User manual CREATIVE ZEN STYLE QUICK START

[. . . ] The licensee may make one copy of the software for backup purposes only. The Software License Agreement is found in a separate folder on the Installation CD. Version 1. 0 July 2004 The Creative logo, Creative MediaSource and MuVo are trademarks or registered trademarks of Creative Technology Ltd. Microsoft, MS-DOS, Windows and the Windows logo are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation. [. . . ] While charging, the icon will alternate between this icon and a battery state icon, showing the approximate level of charge. Getting Started 3-5 Icon What the icon means Your player is running from external power and has finished charging the battery. Notes To use battery power, disconnect the player from the power outlet. Step 4: Transferring Audio and Data You can use your player as a portable storage device to store any data file, such as documents, presentations and photos. Audio selections have been preloaded to your player to get you started quickly. If you wish to listen to music immediately, see "Playing Audio Tracks" on page 4-3. 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" on page 3-8) or rip them from your audio CDs to create digital files on your computer. Music files can be encoded into the supported formats (MP3, WMA or WAV file formats), and then transferred to your player with Creative MediaSource Organizer. 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 Before starting any extensive file transfer activity, be sure that your player is powered via the power adapter. 1. Connect your player to your computer's USB port using the supplied USB cable. Launch Creative MediaSource on your computer. Getting Started 3-6 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, refer to "Usage" on page B-1. To understand its usage, see "Select" on page 2-2. or FM Radio icon Using Your Player 4-2 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 . In Music mode, your player will display the elapsed time, track number and file name of the track. Audio tracks are sorted in alphanumeric order. To add audio tracks to your player, see "Step 4: Transferring Audio and Data" on page 3-6. Play mode icon EQ Status Elapsed time Play status icon Music mode Current playing track name Lock Battery level indicator Figure 4-2 To play tracks 1. Select the track you want to play and press the Play/Pause button To pause a track . Press the Play/Pause button To stop a track . Press the Play/Pause button to pause the track, and then move the Menu button towards the right. The Stop icon appears onscreen. Using Your Player 4-3 Deleting Audio Tracks This action permanently deletes tracks from your player. To delete a track 1. The track's name appears onscreen and the track is permanently deleted from your player. Figure 4-3 Figure 4-4 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 about using Creative MediaSource, refer to its online Help. Using Your Player 4-4 Listening to FM Radio With your player, you can listen to your favorite radio station. Your player can automatically scan for stations available in your region, and store the stations as channels for you. In FM Radio mode, your player will display the current radio channel and its preset number. FM radio channel Battery Status Stereo/Mono Indicator FM Radio mode Preset number To change the FM region Perform these steps when scanning for stations for the first time. Select the region that you are in. Figure 4-6 Using Your Player 4-5 To perform an autoscan and autosave 1. [. . . ] After the formatting is complete, make sure you stop your player before disconnecting it from your computer. See "Step 5: Stopping Your Player Properly" on page 3-10 for instructions on stopping your player. For more information about using Windows Explorer, refer to its online Help. Using Your Player 4-18 Software Applications Software Applications About Creative MediaSource and Creative AudioSync Wizard Creative MediaSource, Creative AudioSync Wizard and other useful software, are included on your Creative MuVo2 FM CD. Creative MediaSource is the best way to organize and transfer your audio to and from your player. [. . . ]