User manual CREATIVE ZEN STYLE 300 QUICK START

[. . . ] The Software License Agreement is found in a separate folder on the installation CD. Version 1. 0 April 2004 MuVo and the Creative logo are trademarks or registered trademarks of Creative Technology Ltd. Microsoft and Windows are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation. All other products are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective owners. Contents Contents Safety and Handling Instructions Caring For Your Player . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [. . . ] Follow the instructions on the site and download the music files to your computer. It is illegal to encode MP3 files for trade or sale unless you have the express or explicit permission of the copyright holder(s). Transferring Tracks or Files 3-2 Creative MediaSource Transferring Tracks or Files Only basic instructions on how to use Creative MediaSource with your player are provided in this chapter-- extensive instructions are found in the MediaSource Help file. With Creative MediaSource, you can transfer files and audio tracks to and from your player. Using Creative MediaSource After installation, you must restart your computer before trying out any of the installed applications. 1. If you are not already in Creative MediaSource Organizer, click the Player/Organizer View button. If you are transferring files from PC Music Library to a portable hard disk, select PC Music Library as your source. In the Right Panel window, click the Source bar and select the destination. Click the Destination Transfer button to transfer the selected tracks. The Now Transferring dialog box appears, showing the current transfer status. Using Windows Explorer 1. On your desktop, right-click the My Computer icon, and then click Explore. Drag and drop tracks/files into your player. Transferring Tracks or Files 3-3 Editing audio track information You may need to edit track information when the information is incomplete or wrong. To edit information about a track 1. If you are not already in Creative MediaSource Organizer, click the Player/Organizer View button. In the Content window, locate the track you want to edit, and right-click it. The Transfer Queue dialog box appears, showing the current ripping status. Transferring Tracks or Files 3-6 Using Your Player Using Your Player Your player can function in Music, Recordings, Microphone or FM Radio mode. In Music mode, only MP3 or WMA files are played back and in Recordings mode, only microphone and FM radio recordings that are recorded by the player, are played back. Your player also has Play Modes that allow you to change how your tracks are played back. For more information, see "Play Modes" on page 4-6. Using Your Player 4-1 Turning On/Off your Player If your player contains no audio tracks, the message "No Music" or "No Recording" will appear onscreen, depending on whether you are in Music or Recordings mode. Remember to unplug the USB Flash Drive from your computer and insert it into the battery module before turning on the player. To turn on your player Press and hold the Play/Pause button until your player turns on. The CREATIVE logo appears onscreen, followed by the MuVo TX FM logo. Music tracks stored in your player are automatically played back. To turn off your player Press and hold the Play/Pause button message disappears. until the Power off Audio track filenames are sorted in alphanumeric order. Using Your Player 4-2 Disconnecting your Player To disconnect your player in Windows XP, Windows 2000 or Windows Me Click the Safely Remove Hardware icon on the Taskbar, click Safely remove USB Mass Storage Device, and disconnect your player when you are prompted to do so. To disconnect your player in Windows 98 SE Make sure that the icon below appears on the LCD screen for at least five seconds before disconnecting your player. Using Your Player 4-3 Music Playback To add audio tracks to your player, see "Transferring Tracks or Files" on page 3-3. If you are in Recordings mode and the Recordings Mode icon onscreen, do the following to return to Music mode. To enable Music mode appears 1. Scroll Select the Music icon (Figure 4-2). Figure 4-2 If you are in Music mode and the Music Mode icon the following to return to Recordings mode. To enable Recordings mode appears onscreen, do 1. Scroll Select the Recordings icon (Figure 4-4). Figure 4-4 Using Your Player 4-4 Playing music tracks Follow these steps to play music tracks. The MuVo TX FM logo appears onscreen, and music tracks stored in your player are automatically played back. Elapsed time Play Status Icon Music Mode Icon Play Mode Icon Battery Level Indicator EQ Setting Icon Track Title To pause a track Press the Play/Pause button To stop a track . Press the Play/Pause button to pause the track, and then turn the Scroller towards the right. The Stop icon appears onscreen. Using Your Player 4-5 Play Modes Your player has Play Modes that allow you to change how your tracks are played back. The following Play Modes are available: Only one Play Mode can be enabled at a time. A-B Repeat Track Repeat All Repeat Folder Track Once Shuffle Repeat Shuffle Once Shuffle Folder Normal Play Modes are disabled by setting the "Normal" mode as described in "Normal mode" on page 4-11. Using Your Player 4-6 Repeating music You can choose to repeat a track, folder, all tracks or a portion of a track. [. . . ] This popup is only displayed for five seconds. To lock your player 1. The player is unlocked. Figure 4-57 Using Your Player 4-27 Formatting Your Player Windows 98 SE users must install the MuVo TX FM drivers before formatting the player. For more information on driver installation, see "Installing Drivers and Software" on page 2-3". If you need to format your player, first backup the files on your player to your computer. The Format f:\ dialog box appears (replace f:\ with the drive letter of your player). [. . . ]