Rio S50 Manuel utilisateur

Index

Welcome

Contents

Rio S50 User’s Guide

Welcome

Thanks for your purchase of the Rio S50 digital music player. The S50 portable player supports MP3 and

WMA playback, and features a built-in FM radio. With 128MB memory — expandable with optional external

memory cards — the S50 holds hours of your favorite music. The S50 comes equipped with a rechargeable

battery to supply up to 20 hours of continuous music playtime. 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

Listening to the FM Radio

Advanced Features

Using the Music Management Software

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Welcome

Contents

Rio S50 Digital Music Player

Glossary of Digital Audio Terms

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) and Troubleshooting

Warranty Information

Regulatory Information

Customer Care

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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.

•VisittheSONICblue Web site.

Navigating the User’s Guide

The User’s Guide is in Adobe Acrobat (.PDF) file format.

Important: We recommend that you use Adobe Acrobat Reader version 4.0 or higher to view

and print the Rio User’s Guide. Acrobat reader 4.0 is available on the software CDs.

Click blue, underlined text links to jump to another location in the document or to a location on the Inter-

net.

Click the Contents link at the top of any page to go to the list of User’s Guide contents.

Click the Index link at the top of any page to go to the alphabetical Index of topics. Click page numbers in

the Index to jump to a topic.

Using Acrobat

Click the navigation buttons in the Acrobat toolbar to go to the first page, previous page,

next page, or last page of the User’s Guide.

Click the print button in the Acrobat toolbar to print the User’s Guide.

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Legal Notices

Contents

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marks are links to the contents of the User’s Guide. Click any bookmark in the list to jump to the page in

the User’s Guide that contains the topic.

Legal Notices

SONICblue Incorporated shall not be liable for any errors contained herein or for any damages arising out

of or related to this document or the information contained herein, even if SONICblue has been advised of

the possibility of such damages.

This document is intended for informational and instructional purposes only. SONICblue reserves the right

to make changes in the specifications and other information contained in this document without prior noti-

fication. 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.

and the Mac logo are trademarks of Apple Computer, Inc. registered in the United States

and other countries.

Microsoft, Windows Media and the Windows Logo are trademarks or registered

trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and/or other countries.

All other product names may be trademarks of the companies with which they are

associated.

First edition, June 2002

S50 P/N 75510395-001

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Tour of the Rio Player

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Rio S50 Digital Music Player

Tour of the Rio Player

Battery compartment cover

Remove cover and insert the supplied

battery and optional external memory

cards here. Insert external memory

cards before inserting the battery.

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;

In Menu mode, press to select

Menu options;

In Stopwatch mode, press to move

lap times down on the LCD; if the

timer is running, press to capture a

new lap time without stopping the

timer; press and hold to reset all

lap times to zero;

In Tuner mode, press to switch

between Manual and Preset

modes; press and hold to store a

preset station

PLAY/PAUSE

Press to play or pause playback;

In Menu mode, press to navigate to the previous Menu

option;

In Stopwatch mode, press to start and stop the timer;

In Tuner mode, press to mute/unmute radio output

REVERSE and FORWARD

Press to skip to the start of the current or next track —

if less than five seconds have elapsed, REVERSE skips

to the start of the previous track; Press and hold to

scan backward or forward within the current track;

In Menu mode, press FORWARD to select or execute a

Menu option;

In Tuner mode, press to manually tune to stations or

cycle through presets

STOP

Press to stop playback;

In Menu mode, press to navigate

to the next Menu option;

In Stopwatch mode, press to

reset the timer to zero

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Tour of the Rio player (continued)

VOLUME + and -

Press to adjust vol-

ume level up or

down on a range

from 0-30;

When the player is

turned OFF and

back ON, the vol-

ume level automati-

cally resumes at

70% of the previous

level

OFF (0) / ON (1)

Slide to turn your

Rio player OFF or

ON;

When the player is

turned OFF, the

current mode and

user preferences

are saved and

resume when the

player is turned

back ON

LANYARD HOLDER

Fasten optional cords

here to wear your Rio

player

Press to display the main

Menu system; If a Menu is

already open, press to close;

Press to cancel before select-

ing or executing Menu

options;

Press and hold, then press

ENTER to put the Rio player

into or out of Hold mode —

locking the Rio player but-

tons to prevent accidental

operation

MULTIFUNCTION port

Connect supplied earphones, USB

cable, optional headphones, or

optional accessory remote control

here

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Rio S50 Digital Music Player

LCD Overview

Player Mode

Press ENTER to cycle

through the player’s

various screens

Clock

Repeat

Indicator

Shuffle

Indicator

Hold Indicator

Track Title (from ID3 tag info)

Artist (from ID3 tag)

Album (CD) (from ID3 tag)

Progress Indicator

Track Timer: Time

Elapsed or Time

Remaining

Track Number of Total

Playback

Mode

Indicator

Battery Indicator

Track Information: Codec,

Encoding Bitrate and Stereo/

Mono Mode Indicator (from

track ID3 tag information)

Date Information

The Battery Indicator

graphically shows

the power level:

Empty to

Full.

The Battery Indicator

flashes when the

power level is low.

Battery Indicator

Volume

Indicator

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Stopwatch Mode

FM Tuner mode

Timer

Lap Times

Lap Statistics: Current to

Average Lap Time Difference

Lap Statistics: Average Lap Time

Frequency Scale

Currently Tuned

Frequency

Tuning Mode

Indicator

Strong

Station

Indicator

Stereo/

Mono

Indicator

Preset Station

Frequencies:

Currently

selected preset

highlighted

Preset Scroll

Indicator

Press ENTER to switch between

Manual and Preset FM Tuner modes

Mute

Indicator

Tuning Mode

Indicator Tuning Mode

Indicator

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Getting Started

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Rio S50 Digital Music Player

Getting Started

Please refer to the Quick Start poster for complete

setup instructions, including information on con-

necting the Rio to your computer.

Step 1: Unpack

Make sure your package includes the following:

•Rioplayer

•Earphones

• Universal Serial Bus (USB) cable

• PC and Mac Software CDs

• Quick Start poster and other printed materials

• Carrying case

• One 1600mAH NiMH rechargeable battery

•ACAdapter

Step 2: Charge Battery

1 Slide open the battery compartment cover on the

back of the Rio player.

Tip: Insert optional external memory cards

into the memory card slot while the battery

cover is off — before you insert the battery.

2 Insert the supplied NiMH rechargeable battery.

Ensure the battery is inserted properly by match-

ing the + symbol on the battery with the symbols

in the Rio player battery compartment.

TIP: You can also use one regular AA-size

alkaline battery with the Rio S50. Of course,

never attempt to charge a non-

rechargeable alkaline battery.

3 Replace the battery cover.

4 Connect the supplied AC Adapter into the DC

CHARGER port on the side of the Rio player.

5 Connect the AC Adapter power cord into an elec-

trical outlet. You can charge the battery while the

player is turned OFF or ON. Let the batteries

charge for at least five hours before using the

player. The battery icon on the display animates

as the battery charges. When the battery is fully

charged, an AC power “plug” icon replaces

the battery icon on the display.

6 When the battery is fully charged, unplug the AC

Adapter and disconnect it from the player.

DC CHARGER port

Connect the supplied AC

adapter here to charge

the battery.

NOTE: Do not connect

the AC adapter to the

MULTIFUNCTION port

on the top of the

player.

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Step 3: Install Software

Follow these instructions to load the software that

enables your PC to recognize the Rio player. The

installation also loads the selected music manage-

ment software.

1 Place the software CD label side up into your

computer’s CD-ROM drive. After a few seconds,

the install screen will display.

2 Click the “Install” link of the music management

software that you would like to install, then fol-

low the on-screen instructions. The Rio Music

Manager application is required.

You can also choose to view the User’s Guide, get

support, or register your Rio player online.

3 Reboot your computer when the software instal-

lation is complete, or you are prompted to do so.

Note: If the install screen does not display

automatically, follow these steps to begin

the installation manually:

1 Click the START button in bottom-left corner of

your computer screen and choose RUN...

2 Type d:\install.exe in the field labeled OPEN. If

your computer’s CD-ROM drive uses a letter

other than “d”, substitute that letter for “d”.

3 Click the OK button, and follow the on-screen

instructions.

MAC

Follow these instructions to load the software that

enables your Macintosh computer to recognize the

Rio player. The installation also loads the iTunes

music management software.

1 Place the software CD label side up into your

computer’s CD-ROM drive.

2 The CD contents should display automatically. To

manually display the CD contents, double-click

the Rio icon on your computer’s desktop.

3 Double-click the Install icon.

4 After a few seconds, the Rio splash screen will

display.

5 Click the “Install iTunes” link, then follow the on-

screen instructions to install the software, see

the User’s Guide, get support, or register your

Rio player online.

6 Reboot your computer when the installation is

complete.

OSX Users

The “Install” program on the software CD may not

run on some OSX systems, if you are having diffi-

culty, follow these steps to install iTunes:

1 Double-click the CD icon to show the contents of

the software CD.

2 Open the “iTunes” folder.

3 Open the “OSX” folder.

4 Double-click the iTunes2.pkg file to begin the

installation.

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Rio S50 Digital Music Player

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.

3 Turn your Rio player ON.

Note: The player automatically turns OFF

after being connected to USB for 30

minutes, if no USB commands are received

or no buttons are pressed.

4PC ONLY: Follow these instructions if the Win-

dows Device Driver wizard displays on the com-

puter screen: Make sure that the software CD is

in your computer’s CD-ROM drive. When the wiz-

ard prompts you for the location of the Rio player

drivers, select the “CD-ROM Drives” check box,

then click the “Next” button, and follow the on-

screen instructions.

Step 5: Rip/Load Music

Please see the Using the Music Management Soft-

ware section in this manual for more information

about using the software to encode your audio CDs

into compressed digital audio format, organize your

digital audio collection on your computer, or down-

load music to your Rio player. Please refer to the

complete software online Help for detailed informa-

tion on using each software application.

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