30G ZEN VISION M - RADIO & ALBUM ART - HELLLLLLLL

Right then, guyz n galz, I have recently acquired this device and a cracking piece of kit it is too. However, one major problem and one niggly thing.
The major problem is the radio, I cannot get it to find any stations at all - yes I have connected the headphones. I have tuned it in to frequencys i know are correct (Radio , 2 etc) but nothing !? I also notice when the radio is selected it says at the top MONO ?
The niggly thing is album art. When I got the device, there were a couple of albums already uploaded and they displayed album art. I uploaded my music, but no album art is displayed. The art is displayed in my music folder on my PC and on WMP . I transferred files via WMP. I then tried to drag and drop files direct from my folder. Whilst the files went across OK, the art threw up a message advising the device wouldn't be able to display on the player but could be put into the photo library for viewing. I OK'd this and sure enough, all the album art is in the photos folder ? Any ideas ?
Finally, is there a stop button on this player or do you just switch off and then it resumes at where you left it when you switch on ?
Thanks in anticipation of your help. Scott.

Hiya Richard, thanks for that - I will have a play around with the album art thing later, but just noted that a firmware update is required. I have just downloaded the latest version (after I uploaded all my music) DO you think the problem was that the firmware I had on there was version .40 (I think) and so now, with version .62, it should be OK ?
Regarding the radio thing, nothing !!? I have tried everything - middle of the garden, upstairs out the window, uou name it I've done it to try and get a reception. Its just not picking a thing up at all. Autoscan just runs and then finishes without setting one station.
Thanks, Scott.

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