About the Rio User Guide Page 1 Rio 600 User Guide About the Rio User Guide The Rio 600 User Guide includes the following information: Introduction Using your Rio Using Rio Menu options and settings Using the Rio software Accessories and e-store Understanding digital audio terms Frequently asked questions (FAQ) and troubleshooting Warranty Regulatory Customer care Index To learn more: · · Refer to the Getting Started Guide for the basics on how to set up and start using your Rio. Click the RealJukebox, AudibleManager or SoundJam software Help menus for detailed instructions on how to use the software to convert CD tracks into compressed digital audio formats, get audio from the Internet, or transfer tracks to your Rio. Visit the Rio Web site. · Navigating and printing the Rio User Guide Important: We strongly recommend that you use Adobe Acrobat version 4.0-- available on the Rio software CD--to view and print the Rio User Guide. The online Rio User Guide is in Adobe Acrobat (.PDF) file format. Click links (blue underlined text) to jump to another location in the document or to a location on the World Wide Web. Click the Index icon at the top of any page (by the page number) to go to the index--or you can click the Index bookmark. Click page numbers in the Index to jump to a topic. Using Acrobat toolbar icons Click the Show/Hide Navigation Pane icon in the Acrobat toolbar to show a list of bookmarks. Bookmarks are links to the contents of the User Guide. Click any bookmark to jump to the page in the User Guide that contains the topic. Click the Print icon in the Acrobat toolbar to print the User Guide. The size of the User Guide is optimized for printing. About the Rio User Guide Page 2 Legal notices Copyright © 2000-2001 SONICblue Incorporated. All Rights Reserved. SONICblue Incorporated does not assume any responsibility for errors or omissions in this document or make any commitment to update the information contained herein. Rio is a registered trademark of RioPort, Inc. in the USA and/or other countries and is used under license. The RealPlayer and the RealJukebox are included under license from RealNetworks, Inc. Copyright 1999. RealNetworks, Inc. Patents pending. All rights reserved. Microsoft, Windows Media, and the Windows Logo are trademarks or registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and/or other countries. All other product names may be trademarks of the companies with which they are associated. First Edition, March 2001. Part Number 75510281-005. Introduction Page 3 Introduction The Rio 600 provides the ultimate listening experience while you exercise, commute or relax. Create and mix your favorite selections on your PC or Mac for playback on your Rio. Your player is similar in function to a portable cassette or CD player. However, it has no moving parts, so it delivers skip-free music under any conditions. It is about the size of an audio cassette or pager and weighs only a few ounces. The Rio interfaces with your computer through the USB port. Use the software included on the CD to: · · · · Organize digital audio tracks on your computer. Organize tracks on your Rio. Record (encode) your audio CDs. Search for tracks on your computer or on the Internet. In addition, there are many cool accessories you can purchase separately to customize your Rio. Go to the Accessories section for information about accessories for your Rio 600. Sources on the Internet for digital audio content include: Riohome.com WindowsMedia.com Audible.com--for spoken audio Using your Rio Page 4 Using your Rio This section explains what you need to know about using Rio buttons and controls. Multifunction port On/Hold/Off LCD Menu Volume Play/Pause Reverse Forward Stop Select Using Rio buttons and controls · Select: The center navigation button. In play mode, press and hold Select for about two seconds to jump to a list of tracks you can pick from to play. To set a bookmark, press Select while the Rio is in pause mode. In menu mode, press Select to choose a menu or dialog option. · 4/;: Play/Pause; the top navigation button. In play mode, press 4/; once to play a track; press it again to pause. When paused, the play/pause icon appears as two blinking vertical bars on the LCD. If your Rio is left in pause mode for an extended period of time, it goes into sleep mode to conserve battery life. Press 4/; to wake your Rio from sleep mode. In menu mode, press 4/; to navigate up through menu options. · <: Stop; the bottom navigation button. In play mode, press < to stop playing the current track. Press and hold < for about two seconds to put your Rio into sleep mode to conserve battery life. In menu mode, press < to navigate down through menu options. Using your Rio Page 5 · 8: Forward; the right navigation button. In play mode, press and release 8 to skip to the next track on your Rio. Press and hold 8 to fast-forward through the track currently playing. In menu mode, press 8 to navigate through menu options. 7: Reverse; the left navigation button. In play mode, press and release 7 to skip to the beginning of the track currently playing on your Rio. Press and hold 7 to fast-rewind through the current track. In menu mode, press 7 to navigate through menu options. Liquid Crystal Display (LCD): In play mode, the LCD provides the following information--clockwise from the top left: · · · · · · · Track name: Displays the title of the currently selected track. Song name scrolls if the name is longer than the width of the display. Hold icon (lock): Appears if the Rio is set to Hold mode. Hold locks all settings except the Power switch on the Rio. Play/Pause icon: Displays either a Play icon (triangle) or a Pause icon (two vertical bars), to show the current action of the Rio. Divider line: Graphically organizes the display. Current song position: Displays the play location in the current track in minutes:seconds (mm:ss) form. For Audible content the display includes hours (hh:mm or hh:mm:ss). Volume level: Displays the volume setting in both digital and graphic form. The bargraph disappears as volume is reduced and re-appears as volume is increased. Volume level ranges from 0-20. Track display: Displays the number of the currently selected track and the total number of tracks on your Rio. If a playlist is active, the track count shows the number of tracks in a playlist. Album name/track information/artist name: Displays album name, track information, and artist name. Album name displays for a few seconds, followed by track information, followed artist name. Press Select to scroll through album name, track information, and artist name. Track information includes the codec type (MP3, WMA, and so on), the bitrate (XXX kbps), and the track time (XX:XX min:sec). · · · Rio Menu options and settings Page 6 Rio Menu options and settings When the Menu button is pressed, the LCD displays Rio menu options: · · · · Audio: Preset and custom equalizer settings. Player: Random, repeat, delete track, pick a track, bookmark, and playlist functions. Prefs: Player settings including power saving (time to sleep), time and date, LCD display backlight, and battery level and calibration. About: Various player status information including firmware version, internal and external memory used, battery level, calendar, and codec information. Using Audio functions Audio functions include built-in and custom equalizer (EQ) settings. Custom EQ lets you set the Treble and Bass values on a range from 1 (low) to 9 (high). Selecting built-in EQ settings 1 2 3 4 Press Menu. Press the 7 or 8 buttons to navigate to Audio. Press Select. The EQ settings display. 5 Press the 4/;, <, 7 or 8 buttons to highlight the desired setting. · · To save the setting press Select. To return to play mode without saving any changes, press Menu. Setting the Custom EQ 1 2 3 4 Press Menu. Press the 7 or 8 buttons to navigate to Audio. Press Select. The EQ settings display. 5 Press the 4/;, <, 7 or 8 buttons to navigate to Custom. Rio Menu options and settings Page 7 6 Press Select. 7 8 Press the 4/; or < buttons to navigate between Bass or Treble. Use the 7 or 8 buttons to increase or decrease the Bass or Treble value from 1 (low) to 9 (high). · · To save the settings press Select. To return to play mode without saving any changes, press Menu. Rio Menu options and settings Page 8 Using Player functions Player functions include: · · · · · 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Play options: Repeat or randomize tracks. Delete tracks: Remove content from the Rio. Pick a track: Select and play a track. Bookmarks: Play or delete bookmarks. Playlist: Create new playlists, manage playlists or remove playlists from the Rio. Press Menu. Press the 7 or 8 buttons to navigate to Player. Press Select. Press the navigation buttons to highlight Play Options. Press Select. Press the 4/; or < buttons to navigate between Repeat or Random. Press the 7 or 8 buttons to change the Repeat or Random setting. Repeat settings include: · · · All: All tracks repeat. Track: Current track repeats. Off: Turns off repeat function. Setting Repeat and Random play options Random settings include: · · 8 On: All tracks play in random order. Off: Turns off random function. Press Select to save the settings. To return to play mode without saving any changes, press Menu. Rio Menu options and settings Page 9 Deleting tracks from the Rio 1 2 3 4 5 Press Menu. Press the 7 or 8 buttons to navigate to Player. Press Select. Press the navigation buttons to highlight Delete Tracks. Press Select. A list of all tracks on the Rio displays. 6 7 Press the 4/; or < buttons to navigate to the track you want to delete. Press Select. · · · Highlight Yes on the Delete dialog, then press Select to delete the track. Highlight No on the Delete dialog, then press Select to return to the track list without deleting the track. To return to play mode without saving any changes, press Menu. Picking a track to play In play mode, you can press and hold Select for about two seconds to jump to the Pick a track list. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Press Menu. Press the 7 or 8 buttons to navigate to Player. Press Select. Press the navigation buttons to highlight Pick a track. Press Select. A list of tracks displays. Press the 4/; or < buttons to navigate to the track you want to play. Press Select. The track immediately begins playing. Rio Menu options and settings Page 10 Adding bookmarks 1 Press 4/; during playback to pause. 2 Press Select for to create a new bookmark. If you press and hold Select the Pick a track list displays. Press Menu. Press the 7 or 8 buttons to navigate to Player. Press Select. Press the navigation buttons to highlight Bookmarks. Press the 4/; or < buttons to highlight Play Bookmark or Delete Bookmark. Press Select. · · If Play Bookmark is selected, a list of bookmarks displays. Press the 4/; or < buttons to highlight a bookmark. Press Select to play the bookmark. If Delete Bookmark is selected, a list of bookmarks displays. Press the 4/; or < buttons to highlight a bookmark. Press Select to choose the bookmark to be deleted. Press the 7 or 8 buttons to highlight Yes or No on the on the Delete Bookmark? dialog. Press Select to remove the bookmark and return to the bookmark list. Playing or deleting bookmarks 1 2 3 4 5 6 Rio Menu options and settings Page 11 Working with Playlists Playlist options include: · · · · 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 1 2 3 1 2 3 Choose: Select a playlist from playlists stored on the Rio. New: Build a new playlist. Edit: Modify an existing playlist. Remove: Remove a playlist from the Rio. Press Menu. Press the 7 or 8 buttons to navigate to Player. Press Select. Press the navigation buttons to highlight Playlist. Press Select. Press the 7 or 8 buttons to navigate to the desired playlist option. Press Select. Select the Choose playlist option. Any existing playlists display. Press the 4/; or < buttons to highlight the desired playlist. Press Select. Highlight the New playlist option. Press Select. New playlists are numbered in sequential order starting at "01". After a few moments, the playlist editor displays all tracks on the Rio. Choosing a playlist Building a playlist 4 Press the 4/; or < buttons to highlight a track. · · Press Select to assign a playlist order number to the track. This number shows the order in which the track is played in the playlist. Press the 7 or 8 buttons to change the track order number. 5 When you are finished, highlight -done editing- at the bottom of the playlist editor, and press Select to save the new playlist and exit to the playlist options menu. Rio Menu options and settings Page 12 Modifying a playlist 1 2 3 4 Highlight the Edit playlist option. Press Select. Press the 4/; or < buttons to navigate to the playlist. The playlist editor displays tracks and their playlist order numbers in the left column. · To add tracks or remove tracks fr ...