Zen Micro Unsuitability of Prod

It seems that everything that I want to say has already been said by other discgruntled Zen Micro customers. The headphone jack failed on my Zen Micro. I asked for a repllacement, which I was duly sent, and then found to my utter dismay that the on-off button on the replacement unit didn't work. I have to use my Zen by carrying around my charger and plugging it in every time I want to use it.
Oh ... and then (surprise surpsirse) the head phone jack on the replacement unit failed. Before all the problems I experienced, I recommended this to at least 3 other people. I feel embarrassed about that now.
Can anyone suggest a reliable MP3 player, other than an iPod, that I can buy to replace this one which gives me nothing but problems?

Zen MicroPhoto is a very good player. Don't be scared by all the complaints about the MicroPhoto here, I know a few people, including myself, that have never had a problem with it. Although if you really want somethng nice, invest in a Zen Vision M. This looks like a really cool player, and I would get one if I had the money right now.

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Zen Micro = Beta prod

Like it or not folks....with all the installation issues, headphone jack problem, firmware issues, etc, the Zen Micro and probably all the other products from Creative are in Beta mode and we are the quality control team (the customers). I doubt that they have a QA team in house. (They probably got the axe)
When someone buys a product off the shelf it is suppoed to be in "production" not beta.
All these issues should not be issues at all.
Bottom line it's all about sales and keeping up iwth the competition.....

u find out if its the so-called second gen?
s the difference in the third faceplate?
@#@#@ sir jeremy - could you give us sir even just a ballpark figure of how many micros have been sold so far and how many have been returned ? (either software or the jack prob).... some of my friends want to buy the micro but when they got to this site, they are all thinking twice now... (I told them it might just be a small percentage that have the defects) ... as for me, i didn't get to research more on my micro here when i bought it, so i wasnt really aware of the nagging problems, my unit is working fine right now (except for some minor charging issues) but by reading through the complaints here, one cannot help but be paranoid... it sort of rubs the joy of having a great player because at the back of your mind, you can't help but wonder whether it will last or not...
thanks in advance for your replies guys...Message Edited by crossover on 08-7-2005 05:39 AM

Creative zen micro in the c

is there anyway i can hook my zen micro up in the car so it plays through my speakers and radio deck? . i see they have a belkin zen thing, but is that just a holder for it for going in your cup holder? if i cant listen to my zen in the car im tossing it and getting an ipod, i have enough problems with the welding on the head phone jack... .

If you've got a cassette player in your car, you can play your micro thru that (I do it all the time) using a cassette adaptor you can get for around $20 from practically anywhere. If not, seems like you'd have to go the FM transmitter route which will cost you more (see link). If your car has a single jack port (like the one used to connect your headphones to your micro), it should work with more than just an Ipod. My friend uses his for a non-pod product---you'd just need the little cable to go from your micro to your car's jack. http://us.creative.com/products/prod...57&product=427

Zen micro power sup

I've heard there isn't a power supply in the zen micro box when you buy it on newer versions .. ? Where do I buy one ? (i've looked in the creative store but couldn't find it...) I'm planning to buy a zen micro but i really need a power supply ...

You can purchase the standard power adapter from Creative at:
http://us.creative.com/products/prod...27&product=656
Or if you travel to other countries, you can purchase the Uni'versal Travel Adapter from Creative at:
http://us.creative.com/products/prod...y=27&product=7
If you want to see all of the accessories available from Creative, check out:
http://us.creative.com/shop/shopcate...sp?category=23

Zen Micro Photo 4

<SPAN class=time_text>Okay, now I'm confused. Here we go. Click on the link below. When you go to "Select a color" drop down list, it just says "Select a color" with no colors available. Why? Where do you guys suggest I get a Zen Micro or Zen Micro Photo?
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<SPAN class=time_text>http://us.creative.com/products/prod...SpecificationsMessage Edited by sooch90 on 06-28-2006 0:29 PM

What browser are you using? Once I select the capacity, it shows the colours (Black for the 6GB and Dark Blue for the 4GB). That page is for the Zen Micro though, not Zen MicroPhoto.
If you're trying to pick between those two, I would recommend the Zen MicroPhoto.
Cat

Zen micro i bou

hey people i just joined today..looks fun here anyway i just bought a zen micro off my friend and it had no battery...i noticed it takes a special type of battery so can someone just tell me the model and the details that i would need so i can buy it from some where...thnx i heard it takes a li-on or somethin..i dont no what that is anyway and if i do get a replacement battery thats not a creative brand how do i charge it's can it charge in the mp3 player? thnx so much in advance

Welcome to the forum family! :smileyvery-happy:
LoL! Why didn't you have a battery? Anyway, you're right, the battery is Lithium-ion polymer. I can't really see the model number from the picture. Well, it should look like this:
http://sg.creative.com/products/prod...=27&product=25
The Zen micro battery should be readily available in your local stores =)
Regarding your question on charging a non-creative battery, I would assume that it charges the same way as how you would charge a creative battery - put the battery in and plug in the USB cord (connected to a computer) or if you like, you can purchase a creative charger.

Zen micro connected to my ste

Hey
I want to know which cable I should use if I want to hear my numbers at my zen micro on my stereo?
I have this cinema system: http://www.jvc.com/product.jsp?modelId=MODL026890&pathId=30&archi've= true
If you please could give me a name or a link to the cable.
Thanks
Jacob

Depends what type of inputs your stereo system has. Most are RCA type so a standard 3.5mm stereo jack to 2xRCA type connector stereo cable should do it. Have a look at:
http://www.jvcservice.com/store/Prod...art=AH39-4000V
or for a picture look at:
http://www.dse.co.nz/cgi-bin/dse.sto...duct/View/C240
Hope that helps

New cases for ZEN MP (and ZEN Micro) - and other accessor

All,
Not sure if anyone noticed this, but there is a new case available in the US for the ZEN Micro Photo and the ZEN Micro. It's the Belkin Sport Case for ZEN Micro Photo and can be seen here:
http://us.creative.com/products/prod...y=&product=454
Also coming very soon is going to be a leather case from Belkin for the exact same players. It's not up quite yet as we are waiting for stock still but it should be up in the next few days. I'll post when it comes up.
We also added a Belkin TuneDok for ZEN Micro/MicroPhoto: http://us.creative.com/products/prod...7&product=4535
and a Sync Adaptor for ZEN Vision:M: http://us.creative.com/products/prod...7&product=4539
Jeremy

I think it really depends on what you are looking for. The ZM/ZMP leather case has a cover that you have to open and shut to access the controls unless you have the remote and there is only a belt loop on the back versus a clip if you want to attach it to your body. The Belkin case has an open style front but fully protected with plastic and has three options of carrying (hand strap, waist strap or removable swi'vel clip). Plus it is neoprene whereas the other case is leather.
So I guess it depends on what you are looking for.
BTW ... I have the Pdaden/Capdase leather flip case in black for my ZMP and it is fabulous for the price $24.00 shipped. Has a removable swi'vel clip and the leather is surprisingly nice quality for the price. It is a flip case, so you have to open the cover to access controls but I'm interested in the Belkin because the front is accessible.

Speakers that conect to the Zen Micro? any such thing?

cus I saw those http://us.creative.com/products/prod...7&product=9025
and I wanted to know if they could conect?
and if there is any such thing else that can conect to the zen micro?

Jason-CL wrote:dor7, Yes that speaker can connect to the player. In fact, any speaker that's using 3.5mm minijack cable are able to be used with the player. If portable speaker are what you are looking for, then you can check out the Travelsound system. Jason
I just bought the TravelSound 200 unit at CompUSA this afternoon. Fired it up right away and the sound is quite impressive for such a compact unit. Added bonus: included batteries, cable, and a sweet little cushioned "travel case", complete with an internal pocket to store the cable.
A big portable bang for your buck!
Rock on!
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v6...zen_sig00J.jpg

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.

New Zen Micro will NOT connect!

Hello all,
I just bought a Creative Zen Micro player. I installed the software, charged the battery to full and guess what.....the Creative software does not recognize my player as being connected. And yes, I've checked device manager to see if it appears. It does, with the correct name and everything. So what is the problem? I've read other messages on this forum about this problem but it usually seems to be a problem after installing a new version of firmware. But this hasn't been done in my case because I haven't been able to get the stupid thing connected in the first place.
I'm confused as to what to do next. I've tried resetting it by removing the battery and then holding the power button but this hasn't worked either. I first was using a usb hub to connect but after reading that you should avoid this, I tried plugging directly into a usb port on my machine. That also didn't make a difference. I've unistalled the player from the device manager about 5 times and reinstalled it. I've tried reinstalling the creative software/drivers about 5 times and no resolution. I've followed instructions from the Creative website step by step as the proper way to install the software but nothing works. I'm extremely disappointed to bring home a product that does not work out of the box. Oh, and yes I have Windows XP Pro so the OS isn't the issue here. I guess I will just return this useless product unless someone else has another idea that I could try. I'm really at my wits end.
Thanks for listening to this short novel,
Drawn-a-Blank

The software that will not recognize the player is the Zen Media Explorer and Media Source. I'm not sure what firmware I have and I can't check since I'm not at home. But, I can't install new firmware even if I wanted too since it won't connect. However, I have downloaded the lastest drivers but I don't think I've installed the lasted version of Zen Media Explorer, so I guess that is one other option.
Message Edited by drawn-a-blank on 07-23-2005 09:30 PM

Bought Zen Micro to replace Zen Nano Plus - Can't get it to work

HiSorry if this was answered somewhere, but maybe i'm just dense. Can't seem to get things going. I used to have a Zen Nano Plus which worked fine on my PC - Win XP SP2.Picked up a used Zen Micro - I thought that it would be better because of bookmarking - but I have yet to get it to work.Zen Micro says Version 2.20.05?Here is a list of what it says is loaded on my PC[Creative Product-PID][Installation Log]
8 May 2006, Creative Zen Nano Plus Pack
8 May 2006, Creative MediaSource Zen Nano Plugin .00.07
8 May 2006, Zen Nano Plus Media Explorer 2.00.0
8 May 2006, Creative Audio CD Ripper .60.0
7 May 2006, Creative MediaSource Plugin for CD Burner 3.0.8
7 May 2006, Creative MediaSource Player/Organizer 3.30.2
7 May 2006, Common Audio Driver Interface .03.29
3 May 2006, MediaSource AudioSync Plugin .0.03
3 May 2006, MediaSource NOMAD Jukebox 2/3/Zen Plugin .0.03
3 May 2006, Creative Music Store Plugin .00.09
3 May 2006, Creative MediaSource Zen Nano Plugin .00.03
3 May 2006, Creative MediaSource Player Skin Pack .0.06
3 May 2006, MediaSource NOMAD MuVo Plugin .0.0
3 May 2006, MediaSource CD-ROM Burner Component 3.0.
3 May 2006, MediaSource Detector 3.00.7
3 May 2006, Common Audio Driver Interface .03.
3 May 2006, Creative MediaSource 3.20.57
3 May 2006, Audio Device Selection .0.05
3 May 2006, Creative System Information .0.3
3 May 2006, Zen Nano Plus Media Explorer .0.03
3 May 2006, Creative Audio CD Ripper .60.06
Have tried to download drivers and software for Zen Micro. When I try to run it though, it does not install because it says that I do not have device connected. Have erased everything off of Zen Micro, but have not reformatted. When I attach Zen Micro to PC, Zen Micro displays "booted" & PC displays "Zen Micro" for a second or two, then switches to "MTP Device"?. Do I need to erase everything from the Zen Nano Plus first?2. What do you think my next step should be?Thx???

Welcome to the Apple community.
If you are referring to adding a secondary account, to a single device, then you can do this at system preferences >mail, contacts & calendars.

Creative MediaSource won't recognize my Zen Micro all of the sudden!! What is going o

When I first began using my Zen Micro, Creative MediaSource worked fine. I could start my player and it recognized it right away. Then I was told I had to update my firmware and download an update to MediaSource. I did both but shortly thereafter I started having problems! Primarily, when i plug in my Micro a window pops up where I have 3 options, none of which are Creative MediaSource. The window has "MTP Media Player" across the top bar, but i havn't a clue what the "MTP" stands for. The 3 options given are "Sync your music using Napster", "Synchronize media files to this device using Windows Media Player", and "Take no action". I initialy tried "Take no action" and then opened MediaSource only to find it didn't recognize my Micro any more. I then e-mailed Creative for help and got a reply telling me to.............
Thank you for contacting Creative Technical Support.
In regards to your issue, you can try uninstall and reinstall
MEdiaSource with these procedures.
. Click START -> RUN -> type MSCONFIG and click OK.
2. Click SELECTIVE STARTUP and then uncheck LOAD STARTUP GROUP ITEMS.
3. Apply the changes and reboot the computer when prompted.
4. Uninstall MediaSource from the system using ADD/REMOVE PROGRAMS.
5. Manually delete the MediaSource folders from the computer system :
C:\PROGRAM FILES\CREATIVE\MEDIASOURCE
C:\PROGRAM FILES\CREATIVE\CTCDDB
C:\PROGRAM FILES\CREATIVE\MEDIA MANAGER
C:\MEDIA\MUSIC
6. Right-click your My Computer icon and click Properties.
7. Click the Hardware tab and then click Device Manager.
8. Remove any listings for Creative NOMAD products in the Device
Manager
(they will most likely be located in the Uni'versal Serial Bus
Controllers category).
9. If you have a category call Other Devices, look for listings in
there
called USB Device. If you have any, remove them.
0. Install MediaSource only from the original installation CD.
NOTE: DO NOT OPEN MEDIASOURCE WHILE PERFORMING THESE PROCEDURES.
Also, you can try reloading the Zen Micro's firmware through recovery
mode.
Move and hold the Power button to the Power On position and re-insert
the battery to the Zen Micro. Hold the Power button until the rescue
mode appears.
Clean Up: Performs a disk scan on the players hard disk
Format: Formats the players hard disk All contents will be lost
Reload OS: Reloads the Operating System on the Jukebox. Do not select
this option unless you have downloaded the firmware. Reloading your OS
will not effect the contents of the files stored on your Jukebox Zen
Reboot: Reboots the device
Please attempt the options 'Reboot' and 'Clean Up' first. If they do
not
help, you must try 'Reload OS'. To do this, you must have a downloaded
firmware from our website ready. Please let us know the results after
these steps, as soon as possible.
For faster service please reply with previous correspondence when
replying to this email.
Best Regards,
Technical Support
Creative Labs Americas
"Get Creative"
I followed the directions, but 3 of the folders listed in step 5 didn?t exist (only C:\PROGRAM FILES\CREATIVE\MEDIASOURCE did), there were no Creative NOMAD products listed as in step 8, and there was no ?Other Devices? as stated in step 9. I did everything else for all the steps through step 0.
I then re-installed Creative MediaSource from the CD only to find it still didn?t recognize my player! I?ve now done this twice with the same results!
Zen Micro Media Explorer doesn?t even recognize my Micro when it'ss plugged in! It just keeps saying ?The device is not connected. Please connect your Zen Micro to the computer?.
I?m hardly a tech expert, but it seems to me that something on my PC is detecting my player and decieding for itself that the only 2 programs it will let manage my Zen Micro are Napster and Windows Media Player. If this is the case where do I go from here?!?!
Moderator Note: Removed the name of the Email Advisor. Please do this in the future when posting email responses from Creative.Message Edited by Jason-CL on 07-2-2005 02:05 PM

LakeTahoeGuy,
Just as SSR mention, if you're using v2.xx.xx (MTP) firmware then you will need to get the correct version of Media Explorer that support this firmware and also install the MTP plugin for MediaSource. Both the software and plugin are available from the site SSR mention.
Jason

I've installed firmware for my zen micro, now i can't use my creative software! Please he

I wanted to download some music from napster and to play it on my player it told me I needed a firmware upgrade. I knew from buying my player that I probably would need to upgrade so I did. Once I installed the upgrade, and plugged my zen micro in and now it will only let me use windows media player? to transfer my music to my player. I hate this software as it doesn't work brilliantly, I was really happy with the creative software, but now when I plug in my micro and open the creative software it won't recognise it. I've tried reinstalling the creative software but its made no difference. Also, a box keeps coming up with something called MTP what is this? Can anyone help me with this problem? I would really appreciate it!

MTP is microsoft's media transfer protocol. Essentially, your micro can now connect to WinXP SP2 computers with WMP0 without loading Creative drivers.
The new firmware you installed allows you to drag and drop files to your micro using windows explorer. In order to use any of Creative's software, you'll need to download and install updated versions from their website.

How to transfer all music in my Zen Micro to either my PC or another mp3 player....help ple

i have a creative micro zen with about 000 handpicked and some very hard to find songs on it...i don't really have trouble with the player itself, just the software and the continous problems seems like everyone is having with something... my question is this..........if i wanted to get another mp3 player as a backup in case this one crashes, then what does everyone think about one of the smaller ipods? what about their software and such? and, if i do decide to get an ipod, then how would i transfer all these 000 mp3 songs onto the new ipod? would there be an issue with the fact that they are not bought from itunes?? would it not be safe to do that? and if it is okay to do that,? how would i transfer the songs back onto my PC, as i have tried everything suggested on this board recently in trying to do that using Mediasource and it just won't work even after downloading all new plugins etc. if someone has an idea about this, please let me know step by step if possible about how i can get these songs that are valuable to me from my zen micro, to my computer, and then onto another mp3 and if ipod (nano for instance) is a wise choice or if there is another player in the same category that others have found they have waaaay less problems with and better support/service with it's?any help anyone gives would be greatly appreciated!? i appreciate all the suggestions to my other questions as well!?thanks,barb

for a new mp3 player, i would get this one, its awesome (and the one i would get if i had a choice instead of my microphoto that broke)... here's a link
http://reviews.cnet.com/Samsung_YP_T9_4GB_black/4505-6499_7-3208083.html the 4gb one is $80, the 2gb one is $30... so thats cheaper than an ipod, and much better features and stuff

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