Creative FX120 Recording FM Radio

Recording FM Radio

You cannot pause an FM radio recording.

If you do not see a preset channel, press the Play/Pause button.

Another great Creative DMP FX120 feature is its ability to record FM radio. Recorded FM radio is encoded directly into IMA ADPCM WAV (at 16 kHz, 4-bit, Stereo) file format.

When recording, note that the available recording time is determined by:

❍available memory space in your player

❍battery power remaining in your player

When recording an FM radio program, you will see the status bar showing you the time available for recording, and another showing you the elapsed recording time. Also, the FM Radio icon appears in the bottom-left corner of the LCD screen.

Elapsed recording

time

Lock

Battery level

Play status icon

indicator

FM Radio mode

Remaining time available

for recording

Status

bar

Figure 3-48

To make an FM radio recording

1.Press the Scroller.

The Main Menu similar to Figure 3-49appears.

Figure 3-49

2.Scroll Select the FM Radio icon (Figure 3-50). A radio frequency appears on the LCD screen (Figure 3-51).

Figure 3-50

Using Your Player 3-14

Contents

Page User’s Guide Creative Digital MP3 Player FX120 Page Contents Before You Begin 1 A Tour of Your Player Getting Started Using Your Player Appendixes Technical Specifications On Screen Diagram and Icon Guide C Frequently Asked Questions Page Before Your Begin Page A Tour of Your Player Side Views Bottom View Button/Switch What It Does Scroll Select Selecting menu options Page Getting Started Inserting Battery Insert the supplied battery into your player as shown below Power Source and Level Indicators Transferring Files Play/Pause button button 1.Connect your player to your computer’s USB port using the supplied USB cable 2.On your desktop, right-clickthe My Computer icon, and then click Explore Downloading from the Internet Ripping from a Page Using Your Player Enabling a Mode Playing Music Tracks 1.Press the Scroller The Main Menu similar to Figure 3-1 appears 2. Scroll Select the Music icon , Recordings Skipping Folders Turn the Scroller towards the left and release it Turn the Scroller towards the right and release it 1.Press the Play/Pause button to pause the track Repeating music Depending on which mode you want, follow the corresponding step: 1.Scroll Select the A-B icon (Figure 3-9) The icon appears on the screen 2.Press the Scroller to mark the beginning of the portion you wish to repeat. The icon appears on the screen Playing a track once Shuffling music Playing all tracks Listening to FM Radio Perform these steps when scanning for stations for the first time The Main Menu (Figure 3-25) appears 2.Scroll Select the Settings icon (Figure 3-26).A list appears 3.Scroll Select the FM Region icon (Figure 3-27).A list appears Autoscan Play/ Pause Save Preset Delete Preset Delete Preset <number Scroller mode Recording FM Radio FM Recording Playing FM Recordings FM [Current File Number] Enhancing Your Music Custom EQ Deleting Audio Files Recordings icon Delete Confirm Delete User Preferences Your player offers many configuration options. You can The Main Menu similar to Figure 3-63 appears 2.Scroll Select the Settings icon (Figure 3-64).A list appears (Figure 3-65) Contrast 1.Scroll Select the Backlight icon (Figure 3-67) conserves battery power for longer playback time 1.Scroll Select the Language icon (Figure 3-68) 2.Scroll Select the language that you want 1.Scroll Select the FM Region icon (Figure 3-69).A list appears Locking and Unlocking Your Player 1.Scroll Select the Information icon (Figure 3-71) 2.Scroll Select the information you want to Formatting Your Player 1.Connect your player to your computer In Windows Explorer, select the drive your player is assigned to, for example Removable Disk (F:) 3.Right-clickand select Format. The dialog box similar to Figure 3-72 appears Page Software Applications Page Technical Specifications Size (W x L x D) Weight Capacity Battery Type FM Receiver FM Recording Formats Signal to Noise Ratio Channel Separation Headphone Out LCD Page On Screen Diagram and Icon Guide Likely Causes Suggested Action Page Playback Icons IconAction/Meaning Play Mode Icons Page Frequently Asked Questions Usage Continue Anyway After playing a sequence of tracks, the player skips a track Files or tracks are corrupted when transferred to the player 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 Some operations consume more battery power: