Rockbox User ManualMake your box rock!
software. Enabling Speech Support (optional) If you wish to use speech support you will also need a language file, available fromhttp://rockbox.haxx.s
PART 2THE ROCKBOX INTERFACE
1 YOUR JUKEBOXThroughout this manual, the buttons on the Jukebox are labelled according to thepictures below. There are minor cosmetic differences b
2 FILE BROWSERRecorder file browser Player file browserThe file browser helps you navigate through the files on y
2.2 FILE MENURecorder file menu Player file menuThis menu operates on the file that was selected in the browser at the ti
Queue next: Queue track(s) immediately after current playing track.Queue last: Queue track(s) at end of playlist.You can insert a track, directory or
SELECTED OPTION PLAY/STOP FUNCTIONfilename Moves the cursor left (STOP) or right (PLAY) within the filenamecharacter barMoves the character bar to the
3 WHILE PLAYING SCREEN (WPS) Recorder’s WPS Player’s WPSThe While Playing Screen (WPS) displays various pieces of information about thecurrently p
3.1 KEY CONTROLSKey controls for the WPS (RECORDER):KEY ACTIONUP/DOWN Volume up/downLEFT(quick press) Go to beginning of track, or if pressed while i
3.2 PEAK METER (RECORDER ONLY) The peak meter can be displayed on the While Playing Screen and consists of severalindicators. For a picture of the p
4 QUICK SCREEN MENUS (RECORDER ONLY) F2 Quick Screen Menu F3 Quick Screen MenuRockbox handles function buttons in a different way to the Arch
PART 3THE MAIN MENU
1 INTRODUCING THE MAIN MENURecorder main menu Player main menuThis is the screen from which the rest of the Rockbox functions
2 RECORDING (RECORDERS ONLY)2.1 WHILE RECORDING SCREENRecording Screen Recording F2 screen Recording F3 screenEntering the “Recording” o
SourceChoose the source of the recording. This can be microphone, line in, or SPDIF(digital). For recording from the radio on the FM recorder, see p
3 FM RADIO (FM RECORDERS ONLY) FM radio screenThis menu option switches to the radio screen.
4 BOOKMARKSThe bookmarks menu allows you to create and manage bookmark files.Create BookmarkWhile playing a track, use this option to save your curre
Recursively Insert DirectoriesIf set to ON then, when you insert/queue a directory in Dynamic Playlist, allsubdirectories will also be inserted. If se
PART 4CONFIGURING ROCKBOX
1 SOUND SETTINGSRecorder sound settings Player sound settingsThis menu offers a selection of sound properties you may change to improve
Open Source jukebox firmware for the Archos Jukebox 5000, 6000, Studio, Recorder, Recorder V2 and FMRecorder MP3 playersWebsite: http://rockbox.haxx.s
Auto Volume (Recorder only)Auto volume is a feature that automatically lowers the volume on loud parts, andthen slowly restores the volume to the prev
For most users, the defaults should provide an improvement in sound quality andcan be safely left as they are. For reference, the defaults Rockbox us
2 GENERAL SETTINGSRecorder general settings Player general settings2.1 PLAYBACK OPTIONSThis menu is for configuring settings related to
Fade on Stop/PauseThis setting enables and disables a fade effect when you pause or stop playing asong. Fade is a progressive increase or reduction of
For further information about the WPS see page 17. For information about editing a.WPS file see page 66.LCD SettingsThis submenu contains settings th
Volume Display: Controls whether the volume is displayed as a graphic or anumerical percentage value on the Status Bar.Battery Display: Controls wheth
Deep discharge (Non-FM recorders only)Set this to ON if you intend to keep your charger connected for a long period oftime. It lets the batteries go d
Note: the device must be rebooted for the settings to take effect! Max playlist size: Option to configure the maximum size of a playlist. Theplaylist
2.5 BOOKMARKINGBookmark on StopWrite a bookmark to the disk whenever the stop key is pressed. If playback isstopped it can be resumed easily at a la
2.7 VOICEVoice MenusThis option turns on the Voice User Interface, which will read out menu items andsettings as they are selected by the cursor. In
ContentsPART 1GETTING STARTED...7PART 2THE ROCKBOX INTERFACE...
PART 5PLUGINS
Plugins are little programs that Rockbox can load and run. Plugins have the fileextension .rock. Most of them can be started from the main menu if yo
KEY ACTIONPLAY PlaySTOP Exit the game1.3 MNESWEEPER (RECORDER ONLY)Minesweeper pluginThe classic game of minesweeper. Use the UP and DOWN keys to se
1.5 PONG (RECORDER ONLY)Pong gameThe world's first arcade game comes to Rockbox. This is a "tennis game" for twoplayers. The left pla
1.7 SLIDING PUZZLE (RECORDER ONLY)Sliding puzzleThe classic sliding puzzle game. Rearrange the pieces so that you can see the wholepicture.Key contr
In game A, the maze stays the same, in Game B after an increasing number of appleseaten the maze is replaced by a new one. 1.10 SOKOBAN (RECORDER ON
between the filled circle, which can take “o”s, and the filled square, which is used as amobile wall to allow your filled circle to get to places on t
Game controls:Players MODES PLAYER 1 PLAYER 2 PLAYER 30Out ofcontrolWith no player taking part in the game all worms are out ofcontrol and steered by
Game overThe game is over when all worms are dead. The longest worm wins the game. Pause the gamePress the PLAY key to pause the game. Hit PLAY again
HintsInitially you will be busy with controlling your worm. Try to avoid other worms andcrawl far away from them. Wait until they curl up themselves a
1.9 SNAKE 2 (RECORDER ONLY)...441.10 SOKOBAN (RECORDER ONLY)...
2 DEMOS2.1 BOUNCE (RECORDER ONLY)The bounce DemoThis demo is an analogue clock screen saver with “Rockbox” bouncing across thescreen. Key controls f
2.3 GREYSCALE (RECORDER ONLY)GreyscaleThis is a demonstration of the Rockbox greyscale engine which supports graphics onthe Jukebox. Press OFF to qu
2.6 MOSAIC (RECORDER ONLY)MosaicThis simple graphics demo draws a mosaic picture on the screen of the Jukebox.Press STOP to quit.2.7 OSCILLOGRAPH (R
2.8 SNOW (RECORDER ONLY)Have you ever seen snow falling?This demo replicates snow falling on your screen. If you love winter, you will love thisdemo.
3 VIEWERSViewers are plugins which are associated with specific file extensions. So you can'texecute the plugin directly, but “play" the as
3.5 SEARCH (ALL MODELS)This plugin can be used on playlists. It searches through the playlist that it is openedon looking for any occurrences of th
NavigationRecorder key controls:KEY ACTIONUP Page-up (one screen up)DOWN Page-down (one screen down)LEFT Top of file (Narrow mode)One screen left (Wid
4 APPLICATIONS4.1 BATTERY_TEST (ALL MODELS)Recorder battery test Player battery testThis plugin simulates normal power dra
KEY ACTIONPLAY monthlyLEFT weeklyRIGHT annually ON one offSTOP exit 4.4 CHESS CLOCK (PLAYER ONLY) Chess Clock The ch
4.5 CLOCK (RECORDER ONLY)ClockThis is a fully featured analogue and digital clock program. Key configurationKEY ACTIONF1 HelpF2 Start / Stop stopwat
8.3 RISKS...758.4 REQUIREMENTS...
4.6 EURO CONVERTOR (PLAYER ONLY)Euro converterThis plugin converts euros back into pre-euro currency. The country for which is doesthis is selectabl
4.10 SPLIT EDITOR (RECORDER ONLY)When recording an mp3 file, it is common practice to start the recording a little bitearly and stop it a little bit
At the top of the window a time value is displayed. This is the point in time withinthe song at which the split point indicator is positioned. (4)The
Controls in the split editor RECORDER ONDIO FUNCTION OFF ON/OFF Quit plugin LEFT/RIGHT LEFT/RIGHT Move the split point indicator UP/DOWN UP/DOW
4.11 STOPWATCH (ALL MODELS)Recorder stopwatch Player stopwatchA simple stopwatch program with support for saving times.Keys a
PART 6ADVANCED TOPICS / REFERENCE
1 CUSTOMIZING THE USER INTERFACE1.1 LOADING FONTS (RECORDER ONLY)Rockbox can load fonts dynamically. Simply copy the .fnt file to the disk and "
File LocationCustom WPS files may be located anywhere on the drive. The only restriction is thatthey must end in .wps. When PLAY is pressed on a .wps
%pe : Total Number of Playlist Entries%pm : Peak Meter (Recorder only) - the entire line is used as volume peak meter.%pn : Playlist Name (Without pat
%< : Display a '<'%| : Display a '|'%> : Display a '>'%s : Indicate that the line should scroll. Can occur a
PART 1GETTING STARTED
balance (-100 - 100)channels (stereo, stereo narrow, stereo wide, mono, mono left, mono right,karaoke)shuffle (on, off)repeat (off, all, one)play sele
lang (/path/filename.lng)wps (/path/filename.wps)autocreate bookmarks(on, off)autoload bookmarks(on, off)us most-recent-bookmarks(on, off)talk dir (of
peak meter dbfs (on, off) (on = dbfs, off = linear)peak meter min (0 - 89) [dB] or (0 - 100) [%]peak meter max (0 - 89) [dB] or (0 - 100) [%]statusbar
Example Filevolume: 70bass: 11treble: 12balance: 0time format: 12hourvolume display: numericshow files: supportedwps: /.rockbox/car.wpslang: /.rockbox
archos.mod (on the player version) or ajbrec.ajz (on the recorder version). Notethat Archos firmware can only read the first ten characters of each fi
firmware that is backed up as part of this procedure. This tool will only beneeded once, and can be viewed as "formatting" the flash with t
Second, you need an in-circuit programmable flash. Chances are about 85%that you have, but Archos also used an older flash chip which can't do th
the proper file) and F3 to actually program the file. This takes maybe 15 seconds, waitfor the disk to settle again. Then press a key to exit the plug
_norom firmware files. The vast majority of Jukeboxes all have the same boot ROMcontent, differentiation comes later by flash content. Rockbox identif
APPENDICES
WelcomeThis is the manual for Rockbox. Rockbox is a replacement firmware for the JukeboxStudio, Recorder and Ondio players made by Archos. It is a c
1 FEATURE COMPARISON CHARTFEATURE ROCKBOX ARCHOSID3v1 and ID3v2 support Yes ?Background noise during playback No YesMid-track resume Yes NoMid-playli
2 SUPPORTED FILE FORMATSFILE TYPE ACTIONDirectory The browser enters that directory.mp3 Rockbox takes you to the WPS and starts playing the file.m3u
3 BUG REPORTSIf you experience inappropriate performance from any supported feature, please file abug report on our web page. Do not report missing f
5 WHAT'S NEW SINCE 2.0?Changes in version 2.3General changes since 2.2Spoken menus, filenames and directoriesSupport for Archos OndioFile type a
Configurable max playlist size (default: 10000 files)Remote control now works while keys are lockedCar mode: Pauses and resumes playback with charger
6 FEATURES WE WILL NOT IMPLEMENTThis is a list of Feature Requests we get repeatedly that we simply cannot do. View itas the opposite of a TODO!Recor
Add scandisk-like features!It would be a very slow operation that would drain the batteries and take a lot ofuseful ram for something that is much bet
7 CREDITSPeople that have contributed to the project, one way or another. Friends!Rockbox User ManualBjörn Stenberg Linus Nielsen Feltzing Andy Choi
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Picture HD size Model Name Version Name5GB, 6GB,10GB, 20GBJukebox 5000, Jukebox 6000, JukeboxStudio 10, Jukebox Studio 20player 6GB, 10GB,15GB, 20GBJ
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