Rio Chiba 128MB User manual

Rio Chiba
User’s Guide
®
Table of Contents
Getting Started
Connections
Software Setup
Basic Operations
Advanced Features
Help
Index

Table of Contents Index
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Rio Chiba
Package Contents
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 damages.
This document is intended for informational and instructional purposes only. Digital Networks
North America, Inc. reserves the right to make changes in the specifications and other infor-
mation contained in this document without prior notification. Digital Networks North America,
Inc. disclaims any obligation to update the information contained herein. Rio®is a registered
trademark of Digital Networks North America, Inc.
RealOne is a registered trademark of RealNetworks, Inc.
This product is iTunes ready. iTunes is provided by Apple Computer, Inc. Copyright © 2001
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P/N 41000864-003
•Earphones
• Installation CD
•RioChiba
• Rio Chiba Holster
• Quick Start Poster
• Mini USB Cable

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Table of Contents
1 - Getting Started
Welcome.......................................................1
• Learning More.................................................1
Tour of the Rio Chiba ............................2
LCD Overview ............................................5
• Playback Mode................................................5
• Menu Mode .....................................................5
• Date View........................................................6
• Time Code View..............................................6
• Track Format View .........................................6
• Play Screens ...................................................6
• FM Radio .........................................................7
• Store Preset....................................................7
• FM Radio .........................................................7
• Manual.............................................................7
• FM Radio .........................................................7
• Preset ..............................................................7
2 - Connections
Basic Connections...................................8
• Battery ............................................................8
• Earphones.......................................................8
• USB .................................................................8
• Additional Accessories ...................................9
3 - Software Setup
Windows.....................................................11
• Rio Music Manager .......................................12
• RealOne Player .............................................13
Mac.................................................................14
• iTunes............................................................15
4 - Basic Operations
Basic Operations....................................16
Copy ..............................................................17
• Copying Tracks with Rio Music Manager ....17
Transfer ......................................................18
• Rio Music Manager .......................................18
• RealOne Player .............................................19
• iTunes............................................................20
Control .........................................................21
Play................................................................22
Play Music..................................................23
• Play All ..........................................................24
• Play Track .....................................................24
• Playlists.........................................................24
Tuner ............................................................25
• FM Control ....................................................25
• Manual ..........................................................26
• Store Preset..................................................26
• Preset ............................................................26
5 - Advanced Features
Advanced Features...............................27
Stopwatch..................................................28
Settings.......................................................29

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Playback .....................................................30
Equalizer.....................................................31
• Custom..........................................................31
• Normal ..........................................................31
• Rock ..............................................................32
• Jazz ...............................................................32
• Classical ........................................................33
• Pop ................................................................33
• Trance ...........................................................34
Bookmarks ................................................35
Power ...........................................................36
Resume........................................................37
Display .........................................................38
Time ..............................................................39
Language....................................................40
Tuner ............................................................41
Lock Setup.................................................42
About ............................................................43
6 - Help
Troubleshooting.....................................44
• Customer Service Information ....................44
• Frequently Asked Questions........................45
Glossary of Digital
Audio Terms .............................................48
• Bass...............................................................48
• Bitrate ...........................................................48
• Codec ............................................................48
• Firmware.......................................................48
• Gain...............................................................48
• ID3 Tag .........................................................49
• MP3 ...............................................................49
• Rip and Encode.............................................49
• Synchronize ..................................................49
• Treble ............................................................49
• VBR................................................................49
• WMA ..............................................................49
Limited Warranty and
Software License...................................50
• Warranty.......................................................50
• Warranty Service .........................................50
• Scope of and Limitation on Warranty.........51
FCC and Industry
Canada Compliance..............................52
• Federal Communications
Commission (FCC) ..........................................52
• Industry Canada...........................................52
Safety ...........................................................53
• Warning.........................................................53
• CAUTION.......................................................53

Table of Contents Index
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Rio Chiba
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.