Creative Zen Portable Media Center User Manual

Introduction 1-2 System Requirements Minimum Recommended❍ Microsoft® Windows® XP Home Edition, Windows XP Professional, Windows XP Media Center Editio

Introduction 1-3 AccessoriesThe following accessories will be available from www.creative.com:• Li-Ion Polymer battery•FM Wired Remote•IR Remote• Dock

About Your Player

About Your Player 2-1 About Your PlayerThis section lists and describes your player’s buttons, controls and exterior connectors.Front Views57431910111

About Your Player 2-2 Button / Connector DescriptionStart button ❍ Press to display menu options on the LCD.❍ Press to switch between the main menu an

About Your Player 2-3 Top and Bottom ViewsButton / ConnectorDescription1. Battery Compartment❍ Holds the high capacity battery.2. Data connector❍ Conn

About Your Player 2-4 Selecting Menu OptionsIn the following sections of this document, we use the term ‘select’ to indicate that you should use the N

About Your Player 2-5 Play Control buttons 5. Left button❍ Press to go to the menu option or selection to the left of the current selection.❍ When pla

Getting Started

Getting Started 3-1 Getting StartedThis chapter assists you in setting up and configuring your player, and also describes some basic operations. Inser

User’s Guide Zen Portable Media CenterInformation in this document is subject to change without notice and does not represent a commitment on the part

Getting Started 3-2 1. Open the battery compartment in the direction of the arrows.2. Move the activation switch in the direction shown in the diagram

Getting Started 3-3 Charging the battery Fully charge the battery supplied with your player before you use it. For the first time only, charge the ba

Getting Started 3-4 Battery charge statusYour player displays one of the following icons, depending on the battery’s charged status or the power sourc

Getting Started 3-5 Setting Up Your Player DO NOT connect your player to your computer before installing the software.1. Insert the Installation CD in

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

Getting Started 3-7 Using the Protective Carrying CaseYour player comes with a carrying case that you can use to prop up your player for better pictur

Getting Started 3-8 Turning the player on or offYour player must be unlocked before you can use any buttons or controls. To unlock your player, see &q

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 navigation butt

Personalizing Your Player

Personalizing Your Player 4-1 Personalizing Your PlayerThis chapter assists you in personalizing your player. Personalizing your player Your player of

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Personalizing Your Player 4-2 4. Select Backlight, Brightness or TV out to change any of these settings.Effects You can choose to turn effects on or o

Personalizing Your Player 4-3 InformationYour player’s Information screen displays:• the player’s firmware and operating system version — so that you

Managing Content

Managing Content 5-1 Managing ContentAbout Content Types Zen Portable Media Center plays many different types of content, including video files, audio

Managing Content 5-2 Transferring contentWith Windows Media Player 10, you can choose between Automatic and Manual synchronization options.Using Autom

Managing Content 5-3 3. In the menu that appears, click the Delete from Device option. Your player displays the "updating" screen.Managing V

Managing Content 5-4 Managing PicturesWith Zen Portable Media Center’s high-capacity storage, you can store thousands of photos in your player, and ev

Managing Content 5-5 2. Use the navigation buttons to highlight Transitions.3. Press the OK button repeatedly to choose a transition time. It ranges f

Managing Content 5-6 Deleting, modifying or renaming albums, artists or genres, including renaming of audio tracks, must be done in Windows Media Play

Managing Content 5-7 5. Select the play all option.Changing Play ModesWhen playing audio tracks, you can choose to change the play mode, enable an equ

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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. Selec

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General Specifications

General Specifications A-1 General SpecificationsGeneral Specifications for your playerSize (W x H x D)❑ 144 mm x 80.7 mm x 27 mm or 5.67" x 3.18

General Specifications A-2 ❑ Picture format — JPEG❑ Windows Media Player 10 supported formats — ASF, DVR-MS, AVI, MPEG1, MPEG2*, MPE, M1V, MPG, MP2, W

Frequently Asked Questions

Frequently Asked Questions B-1 Frequently Asked QuestionsThis section covers common questions you might have while using your player. If you have an i

Frequently Asked Questions B-2 Files that exceed the following specifications may require more time to change or transcode: I have to charge the batte

Frequently Asked Questions B-3 UpdatesWhere can I get information and updates for Zen Portable Media Center?Visit www.creative.com for updates and dow

Frequently Asked Questions B-4 About Recovery ScreensIf an error occurs, you may see any one of the following diagrams, indicating the general nature

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Frequently Asked Questions B-5 ❍ Content in your player has been corrupted by resetting the player during a synchronization session.❍ Reset your playe

Terms and Technology Explained

Terms and Technology Explained C-1 Terms and Technology ExplainedGlossaryThis section provides you with a brief explanation of terms, technology and a

Terms and Technology Explained C-2 Transcoding Transcoding is the process of converting a media file from one format to another. Windows Media Player

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Introduction

Introduction 1-1 IntroductionZen Portable Media CenterCongratulations on making an excellent decision in purchasing the Zen Portable Media Center! Wit