RCA RP2485 Portable CD/MP3 Player with Car Kit (Red and Black)

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Manufacturer: RCA
Price at amazon.com: $59.99
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List price $79.99



Product Features:

• MP3/WMA/audio CD Player with SmartTrax interactive navigation
• Up to 200 seconds esp-Xtreme Skip Protection for MP3/WMA files (audio CD: 45 seconds)
• 3-line dot-matrix LCD, top-mounted controls, 15-grade digital volume control
• Track/folder programmability
• Includes e.clipz clip-on headphones, car kit, digital bass boost enhancement

Product Description:

The metallic crimson RCA RP2485 portable CD player combines eye-catching slim styling and advanced features like support for MP3 and Windows Media Audio formats and SmartTrax navigation. It even includes MusicMatch MP3 recording software to get you started burning your own MP3 CDs with up to 10 hours of music. Up to 200 seconds of esp-Xtreme skip protection with MP3/WMA files (45 seconds for audio CDs) makes this CD player virtually skip-free in most conditions and a great choice for joggers and runners. The CD player's SmartTrax navigation technology helps you quickly access specific songs or playlists among the hundreds of tracks on an MP3/WMA-encoded CD-R/CD-RW. Using a library of computer-generated identification tags to identify digital audio files by title, artist, album, year, genre, and track number, the SmartTrax file-management system can "read" song data from your recordable CDs, letting you view song data and create playlists at the touch of a button. SmartTrax can read the song data even before the song is played. A three-line dot-matrix display shows SmartTrax data and allows 30-track/folder programmability. Other playback features include Digital Bass Boost Surround for extra low-end slam and added musical depth, three preset equalization settings, and a hold switch to prevent unintended interruptions in playback (and to save batteries by negating playback when the player is stopped). The unit operates for approximately 18 hours on two AA batteries, either alkalines or rechargeables (no batteries included), and a handy car kit with DC power adapter lets you travel in style with no batteries required. What's in the Box CD player, car cassette adapter, 4.5V car DC power adapter, headphones (e.clipz clip-on headphones), carry strap, and MusicMatch software.

Description from Manufacturer: The metallic crimson RCA RP2485 portable CD player combines eye-catching slim styling and advanced features like support for MP3 and Windows Media Audio formats and SmartTrax navigation. It even includes MusicMatch MP3 recording software to get you started burning your own MP3 CDs with up to 10 hours of music. Up to 200 seconds of esp-Xtreme skip protection with MP3/WMA files (45 seconds for audio CDs) makes this CD player virtually skip-free in most conditions and a great choice for joggers and runners.

The CD player's SmartTrax navigation technology helps you quickly access specific songs or playlists among the hundreds of tracks on an MP3/WMA-encoded CD-R/CD-RW. Using a library of computer-generated identification tags to identify digital audio files by title, artist, album, year, genre, and track number, the SmartTrax file-management system can "read" song data from your recordable CDs, letting you view song data and create playlists at the touch of a button. SmartTrax can read the song data even before the song is played. A three-line dot-matrix display shows SmartTrax data and allows 30-track/folder programmability.

Other playback features include Digital Bass Boost Surround for extra low-end slam and added musical depth, three preset equalization settings, and a hold switch to prevent unintended interruptions in playback (and to save batteries by negating playback when the player is stopped). The unit operates for approximately 18 hours on two AA batteries, either alkalines or rechargeables (no batteries included), and a handy car kit with DC power adapter lets you travel in style with no batteries required.

What's in the Box
CD player, car cassette adapter, 4.5V car DC power adapter, headphones (e.clipz clip-on headphones), carry strap, and MusicMatch software.Average Customer Rating:

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Comment: TERRIBLE!!! DO NOT BUY!!! Rating:
I bought this CD player over the summer, and in a matter of a few weeks, it skipped horribly. I took it back and exchanged it for another player of the same model. Sure enough, it skipped too. Now, it won't even play, and I'm stuck with a bum CD player and short $50. DO NOT BUY THIS PRODUCT!!!

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Comment: Smartrax trouble and... How do I recharge the batteries?? Rating:
Hi, I bought this discman.. I think it's great, it plays all my mp3's and wma's, it's easy to use and has a veeeery good antiskip protection... but... I have two questions:
1.- Is there any way to use the Smartrax function without burning the cd's with MusicMatch?? I think it's kinda annoying... Can I use that function if I burn them with Nero?? Or.. do you know any other program that burns cd's and writes the MultiAudio Tracklist (MAU... That's what you need to use the Smartrax...)
2.- How do I recharge the batteries?? What kind of AC Adaptor do I have to buy??? I don't know.. And... what does PDP2060U mean??
Please help me!!!! I would aprecciate it!!

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Comment: Disappointing and returned! Rating:
The inner workings of this machine work well. The case is very cheaply made. The battery door is very flimsy, as is the hinge mechanism for the main lid. Unless one takes extra care with this, something will be broken soon. This manufacturer let Amazon down.

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