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1 % $Id$ %
2 \chapter{\label{ref:rockbox_interface}Quick Start}
3 \section{Basic Overview}
4 \subsection{The \daps{} controls}
6 \begin{center}
7 % include the front image. Using \specimg makes this fairly easy,
8 % but requires to use the exact value of \specimg in the filename!
9 % The extension is selected in the preamble, so no further \ifpdfoutput
10 % is necessary.
11 \includegraphics[height=8cm,width=10cm,keepaspectratio=true]{rockbox_interface/images/\specimg-front}
13 \end{center}
15 Throughout this manual, the buttons on the \dap{} are labelled according to the
16 picture above. Whenever a button name is prefixed by ``Long'', a long press of
17 approximately one second should be performed on that button. The buttons are
18 described in detail in the following paragraph.
20 \blind{
21 Additional information for blind users is available on the Rockbox website at
22 \wikilink{BlindFAQ}.
25 \opt{h1xx}{
26 If you put the \dap{} on a table with the joystick pointing
27 towards you, and the curved sides at the top, you will find the following
28 if you start from the top-right corner and follow the side of the \dap{} in a
29 clockwise direction:
30 On the right side the buttons \ButtonOn{}, \ButtonOff{}, \ButtonMode{} and
31 the \ButtonHold{} switch. Next comes the USB port on the bottom,
32 a small hole for resetting the \dap{}, then the charger plug. On the left
33 side is the \ButtonRec{} button. The top has a headphone mini-jack plug,
34 remote port, optical/line in and optical/line out connectors.
35 The joystick in the middle of the \dap{} is
36 used to navigate menus by pressing it up, down, left and right. Pressing the
37 joystick button is labelled \ButtonSelect{} throughout this manual. Its
38 directions are labelled \ButtonRight{}, \ButtonDown{}, \ButtonLeft{} and
39 \ButtonUp{}.
41 The internal microphone is located on the left hand side of the nit towards the
42 top. As mentioned, there is a small hole on the bottom of the unit
43 between the power and USB sockets. You can hard-reset the device by inserting
44 a paperclip into this hole.}
46 \opt{h300}{
47 Hold or lay the \dap{} so that the side with the button pad and
48 LCD is facing towards you. The buttons on the button pad are as follows: top
49 left corner: \ButtonOn{}, bottom left corner: \ButtonOff{}, top right corner:
50 \ButtonRec, bottom right corner: \ButtonMode{}. In the center of the button pad
51 is a button labelled \ButtonSelect{}. Surrounding the \ButtonSelect{} button are
52 four directional buttons used to navigate up, down, left and right.
54 On the top panel of the \dap{}, from left to right, you can find the
55 following: headphone mini jack plug, remote port, Line-in, Line-out.
57 On the bottom panel of the \dap{}, from left to right, you can find the
58 following: power jack and two USB ports. The USB port on the right is used
59 to connect your \dap{} to your computer. The USB port on the left is not
60 used in Rockbox.
63 \opt{ipod4g,ipod3g,ipodcolor,ipodvideo,ipodmini}
65 The main controls on the \dap{} are a slightly indented scroll wheel
66 with a flat round button in the center. Hold the \dap{} with these controls
67 facing you.
69 The top of the player will have the following, from left to
70 right:
71 \opt{ipod4g, ipod3g ,ipodcolor}{remote connector, headphone jack, \ButtonHold{}
72 switch.}
73 \opt{ipodvideo}{\ButtonHold{} switch, headphone jack.}
74 \opt{ipodmini}{\ButtonHold{} switch, remote connector, headphone jack.}
76 The dock connector that is used to connect your \dap{} to your computer is on
77 the bottom panel of the \dap{}.
79 The button in the middle of the wheel is called \ButtonSelect{}. You can
80 operate the wheel by pressing the top, bottom, left or right sections,
81 or by sliding your finger around it. The top is \ButtonMenu{}, the bottom is
82 \ButtonPlay{}, the left is \ButtonLeft{}, and the right is \ButtonRight{}.
83 When the manual says to \ButtonScrollFwd{}, it means to slide your finger
84 clockwise around the wheel. \ButtonScrollBack{} means to slide your finger
85 counterclockwise. Note that the wheel is sensitive, so you will need to move
86 slowly at first and get a feel for how it works.
88 Note that when the \ButtonHold{} switch is pushed toward the center of the \dap{},
89 hold is on, and none of the other controls do anything. Be sure
90 \ButtonHold{} is off before trying to use your player.
93 \opt{ipodnano}{
94 The main controls on the \dap{} are a slightly indented wheel with a
95 flat round button in the center. Hold the \dap{} with these controls on the
96 top surface. There is a \ButtonHold{} switch at one end, and headphone and USB
97 jacks at the other; be sure the end with the switch is facing away from you.
99 The button in the middle of the wheel is called \ButtonSelect{}. You can
100 operate the wheel by pressing the top, bottom, left or right sections,
101 or by sliding your finger around it. The top is \ButtonMenu{}, the bottom is
102 \ButtonPlay, the left is \ButtonLeft, and the right is \ButtonRight{}.
103 When the manual says to \ButtonScrollFwd{}, it means to slide your finger
104 clockwise around the wheel. \ButtonScrollBack{} means to slide your finger
105 counterclockwise. Note that the wheel is sensitive, so you will need to move
106 slowly at first and get a feel for how it works.
108 Note that when the \ButtonHold{} switch is pushed toward the center of the \dap{},
109 hold is on, and none of the other controls do anything; be sure \ButtonHold{} is
110 off before trying to use your player.
113 \opt{ondio}{
114 The main characteristic of the Ondio case is the dent on its lower right side
115 which is the MMC slot. Holding the \dap{} with this slot in the described position
116 you'll find the following:
118 On the curved top it has the headphone jack to the left,
119 the \ButtonOff{} button is in the middle%
120 \opt{recording}{ and the line in jack to the right}.
121 Apart from the already mentioned MMC slot you will find the USB connector on
122 the \daps{} right side. Placed on the upper side of the device right below
123 the flat display there is the main button pad of the \dap{}. A strong deepening
124 marks the center of it and helps to operate the directional keys from there.
125 \ButtonLeft{} and \ButtonRight{} form some sort of a strip and divide \ButtonUp{}
126 and \ButtonDown{}. The raised button positioned in the lower left of this round
127 crosspad is labelled \ButtonMenu{}.}
129 \opt{h10,h10_5gb}{
130 Hold or lay the \dap{} so that the side with the scroll pad and
131 LCD is facing towards you. In the centre below the lcd is the scroll pad. It
132 is oriented vertically. Touching the top and bottom half of it acts as the
133 \ButtonScrollUp{} and \ButtonScrollDown{} buttons respectively. On the left
134 of the scroll pad is the \ButtonLeft{} button and on the right is the
135 \ButtonRight{} button.
137 There are three buttons on the right hand side of the \dap{}. From top to
138 bottom, they are: \ButtonRew{}, \ButtonPlay{} and \ButtonFF{}. On the left
139 hand side is the \ButtonPower{} button.
141 On the top panel of the \dap{}, from left to right, you can find the
142 following: \ButtonHold() switch, \opt{h10}{reset pin hole, }remote port and
143 headphone mini jack plug.
145 On the bottom panel of the \dap{}, is the data cable port.}
147 \opt{gigabeatf}{
148 Hold the \dap{} with the screen on top and the controls on the right hand side.
149 Below the screen is a cross-shaped touch sensitive pad which contains the
150 \ButtonUp{}, \ButtonDown{}, \ButtonLeft{} and \ButtonRight{} controls. On the
151 top of the unit from left to right are the power socket, the \ButtonHold{}
152 switch, and the headphone socket. The \ButtonHold{} switch puts the \dap{} into
153 hold mode when it is switched to the right
154 of the unit. The buttons will have no effect when this is the case.
156 Starting from the left hand side on the bottom of the unit, nearer to the front
157 than the back, is a recessed switch which
158 controls whether the battery is on or off. When this switch is to the left,
159 the battery is disconnected. This can be used for a hard reset of the unit,
160 or if the \dap{} is being placed in storage. Next to that is a connector for
161 the docking station and finally on the right hand side of the bottom of the
162 unit is a mini USB socket for connecting directly to USB.
164 Finally on the right hand side of the unit are some control buttons. Going from
165 the bottom of the unit to the top there is a small round \ButtonA{} buttton then a
166 rocker volume switch with of the \ButtonVolDown{} button below the \ButtonVolUp{}
167 button. Above that is are two more small round buttons, the \ButtonMenu{}
168 button and nearest to the top of the unit the \ButtonPower{} button, which is held
169 down to turn the \dap{} on or off.}
171 \opt{gigabeats}{
172 Hold the \dap{} with the screen on top and the controls on the right hand side.
173 Below the screen is a cross-shaped pad which contains the \ButtonUp{},
174 \ButtonDown{}, \ButtonLeft{}, \ButtonRight{} and \ButtonSelect{} controls.
175 On the top of the unit from left to right are the headphone socket and the
176 \ButtonHold{} switch. The \ButtonHold{} switch puts the \dap{} into
177 hold mode when it is switched to the right of the unit.
178 The buttons will have no effect when this is the case.
180 Starting from the left hand side on the bottom of the unit, nearer to the back
181 than the front, is a recessed switch which controls whether the battery is on
182 or off. When this switch is to the left, the battery is disconnected.
183 This can be used for a hard reset of the unit, or if the \dap{} is being placed
184 in storage. Next to that is a custom connector, presumably for planned accessories
185 which were never released, and finally on the right hand side of the bottom of the
186 unit is a mini USB socket for connecting directly to USB.
188 Finally on the right hand side of the unit are some control buttons. Going from
189 the bottom of the unit to the top there are three small round buttons, the
190 \ButtonNext{} buttton, \ButtonPlay{} button, and \ButtonPrev{} button (from bottom
191 to top) then a rocker volume switch with of the \ButtonVolDown{} button below the
192 \ButtonVolUp{} button. Above that is one more small round button, the \ButtonPower{}
193 button, which is held down to turn the \dap{} on or off.}
195 \opt{mrobe100}{
196 Hold the \dap{} with the black front facing you such that the m:robe writing
197 is readable. Below the writing is the touch sensitive pad with the
198 \ButtonMenu{}, \ButtonPlay{}, \ButtonLeft{}, \ButtonRight{} and \ButtonDisplay
199 controls indicated by their symbols. The dotted center strip is devided in
200 three parts: \ButtonUp{}, \ButtonSelect{} and \ButtonDown. On the top of the
201 unit, on the right, is the \ButtonPower{} switch, which is held down to turn
202 the \dap{} on or off.
204 The \ButtonHold{} switch is located on the left of the \dap{}, below the
205 headphone socket. It puts the \dap{} into hold mode when it is switched to the
206 top of the unit. The buttons will have no effect when this is the case. On the
207 bottom of the unit, there is a connector for the docking station or the
208 proprietary USB connector for connecting directly to USB.}
210 \opt{x5,m5}{
211 The \dap{} is curved so that the end with the screen on it is thicker than the
212 other end. Hold the \dap{} wih the thick end towards the top and the screen
213 facing towards you. Half way up the front of the unit on the right hand side
214 is a four way joystick which is the \ButtonUp{}, \ButtonDown{},
215 \ButtonLeft{}, and \ButtonRight{} buttons. When pressed it serves as \ButtonSelect.
217 On the right hand side of the \dap{} from top to bottom, first there is a two
218 way switch. the \ButtonPower{} button is activated by pushing this switch up,
219 and pushing this switch down until it clicks slightly will activate the
220 \ButtonHold{} button. When the switch is in this position, none of the other
221 keys will have an effect.
223 Below the switch is a lozenge shaped button which is the \ButtonRec{}
224 button, and below that the final button on this side of the unit, the
225 \ButtonPlay{} button. Just below this is a small hole which is difficult to
226 locate by touch which is the internal microphone. At the very bottom of
227 this side of the unit is the reset hole, which can be used to perform a hard
228 reset by inserting a paper clip.
230 On the bottom of the unit is the connector for the
231 \playerman{} subpack or dock. On the top of the unit is a charge
232 indicator light, which may feel a bit like a button, but is not.
234 From the top of the \dap{} on the left hand side is the headphone socket, then the
235 remote connector. Below this is a cover which protects the \opt{x5}{USB host
236 connector.}\opt{m5}{USB and charging connector}.}
238 \opt{e200}{
239 Hold the \dap{} with the turning wheel at the front and bottom. On the bottom left
240 of the front of the \dap{} is a raised round button, the \ButtonPower{} button.
241 Above and to the left of this, on the outside of the turning wheel are four
242 buttons. These are the \ButtonUp{}, \ButtonDown{}, \ButtonLeft{} and
243 \ButtonRight{} buttons. Inside the wheel is the \ButtonSelect{} button. Turning
244 the wheel to the right activates the \ButtonScrollFwd{} function, and to the
245 left, the \ButtonScrollBack{} function.
247 On the right of the unit is a slot for inserting flash cards. On the bottom is
248 the connector for the USB cable. On the left is the \ButtonRec{} button, and
249 on the top, there is the headphone socket to the right, and the \ButtonHold{}
250 switch. Moving this switch to the right activates hold mode in which none of the
251 other buttons have any effect. Just to the left of the \ButtonHold{} switch is a
252 small hole which contains the internal microphone.}
254 \opt{c200}{
255 Hold the \dap{} with the buttons on the right and the screen on the left. On
256 the right side of the unit, there is a series of four connected buttons that
257 form a square. The four sides of the square are the \ButtonUp{},
258 \ButtonDown{}, \ButtonLeft{} and \ButtonRight{} buttons, respectively. Inside
259 the square formed by these four buttons is the \ButtonSelect{} button. At the
260 bottom right corner of the square is a small separate button, the
261 \ButtonPower{} button.
263 Moving clockwise around the outside of the unit, on the top are the \ButtonVolUp{}
264 and \ButtonVolDown{} buttons, which control the volume of playback. The buttons can
265 be distinguished by a sunken triangle on the \ButtonVolDown{} button, and a
266 raised triangle on the \ButtonVolUp{} button. To the right of
267 the volume buttons on the top of the unit is the slot for inserting flash
268 memory cards. On the right side of the unit is the connector for the USB
269 cable. At center of the bottom of the dap{} is the \ButtonRec{} button. To
270 the left of the \ButtonRec{} button is the \ButtonHold{} switch. Moving this
271 switch to the right activates hold mode, in which none of the other buttons
272 have any effect. On the lower left side of the unit is the headphone socket.
273 Immediately above the headphone socket is a lanyard loop and the microphone.
276 \opt{player}{
277 Holding the Jukebox in front of you there should be two buttons to
278 the left of the unit and a single multi-way circular button to their right.
279 The buttons are as follows.%
280 On the left hand side, the higher of the two small buttons is the \ButtonOn,
281 the lower of the two buttons is the \ButtonMenu{} button. The large circular
282 button on the right - push towards the top serves as \ButtonPlay, push towards
283 the left is called \ButtonLeft, push towards the right \ButtonRight{} and push
284 towards the bottom is labelled \ButtonStop.
287 \opt{recorder}{
288 Holding the Jukebox in front of you, there should be three rectangular buttons
289 in a horizontal line towards the middle of the unit, and below this to the left
290 there is a circular four button array with the circular \ButtonPlay{} button
291 as a fifth button in the centre. These are the navigation controls. Below the
292 rectangular buttons and to the right of the circular buttons are two small round
293 buttons one above the other.
295 The \ButtonOn{} button is the topmost of the two buttons located below and to the
296 left of the navigation controls whereas the lower of these two is called \ButtonOff.
297 The small round button in the middle of the large circular button array is called
298 \ButtonPlay{} button. To the right of the \ButtonPlay{} button there is the
299 \ButtonRight{} button, left of it is the \ButtonLeft{}, above it \ButtonUp, and
300 below the \ButtonPlay{} button there is the \ButtonDown{} button placed. In the row
301 of three rectangular buttons the following buttons can be found (from left to right):
302 \ButtonFOne, \ButtonFTwo{} and \ButtonFThree.
304 \opt{recorderv2fm}{
305 Holding the Jukebox in front of you, there should be three rectangular buttons
306 in a horizontal line towards the middle of the unit, and below this centred on the
307 middle button there are four radial arc shaped buttons placed in a cross formation
308 with the circular play button as the centre of the cross. These are the navigation
309 controls. Below the cross and to the left are two other buttons.
311 The \ButtonOn{} button is the leftmost of the two buttons located below and to the
312 left of the navigation controls whereas the rightmost and little lower one of
313 these two is called \ButtonOff. The round button raised slightly higher than the
314 others in the centre of the navigation controls is the \ButtonPlay{} button. To
315 the right of the \ButtonPlay{} button there is the \ButtonRight{} button, left of
316 it is the \ButtonLeft{}, above it \ButtonUp, and below the \ButtonPlay{} button
317 there is the \ButtonDown{} button placed. In the row of three rectangular buttons
318 the following buttons can be found (from left to right): \ButtonFOne, \ButtonFTwo{}
319 and \ButtonFThree.
323 \subsection{Turning the \dap{} on and off}
324 To turn on and off your Rockbox enabled \dap{} use the following keys:
325 \begin{table}
326 \begin{btnmap}{}{}
327 \opt{IRIVER_H100_PAD,IRIVER_H300_PAD}{\ButtonOn}%
328 \opt{IPOD_4G_PAD,IPOD_3G_PAD}{\ButtonMenu{} / \ButtonSelect}%
329 \opt{ONDIO_PAD}{\ButtonOff}\opt{RECORDER_PAD,PLAYER_PAD}%
330 {Long \ButtonOn}%
331 \opt{IAUDIO_X5_PAD,IRIVER_H10_PAD,SANSA_E200_PAD,SANSA_C200_PAD,GIGABEAT_PAD,MROBE100_PAD,GIGABEAT_S_PAD}
332 {\ButtonPower}%
333 & Start Rockbox\\
334 \opt{IRIVER_H100_PAD,IRIVER_H300_PAD}{Long \ButtonOff}%
335 \opt{IPOD_4G_PAD,IPOD_3G_PAD}{Long \ButtonPlay}%
336 \opt{ONDIO_PAD,recorderv2fm}{Long \ButtonOff}%
337 \opt{recorder}{Double tap \ButtonOff\ when playback is stopped}%
338 \opt{PLAYER_PAD}{From the Main Menu, select \textbf{Shutdown}}%
339 \opt{IAUDIO_X5_PAD,IRIVER_H10_PAD,SANSA_E200_PAD,SANSA_C200_PAD,GIGABEAT_PAD,MROBE100_PAD,GIGABEAT_S_PAD}%
340 {Long \ButtonPower}%
341 & Shutdown Rockbox\\
342 \end{btnmap}
343 \end{table}
345 \label{ref:Safeshutdown}On shutdown, Rockbox automatically saves its settings.
347 \opt{IRIVER_H100_PAD,IRIVER_H300_PAD,IAUDIO_X5_PAD,SANSA_E200_PAD%
348 ,SANSA_C200_PAD,IRIVER_H10_PAD,IPOD_4G_PAD,GIGABEAT_PAD}{%
349 If you have problems with your settings, such as accidentally having
350 set the colours to black on black, they can be reset at boot time. See
351 the Reset Settings in \reference{ref:manage_settings_menu} for details.
354 \opt{PLAYER_PAD,RECORDER_PAD,ONDIO_PAD,GIGABEAT_PAD,IPOD_4G_PAD,SANSA_E200_PAD%
355 ,SANSA_C200_PAD,IAUDIO_X5_PAD,IAUDIO_M5_PAD,IPOD_3G_PAD}{%
356 In the unlikely event of a software failure, hardware poweroff or reset can be
357 performed by holding down \opt{PLAYER_PAD}{\ButtonStop}\opt{RECORDER_PAD,ONDIO_PAD}
358 {\ButtonOff}\opt{GIGABEAT_PAD}{the battery switch}\opt{IPOD_4G_PAD}
359 {\ButtonMenu + \ButtonSelect}\opt{IPOD_3G_PAD}{\ButtonMenu + \ButtonPlay}
360 \opt{SANSA_E200_PAD,SANSA_C200_PAD,IAUDIO_X5_PAD,IAUDIO_M5_PAD}
361 {\ButtonPower} until the \dap{} shuts off or reboots.
363 \opt{IRIVER_H100_PAD,IRIVER_H300_PAD,IAUDIO_M3_PAD,IRIVER_H10_PAD,MROBE100_PAD}{%
364 In the unlikely event of a software failure, a hardware reset can be
365 performed by inserting a paperclip gently into the Reset hole.
368 \nopt{gigabeatf,m5,x5,archos}
370 \subsection{Starting the original firmware}
371 \label{ref:Dualboot}
372 \opt{ipod}
374 Rockbox has a dual-boot feature. To boot into the original firmware, shut
375 down the device as described above. Turn on the \ButtonHold{} switch
376 immediately after turning the player on. Once Rockbox displays the
377 message ``Loading original firmware ...'' you may turn the \ButtonHold{}
378 switch off. Rockbox will boot into the original firmware.
380 \note{The described method of dual-booting works with Rockbox bootloader
381 version 2, which was released 16 December 2006. If you have the older
382 bootloader, boot the original firmware by pressing \ButtonMenu{}
383 immediately after turning on your Ipod. Do not release the
384 \ButtonMenu{} button until you see the ``Loading original firmware...''
385 message on the screen.}
387 Regardless of which method you use to boot to the original firmware, you can
388 return to Rockbox by pressing and holding \ButtonMenu{} and \ButtonSelect{}
389 simultaneously until the player hard resets.
392 \opt{h1xx,h300}
394 Rockbox has a dual-boot feature. To boot into the original firmware,
395 when the \dap{} is turned off, press and hold the \ButtonRec{} button,
396 and then press the \ButtonOn{} button.
399 \opt{h10,h10_5gb}
401 Rockbox has a dual-boot feature. It loads the original firmware from
402 the file \fname{/System/OF.mi4}. To boot into the original firmware,
403 press and hold the \ButtonLeft{} button while turning on the player.
404 \note{The iriver firmware does not shut down properly when you turn it off,
405 it only goes to sleep. To get back into Rockbox when exiting from the
406 iriver firmware, you will need to reset the player by \opt{h10}{inserting a
407 pin in the reset hole}\opt{h10_5gb}{taking out battery}.}
410 \opt{sansa}
412 Rockbox has a dual-boot feature. To boot into the original firmware,
413 press and hold the \ButtonLeft{} button while turning on the player.
416 \opt{mrobe100}
418 Rockbox has a dual-boot feature. It loads the original firmware from
419 the file \fname{/System/OF.mi4}. To boot into the original firmware,
420 when the \dap{} is turned off, press the \ButtonPower{} button once and then
421 a second time when the m:robe bootlogo (the headphone) appears. Hold the
422 \ButtonPower{} button until you see the ``Loading original firmware...''
423 message on the screen.
426 \opt{gigabeats}
428 Rockbox has a dual-boot feature. To boot into the original firmware,
429 turn the \ButtonHold{} switch on just after turning on the \dap{}.
433 \subsection{Putting music on your \dap{}}
435 With the \dap{} connected to the computer as an MSC/UMS device (like a
436 USB Drive), music files can be put on the player via any standard file
437 transfer method that you would use to copy files between drives (e.g. Drag 'n' Drop).
438 The default directory structure that is assumed by some parts of Rockbox
439 (album art searching, WPS missing-tag fallback) is: /ArtistName/AlbumName/*.ext.
441 \subsection{The first contact}
443 After you have first started the \dap{} you'll be presented by the
444 \setting{Main Menu}. From this menu you can reach every function of Rockbox,
445 for more information (see \reference{ref:main_menu}). To browse the files
446 on you \dap{} select \setting{Files} (see \reference{ref:file_browser}), and to
447 browse in a view that is based on the meta-data\footnote{ID3 Tags, Vorbis
448 comments, etc.} of your audio files, select \setting{Database} (see
449 \reference{ref:database}).
451 \subsection{Basic controls}
452 When browsing files and moving through menus you usually get a list view
453 presented. The navigation in these lists are usually the same and should be
454 pretty intuitive.
455 In the tree view use \ActionStdNext{} and \ActionStdPrev{} to move around
456 the selection. Use \ActionStdOk{} to select an item. When browsing the file
457 system selecting an audio file plays it. The view switches to the ``While
458 playing screen'', usually abbreviated as ``WPS'' (see \reference{ref:WPS}. The
459 dynamic playlist gets replaced with the contents of the current directory. This
460 way you can easily treat directories as playlists. The created dynamic playlist can
461 be extended or modified while playing. This is also known as
462 ``on-the-fly playlist''.
463 To go back to the \setting{File Browser} stop the playback with the
464 \ActionWpsStop{} button or return to the file browser while keeping playback
465 running using \ActionWpsBrowse{}.
466 In list views you can go back one step with \ActionTreeParentDirectory.
468 \subsection{Basic concepts}
469 \subsubsection{Playlists}
470 Rockbox is playlist oriented. This means that every time you play an audio file,
471 a so-called ``dynamic playlist'' is generated, unless you play a saved
472 playlist. You can modify the dynamic playlist while playing and also save
473 it to a file. If you do not want to use playlists you can simply play your
474 files directory based.
475 Playlists are covered in detail in \reference{ref:working_with_playlists}.
477 \subsubsection{Menu}
478 From the menu you can customise Rockbox. Rockbox itself is very customisable.
479 Also there are some special menus for quick access to frequently used
480 functions.
482 \subsubsection{Context Menu}
483 Some views, especially the file browser and the WPS have a context menu.
484 From the file browser this can be accessed with \ActionStdContext{}.
485 The contents of the context menu vary, depending on the situation it gets
486 called. The context menu itself presents you with some operations you can
487 perform with the currently highlighted file. In the file browser this is
488 the file (or directory) that is highlighted by the cursor. From the WPS this is
489 the currently playing file. Also there are some actions that do not apply
490 to the current file but refer to the screen from which the context menu
491 gets called. One example is the playback menu, which can be called using
492 the context menu from within the WPS.
494 \section{Customising Rockbox}
495 Rockbox' User Interface can be customised using ``Themes''. Themes usually
496 only affect the visual appearance, but an advanced user can create a theme
497 that also changes various other settings like file view, LCD settings and
498 all other settings that can be modified using \fname{.cfg} files. This topic
499 is discussed in more detail in \reference{ref:manage_settings}.
500 The Rockbox distribution comes with some themes that should look nice on
501 your \dap{}. \note{Some of the themes shipped with Rockbox need additional
502 fonts from the fonts package, so make sure you installed them.
503 Also, if you downloaded additional themes from the Internet make sure you
504 have the needed fonts installed as otherwise the theme may get displayed
505 garbled.}
507 \section{Menu Overview}
508 \fixme{include an overview of the menu structure here}
509 %\input{rockbox_interface/menu_structure.tex}
511 \opt{usb_charging}
513 \nopt{h10,h10_5gb}
515 \section{Charging}
516 The \dap{} can be powered over USB without connecting to your computer by holding \ActionStdUsbCharge{} while plugging in. This allows you to continue using the \dap{} normally.
520 \input{rockbox_interface/browsing_and_playing.tex}