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  • Page 1 V I S I O N User's Guide...
  • Page 2 Information in this document is subject to change without notice and does not represent a commitment on the part of Creative Technology Ltd. No part of this manual may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying and recording, for any purpose without the written permission of Creative Technology Ltd.

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Zen Vision at a Glance ..........5 Zen Vision - Front View ..........5 Zen Vision - Side Views..........8 Zen Vision - Top and Bottom Views ......10 Turning Zen Vision On and Off ........12 Selecting Options............12 Navigating Menus ............
  • Page 4 Using Zen Vision as a Removable Disk....... 49 Changing the Amount of Hard Disk Space in Removable Disk Mode..............52 Stopping Zen Vision Properly ........53 Adjusting Your Player’s Settings ......54 Date and Time ............. 54 Information..............54 Audio Settings.............. 55 Photo and Video Settings ..........

  • Page 5: Zen Vision At A Glance

    Zen Vision at a Glance Zen Vision at a Glance After completing the setup instructions in the Quick Start booklet, take some time to read this User’s Guide to learn how to get the most out of your player. Zen Vision - Front View...
  • Page 6 Zen Vision at a Glance Infrared receiver Enables you to control your player via the IR remote control (available separately). Menu/Back button Displays the main menu, which contains most of your player's features. Press to return to the previous screen or menu.
  • Page 7 If, however, you notice fixed spots on your Creative Zen Vision LCD interfering with your use, contact Customer Support Services. You can find Customer Support Services information in the Installation and Applications CD.

  • Page 8: Zen Vision - Side Views

    Zen Vision at a Glance Zen Vision - Side Views...
  • Page 9 For more information, see "Connecting Your Player to a TV" on page 18. DC IN 5V jack To charge Zen™ Vision’s battery, connect one end of Zen Vision’s power adapter to this port, and the other end to a power outlet. Turn on the power outlet if necessary.

  • Page 10: Zen Vision - Top And Bottom Views

    Zen Vision at a Glance Zen Vision - Top and Bottom Views...
  • Page 11 Slide and hold the switch towards the Power icon to turn your player on or off. For more information, see "Turning Zen Vision On and Off" on page 12. Lock icon Slide the switch to the right to disable your player’s buttons.

  • Page 12: Turning Zen Vision On And Off

    Zen Vision at a Glance Turning Zen Vision On and Off To turn on your player, slide the Power switch towards the Power icon and hold it there until the LCD lights up. To turn off your player, slide the Power switch towards the Power icon and hold it there until Shutting down...
  • Page 13 Zen Vision at a Glance Up button Press to go to the menu option or selection above the current selection. OK button Press to select the highlighted menu option or selection on the screen. Right button Press to go to the menu option or selection to the right of the current selection.

  • Page 14: Navigating Menus

    Zen Vision at a Glance Navigating Menus Press the Up or Down navigation button to move vertically in a menu. Menu Menu Music Library Music Library Photos Photos Videos Videos FM Radio FM Radio Microphone Microphone Organizer Organizer Extras Extras...

  • Page 15: Inserting A Memory Card

    Zen Vision at a Glance Inserting a Memory Card For information on transferring files from your memory card to your player, see "Transferring content from your memory card" on page 29. Align the memory card with the Compact Flash memory card slot as shown below.
  • Page 16 Zen Vision at a Glance Gently push the memory card into the Compact Flash memory card slot. NOTE Do not force the memory card into the Compact Flash memory card slot. If it does not fit properly, gently remove it and try again.
  • Page 17 Zen Vision at a Glance To remove the memory card, pull out the memory card as shown below. NOTE To avoid permanent damage: DO NOT shake the memory card when removing it. ■ Remove the memory card only when when your player is at the Main Menu or when ■...

  • Page 18: Connecting Your Player To A Tv

    Zen Vision at a Glance Connecting Your Player to a TV To view your player’s content on a larger screen, connect your player to a TV. To do this, you must use the supplied video cable. NOTE Your player has been developed and tested to display photos and videos of high quality.
  • Page 19 Zen Vision at a Glance Connect your player to a TV with the supplied video cable as shown below. DO NOT use other video cables. L AUDIO R COMP IN...
  • Page 20 Zen Vision at a Glance A/V Out jack Connect the supplied video cable to this jack on your player. Video In jack Connect the yellow connector on your video cable to this jack on your TV. Audio In (Left) jack Connect the white connector on your video cable to this jack on your TV.

  • Page 21: Locking Zen Vision

    Zen Vision at a Glance Locking Zen Vision Locking Zen Vision disables all the controls on Zen Vision. Lock Zen Vision when you want to prevent buttons from being accidently pressed. To lock Zen Vision Slide the Power switch towards the Lock icon.

  • Page 22: Main Applications

    Zen Vision, in a Windows Explorer environment. Use Creative Media Explorer, if: you already have an extensive MP3 or WMA collection and/or another preferred media player ■ you prefer to view or manage Zen Vision as a removable disk drive under My Computer ■ ®...
  • Page 23 (available only in certain regions) By default, a window automatically appears at the lower right-hand corner, prompting you to launch Creative MediaSource Player/Organizer, when you connect Zen Vision to your computer. To disable this feature, in Creative MediaSource Player/Organizer, click Tools →...
  • Page 24 Zen Vision at a Glance Creative Media Toolbox Creative Media Toolbox provides a single point of access to software applications for cleaning, organizing and converting your media files. Creative Media Toolbox consists of the following Creative applications: Auto Organizer ■...

  • Page 25: Transferring And Managing Content

    Transferring and Managing Content Transferring and Managing Content About Content Types Creative Zen Vision plays many different types of content, including videos, TV recordings, audio tracks and still photos. You can use Creative Video Converter to convert unsupported video formats to the WMV format 320 x 240 pixel resolution, for proper transfer and playback.

  • Page 26: Transferring Content

    Transferring and Managing Content Transferring Content Transferring content from your computer Connect Zen Vision to your computer’s USB port with the supplied USB cable. Double-click the My Computer icon on your desktop. Alternatively, click Start → My Computer. Click the Creative Media Explorer...
  • Page 27 Videos → TV. You can also transfer TV recordings to your player using WMP 10. ■ You can also use Creative MediaSource to transfer media files to Zen Vision. For more information, refer to its online Help.
  • Page 28 ■ Media Library window appears. Locate the folder you want to transfer. ■ Using the drag-and-drop method, copy the root (first level) folder into Creative Zen Vision → ■ Media Library → Video/Music/Pictures/TV. NOTE For proper playback of media files, be sure to copy them into the appropriate folder...
  • Page 29 August 15, 2005 at 2:57 pm, the folder name is CF 2005-08-15 14H57M00S. To locate all transferred content, connect your player to your computer using the supplied USB cable, and then click the Creative Zen Vision icon under My Computer. Click Data → Imported Files → <CF YYYY-MM-DD HHHMMMSSS>.
  • Page 30 Transferring and Managing Content To transfer new content from a previously transferred folder in the same memory card, Select Append from Compact Flash. NOTE You cannot transfer content from your player to your memory card. ■ Your player only supports memory cards formatted with FAT16 or FAT32 file ■...

  • Page 31: Synchronizing Content

    You can start Sync Manager in either Creative Media Explorer or Creative MediaSource Player/Organizer. Select My Computer and Zen Vision as the devices you want to synchronize, and then click the Next button. Select the checkboxes that you want, and then click the Sync Now button.

  • Page 32: Managing Videos

    Transferring and Managing Content Managing Videos To play videos, you must first transfer the videos to your player. For more information, see "Transferring Content" on page 26. The transferred videos are categorized by name, with duration, in your player’s Video Library. Use the Play/Pause button to pause or resume playback.
  • Page 33 Transferring and Managing Content Deleting a video In the main menu, Select Videos. Use the navigation buttons to highlight the video that you want to delete. Press the Options button. Select Delete Video. Select Yes.

  • Page 34: Managing Photos

    Transferring and Managing Content Managing Photos With Creative Zen Vision’s high-capacity storage, you can store thousands of photos in your player, and even set up a slide show, so that you can share memories with friends and family. Photos are categorized by name in Photo Library. Your player only displays photos that are in the JPEG (JPG) format.
  • Page 35 Transferring and Managing Content Viewing photo information In the main menu, Select Photos. Select Pictures. Select a photo. Press the Options button. Select View Details. You can see information for that photo displayed on your player’s screen. Deleting a photo In the main menu, Select Photos.

  • Page 36: Managing Audio

    Add audio selections to the portable playlist ■ Find tracks, playlists, albums, artists or genres in your player ■ View track information ■ Modifying or renaming albums, artists or genres, including renaming of audio tracks, can be done in Creative Media Explorer or Creative MediaSource.
  • Page 37 Transferring and Managing Content Playing a track In the main menu, Select Music Library. Select a category (album, artist, playlist or genre). A list of tracks from the category appear. Select a track. Select Play. Track playback starts. NOTE To search for a track alphabetically, press the Right navigation button to access the alphabetical menu on the right.
  • Page 38 Transferring and Managing Content Adding a track to the Now Playing folder In the main menu, Select Music Library. Select a category (album, artist, playlist or genre). A list of tracks in the category appear. Select a track. Press the Options button.
  • Page 39 Transferring and Managing Content Creating a playlist Add tracks, artists, albums or genres to a playlist to play back selected tracks in a specific order. You can only create a playlist from tracks in the Now Playing folder. In the main menu, Select Music Library. Select Now Playing.
  • Page 40 Transferring and Managing Content Inserting a bookmark You can insert bookmarks during playback. A bookmark helps you mark a point within a track, so you can return to it at a later time. For example, if you are listening to your recording of an interview, insert a bookmark if you need to stop halfway through.
  • Page 41 In the main menu, Select Music Library. Select DJ. Select Album of the Day to play an album of music tracks selected by Zen Vision’s DJ. Select Random Play All to let Zen Vision’s DJ randomly play all tracks, including your recorded tracks.

  • Page 42: Using Fm Radio

    Down navigation buttons to select a different preset. If you are using the Zen Vision wired remote control, you can press the MODE button to switch between the Now Playing and FM Radio screens. Manually tuning or scanning for a radio station...
  • Page 43 Transferring and Managing Content Renaming a radio preset In the main menu, Select FM Radio. Select a preset. Press the Options button. Select Name preset. Use the navigation buttons to type a name for your preset. When complete, select OK. Deleting radio presets In the main menu, Select FM Radio.

  • Page 44: Recording With Zen Vision

    Transferring and Managing Content Recording With Zen Vision Recording radio broadcasts While listening to a radio broadcast, press the Options button and select Record Radio to start recording. While recording, you can press the Options button and select one of the following...
  • Page 45 Transferring and Managing Content Recording with the built-in microphone In the main menu, Select Microphone. Press the Options button and select Start Recording to start recording. While recording, you can press the Options button and select one of the following items: Pause ■...
  • Page 46 Select the recording you want to play. NOTE You can also press and hold the Play/Pause button to start playing the recording. For a clear recording, make sure you place Zen Vision as close as possible to what you want to record.

  • Page 47: Using Zen Vision's Organizer Features

    Click the Finish button. NOTE If you do not have Microsoft Outlook installed, you can use Creative Media Explorer to edit your calender, "to do" tasks and contact information using the Personal Information Manager editor. In Creative Media Explorer, click the Manage Organizer Data in Device button.

  • Page 48: Viewing The Calendar

    Using Zen Vision’s Organizer Features Viewing the Calendar In the main menu, Select Organizer. Select Calendar. Use the navigation buttons to move between months and days in the selected month. Use the Next/Fast-Forward or Previous/Rewind buttons to move between months.

  • Page 49: Storing Data Files In Zen Vision

    You can use Zen Vision to store backup copies of your computer’s data files, or use it to transfer files from one computer to another. Use Zen Vision as a Removable Disk if you want to use Zen Vision to transfer files between different computers.
  • Page 50 Storing Data Files in Zen Vision Connect Zen Vision to your computer using the supplied USB cable.
  • Page 51 Zen Vision appears as a Removable Disk under My Computer. Use the drag-and-drop method to copy files to and from Zen Vision. When you have finished copying files, safely disconnect Zen Vision using the Windows Eject or Safely Remove Hardware icon on the Taskbar. To safely disconnect your player, see "Stopping Zen Vision Properly"...

  • Page 52: Changing The Amount Of Hard Disk Space In Removable Disk Mode

    ■ Disk mode. Alternatively, connect Zen Vision to your computer and use Creative Removable Disk Manager to increase or decrease the amount of hard disk space in Removable Disk mode. Creative Removable Disk Manager is included with your player and is automatically ■...

  • Page 53: Stopping Zen Vision Properly

    ■ on your computer (refer to the steps for your respective operating system) you do not unplug Zen Vision from the USB port on your computer when transferring files to or ■ from the device, or when files stored in Zen Vision are in use.

  • Page 54: Adjusting Your Player's Settings

    Adjusting Your Player’s Settings Adjusting Your Player’s Settings Your player offers you many settings. You can select equalization presets, adjust display settings, enable visual and audio feedback, set the default language or reset your player. Date and Time In the main menu, Select Extras. Select Date &...

  • Page 55: Audio Settings

    Adjusting Your Player’s Settings Audio Settings You can change Zen Vision’s play mode, equalization preset or built-in speaker output from the Audio Settings menu: In the main menu, Select System. Select Audio Settings. Play Mode When playing audio tracks, you can choose to change the play mode.
  • Page 56 Adjusting Your Player’s Settings Speaker You can enable or disable your player’s built-in speaker. Select Off to disable your player’s speaker. Select Auto to automatically detect earphones, If no earphones are connected to your player, audio will play back from your player’s speaker. Select Speaker.

  • Page 57: Photo And Video Settings

    Adjusting Your Player’s Settings Photo and Video Settings You can adjust Zen Vision’s slideshow interval and display settings from the Photo/Video Settings menu. In the main menu, Select System. Select Photo/Video Settings. Slideshow Interval You can specify the number of seconds to display each photo.

  • Page 58: Setting Preferences

    Adjusting Your Player’s Settings Setting Preferences To personalize your player: In the main menu, Select System. Select Player Settings. User Name Select Owner. Use the Navigation buttons to create a user name. Backlight Duration Select Backlight Time. Use the Up or Down navigation buttons to increase or decrease the backlight duration.
  • Page 59 Adjusting Your Player’s Settings Sleep Timer Select Sleep Timer. Use the Up or Down navigation buttons to increase or decrease the duration you want your player to wait before automatically shutting down. Infrared Select IR Remote. Press the OK button to enable or disable the infrared detection for your IR Remote Control (available separately).

  • Page 60: Theme

    You can change the default language for your player. In the main menu, Select System. Select Language. Select the default language that you want. Resetting Zen Vision You can reset Zen Vision to its original settings. In the main menu, Select System. Select Reset Settings. Select Yes.

  • Page 61: Frequently Asked Questions

    Should I leave the power adapter plugged in to the wall outlet? No, you should not. After charging the battery or using Zen Vision, disconnect your power adapter from the wall outlet. Leaving it plugged in leads to heat buildup, which is not good...
  • Page 62 Frequently Asked Questions Can I jog with my Zen Vision? You should not subject Zen Vision to continuous shocks, such as those that are likely to occur while you jog or run. Can I transfer Digital Rights Management (DRM) protected WMA files to my player? Yes.
  • Page 63 Frequently Asked Questions I have to recharge Zen Vision’s battery quite often. Is there anything I can do to make it last longer? Generally, any operation requiring Zen Vision to access the hard disk uses battery power. Consequently, filling your player to capacity is not recommended. However, some operations consume more battery power: a long backlight timeout setting.
  • Page 64 Music Library is rebuilt frequently when no changes are made to it. Selecting CleanUp in Zen Vision’s Recovery Mode menu cleans, rebuilds and reorganizes Music Library and restores it to optimal efficiency. Save a copy of Zen Vision’s content before cleaning up your player.
  • Page 65 Zen Vision does not turn on or stops responding. What do I do? Make sure the Power switch is not in the Lock position. ■ If you are using the Zen Vision wired remote control, make sure the wired remote control’s Lock ■ switch is not is the Lock position.
  • Page 66 If you see the PlaysForSure logo, you can be sure that the music bought can be played on your player. Where can I get more information on Creative products? Visit www.creative.com and select your region or country for updates and downloads relating to all Creative products.

  • Page 67: Safety Advice

    Do not dismantle or attempt to repair your player, battery or power adapter. ■ Refer all servicing to Creative or authorized repair agents. Do not expose your player or battery to temperatures outside the range of 0°C to 45°C (32°F to ■...

  • Page 68: General Specifications

    General Specifications General Specifications Power Source Battery: 1 x Rechargeable Lithium Ion battery ■ DC IN 5V when connected to a power outlet ■ Playback Formats Audio playback formats: MP3: Up to 320 kbps, WMA: Up to 320 kbps, WMA with Digital Rights ■...
  • Page 69 USB 1.1 (Full speed) Large 93.98 mm or 3.7" 640 x 480 pixel resolution backlit display (262,144 colors) ■ Firmware Support Upgradable via USB (firmware upgrades are available from www.creative.com) ■ Earphone Specifications Frequency Range: 20 Hz ~ 20 KHz ■...

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