Dell DJTM User's Guide Model HV02T w w w. d e l l . c o m | s u p p o r t . d e l l . c o m Notes, Notices, and Cautions NOTE: A NOTE indicates important information that helps you make better use of your device. NOTICE: A NOTICE indicates either potential damage to hardware or loss of data and tells you how to avoid the problem. CAUTION: A CAUTION indicates a potential for property damage, personal injury, or death. Abbreviations and Acronyms For a complete list of abbreviations and acronyms, see "Glossary" on page 51. ____________________ Information in this document is subject to change without notice. © 2004 Dell Inc. All rights reserved. Reproduction in any manner whatsoever without the written permission of Dell Inc. is strictly forbidden. Trademarks used in this text: Dell, the DELL logo, Dell DJ and Dell Pocket DJ are trademarks of Dell Inc.; Microsoft and Windows are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation; Musicmatch is a registered trademark of Musicmatch Inc. 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Model HV02T November 2004 Contents Finding Information 1 About Your Device Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Front and Top Views . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Bottom View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Wired Remote (Optional) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Charging the Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Installing Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 Connecting to a Computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 Using the Cradle. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 Using the USB Synchronization Cable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 Performing a Reset. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 2 Using Your Dell DJ Playing Digital Music . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 Playing Tracks Using Music Library . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 Transferring Music to the Dell DJ. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 Transferring Music Tracks Using Musicmatch® to Your Dell DJ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 Contents 3 Transferring Music Tracks from Musicmatch Library . . . . . 20 Transferring Music Tracks Using Dell DJ Explorer . . . . . . . 21 Recording Voice and FM Radio Using the Dell DJ (Available with Inline FM Tuner only) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 Storing Data Files on the Dell DJ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 Managing Files from the Main Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 Music Library . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 Now Playing and the Selected Music List. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 Play Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35 Date and Time. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36 Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37 Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40 3 Frequently Asked Questions Installation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41 Usage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42 General. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43 Error Indications. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44 Troubleshooting in Rescue Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45 4 Appendix Specifications. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49 Glossary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51 Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53 Contents 4 Finding Information What are you looking for? How to set up my device and information on the connectors and buttons on my device. Information on using my device. Information on using Musicmatch with my device. Find it here: Getting Started Guide and the Dell DJTM User's Guide Dell DJTM User's Guide Musicmatch® online help Click Start Programs Musicmatch Musicmatch Jukebox. Click Help in Musicmatch. Click Start Programs Dell Dell DJ Explorer Dell DJ Explorer Help Dell DJTM User's Guide and Musicmatch online help support.dell.com www.dell.com | support.dell.com Information on using Dell DJ Explorer with my device. Connecting to and synchronizing with a computer. Up-to-date information on your device including the latest software downloads, latest versions of the User's Guide, Getting Started Guide, and answers to the most Frequently Asked Questions. My Service Tag Located on the back of the device. Finding Infor mation 5 About Your Device Introduction Congratulations on purchasing the Dell DJTM! In this document, you can find instructions on how to use the key features of your new Dell DJ with the accompanying software. You can also find more sources of useful information in "Finding Information" on page 5. Your Dell DJ comes with a Dell DJTM/Dell Pocket DJTM Product Software CD that you can use to install software onto your computer. The software includes the Dell DJ drivers, Dell DJ Explorer, and Musicmatch®. You can use the software to manage your music library and to transfer audio tracks and data files between your Dell DJ and your computer. In order to transfer these files, your Dell DJ must be connected to your computer using the USB synchronization cable or cradle included with your Dell DJ. See "Installing Software" on page 12 to get started. After installing the software on your computer, you can use your Dell DJ in a number of ways: · · As a digital music player As a data storage device For details about using these features and getting the most out of your Dell DJ, see "Using Your Dell DJ" on page 17. NOTICE: Dell's Limited Warranty does not cover data loss resulting from the unlikely failure of the hard disk drive in the device. NOTICE: While your device is robust, do not subject it to excessive force or impact. This may damage the hard disk drive in your device. Front and Top Views lock switch headphone connector volume buttons power button www.dell.com | support.dell.com back button Home button scroll dial rewind/skip back button fast forward / skip forward button play/pause button VOLUME BUTTONS --Press and hold the volume buttons to increase or decrease the volume. POWER BUTTON --Press and hold the power button for 2 seconds to turn the device on or off. LOCK SWITCH --Move this to lock or unlock the buttons on your device. Lock the buttons when you want to prevent them from being pressed accidentally. NOTE: When your device is locked, you cannot turn your device on or off. HEADPHONE CONNECTOR --Attach the earphones, headphones, or optional wired remote. See "Wired Remote (Optional)" on page 9 for information. BACK BUTTON --Press the back button to return to the previous view, or to move back one character. REWIND/SKIP BACK BUTTON --Press the rewind/skip back button to move to the start of the current track, or to go to the previous track. Press and hold the rewind/skip back button to move back within a track. About Yo ur Device 7 PLAY/PAUSE BUTTON --Press the play/pause button to start or pause a track or recording. SCROLL DIAL www.dell.com | support.dell.com · · Press the scroll dial to perform actions similar to pressing on a keyboard. Rotate the scroll dial up or down to perform actions similar to using the up- and down-arrow keys on a keyboard. NOTE: In other parts of this User's Guide, scroll-select means to rotate and then press the scroll dial. You can scroll-select menu options and tracks. FAST FORWARD/SKIP FORWARD BUTTON --Press the fast forward/skip forward button to go to the next track, or to move ahead within a track. HOME BUTTON --Press the Home button to access other functions in the device. See "Using Your Dell DJ" on page 17 for information. Bottom View reset button dock connector DOCK CONNECTOR--Connect your device to your AC adapter or computer. See "Charging the Battery" on page 10 and "Connecting to a Computer" on page 13 for information. RESET BUTTON --See "Performing a Reset" on page 16 for information on using the reset button. About Yo ur Device 8 Wired Remote (Optional) rewind/skip back button lock switch fast forward/skip forward button www.dell.com | support.dell.com play/pause button volume buttons headphone connector REWIND/SKIP BACK BUTTON --Press the rewind/skip back button to move to the start of the current track, or to go to the previous track. Press and hold the rewind/skip back button to move back within a track. PLAY/PAUSE BUTTON --Press the play/pause button to start or pause a track or recording. Press and hold the play/pause button for 2 seconds to turn the device on or off. VOLUME BUTTONS --Press and hold the volume buttons to increase or decrease the volume. HEADPHONE CONNECTOR --Attach earphones or headphones. LOCK SWITCH --Move this to lock or unlock the buttons on your wired remote. Lock the buttons when you want to prevent them from being pressed accidentally. NOTE: When your device is locked, you cannot turn your device on or off. FAST FORWARD/SKIP FORWARD BUTTON --Press the fast forward/skip forward button to go to the next track, or to move ahead within a track. About Yo ur Device 9 Charging the Battery NOTE: Do not use your device until you have charged the battery for at least 2.5 hours. www.dell.com | support.dell.com Your device has an integrated, rechargeable, lithium-ion battery. Before you use your device for the first time, you must charge the battery. Use the battery icon charge. on your device's screen to monitor the battery NOTICE: Do not attempt to replace or remove the integrated battery from your device. You may damage the device permanently. Any attempt to open your device voids the warranty. 1 2 Connect the power cable to your travel charger connector, and connect the travel charger connector to your Dell DJ as shown. Connect the other end of the power cable into a wall outlet. Your device displays the Charging Battery icon corner of the screen. AC adapter. on the top left NOTE: You can still use your device when the battery is charging from the 3 To check if the battery is fully charged after 2.5 hours, disconnect the travel charger connector from your device. If the battery is fully charged, your device displays the Full Battery icon . About Yo ur Device 10 NOTICE: To avoid damaging the travel charger connector or USB synchronization cable, disconnect the connectors from your device by pressing the two buttons on the sides of the connectors to release the self-lock structure. The other options to charge the battery: · Connect the USB synchronization cable to the device and computer. See "Using the USB Synchronization Cable" on page 15 for information. Insert the device into the cradle. See "Using the Cradle" on page 13 for information. NOTE: You can charge your device through the USB connector on your computer only if the battery icon indicates your device has at least a 25 percent charge remaining. If it is less than 25 percent, you must use the AC adapter to charge your device. To charge your device from your computer's USB connector, your computer must be turned on, and your device turned off. www.dell.com | support.dell.com · About Yo ur Device 11 Installing Software Your device comes with software that helps you create audio tracks and manage your Music Library. To install drivers and software: NOTE: Ensure that your device is not connected to your computer during the software installation process. NOTE: Close all other applications while installing the software. 1 www.dell.com | support.dell.com Insert the Dell DJTM/Dell Pocket DJTM Product Software CD into your CD drive. The CD runs automatically, and the installation process begins. If the CD does not run automatically: a Using Windows® Explorer® or the My Computer icon, navigate to the drive where you loaded the Dell DJTM/Dell Pocket DJTM Product Software CD. Double-click setup.exe. b 2 When the Dell DJ installation screen appears, click OK to start the software ins ...