RCA 1702 A User Guide

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General controls
Turning the player on and offTo turn the player on, press and hold /MENU. Press 
and hold /MENU again to turn the player off. 
Locking the player controlsIf you don’t want the player controls to be activated 
accidentally, slide the lock/unlock switch towards 
the 
 icon. When the controls are locked, the lock 
icon  appears on the display.
Resetting the playerIf the player stops operating properly, you can reset 
it by removing and re-installing the battery.
USB plug
Earphone...

Resume                    Repeat               OffAdd to Favorites
All My FriendsArtists10001/0030        2:30
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Using the menus
Menu typesThe player has two types of menu: 
Player menu
The player menu appears when you turn on the 
player or if you press 
/MENU while listening to the 
player. It lets you:
•  Select music and audiobook files
•  Listen to the radio
•  Record and play back voice memos
•  Change the player’s settings
Menu title Menu items
Option menu
The option menu appears if you press...

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Using the menus
The Home menuThe top-level or “Home” menu is always displayed when you press /MENU. The menu options are:
Now Playing
Now Playing
Available only during playback. 
Press 
 or  to return to the currently playing file.
Music
Music
Press  or  to enter the Music menu and choose 
an artist, album, genre, year, or individual title.
Audiobooks
Audiobooks
Press  or  to enter the Audiobook menu and 
choose a particular audiobook for listening.
Radio
Radio
Press  or  to enter the Radio menu and...

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Music
Music playback controls
Skips to the previous file*, press and 
hold to scan backward within a file
Skips to the next file, press and hold to 
scan forward within a file
Starts/pauses playback and shows/ 
hides the Option menu
Increases or decreases the volume 
during playback 
 
 
+ or –
Playing music filesThe player sorts your music files by artist, album, 
track name (title), genre and year.
1. Press 
/MENU to display the Home menu, then 
press  + or – to select Music.
 
Music
2. Press  or...

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Audiobooks
Audiobook playback controls
Skips to previous file or section, press 
and hold to scan backward within a file
Skips to the next file or section, press 
and hold to scan forward within a file
Starts/pauses playback and shows/ 
hides the option menu  
Increases or decreases the volume 
during playback 
 
 
+ or –
Option menu (Audiobook playback)
Press  at the playback (Now playing) screen to 
pause the playback and show the Option menu.  
Press  + or – to highlight an option and then press...

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Radio
Storing and recalling preset stationsYou can store up to 20 preset stations in the player.
To store the currently playing station as a preset:
1. Press 
 to display the Option menu.
2.  Press + or – to highlight  Save to Preset and then 
press 
 .
•  If all 20 preset station numbers are occupied, the  option changes to Replace Preset.
 
Save to Preset
Mode                 StereoBack                 
3.  The first available preset number is displayed. 
Press + or – to select a different preset...

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Improving FM radio soundIf stereo reception is noisy, you can often reduce the 
noise by switching to mono.
To switch between stereo and mono:
1.  While the radio is playing, press 
 to display the 
Option menu.
2. Press  + or – to highlight  Mode and then press 
 
to switch between Stereo  and Mono.
 
Save to PresetBack                 
Mode                 Stereo
3. Press  + or – to highlight  Back and press  to 
return to the frequency screen.
Recording FM radioYou can record the radio and play...

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Voice Memo
Recording voice memoYou can record voice and play back recordings as 
well as copy the recordings (WAV files) to your PC.
To record voice:
1. Press 
/MENU to display the Home menu. 
2. Press  + or – to select Voice Memo .
 
Voice Memo
3. Press  or  to select Record and press  or  
to start recording.
 
Record
• Press  to pause or resume recording.
•  The microphone is located at the back of the  player.
4. Press 
/MENU to stop recording.
•  The player names each recording VoiceXXX.wav...

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Favorites
Creating a "Favorites" playlistYou can create a playlist of your favorite music by 
adding new files to the playlist as you listen to 
them.
This function is not available for other media 
formats such as audiobooks and recordings.
To add the currently playing music file in the 
playlist:
1. Press 
 to pause playback and display the 
Option menu.
2. Press  + or – to highlight  Add to Favorites and 
then press 
 . 
 
Repeat                    OffResume                 
Add to...

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Changing the player’s settingsTo change the player settings:
1. Press /MENU to display the Home menu.
2. Press  + or – to select Settings  and press 
 or  
to enter the settings menu.
 
Settings
3. Press  + or – to select a setting and then press  
to change it.
 
Shuffle                     Off
Equalizer                Flat
Repeat               Off
Shuffle • Press  repeatedly to select shuffle on or off. 
Music files (mp3/wma/wav) will be played 
randomly when shuffle is activated. 
•  The shuffle...