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Safety and Cautions NOTE: Some cautions in this "Safety and Cautions" are for users in particular countries and regions. Such cautions are described in their local language only.
"SOME DO'S AND DON'TS ON THE SAFE USE OF EQUIPMENT" This equipment has been designed and manufactured to meet international safety standards but, like any electrical equipment, care must be taken if you are to obtain the best results and safety is to be assured. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Do read the operating instructions before you attempt to use the equipment.
NEVER guess or make changes with electrical equipment of any kind.
About FCC information FCC INFORMATION This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: 1. This device may not cause harmful interference. 2. This device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation. NOTE: This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC rules.
Cautions A pleine puissance, l'écoute prolongée du baladeur peut endommager l'oreille de l'utilisateur. Information for Users on Disposal of Old Equipment [European Union] This symbol indicates that the product with this symbol should not be disposed as general household waste at its end-of-life.
Do not disassemble or modify the Digital Audio Player. Do not allow inflammables, water or metallic objects to enter the Digital Audio Player. A little electric shock to your ears may be caused with static electricity when wearing the unit in dry environments. Hearing comfort and well-Being Do not play your headphone stereo at a high volume. Hearing experts advise against continuous extended play. If you experience a ringing in your ears, reduce volume or stop to use the Digital Audio Player.
(2) Use only the specified batteries with this Digital Audio Player. The use of other power sources may cause a fire. (3) When discarding batteries, environmental problems must be considered and the local rules or laws governing the disposal of these batteries must be followed strictly. HOW TO HANDLE A CD-ROM Take care not to soil or scratch the mirror surface (opposite to the printed surface). Do not write anything or put a sticker on either the front or back surface.
Introduction Thank you for purchasing the JVC product. Before you begin operating this unit, please read this operating instructions carefully to be sure you get the best possible performance. If you have any questions, consult your JVC dealer. CAUTION: For copyright protection, the Digital Audio Player has a limitation on music file operations. Once stored, the MP3, WMA, and WMA-DRM files in this unit cannot be copied or moved to any other place such as PCs or HDDs.
Accessories Check the supplied accessories after unpacking.
Features What is Digital Audio Player XA-A55CL? z XA-A55CL is an Ear-Clip headphone type Digital Audio Player, which creates a high quality sound reproduced by the 30 mm diameter Neodymium driver unit in an innovative design shell. z You can store the music files-MP3 or WMA / WMA-DRM-in the built-in 256 MB memory, and enjoy playback continuously for 20 hours using a single AAA alkaline battery. (Playback of MP3 files created at 64 kbps/22 kHz with LED setting set to off and 0.1 mW + 0.1 mW output.
The Digital Audio Player can only recognize and play files with one of the following extensions, which can be in any combination of upper and lower case: MP3 ".MP3", ".mp3" WMA and WMA-DRM ".WMA", ".wma" NOTE: Some files may not be played normally because of their characteristics or recording conditions. In this case, record a music file at a different bit rate. Copyright protection For copyright protection, the Digital Audio Player has a limitation on music file operations.
About this instruction Configuration of this instruction This instruction is configured with the following 4 sections: Introduction Basic Operation Basic information about Digital Audio Player such as its outline and installation. Basic operations to play back the music files with the Digital Audio Player. Advanced Operation: Advanced operations to play back and to change the settings.
Parts Identification Left headphone Right headphone Buttons on the right headphone 1. Ear hook 2. Ear pad 3. Battery cover 4. USB port cover LED lamp Lights: When setting up the unit 5. Flashes 2 times every 5 seconds: During playback Flashes every 2 seconds: During stop 6. 7. 8. 9.
About Voice Guidance The Digital Audio Player has Voice Guidance system, which informs you the operational information of the Digital Audio Player. For example, when you press (skip) button while listening to the music, you will hear "Next" through the Digital Audio Player to confirm the operation. You can change the voice of Voice Guidance system for your preference or other languages. You can also turn off the Voice Guidance system except for the voice for the setting. See "Voice guide setting".
Preparation Driver installation (For Windows 98SE user ONLY) When connecting the Digital Audio Player to PC with Windows 98SE for the first time, you need to install the USB driver. The English screens are used in this procedure. 1. Connect the Digital Audio Player to your PC using the supplied USB cable. The "Add New Hardware Wizard" screen appears. 2. Click "Next". The next screen appears. 3. Check "Search for the best driver for your device. (Recommended)" and click "Next". The next screen appears.
4. Check "CD-ROM drive" for the driver selection on the screen. 5. Load the supplied CD-ROM on your PC, then click "Next". 6. Install the driver by following the messages.
Selecting the language for the Voice Guidance You can change the language of the guide voice by selecting the guide voice files stored in the supplied CD-ROM. The initial language is set to English. 1. Connect the Digital Audio Player to your PC using the supplied USB cable. 2. Load the supplied CD-ROM on your PC. The language selection screen appears. 3. Click the desired language. Ex.: When selecting "English". 4. Click "Installing English Voice guidance". Installation starts.
If "voice" folder is accidentally deleted, install the voice guide file again following the steps shown above.
Putting the battery 1. Slide open the battery cover. 2. Insert the alkaline battery, matching the Press in on end first and down on and . end. 3. Close the battery cover. About changing the battery The battery should be changed or the LED setting should be set to "LED off" when the LED lamp fades or does not turn on, or playback/operation suddenly stops and the player turns off.
Basic Operation Transferring the music files into the Digital Audio Player In this instruction, the file-transferring procedure is explained using the Windows Media Player 9. CAUTION: For copyright protection, the Digital Audio Player has a limitation on music file operations. Once stored, the MP3, WMA, and WMA-DRM files in this unit cannot be copied or moved to any other place such as PCs or HDDs. Attempting to overwrite will delete the files which have same names from PCs or HDDs.
2. Select the desired music files on the left column of Windows Media Player. 3. Select the Digital Audio Player as the device on the right column of Windows Media Player. Windows Media Player detects the Digital Audio Player as "Removable Disk ("JVC_XA_A" on Windows XP)". Windows Media Player does not detect the Digital Audio Player when it was started before connection in some cases. In such case, quit Windows Media Player, and restart it. 4.
CAUTIONS: Once stored, the MP3, WMA, and WMA-DRM files in this unit cannot be copied or moved to any other place such as PCs or HDDs. Attempting to overwrite will delete the files which have same names from PCs or HDDs. DO NOT check property of an music file in this unit when using Windows 98SE. Otherwise, Windows Explorer is forcedly shut down. NOTES: You cannot use the playlist made with Windows Media Player.
Putting on the headphones 1. Open the Ear Hook outward slightly. 2. Put the Ear Hook on your ear and adjust the Ear Hook position to fit your ear. 3. Close the Ear Hook. NOTE: Stretching the ear hook on the headphone too wide from its original position may result in damage to the ear hook. To avoid dropping the headphones unexpectedly, you can attach the supplied cable clip to the cable of the headphones, and clip to the clothes.
Turning on the power The Digital Audio Player has a function to avoid to turn on the power by the unexpected touch of the objects to the Digital Audio Player. 1. Press and hold until the beep sound is heard (about 2 to 5 seconds) to turn on the Digital Audio Player. The LED lamp lights up and the Digital Audio Player is turned on, then the playback starts. When the playback position is memorized, playback starts from the memorized position. (See "To stop playback".
Adjusting volume 1. Press . : Increases the volume. : Decreases the volume. When pressing and holding the button, the volume is changed continuously. NOTES: The Guide voice cannot be heard during the volume adjustment. The volume of Guide voice automatically increases/decreases according to the volume of playback sound. buttons do not work for the When one of the "Various effects and setting" mode is selected, the volume adjustment. In this case, adjust the volume level after completing the setting.
Basic playback To stop playback 1. Press . The playback is stopped, then the Digital Audio Player is turned off with the current position of the playback memorized 10 seconds later. When pressing and holding for 2 seconds, the Digital Audio Player turns off without the memory of the current position. To skip to the desired track 1. Press . : Skips to the beginning of the next tracks. : Skips to the beginning of the current track.
Advanced Operation Playing back with playlist You can make up to three playlists to customize the playback files you want to. Using a playlist, you can edit the playback files and their order. NOTE: When a music file listed on the playlist does not exist on the Digital Audio Player, the listed music is skipped. To make a playlist You can make a playlist file using WordPad application included in Windows. The English screens are used in this procedure. 1.
3. Save the file as Unicode format. Select "Unicode Text Document" for "Save as type" in the "Save As" dialog of WordPad. A playlist need to be a text file whose name is "P_List1.m3u", "P_List2.m3u", or "P_List3.m3u". The Digital Audio Player recognizes the files as "Playlist 1", "Playlist 2", and "Playlist 3" respectively and does not recognize other files as playlist. The icon of Windows Media Player or your music application is used for that of the saved files. To import the playlist file 1.
To play back with a playlist 1. During playback, press and hold until the playlist name you want to play ("Playlist 1" "Playlist 2", or "Playlist 3") is heard. NOTE: When selecting playlist, the voice for non-existing playlist is skipped. For example, when "P_LIST1.m3u" (Playlist 1) is not exist in the player, only "Playlist 2" and "Playlist 3" are heard. When no playlist is imported, "No playlist" is heard.
Various effects and setting You can add various effects to the music sound and changing the basic setting using the button. To change the mode 1. Press repeatedly to select the desired item. Each time you press the button, the item changes as follows: Mode item (Guide voice) Function Play mode setting Changes the playback mode such as Repeat, Random, and etc. Sound setting Selects the sound mode such as equalizer, surround, and etc.
Play mode setting Setting item (Guide voice) Function All repeat Repeats all the music files. Random Plays back all the music files in random order. Random repeat Repeats all the music files in random order. Repeat Repeats the current music file.
Off Cancels repeat/random mode. Sound setting Setting item (Guide voice) Function CLASSIC Selects the setting suitable for classical music. LIVE Selects the setting suitable for live-recording music. POP Selects the setting suitable for pop music. ROCK Selects the setting suitable for rock music. WOW MODE1 *1 Selects for the minimum effect for SRS WOW . WOW MODE2 *1 Selects for the medium effect for SRS WOW . WOW MODE3 *1 Selects for the maximum effect for SRS WOW .
built-in memory may be broken. After "Format setting" is heard by pressing 1. Press repeatedly... so that "Format" is heard, then press Setting item (Guide voice) . Function Format Enters into the format mode. Cancel format Cancels format. "Please select Start format or Cancel format" is heard. When you do not press playback starts. 2. Press for more than 10 seconds, the format setting is canceled and so that "Start format" is heard, then press Setting item (Guide voice) .
Information Troubleshooting Connection Symptom The PC cannot detect the Digital Audio Player. Cause Action Your PC may work incorrectly. Restart your PC, then connect the Digital Audio Player again. For Windows 98SE users: The USB driver is not installed. Install the USB driver. A USB hub or a USB extension cable is used. Connect directly using the supplied USB cable. The device name of the unit is set to other than "JVC_XA_A". Rename the device name of the unit as "JVC_XA_A" manually.
format. Save the playlist in unicode format.
Specification Memory type: 256 MB Flash memory Playable files: MP3, WMA, WMA-DRM (copyright-protected) Headphones driver unit: Power supply: 30 mm diameter Neodymium AAA alkaline battery (DC 1.5 V) x 1 Battery life: approx. 20 hours (Playback of MP3 files created at 64 kbps/22 kHz with LED setting set to off and 0.1 mW + 0.1 mW output.) Cord length: 0.5 m (19-11/16 inch) Mass: 57 g (2.01 oz) (incl. an alkaline battery) Design and specifications subject to change without notice.
