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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The Joypad Controls:
Play/Pause — Press once and hold to turn the RioVolt on and to play the
first song in the current selection.
Pressing Play/Pause while a song is playing pauses the song and the song title in the
display blinks to indicate that it is in Pause mode.
In NAVI Mode — Scrolls up through folder and track choices.
In MENU Mode — Selects menu tabs and options.
Fast Forward — Press once to skip to the next track.
Press and hold down to scan forward through current track.
In NAVI Mode — Selects folders and tracks.
In MENU Mode — Moves forward through the available Setup Menu tabs.
In FM Mode — Press once to raise the radio frequency by 0.1 or press and hold to scan for radio stations.
Rewind — Press once to return to a previous track.
Press and hold down to scan backwards through current track.
In NAVI Mode — Scrolls back to previous folder choice and exits Navi Mode.
In MENU Mode — Moves back through the available Setup Menu tabs.
In FM Mode — Press once to lower the radio frequency by 0.1 or press and hold to scan for radio
stations.
Stop — Press once to stop or hold to turn off.
In NAVI Mode — Scrolls down through folder and track choices.
In MENU Mode — Backs out of a menu option or exits the Setup Menu
system.
The Hold Switch
The Hold Switch is located at the side of the RioVolt.
• When in the ON position, the Hold Switch locks all of the buttons on
the RioVolt and does not allow any changes to be made to the current
settings.
A padlock symbol appears at the top of the display when the Hold Switch is
enabled.
• When in the OFF position, the Hold Switch releases the buttons and
allows changes to be made.
NOTE: The Hold Switch does not turn the RioVolt power on or off. It only locks and
unlocks the buttons to avoid the RioVolt being activated accidentally.










