User manual COMPAQ PA-2

[. . . ] A song is reduced to about 1/10 its size, enabling fast downloads from the Internet to your Player. There are many types of digital audio formats, but MP3 and WMA are two of the most popular. Why Digital Audio? Digital audio players provide many benefits: PERSONAL AUDIO PLAYER PA-2 WELCOME 1-1 Is Your PC Ready for Digital Audio? If you have a multimedia PC with a sound card and speakers, you are probably ready for digital audio. However, to get optimal performance, we recommend the requirements shown here. You may be able to download audio files with a less sophisticated PC, but you will be happier if your PC meets or exceeds these requirements: 233 MHz Processor Microsoft Windows 98, Windows ME or Windows 2000 100 MB free hard drive space 1 available USB port 24x CD-ROM drive (32x preferred) 64 MB RAM How to Get Help If you have any trouble setting up your Player or would just like more information, visit Compaq's web site: http://www. compaq. com/products/iPAQ Register Your PA-2 Warranty Please register your Player to receive a more personalized support experience. [. . . ] When the software installation process is complete, check the manufacturer's home page for updates. You can then reinstall your previous software. 3-2 INSTALLING THE SOFTWARE PERSONAL AUDIO PLAYER PA-2 Using the Software Packages MusicMatch Jukebox 6. 0 4 The MusicMatch Jukebox allows you to use a single application to: Manage audio content on your PC. Find music to download from the Internet. Opening the software Follow these simple steps to activate MusicMatch Jukebox 6. 0. Double-click the MusicMatch Jukebox icon on your desktop to activate the software. The MusicMatch Jukebox window displays the following: PERSONAL AUDIO PLAYER PA-2 USING THE SOFTWARE PACKAGES 4-1 Opening the software (continued) 3. Follow the easy instructions that guide you through finding music on the Internet. In the Portable Device Memory window, select the card you wish to format. Press the Reformat button to reformat the selected card. HOLD MODE is displayed on the Displays when attempting to turn on LCD. the Player when the Norm/Hold switch on top of the Player is in the Hold position. Find the encoding rate settings in MusicMatch Jukebox 6. 0 or Windows Media Player 7. MP3 format encoding at 128kBit/s or WMA format encoding at 64kBit/s should give excellent sound quality. 160kBit/s WMA content is not recommended for downloading to the Player. TROUBLESHOOTING 5-2 PERSONAL AUDIO PLAYER PA-2 Audio Troubleshooting Symptom No sound What to do · Make sure the Play/Pause icon on the LCD is solid. · Look for a song title on the LCD display. No sound in one earphone · Make sure the earphone connector is fully inserted into the connector on the Player. · Try a different set of earphones. PERSONAL AUDIO PLAYER PA-2 5-3 TROUBLESHOOTING Operation Troubleshooting Symptom Able to transfer only a few songs to the Player. What to do · Make sure the MMC card does not have other data on it. · Restart your PC and reattach the USB cable to the PC and to your Player. Occasionally, the way a song file is created does not include the necessary information to support the Fast Forward or Rewind functions. The BASS and TREBLE adjustments become available when the Equalizer Mode is set to CUSTOM. These adjustments are not available in the ROCK, JAZZ, or CLASSICAL settings. The Fast Forward and Rewind functions do not work on some songs. The BASS and TREBLE adjustments are not available. The USB icon w is not shown · Make sure your Player is turned on. on the LCD display when the USB cable is connected to both the PC · Make sure the USB cable is properly connected to the PC and and the Player. · Make sure the Player is plugged directly into the PC and not into a USB hub. Restart the PC and then reattach the cable. TROUBLESHOOTING 5-4 PERSONAL AUDIO PLAYER PA-2 Operation Troubleshooting (continued) Symptom The software does not recognize the Player. [. . . ] However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation. If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception (which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on) the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures: · Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna. · Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected. · Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help. PERSONAL AUDIO PLAYER PA-2 HELPFUL INFORMATION 6-3 CE Compliance European Notice Equipment with CE marking complies with the EMC Directive (89/336/EEC) and the Low Voltage Directive (73/23/EEC) issued by the European Community, and if this product has telecommunication functionality, the R&TTE Directive (1999/5/EC). [. . . ]