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Getting Started

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Page 1: ...Getting Started...

Page 2: ...or other countries NOMAD is a registered trademark of Aonix and is used by Creative Technology Ltd and or its affiliates under license CDDB Enabled CDDB CDDB2 and the CDDB Logo are trademarks of CDDB...

Page 3: ...e provided that a you transfer all portions of the Software or copies thereof b you do not retain any portion of the Software or any copy thereof and c the transferee reads and agrees to be bound by t...

Page 4: ...R LOST DATA ARISING FROM OR RELATING TO THE SOFTWARE OR THIS AGREEMENT EVEN IF CREATIVE OR ITS LICENSORS HAVE BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES IN NO EVENT WILL CREATIVE S LIABILITY OR D...

Page 5: ...15 of the FCC Rules These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency...

Page 6: ...xiii 1 Your NOMAD Jukebox 1 Location of Controls 2 2 Setting Up NOMAD Jukebox 5 Step 1 Insert Batteries 5 Step 2 Connect NOMAD Jukebox to Your PC or Mac 6 Step 3 Run Jukebox Tutorial 6 Step 4 Install...

Page 7: ...iewing a Track 16 Removing Albums Tracks or Play List 16 Playing Tracks Albums 17 Skipping Forward Backward 17 Seek Mode 17 Setting Play Mode 17 Saving an Active Queue List 18 EAX and System Menu 19 A...

Page 8: ...ting Play Lists 31 Connecting to the NOMAD Web Site 32 Upgrading NOMAD Jukebox s Firmware 32 Environmental Audio 32 5 Using SoundJam MP with Macintosh OS 33 SoundJam MP and NOMAD Jukebox 34 NOMAD Juke...

Page 9: ...Note to Users ix Note to Users In this manual all references to NOMAD Jukebox refer to the NOMAD Jukebox C...

Page 10: ...pports headphone spatialization and equalizer effects This SDMI capable portable digital audio player supports multiple formats including MP3 WAV and other future format standards The NOMAD Jukebox su...

Page 11: ...responsible for charges incurred 32 MB RAM 64 MB recommended USB port 30 MB free hard disk space more for audio file storage Installed mouse CD ROM drive with digital audio extraction support Macintos...

Page 12: ...er from the wall outlet or power source before cleaning Do not use liquid or aerosol cleaners Use a damp cloth for cleaning Using and Replacing Batteries Do not dispose of the batteries in fire rechar...

Page 13: ...r product refer to the operating instructions included in your documentation and markings if any on the product Proper Care and Usage Do not use any object to probe the openings of the product this ma...

Page 14: ...test accessories visit NOMAD World at http www nomadworld com Power adapter and cable Software installation CD USB cable 4 rechargeable AA NiMH batteries NOMAD Jukebox Quick Start guide Items that com...

Page 15: ...r seconds to turn on the Jukebox Also press once to immediately play a selected track A track selected from the Music Library is placed at the top of the ACTIVE QUEUE LIST a track selected from the AC...

Page 16: ...ox using Line Out Jacks 1 and 2 adjust the volume control of the speakers instead Headphones Jack Power Jack Connects to the power adapter NOMAD Jukebox recharges the NiMH batteries if the batteries a...

Page 17: ...Your NOMAD Jukebox 4 Battery case Reset If NOMAD Jukebox stops responding insert and push a straightened paperclip into this hole Bottom Bottom Bottom Bottom...

Page 18: ...or downwards when you insert the batteries Use only Creative NiMH batteries Follow the placement diagram in the battery compartment for proper installation Do not mix batteries of different types or...

Page 19: ...ukebox Step 3 Run Jukebox Tutorial To run the Jukebox tutorial 1 Insert the NOMAD Jukebox Installation CD into your CD ROM drive 2 For Windows when the software installation screen appears select Crea...

Page 20: ...installation A message appears after the first application is installed informing you that the Creative PlayCenter 2 Setup is completed 5 Click the OK button and continue installing the remaining sof...

Page 21: ...k the Device Manager tab 4 On the Device Manager tab page double click Universal Serial Bus controllers and then check that Creative NOMAD Jukebox is listed Macintosh To check that the NOMAD Jukebox d...

Page 22: ...LOADING appears in the display An ACTIVE QUEUE LIST screen appears 2 Press the LIB button to display the LIBRARY CATEGORIES screen 3 Press the UP DOWN buttons to select a category 4 Press Open to disl...

Page 23: ...ully charged Power Source is from the adapter Starting NOMAD Jukebox To turn on the NOMAD Jukebox press and hold the Play button until Loading appears on the display Whenever you turn on NOMAD Jukebox...

Page 24: ...oft button There are four main types of screens in the Music Library Categories Lists Tracks Details These screens may apply to play lists albums artists and genres Navigating to Lower Level Screens C...

Page 25: ...to navigate to the Lists screen Lists screen Press CLOSE to navigate to the Categories screen Categories screen Details screen Press CLOSE to navigate to the Tracks screen Tracks screen Press CLOSE to...

Page 26: ...nge the letter and then press the SCROLL UP DOWN buttons to move the letter entry position indicated by a NOTE As each letter is entered the letters are compared with the ALBUMS list The ALBUM with th...

Page 27: ...o the ACTIVE QUEUE LIST from the LIBRARY CATEGORIES screen select GENRES Use the SCROLL UP DOWN button to select RECORDING and press the OPEN button Select the recording you want to add to the ACTIVE...

Page 28: ...LS screen displays the Track Title Artist and Album together with audio playback settings and Play Mode see Setting Play Mode on page 17 2 Press BACK to return to the ACTIVE QUEUE LIST screen NOTE Whe...

Page 29: ...tual tracks from NOMAD Jukebox Begin from the ACTIVE QUEUE LIST screen and COLLAPSE view 1 Press PREVIEW The track plays in its entirety 2 Press STOP to stop the Preview playback Removing an item 1 Pr...

Page 30: ...HUFFLE play once in random order RANDOM continuous random play and REPEAT Begin from the DETAILS screen 1 Press the SKIP FORWARD BACKWARD buttons to skip forward to the next track or skip backward to...

Page 31: ...EUE LIST screen press the DETAILS button 2 Press SAVELIST to save the play list in the PLAY LIST categories 3 Press PLUS MINUS to change each letter of the play list title and then press the SCROLL UP...

Page 32: ...h a four speaker system like Cambridge SoundWorks FourPointSurround Begin from the EAX AND SYSTEM MENU 1 Press the EAX button to access EAX AND SYSTEM MENU and then press the SCROLL UP DOWN button to...

Page 33: ...he EAX AND SYSTEM MENU 1 Press the SCROLL UP DOWN buttons to select ENVIRONMENTAL SETTINGS 2 Press OPEN 3 Press the PLUS MINUS buttons to select a setting for adjustment 4 Press SCROLL UP DOWN to sele...

Page 34: ...the SCROLL UP DOWN buttons to select RECORDING 3 Press OPEN 4 Press the SCROLL UP DOWN buttons to select a setting for adjustment NOTE To start recording without adjusting the settings go to step 6 be...

Page 35: ...g or press DISCARD to delete the recording 10 Press SAVE to save the recording 11 Press PLUS MINUS to change the letter and then press the SCROLL UP DOWN buttons to move the letter entry position 12 P...

Page 36: ...L UP DOWN buttons to select the recording you have saved 6 Press the PLAY button to listen Press DETAILS to view information on the track Press QUEUE to place the recording on an active playlist You c...

Page 37: ...YSTEM MENU screen NOTE For details on how to create an active queue list refer to Saving an Active Queue List on page 18 2 Press the SCROLL UP DOWN buttons to select SAVE ACTIVE QUEUE LIST 3 Press OPE...

Page 38: ...Press the SCROLL UP DOWN buttons to select PLAY LISTS 4 Press OPEN 5 Press the SCROLL UP DOWN buttons to select the play list you would like to delete 6 Press ERASE 7 Press the SCROLL UP DOWN buttons...

Page 39: ...N buttons to select SYSTEM INFORMATION 2 Press OPEN 3 Press LIB to return to the LIBRARY CATEGORIES screen Press EAX to return to the EAX and System Menu screen 1 Select SYSTEM PREFERENCES 2 Press OPE...

Page 40: ...nter 2 Help PlayCenter 2 Creative PlayCenter 2 allows you to manage the contents on your NOMAD Jukebox Play MP3 files on the Jukebox View and manage the contents of the NOMAD Jukebox Upload non protec...

Page 41: ...ant PlayCenter 2 to display CD Ripping Configure a CD ROM drive for digital audio extraction Encoder Select compression method CDDB Select whether or not to automatically retrieve CDDB information for...

Page 42: ...click OK to return to PlayCenter 2 4 To switch to the skin you have chosen click the Skin icon on the PlayCenter 2 display Managing Files You can use the PlayCenter 2 to convert and transfer files bet...

Page 43: ...ur hard disk to the Jukebox 1 On the PC Music Library window select the tracks to be uploaded to the Jukebox 2 Click the arrow button pointing to the Jukebox window The Transfer Queue scale at the bot...

Page 44: ...kebox 1 Click the NOMAD Jukebox button on PlayCenter 2 2 Click the NOMAD Jukebox menu 3 On the menu select Play List 4 Click New on the PlayCenter 2 Toolbar 5 In the Play List 1 box enter a title for...

Page 45: ...ions on the web site to download the upgrade file Environmental Audio You may use Environmental Audio effects when recording a title from an input source such as a CD ROM To include effects display th...

Page 46: ...rnet with the built in Web menu Play streaming music from the Internet live broadcasts as well as commercial recordings that come in the form of real time transmissions not downloadable files Automati...

Page 47: ...lets you list tracks by album artist genre name size or time The subsequent columns also allow you to list tracks by these catorgories The display at the top of the playlist tells you how many items...

Page 48: ...useful to you 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 dragging the box with the mouse O...

Page 49: ...of the file conversion is shown in a bar on the lower left of the window 6 When the conversion is complete the play list window reopens displaying the newly converted MP3 files 7 Connect the NOMAD Juk...

Page 50: ...tracks encoded at 128Kbps The following may reduce the playback time Tracks encoded at greater than 128Kbps EAX selected set to ON Use of operations such as skip forward reverse during playback Passi...

Page 51: ...x 64 pixel backlit display Data Connector USB EAX Environment effects Parametric equalization 3D spatialized headphones 4 channel surround and playback speed Playback Speed Up to two times faster or s...

Page 52: ...ries The message Creative Personal Digital Entertainment or Preparing Library appears on the LCD and remains displayed for more than 1 minute Cause NOMAD Jukebox has stopped responding Solution Follow...

Page 53: ...NOMAD Jukebox NOMAD Jukebox experiences problems when using other rechargeable batteries such as NiCd or rechargeable alkaline batteries Cause NOMAD Jukebox was designed to operate with rechargeable...

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