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... their respective owners. All other countries. Version 1.0 March 2004 MediaSource, EAX and the Creative logo are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation. and/or its affiliates under a license agreement and may make one copy of the software for any other countries. All rights reserved. Microsoft, MS-DOS, and Windows are trademarks or registered trademarks of Creative Technology Ltd. User's Guide Creative MuVo Slim Information...
... their respective owners. All other countries. Version 1.0 March 2004 MediaSource, EAX and the Creative logo are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation. and/or its affiliates under a license agreement and may make one copy of the software for any other countries. All rights reserved. Microsoft, MS-DOS, and Windows are trademarks or registered trademarks of Creative Technology Ltd. User's Guide Creative MuVo Slim Information...
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...Getting Started Installing Drivers and Software...2-1 Charging Battery ...2-2 Power Source and Level Indicators 2-4 3 Using Your Software Downloading from the Internet...3-2 Transferring Tracks or Files ...3-3 Using Creative MediaSource 3-3 Using Windows Explorer...3-4 Creative MediaSource...3-5 Editing audio track information 3-5 Ripping Audio CD Tracks...3-6 4 Using Your Player Turning On/Off your Player...4-1 Enabling a Mode ...4-2 Playing Music Tracks...4-2 Skipping Folders...4-4 Changing Play Modes...4-5 Repeating music...4-5 Playing a track once...4-7 Shuffling music...4-8 Playing all...
...Getting Started Installing Drivers and Software...2-1 Charging Battery ...2-2 Power Source and Level Indicators 2-4 3 Using Your Software Downloading from the Internet...3-2 Transferring Tracks or Files ...3-3 Using Creative MediaSource 3-3 Using Windows Explorer...3-4 Creative MediaSource...3-5 Editing audio track information 3-5 Ripping Audio CD Tracks...3-6 4 Using Your Player Turning On/Off your Player...4-1 Enabling a Mode ...4-2 Playing Music Tracks...4-2 Skipping Folders...4-4 Changing Play Modes...4-5 Repeating music...4-5 Playing a track once...4-7 Shuffling music...4-8 Playing all...
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... the FM radio, you can transfer audio tracks and data quickly and easily. Your portable digital audio player supports multiple audio file formats, including MP3 and WMA. Recordings are saved in purchasing Creative MuVo Slim! Introduction x Your player also supports Advanced EQ features for FM radio. mono for voice and stereo for audio enhancement. Introduction Congratulations on your favorite radio stations. Your new multi-format portable player allows you to store songs in microphone you can record voice, and with a USB 2.0™ port...
... the FM radio, you can transfer audio tracks and data quickly and easily. Your portable digital audio player supports multiple audio file formats, including MP3 and WMA. Recordings are saved in purchasing Creative MuVo Slim! Introduction x Your player also supports Advanced EQ features for FM radio. mono for voice and stereo for audio enhancement. Introduction Congratulations on your favorite radio stations. Your new multi-format portable player allows you to store songs in microphone you can record voice, and with a USB 2.0™ port...
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... files. Before You Begin Package Contents Contents may vary depending on product model and region of purchase. ❍ Creative MuVo Slim ❍ Pouch ❍ Installation CD incorporating PDF User's Guide ❍ Quick Start booklet ❍ Stereo headphones ❍ Li-Ion battery ❍ USB cable Software Included Creative Media Detector ❍ Creative Media Detector ❍ Creative MediaSource ❍ Adobe Acrobat Reader Media Detector makes it easy for you to play different types of external devices...
... files. Before You Begin Package Contents Contents may vary depending on product model and region of purchase. ❍ Creative MuVo Slim ❍ Pouch ❍ Installation CD incorporating PDF User's Guide ❍ Quick Start booklet ❍ Stereo headphones ❍ Li-Ion battery ❍ USB cable Software Included Creative Media Detector ❍ Creative Media Detector ❍ Creative MediaSource ❍ Adobe Acrobat Reader Media Detector makes it easy for you to play different types of external devices...
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With Creative MediaSource Player, you can play back a wide variety of digital audio and video formats such as it provides additional features to help you can: ❍ rip Audio CDs and create high quality digital audio files (up to 320 kbps for MP3 and 160 kbps for WMA) ❍ configure the settings for Creative MuVo Slim while it , you manage a huge music library more audio tracks into the sophisticated music search engine Introduction...
With Creative MediaSource Player, you can play back a wide variety of digital audio and video formats such as it provides additional features to help you can: ❍ rip Audio CDs and create high quality digital audio files (up to 320 kbps for MP3 and 160 kbps for WMA) ❍ configure the settings for Creative MuVo Slim while it , you manage a huge music library more audio tracks into the sophisticated music search engine Introduction...
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... player's battery and transfer tracks or files to enable your computer. If not, you can create audio tracks, manage your music library, and use your computer when installing the drivers or software. 1. Insert the Installation CD into your operating system's online Help. Follow the instructions on the screen to your player in as the System Administrator or a user with System Administrator privileges. For more details, see "AutoPlay" on the Install Software screen. 3. Your Creative MuVo Slim...
... player's battery and transfer tracks or files to enable your computer. If not, you can create audio tracks, manage your music library, and use your computer when installing the drivers or software. 1. Insert the Installation CD into your operating system's online Help. Follow the instructions on the screen to your player in as the System Administrator or a user with System Administrator privileges. For more details, see "AutoPlay" on the Install Software screen. 3. Your Creative MuVo Slim...
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... either download music tracks from Internet music sites (see "Installing Drivers and Software" on page 3-2) or "rip" them from your player. This chapter includes basic instructions on page 4-1. Using Your Software To listen to transferred audio tracks, your player must , however, be encoded into the supported formats (MP3 or WMA), which can then be transferred to and stored in Music mode. For more information, refer to "Using Your Player" on using MediaSource...
... either download music tracks from Internet music sites (see "Installing Drivers and Software" on page 3-2) or "rip" them from your player. This chapter includes basic instructions on page 4-1. Using Your Software To listen to transferred audio tracks, your player must , however, be encoded into the supported formats (MP3 or WMA), which can then be transferred to and stored in Music mode. For more information, refer to "Using Your Player" on using MediaSource...
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... scratches on the audio CD ❍ error-checking features on your player, hard disk or PC Music Library. With Creative MediaSource Organizer, you will need a CD-ROM drive that some data is 128 Kbps, although some are used to convert the stored audio tracks, usually WAV files, into MP3 files. The time needed for higher or lower quality audio. Ripping Audio CD Tracks Rather than manually entering track information...
... scratches on the audio CD ❍ error-checking features on your player, hard disk or PC Music Library. With Creative MediaSource Organizer, you will need a CD-ROM drive that some data is 128 Kbps, although some are used to convert the stored audio tracks, usually WAV files, into MP3 files. The time needed for higher or lower quality audio. Ripping Audio CD Tracks Rather than manually entering track information...
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... your player turns on the screen, followed by the player, are played back. Turning On/Off your player Press and hold the Play/Pause button after the Power off message disappears. For more information, see "Enabling a Mode" on page 4-5. Your player will enter the last mode you were in Music, Recordings, Microphone or FM Radio mode. To turn off your audio tracks are played back. The CREATIVE logo appears on . Using Your Player Your player...
... your player turns on the screen, followed by the player, are played back. Turning On/Off your player Press and hold the Play/Pause button after the Power off message disappears. For more information, see "Enabling a Mode" on page 4-5. Your player will enter the last mode you were in Music, Recordings, Microphone or FM Radio mode. To turn off your audio tracks are played back. The CREATIVE logo appears on . Using Your Player Your player...
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... time EQ setting icon Play status icon Current playing mode Figure 4-4 Track title Figure 4-2 Figure 4-3 Lock Battery level indicator Current track number/ Total track number Using Your Player 4-2 The Main Menu similar to play a track 1. Press the Scroller. Figure 4-1 2. The Main Menu similar to your player, the "No music" message will appear on page 3-3. 1. Enabling a Mode Playing Music Tracks If there are no audio tracks in your player, see "Transferring Tracks or Files...
... time EQ setting icon Play status icon Current playing mode Figure 4-4 Track title Figure 4-2 Figure 4-3 Lock Battery level indicator Current track number/ Total track number Using Your Player 4-2 The Main Menu similar to play a track 1. Press the Scroller. Figure 4-1 2. The Main Menu similar to your player, the "No music" message will appear on page 3-3. 1. Enabling a Mode Playing Music Tracks If there are no audio tracks in your player, see "Transferring Tracks or Files...
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... a time. Scroll Select the Play Mode icon (Figure 4-7). You can select the play mode can choose to change how your tracks are in Music and Recordings mode, and during music, voice or FM radio playback, or when you to repeat a track, folder, all tracks" on page 4-9. The following play modes that allow you are played back. Press the Scroller. 2. Figure 4-7 Figure 4-8 Using Your Player 4-5 A list appears (Figure 4-8). Changing Play Modes Only one play modes during music, voice or...
... a time. Scroll Select the Play Mode icon (Figure 4-7). You can select the play mode can choose to change how your tracks are in Music and Recordings mode, and during music, voice or FM radio playback, or when you to repeat a track, folder, all tracks" on page 4-9. The following play modes that allow you are played back. Press the Scroller. 2. Figure 4-7 Figure 4-8 Using Your Player 4-5 A list appears (Figure 4-8). Changing Play Modes Only one play modes during music, voice or...
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... store the stations as presets for the first time. 1. Figure 4-26 Figure 4-27 Using Your Player 4-10 The Main Menu (Figure 4-25) appears. 2. Scroll Select the region that you are no saved preset channels in your player, the "No preset found" message will display the current radio channel and its preset number. Press the Scroller. In FM Radio mode, your player will appear on the screen. Scroll...
... store the stations as presets for the first time. 1. Figure 4-26 Figure 4-27 Using Your Player 4-10 The Main Menu (Figure 4-25) appears. 2. Scroll Select the region that you are no saved preset channels in your player, the "No preset found" message will display the current radio channel and its preset number. Press the Scroller. In FM Radio mode, your player will appear on the screen. Scroll...
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... recording time is determined by: ❍ available memory space in your player ❍ battery power remaining in the bottom-left corner of the LCD screen. Also the microphone icon appears in your player Recording Voice When recording voice, you will see one bar showing you the elapsed recording time. Recording Audio Another great MuVo Slim feature is encoded directly into IMA ADPCM (at 16 kHz, 4-bit, Stereo) file format. Recorded voice is encoded directly...
... recording time is determined by: ❍ available memory space in your player ❍ battery power remaining in the bottom-left corner of the LCD screen. Also the microphone icon appears in your player Recording Voice When recording voice, you will see one bar showing you the elapsed recording time. Recording Audio Another great MuVo Slim feature is encoded directly into IMA ADPCM (at 16 kHz, 4-bit, Stereo) file format. Recorded voice is encoded directly...
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... play a recording 1. Play mode icon Lock Elapsed time Play status icon Recordings mode Battery level indicator Current track number/ Total track number Figure 4-56 To play back the voice and FM Radio tracks you want to listen to Figure 4-57 appears. 2. Using Your Player 4-18 Figure 4-57 Figure 4-58 To delete a recording, see "Deleting Audio Files" on page 4-21. Playing Recordings A recorded voice file starts with "VOC" and an FM radio file starts with "FM". Press the Scroller. In Recordings mode, your player will display...
... play a recording 1. Play mode icon Lock Elapsed time Play status icon Recordings mode Battery level indicator Current track number/ Total track number Figure 4-56 To play back the voice and FM Radio tracks you want to listen to Figure 4-57 appears. 2. Using Your Player 4-18 Figure 4-57 Figure 4-58 To delete a recording, see "Deleting Audio Files" on page 4-21. Playing Recordings A recorded voice file starts with "VOC" and an FM radio file starts with "FM". Press the Scroller. In Recordings mode, your player will display...
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... dialog box similar to your player's memory during normal use. To clear your Player For Windows XP and Windows 2000, under the File Allocation Table (FAT) system option, you must select FAT, instead of FAT32, before formatting the player. Formatting your player's memory 1. Connect your player). 3. Click the Start button. You may at times need to , for the efficient transfer, storage and playback of your MuVo Slim to Figure 4-78 appears. 4. Right...
... dialog box similar to your player's memory during normal use. To clear your Player For Windows XP and Windows 2000, under the File Allocation Table (FAT) system option, you must select FAT, instead of FAT32, before formatting the player. Formatting your player's memory 1. Connect your player). 3. Click the Start button. You may at times need to , for the efficient transfer, storage and playback of your MuVo Slim to Figure 4-78 appears. 4. Right...
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... the playback time: • turning the scroller to move within a track or to select tracks during playback • using passive speakers or high-power headphones • setting long backlight timeout (more than 10 secs) • playing back .WMA files with a high bitrate and/or heavy bass ❑ FM Radio, up to 18 hours of continuous reception on fully charged battery. ❑ USB 2.0 (USB 1.1 compatible) ❑ MP3 (at...
... the playback time: • turning the scroller to move within a track or to select tracks during playback • using passive speakers or high-power headphones • setting long backlight timeout (more than 10 secs) • playing back .WMA files with a high bitrate and/or heavy bass ❑ FM Radio, up to 18 hours of continuous reception on fully charged battery. ❑ USB 2.0 (USB 1.1 compatible) ❑ MP3 (at...
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..., you are trying to play back is a .WMA, .MP3 or recorded voice file On Screen Diagram and Icon Guide B-4 impact shocks ❍ call Technical Support ❍ unexpected power loss while saving settings ❍ download a newer firmware version ❍ reload firmware ❍ call Technical Support ❍ player is unable to perform the selected task (for example, deleting a file) ❍ clear your player's memory ❍ call Technical Support ❍ unsupported file format ❍ check that...
..., you are trying to play back is a .WMA, .MP3 or recorded voice file On Screen Diagram and Icon Guide B-4 impact shocks ❍ call Technical Support ❍ unexpected power loss while saving settings ❍ download a newer firmware version ❍ reload firmware ❍ call Technical Support ❍ player is unable to perform the selected task (for example, deleting a file) ❍ clear your player's memory ❍ call Technical Support ❍ unsupported file format ❍ check that...
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...-ROM drive. 7. Click the Settings tab, and then select Auto Insert Notification. 9. Double-click the System icon. Follow the instructions on the screen. To enable AutoPlay through the My Computer shortcut menu 1. Click the Device Manager tab and select your Windows system may not be enabled. FAQs and Troubleshooting AutoPlay What do I do when the installation does not start the installation program through Windows...
...-ROM drive. 7. Click the Settings tab, and then select Auto Insert Notification. 9. Double-click the System icon. Follow the instructions on the screen. To enable AutoPlay through the My Computer shortcut menu 1. Click the Device Manager tab and select your Windows system may not be enabled. FAQs and Troubleshooting AutoPlay What do I do when the installation does not start the installation program through Windows...
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... Continue Anyway button. What do I get official information on Windows XP, and it does not impair or destabilize your computer. Visit Creative's web site at www.creative.com for certification. FAQs and Troubleshooting C-2 If a hardware device driver is not certified. General Where can I do? If you do, you may see this message when installing this driver or update on MP3 player products?
... Continue Anyway button. What do I get official information on Windows XP, and it does not impair or destabilize your computer. Visit Creative's web site at www.creative.com for certification. FAQs and Troubleshooting C-2 If a hardware device driver is not certified. General Where can I do? If you do, you may see this message when installing this driver or update on MP3 player products?
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... battery power. ❍ a high contrast setting. Yes, you can . Some operations consume more information, refer to "Formatting your player's memory. Is there anything I use of passive speakers or high-powered headphones. ❍ playback of the scroller to move within a track or to charge the battery quite often. For more battery power: ❍ a long backlight timeout setting. Try clearing your Player" on /off too many times. ❍ use the MuVo Slim for portable data...
... battery power. ❍ a high contrast setting. Yes, you can . Some operations consume more information, refer to "Formatting your player's memory. Is there anything I use of passive speakers or high-powered headphones. ❍ playback of the scroller to move within a track or to charge the battery quite often. For more battery power: ❍ a long backlight timeout setting. Try clearing your Player" on /off too many times. ❍ use the MuVo Slim for portable data...