About the User Guide Return to Pg.1 Page 1 Rio Digital Audio Receiver User Guide About the User Guide The Rio Receiver User Guide includes the following sections: Introduction Getting Started Installation: The Rio Connector The Audio Receiver Manager Software The Rio Receiver Using Your Rio Receiver The Display Menus and Buttons The Rio Remote Advanced Features Troubleshooting Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) Rio Receiver Specifications Warranty Regulatory Information Glossary Contacting Customer Care Navigating and printing the Rio Receiver User Guide The online Rio Receiver User Guide is in Adobe Acrobat (.PDF) file format. NOTE: We strongly recommend that you use Adobe Acrobat version 4.0 -- available on the CD-ROM -- to view and print the Rio Receiver User Guide. Click links (blue underlined text) to jump to another location in the document or to a location on the World Wide Web. Acrobat Toolbar icons Click the Show/Hide Navigation Pane icon in the Acrobat toolbar to show the Navigation Pane Window and bookmarks in the left column. Bookmarks are links to the contents of the User Guide. Click any bookmark in the list 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--to save trees. Copyright and trademark Return to Pg.1 Page 2 Copyright and trademark Copyright © 2000 SONICblue, Inc. All Rights Reserved. SONICblue, Inc. 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.com, Inc. in the United States and/or other countries and is used under license. Microsoft, Windows Media and the Windows Logo are trademarks or registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and/or other countries. Parts of the software provided with the Rio ReceiverTM are covered by the GNU General at wwww.gnu.org. Under the terms of the license we are required to provide the source code for these components. Source code is provided on CD-ROM in addition to the standard locations. All other product names may be trademarks of the companies with which they are associated. First Edition, December, 2000. Part Number 75550124-002 Introduction Return to Pg.1 Page 3 Introduction Congratulations on purchasing the Rio Digital Audio Receiver, the simple solution to turning your personal computer into your personal digital audio jukebox. The Rio Receiver streams music from your PC to any room in your house by simply plugging into an available phone jack. It works with your existing speakers and uses your home's existing phone lines to transfer MP3 or WMA music files and playlists anywhere in your house. Download music from the Internet onto your PC, create Playlists of your favorite CDs, and enjoy them with your Rio Receiver. Package Contents · · · · · · · Rio Digital Audio Receiver with power cord Rio Digital Audio Connector (optional) Rio Digital Audio Remote 15' standard phone cord 6' standard phone cord 6' RCA cable Rio Receiver Installation CD · Audio Receiver Manager software · Online manual · Adobe Acrobat System Requirements · · · · · · Intel ® Pentium ® 200 MHz MMX or higher CPU 32MB RAM 16MB free hard drive space CD-ROM drive PNA networking or Ethernet networking for PC Windows 98, 98SE, 2000, Millennium Safety Information Return to Pg.1 Page 4 Safety Information This product was designed to meet the requirements applicable to the following Directives: · Low Voltage Directive (72/23/EEC) as modified by amending Directive (93/68/EEC) thereby covering the standards of IEC 950 / EN60905 2nd Edition, 1991+Amd.1, 1992+Amd.2, 1993+Amd.3, 1995+Amd.4, 1996. Safety of Information Technology Equipment · EMC Directive (89/336/EEC) as modified by amending Directive (93/68/EEC) EN55022: A2;1997, EN500821: 1992 Radio Interference and Generic Immunity ! IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS No Data transmission cables should be connected or disconnected during a thunderstorm. Do not open the housing of this product when it is connected to the PSTN, Communication Networks, and/or Local power. · Use this device only in environments where temperatures don't exceed 95°F. · Always ensure proper ventilation is possible during use. CAUTION: To reduce the risk of fire, use only No. 26 AWG (standard phone cord) or larger telecommunication line cord. Attention courant dangereux à l'intérieur, mettre l'appareil hors tension, déconnecter ethernet et débrancher la ligne téléphonique avant de retirer le couvercle de l'appareil. Aucun service après-vente pour les pièces détachées à l'intérieur. · · Getting Started Return to Pg.1 Page 5 Getting Started You will need the following items in order to install your new Rio Digital Audio Receiver: · The Rio Digital Audio Receiver · The Rio Digital Audio Connector (Optional: If you do not have an existing Home PNA or Ethernet network.) · 2 Phone cords or Ethernet cable · Speakers · 6' RCA cable (Optional: If you choose to plug the Rio Receiver into your home theater system.) · The Rio Receiver Installation CD · Your Windows Operating System Installation or Recovery CD Installation NOTE: If adding the Rio Receiver to an existing Home PNA or Ethernet network, skip The Rio Digital Audio Connector section. Go to The Audio Receiver Manager Software section instead. The Rio Digital Audio Connector 1. Remove the computer case and insert the Rio Connector into an available PCI slot. The PCI slots are the white slots at the back of your computer case and they require that you screw the bracket into the computer frame. Make certain the Rio Connector is firmly seated in the PCI slot before replacing the cover on the PC. 2. Plug the included 6' phone cord into the Rio Connector port marked Line and into the nearest phone jack. This allows you to use your home phonelines as a network between your PC and your Rio Receiver. 3. Turn on your PC and start Windows. Windows will display a New Hardware Found screen and notify you that it has found the Rio Connector. 4. If prompted, place the Rio Receiver Installation CD in the CD-ROM drive and click Next. This will prompt Windows to select the Rio Connector's driver from the CD. Installation Return to Pg.1 Page 6 NOTE: You should keep your Windows Installation or Recovery CD handy as you may be prompted to load drivers from it. 5. Windows will finish installing the Rio Connector. The Audio Receiver Manager Software NOTE: (For pre-existing Home PNA or Ethernet networks only.) Before installing the Audio Receiver Manager software, it is required that all HPNA or Ethernet network connections be made and working correctly so that the Audio Receiver Manager software can properly configure the Rio Receiver's network connection. See the HPNA or Ethernet hardware manufacturer's documentation for instructions on how to install and configure your network. 1. Insert the Rio Receiver Installation CD in the CD-ROM drive. 2. When the Rio Receiver splash screen appears, click the Software Installation button. (If it does not automatically run, click the Start button in the bottom left corner of the desktop and then Run. Type in D:\Setup.exe and click OK. If your CD-ROM drive is a letter other than D, replace D with that letter.) 3. Click the Rio Software button. The Installation Wizard screen will appear. 4. Click Next. You will be prompted to read through the Audio Receiver Manager software license agreement 5. Click Yes. When you are prompted to select the destination folder for the program, we recommend leaving it at the default folder (c:\Program Files\Audio Receiver), but you can change the destination folder by clicking the Browse button and pointing the installation program to your preferred destination. 6. Click Next and then click Finish. The Audio Receiver Manager will place a red musical note icon in the PC's system tray in the right bottom corner of the desktop and then prompt you with the following message. 7. Click OK. The Select Music Locations screen will come on with a list of the hard drives located on your computer. Installation Return to Pg.1 Page 7 8. Click OK and let the Audio Receiver Manager search all of the hard drives, folders, and files on your computer for your digital music files or select the specific hard drives and/or folders that you want the Audio Receiver Manager to search. Use Add, Remove, and Remove All to adjust where the Audio Receiver Manager searches for your music and click OK to start the search. When it finishes searching for music, the Audio Receiver Manager displays the following message with the number of tracks and playlists that it located if any exist: 9. Click OK to close the program. The Audio Receiver Manager software will display a blue musical note, , in the computer's System Tray at the bottom of the screen when the network connection has been made between your server computer and the Rio Receiver. A red musical note will appear in the System Tray if no connection is made. Installation Return to Pg.1 Page 8 The Rio Digital Audio Receiver 1. Connect the Rio Receiver to your network. a.) Home PNA Network. In the room where you are going to station the Rio Receiver (i.e. your living room, bedroom, or kitchen) plug one end of the included 15' phone cord into the nearest phone jack and the other end into the back of the Rio Receiver in the port marked "Wall". This allows your Rio Receiver and your computer to communicate via your home phone lines. WARNING: If your residence uses different phone numbers on different phone jacks, both the Rio Receiver and the Home PNA card installed in the computer must be plugged into the same phone number in order to connect. You can check this by plugging phones into both jacks to see if you can communicate over the single line. NOTE: You can plug your phone, answering machine, fax, or satellite dish into the port marked "Phone" to continue using that phone jack with your other devices. OR b.) Ethernet Network. Plug one end of an Ethernet cable into the back of the Rio Receiver in the port marked "Ethernet" and the other end into your network hub. 2. Connect the Rio Receiver to your speakers or to your home theater system. a.) If you are going to use your Rio Receiver as a stand alone unit you will need to connect powered or bookend speakers to it to hear your music. Connect the speaker wires from your left speaker to the red and black spring clips marked "Left" on the back of the Rio Receiver. Connect the speaker wires from your right speaker to the red and black spring clips marked "Right" on the Rio Receiver. The Rio Receiver and its remote will now control the volume levels of the speakers. Installation Return to Pg.1 Page 9 NOTE: It is also possible to plug powered speakers into the Line Out jack located on the back of the Digital Audio Receiver. OR b.) If connecting the Rio Receiver to your home theater system, use the included RCA cable, which has a red and a white RCA connector at each end. Plug the red RCA connector to the red jack and the white RCA connector to the white jack on your stereo receiver. Plug the other end's red RCA connector to the red jack and the white RCA connector to the white jack on the Rio Receiver. NOTE: When used with a stereo receiver, neither the Rio Receiver nor its remote control the volume level as the speakers are plugged into the stereo receiver. 3. Plug the Rio Receiver power cord into the back of the Rio Receiver and into nearest power supply. 4. Push the Power button on the Rio Receiver or on the remote. The Rio Receiver's liquid crystal display (LCD) will display: The Rio Receiver locates the server PC and the database of music files stored on that PC. If the Rio Receiver does not find your PC, check the Troubleshooting and FAQ sections of the manual for tips to correct this. 5. When it has finished querying your PC, the Rio Receiver will display the first song in the digital music file database on your PC. It is now ready to bring your music to you. Using Your Rio Receiver Return to Pg.1 Page 10 Using Your Rio Receiver The Display When powered on, the Rio Receiver's Liquid Crystal Display or LCD is backlit for easier viewing. It displays the status of the unit, as well as the Playlist, Artist, and Song information for the music you are playing. The LCD will assist you in selecting new music to listen to. In playback mode, the LCD shows: · Track Information -- The Song title, Album title, Artist name, bit rate of encoding, and the total time of the song are encoded in the digital music file in the ID3 Tag and read by Gracenote and the Rio Receiver. · Bit Rate Indicator -- The amount of compression used to encode the song. · Track Time -- Time remaining/time elapsed in the song. · Repeat Indicator -- Shows if a song is set to repeat, if all songs are set to repe ...