Rio Advanced Digital Audio Center User’s Guide First Edition, November, 2001 Part Number 52260049-001 User’s Guide
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Rio Advanced Digital Audio Center User’s Guide | 1 Table of Contents Chapter 1: Getting Started Setting up your Rio Advanced Digital Audio Center The first time you use the Rio Advanced Digital Audio Center Start using the Rio Advanced Digital Audio Center without adjusting the settings Adjusting the settings Chapter 2: Using your Rio Advanced Digital Audio Center The display The Main Window The Status/Feedback bar The buttons The remote control Playing music CDs Converting music CDs into digital audio fi
2 | Rio Advanced Digital Audio Center Chapter 5: Advanced features Games Upgrade your Rio Advanced Digital Audio Center Appendix A: Technical specifications Appendix B: Regulatory information FCC certification DOC notice for Canada EU declaration of conformity Appendix C: Warranty information One year limited warranty Appendix D: Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) FAQ and troubleshooting Appendix E: Customer care information Technical support - United States Customer service - United States Appendix F: Menu T
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4 | Setting up your Rio Advanced Digital Audio Center The Rio Advanced Digital Audio Center connects to your home stereo system, your PC, and the Internet. In this chapter, you will learn how to connect the Rio Advanced Digital Audio Center, and run initial setup.
Rio Advanced Digital Audio Center User’s Guide | 5 Please see “Rio Receiver” on page 78 or visit our Web site at http://www.riohome.com for more information about the Rio Receiver. 1. Plug one end of the included phone cord into the Phoneline Jack on the back of the Rio Advanced Digital Audio Center. 2. Plug the other end into the nearest Wall Jack in the room where your Rio Advanced Digital Audio Center is located.
6 | The first time you use the Rio Advanced Digital Audio Center 1. Press Continue (right) on the Navigation Button, to display the License Agreement screen. 2. Press Down on the Navigation button to read through the license agreement Indicate whether you Accept or Decline the agreement by pressing the Navigation Button.
Rio Advanced Digital Audio Center Adjusting the settings Timezone 1. Press Select on the Navigation Button to display the Select Timezone screen. 2. Press Down on the Navigation Button to highlight the timezone in which you have your Rio Advanced Digital Audio Center. NOTE: This product is designed and sold for use within the United States. The laws of other countries may limit use of this product. 3. Press Select on the Navigation Button to enter that choice, and to return to the Setup screen.
8 | The first time you use the Rio Advanced Digital Audio Center Navigation Icon Time & Date 1. Press Down on the Navigation Button to highlight Set The Time and Date. 2. Press Select on the Navigation Button to display the Set Time & Date screen. Hint: Previous and Next move the cursor between the boxes and buttons. + and - increase and decrease values. 3. 4. Navigation Icon 5. 6. 7. Time is displayed with fields for hour : minutes : seconds. Time is in military time (24 hour clock).
Rio Advanced Digital Audio Center User’s Guide | 9 Recording quality The Rio Advanced Digital Audio Center is set up to record your music CDs at optimal compression rates. It is configured to record your CD music and convert it into high quality digital audio files that are less compressed for the Rio Advanced Digital Audio Center to play or smaller, more highly compressed files to transfer to your portable Rio digital audio player.
10 | The first time you use the Rio Advanced Digital Audio Center Create your own recording quality level When you are in the Current Standard Recording Quality screen, 1. Press Down on the Navigation Button to highlight Advanced. 2. Press Select on the Navigation Button to display an extended list of recording rates. 3. Press Down on the Navigation Button to highlight the compression rate you wish to use. 4.
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12 | The display The Rio Advanced Digital Audio Center condenses all your music into a single manageable database. Simple as a CD player but smart as a PC, it holds more than 650 CDs worth of songs, and lets you experience the freedom of digital music streaming on your home system.
Rio Advanced Digital Audio Center User’s Guide | 13 The Status/Feedback bar The Navigation Icon on the screen always displays the current functions of the fourway Navigation Button. The Status/Feedback bar is the darker band at the bottom of the display. It provides the following information: • Current player action. • Album, Artist, and Track information. • Progress Bar. • Compression Setting for the track currently playing. • VU Meters illustrate current output level for the left and right channels.
14 | The buttons Now Playing Press this button to go to the Now Playing screen from anywhere in the menu system. The Now Playing screen is shown below. Standby Hint: If you press the Standby button while a track is playing, when you press it again, the track resumes play right where it left off. Pressing the Standby button toggles the Rio Advanced Digital Audio Center between Sleep Mode and Wake Mode.
Rio Advanced Digital Audio Center User’s Guide | 15 Main Menu options • Play from Playlists, CD's, or Tracks • Manage Playlists and Content • Shuffle and Repeat Menu • Record from CD Tray • Add To 'Now Playing' List • Transfer to Portable or Writable CD • Create or Go To Audio Bookmarks • Setup Menu • Games Menu • About Your Rio Advanced Digital Audio Center Navigation Navigation Button The four-way button helps you navigate through the functions and menus available on the Rio Advanced Digital Audio Ce
16 | The remote control Edit The Edit button displays a screen where you can add or change information about the current track, including Title, Artist, Album (CD), Genre, and Year. Press Edit again to hide the edit screen. Alphanumeric keypad The Alphanumeric Keypad can be used to enter letters and numbers, such as when you are naming playlists or entering your Internet Service Provider (ISP) information. Each alphanumeric key contains both upper and lower case letters, as well as the number value.
Rio Advanced Digital Audio Center Clear The Clear button cancels the last action you’ve performed. In screens with fields for adding or changing information, press Clear to erase the contents of an entire field. Now playing The Now Playing button takes you to the Now Playing screen from anywhere in the menu system. Main menu The Main Menu button takes you to the Main Menu screen from anywhere in the menu system.
18 | Playing music CDs Playing music CDs 1. Press the Eject button to open the CD Compartment. 2. Place a CD label up in the CD tray, and press the Eject button again to close the CD Compartment. The Rio Advanced Digital Audio Center then: • Displays the Reading CD message. • Displays the “Never recorded this CD” screen.
Rio Advanced Digital Audio Center User’s Guide | 19 The Now Playing screen displays a list of the Track Titles on the CD, followed by the Track Time of each track. Navigation Icon As each track plays, the Track Time Elapsed displays along with the Total Track Time. Hint: The Navigation Icon in the Now Playing screen reads Previous Track, Details, Next Track, and Visuals.
20 | Converting music CDs into digital audio files Converting music CDs into digital audio files NOTE: You may not be able to record certain tracks onto the Rio Advanced Digital Audio Center’s hard drive, if the tracks are from a data CD, or a copy of a CD, due to copyright restrictions.
Rio Advanced Digital Audio Center • The Navigation Icon with the options Play CD, Record & Play, Record, and Back. 3. Press Record or Record & Play on the Navigation Button. The Rio Advanced Digital Audio Center will return to the Now Playing screen and the Status/Feedback Bar displays the CD Artist Name and Track Name of the tracks being recorded along with a status bar to let you know what percentage of the track has been recorded.
22 | Converting music CDs into digital audio files 3. Press the Select on the Navigation Button to display the Record from CD Tray screen. Current CD will automatically be highlighted as the first option. 4. Press Select on the Navigation Button to display the Album (CD) Title screen. All tracks will automatically be selected — indicated by darkened boxes — to record from the CD.
Rio Advanced Digital Audio Center You will be prompted to confirm your choice to record those tracks. 5. Press Confirm. NOTE: If the CD in the CD Tray has already been recorded, the Rio Advanced Digital Audio Center will display the Track X is already recorded screen and will display the options: Skip this track, Make a copy of this track, Replace previous recording, and Cancel recording. Highlight the option you prefer and press Select on the Navigation Button to proceed.
24 | Managing playlists and content Managing playlists and content Creating playlists Once you have recorded your music CDs and created MP3 files, you can organize those files into playlists based on Artist, Album (CD), Genre, Year, what you like to listen to during different times of the day, for workouts or other activities, and so on. The same MP3 file can be used in multiple playlists without duplicating the file, which saves hard drive space.
Rio Advanced Digital Audio Center Create Playlist is automatically highlighted as the first option. 4. Press Select on the Navigation Button to display the Create Playlist screen. 5. Type a name for the new playlist in the Name field using the Alphanumeric Keypad on the remote control or a USB keyboard plugged into the Rio Advanced Digital Audio Center. 6. When finished, press Next on the Navigation Button to highlight the Done button on the screen. 7.
26 | Managing playlists and content Again, the first option is Add All, followed by the list of tracks in alphabetical order. 12. Press Down on the Navigation Button to highlight each track you wish to select. 13. Press Select on the Navigation Button to choose each track. As you choose tracks, the track name you’ve selected flashes momentarily and the Track Count at the bottom of the screen increases. 14.
Rio Advanced Digital Audio Center All of the playlists that you have created and stored on your Rio Advanced Digital Audio Center are listed in alphabetical order. 6. Press Down on the Navigation Button to highlight the playlist you wish to modify. 7. Press Select on the Navigation Button to display the Modify Playlist screen. Adding tracks to a playlist Add Tracks to Playlist is automatically highlighted as the first item in the list. 1.
28 | Managing playlists and content 3. Press Select on the Navigation Button to display that category’s menu screen. The first option in all categories is Add All. NOTE: If you select Tracks, Most Recently Played, Newest Recordings, Top 40 or Least Recently Played, that category’s screen will automatically list the option Add All followed by a list of tracks. Skip steps 4 & 5 if this is the case. 4.
Rio Advanced Digital Audio Center 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. The list of songs included in the selected playlist display in the order in which they were originally selected. Press Down on the Navigation Button to highlight the track you want to select. Press Pick Up on the Navigation Button to select that track. The Track Title flashes briefly. Press Up on the Navigation Button to move up the list of tracks to the position where you want to place the track.
30 | Managing playlists and content 5. Press Enter on the remote control when you are done.This changes the name of the playlist to the one you have selected and returns you to the Now Playing screen. Deleting playlists You can delete playlists you no longer want to listen to. Deleting a playlist does not delete the tracks within the playlist. 1. Press the Menu button to display the Main Menu screen. 2. Press Down on the Navigation Button to highlight Manage Playlists and Content. 3.
Rio Advanced Digital Audio Center The Confirm Delete screen will prompt you with the question, “You are about to delete X playlist, are you sure?” X represents the name of the playlist you selected. A large Navigation Icon displays the options Select, Change List, Cancel, and View List. • Press Select on the Navigation Button to delete the playlist. • Press View List to take a look at the contents of that playlist. • Press Change List to change the playlist’s contents.
32 | Managing playlists and content Playlists and Content screen. To delete portable content, your portable player must be connected to the Rio Advanced Digital Audio Center by its USB cable, and turned on. 5. Press Select on the Navigation Button to display the Delete Content screen. 6. Press Down on the Navigation Button to highlight the category in which you wish to search for the content you want to delete. The options are Artist, Album (CD), Genre, Year, and Tracks. 7.
Rio Advanced Digital Audio Center Deleting specific tracks 1. Press Down on the Navigation Button to highlight the Artist you want to select tracks from. 2. Press Select on the Navigation Button to display the Find Tracks to Delete by Album screen. Delete All (Artist Name) is automatically highlighted as the first item in the list. 3. Press Select on the Navigation Button to delete all of the tracks by that artist.
34 | Managing playlists and content 3. Press Select on the Navigation Button. The Permanently Delete Tracks screen appears for a moment while it finishes deleting the selected tracks. Then, the Now Playing screen displays. Selecting specific tracks 1. Press Down on the Navigation Button to highlight individual tracks. 2. Press Select to fill in the box next to the track to indicate that it is to be deleted and to display the Permanently Deleted Tracks screen, which displays the tracks selected for deletion.
Rio Advanced Digital Audio Center Playing recorded music Once you have recorded your CDs on the Rio Advanced Digital Audio Center, you can select music to listen to by Playlist, Artist, Album (CD), Genre, Year, or other categories. 1. Press Menu to display the Main Menu screen. Play from Playlists, CDs, or Tracks is automatically highlighted as the first choice. 2. Press Select to display the Play from Playlists, CDs or Tracks screen.
36 | Playing recorded music 4. For this example highlight Least Recently Played, and press Select on the Navigation Button. Play All is automatically highlighted as the first option in the Least Recently Played screen. Below that is a list of tracks that have been played the least recently since being recorded in the order of least to most recently played. 5. Press Down on the Navigation Button to scroll down through the list of tracks until you highlight the track you want to hear. 6.
Rio Advanced Digital Audio Center Writing custom CDs Once you have recorded your audio CDs on the Rio Advanced Digital Audio Center, you can create a custom CD of your favorite music. NOTE: You may not be able to write certain tracks, if the tracks are from a data CD, or a copy of a CD, due to copyright restrictions. 1. Press Menu to display the Main Menu screen. 2. Press Down on the Navigation Button to highlight Transfer to Portable or Writable CD. 3.
38 | Writing custom CDs Both the Transfer to Data CD and the Transfer to Audio CD screens contain same options. To choose an option, press the Navigation Button to highlight an option, then press Select. From the sub-menu screens, press Back to return the main Transfer to Data CD or Transfer to Audio CD screen. 5. Set Title of CD Enter a name for your CD using the alphanumeric keypad on the included remote control or a USB keyboard (not included).
Rio Advanced Digital Audio Center 7. Remove Tracks from Transfer Queue This option shows the tracks you have selected for your CD. CD percent used displays in the left part of the screen. If the CD is over 100% full, use this screen to choose tracks to remove from the CD by highlighting them, then pressing Select. The Rio Advanced Digital Audio Center prompts you with an ‘...are you sure?’ message. Press Yes to delete the track. 8. Erase CD Choose this option to erase your rewritable CDs.
40 | Shuffle and repeat Shuffle and repeat Hint: Pressing Back on the Navigation Button will cancel your current action and take you to the previous screen. Pressing the Menu button will return you to the Main Menu screen. Whether you want to listen to a track or a playlist continuously or you want to play the entire music collection randomly you can configure the Rio Advanced Digital Audio Center to meet your needs using the Shuffle and Repeat functions. 1.
Rio Advanced Digital Audio Center NOTE: Selecting Advanced Shuffle displays the Shuffle Settings screen and its options. 1. Press Down on the Navigation Button to highlight the option you want to select. 2. Press Select on the Navigation Button to save your selection. This automatically returns you to the Now Playing screen. NOTE: Selecting Advanced Repeat will display the Advanced Repeat screen and its options. 1. Press Down on the Navigation Button to highlight the option you want.
42 | Add to ‘Now Playing’ list Add to ‘Now Playing’ list 1. Press the Menu button to display the Main Menu screen. 2. Press Down on the Navigation Button to highlight Add to ‘Now Playing’ List. 3. Press Select on the Navigation Button to display the Add to ‘Now Playing’ List screen. The two options available are: • Insert Music (automatically highlighted) Inserts music after the track currently highlighted in the ‘Now Playing’ List. • Append Music Inserts music at the end of the ‘Now Playing’ List. 4.
Rio Advanced Digital Audio Center A list of categories display. They include: • Playlists • Artist • Album (CD) • Genre • Year • Tracks • Most Recently Played • Newest Recordings • Top 40 (Most Played) • Least Recently Played 5. Press Down on the Navigation Button to highlight the category you wish to search. 6. Press Select on the Navigation Button to display the next search menu.
44 | Add to ‘Now Playing’ list be listed below it with Track 17 after that. Track 31 would then be the next song to play in the Now Playing list. NOTE: Appending Music takes the same steps to complete, but adds the track at the end of the Now Playing list rather than after the track currently highlighted for play.
Rio Advanced Digital Audio Center Creating or going to audio bookmarks If you would like to save a position in a track for future reference, create an audio bookmark. You can go to your saved bookmarks at a later time. Bookmarks save the entire music lineup, so if you made a complex selection of tracks they are saved along with the track currently playing, and the shuffle state. Creating a bookmark 1.
46 | Creating or going to audio bookmarks Going to a bookmark 1. Press the Menu button to display the Main Menu screen. 2. Press Down on the Navigation Button to highlight Create or Go to Audio Bookmarks. 3. Press Select on the Navigation Button to display the Bookmarks screen. Bookmark 1 is automatically highlighted as the first bookmark. It displays bookmarked track or playlist information next to Bookmark 1. 4. Press Select to play Audio Bookmark 1 or Back to return to the Main Menu screen.
Rio Advanced Digital Audio Center About your Rio Advanced Digital Audio Center This Main Menu option displays pertinent technical information about your Rio Advanced Digital Audio Center. 1. Press the Menu button to display the Main Menu screen. 2. Press Down on the Navigation Button to highlight About your Rio Audio Center. The following information displays. Scroll through the information by pressing Up or Down on the Navigation Button.
48 | About your Rio Advanced Digital Audio Center
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50 | Accessing the Setup Menu The Rio Advanced Digital Audio Center gives music lovers freedom and convenience never before possible for a home audio system. In this chapter, you will learn how to customize the Rio Advanced Digital Audio Center display, recording quality, Internet connection settings, network configuration, clock function, and more, and use the emplode music database PC software included on the CD. The Setup menu Accessing the Setup Menu 1.
Rio Advanced Digital Audio Center User’s Guide | 51 Adjusting the display contrast and brightness 1. Under the Setup Menu highlight Display and press Select on the Navigation Button to display the Display Settings screen. 2. 3. 4. 5. Here you can adjust the Contrast and Brightness of the display. Contrast will automatically be highlighted as the first option. Press Less or More on the Navigation Button to adjust the level of Contrast in the display.
52 | Setting recording quality Setting recording quality Hint: 64 Kbps means 64,000 bits were used to create one second of music. 128 Kbps means 128,000 bits were used to create one second of music. The Rio Advanced Digital Audio Center is configured to record your CD music and convert it into high quality digital audio files that are less compressed for the Rio Advanced Digital Audio Center to play, or smaller, more highly compressed files to transfer to your portable Rio digital audio players.
Rio Advanced Digital Audio Center User’s Guide | 53 Customize Standard Recording Settings is automatically highlighted as the first item in the list. The other option available is Customize Portable Recording Settings. 6. Press Select on the Navigation Button to display the Current Standard Recording Quality screen. The currently available compression rates will be listed in Kbps with the default speed highlighted. At the bottom of the list is the Advanced option. 7.
54 | Setting recording quality Creating your own recording quality level When you are in the Current Standard Recording Quality screen, 1. Press Down on the Navigation Button to highlight Advanced. 2. Press Select on the Navigation Button to display an extended list of recording rates. 3. Press Down on the Navigation Button to highlight the compression rate you wish to use. 4. Press Select on the Navigation Button to select that compression rate and to return to the Now Playing screen.
Rio Advanced Digital Audio Center Configuring internet connection/settings 1. Press Menu to display the Main Menu screen. 2. Press Down on the Navigation Button to highlight Setup Menu. 3. Press Select on the Navigation Button to display the Setup Menu screen. 4. Press Down on the Navigation Button to highlight Internet Connection/Settings. 5. Press Select on the Navigation Button to display the Internet Connection/Settings screen. 6. Press Down on the Navigation Button to highlight each option. 7.
56 | Configuring internet connection/settings Getting track details from Internet This features allows the Rio Advanced Digital Audio Center to go online and get the track details — artist name, album title, track length, and so on — automatically, so you do not have to fill out each track’s entry manually. This feature makes it convenient to record all of your favorite music CDs onto your Rio Advanced Digital Audio Center without having to spend time typing in track information. 1.
Rio Advanced Digital Audio Center Checking online now for software update This feature allows the Rio Advanced Digital Audio Center to go online and look for updates to its firmware. These updates provide improvements to the Rio Advanced Digital Audio Center’s functionality, which may occasionally include new features. 1. Press Down on the Navigation Button to highlight Check Online Now for Software Update. 2. Press Select to display the Check Online Now for Software Update screen.
58 | ISP settings ISP configuration Step 1: Enter area code and first three digits 1. Use the remote control or a USB keyboard to enter your Area Code and the first three digits of your Telephone Number. For information on using the remote control, see “The remote control” on page 15. 2. Press Next to highlight Done. 3. Press Continue. This will allow your Rio Advanced Digital Audio Center to search for access numbers that correspond to your location.
Rio Advanced Digital Audio Center ISP configuration Step 3: Enter zip code 1. Using the remote control or a USB keyboard, enter your five digit Zip Code. 2. Press Next on the Navigation Button to highlight Done. 3. Press Continue on the Navigation Button. ISP configuration Step 4: Choose local phone number The Rio Advanced Digital Audio Center dials a toll free number to retrieve a list of local phone numbers to choose from. 1.
60 | ISP settings ISP configuration Step 5: Select dialing method 1. This screen prompts you to select the appropriate dialing method for your area. 2. Press Continue on the Navigation Button when you are finished. The Step 6: ISP setup complete screen displays.
Rio Advanced Digital Audio Center Automatic connection settings You can also configure the Rio Advanced Digital Audio Center to automatically look online for its software updates and track details when it is in Awake mode. Choosing these options eliminates having to check online for this information on a regular basis. You also avoid the possibility of missing an important software update when it becomes available. 1.
62 | ISP settings 4. This screen asks you to decide if you want the Rio Advanced Digital Audio Center to Connect Automatically to the Internet to gather CD information each time you put a new CD in, to Prompt Me Before Connecting to the Internet or Never Connect to the Internet. Prompt Me Before Connecting is automatically highlighted as the default choice. 5. Press Up or Down on the Navigation Button to highlight the option you prefer. 6.
Rio Advanced Digital Audio Center Network configuration You can connect the Rio Advanced Digital Audio Center to an existing Home PNA or Ethernet network to share files with your PCs or Rio Receivers or to connect to the Internet. You can also create a network connection between your Rio Advanced Digital Audio Center and a single Rio Receiver.
64 | Network configuration Digital Audio Center, when you Select Network Configuration, you are presented with a submenu where you can select either Home PNA or Ethernet as your networking option. The only difference between the two Network Configuration screens is the title. 1. Press Menu to display the Main Menu screen. 2. Press Down on the Navigation Button to highlight Setup Menu. 3. Press Select on the Navigation Button to display the Setup Menu screen. 4.
Rio Advanced Digital Audio Center Setting the clock The clock feature comes on the display when the Rio Advanced Digital Audio Center is in Sleep mode. By default an analog clock face will display — with the time shown with clock hands — and the date displayed below. There are three other options for the Sleep mode display: a digital clock with military time (24 hour), a digital clock with standard time, and a blank screen.
66 | Setting the clock Navigation Icon 5. Press Down on the Navigation Button to highlight Set Time & Date. 6. Press Select on the Navigation Button to display the Set Time & Date screen. Hint: Previous and Next move the cursor amongst the boxes and buttons. + and - increase and decrease values. Navigation Icon Time is displayed with fields for hour : minutes : seconds. Time is in military time (24 hour clock). Date is displayed with fields for date : month : year.
Rio Advanced Digital Audio Center The Navigation Icon will change to read Previous, Select Timezone, and Next. 11. Press Select Timezone to display the list of timezone options. 12. Press Down on the Navigation Button to highlight the timezone you wish to select. If your timezone is not listed, select the Advanced option to choose the timezone for your region. 13. Press Select to enter that option and to return to the Set Time & Date screen. 14.
68 | Restoring factory (default) settings Restoring factory (default) settings If you wish to return to the basic settings and start over, follow these steps to restore the factory default settings. Choosing Restore Factory Settings does not delete the music on your Rio Advanced Digital Audio Center. 1. Under the Setup Menu, select Restore Factory Settings. This displays the Restore Factory Settings screen. 2. Choose Yes or No. The Navigation Icon displays the options Up, Select, and Back. 3.
Rio Advanced Digital Audio Center Selecting keyboard type If you use a USB keyboard with your Rio Advanced Digital Audio Center, choose this option to identify the language that your keyboard uses. 1. To change the Rio Advanced Digital Audio Center to use your keyboard language, press Menu to display the Main Menu. 2. Press Down on the Navigation Button to highlight Setup Menu. 3. Press Select on the Navigation Button to display the Setup Menu screen. 4.
70 | Enter emplode password Enter emplode password You have the option to specify a password for your Rio Advanced Digital Audio Center, to prevent any unauthorized access from a computer using the emplode software. We recommend setting a password especially if the unit is connected to the Internet full time (via a broadband connection). If you are not going to copy music from your PC to your Rio Advanced Digital Audio Center, then an emplode password is not necessary.
Rio Advanced Digital Audio Center 7. Using the remote control or a USB keyboard, type in the password of your choice. If you forget your password, you can enter a new password. For more information on using the remote control, see “The remote control” on page 15. 8. Press Next on the Navigation Button to highlight the Done button. 9. Press OK on the Navigation Button to enter your choice and to return to the Setup Menu screen.
72 | Installing emplode emplode on your PC emplode is software for your PC. Use emplode to create, organize, and search your digital audio collection. NOTE: Exit the Menu system on the Rio Advanced Digital Audio Center before using emplode. To exit the menu system, press the Now Playing button on the Rio Advanced Digital Audio Center. Installing emplode 1. Make sure your PC and the Rio Advanced Digital Audio Center are connected either via a network or using the included USB cable. 2.
Rio Advanced Digital Audio Center User’s Guide | 73 2. When the program prompts you for the password, type in the same password you entered in the Enter emplode Password screen. 3. Click OK. This displays the Main emplode screen for your Rio Advanced Digital Audio Center. Hint: A track title in emplode may show up under Artist, Album, Genres, Years, and All Tracks, while only existing as one file on the Rio Advanced Digital Audio Center.
74 | Using emplode This Playlist tab example from emplode shows: • Midiboy as a sub-folder of Artists. • Stating The Obvious as a sub-folder of Albums. In addition, Archaic is shown as a track in the Midiboy folder, the Stating The Obvious folder, as well as in its particular Genres and Years folders and the All Tracks folders. Yet, the Archaic song track only exists on the Rio Advanced Digital Audio Center’s hard drive once.
Rio Advanced Digital Audio Center Registering your Rio Advanced Digital Audio Center Register your Rio Advanced Digital Audio Center to: • Ensure that you will be notified of future enhancements to your Rio Advanced Digital Audio Center. • Give you the option of being notified of new products that will further enhance your digital music experience. • Allow you to receive technical support for your product.
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78 | Other Rio home products Would you like to access all the music on your Rio Advanced Digital Audio Center from another room, or take your music on the go? In this chapter, you will learn how to share music with your other devices, including configuring your Rio Advanced Digital Audio Center for use with the Rio Receiver, downloading music to Rio portable digital audio players, and sharing music between the Rio Advanced Digital Audio Center and your home PC.
Rio Advanced Digital Audio Center 5. Press Select on the Navigation Button to display the Network Configuration screen. 6. 7. 8. 9. Automatic should be selected for Configuration. Serve receiver units should be selected. Use this adapter for internet lookup should be selected. Press Next on the Navigation Button to move down through the options. As you press Next, options are highlighted or have a dotted line box around them. Press Toggle on the Navigation Button to mark or unmark options.
80 | Portable digital audio players Portable digital audio players You can download digital audio files from the Rio Advanced Digital Audio Center to your Rio portable digital audio player using the player’s USB cable. Rio Advanced Digital Audio Center’s front USB port. NOTE: At this time, supported Rio portable digital audio player’s include: • Rio 600 • Rio 800 • Nike psa[play Please visit our Web site support section for the most current list of supported Rio portable digital audio players. 1.
Rio Advanced Digital Audio Center 7. The Transfer to Portable screen displays. Highlight an option from the list, for example, Add tracks..., choose the desired tracks, then press Back to return to the Transfer to Portable screen. 8. Highlight the last option on the Transfer to Portable screen, Download to..., then press Select. Once the download is finished, press Continue.
82 | Your home computer Your home computer While it is not necessary to have a home computer to use the Rio Advanced Digital Audio Center, it is possible to share digital audio files between your home computer and the Rio Advanced Digital Audio Center, and to access the home computer’s hard drive for additional digital audio files via Home Phoneline Networking (Home PNA), Universal Serial Bus (USB) or Ethernet.
Rio Advanced Digital Audio Center User’s Guide | 83 emplode 1. Make sure that your PC and the Rio Advanced Digital Audio Center are both On and connected either via a network or using the included USB cable. 2. Click the Start button in the bottom-left corner of your PC’s desktop. NOTE: Exit the Rio Advanced Digital Audio Center Menu system before using emplode. 3. Click Programs > Rio emplode > emplode. The emplode program will open up with the Search screen. 4.
84 | Your home computer Synchronise Button 14. Highlight the files you want to transfer to your Rio Advanced Digital Audio Center. 15. Click Edit > Copy in the Windows Explorer title bar or press the Ctrl and the C keys on your keyboard. This makes a copy of the highlighted files. 16. Click on the title bar of the Main emplode window to bring it to the foreground. 17. Right-click on the Playlists Column under All Tracks and select Paste or press Ctrl-V on your keyboard.
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86 | Games In this chapter, you will learn about games included on the Rio Advanced Digital Audio Center, and how to upgrade the Rio Advanced Digital Audio Center’s firmware. Games For your entertainment, we have provided several free games written by third parties on the Rio Advanced Digital Audio Center. Instructions on how to play each game are included.
Rio Advanced Digital Audio Center 4. Press Down on the Navigation Button to highlight the game you want to play. 5. Press Select on the Navigation Button to display a screen where you can choose to: • Get instructions on how to play the selected game • Learn more about the game, or • Start playing the game. Upgrade your Rio Advanced Digital Audio Center Occasionally new firmware is released for the Rio Advanced Digital Audio Center to improve available features or to fix issues that may arise.
88 | Upgrade your Rio Advanced Digital Audio Center Downloading upgrades There are two options for downloading your upgrade files to your Rio Advanced Digital Audio Center: Dial-Up and Internet. NOTE: Downloading software upgrades is faster using a broadband internet connection rather than using a modem. Using a modem to download software upgrades may take a minimum of one hour.
Rio Advanced Digital Audio Center User’s Guide | 89 5. Press Select. 6. 7. 8. 9. Press Down to highlight Automatic Connection Settings. Press Select. Press Down to highlight Connection for Software Downloads. Press Select. 10. Press Select. This will enter in that choice and return you to the Automatic Connections screen. When the Rio Advanced Digital Audio Center is connected to the Internet, it checks our web site for software upgrades to download.
90 | Upgrade your Rio Advanced Digital Audio Center
Rio Advanced Digital Audio Center Appendix A: Technical specifications User’s Guide | 91 A
92 | Technical specifications User’s Guide Audio line out • • • • • • • • Max. Output Level Frequency response: (20Hz to 20kHz) Channel Separation At 1kHz (dB) At 16kHz (dB) Dynamic Range (A-weighted, ref. to 0dB) Signal to Noise Ratio (A-Weighted, ref. to 0dB) THD plus Noise (w/997Hz) At 0dB FS(%) At -20dB FS (%) Linearity Error (at -90dBs) Interchannel Phase Error (at 20KHz) + 1.510V + 0, -0.227 dB 115.000 100 98.000 101.500 0.002 0.016 0.45 dB 0.
Rio Advanced Digital Audio Center Appendix B: Regulatory information User’s Guide | 93 B
94 | FCC certification FCC certification NOTE: This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications.
Rio Advanced Digital Audio Center If your modem needs repairs, you must arrange for the manufacturer to make them if you are to keep the modem’s FCC registration valid. If you need to return the product, first obtain a Return Merchandise Authorization (RMA) number from Technical Support (541-967-2450) or from Customer Service (1-800-468-5846).
96 | DOC notice for Canada present are connected together. This precaution may be particularly important in rural areas. CAUTION: Do not attempt to make such connections yourself; contact the appropriate inspection authority or electrician. IC Ringer Equivalency Number (IC REN): 0.3 The IC Ren number assigned to each terminal device denotes the percentage of the total load to be connected to a telephone loop used by the device, without overloading.
Rio Advanced Digital Audio Center EU declaration of conformity We; DIAMOND Multimedia Systems Vertriebs GmbH Moosstrasse 18b D-82319, Starnberg Germany On behalf of; SONIC | blue Incorporated 2841 Mission College Blvd. Santa Clara, CA. 95054 U.S.A. Hereby declare under our sole responsibility that the following product (s) conform to the requirements of the European Parliament Council Directive 1999/5/EC dated 9th March 1999.
98 | EU declaration of conformity
Rio Advanced Digital Audio Center Appendix C: Warranty information User’s Guide | 99 C
100 | One year limited warranty One year limited warranty Our warranty to you SONICblue Incorporated warrants that your product will be free from defects in materials and workmanship for a period of one year from the date of original retail purchase. If you discover a defect covered by this warranty, we will repair or replace the product at our option using new or remanufactured components. SONICblue Incorporated’s liability is limited solely to the repair or replacement of the defective product.
Rio Advanced Digital Audio Center Appendix D: Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) User’s Guide | 101 D
102 | FAQ and troubleshooting FAQ and troubleshooting Problem: I’m unable to view the contents of the Rio Advanced Digital Audio Center via the included emplode software. Troubleshooting measures: 1. The Rio Advanced Digital Audio Center is password protected to prevent any unauthorized access. On the Rio Advanced Digital Audio Center, press the Menu button, then navigate to Setup menu > Enter emplode password. 2. Select the box titled ’Allow emplode to connect over network’. 3.
Rio Advanced Digital Audio Center Problem: I’m having trouble using my USB keyboard and joypad that are plugged into the Rio Advanced Digital Audio Center via a USB hub. Troubleshooting measures: At this time, hubs are not supported and may cause unreliable operation. Plug one device into the front USB port, and another into rear USB Port 2. Additional devices may be interchanged without rebooting the Rio Advanced Digital Audio Center.
104 | FAQ and troubleshooting Problem: How do I tell what IP Address the Rio Receiver is using? Troubleshooting measures: 1. On the Rio Receiver, go to the Rio Receiver Menu and select ’About Receiver’. 2. Press the Volume/Select knob to enter your selection. 3. The Rio Receiver software and license information will scroll by followed by the Server IP and the Local IP. The Local IP is the IP address to the Rio Receiver.
Rio Advanced Digital Audio Center Appendix E: Customer care information User’s Guide | 105 E
106 | Technical support - United States Technical support - United States Customer service United States Web site http://www.riohome.com Technical Support Wizard http://www.riohome.com Email customersupport@riohome.com Email customersupport@riohome.
Rio Advanced Digital Audio Center User’s Guide | 107 Appendix F: Menu Tree F
108 | Menu Tree illustration User’s Guide Main Menu Play from Playlists... Playlists... List of playlists Manage Playlists... Create Playlist... List of playlists List of Artists Add tracks to playlist... Album (CD)... Artist Album (CD) Genre Year Tracks List of Albums Genre... List of Genres Add to 'Now Playing'... Current CD Insert Music... List of tracks Playlists... Artist... Album (CD)... Genre... Year... Tracks... Most Recently Played... Newest Recordings... Top 40 (Most Played)...
Rio Advanced Digital Audio Center Index A about screen 47 adding to now playing 42 adding tracks to playlists 27 advanced features games 86 upgrading firmware 87 alphanumeric keypad on remote control 16 automatic connection 61 B backspace button on remote control 16 bookmarks creating 45 going to 46 broadband internet access 63 buttons eject 15 menu 14 navigation 15 now playing 14 play/pause 13 standby 14 C caps lock button on remote control 16 CD eject button 15 CE certification 97 change now playing bu
110 | Index managing playlists 26 menu button 14 menu tree illustration 107 modifying playlists 26 N navigation button 15 network configuration 63 now playing button 14 now playing button on remote control 17 now playing list 42 num lock button on remote control 16 P play/pause button 13 play/pause button on remote control 17 playing CDs 18 playing games 86 playing recorded music 35 playlists adding tracks to 27 creating 24 deleting 30 editing 27 modifying 26 removing tracks 28 renaming 29 reordering trac
Rio Advanced Digital Audio Center using the remote control 15 V visuals button on remote control 15 W warranty 100 writing CDs 37 User’s Guide | 111
112 | Index User’s Guide
Important safety information © 2001-2002 SONICblue Incorporated. All Rights Reserved. Laser class notes Neither SONICblue Incorporated nor Rio assumes any responsibility for errors or omissions in this document or make any commitment to update the information contained herein. Rio is a registered trademark of RioPort, Inc. in the United States and/or other countries and is used under license.
Rio Advanced Digital Audio Center User’s Guide First Edition, November, 2001 Part Number 52260049-001 User’s Guide
