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Contents Table of Contents I. INTRODUCTION ......................................................... 1 Locating the Controls....................................................... 2 Control Buttons on your Portable Media Center .......... 4 Common Tasks.................................................................. 5 Controls and menus.......................................................... 7 Menu Screen................................................................... 7 Screen Icons................
Contents Updating the Software Running on Your Portable Media Center ........................................................................... 70 Digital Media File Types You Can Play on Your Portable Media Center................................................... 75 Protected Content ........................................................... 76 Protected and Non-Protected Content .......................... 76 The Licensing Process and Your Portable Media Center .........................................
Contents II. USING PORTABLE MEDIA CENTER ................. 85 Playing and Viewing Digital Media Content................ 86 Browsing For New Content.......................................... 86 Browsing For and Playing TV Shows .......................... 86 Music on Your Portable Media Center ......................... 88 Pictures on Your Portable Media Center ...................... 99 Using the Bookmark Feature......................................
Contents III. CUSTOMIZING PORTABLE MEDIA CENTER 120 Setting the Equalizer Option ....................................... 120 To set the Equalizer option ......................................... 120 Setting Display Options................................................ 122 To set the Backlight option......................................... 123 To set the Brightness option ....................................... 124 To set the TV Out option ............................................
Contents 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 MANUAL.
INTERNET • URL : www.iriveramerica.com • Find information on our company, products, and customer and technical support. • Update your player with firmware downloads. Firmware upgrades offer support for new CODECS and deliver new product features. • Consult the product FAQ. • Register your iRiver product online so that our Customer Service is able to provide support as efficiently as possible.
INTRODUCTION I. INTRODUCTION Congratulation on your purchase of the Microsoft® Windows Mobile™-based Portable Media Center. Your Microsoft® Windows Mobile™-based 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. You can copy music, videos, and photos from a Windows® XP-based computer to your Portable Media Center.
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Common Tasks Common Tasks To help you get started quickly, this section highlights common activities with your Portable Media Center. Play music. Use your Portable Media Center to store and play your favorite music. Watch videos and TV shows. With your Portable Media Center you can store many hours of videos or recorded TV shows, and watch them anytime, anywhere. View pictures and slide shows. Your Portable Media Center can be a portable photo album.
Common Tasks 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.
Screen and Controls Controls and menus The iRiver Portable Media Center has a series of easy to navigate menus to help you find the music, pictures, or videos you want to play. There are also menus to help you set various 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.
Screen and Controls Library Screens After selecting one of the top level functions, 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 to select the screen view on the top (New, Albums, Artists, Playlists, Songs, Genres.
Screen and Controls Screen View Description New Alphabetically lists all albums most recently copied to your Portable Media Center. The Play All selection is at the top of the list. No Items Available appears if no content is available. Albums Alphabetically lists all albums in the music 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.
Screen and Controls 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.
Screen and Controls Screen View New Description Lists all pictures most recently copied to your Portable Media Center, sorted alphabetically by name. The Play Slide Show option is at the top of the list. No Items 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 content is available.
Screen and Controls My TV Screen View Description New Lists TV shows most recently copied to your Portable Media Center, sorted alphabetically. No Items Available appears if no content is available. Sort by Date Lists all TV content, sorted by recording 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.
Screen and Controls 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.
Screen and Controls Screen View New Description Lists all videos most recently copied to your Portable Media Center. Sorted alphabetically by name. Sort By Name Lists all videos in your collection, sorted alphabetically by video name or file name. Sort by Date Lists all 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.
Screen and Controls Music Screen View Description Default Shows track number, song name, elapsed/remaining time for the current track, an elapsed time status bar, artist name, album name, play/pause indicator, and battery status indicator. Press OK button to switch between elapsed time and remaining time.
Screen and Controls Big Album Cover Displays large-size album art, track number, elapsed/remaining time for the current track, play/pause indicator, and battery status indicator. Press OK button to switch between elapsed time 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 indicator, and battery status indicator.
Screen and Controls Music Settings Displays a portion of the album art, elapsed time of the current track, play/pause indicator, battery status indicator, the album's star rating, and a list with check boxes for the Shuffle, Repeat, Equalizer, and Purchase Info settings. Selecting or clearing the Equalizer check box enables or disables the selection on the Equalizer Settings screen.
Screen and Controls Pictures and Slide Shows Screen View Description Full Screen Picture Displays current picture and briefly displays the slide show play/pause indicator and battery status indicator. Picture Overlay Displays picture name and date across the top of the picture, slide show play/pause indicator, and battery status indicator. If listening to music while viewing the picture or a slide show, displays information on the currently playing song.
Screen and Controls TV Screen View Description Full Screen TV Displays the show on the screen with no other information. File Info Displays the show on the screen; also displays the show name and date across the bottom of the video image, the play/pause indicator, 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 battery status indicator.
Screen and Controls 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.
Screen and Controls Description Screen View Settings Displays the following: • Equalizer. Optimizes audio playback on your Portable Media Center for different music genres, such as Classical, Hip Hop, or Jazz. • Display. Settings for screen backlighting, screen brightness, 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.
Screen and Controls Equalizer Displays the following options: • Acoustic • Classical • Electronic • Hip Hop • Jazz • Pop • Display Rock Displays the following options: • • • - 22 - Backlight Brightness TV Out
Screen and Controls Backlight Brightness TV Out Displays the following options: • Off • 1 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.
Screen and Controls Effects Displays the following options: • • 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 or Off the sounds made when moving among the different menus.
Screen and Controls International Displays the following options: • • Language Standards Languages Lists the languages in which information 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 Original All Settings displays a dialog box at the bottom of the Settings screen that you can use to reset all options to default values.
Screen and Controls Information Displays the following items: • • About Portable Media Center About Contents You cannot set any options on this screen. About Portable Media Center About Contents Displays version and copyright information about the Windows Mobile Software for Portable Media Centers.
Screen and Controls Recovery Screens The Portable Media Center may display some recovery screens in the rare event of a software or hardware malfunction. Screen View Screen 1 Description 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 using the docking cradle or connecting cable supplied by the manufacturer. Follow on-screen directions to assist in the recovery process.
Screen and Controls Screen View Description Screen 2 Once connected, a picture with a large numeral 2 in one corner of the screen and verifies your Portable Media Center is successfully connected to the computer. Follow on-screen instructions to run any necessary recovery 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 and Controls Screen View Description Screen 4 A picture with a large numeral 4 in one corner of the screen appears when your Portable Media Center is fixing certain disk errors. All content on 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.
Screen and Controls Screen Icons The following table lists the icons displayed on your Portable Media Center screens. Icon Name Battery Status indicator Elapsed Time bar Folder Left arrow Description Indicates the remaining amount of battery life by showing a number of horizontal bars inside the battery icon. Begins blinking when battery is low on charge.. When the battery is charging, a lightning bolt is displayed over the battery status icon.
Screen and Controls Lock indicator Play indicator Play/Pause indicator Repeat Play indicator Right arrow Shuffle Play indicator Star Rating indicator Wait indicator Displayed when the controls are locked. Displayed at the left of Play on a Song Title screen, and at the left of Play All on New, Albums, Artists, Songs, Playlists, Genres, Album Songlist, Artist Name, Playlist Name, and Play Slide Show screens. Indicates if a song, video, TV show, or slide show is playing or paused.
Screen and Controls Controls Your Portable 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 are found on your Portable Media Center.
Screen and Controls Power and Lock Controls Control On/Off Audio/Video Function Pressing or switching this control turns a Portable Media Center on or off. Lock or Hold Slide the switch to lock all the controls to prevent accidental button engagement. Slide back to unlock the controls. Playback Controls Control Play/Pause Rew Audio Function Pressing this control switches between play and pause when a music file is selected or playing. Pressing this control skips to the beginning of a music track.
Screen and Controls FF Volume Pressing this control skips to the end of a music track. Pressing and holding this control skips forward through a music track. At the end of a music track, pressing this control skips to the next track. Using this control adjusts the headphone or internal speaker playback volume. If your device is connected to a stereo, the stereo controls the volume. - 34 - Pressing this control moves forward 29 seconds. Pressing and holding this control skips forward in the video.
Screen and Controls Navigation Controls Control Up Down Left Audio/Video Function Pressing this control selects the previous item in a list. When a picture is displayed, pressing this control selects the previous picture in a folder. When viewing a slide show, pressing this control skips to the previous picture in the slide show. At the top of a list, pressing this control takes you to the bottom of the list. In a long list, pressing and holding this control will quickly scroll through the list..
Screen and Controls Right Back Pressing this control moves the user to the screen at the right of the screen being viewed, as if moving through a horizontal band of screens. Pressing this control moves the user to the previous screen or to the previous 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.
Digital Media File Types Getting Started 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 Portable Media Center from the computer.
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Digital Media File Types To use your Portable Media Center, you must have the following: A computer running Windows XP (Home or Professional), Windows XP Media Center Edition, or Windows XP Tablet PC Edition A USB 2.
Digital Media File Types What is in the Box When you purchase your Portable Media Center, the box should contain at least the following: Quick 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 installs essential files on your computer A copy of Windows Media Player 10 (installed on your computer during Setup) A copy of this Help file - 40
Digital Media File Types What is on the Portable Media Center Your Portable Media Center uses Windows Mobile™ software to find and display or play digital media stored on its hard drive, and to help add music, pictures, and video 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.
Digital Media File Types Installation: 1. Insert the installation CD into the CD-ROM drive. Double-click the Setup icon. Click Next to start.
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Digital Media File Types 3. Click Next to continue.
Digital Media File Types 4. Select Copy sample content to the media library and click Next.
Digital Media File Types 5. Click Install to start the installation.
Digital Media File Types 6. The system will start the installation process as the following screen.
Digital Media File Types 7. When you are prompted the Agreement screen, click I Accept.
Digital Media File Types 8. When the Setup Complete screen appears, you will need to restart your computer to complete the installation.
Digital Media File Types 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.
Digital Media File Types 10. Once you plug the player, the system will detect the player. Select Install the software automatically (Recommended). Click Next to continue.
Digital Media File Types 11. The system will automatically search for the driver and install, select Synchronize media files to this device using Windows Media Player.
Digital Media File Types 12. Click Next to continue.
Digital Media File Types 13. You can select your privacy options in this screen by checking the items in this screen.
Digital Media File Types 14. You can customize the installation options in this screen also by checking the item you need to enable the functions.
Digital Media File Types 15. Before opening the Windows Media Player program, 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 installs several programs on your computer, including Windows Media Player 10.
Digital Media File Types When you run the Setup disc, you can establish a device partnership between the 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 Media Player to quickly add digital media content to your Portable Media Center from your primary computer.
Digital Media File Types 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 on the computer.
Digital Media File Types Turning Your Portable Media Center On and Off Turn your Portable Media Center on to play or view digital media content, and to update its content from a desktop computer that has Windows Media Player 10. Turn it off when you're finished. Under some circumstances, your Portable Media 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.
Digital Media File Types Add Digital Media Content to Your Portable Media Center After you run the Setup disc you can add digital media content to your Portable Media Center. When you have done so for the first time, you can add content in two ways: Automatic Update. You can quickly and automatically add or update content from your primary computer using Windows Media Player 10. Manual Update. You can manually add content from any computer that has Windows Media Player 10.
Digital Media File Types 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).
Digital Media File Types If You Have Not Previously Used Windows Media Player 10 on the Computer If you have not previously used Windows Media Player 10 on the computer, you must scan the computer for digital media content before the computer can copy the media 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 Center do the following. a.
Digital Media File Types e. When prompted to select Automatic or manual synchronization, select Automatic and click Finish. f. Windows Media Player will automatically scan the computer for digital media content and adds it to its Media Library. g. h. For more information, see Windows Media Player Help on this computer. After you finish copying content, disconnect your Portable Media Center from the computer.
Digital Media File Types Manually. To manually copy content from the primary computer to your Portable Media Center, do the 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. On the next page of the device setup wizard, click Next. e. Select the check box for the option to Manual ; then click Finish.
Digital Media File Types You can copy files from your computer by dragging source files to Windows Media Player. Drag and drop to copy files. a. b. c. To add files to your Portable Media Center, select the check box next to the file name. Click the Start Sync button at the upper left corner of the navigation bar to start synchronization. When you have finished copying content, disconnect your Portable Media Center from the computer.
Digital Media File Types You can use Windows Media Player 10 to switch to the automatic copy option. See Windows Media Player Help on this computer. If You Have Previously Used Windows Media Player 10 on the Computer If you have already used Windows Media Player 10 on the primary computer, content is already listed in its Media Library. To add content, use the following information. To add digital media content for the first time Automatically.
Digital Media File Types Manually. If you want to use Windows Media Player 10 to manually copy content from the primary computer to your Portable Media Center. a. Select the check box Manual for the option to manually copy items, then click Finish. b. Select the check box next to the file name to copy to your Portable Media Center. See the next section “Adding Content to your Portable Media Center Manually” for full instructions on locating content.
Digital Media File Types To create a partnership with a different computer 1. Start your Portable Media Center and connect it to a non-primary computer. 2. On the device setup wizard, select the option to make the computer the new primary computer, from which you can automatically 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 this option.
Digital Media File Types Charging the Battery in Your Portable Media Center The battery in your Portable Media Center device provides you with many hours of playback time for videos, TV shows, and music. The battery indicator or icon in the lower right corner of a screen begins blinking when the battery must be recharged. To recharge the battery Note：If system hangs during battery replacement, remove battery and repeat battery replacement procedure again.
Digital Media File Types Updating the Software Running on Your Portable Media Center Periodic updates might be available for the software than runs on your Portable Media Center. These updates 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 Center. Note：If the device is full of contents, then firmware updates will fail for insufficient space.
Digital Media File Types To update the software running on your Portable 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 minimize it and run the update program download from www.iriveramerica.com.
Digital Media File Types c. Click the File tab. d. Select “Connect to Device”.
Digital Media File Types e. Click the OK button. f. Select Update OS Image.
Digital Media File Types g. Select the .bin file which you want to update h. Select the NK*.bin 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. The Portable Media Center will be reset and restarted, and you will see the new-updated screen.
Digital Media File Types Digital Media File Types You Can Play on Your Portable Media Center Your Portable Media Center plays .wma, .wmv, and .mp3 audio and visual files. When you connect your Portable Media Center to a 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 Media Player 10, see the Windows Media Player Help on this computer.
Protected Content Protected Content Your Portable Media Center plays digital media content transferred from the Windows Media Player library on a Windows XP-based computer. Your Windows Media Player library then becomes completely mobile. You can take it with you wherever you go, whenever you wish. You can store and play both non-protected and protected digital media files; protected files must be licensed.
Protected Content The Licensing Process and Your Portable Media Center The licensing process for protected digital media content takes place on your computer, not on your Portable Media Center. You can acquire licensed files in several ways. The most common way is to download licensed files to your computer from content providers such as record or video companies. The content provider might issue a license when you download the file.
Protected Content You cannot copy and share licenses among different computers using your Portable Media Center. If your Portable Media Center contains a protected file that is not licensed, an error message appears on the screen if you try to play it. You must download or otherwise acquire a licensed copy of the file and then transfer the licensed copy to your Portable Media Center before you can play it.
Finding Information Finding Information About Your Portable Media Center From the Information screen you can find basic 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, click Settings and then Information. The Information screen has two selections, About Portable Media Center and About Contents.
Finding Information To open the About Portable 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 essential information about your Portable Media Center.
Finding Information To open the About Content screen On the Information screen, use the Up and Down buttons to select About 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 Number of albums Number of pictures Number of videos Amount of hard disk space used (in gigabytes) on your Portable Media Center - 81 -
Finding Information Amount of hard disk space remaining on your Portable Media Center - 82 -
Portable Media Center Help Portable Media Center Help In addition to this Help document, you have other sources for help when using your Portable Media Center: The Setup disc. A copy of this Help document is on the Setup disc. The Quick Start Guide. Your Portable Media Center comes with a Quick Start Guide. The Quick Start Guide has the basic information you need to quickly start using your Portable Media Center. Microsoft Web site.
Portable Media Center Help Troubleshoot problems you might encounter using your Portable Media Center Learn more about an error message In the Portable Media Center Help Table of Contents, click Troubleshooting Portable Media Center. In the right pane under In This Section, click the appropriate Troubleshooting title to view that topic. In the Portable Media Center Help Table of Contents under Troubleshooting Portable Media Center, click Error and Acknowledgement Messages.
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Playing and Viewing Digital Media Content Playing and Viewing Digital Media Content Browsing For New Content When you add music, TV shows, pictures, or videos to your Portable Media Center, they are listed on the New screens. To browse for content recently added to your Portable Media Center 1. "After powering on your PMC, highlight the desired 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.
Playing and Viewing Digital Media Content To browse for and play a TV show 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. On the Start screen, highlight My TV and press OK. Using the Left and Right buttons, select the New, Sort by Name, Sort by Date, or Sort by Genre screen. Using the Up or Down buttons, scroll through the list and select a TV show. Play the TV show by pressing the OK button. 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.
Playing and Viewing Digital Media Content Music on Your Portable Media Center You can store and play thousands of songs on your Portable Media Center using the .wma and .mp3 file formats. Browsing For and Playing Music You can browse for and play music in the following ways: • Browse for and play an album, a playlist, all songs in a genre, or all songs by an artist. • Play one song from an album. • Browse for and play a song from the Songs screen. • Play all songs on your Portable Media Center.
Playing and Viewing Digital Media Content 3. 4. Press the OK button to open the Album Songlist screen for the selected album, listing all songs on that album. To play an album, choose from the following: • On the Album Songlist screen, use the Up and Down buttons to select Play All and then click the OK button. • On the Artist Name screen, select an album and press the Play button.
Playing and Viewing Digital Media Content To browse for and play a song from the Songs screen 1. 2. 3. 4. On the Start screen, highlight My Music and press OK. Use the Left and Right buttons to select the Songs screen. Use the Up and Down buttons to select a song from the list; then press the OK button. Choose from the following: • • Press the Play/Pause button to begin playing the song.
Playing and Viewing Digital Media Content Creating and Playing the Portable Playlist You can create and play a portable playlist of songs on your Portable Media Center. To create the portable playlist 1. On the Start screen, highlight My Music and press OK. 2. Use the Left and Right buttons to select the New, Album, Artist, Song, Playlists, or Genre screen; then select an item from the list on that screen. 3.
Playing and Viewing Digital Media Content To play the portable playlist 1. On the Start screen, highlight My Music and press OK. Then use the Left and Right buttons to select 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 All From Playlist and press the OK button. 2. Select Yes and press the OK button to remove all songs from the portable playlist.
Playing and Viewing Digital Media Content Playing Playlists Created with Windows Media Player You can play playlists you create on a computer using Windows Media Player and add to your Portable Media Center. To play a playlist created with Windows Media Player 1. 2. 3. On the Start screen, highlight My Music and press OK. Then use the Left and Right buttons to select the Playlists screen. Use the Up and Down buttons to select a playlist; then press the OK button.
Playing and Viewing Digital Media Content Using the Equalizer You can apply a value selected from the Equalizer settings screen to songs or albums. The Equalizer setting optimizes audio playback on your Portable Media Center for different music genres, such as Classical, Hip Hop, or Jazz. Use the Equalizer settings screen to select the type of equalizer you want. To apply an equalizer value 1.
Playing and Viewing Digital Media Content Using Shuffle Play Shuffle Play takes a list of songs or albums and plays the songs in a random order without repeating a song, beginning with a song you choose. Shuffle Play continues until you clear its check box on the Music Settings screen. To turn on Shuffle Play 1. Choose from the following: • On a list of songs or albums, click Play All to begin playing the songs, or click a song title to select a song and then press the OK button.
Playing and Viewing Digital Media Content Using Repeat Play Repeat Play replays a selected song or set of songs, including an album, artist, genre, or playlist. The song or set of songs continues to play until Repeat Play is turned off. To turn on Repeat Play 1. Choose from the following: • On any list of songs or albums, click Play All to begin playing the songs, or click a song title to select a song; then press the OK button. • On a Song Title screen, click Play to begin playing a song. 2.
Playing and Viewing Digital Media Content Rating Your Music As in Windows Media Player 10, you can give a song a rating of one to five stars, five being the highest. You can also change the ratings of songs you previously rated using Windows Media Player. The next time you connect your Portable Media Center to the primary computer, the ratings you give to songs are applied to the same songs in the Media Library of Windows Media Player 10.
Playing and Viewing Digital Media Content Displaying Purchase Information for an Album If you want information on purchasing music stored on your Portable Media Center, you can have that information displayed in Windows Media Player 10 on the primary computer. To request information about purchasing music 1. Choose from the following: • On a list of songs or albums, click Play All to play all songs, or click a song title to select a song; then press the OK button.
Playing and Viewing Digital Media Content Pictures on Your Portable Media Center Browsing For and Viewing Pictures You can store and view thousands of digital photos on your Portable Media Center. To browse for and view pictures 1. 2. 3. 4. On the Start screen, highlight My Pictures and press OK. Use the Left and Right buttons to select the New, Sort by Name, or Sort by Date screen. Use the Up and Down buttons to scroll through the list and select a folder or a picture.
Playing and Viewing Digital Media Content Displaying Pictures in a Slide Show You can display pictures on your Portable Media Center as a slide show. You can set the amount of time a picture is displayed during a slide show by using the Transitions option on the Pictures Settings screen. To display pictures in a slide show 1. 2. 3. On the Start screen, highlight My Pictures and press OK. Use the Left and Right buttons to select the New, Sort by Name, or Sort by Date screen.
Playing and Viewing Digital Media Content To set the transition time 1. While a slide show is running, use the Left and Right buttons to select the Pictures Settings screen. 2. Use the Up and Down buttons to select Transitions; then press the OK button to select the amount of time each picture is displayed on the screen. Using Shuffle 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.
Playing and Viewing Digital Media Content Playing Music During a Slide Show You can play music while a slide show is running on your Portable Media Center. To play music during a slide show 1. On the Start screen, highlight My Music and press OK. Then use the Left or Right buttons to select the New, Albums, Artists, Songs, Playlists, or Genre screen. 2.
Playing and Viewing Digital Media Content 5. 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 on your Portable Media Center, including all pictures stored in folders, display as a slide show. • If folders are listed, select a folder name and press the OK button; then press the Play/Pause button or select Play Slide Show and press the OK button.
Playing and Viewing Digital Media Content To browse for and play a video 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. On the Start screen, highlight My Videos and press OK. Use the Left and Right buttons to select the New, Sort by Name, or Sort by Date screen. Use the Up and Down buttons to scroll through the list and select a video. Press the OK button to play the video. 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.
Playing and Viewing Digital Media Content Using the Bookmark Feature The Bookmark feature of your Portable Media Center allows you to pause the playback of a video or TV show and resume playing it where you left off. To use the Bookmark feature 1. 2. 3. While playing a video or TV show on your Portable Media Center, use the Back or Start buttons and other Navigation controls to select and play pictures, songs, or other TV shows or videos.
Playing and Viewing Digital Media Content Connecting Your Portable Media Center to a TV or Stereo You can listen to music stored on your Portable Media Center on a stereo, or watch videos and TV shows using a TV. To connect your Portable Media Center to a stereo Do the following: • Connect the included line-out cable from the Audio Out port on your Portable Media Center to the Line In port on your stereo. Songs playing on your Portable Media Center now play through your stereo speakers.
Playing and Viewing Digital Media Content 3. A: Power on your Portable Media center. B. On the Start Screen, highlight Settings and press OK. C. On the Settings Menu select Display and press OK. D. On the Display Menu select TV Out and press OK. E. Select TV Display: NTSC ( in the US) and press OK. F. Press OK to confirm the switch to TV Display. 4. On your TV, select the video input that displays the image on your Portable Media Center screen.
Playing and Viewing Digital Media Content To disconnect your Portable Media Center from a TV • Press 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 video cable from the TV Out port on your Portable Media Center and from your TV's composite input jacks.
Playing and Viewing Digital Media Content Changing the Volume Use the volume control buttons on your Portable Media Center to change the volume of sound or music coming from the internal speaker or from attached headphones. When your Portable Media 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 your Portable Media Center.
Playing and Viewing Digital Media Content 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.
Tips and Tricks Tips and Tricks This section contains tips and tricks to help you get the most enjoyment from your Portable Media Center. Adding Digital Media Content Use these methods to quickly add pictures, videos, and music to your Portable Media Center. To Specify whether to automatically add digital media content Do This If you are connecting to a computer for the first time: • On the device setup wizard, the check box for the option to automatically copy items; then click Finish.
Tips and Tricks Manually copy digital media content With your primary computer: 1. Open Windows Media Player on your computer. Click the Sync button, then click the Set up Sync option and clear the setting to Synchronize device automatically. 2. Connect your Portable Media Center to the 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.
Tips and Tricks Copy digital media content from someone else's computer 1. On the device setup wizard, select the option to use the computer and Windows Media Player 10 as a Guest; click OK. Digital media content can only be added to your Portable Media Center from someone else's computer if that computer has Windows Media Player 10. 2. 3. Open Windows Media Player on your computer. Click the Sync button, then click the Set up Sync option and select Synchronize device automatically.
Tips and Tricks Changing Screen Brightness and Readability Use these methods to make the screen of your Portable Media Center easier to read by changing its backlighting and brightness levels. To Change backlighting duration Do This 1. 2. Change screen brightness 1. 2. On the Settings screen, click Display and then click Backlight. Select a backlight time option and press the OK button to change how long the screen backlighting stays on after the last button is pushed.
Tips and Tricks Fine -Tuning Sound Quality Use these methods to optimize the audio playback of different musical genres. To Select an Equalizer value Do This 1. 2. Change an Equalizer value while a song is playing 1. 2. 3. From the Start screen, click Settings and then click Equalizer. Select an equalizer value and press the OK button. While a selected song, album, or playlist is playing, press the Start button to return to the Start screen. Click Settings and then Equalizer.
Tips and Tricks Rating Your Favorite Songs Use these methods to rate songs stored on your Portable Media Center. The next time you connect your Portable Media Center to the primary computer, the ratings you give to songs are applied to the same songs in the Media Library of Windows Media Player 10. To Rate a song that is unrated Do This 1. 2. Change the rating for a song added from a computer. 1. 2. On the Music Settings screen for a song that is playing, select the star ratings line.
Tips and Tricks Using Playlists Use these methods to add or remove songs to playlists, and to copy playlists to your Portable Media Center. To Add one song to the Portable Playlist Add an album of songs to the Portable Playlist Add all songs by an artist to the Portable Playlist Add all songs in a Genre to the Portable Playlist Remove songs from the Portable Playlist Manually copy a playlist from a computer Do This On a Song Title screen, select Add to Portable Playlist and press the OK button.
Tips and Tricks 2. Remove songs from a playlist copied from a computer. Remove a playlist copied from a computer Open Windows Media Player on your computer. Click the Sync button, then click the Set up Sync option and select Synchronize device automatically. 3. Follow the directions for selecting a My Playlist or Auto Playlist. Open Windows Media 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.
Tips and Tricks Using Sound and Visual Effects Use these methods to enable or disable visual and sound 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 off On the Settings screen, 1. Click Effects and then Screen Effects. 2. Select On or Off. 3. Press the OK button.
Setting the Equalizer Option III. CUSTOMIZING PORTABLE MEDIA CENTER You can make your Portable Media Center experience uniquely your own by customizing various features. Setting the Equalizer Option You can set the Equalizer 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 Equalizer option 1. On the Start screen, click Settings and then click Equalizer. 2.
Setting the Equalizer Option If you set a value for the 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 Start screen without making a selection, press the Start button.
Setting Display Options Setting Display Options You can set the following display options on the Display settings screen: • • • Backlight Brightness TV Out - 122 -
Setting Display Options To set the Backlight option 1. On the Start screen, click Settings and then click Display. 2. On the Display screen, click Backlight. 3. Use the Up and Down buttons to select one of the following values; then press the OK button: • Off • 1 second • 5 seconds • 15 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.
Setting Display Options To set the Brightness option 1. On the Start screen, click Settings and then click Display. 2. On the Display screen, click Brightness. 3. Use the Up and 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, press the Back button. To return to the Start screen without making a selection, press the Start button.
Setting Display Options To set the TV Out option 1. On the Start screen, click Settings; then click Display. 2. On the Display screen, click TV Out. 3. Use the Up and Down buttons to select TV display: NTSC, the display format most common in the United States, or TV display: PAL, the format most common outside the United States; then 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.
Setting Effects Options Setting Effects Options You can set the following sound and visual effects for your Portable Media Center on the Effects settings screen: • Screen Effects. These are fading, sliding, and zooming effects that happen as you navigate from screen to screen on your Portable Media Center. • Sounds. These occur when you press a button on your Portable Media Center. They include the following: • A click when you press the Up, Down, Left, and Right buttons while n a Library screen.
Setting Effects Options To set the Sounds option 1. On the Start screen, click Settings; then click Effects. 2. On the Effects screen, click Sounds. 3. Use 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 the previous screen without making a selection, press the Back button. To return to the Start screen without making a selection, press the Start button.
Restoring Original Settings Setting International Options You can set international options using the International settings screen. International options include the following: • Language. These are the languages in which information is displayed on your Portable Media Center screens. • Standards. These determine the format your Portable Media Center uses to display dates, times, and numbers. To set the Language option 1.
Restoring Original Settings To set the Standards option 1. On the Start screen, click Settings; then 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, press the Back button. To return to the Start screen without making a selection, press the Start button.
Restoring Original Settings Restoring Original Settings You can restore all settings for your Portable Media Center to their original values by selecting the Restore Original Settings selection on the Settings screen. To restore all options to their original values 1. 2. On the Start 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.
