Zen Micro Charging Prob

I wanna ask does the player charges when it's plugged into the usb port of the computer?
If yes, how many watt does it draw?

oh...no adaptor?
http://www.creative.com/products/pro...uct=0795&nav=5

Similar Messages

Zen Microphoto chargeing prob

I got my wife a zen microphoto mp3 player at the same time i was sold a compatible charger. If I use my computers usb to charge it shows a lighing icon when it is charging and when it is charged you see a Plug telling you its charged.However if i use the charge i was sold at the time you dont get the plug telling you it is chagred. If I buy the zen micro charger does it show a fork telling me its charged fully?

microphoto uses oled screen not lcd. well for some reason oleds are cheap there better than lcd in someways but suck in others. uhh it could be that you got a fualty display id get it replaced or try the sleek photo. same price.

Does the Zen Micro Charger also work with the Zen Nee

I can get a Zen Micro Charger for 20$ at my local Walmart, which is obviously better than the 35$ price online. But the main question is, will it work with my Neeon? Can it cause any sort of problems plugged into my neeon?

USB adapters seem to be a law unto themselves. I have three, two for mobile phones, and one for the Micro. With the firmware update all three adapters work with the Micro, but the mobile phones will only work with their respecti've adapters.
I'm not sure whether the Neeon is as straightforward as the Micro, so unless someone else has tried it you take a risk. I guess you can always buy and take it back if it doesn't work.

Zen Micro Charg

I just read the following article in the knowledge base:
"It has been reported by some of our customers that they have experienced reduced battery life after charging their Zen Micro. Our product development team has researched these reports and determined that the users may have experienced this after they plugged their Zen Micro into the AC adapter that was already inserted into a wall socket with the AC power on."
This is what has happened to me. What you experience if you use this method is the player never gives you an indication that it's fully charged (no A/C plug symbol ever appears). Eventually you get fed up after leaving the player on charge for well in excess of 4 hours and unplug the thing.
So a firmware upgrade has been released to correct this, which I will duly install. The question is: has the battery been damaged by charging via this incorrect method i.e. will the battery now "remember" the incomplete charge and fail to charge beyond this point?
Cheers

Lithium Ion has no memory effect and is very resilient to these things, so I doubt you've caused any major problem (or even a minor one).

Creative Zen Micro Firmware Prob

So I've got a Zen Micro bout a year or two back and it stopped working a whle back.
It turns on fine but used to make a buzzing sound and?freeze. It had a small box with?'Firmware Problem' written on the screen.
Lately, it still makes the?buzzing sound but freezes on the Creative Logo screen.
I've tried to renew the Firmware and I tried the recovery tool thing, but neither worked.
Is there any way to fix it's Or is it totaly gone?
Thanks in advance.

Did the firmware problem happen during a firmware update, or did it just happen all of a sudden, and if so how?
to re-load the firmware, download the latest firmware on a Windows XP machine, go to control panel, tne add/remove programs, look for windows media player and if its there click on remove, you should see a window saying something along the lines of windows media player rollback.
Next lok for something called ( or somethg like)windows media player runtime, and remove that ( it may show the roll back screen again, continue, and complete the process)
re-start windows
Plug in your Creative MP3 player via USB connect it to a chharger ( if it uses/can use an external charger) and let it go to 'rescue mode'
Click on the firmware update, and when it asks you what language, highlight re-load OS ( or firmware) in recovery mode on your player.
As soon as the screen on your player prompts you to re-load firmware, click on your language choice on the P.C upgrade window.
If there is no language option, then get ready to select re-load OS on your player when the update starts on your P.C.
This only works with XP
If the above doesnt work:
Did the firmware error occur as a result of an attemtp to upgrade the formware to a plays for sure version?
Is the player regognised by your P.C running windows XP? ( go to control panel then hardware, then device manager?
This is what happened when i tried to upgrade ther firmware on my Zen xtra, what i did to fix it was based on what other people had tried on various other creative playerws such as the touch/micro/vision etc
see hereMessage Edited by Rich_T on 06-2-20070:23 AM

Zen Micro charge while connected to USB?

It seems that after i hook up my Zen Micro to the computer to upload songs and stuff, that all three bars on the battery icon are full. Does the player charge WHILE it is connected to the USB, or is the battery icon just messing around with me?

I would like an option to disable recharging while connected to USB. When i connect the player to USB it doesn't always mean i want to recharge it.
How does this recharging affect the batery?

Zen Micro Charging Opinion!

whats better for charging the zen micro: usb cord or power adapter

I have an interesting situation with my 5GB Zen Micro. If I charge it using the wall charger I get the pulsing light and it charges fine, but the backlite stays on and never turns off, even after a full charge. If I charge it via the computer I get no backlite and it charges with the pulsing light and then turns off when fully charged. I was wondering if anybody else has seen this situation. I am using the 2.20 software.
Phil

Zen MicroPhoto Charging Prob

I just bought zen micro photo.i'am charging it from my computer and it charges just fine.but when i try to charge it from the wall,it shows the lighting on the battery icon but its light doesnt fade on and fade out and doesnt seem charging.i havent updated firmware.what can be the problem?

Thank u for all your help but i guess i couldnt make myself clear. I only want a yes/no answer.Can i charge my Zen micro Photo with an AC adapter with output lower than 000mA.Pls only yes/no answer

Creative Zen Micro Charg

I have a Zen Micro, version firmware. I am able to charge it through the USB cable connected to a computer, but it will not charge with an AC adapter. I've tried a different adapter and different battery, no luck. Any suggestions?

henson05 wrote:
its a 4gb zen micro touch before you post i think you need to do your reseach use google its from japan and its 4gb it also has been metioned on the forum i shud no i've looked everywere to find a diffenrent version from 5gb to try and cut out problems as these are updated versions
In your original post you did not say it was a Micro - you said simply "zen touch", which comes in either a 20 gb version or 40gb version. The Zen Micro comes in 4gb, 5gb, or 6 gb options. At any rate, if you come onto a forum looking for help, and someone tries to help you, it is generally poor behavior to respond with a snide, smart-ass comment, especially given the fact that your grammer is practically unreadable. If I were you, I would exchange your Micro for a spell-checker and a bucket-load of punctuation marks. Sheesh.

Will Zen Micro Charger work with Zen Vision

Hi,
I'm wondering if the charger (AC Charger that is)i use to charge my Zen Micro 5GB will charge my Zen Vision:M ?
The Voltage is the same - 5Volts
Any suggestions?

The USB charger does fit the USB Adapter bit on the Vision:M.
Are they different polarities or something?
I would have plugged it in(connected to the mains) If i wasn't in fear of breaking my 2 day old Vision.

Zen Micro - Battery prob

Hi, i got a problem with the micro battery i charged the battery but only after 3 hours 2 battery lines have decreased, why the battery empty itself so fast? (sorry for my bad english)

Frost wrote:Hello, I've got a question for You. On the main page is written that Zen Micro has 2-hours Battery Life, but mine is low after 6 hours !!! I've made what was recommended about battery but nothing has changed, ( worksh longer....thats all !! ) Is it general in Zen Micro, or only my product is faulty ? I hope You write me soon.
(Here I am!)
Frost: There's lots of information on this in the FAQ post. If you aren't getting the full life then something is different in your setup to the test specification, which is 28kbit/s CBR MP3s with no EQ, Smart Volume etc.

Zen Micro charging is

I have been experiencing some strange issues regarding the Zen Micro battery charging. If I plug my Micro into my computer with the drivers installed, the screen changes to say "docked" and the battery charges just fine. However, one night I plugged it into my wife's computer which does not have the drivers installed. The icon in the upper right showed the charging icon, but after a complete night of being plugged in, the battery was still low. The same thing happens if I plug it into a car USB adapter or an AC to USB adapter. The Micro sees that it is plugged in to a power source because it powers up by itself as soon as I plug it in. It also shows the charging icon, but the battery does not actually charge. I am using the latest v series firmware. I just updated the firmware to the latest v2 series to see if that makes a difference. I'll post an update on that tomorrow. Has anyone else tried this and had the same issue?

What a pain in the ass just to charge my battery! If the Micro sees the power source as it obviously does, then why doesn't it just charge the battery with it's
So, as I see it my choices in order to charge with an external charger currently are:
) Firmware v..0 with the "lock" mode turned on
pros: v..0 has the sleep mode battery saving change
cons: You can't use the player buttons while charging, and you can't use it on a computer without the Creative drivers
2) Firmware v2..02 with mass storage enabled
pros: Can charge while using the player buttons, and you can use it on any player with XP and WMP0
cons: v2..02 does not have sleep mode battery savings, plus it uses more storage space

My newly purchased Zen Micro. Prob

well i just purchased the zen micro. im currently using my own computer, but it will not recongize the mp3 player, but it does recognize it on my brother's computer. im trying to charge it with my own computer instead of my brother's. i have uploaded the cd that came with the zen, yet no connection. my zen is currently using version ..0, do i need to download anything else?Message Edited by Spoon408 on 0-23-2006 2:46 AM

hi!
try to search the forum for connection problems with the zen micro - you?ll find plenty of threads!
if you want to upgrade your players firmware to v2 - make sure you got win XP SP2 running (with WMP 0) othewise it won?t work! so if you haven?t the above described system configuration unning - keep v firmware!

Zen Micro - charging via 220V - USB char

Hello!
I'm trying to charge my Zen Micro (5Gb) via 220V-usb charger (mini usb jack), but it seems that player is not charging. When I use computer usb port it charges normally.
Is it a feature, and zen can not be charged via 220v-usb device or it is a bug?
nb: charger has 5v - I'v tested it by voltmeter.
Thank you all for help

For v2 (MTP/PlaysForSure) firmware, you're looking for version 2.20.05.
Third-party chargers only work with the Micro in "locked charging" mode, which is only available in the ..0 and 2.20.05 firmwares (.0.02 too, but it has another power-related bug and should be upgraded anyway), or with certain workarounds used with earlier firmwares such as enabling a small removable-disk partition, which worked for me with 2..02 firmware. (I didn't have to actually enable removable-disk mode, but IIRC others did.)
Otherwise, the firmware "reads" the connection thru the USB port and refuses to charge if it isn't an officially-supported connection--that is, either a PC with the proper drivers for your firmware, or an official Creative charger. "Locked charging" turns that off; it's officially for PCs without drivers installed, but it works with third-party chargers as well.
Message Edited by RBBrittain on -2-2005 03:04 PM

Creative Zen micro charging problems......but a Mac co

Since I own a Mac. I wasn't able to upload the software 4 my Creative Zen micro. I use XNJB. I wuz using my comp. @ work to charge it, (It only charged once correctly @ home). But now it won't even charge @ work and it is completely drained. And since I was never able to upload the software, the terminology used in this forum is foreign to me.
There aren't any bars and it doesn't pulse glow.
Someone please help, I am soooooooo frustrated and would rather just take it back, but i'm over seas.
Jemimah

Kynaeus wrote:
and you won't get it to work for your Mac because it is not a compatible system, check the box.
Not quite true. Creative doesn't support it, but there is 3rd party software that allow Creative players to be used on a Mac, and plenty of people who do.

Zen Micro Charging Prob

Similar Messages

Maybe you are looking for