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About the Rio User Guide

Rio 600 User Guide

About the Rio User Guide

The Rio User Guide includes the following sections:

Introduction

Rio Menu options and settings

Accessories and e-store

Glossary of digital audio terms

Frequently asked questions (FAQ) and troubleshooting

Warranty

Regulatory

Customer care

Index

To learn more:

Refer to the Getting Started Guide for the basics on how to set up and start using your Rio.

Click the Rio Audio Manager or SoundJam software Help menus for detailed step-by-step instruc-

tions on how to use the software to convert CD tracks into compressed digital audio formats, get 

audio from the Internet, or transfer tracks to and from the Rio.

Visit the

 Rio Web site

Navigating and printing the Rio User Guide

The online Rio User Guide is in Adobe Acrobat (.PDF) file format. 

Important: We strongly recommend that you use Adobe Acrobat version 4.0—available on the 
Rio software CD-ROM—to view and print the Rio user guide.

Click 

links

 (blue underlined text) to jump to another location in the document or to a location on the 

World Wide Web.

Click the Index icon at the top of any page (by the page number) to go to the index—or you can 

click the Index bookmark. Click page numbers in the index to jump to a topic.

Acrobat toolbar icons

Click the Show/Hide Navigation Pane icon in the Acrobat toolbar to show bookmarks in the left 

column. Bookmarks are links to the contents of the User Guide. Click any bookmark in the list to 

jump to the page in the User Guide that contains the topic.

Click the Print icon in the Acrobat toolbar to print the User Guide. The size of the User Guide is 

designed for printing—to save trees.

Summary of Contents for 600 32MB

Page 1: ...ing the Rio User Guide The online Rio User Guide is in Adobe Acrobat PDF file format Important We strongly recommend that you use Adobe Acrobat version 4 0 available on the Rio software CD ROM to view...

Page 2: ...otected by copyright laws and international copyright treaties as well as other intellectual property laws and treaties The Software is licenced not sold IF YOU DO NOT AGREE TO THIS END USER LICENCE A...

Page 3: ...AILS OF ITS ESSENTIAL PURPOSE Limitations on Reverse Engineering Decompilation and Disassembly You may not reverse engineer decompile or disassemble the Software except and only to the extent that suc...

Page 4: ...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...

Page 5: ...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 Play Pause the top button on the player joypad Stop...

Page 6: ...the or joypad buttons to navigate to Audio 3 Press Select 4 The EQ settings display 5 Press the or joypad buttons to navigate to Custom 6 Press Select 7 Press the or joypad buttons to navigate between...

Page 7: ...ck 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 used together to randomise...

Page 8: ...to navigate to Delete Tracks 5 Press Select A list of all tracks on the Rio displays 6 Press the or joypad buttons to navigate to the track you want to delete 7 Press Select Choose Yes on the Delete...

Page 9: ...playlist option Any existing playlists display 2 Press the or joypad buttons to highlight the desired playlist 3 Press Select Building a playlist 1 Highlight the New playlist option 2 Press Select Ne...

Page 10: ...the left column This number is the order in which the track plays in the playlist To change the track order highlight a track and press the or joypad buttons change the track order number in the play...

Page 11: ...Press Select 4 Press the joypad buttons to navigate to Power Saving 5 Press Select 6 Press the or joypad buttons to adjust the setting from one to nine minutes 7 Press Select to save the setting To re...

Page 12: ...5 Press Select 6 Press the or joypad buttons to highlight each of the time and date fields 7 Press the or joypad buttons when any of the time or date fields is highlighted to change the value The dat...

Page 13: ...attery information Battery type Rechargeable or Normal Battery charge level The battery s charge state Run time estimation The battery s remaining play time Battery level graphic A bar graph inside a...

Page 14: ...adapters Expand the Rio memory storage with 32 MB 64 MB and 340 MB accessory backpacks Storage times vary by audio file codec and bitrate used 32 MB Backpack Expands memory storage by approximately 3...

Page 15: ...ck 4 Turn on the Rio player and adjust the volume to medium level 5 Play music on the Rio through your car s speakers 6 Adjust the cassette deck volume to the desired level Order online from the Rio e...

Page 16: ...the backpack and any existing faceplate attached to the Rio 2 Insert the tab by the Liquid Crystal Display LCD opening on the back of the new faceplate into the slot on the front of the Rio on the ri...

Page 17: ...hile protecting your Rio Order online from the Rio e store Rio Travel Case Keeps your Rio player and accessories together when you travel Removable shoulder strap Order online from the Rio e store Rio...

Page 18: ...ship of digital information DRM became an issue with the rise of MP3 technology and Internet distribution of music DRM plat forms serve as a security wrapper around digital audio supporting Internet d...

Page 19: ...rierte Schaltungen and Thomson Multimedia MP3 uses perceptual audio coding and psychoacoustic com pression to remove all superfluous information more specifically the redundant and irrelevant parts of...

Page 20: ...used to connect up to 127 peripheral devices such as mice modems and keyboards USB also supports Plug and Play installation and hot plugging It is expected to completely replace serial and parallel po...

Page 21: ...is on the back of the Rio under the backpack Remove the backpack from the player to see the serial number S N How do I upgrade the Rio firmware Important First determine the version of the firmware in...

Page 22: ...registered the Rio Audio Manager software on my first computer but when I install it on another computer it tells me that the code is not valid The licence is system specific If you plan to use the so...

Page 23: ...mware update from the manufacturer to correct audio extraction errors 4 Overclocking Overclocking the system running faster than it is rated to run can have adverse effects on the peripheral component...

Page 24: ...a mond you must pay for shipping to Diamond Product failures not covered by this warranty This warranty covers defects in manufacture that arise from correct use of the device It does not cover damage...

Page 25: ...uipment is switched off then the equipment is probably causing the interference You may be able to correct the problem by doing one or more of the follow ing Adjust the position of the radio or TV ant...

Page 26: ...ral method for one package equipment CEI IEC 60065 1998 Audio Video and similar electronic apparatus Safety Requirements In accordance with the terms of Directive 1999 5 EC the originally signed Decla...

Page 27: ...aturday 9 00 until 16 00 CET Fax Support all Products 31 53 484 9536 World Wide Web http www diamondmm de England Telephone Support all Products 44 0 870 870 5727 Hours of Operation Monday Friday 8 00...

Page 28: ...ide Web http www diamondmm europe com Other European Middle Eastern and African countries Telephone Support all Products 31 53 484 9535 Hours of Operation Monday Friday 8 00 until 19 00 GMT Saturday 8...

Page 29: ...qualizer built in 5 custom 6 F faceplates 16 Federal Communications Commission FCC statement 25 file compression 18 firmware defined 19 how to upgrade 21 FM tuner remote 15 frequently asked questions...

Page 30: ...Page 30 Index...

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