Creative MuVo Vidz User manual

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Congratulations ____________________

MuVo

VIDZ™ is the new digital audio player from Creative. Read on to learn how to get started

with your new player! To get the most out of your player, also read the comprehensive User’s Guide

on your Installation and Applications CD (see “More Information” on page 11).

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1. Play/Stop button

Turns your player on and off.

Starts, pauses or resumes playback.

2. OLED Display

3. Menu button

Displays the Options menu.

Selects options and files on the

OLED display. For more information,

see “Using the Menu Button” on

page 2.

4. Hold switch

Locks or unlocks the player.

5. Reset button

Resets your player. For more

information, see “FAQ” on page 10.

6. Microphone

7. Headphone/Line-In jack

8. Navi/B-Mark button

Displays the contents of your player.

9. Rec/A-B button

Changes play modes.

Starts and stops recording in FM,

Voice and Encoding modes.

10. USB connector

Connect your USB cable to this

connector and connect the other

end of the cable to your computer to

transfer files or to charge your

player's battery.

11. Indicator LED

Lights up when your player's battery

is being charged.

Turns off when your player's battery

is fully charged.

Blinks when the screen saver is

activated.

PLAY/STOP

NAVI/B-MARK

REC/A-B

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Using the Menu Button ______________

Select

We use the term “Select” to mean the following action:

1. Move the Menu button left or right, or up or down, to highlight the option that you want.

2. Press the Menu button to select the option.

You can also select an option by moving the button to the right.

Accessing the Options menu

The Options menu is the main menu from which you switch modes and select settings. Select an icon

to see available options in the following menus:

Mode

System

Control

Sound

and

Display

While in Music, FM, Voice or Encoding modes

Press the Menu button.

While viewing an image display

1. Press the Menu button to display the contents of your player.

2. Select an audio track.

3. Press the Menu button.

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While viewing a video

1. Press and hold the Navi/B-Mark button to display the contents of your player.

2. Select an audio track.

3. Press the Menu button.

Getting Started ____________________

Step 1: Set up software

1. 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.

2. 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:

i. Double-click the My Computer icon on your desktop.

Alternatively, click Start →My Computer.

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

3. Follow the instructions on the screen.

4. When prompted, restart your computer.

5. When your computer restarts, follow the product registration instructions on the screen.

Note that you require an Internet connection to register your product.

To prevent the loss of recordings, you cannot access the Options menu while making a

recording. If you are making a recording, stop the recording, and then press the Menu button to

access the Options menu.

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

NAVI/B-MARK

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6. When prompted, connect your player to your computer's USB port using the supplied USB

cable.

For Windows 98 SE

You may be prompted by an

Insert Disk

dialog box when Windows detects your player.

1. Make sure that the Installation and Applications CD is still in your CD-ROM/DVD-ROM drive.

2. Click the

button. The

New Hardware Found

window appears.

3. In the

Copy files from

box, type

d:\drivers\win98

(replace

d:\

with the drive letter of your

CD-ROM/DVD-ROM drive) and click the

button.

4. Click the

button to complete the installation.

Step 2: Charge the battery

Make sure that your player is connected to your computer’s USB port with the supplied USB cable.

The Indicator LED lights up when your player’s battery is being charged, and turns off when the

battery is fully charged. It takes approximately four hours to charge your battery fully.

Step 3: Transfer videos, images and audio

Transfer videos, images and audio (such as music you have ripped from your CD collection or have

purchased online) files from your computer to your player.

1. Make sure that your player is connected to your computer’s USB port with the supplied USB

cable.

2. Press the Play/Stop button to turn on your player.

RESET

POWER

PLAY/STOP

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3. Double-click the

My Computer

icon on your desktop.

Alternatively, click

Start

→

My Computer

You will notice that your player is recognized as a Removable Disk.

4. Locate your audio (MP3 or WMA files), image (JPG files) and video (MV4 files) files on your

computer and copy them to your player using the drag-and-drop method.

Note that you can also transfer data files using this drag-and-drop method.

5. Organize audio tracks in the

ROOT

folder, images in the

JPEG

folder and videos in the

MV4

folder.

Step 4: Disconnect the player

Before disconnecting your player, use the

Windows Eject

Safely Remove Hardware

icon

on the Taskbar to safely disconnect your player. If your player is not disconnected safely, the content

may become corrupted and the player will not function correctly. Follow these steps below to safely

disconnect your player:

In Windows XP, Windows 2000 or Windows ME

1. Click the

Safely Remove Hardware

icon on the Taskbar and click

Safely remove USB

Mass Storage Device

2. Disconnect your player when you are prompted to do so.

In Windows 98 SE

1. Wait at least 10 seconds after all file transfers are completed.

You can also organize your videos, images and audio tracks using your own folder structure. For

more information, refer to your player’s User’s Guide found on the Installation and Applications

CD (See “User’s Guide” on page 11).

DO NOT disconnect your player from your computer if you see the Comm Mode

screen on the OLED display.

12:05PM

Safely remove USB Mass Storage Device - Drive (E:)

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2. Right-click the

My Computer

icon on your desktop and select

Explore

3. In the window that appears, right-click the

Removable Disk

icon and select

Eject

4. Disconnect your player when you are prompted to do so.

Step 5: View videos or images, and play music

1. Press and hold the Play/Stop button until your player turns on.

2. Press the Menu button. The Options menu appears.

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

language:

i. Select the System option.

ii. Select the Language option, and then Select the language that you want.

4. Press and hold the Navi/B-Mark button to display the contents of your player.

To view videos

1. Select a video (MV4 file).

The video is displayed, followed by the next video in your player, and so on.

2. Connect your earphones and move the Menu button up and down to adjust the volume.

• Files are sorted in alphanumeric order on your player.

• Your player can only play back video files in MV4 format.

• Your player can store as many video files as its memory will allow, but each video file can

only be up to one hour long.

Use the Transcoder application included with your player to convert videos in other formats

to MV4 format. For more information, refer to your player’s User’s Guide found on the

Installation and Applications CD (see “More Information” on page 11).

PLAY/STOP

NAVI/B-MARK

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To v i e w i m a g e s

Select an image (JPG file).

The image is displayed, followed by the next image in your player, and so on.

To p l ay m u s i c

1. Select an audio track (MP3 or WMA file).

2. Connect your earphones and move the Menu button up and down to adjust the volume.

Listening to FM radio _______________

You can automatically scan for all available radio stations and save up to 20 radio presets.

1. Connect your earphones to the Headphone jack.

2. From the Options menu, Select the

Mode

option, and then Select

mode.

3. Press the Menu button to switch to Preset view (if necessary).

The

Preset

indicator lights up.

4. Press and hold the Navi/B-Mark button until the

Preset Number

indicator is

displayed.

The player scans and stores up to 20 radio stations.

5. Move the Menu button left or right to select the preset station you want.

Your player does not support images in progressive JPG format.

Your player also displays text (TXT). Instead of Selecting an image file, Select a text file. Your

player displays the text file as a slideshow.

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6. To record from radio, press the Rec/A-B

button.

Direct Line-In encoding ______________

Record audio from a Line-In source and encode the recording directly into an MP3 file.

1. From the Options menu, Select the

Mode

option, and then Select

Encoding

mode.

Alternatively, press and hold the Rec/A-B button while in

Music

mode.

2. Connect the Line-In source, such as a CD or MiniDisc player, to your player's Headphone/

Line-In jack with the Line-In cable.

3. Press the Rec/A-B button to start the recording.

4. Begin playback on the Line-In source.

5. Press the Play/Stop button to pause, and again to resume the recording.

6. Press the Rec/A-B button to end the recording.

A name is automatically assigned to your recording and it is saved in the

RECORD

folder of

your player. The naming convention used is:

AUDI[Current File Number].MP3

If you are using your player in Japan, you will need to change the FM region setting.

1. From the Options menu, Select the Control option, and then Select the Radio

Ctrl option.

2. Select the Band Width option, and then Select the Japan option.

3. Move the Menu button to the left, and then Select the Exit option.

REC/A-B

PLAY/STOP

REC/A-B

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