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Creative NOMAD Jukebox Zen Xtra 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.
Introduction Before You Begin Package Contents ... xviii Hardware ... xviii Software ... xviii Creative MediaSource Player ... xix Creative MediaSource Organizer ... xix Creative NOMAD Explorer ... xx Adobe Acrobat Reader ... xx Minimum System Requirements ... xxi Document Conventions ... xxii Web Information ...
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Selecting list and confirmation box options ...1-3 2 Getting Started Inserting the battery ...2-1 Charging the Battery ...2-3 Power Source and Level Indicators ...2-4 Installing Software ...2-5 Connecting your Player to your Computer ...2-6 Transferring Music ...2-7 Downloading from the internet ...2-8 Ripping from a CD ...2-8 3 Playing and Managing Your Music Playing Music ...3-1...
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Saving the Selected Music List as a playlist ...3-23 Enhancing Your Music ...3-25 Using EAX ...3-25 Customizing EQ Settings in EAX ...3-27 4 Software Applications About Creative MediaSource and NOMAD Explorer ...4-1 Using Creative MediaSource ...4-2 Ripping Audio CD Tracks ...4-2 Transferring tracks ...4-3 Using Media Sniffer ...4-3 Editing audio track information ...4-4...
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A Technical Specifications Size ...A-1 Weight ...A-1 Memory ...A-1 Capacity ...A-1 Battery type ...A-1 Battery Life (playback time) ...A-1 Interface ...A-1 Playback Formats ...A-2 Signal to Noise Ratio ...A-2 Channel Separation ...A-2 THD ...A-2 Frequency Response ...A-2 Harmonic Distortion ...A-2 Operating System/Firmware ...A-2 Headphone Out ...A-2 LCD Display ...A-2...
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C Frequently Asked Questions and Error Diagrams AutoPlay ...C-1 Features ...C-2 General ...C-2 Maintenance ...C-5 Usage ...C-5 Error Diagrams ...C-7 D User Preferences Setting User Preferences ...D-1 Changing Settings ...D-1 Profiles ...D-2 Setting Sleep Timer ...D-3 Contrast ...D-3 Language Settings ...D-3 Menu Language ...D-4 Input Language ...
Safety and Handling Instructions Caring For While your player is quite robust, observing these handling procedures will prolong its life. Your Player Do not store or use in areas exceeding 45ºC or 113ºF. Do not expose to heat or incinerate. Keep away from strong magnetic fields.
Battery Usage When charging or handling your player’s battery, take note of these precautions: Precautions Never modify or disassemble the battery. If there is leakage, stench, discoloration or deformation during charging or use, remove the battery and do not use it again. Clean your hands well before handling food or touching sensitive...
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Your player also comes equipped with an USB 2.0™ connector, so you can transfer audio tracks and data quickly and easily. Unlike other hardware-based players, the NOMAD Zen Xtra features an onboard real-time digital signal processor (DSP) and a real-time effects processor for superior audio playback and customization.
NOMAD Jukebox Zen Xtra Player (with removable battery) AC Power Adapter Installation CD incorporating PDF User’s Guide Quick Start leaflet Stereo headphones USB cable Protective pouch Lithium-ion rechargeable battery Software Creative MediaSource Player Creative MediaSource Organizer Creative NOMAD Explorer Adobe Acrobat Reader Before You Begin xviii...
With Creative MediaSource Organizer, you can find any track easily, no MediaSource matter where it is stored on your hard disk or external storage devices. Organizer To enjoy this feature, you must have a Creative Sound Blaster Audigy 2 audio card installed in your system. Before You Begin xix...
Explorer, you can easily copy or move data files to and from your player, just like a portable storage device. Creative NOMAD Explorer also lets you copy audio tracks to your player's Music Library. However, you will not be able to view your player's Music Library with Creative NOMAD Explorer.
Minimum Microsoft Millennium Edition (Me) or Windows XP System Intel Requirements (Pentium III 450 MHz or higher recommended for MP3 encoding) Sound Blaster Live!™, Sound Blaster Audigy™ or Sound Blaster Extigy™ for EAX enhanced MP3 encoding CD-ROM drive with digital audio extraction support The software USB 1.1 or 2.0 port applications on the...
Document We use icons to highlight useful or urgent information for you: Conventions Tip. This tells you about shortcuts 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 situations involving risk.
Visit www.NOMADworld.com Information firmware updates NOMAD accessories tips and tricks FAQs troubleshooting documentation updates software updates or purchases technologies used in your player an online glossary regularly for information on: Before You Begin xxiii...
Optional Player Accessories Removable battery Visit www.NOMADworld.com Car Kit The Car Kit comes with a Cassette Adapter that connects your player to a car cassette player. You can get an additional removable Lithium-Ion battery for your battery. to learn more about these accessories. Before You Begin xxiv...
Online Enjoy a host of benefits by registering your products during installation, or at www.creative.com/register. Registration Benefits include: Service and Product support from Creative. Exclusive updates on promotions and events! To register online, your player must be connected to the computer.
A Tour of Your Player Your Player at a Glance Power button Back button Volume Reset button button Forward/Reverse button Play/Pause button Scroller Headphones connector connects to your Menu button headphones. Open switch To change or insert the battery, push the switch to the right to open your player’s cover.
Using the Scroller Scroll Select The Scroller is one of the most important features of your NOMAD Jukebox Zen Xtra. 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.
Selecting menu You can use the Scroller to make selections in menus. For example, if you are looking at the Menu screen: options 1. Use the Scroller to scroll up and down in the menu. 2. Press the Scroller to select the menu item. Selecting list and You can also use the Scroller to select confirmation boxes or options in a list.
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Button What It Does OWER turns the player on and off disables all buttons except for the scroller activates LCD backlight accesses most of your player’s features skips to the next track skips forward to portions of a track when ORWARD EVERSE you press and hold the button...
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Button OLUME increases the volume decreases the volume CROLLER scrolls up and down menus selects menu options goes to previously accessed screens ESET resets your player if it stops reponding WITCH To change or insert the battery, push the switch to the right to open your player’s cover.
Getting Started Inserting the 1. Push the Open switch to the right as shown in Figure 2-1. The cover pops open. battery 2. Insert the battery into your player. 3. Position the hooks of cover over the openings as shown in Figure 2-2. Figure 2-1: Opening the cover.
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4. Press the cover gently to snap shut as shown in Figure 2-3. Figure 2-3: Securing the cover. Getting Started 2-2...
Charging the The high performance lithium-ion battery supplied with your player needs to be fully charged before you use it. Your player’s built-in battery charger will Battery fully charge the battery (in approximately 4 hours) to obtain the maximum playback time. To charge your player’s battery: 1.
Power Source Your player displays one of the following icons, depending on the battery’s charged status or the power source (battery or electrical power). and Level Indicators Icon What the icon means your player is running from electrical power only your player is running from battery power only your player’s battery is 60% full...
5. Click the OK button. You can also select the language that your 6. Click the Next button to register with Creative, so that you will be player’s screens updated on new developments for your Jukebox. appear in. See "Language Settings"...
You are now ready to connect your player to your computer. Your NOMAD Jukebox Zen Xtra comes with a USB 2.0 cable for fast data transfers to and your Player to from your computer. Be sure that you have installed Creative MediaSource your Computer before connecting your player.
CDs to your computer. Music files must, however, be encoded into the supported formats (MP3, WMA or WAV file formats), then transferred to your player with Creative MediaSource Organizer. Data files can also be transferred and stored in your player. For example, you want to transfer a large movie file from one computer to another.
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.
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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.
Audio selections and an Audio Tour of your NOMAD Jukebox Zen Xtra have been preloaded to your player to get you started quickly. You can add audio selections from the NOMAD Zen Xtra’s Music Library to the player’s Selected Music List as described in "Adding Music Tracks to the Selected Music List"...
3. Scroll Select Selected Music. The upper-left corner of the screen will display the Selected Music List icon. 4. Press the Back button again to display the Menu screen. 5. Scroll Select Now Playing, which shows the track that is being played back or the track that has been selected.
Play Modes Your player has Play Modes that allow you to change how your Selected Music List is played back. The following Play Modes are available: Repeat track Repeat all Shuffle Shuffle repeat Track once Normal Play Modes are disabled by enabling the “Normal” mode as described in "Normal mode"...
To repeat the whole Selected Music List Scroll Select Repeat All. The Repeat All icon is repeated continuously until you stop it. Shuffling music The Shuffle Play Mode can be used once (“Shuffle”) or continuously (“Shuffle Repeat”). 1. Press the Menu button If there is only one track in the Selected 2.
To Shuffle Repeat the Selected Music List continuously Scroll Select Shuffle Repeat. The Shuffle Repeat icon at random and played back continuously until you stop playback. Playing a track When the Selected Music List is played normally, each track in the Selected Music List is played, from the first track to the last.
Normal mode Once the Normal mode is enabled, each track in the Selected Music List is played, from the first track to the last. 1. Press the Menu button 2. Scroll Select Selected Music. The Selected Music List screen appears. 3.
Bookmarking a Bookmarking a track sets a playback point—you can jump to this point whenever you play the bookmarked track. This is useful if, for example, you track want to bookmark an audio book. 1. Press the Menu button 2. Scroll Select Now Playing. A track can only be The Now Playing screen appears.
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To remove a bookmark Scroll Select Clear Bookmark (see below). A message box appears, telling you that the bookmark has been cleared. Playing and Managing Your Music 3-8...
All transferred tracks can be found in the "All Tracks" category, but Jukebox Zen Xtra’s depending on your Creative MediaSource settings, tracks can also be found Music Library, see in other categories. For example, take a fictitious track called "Toffee Apple "Using Creative...
Finding a Music In the following example, you will be shown how to find a track by navigating through your Music Library. Track in the Music Library 1. Press the Menu button 2. Scroll Select Music Library. 3. Scroll Select an audio category. For example, if you want to find a track in a particular album, Scroll Select Albums.
Adding Music Audio selections from the Music Library can either be added sequentially after selections already in the Selected Music List ("Add to Play") or placed Tracks to the at the front of the Selected Music List for immediate playback ("Play Now"). Selected Music List 1.
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5. Scroll Select Open. The tracks within the sub-category appear. 6. Scroll Select Add to Play to add the audio selection to the back of the Selected Music List. 7. Scroll Select Play Now or press the Play button selection to the front of the Selected Music List and immediately play it back.
Viewing Track Detailed information about tracks in the Music Library is readily available. This includes the track’s title, artist, album and genre that the track belongs Information in to, as well as the track’s length. the Music Library To view information about tracks in the Music Library 1.
Deleting Music This action permanently deletes tracks, albums, artists, genres or Selected Music Lists from your NOMAD Jukebox Zen Xtra. Tracks from the To delete a track Music Library 1. Press the Menu button 2. Scroll Select Music Library. 3. Scroll Select an audio category. For example, if you want to find a track in a particular album, Scroll Select Albums.
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To delete an entire album, artist, genre or Selected Music List 1. Press the Menu button 2. Scroll Select Music Library. 3. Scroll Select an audio category. For example, if you want to delete a particular album, Scroll Select Albums. 4.
Using the You can do more than play audio selections in the Selected Music List. You can: Selected View audio in the Selected Music List Music List View information about tracks in the Selected Music List Remove audio Rearrange the Selected Music List Save the Selected Music List as a playlist Viewing music When entire albums, artists or genres are added to the Selected Music List,...
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4. Scroll Select Expand. The tracks in the selection appear beneath the album, artist or genre. To collapse an album, artist or genre 1. Press the Menu button 2. Scroll Select Selected Music. The Selected Music List screen appears. 3. Scroll Select the expanded album, artist or genre. A list appears. 4.
Viewing track Information about tracks in the Selected Music List can be easily accessed and viewed. The information provided is identical to that described in "To information in the view information about tracks in the Music Library" on page 3-13. Selected Music List 1.
Removing music When tracks, albums, artists or genres are removed from your player’s Selected Music List, they are only removed from the Selected Music List— tracks from the audio still remains in the Music Library. To delete audio completely, tracks, Selected Music albums, artists or genres must be deleted from the Music Library as shown in List...
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To remove all audio from the Selected Music List 1. Scroll Select Remove All. A confirmation box appears, asking you if you want to remove all tracks in the Selected Music List. 2. Scroll Select the check mark All audio selections are removed from the Selected Music List. Playing and Managing Your Music 3-20...
Rearranging the If you want to listen to tracks in a particular order, you can rearrange the tracks in the Selected Music List by artist, genre or individual track. Selected Music List 1. Press the Menu button 2. Scroll Select Selected Music. The Selected Music List screen appears.
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5. Using the Scroller, move the album, artist, genre or individual track to the preferred position in the Selected Music List. 6. Press the Scroller to set the position you have selected. Playing and Managing Your Music 3-22...
Saving the 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. Selected Music List as a playlist 1. Press the Menu button 2.
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5. Scroll 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 Scroll Selecting the letter and holding the Scroller until the letter changes to the case you want.
Enhancing Your Music Using EAX Your player allows you to enhance your listening experience with EAX technologies also available with Creative's Sound Blaster Live! and Audigy 2 audio cards. EAX technologies (or "Settings") available in your player include: General information...
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To use EAX with your currently playing audio: 1. Turn on EAX. 2. Select an EAX setting. 3. Select a preset, rate or mode to use with the selected EAX setting. This simple process is described in the following instructions. 1.
Scroll Select the preset, rate or mode you want to use with your EAX setting. Customizing EQ Under the EAX Advanced EQ settings, a Custom EQ option lets you define your own EQ settings. Settings in EAX 1. Press the Menu button 2.
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6. 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. 7. Scroll Select the check mark to return to the EAX Audio Settings. Playing and Managing Your Music 3-28...
MediaSource page 2-5). and NOMAD Creative MediaSorce is the best way to organize and transfer audio to and Explorer from your player. This chapter includes basic instructions on using MediaSource to rip audio CDs, transfer tracks by manual selection or with AudioSync, edit track information as well as to create and edit playlists.
Library. You can choose to rip an entire CD, or selected tracks from the audio Tracks To rip a CD 1. Insert an audio CD into your CD-ROM drive. Rather than manually 2. If you are not already in Creative MediaSource Organizer, click the entering track Player/Organizer View button. information, retrieve such audio CD 3.
Transferring tracks With Creative MediaSource, you can transfer files and audio tracks to and from your player. To transfer files from one source to another 1. If you are not already in Creative MediaSource Organizer, click the If you are using Player/Organizer View button.
To edit information about a track 1. If you are not already in Creative MediaSource Organizer, click the Player/Organizer View button. 2. In the Content window, locate the track you want to edit, and right-click 3. Select the Edit Track Properties option.
To create a playlist tracks in your player cannot be transferred 1. If you are not already in Creative MediaSource Organizer, click the to your computer. Player/Organizer View button. 2. In the Sources window, select PC Music Library.
5. Click the OK button. 6. Continue selecting tracks until your playlist is complete. Adding audio tracks 1. If you are not already in Creative MediaSource Organizer, click the Player/Organizer View button. to a playlist 2. In the Sources window, click the plus sign next to Playlists and select the playlist.
Using NOMAD Instructions on how to use NOMAD Explorer are in the NOMAD Explorer Help file—only basic instructions are provided here. Explorer Creating a folder 1. In Windows Explorer, locate and click the Nomad Explorer icon . 2. On the View menu, point to Active Device and click NOMAD Jukebox. 3.
Deleting a file or 1. In Windows Explorer, locate and click the NOMAD Explorer icon . folder 2. On the View menu, point to Active Device and click NOMAD Jukebox. 3. If you have more than one NOMAD Jukebox connected to your computer, click the NOMAD Jukebox that you want to set as active.
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Creative MediaSource needs to know where your music is stored before the music information can be displayed in the PC Music Library view 1. Goto the Tools menu bar at the top and select Settings. Next click on the "Media Sniifer"...
Technical Specifications 2.99" (W) x 4.43" (H) x 0.95" (D) or 75.9 mm x 112.5 mm x Size 24.1 mm 8.0 oz or 226 gms (with the battery) Weight 8 MB SDRAM buffer Memory 20/30 GB hard drive Capacity Lithium-ion battery (removable) Battery type Up to 14 hours of continuous playback from a fully charged Battery Life...
MP3 (at 8, 16, 22.05, 24, 32, 44.1 and 48 kHz) Playback Formats WMA (at 16, 22.05, 24, 32, 44.1 and 48 kHz) Wave (at 32, 44.1, 48 kHz) Up to 98 dB (Headphones) Signal to Noise Ratio Up to 75 dB (Headphones) Channel Separation <0.1%...
USB 2.0/USB 1.1 Data Connector Environment effects Parametric equalization Headphone spatialization Smart Volume Management Advanced EQ Time Scaling Up to 1.5 times faster or 0.5 times slower for audio book content, Playback Speed WMA, WAV and MP3 audio playback Technical Specifications A-3...
Onscreen Diagram and Icon Guide Information Diagrams The following icons appear onscreen when the associated playback action is used. Diagram your computer is actively managing your player. To use your player, disconnect it from your computer. Warning: Do not disconnect your player while your computer is still actively managing it.
Selected Music List Icons The following icons are commonly found in the Selected List screen. Icon Action/Meaning Album Artist Genre Track Track within audio category Audio selected for playback or that is currently playing back Onscreen Diagram and Icon Guide B-3...
Play Mode Icons The following icons appear onscreen when the respective audio enhancements are active. Icon Action/Meaning Repeat Track Repeat All Shuffle Shuffle Repeat Play Track Once Onscreen Diagram and Icon Guide B-4...
Navigational Icons The following icons appear onscreen when you are in the associated firmware section. Icon Action/Meaning Menu Selected Music List Now Playingk Music Library Playlists category All Tracks category Albums category Artists category Onscreen Diagram and Icon Guide B-5...
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The following icons appear on-screen when you are in the associated firmware section. Icon Action/Meaning Genre category Find Settings About Onscreen Diagram and Icon Guide B-6...
NOMAD Jukebox Zen Xtra. If you have a technical problem with this product, you may wish to consult our self-help tool “Knowledgebase” for online troubleshooting and solutions. Go to www.creative.com The Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) have been divided into a few categories for your easy reference.
Where can I get official information on all Jukebox products? Visit NOMADworld for updates and downloads relating to all Jukebox products, Creative’s MP3 players and accessories. Visit www.NOMADworld.com. My player seems to have frozen. Is there anything I can do? You can reset your player.
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How can I get accessories for my Jukebox? Visit www.NOMADworld.com for the latest news on accessories. FAQs and Troubleshooting C-3...
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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.
Maintenance Do I need to defragment the player’s hard disk? No, you will not need to defragment, format or clean up the hard disk at all. The player’s unique file system ensures that you will not have to worry about hard disk maintenance.
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If I damage or lose my AC 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. FAQs and Troubleshooting C-6...
Error Diagrams If an error occurs, you may see any one of the following diagrams, indicating the general nature of the problem. Diagram Likely Causes unexpected power loss while saving settings physical defects numerous high- impact shocks battery is too depleted, player cannot start up firmware corruption...
User Preferences Setting User Your player offers many configuration options. You can personalize your Jukebox Preferences specify profiles set the contrast level for your player’s screen select the default language reset your player lock and unlock your player’s buttons access the information screen Changing Settings To construct a name,...
Profiles In the Profiles screen, you can: select a profile switch the Menu Style between a standard list menu or iconic tabbed menu (see figure above) clear the Selected Music List whenever you Scroll Select the Play Now option. change the skin of the Now Playing screen specify the default start screen enable the screensaver specify how long the player remains inactive before it automatically shuts down.
4. Scroll Select the profile that you want. There are different profiles to suit your needs (for example, Standard, Advanced, At Home or Car Player). Setting Sleep Timer Sleep Timer lets you play music tracks for a specified time period. 1.
Menu Language This option controls the language in which your player’s menus are displayed. 1. From the Settings screen, Scroll Select Menu under Language. 2. From the menu, Scroll Select a language. You can also lock your player by pressing the Power button.
Setting Wake-To- 1. From the Jukebox Settings screen, Scroll Select Time & Date. Music 2. Scroll Select the time settings next to the Wake to Music icon 3. Turn the Scroller up or down to increase or decrease the time, and then press the Scroller to save the setting.
the available space in your player for storing music or data the number of tracks stored in your player the number of albums stored in your player the number of playlists stored in your player To see this screen, from the Settings screen, Scroll Select About. Resetting your If you wish to reset your player’s settings to the default settings, do the following...
Locking and Locking your NOMAD Jukebox Zen Xtra will disable all buttons on the player except for the Scroller. This feature is useful when you do not want any unlocking your buttons (for example, Play/Pause) pressed accidentally. Player If you press a button while the player is locked, a popup window appears for you to unlock the player.
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