Creative Zen Stone User Manual
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A Tour of Your Player
Button/Connector
What It Does
1.
Power/Play/Pause
Turns player on or off. Press and
hold until LED lights up or turns
off.
Playback starts automatically
when your player is turned on.
2.
Next/Fast-Forward
Press to move to the next track.
Press and hold to move forward
within a track.
3.
Previous/Rewind
Press to move to the previous
track.
Press and hold to move
backward within a track.
4.
Reset Hole
To reset player, insert a
straightened paperclip.
5.
Volume +/-
Press to increase or decrease the
volume.
6.
USB port
To charge your player or transfer
files, connect one end of the
supplied USB cable to this port,
and the other end to your
computer's USB port.
To charge your player without
using the computer, purchase the
ZEN™ USB power adapter.
For more information about this
and other accessories, visit
www.creative.com/zenstone.
7.
LED
See LED.
8.
Headphone jack
Connect your player's earphones
to this jack.
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9.
Mode switch
See Mode Switch.
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Mode Switch
Play Mode
What It Does
Repeat All
Plays and repeats all music
folders, in alphanumeric order.
If your music is not organized
into folders, all tracks are
played back in alphanumeric
order.
Shuffle
Plays and repeats all music, in
random order.
Skip Folder
Skips to the next folder, in
alphanumeric order.
To select, push and release.
Use the Mode Switch to change your player's play modes. In addition to shuffling music, you can also
locate your favorite music tracks by skipping folders.
Note
To understand your player's playback sequence, see Playback Order.
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LED
LED
Meaning/Action
Green
Blinking
Connected to computer
File transfer in progress. Do not
disconnect.
Disconnected from computer
Playback in progress, good
battery level.
Random blinking
Turning on your player after
transferring files
Player scanning new files. This
may take up to a few minutes.
Steady
Playback paused. Player turns off
after a few minutes.
Good battery level.
Red
Blinking
Low battery level, charge as soon
as possible.
Steady
Playback paused. Player turns off
after a few minutes.
Low battery level, charge as soon
as possible.
3 blinks
After turning on your player
Battery depleted, charge
immediately. OR
No music files detected.
During playback
Unsupported format detected, file
will be skipped.
Adjusting volume
Maximum or restricted volume
level reached.
To adjust the volume restriction
level, launch Creative Media Lite
.
Orange
1 blink
below 25%
2 blinks
25 ~ 75%
3 blinks
76 ~ 99%
Steady
Fully charged.
The LED changes color or blinks, to indicate your player's battery and playback status.
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Charging Your Player
Connect your player to your computer with the supplied USB cable. When your player starts charging,
the LED blinks orange. When charging is complete in approximately two to three hours, the LED
changes to steady orange.
Important: Make sure your computer is turned on, and not in power conservation mode while the player
is charging.
See your operating system's documentation on turning off power conservation mode.
Note
Avoid using a USB hub.
Your player can also be charged with a ZEN USB power adapter (sold separately). For more
information about this and other accessories, visit www.creative.com/zenstone.
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Creative Media Lite
Creative Media Lite is specially designed to rip CDs and transfer files to your player.
Your player is recognized as a removable disk on your computer and you can also use other software to
transfer content. However, Creative Media Lite supports the transfer of Windows Media® Digital Rights
Management (WMDRM) 9 or copy-protected music. Other software may not.
To launch Creative Media Lite, click the Creative Media Lite icon on your desktop.
Alternatively, click Start Creative
Creative Media Lite.
Note
Before installing Creative Media Lite, make sure you log on to your computer in Administrator
mode. For details about Administrator mode, see your operating system's documentation.
For details about using Creative Media Lite, click the Access How-To Online button in the
application.
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Getting Content
Your player plays back audio tracks in MP3 or WMA formats. You can acquire audio tracks from
online music stores, or by ripping personal audio CDs.
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Ripping CDs
To rip music from your CD collection
Launch Creative Media Lite.
1.
Click the Rip Audio CD button .
2.
Follow the instructions on the screen, and select the My Computer and/or Music Player
3.
checkbox to indicate where your tracks will be ripped to. You can also select to retrieve album
information (subject to availability) from the Internet.
Note
Creative Media Lite uses MusicIDSM from Gracenote® to get artist and title information about the
CDs you play. You must be connected to the Internet when using this service.
If you selected to transfer files to your player, do not disconnect your player while transferring
files. The LED blinks green during file transfer. After transferring files, see Disconnecting Your
Player Safely.
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Transferring Music
To transfer music from your computer
Connect your player to your computer as shown.
1.
1.
Launch Creative Media Lite and click the My Computer drop-down box.
2.
Locate and select the music files you want.
3.
Click the Transfer to Player button .
4.
Alternatively, use the drag-and-drop method to transfer the files to your player.
4.
Note
Do not disconnect your player when transferring files to or from your player. The LED blinks
green during file transfer. After transferring files, see Disconnecting Your Player Safely.
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Transferring Data
You can use your player as a removable disk to transfer data.
In Creative Media Lite, click the Views button and select View All
Files.
Note
Do not disconnect your player when transferring files to or from your player. The LED blinks
green during file transfer. After transferring files, see Disconnecting Your Player Safely.
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Disconnecting Your Player Safely
To stop your player properly, select one the following options:
In Creative Media Lite, click the Disconnect Player button .
From the Taskbar, click the Safely Remove Hardware icon and then select Safely remove USB
Mass Storage Device.
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