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Summary of Contents for RHOMBA

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Page 2: ...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 Copyright 2003 Creative Tec...

Page 3: ...Contents...

Page 4: ...i Software Included i Creative Media Detector ii Creative MediaSource ii Creative MediaSource Player ii Creative MediaSource Organiser ii Minimum System Requirements iii Document Conventions iv Web I...

Page 5: ...track information 3 4 Ripping Audio CD Tracks 3 5 4 Using Your Player Turning On Off your Player 4 1 Adjusting the Volume 4 2 Playing Audio 4 2 Playing music or recordings 4 3 Repeating a section 4 4...

Page 6: ...er 4 13 Changing microphone sensitivity 4 14 Locking and unlocking your player 4 14 Formatting the Player 4 15 A Technical Specifications Size A 1 Weight A 1 Capacity A 1 Recording time A 1 Battery ty...

Page 7: ...B Frequently Asked Questions and Troubleshooting AutoPlay B 1 General B 2 Usage B 3...

Page 8: ...Safety and Other Instructions...

Page 9: ...arphones at high volume continuously as this may damage your ears Do not shake or vibrate your player excessively as this may damage your player or cause it to malfunction Do not expose the player to...

Page 10: ...Introduction...

Page 11: ...s as a storage device for documents presentations and other data files The player also has a built in microphone and an FM radio Before You Begin Package Contents Creative Rhomba Earphones Installatio...

Page 12: ...ails on Creative MediaSource refer to its online Help Creative MediaSource Player Unlike other media players Creative MediaSource Player provides exclusive features such as SmartFit specially designed...

Page 13: ...ywords into the sophisticated music search engine Minimum System Requirements Microsoft Windows XP Windows Millennium Edition Me Windows 2000 or Windows 98 Second Edition SE Intel Pentium II 233 MHz C...

Page 14: ...ortcuts 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 situat...

Page 15: ...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 B...

Page 16: ...1 A Tour of Your Player...

Page 17: ...g titles player settings and status Menu scroller Earphone jack connects the earphones to your player Volume button Front View Side Views R Section repeat button Play Pause button Mode button Hold but...

Page 18: ...in Voice or FM Radio mode press to start or stop recording MENU SCROLLER starts or stops playback goes to the previous or next track moves ahead or moves back scrolls through menu options selects menu...

Page 19: ...M Radio mode only during playback press once to mark the beginning of a section and again to mark the end of the section section will repeat automatically MODE selects Music FM Radio or Voice mode HOL...

Page 20: ...oll Select to indicate that you should use the Menu scroller to scroll through options and then select the option by pressing the Menu scroller Depending on the screen you are in you can have differen...

Page 21: ...2 Getting Started...

Page 22: ...DVD ROM drive For more details see AutoPlay on page B 1 3 Follow the instructions on the screen to complete the installation Creative MediaSource and Windows 98 SE drivers only if applicable will be...

Page 23: ...Once the battery is fully charged disconnect your player The player remains turned on even when you disconnect the USB cable For more information on battery indicators see Power Level Indicators on pa...

Page 24: ...e the built in battery in this player Icon What the icon means Notes your player s battery is full this battery icon shows that the battery is full your player s battery is 30 full charge the battery...

Page 25: ...3 Transferring Tracks or Files...

Page 26: ...yer you can either download music tracks from Internet music sites see Downloading from the Internet on page 3 2 or have them ripped from audio CDs to your computer Music files must however be encoded...

Page 27: ...ocument s release Follow the instructions on the site and download the music files to your computer It is illegal to encode MP3 files for trade or sale unless you have the express or explicit permissi...

Page 28: ...Player Organiser View button 2 Click the Show Hide Right Panel button 3 In the Sources window select the source device If you are transferring files from PC Music Library to a portable hard disk selec...

Page 29: ...ick it 3 Select the Properties option 4 Click the property you want to edit to highlight it Do not double click the property 5 Click the property again and enter the new details 6 Click the OK button...

Page 30: ...y WAV files into MP3 files MP3 encoding is considered lossy compression which means that some data is lost during compression However using the standard sampling rate and bitrates will ensure that you...

Page 31: ...n To rip selected tracks from an audio CD 1 Insert an audio CD into your CD ROM drive 2 If you are not already in Creative MediaSource Organiser click the Player Organiser View button 3 In the Sources...

Page 32: ...4 Using Your Player...

Page 33: ...Menu mode that allows you to change your player settings For more information see Changing Player Settings on page 4 6 Turning On Off your Player To turn on your player Press the Play Pause button Th...

Page 34: ...e level Press the Volume button To decrease volume level Press the Volume button Playing Audio To add audio tracks to your player see Transferring Tracks or Files on page 3 3 To enable a mode Press th...

Page 35: ...ve back a track While playing a track turn the Menu scroller towards the right and hold to move ahead or towards the left and hold to move back within a track When you reach the beginning or end of a...

Page 36: ...appears on the screen 3 Press the Section repeat button again to resume normal play Playing FM Radio To enable FM Radio mode see To enable a mode on page 4 2 Changing FM frequency 1 In FM Radio mode t...

Page 37: ...FM channel as a preset select another FM channel and repeat steps 1 to 3 FM Radio recording 1 In FM Radio mode press the Record button to start recording 2 Press the Record button to stop the recordi...

Page 38: ...rent File Number for voice recordings through the microphone Changing Player Settings Your player has a Menu mode that allows you to change your player settings while in Music or Voice mode only To se...

Page 39: ...aliser effects CLASSIC JAZZ POP ROCK USER BASS Changes bass boost level TREBLE Changes treble boost level REPEAT ALL Repeats all tracks stored in player ONE Repeats only current track repeatedly RANDO...

Page 40: ...LETE ALL Deletes all files in current folder DISPLAY LIGHT Adjusts backlight time of LCD CONTRAST Adjusts LCD contrast level VISUALISER WAVE Displays wave visualization LEVEL Displays bar visualizatio...

Page 41: ...Your Player 4 9 MIC SENS LOW Selects low microphone sensitivity HIGH Selects high microphone sensitivity MEDIUM Selects medium microphone sensitivity DONE Exits menu mode Menu Submenu Sub submenu Fun...

Page 42: ...enu scroller 2 Scroll select the Repeat menu 3 Scroll select a Repeat submenu 4 To exit press the Play Pause button See the table on page 1 2 for available options and their functions Editing play lis...

Page 43: ...rack you want to delete An x appears on the file that you have selected Repeat this step to select more than one track 5 Press the Play Pause button The selected tracks will be deleted and you will au...

Page 44: ...the LCD contrast The lower the number the lower the LCD contrast 5 Press the Play Pause button twice to exit To adjust the screen backlight duration 1 Press and hold the Menu scroller 2 Scroll select...

Page 45: ...scroller 2 Scroll select the Fm Region menu 3 Scroll select the region you are in Some information on your FM region appears briefly 4 Press the Play Pause button to exit Enabling the audio track mar...

Page 46: ...ayer Locking your Rhomba will disable all buttons on the player This feature is useful when you do not want any buttons for example Pause pressed accidentally To lock your player Slide the Hold button...

Page 47: ...ter 2 In Windows Explorer select the drive your player is assigned to for example Removable Disk D replace D with the drive letter of your player 3 Right click and select Format The dialog box similar...

Page 48: ...A Technical Specifications...

Page 49: ...128 or 256 MB built in memory depending on model Recording time up to 8 hrs for 128 MB model up to 16 hrs for 256 MB model Battery type Built in Li Ion battery 3 7 V 550 mAh Battery playback time Up t...

Page 50: ...Technical Specifications A 2 Signal to Noise Ratio up to 88 dB FM Frequency Range 76 108 0 MHz region selectable THD 0 1 Earphone Output 20 mW L 10 mW R 10 mW LCD backlight Cool Blue EL...

Page 51: ...B Frequently Asked Questions and Troubleshooting...

Page 52: ...s system may not be enabled To start the installation program through the My Computer shortcut menu 1 On your Windows desktop double click the My Computer icon 2 Right click the CD ROM drive icon and...

Page 53: ...yer products Visit Creative s web site at www creative com for updates and downloads relating to all Creative s MP3 players and accessories Windows XP tells me that the software for the player is not...

Page 54: ...or voice recordings Other types of files will be skipped Files or tracks are corrupted when transferred to the player Before removing Rhomba from your computer wait at least 10 seconds after the file...

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