Welcome to the I-MIX Digital Audio Recorder | Sima Products 120

Basic Functions

Getting Started

Welcome to the I-MIX Digital Audio Recorder

Thank you for purchasing the Sima IM-120.

Your complete music collection can now be kept in one box. The I-Mix is an innovative digital jukebox that enables you to store, organize and listen to all of your music from one compact central location. You can download MP3 music files from your computer as well as convert all of your cassette tapes, vinyl albums, 8 track tapes and more into digital music files quickly and easily. And the 20 gigabyte hard drive is capable of storing more than 20,000 minutes of music - approximately 5000 songs!

Your I-Mix is equipped with the following features:

•An internal database to identify song, album or artist titles. (So you don’t have to type all those names in.)

•A unique two-way infrared remote control with a full-function keyboard.

•Support for parallel port and optional USB connections for PC.

•Plays original audio CDs, CDs containing MP3s, and CD-R/RW discs.

•The ability to create your own custom playlists.

•A powerful Digital Signal Processor (DSP), capable of executing more than 100 million instructions per second.

•Six times (6X) normal speed for recording a CD.

•50 times (50X) normal speed for recording MP3 files from CD-R. Using our PC Link program and an Internet-connected PC, you can access CDDB – a music database website containing over half a million CD album titles.

•The IM-120 is also equipped with a SmartMedia tm slot, which enables your to transfer music from the I-Mix to a portable MP3 player.

Maximum capacities for version 1.68

Max # of Songs	7166	Songs per playlist	250		Tracks per CD	99
Max. # of Albums	7166	Song length @ 128kbs	760	min	Max. File size	900 Mb
Max. # of Artists	7166	Song length @ 320kbs	316	min
Max. # of Playlists	200	Song length @ full CD quality 71 min

Please take the time to read this manual and become familiar with how the I-Mix works. In no time, you will enjoy your music collection in a simple, fun and affordable way - the Sima way.

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Sima Products 120 user manual Welcome to the I-MIX Digital Audio Recorder, Maximum capacities for version

Contents

Sima I-Mix Model IM-120 User’s Manual Sima Products Corporation Table of Contents Using the I-mix with my computer How Do Changing the system settings How DoUsing the SmartMediatm card Using the Remote Control RM Troubleshooting Safety Check list Before Using Safety Instructions Accessories Included MaintenanceFCC Rules & Warning Legal Warning Information Specifications Model IM-120 Maximum capacities for version Welcome to the I-MIX Digital Audio Recorder Button Logo Function Front Panel Diagram Names and Functions Button # Logo Function RM-12 Remote Control Names and Functions RM-12 Program Buttons RM-12 direction buttons Powering up Using standard RCA pin-type connectorsAC power cord Connecting the I-Mix to your PC Folder Abbey Road Selected Backstreet Boys Supernatural Using the RM-12 Getting Started Mastering the basics Play the Introduction Using the front panel controls Play the Introduction Using the remote control Press the Open button to open the CD tray Play a CD Using the Front panel controlsPress the Play/pause button to close CD tray and start playing Play a CD Using the remote control Display will show a record symbol , the track number and a Record a CD Using the front panel controlsPress the Record button to start recording Compression rate will be displayed prior to recording Record a CD Using the remote control Naming a CD after recording Basic Functions CD Recognition Press the Up/Down Arrow / to select Play from the Hard Drive Using the front panel controlsHDD Album in the main menu Press the Play/Pause button to display Play from the Hard Drive Using the remote control Basic CD player functions How do I change the system settings Table of Contents for How Do I?How Do I record music How Do I find and play my music Record a CD into the I-Mix? Recording How DoRecord selected tracks from a CD? Record and listen at the same time? Record a tape, record, or radio/TV feed into the I-Mix? Record music from the I-Mix? Record at a different compression rate? To change the compression bit rate in the Record menuTo change the compression rate in the System menu How Do I Find and Play Specific album stored in the I-Mix?Specific song that is stored in the I-Mix? Using the Album or Artist menu Change the play mode to repeat a song? Play randomly? Create a temporary playlist? Organizing my music archive How DoRemove songs from a temporary Playlist? Create a permanent Playlist? Change the order of songs in a Playlist? Change the name of a Playlist?Insert one or more songs into an existing Playlist? Press the Save button Create a music genre category? Delete one song from an existing Playlist?Change or edit the name of a recorded song? Change or edit the name of a recorded album? Erase music from the I-Mix? Change or edit the name of a recorded artist ?Download a single song to a SmartMediatm card? Download more than one song to a SmartMediatm card? How Do I? Check the capacity and remaining space on the hard drive? Changing the system settings How Do Using the I-mix with my computer How Do Advanced Features Recording Modes To use the Rapid Archive mode for recording a CDRapid Archive Sleep Mode To enter the sleep mode after Rapid Archive recordingSleep Mode Compressing ... Press Power key to abort Compress File CompressionPlay and Compress Set Compression Bit Rate Copying and Storage Find and Play Using the Search Mode Naming a CD Before recording Intelligent CD Recognition To manually identify a CD To identify a CD after recording Press the Right arrow once to enter the Album selection Use the Up/Down arrows / to select HDD AlbumMenu Use the Up/Down arrows / to select the desired album Playlists Editing a playlist Creating a temporary playlist Using the SmartMediatm card To View information on the SmartMediaTM cardShowing the information of the SmartMediaTM card Formatting the SmartMediaTM card Downloading a single song to a SmartMediatm card?I-Mix Downloading more than one song to a SmartMediatm card? Using the three-step power button Using the Remote Control RM Control and program buttons RM-12 is equipped with four sets of control buttonsButton Layout on RM-12 Button Functions Display screen symbols Voice Prompt/Messages System Settings Checking the version numbers Checking the Hard Drive Capacity Setting the Recording Compression Rate Re-formatting the Hard DriveUse the Up/Down arrows to select System in the Main menu Press Y to proceed Problem Possible Causes Suggestions Troubleshooting Open tray and make sure