I'm confused..how do I charge a Zen Micro without a charg

So after returning my headphone-jack defecti've Micro to the company, I decided to purchase one from Best Buy. But since those don't come with accesories, I don't get a charger. So how the heck am I supposed to charge my Micro without one? How does the battery charge? Does it charge when I'm connected to the computer? Or is it absolutely necessary to buy a separate charger? This might sound like a stupid question, but since I only had my other one for a day and it had the charger, I'm not sure what I'm supposed to do when my battery dies?

When I recharge my Micro... it takes about 3 hours on the USB. It doesn't say docked, but it may, depending on what mode you were in(syncing). The blue light pulses and after 5 minutes(or whatever you have selected in the setup menu)the player shuts down. Charging continues until the blue light stops pulsing. Wait 30 more minutes after the blue light stops, because the Micro receives a trickle charge to completely top up the battery. I dont turn off my computer ever, but I do put it into "hibernate", or "stand-by" mode. The Micro continues to charge in this mode.

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