Rio Carbon User Manual page 50

Can I charge the Rio
Carbon's battery using
the USB cable?
Where is the battery
indicator on my Rio
Carbon?
I'm not getting the full
20hrs of battery life. Is
that a problem?
The drive stops spinning
during playback. Is this
normal?
Will the Rio Carbon play
Variable Bitrate (VBR)
files?
How do I check license
information for a PlaysFor
Sure Download or
Subscription track?
• Yes. Both USB-USB (Rio player to computer) and USB-AC (Rio player to power
socket) connections will power and charge the Rio Carbon.
• The battery indicator on the Rio Carbon is located in the top-right corner of the
display. The segments in the battery icon 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.
• Probably not. Your battery life depends on many factors including volume, type of
music and bit rate, backlight, equalizer settings, and headphones.
• MP3s use less power than WMAs. PlaysForSure Audio Subscription tracks use
more power than regular WMAs.
• Higher bit rates use more power than lower bit rates.
• The higher the volume is set, the more power the Rio Carbon uses.
• Higher contrast and longer backlight usage use additional power.
• Yes. It is normal for the drive to stop spinning during playback. Stopping the
drive is part of the player's battery life management system. When the drive is
stopped, the Rio Carbon conserves power and plays tracks from a memory buffer.
• Yes. Because there are many standards for VBR files, it cannot be guaranteed
that every encoding software package will properly function with the Rio Carbon.
VBR files that do not comply to standards may lack track time, fast forward, and/
or rewind capabilities.
• Use the software provided by your online music store to check the license
information for your tracks.
• Using Windows Media Player, right-click the select track, click Properties, then
click the License tab.
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