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Thread: RCA lyra RD2780 Jukebox help...plz |
    
New member Username: Blaster2100
Bilbao
Spain
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| Posted on Monday, August 15, 2005 - 07:56 pm: |
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Hi there to all!
Currently awaiting for a new lyra RD2780 unit. Hope all the issues I've read in this forum are punctual since i purchased it based on its superb specs and chars.
To read such an amount of complaints about RCA/lyra is worring me. And I really pray the problems are just user malconfiguration/deletion/bad habbits.
However I would like to warn those with "dead" battery problems, no matter what size it is.
Ion-Lythium batteries are used in PDAs, phones and electronic devices. There are a few guidelines to avoid battery short lifespan, like these:
1. NEVER let the unit charging more than needed. It reduces the capacity of the battery (it happens the same with a mobile phone).
2. IDEAL CHARGING PROCESS:
Start with battery charging ONLY when is capacity is BELOW 10% or even lower. (doing it sooner will make your battery "lazy")
Charge up to 100%, then inmediately unplug it from the wallet
People doing this healthy measures have reported up to the double of battery life in a big range of devices.
Additionally you will find replacements of this battery in this URL: http://store.l-f-l.com/cgi-bin/cp-app.cgi?pg=prod&ref=RD2780A-BAT
I'll keep an eye on this forum |
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| Posted on Wednesday, August 17, 2005 - 11:06 pm: |
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what is the battery life on the(rd2780a) it dose'nt seem to be posted anywhere |
TopShop Unregistered guest |
| Posted on Friday, August 19, 2005 - 04:49 am: |
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people who need answers for the RD2780, should visit:
http://www.techolio.com/forums/phpBB2/viewforum.php?f=1
just about every common problem has been described, and the list of issues is much more comprehensive.. search the forum!!
Overcharging, or 'charging more than needed' hasnt been an issue since the days of the nickel cadmium chargers.. its not true that the battery will become inefficient, and no there will be no noticeable difference between allowing a measly trickle charge versus unplugging the charger... |
german girl Unregistered guest |
| Posted on Sunday, August 21, 2005 - 12:06 pm: |
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hey, some friend gave me his lyra jukebox 40mb because he didn't want it anymore, but he had lost the software cd...
well, now i have the jukebox, but no software and i don't know if i'm gonna be able to use it at all. is there a way of getting musik onto the jukebox without software, or can i download the software somewhere for free?? |
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| Posted on Thursday, August 25, 2005 - 12:42 am: |
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how long does the battery on a lyra rd2762 4gb last? |
New member Username: Cypher
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| Posted on Tuesday, August 30, 2005 - 02:00 pm: |
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Im Having problems with some pictures... All the Pics i have are jpg's but some of them the Lyra doesnt show.. it says File Format not Supported...
can anyone help me with this
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New member Username: Cypher
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| Posted on Tuesday, August 30, 2005 - 02:02 pm: |
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by the way i have a Lyra RD2780a |
df34567 Unregistered guest |
| Posted on Monday, September 05, 2005 - 05:14 pm: |
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http://www.geocities.com/murdercielago/RD2780Guide.html |
New member Username: Lightwaveguy
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| Posted on Friday, September 09, 2005 - 11:04 pm: |
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lyra rd2820 problems. cant get winxp to recognize my device, i plug it in and it see a device but cant go any further. i have an intel 865perl motherboard. also have a usb mp3 player kind of does the same thing, cept it goes on and off and on and off, boing all the time. put in all the lates drivers for devices, nothing, help me please. |
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freq_707 Unregistered guest |
| Posted on Thursday, September 15, 2005 - 02:56 am: |
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i just bought my 2780 refurbishe doff ebay...but it seems there are people having afew probs...i still feel it was worth it because it has so many various features! recording from TV is awesome...if you dod it correct, and produces a great quality picture! i havnt had any probs. with jpeg files, maybe you should make sure the lyra can handle the amount of pixels in the pic.
The lyra records in .avf not avi. but it shoudl still play them. And about copywrited dvds, use dvd dercypter, a free download, to ermove copyrights and then convert to mp1 or mp4 format.
aparantly RCA have attempted to prevent people putting copyrighted music onto the lyra, but if you download it from limewire than just transfer it seems to works fine using various tranfering programs...
I also have a qusetion...is it possible to copy files from a sd card to the actual hardrive of the lyra???
Thanx... |
New member Username: Wax1973
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| Posted on Monday, September 19, 2005 - 10:08 pm: |
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I dropped my RCA Lyra 2760 and the LCD screen no longer works. The unit still plays, but I'm guessing at the menu options when I turn the unit on. Can somebody post the menu options for me so I know how many turns of the wheel I need to do so that I can enter my music library? Thanks a mill!
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| Posted on Thursday, September 22, 2005 - 09:13 am: |
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I Have a LYRA 2860. The select button has fallen off. Does anyone know how you get this back on so it will work.
PLEASE HELP TECH SUPPORT ARE RUBBISH |
Esteban Unregistered guest |
| Posted on Saturday, September 24, 2005 - 07:52 am: |
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I have a Lyra 2765. I recently turned it on this morning and it gave me a message saying the File System is corrupted.
Is there anyway to fix this? |
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| Posted on Saturday, September 24, 2005 - 12:57 pm: |
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My RCA LYRA does not allow sound to come out of the left earphone. This is not a problem of the ear phones as I have tried many pairs. How do I go about getting this resolved? |
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| Posted on Tuesday, October 04, 2005 - 11:19 am: |
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I also have a RCA Lyra RD2765 and I'm also having the same problem Esteban is having. I hook the USB cord into the Lyra, but as it's loading, the File System Corrupted screen turns on, denying me access to my Lyra and its contents. And it won't play either. Is there any way to fix this problem? Greatly appreciate any help.
- Alex |
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| Posted on Thursday, October 06, 2005 - 07:51 pm: |
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whenever i try to power on or reset my 40GB lyra it says "failed to load files, reset unit to resume operation, update lyra system files if the problem persists" and then it shuts off. I have tried resetting it, but it does the same thing as turning it on, and it isn't on long enough for my computer to recognize it and update the system files. Please help, or give me a number so I can call and harass RCA. |
New member Username: Benefits4oru
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| Posted on Saturday, October 08, 2005 - 01:46 am: |
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I have a Lyra RD2825. Need a replacement AC and or DC power Adapter.Help!Don't want to pay $80 from Fox Electronics. |
kenshin28 Unregistered guest |
| Posted on Friday, October 14, 2005 - 02:14 am: |
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hello. I have lyra rd2762 and computer running win98
the cd that came with it is crap . it says it is installing software and in program files and it is not there and the computer cann't find drivers for it . is there some where i can download driver for it. |
happy_rd2840_owner Unregistered guest |
| Posted on Sunday, October 16, 2005 - 09:44 am: |
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I have a RD2840 RCA MP3 player since two years ago so I invested a lot of time saving thousand of mp3 files (around 6,000) and a couple of months ago I had the problem that somehow I was able to corrupt the data in hard drive, so I thought I lost everything (songs and mp3 player). I found out in ebay a guy that fixes Mp3 players along other electronics, and he was able to recover my files and have fixed my RD2840. You may contact him for the problems your are experiencing.
Ebay username = great_items_2004
link= http://search.ebay.com/_W0QQfgtpZ1QQfrppZ25QQsassZgreatQ5fitemsQ5f2004
Good luck. |
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| Posted on Friday, October 21, 2005 - 12:19 am: |
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My RCA lyra was working great. One day I left the battery charging and the when I unpluged it and pushed the on button it didn't turn on. When I press and hold the on button I could listen to the hard drive, but as soon as I stop pressing on button it turns back off. I don't know what to do. Can anyone tell me what is wrong with it. |
DKNJ4Lyfe Unregistered guest |
| Posted on Sunday, October 23, 2005 - 06:00 pm: |
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So have you guys figured out how to fix the File System Corrupted error because mine happened to do this, today as well and I NEED TO GET to my music on there because I had rare songs and stuff. Can someone PLEASE help me out???? |
autechr Unregistered guest |
| Posted on Sunday, October 30, 2005 - 01:51 pm: |
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When I plug my lyra to the USB port, I get the message "New Hardware Found". "USB device". "A problem occured during hardware installation. Your new hardware might not work properly. " so windows xp can't recognize my lyra rd2850. If anyone has solved this problem please help me. |
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| Posted on Sunday, October 30, 2005 - 05:46 pm: |
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Martin,
Go to Radio Shack. They will custom make a DC adapter for you to match voltage and plug for about $25. |
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| Posted on Tuesday, November 01, 2005 - 06:57 am: |
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Dear Tech Guy,
I own a lyra RD2780 and wanted to know which program and format to use to rip the downloaded DivX to a Better-playable format for the lyra. Ive been using the Divx Converter, in the portable settings, but when I play the video in my device, it looks quite slow and not fluent.
Thank You for your Time
MAximo |
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| Posted on Thursday, November 03, 2005 - 05:09 am: |
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im having the usb safe mode,please reset device after unplugging error.wont go away. tried everything on the forums ive been in, but nothing worked. any new ideas? |
johnny p Unregistered guest |
| Posted on Friday, November 04, 2005 - 02:05 pm: |
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i have a 2850 lyra and when i turn it on it says searching for signal, then a radio station comes on then it reboots over and over again...ive tried to reset it and that doesnt work, also the computer wont recognize it because it keeps rebooting...any ideas on what i can do? |
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| Posted on Saturday, November 05, 2005 - 08:21 am: |
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Johny P, you have your On (or Menu) button stuck down, so it is allways pressed, try to pull it up, somehow. |
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| Posted on Tuesday, November 08, 2005 - 12:44 pm: |
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I have a 2850, and it worked great for months, then gave me a message saying to reset system or update files, then turns off. My computer does not recognize the Lyra when it's plugged in the USB port so I can't update files, and reset doesn't work. Please help! |
Crab King Unregistered guest |
| Posted on Friday, November 11, 2005 - 07:44 pm: |
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I have recently purchased a second hand Thomson PDP 2860 (exactly the same as the RCA Lyra RD2780) and i think it's great.
For anyone who wants to record from TV, your TV needs to have audio and video OUT. audio/video IN is for watching films stored on the Lyra on the TV screen. A lot of TVs dont have audio/video OUT, however, some VCRs have got audio/video OUT and can follow TV. Use this.
For other people who dont know how to record copywrighted DVDs, dont start recording untill about 10 seconds through, it works fine with me.
People with lost system files, these files can be found online or they might be on the disc that comes with the Lyra.
I hope everyone can get their Lyras fixed. They're brilliant machines when the work, but i have to admit, they're not very reliable. |
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| Posted on Saturday, November 12, 2005 - 03:52 am: |
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Lyra Jukebox 2840 error message: "failed to load files reset unit to resume. Up date lyraHD system files if problem persists" well problem persists and I have connected lyra to desktop as usual but lyra wont stay turned on long enough for desktop to recongise lyra connection. I thought it might be easiest to reformat lyra but it wont stay turned on, after giving above mentioned error message it swtiches itself off. Any suggestions please |
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| Posted on Sunday, November 13, 2005 - 03:51 pm: |
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I have a lyra. One of the silver selector switches (on the right of the screen) came loose. I discovered the the black holder which connects the button to the toggle switch had split. Since this can be repaired externally and I am an Aussie, I would like to get a repplacement part. What is the best way to contact RCA - I have tried sending an email via their support site. Any telephone numbers avaialble?
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| Posted on Friday, November 18, 2005 - 02:41 pm: |
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HI I have an RCA Lyra RD2780 MP3 player that is stuck on the USB Safe mode screen if anyone has any information on how to fix this I am all ears.
Thanks |
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| Posted on Monday, November 21, 2005 - 05:15 pm: |
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Hi, looking for someone who has a lyra 2780 that is broken and prepared to do a deal on a spare part. The part is very small and can be removed externally. RCA are not very helpful to international users. |
autechr Unregistered guest |
| Posted on Friday, December 02, 2005 - 04:44 pm: |
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T Mill I have the same problem and I haven't repaired it for now, but I can upload songs to the lyra by taking out the hdd of the player and place it into my laptop. I have installed win2k with FAT32 (not NTFS!!!) on the lyra hdd, and I upload the music by the laptop's CD-ROM. Then I pull out the hdd and place it back in the player and it works fine. |
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| Posted on Friday, December 09, 2005 - 04:38 am: |
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Hi i have Rca Lyra 20gb 2850 jukebox. when i plug it to my computer it's not recognizing it and i have winxp as operating system. Can any body help me in solving this problem. |
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| Posted on Monday, December 12, 2005 - 06:06 pm: |
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How do i turn my RCA lyra Rd1080B on? |
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| Posted on Wednesday, December 14, 2005 - 01:00 am: |
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my rca lyra rd2780 is stuck in usb mode. i can still access it through the computer but i hav to shut it down using the reset button on the bottom. every time i power it on, it shows the usb safe mode screen. is there anything i can do? ive already tried reinstalling the lyra_sys files. |
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| Posted on Tuesday, December 20, 2005 - 12:55 pm: |
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Hi. I have a 5 Gb RD2765. The problem is that the battery doesn't last more than 4 1/2 hrs !, and always it got discharged if i let the device off. I have to recharge again !!. Plz, could you tell is this is right ?, do i have options to change the battery ? - by the way.. i'm from Mexico. Thanks a lot. |
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| Posted on Tuesday, December 20, 2005 - 01:47 pm: |
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Hi. My lyra a/v jukebox is stuck in the USB safe mode screen too like the anonymous posts. Where is the reset button is says to press I cant seem to find it on my machine. I have to let the battery drain before it turns off. My mom's 32 bit windows xp machine wont even recognise the device. Of course My x64 windows machine wont recognise it either, even before I had this USB error. For a year Ive never had a problem with this thing and I bought it refurbished. Hell, it was sitting on the dashboard of my jeep playing when I rolled it and the thing still played after all that!!!!! cant be that bad of a POS! lol Any help would be great since it has my entire picture album!!! Thanks yall!
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New member Username: Rickss
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| Posted on Wednesday, December 21, 2005 - 10:00 am: |
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For all that have the 2780 "stuck in usb safe mode" , here is a link to a guy who can fix it for you or send you the part for you to solder on the 2780(usb safe mode error is a hardware failure).
http://www.techolio.com/forums/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=1715&sid=023fa82be42421a56 1751ef7b839fc9f |
Lyra safe mode fix Unregistered guest |
| Posted on Thursday, December 22, 2005 - 07:48 am: |
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RCA LYRA SAFE MODE FIX
This rca lyra safemode problem is a common one.
It is a hardware fault.
The only place I have found a fix /repair service is here:
http://www.digitalelectro.co.uk/catalog/index.php/cPath/58
There is also some further information there.
Hope This helps |
New member Username: Japlightning
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| Posted on Thursday, December 22, 2005 - 01:56 pm: |
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Hi! I own a RCA Lyra RD2825A Jukebox Mp3/Wma player. I plugged it into a 6 volt power source and had done it in the past without it frying itself, but this time it got fried. If someone could send me a piccy of the circuit board on the side which does not have the LCD screen, I would be so grateful to whoever did. |
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| Posted on Monday, December 26, 2005 - 01:58 pm: |
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Hi i've just purchased a Lyra 2860, the battery life only lasts for two hours whilst playing video (with high quality). I was wondering if i recorded a video in LP low quality would the battery life last longer? Thanks, Liam |
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| Posted on Monday, December 26, 2005 - 05:54 pm: |
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i keep trying different types of movie formats to add videos to my rd2780 after trying wmv and avi's i have had no luck please help me figure out what i need to do to play movies on my lyra |
SamanthaL Unregistered guest |
| Posted on Tuesday, December 27, 2005 - 12:07 am: |
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I just received a Lyra for Christmas, and I am trying to download songs from ITunes to it. Is that possible? |
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| Posted on Wednesday, December 28, 2005 - 09:13 pm: |
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Olla,
I am interested to know if anyone has found software that is EXCELLENT for batch converting video for the RCA LYRA 2780.
I'd like to see something work great that comes out with no B Frames and having the Audio Sync flawless while maintaining excellent compression... is this too much to ask???
Anybody had any luck.. I swear, I've tried everything...
Scott
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| Posted on Thursday, December 29, 2005 - 01:05 pm: |
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uhh FOR DELETING THE DEMO SONGS UMM WHERE IS WINDOWS EXPLORER!?? I HAVE WINDOWS XP?? |
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| Posted on Friday, December 30, 2005 - 11:45 pm: |
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Windows Explorer in Windows XP:
Right click on the Start button in the bottom left hand corner.
Select "Explore"... and there you are...
Windows Explorer will be right in front of you. |
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| Posted on Saturday, December 31, 2005 - 06:26 pm: |
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Hi, My RCA Lyra Jukebox RD2850 is not recognized on either of my computers--one which uses XP and one which uses 2000. Very frustrating to spend so much money and have nothing! I have spent hours trying to figure this out. Please advise. |
Asikainen Unregistered guest |
| Posted on Sunday, January 01, 2006 - 11:37 am: |
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Hi. My Lyra RD2825A only starts about every 100 time I try so now I would like to open it up to get the harddrive out and download everything to my computer. Problem is that I removed the two screws on the bottom but it still doesn't open. Should I just force it or is there a better way. Please email if you have an answer. It is a refurbished unit bought 5 months ago.
asikainen2004@yahoo.com |
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| Posted on Sunday, January 01, 2006 - 04:52 pm: |
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I got an RD2780 for christmas and it worked for about an hour and now the screen on it appears to be broken. However, I live in Canada so there is no way for me to contact anyone at RCA to consider taking it back. I was wondering if anyone has a way to get a hold of people at customer service at rca, maybe a phone number or an email address. Any halp at all would be hugely appreciated. Thanks, Matt. |
New member Username: Rickss
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| Posted on Monday, January 02, 2006 - 04:14 pm: |
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matt v.
There are two screws that are located under the CompactFlash cover. look at this link:
http://techolio.com/rd2780_upgrade/rd2780_upgrade2.html
Hope it helps. |
Mike_Computer Tech Unregistered guest |
| Posted on Tuesday, January 03, 2006 - 02:50 am: |
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I got a Lyra 2840 i got off a friend.
It appears the hdd tryies to spin up but cannot, and i get the lyra logo before the thing shuts off.
however, i took out the hdd (2 small proprietary screws on the bottom - i forced them out, then you have to use a thin peice of metal or something really flat and strong, like a flathead screwdriver to pry it open from the bottom, then guide the screwdriver around the edges to release a few pressure latches on each side - may damage the plastic housing slightly from the screw driver digging in as you pry it open) and bought a external 2.5' hdd enclosure. the hdd works fine in windows, while the mp3 player itself will now turn on without the hdd and say the system files can't be found . Thing is i noticed that the hdd made the same clicking sound with only 1 of the 2 usb heads from connected, suggesting it was not getting enough power. indeed, the hdd requires at least 500mA of power to run, and the adapter i got with it was only 300mA. I now have to get a proper adapter, 5.5v and minimum 500mA current to get the thing powered up, then deal with the corrupt system files.
For those who wanted to know if you can upgrade the hdd in this thing, yes you can. it uses a standard 2.5' laptop hard drive 9/ 9.5mm tall. However, these hard drives are more expensive than regular 3.5" hdds and might not be worth the price to upgrade this thing. If you have a lyra that is dead, you might still be able to use the hdd, just go buy a 2.5 to 3.5' hdd converter (cables to go has one) if you want to use the hdd in your regular PC ,or a 2.5' usb hard drive enclosure if you want to have the hdd as a portable usb hard drive. The hdd in my lyra is a Hitatchi GST travelstar (forgot the model number) 4200rpm 40GB 2.5' 9.5 mm hdd. note that you cannot replace this hdd with the older style 10 or 18mm tall drives, as they will be too big to close the lyra back up.
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| Posted on Friday, January 06, 2006 - 07:05 pm: |
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HELP. i just bought my av jukebox but i cant get it to record. I hook it up but I dont get a signal. Why not, how can I fix it?
Thanks |
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| Posted on Friday, January 06, 2006 - 07:59 pm: |
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I have a lyra rd2780A i loaded some avi files on it and when i tried playing them the hour glass is stuck on the screen and it wont do anything else. It wont turn off. It wont play. Nothing. ANy suggestions??? |
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| Posted on Sunday, January 08, 2006 - 03:01 pm: |
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Hello, i put some songs on my RD2780, when i start it up it says Missing or Currupted files, please udate and some more crap. But when i plug it in and turn it on so i can update it says safe mode. Then it is not being recongnized by any of the update devices from the site. I tried to j |
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