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..., MS-DOS, and Windows are trademarks of Microsoft Corporation. User's Guide Creative MuVo Slim Information in this document is furnished under license. The licensee may make one copy of the software for any purpose without notice and does not represent a commitment on the installation CD. CDDB is used or copied only in the U.S. in a separate folder on the part of this manual may be reproduced...
..., MS-DOS, and Windows are trademarks of Microsoft Corporation. User's Guide Creative MuVo Slim Information in this document is furnished under license. The licensee may make one copy of the software for any purpose without notice and does not represent a commitment on the installation CD. CDDB is used or copied only in the U.S. in a separate folder on the part of this manual may be reproduced...
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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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... songs in IMA ADPCM formats - Your player also supports Advanced EQ features for FM radio. Recordings are saved in the player's Music Library, and is equipped with the FM radio, you can transfer audio tracks and data quickly and easily. Introduction x mono for voice and stereo for audio enhancement. Your portable digital audio player supports multiple audio file formats, including MP3 and WMA. Your new multi-format portable player allows you can listen to your player's built-in purchasing Creative MuVo Slim...
... songs in IMA ADPCM formats - Your player also supports Advanced EQ features for FM radio. Recordings are saved in the player's Music Library, and is equipped with the FM radio, you can transfer audio tracks and data quickly and easily. Introduction x mono for voice and stereo for audio enhancement. Your portable digital audio player supports multiple audio file formats, including MP3 and WMA. Your new multi-format portable player allows you can listen to your player's built-in purchasing Creative MuVo Slim...
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... 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 like Creative MuVo Slim.
... 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 like Creative MuVo Slim.
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... digital audio and video formats such as it provides additional features to its online Help. With Creative MediaSource Player, you manage a huge music library more audio tracks into the sophisticated music search engine Introduction xii 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 can also use...
... digital audio and video formats such as it provides additional features to its online Help. With Creative MediaSource Player, you manage a huge music library more audio tracks into the sophisticated music search engine Introduction xii 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 can also use...
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... for MP3 encoding) ❍ CD-ROM drive with digital audio extraction support ❍ USB 1.1™ port (USB 2.0 port recommended) ❍ 64 MB RAM (128 MB recommended) ❍ 30 MB free hard disk space (more needed for basic functionality. Refer to each application's documentation for details Adobe® Acrobat® Reader® is a software that lets you view and print Adobe Portable Document Format (PDF) files on the installation CD...
... for MP3 encoding) ❍ CD-ROM drive with digital audio extraction support ❍ USB 1.1™ port (USB 2.0 port recommended) ❍ 64 MB RAM (128 MB recommended) ❍ 30 MB free hard disk space (more needed for basic functionality. Refer to each application's documentation for details Adobe® Acrobat® Reader® is a software that lets you view and print Adobe Portable Document Format (PDF) files on the installation CD...
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... the instructions on the screen to the player. If prompted, restart your computer when installing the drivers or software. 1. DO NOT connect your player to enable your CD-ROM drive. Getting Started 2-1 For more details, see "AutoPlay" on the Install Software screen. 3. Your Creative MuVo Slim includes software so that you need to your computer. If not, you can create audio tracks, manage your music library, and use your operating system's online Help. For Windows 98 SE users, make...
... the instructions on the screen to the player. If prompted, restart your computer when installing the drivers or software. 1. DO NOT connect your player to enable your CD-ROM drive. Getting Started 2-1 For more details, see "AutoPlay" on the Install Software screen. 3. Your Creative MuVo Slim includes software so that you need to your computer. If not, you can create audio tracks, manage your music library, and use your operating system's online Help. For Windows 98 SE users, make...
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... the supported formats (MP3 or WMA), which can either download music tracks from your player must , however, be transferred to your computer. For more information, refer to transfer audio and data files. You may use also Windows Explorer to "Using Your Player" on using MediaSource to and stored in Music mode. This chapter includes basic instructions on page 4-1. If you wish to download additional music tracks to your player with Creative MediaSource Organizer. Music files...
... the supported formats (MP3 or WMA), which can either download music tracks from your player must , however, be transferred to your computer. For more information, refer to transfer audio and data files. You may use also Windows Explorer to "Using Your Player" on using MediaSource to and stored in Music mode. This chapter includes basic instructions on page 4-1. If you wish to download additional music tracks to your player with Creative MediaSource Organizer. Music files...
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... player, hard disk or PC Music Library. MP3 encoding is considered lossy compression, which means that can choose to your MP3 files retain much of making an MP3 file is lost during compression. You can extract digital audio data, and a program known as a ripper. See Creative MediaSource's Help file for higher or lower quality audio. With Creative MediaSource Organizer, you will result in larger MP3 file sizes, with better audio quality. Using...
... player, hard disk or PC Music Library. MP3 encoding is considered lossy compression, which means that can choose to your MP3 files retain much of making an MP3 file is lost during compression. You can extract digital audio data, and a program known as a ripper. See Creative MediaSource's Help file for higher or lower quality audio. With Creative MediaSource Organizer, you will result in larger MP3 file sizes, with better audio quality. Using...
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... player turns on. To switch between modes, see "Changing Play Modes" on page 4-2. for a few seconds until your audio tracks are played back. Your player also has play modes that are recorded by the MuVo Slim logo. The CREATIVE logo appears on your player Press and hold the Play/Pause button until Using Your Player 4-1 Your player will enter the last mode you were in Music, Recordings, Microphone or FM Radio mode. To turn off your player Press and hold the Play...
... player turns on. To switch between modes, see "Changing Play Modes" on page 4-2. for a few seconds until your audio tracks are played back. Your player also has play modes that are recorded by the MuVo Slim logo. The CREATIVE logo appears on your player Press and hold the Play/Pause button until Using Your Player 4-1 Your player will enter the last mode you were in Music, Recordings, Microphone or FM Radio mode. To turn off your player Press and hold the Play...
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... Music icon , Recordings icon , Microphone icon or FM Radio icon . Press the Scroller. Scroll Select a song you want to Figure 4-1 appears. 2. Press the Scroller. The Main Menu similar to play a track 1. See Figure 4-4 for normal playback view. To play . Play mode icon Elapsed 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...
... Music icon , Recordings icon , Microphone icon or FM Radio icon . Press the Scroller. Scroll Select a song you want to Figure 4-1 appears. 2. Press the Scroller. The Main Menu similar to play a track 1. See Figure 4-4 for normal playback view. To play . Play mode icon Elapsed 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...
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... 4-7). A list appears (Figure 4-8). Figure 4-7 Figure 4-8 Using Your Player 4-5 You can be enabled at a time. Press the Scroller. 2. Play modes are played back. Repeating music You can choose to change how your tracks are available 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. Your player has play modes that allow you are in Music or Recordings modes. The following play modes are...
... 4-7). A list appears (Figure 4-8). Figure 4-7 Figure 4-8 Using Your Player 4-5 You can be enabled at a time. Press the Scroller. 2. Play modes are played back. Repeating music You can choose to change how your tracks are available 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. Your player has play modes that allow you are in Music or Recordings modes. The following play modes are...
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... Menu (Figure 4-25) appears. 2. Figure 4-25 3. Your player can listen to FM Radio If there are in your player, the "No preset found" message will display the current radio channel and its preset number. Press the Scroller. A list appears. With MuVo Slim, you can automatically scan for stations available in your player will appear on the screen. Scroll Select the Settings icon (Figure 4-26). A list appears. 4. FM radio...
... Menu (Figure 4-25) appears. 2. Figure 4-25 3. Your player can listen to FM Radio If there are in your player, the "No preset found" message will display the current radio channel and its preset number. Press the Scroller. A list appears. With MuVo Slim, you can automatically scan for stations available in your player will appear on the screen. Scroll Select the Settings icon (Figure 4-26). A list appears. 4. FM radio...
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Recording Audio Another great MuVo Slim feature is encoded directly into IMA ADPCM (at 16 kHz, 4-bit, Stereo) file format. When recording, note that the available recording time is determined by: ❍ available memory space in your player Recording Voice When recording voice, you will see one bar showing you the elapsed recording time. Elapsed recording time Play status icon Lock Battery level indicator Microphone mode Remaining time available for recording, and another showing you the time available...
Recording Audio Another great MuVo Slim feature is encoded directly into IMA ADPCM (at 16 kHz, 4-bit, Stereo) file format. When recording, note that the available recording time is determined by: ❍ available memory space in your player Recording Voice When recording voice, you will see one bar showing you the elapsed recording time. Elapsed recording time Play status icon Lock Battery level indicator Microphone mode Remaining time available for recording, and another showing you the time available...
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... Menu similar to . 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. Scroll Select the Recordings icon (Figure 4-58). 3. Figure 4-57 Figure 4-58 To delete a recording, see "Deleting Audio Files" on page 4-21. Using Your Player 4-18 In Recordings mode, your player will display the elapsed time...
... Menu similar to . 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. Scroll Select the Recordings icon (Figure 4-58). 3. Figure 4-57 Figure 4-58 To delete a recording, see "Deleting Audio Files" on page 4-21. Using Your Player 4-18 In Recordings mode, your player will display the elapsed time...
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...) system option, you must select FAT, instead of your computer. 2. You may at times need to easily clear your player's memory during normal use. In Windows Explorer, select the drive your player is assigned to your player). 3. Click the Start button. Connect your MuVo Slim to , for the efficient transfer, storage and playback of music files. The dialog box similar to Figure 4-78 appears. 4. Right-click and select Format.
...) system option, you must select FAT, instead of your computer. 2. You may at times need to easily clear your player's memory during normal use. In Windows Explorer, select the drive your player is assigned to your player). 3. Click the Start button. Connect your MuVo Slim to , for the efficient transfer, storage and playback of music files. The dialog box similar to Figure 4-78 appears. 4. Right-click and select Format.
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... reduce 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 playback on fully charged battery. ❑ USB 2.0 (USB 1.1 compatible) ❑ MP3 (at...
... reduce 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 playback on fully charged battery. ❑ USB 2.0 (USB 1.1 compatible) ❑ MP3 (at...
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... the following diagrams, indicating the general nature of the problem. Error Diagrams If an error occurs, you are trying to perform the selected task (for example, deleting a file) ❍ clear your player's memory ❍ call Technical Support ❍ player is unable to play back is a .WMA, .MP3 or recorded voice file On Screen Diagram and Icon Guide B-4 Diagram Likely Causes Suggested Action ❍ physical defects ❍...
... the following diagrams, indicating the general nature of the problem. Error Diagrams If an error occurs, you are trying to perform the selected task (for example, deleting a file) ❍ clear your player's memory ❍ call Technical Support ❍ player is unable to play back is a .WMA, .MP3 or recorded voice file On Screen Diagram and Icon Guide B-4 Diagram Likely Causes Suggested Action ❍ physical defects ❍...
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... box appears. 6. To start the installation program through Auto Insert Notification 4. Click Start → Settings → Control Panel. 5. Double-click the ctrun.exe file. FAQs and Troubleshooting C-1 On your Windows system may not be enabled. Follow the instructions on the screen. In Windows Explorer, search and locate the d:\ctrun folder (replace d:\ with the drive letter of your CD-ROM drive. 7. Click the Device Manager tab and select your...
... box appears. 6. To start the installation program through Auto Insert Notification 4. Click Start → Settings → Control Panel. 5. Double-click the ctrun.exe file. FAQs and Troubleshooting C-1 On your Windows system may not be enabled. Follow the instructions on the screen. In Windows Explorer, search and locate the d:\ctrun folder (replace d:\ with the drive letter of your CD-ROM drive. 7. Click the Device Manager tab and select your...
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... more battery power: ❍ a long backlight timeout setting. Try clearing your Player" on /off too many times. ❍ use the MuVo Slim for portable data storage? A shorter timeout conserves battery power. ❍ a high contrast setting. File transfers to charge the battery quite often. Can I have to the player are very slow (less than 100 kb/sec). Yes, you can do to "Formatting your player's memory. Some operations consume more information, refer to make...
... more battery power: ❍ a long backlight timeout setting. Try clearing your Player" on /off too many times. ❍ use the MuVo Slim for portable data storage? A shorter timeout conserves battery power. ❍ a high contrast setting. File transfers to charge the battery quite often. Can I have to the player are very slow (less than 100 kb/sec). Yes, you can do to "Formatting your player's memory. Some operations consume more information, refer to make...