Creative Labs Zen MicroPhoto manual

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Zen MicroPhoto at a Glance .. ........................ ............. 6 Zen MicroPhoto ................................................ ............. 6 Turning Zen MicroPhoto on an d off ............................. 10 Vertical Touch Pad ............... ......................... .............. 10 Main Menu ............................ .............[...]

Adjusting volume .................. ......................... .............. 28 Locking Zen MicroPhoto ....... ......................... .............. 28 Selecting and playing music tracks ............ .................. 31 Adding a music track to the li st of selected tracks ....... 31 Searching for similar tracks ....................... ........[...]

Viewing the calendar ............ ......................... .............. 49 Viewing today’s tasks ........... ......................... .............. 49 Viewing contacts .. ............................... ......................... 49 Personalizing Zen MicroPhot o ................................. 50 Adjusting Vertical Touch Pa d settings .....[...]

Zen MicroPhoto at a Glance 6 Zen Micr oPhoto 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 y our play er . Zen MicroPhoto[...]

Zen MicroPhoto at a Glance 7 Next/F ast-Forward b utton Press this button to go the ne xt trac k. Press and hold this button to mo ve f orw ard within a trac k. Options button Press this button to displa y the options a v ailable. V ertical T ouch P ad Use the V er tical T ouch P ad to scro ll through and select menu items. During playbac k, use th[...]

Zen MicroPhoto at a Glance 8 P ower s witch/Screensaver LED T urns your pla yer on and off . Lights up when your pla y er enters Screensa v er mode, and the screen turns off . Press any b utton on your pla y er to reactivate th e screen. F or more inf ormation about setting the displa y timer , see "Setting the displa y duration" on page [...]

Zen MicroPhoto at a Glance 9 NO TE In the process of Organic Light Emitti ng Diode (OLED) displa y manuf acturing, instances of one or more pix els appearing in a dar k or fixe d color , or in an unchanging state, ma y occur . In line with industr y standards and base d on Creativ e's screen manufa cturer's technical specifications, occur[...]

Zen MicroPhoto at a Glance 10 T urning Zen MicroPhoto on and off 1 T o tur n on Zen MicroPhoto, slide the P o we r s witch tow ards the P ow er icon and hold it there until the OLED displa y lights up . 2 T o tur n off Zen MicroPhoto, slide the P o wer s witch tow ards the P ow er icon and hold it there until Shutting down... appears. V ertical T o[...]

Zen MicroPhoto at a Glance 11 Main Menu Press and hold the Menu/Bac k button to vie w Zen MicroPhoto’ s main menu. Mov e y our thumb up and down the V er tical T ouch Pad to scroll through menu items, and press the Menu/Bac k button to return to the prev ious menu or screen.[...]

Zen MicroPhoto at a Glance 12 Now Pla ying screen The Now Pla ying screen appears when y ou tur n on Zen MicroPhoto, or when you select Now Pla ying from the main menu. When y ou see the Now Pla ying screen, mov e y our thumb up and down the V er tical T ouch Pad to adjust the volume . Status icons at the top right cor ner of the OLED display indic[...]

Zen MicroPhoto at a Glance 13 Main Applications Creativ e Media Explorer , Creativ e MediaSource™ Play er/Organizer and Creativ e Media T oolbox are included with y our play er . Install and try out the applicat ions to decide which one is more suitable f or y our needs. Creative Media Explorer Creativ e Media Explorer offers y ou the ease of man[...]

Zen MicroPhoto at a Glance 14 T o start Creative MediaSource Double-clic k the Creativ e MediaSource icon on your desktop . F or more inf ormation about using Creativ e MediaSource, double -clic k the Creativ e MediaSource icon on your desktop , and ref er to the online Help , which off ers a comprehensiv e Ho w do I section. Creative Media T oolbo[...]

Zen MicroPhoto at a Glance 15 A udio Con verter ■ Con verts your audio files from one format to another , for e xample, W A V to MP3. This application is only av ailable wit h Creativ e MediaSource installed.[...]

Accessories 16 Accessories Zen MicroPhoto comes with some of the accessories described belo w . Accessories that are not included with y our pla yer are a vailab le from y our Creative Labs dealer or at our online store at www .creative.com . Earphones Zen MicroPhoto’ s earphones feature dynami c bass response and enhanced audio clarity. W ARNING[...]

Accessories 17 Cradle Use Zen MicroPhoto’ s cradle with the belt clip f or handsfree suppor t.[...]

Accessories 18 Y ou can also use Zen MicroPhoto’ s cradle with the stand to rest Zen MicroPhoto on y our desk.[...]

Accessories 19 Po u ch Zen MicroPhoto’ s protectiv e pouch k eeps Zen MicroPhoto snug and saf e .[...]

Accessories 20 Neckstrap With Zen MicroPhoto’ s nec kstrap , y our music collection goes where ver y ou go . NO TE Zen MicroPhoto’ s nec kstrap is av ailabl e only in selected countries.[...]

Accessories 21 Wired Remote Control Zen MicroPhoto’ s wired remote control gives y ou easy access to basic playbac k functions. Connect the wired remote control to Zen MicroPhoto’ s Headphone jack. NO TE Zen MicroPhoto’ s wired remote control is a v ailab le separately in selected countries.[...]

Accessories 22 V olume Increase button Press this button to increase the v olume . V olume Decrease b utton Press this button to decrease the v olume . Play/P ause b utton Star ts, pauses and resumes pla yback. Previous/Re wind button Press this button to go the pre vious trac k. Press and hold this button to mo ve bac k within a trac k. Next/F ast[...]

T ransferring content from your computer 23 T ransferring content fr om y our computer About Content T ypes Y our Zen MicroPhoto is capab le of playing diff erent types of content, including audio trac ks in the MP3, W A V or WMA f or mats, a nd photos in the JPEG (JPG) f ormat. Getting Content Y ou can acquire content from many lega l sources . He[...]

T ransferring content from your computer 24 Ripping music and cop ying files Rip music from y our CD collection to your pla y er , or cop y audio files (such as music you hav e purchased online) from y our computer . Be f ore ripping or copying files, mak e sure your pla y er is connected to your computer as sho wn below . T o rip m usic from y our[...]

T ransferring content from your computer 25 T o copy audio files or photos fr om y our computer 1 Double-clic k the My Computer icon on your desktop . 2 Click the Zen MicroPhoto Media Explorer icon . 3 Click the Import Media button . 4 F ollow the instructions on the screen. T o copy data files using Creative Media Explorer 1 Double-clic k the My C[...]

T ransferring content from your computer 26 Synchr onizing content with y our computer Y ou can use Sync Manager to update and sync hronize music , photo , contacts, calendar and tasks in Zen MicroPhoto and your computer . 1 Connect Zen MicroPhoto to your computer . 2 Star t Sync Manager . Y ou can star t Sync Manager in either Creativ e MediaSourc[...]

T ransferring content from your computer 27 Disconnecting y our play er When you ha v e finished transf erring files, disconnect Zen MicroPhoto. DO NO T disconnect your pla y er if you see the left pi cture below on the OLED displa y . T rack or data file transf er is in progress and disconnecting y our play er ma y damage the content being transf [...]

Play ing and Managing your pla yer 28 Pla ying and Managing y our pla yer After transferring m usic or photos to Zen MicroPhoto, read on to learn ho w to get the most out of your pla yer . Adjusting v olume In the Now Pla ying screen, mov e y our thumb up and down the V er tical T ouch Pad to adjust the v olume. T o adjust the volume when browsing [...]

Play ing and Managing your pla yer 29 T o lock Zen Micr oPhoto Slide the P o wer s witch tow ards the Lock icon. The Locked icon appears on the Now Pla ying screen.[...]

Play ing and Managing your pla yer 30 T o lock the Zen Micr oPhoto wired remote control (a vailab le separately) Slide the Lock s witch to wards the Loc k icon.[...]

Play ing and Managing your pla yer 31 Selecting and play ing music trac ks Y ou can search f or music trac ks by alb um, ar tist, genre or title. If you ha v e created playlists (trac ks you ha ve organiz ed into lists) on Zen MicroPhoto, or transf erred pla ylists from Creativ e MediaSource Pla yer/Organiz er , y ou c an search f or music trac ks [...]

Play ing and Managing your pla yer 32 5 Select Add to Selected . Searc hing for similar trac ks During playbac k, you can search f or another trac k that is similar to the currently pla ying trac k. In the Now Pla ying screen, press the Options button and select Lookup Artist to star t playing a similar trac k. Y ou can also select this option when[...]

Play ing and Managing your pla yer 33 6 Select Rarely Hear d to let Zen MicroPhoto’ s DJ pla y r arely play ed trac ks. Managing the list of selected trac ks T racks y ou hav e selected f or playbac k can be viewed and managed in the Selected Music screen. 1 Press the Menu/Bac k button. The main menu appears . 2 Select Now Playing . 3 Fir mly tap[...]

Play ing and Managing your pla yer 34 1 Press the Menu/Bac k button. The main menu appears . 2 Select Play Mode . 3 Select one of the f ollowing it ems in the Pla y Mode screen: ■ Normal Plays y our selected tracks in sequential order . ■ Repeat Track Repeats the current track. When y ou select this play mode , appears on the No w Playing scree[...]

Play ing and Managing your pla yer 35 1 In the Now Pla ying screen, press the Options button and select Seek To . 2 Mov e your thumb up and do wn the V er tical T ouch P ad to scroll to any point within the current trac k. 3 Fir mly tap the V er tical T ouch P ad to star t playing from the selected position. Using bookmarks Y ou can inser t bookmar[...]

Play ing and Managing your pla yer 36 3 Select the bookmark that you want. Listening to the radio The FM frequency range on y our play er is set to "International" by def ault. Most regions in the world receive FM broadcasts in this r ange. T o perf orm an autoscan and autosave 1 Press the Menu/Bac k button. The main menu appears . 2 Sele[...]

Play ing and Managing your pla yer 37 5 T o fine tune or manually scan for a r adio station, press the Play/P ause button to s witch to the manual tuning vie w . 6 Press the Ne xt/F ast-F orward button or Pre v ious/Rewind button to fine tune the radio frequency . 7 Hold down the Ne xt/F ast-Forward button or Pre vious/Re wind button f or one secon[...]

Play ing and Managing your pla yer 38 Deleting radio presets 1 Press the Menu/Bac k button. The main menu appears . 2 Select FM Radio . 3 Press the Ne xt/F ast-F orward button or Pre vious/Rew ind button to select the preset you w ant to delete. 4 Press the Options button and select Delete Preset . Recording radio br oadcasts 1 While listening to a[...]

Play ing and Managing your pla yer 39 4 T o view and pla y back recorded trac ks, see "Playing recorded trac ks" on page 40. Recording with the b uilt-in micr ophone 1 Press the Menu/Bac k button. The main menu appears . 2 Select Extras Microphone . 3 Press and hold the Pla y/P ause button to start recording. 4 While recording, you can pr[...]

Play ing and Managing your pla yer 40 Playing recor ded trac ks 1 Press the Menu/Bac k button. The main menu appears . 2 Select Music Library Recordings , and select the recording y ou want to pla y . Deleting tracks 1 Press the Menu/Bac k button. The main menu appears . 2 Select Music Library and select a music categor y , such as Albums or Genres[...]

Play ing and Managing your pla yer 41 Viewing pla yer inf ormation Y ou can view pla y er information, such as hard disk space and the total number of trac ks, in the Inf or mation screen. 1 Press the Menu/Bac k button. The main menu appears . 2 Select System Information . Viewing and mana ging photos With Zen MicroPhoto’ s high-capacity stor age[...]

Play ing and Managing your pla yer 42 T o change the slideshow timer 1 Press the Menu/Bac k button. The main menu appears . 2 Select System Photo Settings Slide Timer . The current slideshow timing is displa y ed. 3 Use the V er tical T ouch P ad to scroll to the slideshow timing that y ou want. T o delete a photo 1 Press the Menu/Bac k button. The[...]

Storing Photos and Data Files in Zen MicroPhoto 43 Storing Photos and Data Files in Zen Micr oPhoto Y ou can use Zen MicroPhoto to store photos and data files, or use it to transfer files fr om one computer to another . Use Creative Media Explorer if y ou need to transf er data files between Zen MicroPhoto and your computer . Creative Media Explore[...]

Storing Photos and Data Files in Zen MicroPhoto 44 4 Connect Zen MicroPhoto to your computer using the supplied USB cab le.[...]

Storing Photos and Data Files in Zen MicroPhoto 45 Zen MicroPhoto appears as a Remov able Disk under My Computer in Windo ws Explorer . 5 Use the drag-and-drop method in Windows Explorer to cop y files to and from Zen MicroPhoto. 6 When you ha v e finished copying files , sa f ely disconnect Zen MicroPhoto using the Safely Remove Har dware icon on [...]

Storing Photos and Data Files in Zen MicroPhoto 46 7 T o retur n to the Now Playing screen and co ntin ue listening to music on Zen MicroPhoto, press the Menu/Bac k button. Remember to disconnect Zen MicroPhoto first. Zen MicroPhoto cannot return to the Now Pla ying screen if the USB cable is still connected to it. Changing the amount of hard disk [...]

Storing Photos and Data Files in Zen MicroPhoto 47 4 Altern atively , connect Zen MicroPhoto to your computer and use Creativ e Remov ab le Disk Manager to increase or decrease the amount of hard disk space in Remov able Disk mode . Stopping Zen MicroPhoto Pr operly T o prev ent data loss, ensure that: ■ y ou hav e disconnected Zen MicroPhoto pro[...]

Using Zen MicroPhoto’ s Organizer F eatures 48 Using Zen Micr oPhoto’ s Organizer Features Zen MicroPhoto stores y our contacts , calendar e vents and tasks from Microsoft Outlook ® . Read on to learn how to use these or ganizer features. If you do not ha v e Microsoft Outlook installed, you can use Creativ e Media Explorer to edit your calend[...]

Using Zen MicroPhoto’ s Organizer F eatures 49 Viewing the calendar 1 Press the Menu/Bac k button. The main menu appears . 2 Select Extras Organizer Calendar . 3 Use the Ne xt/F ast F orward and Previous/Re wind b uttons to scroll between months, and use the V er tical T ouch Pad to scr oll between the da ys in the selected month. 4 Fir mly tap t[...]

P ersonalizing Zen MicroPhoto 50 P er sonalizing Zen MicroPhoto Zen MicroPhoto’ s settings can be adjusted to suit y our needs. Adjusting V ertical T ouch P ad settings Y ou can change the V er tical T ouch Pad’ s sens itivity , and tur n the V er tical T ouch P ad’ s clicking sound on or off . 1 Press the Menu/Bac k button. The main menu app[...]

P ersonalizing Zen MicroPhoto 51 Setting the date and time 1 Press the Menu/Bac k button. The main menu appears . 2 Select Extras Date & Time . The current date and time are displa y ed. 3 Press the Options button and select Set Time or Set Date to change the time or date settings respectiv ely . 4 Y ou can adjust how the date and time are disp[...]

P ersonalizing Zen MicroPhoto 52 3 Select one of the EQ menu items . When an EQ setting is selected, appears on the No w Pla ying screen. T o create a customized equalizer setting 1 In the EQ screen, select Custom EQ . Each slider on the Custom EQ screen repres ents successiv ely higher frequencies that can be adjusted. ■ 80 controls bass frequen[...]

P ersonalizing Zen MicroPhoto 53 2 Select System Audio Settings Smart Volume: On . Enabling the bass boost feature Enabling the bass boost f eature enhances the bass in y our trac k during playbac k. 1 Press the Menu/Bac k button. The main menu appears . 2 Select System Audio Settings Bass Boost: On . Labeling Zen MicroPhoto with y our name 1 Press[...]

P ersonalizing Zen MicroPhoto 54 Setting the display contrast 1 Press the Menu/Bac k button. The main menu appears . 2 Select System Player Settings Contrast . 3 Use the V er tical T ouch P ad to scroll to the contrast setting that y ou want. Setting the Idle Sleep time Y ou can specify how long Zen MicroPhoto remain s inactiv e bef ore it automati[...]

P ersonalizing Zen MicroPhoto 55 Changing the menu language 1 Press the Menu/Bac k button. The main menu appears . 2 Select System Language , and select the language that you w ant. Resetting Zen MicroPhoto Y ou can reset Zen MicroPhoto to its original settings. 1 Press the Menu/Bac k button. The main menu appears . 2 Select System Reset Settings .[...]

P ersonalizing Zen MicroPhoto 56 5 Use the V er tical T ouch P ad to change the position of the highlighted menu item. 6 T o rev er t to the default menu settings , press the Options button and select Default Menu .[...]

F requently Asked Questions 57 Frequently Asked Questions If the tips and advice in this chapte r do not ans wer y our question, refer to the Creative Knowledge Base f or more information. Creative's 24-hour self-help Knowledge Base helps y ou resolve and troub leshoot technical queries. Go to www .creative.com , select your region and then se[...]

F requently Asked Questions 58 Can I transfer Digital Rights Management (DRM) pr otected WMA files to m y play er? Y es. T o transf er DRM protected WMA files to Zen MicroPhoto, you can use Creativ e MediaSource Pla yer/Organize r or Creative Media Explorer . Can I use the play er for portable data storage? Y es, y ou can. F or more information, se[...]

F requently Asked Questions 59 One of the follo wing diagrams appear s on the OLED display . What does it mean? Y our computer is actively managing y our pla yer . W ar ning: DO NO T disconnect your pla y er while your computer is still activ ely managing it. Y our computer is not actively managing y our pla yer . T o use your pla y er , disconnect[...]

F requently Asked Questions 60 The firmware upgrade is complete . Reset your pla y er for the new firmware to tak e effect. F or more inf ormation, see "How do I reset Zen MicroPhoto?" on page 61. There was an une xpected pow er loss during audio file transf er . Use y our pla yer only after this libr ar y rebuilding is completed. Y our h[...]

F requently Asked Questions 61 How do I reset Zen Micr oPhoto? Y ou can solve most prob lems with Zen MicroPhoto b y resetting it. 1 T ur n off Zen MicroPhoto. 2 Slide open the batter y cov er . 3 Remov e the batter y and wait fiv e seconds bef ore reinser ting the batter y . There was an une xpected pow er loss while saving settings . Reload the f[...]

F requently Asked Questions 62 Zen MicroPhoto does not turn on or stops responding. What do I do? ■ Mak e sure the P ower s witch is not in the Lock position. ■ If y ou’ re using the Zen MicroPhoto wired remote control (availab le separately), make sure the wired remote control’ s Lock s witch is not is the Lock position. ■ Y our batter y[...]

F requently Asked Questions 63 7 When the clean up is complete, select Reboot . Y our pla y er restar ts and star ts rebuilding Music Library . My Zen MicroPhoto wired remote contr ol (av ailable separatel y) is not working. What do I do? ■ Mak e sure the wired remote control’ s Lock s witch is not in the Lock position. ■ Mak e sure the wired[...]

F requently Asked Questions 64 Where can I get more information on Creative pr oducts? Visit www.creative.com and select your region or country for updates and do wnloads relating to all Creativ e products.[...]

Safety Inf ormation 65 Safety Inf ormation Refer to the f ollowing inf ormation to use y our player saf ely , and to reduce the chance of electric shoc k, shor t-circuiting, dama ge , fire, hearing impairment or other hazards. ■ Do not dismantle or attempt to repair y our play er , battery or power adapter . Refer all servicing to Creative or aut[...]

General Specifications 66 General Specifications Size (WxHxD) ■ 51 mm (2.0") x 83 mm (3.3") x 17.2 mm (0.7") W eight (appro ximate) ■ 115 g (4.1 oz) with battery Pow e r S o u r c e ■ Battery: 1 x Rechargeable Lithium Ion battery ■ USB b us powered when connected to a pow er outlet or powered USB port on a computer Playbac k [...]

General Specifications 67 Connectors ■ Headphone jac k: 3.5 mm (1/8") ster eo minijack, 25 mW per channel ■ USB 2.0 port: Standard USB mini-B receptacle ■ USB 2.0 (High speed) ■ USB 1.1 (Full speed) Display ■ 128 x 128 pix el OLED display (262K color) Firmware Support ■ Upgr adable via USB (firmware upgrades are a vailab le from ww[...]