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User Manual MULTI - CODEC CD PLAYER/FM TUNER Model SlimX 450 Model SlimX 450 Model iMP-350 Thank you for purchasing the product. Please read the manual carefully before use. http://www.iRiver.com http://www.iRiver.com...
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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.
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)
Operating the FM Tuner... 3. Useful Features Navigation Mode... Playback Mode... Program Mode... -/+10, EQ Mode... BOOKMARK... MENU... iRiver Shock Free... Using the Password... Using WinAmp Playlist... 4. Additional Information About Power Supply (Charging and discharging)... FAQ... Trouble Shooting... Precautions...
SIDE VIEW REMOTE CONTROL/ EARPHONE INSIDE VIEW 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. Remote Control LINE OUT : Use to listen through your home stereo.
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1. Earphones Jack : Connect Earphones/Remote Control. 2. Line Out Jack : To connect the car kit or other audio equipment (speaker etc.). CD conversion FM : To select FM channel Click CD Playback : Music selection Volume Control Push buttons.
BASIC OPERATION Volume Control: Slide jog lever to the right to increase volume or to the left to decrease volume. Changing Mode : FM Changing : NAVIGATION Press the Navi/Menu jog lever with a short click and find the desired track by pressing To play the track, press Navi/Menu(or To move to the upper folder, press...
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Conventional Audio CD IRM (iRiver Rights Management) iRiver Rights Management is a digital music format. Please visit our web site for details about this music format. While playing a CD, you can switch back and forth between CD and FM mode with a long click of the Mode button.
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Memory Function (Save channels) Push the Navi button to release PRESET mode, select the station by pressing Press and select the desired channel Select CH02 Up to 20 channels can be memorized. Auto memory function : (To save the Channels automatically) Push the NAVI button to release PRESET, push and hold the PROG button.
Various ways of music playback are available. Please refer to the MODE (page 30) for user-defined configurations. REPEAT Play a single track repeatedly. Play all tracks in the folder and stop. Play all tracks in the folder repeatedly. Play all tracks in the disc repeatedly. SHUFFLE Randomly play all tracks in the disc repeatedly and stop.
Program Play After programming, press to play the tracks in sequential order. The program mode icon appears Cancel Program Mode While Playing While in Stop Mode Interval Repeat Play a selected interval repeatedly Press button once to select the beginning <A> Point.
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BOOKMARK This function allows you to BOOKMARK parts of a track for easier searching of long audio segments. Bookmark function is activated under the Study mode. (Refer to page 30 for Study mode.) Long click of PROG button will add / delete / move the bookmark. Bookmarks can be reserved up to 20 per disc.
Shift between Menus Press the button to move to previous menu, press the button to move to next menu. From Main Menu to Sub Menu Use the select a sub menu, press the NAVI or button to display the contents of that sub menu.
SORT MODE Using the directory structure example on the right, the sort methods will play folders in the following order. BREADTH FIRST : DEPTH FIRST : PHYSICAL ADDR. : Songs are sorted in the sequence they were written to the CD independent of directory structure.
PLAY TIME INFO Normal : display elapsed time of the current track. Remain : display remaining time of the current track. Note : In case of VBR MP3 file, the remaining time may not display accurately. BATTERY INDICATOR Adjust the level of the battery indicator to compensate for different style of batteries.
-10/+10 BUTTON -/+10 : During playback, go back to the previous 10th track, and push it to +10 to go forward to the next 10th track. Directory : -/+10 button works as directory skip. AUTO PAUSE When Auto Pause is on, the player will automatically pause after a disc loads and after every song is played.
This is the function to prevent skipping when playing a Standard Audio CD. Press and hold the +10 button to activate the iRiver Shock Free Mode. In case the CD is dirty or defective, iRiver Shock Free may skip more than normal operation.
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1. Download the latest firmware upgrade file from www.iRiver.com. 2. Execute the file after extraction. 3. Burn the SlimX 450 HEX file to a CD (be sure there are no other files on this CD. 4. Connect the power adapter to the SlimX 450.
"SAVE" to save the list. Burn the disc with WinAmp play list and related files. Load the disc into SlimX 450. Press PROG button at stop mode and LCD displays a list of M3U playlist files on the disk.
Press button to play the tracks in the order of the playlist. PL icon indicates PLAY LIST. A total of 20 playlists can be recognized. RESERVATION FUNCTION Press the NAVI button during playback to select the next song to be played, then press PROG button to queue that song.
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Recharging Method Charge and discharge function is available while the player has rechargeable batteries installed and is connected to AC power adapter. The charging and discharging menu on the LCD is displayed when you press and hold the stop ( ) button during playback. While in Charge or Discharge Mode, a long press of stop ( ) button turns the POWER OFF.
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When loading a CD or searching music, CD Pick-up makes noise moving at high speed. This is not a malfunction. But if you hear mechanism noise through earphones or hear excessive noise from the player, contact iRiver Customer Service. Does using CD's created on a computer reduce the life of the Lens? There is no connection between using a disk created on a home computer and the lifetime of the lens.
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Multi session: Do not close session after burning. More data can be written to the disk later. This iRiver player can play packet-written CD RW’s as well. What do I need to burn MP3 files? You need a CD recorder, recording software program, and a blank CD.
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I can't hear an ASF file I recorded onto a disk. There are two kinds of ASF files, Audio and Video. The SlimX 450 only support Audio ASF file formats. Is the sound better if I convert an MP3 file into WAV? MP3 is a compressed a audio format.
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Standard Audio CD (8Cm, 12 Cm), CD-R, CD-RW DATA CD with MP3, ASF and WMA. The SlimX 450 also support Mixed CD (Data Track + Audio Track), CD- Extra (Audio Track + Data Track), Multi-sessioned and packet written CD. What is VBR? VBR is "Variable Bit Rate".
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Should any problem continue after you have checked these symptoms, please contact iRiver sales representatives. Be sure your adapter is designed to work in the country where it's being used. AC adapter does not Check whether the plug is connected to the work.
Keep the lens on the player clean and do not touch it. If you do so, the lens may be damaged and the player will not operate properly. Do not put any heavy objects on top of the CD player. The CD player and the CD may be damaged.
Earphone and Earphone Covers Rechargeable Batteries (Stick Type x 2) Remote Control External Battery Pack Accessories subject to change without notice and may vary from image shown. User Manual/Warranty Card Category AC Adapter (4.5V) (FM TUNER) Carrying Case CD Support File Support Power Supply Playback Time...
U.S Government Printing Office, Washington, DC 20402. See individual devices FCC ID and registration numbers. For the customers in Europe The CE mark on the CD player is valid only for products marketed in the European Union. Use of controls, adjustments or...
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