User manual CREATIVE D200 QUICK START GUIDE

[. . . ] The Software License Agreement is found in a separate folder on the installation CD. 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. NOMAD is a registered trademark of Aonix and is used by Creative Technology Ltd. Microsoft, MS-DOS, and Windows are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation. [. . . ] Adobe Acrobat Reader is a software that lets you view and print Adobe Portable Document Format (PDF) files on all major computer platforms. Creative MediaSource Organizer Adobe Acrobat Reader ii Minimum System Requirements The software applications on the installation CD may have higher requirements for basic functionality. Refer to each application's documentation for details 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) iii 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 warns you of possible hazards to yourself or your player, which may result in injury or damage. iv Web Information Visit www. 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Online Registration v 1 A Tour of Your Player A Tour of Your Player Your Player at a Glance Headphones connector connects to your headphones Play/Pause button Microphone Scroller Volume Increase button Volume Decrease button LCD screen Front View Side View A Tour of Your Player 1-1 Button PLAY/PAUSE What It Does Usage Tips press and hold until player turns on or off when your player is locked, press to turn LCD backlight on turns the player on and off activates LCD backlight starts, pauses or continues playback 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. The disc supports Windows AutoPlay mode and starts running automatically. If not, you need to enable your CD-ROM drive's autoinsert notification feature. If prompted, restart your computer. To install the software, Windows 2000/XP users must log in as the computer administrator. For more information, refer to your operating system's online Help. Getting Started 2-3 Connecting the USB Flash Drive to your Computer You are now ready to connect your player to your computer. Your NOMAD MuVo NX comes with a USB 1. 1 port for data transfers to and from your computer. To extract audio data, you will need a CD-ROM drive that can extract digital audio data, and a program known as a Ripper. With Creative MediaSource Organizer, you can rip tracks from most audio CDs. This program uses the CD-ROM drive to read the audio tracks from the audio CD and stores it on your hard disk. The time needed for a successful audio extraction depends on: CD-ROM drive speed defects, like scratches on the audio CD error-checking features on the CD-ROM drive Encoding is the second phase of making an MP3 file. Encoders are used to convert the stored audio tracks, usually WAV files, into MP3 files. MP3 encoding is considered lossy compression, which means that some data is lost during compression. However, using the standard sampling rate and bitrates will ensure that your MP3 files retain much of their audio quality. The standard bitrate of most MP3 files is 128 Kbps, although some are set higher, at 160 or 192 Kbps. Higher bitrates will result in larger MP3 file sizes, with better audio quality. Use Creative MediaSource Organizer to extract audio tracks and encode MP3s. You can rip an audio CD's tracks to your player, hard disk or PC Music Library. [. . . ] The NOMAD MuVo NX Media Initializer dialog box similar to Figure 4-26 appears. The NOMAD MuVo NX Media Initializer dialog box (Figure 4-26) may differ depending on your operating system. Figure 4-26 3. Click the Start button. Using Your Player 4-16 Media Recovery Mode Media Recovery mode allows you to format your player. If you have difficulties formatting your player in normal mode, format it in Media Recovery mode. To format your player in Media Recovery mode If the New Hardware Found dialog box appears, ignore it and wait at least 60 seconds for the hardware to be detected. 1. While holding down the Play button, insert the USB Flash Dive into your computer's USB port. [. . . ]