How do I download songs onto an RCA Lyra MP3 player?

hi. i was wondering.. I use a RCA Lyra mp3 player that i got from a friend for free. (USB cord included) and i was wondering how to download .mp3 songs onto the mp3 player. When i was reading your tip on how to do this i found that i didn't have a removable hard disk and im using windows XP so i was wondering whats wrong with my computer or where i need to look for the Removable Hard Disk. (and yes.. i'm not an idiot. the mp3 player is hooked up to the computer.) so if you would please help me. that would be awesome, thanks for your help.

Dave's Answer:

It's useful to have a specific model number, but fortunately it appears that the RCA Lyra MP3 players all use the same general interface, and it's pretty easy to find the user's guide for the Lyra series on the RCA Web site.

Here's how I found it: I went to Google, clicked on "Advanced Search", and specified the name of your product and that I was only interested in results that were in PDF format. The #1 match?

RCA Lyra MP3 Players: RD1021, RD1071, RD1075

According to that document, you need to ensure that you press the PLay button once the unit's connected to your computer:

RCA Lyra MP3 Player: Downloading MP3 Files

Unfortunately, it appears that the referenced "Software Instruction Manual" isn't available online, so you might need to call RCA (or Radio Shack: they sell the Lyra players too) to get a copy of that. But I bet if you hook things up and push Play you'll get it working.

RCA Lyra RD1028 MP3 Player

If not, go to the RCA Audio / Video site and search for your specific player by model number. If you have an RD1028, for example, you can download the necessary WinXP drivers straight off their Website.

Hope that gets you up and running!

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Reader Comments To Date: 68

Michael said, on February 14, 2006 11:07 AM:

Another common problem occurs if you are, for example, on a computer connected to a Novell network. The first network drive may be set to F:. With multiple internal hard disk drives, CD-ROM/DVD, etc., there may be no drive letters remaining between A and F for the removable disk to use. The solution in Novell is to right-click on the N in the system tray and select Novell Client Properties. Then under the "client" tab, change the first network drive to something else (say, J). Reboot, and then reconnect the USB drive. Other networks have similar settings.

ATLAS said, on April 30, 2006 5:28 PM:

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Charlotte said, on August 19, 2006 3:33 AM:

hey i have an mp3 but i cant seem to get songs onto it and i have tried everything and i have plugged it in and i have connected it with the usb cable but i cant get any songs on it please help. :)

Christina said, on November 15, 2006 4:27 PM:

This is not a comment but I downloaded some songs to my Musicmatch Jukebox already and I want to download them to my RCA Lyra RD1028A Mp3 PLayer, there is just one problem, I don't know how to do that. I have an older version of Musicmatch Jukebox. I was wondering if anyone knew the answer to my proble. Or even if they knew how to download a newer version of Musicmatch Jukebox off of the internet for free. Well thank you for your time and consideration. Please Help Me with this!

CharlieJ said, on November 27, 2006 2:08 PM:

We use the RCA Lyra RD1028A for my 6 yr old son's MP3 player. He loves it! We added a 128Mb card and he now has 256Mb of space for around 75 songs total. I've been told the 1028 will take up to a 512MB SD card, but I'm not sure of that.
In any event, aside from some folks finding qwerky problems with this model, it's ruggid, sounds great and is excellent for a young child or novice audiophile. ENJOY!

Tammy said, on December 30, 2006 2:57 PM:

I have a RCA 1076A. Can you refer me to any websites to download music for a free trial period?

sue said, on February 11, 2007 3:09 PM:

I have a question, my MP3 player is full and I would like to delete some songs but don't know how to. Please explain. Thank you

Matthew said, on February 11, 2007 10:56 PM:

Hello. One day, I turned on my RCA Lyra and it decided to erase all my music for no apparent reason. (Why would that feature even be included?) And now, I cannot put any music back onto my Lyra. What do I do?

Michelle said, on February 23, 2007 4:22 PM:

Hi, I have an RCA RD108A MP3 player and it only holds 28 songs, I was wondering if there was anything I could download to change that or would I just have to buy a memory card for it? Thank you, this is greatly appreciated! <3

Michelle said, on February 23, 2007 4:27 PM:

That's RD1028A up there...^

steven said, on February 23, 2007 8:21 PM:

Can you delete songs that are downloaded on the RCA Lyra MP3 Players, and if so, how?

mohammed said, on March 2, 2007 3:05 PM:

i need the fils of the rca lyra mp3 tc1501fmb my fils are deleted can you saind me new fils plz and thanik you

JoAnn said, on March 9, 2007 3:37 PM:

I need to delete some song from player. and put some new one's on. Don't know how . please help me.

Melissa Gritt said, on March 24, 2007 8:13 AM:

I HAVE A LYRA RD1076A AND AM VERY NEW TO ALL THIS TECH STUFF, BUT I CAN DOWNLOAD AND DO ALL THAT BUT HOW DO I KEEP THE SONGS AND OR BOOKS THAT I DOWNLOAD IN THE ORDER THAT I WANT. WHEN I GO TO LISTEN EVERYTHING IS IN A DIFFERENT ORDER. THAT MAKES IT DIFFICULT TO LISTEN TO A BOOK WITH OUT GOING THRU 20 MIN OF TRYING TO PROGRAM THE THING TO PLAY IN THE ORDER I WANT.....

tanner said, on March 25, 2007 9:45 AM:

I was wondering if i could download music from the internet and put it on my SIREN mp3 player?

MARY LOIS WADE said, on March 29, 2007 5:50 PM:

received RCA mp3 player M2001A
Downloaded some songs successfully
others didn't download or we can't find them
on the player.
There were a few 'er when we downloaded.
A few of those songs were in the list of songs on the player. But, we can't find them to listen to them.
HELP!

Alvin Mathew said, on April 5, 2007 7:36 PM:

I got an RCA Mp3 player from my friend model number RD2050 its black and when you slide a button on the back of the mp3 player a thing pops out from the back. he gave it to me with no cables and he said that you use it like a flash drive and stick it into ur computer. I did, then I checked the program My Computer if something came up,nothing came up on devices with removable storage. Please send me a picture showing me how to do it or email telling me how to do it. Thanks ur the best!

Renate said, on April 6, 2007 9:20 AM:

How do you erase the current songs from a Lyra Jukebox. My daughter has different taste in music than I do.

jason said, on April 9, 2007 8:40 PM:

i have a rca lyra rd2760. i can't get it to download songs onto it. do i need an installation disk for it to install on my pc or just plug my rca in to the usb port. please get back to me.

beverly said, on April 19, 2007 11:29 AM:

i have an rca m4002a. can i download songs from a cd to it

Michael Khoury said, on April 23, 2007 9:13 AM:

Please show me how to delete files from my rca lyra jukebox 4kb,I have trouble doing it by my self. Thank you very much

Michael Khoury said, on April 23, 2007 9:16 AM:

Please show me how to delete files from my rca lyra jukebox 4kb,I have trouble doing it by my self. Thank you very much

john thomas said, on May 3, 2007 9:10 AM:

the problem w/ my RCA mp3 M4002A is start-up problems. my friend downloaded a song from limewire to his i-tunes onto my mp3 and it froze the mp3 up. everytime i try to start it up, it won't go any farther than the please wait screen.

jacob said, on May 13, 2007 3:35 PM:

how do you put copied movies on an rca m4002a mp3 player

Kimberly said, on May 21, 2007 7:12 PM:

umm how do you delete songs from your MP3 player

Edgar Snow said, on May 23, 2007 4:20 PM:

I Have an RCA MP3 player # TC1501FMB.
Unfortunately I have lost the instructions as to setting up the unit etc. etc.
Could you please supply me with this information. thanks.

Edgar

Lorraine said, on June 8, 2007 9:34 PM:

I keep getting a message saying can't open files when i try to listen to any music on my RCA lyra sc1001 they were fine before now this message keeps showing and nothing will play other than the radio. Can you please help?

cody said, on July 13, 2007 9:58 PM:

hey wats up my frend gave me a blue and white rca mp3 player and it has only one cord s he says well i was just wonderin how to put songs and charg it

Robin said, on July 29, 2007 2:39 PM:

I need to know how to delete song from my RCA Lyra mp3 internal memory

Sandra said, on July 30, 2007 2:00 AM:

I have a rca lyra rd1028a mp3 player and I am a novice at using it. can someone direct me to a site online that will give me step by step directions in how to use this. thanks

h said, on August 1, 2007 1:54 PM:

My son was given an RD1028A Lyra MP3 player from someone and it doesn't have any software or instructions. I was able to take an SD card I have an put MP3 files on it and it seems to be playing them so far. It did freeze up one time though. It has some songs on there that are not appropriate and need to be removed in order for him to use it. I can't figure out how to do that. Any help would be greatly appreciated!!

kyle said, on August 11, 2007 1:45 PM:

umm, i got and rca lyra m51 series mp3 player from a friend and i dont got the software for it, so i cant put sons on it, where can i find a software program for that mp3 player?

JOSEPH BERGMAN said, on September 28, 2007 12:58 AM:

I HAVE A RCA LYRA 1072A. HOW DO I DOWNLOAD MORE SONGS USING A MEMORY CARD. I HAVE A 32 MB MULTIMEDIA CARD. PLEASE HELP.

Mike said, on September 28, 2007 9:28 PM:

I found a lyra at a yard sale but it wont play, when turned on screen says "pmp file not found"
it is a model rd2204a and uses a flash card.
How can I get a "pmp" file?

Brandon said, on October 7, 2007 5:02 PM:

wtf why cant i put video on my frickin lyra rca opal mp3 player it says it compatiable it had video on it but i cant put ne thing worth it on there wth

WADE MASSEY said, on October 15, 2007 1:02 AM:

YES GET BACK WITH ME I HAVE ALYRA RD 1976A HOW DO I ERASE THE SONGS THAT ARE ON IT SI I CAN PUT NEW ONE ON

bither said, on November 18, 2007 12:46 PM:

how can i install. my rca devices to my window media player and record music to it

Victor said, on December 26, 2007 1:20 PM:

I HAVE A LYRA RD1076A AND AM VERY NEW TO ALL THIS TECH STUFF, BUT I CAN DOWNLOAD SONGS BUT THEY'RE NOT IN MY MP3 COMPUTER IS TRANSFERRING ALL SONGS. WHAT AM I DOING WRONG?

Marc said, on January 12, 2008 8:39 AM:

Alright so my friend sold me his mp3 player and its a RCA Lyra TC1502FMA and ive been looking everywhere to find the driver because my computer dosent recognize it as an mp3 player so i cant put anything on it. :( where could i find this driver? i already checked the RCA website and they dont have it.

stephen bowes said, on January 12, 2008 3:26 PM:

how can i put music on my RCA LYRA mp3 player it is the m1001GB.. so if u could help me that would be cool..

thank you for your time

Cheyenne Brush said, on February 18, 2008 7:33 PM:

Hi I live in Indianola Ne, and I got a RCA-M202E MP3 player from my sister for my birthday and I don't get the software fo the cord with it. Where would I have to go to get those? And when I try to download music it deleats all of the songs that was on it. Could you please help me?

kathy said, on March 18, 2008 3:48 PM:

how do u download songs to a R.C.A

MAYRA said, on March 29, 2008 1:35 AM:

HOW DO I DELETE MUSIC FROM MY mp3 PLAYER ITS A RCA MODEL (M4002RDA)

javona howard said, on April 2, 2008 2:15 PM:

how do you use it with out your disk to download videos and music on your mp3 player!!!!!

mort williams said, on April 6, 2008 9:44 AM:

What lipstick/bullet camera can I use on my Lyra x2400 mp3.Thanks

Nivi said, on April 23, 2008 6:12 PM:

Hey i bought a RCA mp3player like a year ago and it stopped working after 6 months.I couldn't load songs on my MP3 i don't know what the problem is?Could you please help me?
Thanks

Fifi said, on May 14, 2008 4:32 PM:

How do i get music videos onto my opal from the internet?

James said, on May 28, 2008 4:20 AM:

Hi I have trouble putting songs on my mp3 player I think i have but im so dumb i dont know how to turn it on please come back to me. =P

James said, on May 28, 2008 4:25 AM:

I've charged my mp3 player (at least i think i did) and i've listened to the pieces i think i downloaded but im still having trouble turning it on so if anybody knows how to do it come back to me as fast as you can.
thanks for your time.
PLEASE HELP ME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Pico said, on September 8, 2008 8:35 PM:

I hope you can help me Dave.. You seems really good to help people! There it goes:

i have a RCA LYRA player (TC1501FMB). I'm on mac... and i did a big error, i tried to erase it on my computer. Now, i have difficulties to format it under window too... The computer seems to don't see the disk.

i tried to reset it... the songs stay in, i don't think it's work.

I searched in the manual from RCA.... i didn't find annything about reset by another way.

So i wanna know if there is other ways to restore the disk? Or any informations who can help me more...

Thank you very much!
Pico

marcel said, on October 30, 2008 8:42 PM:

hey dave i have a question about a very cheap brand of mp3 player, hip street, i followedall the instructions and referreed to manual, tried toask microsoft and couldnt find a website for the company who makes them. this mp3plyr has no setup disc and builtin usb. wmp is suppoosed to automatically detect the device in order to sync. the computer detects the device but no matter how many different ways i try to hook it up wmp doesnt detect the mp3 player and keeps on saying i need to connect device, even tho when i plug it in 2 usb, wmp starts playing the sample music that come with it automatically, im running vista and the manual says its compatible but i cant put my music on due to these facts. i dont understand, i tried formatting the mp3 and everything, its the most frustrating and useless mp3 plyr ive ever had. i was hoping maybe u kno y this is, helpful suggestions and/or a different media plyr that might be compatible with this brand of mp3 device.

Ramanjeet said, on December 1, 2008 7:10 PM:

When i connect it to my computer it says that it can perform faster if i connect it to a Hi-Speed USB 2.0 port.what do i do then!!!

Cathy Spike said, on January 11, 2009 6:23 PM:

i HAVE A BOYFRIEND WHO HAS A MP3 LYRA. hE IS HAVING A HARD TIME PUTTING SONGS ON HIS PLAYER WITH LIMEWIRE. HE HAD NO PROBLEM BEFORE BUT NOW WE GOT A NEW SYSTM ON THE COMPUTER THAT RUNS VISTA ON IT. CAN YOU SEND ME ANY INFORMATION THAT WILL HELP HIM PLEASE.

PAUL said, on April 1, 2009 6:42 AM:

HELLO, I HAVE A TC1604-ALYRA MP3 THAT TURNS ON AND LOCKS SCREEN SAYING PEARL. I TRIED REMOVING BATTERY AND IT DID NOT CORRECT PROBLEM. ANY SUGGESTIONS

Lucie said, on April 26, 2009 11:38 AM:

I have had an RCA Lyra M51 MP3 player for about 1 year. Today, it will not turn on. The screen says Boot error, shutting down.& it does shut down. I tried resetting it, but, nothing different. Can you tell me how to fix this. I don't live near where I bought it, so, cannot bring it back. Thank you so much.

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Thunderclap said, on July 5, 2009 8:00 PM:

After three years, the wait is over! Here it is, the manual for the Sony Lyra RD1070 / RD1020. Cheers.

http://www.retrevo.com/support/RCA-RD1070-MP3-Players-manual/id/288ag308/t/2/

sabrina said, on August 31, 2009 4:48 PM:

Hey well i have a problem me RCA MP3 player dosent seem to be connecting to the conputer when I plug it in T tryed to press the play button and nothing happend have any suggestions

Meena said, on November 7, 2009 6:46 PM:

HI, I've a RCA S2102 mp3 player. I want to know how to download mp3 songs to the player. Do i need to have itunes or mp3 tunes to move the file. My system is windows vista. Please advice.

Thanks
meena

Ryan said, on December 20, 2009 2:23 PM:

HELLO, I HAVE A TC1604-LYRA MP3 THAT TURNS ON AND LOCKS SCREEN SAYING PEARL. I TRIED REMOVING BATTERY AND IT DID NOT CORRECT PROBLEM. ANY SUGGESTIONS

ashanti said, on January 22, 2010 3:51 PM:

hi i was wondering if i could download songs and videos on my opal mp3 player from itunes for free!!??

tina said, on April 24, 2010 7:37 PM:

my rca opal mp3 player want come on i had down loaded some song and it said that it could not hold any more songs. I tried to reset it still wounld not work. this one said that it holds 1,200 songs I may be have gotten 700 on it. can you tell me some way that I can turn it on so I can take some of the song off. It said that it need to have at least 250 free space on it. please help!

thank you

tina

Jennifer said, on May 5, 2010 6:45 AM:

I have a RCA M4002A mp3 player. I haven't used it in about a year. I have recharged the battery, but when I try to turn it on nothing happens. When I have it pluged into the computer it says the battery is full and that it is transferring files. But unplugged I can't get it to do anything. Any ideas or do I just need to buy a new one.

tom said, on November 27, 2010 1:23 AM:

I have an RCA M2104 model MP3 player. I've plugged it into computer. This web site that I'm using to write you this question says I should press Play and then "USB Connected" will appear on the screen. But I do this and all the display says is "Battery Full". Also, I've downloaded ther user manual for this MP3 player and it doesn't even have a diagram of what the MP3 keys are, so I'm not really sure I'm pressing the "Play" button. Can you guide me?

tuyonnia sy said, on December 16, 2010 5:16 PM:

i downloaded music and transferred it to my RCA MP3 player and when I try tolisten to the music I get the message file format not supported,please assist.

Richard said, on February 10, 2011 9:02 AM:

Hi, I got a real problem with my Lyra SLC-5008-B it was working before but now I open my MP3 usualy takes just a couple of minutes but it seem my Lyra is frozen under the " please wait building database this may take a few minutes" but still after 2 hours open it still say's that. Can somebody pleas please help me. Thanks

Greg Hostern said, on September 14, 2011 9:27 AM:

Thank you for sharing this with us and also sharing with us tips of downloading songs and also sharing songs as well.

david reilly said, on November 8, 2011 3:27 AM:

hi dave,why when i download music to my mp3 player from a music web-site it sounds on my mp3 player like 100 miles an hour so i cant listen to it but om my laptop its fine?regards david

I do have a lot to say, and questions of my own for that matter, but first I'd like to say thank you, Dave, for all your helpful information by buying you a cup of coffee!

I do have a comment, now that you mention it!

How do I download songs onto an RCA Lyra MP3 player?

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