Creative Blaster Modem User manual

User’s Guide
Creative Sound Blaster Wireless Music
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Version 1.0
August 2003
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Contents

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Contents
1 Introduction
Package Contents ..................................................................................................................................... 1-1
Minimum System Requirements .......................................................................................................... 1-1
Model Number, Serial Number and MAC Address ..................................................................... 1-1
Product Registration ................................................................................................................................ 1-2
Technical Support and Warranty ........................................................................................................ 1-2
Document Conventions ......................................................................................................................... 1-2
2 Your Sound Blaster Wireless Music At A Glance
Wireless Receiver .................................................................................................................................... 2-1
Attaching the stand (optional) .................................................................................................... 2-3
Remote Control ....................................................................................................................................... 2-4
3 Getting Started
Step 1: Install Software ............................................................................................................................ 3-1
Step 2: Add tracks to PC Music Library ............................................................................................ 3-4
Step 3: Set up Wireless Receiver ........................................................................................................ 3-5
Step 4: Play Music ................................................................................................................................... 3-10
4 Using Your Remote Control
Selecting Menu Options ......................................................................................................................... 4-1
Using Multiple Wireless Receivers ..................................................................................................... 4-1
Playing Music .............................................................................................................................................. 4-2
Playing a Favorite Playlist .............................................................................................................. 4-2
Playing a Smart Playlist .................................................................................................................. 4-2

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Playing a Playlist ............................................................................................................................... 4-3
Playing tracks in the Now Playing List ...................................................................................... 4-3
Playing tracks from an artist ........................................................................................................ 4-3
Playing tracks from an album ...................................................................................................... 4-3
Playing tracks from a genre ......................................................................................................... 4-4
Playing a track .................................................................................................................................. 4-4
Playing all tracks .............................................................................................................................. 4-4
Viewing the Now Playing List ............................................................................................................... 4-5
Setting Play Modes ................................................................................................................................... 4-5
Viewing Configuration Information .................................................................................................... 4-5
Checking Battery Status ......................................................................................................................... 4-6
5 Configuring Settings
Configuring Your Wireless Receiver ................................................................................................. 5-1
Configuring Smart Playlist preferences .............................................................................................. 5-2
Configuring FAVORITES buttons ..................................................................................................... 5-2
Appendixes
A About Music Files
Overview ................................................................................................................................................... A-1
Downloading from the Internet .......................................................................................................... A-1
"Ripping" Audio CDs .............................................................................................................................. A-1
B Frequently Asked Questions
Installation and Configuration ............................................................................................................... B-1
Operation ................................................................................................................................................... B-3

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Speakers ...................................................................................................................................................... B-7
Updates ........................................................................................................................................................ B-7
C Maintenance and Safety Advice
Wireless Receiver and Remote Control ......................................................................................... C-1
Batteries ..................................................................................................................................................... C-1
D Technical Specifications
Wireless Receiver ................................................................................................................................... D-1
Remote Control ...................................................................................................................................... D-2
E Glossary

Introduction

Introduction 1-1
Introduction
Thank you for choosing the Creative Sound Blaster Wireless Music.
Package
Contents The following items are included in your package:
❑Wireless Receiver and stand
❑Remote Control and three AA batteries
❑Power adapter
❑USB cable
❑RCA-to-miniplug cable
❑Quick Start leaflet
❑Installation CD
Minimum
System
Requirements
❑Microsoft®Windows®98 Second Edition (SE), Windows 2000, Windows Millennium
Edition (Me) or Windows XP
❑Intel®Pentium®II 350 MHz or equivalent
❑128 MB RAM
❑100 MB of free hard disk space (more space is required for storing music files)
❑CD-ROM/DVD-ROM drive for software installation
❑Available USB port for installation and configuration
❑Network interface to an IEEE 802.11b or 802.11g compatible wireless network with a
wireless router or access point. Network interface can be a built-in, PCI, USB or PCMCIA
interface that supports 10/100 BaseT (Cat-5), 802.11b or 802.11g networks.
Model
Number,
Serial
Number and
MAC Address
You will find a model number, a serial number and a MAC address on your Wireless
Receiver.
You will need to provide model and serial numbers when contacting Technical
Support. Additionally, you will need the MAC address if you have enabled the MAC
address security feature on your wireless network. Refer to the User’s Guide of
your wireless router or access point to learn how to use the MAC address security
feature.

Introduction 1-2
Product
Registration Enjoy a host of benefits by registering your product during installation, or at
www.creative.com/register. Benefits include:
❑Service and product support from Creative
❑Exclusive updates on promotions and events
Technical
Support and
Warranty
Technical Support information can be found on the Installation CD.
d:\support\<language>\support.pdf
Warranty information can be found on the Installation CD as well.
d:\warranty\<region>\<language>\warranty.pdf
(replace d:\ with the drive letter of your CD-ROM/DVD-ROM drive, <region> with
the geographical region you are in, and <language> with the language that the
document is in)
Please keep your Proof of Purchase for the duration of the Warranty
period.
Document
Conventions This User’s Guide uses the following icons to highlight useful or urgent information.
Tip. This tells you about short cuts or hints relating to a feature.
Note. This highlights additional or important information about a
feature.
Caution! This highlights proper usage of your product. Use this
information to avoid risky situations.
Warning! This warns you of possible hazards to yourself or your
product, that may result in injury or damage.

Your Sound Blaster Wireless
Music At A Glance

Your Sound Blaster Wireless Music At A Glance 2-1
Your Sound Blaster Wireless Music At A Glance
Wireless
Receiver
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Figure 2-1: Front and rear views of the Wireless Receiver

Your Sound Blaster Wireless Music At A Glance 2-2
FIND REMOTE
button
❍Activates a beeping sound from the Remote Control.
Use this feature if you need to locate your Remote
Control
❍Assigns a Remote Control to a Wireless Receiver. This
lets you use a Remote Control with different Wireless
Receivers. See "Using Your Remote Control" on page 4-
1 for more information.
Light Emitting
Diode (LED)
❍Left (or top) LED lights up green when your Wireless
Receiver is connected to a power source and powered
on, and lights up red when connected to a power
source and on standby.
❍Right (or bottom) LED lights up green during playback.
It flashes green when connecting to the SB Wireless
Music Server, flashes amber when you are configuring
settings, and flashes red when booting up.
USB port
❍Connects to your computer’s USB port using the
supplied USB cable when your are installing and
configuring the Wireless Receiver
OPTICAL OUT
connector
❍Connects to the optical input of speakers or a home
stereo system (both available separately)
LINE OUT jacks
❍Connects to the Front Left and Front Right inputs of
speakers or a home stereo system (both available
separately)
6V AC IN
connector
❍Connects to a power outlet using the supplied power
adapter
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Attaching the
stand (optional)
Figure 2-2: Attaching the stand to your Wireless Receiver (optional)

Your Sound Blaster Wireless Music At A Glance 2-4
Remote
Control
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Figure 2-3: Front view of the Remote Control

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MENU button ❍Displays main menu on the LCD
NOW PLAYING
button
❍Displays the track details of the currently playing track.
If nothing is playing, or the NOW PLAYING button is
pressed a second time, the Now Playing Track List is
displayed.
Previous button ❍Press to go to the previous track
Stop button
❍Press to stop playback
❍Press and hold to delete all tracks in the Now Playing
List
Pause button ❍Pauses and resumes playback
MODE button
❍Toggles between Normal, Shuffle , Repeat All
and Shuffle/Repeat All play modes
❍Assigns a Remote Control to a Wireless Receiver. This
lets you a Remote Control with different Wireless
Receivers. See "Using Your Remote Control" on page 4-
1 for more information.
Power button ❍Turns on your Wireless Receiver or sets it to standby
Liquid Crystal
Display (LCD)
❍Lets you view the MP3 and WMA files in the PC Music
Library
LIBRARY button ❍Displays PC Music Library menu on the LCD
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Navigation
buttons
❍Up and Down buttons scroll through menu
options on the LCD
❍Right button selects a highlighted menu option, or
shows a list of additional options for the highlighted
menu option
❍Left button returns to the previous menu
❍OK button selects a highlighted menu option. If the
menu option is an artist, album, track or playlist, it is
added to the Now Playing List.
Play button
❍Press to start playback
❍Press and hold to add highlighted menu option to the
Now Playing List
Next button ❍Press to go to the next track
Volume buttons ❍Increases or decreases playback volume
MUTE button ❍Mutes the volume. appears on the LCD when the
volume is muted.
FAVORITES
buttons
❍Play back Favorite Playlists that you have assigned to
these buttons. You can use Wireless Music Application
to assign Favorite Playlists. For more information, see
"Configuring FAVORITES buttons" on page 5-2.
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LCD overview

Getting Started

Getting Started 3-1
Getting Started
DO NOT connect your Wireless Receiver to your computer until you have installed
the software.
Step 1: Install
Software 1. Turn on your computer and make sure your wireless router or access point is
set up and working properly.
2. Insert the Installation CD into your CD-ROM/DVD-ROM drive.
The disc supports Windows Autoplay mode and starts running automatically. If
not, you need to enable the Windows auto-insert notification feature for your
CD-ROM/DVD-ROM drive. For more information, see "Installation and
Configuration" on page B-1.
3. For Windows XP only: When the Hardware Installation error message
appears, click the Continue Anyway button.
• If your wireless
router or access can
be configured as a
DHCP server
feature, you should
enable this feature.
This will make it
easy to add other
devices (for
example, another
Wireless Receiver)
to your wireless
network.
•Ifyouaresettingup
multiple Wireless
Receivers, make
sure you set them
up one at a time.
Figure 3-1: Windows XP Hardare Installation
error message

Getting Started 3-2
4. If yours is the only wireless network operating in the vicinity, the software will
automatically detect and connect to it. If not, the SB Wireless Music
Configuration — Network dialog box will appear. Select a network from the
list available networks, and click the Next button.
If your network is not listed, click the Scan button to refresh the list of
available networks, or select the Use this SSID option and enter the SSID of
the network you want to connect to.
5. If the selected network is WEP encrypted, enter the encryption information in
the SB Wireless Music Configuration — Encryption dialog box, and click
the Next button. Refer to the User’s Guide of your wireless router or access
point to learn how to check your network’s encryption information.
6. In the SB Wireless Music Configuration — IP Settings dialog box, we
recommend that you select the Obtain an IP address automatically option.
Only select the Use the following IP address option if you are familiar with
setting up a static IP address.
7. Click the Next button.
8. Click the OK button. If the settings you have selected are incompatible with
your network, you will return to the first setup page so that you can select the
correct settings.
9. Follow the onscreen instructions to complete the installation, and restart you
computer when you are prompted to do so.
If your network is WEP
enabled, make sure it is
in Open mode. Share
Key mode is not
supported by Sound
Blaster Wireless Music.

Getting Started 3-3
10. When your computer restarts, connect your Wireless Receiver to your
computer’s USB port using the supplied USB cable when you are prompted to
do so.
Figure 3-2: Connecting your Wireless Receiver to your computer’s USB port