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 User’s Guide

 Creative Digital Audio Player II MG

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.

Copyright © 2000 by Creative Technology Ltd. All rights reserved.

Version 1.0
September 2000

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Creative Technology Ltd. in the United States and/or other countries.
NOMAD is a registered trademark of Aonix and is used by Creative Technology Ltd. and/or its affiliates under license. 
EMusic, Emusic.com, and the EMusic.com logo are trademarks of EMusic.com Inc. 
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MusicMatch, MusicMatch Jukebox, and the MusicMatch logo are trademarks of MusicMatch, Inc. 
Xing and the Xing logo are trademarks of Xing Technology Corporation. 
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Summary of Contents for II MG

Page 1: ...and or its affiliates under license EMusic Emusic com and the EMusic com logo are trademarks of EMusic com Inc MP3 com and the MP3 com logo are trademarks of MP3 com Inc MusicMatch MusicMatch Jukebox...

Page 2: ...loaded You may not allow the Software or its functions to be accessed remotely or transmit all or any portion of the Software through any network or communication line 4 Copyright The Software is own...

Page 3: ...g any portions or copies thereof to Creative Upon termination Creative may also enforce any rights provided by law The provisions of this Agreement that protect the proprietary rights of Creative will...

Page 4: ...URER The Contractor Manufacturer for the Software is Creative Technology Ltd 31 International Business Park Creative Resource Singapore 609921 GENERAL This Agreement is binding on you as well as your...

Page 5: ...THE HEADING STATUTORY RIGHTS STATUTORY RIGHTS Irish law provides that certain conditions and warranties may be implied in contracts for the sale of goods and in contracts for the supply of services S...

Page 6: ...the user s illegal use of D A P II MG and Creative shall in no event be liable with regard to the origin of any data stored in a compressed audio file The end user acknowledges and agrees that the use...

Page 7: ...On Your Headphones 2 2 Step 4 Install Software 2 2 Step 5 Connect Creative Digital Audio Player II MG to PC 2 3 Step 6 Verify Creative Digital Audio Player II MG Driver Installation 2 4 Step 7 Downlo...

Page 8: ...am MP 4 1 SoundJam MP and Digital Audio Player II MG 4 2 Digital Audio Player II WINDOW 4 2 Opening SoundJam 4 2 SoundJam Controls 4 3 Creating a Playlist 4 4 Converting CD Audio to MP3 4 4 A An MP3 P...

Page 9: ...recording capability Though light this shock resistant player will not skip or stretch audio files even during vigorous exercise or after repeated playbacks The ID3 Tag information such as song title...

Page 10: ...processor Pentium II recommended for MP3 encoding SVGA graphics adapter 256 colors 640x480 Internet Connection for Internet Content Downloading or CDDB support any charges incurred are the responsibi...

Page 11: ...tereo headphones 1 software installation CD 1 MP3 content CD Protective pouch for player Figure 1 1 Creative D A P II MG package D A P player II MG 2 rechargeable AAA NiMH batteries Docking station AC...

Page 12: ...Audio Player II MG Package Location Of Controls Figure 1 2 Front view of the player High resolution bit mapped Electro Luminescent EL backlit LCD Microphone Docking station or Traveller s USB cable co...

Page 13: ...Your Creative Digital Audio Player II MG Package 1 3 Battery case Flash Memory Card Eject lever Figure 1 3 Rear view of the player Flash Memory Card slot PLAYER Rear View...

Page 14: ...D wired remote control Volume Volume Mode Select Repeat 1 All Random None EAX Time scaling in Voice Mode Marks segment of track for repeating Store FM Presets Power On Play Pause Select Power Off Stop...

Page 15: ...ative Digital Audio Player II MG Package 1 5 DC Adapter jack USB port Figure 1 5 Front and rear views of the docking station Connectors LED Red Charging Green Fully charged Docking Station Front and R...

Page 16: ...ess the player down against the connector pins of the docking station You should feel a click when the player sits snugly on the station Do NOT force the player down Figure 1 6 How to mount dismount t...

Page 17: ...ICE Select Power Off Stop Cancel Remote Control plug for connecting to your D A P II player backphones jack Pocket clip Skip Track Reverse Scan frequency reverse Navigate left up LOCK switch Note This...

Page 18: ...ting your Creative Digital Audio Player II MG player to a PC Just follow these steps and you can listen to the MP3 song immediately Step 1 Insert Batteries Step 2 Connect Headphones Remote Control And...

Page 19: ...CD ROM drive If the Setup program does not run automatically follow steps 2 and 3 Otherwise skip to step 4 2 Click Start Run 3 In the Run dialog box type D CTRUN CTRUN EXE where D is your CD ROM drive...

Page 20: ...D A P II MG is not USB powered Position the computer so that its USB ports can be easily accessed Note In some PCs the USB port s are found on the front of the computer not the back Plug the flat end...

Page 21: ...s in the Device Manager when the Player is connected Step 7 Download MP3 Files to your Player 1 To start Creative PlayCenter 2 double click the Creative PlayCenter 2 icon Be sure that you have MP3 fil...

Page 22: ...Y button to play the song For more details on how to use your player more effectively refer to Chapter 3 Using Your Creative Digital Audio Player II MG Creative Digital Audio Player II MG Detector Cre...

Page 23: ...of the rechargeable batteries The following table gives details Full Charge If the batteries power is almost fully depleted as shown by the battery indicator charging to its full capacity takes about...

Page 24: ...very time a button is pressed You can change the backlight duration in the SETTINGS Submode 2 To turn off the power press and hold the STOP button for more than 1 second The message Shutting down appe...

Page 25: ...is programmable New audio formats can be downloaded into the player when they are available Visit www nomadworld com for any new releases To Play A Music File To play back Music files they must first...

Page 26: ...Y Mode Press the FORWARD or REVERSE button to skip to the next track Searching Forward Backward Within The Same Track In PLAY Mode Press and hold the FORWARD or REVERSE button to advance within the sa...

Page 27: ...from the LCD and the track continues playing from the point where the section ends To Use The Equalizer 1 Press and hold the REP EAX button to select the Equalizer The LCD shows EAX Off 2 Press the RE...

Page 28: ...last selected is displayed To Preset Frequency Automatically The operation below is best done in an unobstructed area 1 Press and hold the A B button A message Erase all and rescan appears on the LCD...

Page 29: ...equency to the Preset Channel You can set up to 32 Preset Channels To Search Forward Backward For A Preset Channel Press the PLAY button or the STOP button to go to the next or previous Preset Channel...

Page 30: ...io broadcast as it is recorded in low resolution voice recording format In VOICE Mode To go to VOICE mode press the MODE button until you see in the middle of the LCD The voice recording last played i...

Page 31: ...tion is cancelled the track last played returns Each of the track numbers following the erased track decreases by one To Activate Time Scaling Playback Creative EAX s Time Scaling technology is able t...

Page 32: ...ight or below Press the REVERSE button to navigate to the previous icon on the left or up 2 Press the PLAY button to access the Submode Press the MODE button if you do not want to set any Submodes To...

Page 33: ...r Minutes Seconds AM PM Day Month Year and Day of the week 5 Press the PLAY button to save the selected settings The word Saving is shown on the LCD and the new settings appear To Set Contrast 1 Navig...

Page 34: ...ime Unit Sleep time is the cut off time after which the player will automatically turn off if there are no operations 1 Navigate to the icon and then press the PLAY button The Unit Sleep Submode appea...

Page 35: ...e LCD and the new setting appears Pressing the VOL or VOL button once increases or decreases the cut off time by 15 minutes The maximum setting is 24 hours The player will not switch off if the settin...

Page 36: ...downloadable files Automatically fill in the names of your CDs songs and artists by linking to CDDB the Internet s massive CD ROM information database Serve as a database of your own music Sort by so...

Page 37: ...music downloads information about the D A P hardware and accessories and more Media Allows you to choose between the External or Internal Memory content Content Gauge The content gauge monitors the m...

Page 38: ...the track title album and artist if available Play Status The box or handle on the progress bar indicates the current point in the track being played You can replay or skip sections of the track by d...

Page 39: ...ds To convert CD audio tracks to MP3 files 1 Insert a CD into your CD ROM drive 2 On the Window menu choose Audio CD or the name of the CD 3 Click the name of a track that you want to convert to MP3 4...

Page 40: ...lect the files you want to load into the Player 9 Once the files are in the D A P II window they are automatically transferred to the Player Other methods that you can use to convert CD tracks to MP3...

Page 41: ...ase 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 like 40X and so on refer to t...

Page 42: ...e A 1 for optimal quality when you create MP3 files from audio CDs using Creative Digital Audio Center MP3 Web Sites Through web sites you can download MP3 files either with or without charge and get...

Page 43: ...led docking station or optional traveler accessory cable LCD Display 85 x 51 Electro Luminescent backlit display Standard Playback Usage 2 x AAA NiMH 8 10 hours for MP3 voice playback Signal to Noise...

Page 44: ...g station Solution Check that the power switch of the adapter connected to the docking station is turned on If it is not turn on the power switch Mount the player properly on the docking station if it...

Page 45: ...during walking or exercising will not affect the Creative D A P player II MG However dropping the player or dropping a heavy object on the player may result in distorted sound Keep the player away fro...

Page 46: ...e specified Recharging non rechargeable batteries such as normal heavy duty or alkaline batteries OR different types of batteries such as rechargeable alkaline batteries may lead to an explosion or le...

Page 47: ...Health Hazards Inhalation Inhaling the fumes from the contents of an exposed battery may cause respiratory irritation Provide fresh air and seek medical attention Skin Contact Direct skin contact with...

Page 48: ...ously updated and contains the following FAQ Access the latest information on Creative products with advice on how to resolve commonly asked questions Solve Your Own Problem Enter keywords to search t...

Page 49: ...on the adapter cards which may be causing a conflict Hardware configuration information such as the base I O address IRQ line DMA channels used Motherboard information BIOS manufacturer version and c...

Page 50: ...ed by Technical Support Please retain all software accessories and the original packaging Please quote the authorisation number clearly on the outside of the packaging in which you return the hardware...

Page 51: ...use of this product Creative also disclaims any obligation to support products for all operating environments for example by ensuring interoperability with future versions of software or hardware In n...

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