User's Guide MuVo TX FM 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 © 2004 Creative Technology Ltd. All rights reserved. Version 1.0 April 2004 MuVo and the Creative logo are trademarks or registered trademarks of Creative Technology Ltd. in the United States and/or other countries. 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 CDDB, Inc. All other products are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective owners. Contents Contents Safety and Handling Instructions Caring For Your Player ................................................................ vi Introduction Before You Begin Package Contents ..................................................................... viii Software Included ...................................................................... viii Creative Media Detector ................................................ viii Creative MediaSource ..................................................... ix Creative MediaSource Player .............................. ix Creative MediaSource Organizer ........................ ix Adobe Acrobat Reader ..................................................... x Minimum System Requirements ................................................. x Document Conventions ............................................................... xi Web Information ......................................................................... xii Online Registration ..................................................................... xii 1 A Tour of Your Player Your Player at a Glance ........................................................... Using the Scroller ..................................................................... Scroll Select .................................................................. Selecting menu options ................................................ 1-1 1-3 1-3 1-3 ii 2 Getting Started Inserting the Battery ................................................................. Power Source and Level Indicators .............................. Installing Drivers and Software ................................................. Connecting the USB Flash Drive to your Computer ................. 2-1 2-2 2-3 2-4 3 Transferring Tracks or Files Downloading from the internet ................................................. Creative MediaSource .............................................................. Transferring Tracks or Files .......................................... Editing audio track information ..................................... Ripping Audio CD Tracks ............................................. 3-2 3-3 3-3 3-4 3-5 4 Using Your Player Turning On/Off your Player ...................................................... 4-2 Disconnecting your Player ........................................................ 4-3 Music Playback ........................................................................ 4-4 Playing music tracks ..................................................... 4-5 Play Modes ............................................................................... 4-6 Repeating music ........................................................... 4-7 Shuffling music ............................................................. 4-9 Playing a track once ................................................... 4-10 Normal mode .............................................................. 4-11 Listening to FM Radio ............................................................ 4-11 Voice Recording ..................................................................... 4-17 Making a voice recording ............................................ 4-17 Recording FM Radio ................................................... 4-18 Playing Recordings ................................................................ 4-19 iii EQ Settings ............................................................................ Enhancing Your Music ................................................ Skipping Folders ..................................................................... Deleting Tracks ...................................................................... User Preferences ................................................................... Rotating the LCD screen ............................................ Locking and unlocking your Player ......................................... Formatting Your Player .......................................................... 4-21 4-21 4-23 4-23 4-24 4-25 4-27 4-28 Appendixes A Technical Specifications Size ................................................................... Weight ............................................................... Capacity ............................................................ Battery type ....................................................... Battery Life (playback time) .............................. Playback Formats ............................................. Recording Formats ........................................... Signal to Noise Ratio ........................................ Channel Separation .......................................... Frequency Response ........................................ Harmonic Distortion .......................................... Operating System/Firmware ............................. Headphone Out ................................................ LCD Display ...................................................... Data Connector ................................................. Firmware Support ............................................. A-1 A-1 A-1 A-1 A-1 A-1 A-1 A-1 A-2 A-2 A-2 A-2 A-2 A-2 A-2 A-2 iv B Onscreen Diagram and Icon Guide Information Diagrams ............................................................... Playback Icons ......................................................................... Play Mode Icons ....................................................................... Error Diagrams ......................................................................... B-1 B-2 B-3 B-4 C FAQs and Troubleshooting AutoPlay ................................................................................... General ..................................................................................... Usage ....................................................................................... Digital Rights Management ...................................................... C-1 C-2 C-3 C-4 v Safety and Handling Instructions Caring For Your Player While your player is quite robust, observing these handling procedures will prolong its life. Do not store or use in areas exceeding 45ºC or 113ºF. Do not subject to excessive force or impact. Do not expose to heat or incinerate. Keep away from excessive moisture. Keep away from strong magnetic fields. Do not dismantle. vi Introduction Congratulations on making an excellent decision in purchasing the Creative MuVo® TX FM! Your new multi-format portable player allows you to store songs in the player's Music Library and also comes equipped with an USB 2.0TM connector, so you can transfer audio tracks and data quickly and easily. With your player's built-in microphone you can record your voice, and with the FM radio, you can listen to and record your favorite radio stations. Your player also supports Advanced EQ features for audio enhancement. Your portable digital audio player supports multiple audio file formats, including MP3 and WMA. Recordings are saved in IMA ADPCM formats -- mono for voice and stereo for FM radio. Your player supports WMA files protected with Digital Rights Management (DRM). vii Before You Begin Package Contents Contents may vary depending on product model and region of purchase. MuVo TX FM (consists of one USB Flash Drive and one battery module) Armband or neckstrap Installation CD incorporating PDF User's Guide Quick Start Booklet Stereo earphones One AAA size battery Software Included Creative Media Detector Creative Media Detector Creative MediaSource Adobe Acrobat Reader Media Detector makes it easy for you to access multimedia content from 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 digital audio players. Upon recognition, the content in the media automatically starts playing. viii Creative MediaSource 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 MediaSource Player and Organizer. For more information and usage details on Creative MediaSource, refer to its online Help. Creative MediaSource Player Unlike other media players, Creative MediaSource Player provides exclusive features (such as SmartFit), specially designed to manage and configure your MuVo TX FM more efficiently. With Creative MediaSource Player, you can play back a wide variety of digital audio and video formats such as MP3, WMA, WAV, Audio CD, Midi, VCD and AVI 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: rip Audio CDs and create high quality digital audio files (up to 320 kbps for MP3 and 160 kbps for WMA). configure the settings for the MuVo TX FM with Creative MediaSource while it is connected to your computer. "squeeze" more audio tracks into your player with SmartFit, which employs intelligent track management and WMA compression. view the contents of your computer and your MuVo TX FM using the dualwindow transfer panel, convenient for file transfer. locate songs in a few seconds, just by typing some keywords into the sophisticated music search engine. ix Creative MediaSource Organizer Adobe Acrobat Reader 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. 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. Microsoft® Windows® XP, Windows 2000, Windows Millennium Edition (Me) or Windows 98 Second Edition (SE) Intel® Pentium® II 350 MHz, AMD® K6-2® 450 MHz or better processor (Pentium III 450 MHz or higher recommended for MP3 encoding) CD-ROM drive with digital audio extraction support USB 1.1 port (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) x Document Conventions We use icons to highlight useful or urgent information for you: Tip. This tells you about shortcuts or hints relating to a feature. Note. This highlights additional or important information about a feature. Caution! This highlights proper usage of your 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 The driver updates only work with MuVo TX FM players. Do not install these updates if you own a NOMAD MuVo or NOMAD MuVo NX player. Visit www.creative.com regularly for information on: Firmware updates MuVo accessories Tips and tricks FAQs Troubleshooting Documentation updates Software updates or purchases Technologies used in your player An online glossary Online Registration Enjoy a host of benefits by registering your product during installation, or at www.creative.com/register. Benefits include: Service and Product support from Creative Exclusive update ...