User guide
Table Of Contents
- RioVolt SP250™ User Guide
- About the User Guide
- Navigating and printing the RioVolt SP250 User Guide
- Copyright and trademark
- Introduction
- Package Contents
- System Requirements (For included software only)
- System Recommendations
- Safety Information
- Getting Started
- Using Your RioVolt SP250
- The Setup Menu
- Using the FM Tuner
- The Remote Control
- How to Upgrade Your RioVolt SP250:
- Troubleshooting
- Problem: The RioVolt SP250 gives a No Disk error message when spinning up.
- Problem: Why is it that when I play a CD with both CD Audio and MP3/ WMA files I can only play th...
- Problem: Why am I not able to get the display to remain lit when using the player in the dark?
- Problem: I am unable to power up the RioVolt. This happens when using new batteries or the AC pow...
- Problem: When the player is left unattended and in a 'stop' or 'pause' state, often when I return...
- Problem: The skip protection for CD Audio does not seem to last for 40 - 160 seconds, is this a p...
- Problem: During playback of MP3/WMA music CDs, the CD appears to stop, is something wrong?
- Problem: The RioVolt is working with batteries, but when I plug in the AC adapter it does not wor...
- Problem: I am hearing some 'popping' or 'skipping' in some MP3/WMA tracks, it is always in the sa...
- Problem: I cannot get the Program function to work on the player. It always tries to set an A-B l...
- Problem: My Macintosh software application is telling me it has expired, what do I do?
- Frequently Asked Questions
- What type of CDs can I play with the RioVolt?
- Can I mix CD Audio with MP3 and/or WMA files?
- Can I put both MP3 and WMA files on the same CD?
- What is the maximum number of songs I can put on a single CD?
- After creating a CD using DirectCD the RioVolt will not read it properly.
- Will the RioVolt play Variable Bitrate (VBR) files?
- Where is the battery indicator on my RioVolt?
- How much playtime can I get from 2 AA batteries?
- What kind of skip protection is there on the Riovolt?
- The CD seems to stop during playback, is this normal?
- How do I encode, "rip", the songs from my CDs so I can listen to them on my RioVolt?
- Where can I find digital music files on the Internet?
- How do I burn my own CDs?
- What are ID3 tags and how can I use this feature?
- What is CDText support?
- Do I have to use the remote control when I use the headphones?
- Can I use any set of headphones with the remote control?
- RioVolt SP250 Specifications
- One Year Limited Warranty
- Regulatory Information
- Glossary
- Contacting Customer Care
Using Your RioVolt SP250
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PROG
The PROG button allows you to repeat selected sequences of your music or to program a playlist of tracks
you wish to listen to.
Repeat A-B
1. Once you have located the sequence you wish to repeat, press PROG
once.
This initiates the sequence and places the Repeat symbol and an A at the
top of the display.
2. Press Play/Pause on the Joypad to begin playing the music you wish to
repeat.
3. Once you reach the end of the sequence you wish to repeat, press PROG again.
This ends the sequence, places an A-B at the top of the display and begins replaying the sequence you
selected.
NOTE: To clear the Program settings, press the Prog. button again.
Program
1. Press and hold PROG while the CD is not in play.
This will display the Program screen.
2. Press , or +10 buttons to locate the tracks you wish to program into
your playlist.
3. Press PROG to select each track.
4. Repeat Steps 2 and 3 until you have finished selecting tracks.
5. Press Play/Pause to begin playing the playlist of tracks.
A P will replace the musical note icon to indicate the RioVolt is playing a programmed playlist.
6. Press Stop to stop playing the playlist and to clear it from memory.
+10/EQ
Pressing the +10/EQ button causes the RioVolt to skip 10 tracks ahead of its current song position.
Pressing and holding the +10/EQ button for approximately 1.5 seconds brings up the available EQ presets in
the bottom-right corner of the display, replacing the Balance Indicators.
They are:
• Normal (factory default)
• Rock
• Jazz
• Classic
• Ultra Bass
• User EQ
Press +10/EQ to cycle through them until you find the one that satisfies your listening preferences.
If no action is taken for a few seconds, the RioVolt will return to the normal display and whatever preset was
last selected will be the one it uses.
The User EQ preset is a setting that you can create based upon your preferences. See “User EQ” on
page 19 for more information on creating User EQ presets.