RIO PMP300 USER’S GUIDE Diamond Multimedia Systems, Inc.
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Table of Contents 1 INTRODUCTION ............................................................................1 What is MP3? ...........................................................................1 The Rio PMP300 Player ..........................................................1 How Does Rio Work?............................................................2 MP3 Internet Sites ...................................................................2 2 INSTALLING RIO ...........................................
1 INTRODUCTION Welcome to the world of Rio! The Rio PMP300 plays your favorite audio soundtracks formatted with the popular MP3 standard. This chapter introduces you to the MP3 audio technology, and provides a general overview on how to use Rio. ♦ WHAT IS MP3? ♦ THE RIO PMP300 PLAYER ♦ HOW TO USE RIO ♦ MP3 INTERNET SITES WHAT IS MP3? MP3 stands for MPEG 1 layer 3. It is an efficient way to store high-quality music or other audio content on your computer.
jogging or walking, hiking—just about any activity you like to do. HOW DOES RIO WORK? The Rio PMP300 player is easy to use. It takes only three steps to start playing your favorite music titles using Rio: 1. 2. Obtain legal MP3 files from many MP3 Internet sites, or create them from CD disks you purchased using the MusicMatch JukeBox software provided on the installation CD. Use the Rio Manger to download your MP3 files into Rio’s flash memory. 3.
2 INSTALLING RIO This chapter provides an overview of the Rio components and instructions on the Rio hardware and software installation. ♦ GENERAL SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS ♦ RIO KIT OVERVIEW ♦ RIO HARDWARE INSTALLATION ♦ RIO SOFTWARE INSTALLATION GENERAL SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS The following system is recommended: ♦ Pentium 90MHz or faster ♦ Windows 98/95 ♦ 20 MB free hard disk space ♦ 1 available parallel port ♦ CD-ROM drive (some drives may not accept encoding of MP3 files, see www.mp3.
RIO KIT OVERVIEW Take a moment to examine the components provided with your Rio PMP300 kit in the following photo: B A E F G * D A – Rio PMP300 player C E – Installation and MP3 sampler CDs B – Headphones F – AA battery C – 15-pin data transfer cable G – Add-on flash memory D – Parallel port adapter *Not included. To order, contact Diamond Customer Service at 1-800-4-M ULTIMEDIA * Rio is designed to connect easily to your PC for downloading MP3 files.
to attach the parallel port adapter to the parallel port. Leave the adapter permanently connected to your PC—a pass-through connector allows a printer, or other device, to remain coupled to your computer. 1. 2. With your computer turned off, remove the printer cable or other device from your parallel port. Take the parallel port adapter (item D from the table on page 4) and attach it to your parallel port.
If the installation program does not start automatically, then from My Computer, double-click the letter of your CD-ROM drive (usually labeled D), then double-click Setup.exe. 2. You are requested to select a destination directory. We recommend you use the default directory paths. Click Next. 3. In the Select Components screen, click the check boxes to install the software you want. We recommend you install all pre-checked options. Click Next. The Ready to Install screen appears. 4.
3 USING THE RIO PLAYER The Rio PMP300 player uses both software and hardware together to bring portability to your favorite MP3 music titles. To use the Rio player, you must first have MP3 files to play. This chapter describes how to create MP3 files, and load them into the Rio PMP300.
2. Insert the 1.5v AA battery into the battery compartment. 3. Close the battery compartment lid. Attach Data Transfer Cable 1. Align one end of the 15pin data transfer cable (item C, page 4) with its connector slot on the parallel port adapter . Data transfer connector 15-pin data transfer cable 2. Insert the data transfer cable into the connector on the parallel port adapter until it locks into place as shown.
USING THE RIOPMP300 PLAYER The following sections describe the Rio player control buttons, and how to download MP3 files into the Rio flash memory. Rio Control Buttons Your Rio player has buttons that control playback modes, and an LED display to indicate the current mode and status. Before downloading your first MP3 files into Rio, familiarize yourself with how the various Rio control buttons are organized, and what functions these buttons control.
Figure C - Rio playback dial control buttons 1 1 5 6 2 7 3 8 4 Reference Command Function 1 Volume Press 2 Rewind Rewind. Press and hold to move backward within the current track; press and release to skip to the start of the previous track. 3 Random Begin Random Play mode. Press again to cancel. 4 Repeat Begin Repeat Play mode. Press once to repeat current track; press again to repeat all tracks in memory; press again to cancel. 5 Play/Pause Play/Pause/ Power On.
MENU—EQ—INTRO Buttons The top of the Rio player contains three additional buttons: Menu, EQ, and INTRO (see Figure B, page 9). These buttons provide additional features to view the Rio player status, change the audio levels (EQ), and preview your tracks. Following is a quick description of the buttons and their functions: Button Name Function MENU Monitor internal/external flash memory.
Rio LED Display Rio’s LED display indicates its current mode—Play, Pause, Stop— and status. Rio also displays additional information, such as on volume level, track number, and battery charge status. Following is a description of the LED display functions. Note—The modes shown in the following illustration are not always visible. The information shown by the LED depends upon the current mode, or command you execute.
♦ Mp3 encoding rate: indicates at which rate the MP3 file was encoded. Higher number equals higher quality audio output (measured in kilobits per second (Kbps) . ♦ HOLD: indicates that the Hold switch has been turned on. Prevents all buttons from operating from accidental or unintended contact. ♦ VOL: indicates volume level. Note—The LED will display Play, Pause, Stop, and so forth, for several seconds after you press a playback control button.
2. Click Memory (Mem). The Memory screen appears: Figure - Rio PMP Internal/External Memory window. If there is any music already loaded into Rio, it will be displayed in the Memory window play list. Click External to view contents of the external flash memory card—if one is installed. See the online Help for more information on flash memory management. 3. 4. Click Open. Browse your system for the location of your MP3 files. Select the files you want to load and click Open.
Downloading Files Using Drag-n-Drop You can also use Rio’s Drag-n-Drop feature to load files from your desktop to the Rio memory window. To use the Drag-n-Drop feature: 1. 2. 3. 4. Follow steps 1-2 in the previous section. Open a folder on your computer that contains MP3 files. Select the files you want using your mouse, and drag the files over to the Rio memory window. The MP3 files are now loaded into the Rio memory. When the file download is complete, the LED display returns to either Off or Stop mode.
Manager, drag an MP3 file into the player window. (see figure of the Rio Manager player window on page 13) MAKING MP3 FILES Warning!—It is illegal to encode MP3 files for trade or sale unless you have the expressed and explicit permission of the copyright holder(s). Not only can you download legal MP3 files from the Internet for personal use, you can also make MP3 files from CD recordings you have already purchased. The following section gives an overview of MusicMatch—the software used to make MP3 files.
4 TROUBLESHOOTING This section provides some useful information regarding setup and operation of your Rio PMP300. The computer displays a message that “no communications port” was found, or that it “cannot find the Rio player.”.
download files that have been duplicated in this manner. Obtain a legal copy of the MP3 file you want to load into Rio to avoid this message in the future. General Troubleshooting Tips ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ Make sure your battery has adequate charge If you try to load more than 32MB of songs into the Rio memory, it will automatically drop the entire last song. For example, if you attempt to load a 34MB song into Rio’s internal memory, it will not load; if you load 4 10MB (40MB total) songs only the first 3 will load.
A CONTACTING DIAMOND USA CUSTOMER SERVICE For updates and news on Diamond Multimedia products, please fill out the product registration card and mail it in. For questions or information in the United States regarding Diamond Multimedia Systems products, please use any of the following: U.S. mail: Diamond Multimedia Systems, Inc. 7101 Supra Drive SW Albany OR 97321 Sales Info: 1-800-4-MULTIMEDIA sales4u@diamondmm.
Diamond Worldwide Support and Information Services Service Country Phone / Address Technical Support UK Germany France Japan UK, Ger., France +44-1189-4444-44 +49-8151-266-330 +33-1-55 38 16 16 +81-(0)3-5695-8405 Email support techsupt.euro@diamondmm.com RMA All +44-1189-4444-30 Electronic Bulletin Board Service (BBS) UK +44-1189-4444-15 (to 33.6 Kbps) +44-1189-4413-12 (K56flex/V.90) Germany +49-8151-266-333 (to 28.8 Kbps) +49-8151-266-356 (K56flex/V.
B TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS Rio Specifications Size: 3.5” x 2.5” x 5/8” Weight: 70grams (2.4 ounces) Onboard memory: 32MB, upgradable Battery: single 1.5V AA (alkaline type recommended) Slots: 1 external flash memory Parallel port Transfer rate: 100Kbps (about 6 MB/minute) Total Harmonic Distortion: 0.01 - 0.
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TRADEMARK, WARRANTY AND CERTIFICATION INFORMATION B Trademarks XingMP3 is a trademark of Xing Technology. RealAudio is a trademark of RealNetworks All other trade names referenced in this manual are the service mark, trademark, or registered trademarks of their respective manufacturers. Diamond reserves the right to change specifications without notice. Copyright © 1998 Diamond Multimedia Systems, Inc. Printed in USA.
reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses and radiates radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications. However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation.
