Rio Sport S30S User Manual

Index
Welcome
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Contents
Rio Sport S30S / S35S User’s Guide
Welcome
Thanks for your purchase of the Rio Sport S30S / S35S digital music player. The Rio Sport portable player
supports MP3 and WMA playback, and features a built-in FM radio. The Rio Sport player comes equipped
with an AAA-size alkaline battery to supply up to 10 hours of continuous music playtime. With 64MB mem-
ory (S30S), or 128MB memory (S35S) — expandable with optional external memory cards — the Rio Sport
player holds hours of your favorite music. Use the music management software included on the software
CDs to:
• Organize digital audio tracks on your computer
• Encode
your audio CDs into compressed digital audio format
• Download tracks to your Rio player
• Search for tracks on your computer or on the Internet
• Create custom CDs — if you have CD burning hardware and your computer supports it
Contents
Navigating the User’s Guide / Using Acrobat
Tour of the Rio Player
Getting Started
Playing Music
Using the Stopwatch
Setting and Releasing Hold
Setting Shuffle and Repeat Play
Setting the Equalizer
Listening to the FM Radio
Advanced Features

Rio Sport S30S Specifications

General

Brand	Rio
Model	Sport S30S
Category	MP3 Player
Language	English

Summary

Tour of the Rio Player

LCD Overview

Getting Started

Unpacking and Initial Setup

Battery and Software Installation

Instructions for inserting the battery and installing necessary software.

Connecting to the Computer

Steps for connecting the player to a PC or Mac via USB.

Loading Music onto the Player

Guidance on transferring music files using included software.

Using the Player

Playing Music

How to play, pause, and navigate music tracks on the player.

Player Mode Navigation

Stopwatch Functionality

How to use the stopwatch feature, including lap times and statistics.

Hold and Playback Settings

FM Radio Operation

Advanced Features

Power Control Settings

Music Management Software

Rio Music Manager (PC)

Guide to using Rio Music Manager for PC to manage music files.

RealOne Software (PC)

iTunes Software (Mac)

How to use iTunes on Mac for music management and player sync.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Memory Card Information

Music Storage and Formats

Firmware and Software Issues

Firmware updates, recovery mode, and troubleshooting common issues.

Troubleshooting

Display and Power Problems

Solutions for unreadable displays or a player that seems dead.

Firmware Corruption Issues

Steps to resolve corrupted firmware using recovery mode.

Content Playback and CD Encoding Errors

Troubleshooting timed content playback and CD encoding problems.