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Index Welcome 1 Contents RioV olt SP65 User ’s Guide Welcome Thanks for your purchase of the Ri oV olt SP65. The SP65 is a portable CD player that plays FM radio, MP3 CDs, and regular Red Book audio CDs. The SP65 in cludes earphones, two AA -size 1.5 volt alkaline batteries, a lighted LCD display , and pr ovides Electronic Shock Protection (ESP) [...]
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Index Welcome 2 Contents RioV olt SP65 Navigating the User’s Guide This User’s Guide is in Adob e Acrobat (.PDF) file forma t. Important: It is recommended that you use Adobe Acrobat Read er version 4.0 or higher to view and print the Ri oVolt User’s Guid e. Click blue, underlined text links to jump to another location in the document or to a[...]
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Index Welcome 3 Contents Legal Notices © 2003 SONICblue Incorporat ed. All Rights R eserved. SONICblue Incorporated shall not be liabl e for any errors contai ned herein or for any damages arising out of or related t o this document or the information c ontained herein, even if SON I Cblue has been advised of the possibi lity of such damages. This[...]
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Index Tour of the RioVolt 4 Contents RioV olt SP65 Tour of the RioVolt SKIP PREVIOUS Press to skip to the previous tr ack Press and hold for fast backward MODE Press to set Playback, Equalizer , Search, and ESP options Press and hold to enter FM Ra dio Mode STOP Press to stop playback Press and hold to turn off player Battery Compartment Cover Slid[...]
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Index LCD 5 Contents Tour of the RioVolt (continued) LCD OPEN Opens the player’s front cover EARPHONE Connects to earphones, and headphones DC IN Connects to optional power adapter to save battery li fe LINE OUT Connects to external audio system (cable not included) Right Side Front Power Indicator Track Number Play/Pause Indicator Album/ Track T[...]
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Index LCD 6 Contents RioV olt SP65 LCD (continued) Playback Option Album Numbe r Advanced Features Programmable Playback Track Numb er Preset Track Electronic Shock Protection Indicator (Audio CD Only) Mode Option Equalizer Option FM Menu Mode Indicator Current Frequenc y Stereo Indicator Preset Station[...]
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Index Getting Started 7 Contents Getting Started Unpack Make sure your player includes the following accessories: • T wo AA 1.5 volt alkaline batteries •E a r p h o n e s •Q u i c k S t a r t p o s t e r Insert Batteries 1 Slide open the battery compartment cover on the back of the RioV olt. 2 Insert the two supplied batteries. Ensure the bat[...]
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Index Playing Music 8 Contents RioV olt SP65 Playing Music Insert Disc 1 Slide the OPEN button to release the latch, and open the CD cover . 2 R emove the cardboard insert. 3 Insert an Audio CD or MP3 CD into the player , label side up. 4C l o s e t h e C D c o v e r . Note: The RioVolt can play CDs with the following log os: Play Disc 1 Press the [...]
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Index Advanced Features 9 Contents Advanced Features A vailable advanced features include: Playback Equalizer Search Electronic Shock Protection Programmable Pla y back FM Radio Playback Options While playing a tr ack, pres s MODE once to displa y the playback options. Pre ss SKIP NEXT to select from the following playback options. • Repeat Off: [...]
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Index Advanced Features 10 Contents RioV olt SP65 Search Mode While playing a tr ack on a MP3 CD , press MODE three times to access the search mode. Press SKIP NEXT to select from th e following two options: • File Skip: Sets SKIP PREVIOUS an d SKIP NEXT to cycle through tracks on th e current album when pressed during normal play back. File Skip[...]
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Index Advanced Features 11 Contents • Resume Play: Press MODE then press PLA Y/PAUSE to resume playlist playback. • Delete Playlist: Press MODE then press STOP to delete the playlist from memory . FM Radio Press and hold MODE to put the player in FM Radio Mode. While in FM R adio Mo de, the controls work in the following ways: • PLAY/PAUSE: P[...]
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Index Glossary of Digital Audio Terms 12 Contents RioV olt SP65 Glossary of Digital Audio Terms Bass Bass is the low-r ange area of th e sound spectrum where low musica l notes and sounds are located. Increasing the bass v alue will make the low vocals and drums more prominent in your music. Y ou can select the amount of bass in your music by selec[...]
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Index Glossary of Digital Audio Terms 13 Contents ID3 Tag The ID3 tag is the part of the encode d MP3 file that contains information about the digi tal music file such as song title, artist, album title, en coding bitr ate, track time dur ation , and so on. ID3 ta g information is displayed on the Album/T rack ti tle line on the player’s LCD . MP[...]
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Index Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) 14 Contents RioV olt SP65 Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) What type of CDs can I play with the RioVolt? Y ou can play CDs that have MP3 files or you can play re gular CD audio music discs. Can I mix CD Audio with MP3 files? No. Y ou can play either CD Audio discs or CDs with MP3 music content. They cannot be [...]
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Index Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) 15 Contents buffer cannot be filled (e.g . , when jogging or riding a bicycle) then the player may begi n to skip. The buffer must be full in order to pr ovide skip-free performance. How much playtime can I get from 2 AA batteries? Playtime v aries with battery type an d music content. However , as a gene r al[...]
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Index Troubleshooting 16 Contents RioV olt SP65 Troubleshooting Problem Solution I am only able to fit 10 to 15 songs on a CD-R or CD-RW for my RioV olt. If you are only able to fi t 10 to 15 songs on a CD-R or CD-RW for use in y our RioV olt, then it is likely yo u are creating the CD in audi o or .wa v f ormat instead of data format. Y ou should [...]
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Index Troubleshooting 17 Contents My RioV olt gives a “No Disc” error message when spinning up. T o resolve the “No Disc” erro r message, try the following: • Make sure the CD is seat ed properly in the tr ay . • See if a standard Audio CD funct ions properly . • T ry a CD created with st andard MP3 files encoded at 128kbps, NO T vari[...]
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Index Limited Warranty 18 Contents RioV olt SP65 Limited Warranty Our warranty to you SONICblue Incorporated w arrants that y our product will be free from defects in materials and workmanship for a period of one year from the date of original retail purchase. SONICblue Incorp or ated warr ants refurb ished products, marked and sold as such, for ni[...]
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Index Regulatory Information 19 Contents Regulatory Information Federal Communications Commission (FCC) This device complies with P art 15 of the FCC Rules. Op eration is subject to the co ndition that this device does not cause harmful interference. NO TE: This equipmen t has been test ed and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital d[...]
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Index Customer Care 20 Contents RioV olt SP65 Customer Care Rio Product Support With every Rio product you receiv e the following support serv ices: • Unlimited access to the Rio web-based technical information reso urces, av ailable 24 hours a day every day at http://www .sonicblue.com/support . Here you will find F AQ files, product updates, an[...]
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Index 1 Contents B batteries 7 battery cover 4 battery indicator 14 C codec definition 12 MP3 13 WMA 13 customer care 20 D DC in jack 5 E earphones 7 encoding 13 eq u a lizer (EQ) 9 F FAQ (frequently asked questions) 14 G getting started 7 H headphone jack 5 I ID3 13 L legal notices 3 line out 5 lock/unlock 4 M MP3 13 P playing music 8 ports 5[...]
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Index 2 Contents RioV olt SP65 R Red Book 13 ripping and burning 13 S setup instructions 7 skip protection 14 T technical support 20 V variable bitrate (VBR) 13 volume 4 W warranty 18 W M A 1 7[...]