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Look here to learn How To use Creative Media Lite, the integrated software designed for your ZEN™ Stone Plus and ZEN Stone players. With Creative Media Lite, you can rip CDs, transfer music and restrict maximum volume all in one place.

Just double-click the Creative Media Lite icon Creative Media Lite on your desktop to begin!


> Software Settings
1. Launching Creative Media Lite automatically
2. Checking for Creative Media Lite updates weekly
> Quick Format
1. Formatting your player
> Navigation
1. Moving up one folder quickly
> Ripping
1. Ripping tracks
> Transfers
1. Transferring tracks from your computer to your player
2. Transferring tracks from your player to your computer
3. Transferring data files
> Player Management
1. Deleting tracks
2. Creating a new folder
3. Checking the battery level on your player
4. Disconnecting your player safely
> Volume Restriction
1. Setting the maximum volume limit
> Firmware and Software
1. Identifying your Creative Media Lite version
2. Identifying the player software (firmware) version
3. Checking for updates
V Software Settings


1. Launching Creative Media Lite automatically


For convenience, opt to launch Creative Media Lite automatically whenever you connect your player to your computer

  1. Click the Settings icon (above). The Settings dialog box appears.
  2. Select the Run this software everytime player is connected checkbox.

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2. Checking for Creative Media Lite updates weekly


Check regularly for updates to avoid missing out on improvements to your player

  1. Click the Settings icon (above). The Settings dialog box appears.
  2. Select the Check for updates weekly checkbox.

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V Quick Format


1. Formatting your player


Formatting your player clears all content and customized settings

  1. Connect your player to the computer, and back up your player's content on your computer. See Transferring tracks from your player to your computer.
  2. Click the Formatting icon (above). The Format dialog box appears.
  3. Make sure the Quick Format checkbox is selected.
  4. Click the Start button.
Warning: Formatting deletes all content on your player. Back up your player's content on your computer before formatting.

 

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V Navigation


1. Moving up one folder quickly


Quickly view the contents of the folder above

In either panel, click the Up icon (above). The icon is grayed out if no folder above is present.

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V Ripping


1. Ripping tracks

Creative Media Lite - Ripping Tracks
Click the Rip Audio CD icon to begin ripping tracks to your computer or player

  1. Insert an audio CD into your computer's CD or DVD drive.
  2. Click the Rip Audio CD icon (above). The Audio CD Ripper window appears, listing the tracks on your audio CD. All tracks are selected by default.
  3. Deselect (click to remove the checkmarks) the tracks you do not want to rip.
  4. In the CD Rip Settings box, select the My Computer and/or Music Player checkbox to indicate where your tracks will be ripped to.
  5. Click the Edit Settings button to specify where on your computer the tracks will be, or how the track names will be displayed.
  6. Click the Start Ripping button.

Tips: In order to identify your tracks later, make sure they are tagged [title, artist, genre, file name] properly before ripping. To tag your tracks, click the Edit or Get CD info...button.

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V Transfers


1. Transferring tracks from your computer to your player


Click the Transfer to Player button to copy tracks from your computer to your player

  1. Click the right panel and select the folder where you want to copy tracks to.
  2. Click the left panel and select the tracks or folders that you want to copy.
  3. Click the Transfer to Player button (above).

Warning: Do not disconnect your player while transfer is in progress.

Tips:

  • Like in Windows® operations, you can select multiple tracks within one window. To select specific tracks, hold down the CTRL or SHIFT key, and click the tracks you want. To select all tracks, hold down the CTRL key, and press the “A” key. The selected tracks are highlighted.
  • You can also transfer tracks to your player by dragging them to the right panel, or by right-clicking the tracks and selecting the Transfer to Player option.

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2. Transferring tracks from your player to your computer


Click the Transfer to PC button to copy tracks from your player to your computer

  1. Click the right panel and select the folder where you want to copy tracks to.
  2. Click the left panel and select the tracks or folders that you want to copy.
  3. Click the Transfer to PC button (above).

Warning: Do not disconnect your player while transfer is in progress.

Tips:

  • Like in Windows operations, you can select multiple tracks within one window. To select specific tracks, hold down the CTRL or SHIFT key, and click the tracks you want. To select all tracks, hold down the CTRL key, and press the “A” key. The selected tracks are highlighted.
  • You can also transfer tracks to your computer by dragging them to the right panel, or by right-clicking the tracks and selecting the Transfer to PC option.

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3. Transferring data files


Click the Views button to display music files only or all files

  1. Click the Views button (above) and select the View All Files option. Music tracks and data files that are on your computer and player will be displayed.
  2. Click one panel and select the folder where you want to copy files to.
  3. Click the other panel and select the files or folders that you want to copy.
  4. Click the Transfer to Player or Transfer to PC button.

Warning: Do not disconnect your player while transfer is in progress.

Tips:

  • Like in Windows operations, you can select multiple files within one window. To select specific files, hold down the CTRL or SHIFT key, and click the files you want. To select all files, hold down the CTRL key, and press the “A” key. The selected files are highlighted.
  • You can also transfer files by dragging them to a panel, or by right-clicking the files and selecting the Transfer to Player or Transfer to PC option.

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V Player Management


1. Deleting tracks


Delete tracks and make space for new ones
  1. In either panel, select the tracks or folders that you want to delete.
  2. Click the Delete icon (above) in the panel.

Tips:

  • Like in Windows operations, you can select multiple tracks within one window. To select specific tracks, hold down the CTRL or SHIFT key, and click the tracks you want. To select all tracks, hold down the CTRL key, and press the “A” key. The selected tracks are highlighted.
  • You can also press the DELETE key, or right-click the tracks and select the Delete option.

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2. Creating a new folder


Create folders to categorize the files on your player

  1. Click the New Folder icon (above) in the panel where you want to create a new folder.
  2. Type the name of the new folder.

Note: Your player recognizes up to three levels of folders (folders within folders) only.

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3. Checking the battery level on your player


Check your player's battery level from Creative Media Lite

Connect your player to the computer. The current battery level is indicated on the bottom-right corner.

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4. Disconnecting your player safely


Click the Disconnect Player icon to stop your player properly and to avoid losing data

  1. Before removing your player, click the Disconnect Player icon (above).
  2. Remove your player from your computer when you see the Safe to Remove Player message box.

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V Volume Restriction


1. Setting the maximum volume limit


Protect your hearing by restricting the maximum volume of your player to a comfortable level

  1. Connect your player to the computer.
  2. Click the Set Volume Restriction Limit icon (above). The Maximum Volume Restriction dialog box appears.
  3. Select the Enable Maximum Volume Restriction checkbox.
  4. Drag the slider below to choose the maximum volume. Your player will not play music at a volume beyond this level.
  5. To require a password to change this setting, select the Protect with password checkbox.
  6. Click the OK button. The selected maximum volume level (80% in the example above) is indicated besides the Set Volume Restriction Limit icon.

Notes:

  • After protecting the Volume Restriction settings with a password, the same password is required for subsequent changes. If you forget your password, reinstall your ZEN Stone Plus firmware. You can download the firmware from www.creative.com/support.
  • The maximum volume output varies for different earphones or headphones.
  • The Set Volume Restriction Limit icon is grayed out if no player or an unsupported player is connected.

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V Firmware and Software


1. Identifying your Creative Media Lite version

  1. Connect your player to the computer.
  2. Click the Creative Media Lite icon at the top-left corner.
  3. Select the About Creative Media Lite option. The software version is displayed.

Tip: Check for updates by clicking the Check For Updates icon.

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2. Identifying the player software (firmware) version


Your player's firmware version is conveniently displayed in Creative Media Lite

Connect your player to the computer. The firmware version is indicated below the right panel.

Tip: Check for updates by clicking the Check For Updates icon.

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3. Checking for updates


Check if updates are available for your software and firmware

  1. Connect your player to the computer.
  2. Click the Check For Updates icon (above) and follow the onscreen instructions

Notes:

  • Updating your firmware will not cause you to lose any content. You may, however, lose selected settings, like your Volume Restriction password.

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