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  • Page 2 Creative Digital MP3 Player FX120 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 Contents...

  • Page 4: Table Of Contents

    Contents Before You Begin Introduction............................. vii Minimum System Requirements ....................... vii 1 A Tour of Your Player Your Player at a Glance........................1-1 Using the Scroller ..........................1-4 Scroll Select..........................1-4 Selecting menu options......................1-4 2 Getting Started Setting Up Your Player ........................2-1 Inserting Battery...........................
  • Page 5 Deleting Audio Files......................... 3-18 User Preferences ..........................3-19 Locking and Unlocking Your Player.................... 3-21 Formatting Your Player........................3-22 4 Software Applications About Creative MediaSource ......................4-1 Appendixes A Technical Specifications Player ..............................A-1 B On Screen Diagram and Icon Guide Information Diagrams........................
  • Page 6 Play Mode Icons ..........................B-3 Information Diagrams........................B-4 C Frequently Asked Questions General ..............................C-1 Usage ..............................C-2...

  • Page 7: Before You Begin

    Before You Begin...

  • Page 8: Introduction

    Before Your Begin Introduction Thank you for purchasing Creative’s new multi-format player, Creative Digital MP3 Player FX120! Your player can store songs in its music library, and comes equipped with a USB 2.0 connector, so you can transfer audio tracks and data quickly and easily.

  • Page 9: Tour Of Your Player

    A Tour of Your Player...

  • Page 10: Your Player At A Glance

    A Tour of Your Player Your Player at a Glance Volume Decrease Volume Increase button button Hold switch Scroller Top View LCD screen Play/Pause button Front View A Tour of Your Player 1-1...
  • Page 11 Headphone jack USB port Strap lug Side Views Battery panel Bottom View A Tour of Your Player 1-2...
  • Page 12 Button/Switch What It Does Usage Tips Turns the player on and off. PLAY PAUSE Starts, pauses or continues playback. Press and hold until player turns Changes Scroller mode in FM Radio on or off. mode. HOLD Locks and disables all buttons on your Slide the switch to the right to player.

  • Page 13: Using The Scroller

    Using the Scroller Scroll Select The Scroller is one of the most important features of your player. In this document, we will use a new term, “Scroll Select”, to indicate that you should use the Scroller to scroll through options and then select the option by pressing the Scroller.

  • Page 14: Getting Started

    Getting Started...

  • Page 15: Setting Up Your Player

    Getting Started Setting Up Your Creative DMP FX120 includes software so that you can create audio tracks, manage your music library, and use your player in all supported Your Player Windows operating systems. Your installation CD also includes the drivers necessary for Windows 98 SE.

  • Page 16: Inserting Battery

    Inserting Insert the supplied battery into your player as shown below. Battery When opening or closing the battery compartment, handle with care. Figure 2-4: Inserting the supplied battery into your player. Getting Started 2-2...

  • Page 17: Power Source And Level Indicators

    Power Source After inserting the battery, your player displays one of the following icons, depending on the battery’s status. and Level Icon What the icon means Notes Indicators this battery state icon your player’s battery is full shows that the battery is full The amount of this battery state icon...

  • Page 18: Transferring Files

    Windows Explorer. You can only do so with applications like Windows Media Player or Creative MediaSource. 2. On your desktop, right-click the My Computer icon, and then click Explore. 3. Copy files into your player using a drag-and-drop operation.

  • Page 19: Downloading From The Internet

    Downloading To get music files from the Internet, use a search engine to locate sites with music content. You can also try out these sites (web sites listed here are from the Internet correct at the time of this document’s release): Soundbuzz.com ArtistOne.com http://www.soundbuzz.com...

  • Page 20: 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.

  • Page 21: Using Your Player

    Using Your Player...

  • Page 22: Turning On/Off Your Player

    Your Player Press and hold the Play/Pause button until your player turns on. The CREATIVE logo appears on the screen. Your player will enter the last mode you were in before you turned if off. Audio tracks are played To turn off your player back in alphanumeric order.

  • Page 23: Enabling A Mode

    Enabling a 1. Press the Scroller. The Main Menu similar to Figure 3-1 appears. Mode 2. Scroll Select the Music icon , Recordings Figure 3-1 icon or FM Radio icon To play a track Playing Music 1. Press the Scroller. Tracks The Main Menu similar to Figure 3-2 appears.

  • Page 24: Skipping Folders

    To go to the previous track Turn the Scroller towards the left and release it. To go to the next track Turn the Scroller towards the right and release it. To stop a track 1. Press the Play/Pause button to pause the track. 2.

  • Page 25: Changing Play Modes

    Changing Play Your player has play modes that allow you to change how your tracks are played back. You can select the play modes during music or FM radio Modes playback, or when you are in Music or Recordings modes. The following play modes are available: Repeat Track Only one play mode...
  • Page 26 Depending on which mode you want, follow the corresponding step: To repeat a portion of a track 1. Scroll Select the A-B icon (Figure 3-9). The icon appears on the screen. A portion of a track 2. Press the Scroller to mark the beginning of can only be repeated Figure 3-9 the portion you wish to repeat.

  • Page 27: Playing A Track Once

    To repeat a folder Scroll Select the Repeat Folder icon (Figure 3-12). Repeat Folder mode The Repeat Folder icon appears on the is only available in screen and tracks in the current folder are Figure 3-12 Music mode. repeated continuously until you stop them or skip to another folder.

  • Page 28: Shuffling Music

    Shuffling music You can choose to randomly play tracks. 1. Press the Scroller. 2. Scroll Select the Play Mode icon (Figure 3-16). A list appears (Figure 3-17). Figure 3-16 Depending on the mode you want, follow the corresponding step: To randomly repeat all tracks continuously Figure 3-17 Scroll Select the Shuffle Repeat icon (Figure 3-18).

  • Page 29: Playing All Tracks

    To randomly play all tracks in a folder once Scroll Select the Shuffle Folder icon (Figure 3-20). The Shuffle Folder icon appears on the screen and all tracks in the folder are selected Figure 3-20 at random and played back. Playback stops once all the tracks in the folder are played back once.

  • Page 30: Listening To Fm Radio

    Listening to FM With your player, you can listen to your favorite radio station. Your player can automatically scan for stations available in your region, and store the stations Radio as presets for you. In FM Radio mode, your player will display the current radio channel and its preset number.
  • Page 31 To perform an autoscan and autosave 1. Press the Scroller. The Main Menu similar to Figure 3-28 appears. Figure 3-28 2. Scroll Select the FM Radio icon (Figure 3-29). A radio frequency appears on the LCD screen (Figure 3-30). Figure 3-29 3.
  • Page 32 3. Turn the Scroller to select the preset channel you want. To manually scan an FM radio channel Figure 3-34 1. Press the Scroller. The Main Menu similar to Figure 3-35 appears. Figure 3-35 2. Scroll Select the FM Radio icon (Figure 3-36). A radio frequency appears on the LCD screen (Figure 3-37).
  • Page 33 9. Repeat steps 2 to 6 to store another channel. To delete a channel 1. Press the Scroller. The Main Menu similar to Figure 3-39 appears. Figure 3-39 2. Scroll Select the FM Radio icon (Figure 3-40). A radio frequency appears on the LCD screen (Figure 3-41).
  • Page 34 1. Press the Scroller. The Main Menu similar to Figure 3-44 appears. Figure 3-44 2. Scroll Select the FM Radio icon (Figure 3-45). A radio frequency appears on the LCD screen (Figure 3-46). Figure 3-45 3. Press the Scroller. Figure 3-46 4.

  • Page 35: Recording Fm Radio

    Recording FM Another great Creative DMP FX120 feature is its ability to record FM radio. Recorded FM radio is encoded directly into IMA ADPCM WAV (at 16 kHz, Radio 4-bit, Stereo) file format. When recording, note that the available recording time is determined by:...

  • Page 36: Playing Fm Recordings

    3. Turn the Scroller to select the preset channel you want. 4. Press the Scroller. Figure 3-51 5. Scroll Select the FM Recording icon (Figure 3-52). A recording bar appears on the LCD screen and recording starts. Figure 3-52 6. Press the Play/Pause button to end the recording.

  • Page 37: Eq Settings

    To play an FM recording 1. Press the Scroller. The Main Menu similar to Figure 3-54 A recorded FM radio appears. file starts with "FM". Figure 3-54 2. Scroll Select the Recordings icon (Figure 3-55). 3. Scroll Select a recording you want to listen to.
  • Page 38 1. Press the Scroller. The Main Menu (Figure 3-56) appears. Figure 3-56 2. Scroll Select the EQ icon (Figure 3-57). Depending on which EQ setting you want, follow the corresponding step: Figure 3-57 To select Rock, Pop, Classical, Jazz or Normal Scroll Select the EQ setting you want.

  • Page 39: Deleting Audio Files

    3. Scroll Select each vertical control level. Use the Scroller to move the control knob up or down to vary the amount of boost or reduction in the selected frequency range. 4. Scroll Select the check mark to exit the Custom EQ screen. Deleting Audio This action permanently deletes tracks or recordings from your player.

  • Page 40: User Preferences

    User Your player offers many configuration options. You can specify contrast settings Preferences change the LCD screen’s backlight duration select the default language select the FM region specify how long the player remains inactive before it automatically shuts down access the information screen 1.
  • Page 41 To adjust the screen backlight duration 1. Scroll Select the Backlight icon (Figure 3-67). 2. Scroll Select to select the backlight duration, or to disable the backlight Figure 3-67 entirely. A lower number setting conserves battery power for longer playback time. To change the default language 1.

  • Page 42: Locking And Unlocking Your Player

    To view the player’s firmware version, the total amount of space and the amount of free space in your player for storing music or data, and the number of tracks 1. Scroll Select the Information icon (Figure 3-71). 2. Scroll Select the information you want to see.

  • Page 43: Formatting Your Player

    Formatting You may at times need to clear your player's memory during normal use. Use Windows Explorer to easily clear your player's memory for the efficient Your Player transfer, storage and playback of music files. To clear your player’s memory 1.

  • Page 44: Software Applications

    Software Applications...

  • Page 45: About Creative Mediasource

    Creative MediaSource is included on your installation CD (see "Setting Up Your Player" on page 2-1). MediaSource Basic instructions on how to use Creative MediaSource are provided in the Creative MediaSource Help. If you wish to download additional music tracks to your player, you can either To listen to transferred download music tracks from Internet music sites (see "Downloading from the...

  • Page 46: A Technical Specifications

    Technical Specifications...

  • Page 47: Player

    Technical Specifications Player 28.7 mm (1.1") x 71.3 mm (2.8") x 16.5 mm (0.6") Size (W x L x D) 26.5 g (without battery) or 39 g (with AAA-sized battery) Weight 128/256/512 MB built-in flash memory (depending on model) Capacity AAA-sized battery (alkaline recommended) Battery Type MP3 (128 kbps), up to 17 hours of continuous playback.
  • Page 48 Signal to Noise Ratio >60 dB (Headphones) Channel Separation 24 Hz~20000 Hz Frequency Response <0.05% Harmonic Distortion 0 to 45°C Operating Temperature -20 to 60°C Storage Temperature Upgradeable via Internet Firmware Firmware upgrades are available from www.creative.com Technical Specifications A-2...
  • Page 49 3.5 mm (1/8") stereo minijack, 5~7 mW Headphone Out Monochrome Large 132 x 32 pixel Blue EL backlit display Technical Specifications A-3...
  • Page 50 On Screen Diagram and Icon Guide...

  • Page 51: Information Diagrams

    On Screen Diagram and Icon Guide Information Diagram Action/Meaning Diagrams your player is connected to your computer. To use your player, disconnect it from your computer (see "Usage" on page C-2). files are being transferred to your player. On Screen Diagram and Icon Guide B-1...
  • Page 52 Should you see any of the following diagrams, take the appropriate recommended step below. Diagram Likely Causes Suggested Action physical defects call Customer numerous high- Support Services impact shocks download a newer unexpected power firmware version loss while saving reload firmware settings call Customer Support Services...
  • Page 53 Diagram Likely Causes Suggested Action player’s memory is delete some files full you may need to battery is low change the battery battery is too depleted, player change the battery cannot start up On Screen Diagram and Icon Guide B-3...

  • Page 54: Playback Icons

    Playback Icons Icon Action/Meaning Play The following icons appear on the screen Pause when the associated playback action is used. Go to previous track Go to next track Move back Move ahead Record Stop On Screen Diagram and Icon Guide B-4...

  • Page 55: Play Mode Icons

    Play Mode Icon Action/Meaning Icons A-B (Segment repeat) Repeat Track Repeat All Repeat Folder Play Track Once Shuffle Repeat Shuffle Once Shuffle Folder On Screen Diagram and Icon Guide B-5...
  • Page 56 Frequently Asked Questions...

  • Page 57: General

    “Knowledge Base”. Go www.creative.com and select your region. General Where can I get official information on MP3 player products? Visit Creative’s web site at www.creative.com for updates and downloads relating to all Creative’s MP3 players and accessories. Frequently Asked Questions C-1...

  • Page 58: Usage

    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.
  • Page 59 Files or tracks are corrupted when transferred to the player. Transfer may have been interrupted. Before disconnecting your player from your computer, stop your player first. To stop your player in Windows XP, Windows Me or Windows 2000 Click the Safely Remove Hardware icon on the Taskbar, click Safely remove USB Mass Storage Device, and disconnect your player when you are prompted to do so.
  • Page 60 Can I use the player for portable data storage? Yes, you can. I have to change the battery quite often. Is there anything I can do to make it last longer? Some operations consume more battery power: A long backlight timeout setting. A shorter timeout conserves battery power. A high contrast setting.

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