Rio Audio SP350 manual

Index Welcome 1 Contents RioV olt SP350 User ’ s Guide Welcome Thanks for your purchase of the RioV olt SP350, a port able CD player that play s WMA, MP3, and regular Red Book audio CDs. The SP350 includes headphones, a multifunction remo te control, and rechargeable batteries to supply over 15 hours of continuous music playtime. The SP 350 featu[...]

Index Welcome 2 Contents RioV olt MP3/WMA >> CD Play er R egulatory Information Customer care Index To l e a r n m o r e : • R efer to the Quick Star t poster for the basics on how to set up and st art using your RioV olt. • Click the music management softwa re Help menus for step-by-step instructions on how to use the included software. [...]

Index Welcome 3 Contents Legal Notices © 2002 SONICblue Incorporat ed. All Rights R eserved. SONICblue Incorporated 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 SONICb lue has been advised of the possibility of su ch damages. This docu[...]

Index Tour of the RioVolt 4 Contents RioV olt MP3/WMA >> CD Play er Tour of the RioVolt PLAY/PAUSE Press to play or pause playback; Press to turn on player REVERSE and FORWARD Press to skip to the previous or next track; Press and hold to scan forward or back through the current track; If a track is playing, press REVERSE to skip to the begin[...]

Index LCD 5 Contents LCD Repeat/Shuffle Indicators Lock Indicator External Power Indicator Battery Indicator Shows remaining battery power . All three segments illuminated = a fully charged battery . Segmen ts not illuminated = a run down battery . The battery indicator blinks when less than 20% ba ttery life remains. Track Time/Volume Level/EQ Tra[...]

Index LCD 6 Contents RioV olt MP3/WMA >> CD Play er LCD (cont.) Menu Option Option Values Selected Option Value Menu Mode FM Tuner Mode FM Indicator /Volume Level Preset Number FM Frequency Stereo Indicator[...]

Index Accessories 7 Contents Accessories Remote Control T o use the remote control, plug the remote control cable into the MUL TIFUNCTIO N PORT on the side of the RioV olt player , then pl ug the headphones into the remote. 1 VOLUME +/- Press to increase/decrease vol ume . 2 EQ/Function button (User Configurable) Press to toggle through th e EQ pre[...]

Index Getting Started 8 Contents RioV olt MP3/WMA >> CD Play er Getting Started Unpack Make sure your player includ es the follow ing accessories: • Headphones • T wo 1450mAH NiMH rechargeable batteries •A C A d a p t e r • R emote Control • PC/Mac Software CDs • Carry Case • Car Kit (power and cassette adapters) • Quick Start[...]

Index Playing Music 9 Contents Playing Music Insert Disc 1 Slide the OPEN button to release the latch, and open the player . 2 R emove the cardboard insert. 3 Insert an audio CD or MP3/WMA CD into the player , label side up . 4C l o s e t h e C D c o v e r . Note: The RioVolt can play CDs with the following log os: Play Disc 1 Press the PLA Y/PAUSE[...]

Index Listening to the Radio 10 Contents RioV olt MP3/WMA >> CD Play er Listening to the Radio Switch to FM Tuner Mode 1 Press and hold the MODE/CD-FM button approximately 1.5 second s to enter FM T uner Mode. The display switches to FM T une r Mode, indicating the cur rently tuned frequency . 2 Press and hold the FO RW ARD button to scan for[...]

Index Advanced Functions 11 Contents Advanced Functions A vailable adv anced functions include: Re pe a t /S h u f fl e T r ack Navigation Menu Options Repeat/Shuffle Press the MODE/CD-FM button to set the play er to one of the following R epeat/Shuffle modes: • SFL ALL — Plays all tr acks in random order once, then stops. • SFL DIR — Plays[...]

Index Advanced Functions 12 Contents RioV olt MP3/WMA >> CD Play er Press PLA Y/P AUSE to move up the list of directories or playlists. 3 Press FORW ARD to select a directory or playlist to navigate. The contents of the directory or playlist display . 4 Press ST OP to move down the list of tr ack titles. Press PLA Y/P AUSE to move up the list[...]

Index Advanced Functions 13 Contents Equalizer (EQ) Choose from the following EQ presets: Resume If R esume is ON, when the RioV olt is powered on it resumes playing the track it w as playing when the RioV olt was powered off . If R esume is OFF , when the RioV olt is powered on it begins playing the first tr ack on the CD . R esume options include[...]

Index Advanced Functions 14 Contents RioV olt MP3/WMA >> CD Play er ID3 (Tag Display) ID3 controls whether or no t the RioV olt displays ID3 tag informatio n whil e a track is playing. ID3 options include: •O N — S h o w s I D 3 t a g i n f o rmation on the display while a track is pla ying (default). • OFF — Displays only the file na[...]

Index Advanced Functions 15 Contents Defaults The Defaults feature automa tically resets all Menu options to their defau lt settings. Default options include: • R eset — Displays a co nfirmation screen (see below). • Cancel — Leaves settings unchanged. If R eset is selected, th e Menu option displa ys “Confirm?” and a second set of conf[...]

Index Using the Music Management Software 16 Contents RioV olt MP3/WMA >> CD Play er Using the Music Management Software This section is an introducti on to the music management so ftware included on the CDs. Re al O n e (P C ) iT unes (Mac) Installing the Software PC 1 Place the software CD label side up into your computer’s CD-ROM driv e.[...]

Index Using the Music Management Software 17 Contents Using RealOne (PC) R ealOne music management software is includ ed on the PC software CD . Use R ealOne to: • Save (encode) y our audio CDs into co mpressed digital audio formats like MP3. • Organize digital audi o tr acks on y our computer . • Search for tracks on y our co mputer or on th[...]

Index Using the Music Management Software 18 Contents RioV olt MP3/WMA >> CD Play er Saving an Audio CD 1 Start the R ealOne software. 2 Put an audio CD in yo ur computer’ s CD-ROM drive. If the Prompt T o Save CD preference is enabled (under Preferences > CD), R ealOne displays a dialog box asking if you wish to save the CD . If you sel[...]

Index Using the Music Management Software 19 Contents Burning a Digital CD If you h ave a CD- R or CD- RW d rive an d you r computer supports CD-R OM writing, you can use the RealOne softw are with its Easy CD Creator plugin software from R oxio to create your own digital audio CDs. 1 Start the R ealOne software. 2 Click on the Devices tab at the b[...]

Index Using the Music Management Software 20 Contents RioV olt MP3/WMA >> CD Play er Using iTunes (Mac) iT unes music software takes the conf usion out of managing your person al music collection. iT une s turns your Mac into a powerful digital jukebox, comple te with easy -to-use tools for recording musi c from audio CDs (simply in sert a CD[...]

Index Glossary of Digital Audio Terms 21 Contents Glossary of Digital Audio Terms Bass Bass is the partic ular low- r ange area of the sound spectrum where low musica l notes and sounds are located. Increasing the ba ss value will mak e the low vocals and drums more pr ominent in your music. Adjusting this level too high can cause distortion at hig[...]

Index Glossary of Digital Audio Terms 22 Contents RioV olt MP3/WMA >> CD Play er Encoding, or “ripping” and encoding Encoding, sometimes referr ed to as “ripping” and encoding, refers to extr ac ting audio from a music CD (ripping), and con verti ng it (encoding) into a compressed digital audio format lik e MP3 or WMA. Firmware Firmwa[...]

Index Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) 23 Contents Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) What type of CDs can I play with the RioVolt? Y ou can play CDs that have MP3 an d/or WMA music files or y ou can pl ay regular CD audio music discs. Can I mix CD Audio with MP3 and/or WMA files? No. Y ou can play either CD Audi o discs or CDs with MP3/WMA music con[...]

Index Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) 24 Contents RioV olt MP3/WMA >> CD Play er What kind of skip protecti on is there on the RioVolt? The RioV olt uses Electronic Shock Pr otection (ESP) to help prevent skip ping during playback. When playing MP3/WMA files, you get up to 1920 se conds (32 minutes) of skip protection. When playing Red Book [...]

Index Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) 25 Contents How do I upgrade the RioVolt firmware? Downloading the firmware upgrade from the Web site 1 Go to the SONICblue W eb site at www.sonicblue.com. 2 Click the Suppo rt link. 3 Navigate to the Rio T echni cal Suppor t Updates page. 4 Select and downloa d the latest RioVolt xxx.exe (PC), RioVolt Update [...]

Index Troubleshooting 26 Contents RioV olt MP3/WMA >> CD Play er Troubleshooting Problem Solution I am only able to fit 10-15 songs on a CD-R or CD-RW for my RioV olt. If you are only able to fit 10-15 songs on a CD-R or CD-RW for use in your RioV olt, then it is likely yo u are creating the CD in audi o or .w av format instead of data format[...]

Index Troubleshooting 27 Contents My RioV olt giv es a “No Disk” error message when spinning up. • T o resolve the “No Disk” erro r message, try the following: • Make sure the CD is seat ed properly in the tr ay . • See if a standard audio CD functions properly . • T ry a CD created with standard MP 3/WMA files encoded at 128kbps, N[...]

Index Troubleshooting 28 Contents RioV olt MP3/WMA >> CD Play er I get an error message when I start encoding a CD. The following factors may interfer e with the CD encoding process: • Over -utilization of the CP U during the enco ding process. Close all other software before encodin g. • Insufficient RAM to cache th e tr ack properly . G[...]

Index Limited Warranty 29 Contents Limited Warranty Our warranty to you SONICblue Incorporated w arrants that your product will be free from defects in materials and workmanship for a period of one year from the date of original retai l purchase. This warr anty is extended to the original end user purc haser only and is not assignable or transfer a[...]

Index Regulatory Information 30 Contents RioV olt MP3/WMA >> CD Play er Regulatory Information Federal Communications Commission (FCC) This device complies with P art 15 of the FCC Rules. Oper at ion is subject to the fo llowing two conditions: 1 This device may not cause harmful interference, and 2 This device must accept any inte rference r[...]

Index Customer Care 31 Contents Customer Care Rio Product Support With every Rio product you receiv e the following support serv ices: • Unlimited access to the Rio web-based technical information reso urces, av ailable 24 hours a day every day at http://www .sonicblue.com/support . Here y ou will find F AQ files, product updates, and other usefu[...]

Index Customer Care 32 Contents RioV olt MP3/WMA >> CD Play er[...]

Contents Index 33 Index Symbols +10 / - 10 control 4 A AC Adapter 8 audio file size 21 B backlight menu option 13 bass definition 21 menu option 14 battery indicator 5 installation 8 replacement 24 beep menu option 13 bitrate definition 21 buttons and controls 4 C CD ESP menu option 14 CDs burning 19 saving 18 codec definition 21 MP3 22 WMA 22 comm[...]

Index 34 Contents RioV olt MP3/WMA >> CD Play er T technical support 31 track navigation 11 tracks/menu button 4 treble definition 22 menu option 14 troubleshooting 26 U upgrading firmware 25 V variable bitrate (VBR) definition 22 volume + / - contro l 4 W warranty 29 WMA definition 22[...]