User’s Guide MuVo TX FM 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.
Contents
Contents Safety and Handling Instructions Caring For Your Player ................................................................ vi Introduction Before You Begin Package Contents ..................................................................... viii Software Included ...................................................................... viii Creative Media Detector ................................................ viii Creative MediaSource .....................................................
2 Getting Started Inserting the Battery ................................................................. Power Source and Level Indicators .............................. Installing Drivers and Software ................................................. Connecting the USB Flash Drive to your Computer ................. 2-1 2-2 2-3 2-4 3 Transferring Tracks or Files Downloading from the internet ................................................. Creative MediaSource ...........................................
EQ Settings ............................................................................ Enhancing Your Music ................................................ Skipping Folders ..................................................................... Deleting Tracks ...................................................................... User Preferences ................................................................... Rotating the LCD screen ............................................
B Onscreen Diagram and Icon Guide Information Diagrams ............................................................... Playback Icons ......................................................................... Play Mode Icons ....................................................................... Error Diagrams ......................................................................... B-1 B-2 B-3 B-4 C FAQs and Troubleshooting AutoPlay .........................................................................
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 excessive force or impact. Do not expose to heat or incinerate. Keep away from excessive moisture. Keep away from strong magnetic fields. Do not dismantle.
Introduction Congratulations on making an excellent decision in purchasing the Creative MuVo® TX FM! Your player supports WMA files protected with Digital Rights Management (DRM). Your new multi-format portable player allows you to store songs in the player’s Music Library and also comes equipped with an USB 2.0™ connector, so you can transfer audio tracks and data quickly and easily.
Before You Begin Package Contents ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ MuVo TX FM (consists of one USB Flash Drive and one battery module) Armband or neckstrap Installation CD incorporating PDF User’s Guide Quick Start Booklet Stereo earphones One AAA size battery Contents may vary depending on product model and region of purchase. Software Included ❍ Creative Media Detector Media Detector makes it easy for you to access multimedia content from various internal or external media.
Creative MediaSource Creative MediaSource is your ultimate all-in-one digital entertainment software, designed for playing, creating, organizing and transferring digital music. It includes several applications like the MediaSource Player and Organizer. For more information and usage details on Creative MediaSource, refer to its online Help.
Adobe Acrobat Reader Adobe Acrobat Reader is a software application that enables you to view and print Adobe Portable Document Format (PDF) files on all major computer platforms. 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.
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 product. Follow these directions to prevent the loss of data, or damage to your product or system. Warning! This warns you of possible hazards that may result in bodily harm or life-threatening situations.
Web Information The driver updates only work with MuVo TX FM players. Do not install these updates if you own a NOMAD MuVo or NOMAD MuVo NX player. Online Registration Visit www.creative.com regularly for information on: ❍ Firmware updates ❍ MuVo accessories ❍ Tips and tricks ❍ FAQs ❍ Troubleshooting ❍ Documentation updates ❍ Software updates or purchases ❍ Technologies used in your player ❍ An online glossary Enjoy a host of benefits by registering your product during installation, or at www.creative.
A Tour of Your Player
A Tour of Your Player Your Player at a Glance Earphone connector Play/Pause button Scroller Microphone 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 ❍ ❍ ❍ turns the player on and off activates the LCD backlight starts, pauses or continues playback ❍ increases the volume ❍ decreases the volume Usage Tips ❍ press and hold until the player turns on or off ❍ when your player is locked, press to turn LCD backlight on VOLUME INCREASE ❍ press and hold to increase the volume quickly ❍ press and hold to decrease the volume quickly VOLUME DECREASE ❍ SCROLLER ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ skips to the previous/next track fast-forwards/re
Using the Scroller Scroll Select To "Scroll Select", use the Scroller to scroll to the option you want, and select the option by pressing the Scroller. The Scroller is one of the most important features of your MuVo TX FM. In this document, we will use a new term, “Scroll Select”, to indicate that you should use the Scroller to scroll through options and then select the option by pressing the Scroller.
Getting Started
Getting Started Inserting the Battery a b c Getting Started 2-1
Power Source and Level Indicators The amount of playback time available depends on various factors (for example, volume level used). For more information, see "Usage" on page C-3. After inserting the battery, your player displays one of the following icons, depending on the battery’s status.
Installing Drivers and Software Windows 98 SE users must install the drivers to transfer tracks or files to the player. Your MuVo TX FM comes with drivers for Windows 98 SE, together with software that helps you create audio tracks, manage your music library and use your player. Windows XP, Windows 2000 and Windows Me users do not need to install drivers. 1. Make sure that your player is not connected to your computer. 2. Insert the Installation CD into your CD-ROM drive.
Connecting the USB Flash Drive to your Computer You are now ready to connect your player to your computer. Your MuVo TX FM features a USB 2.0 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 Your computer’s USB port may be located on the back panel.
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. Before disconnecting your player from your computer, make sure that you stop your player properly first (see "Usage" on page C3" for more details).
Downloading from the internet To get MP3 files from the Internet, use a search engine to locate sites with MP3 content. You can use your MuVo TX FM player to download audio files from all the major Internet music download services. Follow the instructions on the site and download the music files to your computer. It is illegal to encode MP3 files for trade or sale unless you have the express or explicit permission of the copyright holder(s).
Creative MediaSource Only basic instructions on how to use Creative MediaSource with your player are provided in this chapter— extensive instructions are found in the MediaSource Help file. Transferring Tracks or Files With Creative MediaSource, you can transfer files and audio tracks to and from your player. Using Creative MediaSource After installation, you must restart your computer before trying out any of the installed applications. 1.
Editing audio track information You may need to edit track information when the information is incomplete or wrong. To edit information about a track 1. If you are not already in Creative MediaSource Organizer, click the Player/Organizer View button. 2. In the Content window, locate the track you want to edit, and right-click it. 3. Select the Properties option. A dialog box appears. 4. Select the Tag Information tab. 5. Click any of the track properties under the Property column.
Ripping Audio CD Tracks Rather than manually entering track information, retrieve such audio CD information from CDDB before ripping tracks. Change the default ripping format and bitrate for higher or lower quality audio. See Creative MediaSource’s Help file for details The first phase in making an MP3 file is extracting audio data from an audio CD. To extract audio data, you will need a CD-ROM drive that can extract digital audio data, and a program known as a Ripper.
To rip a CD 1. Insert an audio CD into your CD-ROM drive. 2. If you are not already in Creative MediaSource Organizer, click the Player/Organizer View button. 3. In the Sources window, select [e:] Audio CD (where "e:" represents your CD-ROM drive). 4. In the Task bar, click the Rip Now button. To rip tracks from an audio CD 1. Insert an audio CD into your CD-ROM drive. 2. If you are not already in Creative MediaSource Organizer, click the Player/Organizer View button. 3.
Using Your Player
Using Your Player Your player can function in Music, Recordings, Microphone or FM Radio mode. In Music mode, only MP3 or WMA files are played back and in Recordings mode, only microphone and FM radio recordings that are recorded by the player, are played back. To switch between modes, see "Music Playback" on page 4-4. Your player also has Play Modes that allow you to change how your tracks are played back. For more information, see "Play Modes" on page 4-6.
Turning On/Off your Player Remember to unplug the USB Flash Drive from your computer and insert it into the battery module before turning on the player. To turn on your player Press and hold the Play/Pause button If your player contains no audio tracks, the message "No Music" or "No Recording" will appear onscreen, depending on whether you are in Music or Recordings mode. until your player turns on. The CREATIVE logo appears onscreen, followed by the MuVo TX FM logo.
Disconnecting your Player To disconnect your player in Windows XP, Windows 2000 or Windows Me Click the Safely Remove Hardware icon on the Taskbar, click Safely remove USB Mass Storage Device, and disconnect your player when you are prompted to do so. To disconnect your player in Windows 98 SE Make sure that the icon below appears on the LCD screen for at least five seconds before disconnecting your player.
Music Playback To add audio tracks to your player, see "Transferring Tracks or Files" on page 3-3. If you are in Recordings mode and the Recordings Mode icon onscreen, do the following to return to Music mode. appears To enable Music mode 1. Press the Scroller. The Main Menu (Figure 4-1) appears. Figure 4-1 2. Scroll Select the Music icon (Figure 4-2). Figure 4-2 If you are in Music mode and the Music Mode icon the following to return to Recordings mode.
Playing music tracks Follow these steps to play music tracks. 1. Press the Play/Pause button for a few seconds. The MuVo TX FM logo appears onscreen, and music tracks stored in your player are automatically played back. Play Mode Icon Elapsed time Battery Level Indicator Play Status Icon EQ Setting Icon Music Mode Icon Track Title To pause a track Press the Play/Pause button . To stop a track Press the Play/Pause button to pause the track, and then turn the Scroller towards the right.
Play Modes Your player has Play Modes that allow you to change how your tracks are played back. The following Play Modes are available: Only one Play Mode can be enabled at a time. ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ A-B Repeat Track Repeat All Repeat Folder Track Once Shuffle Repeat Shuffle Once Shuffle Folder Normal Play Modes are disabled by setting the “Normal” mode as described in "Normal mode" on page 4-11.
Repeating music You can choose to repeat a track, folder, all tracks or a portion of a track. 1. Press the Scroller. The Main Menu (Figure 4-5) appears. Figure 4-5 2. Scroll Select the Play Mode icon. A list appears (Figure 4-6). 3. Depending on which mode you want, follow the corresponding step: Figure 4-6 To repeat a track in the Playing List Scroll Select the Repeat Track icon . The Repeat Track icon appears onscreen and the track is repeated continuously until you stop it or skip to another track.
To repeat a portion of a track A portion of a track can only be repeated once; marking a new portion will automatically remove any markers in the track. 1. Scroll Select the A-B icon . The icon appears, prompting you to select a start point for the portion of music to repeat. 2. Press the Scroller to mark the begining of the portion you wish to repeat. The icon appears, prompting you to select an end point for the repeat function. 3.
Shuffling music The Shuffle Play Mode can be used to shuffle all tracks (or tracks in a folder) once, or to repeatedly shuffle all tracks. 1. Press the Scroller. The Main Menu (Figure 4-7) appears. Figure 4-7 2. Scroll Select the Play Mode icon. A list appears (Figure 4-8). Figure 4-8 Depending on which mode you want, follow the corresponding step: To shuffle all tracks once Scroll Select the Shuffle Once icon.
To Shuffle Repeat all tracks continuously Scroll Select the Shuffle Repeat icon. The Shuffle Repeat icon appears onscreen. Tracks are in random sequence and played back continuously until you stop playback. Playing a track once When the Track Once Play Mode is enabled, playback stops once the current track ends. 1. Press the Scroller. The Main Menu (Figure 4-9) appears. Figure 4-9 2. Scroll Select the Play Mode icon. A list appears. 3. Scroll Select the Track Once icon (Figure 4-10).
Normal mode Once the "Normal" mode is enabled, each track is played back, from the first track to the last. 1. Press the Scroller. The Main Menu (Figure 4-11) appears. Figure 4-11 2. Scroll Select the Play Mode icon. A list appears. 3. Scroll Select the Normal icon (Figure 4-12). All tracks play back normally. Figure 4-12 Listening to FM Radio With MuVo TX FM, you can listen to your favorite radio station.
1. Press the Scroller. The Main Menu (Figure 4-14) appears. Figure 4-14 2. Scroll Select the Settings icon (Figure 4-15). A list appears. Figure 4-15 3. Scroll Select the FM Region icon (Figure 416). A list appears. 4. Scroll Select the region that you are in. To perform an autoscan and autosave Figure 4-16 1. Press the Scroller. The Main Menu similar to Figure 4-17 appears. Figure 4-17 2. Scroll Select the FM Radio icon (Figure 4-18). A radio frequency appears on the LCD screen (Figure 4-19).
4. Scroll Select the Autoscan icon (Figure 4-20). The player scans and stores channels it detects. At the end of the autoscan, it plays the first channel. Figure 4-20 To select a channel 1. Press the Scroller. The Main Menu similar to Figure 4-21 appears. Figure 4-21 2. Scroll Select the FM Radio icon (Figure 4-22). A radio frequency appears on the LCD screen (Figure 4-23). Figure 4-22 If you do not see a preset channel, press the Play/Pause button. 3.
3. If you see a preset channel, press the Play/ 4. Turn the Scroller towards the right to increase the frequency or towards the left to decrease the frequency. 5. 6. 7. 8. Pause button to switch to Manual Scan view. The preset channel disappears. To scan for a channel, move the Scroller towards the right or left, and hold for one second. Press the Scroller. Scroll Select the Save Preset icon (Figure 427). Turn the Scroller to select the preset number you want.
5. Scroll Select the Delete Preset icon (Figure 4-31). Figure 4-31 6. Scroll Select the Delete Preset x icon (Figure 4-32). The preset channel is deleted and your MuVo TX FM plays the next available preset channel. Figure 4-32 To switch to FM Preset view or Manual Scan view In FM Preset view, you can see the preset channels and scroll from one preset channel to another. If you need to fine-tune the radio channel, switch to Manual Scan view. 1. Press the Scroller.
4. Scroll Select the Scroller mode icon (Figure 4-36) to switch to the different views. Alternatively, you can press the Play/Pause button to switch to the different views while playing a station.
Voice Recording Another great MuVo TX FM feature is its ability to record voice and FM radio. Recorded voice is encoded directly into IMA ADPCM (at 8 kHz, 4-bit, Mono) file format and recorded FM radio is encoded directly into IMA ADPCM (at 16 kHz, 4-bit, Stereo) file format. When recording, note that the available recording time is determined by: ❍ ❍ available space in your player battery power remaining in your player When recording, you will see the time available for recording.
Recording FM Radio When recording FM radio, you will see one bar showing you the time available for recording, and another showing you the elapsed recording time. Also the FM Radio icon appears in the bottom-left corner of the LCD screen. Elapsed recording time Battery level indicator Play status icon Remaining time available for recording FM Radio mode Figure 4-38 To make an FM radio recording You cannot pause and continue a FM radio recording. 1. Press the Scroller.
5. Scroll Select the FM Recording icon (Figure 4-42). A recording bar appears on the LCD screen and recording starts. Figure 4-42 6. Press the Play/Pause button to end the recording. A name is automatically assigned to your FM radio recording and the file is saved in your player. The naming convention typically used is: FM [Current File Number]. To play voice and FM Radio tracks that you have recorded on your player, see "Playing Recordings" on page 4-19.
To play a recording A recorded voice file name starts with "VOC" and an FM radio file name starts with "FM". 1. Press the Scroller. The Main Menu similar to Figure 4-44 appears. Figure 4-44 2. Scroll Select the Recordings icon (Figure 445). 3. Scroll Select a recording you want to listen to. The track is played back automatically. Figure 4-45 To delete a recording, see "Deleting Tracks" on page 4-23.
EQ Settings Enhancing Your Music Your player allows you to enhance your listening experience with EQ settings. EQ settings available in your player include: ❍ ❍ ❍ Normal Rock Pop ❍ Classical ❍ Jazz ❍ Custom EQ You can use EQ settings while audio is being played back. This process is described in the following instructions. 1. Press the Scroller. The Main Menu (Figure 4-46) appears. Figure 4-46 2. Scroll Select the EQ icon (Figure 4-47).
Depending on which EQ setting you want, follow the corresponding step: To select Normal, Rock, Pop, Classical or Jazz Scroll Select the EQ setting you want. The selected EQ setting icon appears onscreen. To define your own EQ settings 1. Scroll Select the Custom EQ icon. The Custom EQ screen (Figure 4-48) appears. 2. Five vertical control levers appears in the display. Each lever represents successively higher Figure 4-48 frequencies that can be controlled.
Skipping Folders Your player can only recognize up to one sub folder level in the root directory. Deleting Tracks This action skips the playback to a selected folder. To skip to the next folder 1. 2. 3. 4. Press the Scroller. Scroll Select the Skip Folder icon (Figure 4-49). Scroll to the folder that you want to skip to. To resume normal playback, press the Scroller again. Figure 4-49 This action permanently deletes tracks from your MuVo TX FM. To delete a track 1.
User Preferences These features are only available in Music Mode and Voice Mode. Your player offers many configuration options. You can: ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ Change the LCD orientation Specify contrast settings Change the LCD screen’s backlight duration Specify idle time duration before the player automatically shuts down Select the default language Access the information screen Select the FM region 1. Press the Scroller. 2. Scroll Select the Settings icon (Figure 4-52). A list appears (Figure 4-53).
Rotating the LCD screen MuVo TX FM has a handy feature: you can rotate the LCD screen by 180 degress. This may be useful for left-handed users. Follow the step below to rotate the LCD on your player. To rotate the LCD screen 180 degrees Using your left hand Using your right hand Scroll Select the LCD Orientation icon . The LCD screen rotates 180 degrees (Figure 4-54).
To set the contrast level for your player’s screen 1. Scroll Select the Contrast icon. The Contrast screen (Figure 4-55) appears. 2. Use the Scroller to increase or decrease the LCD contrast. The lower the number, the lower the LCD contrast. Figure 4-55 To adjust the screen backlight duration 1. Scroll Select the Backlight icon. 2. Scroll Select the backlight duration or disable it. A lower number setting conserves battery power for longer playback time.
Locking and unlocking your Player Locking your MuVo TX FM will disable all buttons except the scroller on the player. This feature is useful when you do not want any buttons (for example, Pause) pressed accidentally. If you press a button while the player is locked, a popup window appears, prompting you to unlock the player. This popup is only displayed for five seconds. To lock your player 1. Press the Scroller. 2. Scroll Select the Lock icon (Figure 4-56). The player is locked.
Formatting Your Player Windows 98 SE users must install the MuVo TX FM drivers before formatting the player. For more information on driver installation, see "Installing Drivers and Software" on page 2-3". Windows 2000 and Windows XP users must select the FAT file system only in the Format F:\ dialog box before formatting the player. If you need to format your player, first backup the files on your player to your computer. When you format your player, all songs and files will be deleted.
Technical Specifications
Technical Specifications Size ❑ 36.7 mm (L) x 74.0 mm (H) x 16.0 mm (W) Weight ❑ 32 g (without the battery) or 43 g (with a AAA battery) Capacity ❑ 128, 256 or 512 MB built-in memory Battery type ❑ One Alkaline AAA size battery Battery Life (playback time) ❑ MP3 128 kbps, up to 15 hours of continuous playback from new AAA alkaline batteries. ❑ WMA 64 kbps, up to 11 hours of continuous playback from new AAA alkaline batteries. Playback Formats ❑ MP3 (at 8, 11.025, 12, 16, 22.05, 24, 32, 44.
Channel Separation ❑ Up to 63 dB Frequency Response ❑ 20 Hz~20000 Hz Harmonic Distortion ❑ <0.05% Operating System/ Firmware ❑ Upgradeable via Internet Headphone Out ❑ 1/8" stereo minijack, 5~7 mW LCD Display ❑ Large 96 x 32 pixel, blue EL backlit display Data Connector ❑ USB 1.1 ❑ USB 2.0 Firmware Support* ❑ Programmable * Firmware upgrades are available from www.creative.
Onscreen Diagram and Icon Guide
Onscreen Diagram and Icon Guide Information Diagrams Diagram Action/Meaning ❍ your player is connected to your computer. To use your player, disconnect it from your computer. ❍ files are being transferred to your player.
Playback Icons Icon The following icons appear onscreen when the associated playback action is used.
Play Mode Icons Icon Action/Meaning ❍ Repeat Track ❍ Repeat Folder ❍ Repeat All ❍ Shuffle Once ❍ Shuffle Repeat ❍ Shuffle Folder ❍ Track Once ❍ Repeats a selected section of a track Onscreen Diagram and Icon Guide B-3
Error Diagrams If an error occurs, you may see the following diagram, indicating the general nature of the problem.
Diagram Likely Causes ❍ check that the file you are trying to play back is a .WMA, .
Frequently Asked Questions and Troubleshooting
FAQs and Troubleshooting AutoPlay What do I do when the installation does not start automatically after the Installation CD is inserted? The AutoPlay feature in your Windows system may not be enabled. To start the installation program through the My Computer shortcut menu 1. On your Windows desktop, double-click the My Computer icon. 2. Right-click the CD-ROM drive icon, and then click AutoPlay. 3. Follow the onscreen instructions. To enable AutoPlay through Auto Insert Notification 1.
General Where can I get official information on all MuVo products? Visit www.creative.com for updates and downloads relating to all MuVo products, Creative’s MP3 players and accessories. Usage After playing a sequence of tracks, the player skips a track. The player will only play valid formats (.MP3, .WMA or .WAV recordings). Other types of files will be skipped. Files/tracks are corrupted when transferred to the player. Transfer may have been interrupted.
The player turns off immediately after it is turned on. Do one or more of the following: ❍ format your player. For more information, refer to "Formatting Your Player" on page 4-28. ❍ use fresh batteries if batteries used are depleted. Can I use the MuVo TX FM for portable data storage? Yes, you can. I have to change the battery quite often.
