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Introduction 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. Your player can also display music lyrics, so you can sing along to your favorite songs! Note Your player plays back MP3 and WMA files, including those protected with Digital Rights Management (DRM) technology.
Minimum System Requirements Note Microsoft® Windows® XP Professional x64 Edition, Windows XP (Service Pack 1 or later) or Windows 2000 Intel® Pentium® III 1GHz or AMD Duron 1GHz CD-ROM or DVD-ROM drive with digital audio extraction support USB 1.1 port (USB 2.
Your Player At A Glance Overview Using the Scroller LCD Guide Page 4
Overview Component Usage 1 Play/Pause button 2 3 Headphone jack Scroller Press and hold to turn the player on and off. Press once to start playing tracks, and press again to pause playback. When your player is locked, press to turn on the Liquid Crystal Display (LCD) backlight. Connect earphones to this jack. Turn the Scroller to scroll through menu options and press the Scroller to select them. This action is also referred to as "Scroll Select".
Turn on your player. 8 Liquid Crystal Display (LCD) 9 Microphone Displays menu options. A built-in microphone that lets you make digital voice recordings.
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.
Select 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. 1. Turn the Scroller to scroll through menu options on your LCD until the option that you want, such as Play Mode , is highlighted. 2. Press the Scroller to select this menu option.
Control 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 right or left respectively To move forward or back within a track during playback Turn and hold the Scroller right or left respectively.
LCD Guide Battery Icons Status Diagrams Play Status Icons Play Mode Icons Information Diagrams Page 10
Battery Icons After inserting the battery, your player displays one of the following icons, depending on the battery's status. This icon Means this Battery is full Battery is 60% full Battery is 30% full Battery is nearly empty. Change the battery at the earliest opportunity Tip Playback time depends on factors like the volume level. For more information, see Frequently Asked Questions.
Status Diagrams This diagram Means this Your player is connected to your computer. To use your player, disconnect it from your computer. For more information, see Step 4: Disconnect player. Files are being transferred to your player.
Play Status Icons This icon Means this Play Pause Stop Record Move forward within a track Move back within a track Next track Previous track Page 13
Play Mode Icons This icon Means this Repeat track Repeat folder Repeat all Shuffle once Shuffle repeat Shuffle folder Track once Repeat selected section of a track Page 14
Information Diagrams If an error occurs, you may see one of the following information diagrams that indicate the general nature of the problem.
Getting Started Step 1: Set up software Step 2: Turn on your player Step 3: Rip and copy music Step 4: Disconnect player Page 16
Step 1: Set up software DO NOT connect your player to your computer before setting up the software. 1. Turn on your computer. 1. 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. 2. Insert the Installation CD into your CD-ROM/DVD-ROM drive. Your CD should start automatically. If it does not, follow the steps below: i. Double-click the My Computer icon. i. Alternatively, click Start My Computer. ii.
Step 2: Turn on your player Your player automatically plays preloaded music to get you started immediately. 1. If your player is connected to your computer, make sure it is disconnected properly from your computer. For more information, see Step 4: Disconnect player. 2. Insert a AAA alkaline battery into your player. 2. until your player turns on. 3. Press and hold the Play/Pause button to adjust the volume. 4. Connect your earphones and press the Volume buttons 5.
Step 3: Rip and copy music Rip music from your CD collection to your player, or copy audio files (such as music you have purchased online) from your computer. To rip music from your CD collection 1. Make sure your player is connected to your computer as shown in Step 1: Set up software. 2. Double-click the My Computer icon on your desktop. 3. Double-click the Creative MuVo V100 Media Explorer icon . icon. 4. Click the Rip Audio CDs 5. Follow the instructions on the screen. 6.
Step 4: Disconnect player When disconnecting your player from your computer, always use the Windows Eject or Safely Remove Hardware icon on the Taskbar. If not, your player may not function normally. Follow these steps below to safely disconnect your player. To safely disconnect your player in Windows XP Professional x64 Edition, Windows XP or Windows 2000 1. Click the Safely Remove Hardware icon on the Taskbar. 2.
Using Your Player Turning your player on and off Managing music and data Transferring music and data Playing music Displaying lyrics Enabling Favorites mode Recording with the built-in microphone Playing recorded tracks Locking your player Deleting tracks Formatting your player Cleaning up your player's firmware Caution! As with any digital media-based storage device, data should be backed up regularly.
Turning your player on and off until your player turns on. 1. Press and hold the Play/Pause button 1. The CREATIVE logo appears on the LCD, followed by the MuVo V100 logo. Music stored in your player starts playing automatically. 2. After you have finished using your player, press and hold the Play/Pause button Power Off message disappears.
Managing music and data Creative Media Explorer and Creative MediaSource Player/Organizer are included with your player. Install and try out both applications to decide which one is more suitable for your needs.
Creative Media Explorer Use Creative Media Explorer if you are new to digital music and want to transfer music from your CDs to your player, and if you prefer to manage your player in the familiar "Windows Explorer" environment. To start Creative Media Explorer 1. Double-click the My Computer icon on your desktop. icon. 2. Double-click the Creative MuVo V100 Media Explorer For more information about using Creative Media Explorer, refer to its online Help.
Creative MediaSource Player/Organizer Creative MediaSource Player/Organizer, a full-featured media organizer/player allows you to do the following: access additional features such as recording, automatic playlist generation and audio format conversion manage a music library on your computer To start Creative MediaSource, double-click the Creative MediaSource Player/Organizer shortcut icon on your desktop. For more information about using Creative MediaSource, refer to its online Help.
AudibleManager Install AudibleManager® to manage Audible® files. After downloading Audible audio to your player, search for Audible files by title. To skip sections within an Audible track You can skip one or more sections in your Audible file, instead of moving forward or backward within a track. 1. Press the Scroller. . 2. Scroll Select the Skip Section icon 3. Turn the Scroller towards the right or left to skip sections within the track.
Transferring music and data Audio selections have been preloaded to your player to get you started quickly. If you wish to listen to music immediately, see Playing music . If you wish to download music tracks to your player, you can download music from Internet music sites (see Downloading from the Internet), or rip them from your audio CDs to create digital files on your computer (see Ripping audio CDs ).
Playing music 1. Press the Scroller. 1. The main menu appears. 2. Scroll Select the Music option . . 3. Scroll to the audio track that you want to play and press the Play/Pause button Note You can select different play modes to vary the playback order. For more information, see Play mode.
Overview of the Music screen 1 Play mode 2 EQ setting 3 Track information 4 Play status 5 Elapsed time Page 29
Storing Tracks in Folders Your player stores audio tracks in folders. You can store tracks in the root (first level) folder or default library folders (Library A, Library B or Library C) created by your player. You can only store up to a maximum number of 500 tracks per folder. If an error message appears, telling you that a folder has exceeded the maximum number of allowed tracks, transfer the additional tracks to another folder containing less than 500 tracks. Description 1. Root folder 2.
Skipping Folders During music playback, you can choose between different folders of music tracks. . 1. During music playback, press the Scroller and Scroll Select the Skip Folder option 2. Scroll to the folder that you want to go to. 3. To resume normal playback, press the Scroller again. Note Your player can only recognize up to three subfolder levels in the root directory. See Storing Tracks in Folders for more information on root folders and folders.
Displaying lyrics Your player can display the lyrics of songs being played. 1. Press the Scroller. 1. The main menu appears. 2. Scroll Select the Settings option . 3. 3. 4. 4. 5. 6. 6. 6. 6. Scroll Select Lyrics Display and select Lyrics On. To hide the lyrics display later, repeat steps 1 to 3 and Select Lyrics Off. Press the Scroller. The main menu appears. Scroll Select the Music option . Scroll Select the audio track that you want to play. The audio track is played back automatically.
Displaying lyrics during playback 1. 1. 2. 3. During playback, press and hold the Scroller. A list appears. Scroll Select Lyrics On. To hide the lyrics display, repeat steps 1 and 2 and Scroll Select Lyrics Off.
Editing lyrics 1. Connect your player to your computer. 2. Double-click the My Computer icon on your desktop. 2. Alternatively, click Start My Computer. You will notice that your player is recognized as a Removable Disk. 3. Double-click Creative MuVo V100 Media Explorer. icon. 4. Click the Browse Data 5. Locate and select the WMA or MP3 file you want to edit. on the Creative Media Explorer toolbar. 6. Click the Lyrics Editor button 7. Add or edit your audio file's lyrics and click the OK button.
Using Lyrics Editor Lyrics Editor is included with your player. Using Lyrics Editor you can: import LRC or TXT (plain text) files synchronize lyrics and songs edit lyrics. For more information about Lyrics Editor, refer to its online Help.
Enabling Favorites mode When Favorites mode is enabled, only tracks in the Favorites mode folder are played back.
Adding tracks to the Favorites mode folder 1. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Note Press the Scroller. The main menu appears. Scroll Select the Music option . Scroll to the audio track that you want to add. Press and hold the Scroller. A list appears. Scroll Select Add Favorite. You can add tracks from outside the default library folders, or tracks from only one default library folder to the Favorites mode folder.
Selecting Favorites mode 1. Press the Scroller. 1. The main menu appears. . The Favorites mode icon 2. Scroll Select the Favorites option tracks in the Favorites mode folder are played back.
Deleting tracks from Favorites mode 1. Press the Scroller. 1. The main menu appears. . The Favorites mode icon appears on the LCD and all 2. Scroll Select the Favorites option tracks in the Favorites mode folder are played back. 3. Scroll to the audio track that you want to delete. 4. Press and hold the Scroller. A list appears. 5. Scroll Select Remove Favorite. Note Tracks deleted from the Favorites mode folder are still accessible from the Music folder.
Recording with the built-in microphone 1. Press the Scroller. 1. The main menu appears. 2. Scroll Select the Microphone option 3. Press the Play/Pause button . The recording bar appears on the LCD. to start the recording. again to end the recording. A name is automatically assigned 4. Press the Play/Pause button to your recording and it is saved in your player. The naming convention used is: VOC [Current File Number].
Overview of the Voice recording screen 1 Remaining recording time 2 Recording file name 3 Elapsed recording time 4 Recording status Note Recorded tracks are saved in the Recorded Tracks folder in your player's root directory. To view and play back recordings, Scroll Select the Recorded Tracks option . For more information, see Playing recorded tracks.
Playing recorded tracks 1. Press the Scroller. 1. The main menu appears. 2. Scroll Select the Recorded Tracks option . 3. Scroll to a recording that you want to play and press the Play/Pause button .
Overview of the Recorded Tracks screen 1 Elapsed time 2 Play mode 3 Currently playing track 4 Play status Page 43
Locking your player Locking your player disables the functions of all buttons and the Scroller on your player. Locking your player is useful when you do not want to accidentally activate functions on your player. 1. Press the Scroller. 1. The main menu appears. 2. Scroll Select the Lock option . 2. appears at the top right corner of the LCD. 3. To unlock your player, press the Scroller or any button on your player and Scroll Select the Unlock option .
Deleting tracks 1. Press the Scroller. 1. The main menu appears. 2. Scroll Select the Delete option 3. Scroll Select . to permanently delete the currently playing audio track or recording.
Formatting your player If you need to format your player, back up the files in your player first. When you format your player, all songs and data files are deleted. Your new player is already formatted. 1. Connect your player to your computer's USB port. 1. DO NOT press the buttons on your player while connecting it to your computer. 1. 2. Double-click the My Computer icon on your desktop. 2. Alternatively, click Start My Computer. You will notice that your player is recognized as a Removable Disk. 3.
Cleaning up your player's firmware 1. After you have finished using your player, press and hold the Play/Pause button Power Off message disappears. until the and Scroller simultaneously. The 2. Press and hold the Play/Pause button Recovery Mode screen appears when your player turns on. Two menu items are available in the Recovery Mode screen: Clean Up and Reboot. 3. Scroll Select Clean Up. 4. When the clean up is complete, select Reboot. Your player restarts.
Settings and Preferences Play mode EQ Bass Boost Settings Page 48
Play mode 1. Press the Scroller. 1. The main menu appears. . 2. Scroll Select the Play mode option 3. Scroll Select one of the following options: o A-B appears at the top right o Repeats a selected section of a track. When you select this, corner of the LCD. o Press the Scroller when A is highlighted to mark the start point of the repeat, and press the Scroller again when B is highlighted to mark the end point. o Repeat track o Repeats the current song. When you select this, LCD.
EQ EQ is a collection of equalizer presets that can enhance the sound of your music. Select presets such as Rock or Jazz, or customize your own equalizer setting. 1. Press the Scroller. 1. The main menu appears. . 2. Scroll Select the EQ option Scroll Select one of the following options: 3. o Rock o When you select this, appears at the top right corner of the LCD. o Pop o When you select this, appears at the top right corner of the LCD.
Bass Boost Bass Boost enhances the bass when you play back music in Favorites and Music mode. 1. Press the Menu button. 1. The main menu appears. . The Bass Boost options appear. 2. Select the Bass Boost icon option to turn on bass boost and return to Favorites or Music mode. 3. Select the On appears at the top right corner of the display. Note The Bass Boost icon is hidden by the Lock icon when you lock your player.
Settings 1. 1. 2. 3. Press the Scroller. The main menu appears. Scroll Select the Settings option . Scroll Select one of the following options: o Rotate Display o Flips the display for right-handed or left-handed use. The default orientation is for right-handed use. If you are left-handed, you can switch the orientation if you prefer to use the controls of your player with your left hand. o o Contrast o Adjusts the contrast of the LCD. o Backlight o Adjusts backlight duration.
Enabling volume restriction Listening to audio at high levels for prolonged periods may damage your hearing. To protect your hearing, you can restrict your player's maximum playback volume. 1. Press the Scroller. 1. The main menu appears. 2. Scroll Select the Settings option . 3. 3. 4. 4. 5. 5. 6. 7. 7. Note Scroll Select the Restrict Volume option . The current status is displayed. Scroll Select On. The volume bar appears. Scroll Select the maximum volume level that you want.
Disabling volume restriction WARNING! Stop audio playback on your player and take off your earphones before disabling this feature. Your player will play back audio at maximum levels when you disable this feature. 1. Press the Scroller. 1. The main menu appears. 2. Scroll Select the Settings option . 3. 3. 4. 4. 5. Note Scroll Select the Restrict Volume option . You will be prompted for your password, if you set one. Use the Scroller to enter your password. The current status is displayed.
About Music Files You can download music files from Internet music sites, or "rip" music files from audio CDs to your computer. Music files that you transfer to your player must, however, be MP3 or WMA files if you want to play them back. WMA files are music files that have lossy compression encoding, which means that some data is lost during compression. The standard bitrate for most WMA files is 128 kbps. Higher bitrates will result in better audio quality, but file sizes will be larger as a consequence.
Downloading from the Internet To get digital music files from the Internet, use a search engine to locate sites with digital music content. You can use the supplied software to download audio files from any major Internet music download site. Follow the instructions on the site to download the music files to your computer. Note It may be illegal to encode audio files for trade or sale unless you have the express or explicit permission of the copyright holder(s).
Ripping audio CDs To get music tracks from your CDs to your player, you will need a CD-ROM or DVD-ROM drive that can extract digital audio data, and Creative MediaSource Player/Organizer. Creative MediaSource Player/Organizer will read the audio information on your CD and convert it to the WMA format using the bitrate you choose. The standard bitrate of most WMA files is 128 Kbps, although some are set higher, at 160 or 192 Kbps.
Frequently Asked Questions This section covers questions you might have while using your player. Why does my player skip certain tracks? The player will only play valid media formats (MP3 and WMA files). Other types of media formats are skipped. Why are some files/tracks corrupted when transferred to my player? Transfer may have been interrupted. Before disconnecting your player from your computer, stop your player first. For more information on stopping your player, refer to Step 4: Disconnect player .
General Specifications Size (WxHxD) 36.5 mm (1.4") x 74.5 mm (2.9") x 15 mm (0.6") Weight 33 g (1.
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.
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