play/pause button). • T o go to the previous menu, press soft key 1 ( BACK ). • T o scroll down the list 5 songs at a time, press soft key 2 ( PG down). • T o scroll up the list 5 songs at a time, press soft key 3 ( PG up).
Getting Started Chapter 1 15 HAPPY MUSIC II PG INFO 01 A Song For You 02 Do Your Best 03 Be Yourself 04 Integrity Song 05 Freedom BACK PG Soft key 1 Soft key 2 Soft key 3 Soft key 4 3. T o see the songs for the album highlighted, press SELECT (the songs on that album appear).
16 Chapter 1 Getting Started • T o see the titles from R - Z, press soft key 4. • T o return to the SOR T BY menu, press soft key 1 (labeled MAIN ). • T o get more info about the song, press soft key 4 ( INFO ). Note: The information provided in the INFO screen depends upon the ID tags that have been set up for the song.
Getting Started Chapter 1 17 3. T o see a list of artists for the genre you’ve highlighted, press SELECT (a list of artists for that genre appears). T o jump to the complete Artist listing, press soft key 4 ( ARTST ). Note: The information provided in the INFO screen depends upon the ID3 tags that have been set up for the song.
18 Chapter 1 Getting Started Sort by User Playlists 1. Highlight User Playlists (press the up or down arrow button, or soft key 1 or soft key 2). SORT BY Artist t Album Title Genre User Playlists Audio Files HELP MORE Soft key 1 Soft key 2 How to Create User Playlists If you need information about Creating User Playlists, go to page 30.
Getting Started Chapter 1 19 • Delete a song from the playlist by DEL (delete) — soft key 3 — (a screen appears asking you to confirm that you want to delete this item). • Rearrange the order of the songs in the playlist by pressing soft key 4 ( MOVE ) — go to instructions below for more information.
20 Chapter 1 Getting Started • T o get more info about the song, press soft key 4 ( INFO ). Note: The information provided in the INFO screen depends upon the ID3 tags that have been set up for the song.
Getting Started Chapter 1 21 This picture illustrates what you’ll see on your Thomson L yra Jukebox LCD screen when you’r e playing music. LCD Screen during Playback 1 Playlist name, or path of file 2 Song title or file name – Based on ID3 tag information, if it is available.
22 Chapter 1 Getting Started Setup Information – the details Install software in your computer The Music Management CD that came with your Thomson L yra Jukebox contains all of the necessary software components you need to make your Thomson L yra Jukebox work properly .
Getting Started Chapter 1 23 5. Click the software components you’re going to install (a list follows): • The System Profiler Application component must be installed in order for the Thomson L yra Jukebox to function properly .
24 Chapter 1 Getting Started 12. Enter your name, e-mail address, postal code, country , year of birth, and sex (male or female). Note: Y ou must enter an e-mail address to proceed. If you don’t have an e-mail address, enter yourname@home.com 13. Click Next (the Personalize Music Recommendation screen appears).
Getting Started Chapter 1 25 Profiler application icon found in your computer’ s system tray . 3. Select the Profile L yra MP3/Personal Jukebox Device menu from the icon (the L yra Jukebox profiler application icon that’ s in your PC’ s system tray , at the bottom right of your computer screen).
26 Chapter 1 Getting Started 3. The first time you launch MusicMatch, a Getting Started screen appears providing information about MusicMatch and the software. 4. Detailed information, Getting Started tips, and troubleshooting are available through the Help menu and the MusicMatch internet site (accessed from the Help and Site menus).
Getting Started Chapter 1 27 Select the Recording Quality level – CD Quality MP3 (128Kbps) is recommended • 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.
28 Chapter 1 Getting Started Save CD tracks to play on your PC or in your Thomson L yra Jukebox 1. Insert a CD into your CD-ROM drive. If you are connected to the internet, MusicMatch Jukebox will retrieve information about the CD in the CD-ROM drive.
Getting Started Chapter 1 29 Download music from the Internet 1. Make sure you’re connected to the internet. 2. Click MUSIC GUIDE to connect to the MusicMatch download site. Note: Y ou can also select Show MusicMatch Guide from View in the Options menu to display this window .
30 Chapter 1 Getting Started Creating Personalized Playlists T o create a playlist, you can drag and drop files from your Music Library or you can open an existing playlist.
Getting Started Chapter 1 31 T ransfer audio files to your Thomson L yra Jukebox Once you’ve created the current playlist that contains all of the songs you want to transfer to your Thomson L yra Jukebox, follow the steps below: 1.
32 Chapter 1 Getting Started 4. After you have selected all of the music you want to transfer to your Thomson L yra Jukebox, click the Download button on the bottom of the screen. IMPORT ANT : If your Thomson Lyra Jukebox doesn’ t appear in the Portable Device Memory area, click the REFRESH button.
Chapter 2 Featur es & Menus Chapter Overview: • Play modes (Repeat, A-B Repeat, Shuf fle, etc.) • Adjusting DSP settings (flat, r ock, jazz, etc.
34 Chapter 2 Features & Menus Using the Play Modes Once you have music transferred to your Thomson L yra Jukebox you can use the MODE button to access different play modes that are used in other audio equipment: Shuf fle, Repeat 1, Repeat, Repeat All, Repeat Shuffle.
Features & Menus Chapter 2 35 How to access the play modes During navigation mode (you’ve turned on your Thomson Lyra Jukebox, but you ar e using the menu system and not playing music) 1. Press the MODE button (the MODE SETTINGS menu appears). 2.
36 Chapter 2 Features & Menus 3. Press the arrow down (or soft key 2) or arrow up (soft key 3) to highlight the DSP setting you want to use. • FLA T • BASS • ROCK • POP • JAZZ • GRAPHIC EQ: enables you to personalize audio output settings.
Features & Menus Chapter 2 37 Personalizing DSP Output (GRAPHIC EQ menu item) 1. During navigation, press soft key 1 (DSP). 2. Press soft key 2 (arrow down) until GRAPHIC EQ is highlighted (the GRAPHIC EQ submenu appears automatically after GRAPHIC EQ has been highlighted for a second or two).
38 Chapter 2 Features & Menus Setting LCD Pr eferences (SYSTEM SETTINGS menu) Y ou can personalize the setting of your LCD (Liquid Crystal Display). 1. From the SORT BY menu (the main menu), press soft key 4 ( MORE ). Four new menu items appear at the bottom of the LCD screen.
Features & Menus Chapter 2 39 • Backlight Timeout: you can adjust the amount of time that the backlight stays on by highlighting Backlight T imeout . Press (the right arrow button on your Thomson L yra Jukebox) to increase the amount of time. Press (the left arrow button) to decrease the amount of time.
40 Chapter 2 Features & Menus Playing Y our Thomson L yra Jukebox in your car ster eo The cassette adapter lets you listen to the Thomson L yra Jukebox in an automobile or RV safely without having to wear headphones. The car kit is included with your Thomson L yra Jukebox.
Features & Menus Chapter 2 41 Playing Y our Thomson L yra Jukebox on your ster eo system Y our Thomson Lyra Jukebox came with a Line Out Cable that you can use to connect your Thomson Lyra Jukebox to your audio system. 1. Make sure your Thomson L yra Jukebox is off.
42 Chapter 2 Features & Menus Portable Har d Drive Capability Thus far , this User’ s Guide has discussed your PDP 2800 Thomson L yra Jukebox player’ s music functions. However , this is the first Thomson L yra model that has a hard drive (other models required a compact flash card).
Chapter 3 Additional Information Chapter Overview: • Tips & T r oubleshooting • F AQ (Frequently Asked Questions) • Specifications & System Requir ements • Index 43.
44 Chapter 3 Additional Information Tips and T r oubleshooting Problem: Player repeats same tracks or all tracks. • Repeat play is turned on. Press the MODE button to change the play mode. Problem: Audio distorted at high volume. • In DSP mode, reduce the BASS gain.
Additional Information Chapter 3 45 F AQ (Frequently Asked Questions) Question: What is MP3? MP3 is an abbreviation for MPEG-1, Layer 3 Audio (MPEG = Motion Picture Experts Group). This is a digital sound encoding and compression process that was developed by the Fraunhofer Institut fur Integrierte Schaltungen and Thomson multimedia.
46 Chapter 3 Additional Information Hard Disc • External Hard Disc Drive: When connected to a computer via USB, the Thomson Lyra Hard Disc player is capable of storing any file type allowing the user a fast, convenient method of storing, retrieving, and transferring files.
Additional Information Chapter 3 47 PC Hardwar e Requirements – 233MHz or higher (Pentium II 300 MHz or higher recommended) – Windows® 98SE, Me, XP or 2000 – Internet Explorer 4.
48 Chapter 3 Additional Information Thomson L yra Helpline More help is available on www .thomson-lyra.com and phone numbers of the Thomson Lyra helpline per countries are listed below . Votre Contact THOMSON: 0 810 810 891, de le 16.10.2000 (pour la France, prix d'un appel local) Ihr Kontakt zu THOMSON: 0180 1000 390, ab 16.
Additional Information Chapter 3 49 Index A A-B Repeat 35 AC/DC adapter charger 6 Adapter AC/DC 6 car 6, 40 ADD button 29 Album menu 14 All Files menu 20 Analog setting 27 Arrow button 8 Arrow buttons.
50 Chapter 3 Additional Information E Eject hardware icon 12 Error messages 44 F Flat 36 G Genre menu 16 Graphic EQ 36 GRAPHIC EQ menu 37 H Headphones 4, 6 Headphones jack 9 Help 26 ,4 8 I Icon MusicM.
Additional Information Chapter 3 51 Album 14 All Files 20 Artist 13 Audio Files 19 DSP Settings 36 Genre 16 Graphic EQ 37 Profile Thomson L yra MP3/Personal Jukebox Device 25 Sort By 10 System Setting.
52 Chapter 3 Additional Information by Title 15 by User Playlists 18 Sorting problems 44 Specifications accessories 47 hard disc 46 hardware 45 software 46 Step-by-step instructions 12 STOP button 8, .
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