Operation Manual

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Introduction
Introduction
The Rio 800 provides ultimate access to your favourite music or spoken audio while you
exercise, commute, or relax. Create and mix your favourite musical selections on your PC or
Mac for playback on the Rio. It’s like virtual reality for your ears. Your Rio is similar in function
to a portable cassette or CD player. However, it has no moving parts, so the Rio does not skip
or jitter during playback. The rechargeable battery, and voice recording option make the Rio
800 the ultimate digital audio player.
The Rio comes with 64 MB of built-in memory. You can further expand the Rio memory
storage with accessory backpacks. There are many cool accessories you can purchase
separately to customise your Rio. Visit the Rio Web site
for information about accessories or
to place an order online.
The Rio interfaces with your computer through the USB port. Use the software included on
the CD-ROM to:
• Create your own custom song mixes to take with you on your Rio.
• Create compressed digital audio tracks from your audio CDs using your computer’s
CD-ROM drive.
• Create a custom CD-ROM.
• Convert and organise the contents of your CD collection into compressed digital
audio tracks.
• Download digital audio files from the Internet to the Rio via your computer.
There are many sources of digital audio content on the Internet, including:
Rioport.com
WindowsMedia.com
Audible.com—for spoken audio