Creative Portable Media Center manual

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User’s Guide Z en P ortable Media Center Information in this document is subject to change without noti ce and does not represent a commi tment on the part of Creativ e T echnology Ltd. No part of this manual may be reproduced or transmitted in an y form or by any means, el ectronic or mechanical, including photocopying and recording, for an y pu[...]

Contents[...]

i 1 Introduction Zen Portable Media Center ........................................... ........................................................... ............. 1-1 Windows Media Player 10 ...................... .................................................................................. .... 1-1 Terminology ..................................[...]

ii Using the Protective Carrying Case .............................. ............................................................... ....... 3-7 Locking and Unlocking your Player .............................................................................................. ........ 3-7 Turning the player on or off ..................................[...]

iii Managing Pictures ........................................................ ...................................................... ........................ 5-4 Locating a Picture.................................................... ......................................................... ................ 5-4 Viewing a Slide Show ................[...]

iv DRM ............................................................................................................................ .............. C-1 Li-Ion Polymer........................................................ ......................................................... ....... C-1 NTSC .....................................................[...]

Introduction[...]

Introduction 1-1 Intr oduction Zen P or table Media Center Congratulations on making an ex cellent de cision in purchasing the Zen P ortable Media Center! With this device, you can hav e all of your favorite videos, music, and pictures at your fingertips. Use your computer to cr eate or download digital entertainment programs, including recorded TV[...]

Introduction 1-2 System Requir ements Minimum R ecommended ❍ Microsoft ® Windows ® XP Home Edition, Windows XP Professional, Windows XP Media Center Edition, or Windows XP T ablet PC ❍ Intel ® Pen t iu m ® II 233 MHz or better processor ❍ Intel ® Pen t iu m ® 4 1.6GHz or better processor ❍ CD-ROM/DVD-ROM drive with digital audio extra[...]

Introduction 1-3 Accessories The following accessories will be av ailable from www.creativ e.com : • Li-Ion P olymer battery •F M W i r e d R e m o t e •I R R e m o t e • Docking Station Customer Suppor t Ser vices and W arranty Information Y ou can find Customer Support Services, W arranty and other information in the Installation CD . (re[...]

About Your Player[...]

About Your Player 2-1 About Y our Pla y er This section lists and describes your pl ayer’ s buttons, controls and exterior connectors. F r ont Views 5 7 4 3 1 9 10 11 12 13 Figure 2-1: Your Zen Portable Media Center 8 6 2 Start button Power button[...]

About Your Player 2-2 Button / Connector Description Start button ❍ Press to display menu options on the LCD . ❍ Press to switch between the main me nu and the currently active screen. Power button ❍ Press and hold briefly to tu rn your player on and off . 1. Reset button ❍ Resets y our player when you press it with the end of a thin object[...]

About Your Player 2-3 T op and Bottom Views Button / Connector Description 1. Battery Compartment ❍ Holds the high capacity battery . 2. Data connector ❍ Connects to the USB trav el cable or optional docking station. Figure 2-2: Your Zen Portable Media Center 1 2[...]

About Your Player 2-4 Selecting Menu 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. Na vigation buttons Button Description 1. Up button ❍ Press to go to th[...]

About Your Player 2-5 Pla y Contr ol buttons 5. Left button ❍ Press to go to the menu option or selection to the left of the current selection. ❍ When playing audio, press to se e different views of the album, genre, playlist or track. Button Description Button Description 1. Previous button ❍ Press and hold to go backwards in an audio track,[...]

Getting Started[...]

Getting Started 3-1 Getting Star ted This chapter assists you in setting up and configuring your pla yer , and also describes some basic operations. Inser ting the batter y Do not force the battery in if it does not fit. Check the battery orientation before trying again. Figure 3-1: Inserting the battery in your Zen Portable Media Center 4 1 2 3[...]

Getting Started 3-2 1. Open the battery compartment in the direction of the arrows. 2. Mo ve the activation switch in the direction shown in the diagr am above. This activates y our player for use th e first time y ou start it up. 3. Insert the battery as shown. 4. Close the battery compartment. P o w ering y our pla y er 1. Connect the power adapt[...]

Getting Started 3-3 Charging the batter y Fully charge the battery supplied with your player before y ou use it. For the first time only , charge the battery for sixteen hours. From the second time onwards, the battery should fully charge within six hours. Y our fully charged battery should give you up to twenty-two hours * of continuous audio play[...]

Getting Started 3-4 Batter y charge status Y our player displays one of the following icons, depending on the battery’ s charged status or the power source (battery or external power). Icon Po we r S t at e Notes ❍ your player is running from external power only , but may still be charging the battery ❍ the battery charging indicator lights u[...]

Getting Started 3-5 Setting Up Y our Pla y er DO NOT connect your player to yo ur computer before installing the software. 1. Insert the Installation CD into y our CD-ROM/DVD-ROM drive. The disc supports Windows Autoplay mo de and starts running automatically . 2. F ollow the instructions on the screen to complete the software setup. 3. If prompted[...]

Getting Started 3-6 Connect your player as shown, with the supplied video cable. Figure 3-4: Connecting your Zen Po rtable Media Center to your TV[...]

Getting Started 3-7 Using the Pr otectiv e Carr ying Case Y our player comes with a carrying case that you can use to prop up your play er for better picture or video viewing. 1. Insert y our player into the carrying case as shown. 2. Flip the top of the case back to support y our player . Locking and Unlocking y our Pla y er Lock your play er to d[...]

Getting Started 3-8 T urning the pla y er on or off Y our player must be unlocked before y ou can use any buttons or controls. T o unlock your player , see "Locking and Unlocking y our Player" on page 3-7 . To turn your player on: Press the POWER button. The main menu appears. To turn your player off: Press the POWER button. The player tu[...]

Getting Started 3-9 After making some menu selections, you can see a horizontal menu at the top of the screen. Press the Left or Right navi gation buttons to mo ve horizontally between views, for example, when viewing pictures, you can sort pictures by name or date. T ransferring content Y ou can use Windows Media Player 10 to tr ansfer videos, pro[...]

Personalizing Your Player[...]

Personalizing Your Player 4-1 P ersonalizing Y our Pla y er This chapter assists you in personalizing your play er . P ersonalizing y our pla y er Y our player offers you many pe rsonalization options. Y ou can: • Select equalization presets, see "Effects" on page 4-2 . • Adjust display settings, see "Display" on page 4-1. ?[...]

Personalizing Your Player 4-2 4. Select Backlight , Brightness or TV out to change any of these settings. Effects Y ou can choose to turn effects on or off , to mak e using the player a little more interesting. 1. Press the Start button. 2. Select settings. 3. In the Settings screen, select Effects . 4. Select Screen Effects or Sounds to turn the e[...]

Personalizing Your Player 4-3 Information Y our player’ s Information screen displays: • the player’ s firmware and operating syst em version — so that you know if you have the latest updates • the number of videos, programs, pictures and audio tracks stored in your pla yer • the total amount of space used in your player for storing med[...]

Managing Content[...]

Managing Content 5-1 Managing Content About Content Ty p e s Z en Portable Media Center plays man y diffe rent types of content, including video files, audio tracks, recorded TV progr ams and still pictures. When you tr ansfer video and audio files to your player , Windows Media Player 10 changes them into WMV or WMA files respectively . Windows Me[...]

Managing Content 5-2 T ransferring content With Windows Media Player 10, y ou can choose between Automatic and Manual synchronization options. Using Automatic synchronization, Window s Media Player 10 compares both the media libraries in y our player and co mputer and automatically transfers new content from your computer to your play er . Using Ma[...]

Managing Content 5-3 3. In the menu that appears, click the Delete from Device option. Y our player displays the "updating" screen. Managing Videos T o play videos, you must first tr ansfer th e videos to your play er . The videos are categorized by name and date in your player’ s Video Library . Use the play controls to pause or resume[...]

Managing Content 5-4 Managing Pictur es With Zen P ortable Media Center’ s high-c apacity storage, you can store thousands of photos in your player , and even set up a slide show , so that you can share memories with friends and family . Pictures are categorized by "date" and "name" in Picture Library . Y our player only disp [...]

Managing Content 5-5 2. Use the na vigation buttons to highlight Transitions . 3. Press the OK button repeatedly to choos e a transition time. It r anges from 5 seconds to 30 seconds. 4. Press the Left button twice to view y o ur slide show with the new settings. To view a slide show while playing audio tracks 1. Pla y audio tracks as described in [...]

Managing Content 5-6 Deleting, modifying or renaming albums, ar tists or genres, including renaming of audio tracks, must be done in Windows Media Pla yer 10. Pla ying a T rack 1. Press the Start button. 2. Select my music . 3. Use the Left or Right buttons to navigate to a cate gory (album, artist, playlist, song or genre). 4. Select a category . [...]

Managing Content 5-7 5. Select the play all option. Changing Pla y Modes When playing audio tr acks, you can choose to change the play mode, enable an equalizer preset, or purchase the track. 1. When playing audio tracks, press the Ri ght button until y ou see four options for shuffle play , repeat play , equalizer and purchase . 2. Use the Up or D[...]

Managing Content 5-8 3. Use the Left or Right buttons to list tracks by album, artist, genre or song. 4. Select a album, artist, genre or song. 5. Select the add all to portable playlist option. The tracks are added to the portable playlist, and start pla ying. Viewing the Contents of the P or table Pla ylist 1. Press the Start button. 2. Select my[...]

Appendixes[...]

General Specifications[...]

General Specifications A-1 General Specifications General Specifications for y our pla y er Size (W x H x D) ❑ 144 mm x 80.7 mm x 27 mm or 5.67" x 3.18" x 1.06" Weight ❑ 340 gms or 12 oz with a battery Capacity ❑ 20 GB hard drive Display ❑ Large 96.5 mm or 3.8" 64k color 320 x 240 pixel resolution backlit display Battery[...]

General Specifications A-2 ❑ Picture format — JPEG ❑ Windows Media Player 10 supported formats — ASF , DVR -MS, AVI, MPEG1, MPEG2 * , MPE, M1V , MPG, MP2, WAV , AU, SND Frequency Response ❑ 20 Hz~20000 Hz Headphone Out ❑ 1/8" stereo minijack AV Out ❑ PAL or NT SC Operating Environment ❑ T emperature: 5 to 40 ° Celsius ❑ Humi[...]

Frequently Asked Questions[...]

Frequently Asked Questions B-1 Fr equentl y Ask ed Questions This section covers common questions y ou might have while using your pla yer . If you hav e an issue with this product, yo u may wish to consult our self -help tool “Knowledge Base” for online troubleshooting and solutions. Go to www .creative.com and select your region. Usag e Why d[...]

Frequently Asked Questions B-2 Files that exceed the following specificat ions may require more time to change or transcode: I have to charge the battery quite of ten. Is there anything I can do to make it last longer? ❑ Set a shorter backlight setting. ❑ Set a lower brightness setting. ❑ Av oid skipping ahead and back within tracks unnecessa[...]

Frequently Asked Questions B-3 Updates Where can I get information and updates for Zen Portable Media Center? Visit www .creative.com for updates and downloads relating to Zen P ortable Media Center and its accessories. Y ou can also visit www.microsoft.com for updates and downloads relating to Windows Media Player 10.[...]

Frequently Asked Questions B-4 About Reco ver y Scr eens If an error occurs, you may see an y one of the following diagrams, indicating the general nature of the problem. R ecovery Screen Likely Causes Suggested Action ❍ Y our pla yer’s firmware ma y be corrupted. ❍ Connect your device to your computer with the USB travel cable. Screen 2 (bel[...]

Frequently Asked Questions B-5 ❍ Content in your player has been corrupted by resetting the player during a synchronization session. ❍ Reset y our player , then connect your player to your computer and re- synchronize the content. ❍ Y our device has encountered a problem that cannot be automatically fixed. ❍ Contact Creative Customer Suppor[...]

Terms and Technology Explained[...]

Terms and Technolo gy Explained C-1 T erms and T echnolog y Explained Glossar y This section provides you with a brief explanation of terms, technology and abbreviations used or referred to in this User’s Guide. DRM Digital Rights Management (DRM) is a technology which enables the copyright owner of intellectual property , like a digital audio tr[...]

Terms and Technolo gy Explained C-2 T ranscoding T ranscoding is the process of con verting a media file from one format to another . Windows Media Player 10 tr anscodes digital audio files, videos, pictures and other media types transferred from y our computer to your player . Windows Media Play er 10 converts videos and audio tr acks to WMV and W[...]