Creative ZEN Stone Plus User's Guide • Creative ZEN Stone Plus User's Guide ♦ How to use this manual ♦ Introduction ◊ A Tour of Your Player ◊ Navigating the Menu ◊ Making a selection ◊ Power source and level indicator ♦ Software ◊ Creative Media Lite ♦ Getting Content ◊ Ripping CDs ♦ Transferring Music and Data ◊ Transferring Music ◊ Transferring Data ◊ Disconnecting Your Player Safely ♦ Managing Music ◊ Playback Order ◊ Folder Structure ◊ Deleting Files and Folders ♦ Using Your Player ◊ Playing Audio Track
Creative ZEN Stone Plus User's Guide ◊ Viewing Player Information ◊ Locking and Unlocking Your Player ♦ Volume Restriction ♦ Troubleshooting ♦ Information Diagrams ♦ Safety and Regulatory Information ◊ Regulatory Information ⋅ Notice for the USA ⋅ Declaration of Conformity ⋅ Notice for Canada ⋅ European Compliance ◊ Safety Information ♦ General Specifications ♦ License and Copyright How to use this manual This document has been designed to provide you with complete product knowledge.
Creative ZEN Stone Plus User's Guide Button/Connector 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. What It Does Power/Play/Pause Turns player on or off. Press and hold until display screen lights up or turns off. Plays or pauses music during playback. My Shortcut Press to access a feature quickly. Press and hold to change shortcut. Factory default: Turns on/off the speaker. Headphone jack Connect your player's earphones to this jack.
Creative ZEN Stone Plus User's Guide 10. Direction/Function pad Use for scrolling up, down, left and right. Has additional functions in selected menus. 11. Speaker (For selected player models only) see Turning On/Off the Speaker. Navigating the Menu Your player's menu is organized as such: Menu Level Description Main Menu Press the Menu/Select button to display the main menu. To exit the main menu, navigate to and select Cancel.
Creative ZEN Stone Plus User's Guide Power source and level indicator Your player displays one of the following icons, depending on the power source or level. Icon Power status Full battery level. Good battery level. Low battery level. Charge as soon as possible. Extremely low battery level. Player may turn off automatically anytime. Charge immediately. Charging is in progress. Charging is complete.
Creative ZEN Stone Plus User's Guide Note • Before installing Creative Media Lite, make sure you log on to your computer in Administrator mode. For details about Administrator mode, see your operating system's documentation. • For details about using Creative Media Lite, click the Access How-To Online button in the application. Getting Content Your player plays back audio tracks in MP3, WMA or AAC format. The AAC (unprotected .m4a) format is supported on selected player models only.
Creative ZEN Stone Plus User's Guide 2. Launch Creative Media Lite and click the My Computer drop-down box. 3. Locate and select the music files you want. 4. Click the Transfer to Player button . Alternatively, use the drag-and-drop method to transfer the files to your player. Note • It is important to disconnect your player properly. Transferring Data You can use your player as a removable disk to transfer data. In Creative Media Lite, click the Views button and select View All Files.
Creative ZEN Stone Plus User's Guide • In Creative Media Lite, click the Disconnect Player button . • From the Taskbar, click the Safely Remove Hardware icon and then select Safely remove USB Mass Storage Device. Playback Order You can customize your music playback experience by naming and organizing your music according to the following guidelines: • Your player plays back music in alphanumeric order. For example, Autumn.mp3, 02 Summer.mp3 and 01 Spring.
Creative ZEN Stone Plus User's Guide Folder Structure Your player supports up to three levels of folders from the root. Any tracks placed outside this structure, for example in a fourth level folder from the root, will not be played back.
Creative ZEN Stone Plus User's Guide Deleting Files and Folders 1. Launch Creative Media Lite. 2. Select the file or folder you want. 3. Click the Delete button in the same window as the selected file or folder. Using Your Player To navigate your player's controls, see A Tour of Your Player. To organize music and customize playback order, see Playback Order. Playing Audio Tracks 1. Press the Menu/Select button to display the main menu. 2. Scroll to Music and press the Menu/Select button. 3.
Creative ZEN Stone Plus User's Guide Using the Direction/Function pad during audio playback Item Function a Press to move to the previous track. Press and hold to move backward within a track. (Press to stop the track when playback is paused) b Press to increase volume. c Press to move to the next track. Press and hold to move forward within a track. (Press to stop the track when playback is paused) d Press to decrease volume.
Creative ZEN Stone Plus User's Guide Play Mode Icon Playback Behavior Repeat Track Repeats the current track. Repeat All Repeats all tracks in sequential order. Repeat Folder Repeats all tracks in the current folder. Track Once Stops after playing the current track. Shuffle Repeat Repeats all tracks in random order. Shuffle Once Plays all tracks once in random order. Shuffle Folder Plays all tracks in the current folder once, in random order.
Creative ZEN Stone Plus User's Guide i. Press or to highlight an equalizer bar. ii. Press or to adjust the equalizer level. iii. When you are done, press or to navigate to the Done icon Menu/Select button. and press the Enhancing Audio with Bass Boost 1. Press and hold the Menu/Select button to display the option menu. 2. Select Bass Boost On. Deleting Tracks 1. Press or to go to the track you want to delete. 2. Press and hold the Menu/Select button to display the option menu. 3. Select Delete Yes.
Creative ZEN Stone Plus User's Guide If you are using your player in Japan, make sure you have selected "Japanese" as your player's menu language before selecting "Japan" as your FM region. In FM Radio mode, there are two submodes: Tuning and Preset. Select Tuning to scan for and save channel presets. Select Preset to select and play a channel preset. Selecting FM Radio Submode 1. Press the Menu/Select button to display the main menu. 2. Scroll to FM Radio and press the Menu/Select button. 3.
Creative ZEN Stone Plus User's Guide 3. When you have found the channel you want, press and hold the Menu/Select button to display the option menu. 4. Scroll to Save Preset and press the Menu/Select button. 5. Scroll to a preset slot and press the Menu/Select button to save. To set your channel presets automatically 1. In FM Radio mode, select the Tuning submode. 2. Press and hold the Menu/Select button to display the option menu. 3. Select Autoscan Yes. When autoscan completes, Preset 1 is selected.
Creative ZEN Stone Plus User's Guide Making a Recording 1. Press the Menu/Select button to display the main menu. 2. Scroll to Microphone and press the Menu/Select button. 3. Press to start recording. To end the recording, press again. The recording is saved as a WAV file with an automatically generated file name. Note • If you want to delete a recording immediately, i. Press and hold the Menu/Select button to display the option menu. ii. Select Delete Yes.
Creative ZEN Stone Plus User's Guide Turning On/Off the Speaker (For selected player models only) 1. Press the Menu/Select button to select Settings Speaker. 2. Press or to scroll to On or Off, and press the Menu/Select button to turn on/off the speaker. For players with firmware version 1.02.01 or later, the speaker turns on when you disconnect the earphones. When you reconnect the earphones, the speaker turns off and the audio output returns to the earphones.
Creative ZEN Stone Plus User's Guide 1. Press the Menu/Select button to display the main menu. 2. Select Settings Orientation. 3. Scroll to the orientation you want and press the Menu/Select button. Setting Display Contrast 1. Press the Menu/Select button to display the main menu. 2. Select Settings Contrast. 3. Scroll to the contrast level you want and press the Menu/Select button. Setting Display Timer You can set the duration that the display stays on before the screensaver settings apply. 1.
Creative ZEN Stone Plus User's Guide 3. Scroll to the feature you want and press the Menu/Select button. Setting Date and Time 1. Press the Menu/Select button to display the main menu. 2. Select Settings Date & Time. 3. Press or to navigate to a time or date field. 4. Press or to change the value of the field. 5. To confirm the changes, navigate to the Year field and press the Menu/Select button.
Creative ZEN Stone Plus User's Guide Viewing Player Information You can view information, such as firmware version, about your player. 1. Press the Menu/Select button to display the main menu. 2. Select Settings Information. 3. Press or to scroll and view various types of information. Locking and Unlocking Your Player You can lock your player to prevent any buttons from being pressed accidentally. To lock your player 1. Press the Menu/Select button to display the main menu. 2.
Creative ZEN Stone Plus User's Guide Troubleshooting My player is not responding, what do I do? If your player stops responding, reset the player. This should not cause you to lose any data or audio tracks, unless you were in the middle of transferring files. 1. Insert and remove a straightened paperclip from the Reset Hole. 2. If this does not work, proceed to Formatting Your Player. Formatting Your Player WARNING: This step deletes all your player's content.
Creative ZEN Stone Plus User's Guide as expected. To format your player in considerably less time, use the Quick Format option instead. Information Diagrams The following screens may appear on your player's display. Screen Description The file system is corrupted. The player may have been formatted to an unsupported file system such as NTFS. Reformat your player. The firmware is corrupted. Reset your player, download the firmware from www.creative.com/support or contact Customer Support Services.
Creative ZEN Stone Plus User's Guide 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 verify/confirm if your equipment is suitable prior to the installation or use of the product. Notice for the USA FCC Part 15: This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules.
Creative ZEN Stone Plus User's Guide Manufacturer/Importer's Name: Creative Labs, Inc. Manufacturer/Importer's Address: 1901 McCarthy Boulevard Milpitas, CA. 95035 United States Tel: (408) 428-6600 declares under its sole responsibility that the product Trade Name: Creative Labs Model Numbers: DAP-FL0044 DAP-FL0046 DAP-FL0054 has been tested according to the FCC / CISPR22/97 requirement for Class B devices and found compliant with the following standards: EMI/EMC: ANSI C63.
Creative ZEN Stone Plus User's Guide Compliance Manager Creative Labs, Inc. December 28, 2007 Notice for Canada This Class B digital apparatus complies with Canadian ICES-003. Cet appareil numérique de la classe B est conforme à la norme NMB-003 du Canada.
Creative ZEN Stone Plus User's Guide All cables used to connect this device must be shielded, grounded and no longer than 3m in length. 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 Limited or one of its affiliated companies could void the user's warranty and guarantee rights.
Creative ZEN Stone Plus User's Guide • 64 x 64 pixel display Weight (approximate) • 21.0 g (3/4 ounce) • 27.0 g (1 ounce) for player models with built-in speaker Power Source • Battery: 1 x Rechargeable Lithium Ion battery • USB bus powered when connected to a power outlet or powered USB port on a computer Audio Playback Formats • Audible Format 2 and 3 • MP3 (Up to 320 kbps) • WMA (Up to 320 kbps) • WMA with Windows Media Digital Rights Management (WMDRM) 9 • AAC (unprotected .
Creative ZEN Stone Plus User's Guide • Upgradable via USB (firmware upgrades are available from www.creative.com/support). Earphone Specifications • Frequency Range: 20 Hz ~ 20 KHz • Sensitivity: 109 dB ±3 dB SPL at 1 KHz • Impedance: 32 W ±15% • Plug: 3.5 mm (1/8") stereo minijack License and Copyright Information in this document is subject to change without notice and does not represent a commitment on the part of Creative Technology Ltd.
Creative ZEN Stone Plus User's Guide Winamp is a trademark or registered trademark of Nullsoft, Inc. in the United States and/or other countries. All other products are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective owners. Copyright © 2008 by Creative Technology Ltd. All rights reserved. Version 1.21.
