Zen Micro: FM is always m

I'm curious if other people are having the same problems with the FM radio. The problem is that FM radio is always mono even though the indicator is showing stereo. The icons on the FM recording screen are only moving for one channel which would imply that the signal is actually monophonic. I don't have any problem with MP3s and I have tried different headphones. I'm also using the latest firmware.
Also, it would be a nice feature to be able to imitate stereo by replicating the mono signal to both the left and right channels. It's really annoying to listen to the radio in just one ear.

It is not only with Zen Micro. It is same for my Zen Touch I guess it is just a teeny radio sound not even stereo. I wonder if there is any setting for this.

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Zen micro clock is always wr

The clock on my brother's Zen Micro is always wrong.
I can set it back to the correct time but if I check later it's way off again.

I'm not sure; but then you apparently use .x firmware. The latest ZMME for PlaysForSure/MTP devices (2.x firmware), which I use, is .00.2; it doesn't have one. However, since MTP requires a "secure clock" for use with "to go" subscription services, it's more likely to auto-sync the clock.
^My Zen Micro uses firmware ver. ..
I'm on Win 98 and don't use subscription services.
The Zen's clock seems to be reasonably accurate. I was just wondering where the option for synching clocks to your PC in Zen Micro Media Explorer went.

My brothers creative zen micro always says donot have a license to play this tr

I use Rhapsody to go for the music.. and all the time it just freezes, then rebuilds the library, then everysong that i have on there says i dont have a license to play the track.. is this a rhapsody problem.. or my zen micro has a problem ?

sorry, just to back from vacation
i got a few songs from Music Match, and most from Napster, I don't have the "to go" deal with either of them... I just pay as i go, 99 cents per song, so I'm kinda irked cuz I've paid pretty much 0 bucks for these songs n they won't play. I hardly use Music Match anymore and haven't gotten any notices from Napster to update my license...

Zen Micro - transfer lock ups with latest firmwa

I've been trying to transfer mp3 files to my firmware upgraded Zen Micro and find that the transfer slows down and then locks the player after 30-40 files have successfully copied. This happens with ..0 and 2.2.02 firmwares.
The player will then remain in a 'acti've' docked state (black arrows) until the battery is removed. After this lock up tags on the mp3 files are messed up and display Chinese looking characters in the Details View.
This happens on two different computers with USB2.0, one Intel based and the other AMD.
Two questions - anyone know if this is a known issue being worked on for an imminent firmware update? And secondly - is the problem aggravated (or even created) because I am trying to copy files over from a directory tree (mp3's sorted into artist/album/ folders) rather than one flat folder with all mp3s in it (ie. in one single folder).

nzOdy wrote:
I've been trying to transfer mp3 files to my firmware upgraded Zen Micro and find that the transfer slows down and then locks the player after 30-40 files have successfully copied. This happens with ..0 and 2.2.02 firmwares.
The player will then remain in a 'acti've' docked state (black arrows) until the battery is removed. After this lock up tags on the mp3 files are messed up and display Chinese looking characters in the Details View.
This happens on two different computers with USB2.0, one Intel based and the other AMD.
Two questions - anyone know if this is a known issue being worked on for an imminent firmware update? And secondly - is the problem aggravated (or even created) because I am trying to copy files over from a directory tree (mp3's sorted into artist/album/ folders) rather than one flat folder with all mp3s in it (ie. in one single folder).
I'd try transferring fewer files at a time and see if that works.
You might be on to something with copying from a directory tree too. See if transferring the files in smaller groups from one folder helps out.
You can always organize the artists/albums later in Zen Micro Media Explorer or Creative MediaSource.

My Creative Zen Micro Needs H

Ok so heres my story, I bought this Black Creative Zen Micro about years ago, Its always worked great for me and never had a problem, then about 2 weeks ago, I wanted to put some somgs on it and when i plugged it into the computer nothing happened? The creative zen was charging but my computer didnted reconize it, so i went into the recovery mode and i Cleaned it up then i formatted it than I Reloaded the firmware, and rebooted. Then on startup it said firmware problem? so i tried to update the firmware but i got this error saying please connect your player, or something like that how can i get it so it connnects?

gerdes wrote:
whats an ac charger? LOL
An external charger that plugs into the wall.

A way how to fix the Zen Micro head phone jack prob

Hi! I am one of the many people that purchased a Zen Micro MP3 player, I loved it until around 6 months of use, an audio shorting problem with the head phone jack, started to repeat it's self every time, that I would plug my head phone's into the Zen Micro head phone jack. After awhile, I was tired of this problem, so I just decided to never use it again, unless I could find out if the maker of the Zen Micro had a repair service. I noticed that some people had their Micro's replaced a few times under the warranty that is included with the player. I also noticed that some one created a way to fix this problem, but I wanted to see if I could find an easier way to fix the problem. Well I did end up finding an easier way to fix the problem, this is what I did.
Absolutely in all means I can't be held responsible / reliable for any unforseen thing / things, that you may or could, do to the Zen Micro, by following the instructions, which I provided. By trying what I did by following the instructions, which I provided you; you accept all responsibility to any thing / things, that may or could happen to the Zen Micro.
The Instructions:
I took a stapler pressed it down to get a used staple then I carefully inserted it in the outer part of the plastic head phone jack ring. Then I pressed the rest of the staple flat against the Zen micro. And Now I get great sound, it is at least better than, the way it was before I inserted the staple. I would suggest to always remove the staple. When you connect the Zen Micro to a computer, charging device, or any other device other than a pair of head phones. You understand that if you leave the staple inserted in the Zen Micro and don't remove it. While you have it connected to a computer, charging device, or any other device, or devices, even a pair of head phones, and some thing happens, you can't hold me responsible.
If you would like to see a photo of how it looks please reply to this message and just include your email address please. I will send it to you as soon as possible. The photo has 4 photos sized down to perfectly fit on one photo, so you can get a good idea of what it should look like.
Message Edited by theZenDude07 on 02-28-200707:45 PM

Thank you for the information, can I please have the photos so I dont destroy it entirely !. Take care,?Simon?(Dublin, Ireland)

New Creative Zen Micro Is

This is another one of the Zen Micro Issues.
So I'm fully excited to get my new mp3 player. I got two batteries with my micro so that was a plus. I toss in a battery and setup the software on the PC. I fully installed everything then plugged in the zen micro to charge it via usb and put some files on it. Well everythings working wonderfully. It fully charges after 3 hours so I take it off and start listening to the player. Everythings great but figure out I want some more files. I plug the player back in (NOTE: I have not removed the cable from the back of the PC) and viola it won't recognize within the operating system. Now, I can hear the hardware remove noise and plug in within Windows XP and the player will goto a docked state but the OS still shows the player not connected. The only way I can get the player to stop saying docked is by removing the battery. I then went through the normal troubleshooting procedures. I uninstalled all software, cleaned the registry then reinstalled the applications. No Avail. Pissed that the device may be busted already, BTW the thing smells like it's burnt if you take off the battery and the other batter right out of the plastic wrapping smells the same, I turn to my laptop. Install the crap ass software onto that thing and I have the same exact problem on my laptop as I did on my PC. Out of Ideas I noticed that the player no longer was charging since it was plugged into the usb port and not doing the illumination thing. So I thought up an idea, what if something in the player's firmware won't allow it to be recognized if the device is fully charged? Makes sense to me so I pulled the fully charged battery out and swapped it with the other battery that was pretty much dead. OMFG it works again! It's magic I tell ya, magic!
So I've put more mp3's on it and I've swapped the batteries and am running the player to try to wear down the fully charged battery. I will let everyone know the outcome if once it gets to two bars and I plug it in if it works. If so then it's all in Creative's firmware.

I am having basically the same problem with a new Zen Micro. The computer almost always recognizes the Zen; it appears in device manager; but when a music transfer program loads, the program says nothing is connected. Meanwhile, the Zen Micro locks on "docked" and I have to remove the battery several times to get it working again. I have tried it on two laptops with the same results. Tech support told me to try it on my desktop, then take it back to the store.
It seems like the only time it works is when I have been trying for a while, which made your post about the partially discharged battery interesting. I had thought about maybe the hard dri've loosening up a bit. Asus had a problem with one motherboard one time because it could not power up a hard dri've fast enough and would result in a hard dri've failure message. Then, it would boot right up the next time.

New Zen Micro is detected by windows but not software - I have NOT done firmware upda

Hi, I just bought a brand new Zen Micro. The software installation went fine.
After plugging in the unit to my USB port, a message appears on the windows taskbar saying "Nomad Jukebox 2/3/Zen Detected".
I would assume this is the normal message. I then attempt to transfer files via Creative Mediasource. Howerver when I load up the creative mediasource software, I get an error message saying "Player is not connected". Naturally of course the Zen Micro is indeed connected. I can not transfer any files and the player locks up.
I have not updated the firmware or anything, it is a fresh out of the box brand new unit. I run Windows mediaplayer 0, windows XP (SP).
Is there a way to resolve this issue, or am I doing something wrong?
Please help a new zen micro user thanks in advance!

I also Just, few hours back fully charged my Micro and got it working. I downlaoded the latest firmware released in Feburary. But i decided il only use it if something was wrong with the player. Mine went smooth....
Fully charged it while installing the software on the CD, unplugged the AC, I didn't sue the White USB cable it came with (lots of people say tis crap) So i sued my Sony Digicam USB cable which is always connected to my pc anyway.
Plugged my player into the USB cable while the player was On.
Done.... Windows Xp Pro detected it, 2 icons in My Computer popped up, One was the shortcut to the media source software and one was the player itself kinda liek a removable dri've.
My firmware is .0.30 and opening Widnows Media player 0, and hit Synch Tab, my player responded, and said Docked. And within 5 minutes most of my music was on....
I dotn get how some othe rpeoples players are playign up so much.
Maybe only people who have problems ever post so it seems like everyones having a problem. lol
Oh and i would recommend not to do a firmware update unless soemthings wrong wiht ur player. I wont risk it if i were you.

Availability of Zen Micro 4 GB en 6 GB editions in Holla

Hey everyone
I'm interested in buying one of those Zen Micro mp3 players, but in Holland there's still only the 5 GB edition available. I know that in the US they are about to launch a 4 GB and 6 GB edition too. Does anyone know if these types are also coming to holland, en if they are, then when?
I would really appreciate getting a useful answer,
Thanx already
Bart

Well, in some way, you're right. I've heard of stargate and it's true that in Holland they are always a couple of seasons late in comparison to the US.
It's actually too bad. I really adore all the great functions of the Zen Micro, but the capacity is a bit low, with it's 5 GB. Well, I'm thinking of buying a mp3 player around this june/july, so maybe if the 6 GB edition is released in Holland in the meantime, I'd be really pleased.
Thanx for your help anyways
Bart

Problem with Zen Micro recogniti

I have the installation CD and installed it accordingly. I went to the device manager, and Creative Zen Micro still has the yellow "?" by it as an unrecongized device. Can anyone help me please?
MiguelMessage Edited by Zero269 on 02-09-2006 07:40 PM

flame wrote:Wow, thanks for that I'll give that large files one a go definietly. May help the speed
It won't do anything for speed, but don't let that stop you. Keeping up to date is always a good idea. (If you ever try to copy a +gig file through explorer, you'll be happy you got this.)
If you want speed improvements, and you use DRM content, get the DRM fix. Note that it just corrects the problem on your PC, in order to speed up your device you'll have to format it to get rid of the old multiple root licenses.

Problem with Zen Micro TravelD

I had a 5GB?Zen Micro which started "skipping" when I used it with the TravelDock. I returned the TravelDock for a replacement. The Zen Micro worked fine for several months, then started "skipping" again. Finally, one day while using it in the TravelDock, it froze on re-building library and I was never able to revi've it. Note that I never had any "skipping" problem while using the Zen Micro with the headphones-only with the TravelDock. I bought a second 5GB ZenMicro a month ago. At first, all was fine when I used it in the TravelDock. The last few days, the "skipping" has started again. As with my first Zen Micro, I have no problem with any track when I use the headphones. The skipping while in the TravelDock is not always on the same track, and again, those tracks play fine when I use the Zen Micro with the headphones. Has anyone else had this problem Any ideas Thanks for any help!

I've had the same problem since I got the thing, except that it's SPORADIC. Nine times out of ten I can't connect. I've tried other cables, other PC's without bettering the odds.
Most of the time:
() Plug in the Micro.
(2) Hear the USB connection "bong" sound.
(3) "MTP Media Player" window opens. "What do you want Windows to do?"
Take your choice
* Synchonize Media Files to this device using Windows Media Player
* Take no action
(4) It doesn't matter. If I select "media player" it can't find the device. If I select "no action" and then click on "My computer" the flashlight searches, but it can't find it either.
(5) Note the Micro says "Docked" with solid arrows. It looks connected to me.
(6) Unplug the Micro.
(7) The Micro still says "Docked" and now I have to remove the batteries to use it.
I tried e-mail help from creative. They had me try "clean up," they had me try un-installing and re-installing the PC software. None of it made any difference. Finally they suggested reverting back to the old non MTP software. At that point I gave up on them because I had the same problem before I upgraded.
I tried calling creative. They had my try "clean up" which of course did nothing. Finally they said I should exchange the unit. I'm not convinced that would help, and I don't want to be without it for 0-5 days.
Scanning this forum today I see two more suggestions. Let the battery run down a bit before syncing. Don't let the USB root hub turn off the power. I'll try, but I don't have much hope.

Zen Micro 2.20.05 and Undocking method

Well I upgraded to 2.20.05 and I am happy to report it is working great and synching great with my Yahoo music subscription! I didn't even lose any songs during the upgrade.
My question is that when I undocked after the upgrade I still got the bad "file rebuilding" screen. I hoped that this v2 upgrade would fix that. I had thought I read that this the file rebuilding too often is not good for the micro?
Is there a special way I should undock (from usb/pc) to prevent that? Was this even an upgrade in the latest v2?
Brenda
Who has a Zen Micro (5gb) that runs great and wants to keep it that way!

brcrn wrote:
RBBrittain - Do you do something different than just unplug your micro to not get that file rebuilding screen? ie lock, etc? I get it most of the time when I unplug mine, but not always, but I can never figure out exactly what I've done different when I don't get it.
Does anyone know the "correct" way to undock? Mine never shows up in xp to remove hardware safely so I just end up unplugging it (of course not in the middle of any action)
I don't think I do anything "special" while undocking. I think the biggest thing I do is that I usually let it charge via USB, and after charging it eventually goes into "idle shutdown".
MTP players don't show up in Remove Hardware Safely; generally only removable dri'ves (MSC devices, including MuVo/Zen Nano/Neeon players, plus the Micro in "removable disk" mode) do. With the Micro, you know when it's OK to unplug by looking at the arrows on the Docked screen: Gray (filled) arrows mean don't unplug, while white (unfilled) arrows mean it's OK to unplug.

Using Zen Micro(Photo) with plain Explo

Is there a possibility to copy MP3 files simply by drag-and-drop with the Windows Explorer to the Zen Micro(Photo) so that the files are treated as MP3 and NOT as simple data files? Technically it is quiet simple to do this by using the hard disk of the Zen as an extra hard disk in Windows. Even the cheapest USB-stick based MP3-player can do this. Why not a Zen (or the iPod competition)?
I refuse to use any specific software to copy my self ripped MP3-files because I know that that software (Creative, iTunes, even Windows Media Player and other) changes things during the file transfer and I don't want any change in the MP3 files, not even a single bit!
I want to buy a Zen Micro Photo (8 GB, color screen), but I refuse to do it as long as it is impossible to crag-and-drop my MP3 files simply thru the Windows Explorer.

Yeah that's what i always did. I just drag and drop MP3 files directly into my player without using any software whatsoever.

Zen Micro: Pause midfile before shutdown looses place on powe

I use my Zen Micro to listen to audio books during my commute. Each file is 77min long. Many times, but not always, when I pause a file and then shut down it looses its place the next time I turn it on. It will be on the correct file but will have gone back to zero. This is anoying. Anyone have any ideas?
I have the newest firmware.
Terry

I've found that if the Micro only goes into 'hot standby' mode, then it finds its place when you power up. But if it goes into 'deep sleep' (after 4 hrs on firmware ., or 24hrs with other versions) mode, then it loses its place.
Use bookmarks. Thats what I do for podcasts too.

Trouble with a ZEN Micro .

I've had my ZEN Micro for about 4 months, and the warranty's exspired. Does this sound like a lost cause?--A few weeks ago, it started freezing fairly frequently, but removing and then replacing the battery always did the trick. --A few days ago, this fix stopped working. It freezes on the second CREATIVE logo screen, and then makes a "ch-ch-ch" noise. --I've tried cleaning, formatting, and finally removing the firmware. --I can't get the firmware I downloaded onto the player, however, because my computer no longer recognizes that the player is hooked to the USB. Any suggestions? I'm desperate!!!!

The same thing has happened to me, I only just listened out for the strange whirring/clunking noise from the player now that you've mentioned it. I don't really know what to do either... I'm waiting upon CS to get back to me, since this is not even my original player - it's a replacement they sent to me as my first one stopped working, so hopefully they'll be able to sort something out for me?...

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