Creative Nomad 3 Manual

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To play a track preloaded on your NOMAD Jukebox:
1. Turn on your NOMAD Jukebox.  The ACTIVE QUEUE LIST screen appears 
whenever you turn on NOMAD Jukebox.  If you are turning on the Jukebox for 
the first time, the ACTIVE QUEUE LIST displays the message “No tracks left.”
1. Press the LIB button to display the LIBRARY CATEGORIES screen..
2. Press Open to display a list of albums available for playback.
If you prefer, use the UP/DOWN arrows to select tracks by Artist or Genre.
3. Press the UP/DOWN arrow to select an album.
4. With the album selected, press the Play button to play the entire album.
Or, select a single track by pressing Open to view a list of the tracks on the 
album.  Press the Play button to listen to the selected track.
Note: 
NOMAD 
Jukebox can only be accessed through its control buttons when it is 
disconnected from the computer.  If NOMAD Jukebox is connected to the computer, 
use PlayCenter 2 to control the functions of your Jukebox. 
						

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The following symbols are used on the NOMAD Jukebox display:
Category (Album, Artist, Style, etc.)
List of tracks from an album, a play list, etc.
Single track.
PlayPointer appears beside the track or list that is currently being played.
A selected item is highlighted.
Battery Charging. 
Note:
 Should the Battery Charging icon change to the Power Source icon, the batteries are fully 
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To turn on the NOMAD Jukebox, press and hold the Play button until “Loading” appears on the display.
Whenever you turn on NOMAD Jukebox, the ACTIVE QUEUE LIST screen 
appears.
When you make changes to the ACTIVE QUEUE LIST, the settings are saved 
when you turn off the Jukebox.
To display the Library Categories screen, press the LIB button on the Jukebox.
The interactive tutorial on 
the installation CD is 
included to guide you 
through the important 
operations on NOMAD 
Jukebox.The PLAY LISTS category 
appears on your NOMAD 
Jukebox only after a Play 
List has been created. 
						

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The Music Library screens allow you to view and select from the lists and tracks stored on the NOMAD Jukebox. 
To select lists or tracks, use the SCROLL UP/DOWN button. To play, select the list or track and press either the 
PLAY button or the QUEUE soft button.
There are four main types of screens in the Music Library: 
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Categories
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Lists
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Tracks
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Details
These screens may apply to play lists, albums, artists, and genres.
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Categories screenThe top level of the Music Library.  Press OPEN (soft button) to navigate to the 
Lists screen.
Lists screenPress OPEN to navigate to the Tracks screen.
Tracks screenPress DETAILS to navigate to the Details screen.
Details screenThe bottom level of the Music 
Library; cannot be expanded 
further. 
						

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Details screenPress CLOSE 
to navigate to the 
Tracks screen.
Tr a c k s  s c r e e n
Press CLOSE to navigate to the Lists screen.
Lists screen
Press CLOSE to navigate to the Categories screen.
Categories screen
Details screenPress CLOSE 
to navigate to the 
Tracks screen.
Tr a c k s  s c r e e n
Press CLOSE to navigate to the Lists screen.
Lists screen
Press CLOSE to navigate to the Categories screen.
Categories screen
BACK may be displayed 
instead of CLOSE. 
						

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Begin your search from the LIBRARY CATEGORIES screen.
1.Press SCROLL UP/DOWN buttons to select ALBUMS.
2.Press SEARCH to access the SEARCH FOR ALBUMS 
screen.
3. Press PLUS/MINUS to change the letter and then 
press the SCROLL UP/DOWN buttons to move 
the letter entry position (indicated by 
a 
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NOTE:  
As each letter is entered, the letters are 
compared with the ALBUMS list. The ALBUM 
with the nearest match is displayed.
4. Press GO!
 to jump to the 
nearest match.  The album 
appears on the screen.
To return to the LIBRARY 
CATEGORIES screen 
without searching, press the 
LIB button. 
						

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There are two types of DETAILS screens. The first type is accessed from the TRACKS screen and the second type 
is accessed from the ACTIVE QUEUE LIST screen.
The following playback settings, if selected (set to ON), are shown on the DETAILS screen:
EA
Environmental Preset
EQ
Parametric EQ
HS
Headphone Spatialization
TS
Time Scaling
4S
4-Channel Speaker Sound (only if speakers are connected)
When viewing DETAILS, the word in the lower right corner of the screen indicates the current playback setting 
for the play list:  ONCE, SHUFFLE, RANDOM, or REPEATView DETAILS accessed from the TRACKS screen:
1. Press DETAILS.  The DETAILS screen displays the Track Order, Album,
Artist, and duration of the track.
2. Press CLOSE to return to the TRACKS screen.
Viewing DETAILS accessed from the ACTIVE QUEUE LIST screen:
1. Press DETAILS.  The DETAILS screen displays the Track Title, Artist, and
Album together with Audio Playback settings (see note below) and Play Mode
(see “Setting Play Mode” on page 17 ).
2. Press BACK to return to the ACTIVE QUEUE LIST screen.
The following Playback 
settings are shown on the 
LCD if they are on:
• EA: Environmental 
Audio
• EQ: Parametric EQ
• HS: Headphone 
Spatialization
• TS: Playback speed
• 4S: 4-Channel Speaker 
Sound (appears only if 
speakers are connected 
and the effect is  on).You can adjust all the 
settings from the EAX AND 
SYSTEM MENU screen. 
						

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Previewing a track allows you to listen to a track before placing it in the ACTIVE QUEUE LIST screen.
Begin from the DETAILS screen accessed from the TRACKS screen.

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Play Mode specifies how tracks or albums in the ACTIVE QUEUE LIST screen are to be played:  ONCE, 
SHUFFLE (play once in random order), RANDOM (continuous random play), and REPEAT.
Begin from the DETAILS screen.
1. Press the SKIP FORWARD/BACKWARD buttons to skip forward to the next
track or skip backward to the previous track.
1.Hold the SKIP FORWARD/BACKWARD buttons to seek forwards or 
backwards to anywhere of the track being played.
1. Press MODE 
(repeatedly, if necessary) to change to the desired Play Mode. 
						

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