User manual CREATIVE ZEN NOMAD JUKEBOX NX

User's Guide User's Guide Creative NOMAD Jukebox Zen NX Information in this document is subject to change without notice and does not represent a commitment on the part of Creative Technology Ltd. No part of this manual may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including 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 May 2003 Sound Blaster, the Sound Blaster logo, and the Creative logo are registered trademarks, and Sound Blaster Live!, 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 trademark of Toshiba Corp. MP3.com and the MP3.com logo are trademarks of MP3.com, Inc. All other products are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective owners. Contents Contents Safety and Handling Instructions Caring For Your Player .................................................................. xiii Battery Usage Precautions ........................................................... xiv Introduction Before You Begin Package Contents ......................................................................... xviii Hardware ............................................................................... xviii Software ................................................................................. xviii Creative MediaSource Player .......................................... xix Creative MediaSource Organizer ..................................... xix Creative File Manager 2 .................................................... xx Adobe Acrobat Reader ..................................................... xx Minimum System Requirements ................................................... xxi Document Conventions ................................................................. xxii Web Information ............................................................................ xxiii Optional Player Accessories ........................................................ xxiv Online Registration ........................................................................ xxv 1 A Tour of Your Player Your Player at a Glance ................................................................ Using the Scroller .......................................................................... Scroll Select ........................................................................... Selecting menu options .......................................................... 1-1 1-2 1-2 1-3 vii Selecting list and confirmation box options ..................... 1-3 2 Getting Started Inserting the battery ...................................................................... Charging the Battery ..................................................................... Power Source and Level Indicators ....................................... Installing Software ......................................................................... Connecting your Player to your Computer .................................... Transferring Music ........................................................................ Downloading from the internet ............................................... Ripping from a CD ................................................................. 2-1 2-3 2-4 2-5 2-6 2-7 2-8 2-8 3 Playing and Managing Your Music Playing Music ................................................................................ 3-1 Music Playback ...................................................................... 3-1 Playing the Selected Music List ...................................... 3-1 Playing all tracks in your player ...................................... 3-2 Play Modes ................................................................................... 3-3 Repeating music .................................................................... 3-3 Shuffling music ....................................................................... 3-4 Playing a track once ............................................................... 3-5 Normal mode ......................................................................... 3-6 Bookmarking a track ..................................................................... 3-7 Organizing your Music .................................................................. 3-9 Using the Music Library ......................................................... 3-9 Finding a Music Track in the Music Library .......................... 3-10 Adding Music Tracks to the Selected Music List .................. 3-11 Viewing Track Information in the Music Library ................... 3-13 viii Deleting Music Tracks from the Music Library ..................... Using the Selected Music List ..................................................... Viewing music tracks in the Selected Music List .................. Viewing track information in the Selected Music List ........... Removing music tracks from the Selected Music List .......... Rearranging the Selected Music List ................................... Saving the Selected Music List as a playlist ........................ Enhancing Your Music ................................................................ Using EAX ............................................................................ Customizing EQ Settings in EAX ......................................... 3-14 3-16 3-16 3-18 3-19 3-21 3-23 3-25 3-25 3-27 4 Software Applications About Creative MediaSource and File Manager 2 ........................ Using Creative MediaSource ................................................. Ripping Audio CD Tracks ................................................ Transferring tracks .......................................................... Editing audio track information ........................................ Creating a playlist ........................................................... Adding audio tracks to a playlist ..................................... Changing the playback order in a playlist ....................... Deleting a playlist ............................................................ Using File Manager 2 ............................................................. Creating a folder ............................................................. Opening a folder ............................................................. Deleting a file or folder .................................................... Changing the name of a file or folder .............................. 4-1 4-2 4-2 4-3 4-4 4-5 4-6 4-6 4-6 4-7 4-7 4-7 4-8 4-8 Appendixes ix A Technical Specifications Size ................................................................................. Weight ............................................................................. Memory ........................................................................... Capacity .......................................................................... Battery type ..................................................................... Battery Life (playback time) ............................................ Interface .......................................................................... Playback Formats ........................................................... Signal to Noise Ratio ...................................................... Channel Separation ........................................................ THD ................................................................................. Frequency Response ...................................................... Harmonic Distortion ........................................................ Operating System/Firmware ........................................... Headphone Out ............................................................... LCD Display .................................................................... Data Connector ............................................................... EAX ................................................................................. Playback Speed .............................................................. 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 A-2 A-3 A-3 A-3 B Onscreen Diagram and Icon Guide Information Diagrams .................................................................... Playback Icons .............................................................................. Selected Music List Icons .............................................................. Play Mode Icons ............................................................................ Navigational Icons ......................................................................... B-1 B-2 B-3 B-4 B-5 x C Frequently Asked Questions and Error Diagrams AutoPlay ........................................................................................ Features ........................................................................................ General ......................................................................................... Maintenance .................................................................................. Usage ............................................................................................ Error Diagrams .............................................................................. C-1 C-2 C-2 C-5 C-5 C-7 D User Preferences Setting User Preferences .............................................................. Personalize your Jukebox ..................................................... Profiles ................................................................................... Using Sleep Timer .......................................................... Contrast ................................................................................. Language Settings ................................................................. Menu Language .............................................................. Input Language ............................................................... Time and Date ....................................................................... Setting time and date ...................................................... Setting Wake-To-Music ................................................... Accessing the Information Screen ......................................... Resetting your Player's Settings ............................................ Resetting your Player ............................................................. Locking and unlocking your Player ........................................ To lock your player .......................................................... To unlock your player ...................................................... D-1 D-1 D-2 D-3 D-3 D-3 D-4 D-4 D-4 D-4 D-5 D-5 D-6 D-6 D-7 D-7 D-7 xi Safety and Handling Instructions 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 expose to heat or incinerate. Do not subject to excessive force or impact. Keep away from excessive moisture. Keep away from strong magnetic fields. Do not dismantle. Safety and Handling Instructions xiii Battery Usage Precautions When charging or handling your player's battery, take note of these precautions: Do not expose to heat or fire. Avoid contact with metal objects like keys or necklaces. Store away from direct sunlight. Never modify or disassemble the battery. If there is leakage, 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. Do not pierce or crush. Avoid contact with moisture. Do not store or use in areas exceeding 45ºC or 113ºF. Safety and Handling Instructions xiv Introduction Introduction Congratulations on making an excellent decision in purchasing the Creative NOMAD Jukebox Zen NX! The product name may vary from country to country. Your new multi-format portable player is extremely lightweight, just about 8.0 ounces (226 grams). Even though it is no bigger than a normal portable cassette player, you can store thousands of songs in the player's music library. Your player also comes equipped with an USB 2.0TM connector, so you can transfer audio tracks and data quickly and easily. Unlike other hardware-based players, the NOMAD Jukebox Zen NX 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 EAXTM 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, WMA and WAV. Introduction xvi Before You Begin Before You Begin Package Contents Hardware NOMAD Jukebox Zen NX Player (with removable battery) AC Power Adapter Installation CD incorporating PDF User's Guide Quick Start leaflet Stereo headphones USB cable Protective pouch Lithium-ion rechargeable battery Creative MediaSource Player Creative MediaSource Organizer Creative File Manager 2 Adobe Acrobat Reader Software Before You Begin xviii Creative MediaSource Player Creative MediaSource Player is the only software you will need for music and multimedia entertainment. Unlike other media players, Creative MediaSource Player is specially designed to access the power of NOMAD Jukebox Zen NX's hardware. With it, you can: play back music and multimedia files: MP3, WAV, WMA, WMV, NVF, VideoCD, etc* enhance playback of ordinary music with surround effects using EAX vary the speed of audio playback without affecting the pitch (Time Scaling)* use Smart Volume Management to play back a list of songs at a similar volume level even if they were originally recorded at different loudness levels* switch between Creative MediaSource Organizer and Creative MediaSource Player with just a click of the mouse Managing a huge collection of audio CDs and MP3 files can be a headache. With Creative MediaSource Organizer, you can find any track easily, no matter where it is stored on your hard disk or external storage devices. Creative MediaSource Organizer * To enjoy this feature, you must have a Creative Sound Blaster Audigy 2 audio card installed in your system. Before You Begin xix Creative File Manager 2 Creative File Manager 2 helps you manage your player's audio tracks and data files within Windows® Explorer. With Creative File Manager 2, you can conveniently organize and transfer files between your computer and your NOMAD Jukebox, or between different NOMAD Jukeboxes, using familiar Windows methods, such as Drag-andDrop and Cut-and-Paste. As Creative File Manager 2 has been integrated with Microsoft Windows Explorer, you can easily copy or move data files to and from your player, just like a portable storage device. Creative File Manager 2 also lets you copy audio tracks to your player's Music Library. However, you will not be able to view your player's Music Library with Creative File Manager 2. For more audio track management options for your player, it is recommend that you use Creative MediaSource instead. Adobe Acrobat Reader Adobe Acrobat Reader is a software that lets you view and print Adobe Portable Document Format (PDF) files on all major computer platforms. Before You Begin xx 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® 98 Second Edition (SE), Windows 2000, Windows Millennium Edition (Me) or Windows XP Intel® Pentium® II 233 MHz, AMD®-K6-2® 266 MHz or better processor (Pentium III 450 MHz or higher recommended for MP3 encoding) Sound Blaster Live!TM, Sound Blaster AudigyTM or Sound Blaster ExtigyTM for EAX enhanced MP3 encoding CD-ROM drive with digital audio extraction support USB 1.1 or 2.0 port 64 MB RAM (128 Megabytes recommended) 30 MB free hard disk space (more needed for storing audio) Internet connection for Internet content downloading and CDDB2TM support (any charges incurred are the responsibility of the user) Installed mouse SVGA graphics adapter (256 colors, 800 x 600 resolution or better) Before You Begin xxi Document Conventions We use icons to highlight useful or urgent information for you: Tip. This tells you about shortcuts or hints relating to a feature. Note. This highlights additional or important information about a feature. Caution! This highlights proper usage of your player. Use this information to avoid situations involving risk. Warning! This warns you of possible hazards to yourself or your player, which may result in injury or damage. Before You Begin xxii Web Information 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 Before You Begin xxiii Optional Player Accessories Car Kit The Car Kit comes with a Cassette Adapter that connects your player to a car cassette player. Removable battery You can get an additional removable Lithium-Ion battery for your battery. Visit www.NOMADworld.com to learn more about these accessories. Before You Begin xxiv Online Registration Enjoy a host of benefits by registering your products during installation, or at www.creative.com/register. Benefits include: Service and Product support from Creative. Exclusive updates on promotions and events! To register online, your player must be connected to the computer. Before You Begin xxv A Tour of Your Player A Tour of Your Player Your Player at a Glance LCD screen Forward/Reverse button Play/Pause button Scroller Menu button USB connector connects a USB cable from your player to your computer to transfer data or audio Power adapter connector Headphones connector connects to your headphones. Power button Back button Volume button Reset button Open switch To change or insert the battery, push the switch to the right to open your player's cover. A Tour of Your Player 1-1 Using the Scroller Scroll Select The Scroller is one of the most important features of your NOMAD Jukebox Zen NX. 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. To "Scroll Select", use the Scroller to scroll to the option you want, and select the option by pressing the Scroller. The Scroller (side view) Use the Scroller to scroll through options Press the Scroller to select an 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. A Tour of Your Player 1-2 Selecting menu options You can use the Scroller to make selections in menus. For example, if you are looking at the Menu screen: From the Menu screen to the 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 confirmation box options You can also use the Scroller to select confirmation boxes or options in a list. Scroller options Constructing a title from a list Unlocking the player 1. Move the Scroller to scroll through the options. 2. Press the Scroller to select the option. A Tour of Your Player 1-3 Button POWER What It Does Usage Tips press and hold until player turns on or off when the player is turned on, press this button. The Lock player? window appears. Use the scroller and select the check mark icon. turns the player on and off disables all buttons except for the scroller MENU accesses most of your player's features activates LCD backlight FORWARD/ REVERSE skips to the next track skips forward to portions of a track when you press and hold the button skips to the beginning of the current track, or to the previous track skips to previous portions of a track when you press and hold the button to skip forward or go back to another track, press the Menu button, and then Scroll Select Selected Music to get to the Selected Music screen. Use the scroller and select the track you want to skip to. to play a track from the Music Library screens, press and hold this button PLAY/PAUSE starts, pauses, stops or continues playback A Tour of Your Player 1-4 Button VOLUME What It Does Usage Tips press and hold the end of the button to increase the volume quickly press and hold the end of the button to decrease the volume quickly turn the Scroller to scroll through menu options and press the Scroller to select them. This action is also referred to as "Scroll Select". To Scroll tracks continuously, hold the Scroller until you reach the track that you want. increases the volume decreases the volume SCROLLER scrolls up and down menus selects menu options BACK goes to previously accessed screens RESET OPEN SWITCH resets your player if it stops reponding To change or insert the battery, push the switch to the right to open your player's cover. insert the end of a thin object, like a paper clip, into the button A Tour of Your Player 1-5 Getting Started Getting Started Inserting the battery 1. Push the Open switch to the right as shown in Figure 2-1. The cover pops open. Open switch Figure 2-1: Opening the cover. 2. Insert the battery into your player. 3. Position the hooks of cover over the openings as shown in Figure 2-2. Hook Opening Figure 2-2: Positioning hooks of cover. Getting Started 2-1 4. Press the cover gently to snap shut as shown in Figure 2-3. Figure 2-3: Securing the cover. Getting Started 2-2 Charging the Battery The high performance lithium-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. To charge your player's battery: 1. Connect your player to the wall outlet (Figure 2-4). Your player will turn itself on. 2. Check the battery icon to see when the battery is fully charged. Power socket AC adapter connector Figure 2-4: Connecting the player to a power socket. Getting Started 2-3 Power Source and Level Indicators Icon Your player displays one of the following icons, depending on the battery's charged status or the power source (battery or electrical power). What the icon means your player is running from electrical power only your player is running from battery power only your player's battery is 60% full your player's battery is 30% full Notes this battery state icon shows that the battery is fully charged recharge the battery at the earliest opportunity your player is running from electrical power and is charging the battery charge the battery fully before disconnecting the player from the power outlet while charging, the icon will alternate between this icon and a battery state icon, showing the approximate level of charge your player is running from electrical power and has finished charging the battery to use battery power, disconnect the player from the power outlet Getting Started 2-4 Installing Software Your NOMAD Jukebox Zen NX 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 Installation CD supports Windows AutoPlay mode and starts running automatically. If not, you need to enable your CD-ROM drive's auto-insert notification feature. For more details see "AutoPlay" on page C-1. 4. Click the Install software for NOMAD Jukebox Zen NX option to select it. 5. Click the OK button. 6. Click the Next button to register with Creative, so that you will be updated on new developments for your Jukebox. 7. Follow the onscreen instructions. 8. When prompted to restart your computer, leave the CD in the CD-ROM drive, and then click the Yes, I want to restart my computer now option to select it. 9. Click the Finish button to complete the installation. You must restart your computer before trying out any of the installed applications. You can also select the language that your player's screens appear in. See "Language Settings" on page D-3. Getting Started 2-5 Connecting your Player to your Computer You are now ready to connect your player to your computer. Your NOMAD Jukebox Zen NX comes with a USB 2.0 cable for fast data transfers to and from your computer. Be sure that you have installed Creative MediaSource before connecting your player. USB port You can listen to your player's preloaded music immediately by pressing the Play button. Basic instructions on how to use Creative MediaSource are provided in "Using Creative MediaSource" on page 4-2. Basic instructions on how to use File Manager are provided in "Using File Manager 2" on page 4-7. Getting Started 2-6 Transferring Music Audio selections have been preloaded to your player to get you started quickly. If you wish to listen to music immediately, simply press the Play button . However, 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 2-8) or have them "ripped" from audio CDs to your computer. Music files must, however, be encoded into the supported formats (MP3, WMA or WAV file formats), then transferred to your player with Creative MediaSource Organizer. Data files can also be transferred and stored in your player. 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 2 application. Getting Started 2-7 Downloading from the internet 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): NOMADWorld http://www.NOMADworld.com AMP3.com http://www.amp3.com It is illegal to encode MP3 files for trade or sale unless you have the express or explicit permission of the copyright holder(s). SoundClick.com http://www.soundclick.com ArtistOne.com http://www.artistone.com Epitonic.com http://www.epitonic.com Soundbuzz.com http://www.soundbuzz.com Follow the instructions on the site and download the music files to your computer. Ripping from a CD 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 MediaSource 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: CD-ROM drive speed defects, like scratches on the audio CD error-checking features on the CD-ROM drive Getting Started 2-8 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 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, with better audio quality. Use Creative MediaSource Organizer to extract audio tracks and encode MP3s. See the Creative MediaSource Organizer online Help for more information. Getting Started 2-9 Playing and Managing Your Music Playing and Managing Your Music Playing Music Music Playback Audio selections and an Audio Tour of your NOMAD Jukebox Zen NX have been preloaded to your player to get you started quickly. You can add audio selections from the NOMAD Jukebox Zen NX's Music Library to the player's Selected Music List as described in "Adding Music Tracks to the Selected Music List" on page 3-11, then play back the entire Selected Music List. To add audio tracks to NOMAD Jukebox Zen NX's Music Library, see "Using Creative MediaSource" on page 4-2. Playing the Selected Music List Follow these steps to play the Selected Music List. 1. Press the Play button . The Play icon appears onscreen and the Selected Music List is played back, from the first track to the last. 2. Press the Menu button . Playing and Managing Your Music 3-1 3. Scroll Select Selected Music. The upper-left corner of the screen will display the Selected Music List icon. Selected Music List icon Audio Selections 4. Press the Back button again to display the Menu screen. 5. Scroll Select Now Playing, 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 Now Playing icon. Now Playing Icon Elapsed Time Bar Track Title Album Title Playing all tracks in your player Follow these steps to play all audio tracks in your player. 1. Press the Menu button . 2. Scroll Select Music Library. 3. Scroll Select Play any track. All the tracks in your player are automatically added to the Selected Music List and are played back randomly. Playing and Managing Your Music 3-2 Play Modes Your player has Play Modes that allow you to change how your Selected Music List is played back. The following Play Modes are available: Repeat track Repeat all Shuffle Shuffle repeat Track once Normal Play Modes are disabled by enabling the "Normal" mode as described in "Normal mode" on page 3-6. Repeating music You can choose to repeat a track or repeat the whole Selected Music List. If there is only one track in the Selected Music List when "Repeat All" is enabled, that track will be repeated continuously. 1. Press the Menu button . 2. Scroll Select Selected Music. The Selected Music List screen appears. 3. Press the Scroller. A list appears. 4. Scroll Select Play Mode.... A list appears. 5. Depending on which mode you want, follow the corresponding step: To repeat a track in the Selected Music List Scroll Select Repeat track. The Repeat Track icon appears onscreen and the track is repeated continuously until you stop it. Playing and Managing Your Music 3-3 To repeat the whole Selected Music List Scroll Select Repeat All. The Repeat All icon appears onscreen and the Selected Music List is repeated continuously until you stop it. Shuffling music The Shuffle Play Mode can be used once ("Shuffle") or continuously ("Shuffle Repeat"). If there is only one track in the Selected Music List when "Shuffle Repeat" is enabled, that track will be repeated continuously. 1. Press the Menu button . 2. Scroll Select Selected Music. The Selected Music List screen appears. 3. Press the Scroller. A list appears. 4. Scroll Select Play Mode.... A list appears. 5. Depending on which mode you want, follow the corresponding step: To Shuffle the Selected Music List once Scroll Select Shuffle. The Shuffle icon appears onscreen and a track is selected at random and played back. The Selected Music List stops playing once all the tracks in the Selected Music List are played back once. Playing and Managing Your Music 3-4 To Shuffle Repeat the Selected Music 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. Playing a track once When the Selected Music List is played normally, each track in the Selected Music List is played, from the first track to the last. However, when the Track Once Play Mode is enabled, playback stops once the current track ends. 1. Press the Menu button . 2. Scroll Select Now Playing. The Now Playing screen appears. 3. Press the Scroller. A list appears. 4. Scroll Select Play Mode.... A list appears. 5. Scroll Select Track Once. The Track Once icon appears onscreen. The Selected Music List stops playing once the track ends. Playing and Managing Your Music 3-5 Normal mode Once the Normal mode is enabled, each track in the Selected Music List is played, from the first track to the last. 1. Press the Menu button . 2. Scroll Select Selected Music. The Selected Music List screen appears. 3. Press the Scroller. A list appears. 4. Scroll Select Play Mode.... A list appears. 5. Scroll Select Normal. The Selected Music List plays back normally. Playing and Managing Your Music 3-6 Bookmarking a track 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. A track can only be bookmarked once; setting a new bookmark will automatically remove any previous bookmark in the track. 1. Press the Menu button . 2. Scroll Select Now Playing. The Now Playing screen appears. 3. Press the Scroller. A list appears. 4. 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 point. To play the track from the bookmarked point Scroll Select Go to Bookmark. The track plays from the bookmarked point. Playing and Managing Your Music 3-7 To remove a bookmark Scroll Select Clear Bookmark. A message box appears, telling you that the bookmark has been cleared. Playing and Managing Your Music 3-8 Organizing your Music To effectively manage the music in your player, you should be familiar with what the Music Library, Selected Music List and Playlists are. These will be described extensively in the following sections: "Using the Music Library" on page 3-9 "Using the Selected Music List" on page 3-16 Using the Music Library When audio tracks are transferred to your player, they are organized into the following Music Library categories: To transfer audio tracks to NOMAD Jukebox Zen NX's Music Library, see "Using Creative MediaSource" on page 4-2. Playlists Albums Artists Genres All Tracks All transferred tracks can be found in the "All Tracks" category, but depending on your Creative MediaSource 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 movie "The Big Sneeze". 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. You can use the Music Library to: Modifying or renaming albums, artists, or genres must be done in Creative MediaSource. Only Selected Music Lists can be renamed in the player. Add audio selections to the Selected Music List Find tracks, playlists, albums, artists or genres View track information Delete tracks, playlists, albums, artists or genres Preview a track Playing and Managing Your Music 3-9 Finding a Music Track in the Music Library In the following example, you will be shown how to find a track by navigating through your Music Library. 1. Press the Menu button . 2. Scroll Select Music Library. 3. Scroll Select an audio category. For example, if you want to find a track in a particular album, Scroll Select Albums. Note: If Scroll Selecting All Tracks, go to Step 5. 4. Scroll Select the sub-category. For example, under Albums, Scroll Select an album title. A list appears. 5. Scroll Select Open. The tracks within the sub-category appear. Playing and Managing Your Music 3-10 Adding Music Tracks to the Selected Music List Audio selections from the Music Library can either be added sequentially after selections already in the Selected Music List ("Add to Play") or placed at the front of the Selected Music List for immediate playback ("Play Now"). 1. Press the Menu button . When a playlist is added to the Selected Music List, only the selections within that playlist are added. The playlist itself is not added. 2. Scroll Select Music Library. 3. Scroll Select an audio category. For example, if you want to add a track in a 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 album, artist, genre or playlist, skip to step 6. Playing and Managing Your Music 3-11