VISION User's Guide Information in this document is subject to change without notice and does not represent a commitment on the part of Creative Technology Ltd. No part of this manual may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying and recording, for any purpose without the written permission of Creative Technology Ltd. Copyright © 2005 Creative Technology Ltd. All rights reserved. The Creative logo, Zen and Creative MediaSource are trademarks or registered trademarks of Creative Technology Ltd. in the United States and/or other countries. Microsoft, Windows, Windows Media, Outlook and the Windows logo are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation. Intel and Pentium are registered trademarks of Intel Corporation. Version 1.3 September 2005 Zen Vision at a Glance ................................................ 5 Zen Vision - Front View ................................................. 5 Zen Vision - Side Views................................................. 8 Zen Vision - Top and Bottom Views ............................ 10 Turning Zen Vision On and Off .................................... 12 Selecting Options......................................................... 12 Navigating Menus ........................................................ 14 Inserting a Memory Card ............................................. 15 Connecting Your Player to a TV .................................. 18 Locking Zen Vision ...................................................... 21 Main Applications......................................................... 22 Transferring and Managing Content ........................ About Content Types ................................................... Getting Content............................................................ Transferring Content.................................................... Synchronizing Content................................................. Managing Videos ......................................................... Managing Photos......................................................... Managing Audio........................................................... Using FM Radio ........................................................... Recording With Zen Vision .......................................... Using Zen Vision's Organizer Features................... Synchronizing With Microsoft Outlook ......................... Viewing the Calendar................................................... Viewing Today's Tasks ................................................ Viewing Contacts ......................................................... 25 25 25 26 31 32 34 36 42 44 47 47 48 48 48 Storing Data Files in Zen Vision............................... 49 Using Zen Vision as a Removable Disk....................... 49 Changing the Amount of Hard Disk Space in Removable Disk Mode.................................................................... 52 Stopping Zen Vision Properly .................................. 53 Adjusting Your Player's Settings ............................. Date and Time ............................................................. Information................................................................... Audio Settings.............................................................. Photo and Video Settings ............................................ Setting Preferences ..................................................... Theme.......................................................................... Language..................................................................... Resetting Zen Vision.................................................... 54 54 54 55 57 58 60 60 60 Frequently Asked Questions .................................... 61 Safety Advice ............................................................. 67 General Specifications .............................................. 68 Zen Vision at a Glance 5 Zen Vision at a Glance After completing the setup instructions in the Quick Start booklet, take some time to read this User's Guide to learn how to get the most out of your player. Zen Vision - Front View 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Zen Vision at a Glance 6 1 Infrared receiver Enables you to control your player via the IR remote control (available separately). Menu/Back button Displays the main menu, which contains most of your player's features. Press to return to the previous screen or menu. Press and hold to return directly to the main menu. 2 3 Options button Press this button to display the options available. 4 Navigation buttons Use these to select menu options. For more information , see "Selecting Options" on page 12. 5 Play/Pause button Starts, pauses and resumes playback. 6 Next/Fast-Forward button Press this button to go the next track. Press and hold this button to move forward within a track. 7 Integrated speaker Enables you to hear audio when you have no headphones or speaker output. For more information, see "Speaker" on page 56. Zen Vision at a Glance 7 8 Previous/Rewind button Press this button to go the previous track. Press and hold this button to move back within a track. NOTE In the process of Liquid Crystal Display (LCD) manufacturing, instances of one or more pixels appearing in a dark or fixed color, or in an unchanging state, may occur. These appear on the screen as spots and may be fixed on a particular colour, such as, white or red. In line with industry standards and based on Creative's screen manufacturer's technical specifications, occurrences of fixed spots may appear and are considered acceptable if they do not impair display quality. If, however, you notice fixed spots on your Creative Zen Vision LCD interfering with your use, contact Customer Support Services. You can find Customer Support Services information in the Installation and Applications CD. Go to d:\support\\\support.chm. (replace d:\ with the drive letter of your CD-ROM/DVD-ROM drive, with the region that you are in, and with the language that your document is in) Zen Vision at a Glance 8 Zen Vision - Side Views 1 2 3 4 Zen Vision at a Glance 9 1 Compact Flash memory card slot Insert a memory card into this slot. For more information, see "Inserting a Memory Card" on page 15. 2 Headphone jack Connect earphones to this jack. 3 A/V Out jack To conveniently view videos or photos stored in your player, connect your TV set to this jack. For more information, see "Connecting Your Player to a TV" on page 18. 4 DC IN 5V jack To charge ZenTM Vision's battery, connect one end of Zen Vision's power adapter to this port, and the other end to a power outlet. Turn on the power outlet if necessary. Zen Vision at a Glance 10 Zen Vision - Top and Bottom Views 1 2 3 4 5 7 6 Zen Vision at a Glance 11 1 Volume Decrease button Decreases the volume. Press and hold to decrease the volume quickly. 2 Volume Increase button Increases the volume. Press and hold to increase the volume quickly. 3 Power switch Turns your player on and off. Slide and hold the switch towards the Power icon to turn your player on or off. For more information, see "Turning Zen Vision On and Off" on page 12. 4 Lock icon Slide the switch to the right to disable your player's buttons. 5 Microphone Make instant recordings with this built-in microphone. 6 Docking connector Connects to a docking station (available separately). 7 USB 2.0 port To transfer music and data files, connect one end of the supplied USB cable to this port, and the other end of the USB cable to your computer's USB port. For more information, see "Transferring Content" on page 26. Zen Vision at a Glance 12 Turning Zen Vision On and Off 1 To turn on your player, slide the Power switch towards the Power there until the LCD lights up. icon and hold it icon and hold it 2 To turn off your player, slide the Power switch towards the Power there until Shutting down... appears. Selecting Options In the following sections of this document, we use the term `Select' to indicate that you should use the Navigation buttons (Up, Down, Left or Right) to highlight menu options, then press the OK button to select the option. 1 2 5 3 4 Zen Vision at a Glance 13 1 Up button Press to go to the menu option or selection above the current selection. 2 OK button Press to select the highlighted menu option or selection on the screen. 3 Right button Press to go to the menu option or selection to the right of the current selection. 4 Down button Press to go to the menu option or selection below the current selection. 5 Left button Press to go to the menu option or selection to the left of the current selection. Zen Vision at a Glance 14 Navigating Menus Press the Up or Down Menu Music Library Photos Videos FM Radio Microphone Organizer Extras System Compact Flash Card Music Library Photos Videos FM Radio Microphone Organizer Extras System Compact Flash Card navigation button to move vertically in a menu. Menu You can also use the Left Now Playing or Right navigation buttons to move horizontally. Now Playing 1 of 4 1 of 4 1 q a z 2 w s x 3 e d c 4 r f v Accents Space 5 t g b 6 y h n 7 u j m Clear Bkspc 8 i k , 9 o l . OK 0 p 1 q a z 2 w s x 3 e d c 4 r f v Accents Space 5 t g b 6 y h n 7 u j m Clear Bkspc 8 i k , 9 o l . OK 0 p ? ? Caps Shift Symbols Caps Shift Symbols Zen Vision at a Glance 15 Inserting a Memory Card For information on transferring files from your memory card to your player, see "Transferring content from your memory card" on page 29. 1 Align the memory card with the Compact Flash memory card slot as shown below. Zen Vision at a Glance 16 2 Gently push the memory card into the Compact Flash memory card slot. NOTE Do not force the memory card into the Compact Flash memory card slot. If it does not fit properly, gently remove it and try again. Zen Vision at a Glance 17 3 To remove the memory card, pull out the memory card as shown below. NOTE To avoid permanent damage: DO NOT shake the memory card when removing it. Remove the memory card only when when your player is at the Main Menu or when your player is turned off . Zen Vision at a Glance 18 Connecting Your Player to a TV To view your player's content on a larger screen, connect your player to a TV. To do this, you must use the supplied video cable. NOTE Your player has been developed and tested to display photos and videos of high quality. When you view these photos and videos from a TV monitor, the display may vary in quality because of the TV model and/or display format (for example, PAL or NTSC). 1 Slide the Power switch on your player towards the Power icon the LCD lights up. and hold it there until 2 3 4 5 Select System. Select Photo/Video Settings. Select Video Out. Select Auto (NTSC) or Auto (PAL). Be sure to choose the display format that matches your TV so as that you can better enjoy your videos. See the User's Guide for your TV if you are not sure about your TV's display format. Zen Vision at a Glance 19 6 Connect your player to a TV with the supplied video cable as shown below. DO NOT use other video cables. 1 2 3 4 COMP IN L AUDIO R 5 Zen Vision at a Glance 20 1 A/V Out jack Connect the supplied video cable to this jack on your player. Video In jack Connect the yellow connector on your video cable to this jack on your TV. Audio In (Left) jack Connect the white connector on your video cable to this jack on your TV. Audio In (Right) jack Connect the red connector on your video cable to this jack on your TV. Video cable Connects your player to a TV. 2 3 4 5 Zen Vision at a Glance 21 Locking Zen Vision Locking Zen Vision disables all the controls on Zen Vision. Lock Zen Vision when you want to prevent buttons from being accidently pressed. To lock Zen Vision Slide the Power switch towards the Lock right-hand corner of the LCD. icon. The Locked icon appears on the top Zen Vision at a Glance 22 Main Applications Creative MediaSource Player/Organizer, Creative Media Explorer and Creative Media Toolbox applications are included with your Zen Vision. These applications are installed when you set up the Zen Vision software on your computer. In this document, we will use Creative Media Explorer to outline usage instructions. For usage information in Creative Media Explorer, refer to Creative Media Explorer's online Help. Creative Media Explorer Creative Media Explorer offers you the ease of managing music tracks and data files in Zen Vision, in a Windows Explorer environment. Use Creative Media Explorer, if: you already have an extensive MP3 or WMA collection and/or another preferred media player you prefer to view or manage Zen Vision as a removable disk drive under My Computer Both Creative Media Explorer and Windows Media® Player 10 (WMP 10) can be used with y ...