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

The Setup Menu
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The Tag Information screen allows you to decide whether you want the display to show you the track
information available for each digital audio track you play. This information can include the Artist Name,
Album (CD) Title, Track Title, etc.
By default ON will be selected.
17. Press to change the selection to OFF if you do not want to see the tag information.
18. Press to mark the checkbox you’ve selected.
19. Press to deactivate the Tag Information screen and to enter your selection.
20. Press to highlight the next time tab.
21. Press to activate the Time Information screen, which will then display
an arrow next to the marked checkbox.
The Time Information screen allows you to change the Tr a c k T i m e on
the display from showing the elapsed (Normal) time of the track being
played to the time remaining (Remain) in the track.
22. Press or to move the arrow to the checkbox you wish to select.
23. Press to mark the checkbox you’ve selected.
24. Press to deactivate the Time Information screen and to enter your selection.
This completes the list of options in the Display menu group.
Timer
The third menu group tab is timer. This menu allows you to adjust how long
the RioVolt remains on before going into Sleep mode or powering off.
1. Press to highlight the timer tab.
2. Press to select the timer tab and to highlight the sleep tab below.
3. Press to activate the Sleep Power OFF screen, which will then display
an arrow next to the marked checkbox.
By default OFF will be selected.
However, by choosing ON and adjusting the sliding bar scale, you can set
the RioVolt to play for a set number of minutes before turning off; a handy
feature if you want to listen to your music as you fall asleep.
4. Press to move the arrow to the ON checkbox.
5. Press to mark the checkbox.
The number in the sliding bar scale slide will automatically change to 1.
6. Press to increase the number of minutes shown in the sliding bar scale to
the desired number of minutes.
NOTE: To turn the Sleep mode off again, press until the
number of minutes shown in the sliding bar scale shows 0
and the OFF checkbox is marked.
7. Press to deactivate the Sleep Power OFF screen and to enter your selection.










