Creative Zen User's Guide

User's GuideVISION

Zen Vision at a Glance 10Zen Vision - Top and Bottom Views1 2 3 4576

Zen Vision at a Glance 11Volume Decrease buttonDecreases the volume.Press and hold to decrease the volume quickly.Volume Increase buttonIncreases

Zen Vision at a Glance 12Turning Zen Vision On and Off1To turn on your player, slide the Power switch towards the Power icon and hold it there u

Zen Vision at a Glance 13Up buttonPress to go to the menu option or selection above the current selection.OK buttonPress to select the highlighted

Zen Vision at a Glance 14Navigating MenusPress the Up or Down navigation button to move vertically in a menu.You can also use the Left or Ri

Zen Vision at a Glance 15Inserting a Memory CardFor information on transferring files from your memory card to your player, see "Transferring

Zen Vision at a Glance 162 Gently push the memory card into the Compact Flash memory card slot.NOTEDo not force the memory card into the Compact F

Zen Vision at a Glance 173 To remove the memory card, pull out the memory card as shown below.NOTETo avoid permanent damage: DO NOT shake the mem

Zen Vision at a Glance 18Connecting Your Player to a TVTo view your player’s content on a larger screen, connect your player to a TV. To do this,

Zen Vision at a Glance 196 Connect your player to a TV with the supplied video cable as shown below.DO NOT use a standard video cable.COMP INL AU

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Zen Vision at a Glance 20A/V Out jackConnect the supplied video cable to this jack on your player.Video In jackConnect the yellow connector on you

Zen Vision at a Glance 21Locking Zen VisionLocking Zen Vision disables all the controls on Zen Vision. Lock Zen Vision when you want to prevent bu

Zen Vision at a Glance 22Main ApplicationsCreative MediaSource Player/Organizer, Creative Media Explorer and Creative Media Toolbox applications a

Zen Vision at a Glance 23Creative MediaSource Player/OrganizerCreative MediaSource Player/Organizer is your digital music center for playing, crea

Zen Vision at a Glance 24Creative Media Toolbox Creative Media Toolbox provides a single point of access to software applications for cleaning, or

Transferring and Managing Content 25Transferring and Managing ContentAbout Content TypesCreative Zen Vision plays many different types of content,

Transferring and Managing Content 26Transferring ContentTransferring content from your computer1 Connect Zen Vision to your computer’s USB port wi

Transferring and Managing Content 274 To transfer audio files, videos, TV program recordings or photos to your player, click the Import Media bu

Transferring and Managing Content 28Transferring content from your memory cardAll content in your memory card is transferred to your player. Trans

Transferring and Managing Content 298 To transfer new content from a previously transferred folder in the same memory card, Select Append from Com

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Transferring and Managing Content 30Synchronizing ContentYou can use Sync Manager to update and synchronize music, photos, videos, contacts, calen

Transferring and Managing Content 31Managing VideosTo play videos, you must first transfer the videos to your player. For more information, see &q

Transferring and Managing Content 32Deleting a video1 In the main menu, Select Videos.2 Use the navigation buttons to highlight the video that you

Transferring and Managing Content 33Managing PhotosWith Creative Zen Vision’s high-capacity storage, you can store thousands of photos in your pla

Transferring and Managing Content 34Viewing photo information1 In the main menu, Select Photos.2 Select Pictures.3 Select a photo.4 Press the Opti

Transferring and Managing Content 35Managing AudioWhen audio tracks are transferred to your player, they are organized into the following Music Li

Transferring and Managing Content 36Playing a track1 In the main menu, Select Music Library.2 Select a category (album, artist, playlist or genre)

Transferring and Managing Content 37Adding a track to the Now Playing folder1 In the main menu, Select Music Library.2 Select a category (album, a

Transferring and Managing Content 38Creating a playlistAdd tracks, artists, albums or genres to a playlist to play back selected tracks in a speci

Transferring and Managing Content 39Inserting a bookmarkYou can insert bookmarks during playback. A bookmark helps you mark a point within a track

Using Zen Vision as a Removable Disk... 48Changing the Amount of Hard Disk Space in Removable Disk Mode...

Transferring and Managing Content 40Clearing a bookmark1 Press the Menu/Back button.The main menu appears.2 Select Music Library.3 Select Bookma

Transferring and Managing Content 41Using FM RadioListening to the radio1 Make sure your earphones are connected to your player when scanning for

Transferring and Managing Content 42Renaming a radio preset1 In the main menu, Select FM Radio.2 Select a preset.3 Press the Options button.4 Se

Transferring and Managing Content 43Recording With Zen VisionRecording radio broadcasts1 While listening to a radio broadcast, press the Options

Transferring and Managing Content 44Recording with the built-in microphone1 In the main menu, Select Microphone.2 Press the Options button and s

Transferring and Managing Content 45Playing recorded tracks1 In the main menu, Select Music Library.2 Select Recordings.3 Select the recording you

Using Zen Vision’s Organizer Features 46Using Zen Vision’s Organizer FeaturesZen Vision can store contacts, calendar events and tasks from Microso

Using Zen Vision’s Organizer Features 47Viewing the Calendar1In the main menu, Select Organizer.2 Select Calendar.3 Use the navigation buttons to

Storing Data Files in Zen Vision 48Storing Data Files in Zen VisionYou can use Zen Vision to store backup copies of your computer’s data files, or

Storing Data Files in Zen Vision 494 Connect Zen Vision to your computer using the supplied USB cable.

Zen Vision at a Glance 5Zen Vision at a GlanceAfter completing the setup instructions in the Quick Start booklet, take some time to read this User

Storing Data Files in Zen Vision 50Zen Vision appears as a Removable Disk under My Computer.5 Use the drag-and-drop method to copy files to and fr

Storing Data Files in Zen Vision 51Changing the Amount of Hard Disk Space in Removable Disk ModeYou can change the amount of hard disk space in Re

Storing Data Files in Zen Vision 52Stopping Zen Vision Properly To prevent data loss, ensure that: you have disconnected Zen Vision properly in

Adjusting Your Player’s Settings 53Adjusting Your Player’s SettingsYour player offers you many settings. You can select equalization presets, adju

Adjusting Your Player’s Settings 54Audio SettingsYou can change Zen Vision’s play mode, equalization preset or built-in speaker output from the Au

Adjusting Your Player’s Settings 55SpeakerYou can enable or disable your player’s built-in speaker.Select Off to disable your player’s speaker.Sel

Adjusting Your Player’s Settings 56Photo and Video SettingsYou can adjust Zen Vision’s slideshow interval and display settings from the Photo/Vide

Adjusting Your Player’s Settings 57Setting PreferencesTo personalize your player:1 In the main menu, Select System.2 Select Player Settings.User N

Adjusting Your Player’s Settings 58Sleep Timer1 Select Sleep Timer.2 Use the Up or Down navigation buttons to increase or decrease the duratio

Adjusting Your Player’s Settings 59ThemeYou can change your player’s display design by selecting a different theme.1 In the main menu, Select Syst

Zen Vision at a Glance 6Infrared receiverEnables you to control your player via the IR remote control (available separately).Menu/Back buttonDispl

Frequently Asked Questions 60Frequently Asked QuestionsThis section covers questions you might have while using your player. It has been divided i

Frequently Asked Questions 61Can I jog with my Zen Vision?You should not subject Zen Vision to continuous shocks, such as those that are likely to

Frequently Asked Questions 62I have to recharge Zen Vision’s battery quite often. Is there anything I can do to make it last longer?Generally, any

Frequently Asked Questions 63Do I need to defragment Zen Vision hard disk drive?Zen Vision may occasionally operate at less than optimal performan

Frequently Asked Questions 64My Zen Vision wired remote control is not working. What do I do? Make sure the wired remote control’s Lock switch is

Frequently Asked Questions 65What does the PlaysForSure logo mean?The PlaysForSure logo makes it easy to find digital music stores that are compat

Safety Advice 66Safety AdviceRefer to the following information to use your player safely, and to reduce the chance of electric shock, short-circu

General Specifications 67General SpecificationsPower Source Battery: 1 x Rechargeable Lithium Ion battery DC IN 5V when connected to a power out

General Specifications 68Connectors DC IN 5V jack Headphone jack: 3.5 mm (1/8") stereo minijack, 25 mW per channel AV OUT jack: PAL or NTS

Zen Vision at a Glance 7Previous/Rewind buttonPress this button to go the previous track.Press and hold this button to move back within a track.NO

Zen Vision at a Glance 8Zen Vision - Side Views1234

Zen Vision at a Glance 9Compact Flash memory card slotInsert a memory card into this slot. For more information, see "Inserting a Memory Card