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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. Headphone jack Connect your player's earphones to this jack. 3. Mode switch See Mode Switch. 4. Reset Hole To reset player, insert a straightened paperclip. 5. USB connector To charge your player or transfer files, connect this end to your computer's USB port. 6.
11. Cover Use this to protect the USB connector when it is not in use.
Mode Switch 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. Play Mode Note What It Does Shuffle Plays and repeats all music, in random order. 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. Skip Folder Skips to the next folder, in alphanumeric order.
LED The LED changes color or blinks, to indicate your player's battery and playback status. LED 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.
Charging Your Player Connect your player to your computer as shown below. 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 saving mode while the player is charging. See your operating system's documentation on turning off power saving mode. Note Avoid using a USB hub.
Transferring Audio and Data Your player is recognized as a removable disk on your computer. So you can use Windows Explorer to transfer audio tracks and data files to your player. You can also use software such as Windows Media® Player (WMP) to rip CDs and transfer content. WMP supports the transfer of Windows Media Digital Rights Management (WMDRM) 9 or copy-protected music. Other software may not. To transfer audio tracks and data files from your computer 1. Connect your player to your computer as shown.
Using Windows Media Player You can use Windows Media® Player (WMP) to manage your media files. Basic instructions on using the latest version of WMP are included in this chapter. For more information on WMP, refer to the WMP online Help.
Managing Your Library Media content is organized in WMP's library. To browse through WMP's library, click the Library tab, and select the Music, Pictures, Video, Recorded TV or Other option. Display Element 1. Library tab 2. Search box 3. List pane 4. Details pane 5. Contents pane Before burning CDs or transferring tracks, you need to add media content to your library. To add items to your library 1. Click the Library tab and select the Add to Library... option. 2.
Notes The items in your library are played back in the order that they are displayed. To find an item in your library Click the Search box and type a keyword. The search results are displayed in the Details pane. To delete items from your library 1. In the Details pane, right-click the file to delete. 2. Click Delete. 3. In the Windows Media Player dialog box, click the Delete from library only option. 4. Click the OK button.
Transferring Audio Tracks to Your Player You can transfer audio tracks from WMP to your player. 1. Click the Sync tab and select your player's entry. Your player appears in the List pane. 2. From the Contents pane, browse through your library using the various headings such as Artist, Album or Genre. 3. From the Details pane, use the drag-and-drop method to transfer the tracks or albums that you want to the List pane. 4. Click the Start Sync button.
Disconnecting Your Player Safely To stop your player properly, click the Safely Remove Hardware select Safely remove USB Mass Storage Device.
Playing Music Your player automatically starts playing music when it is turned on. To navigate your player's controls, see A Tour of Your Player . To change play mode or skip folders, see Mode Switch . To organize music and customize playback order, see Playback Order .
Enhancing Audio with Bass Boost You can enhance your audio tracks by boosting its bass. To do so, press the Bass Boost button repeatedly to switch between the following Bass Boost settings: Setting Description Level 1 Provides a relatively high bass level. The indicator beside the Bass Boost button is lit dimly. Level 2 Provides a relatively higher bass level. The indicator beside the Bass Boost button is lit brightly. Off Bass Boost is turned off.
Playback Order You can customize your music playback experience by naming and organizing your music according to the following guidelines: Your player plays back music in alphanumeric order. For example, Autumn.mp3, 02 Summer.mp3 and 01 Spring.mp3 will be played back in the following order: 01 Spring.mp3, 02 Summer.mp3, Autumn.mp3. If there are tracks and folders in the same location, tracks will be played back first. Your player supports up to three levels of folders from the root.
Folder Structure Your player supports up to three levels of folders from the root. Any tracks placed outside this structure, for example in a fourth level folder from the root, will not be played back. Note You can add or delete files and folders in your player using Windows Explorer.
Frequently Asked Questions This section covers questions you might have while using your player.
Battery How will I know when my player is fully charged? When your player's LED changes from blinking orange to steady orange, your player is fully charged. I have to charge my player's battery quite often. Is there anything I can do to make it last longer? The following will make your player's battery last longer. Avoid unnecessarily moving to the previous or next track. Avoid unnecessarily moving forward or backward within tracks. Avoid unnecessarily turning the player on or off.
Transferring Music How do I transfer music from my audio CDs to my computer or player? You can use Windows Media Player 9 (or later) to rip music from your CDs. For details, refer to the application's Help file. What is DRM and what type of DRM music can I transfer to my player? DRM stands for Digital Rights Management. It is a form of copy protection for music and subscription content purchased from online music stores.
Playing Music Can I play back MP3 or WMA files in my player if they are stored in folders? Yes, you can. Your player supports up to three folder levels from the root. Your player supports up to: 100 folders for 2 GB players 200 folders for 4 GB players For details about folders, see Folder Structure. How can I change my player's music playback order? Your player's playback sequence follows the alphanumeric order of the file names.
Supported Formats Can I play back PlaysForSure™ and subscription content on my player? Your player is a mass storage class (MSC) device and supports Windows Media DRM (WMDRM) 9 content only. It does not support PlaysForSure and subscription content.
Audible What is Audible content and is it supported by my player? Audible content refers to spoken audio programs such as audio books that you can purchase online. To transfer Audible content to your player, download AudibleManager at www.audible.com/creative . Some Audible tracks contain sections or chapters that you can skip to quickly. To skip sections within an Audible track 1. 1. 2. 2. Using your player's Mode Switch, push and hold at Skip Folder .
Transferring Data Can I use my player as a portable data storage device? Yes, you can. Your player is recognized as a removable disk by your computer. You can use Windows Explorer to transfer files (including music tracks) to your player. Please note that copy protected WMA files will not play on your player if they were transferred using Windows Explorer. Your player is displayed as MuVo T100 in Windows Explorer. In Windows Vista, click the Start button Computer. In Windows XP, click Start My Computer.
Firmware What is firmware and can my player's firmware be updated? Firmware refers to the software residing on your player which controls your player's features. Sometimes, improvements are made to your player's firmware and these firmware upgrades are placed on the Creative web site, www.creative.com/support . Before upgrading your player's firmware, you need to log on to your computer in Administrator mode. For details about Administrator mode, see your operating system's documentation.
LED After my player is turned on, why does it blink red three times then turn off? The battery may be too depleted to power your player. Charge the player for approximately two to three hours by connecting to an actively running computer before turning on the player again. Avoid using a USB hub. If you encounter problems after two to three hours, try the following: Do not use a USB hub and ensure that the player is connected properly. Connect your player to another computer. Reset your player.
Software Can I use Windows Media Player to transfer music to my player? Yes, you can. For details, refer to the application's documentation. Can I use Creative MediaSource to manage the content on my player? Yes, you can. If you already own a Creative player that comes with the Creative MediaSource software, you can use the application to manage content that is not copy protected. Your player is displayed as MuVo T100 under My Computer in Creative MediaSource by default.
Troubleshooting My player is not responding, what do I do? If your player stops responding, reset the player. This should not cause you to lose any data or audio tracks, unless you were in the middle of transferring files. 1. Insert and remove a straightened paperclip from the Reset Hole. 2. If this does not work, proceed to Formatting Your Player. Formatting Your Player WARNING: This step deletes all your player's content. If possible, back up all your player's content on your computer before proceeding.
Regulatory Information The following sections contain notices for various countries: CAUTION: This product is intended for use with FCC/CE certified computer equipment. Please check the equipment operating/installation manual and/or with the equipment manufacturer to verify/confirm if your equipment is suitable prior to the installation or use of the product.
Notice for the USA FCC Part 15: This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications.
Notice for Canada This Class B digital apparatus complies with Canadian ICES-003. Cet appareil numérique de la classe B est conforme à la norme NMB-003 du Canada. CANADIAN CLASS B STATEMENT: This digital device does not exceed the Class B limits for radio noise emissions from digital apparatus as set out in the interference-causing equipment standard entitled "Digital Apparatus," ICES-003 of the Department of Communications.
European Compliance This product conforms to the following: EMC Directive 2004/108/EC. Mains operated products for the European market comply with Low Voltage Directive 2006/95/EC. Communication / RF wireless products for the European market comply with R&TTE Directive 1999/5/EC. CAUTION: To comply with the Europe CE requirement, this device must be installed with CE certified computer equipment which meet with Class B limits.
Safety Information Refer to the following information to use your product safely, and to reduce the chance of electric shock, short-circuiting, damage, fire, hearing impairment or other hazards. Improper handling may void the warranty for your product. For more information, read the warranty available with your product. Do not dismantle or attempt to repair your product. Refer all servicing to authorized repair agents.
General Specifications Size (WxHxD) 24.99 mm (1") x 77.49 mm (3") x 8.9 mm (1/3") Weight (approximate) 17.
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