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Rio Nitrus  

New Music

Select to compose a running order composed of the most recently played tracks during a set amount of time. The 

most recently played tracks are played first. Settings include 1 day (the default setting), 2 days1 week, and 

month. To play tracks using New Music please follow these steps:

Press MENU.

Select Play Music.

Press ROTARY WHEEL.

Select New Music.

Press ROTARY WHEEL.

Select a set amount of time.

Press ROTARY WHEEL to begin playback.

Playlist

To play tracks from playlists created in Rio Music Manager please follow these steps:

Press MENU.

Select Play Music.

Press ROTARY WHEEL.

Select Playlist.

Press ROTARY WHEEL.

Select a playlist.

Press ROTARY WHEEL to begin playback.

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

Страница 2: ...rmational and instructional purposes only Digital Networks North America Inc reserves the right to make changes in the specifications and other information contained in this document without prior notification Digital Networks North America Inc disclaims any obligation to update the information contained herein Microsoft Windows Media and the Windows Logo are trademarks or registered trademarks of...

Страница 3: ...ns 6 AC Power Adapter 6 Batteries 6 Earphones 7 USB 7 Additional Accessories 8 3 Software Setup Software Installation 9 Rio Music Manager 10 4 Basic Operations Basic Operations 11 Copy 12 Copying Tracks with Rio Music Manager 12 Transfer 13 Rio Music Manager 13 Control 14 Play 15 Play All 16 Album 16 Artist 16 Genre 17 Track 17 Year 17 New Music 18 Playlist 18 5 Advanced Features Advanced Features...

Страница 4: ...Questions 35 Glossary of Digital Audio Terms 39 Bass 39 Bitrate 39 Codec 39 Firmware 39 Gain 39 ID3 Tag 40 MP3 40 Rip and Encode 40 Synchronize 40 Treble 40 VBR 40 WMA 40 Limited Warranty and Software License 41 Warranty 41 Warranty Service 41 Scope of and Limitation on Warranty 42 FCC and Industry Canada Compliance 43 Federal Communications Commission FCC 43 Industry Canada 43 Safety 44 Warning 4...

Страница 5: ...te songs on its 1 5GB hard drive The Rio Nitrus includes an AC adapter earphones a lighted LCD display a long lasting built in battery and high speed USB 2 0 connectivity Learning More Refer to the Quick Start Poster for the basics on how to set up and start using the Rio Nitrus Visit the Rio website at www rioaudio com Actual formatted capacity less 1GB 1 000 000 000 bytes ...

Страница 6: ...ward or reverse Stop Select with the RioStick to stop playback Volume and Press to adjust the volume level Menu Press to enter Menu mode When in Menu mode press to return to Player mode RIOSTICK In Menu mode press to select menu options Move to control menu navigation In Player mode press to cycle through Time Code View Track Format View and Date View Move to control PLAY PAUSE STOP FORWARD and RE...

Страница 7: ... invisible text DC IN Connects to AC adapter Earphones Connects to earphones USB Connects to USB cable Lock Unlock Slide into the LOCK position to disable buttons and prevent accidental operation Reset hole Insert pin to reset the player ...

Страница 8: ...ayback Mode Menu Mode Volume Level Track Artist Album Track Time Play Indicator Repeat Playback Indicator Shuffle Playback Indicator Lock Indicator Power Indicator Track Position Bar Track Number Total Number of Tracks Menu Title Selected Option Options ...

Страница 9: ... invisible text Date View Time Code View Track Format View Track Number Total Number of Tracks Track Size Codec Bitrate Track Time Play Screens Press the RioStick to cycle through Time Code Track Format and Date Views Time Month Day Year ...

Страница 10: ...t the AC adapter to the Rio Nitrus 3 After the battery is fully charged remove the AC adapter from the Rio Nitrus Batteries The Rio Nitrus uses a built in lithium ion rechargable battery that lasts many hours per charge Lithium ion batteries drain at a very slow rate even when they are not being used If you have not used your Rio Nitrus in a long period of time you will need to recharge the batter...

Страница 11: ...ver The Rio Nitrus is ready to be connected to your PC after Rio Music Manager has been installed If for any reason the Windows Device Driver Wizard is displayed after the USB cable has been plugged into both the Rio Nitrus and the computer please follow these steps 1 Confirm the Rio installation CD is in the computer s CD ROM drive 2 Check the CD ROM Drives box when the Windows Device Driver Wiza...

Страница 12: ...s include the following Rio Player AC Adapter An extra AC adapter lets you recharge your batteries whenever you are near an electrical outlet Perfect for digital audio at the office Rio Car Stereo Adapter Upgrade your car stereo for hundreds of dollars less than buying a new MP3 CD player The Rio car stereo adapter lets you play your favorite tracks in any vehicle equipped with a standard cassette...

Страница 13: ... computer s CD ROM drive The Rio installation software launches automatically 2 Click Rio Music Manager INSTALL NOW required and follow the on screen instructions 3 If prompted reboot the computer when the installation is complete 4 Double click the My Computer icon on the Windows desktop 5 Double click the CD ROM icon 6 Double click the Install icon 7 Go to Step 2 If Rio installation software doe...

Страница 14: ...CDs into compressed digital audio files Rio Music Manager encodes WMA tracks by default and MP3 via an optional upgrade pack Automatically Synchronize the music collection on your computer with your Rio Nitrus Edit ID3 Tag and WMA tags on digital audio tracks Organize and manage digital audio tracks on your computer and Rio Nitrus Search for tracks on your computer and Rio Nitrus Create custom pla...

Страница 15: ...Table of Contents Index 11 Rio Nitrus Chapter 4 Basic Operations Basic Operations Enjoying audio tracks on the Rio Nitrus is easy Basic operations of the Rio Nitrus include Copy Transfer Control Play ...

Страница 16: ...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 techniques to select tracks 5 Click to begin copying tracks to your computer Track Type Technique Single track Left click the track Multiple tracks Press SHIFT Click or CTRL Click All tracks Press CTRL ...

Страница 17: ...egory 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 any of the techniques in Step 4 to select the desired tracks 4 Use any of the following techniques to select tracks 5 After the tracks have been selected they can be transferred to the Rio Nitrus by clickin...

Страница 18: ...me Code View Track Format View and Date View RIOSTICK Press Press to select menu options RIOSTICK Movement Move to control menu navigation In Player mode move to control PLAY PAUSE STOP FORWARD and REVERSE playback functions PLAY PAUSE Select with the RioStick to play or pause playback STOP Select with the RioStick to stop playback FORWARD and REVERSE Select with the RioStick to skip to the next o...

Страница 19: ...mats can be set within a matter of seconds so you can spend more time enjoying your favorite tracks and less time arranging them Play All Album Artist Genre Track Year New Music Playlist If the Rio Nitrus does not power on after POWER has been pressed check the LOCK UNLOCK switch and confirm it is in the UNLOCK position ...

Страница 20: ... play tracks from specific albums please follow these steps 1 Press MENU 2 Select Play Music 3 Press ROTARY WHEEL 4 Select Album 5 Press ROTARY WHEEL 6 Select an album 7 Press ROTARY WHEEL to begin playback Artist To play tracks from a specific artist please follow these steps 1 Press MENU 2 Select Play Music 3 Press ROTARY WHEEL 4 Select Artist 5 Press ROTARY WHEEL 6 Select an artist 7 Press ROTA...

Страница 21: ...o begin playback Track To play a specific track please follow these steps 1 Press MENU 2 Select Play Music 3 Press ROTARY WHEEL 4 Select Track 5 Press ROTARY WHEEL 6 Select a track 7 Press ROTARY WHEEL to begin playback Year To play tracks from a specific year please follow these steps 1 Press MENU 2 Select Play Music 3 Press ROTARY WHEEL 4 Select Year 5 Press ROTARY WHEEL 6 Select a year or none ...

Страница 22: ...nth To play tracks using New Music please follow these steps 1 Press MENU 2 Select Play Music 3 Press ROTARY WHEEL 4 Select New Music 5 Press ROTARY WHEEL 6 Select a set amount of time 7 Press ROTARY WHEEL to begin playback Playlist To play tracks from playlists created in Rio Music Manager please follow these steps 1 Press MENU 2 Select Play Music 3 Press ROTARY WHEEL 4 Select Playlist 5 Press RO...

Страница 23: ...Table of Contents Index 19 Rio Nitrus Chapter 5 Advanced Features Advanced Features Advanced features of the Rio Nitrus include Equalizer Bookmarks Stopwatch Settings About ...

Страница 24: ...e the RioStick left or right to navigate between frequencies Move the RioStick up or down to boost or reduce the Gain of the frequency 7 Press RIOSTICK to set the Custom equalizer setting and return to player mode Normal Select the Normal equalizer option to apply no equalizer adjustments to audio content on the Rio Nitrus 1 Press MENU 2 Select Equalizer 3 Press ROTARY WHEEL 4 Select Normal 5 Pres...

Страница 25: ...z equalizer option to change the sound of tracks according to the Jazz preset settings and return to Player mode 1 Press MENU 2 Select Equalizer 3 Press ROTARY WHEEL 4 Select Jazz 5 Press ROTARY WHEEL to set the Jazz equalizer option Classical Select the Classical equalizer option to change the sound of tracks according to the Classical preset settings and return to Player mode 1 Press MENU 2 Sele...

Страница 26: ...s MENU 2 Select Equalizer 3 Press ROTARY WHEEL 4 Select Pop 5 Press ROTARY WHEEL to set the Pop equalizer option Trance Select the Trance equalizer option to change the sound of tracks according to the Trance preset settings and return to Player mode 1 Press MENU 2 Select Equalizer 3 Press ROTARY WHEEL 4 Select Trance 5 Press ROTARY WHEEL to set the Trance equalizer option ...

Страница 27: ...unning orders Sharing your player with others without losing personal settings 1 Press MENU 2 Select Bookmarks 3 Press ROTARY WHEEL 4 Select a Bookmark option 5 Press ROTARY WHEEL Bookmark options include Set Press ROTARY WHEEL to set a bookmark Select Use the ROTARY WHEEL to select a bookmark Press the ROTARY WHEEL to restore the selected bookmark Delete Use the ROTARY WHEEL to select a bookmark ...

Страница 28: ...displayed 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 lap display Multiple laps and lap averages will be lost RIOSTICK Up Press to start and stop the timer RIOSTICK Down Press to reset timer Pressing MENU and using other player functions will not turn...

Страница 29: ...Table of Contents Index 25 Rio Nitrus Settings Rio Nitrus settings include Playback Power Resume Display Time Language Lock Setup ...

Страница 30: ...3 Press ROTARY WHEEL 4 Select Playback 5 Press ROTARY WHEEL 6 Adjust Shuffle and Repeat settings 7 Press RIOSTICK to apply settings return to Player mode Plackback options include Shuffle Set selected tracks to play in standard or random order Settings include Off the default setting and On Repeat Set selected tracks to repeat playback of all tracks or the current track Settings include Off the de...

Страница 31: ...ry charge 1 Press MENU 2 Select Settings 3 Press ROTARY WHEEL 4 Select Power 5 Press ROTARY WHEEL 6 Select Pwr Save options 7 Press RIOSTICK to apply settings and return to Player mode Power options include Pwr Save Set the player to automatically power down after being idle for a set number of minutes Settings include 1m 5m the default setting 10m 30m and Never ...

Страница 32: ...7 Press RIOSTICK 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 player restarts Settings include Current the default setting and First Timecode Set the player to begin playback of the last track played at the point the track was at during shutdown or ...

Страница 33: ... to shut itself off after a set 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 RIOSTICK to control the contrast slider Use the contrast slider to set how light or dark the images on the LCD will appear Setting the contrast too high will result in washed out images Setting the contrast too dark will result...

Страница 34: ...s ROTARY WHEEL 6 Adjust Set Time Set Date or Time Date Mode settings 7 Press RIOSTICK to apply settings and return to Player mode Time settings include Set Time Options include Hour Minute and AM PM Set Date Options include Month Day and Year Time Date Mode Options include 12 hour the default setting and 24 hour time formats and USA the default setting Europe and Japan date formats ...

Страница 35: ...ct Language 5 Press ROTARY WHEEL 6 Select a Language setting 7 Press ROTARY WHEEL Language settings include English the default setting Set the player display language to English Set the player display language to Japanese Deutsch Set the player display language to German Français Set the player display language to French Español Set the player display language to Spanish ...

Страница 36: ...ock Setup 5 Press RIOSTICK 6 Adjust Lock Volume and RioStick settings 7 Press RIOSTICK to apply settings and return to Player mode Lock Setup settings include Lock Volume Options include On the default setting and Off When set to Off the volume level can be adjusted even when the Rio Nitrus has been locked RioStick Options include Lock and When set to any RioStick movement will be interpreted as t...

Страница 37: ...e space the number of tracks on the player and the Firmware version 1 Press MENU 2 Select About 3 Press ROTARY WHEEL 4 Select Player or Storage 5 Press ROTARY WHEEL About options include Player Displays firmware version copyright and Rio website information Storage Displays disk usage graphic bar disk usage MB used MB capacity total number of tracks and total number of playlists ...

Страница 38: ... States 650 261 2203 Customer Service United Kingdom 0207 744 0802 Customer Service Canada 905 305 6565 Customer Sales Presales United States 866 286 3662 Customer Sales Presales United Kingdom 0207 744 0802 Customer Sales Presales Canada 905 305 6565 With every Rio product you receive the following support services Unlimited access to the Rio web based technical information resources available 24...

Страница 39: ...an play MP3 and WMA audio content They can be mixed together What are the differences between MP3 and WMA files WMA files are generally half as large as comparable sounding MP3 files Because WMA uses smaller file sizes you can store more music in less space on CDs hard drives or the Rio Nitrus The WMA format is exclusive to Windows based computers What is the maximum number of tracks I can put on ...

Страница 40: ...con show the remaining battery power The illumination of all segments indicates a fully charged battery Non illuminated segments indicate a run down battery The battery indicator blinks when less than 20 of the charge on the battery remains Can I replace the battery in my Rio Nitrus No The drive stops spinning during playback Is this normal Yes It is normal for the drive to stop spinning during pl...

Страница 41: ... properly 1 Reset the player by inserting a pin or needle into the RESET HOLE next to the DC IN port 2 Press and hold MENU POWER until UPGRADER is displayed on the screen 3 Connect the Rio Nitrus player to the computer using the USB cable Proceed with the Firmware upgrade Why won t the Rio Nitrus play secure dated or other DRM digital rights management encoded files DRM files may not work properly...

Страница 42: ...ware Upgrade 2 Click on the link to the Rio Nitrus 3 Locate UPDATES and click Firmware Select and download the latest software Download the software that is specific to the operating system you use on your PC exe Windows hqx Mac zip Windows txt All operating systems a text file including update information and instructions Installing the update PC 1 Connect the player to your computer with the USB...

Страница 43: ...ps 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 codec can be defined as a compressed digital audio file format like MP3 WMA etc a coding decoding chip used to translate between digital and analog transmissions used in modems or a compression de...

Страница 44: ...cuits 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 Synchronize Rio Music Manager can automatically or manually delete old content transfer new audio content and keep the content on your Rio Nitrus fresh and dynamic Rio Music Manager must be open for synch...

Страница 45: ...y 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 warrants any replaced or repaired product for a period of thirty 30 days from shipment or through the end of the original warranty period whichever is longer Warranty Service To obtain service under...

Страница 46: ...any 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 incidental or punitive damages This written warranty represents the entire warranty agreement between Digital Networks North America Inc and you This warranty is given in lieu of all other warranties exp...

Страница 47: ...energy 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 particular installation If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on the user is encouraged to try to corr...

Страница 48: ...E 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 unlawful in some states and areas Be careful and attentive while driving Stop operation of the player if you find it disruptive or distracting while operating any type of equipment Listening to audio at...

Страница 49: ... F Firmware 39 Forward 2 14 Frequently Asked Questions 35 G Genre 17 Getting Started 1 Glossary 39 H Help 34 I ID3 Tag definition 40 L Language 31 Liquid Crystal Display LCD 4 Lock Setup 32 M MP3 40 N New Music 18 P Package contents ii Play All 16 Play Pause 2 14 Playback 26 Playlist 18 Power button 2 Power settings 27 R Resume 28 Reverse 2 14 Rio Music Manager 10 Ripping and Encoding 40 S Safety ...

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