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
Troubleshooting
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Problem: When the player is left unattended and in a ’stop’ or ’pause’
state, often when I return the player is ’off’. Why is this?
Troubleshooting measures:
To preserve battery life the player will shut itself off when not in use. This is normal and will help to extend
your battery life. You can adjust the amount of time that the RioVolt remains on before powering off in the
Setup Menu
in the Timer menu group.
Problem: The skip protection for CD Audio does not seem to last for 40
- 160 seconds, is this a problem?
Troubleshooting measures:
First, check the CD ESP settings in the Setup Menu in the General menu group to make sure how many
minutes ESP is set to use. CD Audio skip protection requires memory storage of playback time. The Audio
CD must have time to store this information. Early into the track less skip protection may be available
which is normal.
Problem: During playback of MP3/WMA music CDs, the CD appears to
stop, is something wrong?
Troubleshooting measures:
The CD will stop spinning to improve skip protection and battery life. While the disc is stopped, music
continues to play out of memory. During this time the player will not skip as the disc is no longer being
read.
Problem: The RioVolt is working with batteries, but when I plug in the
AC adapter it does not work. Why?
Troubleshooting measures:
Be sure that the AC Adapter is plugged into the proper connection. The AC Adapter connection is the
furthest to the right when looking at the options for plugging in the device. The middle connection is a
Line-out plug and is not meant for the power adapter. If you are still experiencing problems, be sure the
Hold Switch on the front of the device is set to OFF.
Problem: I am hearing some ’popping’ or ’skipping’ in some MP3/WMA
tracks, it is always in the same place, why is this?
Troubleshooting measures:
Try playing the same track(s) on your computer. If the same sounds are present on the computer, it could
be that the file has a sound defect that was transferred when your CD was created. Try re-encoding the
same audio track again or verify with the source of the file that it was created correctly.