RioVolt SP250™ User Guide
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Introduction
Package Contents
System Requirements (For included software only)
PC (Minimum System Requirements)
Mac
System Recommendations
Safety Information
WARNING
CAUTION
Class 1 Laser
Product Care
Getting Started
Battery Door
Headphones Port
Release Latch
Using Your RioVolt SP250
The Display
Menus and Buttons
CD-FM
MODE
PROG
+10/EQ
NAVI/MENU
VOLUME + & -
The Joypad Controls:
The Hold Switch
The Setup Menu
General
Display
Timer
Control
Mode
User EQ
Using the FM Tuner
Creating Presets
Recalling Presets
The Remote Control
Remote Control Buttons
VOLUME / CD-FM / MODE Click Wheel
HOLD Switch
PLAY/PAUSE Button
STOP Button
FASTFORWARD / REWIND/ NAVI/MENU Click Wheel
How to Upgrade Your RioVolt SP250:
Troubleshooting
Problem: The RioVolt SP250 gives a No Disk error message when spinning up.
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Problem: Why is it that when I play a CD with both CD Audio and MP3/ WMA files I can only play th...
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Problem: Why am I not able to get the display to remain lit when using the player in the dark?
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Problem: I am unable to power up the RioVolt. This happens when using new batteries or the AC pow...
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Problem: When the player is left unattended and in a 'stop' or 'pause' state, often when I return...
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Problem: The skip protection for CD Audio does not seem to last for 40 - 160 seconds, is this a p...
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Problem: During playback of MP3/WMA music CDs, the CD appears to stop, is something wrong?
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Problem: The RioVolt is working with batteries, but when I plug in the AC adapter it does not wor...
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Problem: I am hearing some 'popping' or 'skipping' in some MP3/WMA tracks, it is always in the sa...
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Problem: I cannot get the Program function to work on the player. It always tries to set an A-B l...
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Problem: My Macintosh software application is telling me it has expired, what do I do?
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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
Battery Lifetime (based on the alkaline battery)
One Year Limited Warranty
Our warranty to you:
How to obtain service under this warranty:
Product failures not covered by this warranty:
Limits of liability:
Regulatory Information
Federal Communications Commission (FCC)
Glossary
AAC
Bitrate, file compression
Bitrate denotes the average number of bits that one second of audio data will consume. The size o...
Codec
DRM, security
Encode, “Rip” (a CD)
ID3 Tag
MP3
WMA
Contacting Customer Care
Rio Product Support
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New Product Support