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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18. Press to activate the Remocon Mode Button screen, which will then
display an arrow next to the marked checkbox.
This option allows you adjust the function of the CD-FM/Mode/Volume
button located on the remote control. There are three options:
• Keep it functioning as a Mode button for all Repeat and Shuffle
options.
• Change it to a Program button so you can select sequences of music
to repeat (A-B) or Program in playlists or select existing Playlists on the CD.
• Change it to function as an EQ button so you can change the EQ Presets used to listen to your music
from the remote control.
19. Press or to move the arrow to the checkbox option you prefer.
20. Press to mark the checkbox you’ve selected.
21. Press to deactivate the Remocon Mode Button screen and to enter your selection.
22. Press to highlight the pause tab.
23. Press to activate the Auto Pause screen, which will then display an
arrow next to the marked checkbox.
By default this option is set to OFF.
When turned ON, Auto Pause pauses the player in between track and
flashes the track title.
24. Press to move the arrow to the ON box if you prefer that option.
25. Press to mark the checkbox.
26. Press to deactivate the Auto Pause screen and to enter your selection.
This completes the list of options in the Control menu group.
Mode
The fifth tab in the Setup Menu is mode. This menu group controls the
Repeat, Shuffle, and Intro functions of the RioVolt SP250.
1. Press to highlight the mode tab.
2. Press to select the mode tab and to highlight the repeat tab below.
3. Press to activate the Repeat Mode screen, which will then display an
arrow next to the marked checkbox.
By default all of the option checkboxes will be selected. You can select
multiple options by marking all of the checkboxes or none at all by clearing
all of the checkboxes.
4. Press or to move the arrow to the checkbox option you prefer.
5. Press to mark or unmark the checkbox.
6. Repeat until you’ve completed making your selections.
7. Press to deactivate the Repeat Mode screen and to enter your selection.
8. Press to highlight the shuffle tab.










