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Creative ZEN Style M100 User Manual

Creative m100: user guide
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Introduction
This user guide details the features of your Creative ZEN ® Style. Creative ZEN Style is a music and
video* player, voice recorder, and FM radio**, all rolled into one. It can also stream music output to
® compatible devices.**
Bluetooth
For setup and installation instructions, refer to the printed Quick Start leaflet that comes with your
player.
*For transcoded videos only.
Bluetooth
**The FM radio and
options are available on M300 only.
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  • Page 1 Introduction This user guide details the features of your Creative ZEN ® Style. Creative ZEN Style is a music and video* player, voice recorder, and FM radio**, all rolled into one. It can also stream music output to ® compatible devices.**...

  • Page 2: Your Player At A Glance

    ZEN Style M100/M300 User Guide Your Player at a Glance This section introduces your player and its parts. Click the numbered labels for more information. - 2 -...

  • Page 3: Power/Lock Switch

    ZEN Style M100/M300 User Guide Power/Lock Switch Slide to and hold for a few seconds to turn your player on or off. - 3 -...
  • Page 4 ZEN Style M100/M300 User Guide Power/Lock Switch Slide to to lock your player. To unlock your player, slide away from - 4 -...
  • Page 5 ZEN Style M100/M300 User Guide Microphone Place this built-in microphone as close as possible to the source that you are recording. - 5 -...

  • Page 6: Microsd Card Slot

    ZEN Style M100/M300 User Guide microSD Card Slot Lift the slot cover and insert a microSD card to expand your player's memory. - 6 -...

  • Page 7: Earphone Jack

    ZEN Style M100/M300 User Guide Earphone Jack Connect your earphones to this jack. - 7 -...

  • Page 8: Reset Button

    ZEN Style M100/M300 User Guide Reset Button To reset your player if it stops responding, press the Reset button using a straightened paperclip or a ballpoint pen. - 8 -...

  • Page 9: Usb Port

    ZEN Style M100/M300 User Guide USB Port Use the USB cable to connect your player to a computer. - 9 -...
  • Page 10 ZEN Style M100/M300 User Guide Volume +/- Press + or - to increase or decrease the volume. - 10 -...
  • Page 11 ZEN Style M100/M300 User Guide Direction/Function Buttons Press to move up or down on a menu. Press to return to the previous screen. Press to play or pause a track, or to select a menu option. Press to view the menu options available.

  • Page 12: Turning Your Player On And Off

    ZEN Style M100/M300 User Guide Turning Your Player On and Off To turn on your player Slide the Power/Lock switch to The display screen lights up. To turn off your player Slide the Power/Lock switch to and hold for a few seconds.
  • Page 13 When you turn on your player, you see the main menu. The main menu on your player leads to sec- ondary menus called submenus. Submenus themselves can lead to other menus. For more information, click the screen diagrams below. ZEN Style M100/M300 User Guide Music - 13 -...
  • Page 14 ZEN Style M100/M300 User Guide Submenu At a menu, press to highlight an item, and then press to select. To return to the previous screen, press - 14 -...

  • Page 15: Main Menu

    ZEN Style M100/M300 User Guide Main Menu To go back to the main menu, press until the main menu is displayed. - 15 -...
  • Page 16 ZEN Style M100/M300 User Guide Options At any menu, press to view the available options. To exit, press - 16 -...

  • Page 17: Selecting An Item

    ZEN Style M100/M300 User Guide Selecting an item 1. Press to highlight a menu or option item. 2. Press to select. - 17 -...

  • Page 18: Locking Your Player

    ZEN Style M100/M300 User Guide Locking Your Player Locking your player disables the functions of all buttons on your player. Locking your player is useful when you do not want to accidentally activate functions on your player, such as when your player is in your pocket or bag.
  • Page 19 ZEN Style M100/M300 User Guide Ripping Music When you rip music, you convert music tracks (often from CDs) into a format suitable for playback on your computer. You can rip music using applications such as Windows Media ® Player . For more information, refer to the help that comes with the application.

  • Page 20: Transferring Files To Your Player

    ZEN Style M100/M300 User Guide Transferring Files to Your Player You can use Windows Explorer or Windows Media ® Player to transfer files from your computer to your player. For more information, refer to the help that comes with the application.
  • Page 21 If you want to search by track title, select All Tracks. 3. Select the track you want, and press For effective searches, add the relevant media information to your tracks using an application such as Windows ® Media Player ZEN Style M100/M300 User Guide - 21 -...

  • Page 22: Adjusting Volume

    ZEN Style M100/M300 User Guide Adjusting Volume While a song or video is playing, press the + or - button at the right hand side of the player to increase or decrease the volume. - 22 -...
  • Page 23 Plays and repeats all selected tracks, in random order. Track Once Stops playing after the current track ends. You can also access these options by pressing ZEN Style M100/M300 User Guide Now Playing . while playing a track. - 23 -...

  • Page 24: Deleting A Track

    ZEN Style M100/M300 User Guide Deleting a Track To permanently delete the track that is currently being played: 1. In the Now Playing view, press 2. Press 3. Press to highlight Yes. 4. Press to confirm the deletion. and select Delete.
  • Page 25 1. On the main menu, select DJ. 2. Select one of the following: Album of the Day Plays any album.  Random Play All Plays all tracks, including your recorded tracks, in random order. Most Popular Plays frequently played tracks. ZEN Style M100/M300 User Guide - 25 -...

  • Page 26: Using The Bluetooth ® Wireless Feature

    ZEN Style M100/M300 User Guide Using the Bluetooth ® Wireless Feature You can stream music from your player to Bluetooth compatible speakers or headphones. Turning on Bluetooth Pairing with a Bluetooth Device Streaming Music to a Bluetooth Device Clearing the Bluetooth Device List Bluetooth streaming is available for music output only.

  • Page 27: Turning On Bluetooth

    Bluetooth streaming is available for music output only. Bluetooth streaming is not sup- ported for FM radio, voice recordings, videos, and Audible. The Bluetooth option is available on M300 only. ZEN Style M100/M300 User Guide Bluetooth  Bluetooth OFF. - 27 -...

  • Page 28: Pairing With A Bluetooth Device

    ZEN Style M100/M300 User Guide Pairing with a Bluetooth ® Device 1. On the Bluetooth menu, select Scan for devices. A list of available Bluetooth devices appears. 2. Press to select the desired Bluetooth device. Bluetooth streaming is available for music output only. Bluetooth streaming is not sup- ported for FM radio, voice recordings, videos, and Audible.
  • Page 29 Bluetooth streaming is available for music output only. Bluetooth streaming is not sup- ported for FM radio, voice recordings, videos, and Audible. The Bluetooth option is available on M300 only. ZEN Style M100/M300 User Guide view and select the desired option. - 29 -...
  • Page 30 ZEN Style M100/M300 User Guide Clearing the Bluetooth ® Device List 1. On the Bluetooth menu, select Clear ALL. 2. Press to clear the device list. Bluetooth streaming is available for music output only. Bluetooth streaming is not sup- ported for FM radio, voice recordings, videos, and Audible.

  • Page 31: Playing Audible Files

    ZEN Style M100/M300 User Guide Playing Audible Files 1. On the main menu, select Audible. The list of Audible files appears. 2. Select the file you want, and press 3. To delete a file, press in the file list view and select Delete.

  • Page 32: Listening To The Radio

    ZEN Style M100/M300 User Guide Listening to the Radio* Your player saves FM radio stations as presets. The FM frequency range on your player is set to "International" by default. Most regions in the world receive FM broadcasts in this range.
  • Page 33 3. Press and select Autoscan. 4. When prompted to start autoscan, select Yes. You will be prompted to start autoscan if this is the first time you select FM Radio on the main menu. ZEN Style M100/M300 User Guide - 33 -...
  • Page 34 ZEN Style M100/M300 User Guide Performing a Manual Scan 1. Connect your earphones to the earphone jack. Your earphones act as an antenna and must be connected to your player to receive radio signals. 2. On the main menu, select FM Radio.

  • Page 35: Deleting Radio Presets

    ZEN Style M100/M300 User Guide Deleting Radio Presets 1. On the main menu, select FM Radio. 2. Select a preset. 3. Press and select Delete Preset. - 35 -...
  • Page 36 ZEN Style M100/M300 User Guide Viewing Your Presets 1. On the main menu, select FM Radio. 2. Press The list of presets appears. - 36 -...

  • Page 37: Recording With The Built-In Microphone

    3:15 am, the track is named MIC 2011-05-18 03:15:00. You can split a long recording session into different files. While recording, press select Split. Your player automatically saves the current recording and immediately starts a new one. ZEN Style M100/M300 User Guide and select Pause. - 37 -...

  • Page 38: Playing Recordings

    ZEN Style M100/M300 User Guide Playing Recordings 1. On the main menu, select Recorded. 2. Select the track you want. The track plays automatically. Bluetooth streaming is not supported for playback of recordings. - 38 -...

  • Page 39: Viewing And Managing Photos

    To stop the slideshow, press Your player displays photos in the JPEG (JPG) format only. Expect a short interval before the photos you select are displayed. Your player is pre- paring to load and display the photos. ZEN Style M100/M300 User Guide - 39 -...

  • Page 40: Playing And Managing Videos

    ZEN Style M100/M300 User Guide Playing and Managing Videos To play videos on your player, you need to convert them to the SMV format. To download a copy of the video transcoding software for your player, go to http://www- .creative.com/getstarted/m100 http://www.creative.com/getstarted/m300 Bluetooth streaming is not available during video playback.

  • Page 41: Playing A Video

    4. To exit the video playback, press 5. To rewind or fast-forward, press and hold Release the buttons to resume playback. 6. While playing the video, you can adjust the volume. Bluetooth streaming is not available during video playback. ZEN Style M100/M300 User Guide - 41 -...

  • Page 42: Deleting A Video

    ZEN Style M100/M300 User Guide Deleting a Video 1. On the main menu, select Videos. 2. Select a video. 3. Press and select Delete. 4. Press to select Yes. - 42 -...

  • Page 43: Setting The Menu Language

    ZEN Style M100/M300 User Guide Setting the Menu Language 1. On the main menu, select System Language. 2. Select the language that you want. - 43 -...

  • Page 44: Using Equalizer (Eq)

    ZEN Style M100/M300 User Guide Using Equalizer (EQ) EQ is the player's collection of equalizer settings, which you can use to enhance the quality of your audio tracks. You can select an equalizer preset or customize your own settings to suit the genre or style of your music.

  • Page 45: Setting The Display Brightness

    ZEN Style M100/M300 User Guide Setting the Display Brightness 1. On the main menu, select System Brightness. 2. Select the setting that you want. - 45 -...

  • Page 46: Setting The Backlight Duration

    ZEN Style M100/M300 User Guide Setting the Backlight Duration 1. On the main menu, select System 2. Select the length of time that you want your player's backlight to be on before it dims. Backlight Time. - 46 -...

  • Page 47: Setting The Idle Shutdown Time

    You can specify how long your player can remain inactive before it automatically shuts down. This fea- ture helps you save battery power. 1. On the main menu, select System 2. Select the setting that you want. ZEN Style M100/M300 User Guide Idle Shutdown. - 47 -...

  • Page 48: Using The Clock

    ZEN Style M100/M300 User Guide Using the Clock Time To display the time, select on the main menu. To set the date and time, see Setting the Date and Time. - 48 -...

  • Page 49: Setting The Date And Time

    Set Time or Set Date. 3. Press to change the value of the field. 4. Press to set the value. The cursor will move to the next field. 5. To exit, press ZEN Style M100/M300 User Guide - 49 -...

  • Page 50: Resetting Your Player

    ZEN Style M100/M300 User Guide Resetting Your Player You can reset your player to its original settings. On the main menu, select System Reset Settings. - 50 -...
  • Page 51 Safety and Regulatory Information for M100 The following sections contain notices for various countries. CAUTION: This product is intended for use with FCC/CE certified computer equipment. Please check the equipment operating/installation manual and/or with the equipment manufacturer to ver- ify/confirm if your equipment is suitable prior to the installation or use of the product.
  • Page 52 Pour les produits de Creative, le niveau d'exposition peut être inférieur au niveau critique établi par la Proposition 65 ou même être nul. Néanmoins, par souci extrême de prudence, Creative a choisi de placer l'avertissement de la Proposition 65 sur ses produits.
  • Page 53 Operation with non-certified computers or incorrect cables may result in interference to other devices or undesired effects to the product. MODIFICATION: Any changes or modifications not expressly approved by Creative Technology Lim- ited or one of its affiliated companies could void the user's warranty and guarantee rights.
  • Page 54 ZEN Style M100/M300 User Guide For recycling of embedded lithium rechargeable batteries inside Creative products, please do not attempt to remove the battery from the device. For recycling information and instruction, please go to Creative Media K K customer support at For recycling of replaceable (removable) lithium rechargeable batteries: o It is recommended to remove the rechargeable batteries when they are fully discharged.
  • Page 55 Limit the amount of time you use the player at high volume. Avoid turning up the volume to block out noisy surroundings. Turn the volume down if you can’t hear people speaking near you. ZEN Style M100/M300 User Guide - 55 - www.cr-...
  • Page 56 ZEN Style M100/M300 User Guide Safety and Regulatory Information for M300 The following sections contain notices for various countries. CAUTION: This product is intended for use with FCC/CE certified computer equipment. Please check the equipment operating/installation manual and/or with the equipment manufacturer to ver- ify/confirm if your equipment is suitable prior to the installation or use of the product.
  • Page 57 Pour les produits de Creative, le niveau d'exposition peut être inférieur au niveau critique établi par la Proposition 65 ou même être nul. Néanmoins, par souci extrême de prudence, Creative a choisi de placer l'avertissement de la Proposition 65 sur ses produits.
  • Page 58 Operation with non-certified computers or incorrect cables may result in interference to other devices or undesired effects to the product. MODIFICATION: Any changes or modifications not expressly approved by Creative Technology Lim- ited or one of its affiliated companies could void the user's warranty and guarantee rights.

  • Page 59: Declaration Of Conformity

    Annex I of EC No 278/2009 and Annex II of EC No. 1275/ 2008 are not applicable for this product. Technical documentation for this product(s) is retained at the following address: Company Name: Creative Technology Ltd ZEN Style M100/M300 User Guide - 59 -...
  • Page 60 NL: Bij deze verklaart Creative Technology Ltd. dat dit draadloze apparaat voldoet aan de essentiële eisen en aan overige relevante bepalingen van Richtlijn 1999/5/EC. PT: Por meio deste documento, a Creative Technology Ltd. declara que este dispositivo sem fio está em conformidade com os requisitos essenciais e com outras cláusulas relevantes da Diretiva 1999/5/EC.
  • Page 61 Recycling Rechargeable Battery Lithium rechargeable battery is a resource that can be recycled. For recycling of embedded lithium rechargeable batteries inside Creative products, please do not attempt to remove the battery from the device. For recycling information and instruction, please go to...
  • Page 62 ZEN Style M100/M300 User Guide 低功率射頻電機須忍受合法通信或工業、 科學及醫療用電波輻射性電機設備之 干擾。 Notice for Korea B급 기 기 (가 정 용 방 송 통 신 기 자 재 ) 이 기 기 는 가 정 용 (B급 ) 전 자 파 적 합 기 기 로 서 주 로 가 정 에 서 사 용 하 는 것 을 목 적 으 로 하...
  • Page 63 Limit the amount of time you use the player at high volume. Avoid turning up the volume to block out noisy surroundings. Turn the volume down if you can’t hear people speaking near you. ZEN Style M100/M300 User Guide - 63 -...

  • Page 64: License And Copyright

    Information in this document is subject to change without notice and does not represent a com- mitment on the part of Creative Technology Ltd. No part of this manual may be reproduced or trans- mitted 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.

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