Summary of Contents for Rockbox Archos Recorder V2
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The Rockbox Manual Archos Recorder V2 and FM rockbox.org March 5, 2013...
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Open Source Jukebox Firmware Rockbox and this manual is the collaborative effort of the Rockbox team and its contributors. See the appendix for a complete list of contributors. c 2003-2013 The Rockbox Team and its contributors, c 2004 Christi Alice Scarborough, c 2003 José...
firmware while remaining easy to use and customisable. Rockbox is written by users, for users. Not only is it free to use, it is also released under the GNU General Public License (GPL), which means that it will always remain free both to use and to change.
If you think you have found a bug please make sure it actually is a bug and is still present in the most recent version of Rockbox. You should try to confirm that by using the above mentioned support channels first. After that you can submit that issue to our tracker.
2.1. Before Starting USB connection. To transfer Rockbox to your player you need to connect it to your computer. For manual installation/uninstallation, or should autodetection fail during automatic installation, you need to know where to access the player. On Windows this means you need to know the drive letter associated with the player.
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filesystem. Choosing a Rockbox version There are three different versions of Rockbox available from the Rockbox website: Re- lease version, current build and archived daily build. You need to decide which one you want to install and get the appropriate version for your player.
Safely eject / unmount the USB drive, unplug the cable and restart. 2.2.4. Enabling Speech Support (optional) If you wish to use speech support you will also need a voice file. Voice files allow Rockbox to speak the user interface to you. Rockbox Utility can install an English voice file, or you can download it from http://www.rockbox.org/daily.shtml...
file. If you wish to clean up your disk, you may also wish to delete the .rockbox directory and its contents. Turn the Archos off. Turn the player back on and the original Archos software will load.
The buttons are described in detail in the following paragraph. Additional information for blind users is available on the Rockbox website at BlindFAQ. Holding the Jukebox in front of you, there should be three rectangular buttons in a...
files between drives (e.g. Drag-and-Drop). Files may be placed wherever you like on the player, but it is strongly suggested NOT to put them in the /.rockbox folder and instead put them in any other folder, e.g. /, /music or /audio. The default...
3.1.6. Basic concepts Playlists Rockbox is playlist oriented. This means that every time you play an audio file, a so- called “dynamic playlist” is generated, unless you play a saved playlist. You can modify the dynamic playlist while playing and also save it to a file. If you do not want to use playlists you can simply play your files directory based.
Your player must already be in Rockbox for this to function. Note: Be aware that this button may still perform its normal function, so it is recom- mended to use a button without harmful side effects, such as F1.
4.1. File Browser Figure 4.1.: The file browser Rockbox lets you browse your music in either of two ways. The File Browser lets you navigate through the files and directories on your player, entering directories and executing the default action on each file. To help differentiate files, each file format is displayed with an icon.
Long Play. Note: The Context Menu is a context sensitive menu. If the Context Menu is invoked on a file, it will display options available for files. If the Context Menu is The Rockbox manual Archos Recorder V2/FM (version 3.13)
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Delete. Deletes the currently selected file. This option applies only to files, and not to directories. Rockbox will ask for confirmation before deleting a file. Press Play to confirm deletion or any other key to cancel.
file does not already exist it will be created in the root directory. Note that if you create a shortcut to a file, Rockbox will not open it upon selecting, but simply bring you to its location in the File Browser.
DataBase. 4.2.2. Initializing the Database The first time you use the database, Rockbox will scan your disk for audio files. This can take quite a while depending on the number of files on your player. This scan happens in the background, so you can choose to return to the Main Menu and continue to listen to music.
Auto Update If Auto update is set to on, each time the player boots, the database will automatically be updated. Initialize Now You can force Rockbox to rescan your disk for tagged files by using the Initialize Now function in the Database Menu.
files. The items shown depend on your configuration – all items can be turned on or off independently. Refer to section (page 153) for details on how to change the display of the WPS. The Rockbox manual Archos Recorder V2/FM (version 3.13)
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The peak meter is only visible if you turn off the status bar or if using a small font that gives 8 or more display lines. See section 13.2 (page 136) for details of customising your WPS (While Playing Screen). The Rockbox manual Archos Recorder V2/FM (version 3.13)
The bar: This is the wide horizontal bar. It represents the current volume value. The peak indicator: This is a little vertical line at the right end of the bar. It indicates the peak volume value that occurred recently. The Rockbox manual Archos Recorder V2/FM (version 3.13)
file to be added to and it will get appended to that playlist. Add to new playlist. Similar to the previous entry this will add the currently playing track to a playlist. You need to enter a name for the new playlist first. The Rockbox manual Archos Recorder V2/FM (version 3.13)
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F1 + On. Use Left and Right to move through the information. Open With... This Open With function is the same as the Open With function in the file browser’s Context Menu. The Rockbox manual Archos Recorder V2/FM (version 3.13)
Temporarily change pitch by 2% (beat- match). Reset rate to 100%. Off Leave the Pitch Screen. Warning: Changing the pitch can cause audible ‘Artifacts’ or ‘Dropouts’. 4.4. Quick Screens Figure 4.5.: The F2 quick screen The Rockbox manual Archos Recorder V2/FM (version 3.13)
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Chapter 4. Browsing and playing Figure 4.6.: The F3 quick screen Rockbox handles function buttons in a different way to the Archos software. F1 is always bound to the menu function, while F2 and F3 enable two quick screens. F2 displays some browse and play settings which are likely to be changed frequently.
Rockbox can Insert into a playlist in several places. Queue. In Rockbox, to Queue a song means to put the song into a playlist and then to remove the song from the playlist once it has been played. The only difference between Insert and Queue is that the Queue option removes the song from the playlist once it has been played, and the Insert option does not.
“dynamic playlist”. If there is no music currently play- ing, Rockbox will create a new dynamic playlist and put the selected track(s) into it. If there is music currently playing, Rockbox will put the selected track(s) into the cur- rent playlist.
On the other hand, if the Playlist Submenu is invoked on a directory, Rockbox adds all of the tracks in that directory to the playlist. Note: You can control whether or not Rockbox includes the contents of subdirectories when adding an entire directory to a playlist.
The default assignment for the File Browser hotkey is Off, while the default for the WPS hotkey is View Playlist. The hotkey assignments are changed in the Hotkey menu (see section 8.10 (page 65)) under General Settings. The Rockbox manual Archos Recorder V2/FM (version 3.13)
5.1. Introducing the Main Menu Figure 5.1.: The main menu The Main Menu is the screen from which all of the Rockbox functions can be accessed. This is the first screen you will see when starting Rockbox. To return to the Main Menu, press the F1 button.
Delete will remove the currently selected bookmark entry from the list. This entry is not shown in the Main Menu when the option is off (the default setting). See section (page 62) for more details on configuring bookmarking in Rockbox. 5.4. Files Browse the files on your player (see section (page 21)).
The details of this menu are covered in section (page 51). 5.7.3. General Settings The General Settings menu allows you to customise the way Rockbox looks and the way it plays music. The details of this menu are covered in section (page 55).
The counter is reset to zero when starting a new recording. The frequency, channels and quality settings are shown in the status bar. The controls for this screen are: The Rockbox manual Archos Recorder V2/FM (version 3.13)
Note: The early V2 models were in fact FM Recorders in disguise, so they had the FM radio still mounted. Rockbox enables it if present - in case this menu does not show on your unit you can skip this chapter.
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Chapter 5. The Main Menu “play” it from the file browser. Rockbox will “remember” and use it in PRESET mode until another file has been selected. Some preset files are available here: FmPresets. Note: The radio will shorten battery life, because the MAS-chip is set to record mode for instant recordings.
Playlist menu. Both automatically and manually created playlists can be edited using this menu. Create Playlist: Rockbox will create a playlist with all tracks in the current directory and all sub-directories. The playlist will be created one directory level “up” from where you currently are.
Warning: It is not recommended that users access this menu unless instructed to do so in the course of fixing a problem with Rockbox. If you think you have messed up your settings by use of this menu please try to reset all settings before asking for help.
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Chapter 5. The Main Menu Note: Shortcuts into the database are not possible Shortcuts are loaded from the file /.rockbox/shortcuts.txt which lists each item to be displayed. Each shortcut looks like the following: Example [shortcut] type: <shortcut type> data: <what the shortcut actually links to>...
This setting adjusts the volume of your music. Like most professional audio gear and many consumer audio products, Rockbox uses a decibel scale where 0 dB is a refer- ence that indicates the maximum volume that the player can produce without possible distortion (clipping).
When listening at low volumes, the ear will tend to make bass and treble frequencies sound quieter than they really are. To compensate for this, Loudness is an effect which emphasises bass and treble in a fashion suited to the human ear. Frequencies in the The Rockbox manual Archos Recorder V2/FM (version 3.13)
The MDB parameters are as follows: MDB enable. This turns the MDB feature on or off. For many users this will be the only setting they need, since Rockbox picks sensible defaults for the other parameters. MDB is turned off by default.
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‘loudness’ of these notes. For most users, the defaults should provide an improvement in sound quality and can be safely left as they are. For reference, the defaults Rockbox uses are: Setting Value...
7.1. Shuffle Turning shuffle on will cause Rockbox to randomly re-order the playlist. Thus, to shuffle all of the audio files on the player, you first need to create a playlist containing all of them. For more information on creating playlists refer to section (page 34).
A longer Anti-Skip Buffer helps prevent skips in music playback if Rockbox has trouble reading from the disk. This can happen if the player is knocked, shaken or jogged heavily while Rockbox is trying to read the hard drive.
.cue. This file can either reside in the same directory as the audio file (checked first), or within the .rockbox/cue directory. The contents of a cuesheet file can also be embedded within the metadata of an audio file.
7.14. Rewind on Pause This option rewinds the current track by a small amount whenever it is paused (not stopped). The amount to rewind can be set between 0 and 15 seconds. The Rockbox manual Archos Recorder V2/FM (version 3.13)
Rockbox will prompt the user about whether to include sub-directories. Warn When Erasing Dynamic Playlist. If set to Yes, Rockbox will provide a warning if the user attempts to take an action that will cause Rockbox to erase the current dynamic playlist.
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Follow Playlist. This option determines what directory the File Browser displays first. If Follow Playlist is set to Yes, when you enter the File Browser from the WPS, you will find yourself in the same directory as the currently playing file. The Rockbox manual Archos Recorder V2/FM (version 3.13)
When disabled the first keypress will also perform its appropriate action. Contrast. Changes the contrast of your LCD display. Warning: Setting the contrast too dark or too light can make it hard to find The Rockbox manual Archos Recorder V2/FM (version 3.13)
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Rockbox chooses which method it should use depending of how much it has to scroll to the left. This setting lets you tell Rockbox where that limit is, expressed in percentage of the line length.
Default Codepage. A codepage describes the way extended characters that are not available within the ASCII character set are encoded. ID3v1 tags do not have a codepage encoding contained so Rockbox needs to know what encoding has been used when generating these tags. This should be “ISO-8859-1” but to support lan- guages outside Western Europe most applications use the setting of your operating system instead.
8.5.2. Disk Options relating to the hard disk. Disk Spindown. Rockbox has a timer that makes it spin down the hard disk after it is idle for a certain amount of time. This setting controls the amount of time between the last user activity and the time that the disk spins down.
8.6.1. Start Screen Set the screen that Rockbox will start in. The default is the main menu but the following options are available: Previous Screen. Start Rockbox in the same screen as when it was shut off.
Chapter 8. General Settings 8.6.2. Idle Poweroff Rockbox can be configured to turn off power after the unit has been idle for a defined number of minutes. The player is idle when playback is stopped or paused. It is not idle while the USB or charger is connected , or while recording.
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Chapter 8. General Settings Bookmark on Stop. This option controls whether Rockbox creates a bookmark when playback is stopped manually. No. Do not create bookmarks. Yes. Always create bookmarks. Ask. Ask if a bookmark should be created. Yes – Recent Only. Always create a bookmark, but only in the recent bookmarks list.
/.rockbox/langs/ directory on the player. Voice files are large and are not shipped with Rockbox by default. The voice file is the name of the language for which it is made, followed by the extension .voice. So for English, the file name would be english.voice.
Announce Battery Level. When this option is enabled the battery level is announced when it falls under 50%, 30% and 15%. VoiceHowto for more details on configuring speech support in Rockbox. 8.10. Hotkey WPS Hotkey. The Rockbox manual Archos Recorder V2/FM (version 3.13)
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Chapter 8. General Settings File Browser Hotkey. These options set the hotkey function for their respective screens (see section (page 37)). The default for the WPS is View Playlist. The File Browser default is Off. The Rockbox manual Archos Recorder V2/FM (version 3.13)
.wps file see section 13.2 (page 136). Show Icons. Rockbox has the ability to display an icon to the left of the file in the File Browser. For details of these icons, see section (page 150). These icons can also be customised.
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Line Selector Type. This option allows you to select which type of line selector to use. Pointer. A small arrow to the left of the menu text. Bar (inverse). A bar with inverted foreground and background colour. The Rockbox manual Archos Recorder V2/FM (version 3.13)
10.2. Frequency Choose the recording frequency (sample rate). 48 kHz, 44.1 kHz, 32 kHz, 24 kHz, 22.05 kHz and 16 kHz are available. Higher sample rates use up more disk space, but The Rockbox manual Archos Recorder V2/FM (version 3.13)
Options (hours:minutes between splits): Off, 00:05, 00:10, 00:15, 00:30, 1:00, 1:14 (74 minute CD), 1:20 (80 minute CD), 2:00, 4:00, 8:00, 10:00, 12:00, 18:00, 24:00. Split Filesize. Set the filesize to record between each split, if filesize is used as Split Measure. The Rockbox manual Archos Recorder V2/FM (version 3.13)
That ensures that you record the entire sound. Strictly speaking the prerecord time is not a special parameter of the trigger. It is available during normal recordings too. The Rockbox manual Archos Recorder V2/FM (version 3.13)
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By specifying a short presplit gap you still can split the recording into separate tracks whenever the trigger start condition is met. More information can be found at VolumeTriggeredRecording. The Rockbox manual Archos Recorder V2/FM (version 3.13)
Alarm Wake Up Screen: This option controls what the player does when it is woken up by the alarm. Time Format: Choose 12 or 24 hour clock. The Rockbox manual Archos Recorder V2/FM (version 3.13)
Chapter 12. Plugins 12. Plugins Plugins are programs that Rockbox can load and run. Only one plugin can be loaded at a time. Plugins have exclusive control over the user interface. This means you cannot switch back and forth between a plugin and Rockbox. When a plugin is loaded, you need to exit it to return to the Rockbox interface.
Life Gain a life. Fire Allows you to shoot bricks with paddle. Glue Ball sticks to paddle each time it hits. Ball Immediately fires another ball. Flip Flip left / right movement. The Rockbox manual Archos Recorder V2/FM (version 3.13)
fired. Points are awarded depending on how quickly the level was completed. Action Pause game Left / Right Aim the bubble Play Fire bubble On or Off Exit to menu 12.1.4. Chessbox Figure 12.4.: Chessbox The Rockbox manual Archos Recorder V2/FM (version 3.13)
Change level Force play Off Show the menu 12.1.5. Chopper Figure 12.5.: Chopper Navigate a cavernous maze without banging into walls, the ceiling, or the floor. How long can you fly your chopper? The Rockbox manual Archos Recorder V2/FM (version 3.13)
The aim is to end up with a screen containing tokens of only one colour. Action Up / Down / Move the cursor Left / Right Play Flip Shuffle Solve Solve step by step Off Quit the game The Rockbox manual Archos Recorder V2/FM (version 3.13)
file first then your changes will be lost permanently. The /sgf/gbn_def.sgf file is also the file loaded if another is not selected. The information panel which displays the current move number may also contain these markers: The Rockbox manual Archos Recorder V2/FM (version 3.13)
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Options. Open the Options Menu. Context Menu. Open the Context Menu which allows you to set play modes and other tools. The Rockbox manual Archos Recorder V2/FM (version 3.13)
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Note: variations which don’t start with a move are not visible in this way. Disable Idle Poweroff? Enable this if you do not want the player to turn off after a certain period of inactivity (depends on your global Rockbox settings). The Rockbox manual Archos Recorder V2/FM...
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To remove a label, click on it until it cycles through the allowed letters and disappears. Add/Edit Comment. Add or edit a comment at the current node. Done. Go back to the previous screen. The Rockbox manual Archos Recorder V2/FM (version 3.13)
In puzzle mode the aim of the game is to connect the puzzles, by skilful swapping pairs of jewels. The Rockbox manual Archos Recorder V2/FM (version 3.13)
You start the game with three lives. Luckily, there are checkpoints at levels four and eight. Action Up, Down, Left, Move Character Right Menu 12.1.12. Minesweeper Figure 12.11.: Minesweeper plugin The Rockbox manual Archos Recorder V2/FM (version 3.13)
Action Up, Down, Left, to move around Right to choose peg to restart level to go up a level to go down a level Off to quit The Rockbox manual Archos Recorder V2/FM (version 3.13)
The game rules can be found in the internet. You can choose to play manually (you place both the white and dark pieces) or to play against a (not very smart) robot. The Rockbox manual Archos Recorder V2/FM (version 3.13)
12.1.17. Rockblox Figure 12.15.: Rockblox Rockblox is a Rockbox version of the classic falling blocks game from Russia. The aim of the game is to make the falling blocks of different shapes form full rows. Whenever a row is completed, it will be cleared away, and you gain points. For every ten lines completed, the game level increases, making the blocks fall faster.
Includes one picture puzzle. You can also use the sliding puzzle plugin as a viewer for supported image types, to turn your own pictures into a puzzle. Key controls: The Rockbox manual Archos Recorder V2/FM (version 3.13)
Sokoban may be used as a viewer for viewing saved solutions and playing external level sets with the .sok extension. Level sets should be in the standard Sokoban text format or RLE (Run Length Encoded). For more information about the level format, http://sokobano.de/wiki/index.php?title=Level_format The Rockbox manual Archos Recorder V2/FM (version 3.13)
12.1.23. Solitaire Figure 12.20.: Klondike solitaire This is the classic Klondike solitaire game for Rockbox. This is probably the best-known solitaire in the world. Many people do not even realize that other games exist. Though the name may not be familiar, the game itself certainly is. This is due in no small part to Microsoft’s inclusion of the the game in every version of Windows.
Once in a while, a UFO will appear – shoot this for extra points. Action Play Shoot Thrust Left/ Right Turn left/right Down Teleport Pause game Off Quit The Rockbox manual Archos Recorder V2/FM (version 3.13)
Exit the game 12.1.26. Sudoku Figure 12.23.: Sudoku Sudoku in Rockbox can act as both a plugin and a viewer. When starting Sudoku from the Browse Plugins menu, a random game will be generated automatically, and an The Rockbox manual Archos Recorder V2/FM (version 3.13)
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New games can be generated from the Generate menu option. When “playing” an existing Sudoku game file from Rockbox’ file browser the plugin is invoked as viewer. The selected Sudoku will get loaded and you can start solving it. The sudoku games need to be stored as text files with the extension .ss as single file per game.
12.1.27. Wormlet Figure 12.24.: Wormlet game Wormlet is a multi-user multi-worm game on a multi-threaded multi-functional Rockbox console. You navigate a hungry little worm. Help your worm to find food and to avoid poisoned argh-tiles. The goal is to turn your tiny worm into a big worm for as long as possible.
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“Argh!” when run into. A worm that eats an “argh” is dead. Thus eating an “argh” must be avoided under any circumstances. “Arghs” have the annoying tendency to accumulate. The Rockbox manual Archos Recorder V2/FM (version 3.13)
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Wormed: The worm tried to eat another worm or even itself. That’s why it is dead now. Making traps for other players with a worm is a good way to get them out of the game. The Rockbox manual Archos Recorder V2/FM (version 3.13)
Be careful not to get in the way of enemy balls because, if they hit you or your trail, you lose a life. To finish a level you have to section off more than 75%. Action Up, Down, Left, Move around the arena Right Play Pause Off Open menu The Rockbox manual Archos Recorder V2/FM (version 3.13)
Xsane/Ysane. Changes the appearance of the bouncing. 12.2.2. Credits The credits plugin scrolls the entire list of the names of all the Rockbox contributors after displaying the Rockbox logo and version. This plugin is called when selecting Version from the System section of the Rockbox main menu. Exit at any time by pressing Left or Off.
Off Quit 12.2.4. Demystify Figure 12.28.: Demystify Demystify is a screen saver like demo. Action Left / Right Increase / decrease speed Up / Down Add / remove polygon Quit The Rockbox manual Archos Recorder V2/FM (version 3.13)
Action Direction keys Move about the image Play Zoom in Zoom out Decrease iteration depth (less detail) Increase iteration depth (more detail) Reset and return to the default image Off Quit The Rockbox manual Archos Recorder V2/FM (version 3.13)
Chapter 12. Plugins 12.2.7. Logo Demo showing the Rockbox logo bouncing around the screen. Action Right / Left Increase / decrease speed on the x-axis Up / Down Increase / decrease speed on the y-axis On or Off Quit 12.2.8. Mosaique Figure 12.31.: Mosaique...
PictureFlow uses both the album art (see section (page 151)) and database (see section (page 25)) features of Rockbox. It is therefore important that these are working correctly before attempting to use PictureFlow. In addition, there are some other points of which to be aware: PictureFlow will accept album art larger than the dimensions of the screen, but the larger the dimensions, the longer they will take to scale.
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Resize Covers. Set whether to automatically resize the covers or to leave them at their original size. Rebuild cache. Rebuild the PictureFlow cache. This is needed in order for PictureFlow to pick up new albums, and may occasionally be needed if albums are removed. The Rockbox manual Archos Recorder V2/FM (version 3.13)
Rockbox can open files with a configuration description (.cells files). Just “play” such file and the game configuration stored in it will be loaded into this plugin. A .cells file is a text file. A capital ‘O’ marks a live cell, a dot marks a dead cell, all other characters are ignored.
Starfield simulation (like the classic screensaver). Action Right / Left Increase / decrease number of stars Up / Down Increase / decrease speed On or Off Quit 12.2.15. VU meter Figure 12.37.: VU-Meter The Rockbox manual Archos Recorder V2/FM (version 3.13)
You can also provide a custom display name for each entry individually. To do so, append a tabulator character after the entry’s path followed by your custom name. That name will then be used for showing the entry. For example: Example /MyMusic/collection/song.mp3<TAB>My favourite song! The Rockbox manual Archos Recorder V2/FM (version 3.13)
.c8k file contains 16 characters describing the mapping from the Chip8 keyboard to the default key mapping (that way, several Chip8 keys can be pressed using only one Rockbox key). For example, a file containing the single line: Code 0122458469ABCDEF...
Open Frotz menu (not available at MORE prompts) Off Quit 12.3.4. Image Viewer This plugin opens image files from the File Browser to display them using Rockbox’s greyscale library. Supported formats are as follows. The Rockbox manual Archos Recorder V2/FM (version 3.13)
Note: Progressive scan and other unusual JPEG files are not supported, and will result in various “unsupported xx” messages. Processing could also fail if the image is too big to decode which will be explained by a respective message. 12.3.5. Rockboy Figure 12.38.: Rockboy The Rockbox manual Archos Recorder V2/FM (version 3.13)
Chapter 12. Plugins Rockboy is a Nintendo Game Boy and Game Boy Color emulator for Rockbox based on the gnuboy emulator. To start a game, open a ROM file saved as .gb or .gbc in the file browser. Default keys...
Bottom of file (Narrow mode) / One screen right (Wide mode) On+Up One line up On+Down One line down On+Left One column left On+Right One column right Play Toggle autoscroll Set/Reset bookmarks Enter menu Off Exit text viewer The Rockbox manual Archos Recorder V2/FM (version 3.13)
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Show Footer Select whether to show the footer. The footer dispays the page number. No Do not display the footer. Yes Display the footer. Font Select the font to be used by the Text Viewer. The Rockbox manual Archos Recorder V2/FM (version 3.13)
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“Right” buttons when the screen is in narrow mode (i.e. one screen per page). Previous/Next Page Scroll up or down one full screen. Top/Bottom Page Move to the top or bottom page. The Rockbox manual Archos Recorder V2/FM (version 3.13)
Figure 12.40.: The select bookmark menu Global Settings Set the default settings for the text viewer. The setting items are the same as Viewer Options. The global settings are stored in .rockbox/rocks/viewers/viewer.dat. Quit Exits the plugin. The text viewer automatically stores its settings, the current position and bookmarks in .rockbox/rocks/viewers/viewer_file.dat.
Font. Specifies how the .fnt file belonging to a theme .cfg file is handled. If this option is set to Remove if not Used, the fonts came from rockbox-fonts.zip will not be removed as themes may depend on those fonts.
ZXBox menu Vkeyboard. This is a virtual keyboard representing the Spectrum keyboard. Controls are the same as in standard Rockbox, but you just press one key instead of entering a phrase. Play/Pause Tape. Toggles playing of the tape (if it is loaded).
Chapter 12. Plugins Load Quick Snapshot. Loads snapshot from /.rockbox/zxboxq.z80. Save Snapshot. Saves a snapshot of the current state. You would enter the full path and desired name - for example /games/zx/snapshots/chuckie.sna. The snapshot format will be chosen after the extension you specified, per default .z80 will be taken in case you leave it open.
The player is shut down. The battery is empty. Benchmarks can be resumed if you accidentally load a plugin, or turn off your player, so long as the log file battery_bench.txt is not deleted. The Rockbox manual Archos Recorder V2/FM (version 3.13)
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As Battery Benchmark needs to write the data held in memory to disk in order to save them, it is possible that should Rockbox shut down due to low battery then there will not be enough power remaining to write the data to disk. Therefore all measurements since the previous save will be lost.
The available memo types are: one off, yearly, monthly, and weekly memos. You can select what day is first day of week by the setting First Day of Week in the menu. The Rockbox manual Archos Recorder V2/FM (version 3.13)
Then the maximum round time is entered. For example, this could be used to play Scrabble for a maximum of 15 minutes each, with each round taking no longer than one minute. Done. Player 1 starts in paused mode. The Rockbox manual Archos Recorder V2/FM (version 3.13)
This is a fully featured analogue and digital clock plugin. Key configuration Action Left / Right Cycle through modes Up / Down Cycle through skins Main Menu Play Start / Stop Counter Long Play Reset Counter The Rockbox manual Archos Recorder V2/FM (version 3.13)
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(a fully-inverted LCD means the entire minute has passed). The Counter, if displayed, is shown at the upper left. The Blinking Colon, if enabled, blinks the colon once every second. 12-hour mode, if enabled, will display the time in a 12-hour format. The Rockbox manual Archos Recorder V2/FM (version 3.13)
USB. Select the files you want to delete in the “Files to Clean” menu and select “Start Cleaning” to begin the process. The settings are stored in the plain text file .rockbox/rocks/apps/disktidy.config that is user-modifiable to allow custom entries to be added.
12.4.9. Lamp Lamp is a simple plugin to use your player as a lamp (flashlight, torch). You get an empty screen with maximum brightness. Action On or Off Exit to menu The Rockbox manual Archos Recorder V2/FM (version 3.13)
2. For each of the above directories, the plugin searches for a subdirectory named “Lyrics”. 3. Finally, the plugin will search as above, but within a directory called “/Lyrics”. The name of this directory can be customized, see below. The Rockbox manual Archos Recorder V2/FM (version 3.13)
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Show Statusbar. Show / hide the statusbar. Display Title. Show / hide the track title. Display Time. Show / hide the current time. Backlight Force On. Do not turn off the backlight while displaying the lyrics. The Rockbox manual Archos Recorder V2/FM (version 3.13)
files listed. 12.4.12. Metronome This plugin can be used as a metronome to keep time during music practice. Adjust the tempo through the interface or by tapping it out on the appropriate button. The Rockbox manual Archos Recorder V2/FM (version 3.13)
Generate Folder List Generates a list of all folders found on the player. You can filter the directories which are scanned by creating a file called /.rockbox/folder_advance_dir.txt. Only the directories in this file and any contained directories will be scanned. You can have up to 10 directories ignored by the scan by placing a minus sign before them in the list (i.e.
This function produces safe estimates, but use your own judgement when using these output values. Power rating and displayed resistance are rounded up to the nearest common value. 12.4.15. Stats Figure 12.48.: The stats-plugin The Rockbox manual Archos Recorder V2/FM (version 3.13)
Move the selection bar to the line you want to edit. Edit the highlighted text line or insert a new one using the Item Menu. When finished editing exit the Text Editor. You’ll be shown a list of save options. The Rockbox manual Archos Recorder V2/FM (version 3.13)
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Note: When you have not changed the file the Text Editor will quit immediately. Action Right or On Edit Line / Select Character Left or Off Exit / Abort Editing Show Item Menu Long Play Delete Line The Rockbox manual Archos Recorder V2/FM (version 3.13)
13.1.3. Loading Fonts Rockbox can load fonts dynamically. Simply copy the .fnt file to the player and “play” it in the File Browser. If you want a font to be loaded automatically every time you start up, it must be located in the /.rockbox/fonts directory and the filename must be at most 24 characters long.
13.1.4. Loading Languages Rockbox can load language files at runtime. Simply copy the .lng file (do not use the .lang file) to the player and “play” it in the Rockbox directory browser or select Set- Language from the Main Menu.
WPS and FMS. The SBS also allows you to control certain aspects of the appearance of the menus/browsers. There are a number of themes included in Rockbox, and you can load one of these at any time by selecting it in Settings Browse Theme Files.
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(a-z) and the ‘. . . ’ parameters use the same logic as the %V tag explained above. %Vd(’identifier’) Display the ‘identifier’ viewport. Viewports can share identifiers so that you can display multiple viewports with one %Vd line. The Rockbox manual Archos Recorder V2/FM (version 3.13)
‘id’ is the number you want to use in viewport declarations, 0 and 1 are reserved and so can’t be used. ‘filename’ is the font filename to load. Fonts should be stored in /.rockbox/fonts/ ‘glyphs’ is an optional specification of how many unique glyphs to store in memory.
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(in seconds and optional tenths of a second) for the subline to be displayed. Subline related special characters and tags: ; Split items on a line into separate sublines The Rockbox manual Archos Recorder V2/FM (version 3.13)
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1. Load and always show the image, using the %x tag 2. Preload the image with %xl and show it with %xd. This way you can have your images displayed conditionally. Example on bitmap preloading and use: The Rockbox manual Archos Recorder V2/FM (version 3.13)
files. 13.3.2. Specifications for .cfg Files The Rockbox configuration file is a plain text file, so once you use the Save .cfg file option to create the file, you can edit the file on your computer using any text editor program.
A special case configuration file can be used to force a particular setting or settings every time Rockbox starts up (e.g. to set the volume to a safe level). Format a new configuration file as above with the required setting(s) and save it into the /.rockbox directory with the filename fixed.cfg.
file other than the one you intended. 13.4.1. Using ROLO (Rockbox Loader) Rockbox is able to load and start another firmware file without rebooting. You just “play” a file with the extension .ajz.
(main) image. In current firmware files this first image contains Bootbox (see wiki for details). The second image is what is booted by default. The current firmware files contain a copy of Rockbox 3.2 in the main image. It can easily be updated/replaced later.
Rockbox, you also need to update the image in the flash. This is a simple and safe procedure: 1. Download (or build) the Rockbox build you want to use, and unzip it to the root of your player. Safely disconnect USB.
Chapter 13. Advanced Topics 3. Go to the file browser, and enter the .rockbox directory (you might need to set the File View option to All.) 4. Play the file rockbox.ucl, and follow the instructions. The plugin handling this is rockbox_flash, a viewer plugin.
Please do not re-encode any existing audio files from one lossy format to another based upon the above mentioned. This will reduce the audio quality. If you have the choice, select the best suiting codec when encoding the original source material. The Rockbox manual Archos Recorder V2/FM (version 3.13)
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View the movie (Rockbox format) .rvf Text File Display the text file using the text .txt viewer plugin Flash Image Flash the Rockbox image into the .ucl Voice file Allow Rockbox to speak menus .voice Wave Audio File Play the WAV file .wav...
Appendix B. Album Art B. Album Art Rockbox allows you to put the album art, or another image related to the music on your player to display it in the PictureFlow plugin. For this feature to work, there are a few requirements.
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If no album artist is set, artist will be used instead. See AlbumArt in the wiki for programs that will help you automate the process of putting album art on your player. The Rockbox manual Archos Recorder V2/FM (version 3.13)
When used conditionally, the “true” branch is completely ignored if it does not apply. Example: %?cc<%cH:%cM|No clock detected> The Rockbox manual Archos Recorder V2/FM (version 3.13)
Set the Info Viewport to use the viewport called label, as %VI(’label’) declared with the previous tag. Draw this viewport on the backdrop layer. C.5. Additional Fonts Description %Fl(’id’,filename) See section 13.2.4. The Rockbox manual Archos Recorder V2/FM (version 3.13)
“p” if the charger is connected (only on targets that can charge batteries) “c” if the unit is currently charging the battery (only on tar- gets that have software charge control or monitoring) Remaining time of the sleep timer (if it is set) The Rockbox manual Archos Recorder V2/FM (version 3.13)
%d(1) is “Isola”, %d(2) is “Kent” and %d(3) is “Rock”. These tags, when written with the first letter capitalized (e.g. %Fn or %D(2)), produce the information for the next file to be played. The Rockbox manual Archos Recorder V2/FM (version 3.13)
10 seconds if no number is specified. %?pE(7)<in the last 7 seconds of track|in the rest of the track> Current playback pitch C.10. Playlist Viewer Description Display the playlist viewer in the current viewport. %Vp(start,code to render) The Rockbox manual Archos Recorder V2/FM (version 3.13)
“h” if the main unit keys are locked C.13. Virtual LED Description “h” if the hard disk is accessed C.14. Repeat Mode Description Repeat mode, 0-4, in the order: Off, All, One, Shuffle, A-B Example: %?mm<Off|All|One|Shuffle|A-B> The Rockbox manual Archos Recorder V2/FM (version 3.13)
The tag can also be used as the switch in a conditional tag. For players without certain capabilities (e.g. no FM radio) some values will never be returned. Examples: You are in the %?cs<Main menu|WPS|Recording screen|FM Radio screen> The Rockbox manual Archos Recorder V2/FM (version 3.13)
2.5 seconds after the volume button has been released. After that, it will display the volume value. C.19. Settings Description The value of the Rockbox setting with the specified name. See %St(<setting section (page 168) for the list of the available settings.
Description %x(n,filename[,x,y])Load and display an image n: image ID for later referencing in %xd filename: file name relative to /.rockbox/ and including “.bmp” x: x coordinate (defaults to 0 if both x and y are not specified) y: y coordinate. (defaults to 0 if both x and y are not speci- fied)
Appendix C. Theme Tags Examples: 1. Load and display the image /.rockbox/bg.bmp with ID “a” at 37, 109: %x(a,bg.bmp,37,109) 2. Load a bitmap strip containing 5 volume icon images (all the same size) with image ID “M”, and then reference the individual sub-images in a conditional: %xl(M,volume.bmp,134,153,5)
The tags are exactly the same as for album art, described above. Images need to be placed in /.rockbox/fmpresets/, and must have the same name as the preset. They need to be in either .bmp or .jpg format, and the radio must be in preset mode and tuned to a preset (and not recording) in order for them to be shown.
Split items on a line into separate sublines Allows grouping of several items (sublines) onto one line, with the display cycling round the defined sublines. See section 13.2.4 (page 140) for details. The Rockbox manual Archos Recorder V2/FM (version 3.13)
Some tags can be used to display a bar which draws according to the value of the tag. To use these tags like a bar you need to use the following parameters (%XX should be replaced with the actual tag). The Rockbox manual Archos Recorder V2/FM (version 3.13)
Example: A 100px bar image with a 16px slider image needs the bar to be 116px wide, and should be offset 8px left of the backdrop image to align correctly. The Rockbox manual Archos Recorder V2/FM (version 3.13)
(given that the text is displayed; see conditionals above). You can specify up to ten scrolling lines. Scrolling lines can not contain dynamic content such as timers, peak meters or progress bars. The Rockbox manual Archos Recorder V2/FM (version 3.13)
0 to 2500 scroll step devise a way to get ranges pixels from config-*.h screen scroll step devise a way to get ranges pixels from config-*.h Screen Scrolls Out Of on, off View The Rockbox manual Archos Recorder V2/FM (version 3.13)
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50 - 10000 lang /path/filename.lng /path/filename.wps autocreate bookmarks off, on autoload bookmarks off, on off, on most-recent-bookmarks pause on headphone off, pause, pause and resume unplug rewind duration on pause 0 to 15 The Rockbox manual Archos Recorder V2/FM (version 3.13)
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20ms, 2s, 4s, 8s mdb enable on,off mdb strength 0 to 127 mdb harmonics 0 to 100 mdb center 20 to 300 mdb shape 50 to 300 The Rockbox manual Archos Recorder V2/FM (version 3.13)
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0:05, 0:10, 0:15, 0:30, 1:00, h:mm 2:00, 4:00, 6:00, 8:00, 16:00, 24:00 pre-recording time off, 1 to 30 rec path /path/to/dir force fm mono off, on The Rockbox manual Archos Recorder V2/FM (version 3.13)
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Appendix D. Config file options The Rockbox manual Archos Recorder V2/FM (version 3.13)
To suggest an idea for a feature or to read those made by others, see http://forums. rockbox.org/index.php?board=49.0. Please keep in mind that this forum is for the dis- cussion of feature ideas - they are not requests and there is no guarantee they will be acted upon.
Cool sound effects. Adding new sound effects requires reprogramming the MAS chip, and we cannot do that. The MAS chip is programmable, but we have no access to the chip documentation. The Rockbox manual Archos Recorder V2/FM (version 3.13)
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Support other file systems than FAT32 (like NTFS or ext2 etc.). No. Rockbox needs to support FAT32 since it can only start off a FAT32 partition (since that is the only way the ROM can load it), and addingsupport for more file systems will just take away valuable ram for unnecessary features.
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