Setup and Connection of the RCA Lyra X3000 Digital Media Recorder

Quick Start for the RCA Lyra X3000 Digital Media Recorder

Connecting the Docking Station to Your Components

The docking station is a convenient way to connect your components (TV, set-top box, and other video sources) for easier recording and playing of files.

• Connect the Docking Station to the TV: Connect the stereo mini plug of the included audio/video cable to the LINE OUT jack on the back of the docking station. Connect the 3 plugs on the end of the cable to the AUDIO R and L input jacks on the back of the TV (color coded, red and white), and to the VIDEO INPUT jack (yellow).
• Connect the Docking Station to the Set-top Box: Connect the stereo mini plug of the included audio/video cable to the LINE IN jack on the back of the docking station. Connect the 3 plugs on the end of the cable to the AUDIO R and L output jacks on the back of the set-top box (color coded, red and white), and to the VIDEO OUTPUT jack (yellow).
• Plug the power cord into the docking station DC IN jack and into an AC outlet.
• Connect the Docking Station to the Computer: Connect the mini USB plug of the included USB adapter to the USB jack on the back of the docking station. Connect the other end of the adapter to a USB cable, then connect that cable to an available USB jack on your computer.

Connect the IR Blaster

The supplied IR blaster cable allows your Lyra Portable Multi-media Recorder to control your cable box, satellite receiver, VCR, or other AV sources for timer recordings.

How to Find the Remote Sensor: You have to place the IR blaster in front of the remote sensor on the VCR, satellite receiver, or cable box. Some cable components have the remote sensor labeled on the unit. If the remote sensor isn't labeled, you need to use the remote control that came with the VCR, satellite receiver, or cable box to locate the sensor.

• Turn off the VCR, satellite receiver, or cable box.
• Hold the remote control (not the one that came with your Lyra Recorder, but the one that came with the component you're attaching the IR blaster to) so that it is touching the front of the device.
• Slowly move the remote control across the front of the component while you continually press the power button. You must press and release the power button each time you move the remote (holding down the button won't work).
• When the component turns on, you've located the remote sensor.

Placing the IR Blaster: Place the IR blaster in front of the remote sensor on your VCR, satellite receiver, or cable box approximately one inch away from the remote sensor.

Software Setup

Insert the Included CD-ROM into the CD-ROM Drive:

• Turn on your computer and place the Audio/Video Management CD that came with your Lyra Portable Multi-media Recorder into your computer.
• If the setup screen does not appear, double click My Computer, double click your CD-ROM drive icon, and double click Install to run the installer.
• Follow the on-screen instructions to install the available software components.

Connecting the Lyra Recorder to the Computer

Important: In order to transfer secure music files using Windows XP to your Lyra Recorder, you must set the USB Protocol setting to MTP in the Setup menu before connecting your Lyra. The Lyra Recorder does not support copy-protected content if you are using Windows 2000.

• Connect the Lyra Recorder to your computer with the mini USB cable provided.
• Turn on the unit by pressing the ON/OFF button. When in MSC mode, the Lyra Recorder will appear as a Removable Disk in My Computer (Windows Explorer). When connected in MTP mode the Lyra Recorder will appear as a Windows Portable Device in My Computer (Windows Explorer).
• If an SD/MMC memory card is properly inserted, an additional drive letter may also be accessed as a Removable Disk drive letter through Windows Explorer if the decoder is set to use the MSC USB protocol. The Lyra Recorder also functions as a high-speed SD/MMC card reader.

Notes:

• The SD/MMC memory card feature is not available in Windows when the Lyra Recorder is connected using the MTP USB protocol.
• It might take several seconds for the Lyra Recorder to be detected, especially in Windows 2000. Click Refresh in My Computer or Explorer to make sure the device has been detected.
• The Lyra Recorder can transfer files at a high-speed mode of USB 2.0. This is up to 40 times faster than USB 1.1. If USB 2.0 port is available on your computer, use it to connect to your Lyra Recorder. The Lyra Recorder is still backward compatible with the older USB 1.1 ports; however, you won't be able to take full advantage of the potential speed increase.

LyraDJ

LyraDJ is software that can easily generate playlists for you, after analyzing the acoustic characteristics of your songs, the software will create sets of related content that you can listen to and enjoy.

Notes:

• LyraDJ will only work with mp3 files.
• LyraDJ will only work with files that are on the Lyra Recorder.
• LyraDJ will only work on files in a folder called Music. Multiple level sub folders under the Music folder are allowed and recommended for optimum device performance and ease of finding content. For example D:\Music\Artist1\Album1\Song1.mp3.
• LyraDJ will only work in MSC (Mass Storage Class) USB protocol mode. The Lyra Recorder’s default is set to MTP, so you'll need to change the setting if you want to use LyraDJ. In the Setup menu, select USB Protocol and change the setting to MSC.

Operation:

• Start LyraDJ.
• The software will ask you to connect the Lyra Recorder to the computer via USB cable.
• Click Analyze to start analyzing songs in the Lyra Recorder.
• Make sure the Lyra Recorder has at least 64 songs or else the software will not be able to generate a playlist.
• When the analysis is completed, the software will create playlists (the number of playlists created will vary, depending on the total number of songs stored in the Lyra Recorder), you can save these playlists into the Lyra Recorder.
• For more information about LyraDJ, click Help at the top right corner.

Transferring Files to Your Lyra Recorder (MTP USB Protocol)

You can transfer files to your Lyra Recorder via Windows Explorer on My Computer.

• If your Lyra Recorder isn't already connected to your computer, connect the Lyra Recorder to the computer using the provided Mini-USB cable.
• In Windows Explorer, when the device is opened in MTP mode, and Windows Media Player 10 is installed, “Data” and “Media” views will be displayed for the device. The Data View is used to manage data content on the device, such as text files. The Media View is used to manage media content supported by the device for playback, such as audio and video files.
• You can copy files to / delete files from the device through Windows Explorer, but you cannot open or edit the files directly from the device. If you want to edit files currently stored on your device, you will need to copy the files from the device to another location (drive) in the system.

Transferring Files via Windows Media Player 10 (Windows XP only):

Important: In order to transfer protected files using Windows XP to your Lyra Recorder, you must set the USB Protocol setting to MTP in the Setup menu before connecting your Lyra.

• Connect your Lyra Recorder to the computer and open Windows Media Player, select Library from the menu bar.
• From the left column, select the songs, categories and/or playlist items you want to copy to the Lyra Recorder.
• Drag the selected items to the right column.
• Select Sync from the menu bar.
• Select Start Sync, the selected items will now be automatically transferred to your Lyra Player.

Transfer Files via Windows Explorer (MSC USB Protocol)

• If your Lyra Recorder isn't already connected to your computer, connect the Lyra Recorder to the computer using the provided USB cable and turn on the unit (NOTE: Before connecting USB, change setup protocol to MSC). The Lyra Recorder will appear as a new removable drive letter in Windows.
• From Windows Explorer, highlight all the files/folders you want to transfer to your Lyra Recorder and copy/paste them to the drive letter that is associated with it.

Note: If any audio files were added to the device through Windows Explorer, you must profile your contents after file transfer in order for the new files to appear on the Lyra Recorder. The Lyra Recorder will ask you if you want to profile once you have disconnected. Highlight and select Yes.

Transferring Video Files to Lyra Recorder (MSC USB Protocol)

You can transfer video files to your Lyra Portable Multi-media Recorder using Windows Explorer.

Important: In order to transfer video files using Windows XP to your Lyra Recorder, you must set the USB Protocol setting to MSC in the Setup menu before connecting your Lyra Recorder. The Lyra Recorder doesn't support copy-protected content if you are using Windows 2000.

• If your Lyra Recorder isn't already connected to your computer, connect it using the provided Mini-USB cable.
• From Windows Explorer, open the Lyra Recorder drive.
• Open the drive on the computer where the files/folders you want to transfer are located, and highlight them.
• Drag the files/folders to the VIDEO system folder on the Lyra Recorder drive.
• Helpful hint: You can also right click on your content in Windows Explorer and select Copy (or Ctrl + C). Then from the VIDEO folder, right click and select Paste (or Ctrl + V) to add the copied content.
• Supported video files must be stored in the VIDEO system folder in order to be available for playback on the device. Sub-folders may be created under the VIDEO system folder for easy navigation and organization of your video content.
• An SD/MMC memory card can also be used to transfer video files to the Lyra Recorder. If an SD/MMC memory card is properly inserted, an additional drive is available through Windows Explorer to transfer content onto. Please ensure the correct drive is being used when transferring content from the device.

Transferring Photo Files to Your Lyra Recorder

You can transfer photo files to your Lyra Portable Multi-media Recorder using Windows Explorer.

• If your Lyra Recorder isn't already connected to your computer, connect it using the provided Mini-USB cable.
• From Windows Explorer, open the Lyra Recorder drive (if MSC mode), or open the WPD device (if MTP mode) associated with your device.
• Open the drive on your PC where the files/folders you want to transfer are located, and highlight them.
• Drag the files/folders to the PHOTOS folder on the Lyra Recorder drive. (In MTP mode, photos folder maybe stored under Media View when Windows Media Player 10 has been installed.)
• Supported photo files must be stored in the PHOTOS system folder in order to be available for viewing on the device. Sub-folders may be created under the PHOTOS system folder for easy navigation and organization of your image files.
• An SD/MMC memory card can also be used to transfer photo files. If an SD/MMC memory card is properly inserted, an additional drive is available through Windows Explorer to transfer content onto. Please ensure the correct drive is being used when transferring content from the device.

Notes: You cannot transfer to SD/MMC card if device is in MTP mode and most use MSC mode. You can view photos directly from the SD/MMC memory card on the device’s screen without having to transfer the content to the Lyra Recorder hard drive.

Disconnecting Your Player from the Computer:

• For Windows XP, from the System Tray, double click the left mouse button on the icon and select Safely Remove Hardware.
• Select the drive corresponding to your player and click STOP. The Stop a Hardware device screen appears.
• Select the device to be stopped again for confirmation and click OK.
• You can also stop your player by left clicking on the icon from the system tray and selecting the drive corresponding to your player. Before disconnecting the USB connection from the computer or the Digital Audio Player, be sure the "Safe to Remove Hardware" message is displayed.

Note: The description on this page is based on Windows XP. If you are running other operating systems, there may be some differences. See the Windows Help for details about safely removing hardware.

Back Up Your Data:

As with any portable device that has a hard drive, you must back up the drive regularly. We are not responsible for lost data!

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