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Rio Chiba

User’s Guide

Table of Contents

Getting Started

Connections

Software Setup

Basic Operations

Advanced Features

Help

Index

Summary of Contents for Chiba 128MB

Page 1: ...Rio Chiba User s Guide Table of Contents Getting Started Connections Software Setup Basic Operations Advanced Features Help Index...

Page 2: ...n Digital Networks North America Inc disclaims any obligation to update the information contained herein Rio is a registered trademark of Digital Networks North America Inc RealOne is a registered tra...

Page 3: ...ons Basic Connections 8 Battery 8 Earphones 8 USB 8 Additional Accessories 9 3 Software Setup Windows 11 Rio Music Manager 12 RealOne Player 13 Mac 14 iTunes 15 4 Basic Operations Basic Operations 16...

Page 4: ...er Service Information 44 Frequently Asked Questions 45 Glossary of Digital Audio Terms 48 Bass 48 Bitrate 48 Codec 48 Firmware 48 Gain 48 ID3 Tag 49 MP3 49 Rip and Encode 49 Synchronize 49 Treble 49...

Page 5: ...a portable digital audio player that provides many hours of MP3 and WMA playback The Rio Chiba features a lighted LCD a memory expansion slot stopwatch and an FM radio tuner Learning More Refer to th...

Page 6: ...K UNLOCK Slide into the LOCK position to disable buttons and prevent accidental operation VOLUME and Press to adjust volume level POWER Press to turn the player on Press and hold to turn the player of...

Page 7: ...o supplied earphones Mini USB Connects to supplied Mini USB cable POWER Press to turn the player on Press and hold to turn the player off LOCK UNLOCK Slide into the LOCK position to disable buttons an...

Page 8: ...ext AAA Battery Insert AAA battery The Rio Chiba supports both alkaline and NiMH batteries Battery Compartment Cover Remove to access the battery compartment Optional Memory Card The Rio Chiba support...

Page 9: ...eat Playback Indicator Shuffle Playback Indicator Lock Indicator Power Indicator Playback Mode Menu Title Menu Mode Track Position Bar Track Number Total Number of Tracks Selected Option Options Volum...

Page 10: ...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 T...

Page 11: ...ge 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 I...

Page 12: ...ing the included USB cable to the USB port on your computer to transfer music or files to and from the player and your computer USB Detection with the Windows Device Driver USB connectivity is ready t...

Page 13: ...able online at the Rio website Some of the most popular accessories include the following Rio Car Stereo Adapter Upgrade your car stereo for hundreds of dollars less than buying a new MP3 CD player Th...

Page 14: ...are found on the Rio installation disc must be installed on a computer before it will recognize the Rio Chiba Rio Music Manager must be installed on computers that use the Windows operating systems iT...

Page 15: ...ly 2 Click Rio Music Manager INSTALL NOW required and follow the on screen instructions Additionally one may click RealOne Player INSTALL NOW and follow its installation instructions as well 3 If prom...

Page 16: ...CDs into compressed digital audio formats Rio Music Manager encodes WMA files by default and MP3 via an optional upgrade pack Automatically Synchronize the music collection on your computer with your...

Page 17: ...e digital audio enthusiasts Support for the RealOne player can be found here RealOne offers the fol lowing features Save Rip and Encode your audio CDs into compressed digital audio formats including M...

Page 18: ...1 Place the software CD label side up into the computer s CD ROM drive Double click the Rio icon on your computer s desktop 2 Double click the Install OSX icon The Rio Software Screen will display 3 C...

Page 19: ...nes to the most current version of iTunes is absolutely free iTunes is available online Support for iTunes can be found here iTunes offers the following features Save Rip and Encode your audio CDs int...

Page 20: ...Table of Contents Index 16 Rio Chiba Chapter 4 Basic Operations Basic Operations Enjoying music on the Rio Chiba is easy Basic operations of the Rio Chiba include Copy Transfer Control Play...

Page 21: ...gital audio format like MP3 or WMA 1 Launch the Rio Music Manager 2 Insert an Audio CD into your CD ROM drive 3 Click the CD ROM icon on the Rio Music Manager Device List 4 Use any of the following te...

Page 22: ...category of tracks Categories include Albums Artists Genres Songs and Playlists For example if you wish to copy all tracks from a favorite artist onto the player click the Artists tab and then use an...

Page 23: ...dd Clip to queue the tracks to be transferred and close the Add Clips window 8 Click TRANSFER in the command bar at the bottom of the window to begin transferring the selected tracks to the Rio Chiba...

Page 24: ...ter 3 Power the Rio Chiba on 4 Click Library in the iTunes Source frame 5 Select tracks to transfer 6 Drag and drop selected tracks to the Rio Chiba Player in the iTunes Source frame iTunes will only...

Page 25: ...Move to control menu navigation In Playback mode move to control PLAY PAUSE STOP FORWARD and REVERSE playback functions PLAY PAUSE Select with the RioStick to play or pause playback FORWARD and REVERS...

Page 26: ...Table of Contents Index 22 Rio Chiba Play The Rio Chiba plays digital audio tracks in Playback mode and FM radio in Tuner mode Modes can be changed at anytime through the main menu Play Music Tuner...

Page 27: ...the default mode any track or preset customized playlist can be played within a matter of sec onds Play All Play Track Playlists If the Rio Chiba does not power on after POWER has been pressed check...

Page 28: ...hese steps to play a specific track on the Rio Chiba 1 Press MENU 2 Select Play Music 3 Press RIOSTICK 4 Select Play Track 5 Press RIOSTICK 6 Select a track to play 7 Press RIOSTICK to begin playback...

Page 29: ...nd REVERSE functions PLAY PAUSE In Manual mode select with the RioStick to mute the FM radio FORWARD and REVERSE In Manual mode select with the RioStick to tune up or down the frequency range In Manua...

Page 30: ...t mode 3 Select FORWARD or REVERSE with the RioStick to cycle to the desired preset station slot 4 Press RIOSTICK to store the frequency to the selected FM preset slot After a frequency has been store...

Page 31: ...Table of Contents Index 27 Rio Chiba Chapter 5 Advanced Features Advanced Features Advanced features of the Rio Chiba include Stopwatch Settings About...

Page 32: ...layed for a few moments When in Stopwatch mode the controls work in the following ways MENU Press to return to the Main Menu RIOSTICK Press Press to set a lap time Press and hold to return to single l...

Page 33: ...Table of Contents Index 29 Rio Chiba Settings Rio Chiba settings include Playback Equalizer Bookmarks Power Resume Display Time Language Tuner Lock Setup...

Page 34: ...tings 3 Press RIOSTICK 4 Select Playback 5 Press RIOSTICK 6 Select Playback options 7 Press RIOSTICK to apply settings and return to Player mode Plackback options include Shuffle Set selected tracks t...

Page 35: ...K 4 Select Equalizer 5 Press RIOSTICK 6 Select Custom 7 Adjust 5 band equalizer Press FORWARD or REVERSE to navigate between frequencies Press PLAY PAUSE or STOP to boost or cut the Gain of the freque...

Page 36: ...t 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 equalizer option to change the sound of tracks according to...

Page 37: ...Select Equalizer 5 Press RIOSTICK 6 Select Classical 7 Press RIOSTICK to set the Classical equalizer option and return to Player mode Pop Select the Pop equalizer option to change the sound of tracks...

Page 38: ...qualizer option to change the sound of tracks according to the Trance preset settings 1 Press MENU 2 Select Settings 3 Press RIOSTICK 4 Select Equalizer 5 Press RIOSTICK 6 Select Trance 7 Press RIOSTI...

Page 39: ...ess MENU 2 Select Settings 3 Press RIOSTICK 4 Select Bookmarks 5 Press RIOSTICK 6 Select a Bookmark option 7 Press RIOSTICK Bookmark options include Select Use RIOSTICK to select a bookmark Press RIOS...

Page 40: ...to Player mode Power options include Battery Although the Rio Chiba ships with an Alkaline battery it can also use rechargeable Nickel Metal Hydride NiMH batteries The Battery option must be set to t...

Page 41: ...TICK to apply settings and return to Player mode Resume options include Track Set the player to begin playback of the last track played before shutdown or the first track in the running order when the...

Page 42: ...light on the player to shut itself off after a specific number of seconds Settings include Off 2s 5s the default setting 10s 20s and On On sets the backlight to remain lit constantly Contrast Move RIO...

Page 43: ...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 Options include Hour Minute and AM PM Set Dat...

Page 44: ...CK 6 Select a Language setting 7 Press RIOSTICK Language settings include English the default setting Set the player display language to English Set the player display language to Japanese Deutsch Set...

Page 45: ...Settings 3 Press RIOSTICK 4 Select Tuner 5 Press RIOSTICK 6 Select FM Stereo Mode and Region options 7 Press RIOSTICK Tuner Options include FM Stereo Mode Options include On the default setting and Of...

Page 46: ...ock Setup 5 Press RIOSTICK 6 Select Lock Volume and RioStick options 7 Press RIOSTICK to apply settings and return to Player mode Lock Setup settings include Lock Volume Options include On the default...

Page 47: ...amount of free space the number of tracks on the player and the Firmware version 1 Press MENU 2 Select About 3 Press RIOSTICK 4 Select Player or Storage 5 Press RIOSTICK About options include Player D...

Page 48: ...l Support Telephone 206 515 1400 Customer Support Telephone 800 468 5846 With every Rio product you receive the following support services Unlimited access to the Rio web based technical information r...

Page 49: ...place the battery compartment cover 7 Turn the Rio Chiba on What type of files can I play with the Rio Chiba You can play MP3 and WMA files Can I add MP3 and WMA files to the player at the same time Y...

Page 50: ...en less than 20 of the charge on the battery remains What kind of skip protection does the Rio Chiba have Because the Rio Chiba uses no moving parts it will never skip or stutter during audio playback...

Page 51: ...C exe Windows hqx Mac zip Windows must use WinZip to open txt All operating systems a text file including update information and instructions Installing the update PC 1 Connect the player to your comp...

Page 52: ...bitrate the sound quality of WMA is similar to that of an FM radio signal but approximately two minutes of music will fit in 1MB of space Codec Depending on the context and kind of technology involved...

Page 53: ...uits and Thomson Multimedia Rip and Encode Rip and encode refers to the process of extracting audio from a music CD ripping and encoding it into a compressed digital audio format like MP3 or WMA Synch...

Page 54: ...repair or replace the defective product then Digital Networks North America Inc may at its sole discretion refund the current suggested retail price for the product Digital Networks North America Inc...

Page 55: ...ny damages that result from the failure of this product or from the breach of any express or implied warranties These include damage to other equipment lost data lost profits or any consequential inci...

Page 56: ...nergy and if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions may cause harmful interference to radio communications However there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a parti...

Page 57: ...NEVER ATTEMPT TO CHARGE A NON RECHARGEABLE ALKALINE BATTERY DISPOSE OF USED BATTERIES ACCORDING TO INSTRUCTIONS OR LOCAL LAWS Use of headphones while operating a vehicle is not recommended and is unla...

Page 58: ...s 45 G Getting Started 1 Glossary 48 H Help 44 I ID3 Tag definition 49 iTunes 15 L Language 40 Limited Warranty 50 Liquid Crystal Display LCD 5 Lock Setup 42 M MP3 49 P Play All 24 Play Pause 2 21 Pla...

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