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2 \section{\label{ref:WPS}While Playing Screen}
3 The While Playing Screen (WPS) displays various pieces of information about the
4 currently playing audio file.
6 \opt{lcd_bitmap}{%
7 The appearance of the WPS can be configured using WPS configuration files.
8 The items shown depend on your configuration -- all item can be turned on
9 or off independently. Refer to \reference{ref:wps_tags} for details on how
10 to change the display of the WPS.
11 \begin{itemize}
12 \nopt{ondio}{
13 \item Status bar: The Status bar shows Battery level, charger status,
14 volume, play mode, repeat mode, shuffle mode\opt{rtc}{ and clock}.
15 In contrast to all other items, the status bar is always at the top of
16 the screen.
18 \opt{ondio}{
19 \item Status bar: The Status bar shows Battery level, USB power mode, key
20 lock status, memory access indicator. In contrast to all other items, the
21 status bar is always at the top of the screen.
23 \item (Scrolling) path and filename of the current song.
24 \item The ID3 track name.
25 \item The ID3 album name.
26 \item The ID3 artist name.
27 \item Bit rate. VBR files display average bitrate and ``(avg)''
28 \item Elapsed and total time.
29 \item A slidebar progress meter representing where in the song you are.
30 \item Peak meter.
31 \end{itemize}
33 \opt{recorder,recorderv2fm,ondio}{
34 \note{
35 \begin{itemize}
36 \item The number of lines shown depends on the size of the font used.
37 \item The peak meter is only visible if you turn off the status bar or if
38 using a small font that gives 8 or more display lines.
39 \end{itemize}
43 \opt{player}{
44 \note{
45 \begin{itemize}
46 \item Playlist index/Playlist size: Artist {}- Title.
47 \item Current{}-time Progress{}-indicator Left.
48 \end{itemize}
52 See \reference{ref:ConfiguringtheWPS} for details of customising
53 your WPS (While Playing Screen).
56 \subsection{\label{ref:WPS_Key_Controls}WPS Key Controls}
58 \begin{table}
59 \begin{btnmap}{}{}
60 \ActionWpsVolUp{} / \ActionWpsVolDown & Volume up/down.\\
62 \ActionWpsSkipPrev & Go to beginning of track, or if pressed while in the
63 first seconds of a track, go to previous track.\\
65 \ActionWpsSeekBack & Rewind in track.\\
67 \ActionWpsSkipNext & Go to next track.\\
69 \ActionWpsSeekFwd & Fast forward in track.\\
71 \ActionWpsPlay & Toggle play/pause.\\
73 \ActionWpsStop & Stop playback.\\
75 \ActionWpsBrowse & Return to the \setting{File Browser}.\\
77 \ActionWpsContext & Enter \setting{WPS Context Menu}.\\
79 \opt{RECORDER_PAD,IRIVER_H100_PAD,IRIVER_H300_PAD,IRIVER_H10_PAD,MROBE100_PAD%
80 ,GIGABEAT_PAD,GIGABEAT_S_PAD,SANSA_E200_PAD,SANSA_C200_PAD}{%
81 \ActionWpsPitchScreen & Show \setting{Pitch Screen}
82 (see \reference{sec:pitchscreen}).\\}%
84 \opt{ONDIO_PAD}{\ActionWpsContext{} twice}%
85 \nopt{ONDIO_PAD}{\ActionWpsMenu}%
86 & Enter \setting{Main Menu}%
87 \opt{ONDIO_PAD}{ via the \setting{WPS Context Menu}}.\\%
89 \nopt{PLAYER_PAD,ONDIO_PAD}{%
90 \ActionWpsQuickScreen & Enter \setting{Quick Screen}.\\}%
92 %These actions need definitions for the other targets
93 \opt{RECORDER_PAD}{%
94 \ButtonFThree & Toggles Display quick screen.\\%
95 \ButtonFOne+\ButtonDown & Key lock on/off.\\%
96 \ButtonFOne+\ButtonPlay & Mute on/off.\\%
98 \opt{PLAYER_PAD}{%
99 \ButtonMenu+\ButtonStop & Key lock on/off.\\%
100 \ButtonMenu+\ButtonPlay & Mute on/off.\\%
102 \opt{ONDIO_PAD}{%
103 Long \ButtonMenu+\ButtonDown & Key lock on/off.\\%
105 \opt{PLAYER_PAD,RECORDER_PAD,IRIVER_H100_PAD,IRIVER_H300_PAD,IRIVER_H10_PAD%
106 ,MROBE100_PAD,GIGABEAT_PAD,GIGABEAT_S_PAD,SANSA_E200_PAD,SANSA_C200_PAD}{%
107 \ActionWpsIdThreeScreen & Enter \setting{ID3 Viewer}.\\%
109 \opt{RECORDER_PAD,IRIVER_H100_PAD,IRIVER_H300_PAD,IRIVER_H10_PAD,MROBE100_PAD%
110 ,GIGABEAT_PAD,GIGABEAT_S_PAD,SANSA_E200_PAD,SANSA_C200_PAD}{%
111 \ActionWpsAbSetBNextDir{} or }%
112 % not all targets have the above action defined but the one below works on all
113 Short \ActionWpsSkipNext{} + Long \ActionWpsSkipNext
114 & Skip to the next directory.\\
116 \opt{RECORDER_PAD,IRIVER_H100_PAD,IRIVER_H300_PAD,IRIVER_H10_PAD%
117 ,MROBE100_PAD,GIGABEAT_PAD,GIGABEAT_S_PAD,SANSA_E200_PAD,SANSA_C200_PAD}{%
118 \ActionWpsAbSetAPrevDir{} or }%
119 Short \ActionWpsSkipPrev{} + Long \ActionWpsSkipPrev
120 & Skip to the previous directory.\\
122 \opt{SANSA_E200_PAD,SANSA_C200_PAD,IRIVER_H100_PAD,IRIVER_H300_PAD}{
123 \ActionStdRec & Switches to the Recording screen \\
125 \end{btnmap}
126 \end{table}
129 \opt{lcd_bitmap}{
130 \subsection{\label{ref:peak_meter}Peak Meter}
131 The peak meter can be displayed on the While Playing Screen and consists of
132 several indicators.
133 \opt{recording}{
134 For a picture of the peak meter, please see the While
135 Recording Screen in \reference{ref:while_recording_screen}.
138 \begin{description}
139 \item [The bar:]
140 This is the wide horizontal bar. It represents the current volume value.
141 \item [The peak indicator:]
142 This is a little vertical line at the right end of the bar. It indicates
143 the peak volume value that occurred recently.
144 \item [The clip indicator:]
145 This is a little black block that is displayed at the very right of the
146 scale when an overflow occurs. It usually does not show up during normal
147 playback unless you play an audio file that is distorted heavily.
148 \opt{recording}{
149 If you encounter clipping while recording, your recording will sound distorted.
150 You should lower the gain.
152 \note{Note that the clip detection is not very precise.
153 Clipping might occur without being indicated.}
154 \item [The scale:]
155 Between the indicators of the right and left channel there are little dots.
156 These dots represent important volume values. In linear mode each dot is a
157 10\% mark. In dbfs mode the dots represent the following values (from right
158 to left): 0db, {}-3db, {}-6db, {}-9db, {}-12db, {}-18db, {}-24db, {}-30db,
159 {}-40db, {}-50db, {}-60db.
160 \end{description}
162 \subsection{\label{sec:contextmenu}The WPS Context Menu}
163 Like the context menu for the \setting{File Browser}, the \setting{WPS Context Menu}
164 allows you quick access to some often used functions:
166 \subsubsection{Playlist}
167 The \setting{Playlist} submenu allows you to view, save, search and
168 reshuffle the current playlist. To change settings for the
169 \setting{Playlist Viewer} press \ActionStdMenu{} while viewing the playlist
170 to bring up the \setting{Playlist Viewer Menu}.
172 \subsubsection{Playlist Viewer Menu}
173 \begin{description}
174 \item[Show Icons.] This toggles display of the icon for the currently selected
175 playlist entry and the icon for moving a playlist entry
176 \item[Show Indicies.] This toggles display of the line numbering for the playlist
177 \item[Track Display.] This toggles between filename only and full path for playlist entries
178 \item[Save Current Playlist.] Allows the current playlist to be saved as a \fname{.m3u} playlist file
179 \end{description}
182 \subsubsection{Playlist catalog}
183 \begin{description}
184 \item [View catalog.] This lists all playlists that are part of the
185 Playlist catalog. You can load a new playlist directly from this list.
186 \item [Add to playlist.] Adds the currently playing file to a playlist.
187 Select the playlist you want the file to be added to and it will get
188 appended to that playlist.
189 \item [Add to new playlist.] Similar to the previous entry this will
190 add the currently playing track to a playlist. You need to enter a name
191 for the new playlist first.
192 \end{description}
194 \subsubsection{Sound Settings}
195 This is a shortcut to the \setting{Sound Settings Menu}, where you can configure volume,
196 bass, treble, and other settings affecting the sound of your music.
197 See \reference{ref:configure_rockbox_sound} for more information.
199 \subsubsection{Playback Settings}
200 This is a shortcut to the \setting{Playback Settings Menu}, where you can configure shuffle,
201 repeat, party mode, study mode and other settings affecting the playback of your music.
203 \subsubsection{Rating}
204 The menu entry is only shown if \setting{Gather Runtime Information} is
205 enabled. It allows the asignment of a personal rating value (0 -- 10)
206 to a track which can be displayed in the WPS and used in the Database
207 browser. Press \ButtonRight{} to increment the value. The value wraps at 10.
209 \subsubsection{Bookmarks}
210 This allows you to create a bookmark in the currently-playing track.
212 \subsubsection{\label{ref:trackinfoviewer}Show Track Info}
213 \screenshot{rockbox_interface/images/ss-id3-viewer}{The track info viewer}{}
214 This screen is accessible from the WPS screen, and provides a detailed view of
215 all the identity information about the current track. This info is known as
216 meta data and is stored in audio file formats to keep information on artist,
217 album etc. To access this screen, %
218 \opt{PLAYER_PAD,RECORDER_PAD,IRIVER_H100_PAD,IRIVER_H300_PAD,IRIVER_H10_PAD}{
219 press \ActionWpsIdThreeScreen. }%
220 \opt{ONDIO_PAD,IPOD_4G_PAD,IPOD_3G_PAD,IAUDIO_X5_PAD}{press \ActionWpsContext{}
221 to access the \setting{WPS Context Menu} and select
222 \setting{Show Track Info}. }%
223 \opt{RECORDER_PAD,PLAYER_PAD,ONDIO_PAD}{Use \ButtonLeft\ and \ButtonRight\
224 to move through the information.}%
226 \subsubsection{Open With...}
227 This \setting{Open With} function is the same as the \setting{Open With}
228 function in the file browser's \setting{Context Menu}.
230 \subsubsection{Delete}
231 Delete the currently playing file.
233 \nopt{player}{
234 \subsubsection{\label{sec:pitchscreen}Pitch}
236 The \setting{Pitch Screen} allows you to change the pitch and (at the same
237 time) the playback speed of your \dap. The pitch value can be adjusted
238 between 50\% and 200\%. 50\% means half the normal playback speed and the
239 pitch that is an octave lower than the normal pitch. 200\% means double
240 playback speed and the pitch that is an octave higher than the normal pitch.
241 It is not possible to change the pitch without changing the playback speed and
242 vice versa. Changing the pitch can be done in two modes: procentual and
243 semitone. Initially (after the \dap{} is switched on), procentual mode
244 is active.
246 \begin{table}
247 \begin{btnmap}{}{}
248 \ActionPsToggleMode
249 & Toggle pitch changing mode \\
251 \ActionPsIncSmall{} / \ActionPsDecSmall
252 & Increase / Decrease pitch by 0.1\% (in procentual mode) or a semitone
253 (in semitone mode)\\
255 \ActionPsIncBig{} / \ActionPsDecBig
256 & Increase / Decrease pitch by 1\% (in procentual mode) or a semitone
257 (in semitone mode)\\
259 \ActionPsNudgeRight{} / \ActionPsNudgeLeft
260 & Temporarily increase / decrease pitch by 2.0\% \\
262 \ActionPsReset
263 & Reset pitch to 100\% \\
265 \ActionPsExit
266 & Leave the Pitch Screen \\
268 \end{btnmap}
269 \end{table}
271 \opt{MASCODEC}{
272 \warn{Changing the pitch can cause audible 'Artifacts' or 'Dropouts'.}
276 %********************QUICKSCREENS***********************************************
277 \opt{RECORDER_PAD}{
278 \section{\label{ref:QuickScreens}Quick Screens}
279 \screenshot{rockbox_interface/images/ss-quick-screen-112x64x1.png}{The F2 quick screen}{}
280 \screenshot{rockbox_interface/images/ss-quick-screen2-112x64x1.png}{The F3 quick screen}{}
281 Rockbox handles function buttons in a different way to the Archos software.
282 \ButtonFOne\ is always bound to the menu function, while \ButtonFTwo\ and
283 \ButtonFThree\ enable two quick screens.
285 \ButtonFTwo\ displays some browse and play settings which are likely to be
286 changed frequently. This settings are Shuffle mode, Repeat mode and the Show
287 files options
289 Shuffle mode plays each track in the currently playing list in a random order
290 rather than in the order shown in the browser.
292 Repeat mode repeats either a single track (One) or the entire playlist (All).
294 Show files determines what type files can be seen in the browser. This can be
295 just MP3 files and directories (Music), Playlists, MP3 files and directories
296 (Playlists), any files that Rockbox supports (Supported) or all files on the
297 disk (All).
299 See \reference{ref:PlaybackOptions} for more information about these
300 settings.
302 \begin{table}
303 \begin{btnmap}{}{}
304 \ButtonLeft & Controls Shuffle mode setting \\
305 \ButtonRight & Controls Repeat mode setting \\
306 \ButtonDown & Controls Show file setting \\
307 \end{btnmap}
308 \end{table}
310 \ButtonFThree\ controls frequently used display options.
312 Scroll bar turns the display of the Scroll bar on the left of the screen on
313 or off.
315 Status bar turns the status display at the top of the screen on or off.
316 Upside down inverts the screen so that the top of the display appears nearest
317 to the buttons. This is sometimes useful when storing the \dap\ in a pocket.
318 Key assignments swap over with the display orientation where it is logical
319 for them to do so.
321 See \reference{ref:Displayoptions} for more information about these
322 settings.
324 \begin{table}
325 \begin{btnmap}{}{}
326 \ButtonLeft & Controls scroll bar display \\
327 \ButtonRight & Controls status bar display \\
328 \ButtonDown & Controls upside down screen setting \\
329 \end{btnmap}
330 \end{table}