Zen V PLUS, Battery problem???

Hello, i'm having problems with the charge of my ZEN V PLUS. It was working good but one day after empty the charge i can not full it again.
When i conect v?a USB to the computer it show li've only the light... but not the symbol of charge. After a few it try to start but freeze on the ZEN screen any sugestion?
Thanks,
Gustavo

Hi!
Yes I've tried that
but my computer doesnt recognize the mp3 player..
when I connect it to the laptop in the screen appears
and exclamation sign and FIRMWARE PROBLEM

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Battery Life/ Playtime: Up to 9.5 hours for continuous audio playback
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*CREATIVE specifications.
I had tested on my zen stone plus battery life... I used uni'versal travel adapter for zen micro to fully charged my zen stone before began my test... I let it continuous audio playback till all battery drained
Detail :
* 30 Song, ~80 song is rock/techno, ~50 song is pop
* Bit Rate: 28-320 kbps
* Audio sample rate: 44kHz
* Bass Boost On
* EQ set to rock
* Continuous audio playback - No skipping Tracks
* Volume - 3/40
* No headphone plugged -(Because of this battery life might vary, whether u use high powered
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* No radio, stopwatch, microphone used
* Firmware .03.0
* Player's date and time - Off
* Idle Shutdown - 0s
* Contrast - 40%
* Waked up the player from idle few time ( To check my player condition)
* Result : 8.8 hrs ( 8 hr 4 min 2++ sec) for the above condition.
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Next 4 hrs - Left 2 bar
Next hrs - Left bar
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P.s. If i missed out anything, Please tell Me.
Thank !Message Edited by hippon2 on 0-8-200707:34 PM
Message Edited by hippon2 on 0-8-200707:36 PM

ok, I will tkae that under consideration. Now I have another battery issue, after fully charging the MP3 player I noticed that the battery life drain rather quickly while it is off. I lost 9% of it's charge from taking it off the charger at midnight and then plugging it into the usb port of my computer the next morning at 10:00am. The clock is turned off so it should not be doing anything for those 0 hours.

Creative Zen Nano Plus Firmware Problem, AGAIN! (PeeBee HEL

Hi all,
I am new here and have read all the posts and FAQ's but couldn't solve my problem. Actually there is a post http://forums.creative.com/creativel...d=68923#M07024 which tells exactly my problem. Have tried the solution but didn't solve it.
So I am here asking again.
I bought a zen nano plus GB and downloaded the latest firmware(ZenNanoPlus_PCFW_LF__0_03.exe) and the latest mass storage driver (MStorage_PCDRV_LB__07_00_250.exe). When I put the player in recovery mode as the firmware is detecting devices the player takes it self out of recovery mode and back in mass storage mode how do i stop it from down that?
I am trying to update it because my player doesn't play wma files :angry:I have tried PeeBee's solution but it didn't work. I have taken the battery out, reconnected it and it is recognized in recovery mode. I run the firmware and the computer plays a sound, the icon of connection appears in the nano's lcd and it is out of recovery mode. Then firmware program tells me that the 'device state is not set' and after that the message 'put into recovery mode before updating firmware' Aaaaaarrrrrghhhh!
I'm also running windows XP SP2
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Rio de Janeiro - Brazil

Hello-
I had a similar situation develop. Did your error message say, "Media state not initialized?" Here is what the creative support site says:
If you receive a message "Media State is not initialized ..." while updating firmware for a MuVo or Zen Nano Plus player, it will be necessary to install the Player Recovery Device driver and then update the firmware.
. Download the latest driver if you have not done so. You can download it from http://us.creative.com/support/downloads, and file name is MStorage_PCDRV_LB__07_00_250.exe.
2. Install the latest driver by double clicking on the file name.
3. Unplug the player from a computer if it is plugged.
4. Remove the battery from the player (except Zen Zeeon which has a built-in battery).
5. Press and hold the Play button while connecting the player to the USB port.
6. Continue to hold the Play button for about 0 seconds after connecting your player is connected to the USB port.
7. Keep on holding the Play button till Windows displays the Find New Hardware dialog box.
8. If this is the first time a player is installed as Player Recovery Device, Windows will find a Player Recovery Device (or USB Device), and prompt you for drivers. Click on No, and select "Do not search. I will choose the driver to install". Windows will install the drivers automatically.
9. Double click on the latest firmware upgrade file that you have downloaded previously, and follow the instructions on the screen.
0. Format the player if you are prompted to do so.
It is recommended that you stop your player properly before physically disconnect it from your PC.
To stop your player in Windows XP, Windows 2000 or Windows ME
Click on the Safely Remove Hardware icon on the Taskbar, click Safely remove USB mass Storage device, and disconnect your play when you are prompted to do so.
To stop your player in Windows 98SE
Make sure that the icon below appears on the LCD screen again for at least fi've seconds before disconnecting your player.
Now, I did all of the above and still got the error. What solved the problem finally was to connect (using the above method - remove the battery - hold the switch, etc) to a DIFFERENT USB port. Then all worked well, and the firmware transferred. Don't ask me how or why.
Good luck.

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Like many others posting on this forum, for a while I had problems trying to get my GB Zen Nano Plus to be recognized by the .0.03 Firmware Update software.
I eventually got it by doing this:
While the Firmware Update software was "Searching" for a device, I kept on unplugging and plugging in the Zen Nano Plus from the USB cable while holding down the Play button, unti it "caught". I tried this since I noticed it would initially see the unit saying "A device has been detected in recovery mode...", but then throw the unit into "non-recovery" mode and hence force the Firmware Update software to keep on searching.
Anyhoo, after it did finally "catch" it (after about 0 times unplugging/plugging while holding the Play button down), it showed my firmware as .03.02, and so I did the upgrade to .0.03. The upgrade said "Complete". I then take the unit off of USB, and put my battery back in. and. uhm. well. Now it won't turn on at all. *sigh*
So there I go again in the "unplug-plug" loop on trying to get the older .03.02. Finally caught after about 30 times (yes my hands are tired). And after downgrading to .03.02, putting the battery back in, the unit turns on fine.. WHEW.
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And for those of you having problems getting the Firmware Upgrade to work.. try my (tiring) method.
I tried this on my Dell D600 laptop (actually used the USB ports on the docking station).
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lcvdw wrote:Can you tell me what I am supposed to see if it is connected properly?
With your player connected and View, Devices by Connection selected in Device Manager navigate through as follows:
Advanced Config and Power Interface (ACPI) PC
->Microsoft ACPI-Compliant System
-->PCI Bus
You should then see a series of USB Host Controllers that you will have to click through in turn to find the one your player is connected to.
Underneath each controller should be a USB Hub, and then devices are listed beneath the hubs.
For my N200 I have USB Mass Storage Device, Creative MuVo N200 USB Device then Generic Volume.
Your entry should be similar but with Zen Nano Plus instead of N200.
While you're there, right-click on the entry for the hub attached to your player and select Properties. On the Power tab it will show how much current the port can supply and in the Attached Devices list it will show how much power the player needs. In my case the hub supplies 500mA and the player needs 00mA.
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Zen Nano Plus Battery co

I've just broken the battery cover on my Zen Nano Plus and customer support say they haven't got any replacements available. They suggested I did a web search to try and find one!?Does anyone know of an source for the battery covers? I also wondered if contacting support in another region (I'm in the UK and receivedthe reply from European support)? might be worthwhile - or possible. Thanks?Ian

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Faulty Creative Zen Nano Plus Battery Co

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I recently bought the Nano Plus. On first installation everything worked fine. I decided to upgrade to the latest drivers and firmware via downloads from the Creative site. At some point during the firmware upgrade, everything seemed to hang. Eventually I had to halt the process, disconnect the player and reboot.
When I plugged the player back in, it is detected as a USB Mass Storage Device, but Windows Explorer and the Zen Nano Plus Media Explorer both claim that the device is not connected.
Here's what I have done so far:
)Uninstalled all drivers and Creative software, rebooted, reinstalled drivers/software, rebooted. When plugging the player in, a brief window pops up saying Zen Nano Plus has been detected. This is followed by USB Mass Storage Device being detected (this window stays up a lot longer, sometimes more than 5-0 minutes before disappearing).
2)Another uninstall/reinstall, but this time with a registry cleanup in between. Same result.
3)Tried installing installation cd on partner's laptop and plugging in the player. Absolutely everything works fine. So it's not my player. There must be something I still need to do on my desktop to get everything to work again.
4)Have also tried plugging into every USB outlet on the desktop. No change.
My system:
Windows XP (sp 2)
3.2 GHz
Intel 865 chipset
2 GB RAM
My Zen Nano Plus is currently running .0.03 firmware (latest).
On this desktop I am running the latest drivers (Creative Mass Storage Drivers .07.00.250)
When the player is plugged in, device manager shows no problems. Under Disk Dri'ves, Creative Zen Nano Plus USB Device is listed (and says the driver is from Microsoft, 7//0, version 5..2535.0). Under USB, USB Mass Storage Device is listed (and says the driver is from Microsoft, 7//0, version 5..2600.0).
I have tried manually updating these drivers to anything listed in the Creative folders upon installation, but it does not detect anything. When I check the drivers listed on the laptop that works with the player, these same driver details show up.
Any advice would be appreciated. I certainly would hate to only use my partner's laptop every time I want to update my music. I am also frustrated and puzzled as to why my player first worked on my desktop and now doesn't.Message Edited by lcvdw on 0-03-2006 2: AMMessage Edited by lcvdw on 0-03-2006 2:2 AM

lcvdw wrote:Can you tell me what I am supposed to see if it is connected properly?
With your player connected and View, Devices by Connection selected in Device Manager navigate through as follows:
Advanced Config and Power Interface (ACPI) PC
->Microsoft ACPI-Compliant System
-->PCI Bus
You should then see a series of USB Host Controllers that you will have to click through in turn to find the one your player is connected to.
Underneath each controller should be a USB Hub, and then devices are listed beneath the hubs.
For my N200 I have USB Mass Storage Device, Creative MuVo N200 USB Device then Generic Volume.
Your entry should be similar but with Zen Nano Plus instead of N200.
While you're there, right-click on the entry for the hub attached to your player and select Properties. On the Power tab it will show how much current the port can supply and in the Attached Devices list it will show how much power the player needs. In my case the hub supplies 500mA and the player needs 00mA.
PB
Message Edited by PeeBee on 2-30-2005 02:05 PM

Zen Stone Plus 4GB - Problems with Sp

Hi, I have a new Zen Stone Plus Player.
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Let me stress, that I have not put my music files etc. in the root directory, they are all in a sub directory called Music.
Within that subfolder, there are 27 further sub-folders, containing 57 mp3 files between them. Thus, the FAQ is of no help to me.
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Hi,
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So I've had my Zen for a little more than a year. I don't have a working computer anymore so I can't charge it through there. So I went out and got one of those wall chargers that's USB compatible, but it won't charge at all. Sometimes the buttons will flash blue lkike they're supposed to when it's charging, but the screen stays dark and nothing else happens. But most of the time it turns on to where it was in my playlist when the battery last ran out and then immediately starts to shut down, going to the "Low Battery' screen before dying a few painful moments later. So has anybody else had this problem, or can anyone offer me a solution?

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After only a few months of careful use and while always keeping the player in its protecti've case, the locking tab has broken off my battery door. Creative wants me to pay $5 plus shipping for a replacement door. However, if the replacement is the same as the original, then I'm afraid it will just break again. I would be interested in other users' experience with replacement doors and how they have held up. If they are no improvement on the original, then I'll just save my money to put towards a more durable player.

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If the start up screen is about 80% brightness, and then the display goes dark, the settings are probably screwed up somehow.
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