Rio 600 64MB, 600 User Manual

Rio 600 User Guide

About the Rio User Guide

The Rio User Guide include s the fo ll owing sections:

Introduction
Rio Menu options and settings
Accessories and e-store
Glossary of digital audio ter ms
Frequently asked questions (FAQ) and troubleshooting
Warranty
Regulatory
Customer care
Index

About the Rio User Guide

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To learn more:

• Refer to the Getting Started Guide for the b asi cs o n how to set up and start using your Rio.

• Click the Rio Audio Manager or SoundJam software Help menus for detailed step-by-step instruc­tions on how to use the software to convert CD tracks into compressed digital audio formats, get
audio from the Internet, or transf er trac ks to and fr om the Rio.

• Visit the Rio Web site

Navigating and printing the Rio User Guide

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Important: We strongly recommend that you use Adobe Acrobat version 4.0—available on the
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Copyright and trademark

© 2000 S3 Incorporated. All Rights Reserved.
Neither S3 Incorporated nor Diamond Multimedia Systems, Inc. assumes any responsibility for errors

or omissions i n t hi s d oc ume nt . Ne ith e r S3 Inco rp or at ed nor Di am o nd Mu ltim e di a Syst em s, Inc . makes
any commitment to update the information contained herein.

Rio is a registered tradema rk of Rio Po rt. co m, Inc. used by Diamond Multimedia Systems, Inc. under
licence.

Microsoft, Windows Me dia and the Windows Logo are trade mark s or regis tered
trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and/or other countries.

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All other trademarks belong to their respective owners.
First Edition, May 2000.
Part Number 75510294 -001

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Introduction

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Introduction

The Rio 600 is a digital audio player that you can take with you anywhere. Create and mix your favorite
music and audio selections on your PC or Mac for playback on the Rio. Listen to music on the Rio
while you exercise, commute, or relax. The Rio is similar in function to a portable cassette or CD
player. However, it has no moving parts, so the Rio does not skip or jitter during playback. It is about
the size of an audio cassette or pager and weighs only a few ounces.

The Rio comes with 32 MB memory built-in. You may expand the Rio memory storage with accessory
backpacks. The Rio interfaces with your computer through the USB port. Use the software included on
the CD-ROM to:

• Create your own custom song mixes to take with you on your Rio.

• Create compressed dig ita l audio track s from you r audio CDs using yo ur compu t er’s CD-ROM
drive.

• Convert and organise the contents of yo ur CD colle ction into compressed digital audi o track s.

• Download digital audio fil es fr om the Internet via your computer to the Rio.

There are many sources on the Internet for digital audio content, including:

Rioport.com
Windows Media.co m

Rio Menu options and settings

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Rio Menu options and settings

Menu options and settings described in this section

• Audio: Adjustments to audio quality (Equalizer settings).

• Player: Includes random, repeat, delete track, and playlist functions.

• Prefs: Player settings including display, time and date, and power saving (time to sleep).

• About: Player status including battery level, firmware version, memory use, and owner information.

Documentation conventions used in this section

• Menu: The Menu button on the player. Press Menu to display menu options. Gener al ly, pressing
Menu while in menu mode before saving any changes returns the player to play mode without

saving.

• Select: The centre player joypad button.

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•

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: Play/Pause; the top button on the player joypad.

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: Stop; the bottom button on the player joypad.

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• Liquid crystal display (LCD):

: Forward; the right button on the player joypad.

<<

: Reverse; the left button on the player joypad.

Using Audio functions

Audio functions include built-in and custom equalizer (EQ) settings. Custom EQ lets you set the Treble
and Bass values on a range from 1 (low) to 12 (high).

Selecting built-in EQ settings

1 Press Menu.
2 Press the << or >> joypad buttons to navigate to Audio.

3 Press Select.
4 The EQ settings display.

5 Press the
6 Press Select.

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, ■, << or >> joypad buttons to highlight the desired setting.

Rio Menu options and settings

Setting the Custom EQ

Custom EQ lets you set the Treble and Bass values from 1 (low) to 9 (high).
1 Press Menu.
2 Press the << or >> joypad buttons to navigate to Audio.
3 Press Select.
4 The EQ settings display.

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5 Press the
6 Press Select.

7 Press the
8Use the << or >> joypad buttons to increase or decrease the bass or treble value from 1 (low) to

12 (high).

9 Press Select to choose the setting.

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, ■, << or >> joypad buttons to navi gate to Custom.

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or ■ joypad buttons to navigate between Bass or Treble.

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Using Player functions

Player functions inc lude:

• Play options: Rep eat or rando mi se tr acks .

• Delete tracks: Remove content from the Rio.

• Playlist: Create new playlists, manage playlists downloaded from the computer or remove playlists
from the Rio.

Setting Repeat and Random play options

Repeat settings include:

• All: All tracks repeat.

• Track: Current track repeats.

• Off: Turns off repeat function.

Random settings include:

• All: All tracks play in random order.

• Off: Turns off random function.

Repeat-All and Random-All functions may be us ed together, to randomise all tracks on the Rio.
1 Press Menu.
2 Press the << or >> joypad buttons to navigate to Player.
3 Press Select.
4 Navigate to Play Options.
5 Press Select.

6 Press the
7 Press the << or >> joypad buttons to change the Repeat or Random setting .

8 Press Select to save the settings. To return to play mode without saving any changes , press

Menu.

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or ■ joypad buttons to navigate between Repeat or Random.

Deleting tracks from the Rio

1 Press Menu.
2 Press the << or >> joypad buttons to navigate to Player.

3 Press Select.
4 Press the joypad buttons to navigate to Delete Tracks.
5 Press Select. A list of all tracks on the Rio displays.

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6 Press the
7 Press Select.

• Choose Yes on the Delete dialogue to delete the track.

• Choose No on the Delete di alo gue to ret urn to pla y mod e withou t delet ing the tr ack.

• To return to play mode without saving any changes, press Menu.

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or ■ joypad buttons to navigate to the track you want to delete.

Rio Menu options and settings

Working with Playlists

Playlist option s inclu de:

• Choose: Select a playlis t from playl ists stored on the Rio.

• New: Build a new playlist.

• Edit: Modify an existing playlist.

• Remove: Remove a playlist from the Rio.

1 Press Menu.
2 Press the << or >> joypad buttons to navigate to Player.

3 Press Select.
4 Navigate to Playlist.
5 Press Select.

6 Press the << or >> joypad buttons navigate to the desired playlist option.
7 Press Select.

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Choosing a playlist

1 Select the Choose playlist option. Any existing playlists display.
2 Press the

3 Press Select.

Building a playlist

1 Highlight the New playlist option.
2 Press Select. New playlists are numbered in sequential order starting at “1”.

3 The playlist editor displays all tracks on the Rio.

4 Press the

• Press Select to assign a playlist order number to the track. The number is the order in which

• Press the << or >> joypad buttons change the track order number.

5 When you are finished, select Done at the bottom of the playlist editor.
6Select Yes on the dialogue to sav e the new playl ist and ex it.

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or ■ joypad buttons to highlight the desired playlist.

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or ■ joypad buttons to highlight a track.

the track plays in the pl ayli st.