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Rio Chiba
User’s Guide
Table of Contents
Getting Started
Connections
Software Setup
Basic Operations
Advanced Features
Help
Index
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Contents Index Package Contents •Earphones • Installation CD •Rio Chiba • Rio Chiba Holster • Quick Start Poster • Mini USB Cable Copyright/Trademarks © 2003 Digital Networks North America, Inc. All rights reserved. Digital Networks North America, Inc. 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 Digital Networks North America has been advised of the possibility of such dam
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Contents Index Table of Contents 1 - Getting Started 3 - Software Setup Welcome.......................................................1 Windows.....................................................11 • Learning More.................................................1 • Rio Music Manager .......................................12 • RealOne Player..............................................13 Tour of the Rio Chiba ............................2 Mac..............................................
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Contents Index • Preset .............................................................26 • Frequently Asked Questions .........................45 Glossary of Digital Audio Terms...48 5 - Advanced Features • Bass ...............................................................48 Advanced Features...............................27 • Bitrate ............................................................48 Stopwatch..................................................28 • Codec.......................
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Contents Index Chapter 1 Getting Started :: Welcome Thank you for purchasing the Rio Chiba. The Rio Chiba is a portable digital audio player that provides many hours of MP3 and WMA playback. The Rio Chiba features a lighted LCD, a memory expansion slot, stopwatch, and an FM radio tuner. Learning More • Refer to the Quick Start poster for the basics on how to set up and start using the Rio Chiba. • Visit the Rio website at www.rioaudio.com. 1 Rio Chiba
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Contents Index :: Tour of the Rio Chiba MENU VOLUME + and - Press to enter Menu mode. Press to adjust volume When in Menu mode, press to level. return to Playback mode. LOCK/UNLOCK PLAY/PAUSE Select with the RioStick to Slide into the LOCK position play or pause playback. to disable buttons and prevent accidental operation. POWER RIOSTICK Press to turn the player on. Press to select menu options. Press and hold to turn the Move to control menu player off. navigation. In Playback mode
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Contents Index invisible text EARPHONES Connects to supplied earphones. Mini USB Connects to supplied Mini USB cable. VOLUME + and - Press to adjust volume level. LOCK/UNLOCK Slide into the LOCK position to disable buttons and prevent accidental operation. POWER Press to turn the player on. Press and hold to turn the player off. 3 Rio Chiba
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Contents Index invisibile text Optional Memory Card The Rio Chiba supports optional SD and MMC memory sizes of 8MB - 512MB. AAA Battery Insert AAA-battery. The Rio CHiba supports both alkaline and NiMH batteries. Battery Compartment Cover Remove to access the battery compartment. 4 Rio Chiba
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Contents Index :: LCD Overview Repeat Playback Indicator Playback Mode Shuffle Playback Indicator Lock Indicator Volume Level Power Indicator Track Artist Album Track Position Bar Track Time Track Number/Total Play Indicator Number of Tracks Menu Mode Menu Title Selected Option Options 5 Rio Chiba
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Contents Index invisible text Time Code View Play Screens Press the RioStick to cycle through Time Code, Track Format, and Date Views. Track Time Track Number/Total Number of Tracks Date View Time Month/Day/Year Track Format View Codec Bitrate Track Size 6 Rio Chiba
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Contents Index new page Strong Signal Indicator Stereo Indicator FM Radio Mute Indicator Manual Frequency Scale Current Frequency FM Radio Store Preset Current Frequency Preset Station Slot FM Radio Preset Preset Stations Preset Scroll Indicator Current Frequency 7 Rio Chiba
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Contents Index Chapter 2 Connections :: Basic Connections This chapter describes how to connect the Rio Chiba to Earphones, Mini USB cables, and alternate devices. Basic connections include: Battery The Rio Chiba uses a single AAA-battery that can provide many hours of use. The battery compart- ment cover must be removed before a battery can be installed. Earphones Connect the supplied earphones to the EARPHONES port on the top of the player. USB The player must be connected using the in
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Contents Index Additional Accessories Get the most out of your Rio with additional accessories available online at the Rio website. Some of the most pop- ular accessories include the following: • Rio Car Stereo Adapter Upgrade your car stereo for hundreds of dollars less than buying a new MP3 CD player. The Rio car stereo adapter lets you play your favorite music in any vehicle equipped with a standard cassette deck. 9 Rio Chiba
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Contents Index Chapter 3 Software Setup Software Setup Software found on the Rio installation disc must be installed on a computer before it will recognize the Rio Chiba. Rio Music Manager must be installed on computers that use the Windows operating systems. iTunes must be installed on computers that use the Mac operating system. Windows Mac 10 Rio Chiba
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Contents Index :: Windows Follow these instructions to load software that enables a computer to recognize the Rio Chiba. The installation also loads Rio Music Manager. 1 Place the installation CD label-side up into the computer’s CD-ROM drive. The Rio installation software launches automatically. 2 Click Rio Music Manager INSTALL NOW (required) and follow the on-screen instructions. Additionally, one may click RealOne Player INSTALL NOW and follow its installation instructions as well.
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Contents Index Rio Music Manager Rio Music Manager is an all-in-one solution that can rip, encode, and manage entire collections of digital audio tracks. Rio Music Manager provides the following capabilities: •Save (rip and encode) audio CDs into compressed digital audio formats. Rio Music Manager encodes WMA files by default and MP3 via an optional upgrade pack. • Automatically synchronize the music collection on your computer with your Rio Chiba. •Edit ID3 and WMA tags on digital a
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Contents Index RealOne Player The RealOne player is included on the Rio installation CD and provides full speed CD ripping and encoding features perfect for the digital audio enthusiasts. Support for the RealOne player can be found here. RealOne offers the fol- lowing features: •Save (rip and encode) your audio CDs into compressed digital audio formats including MP3 and WMA. • Organize digital audio tracks on your computer. • Search for tracks on your computer or on the Internet. • Crea
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Contents Index :: Mac Follow these instructions to load the software that enables your Macintosh to recognize the Rio Chiba. The installa- tion also loads iTunes music management software. 1 Place the software CD label-side up into the computer’s CD-ROM drive. Double-click the Rio icon, , on your computer’s desktop. 2 Double-click the Install OSX icon, . The Rio Software Screen will display. 3 Click Install. 4 Follow the on-screen instructions to install
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Contents Index iTunes Apple’s iTunes is standard software included with every new Mac. Upgrading from older versions of iTunes to the most current version of iTunes is absolutely free. iTunes is available online. Support for iTunes can be found here. iTunes offers the following features: •Save (rip and encode) your audio CDs into compressed digital formats including MP3s. • Organize digital audio tracks on your computer. • Search for tracks on your computer. • Create custom CDs. 15 Rio
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Contents Index Chapter 4 Basic Operations :: Basic Operations Enjoying music on the Rio Chiba is easy. Basic operations of the Rio Chiba include: Copy Transfer Control Play 16 Rio Chiba
