Creative ZEN Micro manual

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Zen Micro at a Glance..................... .......................... ... 6 Zen Micro ............ ...................... .................... ................. 6 Turning Zen Micro on and off ..................... .................... 9 Vertical Touch Pad ..... ...................... ....................... ...... 9 Main Menu ..................... [...]

Selecting and playing music tra cks ............... ............... 30 Searching for similar tracks .............. ....................... .... 30 Selecting tracks with Zen Micr o’s DJ ............ ............... 31 Managing the list of selected tracks .............. ............... 31 Shuffling and repeating the lis t of selected tracks .......[...]

Setting the date and time ................ ...................... ....... 49 Setting the alarm ............ ......................... ..................... 50 Using Zen Micro’s equalizer (EQ) ... ......................... .... 50 Setting playback at a constant volume ........................ 51 Labeling Zen Micro with your name ..................[...]

Zen Micro at a Glance 6 Zen Micr o at a Glance After completing the setup instruc tions in the Quick Start booklet, take some time to read this User’ s Guide to learn how to get the most out of your play er . Zen Micr o[...]

Zen Micro at a Glance 7 Next/F ast-Forwar d button Press this button to go the next trac k. Press and hold this b utton to mov e f orward within a tr ack. Options b utton Press this button to disp lay the options a vailab le. V ertical T ouch P ad Use the V er tical T ouch P ad to scroll through and select menu items. During pla yback, use the V er[...]

Zen Micro at a Glance 8 Lock Slide the P o wer s witch to the Lock positio n to disable y our pla yer’ s controls . Headphone jac k Connect Zen Micro’ s ear phones to this jack . USB 2.0 port T o char ge Zen Micro’ s bat ter y , connect one end of Zen Micro’ s P ow er Adapter to th is por t, and the other e nd to a power ou tlet. T urn on t[...]

Zen Micro at a Glance 9 T urning Zen Micro on and off 1 T o tur n on Zen Micr o, slide the Po wer swit ch to wards the P ower icon and hold it there until the LCD lights up . 2 T o tur n off Zen M icro, slide the Po wer swit ch tow ards the P ower icon and hold it there until Shutting down... appears. V ertical T ouch P ad Mov e yo ur thumb up and [...]

Zen Micro at a Glance 10 Main Menu Press the Menu/B ack but ton to view Zen Micro’ s main menu. Mov e yo ur thumb up and down the V er tical T ou ch Pad to scroll through menu items, and press the Menu/Bac k butt on to return to the pre vious menu or screen.[...]

Zen Micro at a Glance 11 Now Pla ying screen The Now Playing screen appears wh en you tur n on Zen Micr o, or when a song is playing. When y ou see the Now Pla ying screen, mo ve y our thumb up and down the V er tical T ouch P ad to adjust the v olume. Stat us icons at the top r ight corner of the LCD indicate Zen Micro’ s current settings and ba[...]

Zen Micro at a Glance 12 Main Applications Creativ e MediaSource Pla y er/Organiz er and Ze n Media Expl orer applications are included with yo ur Zen Micro . These applications are installed when y ou set up the Zen Micro software on your com puter . In this document, we will use Creative Medi aSource Pla yer/Organiz er to outline usage instructio[...]

Zen Micro at a Glance 13 NO TE If Pla ysForSure and Windows Media ® Pla yer 10 Update is enabled, yo u can also use WMP10 to impor t or transf er music. F or more i nf or mation on PlaysF orSure and WMP10 Update, see "About Pl a ysForSure and Windows Media Pl ay er 10 Update" on page 5 5. F or more information on using WMP 10, re fer to [...]

Accessories 14 Accessories Zen Micro comes with some of the accessories described belo w . Accessories that are not inc luded with y our play er are av ailable fr om your Creative Labs dealer or at our online store at www .creative .com. Earphones Zen Micro’ s ear phones fe ature dynamic bass response and enhanced audio clarity. W ARNING! F or yo[...]

Accessories 15 Cradle Use Zen Micro’ s cradle with the belt clip f or handsf ree suppor t.[...]

Accessories 16 Y ou can also use Zen Micro’ s cradle with the stand to rest Zen Micro on your desk.[...]

Accessories 17 P ouch Zen Micro’ s protective pouch k eeps Zen Micro snug and safe .[...]

Accessories 18 Nec kstrap With Zen M icro’ s neckstrap , your music collection goes wherev er you go. NO TE Zen Micro’ s neckstrap is a vailab le only in se lected countr ies.[...]

Accessories 19 Wired Remote Contr ol Zen Micro’ s wired remote control gives y ou easy access to basic pla yback funct ions. Connect the wired re mote control to Zen Micro’ s Headphone jac k. NO TE Zen Micro’ s wired remote control is av ailable separately in selected countries.[...]

Accessories 20 V olume Increase b utton Press this button to increase the volume. V olume Decrease but ton Press this button to de crease the volume. Play/P ause button Star ts, pau ses and resumes pla yback . Previo us/Rewind butt on Press this button to go the previous track. Press and hold this button to move bac k within a track. Next/F ast-For[...]

Impor ting Music into Creative Medi aSource Play er/Organizer 21 Impor ting Music into Creative MediaSour ce Play er/ Or ganizer T o listen to m usic on Zen Micro, fir st import music into Creative MediaSour ce Player/ Organizer , and then transfer this music to y our pla yer . Music can be ripped fr om your CD collec tion, or downloaded fr om Inte[...]

Impor ting Music into Creative Medi aSource Play er/Organizer 22 The time needed to successfully e xtract audio from a CD depends on: ■ CD-ROM/D VD-ROM drive speed ■ def ects, like scratches on the audio CD ■ error-checking f eatures on the CD-ROM/D VD-RO M drive ■ bitrate selected for encoding T o rip an audio CD using Creati ve MediaSourc[...]

Impor ting Music into Creative Medi aSource Play er/Organizer 23 Shopping for m usic on the Internet If y ou hav e an Internet connection, you can use a search engine to locate sites where y ou can purchase digital m usic content. F ollow the instructions on these sites to do wnload the music tr acks to y our computer . Once you ha v e downloaded m[...]

T ransferring Music to Zen Micro 24 T ransferring Music to Zen Micr o Music tracks that you transfer to Zen Micr o must be MP3 or WMA files if y ou want to pla y them back. T ransferring music trac ks 1 Connect Zen Micro to y our computer’ s USB por t with the supplied USB cab le. NO TE ■ When you connect y our player to y our co mputer , an ic[...]

T ransferring Music to Zen Micro 25 2 When y our computer det ects Zen Micro, Crea tive MediaSo urce Play er/Organizer sta r ts automatically . T ransf er you r music tracks (MP3 or WMA files) to Zen Micro using the drag-and -drop method. 3 When yo u hav e finished transf erring music trac ks, disconnect Zen Micro . W ait till you see the inactiv e[...]

T ransferring Music to Zen Micro 26 Creating and transf erring playlist s With Creativ e MediaSource Pla y er/Organiz er , or ganizing music trac ks into playlists (trac ks you h av e organized into lists) has ne v er been ea sier . Y ou can create as man y playlists as you lik e and tran sfer th ese to Zen Micro. Y ou can compile pla ylists using [...]

Pla ying and Managing Music 27 Pla ying and Managing Music After transf erring music to Zen Micr o, read on to learn ho w to get the most out of y our player . Adjusting v olume In the Now Pla ying screen, mo ve y our thumb up and down t he V er tical T ouch P a d to adjust the v olume. T o adjust the v olume when browsing th e menu, press the Opti[...]

Pla ying and Managing Music 28 T o lock Zen Micro Slide the P o wer swit ch tow ards the Loc k icon. The Loc ked icon appears on the No w Pla ying screen.[...]

Pla ying and Managing Music 29 T o lock the Zen Micr o wired remote contr ol Slide the Loc k switch to wards the Loc k icon.[...]

Pla ying and Managing Music 30 Selecting and pla ying music trac ks Y ou can search for music trac ks by album, ar tist, genre or title. If you hav e crea ted playlists (trac ks you ha ve orga nized into lists) on Zen Micro, or transfe rred playlists fr om Creative MediaSource Pla yer/ Organizer , y ou can search f or music trac ks in pla ylists as[...]

Pla ying and Managing Music 31 Y ou can also select this option when viewin g the Selected Music screen. Fir mly tap the V er tical T ouch P ad when viewing the Now Pla ying scr een to view the Selected M usic screen. The Selected Music screen shows you your list of selected music tracks . Selecting trac ks with Zen Micro’ s DJ Instead of select [...]

Pla ying and Managing Music 32 4 Press the Options butt on and select one of the f ollowing pla ylist management options from the menu: ■ Remove... Remove Track Remov es the cur rent track from the list. ■ Remove... Remove All Clears the list. ■ Save As Playlist Sav es the list as a playlist. Name the pla ylist us ing the characters in the li[...]

Pla ying and Managing Music 33 3 Select one of the f ollowing it ems in the Play Mode scree n: ■ 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 Now Pla ying screen. ■ Repeat All Repeats all selected tracks. When y ou select this play mode, appe[...]

Pla ying and Managing Music 34 3 Firm ly tap the V er tical T ouch P ad to star t play ing from the selected position. Using bookmarks Y ou can inser t bookmarks during pla yback. A bookmark helps y ou mark a point within a track, so you can retur n to it a t a later time. F or example , if you are listenin g to your recording of an interview , ins[...]

Pla ying and Managing Music 35 Listening to the radio 1 Press the Menu/Ba ck but ton. The main menu ap pears. 2 Select FM Radio . 3 T o automatically scan and sav e radio stations , press the Options b utton and select Autoscan . The pla yer scans f or all r adio stations with clear reception. At the end of the autoscan, Zen Micro automatically sa [...]

Pla ying and Managing Music 36 5 T o fine tune or man ually scan f or a radio station, press the Pla y/P ause but ton to switch to the manu al tuning view . 6 Press the Ne xt/F ast-F orwar d b utton or Pre vious/Re wind but ton to fine tune the radio freq uency . 7 Hold down t he Next/F ast-Forw ard button or Pre vious/Re wind butt on for one secon[...]

Pla ying and Managing Music 37 Deleting radio presets 1 Press the Menu/Ba ck but ton. The main menu ap pears. 2 Select FM Radio . 3 Press the Next /F ast-F orward button or Pre vious/Rewind button to select the pr eset you w ant to delete . 4 Press the Options butt on and select Delete Preset . Recor ding radio broadcasts 1 While listening to a r a[...]

Pla ying and Managing Music 38 4 T o view an d play bac k recorded trac ks, see "Pla ying recorded tr acks" on page 39. Recor ding with the built-in microphone 1 Press the Menu/Ba ck but ton. The main menu ap pears. 2 Select Extras Microphone . 3 Press the Pla y/P ause but ton to star t recording. 4 While recording, y ou can press the Opt[...]

Pla ying and Managing Music 39 T o view an d play bac k recorded trac ks, see "Pla ying recorded tr acks" on page 39. Playing recor ded trac ks 1 Press the Menu/Ba ck but ton. The main menu ap pears. 2 Select Music Libra ry Recordings , and select the recording y ou want to pla y . Deleting tracks 1 Press the Menu/Ba ck but ton. The main [...]

Pla ying and Managing Music 40 1 Press the Menu/Ba ck but ton. The main menu ap pears. 2 Select System Information .[...]

Using Zen Micro’ s Organizer Features 41 Using Zen Micr o’ s Organizer Features Zen Micro stores your contacts, calendar e vents and tasks fr om Microsoft Outlook ® . Read on to learn how to us e these organizer features. Synchr onizing with Microsoft Outlook 1 Connect Zen Micro to y our computer . 2 Star t Sync Manager . Y ou can star t Sync [...]

Using Zen Micro’ s Organizer Features 42 3 Use the Ne xt/F ast F orward and Previous/Re wind b uttons to scroll betwe en months , and use the V er tical T ouch P ad to scroll betw een the da ys in the selected month. 4 Firm ly tap the V er tical T ouch P ad to view the ev ents and to-do list of the selected da y . Viewing toda y’ s tasks 1 Pres[...]

Storing Data Files in Zen Micro 43 Storing Data F iles in Zen Micr o Y ou can use Zen Micro to store bac kup copies of y our computer’ s data files, or use it to transfer files from one computer to another . Use Zen Media Explorer if y ou need to tr ansfe r data files between Zen M icro and your computer . Zen Media Explorer of fers y ou the ease[...]

Storing Data Files in Zen Micro 44 4 Connect Zen Micro to y our computer using the supplied USB cab le.[...]

Storing Data Files in Zen Micro 45 Zen Micro appears as a Remo vab le Disk under M y Computer in Windows Explorer . 5 Use the drag-a nd-drop method in Window s Explorer to cop y files to and from Zen Micro. 6 When y ou hav e finished cop ying files, safely di sconnect Zen Micro using the Windows Eject or Safel y Remove Har dware icon on the T askba[...]

Storing Data Files in Zen Micro 46 7 T o return to the Now Pla ying screen and continue liste ning to music on Zen Micro, press the Menu/ Back but ton. Remember to disco nnect Zen Micro first. Zen Micro cannot re tur n to the Now Pla ying screen if the USB cable is still connected to it. Changing the amount of har d disk space in Remo vab le Disk m[...]

Storing Data Files in Zen Micro 47 4 Alternatively , connect Zen Micro t o your computer and use Creat ive Remo vab le Disk Manager to increase or decrease the amount of hard disk space in Remo vab le Disk mode. Stopping Zen Micr o Properl y T o prev ent data loss, ensure tha t: ■ you ha ve disconnected Zen Micro properly in Windows before unplug[...]

Storing Data Files in Zen Micro 48 In Windo ws 98 SE In Windo ws Explorer , right-clic k the Remov able Disk icon, click the Eject option, and disconnect your pla yer when you are p rompted t o do so.[...]

P ersonalizing Zen Micro 49 P ersonalizing Zen Micr o Zen Micro’ s settings can be adjusted to suit y our needs. Adjusting V er tical T ouch P ad settings Y ou can change the V er tical T ou ch Pa d’ s sensitivity , and to turn the V er tical T ouch P ad’ s clickin g sound on or off . 1 Press the Menu/Ba ck but ton. The main menu ap pears. 2 [...]

P ersonalizing Zen Micro 50 Setting the alarm 1 Press the Menu/Ba ck but ton. The main menu ap pears. 2 Select Extras Date & Time . The current date and time are displa yed. 3 T o adjust time , date and alarm settings, press the Options b utton and select Set Alarm . Using Zen Micr o’ s equalizer (EQ) EQ is Zen Micro’ s collection of equ al[...]

P ersonalizing Zen Micro 51 T o create a customized equ alizer setting 1 In the EQ sc reen, select Custo m EQ . Each slider on the Custom EQ screen repr esents successively higher freque ncies that can be adjusted. ■ 80 controls bass frequency ■ 250 adjusts the low mid-range frequency ■ 1k adjusts the mid-range frequency ■ 4k adjusts the up[...]

P ersonalizing Zen Micro 52 Labeling Zen Micr o with you r name 1 Press the Menu/Ba ck but ton. The main menu ap pears. 2 Select System Player Settings Owner . 3 Spell out y our name using the characters in th e list box that appe ars, and then select Ok . Setting the bac klight duration 1 Press the Menu/Ba ck but ton. The main menu ap pears. 2 Sel[...]

P ersonalizing Zen Micro 53 Setting the idle shutdown time Y ou can specify ho w long Zen Micro remains in activ e befo re it automatically shuts down. This f eature helps you conserve ba tter y power . 1 Press the Menu/Ba ck but ton. The main menu ap pears. 2 Select System Player Settings Idle Shutdown . 3 Use the V er tical T ouch P ad to scroll [...]

P ersonalizing Zen Micro 54 Resetting Zen Micro Y ou can reset Zen Micro to its or iginal setting s. 1 Press the Menu/Ba ck but ton. The main menu ap pears. 2 Select System Reset Setti ngs . Adding and remo ving main menu items Y ou can personalize the main men u by adding and remo ving menu items . For e xample , if you usually search for songs by[...]

About PlaysF orSure and Windows Media Pla yer 10 Update 55 About Pla ysForSure and Wind ows Media Pla yer 10 Update If y ou are using Windows XP , y ou can enable Pla ysForSure and Windows Media Pla yer 10 (WMP10) Update, for Zen Micr o. When Pla ysF orSure and WMP10 Update is enab led, yo u no longer need drivers wh en connecting Zen Mi cro to a c[...]

About PlaysF orSure and Windows Media Pla yer 10 Update 56 When enab ling Pla ysF orSure and WMP10 Update, y ou can: ■ use Zen Micro with any Windows XP computer with WMP10 installed. ■ use the Autosync f eature in WMP10 to quickly transf er media files. ■ view Zen Micro in Windo ws Explorer for easy drag-and-drop transf er of audio and data.[...]

About PlaysF orSure and Windows Media Pla yer 10 Update 57 3 If prompte d, restar t your com puter . 4 When y ou are prompted to co nnect Zen Micro to y our computer , make sure Zen Mi cro’ s battery is fully charged.[...]

F requently Asked Questions 58 Frequentl y Asked Questions If the tips and advice in this c hapter do not answer y our question, refer to the Creative Know ledge Base for more informa tion. Creative's 24-hour self-help Knowledge Base helps y ou resolve and tr oubleshoot tec hnical queries. Go to www .creative.com and select y our region. For t[...]

F requently Asked Questions 59 Can I jog with m y Zen Micr o? Y ou should not subject Zen Micro to conti nuous shocks , such as those that are lik ely to occur while you jog or run. Can I transfer Digital Rights Mana gement (DRM) protected WMA files to m y play er? Y es. T o transf er DRM protected WMA files to Zen Micro , you can use Creativ e Med[...]

F requently Asked Questions 60 I have t o recharge Zen Micr o’ s batter y quite often. Is the re anything I can do to make it last longer? Generally , any operation requ ir ing Zen Micro to access the hard disk uses battery power . Consequently , filling your pla yer to capac ity is not rec ommende d. Howe v er , some operation s consume more bat[...]

F requently Asked Questions 61 One of the f ollowing diagrams appea rs on the LCD . What does it mean? Y our computer is activ ely managing your play er . W arning: DO NO T disconnect y our pla yer while your computer is still activ ely managing it. Y our computer is not activ ely managing yo ur play er . T o use your pla yer , disconnec t it from [...]

F requently Asked Questions 62 The firmware upgr ade is complete. Reset y our pla yer to enab le the new firmware to tak e eff ect. There was an unexpected power loss during audio file transf er . Use you r pla yer only after this library rebuilding is completed. Y our hard disk driv e is updating the trac ks in your pl ay er . This occurs a fter t[...]

F requently Asked Questions 63 How do I reset Zen Micr o? Y ou can solve most problems with Zen Micro by resetting it. 1 T ur n off Zen Micro. 2 Slide open the b atter y cov er . 3 Remov e the battery and wait fiv e seconds bef ore reinser ting the batter y . There was an unexpected power loss while saving settings. Reload the fir mw ar e, download[...]

F requently Asked Questions 64 Zen Micro does not turn on or stops responding. What do I do? ■ Make sure the P ow er switch is not in the Lock position. ■ If you’ re using the Zen Micro wired remote control, make sure the wired remote control’ s Lock s witch is not is the Lock position. ■ Y our battery may need to be recharged. Connect yo[...]

F requently Asked Questions 65 7 When the clean up is complete, select Reboot . Y our pla y er restar ts and star ts reb uilding Music Library . My Zen Micr o wired remote control is not w orking. What do I do? ■ Make sure the wired remote control’ s Lock s witch is not in the Lock position. ■ Make sure the wired remote control is proper ly c[...]

F requently Asked Questions 66 Where can I get more information on Creative products? Visit www.creat ive.com and select your r egion or country for upda tes and downloads relating to all Creat ive product s.[...]

Safe ty Advice 67 Safety Ad vice Refer to the f ollowing inf ormation to use y our player saf ely , and to reduce the chance of electric shoc k, short-circuiting, dama ge , fire, hearing impairment or other hazar ds. ■ Do not dismantle or attempt to repair your pla yer , batter y or power adapter . Refer all servicing to Creative or autho rized r[...]

General Specifications 68 General Specifications Size (WxHxD) ■ 51 mm (2.0") x 84 mm (3.3") x 19 mm (0.7") We i g h t ■ 5 GB pla yer : 108 g (3.8 oz) with batter y Pow er S o u rc e ■ Battery: 1 x Rechargeable Lithium Ion batter y ■ USB bus po wered when connected to a power outlet or po wered USB por t on a computer Pl ay b [...]

General Specifications 69 MP3 Play back P erformanc e ■ Signal-to-Noise Ratio: Up to 98 dB ■ Channel Separation: Up to -70 dB ■ F requency Response: 2 0 Hz ~ 20 kHz ■ Harmonic Distor tion Output: <0.1% Connector s ■ Headphone jack: 3.5 mm (1/8") stereo minijack, 25 mW per channel ■ USB 2.0 por t: Standard USB mini-B receptacle ?[...]