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Contents Before You Begin Introduction ...................................................................................... xi Minimum System Requirements ..................................................... xi 1 A Tour of Your Player Your Player at a Glance ................................................................ Using the touch pad control .......................................................... Select ..................................................................................... Selecting menu options ................................................... Selecting list and confirmation box options ..................... 1-1 1-3 1-3 1-4 1-4 2 Getting Started Charging the Battery ..................................................................... Using the power adapter ........................................................ Using the USB cable .............................................................. Power Source and Level Indicators ....................................... Setting Up Your Player .................................................................. Transferring Music and Data ......................................................... Downloading from the Internet ............................................... Ripping from a CD ................................................................. 2-1 2-1 2-2 2-3 2-4 2-5 2-6 2-7 3 Playing and Managing Your Music Playing Music ................................................................................ Playing the Selected Music list ....................................... Playing all tracks in your player ...................................... Play Modes ................................................................................... Normal ................................................................................... 3-1 3-2 3-3 3-4 3-4 ii 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 iii 4 Software Applications About Creative MediaSource and NOMAD Explorer .................... 4-1 Appendixes A Technical Specifications Size ................................................................................. Weight (includes the rechargeable battery) .................... Memory ........................................................................... Capacity .......................................................................... Battery Type .................................................................... Battery Life (playback time) ............................................ Operating Conditions ...................................................... Storage Conditions ......................................................... Interface .......................................................................... Signal to Noise Ratio ...................................................... Playback Formats ........................................................... Channel Separation ........................................................ THD ................................................................................. Frequency Response ...................................................... Operating System/Firmware ........................................... Headphone Out ............................................................... LCD Display .................................................................... Data Connector ............................................................... EQ ................................................................................... A-1 A-1 A-1 A-1 A-1 A-1 A-2 A-2 A-2 A-2 A-2 A-2 A-2 A-2 A-2 A-3 A-3 A-3 A-3 B Onscreen Diagram and Icon Guide Information Diagrams .................................................................... B-1 iv Playback Icons .............................................................................. B-3 Play Mode Icons ............................................................................ B-4 C Frequently Asked Questions AutoPlay ........................................................................................ Features ........................................................................................ General ......................................................................................... Maintenance .................................................................................. Usage ............................................................................................ C-1 C-2 C-2 C-4 C-5 v Before You Begin 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. The software applications on the Zen Touch CD may have higher requirements for basic functionality. Refer to each application's documentation for details. 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® 266 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 CDDB2TM support (any charges incurred are the responsibility of the user) Functioning mouse SVGA graphics adapter (256 colors, 800 x 600 resolution or better) Before You Begin vi A Tour of Your Player A Tour of Your Player Your Player at a Glance Liquid Crystal Display (LCD) OK button Back button Previous button Menu button Play/Pause button Random button Next button Touch pad control Front view A Tour of Your Player 1-1 Power button Power adapter connector Volume Increase button Volume Decrease button Reset button Side views Earphone connector USB port Lock switch Top view A Tour of Your Player 1-2 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. To "Select", use the touch pad control to scroll to the option you want, and select the option by pressing the OK button. The touch pad control. Place your finger on the middle section of the touch pad control. Gently rub the middle section of the touch pad control to scroll through options. Press the OK button to select an option. 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. 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. OK button for selecting options Upper section for fast scrolling upwards. Middle section for normal scrolling upwards or downwards. Lower section for fast scrolling downwards. A Tour of Your Player 1-3 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: From the Menu screen to the Music Library 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. touch pad control options Constructing a title from a list Selecting a confirmation box 1. Use the touch pad control to scroll through the options. 2. Press the OK button to select the option. A Tour of Your Player 1-4 Button POWER What It Does Usage Tips 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. Turns the player on and off. 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 for ...