Creative Zen Stone Plus Returns First Track On Player After Recharge

? Hi Everybody... I didn't see this topic posted on another thread, but I wasn't going to read thousands of posts to get this answer either. My problem is I own two players, one is a Creative Zen Stone and the other is the Zen Stone Plus. My Zen Stone does not return to the first track on the player when I recharge it (it remains on the same track), but the Zen Stone Plus does. This normally wouldn't be a big deal, but my mother-in-law listens to audiobooks. Sometimes those books don't have seperate tracks which means there is a single track that runs for like 6 - 8 hours. Is there a way to allow the player to pick up where it left off? It is a real pain to have to fast forward through most of an audiobook, especially when my player (the less expensi've player) continues where it left off. BTW.... Letting her have my player is not an option since hers has a display screen and mine doesn't.

So, reading the forum, it seems we have seroiusly problems with charging.... I'll try all I've read: disabling "energy conservation mode" on USB root, using an USB powered hub as Battery Charger, updating the Firmware, formatting / resetting the player and then using cml and the led to charge it to the full. I hope it solves, at least for me.... ?

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Here you go:
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You can find any other files you need by going to "Support" and then "Downloads" on this website.
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7Zen Stone Plus Returns to First Track When Recharged?Y Hi Everybody... I had originally posted this question several months ago, but I didn't receive a response.
I didn't see this topic posted on another thread, but I wasn't going to read thousands of posts to get this answer either. My problem is I own two players, one is a Creative Zen Stone and the other is the Zen Stone Plus. My Zen Stone does not return to the first track on the player when I recharge it (it remains on the same track), but the Zen Stone Plus does. This normally wouldn't be a big deal, but my mother-in-law listens to audiobooks. Sometimes those books don't have seperate tracks which means there is a single track that runs for like 6 - 8 hours. Is there a way to allow the player to pick up where it left off? It is a real pain to have to fast forward through most of an audiobook, especially when my player (the less expensi've player) continues where it left off. I haven't seen a download for this, so I'm wondering if it's something that can be fixed or not?

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Andy
Message Edited by Andy7504 on 03-5-2008 08:2 PM **It should be obvious that if the forum blocked a word, you're not allowed to use it. Please refrain from cursing in the future. Dale-CL
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-. Hello Seb_tokyo,
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Zen Stone Plus Battery Life Test -Summ

Battery Life/ Playtime: Up to 9.5 hours for continuous audio playback
Battery Type: Rechargeable Li-Ion Polymer (Embedded)
*CREATIVE specifications.
I had tested on my zen stone plus battery life... I used uni'versal travel adapter for zen micro to fully charged my zen stone before began my test... I let it continuous audio playback till all battery drained
Detail :
* 30 Song, ~80 song is rock/techno, ~50 song is pop
* Bit Rate: 28-320 kbps
* Audio sample rate: 44kHz
* Bass Boost On
* EQ set to rock
* Continuous audio playback - No skipping Tracks
* Volume - 3/40
* No headphone plugged -(Because of this battery life might vary, whether u use high powered
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* No radio, stopwatch, microphone used
* Firmware .03.0
* Player's date and time - Off
* Idle Shutdown - 0s
* Contrast - 40%
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Next 4 hrs - Left 2 bar
Next hrs - Left bar
Next 40 min - Battery drained (Player shut down by itself)
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P.s. If i missed out anything, Please tell Me.
Thank !Message Edited by hippon2 on 0-8-200707:34 PM
Message Edited by hippon2 on 0-8-200707:36 PM

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Pocket usability
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