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Rio S10 User's Guide
Welcome
Thanks for your purchase of the Rio S10 digital music player. The S10 portable player provides up to 30
hours of MP3 and WMA playback with the included AA-size battery. With 64MB memory — expandable with
optional external memory cards — the S10 holds hours of your favorite music. Use the music management
software included on the software CDs to:
• Organize digital audio tracks on your computer
•
Encode
your audio CDs into compressed digital audio format
• Download tracks to your Rio player
• Search for tracks on your computer or on the Internet
• Create custom CDs — if you have CD burning hardware and your computer supports it
Contents
Navigating the User's Guide / Using Acrobat
Tour of the Rio Player
Getting Started
Playing Music
Using the Stopwatch
Setting and Releasing Hold
Setting Shuffle and Repeat Play
Setting the Equalizer
Advanced Features
Using the Music Management Software
Glossary of Digital Audio Terms
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) and Troubleshooting

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  • Page 1 Rio S10 User’s Guide Welcome Thanks for your purchase of the Rio S10 digital music player. The S10 portable player provides up to 30 hours of MP3 and WMA playback with the included AA-size battery. With 64MB memory — expandable with optional external memory cards —...

  • Page 2: Index

    To learn more: • Refer to the Quick Start poster for the basics on how to set up and start using your Rio player. • Refer to the complete music management software online Help for step-by-step instructions on how to use the software to convert CD tracks into compressed digital audio formats, download tracks to your Rio player, or get audio files from the Internet.

  • Page 3: Copyright/Trademark

    SONICblue disclaims any obligation to update the information contained herein. Rio is a registered trademark of SONICblue Incorporated. SONICblue is a trademark of SONICblue Incorpo- rated.

  • Page 4: Battery Cover

    Tour of the Rio Player Display (LCD) ENTER Press to cycle through the player’s various screens; Press while pressing and holding MENU to put the Rio player into or out of Hold mode; Press and hold to set a bookmark;...

  • Page 5: Lanyard Holder

    Tour of the Rio player (continued) OFF (0) / ON (1) Slide to turn your Rio player OFF or When the player is turned OFF, the current mode and user preferences are saved and resume when the player is turned...

  • Page 6: Display

    Press ENTER to cycle through the player’s various screens Track Information: Codec, Encoding Bitrate and Stereo/ Mono Mode Indicator (from track ID3 tag information) Tour of the Rio Player Contents Index The Battery Indicator graphically shows the power level: Empty to Full.
  • Page 7 Tour of the Rio Player Contents Index Stopwatch Mode Timer Lap Times Lap Statistics: Average Lap Time Lap Statistics: Current to Average Lap Time Difference...

  • Page 8: Battery Installation

    — before you insert the battery. 2 Insert the supplied battery. Ensure the battery is inserted properly by matching the + and - sym- bols on the battery with the symbols in the Rio player battery compartment. 3 Replace the battery cover.
  • Page 9 Contents Step 4: Connect USB 1 Insert the USB cable into the MULTIFUNCTION port on top of the Rio player. The Rio USB con- nection only fits one way. Do not try to force the connection. 2 Connect the other end of the USB cable to your computer’s USB port.

  • Page 10: Player Mode

    Playing Music 1 Connect the supplied ear- phones or optional head- phones into the MULTIFUNCTION port on top of the Rio player. 2 Turn the player ON. 3 Press PLAY/PAUSE to begin playback. Switching Modes Follow these steps to play...

  • Page 11: Lap Times

    Using the Stopwatch You can use the Stopwatch feature while you are playing music. Lap Statistics shown at the bottom of the LCD toggle between Average Lap Time and Current to Average Lap Time Difference. Tip: The Current to Average Lap Time Difference statistic indicates a “+”...

  • Page 12: Random Play

    Setting and Releasing Hold Press and hold MENU, then press ENTER to put the Rio player into or out of Hold mode. Hold mode locks the Rio player buttons — except the OFF/ON switch — preventing accidental operation. This is a useful feature, for example, if you wish to prevent the player buttons from being bumped while you are exercising.

  • Page 13: Equalizer Menu

    Setting the Equalizer 1 Press MENU. 2 Press STOP or PLAY/PAUSE to navigate to Settings. 3 Press FORWARD to select the Settings option. 4 Press STOP or PLAY/PAUSE to navigate to Equalizer. Press FORWARD to select Equalizer (EQ). The EQ options list is displayed.

  • Page 14: Advanced Features

    Advanced Features The following main Menu Settings and options are described in this section: Bookmarks Power Resume Contrast Time About Menu Navigation In most cases, navigate within and select Menu options by pressing the following buttons: • MENU: Press MENU to display the main Menu system;...

  • Page 15: Battery Life

    Looking for information on the Playback (Shuffle and Repeat) Equalizer Menu options? Click the links in the previous sentence to jump to the Play- back or Equalizer sections in this manual. Bookmarks Bookmarks are electronic markers you can set in a track to return to later.

  • Page 16: About Menu

    performance headphones can result in shorter bat- tery life as well, because of the greater power these options need. Resume This feature controls how the player will resume playback after being turned OFF and back ON. Press PLAY/PAUSE or STOP to navigate between fields;...

  • Page 17: Music Management Software

    • Play music on your computer • Organize your digital audio collection NOTE: If you are using Rio Music Manager on a PC running Windows 98 or 98SE operating systems, you must download and install Windows Media Player if you wish to use the Rio Music Manager playback feature.
  • Page 18 2 Connect the Rio player to your computer with the USB cable. 3 Turn the Rio player ON. 4 Use the tabs located in the top part of the Rio Music Manager software screen to locate music to transfer. Search by Album, Artist, Genre, Song title, Playlist, or search for tracks on your computer.

  • Page 19: Realone Software

    • Save (encode) your audio CDs into compressed digital audio formats like MP3. • Organize digital audio tracks on your computer. • Copy tracks to your Rio player. • Search for tracks on your computer or on the Internet. • Create a custom CD—if you have CD burning hardware and your computer supports it.

  • Page 20: Cd (Pc)

    Saving an Audio CD 1 Start the RealOne software. 2 Put an audio CD in your computer’s CD-ROM drive. If the Prompt To Save CD preference is enabled (under Preferences > CD), a message is dis- played, asking if you wish to save the CD. If you select Yes, RealOne starts saving (encoding) all tracks on the CD.

  • Page 21: Downloading Tracks (Pc)

    Downloading Tracks to Your Rio Player 1 Start the RealOne software. 2 Plug your Rio player into your computer with the USB cable. 3 Turn your Rio player ON. 4 Click DEVICES at the bottom of the RealOne window. The Devices window is displayed.

  • Page 22: Moodlogic Software

    Index Using MoodLogic (PC) MoodLogic software helps you manage your digital audio collection. Your Rio package includes a free 100 track trial version of MoodLogic client software. Use MoodLogic to: • Identify your songs regardless of file names and tags.

  • Page 23: Downloading Tracks (Mac)

    Loading Music on Your Rio Player 1 Start the iTunes software. 2 Make sure your Rio player is connected to your computer with the USB cable. Turn your Rio player ON. 3 The Rio player appears in the iTunes window.

  • Page 24: Bass

    CD (ripping) and converting it into a compressed digital audio format (encoding), such as MP3 or WMA, that can be played on your Rio player or on the computer. Firmware Firmware is software — programs or data — that has been written onto read-only memory (ROM).

  • Page 25: Mp3

    Windows Media Audio (WMA) is the compressed audio format created by Microsoft as an alternative to MP3. WMA offers comparable quality at greater file compression than MP3, enabling you to store more music on your PC or Rio player. Index...

  • Page 26: Changing The Battery

    Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) What size and type external memory cards will my Rio player hold? The Rio players support current MMC memory sizes of 8, 16, 32, 64 and 128MB. Please visit the SONICblue Support Web site at www.sonicblue.com/support How do I install an external memory card? 1 Turn the Rio player OFF.
  • Page 27 Hold mode is active if the player buttons are pressed. How much music can I put in my Rio player? The amount of music you can store in your player or on your computer depends on the amount of memory you have available.

  • Page 28: Updating

    S = Sampling Speed in kilobits per second (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 player's mem- ory. For example, if you encode and transfer strictly 128 kbps MP3's to a player with 64MB flash memory, the player would to hold approximately 64 minutes of audio.

  • Page 29: Recovery Mode

    30 seconds to load. Upgrading the Rio player firmware (Mac) Important: Do not close the program, turn off the Rio player or unplug the USB cable during the update. 1 Connect the Rio player to the computer with the USB cable.

  • Page 30: Corrupted Display Troubleshooting

    We recommend that you reconnect to the secure service where the timed content came doesn’t play from — with the Rio player connected to your computer with the USB cable and turned secure, timed, on — after you change the battery. This should will reset the Rio player’s clock. After (date depen- the clock is reset, secure, timed content should play normally.

  • Page 31: Index

    Problem Error message The following factors may interfere with the CD encoding process: is displayed on • Over-utilization of the CPU during the encoding process. Close all other software the computer before encoding. screen when • Insufficient RAM to cache the track properly. Generally, 64 MB is fine if no other CD encoding memory intensive application is running.

  • Page 32: Limited Warranty

    Limited Warranty Contents Index Limited Warranty Our warranty to you SONICblue Incorporated warrants that your product will be free from defects in materials and workmanship for a period of one year from the date of original retail purchase. SONICblue Incorporated warrants refurbished products, marked and sold as such, for ninety (90) days from the original purchase date.

  • Page 33: Industry Canada

    Regulatory Information Contents Index Regulatory Information Federal Communications Commission (FCC) This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: 1 This device may not cause harmful interference, and 2 This device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation.

  • Page 34: Customer Care

    With every Rio product you receive the following support services: • Unlimited access to the Rio web-based technical information resources, available 24 hours a day every day at http://www.sonicblue.com/support. Here you will find FAQ files, product updates, and other use- ful information.

  • Page 35: Table Of Contents

    33 removing memory cards 26 repeat 12 repeat/shuffle modes 17 resume menu 16 REVERSE button 4 Rio Music Manager software 17 ripping and encoding 24 setting/releasing hold 12 setup instructions 8 shuffle 12 skin 25 software installation 8...
  • Page 36 Index Contents technical support 34 time menu 16 timer 11 treble 25 USB connection 9 variable bitrate (VBR) 25 VOLUME + and - buttons 5 warranty 32 WMA 25...

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