Rio Fuse
User’s Guide
Package Contents
Copyright/Trademarks
Table of Contents
1 - Getting Started
2 - Connections
3 - Software Setup
4 - Basic Operations
5 - Advanced Features
6 - Help
Chapter 1 Getting Started
:: Welcome
Learning More
:: Tour of the Rio Fuse
:: LCD Overview
Playback Mode
Menu Mode
Date View
Time Code View
Track Format View
Play Screens
Chapter 2 Connections
:: Basic Connections
Battery
Earphones
USB
USB Detection with the Windows Device Driver
1 Confirm the Rio installation CD is in the computer’s CD-ROM drive.
2 Check the CD-ROM Drives box when the Windows Device Driver Wizard requests the location of the ...
3 Click Next and follow the Windows Device Driver Wizard instructions.
Additional Accessories
Chapter 3 Software Setup
:: Windows
1 Place the installation CD label-side up into the computer’s CD-ROM drive. The Rio installation ...
2 Click Rio Music Manager INSTALL NOW (required) and follow the on-screen instructions. Additiona...
3 If prompted, reboot the computer when the installation is complete.
4 Double-click the My Computer icon, , on the Windows desktop.
5 Double-click the CD-ROM icon, .
6 Double-click the Install icon, .
7 Go to Step 2.
Rio Music Manager
RealOne Player
:: Mac
1 Place the software CD label-side up into the computer’s CD-ROM drive. Double-click the Rio icon...
2 Double-click the Install OSX icon, . The Rio Software Screen will display.
3 Click Install.
4 Follow the on-screen instructions to install the software.
5 If prompted, reboot the computer when the installation is complete.
iTunes
Chapter 4 Basic Operations
:: Basic Operations
:: Copy
Copying Tracks with Rio Music Manager
1 Launch the Rio Music Manager.
2 Insert an Audio CD into your CD-ROM drive.
3 Click the CD-ROM icon on the Rio Music Manager Device List.
4 Use any of the following techniques to select tracks:
5 Click to begin copying tracks to your computer.
:: Transfer
Rio Music Manager
1 Launch the Rio Music Manager.
2 Click My Music in the left frame to access tracks. Rio Music Manager will scan the computer’s h...
3 Select tracks within a category of tracks. Categories include Albums, Artists, Genres, Songs, a...
4 Use any of the following techniques to select files:
5 After the tracks have been selected they can be copied to the Rio Fuse by clicking .
RealOne Player
1 Launch RealOne Player.
2 Connect the player to a USB port on the computer.
3 Power the Rio Fuse on.
4 Click DEVICES at the bottom of the RealOne Player window. The Devices window is displayed.
5 Double-click Rio Fuse.
6 Click ADD CLIPS in the command bar at the bottom of the RealOne Player window. The Add Clips wi...
7 Select the tracks to be transferred to the Rio Fuse. Click Add Clip to queue the tracks to be t...
8 Click TRANSFER in the command bar at the bottom of the window to begin transferring the selecte...
iTunes
1 Launch iTunes.
2 Connect the player to a USB port on the computer.
3 Power the Rio Fuse on.
4 Click Library in the iTunes Source frame.
5 Select tracks to transfer.
6 Drag and drop selected tracks to the Rio Fuse Player in the iTunes Source frame.
:: Control
:: Play
Play All
1 Press MENU.
2 Select Play Music.
3 Press RIOSTICK.
4 Select Play All.
5 Press RIOSTICK to begin playback.
Play Track
1 Press MENU.
2 Select Play Music.
3 Press RIOSTICK.
4 Select Play Track.
5 Press RIOSTICK.
6 Select a track to play.
7 Press RIOSTICK to begin playback.
Playlists
1 Press MENU.
2 Select Play Music.
3 Press RIOSTICK.
4 Select Playlists.
5 Press RIOSTICK.
6 Select a playlist to play.
7 Press RIOSTICK to begin playback.
Chapter 5 Advanced Features
:: Advanced Features
:: Equalizer
Bass/Treble
1 Press MENU.
2 Select Equalizer.
3 Press RIOSTICK.
4 Select Bass & Treble.
5 Press RIOSTICK.
6 Move RIOSTICK up or down to select Bass or Treble options. Move RIOSTICK left or right to adjus...
7 Press RIOSTICK to confirm settings and return to playback mode.
Normal
1 Press MENU.
2 Select Equalizer.
3 Press RIOSTICK.
4 Select Normal.
5 Press RIOSTICK to set the Normal equalizer option and return to playback mode.
Rock
1 Press MENU.
2 Select Equalizer.
3 Press RIOSTICK.
4 Select Rock.
5 Press RIOSTICK to set the Rock equalizer option and return to playback mode.
Jazz
1 Press MENU.
2 Select Equalizer.
3 Press RIOSTICK.
4 Select Jazz.
5 Press RIOSTICK to set the Jazz equalizer option and return to playback mode.
Classical
1 Press MENU.
2 Select Equalizer.
3 Press RIOSTICK.
4 Select Classical.
5 Press RIOSTICK to set the Classical equalizer option and return to playback mode.
Pop
1 Press MENU.
2 Select Equalizer.
3 Press RIOSTICK.
4 Select Pop.
5 Press RIOSTICK to set the Pop equalizer option and return to playback mode.
Trance
1 Press MENU.
2 Select Equalizer.
3 Press RIOSTICK.
4 Select Trance.
5 Press RIOSTICK to set the Trance equalizer option and return to playback mode.
:: Bookmarks
1 Press MENU.
2 Select Bookmarks.
3 Press RIOSTICK.
4 Select a Bookmark option.
5 Press RIOSTICK.
:: Stopwatch
1 Press MENU.
2 Select Stopwatch.
3 Press RIOSTICK.
:: Settings
Playback
1 Press MENU.
2 Select Settings.
3 Press RIOSTICK.
4 Select Playback.
5 Press RIOSTICK.
6 Select Playback options.
7 Press RIOSTICK to apply settings and return to Playback mode.
Power
1 Press MENU.
2 Select Settings.
3 Press RIOSTICK.
4 Select Power.
5 Press RIOSTICK.
6 Select Battery and Pwr Save options.
7 Press RIOSTICK to apply settings and return to Playback mode.
Resume
1 Press MENU.
2 Select Settings.
3 Press RIOSTICK.
4 Select Resume.
5 Press RIOSTICK.
6 Select Resume options.
7 Press RIOSTICK to apply settings and return to Playback mode.
Display
1 Press MENU.
2 Select Settings.
3 Press RIOSTICK.
4 Select Display.
5 Press RIOSTICK.
6 Adjust Backlight options and Contrast settings.
7 Press RIOSTICK to apply settings and return to Playback mode.
Time
1 Press MENU.
2 Select Settings.
3 Press RIOSTICK.
4 Select Time.
5 Press RIOSTICK.
6 Select Set Time, Set Date, or Time/Date Mode options.
7 Press RIOSTICK.
8 Adjust options.
9 Press RIOSTICK to apply settings and return to Playback mode.
Language
1 Press MENU.
2 Select Settings.
3 Press RIOSTICK.
4 Select Language.
5 Press RIOSTICK.
6 Select a Language setting.
7 Press RIOSTICK.
Lock Setup
1 Press MENU.
2 Select Settings.
3 Press RIOSTICK.
4 Select Lock Setup.
5 Press RIOSTICK.
6 Select Lock Volume and RioStick options.
7 Press RIOSTICK to apply settings and return to Playback mode.
:: About
1 Press MENU.
2 Select About.
3 Press RIOSTICK.
4 Select Player or Storage.
5 Press RIOSTICK.
Chapter 6 Help
:: Troubleshooting
Customer Service Information
Web:
Technical Support Telephone:
Customer Support Telephone:
With every Rio product you receive the following support services:
Frequently Asked Questions
1 Click on the following link: Firmware Upgrade.
2 Click on the link to the Rio Fuse.
3 Locate UPDATES and click Firmware. Select and download the latest software. Download the softwa...
1 Connect the player to your computer’s USB port.
2 Turn the player on. Waiting will display on the player screen.
3 Double-click the file that you downloaded from the Rio website. The update should take approxim...
1 Connect the player to your computer’s USB port.
2 Turn the player on.
3 Double-click the iTunes icon.
4 Select the Rio player icon.
5 Click Options on the iTunes window. The Rio Settings window is displayed
6 Click Upgrade Firmware on the Rio Settings window.
7 Select the firmware update you downloaded from the website.
8 Click Open.
:: Glossary of Digital Audio Terms
Bass
Bitrate
Codec
Firmware
ID3 Tag
MP3
Rip and Encode
Synchronize
Treble
VBR
WMA
:: Limited Warranty and Software License
Warranty
Warranty Service
Scope of and Limitation on Warranty
:: FCC and Industry Canada Compliance
Federal Communications Commission (FCC)
1 This device may not cause harmful interference, and
2 This device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesi...
Industry Canada
:: Safety
Warning
CAUTION
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