User Manual MULTI - CODEC CD PLAYER/FM TUNER Model SlimX 450 Model iMP-350 Model SlimX 450 Thank you for purchasing the product. Please read the manual carefully before use. http://www.iRiver.com http://www.iRiver.com 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. NOTE : 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. NOTE : 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. 1 Multi-Codec CD Player Supports MP3, WMA and ASF format as well as conventional Audio CD. Firmware Upgrade Provides the latest updated features via firmware upgrade. Built-in Recharging with Over Charge Protection Circuit Over Charge protection circuit prevents over powering the batteries. Discharging function prevent the batteries from lessening the life time of rechargeable batteries caused by memory phenomenon. Graphic LCD supporting Multiple Languages The SlimX 450 comes with a graphic LCD which can support multiple languages, including: English, French, Spanish, German, Italian, other alphabet-oriented fonts, Korean, Japanese (Katakana, Hiragana, Kanji), Chinese (Traditional, Simplified) and others. A total of 39 languages are supported. Anti-Shock protection 160 Sec for standard Audio CD/480Sec for MP3 (44.1KHz, 128kbps standard)/960 Sec for WMA (44.1KHz, 64kbps) iRiver ShockFree Anti-Shock System+ESP function Using exclusive iRiver anti-skip technology, the SlimX 450 provide maximum skip protection by buffering your music before playback. Enhanced Battery Life With MP3 files, the SlimX 450 can play for up to 55 hours (Using the internal batteries and external battery pack). (External Battery Pack : AA Size x 2) FM Tuner Auto scanning and frequency memory function make it easy for you to listen to the FM Radio. Recognize Discs in Packet Write or Multi session Format WinAmp Playlist support. SlimX 450 support Winamp M3U Playlists. (maximum 20 lists) Supports 9 Equalizer Patterns. Graphic User Interface Menu Support URL : http://www.iRiver.com Provides information on our company, products, and email addresses for customer support. Unique feature of "Firmware (system software) Upgrade" is available for download on our site. The Firmware Upgrade allows for premium disc readability and provides new features as well as enhancements to current features. New CODECs that will be introduced in the future may be supported via Firmware Upgrade. Register your iRiver product online so that our Customer Service is enabled to provide support as efficiently as possible. 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. WinAmp and WinAmp logo is registered trademark of NullSoft Inc. 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. 1999-2003 iRiver Limited. All rights reserved. 2 3 Getting started FCC Certification....................................................................... 1 Unique Features........................................................................ 2 Internet...................................................................................... 3 Contents.................................................................................... 4 1. Locating the Controls Front View, Rear View................................................................ 5 Side View, Inside View............................................................... 6 Remote Control, LCD Window.................................................... 7 2. Basic Operation Player......................................................................................... 8 Remote Control.......................................................................... 9~10 Listening to Music....................................................................... 11~12 Operating the FM Tuner............................................................... 13~14 3. Useful Features Navigation Mode........................................................................15 Playback Mode........................................................................... 16 Program Mode............................................................................ 17~18 -/+10, EQ Mode........................................................................... 19 BOOKMARK............................................................................... 20 MENU.......................................................................................... 21~32 iRiver Shock Free........................................................................ 30 Using the Password..................................................................... 33~34 Using WinAmp Playlist................................................................ 35~36 4. Additional Information About Power Supply (Charging and discharging)........................ 37~40 FAQ.............................................................................................. 41~46 Trouble Shooting......................................................................... 47~48 Precautions................................................................................. 49~50 References................................................................................... 51 Accessories.................................................................................. 52 Specifications............................................................................... 53 Regulatory Information................................................................. 54 Safety Warning............................................................................. 55 4 FRONT VIEW OPEN REAR VIEW Product Serial Number Hold 5 SIDE VIEW Remote Control NAVI / MENU, PRESET PLAY/PAUSE/MUTE LINE OUT : Use to listen through your home stereo. (NEXT) STOP (BACK) REMOTE CONTROL/ EARPHONE or INSIDE VIEW LCD Window Track Number Main unit and Remote control is both locked. Only Main unit is locked. Only Remote control is locked. Play Time Playback Mode Hold Battery Level Folder Name File Name ID3 Tag Information BATTERY COMPARTMENT EXTENSION BATTERY PORT DC IN 4.5V : Connect the Adapter to charge rechargeable batteries or using external power. Insert them by matching the + and - polarity. 6 File Format Program/ Playlist Bit Rate Sampling Rate Volume Equalizer Level Meter 7 The remote control operates every function using 8 switches or buttons. Main unit and Remote control both locked. Only Main unit is locked. Only Remote control is locked. NAVI / MENU, PRESET 1. Earphones Jack : Connect Earphones/Remote Control. 2. Line Out Jack : To connect the car kit or other audio equipment (speaker etc.). 3. FM CD conversion lick Long C PLAY / PAUSE/MUTE (NEXT) STOP (BACK) FM : To select FM channel Click or buttons. Click CD Playback : Music selection Push or buttons. Click Volume Control Push and hold or buttons. lick Long C Basic Operation Function Playback and Pause To listen to the next track Play/Pause Click button. Click Stop and Power Off To listen to the previous track Navigation Operation Click lick Long C 4. DC IN 4.5V : Connect the Adapter to charge rechargeable batteries or to use external power. Insert them by matching the + and - polarity. Menu Operation 5. EXT BATT : Connect the DC battery pack supplied with the player. 8 9 BASIC OPERATION Volume Control: Slide jog lever to the right to increase volume or to the left to decrease volume. Changing Mode : Click Slide the open button on the side of the player and insert the disc with the disc label facing out. Close the lid. (Refer to page 16) Connect Remote Control and Earphones. CD FM Changing : lick Long C NAVIGATION Press the Navi/Menu jog lever with a short click and find the desired track by or . pressing To play the track, press Navi/Menu(or )with a short click. To move to the upper folder, press with a short click. (or press and hold the Navi/Menu button.) When there is not any upper folder, the navigation will exit. Slide HOLD switch on the remote or the player to the Off position. h Pus h Pus MENU Long press of NAVI/MENU will execute menu function. Scrolling between menus : Press and Select Function: press Navi/Menu button(or ). Exit : Press or press and hold Navi/Menu button. Press the PLAY/PAUSE button to play. Click Click MODE While CD is playing, press Mode/CD/FM button with a short click to activate selected modes, such as Repeat and Shuffle. 10 11 While playing a CD, you can switch back and forth between CD and FM mode with a long click of the Mode button. lick Long C NOTE The sound output may be delayed while switching from CD to FM mode. lic Clickk To select Stereo/Mono The STEREO indicator is displayed during stereo FM reception. Power Off Play/Pause Click Play Next Folder (FF Skip) Click lick Long C lick Long C To mute Click To release the muting Click CD FM Changing lick Long C Play Previous Folder (RW Skip) Click lick Long C To turn on the backlight always GO Forward Quickly STOP Click lick Long C Selecting Frequency (FM 87.5MHz ~ 108MHz) To change frequency, push and release or . Go Backward Quickly Play Next Track Click lick Long C Power Off lick Long C Play Previous Track Click Auto Scan function : To Auto Scan for a station, release the PRESET mode by pushing the NAVI button. Find the station by scrolling or . lick Click Long C or PRESET Mode : To select memorized channel, push the Navi button and find the memorized channel by scrolling or . Click File Format displayed as below ASF Conventional Audio CD IRM WMA MP3 or Click Example) IRM (iRiver Rights Management) iRiver Rights Management is a digital music format. Please visit our web site for details about this music format. 12 FM tuner reception will be affected in weak transmission areas. When player does not have any preset channels, EMPTY will be displayed at preset mode then fade out. 13 Memory Function (Save channels) Push the Navi button to release PRESET mode, select the station by pressing or . Click NAVIGATION Navigation mode is useful for quickly searching your files by using file name. (Refer to page 36 for reservation) Press the NAVI button to display the list of audio tracks. The current track will also be displayed. Press or and select the desired channel again Select CH02 Click Save complete Click Press the or to select a track to play. You can easily select a track using the -10/+10 button in case there are many tracks on the CD. PREV NEXT Up to 20 channels can be memorized. will exit the memory function without saving. : To move to the upper folder. Select Folder or Move to the upper folder. Press the I or I to select a folder to play. And press the NAVI or button to select the folder. PREV Auto memory function : (To save the Channels automatically) Push the NAVI button to release PRESET, push and hold the PROG button. CH01 to CH20 will be saved automatically with the first 20 stations the player finds. Click lick Long C NEXT Memory delete function (Delete saved channels) Select channel to be d ...