Zen Vision M static sounding while playi

I have a 30gb Zen Vision M and I love the heck out of this thing! I've always been devoted to Creative like a fanboy. I've had a few problems with my Micros(plural, at least 2, both broke cause I'm clumsy) and my original MuVo. Anyways, I've dropped my Vision M many many times which is probably why I have this problem, yet I'm so pleased that it still works because my old Micros would die with just a few drops, so for that, I'm quite pleased. But every few songs my Zen will have this very loud static as if it's being interferred with. It sounds like a radio station that isn't getting good reception. I usually just skip the song or start it over and it goes away, but I'd like to know if there's a simple solution to fixing this issue. Any help is appreciated.

Try using the recovery mode http://forums.creative.com/creativel...ap&thread.id=3 do a cleanup>reboot of the player. That may correct it or delete & reload the song. Try not to drop your player anymore.Message Edited by coachop94 on -6-2008 :39 PM

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