Zen Nomad Xtra startup scr

While playing around in Nomad Explorer I tried to set a color .bmp as a startup screen to see what it would look like. When starting up my Zen Nomad Xtra there is no change, however, when shutting down the screen is very distorted and pixelated. I went back into Nomad Explorer - change start up screen section and the file is not listed there. I also reset the settings on the Nomad itself, but, get the same ugly shut down. Any suggestions on how to get this to shut down without being so ugly?

The screen must be 2 bit i.e. black and white / monochrome. Otherwise it will look awful.
To reset back to the original screen use disk cleanup. To access the Rescue Mode hold down the play button and KEEP it held down, press the tiny reset switch once, and KEEP the play button held down until the player boots into the Rescue Mode. Choose Disk Cleanup from the menu.

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On certain songs, my Nomad makes a funny skipping type sound. The tracks are MP3, stereo, constant bit rate, 28 kbps, ripped from CDs. It is very annoying, and bordering on generating dissatisfaction. Help me.
Since it's only for certain tracks, I'm guessing there's a problem with those certain MP3's. Do they sound the same playing from your computer? You might want to re-rip the CD and upload it agin to the Xtra.

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J

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Message Edited by Nova on 0-09-2005 09:55 PM

.) Q: Is converting shared P2P mp3s and such going to be a problem (28-92KBps)?
A: You don't have to convert any files to upload them to either the Xtra, Touch, or Micro. You can play pretty much any bitrate mp3, wma, and wav files.
2.) Q: I was wondering if the sound quality of any of these three players is necessarily better than the other two.
A: Not really. Based on everyone's reviews around here, they all sound the same. Each player has a custom equalizer for personal settings too (more bass/less treble, etc).
3.) Q: Is swapping out play lists that are stored on my computer a reasonable way to compensate for the lack of storage on the Micro?
A: To do that, you'd have to remove certain files then upload other ones. There's a synchronize option which could be used to do this a little easier. But it's not as easy as taking music database A on the MP3 player and replacing it with music database B from your computer.
4.) Q: Are any of these models compatable with cassette or fm car transmitters, and does that actually work well?
A: Yes, check out the Creative MP3 player accessories section for more info.
5.) Q: And finally, can the Nomad Xtra and Zen Touch comfortably fit into a pocket?
A: My Zen Xtra fits into every one of my pants' pockets. The Zen Touch is smaller than the Zen Xtra, so I would say that it would fit into your pocket even easier.
6.) Q: Based on all of this, which would you reccomend for me since it will be my only mp3 player?
A: Let the customers decide that for you. Check out the reviews in this thread
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Hi, dont know if anyone can help me.
I have a Creative Zen Nomad and have not used it for about 5 months. Anyway, I decided today to see what MP3's I had left on it, and as the battery was flat I started recharging it.
So, there I was waiting for it to recharge, and it showed the initial startup Creative message with the Copyright and All Rights Reserved page etc. But for some reason it just freezes on this page and I cannot get into the proper menu. I tried to reset using the reset+pause button, but it just resets and goes staight back to the Creative front page again, and freezes.
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John,
It chimes, then the screen lights up a very bright blue for about 3 seconds,
So that's a good sign that the flyback is good. But also that there's a problem with the HV drive circuits.
I also tried putting in the logic board from another machine (which is broken itself, so I cannot say if this logic board is ok) & it behaved just the same.
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summer 2001 600mHz Kiva, which has power but doesnt even chime.
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My daughters 30G Zen Nomad Jukebox Xtra sat, with the battery in, for about 3 months after she lost it due to low school grades.
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Well, tech support got back to me with the following instructions, that didn't help me at all, but I'm hoping it will help someone else, so I'm pasting it here.
For my problem though, I still don't understand how a working player gets put into a desk drawer, and 3 months later, it comes out and won't turn on, even with the power adapter in and the battery out.
Maybe its a magic desk.
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:::::::::::The following is pasted from tech supports email to me:::::::::::
With regards to your enquiries, I understand that you are having issues
charging the Zen Xtra battery.
May I know if you feel any warmth on the power adaptor while charging
the battery for 5-30 mins?
Please try the following:
- Remove the battery from the player.
- Power on the DC input connecting to the player. Power on the player
without the battery in the player for 2 hours.
- After 2 hours, place battery into the player (Check if it is charging)
- If it is still unable to charge, remove the battery and place battery
into the player again.
- Repeat the following steps for at least 2 times.
- If the charging indicator appears, charge the battery for 4 hours.
Shall the issue persists, please test the player unit with another
battery. Perharps your friends have a player of the same model? This is
to determine if the issue is with the player or the battery.

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I'm a newbie here - Can anyone help me with a problem with my much loved Zen Nomad. It has suddenly crashed & gone into "Rescue Mode" but will not do anything else. The player is fully loaded with a lot of stuff that I can't replace or has sentimental associations?and I am going mental at the thought that I might have lost it - Is there any way I can recover the disc contents ?

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