FCC Certification 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, AND (2) THIS DEVICE MUST ACCEPT ANY INTERFERENCE, RECEIVED, INCLUDING INTERFERENCE THAT MAY CAUSE UNDESIRED OPERATION. 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. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications. 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. - Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver. - 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. THE MANUFACTURER IS NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY RADIO OR TV INTERFERENCE CAUSED BY UNAUTHORIZED MODIFICATIONS TO THIS EQUIPMENT. SUCH MODIFICATIONS COULD VOID THE USER'S AUTHORITY TO OPERATE THE EQUIPMENT. 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.................................................................. 30 Controls ........................................................................ 32 Getting Started................................................................ 37 Running the Setup Disc ................................................ 41 Hardware Connection................................................... 58 Turning Your Portable Media Center On and Off ........ 59 Add Digital Media Content to Your Portable Media Center ........................................................................... 60 Charging the Battery in Your Portable Media Center... 69 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 ...................................................................................... 77 Non-Protected Digital Media Content and Your Portable Media Center ................................................................ 78 Finding Information About Your Portable Media Center .............................................................................. 79 To open the Information screen.................................... 79 To open the About Portable Media Center screen ........ 80 To open the About Content screen................................ 81 Portable Media Center Help.......................................... 83 Help Tips and Tricks..................................................... 83 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...................................... 105 Connecting Your Portable Media Center to a TV or Stereo.......................................................................... 106 Changing the Volume ................................................. 109 Locking Controls and Buttons.................................... 109 Tips and Tricks ............................................................. 111 Adding Digital Media Content ................................... 111 Changing Screen Brightness and Readability ............ 114 Fine -Tuning Sound Quality ....................................... 115 Rating Your Favorite Songs........................................ 116 Using Playlists ............................................................ 117 Using Sound and Visual Effects ................................. 119 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 ............................................ 125 Setting Effects Options................................................. 126 To set the Screen Effects option ................................. 126 To set the Sounds option............................................. 127 Setting International Options...................................... 128 To set the Language option......................................... 128 To set the Standards option......................................... 129 Restoring Original Settings ......................................... 130 To restore all options to their original values ............. 130 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. All contents contained in this manual subject to change without notice to improve ability of this player or according to changing of specification. iRiver Limited does not assume any responsibility for errors or omissions in this document or make any commitment to update the information contained herein. iRiver is a registered trademark of iRiver Limited in the Republic of Korea and /or other countries and is used under license. Microsoft Windows Media and the Windows Logo are trademarks or registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and /or other countries. All other brand and product names are trademarks of their respective companies or organization. All other product names may be trademarks of the companies with which they are associated. 1999-2004 iRiver Limited. All rights reserved. INTRODUCTION I. INTRODUCTION Congratulation on your purchase of the Microsoft® Windows MobileTM-based Portable Media Center. Your Microsoft® Windows MobileTM-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. Then take them with you for an on-the-go media experience. -1- Common Tasks Locating the Controls -2- Common Tasks -3- Common Tasks Control Buttons on your Portable Media Center -4- 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. Use it to store and view your favorite digital pictures. Add to or update content from a computer. With Microsoft® Windows Media® Player 10 installed on a computer using Windows® XP (Professional or Home Edition), Windows® XP Media Center Edition, or Windows® XP Tablet PC Edition, you can quickly and easily update the contents of your Portable Media Center. Build a portable playlist. Create your own customized concert. Add songs or entire albums to the Portable Media Center portable playlist. You can even add other playlists to the portable playlist. Personalize your Portable Media Center experience. Make your Portable Media Center experience your own by customizing the audio, display, and language settings, and customizing effects like visual transitions and button sounds. -5- 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. -6- 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. It has the following items: My TV My Music My Pictures My Video Settings Use the Select buttons to highlight My TV, My Music, My Pictures, or My Video and press the OK button to view the content for that item. Or highlight Settings and press OK to adjust the PMC settings. · · · · · -7- 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.) -8- 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. Artists Alphabetically lists all artists 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. Playlists Lists all playlists in your music collection. Portable Playlist is at the top of the list. No Items Available appears if no playlists are available. Songs Alphabetically lists all songs stored on your Portable Media Center, including songs not in albums. The Play All selection is at the top of the list. No Items Available appears if no content is available. Genres Alphabetically lists all music genres in your music collection. The Play All selection is at the top of the list. No Items Available appears if no content is available. -9- 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.) - 10 - 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. Sort by Date Lists all pictures, sorted by the date of the file (newest content first). The Play Slide Show option is at the top of the list. No Items Available appears if no content is available. - 1 ...