RCA M6204-b Manual

							Using Windows ExplorerTo copy files in MSC mode:
1.  Open the player in Windows Explorer.
 
2.  Drag and drop music files into the Music folder and photo files into the Photo folder.
 
Deleting files from the playerYou may delete any files transferred to the player.
1.  Connect the player to your computer.
2.  Open the player in Windows Explorer and then navigate to the folder containing the files.
3.  Select the files you want to remove and then press the Delete key on the keyboard of your PC.
Disconnecting the player from the PC1.  In the Windows system tray, click the Safely Remove Hardware icon  and then select the device with 
the appropriate drive letter from the list of devices.
2. When the  Safe to remove hardware  message appears, unplug the player from the PC.
IMPORTANT: Do not disconnect the USB connection during file transfer. Doing so may corrupt 
system files or the files being transferred.
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General controls
Turning the player on and offTurn player on/off: Press and hold the  for a moment.
Locking the player controlsLock player controls: Slide the Lock key to lock position () 
Unlock player controls: Slide the Lock key to unlock position () 
Resetting the playerIf the player stops operating properly, you can reset it by pressing the RESET  button on the back of the 
player with a non-metal pointed object (e.g. toothpick).
Display
Option menu
Earphones  Jack Reset  
buttonUSB jack
Back/Home
Navigate to the left/ skip back/reverse/ menu back
Navigate or scroll up/
increase volume
Navigate to the right/
skip forward/fast 
forward/menu 
advance
Navigate or scroll 
down/decrease  volume
Power on/off, Play/
pause/select menu  option Lock/Unlock 
						

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Menu typesThe player has two menu types: 
Player menu
The player menu appears when you turn on the player or if you press and hold 
 while listening to the 
player. It lets you:
•  Browse for and play music, audible, video and photo files
•  Listen to the radio
•  Change the player’s settings – language, display brightness, etc.
Option menu
The option menu appears if you press 
  at the playback (Now Playing) screen while listening to the player. It 
provides different options depending on what you are listening to when you press .
Using the menus
Option Menu 
(Now Playing) Menu titles
Menu items
Menu navigationWhen a menu is displayed:
• Press + and – to scroll up and down the list of menu items.
• Press 
 to go to the next menu level. Press   to return to the previous menu level.
Press  
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Press 
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•  If the highlighted item is playable (for example, an audio file), press 
 to start playback.
•  If the highlighted item indicates the current setting (for example, the repeat mode setting), press 
 to 
change the setting.
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The Home menuThe top-level or “Home” menu is always displayed when you press and hold . The menu options are:
Audible
Press 
 to enter the Audible menu and choose a particular audible for listening. 
Radio
Press 
 to enter the Radio menu and choose to either listen to the radio or play recordings of 
previous radio shows.
Video
Press  
 to enter the Video menu and choose a particular video for viewing. 
Music
Press 
 to enter the Music menu and choose an artist, album, genre or individual title. 
Photo
Press 
 to enter the Photo menu and choose a particular image for viewing. 
Settings
Press 
 to enter the Settings menu, which lets you:
•  Choose the shuffle playback mode
•  Choose a repeat playback mode
•  Choose an equalizer setting
•  Customize the music menu
•  Set the slideshow image duration
•  Change the screen brightness
•  Change the screensaver setting
•  Choose the power saving setting
•  Choose a record duration setting
•  Switch between US and European radio frequency steps
•  Change the language of the player’s menus
•  Display the firmware version, space used, and space available
•  Reset the player’s settings to the factory defaults
•  Format device to cleanup all data and old license file
Playlists
As you listen to music, you can add individual titles to a playlist. Press 
 to enter the Playlists 
menu and choose a particular title or edit the playlist.
Now Playing
Available only during playback. 
Press 
 to return to the currently playing file. 
						

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Playing music filesThe player sorts your music files by track name (title), artist, album and genre.
1.  In the Home menu, press + or – and 
 or  to navigate to Music.
 
2. Press  to enter Music mode.
3. Use  + or – and 
 or  to navigate through the menus and highlight the desired item, then press  or  to start listening.
Music
Note:
 In other playback modes, press and hold  to return to the Home menu.  
						

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The following options are available:
• Add to Playlists   – Adds the current file to the Playlists index (read Playlist section).  Each file can be 
added to the Playlists index multiple times.
•  Repeat – Toggles repeat mode. Options available: Off, One 
1 , and All  (corresponding icons show on 
the display).
•   Shuffle – Toggles shuffle mode. Plays media randomly when shuffle is On.
•  Album Art – Toggles album art display.
•   Equalizer  – Toggles equalizer mode. Options available: Flat, Jazz, Bass, Pop and Rock
•   Delete  – Deletes the currently playing media file from the player.
Skips to the previous file; press and 
hold to scan backwards within a file
Skips to the next file; press and hold to 
scan forward within a file
Starts/ pauses playback
Increases or decreases the volume 
during playback
Shows/hides option menu
Back to previous navigation level. Press 
and hold to enter Home menu 
 
+ or –
 
Option menu (music playback)
Press   at the playback (Now Playing) screen to show the Option menu. Press  + or – to highlight an option 
and then press  to confirm the selection or change the setting.
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Music playback display
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1. Artwork
2. Song name 
3. Artist name 
4. Album name 
5.  Elapsed playback time
6.  File total time
7.  Playback progress bar
8.  Current file number/total number of files
9.  File type and file bitrate
The information provided in the playback screen depends upon the ID3 tags that have been set up for the 
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Playing video files1.  In the Home menu, press + or – and  or  to navigate to Video.
 
2. Press   to enter Video mode.
3. Use  + or – and 
 or  to navigate through the menus and highlight the desired item, then press  or  to start viewing.
Video
Video viewing
Goes back, skips backward. Press and 
hold to scan backwards within a file
Advances, skips forward. Press and hold 
to scan forward within a file
Starts/pauses playback 
Increases or decreases the volume 
during playback
Shows/hides option menu
Back to previous navigation level. Press 
and hold to enter Home menu 
 
+ or –
 
Note:
 In other playback modes, press and hold  to return to the Home menu.  
						

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Option menu (video playback)
Press  to pause the video playback. Press  to show the Option menu. Press + or – to highlight an option 
and then press  to confirm the selection or change the setting.
The following option is available: 
•  Delete  – Deletes the selected video
Video files must be converted to the optimal format for playback on this player. The RCA 
easyRip Media Software converts the video files automatically before transferring to the player.