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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}{%
80 \ActionWpsPitchScreen & Show \setting{Pitch Screen}
81 (see \reference{sec:pitchscreen}).\\}%
83 \opt{ONDIO_PAD}{\ActionWpsContext{} twice}%
84 \nopt{ONDIO_PAD}{\ActionWpsMenu}%
85 & Enter \setting{Main Menu}%
86 \opt{ONDIO_PAD}{ via the \setting{WPS Context Menu}}.\\%
88 \nopt{PLAYER_PAD,ONDIO_PAD}{%
89 \ActionWpsQuickScreen & Enter \setting{Quick Screen}.\\}%
91 %These actions need definitions for the other targets
92 \opt{RECORDER_PAD}{%
93 \ButtonFThree & Toggles Display quick menu.\\%
94 \ButtonFOne+\ButtonDown & Key lock on/off.\\%
95 \ButtonFOne+\ButtonPlay & Mute on/off.\\%
97 \opt{PLAYER_PAD}{%
98 \ButtonMenu+\ButtonStop & Key lock on/off.\\%
99 \ButtonMenu+\ButtonPlay & Mute on/off.\\%
101 \opt{ONDIO_PAD}{%
102 Long \ButtonMenu+\ButtonDown & Key lock on/off.\\%
104 \opt{PLAYER_PAD,RECORDER_PAD,IRIVER_H100_PAD,IRIVER_H300_PAD,IRIVER_H10_PAD}{%
105 \ActionWpsIdThreeScreen & Enter \setting{ID3 Viewer}.\\%
107 \opt{h1xx,h300,e200,gigabeat,h10,h10_5gb,RECORDER_PAD,MROBE100_PAD}{%
108 \ActionWpsAbSetBNextDir & Skip to the next directory.\\%
109 \ActionWpsAbSetAPrevDir & Skip to the previous directory.\\%
111 \opt{SANSA_E200_PAD}{
112 \ActionStdRec & Switches to the Recording screen \\
114 \end{btnmap}
115 \end{table}
118 \opt{lcd_bitmap}{
119 \subsection{\label{ref:peak_meter}Peak Meter}
120 The peak meter can be displayed on the While Playing Screen and consists of
121 several indicators.
122 \opt{recording}{
123 For a picture of the peak meter, please see the While
124 Recording Screen in \reference{ref:while_recording_screen}.
127 \begin{description}
128 \item [The bar:]
129 This is the wide horizontal bar. It represents the current volume value.
130 \item [The peak indicator:]
131 This is a little vertical line at the right end of the bar. It indicates
132 the peak volume value that occurred recently.
133 \item [The clip indicator:]
134 This is a little black block that is displayed at the very right of the
135 scale when an overflow occurs. It usually does not show up during normal
136 playback unless you play an audio file that is distorted heavily.
137 \opt{recording}{
138 If you encounter clipping while recording, your recording will sound distorted.
139 You should lower the gain.
141 \note{Note that the clip detection is not very precise.
142 Clipping might occur without being indicated.}
143 \item [The scale:]
144 Between the indicators of the right and left channel there are little dots.
145 These dots represent important volume values. In linear mode each dot is a
146 10\% mark. In dbfs mode the dots represent the following values (from right
147 to left): 0db, {}-3db, {}-6db, {}-9db, {}-12db, {}-18db, {}-24db, {}-30db,
148 {}-40db, {}-50db, {}-60db.
149 \end{description}
151 \subsection{\label{sec:contextmenu}The WPS Context Menu}
152 Like the context menu for the \setting{File Browser}, the \setting{WPS Context Menu}
153 allows you quick access to some often used functions:
155 \subsubsection{Sound Settings}
156 This is a shortcut to the \setting{Sound Settings Menu}, where you can configure volume,
157 bass, treble, and other settings affecting the sound of your music.
158 See \reference{ref:configure_rockbox_sound} for more information.
160 \subsubsection{Playlist}
161 The \setting{Playlist} submenu allows you to view, save, search and
162 reshuffle the current playlist. To change settings for the
163 \setting{Playlist Viewer} press \ActionStdMenu{} while viewing the playlist
164 to bring up the \setting{Playlist Viewer Menu}.
166 \subsubsection{Playlist catalog}
167 \begin{description}
168 \item [View catalog.] This lists all playlists that are part of the
169 Playlist catalog. You can load a new playlist directly from this list.
170 \item [Add to playlist.] Adds the currently playing file to a playlist.
171 Select the playlist you want the file to be added to and it will get
172 appended to that playlist.
173 \item [Add to new playlist.] Similar to the previous entry this will
174 add the currently playing track to a playlist. You need to enter a name
175 for the new playlist first.
176 \end{description}
178 \subsubsection{Rating}
179 The menu entry is only shown if \setting{Gather Runtime Information} is
180 enabled. It allows the asignment of a personal rating value (0 -- 10)
181 to a track which can be displayed in the WPS and used in the Database
182 browser. Press \ButtonRight{} to increment the value. The value wraps at 10.
184 \subsubsection{Bookmarks}
185 This allows you to create a bookmark in the currently-playing track.
187 \subsubsection{\label{ref:trackinfoviewer}Show Track Info}
188 \screenshot{rockbox_interface/images/ss-id3-viewer}{The track info viewer}{}
189 This screen is accessible from the WPS screen, and provides a detailed view of
190 all the identity information about the current track. This info is known as
191 meta data and is stored in audio file formats to keep information on artist,
192 album etc. To access this screen, %
193 \opt{PLAYER_PAD,RECORDER_PAD,IRIVER_H100_PAD,IRIVER_H300_PAD,IRIVER_H10_PAD}{
194 press \ActionWpsIdThreeScreen. }%
195 \opt{ONDIO_PAD,IPOD_4G_PAD,IPOD_3G_PAD,IAUDIO_X5_PAD}{press \ActionWpsContext{}
196 to access the \setting{WPS Context Menu} and select
197 \setting{Show Track Info}. }%
198 \opt{RECORDER_PAD,PLAYER_PAD,ONDIO_PAD}{Use \ButtonLeft\ and \ButtonRight\
199 to move through the information.}%
200 \subsubsection{Open With...}
201 This \setting{Open With} function is the same as the \setting{Open With}
202 function in the file browser's \setting{Context Menu}.
204 \nopt{player}{
205 \subsubsection{\label{sec:pitchscreen}Pitch}
207 The \setting{Pitch Screen} allows you to change the pitch and (at the same
208 time) the playback speed of your \dap. The pitch value can be adjusted
209 between 50\% and 200\%. 50\% means half the normal playback speed and the
210 pitch that is an octave lower than the normal pitch. 200\% means double
211 playback speed and the pitch that is an octave higher than the normal pitch.
212 It is not possible to change the pitch without changing the playback speed and
213 vice versa. Changing the pitch can be done in two modes: procentual and
214 semitone. Initially (after the \dap{} is switched on), procentual mode
215 is active.
217 \begin{table}
218 \begin{btnmap}{}{}
219 \ActionPsToggleMode
220 & Toggle pitch changing mode \\
222 \ActionPsIncSmall{} / \ActionPsDecSmall
223 & Increase / Decrease pitch by 0.1\% (in procentual mode) or a semitone
224 (in semitone mode)\\
226 \ActionPsIncBig{} / \ActionPsDecBig
227 & Increase / Decrease pitch by 1\% (in procentual mode) or a semitone
228 (in semitone mode)\\
230 \ActionPsNudgeRight{} / \ActionPsNudgeLeft
231 & Temporarily increase / decrease pitch by 2.0\% \\
233 \ActionPsReset
234 & Reset pitch to 100\% \\
236 \ActionPsExit
237 & Leave the Pitch Screen \\
239 \end{btnmap}
240 \end{table}
242 \opt{MASCODEC}{
243 \warn{Changing the pitch can cause audible 'Artifacts' or 'Dropouts'.}
247 \opt{swcodec}{
248 \subsubsection{Graphical EQ}
249 This is a shortcut to the \setting{Equalizer}. See \reference{ref:EQ}.
251 \subsubsection{Browse EQ Presets}
252 Browse presets for the \setting{Equalizer}.
255 %********************QUICKSCREENS***********************************************
256 \opt{RECORDER_PAD}{
257 \section{\label{ref:QuickScreenMenus}Quick Screen Menus}
258 \screenshot{rockbox_interface/images/ss-quick-screen-112x64x1.png}{The quick screen}{}
259 \screenshot{rockbox_interface/images/ss-quick-screen2-112x64x1.png}{The quick screen}{}
260 Rockbox handles function buttons in a different way to the Archos software.
261 \ButtonFOne\ is always bound to the menu function, while \ButtonFTwo\ and
262 \ButtonFThree\ enable two quick menus.
264 \ButtonFTwo\ displays some browse and play settings which are likely to be
265 changed frequently. This settings are Shuffle mode, Repeat mode and the Show
266 files options
268 Shuffle mode plays each track in the currently playing list in a random order
269 rather than in the order shown in the browser.
271 Repeat mode repeats either a single track (One) or the entire playlist (All).
273 Show files determines what type files can be seen in the browser. This can be
274 just MP3 files and directories (Music), Playlists, MP3 files and directories
275 (Playlists), any files that Rockbox supports (Supported) or all files on the
276 disk (All).
278 See \reference{ref:PlaybackOptions} for more information about these
279 settings.
281 \begin{table}
282 \begin{btnmap}{}{}
283 \ButtonLeft & Controls Shuffle mode setting \\
284 \ButtonRight & Controls Repeat mode setting \\
285 \ButtonDown & Controls Show file setting \\
286 \end{btnmap}
287 \end{table}
289 \ButtonFThree\ controls frequently used display options.
291 Scroll bar turns the display of the Scroll bar on the left of the screen on
292 or off.
294 Status bar turns the status display at the top of the screen on or off.
295 Upside down inverts the screen so that the top of the display appears nearest
296 to the buttons. This is sometimes useful when storing the \dap\ in a pocket.
297 Key assignments swap over with the display orientation where it is logical
298 for them to do so.
300 See \reference{ref:Displayoptions} for more information about these
301 settings.
303 \begin{table}
304 \begin{btnmap}{}{}
305 \ButtonLeft & Controls scroll bar display \\
306 \ButtonRight & Controls status bar display \\
307 \ButtonDown & Controls upside down screen setting \\
308 \end{btnmap}
309 \end{table}