Creative: Nomad Jukebox 2 Getting Started
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1. Getting Started Getting Started Creative NOMAD Jukebox 2 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 photocopying and recording for any purpose without the written permission of Creative Technology Ltd The software described in this document is furnished under a license agreement and may be used or copied only in accordance with the terms of the license agreement It is against the law to copy the software on any other medium except as specifically allowed in the license agreement The licensee may make one copy of the software for backup purposes Copyright 2002 Creative Technology Ltd All rights reserved Version 1 0 September 2002 Sound Blaster the Sound Blaster logo and the Creative logo are registered trademarks and Sound Blaster Live PlayCenter and EAX are trademarks of Creative Technology Ltd in the United States and or other countries NOMAD is a registered trademark of Aonix and is used by Creative Technology Ltd and or its affiliates under license Microsoft MS DOS and Windows are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation All rights reserved Intel and Pentium are trademarks of Intel Corporation in the U S and other countries CDDB is a trademark of CDDB Inc SmartMedia is a trademar2. album artist or genre in your player 1 2 3 4 D In the Main window click the NOMAD JUKEBOX button Your player s Music Library appears Locate and select the track or tracks you want to edit in your player On the Toolbar click the Properties button use the right arrow button if necessary Under the Values column double click the property to edit for example Album Artist or Genre When complete click the OK button Playlists can be created in your player as described in Saving the playing list as a playlist on page 3 25 They can also be created in PlayCenter Extensive editing options such as adding or deleting tracks are also available with PlayCenter 1 Inthe Main window click the NOMAD JUKEBOX button Your player s Music Library appears 2 Click the MEDIA BAR button and then click Playlists 3 On the Toolbar click the New button 4 Type the name of your new playlist and then press the lt Enter gt key 5 Click the MEDIA BAR and select a category for example All Tracks or By Album 6 Select the album genre or tracks you want to add to the playlist Software Applications 4 7 Adding tracks to a playlist Removing tracks from a playlist Changing the playback order in a playlist Deleting a playlist l 8 Right click the selected album genre or tracks and then click Add to Playlist The Add tracks to playlist dialog box appears Select the playlist to a
3. the tracks within them are hidden or collapsed To see these tracks you must Expand the album artist or genre Similarly to hide these tracks you should Collapse the album artist or genre This can be useful in reducing screen clutter gt To expand an album artist or genre 1 Press the NOW PLAYING button The Playing List screen appears 2 Scroll Select the aloum artist or genre to expand A list appears 3 Scroll Select Expand The tracks in the selection appear beneath the album artist or genre To collapse an album artist or genre 1 Press the NOW PLAYING button The Playing List screen appears 2 Scroll Select the expanded album artist or genre A list appears 3 Scroll Select Collapse Tracks within the formerly expanded album artist or genre are hidden 3 19 Viewing track information in the playing list Information about tracks in the playing list can be easily accessed and viewed The information provided is identical to that described in To view information about tracks in the Music Library on page 3 15 1 Press the NOW PLAYING button Track information can be viewed in either the Playing List or Playing Track screen In the Playing List screen Scroll Select the track that you want to view information about In the Playing Track screen press the Scroller In either case a list appears Scroll Select Track Details A message box appears listing tra
4. Blaster Live Sound Blaster Audigy or Sound Blaster Extigy Depending on the audio stream you want to record at least Real Player 7 0 RealOne or Windows Media Player 6 0 Microsoft Internet Explorer 4 0 DOCUMENT CONVENTIONS h Aw Capital letters are used to refer to buttons on the player or on an application for example Press the MENU button to get to the Jukebox Settings screen We also 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 information to avoid situations involving risk Warning This warns you of possible hazards to yourself or your player may result in injury or damage XVii WEB SITE INFORMATION Visit http www NOMADworld com regularly for updates and information on Firmware updates NOMAD accessories Tips and tricks FAQs Troubleshooting Documentation updates Software updates or purchases Technologies used in your player An online glossary oO OO Oo oO oo xviii CREATIVE 1 A Tour of Your Player YOUR PLAYER AT A GLANCE LCD Screen Now Playing Button Back Cancel Find Button Button Menu Button Volume Increase Button Volume Decrease Button EAX Button Reverse Button Forward Bu
5. Current Transfer Queue dialog box appears and the Transfer Queue bar shows the ripping progress To preview the song that you have just ripped in PlayCenter click the song title and then click the Preview button on the Toolbar Software Applications 4 3 Transferring tracks Synchronizing tracks in your music libraries Transfer tracks to and from you player by manually selecting the tracks for transfer or by using PlayCenter s AudioSync feature AudioSync is a fast and simple method for synchronizing the music libraries in your PC and NOMAD Jukebox To customize music library synchronization simply select the desired transfer modes and transfer options in PlayCenter Settings Your player must be properly connected to your computer before transferring tracks as described in installing software on page 2 3 1 Inthe Main window click the NOMAD JUKEBOX button 2 On the Toolbar click the AudioSync button 3 PlayCenter starts the AudioSync operation A dialog box appears showing you the default transfer mode and track comparison information The information in the dialog box may take a while to appear depending on the number of tracks being analyzed When the comparison is complete a summary of tracks and playlists that can be transferred for both music libraries is shown 4 Click the Continue button to proceed with the AudioSync operation or wait until the dialog box disappears 5 If you have not configured AudioSyn
6. Menu Options rrarrnnrnannnnrnnrnnnnneenannnne Selecting List And Confirmation Box Options Optional Player Accessories rrrrrrrrnrrrurnnrrarvanene 3 Getting Started Charging The Battery rrrarnarennrnannnnrnernannnnenennnre Power Source And Level Indicators 0 Installing Software rarrarrnnrrarrnnrnnrrnnrnernaenannnnenenne Connecting Your Player To Your Computer Transferring MUSIC rrarnnnrnnrnannnnrnernannnnenannnnenennnee Downloading Music From The Internet Ripping Content From A CD rarrurrurnnrvnrnnrnnrvnrnnsrne 4 Playing and Managing Your Music Playing MUSIC ren Basic Music Playback ccccccccsecseeeeeeeeseeeeeees Viewing The Playing List 008 3 1 Play Modes Lee 3 2 Repeating MUSIC rrnrnnernnrnarnarnnnnarnnnnnnnnn 3 3 Shuffling Music rarrarenernnrnnrenernnrnnnennennnre 3 4 Playing Only One Track ccceceeeee ees 3 5 Playing All Tracks In Sequence 3 5 Track Bookmarks rrrnnnnnnnornnrnnrnarnannannnnnnnnnnnnnnnnre 3 6 Organizing Your MUSIC rrnnrrnnrenannnernnnennnennrnnennnn 3 8 MUSIC HD re 3 8 Finding A Music Track In The Music EDEN vas 3 9 Adding Music Tracks From The Music Library To The Playing List 3 13 Viewing Track Information In The Music io EE 3 14 Deleting Music Tracks From The Music ETON eren E 3 15 FAV ING CISU sens
7. the Settings button Click the Jukebox tab Click the Language box From the list that appears click a language appropriate for the non English audio tracks you are transferring Click the Apply button Click the OK button Transfer the non English audio tracks to your player Select the approriate Menu language in your player as described in Using Menu Language on page D 3 For example select Japanese as the Menu language if the transferred audio tracks are in Japanese Note Selecting a Menu language incompatible with your audio tracks may result in illegible track information if these tracks are transferred back to your PC Software Applications 4 9 USING FILE MANAGER lt i Instructions on how to use File Manager are in the File Manager Help file only basic instructions are provided here An overview of the File Manager interface is provided below Left Pane Menus zy Creative File Manager le Edit View Help Shortcut Buttons Right Pane E ig The Creative File Copy Paste Unda Create Disk Manager application 1 Mp Workspace Type can be copied to a Erp My comple EA one fe ode i fel gall 3 Floppy f J ADOBEAPP File Folder single floppy disk F SJ ADOBEPS File Folder allowing you to install ee 1 CAB File Folder the application onto Fy ADOBEPS Finished Projects Filg Folder a KEPCMS File Folder another PC nET CAB Media File Folder H E Finished Pro
8. with B Where can get official information on all Jukebox products Visit NOMADworld for updates and downloads relating to all Jukebox products Creative s MP3 players and accessories Visit www NOMADworld com My player seems to have frozen Is there anything I can do You can reset your player Insert the end of a straightened paper clip into the Reset button located at the back of your player Frequently Asked Questions and Error Diagrams C 2 Windows XP tells me that the software for the player is not certified What do do At the time of this product s release Microsoft strongly encouraged companies to submit their hardware solutions for certification If a hardware device driver is not submitted or does not qualify for Microsoft certification a warning message similar to the one below appears Hardware Installation The software vou are installing for this hardware Universal Serial Bus controllers has not passed Windows Logo testing to werty its compatibility with Windows P Tell me why this testing i important Continuing your installation of this software may impair or destabilize the correct operation of pour system either immediately or in the future Microsoft strongly recommends that you stop this installation now and contact the hardware vendor for software that has passed Windows Logo testing Continue Anyway STOP Installation You may see this message when installing this driver o
9. 1 From the Jukebox Settings screen Scroll Select Personalization 2 Scroll Select one of the options 3 From the menu Scroll Select a setting or construct a name User Preferences D 1 Power Settings In this screen you can adjust the screen backlight duration A lower number setting conserves battery power for longer playback time You can also set the contrast level for your player s screen the lower the number the lower the contrast or specify how long the player remains inactive before it automatically shuts down 1 From the Jukebox Settings screen Scroll Select Power Settings 2 Scroll Select one of the options 3 From the menu Scroll Select a setting User Preferences D 2 Language Settings Using Menu Language Selecting the English Int l option allows you to view non English characters as well as English text Using Input Language Player Reset You can change the default language used on your player s screens and input boxes This option controls the language in which your player s menus are displayed 1 From the Jukebox Settings screen Scroll Select Menu under Language 2 From the menu Scroll Select a language This option controls the language in which you input letters or characters in input boxes for example when you search for a track or rename a playlist 1 From the Jukebox Settings screen Scroll Select Input under Language 2 From the menu Scroll Sele
10. 22 05 24 32 and 44 1 kHz WMA at 16 22 05 24 32 and 44 1 kHz Battery life estimated for playback of tracks encoded at 128 Kbps Audio codec support firmware upgrades and SDMI compliance are available from www NOMADworld com Technical Specifications A 1 Signal to Noise Ratio Channel Separation THD Frequency Response Harmonic Distortion Operating System Firmware Headphone Out LCD Display Data Connector EAX U D O O DUU Up to 98 dB Headphones Up to 74 dB Headphones lt 0 1 20 Hz 20000 Hz lt 0 1 Upgradable via Internet 1 8 stereo minijack 100 mW Wide Narrow Front only Large 132 x 64 pixels Green LED USB 1 1 USB 2 0 Environment effects Parametric equalization Headphone spatialization 4 channel surround and playback speed Smart Volume Management Technical Specifications A 2 Playback Speed 3 Up to 1 5 times faster or 0 5 times slower for audio book content WMA and MP3 audio playback Audio Codec a Upgradable Support Audio codec support firmware upgrades and SDMI compliance are available from www NOMADworld com Technical Specifications A 3 CREATIVE Onscreen Diagram and Icon Guide ONSCREEN DIAGRAMS Upgrading Firmware ae Tl l Please reset player O your computer is transferring files to your player or vice versa To use your player disconnect it from your computer your computer is transferring files
11. 5 C Frequently Asked Questions and Error Diagrams FAQs And Troubleshooting ccccceceeeeeeeeeeeees C 1 POP menearen E E E A C 1 General EN C 2 Maintenance rnarnannannannnnvannnnnnnnnnrnnnnnnnnnnannannnssnn C 4 Usage urnen enieskngeesde C 4 ETT DENS sirra aA Gi C 7 D User Preferences Setting User Preferences rarnnnrnunnnnnnnrnannnnnennnne D 1 Player Personalization rrrrrrnnrnnrrnrrarvannnnvnnnnnnnn D 1 Power Settings vr D 2 Language Settings rrrarnnnrnnrnannnnrnannnnenernannneenenn D 3 Using Menu Language rnrrnnnnnnnnnarnernennn D 3 Using Input Language rnrrnnnnnnnnnnrnernennn D 3 Player Reset rrarnnrnnnnnrnnrnnrnnnnnnnnnnnnnvnnnnnnnnnnnnnnne D 3 Player Lock Hae D 4 Locking Your Player cccccceeee eee eeees D 4 Unlocking Your Player ccccsccseeeeeees D 4 Information Screen CREATIVE Safety and Handling Instructions CARING FOR YOUR PLAYER J h While your player is quite robust observing these handling procedures will prolong its life Do not store or use It in areas exceeding 45 C or 1139F Do not subject it to excessive force or impact Do not expose it to heat or incinerate Do not expose it to excessive moisture Do not dismantle it Do not expose it to strong magnetic fields Xi CARING FOR YOUR BATTERY A Never modify or disassemble the battery If there is l
12. 5 Scroll Select the OK option to save the playlist with the name you have entered 3 26 Music Enhancement Using EAX General information about EAX is available at www NOMADworld com Your player allows you to enhance your listening experience with EAX technologies formerly available only with Creative s Sound Blaster Live and Audigy audio cards EAX technologies or Settings available in your player include o Smart Volume Management SVM which intelligently controls the dynamic range of audio providing a superior audio experience in difficult listening environments such as in a plane or car Time Scaling which allows you to speed up or slow down audio without changing pitch or distorting sound quality Select from 0 50x 0 75x 1 00x 1 25x or 1 50x Environment a collection of presets that allows you to experience audio in the virtual environment of your choice Consists of Auditorium Bath Room Cathedral Concert Hall Garage Indoor Arena Jazz Club Living Room Opera House Small Room and Theater Advanced EQ a collection of equalizer settings which can enhance audio of a particular genre Consists of Custom EQ Acoustic Classical Disco Jazz New Age Pop Rock and Vocal Scroll Select Custom EQ to set it from 12 dB maximum to 12 dB minimum Spatialization which enhances your audio soundstage useful if for example you are listening to audio with headphones To use EAX with your currently
13. By Dragging and dropping cceceeeeeeees 4 11 A Technical Specifications Technical Specifications rrrrrrernnnrurrnrrarnnennnnnere A 1 ZS E EEES E EE A 1 Weight csocecuuhspuseusunisarcanctenuauedsteaceonnsrsenensh A 1 Memory 0ccccceccecceeceeceececeeceeseeseeseeaeeas A 1 capaci erennere S E A 1 Battery type ronrnnrnnnnnnnnnnnnnrnnnnnnnnnnnnsnnn A 1 Battery Life playback time 0 A 1 Interface rarrrrrnrrnrrnrrarnnrnnrnnrnnenunvannnsvnsene A 1 Playback Format ccccccecseeseeseeeeeees A 1 Signal to Noise Ratio rrrrrnrrnnrnnrnannnnrnnnr A 2 Channel Separation rrrurrurnnrnarnnrvarvnnrne A 2 PAD Gnr ES ENA A 2 Frequency Response ccceceeeeeeeee eee A 2 Harmonic Distortion arrernnnnrnonarnennavernn A 2 Operating System Firmware 006 A 2 vill Headphone Out LCD Display rrarrnnrnnrrnnrnnrranvnnrnnrnannnnnnnnnnne Data Connector A D E E E O EE Playback Speed rrrrrnnrrnnrnrrnarnannneenannnne Audio Codec Support B Onscreen Diagram and Icon Guide Onscreen Diagrams rrnnrnannnnnnnrnannnrnnrnannnernnennn B 1 Playback ICONS 20 eee ec eee eccecceec eee eeeeceeseeseeaeeeeeeeeees B 2 Playing List ICONS cccccccecsecseeeeeeeeeeeseeeeeseeeees B 3 Play Mode ICONS rrarnannannnnnnnrnnnnnnnernnnnnnnannannnnnnnnnn B 4 Navigational ICONS ccccccccecceeceeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeneeees B
14. be stored as data files when they are transferred from your computer they cannot be played by your player 1 2 3 On the left pane locate and click the drive that contains the file you want to copy On the right pane click the file Click the Copy button On the left pane locate and open the folder or disk where you want to put the copy Click the Paste button Click and drag the file that you want to copy to the destination folder Release the mouse button The selected file or folder is copied to the destination drive Software Applications 4 11 CREATIVE A Technical Specifications TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS Size Weight Memory Capacity Battery type Battery Life playback time Interface Playback Formats Q E E 4 84 W x 5 12 H x 1 26 D or 123 mm x 130 mm x 32 mm 8 8 oz or 249 6 gms without the battery 8 16 MB SDRAM buffer depending on your player model 10 20 30 GB hard drive depending on your player model Removable Li ion battery Up to 16 hours of continuous play back from fully charged Lithium lon batteries The following may reduce the playback time e playback of tracks encoded at bitrates higher than 128 Kbps e use of EAX effects or environments e skipping fast forward or reverse during playback e using passive speakers or high power headphones e long backlight timeout setting more than 10 seconds USB 1 1 USB 2 0 MP3 at 8 11 025 12 16
15. c to Automatically transfer tracks after track comparison you can click the CANCEL button to cancel the AudioSync operation 6 Ifthe music library to be updated has sufficient space for additional tracks the Current Transfer Queue dialog box appears and the Transfer Queue bar shows the transferring progress Software Applications 4 4 10 11 12 13 14 If the music library to be updated does not have enough space a dialog box appears asking you to select a transfer option or to reduce the size of tracks to be transferred Click the tracks from selected genres or artists only or tracks from selected playlists only option to select it Click the OK button If you want to transfer tracks from selected genres or artists only click either Genre or Artist in the Genre Artist Selection List In the list that appears select the required genres or artists to transfer The list may take a while to appear Select the required genres or artists so that the size of the Tracks to be transferred does not exceed the Space Available If you chose to transfer tracks from selected playlists only select the required playlists so that the size of the Tracks to be transferred does not exceed the Space Available Click the OK button to start the transfer The Transfer Queue dialog box disappears when the transfer is complete Software Applications 4 5 Transferring specific tracks from your computer to your player and bac
16. ck information 3 20 Removing music When tracks albums artists or genres are removed from your player s playing tracks from the list they are only removed from the playing list audio still remains in the Music Playing List Library To delete audio completely tracks albums artists or genres must be deleted from the Music Library as shown in Deleting Music Tracks from the Music Library on page 3 16 1 Press the NOW PLAYING button The Playing List screen appears 2 Scroll Select the track album artist or genre to remove from the playing list A list appears 3 Depending on whether you want to remove a track or remove all audio from the playing list follow the corresponding step 3 21 To remove a track album artist or genre from the playing list Scroll Select Remove A confirmation box appears The track album artist or genre is removed from the playing list gt To remove all audio from the playing list Scroll Select Remove All A confirmation box appears asking you if you want to remove all tracks in the playing list Scroll Select the check mark All audio selections are removed from the playing list 3 22 Rearranging the If you prefer to hear for example a particular album before another in the playing list playing list you can rearrange the album as well as any other artist genre or individual track in the playing list 1 Press the NOW PLAYING button The Playing List s
17. creen appears 2 Scroll Select the album artist genre or individual track to move A list appears 3 Scroll Select Collapse 4 Press the Scroller 3 23 When you remove audio tracks from the playing list you are not permanently deleting the selections from your player 5 Scroll Select Change Order An icon appears next to the selected album artist genre or individual track 6 Using the Scroller move the album artist genre or individual track to the preferred position in the playing list 7 Press the Scroller to set the position you have selected 3 24 Saving the If you like the contents and arrangement of your current playing list you can playing list as a choose to save it as a playlist for retrieval and playback later laylist kite 1 Press the NOW PLAYING button lt The Playing List screen appears 2 Press the Scroller A list appears 3 Scroll Select Save as Playlist A list appears 3 25 He 4 Scroll Select the letters on the list to form a name for your playlist This name appears in the box at the bottom of the screen Note When entering letters into the box you can switch from upper to lower case or vice versa by simply Scroll Selecting the letter and holding the Scroller until the letter changes to the case you want You can also use different character sets such as accented characters or numerals by Scroll Selecting the Charset option on the list
18. ct a language lf your player stops responding reset the player This should not cause you to lose any data or audio tracks unless you were in the middle of recording or transferring an audio track You can check for the audio track in your music library later See Music Library on page 3 8 To reset the player Insert the end of a thin object like a straightened paperclip into the Reset button User Preferences D 3 Player Lock Locking your player You can also lock your player by pressing the Power button Scroll Select the check mark The player is locked Unlocking your player Locking your NOMAD Jukebox 2 will disable all buttons on the player except _ y for the Scroller This feature is useful when you don t want any buttons like STOP pressed accidentally If you press a button while the player is locked a popup window appears for you to unlock the player This popup disappears if you don t use the Scroller to make a selection within a few seconds 2 3 Press the MENU button Scroll Select Button Lock The player is locked Press any button A popup window appears scroll Select the check mark The player is unlocked User Preferences D 4 Information The Jukebox Information screen shows you the player s firmware version for Screen firmware upgrades the total amount of space in your player for storing music or data the available space in your player for storing m
19. d status or the power source battery or electrical power Indicators O your player is running To your player is running from electrical electrical power only O your player is running from battery power O this battery state icon shows that only the battery is fully charged O your player s battery is good for approximately 12 hours of continuous playback O your player s battery is good for approximately 3 hours of continuous playback O recharge the battery at the earliest opportunity approximate level of charge O charge the battery fully before disconnecting the player from the O your player is running from electrical power une LI y ee J ihe bat O while charging the icon will pe en png ne ere ne alternate between this icon and a battery state icon showing the O your player is running from electrical ES power and has finished charging the A O USE DAUA Powel Cisconlect battery the player from the power outlet 2 2 INSTALLING SOFTWARE i hi You must restart your computer before trying out any of the installed applications Your NOMAD Jukebox 2 comes with software that helps you create audio tracks manage your music library and use your player 1 Make sure that your player is not connected to your computer 2 Insert the Installation CD into your CD ROM drive 3 The disc supports Windows AutoPlay mode and starts running automatically If not you need to enable your CD ROM drive s auto
20. dd the tracks to and then click the OK button Follow steps 5 through 8 in Creating a playlist above aS a gt Pe YS In the Main or Transfer window click the NOMAD JUKEBOX button Click the MEDIA BAR and then click Playlists Double click the playlist from which you want to delete tracks Select the tracks to delete On the Toolbar click the Delete button use the right arrow button if necessary The Delete PC Music Library Tracks dialog box appears Click the OK button In the Main or Transfer window click the NOMAD JUKEBOX button Click the MEDIA BAR and then click Playlists Double click the playlist for which you want to change the play order Click the track and then click the Shift up or Shift down buttons on the Toolbar use the right arrow button if necessary In the Main window click the NOMAD JUKEBOX button Click the MEDIA BAR and then click Playlists Click the playlist to delete Software Applications 4 8 To view non English track information 4 5 On the Toolbar click the Delete button use the right arrow button if necessary The Delete PC Music Library Tracks dialog box appears Click the OK button Before transferring non English audio tracks from your PC to player as described in Transferring specific tracks from your computer to your player and back on page 4 6 do the following Oro e bn So In the Transfer window click the NOMAD JUKEBOX button Click
21. dit playlists Creative File Manager is a dedicated data file manager for storing and organizing Net downloads videos images or any sort of data file on your player This chapter includes basic instructions on using File Manager to transfer data files Software Applications 4 1 USING PLAYCENTER After PlayCenter is installed it stores all transferred or ripped audio tracks into a default folder You can change the location of this folder or default folder name in PlayCenter settings See the PlayCenter s Help file for details To import existing audio tracks in your PC to the PC Music Library click the PC MUSIC LIBRARY button in PlayCenter s Main Window then click Auto Scan on the Toolbar Only basic instructions on how to use PlayCenter with your player are provided in this chapter extensive instructions are found in the PlayCenter Help file An overview of the PlayCenter interface is provided below Main Window Media Bar PLAYD CENTER PC Music Library PE JE t AUDIO y Title GU fae Bamba os Santana Smooth fea xe fare E spinada p nen TD Da Le Yaleo Do You Like the Way featuri El Farol Love of my Life featuring D Maria Maria featuring The P Migra Primavera Put Y our Lights On featurin The Calling featuring Eric EN Sms Track 1 13 Audio Playback Buttons Artist Carlos Santana Carlos Santana Carlos Santa
22. e Scroller to make selections in menus For example if you are options looking at the Menu screen ER From the Menu screen to the Jukebox Settings screen 1 Use the Scroller to scroll up and down in the menu 2 Press the Scroller to select the menu item Selecting list and You can also use the Scroller to select options in lists and confirmation boxes confirmation box E aa n ETG Constructing a title from a list Unlocking the player 1 Use the Scroller to scroll through the options 2 Press the Scroller to select the option 1 7 OPTIONAL PLAYER ACCESSORIES Car Kit o The Car Kit package comes with a cassette adapter that connects your player to a car cassette player Visit www NOMADworld com to learn more about this accessory CREATIVE 2 Getting Started CHARGING THE BATTERY The high performance Li ion battery supplied with your player needs to be fully charged before you use it Your player s built in battery charger will fully charge the battery in approximately 4 hours to obtain the maximum playback time Subsequent recharging should take 1 3 hours typically To charge your player s battery 1 Connect your player to a power outlet Your player will turn itself on 2 Check the battery icon to see when the battery is fully charged DC adapter connector 2 1 Power Source Your player displays one of the following icons depending on the battery s and Level charge
23. eakage stench discoloration or deformation during charging or use remove the battery and do not use it again Clean your hands well before handling food or touching sensitive areas of your body for example your eyes When charging or handling your player s battery take note of these precautions Do not expose it to heat or fire Do not pierce or crush it Do not expose it to moisture Do not contact it to metal objects like keys or necklaces Do not expose it direct sunlight Do not store or use it in areas exceeding 45 C or 1139F xii CREATIVE Introduction INTRODUCTION Congratulations on making an excellent decision in purchasing the Creative NOMAD Jukebox 2 Your new multi format portable player is lightweight just about 8 8 ounces or 249 6 grams You can store thousands of songs in the player s music library Your player also comes equipped with a USB 2 0 connector so you can transfer audio tracks quickly and easily Unlike other hardware based players the NOMAD Jukebox 2 features an onboard real time digital signal processor DSP and a real time effects processor for superior audio playback and customization Your player also supports EAX so that you can enhance your audio with Advanced EQ presets headphone spatialization environments and effects Your portable digital audio player supports multiple audio file formats including MP3 and WMA xiii Be
24. ere E 3 18 Viewing Music Tracks In The Playing List 3 18 Viewing Track Information In The Playing EE 3 20 Removing Music Tracks From The Playing EE 3 21 Vi Rearranging The Playing List Saving The Playing List As A Playlist Music Enhancement rrannnnnnnnnnrnnnnannnnnannannnnnnne USING EAX serere EEEE Software Applications About Playcenter And File Manager Using Playcenter ccccceccecssceeceeseeseeeeeaseanees Ripping Tracks From An Audio CD 06 Transferring Tracks cccccccecceeceeeceeeeeceeeeeeeeeeeees synchronizing Tracks In Your Music Libraries ccc cccccccccecccccccccuccaceccecceaceaueas Transferring SpecificTtracks From Your Computer To Your Player And Back Editing Audio track information ccceeeeeee Creating And Editing Playlists With PlayCenter Creating A Playlist rrrrerrnnronnrrnrnnrrnannnr Adding Tracks To A Playlist 6 Removing Tracks From A Playlist Changing The Playback Order In A FAVS Ve Deleting A Playlist rrarrernrrnnrarnarnenner To View Non English Track Information Using File Manager cccccceeceeceeseeeeeeeeeeeeees 4 10 Transferring Data Files rrarrrrrrnrrarnnrrnarnnnrnernnennn 4 11 Transferring A Data File By Copying and pasting arrrrrrarvanenernannnn 4 11 Transferring A Data File
25. f is deleted 3 Scroll Select Delete Track A confirmation box appears asking you if you want to delete the selected track player To delete an entire album artist genre or playlist ED 1 Press the MENU button 2 Scroll Select Music Library Scroll Select the check mark The track is permanently deleted from your 3 Scroll Select an audio category For example if you want to delete a particular album Scroll Select Albums 4 Scroll Select the sub category For example under Albums Scroll Select the aloum you want to delete A list appears 5 Depending on what you are deleting Scroll Select Delete Album Delete Artist Delete Genre or Delete Playlist A confirmation box appears asking you if you want to delete the selected album artist genre or playlist 6 Scroll Select the check mark The album artist genre or playlist is permanently deleted from your player Playin List Viewing music tracks in the playing list You can do more than play audio selections in the playing list You can View audio in the playing list O View information about tracks in the playing list O Remove audio O O O Rearrange the playing list Save the playing list as a playlist When a playlist is added to the playing list only the audio selections within that playlist are added the playlist itself is not added However when entire albums artists or genres are added to the playing list
26. fore You Begin PACKAGE CONTENTS b Ad Hardware Software Creative PlayCenter 3 O O O Q OOO O OOO OC NOMAD Jukebox 2 Player Cylindrical Li ion battery DC Power Adapter Installation CD incorporating PDF User Manual warranty and technical Support information Quick Start leaflet Stereo headphones USB 2 0 compatible cable Creative PlayCenter 3 Creative File Manager Creative Audio Stream Recorder NOMAD Jukebox 2 Interactive Tutorial Adobe Acrobat Reader Creative PlayCenter is your personal digital music center on the computer PlayCenter allows you to listen organize rip and even create your own audio CDs It also lets you manage organize and seamlessly transfer music between Creative portable digital audio players and your computer With AudioSync you can also synchronize music between your Jukebox 2 and your computer XIV Creative File Manager Creative Audio Stream Recorder available only in some regions NOMAD Jukebox 2 Interactive Tutorial interface you can perform drag and drop operations between your computer and player With Creative File Manager your player doubles as a portable data storage device The Creative Audio Stream Recorder ASR is a software application that enables you to record streaming audio content from the Internet and then play it back on your computer or transfer it to your player The ASR helps you to record Internet radio programs sp
27. g list to get you started quickly Viewing the Follow these steps to play the playing list playing list 1 Press the PLAY button CD The Play icon gt appears onscreen and the playing list is played back from the first track to the last 2 Press the NOW PLAYING button The upper left corner of the screen will display the Playing List icon Playin List icon Audio Selections 3 1 You can also display the Playing Track screen by pressing the Scroller A list appears Scroll Select View Playing Track Play Modes Ss 3 Press the NOW PLAYING button again to display the Playing Track screen which shows the track that is being played back or the track that has been selected The upper left corner of the screen will display the Playing Track icon Playing i ee io con Track Title Album Title Elapsed Time Bar Your player has Play Modes that allow you to change how your playing list is played back The following Play Modes are available Repeat track Repeat all Shuffle Shuffle repeat Track once Normal O O O O O Q Play Modes are disabled by enabling Normal mode as described in Normal mode on page 3 6 3 2 Repeating music If there is only one track in the playing list when Repeat All is enabled that track will be repeated continuously You can choose to repeat a track or repeat the whole playing list 1 Press the NOW PLAYING button The Playing Lis
28. insert notification feature For more details see AutoPlay on page C 1 4 Select your preferred language For more details see Language Settings on page D 3 5 Click the Install software for NOMAD Jukebox 2 option to select it 6 Click the OK button 7 Click the Next button to register with Creative so that you will be updated on new developments for your player 8 Follow the instructions on the screen 9 When prompted to restart your computer leave the CD in the CD ROM drive 10 Click the Yes want to restart my computer now option to select it 11 Click the Finish button 12 Restart your computer 2 3 CONNECTING YOUR PLAYER TO You are now ready to connect your player to your computer Your NOMAD Jukebox 2 comes with a USB 2 0 cable for fast data transfers to and from your computer Be sure that you have installed PlayCenter before connecting your After you have player connected your player to your computer go through the NOMAD Jukebox 2 Interactive Tutorial found on your Installation CD 2 4 TRANSFERRING MUSIC er You can listen to your player s preloaded music immediately by simply pressing the PLAY button Basic instructions on how to use PlayCenter are provided in using playcenter on page 4 2 MA d Audio selections have been preloaded to the Playing List to get you started quickly If you wish to listen to music immediately
29. jects E i 4 C KPCMS 3 My Documents My Documents aa Media _ Notes File Folder H E My Documents I NOVELL File Folder ea Hotes Program Files File Folder H NOVELL 1 pstonts File Folder H Program Files 1 Shed2 File Folder temp File Folder JJ WINDOWS File Folder ai AdobeWeb log OBB LOG File BAO WINDOWS la ASD LOG 2KB LOG File Hoa D Ps AUTOEXEC BAT 1KB MS DOS Batch i EE l AUTOEXEC DOS 1KB DOS File E bookmark htm 13KB HTML Document lan BOOTLOG PRY EFKE PRY File BOOTLOG TXT f2KB Text Document P COMMAND COM J KB MS DOS Applic la CONFIG DOS OBB DOS File CONFIG S YS OKE System file xl MELSPALE BIN Pore BIN Fie Free Space 772ME Modified Te Too AM 173 02 6 53 PM 1302 5 38 PM 10 6 99 5 26 PM 4 8 02 5 34 PM 1 4 02 10 10 AM 17 02 4 32 PM 11 28 01 9 33 AM 11 28 01 11 17 AM 11 28 01 9 40 Ak 11 28 01 9 08 AM 173702 5 34 PM 4 8 02 5 33 PM 10 6 99 7 50 PM 11 28 01 9 08 AM 3 5 02 10 25 AM 31 02 10 19 AF 4 8 02 5 04 PM 11 28 01 1 58 PM 172 02 3 03 PM 48 02 5 04 PM 48 02 6 45 PM 423 99 10 22 PM 178 02 10 11 AM 48 02 5 04 PM m7 TT TT r L NUM 4 Software Applications 4 10 Transferring data files Transferring a data file by copying and pasting Transferring a data file by dragging and dropping Data files can be transferred to and from your player by either using the copy and paste or drag and drop functions Audio tracks in MP3 WAV or WMA file formats will
30. k Owing to copyright limitations preloaded tracks in your player cannot be transferred to your PC dl gt Turn on your player In the Transfer window click the NOMAD JUKEBOX button In the Main window click the PC MUSIC LIBRARY button Depending on whether you want to transfer tracks from your PC to your player or from your player to your PC follow the corresponding steps To transfer specific tracks from your PC to your player Locate the folder where your tracks are stored Select the tracks you want to transfer to your player use the Previous button if necessary Click the lower TRANSFER button The Current Transfer Queue dialog box appears and the Transfer Queue bar shows the transferring progress The Transfer Queue dialog box disappears when the transfer is complete To use your player after the transfer disconnect your player from the computer To transfer specific tracks from your player to your PC 1 2 Locate the folder or album for storing the tracks Click the upper TRANSFER button The Current Transfer Queue dialog box appears and the Transfer Queue bar shows the transferring progress The Transfer Queue dialog box disappears when the transfer is complete To use your player after the transfer disconnect your player from the computer Software Applications 4 6 Editing audio track information Creating and editing playlists with PlayCenter Creating a playlist track
31. k of Toshiba Corp EMusic Emusic com and the EMusic com logo are trademarks of EMusic com Inc MP3 com and the MP3 com logo are trademarks of MP3 com Inc Audible and the Audible logo are trademarks of Audible Inc audiohighway com and the audiohighway com logo are trademarks of audiohighway com All other products are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective owners CREATIVE Contents Contents Safety and Handling Instructions Caring For Your Player rrrnrnnrnnrnnornannnnrnnrvnnnnernnnnnn xi Caring For Your Battery rrrarrarnnnrranrnrrnernannnnennnr xii Introduction Introduction spiaceussataimsieessaceedaseeiqeanatetencantemtuctsseementis xiii 1 Before You Begin Package Contents cccccceccseeceeeseeeeeteeeeseeeeeeeeees X X Hardware re XIX Software mrmrrmrerrorrorvarvarrnrnnveneenenrernennuennenunnnsnnsnnene XIX Creative PlayCenter 3 rmrarnnrennrranennnnnre xvii Creative File Manager sccceceseeees XVIII Creative Audio Stream Recorder XVIII NOMAD Jukebox 2 Interactive Tutorial xviii System Requirements rrrarnarenrnannnnrnernarnnernuennne XIX NOMAD Jukebox 2 System Requirements XIX Additional Requirements For Audio Stream PS COM 0 EEE XIX 2 A Tour of Your Player Your Player At A Glance rrarnnnnnnrnannnnrnnnnannnernnnn Using The Scroller rrrarnnrrrornannnnrvannnnenernannnennnnn STN SA ee Selecting
32. lbum artist genre or playlist skip to step 6 Viewing track information in the Music Library 5 Scroll Select Open The tracks within the sub category appear 6 To add the audio selection to the back of the playing list Scroll Select Add to Play 7 To add the selection to the front of the playing list and immediately play it back Scroll Select Play Now or press the Play button Con Detailed information about tracks in the Music Library is readily available This includes track title the artist album and genre that the track belongs to as well as track length To view information about tracks in the Music Library 1 Follow steps 1 through 5 in To find a track in the Music Library on page 3 10 2 Scroll Select the track you want information on A list appears 3 Scroll Select Track Details A message box appears listing track information Deleting music This action permanently deletes tracks albums artists genres or playlists from tracks from the your NOMAD Jukebox 2 Music Library To delete a track 1 Follow steps 1 through 5 in To find a track in the Music Library on page 3 10 2 Scroll Select the track to delete A list appears You can also view track information from the playing list See Viewing track information in the Playing List on page 3 21 When a playlist is deleted the tracks albums artists or genres within the list are not deleted only the list itsel
33. me of the track playlist album artist or genre you want to find The selected letters appear in the box at the bottom of the screen Also each time an entry is made into the box the audio category you are in is searched and the closest matching result is displayed Note When entering letters into the box you can switch from upper to lower case or vice versa by simply Scroll Selecting the letter and holding the Scroller until the letter changes to the case you want You can also use different character sets such as accented characters or numerals by Scroll Selecting the Charset option on the list 5 When you see the track playlist album artist or genre you want Scroll Select the OK option to complete the search Adding music tracks from the Music Library to the playing list When a playlist is added to the playing selections within that playlist are added The playlist itself is not added Audio selections from the Music Library can either be added sequentially after selections already in the playing list Add to Play or placed at the front of the playing list for immediate playback Play Now ED 1 Press the MENU button 2 Scroll Select Music Library 3 Scroll Select an audio category For example if you want to add a track ina particular album Scroll Select Albums 4 Scroll Select the sub category For example under Albums Scroll Select an album A list appears Note If adding an entire a
34. n making an MP3 file is extracting audio data from an audio CD To extract audio data you will need a CD ROM drive that can extract digital audio data and a program known as a Ripper This program uses the CD ROM drive to read the audio tracks from the audio CD and stores it on your hard disk The time needed for a successful audio extraction depends on o CD ROM drive speed O defects like scratches on the audio CD O error checking features on the CD ROM drive 2 6 Encoding is the second phase of making an MP3 file Encoders are used to convert the stored audio tracks usually WAV files into MP3 files MP3 encoding is considered lossy compression which means that some data is lost during compression However using the standard sampling rates and bitrates will ensure that your MP3 files retain much of their audio quality The standard bitrate of most MP3 files is 128 Kbps although some are set higher at 160 or 192 Kbps Higher bitrates will result in larger MP3 file sizes with better audio quality Use PlayCenter to extract audio tracks and encode MP3s 3 Playing and Managing Your Music PLAYING MUSIC gt Basic Music To play audio you can add audio selections from the NOMAD Jukebox 2 s Playback Music Library to the player s playing list as described in Adding Music Tracks from the Music Library to the Playing List on page 3 14 then play back the entire playing list Audio selections have been preloaded to the playin
35. na Carlos Santana Carlos Santana Carlos Santana Carlos Santana Carlos Santana Carlos Santana Carlos Santana Carlos Santana Size 4 56 MB 68 8 Album 5 upernatural K UPE aula 3 Supernatural Supernatural Supernatural Supernatural Supernatural Supernatural Supernatural Supernatural Supernatural AudioSync Button Transfer Window Los NOMAD JUKEBOX ye DEE he PARKERS Creative Jukebox 2 Se s Toolbar Content Supernatural z T Volume Slider 1 MB Total Memory 9579 MB Transfer Buttons Transfer Queue Bar Software Applications 4 2 Ripping tracks from an audio CD Rather than manually entering track information retrieve such audio CD information from CDDB before ripping tracks Change the default ripping format and bitrate for higher or lower quality audio N Sa a Insert an audio CD into your CD ROM drive If the CD starts playing click the STOP button You cannot rip tracks while the CD is playing In PlayCenter s Main window click the AUDIO CD button Click the check boxes next to the tracks you want to rip to select them To rip to your hard disk click either the MY COMPUTER or PC MUSIC LIBRARY buttons in the Transfer window Note that you can configure the default location for storing ripped tracks in PlayCenter Settings To rip directly to your player click the NOMAD JUKEBOX button in the Transfer window Click the RIP TO button The
36. nt gt To play the track from the bookmarked point scroll Select Go to Bookmark The track plays from the bookmarked point 3 6 To remove a bookmark scroll Select Clear Bookmark A message box appears telling you that the bookmark has been cleared 3 7 ORGANIZING YOUR MUSIC ha Music Library JJ To effectively manage the music in your player you should be familiar with the Music Library playing list and Playlists These will be described extensively in the following sections O Using the Music Library on page 3 9 O Using the Playing List on page 3 19 When audio tracks are transferred to your player they are organized into the following Music Library categories Playlists Albums Artists Genres All Tracks Q O O O O All transferred tracks can be found in the All Tracks category but depending on your PlayCenter settings tracks can also be found in other categories For example take a fictitious track called Toffee Apple Smile performed by The Nano Singers from the soundtrack to the The Big Sneeze movie Besides All Tracks the Toffee Apple Smile song would also be found in the Soundtrack genre the Songs from The Big Sneeze album and the The Nano Singers artist category Tracks not belonging to any album artist or genre can only be found in the Unknown category 3 8 Finding a music track in the Music Library You can use the Music Library
37. o make it last longer Generally any operation requiring the player to access the hard disk uses battery power Consequently filling your player to capacity is not recommended However some operations consume more battery power O along backlight timeout setting A shorter timeout conserves battery power O ahigh contrast setting Position the player so that you can read the display wihout using a high contrast setting too much use of fast forward reverse turning the player on off too many times use of EAX effects or environments use of passive speakers or high powered headphones OOO g Proper charging and handling of the battery can also help in prolonging battery life and charge See caring for your battery on page xii Should I leave my player when it is fully charged plugged into the DC power adapter For typical daily usage you may leave it plugged into the DC power adapter It is recommended however that if you do not intend to use it for a long time period you should disconnect it from the DC power adapter and remove the batteries from your player Frequently Asked Questions and Error Diagrams C 5 If I damage or lose my DC adapter can buy a similar off the shelf adapter No The adapter may not be compatible with your player and may even damage it You should get a replacement adapter from Creative at www NOMADworld com or your local Creative office distributor Frequently Asked Questions and Err
38. or Diagrams C 6 ERROR DIAGRAMS pe h lf an error occurs you may see any one of the following diagrams indicating the general nature of the problem Likely Causes Suggested Action unexpected power download a newer loss while saving firmware version settings reload firmware physical defects numerous high call Technical Support Harddisk Problem impact shocks battery is depleted player cannot start Low Battery up recharge the battery use DC power Frequently Asked Questions and Error Diagrams C 7 F O see actions for Firmware Problems ar o firmware corruption Hardware Problem O unexpected power o allow firmware to loss during audio file complete the rebuilding Re building Library transfer of the library Frequently Asked Questions and Error Diagrams C 8 CREATIVE D User Preferences SETTING USER PREFERENCES Player personalization To construct a name Scroll Select letters and numbers until the name is formed Each letter and number selected is entered into the entry area Your player offers many configuration options You can personalize your player specify power settings select the default language reset your player lock and unlock your player s buttons access the information screen oO Oro Oo Oo In this screen you can personalize your player by setting the owner s name specify the default start screen or return to the previous screen
39. orts events company earning calls hourly news updates most of the audio content you can find online You can specify the URL of the streaming content or select it from the ASR content directory ASR can also be scheduled We have included an online tutorial designed to guide you step by step around your new player The tutorial is useful for both new and experienced owners XV SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS NOMAD Jukebox 2 system Requirements The software applications on the installation CD may have higher requirements for basic functionality Refer to each application s documentation for details Additional requirements for Audio Stream Recorder O O OOO 0 0 Q Microsoft Windows 98 Windows 98 Second Edition SE Windows 2000 Windows Millennium Edition ME or Windows XP Intel Pentium II 350 MHz AMD K6 2 450 MHz or better processor Pentium III 450 MHz or higher recommended for MP3 encoding Sound Blaster Live Sound Blaster Audigy or Sound Blaster Extigy for EAX enhanced MP3 encoding CD ROM drive with digital audio extraction support USB 2 0 port 64 Megabytes RAM 128 Megabytes recommended 30 Megabytes free hard disk space more needed for storing audio Internet connection for Internet content downloading and CDDB2 support any charges incurred are the responsibility of the user Installed mouse SVGA graphics adapter 256 colors 800 x 600 resolution or better sound
40. played normally each track in the playing list is played from the first track to the last However when Track Once Mode is enabled playback stops once the current track ends Playing only one track id 1 Press the NOW PLAYING button lt The Playing Track screen appears 2 Press the Scroller A list appears 3 Scroll Select Track Once The Track Once icon x1 appears onscreen The playing list stops playback once the track ends Once Normal mode is enabled each track in the playing list is played from the Playing all tracks first track to the last in sequence 1 Press the NOW PLAYING button lt The Playing List screen appears 2 Press the Scroller A list appears 3 Scroll Select Play Mode 4 Scroll Select Normal The playing list plays back normally 3 5 Bookmarks A track can only be bookmarked once remove any previous bookmark in the Bookmarking a track sets a playback point you can jump to this point whenever you play the bookmarked track This is useful if for example you want to bookmark an audio book fi 1 Press the NOW PLAYING button The Playing Track screen appears 2 Press the Scroller A list appears 3 Depending on which mode you want follow the corresponding step To bookmark a track Scroll Select Set Bookmark at the point where you want to set the bookmark A message box appears telling you that the bookmark has been set at the selected poi
41. playing audio Select an EAX setting 2 Select a preset rate or mode to use with the selected EAX setting 3 Turn on EAX 3 27 This simple process is described in the following instructions 1 Press the EAX button 2 Depending on whether you want to turn on EAX select an EAX setting or preset rate or mode you want to use with your EAX setting follow the corresponding step To turn on EAX Scroll Select EAX On The EAX active icon appears onscreen and is applied immediately to the audio being played gt To select an EAX setting Scroll Select Setting X where X represents the EAX setting currently selected A list appears scroll Select the EAX setting you want gt To select a preset setting for use with your EAX setting scroll Select Preset X where X represents the preset setting currently selected A list appears scroll Select the preset rate or mode you want to use with your EAX setting 3 28 CREATIVE 4 Software Applications ABOUT PLAYCENTER AND FILE N Creative PlayCenter Creative File Manager and other useful software are included on your installation CD see installing software on page 2 3 Creative PlayCenter is the best way to organize and transfer audio to and from your player This chapter includes basic instructions on using PlayCenter to rip audio CDs transfer tracks by manual selection or with AudioSync edit track information as well as to create and e
42. ps to the beginning of the current track to skip to the next track in the Playing List screen use the Scroller and select the track to skip to Press this button to forward in a track in the Playing List screen press and hold to skip to a previous track in the Playing List screen use the Scroller and select the track to skip to Press this button to rewind in a track in the Playing List screen press and hold PLAY PAUSE Con STOP Cs O starts pauses or continues playback Stops playback 1 4 Button What It Does VOLUME INCREASE AD O increases the volume 4 A GEE to increase the VOLUME DECREASE O press and hold to decrease the O decreases the volume volume quickly 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 The Scroller is one of the most important features of your NOMAD Jukebox 2 In this document we will use a new term Scroll Select to indicate that you should use the Scroller to scroll through options and then select the option by pressing the Scroller Oy the Scroller Use the Scroller to scroll Press the Scroller to select an side view through options option Depending on the screen you are in you can have different menu options You can also choose options from a list or a confirmation box 1 6 Selecting menu You can use th
43. r update If you do you may choose to click the Continue Anyway button Creative has tested this driver or update on Windows XP and it does not impair or destabilize your computer lf you need more XP related information go to the product web site s Help or speak with Creative Technical Support staff Frequently Asked Questions and Error Diagrams C 3 Maintenance Usage How can get accessories for my Jukebox Visit www NOMADworld com for the latest news on accessories Do I need to defragment the player s hard disk No you will not need to defragment format or clean up the hard disk at all The player s unique file system ensures that you will not have to worry about hard disk maintenance Can I jog with my NOMAD Jukebox 2 You should not subject your player to continuous shocks such as those that are likely to occur while you jog or run You can take a nice long walk with your player though Can use the NOMAD Jukebox 2 for portable data storage Yes this is a great storage device Your player however is designed for storing and playing audio not as an extra hard drive You can use the USB cable for speedy transfers to and from your player Your player will not be recognized as a drive nor does it support directories Use the File Manager application to help you manage data files Frequently Asked Questions and Error Diagrams C 4 I have to recharge the battery quite often Is there anything I can do t
44. simply press the PLAY button pill gt If however you wish to download additional music tracks to your player you can either download music tracks from Internet music sites or have them ripped from audio CDs to your computer They must however be encoded into the supported formats MP3 or WMA file formats then transferred to your player with the Creative PlayCenter application Data files can also be transferred and stored in your player useful if for example you want to transfer a large movie file from one computer to another Data can be transferred to your player with the Creative File Manager application which is a dedicated data file manager for your player 2 5 Downloading music from the internet It is illegal to encode MP3 files for trade or sale unless you have the express or explicit permission of the copyright holder s Ripping content from a CD To get MP3 files from the Internet use a search engine to locate sites with MP3 content You can also try out these sites web sites listed here are correct at the time of this document s release oO NOMADWorld O AMP3 com http www NOMADworld com http www amp3 com o SoundClick com o ArtistOne com http www soundclick com http www artistone com O Epitonic com O Soundbuzz com http www epitonic com http www soundbuzz com Follow the instructions on the site and download the music files to your computer The first phase i
45. t screen appears 2 Press the Scroller A list appears 3 Scroll Select Play Mode 4 Depending on which mode you want follow the corresponding step To repeat a track in the playing list Scroll Select Repeat Track The Repeat Track icon 1 appears onscreen and the track is repeated continuously until you stop it To repeat the whole playing list scroll Select Repeat All The Repeat All icon appears onscreen and the playing list is repeated continuously until you stop it 3 5 Shuffling music If there is only one track in the playing list when Shuffle Repeat is enabled that track will be repeated continuously I n The Shuffle Play Mode can be used once Shuffle or continuously Shuffle Repeat 1 Press the NOW PLAYING button the Playing List screen appears 2 Press the Scroller A list appears 3 Scroll Select Play Mode 4 Depending on which mode you want follow the corresponding step To Shuffle the playing list once scroll Select Shuffle The Shuffle icon re appears onscreen and a track is selected at random and played back The playing list stops playing once all the tracks in the playing list are played back once gt To Shuffle Repeat the playing list continuously Scroll Select Shuffle Repeat The Shuffle Repeat icon appears onscreen and tracks are selected at random and played back continuously until you stop playback 3 4 When the playing list is
46. to Add audio selections to the playing list Find tracks playlists aloums artists or genres View track information Delete tracks playlists aloums artists or genres Preview a track OO OU Note Modifying or renaming albums artists or genres including renaming must be done in Creative PlayCenter Only Playlists can be renamed in the player In the following example we will show you how to find a track by navigating through your Music Library A quicker way of finding audio in your player is to use the Find feature Both ways of finding your music track are shown here To find a track in the Music Library 1 Press the MENU button 2 Scroll Select Music Library 5 9 Scroll Select an audio category For example if you want to find a track in a particular aloum Scroll Select Album Note If Scroll Selecting All Tracks skip to Step 5 Scroll Select the sub category For example under Albums Scroll Select an album A list appears Scroll Select Open The tracks within the sub category appear To find audio with the Find feature 7 Q 1 Press the FIND button 2 The Find screen appears 3 Scroll Select the audio category that you want to search For example if you want to find a particular album Scroll Select Find by Album and the respective audio category screen in this case the Albums screen appears with a list 4 Scroll Select the letters on the list to form the na
47. to your player or vice versa To use your player disconnect it from your computer you are upgrading your player s firmware O the firmware upgrade is complete Reset your player to enable the new firmware to take effect Onscreen Diagram and Icon Guide B 1 PLAYBACK ICONS h The following icons appear onscreen when the associated playback action is used pe ae O oe eee Onscreen Diagram and Icon Guide B 2 PLAYING LIST ICONS The following icons are commonly found in the Playing List screen eae Oo be o Track within audio category O Audio selected for playback or which is currently playing back Onscreen Diagram and Icon Guide B 3 PLAY MODE ICONS ere Icon Action Meaning appear onscreen when the respective audio enhancements are O Repeat All gt active Onscreen Diagram and Icon Guide B 4 NAVIGATIONAL ICONS P h om The following icons Oo Menu appear onscreen when you are in the Bonn BP category Onscreen Diagram and Icon Guide B 5 The following icons appear onscreen when you are in the associated firmware section O Jukebox Information o Personalization Onscreen Diagram and Icon Guide B 6 Frequently Asked Questions and Error Diagrams FAQS AND TROUBLESHOOTING AutoPlay In this section we cover common problems you might encounter or questions you might have while using your NOMAD Jukebo
48. tton Stop Button Play Pause Button Battery compartment Power Button Scroller Power adapter connector Headphones Connector connects to your headphones USB Connector connects a USB cable from your player to your computer to transfer data audio 1 2 Button What It Does POWER O press and hold until the player O turns the player on and off turns on or off Q O turn the Scroller to scroll through menu options and press the Scroller to select them This action is also referred to as Scroll Select SCROLLER O scrolls up and down menus selects menu options BACK CANCEL O exits a window or selection O the Playing Track screen shows Now PLAYING O toggles between Playing Track and aaa about the track being Ul O the Playing List screen shows the contents of the playing list FIND l l o O searches tracks by playlist artist album O use the Scroller to select the Q genre or track name type of search method MENU E O accesses most of your player s features 1 3 Button What lt Does EAx DD FORWARD QI REVERSE Cs O O OO enables or disables EAX audio sets the EAX environment skips to the next track skips forward to portions of a track when you press and hold the button skips to the previous track skips to previous portions of a track when you press and hold the button ski
49. usic or data the number of tracks stored in your player the number of albums stored in your player and the number of playlists stored in your player To see this screen 1 Press the MENU button 2 Scroll Select Jukebox Settings 3 Scroll Select Jukebox Information User Preferences D 5
50. x 2 We have divided the Frequently Asked Questions FAQs into a few categories for your easy reference What do I do when installation does not start automatically after the Installation CD is inserted The AutoPlay feature in your Windows system may not be enabled 1 2 3 Click Start gt Settings gt Control Panel Double click the System icon The System Properties dialog box appears Click the Device Manager tab Click the arrow button next to CDROM From the list that appears right click your CD ROM drive and then click Properties Click the Settings tab and click Auto Insert Notification check box to select it Click the OK button Frequently Asked Questions and Error Diagrams C 1 Features General If I make a bookmark in a track will the track play back from the bookmarked point No you have to manually Scroll Select Go to bookmark For more information refer to To play the track from the bookmarked point on page 3 6 If the Playing List already has a few albums in it can repeat playback of just one album Unfortunately no You can only choose to repeat one track or all tracks Why does my player show me track titles starting with B when I m looking for a track title starting with A When you look for a track using the FIND feature your player looks for the closest match If you do not have any tracks starting with A the closest match can be the one that begins
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