Rio Audio SE510 manual

Table of Contents Getting Started Connections Software Setup Basic Operations Advanced Features Help Index[...]

Table of Contents Index ii Rio se510 Package Contents Copyright/Trademarks © 2005 Digital Networks North America, Inc. All rights reserved. Digital Networks North America, Inc. shall not be liable for an y errors contained herein or for any damages arising out of or related to this document or the information contained herein, even if Digital Netw[...]

Table of Contents Index iii Rio se510 Table of Contents • Package Contents .......................................... ii • Copyright/Trademarks .................................. ii 1 - Getting Started Welcome .......................................................1 • Learning More ................................................. 1 Tour of t[...]

Table of Contents Index iv Rio se510 6 - Help Troublesho oting .....................................35 • Customer Service Information ....................35 • Frequently Asked Questions ........................ 36 Glossary of Digi tal Audio Terms ... 42 • Bass ............................................................... 42 • Bitrate ....[...]

Table of Contents Index 1 Rio se510 Chapter 1 Getting Started :: Welcome Thank you for purchasing the Ri o se510. The Rio se510 is a portable digital audio pla yer that pro vides many hours of MP3 and WMA playback. The Rio se510 features a li ghted LCD , a stopw atch, and multi ple playback modes. Learning More • Refer t o the Quick Start poster [...]

Table of Contents Index 2 Rio se510 :: Tour of the Rio se510 :: Tour of the Rio se510 MENU In Player mode, press to enter Menu mode. In Menu mode, pre ss to return to Player mode. FORWARD and REVERSE Press to skip to the next or previous track. Press and hold to scan forward or reverse. LOCK/UNLOCK Slide into the LOCK position to disable buttons an[...]

Table of Contents Index 3 Rio se510 invisible texL EARPHONES Connects to earphones, headphones, or auxiliary connections. USB Connects to the USB cable. VOLUME + and - Press to adjust volume level. LOCK/UNLOCK Slide into the LOCK position to disable butto ns and prevent accidental operation. POWER Press to turn the Rio se510 on. Press and hold to t[...]

Table of Contents Index 4 Rio se510 invisible texLCD Ov AAA Battery Insert AAA-battery . The Rio se510 supports both alkaline and NiMH batteries. Battery Compartment Cover Remo ve to access the battery compartment.[...]

Table of Contents Index 5 Rio se510 :: LCD Overview Repeat Playback Indicator Shuffle Playback Indicator Lock Indicator Power Indicator Player Mode Menu Title Menu Mode Track Position Bar Track Time Play Indicator Selected Option Options Volume Level Album Track Number/Total Number of Tracks Artist Track[...]

Table of Contents Index 6 Rio se510 erview Date View Time Code View Track Format View Track Size Time Codec and Bitrate Track Time Track Number/Total Number of Tracks Month/Day/Year Play Screens Press CENTER to cycle through Time Code, Date , and T r ack Format, and E Q setting views.[...]

Table of Contents Index 7 Rio se510 Chapter 2 Connections :: Basic Connections This chapter describes how to connec t the Rio se510 to ea rphones, mini USB cables, and alternate devic es. Basic connections include: Battery The Rio se510 uses a single AAA-battery that can pro vi de many hours of use. The Battery Compartment Cover must be remov ed be[...]

Table of Contents Index 8 Rio se510 Additional Accessories Get the most out of y our Rio se510 with additi onal accessories av ailable online at the Rio website . Some of the most popular accessories include t he following: • Rio se510 Sports Case and Armband Re place sports cases and armbands that have b een worn down by extrem e sports and in t[...]

Table of Contents Index 9 Rio se510 Chapter 3 Software Setup Software Setup Software found on th e Rio installa tion disc should be installed on a computer before using t he Rio se510. Rio Music Manager should be installed on computer s that us e the Windows operating systems. Windows[...]

Table of Contents Index 10 Rio se510 :: Windows Follow these instructions to load Rio Music Manager onto your PC. 1 Place the installation CD l abel-side up into the computer’ s CD-ROM drive. The Rio installati on software launches automatically . 2 Click Rio Music Manager INSTALL NOW (required) and follow the on- screen inst ruct ions. 3 If prom[...]

Table of Contents Index 11 Rio se510 Rio Music Manager Rio Music Manager is an all-in-one solution that can rip , encode, and manage entire collections of digital audio tracks. Rio Music Manager provides t he following capabilities : •S a v e ( Rip and Enc o de ) au dio CDs into compressed digit al audio formats. Rio Music Manager encodes WMA fil[...]

Table of Contents Index 12 Rio se510 Chapter 4 Basic Operations :: Basic Operations Enjoying music on the Rio se510 is easy . Basic operations of the Rio se510 include: Copy T racks Tr a n s f e r Tr a c k s Control the Player Play Music[...]

Table of Contents Index 13 Rio se510 :: Copy Tracks Copying Tracks with Rio Music Manager Copying tracks from Audio CDs in volves two steps commonly known as ripping and encodin g . Ri p p in g an d en cod- ing refers to the proces s of ripping (c opying) audio from a CD and encoding (saving) the audio content into a com- pressed digital audio form[...]

Table of Contents Index 14 Rio se510 :: Transfer Tracks Rio Music Manager T ransferring tr acks from the PC to the Rio se510 with th e Rio Music Manage r involves selecting tracks, t hen trans- ferring them onto the Rio se510. 1 Launch the Rio Music Manager . 2 Click My Music in the left fr ame to access trac ks. Rio Music Ma nager wil l scan the c[...]

Table of Contents Index 15 Rio se510 Windows Explorer T ransferring tr acks from the PC to the Rio se510 us ing Wi ndows Explorer is as easy as Copy and Paste. 1 Connect the Rio se510 to a computer using the supplied USB c able. 2 Double-click My Computer on the Windows Desktop or in the Start Menu. 3 Locate MP3 or WMA audio files on the computer .[...]

Table of Contents Index 16 Rio se510 :: Control the Player The controls on the Rio se510 work as follows: • POWER Press to turn the Rio se510 on. Press and hold to turn the Rio se510 off . • MENU In Player mode, press to enter Menu mo de. In Menu mode, press to return to Player mode. • CENTER In Player mode, press to cycle through Play Screen[...]

Table of Contents Index 17 Rio se510 :: Play Music The Rio se510 can play audio tracks using a v ariety of pla y back methods. An y method can be used withi n a matter of seconds so y ou can spend more time enjoyi ng tracks and less time arr anging them. Play All Album Artist Genre Tr a c k Ye a r New Music Playlist Spoken W ord[...]

Table of Contents Index 18 Rio se510 Play All T o play all tracks on the pl ayer please follow these steps: 1 Press MENU . 2 Select Play Music . 3 Select Play All . Album T o play tr acks from specific albums please follow these steps: 1 Press MENU . 2 Select Play Music . 3 Select Album . 4 Select an album. 5 Select Play All or a specific album. 6 [...]

Table of Contents Index 19 Rio se510 Genre T o play tracks from a specifi c genre please follow these steps: 1 Press MENU . 2 Select Play Music . 3 Select Genre . 4 Select Play All , a specific genre, or [n one] . 5 If a specifi c g enr e is sele ct ed , se l ec t Play All or a spec ific tr ack. Track T o play a specific track please follow these s[...]

Table of Contents Index 20 Rio se510 Playlist T o play tr acks from playli sts created in Rio Music Manager please f ollow these steps: 1 Press MENU . 2 Select Play Music . 3 Select Playlist . 4 Select Play All or a specific pla ylist. Spoken Word Select to play t racks formatted using the Audible #2 and #3 formats. T o play spoken word tr acks ple[...]

Table of Contents Index 21 Rio se510 Chapter 5 Advanced Features :: Advanced Features Advanced features of the Rio se510 include: Bookmarks Settings Stopwatch About[...]

Table of Contents Index 22 Rio se510 :: Bookmarks Bookmarks store specific pl ayer setti ngs, including the cu rrent running order , the curre nt track, the current time position of the tr ack, and the Playback settings. Users can sa ve these settin gs in a bookmark and restore them whenever they use the Rio se510. Bookmarks are great for: • Plac[...]

Table of Contents Index 23 Rio se510 :: Settings Rio se510 settings include: Playback Equalizer Po we r Re s u m e Display Time Language Lock Setup Ta g s[...]

Table of Contents Index 24 Rio se510 Playback V arious playback setting s can be set to modify the wa y the Rio se510 play s tracks. T racks can be shuffled at r an- dom and/or repeated continuously . 1 Press MENU . 2 Select Settings . 3 Select Playback . 4 Select Playback options. 5 Press CENTER to apply settings. Plackback options include: • Sh[...]

Table of Contents Index 25 Rio se510 Equalizer The sound of tracks pl ayed on t he Rio se510 can be adjust ed using v arious preset and fully cust omizable equalizer options. Equalizer sett ings include: Custom Custom mode allows the Rio se510’ s settings to be adjusted according to personal preferences. 1 Press MENU . 2 Select Settings . 3 Selec[...]

Table of Contents Index 26 Rio se510 Power By adjusting the Power settings the Rio se510 can conserve energy an d extend the amount of pla yback time dur- ing each battery charge. 1 Press MENU . 2 Select Settings . 3 Select Power . 4 Select a Pwr Save setting. 5 Press CENTER to apply settings and return to Pla yer mode. Power options include: • P[...]

Table of Contents Index 27 Rio se510 Resume Use the options in the Resume menu to set the trac k that the Rio se510 will pla y whenever it is powered on. 1 Press MENU . 2 Select Settings . 3 Select Resume . 4 Select Resume options. 5 Press CENTER to apply settings and return to Pla yer mode. Resume options include: • Track Set the Rio se510 to be[...]

Table of Contents Index 28 Rio se510 Display Use the Displa y menu to adjust backlight and contras t settings. 1 Press MENU . 2 Select Settings . 3 Select Display . 4 Adjust Backlight options and Contrast settings. 5 Press CENTER to apply settings and return to Pla yer mode. Display options include: • Backlight Set the backlight on the R io se510[...]

Table of Contents Index 29 Rio se510 Time Use the options in the Time menu to set the Rio se510’ s internal clock. Time is set automatically ev ery time tr acks are transferred to the Rio se510 using Ri o Music Manager . 1 Press MENU . 2 Select Settings . 3 Select Time . 4 Select Set Time , Set Date , or Time Mode options. 5 Press CENTER to apply[...]

Table of Contents Index 30 Rio se510 Language The Rio se510 menus can be set to di splay in one of seven languages. 1 Press MENU . 2 Select Settings . 3 Select Language . 4 Select a Language setting. 5 Press CENTER to set the display language and return to Play er mode. Language settings include: • English (the default set ting) Set the display l[...]

Table of Contents Index 31 Rio se510 Lock Setup Use the options in the Lock Setup menu to enable v arious controls when the lock is enabled. 1 Press MENU . 2 Select Settings . 3 Select Lock Setup . 4 Select Lock Volume and Control Pad options. 5 Press CENTER to apply settings and return to Pla yer mode. Lock Setup settings include: • Volume Optio[...]

Table of Contents Index 32 Rio se510 Tags Adjust Tags menu settings if t he Rio se510 displays r andom alphabet characters instead of the correct ID3 T ags . The Rio se510 supports Latin- and J apanese-based languages. If ID3 tags are display ed properly then Tags menu settings do not need to b e changed. Rio Music Manager encodes tr acks tags usi [...]

Table of Contents Index 33 Rio se510 :: Stopwatch Use the stopwatch to keep tr ack of time-sen sitive events whil e lis tening to music. 1 Press MENU . 2 Select Stopwatch . 3 Press CENTER . Lap statistics are displayed at the bottom of the Stopwatch screen. When a new lap is set, the difference, either faster ( - ) or slower ( + ) between new lap t[...]

Table of Contents Index 34 Rio se510 :: About The about screen displays information about the Rio se510. Information includes t he total amount of memory on the Rio se510, the amount of free memory , the number of tracks on the Rio se510, and the Firmware ver sio n . 1 Press MENU . 2 Select About . 3 Select Player or Storage . 4 Press CENTER . Abou[...]

Table of Contents Index 35 Rio se510 Chapter 6 Help :: Troubleshooting Customer Service Information The F AQs below will help you solve common issues with your player . If you do not find the answers you need here, you can contact our Customer Service Depa rtment via an y of the following methods: Web: www .rioaudio.com/support Technical Support Te[...]

Table of Contents Index 36 Rio se510 Frequently Asked Questions Question Answer What type of files c an I play with the Ri o se510? • The Rio se510 can play MP3, WMA, and A udible #2 and #3 format files. Can I add MP3 and WMA files to the player at the same time? • Y es. Y ou can play MP3 and WMA aud io content. They can be mixed t ogether . Wh[...]

Table of Contents Index 37 Rio se510 How do I delete tracks from my Rio pla yer? • Use Rio Music Manager or My Computer to delete tr acks from your Rio pla yer . Using Rio Music Manager : 1 Connect the Rio pla yer to the comput er using the USB cabl e. 2 Launch Rio Music Manager . 3 Select the Rio player’ s icon from the Device List. 4 Select t[...]

Table of Contents Index 38 Rio se510 Why won’t the Rio se510 play secure, dated, or other DRM (digital rights management) encoded files? • DRM files may not work properly if the Rio se510’ s internal clock is no longer accurate. This c an happen if the rechargeable batteries lose all charge for any period of time. Mak e sure the batteries ar [...]

Table of Contents Index 39 Rio se510 What should I do if my Rio se510 is not detected by my computer? • V erify that the USB cable is securely inse rted into the USB port on both the Rio se510 and your computer . • Connect the USB cable to a USB port on th e b a c k o f y o u r c o m p u t e r r a t h e r t h a n t o a USB port on the front of [...]

Table of Contents Index 40 Rio se510 Why would I ever want to reformat my Rio se510? • If for any reas on you suspect that your Ri o player's file system has been corrupted, reformatting the player will rest ore the file system to its original state. Use Windows Explorer to format Mass Storage Class compati ble Rio players. 1 Double-click My[...]

Table of Contents Index 41 Rio se510 Can I update the firmw are on the Rio se510? • Y es. If available, firm ware for y our Rio can be downloaded online. Note: Quit all applications before running the f irmware update. While running t he firmware update, do not close the progr am, turn off the play er , or unplug the USB cable. Downloading the up[...]

Table of Contents Index 42 Rio se510 :: Glossary of Digital Audio Terms Bass Bass is the particular low-r ange area of the sound spec trum where low musical note s and sounds are located. Increasing the bass v alue will make the low v ocals and dr ums more prominent in your music. Y ou can select the amount of bass in your music by selecting v ario[...]

Table of Contents Index 43 Rio se510 Firmware Firmware is the read-only s oft ware th at is installed on the pl ayer . Like software it ca n be updated, bu t un like software it can nev er be deleted from the play er . Gain Gain is a measurement of the ampli tude of frequenc y rang e s . Gai n adjustmen ts boost or reduce freq uencies to provide a [...]

Table of Contents Index 44 Rio se510 Rip and Encode Rip and encode refers to the process of ext racting au dio from a music CD (ripping) and encoding it into a compressed digital audio format like MP3 or WMA. Synchronize Rio Music Manager can automatically (or manual ly) delete old content, transfer new audio content, and keep the content on your R[...]

Table of Contents Index 45 Rio se510 :: ECC, FCC, and Industry Canada Compliance Statement of Compliance This product complies with Counci l Directive 89/336/ EEC and Council Directive 72/23/ EEC. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) This device c om plies with Part 15 of the FCC Rule s. O p eration is su bject to th e fo llowing tw o con dition[...]

Table of Contents Index 46 Rio se510 :: Safety IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS Read these instructions. K eep these instructions . Heed all warnings. F ollow all ins tructions. Do not use this appar atus near water . Clean only with a dry cloth. Do not block any of the ventilation openings. Install in accordance with the manuf a c tu rer ’s instruc[...]

Table of Contents Index 47 Rio se510 Index A About 34 Accessori es 8 Advanced Features 21 Album 18 Artist 18 B Backlight 28 Basic Operations 12 Bass definition 42 Battery Installation 4 Bitrate definition 42 Bookmarks 22 Buttons and Controls 16 C Codec definition 42 MP3 43 WMA 44 Contrast 28 Controls 16 Copy tracks 13 Customer Service Information 3[...]

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