User manual CREATIVE ZEN XTRA

[. . . ] User's Guide 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. 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. [. . . ] Spatialization, which enhances your audio soundstage, useful if, for example, you are listening to audio with headphones. Choose from the following Mode settings: Full, Narrow and Wide. Smart Volume Management (SVM), which intelligently controls the dynamic range of audio, providing a superior audio experience in difficult listening environments such as in a plane or car. Playing and Managing Your Music 3-25 To use EAX with your currently playing audio: 1. Select a preset, rate or mode to use with the selected EAX setting. This simple process is described in the following instructions. Follow the corresponding step to either turn on EAX, select an EAX setting, or select a preset, rate or mode for use with your EAX setting: To turn on EAX: Scroll Select EAX:Off. The EAX icon appears onscreen and is applied immediately to the audio being played. To select an EAX setting Scroll Select Setting:X (replace X: with the EAX setting currently selected). Scroll Select the EAX setting you want. To select a preset, rate or mode for use with your EAX setting Scroll Select Preset:X, Rate:X or Mode:X (replace X with the preset, rate or mode currently selected). A list appears. Playing and Managing Your Music 3-26 Scroll Select the preset, rate or mode you want to use with your EAX setting. Customizing EQ Settings in EAX Under the EAX Advanced EQ settings, a Custom EQ option lets you define your own EQ settings. 1. In the Preset screen, Scroll Select Custom EQ again. Four vertical control levers will appear in the display. Each lever represents successively higher frequencies that can be controlled. 100 Hz controls bass frequencies, 800 Hz and 3 KHz adjust the mid-range and low-treble frequencies. 12 KHz controls the highest treble frequencies. Playing and Managing Your Music 3-27 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. Scroll Select the check mark to return to the EAX Audio Settings. Playing and Managing Your Music 3-28 4 Software Applications Software Applications About Creative MediaSource and NOMAD Explorer Creative MediaSource, Creative NOMAD Explorer, and other useful software, are included on your installation CD (see "Installing Software" on page 2-5). Creative MediaSorce is the best way to organize and transfer audio to and 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. Creative NOMAD Explorer helps you manage your NOMAD Jukebox's data files within Windows Explorer. This chapter includes basic instructions on using NOMAD Explorer to manage the file and folders in your player. Software Applications 4-1 Using Creative MediaSource Ripping Audio CD Tracks Only basic instructions on how to use MediaSource with your player are provided in this chapter -- extensive instructions are found in the MediaSource Help file. You can rip an audio CD's tracks to your player, hard disk or PC Music Library. [. . . ] From the Settings screen, Scroll Select Input under Language. From the menu, Scroll Select a language. This option allows you to set the date and time, and set the Wake to Music feature. The Wake to Music feature lets you play the last heard music track at a specified time. [. . . ]