Creative Muvo Muvo TX 256MB User manual

User’s Guide
MuVo TX FM
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Copyright © 2004 Creative Technology Ltd. All rights reserved.
Version 1.0
April 2004
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Contents

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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 ........................................................... 1-1
Using the Scroller ..................................................................... 1-3
Scroll Select .................................................................. 1-3
Selecting menu options ................................................ 1-3

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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 ...................................................... 4-2
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

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EQ Settings ............................................................................ 4-21
Enhancing Your Music ................................................ 4-21
Skipping Folders ..................................................................... 4-23
Deleting Tracks ...................................................................... 4-23
User Preferences ................................................................... 4-24
Rotating the LCD screen ............................................ 4-25
Locking and unlocking your Player ......................................... 4-27
Formatting Your Player .......................................................... 4-28
Appendixes
A Technical Specifications
Size ................................................................... A-1
Weight ............................................................... A-1
Capacity ............................................................ A-1
Battery type ....................................................... A-1
Battery Life (playback time) .............................. A-1
Playback Formats ............................................. A-1
Recording Formats ........................................... A-1
Signal to Noise Ratio ........................................ A-1
Channel Separation .......................................... 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

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B Onscreen Diagram and Icon Guide
Information Diagrams ............................................................... B-1
Playback Icons ......................................................................... B-2
Play Mode Icons ....................................................................... B-3
Error Diagrams ......................................................................... B-4
C FAQs and Troubleshooting
AutoPlay ................................................................................... C-1
General ..................................................................................... C-2
Usage ....................................................................................... C-3
Digital Rights Management ...................................................... C-4

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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.

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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 2.0™
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).

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Before You Begin
Package
Contents
❍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 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 digital audio players. Upon
recognition, the content in the media automatically starts playing.
Contents may vary
depending on
product model and
region of purchase.