Creative Muvo Muvo NX 128MB User manual

User’s Guide
Creative NOMAD MuVo 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
July 2003
Sound Blaster, the Sound Blaster logo, and the Creative logo are registered trademarks, 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.
EMusic, Emusic.com, and the EMusic.com logo are trademarks of EMusic.com Inc.
MP3.com and the MP3.com logo are trademarks of MP3.com, Inc.
Audible and the Audible logo are trademarks of Audible, Inc.
audiohighway.com and the audiohighway.com logo are trademarks of audiohighway.com.
All other products are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective owners.

Contents

Contents
Safety and Handling Instructions
Caring For Your Player .............................................................................. i
Introduction
Before You Begin
Package Contents ..................................................................................... i
Software Included ...................................................................................... i
Creative Media Detector ....................................................................... i
Creative MediaSource ......................................................................... ii
Creative MediaSource Player ....................................................... ii
Creative MediaSource Organizer ................................................. ii
Adobe Acrobat Reader ........................................................................ ii
Minimum System Requirements ............................................................ iii
Document Conventions ........................................................................... iv
Web Information ....................................................................................... v
Online Registration ................................................................................... v
1 A Tour of Your Player
Your Player at a Glance ....................................................................... 1-1
Using the Scroller ................................................................................. 1-3
Scroll Select ..................................................................................... 1-3
Selecting menu options ................................................................... 1-3

2 Getting Started
Inserting the Battery ............................................................................. 2-1
Power Source and Level Indicators ................................................. 2-2
Installing Drivers and Software ............................................................. 2-3
Connecting the USB Flash Drive to your Computer ............................. 2-4
3 Transferring Tracks or Files
Downloading from the internet ............................................................. 3-2
Creative MediaSource .......................................................................... 3-3
Transferring Tracks or Files ............................................................. 3-3
Editing audio track information ........................................................ 3-4
Ripping Audio CD Tracks ................................................................ 3-5
4 Using Your Player
Turning On/Off your Player .................................................................. 4-1
Music Playback .................................................................................... 4-2
Playing music tracks ................................................................. 4-3
Play Modes ........................................................................................... 4-4
Repeating music ....................................................................... 4-4
Shuffling music ......................................................................... 4-6
Playing a track once ................................................................. 4-7
Normal mode ............................................................................ 4-7
Voice Recording ................................................................................... 4-8
Making a voice recording .......................................................... 4-8
EQ Settings .......................................................................................... 4-9
Enhancing Your Music .............................................................. 4-9
Skipping Folders ................................................................................. 4-10
Deleting Tracks .................................................................................. 4-11

User Preferences ............................................................................... 4-12
Locking and unlocking your Player ..................................................... 4-15
Using MuVo Initializer ......................................................................... 4-16
Media Recovery mode ....................................................................... 4-17
A Technical Specifications
Size ........................................................................................... A-1
Weight ...................................................................................... A-1
Capacity .................................................................................... A-1
Battery type .............................................................................. A-1
Battery Life (playback time) ...................................................... A-1
Interface .................................................................................... A-1
Playback Formats ..................................................................... A-1
Voice Recording Formats ......................................................... A-1
Signal to Noise Ratio ................................................................ A-2
Channel Separation .................................................................. A-2
THD .......................................................................................... A-2
Frequency Response ............................................................... A-2
Harmonic Distortion .................................................................. A-2
Operating System/Firmware ..................................................... A-2
Headphone Out ........................................................................ A-2
LCD Display .............................................................................. A-2
Data Connector ........................................................................ A-2
Firmware Support ..................................................................... A-2

B Onscreen Diagram and Icon Guide
Information Diagrams ........................................................................... B-1
Playback Icons ..................................................................................... B-2
Play Mode Icons ................................................................................... B-3
Error Diagrams ..................................................................................... B-4
C Frequently Asked Questions and Troubleshooting
AutoPlay ............................................................................................... C-1
General ................................................................................................. C-2
Usage ................................................................................................... C-3

Safety and Handling Instructions

i
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.

Introduction