Hooking up Creative Zen to Speaker sys

I want to hook my Creative Touch Zen to a speaker system, how do I go about doing this.
I have about $00 to spend doing so, can anyone recommend a set of speakers/amplifier that would do this for me?

Your in luck. I want to do the same and looking EVERYWERE and emailing and pm EVERYONE lol...From reliabale sources the new itrigue speakers have a built in amp and an aux port so you can hook ur player up and not need a standalone amp.
http://www.creative.com/products/pro...7&product=0733
http://www.creative.com/products/pro...7&product=0735
http://www.creative.com/products/pro...27&product=492
Last one i think has built in amp but no aux---i think

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I know that most people on these forums couldn't do anything about my complaint but I suspect the people in Creative might dip in and have a read.
Back in February this year I bought the said speakers from Creative for just over ?85 ex VAT. Just seen that same speakers on the Creative web-shop selling for ?30 ex VAT. How does something reduce so much in 6 months? Feel somewhat miffed/cheated - could have bought 3 sets for what I paid in February.
Just a rant to get it off my chest and if Creative do read this I'd be intersted in what you have to say.

actually about the skin thing
if u wanna change the skin of your touch you ll have to brake the warranty patch that is over a screw and with it end your warranty time.
for stuff that sticks over the case its alright
and yes there should be more accessories to this thing
have fun

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Try going into "Control Panel->Administrati've tools" and clicking on "Computer Management". Find "disk management" in the left pane and click it. Your Stone should be in the right somewhere. I think you need to right click, then "choose dri've letter and paths" and give it a dri've letter with the "add" button. Let us know if that works.

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There is a Creative Zen Stone (w/ built-in speaker) firmware released. Please post your feedback here.
Release date : 24 Oct 08
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Filesize: 82.66 Kb
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Hi Rich_T,
You might have misread it but the link that you're looking is actually for the Zen Stone Plus w/ Built-In speaker while the new firmware is for Zen Stone (only) w/ Built-In speaker.
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Hi all. I have a Creative Zen Nomad Jukebox 30GB.
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In that sort of price bracket, check out these sets (with subwoofers):
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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.
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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.

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xmouse,
Here you go:
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Message Edited by Loi-CL on 07-04-2009 03:49 AM

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>New Creative ZEN Firmware .2.03" firmware does not work This new "Creative ZEN Firmware .2.03, Filesize : 7.6 MB" firmware does not work.
All I get is : "Please make sure there is only one player connected" (See image below)
I have a CreativeZen 4GB player with Vista 64-Bit Operating system (Main System).
Yes, I have followed the instructions step-by-step, downloaded the new firmware first, then, connected my ZEN player, double-clicked the "ZEN_PCFW_L22__2_03" downloaded file.
Note : No other programs were running in the backround, even turned off installed firewall and anti-virus software. Also, tried this new firmware in a Windows XP (SP2) computer system and a Notebook Vista 32-Bit computer system. Yes! I only have one player connected. Same result (See image below).
I left it sit for one hour and did not move, same result (See image below).
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Re: New Creative ZEN Firmware .2.03" firmware does not work$ I updated my Zen 32GB using Vista x64 so it can work under some situations. Can't say my upgrade went problem-free but it did work in the end.
You might try some of the following (no promises they will help, but can't really hurt):
Re-download the firmware updater. Maybe you got a bad download.
Make sure your Zen is directly connected to a system USB port (i.e. not to a port on a monitor, keyboard, ext USB hub, etc.)
Try running the firmware update as Administrator if you aren't already
Try uninstalling the Creative drivers before the update.
In my case I got stuck on a message that another application was using my Zen. Turned out the simple act of hooking up the player resulted in Vista running a headless "wmplayer.exe *32" process. I had to manually kill it from TaskManager in order to proceed. Even then the first update attempt ended with the Zen reporting a firmware problem and rebooting into the Recovery Menu. I had to use Reload Firmware to erase what it had and then try again. Second time was the charm.
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Creative ZEN Firmware 1.21.03 Released

Hi Everyone,
There is a new firmware update for the Creative ZEN available in the Support section.
Creative ZEN Firmware .2.03
Filesize : 7.6 MB
Release date : 9 Jan 09
File Name : ZEN_PCFW_L22__2_03.exe
This download contains an improved version of the firmware found on your Creative ZEN® player. It ensures smooth operation of your player's FM Radio. For more details, read the rest of this web release note.
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Download the ZEN_PCFW_L22__2_03.exe file into your local hard disk.
Close all application windows that are currently running on your computer.
Connect your player to your computer.
Double-click the downloaded file and follow the instructions on the screen.
If your player fails to restart after the firmware upgrade:
Turn off your player.
Disconnect your player from your computer.
Press and hold the Play/Pause button. Continue to hold the button while you perform steps 4 and 5. If you accidentally release the button, start the procedure again.
Gently push a straightened paper clip into the Reset hole.
Slide the On/Off switch towards the USB port and hold until the display lights up. The Recovery Mode screen appears with four options: Clean Up, Format All, Reload Firmware, and Reboot.
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Connect your player to your computer.
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Re: New Creative ZEN Firmware .2.03" firmware does not work$ I updated my Zen 32GB using Vista x64 so it can work under some situations. Can't say my upgrade went problem-free but it did work in the end.
You might try some of the following (no promises they will help, but can't really hurt):
Re-download the firmware updater. Maybe you got a bad download.
Make sure your Zen is directly connected to a system USB port (i.e. not to a port on a monitor, keyboard, ext USB hub, etc.)
Try running the firmware update as Administrator if you aren't already
Try uninstalling the Creative drivers before the update.
In my case I got stuck on a message that another application was using my Zen. Turned out the simple act of hooking up the player resulted in Vista running a headless "wmplayer.exe *32" process. I had to manually kill it from TaskManager in order to proceed. Even then the first update attempt ended with the Zen reporting a firmware problem and rebooting into the Recovery Menu. I had to use Reload Firmware to erase what it had and then try again. Second time was the charm.
After all that I can't for the life of me see any changes/improvements in the new firmware. The forum is full of gripes and wishlists yet none of them complain about the radio functionality. I've used it almost every day for year without issue (aside from the rare Zen hang/crash when messing with the headphone jack and/or sliding the power switch). Thank goodness after waiting 0- months since the last update they got around to fixing something nobody noticed was broken. /2?:smileyvery-happy:

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KokChoy, Thanks for your quick reply. Can you provide a phone number to Creative's support services The number I have, 405-742-6622, is a recording which, when I called, only provided an option for products still under warranty. All others were directed to Creative's website, which thus far has left my query unresolved. I would be very appreciati've if you can provide another number that will allow me to speak to a representati've. My player has been down nearly two months and the time I've spent navigating this forum has not been fruitful in my particular case. ThanksGreko

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i have a creative zen v and an imac w/ 10.4 on it.
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