Zen Micro- Line in recording????!

i've just seen on the cnet review site that the zen micro has line-in-recording and i've owned one for month but didnt know this!!
more importantly, if this is true, how comes i havent come accross it in the menues?
is it possible and how?

Proof that CNET is not a trustworthy source. They have their head stuck too far up Apple's butt to RTFM.
Heh
And no, it does not have line in recording.

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