About the User Guide Return to Pg.1 Page 1 RioVolt™ User Guide About the User Guide The RioVolt User Guide includes the following sections: Introduction Getting Started Using Your RioVolt The Display Menus and Buttons The Remote Control Troubleshooting & Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) RioVolt Specifications Warranty & Regulatory Information Glossary Contacting Customer Care Navigating and printing the RioVolt User Guide The online RioVolt User Guide is in Adobe Acrobat (.PDF) file format.
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.
Introduction Return to Pg.1 Page 3 Introduction Congratulations on purchasing the RioVolt, the simple solution to taking hours of digital music with you. Download music from the Internet onto your PC or encode your favorite CDs, then create your own CDs to enjoy using your RioVolt. The RioVolt supports multiple music formats for you to enjoy. You can choose from MP3 and WMA compressed digital audio or CD Audio (Red Book), including CDText.
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Safety Information Return to Pg.1 Page 5 Safety Information Class 1 LASER PRODUCT This compact disc player is classified as a CLASS 1 LASER product. Use of controls, adjustments or performance of procedures other than those specified herein may result in hazardous readiation exposure. CAUTION - INVISIBLE LASER RADIATION WHEN OPEN AND INTERLOCKS DEFEATED, AVOID EXPOSURE TO BEAM.
Getting Started Return to Pg.1 Page 6 Getting Started You will need the following items to start using your new RioVolt: • The RioVolt • 2 AA Alkaline Batteries (included) or the Rio Volt AC Adaptor (included) • Headphones (included) or powered speakers (not included) • Remote Control (included) Battery Door 1. Open the Battery Compartment Door by sliding it away from the RioVolt and insert 2 AA Alkaline batteries (included). 2. Slide the Battery Compartment Door back to its original position to close.
Using Your RioVolt Return to Pg.1 Page 7 7. Press Play once to begin playing the first track on the CD. NOTE: Another option is to plug a pair of powered speakers into the RioVolt’s Lineout Port instead of using headphones. Using Your RioVolt The Display When powered on, the RioVolt’s Liquid Crystal Display (LCD) is backlit for easier viewing while buttons are in use. The backlight turns off after a few seconds to conserve battery power when selections are not being made.
Using Your RioVolt Return to Pg.1 Page 8 Menus and Buttons The buttons on the face of the RioVolt include: • Prog. • +10 • Mode • EQ • Volume • Navi • Joypad (Play/Pause, Fast Forward, Rewind, Stop) Using the Prog. Button: Repeat A-B 1. Once you have located the sequence you wish to repeat, press the Prog. Button once. This initiates the sequence and places an A- at the top of the display. 2. Press the Play/Pause button to begin playing the music you wish to repeat. 3.
Using Your RioVolt Return to Pg.1 Page 9 Pressing the Mode Button places the RioVolt in the following modes: 1. Circled 1 at the top of the screen, indicating that the current song will repeat. 2. Circled all at the top of the screen and a D next to the Track Number, indicating that all of the songs in the current directory will repeat. 3. Circled all at the top of the screen, indicating that all of the songs on the CD will repeat. 4.
Using Your RioVolt Return to Pg.1 Page 10 The Volume Bar and Navi Buttons: The Volume Bar is marked with - and + signs. - Decreases the volume level. + Increases the volume level. Pressing the Navi Button: Puts the unit into Navi Mode and displays the Directories or Albums on the CD. Then use the Joypad Controls to navigate about the Directories. For example: 1. Press Navi. 2. Press to move down the list of Albums or press to move up the list. 3. Press to make a selection.
Using Your RioVolt Return to Pg.1 Page 11 The Electronic Shock Protection (ESP) Switch Located on the back of the RioVolt, the ESP Switch adjusts the amount of music that is stored to prevent skipping when the RioVolt is jarred. In the ON position, ESP uses approximately 40 seconds for music CDs. In the OFF position, ESP uses approximately 10 seconds for music CDs. 120 seconds of skip free MP3/WMA music is always available regardless of the switch position.
Troubleshooting Return to Pg.1 Page 12 Troubleshooting Problem: I am unable to power up the RioVolt. This happens when using new batteries or the AC Power Adaptor, what’s wrong? Troubleshooting measures: Be sure that the Hold Switch on the front of the unit is set to OFF. If the Hold Switch is in the ON position, you will be unable to power up the unit. Place the Hold Switch to the OFF position and hold down the Play button to power the RioVolt on.
Troubleshooting Return to Pg.1 Page 13 Problem: I am not able to get the display to remain lit when using the player in the dark, why not? Troubleshooting measures: The back-lighting is designed to go off when the player is not being accessed by button interaction. This helps to conserve battery life. As you use the buttons to navigate the player, the light will remain on.
Frequently Asked Questions Return to Pg.1 Page 14 Frequently Asked Questions How do I encode, "rip", the songs from my CDs so I can listen to them on my RioVolt? We have included the Real Jukebox(PC) programs for your use, but there are many encoder programs available on the Web, many of which are free. To install the programs available on the RioVolt CD: 1.) Put the CD in your computer’s CD-ROM drive. If it does not autorun on your PC, click Start, Run, type in D:\setup32.exe,and click OK.
Frequently Asked Questions Return to Pg.1 Page 15 Can I mix CD Audio with MP3 and/or WMA files? No. You can play either CD Audio discs or CDs with MP3 (and/or WMA) music content. They cannot be mixed together. Can I put both MP3 and WMA files on the same CD? Yes. You can play a CD with both MP3 and WMA files and can choose tracks however you like.
Frequently Asked Questions Return to Pg.1 Page 16 Is it normal for the player to default to a volume setting of '10' after turning the unit back on? Yes, this is a normal function of the RioVolt. '10' is the medium volume level for the RioVolt and the player will default to this setting after being powered off. Is it normal for my playlist and EQ settings to be reset when I turn the RioVolt off? Yes, this is a normal function of the RioVolt. Default settings are loaded when the unit is powered on.
RioVolt Specifications Return to Pg.1 Page 17 RioVolt Specifications Category AUDIO Item Specifications Number of Channels Stereo (left and right) Frequency Range 20Hz-20KHz Headphone Output 7mW(left) + 7mW (right) (160 max. volume) Line out Level 0.57V ms(47k! ) max. volume Signal vs.
One Year Limited Warranty Return to Pg.1 Page 18 One Year Limited Warranty Our warranty to you: SONICblue, Inc. warrants that your product will be free from defects in materials and workmanship for a period of one year from the date of original retail purchase. If you discover a defect covered by this warranty, we will repair or replace the product at our option using new or remanufactured components. SONCblue, Inc.'s liability is limited solely to the repair or replacement of the defective product.
One Year Limited Warranty Return to Pg.1 Page 19 WRITING BY AN OFFICER OF SONICblue, INC. THIS WARRANTY GIVES YOU SPECIFIC LEGAL RIGHTS AND YOU MAY ALSO HAVE OTHER RIGHTS. EU Declaration of Conformity We; DIAMOND Multimedia Systems Vertriebs GmbH Moosstrasse 18b D-82319, Starnberg Germany On behalf of; SONIC | blue Incorporated 2841 Mission College Blvd. Santa Clara, CA. 95054 U.S.A.
Glossary Return to Pg.1 Page 20 Glossary AAC Advanced Audio Coding (AAC) is one of the audio compression formats defined by the MPEG-2 specification. AAC used to be called NBC (Non-Backward-Compatible), because it is not compatible with the MPEG-1 audio formats. AAC may eventually replace MP3 since it offers better sound quality and greater file compression. Bitrate, file compression Bitrate denotes the average number of bits that one second of audio data will consume.
Glossary Return to Pg.1 Page 21 ID3 Tag This is the part of the encoded MP3 file that contains information about the digital music file such as song title, artist, album title, bitrate encoding, time duration of track, and so on. MP3 MPEG-1, Layer 3 Audio (MP3) is a compressed digital audio file format. This format allows for near CD quality sound, but at a fraction of the size of normal audio files. MP3 files encoded from CD-ROM may be compressed to under 10 percent of their former size.
Contacting Customer Care Return to Pg.1 Page 22 Contacting Customer Care Technical Support - UK Telephone Support - all Products +44-(0)870-870-5727 Hours of Operation Monday-Friday 08.00 till 19.00 GMT; Saturday 08.00 till 15.00 GMT Fax Support - all Products +31-53-484-9536 World Wide Web http://www.diamondmm.co.uk Customer Service - UK Hours of Operation: Mon.-Thurs. 6am-5pm PT Fri. 6am-11am 1pm-5pm PT Email customersupport@riohome.
Contacting Customer Care Return to Pg.1 Page 23 Rio Product Support With every Rio product you receive the following support services: • • • Unlimited access to the Rio web-based technical information resources, which are available 24 hours a day every day at www.riohome.com. Here you will find up-to-date FAQ files, a knowledgebase search engine, product updates and other useful tools. Unlimited email support for the duration of your Rio product hardware warranty period.
