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authorDominik Riebeling <Dominik.Riebeling@gmail.com>2006-04-02 10:57:54 +0000
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reworked "main menu" chapter by Mark Bright (FS#4981). Code policing and minor adjustments by me.
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@@ -2,9 +2,16 @@
\section{Introducing the Main Menu}
\screenshot{main_menu/images/ss-main-menu-\genericimg.png}{The main menu}{}
-This is the screen from which the rest of the Rockbox functions can be accessed. It is used for a variety of functions, which are detailed below. All options in Rockbox can be controlled via this menu.
+This is the screen from which the rest of the Rockbox functions can be
+accessed. It is used for a variety of functions, which are detailed below.
+All options in Rockbox can be controlled via this menu.
-All settings are persistently stored on the unit. However, Rockbox does not spin up the disk solely for the purpose of saving settings, but instead will save them when it spins up the disk the next time, for example when refilling the MP3 buffer or navigating through the file browser. Changes to settings may therefore not be saved unless the \dap\ is shut down safely (see page \pageref{ref:Safeshutdown}).
+All settings are persistently stored on the unit. However, Rockbox does
+not spin up the disk solely for the purpose of saving settings, but instead
+will save them when it spins up the disk the next time, for example when
+refilling the MP3 buffer or navigating through the file browser. Changes to
+settings may therefore not be saved unless the \dap\ is shut down safely
+(see page \pageref{ref:Safeshutdown}).
\section{Navigating the Main Menu}
\opt{RECORDER_PAD,ONDIO_PAD,IRIVER_H100_PAD,IRIVER_H300_PAD,IAUDIO_X5_PAD,IPOD_4G_PAD}{
@@ -13,11 +20,13 @@ All settings are persistently stored on the unit. However, Rockbox does not spin
\textbf{Key} & \textbf{Action} \\\midrule
\opt{IPOD_4G_PAD}{\ButtonScrollFwd}
\opt{RECORDER_PAD,ONDIO_PAD,IRIVER_H100_PAD,IRIVER_H300_PAD,IAUDIO_X5_PAD}{\ButtonUp}
- & Moves up in the menu. Inside a setting, increases the value or chooses next option \\
+ & Moves up in the menu. Inside a setting, increases the value or
+ chooses next option \\
%
\opt{IPOD_4G_PAD}{\ButtonScrollBack}
\opt{RECORDER_PAD,ONDIO_PAD,IRIVER_H100_PAD,IRIVER_H300_PAD,IAUDIO_X5_PAD}{\ButtonDown}
- & Moves down in the menu. Inside a setting, decreases the value or chooses previous option \\
+ & Moves down in the menu. Inside a setting, decreases the value or
+ chooses previous option \\
%
\opt{RECORDER_PAD}{\ButtonPlay/\ButtonRight}
\opt{IRIVER_H100_PAD,IRIVER_H300_PAD,IAUDIO_X5_PAD}{\ButtonSelect/\ButtonRight}
@@ -36,9 +45,11 @@ All settings are persistently stored on the unit. However, Rockbox does not spin
\begin{tabularx}{\textwidth}{lX}\toprule
\textbf{Key} & \textbf{Action} \\\midrule
%
- \ButtonLeft & Selects previous option in the menu. Inside an setting, decreases the value or chooses previous option \\
+ \ButtonLeft & Selects previous option in the menu. Inside an setting,
+ decreases the value or chooses previous option \\
%
- \ButtonRight & Selects next option in the menu. Inside an setting increases the value or chooses next option \\
+ \ButtonRight & Selects next option in the menu. Inside an setting
+ increases the value or chooses next option \\
%
\ButtonPlay & Selects item \\
%
@@ -48,119 +59,35 @@ All settings are persistently stored on the unit. However, Rockbox does not spin
\end{center}
}
-\opt{HAVE_RECORDING}{
- \section{\label{ref:Recording}Recording}
- \subsection{\label{ref:Whilerecordingscreen}While Recording Screen}
- \screenshot{main_menu/images/ss-while-recording-screen-112x64x1.png}{The while recording screen}{}
- Entering the ``Recording'' option in the Main menu launches the recording application. The screen shows the time elapsed and the size of the file being recorded. A peak meter is present to allow you set Gain correctly. \opt{MASCODEC}{The frequency, channels and quality} \opt{SWCODEC}{The frequency and channels} settings are shown on the last line.
-
- The controls for this screen are:
-
- \begin{table}[h!]
- \begin{center}
- \begin{tabularx}{\textwidth}{lX}\toprule
- \textbf{Button} & \textbf{Function} \\\midrule
- \ButtonLeft & Decreases Gain \\
- %
- \ButtonRight & Increases Gain \\
- %
- \opt{RECORDER_PAD,IRIVER_H100_PAD,IRIVER_H300_PAD}{\ButtonOn}
- \opt{ONDIO_PAD,IAUDIO_X5_PAD,IPOD_4G_PAD}{FixMe} & Starts recording. \\
- & While recording: button closes the current file and opens a new one.\\
- %
- \opt{RECORDER_PAD,IRIVER_H100_PAD,IRIVER_H300_PAD}{\ButtonOff}
- \opt{ONDIO_PAD,IAUDIO_X5_PAD,IPOD_4G_PAD}{FixMe} & Exits Recording Screen.\\
- & While recording: Stop recording \\
- %
- \opt{RECORDER_PAD}{\ButtonFOne}
- \opt{ONDIO_PAD}{\ButtonMenu}
- \opt{IRIVER_H100_PAD,IRIVER_H300_PAD,IPOD_4G_PAD,IAUDIO_X5_PAD}{Hold \ButtonSelect}
- & Opens Recording Settings screen (see below) \\
- %
- \opt{RECORDER_PAD}{
- \ButtonFTwo & Quick menu for recording settings. A quick press will leave the screen up (press {\ButtonFTwo} again to exit),while holding it will close the screen when you release it. \\
- }
- %
- \opt{IRIVER_H100_PAD,IRIVER_H300_PAD,IPOD_4G_PAD,IAUDIO_X5_PAD}{
- \ButtonSelect & Quick menu for recording settings. \\
- }
- %
- \opt{RECORDER_PAD}{
- \ButtonFThree & Quick menu for source setting. \\
- & Quick/hold works as for {\ButtonFTwo}. \\
- & While recording: Start a new recording file \\
- }
- \bottomrule
- \end{tabularx}
- \end{center}
- \end{table}
-
- \subsubsection{\label{ref:Recordingsettings}Recording Settings}
-
- \opt{MASCODEC}{
- \begin{itemize}
- \item \textbf{Quality}
- Choose the quality here (0 to 7). Default is 5, best quality is 7, smallest file size is 0. This setting effects how much your sound sample will be compressed. Higher quality settings result in larger MP3 files.
-
- The quality setting is just a way of selecting an average bit rate, or number of bits per second, for a recording. When this setting is lowered, recordings are compressed more (meaning worse sound quality), and the average bitrate changes as follows.
- \end{itemize}
-
- \begin{table}[h!]
- \begin{center}
- \begin{tabularx}{\textwidth}{lX}\toprule
- \textbf{Frequency} & \textbf{Bitrate} (Kbit/s) {}- quality 0{}-{\textgreater}7 \\\midrule
- 44100Hz stereo & 75, 80, 90, 100, 120, 140, 160, 170 \\
- 22050Hz stereo & 39, 41, 45, 50, 60, 80, 110, 130 \\
- 44100Hz mono & 65, 68, 73, 80, 90, 105, 125, 140 \\
- 22050Hz mono & 35, 38, 40, 45, 50, 60, 75, 90 \\\bottomrule
- \end{tabularx}
- \end{center}
- \end{table}
- }
- \begin{itemize}
- \item \textbf{Frequency}
- Choose the recording frequency (sample rate) {}- 48kHz, 44.1kHz, 32kHz (MPEG version 1), and 24kHz, 22.05kHz, 16kHz (MPEG version 2) are available. Higher sample rates use up more disk space, but give better sound quality. This setting determines which frequency range can accurately be reproduced during playback. Lower frequencies produce smaller files, for two reasons. The amount of data to be compressed is smaller and the data is easier to compress, since higher frequencies are not present. \opt{MASCODEC}{The frequency setting also determines which version of the MPEG standard sound is recorded using.}
-
- \item \textbf{Source}
- Choose the source of the recording. This can be microphone, line in, or SPDIF (digital). \opt{CONFIG_TUNER}{For recording from the radio on the FM recorder, see page \pageref{ref:FMradio}.}
-
- Note: you cannot change the sample rate for digital recordings.
-
- \item \textbf{Channels}
- This allows you to select mono or stereo recording. Please note that for mono recording, only the left channel is recorded. Mono recordings are usually somewhat smaller than stereo.
-
- \item \textbf{Independent Frames}
- The independent frames option tells the \dap to encode with the bit reservoir disabled, so the frames are independent of each other. This makes a file easier to edit.
-
- \item \textbf{Time Split}
- This option is useful when timing recordings. If set to active it stops a recording at a given interval and then starts recording again with a new file., which is useful for long term recordings.
-
- The splits are seamless (frame accurate), no audio is lost at the split point. The break between recordings is only the time required to stop and restart the recording, on the order of 2{}-4 seconds.
-
- Options (hours:minutes between splits): off, 24:00, 18:00, 12:00, 10:00, 8:00, 6:00, 4:00, 2:00, 1:20 (80 minute CD), 1:14 (74 minute CD), 1:00, 00:30, 00:15, 00:10, 00:05.
-
- \item \textbf{Prerecord Time}
- This setting buffers a small amount of audio so that when the record button is pressed, the recording will begin from that number of seconds earlier. This is useful for ensuring that a recording begins before a cue that is being waited for.\\
- Options: Off, 1{}-30 seconds\\
-
- \item \textbf{Directory}
- Allows changing the location where the recorded files are saved.\\
-
- \item \textbf{Show recording screen on startup}
- If set to yes, the \dap\ will start up with the while recording screen showing\\
- Options: Yes, No\\
-
- \item \textbf{Clipping Light}
- Causes the backlight to flash on when clipping has been detected\\
- Options: Off, Remote unit only,Main and remote unit, Main unit only\\
-
- \end{itemize}
-}
+\section {Recent Bookmarks}
+\screenshot{main_menu/images/ss-list-bookmarks-\genericimg.png}%
+ {The list bookmarks screen}{}
+If the ``save a list of recently created bookmarks'' option is enabled
+then you can view a list of several recent bookmarks here and select one to
+jump straight to that track. This option is off by default. See page
+\pageref{ref:Bookmarkconfigactual} for more details on configuring bookmarking
+in Rockbox.
-
+\section{Sound Settings}
+The Sound Settings menu offers a selection of sound properties you may
+change to customize your listening experience. The details of this menu are
+covered in detail starting on page \pageref{ref:configure_rockbox_sound}.
+
+\section{General Settings}
+The General Settings menu allows you to customize the way Rockbox looks and
+the way it plays music. The details of this menu are covered in detail
+starting on page \pageref{ref:configure_rockbox_general}.
+
+\section{Manage Settings}
+ \fixme{TODO: fill out some text for this section}
+
+\section{Browse Themes}
+ \fixme{TODO: fill out some text for this section}
+
\opt{CONFIG_TUNER}{
\section{\label{ref:FMradio}FM Radio \opt{ondio}{ - OndioFM Only}}
- \screenshot{main_menu/images/ss-fm-radio-screen-112x64x1.png}{The FM radio screen}{}
+ \screenshot{main_menu/images/ss-fm-radio-screen-\genericimg.png}%
+ {The FM radio screen}{}
\opt{recorderv2fm,ondio}{
This menu option switches to the radio screen.
@@ -172,20 +99,22 @@ All settings are persistently stored on the unit. However, Rockbox does not spin
\textbf{Button} & \textbf{Function} \\\midrule
\ButtonLeft, \ButtonRight
& Change frequency in 0.1 MHz steps.\\
- & For automatic station seek, hold \ButtonLeft/\ButtonRight\ for a little longer. \\
+ & For automatic station seek, hold \ButtonLeft/\ButtonRight\
+ for a little longer. \\
%
\ButtonUp, \ButtonDown
& Change volume \\
%
\opt{RECORDER_PAD}{
- \ButtonPlay & \textbf{(EXPERIMENTAL)}\\
- & freezes all screen updates.May enhance radio reception in some cases.\\
+ \ButtonPlay & \textbf{(EXPERIMENTAL)}\\
+ & freezes all screen updates.May enhance radio reception
+ in some cases.\\
%
}
\opt{RECORDER_PAD}{\ButtonOn}\opt{ONDIO_PAD}{FixMe}
& Leave the radio screen with the radio playing \\
%
- \ButtonOff & Back to main menu \\\bottomrule
+ \ButtonOff & Back to main menu \\\bottomrule
\end{tabularx}
\end{center}
\end{table}
@@ -201,40 +130,45 @@ All settings are persistently stored on the unit. However, Rockbox does not spin
\textbf{Button} & \textbf{Function} \\\midrule
\ButtonLeft, \ButtonRight & Change frequency in 0.1 MHz steps. \\
Hold \ButtonLeft, \ButtonRight
- & Seeks to next station or preset\\
+ & Seeks to next station or preset\\
%
\ButtonUp, \ButtonDown
- & Change volume \\
+ & Change volume \\
%
\opt{IRIVER_H100_PAD,IRIVER_H300_PAD}{\ButtonOn}
\opt{IAUDIO_X5_PAD}{FixMe}
- & Mutes radio playback \\
+ & Mutes radio playback \\
%
\opt{IRIVER_H100_PAD,IRIVER_H300_PAD}{Hold \ButtonOn}
\opt{IAUDIO_X5_PAD}{FixMe}
& Switches between SCAN and PRESET mode.\\
%
- \ButtonSelect & Opens a list of radio presets. You can view all the presets that you have, and switch to the station.\\
+ \ButtonSelect & Opens a list of radio presets. You can view
+ all the presets that you have, and switch to
+ the station.\\
Hold \ButtonSelect & Displays the FM radio settings menu.\\
%
\opt{IRIVER_H100_PAD,IRIVER_H300_PAD}{\ButtonMode}
\opt{IAUDIO_X5_PAD}{FixMe}
%
- & Keeps radio playing and returns to the main menu. You can then press OFF/STOP to browse the file tree while listening to the radio\\
+ & Keeps radio playing and returns to the main
+ menu. You can then press OFF/STOP to browse
+ the file tree while listening to the radio\\
%
\opt{IRIVER_H100_PAD,IRIVER_H300_PAD}{\ButtonOff}
\opt{IAUDIO_X5_PAD}{FixMe}
- & Stops the radio and returns to main menu \\\bottomrule
+ & Stops the radio and returns to main menu \\\bottomrule
\end{tabularx}
\end{center}
\end{table}
}
- The FM radio has the ability \opt{HAVE_RECORDING}{to record and to} remember station frequency settings (presets).
+The FM radio has the ability \opt{HAVE_RECORDING}{to record and } to
+remember station frequency settings (presets).
- \begin{itemize}
+ \begin{description}
- \item \textbf{Saving a preset}\\
+ \item[Saving a preset:]
Up to 32 of your favourite stations can be saved as presets.
Press
\opt{RECORDER_PAD}{\ButtonFOne}
@@ -247,97 +181,259 @@ All settings are persistently stored on the unit. However, Rockbox does not spin
\opt{IRIVER_H100_PAD,IRIVER_H300_PAD}{Press \ButtonOn\ to save.}
\opt{IAUDIO_X5_PAD}{Press FixMe to save.}
- \item \textbf{Selecting a preset}\\
+ \item[Selecting a preset:]
\opt{ONDIO_PAD,RECORDER_PAD}
- {
- Press \opt{RECORDER_PAD}{\ButtonFTwo}\opt{ONDIO_PAD}{(FixMe)} to go to the preset list. Use \ButtonUp\ and \ButtonDown\ to move the cursor and then press \opt{RECORDER_PAD}{\ButtonPlay}\opt{ONDIO_PAD}{(Insert Correct Key)} to select. Use \ButtonLeft\ to leave the preset without selecting anything.
+ {
+ Press \opt{RECORDER_PAD}{\ButtonFTwo}\opt{ONDIO_PAD}{(FixMe)}
+ to go to the preset list. Use \ButtonUp\ and \ButtonDown\ to
+ move the cursor and then press
+ \opt{RECORDER_PAD}{\ButtonPlay}\opt{ONDIO_PAD}{(Insert Correct Key)}
+ to select. Use \ButtonLeft\ to leave the preset without selecting
+ anything.
+ }
+ \opt{IRIVER_H100_PAD,IRIVER_H300_PAD,IAUDIO_X5_PAD}
+ {
+ Press \ButtonSelect\ to go to the preset list.
+ Use \ButtonUp\ and \ButtonDown\ to move the cursor and then
+ press \ButtonSelect\ to select. Use \ButtonLeft\ to leave the
+ preset without selecting anything.
}
- \opt{IRIVER_H100_PAD,IRIVER_H300_PAD,IAUDIO_X5_PAD}
- {
- Press \ButtonSelect\ to go to the preset list. Use \ButtonUp\ and \ButtonDown\ to move the cursor and then press \ButtonSelect\ to select. Use \ButtonLeft\ to leave the preset without selecting anything.
- }
-
- \item \textbf{Removing a preset}\\
- \opt{ONDIO_PAD,RECORDER_PAD}{
- Press \opt{RECORDER_PAD}{\ButtonFOne}\opt{ONDIO_PAD}{(Insert Correct Key)} to go to the menu, then select ``Remove preset''.
- }
- \opt{IRIVER_H100_PAD,IRIVER_H300_PAD,IAUDIO_X5_PAD}{
- Press \ButtonSelect\ to go to the preset list. Use \ButtonUp\ and \ButtonDown\ to move the cursor and then Hold \ButtonSelect\ on the preset to that you wish to remove, then select "Remove preset."
- }
-
- \opt{RECORDER_PAD}{
- \item \textbf{Recording}\\
- Press \ButtonFThree\ to start recording the currently playing station. Press \ButtonOff\ to stop recording. Press \ButtonPlay\ again to seamlessly start recording to a new file. The settings for the recording can be changed in the \ButtonFOne\ menu before starting the recording. See page \pageref{ref:Recordingsettings} for details of recording settings.
- }
- Note: The radio will turn off when playing an MP3.
- \end{itemize}
+ \item[Removing a preset:]
+ \opt{ONDIO_PAD,RECORDER_PAD}{
+ Press \opt{RECORDER_PAD}{\ButtonFOne}\opt{ONDIO_PAD}{(Insert Correct Key)}
+ to go to the menu, then select ``Remove preset''.
+ }
+ \opt{IRIVER_H100_PAD,IRIVER_H300_PAD,IAUDIO_X5_PAD}{
+ Press \ButtonSelect\ to go to the preset list. Use \ButtonUp\
+ and \ButtonDown\ to move the cursor and then Hold \ButtonSelect\
+ on the preset to that you wish to remove, then select ``Remove preset.''
+ }
+
+ \opt{RECORDER_PAD}{
+ \item[Recording:]
+ Press \ButtonFThree\ to start recording the currently playing
+ station. Press \ButtonOff\ to stop recording. Press \ButtonPlay\
+ again to seamlessly start recording to a new file. The settings
+ for the recording can be changed in the \ButtonFOne\ menu before
+ starting the recording. See page \pageref{ref:Recordingsettings}
+ for details of recording settings.
+ }
+ \end{description}
+ \note{The radio will turn off when starting playback of an audio file.}
}
-\section{\label{ref:Bookmarkconfig}\label{ref:Bookmarkmenu}Bookmarks}
-The bookmarks menu allows you to create and manage bookmark files.
-
-\begin{itemize}
+\opt{HAVE_RECORDING}{
+ \section{\label{ref:Recording}Recording}
+ \subsection{\label{ref:Whilerecordingscreen}While Recording Screen}
+ \screenshot{main_menu/images/ss-while-recording-screen-\genericimg.png}%
+ {The while recording screen}{}
+ Entering the ``Recording'' option in the Main menu launches the recording
+application. The screen shows the time elapsed and the size of the file being
+recorded. A peak meter is present to allow you set Gain correctly.
+\opt{MASCODEC}{The frequency, channels and quality}
+\opt{SWCODEC}{The frequency and channels} settings are shown on the last line.
-\item \textbf{Create Bookmark}
- While playing a track, use this option to save your current position within the track so that you can return to it at a later time. Bookmarks are saved on a per folder basis i.e. all of the files in the same folder have their bookmarks stored together. You can store multiple bookmarks for the same track.
+ The controls for this screen are:
-\item \textbf{List Bookmarks}
- \screenshot{main_menu/images/ss-list-bookmarks-112x64x1.png}{List bookmarks screen}{}
- %\includegraphics[width=4.669cm,height=2.006cm]{images/rockbox-manual-img31.png}
- While playing a track, use this option to return to any bookmark in the current folder. The bookmark browser screen (shown above) is now displayed. Use the UP and DOWN keys (recorder) or MINUS and PLUS keys (player) to navigate between bookmarks. Press PLAY to jump to a bookmark, ON+PLAY to delete a bookmark or STOP/OFF to exit the browser.
+ \begin{table}[htb!]
+ \begin{center}
+ \begin{tabularx}{\textwidth}{lX}\toprule
+ \textbf{Button} & \textbf{Function} \\\midrule
+ \ButtonLeft & Decreases Gain \\
+ %
+ \ButtonRight & Increases Gain \\
+ %
+ \opt{RECORDER_PAD,IRIVER_H100_PAD,IRIVER_H300_PAD}{\ButtonOn}
+ \opt{ONDIO_PAD,IAUDIO_X5_PAD,IPOD_4G_PAD}{FixMe} & Starts recording. \\
+ & While recording: button closes the current file and opens a new one.\\
+ %
+ \opt{RECORDER_PAD,IRIVER_H100_PAD,IRIVER_H300_PAD}{\ButtonOff}
+ \opt{ONDIO_PAD,IAUDIO_X5_PAD,IPOD_4G_PAD}{FixMe} & Exits Recording Screen.\\
+ & While recording: Stop recording \\
+ %
+ \opt{RECORDER_PAD}{\ButtonFOne}
+ \opt{ONDIO_PAD}{\ButtonMenu}
+ \opt{IRIVER_H100_PAD,IRIVER_H300_PAD,IPOD_4G_PAD,IAUDIO_X5_PAD}{Hold \ButtonSelect}
+ & Opens Recording Settings screen (see below) \\
+ %
+ \opt{RECORDER_PAD}{
+ \ButtonFTwo & Quick menu for recording settings. A quick press will
+ leave the screen up (press {\ButtonFTwo} again to exit),while holding
+ it will close the screen when you release it. \\
+ }
+ %
+ \opt{IRIVER_H100_PAD,IRIVER_H300_PAD,IPOD_4G_PAD,IAUDIO_X5_PAD}{
+ \ButtonSelect & Quick menu for recording settings. \\
+ }
+ %
+ \opt{RECORDER_PAD}{
+ \ButtonFThree & Quick menu for source setting. \\
+ & Quick/hold works as for {\ButtonFTwo}. \\
+ & While recording: Start a new recording file \\
+ }
+ \bottomrule
+ \end{tabularx}
+ \end{center}
+ \end{table}
-\item \textbf {Recent bookmarks}
- If the ``save a list of recently created bookmarks'' option is enabled then you can view a list of several recent bookmarks here and select one to jump straight to that track. This option is off by default. See page \pageref{ref:Bookmarkconfigactual} for more details on configuring bookmarking in Rockbox.
-\end{itemize}
-
-\section{Sound Settings}
- The Sound Settings menu offers a selection of sound properties you may change to customize your listening experience. The details of this menu are covered in detail starting on page \pageref{ref:configure_rockbox_sound}.
-
-\section{Genereal Settings}
- The General Settings menu allows you to customize the way Rockbox looks and the way it plays music. The details of this menu are covered in detail starting on page \pageref{ref:configure_rockbox_general}.
+ \subsection{\label{ref:Recordingsettings}Recording Settings}
+ \screenshot{main_menu/images/ss-recording-settings-\genericimg.png}%
+ {The recording settings screen}{}
+ \opt{MASCODEC}{
+ \begin{description}
+ \item[Quality:]
+ Choose the quality here (0 to 7). Default is 5, best quality is 7,
+ smallest file size is 0. This setting effects how much your sound
+ sample will be compressed. Higher quality settings result in larger
+ MP3 files.
+
+ The quality setting is just a way of selecting an average bit rate,
+ or number of bits per second, for a recording. When this setting
+ is lowered, recordings are compressed more (meaning worse sound quality),
+ and the average bitrate changes as follows.
+ \end{description}
+
+ \begin{table}[h!]
+ \begin{center}
+ \begin{tabularx}{\textwidth}{lX}\toprule
+ \textbf{Frequency} & \textbf{Bitrate} (Kbit/s) {}- quality 0$\rightarrow$7 \\\midrule
+ 44100Hz stereo & 75, 80, 90, 100, 120, 140, 160, 170 \\
+ 22050Hz stereo & 39, 41, 45, 50, 60, 80, 110, 130 \\
+ 44100Hz mono & 65, 68, 73, 80, 90, 105, 125, 140 \\
+ 22050Hz mono & 35, 38, 40, 45, 50, 60, 75, 90 \\\bottomrule
+ \end{tabularx}
+ \end{center}
+ \end{table}
+ }
+ \begin{description}
+ \item[Frequency:]
+ Choose the recording frequency (sample rate) -- 48kHz, 44.1kHz, 32kHz
+ (MPEG version 1), and 24kHz, 22.05kHz, 16kHz (MPEG version 2) are available.
+ Higher sample rates use up more disk space, but give better sound quality.
+ This setting determines which frequency range can accurately be reproduced
+ during playback. Lower frequencies produce smaller files, for two reasons.
+ The amount of data to be compressed is smaller and the data is easier to
+ compress, since higher frequencies are not present.
+ \opt{MASCODEC}{The frequency setting also determines which version
+ of the MPEG standard sound is recorded using.}
+
+ \item[Source:]
+ Choose the source of the recording. This can be microphone, line in,
+ \fixme{or SPDIF (digital). -- show this only when device has digital in!}
+ \opt{CONFIG_TUNER}{For recording from the radio see page
+ \pageref{ref:FMradio}.}
+
+ \note{You cannot change the sample rate for digital recordings.}
+
+ \item[Channels:]
+ This allows you to select mono or stereo recording. Please note that
+ for mono recording, only the left channel is recorded. Mono recordings
+ are usually somewhat smaller than stereo.
+
+ \item[Independent Frames:]
+ The independent frames option tells the \dap to encode with the bit
+ reservoir disabled, so the frames are independent of each other. This
+ makes a file easier to edit.
+
+ \item[Time Split:]
+ This option is useful when timing recordings. If set to active it stops
+ a recording at a given interval and then starts recording again with a
+ new file, which is useful for long term recordings.
+ \newline
+ The splits are seamless (frame accurate), no audio is lost at the split
+ point. The break between recordings is only the time required to stop
+ and restart the recording, on the order of 2-4 seconds.
+ \newline
+ Options (hours:minutes between splits): off, 24:00, 18:00, 12:00, 10:00,
+ 8:00, 6:00, 4:00, 2:00, 1:20 (80 minute CD), 1:14 (74 minute CD), 1:00,
+ 00:30, 00:15, 00:10, 00:05.
+
+ \item[Prerecord Time:]
+ This setting buffers a small amount of audio so that when the record button
+ is pressed, the recording will begin from that number of seconds earlier.
+ This is useful for ensuring that a recording begins before a cue that is
+ being waited for.\\
+ Options: Off, 1-30 seconds
+
+ \item[Directory:]
+ Allows changing the location where the recorded files are saved. The
+ default location is \fname{/recordings}.
+
+ \item[Show recording screen on startup:]
+ If set to yes, the \dap\ will start up with the while recording screen showing.\\
+ Options: Yes, No\\
+
+ \item[Clipping Light:]
+ Causes the backlight to flash on when clipping has been detected.\\
+ Options: Off, Remote unit only, Main and remote unit, Main unit only.
+
+ \end{description}
+}
\section{\label{ref:playlistoptions}Playlist Options}
-This menu allows you to work with playlists. Playlists can either be created automatically by playing a file in a directory directly, which will cause all of the files in that directory to be placed in the playlist, or they can be created by hand using the File Menu (see page \pageref{ref:Filemenu}) or using the Playlist Options menu. Both automatic and manually created playlists can be edited using this menu.
+This menu allows you to work with playlists. Playlists can either be created
+automatically by playing a file in a directory directly, which will cause all
+of the files in that directory to be placed in the playlist, or they can be
+created by hand using the File Menu (see page \pageref{ref:Filemenu}) or using
+the Playlist Options menu. Both automatic and manually created playlists
+can be edited using this menu.
-\begin{itemize}
-\item \textbf{Create Playlist}
- Rockbox will create a playlist with all tracks in the current directory and all subdirectories. The playlist will be created one folder level ``up'' from where you currently are.
+\begin{description}
+\item[Create Playlist:]
+ Rockbox will create a playlist with all tracks in the current directory
+and all subdirectories. The playlist will be created one folder level ``up''
+from where you currently are.
-\item \textbf{View Current Playlist}
+\item[View Current Playlist:]
Displays the contents of the playlist currently stored in memory.
-\item \textbf{Save Current Playlist}
- Saves the current dynamic playlist, excluding queued tracks, to the specified file. If no path is provided then playlist is saved to current directory (see page \pageref{ref:Playlistsubmenu}).
+\item[Save Current Playlist:]
+ Saves the current dynamic playlist, excluding queued tracks, to the
+specified file. If no path is provided then playlist is saved to current
+directory (see page \pageref{ref:Playlistsubmenu}).
-\item \textbf{Recursively Insert Directories}
- If set to ON then when you insert/queue a directory in Dynamic Playlist, all subdirectories will also be inserted. If set to ASK then you are prompted about recursive insertion when inserting a directory.
-\end{itemize}
+\item[Recursively Insert Directories:]
+ If set to ON then when you insert/queue a directory in Dynamic Playlist,
+all subdirectories will also be inserted. If set to ASK then you are prompted
+about recursive insertion when inserting a directory.
+\end{description}
\section{Browse Plugins}
-With this option you can load and run various plugins that have been written for Rockbox.\\
-
-A detailed description of the different plugins begins on page \pageref{ref:plugins}.
+With this option you can load and run various plugins that have been
+written for Rockbox.A detailed description of the different plugins begins
+on page \pageref{ref:plugins}.
\section{\label{ref:Info}Info}
-This option shows MP3 RAM buffer size, battery voltage level and estimated time remaining, disk total space and disk free space.
-\opt{player}{On players use the MINUS and PLUS keys to step through several pages of information.}
+This option shows RAM buffer size, battery voltage level and estimated time
+remaining, disk total space and disk free space.
+\opt{player}{Use the MINUS and PLUS keys to step through several
+pages of information.}
-\begin{itemize}
+\begin{description}
+\item[Rockbox Info:]
+ Displays some basic system information. This is, from top to bottom,
+the amount of memory Rockbox has available for storing music (the buffer),
+ battery status, hard disk size and the amount of free space on the disk.
-\item \textbf{Show ID3 info}
- This is an alternative way to access the ID3 viewer. See page \pageref{ref:ID3viewer} for details on the ID3 viewer.
-\item \textbf{Rockbox Info}
- Displays some basic system information. This is, from top to bottom, the amount of memory Rockbox has available for storing music (the buffer), battery status, hard disk size and the amount of free space on the disk.
-
-\item \textbf{Version}
+\item[Version:]
Software version and credits display.
-\item \textbf{Debug (Keep Out!)}
- This submenu is intended to be used only by Rockbox developers. It shows hardware, disk, battery status and a lot of other information. It is not recommended that users access this menu unless instructed to do so in the course of fixing a problem with Rockbox. In particular the ``Dump ROM Contents'', ``View/clear RTC RAM'' and ``Screenshot'' and ``Sound test'' functions should be treated with care.
-\end{itemize}
+\item[Debug (Keep Out!):]
+ This submenu is intended to be used \emph{only} by Rockbox developers.
+ It shows hardware, disk, battery status and a lot of other information.
+ It is not recommended that users access this menu unless instructed to do
+ so in the course of fixing a problem with Rockbox. In particular the
+ ``Dump ROM Contents'', ``View/clear RTC RAM'' and ``Screenshot'' and
+ ``Sound test'' functions should be treated with care.
+\end{description}
\opt{player}{
- \section{Shutdown (Player)}
- This menu option saves the Rockbox configuration and turns off the hard drive before shutting down the machine. For maximum safety this procedure is recommended when turning off the Jukebox. (There is a very small risk of hard disk corruption otherwise.) See page \pageref{ref:Safeshutdown} for more details.
+ \section{Shutdown}
+ This menu option saves the Rockbox configuration and turns off the hard
+ drive before shutting down the machine. For maximum safety this procedure
+ is recommended when turning off the Jukebox. (There is a very small risk
+ of hard disk corruption otherwise.) See page \pageref{ref:Safeshutdown}
+ for more details.
}
+