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\chapter{\label{ref:rockbox_interface}Quick Start}
\section{Basic overview}
\subsection{The \daps{} controls}
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Throughout this manual, the buttons on the \dap{} are labelled according to the
picture above. When a table of button actions says ``Long'' before the button it
means that you should make a long press on that button, in other words, press it
for approximately 1 second. In detail the buttons are described in the following
paragraph.
\blind{
Additional information is available for blind users on the Rockbox website at
\wikilink{BlindFAQ}.
%
\opt{h1xx}{
If you lay the \dap{} on the table with the joystick pointing
towards you, and the curved sides at the top, you will find the following
if you start from the top-right corner and follow the side of the \dap{} in a
clockwise direction:
On the right side the buttons \ButtonOn{}, \ButtonOff{}, \ButtonMode{} and
the \ButtonHold{} switch. Next comes on the bottom the USB port,
a small hole for resetting the \dap{}, charger plug. On the left side located
is the button \ButtonRec{}. At least the top has headphone mini-jack plug,
remote port, optical/line in and optical/line out.
The joystick in the middle of the \dap{} is
used to navigate menus by pressing it up, down, left and right. Pressing the
joystick down is labelled \ButtonSelect{} throughout this manual. Its
directions are labelled \ButtonRight{}, \ButtonDown{}, \ButtonLeft{} and
\ButtonUp{}.
The internal microphone is located on the left hand side of the nit towards the
top, and there is a small reset hole on the bottom of the unit between the
power and USB sockets. To perform a hard reset, insert a paperclip into this
hole.}
%
\opt{h300}{
Hold or lay the \dap{} so that the side with the button pad and
LCD is facing towards you. The buttons on the button pad are as follows: top
left corner: \ButtonOn{}, bottom left corner: \ButtonOff{}, top right corner:
\ButtonRec, bottom right corner: \ButtonMode{}. In the center of the button pad
is a button labelled \ButtonSelect{}. Surrounding the \ButtonSelect{} button are
four directional buttons used to navigate up, down, left and right.
On the top panel of the \dap{}, from left to right, you can find the
following: headphone mini jack plug, remote port, Line-in, Line-out.
On the bottom panel of the \dap{}, from left to right, you can find the
following: power jack and two USB ports. The USB port on the right is used
to connect your \dap{} to your computer. The USB port on the left is not
used in Rockbox.
}
%
\opt{ipod4g,ipod3g,ipodcolor,ipodvideo,ipodmini}
{
The main controls on the \dap{} are a slightly indented scroll wheel
with a flat round button in the center. Hold the \dap{} with these controls
facing you.
The top of the player will have the following, from left to
right:
\opt{ipod4g, ipod3g ,ipodcolor}{remote connector, headphone jack, \ButtonHold{}
switch.}
\opt{ipodvideo}{\ButtonHold{} switch, headphone jack.}
\opt{ipodmini}{\ButtonHold{} switch, remote connector, headphone jack.}
The dock connector that is used to connect your \dap{} to your computer is on
the bottom panel of the \dap{}.
The button in the middle of the wheel is called \ButtonSelect{}. You can
operate the wheel by pressing the top, bottom, left or right sections,
or by sliding your finger around it. The top is \ButtonMenu{}, the bottom is
\ButtonPlay{}, the left is \ButtonLeft{}, and the right is \ButtonRight{}.
When the manual says to \ButtonScrollFwd{}, it means to slide your finger
clockwise around the wheel. \ButtonScrollBack{} means to slide your finger
counterclockwise. Note that the wheel is sensitive, so you will need to move
slowly at first and get a feel for how it works.
Note that when the \ButtonHold{} switch is pushed toward the center of the \dap{},
hold is on, and none of the other controls do anything. Be sure
\ButtonHold{} is off before trying to use your player.
}
%
\opt{ipodnano}{
The main controls on the \dap{} are a slightly indented wheel with a
flat round button in the center. Hold the \dap{} with these controls on the
top surface. There is a \ButtonHold{} switch at one end, and headphone and USB
jacks at the other; be sure the end with the switch is facing away from you.
The button in the middle of the wheel is called \ButtonSelect{}. You can
operate the wheel by pressing the top, bottom, left or right sections,
or by sliding your finger around it. The top is \ButtonMenu{}, the bottom is
\ButtonPlay, the left is \ButtonLeft, and the right is \ButtonRight{}.
When the manual says to \ButtonScrollFwd{}, it means to slide your finger
clockwise around the wheel. \ButtonScrollBack{} means to slide your finger
counterclockwise. Note that the wheel is sensitive, so you will need to move
slowly at first and get a feel for how it works.
Note that when the \ButtonHold{} switch is pushed toward the center of the \dap{},
hold is on, and none of the other controls do anything; be sure \ButtonHold{} is
off before trying to use your player.
}
%
\opt{ondio}{
The main characteristic of the Ondio case is the dent on its lower right side
which is the MMC slot. Holding the \dap{} with this slot in the described position
you'll find the following:
On the curved top it has the headphone jack to the left,
the \ButtonOff{} button is in the middle%
\opt{HAVE_RECORDING}{ and the line in jack to the right}.
Apart from the already mentioned MMC slot you will find the USB connector on
the \daps{} right side. Placed on the upper side of the device right below
the flat display there is the main button pad of the \dap{}. A strong deepening
marks the center of it and helps to operate the directional keys from there.
\ButtonLeft{} and \ButtonRight{} form some sort of a strip and divide \ButtonUp{}
and \ButtonDown{}. The raised button positioned in the lower left of this round
crosspad is labelled \ButtonMenu{}.}
%
\opt{h10,h10_5gb}{
Hold or lay the \dap{} so that the side with the scroll pad and
LCD is facing towards you. In the centre below the lcd is the scroll pad. It
is oriented vertically. Touching the top and bottom half of it acts as the
\ButtonScrollUp{} and \ButtonScrollDown{} buttons respectively. On the left
of the scroll pad is the \ButtonLeft{} button and on the right is the
\ButtonRight{} button.
There are three buttons on the right hand side of the \dap{}. From top to
bottom, they are: \ButtonRew{}, \ButtonPlay{} and \ButtonFF{}. On the left
hand side is the \ButtonPower{} button.
On the top panel of the \dap{}, from left to right, you can find the
following: \ButtonHold() switch, \opt{h10}{reset pin hole, }remote port and
headphone mini jack plug.
On the bottom panel of the \dap{}, is the data cable port.}
%
\opt{gigabeatf}{
Hold the \dap{} with the screen on top and the controls on the right hand side.
Below the screen is a cross-shaped touch sensitive pad which contains the
\ButtonUp{}, \ButtonDown{}, \ButtonLeft{} and \ButtonRight{} controls. On the
top of the unit from left to right are the power socket, the \ButtonHold{}
switch, and the headphone socket. The \ButtonHold{} switch puts the \dap{} into
hold mode when it is switched to the right
of the unit. The buttons will have no effect when this is the case.
Starting from the left hand side on the bottom of the unit, nearer to the front
than the back, is a recessed switch which
controls whether the battery is on or off. When this switch is to the left,
the battery is disconnected. This can be used for a hard reset of the unit,
or if the \dap{} is being placed in storage. Next to that is a connector for
the docking station and finally on the right hand side of the bottom of the
unit is a mini USB socket for connecting directly to USB.
Finally on the right hand side of the unit are some control buttons. Going from
the bottom of the unit to the top there is a small round \ButtonA{} buttton then a
rocker volume switch with of the \ButtonVolDown{} button below the \ButtonVolUp{}
button. Above that is are two more small round buttons, the \ButtonMenu{}
button and nearest to the top of the unit the \ButtonPower{} button, which is held
down to turn the \dap{} on or off.}
%
\opt{mrobe100}{
Hold the \dap{} with the black front facing you such that the m:robe writing
is readable. Below the writing is the touch sensitive pad with the
\ButtonMenu{}, \ButtonPlay{}, \ButtonLeft{}, \ButtonRight{} and \ButtonDisplay
controls indicated by their symbols. The dotted center strip is devided in
three parts: \ButtonUp{}, \ButtonSelect{} and \ButtonDown. On the top of the
unit, on the right, is the \ButtonPower{} switch, which is held down to turn
the \dap{} on or off.
The \ButtonHold{} switch is located on the left of the \dap{}, below the
headphone socket. It puts the \dap{} into hold mode when it is switched to the
top of the unit. The buttons will have no effect when this is the case. On the
bottom of the unit, there is a connector for the docking station or the
proprietary USB connector for connecting directly to USB.}
%
\opt{x5,m5}{
The \dap{} is curved so that the end with the screen on it is thicker than the
other end. Hold the \dap{} wih the thick end towards the top and the screen
facing towards you. Half way up the front of the unit on the right hand side
is a four way joystick which is the \ButtonUp{}, \ButtonDown{},
\ButtonLeft{}, and \ButtonRight{} buttons. When pressed it serves as \ButtonSelect.
On the right hand side of the \dap{} from top to bottom, first there is a two
way switch. the \ButtonPower{} button is activated by pushing this switch up,
and pushing this switch down until it clicks slightly will activate the
\ButtonHold{} button. When the switch is in this position, none of the other
keys will have an effect.
Below the switch is a lozenge shaped button which is the \ButtonRec{}
button, and below that the final button on this side of the unit, the
\ButtonPlay{} button. Just below this is a small hole which is difficult to
locate by touch which is the internal microphone. At the very bottom of
this side of the unit is the reset hole, which can be used to perform a hard
reset by inserting a paper clip.
On the bottom of the unit is the connector for the
\playerman{} subpack or dock. On the top of the unit is a charge
indicator light, which may feel a bit like a button, but is not.
From the top of the \dap{} on the left hand side is the headphone socket, then the
remote connector. Below this is a cover which protects the \opt{x5}{USB host
connector.}\opt{m5}{USB and charging connector}.}
%
\opt{e200}{
Hold the \dap{} with the turning wheel at the front and bottom. On the bottom left
of the front of the \dap{} is a raised round button, the \ButtonPower{} button.
Above and to the left of this, on the outside of the turning wheel are four
buttons. These are the \ButtonUp{}, \ButtonDown{}, \ButtonLeft{} and
\ButtonRight{} buttons. Inside the wheel is the \ButtonSelect{} button. Turning
the wheel to the right activates the \ButtonScrollFwd{} function, and to the
left, the \ButtonScrollFwd{} function.
On the right of the unit is a slot for inserting flash cards. On the bottom is
the connector for the USB cable. On the left is the \ButtonRec{} button, and
on the top, there is the headphone socket to the right, and the \ButtonHold{}
switch. Moving this switch to the right activates hold mode in which none of the
other buttons have any effect. Just to the left of the \ButtonHold{} switch is a
small hole which contains the internal microphone.}
%
\opt{player}{
Holding the Jukebox in front of you there should be two buttons to
the left of the unit and a single multi-way circular button to their right.
The buttons are as follows.%
On the left hand side, the higher of the two small buttons is the \ButtonOn,
the lower of the two buttons is the \ButtonMenu{} button. The large circular
button on the right - push towards the top serves as \ButtonPlay, push towards
the left is called \ButtonLeft, push towards the right \ButtonRight{} and push
towards the bottom is labelled \ButtonStop.
}
%
\opt{recorder}{
Holding the Jukebox in front of you, there should be three rectangular buttons
in a horizontal line towards the middle of the unit, and below this to the left
there is a circular four button array with the circular \ButtonPlay{} button
as a fifth button in the centre. These are the navigation controls. Below the
rectangular buttons and to the right of the circular buttons are two small round
buttons one above the other.
The \ButtonOn{} button is the topmost of the two buttons located below and to the
left of the navigation controls whereas the lower of these two is called \ButtonOff.
The small round button in the middle of the large circular button array is called
\ButtonPlay{} button. To the right of the \ButtonPlay{} button there is the
\ButtonRight{} button, left of it is the \ButtonLeft{}, above it \ButtonUp, and
below the \ButtonPlay{} button there is the \ButtonDown{} button placed. In the row
of three rectangular buttons the following buttons can be found (from left to right):
\ButtonFOne, \ButtonFTwo{} and \ButtonFThree.
}
\opt{recorderv2fm}{
Holding the Jukebox in front of you, there should be three rectangular buttons
in a horizontal line towards the middle of the unit, and below this centred on the
middle button there are four radial arc shaped buttons placed in a cross formation
with the circular play button as the centre of the cross. These are the navigation
controls. Below the cross and to the left are two other buttons.
The \ButtonOn{} button is the leftmost of the two buttons located below and to the
left of the navigation controls whereas the rightmost and little lower one of
these two is called \ButtonOff. The round button raised slightly higher than the
others in the centre of the navigation controls is the \ButtonPlay{} button. To
the right of the \ButtonPlay{} button there is the \ButtonRight{} button, left of
it is the \ButtonLeft{}, above it \ButtonUp, and below the \ButtonPlay{} button
there is the \ButtonDown{} button placed. In the row of three rectangular buttons
the following buttons can be found (from left to right): \ButtonFOne, \ButtonFTwo{}
and \ButtonFThree.
}
}
\subsection{Turning the \dap{} on and off}
To turn on and off your Rockbox enabled \dap{} use the following keys:
\begin{table}
\begin{btnmap}{}{}
\opt{IRIVER_H100_PAD,IRIVER_H300_PAD}{\ButtonOn}%
\opt{IPOD_4G_PAD,IPOD_3G_PAD}{\ButtonMenu{} / \ButtonSelect}%
\opt{ONDIO_PAD}{\ButtonOff}\opt{RECORDER_PAD,PLAYER_PAD}%
{Long \ButtonOn}%
\opt{IAUDIO_X5_PAD,IRIVER_H10_PAD,SANSA_E200_PAD,SANSA_C200_PAD,GIGABEAT_PAD,MROBE100_PAD}
{\ButtonPower}%
& Start Rockbox\\
\opt{IRIVER_H100_PAD,IRIVER_H300_PAD}{Long \ButtonOff}%
\opt{IPOD_4G_PAD,IPOD_3G_PAD}{Long \ButtonPlay}%
\opt{ONDIO_PAD,recorderv2fm}{Long \ButtonOff}%
\opt{recorder}{Double tap \ButtonOff\ when playback is stopped}%
\opt{PLAYER_PAD}{From the Main Menu, select \textbf{Shutdown}}%
\opt{IAUDIO_X5_PAD,IRIVER_H10_PAD,SANSA_E200_PAD,SANSA_C200_PAD,GIGABEAT_PAD,MROBE100_PAD}%
{Long \ButtonPower}%
& Shutdown Rockbox\\
\end{btnmap}
\end{table}
\label{ref:Safeshutdown}On shutdown, Rockbox automatically saves its settings.
\opt{PLAYER_PAD,RECORDER_PAD,ONDIO_PAD}{%
In the unlikely event of a software failure, a hardware power off can be
performed by holding down
\opt{PLAYER_PAD}{\ButtonStop}%
\opt{RECORDER_PAD,ONDIO_PAD}{\ButtonOff}
until the \nopt{ondiosp,ondiofm}{\dap{} power light}%
\opt{ondiosp,ondiofm}{\daps{} display} goes off.%
}
\nopt{gigabeat,m5,x5,archos}
{
\subsection{Starting the original firmware}
\label{ref:Dualboot}
\opt{ipod}
{
Rockbox has a dual-boot feature. To boot into the original firmware, shut
down the device as described above. Turn on the \ButtonHold{} switch
immediately after turning the player on. Once Rockbox displays the
message ``Loading original firmware ...'' you may turn the \ButtonHold{}
switch off. Rockbox will boot into the original firmware.
\note{The described method of dual-booting works with Rockbox bootloader
version 2, which was released 16 December 2006. If you have the older
bootloader, boot the original firmware by pressing \ButtonMenu{}
immediately after turning on your Ipod. Do not release the
\ButtonMenu{} button until you see the ``Loading original firmware...''
message on the screen.}
Regardless of which method you use to boot to the original firmware, you can
return to Rockbox by pressing and holding \ButtonMenu{} and \ButtonSelect{}
simultaneously until the player reboots.
}
\opt{h1xx,h300}
{
Rockbox has a dual-boot feature. To boot into the original firmware,
when the \dap{} is turned off, press and hold the \ButtonRec{} button,
and then press the \ButtonOn{} button.
}
\opt{h10,h10_5gb}
{
Rockbox has a dual-boot feature. It loads the original firmware from
the file \fname{/System/OF.mi4}. To boot into the original firmware,
press and hold the \ButtonLeft{} button while turning on the player.
\note{The iriver firmware does not shut down properly when you turn it off,
it only goes to sleep. To get back into Rockbox when exiting from the
iriver firmware, you will need to reset the player by \opt{h10}{inserting a
pin in the reset hole}\opt{h10_5gb}{taking out battery}.}
}
\opt{sansa}
{
Rockbox has a dual-boot feature. To boot into the original firmware,
press and hold the \ButtonLeft{} button while turning on the player.
}
\opt{mrobe100}
{
Rockbox has a dual-boot feature. It loads the original firmware from
the file \fname{/System/OF.mi4}. To boot into the original firmware,
when the \dap{} is turned off, press the \ButtonPower{} button once and then
a second time when the m:robe bootlogo (the headphone) appears. Hold the
\ButtonPower{} button until you see the ``Loading original firmware...''
message on the screen.
}
}
\subsection{The first contact}
After you have first started the \dap{} you'll be presented by the
\setting{Main Menu}. From this menu you can reach every function of Rockbox,
for more information (see \reference{ref:main_menu}). To browse the files
on you \dap{} select \setting{Files} (see \reference{ref:file_browser}), and to
browse in a view that is based on the meta-data\footnote{ID3 Tags, Vorbis
comments, etc.} of your audio files, select \setting{Database} (see
\reference{ref:database}).
\subsection{Basic controls}
When browsing files and moving through menus you usually get a list view
presented. The navigation in these lists are usually the same and should be
pretty intuitive.
In the tree view use \ActionStdNext{} and \ActionStdPrev{} to move around
the selection. Use \ActionStdOk{} to select an item. When browsing the file
system selecting an audio file plays it. The view switches to the ``While
playing screen'', usually abbreviated as ``WPS'' (see \reference{ref:WPS}. The
dynamic playlist gets replaced with the contents of the current directory. This
way you can easily treat directories as playlists. The created dynamic playlist can
be extended or modified while playing. This is also known as
``on-the-fly playlist''.
To go back to the \setting{File Browser} stop the playback with the
\ActionWpsStop{} button or return to the file browser while keeping playback
running using \ActionWpsBrowse{}.
In list views you can go back one step with \ActionTreeParentDirectory.
\subsection{Basic concepts}
\subsubsection{Playlists}
Rockbox is playlist oriented. This means that every time you play an audio file,
a so-called ``dynamic playlist'' is generated, unless you play a saved
playlist. You can modify the dynamic playlist while playing and also save
it to a file. If you do not want to use playlists you can simply play your
files directory based.
Playlists are covered in detail in \reference{ref:working_with_playlists}.
\subsubsection{Menu}
From the menu you can customise Rockbox. Rockbox itself is very customisable.
Also there are some special menus for quick access to frequently used
functions.
\subsubsection{Context Menu}
Some views, especially the file browser and the WPS have a context menu.
From the file browser this can be accessed with \ActionStdContext{}.
The contents of the context menu vary, depending on the situation it gets
called. The context menu itself presents you with some operations you can
perform with the currently highlighted file. In the file browser this is
the file (or directory) that is highlighted by the cursor. From the WPS this is
the currently playing file. Also there are some actions that do not apply
to the current file but refer to the screen from which the context menu
gets called. One example is the playback menu, which can be called using
the context menu from within the WPS.
\section{Customising Rockbox}
Rockbox' User Interface can be customised using ``Themes''. Themes usually
only affect the visual appearance, but an advanced user can create a theme
that also changes various other settings like file view, LCD settings and
all other settings that can be modified using \fname{.cfg} files. This topic
is discussed in more detail in \reference{ref:manage_settings}.
The Rockbox distribution comes with some themes that should look nice on
your \dap{}. \note{Some of the themes shipped with Rockbox need additional
fonts from the fonts package, so make sure you installed them.
Also, if you downloaded additional themes from the Internet make sure you
have the needed fonts installed as otherwise the theme may get displayed
garbled.}
\section{Menu overview}
\fixme{include an overview of the menu structure here}
%\input{rockbox_interface/menu_structure.tex}
\input{rockbox_interface/browsing_and_playing.tex}