Perception Digital PD-5000 User Manual

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HARD DISK MUSIC CENTER

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Page 1 PD-5000 HARD DISK MUSIC CENTER USER MANUAL...
Page 2 Thank you for purchasing the PD-5000 Hard Disk Music Center. The new generation mini Hi-Fi system that provides you a new experience of digital music entertainment at home. Highlights of the system include: -2.5” internal hard disk capacity depends on version.
Page 3: Regulatory Information
REGULATORY INFORMATION For customers in USA or Canada Declaration of Conformity Trade Name: Perception Digital Limited Model: PD 5000 PD 5000 complies with part 15 of 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.
Page 6 LIABILITY EXEMPTION STATEMENT 1. All the information included in this manual was produced with our careful caution, but there may still be some errors and mistakes. Perception Digital Limited will not be held responsible for those errors and mistakes. 2. As we can’t control users’ understanding of this manual, Perception Digital Limited will not be held responsible for any accident or other loss caused by misunderstanding of this manual.
Page 7: Important Safety Instructions
IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS 1. Read these instructions. 2. Keep these instructions. 3. Heed all warnings. 4. Follow all instructions. 5. Do not use this apparatus near water. 6. Clean only with dry cloth. 7. Do not block any of the ventilation openings – install in accordance with the manufacturer’s instructions.
Page 8: Safety Information
SAFETY INFORMATION - Before operating the system, check that the operating voltage indicated on the name plate of the system is identical with the voltage of your local power supply. - Place the system on a flat, hard and stable surface. - Place the system in a location with adequate ventilation to prevent overheat in your system.
Page 9: Locating The Controls
LOCATING THE CONTROLS Quick play USB host Card slot Source Smart menu Fill-it-up Power Scroll wheel Power button at the rear or top panel Power on/ off Quick play button The “Quick play” function provide a short cut for playback of the most recently played 20 songs.
Page 10 Smart menu button Change the function of the buttons on the unit to provide instant access to the most common features. Scroll wheel control and 5-way button Controls all browsing screens, volume and the playback screen USB host A socket for external USB device Card slot A socket for SD/MMC card IR sensor...
Page 11: Remote Controller
Remote Controller < > Turn the power on/ off <Quick play> To play the most recently played 20 songs. <Fill-it-up> To start copying the content from the system’s hard disk to the external USB device or SD/MMC card. < > To go up one item / increase volume <...
Page 12 <Copy to HDDS> To copy the content in card or portable USB device to the internal hard disk <Light on/ off> To turn off all the lights. This function will be useful in night time. Press again to turn the lights on again.
Page 13 REAR DRAWING The drawing below describe the sockets at the rear of the PD 5000. Please read it carefully for proper connection. FM antenna AM antenna Line-in Speaker Power cord Line-out -Power cord For optimal performance, please use the original power cable. -Speakers For speakers connection.
Page 14: Rear Connection
REAR CONNECTION 1.Connect the detachable power cord to the power socket and the plug to the wall outlet. 2.Connect the speakers with speaker wires 3.Connect your stereo system or amplifier to the line out port by an RCA cable. (optional) 4.If you want to play from external source, connect it to the line-in slots by an RCA cable.(optional) 5.Connect the AM and FM antenna.
Page 15: Side Connection
SIDE CONNECTION 1.For headphone connection 2.Connect to PC via the USB cable for PC connection. Power source is required for PC connection. 3.For audio source connection such as CD player. LINE IN...
Page 17: In The Package
IN THE PACKAGE Quick Start Guide PD-5000 PD-5000 HARD DISK MUSIC CENTER Hard Disk Music Center USER MANUAL Main unit User manual Quick Start Guide A pair of speakers Remote control Detachable power cord Installation CD Windows 98SE Driver Harddisk Formatter...
Page 18: Software Installation
MINIMUM PC SYSTEM REQUIREMENT OS: Windows 98SE, Windows 2000 (SP3 ), or Windows XP (SP1 ); CPU: Pentium II 200 ; RAM 64MB; CD-ROM drive; HDD: 500MB free space; USB 1.1 port Driver program required for Windows 98SE. Visit www.perceptiondigital.com to download the driver program for Windows 98SE. Note: Do not alter the content in the “config”...
Page 19: Hard Disk Configuration
HARD DISK CONFIGURATION (NON- INTERNAL HARD DISK VERSION ONLY) After installing internal hard disk, you need to configure it in order to enjoy the full features of the system. To do so: 1.Insert the Installation CD and install the Hard Disk Formatter. 2.Connect the system with PC.
Page 21 When the “Safe To Remove Hardware” window appears, click the [ok] button and disconnect the USB cable from PC.
Page 22: File Transfer
“removable disk”. FIRMWARE UPGRADE Perception Digital Limited is committed to offer the best user experience to customers, therefore, new firmware will be released regularly to enhance the performance features of the external audio player. Visit www.perceptiondigital.com regularly to check for the latest release.
Page 23 BASIC OPEARTION POWER ON There are 2 ways to power on the device: -By pressing the hard power switch at the back panel from “0” to “I”. -By pressing the power button on the front panel if the hard power is on. It will automatically go to the music mode at once.
Page 24: Button Control
BUTTON CONTROL It can control the basic operation such as browsing screen control, playback screen control, volume level control, radio channel searching and to adjust settings. 5-way key up key - Go back to root Menu down key - Go back to previous selection screen / playback screen left key - previous page/ song right key...
Page 25: Mode Change
MODE CHANGE There are 6 sources. Press Source button to change the mode. The Player mode and Card mode will be skipped if there is no external USB device or card detected. for playing music stored in hard drive for playing songs from any portable USB device for playing songs in MMC/ SD card for listening to FM/ AM radio for playing songs from any audio source from line-in.
Page 26: Playback Control
BROWSING SONG Songs are grouped by different categories, namely playlist, artist, album, song, genre and year. The last level is the song level. Use the scroll wheel to highlight the desired item and press the right key or center key to confirm or go to the next page.
Page 27 PLAYING SONGS IN PORTABLE USB DEVICE/ SD CARD Besides playing songs from internal hard disk, PD 5000 also supports playing songs from portable USB device or card and read songs’ title in the music library. Place the external USB device to the USB socket at the top panel or place a card into the card socket. Then press the Source button to toggle to Player mode or Card mode.
Page 28 FILL-IT-UP (COPY SONGS TO YOUR PORTABLE DEVICE) This function allows transfer of internal hard disk songs to portable device or card. It detects the remaining capacity of your portable device automatically and fill up the space available with songs in the internal hard disk. In Player/Card mode, pressing Fill-it-up button will start copying songs to the portable device until it’s 100% done.
Page 29 iPod SUPPORT PD 5000 is capable of recognizing iPod device’s content and playing it and also charge the battery for iPod. iPod iPod Shuffle Also supports: iPod mini iPod Generation II iPod Photo iPod NANO iPod is registered trademark of Apple Computer, Inc AUTO SCAN RADIO Press Source button to change to radio mode.
Page 30 RADIO Hold left and right key to search channel automatically. Use up and down key to go to preset channel. Radio Radio 90.30 MHz 90.30 MHz Channel 03 87.5 87.5 Searching Channel 03/13 Use Scroll wheel to adjust the volume. Radio SYSTEM SETTINGS To alter a setting, go into the corresponding menu.
Page 31: Upgrade Firmware
UPGRADE FIRMWARE Before performing this function, the latest firmware release file should be downloaded to the internal hard disk. The firmware file and upgrade procedure can be found in the web.(www.perceptiondigital.com) VERSION Version no of the firmware in the device. CLOCK SETTING Select 12 hours or 24 hours display.
Page 34: Advanced Operation
ADVANCED OPERATION SMART MENU Smart Menu is a function to provide instant access o the most common features. To enter “Smart Menu”, press the Smart Menu button on the front panel. Options on the display corresponds to the mapping of 5 buttons on the front panel. Example: Assume you want to change playmode during playback.
Page 36 COPY TO Hard disk The device is capable of copying content from the external audio player or card to internal hard disk. In external audio player or card mode, press Smart Menu key, then select copy to internal hard disk. SMART MENU Fill Remain Copy...
Page 37 LINE-IN RECORDING (OPTIONAL FEATURE) Make sure pd 5000 is connected with an audio source. Go to line-in mode, press center key to start line-in recording. Recording... LIREC001.MP3 128KBPS press center button to stop Press center key to stop recording.
Page 38: Troubleshooting
TROUBLE SHOOTING Symptom Possible solution Radio reception is poor If the signal is too weak, adjust the antenna or connect an external antenna for better reception. Increase the distance between the system and your TV or VCR. No sound during playback Check whether volume is set to “0”...