BT Voyager Digital Media Player Instruction Manual

BT Voyager Digital Media Player
1 Operating system requirements
■Windows XP Professional or Home Edition
■Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional Workstation or Server
■Microsoft Windows Millennium Edition (ME)
■Microsoft 98 Second Edition (SE)
PLEASE NOTE
Microso t Windows 98 or earlier, Microso t NT Workstation or Server 4.0 are not supported.
Also not Mac compatible
So tware requirements
■Microsoft Windows Media Pla er (WMP) 9.0 or higher, available from the CD – see 2.1
■Acrobat Reader to view and print the user guide, available from the CD – see 6.2
■Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.01 or higher, although it does not have to be our default browser.
Optional
■Real One Pla er - some Internet Radio stations stream through Real One, e.g. BBC radio 4
Hardware
■A Pentium ll/Pentium ll equivalent or later processor at 233 MHz with 128 MB of RAM is recommended.
■A free USB port
■An active Internet connection (Broadband for optimal results)
PLEASE NOTE
All screen shots contained within this ile are taken rom Microso t Windows XP

2.1 Installing the DMP So tware
■Please ensure no other applications are running.
■Insert the BT Vo ager Digital Media Pla er CD into our PC’s CD ROM drive
■The following screen will appear:
■If the screen does not appear after a few seconds, select Run in the windows start menu and t pe
x:\setup.exe where x is letter for our CD ROM drive.
■If ou do not have Windows Media Pla er 9 installed on our PC ou can load it b clicking on the link
■Click on Install and follow the instructions on screen
■Click on Next

■Select ‘I accept the terms in the license agreement’ and click on Next
If ou select ‘I do not to accept the terms of the license agreement’ ou will not be able to continue with the
installation.
■Enter our name, organization is optional
■Click on Next

■Select Complete
■Click on Next
■Click on Install

■You can either Select All or select specific t pes of files ou would like the BT Vo ager DMP to be associated
to. You can make changes after installation b accessing the Options menu (see 6.1).
■Click on Apply
■If ou wish to view the User Guide as soon as installation is complete leave the View User Guide box checked.
■Click on Finish
You ma be offered the option to install Acrobat Reader if it is not detected on our PC. This is required to read
and print the pdf version of the user guide and ou should click install.

■Click on Exit
■On exiting a Vo ager DMP icon will appear on our desktop
Windows XP, 2000 or Me users should proceed as ollows:
■You ma be asked to reboot our PC, if so please do so at this point.
■Now plug in the USB pod using the USB cable into a free USB port on our PC.
■The PC will now recognise new hardware and install the necessar drivers.
■The red power LED should be lit on the USB pod.
Windows 98SE users proceed as ollows:
■Reboot our PC
■Plug in the USB pod using the USB cable into a free USB port on our PC.
■You will be prompted to insert our Windows 98SE s stem disc.
■When installation complete reboot our PC again.
■The red power LED should be lit on the USB pod.
2.2 Revert your PC sound settings back to sound card
During the installation the BT Vo ager DMP was selected as the preferred audio device, however this pla s all
our PC sounds through the BT Vo ager DMP.
■Select Settings then Control Panel from the Windows Start menu
■Select Multimedia (in 98SE), Sounds and Multimedia (in ME, 2000) Sounds, Speech and Audio Devices then
Sounds and Audio Devices (XP)
■Select the Audio tab

■Sound pla back should be reset to our PC default audio device.
■Click OK and close the Control Panel screens.
3.1 Plug in the BT Voyager DMP
■Plug the Power cable supplied into the back of the DMP.
■Plug into the mains power.
■The unit can be batter powered - ou will require 8 x C t pe batteries (not supplied).
■Open the batter compartment at the back of the DMP and insert the batteries as indicated.
IMPORTANT NOTE: To maximise batter life the clock function is disabled during batter operation. When
batteries become weak the DMP ma stop receiving audio from our computer. This is normal and it will
recover when ou replace the batteries or switch to mains power. Old batteries ma swell and leak. To avoid
damage to our DMP, remove the batteries when the unit is to be stored for long periods of time or if the
batteries become exhausted.
■Ensure ou have an active Internet connection.
■Double click on the BT Vo ager DMP icon on our desktop.
■Press and hold the Power button on the DMP until the displa shows WELCOME.
The application will now stream the default Internet radio station through the DMP.

3.2 Switching the DMP On and O
■To switch On press and hold the Power button until the displa shows WELCOME and the red
Power light illuminates.
■To switch Off press and hold the Power button until the displa shows GOOD BYE.
The interface displa will show STOPPED.
3.3 Setting the Time (only when Mains Powered)
■Switch on the DMP.
■Press and hold the Mode Select button until SETUP MENU is shown on the displa .
■Scroll through the Setup menu b pressing the Mode Select button until the displa shows TIME DISPLAY 12
HOUR (or TIME DISPLAY 24 HOUR).
■Press Tune up or Tune down to change from/to 24 hour or 12 hour.
■Press Mode Select button again and the displa will show SET TIME 12.01
■Press the Tune down button to change the hours
■Press the Tune up button to change the minutes.
■When ou have set the correct time press the Mode Select button again.
■Displa shows SAVE SETTINGS & EXIT
■Press either the Tune up or Tune down buttons to save the changes.
If ou select Set current time in the Options menu (6.1) the time setting on the DMP will be automaticall set-
up b the application.

3.4 Setting and using the Alarm (only when Mains Powered)
■Switch on the DMP.
■The time must be set before an alarm can be set, see 3.2 Setting the Time
■Press and hold the Mode Select button until SETUP MENU is shown on the displa .
■Scroll through the Setup menu b pressing the Mode Select button until the displa shows ALARM MODE
BUZZER (or ALARM MODE FM RADIO)
■Press the Tune down or Tune up buttons to select either Buzzer or FM Radio.
■Press the Mode Select button 3 times until the displa shows SAVE SETTINGS & EXIT
■Press the Tune up or down buttons to save the changes.
PLEASE NOTE:
If ou have selected the FM radio as our alarm mode the alarm will alwa s wake ou up to the FM radio station
stored as preset 1.
■Switch off the DMP b pressing and holding the Power button until the displa shows GOOD BYE.
■Press and hold the Mode Select button until the displa shows ALARM NOT SET. If ou have not set the time
the displa will show CLOCK NOT SET, see 3.2 Setting the Time.
■Press and hold the Mode Select button again until the displa shows SET ALARM 00:00
■Use the Tune down button to select the hour and the Tune up button to select the minutes.
■When ou have set the time for our alarm call press the Mute button.
■A small bell will appear on the displa to show the alarm has been set.
■Pressing the Mode Select button once will show ALARM SET in the displa with the time ou have selected.
■Press the Mode Select button again the displa will show the current time with a small bell.
3.4.1 Switching the Alarm o
■When the alarm goes off press the Mute button to switch off
3.4.2 Switching the Alarm to Snooze
■When the alarm goes off press the Mode Select button to switch to snooze, the displa will show scrolling Zz.
■The alarm will go off ever 9 minutes while in snooze mode.
■Press the Mute button to switch the snooze off.
3.5 Changing the Radio Link Channel on the DMP
It is recommended that ou leave the default Channel number in our DMP unless ou have more than one
DMP and PC combination working within close proximit .
The five channels allow ou to use multiple PC/DMP combinations b selecting different channels for
each set-up.
■Switch on the DMP.
■Press and hold the Mode Select button until SETUP MENU is displa ed.
■Press the Mode Select button and RADIO LINK CHANNEL n is shown on the displa (where n is the current
setting 1 – 5, the default is 3).
■Use the Tune down button to move down the channel numbers and the Tune up button to move up the
channel numbers.

PLEASE NOTE:
If ou change the RADIO LINK CHANNEL in the DMP ou must also change the Device Channel in the Options
Menu of the Interface Menu. Both MUST be set to the same number or the audio transmitted from our PC will
not be received b the DMP.
■When ou have selected the correct channel number press the Mode Select button again until the displa
shows SAVE SETTINGS & EXIT
■Press either the Tune up or Tune down buttons to save the changes.
3.6 Setting the Display Contrast
■Switch on the DMP.
■Press and hold the Mode Select button until SETUP MENU is displa ed.
■Scroll through the Setup menu b pressing the Mode Select button until the displa shows
SET DISPLAY CONTRAST.
■Use the Tune down button to make the Contrast lighter and the Tune up button make it darker.
■When ou have selected the best Contrast setting press the Mode Select button again until the displa
shows SAVE SETTINGS & EXIT
■Press either the Tune up or Tune down buttons to save the changes.
3.7 Setting the Backlight Mode
You can select between:
Off – the LCD is not backlit
On – the LCD is backlit when the DMP is turned on
Auto – the LCD is backlit when ou are operating an of the buttons on the DMP but goes off
after approx. 5 seconds
■Switch on the DMP.
■Press and hold the Mode Select button until SETUP MENU is displa ed.
■Scroll through the Setup menu b pressing the Mode Select button until the displa shows BACKLIGHT
MODE ON (or OFF or AUTO).
■Use the Tune down button to select On, Off or Auto.
■Press the Mode Select button again until the displa shows SAVE SETTINGS & EXIT
■Press either the Tune up or Tune down buttons to save the changes.

4 The Voyager DMP Control Panel and Inter ace Screen
Double click on the BT Vo ager DMP icon on our desktop.
The interface screen ou see on our PC is a cop of the front panel of the DMP with an added drop down
screen for setup.
4.1 Audio Output/Inter ace Menu
■Left click on the DMP icon gives ou access to the interface menu.
See section 6 for a full explanation of the interface menu options.
■Right click on the DMP icon to switch audio devices between our PC default audio device and the DMP

Output device is the BT Vo ager DMP
Output device is the PC default audio device
4.2 Muting the Volume
On the DMP
■Press and hold the Mute button until the displa shows the word VOLUME flashing.
■To take the mute off. Press and hold the Mute button. The displa will show the word VOLUME as static and
the audio will return.
On the Inter ace
■Click on the speaker icon (see 4.6), a large red cross will appear over it
■To take off the mute, click on the speaker icon the red cross will disappear and audio will resume
4.3 Repeat On/O
If on the tracks in the current album are repeated. If off the audio stops when the last track/file of the album is
pla ed. Can be used in MP3 and CD modes onl .
4.4 Shu le On/O
Shuffle allows random pla back of tracks in the current album. Can be used in MP3 and CD modes onl .

4.5 Resize/Close Inter ace
■Click on and the interface window will minimise. The DMP icon will onl be seen in the s stem tra and
ou must double click on it to open the interface window.
■Click on and the interface window and application will close. The DMP will also switch off but will
continue to show GOODBYE on the LCD until it is switched off b pressing the Power button.
■Click on to choose between three interface window options for our desktop:

4.6 LCD Window
4.7 Mode Select
The large Mode Select button can be operated manuall on the DMP or b clicking on the interface window. It
will switch both the application and the DMP sequentiall between the available modes: Internet Radio, MP3,
CD, AUX, FM, MultiMedia and then round again.
4.8 Volume – Power – Data – Tune
■The volume/tune buttons and the power/data LED’s perform the same function and can be operated in the
same wa on the DMP or the interface window.
■Click/press the Volume – to decrease and Volume + to increase the volume of the DMP.
■The red Power LED is on when the DMP is turned on with mains power or batteries.
■The green Data LED is on when the DMP is receiving data from our PC
■The Tune buttons perform a number of functions dependent on the mode in use, see Section 5.
4.9 Play/Pause – Stop – Back/Forward
■These buttons perform a number of functions dependent on the mode in use, see Section 5.
4.10 Preset buttons
■These buttons are used to store and recall selected data such as radio stations.
4.11 Headphone socket
■Insert the headphone jack in the socket for private listening.

5 Modes
As well as pla ing audio through the DMP speakers ou can also connect our DMP into our hi-fi which will
allow ou to listen to ever thing through our existing speaker setup.
Use the phono cable provided to connect to our hi-fi using the Aux Out sockets on the back of the DMP.
5.1 Internet Radio
5.1.1 How to add Internet Radio Stations
■Ensure ou have an active Internet connection (Broadband for optimal performance).
■Click on the ADD tab.
■There are 3 wa s to add Internet Radio stations:
To add rom a URL
Select From URL…. in the ADD menu. You should know the exact Internet address of the radio station and
t pe it in the URL Link field. In the Name field ou can put our preferred name for the radio station.

To add using WindowsMedia
Select Windows Media…. in the ADD menu. A browser on WindowsMedia.com Radio Tuner web site opens.
Windows Media radio tuner allows plent of options to search and select radio stations. Radio stations that
have a icon will automaticall be added to the DMP application when ou click on the icon.
Some radio stations that are pla ed through their website will need the URL to be copied and added using the
rom URL method.
To add using Real One
You must have Real One Pla er installed on ou PC to access the RealOne Radio web site. It is available for
download from www.realone.com
Select Real One…. in the ADD menu. A browser opens on the RealOne Radio web site.

RealOne radio tuner allows plent of options to search and select radio stations. Radio stations that have a
icon will automaticall be added to the DMP application when ou click on the icon.
Some radio stations that are pla ed through their website will need the URL to be copied and added using
the rom URL method.
5.1.2 Setting Presets
You can select up to 6 of the Internet radio stations in our media list as our most favourite and allocate them
to the preset buttons.
Right click on a station
Select Preset and then click on the preset number ou wish that radio station to be stored as.
The number ou have selected will be shown against the radio station.
You can remove a preset b repeating the process but selecting the X to remove.
5.1.3 To Play Internet Radio Stations
To start pla ing an Internet radio station either click on Mode Select, or press the Mode Select button on the
DMP, until Internet Radio is shown on the LCD.
On the interface double-click the required radio station or click on a preset button.
On the DMP press an of the 6 preset buttons.
You also have the option to click on or press the Tune or Tune buttons to pla the next or previous
Radio Station in the media list.
There is no limit on how man Internet Radio stations ou can add to our media list. However, onl 6 can be
stored as presets.
You will receive audible and visual feedback from the DMP while it is connecting to the radio station, and when
it is connected the LCD will displa the station name.

5.2 MP3
MP3 mode allows pla back of most stored audio files located on our hard drive, and is not
restricted to MP3 files.
5.2.1 How to add music iles or albums
You can listen to an Internet radio station whilst creating pla lists without interfering with our listening.
■Click on the ADD tab.
■There are 3 options to add music/albums:

To add a new album
Select New Album…. in the ADD menu. A new album will appear in the media list. You should rename the
New Album to a name of our choice. You can then add audio files to the album.
To add an album rom a older
Select Albums rom Folders…. in the ADD menu. A standard Windows Browse for Folder dialog box appears.
You can then move through folders on our hard disk and select a folder containing our audio files.
Select the relevant folder and click OK. The DMP application searches that folder, and an subfolders
contained within it, and lists all found audio files in the DMP media list. The album name will be the folder
name. You can change this b right clicking on the folder name.
To add music iles
Click on the album to which ou want to add the files, or create a new album.
The above dialog will appear if ou have not selected an album to add the files to in the Media list. The
application must know which album the audio files will be added to.

Select MP3 iles… in the ADD menu. The standard Windows File Open dialog box opens. You can browse
through folders and look for the audio files ou want to add.
The File name field allows multi selection, so ou can add more than one file simultaneousl
to the selected album.
5.2.2 Setting Presets
Having added a number of albums to our media list ou can select up to 6 as our most favourite.
Right click on an album
Select Preset and then click on the preset number ou wish that album to be stored as. The number ou have
selected will be shown against the album.
You can remove a preset b repeating the process but selecting the X to remove.