Creative MuVo TX FM User's Guide

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. 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. The licensee may make one copy of the software for backup purposes.

The Software License Agreement is found in a separate folder on the installation CD.

Version 1.1

June 2004

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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 .............................. ix

Creative MediaSource Organizer ........................ ix

Adobe Acrobat Reader ..................................................... x

Minimum System Requirements ................................................. x

Document Conventions ............................................................... xi

Web Information ......................................................................... xii

Online Registration ..................................................................... xii

1 A Tour of Your Player

Your Player at a Glance ........................................................... 1-1

Using the Scroller ..................................................................... 1-3

Scroll Select .................................................................. 1-3

Selecting menu options ................................................ 1-3

2 Getting Started

Inserting the Battery ................................................................. 2-1

Power Source and Level Indicators .............................. 2-2

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 ................................................. 3-2

Creative MediaSource .............................................................. 3-3

Transferring Tracks or Files .......................................... 3-3

Editing audio track information ..................................... 3-4

Ripping Audio CD Tracks ............................................. 3-5

4 Using Your Player

Turning On/Off your Player ...................................................... 4-2

Disconnecting your Player ........................................................ 4-3

Music Playback ........................................................................ 4-4

Playing music tracks ..................................................... 4-5

Play Modes ............................................................................... 4-6

Repeating music ........................................................... 4-7

Shuffling music ............................................................. 4-9

Playing a track once ................................................... 4-10

Normal mode .............................................................. 4-11

Listening to FM Radio ............................................................ 4-11

Voice Recording ..................................................................... 4-17

Making a voice recording ............................................ 4-17

Recording FM Radio ................................................... 4-18

Playing Recordings ................................................................ 4-19

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EQ Settings ............................................................................ 4-21

Enhancing Your Music ................................................ 4-21

Skipping Folders ..................................................................... 4-23

Deleting Tracks ...................................................................... 4-23

User Preferences ................................................................... 4-24

Rotating the LCD screen ............................................ 4-25

Locking and unlocking your Player ......................................... 4-27

Formatting Your Player .......................................................... 4-28

Appendixes

A Technical Specifications

Size ................................................................... A-1

Weight ............................................................... A-1

Capacity ............................................................ A-1

Battery type ....................................................... A-1

Battery Life (playback time) .............................. A-1

Playback Formats ............................................. A-1

Recording Formats ........................................... A-1

Signal to Noise Ratio ........................................ A-1

Channel Separation .......................................... 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-2

Firmware Support ............................................. A-2

B Onscreen Diagram and Icon Guide

Information Diagrams ............................................................... B-1

Playback Icons ......................................................................... B-2

Play Mode Icons ....................................................................... B-3

Error Diagrams ......................................................................... B-4

C FAQs and Troubleshooting

AutoPlay ................................................................................... C-1

General ..................................................................................... C-2

Usage ....................................................................................... C-3

Digital Rights Management ...................................................... C-4

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.

Introduction

Congratulations on making an excellent decision in purchasing the Creative MuVo® TX FM!

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 dat a quickly and easily. With

Your player supports WMA files protected with Digital Rights Management (DRM).

your player’s built-in microphone you can record your voice, and with the FM radio, you can listen to and record your favorite radio stations.

Your player also supports Advanced EQ features for audio enhancement. Your portable digital audio player supports multiple audio file formats, including MP3 and WMA. Recordings are saved in IMA ADPCM formats — mono for voice and stereo for FM radio.

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Before You Begin

Package Contents

Contents may vary depending on product model and region of purchase.

Software Included

Creative Media Detector

❍ 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

❍ Creative Media Detector ❍ Creative MediaSource ❍ Adobe Acrobat Reader

Media Detector makes it easy for you to access multimedia content from various internal or external media. There is no need to hunt through a maze of different software to play different types of files.

Media Detector automatically recognizes the insertion or connection of CDs, VCDs, and external devices like Creative digital audio players. Upon recognition, the content in the media automatically starts playing.

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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.

Creative MediaSource Player

Creative MediaSource Organizer

Unlike other media players, Creative MediaSource Player provides exclusive features (such as SmartFit), specially designed to manage and configure your MuVo TX FM more efficiently. With Creative MediaSource Player, you can play back a wide variety of digital audio and video formats such as MP3, WMA, WAV, Audio CD, Midi, VCD and AVI on the computer. You can also use the integrated recorder in Creative MediaSource to record audio.

Creative MediaSource Organizer is an extended view of the Creative MediaSource Player, as it provides additional features to help you manage a huge music library more easily. With it, you can:

❍ rip Audio CDs and create high quality digital audio files (up to 320 kbps

for MP3 and 160 kbps for WMA).

❍ configure the settings for the MuVo TX FM with Creative MediaSource

while it is connected to your computer.

❍ "squeeze" more audio tracks into your player with SmartFit, which

employs intelligent track management and WMA compression.

❍ view the contents of your computer and your MuV o TX FM using the dual-

window transfer panel, convenient for file transfer.

❍ locate songs in a few seconds, just by typing some keywords into the

sophisticated music search engine.

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.

❍ Microsoft

Windows® XP, Windows 2000, Windows Millennium Edition

(Me) or Windows 98 Second Edition (SE)

❍ Intel

Pentium® II 350 MHz, AMD® K6-2® 450 MHz or better processor

(Pentium III 450 MHz or higher recommended for MP3 encoding)

❍ CD-ROM drive with digital audio extraction support ❍ USB 1.1 port (USB 2.0 port recommended) ❍ 64 MB RAM (128 MB recommended) ❍ 30 MB free hard disk space (more needed for storing audio) ❍ Installed mouse ❍ SVGA graphics adapter (256 colors, 800 x 600 resolution or better)

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.

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

Online Registration

Enjoy a host of benefits by registering your product during installation, or at www.creative.com/register.

Benefits include:

❍ Service and Product support from Creative ❍ Exclusive updates on promotions and events

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A Tour of Your Player

Your Player at a Glance

Earphone connector

Play/Pause button

Microphone

LCD screen

Front View Side View

Scroller

Volume Increase button

Volume Decrease button

A Tour of Your Player 1-1

Button What It Does Usage Tips

PLAY/PAUSE

VOLUME

INCREASE

VOLUME

DECREASE

SCROLLER

❍ turns the player on and off ❍ activates the LCD backlight ❍ starts, pauses or continues playback

❍ increases the volume

❍ decreases the volume

❍ skips to the previous/next track ❍ fast-forwards/rewinds a track ❍ scrolls through menu options ❍ selects menu options

❍ press and hold until the player

turns on or off

❍ when your player is locked,

press to turn LCD backlight on

❍ press and hold to increase the

volume quickly

❍ press and hold to decrease the

volume quickly

❍ during playback, turn the Scroller

to go to the previous or next track.

❍ during playback, turn and hold

the Scroller to fast-forward or rewind the track

❍ turn the Scroller to scroll through

menu options and press the Scroller to select them. This action is also referred to as "Scroll Select"

A Tour of Your Player 1-2

Using the Scroller

Scroll Select 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.

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)

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.

Use the Scroller to scroll through options

Press the Scroller to select an option

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 Play Mode Options screen

1. Use the Scroller to scroll through the menu options.

2. Press the Scroller to select the menu item.

A Tour of Your Player 1-3

Getting Started

Inserting the Battery

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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.

Icon What the icon means Notes

❍ this battery state icon

❍ your player’s battery is full

❍ your player’s battery is 60% full

❍ your player’s battery is 30% full ❍ your player’s battery is nearly

empty

shows that the battery is full

❍ change the battery at the

earliest opportunity

Getting Started 2-2

Installing Drivers and Software

Windows 98 SE users must install the drivers to transfer tracks or files to the player.

To install the software, Windows 2000/XP users must log in as the computer administrator. For more information, refer to your operating system’s online Help.

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. The disc supports Windows AutoPlay mode and starts running automatically. If not, you need to enable your CD-ROM drive's autoinsert notification feature. For more details see "AutoPlay" on page C-1.

3. Click the MuVo TX FM software option to select it.

4. Click the OK button.

5. Follow the onscreen instructions to complete the installation.

6. If prompted, restart your computer.

Getting Started 2-3

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