Creative ZEN Touch User manual

User’s Guide
Creative Zen Touch
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Contents

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Before You Begin
Introduction ...................................................................................... xi
Minimum System Requirements ..................................................... xi
1 A Tour of Your Player
Your Player at a Glance ................................................................ 1-1
Using the touch pad control .......................................................... 1-3
Select ..................................................................................... 1-3
Selecting menu options ................................................... 1-4
Selecting list and confirmation box options ..................... 1-4
2 Getting Started
Charging the Battery ..................................................................... 2-1
Using the power adapter ........................................................ 2-1
Using the USB cable .............................................................. 2-2
Power Source and Level Indicators ....................................... 2-3
Setting Up Your Player .................................................................. 2-4
Transferring Music and Data ......................................................... 2-5
Downloading from the Internet ............................................... 2-6
Ripping from a CD ................................................................. 2-7
3 Playing and Managing Your Music
Playing Music ................................................................................ 3-1
Playing the Selected Music list ....................................... 3-2
Playing all tracks in your player ...................................... 3-3
Play Modes ................................................................................... 3-4
Normal ................................................................................... 3-4

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Repeat track ........................................................................... 3-5
Repeat all ............................................................................... 3-5
Shuffle .................................................................................... 3-6
Shuffle repeat ......................................................................... 3-6
Track once ............................................................................. 3-7
Managing your Music .................................................................... 3-8
Finding a Music Track in Music Library .................................. 3-9
Adding Music Tracks to the Selected Music list ................... 3-10
Viewing Track Information in Music Library ......................... 3-13
Deleting Music Tracks from Music Library ........................... 3-14
Using the Selected Music list ...................................................... 3-16
Viewing track information in the Selected Music list ............ 3-16
Removing music tracks from the Selected Music list ........... 3-17
Saving the Selected Music list as a playlist ......................... 3-19
Setting User Preferences ............................................................ 3-21
Personalize your player ....................................................... 3-21
Owner ........................................................................... 3-22
EQ Settings ................................................................... 3-22
Backlight Time .............................................................. 3-23
Contrast ........................................................................ 3-24
Idle Shutdown ............................................................... 3-24
Date and Time .............................................................. 3-24
TouchPad ...................................................................... 3-24
Language ...................................................................... 3-25
Reset Settings ............................................................... 3-25
Accessing the Information Screen .............................................. 3-26
Resetting your Player .................................................................. 3-26
Locking and unlocking your Player ............................................. 3-27
To lock your player ............................................................... 3-27
To unlock your player ........................................................... 3-27

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4 Software Applications
About Creative MediaSource and NOMAD Explorer .................... 4-1
Appendixes
A Technical Specifications
Size ................................................................................. A-1
Weight (includes the rechargeable battery) .................... A-1
Memory ........................................................................... A-1
Capacity .......................................................................... A-1
Battery Type .................................................................... A-1
Battery Life (playback time) ............................................ A-1
Operating Conditions ...................................................... A-2
Storage Conditions ......................................................... A-2
Interface .......................................................................... A-2
Signal to Noise Ratio ...................................................... A-2
Playback Formats ........................................................... A-2
Channel Separation ........................................................ A-2
THD ................................................................................. A-2
Frequency Response ...................................................... A-2
Operating System/Firmware ........................................... A-2
Headphone Out ............................................................... A-3
LCD Display .................................................................... A-3
Data Connector ............................................................... A-3
EQ ................................................................................... A-3
B Onscreen Diagram and Icon Guide
Information Diagrams .................................................................... B-1

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Playback Icons .............................................................................. B-3
Play Mode Icons ............................................................................ B-4
C Frequently Asked Questions
AutoPlay ........................................................................................ C-1
Features ........................................................................................ C-2
General ......................................................................................... C-2
Maintenance .................................................................................. C-4
Usage ............................................................................................ C-5

Before You Begin

Before You Begin vi
Before You Begin
Introduction Thank you for purchasing Creative’s new multi-format player, Creative Zen
Touch! Your player can store thousands of songs in its music library, and
comes equipped with an USB 2.0 connector, so you can transfer audio
tracks and data quickly and easily.
Minimum
System
Requirements
❍Microsoft®Windows®XP, Windows 2000, Windows Millennium Edition
(Me) or Windows 98 Second Edition (SE)
❍Intel®Pentium®II 350 MHz, AMD®-K6-2®450 MHz or better processor
(Pentium III 450 MHz or higher recommended for MP3 encoding)
❍CD-ROM drive with digital audio extraction support
❍USB 1.1 (USB 2.0 port recommended)
❍64 MB RAM (128 MB recommended)
❍10 MB free hard disk space (more needed for storing audio)
❍Internet connection for Internet content downloading and CDDB2™
support (any charges incurred are the responsibility of the user)
❍Functioning mouse
❍SVGA graphics adapter (256 colors, 800 x 600 resolution or better)
The software
applications on the
Zen Touch CD may
have higher
requirements for
basic functionality.
Refer to each
application’s
documentation for
details.

A Tour of Your Player

A Tour of Your Player 1-1
A Tour of Your Player
Your Player at
a Glance
Liquid Crystal
Display (LCD)
Random button
Menu button
Back button
Touch pad control
Front view
Next button
Play/Pause button
Previous button
OK button

A Tour of Your Player 1-2
Lock
switch
Top view
Power button
Volume
Increase
button
Volume
Decrease
button
Power adapter
connector
Earphone
connector
USB
port
Side views
Reset button

A Tour of Your Player 1-3
Using the
touch pad
control
Select The touch pad control is one of the most important features of your player. In
this document, we will use the term, “Select”, to mean that you should use
the touch pad control to scroll through options, and then select the option by
pressing the OK button.
Use the upper or lower sections of the touch pad control to scroll rapidly
through options. Place your finger on the upper or lower section of the touch
pad control and hold it down to scroll rapidly.
To "Select", use the
touch pad control to
scroll to the option
you want, and
select the option by
pressing the OK
button.
When selecting an
option, instead of
pressing the OK
button, you can also
tap the touch pad
control. The Tap to
Select feature,
however, must be
enabled. To enable
this feature, see
"TouchPad" on page
3-24.
Gently rub the middle section
of the touch pad control to
scroll through options.
Press the OK button to select
an option.
The touch pad
control.
Place your finger on
the middle section of
the touch pad control.
Lower section for fast
scrolling downwards.
Upper section for fast
scrolling upwards.
OK button for selecting options
Middle section for normal scrolling
upwards or downwards.

A Tour of Your Player 1-4
Depending on the screen you are in, you can have different menu options.
You can also choose options from a list or a confirmation box.
Selecting menu
options You can use the touch pad control to scroll to selections in menus. For
example, if you are looking at the Menu screen:
1. Use the touch pad control to scroll up and down in the menu.
2. Press the OK button to select the menu item.
Selecting list and
confirmation box
options
You can also use the touch pad control to select confirmation boxes or
options in a list.
1. Use the touch pad control to scroll through the options.
2. Press the OK button to select the option.
From the Menu screen to the Music Library screen
touch pad
control options
Constructing a title from a list Selecting a confirmation box

A Tour of Your Player 1-5
Button What It Does Usage Tips
POWER
❍Turns the player on and off.
❍To turn on your player, press and
hold until the LED turns on.
❍To turn off your player, press and
hold until the Shutting down
message appears. Release the
Power button.
MENU
❍Displays the main menu, which
contains most of your player’s
features.
PREVIOUS ❍Goes to the beginning of the
current track, or to the previous
track.
❍Moves back within a track when
you press and hold the button.
❍To go back to another track,
press the Menu button, and then
select Selected Music. Select
the track you want to skip to.
NEXT
❍Goes to the next track.
❍Moves ahead within a track
when you press and hold the
button.
❍To skip forward to another track,
press the Menu button, and then
select Selected Music. Select
the track you want to skip to.

A Tour of Your Player 1-6
PLAY/PAUSE
❍Starts, pauses or continues
playback.
❍To play a track from Music
Library screens, press this
button.
VOLUME INCREASE
❍Increases the volume. ❍Press and hold to increase the
volume quickly.
VOLUME DECREASE
❍Decreases the volume. ❍Press and hold to decrease the
volume quickly.
BACK
❍Goes to previously accessed
screens in the menu.
Button What It Does Usage Tips

A Tour of Your Player 1-7
RANDOM BUTTON
❍Plays random tracks in your
player.
TOUCH PAD CONTROL
❍Scrolls up and down menus.
❍Selects menu options.
❍Gently rub the middle section of
the touch pad control to scroll
through menu options and press
the OK button to select them.
This action is also referred to as
"Select".
❍When selecting an option,
instead of pressing the
OK button, you can also tap the
touch pad control. The Tap to
Select feature must be enabled.
To enable this feature, see
"TouchPad" on page 3-24.
LOCK SWITCH
❍Locks and disables all buttons
on your player. ❍Slide the switch to the right.
RESET HOLE
❍Resets your player. ❍Push the end of a thin object (for
example, a straightened
paperclip) into the Reset hole.
Button What It Does Usage Tips
Lower section for fast scrolling
downwards.
Upper section for fast
scrolling upwards.
OK button for
selecting options
Middle section for normal scrolling
upwards or downwards.

Getting Started

Getting Started 2-1
Getting Started
Charging the
Battery The high performance lithium-ion battery supplied with your player needs to
be fully charged before you use it. The battery is fully charged in
approximately four hours. You can charge the battery using either the power
adapter or the USB cable.
Using the power
adapter To charge your player’s battery, 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 2-1. Check the battery icon to see when the battery is fully
charged.
Power adapter
connector
Figure 2-1: Connecting the player to the wall outlet.
Wall outlet

Getting Started 2-2
Using the USB
cable You can also charge your player’s battery using the supplied USB cable.
Connect the USB cable to your player and computer’s USB ports, as shown
in Figure 2-2.
Make sure that your player is turned off, and Creative MediaSource or
NOMAD Explorer is closed before charging using the USB port. The Power
button blinks blue when the battery is charging.
If your player turns on
as you are connecting
it to the USB port, turn
it off before you charge
the battery.
USB cable
USB port
Figure 2-2: Connecting the player using the USB cable.