Creative Titanium Getting Started Guide
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copy of the software for backup purposes. Copyright © 1998-2002 Creative Technology Ltd. All rights reserved. Version 1.1 October 2002 The Creative logo and Sound Blaster are registered trademarks and Creative TravelSound MP3, Inspire and Creative Inspire are trademarks of Creative Technology Ltd - Creative Titanium | Getting Started Guide - Page 3
Contents - Creative Titanium | Getting Started Guide - Page 4
Contents Introduction Before You Begin i Package Contents i README File i System Requirements ii Document Conventions ii 1 About Creative TravelSound MP3 Front View 1-1 Top View 1-2 Back View 1-3 Bottom View 1-4 Fold Out View 1-4 Player Controls 1-5 Player Connectors 1-6 Player LED - Creative Titanium | Getting Started Guide - Page 5
Files 4-1 Starting Windows Explorer 4-1 Transferring Files or Folders 4-2 Transferring MP3 Files 4-2 Removing Your Player 4-2 5 Using Creative TravelSound MP3 Player Mode 5-1 Wide Stereo Effect 5-1 Playback Mode 5-2 Setting playback modes 5-2 Voice Mode 5-2 Making a voice recording - Creative Titanium | Getting Started Guide - Page 6
B FAQs and Troubleshooting FAQs and Troubleshooting B-1 General B-1 About power sources B-2 About accessories B-2 Problems with software installation B-3 Problems with uninstalling your player B-3 Problems with voice recordings B-3 Problems using your player B-4 Problems in Windows XP - Creative Titanium | Getting Started Guide - Page 7
C Note on USB Compatibility D An MP3 and WMA Primer About MP3 and WMA D-1 Memory and Audio Quality D-3 E Precautions - Creative Titanium | Getting Started Guide - Page 8
Introduction - Creative Titanium | Getting Started Guide - Page 9
player supports multiple audio file formats, including MP3 and WMA. Being compact, light and foldable, Creative TravelSound MP3 is entirely portable. Its • USB Cable • Quick Start Guide • Registration Card • Creative TravelSound MP3 Installation CD, which includes this manual. The README file on the - Creative Titanium | Getting Started Guide - Page 10
Windows® 98 Second Edition (SE), Windows Millennium Edition (Me), Windows 2000 or Windows XP • CD-ROM drive with digital audio extraction support • Sound Blaster® Live!™, Sound Blaster Audigy™, Sound Blaster Extigy™ or Sound Blaster Audigy 2 for EAX™ enhanced MP3 encoding • Installed mouse • SVGA - Creative Titanium | Getting Started Guide - Page 11
1 About Creative TravelSound MP3 - Creative Titanium | Getting Started Guide - Page 12
About Creative TravelSound MP3 Front View In this chapter, you can read about your player's exterior features and Play/Pause button Stop button Reverse button Blue and Orange LED indicators Forward button Figure 1-1: Creative TravelSound MP3 - Front View About Creative TravelSound MP3 1-1 - Creative Titanium | Getting Started Guide - Page 13
Top View With your Creative TravelSound MP3, you can augment your audio experience by using the Wide Stereo Effect feature. This feature can make it seem as if your speakers are placed further apart than they really are. Volume Up Wide Stereo Volume Down button Effect switch button Power On/Off - Creative Titanium | Getting Started Guide - Page 14
Back View SmartMedia Memory card Eject lever SmartMedia Memory card slot Figure 1-3: Creative TravelSound MP3 - Back View. About Creative TravelSound MP3 1-3 - Creative Titanium | Getting Started Guide - Page 15
Bottom View Fold Out View Normal/Repeat All/ Random switch Figure 1-4: Creative TravelSound MP3 - Bottom View Battery compartment Figure 1-5: Creative TravelSound MP3 - Fold Out View About Creative TravelSound MP3 1-4 - Creative Titanium | Getting Started Guide - Page 16
, Repeat RANDOM SWITCH All or Random WIDE STEREO EFFECT SWITCH BLUE AND ORANGE LED INDICATORS ❍ enhances the spatial separation of the speakers ❍ lights up to show your player's status and operating modes ❍ see "Player LED Indicators" on page 1-7 for details About Creative TravelSound MP3 1-5 - Creative Titanium | Getting Started Guide - Page 17
computer ❍ speaker output automatically mutes when headphones are plugged in ❍ audio from the line-in source is mixed with currently playing audio ❍ connect a USB cable from your player to your computer to transfer data/ audio or to upgrade your player's firmware About Creative TravelSound MP3 - Creative Titanium | Getting Started Guide - Page 18
in progress BLINKING BLINKING ❍ starting recording ❍ when not recording, this indicates low battery power RAPID BLINKING RAPID BLINKING ❍ not enough memory left for recording About Creative TravelSound MP3 1-7 - Creative Titanium | Getting Started Guide - Page 19
from the slot MICROPHONE ❍ records audio BATTERY COMPARTMENT ❍ holds the player's batteries Notes ❍ your player supports 3.3 V cards up to 128 MB only ❍ push down to eject ❍ recorded audio is stored in a time; for example, do not mix acid and alkaline batteries About Creative TravelSound MP3 1-8 - Creative Titanium | Getting Started Guide - Page 20
2 Setting Up Creative TravelSound MP3 - Creative Titanium | Getting Started Guide - Page 21
Setting Up Creative TravelSound MP3 Inserting Batteries You can use any type of AAA size batteries. However, you should not use the battery compartment cover. 2 Insert the batteries. Take note of the correct polarity. Figure 2-1: Inserting Batteries Setting Up Creative TravelSound MP3 2-1 - Creative Titanium | Getting Started Guide - Page 22
/Off switch Turn on your player. The universal power adapter may vary, depending on country of purchase. Figure 2-2: Using the universal power adapter Setting Up Creative TravelSound MP3 2-2 - Creative Titanium | Getting Started Guide - Page 23
Inserting the SmartMedia Memory Card Figure 2-3 shows you how to insert the SmartMedia Memory card (available separately) into your Creative TravelSound MP3. Remove the SmartMedia Memory card by pushing down this lever. 1 Insert your SmartMedia Memory card here. Refer to the indicator on the - Creative Titanium | Getting Started Guide - Page 24
3 Installing Creative TravelSound MP3 - Creative Titanium | Getting Started Guide - Page 25
how to quickly install the software for Creative TravelSound MP3. Use the installation CD-ROM drive. 3. The CD supports Windows AutoPlay mode and starts running instructions on the screen to complete the installation. 5. If prompted, restart your computer. Installing Creative TravelSound MP3 - Creative Titanium | Getting Started Guide - Page 26
98 SE CD, replace the Installation CD with the appropriate CD. ii. In the Insert Disk dialog box, click the OK button. iii. Follow the instructions on the screen. 7. Click the Finish button, and then restart your computer if you are prompted to do so. Installing Creative TravelSound MP3 3-2 - Creative Titanium | Getting Started Guide - Page 27
on your computer. 4. Follow the instructions on the screen to complete the installation. You may be asked, after an application is installed, if you want to restart your computer. Do not restart your computer until all the drivers and applications are installed. Installing Creative TravelSound MP3 - Creative Titanium | Getting Started Guide - Page 28
New Hardware Wizard dialog box appears, select Install the software automatically (Recommended), and then click the Next button. Installation will be complete in a while. 7. Click the Finish button, and then restart your computer if you are prompted to do so. Installing Creative TravelSound MP3 3-4 - Creative Titanium | Getting Started Guide - Page 29
Device Manager dialog box Uninstalling Your Player In Windows 98 SE/ Me/2000 1. Disconnect the player from your computer first. 2. Click Start -> Settings -> Control Panel. 3. Click the Add/Remove Programs icon. 4. Click Creative TravelSound MP3, and then click the Add/Remove button. Installing - Creative Titanium | Getting Started Guide - Page 30
complete the uninstallation. Figure 3-4: Confirm File Deletion dialog box 1. Click Start -> Control Panel. 2. Follow steps 3 to 6 of "In Windows 98 SE/Me/2000" above. Installing Creative TravelSound MP3 3-6 - Creative Titanium | Getting Started Guide - Page 31
4 Transferring Files - Creative Titanium | Getting Started Guide - Page 32
cannot transfer playlists. Starting Windows Explorer player's internal memory (32MB) removable memory (SmartMedia Memory card) Figure 4-1: Creative TravelSound MP3 as a storage device in your computer Using Windows Explorer, you can transfer to your player MP3 or WMA files that have been ripped - Creative Titanium | Getting Started Guide - Page 33
Transferring Files or Folders Transferring MP3 Files After deleting or transferring files and folders in Windows Explorer, you must eject the removable disks where you made your changes. This is to make sure that the changes made in Windows Explorer are completed. You can manage files or folders by - Creative Titanium | Getting Started Guide - Page 34
5 Using Creative TravelSound MP3 - Creative Titanium | Getting Started Guide - Page 35
chapter shows you how to get the most out of your Creative TravelSound MP3 and its three modes: • Player mode • Voice feature. This feature enhances the spatial separation of your speakers. That is, when Wide Stereo Effect is enabled, your speakers seem to be placed further apart than they really - Creative Titanium | Getting Started Guide - Page 36
the directory E:\VOICE (where E:\ is the drive letter of your internal memory). Recorded audio cannot be stored in the removable memory (SmartMedia Memory card). Using Creative TravelSound MP3 5-2 - Creative Titanium | Getting Started Guide - Page 37
format or full format is performed on the internal memory. • The setting.dat file in the root directory of the internal memory is deleted. Using Creative TravelSound MP3 5-3 - Creative Titanium | Getting Started Guide - Page 38
has never been formatted before. 1. Turn your player off. 2. Connect your player to your computer. 3. In Windows, click Start -> Programs -> Creative -> TravelSound MP3 -> TravelSound MP3 Media Format. The TravelSound MP3 Media Format dialog box appears. 4. Click the Quick format check box to select - Creative Titanium | Getting Started Guide - Page 39
Performing a quick format 1. Turn your player off. 2. Connect your player to your computer. 3. In Windows, click Start -> All Programs > Creative -> TravelSound MP3 -> TravelSound MP3 Media Format. The TravelSound MP3 Media Format dialog box appears. 4. Select the drive (your SmartMedia Memory card - Creative Titanium | Getting Started Guide - Page 40
6. In Windows, click Start -> All Programs -> Creative -> TravelSound MP3 -> TravelSound MP3 Media Format. The TravelSound MP3 Media Format dialog box appears. 7. Select the drive (your SmartMedia , you must disconnect and reconnect your player to your computer. Using Creative TravelSound MP3 5-6 - Creative Titanium | Getting Started Guide - Page 41
Appendixes - Creative Titanium | Getting Started Guide - Page 42
A Technical Specifications - Creative Titanium | Getting Started Guide - Page 43
-noise ratio Frequency Response Battery Life (at total 10mw output) Interface Internal Memory External Memory Interface External Memory Capacity Audio Codec Support Voice Recording Format 4 x AAA batteries / 5 V DC Universal Power Adapter 280 g 320 g with batteries 2 watts RMS per channel 78 dB 150 - Creative Titanium | Getting Started Guide - Page 44
B FAQs and Troubleshooting - Creative Titanium | Getting Started Guide - Page 45
Troubleshooting FAQs and Troubleshooting In this chapter, we cover common problems you might encounter or questions you might have while using your Creative TravelSound of audio devices can I connect to the player? Creative TravelSound MP3 supports just about any audio device that comes with a 3. - Creative Titanium | Getting Started Guide - Page 46
use Creative TravelSound MP3 near magnetically senstive devices like a computer monitor? Yes, the Creative TravelSound MP3 speakers are memory capacity and voltage indicated on the surface. Creative TravelSound MP3 only supports 3.3 V cards. You can use cards with 2, 4, 8, 16, 32, - Creative Titanium | Getting Started Guide - Page 47
Problems with software installation Problems with uninstalling your player Problems with voice recordings The setup program for Creative TravelSound MP3 does not run automatically after I insert the installation CD into the drive. The AutoPlay feature in your Windows system may not be enabled. You - Creative Titanium | Getting Started Guide - Page 48
many devices in or connected to your computer, causing IRQ problems with your computer's USB controller. You can: 1. Remove some devices from your computer. 2. Restart your computer. Your computer will automatically reallocate resources. Creative TravelSound MP3 cannot start up. The LED indicators - Creative Titanium | Getting Started Guide - Page 49
Files and folders cannot be deleted from the internal memory or removable memory. After deleting or transferring files and folders in Windows Explorer, you must eject the removable disks where you made your changes. This is to make sure that the changes made in Windows Explorer are completed. To - Creative Titanium | Getting Started Guide - Page 50
one below appears. You may see this message when installing a TravelSound MP3 driver. If you do, you may choose to click the Continue Anyway button. Creative has tested all drivers on Windows XP, and it does not impair or destablize your computer. If you need more XP-related information, go to the - Creative Titanium | Getting Started Guide - Page 51
C Note on USB Compatibility - Creative Titanium | Getting Started Guide - Page 52
of some of these motherboards have released new versions of motherboards or BIOS to address the problem. If the setup program warns you that your motherboard's USB port is incompatible with Creative TravelSound MP3, or if the player does not work with your system and you suspect that the - Creative Titanium | Getting Started Guide - Page 53
D An MP3 and WMA Primer - Creative Titanium | Getting Started Guide - Page 54
MP3 can only play back unprotected WMA files. Protected files need to be 'unlocked' on your computer before being transferred to the Creative TravelSound MP3 for playback. Do note that for WMA files, they can be created with digital protection or attached business rules such as requiring monetary - Creative Titanium | Getting Started Guide - Page 55
encoded with half an MP3 file's bitrate can offer similar audio quality. As such, 64 Kbps WMA files are quite common. Use Creative PlayCenter, Creative MediaSource or a number of third party applications (not bundled) to extract audio tracks and encode MP3s or WMAs. When creating unprotected WMA - Creative Titanium | Getting Started Guide - Page 56
required, the higher the bitrate needed. This leads to more data storage and memory requirements. The amount of memory required in your Creative TravelSound MP3 player is proportionate to the audio playback time. Figure D-1: Playing time versus encoding rate for different memory capacities. An MP3 - Creative Titanium | Getting Started Guide - Page 57
E Precautions - Creative Titanium | Getting Started Guide - Page 58
Precautions Please take note of the following precautions before operating your Creative TravelSound MP3 portable digital audio player. ❍ Do Not expose the product to direct sunlight for long periods. ❍ Do Not subject the product to excessive force or impact. ❍ Do - Creative Titanium | Getting Started Guide - Page 59
Battery Usage Environment Physical Electrolyte leakage Do Not load batteries with polarities (-/+) reversed. Keep batteries away from children. Do Not force batteries into the battery compartment. Batteries may become hot after prolonged use. You can avoid minor burns by letting them cool down - Creative Titanium | Getting Started Guide - Page 60
Do Not dispose of batteries in containers with flammable material. If the inner contents of the batteries come into contact with any part of your body or clothing, flush with water immediately. In the case of accidental contact with your eyes or mouth, flush with water and seek medical assistance. - Creative Titanium | Getting Started Guide - Page 61
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