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2 Rio Riot User’ s Guide Important Safety Information Wa rning • RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK—DO NOT DISASSEMBLE. T o avoid potential electric shock, do not disassemble or modify your Rio. No user -serviceable parts are inside. Refer servicing to qualified personnel. • Do not remove the r echargeable battery from the unit. •T o reduce the chanc[...]

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4 Rio Riot User’ s Guide Expanded T able of Contents 1 Getting Started 5 So, What Does it Do? ................................................... 5 T our of the Player ......................................................... 6 Charging the Battery .................................................... 8 Installing the Software ....................[...]

5 5 So, What Does it Do? 1 Getting Started WELL, FIRST OF ALL try to imagine what you could do with 20GB of storage space... That’ s right, 20 gigabytes of your favorite music. 400 albums.* 5,000 songs.* All in the palm of your hand. Just connect the Rio to your computer’ s USB port , download your music to the player and you’re on your way .[...]

Rio Riot User’ s Guide 6 T our of the Player LCD Liquid Crystal Display; see overview on page 18 . Menu Displays and exits the menu system. Select Makes selections in menus. Scroll Scrolls up/down thr ough menu choices. Back Returns to previous menu. Also press to display track info when a song is playing. Stop Stops playback. Backward Skips to p[...]

7 V olume +/– Adjusts volume level. Power On/Lock/Off Powers the player on, off or sets it to Lock mode ( ). In Lock mode, the player is powered on but the keys ar e locked to prevent accidental operation. Note: “LOCK” appears on the LCD screen when the player is in Lock mode. 1 Getting Started V olume On - Lock - Off Accessories Headphones C[...]

Rio Riot User’ s Guide 8 Char ging the Battery Charging the Battery Connect the supplied AC Adapter to the charger port, and then plug it into an electrical outlet to charge the battery . The Rio has a built-in lithium-ion rechar geable battery that lasts up to 10 hours per charge. When you first use the player , charge it for at least five hours[...]

9 1 Getting Started Now you are r eady to install the USB driver and music management software to your computer . The supplied CD-ROM will load RealJukebox for Windows or iT unes for Mac. See system r equirements below . Installing the Softwar e PC System Requirements • Microsoft Windows 98, Me, 2000 or XP • Pentium 166 with 32 MB RAM • USB p[...]

Rio Riot User’ s Guide 10 PC Softwar e Installation If installation does not start automatically , click “Start > Run...>”, and then type “d:setup32.exe,” where “d” is the letter of your computer’ s CD-ROM drive. BACK NEXT Table of Contents Follow these instructions to load the software that enables your PC to recognize the R[...]

11 Mac OS Softwar e Installation 1 Getting Started BACK NEXT Table of Contents About iT unes iT unes music software takes the confusion out of managing your personal music collection. iT unes turns your Mac into a powerful digital jukebox, complete with easy-to-use tools for r ecor ding music from audio CDs (simply insert a CD to import music to MP[...]

12 Rio Riot User’ s Guide Connecting the Rio to your Computer Once the software is installed, you ar e ready to connect the Rio to your PC or Mac. The Rio Riot USB connection only fits one way . Do not try to force the connection. ...and connect the other end to any available USB port on your PC or Mac. When finished, continue with Chapter 2, “[...]

13 Y ou can acquire digital music in MP3 or WMA format in two ways: 1 Downloading from the Internet 2 Encoding/ripping songs from your personal CD collection. Note: If you already have digital music files stor ed on your hard drive, feel fr ee to skip to pages 15-16 , which demon- strate how to manage your music files and download them to the playe[...]

Rio Riot User’ s Guide 14 Encoding (“Ripping”) Y our CDs Encoding a CD with RealJukebox 1 Insert an audio CD in your PC’ s CD-ROM drive. • If Auto-Record is enabled (under “T ools > Prefer ences > General”), you will see a dialog box asking if you wish to r ecor d the CD. If you select “Y es,” the RealJukebox software will a[...]

15 2 Loading Music Managing Y our Music Files If you have MP3 and WMA files in various folders on your hard drive, the music management softwar e can seek them out and gather them into one unified list. Y ou can then use the software to: • Play tracks • Rename tracks • Clean up your ID3/WMA tags (highly recommended) • Delete tracks •C r e[...]

16 Rio Riot User’ s Guide Loading Music to the Player Loading T racks with RealJukebox Follow these steps to load music from your PC to the Rio. 1 Launch the RealJukebox software. 2 Connect the Rio to your PC using the supplied USB cable and power on the player . 3 Click the “All T racks” button in the RealJukebox main screen to view a list o[...]

17 3 Playing Music Overview of Playback Options The Rio provides a variety of ways to jump quickly to the music you want with the least amount of hassle. The “Play Music” menu gives you seven ways to play: Rio DJ The Rio DJ automatically generates playlists of your favorite music. For example, you can hear a 60-minute sampling of just your favo[...]

Rio Riot User’ s Guide 18 T our of the LCD Scr een Menu System When the MENU button is pressed, the track information dims and menu bars appear from the right side of the screen. Use the SCROLL wheel to highlight the desired menu item, then press the SELECT button to make your selection. Press the BACK button any time to jump back to the previous[...]

19 3 Playing Music Instant Music with the Rio DJ The Rio DJ is a powerful tool that keeps track of everything you play (and don’t play) to access your music in seven entertaining ways. 1P r ess MENU. 2 Scroll to “Play Music,” then pr ess SELECT . 3 Scroll to “Rio DJ,” then pr ess SELECT . 4 Scroll to one of the following, then pr ess SELE[...]

Rio Riot User’ s Guide 20 Playing Albums, Artists & Songs Follow these steps to play a complete album, selected works of a particular artist, or any individual song. Play an Album 1P r ess MENU. 2 Scroll to “Play Music,” then pr ess SELECT . 3 Scroll to “Albums,” then pr ess SELECT . 4 Scroll to the first letter of the album’ s name[...]

21 Play an Individual Song 1P r ess MENU. 2 Scroll to “Play Music,” then pr ess SELECT . 3 Scroll to “Songs,” then pr ess SELECT . 4 Scroll to the first letter of the song’ s name, then press SELECT . 5 Choose from the following: •T o load all tracks that begin with the selected letter , scroll to “Play All T racks,” then press SELE[...]

22 Rio Riot User’ s Guide The “Favorites” menu provides quick access to the 40 most played albums, artists or songs on the player . Play Favorite Albums 1P r ess MENU. 2 Scroll to “Play Music,” then pr ess SELECT . 3 Scroll to “Favorites,” then pr ess SELECT . 4 Scroll to “Albums,” then pr ess SELECT . 5 Choose from the following:[...]

23 4 Organizing Music Cr eating a Playlist A Playlist is a personalized list of songs you can save and playback whenever you want. In this chapter you will learn how to: •C r eate a Playlist • Edit a Playlist • Delete a Playlist • Rename a Playlist • Select a Playlist for playback Creating a Playlist 1P r ess MENU. 2 Scroll to “Or ganiz[...]

Rio Riot User’ s Guide 24 Add T racks to Playlist Scroll to the first letter of the song’ s name, then press SELECT . •T o add all tracks that begin with the selected letter , scroll to “Add All T racks,” then press SELECT . •T o add a single track, scroll to the track’ s name, then press SELECT . 9T o continue adding tracks, press BA[...]

25 4 Organizing Music Playlist Options Editing a Playlist 1P r ess MENU. 2 Scroll to “Or ganize,” then press SELECT . 3 Scroll to “My Playlists,” then pr ess SELECT . 4 Scroll to “Edit,” then pr ess SELECT . 5 Choose from the following: Add T racks to Playlist • Scroll to “Add T racks,” then press SELECT . • Scroll to the playli[...]

26 Rio Riot User’ s Guide Follow these steps to delete Albums, Artists or Songs from the player . Y ou also have the option to delete everything, including all playlists, songs and prefer ences. 1P r ess MENU. 2 Scroll to “Or ganize,” then press SELECT . 3 Scroll to “Delete...,” then pr ess SELECT . 4 Scroll to one of the following, then [...]

27 Scanning for FM Stations 5 Listening to the Radio Accessing the FM T uner The Rio Riot comes with a built-in FM tuner . Follow these steps to access the FM tuner and scan for stations in your area. 1P r ess MENU. 2 Scroll to “Radio,” then pr ess SELECT . 3 The “FM T uner” menu appears on the LCD screen: • The top of the screen shows th[...]

28 Rio Riot User’ s Guide Setting FM Pr esets Programming FM Presets Follow these steps to program up to eight FM presets on the Rio Riot: 1P r ess MENU. 2 Scroll to “Radio,” then pr ess SELECT . If you are alr eady in Radio mode, skip directly to Step 3. 3 Use the FORWARD/BACKWARD keys to select the desired station on the FM dial. 4 Scroll t[...]

29 Equalizer/Audio Settings 6 Advanced Settings The Equalizer menu allows you to fine tune the audio settings for your Rio with a 12 step Bass/T reble setting. 1P r ess MENU. 2 Scroll to “Equalizer ,” then press SELECT . 3 Scroll to “Bass/T r eble,” then press SELECT : Bass / T reble • Scroll to the “Bass” or “T reble” slider , th[...]

Rio Riot User’ s Guide 30 Setting Player Pr eferences The Prefer ences menu allows you to customize your Rio experience, including: Displaying the Preferences Menu 1P r ess MENU. 2 Scroll to “Pr eferences,” then press SELECT . 3 Select from the following Pr eference settings: Play Options 1 Scroll to “Play Options,” then press SELECT . 2 [...]

31 Contrast 1F r om the Pr eferences menu, scroll to “Contrast,” then press SELECT . 2 Scroll to the “Contrast” slider , then press SELECT . 3 Scroll to set the Contrast level fr om 0 to 14. As you move the slider , the screen contrast will change in r eal time. When finished, press SELECT . 4 Scroll to “Done” or “Cancel” then pr es[...]

32 Rio Riot User’ s Guide 2 Scroll to each of the following Time/Date options, pr essing SELECT after each: Month, Day , Y ear , Hour , Minutes, AM/ PM 3 Scroll to adjust each setting, pr essing SELECT after each. 4 When finished, scroll to “Done” or “Cancel” then pr ess SELECT . 5P r ess BACK to exit the menu system. Information 1F r om [...]

33 7 Getting Help F AQs How do you load music to the Rio? • The Rio interfaces with your computer through the USB port. Y ou can get digital audio from numer ous Inter net sites or encode your own digital audio tracks from your audio CDs using the CD-ROM drive on your computer . Use the software included with the Rio to get audio fr om the Intern[...]

Rio Riot User’ s Guide 34 Upgrading the Firmwar e How to upgrade the Rio firmware The Rio features upgradeable firmware. First determine the version of the firmware installed on your Rio, so you do not accidentally “downgrade” your Rio firmware by installing an older version. 1P r ess MENU. 2 Scroll to “Pr eferences,” then press SELECT . [...]

35 Customer Car e Information Customer Support Contact Information E-mail customersupport@sonicblue.com Phone New product support: (541) 967-2450 Customer service: (541) 967-2450 Customer service toll-free: 800-468-5846 Fax New product support: (541) 967-2401 Customer service: (541) 967-2485 Web www .riohome.com Care of your Rio • Exposure to ext[...]

Rio Riot User’ s Guide 36 Federal Communications Commission (FCC) The device has been tested and found to comply with limits for a Class B computing device according to the specifications in FCC rules Part 15. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: 1 This device may not cause harmful interference, and 2 This device must accept any [...]

37 One Y ear Limited W arranty Our warranty to you SONICblue Incorporated warrants that your product will be fr ee from defects in materials and workmanship for a period of one year from the date of original retail pur chase. If you discover a defect covered by this warranty , we will repair or r eplace the product at our option using new or remanu[...]

Rio Riot User’ s Guide 38 Index A Albums, Playing 20 Artists, Playing 20 Audio Settings 29 B Back button 6 Backlight 31 Backward button 6 Bass 29 Battery , Charging 8 C Connecting Rio to PC 12 Contrast 31 Customer Care Information 35 D Date 31 Deleting Albums 26 Artists 26 Everything 26 Songs 26 Downloading from Internet 13 E Encoding CDs 14 Ente[...]

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