Rio Chiba User's Guide ® Table of Contents Getting Started Connections Software Setup Basic Operations Advanced Features Help Index Table of Contents Index Package Contents · Earphones · Installation CD · Rio Chiba · Rio Chiba Holster · Quick Start Poster · Mini USB Cable Copyright/Trademarks © 2003 Digital Networks North America, Inc. All rights reserved. Digital Networks North America, Inc. shall not be liable for any errors contained herein or for any damages arising out of or related to this document or the information contained herein, even if Digital Networks North America has been advised of the possibility of such damages. This document is intended for informational and instructional purposes only. Digital Networks North America, Inc. reserves the right to make changes in the specifications and other information contained in this document without prior notification. Digital Networks North America, Inc. disclaims any obligation to update the information contained herein. Rio® is a registered trademark of Digital Networks North America, Inc. RealOne is a registered trademark of RealNetworks, Inc. This product is iTunes ready. iTunes is provided by Apple Computer, Inc. Copyright © 2001 Apple Computer, Inc. All rights reserved. iTunes is a trademark of Apple Computer, Inc. Mac and the Mac logo are trademarks of Apple Computer, Inc. registered in the United States and other countries. Rio Chiba 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. P/N 41000864-003 ii Table of Contents 1 - Getting Started Welcome .......................................................1 · Learning More.................................................1 Table of Contents Index Mac.................................................................14 · iTunes............................................................15 Tour of the Rio Chiba ............................2 LCD Overview ............................................5 · · · · · · · · · · · · Playback Mode................................................5 Menu Mode .....................................................5 Date View........................................................6 Time Code View..............................................6 Track Format View .........................................6 Play Screens ...................................................6 FM Radio .........................................................7 Store Preset ....................................................7 FM Radio .........................................................7 Manual.............................................................7 FM Radio .........................................................7 Preset ..............................................................7 4 - Basic Operations Basic Operations....................................16 Copy ..............................................................17 · Copying Tracks with Rio Music Manager ....17 Transfer ......................................................18 · Rio Music Manager .......................................18 · RealOne Player .............................................19 · iTunes............................................................20 2 - Connections Basic Connections...................................8 · Battery ............................................................8 · Earphones .......................................................8 · USB .................................................................8 · Additional Accessories ...................................9 Control .........................................................21 Play................................................................22 Play Music..................................................23 · Play All ..........................................................24 · Play Track .....................................................24 · Playlists .........................................................24 Tuner ............................................................25 · FM Control ....................................................25 · Manual ..........................................................26 · Store Preset..................................................26 · Preset ............................................................26 Rio Chiba 3 - Software Setup Windows .....................................................11 · Rio Music Manager .......................................12 · RealOne Player .............................................13 5 - Advanced Features Advanced Features...............................27 Stopwatch..................................................28 Settings .......................................................29 iii Table of Contents Index Playback .....................................................30 Equalizer.....................................................31 · · · · · · · Custom..........................................................31 Normal ..........................................................31 Rock ..............................................................32 Jazz ...............................................................32 Classical ........................................................33 Pop ................................................................33 Trance ...........................................................34 · · · · · · · ID3 Tag .........................................................49 MP3 ...............................................................49 Rip and Encode.............................................49 Synchronize ..................................................49 Treble ............................................................49 VBR................................................................49 WMA ..............................................................49 Bookmarks ................................................35 Power ...........................................................36 Resume........................................................37 Display .........................................................38 Time ..............................................................39 Language....................................................40 Tuner ............................................................41 Lock Setup.................................................42 About ............................................................43 Limited Warranty and Software License ...................................50 · Warranty .......................................................50 · Warranty Service .........................................50 · Scope of and Limitation on Warranty.........51 FCC and Industry Canada Compliance..............................52 · Federal Communications Commission (FCC) ..........................................52 · Industry Canada...........................................52 Safety ...........................................................53 · Warning.........................................................53 · CAUTION .......................................................53 6 - Help Troubleshooting.....................................44 · Customer Service Information ....................44 · Frequently Asked Questions........................45 Glossary of Digital Audio Terms .............................................48 Rio Chiba · · · · · Bass...............................................................48 Bitrate ...........................................................48 Codec ............................................................48 Firmware .......................................................48 Gain ...............................................................48 iv Chapter 1 :: Welcome Getting Started Table of Contents Index Thank you for purchasing the Rio Chiba. The Rio Chiba is a portable digital audio player that provides many hours of MP3 and WMA playback. The Rio Chiba features a lighted LCD, a memory expansion slot, stopwatch, and an FM radio tuner. Learning More · · Refer to the Quick Start poster for the basics on how to set up and start using the Rio Chiba. Visit the Rio website at www.rioaudio.com. Rio Chiba 1 Table of Contents Index :: Tour of the Rio Chiba MENU Press to enter Menu mode. When in Menu mode, press to return to Playback mode. VOLUME + and Press to adjust volume level. LOCK/UNLOCK Slide into the LOCK position to disable buttons and prevent accidental operation. PLAY/PAUSE Select with the RioStick to play or pause playback. POWER Press to turn the player on. Press and hold to turn the player off. RIOSTICK Press to select menu options. Move to control menu navigation. In Playback mode, move to control PLAY/PAUSE, STOP, FORWARD, and REVERSE playback functions. FORWARD and REVERSE STOP Rio Chiba Select with the RioStick to stop playback. Select with the RioStick to skip to the next or previous track. Select and hold to scan forward or reverse. 2 Table of Contents Index invisible text EARPHONES Connects to supplied earphones. Mini USB Connects to supplied Mini USB cable. VOLUME + and Press to adjust volume level. LOCK/UNLOCK Slide into the LOCK position to disable buttons and prevent accidental operation. Rio Chiba POWER Press to turn the player on. Press and hold to turn the player off. 3 Table of Contents Index invisible text Optional Memory Card The Rio Chiba supports optional SD and MMC memory sizes of 8MB 512MB. AAA Battery Insert AAA-battery. The Rio Chiba supports both alkaline and NiMH batteries. Battery Compartment Cover Remove to access the battery compartment. Rio Chiba 4 Table of Contents Index :: LCD Overview Playback Mode Volume Level Track Artist Album Track Position Bar Repeat Playback Indicator Shuffle Playback Indicator Lock Indicator Power Indicator Track Time Play Indicator Track Number/Total Number of Tracks Menu Mode Menu Title Selected Option Options Rio Chiba 5 Table of Contents Index invisible text Time Code View Play Screens Press the RioStick to cycle through Time Code, Track Format, and Date Views. Track Time Track Number/Total Number of Tracks Date View Time Month/Day/Year Track Format View Rio Chiba Codec Bitrate Track Size 6 Table of Contents Index new page Strong Signal Indicator Stereo Indicator FM Radio Manual Mute Indicator Frequency Scale Current Frequency FM Radio Store Preset Current Frequency Preset Station Slot FM Radio Preset Preset Stations Preset Scroll Indicator Current Frequency Rio Chiba 7 Chapter 2 :: Basic Connections Connections Contents Index This chapter describes how to connect the Rio Chiba to Earphones, Mini USB cables, and alternate devices. Basic connections include: Battery The Rio Chiba uses a single AAA-battery that can provide many hours of use. The Battery Compartment Cover must be removed before a battery can be installed. Earphones Connect the supplied earphones to the EARPHONES port on the top of the player. USB The player must be connected using the included USB cable to the USB port on your computer to transfer music or files to and from the player and your computer. USB Detection with the Windows Device Driver USB connectivity is ready to work immediately after Rio Music Manager has been installed. If for any reason the Windows Device Driver Wizard is displayed after the USB cable has been plugged into both the Rio Chiba and the computer, please follow these steps: 1 2 Confirm the Rio installation CD is in the computer's CD-ROM drive. Check the CD-ROM Drives box when the Windows Device Driver Wizard requests the location of the Rio Chiba drivers. Click Next and follow the Windows Device Driver Wizard instructions. Rio Chiba 3 8 Contents Index Additional Accessories Get the most out of your Rio with additional accessories available online at the Rio website. Some of the most popular accessories include the following: · Rio Car Stereo Adapter Upgrade your car stereo for hundreds of dollars less than buying a new MP3 CD player. The Rio car stereo adapter lets you play your favorite music in any vehicle equipped with a standard cassette deck. Rio Chiba 9 Chapter 3 Software Setup Software Setup Table of Contents Index Software found on the Rio installation disc must be installed on a computer before it will recognize the Rio Chiba. Rio Music Manager must be installed on computers that use the Windows operating systems. iTunes must be installed on computers that use the Mac operating system. Windows Mac Rio Chiba 10 Table of Contents Index :: Windows Follow these instructions to load software that enab ...