Creative MuVo V100 User manual

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Introduction
Yourplayercanstorehundredsofsongsinitsmusiclibrary,andcomesequipped
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andWMAfiles,includingthoseprotected
withDigitalRightsManagement(DRM)technology.

MinimumSystemRequirements
Microsoft®Windows®XPProfessionalx64Edition,WindowsXP(Service
Pack1orlater)orWindows2000
Intel®Pentium®III1GHzorAMDDuron1GHz
CD-ROMorDVD-ROMdrivewith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colors,800x600resolutionorbetter)
Note
ThesoftwareapplicationsontheMuVoV100CDmayhavehigher
requirementsforbasicfunctionality.Refertoeachapplication's
documentationfordetails.

YourPlayerAtAGlance
Overview
UsingtheScroller
LCDGuide

Overview
Component Usage
1Play/Pause
button
Pressandholdtoturntheplayeronandoff.
Pressoncetostartplayingtracks,andpressagaintopauseplayback.
Whenyourplayerislocked,presstoturnontheLiquidCrystal
Display(LCD)backlight.
2
Headphonejack
Connectearphonestothis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betweentracks,orturnandhold
theScrollertomovewithinatrack.
Formoreinformation,seeUsingtheScroller.
4
VolumeIncreasebutton
Presstoincreasethevolume.
5
VolumeDecreasebutton
Presstodecreasethevolume.
6
USBconnector
Connectthisconnectortoyourcomputer'sUSBport.
7

Batterymodule
Insert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digitalvoicerecordings.

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

Selectmenuoptions
YoucanusetheScrollertoselectmenuoptions.InthisUser'sGuide,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LCDuntilthe
optionthatyouwant,suchasPlayMode ,ishighlighted.
PresstheScrollertoselectthismenuoption.

Controlplayback
Duringplayback,youcanusetheScrollerto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playback
TurnandholdtheScrollerrightorleftrespectively.

LCDGuide
BatteryIcons
StatusDiagrams
PlayStatusIcons
PlayModeIcons
InformationDiagrams

BatteryIcons
Afterinsertingthebattery,yourplayerdisplaysoneofthefollowingicons,
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dependsonfactorslikethevolumelevel.Formore
information,seeFrequentlyAskedQuestions.

StatusDiagrams
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toyourplayer.

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

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

InformationDiagrams
Ifanerroroccurs,youmayseeoneofthefollowinginformationdiagramsthat
indicatethegeneralnatureoftheproblem.
Thisdiagram Meansthis Advice
Unexpectedpowerlosswhilesavingsettings
Download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thatthefilesystemyouselectedduringformattingisFATorFAT32
UseScanDisktoscanyourplayer
Theplayer'sremainingstoragespaceislowordepleted;recordingcannot
proceed
Deletesomefilestofreestoragespace

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

Step1:Setupsoftware
DONOTconnectyourplayertoyourcomputerbeforesettingupthesoftware.
1. Turnonyourcomputer.
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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andwhenprompted,restartyour
computer.
Whenyourcomputerrestarts,followtheproductregistrationinstructionson
thescreen.
Whenprompted,connectyourplayertoyourcomputer'sUSBport.Donot
pressthebuttonsonyourplayerwhileconnectingittoyourcomputer.

Step2:Turnonyourplayer
Yourplayerautomaticallyplayspreloadedmusictogetyoustartedimmediately.
1. Ifyourplayerisconnectedtoyourcomputer,makesureitisdisconnected
properlyfromyourcomputer.Formoreinformation,seeStep4:Disconnect
player.
InsertaAAAalkalinebatteryintoyourplayer.
PressandholdthePlay/Pausebutton untilyourplayerturnson.
ConnectyourearphonesandpresstheVolumebuttons toadjustthe
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Languageoption ,andthenScrollSelectthelangauge
thatyouwant.
Afteryouhavefinishedusingyourplayer,pressandholdthePlay/Pause
button untilthePoweroffmessagedisappears.
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earphoneswhiledriving,
cyclingoranyotheractivitythatrequiresyourfullattention.

Step3:Ripandcopymusic
RipmusicfromyourCDcollectiontoyourplayer,orcopyaudiofiles(suchas
musicyouhavepurchasedonline)fromyourcomputer.
ToripmusicfromyourCDcollection
1. MakesureyourplayerisconnectedtoyourcomputerasshowninStep1:
Setupsoftware.
Double-clicktheMyComputericononyourdesktop.
Double-clicktheCreativeMuVoV100MediaExplorer icon.
ClicktheRipAudioCDs icon.
Followtheinstructionsonthescreen.
Albuminformationisautomaticallyretrievedifyouareconnectedtothe
Internet,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-clicktheMyComputericononyourdesktop.Youwillnoticethat
yourplayerisrecognizedasaRemovableDisk.
Double-clicktheCreativeMuVoV100MediaExplorer icon.
ClicktheBrowseData icon.
Copyfilesusingthedrag-and-droporcopy-and-pastemethod.
Note
WMAfilesprotectedbyDigitalRightsManagement(DRM)technology
cannotbecopiedtoyourplayerusingWindowsExplorer.Youcanonlydo
sowithapplicationsthatsupportthistechnology,suchasCreativeMedia
Explorer,CreativeMediaSourceTMPlayer/Organizer,orWindowsMedia®
Player.

Step4:Disconnectplayer
Whendisconnectingyourplayerfromyourcomputer,alwaysusetheWindows
EjectorSafelyRemoveHardwareicon ontheTaskbar.Ifnot,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. ClicktheSafelyRemoveHardwareicon ontheTaskbar.
SelectSafelyremoveUSBMassStorageDevice,anddisconnectyourplayer
whenyouarepromptedtodoso.