How to Use a RSS Feed on a Creative Zen X-Fi2

You can manage and update the RSS feeds from your computer.

The Creative Zen X-Fi2 touch-screen MP3 player comes with an RSS reader, which you can use to read updates from the RSS feeds of your favorite websites. Because the Zen X-Fi2 doesn’t include Wi-Fi, you can’t add or update RSS feeds directly from the player. You can add RSS feeds and download new items from them to your Zen X-Fi2 using the Creative RSS Synchronizer application on your computer. The application is run directly from your Zen X-Fi2, so you can update your RSS feeds from any computer.

Instructions

1. Connect your Creative Zen X-Fi2 to your computer. Connect the small end of the included USB cable to the port on the side of your Zen X-Fi2 and the large end to a USB port on your computer.

2. Click “Start,” click “Computer,” double-click the Zen X-Fi2 device and double-click the “RSSSynchronizer.exe” file on it. The Creative RSS Synchronizer application opens.

3. Add feeds by pasting their addresses into the “Add RSS URL” box and clicking the “Add” button. You can also import multiple feeds at once from a Google Reader account or an OPML file by clicking the “Import” button.

4. Update your RSS feeds and download new content from them by clicking the “Update All” button. The Creative RSS Synchronizer automatically downloads new items from your feeds.

5. Disconnect the Creative Zen X-Fi2 from your computer after it finishes downloading new items. The Creative RSS Synchronizer application closes automatically.

6. Tap “RSS” on your Creative Zen X-Fi2’s main menu to view your feeds. Select a feed from the RSS screen and swipe your finger up and down on the screen to scroll through the items in the feed.

References

• Creative: Using RSS Synchronizer
• Creative: Creative ZEN X-Fi2 User Guide