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Greetings
I purchased a creative zen 20GB last 2 months ago, and i'd like to know whether anyone else seems to be facing the same problem i'm facing. I'm not really sure whether it's a real problem or not, as i'm still new with mp3 players and all.
well, i did a full charge, and the battery lasts 0 hours, non stop - no problem.
but with a full charge, and not turning on the player for a few days, the battery just drains itself. is this normal? or should i get some kind of replacement battery from my dealer?
thanks.
-d_sticks

I am having the same problem with Zen Xtra 40. I contacted Tech support and that said to upgrade the firmware, I did but the problem is still there. It seems as if Shut Down does not mean Power Off. So what I doing now is take the battery out once it is fully charge until I am ready to use it. This is really a PAIN.

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Creative zen battery prob

after i upgraded the firware of my creative zen 4gb to .0.05,
i encountered a serious battery problem.the battery drains dead even if my player is shut down.and the battery drains easily.only about 4-5 hours of use(audio).
help pls..

Hey guys!
Sorry for my earlier rant... I was just sooo pissed off about this player. I think I've solved my problem, here's what originally happened:
The first time I tried upgrading the firmware, the player froze and the process didn't complete normally. After that, the player didn't want to turn back on.. it froze on a black screen right after the ZEN logo/text. My computer couldn't even see/discover the player anymore... So I had to restart using the "safe boot" option (holding down the play/pause button while turning the player on). After that, I upgraded the firmware again, and it seemed to have worked, until I noticed that the battery life sucked now, and that the battery kept draining overnight, even if the player was shutdown.
Now after ranting and raving on this forum yesterday, I tried upgrading the player again; it warned me that I was upgrading using the same version already installed, but I did it anyway. It re-flashed normally, and the battery was full charged when I did it. From last night to this morning (over 2 hours), I used the player a bit here and there (for audio/music), and I left it on the table all night; and this morning, when I turned it back on, the battery was still full charge! So from what I can understand, the battery stopped draining overnight! (unless I just didn't give it enough time to drain by itself... even so, I wouldn't have been full charge this morning!)
So for anyone that has had problems with this firmware, I would suggest you re-flash again, using the latest update file available... I will keep using my Zen, without recharging it, until it's drained again. I will post within a few days to tell you guys if it really seems to be working right. Hope this helps, if not, there's always the next firmware version to try out.
P.S.: Is it just me or are the cables and such that came with the payer a little on the cheap side
A 3-inch USB cable WTF Come on creative, not everyone has front panel USB ports! Even the stock earphones look pretty cheap, the wire's so thin, I'm afraid of snapping it! Sound quality is pretty good tho.
Things to think about for the next FW version:
- AC3 audio decoding please! (and all the other types of audio that are not currently compatible with the ZEN).
- Automatic resizing filter to 320x240 resolution (while playing/decoding). I'm not 100% sure the player has enough processing power to achieve this, but it wouldn't hurt to try! It's good that the payer is compatible with Xvid/DivX but you still have to re-encode everything you want to put in it, or you'll see "can't display resolution". But since the converter that comes with the ZEN software is sooooo **bleep** slow to convert (but does a good job), any option like automatic downsizing/resizing will be greatly appreciated by anyone watching videos/movies on this thing. Would it be so hard to incorporate a decoder-filter in this thing
- What else would you guys like to see available on the next FW update

Creative Zen Battery

Hey Guys,
I have had my Creative Zen for year now and everything's going great. But i noticed that it's battery life is only for a few hours maybe 5-8 hours with music (not video) but it isn't bothering me much but what's bothering me is that it might keep draining quickly in future so i have 2 questions
) does the radio drain battery life more than music (normal .mp3's)?
2)If I need to change the battery in future, can i find a replacable battery online or somewhere and can I take it to someone who changes it for me?
I appreciate if there is also a response from someone who has done question 2.
Thanks in future.

I have never changed a battery yet. although at some certain point, batteries will eventually pass out. they have their own life/cycle.
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Window Vista- Creative Zen-V Download Nee

Does anyone know what the download is so that window vista will accept the disc taht comes with creative zen-v? I cannot download it until I get the that so that I can put music on my mp3 player? Please can some help??

The disk that came with the Zen V is not vista compatible.
Vista should be able to recognize the Zen V as a MTP device inside windows as Vista comes with the necessary drivers to recognize the Zen V. All the downloads for the Zen V for vista are under Support->downloads on the creative website.
(media explorer, mediasource, etc)

Creative ZEN Micro - Drivers Nee

Hi,
I've recently had major problems with my computer and have had to format the hard dri've and reinstall windows. Since this i've lost my original setup disc for the MP3 player and have over 5gb of music on it that i want to put on my computer. I have downloaded the drivers from the downloads section on this site but they don't work on my computer. The player is SOMETIMES recognised in My Computer as an audio device but you cannot copy tracks from it and put them on your hard dri've, only delete them or look at properties!!!! Please help!!?Cheers

Hi,
Well the drivers you need are here http://ie.europe.creative.com/support/downloads/download2.asp?Product=0795&dlcentric=00098&Product _Name=Zen+Micro&OSName=Windows+XP and these should allow you to get your player up and running. You can also download MediaSource and that should get up up and running.
What may be a problem here is that the USB drivers may not be correctly installed. Check with the motherboard vendor (or if you have a cd that came with the motherboard install this) as there may be updates available.
Once on the system u should be ok.
Hope this hel
ps.
John

Creative zen battery replacement: generic (non-OEM) BA20603R69900 Battery Pa

Does anyone know what this battery is like seen advertised on a well known internet auction site: generic (non-OEM) BA20603R69900 Battery Pack. I want to buy a spare to take away with me this summer given relati'vely short battery life i have at moment (all well documented I know!) Ta

raskit: You can never be 00% sure with eBay, and you'll always take your chances. I doubt the seller is going to be around in a years time, let alone 6 months time, should you have problems with it. And by that time of course you will have left feedback for them.
The other problem with Lithium Ion is that once the battery is manufactured the clock is ticking. It will only last around 3 years from manufacture date at peak performance. Not so much a big problem with the Micro where any component shouldn't be more than a few months old.

Creative Zen X-Fi Battery Life

I just got a new Creative Zen X-Fi 32GB player a couple of weeks ago. One of the selling points for me was the stated 36 hours of audio playback time. However, on my first two charges, I have only gotten about 2 hours of battery life, with usage as follows: no X-FI, no Wi-Fi, player locked about 90% of the time so that screen is turned off, a litle bit of usage with the headphones on and volume set at or 2, and the rest of the usage with volume set at 0 to 2 and using either the external speaker or with the player hooked up to an FM transmitter in my car.
What are others experiencing? Any tips on getting the claimed 36 hours? Is that possible only with all usage with the headphones and the volume set very low?

brubenking wrote:
I just got a new Creative Zen X-Fi 32GB player a couple of weeks ago. One of the selling points for me was the stated 36 hours of audio playback time. However, on my first two charges, I have only gotten about 2 hours of battery life, with usage as follows: no X-FI, no Wi-Fi, player locked about 90% of the time so that screen is turned off, a litle bit of usage with the headphones on and volume set at or 2, and the rest of the usage with volume set at 0 to 2 and using either the external speaker or with the player hooked up to an FM transmitter in my car.
What are others experiencing Any tips on getting the claimed 36 hours? Is that possible only with all usage with the headphones and the volume set very low?
player locked about 90% of the time so that screen is turned off, This will get you the longest runtime. External speaker & playing video will really use up the battery.

Faulty Creative Zen Nano Plus Battery Co

Hello. I am new in this forum.
I bought a Creative Zen Nano Plus MP3 Player from the IT show in March this year and 3 months later, the tip of the Battery Cover CRACKS and now the Battery Cover cannot be fixed back to the MP3 Player.
Anyone here has SIMILAR EXPERIENCE with me?
I went down to CREATIVE INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS PARK to buy the Battery Cover but was told it was OUT OF STOCK and I need to wait. Does the CREATIVE MARINA SQUARE has a Customer Care Centre where I can purchase the Battery Cover? Hear from anyone in the forum again. Thanks

Yes, this is quite a common occurence on the Nano, Nano Plus and N200 as the catch is very flimsy. The one on the V200 seems sturdier.
An email to Support in your region should do the trick - in Europe they sent me one straight back in the post.
PB

Creative ZEN MX problems with charging battery

/Creative ZEN MX problems with charging batteryHi!
I've bought Creative Zen MX player a couple months ago. First thing I noticed when I plug in it into my computer was that battery after 3 hours was not full, what is more computer disconnected with it couple times;/
After weeks or two when I tried to charge it i Went where I bought it and they said after some examination that it really didn't work
They've sent it to the service. I had t wait for the return two months!!! and at the end they said that that tiny usb wire was damaged not mp3.
OK . The battery was fully charged maybe on 5 attempts ;/
There is no problem in my computer because I tried it on several other and it did not work ;/ ?Please, help me
Where is the problem?
?Why this player simply disconnect with my PC?

I was given this as a gift. I charged it for 8hrs when i got it and it showed fully charged. I have been trying to give it a full charge over the last 2 days once on a power adapter plugged into the wall the other through the USB port on my laptop .each for about 8hrs each. Using different cables. I remove the player and it shows full battery (never gives the plug icon though)and within 30 minutes of play music, I get the low battery warning. it was purchased on 0/6/200. nAlso it will not power on while charging.My original ZEN was able to play music when charging this one says DOCKED and will not repond to the power button being presses.

Has anyone managed to change the battery in a creative Zen MX

=i bought a 6gb zen MX? in November 2007 and have used it every day since. The battery is now in a sorry state and doesn't hold a charge for more than about 4 hours. After fully charging it, if you then leave it overnight the battery almost totally depletes. The battery is definitely a goner. Has anyone opened one of these players, changed the battery and then got the thing back together successfully? I've looked around on the net but can't find any info on how i might open the player to insert a new battery. Meanwhile i've bought a new Creative ZenMX but i prefer the old one with its dedicated slider for on/off and lock and it would be great if i could somehow get a new battery into it.
I still have my old Ceati've Zen Jukeboxes (30gb and 60gb) and i wore a couple of batteries out in those. But all you had to do was open the player and shove in a new battery. Shame that facility no longer exists in Creative's MP3 players.
Any help on the issue of replacing the battery in an MX would be much appreciated.

Re: has anyone managed to change the battery in a creative Zen MX%Thanks for the links Bertwin, much appreciated.
Now i have a problem in obtaining a replacement battery. Back in the day you could phone Creative (in Ireland) and order replacement batteries but alas, no longer. On the net you can easily find replacement batteries for every Creative player.....except for the Zen MX. ? The replacement x-fi battery looks similar? and has the same wire connections but it is 3.7v as opposed to 3.6v in the MX. Also the x-fi battery is rated at? 550mAh while the MX is rated at 0.55AH. (Though i guess that could mean they are the same capacity only it's written differently)
The Creative part number for the MX battery is BAC0603R79925 and the Creative Model No is : LPC6333445
If anyone knows where to obtain this battery please post.

Date of "Battery Birth" of Creative Zen Flash MP3 playe

Date of Battery Birth of Creative Zen Flash MP3 players.
Your Zen Lithium_Ion Polymer Battery lifespan is ~ 2-3 years OR the number of discharges/charges cycles -
approximately ~ 300-500 cycles max. Whichever comes first will degrade the charging capacity of the
Lithium-Ion Polymer Battery. Keep in mind, the Lithium-Ion life span begins "aging" from the time of
manufacturing of the battery!
Translation: If you bought a Creative Zen from Walmart,Target, Circuit City or Radio Shack, your battery
lifespan begins when the battery was manufactured by SK Mobile Energy (You don't know the manufacturing
date). If it was on the Walmart shelf for 2 years (You don't know this) Then, by the time you bought the Zen MP3
player your battery "shelf life" and battery charging capacity is gone!?
It would be very "consumer friendly" if Creative would show on the LCD display under the system/information
screen the EXACT birth/manufacture date of the Lithium-Ion battery and the number of discharges/charges
(300-500 max?) the battery has been through. After all, Creative manufactures the Zen and solders
in the "non-user replaceable battery" and they know the exact date of when the battery was manufactured. By
doing this, this would prevent "shady vendors" or third parties from "pulling the wool" over unsuspecting
consumers eyes. A firmware change would be in order.
Also, they should put a 0-00% battery capacity in numerical numbers near the battery symbol.
Keep in mind, the battery discharge rate and battery symbol is non-linear.
If Creative doesn't want to do this firmware change maybe they should do the following:
Have just only a Lithium-Ion Polymer battery warranty (not just the player warranty)? to protect the end users from too long shelf life of a battery.
Ref. Links
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lithium_ion_battery
http://wiki.answers.com/Q/What_is_th...ithium_battery
A unique drawback of the Li-ion battery is that its life span is dependent upon aging from time of
manufacturing (shelf life) regardless of whether it was charged, and not just on the number of
charge/discharge cycles. So an older battery will not last as long as a new battery due solely to its age, unlike
other batteries. This drawback is not widely published.[3]
DRM? DVD Copy? Music Copying.

I don't know the internal workings of the Zen Lithium-ion charging circuit but you should be able to use your
Zen player just like a laptop plugged into the wall.
Once the charging circuit sees a certain charge voltage on the battery it should shut down or go to a float mode.
(added this)?
Allow the battery to completely discharge from time-to-time then recharge it fully.
From the link:
http://www.omnica.com/omniview_electronics2.htm
Regarding lithium-ion shelf life, one of our engineers recently met with a battery-house representati've. It has come to their attention that repeated charging and re-charging of a less than fully discharged Li-ion cell affects the battery "gas gauge" included with many devices. Over a number of cycles there is a resultant loss in accuracy. Frequently, the indicated remaining charge has little relationship to the actual amount of life left in the cell! Fortunately, according to the battery expert, the gauge will reset itself if the battery is allowed to completely discharge from time-to-time.
Message Edited by Zenandy on 05-03-2008 05:09 AM

Creative Zen 6GB - Battery Sign on display.

I had my Creative Zen fully charged and then did not use it for approx. 4-5 days.....when I turned it on the battery sign on the display showed me that the battery was almost EMPTY!!! How is this possible ? Do I have to charge that thing every other day even if it's not on? I think that's strange. Any of you guys have a similar experience? Otherwise everything works as it's supposed to.
Thanks

If you read around in the forums you'll learn that it is a proven issue with the Zen Micro and its standby vs. deep sleep mode.. Creative is coming out with a firmware update within the next month to cure this problem of excessi've battery consumption by lowering the standby mode from 24 hours to 4 hours.
(When in standby mode, the Zen Micro has to be ready at any moment for playback when it is turned back on, thus allowing the shutoff of the player in the middle of a song, whether playing or paused, and the return of you to that exact spot you left off.. this 'quick boot' feature is stored in the player's memory, and to keep it there the player has to constantly consume power.. whereas in deep sleep mode, the player has to hard boot for about 5 seconds (and not return you to the middle of any song), which is what will happen after 24 hours of the player being off.. however, in deep sleep mode the player needs not be 'ready for action' at any moment, thus saving a great deal of battery life. Four hours should be a lot more helpful than 24 when the change goes into effect.)Message Edited by Zoinbergs on 04-29-2005 03:34 AM

Creative Zen Nee

Pasted from Gizmodo:
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"An anonymous source sent us information about an upcoming MP3 player from Creative, rumored to be called the ?Creative Zen Neeon. The 6GB hard disk-based player shares a lot of similarities with the Zen Micro, but is intended to appeal to those who might find the Zen Micro too gauche. Instead, the Neeon comes in a piano-black finish, with 7 changeable LED colors, and 0 back-plate covers. The battery is said to be non-removable, which is a step backwards from the removable battery on the Zen Micro. It looks remarkably similar to the Creative Zen Xtra.
There?s no pricing or availability information yet, of course."http://www.gizmodo.com/gadgets/porta...eon-036574.php

It's not a good idea for a brand to have many products that compete with each other directly. They would have to offer support for more (very similar) products, wich could make them spread themselves too thin.
Don't think it's real, but hey, who knows?

Creative Zen 32 GB - disconnect when battery is f

Hello!
I have bought the Creative Zen 32 GB and after i connected it to my USB-Port and loaded fully the first time, it abort the connection to the PC every few minutes and provokes the Automatic Execution window ( like described in this thread: "Creative Zen provokes constant popups of Automatic Execution window").
I use Win XP with SP2? and tested USB Port on front and back.
After i searched a hole day in this forum and google, i didn't find anything specific aside from some ppl with the same problem. But no statement from creative or something helpfull... it is a general problem of the zen player or should i send it back for warrenty?!

nobody on this? forum the same problem?

Help with my Creative Zen Nee

I recently brought a Zen Neeon 52MB, but i accidently drop it and i lost my?receipt. What can i do about this? Is there somewhere that i can repair it, and of course, repair which would need paying. Not expecting free repair.

if it crashes theres a small hole on the same side as the volume put a pin in you should feel a click if done correctly. it should then start up. as for your nomad explorer problem you should still be able to access your player from "my computer" there should be your dri'ves, nomad explorer and creative zen touch try getting to it through "creative zen touch. if none of that works maybe try removing all the software and install it all again. maybe update there firmware. oh if you have firmware version 2 nomad wont work. i miss it too. dont lose faith i've had mine for over a year now and had (and still am having) just about every problem. hope that helps Sm: )er

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