User manual CREATIVE MUVO NX

[. . . ] User's Guide Creative NOMAD MuVo 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. [. . . ] 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. Be sure that you have installed Creative MediaSource before connecting your player. To transfer audio or data files to your player, refer to "Transferring Tracks or Files" on page 3-3. a DO NOT connect more than one USB Flash drive at a time to your computer. USB Flash Drive USB port Battery module b USB port Getting Started 2-4 3 Transferring Tracks or Files Transferring Tracks or Files Creative MediaSource is included on your installation CD (see "Installing Drivers and Software" on page 2-3). To listen to transferred audio tracks, your player must be in Music mode. For more information, refer to "Using Your Player" on page 4-1. Creative MediaSource is the best way to organize and transfer audio to and from your player. This chapter includes basic instructions on using MediaSource to rip audio CDs, transfer tracks by manual selection, edit track information as well as to create and edit playlists. If you wish to download additional music tracks to your player, you can either download music tracks from Internet music sites (see "Downloading from the internet" on page 3-2) or have them "ripped" from audio CDs to your computer. Music files must, however, be encoded into the supported formats (MP3 or WMA file formats), then transferred to your player with Creative MediaSource Organizer. For example, if you want to transfer a large presentation or graphic file from one computer to another. Transferring Tracks or Files 3-1 Downloading from the internet To get MP3 files from the Internet, use a search engine to locate sites with MP3 content. You can also try out these sites (web sites listed here are correct at the time of this document's release): NOMADWorld http://www. NOMADworld. com AMP3. com http://www. amp3. com It is illegal to encode MP3 files for trade or sale unless you have the express or explicit permission of the copyright holder(s). SoundClick. com http://www. soundclick. com ArtistOne. com http://www. artistone. com Epitonic. com http://www. epitonic. com Soundbuzz. com http://www. soundbuzz. com Follow the instructions on the site and download the music files to your computer. Transferring Tracks or Files 3-2 Creative MediaSource Transferring Tracks or Files Only basic instructions on how to use MediaSource with your player are provided in this chapter-- extensive instructions are found in the MediaSource Help file. With Creative MediaSource, you can transfer files and audio tracks to and from your player. Using Creative MediaSource You must restart your computer before trying out any of the installed applications. 1. If you are not already in Creative MediaSource Organizer, click the Player/Organizer View button. If you are transferring files from PC Music Library to a portable hard disk, select PC Music Library as your source. In the Right Panel window, click the Source bar and select the destination. Click the Destination Transfer button to transfer the selected tracks. The Now Transferring dialog box appears, showing the current transfer status. Using Windows Explorer 1. On your desktop, right-click the My Computer icon, and then click Explore. Drag and drop tracks/files into your player. Transferring Tracks or Files 3-3 Editing audio track information You may need to edit track information when the information is incomplete or wrong. To edit information about a track You can only edit tracks that are in your computer. 1. If you are not already in Creative MediaSource Organizer, click the Player/Organizer View button. In the Content window, locate the track you want to edit, and right-click it. The track's information is changed. To edit information about multiple tracks 6. If you are not already in Creative MediaSource Organizer, click the Player/Organizer View button. [. . . ] Click Start -> Programs/All Programs -> Creative -> NOMAD MuVo NX -> NOMAD MuVo NX Media Initializer. When the full format is completed, click the Close button and disconnect the USB Flash Drive. Using Your Player 4-17 A Technical Specifications Technical Specifications Size Weight Capacity Battery type Battery Life (playback time)* 36. 7 mm (L) x 74. 0 mm (H) x 16. 0 mm (W) 31. 5 g (without the battery) or 43 g (with a AAA battery) 128/256 MB built-in memory One Alkaline AAA size battery MP3 128 kbps, up to 11 hours of continuous playback from new AAA alkaline atteries. WMA 64 kbps, up to 9 hours of continuous playback from new AAA alkalinebatteries. The · · · · following may reduce the playback time: skipping, fast forward or reverse during playback using passive speakers or high-power headphones long backlight timeout setting (more than 10 secs) playback of . WMA files with a high bitrate and/or heavy bass Interface Playback Formats Voice Recording Formats USB 1. 1 MP3 (at 8, 11. 025, 12, 16, 22. 05, 24, 32 and 44. 1 kHz) WMA (at 16, 22. 05, 24, 32 and 44. 1 kHz) IMA ADPCM (at 8 kHz, 4-bit, Mono) * Battery life estimated for playback of tracks encoded at 128 kbps. Technical Specifications A-1 Signal to Noise Ratio Channel Separation THD Frequency Response Harmonic Distortion Operating System/ Firmware Headphone Out LCD Display Data Connector Firmware Support** >90 dB (Headphones) >63 dB (Headphones) 0. 05% 20 Hz~20000 Hz 0. 05% Upgradeable via Internet 1/8" stereo minijack, 5~7 mW (Wide, Narrow, Front only) Large 96 x 32 pixel, blue EL backlit display USB 1. 1 Upgradeable ** Firmware upgrades are available from www. NOMADworld. com Technical Specifications A-2 B Onscreen Diagram and Icon Guide Onscreen Diagram and Icon Guide Information Diagrams Diagram Action/Meaning your player is connected to your computer. [. . . ]