User manual TOSHIBA GIGABEAT

[. . . ] Portable Media Center Owner's Manual © TOSHIBA CORPORATION 2006 All Rights Reserved 1 Warning from TOSHIBA and Microsoft Corporation (This gigabeat player use Microsoft® Windows Mobile® Software for Portable Media Centers) Do not use this product while driving a car! If you use this Device while driving, remember that your safety depends on using it responsibly. Have a passenger change settings, or if that it not possible, pull over safely first. Keep the volume low enough to hear outside sounds, including emergency sirens, car horns, and railroad crossing or other safety signals. TOSHIBA and Microsoft make no representations, warranties or other determinations that ANY use of the software product listed above is legal, safe, or in any manner recommended or intended while driving or otherwise operating a motor vehicle. General Operation Prolonged Views of Screen If you are driving, do not access any function requiring a prolonged view of the screen. [. . . ] -Charging with a USB connection is dependent on the performance of the USB bus power supply function of the PC and may not be possible depending on the model of PC. -When a USB connection is made with a PC that cannot support charging, the connection may soon be lost and the USB function of the PC may not be available for use temporarily. If this happens, restart the PC, connect the AC adapter to the gigabeat, and then once again make a USB connection with the PC. Refer to "Connecting the gigabeat to Your PC" (>p. 24). 20 / Note -If the screen does not display the charging status, see "Troubleshooting" (>p. 96). -The charge time will vary depending on the condition of the built-in battery, ambient temperature, etc. -The charge may stop temporarily to limit the temperature increase in the gigabeat. -Charge the built-in battery within the specified operating-temperature range (>p. 99). If the temperature is outside the specified range, the gigabeat may not charge. -If the battery remaining is very low, connect the AC adapter to the gigabeat. -If the battery remaining reaches low and the power has run out, connect the AC adapter to the gigabeat. -If the built-in battery has run out, recharge the battery in full before using the product. If the battery is not charged enough, the product may not turn on. Turning the Power ON/OFF a To turn the power on or off, press the POWER button. / Note -The power button will not work if the Lock switch is activated. 21 Setting Up the gigabeat Setting Up Your PC Installing the Included Software PC Requirements (*1) Operating System : Microsoft® Windows® XP Home Edition / XP Professional / XP Media Center Edition (Windows XP Service Pack 2 is recommended. ) : 300MHz or faster (1. 5GHz is recommended) : 128MB or more (512MB is recommended) : 100MB or more : USB 2. 0 / USB 1. 1 (*2) : CD-ROM Drive CPU RAM Hard disk space Interface Others (*1)Only PCs with pre-installed operating systems are supported. (*2)In order for the device to transfer information using USB 2. 0, the USB 2. 0 protocol must be installed on the PC. If the PC can only transfer at USB 1. 1 speeds, then the device will transfer information using USB 1. 1. 22 Perform the following procedures before using the gigabeat. To transfer music, video and photo data to the gigabeat via PC, use Windows Media Player 10. !Note -Even when Windows Media Player 10 is already installed on the PC, continue the installation procedure. Files necessary to work with the gigabeat will be installed on the PC. a Insert the included CD-ROM into the PC. b Click the "Install Windows Media Player 10" button. Even when Windows Media Player 10 is already installed on the PC, continue the installation procedure. Files necessary to work with the gigabeat will be installed on the PC. c Follow the on screen instructions 23 Connecting the gigabeat to Your PC To transfer tracks and other data to the gigabeat, connect the gigabeat to your PC via the USB cable. a Turn on the PC. c Using the USB cable, connect the PC and gigabeat. To the USB terminal on the PC -The gigabeat is automatically turned on when connected to the PC. -When connecting to a PC for the first time, the "New Hardware Wizard" is sometimes displayed. If this happens, insert the included CD-ROM into the PC's CDROM drive. -When you first connect the gigabeat to the PC, you will see an operation screen appear (>p. 29). ! [. . . ] Execute "settings" - "restore original settings" to return to the factory defaults. Note -If the built-in timer is reset and subscription cannot be played, connect the gigabeat to the PC to synchronize with Windows Media Player 10. 97 Others Frequently Asked Questions Q: Why won't my PC not recognize the gigabeat?A: The gigabeat may not be recognized if it is connected to a PC via the USB hub. A: You cannot transfer tracks to the gigabeat that cannot be played on the gigabeat. [. . . ]