Rio Audio Advanced Digital Audio Center manual

Rio Advanced Digi tal Audio Center User ’ s Guide First Edition, Nov ember , 2001 P art Nu mber 52260049-001 User’ s Guide[...]

Impor tant saf ety info rmation Laser class notes CAUTION As the laser beam used in the Compact Disc pla y er is harmful to the ey es, do not attempt to disassemble the product. Refer ser vicing to qualified personnel only . DA N G E R Invisible laser radiation is possible when Compact Disc pla y er door is opened and interlock failed or defeat ed.[...]

Rio Ad vanc ed Dig ital Audio Cente r Us er’s G uide | 1 Ta b l e o f C o n t e n t s Chapter 1: Getting Started 3 Setting up your R io Advanced Digi t al Audio Center 4 The first time you use the Rio Advanced Digital Audio C ent er 5 Start using the Rio Adva nced Digital Audio Center without adjusting the setting s 6 Adjusting the settings 7 Cha[...]

2 | Ri o A d v a n c e d D i g i t a l A u d i o C e n t e r Us e r ’ s G ui de Chapter 5: Advanced features 85 Games 86 Upgrade your Rio Advanced Digi tal Audio Center 87 Appendix A: Technical spe cifications 91 Appendix B: Regulatory information 93 FCC certification 94 DOC notice for Canada 95 EU declaration of conformity 97 Appendix C: Warrant[...]

Rio Ad vanc ed Dig ital Aud io Cente r Us er ’ s Guide | 3 1 Cha pter 1: Getting Star ted[...]

4 | S e t t i n g u p y o u r R i o A d v a n c e d D i g i t a l A u d i o C e n t e r The Rio Advanced Digital A udio Center connects to y our home stereo s ystem, yo ur PC, and the Internet. In this cha pt er , you w ill learn ho w to conne ct the Rio Advanced Digital Audio Center , an d run initial setup . NO TE: At this time , USB hubs are not[...]

Rio Ad vanc ed Dig ital Aud io Cente r Us er ’ s Guide | 5 Please see “ Rio Rece iver ” on pag e 7 8 or visit our W eb site at http://www .riohome .com for mor e information about the Rio Receiv er . 1. Plug one end of the included phone cor d into the Phoneline Jack on the back of the Rio Advanced Digital Audio Center . 2. Plug the other end[...]

6 | T h e f i r s t t i m e y o u u s e t h e R i o A d v a n c e d D i g i t a l A u d i o C e n t e r 1. Pr ess Continue (right ) on the Na viga tion But ton , t o displa y the Lice nse Agreement screen. 2. Pr ess Do wn on the Navigation button to r ead through the licens e agr eement Indicate whe ther y ou Accept or Decline the agreement b y pr [...]

Rio Ad vanc ed Dig ital Aud io Cente r Us er ’ s Guide | 7 Adjusting the settings Timezone 1. Pr ess Select on the Na vigat ion Button to displa y the Select Time zone screen. 2. Pr ess Do wn on the Navigation Button to highlight the timezone in which yo u ha ve y our Rio Advanced Digi t al Audio Center . NO TE: This pr o duct is design ed and so[...]

8 | T h e f i r s t t i m e y o u u s e t h e R i o A d v a n c e d D i g i t a l A u d i o C e n t e r Time & Date 1. Pr ess Do wn on the Na vigation Button to highli ght Set The Time and Date . 2. Pr ess Select on the Na vigation Button to disp lay the Set Time & Date screen. Time is di spla y ed with fields f or hour : minutes : seconds.[...]

Rio Ad vanc ed Dig ital Aud io Cente r Us er ’ s Guide | 9 Recor ding quality The Rio Advanced Digital A udio Center is set up to r ecord y our music CDs at optimal compr ession rates. It is configur ed to r ecord y our CD music a nd convert it into high quality digital audio files that are less compres sed fo r the Rio Advanced Digital Audio Cen[...]

1 0 | T h e f i r s t t i m e y o u u s e t h e R i o A d v a n c e d D i g i t a l A u d i o C e n t e r Create y our o wn recor ding quality le vel When y o u ar e in the Curr ent Standard Recording Quality screen, 1. Pr ess Do wn on the Na vigation Button to highlight Advanced . 2. Pr ess Select on the Na vigation Button to disp lay a n extended[...]

Rio A dvance d Digit al Au dio C enter User ’ s Guide | 11 2 Cha pter 2: Using y our Rio Advanced Digital Audio Center[...]

12 | T he d ispla y The Rio Advanced Digital A udio Center condenses a ll y our mu sic into a single manageable databas e. Simple as a CD pla yer but smart as a PC , it holds more than 650 CDs w or th of songs, and lets you experience the freedom of dig ital music str eaming on your home system. In this chapter , you will learn the functions of the[...]

Ri o Ad va n c ed D ig it a l Au d io C en te r U s er ’ s Guide | 13 The Status/F eedback bar The Status/Fe edback bar is the darke r band at the bottom of the displa y . It pr ovides the foll owing information: • Curr ent p la y er action . • Album , Artist , and Tr a c k inform ati on. • Pr ogr ess Bar . • Compress ion Setting for the [...]

14 | Th e but tons No w Pla ying Pr ess this button to go to the No w Pla ying screen fr om anywher e in t he menu system. The Now Pla y ing scr een is shown belo w . Standb y Pr essing the Standb y button toggles the Rio Adv anced Digital Audio Center between Sleep Mode and Wa k e M o d e . W e rec o mmend that you use the Standby button to put th[...]

Ri o Ad va n c ed D ig it a l Au d io C en te r U s er ’ s Guide | 15 Main Menu options • Pla y fr om Play lists, CD's, or T racks • Manage P la ylists and Content • Shuffle and Repea t Menu • Record fr om CD T ra y • Add T o 'Now Playi ng' List • T ransfer to P or table or Writable CD • Cr eate or Go T o Audio Bookma[...]

1 6 | T h e r e m o t e c o n t r o l Edit The Edit button displa ys a scr een where y ou can add or change inf ormation about the curr ent track, including Title, Ar tist, Album (CD), Genr e , and Y ear . Pr ess Edit again to hide the edit scr een. Alphanumeric k eypad The Alphanumeric K eypad can be used to enter letters and n umbers, such as whe[...]

Ri o Ad va n c ed D ig it a l Au d io C en te r U s er ’ s Guide | 17 Clear The Clear button cancels the l ast action y o u ’ ve perf ormed. In scre ens with fields for adding or changing inf ormation, press Clear to erase the contents of an entir e field. No w pla y ing The Now Pla ying button tak es you to the Now Pla ying scr een from an ywh[...]

1 8 | P l a y i n g m u s i c C D s Pla ying music CDs 1. Pr ess the Eject button to open the CD Co mpar tment . 2. Place a CD l abel up in the CD tra y , and pr ess the Eject butto n again to close the CD Compar tment . The Rio Advanced Digital A udio Center then: • Displa ys the Reading CD message. • Displa ys the “ Ne ver recorded t his C [...]

Ri o Ad va n c ed D ig it a l Au d io C en te r U s er ’ s Guide | 19 The No w Pl a ying screen displ ays a list of the T rack Titl es on the CD , follo wed by the Tr a c k T i m e of each track. As each tra ck pla ys, the T rack Time Elapsed dis pla ys along with the T o tal Tr a c k T i m e . Hint : Th e Nav igation Icon in the No w Pla ying sc[...]

2 0 | C o n v e r t i n g m u s i c C D s i n t o d i g i t a l a u d i o f i l e s Con v er ting mu sic CDs into d igital au dio files NO TE: Y ou ma y not be ab l e to r ecord certain tracks onto the Rio Advanced Digital Audio Center ’ s hard driv e, if the tracks are fr o m a data CD , or a cop y of a CD , due to cop yright res t rictions. Som[...]

Ri o Ad va n c ed D ig it a l Au d io C en te r U s er ’ s Guide | 21 • The Na vigat ion Icon with the options Pla y CD , Record & Pla y , Rec ord , and Back . 3. Pr ess Record or Record & Pla y on the Navigation Button . The Rio Advanced Digital A udio Center will r eturn to the No w Pla ying scre en and the S tatus/F e edback Bar disp[...]

2 2 | C o n v e r t i n g m u s i c C D s i n t o d i g i t a l a u d i o f i l e s 3. Pr ess the Select on the Na vigat ion Button to displa y the Record fr om CD T ra y sc reen. Curr ent CD will automatically be highlighted as the first option . 4. Pr ess Se lect on the Na vigat ion Bu tton to displa y the Album (CD) Title screen. All tracks will[...]

Ri o Ad va n c ed D ig it a l Au d io C en te r U s er ’ s Guide | 23 Y ou will be prompte d to confirm y our choice to recor d those tracks. 5. Pr ess Confirm . NO TE: If the CD in the CD T ra y has already been recor ded, the Rio Advanced Digital Audio Center will displa y the T rack X is already r ecorded scr een and will displa y the options:[...]

2 4 | M a n a g i n g p l a y l i s t s a n d c o n t e n t Managing pla ylists and content Cr eating pla ylists Once y o u ha v e rec o rde d y our mus ic CDs and cr eated MP3 files, y ou can organize those files into pla ylists b ased on Art ist, Album (CD), Genre, Y ear , what you lik e to listen to during differ ent times of the da y , for w or[...]

Ri o Ad va n c ed D ig it a l Au d io C en te r U s er ’ s Guide | 25 Create Pla ylist is automaticall y highlighted as the first optio n. 4. Pr ess Select on the Na vigat ion Button to displa y the Create Pla ylist screen. 5. T ype a name f or the ne w pla ylist in the Name field using the Al phanu meric Ke y p a d on the r emote contr ol or a U[...]

2 6 | M a n a g i n g p l a y l i s t s a n d c o n t e n t Again, the first option is Add All , foll ow ed by the list of tracks in alphabetical order . 12. Pr ess Do wn on the Na vigation Button to highlight each t rack y ou wish to select. 13. Pr ess Select on the Na vigation Button to choose each track. As y ou choose tracks, the track name yo [...]

Ri o Ad va n c ed D ig it a l Au d io C en te r U s er ’ s Guide | 27 All of the pla ylists that y ou ha ve crea ted and stor ed on y o ur Rio Advanced Digital Audio Center are listed in alpha bet ical or der . 6. Pr ess Do wn on the Na vigation Bu tton to highlight the pla ylist you wish to modify . 7. Pr ess Select on the Na vigat ion Button to[...]

2 8 | M a n a g i n g p l a y l i s t s a n d c o n t e n t 3. Pr ess Select on the Na vigation Button to displa y that categor y ’ s me nu scree n. The first option in all categories is Add All . NO TE: If you select T racks, Most Recently Pla yed, New est Recordings, T op 40 o r Least Recent ly Pla y ed, that categor y ’ s scr een will automa[...]

Ri o Ad va n c ed D ig it a l Au d io C en te r U s er ’ s Guide | 29 The list of songs in cluded in the sele cted play list displa y in the or der in which they w ere orig inally selected. 3. Pr ess Do wn on the Navigation Button to highlight the track you want to select. 4. Pr ess Pick Up on the Na vigation But ton to select that track. The Tr [...]

3 0 | M a n a g i n g p l a y l i s t s a n d c o n t e n t 5. Pr ess Enter on the remote contr ol when you ar e done .This changes t he name of the pla ylist to the one y ou ha v e selected and r eturns you to the No w Pla ying screen. Deleting pla ylists Y ou can delete pla ylists you no long er want to listen to . Deleting a pla ylist does not d[...]

Ri o Ad va n c ed D ig it a l Au d io C en te r U s er ’ s Guide | 31 The Confirm Delete scr een will prompt y ou with the question, “ Yo u a r e about to delete X pla ylist, ar e yo u sur e? ” X repr esents the name of the pla ylist yo u selected. A large Na vigation Icon displa ys the options Select , Chang e List , Cancel , and View List .[...]

3 2 | M a n a g i n g p l a y l i s t s a n d c o n t e n t Pla ylists and Content screen. T o delete portable content, y our portable pla y er m ust be connected to the Rio Advanced Dig i tal Audio Center b y its USB cable, and turne d on. 5. Pr ess Select on the Na vigation Button to disp lay the Delet e Content screen. 6. Pr ess Do wn on the Na [...]

Ri o Ad va n c ed D ig it a l Au d io C en te r U s er ’ s Guide | 33 Deleting specific tracks 1. Pr ess Do wn on the Navigation Butt on to highlight the Ar tist you want to select tracks fr om. 2. Pr ess Select on the Na vigat ion Button to displa y the Find T racks to Delete by Album screen. Delete All (Ar tist Name) is automatically hi ghlight[...]

3 4 | M a n a g i n g p l a y l i s t s a n d c o n t e n t 3. Pr ess Select on the Na vigation Button . The P ermanently Delete T r acks scre en appears for a moment while it finishes deleting the selected tracks. Then, the No w Pla y ing screen displa ys. Selecting spe cific tracks 1. Pr ess Do wn on the Na vigation Button to highlight individua [...]

Ri o Ad va n c ed D ig it a l Au d io C en te r U s er ’ s Guide | 35 Pla ying recor ded music Once y ou ha ve r ecorded y our CDs on the Rio Advanced Digital A udio Center , you can select music to listen to b y Pla ylist, Artist, Album (CD), Genre, Y ear , or other categories. 1. Pr ess Menu to displa y the Main Menu scr een. Pla y from Pla yli[...]

3 6 | P l a y i n g r e c o r d e d m u s i c 4. Fo r this example highl ight Least Recently Pla yed , a nd press Select on the Na vigat ion Button . Pla y All is automatically highlighted as the first option in the Least Recently Pla yed scr een. Below tha t is a list of tracks that ha ve been pla yed the least r ecently since being r ecorded in t[...]

Ri o Ad va n c ed D ig it a l Au d io C en te r U s er ’ s Guide | 37 Writing custom CDs Once y ou ha ve r ecorded y our audio CDs on the Rio Advance d Digital Audio Center , y ou can cr eate a custom CD of y our fa vorite mu sic. NO TE: Y ou ma y not be able to write cer tain tracks, if the tracks ar e fr o m a data CD , or a cop y of a CD , due[...]

3 8 | W r i t i n g c u s t o m C D s Both the T ransfer to Data CD and the T r ansfer to Audio CD screens contain same options. T o choose an option, press the Na vigat ion Butto n to highlight an option, then pr ess Se lect . F r o m the sub-men u scre ens, pr ess Back to r e turn the main T ransfer to Data CD or T ransfer to Audio CD screen. 5. [...]

Ri o Ad va n c ed D ig it a l Au d io C en te r U s er ’ s Guide | 39 7. Remo ve T racks from T ransfer Queue This option shows the tra cks you ha ve selecte d fo r y o ur CD . CD per cent used displa ys in the left part of the scr een. If the CD is over 100 % full, use this sc reen to choos e tracks to r emove fr om the CD by high lighting them,[...]

4 0 | S h u f f l e a n d r e p e a t Shuffle an d r e peat Whether y ou want to listen to a track or a pla ylist continuously or y ou want to pla y the entir e music collection randomly y ou can configur e the Rio Advanced Digital Audio Center t o meet y our needs using the Shuffle and Repeat functions. 1. Pr ess the Menu button to displa y the Ma[...]

Ri o Ad va n c ed D ig it a l Au d io C en te r U s er ’ s Guide | 41 NO TE: Selecting Advanced Shuffle displ a ys the Shuff le Settings screen and its options. 1. Pr ess Do wn on the Na vigation Button to highlight the option yo u want to select. 2. Pr ess Select on the Na vigat ion Button to sav e y our selec tion. This automatically r eturns y[...]

42 | Add to ‘ Now Playing ’ l i s t Add to ‘ No w Pla yin g ’ list 1. Pr ess the Menu button to displa y the Main Menu scr een. 2. Pr ess Do wn on the Navigation Button to highligh t Add to ‘ No w Playing ’ List . 3. Pr ess Select on the Na vigation Button to disp lay the Add to ‘ No w Pla ying ’ List scr een. The two options a vail[...]

Ri o Ad va n c ed D ig it a l Au d io C en te r U s er ’ s Guide | 43 A list of categ ories displa y . They include: • Pla ylists • Ar tist • Album (CD) • Genr e • Ye a r • Tr a c k s • Most Recentl y Pla yed • Newe s t Re c ord i n gs • T op 40 (Most Pla yed) • Least Recently Pla y ed 5. Pr ess Do wn on the Navigation Button [...]

44 | Add to ‘ Now Playing ’ l i s t be listed below it with T rack 17 after that. T rack 31 would t hen be the next song to pla y in the Now Pla ying list. NO TE: Appending Music t ak es the same steps to complet e, but adds the track at the end of t he No w Playing list rather than after the track currently highlighted for pla y .[...]

Ri o Ad va n c ed D ig it a l Au d io C en te r U s er ’ s Guide | 45 Cr eating or g oing to audio bookmarks If y ou would lik e to sa ve a posi t ion in a track for futur e r eference, cr eate an audio bookmark. Y ou can go to y our sa ved bookmar k s at a later time. Bookmarks sa v e the entir e music lineup , so if y ou made a complex selectio[...]

4 6 | C r e a t i n g o r g o i n g t o a u d i o b o o k m a r k s Go ing to a bo okm ark 1. Pr ess the Menu button to displa y the Main Menu scr een. 2. Pr ess Do wn on the Na vigation Button to highli ght Create o r Go to Audio Bookmarks . 3. Pr ess Sele ct on the Na vigation Button to displa y the Boo kma rk s scr een. Bookmark 1 is automatical[...]

Ri o Ad va n c ed D ig it a l Au d io C en te r U s er ’ s Guide | 47 About y o ur Rio Advanced D igital A udio Center This Main Menu opt ion displa ys pertinent technical informa tion about y our Rio Advanced Digital Audio Center . 1. Pr ess the Menu button to displa y the Main Menu scr een. 2. Pr ess Do wn on the Navigation Button to highlight [...]

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Ri o Ad va n c ed D ig it a l Au d io C en te r U s er ’ s Guide | 49 3 Cha pter 3: Setting up the softwar e[...]

5 0 | A c c e s s i n g t h e S e t u p M e n u The Rio Advanced Digital Audio Center giv es m usic lo vers fre edom and con veni ence never before possible f or a home audio system. In this cha pter , you will learn ho w to customize the Rio Advanced Digital Audio Center displa y , r ecording quality , Internet connection settings, netw ork config[...]

Ri o Ad va n c ed D ig it a l Au d io C en te r U s er ’ s Guide | 51 Adjusting the di spla y contrast and brightnes s 1. Under the Setup Menu highlight Displa y and press Select on the Na vigat ion Button to displa y the Displa y Settin gs scr een. Her e y ou can adjust the Contrast and Brightness of the displa y . Contrast will automaticall y b[...]

5 2 | S e t t i n g r e c o r d i n g q u a l i t y Setting recording quality The Rio Advanced Digital A udio Center is configur ed to rec ord yo ur CD m usic and conv er t it into high quality di gital audio files that ar e less compr essed f or the Rio Advanced Digital A udio Center to pla y , or smaller , more highly c om pr essed files to trans[...]

Ri o Ad va n c ed D ig it a l Au d io C en te r U s er ’ s Guide | 53 Customize Standard R ecording Settings is automatically highlighted as the first item in the list. The other option a vailable is Customiz e P or table Recording Settings . 6. Pr ess Sel ect on the Na vigati on Button to displa y the Cu rren t St a n d ard Recording Quality scr[...]

5 4 | S e t t i n g r e c o r d i n g q u a l i t y Creating y our o wn r ecording quality le vel When y o u ar e in the Curr ent Standard Recording Quality screen, 1. Pr ess Do wn on the Na vigation Button to highlight Advanced . 2. Pr ess Select on the Na vigation Button to disp lay a n extended list of re c o rd i n g ra te s. 3. Pr ess Do wn on[...]

Ri o Ad va n c ed D ig it a l Au d io C en te r U s er ’ s Guide | 55 Configuring internet connection/se ttings 1. Pr ess Menu to displa y the Main Menu scr een. 2. Pr ess Do wn on the Navigation Button to highlight Setup Menu . 3. Pr ess Sele ct on the Na vigation But ton to displa y the Setup M enu scr een. 4. Pr ess Do wn on the Navigation But[...]

5 6 | C o n f i g u r i n g i n t e r n e t c o n n e c t i o n / s e t t i n g s Getting track details from Internet This featur es allows the Rio A dvanced Digital Audio Center to go online and get the track details — ar tist name, album title , track length, and so on — automatically , so you do not ha ve to fill out each track ’ s entr y [...]

Ri o Ad va n c ed D ig it a l Au d io C en te r U s er ’ s Guide | 57 Checking onli ne no w for software update This featur e allows the Rio Advanced Digital Audio Center to go online and look for updates to its firmwar e . These updates pr ovide impr ov ements to the Rio Advanced Digital Audio Center ’ s functionality , which ma y occasionall [...]

58 | I SP sett ings ISP configurat ion Step 1: Enter area code and first three digits 1. Use the r emote control o r a USB k eyboar d to enter y our Ar ea C ode and the first three digits of y our T elephone N umber . For inf ormation on using the remote contr ol, see “ The remote cont r o l ” on pag e 15 . 2. Pr ess Next to highlight Done . 3.[...]

Ri o Ad va n c ed D ig it a l Au d io C en te r U s er ’ s Guide | 59 ISP configuration St ep 3: Enter zip code 1. Using the r emote contr ol or a USB k eyboar d, enter y our fiv e digit Zip Code . 2. Pr ess Next on the Na vigat ion Button to highlight Done . 3. Pr ess Continue on the Na vigation But ton . ISP configurat ion Step 4: Choose local [...]

60 | I SP sett ings ISP configuration Step 5: Select dialing method 1. This scr een prompts you to select the appr opriate dialing method fo r y o ur area. 2. Pr ess Continue on the Na vigation Button when y ou are fini shed. The Step 6: ISP setu p complete screen displa ys.[...]

Ri o Ad va n c ed D ig it a l Au d io C en te r U s er ’ s Guide | 61 Automatic connection settings Y ou can also configur e the Rio Advanced Digital A udio Center to automatically look online fo r its softwar e updates and track details when it is in A wak e mode. Choosing these options eliminates having to che ck online for this inf ormation on[...]

62 | I SP sett ings 4. This scr een asks you to deci de if y ou want the Rio Advanced Di gital Audio Center to Connect Automatically t o the Internet to gather CD inform ation each time y ou put a new CD in, t o Pr ompt Me Before Connecting to the Internet or Nev er Conne ct to the Internet. Pr ompt Me Bef ore Connecting is automaticall y highlight[...]

Ri o Ad va n c ed D ig it a l Au d io C en te r U s er ’ s Guide | 63 Network configuration Y ou can connect the Rio Advanced Digital Audio Center to an existing Home PNA or Ethernet netw ork to shar e files with yo ur PCs or Rio Receiv ers or to connect to the Internet. Y o u can also crea te a network connection betw een y our Rio Advanced Digi[...]

6 4 | N e t w o r k c o n f i g u r a t i o n Digital Audio Center , when you Select Netw ork Configuration, y ou are pr esented with a submen u where y ou can select either Home PNA or Ethernet a s y o ur network ing o ption. The only differ ence between the two Netw ork Configuration scree ns is the title . 1. Pr ess Menu to displa y the Main Men[...]

Ri o Ad va n c ed D ig it a l Au d io C en te r U s er ’ s Guide | 65 Setting t he clo ck The clock featur e comes on the displa y when the Rio Advanced Di gital Audio Center is in S leep mode . By default an analog clock face will displa y — with the time shown with clock hands — a nd the date displa yed belo w . Ther e are thr ee other opti[...]

6 6 | Se tt i n g t h e c lo c k 5. Pr ess Do wn on the Na vigation Button to highli ght S et Time & Date . 6. Pr ess Select on the Na vigation Button to disp lay the Set Time & Date screen. Time is di spla y ed with fields f or hour : minutes : seconds. Time is in m ilitar y time (24 hour clock). Date is displa yed with fiel ds for date : [...]

Ri o Ad va n c ed D ig it a l Au d io C en te r U s er ’ s Guide | 67 The Na vig atio n Icon will change to r ead Pre v ious , Sele ct Timezone , and Next . 11. Pr ess Select Timez one to displa y the list of timezone options. 12. Pr ess Do wn on the Navigation Button to highlight the timezone y ou wish to select. If y our timezone is not listed,[...]

6 8 | R e s t o r i n g f a c t o r y ( d e f a u l t ) s e t t i n g s Restoring fact or y (default) settings If y o u wish to r e turn to the basic settings and start ov er , f ollow t hese steps to r estore the factor y default settings. Choosing Restore Factory Settings does not delete the m usic on your Rio Advanced Digital Audio Center . 1. U[...]

Ri o Ad va n c ed D ig it a l Au d io C en te r U s er ’ s Guide | 69 Selecti ng k eybo ard type If y ou use a USB k eyboard with y our Rio Advanced Dig ital Audio Center , choose this option to identify the language th at y our k eyboar d uses. 1. T o change the Rio Advanced Digital A udio Center to use yo ur k eyboar d language, press Me nu to [...]

7 0 | E n t e r e m p l o d e p a s s w o r d Enter emplode pass wor d Y ou hav e the option to specify a passw ord f or your Rio Advanced Digital Audio Center , to pre vent an y unauthorized access fr om a computer using the emplode software. W e r ecommend setting a passwor d especially if the unit is connected to the Internet full time (via a br[...]

Ri o Ad va n c ed D ig it a l Au d io C en te r U s er ’ s Guide | 71 7. Using the remote contr ol or a USB ke yboard, ty pe in the passw ord of y our choice. If you f o rget your passw ord, you can enter a ne w passw ord. Fo r mor e information on using the r emote control, see “ T h e r e m o t e c o n t ro l ” on page 15 . 8. Pr ess Next o[...]

7 2 | I n s t a l l i n g e m p l o d e emplode on y our PC emplode is softwar e for y our PC . Use emplode to cr eate , organize, and sear ch your digital audio collection. NO TE: Exit the Menu system on the Ri o Advanced Digital Audio Center befor e using emplode . T o exit the menu system, press the No w Pla ying but ton on the Rio Advan ced Dig[...]

Ri o Ad va n c ed D ig it a l Au d io C en te r U s er ’ s Guide | 73 2. When the pr ogram prompts y ou for the pass word , type in the same passwo rd y ou entered in the Enter emplode Passw ord scr een. 3. Click OK . This displa ys the Main emplode screen f or your Rio Advanc ed Digital Audio Center . NO TE: F or more in-dept h information on us[...]

74 | U si n g e m pl o de This Pla ylist tab example fr om emplode sho ws: • Midiboy as a sub-fol der of Ar tists . • Stating The Obvious as a sub-folder of Albums . In addition, Ar chaic is shown a s a track in the Mi dibo y folder , the Stating The Obvious folder , as w ell as in its particular Genr es and Ye a r s folders a nd the All Tr a c[...]

Ri o Ad va n c ed D ig it a l Au d io C en te r U s er ’ s Guide | 75 Registering y our Rio Adv anced Digital Audio Cente r Register y o ur Rio Advanced Di gital Audio Center to: • Ensur e that you will be notified of future enhanc ements t o yo ur Rio Advanced Digital Audio Center . • Giv e you the option of being notified of ne w products t[...]

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Rio A dvance d Digit al Au dio C enter User ’ s Guide | 77 4 Cha pter 4: Sharing m usic with y our other de vices[...]

7 8 | O t h e r R i o h o m e p r o d u c t s W ould you lik e to access all the m usic on your Rio Advanced Dig it al Audio Center fr om another room, or tak e your music on the go? In this chapter , y ou will learn how t o shar e music with y our other device s, including configuring y our Rio Advanced Digital Audio Center f or use with the Rio R[...]

Rio A dvance d Digit al Au dio C enter User ’ s Guide | 79 5. Pr ess Select on the Na vigat ion Button to displa y the Net w ork Configuration screen. Automatic should be selected f or Configuration. Ser ve r eceiv er units should be selected. Use this adapter for interne t lookup should be selected. 6. Pr ess Next on the Na vigat ion Button to m[...]

8 0 | P o r t a b l e d i g i t a l a u d i o p l a y e r s P ortable digit al audi o pla y ers Y ou can download digital audio files fr om the Rio Advanced Digital Audio Center to your Ri o portable digital audio pla yer using the pla yer ’ s USB cable. NO TE: At this time, suppor ted Rio por table digital audio play er ’ s include: • Rio 60[...]

Rio A dvance d Digit al Au dio C enter User ’ s Guide | 81 7. The T ransfer to P or table scr een displa ys. Hig hlight an option fr om the list, for example, Add tracks... , choose the desir ed tracks, then pr ess Back to r e turn to the T ransfer to P ortable scr een. 8. Highlight the last option on the T ransfer to P or table screen, Do wnl oa[...]

8 2 | Y o u r h o m e c o m p u t e r Y our home comput er While it is not necessary to ha ve a home computer to use the Rio Advanced Digital Audio Center , it is possible to shar e digital audio files betw een your home computer and the Rio Advanced Digital Audio Center , and to access the home computer ’ s har d drive f or additional digital au[...]

Rio A dvance d Digit al Au dio C enter User ’ s Guide | 83 emplod e 1. Mak e sure that y our PC and the Rio Advanced Digital A udio Center are both On and connected either via a networ k or using the included USB ca ble . 2. Click the Start butto n in the bottom-left corner of y our PC ’ s desktop . NO TE: Exit the Rio Advanced Digital Audio Ce[...]

8 4 | Y o u r h o m e c o m p u t e r 14. Highlight the files y ou want to transfer to y our Rio Advanced D igital Audio Center . 15. Click Edit > Cop y in the Windows Explor e r titl e bar or pr ess the Ctrl and the C k eys on your k eyboar d. This mak es a cop y of the highlighted fi les. 16. Click on the title bar of the Main emplode window t[...]

Rio A dvance d Digit al Au dio C enter User ’ s Guide | 85 5 Cha pter 5: Advanced fe a t u r e s[...]

86 | G ames In this cha pter , you will lea rn about games included on the Rio Advanced Dig ital Audio Center , and how to upgrade t he Rio Advan ced Digital Audio Center ’ s firmwar e . Games Fo r y o ur entertainment, w e ha ve pr ovided se veral fr ee games written by third parties on the Rio Advanced Dig it al Audio Center . Instructions on h[...]

Ri o Ad va n c ed D ig it a l Au d io C en te r U s er ’ s Guide | 87 4. Pr ess Do wn on the Navigation Button to highlight the game y ou want to pla y . 5. Pr ess Select on the Na vigat ion Button to displa y a screen where y ou can choose to: • Get instructions on how to pla y the sel ected game • Learn mor e about the game , or • Start p[...]

8 8 | U p g r a d e y o u r R i o A d v a n c e d D i g i t a l A u d i o C e n t e r Do wnloading upgrades There are tw o opt ions fo r do wnloading y our upgrade files to y our Rio Advanced Digital Audio Center : Dial-Up and Internet. NO TE: Do wnloadin g software upgrades is faster using a broadband internet connection rather than using a modem.[...]

Ri o Ad va n c ed D ig it a l Au d io C en te r U s er ’ s Guide | 89 5. Pr ess Select . 6. Pr ess Do wn to highlight Automatic Connection Settings . 7. Pr ess Select . 8. Pr ess Do wn to highlight Connection for Software Do wnloads . 9. Pr ess Select . 10. Pr ess Select . This will enter in that c hoice and r eturn you to the Automatic Connecti [...]

9 0 | U p g r a d e y o u r R i o A d v a n c e d D i g i t a l A u d i o C e n t e r[...]

R io A d v a n c e d D i g i t a l A u d i o C e n t e r U s e r ’ s Guide | 91 A Appendix A: T echnical specifications[...]

9 2 | T e c h n i c a l s p e c i f i c a t i o n s U s e r ’ s Guide Audio li ne out • Max. Output Lev el + 1.510V • Fr equency response: (20Hz to 20kHz) + 0, -0.227 dB • Channel Separa tion At 1kHz (dB) 115.000 At 16kHz (dB) 100 • Dynamic Range (A-weig ht ed, r ef. to 0dB) 98.000 • Signal to Nois e Ratio (A-W eighted, ref. to 0dB) 101[...]

Ri o Ad va n c ed D ig it a l Au d io C en te r U s er ’ s Guide | 93 B Appendix B: Regulator y inf ormation[...]

94 | F CC cer tific atio n FCC certification NO TE: This equipment has been tested and found to compl y with the limits f or Class B dig ital de vice, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rule s. These limits ar e designed to pr ovide r easonable pr ot ection against ha rmful interferenc e in a r esidential installation. This equipment generates, uses an[...]

Rio A dvance d Digit al Au dio C enter User ’ s Guide | 95 If y our modem needs r epairs, y ou must ar range fo r the manufa cturer to mak e them if y ou are to k eep the modem ’ s FCC re gistration valid. If y ou need to return the pr oduct, first obtain a Return Mer chandise Authorization (RMA) number from T echnical Suppor t (541-967-2450) o[...]

96 | D OC n otice for Ca nada pr esent are connected together . This precaution ma y be particularl y important in rura l a reas. C AU T ION: Do not attempt to mak e such co nnections y ourself; contact the appr opriate inspection authority or ele ctrician. IC Ringer Equivalency Number (IC REN): 0.3 The IC Ren n umber assigned to each terminal de v[...]

Rio A dvance d Digit al Au dio C enter User ’ s Guide | 97 EU declaratio n of conformity We ; DIAMOND Multimedia Systems V ertriebs Gm bH Moosstr asse 18b D-82319, Starnber g Germ an y On behalf of; SONIC | blue Incorporated 2841 Missi on College Blvd. Santa Clara, C A. 95054 U. S . A . Hereby declar e under ou r sole responsibility that the foll[...]

98 | E U de clarati on o f con formity[...]

Rio A dvance d Digit al Au dio C enter User ’ s Guide | 99 C Appendix C: W arranty inf ormation[...]

1 0 0 | O n e y e a r l i m i t e d w a r r a n t y One y ear lim ited war ranty Our warranty to y ou SONICblue Incorporated warrants that your product will be free fr om defects in materi als and w orkmans hip for a period of one ye ar from the date of original re tail pur chas e. If you discover a defect cov e re d by this w arranty , we will rep[...]

Ri o Ad va n ce d D i gi ta l Au d io Ce n te r Use r ’ s Guide | 101 D Appendix D: F r equentl y Ask ed Questions (F A Q)[...]

1 0 2 | F A Q a n d t r o u b l e s h o o t i n g F A Q and tr oubleshooting Prob lem: I ’ m unab le to view the contents of the Rio Advanced Digital Audio Center vi a the included emplode software. T roubleshooting meas ures : 1. The Rio Advanced Digital Audio Center is passw ord pr otected to pr ev ent any unauthorized access. On the Rio Advanc[...]

R i o A d v a n c e d D i g i t a l A u d i o C e n t e r U s e r ’ s Guide | 103 Prob lem: I ’ m ha ving tr ou ble using m y USB ke ybo ard and jo ypad that are plugg ed into the Rio Advanced Digital Audio Center via a USB hu b. T roubleshooting meas ures : At this time, hubs are not support ed and ma y cause unr eliable operation. Plug one de[...]

1 0 4 | F A Q a n d t r o u b l e s h o o t i n g Prob le m: Ho w do I tell what IP Addr ess the Rio Receiver is using? T roubleshooting meas ures : 1. On the Rio Receive r , go to the Rio Receiv er Menu and select ’ About Receiv er ’ . 2. Pr ess the V olume/Select k nob to enter y our selection. 3. The Rio Receive r software and lice nse inf o[...]

Ri o Ad va n ce d D i gi ta l Au d io Ce n te r Use r ’ s Guide | 105 E Appendix E: Customer car e inf ormation[...]

106 | Technical support - United States Rio Ad vance d Digi tal Audi o Center support With e very Rio Advanced Digital Audio Ce nter you r eceive the follo wing sup- por t ser v ices • Unlimited access to the Rio w eb-based technical information r esources, which are a vailable 24 hours a da y at http://www .riohome.com . Her e you will fi nd F A[...]

R i o A d v a n c e d D i g i t a l A u d i o C e n t e r U s e r ’ s Guide | 107 F Appendix F: Men u T r ee[...]

1 0 8 | M e n u T r e e i l l u s t r a t i o n U s e r ’ s Guide A dd tr ac k s to Rio XX X R e mov e tr ac k s from Rio XX X Remove tracks from pendin g .. . Form a t Rio XXX Download to Rio XXX now Rio XXX Internal Memory A dd tr ac k s to Rio XX X R e mov e tr ac k s from Rio XX X Remove tracks from pendin g .. . Form a t Rio XX X Downlo ad t[...]

R io Ad v a n c e d D i g i t a l A u d i o C e n t e r U se r ’ s Guide | 109 Inde x A about screen 47 adding to now playing 42 adding tracks to playlists 27 advanced features game s 86 upgrading fir mware 87 alphanumeric key pad on remote control 16 automatic connection 61 B backspace button on re mote control 16 bookmarks creating 45 going to [...]

1 1 0 | I n d e x U s e r ’ s Guide managing play lists 26 menu button 14 menu tree illu stration 107 modifying playlists 26 N navigation button 15 network configuration 63 now playing button 14 now playing button on remote control 17 now playing lis t 42 num lock button on remote control 16 P play/pause button 13 play/pause button on remote cont[...]

R io Ad v a n c e d D i g i t a l A u d i o C e n t e r U se r ’ s Guide | 111 using the remote control 15 V visuals button on remote control 15 W warranty 100 writing CDs 37[...]

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Impor tant saf ety info rmation Laser class notes CAUTION As the laser beam used in the Compact Disc pla yer is harmful to the ey es, do not attem pt to disassemble the product. Refer ser vicing to qualified personnel only . DA N G E R Invisible laser radiation is possible when Compact Disc pla yer door is opened and interlock failed or defeat ed. [...]

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