CREATIVE MuVo Slim User Manual

User’s Guide

Creative MuVo Slim

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Contents

Safety and Handling Instructions

Caring For Your Player....................................................................................................................... viii

Introduction

Before You Begin.................................................................................................................................... xi

Package Contents......................................................................................................................... xi

Software Included......................................................................................................................... xi

Creative Media Detector........................................................................................................... xi

Creative MediaSource................................................................................................................ xii

Creative MediaSource Player......................................................................................... xii

Creative MediaSource Organizer................................................................................. xii

Adobe Acrobat Reader................................................................................................... xiii

Minimum System Requirements ..................................................................................................... xiii

Document Conventions.................................................................................................................... xiv

Web Information ................................................................................................................................. xv

Online Registration............................................................................................................................... xv

1 A Tour of Your Player

Your Player at a Glance..................................................................................................................... 1-1

Using the Scroller................................................................................................................................ 1-3

Scroll Select.................................................................................................................................. 1-3

Selecting menu options............................................................................................................ 1-3

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2 Getting Started

Installing Drivers and Software........................................................................................................ 2-1

Charging Battery.................................................................................................................................. 2-2

Power Source and Level Indicators..................................................................................... 2-4

3 Using Your Software

Downloading from the Internet...................................................................................................... 3-2

Transferring Tracks or Files............................................................................................................. 3-3

Using Creative MediaSource.................................................................................................. 3-3

Using Windows Explorer........................................................................................................ 3-4

Creative MediaSource........................................................................................................................ 3-5

Editing audio track information............................................................................................. 3-5

Ripping Audio CD Tracks....................................................................................................... 3-6

4 Using Your Player

Turning On/Off your Player............................................................................................................. 4-1

Enabling a Mode................................................................................................................................... 4-2

Playing Music Tracks........................................................................................................................... 4-2

Skipping Folders.................................................................................................................................... 4-4

Changing Play Modes.......................................................................................................................... 4-5

Repeating music................................................................................................................ 4-5

Playing a track once......................................................................................................... 4-7

Shuffling music................................................................................................................... 4-8

Playing all tracks................................................................................................................ 4-9

Listening to FM Radio...................................................................................................................... 4-10

Recording Audio............................................................................................................................... 4-15

Recording Voice...................................................................................................................... 4-15

Recording FM Radio............................................................................................................... 4-16

Playing Recordings............................................................................................................................ 4-18

EQ Settings......................................................................................................................................... 4-19

Enhancing Your Music................................................................................................. 4-19

Deleting Audio Files......................................................................................................................... 4-21

User Preferences.............................................................................................................................. 4-21

Locking and Unlocking Your Player............................................................................................ 4-24

Formatting your Player................................................................................................................... 4-25

Appendixes

A Technical Specifications

Player...................................................................................................................................................... A-1

USB Travel Charger (available separately).................................................................................. A-3

B On Screen Diagram and Icon Guide

Information Diagrams........................................................................................................................ B-1

Playback Icons...................................................................................................................................... B-2

Play Mode Icons.................................................................................................................................. B-3

Error Diagrams.................................................................................................................................... B-4

C Frequently Asked Questions and Troubleshooting

AutoPlay................................................................................................................................................. C-1

General........................................................................ .......................................................................... C-2

Usage...................................................................................................................................................... C-3

Safety and Handling Instructions

Caring For Your Player

While your player is quite robust, observing these handling procedures will prolong its life.

Do not store or use in areas exceeding 45ºC or 113ºF.

Do not expose to heat or incinerate.

Keep away from strong magnetic fields.

Do not subject to excessive force or impact.

Keep away from excessive moisture.

Do not bend the player or it could be damaged permanently.

Safety and Handling Instructions viii

Introduction

Congratulations on making an excellent decision in purchasing Creative MuVo Slim!

Your new multi-format portable player allows you to store songs in the player’s Music Library, and is equipped with a USB 2.0™ port, so you can transfer audio tracks and data quickly and easily. With your player’s built-in microphone you can record voice, and with the FM radio, you can listen to your favorite radio stations. You can also record FM radio on your player.

Your player also supports Advanced EQ features for audio enhancement. Your portable digital audio player supports multiple audio file formats, including MP3 and WMA. Recordings are saved in IMA ADPCM formats — mono for voice and stereo for FM radio.

Introduction x

Before You Begin

Package Contents

Contents may vary depending on product model and region of purchase.

Software Included

Creative Media Detector

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Creative MuVo Slim

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Pouch

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Installation CD incorporating PDF User’s Guide

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Quick Start booklet

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Stereo headphones

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Li-Ion battery

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USB cable

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Creative Media Detector

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Creative MediaSource

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Adobe Acrobat Reader

Media Detector makes it easy for you to access multimedia content from various internal or external media. There is no need to hunt through a maze of different software to play different types of files.

Media Detector automatically recognizes the insertion of CDs, and connection of external devices like Creative MuVo Slim. Upon recognition, the content in the media will be displayed.

Introduction xi

Creative MediaSource

Creative MediaSource is your ultimate all-in-one digital entertainment software, designed for playing, creating, organizing and transferring digital music. It includes several applications like the Player and Organizer.

For more information and usage details on Creative MediaSource, refer to its online Help.

Creative MediaSource Player

Creative MediaSource Organizer

Unlike other media players, Creative MediaSource Player provides exclusive features (such as SmartFit), specially designed to manage and configure your Creative MuV o Slim more efficiently . With Creative MediaSource Player, you can play back a wide variety of digital audio and video formats such as MP3, WMA, WAV, Audio CD, Midi, VCD, AVI and MPEG-1 on the computer. You can also use the integrated recorder in Creative MediaSource to record audio.

The Organizer can be considered an extended view of the Player, as it provides additional features to help you manage a huge music library more easily. With it, you can:

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rip Audio CDs and create high quality digital audio files (up to 320 kbps for MP3 and 160 kbps for WMA)

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configure the settings for Creative MuVo Slim while it is plugged-in to Creative MediaSource

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"squeeze" more audio tracks into your player with SmartFit, which employs intelligent track management and WMA compression

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view the contents of your computer and your Creative MuVo Slim using the dual-window transfer panel, convenient for file transfer

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locate songs in a few seconds, just by typing some keywords into the sophisticated music search engine

Introduction xii

Adobe Acrobat Reader

Minimum System Requirements

The software applications on the installation CD may have higher requirements for basic functionality. Refer to each application’s documentation for details

Adobe® Acrobat® Reader® is a software that lets you view and print Adobe Portable Document Format (PDF) files on all major computer platforms.

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Microsoft® Windows® XP, Windows Millennium Edition (Me), Windows 2000, or Windows 98 Second Edition (SE)

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Intel® Pentium® II 350 MHz, AMD® K6-2® 450 MHz or better processor (Pentium III 450 MHz or higher recommended for MP3 encoding)

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CD-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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30 MB free hard disk space (more needed for storing audio)

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

Introduction xiii

Document

We use icons to highlight useful or urgent information for you:

Conventions

Tip

. This tells you about shortcuts or hints relating to a feature.

Note.

a feature.

Caution!

these directions to prevent the loss of data, or damage to your product or system.

Warning!

in bodily harm or life-threatening situations.

This highlights additional or important information about

This highlights proper usage of your product. Follow

This warns you of possible hazards that may result

Introduction xiv

Web Information

When checking on product information, go to your respective region.

Visit www.creative.com regularly for information on:

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firmware updates

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tips and tricks

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FAQs

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troubleshooting

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documentation updates

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software updates or purchases

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technologies used in your player

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an online glossary

Online Registration

Enjoy a host of benefits by registering your product during installation, or at

www.creative.com/register. Benefits include:

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Service and product support from Creative

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Exclusive updates on promotions and events

Introduction xv

A Tour of Your Player

Your Player at a Glance

Strap lug

Front View

USB port

Headphones connector

connects to your headphones

Volume Decrease button

Volume Increase button

Play/Pause button

Scroller

LCD screen

Top View

Battery panel

Left View

Right View

A Tour of Your Player 1-1

Button What It Does Usage Tips

PLAY/PAUSE

VOLUME

INCREASE

VOLUME

DECREASE

SCROLLER

❍ turns the player on and off ❍ activates LCD backlight ❍ starts, pauses or continues playback ❍ changes Scroller mode in FM Radio mode

❍ increases the volume

❍ decreases the volume

❍ press and hold until player turns

on or off

❍ when your player is locked,

press to turn LCD backlight on

❍ press and hold to increase the

volume quickly

❍ press and hold to decrease the

volume quickly

❍ during playback, turn and

release the Scroller to go to the

goes to the previous or next track

❍ ❍ moves ahead or moves back within a

track

❍ scrolls through menu options ❍ selects menu options ❍ selects or scans FM radio channels

previous or next track.

❍ during playback, turn and hold

the Scroller to move ahead or move back within a track

❍ turn the Scroller to scroll through

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

A Tour of Your Player 1-2

Using the Scroller

Scroll Select

To "Scroll Select", use the Scroller to scroll to the option you want, and select the option by pressing the Scroller.

Selecting menu options

The Scroller is one of the most important features of your Creative MuVo Slim. In this document, we will use a new term, “Scroll Select”, to indicate that you should use the Scroller to scroll through options and then select the option by pressing the Scroller.

The Scroller (top view)

Use the Scroller to scroll through options

Press the Scroller to select an option

Depending on the screen you are in, you can have different menu options. You can also choose options from a list or a confirmation box.

You can use the Scroller to make selections in menus. For example, if you are looking at the Menu screen:

From the Menu screen to the Play Mode screen

1. Use the Scroller to scroll through the menu options.

2. Press the Scroller to select the menu item.

A Tour of Your Player 1-3

Getting Started

Installing Drivers and Software

Windows 98 SE users must install the drivers to charge the player’s battery and transfer tracks or files to the player.

To install the software, Windows XP and Windows 2000 users must log in as the System Administrator or a user with System Administrator privileges. For more information, refer to your operating system’s online Help.

Your Creative MuVo Slim includes software so that you can create audio tracks, manage your music library, and use your player in all supported Windows operating systems. Your Installation CD also includes the drivers necessary for Windows 98 SE.

DO NOT

connect your player to your computer when installing the drivers or

software.

1. Insert the Installation CD into your CD-ROM drive. The disc supports Windows AutoPlay mode and starts running

automatically. If not, you need to enable your CD-ROM drive's autoinsert notification feature. For more details, see "AutoPlay" on page C-1.

2. Follow the instructions on the screen to complete the installation. For Windows 98 SE users, make sure the selected on the

Install Software

screen.

MuVo Slim Driver

option is

3. If prompted, restart your computer.

Getting Started 2-1

Charging Battery

When opening or closing the battery compartment, handle with care. When opening the panel, make sure you slide out the battery panel as far as you can.

To charge your battery, you can connect your player directly to the computer using the supplied USB cable, or to a USB charger (available separately).

1. Insert the supplied battery into your player.

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Figure 2-1

Getting Started 2-2

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