Creative NOMAD Jukebox ZEN NX 20GB User manual

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

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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 ................................................................ 1-1
Using the Scroller .......................................................................... 1-2
Scroll Select ........................................................................... 1-2
Selecting menu options .......................................................... 1-3

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Selecting list and confirmation box options ..................... 1-3
2 Getting Started
Inserting the battery ...................................................................... 2-1
Charging the Battery ..................................................................... 2-3
Power Source and Level Indicators ....................................... 2-4
Installing Software ......................................................................... 2-5
Connecting your Player to your Computer .................................... 2-6
Transferring Music ........................................................................ 2-7
Downloading from the internet ............................................... 2-8
Ripping from a CD ................................................................. 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

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Deleting Music Tracks from the Music Library ..................... 3-14
Using the Selected Music List ..................................................... 3-16
Viewing music tracks in the Selected Music List .................. 3-16
Viewing track information in the Selected Music List ........... 3-18
Removing music tracks from the Selected Music List .......... 3-19
Rearranging the Selected Music List ................................... 3-21
Saving the Selected Music List as a playlist ........................ 3-23
Enhancing Your Music ................................................................ 3-25
Using EAX ............................................................................ 3-25
Customizing EQ Settings in EAX ......................................... 3-27
4 Software Applications
About Creative MediaSource and File Manager 2 ........................ 4-1
Using Creative MediaSource ................................................. 4-2
Ripping Audio CD Tracks ................................................ 4-2
Transferring tracks .......................................................... 4-3
Editing audio track information ........................................ 4-4
Creating a playlist ........................................................... 4-5
Adding audio tracks to a playlist ..................................... 4-6
Changing the playback order in a playlist ....................... 4-6
Deleting a playlist ............................................................ 4-6
Using File Manager 2 ............................................................. 4-7
Creating a folder ............................................................. 4-7
Opening a folder ............................................................. 4-7
Deleting a file or folder .................................................... 4-8
Changing the name of a file or folder .............................. 4-8
Appendixes

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A Technical Specifications
Size ................................................................................. A-1
Weight ............................................................................. A-1
Memory ........................................................................... A-1
Capacity .......................................................................... A-1
Battery type ..................................................................... A-1
Battery Life (playback time) ............................................ A-1
Interface .......................................................................... A-1
Playback Formats ........................................................... A-2
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-3
EAX ................................................................................. A-3
Playback Speed .............................................................. A-3
B Onscreen Diagram and Icon Guide
Information Diagrams .................................................................... B-1
Playback Icons .............................................................................. B-2
Selected Music List Icons .............................................................. B-3
Play Mode Icons ............................................................................ B-4
Navigational Icons ......................................................................... B-5

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C Frequently Asked Questions and Error Diagrams
AutoPlay ........................................................................................ C-1
Features ........................................................................................ C-2
General ......................................................................................... C-2
Maintenance .................................................................................. C-5
Usage ............................................................................................ C-5
Error Diagrams .............................................................................. C-7
D User Preferences
Setting User Preferences .............................................................. D-1
Personalize your Jukebox ..................................................... D-1
Profiles ................................................................................... D-2
Using Sleep Timer .......................................................... D-3
Contrast ................................................................................. D-3
Language Settings ................................................................. D-3
Menu Language .............................................................. D-4
Input Language ............................................................... D-4
Time and Date ....................................................................... D-4
Setting time and date ...................................................... D-4
Setting Wake-To-Music ................................................... D-5
Accessing the Information Screen ......................................... D-5
Resetting your Player’s Settings ............................................ D-6
Resetting your Player ............................................................. D-6
Locking and unlocking your Player ........................................ D-7
To lock your player .......................................................... D-7
To unlock your player ...................................................... D-7

Safety and Handling Instructions

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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
excessiveforceor
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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Battery Usage
Precautions When charging or handling your player’s battery, take note of these
precautions:
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 expose to
heat or fire. Avoidcontactwith metal objects like
keys or
necklaces.
Do not pierce or
crush. Store away from direct sunlight.
Avoidcontactwith
moisture. Do not store or use in areas
exceeding 45ºC
or 113ºF.

Introduction

Introduction xvi
Introduction
Congratulations on making an excellent decision in purchasing the Creative
NOMAD Jukebox Zen NX!
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 2.0™ 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 EAX™ 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.
The product name may
vary from country to
country.

Before You Begin

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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
Software ❍Creative MediaSource Player
❍Creative MediaSource Organizer
❍Creative File Manager 2
❍Adobe Acrobat Reader

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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
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 track easily, no
matter where it is stored on your hard disk or external storage devices.
* To enjoy this feature, you must have a Creative Sound Blaster Audigy 2 audio card installed
in your system.

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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-and-
Drop 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.

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Minimum
System
Requirements
❍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!™, Sound Blaster Audigy™ or Sound Blaster
Extigy™ 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 CDDB2™
support (any charges incurred are the responsibility of the user)
❍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

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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 xxiii
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