Creative Muvo Muvo NX 128MB User manual

User’s Guide
Creative NOMAD MuVo NX
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Version 1.0
July 2003
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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

i
Introduction
Congratulations on making an excellent decision in purchasing the Creative
NOMAD MuVo NX!
Your new multi-format portable player allows you to store songs in the
player’s music library and also comes equipped with an USB 1.1™
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.

Before You Begin

i
Before You Begin
Package
Contents
❍NOMAD MuVo NX Player (consists of one USB Flash Drive and one
battery module)
❍Additional battery module
❍Armband
❍Installation CD incorporating PDF User’s Guide
❍Quick Start Guide leaflet
❍Stereo headphones
❍One AAA size battery
Software
Included
❍Creative Media Detector
❍Creative MediaSource
❍Adobe Acrobat Reader
Creative Media
Detector
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 NOMAD MP3 players. Upon
recognition, the content in the media will automatically start playing.
The package
contents listed
here may differ
from country to
country.

ii
Creative
MediaSource
Creative MediaSource includes several components like the Player and
Organizer. For more information and usage details on Creative
MediaSource, refer to its online Help.
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
MuVo NX’s hardware. With it, you can:
❍play back music and multimedia files: MP3 and WMA
❍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
❍use the built-in Creative MediaSource Recorder to record audio
Creative
MediaSource
Organizer
Managing a huge collection of audio CDs and MP3 files can be a headache.
With Creative MediaSource Organizer, you can find any recording easily, no
matter where it is stored on your hard disk or external storage devices.
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.

iii
Minimum
System
Requirements
❍Microsoft®Windows®98 Second Edition (SE), Windows 2000, Windows
Millennium Edition (Me) or Windows XP
❍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
❍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)
The software
applications on the
installation CD may
have higher
requirements for
basic functionality.
Refer to each
application’s
documentation for
details

iv
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.

v
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
Online
Registration
Register your products at www.creative.com/register or through the
registration program in the installation CD to enjoy a host of benefits such as:
❍Service and Product support from Creative.
❍Exclusive updates on promotions and events!

1A Tour of Your Player

A Tour of Your Player 1-1
A Tour of Your Player
Your Player at
a Glance
Play/Pause
button
LCD screen
Headphones connector
connects to your
headphones
Microphone
Scroller
Volume Decrease button
Volume Increase button
Front View Side View

A Tour of Your Player 1-2
Button What It Does Usage Tips
PLAY/PAUSE ❍turns the player on and off
❍activates LCD backlight
❍starts, pauses or continues playback
❍press and hold until player turns
on or off
❍when your player is locked,
press to turn LCD backlight on
VOLUME
INCREASE
❍increases the volume ❍press and hold to increase the
volume quickly
VOLUME
DECREASE
❍decreases the volume ❍press and hold to decrease the
volume quickly
SCROLLER ❍skips to the previous/next track
❍fast-forwards/rewinds a track
❍scrolls through menu options
❍selects menu options
❍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"