Line-in cable Zen nano pl

I lost mine; any ideas on a replacement?

Hi Conyers5,
Have you tried calling the store?
They might be able to advise on that.

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Zen Nano Plus 1GB Dead Lines (Pixels) on

Hi,
I recently bought a Zen Nano Plus from japan. Once I'm back to Thailand, I found my GB Zen Nano Plus has one line disappeared from the LCD. It was OK as long as I happy with the quality of it. After one month, there were 4 lines was disappeared from my LCD screen. Then I can't read my screen.
The question is, Now I'm in Thailand but I bought my Zen Nano from Japan. How can I claim my LCD to get it fix?
Please help ((

Hi Nitipong! the same happened to me, but I bought it in USA and now I'm in Brazil. What you did to get it fixed?

Zen Nano Plus Lin In Iss

I have a Zen Nano Plus. I purchased it for recording church messages. I run the cord from the line in to the church sound board. The recording is good, however, the nano sometimes shuts down during the middle of the sermon. What would cause this problem
? Is there a special setting or fix?Please help

Hi,
Sorry to hear you are having problems. There is no setting for this as this isn't normal behaviour. I'd suggest loading the latest firmware onto the unit and also checking the box "Format Data Area" when given the option to during the firmwares install.
The firmware is available from here .
http://uk.europe.creative.com/suppor...ame=Windows+XP
Hope this hel
ps.
John

Zen Nano Plus: Line in recording from micropho

I've got a Creative Zen Nano Plus and was very happy about its ability to encode MP3s from the line in jack.
Since the integrated microphone is not very good for recording (especially loud music) I tried to connect a microphone to the line in jack. Unfortunately I had to recognise that it doesn't record anything no matter if "Sync Track" is on or off.
I'd be glad if someone can tell me what exactly the problem is. Do I need some kind of special microphone (I read somewhere that it has to be "pre-amped", whatever that may mean) or is the line in jack designed for just recording from devices like a CD player? Help is very much appreciated. :-)

Big bump.
I did some research quite a while ago and thought that I should report the results for people also having that problem.
A line-in jack is not a microphone-in jack. The difference between them is that the former is not supplied with electricity, so it can't power simple external microphones on its own. Thus, a real microphone-in jack is needed, though none of the Creative products has one included. You will still need a pre-amped microphone to get recordings with proper volume, though. A good and cheap solution is the Archos Stereo Microphone that comes with a preamplifier including volume adjust (http://www.archos.com -> Accessories -> Audio accessories).
Microphone-in jacks can be found for example in the iri'ver iFP-7** and iFP-8** series. Since this players are discontinued and newer models don't have these jacks, it's kind of hard to still use that feature.

Line Out Cable for 5th Gen Nano?

Well Apple changed things up again and the line out cables/adapters don't work on the 5th generation Nano. Anyone find any that do?

Well after some research I found some answers. The older line out adapters/docks do not have a 68k resistor on pin 21 which is needed to tell the Nano/Touch to turn off the internal speaker.
And just to note, you would connect pin 11 to ground (15/16) and then connect that using a 68k ohm resistor to pin 21.

Record line in music with Zen Nano 51

how can we record the music with line in?
which line in?
can we use earphone jack as line in?

It's the Zen Nano Plus that has a line in port. It would be on the bottom of the player (opposite end from the headphone jack), next to the USB port and have Line-In written next to it.
There's menu options to recording using it on the player.

Zen Nano 1G Line in quest

Hi
Just purchased a zen nano g great little device.
I was wondering would it be possible to connect a external microphone (say a small lapel mic) to the line in jack to give better voice recodings.
Regards
The Signalman

signal-man wrote:
Im a bit new to this, please excuse my ignorance what is pre-amped to line level ?
and bit level sensiti've , what is optimun level
A microphone just by itself produces a very low power. Some devices have an amplifier built-in to them, hence you can connect a microphone directly.
The Nano has a line-in, so that means it needs the microphone's input to be at line level. That is the output from the microphone needs to be amplified BEFORE going into the Nano.
Ideally you want a microphone or pre-amp that can be adjusted, but recording results with the Nano are not fantastic based on reports here.

Creative Zen Nano Plus audio line-in recor

Im planning to buy Creative Zen Nano Plus GB.
. Does Creative Zen Nano Plus audio line-in recoreder offer excellent quality of sound music when you record a certain music through a CD player's line-in?
2. Please rate the quality of recorded sound music from to 0.
3. Does the recorded sound quality the same as when you just download the music file through your PC's USB connection?
thanks.

Is there something I need to set in the player to allow it to play out of it's line-in function?
You connected the ZNP's headphone out to your car|shelf|portable stereo's line-in, right? The line-in on the ZNP itself is only used to record external audio sources onto the player. The stereos may need to be set to play back from their line-inputs if they don't detect the signal and switch automatically, but that should be explained in the corresponding manuals.

What's the "Line-in" thing for on my Zen Nano Pl

I have a Zen Nano Plus and I want to know what the "Line-in" thing is for and how do I use it's

It's for connecting a line-out level signal to for recording (this should be documented in the manual as well, although it isn't available for download at Nomadworld.com so I can't check).
A line-out level signal could be from an amplifier (e.g. a headphone socket, or even better a proper line-out level connection) or a pre-amped microphone. Be warned though, a lot of people are saying the line-in on this (and I think the predecessor MuVo N200) aren't very good.

Creative Zen Nano P

Hello there! I have one mp3 player and I tried to connect him to my Panasonic compact audio system SA-DH30 with the "Line In" Cable but it isn't working.
What can I do?
ThX.

First, I am not sure if you are trying to record TO the Zen Nano or playing music FROM the Nano. I am going to assume that you want to play the music on your Nano through your system. First, you need a Y-connector. This will have a /8" stereo plug on end and two RCA connectors on the other. These are cheap- found at Radio Shack, on Ebay etc. To playback your Nano, you use the headphone jack, not the Line In jack. The cable you were supplied with is used for recording TO the Nano. If you stereo does not have auxilary RCA inputs (could be labled "aux, tape, line-in,cd"), you may be unable to use your Nano. Another possibility, if you have a cassette player, is to purchase one of those cassette adaptors typicallly used with car stereos.

Cmuvo tx fm and zen nano p

could anyone tell me which is better: zen nano plus or muvo tx fm? i am hoping that someone could compare and contrast them for me..plus the prices also..thanks..

I've got a MuVo TX FM, my brother has a Nano Plus.
I like the MuVo's simplicity- no extra cable needed to connect to the computer. Just remove from the battery module and insert in the USB jack.
Sound quality is similar- I don't think there's any difference. Both have several EQ settings, including custom. Unlike iPod, who only want you to buy your music from iTunes, both Creative players also have FM radio. Depending on your firmware version, you can also record FM radio.
The Nano Plus has Line In Recording, which sounds cool, but in reality is a bit of a hassle, unless you have lots of time and a CD deck with a Line Out jack. It only works at real time speeds, so it takes as long as the CD plays to make the recording.
If your CD deck doesn't have Line Out, setting the recording levels is quite time-consuming to get the correct volume without distortion.
The Nano is smaller and sleeker, but I don't buy my .mp3 players as fashion accessories. All I want is good sound.
The Nano Plus is nice in that it's a larger capacity. I've heard of GB MuvVo TX FMs, but have never seen one bigger than my 52Mb model. 52Mb is fine for a day's listening though and it only takes a few minutes to load a new day's music on it.

Zen nano plus 1GB not fully connec

Just tried to connect a new Zen Nano plus gb to my XP machine. 
I can see it in Device Manager (both disk dri'ves and USB) and it says its working properly

But, it takes about 5 min to appear on Explore and then it freezes Explore and cant be read.

I have installed the Creative Mass storage drivers.

I've tried to update the firmware to .3.03 (from .2.03) but no go. It recognized it in recovery mode and sets a driver but the .3.03 install program takes it out of recovery with no changes to the firmware (it keeps searching for a compatible device with no luck)

I have also tried different USB ports, checking the power lever (which is OK) and assigning a device letter but Disk Management wont see it until after 5 min and then the device is not available

Very Quirky - any suggestion?

I'm about to send it back (very disappointed with Creative Support as I own Jukebox III and just lost my MuVo.

Thanks in advance,
David

Yes, thanks,?
I tired that and so many more things (restarting, deleting driver and re-installing, deleting media program, different USB ports, checking power allocations for ports, different cables etc.)
I'm a smart guy (BSEE) and spent about 5 hours trying to get this thing to work and no go - still quirky so I just dropped it off at the Post Office to return to Amazon.
Honestly, it not worth my time to spend 5 hours trying to get it to work after paying good money for it. Poor QC testing, poor firmware, and poor support.
What I don?t understand is why Creative doesn?t admit that these devices have a problem and either recall them or fix them. Look at the number of hits the "Zen Nano Plus Connection Problems " thread has! Over 200 hits.
This is obviously a problem and they have their head in the sand. And it irks me when companies do this; release a product that is faulty and let their customers sort it out.
I suggest a thread that logs the problems with respect to each device.
Example:
Thread: Zen Nano Plus Problems:
) connection problems: 493
2) Automatically powering off problems: 327
3) Etc
Each person could add their one occurrence to the running total and someone could sort through and actually find the number of occurrences a problem happens. This can get a company to own up to larger design and QC issues which they shove out the door to boost the bottom line.
But what do I know, I just stumbled upon this site googling ?Zen Nano Plus Connection Problems?
I'm moving on now and thank everyone for their help.
Best of luck,D

Error Message when Trying to Rip to Zen Nano Plus

I use Zen Nano Plus Media Explorer and I get this message:
"Unable to lead database component. The program will now exit."
I can't figure out what is missing in order to correct the problem. Can anyone help me?
I use Windows XP Home on my HP Laptop.

Launch the Console application in any of the following ways:
☞ Enter the first few letters of its name into a Spotlight search. Select it in the results (it should be at the top.)
☞ In the Finder, select Go ▹ Utilities from the menu bar, or press the key combination shift-command-U. The application is in the folder that opens.
☞ Open LaunchPad. Click Utilities, then Console in the icon grid.
The title of the Console window should be All Messages. If it isn't, select
SYSTEM LOG QUERIES ▹ All Messages
from the log list on the left. If you don't see that list, select
View ▹ Show Log List
from the menu bar at the top of the screen.Click the Clear Display icon in the toolbar. Then try the action that you're having trouble with again. Select any messages that appear in the Console window. Copy them to the Clipboard by pressing the key combination command-C. Paste into a reply to this message by pressing command-V.
The log contains a vast amount of information, almost all of which is irrelevant to solving any particular problem. When posting a log extract, be selective. A few dozen lines are almost always more than enough.
Please don't indiscriminately dump thousands of lines from the log into this discussion.
Please don't post screenshots of log messages—post the text.
Some private information, such as your name, may appear in the log. Anonymize before posting.

What's wrong with the Zen Nano pl

I've been looking around for the MP3 player that will suit my needs.
The key features I need are...
. Above average sound quality.
2. Flash based.
3. Small. Can accompany me anywhere with ease.
4. User replaceable battery. (after few years, built-in battery will die. sending to service center for replacement is a pain in my country)
5. The screen that let me navigate through my music files.
I've been deciding between the iPod nano and Mobiblu DAH-500i(Currently I've not enough money for the iPod nano though.). But for some reason I just want to check creative website. My last creative product was back then...... the first generation Creative Nomad Jukebox 6GB.
And I found this one, the Zen nano & Zen nano plus. This player meets all my requirements. I quickly browse CNET and PCMAG.com for the reviews of this product. Yes, they say good things about it. But the rating is somewhat low compared to other models out there. PCmag give it 3.5/5. And Cnet doesn't even have a full review for it.(only 'preview' available.)
I'm not sure if I can think this way but after reading through the 'features' page, I think this product just simply 'SHOULD BE MORE POPULAR'. It's so perfect. It fills all the holes I have in my mind about iPod nano(no drag and drop) and DAH-500i(battery life). I'm not interest in FM radio though.
So I'm starting to wonder if there's some hidden flaws about it's Forexample, is it only compatible with AAA alkaline battery but not the rechargeable AAA Ni-MH or Ni-CD battery? This thing is build of very cheap plastic? etc...
Question # Please let me know what is the 'bad' point of Zen nano/ Zen nano plus. Because I really can't find it.
Question #2 Is there a hole on the device where I can atach a lanyard?
Thank you.

As said above, the N200 is the exact same (with some software exceptions and maybe the odd change) as the Nano Plus.
The plastic the player is made out of can be quite fragile (I've got a crack in the bottom of my player) - but it's not so fragile as the Ipod Nano seems to be (it's meant to be a magnet to scratches), it's a bit of a cheap plastic, but I'm not sure the extent of how fragile it is, though you can't literally snap it in half.
You will need to reload the firmware every so often, if you're lucky, it might be every few months, some have to do it every few weeks (It could be the luck of the draw, some people might have faulty products, but it is something that needs to be done). This usually is the fix for any random problem with the player (at least it's not always back to Creative for repair)
The Line in is pretty shoddy, don't use that. (They might have fixed it in the later versions of the firmware, not in .2)
The sound quality is well, as good as you can expect I suppose, it's not the worst thing in the world, but testing it against my cousin's Ipod Photo (I know it's not exactly a big comparrison), there's no or very little difference.
The battery is user changable, AAA batteries. There have been some cases with some rechargeables not working - that could just be the luck of the draw, or just a incompatability issue, like anything that uses batteries. However, most rechargeables should work with the player well. (I'm using rechargeables as well)
There is a hole for the laynard around the back of the player - yet I remember the hole on a user's player had broken. In Asia, the player is sold with the laynard, whereas in North America and Europe, it comes with an arm band and a rubber cover with a plastic belt clip.
The backlit buzz as mentioned above is also a problem, though on the Cnet Asia review for the N200, the claimed it wasn't audiable during music playback. Though how much it annoys you can depend on you, it's like some people can sleep with World War 3 outside, some can only sleep in perfect silence.
I'm sure there will be people with horror stories about the player, but there will always be people with horror stories about everything and anything.
Feel free to ask more questions if you want.
Although, saying that, the Samsung players are meant to be pretty good as well if you want to check them out.Message Edited by arcl on 09-26-2005 02:23 AM

Cant format/scandisk Zen nano p

Hello
I'm from Italy. I have a Zen Nano plus Giga since month and it worked well, till now.
Today I disconnected it while transferring a file and the flash memory was corrupted. My firmware is .3.05e and I never tried to update it.
I have Windows98-SE with media storage drivers _07_00_250 downloaded from this site because, even if the box says "win98 compatible" the installation CD refused to run because "this software cant run on windows98" (?!?)
The problem is I cant reformat the player, nor use the scandisk to fix it. In both cases, windows hangs during the operations. I have tried this on 3 different computers, all of them have win98 (with creative drivers) giving the same results. In the past, all of these computers were used to write and read files into the player without problems...
The manual says a driver is needed to format ZEN using win 98, but I think it's talking about the same drivers to read/write the player I'm already have, I'm right?
Also, notice the "format" panel in win98 doesn't let user select the format type (there aren't the voices FAT, FAT32 ecc)
What can I do? Tanks.
Alberto.

I returned it...
I changed it with a Packard Bell Giga FM... just to discover it's near the same machine!
Yes, outside they may look different and the display is very different.
But functions (and defects) are the same:
Let's compare them... They have:
-both 20 preset for radio.
-both the FM radio recording capability AS A 4 BIT WAV (what a strange coincidence...)
-both a Equalizer who works with mp3 songs but NOT with the radio.
-both the same system to skip folders
-both a build-in microphone with the same two folders to keep wav files
-both act like as memory pen using the same manner
-both have exactly the same way to update the firmware
...and there are a lot of other coincidences...
Most of all, looking at the Packard Bell support forum, I discover a place very similiar to this, with people facing EXACTLY the same problems like here: the player shut-off on the boot, OR the memory cant read/write OR the player was "killed" during a firmware update.
After some research, I discovered the reason for this.
Creative, Packard Bell (and most of brands, I think) are using the EXACTLY THE SAME mp3 chip made in China. This chip incorporate all the functions you need, you have only to add a nice box around adding the display and the mass memory you prefer... the chinese software is complete: you only need to add a menu to show (or hide, i'm afraid) the functions of this chip...
I'm afraid people waiting for "open source" or waiting for significati've improvements in firmware will wait forever...because the seller don't owns the real core of the firmware, as you see...
Also, people always asking "who sounds better" will be happy to know they all sound well in the same manner
Compared with other players, the NANO looks "cool" and have the "line-in" function carried out... And this is all, folks!
...if only they let me to restore the original firmware I was happy to keep my NANO, but I need the radio recording and the new firmware removes it...
what a pity...
Bye and greetings from Italy,
Alberto.

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