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- Page 1 Creative NOMAD® Digital Audio Player User Guide On-line Version...
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Page 2: Getting Started
Creative Digital Center by MusicMatch™ Software 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. - Page 3 (“Creative”). This Agreement states the terms and If you have purchased a “network” version of the Software, this Creative warrants, as the sole warranty, that the disks on which the conditions upon which Creative offers to license the software sealed in Agreement applies to the installation of the Software on a single “file...
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Page 4: Safety Information
This Agreement is governed by the laws of the State of California part of the ORIGINAL PRODUCT and are subject to the same warranty If you must ship the software to Creative or an authorized Creative (except to the extent federal law governs copyrights and federally and license terms and conditions as the ORIGINAL PRODUCT. -
Page 5: Table Of Contents
Setting Up NOMAD Player................5 Before Using Your NOMAD Player......................5 Charging Batteries ......................... 5 Using Your 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... - Page 6 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 ......................
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Page 7: Introduction
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. -
Page 8: Handling Instructions
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... -
Page 9: Nomad Player
NOMAD Player Your NOMAD Your NOMAD Player includes the following items: Player Flash memory Stereo card (64-MB headphones model only) NOMAD Player Docking station AC current adapter for docking station Two AAA Software installation CD Parallel cable rechargeable and MP3 content CD... -
Page 10: Optional Accessories
Optional accessories Accessories for your NOMAD player that can be purchased separately include: Additional flash memory card • Car cassette adapter • Additional flash memory card Parallel cable Additional AC current adapter • Additional parallel cable • Additional docking station •... -
Page 11: Location Of Controls
Preset station/scan Mode select frequency reverse Repeat/equalizer Voice record/delete mode Hold Eject flash memory card Docking station connector Battery case Front Docking Station Player connector Data LED AC adapter jack Indicator (green) Parallel cable connector Power/charge LED indicator (red) NOMAD Player... -
Page 12: What Is Mp3
The higher the sampling and bitrates used, the trade or sale unless you have the better the quality of the sound. expressed and explicit permission of the copyright holder(s). NOMAD Player... -
Page 13: Setting Up Nomad Player
Setting Up NOMAD Player Before Using Your 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. NOMAD Player Charging Batteries Charge the batteries included with NOMAD before using the Player. -
Page 14: Using Your Nomad Player
Top View Flash Memory Card 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 player to open the flash memory card slot. -
Page 15: Connecting Nomad Player To A Pc
Connecting To download MP3 files or to upload voice recordings between NOMAD and a PC, the docking station must be connected to the PC. NOMAD Player to a 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. -
Page 16: To Change The Bios Setting
NOMAD Manager 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. -
Page 17: Using Your Nomad Player
1. Lower the Hold switch to lock the keys. Changing Modes 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. -
Page 18: Playback Mp3 File
To play MP3 files, they must first 2. Press the Play button to play be stored in the NOMAD Player. the current track; press it again to pause. While paused, the Track State Indicator flashes. During playback, the title of the recording, artist’s name, and playing time scroll and then the elapsed time of the track is displayed on the LCD. -
Page 19: Equalizer Mode
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 Left Side Normal, Classic, Jazz, Rock that appears in turn. Using Your NOMAD Player... -
Page 20: Erasing Mp3 File
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. Using Your NOMAD Player 12... -
Page 21: Operating The Fm Radio
1. Press the Play button to find a preset number that is not being used or one to be replaced. Up to ten frequency presets are 2. Using the Forward or Reverse button, select the frequency you want to preset. available. 3. Press the Repeat button to select the preset number. Using Your NOMAD Player... -
Page 22: Mp3 Download Service
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 • Using Your NOMAD Player... -
Page 23: Using Your Nomad Software
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. - Page 24 To copy files from your hard disk (or other sources): 1. On the Nomad Manager window, click the Transfer button. The Computer window is displayed 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.
- Page 25 To delete files from Nomad Player: 1. In the Nomad Player window, select the file to be deleted. 2. Click on the Delete icon to permanently remove the file from Nomad Player (you are asked to confirm the deletion). To archive Nomad Player voice recordings: 1.
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Page 26: Moving Mp3 Files In Windows Explorer
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. -
Page 27: Creative Digital Audio Center By Musicmatch
Creative Digital Creative Digital Audio Center (CDAC) allows you to record songs from your CDs and to convert .WAV files to digital format. If you have an audio card with Environmental Audio—Sound Blaster Live! or Audio Center by Sound Blaster Live! Value—the titles supporting EA can be played back with the original presets or you ™... -
Page 28: Playback
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. Using Your NOMAD Software... -
Page 29: Add Files To The Music Library
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. Using Your NOMAD Software... -
Page 30: Manual Playlists
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. Using Your NOMAD Software... -
Page 31: Track Info
To record tracks from your CD library into the MusicMatch Jukebox, put a music CD in your CD-ROM drive and open the Recorder by clicking the Options button, selecting View, and click on Show Recorder. Select the tracks you want to record and click on Start. Using Your NOMAD Software... -
Page 32: Cddb
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. Using Your NOMAD Software... -
Page 33: Tag
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. Using Your NOMAD Software... - Page 34 Content CD 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.
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Page 35: Content Cd
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. - Page 36 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. Using Your NOMAD Software...
- Page 37 Flash memory card 32 MB (available separately for 32 MB model) Power 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) 16-letter display (95 x 12 dots, 11 x 12 dots)
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Page 38: Nomad Docking Station Ds-3201
Headphone Power Output 6 m W Output Frequency Range 20 ~ 20 KHz NOMAD Docking Power DC 9V, 50 0 mA Station Dimension (W x H x D) / Weight DS-3201 92 x 1332 x 50 m m / 165g... -
Page 39: A Technical Specifications And Troubleshooting
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. - Page 40 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.