Contents Safety and Handling Instructions caring for your player .............................................. viii battery usage precautions ........................................ ix Introduction introduction ............................................................... xi Before You Begin Package Contents .................................................. xiii Hardware ................................................................................... Software ..................................................................................... Creative PlayCenter 3 .................................................... Creative File Manager .................................................... Creative Audio Stream Recorder (available only in some regions) ..................................... Interactive Tutorial .......................................................... Adobe Acrobat Reader ................................................... xiii xiii xiii xiii xiv xiv xiv System Requirements ............................................. xv NOMAD Jukebox Zen System Requirements ............................. xv 1 A Tour of Your Player Your Player at a Glance ........................................ 1-1 Using the Scroller .................................................. 1-4 Scroll Select .............................................................................. 1-4 i Selecting list and confirmation box options ............................... 1-5 Optional Player Accessories .................................. 1-6 2 Getting Started Charging the Battery .............................................. 2-1 Power Source and Level Indicators .......................................... 2-2 Installing Software ................................................. 2-3 Connecting your Player to your Computer ............ 2-4 Transferring Music ................................................. 2-5 Ripping from a CD .................................................................... 2-6 3 Playing and Managing Your Music Playing Music ........................................................ 3-1 Music Playback ......................................................................... 3-1 To Play the Playing List ................................................. 3-1 Play Modes ............................................................................... 3-3 Repeating music ........................................................... 3-3 Shuffling music .............................................................. 3-4 Playing a track once ...................................................... 3-6 Normal mode ................................................................. 3-7 Bookmarking a track ................................................................. 3-7 Organizing your Music ........................................... 3-9 Using the Music Library ............................................................ 3-9 Finding a Music Track in the Music Library ................. 3-11 Adding Music Tracks from the Music Library to the Playing List ........................................................ 3-15 ii Viewing Track Information in the Music Library .......... Deleting Music Tracks from the Music Library ............ Using the Playing List ............................................................. Viewing music tracks in the Playing List ..................... Viewing track information in the Playing List ............... Removing music tracks from the Playing List ............. Rearranging the Playing List ....................................... Saving the Playing List as a playlist ............................ Enhancing Your Music ............................................................ Using EAX ................................................................... Customizing EQ Settings in EAX ................................ 3-16 3-17 3-20 3-20 3-23 3-24 3-26 3-28 3-30 3-30 3-32 4 Software Applications About Playcenter and File Manager ...................... 4-1 Using Playcenter ................................................... 4-2 Ripping tracks from an audio CD .............................................. Transferring tracks .................................................................... To synchronize tracks in your music libraries ............... To transfer specific tracks from your PC to your player and back ............................................................. Editing audio track information .................................................. Creating and editing playlists with PlayCenter .......................... To create a playlist ........................................................ To add tracks to a playlist ............................................. To remove tracks from a playlist ................................... To change the playback order in a playlist .................... To delete a playlist ........................................................ To view non-English track information ...................................... 4-3 4-4 4-4 4-6 4-7 4-7 4-7 4-8 4-8 4-8 4-8 4-9 iii Using File Manager ............................................. 4-10 Transferring data files ............................................................. 4-11 To transfer a data file by copying-and-pasting ............ 4-11 To transfer a data file by dragging-and-dropping ........ 4-11 A Technical Specifications Technical Specifications ........................................ A-1 B Onscreen Diagram and Icon Guide Information Diagrams ............................................ Playback Icons ...................................................... Playing List Icons ................................................... Play Mode Icons .................................................... Navigational Icons ................................................. B-1 B-2 B-3 B-4 B-5 C Frequently Asked Questions and Error Diagrams Faqs and Troubleshooting ..................................... C-1 AutoPlay ................................................................................... To start the installation program through the My Computer shortcut menu ........................................ To enable AutoPlay through Auto Insert Notification ... Features ................................................................................... Maintenance ............................................................................ Usage ....................................................................................... C-1 C-1 C-1 C-2 C-4 C-4 Error Diagrams ...................................................... C-7 iv D User Preferences Setting User Preferences ...................................... D-1 Personalize your Jukebox ........................................................ Power Settings ......................................................................... Language Settings ................................................................... Menu Language ........................................................... Input Language ............................................................ Reset your Player .................................................................... To lock your player ....................................................... To unlock your player ................................................... D-1 D-2 D-3 D-3 D-3 D-3 D-4 D-5 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 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. viii BATTERY USAGE PRECAUTIONS When charging or handling your player's battery, take note of these precautions: Do not expose to heat or fire. 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. Avoid contact with metal objects like keys or necklaces. Store away from direct sunlight. Do not pierce or crush. Avoid contact with moisture. Do not store or use in areas exceeding 45ºC or 113ºF. . ix Introduction INTRODUCTION Congratulations on making an excellent decision in purchasing the NOMAD Jukebox Zen (USB 2.0)! Your new multi-format portable player is lightweight, just about 9.5 ounces or 268 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 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. xi Before You Begin PACKAGE CONTENTS Hardware NOMAD Jukebox Zen Player (with embedded battery) AC Power Adapter Installation CD incorporating PDF User Manual Quick Start Guide leaflet Stereo headphones USB cable Software Creative PlayCenterTM 3 Creative File Manager Creative Audio Stream Recorder NOMAD Jukebox Zen Interactive Tutorial Adobe® Acrobat® Reader® Creative PlayCenter 3 Creative PlayCenter is your personal digital music center on the PC. Developed by Creative, PlayCenter allows you to listen, organize, rip, and even create your own audio CDs! It also lets you manage, organize and seamlessly transfer music between Creative portable digital audio players and your PC. With AudioSyncTM, you can also synchronize music between your PC and NOMAD Jukebox Zen. Creative File Manager is a data file manager for your player. With its intuitive interface, you can drag-and-drop data files between your computer and player. With Creative File Manager, your player doubles as a portable data storage device. xiii Creative File Manager Creative Audio Stream Recorder (available only in some regions) The Creative Audio Stream Recorder (ASR) is a software application that enables you to record streaming audio content from the Internet, and then play it back on your computer or transfer it to your player. The ASR helps you to record Internet radio programs, sports events, company earning calls, hourly news updates -- most of the audio content you can find online. You can specify the URL of the streaming content or select it from the ASR content directory. ASR can also be scheduled. We have included an online tutorial designed to guide you step by step around your new player. The tutorial is useful for both new and experienced owners. Adobe Acrobat Reader is a software that lets you view and print Adobe Portable Document Format (PDF) files on all major computer platforms. Interactive Tutorial Adobe Acrobat Reader xiv SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS NOMAD Jukebox Zen 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 2.0 port 64 Megabytes RAM (128 Megabytes recommended) 30 Megabytes free hard disk space (more needed for storing audio) Internet connection for Internet content downloading and CDDB2TM support (any charges incurred are the responsibility of the user) Installed mouse SVGA graphics adapter (256 colors, 800 x 600 resolution or better) Sound Blaster Live!, Sound Blaster Audigy or Sound Blaster Extigy Depending on the audio stream you want to record, at least Real PlayerTM 7.0, RealOneTM or Windows Media Player 6.0 Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.0 Additional requirements for Audio Stream Recorder xv DOCUMENT CONVENTIONS Capital letters are used to refer to buttons on the player or on an application, for example, "Press the MENU button to get to the Jukebox Zen Settings screen." We also use icons to highlight useful or urgent information for you: Tip. This tells you about shortcuts or hints relating to a feature. Note. This highlights additional or important information about a feature. Caution! This highlights proper ...