The ZEN Vision:M MP3 and Video Player lets you take all your movies, music, and photos in a light, pocket-sized device that is loaded with 30 GB of memory. At this capacity you can carry tens of thousands of photos, 120 hours of movies (500 Kbps MPEG4-SP), or up to 15,000 songs (WMA encoded at 64 Kbps), all in the palm of your hand. You can also tune in the radio (32 station presets), record your favorite talk show, or make personal voice memos with the built-in microphone.

The ZEN Vision:M can hold thousands of songs, photos, and movies in its 30 GB memory. View larger. See the ZEN Vision:M in 3D.

Today's big-screen blockbuster, yesterday's picnic home video, and even your favorite TV shows--they all now fit in your pocket and are ready to be shared. ZEN Vision:M supports many video formats, such as AVI, DivX 4 and 53, XviD4, MPEG-1, -2, -SP, WMV9, and Motion-JPEG, which simply means you have more choices and less restrictions. Instead of busting out your wallet to show snapshots of your kids, you can enlist the ZEN Vision:M to give viewers a glimpse of your precious memories--tens of thousands of them. In 262,144 vivid colors and 320 x 240 resolution, complete with a thumbnail gallery, this device makes it easy to scroll through your entire photo collection. Of course, music files are a big portion of anyone's digital canvas. Perfect for taking with you on the road or just around the house, this device makes all your music sound as good as the ZEN Vision:M looks. And with eight preset EQ settings and 97 dB signal-to-noise ratio, you can fine-tune your listening experience for any musical genre.

You can also connect the ZEN Vision:M to a projector or TV with the included AV cable, and put on a big show from this little device. Synchronize music files with photo or video montages for a taste of spectacular, personalized big-screen magic. Viewing images on this device is a pleasant experience. The 2.5-inch, high-definition LCD screen features a 320 x 240 resolution and hundreds of thousands of colors. What this means is you see crisp, clear detail in every movie and photo, even under bright light.

Creative didn't skimp on design, either. The ZEN Vision:M features an ergonomic design with an innovative touchpad control that enables quick, comfortable access to menus and settings. And you'll get loads more playback time with the built-in rechargeable battery. Enjoy up to 13 hours of music or 4.5 hours of movies on a single charge. The optional extended-life battery pack lets you double playback time, so you can enjoy days of uninterrupted entertainment. Other features include a personal organizer that you sync with Microsoft Outlook and an integrated voice recorder that can store hundreds of hours worth of recordings. Take a closer look at all the ZEN Vision:M features.

The ZEN Vision:M MP3 and Video Player uses PlaysForSure technology. Look for the PlaysForSure logo if you're shopping for a portable music or video device and you want to make sure the digital music and video you purchase will play back on it every time. Match the PlaysForSure logo on a large selection of leading devices and online music stores. If you see the logo, you'll know your digital music will play for sure. Choose from a large number of digital music and video stores, including MTV's Urge, Rhapsody, Yahoo!, MSN Music, MusicMatch, MusicNow, Napster, Wal-Mart Music Downloads, and many more.

Features

Product Overview:

The Creative Zen Vision:M is a portable music, photo, and video player with a 30GB built-in hard drive. Compatible music formats include MP3, WMA and WAV. MPEG (1,2, and 4-SP), Windows Media Video (WMV) 9, and Motion JPEG are the compatible video formats (also DivX and XviD if encoded as MPEG-4-SP). Still photos are stored as JPEG and can be transcoded using the included software from GIF, TIFF, PNG, and BMP. The player is about the size of a small portable cassette player, and it can store up to 15,000 songs (based on 4 minutes, 64 kbps WMA). It has a 1/8" (3.5mm) stereo mini-jack on the top of the player for use with stereo headphones.

Sync Adapter: The included sync adapter plugs into the Dock on the bottom of the player. USB, DC input, and Line output are the three plugs on the sync adapter.

USB 2.0 Compatible: The above mentioned sync adapter has USB Mini-B Version 2.0 port for fast data transfers to and from your computer via the supplied USB cable. The player also works with USB 1.1.

LCD Screen: The Zen Vision:M features a 320 x 240 pixel high resolution color LCD screen (262,144 colors). The 2" x 1-1/2" display (2-1/2" diagonal) provides battery status, title/artist information, background pictures, full motion color video, and an interactive menu for navigating through the music, video, and data files.

Vertical Touch Pad Control: You can easily navigate through the menus, files and folders, and playback functions by sliding your finger up and down the handy Vertical Touch Pad. Depress the Touch Pad to activate the highlighted function.

Controls: In addition to the Touch Pad, the Zen Vision:M has basic transport controls (play/pause, forward, reverse), a menu/back button, a more options button, power/hold button, and a My Shortcut button, programmable to any menu function you like. You can also search by time within a song or video, but it isn't an audible (or visible) search.

Power Requirements: The Zen Vision:M is powered by a built-in rechargeable lithium-ion battery. The battery provides approximately 14 hours of continuous music playback or 4 hours of video playback. The battery is charged when connected to your computer via the USB cable; a full charge takes about 6.5 hours. Also, an optional AC adapter (item 053ZENAD2) can be used to charge the player. A battery status icon appears in the display window to indicate charge level.

Information Screen: The Zen Vision:M's Information screen provides information about the player, including the firmware version, total amount of space in the player for storing music, video, or data, amount of available space in the player, and the total number of tracks, albums, and playlists stored in the player.

Lock: The player has a lock feature that disables all buttons on the player, to prevent accidental activation.

Main Menu: The menu offers these options:

• Music Library: Play music
• Photos: View still photos
• Videos: View motion video
• FM Radio: Listen to FM radio, up to 32 preset stations, FM broadcasts can also be recorded to the hard drive
• Microphone: Make voice recordings to the hard drive
• Extras: Organizer (store and display contacts, calendar, and tasks from Microsoft Outlook) and Removable disc (use you Zen Vision:M as a storage devise for your computer)
• System: Customize player settings

Music

Transferring Music Files: Several audio selections have been preloaded to the player's memory to allow you to listen to music immediately. You can download additional music tracks from Internet music sites or "rip" them from audio CDs. Music files must be encoded to MP3, WMA or WAV file formats, then transferred to the player with the supplied software. Audio tracks can be organized by Playlists, Albums, Artists, and Genres.

Playlists: Any combination of songs on the player can be organized into a playlist. Once created, a playlist is named for easy recall.

DJ: The Zen Vision:M's DJ function offers these options

• Album of the day: Plays a randomly selected album
• Random Play All: Randomly chooses from all songs
• Most Popular: Plays the most played songs
• Rarely Heard: Plays the least played songs

Audio Settings: Additional settings include

• Play Modes: Shuffle, repeat, or sequential playback
• Bass Boost: Enhances bass output
• Smart Volume: Keeps volume constant, regardless of recording level
• EQ: Adjust playback to your liking

Equalizer: Preset EQ settings enhance audio for a particular genre, including Acoustic, Classical, Disco, Jazz, New Age, Pop, Rock, and Vocal. The custom 5-band EQ allows you to adjust +/-12dB at 80 Hz, 250 Hz, 1 kHz, 4 kHz, and 13 kHz.

Specifications:

• Frequency Response: 20Hz-20kHz
• Signal to Noise Ratio: 97dB
• Channel Separation: 70dB
• THD: <0.1%
• Weight: 5.7

Video

Transferring Videos: Along with the preloaded video, you can download video from Internet sites or import home video from your camcorder using the included software. The menu display shows the video name and duration.

Capacity: The 30 GB hard drive will hold approximately 120 hours of video. A full battery charge lasts approximately 4 hours playing video.

Watching Videos on a Connected TV: A proprietary audio/video cable is available directly from Creative for use with the A/V line output on the included sync adapter.

Password: A password can be created to protect any videos on the Vision:M.

Photo

Capacity: Tens of thousands of still photos can be stored on the Vision:M.

Slide Show: Once on the player, photos can be viewed individually or as a slide show. Like music playlists are customized, slideshows can be customized with any photos on the player. The duration of each slide is adjustable (3, 5, 10, or 15 seconds).

Password: A password can be created to protect any photos on the Vision:M.

Software/System Requirements

Included Software: The supplied Installation CD contains the following applications:

• Creative MediaSource: Organize and transfer audio to and from the player, rip audio CDs, as well as create and edit playlists
• Creative Media Explorer: Manage the Zen Vision:M's files within Windows Explorer
• Adobe Acrobat Reader: For reading files
• Instruction Manual
• Warranty information

Minimum System Requirements:

• OS: Microsoft Windows XP (service pack 1 or later)
• CPU: Intel Pentium II 350 MHz or AMD K6-2 450 MHz
• RAM: 64 MB (128 MB recommended)
• Free Hard Disk Space: 170 MB
• Interface: USB 1.1 (2.0 recommended for high speed transfer)

Firmware Upgrades: Occasionally, firmware upgrades for the Zen Vision:M are available from the Creative Labs website and can be downloaded to your player via the USB port.