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10  Managing Music and Data

Managing Music and Data

Creative Media Explorer and Creative MediaSource™ Player/Organizer are 
included with your player. Try out these applications to decide which one is 
more suitable for your needs.

Creative Media Explorer

Use Creative Media Explorer if:

„

you are new to digital music and want to transfer music from your CDs to your 
player

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you want to convert, synchronize, and organize audio files

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you prefer to manage your player in the familiar “Windows Explorer” environment.

To start Creative Media Explorer, double-click the 

ZEN Vision:M Media 

Explorer

 icon

under 

My Computer 

or on the desktop. For more information 

about using Creative Media Explorer, refer to its online Help.

Creative MediaSource Player/Organizer

Use the full-featured Creative MediaSource Player/Organizer if:

„

you require additional features such as recording, automatic playlist generation, and 
audio format conversion

„

you want to manage a music library on your computer.

To start Creative MediaSource Player/Organizer, double-click the Creative 
MediaSource Player/Organizer icon 

 

on your desktop. Creative 

MediaSource Player/Organizer has a Home page from which you can access 
common tasks. For more information about using Creative MediaSource 
Player/Organizer, refer to its online Help.

Summary of Contents for ZEN VISION-M -

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Page 2: ...1 2 3 4 15 11 10 13 14 12 5 6 8 7 9...

Page 3: ...new player Contents About Your Player 2 Using the Navigation Controls 3 Getting Started 4 Managing Music and Data 10 Understanding Your Player 11 Managing Your Player 12 Personalizing Your Player 21...

Page 4: ...tton Press to go to the next track or menu option Press and hold to move forward within a track 9 Options button Press to display more options 10 Dock connector Connect the USB synchronization adapter...

Page 5: ...s the Previous Rewind or Next Fast Forward button to move horizontally in a menu 2 Firmly tap the Vertical Touch Pad to select the highlighted option To adjust volume with the Vertical Touch Pad Depen...

Page 6: ...rt automatically If it does not follow the steps below i Double click the My Computer icon Alternatively click Start My Computer ii Right click the CD ROM DVD ROM drive icon and then click Autoplay 3...

Page 7: ...D The battery is fully charged in approximately five hours For continuous battery charging using the USB port minimize computer usage and make sure your computer is not in power conservation mode For...

Page 8: ...Content Transfer music and other files from your CD collection or computer For more details see Managing Music and Data on page 10 To transfer or rip music from your CD collection 1 Make sure your pla...

Page 9: ...owse Documents button 3 Locate your data files and transfer them to your player using the drag and drop method You can also transfer audio files and photos using the Browse Documents button Creative M...

Page 10: ...below on the display before disconnecting your player Step 6 Play Music or View Files You are now ready to play music that you have ripped and view files you have transferred To play music 1 Connect...

Page 11: ...ls to pan horizontally and vertically in four different directions Caring For Your Player Portable players are subject to normal wear and tear which could include scratches to the screen To prevent th...

Page 12: ...ble click the ZEN Vision M Media Explorer icon under My Computer or on the desktop For more information about using Creative Media Explorer refer to its online Help Creative MediaSource Player Organiz...

Page 13: ...e and these firmware upgrades are placed on Creative s web site for you To check for upgrades go to www creative com support and click Downloads Music Library select to play music and recordings or to...

Page 14: ...ant from your player s Music Library to create playlists for convenient playback 1 To add a track or category of tracks to the Now Playing folder i Select Music Library track or category of tracks tha...

Page 15: ...ur audio tracks in sequential order Bass Boost enhances the bass in your track during playback Smart Volume sets playback at a constant volume You no longer need to adjust the volume when you play dif...

Page 16: ...Vertical Touch Pad to display the list of presets and then move your thumb up and down the Vertical Touch Pad to select the preset that you want Hold down the Next Fast Forward button or Previous Rewi...

Page 17: ...tions button and select Delete Video To display the last viewed video In the main menu select Videos Recently browsed videos To display or hide video folders See To display or hide video or picture fo...

Page 18: ...how interval duration select System Photo Video Settings To rate and view your favorite pictures 1 In the main menu select Photos Pictures picture that you want 2 Press the Options button to select ra...

Page 19: ...f the following Pause pauses the recording Resume resumes the paused recording Stop stops and saves the recording Split starts a new recording To record radio broadcasts 1 In the main menu select FM R...

Page 20: ...o transfer data files to and from any computer 4 Connect ZEN Vision M to your computer ZEN Vision M appears as a Removable Disk under My Computer 5 Use the drag and drop method to copy files to and fr...

Page 21: ...r and ZEN Vision M as the devices you want to synchronize 4 Select the Organizer data check box and then click the Next button 5 Select the information you want to import from Microsoft Outlook and th...

Page 22: ...o to a specific month press the Options button and select the month that you want 3 Firmly tap the Vertical Touch Pad to view the events and tasks of the selected day To view today s tasks In the main...

Page 23: ...r 1 In the main menu select Photos Pictures 2 Select the picture that you want 3 Press the Options button and select Set as Wallpaper To configure screen and display settings In the main menu select S...

Page 24: ...ns 3 To display the clock in the menu bar select System Clock Settings Clock in Title To display or hide video or picture folders 1 In the main menu select Videos Video video folder that you want OR s...

Page 25: ...System Audio Settings EQ Each slider on the Custom EQ screen represents successively higher frequencies that can be adjusted 80 controls bass frequency 250 adjusts the low mid range frequency 1k adjus...

Page 26: ...PAL See the User s Guide for your TV if you are not sure about your TV s display format 3 Connect your player to a TV with the ZEN Vision M Audio Video Cable sold separately DO NOT use a standard vid...

Page 27: ...ZEN Vision M does not turn on or stops responding What do I do Do one or more of the following Make sure the Power switch is not in the Lock position If you are using the ZEN Vision M wired remote con...

Page 28: ...ur Player s Firmware on page 27 See Step 1 Clean Up Your Player s Firmware on page 27 Your player will be automatically reset for the firmware to take effect In the rare event that your player does no...

Page 29: ...ery Mode screen appears 2 Select Clean Up Reboot 3 If this does not work proceed to Step 2 Update Your Player s Firmware Step 2 Update Your Player s Firmware 1 Download from the Creative website any f...

Page 30: ...ment DRM 10 or later WAV Video playback formats MPEG 1 MPEG 2 MPEG 4 SP Windows Media Video WMV 9 MJPEG Picture format JPEG Baseline Up to 16 MegaPixels JPEG Progressive Up to 4 MegaPixels MP3 Playbac...

Page 31: ...mm or 2 5 320 x 240 pixel resolution backlit display 262144 colors In the process of LCD manufacturing instances of one or more pixels appearing in a dark or fixed color or in an unchanging state may...

Page 32: ...without the written permission of Creative Technology Ltd Copyright 2006 Creative Technology Ltd All rights reserved The Creative logo ZEN Vision M and Creative MediaSource are trademarks or registere...

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