Creative 73PD000000016 User Guide
Creative 73PD000000016 - Muvo NX 256 MB MP3 Player Manual
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User's Guide Creative NOMAD MuVo NX Information in this document is subject to change without notice and does not represent a commitment on the part of Creative Technology Ltd. No part of this manual may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including - Creative 73PD000000016 | User Guide - Page 3
Contents - Creative 73PD000000016 | User Guide - Page 4
Contents Safety and Handling Instructions Caring For Your Player i Introduction Before You Begin Package Contents i Software Included i Creative Media Detector i Creative MediaSource ii Creative MediaSource Player ii Creative MediaSource Organizer ii Adobe Acrobat Reader ii Minimum System - Creative 73PD000000016 | User Guide - Page 5
and Software 2-3 Connecting the USB Flash Drive to your Computer 2-4 3 Transferring Tracks or Files Downloading from the internet 3-2 Creative MediaSource 3-3 Transferring Tracks or Files 3-3 Editing audio track information 3-4 Ripping Audio CD Tracks 3-5 4 Using Your Player Turning On - Creative 73PD000000016 | User Guide - Page 6
Formats A-1 Voice Recording Formats A-1 Signal to Noise Ratio A-2 Channel Separation A-2 THD A-2 Frequency Response A-2 Harmonic Distortion A-2 Operating System/Firmware A-2 Headphone Out A-2 LCD Display A-2 Data Connector A-2 Firmware Support A-2 - Creative 73PD000000016 | User Guide - Page 7
B Onscreen Diagram and Icon Guide Information Diagrams B-1 Playback Icons B-2 Play Mode Icons B-3 Error Diagrams B-4 C Frequently Asked Questions and Troubleshooting AutoPlay C-1 General C-2 Usage C-3 - Creative 73PD000000016 | User Guide - Page 8
Safety and Handling Instructions - Creative 73PD000000016 | User Guide - Page 9
Safety and Handling Instructions Caring For Your Player While your player is quite robust, observing these handling procedures will prolong its life. Do not store or use in areas - Creative 73PD000000016 | User Guide - Page 10
Introduction - Creative 73PD000000016 | User Guide - Page 11
in purchasing the Creative NOMAD MuVo NX! Your new multi-format portable player allows you to store songs in the player's music library and also comes equipped with an USB 1.1™ connector, so you can transfer audio tracks and data quickly and easily. Your player also supports Advanced EQ features - Creative 73PD000000016 | User Guide - Page 12
Before You Begin - Creative 73PD000000016 | User Guide - Page 13
Additional battery module ❍ Armband ❍ Installation CD incorporating PDF User's Guide ❍ Quick Start Guide leaflet ❍ Stereo headphones ❍ One AAA size battery Software Included Creative Media Detector ❍ Creative Media Detector ❍ Creative MediaSource ❍ Adobe Acrobat Reader Media Detector makes it easy - Creative 73PD000000016 | User Guide - Page 14
will need for music and multimedia entertainment. Unlike other media players, Creative MediaSource Player is specially designed to access the power of NOMAD MuVo of audio CDs and MP3 files can be a headache. With Creative MediaSource Organizer, you can find any recording easily, no matter where - Creative 73PD000000016 | User Guide - Page 15
MHz, AMD® K6-2® 450 MHz or better processor (Pentium III 450 MHz or higher recommended for MP3 encoding) ❍ CD-ROM drive with digital audio extraction support ❍ USB 1.1 port ❍ 64 MB RAM (128 MB recommended) ❍ 30 MB free hard disk space (more needed for storing audio) ❍ Installed mouse ❍ SVGA graphics - Creative 73PD000000016 | User Guide - Page 16
Document Conventions We use icons to highlight useful or urgent information for you: Tip. This tells you about shortcuts or hints relating to a feature. Note. This highlights additional or important information about a feature. Caution! This highlights proper usage of your player. Use this - Creative 73PD000000016 | User Guide - Page 17
❍ FAQs ❍ troubleshooting ❍ documentation updates ❍ software updates or purchases ❍ technologies used in your player ❍ an online glossary Register your products at www.creative.com/register or through the registration program in the installation CD to enjoy a host of benefits such as: ❍ Service and - Creative 73PD000000016 | User Guide - Page 18
1 A Tour of Your Player - Creative 73PD000000016 | User Guide - Page 19
A Tour of Your Player Your Player at a Glance Headphones connector connects to your headphones Play/Pause button Microphone LCD screen Scroller Volume Increase button Volume Decrease button Front View Side View A Tour of Your Player 1-1 - Creative 73PD000000016 | User Guide - Page 20
Button PLAY/PAUSE VOLUME INCREASE What It Does ❍ turns the player on and off ❍ activates LCD backlight ❍ starts, pauses or continues playback ❍ increases the volume VOLUME DECREASE ❍ decreases the volume SCROLLER ❍ skips to the previous/next track ❍ fast-forwards/rewinds a track ❍ scrolls - Creative 73PD000000016 | User Guide - Page 21
Using the Scroller Scroll Select To "Scroll Select", use the Scroller to scroll to the option you want, and select the option by pressing the Scroller. Selecting menu options The Scroller is one of the most important features of your NOMAD MuVo NX. In this document, we will use a new term, "Scroll - Creative 73PD000000016 | User Guide - Page 22
2 Getting Started - Creative 73PD000000016 | User Guide - Page 23
Getting Started Inserting the Battery a b c Getting Started 2-1 - Creative 73PD000000016 | User Guide - Page 24
Power Source and Level Indicators The amount of playback time available depends on various factors (for example, type of headphones used). For more information, see "Usage" on page C-3. After inserting the battery, your player displays one of the following icons, depending on the battery's status. - Creative 73PD000000016 | User Guide - Page 25
Insert the Installation CD into your CD-ROM drive. The disc supports Windows AutoPlay mode and starts running automatically. If not, you need to select it. 4. Click the OK button. 5. Follow the onscreen instructions to complete the installation. 6. If prompted, restart your computer. To install - Creative 73PD000000016 | User Guide - Page 26
your computer. Your NOMAD MuVo NX comes with a USB 1.1 port for data transfers to and from your computer. Be sure that you have installed Creative MediaSource before connecting your player. To transfer audio or data files to your player, refer to "Transferring Tracks or Files" on page 3-3. a DO NOT - Creative 73PD000000016 | User Guide - Page 27
3 Transferring Tracks or Files - Creative 73PD000000016 | User Guide - Page 28
Creative MediaSource is the best way to organize and transfer audio to and from your player. This chapter includes basic instructions on using MediaSource to rip audio CDs, transfer tracks by manual the supported formats (MP3 or WMA file formats), then transferred to your player with Creative - Creative 73PD000000016 | User Guide - Page 29
.com http://www.epitonic.com ❍ AMP3.com http://www.amp3.com ❍ ArtistOne.com http://www.artistone.com ❍ Soundbuzz.com http://www.soundbuzz.com Follow the instructions on the site and download the music files to your computer. Transferring Tracks or Files 3-2 - Creative 73PD000000016 | User Guide - Page 30
with your player are provided in this chapter- extensive instructions are found in the MediaSource Help file. Transferring Tracks or Files You must restart your computer before trying out any of the installed applications. With Creative MediaSource, you can transfer files and audio tracks to - Creative 73PD000000016 | User Guide - Page 31
You may need to edit track information when the information is incomplete or wrong. To edit information about a track 1. If you are not already in Creative MediaSource Organizer, click the Player/Organizer View button. 2. In the Content window, locate the track you want to edit, and right-click it - Creative 73PD000000016 | User Guide - Page 32
Ripping Audio CD Tracks Rather than manually entering track information, retrieve such audio CD 192 Kbps. Higher bitrates will result in larger MP3 file sizes, with better audio quality. Use Creative MediaSource Organizer to extract audio tracks and encode MP3s. You can rip an audio CD's tracks to - Creative 73PD000000016 | User Guide - Page 33
Rip Now button. To rip tracks from an audio CD 5. Insert an audio CD into your CD-ROM drive. 6. If you are not already in Creative MediaSource Organizer, click the Player/Organizer View button. 7. In the Sources window, select [E:] Audio CD (where E: represents your CD-ROM drive). 8. In the Content - Creative 73PD000000016 | User Guide - Page 34
4 Using Your Player - Creative 73PD000000016 | User Guide - Page 35
tracks in your player, the "No files" message will appear onscreen. Press and hold the Play/Pause button until your player turns on. The CREATIVE logo appears onscreen, followed by the MuVo NX logo. Music tracks stored in your player are automatically played back. To turn off your player Audio - Creative 73PD000000016 | User Guide - Page 36
Music Playback To add audio tracks to your player, see "Transferring Tracks or Files" on page 3-3. If you are in Voice mode and the Voice Mode icon do the following to return to Music mode. To enable Music mode 1. Press the Scroller. The Main Menu (Figure 4-1) appears. appears onscreen, 2. - Creative 73PD000000016 | User Guide - Page 37
Playing music tracks Follow these steps to play music tracks. 1. Press the Play/Pause button for a few seconds. The Creative MuVo NX logo appears onscreen, music tracks stored in your player are automatically played back. Elapsed time Play Status Icon Play Mode Icon Battery Level - Creative 73PD000000016 | User Guide - Page 38
Play Modes Only one Play Mode can be enabled at a time. Repeating music Your player has Play Modes that allow you to change how your tracks are played back. The following Play Modes are available: ❍ A-B ❍ Repeat Track ❍ Repeat All ❍ Repeat Folder ❍ Track Once ❍ Shuffle Repeat ❍ Shuffle ❍ Shuffle - Creative 73PD000000016 | User Guide - Page 39
Repeat Folder Mode is only available in Music mode. A portion of a track can only be repeated once; marking a new portion will automatically remove any markers in the track. To repeat a track in the Playing List Scroll Select the Repeat Track icon. The Repeat Track icon appears onscreen and the - Creative 73PD000000016 | User Guide - Page 40
Shuffling music The Shuffle Play Mode can be used to shuffle a track/folder once or to repeatedly shuffle all tracks continously. 1. Press the Scroller. The Main Menu (Figure 4-7) appears. 2. Scroll Select the Play Mode icon. A list appears (Figure 4-8). Figure 4-7 Figure 4-8 Depending on which - Creative 73PD000000016 | User Guide - Page 41
Playing a track once Normal mode To Shuffle Repeat all tracks continuously Scroll Select the Shuffle Repeat icon. The Shuffle Repeat icon appears onscreen and tracks are selected at random and played back continuously until you stop playback. When the Track Once Play Mode is enabled, playback stops - Creative 73PD000000016 | User Guide - Page 42
Voice Recording Making a voice recording You cannot pause the voice recording. A great NOMAD MuVo NX feature is its ability to record audio. Recorded audio is encoded directly into IMA ADPCM (at 8 kHz, 4-bit, Mono) file format. When recording, note that the available recording time is determined by - Creative 73PD000000016 | User Guide - Page 43
Rock ❍ Pop ❍ Classical ❍ Jazz ❍ Custom You can use EQ settings with your currently playing audio. This simple process is described in the following instructions. 1. Press the Scroller. The Main Menu (Figure 4-14) appears. 2. Scroll Select the EQ Setting icon (Figure 4-15). Figure 4-14 Figure 4-15 - Creative 73PD000000016 | User Guide - Page 44
Skipping Folders Your player can only recognize up to one sub folder level in the root directory. To define your own EQ settings 1. Scroll Select the Custom icon. The Custom EQ screen (Figure 4-16) appears. 2. Five vertical control levers will appear in the display. Each lever represents - Creative 73PD000000016 | User Guide - Page 45
Deleting Tracks This action permanently deletes tracks from your NOMAD MuVo NX. To delete a track 1. In Music mode, go to the track that you want to delete. 2. Press the Scroller. 3. Scroll Select the Delete icon (Figure 4-18). A list appears. 4. Scroll Select the Delete icon (Figure 4-19). The - Creative 73PD000000016 | User Guide - Page 46
User Preferences These features are only available in Music Mode. Your player offers many configuration options. You can ❍ rotate the LCD screen ❍ specify contrast settings ❍ change the LCD screen's backlight duration ❍ specify how long the player remains inactive before it automatically shuts down - Creative 73PD000000016 | User Guide - Page 47
To rotate the LCD screen 180 degrees Left-handed users may find this feature useful as shown below: Using your left hand Using your right hand Scroll Select the Rotate 180 icon. The LCD screen rotates 180 degrees (Figure 4-22). To set the contrast level for your player's screen 1. Scroll Select - Creative 73PD000000016 | User Guide - Page 48
To adjust the screen backlight duration 1. Scroll Select the Backlight icon. 2. Scroll Select the backlight duration or disable it. A lower number setting conserves battery power for longer playback time. To specify how long the player remains inactive before it automatically shuts down 1. Scroll - Creative 73PD000000016 | User Guide - Page 49
Locking and unlocking your Player Locking your NOMAD MuVo NX will disable all buttons on the player. This feature is useful when you do not want any buttons (for example, Pause) pressed accidentally. If you press a button while the player is locked, a popup window appears for you to unlock the - Creative 73PD000000016 | User Guide - Page 50
for the efficient transfer, storage and playback of music files. To clear your player's memory 1. Connect the USB Flash Drive to your computer. 2. Click Start -> Programs/All Programs -> Creative -> NOMAD MuVo NX -> MuVo Initializer. The NOMAD MuVo NX Media Initializer dialog box similar to Figure - Creative 73PD000000016 | User Guide - Page 51
10 seconds before releasing the Play button. 2. Wait 60 seconds to let your computer detect your player. 3. Click Start -> Programs/All Programs -> Creative -> NOMAD MuVo NX -> NOMAD MuVo NX Media Initializer. The NOMAD MuVo Media Initializer dialog box appears. 4. Click the Start button. 5. When - Creative 73PD000000016 | User Guide - Page 52
A Technical Specifications - Creative 73PD000000016 | User Guide - Page 53
Formats Voice Recording Formats ❑ 36.7 mm (L) x 74.0 mm (H) x 16.0 mm (W) ❑ 31.5 g (without the battery) or 43 g (with a AAA battery) ❑ 128/256 MB built-in memory ❑ One Alkaline AAA size battery ❑ MP3 128 kbps, up to 11 hours of continuous playback from new AAA alkaline atteries. ❑ WMA 64 kbps, up - Creative 73PD000000016 | User Guide - Page 54
via Internet Headphone Out ❑ 1/8" stereo minijack, 5~7 mW (Wide, Narrow, Front only) LCD Display ❑ Large 96 x 32 pixel, blue EL backlit display Data Connector ❑ USB 1.1 Firmware Support** ❑ Upgradeable ** Firmware upgrades are available from www.NOMADworld.com Technical Specifications A-2 - Creative 73PD000000016 | User Guide - Page 55
B Onscreen Diagram and Icon Guide - Creative 73PD000000016 | User Guide - Page 56
Onscreen Diagram and Icon Guide Information Diagrams Diagram Action/Meaning ❍ your player is connected to your computer. To use your player, disconnect it from your computer. ❍ files are being transferred to your player. Onscreen Diagram and Icon Guide B-1 - Creative 73PD000000016 | User Guide - Page 57
Playback Icons The following icons appear onscreen when the associated playback action is used. Icon Action/Meaning ❍ Play ❍ Pause ❍ Stop ❍ Forward ❍ Reverse ❍ Skip forward ❍ Skip back Onscreen Diagram and Icon Guide B-2 - Creative 73PD000000016 | User Guide - Page 58
Play Mode Icons Icon Action/Meaning ❍ Repeat Track ❍ Repeat Folder ❍ Repeat All ❍ Shuffle ❍ Shuffle Repeat ❍ Shuffle Folder ❍ Play Track Once ❍ A-B Onscreen Diagram and Icon Guide B-3 - Creative 73PD000000016 | User Guide - Page 59
the problem. Diagram Likely Causes Suggested Action ❍ physical defects ❍ numerous high- impact shocks ❍ call Technical Support ❍ selected task (for example, deleting a file) ❍ clear your player's memory ❍ call Technical Support ❍ unsupported file format ❍ check that the file you are trying - Creative 73PD000000016 | User Guide - Page 60
Diagram Likely Causes Suggested Action ❍ player's hard disk space is running low ❍ delete some files ❍ battery is too depleted, player cannot start up ❍ insert a new battery Onscreen Diagram and Icon Guide B-5 - Creative 73PD000000016 | User Guide - Page 61
C Frequently Asked Questions and Troubleshooting - Creative 73PD000000016 | User Guide - Page 62
FAQs and Troubleshooting AutoPlay What do I do when the installation does not start . 2. Right-click the CD-ROM drive icon, and then click AutoPlay. 3. Follow the onscreen instructions. To enable AutoPlay through Auto Insert Notification 4. Click Start -> Settings -> Control Panel. 5. Double - Creative 73PD000000016 | User Guide - Page 63
? Visit NOMADworld for updates and downloads relating to all NOMAD products, Creative's MP3 players and accessories. Visit www.NOMADworld.com. Windows XP tells may choose to click the Continue Anyway button. Creative has tested this driver or update on Windows XP, and it does - Creative 73PD000000016 | User Guide - Page 64
are not depleted. File transfers to the player is very slow (less than 100 kb/sec). Try clearing your player's memory. For more information, refer to "Using MuVo Initializer" on page 4-16. Can I use the NOMAD MuVo NX for setting. ❍ too much use of fast forward/reverse. FAQs and Troubleshooting C-3 - Creative 73PD000000016 | User Guide - Page 65
❍ turning the player on/off too many times. ❍ use of passive speakers or high-powered headphones. ❍ playback of .WMA files FAQs and Troubleshooting C-4 - Creative 73PD000000016 | User Guide - Page 66
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