Creative MuVo_2_QSG User manual

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English
A Tour of Your Player
On/Off and
Play/Pause button
Liquid Crystal
Display (LCD)
Menu button
Front view
Earphones / wired
remote (optional) jack
USB
port
Power adapter
jack
To p v i e w
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Using the Menu Button
Select
The Menu button (Figure 1) is one of the most important features of your
player. In this document, we will use the term, “Select”, to mean that you
should move the Menu button towards the left or right to browse through
options, and then select the option by pressing the Menu button.
Volume
You can also adjust volume levels with the Menu button.
Move the Menu button upward to increase volume or downward to decrease volume.
Using Your Player
Button What It Does Usage Tips
Menu • Displays Menu options on
the LCD.
• For more information on using the Menu
button, see "Using the Menu Button"
above.
Play/Pause • Turns your player on and
off.
• Enables playing and pausing
of tracks.
• Press and hold to turn your player on and
off.
• In Music mode, press this button to start
playing tracks, and press again to pause
playback.
Figure 1
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Indicator What It Does Usage Tips
Previous • Goes to the previous track. • Move and hold the Menu button towards
to move back within a track.
Next • Goes to the next track. • Move and hold the Menu button towards
to move ahead within a track.
Volume Increase • Increases the volume. • Move and hold the Menu button towards
to increase the volume quickly.
• Move and release the Menu button towards
to increase volume incrementally.
Volume Decrease • Decreases the volume. • Move and hold the Menu button towards
to decrease the volume quickly.
• Move and release the Menu button towards
to decrease volume incrementally.
Jack / Port What It Does Usage Tips
Power adapter jack • Connect your power
adapter to this jack.
USB port • Connect your USB cable to
this port.
Earphones /
wired remote
(optional) jack
• Connect your earphones or
wired remote (optional) to
this jack.
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Getting Started
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1Setting Up Your Computer
1. Ensure that your player is NOT connected to your computer.
2. Insert the Creative MuVo2 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.
3. Follow the instructions on the screen to complete the installation. Creative
MediaSource™ and Windows 98 SE drivers (only if applicable) will be installed on your
computer.
4. When prompted, restart your computer.
Do not charge your player’s battery via the USB port until after you have installed
the software.
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2Inserting the Battery
Insert the supplied battery into your player as shown below.
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3Charging the Battery
You can charge your battery by connecting your player to a power outlet using the supplied
power adapter, or by connecting your player to your computer’s USB port using the
supplied USB cable.
Using the power adapter
Connect one end of the power adapter to the wall outlet
and the other end to your player’s power adapter
connector, as shown in Figure 2. Charging your battery for
the first time takes about three hours. When appears
on your player's LCD, your player is fully charged.
You can also charge your player’s battery using the supplied USB cable. For more
information, see “Using the USB Cable” in your User’s Guide. Do not charge your
player’s battery via the USB port until after you have installed the software.
Figure 2
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44 Transferring Audio and Data
Audio selections have been preloaded to your player to get you started quickly.
If you wish to listen to music immediately, simply press the Play/Pause button .
If you wish to download additional music tracks to your player, you can either download
music tracks from Internet music sites (see "Downloading from the Internet" in your User’s
Guide) or rip them from your audio CDs to create digital files on your computer. For more
information, see "Ripping Audios CDs" in your User’s Guide.
Data files can also be transferred to and stored in your player, for example, you can transfer
a large data file from one computer to another. Data can be transferred to your player with
the Creative MediaSource application.
To transfer audio and data with Creative MediaSource
1. Connect your player to your computer’s USB port using the supplied USB cable.
2. Launch Creative MediaSource on your computer.
3. On the left pane, locate and select the files you want to transfer to your player. Using
the standard drag-and-drop method, transfer the files to your player.
For information about transferring DRM-protected WMA files, see “Frequently Asked
Questions” on page 12.
4. After the transfer is complete, stop your player properly before disconnecting it from
your computer. For more details, see “Step 5: Stopping Your Player Properly” on
page 7.
Do not disconnect your player while file transfer is in progress.
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5Stopping Your Player Properly
Before disconnecting your player from your computer, use the Windows Eject or Safely
Remove Hardware icon on the Taskbar to safely disconnect your player. If your player
is not disconnected safely, the content may become corrupted and the player will not
function correctly. Follow these steps below to safely disconnect your player:
Windows XP, Windows Me and Windows 2000
1. Click the Safely Remove Hardware icon on the Taskbar and click Safely
remove USB Mass Storage Device as shown.
2. Unplug your player when you are prompted to do so.
Windows 98 SE
1. Wait at least 10 seconds after all file transfers are completed.
2. In Windows Explorer, right-click the Removable Disk icon and click Eject.
3. Unplug your player after 10 seconds.
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Some Basic Functions
Playing Audio Tracks
Audio selections have been preloaded to your player to get you started quickly.
If you wish to listen to music immediately, simply press the Play/Pause button .
To add audio tracks to your player, see “Transferring Audio and Data” on page 6.
To p l ay t r a c k s
1. Press the Menu button.
2. Select the Music icon (Figure 3).
3. Select the track you want to play and press the Play/
Pause button .
To pause a track
Press the Play/Pause button .
Managing Audio Tracks
For more advanced song management tasks, such as creating and managing playlists, you
can use Creative MediaSource Organizer. Creative MediaSource Player/Organizer is your
digital audio center for playing, creating, organizing and transferring digital audio. To launch
Creative MediaSource Player/Organizer, double-click the Creative MediaSource Player/
Organizer icon on your desktop.
For more information, read the User’s Guide on the Installation CD.
Go to d:\manual\<language>\manual.pdf (replace d:\ with the drive letter of your CD-ROM/
DVD-ROM drive, and <language> for the language the document is in)
Figure 3
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Usage Precautions
What to do if your player was disconnected
improperly
If your player was disconnected improperly, one of two possible error messages may appear
on your player's screen:
In this case, to recover files on your player, do the following:
1. Reconnect your player to your computer.
2. In Windows Explorer, right-click the Removable Disk icon and select the
Properties option. Depending on your computer's settings, you may see an icon with
the name of your player, instead of a Removable Disk icon.
3. Click the To o l s tab, and then click the Check Now button. A dialog box appears.
4. Be sure that the Automatically fix file system errors option is selected. All other
options should not be selected.
5. Click the Start button.
When error checking is complete, safely unplug your player from your computer. See
“Stopping Your Player Properly” on page 7.
Scenario A
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In this case, to recover files on your player, do the following:
1. Press the Menu button (follow steps 1-6 on page 11).
The Recovery Mode screen (Figure 4) appears.
2. Select the Run PC ScanDisk option.
3. Connect your player to your computer, via the USB
cable.
4. In Windows Explorer, right-click the Removable Disk icon and select the
Properties option. Depending on your computer's settings, you may see an icon with
the name of your player, instead of a Removable Disk icon.
5. Click the To o l s tab, and then click the Check Now button.
6. Be sure that the Automatically fix file system errors option is selected. All other
options should not be selected.
7. Click the Start button.
8. When error checking is complete, safely unplug your player from your computer. See
“Stopping Your Player Properly” on page 7.
Scenario B
Figure 4
If you continue to experience problems with your player, you may need to select the
Format all option to clean your player's storage memory. Doing so will erase all the
files on your player.
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