Creative Jukebox Zen Xtra User's Guide
User’s Guide
Creative NOMAD Jukebox Zen Xtra
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Table of Contents
Table of Contents
Safety and Handling Instructions
Caring For Your Player ...................................................................... i
Battery Usage Precautions .............................................................. ii
Introduction
Before You Begin
Package Contents .............................................................................. i
Hardware .................................................................................... i
Software ...................................................................................... i
Creative MediaSource Player ............................................. ii
Creative MediaSource Organizer ........................................ ii
Creative NOMAD Explorer ................................................. iii
Adobe Acrobat Reader ...................................................... iii
Minimum System Requirements ..................................................... iv
Document Conventions ..................................................................... v
Web Information ............................................................................... vi
Optional Player Accessories ........................................................... vii
Online Registration ......................................................................... viii
1 A Tour of Your Player
Your Player at a Glance ................................................................ 1-1
Using the Scroller .......................................................................... 1-2
Scroll Select ........................................................................... 1-2
Selecting menu options .......................................................... 1-3
Selecting list and confirmation box options ..................... 1-3
2 Getting Started
Inserting the battery ...................................................................... 2-1
Charging the Battery ..................................................................... 2-3
Power Source and Level Indicators ....................................... 2-4
Installing Software ......................................................................... 2-5
Connecting your Player to your Computer .................................... 2-6
Transferring Music ........................................................................ 2-7
Downloading from the internet ............................................... 2-8
Ripping from a CD ................................................................. 2-8
3 Playing and Managing Your Music
Playing Music ................................................................................ 3-1
Music Playback ...................................................................... 3-1
Playing the Selected Music List ...................................... 3-1
Playing all tracks in your player ...................................... 3-2
Play Modes ................................................................................... 3-3
Repeating music .................................................................... 3-3
Shuffling music ....................................................................... 3-4
Playing a track once ............................................................... 3-5
Normal mode ......................................................................... 3-6
Bookmarking a track ..................................................................... 3-6
Organizing your Music .................................................................. 3-7
Using the Music Library ......................................................... 3-8
Finding a Music Track in the Music Library ............................ 3-9
Adding Music Tracks to the Selected Music List .................. 3-10
Viewing Track Information in the Music Library ................... 3-11
Deleting Music Tracks from the Music Library ..................... 3-12
Using the Selected Music List ..................................................... 3-14
Viewing music tracks in the Selected Music List .................. 3-14
Viewing track information in the Selected Music List ........... 3-16
Removing music tracks from the Selected Music List .......... 3-17
Rearranging the Selected Music List ................................... 3-19
Saving the Selected Music List as a playlist ........................ 3-20
Enhancing Your Music ................................................................ 3-22
Using EAX ............................................................................ 3-22
Customizing EQ Settings in EAX ......................................... 3-24
4 Software Applications
About Creative MediaSource and NOMAD Explorer .................... 4-1
Using Creative MediaSource ................................................. 4-2
Ripping Audio CD Tracks ................................................ 4-2
Transferring tracks .......................................................... 4-3
Using Media Sniffer ................................................................ 4-3
Editing audio track information ........................................ 4-4
Creating a playlist ........................................................... 4-5
Adding audio tracks to a playlist ..................................... 4-6
Changing the playback order in a playlist ....................... 4-6
Deleting a playlist ............................................................ 4-6
Using NOMAD Explorer ......................................................... 4-7
Creating a folder ............................................................. 4-7
Opening a folder ............................................................. 4-7
Deleting a file or folder .................................................... 4-8
Changing the name of a file or folder .............................. 4-8
A Technical Specifications
Size ................................................................................. A-1
Weight ............................................................................. A-1
Memory ........................................................................... A-1
Capacity .......................................................................... A-1
Battery type ..................................................................... A-1
Battery Life (playback time) ............................................ A-1
Interface .......................................................................... A-1
Playback Formats ........................................................... A-2
Signal to Noise Ratio ...................................................... A-2
Channel Separation ........................................................ A-2
THD ................................................................................. A-2
Frequency Response ...................................................... A-2
Harmonic Distortion ........................................................ A-2
Operating System/Firmware ........................................... A-2
Headphone Out ............................................................... A-2
LCD Display .................................................................... A-2
Data Connector ............................................................... A-3
EAX ................................................................................. A-3
Playback Speed .............................................................. A-3
B Onscreen Diagram and Icon Guide
Information Diagrams .................................................................... B-1
Playback Icons .............................................................................. B-2
Selected Music List Icons .............................................................. B-3
Play Mode Icons ............................................................................ B-4
Navigational Icons ......................................................................... B-5
C Frequently Asked Questions and
Error Diagrams
AutoPlay ........................................................................................ C-1
Features ........................................................................................ C-2
General ......................................................................................... C-2
Maintenance .................................................................................. C-4
Usage ............................................................................................ C-4
Error Diagrams .............................................................................. C-6
D User Preferences
Setting User Preferences .............................................................. D-1
Changing Settings ................................................................. D-1
Profiles ................................................................................... D-2
Setting Sleep Timer ........................................................ D-3
Contrast ................................................................................. D-3
Language Settings ................................................................. D-3
Menu Language .............................................................. D-4
Input Language ............................................................... D-4
Time and Date ....................................................................... D-4
Setting time and date ...................................................... D-4
Setting Wake-To-Music ................................................... D-5
Accessing the Information Screen ......................................... D-5
Resetting your Player’s Settings ............................................ D-6
Resetting your Player ............................................................. D-6
Locking and unlocking your Player ........................................ D-7
To lock your player .......................................................... D-7
To unlock your player ...................................................... D-7
Safety and Handling Instructions
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 expose to
heat or incinerate.
Keep away from
strong magnetic
fields.
Do not subject to
excessive force or
impact.
Keep away from
excessive
moisture.
Do not dismantle.
Safety and Handling Instructions i
Battery Usage Precautions
When charging or handling your player’s battery, take note of these
precautions:
Never modify or
disassemble the
battery. If there is
leakage, stench,
discoloration or
deformation during
charging or use,
remove the battery and
do not use it again.
Clean your hands well
before handling food
or touching sensitive
areas of your body, for
example, your eyes.
Do not expose to
heat or fire.
Avoid contact with
metal objects like
keys or
necklaces.
Do not pierce or
crush.
Avoid contact with
moisture.
Store away from
direct sunlight.
Do not store or
use in areas
exceeding 45ºC
or 113ºF.
Safety and Handling Instructions ii
Introduction
Introduction
Congratulations on making an excellent decision in purchasing the Creative
NOMAD Jukebox Zen Xtra!
Your new multi-format portable player is extremely lightweight, just about 8.0
The product name may
vary from country to
country.
ounces (226 grams). Even though it is no bigger than a normal portable
cassette player, you can store thousands of songs in the player’s music
library. Your player also comes equipped with an USB 2.0™ connector, so
you can transfer audio tracks and data quickly and easily.
Unlike other hardware-based players, the NOMAD Zen Xtra features an
onboard real-time digital signal processor (DSP) and a real-time effects
processor for superior audio playback and customization. Your player also
supports EAX™ so that you can enhance your audio with Advanced EQ
presets, headphone spatialization, environments and effects. Your portable
digital audio player supports multiple audio file formats, including MP3, WMA
and WAV.
Introduction i
Before You Begin
Before You Begin
Package Contents
Hardware ❍ NOMAD Jukebox Zen Xtra Player (with removable battery)
❍ AC Power Adapter
❍ Installation CD incorporating PDF User’s Guide
❍ Quick Start leaflet
❍ Stereo headphones
❍ USB cable
❍ Protective pouch
❍ Lithium-ion rechargeable battery
Software ❍ Creative MediaSource Player
❍ Creative MediaSource Organizer
❍ Creative NOMAD Explorer
❍ Adobe Acrobat Reader
Before You Begin i
Creative MediaSource Player
Creative MediaSource Player is the only software you will need for music
and multimedia entertainment. Unlike other media players, Creative
MediaSource Player is specially designed to access the power of NOMAD
Jukebox Zen Xtra’s hardware. With it, you can:
❍ play back music and multimedia files: MP3, WAV, WMA, WMV, NVF,
VideoCD, etc*
❍ enhance playback of ordinary music with surround effects using EAX
❍ vary the speed of audio playback without affecting the pitch (Time
Scaling)*
❍ use Smart Volume Management to play back a list of songs at a similar
volume level even if they were originally recorded at different loudness
levels
❍ switch between Creative MediaSource Organizer and Creative
*
MediaSource Player with just a click of the mouse
Creative MediaSource Organizer
Managing a huge collection of audio CDs and MP3 files can be a headache.
With Creative MediaSource Organizer, you can find any track easily, no
matter where it is stored on your hard disk or external storage devices.
* To enjoy this feature, you must have a Creative Sound Blaster Audigy 2 audio card installed
in your system.
Before You Begin ii
Creative NOMAD Explorer
Creative NOMAD Explorer helps you manage your player’s audio tracks and
data files within Windows® Explorer.
With Creative NOMAD Explorer, you can conveniently organize and transfer
files between your computer and your NOMAD Jukebox, or between different
NOMAD Jukeboxes, using familiar Windows methods, such as Drag-andDrop and Cut-and-Paste.
As Creative NOMAD Explorer has been integrated with Microsoft Windows
Explorer, you can easily copy or move data files to and from your player, just
like a portable storage device.
Creative NOMAD Explorer also lets you copy audio tracks to your player's
Music Library. However, you will not be able to view your player's Music
Library with Creative NOMAD Explorer. For more audio track management
options for your player, it is recommend that you use Creative MediaSource
instead.
Adobe Acrobat Reader
Adobe Acrobat Reader is a software that lets you view and print Adobe
Portable Document Format (PDF) files on all major computer platforms.
Before You Begin iii
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 233 MHz, AMD®-K6-2® 266 MHz or better processor
(Pentium III 450 MHz or higher recommended for MP3 encoding)
❍ Sound Blaster Live!™, Sound Blaster Audigy™ or Sound Blaster
Extigy™ for EAX enhanced MP3 encoding
❍ CD-ROM drive with digital audio extraction support
❍ USB 1.1 or 2.0 port
❍ 64 MB RAM (128 Megabytes recommended)
❍ 30 MB free hard disk space (more needed for storing audio)
❍ Internet connection for Internet content downloading and CDDB2™
support (any charges incurred are the responsibility of the user)
❍ Installed mouse
❍ SVGA graphics adapter (256 colors, 800 x 600 resolution or better)
Before You Begin iv
Document
We use icons to highlight useful or urgent information for you:
Conventions
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 player. Use this
information to avoid situations involving risk.
Warning! This warns you of possible hazards to yourself or
your player, which may result in injury or damage.
Before You Begin v
Web Information
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
Before You Begin vi
Optional Player Accessories
Car Kit
❍ The Car Kit comes with a Cassette
Adapter that connects your player to a
car cassette player.
Removable battery
❍ You can get an additional removable
Lithium-Ion battery for your battery.
Visit www.NOMADworld.com to learn more about these accessories.
Before You Begin vii
Online Registration
To register online,
your player must
be connected to the
computer.
Enjoy a host of benefits by registering your products during installation, or at
www.creative.com/register.
Benefits include:
❍ Service and Product support from Creative.
❍ Exclusive updates on promotions and events!
Before You Begin viii
A Tour of Your Player
1
A Tour of Your Player
Your Player at a Glance
Forward/Reverse
button
Play/Pause
button
Scroller
Menu button
Power adapter
connector
Headphones connector
connects to your
headphones.
LCD screen
USB connector
connects a USB cable
from your player to
your computer to
transfer data or audio
Power
button
Back
button
Volume
button
Reset
button
Open switch
To change or insert the
battery, push the switch
to the right to open your
player’s cover.
A Tour of Your Player 1-1
Using the Scroller
Scroll Select The Scroller is one of the most important features of your NOMAD Jukebox
Zen Xtra. 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.
To "Scroll Select",
use the Scroller to
scroll to the option
you want, and select
the option by
pressing the Scroller.
The Scroller
(side view)
Use the Scroller to scroll
through options
Depending on the screen you are in, you can have different menu options.
You can also choose options from a list or a confirmation box.
Press the Scroller to select an
option
A Tour of Your Player 1-2
Selecting menu options
You can use the Scroller to make selections in menus. For example, if you
are looking at the Menu screen:
From the Menu screen to the Settings screen
1. Use the Scroller to scroll up and down in the menu.
2. Press the Scroller to select the menu item.
Selecting list and confirmation box options
You can also use the Scroller to select confirmation boxes or options in a list.
Scroller options
Constructing a title from a list
Unlocking the player
1. Move the Scroller to scroll through the options.
2. Press the Scroller to select the option.
A Tour of Your Player 1-3
Button What It Does Usage Tips
❍ press and hold until player turns
POWER
❍ turns the player on and off
❍ disables all buttons except for the scroller
❍ activates LCD backlight
MENU
❍ accesses most of your player’s features
on or off
❍ when the player is turned on,
press this button. The Lock
player? window appears. Use
the scroller and select the check
mark icon.
FORWARD/
REVERSE
PLAY/PAUSE
❍ skips to the next track
❍ skips forward to portions of a track when
you press and hold the button
❍ skips to the beginning of the current track,
or to the previous track
❍ skips to previous portions of a track when
you press and hold the button
❍ starts, pauses, or continues playback
❍ to skip forward or go back to
another track, press the Menu
button, and then Scroll Select
Selected Music to get to the
Selected Music screen. Use the
scroller and select the track you
want to skip to.
❍ to play a track from the Music
Library screens, press and hold
this button.
A Tour of Your Player 1-4
Button What It Does Usage Tips
VOLUME
SCROLLER
BACK
RESET
❍ increases the volume
❍ decreases the volume
❍ scrolls up and down menus
❍ selects menu options
❍ goes to previously accessed screens
❍ resets your player if it stops reponding
❍ press and hold the end of
the button to increase the
volume quickly
❍ press and hold the end of
the button to decrease the
volume quickly
❍ turn the Scroller to scroll through
menu options and press the
Scroller to select them. This
action is also referred to as
"Scroll Select".
To Scroll tracks continuously,
hold the Scroller until you reach
the track that you want.
❍ insert the end of a thin object,
like a paper clip, into the button
OPEN SWITCH
❍ To change or insert the battery, push the
switch to the right to open your player’s
cover.
A Tour of Your Player 1-5
2
Getting Started
Getting Started
Inserting the battery
1. Push the Open switch to the right as shown in Figure 2-1. The cover
pops open.
Open switch
Figure 2-1: Opening the cover.
2. Insert the battery into your player.
3. Position the hooks of cover over the openings as shown in Figure 2-2.
Hook
Opening
Figure 2-2: Positioning hooks of cover.
Getting Started 2-1
4. Press the cover gently to snap shut as shown in Figure 2-3.
Figure 2-3: Securing the cover.
Getting Started 2-2
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