Creative Ipod Xdock manual

Xdock User’ s Guide[...]

Congratulations! Y our Creativ e Xdock™ harnesses Cr eati ve's X -Fi ™ tec hno logy to g ive yo u audio beyond CD quality . With your iPod ® dock ed in Xdock, music fr om your home theater system ha s nev er sounded better! Read on to l earn how to get start ed with your new Xdock! Contents About Your Xdock ...............................[...]

About Your Xdock 2 About Y our Xdock 8 9 1 2 3 7 6 5 ( ) 4 10 11 12 14 15 13 16 1P o w e r / S t a n d b y button 2 Play/Pause button 3 Pre vious/Rewind button 4 Next/F ast-f orwar d button 5i P o d c o n n e c t o r 6 V olume LED ring 7 V olume contr ol See “Using Y our Xdock” on page 9. 8P o w e r / S t a n d b y L E D See “Understanding th[...]

About Your Remote Control 3 About Y our Remote Contr ol Y our remot e contr ol has an oper ating distanc e of up to thr ee met ers (appr oximatel y 9.8 feet). 3 5 5a 5b 5c 5e 5d 6 9 8 7 10 11 12 1 2 4 1 Power/Standby button 2 Mute on/off button 3 V olume buttons 4 iPod Back/Menu button 5 iPod Navigation ke ypad 5a. Scrolls up. 5b. Skips to the next[...]

Setting Up Your Xdock 4 Setting Up Y our Xdock Step 1: Select a Dock adapter Y our Xdock comes with five diff er ent Dock adapters, each to fit a differ ent iPod. Look at the num ber on the side of each Dock adapter to sel ect the corr ect one f or your iPod. iPod mini (4 GB and 6 GB) 3 iPod (20 GB and U2 Special Edition) 4 iPod (40 GB) 5 iPod with[...]

Insert the Dock adapter 5 Step 2: Insert the Dock adapter IMPORTANT Y our iPod charges automatic ally when yo ur Xdock is connected to the power outl et. 1 2 3 MENU[...]

Connect Your Xdock 6 Step 3: Connect Y our Xdock NOTES Y ou can also connect Xdock to a home theater using a 3.5 mm audio cabl e, and to a TV using an S-Video cabl e. OR 1b 4c 1a 4a 4b 2 3a 3b Fo r ho m e t h e a t e r 1a Opt ical cable 1b Home theater rec eiver (with an Optical In ja ck and DTS™ dec oding support) F or power ed ster eo speakers [...]

Playing Music From Your iPod 7 T urning on Xdock When you connect Xdock t o the powe r outl et, Xdock will pr epar e the wir eles s connection, so that when it is needed, the bes t connection c an be made without any interfer enc e. During this time, the Power/Standby LED will flash r ed and finally light up blue. Playing Music F r om Y our iPod St[...]

Play music 8 Step 2: Play music IMPORTANT T o save you r volu me and the X-Fi enhancements ’ on/off settings, enable Standby mode by pr essing the Power/Standby button on the remot e contr ol. The Power/St andby LED lights up red. Y ou may then unplug Xdock from the power outl et. B A S S T R E B L E O F F A U X I N M A X V O L U M E MENU[...]

Using Your Xdock 9 Using Y our Xdock Adjusting volume When you adjust the volume, the V olume LED ring indicates for about f our seconds the l evel sel ected. Subsequen tl y, the entir e V olume LED ring r emains lit. Muting audio When you mute audio, the Power/St andby LED flashes r ed. T o unmute, pr ess the Mut e button agai n. The P ower/Standb[...]

Using Your Xdock 10 T urning on Xdock or enabling Standby mode Pr ess the Po wer/Standby button on your r emote contr ol t o turn on Xdock or enable St andby mode. F or Pow er/Standby LED inf ormation, see “Understanding the P ower/Standby LED” bel ow . Returning to factory default settings Pr ess and hold the Pr e vious/Rewind an d Next/F as t[...]

Using Your Xdock 11 Enabling wir eles s featur es T o s t re a m m us i c w i re le ss l y th ro u g h o ut the house, purchase the Cr eativ e X-Fi Wirel es s Receiver . • Broadc ast music to e very r oom in the house.[...]

Using Your Xdock 12 • Control which r ooms (up to four) r eceive music. 1 2 3 4[...]

Using Your Xdock 13 • Remotely str eam music to y our X-Fi Wir eles s Receiver s, while y our Xdock r emains muted. F or mor e info rmation on X-Fi Wir ele ss Rece ivers, go to www.cr eative.com . 1 2 3 4[...]

Using X-Fi Enhancements 14 Using X-Fi Enhancements X-Fi Crystalizer an d X-Fi CMSS-3D enhanc ements have been optimall y calibrat ed for yo ur listening pl easur e . Use the r emote c ontr ol to turn the X-Fi Crystalizer or X-Fi CMS S-3D enhancements on or off . By default, X-Fi Cryst alizer and X- Fi CMSS-3D enhanc ements ar e enabl ed. X-Fi CMSS-[...]

Connecting Headphones 15 Connecting Headphones Connecting T o An External Ster eo Audio Sour c e T o enjoy the X-Fi differ enc e, connect e xternal audio sour ces (see e xampl es below) to the Line In jack on your Xdock, as shown bel ow . NOTES Speaker output is automatica lly disabl ed when headphones ar e connected t o your Xdock. Disconnect the [...]

Transferring Music From iTunes 16 T ransferring Music F r om iT unes With the USB port on your Xdock, you can c onnect your Xdock to your computer and tr ansfer song s to y our iPod using iT unes ® . NOTES T o learn how to transf er songs to your iPod, r ef er to your iP od documentation. 2 1 MENU 1U S B c a b l e (available separatel y) 2C o m p [...]

FAQs 17 FA Q s This section cov ers questions you might hav e whil e using your pr oduct. F or further assist ance, c onsult our self-h elp t ool "Knowl edge Base". Go to www.creativ e.com , sel ect your r egion and country, and then select Support . Why can’t I hear any sound fr om my headphones or speakers? Check that: • your speake[...]

FAQs 18 What is the best position for po wer ed ster eo speakers when X-Fi CMSS-3D Virtual is enabl ed? Good speaker plac ement can enhance y our listening experienc e, whil e car el ess plac ement can mak e good audi o systems sound bad. Bel ow is our r ecommendation f or power ed ster eo speak ers. Can I use noise-cancelling headphones or other s[...]

FAQs 19 Why do other wir ele ss and electr onic devices detect interfer enc e when I turn on Xdock? Y our other devices may be detecting signal s sent out by Xdoc k. If you do not have an X-Fi Wir el ess Rec eiver, disabl e the wir el ess f eatur e. i. Pres s the Power/St andby button to enabl e Standby mode. ii. Disconnect the power adapter fr om [...]

FAQs 20 Why is my iPod not char ging when my Xdock is c onnected to a com pu te r ? This may occur if your Xdock is c onn ected to a USB port on a computer that is turned off . Disc onnect the USB ca bl e fr om the back of your Xdock. Charging should s tart and the char ging icon will be displayed on the scr een of your iPod. Can I connect my Xdock[...]

FAQs 21 How do I r emov e the Dock adapter? Remove the Dock adap ter as shown bel ow .[...]

General Specifi cations 22 General Specifications Connectivity • S-Video Out jack • Video Out jack • USB Mini-B port • Audio Optical Out / Line Out - 3.5 mm (1/8") Ster eo jack • Audio Line In - 3.5 mm (1/8") Ster eo jack • Headphone Out - 3.5 mm (1/8") Stereo jack X-Fi T echnology • X-Fi Crystalizer • X-Fi CMSS-3D Su[...]

Safety Information 23 Sa fe t y In fo r ma t i on Refer to the f oll owing information to use y our pr oduct saf ely, and to r educe the chance of el ectric shock, short -cir cuiting, damage, fir e, hearing impairment or other hazar ds. Improper handling may v oid the warranty for your pr oduct. For mor e information , r ead the warr anty availabl [...]

Safety Information 24 Information in this document is su bject to change without notice and does not r epr es ent a commitment on the part of Creativ e T echnol ogy Ltd. No part of this manual may be r epr od uced or transmitted in any form or by any means, el ectronic or mechanical, in cluding photocopying and r ecor ding, f or any purpose without[...]