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Using Your Player 4-15

Recording 
Audio

Another great MuVo Slim feature is its ability to record voice and FM radio. 
Recorded voice is encoded directly into IMA ADPCM (at 8 kHz, 4-bit, Mono) 
file format and recorded FM radio is encoded directly into IMA ADPCM (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

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battery power remaining in your player

Recording Voice

When recording voice, you will see one bar showing you the time available 
for recording, and another showing you the elapsed recording time. Also the 
microphone icon appears in the bottom-left corner of the LCD screen.

Elapsed recording 

time

Remaining time available 

for recording

Microphone mode 

Figure 4-48

Play status icon

Battery level 

indicator

Lock

Summary of Contents for Muvo Muvo Slim 512MB

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Page 2: ...ly 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 2004 Creative Technology Ltd All rights reserved Version 1 1 September 2004 MediaSource EAX and the Creative logo are trademarks or registered trademarks of Creative Technology Ltd in the United States a...

Page 3: ...Contents ...

Page 4: ...e Media Detector xi Creative MediaSource xii Creative MediaSource Player xii Creative MediaSource Organizer xii Adobe Acrobat Reader xiii Minimum System Requirements xiii Document Conventions xiv Web Information xv Online Registration xv 1 A Tour of Your Player Your Player at a Glance 1 1 Using the Scroller 1 3 Scroll Select 1 3 Selecting menu options 1 3 ...

Page 5: ...eative MediaSource 3 3 Using Windows Explorer 3 4 Creative MediaSource 3 5 Editing audio track information 3 5 Ripping Audio CD Tracks 3 6 4 Using Your Player Turning On Off your Player 4 1 Enabling a Mode 4 2 Playing Music Tracks 4 2 Skipping Folders 4 4 Changing Play Modes 4 5 Repeating music 4 5 Playing a track once 4 7 Shuffling music 4 8 Playing all tracks 4 9 Listening to FM Radio 4 10 Recor...

Page 6: ... 4 21 Locking and Unlocking Your Player 4 24 Formatting your Player 4 25 Appendixes A Technical Specifications Player A 1 USB Travel Charger available separately A 3 B On Screen Diagram and Icon Guide Information Diagrams B 1 Playback Icons B 2 Play Mode Icons B 3 Error Diagrams B 4 C Frequently Asked Questions and Troubleshooting AutoPlay C 1 General C 2 ...

Page 7: ...vi Usage C 3 ...

Page 8: ...Safety and Handling Instructions ...

Page 9: ...bust observing these handling procedures will prolong its life Do not store or use in areas exceeding 45ºC or 113ºF Do not subject to excessive force or impact Do not expose to heat or incinerate Keep away from excessive moisture Keep away from strong magnetic fields Do not bend the player or it could be damaged permanently ...

Page 10: ...Introduction ...

Page 11: ...r audio tracks and data quickly and easily With your player s built in microphone you can record voice and with the FM radio you can listen to your favorite radio stations You can also record FM radio on your player Your player also supports Advanced EQ features for audio enhancement Your portable digital audio player supports multiple audio file formats including MP3 and WMA Recordings are saved ...

Page 12: ...reative Media Detector 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 recognizes the insertion of CDs and connection of external devices like Creative MuVo Slim Upon recognition the content in the media will be displa...

Page 13: ...V Audio CD Midi VCD AVI and MPEG 1 on the computer You can also use the integrated recorder in Creative MediaSource to record audio Creative MediaSource Organizer The Organizer 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 kbp...

Page 14: ...entium II 350 MHz AMD K6 2 450 MHz or better processor Pentium III 450 MHz or higher recommended for MP3 encoding CD ROM drive with digital audio extraction support USB 1 1 port USB 2 0 port recommended 64 MB RAM 128 MB recommended 30 MB free hard disk space more needed for storing audio SVGA graphics adapter 256 colors 800 x 600 resolution or better The software applications on the installation C...

Page 15: ...ts relating to a feature Note This highlights additional or important information about a feature Caution This highlights proper usage of your product Follow these directions to prevent the loss of data or damage to your product or system Warning This warns you of possible hazards that may result in bodily harm or life threatening situations ...

Page 16: ...re updates or purchases technologies used in your player an online glossary Online Registration Enjoy a host of benefits by registering your product during installation or at www creative com register Benefits include Service and product support from Creative Exclusive updates on promotions and events When checking on product information go to your respective region ...

Page 17: ...A Tour of Your Player ...

Page 18: ...ur Player Your Player at a Glance Play Pause button LCD screen Headphones connector connects to your headphones USB port Scroller Volume Decrease button Volume Increase button Front View Right View Battery panel Strap lug Left View Top View ...

Page 19: ...lume quickly VOLUME DECREASE decreases the volume press and hold to decrease the volume quickly SCROLLER goes to the previous or next track moves ahead or moves back within a track scrolls through menu options selects menu options selects or scans FM radio channels during playback turn and release the Scroller to go to the previous or next track during playback turn and hold the Scroller to move a...

Page 20: ...erent menu options You can also choose options from a list or a confirmation box Selecting menu options You can use the Scroller to make selections in menus For example if you are looking at the Menu screen 1 Use the Scroller to scroll through the menu options 2 Press the Scroller to select the menu item To Scroll Select use the Scroller to scroll to the option you want and select the option by pr...

Page 21: ...Getting Started ...

Page 22: ... starts running automatically If not you need to enable your CD ROM drive s auto insert notification feature For more details see AutoPlay on page C 1 2 Follow the instructions on the screen to complete the installation For Windows 98 SE users make sure the MuVo Slim Driver option is selected on the Install Software screen 3 If prompted restart your computer Windows 98 SE users must install the dr...

Page 23: ...the computer using the supplied USB cable or to a USB charger available separately 1 Insert the supplied battery into your player When opening or closing the battery compartment handle with care When opening the panel make sure you slide out the battery panel as far as you can c b a Figure 2 1 1 2 2 1 ...

Page 24: ...ake about 3 hours 4 Disconnect your player from the computer You can connect your player to a USB hub with an external power supply If you are using a passive or bus powered USB hub and the charge symbol does not display connect the player directly to your computer s USB port or to a USB hub with an external power supply Figure 2 2 Your player must be disconnected in a proper manner For informatio...

Page 25: ...s The amount of playback time available depends on various factors for example volume level For more information see Usage on page C 3 Icon What the icon means Notes your player s battery is full this battery state icon shows that the battery is full your player s battery is 60 full your player s battery is 30 full charge the battery at the earliest opportunity ...

Page 26: ...Using Your Software ...

Page 27: ...layer you can either download music tracks from Internet music sites see Downloading from the Internet on page 3 2 or rip them 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 Organizer Using Creative MediaSource data files such as presentation or graphics files can also ...

Page 28: ... time of this document s release Follow the instructions on the site and download the music files to your computer It is illegal to encode music files for trade or sale unless you have the express or explicit permission of the copyright holder s SoundClick com http www soundclick com ArtistOne com http www artistone com Epitonic com http www epitonic com Soundbuzz com http www soundbuzz com AMP3 c...

Page 29: ...Player Organizer 3 If you are not already in Creative MediaSource Organizer click the Player Organizer View button 4 Click the Show Hide Right Panel button 5 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 6 In the Content window select the tracks to transfer CTRL click to select multi...

Page 30: ...layer to your computer s USB port using the supplied USB cable see Figure 2 2 on page 2 3 2 On your desktop right click the My Computer icon and then click Explore 3 Copy the files into your player using a drag and drop operation WMA files with Digital Rights Management cannot be copied to your player using Windows Explorer You can only do so with applications like Windows Media Player or Creative...

Page 31: ...ndow locate the track you want to edit and right click it 3 Select the Properties option A dialog box appears 4 Select the Tag Information tab 5 Click a track property under the Property column The entire row of information is highlighted 6 Click an information in the Value field to edit it 7 Repeat steps 5 and 6 to change other track properties 8 Click the OK button when all changes have been mad...

Page 32: ...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 ...

Page 33: ...on To rip tracks from an audio CD 1 Insert an audio CD into your CD ROM drive 2 If you are not already in Creative MediaSource Organizer click the Player Organizer 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 ...

Page 34: ...Using Your Player ...

Page 35: ...modes that allow you to change how your audio tracks are played back For more information see Changing Play Modes on page 4 5 Turning On Off your Player To turn on your player Press and hold the Play Pause button until your player turns on The CREATIVE logo appears on the screen followed by the MuVo Slim logo Your player will enter the last mode you were in before you turned if off To turn off you...

Page 36: ...icon Figure 4 3 3 Scroll Select a song you want to play The track is played back automatically See Figure 4 4 for normal playback view Figure 4 1 If there are no audio tracks in your player the No music message will appear on the screen To add audio tracks to your player see Transferring Tracks or Files on page 3 3 Figure 4 2 Figure 4 3 Play mode icon Play status icon EQ setting icon Battery level...

Page 37: ...he previous track Turn the Scroller towards the left and release it To go to the next track Turn the Scroller towards the right and release it To stop a track 1 Press the Play Pause button to pause the track 2 Turn the Scroller and release it The Stop icon appears on the screen ...

Page 38: ...layed back those from the next folder will be played next To select a folder 1 Press the Scroller The Main Menu similar to Figure 4 5 appears 2 Scroll Select the Skip Folder icon Figure 4 6 The Skip Folder icon appears on the screen 3 Scroll to the folder that you want to select Skip Folder mode is only available in Music mode Your player can only recognize up to one sub folder level in the root d...

Page 39: ...de only Track Once Shuffle Repeat Shuffle Once Shuffle Folder available in Music mode only Normal Play modes are disabled by enabling the Normal mode as described in Playing all tracks on page 4 9 Repeating music You can choose to repeat a track folder all tracks or a portion of a track 1 Press the Scroller 2 Scroll Select the Play Mode icon Figure 4 7 A list appears Figure 4 8 Only one play mode ...

Page 40: ... To resume normal playback enable Normal mode as described in Playing all tracks on page 4 9 To repeat a track in the Playing List Scroll Select the Repeat Track icon Figure 4 10 The Repeat Track icon appears on the screen and the track is repeated continuously until you stop it or skip to another folder To repeat all tracks Scroll Select the Repeat All icon Figure 4 11 The Repeat All icon appears...

Page 41: ...r folder Playing a track once When the Track Once play mode is enabled playback stops once the current track ends 1 Press the Scroller 2 Scroll Select the Play Mode icon Figure 4 13 A list appears Figure 4 14 3 Scroll Select the Track Once icon Figure 4 15 The Track Once icon appears on the screen Playback stops once the track ends Repeat Folder mode is only available in Music mode Figure 4 12 Fig...

Page 42: ... Scroll Select the Shuffle Repeat icon Figure 4 18 The Shuffle Repeat icon appears on the screen and tracks are selected at random and played back continuously until you stop playback To randomly play all tracks once Scroll Select the Shuffle Once icon Figure 4 19 The Shuffle Once icon appears on the screen and a track is selected at random and played back Playback stops once all the tracks in you...

Page 43: ...ed back Playback stops once all the tracks in the folder are played back once Playing all tracks When the Normal mode is enabled all tracks are played back once in the order that they appear in the play list 1 Press the Scroller 2 Scroll Select the Play Mode icon Figure 4 21 A list appears Figure 4 22 3 Scroll Select the Normal icon Figure 4 23 All tracks play back normally Figure 4 20 Figure 4 21...

Page 44: ...the FM region Perform these steps first when scanning for stations for the first time 1 Press the Scroller The Main Menu Figure 4 25 appears 2 Scroll Select the Settings icon Figure 4 26 A list appears 3 Scroll Select the FM Region icon Figure 4 27 A list appears 4 Scroll Select the region that you are in If there are no saved preset channels in your player the No preset found message will appear ...

Page 45: ...t the Autoscan icon Figure 4 31 The player will scan and store channels it detects At the end of the autoscan it will play the first channel To select a channel 1 Press the Scroller The Main Menu similar to Figure 4 32 appears 2 Scroll Select the FM Radio icon Figure 4 33 A radio frequency appears on the LCD screen Figure 4 34 Figure 4 28 Figure 4 29 Figure 4 30 Figure 4 31 Figure 4 32 Figure 4 33...

Page 46: ...screen Figure 4 37 3 If you see a preset channel press the Play Pause button to switch to Manual Scan view The preset channel disappears 4 Turn the Scroller towards the right to increase the frequency or towards the left to decrease the frequency 5 To scan for a channel move the Scroller towards the right or left and hold for one second 6 Press the Scroller 7 Scroll Select the Save Preset icon Fig...

Page 47: ...croll Select the FM Radio icon Figure 4 40 A radio frequency appears on the LCD screen Figure 4 41 3 Turn the Scroller to select the preset channel you want 4 Press the Scroller 5 Scroll Select the Delete Preset icon Figure 4 42 6 Scroll Select the Delete Preset x icon Figure 4 43 The preset channel is deleted and your MuVo Slim plays the next available preset channel Figure 4 39 Figure 4 40 If yo...

Page 48: ...el disappears in this view 1 Press the Scroller The Main Menu similar to Figure 4 44 appears 2 Scroll Select the FM Radio icon Figure 4 45 A radio frequency appears on the LCD screen Figure 4 46 3 Press the Scroller 4 Scroll Select the Scroller mode icon Figure 4 47 to switch to the different views Alternatively you can press the Play Pause button to switch to the different views while playing a s...

Page 49: ...ng note that the available recording time is determined by available memory space in your player battery power remaining in your player Recording Voice When recording voice you will see one bar showing you the time available for recording and another showing you the elapsed recording time Also the microphone icon appears in the bottom left corner of the LCD screen Elapsed recording time Remaining ...

Page 50: ... to your recording and the file is saved in your player The naming convention typically used is VOC Current File Number Recording FM Radio When recording FM radio you will see one 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 You cannot pause a voice recording Figure 4 4...

Page 51: ...gure 4 55 A recording bar appears on the LCD screen and recording starts 6 Press the Play Pause button to end the recording A name is automatically assigned to your FM radio recording and the file is saved in your player The naming convention typically used is FM Current File Number To play voice and FM Radio tracks that you have recorded on your player see Playing Recordings on page 4 18 You cann...

Page 52: ...in Menu similar to Figure 4 57 appears 2 Scroll Select the Recordings icon Figure 4 58 3 Scroll Select a recording you want to listen to The track is played back automatically To delete a recording see Deleting Audio Files on page 4 21 Recordings mode Figure 4 56 Play status icon Elapsed time Play mode icon Battery level indicator Lock Current track number Total track number A recorded voice file ...

Page 53: ...ilable in your player include Rock Pop Classical Jazz Custom EQ Normal You can use EQ settings with your currently playing audio This simple process is described in the following instructions 1 Press the Scroller The Main Menu Figure 4 59 appears 2 Scroll Select the EQ icon Figure 4 60 EQ settings is only available in Music mode Figure 4 59 Figure 4 60 ...

Page 54: ... levers will appear in the display Each lever represents successively higher frequencies that can be controlled 62 Hz controls bass frequency 250 Hz adjusts the low mid range frequency 1 kHz adjusts the mid range frequency 4 kHz adjusts the upper mid range frequency and 16 kHz adjusts the treble frequency 3 Scroll Select each vertical control level Use the Scroller to move the control knob up or d...

Page 55: ...lete 4 Press the Scroller 5 Scroll Select the Delete icon Figure 4 64 A list appears 6 Scroll Select the Confirm Delete icon Figure 4 65 The track VOC or FM file is permanently deleted from your player User Preferences Your player offers many configuration options You can specify contrast settings change the LCD screen s backlight duration select the default language select the FM region specify h...

Page 56: ...Scroll Select the Contrast icon Figure 4 68 The Contrast screen Figure 4 69 appears 2 Use the Scroller to increase or decrease the LCD contrast The lower the number the lower the LCD contrast To adjust the screen backlight duration 1 Scroll Select the Backlight icon Figure 4 70 2 Scroll Select to select the backlight duration or to disable the backlight entirely A lower number setting conserves ba...

Page 57: ... remains inactive before it automatically shuts down 1 Scroll Select the Idle Shutdown icon Figure 4 73 2 Scroll Select the duration you want the player to wait for before automatically shutting down To view the player s firmware version the total amount of space and the amount of free space in your player for storing music or data and the number of tracks 1 Scroll Select the Information icon Figu...

Page 58: ...pears for you to unlock the player This menu disappears if you do not use the Scroller to make a selection after five seconds To lock your player 1 Press the Scroller The Main Menu Figure 4 75 appears 2 Scroll Select the Lock icon Figure 4 76 The player is locked The Lock icon appears at the top of the LCD screen To unlock your player 1 Press any button A menu appears Figure 4 77 2 Scroll Select t...

Page 59: ...r s memory 1 Connect your MuVo Slim to your computer 2 In Windows Explorer select the drive your player is assigned to for example Removable Disk F replace F with the drive letter of your player 3 Right click and select Format The dialog box similar to Figure 4 78 appears 4 Click the Start button For Windows XP and Windows 2000 under the File Allocation Table FAT system option you must select FAT ...

Page 60: ...Technical Specifications ...

Page 61: ...urs of continuous playback on fully charged battery WMA 64 kbps up to 15 hours of continuous playback on fully charged battery The following may reduce the playback time turning the scroller to move within a track or to select tracks during playback using passive speakers or high power headphones setting long backlight timeout more than 10 secs playing back WMA files with a high bitrate and or hea...

Page 62: ...oise Ratio 90 dB Headphones Channel Separation 60 dB Headphones Frequency Response 24 Hz 20000 Hz Harmonic Distortion 0 05 Operating Temperature 0 to 45 C Storage Temperature 20 to 60 C Operating System Firmware Upgradeable via Internet Headphone Out 3 5 mm 1 8 stereo minijack 5 7 mW Firmware upgrades are available from www creative com ...

Page 63: ...Technical Specifications A 3 LCD Monochrome Large 132 x 32 pixel Blue EL backlit display Battery Charging Via USB port USB Travel Charger available separately 5 V DC 1 5A ...

Page 64: ...On Screen Diagram and Icon Guide ...

Page 65: ... 1 On Screen Diagram and Icon Guide Information Diagrams Diagram Action Meaning your player is connected to your computer To use your player disconnect it from your computer files are being transferred to your player battery is charging ...

Page 66: ...and Icon Guide B 2 Playback Icons The following icons appear on the screen when the associated playback action is used Icon Action Meaning Play Pause Go to previous track Go to next track Move back Move ahead Record Stop ...

Page 67: ...On Screen Diagram and Icon Guide B 3 Play Mode Icons Icon Action Meaning A B Repeat Track Repeat All Repeat Folder Play Track Once Shuffle Repeat Shuffle Once Shuffle Folder ...

Page 68: ...defects numerous high impact shocks call Technical Support unexpected power loss while saving settings download a newer firmware version reload firmware call Technical Support player is unable to perform the selected task for example deleting a file clear your player s memory call Technical Support unsupported file format check that the file you are trying to play back is a WMA MP3 or recorded voi...

Page 69: ...e is not corrupted clear your player s memory check that the file system you have selected during formatting is FAT only player s memory is full delete some files battery is low you may need to charge the battery battery is too depleted player cannot start up charge the battery Diagram Likely Causes Suggested Action ...

Page 70: ...Frequently Asked Questions and Troubleshooting ...

Page 71: ...click AutoPlay 3 Follow the instructions on the screen To enable AutoPlay through Auto Insert Notification 4 Click Start Settings Control Panel 5 Double click the System icon The System Properties dialog box appears 6 Click the Device Manager tab and select your CD ROM drive 7 Click the Properties button 8 Click the Settings tab and then select Auto Insert Notification 9 Click the OK button To sta...

Page 72: ... 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 You may see this message when installing this driver or update If you do you may choose to click the Continue Anyway button ...

Page 73: ...ay have been interrupted Before disconnecting your player from your computer stop your player first To stop your player in Windows 98 SE In Windows Explorer right click the Removable Disk icon click the Eject option and disconnect your player when you are prompted to do so To stop your player in Windows XP Windows Me or Windows 2000 Click the Safely Remove Hardware icon on the Taskbar click Safely...

Page 74: ... often Is there anything I can do to make it last longer Some operations consume more battery power a long backlight timeout setting A shorter timeout conserves battery power a high contrast setting Position the player so that you can read the display without using a high contrast setting too much use of the scroller to move within a track or to select tracks during playback turning the player on ...

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