Creative ZEN Zen Stone 1GB User manual

Creative ZEN Stone User’s Guide

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A TOUR OF YOUR PLAYER

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.

Note

• To understand your player's playback sequence, see Playback Order.

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. For details, see Folder

Structure.

LED

The LED changes color or blinks, to indicate your player's battery and playback status.

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.

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.

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.

Ripping CDs

To rip music from your CD collection

1. Launch Creative Media Lite.

2. Click the Rip Audio CD button .

3. Follow the instructions on the screen, and select the My Computer and/or Music Player

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.

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.

Transferring Music

To transfer music from your computer

1. Connect your player to your computer as shown.

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 .

Alternatively, use the drag-and-drop method to transfer the files to your player.

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.

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.

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.

Volume Restriction

Protect your hearing using the Volume Restriction feature on your player. You can set your

player's maximum volume to a comfortable level.

This feature is especially useful for parents who want to protect their children's hearing while they

enjoy listening to music. You can also select to set a password to lock the volume restriction level

setting.

To adjust the volume restriction level, launch Creative Media Lite and click the Set Volume

Restriction Limit button . For details, click the Access How-To Online button in the

application.

Managing Music

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.

Deleting Files and Folders

To delete files and folders in your player

1. Launch Creative Media Lite.

2. Select the file or folder you want.

3. Click the Delete button in the same window as the selected file or folder.

Frequently Asked Questions

This section covers questions you might have while using your player. For updated FAQs, visit

www.creative.com/zenstone.

Battery

How will I know when my player is fully charged?

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