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\chapter{Getting started}
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\newpage
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\section{Welcome}
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This is the manual for Rockbox. Rockbox is a replacement firmware for the
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Jukebox Studio, Recorder and Ondio players made by Archos, the H120/140
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players from iRiver and the Apple iPod Nano etc. It is a complete rewrite of
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the software used to make the PDA play and record music, and contains many
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features and enhancements not available in the original firmware supplied by
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the manufacturer. Among the things that Rockbox has to offer are the
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following:
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\begin{itemize}
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\item Faster loading than the \playername firmware
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\item Uninterrupted playing of MP3 files {--} skipping is very rare
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\item More control over how your music is played
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\item Built in viewers for several common file types
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\item Sophisticated plugin system that allows the Jukebox to run games,
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a calendar, a clock, and many other applications.
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\item Totally removable. (Removal of Rockbox before returning the
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Jukebox for repair under warranty is advised.)
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\item Optional voice user interface for complete control without looking
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at the screen
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\end{itemize}
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Rockbox is a complete from scratch rewrite of the \playername software and
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uses no fragments of the original firmware. Not only is it free to
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use, it's also released under the GNU public license,
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which means that it will always remain free to both use and to change.
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\opt{OndioSP,OndioFM}{Although Rockbox also runs on the Archos Ondio series of
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flash based MP3 players, this is a recent development, which is not covered
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fully in this manual. Most of this manual will, however, apply equally to
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Rockbox on the Ondio Jukeboxes. For more details on the Ondio port, please
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see the web page:
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\url{http://www.rockbox.org/twiki/bin/view/Main/ArchosOndio}.}
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\section{Getting more help}
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This manual is intended to be a comprehensive introduction to the Rockbox
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software. There is, however, more help available. The Rockbox website at
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\url{http://www.rockbox.org/}contains very extensive documentation and guides
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written by members of the Rockbox community and this should be your first port
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of call when looking for further help.
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\opt{Archos}{\input{chapter1/archos_choice}}
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\section{Downloading Rockbox}
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The latest release of the Rockbox software will always be available from
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\url{http://www.rockbox.org/download/}.
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Windows users may wish to download the self{}-extracting Windows
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installer, which works for all Jukebox models, but those wishing to
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install manually or using a different operating system should choose
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the .zip archive containing the firmware for their model of the
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Jukebox.
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\section{Installing Rockbox}
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Using the Windows self installing executable to install Rockbox is the easiest
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method of installing the software on your Jukebox. Simply follow the
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on{}-screen instructions and select the appropriate drive letter and Jukebox
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model when prompted. You can use ``Add / Remove Programs'' to uninstall the
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software at a later date.
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For non{}-Windows users and those wishing to install manually from the archive
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the procedure is still fairly simple. Connect your \playername to the computer
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via USB as described in the manual that came with your \playername. On Windows,
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the \playername drive will appear as a drive letter in your ``My Computer''
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folder. Take the file that you downloaded above, and unpack its contents to
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your \playername drive. You can do this using a program such as
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\url{http://www.info-zip.org/} or \url{http://www.winzip.org/}.
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You will need to unpack all of the files in the archive onto your hard
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disk. If this has been done correctly, you will have a file called
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\opt{PS}{\fname{archos.mod}}
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\opt{Rec,Rec2,FMRec}{\fname{ajbrec.ajz}}
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\opt{H120,H340}{\fname{rockbox.iriver}}
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in the main folder of your \playername drive, and also a folder called
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/\fname{.rockbox}, which contains a number of system files used by the
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software.
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\section{Enabling Speech Support (optional)}
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If you wish to use speech support you will also need a language file,
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available from
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\url{http://www.rockbox.org/twiki/bin/view/Main/VoiceFiles/}.
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For the English language, the file is called \fname{english.voice}.
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When it has been downloaded, unpack this file and copy it into the
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\fname{lang} folder which is inside the /\fname{.rockbox} folder on
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your Jukebox. Voice menus are turned on by default. See page
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\pageref{ref:Voiceconfiguration} for details on voice settings.
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\section{Running Rockbox}
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Remove your Jukebox from the computer's USB port.
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Unplug any connected power supply and turn the unit off. When you next
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turn the unit on, the Jukebox firmware will start to load, and then it
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will load Rockbox for you. When you see the Rockbox splash screen,
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Rockbox is loaded and ready for use.
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\section{Uninstalling Rockbox}
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If you would like to go back to using the
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original \playername software, then connect the \playername up to your computer,
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and delete the
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\opt{PS}{\fname{archos.mod}}
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\opt{Rec,Rec2,FMRec}{\fname{ajbrec.ajz}}
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\opt{H120,H340}{\fname{rockbox.iriver}}
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If you wish to clean up your disk, you may also wish to delete the
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\fname{.rockbox} folder and its contents. Turn the \playername off and on and
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the normal \playername software will load.
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