Creative ZEN User manual

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Ta b l e o f C o n t e n t s
Getting Started ............................................................................... 2
Connecting Your Player to a TV (optional) ............................ 7
Your Player At A Glance ............................................................. 8
More Information ........................................................................13
Safety Advice .................................................................................14
Notice for Drivers .......................................................................15
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2 Getting Started
Getting Started
Congratulations on your purchase of Creative Zen Portable Media Center! Follow the next
few steps to install your software and set up your player to enjoy a new level in portable
digital entertainment.
DO NOT connect your player to your computer before setting up the
software.
Installing the software
1. Insert the Installation CD into your CD-ROM/DVD-ROM drive.
Your CD should start automatically. If it does not, follow the steps
below:
i. Start Windows Explorer.
ii. On the left pane, click the My Computer icon.
iii. Right-click the CD-ROM/DVD-ROM drive icon, and then click AutoPlay.
2. Follow the instructions on the screen.
3. When prompted, restart your computer.
4. When your computer restarts, follow the instructions on the screen to register your
player and complete the setup.
Step 1
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Getting Started 3
Inserting the battery
Step 2
1 2 3
1. Open the battery compartment by pressing the silver button (1) and sliding the cover
off your player (2) in the direction of the arrows.
2. Insert the battery as shown, lining up the metal connectors on the battery to the
metal connectors in the battery compartment.
3. Close the battery compartment.
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4 Getting Started
Powering your player
Connect the power adapter as shown in the diagram. If necessary, turn on the power from
the power source.
Charging your player’s battery
The first time you charge your battery, the charge will take sixteen hours. After this initial
charge, the battery should fully charge within six hours.
The battery charging indicator lights up in amber when the battery is charging, and lights up
in green when the battery is fully charged.
Step 3
DC In 5V
While charging your player’s battery, you can use your player, for example, to
download, watch or listen to your digital media.
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Getting Started 5
Transferring content
After you have installed the software and registered your player, you can connect Zen
Portable Media Center to your computer.
Use Windows Media®Player 10 to transfer videos, programs, pictures and audio tracks
into your Zen Portable Media Center
1. Connect your player to your computer as shown. Your computer’s USB port may be
located at the front, side or back of your computer.
2. In Windows Media Player 10, click the Library tab.
3. In the library panel, right-click the content you want to add.
Step 4
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6 Getting Started
4. In the menu that appears, click the Add to option, then the Sync List option.
The content appears in the right panel.
5. Click the Sync tab.
6. In the right panel, be sure that your player is the selected device.
7. In the left panel, click the checkbox next to the media file to select it for
synchronization.
8. Click the Start Sync icon.
After transfer is complete, you can start playing back content. Press the Start button!
For more details on using your player, refer to the User’s Guide. Go to Start →
Programs/All Programs → Creative → Zen Portable Media Center → Zen
Portable Media Center User’s Guide.
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Connecting Your Player to a TV (optional) 7
Connecting Your Player to a TV
(optional)
To share your player's content on a larger screen, you can connect your player to a TV. To
do this, you must use the supplied video cable. Do not use a standard video cable.
1. Connect your player to a TV with the supplied video cable, as shown above.
2. Press the Start button on your player
3. Select settings.
4. Select Display.
5. Select TV out and select TV Display: NTSC or TV display: PAL.
Be sure to choose the correct TV display format on your player, otherwise you will not be
able to watch programs or videos properly. See the User’s Guide for your TV if you are not
sure about your TV’s display format.
Yellow Red
White
Video In Audio In (Right)
Audio In (Left)
Start
button
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8 Your Player At A Glance
Your Player At A Glance
Front View
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Start button
Power button
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Your Player At A Glance 9
Player Buttons and Connectors
Start button Press to display menu options on the LCD.
Press to switch between the main menu and the currently
active screen.
Power button
Press and hold briefly to turn your player on and off.
1Reset button Resets your player when you press it with the end of a thin
object (like a straightened paperclip).
2Navigation
buttons Enables you to select menu options.
3Power connector Connect this to a power outlet using the supplied power
adapter.
4Back button Press to return to the previous screen or menu.
5Battery Charging
Indicator
Lights up in amber when the battery is charging.
Lights up in green when the battery is fully charged.
6Volume Up /
Down buttons Press and hold to quickly change volume levels.
7Play Control
buttons Enables you to control content playback.
8Integrated
Speaker
Enables you to hear audio when you have no headphones or
speaker output.
9Liquid Crystal
Display(LCD) Displays menus or content.
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10 Your Player At A Glance
Top and Bottom views
10 Preset buttons
Press and hold Preset buttons 1, 2, 3 or 4 to bookmark
content.
Press a button to go to the bookmark.
11 Headphone
connector Connect your headphones or Wired Remote to this connector.
12 Audio / Video
Out connector
Connect this to your TV set to conveniently view videos,
recorded TV programs or pictures stored in your player.
13 Button Lock
switch Move the switch to lock or unlock your player.
14 Battery
Compartment Holds the high capacity battery.
15 Data connector Connect this to the USB cable or optional docking station.
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