USB Drivers for RCA Lyra 1071 Mp3 player

Jitsuijen · Dec 26, 2005

I purchased a factory refurbished RCA Lyra 1071 for my daughter for Christmas. I was getting it all ready to upload some songs for her. I put the software in my computer and it didn't load any usb drivers. I explored the CD and there is nothing to open when it comes to usb drivers. I have been all over the internet today looking for the drivers. I am at my wits end. CAN SOMEONE PLEASE HELP ME??? DOES ANYONE HAVE THE DRIVERS?

Please Help!
Jitsuijen (jen)

DavidGP · Dec 27, 2005

http://www.rcaaudiovideo.com/Cultures/en-US/Downloads.html?ProductID=RD1071

Has some pretty specific install instructions to follow, does both Firmware and USB drivers.

Jitsuijen · Dec 27, 2005

Halo,
Thank you for your time finding that for me. I should have wrote in my posting that I already tried that. I don't know if I am doing something wrong but it doesn't work. I downloaded that and went through the steps. When it got to the part where my computer had search for the device it did that for about 10 or 15 minutes and kept doing it. I took that as not finding the device. I have tried it 2 times. I will try it one more time.

Thanks,
Jenny

DavidGP · Dec 27, 2005

Which Windows version do you have?

Jitsuijen · Dec 27, 2005

Halo,

I am running Windows XP Pro.

Jitsuijen

DavidGP · Dec 27, 2005

Thicko me forgot to ask which if any Service Pack do you have ( we had issues with some USB devices in work if at least SP1 was installed )?

do you have any problems with other USB devices?

Jitsuijen · Dec 27, 2005

I have service pack 2

Thanks,
Jitsuijen

DavidGP · Dec 27, 2005

BUM.. their went that idea!!

Goto Device Manager ( right click My Computer > Properties > Hardware > Device Manager ) and are there any yellow ! marks or Red X's if so what are they by?

Quickly reading a manual from RCA ( not a very helpful one ) it does state that the MP3 uses the Mass Drive support on XP, which should mean it doesnt need drivers as XP has and will install it if needed.... so dunno why its not aquireing your player!

If you just plug the player in what if any messages come up and can you see it listed in My Computer or as a Recognised Device in Win Media Player ( tools > Options > Devices, it will pause while searching for devices for a few seconds )

Jitsuijen · Dec 27, 2005

Halo,

I was using the Music Match Jukebox that came on the CD with the Mp3 player. I didn't try Windows Media Player. I opened it up and it WORKED! I still have to master it though but I am uploading to my daughters mp3 player as I write this to you. Thank you so much Halo. I can see you help a lot of people!

Sincerely,
jitsuijen (jen)

DavidGP · Dec 27, 2005

Cool, glad it works Jen, nothing worse than a present that just doesnt want to play nice.

You can still use Musicmatch Jukebox but you'll have to upgrade to a newer version than what was supplied on the CD.

http://www.musicmatch.com/download/free/?OS=pc&MODE=input&DID=&OEM=MMD&LANG=&SOURCE=getbasic_jbpromo

but as WMP works, just play around with what works best and easiest for you

David

Jitsuijen · Dec 27, 2005

David,

The mp3 player I got her holds like 120 songs (128 mb). I uploaded to her player and it only held 44 songs. I got to looking and it is in wma formatt. How do I change all of my music in my Windows Media Player to mp3? I have looked and looked but I don't know where else to look. I would appreciate if you could help me again. You can contact me directly through my yahoo messenger if you would like. twocrusaders4him.

Thanks,
Jen

DavidGP · Dec 27, 2005

Maybe thats why they supply Musicmatch as that does rip cds into Mp3 format.

It is music off CDs that you are adding or are they already in MP3 format?

WMP you have to go through the menu and change the default setting to Mp3... open WMP click Tools > Options > Rip > and chaneg the default setting to Mp3 in the drop down box > Apply, ( to get a decent sound use no lower than 128kb/s )

Jitsuijen · Dec 27, 2005

Ok I went did what you said (which I already had done) and took the albums I already put in my WMP and deleted them. I uploaded them back into my WMP and looked to see what format it was in and it is still in wma format. I have spent 2 days trying to figure this CRAP out and I am losing my patience! I thought it would be soooo easy. That is why I bought the players. Maybe I should just let them play their CD's! Anyway I did what you suggested and yes I hit apply. Now what?

Losing my grip!
Jenny

DavidGP · Dec 27, 2005

Try not to loose grip too much Jenny, I know its frustrating... these things are for us too as troubleshooting when we are not sitting infront of the PC in question is difficult at times and takes a bit more time... but we will get there, at least we know that the player is recognised and will accept tunes ( albiet in WMA format ).

Ok to just recap a little ( deep breaths and count to 10 ) when you went to the locating I typed out and set mp3 as the option it looked like this

if yes, then try ripping another CD?

Also do you have the latest WMP 10?

Jitsuijen · Dec 27, 2005

David,

Let's go in a different direction if you are willing. I downloaded the Music Match Jukebox 10. It now recognizes my Lyra 1071. I have tried to figure out how to switch the wma to mp3. I went to file and then down to convert files. When it opened I thought I could figure it out but when I click on something and try to move it, it won't do anything. There are like 4 boxes. I can't make heads or tails of it.

Trying to Keep my cool,
Jitsuijen (jenny)

DavidGP · Dec 28, 2005

Not used that program before Jen so you will have to bare with me while I read the manual and maybe install it to try.

what are the 4 boxes called so I can be on same page as you?

Jitsuijen · Dec 28, 2005

The top of the page says Musicmatch File Format Conversion. Right above the top two panes it says Select source and destination locations. The top two boxes say Source (on the left pane) and Destination. (on the right pane) The bottom two boxes say Select Tracks to convert (on the left pane) and Destination location contents. (on the left pane) Below all the boxes it says Choose source track format and conversion settings, then click start. Below that it says Source track format and to the right it says Convert selected tracks to.
Thank you so much for your help. I will bare with you. I didn't know converting would be this much trouble.

Thanks again!
Jenny

DavidGP · Dec 28, 2005

A think I have worked out musicmatch Jen ( I hope )

good thing would be to download the manual to refer to http://www.musicmatch.com/info/user_guide/MMJB_10_User_Guide_v3.pdf

but in a nutshell and i will have taken this from the manual at the specific pages,

Goto Page 35 for how to rip a cd to Mp3 format and they say its default set to mp3 128kbps

How to Record MP3s and Other Digital Music Tracks
1. Insert a commercial music CD into the CD-ROM drive and then click Copy
2. The Recorder window will open and display a list of tracks on the CD
3. If the music CD is part of the CD Lookup database, track information will
Recorder screen. If not, you’ll have the opportunity to search for this info,
To access the CD Lookup database you must be connected to the Internet)
4. All tracks on the CD will be automatically selected for ripping into files (see
of each track); if you would like to prevent some tracks from being recorded,
to the left of the track(s).
5. Click the Start Copy button and recording will begin
6. By default, the recorder will create MP3 files at 128 kbps, which is considered
options, click Tools on the Recorder window, and then select Settings)
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it will defaultly add the tracks to the library when the ripping is complete.

To then add the tracks to the media player page 40 .............

How To Add Tracks To Your Portable Device
1. Connect the portable device to your computer as instructed by the device’s manufacturer
2. Click the Portable Device button on the control panel
3. The Musicmatch Portable Device Manager will open, and after a moment it will display your
attached device *
4. Adding music is as simple as dragging tracks or playlists directly onto the PDM window.
• Drag tracks directly from the Jukebox’s Music Library
• Drag saved playlists into the PDM window
• Drag tracks from anywhere on your computer into the PDM window
5. Alternatively, you may use the Sync button to synchronize your player with your music library
• Press Sync and the PDM will begin synchronizing tracks
• If your player lacks sufficient memory, the player will automatically add all files that will
fit
6. Tracks will start to download on to your portable device. When tracks have finished downloading
remove the device from your computer according to the manufacture’s instructions.
Click to expand...

looks straight forward but as you know nothing with PCs is ever straight forward.. I do hope this works for you.

Jitsuijen · Jan 5, 2006

Thank you David for all of your help. I am understanding things better but I still need to convert these files. I have typed into Google wma to mp3 converters and there are a lot of results. The only thing is they are not free. I thought there would be something out there that was included with your regular music match or windows med player that would convert your files. I even have Roxio Easy CD/DVD creator 6 platinum. Someone always wants more money don't they? =) If you know of any conversion software that is free let me know. Thanks again for all of your help!

Jenny

DavidGP · Jan 7, 2006

Hi Jen, sorry I havnt replied earlier, I did read your post then, massively got sidetracked in work.

but, I really cannot work out why you cannot directly convert a CD to MP3 as both WMP10 and Musicmatch 10 can do it ( see on MM my post earlier for the steps ) but having said that this free software.. its an older version as the newer one costs $$$ to convert to MP3 http://www.dbpoweramp.com/bin/dMC-r10.exe

once installed all you need to do is to highlight all the tracks needed to be converted and right mouse click them, then choose convert to > inthe box that appears make sure in the convert to box MP3 Lame is the chosen option and the Bit Rate is set to 128kbps ( which will be good quality and best for filling the media player with a fair amount of tunes )

Jitsuijen · Jan 7, 2006

David,
No problem. We all get busy with work and life. I am just thankful that you are helping me. You are a sweety! I am going to try all of these things when I have a weekend off of work. ( I work every other) Then I will get back to you with my results.

Sincerely & Thankful,
Jenny (jitsuijen)

fredy · Feb 5, 2007

necesito el driver para mi usb o memory como quieran llamarlo rca lyra 1071A porfavor quisiera saber en que pagina la puedo obtener gracias

DavidGP · Feb 6, 2007

fredy said: ↑

necesito el driver para mi usb o memory como quieran llamarlo rca lyra 1071A porfavor quisiera saber en que pagina la puedo obtener gracias
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Hi

As this is an English speaking forum, its a good idea to post any questions in English ( my spanish is not so good sadly )

But the best advice I can give you on the driver for this media player is the same as I posted in post #2 in this thread on 1st page.

rleblanc · Jun 13, 2007

hey i have the rca lyra tc1200a and windows xp gsm has the driver but it wont show in my computer

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