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User’s Guide
Creative Rhomba
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. The licensee may make one copy of the software for backup purposes.
The Software License Agreement is found in a separate folder on the installation CD.
Copyright © 2003 Creative Technology Ltd. All rights reserved.
Version 1.0
August 2003
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Contents
Contents
Safety and Other Instructions
Introduction
1 A Tour of Your Player
2 Getting Started
3 Transferring Tracks or Files
4 Using Your Player
A Technical Specifications
B Frequently Asked Questions and Troubleshooting
Safety and Other Instructions
Safety and Other Instructions
Caring For
Your Player
Creative will not be responsible for any loss of data due to any reasons whatsoever, including loss of data due to product breakage or malfunction.
While your player is quite robust, observing these handling procedures will prolong its life:
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Follow the information in this User's Guide only.
Do not take the product apart or make alterations to the player, including
❍ the built-in battery. This could make irrelevant any or all services the product entails, including any free after-sales services.
Do not use your earphones at high volume continuously as this may damage your ears.
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Do not shake or vibrate your player excessively as this may damage your player or cause it to malfunction.
Do not expose the player to high temperature or extreme temperature change.
Keep the player away from strong magnetic fields.
Keep the player away from excessive moisture.
Keep the player away from chemicals like alcohol, polish, or benzene.
Technical support
Visit www.creative.com
and go to your region’s web site for general help.
Safety and Other Instructions i
Introduction
Introduction
Creative Rhomba allows you to play both MP3 and WMA (Windows Media
Audio) formats. Its built-in internal memory provides ample capacity to store your favorite music files, and doubles as a storage device for documents, presentations and other data files. The player also has a built-in microphone and an FM radio.
Before You
Begin
Package Contents
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Creative Rhomba
The package contents listed here may differ from country to country.
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Earphones
Installation CD including User’s Guide (on CD)
Quick Start leaflet
Neck strap
USB cable
Software Included
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Introduction i
Creative Media
Detector
Creative
MediaSource
Creative
MediaSource Player
Creative
MediaSource
Organiser
Media Detector makes it easy for you to access multimedia content from various internal or external media. There is no need to hunt through a maze of different software to play different types of files.
Media Detector automatically recognises the insertion of CDs, and connection of external devices like Creative Rhomba. Upon recognition, the content in the media will automatically start playing.
Creative MediaSource is your ultimate all-in-one digital entertainment software, designed for playing, creating, organizing and transferring digital music. It includes several applications like the Player and Organiser.
For more information and usage details on Creative MediaSource, refer to its online Help.
Unlike other media players, Creative MediaSource Player provides exclusive features (such as SmartFit), specially designed to manage and configure your Creative Rhomba more efficiently. With Creative MediaSource Player, you can play back a wide variety of digital audio and video formats such as
MP3, WMA, WAV, Audio CD, Midi, VCD, AVI and MPEG-1 on the computer.
You can also use the integrated recorder in Creative MediaSource to record audio.
The Organiser can be considered an extended view of the Player, as it provides additional features to help you manage a huge music library more easily. With it, you can:
❍ rip Audio CDs and create high quality digital audio files (up to 320 kbps
❍ for MP3 and 160 kbps for WMA) configure the settings for Creative Rhomba while it is plugged-in to
Creative MediaSource
Introduction ii
Minimum
System
Requirements
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“squeeze” more audio tracks into your player with SmartFit, which employs intelligent track management and WMA compression view the contents of your computer and your Creative Rhomba using the dual-window transfer panel, convenient for file transfer locate songs in a few seconds, just by typing some keywords into the sophisticated music search engine
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Microsoft
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Windows
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XP, Windows Millennium Edition (Me), Windows
2000, or Windows 98 Second Edition (SE)
Intel
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Pentium
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II 233 MHz
CD-ROM drive
USB 1.1 port
128 MB RAM
100 MB free hard disk space (more needed for storing audio)
SVGA graphics adapter (256 colours, 800 x 600 resolution or better)
The software applications on the installation CD may have higher requirements for basic functionality.
Refer to each application’s documentation for details.
Introduction iii
Document
Conventions
We 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 involving risk.
Warning!
This warns you of possible hazards to yourself or your player, which may result in injury or damage.
Introduction iv
Web
Information
When checking on product information, go to your respective region.
Online
Registration
Visit www.creative.com
regularly for information on:
❍ firmware updates
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❍ tips and tricks
FAQs
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❍ troubleshooting documentation updates software updates or purchases technologies used in your player an online glossary
Enjoy a host of benefits by registering your product during installation, or at www.creative.com/register . Benefits include:
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Service and Product support from Creative.
Exclusive updates on promotions and events!
Introduction v
1
A Tour of Your Player
A Tour of Your Player
Your Player at a Glance
Microphone
LCD screens
display song titles, player settings and status
Volume button
Earphone jack
connects the earphones to your player
Hold button
USB port
connects the player to the computer for audio or data transfers, and battery charging
Front View
Side Views
R (Section repeat) button
Play/Pause button
Record button
Menu scroller
Mode button
A Tour of Your Player 1-1
Button
PLAY
/
PAUSE
VOLUME
RECORD
What It Does
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❍ turns the player on and off starts, pauses or continues playback changes FM radio presets stops recording (for FM radio recording only)
Usage Tips
❍ press and hold until player turns on or off
❍ increases and decreases the volume
❍ records voice or FM Radio channels
MENU SCROLLER
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❍ starts or stops playback goes to the previous or next track moves ahead or moves back scrolls through menu options selects menu options changes FM radio frequencies
❍ press and hold the "+" or "–" buttons to increase or decrease the volume quickly
❍ in Voice or FM Radio mode, press to start or stop recording
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❍ during playback, turn the Menu scroller to go to the previous or next track during playback, turn and hold the Menu scroller to move ahead or move back during playback, press the Menu scroller to stop playback turn the Menu scroller to scroll through menu options and press the Menu scroller to select them
(for more information, see "Using the Menu Scroller" on page 1-4)
A Tour of Your Player 1-2
Button
R (
SECTION
REPEAT
)
MODE
What It Does
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❍ repeats a specific section of a track mutes audio (for FM Radio mode only)
Usage Tips
❍ during playback, press once to mark the beginning of a section, and again to mark the end of the section (section will repeat automatically)
❍ selects Music, FM Radio or Voice mode
HOLD
❍ locks the player buttons so they will not be accidentally pressed
A Tour of Your Player 1-3
Using the
Menu Scroller
Scroll Select
To "Scroll Select", use the Menu scroller to scroll to the option you want, and select the option by pressing the Menu scroller.
The Menu scroller is one of the most important features of your Rhomba. In this document, we will use a new term, “Scroll Select”, to indicate that you should use the Menu scroller to scroll through options and then select the option by pressing the Menu scroller.
Depending on the screen you are in, you can have different menu options.
You can also choose options from a list.
A Tour of Your Player 1-4
2
Getting Started
Getting Started
Installing
Software
Windows 98 SE users must install the drivers to transfer tracks or files to the player.
Windows Me/2000/XP users do not need to do so.
DO NOT
connect your player to your computer before installing the software.
1. Insert the Installation CD into your CD-ROM/DVD-ROM drive.
2. The disc supports Windows Autoplay mode and starts running automatically. If not, you need to enable the Windows auto-insert notification feature for your CD-ROM/DVD-ROM drive. For more details,
3. Follow the instructions on the screen to complete the installation.
Creative MediaSource and Windows 98 SE drivers (only if applicable) will be installed on your computer.
4. When prompted, restart your computer.
To install the software,
Windows 2000/XP users must log in as the computer administrator. For more information, refer to your operating system’s online Help.
Getting Started 2-1
Charging the
Player
1. Turn on your computer.
2. Connect the USB cable to the computer and player.
The player turns on and displays the battery level and the charging status of the player.
Do not dismantle the built-in battery in this player.
When connected using an external USB hub without an external power supply or a USB extension cable, the player may take more than 2 hours to charge.
3. Once the battery is fully charged, disconnect your player.
The player remains turned on, even when you disconnect the USB cable.
For more information on battery indicators, see “Power Level Indicators” on page 2-3.
Getting Started 2-2
Power Level
Indicators
Do not dismantle the built-in battery in this player.
When you turn on your player, the smaller LCD screen displays one of the following icons, depending on the battery’s status.
Icon What the icon means
❍ your player’s battery is full
❍ your player’s battery is 30% full
❍ your player’s battery is empty
Notes
❍ this battery icon shows that the battery is full
❍ charge the battery at the earliest opportunity
❍ when this icon blinks, it indicates that the battery is about to go flat in a few minutes, and that it requires a recharge
Getting Started 2-3
3
Transferring Tracks or Files
Transferring Tracks or Files
To listen to transferred audio tracks, your player must be in Music mode. For more information, refer to
“Using Your Player” on page 4-1.
You may use also
Windows Explorer to transfer audio and data files.
Creative MediaSource is included on your installation CD (see “Installing
Creative MediaSource is the best way to organise 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 and edit track information.
If you wish to download additional music tracks to your player, you can either
download music tracks from Internet music sites (see “Downloading from the
Internet” on page 3-2) or have them “ripped” from audio CDs to your
computer.
Music files must, however, be encoded into the supported formats (MP3 or
WMA), which can then be transferred to your player with Creative
MediaSource Organiser.
Using Creative MediaSource, data files such as presentation or graphics files, can also be transferred to and stored in your player.
Transferring Tracks or Files 3-1
Downloading from the
Internet
It is illegal to encode
MP3 files for trade or sale unless you have the express or explicit permission of the copyright holder(s).
To get MP3 files from the Internet, use a search engine to locate sites with
MP3 content. You can also try out these sites (web sites listed here are correct at the time of this document’s release):
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NOMADWorld
http://www.NOMADworld.com
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SoundClick.com
http://www.soundclick.com
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Epitonic.com
http://www.epitonic.com
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AMP3.com
http://www.amp3.com
ArtistOne.com
http://www.artistone.com
Soundbuzz.com
http://www.soundbuzz.com
Follow the instructions on the site and download the music files to your computer.
Transferring Tracks or Files 3-2
Creative
MediaSource
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.
Transferring
Tracks or Files
You must restart your computer before trying out any of the installed applications.
With Creative MediaSource, you can transfer files and audio tracks to and from your player.
Using Creative MediaSource
1. If you are not already in Creative MediaSource Organiser, click the
Player/Organiser View
button.
2. Click the
Show/Hide Right Panel
button.
3. In the
Sources
window, select the source device.
If you are transferring files from PC Music Library to a portable hard disk, select PC Music Library as your source.
4. In the
Content
window, select the tracks to transfer.
CTRL-click to select multiple tracks.
5. In the
Right Panel
window, click the
Source
bar and select your player.
6. Click the
Destination Transfer
button to transfer the selected tracks.
The
Now Transferring
dialog box appears, showing the current transfer status.
Transferring Tracks or Files 3-3
Editing audio track information
You may need to edit track information when the information is incomplete or wrong.
To edit information about a track
1. If you are not already in Creative MediaSource Organiser, click the
Player/Organiser View
button.
2. In the
Content
window, locate the track you want to edit, and right-click it.
3. Select the
Properties
option.
4. Click the property you want to edit to highlight it.
Do not double-click the property.
5. Click the property again, and enter the new details.
6. Click the
OK
button.
To edit information about multiple tracks
1. If you are not already in Creative MediaSource Organiser, click the
Player/Organiser View
button.
2. In the
Content
window, hold down the <Ctrl> key and click the files you want to edit, and right-click them.
3. Select to edit the Album, Artist or Genre.
4. Type in the new Album, Artist or Genre.
5. Click the
OK
button.
Transferring Tracks or Files 3-4
Ripping Audio
CD Tracks
Rather than manually entering track information, retrieve such audio CD information from your
Music Information
Provider before ripping tracks.
Change the default ripping format and bitrate for higher or lower quality audio.
See the MediaSource
Help file for details.
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 Organiser, 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.
The time needed for a successful audio extraction depends on:
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CD-ROM drive speed
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❍ defects, like scratches on the audio CD error-checking features on the CD-ROM drive
Encoding is the second phase of making an MP3 file. Encoders are used to convert the stored audio tracks, usually WAV files, into MP3 files. MP3 encoding is considered lossy compression, which means that some data is lost during compression. However, using the standard sampling rate and bitrates will ensure that your MP3 files retain much of their audio quality. The standard bitrate of most 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 Organiser to extract audio tracks and encode MP3s.
You can rip an audio CD’s tracks to your player, hard disk or PC Music
Library. You can choose to rip an entire CD, or selected tracks from the audio
CD.
Transferring Tracks or Files 3-5
To rip a CD
1. Insert an audio CD into your CD-ROM drive.
2. If you are not already in Creative MediaSource Organiser, click the
Player/Organiser View
button.
3. In the
Sources
window, select
[E:] Audio CD
(replace E: with the drive letter of your CD-ROM/DVD-ROM drive).
4. In the
Task
bar, click the
Rip Now
button.
To rip selected tracks from an audio CD
1. Insert an audio CD into your CD-ROM drive.
2. If you are not already in Creative MediaSource Organiser, click the
Player/Organiser View
button.
3. In the
Sources
window, select
[E:] Audio CD
(replace E: with the drive letter of your CD-ROM/DVD-ROM drive).
4. In the
Content
window, select the tracks to rip.
Ctrl-click or Shift-click to select multiple tracks.
5. Drag the selected tracks to PC Music Library in the
Sources
window.
The
Now Transferring
dialog box appears, showing the current ripping status.
Transferring Tracks or Files 3-6
4
Using Your Player
Using Your Player
Turning On/Off your Player
If there are no audio tracks in your player, the "Empty" message will appear onscreen.
Your player has three function modes:
Music
,
Voice
and
FM Radio
. In
Music
mode, only .MP3 or .WMA files are played back, in
Voice
mode, only recorded voice files are played back and in
FM Radio
mode, only FM radio
programs can be tuned to. To switch between modes, see “Playing Audio” on page 4-2.
Your player also has a Menu mode that allows you to change your player
settings. For more information, see “Changing Player Settings” on page 4-6.
To turn on your player
Press the
Play/Pause
button.
The
CREATIVE
logo appears on the large LCD screen. The firmware version, available memory space and used memory appear on the small
LCD screen.
To turn off your player
Press and hold the
Play/Pause
button for a few seconds until after the
Power Off!
message disappears.
Using Your Player 4-1
Adjusting the
Volume
To increase volume level
Press the Volume “+” button.
To decrease volume level
Press the Volume “–” button.
Playing Audio
To add audio tracks to your player, see “Transferring Tracks or Files” on page
To enable a mode
Press the
Mode
button until the
Music
,
FM Radio
icon appears.
Using Your Player 4-2
Playing music or recordings
To play a track
In
Music
or
Voice
mode, press the
Play/Pause
button.
HOLD
EQ
File name
Folder name
Battery status
Play Status icon
Track number/
Total number of tracks
Elapsed time
Elements on the LCD
To pause a track
Press the
Play/Pause
button.
To stop a track
Press the Menu scroller.
To move ahead or move back a track
Visualiser
Audio format
Repeat mode
While playing a track, turn the Menu scroller towards the right and hold to move ahead, or towards the left and hold to move back within a track. When you reach the beginning or end of a track, the player will go to the previous or next track.
Using Your Player 4-3
Repeating a section
You can choose to repeat a portion of a track.
1. While playing a track, press the
(R) Section repeat
button once to mark the start of the section you wish to repeat. The icon “A -”' will blink.
2. Press the
Section repeat
button again to mark the end of the section.
Your marked section automatically plays and the icon “A - B” appears on the screen.
3. Press the
Section repeat
button again to resume normal play.
Playing FM
Radio
Changing FM frequency
To enable FM Radio mode, see “To enable a mode” on page 4-2.
1. In
FM Radio
mode, turn the Menu scroller towards the right to increase the frequency band, or towards the left to decrease the frequency.
2. To perform an autoscan, move the Menu scroller towards the right or left, and hold.
3. To select a preset channel, if you have any, press the
Play/Pause
button.
4. To select the next available preset channel, press the
Play/Pause
button again.
Using Your Player 4-4
Storing your FM channel
FM Radio recording
Voice
Recording
1. To store an FM channel as a preset, press and hold the Menu scroller.
An unused preset number blinks on the large LCD screen.
2. Turn the Menu scroller towards the right or left to select the preset number you want.
3. Press and hold the Menu scroller to store the FM channel.
The preset number appears at the bottom-right corner of the LCD screen.
4. To store another FM channel as a preset, select another FM channel, and repeat steps 1 to 3.
1. In
FM Radio
mode, press the
Record
button to start recording.
2. Press the
Record
button to stop the recording.
A great Rhomba feature is its ability to record audio. Recorded audio is encoded directly into MS ADPCM (32 kbps, 8 bit mono) file format.
When recording, note that the available recording time is determined by:
❍ available memory in your player
❍ battery power remaining in your player
When recording, you will see the elapsed recording time.
To enable FM Radio mode, see “To enable a mode” on page 4-2.
Using Your Player 4-5
Making a voice recording
You cannot pause the voice recording.
Changing
Player Settings
If you do not select a function within 30 seconds while in
Menu mode, the player automatically returns to Music or
Voice mode.
To make a voice recording
1. In Voice mode, press the
Record
button to start recording.
2. Press the
Record
button to stop the recording.
A name is automatically assigned to your recording and it is saved in your player. The naming convention typically used is:
FMDAT [Current File
Number]
for FM radio recordings and
Voice [Current File Number]
for voice recordings through the microphone.
Your player has a Menu mode that allows you to change your player settings while in
Music
or
Voice
mode only.
To select a menu and submenu
1. Press and hold the Menu scroller.
2. Scroll select a menu.
3. Scroll select a submenu.
4. To exit, press the
Play/Pause
button once or twice, depending on the menu or submenu you are in.
Using Your Player 4-6
The menus and submenus available are listed in the table below.
Menu Submenu
Sub submenu
Function
EQUALISER
NORMAL
CLASSIC
JAZZ
POP
ROCK
Allows you to select equaliser effects
REPEAT
USER
ALL
ONE
RANDOM
FOLDER
LIST
NONE
BASS
TREBLE
Changes bass boost level
Changes treble boost level
Repeats all tracks stored in player
Repeats only current track repeatedly
Repeats tracks randomly in current folder
Repeats all tracks in current folder
Repeats tracks in Play List
Stops after playing current track
Using Your Player 4-7
Menu
PLAY LIST
DELETE
DISPLAY
VISUALISER
FM REGION
BEEP SOUND
Submenu
Sub submenu
EDIT
DELETE ALL
EDIT
DELETE ALL
LIGHT
CONTRAST
WAVE
LEVEL
ASIA/US
JAPAN
EUROPE
ON
OFF
Function
Selects or unselects files for Play
List
Deletes Play List
Selects files to be deleted
Deletes all files in current folder
Adjusts backlight time of LCD
Adjusts LCD contrast level
Displays wave visualization
Displays bar visualization
Selects FM Radio region
Plays an audio marker in-between tracks
Using Your Player 4-8
Menu
MIC SENS.
DONE
Submenu
Sub submenu
LOW
HIGH
MEDIUM
Function
Selects low microphone sensitivity
Selects high microphone sensitivity
Selects medium microphone sensitivity
Exits menu mode
Using Your Player 4-9
Selecting equaliser setting
1. Press and hold the Menu scroller.
2. Scroll select the
Equaliser
menu.
3. Scroll select an
Equaliser
submenu.
4. To exit, press the
Play/Pause
button.
See the table on page 1-2 for available options and their functions.
Repeating music
To select a Repeat setting
1. Press and hold the Menu scroller.
The Repeat setting is applicable within a folder containing the tracks only.
2. Scroll select the
Repeat
menu.
3. Scroll select a
Repeat
submenu.
4. To exit, press the
Play/Pause
button.
See the table on page 1-2 for available options and their functions.
Editing play list
To create a a play list
1. Press and hold the Menu scroller.
2. Scroll select the
Play List
menu.
3. Scroll select the
Edit
submenu.
4. Scroll select a track you want. Repeat this step to select more than one track.
5. Press the
Play/Pause
button twice to exit.
Using Your Player 4-10
To delete a play list
1. Press and hold the Menu scroller.
2. Scroll select the
Play List
menu.
3. Scroll select the
Delete All
submenu.
4. Press the
Play/Pause
button twice to exit.
See the table on page 1-2 for available options and their functions.
Deleting tracks
To delete selected tracks only
1. Press and hold the Menu scroller.
2. Scroll select the
Delete
menu.
3. Scroll select the
Edit
submenu.
4. Scroll select the track you want to delete. An “x” appears on the file that you have selected. Repeat this step to select more than one track.
5. Press the
Play/Pause
button.
The selected tracks will be deleted, and you will automatically exit from
Menu mode.
Delete All applies to tracks in the root directory only. To delete all tracks in a folder, use Edit.
To delete all tracks in the root directory
1. Press and hold the Menu scroller.
2. Scroll select the
Delete
menu.
3. Scroll select the
Delete All
submenu.
A message to confirm the deletion appears.
4. Scroll select the
YES
option.
The selected tracks will be deleted, and you will automatically exit from
Menu mode.
Using Your Player 4-11
Changing the
LCD setting
Turning on backlight
See the table on page 1-2 for available options and their functions.
To set the contrast level for your player’s screens
1. Press and hold the Menu scroller.
2. Scroll select the
Display
menu.
3. Scroll select the
Contrast
submenu.
4. Use the Menu scroller to increase or decrease the LCD contrast. The lower the number, the lower the LCD contrast.
5. Press the
Play/Pause
button twice to exit.
To adjust the screen backlight duration
1. Press and hold the Menu scroller.
2. Scroll select the
Display
menu.
3. Scroll select the
Light
submenu.
4. Scroll Select the backlight duration. A lower number setting conserves battery power for longer playback time.
5. Press the
Play/Pause
button twice to exit.
Press any button.
How long the backlight stays on depends on the duration you set in Menu mode.
Using Your Player 4-12
Changing the
Visualiser setting
1. Press and hold the Menu scroller.
2. Scroll select the
Visualiser
menu.
3. Scroll select the visual option you want.
4. Press the
Play/Pause
button to exit.
Changing FM region
1. Press and hold the Menu scroller.
2. Scroll select the
Fm Region
menu.
3. Scroll select the region you are in.
Some information on your FM region appears briefly.
4. Press the
Play/Pause
button to exit.
Enabling the audio track marker
This function places a “beep” sound in-between tracks.
1. Press and hold the Menu scroller.
2. Scroll select the
Beep Sound
menu.
3. Scroll select the
Off
option.
To turn on the track marker, scroll select the
On
option.
4. Press the
Play/Pause
button to exit.
Using Your Player 4-13
Changing microphone sensitivity
1. Press and hold the Menu scroller.
2. Scroll select the
Mic Sens.
menu.
3. Scroll select a
Mic.Sens
submenu.
4. Press the
Play/Pause
button to exit.
Higher microphone sensitivity would capture more ambience noise. The recording may not be clear.
Locking and unlocking your player
Locking your Rhomba will disable all buttons on the player. This feature is useful when you do not want any buttons (for example,
Pause
) pressed accidentally.
To lock your player
in the direction indicated by an arrow.
Slide the
Hold
button
To unlock your player
Slide the
Hold
button arrow.
in the opposite direction indicated by an
Using Your Player 4-14
Formatting the
Player
For Windows Me/
XP/2000, under the
File System option, select FAT as the format. It is recommended that you use FAT16 to format the player's internal memory rather than FAT32, as formatting using
FAT (or FAT16) will free up more storage space available in the player.
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 transfer, storage and playback of music files.
To clear your player’s memory using Windows Explorer
1. Connect Rhomba to your computer.
2. In Windows Explorer, select the drive your player is assigned to, for example,
Removable Disk (D:)
(replace
D:
with the drive letter of your player).
3. Right-click and select
Format
.
The dialog box similar to Figure
4. Click the
Start
button.
Figure 4-1
Using Your Player 4-15
A
Technical Specifications
Technical Specifications
Size
Weight
Capacity
Recording time
❑
80 mm (L) x 45 mm (H) x 17.5 mm (W)
❑
51 g (with built-in battery)
❑
128 or 256 MB built-in memory (depending on model)
❑ up to 8 hrs (for 128 MB model)
❑ up to 16 hrs (for 256 MB model)
❑
Built-in Li-Ion battery (3.7 V, 550 mAh)
Battery type
Battery playback time
❑
Up to 10 hrs
Interface
Voice Recording
Format
❑
USB 1.1
Playback Formats
❑
MP3 (up to 320 kbps)
❑
WMA (up to 192 kbps)
❑
MS ADPCM (32 kbps, 8 bit mono)
Technical Specifications A-1
Signal to Noise
Ratio
FM Frequency
Range
THD
Earphone Output
LCD backlight
❑ up to 88 dB
❑
76 ~ 108.0 MHz (region selectable)
❑
<0.1%
❑
20 mW (L: 10 mW, R: 10 mW)
❑
Cool Blue EL
Technical Specifications A-2
B
Frequently Asked Questions and
Troubleshooting
FAQs and Troubleshooting
AutoPlay
If you have a technical problem with this product, you may wish to consult our selfhelp tool “Knowledgebase” for online troubleshooting and solutions.
Go to www.creative.com
and select your region.
What do I do when the installation does not start automatically after the
Installation CD is inserted?
The AutoPlay feature in your Windows system may not be enabled.
To start the installation program through the My Computer shortcut menu
1. On your Windows desktop, double-click the
My Computer
icon.
2. Right-click the CD-ROM drive icon, and then click
AutoPlay
.
3. Follow the onscreen instructions.
To enable AutoPlay through Auto Insert Notification
1. Click
Start
->
Settings
->
Control Panel
.
2. Double-click the
System
icon. The
System Properties
dialog box appears.
3. Click the
Device Manager
tab and select your CD-ROM drive.
4. Click the
Properties
button.
5. Click the
Settings
tab, and then select
Auto Insert Notification
.
6. Click the
OK
button.
FAQs and Troubleshooting B-1
General
To start the installation program through Windows Explorer
7. In Windows Explorer, search and locate the
d:\ctrun
folder (replace d:\ with the drive letter of your CD-ROM/DVD-ROM drive).
8. Double-click the
ctrun.exe
file.
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.
Windows XP tells me that the software for the player is not certified.
What do I do?
At the time of this product's release, Microsoft strongly encouraged companies to submit their hardware solutions for certification. If a hardware device driver is not submitted, or does not qualify, for Microsoft certification, a warning message similar to the one below appears.
FAQs and Troubleshooting B-2
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 destabilise your computer.
After playing a sequence of tracks, the player skips a track.
The player will only play valid formats (.MP3, .WMA or voice recordings).
Other types of files will be skipped.
Files or tracks are corrupted when transferred to the player.
Before removing Rhomba from your computer, wait at least 10 seconds after the file/track transfer is complete.
File transfers to the player are very slow (less than 100 kb/sec).
Can I use the player for portable data storage?
Yes, you can.
Can I use the player during battery charging?
No. You can only play tracks when your player is not connected to your computer.
FAQs and Troubleshooting B-3
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Key Features
- Portable media player with 256MB storage
- Plays MP3 and WMA music files
- FM radio tuner
- Built-in microphone for voice recording
- Compact and lightweight design
- Easy-to-use menu system and large display