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Hello,
Is there a way to charge my Zen V Plus with an adapter other than the one from Creative? I read somewhere the Creative Adapter sends a special signal that lets it charge a Creative Player. Chargers from other brands do not work. My problem however is that NO CREATIVE CHARGERS CAN BE BOUGHT IN MY COUNTRY (Netherlands)! I have looked in Germany as well, and there were none for sale there either.
I just bought a loader from Hama that said it was an uni'versal loader, but it doesn't work either. So is there a way to let the MP3 player recognize chargers from other brands, like with a software alteration? If there is no such software I demand that such software be released, because it is ridiculous I have to charge the Player with the PC all the time. Like this I'm still stuck to a computer and the device is useless for travelling. And I understand Creative wants to make big money selling their adapters, but when there is such a low/no supply of these, other adapters should be made to work as well.
Looking forward to a solution to this problem,
dshk27.Message Edited by dshk27 on 05-04-20070:03 AM

I'd say the battery's dead. You'll need to get it replaced. Contact Creative support for more info on replacement batteries.

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