Creative 70PF108500002 - Zen Micro 6 GB Digital Player User Manual Download

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Page 2: ...mation 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 fo...

Page 3: ...19 Importing Music into Creative MediaSource Player Organizer 21 Importing music from audio CDs 21 Shopping for music on the Internet 22 Transferring Music to Zen Micro 24 Transferring music tracks 2...

Page 4: ...lt in microphone 38 Playing recorded tracks 39 Deleting tracks 39 Viewing track information 39 Viewing player information 39 Using Zen Micro s Organizer Features 41 Synchronizing with Microsoft Outloo...

Page 5: ...our name 52 Setting the backlight duration 52 Setting the display contrast 52 Setting the idle shutdown time 53 Enabling Sleep Timer 53 Changing the menu language 53 Resetting Zen Micro 54 Adding and...

Page 6: ...cro at a Glance 6 Zen Micro at a Glance After completing the setup instructions in the Quick Start booklet take some time to read this User s Guide to learn how to get the most out of your player Zen...

Page 7: ...playback use the Touch Pad to adjust the volume For more information using the Touch Pad see Touch Pad on page 9 Menu Back button During playback press this button to display the main menu When scroll...

Page 8: ...charge Zen Micro s battery connect one end of Zen Micro s Power Adapter to this port and the other end to a power outlet Turn on the power outlet if necessary To transfer music and data files connect...

Page 9: ...Zen Micro at a Glance 9 Touch Pad Move your finger up and down the Touch Pad to scroll through menu items...

Page 10: ...Zen Micro at a Glance 10 To rapidly scroll though menu items hold down the top or bottom portion of the Touch Pad with your finger...

Page 11: ...Zen Micro at a Glance 11 To select a menu item lightly tap the Touch Pad...

Page 12: ...nce 12 Main Menu Press the Menu Back button to view Zen Micro s main menu Move your finger up and down the Touch Pad to scroll through menu items and press the Menu Back button to return to the previo...

Page 13: ...ying screen move your finger up and down the Touch Pad to adjust the volume Status icons at the top right corner of the LCD indicate Zen Micro s current settings and battery status NOTE When you see t...

Page 14: ...data files in Zen Micro in a Windows Explorer environment Zen Media Explorer is included with your player and is automatically installed when you set up the Zen Micro software on your computer TIP By...

Page 15: ...ayer are available from your Creative Labs dealer or at our online store at www creative com Earphones Zen Micro s earphones feature dynamic bass response and enhanced audio clarity WARNING For your s...

Page 16: ...Accessories 16 Belt Clip Use the Zen Micro belt clip to fasten Zen Micro to your belt...

Page 17: ...Accessories 17 Pouch Zen Micro s protective pouch keeps Zen Micro snug and safe...

Page 18: ...Accessories 18 Neckstrap With Zen Micro s neckstrap your music collection goes wherever you go NOTE Zen Micro s neckstrap is available separately in selected countries...

Page 19: ...19 Remote Control Zen Micro s optional remote control gives you easy access to basic playback functions NOTE Zen Micro s remote control is available separately in selected countries To Zen Micro s Hea...

Page 20: ...ss this button to go the next track Press and hold this button to move forward within a track Previous Rewind button Press this button to go the previous track Press and hold this button to move back...

Page 21: ...our CD and convert it to MP3 or WMA files using the bitrate you choose The standard bitrate of most MP3 files is 128 kbps although some are set higher at 160 or 192 kbps The standard bitrate for WMA f...

Page 22: ...here you can purchase digital music content Follow the instructions on these sites to download the music tracks to your computer Once you have downloaded music tracks you can import these tracks into...

Page 23: ...click the Import button and select Import Tracks The Import Wizard dialog box appears 4 In the My Computer panel locate the track or folder you want to import and then click the Add File or Add Folde...

Page 24: ...Transferring Music to Zen Micro Music tracks that you transfer to Zen Micro must be MP3 or WMA files if you want to play them back Transferring music tracks 1 Connect Zen Micro to your computer s USB...

Page 25: ...ing music tracks disconnect Zen Micro Wait till you see the inactive Docked screen before disconnecting Zen Micro DO NOT disconnect Zen Micro if you see the active Docked screen on the LCD Transfer is...

Page 26: ...n use Sync Manager to update and synchronize music in Zen Micro and your computer 1 Connect Zen Micro to your computer 2 Start Sync Manager You can start Sync Manager in either Creative MediaSource Pl...

Page 27: ...the Power icon and hold it there until Shutting down appears Adjusting volume In the Now Playing screen move your finger up and down the Touch Pad to adjust the volume To adjust the volume when browsi...

Page 28: ...Playing and Managing Music 28 To lock Zen Micro Slide the Power switch towards the Lock icon The Locked icon appears on the Now Playing screen...

Page 29: ...Playing and Managing Music 29 To lock the Zen Micro remote control Slide the Lock switch towards the Lock icon...

Page 30: ...and playback options 4 To start playing a music track or a category of music tracks like an album scroll to the item and press the Play Pause button The currently playing track appears on the Now Play...

Page 31: ...ro s DJ pick out tracks for you 1 Press the Menu Back button The main menu appears 2 Select Music Library DJ 3 Select Album of the Day to play an album of music tracks selected by Zen Micro s DJ 4 Sel...

Page 32: ...Playlist Saves the list as a playlist Name the playlist using the characters in the list box that appears and then select Ok Shuffling and repeating the list of selected tracks You can shuffle or repe...

Page 33: ...ed tracks in random order When you select this play mode appears on the Now Playing screen Track Once Stops playing after the current track ends When you select this play mode appears on the Now Playi...

Page 34: ...continue listening from where you left off go to this bookmark You can use up to 10 bookmarks at any one time To insert a bookmark 1 In the Now Playing screen press the Options button and select Set...

Page 35: ...d of the autoscan Zen Micro automatically saves all stations as presets and tunes in to the first preset 4 Press the Next Fast Forward button or Previous Rewind button to select a different preset NOT...

Page 36: ...on or Previous Rewind button to fine tune the radio frequency 7 Hold down the Next Fast Forward button or Previous Rewind button for one second to scan for the next available radio station 8 To save a...

Page 37: ...broadcast press the Options button and select Record Radio to start recording 2 While recording you can press the Options button and select one of the following items Pause Pauses the recording You c...

Page 38: ...e button Split Starts a new recording Stop Stops and saves the recording 5 The recorded track is named MIC followed by the date and time of the recording MIC YYYY MM DD HH MM SS For example if you rec...

Page 39: ...ntil you find the track or category of tracks that you want to delete 4 Press the Options button and select Delete Playlist Delete Album Delete Artist Delete Genre or Delete Track For more song manage...

Page 40: ...Playing and Managing Music 40 1 Press the Menu Back button The main menu appears 2 Select System Information...

Page 41: ...a Source Player Organizer 3 Select the My Computer and Zen Micro as the devices you want to synchronize and then click Sync Now 4 Select the information you want to import from Microsoft Outlook and t...

Page 42: ...ected month 4 Lightly tap the Touch Pad to view the events and to do list of the selected day Viewing today s tasks 1 Press the Menu Back button The main menu appears 2 Select Extras Organizer Tasks V...

Page 43: ...omputers make sure you set up the Zen Micro software on these computers If you are using a shared computer in school or at the office and installing Zen Media Explorer is not possible you can still tr...

Page 44: ...Storing Data Files in Zen Micro 44 4 Connect Zen Micro to your computer using the supplied USB cable...

Page 45: ...iles to and from Zen Micro 6 When you have finished copying files safely disconnect Zen Micro using the Windows Eject or Safely Remove Hardware icon on the Taskbar Follow these steps below to safely d...

Page 46: ...Remove Hardware icon on the Taskbar click Safely remove USB Mass Storage Device and disconnect your player when you are prompted to do so To stop your player in Windows 98 SE In Windows Explorer righ...

Page 47: ...emovable Disk 3 Press the Options button select Set Capacity and select the capacity that you want Before you can decrease the amount of memory space the existing data files stored in Removable Disk m...

Page 48: ...decrease the amount of memory space in Removable Disk mode TIP Creative Removable Disk Manager is included with your player and is automatically installed when you set up the Zen Micro software on yo...

Page 49: ...he Touch Pad s sensitivity select Sensitivity and use the Touch Pad to scroll to the setting that you want 4 To turn the clicking sound on or off select Clicker On or Clicker Off Setting the date and...

Page 50: ...and select Set Alarm Using Zen Micro s equalizer EQ EQ is Zen Micro s collection of equalizer settings that enhance the sound of your music You can select equalizer settings to suit the genre or style...

Page 51: ...to move the control knob up or down to vary the amount of boost or reduction in the selected frequency range 3 Lightly tap the Touch Pad to confirm the setting for the selected slider 4 Repeat steps 2...

Page 52: ...appears and then select Ok Setting the backlight duration 1 Press the Menu Back button The main menu appears 2 Select System Player Settings Backlight Time 3 Use the Touch Pad to scroll to the backlig...

Page 53: ...ch Pad to scroll to the timing that you want Enabling Sleep Timer You can specify a fixed period of time before Zen Micro automatically turns off When enabled Sleep Timer overrides the Idle Shutdown s...

Page 54: ...Albums to the main menu so you can access the Albums screen more easily 1 Press the Menu Back button The main menu appears 2 Press the Options button and select Configure Menu 3 Select the check boxe...

Page 55: ...MHz or higher recommended for MP3 encoding CD ROM DVD ROM drive with digital audio extraction support USB 1 1 USB 2 0 port recommended for faster transfers 64 MB RAM 128 MB recommended 30 MB free hard...

Page 56: ...can use Creative MediaSource Player Organizer or Zen Media Explorer Can I use the player for portable data storage Yes you can For more information see Storing Data Files in Zen Micro on page 43 If I...

Page 57: ...ower Consequently filling your player to capacity is not recommended However some operations consume more battery power a long backlight timeout setting A shorter timeout conserves battery power a hig...

Page 58: ...it mean Your computer is actively managing your player Warning DO NOT disconnect your player while your computer is still actively managing it Your computer is not actively managing your player To us...

Page 59: ...firmware to take effect There was an unexpected power loss during audio file transfer Use you player only after this library rebuilding is completed There was an unexpected power loss while saving se...

Page 60: ...hat do I do Make sure the Power switch is not in the Lock position If you re using the optional Zen Micro remote control make sure the remote control s Lock switch is not is the Lock position Your bat...

Page 61: ...switch towards the Power icon and hold it there while you reinsert the battery The Recovery Mode screen appears when Zen Micro turns on 5 Four menu items are available in the Recovery Mode screen Clea...

Page 62: ...tiple users can each have their own music library each with its own settings However only one music library can be active at one time Can PC Music Library be automatically updated Yes You can use Medi...

Page 63: ...hat exceed 45 C 113 F Keep away from excessive moisture Do not subject to excessive force or impact Do not modify or disassemble Avoid contact with metal objects Do not pierce or crush If there is lea...

Page 64: ...Ion battery USB bus powered when connected to a power outlet or powered USB port on a computer Battery Life MP3 128 kbps Up to 12 hours of continuous playback with a full battery charge Playback Form...

Page 65: ...esponse 20 Hz 20 kHz Harmonic Distortion Output 0 1 Connectors Headphone jack 3 5 mm 1 8 stereo minijack 5 7 mW per channel USB 2 0 port Standard USB mini B receptacle USB 2 0 High speed USB 1 1 Full...

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