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454 lines
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\chapter{The Main Menu}
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\section{Introducing the Main Menu}
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\screenshot{main_menu/images/ss-main-menu}{The main menu}{}
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This is the screen from which the rest of the Rockbox functions can be
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accessed. It is used for a variety of functions, which are detailed below.
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All options in Rockbox can be controlled via this menu.
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All settings are persistently stored on the unit. However, Rockbox does
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not spin up the disk solely for the purpose of saving settings, but instead
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will save them when it spins up the disk the next time, for example when
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refilling the MP3 buffer or navigating through the file browser. Changes to
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settings may therefore not be saved unless the \dap\ is shut down safely
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(see page \pageref{ref:Safeshutdown}).
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\section{Navigating the Main Menu}
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\opt{RECORDER_PAD,ONDIO_PAD,IRIVER_H100_PAD,IRIVER_H300_PAD,IAUDIO_X5_PAD,IPOD_4G_PAD}{
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\begin{table}
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\begin{btnmap}{}{}
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\opt{IPOD_4G_PAD}{\ButtonScrollFwd}
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\opt{RECORDER_PAD,ONDIO_PAD,IRIVER_H100_PAD,IRIVER_H300_PAD,IAUDIO_X5_PAD}{\ButtonUp}
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& Moves up in the menu.\\
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& Inside a setting, increases the value or
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chooses next option \\
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%
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\opt{IPOD_4G_PAD}{\ButtonScrollBack}
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\opt{RECORDER_PAD,ONDIO_PAD,IRIVER_H100_PAD,IRIVER_H300_PAD,IAUDIO_X5_PAD}{\ButtonDown}
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& Moves down in the menu.\\
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& Inside a setting, decreases the value or
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chooses previous option \\
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%
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\opt{RECORDER_PAD}{\ButtonPlay/\ButtonRight}
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\opt{IRIVER_H100_PAD,IRIVER_H300_PAD,IAUDIO_X5_PAD}{\ButtonSelect/\ButtonRight}
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\opt{ONDIO_PAD,IPOD_4G_PAD}{\ButtonRight}
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& Selects option \\
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%
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\opt{RECORDER_PAD,IRIVER_H100_PAD,IRIVER_H300_PAD}{\ButtonOff/\ButtonLeft}
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\opt{IAUDIO_X5_PAD,ONDIO_PAD,IPOD_4G_PAD}{\ButtonLeft}
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& Exits menu, setting or moves to parent menu\\
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\end{btnmap}
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\end{table}
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}
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\opt{PLAYER_PAD}{
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\begin{table}
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\begin{btnmap}{}{}
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%
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\ButtonLeft & Selects previous option in the menu.\\
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& Inside an setting, decreases the value or chooses previous option \\
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%
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\ButtonRight & Selects next option in the menu.\\
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& Inside an setting increases the value or chooses next option \\
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%
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\ButtonPlay & Selects item \\
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%
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\ButtonStop & Exit menu, setting or moves to parent menu.\\
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\end{btnmap}
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\end{table}
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}
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\section {Recent Bookmarks}
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\screenshot{main_menu/images/ss-list-bookmarks}%
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{The list bookmarks screen}{}
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If the ``save a list of recently created bookmarks'' option is enabled
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then you can view a list of several recent bookmarks here and select one to
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jump straight to that track. See page \pageref{ref:Bookmarkconfigactual}
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for more details on configuring bookmarking in Rockbox.
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\note{This option is off by default.}
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\section{Sound Settings}
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The Sound Settings menu offers a selection of sound properties you may
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change to customize your listening experience. The details of this menu are
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covered in detail starting on page \pageref{ref:configure_rockbox_sound}.
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\section{General Settings}
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The General Settings menu allows you to customize the way Rockbox looks and
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the way it plays music. The details of this menu are covered in detail
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starting on page \pageref{ref:configure_rockbox_general}.
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\section{Manage Settings}
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This option allows the saving and re-loading of user configuration settings,
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browse the hard drive for alternate firmwares, and finally to reset your
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\dap\ back to initial configuration.
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\fixme{TODO: check and enhance the above text}
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\section{Browse Themes}
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Within Rockbox it is possible to load a ``Theme'' -- a collection of
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configuration settings coupled with a WPS (While Playing Screen).
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This sets not only the WPS file, but also other relevant options such as
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the correct font or forground/background colours to use.
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Selecting this option will list all of the currently installed Themes on the
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\dap\, \ButtonRight\ will load the chosen theme and apply it.
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\fixme{TODO: check and enhance the above text}
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\opt{CONFIG_TUNER}{
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\section{\label{ref:FMradio}FM Radio \opt{ondio}{(OndioFM Only)}}
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\opt{x5}{\note{Not Implemented on X5 yet}}
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\screenshot{main_menu/images/ss-fm-radio-screen}{The FM radio screen}{}
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This menu option switches to the radio screen.
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\opt{h1xx,h300,x5}{
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The FM radio has the ability \opt{HAVE_RECORDING}{to record and } to
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remember station frequency settings (presets).
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\note{This option is not \emph{currently} enabled on the X5} }
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\opt{recorderv2fm,ondio}{
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The keys are:
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\begin{table}
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\begin{btnmap}{}{}
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\ButtonLeft, \ButtonRight
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& Change frequency in 0.1 MHz steps.\\
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& For automatic station seek, hold \ButtonLeft/\ButtonRight\ %
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for a little longer. \\
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%
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\ButtonUp, \ButtonDown
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& Change volume \\
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%
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\opt{RECORDER_PAD}{
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\ButtonPlay & \emph{(EXPERIMENTAL)}\\
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& freezes all screen updates.May enhance radio reception
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in some cases.\\
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%
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}
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\opt{RECORDER_PAD}{\ButtonOn}\opt{ONDIO_PAD}{FixMe}
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& Leave the radio screen with the radio playing \\
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%
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\ButtonOff & Back to Main Menu.\\
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\end{btnmap}
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\end{table}
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}
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\opt{h1xx,h300,x5}{
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The keys are:
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\begin{table}
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\begin{btnmap}{}{}
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\ButtonLeft, \ButtonRight & Change frequency in 0.1 MHz steps. \\
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Hold \ButtonLeft, \ButtonRight
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& Seeks to next station or preset\\
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%
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\ButtonUp, \ButtonDown
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& Change volume \\
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\opt{IRIVER_H100_PAD,IRIVER_H300_PAD}{\ButtonOn}
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\opt{IAUDIO_X5_PAD}{\fixme{TBD}}
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& Mutes radio playback \\
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%
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\opt{IRIVER_H100_PAD,IRIVER_H300_PAD}{Hold \ButtonOn}
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\opt{IAUDIO_X5_PAD}{\fixme{TBD}}
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& Switches between SCAN and PRESET mode.\\
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%
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\ButtonSelect & Opens a list of radio presets. You can view
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all the presets that you have, and switch to
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the station.\\
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Hold \ButtonSelect & Displays the FM radio settings menu.\\
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%
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\opt{IRIVER_H100_PAD,IRIVER_H300_PAD}{\ButtonMode}
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\opt{IAUDIO_X5_PAD}{\fixme{TBD}}
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%
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& Keeps radio playing and returns to the main
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menu. You can then press OFF/STOP to browse
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the file tree while listening to the radio\\
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%
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\opt{IRIVER_H100_PAD,IRIVER_H300_PAD}{\ButtonOff}
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\opt{IAUDIO_X5_PAD}{\fixme{TBD}}
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& Stops the radio and returns to Main Menu.\\
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\end{btnmap}
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\end{table}
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}
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\begin{description}
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\item[Saving a preset:]
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Up to 32 of your favourite stations can be saved as presets.
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Press
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\opt{RECORDER_PAD}{\ButtonFOne}
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\opt{ONDIO_PAD}{\ButtonMenu}
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\opt{IRIVER_H100_PAD,IRIVER_H300_PAD,IAUDIO_X5_PAD}{\ButtonSelect}
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to go to the menu, then select
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\opt{recorderv2fm,ondio}{``Save preset''.}
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\opt{IRIVER_H100_PAD,IRIVER_H300_PAD,IAUDIO_X5_PAD}{``Add preset''}
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Enter the name (maximum number of characters is 32).
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\opt{IRIVER_H100_PAD,IRIVER_H300_PAD}{Press \ButtonOn\ to save.}
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\opt{IAUDIO_X5_PAD}{Press \fixme{TBD} to save.}
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\item[Selecting a preset:]
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\opt{ONDIO_PAD,RECORDER_PAD}
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{
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Press \opt{RECORDER_PAD}{\ButtonFTwo}\opt{ONDIO_PAD}{\fixme{FixMe}}
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to go to the preset list. Use \ButtonUp\ and \ButtonDown\ to
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move the cursor and then press
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\opt{RECORDER_PAD}{\ButtonPlay}\opt{ONDIO_PAD}{\fixme{FixMe}}
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to select. Use \ButtonLeft\ to leave the preset without selecting
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anything.
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}
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\opt{IRIVER_H100_PAD,IRIVER_H300_PAD,IAUDIO_X5_PAD}
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{
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Press \ButtonSelect\ to go to the preset list.
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Use \ButtonUp\ and \ButtonDown\ to move the cursor and then
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press \ButtonSelect\ to select. Use \ButtonLeft\ to leave the
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preset without selecting anything.
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}
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\item[Removing a preset:]
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\opt{ONDIO_PAD,RECORDER_PAD}{
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Press \opt{RECORDER_PAD}{\ButtonFOne}\opt{ONDIO_PAD}{\fixme{FixMe}}
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to go to the menu, then select ``Remove preset''.
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}
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\opt{IRIVER_H100_PAD,IRIVER_H300_PAD,IAUDIO_X5_PAD}{
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Press \ButtonSelect\ to go to the preset list. Use \ButtonUp\
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and \ButtonDown\ to move the cursor and then Hold \ButtonSelect\
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on the preset to that you wish to remove, then select ``Remove preset.''
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}
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\opt{RECORDER_PAD}{
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\item[Recording:]
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Press \ButtonFThree\ to start recording the currently playing
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station. Press \ButtonOff\ to stop recording. Press \ButtonPlay\
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again to seamlessly start recording to a new file. The settings
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for the recording can be changed in the \ButtonFOne\ menu before
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starting the recording. See page \pageref{ref:Recordingsettings}
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for details of recording settings.
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}
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\end{description}
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\note{The radio will turn off when starting playback of an audio file.}
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}
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\opt{HAVE_RECORDING}{
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\section{\label{ref:Recording}Recording}
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\opt{x5}{\note{Not Implemented on X5 yet}}
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\subsection{\label{ref:Whilerecordingscreen}While Recording Screen}
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\screenshot{main_menu/images/ss-while-recording-screen}{The while recording screen}{}
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Entering the ``Recording'' option in the Main menu launches the recording
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application. The screen shows the time elapsed and the size of the file being
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recorded. A peak meter is present to allow you set Gain correctly.
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\opt{MASCODEC}{The frequency, channels and quality}
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\opt{SWCODEC}{The frequency and channels} settings are shown on the last line.
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The controls for this screen are:
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\begin{table}
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\begin{btnmap}{}{}
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\ButtonLeft & Decreases Gain \\
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%
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\ButtonRight & Increases Gain \\
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\opt{RECORDER_PAD,IRIVER_H100_PAD,IRIVER_H300_PAD}{\ButtonOn}
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\opt{ONDIO_PAD,IAUDIO_X5_PAD,IPOD_4G_PAD}{\fixme{FixMe}} & Starts recording. \\
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& While recording: button closes the current file and opens a new one.\\
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%
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\opt{RECORDER_PAD,IRIVER_H100_PAD,IRIVER_H300_PAD}{\ButtonOff}
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\opt{ONDIO_PAD,IAUDIO_X5_PAD,IPOD_4G_PAD}{\fixme{FixMe}} & Exits Recording Screen.\\
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& While recording: Stop recording \\
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%
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\opt{RECORDER_PAD}{\ButtonFOne}
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\opt{ONDIO_PAD}{\ButtonMenu}
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\opt{IRIVER_H100_PAD,IRIVER_H300_PAD,IPOD_4G_PAD,IAUDIO_X5_PAD}{Hold \ButtonSelect}
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& Opens Recording Settings screen (see below) \\
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%
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\opt{RECORDER_PAD}{
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\ButtonFTwo & Quick menu for recording settings. A quick press will
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leave the screen up (press {\ButtonFTwo} again to exit),while holding
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it will close the screen when you release it. \\
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}
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%
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\opt{IRIVER_H100_PAD,IRIVER_H300_PAD,IPOD_4G_PAD,IAUDIO_X5_PAD}{
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\ButtonSelect & Quick menu for recording settings. \\
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}
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%
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\opt{RECORDER_PAD}{
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\ButtonFThree & Quick menu for source setting. \\
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& Quick/hold works as for {\ButtonFTwo}. \\
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& While recording: Start a new recording file \\
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}
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\end{btnmap}
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\end{table}
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\subsection{\label{ref:Recordingsettings}Recording Settings}
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\screenshot{main_menu/images/ss-recording-settings}{The recording settings screen}{}
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\opt{MASCODEC}{
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\begin{description}
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\item[Quality:]
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Choose the quality here (0 to 7). Default is 5, best quality is 7,
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smallest file size is 0. This setting effects how much your sound
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sample will be compressed. Higher quality settings result in larger
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MP3 files.
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The quality setting is just a way of selecting an average bit rate,
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or number of bits per second, for a recording. When this setting
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is lowered, recordings are compressed more (meaning worse sound quality),
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and the average bitrate changes as follows.
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\end{description}
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\begin{table}[h!]
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\begin{center}
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\begin{tabularx}{0.75\textwidth}{lX}\toprule
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\emph{Frequency} & \emph{Bitrate} (Kbit/s) -- quality 0$\rightarrow$7 \\\midrule
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44100Hz stereo & 75, 80, 90, 100, 120, 140, 160, 170 \\
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22050Hz stereo & 39, 41, 45, 50, 60, 80, 110, 130 \\
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44100Hz mono & 65, 68, 73, 80, 90, 105, 125, 140 \\
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22050Hz mono & 35, 38, 40, 45, 50, 60, 75, 90 \\\bottomrule
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\end{tabularx}
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\end{center}
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\end{table}
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}
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\begin{description}
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\item[Frequency:]
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Choose the recording frequency (sample rate) -- 48kHz, 44.1kHz, 32kHz and
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24kHz, 22.05kHz, 16kHz are available. Higher sample rates use up more disk
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space, but give better sound quality.
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This setting determines which frequency range can accurately be reproduced
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during playback, Lower frequencies produce smaller files.
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\opt{MASCODEC}{
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The frequency setting also determines which version of the MPEG standard
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the sound is recorded using:\\
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MPEG v1 for 48, 44.1 and 32\\
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MPEG v2 for 24, 22.05 and 16\\
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}
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\item[Source:]
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Choose the source of the recording. This can be
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\opt{recorder,recorderv2fm,h1xx}{SPDIF (digital),} microphone or line in.
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\opt{CONFIG_TUNER}{For recording from the radio see page \pageref{ref:FMradio}.}
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\opt{recorder,recorderv2fm,h100}
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{\note{You cannot change the sample rate for digital recordings.}}
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\item[Channels:]
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This allows you to select mono or stereo recording. Please note that
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for mono recording, only the left channel is recorded. Mono recordings
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are usually somewhat smaller than stereo.
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\item[Independent Frames:]
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The independent frames option tells the \dap\ to encode with the bit
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reservoir disabled, so the frames are independent of each other. This
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makes a file easier to edit.
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\item[Time Split:]
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This option is useful when timing recordings. If set to active it stops
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a recording at a given interval and then starts recording again with a
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new file, which is useful for long term recordings.
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\newline
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The splits are seamless (frame accurate), no audio is lost at the split
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point. The break between recordings is only the time required to stop
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and restart the recording, on the order of 2 -- 4 seconds.
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\newline
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Options (hours:minutes between splits): off, 24:00, 18:00, 12:00, 10:00,
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8:00, 6:00, 4:00, 2:00, 1:20 (80 minute CD), 1:14 (74 minute CD), 1:00,
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00:30, 00:15, 00:10, 00:05.
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\item[Prerecord Time:]
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This setting buffers a small amount of audio so that when the record button
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is pressed, the recording will begin from that number of seconds earlier.
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This is useful for ensuring that a recording begins before a cue that is
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being waited for.\\
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Options: Off, 1 -- 30 seconds
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\item[Directory:]
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Allows changing the location where the recorded files are saved. The
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default location is \fname{/recordings}.
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\item[Show recording screen on startup:]
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If set to yes, the \dap\ will start up with the while recording screen showing.\\
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Options: Yes, No\\
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\item[Clipping Light:]
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Causes the backlight to flash on when clipping has been detected.\\
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Options: Off, Remote unit only, Main and remote unit, Main unit only.
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\end{description}
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}
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\section{\label{ref:playlistoptions}Playlist Options}
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This menu allows you to work with playlists. Playlists can either be created
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automatically by playing a file in a directory directly, which will cause all
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of the files in that directory to be placed in the playlist, or they can be
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created by hand using the File Menu (see page \pageref{ref:Filemenu}) or using
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the Playlist Options menu. Both automatic and manually created playlists
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can be edited using this menu.
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\begin{description}
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\item[Create Playlist:]
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Rockbox will create a playlist with all tracks in the current directory
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and all subdirectories. The playlist will be created one folder level ``up''
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from where you currently are.
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\item[View Current Playlist:]
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Displays the contents of the playlist currently stored in memory.
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\item[Save Current Playlist:]
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Saves the current dynamic playlist, excluding queued tracks, to the
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specified file. If no path is provided then playlist is saved to current
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directory (see page \pageref{ref:Playlistsubmenu}).
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\item[Recursively Insert Directories.]
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If set to ON then when you insert/queue a directory in Dynamic Playlist,
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all subdirectories will also be inserted. If set to ASK then you are prompted
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about recursive insertion when inserting a directory.
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\end{description}
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\section{Browse Plugins}
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With this option you can load and run various plugins that have been
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written for Rockbox.A detailed description of the different plugins begins
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on page \pageref{ref:plugins}.
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\section{\label{ref:Info}Info}
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This option shows RAM buffer size, battery voltage level and estimated time
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remaining, disk total space and disk free space.
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\opt{player}{Use the MINUS and PLUS keys to step through several
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pages of information.}
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\begin{description}
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\item[Rockbox Info:]
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Displays some basic system information. This is, from top to bottom,
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the amount of memory Rockbox has available for storing music (the buffer),
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battery status, hard disk size and the amount of free space on the disk.
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\item[Version:]
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Software version and credits display.
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\item[Debug (Keep Out!):]
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This submenu is intended to be used \emph{only} by Rockbox developers.
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It shows hardware, disk, battery status and a lot of other information.
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\warn{It is not recommended that users access this menu unless instructed to
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do so in the course of fixing a problem with Rockbox. If you think you've
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messed up your settings by use of this menu please try to reset \emph{all}
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settings before asking for help.}
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\end{description}
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\opt{player}{
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\section{Shutdown}
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This menu option saves the Rockbox configuration and turns off the hard
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drive before shutting down the machine. For maximum safety this procedure
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is recommended when turning off the Jukebox. (There is a very small risk
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of hard disk corruption otherwise.) See page \pageref{ref:Safeshutdown}
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for more details.
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}
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\section{Quick Menu}
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Whilst not strictly part of the main menu, it is worth noting that a few
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of the more commonly used settings are available from the ''Quick Menu".
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This screen is accessed by holding the \fixme{check this setting!}
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\opt{RECORDER_PAD}{\ButtonFOne}
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\opt{ONDIO_PAD}{\ButtonMenu}
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\opt{IRIVER_H100_PAD,IRIVER_H300_PAD,IPOD_4G_PAD,IAUDIO_X5_PAD}{\ButtonSelect}
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and it allows rapid access to the Shuffle and Repeat Modes
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(Page \pageref{ref:PlaybackOptions})
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and the Show Files options (Page \pageref{ref:ShowFiles}).
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