Improving Zen X

Has anyone heard anything from Creative regarding upgrading or improving the Zen Xtra?
I've been looking to geet an MP3 player with a 60 gig hard dri've that can play WMAs for a while now, but after researching the player for a while I noticed that it has quite a few flaws in it.
I would love to get the player, but because of the many problems people have had with it, I've hesitated to buy it and I'm still looking elseware for a player.
If they improve it, I would definity by it.

Unfortunately, thats what I thought. Right now I have about 38 gigs of music, and its growing. I would prefer to have all of my music on one player without having to worry about deleting and exchanging because of size limitations.
It does seem that the majority of manufacturers that produce players have standardized at about 20 gigs, maybe 40.
It's too bad I'm a minority...
Edit: Is there any plans at all for a 60 gig version of the Zen Touch?Message Edited by Dryden on 05-30-2005 09:50 PM

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How to improve ZEN TOUCH soun

Hi there,
I?ve had the pleasure of the ZEN Touch player, and it has worked without any problems.
Except for the fact, that if I play a song with a baseline (typically dance or rap), the bass is terrible!!!!! It sounds cheap; like someone kicking in an empty box - t has no bass whatsoever. And using the EQ settings does not help anything! (i have been through all player-settings and manuals on this)
I use some very good, expensi've sony in-ear head phones which are designed for performing bass, and they work excellent on anything else but this.............
Does anyone has a tip of how to improve the sound when it comes to songs with a bass? Maybe another pair of headphones (in ear please)?
(I do not want it to play louder, just better!!!!!!!!!)
I hope someone can help, otherwise it is EUR200 wasted :-(

I strongly suggest you try out the very latest zen touch firmware as it seems to be fixed, still far from perfect, but working nonetheless. Here is my opinion on the various firmware:
.00.06 ~ The original firmware, which has a few GUI issues but otherwise works fine. The custom EQ sounds the cleanest on this firmware, but sounds thin in the bass department and distorts if 00hz bar is put too high. The EQ presets sound different to the other firmware but with the EQ turned off, it sounds the same.
.0.03 ~ Avoid at all costs! Fixes some issues but totally destroys the custom EQ and changes the sound for the worst. The bass sounds strongest on this firmware and doesn't distort very easily, but the rest of the sound is just totally screwed!
2.0.05 ~ Adds windows "Play For Sure" MTP support meaning with windows-xp sp/sp2 and WMP0 you can access the player without any additional drivers or software and you can also listen to subscribtion based music downloads on you zen. BUT....the EQ is still faulty with this firmware!
2..0 ~ Same as previous firmware but fixes the EQ bugs and some other issues. The bass (00hz bar) is very similiar to the .0.03 firmware, though the overall clarity is not as good as the original .00.06 firmware in my opinion.
I'm sorry to say this but if you're a basshead the zen touch isn't really the player for you. I'm guessing you have the Sony MDR-EX7 (or 70/5/8) which are very bass heavy earphones indeed; so if they're not cutting it for you then its pointless getting other headphones.
My best suggestion is that you use custom EQ settings such as +6,-5,-5,-5 which increases the bass and lowers everything else, leading to a strong bias towards the bass frequencies, but in return you get significantly lowered overall volume and a noticeable reduction in sound quality/clarity.
You could also try something like the Pocket Amp 2 V2 which certainly improves the bass and overall sound quality (I own one) but it can be awkward to carry one around with you.
Apart from that the only other thing you have left to do is buy another player, maybe something from iRi'ver, iAudio/Cowon, Rio or Sony? (from what i've heard they're players are more bassy). Funnily enough I was in the same position as you once, but I eventually got over it and realised theres more to music than just bass.Message Edited by titaniumx3 on -7-2005 08:20 AM

ZEN MICRO: firmware improvements suggesti

Some suggestions and bug-signalations to improve firmware of Zen Micro. (actually I use fw .02.05): [*]play songs in a album not in alphabetical order, but using track number order, for me has more sense, do you? Because concept album, but all albums really, are betted listened in theway artist put their songs... I hope had been clear in my explanation.. [*]insert contacts and appointments direcly in ZenMicro without sincronize with Outlook...
for other useful suggestions people post here!!!
UP THE IRONS! :mrgreen:

. Tracks do play in order of the tag track number, if queued by album.
2. Fair enough.
There are several petitions and wishlists already on the go, so it would probably be better to add your information to them. See Part 2 of the FAQ.

[Zen Micro] [Firmware] Wish to improve the ergonom

Hi.
I bought a Zen Micro, and in my opinion it sounds great...except its ergonomics, which could be easily improved.
Touchpad is pleasant to browse in the menus fastly, but it's often hard to select just the next or previous item : why couldn't we use the ">>|" and "|<<" buttons in addition of the touchpad ?</LI>
The fact that "OK" button and scrolling use the same area may produce frequent error during browsing : why couldn't we disable this "OK" button, and use in replacement an other button (for example ">/||") ?</LI>
Obviously it implies that these buttons couldn't be used for playing commands in the menus - except playing menu obviously -, but I would prefer a precis and pleasant browsing...
Best Regards.

i tried on different usb ports, but im gonna see if i can get some other similar usb cables and try those. i really hope it's the usb cable, i dont want to return this and get another one...

How can i improve my music experience on my zen u105

Bass is not there. I tried sony xb headphones and even sound magic es18. Even theres no eq. Pls hlp

Hi,
Unfortunately, I do not understand what your issue is. Please elaborate on what the issue is so we can better assist you.

PETITION: This is what I would like to see in a new firmware upgrade for the MTP ZEN TO

FIXES:
-Ensures correct playback on the player of Zencast audio content that has been transferred using Zencast organiser. Remaining time is displayed correctly, and rewind / fast-forward functions can be used
- Allows users to transfer tracks between folders on the player when using a program such as Creative Mediasource [THIS IS NEEDED FOR ALL MTP PLAYERS]
- Allows charging via USB when the player is not being used by a program or is low on battery [THIS FEATURE SEEMS TO HAVE BEEN REMOVED BY MTP UPGRADE]
ENHANCEMENTS / ADDITIONAL FEAUTRES [I HAVE LISTED THESE BY MY PERSONAL ORDER OF PREFERENCE]:
) Allows the playback of Audible content types ,2,3,4 on the player, via a plug-in in Audible Manager
2) Adds bookmarking feature to the player
3) Adds SmartVolume EQ feature to the player
4) Adds DJ menu to the player
5) Allows user to partition a section of the player for data transfer
6) Allows user to synchronise tasks from Outlook to the player
7) Allows TXT files/ Ebooks to be stored/ viewed on the player
8) Adds BassBoost EQ feature to the player
PLEASE SIGN THIS PETITION TO URGE CREATIVE TO INTRODUCE AT LEAST SOME OF THESE FIXES / FEATURES IN A FIRMWARE UPGRADE FOR THE MTP ZEN TOUCH - also please feel free to add other suggestions that would improve the functionality of the Zen Touch
Message Edited by joshua32 on <SPAN class=date_text>05-30-2006 <SPAN class=time_text>:7 PM
Message Edited by joshua32 on 05-30-2006 :8 PM

all of these would be awesome, as would lyrics support, I REALLY want that

For when a format or update of Video (Divx or MP4) Good for Zen V

Already that this subject this very written, but never is a solution for the problem of many users.
We trusted its company to buy a reproducer able to reproduce videos AVI, and not a format DIB who does not know anybody, that no program uses and is impossible to turn. The program of you, is bad, the archi'ves end up much weighing (but of .5 GB or more) cannot be changed the resolution, does not have options. My question, if it mounts he himself system that Zen M, because the V extra is not able to reproduce but formats, only DIB who is very bad. I request compatibility with Divx, Xvid, MP4, although we must lose something of capacity of the reproducer for one better update of codec, s I expose 3 possible solutions to you: - A Software de Converted with but options, possibility of manipulating the final quality, the resolution, the time, that allows to reduce the final weight. - A Software like the present one, but improved, allows that the video is codified, conserving at least the original weight. - Update of the Software of the Reproducer Zen V Extra, with greater compatibility of formats and codecs of audio video and, like for example Divx, Xvid, MP4, MTV, auque we must sacrifice final capacity of the reproducer. (up to 50 Mb could be sacrificed for the one best one of compatibility) And surely that you with the human equipment can remove some solution soon. I would like to see an update soon to solve this problem, that spoils so much the reproducer. Desire that communicates to me if the problem has been solved and they send the direction to me with the solution, this it is a message for the official moderators of creative and people in charge of the development of projects of creative. To pardon if this solved but to nonencounter the solution to me. To pardon me by the writing, this translated to the English by GOOGLE.
Greetings.

Yes, as a matter of fact I did see that article...and I believe I tried everything that it suggested. And other sites that I visited kind of made me think its something reading wrong, because at first I thought it was simply the hard drive that needed to be replaced, but then when i swapped with a good one and still had the same issue, I realized that it could be several things. But not knowing the complete ins and outs of the construction, maybe I did something incorrectly. Can anyone tell me how to reformat with a windows disk or something. Because at times I can get it to mount, it just seems to be a game and cat and mouse. One thing works, when the other won't. I regained hope when forcing into disk mode was successful. Not sure if that was false hope or not. But thanx for the suggestion.

Just got an 8 gig Zen MicroPhoto and love it! Just some suggestions tho

Hi everyone, my friend was considering a Zen Vision M and an Ipod video. I kinda suggested the Zen so he got it and absolutely loves it.
After seeing how nice the Zen Vision M is, I jumped on this MicroPhoto when I saw a sale and it is awesome!
The Zen MicroPhoto is a really good device, but just simple firmware stuff could make it a great one.
.) Ability to view pictures + listen to music
2.) Ability to view movies and video (the Muvo has smaller capacity and a screen with less colors and it can? Yet we are buying a nicer mp3 player than the Muvo but can't do video? The Sansa is small as hell and it can. It has the screen, hardware wise it should be able to do it, and if this is added through a firmware update, it won't be on the packaging and thus will not hurt sales of your other products.
I hate it when an awesome product is created and is capable of something and the manufacturer slashes that ability from it intentionally.
Another good example is the Gen III Ford Taurus SHO, its 3.4 liter Yamaha V8 was capable of revving well over 7500RPM and producing more than 30hp. Ford however, even though they had this jewel of an engine, intentionally cut its ability down to 235hp or else they feared it would be faster than their Mustang GT. What a shame, I hate to see that Creative is doing the same with the MicroPhoto.
3.) Ability to record FM with the latest firmware (If this is a RIAA issue, then please provide two firmwares and two download links, one that says "United States Users" and one that says "Non-US users"
4.) Ability to control different aspects of the glowing blue LEDs. They are obviously firmware controlled and can have brightness adjusted since they glow in and out when you have it plugged into the USB cable.
5.) Make it show up on your computer as a removable disk. On all my other MP3 players, it showed up just like a flash dri've and you could drag and drop whatever you wanted onto it, and it would just play whatever files on there it could play. Here, it won't let me drag and drop anything that is copy protected or is a different file type.
I know you can set aside 4 gigs of that for this purpose, but with the size of the files and videos I transfer, it would be nice if I could use all 8 gigs. Perhaps an option to just let the whole thing show up as a removable flash dri've?
*ok... I just tried it and that seems to be working on this computer that is Windows XP SP2 with WMP, but on the school computer that was XP SP2 with WMP0, it would not allow me to do this.

I think you will find that the reason the MicroPhoto is on sale is that it is now a legacy player (it was released before anybody could play video). I doubt very much that any further improvements will be coming....
EQ does have an effect... Maybe you earphones are not working well?

Lame Foldernavigation with Zen Stone plus with spea

I purchased the 4GB Model because i hear a lot of Audiobooks. Those are organised in folders. I downloaded the manual / help file before purchasing and was quite happy that the Zen support folders. Now im disappointed the way the Zen Stone handles them. I added some other shortcomings and suggestions of improvement too.
Its not possible to navigate into/out of a folder. Instead you see every folder regardless of it'ss hierachy level. Although the player "supports" up to 4 hierachy levels. This is really disturbing. I want to use those leves to organize my files and to increase overview. Its not possible! So it makes no sense to organize your files as Zen does not show the structure.
So i have to scroll through hundreds of folder. What increases problems is that you cant do that fast. Every time i go to the next folder Zen starts playing this folder. This is not only annoying but takes about 3 sec of time. It gets a little faster if dont hold the button but than you have to press the button so many times.
Great you can turn the display bei 80 degrees. Even greater would be to do that in 90?s ste
ps.
I like to use headphones which also work as a strap so hanging around my neck i can't read the display properly. Due to it'ss round shape it would make even more sens to make this possible. You can even think about making the 4 buttons displayrelevant. (There function rotates with the direction of the display.) The display is big enough to display some tiny icons like the play triangel or a + and - sign. Then you would have softbuttons which can even become other functions you can see directly.
Its good the display turns off after a while to preserve energy. But i dont like to press buttons then different/more. Now after max. 30 sec it turns off. The next press turns it on again and only after this it'ss reacting normally on pressing buttons.
Im kind of used to press the center button for play / stop. Not only the ipod shuffle but many, many (soft)players work exactly the same way. So im kind of confused to press the tiny double button on the headphone side which is barely reachable particulary if you use the silicon cover. I know, i can press the center button twice but after 30 sec i have to press it three times! Just to pause the playback. This can't be!! Imagine how often you have to pause the playback and how often you change settings etc. I really think the functions of those buttons should be exchanged.
The speed of rewind, forwarding should increase over the time you hold those buttons. Now its about 0 sec. which is not enough. This is particulary useful for audiobooks.
If you switch to/playback another file via Directory search Zen should memorize the songposition of the last song. (Bookmark-function) This is also particulary useful for audiobooks.<
I have a suggestion to solve problem and 2:
No folder starts playing just by selecting.
The folder view is recognzied.
If a folder contains songs (not only other folders) those are shown and can be selected/played.
Its visible by an icon or an different font if folder are empty or contain other folders.
With the +,- buttons you go to the next, previous folder / song. This goes as fast as you press. Holding those buttons starts scroll/selecting which increases speed by the time of holding.
The I<< and >>I - Buttons expands/collapses folder.
Holding those buttons for longer collaps / expands all folders.
The Center Buttons plays the folder / song and returns to the playback view.
Lots of ideas. I hope someone appreciate them and maybe some of them can wind up in an firmware update someday. That would be awesome.
Nevertheless i love my zen.
Alexandra

Hi,
Yeah..appreciate it very much.
I'll pass this to someone here for their reconsideration.
Cheers.

Zen Stone Plus Charg

Good day! I have a problem with my Creative Zen Stone Plus unit. The battery does not get a full charge and according to my Creative Media Lite, it's only 20% or so full. However, when I turn the player display on, it indicates that the charging is already complete (blinking blue LED and a plug sign instead of the lightning sign). In turning the product on, it reads that the player only has two bars? left and then turns to one bar after just 5 minutes of playback. This is crazy since I charge it as sson as the battery indicator reaches one bar. So obviously, it isn't charging. I've already installed the new firmware, resetting and formatting the player, and everything else that I could think of I've already tried them. Went through the messages in this site and all I can see are problems with their own players and no worthwhile solution from the Creative Tech team. I went on as much as to locally look for the service provider of Creative here in the Philippines but they all seem to know less than myself regarding the product.
A side question and comment is if it would be better for my battery to run until there's no more bars in the indicator left (not necessarily drain it) or charge as soon as it hits one bar. The crazy thing is, I'm presumming with the hassle that it is producing, most probably the battery is not in its optimum condition anymore due to the trials that I have been doing to resolve this problem. The crazy thing is that the service provider I've been mentioning also told me that I can charge the player even when it is on, now reading the messages and from my stock knowledge I realized that what she did was irresponsible and utterly detrimental for my battery. This is such a sad condition considering that Creative is just building its name and they seem to be unable to provide a good customer support base for their clients.

Not sure if this hel
ps.
.. I had a similar issue with my new Zen Stone.... Following it's first charge (+3 hours), I used?the player?until the battery went 'flat' and it turned itself off... I tried to charge the player up several times?without success - Creative Media Lite continually reported the battery as having 7% charge - but this never improved... Prior to me taking it back to the store I bought it from, I did a 'reset' (paperclip hole on the top side)... Low and behold - the player started to charge up again....

ZEN Style M300 Firmware Update Ver 1.00.16

ZEN Style M300 Firmware Update Ver .00.6
Filesize : 3.72 MB
Release date : Aug
This download contains an improved version of the firmware found on your Creative ZEN Style M300 player. It improves the overall stability and Bluetooth user experience. For more details, read the rest of this Web release note.
What's New:
Now supports playlists created by Windows Media Player and WinAMP in *.m3u format.
Improves stability of player when it's paired and streaming music via Bluetooth.
Allows Bluetooth streaming of Audiobooks.
Now supports 4-digit pairing code entry for compatible Bluetooth multimedia devices or Bluetooth car stereo decks
Bluetooth will be turned ON automatically upon restart when it is detected that it was ON prior to shutdown
Requirements:
Microsoft Windows 7, Windows Vista, Windows XP Service Pack 2 or later
USB port
Creative ZEN Style M300 player
Note:
Due to changes in this new firmware, the firmware update utility may not detect previous firmware versions correctly (example: 0.0.000). Please do not be alarmed by this and continue with the firmware installation.
To install this firmware, do the following:
. Download the ZENFWUpdater_M300_v.00.6.exe file to your computer's local hard disk.
2. Close all application windows that are currently running on your computer.
3. Connect your player to your computer.
4. Back-up your player's content before proceeding with this firmware update.
5. Double-click the downloaded file and follow the instructions on the screen.

The M300 not remembering previous Bluetooth state, on and streaming after power down, was inconvienient. Happy to have found?a firmware update addressing this issue.
Updater reports my current firmware at 0.00.000 and that it would take it to .00.6.
Following update,?the updater reports that the "update failed".
The update does in fact appear to have been successful. System > Information reports the firmware as being .00.6 and powering on the device now reinstates Bluetooth conectivity.

Creative ZEN Firmware 1.12.01 (17.60 MB) 27 Nov

Creative ZEN Firmware .2.0 (7.60 MB) 27 Nov 07
Added Features or Enhancements:
* Improves your player's playback time for AAC (.m4a) and WMA (.wma) files.
* Improves player stability for continuous playback over a long period of time.
has any tried teh latest ver?
http://sg.creative.com/support/downl...ype=0&x=38&y=8

Battery cunsumption is also the biggest problem for me ...... 7hrs of music over 4 days is not good (with or without the headphones connected) I will try this new firmware and see if it improves things.

Zen V Plus firmware wishl

I could not find a wishlist for the Zen V / V Plus, so here it is.
Plain and simple just like the other player wishlists. No questions and no discussions. Just topics with firmware improvements for Zen V / V Plus. Hopefully, the Creative developers will see this.
The Zen V Plus is a great multi-function DAP, almost perfect for its niche. It only needs a few improvements.
A list in order of importance to me (most important first):
) Improve the current bookmarking mechanism by saving the current playlist along with the current audio track position. Currently, if you are listening to track number 0 out of 20 tracks for an audiobook and save it to a bookmark, restoring that bookmark will restore only the one saved track to the current playlist. You have to manually add back the other tracks to the current playlist.
2) When powering-off on a paused audio track, the Zen should power-on paused to the same position in the audio track. Currently, the Zen V powers-on paused to the beginning of the same audio track. I listen to a lot of audio books and track position is important in a power-on resume.
2a) Option to treat an album as continuous audio content so that a rewind started in track 6 will back into track 5 continuously (in other words from the beginning of track 6 to the end of track 5 and so on). This is very important for listening to audio books.
3) Add FM tuner radio recording.
4) When scrolling a long list of songs, the scrolling should accelerate.
5) The lower end of the volume scale in terms of loudness should be quieter. I listen with high sensitivity IEMs at night and level one is too loud.
6) Audible.com tracks should be in their own album named Audible. Right now they fill up the Album selection list. I have about 40 Audible.com tracks on my Zen V Plus and about 20 music albums. The Audible.com tracks clutter up the album list.
7) When configuring the menu, unchecked top level items should move into the EXTRAS menu. In other words, unchecking PHOTO would move it into EXTRAS.
8) Option to backup all Zen V settings and radio presets to the PC.
9) Allow charging of the Zen V from an ordinary (not Win XP) USB port or from an ordinary USB charger.
0) Add a sensitivity (low and high) option and/or an AGC (auto gain control) option to voice recording for close and distant recording.
) An option to select all tracks EXCEPT speech tracks like Audible.com tracks, podcasts, and audiobook tracks, so that Shuffle mode will play only music. This might be done by having a setting for genre exclusions (speech, audiobook, podcast, and so on)
2) A fade in/fade out option.
3) A configurable HOLD option (lock all, not volume, not play/pause, not both).
4) Scheduled FM recording.
It would be nice if the Zen V Plus could play compressed video, but I presume that with a small battery and low power processor, this is not possible.Message Edited by IpaqMan on 2-05-200609:2 AM

Glad this form is here. I was considering buying a Zen V Plus. I currently use a zen nano plus to listen mostly to audible books. My complaints:. Can't lock it so that if it's sitting in a purse it sometimes accidently turns on and then keeps going until it sues up the battery2. You have to scroll through everything on the zen nano plus in order to get to the book you want to listen to.I thought I would change to the Zen V Plus but am very concerned that you can't rewind within a track. Iuse that a lot and don't want to only be able to go back or forward to a a chapter or track. I tried using a Sandisk Sansa?c40 which had this characteristic and it drove me crazy and I went back to my Zen Nano.
I 'd like a player that has a menu so that you can choose the book or music you want to go to from a menue - withhout scrolling , but that allows you to rewind\fastforward inside the book by the second. ANy ideas?Thanks?Message Edited by lisamp3 on 05-0-20072:26 PM

ZEN Firmware Suggesti

After playing around with my ZEN I have collected and organised some suggestions for improving the firmware. There is also a list of bugs that I have encountered at the bottom.
Things that are not possible would be great to see in a future player.
I have made this thread to organise some of the Problems that there are and features that would be nice to see on the ZEN however the main thread to discuss the ZEN firmware is Here
Credit must go to all who have suggested ideas from the many threads in this forum including Warhawk's thread
Microphone
*On the Microphone use the Play/Pause button to Start/Stop recording
*Have a link in the options menu to go to recordings
Photos
*In the pictures, be able to create a slide shows similar to a playlist in music (Save as/Add to slideshow option when viewing a picture)
*Be able to assign a music playlist to play when viewing a picture playlist
*Be able to zoom further into pictures (Even if it starts pixelating)
Music
*Add Ogg vorbis support(Its built in to the hardware already)
*Add option to browse music by folder
*Remove the slight hiss when nothing is playing
*Support uncompressed WAV
*Add EQ shortcut to the option menu
*Gapless playback support
*Lyric support
*Add FLAC support
*Add WMA lossless support
*Add AAC lossless support
*Editing of the ID3 tags
*Add a seek to time option (Where you can specify the time in the track to seek to)
*Alter the playback speed eg. make it play at .5x or 0.5x (Useful for listening to an audiobook fast)
*When in "View Detains" for a track include the location of the file on the players memory
*An extra "Switch view" in album browsing, similar to the one in pictures with the image on the left and the name on the right (4 per screen)
*Playlists are reorganised into alphabetical order when saved and its not possible to specify the playback order.
*A view details screen for playlists and albums indicating how many tracks are in it and the total running time
Videos
*Video Bookmarks
*Add support for MP4 Files with AAC audio (Worked in FW vesion .03.04 , Broken in .0.05)
*Add H.264 support (Its built in to the hardware already)
*When fast forwarding/rewinding update the screen with a still of the current position in the video every second
*Add a seek to time option (Where you can specify the time in the video to seek to)
ZENcasts
*ID3 Tag support in ZENcasts browsing, Gi've the Name and date (Rather than the file name)
*Allow Audio files to be put in ZENcasts, without making them movies (Perhaps put ZENcasts on main menu)
*Add support for M4a (AAC) Files with a changing Picture/Artwork as the file is played
FM Radio
*FM Radio recording (Its built in to the hardware already)
*RDS Support for radio (Its built in to the hardware already)
*Only show the presets which are used, skip the others
*Be able to listen to the radio whilst in other menus or browsing pictures
*Manually specify Mono/Stereo
*Be able to name the preset with a longer name
*When typing, have a lowercase/uppercase button for entering initials/abreviations
Memory Card
*Be able to copy files from SD card to player and vice versa
*ID3 Tag browsing And folder browsing on SD card
*Integrating SD card content (perhaps optionally)
*Be able to use all the features/options that are available for content on main memory
*An indication from creative of which SD cards work, a short list is no help with the thousands of SD cards out there, perhaps ask users to give feedback
Extras
*Add mini games (Flash if possible)
*Be able to add tasks to the calendar on the player (Also be able to set a reminder)
*Make a section for adding short notes
*Reading text files
*Add a simple calculator
System
*When setting an alarm, be able to select a particular track (If the track is not there when the alarm goes then play any track)
*On the Alarm schedule add an option for weekdays only (Maybe ask the user to check the date is correct after setting)
*Add an option for daylight saving
*Be able to set a time out on the screen (Without hold switch)
*More themes (PC software to create themes )
*80deg screen rotation for left hand users (It dosen't matter about the buttons being upside down)
*Be able to set a time out to turn the screen off after so long without having to use the hold switch (Could be disabled as default for new users)
General
*Add USB Mass Storage Class (MSC) ability (Its built in to the hardware already)
*Add support for Linux and Mac users
*X-FI
*Play tracks while the player is docked/charging
*A detailed PDF instruction manual
*On the player information screen show the battery status as a percentage
Software
*FLV Conversion with video converter
*Greater support for converting from more formats. e.g. Quicktime video, Real Vdeo, etc
*Advanced options in video converter, eg, keep original aspect ratio, Output to AVI, DivX etc., Normalise sound, Change contrast.
*Support song ratings being imported/exported to windows media player from the zen (By plug-in perhaps)
Bugs (FW .0.05)
*Get rid of the white flickering of the screen when the player turns on (Not the initial one, just the one after the creative logo where the screen is garbled with white lines)
*Faster cold startup
*Support more SD cards
*When browsing albums by artwork, Make the title scroll without stuttering and slightly faster
*Fix the bug where the player will randomly freeze when playing songs, the audio keeps playing but all the buttons and display are frozen, reset is the only option (Happens in both album and shuffle mode and videos)
*Fix the bug where certain videos freeze at the same point every time, skipping past this point they play fine again
*When charging on computer, the player fills up its charge bar after about an hour or so and says its charged but after a short while it starts charging again with the bar on full. If you take it off charging after the first charging bit you get significantly shorter battery life than leaving it charging for a further few hours until it says its fully charged again.
*Support playing protected content from the SD card e.g. audible books
*playing MP4 files with AAC audio is broken with this firmware (Worked in the previous firmware).
*The battery can lose a significant charge whilst off.
*An mp3 will only show album art if the Album field of the ID3 Tag has something in it
*When playing an album, the cover art shown is not always the one embedded in the current track(It appears to show the most common one for all the tracks in the album, even if the track is played on its own). Therefore if one track in the album contains different cover art it does not display the different embedded art for that track
*The random play is not always that random
*When playing a song then connecting to pc after disconnecting the song has stopped and is at the beginning
*Some SD cards are reported not working any more after updating from the previous version
*When plugging in headphones when the player is off there is a flickering of the screen and the player momentarily comes on then goes off
*The repeat track mode only repeats a track 6 times before stopping
*Sometimes when plugging the player in it does not dock even though it charges (When turned on and off)
*You turn off the player just after it goes into the red battery section, turn it on next day and the battery is the same, turn off without playing anything, try and turn it on several hours later and no battery at all (No low battery warning was given at any point) perhaps the battery discharged the last bit while turned off in standby mode.
*When the battery is very low and the player can't turn on, perhapse the power led should flash twice when you try to turn it on to indicate this, otherwise you might think the player is broken. (I got very worried the first time it happened)
*In my computer when viewing the properties of the zen by right clicking the icon (which is not enabled by default) the battery status only show the value when the player was first plugged in and does not update to show a higher charge after time, even after closing and reopening my computer, to view the updated status you must unplug and re plug in your zen.
*When a custom background is set and you are viewing a full a screen image and you press back, the background image flashes for a second on the screen before stuttering and flashing back to the thumbnail view
EDIT: Added a many more things
Message Edited by Dandt on -7-20070:27 AM

Plz Cretaive, Add UMS mode and recording radio ! it's very important for many people !
Creative plzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz... xD
You think devellopers come here
You think we must creat a petition for UMS mode
Message Edited by Jejebond on -22-200704:32 PM

Need assistance conscerning Zen V (Application/Driver CD missi

Hello. I have lost my driver/application CD. I have installed drivers and can access my mp3 player trogh windows, but id doesn't suffice for me. I want to install Creative MediaSource As I did when I first got the player (using the supplied CD) Why is it so hard to navigate your site and find this download.. I cannot find it anywhere.. only updates (Which by the way requires Creative MediaSource) so.. LOL! Get smart and fix it!! Good player by the way. Can you tell me the exact url I need to paste into my browser to get to the download? If not, explain why! And explain well... AND explain what I can do to get a hold of it pretty soon! -Section 8 out- Oh.. and by the way here is a paste -> -------------------------------------------------------- Pasting awailable downloads on your page, as you can see Creative MediaSource is not available for download!: Title Date . Creative ZEN V PlaysForSure Firmware .0.03 (2.9 MB) 20 Oct 06 Download Now Download Now This download contains an improved version of the firmware found on your Creative ZEN? V. It adds support for new languages. For more details, read the rest of this web release note. Show Details... Filename: ZENV_PCFW_L20__0_03.exe This download contains an improved version of the firmware found on your Creative ZEN? V. It adds support for new languages. For more details, read the rest of this web release note. Added Features or Enhancements: * Adds Polish, Turkish, Czech and Hungarian support for your player. * Allows your player to work better with new Creative speakers like TravelSound? ZEN V and PlayDock? Z500. * Adds the Set Clock menu item. Select Main Menu -> System -> Clock Settings -> Set Clock. Fixes: * Improves your player's overall performance and connectivity. * Removes the Organizer option from the default main menu. * Enables the display of picture thumbnails from your player's icon in Windows Explorer (for computers with Windows Media? Player only). * Enables playback of audio tracks downloaded with Rhapsody? version 3. and Rhapsody version 4.0. Requirements: * Microsoft? Windows? XP Professional x64 Edition, Windows XP (Service Pack or higher), Windows XP Media Center Edition 2005 or Windows XP Media Center Edition 2004 * Windows Media? Player 0 or later * USB . port (USB 2.0 recommended for faster transfers) * Creative ZEN V Notes: * To install this firmware, do the following: . Download the file into your local hard disk. 2. Close all application and Windows Explorer windows that are currently running on your computer. 3. Connect your player to your computer. 4. Double-click the downloaded file and follow the instructions on the screen. Applications Title Date . Creative Media Explorer Update for Creative ZEN V or Creative ZEN V Plus (5.0 MB) 6 Nov 06 Download Now Download Now This update resolves compatibility issues between Creative Media Explorer or Creative MediaSource?, and Windows Media? Player (WMP). For more details, read the rest of this web release note. Show Details... Filename: ZNV_PCPatch_LB.exe This update resolves compatibility issues between Creative Media Explorer or Creative MediaSource?, and Windows Media? Player (WMP). For more details, read the rest of this web release note. You must already have ZEN? V Media Explorer version 5.40.0 or later, or ZEN V Series Media Explorer version 5.4.0 or later installed on your computer to perform this update successfully. To check your current version of this application, see Notes below. This update may not fully support pre-release versions of WMP. Fixes: * Transfers album art and picture thumbnails correctly to your player. Requirements: * ZEN V Media Explorer version 5.40.0 or later, or ZEN V Series Media Explorer version 5.4.0 or later installed. Notes: * To check your application's version number, . Double-click the ZEN V Media Explorer or ZEN V Series Media Explorer icon on the desktop. 2. On the Menu bar, click Help and select About ZEN V Media Explorer or About ZEN V Series Media Explorer. The version number is displayed in the dialog box that appears. 3. Click the OK button to close the dialog box. * To install this software package, . Download the ZNV_PCPatch_LB.exe file into your local hard disk. 2. Double-click the downloaded file and follow the instructions on the screen. 2. Creative PlaysForSure Devices Plugin 5.00.3 for Creative MediaSource 5 (27.22 MB) 8 Oct 06 Download Now Download Now This download contains the Creative PlaysForSure devices plugin, a component application for use with Creative MediaSource? 5 version 5.00.20 or later. Creative MediaSource 5 is currently available on selected installation CDs only. Show Details... Filename: CMS5_MTP_PCAPP_LB_5_00_3.exe This download contains the Creative PlaysForSure devices plugin, a component application for use with Creative MediaSource? 5 version 5.00.20 or later. Creative MediaSource 5 is currently available on selected installation CDs only. To check your Creative MediaSource 5 or player firmware version number, see Notes below. This download includes: * Creative MediaSource 5 ? Creative PlaysForSure devices plugin 5.00.3 The plugin enables you to organize, transfer and manage music tracks in your player using Creative MediaSource 5 version 5.00.20 or later. * Creative Sync Manager version 6.02.20 Sync Manager synchronizes music tracks, pictures and videos in your computer with your player. It also updates your player with Calendar, Tasks and Contacts information from Microsoft? Outlook? or Microsoft Outlook Express. * Video Converter version 5.5.3 Video Converter enables you to convert video files to a format and size suitable for your Creative portable media player. Use the application also to transfer converted video files to your portable media player. Requirements: * Microsoft? Windows? XP Professional x64 Edition, Windows Media Center Edition 2005 or Windows XP (Service Pack or higher) * Creative MediaSource 5 version 5.00.20 or later (currently available on selected installation CDs only) * Creative ZEN? Vision W, ZEN V Plus, ZEN V, ZEN Vision:M?, ZEN Vision, ZEN Sleek Photo or ZEN MicroPhoto OR Player with PlaysForSure firmware 2.00.00 or later (available from the Internet): Creative ZEN Sleek, ZEN Micro, ZEN Touch or NOMAD Jukebox ZEN Xtra Notes: * To check your Creative MediaSource 5 version number: . Launch Creative MediaSource 5 Player/Organizer. 2. Click Help on the menu bar. 3. Click the About Creative MediaSource option. The dialog box shows the version number. 4. Click the OK button. * To check your player's firmware version number: . Turn on your player. 2. From the main menu, select System -> Information. For NOMAD Jukebox ZEN Xtra, select Settings -> About. 3. The firmware version number is indicated under "Version". * To install this download, do the following: . Download the CMS5_MTP_PCAPP_LB_5_00_3.exe file into your local hard disk. 2. Double-click the downloaded file and follow the instructions on the screen. 3. Creative ZENcast Organizer .02.2 Suite (24.35 MB) 4 Oct 06 Download Now Download Now This software suite has been updated and combined for your convenience. For details, read the rest of this web release note. Show Details... Filename: ZCST_PCAPP_LB__02_2.exe This software suite has been updated and combined for your convenience. For details, read the rest of this web release note. ZENcast Organizer .02.2 * ZENcast Organizer seamlessly integrates ZENcast media files with Creative portable media players and/or your computer. Some portable media players may only support ZENcast audio files. Enhancements: * Transfers QuickTime? audio and video files more quickly * Adds the Scheduler setting to set a fixed time for channel updates * Enables concurrent downloads of multiple channel items * Resumes interrupted downloads of channel items * Adds cleanup feature for removing old ZENcast downloads from your computer. Sync Manager version 6.02.7 * Sync Manager enables you to synchronize various types of data stored in your Creative portable media player and your computer. Sync Manager can quickly compare two repositories, and automatically match all files in the two locations. Video Converter version 5.5.3 * Video Converter enables you to convert video files to a format and size suitable for your Creative portable media player. Use the application also to transfer converted video files to your portable media player. Requirements: * Microsoft? Windows? XP Service Pack (SP) and above, Windows XP Media Center Edition 2005 or Windows XP Professional x64 Edition * Microsoft DirectX? 9.0 and above * Microsoft Windows Media? Player 0 * Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0 and above or Mozilla? Firefox? .5 and above Notes: * To install this software package, . Download the ZCST_PCAPP_LB__02_2.exe file into your local hard disk. 2. Double-click the downloaded file and follow the instructions on the screen. 4. Gracenote Update for Creative applications (4.00 MB) 30 Aug 06 Download Now Download Now This update addresses a security vulnerability that Creative users face when using Gracenote? services like MusicID? (formerly known as CDDB?). For more details, read the rest of this web release note. You must already have one of the following ap..... Show Details... Filename: CDDB_PCApp_LB_2_40_02.exe This update addresses a security vulnerability that Creative users face when using Gracenote? services like MusicID? (formerly known as CDDB?). For more details, read the rest of this web release note. You must already have one of the following applications listed in Requirements below on your computer to perform this update successfully. Fixes * Secures your computer against the vulnerability caused by using some Gracenote services with a Creative application. Requirements * Creative MediaSource version .00.2 or later * Creative Media Explorer version .00.06 or later * Creative Media Toolbox version 5.00.0 or later * Creative Playcenter version .00.57 or later Notes * To check your Creative application's version number: . Launch the Creative application. 2. Click Help on the menu bar. 3. Click the About option. A dialog box displaying the version number appears. Drag the scrolling area to see the version number. 4. Click the OK button to close the window. * To install this update . Download the file into your local hard disk. 2. Double-click the file and follow the instructions on the screen. * More information about the Gracenote security update is available from http://www.gracenote.com

Hey you can download the Creative Zen V Plus CD Installation here:
http://files.filefront.com/Creative+Zen+V+Plus+InstaDrar/;855920;/fileinfo.html Message Edited by justjoe on 09-7-200708:04 AM

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