Button	Function
1.	Menu/Back	Press and hold to go to Main Menu. Press to return to a previous menu.
2.	Options	In any menu, press to view the options applicable to that menu.
3.	Display	Liquid Crystal Display (LCD)
4.	Direction Pad	Enables you to select menu items or options. Press the side of the bar that you want to move in the direction of: left , right , up or down . To move quickly, press and hold. See Selecting Menus and Options During playback, press and hold or to rewind or fast-forward a track.
5.	OK	Press to confirm or select. May perform other functions, depending on menu opened.
6.	My Shortcut	Provides quick access to a favorite menu. See Assigning Menu Shortcuts.
7.	Play/Pause/Record	Press to play or pause playback. To record audio, select the Microphone menu, then press and hold this button. To stop playback: Press pause button followed by the back button

	Button	Function
1.	SD Memory Slot	Insert a memory card into this slot.
2.	Microphone	Place this built-in microphone as close as possible to the source that you are recording.
3.	Reset	To reset player, insert a straightened paperclip.

Your player has many menus and options from which you can select. This section explains the difference between menus and options, and how to access them.

Menus are categories of content or player information. Examples of menus are Music and Settings.

Options are actions you can perform on a menu item. Examples of options are Play and Seek To.

When you turn on your player, you see the main menu. The main menu on your player leads to secondary menus called submenus. Submenus themselves can lead to other menus. Every menu has options.

	To View	Required Action
1.	Main Menu	Press and hold.
2.	Submenu	In a menu, press or to highlight an item, then press OK. To return to the previous screen, press .
3.	Options	In any menu, press to view the options applicable to that menu. To exit, press .

You can personalize the main menu by adding, removing and shifting menu items. For example, if you usually search for songs by album, you can add Albums to the main menu so you can access the Albums view more conveniently:

To add/remove menu items

To change the order of menu items

To revert to the default menu settings

To conserve battery life on the Creative ZEN (4G, 8G, 16G) player, slide the lock switch into the on position during continuous playback. This will turn off the LCD and conserve battery power.

Technical Specifications

• Size WxHxD: 3.26 in. x 2.16 in. x 0.44 in. (55 x 83 x 11.3 mm)
• Weight: 2.1 oz (65 g)
• Display: 2.5 in. High resolution color TFT display (320 x 240 pixels, 16.7 million color support)
• Storage Capacity(1): 2GB (500 songs 7.5 hours of video) 4GB (1,000 songs or 15 hours of video) 8GB (2,000 songs or 30 hours of video) 16GB (4,000 songs or 60 hours of video) 32GB (8,000 songs or 120 hours of video)
• Battery Life(2):Up to 30 hours of continuous audio playback Up to 5 hours of continuous video playback
• Audio Playback Format: MP3, WMA, non-protected AAC, WAV and Audible 2,3 and 4
• Photo Format: JPEG and (with transcoding - GIF, TIFF, PNG and BMP)
• Video Playback Format: MJPEG, WMV9 and (with transcoding - MPEG1 and 2, MPEG4-SP, DivX 4 and 5 and XviD)
• Organizer: Syncs with and views Microsoft Outlook® Contacts, Calendar & Tasks
• SD Slot: The SD slot supports MiniSD, MicroSD, SD and SDHC. Compatibility may vary by brand.
• Features:
  • Album Art
  • FM radio with 32 presets (Band Width of 88 kHz to 108 kHz)
  • Voice recorder
  • Clock and alarm function
  • Volume restriction
  • Customizable main menu
  • Functions as an external hard drive 8 EQ settings (Acoustic, classical, disco, jazz, new age, pop, rock and vocal)

  Notes: (1) Song claim based on 4 minutes per song at 128 kbps MP3. Available capacity will be less. Reported capacity will vary. Video claim based on WMV 9 video encoded at 500 kbps. (2) Actual battery life will vary with use. Product Warranty: Creative offers a twelve (12) month(s) limited hardware warranty.

Minimum System Requirements

• Microsoft® Windows® XP (Service Pack 2), Microsoft® Windows VistaTM
• USB 1.1 port (USB 2.0 recommended)
• 130MB free hard drive space (more for audio content storage)