Page 5 - Zen Vision at a Glance; Zen Vision - Front View
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 3 4 5 6 8 2 7
Page 6 - Infrared receiver; Press this button to display the options available.; Navigation buttons
Zen Vision at a Glance 6 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 ...
Page 7 - Previous/Rewind button; with the
Zen Vision at a Glance 7 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 unchangin...
Page 8 - Zen Vision - Side Views
Zen Vision at a Glance 8 Zen Vision - Side Views 1 2 3 4
Page 9 - Compact Flash memory card slot; Connect earphones to this jack.; DC IN 5V jack
Zen Vision at a Glance 9 Compact Flash memory card slot Insert a memory card into this slot. For more information, see "Inserting a Memory Card" on page 15. Headphone jack Connect earphones to this jack. A/V Out jack To conveniently view videos or photos stored in your player, connect your T...
Page 10 - Zen Vision - Top and Bottom Views
Zen Vision at a Glance 10 Zen Vision - Top and Bottom Views 1 2 3 4 5 7 6
Page 11 - icon to turn your player on or off. For
Zen Vision at a Glance 11 Volume Decrease button Decreases the volume.Press and hold to decrease the volume quickly. Volume Increase button Increases the volume.Press and hold to increase the volume quickly. Power switch Turns your player on and off.Slide and hold the switch towards the Power icon t...
Page 12 - Turning Zen Vision On and Off
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 icon and hold it there until the LCD lights up. 2 To turn off your player, slide the Power switch towards the Power icon and hold it there until Shutting down... appears. Select...
Page 13 - Up button
Zen Vision at a Glance 13 Up button Press to go to the menu option or selection above the current selection. OK button Press to select the highlighted menu option or selection on the screen. Right button Press to go to the menu option or selection to the right of the current selection. Down button P...
Page 14 - Navigating Menus
Zen Vision at a Glance 14 Navigating Menus Press the Up or Down navigation button to move vertically in a menu. You can also use the Left or Right navigation buttons to move horizontally. Menu Music Library Photos Videos FM Radio Microphone Organizer Extras System Compact Flash Card Menu Music Libra...
Page 15 - Inserting a Memory Card
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 28. 1 Align the memory card with the Compact Flash memory card slot as shown below.
Page 17 - To remove the memory card, pull out the memory card as shown below.; To avoid permanent damage:; DO NOT; shake the memory card when removing it.
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 .
Page 18 - Connecting Your Player to a TV; System
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. 1 Slide the Power switch on your player towards the Power icon and hold it there until the LCD lights up. 2 Selec...
Page 19 - use a standard video cable.
Zen Vision at a Glance 19 6 Connect your player to a TV with the supplied video cable as shown below. DO NOT use a standard video cable. COMP IN L AUDIO R 1 5 2 4 3
Page 20 - Connect the supplied video cable to this jack on your player.; Video In jack; Connects your player to a TV.
Zen Vision at a Glance 20 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) ...
Page 21 - Locking Zen Vision; To lock Zen Vision; Slide the Power switch towards the Lock
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 icon. The Locked icon appears on the top right-hand corn...
Page 22 - Main Applications; Creative Media Explorer; icon; My Computer; You can also use Windows Media
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 u...
Page 23 - Creative MediaSource Player/Organizer; Tools; , and then click the; Detector
Zen Vision at a Glance 23 Creative MediaSource Player/Organizer Creative MediaSource Player/Organizer is your digital music center for playing, creating, organizing, synchronizing and transferring digital music. Use Creative MediaSource Player/Organizer, if you: ■ are new to digital music and intend...
Page 24 - Creative Media Toolbox
Zen Vision at a Glance 24 Creative Media Toolbox Creative Media Toolbox provides a single point of access to software applications for cleaning, organizing and converting your media files. Creative Media Toolbox consists of the following Creative applications: ■ Auto Organizer Organizes and renames ...
Page 25 - Transferring and Managing Content; About Content Types; Your player only displays photos that are in the JPEG (JPG) format.; Getting Content
Transferring and Managing Content 25 Transferring and Managing Content About Content Types Creative Zen Vision plays many different types of content, including videos, TV recordings, audio tracks and still photos. You can use Creative Video Converter to convert unsupported video formats to the WMV f...
Page 26 - Transferring Content; Transferring content from your computer; icon on your desktop.
Transferring and Managing Content 26 Transferring Content Transferring content from your computer 1 Connect Zen Vision to your computer’s USB port with the supplied USB cable. 2 Double-click the My Computer icon on your desktop. 3 Click the Creative Media Explorer icon.
Page 27 - Import Media; button and follow the instructions on the screen.; Transfer Documents
Transferring and Managing Content 27 4 To transfer audio files, videos, TV program recordings or photos to your player, click the Import Media button and follow the instructions on the screen. 5 To transfer data files to your player, click the Transfer Documents button. Locate your data files on you...
Page 29 - Append from Compact Flash; You cannot transfer content from your player to your memory card.; Compact Flash Card; or; Browse Imported Video
Transferring and Managing Content 29 8 To transfer new content from a previously transferred folder in the same memory card, Select Append from Compact Flash . NOTE ■ You cannot transfer content from your player to your memory card. ■ Your player only supports memory cards formatted in FAT16 or FAT3...
Page 30 - Synchronizing Content
Transferring and Managing Content 30 Synchronizing Content You can use Sync Manager to update and synchronize music, photos, videos, contacts, calender and tasks in Zen Vision and your computer. 1 Connect Zen Vision to your computer. 2 Start Sync Manager.You can start Sync Manager in either Creative...
Page 31 - Managing Videos; Locating a video; To display the last viewed video, Select; Videos
Transferring and Managing Content 31 Managing Videos To play videos, you must first transfer the videos to your player. For more information, see "Transferring Content" on page 26. The transferred videos are categorized by name, with duration, in your player’s Video Library. Use the Play/Pau...
Page 32 - Deleting a video; In the main menu, Select; Press the Options; Delete Video; Select; Yes
Transferring and Managing Content 32 Deleting a video 1 In the main menu, Select Videos . 2 Use the navigation buttons to highlight the video that you want to delete. 3 Press the Options button. 4 Select Delete Video . 5 Select Yes .
Page 33 - Managing Photos; To display the last viewed photos, Select; Photos
Transferring and Managing Content 33 Managing Photos With Creative Zen Vision’s high-capacity 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. Photos are categorized by name in Photo Library. Your player ...
Page 35 - Managing Audio
Transferring and Managing Content 35 Managing Audio When audio tracks are transferred to your player, they are organized into the following Music Library categories: ■ Now Playing ■ Playlists ■ Albums ■ Artists ■ Genres ■ All Tracks ■ Recordings ■ Bookmarks ■ DJ All transferred tracks can be found i...
Page 36 - To search for a track alphabetically, press the Right
Transferring and Managing Content 36 Playing a track 1 In the main menu, Select Music Library . 2 Select a category (album, artist, playlist or genre).A list of tracks from the category appear. 3 Select a track. 4 Select Play . Track playback starts. Viewing track information 1 In the main menu, Sel...
Page 39 - Inserting a bookmark
Transferring and Managing Content 39 Inserting a bookmark You can insert bookmarks during playback. A bookmark helps you mark a point within a track, so you can return to it at a later time. For example, if you are listening to your recording of an interview, insert a bookmark if you need to stop ha...
Page 41 - Using FM Radio
Transferring and Managing Content 41 Using FM Radio Listening to the radio 1 Make sure your earphones are connected to your player when scanning for radio stations. The earphone cable acts as an antenna for radio reception. 2 In the main menu, Select FM Radio . 3 To automatically scan and save radio...
Page 43 - Recording With Zen Vision; Recording radio broadcasts; FM; You can also press and hold the Play/Pause
Transferring and Managing Content 43 Recording With Zen Vision Recording radio broadcasts 1 While listening to a radio broadcast, press the Options button and select Record Radio to start recording. 2 While recording, you can press the Options button and select one of the following items: ■ Pause Pa...
Page 45 - Playing recorded tracks; Recordings; Select the recording you want to play.
Transferring and Managing Content 45 Playing recorded tracks 1 In the main menu, Select Music Library . 2 Select Recordings . 3 Select the recording you want to play. NOTE You can also press and hold the Play/Pause button to start playing the recording. TIP For a clear recording, make sure you place...
Page 46 - Using Zen Vision’s Organizer Features; Outlook; Connect Zen Vision to your computer.; Organizer; checkbox, and then click the; Sync Now; Follow the instructions on the screen.; Finish; Manage Organizer Data in
Using Zen Vision’s Organizer Features 46 Using Zen Vision’s Organizer Features Zen Vision can store contacts, calendar events and tasks from Microsoft Outlook ® . Read on to learn how to use these organizer features. Synchronizing With Microsoft Outlook 1 Connect Zen Vision to your computer. 2 Start...
Page 47 - Viewing the Calendar
Using Zen Vision’s Organizer Features 47 Viewing the Calendar 1 In the main menu, Select Organizer . 2 Select Calendar . 3 Use the navigation buttons to move between months and days in the selected month. Use the Next/Fast-Forward or Previous/Rewind buttons to move between months. To go to a specifi...
Page 48 - Storing Data Files in Zen Vision; Using Zen Vision as a Removable Disk; Extras; Removable Disk; Removable Disk; on Zen Vision’s LCD, you are ready to transfer data files
Storing Data Files in Zen Vision 48 Storing Data Files in Zen Vision You can use Zen Vision to store backup copies of your computer’s data files, or use it to transfer files from one computer to another. Use Zen Vision as a Removable Disk if you want to use Zen Vision to transfer files between diffe...
Page 49 - Connect Zen Vision to your computer using the supplied USB cable.
Storing Data Files in Zen Vision 49 4 Connect Zen Vision to your computer using the supplied USB cable.
Page 50 - Zen Vision appears as a Removable Disk under; Use the drag-and-drop method to copy files to and from Zen Vision.; Windows; Safely Remove Hardware; icon on the Taskbar. To safely disconnect your player,
Storing Data Files in Zen Vision 50 Zen Vision appears as a Removable Disk under My Computer . 5 Use the drag-and-drop method to copy files to and from Zen Vision. 6 When you have finished copying files, safely disconnect Zen Vision using the Windows Eject or Safely Remove Hardware icon on the Taskb...
Page 51 - Changing the Amount of Hard Disk Space in Removable Disk Mode; Set Capacity
Storing Data Files in Zen Vision 51 Changing the Amount of Hard Disk Space in Removable Disk Mode You can change the amount of hard disk space in Removable Disk mode at anytime. 1 In the main menu, Select Extras . 2 Select Removable Disk . 3 Press the Options button. 4 Select Set Capacity , and sele...
Page 52 - Stopping Zen Vision Properly; Click the; Safely remove USB; , and disconnect your player when you are prompted to do so.; Only disconnect Zen Vision after the; Do not Disconnect; message disappears from
Storing Data Files in Zen Vision 52 Stopping Zen Vision Properly To prevent data loss, ensure that: ■ you have disconnected Zen Vision properly in Windows before unplugging it from the USB port on your computer (refer to the steps for your respective operating system) ■ you do not unplug Zen Vision ...
Page 53 - Adjusting Your Player’s Settings; Date and Time
Adjusting Your Player’s Settings 53 Adjusting Your Player’s Settings Your player offers you many settings. You can select equalization presets, adjust display settings, enable visual and audio feedback, set the default language or reset your player. Date and Time 1 In the main menu, Select Extras . ...
Page 54 - Audio Settings
Adjusting Your Player’s Settings 54 Audio Settings You can change Zen Vision’s play mode, equalization preset or built-in speaker output from the Audio Settings menu: 1 In the main menu, Select System . 2 Select Audio Settings . Play Mode When playing audio tracks, you can choose to change the play ...
Page 55 - Speaker
Adjusting Your Player’s Settings 55 Speaker You can enable or disable your player’s built-in speaker. Select Off to disable your player’s speaker. Select Auto to automatically detect earphones, If no earphones are connected to your player, audio will play back from your player’s speaker. 1 Select Sp...
Page 56 - Photo and Video Settings
Adjusting Your Player’s Settings 56 Photo and Video Settings You can adjust Zen Vision’s slideshow interval and display settings from the Photo/Video Settings menu. 1 In the main menu, Select System . 2 Select Photo/Video Settings . Slideshow Interval You can specify the number of seconds to display...
Page 57 - Setting Preferences
Adjusting Your Player’s Settings 57 Setting Preferences To personalize your player: 1 In the main menu, Select System . 2 Select Player Settings . User Name 1 Select Owner . 2 Use the Navigation buttons to create a user name. Backlight Duration 1 Select Backlight Time . 2 Use the Up or Down navigati...
Page 59 - Theme
Adjusting Your Player’s Settings 59 Theme You can change your player’s display design by selecting a different theme. 1 In the main menu, Select System . 2 Select Theme . 3 Select the theme that you want. Language You can change the default language for your player. 1 In the main menu, Select System...
Page 60 - Frequently Asked Questions; Should I leave the power adapter plugged in to the wall outlet?
Frequently Asked Questions 60 Frequently Asked Questions This section covers questions you might have while using your player. It has been divided into a few categories for your easy reference. For further assistance, you may wish to consult our self-help tool "Knowledge Base". Go to www.cre...
Page 61 - Can I jog with my Zen Vision?
Frequently Asked Questions 61 Can I jog with my Zen Vision? You should not subject Zen Vision to continuous shocks, such as those that are likely to occur while you jog or run. Can I transfer Digital Rights Management (DRM) protected WMA files to my player? Yes. To transfer DRM protected WMA files t...
Page 62 - How do I reset Zen Vision?; Wait five seconds before reinserting the battery.; and select; Downloads
Frequently Asked Questions 62 I have to recharge Zen Vision’s battery quite often. Is there anything I can do to make it last longer? Generally, any operation requiring Zen Vision to access the hard disk uses battery power. Consequently, filling your player to capacity is not recommended. However, s...
Page 63 - Do I need to defragment Zen Vision hard disk drive?; Format All
Frequently Asked Questions 63 Do I need to defragment Zen Vision hard disk drive? Zen Vision may occasionally operate at less than optimal performance for a number of reasons, for example, if Music Library is rebuilt frequently when no changes are made to it. Selecting CleanUp in Zen Vision’s Recove...
Page 64 - My Zen Vision wired remote control is not working. What do I do?; Zen Vision does not turn on or stops responding. What do I do?; What is PC Music Library?
Frequently Asked Questions 64 My Zen Vision wired remote control is not working. What do I do? ■ Make sure the wired remote control’s Lock switch is not in the Lock position. ■ Make sure the wired remote control is properly connected to Zen Vision, and the earphones are properly connected to the wir...
Page 65 - What does the PlaysForSure logo mean?; Visit
Frequently Asked Questions 65 What does the PlaysForSure logo mean? The PlaysForSure logo makes it easy to find digital music stores that are compatible with your player. If you see the PlaysForSure logo, you can be sure that the music bought can be played on your player. Where can I get more inform...
Page 66 - Safety Advice
Safety Advice 66 Safety Advice Refer to the following information to use your player safely, and to reduce the chance of electric shock, short-circuiting, damage, fire, hearing impairment or other hazards. ■ Do not dismantle or attempt to repair your player, battery or power adapter. Refer all servi...
Page 67 - General Specifications; Power Source
General Specifications 67 General Specifications Power Source ■ Battery: 1 x Rechargeable Lithium Ion battery ■ DC IN 5V when connected to a power outlet Playback Formats ■ Audio playback formats: MP3: Up to 320 kbps, WMA: Up to 320 kbps, WMA with Digital Rights Management (DRM) 9 or later, WAV ■ Vi...