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About the User Guide
The Rio 800 User Guide includes the following information:
Introduction
Using your Rio
Using Rio menu options and settings
Using the music management software
Understanding digital audio terms
Frequently asked questions (FAQ) and troubleshooting
Warranty
and
Regulatory
Customer care
Index
To learn more:
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Refer to the Getting Started Guide for the basics on how to set up and start using your
Rio.
•
Click the RealJukebox, iTunes or AudibleManager software Help menus for 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 transfer tracks to your Rio.
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Rio Web site
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  • Page 1 Click the RealJukebox, iTunes or AudibleManager software Help menus for 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 transfer tracks to your Rio. • Visit the...

  • Page 2: Legal Notices

    SONICblue Incorporated does not assume any responsibility for errors or omissions in this document or make any commitment to update the information contained herein. Rio is a registered trademark of RioPort, Inc. in the United States and/or other countries and is used under license.
  • Page 3 The Rio 800 provides the ultimate listening experience while you exercise, commute, or relax. Create and mix your favorite selections on your PC or Mac for playback on your Rio. Your player is similar in function to a portable cassette or CD player. However, it has no mov- ing parts, so it delivers skip-free music under any conditions.
  • Page 4 When paused, the play/pause icon appears as two blinking vertical bars on the LCD. If your Rio is left in Pause mode for an extended period of time, it goes into sleep mode to conserve battery life. Press mode.
  • Page 5 Volume level ranges from 0-20. • Track display: Displays the number of the currently selected track and the total number of tracks on your Rio. If a playlist is active, the track count shows the number of tracks in a playlist. •...
  • Page 6 2.5 hours for a full charge. You can leave the backpack plugged into the backpack charger/AC adapter after charging is complete to maintain the charge. In addition, you can use your Rio to play music while the backpack is charging.
  • Page 7 Using menu options and settings When the Menu button is pressed, the Rio displays these menu options: • Audio: Preset and custom equalizer settings. • Player: Random and repeat play options, delete track, pick a track, bookmark, and playl- ist functions.
  • Page 8 Setting the Custom EQ Press Menu. Press the buttons to navigate to Audio. Press Select. The EQ settings display. < Press the Press Select. < Press the buttons to navigate between Bass and Treble. Press the buttons to increase or decrease the Bass or Treble value from 1 (low) to 9 (high).
  • Page 9 Using Player functions Player functions include: • Play options: Repeat or randomize tracks. • Delete tracks: Remove content from the Rio. • Pick a track: Select and play a track. • Bookmarks: Play or delete bookmarks. • Playlist: Select playlists, create new playlists, manage playlists or remove playlists from the Rio.
  • Page 10 Deleting tracks from the Rio Press Menu. Press the buttons to navigate to Player. Press Select. Press the navigation buttons to highlight Delete Tracks. Press Select. A list of all tracks displays. < Press the buttons to navigate to the track you want to delete.

  • Page 11: Adding Bookmarks

    Adding bookmarks Press during playback to pause. Press Select to create a new bookmark. If you press and hold Select the Pick a track list displays. Playing or deleting bookmarks Press Menu. Press the buttons to navigate to Player. Press Select. Press the navigation buttons to highlight Bookmarks.

  • Page 12: Working With Playlists

    Press Select. Building a playlist Select the New playlist option. New playlists are numbered in sequential order starting at “01”. After a few moments, the playlist editor displays all tracks on the Rio. < Press the buttons to highlight a track.
  • Page 13 Modifying a playlist Select the Edit playlist option. < Press the buttons to navigate to the playlist. Press Select. The playlist editor displays tracks and their playlist order numbers in the left column. • To add or remove tracks from the playlist, highlight a track and press Select to tag or untag the track with a number in the left column.

  • Page 14: Setting Preferences

    Setting Preferences Preferences include these Rio settings: • Power saving (time to sleep). • Time and date. • Display backlight and contrast. • Battery level display and calibration. • Recorder. Adjusting the power saving setting You can adjust the time to sleep (suspend) setting from one to nine minutes. To turn off the power saving feature, set the time to sleep setting to 0 (zero).
  • Page 15 Adjusting LCD display backlight and contrast Press Menu. Press the buttons to navigate to Prefs. Press Select. Press the navigation buttons to highlight Display. Press Select. < Press the buttons to navigate between Backlight and Contrast. Press the buttons to adjust the Backlight or Contrast settings. Backlight settings include: •...

  • Page 16: Displaying Battery Information

    Note: You do not have to calibrate the battery each time you charge it—only the first time. Connect the backpack charger/AC adapter into your Rio’s backpack port at the bottom of the backpack. Connect the backpack charger/AC adapter power cord into an electrical outlet. The charge lamp on the backpack lights up when the backpack charger is correctly con- nected, and charging begins.
  • Page 17 Setting recorder sampling rate and volume Record rate means the sampling rate for recordings in kHz. A higher record rate yields better quality recordings with larger file size. Analog gain refers to the volume of voice recordings. Press Menu. Press the buttons to navigate to Prefs.
  • Page 18 Press the buttons to navigate to About. Press Select. The following information displays: • Rio model number or message defined through the software. • Firmware version the Rio is using. • Total internal memory amount installed and a bar graph display of the amount used.

  • Page 19: Playing A Recording

    Press the Rec button on the Rio, or • Press Menu, press the navigation buttons to highlight Record, then press Select. Highlight Play Recordings and press Select. A list of recordings on the Rio displays: < Press to highlight a recording.

  • Page 20: Using Realjukebox

    RealJukebox audio management software is included on the software CD. Use RealJukebox • Organize digital audio tracks on your computer. • Organize tracks on your Rio. • Record (encode) your audio CDs. • Search for tracks on your computer or on the Internet.
  • Page 21 Copying tracks to your Rio Plug the USB cable into the headphone/USB port on top of your Rio. Plug the other end of the cable into the USB port on your computer. Slide the power switch on top of your Rio to On.
  • Page 22 Mac into a powerful digital jukebox, complete with easy-to-use tools for recording music from audio CDs (simply insert a CD to import music to MP3s), searching and browsing your entire collection, managing playlists, downloading songs to your Rio 800, and listening to Internet radio stations.
  • Page 23 Adaptive Differential Pulse Code Modulation (ADPCM), is a form of pulse code modulation (PCM) that produces a digital audio signal with a lower bit rate than standard PCM. The Rio 800 uses ADPCM for voice recording. ADPCM produces a lower bit rate by recording only the difference between samples, and adjusting the coding scale dynamically to accommo- date large and small differences.
  • Page 24 (ROM). Firmware is a combination of software and hardware that is comparable to an operat- ing system on a computer. The Rio 800 firmware controls everything from the liquid crystal display and codec support to the Rio 800’s other functions.
  • Page 25 Universal Serial Bus (USB) is the external bus standard that supports data transfer rates of 12 Mbps (12 million bits per second). The Rio 800 uses USB to communicate with the com- puter. A single USB port can be used to connect up to 127 peripheral devices, such as mice, modems, and keyboards.

  • Page 26: Faq And Troubleshooting

    The Rio is connected to the USB, why doesn’t the computer recog- nize it? First, make sure the Rio software is running and check to make sure the USB cable is fully connected to both the Rio and to the computer. Then, turn the Rio off and back on.
  • Page 27 M = Rio memory size in MB (32MB, 64MB, 128MB, and so on). S = Sampling Speed in kbps (128kbps, 80kbps, and so on). The higher quality the MP3, the larger its size, causing it to take up more room in your Rio’s memory.
  • Page 28 Rio Web site Click the Support link. Navigate to the Rio Technical Support Updates page. Select and download the latest Rio 800 xxxx.exe (PC) or Rio 800 Update xxxx (Mac) firmware upgrade file to your computer. Upgrading the Rio firmware (PC) Important: Quit all other applications before running the firmware upgrade.
  • Page 29 Why do I get an error when I click Read a CD to start encoding? The following factors may interfere with the CD encoding process: Over-utilization of the CPU during the encoding process. Close all other software before encoding. Insufficient RAM to cache the track properly. Generally, 64 MB is fine if no other memory intensive application is running.

  • Page 30: One Year Limited Warranty

    Care Center at (541) 967-2450 (see above for hours of operation). Out of warranty service is provided for owners of Rio 800 Personal Digital Music Players who: • Are unable to provide valid proof of purchase for their Rio Personal Digital Music Player.

  • Page 31: Limits Of Liability

    One Year Limited Warranty Page 31 You must deliver the product to SONICblue Incorporated in order to obtain out of warranty service. You must pay for shipping to SONICblue Incorporated. It is recommended that you use a shipping service providing you with tracking capability, because we will not be responsi- ble for items lost in the mail.

  • Page 32: Industry Canada

    Regulatory Information Federal Communications Commission (FCC) The device has been tested and found to comply with limits for a Class B computing device according to the specifications in FCC rules Part 15. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: This device may not cause harmful interference, and This device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation.
  • Page 33 European Standards or other normative documents, the refer- ences of which have been published in the Official Journal of the European Communities / European Union. Product (s): RIO 800 Harmonized Standards: EN 55022: 1994, A1’95, A2’97 Specification for limits and methods of measurement of radio interference characteristics of Information Technology (IT) equipment.

  • Page 34: Customer Care

    Here you will find FAQ files, a knowledge- base search engine, product updates, and other useful tools. • Unlimited e-mail support for the duration of your Rio product hardware warranty period. • Access to the latest software updates and enhancements for Rio product via our site.
  • Page 35 New Product Support In addition to the services mentioned above, all retail purchasers of Rio products receive per- son-to-person telephone support for the first 90 days of ownership. To extend support after the expiration of New Product Support, we offer an affordable, fee- based, Extended Service Option.
  • Page 36 Customer Care Page 36...
  • Page 37 Index ADPCM analog gain AudibleManager software audio file size audio functions backlight backpack battery calibration battery power level bitrate bookmark play or delete calibrate CE declaration charge backpack clock display codec ADPCM defined common questions contrast customer care delete playlist track display backlight...
  • Page 38 randomize tracks RealJukebox software rechargeable battery record button record rate recorder volume recording voice regulatory information repeat tracks reverse button ripping sampling rate select button skin stop button streaming technical support time and date display time to sleep setting troubleshooting universal serial bus variable bitrate voice recording...

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