Creative MuVo N200, MuVo N100 User's Guide

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Introduction

Thank you for purchasing Creative's new multi-format digital audio player, MuVo N100/N200. Your player can store hundreds of songs in its music library, and comes equipped with a USB

2.0 port, so you can transfer music and data quickly and easily. Note

Your player plays back MP3 and WMA files, including those protected with Digital Rights

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Management (DRM) technology.

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Minimum System Requirements

Microsoft® Windows® XP, Windows 2000, Windows Millennium Edition (Me) or Windows

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98 Second Edition (SE) Intel® Pentium® II 350 MHz, AMD® K6-2® 450 MHz or better processor (Pentium III 450

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MHz or higher recommended for MP3 encoding in Creative MediaSource™) CD-ROM or DVD-ROM drive with digital audio extraction support

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USB 1.1 port (USB 2.0 port recommended)

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64 MB RAM (128 MB recommended)

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10 MB available hard disk space (more space needed for storing audio)

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SVGA graphics adapter (256 colors, 800 x 600 resolution or better)

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Note

The software applications on the MuVo N100/N200 CD may have higher requirements for

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basic functionality. Refer to each application's documentation for details.

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Your Player At A Glance

Overview

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Using the Scroller

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LCD Guide

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Overview

Play/Pause button

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Press and hold to turn the player on and off.

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Press once to start playing tracks, and press again to pause playback.

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When your player is locked, press to turn on the LCD backlight.

Microphone

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A built-in microphone that lets you make digital voice recordings.

LCD (Liquid Crystal Display)

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Displays menu options.

Volume Decrease button

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Press to decrease the volume.

Volume Increase button

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Press to increase the volume.

Scroller

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Turn the Scroller to scroll through menu options and press the Scroller to select them. This action is also referred to as "Scroll Select".

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During playback, turn the Scroller to move between tracks, or turn and hold the Scroller to move within a track.

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For more information, see Using

the Scroller.

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Headphone jack

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Connect headphones to this jack.

Line In jack

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Connect external stereo sources, such as cassette players, CD players and MiniDisc players, to this jack.

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This jack is only found on MuVo N200 players.

USB port

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Connect your computer to this port using the supplied USB cable.

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Using the Scroller

Most of the player's functions are accessed using the scroller. It is therefore important that you learn how to use the Scroller.

Selecting menu options

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Controlling playback

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Selecting menu options

You can use the scroller to select menu options. In this User's Guide, we use the term "Scroll Select" when we want you to use the Scroller to scroll to a menu option, and then select it by pressing the Scroller.

Turn the Scroller to scroll through menu options on your LCD until the option that you want,

such as Play Mode , is highlighted. Press the Scroller to select this menu option.

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Controlling playback

During playback, you can use the Scroller to move between tracks, or to move quickly within a track. To go to the next or previous track during playback Turn the Scroller up or down respectively To move forward or back within a track during playback Turn and hold the Scroller up or down respectively

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LCD Guide

Battery Icons

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Status Diagrams

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Play Status Icons

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Play Mode Icons

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Information Diagrams

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Battery Icons

This icon

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Battery is full

Battery is 60% full

Battery is 30% full

Battery is nearly empty. Change the battery at the earliest opportunity

After inserting the battery, your player displays one of the following icons, depending on the battery's status.

Tip

Playback time depends on factors like the volume level. For more information, see Usage.

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Status Diagrams

This diagram

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Your player is connected to your computer. To use your player, disconnect it from your computer.

Files are being transferred to your player.

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Play Status Icons

This icon

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Play

Pause

Stop

Record

Move forward within a track

Move back within a track

Next track

Previous track

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Play Mode Icons

This icon

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Repeat track

Repeat folder

Repeat all

Shuffle once

Shuffle repeat

Shuffle folder

Track once

Repeat selected section of a track

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Information Diagrams

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Advice

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Physical defects

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Numerous high-impact shocks

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Contact Customer Support Services

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Unexpected power loss while saving settings

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Download a newer firmware version

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Reload firmware

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Contact Customer Support Services

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Player is unable to perform the selected task, such as deleting a file

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Clear your player's memory

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Contact Customer Support Services

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Unsupported file system

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Corrupted file system

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Check that the file system you selected during formatting is FAT, FAT16 or FAT32

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Use ScanDisk to scan your player

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The player's remaining storage space is low or depleted; recording cannot proceed

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Delete some files to free storage space

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Low battery power

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Insert a new battery

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Battery is depleted, player cannot start up

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Insert a new battery

If an error occurs, you may see one of the following information diagram, indicating the general nature of the problem.

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Getting Started

Step 1: Set up computer

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Step 2: Insert battery

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Step 3: Transfer music

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Step 4: Disconnect player

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Step 5: Play music

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Step 1: Set up computer

DO NOT connect your player to your computer before setting up the software.

Turn on your computer.

If you have Windows XP or Windows 2000, you must log in as an administrator in Windows

before you can set up the software. For more information, refer to your operating system's online Help. Insert the Installation and Applications CD into your CD-ROM/DVD-ROM drive. Your CD

should start automatically. If it does not, follow the steps below:

Start Windows Explorer.

On the left pane, click the My Computer icon.

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Right-click the CD-ROM/DVD-ROM drive icon, and then click AutoPlay.

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Follow the instructions on the screen.

If prompted, restart your computer.

Note

Windows 98 SE users must install a device driver before using the player. This driver is

automatically installed when you set up the software on Windows 98 SE.

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Step 2: Insert battery

Use an alkaline battery with your player.

When you turn on your player for the first time, the menu will be in English. To change the language

Press the Scroller.

The main menu appears.

Scroll Select the Settings option .

Scroll Select the Language option .

Scroll Select the language that you want.

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