Creative Zen Touch MP3 Player

Getting Started Guide

Spotlight on Music Getting Started with Your Zen Touch MP3 Player Macmillan/McGraw-Hill
2005 by Creative Technology, Ltd.
Courtesy of Macmillan/McGraw-Hill

Ripping audio CD tracks

You can rip an audio CDs tracks to your Zen Touch device, hard disk or PC Music Library. You can choose to rip an entire CD, or selected tracks from the audio CD.
A friendly reminder: you can legally rip and transfer audio files from our Spotlight on Music Program audio CDs purchased/owned by you or your school district to your individual MP3 player.

To rip a CD

1. Insert an audio CD into your CD-ROM drive. 2. If you are not already in Creative MediaSource Organizer, click the Player/Organizer View button. 3. In the Sources window, select [E:] Audio CD where [E:] is your CD-ROM drive letter. 4. In the Task bar, click the Rip Now button.
To rip tracks from an audio CD
1. Insert an audio CD into your CD-ROM drive. 2. If you are not already in Creative MediaSource Organizer, click the Player/Organizer View button. 3. In the Sources window, select [E:] Audio CD where [E:] is your CD-ROM drive letter. 4. In the Content window, select the tracks to rip. Ctrl-click or Shift-click to select multiple tracks. 5. Drag the selected tracks to PC Music Library in the Source window. The Transfer Queue dialog box appears, showing the current ripping status. Note
Unless you are connected to the Internet, you cannot retrieve an audio CDs information from your Music Information Provider. You must register with the Music Information Provider before you can retrieve disc information. For instructions, see Using Music Information Provider in your Zen Touch User Guide.
If the CD you are ripping from cannot be found in the Music Information Provider database, or if you have not entered any album or track information, Creative MediaSource prompts you for track and album information. You can change the default ripping format, as well as the bitrate. See Audio CD/Rip settings in your Zen Touch User Guide.

Creating playlists

Creative MediaSource allows you to create playlists from the Now Playing list or from the PC Music Library. You can create playlists by:
clicking the Playlist icon saving the Now Playing list saving tracks from the Content window

To create a playlist

1. If you are not already in Creative MediaSource Organizer, click the Player/Organizer View button. 2. In the Sources window, select PC Music Library. 3. On the Task bar, click the Playlist icon, and select New Playlist. 4. Enter the name of the playlist. 5. Click the OK button.
To create a playlist by saving the Now Playing list
1. When you have the tracks in the order that you like in the Now Playing list, click the Save As button. 2. Enter the name of the playlist. 3. Click the OK button. The playlist appears in the Sources window, in PC Music Library
To create a playlist by saving tracks from the Content window
1. If you are not already in Creative MediaSource Organizer, click the Player/Organizer View button. 2. In the Content window, locate the track that you want. 3. Right-click the track, and select the Add to playlist option. 4. In the Add Tracks to Playlist dialog box, enter a playlist name to create a new playlist with the selected track, or select an existing playlist to add the track to. 5. Click the OK button. 6. Continue selecting tracks until your playlist is complete.

Transferring files

With Creative MediaSource, you can transfer files and audio tracks to and from Creative MediaSource-supported devices or music libraries connected to your computer.
To transfer files from one source to another
1. If you are not already in Creative MediaSource Organizer, click the Player/Organizer 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, select PC Music Library as your source. 4. In the Content window, select the tracks to transfer. CTRL-click to select multiple tracks. 5. In the Right Panel window, click the Source bar and select the destination. 6. Click the Destination Transfer button to transfer the selected tracks. The Now Transferring dialog box appears, showing the current transfer status.

Need More Help?

Refer to your Creative Zen Touch User Guide. Browse the support options online at www.creative.com. Call Creative Technology Customer Support: You're eligible to receive complimentary telephone support for 60 days to help you install and get started with your new product (see below) Tel 1-405-742-6655 Operating Hours (Central Time) 9AM-6PM, Monday-Friday Closed Public Holidays

Users Guide

Creative Zen Touch
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. Copyright 2004 Creative Technology Ltd. All rights reserved. Version 1.0 May 2004 Sound Blaster, the Sound Blaster logo, and the Creative logo are registered trademarks, and Sound Blaster Live!, and EAX are trademarks of 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. Microsoft, MS-DOS, and Windows are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved. Intel and Pentium are trademarks of Intel Corporation in the U.S. and other countries. CDDB is a trademark of CDDB, Inc. SmartMedia is a trademark of Toshiba Corp. MP3.com and the MP3.com logo are trademarks of MP3.com, Inc. All other products are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective owners.

Contents

Before You Begin
Introduction... xi Minimum System Requirements... xi

1 A Tour of Your Player

Your Player at a Glance... Using the touch pad control... Select... Selecting menu options... Selecting list and confirmation box options. 1-1 1-3 1-3 1-4 1-4

2 Getting Started

Charging the Battery... Using the power adapter... Using the USB cable.. Power Source and Level Indicators.. Setting Up Your Player... Transferring Music and Data.. Downloading from the Internet.. Ripping from a CD... 2-1 2-1 2-2 2-3 2-4 2-5 2-6 2-7
3 Playing and Managing Your Music
Playing Music... Playing the Selected Music list.. Playing all tracks in your player.. Play Modes... Normal... 3-1 3-2 3-3 3-4 3-4
Repeat track... 3-5 Repeat all... 3-5 Shuffle... 3-6 Shuffle repeat... 3-6 Track once.... 3-7 Managing your Music... 3-8 Finding a Music Track in Music Library.. 3-9 Adding Music Tracks to the Selected Music list. 3-10 Viewing Track Information in Music Library.. 3-13 Deleting Music Tracks from Music Library.. 3-14 Using the Selected Music list.. 3-16 Viewing track information in the Selected Music list. 3-16 Removing music tracks from the Selected Music list. 3-17 Saving the Selected Music list as a playlist.. 3-19 Setting User Preferences.. 3-21 Personalize your player.. 3-21 Owner... 3-22 EQ Settings.. 3-22 Backlight Time.. 3-23 Contrast.. 3-24 Idle Shutdown... 3-24 Date and Time.. 3-24 TouchPad... 3-24 Language... 3-25 Reset Settings... 3-25 Accessing the Information Screen... 3-26 Resetting your Player... 3-26 Locking and unlocking your Player.. 3-27 To lock your player... 3-27 To unlock your player... 3-27

4 Software Applications

About Creative MediaSource and NOMAD Explorer.. 4-1
Appendixes A Technical Specifications
Size... Weight (includes the rechargeable battery).. Memory... Capacity... Battery Type... Battery Life (playback time).. Operating Conditions.. Storage Conditions.. Interface... Signal to Noise Ratio.. Playback Formats... Channel Separation... THD... Frequency Response.. Operating System/Firmware.. Headphone Out... LCD Display... Data Connector... EQ... A-1 A-1 A-1 A-1 A-1 A-1 A-2 A-2 A-2 A-2 A-2 A-2 A-2 A-2 A-2 A-3 A-3 A-3 A-3
B Onscreen Diagram and Icon Guide
Information Diagrams... B-1
Playback Icons... B-3 Play Mode Icons... B-4
C Frequently Asked Questions
AutoPlay... Features... General.... Maintenance.... Usage.... C-1 C-2 C-2 C-4 C-5

Introduction

Thank you for purchasing Creatives new multi-format player, Creative Zen Touch! Your player can store thousands of songs in its music library, and comes equipped with an USB 2.0 connector, so you can transfer audio tracks and data quickly and easily.
The software applications on the Zen Touch CD may have higher requirements for basic functionality. Refer to each applications documentation for details.
Minimum System Requirements
Microsoft Windows XP, Windows 2000, Windows Millennium Edition (Me) or Windows 98 Second Edition (SE) Intel Pentium II 350 MHz, AMD-K6-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 (USB 2.0 port recommended) 64 MB RAM (128 MB recommended) 10 MB free hard disk space (more needed for storing audio) Internet connection for Internet content downloading and CDDB2 support (any charges incurred are the responsibility of the user) Functioning mouse SVGA graphics adapter (256 colors, 800 x 600 resolution or better)

Before You Begin vi

A Tour of Your Player

Your Player at a Glance

Liquid Crystal Display (LCD)
OK button Back button Previous button

Menu button

Play/Pause button

Random button

Next button

Touch pad control

Front view
A Tour of Your Player 1-1

Power button

Power adapter connector
Volume Increase button Volume Decrease button

Reset button

Side views
Earphone connector USB port Lock switch

Top view

A Tour of Your Player 1-2
Using the touch pad control

Select

The touch pad control is one of the most important features of your player. In this document, we will use the term, Select, to mean that you should use the touch pad control to scroll through options, and then select the option by pressing the OK button.
To "Select", use the touch pad control to scroll to the option you want, and select the option by pressing the OK button.
The touch pad control. Place your finger on the middle section of the touch pad control. Gently rub the middle section of the touch pad control to scroll through options. Press the OK button to select an option.
When selecting an option, instead of pressing the OK button, you can also tap the touch pad control. The Tap to Select feature, however, must be enabled. To enable this feature, see "TouchPad" on page 3-24.
Use the upper or lower sections of the touch pad control to scroll rapidly through options. Place your finger on the upper or lower section of the touch pad control and hold it down to scroll rapidly.
OK button for selecting options Upper section for fast scrolling upwards. Middle section for normal scrolling upwards or downwards. Lower section for fast scrolling downwards.
A Tour of Your Player 1-3
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.

Selecting menu options

You can use the touch pad control to scroll to selections in menus. For example, if you are looking at the Menu screen:
From the Menu screen to the Music Library screen
1. Use the touch pad control to scroll up and down in the menu. 2. Press the OK button to select the menu item.
Selecting list and confirmation box options
You can also use the touch pad control to select confirmation boxes or options in a list.
touch pad control options
Constructing a title from a list
Selecting a confirmation box
1. Use the touch pad control to scroll through the options. 2. Press the OK button to select the option.
A Tour of Your Player 1-4

Button

POWER

What It Does

Usage Tips
To turn on your player, press and hold until the LED turns on. To turn off your player, press and hold until the Shutting down message appears. Release the Power button.
Turns the player on and off.
Displays the main menu, which contains most of your players features.

If you wish to download additional music tracks to your player, you can either download music tracks from Internet music sites (see "Downloading from the Internet" on page 2-6) or rip them from your audio CDs to create digital files on your computer. For more information, see "Ripping from a CD" on page 27. Music files can be encoded into the supported formats (MP3, WMA or WAV file formats), and then transferred to your player with Creative MediaSource Organizer. Data files can also be transferred to and stored in your player, for example, you can transfer a large data file from one computer to another. Data can be transferred to your player with the Creative NOMAD Explorer application.

Getting Started 2-5

Downloading from the Internet
To get MP3 files from the Internet, use a search engine to locate sites with MP3 content. You can also try out these sites (web sites listed here are correct at the time of this documents release):

Walmart.com

http://www.music downloads.walmart.com

Bestbuy.com

http://www.bestbuy.com
It may be illegal to encode MP3 files for trade or sale unless you have the express or explicit permission of the copyright holder(s).

Buy.com

http://www.buy.com

Soundbuzz.com

http://www.soundbuzz.com

Epitonic.com

http://www.epitonic.com
Follow the instructions on the site to download the music files to your computer.
When connecting to your Internet Service Provider, usage charges are incurred.

Getting Started 2-6

Ripping from a CD
The first phase in making an MP3 file is extracting audio data from an audio CD. To extract audio data, you will need a CD-ROM drive that can extract digital audio data, and a program known as a ripper. With Creative MediaSource Organizer, you can rip tracks from most audio CDs. This program uses the CD-ROM drive to read the audio tracks from the audio CD and stores it on your hard disk. The time needed for a successful audio extraction depends on: CD-ROM drive speed defects, like scratches on the audio CD error-checking features on the CD-ROM drive Encoding is the second phase of making an MP3 file. Encoders are used to convert the stored audio tracks, usually WAV files, into MP3 files. MP3 encoding is a lossy compression methodology where some data is considered inaudible and is removed before encoding. Using the standard sampling rate and bitrates will ensure that your MP3 files retain much of their audio quality. The standard bitrate of most MP3 files is 128 Kbps, although some are set higher, at 160 or 192 Kbps. Higher bitrates will result in larger MP3 file sizes, with better audio quality. Use Creative MediaSource Organizer to extract audio tracks and encode MP3s. See the Creative MediaSource Organizer online Help for more information.

Getting Started 2-7

Playing and Managing Your Music

Playing Music

Audio selections have been preloaded to your player to get you started quickly. Your players Selected Music list allows you to play back audio tracks. All audio tracks are saved in your players Music Library. To play back track(s), you must first add the track(s) to the Selected Music list, as described in "Adding Music Tracks to the Selected Music list" on page 3-10. To save the Selected Music list as a playlist, see "Saving the Selected Music list as a playlist" on page 3-19. To add audio tracks to your players Music Library, refer to the Creative MediaSource Help.
Playing and Managing Your Music 3-1
Playing the Selected Music list
Follow these steps to play the Selected Music list.
1. Press the Play/Pause button
The Play icon appears on the Now Playing screen, and tracks from the Selected Music list begin playing. The Now Playing screen shows the track that is being played back or the track that has been selected.
EQ setting Play mode Track Title Album Title Elapsed time bar Elapsed time Artist Remaining Time
2. To display the Selected Music list, which shows the list of tracks being played, press the OK button.

Audio Selections

Playing and Managing Your Music 3-2
Playing all tracks in your player
Follow these steps to play all audio tracks in your player.
1. Press the Menu button 2. 3. 4. 5.
Select Music Library. Select All Tracks. Select any track. A list appears. Select Play. All the tracks in your player are automatically added to the Selected Music list and are played.
Playing and Managing Your Music 3-3

Play Modes

Your player has Play Modes that allow you to change how your Selected Music list is played. The following Play Modes are available:
Normal Repeat track Repeat all Shuffle Shuffle repeat Track once
Play Modes are disabled by enabling the Normal mode as described in "Normal" on page 3-4.

Normal

Once the Normal mode is enabled, every track in the Selected Music list is played, from the first to the last. 1. Press the Menu button.
2. Select Play Mode. A list appears. 3. Select Normal. The Selected Music list plays back normally.
Playing and Managing Your Music 3-4

Repeat track

You can choose to repeat a track. 1. Press the Menu button.
2. Select Play Mode. A list appears. 3. Select Repeat Track. The Repeat Track icon appears on the screen and the track is repeated continuously until you stop it.

Repeat all

You can choose to repeat the whole Selected Music list. 1. Press the Menu button.
If there is only one track in the Selected Music list when "Repeat All" is enabled, that track will be repeated continuously.
2. Select Play Mode. A list appears. 3. Select Repeat All. appears on the screen and the Selected Music The Repeat All icon list is repeated continuously until you stop it.
Playing and Managing Your Music 3-5

Shuffle

The Shuffle play mode can be used once (Shuffle). 1. Press the Menu button.
2. Select Play Mode. A list appears. 3. Select Shuffle. The Shuffle icon appears onscreen and a track is selected at random and played back. The Selected Music list stops playing once all the tracks in the Selected Music list are played back once.

Shuffle repeat

The Shuffle play mode can be used continuously (Shuffle Repeat). 1. Press the Menu button.
If there is only one track in the Selected Music list when "Shuffle Repeat" is enabled, that track will be repeated continuously.
2. Select Play Mode. A list appears. 3. Select Shuffle Repeat. The Shuffle Repeat icon appears onscreen and tracks are selected at random and played back continuously until you stop playback.
You can also play all tracks randomly by pressing the Random button on your player.
Playing and Managing Your Music 3-6

Track once

When the Selected Music list is played normally, every track in the Selected Music list is played, from the first to the last. When the Track Once play mode is enabled, however, playback stops once the current track ends. 1. Press the Menu button.
2. Select Play Mode. A list appears. 3. Select Track Once. The Track Once icon appears onscreen. The Selected Music list stops playing once the track ends.
Playing and Managing Your Music 3-7

Managing your Music

To transfer audio tracks to your players Music Library, refer to the Creative MediaSource Help.
You can use Music Library to:
Find tracks, playlists, albums, artists or genres Add audio selections to the Selected Music list View track information Delete tracks, playlists, albums, artists or genres
When audio tracks are transferred to your player, they are organized into the following Music Library categories:
Album Artist Genre All Tracks
Modifying or renaming albums, artists, or genres must be done in Creative MediaSource.
All transferred tracks can be found in the "All Tracks" category, but depending on your Creative MediaSource settings, tracks can also be found in other categories. For example, take a fictitious track called "Toffee Apple Smile", performed by "The Nano Singers", from the soundtrack to the movie "The Big Sneeze". Besides "All Tracks", the "Toffee Apple Smile" song would also be found in the "Soundtrack" genre, the "Songs from The Big Sneeze" album, and the "The Nano Singers" artist category.

4. Select the sub-category. For example, under Albums, select an album. A list appears. 5. Select Play, or press the Play/Pause button Selected Music list and to immediately play it back. to replace the
Playing and Managing Your Music 3-12
Viewing Track Information in Music Library
Detailed information about tracks in Music Library is readily available. This includes the tracks title, artist, album, genre, as well as the tracks length.
To view information about tracks in Music Library
Even if your players menu language is not in English, the track information may appear in English.
2. Select Music Library. 3. Select an audio category. For example, if you want to find a track in a particular album, select Albums. 4. Select View Tracks. 5. Select the track you want information on. A list appears. 6. Select View Details. A message box appears, listing track information.
You can also view track information from the Selected Music list. See "Viewing track information in the Selected Music list" on page 3-16.
Playing and Managing Your Music 3-13
Deleting Music Tracks from Music Library
This action permanently deletes a track or an entire audio category from your player.

To delete a track

2. Select Music Library. 3. Select an audio category. For example, if you want to find a track in a particular album, select Albums. 4. Select View Tracks. 5. Select the track you want to delete. A list appears. 6. Select Delete Track. A confirmation box appears, asking you if you want to delete the selected track.
7. Select Yes. The track is permanently deleted from your player.
Playing and Managing Your Music 3-14
To delete an entire audio category
2. Select Music Library. 3. Select an audio category. For example, select Albums.
4. Select the sub-category. For example, under Albums, select the album title you want to delete. A list appears. 5. Depending on what you are deleting, select Delete Album, Delete Artist, Delete Genre or Delete Playlist. A confirmation box appears, asking you if you want to delete the selected album, artist, genre or playlist.
6. Select Yes. The album is permanently deleted from your player.
Playing and Managing Your Music 3-15
Using the Selected Music list
Viewing track information in the Selected Music list
You can do more than play audio selections in the Selected Music list. You can:
View information about tracks in the Selected Music list Remove tracks Save the Selected Music list as a playlist
Information about tracks in the Selected Music list can be easily accessed and viewed. The information provided is identical to that described in "To view information about tracks in Music Library" on page 3-13. 1. Press the Menu button 2. 3. 4. 5.
Select Now Playing to access the Now Playing screen. Press the OK button. The Selected Music screen appears. Select the track that you want to view information about. A list appears. Select View Details. A message box appears, listing the track information.

Playing and Managing Your Music 3-16
Removing music tracks from the Selected Music list
Tracks selected for playback are copied to the Selected Music list. If a track is deleted from the Selected Music List, it continues to be present in Music Library. To delete audio completely, tracks, albums, artists or genres must be deleted from Music Library as shown in "Deleting Music Tracks from Music Library" on page 3-14. 1. Press the Menu button.
When you remove tracks from the Selected Music list, you are not permanently deleting the selections from your player.
2. Select Now Playing to access the Now Playing screen. 3. Press the OK button.The Selected Music screen appears.
4. Select the track to remove from the Selected Music list. A list appears. 5. Depending on what you want to delete, follow the corresponding step:
To remove a track from the Selected Music list
Select Remove Track. The track is removed from the Selected Music list.
Playing and Managing Your Music 3-17
To remove all tracks from the Selected Music list
1. Select Clear Selection. A confirmation box appears, asking you if you want to remove all tracks in the Selected Music list.
2. Select Yes. All audio selections are removed from the Selected Music list.
Playing and Managing Your Music 3-18
Saving the Selected Music list as a playlist
If you like the contents and arrangement of your current Selected Music list, you can choose to save it as a playlist for retrieval and playback later. 1. Press the Menu button.
2. Select Now Playing to access the Now Playing screen. 3. Press the OK button. The Selected Music screen appears.
4. Press the OK button. A list appears. 5. Select Save as Playlist. A list appears.
Playing and Managing Your Music 3-19
6. Select the letters on the list to form a name for your playlist. This name appears in the box at the bottom of the screen.
Note: When entering letters into the box, you can switch from upper to lower case (or vice-versa) by simply selecting the letter and holding down the OK button. You can also use different character sets, such as accented characters or numerals, by selecting the Charset option on the list.
7. Select the OK option to save the playlist with the name you have entered.
Playing and Managing Your Music 3-20

Setting User Preferences

Your player offers many configuration options. You can

construct an owners name for your player enhance your music by selecting or defining your own EQ setting set the LCD screens backlight duration set the contrast level for your players screen specify how long your player remains inactive before it automatically shuts down set the date and time in your player enable or disable the clicking sound when using the touch pad control tap the touch pad control for selecting options adjust the sensitivity of your touch pad control control the language in which your players menus are displayed reset your players settings to the default settings access the information screen reset your player lock and unlock your players buttons

Channel Separation THD Frequency Response Operating System/ Firmware

<0.1% 20 Hz~20000 Hz

Upgradeable via Internet
** Firmware upgrades are available from www.creative.com Technical Specifications A-2
Headphone Out LCD Display Data Connector EQ
1/8" (3.50 mm) stereo minijack, 20 mW per channel, 32 ohms impedance at 1 kHz Large 160 x 104 pixel EL backlit display, in Blue USB 2.0/USB 1.1 Parametric equalization
Technical Specifications A-3
Onscreen Diagram and Icon Guide

Information Diagrams

The following icons appear on the screen when the associated playback action is used. Diagram

Action/Meaning

Your computer is actively managing your player. Warning: Do not disconnect your player while your computer is still actively managing it.
Your computer is NOT actively managing your player. To use your player, disconnect it from your computer.
You are upgrading your players firmware.
The firmware upgrade is complete. Reset your player to enable the new firmware to take effect.
Onscreen Diagram and Icon Guide B-1
If an error occurs, you may see any one of the following diagrams, indicating the general nature of the problem. Diagram Likely Causes Suggested Action
unexpected power loss while saving settings
download a newer firmware version reload firmware contact Customer Support Services
physical defects numerous highimpact shocks
contact Customer Support Services
battery is too depleted, player cannot start up

recharge the battery

firmware corruption
see actions for firmware problems
unexpected power loss during audio file transfer
allow firmware to complete the rebuilding of the library
Onscreen Diagram and Icon Guide B-2

Playback Icons

The following icons are commonly found in the Selected Music screen. Icon
Play Pause Forward Reverse Skip forward Skip back
Onscreen Diagram and Icon Guide B-3

Play Mode Icons

Repeat Track

Repeat All

Shuffle Repeat

Shuffle Once

Play Track Once
Onscreen Diagram and Icon Guide B-4
Frequently Asked Questions
This section covers questions you might have while using your player. It has been divided into a few categories for your easy reference. For further assistance, you may wish to consult our self-help tool Knowledge Base. Go to www.creative.com and select your region.

AutoPlay

What do I do when the installation does not start automatically after the Installation CD is inserted? The AutoPlay feature in your Windows 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 then click AutoPlay. 3. Follow the onscreen instructions.
To enable AutoPlay through Auto Insert Notification
1. Click Start -> Settings -> Control Panel. 2. Double-click the System icon. The System Properties dialog box appears. 3. Click the Device Manager tab and select your CD-ROM drive. 4. Click the Properties button. 5. Click the Settings tab, and then select Auto Insert Notification. 6. Click the OK button.
Frequently Asked Questions C-1

Features

If the Selected Music list already has a few albums in it, can I repeat playback of just one album? Unfortunately, no. You can only choose to repeat one track, or all tracks. Why does my player show me track titles starting with "B" when Im looking for a track title starting with "A"? When you look for a track using the FIND feature, your player looks for the closest match. If you do not have any tracks starting with "A", the closest match can be "B".

General

Where can I get official information on my player? Visit www.NOMADWorld.com for updates and downloads relating to your player, Creatives MP3 players and accessories. My player seems to have frozen. Is there anything I can do? You can reset your player. Push the end of a thin object (for example, a straightened paperclip) into the Reset hole. How can I get accessories for my player? Visit www.NOMADWorld.com for the latest news on accessories.
Frequently Asked Questions C-2
Windows XP tells me that the software for the player is not certified. What do I do? At the time of this product's release, Microsoft strongly encouraged companies to submit their hardware solutions for certification. If a hardware device driver is not submitted, or does not qualify, for Microsoft certification, a warning message similar to the one below appears.
You may see this message when installing this driver or update. If you do, you may choose to click the Continue Anyway button. Creative has tested this driver or update on Windows XP, and it does not impair or destabilize your computer.

Frequently Asked Questions C-3

Maintenance

Selecting Format All from the Rescue mode screen clears your players memory and erases all hard disk content. Save a copy of your players content before formatting your player.
Do I need to defragment the players hard disk? Music Library and tracks in your player may occasionally operate at less than optimal performance for a number of reasons, for example, if Music Library is rebuilt frequently or regularly even when no change has been made to it. Running the CleanUp application from your player's Recovery mode menu will clean, rebuild, and reorganize Music Library and restore it to optimal efficiency. Save a copy of your players content before cleaning up your player.
To clean up your players hard disk drive:
1. To go to Recovery mode, press and hold the Play/Pause button while pushing the end of a thin object (for example, a straightened paperclip) into the Reset hole. Keep on holding down the Play/Pause button until the Rescue Mode screen appears. Four options are displayed: CleanUp, Format All, Reload Firmware and Reboot. 2. To clean up your players hard disk drive, select Cleanup. 3. When the clean up is complete, select Reboot. Your player restarts and starts rebuilding Music Library.
Selecting Reload Firmware from the rescue mode screen erases your players firmware. DO NOT Select the Reload Firmware option unless you have downloaded a newer firmware version for your player, or have been advised to do so by the Creative Customer Services center.
Frequently Asked Questions C-4
Can I jog with my player? You should not subject your player to continuous shocks, such as those that are likely to occur while you jog or run. You can take a nice long walk with your player, though. Should I leave my player plugged into the power adapter? No, you should not. After charging the battery or using the player, disconnect it from the power adapter. Leaving it plugged in leads to heat buildup, which is not good for the player or the battery. Can I use the player for portable data storage? Yes, you can. However, your player is designed for storing and playing audio, not as an extra hard drive. You can use the supplied USB cable for speedy transfers to and from your player. Your player will not be recognized as a drive. Use the NOMAD Explorer application to help you manage data files. If I damage or lose my power adapter, can I buy a similar, off-the-shelf adapter? No. The adapter may not be compatible with your player, and may even damage it. You should get a replacement adapter from Creative at www.NOMADworld.com, or your local Creative office/distributor. Can I transfer DRM protected WMA files to my player? Yes. To transfer DRM protected WMA files to your player, you can use either Windows Media Player or Creative MediaSource. If you are using Nomad Explorer, DO NOT attempt to transfer DRM protected WMA files using the "drag & drop" or "cut & paste" method. This does not transfer the licenses that allow you to play the track.

Frequently Asked Questions C-5
I have to recharge the battery quite often. Is there anything I can do to make it last longer? Generally, any operation requiring the player to access the hard disk uses battery power. Consequently, filling your player to capacity is not recommended. However, some operations consume more battery power:
a long backlight timeout setting. A shorter timeout conserves battery power. a high contrast setting. Position the player so that you can read the display without using a high contrast setting. too much use of fast forward/reverse. turning the player on/off too many times. prolonged use at high volumes.
For battery charging and handling instructions, see "Charging the Battery" on page 2-1.
Frequently Asked Questions C-6