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Summary of Contents for MuVo V100

Page 1: ...opic or a web site click the underlined blue text or the hand symbol whenever it appears To show a short description tooltip of an object move your mouse cursor over it A tooltip appears after a few s...

Page 2: ...uipped with a USB 2 0 port so you can transfer music and data quickly and easily Your player can also display music lyrics so you can sing along to your favorite songs Note Your player plays back MP3...

Page 3: ...h digital audio extraction support USB 1 1 port USB 2 0 port recommended 128 MB RAM 256 MB recommended 170 MB available hard disk space more space needed for storing audio SVGA graphics adapter 256 co...

Page 4: ...Your Player At A Glance Overview Using the Scroller LCD Guide...

Page 5: ...s jack 3 Scroller Turn the Scroller to scroll through menu options and press the Scroller to select them This action is also referred to as Scroll Select During playback turn the Scroller to move betw...

Page 6: ...a AAA alkaline battery into this module For more information see Step 2 Turn on your player 8 Liquid Crystal Display LCD Displays menu options 9 Microphone A built in microphone that lets you make dig...

Page 7: ...Using the Scroller Most of the player s functions are accessed using the Scroller It is therefore important that you learn how to use the Scroller Select menu options Control playback...

Page 8: ...term Scroll Select when we want you to use the Scroller to scroll to a menu option and then select it by pressing the Scroller 1 Turn the Scroller to scroll through menu options on your LCD until the...

Page 9: ...move between tracks or to move quickly within a track To go to the next or previous track during playback Turn the Scroller right or left respectively To move forward or back within a track during pl...

Page 10: ...LCD Guide Battery Icons Status Diagrams Play Status Icons Play Mode Icons Information Diagrams...

Page 11: ...depending on the battery s status This icon Means this Battery is full Battery is 60 full Battery is 30 full Battery is nearly empty Change the battery at the earliest opportunity Tip Playback time de...

Page 12: ...ms This diagram Means this Your player is connected to your computer To use your player disconnect it from your computer For more information see Step 4 Disconnect player Files are being transferred t...

Page 13: ...Play Status Icons This icon Means this Play Pause Stop Record Move forward within a track Move back within a track Next track Previous track...

Page 14: ...Play Mode Icons This icon Means this Repeat track Repeat folder Repeat all Shuffle once Shuffle repeat Shuffle folder Track once Repeat selected section of a track...

Page 15: ...wnload a newer firmware version Reload firmware Player is unable to perform the selected task such as deleting a file Clear your player s memory Unsupported file system Corrupted file system Check tha...

Page 16: ...Getting Started Step 1 Set up software Step 2 Turn on your player Step 3 Rip and copy music Step 4 Disconnect player...

Page 17: ...drive Your CD should start automatically If it does not follow the steps below 1 Double click the My Computer icon Alternatively click Start My Computer Right click the CD ROM DVD ROM drive icon and t...

Page 18: ...volume When you turn on the player for the first time the menu will be in English To change the language 1 Press the Scroller The main menu appears Scroll Select the Settings option Scroll Select the...

Page 19: ...and have registered with a music information provider To copy audio or data files from your computer 1 Make sure your player is connected to your computer as shown in Step 1 Set up software Double cli...

Page 20: ...t your player may not function normally Follow these steps below to safely disconnect your player To safely disconnect your player in Windows XP Professional x64 Edition Windows XP or Windows 2000 1 C...

Page 21: ...k up the data in your player regularly In no event will Creative be liable for any indirect incidental special or consequential damages to any persons caused by Creative s negligence or for any lost p...

Page 22: ...until your player turns on The CREATIVE logo appears on the LCD followed by the MuVo V100 logo Music stored in your player starts playing automatically After you have finished using your player press...

Page 23: ...ing music and data Creative Media Explorer and Creative MediaSource Player Organizer are included with your player Install and try out both applications to decide which one is more suitable for your n...

Page 24: ...to your player and if you prefer to manage your player in the familiar Windows Explorer environment To start Creative Media Explorer 1 Double click the My Computer icon on your desktop Double click t...

Page 25: ...wing access additional features such as recording automatic playlist generation and audio format conversion manage a music library on your computer To start Creative MediaSource double click the Creat...

Page 26: ...ections in your Audible file instead of moving forward or backward within a track 1 Press the Scroller Scroll Select the Skip Section icon Turn the Scroller towards the right or left to skip sections...

Page 27: ...oad music from Internet music sites see Downloading from the Internet or rip them from your audio CDs to create digital files on your computer see Ripping audio CDs You can also use your player as a p...

Page 28: ...The main menu appears Scroll Select the Music option Scroll to the audio track that you want to play and press the Play Pause button Note You can select different play modes to vary the playback order...

Page 29: ...Overview of the Music screen 1 Play mode 2 EQ setting 3 Track information 4 Play status 5 Elapsed time...

Page 30: ...folder has exceeded the maximum number of allowed tracks transfer the additional tracks to another folder containing less than 500 tracks Description 1 Root folder 2 Default folder Note When you sele...

Page 31: ...lect the Skip Folder option Scroll to the folder that you want to go to To resume normal playback press the Scroller again Note Your player can only recognize up to three subfolder levels in the root...

Page 32: ...o 3 and Select Lyrics Off Press the Scroller The main menu appears Scroll Select the Music option Scroll Select the audio track that you want to play The audio track is played back automatically If ly...

Page 33: ...Displaying lyrics during playback 1 During playback press and hold the Scroller A list appears Scroll Select Lyrics On To hide the lyrics display repeat steps 1 and 2 and Scroll Select Lyrics Off...

Page 34: ...layer is recognized as a Removable Disk Double click Creative MuVo V100 Media Explorer Click the Browse Data icon Locate and select the WMA or MP3 file you want to edit Click the Lyrics Editor button...

Page 35: ...tor Lyrics Editor is included with your player Using Lyrics Editor you can import LRC or TXT plain text files synchronize lyrics and songs edit lyrics For more information about Lyrics Editor refer to...

Page 36: ...Enabling Favorites mode When Favorites mode is enabled only tracks in the Favorites mode folder are played back...

Page 37: ...croll Select the Music option Scroll to the audio track that you want to add Press and hold the Scroller A list appears Scroll Select Add Favorite Note You can add tracks from outside the default libr...

Page 38: ...ecting Favorites mode 1 Press the Scroller The main menu appears Scroll Select the Favorites option The Favorites mode icon appears on the LCD and all tracks in the Favorites mode folder are played ba...

Page 39: ...Favorites mode icon appears on the LCD and all tracks in the Favorites mode folder are played back Scroll to the audio track that you want to delete Press and hold the Scroller A list appears Scroll...

Page 40: ...e Microphone option The recording bar appears on the LCD Press the Play Pause button to start the recording Press the Play Pause button again to end the recording A name is automatically assigned to y...

Page 41: ...ing file name 3 Elapsed recording time 4 Recording status Note Recorded tracks are saved in the Recorded Tracks folder in your player s root directory To view and play back recordings Scroll Select th...

Page 42: ...Playing recorded tracks 1 Press the Scroller The main menu appears Scroll Select the Recorded Tracks option Scroll to a recording that you want to play and press the Play Pause button...

Page 43: ...Overview of the Recorded Tracks screen 1 Elapsed time 2 Play mode 3 Currently playing track 4 Play status...

Page 44: ...g your player is useful when you do not want to accidentally activate functions on your player 1 Press the Scroller The main menu appears Scroll Select the Lock option appears at the top right corner...

Page 45: ...Deleting tracks 1 Press the Scroller The main menu appears Scroll Select the Delete option Scroll Select to permanently delete the currently playing audio track or recording...

Page 46: ...the My Computer icon on your desktop Alternatively click Start My Computer You will notice that your player is recognized as a Removable Disk Right click the Removable Disk option select the Format o...

Page 47: ...the Power Off message disappears Press and hold the Play Pause button and Scroller simultaneously The Recovery Mode screen appears when your player turns on Two menu items are available in the Recover...

Page 48: ...Settings and Preferences Play mode EQ Bass Boost Settings...

Page 49: ...at all Repeats all songs in your player When you select this appears at the top right corner of the LCD Repeat folder Repeats all songs in a folder When you select this appears at the top right corner...

Page 50: ...Resumes playing songs in sequence Note Repeat folder and Shuffle folder modes are only available in Music mode...

Page 51: ...of the LCD Custom When you select this appears at the top right corner of the LCD Normal Plays songs without EQ enhancements Defining Custom EQ 1 Scroll Select the Custom EQ option The Custom EQ sett...

Page 52: ...the Menu button The main menu appears Select the Bass Boost icon The Bass Boost options appear Select the On option to turn on bass boost and return to Favorites or Music mode appears at the top right...

Page 53: ...the controls of your player with your left hand Contrast Adjusts the contrast of the LCD Backlight Adjusts backlight duration Language Sets the default language displayed on the LCD Lyrics Display Di...

Page 54: ...down Information Displays your player s firmware version total memory space and available memory space...

Page 55: ...tings option Scroll Select the Restrict Volume option The current status is displayed Scroll Select On The volume bar appears Scroll Select the maximum volume level that you want You will be prompted...

Page 56: ...his feature 1 Press the Scroller The main menu appears Scroll Select the Settings option Scroll Select the Restrict Volume option You will be prompted for your password if you set one Use the Scroller...

Page 57: ...however be MP3 or WMA files if you want to play them back WMA files are music files that have lossy compression encoding which means that some data is lost during compression The standard bitrate for...

Page 58: ...site to download the music files to your computer Note It may be illegal to encode audio files for trade or sale unless you have the express or explicit permission of the copyright holder s WMA files...

Page 59: ...much of their audio quality Higher bitrates will result in larger WMA file sizes with better audio quality The time needed to successfully extract audio from a CD depends on CD ROM DVD ROM drive spee...

Page 60: ...e In the Task bar click the Rip Now button For more information about using Creative MediaSource Player Organizer refer to its online Help Tip Instead of manually entering track information retrieve a...

Page 61: ...an 100 KB Sec What do I do Try formatting your player For more information refer to Formatting your player Can I use my player as a portable data storage device Yes you can You can transfer data files...

Page 62: ...Yes to transfer DRM protected WMA files to your player you can use Creative Media Explorer Creative MediaSource Player Organizer or Windows Media Player...

Page 63: ...a new AAA alkaline battery WMA 64 kbps Up to 14 hours of continuous playback with a new AAA alkaline battery Playback Formats MP3 Up to 320 kbps WMA Up to 320 kbps Recording Formats Voice via built in...

Page 64: ...USB 1 1 LCD 96 x 32 pixel blue backlit display Headphone Specifications Frequency Range 20 Hz 20 KHz Sensitivity 111 dB 3 dB SPL at 1 KHz Impedance 32 W 15 Plug 3 5 mm 1 8 stereo minijack...

Page 65: ...t is moisture resistant see product packaging for details take care not to immerse your product in water or expose it to rain Do not listen to audio at high volume for prolonged periods of time When a...

Page 66: ...greement is found in a separate folder on the Installation and Applications CD Copyright 2006 by Creative Technology Ltd All rights reserved MuVo Creative MediaSource and the Creative logo are tradema...

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