User manual CREATIVE RHOMBA

User's Guide Creative Rhomba Information in this document is subject to change without notice and does not represent a commitment on the part of Creative Technology Ltd. No part of this manual may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying and recording, for any purpose without the written permission of Creative Technology Ltd. The software described in this document is furnished under a license agreement and may be used or copied only in accordance with the terms of the license agreement. It is against the law to copy the software on any other medium except as specifically allowed in the license agreement. The licensee may make one copy of the software for backup purposes. The Software License Agreement is found in a separate folder on the installation CD. Copyright © 2003 Creative Technology Ltd. All rights reserved. Version 1.0 August 2003 MediaSource, EAX and the Creative logo are trademarks or registered trademarks of Creative Technology Ltd. in the United States and/or other countries. NOMAD is a registered trademark of Aonix and is used by Creative Technology Ltd. and/or its affiliates under license. Microsoft, MS-DOS, and Windows are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved. Intel and Pentium are trademarks of Intel Corporation in the U.S. and other countries. MP3.com and the MP3.com logo are trademarks of MP3.com, Inc. All other products are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective owners. Contents Contents Safety and Other Instructions Caring For Your Player.............................................................................................................................. i Technical support .............................................................................................................................. i Introduction Before You Begin......................................................................................................................................... i Package Contents .............................................................................................................................. i Software Included .............................................................................................................................. i Creative Media Detector............................................................................................................... ii Creative MediaSource..................................................................................................................... ii Creative MediaSource Player.............................................................................................. ii Creative MediaSource Organiser ...................................................................................... ii Minimum System Requirements .......................................................................................................... iii Document Conventions.......................................................................................................................... iv Web Information ....................................................................................................................................... v Online Registration .................................................................................................................................... v 1 A Tour of Your Player Your Player at a Glance........................................................................................................................ 1-1 Using the Menu Scroller....................................................................................................................... 1-4 Scroll Select..................................................................................................................................... 1-4 2 Getting Started Installing Software................................................................................................................................... 2-1 Charging the Player................................................................................................................................ 2-2 Power Level Indicators ......................................................................................................................... 2-3 3 Transferring Tracks or Files Downloading from the Internet......................................................................................................... Creative MediaSource........................................................................................................................... Transferring Tracks or Files ...................................................................................................... Editing audio track information ................................................................................................ Ripping Audio CD Tracks.......................................................................................................... 3-2 3-3 3-3 3-4 3-5 4 Using Your Player Turning On/Off your Player................................................................................................................ 4-1 Adjusting the Volume............................................................................................................................ 4-2 Playing Audio............................................................................................................................................ 4-2 Playing music or recordings....................................................................................................... 4-3 Repeating a section....................................................................................................................... 4-4 Playing FM Radio ..................................................................................................................................... 4-4 Changing FM frequency............................................................................................................... 4-4 Storing your FM channel............................................................................................................. 4-5 FM Radio recording...................................................................................................................... 4-5 Voice Recording...................................................................................................................................... 4-5 Making a voice recording............................................................................................................ 4-6 Changing Player Settings....................................................................................................................... 4-6 Selecting equaliser setting......................................................................................................... 4-10 Repeating music........................................................................................................................... 4-10 Editing play list.............................................................................................................................. 4-10 Deleting tracks............................................................................................................................. 4-11 Changing the LCD setting........................................................................................................ 4-12 Turning on backlight................................................................................................................... 4-12 Changing the Visualiser setting............................................................................................... 4-13 Changing FM region ................................................................................................................... 4-13 Enabling the audio track marker ............................................................................................ 4-13 Changing microphone sensitivity ........................................................................................... 4-14 Locking and unlocking your player.................................................................................................. 4-14 Formatting the Player.......................................................................................................................... 4-15 A Technical Specifications Size.......................................................................................................................................... Weight................................................................................................................................... Capacity................................................................................................................................. Recording time.................................................................................................................... Battery type ......................................................................................................................... Battery playback time ....................................................................................................... Interface ................................................................................................................................ Playback Formats ............................................................................................................... Voice Recording Format.................................................................................................. Signal to Noise Ratio......................................................................................................... FM Frequency Range......................................................................................................... THD....................................................................................................................................... Earphone Output............................................................................................................... LCD backlight...................................................................................................................... A-1 A-1 A-1 A-1 A-1 A-1 A-1 A-1 A-1 A-2 A-2 A-2 A-2 A-2 B Frequently Asked Questions and Troubleshooting AutoPlay..................................................................................................................................................... B-1 General ...................................................................................................................................................... B-2 Usage .......................................................................................................................................................... B-3 Safety and Other Instructions Safety and Other Instructions Caring For Your Player While your player is quite robust, observing these handling procedures will prolong its life: Follow the information in this User's Guide only. Do not take the product apart or make alterations to the player, including the built-in battery. This could make irrelevant any or all services the product entails, including any free after-sales services. Do not use your earphones at high volume continuously as this may damage your ears. Do not shake or vibrate your player excessively as this may damage your player or cause it to malfunction. Do not expose the player to high temperature or extreme temperature change. Keep the player away from strong magnetic fields. Keep the player away from excessive moisture. Keep the player away from chemicals like alcohol, polish, or benzene. Visit www.creative.com and go to your region's web site for general help. Creative will not be responsible for any loss of data due to any reasons whatsoever, including loss of data due to product breakage or malfunction. Technical support Safety and Other Instructions i Introduction Introduction Creative Rhomba allows you to play both MP3 and WMA (Windows Media Audio) formats. Its built-in internal memory provides ample capacity to store your favorite music files, and doubles as a storage device for documents, presentations and other data files. The player also has a built-in microphone and an FM radio. Before You Begin Package Contents The package contents listed here may differ from country to country. Creative Rhomba Earphones Installation CD including User's Guide (on CD) Quick Start leaflet Neck strap USB cable Software Included Creative Media Detector Creative MediaSource Introduction i Creative Media Detector Media Detector makes it easy for you to access multimedia content from various internal or external media. There is no need to hunt through a maze of different software to play different types of files. Media Detector automatically recognises the insertion of CDs, and connection of external devices like Creative Rhomba. Upon recognition, the content in the media will automatically start playing. Creative MediaSource Creative MediaSource is your ultimate all-in-one digital entertainment software, designed for playing, creating, organizing and transferring digital music. It includes several applications like the Player and Organiser. For more information and usage details on Creative MediaSource, refer to its online Help. Creative MediaSource Player Unlike other media players, Creative MediaSource Player provides exclusive features (such as SmartFit), specially designed to manage and configure your Creative Rhomba more efficiently. With Creative MediaSource Player, you can play back a wide variety of digital audio and video formats such as MP3, WMA, WAV, Audio CD, Midi, VCD, AVI and MPEG-1 on the computer. You can also use the integrated recorder in Creative MediaSource to record audio. The Organiser can be considered an extended view of the Player, as it provides additional features to help you manage a huge music library more easily. With it, you can: rip Audio CDs and create high quality digital audio files (up to 320 kbps for MP3 and 160 kbps for WMA) configure the settings for Creative Rhomba while it is plugged-in to Creative MediaSource Introduction ii Creative MediaSource Organiser "squeeze" more audio tracks into your player with SmartFit, which employs intelligent track management and WMA compression view the contents of your computer and your Creative Rhomba using the dual-window transfer panel, convenient for file transfer locate songs in a few seconds, just by typing some keywords into the sophisticated music search engine Microsoft® Windows® XP, Windows Millennium Edition (Me), Windows 2000, or Windows 98 Second Edition (SE) Intel® Pentium® II 233 MHz CD-ROM drive USB 1.1 port 128 MB RAM 100 MB free hard disk space (more needed for storing audio) SVGA graphics adapter (256 colours, 800 x 600 resolution or better) Minimum System Requirements The software applications on the installation CD may have higher requirements for basic functionality. Refer to each application's documentation for details. Introduction iii Document Conventions We use icons to highlight useful or urgent information for you: Tip. This tells you about shortcuts or hints relating to a feature. Note. This highlights additional or important information about a feature. Caution! This highlights proper usage of your player. Use this information to avoid situations involving risk. Warning! This warns you of possible hazards to yourself or your player, which may result in injury or damage. Introduction iv Web Information When checking on product information, go to your respective region. Visit www.creative.com regularly for information on: firmware updates tips and tricks FAQs troubleshooting documentation updates software updates or purchases technologies used in your player an online glossary Online Registration Enjoy a host of benefits by registering your product during installation, or at www.creative.com/register. Benefits include: Service and Product support from Creative. Exclusive updates on promotions and events! Introduction v 1 A Tour of Your Player A Tour of Your Player Your Player at a Glance Microphone R (Section repeat) button LCD screens display song titles, player settings and status Play/Pause button Front View Record button Menu scroller Volume button Earphone jack connects the earphones to your player Hold button Mode button USB port connects the player to the computer for audio or data transfers, and battery charging Side Views A Tour of Your Player 1-1 Button PLAY/PAUSE What It Does Usage Tips turns the player on and off starts, pauses or continues playback changes FM radio presets stops recording (for FM radio recording only) increases and decreases the volume press and hold until player turns on or off VOLUME press and hold the "+" or "­" buttons to increase or decrease the volume quickly in Voice or FM Radio mode, press to start or stop recording RECORD records voice or FM Radio channels MENU SCROLLER starts or stops playback goes to the previous or next track moves ahead or moves back scrolls through menu options selects menu options changes FM radio frequencies during playback, turn the Menu scroller to go to the previous or next track during playback, turn and hold the Menu scroller to move ahead or move back during playback, press the Menu scroller to stop playback turn the Menu scroller to scroll through menu options and press the Menu scroller to select them (for more information, see "Using the Menu Scroller" on page 1-4) A Tour of Your Player 1-2 Button R (SECTION REPEAT) What It Does Usage Tips during playback, press once to mark the beginning of a section, and again to mark the end of the section (section will repeat automatically) repeats a specific section of a track mutes audio (for FM Radio mode only) MODE selects Music, FM Radio or Voice mode HOLD locks the player buttons so they will not be accidentally pressed A Tour of Your Player 1-3 Using the Menu Scroller Scroll Select The Menu scroller is one of the most important features of your Rhomba. In this document, we will use a new term, "Scroll Select", to indicate that you should use the Menu scroller to scroll through options and then select the option by pressing the Menu scroller. Depending on the screen you are in, you can have different menu options. You can also choose options from a list. To "Scroll Select", use the Menu scroller to scroll to the option you want, and select the option by pressing the Menu scroller. A Tour of Your Player 1-4 2 Getting Started Getting Started Installing Software DO NOT connect your player to your computer before installing the software. 1. Insert the Installation CD into your CD-ROM/DVD-ROM drive. 2. The disc supports Windows Autoplay mode and starts running automatically. If not, you need to enable the Windows auto-insert notification feature for your CD-ROM/DVD-ROM drive. For more details, see "AutoPlay" on page B-1. 3. Follow the instructions on the screen to complete the installation. Creative MediaSource and Windows 98 SE drivers (only if applicable) will be installed on your computer. 4. When prompted, restart your computer. Windows 98 SE users must install the drivers to transfer tracks or files to the player. Windows Me/2000/XP users do not need to do so. To install the software, Windows 2000/XP users must log in as the computer administrator. For more information, refer to your operating system's online Help. Getting Started 2-1 Charging the Player 1. Turn on your computer. 2. Connect the USB cable to the computer and player. The player turns on and displays the battery level and the charging status of the player. Do not dismantle the built-in battery in this player. When connected using an external USB hub without an external power supply or a USB extension cable, the player may take more than 2 hours to charge. 3. Once the battery is fully charged, disconnect your player. The player remains turned on, even when you disconnect the USB cable. For more information on battery indicators, see "Power Level Indicators" on page 2-3. Getting Started 2-2 Power Level Indicators When you turn on your player, the smaller LCD screen displays one of the following icons, depending on the battery's status. Icon What the icon means your player's battery is full your player's battery is 30% full Notes this battery icon shows that the battery is full charge the battery at the earliest opportunity when this icon blinks, it indicates that the battery is about to go flat in a few minutes, and that it requires a recharge Do not dismantle the built-in battery in this player. your player's battery is empty Getting Started 2-3 3 Transferring Tracks or Files Transferring Tracks or Files Creative MediaSource is included on your installation CD (see "Installing Software" on page 2-1). To listen to transferred audio tracks, your player must be in Music mode. For more information, refer to "Using Your Player" on page 4-1. Creative MediaSource is the best way to organise and transfer audio to and from your player. This chapter includes basic instructions on using MediaSource to rip audio CDs, transfer tracks by manual selection and edit track information. If you wish to download additional music tracks to your player, you can either download music tracks from Internet music sites (see "Downloading from the Internet" on page 3-2) or have them "ripped" from audio CDs to your computer. Music files must, however, be encoded into the supported formats (MP3 or WMA), which can then be transferred to your player with Creative MediaSource Organiser. You may use also Windows Explorer to transfer audio and data files. Using Creative MediaSource, data files such as presentation or graphics files, can also be transferred to and stored in your player. Transferring Tracks or Files 3-1 Downloading from the Internet To get MP3 files from the Internet, use a search engine to locate sites with MP3 content. You can also try out these sites (web sites listed here are correct at the time of this document's release): NOMADWorld http://www.NOMADworld.com AMP3.com http://www.amp3.com It is illegal to encode MP3 files for trade or sale unless you have the express or explicit permission of the copyright holder(s). SoundClick.com http://www.soundclick.com ArtistOne.com http://www.artistone.com Epitonic.com http://www.epitonic.com Soundbuzz.com http://www.soundbuzz.com Follow the instructions on the site and download the music files to your computer. Transferring Tracks or Files 3-2 Creative MediaSource Transferring Tracks or Files Only basic instructions on how to use MediaSource with your player are provided in this chapter-- extensive instructions are found in the MediaSource Help file. With Creative MediaSource, you can transfer files and audio tracks to and from your player. Using Creative MediaSource 1. If you are not already in Creative MediaSource Organiser, click the Player/Organiser View button. 2. Click the Show/Hide Right Panel button. 3. In the Sources window, select the source device. If you are transferring files from PC Music Library to a portable hard disk, select PC Music Library as your source. 4. In the Content window, select the tracks to transfer. CTRL-click to select multiple tracks. 5. In the Right Panel window, click the Source bar and select your player. 6. Click the Destination Transfer button to transfer the selected tracks. The Now Transferring dialog box appears, showing the current transfer status. You must restart your computer before trying out any of the installed applications. Transferring Tracks or Files 3-3 Editing audio track information You may need to edit track information when the information is incomplete or wrong. To edit information about a track 1. If you are not already in Creative MediaSource Organiser, click the Player/Organiser View button. 2. In the Content window, locate the track you want to edit, and right-click it. 3. Select the Properties option. 4. Click the property you want to edit to highlight it. Do not double-click the property. 5. Click the property again, and enter the new details. 6. Click the OK button. To edit information about multiple tracks 1. If you are not already in Creative MediaSource Organiser, click the Player/Organiser View button. 2. In the Content window, hold down the key and click the files you want to edit, and right-click them. 3. Select to edit the Album, Artist or Genre. 4. Type in the new Album, Artist or Genre. 5. Click the OK button. Transferring Tracks or Files 3-4 Ripping Audio CD Tracks Rather than manually entering track information, retrieve such audio CD information from your Music Information Provider before ripping tracks. The first phase in making an MP3 file is extracting audio data from an audio CD. To extract audio data, you will need a CD-ROM drive that can extract digital audio data, and a program known as a Ripper. With Creative MediaSource Organiser, you can rip tracks from most audio CDs. This program uses the CD-ROM drive to read the audio tracks from the audio CD and stores it on your hard disk. The time needed for a successful audio extraction depends on: CD-ROM drive speed defects, like scratches on the audio CD error-checking features on the CD-ROM drive Encoding is the second phase of making an MP3 file. Encoders are used to convert the stored audio tracks, usually WAV files, into MP3 files. MP3 encoding is considered lossy compression, which means that some data is lost during compression. However, using the standard sampling rate and bitrates will ensure that your MP3 files retain much of their audio quality. The standard bitrate of most MP3 files is 128 Kbps, although some are set higher, at 160 or 192 Kbps. Higher bitrates will result in larger MP3 file sizes, with better audio quality. Use Creative MediaSource Organiser to extract audio tracks and encode MP3s. You can rip an audio CD's tracks to your player, hard disk or PC Music Library. You can choose to rip an entire CD, or selected tracks from the audio CD. Change the default ripping format and bitrate for higher or lower quality audio. See the MediaSource Help file for details. Transferring Tracks or Files 3-5 To rip a CD 1. Insert an audio CD into your CD-ROM drive. 2. If you are not already in Creative MediaSource Organiser, click the Player/Organiser View button. 3. In the Sources window, select [E:] Audio CD (replace E: with the drive letter of your CD-ROM/DVD-ROM drive). 4. In the Task bar, click the Rip Now button. To rip selected tracks from an audio CD 1. Insert an audio CD into your CD-ROM drive. 2. If you are not already in Creative MediaSource Organiser, click the Player/Organiser View button. 3. In the Sources window, select [E:] Audio CD (replace E: with the drive letter of your CD-ROM/DVD-ROM drive). 4. In the Content window, select the tracks to rip. Ctrl-click or Shift-click to select multiple tracks. 5. Drag the selected tracks to PC Music Library in the Sources window. The Now Transferring dialog box appears, showing the current ripping status. Transferring Tracks or Files 3-6 4 Using Your Player Using Your Player Your player has three function modes: Music, Voice and FM Radio. In Music mode, only .MP3 or .WMA files are played back, in Voice mode, only recorded voice files are played back and in FM Radio mode, only FM radio programs can be tuned to. To switch between modes, see "Playing Audio" on page 4-2. Your player also has a Menu mode that allows you to change your player settings. For more information, see "Changing Player Settings" on page 4-6. Turning On/Off your Player To turn on your player Press the Play/Pause button. The CREATIVE logo appears on the large LCD screen. The firmware version, available memory space and used memory appear on the small LCD screen. To turn off your player Press and hold the Play/Pause button for a few seconds until after the Power Off! message disappears. If there are no audio tracks in your player, the "Empty" message will appear onscreen. Using Your Player 4-1 Adjusting the Volume To increase volume level Press the Volume "+" button. To decrease volume level Press the Volume "­" button. Playing Audio To add audio tracks to your player, see "Transferring Tracks or Files" on page 3-3. To enable a mode Press the Mode button until the Music appears. , Voice or FM Radio icon Using Your Player 4-2 Playing music or recordings To play a track In Music or Voice mode, press the Play/Pause button. HOLD Folder name File name EQ Battery status Play Status icon Track number/ Total number of tracks Elapsed time Visualiser Audio format Repeat mode Elements on the LCD To pause a track Press the Play/Pause button. To stop a track Press the Menu scroller. To move ahead or move back a track While playing a track, turn the Menu scroller towards the right and hold to move ahead, or towards the left and hold to move back within a track. When you reach the beginning or end of a track, the player will go to the previous or next track. Using Your Player 4-3 Repeating a section You can choose to repeat a portion of a track. 1. While playing a track, press the (R) Section repeat button once to mark the start of the section you wish to repeat. The icon "A -"' will blink. 2. Press the Section repeat button again to mark the end of the section. Your marked section automatically plays and the icon "A - B" appears on the screen. 3. Press the Section repeat button again to resume normal play. Playing FM Radio Changing FM frequency To enable FM Radio mode, see "To enable a mode" on page 4-2. 1. In FM Radio mode, turn the Menu scroller towards the right to increase the frequency band, or towards the left to decrease the frequency. 2. To perform an autoscan, move the Menu scroller towards the right or left, and hold. 3. To select a preset channel, if you have any, press the Play/Pause button. 4. To select the next available preset channel, press the Play/Pause button again. Using Your Player 4-4 Storing your FM channel 1. To store an FM channel as a preset, press and hold the Menu scroller. An unused preset number blinks on the large LCD screen. 2. Turn the Menu scroller towards the right or left to select the preset number you want. 3. Press and hold the Menu scroller to store the FM channel. The preset number appears at the bottom-right corner of the LCD screen. 4. To store another FM channel as a preset, select another FM channel, and repeat steps 1 to 3. 1. In FM Radio mode, press the Record button 2. Press the Record button to stop the recording. to start recording. FM Radio recording Voice Recording A great Rhomba feature is its ability to record audio. Recorded audio is encoded directly into MS ADPCM (32 kbps, 8 bit mono) file format. When recording, note that the available recording time is determined by: available memory in your player battery power remaining in your player When recording, you will see the elapsed recording time. To enable FM Radio mode, see "To enable a mode" on page 4-2. Using Your Player 4-5 Making a voice recording To make a voice recording 1. In Voice mode, press the Record button to start recording. 2. Press the Record button to stop the recording. A name is automatically assigned to your recording and it is saved in your player. The naming convention typically used is: FMDAT [Current File Number] for FM radio recordings and Voice [Current File Number] for voice recordings through the microphone. Your player has a Menu mode that allows you to change your player settings while in Music or Voice mode only. To 1. 2. 3. 4. select a menu and submenu Press and hold the Menu scroller. Scroll select a menu. Scroll select a submenu. To exit, press the Play/Pause button once or twice, depending on the menu or submenu you are in. You cannot pause the voice recording. Changing Player Settings If you do not select a function within 30 seconds while in Menu mode, the player automatically returns to Music or Voice mode. Using Your Player 4-6 The menus and submenus available are listed in the table below. Sub Menu Submenu Function submenu NORMAL CLASSIC JAZZ EQUALISER POP ROCK USER ALL ONE RANDOM FOLDER LIST NONE BASS TREBLE Changes bass boost level Changes treble boost level Repeats all tracks stored in player Repeats only current track repeatedly Repeats tracks randomly in current folder Repeats all tracks in current folder Repeats tracks in Play List Stops after playing current track Allows you to select equaliser effects REPEAT Using Your Player 4-7 Menu Submenu EDIT DELETE ALL Sub submenu Function Selects or unselects files for Play List Deletes Play List Selects files to be deleted Deletes all files in current folder Adjusts backlight time of LCD Adjusts LCD contrast level Displays wave visualization Displays bar visualization PLAY LIST DELETE EDIT DELETE ALL LIGHT CONTRAST WAVE LEVEL ASIA/US DISPLAY VISUALISER FM REGION JAPAN EUROPE ON Selects FM Radio region BEEP SOUND OFF Plays an audio marker in-between tracks Using Your Player 4-8 Menu Submenu LOW Sub submenu Function Selects low microphone sensitivity Selects high microphone sensitivity Selects medium microphone sensitivity Exits menu mode MIC SENS. HIGH MEDIUM DONE Using Your Player 4-9 Selecting equaliser setting 1. 2. 3. 4. Press and hold the Menu scroller. Scroll select the Equaliser menu. Scroll select an Equaliser submenu. To exit, press the Play/Pause button. See the table on page 1-2 for available options and their functions. Repeating music The Repeat setting is applicable within a folder containing the tracks only. To 1. 2. 3. 4. select a Repeat setting Press and hold the Menu scroller. Scroll select the Repeat menu. Scroll select a Repeat submenu. To exit, press the Play/Pause button. See the table on page 1-2 for available options and their functions. create a a play list Press and hold the Menu scroller. Scroll select the Play List menu. Scroll select the Edit submenu. Scroll select a track you want. Repeat this step to select more than one track. 5. Press the Play/Pause button twice to exit. To 1. 2. 3. 4. Editing play list Using Your Player 4-10 To 1. 2. 3. 4. delete a play list Press and hold the Menu scroller. Scroll select the Play List menu. Scroll select the Delete All submenu. Press the Play/Pause button twice to exit. See the table on page 1-2 for available options and their functions. Deleting tracks To 1. 2. 3. 4. delete selected tracks only Press and hold the Menu scroller. Scroll select the Delete menu. Scroll select the Edit submenu. Scroll select the track you want to delete. An "x" appears on the file that you have selected. Repeat this step to select more than one track. 5. Press the Play/Pause button. The selected tracks will be deleted, and you will automatically exit from Menu mode. To 1. 2. 3. Delete All applies to tracks in the root directory only. To delete all tracks in a folder, use Edit. delete all tracks in the root directory Press and hold the Menu scroller. Scroll select the Delete menu. Scroll select the Delete All submenu. A message to confirm the deletion appears. 4. Scroll select the YES option. The selected tracks will be deleted, and you will automatically exit from Menu mode. Using Your Player 4-11 See the table on page 1-2 for available options and their functions. Changing the LCD setting set the contrast level for your player's screens Press and hold the Menu scroller. Scroll select the Display menu. Scroll select the Contrast submenu. Use the Menu scroller to increase or decrease the LCD contrast. The lower the number, the lower the LCD contrast. 5. Press the Play/Pause button twice to exit. adjust the screen backlight duration Press and hold the Menu scroller. Scroll select the Display menu. Scroll select the Light submenu. Scroll Select the backlight duration. A lower number setting conserves battery power for longer playback time. 5. Press the Play/Pause button twice to exit. To 1. 2. 3. 4. To 1. 2. 3. 4. Turning on backlight Press any button. How long the backlight stays on depends on the duration you set in Menu mode. Using Your Player 4-12 Changing the Visualiser setting 1. 2. 3. 4. Press and hold the Menu scroller. Scroll select the Visualiser menu. Scroll select the visual option you want. Press the Play/Pause button to exit. Changing FM region 1. Press and hold the Menu scroller. 2. Scroll select the Fm Region menu. 3. Scroll select the region you are in. Some information on your FM region appears briefly. 4. Press the Play/Pause button to exit. This function places a "beep" sound in-between tracks. 1. Press and hold the Menu scroller. 2. Scroll select the Beep Sound menu. 3. Scroll select the Off option. To turn on the track marker, scroll select the On option. 4. Press the Play/Pause button to exit. Enabling the audio track marker Using Your Player 4-13 Changing microphone sensitivity 1. 2. 3. 4. Press and hold the Menu scroller. Scroll select the Mic Sens. menu. Scroll select a Mic.Sens submenu. Press the Play/Pause button to exit. Higher microphone sensitivity would capture more ambience noise. The recording may not be clear. Locking and unlocking your player Locking your Rhomba will disable all buttons on the player. This feature is useful when you do not want any buttons (for example, Pause) pressed accidentally. To lock your player Slide the Hold button To unlock your player Slide the Hold button arrow. in the opposite direction indicated by an in the direction indicated by an arrow. Using Your Player 4-14 Formatting the Player You may at times need to clear your player's memory during normal use. Use Windows Explorer to easily clear your player's memory for the efficient transfer, storage and playback of music files. To clear your player's memory using Windows Explorer 1. Connect Rhomba to your computer. 2. In Windows Explorer, select the drive your player is assigned to, for example, Removable Disk (D:) (replace D: with the drive letter of your player). 3. Right-click and select Format. The dialog box similar to Figure 4-1 appears. 4. Click the Start button. For Windows Me/ XP/2000, under the File System option, select FAT as the format. It is recommended that you use FAT16 to format the player's internal memory rather than FAT32, as formatting using FAT (or FAT16) will free up more storage space available in the player. Figure 4-1 Using Your Player 4-15 A Technical Specifications Technical Specifications Size Weight Capacity Recording time Battery type Battery playback time Interface Playback Formats Voice Recording Format 80 mm (L) x 45 mm (H) x 17.5 mm (W) 51 g (with built-in battery) 128 or 256 MB built-in memory (depending on model) up to 8 hrs (for 128 MB model) up to 16 hrs (for 256 MB model) Built-in Li-Ion battery (3.7 V, 550 mAh) Up to 10 hrs USB 1.1 MP3 (up to 320 kbps) WMA (up to 192 kbps) MS ADPCM (32 kbps, 8 bit mono) Technical Specifications A-1 Signal to Noise Ratio FM Frequency Range THD Earphone Output LCD backlight up to 88 dB 76 ~ 108.0 MHz (region selectable) <0.1% 20 mW (L: 10 mW, R: 10 mW) Cool Blue EL Technical Specifications A-2