User manual IRIVER PMC-100

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. - 11 - Screen and Controls My TV Screen View New Description Lists TV shows most recently copied to your Portable Media Center, sorted alphabetically. No Items Available appears if no content is available. Lists all TV content, sorted by recording date (most recent content first). No Items Available appears if no content is available. Sort by Date Sort By Name Lists all TV content, sorted alphabetically. No Items Available appears if no content is available. Sort by Genre Lists all TV content, sorted into Media Center TV categories. No Items Available appears if no content is available. Program Name Appears when selecting a TV show with a saved bookmark. Displays Resume and Play From Beginning selections. - 12 - Screen and Controls My Videos You can use the Right and Left buttons to select the screen view on the top (New, Sort by name, Sort by date.) - 13 - Screen and Controls Screen View New Description Lists all videos most recently copied to your Portable Media Center. Sorted alphabetically by name. Sort By Name Lists all videos in your collection, sorted alphabetically by video name or file name. Sort by Date Lists all videos, sorted by recording date (oldest content first). Now Playing Screens After you select a video, TV show, picture, or song, the Now Playing screens help you enhance your Portable Media Center experience. Use the Left and Right buttons on your Portable Media Center to move through the screens for each video, TV show, picture, or song you select to play or watch. The following tables list the Now Playing screens for each digital media file type on your Portable Media Center. - 14 - Screen and Controls Music Screen View Default Description Shows track number, song name, elapsed/remaining time for the current track, an elapsed time status bar, artist name, album name, play/pause indicator, and battery status indicator. Press OK button to switch between elapsed time and remaining time. Displays medium-size album art, artist name, album name, track number, song name, an elapsed time status bar, elapsed/remaining time for the current track, play/pause indicator, and battery status indicator. Press OK button to switch between elapsed time and remaining time. A default cover art image is used for albums that are missing album cover art. Song - 15 - Screen and Controls Big Album Cover Displays large-size album art, track number, elapsed/remaining time for the current track, play/pause indicator, and battery status indicator. Press OK button to switch between elapsed time and remaining time. A default cover art image is used for albums that are missing album cover art. Displays a portion of the album art, a list of tracks for the current album or playlist, play/pause indicator, and battery status indicator. The current track is highlighted and elapsed time status is displayed at the right. You can scroll through the list using the Up and Down buttons, and select a track using the OK button. Track - 16 - Screen and Controls Music Settings Displays a portion of the album art, elapsed time of the current track, play/pause indicator, battery status indicator, the album's star rating, and a list with check boxes for the Shuffle, Repeat, Equalizer, and Purchase Info settings. Selecting or clearing the Equalizer check box enables or disables the selection on the Equalizer Settings screen. You can move through the list using the Up and Down buttons, switch a setting on or off, and change the star ratings using the OK button. Elapsed time status for the current track is displayed in the lower right, next to the battery status indicator. - 17 - Screen and Controls Pictures and Slide Shows Screen View Description Full Screen Picture Displays current picture and briefly displays the slide show play/pause indicator and battery status indicator. Picture Overlay Displays picture name and date across the top of the picture, slide show play/pause indicator, and battery status indicator. If listening to music while viewing the picture or a slide show, displays information on the currently playing song. Displays the Shuffle and Transitions settings for displaying pictures and slide shows, slide show play/pause indicator, and battery status indicator. You can select a setting using the Up and Down buttons, switch the Shuffle setting on or off using the OK button, and choose one of several Transition settings using the OK button. Picture Settings - 18 - Screen and Controls TV Screen View Full Screen TV File Info Description Displays the show on the screen with no other information. Displays the show on the screen; also displays the show name and date across the bottom of the video image, the play/pause indicator, and the battery status indicator. Shows a screen displaying the title, length, original air date, TV Parental Guideline Rating when available, synopsis, play/pause indicator, and battery status indicator. Episode Information Videos Screen View Full Screen Video Video File Info Description Displays the video on the screen. Displays the video name and date across the bottom of the video image; also displays the play/pause indicator and the battery status indicator. - 19 - Screen and Controls Settings Use the Settings screens to customize your player, adjust language and player settings, reset to default settings, and view information about the PMC player. - 20 - Screen and Controls Screen View Settings Description Displays the following: · Equalizer. Optimizes audio playback on your Portable Media Center for different music genres, such as Classical, Hip Hop, or Jazz. · Display. Settings for screen backlighting, screen brightness, and using the TV Out plug. · Effects. Screen effects such as fading and sliding, and sounds that occur when you press a button on your Portable Media Center. · International. Languages in which information is displayed on your Portable Media Center, and formats for displaying dates, times, and numbers. · Restore Original Settings. Return all settings to their default values. · Information. Find information about your Portable Media Center and the digital media files it contains. - 21 - Screen and Controls Equalizer Displays the following options: · Acoustic · Classical · Electronic · Hip Hop · Jazz · Pop · Rock Display Displays the following options: · · · Backlight Brightness TV Out - 22 - Screen and Controls Backlight Displays the following options: · Off · 1 second · 5 seconds · 15 seconds · 1 minutes · Always on Set the amount of time that the backlight will remain on. This setting is ignored when playing video or pictures. Displays the following options: · 1 Dim ·2 ·3 ·4 · 5 Bright Displays the following options: Brightness TV Out · · On Off - 23 - Screen and Controls Effects Displays the following options: · · Screen Effects Sounds Screen Effects Displays the following options: · On · Off Turn On or Off the fading effect as you move among the different menus. Displays the following options: · On · Off Turn On or Off the sounds made when moving among the different menus. - 24 - Sounds Screen and Controls International Displays the following options: · · Language Standards Languages Lists the languages in which information is displayed on your Portable Media Center screens. Lists the available formats your Portable Media Center uses to display dates, times, and numbers. Selecting Restore Original All Settings displays a dialog box at the bottom of the Settings screen that you can use to reset all options to default values. - 25 - Standards Restore Original Settings Screen and Controls Information Displays the following items: About Contents You cannot set any options on this screen. · · About Portable Media Center About Portable Media Center About Contents Displays version and copyright information about the Windows Mobile Software for Portable Media Centers. Displays the following information: · Number of TV programs, songs, albums, pictures, and videos on your Portable Media Center · Amount of hard disk space used · Amount of hard disk space remaining - 26 - Screen and Controls Recovery Screens The Portable Media Center may display some recovery screens in the rare event of a software or hardware malfunction. Screen View Screen 1 Description Once connected, a picture with a large numeral 1 in one corner of the screen directs you to connect your Portable Media Center to the computer using the docking cradle or connecting cable supplied by the manufacturer. Follow on-screen directions to assist in the recovery process. - 27 - Screen and Controls Screen View Screen 2 Description Once connected, a picture with a large numeral 2 in one corner of the screen and verifies your Portable Media Center is successfully connected to the computer. Follow on-screen instructions to run any necessary recovery utility program. When the utility finishes, your Portable Media Center reboots and returns to normal operation. The content on your Portable Media Center might be lost. A picture with a large numeral 3 in one corner of the screen appears when your Portable Media Center is fixing certain disk errors. The content on your Portable Media Center might be lost. If this screen remains on for more than 2 minutes, your Portable Media Center could not fix the disk errors. Screen 3 - 28 - Screen and Controls Screen View Screen 4 Description A picture with a large numeral 4 in one corner of the screen appears when your Portable Media Center is fixing certain disk errors. All content on your Portable Media Center is lost, and you must add it again from your primary computer. If this screen remains on for more than 5 minutes, your Portable Media Center could not fix the disk errors. A picture with a large numeral 5 in one corner of the screen appears when a problem with the hard disk occurs that your Portable Media Center could not fix. Please contact iRiver Customer Support. Screen 5 - 29 - Screen and Controls Screen Icons The following table lists the icons displayed on your Portable Media Center screens. Icon Name Battery Status indicator Description Indicates the remaining amount of battery life by showing a number of horizontal bars inside the battery icon. Begins blinking when battery is low on charge.. When the battery is charging, a lightning bolt is displayed over the battery status icon. Displays the elapsed time in a horizontal bar that fills from left to right as time elapses. When a song finishes playing, the elapsed time bar is filled. Displayed at the left of the folder name on the New, Sort by Name, and Sort by Date Picture screens when your Portable Media Center hard disk has folders for storing pictures. The folder is open when selected; closed when not selected. Displayed at the left of screen titles to indicate the direction you move if you press the Left button. Elapsed Time bar Folder Left arrow - 30 - Screen and Controls Lock indicator Play indicator Displayed when the controls are locked. Displayed at the left of Play on a Song Title screen, and at the left of Play All on New, Albums, Artists, Songs, Playlists, Genres, Album Songlist, Artist Name, Playlist Name, and Play Slide Show screens. Indicates if a song, video, TV show, or slide show is playing or paused. A right-pointing triangle icon means playing. A double vertical bar icon means paused. Two arrows in an oval, pointing clockwise to indicate that the Repeat Play option is selected. Displayed above the battery status icon and the Shuffle Play icon. Displayed at the right of screen titles to indicate the direction you move if you press the Right button. Two arrows pointing upwards to indicate that the Shuffle Play option is selected. Displayed above the battery status icon. Displays the song's star rating. The number of filled stars indicates the rating. Displays when your Portable Media Center is currently busy. - 31 - Play/Pause indicator Repeat Play indicator Right arrow Shuffle Play indicator Star Rating indicator Wait indicator Screen and Controls Controls Your Portable Media Center has a set of controls used for the following: Turning power on or off Temporarily locking controls Playing or viewing content Navigating The following basic buttons and controls are found on your Portable Media Center. - 32 - Screen and Controls Power and Lock Controls Control On/Off Lock or Hold Audio/Video Function Pressing or switching this control turns a Portable Media Center on or off. Slide the switch to lock all the controls to prevent accidental button engagement. Slide back to unlock the controls. Playback Controls Control Play/Pause Audio Function Pressing this control switches between play and pause when a music file is selected or playing. Pressing this control skips to the beginning of a music track. Pressing and holding this control skips backwards through a music track. At the beginning of a music track, pressing this control skips to the previous track. - 33 - Rew Video Function Pressing this control switches between play and pause when a video file is selected or playing. Pressing this control moves back 7 seconds. Pressing and holding this control skips backwards in the video. Screen and Controls FF Pressing this control skips to the end of a music track. Pressing and holding this control skips forward through a music track. At the end of a music track, pressing this control skips to the next track. Using this control adjusts the headphone or internal speaker playback volume. If your device is connected to a stereo, the stereo controls the volume. Pressing this control moves forward 29 seconds. Pressing and holding this control skips forward in the video. Volume Using this control adjusts the headphone or internal speaker playback volume. If your device is connected to a TV set, the TV set controls the volume. - 34 - Screen and Controls Navigation Controls Control Up Down Left Audio/Video Function Pressing this control selects the previous item in a list. When a picture is displayed, pressing this control selects the previous picture in a folder. When viewing a slide show, pressing this control skips to the previous picture in the slide show. At the top of a list, pressing this control takes you to the bottom of the list. In a long list, pressing and holding this control will quickly scroll through the list.. The first letter in the item names appears in a large font and changes as the list scrolls. Pressing this control selects the next item in a list. When a picture is displayed, pressing this control selects the next picture in a folder. At the bottom of a list, pressing this control takes you to the top of the list. In a long list, pressing and holding this control will quickly scroll through the list.. The first letter in the item names appears in a large font and changes as the list scrolls. Pressing this control moves the user to the screen at the left of the screen being viewed, as if moving through a horizontal band of screens. - 35 - Screen and Controls Right Pressing this control moves the user to the screen at the right of the screen being viewed, as if moving through a horizontal band of screens. Pressing this control moves the user to the previous screen or to the previous band of screens. Pressing this control moves the user to the beginning of the Library screens (the Start screen) or, at the Start screen, to the last viewed Now Playing screen. Pressing this control takes the user to the next level of the selected item; for example, albums for a selected artist, or songs for a selected album. This control also selects check boxes, displays a selected picture, and begins playback of videos, TV shows, songs, and slide shows. Back Start OK - 36 - Digital Media File Types Getting Started To use your Portable Media Center with your favorite music, TV shows, videos, and pictures, you must first have certain files installed on your computer, and then add the digital media files to your Portable Media Center from the computer. - 37 - Digital Media File Types Requirements - 38 - Digital Media File Types To use your Portable Media Center, you must have the following: A computer running Windows XP (Home or Professional), Windows XP Media Center Edition, or Windows XP Tablet PC Edition A USB 2.0 port on your desktop or laptop computer to physically connect with your Portable Media Center (strongly recommended) A USB cable (included) Windows Media Player 10 (installed with the Setup disc) An Internet connection (a high-speed connection is strongly recommended) Important Information If you have not already done so, follow the steps on the Quick Start Guide to set up your computer for use with your Portable Media Center. Before you connect your Portable Media Center to your computer for the first time, you must run the Portable Media Center Setup disc. If you connect it to your computer before running the Setup disc, your computer will not properly recognize your Portable Media Center. Your Portable Media Center will work with a computer that has a USB 1.1 port, but adding or updating content will take much longer. If your computer does not have a USB 2.0 port, contact the computer manufacturer or a local computer dealer about purchasing a USB 2.0 host controller card. With the automatic device update feature of Windows Media Player 10 installed, you can quickly add digital media content to your Portable Media Center from the computer. You can also manually add digital media content to your Portable Media Center. - 39 - Digital Media File Types What is in the Box When you purchase your Portable Media Center, the box should contain at least the following: Quick Start Guide Setup disc Portable Media Center Power adaptor USB cable Carrying Case TV Out Cable What is on the Setup Disc The Portable Media Center Setup disc includes the following: A program that installs essential files on your computer A copy of Windows Media Player 10 (installed on your computer during Setup) A copy of this Help file - 40 - Digital Media File Types What is on the Portable Media Center Your Portable Media Center uses Windows MobileTM software to find and display or play digital media stored on its hard drive, and to help add music, pictures, and video from your computer. Running the Setup Disc Before you connect your Portable Media Center for the first time to a computer, you must run the Portable Media Center Setup disc on the computer. The computer must have Windows XP (Home or Professional), Windows XP Media Center Edition, or Windows XP Tablet PC Edition. To run the Portable Media Center Setup disc DO NOT connect your Portable Media Center before running the Setup disc - 41 - Digital Media File Types Installation: 1. Insert the installation CD into the CD-ROM drive. Double-click the Setup icon. Click Next to start. - 42 - Digital Media File Types 2. Select I accept the terms in the License Agreement - 43 -