Creative Labs MuVo TX SE 512MB
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1. To Scroll Select use the Scroller to scroll to the option you want and select the option by pressing the Scroller Selecting menu options NOMAD hAUVo TX The Scroller is one of the most important features of your NOMAD MuVo TX 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 ba 45 pr 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 You can use the Scroller to make selections in menus For example if you are looking at the Menu screen gt Rei Fe From the Menu screen to the Play Mode Options screen 1 Use the Scroller to scroll through the menu options 2 Press the Scroller to select the menu item A Tour of Your Player 1 3 CREATIVE Getting Started NOMAD Getting Started Inserting the Battery O Getting Started 2 1 NOMAD hAUVo TX Power Source After inserting the battery your player displays one of the following icons and Level depending on the battery s status Indicators Icon What the icon means Notes O this battery state icon wi ECH TT O your player s battery is full shows that the battery is Si full The amount of pla2. ns PlavDaCKk ICONS srar Play MOdE ICONS ass asas sonia sais RAD a dit Seet elen NOMAD Movo TX Movo TX C FAQs and Troubleshooting ANO EE C 1 General eege eege C 2 te GE C 3 Digital Rights Management serra C 5 NOMAD hAUVo TX Safety and Handling Instructions Caring For While your player is quite robust observing these handling procedures will Your Player prolong its life Do not store or Do not subject to use in areas excessive force or exceeding 45 C impact or 113 F Keep away from excessive moisture Do not expose to heat or incinerate Keep away from Do not dismantle strong magnetic fields vi NOMAD hAUVo TX Introduction Congratulations on making an excellent decision in purchasing the Creative NOMAD MuVo TX Your new multi format portable player allows you to store songs in the player s music library and also comes equipped with an USB 2 0 connector so you can transfer audio tracks and data quickly and easily Your player also supports Advanced EQ features for audio enhancement Your portable digital audio player supports multiple audio file formats including MP3 and WMA For more information on DRM protected WMA files see Digital Rights Management on page C 4 vii NOMAD hAUVo TX Before You Begin Package o NOMAD MuVo TX Player consists of one USB Flash Drive and one battery module Contents Additional battery module Armb
3. Figure 4 4 Using Your Player 4 3 NOMAD Movo TX Playing music Follow these steps to play music tracks tracks 1 Press the Play Pause button for a few seconds The Creative MuVo TX logo appears onscreen and music tracks stored in your player are automatically played back Play Mode Icon Elapsed time Battery Level Indicator o Hab Play Status Icon SENDO II CU EQ Setting Icon fSound of music Track Title Music Mode Icon To pause a track Press the Play Pause button To stop a track Press the Play Pause button to pause the track and then push the Scroller forward The Stop icon appears onscreen Using Your Player 4 4 Play Modes Only one Play Mode can be enabled at a time NOMAD hAUVo TX 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 Once Shuffle Folder Normal OOO OO Oro Co Play Modes are disabled by setting the Normal mode as described in Normal mode on page 4 10 Using Your Player 4 5 Repeating music Repeat Folder Mode is only available in Music mode NOMAD hAUVo TX You can choose to repeat a track folder all tracks or a portion of a track 1 Press the Scroller The Main Menu Figure 4 5 appears Figure 4 5 2 Scroll Select the Play Mode icon A list appea
4. FAQs and Troubleshooting C 2 Usage NOMAD Movo TX After playing a sequence of tracks the player skips a track The player will only play valid formats MP3 WMA or WAV recordings Other types of files will be skipped Files tracks are corrupted when transferred to the player Transfer may have been interrupted Before disconnecting your player from your computer make sure that you stop your player properly first To stop your player in Windows XP WIndows 2000 or Windows Me k Click the Safely Remove Hardware icon on the Taskbar click Safely remove USB Mass Storage Device and disconnect your player when you are prompted to do so Safely remove USB Mass Storage Device DrivelE k Se E 12 05 PM To stop your player in Windows 98 SE Make sure that the icon below appears on the LCD screen again for at least five seconds before disconnecting your player lt r o Sat The player turns off immediately after it is turned on Do one or more of the following O format your player For more information refer to Formatting Your Player on page 4 19 O check that the batteries used are not depleted FAQs and Troubleshooting C 3 NOMAD hAUVo TX How many files can I store in my player The number of files you can store in your player s root directory is determined by the file names in your player and your computer s operating system O If all your file names are in lower case and comply w
5. all songs and files will be deleted By default your player is already formatted 1 2 3 Connect your player to your computer s USB port Launch Windows Explorer on your computer Your player is recognized as a Removable Disk in Windows Explorer Right click the Removable Disk icon and click the Format option The Format f dialog box appears replace f with the drive letter of your player Follow the onscreen instructions to format your player Es Desktop DS Mu Computer O Ee 3 Floppy D Las Sharing H IC Eject ES Di 3 o E E Paste EE Piopentes Figure 4 26 After the formatting is complete make sure you stop your player before disconnecting it from your computer See Usage on page C 3 for instructions on stopping your player For more information about using Windows Explorer refer to its online Help Using Your Player 4 19 CREATIVE A Technical Specifications NOMAD hAUVo TX Technical Specifications Size Q 36 7 mm L x 74 0 mm H x 16 0 mm W Weight O 31 5 g without the battery or 43 g with a AAA battery Capacity Q 128 or 256 MB built in memory Battery type O One Alkaline AAA size battery Battery Life MP3 128 kbps up to 14 hours of continuous playback from new AAA alkaline atteries 8 WMA 64 kbps up to 11 hours of continuous playback from new AAA alkalinebatteries playback time The following may reduce the playback time e skipping fast forward or
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7. down To change the default language 1 Scroll Select the Language icon 2 Scroll Select the language that you want To view firmware version total storage space remaining available space and track count 1 Scroll Select the Information icon Using Your Player 4 17 Locking and unlocking your Player NOMAD hAUVo TX Locking your NOMAD MuVo TX will disable all buttons on the player This feature is useful when you do not want any buttons for example Pause pressed accidentally lf you press a button while the player is locked a popup window appears prompting you to unlock the player This popup is only displayed for five seconds To lock your player 1 Press the Scroller 2 Scroll Select the Lock icon Figure 4 24 The player is locked To unlock your player 1 Press any button A popup appears Figure 4 25 2 Scroll Select the Unlock icon The player is unlocked Unlock Figure 4 25 Using Your Player 4 18 Formatting Your Player 4 4 Windows 98 SE users must install the NOMAD MuVo TX drivers before formatting the player For more information on driver installation see Installing Drivers and Software on page 2 3 Windows 2000 and Windows XP users must select FAT only in the Format F dialog box before formatting the player NOMAD hAUVo TX If you need to format your player backup the files in your player first When you format your player
8. located on the front panel connect it to the USB port located on the back panel Do not press the buttons on your USB Flash Drive while connecting it to your computer NOMAD Movo TX You are now ready to connect your player to your computer Your NOMAD MuVo TX comes with a USB 2 0 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 USB Flash Drive USB port Battery module USB port Getting Started 2 4 CREATIVE 3 Transferring Tracks or Files NOMAD hAUVo TX Transferring Tracks or Files To listen to transferred audio tracks your player must be in Music mode For more information refer to Using Your Player on page 4 1 Before disconnecting your player from your computer make sure that you stop your player properly first see Usage on page C 3 for more details Creative MediaSource is included on your installation CD see Installing Drivers and Software on page 2 3 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 selection edit track information as well as to create and edit playlists Alternatively you can use Windows Explorer to tran
9. such as MP3 WMA WAV Audio CD Midi VCD AVI and MPEG 1 on the computer You can also use the integrated recorder in Creative MediaSource to record audio Creative MediaSource Organizer is an extended view of the Creative MediaSource Player as it provides additional features to help you manage a huge music library more easily With it you can O rip Audio CDs and create high quality digital audio files up to 320 kbps for MP3 and 160 kbps for WMA O configure the settings for the NOMAD MuVo TX while it is plugged in to Creative MediaSource O squeeze more audio tracks into your player with SmartFit which employs intelligent track management and WMA compression O view the contents of your computer and your NOMAD MuVo TX using the dual window transfer panel convenient for file transfer O locate songs in a few seconds just by typing some keywords into the sophisticated music search engine Adobe Acrobat Reader Minimum System Requirements The software applications on the installation CD may have higher requirements for basic functionality Refer to each application s documentation for details NOMAD hAUVo TX Adobe Acrobat Reader is a software application that enables you to view and print Adobe Portable Document Format PDF files on all major computer platforms o Microsoft Windows XP Windows 2000 Windows Millennium Edition Me or Windows 98 Second Edition SE o Intel Pentium II 350 MHz AMD
10. the ctrun exe file oO 2 FAQs and Troubleshooting C 1 General NOMAD Movo TX Where can I get official information on all NOMAD products Visit NOMADworld for updates and downloads relating to all NOMAD products Creative s MP3 players and accessories Visit www NOMADworld com Windows XP tells me that the software for the player is not certified What do I 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 A The software you are installing for this hardware Universal Seral Bus controllers has not passed Windows Logo testing to vernty its compatibility with Windows ab Tel me why this testing iz important Continuing your installation of this software may impair or destabilize the corect operation of your 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 or 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
11. B Inc All other products are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective owners CREATIVE Contents Safety and Handling Instructions Caring For Your Player serra Introduction Before You Begin Package Contents ecusi adora rindo Sia Software Included a Creative Media Detector Creative MediaSource Creative MediaSource Player Creative MediaSource Organizer Adobe Acrobat Reader Minimum System Requirements inn Document Conventions ss reeerees Wep IMTONMAION oae a Online Registration serra A Tour of Your Player Your Player at a Glance erre Blehen gases nas datada pda SCfOII SEEC E Selecting menu options 2 Getting Started inserting the Battery enzegt Power Source and Level Indicators NOMAD Movo TX Installing Drivers and Software see 2 3 Connecting the USB Flash Drive to your Computer 2 4 3 Transferring Tracks or Files Downloading from the internet cccccccceccceeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeees 3 2 Creative MediaSource erre rerraerennnna 3 3 Transferring Tracks or Files 3 3 Editing audio track information 3 4 Ripping Audio CD Tracks cccceeeceeeeeeeeees 3
12. CREATIVE logo appears onscreen followed by the MuVo TX logo Music tracks stored in your player are automatically played back To turn off your player Press and hold the Play Pause button for a few seconds until after the Power off message disappears Using Your Player 4 1 NOMAD Movo TX To stop your player in Windows XP Windows 2000 or Windows Me Disconnecting your Player k Click the Safely Remove Hardware icon on the Taskbar click Safely remove USB Mass Storage Device and disconnect your player when you are prompted to do so Safely remove USE Mass Storage Device Drive po b E 12 05 PM To stop your player in Windows 98 SE Make sure that the icon below appears on the LCD screen again for at least five seconds before disconnecting your player Sr op Sat Using Your Player 4 2 NOMAD hAUVo TX Music To add audio tracks to your player see Transferring Tracks or Files on page Playback Em If you are in Voice mode and the Voice Mode icon e appears onscreen do the following to return to Music mode To enable Music mode 1 Press the Scroller The Main Menu Figure 4 1 appears 2 Scroll Select the Music icon Figure 4 2 Figure 4 2 lf you are in Music mode and the Music Mode icon appears onscreen do the following to return to Voice mode To enable Voice mode 1 Press the Scroller The Main Menu Figure 4 3 appears 2 Scroll Select the Voice icon Figure 4 4
13. K6 2 450 MHz or better processor Pentium Ill 450 MHz or higher recommended for MP3 encoding CD ROM drive with digital audio extraction support USB 1 1 port USB 2 0 port recommended 64 MB RAM 128 MB recommended 30 MB free hard disk space more needed for storing audio Installed mouse SVGA graphics adapter 256 colors 800 x 600 resolution or better O 0O COO NOMAD hAUVo TX Document We use icons to highlight useful or urgent information for you Conventions 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 product Follow these directions to prevent the loss of data or damage to your product or system Warning This warns you of possible hazards that may result in bodily harm or life threatening situations xi Web Information Wi 4 4 The driver updates only work with NOMAD MuVo TX players Do not install these updates if you own a NOMAD MuVo player Online Registration NOMAD hAUVo TX Visit www NOMADworld com regularly for 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 OOO OO 0 0 0 E Enjoy a host of benefits by registering your product during installation or at www creativ
14. User s Guide CREATIVE NCIMED muvo Tx NOMAD Movo TX User s Guide Creative NOMAD MuVo TX 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 The Software License Agreement is found in a separate folder on the installation CD Copyright 2003 Creative Technology Ltd All rights reserved Version 1 0 December 2003 MuVo and the Creative logo are trademarks or registered 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 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 CDD
15. Using Your Player 4 7 Shuffling music NOMAD hAUVo TX The Shuffle Play Mode can be used to shuffle all tracks or tracks in a folder once or to repeatedly shuffle all tracks 1 Press the Scroller The Main Menu Figure 4 7 appears Figure 4 7 2 Scroll Select the Play Mode icon A list appears Figure 4 8 Rei FF ve A E b Figure 4 8 Depending on which mode you want follow the corresponding step To shuffle all tracks once Scroll Select the Shuffle Once icon The Shuffle Once icon 1 appears onscreen and a track is selected at random and played back Playback stops playing once all the tracks in your player are played back once To shuffle a folder once Scroll Select the Shuffle Folder icon The Shuffle Folder icon a appears onscreen and all tracks in the folder are selected at random and played back Playback stops playing once all the tracks in the folder are played back once Using Your Player 4 8 NOMAD hAUVo TX 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 Playing a track When the Track Once Play Mode is enabled playback stops once the once current track ends 1 Press the Scroller The Main Menu Figure 4 9 appears 2 Scroll Select the Play Mode icon A list appears 3 Scroll Select the Track Once icon Figure 4 10 T
16. ame is automatically assigned to your recording and it is saved in your player The naming convention typically used is VOC Current File Number Using Your Player 4 11 EQ Settings Enhancing Your Music NOMAD hAUVo TX Your player allows you to enhance your listening experience with EQ settings EQ settings available in your player include O Normal O Rock O Pop O Classical O Jazz O Custom EQ You can use EQ settings with the audio being played back This simple process is described in the following instructions 1 Press the Scroller The Main Menu Figure 4 14 appears Figure 4 14 2 Scroll Select the EQ icon Figure 4 15 PG e e d EG Figure 4 15 Depending on which EQ setting you want follow the corresponding step To select Normal Rock Pop Classical or Jazz scroll Select the EQ setting you want The selected EQ setting icon appears onscreen Using Your Player 4 12 NOMAD hAUVo TX To define your own EQ settings i 2 scroll Select the Custom EQ icon The Custom EQ screen Figure 4 16 appears rig FE ef v wa Five vertical control levers will appear in the ve x display Each lever represents successively higher Figure 4 16 frequencies that can be controlled 62 Hz controls bass frequency 250 Hz adjusts the low mid range frequency 1 kHz adjusts the mid range frequency 4 kHz adjusts the upper mid range frequency and 16 kHz adjusts the treble frequency Scroll Select each verti
17. and Installation CD incorporating PDF User s Guide Quick Start Guide leaflet Stereo earphones One AAA size battery Contents may vary depending on product model and region of purchase WOO OO e Creative Media Detector O Creative MediaSource O Adobe Acrobat Reader Q Software Included Creative Media Media Detector makes it easy for you to access multimedia content from Detector various internal or external media There is no need to hunt through a maze of different software to play different types of files Media Detector automatically recognizes the insertion or connection of CDs VCDs and external devices like Creative NOMAD MP3 players Upon recognition the content in the media will automatically start playing viii Creative MediaSource Creative MediaSource Player Creative MediaSource Organizer NOMAD hAUVo TX Creative MediaSource is your ultimate all in one digital entertainment software designed for playing creating organizing and transferring digital music It includes several applications like the Player and Organizer For more information and usage details on Creative MediaSource refer to its online Help Unlike other media players Creative MediaSource Player provides exclusive features such as SmartFit specially designed to manage and configure your NOMAD MuVo TX more efficiently With Creative MediaSource Player you can play back a wide variety of digital audio and video formats
18. ayer Organizer View button In the Content window locate the track you want to edit and right click it Select the Properties option A dialog box appears Select the Tag Information tab Click on any of the track properties under the Property column The entire row of information is highlighted Click on information in the Value field to edit the information Repeat steps 5 and 6 to change other track properties Click the OK button when all changes have been made The new track information will be stored To edit information about multiple tracks 1 2 If you are not already in Creative MediaSource Organizer click the Player Organizer View button In the Content window locate the tracks you want to edit hold down the CTRL key and select them Right click to edit the Album Artist or Genre Type in the new Album Artist or Genre Click the OK button Transferring Tracks or Files 3 4 Ripping Audio CD Tracks E 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 See MediaSource s Help file for details NOMAD hAUVo TX The first phase in 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 With Creative MediaSo
19. cal control level Use the Scroller to move the control knob up or down to vary the amount of boost or reduction in the selected frequency range 4 Scroll Select the check mark to exit the Custom EQ window Using Your Player 4 13 Skipping Folders Your player can only recognize up to one sub folder level in the root directory Deleting Tracks NOMAD hAUVo TX This action skips the playback to a selected folder To skip to the next folder l 2 3 4 Press the Scroller Scroll Select the Skip Folder icon Figure 4 17 Scroll to the folder that you want to skip to To resume normal playback press the Scroller again Figure 4 17 A ul fm 4 Skip Folder p This action permanently deletes tracks from your NOMAD MuVo TX To delete a track 1 2 3 In Music mode select the track that you want to delete Press the Scroller scroll Select the Delete icon Figure 4 18 A list appears q e da P d Delete d Figure 4 18 Scroll Select the Delete icon Figure 4 19 The track s name appears onscreen and the track is fad Ka permanently deleted from your player Music mp3 Figure 4 19 Using Your Player 4 14 User Preferences These features are only available in Music Mode and Voice Mode NOMAD hAUVo TX Your player offers many configuration options You can O change the LCD orientation O O O O O 1 2 specify contrast settings change the LCD screen s backlight
20. duration specify how long the player remains inactive before it automatically shuts down select the default language access the information screen Press the Scroller Scroll Select the Settings icon Figure 4 20 A list appears Figure 4 21 A Tt Gi 4 Settings H Figure 4 20 Figure 4 21 Using Your Player 4 15 NOMEBD Movo TX Depending on which configuration option you want follow the corresponding step To rotate the LCD screen 180 degrees Left handed users may find this feature useful E eg r j WW SS Using your left hand Using your right hand Scroll Select the LCD Orientation icon Soe SM po puros The LCD screen rotates 180 degrees Figure 4 22 Sech DATHTE Figure 4 22 Using Your Player 4 16 NOMAD hAUVo TX To set the contrast level for your player s screen 1 Scroll Select the Contrast icon The Contrast screen Figure 4 23 appears 2 Use the Scroller to increase or decrease the LCD contrast The lower the number the lower the LCD Figure 4 23 contrast 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 Select the Idle Shutdown icon 2 Scroll Select the duration you want the player to wait before automatically shutting
21. e com register Benefits include O Service and Product support from Creative O Exclusive updates on promotions and events CREATIVE 1 A Tour of Your Player NOMAD hAUVo TX A Tour of Your Player Your Player at a Glance Earphone connector Play Pause button Scroller Microphone Volume Increase button Volume Decrease button LCD screen CREATIVE Front View Side View A Tour of Your Player 1 1 Button PLAY PAUSE VOLUME INCREASE VOLUME DECREASE SCROLLER laa O gt gt I ogogo O O O OQ What It Does turns the player on and off activates the LCD backlight starts pauses or continues playback increases the volume decreases the volume skips to the previous next track fast forwards rewinds a track scrolls through menu options selects menu options NOMAD hAUVo TX Usage Tips press and hold until the player turns on or off when your player is locked press to turn LCD backlight on press and hold to increase the volume quickly press and hold to decrease the volume quickly during playback turn the Scroller to go to the previous or next track during playback turn and hold the Scroller to fast forward or rewind the track turn the Scroller to scroll through menu options and press the Scroller to select them This action is also referred to as Scroll Select A Tour of Your Player 1 2 Using the Scroller Scroll Select
22. he Track Once icon 4 appears onscreen Playback stops once the track ends Figure 4 10 Using Your Player 4 9 NOMAD hAUVo TX Normal mode Once the Normal mode is enabled each track is played back in a sorted order from the first track to the last 1 Press the Scroller The Main Menu Figure 4 11 appears Figure 4 11 2 Scroll Select the Play Mode icon A list appears O ad 3 Scroll Select the Normal icon Figure 4 12 All A 4 Soa tracks play back normally 4 Normal d Figure 4 12 Using Your Player 4 10 Voice Recording Making a voice recording wi You cannot pause the voice recording NOMAD hAUVo TX A great NOMAD MuVo TX 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 O available space in your player O battery power remaining in your player When recording you will see the time available for recording You will also see a bar showing you the elapsed recording time Elapsed Recording Time Remaining Time Available For Recording To make a voice recording 1 Press the Scroller scroll Select the Record icon Figure 4 13 The recording bar appears onscreen Figure 4 13 2 Press the Play Pause button to start the recording You cannot pause the voice recording Press the Play Pause button again to end the recording A n
23. ip tracks from an audio CD 1 Insert an audio CD into your CD ROM drive 2 Ifyou are not already in Creative MediaSource Organizer click the Player Organizer View button 3 Inthe Sources window select e Audio CD where e represents your CD ROM drive 4 Inthe Content window select the tracks to rip Ctrl click or Shift click to select multiple tracks 5 Drag the selected tracks to PC Music Library in the Source window The Transfer Queue dialog box appears showing the current ripping status Transferring Tracks or Files 3 6 CREATIVE 4 NET aer NOMAD hAUVo TX Using Your Player Turning On Off your Player If your player contains no audio tracks the message No Music or No Voice will appear onscreen depending on whether you are in Music or Voice mode Audio track filenames are sorted in alphanumeric order Your player can function in Music or Voice mode In Music mode only MP3 or WMA files are played back and in Voice mode only recorded voice files are played back To switch between modes see Music Playback on page 4 3 Your player also has Play Modes that allow you to change how your tracks are played back For more information see Play Modes on page 4 5 Remember to unplug the USB Flash Drive from your computer and insert it into the battery module before turning on the player To turn on your player Press and hold the Play Pause button until your player turns on The
24. ith the 8 3 or 9 3 file naming convention for example 12345678 MP3 you can store up to 256 files in your player s root directory Note that a folder is considered as one file O If your files are comply with the 8 3 file naming convention and have a mix of upper and lower case letters you can store up to 128 files in your player s root directory O If you are using a very long file name the maximum number of files you can store in your player s root directory is dependant on the number of characters in the file name Can I use the NOMAD MuVo TX for portable data storage Yes you can have to change the battery quite often Is there anything can do to make it last longer Some operations consume more battery power O along backlight timeout setting A shorter timeout conserves battery power O a high contrast setting Position the player so that you can read the display without using a high contrast setting too much use of fast forward reverse turning the player on off too many times use of passive speakers or high powered headphones playback of WMA files O O O Q FAQs and Troubleshooting C 4 NOMAD Movo TX Digital Rig hts Can I play DRM protected WMA files on my Nomad MuVo TX Management es FAQs and Troubleshooting C 5
25. r before trying out any of the installed applications NOMAD hAUVo TX Only basic instructions on how to use MediaSource with your player are provided in this chapter extensive instructions are found in the MediaSource Help file With Creative MediaSource you can transfer files and audio tracks to and from your player Using Creative MediaSource 1 If you are not already in Creative MediaSource Organizer click the Player Organizer View button 2 Click the Show Hide Right Panel button 3 Inthe Sources window select the source device If you are transferring files from PC Music Library to a portable hard disk select PC Music Library as your source 4 Inthe Content window select the tracks to transfer CTRL click to select multiple tracks 5 Inthe Right Panel window click the Source bar and select the destination 6 Click the Destination Transfer button to transfer the selected tracks The Now Transferring dialog box appears showing the current transfer Status Using Windows Explorer 1 On your desktop right click the My Computer icon and then click Explore 2 Drag and drop tracks files into your player Transferring Tracks or Files 3 3 Editing audio track information NOMAD hAUVo TX You may need to edit track information when the information is incomplete or wrong To edit information about a track 1 2 EZ If you are not already in Creative MediaSource Organizer click the Pl
26. rding cannot proceed battery is depleted player cannot start Up NOMAD Movo TX Suggested Action O check that the file you are trying to play back is a WMA MP3 or recorded voice file O check that your recorded voice file is not corrupted O clear your player s memory O delete some files O insert a new battery Onscreen Diagram and Icon Guide B 5 CREATIVE Frequently Asked Questions and Troubleshooting NOMAD hAUVo TX FAQs and Troubleshooting AutoPlay What do I do when the installation does not start automatically after the Installation CD is inserted The AutoPlay feature in your Windows system may not be enabled To start the installation program through the My Computer shortcut menu 1 On your Windows desktop double click the My Computer icon 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 gt Settings gt Control Panel 5 Double click the System icon The System Properties dialog box appears Click the Device Manager tab and select your CD ROM drive Click the Properties button Click the Settings tab and then select Auto Insert Notification Click the OK button To start the installation program through Windows Explorer 1 in Windows Explorer search and locate the d ctrun folder replace d with the drive letter of your CD ROM drive 2 Double click
27. reen when the associated playback action is used Icon NOMAD hAUVo TX Action Meaning Play Pause Stop Forward Reverse Skip forward Skip back Onscreen Diagram and Icon Guide B 2 Play Mode Icons Icon 41 b dpi ae Geo m1 NOMAD hAUVo TX Action Meaning Repeat Track Repeat Folder Repeat All Shuffle Once Shuffle Repeat Shuffle Folder Track Once Repeats a selected section of a track Onscreen Diagram and Icon Guide B 3 NOMAD Movo TX Error Diag rams lf an error occurs you may see the following diagram indicating the general nature of the problem Diagram Likely Causes Suggested Action O physical defects weg O numerous high O call Technical Support impact shocks O download a newer O unexpected power KR firmware version Eu loss while saving Solinas O reload firmware 9 O call Technical Support O player is unable to perform the selected O clear your player s Mot compatible system ef Or task for example memory deleting a file O call Technical Support O check that the file Error system g formatting is FAT only O use ScanDisk to check your player O corrupted file system Onscreen Diagram and Icon Guide B 4 Diagram Format error VU O0UUU1 W A File error VOC OO0001 w A Disk Full d Likely Causes unsupported file format corrupted audio file the player s low remaining storage space will be depleted reco
28. reverse during playback e using passive speakers or high power headphones e long backlight timeout setting more than 10 secs e playback of WMA files with a high bitrate and or heavy bass Oo Interface LI USB 2 0 Playback Formats Q MP3 at 8 11 025 12 16 22 05 24 32 44 1 and 48 kHz Q WMA at 8 11 025 16 22 05 32 44 1 and 48 kHz Voice Recording LY IMA ADPCM at 8 kHz 4 bit Mono Formats Battery life estimated for playback of tracks encoded at 128 kbps Technical Specifications A 1 Signal to Noise Ratio Channel Separation Frequency Response Harmonic Distortion Operating System Firmware Headphone Out LCD Display Data Connector Firmware Support U L Up to 90 dB Up to 63 dB 20 Hz 20000 Hz lt 0 05 Upgradeable via Internet 1 8 stereo minijack 5 7 mW Large 96 x 32 pixel blue EL backlit display USB 1 1 USB 2 0 LJ Programmable Firmware upgrades are available from www NOMADworld com NOMAD hAUVo TX Technical Specifications A 2 CREATIVE Onscreen Diagram and Icon Guide NOMAD Movo TX Onscreen Diagram and Icon Guide Information Diagram Action Meaning Diagrams St O your player is connected to your computer To EP den use your player disconnect it from your computer lt a Epp Die O files are being transferred to your player Onscreen Diagram and Icon Guide B 1 Playback Icons di The following icons appear onsc
29. rs Figure 4 6 ABR Fi FE 3 Depending on which mode you want follow the A B d corresponding step Figure 4 6 To repeat a track in the Playing List Scroll Select the Repeat Track icon The Repeat Track icon 11 appears onscreen and the track is repeated continuously until you stop it or skip to another track To repeat a folder Scroll Select the Repeat Folder icon The Repeat Folder icon 4 appears onscreen and tracks in the current folder is repeated continuously until you stop it or skip to another folder Using Your Player 4 6 Ku A 7 A portion of a track can only be repeated once marking a new portion will automatically remove any markers in the track NOMAD hAUVo TX To repeat all tracks Scroll Select the Repeat All icon The Repeat All icon appears onscreen and all tracks are repeated continuously until you stop playback To repeat a portion of a track 1 2 Scroll Select the A B icon The Bnp icon appears prompting you to select a start point for the portion of music to repeat Press the Scroller to mark the begining of the portion you wish to repeat The AE icon appears prompting you to select an end point for the repeat function Press the Scroller again to mark the end point of the portion of music to repeat The marked portion of music is played back repeatedly To resume normal playback enable Normal mode as described in Normal mode on page 4 10
30. sfer tracks files If you wish to download additional music tracks to your player you can either download music tracks from Internet music sites see Downloading from the internet on page 3 2 or rip them from audio CDs to your computer Music files must however be encoded into the supported formats MP3 or WMA file formats then transferred to your player with Creative MediaSource Organizer Data files can also be transferred and stored in your player For example if you want to transfer a large presentation or graphic file from one computer to another Transferring Tracks or Files 3 1 Downloading from the internet wi It is illegal to encode MP3 files for trade or sale unless you have the express or explicit permission of the copyright holder s NOMAD hAUVo TX 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 o 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 Transferring Tracks or Files 3 2 Creative MediaSource Transferring Tracks or Files You must restart your compute
31. urce Organizer you can rip tracks from most audio CDs 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 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 a lossy compression method where some data is loss during compression However using the standard sampling rate 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 and may result in better audio quality Use Creative MediaSource Organizer to extract audio tracks and encode MP3s You can rip an audio CD s tracks to your player hard disk or PC Music Library You can choose to rip an entire CD or selected tracks from the audio CD Transferring Tracks or Files 3 5 NOMAD Movo TX To rip a CD 1 Insert an audio CD into your CD ROM drive 2 Ifyou are not already in Creative MediaSource Organizer click the Player Organizer View button 3 Inthe Sources window select e Audio CD where e represents your CD ROM drive 4 Inthe Task bar click the Rip Now button To r
32. yback time WI O your player s battery is 60 full available depends on various factors for Ee homo a O your player s battery is 30 full information see Usage on page C 3 i O your player s battery is nearly O change the battery at the empty earliest opportunity Getting Started 2 2 NOMAD hAUVo TX Installing Your NOMAD MuVo TX comes with drivers for all operating systems together with software that helps you create audio tracks manage your Drivers and music library and use your player Software 1 Make sure that your player is not connected to your computer e 2 Insert the Installation CD into your CD ROM drive E The disc supports Windows AutoPlay mode and starts running automatically If not you need to enable your CD ROM drive s auto Windows 98 SE users insert notification feature For more details see AutoPlay on page C 1 e 3 Click the Install software for NOMAD MuVo TX option to select it files to the player 4 Click the OK button 5 Follow the onscreen instructions to complete the installation q 6 If prompted restart your computer To install the software Windows 2000 XP users must log in as the computer administrator For more information refer to your operating system s online Help Getting Started 2 3 Connecting the USB Flash Drive to your Computer Your computer s USB port may be located on the back panel If your USB Flash Drive does not fit into the USB port
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