User manual CREATIVE ZEN VISION:M

[. . . ] 1 15 2 3 4 14 13 12 ( ( ( () ) ) ) 5 6 7 11 8 10 9 1 Congratulations ZEN Vision:MTM is the new digital player from Creative. Read on to learn how to get started with your new player! Contents About Your Player . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Using the Navigation Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Getting Started . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [. . . ] 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 you want to convert, synchronize, and organize audio files 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 on your desktop. Creative MediaSource Player/Organizer icon 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. Understanding Your Player 11 Understanding Your Player Navigate through the different menus to find out what your player can do!These are the main menu options on your player: Music Library Photos Videos FM Radio Microphone Extras System select to play music and recordings, or to use the DJ function select to view pictures select to play videos select to scan for and listen to FM radio stations select to make instant recordings select to use additional features including Organizer and Removable Disk select to view and customize your player's settings Your player's menu interface, features and operations are controlled by your player's firmware. Sometimes, improvements are made to your player's firmware 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. 12 Managing Your Player Managing Your Player You are now equipped to use your player's more advanced features!Read on to get the most out of your player. "Managing Audio" on page 12 "Managing Videos" on page 15 "Managing Pictures" on page 16 "Managing Recordings" on page 17 "Managing Data" on page 18 "Managing Organizer Features" on page 19. Managing Audio To create playlists You can select any combination of tracks you want 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 that you want. Repeat steps i) and ii) to add another track or category of tracks. Select Music Library Now Playing. 2 Press the Options button , and select Save As Playlist. 3 Use the Navigation controls to create a name for your playlist and select the check mark to confirm the name. 2 Press the Options button , and select Start Slideshow. 3 To customize your own slideshows, launch Creative Media Explorer. 4 To change the slideshow 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 rating and viewing options. To display or hide picture folders See "To display or hide video or picture folders" on page 22. To set a password when displaying or hiding picture folders See "To set a password when displaying or hiding video or picture folders" on page 22. Managing Your Player 17 Managing Recordings To record audio 1 In the main menu, select Microphone. 2 Press the Options button , and select Start Recording. to do one of the 3 While recording, you can press the Options button 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 Radio. 2 While listening to a radio broadcast, press the Options button select Record Radio to start recording. , and To listen to recorded audio In the main menu, select Music Library Recordings recording that you want. 18 Managing Your Player Managing Data You can use ZEN Vision:M to store backup copies of your computer's data files, or use it to transfer files from one computer to another. To use ZEN Vision:M as a Removable Disk 1 In the main menu, select Extras Removable Disk. , and select the capacity that you want. 2 Press the Options button Alternatively, connect ZEN Vision:M to your computer and use Creative Removable Disk Manager to increase or decrease the amount of hard disk space in Removable Disk mode. To start Creative Removable Disk Manager, click Start Programs or All Programs Creative Creative Removable Disk Manager Creative Removable Disk Manager. 3 When you see Removable Disk on ZEN Vision:M's LCD, you are ready to transfer data files to and from any computer. 4 Connect ZEN Vision:M to your computer. [. . . ] If your player stops responding, reset the player. This should not cause you to lose any data or audio tracks, unless you were in the middle of transferring an audio track. Insert and remove a thin object (for example, a straightened paperclip) from the Reset hole. 26 Information Diagrams Information Diagrams Use your player only after this library rebuilding is completed. Re-building Library See "Step 1: Clean Up Your Player's Firmware" on page 27. Hardware Problem See "Step 1: Clean Up Your Player's Firmware" on page 27. Harddisk Problem Your player will be automatically reset for the firmware to take effect. In the rare event that your player does not reset itself, see "How do I reset ZEN Vision:M?" on page 25. Please reset player Information Diagrams 27 Refer to the following information before contacting Customer Support Services. [. . . ]