Creative ZEN NOMAD JUKEBOX NX User's Guide

Safety and Handling Instructions xiiiSafety and Handling InstructionsCaring For Your Player While your player is quite robust, observing these handlin

User Preferences D-2Profiles In the Profiles screen, you can:❍ select a profile❍ switch the Menu Style between a standard list menu or iconic tabbed m

User Preferences D-34. Scroll Select the profile that you want. There are different profiles to suit your needs (for example, Standard, Advanced, At H

User Preferences D-4Menu LanguageThis option controls the language in which your player’s menus are displayed.1. From the Settings screen, Scroll Sele

User Preferences D-5Setting Wake-To-Music1. From the Jukebox Settings screen, Scroll Select Time & Date.2. Scroll Select the time settings next to

User Preferences D-6❍ the available space in your player for storing music or data❍ the number of tracks stored in your player❍ the number of albums s

User Preferences D-7Locking and unlocking your PlayerLocking your NOMAD Jukebox Zen Xtra will disable all buttons on the player except for the Scrolle

Safety and Handling Instructions xivBattery Usage Precautions When charging or handling your player’s battery, take note of these precautions:Never mo

Introduction

Introduction xviIntroduction Congratulations on making an excellent decision in purchasing the Creative NOMAD Jukebox Zen Xtra! Your new multi-format

Before You Begin

Before You Begin xviiiBefore You BeginPackage ContentsHardware❍NOMAD Jukebox Zen Xtra Player (with removable battery)❍AC Power Adapter❍Installation CD

Before You Begin xixCreative MediaSource PlayerCreative MediaSource Player is the only software you will need for music and multimedia entertainment.

Before You Begin xxCreative NOMAD Explorer Creative NOMAD Explorer helps you manage your player’s audio tracks and data files within Windows® Explorer

Before You Begin xxiMinimum System Requirements ❍Microsoft® Windows® 98 Second Edition (SE), Windows 2000, Windows Millennium Edition (Me) or Windows

Before You Begin xxiiDocument ConventionsWe use icons to highlight useful or urgent information for you: Tip. This tells you about shortcuts or hints

User’s GuideCreative NOMAD Jukebox Zen XtraInformation in this document is subject to change without notice and does not represent a commitment on the

Before You Begin xxiiiWeb Information Visit www.NOMADworld.com regularly for information on:❍firmware updates❍NOMAD accessories ❍tips and tricks❍FAQs❍

Before You Begin xxivOptional Player AccessoriesVisit www.NOMADworld.com to learn more about these accessories.❍The Car Kit comes with a Cassette Adap

Before You Begin xxvOnline RegistrationEnjoy a host of benefits by registering your products during installation, or at www.creative.com/register. Ben

1A Tour of Your Player

A Tour of Your Player 1-1A Tour of Your PlayerYour Player at a GlanceUSB connectorconnects a USB cable from your player to your computer to transfer d

A Tour of Your Player 1-2Using the ScrollerScroll SelectThe Scroller is one of the most important features of your NOMAD Jukebox Zen Xtra. In this doc

A Tour of Your Player 1-3Selecting menu optionsYou can use the Scroller to make selections in menus. For example, if you are looking at the Menu scree

A Tour of Your Player 1-4Button What It Does Usage TipsPOWER❍ turns the player on and off❍ disables all buttons except for the scroller❍ activates LCD

A Tour of Your Player 1-5VOLUME ❍ increases the volume ❍ decreases the volume❍ press and hold the end of the button to increase the volume quickly❍ p

2Getting Started

Contents

Getting Started 2-1Getting StartedInserting the battery1. Push the Open switch to the right as shown in Figure 2-1. The cover pops open.2. Insert the

Getting Started 2-24. Press the cover gently to snap shut as shown in Figure 2-3.Figure 2-3: Securing the cover.

Getting Started 2-3Charging the BatteryThe high performance lithium-ion battery supplied with your player needs to be fully charged before you use it.

Getting Started 2-4Power Source and Level IndicatorsYour player displays one of the following icons, depending on the battery’s charged status or the

Getting Started 2-5Installing SoftwareYour NOMAD Zen Xtra comes with software that helps you create audio tracks, manage your music library and use yo

Getting Started 2-6Connecting your Player to your ComputerYou are now ready to connect your player to your computer. Your NOMAD Jukebox Zen Xtra come

Getting Started 2-7Transferring MusicAudio selections have been preloaded to your player to get you started quickly. If you wish to listen to music im

Getting Started 2-8Downloading from the internetTo get MP3 files from the Internet, use a search engine to locate sites with MP3 content. You can also

Getting Started 2-9Encoding is the second phase of making an MP3 file. Encoders are used to convert the stored audio tracks, usually WAV files, into M

3Playing and Managing Your Music

viiContentsSafety and Handling InstructionsCaring For Your Player ... xiiiBattery Usage P

Playing and Managing Your Music 3-1Playing and Managing Your MusicPlaying MusicMusic PlaybackAudio selections and an Audio Tour of your NOMAD Jukebox

Playing and Managing Your Music 3-23. Scroll Select Selected Music. The upper-left corner of the screen will display the Selected Music List icon.4. P

Playing and Managing Your Music 3-3Play ModesYour player has Play Modes that allow you to change how your Selected Music List is played back. The foll

Playing and Managing Your Music 3-4To repeat the whole Selected Music ListScroll Select Repeat All. The Repeat All icon appears onscreen and the Sel

Playing and Managing Your Music 3-5To Shuffle Repeat the Selected Music List continuouslyScroll Select Shuffle Repeat. The Shuffle Repeat icon appea

Playing and Managing Your Music 3-6Normal modeOnce the Normal mode is enabled, each track in the Selected Music List is played, from the first track t

Playing and Managing Your Music 3-7Bookmarking a trackBookmarking a track sets a playback point—you can jump to this point whenever you play the bookm

Playing and Managing Your Music 3-8To remove a bookmarkScroll Select Clear Bookmark (see below). A message box appears, telling you that the bookmark

Playing and Managing Your Music 3-9Organizing your MusicTo effectively manage the music in your player, you should be familiar with what the Music Lib

Playing and Managing Your Music 3-10Finding a Music Track in the Music LibraryIn the following example, you will be shown how to find a track by navig

viiiSelecting list and confirmation box options ...1-32 Getting Started Inserting the battery ...

Playing and Managing Your Music 3-11Adding Music Tracks to the Selected Music ListAudio selections from the Music Library can either be added sequenti

Playing and Managing Your Music 3-125. Scroll Select Open. The tracks within the sub-category appear.6. Scroll Select Add to Play to add the audio sel

Playing and Managing Your Music 3-13Viewing Track Information in the Music LibraryDetailed information about tracks in the Music Library is readily av

Playing and Managing Your Music 3-14Deleting Music Tracks from the Music LibraryThis action permanently deletes tracks, albums, artists, genres or Sel

Playing and Managing Your Music 3-15To delete an entire album, artist, genre or Selected Music List1. Press the Menu button .2. Scroll Select Music L

Playing and Managing Your Music 3-16Using the Selected Music ListYou can do more than play audio selections in the Selected Music List. You can:❍ View

Playing and Managing Your Music 3-174. Scroll Select Expand. The tracks in the selection appear beneath the album, artist or genre.To collapse an albu

Playing and Managing Your Music 3-18Viewing track information in the Selected Music ListInformation about tracks in the Selected Music List can be eas

Playing and Managing Your Music 3-19Removing music tracks from the Selected Music ListWhen tracks, albums, artists or genres are removed from your pla

Playing and Managing Your Music 3-20To remove all audio from the Selected Music List1. Scroll Select Remove All. A confirmation box appears, asking yo

ixDeleting Music Tracks from the Music Library ...3-14Using the Selected Music List ...

Playing and Managing Your Music 3-21Rearranging the Selected Music ListIf you want to listen to tracks in a particular order, you can rearrange the tr

Playing and Managing Your Music 3-225. Using the Scroller, move the album, artist, genre or individual track to the preferred position in the Selected

Playing and Managing Your Music 3-23Saving the Selected Music List as a playlistIf you like the contents and arrangement of your current Selected Musi

Playing and Managing Your Music 3-245. Scroll Select the letters on the list to form a name for your playlist. This name appears in the box at the bot

Playing and Managing Your Music 3-25Enhancing Your MusicUsing EAXYour player allows you to enhance your listening experience with EAX technologies als

Playing and Managing Your Music 3-26To use EAX with your currently playing audio:1. Turn on EAX.2. Select an EAX setting.3. Select a preset, rate or m

Playing and Managing Your Music 3-27Scroll Select the preset, rate or mode you want to use with your EAX setting.Customizing EQ Settings in EAXUnder t

Playing and Managing Your Music 3-286. Scroll Select each vertical control level. Use the Scroller to move the control knob up or down to vary the amo

4Software Applications

Software Applications 4-1Software ApplicationsAbout Creative MediaSource and NOMAD ExplorerCreative MediaSource, Creative NOMAD Explorer, and other us

xA Technical SpecificationsSize ...A-1Weight ...

Software Applications 4-2Using Creative MediaSourceOnly basic instructions on how to use MediaSource with your player are provided in this chapter — e

Software Applications 4-3Transferring tracksWith Creative MediaSource, you can transfer files and audio tracks to and from your player.To transfer fil

Software Applications 4-4Editing audio track information You may need to edit track information when the information is incomplete or wrong. To edit i

Software Applications 4-5Creating a playlistCreative MediaSource allows you to create playlists from the Selected Music List or from the PC Music Libr

Software Applications 4-64. In the Add Tracks to Playlist dialog box, enter a playlist name to create a new playlist with the selected track, or selec

Software Applications 4-7Using NOMAD ExplorerInstructions on how to use NOMAD Explorer are in the NOMAD Explorer Help file—only basic instructions are

Software Applications 4-8Deleting a file or folder1. In Windows Explorer, locate and click the NOMAD Explorer icon .2. On the View menu, point to Acti

Creative MediaSource needs to know where your music is stored before the music information can be displayed in the PC Music Library view1. Goto the To

Appendixes

ATechnical Specifications

xiC Frequently Asked Questions and Error DiagramsAutoPlay ...C-1F

Technical Specifications A-1Technical SpecificationsSize ❑2.99" (W) x 4.43" (H) x 0.95" (D) or 75.9 mm x 112.5 mm x 24.1 mmWeight❑8.0 o

Technical Specifications A-2Playback Formats**❑MP3 (at 8, 16, 22.05, 24, 32, 44.1 and 48 kHz)❑WMA (at 16, 22.05, 24, 32, 44.1 and 48 kHz)❑Wave (at 32,

Technical Specifications A-3Data Connector❑USB 2.0/USB 1.1EAX❑Environment effects❑Parametric equalization❑Headphone spatialization❑Smart Volume Manage

BOnscreen Diagram and Icon Guide

Onscreen Diagram and Icon Guide B-1Onscreen Diagram and Icon GuideInformation DiagramsThe following icons appear onscreen when the associated playback

Onscreen Diagram and Icon Guide B-2Playback IconsIcon Action/Meaning❍ Play❍ Pause❍ Forward❍ Reverse❍ Skip forward❍ Skip back

Onscreen Diagram and Icon Guide B-3Selected Music List IconsIcon Action/Meaning❍ Album❍ Artist❍ Genre❍ Track❍ Track within audio category❍ Audio selec

Onscreen Diagram and Icon Guide B-4Play Mode IconsIcon Action/Meaning❍ Repeat Track❍ Repeat All❍ Shuffle❍ Shuffle Repeat❍ Play Track OnceThe following

Onscreen Diagram and Icon Guide B-5Navigational IconsThe following icons appear onscreen when you are in the associated firmware section.Icon Action/M

Onscreen Diagram and Icon Guide B-6❍ Genre category❍ EAX❍ Find❍ Settings❍ AboutIcon Action/MeaningThe following icons appear on-screen when you are in

Safety and Handling Instructions

CFrequently Asked Questions and Error Diagrams

FAQs and Troubleshooting C-1FAQs and TroubleshootingThis section covers common problems you might encounter or questions you might have while using yo

FAQs and Troubleshooting C-28. Click the Settings tab, and then select Auto Insert Notification.9. Click the OK button.FeaturesIf I make a bookmark in

FAQs and Troubleshooting C-3How can I get accessories for my Jukebox?Visit www.NOMADworld.com for the latest news on accessories.

FAQs and Troubleshooting C-4Windows XP tells me that the software for the player is not certified. What do I do?At the time of this product's rel

FAQs and Troubleshooting C-5MaintenanceDo I need to defragment the player’s hard disk?No, you will not need to defragment, format or clean up the hard

FAQs and Troubleshooting C-6❍ use of passive speakers or high-powered headphones.Proper charging and handling of the battery can also help in prolongi

FAQs and Troubleshooting C-7Error DiagramsIf an error occurs, you may see any one of the following diagrams, indicating the general nature of the prob

DUser Preferences

User Preferences D-1User PreferencesSetting User PreferencesYour player offers many configuration options. You can❍ personalize your Jukebox❍ specify