User manual RIO VOLT SP150

[. . . ] Welcome Contents Index 1 RioVolt SP150 User's Guide Welcome Thanks for your purchase of the RioVolt SP150. The SP150 is a portable CD player that plays WMA and MP3 CDs, and regular Red Book audio CDs. The SP150 includes earphones, two AA-size 1. 5 volt alkaline batteries, a lighted LCD display, and provides up to 160 seconds of Electronic Shock Protection (ESP) for Red Book audio CDs and 960 seconds for MP3/WMA CDs to guard against skipping during playback. Contents Navigating the User's Guide / Using Acrobat Tour of the RioVolt Getting Started Playing Music Advanced Functions Glossary of Digital Audio Terms Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) and Troubleshooting Warranty Information Regulatory Information Customer care Index To learn more: · Refer to the Quick Start poster for the basics on how to set up and start using your RioVolt. · Visit the SONICblue Web site at www. sonicblue. com. Welcome Contents Index 2 Navigating the User's Guide This User's Guide is in Adobe Acrobat (. PDF) file format. [. . . ] ID3 options include: · ON -- Shows ID3 tag information on the display while a track is playing (default). Codecs compress audio data into a file, often for efficient transmission over a network, and then decode it for playback. While all the codecs perform similar compression of digital audio, there are differences in the technology. The RioVolt supports the following digital audio codecs: · MP3 · WMA · CD Audio (Red Book) Glossary of Digital Audio Terms Contents Index 14 Encoding, or "ripping" Encoding, sometimes referred to as "ripping and encoding", refers to extracting audio from a music CD (ripping), and converting it (encoding) into a compressed digital audio format like MP3 or WMA. ID3 Tag The ID3 tag is the part of the encoded MP3 file that contains information about the digital music file such as song title, artist, album title, encoding bitrate, track time duration, and so on. MP3 MP3 is short for Moving Pictures Experts Group Audio Layer 3. This format allows for near "CD quality" sound, but at a fraction of the size of normal audio files. MP3 conversion of an audio track from CD-ROM reduces the file size by approximately a 12:1 ratio with virtually no perceptible loss in quality. This digital sound encoding and compression process was developed by the Fraunhofer Institut fur Integrierte Schaltungen and Thomson Multimedia. MP3 compression removes the redundant and irrelevant parts of a sound signal that the human ear doesn't hear. The MP3 encoding process is well suited for the transfer of high quality audio files with small file size over the Internet. RioVolt MP3/WMA >> CD Player Red Book The specification for audio (CD-DA) compact discs. Treble Treble is the high notes of the sound spectrum. Increasing the treble value will raise the levels of the high sounds in your music files. VBR Variable Bitrate (VBR) encoding converts tracks at a variable rate, using higher bitrate encoding for complex portions and lower bitrate encoding for pauses in songs. WMA Windows Media Audio (WMA) is the compressed audio format created by Microsoft as an alternative to MP3. WMA offers greater file compression than MP3, enabling you to store more music on your PC or writable CDs. Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) Contents Index 15 Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) What type of CDs can I play with the RioVolt? You can play CDs that have MP3 and/or WMA music files or you can play regular CD audio music discs. Can I mix CD Audio with MP3 and/or WMA files? No. You can play either CD Audio discs or CDs with MP3 (and/or WMA) music content. They cannot be mixed together. Can I put both MP3 and WMA files on the same CD? Yes. You can play a CD with both MP3 and WMA files and can choose tracks however you like. What are the differences between MP3 and WMA? If you use the WMA format instead of the MP3 format, your files are at about one half the size. Since WMA offers a smaller file size than MP3, it enables you to store more music on your PC or on your writable CD. WMA files are exclusive to the PC. What is the maximum number of songs I can put on a single CD? You can store up to 999 music tracks per CD depending on the size of the music tracks and the available space on your CD-R/RW. Will the RioVolt play Variable Bitrate (VBR) files? There is no standard for VBR files, so we cannot guarantee that every encoding software package will properly function with the RioVolt. However, most VBR MP3 music files will play properly on your RioVolt. Where is the battery indicator on my RioVolt? The battery indicator on the RioVolt is located in the top-right corner of the display. The battery indicator blinks when less than 20% battery life remains. Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) Contents Index 16 What kind of skip protection is there on the RioVolt? The RioVolt uses Electronic Shock Protection to help prevent skipping during playback. When playing MP3/ WMA files, you get up to 960 seconds of skip protection. When playing Red Book Audio CDs, you have the option of up to 160 seconds of skip protection. How does skip protection work? When the player first starts, a buffer is filled with the track data. The CD stops spinning, and the tracks continue to play out of memory, which helps conserve battery life. When about 30 seconds of time remains in the buffer, the CD will again spin up and refill the buffer. [. . . ] All products or parts that are replaced become the property of SONICblue Incorporated. Limits of liability SONICblue Incorporated's liability is limited to the repair or replacement of this product. In no event will SONICblue Incorporated be liable for any amount greater than the currently suggested retail price of this product. We will not be liable to you or anyone else for any damages that result from the failure of this product or from the breach of any express or implied warranties. These include damage to other equipment, lost data, lost profits, or any consequential, incidental, or punitive damages. [. . . ]