Rio Cali manual

Rio Cali User’s Guide ® T able of Contents Getting Started Connections Software Setup Basic Operations Advanced F eatures Help Index[...]

Contents Index ii Rio Cali Package Contents Copyright/Trademarks © 2003 Digital Networks North America, Inc. All rights reserved. Digital Networks North America, Inc. shall not be liable for any errors contained herein or for any damages arising out of or related to this docume nt or the information contained herein, even if Digital Networks North[...]

Contents Index iii Rio Cali Table of Contents 1 - Getting Started Welcome .......................................................1 • Learning More .................................................1 Tour of the Rio Cali ................................2 LCD Overview ............................................5 • Playback Mode ..................[...]

Contents Index iv Rio Cali • Preset .............................................................26 5 - Advanced Features Advanced Features ...............................27 Stopwatch .................................................. 28 Settings .......................................................29 Playback ..................................[...]

Contents Index 1 Rio Cali Chapter 1 Getting Started :: Welcome Thank you for purchasing the Rio Cali. The R io Cali is a portable digital audio player that pro vides many hours of MP3 and WMA playback. The Rio Cali features a lighted LCD , a memory expansion slot, stopw atch, and an FM radio tuner . Learning More • Refer to the Quick Start poster[...]

Contents Index 2 Rio Cali :: Tour of the Rio Cali MENU Press to enter Menu mode. When in Menu mode, press to return to Playback mode. FORWARD and REVERSE Select with the RioStick to skip to the next or previous track. Select and hold to scan forward or reverse. LOCK/UNLOCK Slide into the LOCK position to disable buttons and prevent accidental opera[...]

Contents Index 3 Rio Cali invisible text EARPHONES Connects to supplied earphones. Mini USB Connects to supplied Mini USB cable. VOLUME + and - Press to adjust volume level. LOCK/UNLOCK Slide into the LOCK position to disable buttons and prevent accidental oper ation. POWER Press to turn the player on. Press and hold to turn the play er off.[...]

Contents Index 4 Rio Cali invisible Optional Memory Card The Rio Cali supports optional MMC and SD memory sizes of 8MB - 512MB. AAA Battery Insert AAA-battery . The Rio Cali supports both alkaline and NiMH batteries. Battery Compar tment Cover Remo ve to access the battery compartment.[...]

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

Contents Index 6 Rio Cali invisible text Date View Time Code View Track Format View Track Number/Total Number of Tracks Track Size Time Codec Bitrate Track Time Month/Day/Year Play Screens Press the RioStick to cycle through Time Code, T rack F ormat, and Date Views.[...]

Contents Index 7 Rio Cali invisible text FM Radio Store Preset FM Radio Manual FM Radio Preset Current Frequency Preset Station Slot Strong Signal Indicator Stereo Indicator Preset Stations Preset Scroll Indicator Current Frequency Mute Indicator Frequency Scale Current Frequency[...]

Contents Index 8 Rio Cali Chapter 2 Connections :: Basic Connections This chapter describes how to connect t he Rio Cali to Ea rphones, Mini USB cables, and alternate devices. Basic connections include: Battery The Rio Cali uses a si ngle AAA-battery that can pro vide many hours of use. The battery compart- ment cover must be removed before a batte[...]

Contents Index 9 Rio Cali Additional Accessories Get the most out of y our Rio with addition al accessories availabl e online at the Rio website . Some of the most pop- ular accessories include the following: • Rio Car Stereo Adapter Upgrade your car ste reo for hundreds of dollar s less than buying a new MP3 CD player . The Rio car stereo adapte[...]

Contents Index 10 Rio Cali Chapter 3 Software Setup Software Setup Software found on th e Rio installation disc must be ins talle d on a computer before it will recognize the Rio Cali. Rio Music Manager must be installed on computers that use th e Windows oper ating systems. iT unes must be installed on computers that use the Mac operating system. [...]

Contents Index 11 Rio Cali :: Windows Follow these instructi ons to load software that enables a computer to recognize the Rio Cali. The installation also loads Rio Music Manager . 1 Place the installation CD label-s ide up into the computer’s CD-ROM drive. The Rio installation software launches automatically . 2 Click Rio Music Manager INSTALL N[...]

Contents Index 12 Rio Cali Rio Music Manager Rio Music Manager is an all-in-one soluti on that can rip, encode, and manage entire collections of digital audio tracks. Rio Music Manager provides the following capabilities: •S a v e ( rip and encode ) audio CDs into compressed digital audio formats. Rio Music Manager encodes WMA files by default an[...]

Contents Index 13 Rio Cali RealOne Player The RealOne play er is included on the Rio installation CD and provides full speed CD ripping and encoding features perfect for the digital audio enthusiasts. Su pport for the RealOne pla yer can be found here . RealOne offers the fol- lowing fea tures: •S a v e ( rip and encode ) your audio CDs into comp[...]

Contents Index 14 Rio Cali :: Mac Follow these instructions to loa d the software th at enab les your Macintosh to recognize the Rio Cali. The installa- tion also loads iT unes music management software. 1 Place the software CD label-side up into the computer’s CD-ROM drive. Double-click the Rio icon, , on your computer’s des ktop. 2 Double-cli[...]

Contents Index 15 Rio Cali iTunes Apple’s iT unes is standard softw ar e included with every new Mac. Upgrading from older versions of iT unes to the most current version of iT unes is ab solute ly free. iT unes is available online . Support for iT unes can be found here . iT unes offers the following feat ures: •S a v e ( rip and encode ) your[...]

Contents Index 16 Rio Cali Chapter 4 Basic Operations :: Basic Operations Enjoying music on the Rio Cali is easy . Basic operations of the Rio Cali include: Copy Tr a n s f e r Control Play[...]

Contents Index 17 Rio Cali :: Copy Copying Tracks with Rio Music Manager Copying tracks from Audio CDs involves two st eps commo nly known as rip ping and encoding. Ripping and encod- ing refers to the process of ripping (c opying) audio from a CD and encoding (saving) the audio content into a com- pressed digital audio format like MP3 or WMA. 1 La[...]

Contents Index 18 Rio Cali :: Transfer Rio Music Manager T ransf erring tracks from the PC to the Rio Cali with the Rio Music Manager i nvolves selecting tr acks, then transfer- ring them onto the player . 1 Launch the Rio Music Manager . 2 Click My Music in the left fr ame to access trac ks. Rio Music Ma nager will scan the computer’s hard driv [...]

Contents Index 19 Rio Cali RealOne Player 1 Launch RealOne Player . 2 Connect the player to a computer using the USB cable. 3 Power the Rio Cali on. 4 Click DEVICES at the bottom of the RealOne Play er window. The Devices window is display ed. 5 Double-click Rio Cali . 6 Click ADD CLIPS in the command ba r at the bottom of the RealOne Player wind o[...]

Contents Index 20 Rio Cali iTunes 1 Launch iT unes. 2 Connect the player to a USB port on the computer . 3 Power the Rio Fuse on. 4 Click Library in the iT unes Source frame. 5 Select tracks to transfer . 6 Drag and drop selected tracks to the Rio Fuse Player in the iT unes Source frame. • iTunes will only ref resh the audio contents located on t[...]

Contents Index 21 Rio Cali :: Control The controls on the Rio Cal i work as follows: • POWER Press to turn the play er on. Press and hold to turn the play er off. • MENU Press to enter Menu mode. In Menu mode, press to re turn to Playback mode. • RIOSTICK (Press) In Playback mode, press to cyc le through Play Screens . In Menu mode, press to [...]

Contents Index 22 Rio Cali :: Play The Rio Cali plays digi tal audio tracks in Playback mode and FM radio in T uner mode. Modes can be changed at anytime through the main menu. Play Music Tu n e r[...]

Contents Index 23 Rio Cali :: Play Music In Playback mode (the default mode), an y track or preset customized playlist c an b e p l ay e d w i th i n a m a tt e r o f s e c- onds. Play All Play T r ack Playlists • If the Rio Cali does not power on after POWER has been pressed, check the LOCK/UNLOCK switch and confirm it is in the UNLOCK position.[...]

Contents Index 24 Rio Cali Play All Follow these st eps to play all tracks on the Rio Cali: 1 Press MENU . 2 Select Play Music . 3 Press RIOSTICK . 4 Select Play All . 5 Press RIOSTICK to begin playback. Play Track Fol low these steps to play a specific track on the Rio Cali : 1 Press MENU . 2 Select Play Music . 3 Press RIOSTICK . 4 Select Play Tr[...]

Contents Index 25 Rio Cali :: Tuner T o access T uner mode: 1 Press MENU . 2 Select Tuner . 3 Press RIOSTICK . FM Control Manual Preset Store Preset FM Control When in T uner mode, the followin g controls function differently: • RIOSTICK (Press) Press to en ter Preset mode. Press and hold to enter Store Preset mode. • RIOSTICK (Movement) Move t[...]

Contents Index 26 Rio Cali Manual Follow these st eps to enter the manual T uner mode: 1 Press MENU . 2 Select Tuner . 3 Press RIOSTICK . Store Preset The Rio Cali allows programming of up to 8 FM preset slots. 1 When in Manual mode, tune to a frequency you wish to store to a preset slot. 2 Press and hold RIOSTICK to enter Store Preset mode. 3 Sele[...]

Contents Index 27 Rio Cali Chapter 5 Advanced Features :: Advanced Features Advanced features of the Rio Cali include: Stopwatch Settings About[...]

Contents Index 28 Rio Cali :: Stopwatch Use the stopwatch to keep tr ack of time-sen sitive events whil e listening to music. 1 Press MENU . 2 Select Stopwatch . 3 Press RIOSTICK . Lap statistics are disp layed at the bottom of the Stopwatch screen. When a new lap is set, the differenc e, either faster ( - ) or slower ( + ) between new lap times an[...]

Contents Index 29 Rio Cali :: Settings Rio Cali settings incl ude: Playback Equalizer Bookmarks Pow e r Re su m e Display Time Language Tu n e r Lock Setup[...]

Contents Index 30 Rio Cali :: Playback V arious playback settings can be set to modify the way the Rio Cali pl ays tracks. T r acks can be shuffled at random and/or repeated continuously . 1 Press MENU . 2 Select Settings . 3 Press RIOSTICK . 4 Select Playback . 5 Press RIOSTICK . 6 Select Playback options. 7 Press RIOSTICK to apply settings and re[...]

Contents Index 31 Rio Cali :: Equalizer The sound of tracks pla yed on the Rio can be adjusted using v arious preset and fully customizable equalizer options. Equalizer settings i nclude: Custom Custom mode allows the play er ’s settings to be adjust ed according to personal preferences. 1 Press MENU . 2 Select Settings . 3 Press RIOSTICK . 4 Sel[...]

Contents Index 32 Rio Cali Rock Select the Rock equalizer op tion to change the sound of tracks according to t he Rock preset settings. 1 Press MENU . 2 Select Settings . 3 Press RIOSTICK 4 Select Equalizer . 5 Press RIOSTICK . 6 Select Rock . 7 Press RIOSTICK to set the Rock equalizer option and return to Player mode. Jazz Select the Jazz equalize[...]

Contents Index 33 Rio Cali Classical Select the Classical equali zer option to change the sound of tracks according to t he Classical preset settings. 1 Press MENU . 2 Select Settings . 3 Press RIOSTICK 4 Select Equalizer . 5 Press RIOSTICK . 6 Select Classical . 7 Press RIOSTICK to set the Classical equalizer op tion and return to Player mode. Pop[...]

Contents Index 34 Rio Cali Trance Select the Trance equalizer option to change the sound of tracks ac cording to the Trance preset settin gs. 1 Press MENU . 2 Select Settings . 3 Press RIOSTICK 4 Select Equalizer . 5 Press RIOSTICK . 6 Select Trance . 7 Press RIOSTICK to set the Trance equalizer option and return to Player mode.[...]

Contents Index 35 Rio Cali :: Bookmarks Perfect for multiple users who use the same Rio Cali, bookmarks store specific player set tings, including the cur- rent running order , the current tr ack, the current time posi tion of the tr ack, the repeat setting, and the shuffle set- ting. Users can sav e these settings in a bookmark and restore them wh[...]

Contents Index 36 Rio Cali :: Power By adjusting the Power settings the Rio Cali can conserve energy an d extend the amount of playback time during each battery charge. 1 Press MENU . 2 Select Settings . 3 Press RIOSTICK . 4 Select Power . 5 Press RIOSTICK . 6 Select Power options. 7 Press RIOSTICK to apply settings and return to Player mode. Power[...]

Contents Index 37 Rio Cali :: Resume Use the options in the Resume menu to set t he track that the play er will play whenever the player restarts. 1 Press MENU . 2 Select Settings . 3 Press RIOSTICK . 4 Select Resume . 5 Press RIOSTICK . 6 Select Resume options. 7 Press RIOSTICK to apply settings and return to Player mode. Resume options include: ?[...]

Contents Index 38 Rio Cali :: Display Use the Display menu to adjust backlight and contrast set t ings. 1 Press MENU . 2 Select Settings . 3 Press RIOSTICK . 4 Select Display . 5 Press RIOSTICK . 6 Adjust Backlight options and Contrast settings. 7 Press RIOSTICK to apply settings and return to Player mode. • Backlight Set the backlight on the pla[...]

Contents Index 39 Rio Cali :: Time Use the options in the Time menu to set the player’s internal clock. 1 Press MENU . 2 Select Settings . 3 Press RIOSTICK . 4 Select Time . 5 Press RIOSTICK . 6 Select Set Time , Set Date , or Time/Date Mode options. 7 Press RIOSTICK to apply settings and return to Player mode. Time settings include: • Set Time[...]

Contents Index 40 Rio Cali :: Language The Rio Cali menus can be set to display one in of six languages. 1 Press MENU . 2 Select Settings . 3 Press RIOSTICK . 4 Select Language . 5 Press RIOSTICK . 6 Select a Language setting. 7 Press RIOSTICK . Language settings include: • English (the default set ting) Set the player displa y language to Englis[...]

Contents Index 41 Rio Cali :: Tuner Use the options in the Tuner menu to set the player’s FM radio settings. 1 Press MENU . 2 Select Settings . 3 Press RIOSTICK . 4 Select Tuner . 5 Press RIOSTICK . 6 Select FM Stereo Mode and Region options. 7 Press RIOSTICK . T uner Options include: • FM Stereo Mode Options include On (the default setting), a[...]

Contents Index 42 Rio Cali :: Lock Setup Use the options in the Lock Setup menu to enable vol ume and RioStick control when the lock is enabled. 1 Press MENU . 2 Select Settings . 3 Press RIOSTICK . 4 Select Lock Setup . 5 Press RIOSTICK . 6 Select Lock Volume and RioStick options. 7 Press RIOSTICK to apply settings and return to Player mode. Lock [...]

Contents Index 43 Rio Cali :: About The about screen displays information about t h e Rio Cali. Information includes the total amount of space on the disk, the amount of free sp ace, the number of tracks on the play er , and the fi rmware vers ion. 1 Press MENU . 2 Select About . 3 Press RIOSTICK . 4 Select Player or Storage . 5 Press RIOSTICK . Ab[...]

Contents Index 44 Rio Cali Chapter 6 Help :: Troubleshooting Customer Service Information The F AQs below will h elp 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 any of the following methods: Web: www .rioaudio.com/support Technical Support Telephone: ([...]

Contents Index 45 Rio Cali Frequently Asked Questions Question Answer What size and type of external memory cards can my Rio Cali use? • The Rio Cali currently supports SD an d MMC memory sizes of 8MB - 512MB . Please visit the Rio support s ite at www.rioaudio.com/support for more informa- tion on external memory cards. How do I install an exter[...]

Contents Index 46 Rio Cali What kind of batteries can I use with the Rio Cali? • T he Rio Cali can use either a l kal i ne or Nic k el-Metal Hydr i d e (NiM H ) batteries. Where is the battery indi- cator on my Rio Cali? • The battery indicator on the Rio Cali is lo cated in the top-right corner of the dis- play . The segments in the batt ery i[...]

Contents Index 47 Rio Cali Can I update the firmware on the Rio Cali? • Y es. If available, firmw are for your Rio can be downloaded online. Note: Quit all applications before running the firm ware update. While running the firmware upd ate, do not close the program, turn of f the player , or unplug the USB cable. Downloading the update 1 Click o[...]

Contents Index 48 Rio Cali :: 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 vocals and dr ums more prominent in your music. Y ou can select the amount of bass in your music by selecting various Equalizer[...]

Contents Index 49 Rio Cali ID3 Tag The ID3 tag is the part of the encoded MP3 or WMA file that contains informat ion about the digital music file such as song title, artis t, album title, encoding bitrate, trac k time dur ation, and so on. ID3 tag information is displayed on the Album/Ar tist/T rack title line on th e player’s LCD. MP3 MP3 is sho[...]

Contents Index 50 Rio Cali :: Limited Warranty and Software License Warranty Digital Networks North America, Inc. warrants that your pr oduct will be free from defects in materials and work- manship for a period of ninety (90) d ays from the date of original retail purchase. Digital Net w orks North America, Inc. warrant s refurbished products, mar[...]

Contents Index 51 Rio Cali Scope of and Limitation on Wa rranty This warr anty does not cover damage caused by abuse, mi suse, unauthorized attempts to open, modify , or repair the product, moisture, extreme heat or cold, corrosiv e en vironments, shipping, or high voltage surges from exter- nal sources such as power line, telephone line, or connec[...]

Contents Index 52 Rio Cali :: FCC and Industry Canada Compliance Federal Communications Commission (FCC) This device c omplies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is sub ject to the foll owing two condit ions: 1 This device may not cause harmful interference, and 2 This device must accept an y interference received, in cl uding interference th[...]

Contents Index 53 Rio Cali :: Safety Warning T O REDUCE THE CHANCE OF SHOCK OR INJURY , DO NOT USE or OPERA TE THI S DEVICE IN OR NEAR WA TER OR WET LOCA TIONS. CAUTION RISK OF EXPLOSION, DAMAGE OR BA TTERY LEAKAGE IS POS SIBLE IF BA TTERY IS REPLACED INCORRECTLY OR BY AN INCORRECT TYPE. NEVER A TTEMPT T O CHARGE A NON-RECHARGEABLE ALKALINE BA TT E[...]

Contents Index 54 Rio Cali Index Symbols +/- control 21 A about 43 accessories 9 advanced featu r es 27 B ba c k l i ght 38 basic operations 16 bass def i n i tion 48 battery i n d i cator 46 installation 4 b i trate d e f init i on 48 book m arks 35 but t ons and con t rols 21 C codec def i n i tion 48 MP3 49 WMA 49 copy tracks 17 contrast 38 cont[...]

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