Compaq iPAQ PA-2 User Manual

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Compaq iPAQ Personal Audio Player PA-2
First Edition (March 2001)
Part Number 237411-001

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  • Page 1 Notice © 2001 Compaq Computer Corporation COMPAQ and the Compaq logo registered in U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. iPAQ is a trademark of Compaq Information Technologies Group, L.P. Microsoft and Windows are trademarks of Microsoft Corporation. All other product names mentioned herein may be trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies.
  • Page 3 Welcome What is Digital Audio? Digital Audio? PA-2 ERSONAL UDIO LAYER Thanks for buying an iPAQ Personal Audio Player PA-2, and welcome to the world of digital audio. Digital audio is a way of compressing recorded sound so that it takes up much less storage space. A song is reduced to about 1/10 its size, enabling fast downloads from the Internet to your Player.
  • Page 4: How To Get Help

    Is Your PC Ready for Digital Audio? How to Get Help Register Your PA-2 Warranty 1-2 W ELCOME If you have a multimedia PC with a sound card and speakers, you are probably ready for digital audio. However, to get optimal performance, we recommend the requirements shown here.
  • Page 5: What's In The Box

    What’s in the Box? PA-2 ERSONAL UDIO LAYER Personal Audio Player Earphones USB data cable Two AAA batteries 64 MB of MMC flash memory This guide ELCOME...
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  • Page 7: Setting Up Your Player

    Setting Up Your Player Installing Batteries PA-2 ERSONAL UDIO LAYER You will soon be listening to your favorite music on your Player. Just follow these simple steps: 1. Pull out and lift the battery door. 2. Place the batteries that came with your Player into the battery compartment as shown.
  • Page 8 Installing Memory Tip ... Format your MMC cards before using them for the first time. 2-2 S ETTING LAYER 3. Lift the flash memory door located on the left side of the back of your Player. 4. Insert the flash memory card that came with your Player into the bottom slot (Slot 1).
  • Page 9 Connecting the USB Cable PA-2 ERSONAL UDIO LAYER The following steps and associated diagram show you how to connect the USB cable and earphones. 1. Connect the USB cable to your computer. The location of USB ports varies on different computers.
  • Page 10: Connecting The Earphones

    Connecting Earphones Tip ... You may use your favorite earphones or headphones. Warning Permanent hearing loss may occur if earphones or headphones are used at high volume. 2-4 S ETTING LAYER Connect the plug on the end of the earphones to the earphone jack on top of the Player.
  • Page 11 Turning On Your Player for the First Time PA-2 ERSONAL UDIO LAYER To turn on your Player: 1. Press the Power button. When you turn on your Player, the LCD screen briefly displays all icons, then Compaq iPAQ, and then the following: 1:64M This indicates that the 64 MB memory card is installed correctly.
  • Page 12 Installing the Belt Clip Tip ... When installing new batteries, loosen the screw and rotate the belt clip clockwise, or remove the belt clip completely. 2-6 S ETTING LAYER Your Player comes with an optional Belt Clip. 1. Place the belt clip into the hole in the back of the Player.
  • Page 13: Front Features

    Features of Your Player Front Features PA-2 ERSONAL UDIO LAYER Your Player has many outstanding features: Display Screen - Area where song and playback information is displayed. Volume Decrease - Press to lower volume. Power - Press to turn the Player on. Hold for 2 seconds to turn the Player off.
  • Page 14: Top Features

    Features Tip ... You must set the Norm/Hold switch to the Normal position to turn on the Player. Hold Mode is displayed on the screen if the switch is in the Hold position when you press the Power button. Display Screen 2-8 S ETTING...
  • Page 15: Menu Options

    Menu Options PA-2 ERSONAL UDIO LAYER Battery charge indicator - The number of bars visible indicates the amount of charge remaining in your Player’s batteries. Replace batteries when the three bars have disappeared. DISPLAY AREA - Displays track number, track length, artist, and song name. The song title format is set using the software included with your Player.
  • Page 16 Menu Options (continued) Tip ... In REPEAT ALL or REPEAT ONE mode, songs will play continuously until you stop play or the batteries run out of power. 2-10 S ETTING LAYER The following options are available through the Menu: Shuffle Off - Songs play in the order of your playlist.
  • Page 17: Installing The Software

    Installing the Software Tip ... If the installation does not begin automatically, click on the Start menu, select Run, and type X:setup (where X is the letter of your CD-ROM or DVD drive). PA-2 ERSONAL UDIO LAYER Your iPAQ Personal Audio Player PA-2 comes with a CD that contains two of the leading software packages for managing your digital audio.
  • Page 18 Note: If you have CD-Burning software from Roxio (Adaptec) or Just!Burn installed, it is recommended that you uninstall that software prior to installing Windows Media Player 7. After you install Windows Media Player 7 you will have CD-burning support, but it only supports burning within the Windows Media Player.
  • Page 19: Opening The Software

    Using the Software Packages MusicMatch Jukebox 6.0 Opening software PA-2 ERSONAL UDIO LAYER The MusicMatch Jukebox allows you to use a single application to: ➜ Manage audio content on your PC. ➜ Encode audio files from a CD. ➜ Manage audio content on your Player. ➜...
  • Page 20 Opening software (continued) 4-2 U SING THE OFTWARE ACKAGES 3. Click on Help at the top of the window. Select Getting Started from the drop-down menu. 4. Follow the easy instructions that guide you through finding music on the Internet. You will also learn how to copy and create CDs and playlists.
  • Page 21: Using Windows Media Player

    Using Windows Media Player 7 PA-2 ERSONAL UDIO LAYER Windows Media Player 7 features an integrated Media Guide with content from www.windowsmedia.com, a radio tuner, CD copying and burning, multiple skins (screen designs) and much more. To activate the Windows Media Player 7 software, use the following steps: 1.
  • Page 22 3. The window opens to Getting Started. Follow the easy instructions that guide you through copying and playing CDs. You will learn how to find media content on the Internet, copy music to your Player, and more. 4-4 U PA-2 SING THE OFTWARE ACKAGES...
  • Page 23: Troubleshooting

    Troubleshooting Symptom Nothing shows on the display when the Power button is pressed. The songs listed do not match the content on a newly inserted MMC card. The LCD backlight does not illuminate when a button is pressed. NO MEMORY is displayed on the LCD.
  • Page 24 Symptom NO SONGS is displayed on the LCD. HOLD MODE is displayed on the LCD. Song audio quality is less than desired on songs copied from a ROUBLESHOOTING Audio Troubleshooting • Windows Media Player will prompt you that a card is being formatted if the program detects an unformatted card.
  • Page 25 Symptom No sound No sound in one earphone PA-2 ERSONAL UDIO LAYER Audio Troubleshooting • Make sure the Play/Pause icon on the LCD is solid. A flashing icon indicates Pause mode. Press the Play/Pause button. • Increase the volume level by pressing the + button.
  • Page 26 Symptom Able to transfer only a few songs to the Player. The Fast Forward and Rewind functions do not work on some songs. The BASS and TREBLE adjustments are not available. The USB icon w is not shown on the LCD display when the USB cable is connected to both the PC and the Player.
  • Page 27 Make sure the USB icon w is • shown on the LCD display. See previous item. • Make sure the iPAQ PA-2 is the selected device. • Make sure that the MMC cards are inserted and recognized by the Player. If not, see MMC Memory troubleshooting.
  • Page 28 Self Test If your Player is not performing as expected, follow these steps to help identify the problem. 1. Remove the memory cards. 2. Install fresh batteries, or if the batteries are fresh, take them out and reinstall them. 3. Press the Power button (make sure the Normal/Hold switch on top of the Player is in the NORM position).
  • Page 29 If the tests on the previous page do not reveal the problem, install the MMC card and run the following tests: Test Name Test Description All icons and blocks in the text area of the LCD are turned on momentarily. MEMORY Makes sure that the Player can...
  • Page 30 PA-2 ROUBLESHOOTING ERSONAL UDIO LAYER...
  • Page 31: Helpful Information

    Helpful Information Content Per Memory Card Multi Media Card (MMC) Usage and Care PA-2 ERSONAL UDIO LAYER Based on the following transfer rates—stated in terms of kilobytes per second (kbps)—the memory card will have a specific amount of time available when transferring a CD’s content to Times are listed below.
  • Page 32: Maintenance

    Maintenance Precautions Patent Information 6-2 H ELPFUL NFORMATION Use only a soft, dry cloth to clean the Player, MMC card, and headphone jack. • Do not remove the batteries while operating the unit. • Do not expose the unit to a significant amount of moisture.
  • Page 33 Compliance PA-2 ERSONAL UDIO LAYER This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following 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.
  • Page 34 Compliance 6-4 H ELPFUL NFORMATION European Notice Equipment with CE marking complies with the EMC Directive (89/336/EEC) and the Low Voltage Directive (73/23/EEC) issued by the European Community, and if this product has telecommunication functionality, the R&TTE Directive (1999/5/EC). Compliance with these directives implies conformity to the following European Norms or Regulations (in parentheses are the equivalent international standards and regulations):...
  • Page 35: Avis Canadien

    Canadian Advisory Avis Canadien Specifications PA-2 ERSONAL UDIO LAYER This Class B digital apparatus meets all requirements of the Canadian Interference-Causing Equipment Regulations. Cet appareil numerique de la classe B respecte toutes les exigences du Reglement sur le materiel brouilleur du Canada. Memory: 64 MB MultiMediaCard flash memory Casing: Aluminum front and high-impact plastic...
  • Page 36 PA-2 ELPFUL NFORMATION ERSONAL UDIO LAYER...
  • Page 37 Glossary To transfer a Download file from one medium to another (for example, from the Internet to your PC). A type Flash Memory of memory that retains its information even when the memory card has no power. An audio compression format based on MPEG-1, audio layer 3.

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