User’s Guide Creative NOMAD MuVo TX 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
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 ......................................... ix Creative MediaSource Player ...........
Installing Drivers and Software ................................................. 2-3 Connecting the USB Flash Drive to your Computer ................. 2-4 3 Transferring Tracks or Files Downloading from the internet ................................................. Creative MediaSource .............................................................. Transferring Tracks or Files .............................. Editing audio track information ......................... Ripping Audio CD Tracks ..................
Appendixes A Technical Specifications Size ............................................................................... Weight .......................................................................... Capacity ........................................................................ Battery type .................................................................. Battery Life (playback time) .......................................... Interface ...............................................................
C FAQs and Troubleshooting AutoPlay ................................................................................... General ..................................................................................... Usage ....................................................................................... Digital Rights Management ......................................................
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 NOMAD® MuVo® TX! 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. Your player also supports Advanced EQ features for audio enhancement. Your portable digital audio player supports multiple audio file formats, including MP3 and WMA*.
Before You Begin Package Contents ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ Contents may vary depending on product model and region of purchase. ❍ ❍ NOMAD MuVo TX Player (consists of one USB Flash Drive and one battery module) Additional battery module Armband Installation CD incorporating PDF User’s Guide Quick Start Guide leaflet Stereo earphones One AAA size battery 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 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.
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Web Information The driver updates only work with NOMAD MuVo TX players. Do not install these updates if you own a NOMAD MuVo player. Online Registration Visit www.NOMADworld.com regularly for information on: ❍ firmware updates ❍ NOMAD 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.
1 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 NOMAD MuVo TX. 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.
2 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 NOMAD MuVo TX comes with drivers for all operating systems, together with software that helps you create audio tracks, manage your music library and use your player. 1. Make sure that your player is not connected to your computer. 2. Insert the Installation CD into your CD-ROM drive. The disc supports Windows AutoPlay mode and starts running automatically.
Connecting the USB Flash Drive to your Computer You are now ready to connect your player to your computer. Your NOMAD MuVo TX comes with 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.
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.
Downloading from the internet It is illegal to encode MP3 files for trade or sale unless you have the express or explicit permission of the copyright holder(s). 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 ❍ SoundClick.com ❍ Epitonic.com http://www.NOMADworld.com http://www.soundclick.com http://www.epitonic.com ❍ AMP3.
Creative MediaSource 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. Transferring Tracks or Files 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.
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 on 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 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.
4 Using Your Player
Using Your Player Your player can function in Music or Voice mode. In Music mode, only .MP3 or .WMA files are played back and in Voice mode, only recorded voice files are played back. To switch between modes, see "Music Playback" on page 4-3. 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 4-5.
Disconnecting your Player To stop 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 stop your player in Windows 98 SE Make sure that the icon below appears on the LCD screen again 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 Voice mode and the Voice Mode icon do the following to return to Music mode. appears onscreen, 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 Voice mode. appears onscreen, do To enable Voice mode 1.
Playing music tracks Follow these steps to play music tracks. 1. Press the Play/Pause button for a few seconds. The Creative MuVo TX 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 Scroller forward.
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 4-10.
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 all tracks Scroll Select the Repeat All icon. The Repeat All icon appears onscreen and all tracks are repeated continuously until you stop playback. 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.
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. The Shuffle Once icon appears onscreen and a track is selected at random and played back.
To Shuffle Repeat all tracks continuously Scroll Select the Shuffle Repeat icon. The Shuffle Repeat icon appears onscreen and tracks are selected at random 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 in a sorted order, 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.
Voice Recording A great NOMAD MuVo TX feature is its ability to record audio. Recorded audio is encoded directly into IMA ADPCM (at 8 kHz, 4-bit, Mono) 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. You will also see a bar showing you the elapsed recording time.
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 with the audio being played back. This simple process is described in the following instructions. 1. Press the Scroller. The Main Menu (Figure 4-14) appears. Figure 4-14 2. Scroll Select the EQ icon (Figure 4-15).
To define your own EQ settings 1. Scroll Select the Custom EQ icon. The Custom EQ screen (Figure 4-16) appears. 2. Five vertical control levers will appear in the display. Each lever represents successively higher Figure 4-16 frequencies that can be controlled. 62 Hz controls bass frequency, 250 Hz adjusts the low mid-range frequency, 1 kHz adjusts the mid-range frequency, 4 kHz adjusts the upper mid-range frequency and 16 kHz adjusts the treble frequency. 3. Scroll Select each vertical control level.
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 4-17). Scroll to the folder that you want to skip to. To resume normal playback, press the Scroller again. Figure 4-17 This action permanently deletes tracks from your NOMAD MuVo TX. 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 how long the player remains inactive before it automatically shuts down select the default language access the information screen 1. Press the Scroller. 2. Scroll Select the Settings icon (Figure 4-20). A list appears (Figure 4-21).
Depending on which configuration option you want, follow the corresponding step: To rotate the LCD screen 180 degrees Left-handed users may find this feature useful. Using your left hand Using your right hand Scroll Select the LCD Orientation icon . The LCD screen rotates 180 degrees (Figure 4-22).
To set the contrast level for your player’s screen 1. Scroll Select the Contrast icon. The Contrast screen (Figure 4-23) appears. 2. Use the Scroller to increase or decrease the LCD contrast. The lower the number, the lower the LCD contrast. Figure 4-23 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 NOMAD MuVo TX will disable all buttons 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 4-24). The player is locked. To unlock your player Figure 4-24 1.
Formatting Your Player Windows 98 SE users must install the NOMAD MuVo TX 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 FAT only in the Format F:\ dialog box before formatting the player. If you need to format your player, backup the files in your player first. When you format your player, all songs and files will be deleted. By default, your player is already formatted.
A Technical Specifications
Technical Specifications Size ❑ 36.7 mm (L) x 74.0 mm (H) x 16.0 mm (W) Weight ❑ 31.5 g (without the battery) or 43 g (with a AAA battery) Capacity ❑ 128 or 256 MB built-in memory Battery type ❑ One Alkaline AAA size battery Battery Life (playback time)* ❑ MP3 128 kbps, up to 14 hours of continuous playback from new AAA alkaline atteries. ❑ WMA 64 kbps, up to 11 hours of continuous playback from new AAA alkalinebatteries. Interface ❑ USB 2.0 Playback Formats ❑ MP3 (at 8, 11.025, 12, 16, 22.
Signal to Noise Ratio ❑ Up to 90 dB 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.NOMADworld.
B 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 Suggested Action ❍ ❍ unsupported file format check that the file you are trying to play back is a .WMA, .
C 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 4.
General Where can I get official information on all NOMAD products? Visit NOMADworld for updates and downloads relating to all NOMAD products, Creative’s MP3 players and accessories. Visit www.NOMADworld.com. Windows XP tells me that the software for the player is not certified. What do I do? At the time of this product's release, Microsoft strongly encouraged companies to submit their hardware solutions for certification.
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. Before disconnecting your player from your computer, make sure that you stop your player properly first.
How many files can I store in my player? The number of files you can store in your player’s root directory is determined by the file names in your player and your computer’s operating system. ❍ If all your file names are in lower case and comply with the 8.3 or 9.3 file naming convention (for example, 12345678.MP3) you can store up to 256 files in your player’s root directory. Note that a folder is considered as one file. ❍ If your files are comply with the 8.
Digital Rights Management Can I play DRM-protected WMA files on my Nomad MuVo TX? Yes.
