Creative NOMAD User Manual

Creative NOMAD®

Digital Audio Player

User Guide

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Creative NOMAD® Digital Audio Player

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Model Number: DAP-3201

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Contents

Introduction................................. .................. .................. ................. ..................vii

System Requirements ..............................................................................................................................vii

Handling Instructions..............................................................................................................................viii

1 NOMAD Player .................................. .................. .................. ................. ...........1

Your NOMAD Player................................................................................................................................1

Optional accessories ......................................................................................................................2

Location of Controls......................................................................................................................3

Docking Station .............................................................................................................................3

What is MP3?.............................................................................................................................................4

MP3 Conversion ........................................................................................................................................4

Extracting from an Audio CD.......................................................................................................4

Encoding to MP3...........................................................................................................................4

2 Setting Up NOMAD Player.................................. .................. ................. ...........5

Before Using Y our NOMAD Player.........................................................................................................5

Charging Batteries.........................................................................................................................5

Using Y our NOMAD Player.....................................................................................................................6

Flash Memory Card...................................................................................................................................6

Connecting NOMAD Player to a PC........................................................................................................7

To Change the BIOS Setting.........................................................................................................8

Installing Software in Windows................................................................................................................8

NOMAD Manager.....................................................................................................................................8

Contents v

3 Using Your NOMAD Player............................. .................. ................. ..............9

Using the Player......................................................................................................................................... 9

Key Lock........................................................................................................................................9

Changing Modes............................................................................................................................ 9

Playback MP3 File ...................................................................................................................... 10

Searching MP3 File..................................................................................................................... 10

Equalizer Mode............................................................................................................................ 11

Erasing MP3 File.............................................................................................................12

Operating in Voice Mode................................................................................................12

Operating the FM Radio .............................................................................................................13

MP3 Download Service.............................................................................................................. 14

4 Using Your NOMAD Software........................................................................15

NOMAD Manager...................................................................................................................................15

Moving MP3 Files in Windows Explorer..................................................................................18

Creative Digital Audio Center by MusicMatch™................................................................................. 19

Playback.......................................................................................................................................20

Add Files to the Music Library...................................................................................................21

Automatic Playlists......................................................................................................................21

Manual Playlists .......................................................................................................................... 22

Track Info........................................................................................................................ 23

Record Tracks.............................................................................................................................. 23

CDDB..............................................................................................................................24

Add a Title ................................................................................................................................... 24

Add Tracks................................................................................................................................... 24

Tag.................................................................................................................................... 25

Content CD ..............................................................................................................................................27

APPENDIX

A Technical Specifications and T roublesh ooting................... ................. ............31

NOMAD Player DAP-3201....................................................................................................................31

NOMAD Docking Station

DS-3201.................................................................................................................................................32

Troubleshooting....................................................................................................................................... 33

Contents vi

Introduction

The NOMAD is a next-generation digital audio player that does not use a cassette tape or a CD.
You can enjoy music stored in the built-in flash memory or the flash memory card of the player, use

NOMAD to record interviews and lectures, or preset up to 10 of your favorite FM stations.
Using the Creative Digital Center by MusicMatch, you can use your computer to copy tracks from your

favorite CDs to NOMAD memory, or you can purchase CD-quality MP3 files through worldwide web
sites or online services to store and play on your NOMAD.

Even during strenuous act ivity or after repeated p laybacks, the sound does not skip or fade. Th e NOMAD
is light due to its magnesium case and it is resistant to external shocks due to its solid-state construction.
The display screen in the center of the NOMAD Player gives information about the current status such as
the title of the selection and playing time.

System
Requirements

The minimum system requirements for NOMAD are as follows:

A Pentium

•

32 MB RAM (64 MB recommended)

•

30 MB free hard disk space (for MP3 content storage)

•

SVGA graphics adapter (256 colors, 640x480 minimum)

•

Available parallel port

•

CD-ROM or DVD-ROM drive for software installation and CD ripping

•

Sound Blaster® Live!™ for Environmental Audio™ effects MP3 encoding

•

Microsoft Windows® 95 or Windows® 98

•

Microsoft Internet Explorer 3.0 or later

•

Netscape Navigator 3.0 or lager

Recommended Internet connection for Internet MP3 downloading (any charges incurred are the

•

responsibility of the user)

®

200 MHz or higher PC (Pentium II or better recommended for MP3 encoding)

Introduction vii

Handling
Instructions

Avoid exert severe impact on the Player

Vibration during walking or exercising does not affect the NOMAD Player and playback.

•

However, dropping the Player on a solid surface or dropping a heavy object on the Player may result
in distorted sound and internal damage.

Prevent water from entering the Player

Water entering the Player set can damage it.

•

When the Player set comes into contact with water, dry it immediately with a dry cloth. If the Player

•

set is not functioning, call Technical Support.

Storing the Player set

When storing the NOMAD Player, docking station, and memory card, avoid places with high

•

humidity, strong magnetic fields, or high heat.

Introduction viii

NOMAD Player

1

Your NOMAD
Player

Your NOMAD Player includes the following items:

NOMAD Player

Docking station

Parallel cable

Software installation CD

and MP3 content CD

Stereo
headphones

Protective pouch

Flash memory

card (64-MB

model only)

AC current adapter
for docking station

Two AAA

rechargeable

batteries

NOMAD Player 1

Optional accessories

For the latest list of accessories,
visit www.nomadworld.com.

Accessories for your NOMAD
player that can be purchased
separately include:

Additional flash memory card

•

Car cassette adapter

•

Additional AC current adapter

•

Additional parallel cable

•

Additional docking station

•

Carrying case with clasp (not

•

shown)

Portable headset (not shown)

•

Additional flash memory card

AC current adapter

Car cassette adapter

Parallel cable

Docking station

NOMAD Player 2

Location of Controls

Front

Slot open

Volume

Mode select

Repeat/equalizer
mode

LCD

Headphone jack

Microphone
Play/pause/preset

station select
Stop/power off

Skip track forward
Scan frequency forward

Preset station/scan
frequency reverse

Voice record/delete

Back

Flash memory card slot

Docking Station

Hold

Docking station connector

Front

Player connector

Data LED
Indicator (green)

Power/charge LED
indicator (red)

Eject flash
memory card

AC adapter jack

Battery case

End

Parallel cable connector

NOMAD Player 3

What is MP3?

MP3 Conversio n

MP3 is an acronym for Moving Pictu re Experts Group (MPEG) Layer 3, a type of audio data co mpression
that can reduce digital sound files by a 12:1 ratio with virtually no loss in quality. It is an efficient way to
store high-quality music or other audio content on your computer. MP3 files can be 1/4 to 1/20 the size
of a commercial CD audio file—yet retain a high sound quality. MP3 files usually have the extension
.MP3, and can be downloaded from the Inter net, or can b e legally mad e for personal use from the Audio
CDs that you purchased.

Extracting from an Audio
CD

For the latest list of accessories,
visit www.nomadworld.com.

Encoding to MP3

It is illegal to encode MP 3 file s for
trade or sale unle s s you ha ve the
expressed and explicit permission
of the copyright holder(s).

Audio CD extraction is the first phase in the MP3 conversion pro cess. It is the reading of data off an Audi o
CD and storing it temporarily on your hard drive.

You need an application that can direct the CD-ROM drive to extract this audio data. This program is
known as a

The duration of the Audio CD extraction phase depends on many factors. The speed of a CD-ROM drive
is one of the most important elements in overall extraction speed. The speed ratings commonly seen on
CD-ROM drives—such as 8X, 24X, etc.—refers to the speed at which it can read data CDs or CD-ROMs.
Your particular drive may be fast for data, but slow for audio.

Other factors are defects or scratches on an Audio CD. When playing the Au dio CD in a CD-ROM drive,
the data lost due to error is negligible. But when data is read incorrectly and put through the MP3 encoding
phase, the distortion is highly noticeable. T o avoid this distortion, the Audio CD extraction software may
read the data two or three times to make sure it was read correctly . This error-checking feature is an option
in most Audio CD data extraction software. Be sure error-checking is enabled in your Audio CD
extraction software.

The data extracted from an Audio CD are one of the many types of data an MP3 encoder may process.
Encoders typically expect data to be in .WAV format. They read .WAV data and output MP3 data. These
data are put into an MP3 file.

MP3 encoding is the compressing of data by transforming it into the frequency domain. MP3 encoding/
compression is quality lossy compression and the amount of loss (of quality) is dependen t upo n the
sampling rate of the output and the bitrate of the output. The higher the sampling and bitrates used, the
better the quality of the sound.

ripper

. It reads the data off the Audio CD and in some cases stores it in a file.

NOMAD Player 4

Setting Up NOMAD Player

2

Before Using Your
NOMAD Play er

Charging Batteries

Never use non-rechargeable
batteries or othe r type s of
rechargeable batteries such as
Ni-Cad or rechargeable alkaline.
Non-rechargeable batteries in
NOMAD Player while it is
connected to the station may
generate excessive heat or battery
leakage that can lead to a risk of
fire.

Before you use your NOMAD Player, be sure the batteries are charged and ready. The rechargeable
batteries included may take as long as 90 minutes to fully recharge.

Charge the batteries included with NOMAD before using the Player.

To charge the batteries:

1. Load the batteries into the Player. If the batteries are
already installed, open the battery compartment and
check the placement of the batteries. The drawing on
the bottom of the battery compartment shows the
correct placement.

2. Place the Player in the docking station. The
docking station locks the Player in position during
recharging.

3. Connect the adapter to the docking station as
shown to the right. The red LED blinks when the
batteries are being charged; it st o ps b lin king wh en
the batteries are fully charged.

+

-

-

+

Setting Up NOMAD Pl ay er 5

Using Your
NOMAD Play er

To use your NOMAD Player, remove it from the docking station as shown below

Remove the
player

.

Flash Memory Card

• Formatting delete s all files from
memory. After formatting for
the NOMAD Player, your
camera or other SmartMedia
device will have to reforma t th e
card before it can be reuse d .
Depending on your cam era, it
may not be able to reformat the
card for its own use.

• The files stored on the flash
memory card continue, in
sequence, the track numbers in
the Player’s internal memory.

Top View

Lift the player

MP3 files can be stored on the flash memory card and played back on the NOMAD Player.

To insert the flash memory card:

1. Push the Slot Open button on the side of the pl ayer
to open the flash memory card slot.

2. Insert the card into the slot as shown.

3. Check that the flash memory card indicator p icture
appears on the display.

To remove the flash memory card:

1. Push the Eject lever up. The card is pushed
outwards.

2. Remove the card from the flash memory card slot.

Flash memory
card indicator

Setting Up NOMAD Player 6

Connecting
NOMAD Player to a
PC

• The batteries must be in the
NOMAD Player to download or
upload files from or to the
player.

• Y ou may need to change a BIOS
setting to download MP3 files
from the P C to the Player.
The BIOS setting to be changed
depends on the type of CMOS
setup utility in the PC, which
may be different from the
CMOS described in “To Change
the BIOS Setting” on page 8.

To download MP3 files or to upload voice recordings between NOMAD and a PC, the docking station
must be connected to the PC.

A parallel port on the PC is also required. If a printer cable is connected to the parallel port, disconnect
it temporarily to connect NOMAD.

To connect NOMAD to your computer:

1. Turn off the power to the PC .

2. Connect the parallel cable to the parallel port on the PC and the docking station.

3. Connect the adapter to the docking station and to the wall outlet as shown below.

4. Insert the Player into the docking station.

5. Restart the PC and refer to the instructions below.

AC Adapter

Parallel cable

PC parall el por t

Docking station

NOMAD Player

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To Change the BIOS
Setting

1. During the memory check, press the DELETE key.

2. On the CMOS Setup Utility menu, select the Integrated Peripherals screen by using the arrow keys
and press the ENTER key.

3. Browse to the option Parallel Port Mode and select ECP or ECP/EPP.

4. Press the ESC (Escape) key to return to the CMOS Setup Utility menu.

5. Press the F10 key to save the setting and exit the CMOS Setup Utility. Y our computer should continue
to start up.

Installing Software
in Windows

NOMAD Manager

Format the internal memory of the
NOMAD Manager before copying
MP3 files into internal memory.

To install the NOMAD Manager software:

1. Insert the Creative NOMAD Manager installation CD into the CD-ROM drive. If the setup program
does not run automatically, continue with step.
If the setup program does run automatically, go to step 4.

2. Click Start, click on Run.

3. On the Run dialog, type D:\NOMAD\SETUP.EXE (D:\ represents your CD-ROM drive) and click
the OK button.

4. On the NOMAD splash screen, select NOMAD Manager and any other available software you want
to install and click OK.

5. Follow the instructions on-screen to continue with the installation.

6. When prompted to restart your system, remov e the C D fro m the C D-ROM dr ive and click the Finis h
button.

NOMAD Manager allows you to download MP3 and other file types to and from your NOMAD Player.
For details on how to download MP3 files to the Player, refer to NOMAD Player’s online help.
For details on how to create MP3 files from Audio CDs, refer to MusicMatch’s online help.

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R

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Using the Player

If no Player operations are entered
in three minutes, it turns off
automatically.

Key Lock

Changing Modes

To power the Player ON/OFF:

1. Press the Play button to turn
on the power.

“Welcome to NOMAD”
appears on the NOMAD
display before begin ning MP3
Mode.

2. To turn off the power, press
and hold the Stop button for more than one second.

The Hold switch allows you to lock the control keys and keep them from being changed accidentally
during strenuous activity.

To lock the keys:

1. Lower the Hold switch to lock the keys.

When you turn on NOMAD Player by pressing the Play button, the default mode is MP3. Press the
Mode button once to open FM Radio mode, press the Mode button again to open Voice mode.

Left Side

epeat the current song

Battery Indicator

Hold

DBB (Dynamic

Base Boost)

epeat all songs

Shuffle all songs
Flash memory card indicator
Recording
Track number

Song title

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Playback MP3 File

To play MP3 files, they must first
be stored in the NOMAD Player.

Searching MP3 File

1. Press the Mode button and
select the MP3 Mode. “MP3

Left Side

Mode” appears on the LCD for
three seconds before the first
track begins to play.

2. Press the Play button to play
the current track; press it again
to pause. While paused, the T rack State Indicator flas hes. During playback, th e title of the recording,
artist’s name, and playing time scroll and then the elapsed time of the track is displayed on the LCD.

Right Side

TrackState

3. Press the Stop button to stop the playback. If held down for longer than one second, the Player is
turned off.

Forward

In Stop mode:

1. Press the Forward button to skip to the next track. Once a track is selected, it begin s playing in three
seconds unless another operation is chosen.

In Playback mode:

1. Press the Forward button to skip to the next track.

Right Side

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Reverse

In Stop mode:

1. Press the Reverse button to skip to the previous track . Once a track is selected, it starts playing in th ree
seconds unless you select another operation.

In Playback mode:

1. Press the Reverse button to skip to the previous track.

Right Side

Repeat:

1. Press the Repeat/EQ button and then select either Repeat, Repeat All, or Shuffle which appears in
order.

Left Side

Repeat Repeat All Shuffle

Equalizer Mode

1. Press and hold the Repeat/EQ button to select the Equalizer mode.

2. Select an option among
Normal, Classic, Jazz,

Left Side

Rock that appears in
turn.

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Erasing MP3 File 1. Press the Mode button

and select MP3 mode.

2. Select a track using the
Forward or Reverse
button.

3. Press and hold the
Erase/Rec button. A message to confirm appears on the LCD: Press the Play button to erase; press
any other button to cancel or do not press any bu tton for three seconds . When the action is cancelled,
the Player returns to its previous state.

Right Side

Operating in Voice Mode

If you hold down the Rec/Erase
button, the Erase mode is selected.

• Filing time is propor tional to the
length of the recording time.
For example, a 10-minute
recording takes less than 10
seconds.

• A voice recording is indicated
by V001 for the internal
memory and V101 for the flash
memory card.

• The NOMAD Player supports
only MI-SC4 files recorded
using the 8Khz, mono format.

To make a Voice Recording:

1. Press the Mode button and select Voice mode.

2. Press the Erase/Rec button to start recording.

3. Press the Stop button to stop recording and begin filing.

Right Side

When the Player’s memory is full, an informing message appears and recording stops.
The recording uses internal memory first for recording. When internal memory is fu ll, the recording stops

and you must select external memory to continue recording.

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After a track is erased, each of the
track numbers foll owing it
decreases by one.

Playing back Voice Recording:

1. Press the Play button to play back the current track. Press it again to p ause. To resume the playback of
the current track, press the Play button.

Right Side

Erasing Voice Recording:

1. Select a track using the Forward or Reverse button.

2. After selecting a track, press and hold the Rec/Erase button.

3. When the message to confirm appears on the LCD: Press the Play button to erase; press any other
button to cancel or do not press any button for three seconds. When the action is cancelled, the Player
returns to its previous state.

Operating the FM Radio

Up to ten frequency presets are
available.

To listen to the FM radio:

1. Press the Mode button and select FM mode.

2. Press the Play button to select a preset.

3. Press and hold either the Forward or Reverse button to fast-scan forward or reverse for stations.

Left Side

Right Side

12

Presetting a Frequency:

1. Press the Play button to find a preset number that is not being used or one to be replaced.

2. Using the Forward or Reverse button, select the frequency you want to preset.

3. Press the Repeat button to select the preset number.

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4. Hold down the Repeat button for one second to preset the frequency.

Right Side

Right Side

Left Side

MP3 Download Service

On the Internet, you can locate web sites from which you can download MP3 files, with or without charge,
and get information, the latest techniques, and software related to MP3.

Some of the current web sites with MP3 content are:

EMusic www.emusic.com

•

Audible.Inc. www.audible.com

•

Audio Explosion,Inc. www.audioexplosion.com

•

audiohighway.com www.audiohighway.com

•

www.BigHeavyWorld www.bigheavyworld.com

•

MP3.com www.mp3.com

•

SINC Recordings www.sincrecordings.com

•

songs.com www.songs.com

•

Creative NOMAD™ World www.nomadworld.com

•

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NOMAD Manager

Creative Nomad Manager allows you to manage the contents on your Nomad Player:

Play MP3 files directly.

•

View and manage the memory contents of the Nomad Player.

•

Download MP3 and other files to the Nomad Player.

•

Upload the memory contents (except MP3 files) to the computer.

•

You can start Nomad Manager by clicking on its icon on the Windows Desktop or selecting it from the
Programs menu—click Start on the Windows Taskbar, select Programs, select Creative, select Creative
Nomad, and click on Nomad Manager.

Refreshes the

memory contents

Opens the Computer window

for sending files to and from

configuring NOMAD Manager

Nomad Manager

Uploads voice recordings

in NOMAD Player to the

computer hard disk

Lists accessible Internet

connections

Opens the dialog for

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If the internal memory is
formatted, you can proceed with
adding files to the Player.

To format the internal or external memory:

1. Select the icon for the internal or external memory.

2. Click the Format icon.

To view status of the Player memory:

1. Click the View button to drop down the Explorer.

2. Select the internal or external memory to view the files on the Player.
The amount of memory used and available are displayed at the bottom of the window.

If you change the external memory (the flash card), click the Refresh button to display the file information
for the new card.

To co py files from your hard disk (or other sources):

1. On the Nomad Manager window, click the Transfer button. The Compu ter win dow is displ ayed next
to the Nomad Manger.

2. Use the View button in the Computer window to locate files on your hard disk (or other sources) to
copy to the Player memory.

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3. Select the first file to be copied to the Player.

4. Click the Transfer button on the Computer
window. On the Choose Destination dialog,
select the memory to which you want to
transfer the selected file, and click OK.

To tra nsfer files from the Nomad Player to your
hard disk:

1. With the Computer window open, open the
folder to which you want to copy the file from
Nomad Player.

2. Select the file in Nomad Player you want to
copy to your PC’s hard disk (or other
destination).

3. Click on the Transfer button on the Nomad Player window to copy the file to your PC.

To d e lete files from Nomad Player:

1. In the Nomad Player window, select the file to be deleted.

2. Click on the Delete icon to permanently rem ove the file from Nomad Player (you are asked to confirm
the deletion).

To archive Nomad Player voice recordings:

1. On the Nomad Player window, click on
the Settings button.

2. T ype the drive and directory in which the
voice recording archive is to located.

3. Click on the Archive button. All voice
recordings are copied to the archive
directory.

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To convert a voice recording to a WAV file:

1. Use NOMAD Player to make a voice recording. See “Operating in Voice Mode” on page 12.

2. Turn on the NOMAD Player and, with Stand-By selected, place it in the docking station.

3. Open NOMAD Manager on your comp uter.

4. Click on Archive and download the SC4 voice recording to your computer’s hard disk.

5. Use the View button to select the hard disk and browse to locate the SC4 file.

6. Right click on the SC4 file name in the list and choose “Convert to Wave” on the menu.

Moving MP3 Files in
Windows Explorer

You can also perform the transfer, copying, and deletion of files in Windows Explorer.
Open Windows Explorer and NOMAD Manager. Drag and drop files (except *.CDA) from your

Windows Explor er to the Manager . You can also drag and drop all files (except *.MP3) from the Manager
to Windows Explo rer.

When you right-click a file in the Computer wind ow of NOMAD Manager , yo u can download to Internal
Memory or External Memory by choosing from the context menu.

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Creative Digital
Audio Center by
MusicMatch

This section is an introduction to
Creative Digital Audio Ce nter . For
more detailed information, use the
Help button to display the online
documentation available .

™

Creative Digital Audio Center (CDAC) allows you to record songs from your CDs and to con vert .WAV
files to digital format. If you have an audio card with Environmental Audio—Sound Blaster Live! or
Sound Blaster Live! Value—the titles supporting EA can be played back with the original presets or you
can change the settings.

To open MusicMatch:

1. Click Start on the Taskbar , select Creative, select Digital Audio Center, and click on Creative Digital
Audio Center by MusicMatch.

Alternatively, on the Windows Desktop, double-click the Creative Digital Audio Center icon

The PlayList is minimized when you open
MusicMatch. You can do everything from
the minimized PlayList that you can d o from
the maximized PlayList Control by using the
Options menu on the Player.

The left/right micro arrows allow you
to minimize/maximize the PlayList for a
different view.

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If a title supports Environmental Audio (EA), an
EA symbol appears before the title in the
expanded PlayList Control. To make changes to
the EA presets for the title, double-click the
symbol to display the EA dialog.

Playback

The Playback buttons all apply to the current PlayList, except Rec which
opens the Recorder.

Volume Control is found to the right of the Playback buttons. Click and
drag the volume button to adjust playback volume.

Choose Play from the Playback Buttons to listen to the current title or double click the song title in the
PlayList. The current title is prominently displayed in the screen under the Playback buttons. Song time
elapsed and total time are displayed to the right of the Playback Buttons ,and the name of the artist is
displayed under the song title screen.

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Add Files to the Music
Library

Once you add a song to your Music
Library, you cannot rename th e
original file. To do so, you need to
re-add that song to the Music
Library.

The Music Library button opens the Music Library. Alternatively, go to the Music Library by
clicking on the Options button, select View on the menu, and click on Show Music Library. Click Add to
browse for a music directory.

To add tracks from your hard drive to the Music Library, choose Add in the Music Library, and browse
for the song files. Y ou can add previously downloaded files, in MP2, MP3, or RealAudio formats, to your
Music Library. Files are not encrypted. Files can be added individually, or as a group by holding down
the control button, (CTRL on your keyboard).

Once a song or set of songs is recorded, they appear in your Music Library. Song titles, artist name, and
album title are included during the recording process. Choose Tag from the Music Library to assign other
sorting characteristics to your tracks for use when creating your PlayLists.

Automatic Playlists

To create an Automatic PlayList, click the Auto DJ on the maximized PlayList Controls, or from the
Options menu, select File, and click on Auto-Create New PlayList. The automatic PlayList is based on
your sorting preferences.

First, you are asked to define the length of the program. Then, select the First Criteria category fro m th e
list. For example, you can have the Jukebox select only tracks from you r “Classic Rock” titles. T o further
define your PlayList, continue with Second and Third Criteria categories. For example, select only
“Classic Rock” titles with a preference rating of “Excellent” (Second Criteria) and which are appropriate
for “Party” situations (Third Criteria). You may select more than one category in each criteria by
CONTROL-clicking on multiple categories.

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The And/And Not feature allows you to either include or exclude that category in your PlayList. “And”
tells the Jukebox to look only for songs within the category selected; “And Not” tells the Jukebox to
exclude songs from this category. In the above example, if you choose “Party” and “And Not” for the
Third Criteria, the MusicMatch Jukebox selects all your

classic rock

titles with an

excellent

rating which

you have listed as appropriate for situations other than parties.

Manual Playlists

You can create a Manual PlayList by either of the following:

Double click on a song title

•

Click and drag the track title to the PlayList screen at the top right hand corner

•

You may also add songs to the PlayL ist by using the W indo w s Explorer drag-and-drop functionality . To
facilitate song selection, you can sort your database in alphabetical order in any category by clicking on
the category heading.

When selecting a song, the track indicator micro arrow on the left side of the Music Library highlights the
track’ s information in each categ ory . You can double click, or click and drag anywher e on the highlighted
area to add the track to your PlayList.

If you are creating a PlayList and do not have enough track information to recognize the song, highlight
the track and click on the track indicator micro arrow. This previews the song for you before adding it to
the PlayList. You can change the order of the songs in your PlayList by drag and drop.

To add multiple songs at one time to the PlayList, either hold down the SHIFT key and highlight tracks
in a group, or hold down the CONTROL key and select various tracks throughout the list. Then, right
click and select add, or simply drag the selected tracks to the PlayList screen.

To delete songs from the PlayList, highlight the track and select Delete Track from either Edit menu, or
hit the delete key on your keyboard.

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Track Info The Track Info button on the Digital Audio Center opens the Track Info screen.

Record Tracks

T o reco rd tracks from you r CD library into the MusicMatch Jukebo x, put a music CD in your CD-ROM
drive and open the Recorder by clicking the Options button, selecting V iew, and click on Show Recorder.
Select the tracks you want to record and click on Start

.

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CDDB The CDDB button on t he R ecord er opens your Web browser and connects you, thro ugh the Internet, to a

database comprised of thousands of music titles.
The serial number of your CD is matched with CDDB records, and title, artist, and track data is transferred

to the Recorder screen. The information is placed in the Music Library when the recording is completed.
Using CDDB removes the necessity of filling in all of the CD disk data manually. There is no fee for using

this service.
T o us e the featu re fo r the f irst time, choo se and en ter a u ser name an d s elect the s erver neares t yo u wh en

prompted.
Y ou are prompted to set up C DDB preferences each time you insert a disk. T o disable the pro mpt, or select

a different server (for example, if you r server location is down), choos e Options from your Recor der , and
click CDDB Preferences.

If CDDB does not return any CD inf ormation an d you do not enter it manually, the track (Track 1, Track
2, etc.) and track time are displayed, but the artist display screen remains blank.

Add Tracks

To add tracks from your Music Library to your Player one at a time, drag and drop the track from your
Music Library into your PlayList screen or simply double click the track in the Music Library.

You can select several tracks at once to add to the PlayList by holding down the SHIFT key and
highlighting several songs in a row, or holding down the CONTROL (CTRL) key, to add several songs
that you select in random order. You can add up to 999 tracks to a single PlayList, from your music
database .

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Tag The Tag option on the Music Library or Track Info screens, opens the Track Information screen. The

Track Information allows you to ad d info rmation that is d isplay ed in the Track Info screen each time the
track is played.

Highlight a song in the Music Library and click Tag to open the Track Information screen. If CD
information was input before recording by choosing CDDB or by manually typing the data in, it is
displayed in the Track Title, Track #, Track Time, Artist, and Album fields.

Enter song L yrics, Notes, and Artist Bios in the text bo x prov ided. Select the box that corr esponds to the
type of information you want to enter. Artist URL’s and e-mail addresses entered in the Notes and Bios
sections are automatically listed in the Artists URL and Artist Email fields as well. T ext space is unlimited
and information can be displayed in the Track Info screen while the song is playing.

When you record an entire CD, much of the information remains the same for each track. To avoid
redundant data entry, select the box to the left of the field to have that information apply to each song o n
the CD. For example, in the Artist and Album fields. If this information was not entered prior to
recording, you can manually enter it one time, then check the bo xes nex t to the Ar tist and Album fields .
From the Track Title field you can scroll to other songs on the CD. The Artist and Album information
from the initial entry is applied to all tracks on the CD.

T ag Art adds the album cover for display while that song is playing. Download or scan the CD jacket and
save the .BMP or .JPG fil e into y our Mus icMatch Jukeb ox su bdire ctory. Choose T ag Art an d brow se fo r
the .BMP or .JPG file you just created, then click Done. The image appears in the Player, next to the
volume control, each time the song is played, if Show Art is selected. Standard image size is 100 X 100
pixels. Click the box next to Tag Art to apply CD art to all tracks on the CD

When you add or change track information, you are prompted to save the track information for that song
before you can scroll to another track from the Tr ack Title field. When you choose Yes, all tracks in the
Music Library are scanned for changes. You can view this process at the top of the screen. If you click
the Save button at the bottom of the screen, the same scan process occurs. In this case, the information is
saved and Tag screen closed.

If you add songs to your Music Library that have track information associated with them using ID3 tags,
MusicMatch recognizes and displays that data in the Track Information screen (version 3.1 and later).

To restore ID3 tags that were associated with files added to MusicMatch Jukebox prior to version 3.1,
choose Convert ID3 Tags.

Tracks purchased from www.musicmatch.com include both album art and lyrics.

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Content CD

In order to access the NOMAD
Web site, you must be connected to
the Internet.

NOMAD includes a CD, CONTENT CD, that offers sample MP3 files for downloading, manipulating,
and enjoying while you are learning to use the NOMAD Player, NOMAD Manager, and MusicMatch.

To open the Content CD:

1. With Windows 95/98 running,
place the Content CD in the
CD-ROM drive. The NOMAD
software opens your Web
browser and displays the
NOMAD home page.

The NOMAD home page,
“Introduction,” describes the
CD’s co ntents and pr esents the
URL for the NOMAD Web
site.

Click on the URL,
www.nomadworld.com, to
access the NOMAD Web site.

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2. On the NOMAD CONTENTS
CD home screen, click Music
Catalog to display the

directory
of music genres represented on
the Content CD.

3. Click on one of the music types
displayed to open a listing of
the selections available on the
Content CD for that genre.

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4. Select Intro to return to the home
screen and select Partners to
display a screen listing the Web
sites that have contributed titles
to the Content CD.

Click on any of the Partners’
names to access their Web site.

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Technical Specification s and Troubleshooting

A

NOMAD Player
DAP-3201

Memory Capacity

❑ Internal Memory 32 MB
❑ Flash memory card 32 MB (available separately for 32 MB model)

Power

❑3 V

Battery

❑ Two AAA high-capacity rechargeable (Ni-MH) batteries included with the NOMAD Player
❑ 5-hour or longer playing time (with fully charged Ni-MH and alkaline batteries)

LCD

❑ 16-letter display (95 x 12 dots, 11 x 12 dots)

Dimensions (W x H x D) / Weight

❑ 58 x 85 x 17 mm / 64g (without batteries)

Case

❑ Magnesium

Data Transmission Speed

❑ 1 Mbps or better (ECP Mode)

Memory Socket

❑ Flash memory card socket

FM Tuner

❑ 88 MHz ~ 108 MHz

Voice Recording Format

❑ ADPCM Type

Noise Ratio

❑ 95 dB

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Headphone Power Output

❑6 mW

Output Frequency Range

❑ 20 ~ 20 KHz

NOMAD Docking
Station
DS-3201

Power

❑ DC 9V, 500 mA

Dimension (W x H x D) / Weight

❑ 92 x 1332 x 50 mm / 165g

Case

❑ Plastic

LED Indicator

❑ Data, Power/Charge

Technical Specifications and Troubleshooting 32

Troubleshooting

Check that the parallel port is set
to ECP or ECP/EPP in the CM OS
setup.

If your NOMAD Player does not work, check the following before calling Technical Support:

The Player does not work or nothing is displayed on the LCD

❑

Check the rechargeable batteries and their charge level. Two 1.5V AAA batteries (general or

rechargeable) are required.

❑

Check the polarity (+, -) of the batteries.

The buttons on the Player do not work

❑

The Hold switch may be on. In Hold mode, the buttons do not work.

NOMAD Manager reports that Player is not connected

❑

Check the condition of the batteries supplying power to the Player, the connection between the
docking station and the Player , and the connection between th e parallel port of the PC and the parallel
cable.

The flash memory card cannot be inserted

❑

Check the orientation of the card, see “Flash Memory Card” on page 6.

❑

There are two types of flash memory cards, each of which works at 3.3V or 5V. The NOMAD Player
does not use the 5V smart card.

Flash memory card is not recognized

❑

Reformat the memory card using NOMAD Manager.

❑

NOMAD Player does not support 2MB and 4MB SmartMedia. Use only 8MB, 16MB, and 32MB
flash memory cards; Creative Flash Memory Cards, available at

www.nomadworld.com

, are highly

recommended.

❑

Creative Flash Memory Card uses a proprietary format to optimize audio playback. The format is not
compatible with your digital still camera (or other SmartMedia products). You cannot, for example,
share the flash memory card between NOMAD and your camera.

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SmartMedia card is not recognized by my digital still camera after using it in NOMAD Player

❑

Format the SmartMedia card in the NOMAD Player using NOMAD Manager. Then, insert the
SmartMedia card into your digital still camera and format it using the camera. It should now be usable
in your camera.

The files on the flash memory card are not recognized

❑

A flash memory card that has been used by any other MP3 player cannot be used.

❑

Using NOMAD Manager, format the flash memory card and copy the files again.

The NOMAD Player seems to hang

❑

Try resetting the Player by removing and reinserting a battery. The Player should resume normal
operation. If the problem persists, try reformatting the memory by using NOMAD Manager.

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