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Rio Fuse
User’s Guide
Table of Contents
Getting Started
Connections
Software Setup
Basic Operations
Advanced Features
Help
Index
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Table of Contents Index Package Contents • AAA-Battery •Earphones • Installation CD • Quick Start Poster •Rio Fuse Copyright/Trademarks © 2003 Digital Networks North America, Inc. All rights reserved. Digital Networks North America, Inc. shall not be liable for any errors contained herein or for any damages arising out of or related to this document or the information contained herein, even if Digital Networks North America has been advised of the possibility of such damages. This doc
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Table of Contents Index Table of Contents • Package Contents ...................................... ii 4 - Basic Operations • Copyright/Trademarks.............................. ii Basic Operations....................................14 1 - Getting Started Copy ..............................................................15 • Copying Tracks with Rio Music Manager15 Welcome.......................................................1 • Learning More..............................................1
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Table of Contents Index • Playback ......................................................31 47 • Power ...........................................................32 • Federal Communications Commission (FCC) • Resume .......................................................33 47 • Display.........................................................34 • Industry Canada........................................47 • Time .............................................................35 Safety .........
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Table of Contents Index Chapter 1 Getting Started :: Welcome Thank you for purchasing the Rio Fuse. The Rio Fuse is a portable digital audio player that provides many hours of MP3 and WMA playback. The Rio Fuse includes a AAA-battery, earphones, a Quick Start poster, and an installation CD. Learning More • Refer to the Quick Start poster for the basics on how to set up and start using the Rio Fuse. • Visit the Rio website at www.rioaudio.com. 1 Rio Fuse
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Table of Contents Index :: Tour of the Rio Fuse Lock/Unlock Slide into the LOCK position to disable buttons and prevent accidental operation. Power Earphones Press to turn the player on. Connects to supplied earphones. Press and hold to turn the player off. Volume + and - Menu Press to adjust volume Press to enter Menu mode. level. When in Menu mode, press to return to Playback mode. Riostick Press to select menu options. Move to control menu navigation. In Playback mode, move to contr
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Table of Contents Index invisible text USB Jack Plugs into a USB port on a computer. Battery Compartment Cover Remove to access the battery compartment. Battery Compartment Cap Remove prior to removing the battery Insert AAA-battery. The Rio Fuse compartment cover. Remove cap to supports both alkaline and NiMH access the USB jack. batteries. 3 Rio Fuse
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Table of Contents Index :: LCD Overview Playback Mode Repeat Playback Indicator Shuffle Playback Indicator Lock Indicator Volume Level Power Indicator Track (Artist) Scroll Track Position Bar Track Time Track Number/Total Play Indicator Number of Tracks Menu Title Menu Mode Selected Option Options More Options Below Indicator 4 Rio Fuse
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Table of Contents Index invisible text Play Screens Press the RioStick to cycle Time Code View through Time Code, Track Format, and Date Views. Track Time Track Number/Total Number of Tracks Date View Month/Day/Year Time Track Format View Codec Bitrate Track Size 5 Rio Fuse
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Table of Contents Index Chapter 2 Connections :: Basic Connections The Rio Fuse must use a AAA-battery and will frequently be connected to earphones and your computer’s USB port. Battery The Rio Fuse uses a single AAA-battery that can provide many hours of use. The Cap and the Battery Compartment Cover must be removed before a battery can be installed. Earphones Connect the supplied earphones to the EARPHONES port on the top of the player. USB The Rio Fuse’s USB jack is designed to plu
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Table of Contents Index Additional Accessories Get the most out of your Rio with additional accessories available online at the Rio website. Some of the most popular accessories include the following: • Rio Car Stereo Adapter Upgrade your car stereo for hundreds of dollars less than buying a new MP3 CD player. The Rio car stereo adapter lets you play your favorite music in any vehicle equipped with a standard cassette deck. 7 Rio Fuse
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Table of Contents Index Chapter 3 Software Setup Software Setup Software found on the Rio installation disc must be installed on a computer before it will recognize the Rio Fuse. Rio Music Manager must be installed on computers that use the Windows operating systems. iTunes must be installed on computers that use the Mac operating system. Windows Mac 8 Rio Fuse
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Table of Contents Index :: Windows Follow these instructions to load software that enables a computer to recognize the Rio Fuse. The installation also loads Rio Music Manager. 1 Place the installation CD label-side up into the computer’s CD-ROM drive. The Rio installation software launches automatically. 2 Click Rio Music Manager INSTALL NOW (required) and follow the on-screen instructions. Additionally, one may click RealOne Player INSTALL NOW and follow its installation instructions
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Table of Contents Index Rio Music Manager Rio Music Manager is an all-in-one solution that can rip, encode, and manage entire collections of digital audio tracks. Rio Music Manager provides the following capabilities: •Copy (Rip and Encode) audio CDs into compressed digital audio formats. Rio Music Manager encodes WMA files by default and MP3 via an optional upgrade pack. • Automatically Synchronize the music collection on your computer with your Rio Fuse. •Edit ID3 Tag and WMA tags
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Table of Contents Index RealOne Player The RealOne player is included on the Rio installation CD and provides full speed CD ripping and encoding features perfect for the digital audio enthusiasts. Support for the RealOne player can be found here. RealOne offers the fol- lowing features: •Copy (Rip and Encode) your audio CDs into compressed digital audio formats including MP3 and WMA. • Organize digital audio tracks on your computer. • Search for tracks on your computer or on the Interne
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Table of Contents Index :: Mac Follow these instructions to load the software that enables your Macintosh to recognize the Rio Fuse. The installa- tion also loads iTunes music management software. 1 Place the software CD label-side up into the computer’s CD-ROM drive. Double-click the Rio icon, , on your computer’s desktop. 2 Double-click the Install OSX icon, . The Rio Software Screen will display. 3 Click Install. 4 Follow the on-screen instructions to
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Table of Contents Index iTunes Apple’s iTunes is standard software included with every new Mac. Upgrading from older versions of iTunes to the most current version of iTunes is absolutely free. iTunes is available online. Support for iTunes can be found here. iTunes offers the following features: •Save (Rip and Encode) your audio CDs into compressed digital formats including MP3s. • Organize digital audio tracks on your computer. • Search for tracks on your computer. • Create custom CD
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Table of Contents Index Chapter 4 Basic Operations :: Basic Operations Enjoying music on the Rio Fuse is easy. Basic operations of the Rio Fuse include: Copy Transfer Control Play 14 Rio Fuse
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Table of Contents Index :: Copy Copying Tracks with Rio Music Manager Copying tracks from Audio CDs involves two steps commonly known as ripping and encoding. Ripping and encod- ing refers to the process of ripping (copying) audio from a CD and encoding (saving) the audio content into a com- pressed digital audio format like MP3 or WMA. 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 th
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Table of Contents Index :: Transfer Rio Music Manager Transferring tracks from the PC to the Rio Fuse with the Rio Music Manager involves selecting tracks, then trans- ferring them onto the player. 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 hard drives for digital audio files that are compatible with the Rio Fuse player. Files are automatically categorized by album title and displayed in the Track List.
