Creative Nomad Jukebox 2 Manual

Safety and Handling Instructions 

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CARING FOR YOUR PLAYER 
While your player is quite robust, observing these handling procedures will 
prolong its life.
Do not store or 
use it in areas 
exceeding 45ºC 
or 113ºF.Do not subject it 
to excessive force 
or impact.
Do not expose it 
to heat or 
incinerate.Do not expose it 
to excessive 
moisture.
Do not expose it 
to strong 
magnetic fields.Do not dismantle 
it. 

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CARING FOR YOUR BATTERY
When charging or handling your player’s battery, take note of these 
precautions:
.
 
Do not expose it 
to heat or fire.Do not contact it 
to metal objects 
like keys or 
necklaces.
Do not pierce or 
crush it.Do not expose it 
direct sunlight.
Do not expose it 
to moisture.Do not store or 
use it in areas 
exceeding 45ºC 
or 113ºF.
Never modify or 
disassemble the 
battery. If there is 
leakage, stench, 
discoloration or 
deformation during 
charging or use, 
remove the...

Introduction 

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INTRODUCTION 
Congratulations on making an excellent decision in purchasing the Creative 
NOMAD Jukebox 2! 
Your new multi-format portable player is lightweight, just about 8.8 ounces or 
249.6 grams. You can store thousands of songs in the player’s music library.  
Your player also comes equipped with a USB 2.0 connector, so you can 
transfer audio tracks quickly and easily. 
Unlike other hardware-based players, the NOMAD Jukebox 2 features an 
onboard real-time digital signal processor (DSP) and...

Before You Begin
  

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PACKAGE CONTENTS
Hardware❍NOMAD Jukebox 2 Player
❍Cylindrical Li-ion battery
❍DC Power Adapter
❍Installation CD incorporating PDF User Manual, warranty and technical 
support information
❍Quick Start leaflet
❍Stereo headphones
❍USB 2.0 compatible cable
Software❍Creative PlayCenter™ 3
❍Creative File Manager
❍Creative Audio Stream Recorder
❍NOMAD Jukebox 2 Interactive Tutorial
❍Adobe® Acrobat® Reader®
Creative 
PlayCenter 3Creative PlayCenter is your personal digital music center on the computer....

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Creative File 
ManagerCreative File Manager is a data file manager for your player. With its intuitive 
interface, you can perform drag-and-drop operations between your computer 
and player. With Creative File Manager, your player doubles as a portable data 
storage device.
Creative Audio 
Stream Recorder
(available only in 
some regions)The Creative Audio Stream Recorder (ASR) is a software application that 
enables you to record streaming audio content from the Internet, and then play 
it back on...

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SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS
NOMAD 
Jukebox 2 
System 
Requirements❍Microsoft® Windows® 98, Windows 98 Second Edition (SE), 
Windows 2000, Windows Millennium Edition (ME) or Windows XP
❍Intel® Pentium® II 350 MHz, AMD® K6-2® 450 MHz or better processor 
(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
❍USB 2.0 port
❍64 Megabytes RAM (128...

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DOCUMENT CONVENTIONS
Capital letters are used to refer to buttons on the player or on an application, 
for example, “Press the MENU
 button to get to the Jukebox Settings
 screen.” 
We also use icons to highlight useful or urgent information for you:
 
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...