Creative Zen Neeon User manual

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Introduction
CongratulationsonpurchasingCreativeZenTMNeeon!ZenNeeoncomes
equippedwithaUSB2.0connector,soyoucantransferaudiotracksanddata
quicklyandeasily.Connectyourplayertoexternalaudiodevices,suchasCD
players,torecordCDaudiotrackstoyourplayer.

MinimumSystemRequirements
Microsoft®Windows®XP,WindowsMillenniumEdition(Me),Windows
2000orWindows98SecondEdition(SE)
Intel®Pentium®II233MHz,orAMD-K6®-2266MHz
64MBRAM
170MBavailableharddiskspace
CD-ROM/DVD-ROMdrive
USB1.1(USB2.0portrecommendedforfastertransferspeeds)
InternetaccessforMusicServiceProvidersupport(optional)
Note
ThesoftwareapplicationsontheCreativeZenNeeonCDmayhavehigher
requirementsforbasicfunctionality.Refertoeachapplication's
documentationfordetails.

ATourofYourPlayer
YourPlayerataGlance
TurningYourPlayerOn/Off
UsingtheScroller
LearningAboutPlayerModes
StoringTracksinFolders
LockingandUnlockingYourPlayer
FormattingYourPlayer
ResettingYourPlayer

YourPlayerataGlance
Button/Connector WhatItDoes UsageTips
1.
PowerOn/Off,
Play/Pauseand
Recordbutton
Turnsyourplayeronandoff.
Enablesvariousfunctions,
dependingonthemodeyouarein.
Toturnyourplayeron,pressandholdforone
second.
Toturnyourplayeroff,pressandholduntilthe
screenturnsoff.
Pressthisbuttontoplay,pauseorcontinuetracks
andrecordings.
SwitchesbetweenFMPresetandManualScan
modes.(FMradioisonlyavailablewithselected
models.)
2. Scroller
DisplaysandselectsMenuoptions
ontheOLEDdisplay.
Formoreinformation,seeUsingthe
Scroller.
MoveandholdtheScrollerineitherdirectionto
scrollupordowncontinuously.
Inamenu,pressandholdtoreturntothecurrent
modeview.
MoveandholdtheScrollertowards orto
movebackoraheadwithinatrack.
MovetheScrollertowards ortogotothe
previousornexttrack.
InMusic,FM,MicrophoneorLine-InRecording
mode,pressandholdtodisplaytheModemenu.
InFMRadiomode,scrollupordowntochange
radioorpresetchannels.(FMradioisonlyavailable
withselectedmodels.)
InMicrophoneandLine-InRecordingmode,press
toendarecording.
3. OLEDdisplay  
Presstoincreaseordecreasethevolume
incrementally.

4. VolumeIncrease/
Decreasebuttons
Increases/decreasesthevolume. Pressandholdtoincreaseordecreasethevolume
quickly.
5. ButtonLock
switch Locksorunlockstheplayer
Movetheswitchtowards tolockyourplayer.
Movetheswitchawayfrom tounlockyour
player.
6. Resetbutton Resetsyourplayer 
7. Microphone Recordsvoices SelectarecordingformatandbitratetorecordWAV
orMP3files.
8. Line-Injack Connectyouraudiosourcestothis
jacktomakeline-inrecordings.
SelectarecordingformatandbitratetorecordWAV
orMP3files.
9. Headphonejack Connectyourheadphonesor
earphonestothisjack. 
10. USB/power
adapterconnector
ConnectyourUSBcableorpower
adapter(availableseparately)tothis
connector.
Formoreinformationonthisand
otherZenNeeonaccessories,visit
www.creative.com.

TurningYourPlayerOn/Off
Toturnonyourplayer
PressandholdthePlay/Pausebutton foronesecond.Afterawhile,theZen
Neeonlogoappearsonthescreen.
Toturnoffyourplayer
PressandholdthePlay/Pausebutton untilthescreenturnsoff.
Note
Ifyourplayercontainsnoaudiotracks,themessage"NoMusic"appearson
thescreen.

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.
SelectingMenuoptions:Weusethe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OLEDdisplay
untiltheoptionthatyouwant,suchasPlayMode ,ishighlighted.
PresstheScrollertoselectthismenuoption.
Duringplayback:TurntheScrollertomovebetweentracks,orturnandhold
theScrollertomovewithinatrack.

LearningAboutPlayerModes
Yourplayerhasfourmodes:Music,Line-InRecording,FMRadioand
Microphone.
Note
FMradioisonlyavailablewithselectedmodels.
Inallmodes,youcan:
Configureplayersettings.
EnableMusicmode,toplaytracksandrecordings.
EnableMicrophonemode,tocreatevoicerecordings.
EnableFMRadiomode,tolistentoFMradioandcreateradiorecordings.
EnableLine-InRecordingmode,tocreateline-inrecordings.
InMusicmode,youcanalso:
Browsethecontentsofyourplayer.
Accessplaylistsyoucreatedandtransferredfromyourcomputer.
Selectaplaymode,tochangetheplaysequenceoftracks.
Selectanequalizer(EQ)settingtoenhanceyouraudio.
Selecttracksandrecordingstodelete.
InLine-InRecordingmode,youcanalso:
Makeline-inrecordings
Browseline-inrecordings.
Adjustthebitrate(quality)andformat(WAVorMP3)ofline-inrecordings.
EnabletheTrackDetectionfunction.Thisenablesyourplayerto
automaticallystartanewrecordingwhenitdetectsatwo-secondtrackgapfrom
theline-insource.
Selectrecordingstodelete.
InFMRadiomode,youcanalso:
MakeFMrecordings.
BrowseFMrecordings.
SelecttheScrollermode:PresetorManualscan,fortuningtoanFMchannel.
SavethecurrentFMchannelasaradiopreset.
Deletearadiopreset.
UsetheAutoscanfunction.Theplayerscansandstoresallradiostationsthatit

canreceive.Attheendoftheautoscan,itautomaticallysavesallstationsas
presetsandtunesintothefirstpreset.
InMicrophonemode,youcanalso:
Browsevoicerecordings.
Adjustthebitrate(quality)andformat(WAVorMP3)ofvoicerecordings.
Selectrecordingstodelete.
Ineachmode,themenuoptionsavailabletoyoudiffer.Yourplayer'sScroller
hasadditionalfunctionsineachmode.Formoreinformation,seeYourPlayerat
aGlance.

StoringTracksinFolders
Yourplayerstoresaudiotracksinfolders.Youcanstoretracksintheroot(first
level)folderordefaultlibraryfolders(LibraryA,LibraryBorLibraryC)
createdbyyourplayer.Youcanonlystoreuptoamaximumnumberof500
tracksperfolder.Ifanerrormessageappears,tellingyouthata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folders

LockingandUnlockingYourPlayer
Lockyourplayerwhenyouwanttopreventbuttonsfrombeingaccidently
pressed,suchaswhenyourplayerisinyourpocketorbag.Whenyoulockyour
player,youcanseethelockicon onyourplayer'sscreen.
Lockingyourplayer
Movetheswitchtowardthe icon.
Unlockingyourplayer
Movetheswitchawayfromthe icon.

FormattingYourPlayer
Youcanformatyourplayerifyourplayergetscorruptedandstartsperforming
erratically.Beforeformattingyourplayer,backupthefilesinyourplayerfirst
becauseallsongsanddatafilesaredeletedduringformatting.
1. Connectyourplayertoyourcomputer'sUSBportusingthesuppliedUSB
cable.
Double-clicktheMyComputericononyourdesktop.
ClicktheZenNeeonMediaExplorer icon.
ClicktheInitialize button.
Aftertheformattingiscomplete,makesureyoustopyourplayerbefore
disconnectingitfromyourcomputer.Forinstructionsonstoppingyourplayer,
seeStep5:StoppingYourPlayerProperly.
Note
Ifyouarepromptedtochoosethefilesystemforformatting,selectonly
FAT32.

ResettingYourPlayer
Ifyourplayerstopsresponding,resettheplayer.Thisshouldnotcauseyouto
loseanyaudiotracksordatafiles,unlessyouwereinthemiddleoftransferring
content.
Beforeresettingyourplayer,disconnecttheUSBcableorpoweradapter
(availableseparately)fromyourplayer.
Toresettheplayer
Gentlypushtheendofathinobject(likeapinorstraightenedpaperclip)into
theResetbutton.

GettingStarted
Step1:SetUpSoftware
Step2:TurnOnPlayer
Step3:ChargetheBattery
Step4:RipandCopyMusic
Step5:StoppingYourPlayerProperly

Step1:SetUpSoftware
DONOTconnectyourplayertoyourcomputerbeforesettingupthesoftware.
1. Turnonyourcomputer.
IfyouhaveWindowsXPorWindows2000,youmustloginasan
administratorinWindowsbeforeyoucansetupthesoftware.Formore
information,refertoyouroperatingsystem'sonlineHelp.
InserttheInstallationandApplicationsCDintoyourCD-ROM/DVD-ROM
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thenclickAutoPlay.
Followtheinstructionsonthescreen.
Whenprompted,restartyourcomputer.
Whenyourcomputerrestarts,followtheproductregistrationinstructionson
thescreen.
NotethatyourequireanInternetconnectiontoregisteryourproduct.
Whenprompted,connectyourplayertoyourcomputer'sUSBportusingthe
suppliedUSBcable.

Step2:TurnOnPlayer
Yourplayercomespreloadedwithsomemusictogetyoustartedimmediately.
1. PressandholdthePlay/Pause buttonuntilyourplayerturnson.
ConnectyourearphonesandpresstheVolume buttonstoadjust
thevolume.
PressthePlay/Pause buttontoplaythepreloadedcontent.
Whenyouturnonyourplayerforthefirsttime,themenuwillbeinEnglish.
Tochangethelanguage:
1. Pressthescroller.
Scroll-selecttheSettings option.
Scroll-selecttheLanguage option.
Scroll-selectalanguage.
Afteryouhavefinishedusingyourplayer,pressandholdthePlay/Pause
buttonuntilthescreenturnsoff.
Warning!
Remembertosetthevolumeatamoderatelevel.Listeningtomusicathigh
volumescanimpairyourhearing.
Foryoursafetyandthesafetyofothers,donotuseheadphonesorearphones
whiledrivingorcycling.

Step3:ChargetheBattery
Youcanchargeyourbatterybybyconnectingyourplayertoyourcomputer's
USBportusingthesuppliedUSBcableorconnectingyourplayertoapower
outletusingapoweradapter(availableseparately).Afullychargedbattery
shouldlastforaboutsixteenhours.

UsingtheUSBCable
1. Makesureyourplayerisconnectedtoyourcomputer'sUSBportwiththe
suppliedUSBcable.ConnecttoacomputerUSBportonly;avoid
connectingtoaUSBhub.
Whenthebatteryischarging,thebatterychargingicon flashesonthe
OLEDdisplay.
Disconnectyourplayerfromyourcomputerwhenthebatteryisfullycharged
andyousee onyourplayer'sOLEDdisplay.Ittakesapproximatelysixhours
tochargeyourplayerfully.
Whenchargingthebattery:
Avoidtransferringfilesbetweenyourplayerandcomputerasthismay
lengthenthechargingtime.
Forcontinuouscharging:
Makesureyourcomputerdoesnotenterpowerconservationmode,for
example,StandbyorHibernation.Formoreinformation,refertoyour
operatingsystem'sHelp.
Warning!
ForWindows98SEonly:DONOTchargeyourplayer'sbatteryviathe
USBcableuntilafteryouhaveinstalledthesoftware.
Note
Theamountofplaybacktimeavailabledependsonvariousfactors,suchas
thetypeofearphonesyouareusing.Formoreinformation,seeUsage.

UsingthePowerAdapter(availableseparately)
Connectoneendofthepoweradapter(availableseparately)tothewalloutlet
andtheotherendtoyourplayer'spoweradapterconnector,asshownbelow.
When appearsonyourplayer'sOLEDdisplay,yourplayerisfullycharged.
Chargingyourbatteryforthefirsttimetakesaboutthreehours.
Note
Theamountofplaybacktimeavailabledependsonvariousfactors,suchas
thetypeofearphonesyouareusing.Formoreinformation,seeUsage.