Zen MicroPhoto Charging Quest

Question, I charge my zen microphoto with my USB cord, but when ever I plug it in, it always turns on the player on. I then shut it off, but when I come back, the player is always turned on again. Is this normal, or am I doing something wrong?
thanks!

I think the other icon that you haven't seen yet is the icon for the battery being fully charged. It's a little plug. It seems that you MicroPhoto is completely charged since when you unplug it the battery icon is green. When it is done charging it will shut down automatically.

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hi i bought my player online over the internet. I bought a charger separate in HMV, does all mp3s. It only charges however when its says battery low on screen-can't charge it any other time.its really annoying. Whats do you think the problem is?

The Zen MicroPhoto also charges over your computer's USB ports.
Have you tried that?
The Creative Zen Micro charger is only $9.95 and is designed to work with the ZEN MicroPhoto, ZEN Micro and ZEN Neeon.

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.

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I was wondering how you could turn off Zen MicroPhoto from charging each and every time when you connect it to a computer? Can't the player be connected but stopped from charging?
The reason I'm asking is because you will eventually wreck the battery if you keep charging it when it's not empty or near empty.
If anyone knows something about this,please let me know.
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Gonna

Thanks for your reply. The other problem is the fact that when you set your player to be used as a removable storage disk,it still charges once plugged into a computer.Maybe Creative could fix this problem through a firmware update.
The other thing I noticed is that when you put files on the part of your player that is used as removable storage,you can't access any of those files over the player itself (being either audio or photos). And when you plug the player in to the computer,you can't seem to copy files from the removable storage section to other parts of your player such as music and photos.Maybe I haven't figured it out yet,but from what I've tried to do so far,it just hasn't given me an option.
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Zen MicroPhoto Charging opti

So.. I'm gonna get a ZMP... but I'm a little unclear on the charging methods. Will it charge through USB only? Because I'm going to be traveling this summer, so does that mean I'll have to buy a seperate travel-charger?

I charge mine through USB [ through my notebook ]
However there is the : ZEN micro power adapter [ http://us.creative.com/products/prod...6&campid=20435 ] Check the 'SHOP' button at the top.

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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

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It's a known issue, presumably circuit interference. Search back for other posts on this.
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When the micro stops glowing when charging does it mean its done?

I think you'll notice:
a. At least when it's turned on, the icon changes from the shape of a battery to the shape of an AC plug when it is fully charged. I understand that it continues to trickle charge for about 30 minutes after that, though.
b. When the unit is turned off, it will glow when charging and the battery icon will show up. When it stops glowing, the unit also turns itself off -- and the icon disappears altogether. I haven't been in the room when it was charging to see if it turns into a plug icon before it turns itself off.

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uhh may be a stupid question but does your computer have to be on for it to charge? is it just me or is charging by usb a bad idea because what if you want to put songs on and you keep plugging it in and out, doesnt that ruin the battery cause it will want to keep charging....

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I searched the boards and didn't find anything quite like my problem:
When I use the AV outlet to charge my Micro, it doesn't show the little lightning bolt thingy, but the "docked" sign thingy. Anbody have any solutions?

Is this using Creative's adapter?
It shouldn't display the docked sign, it should just show the charging icon (if necessary of course).
Have you tried removing and reseating the battery?
It's also worth making sure you have at least the .02.05 firmware.

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is there anything I can update to make it easier to add tracks to playlists?
I usually have my player on shuffle mode via DJ but now and then when a certain track appears I think 'ooh I would like this to go into my ******* playist'
is there no way I can just hit something to say 'add to an already existing playlist' whilst it is playing
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I'm trying to charge my zen microphoto in a friends computer and it just won't charge. The signal is flashing the computer recognizes the device but the battery is still in /3 although there's been 6 hours since I plugged it...
note that I have a usb connection, that the computer is a laptop, I don't have the software installed, and I haven't updated the firmware...
what could be wrong?

For my Micro there is an option that you can set the player in Lock mode and then insert the usb cable to the pc which has not drivers installed to enable charging of the player. Try that out.
However, this is with an updated firmware to at least ..0 for my zen micro. Check with the microphoto firmware for more infoMessage Edited by microm3 on 08-02-2006 0:9 PM

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hi,?my girlfriend recently got a green zen microphoto 6gb and as it just comes with the usb cable to charge i bought her a mains charger to charge it. the charger is supposed to work with ipods and all the usual usb stuff but there seems to be a problem. when the zen is plugged into it the chargers status led does not show that it is giving any charge until you actually use the player!? i.e. if you put the player to sleep and try and charge it only seems to 'trickle' charge (2 days later still only about half charged!). it seems the more power the player is using the more charge it gets... am i missing something here? does the player have a charge mode? the charger http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.d...m=330052286986?thanks in advancemark

I bought the Belkin wall charger. It came with a car charger and a USB cable. Both the wall and car charger units have a place to plug in the USB cable (so the same cable works for both). When I tried to use the USB cable that came with the player (that plugs into the PC), it didn't work with the wall charger (it had to be the Belkin USB cable). That's when I started searching this forum for what others had said. And that's when I learned that not all USB cables are created equal ... some follow the complete USB spec and others don't. Creative apparently requires a cable that does. Unfortunately, retail USB cables are not marked in a way for the consumer to know whether or not they follow the entire USB spec ... so consumers don't know until they try to plug it in. My personal opinion is that many of the people who are experiencing an unrecognized player have bought a low-end cable unknowingly ... and since the player (as an MTP device) uses Windows Media Player's drivers, it's up to Microsoft to decide what is or is not required. A USB device that is not MTP will usually work with a low-end cable ... and that's why you have to click the "Safe to Remove" icon before pulling the cable to that device out (else you risk having voltage on the wire when you unplug it).

Charge the Zen MicroPhoto without the U

I have the Zen Micro and the Zen MicroPhoto. Can I charge the Zen MicroPhoto without the USB like the Zen Micro?
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player will NOT charge on a computer that dosent have the dri'ves installed and only a creative charger will work??if you would like to charge on a computer without drivers or a 3rd party wall charger do this:?) put the dri've on "removible disk mode"2) plug into wall charger/ computer3) charge your player?NOTE: i have lastest firmware installed, dont know of this will affect charging

Want a Zen Microphoto but have questi

. Is the 8gig model Flash memory based or does it have a HDD? I would prefer flash.
2. Will it play wma lossless encoded tracks?
How is the sound qualuty compared to an iPod 5G? A good friend gave me a black 5G and I do enjoy it, but I'm in the process of ditching Apple products. lately I've come to the conclusion that buying music via the ITMS or any other online music store is a complete waste of money given all the lousy DRM restrictions. Apple in particular annoys me because all the music I bought is locked to using Apple hardware unless I burn to CD and re-rip to another format which causes degradation in audio quality. Another thing that irks me about Apple is they charge this outrageous premium for outdated technology. No FM Tuner, pathetic battery life and the use of delicate, scratch-prone material that an entire industry has been created to remedy lead me to dislike Apple very much. Lets not forget idiotic design flaws like forcing the customer to send the iPod in for battery replacment which they are all too happy to do for alot of $$$.
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i have a zen microphoto and let me just say: Ditching ipod.... IS A SMART MOVE !!
Zen microphoto is, of course, in color and has a battery simular to a cell phone battery, so you can handle it, charge it, and replace it whenever you want, or buy extras for long play (i have 2 batteries so when one dies on a long trip, i can switch the second one in seconds)
do you use itunes? GREAT!!! i like my music loud, so i turn the equalizer on itunes all the way up. and to add to that, zen microphoto has its own equalizer that you can set by yourself and choose how high the sound bars go!! with both itune's and zen's equalizer up, you can have a crystal-clear boom of music.
zen has great sound. better than ipods if you use after market earphones because stock ones suck on both ipod and zen (they sound the same with stock phones). zen can go way louder than ipods and be clearer.
the 8GB you ask? as a graduate of M. I. T, im gonna tell you right now that it is not possible for any type of player to have over 5GB and have flash memory. this is for reasons being that if you had a gigantic chip like that, it would be extreemly unstable and fragile. thats why hard dri'ves are made. a hard dri've for mp3 players allows them to hold tremendously more memory and still be very tough and small, since it uses a spining magnet that will virtually last forever. flash dri'ves can loose maximum memory after use and degrade faster than anything over time like "polaroid pictures"?
I would highly suggest a microphoto over any ipod because of the toughness of the model (it is highly scratch-proof and fingerprint proof, unlike ipods). it wont break umless you are extreem with it (wetting it alot, droping it constantly, ect.) its basicly a better player for the same price as an ipod nano. plus, an ipod nano does not even have replacable batteries, nor does it have a radio like the microphoto. to add to that, microphotos are beautiful and have a bigger screen and better quality zoom-in capable pictures and auto focus.
this device is the perfect mp3 player if you want a mini sized, high memory player with the great support of creative guarding your back and worth way more than your charged for an innovation like this. had mine for 3 months now.
PS: if your smart, you wont update the firmware, as this is gambling with your players usability or any mp3 player for that matter. im superb on the one it came with.

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