ZEN XTRA car mo

Has anyone found a decent car mount for the ZEN XTRA so that the side controls will be functional
when the player is fixed inside the cradle ?

i was looking to do the same thing. I also want to hardwire power to it. Has anyone responded to you? There are some possiblities on www.procli
ps.
com They carry clips for all the ipods and maybe one is similiar in size and could be used.

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Nomad Jukebox Zen Xtra car accessor

Simple question:
I have a 40GB Zen Xtra and I was wonderign what accessories I would need to purhsase in order to properly hook the device to my car stereo. My car does not have a tape player which was used back in the day to hook up the portable CD players etc. It has s single CD player etc.
Thanks

http://www.nomadness.net/modules.php...+Jukebox+Zen#2

Zen Xtra with USB on car ster

Hi,
Can anyone clarify this for me?
I've heard that the new firmware will let you use the Zen Xtra as if it were a usb pen dri've, wil this allow stereo's with USB connectivity to read the mp3's off the Zen?
Thanks in advance for any information.

theonlycraig wrote:
i have an fm tranmitter for my zen.
It works ok but the sound quality can be rubbish in the car
If the I-Pod can connect as a mass storage device to usb stereos surely zen have the capability?
craig :smileysurprised:
(usb stereo & usb car stereo, one zen touch 20gb = annoying
The iPod can't play music as a mass storage device either. USB stereos generally require an Ipod connector that can cost around $00. Apparently, Zen's aren't popular enough to warrant 3rd parties manufacturing these connectors.
There is more than one way to skin a cat, however.
For around $85, you can get a 40 gb 2.5" HDD and an enclosure. Just copy your non-DRM mp3/wma files to it, plug it into your stereo, and you should be good to go. And you'll have a handy backup of your music to boot.
Just something to think about....

Zen Xtra in car w/out tape de

Is there a way to hook up a Zen Xtra in my car that doesn't have a tape deck? I haven't seen anything on creative's site that does. If there is a way please let me know and include where I can purchase or have this installed.
Thanks

i have heard of ppl doin that...what it is basically is that u put a lil plug some where in ur car (most ppl i heard of put it in the glove box)...then u run the connection to ur stereo inputs in the back...problem is not all car stereos have the inputs for it...if u have an aftermarket stereo chances r better but for a factory one...its rare to have it...u can go to any car stereo place and ask if they have the connector and if ur stereo supports it...just be sure not to let them talk u into a $000 system for it...lol....good luck

Car adapter for zen xtra 40 or 60

Hello all!
I did do a message search for this question, but I couldn't find what I was looking for...so I apologize in advance if this has been asked and answered.
I'm thinking of buying a zen xtra 40 or 60 GB tomorrow, but I really need the car adapter to charge and/or play it. Is there one available? I read on an Amazon review that you could buy one at Radio Shack or Bed Bath and Beyond? Can anyone verify this?
Any help would be greatly appreciated as my decision is based upon this answer...
Thanks
dave

I had the same problem.
The car charger for the Zen Xtra is not listed on the main page accessories:
http://us.creative.com/shop/shopcategory.asp?category=3
You have to go to the Zen Xtra page first and then look in the accessories to find it:
http://us.creative.com/products/prod...t=9288&nav=acc
Weird!

Nomad Explorer not detecting Nomad Jukebox Zen Xtra after firmware upgr

<blockquote dir="ltr">From the firmware thread: "The Creative drivers shouldn't make any difference. An MTP device is looking for the Windows Media Player 0 MTP driver (which is installed with WMP0)."[/quote]Is that why my updated Zen Xtras (40G and 60G) are no longer recognized by Nomad Explorer on Windows XP? XP sees them. MediaMonkey sees them (and can synch). (WMP0 is installed, but I haven't tried it.) Nomad Explorer (3.0.0, 22 Sep 2004) says nothing's detected. Is this because I'm still using the latest driver (2.0.00), which the Creative download site says only supports firmware below 2.00.00. (If so, interesting choice by Creative, making us downgrade the driver.)?I wouldn't care, but Nomad Explorer is the only way (I know of) to edit the devices' names and startup bitmaps. And I wouldn't even care so much about the bitmaps, but I really really want to edit the names so that I can tell them apart in MediaMonkey's list of devices. Can we still use Nomad Explorer? Which driver should I be using? Creative's download section is anything but clear:?2.0.00 (8 Oct 2006): Supports XP but the firmware must be below 2.00.00.
.30.03 (3 Sep 2005): Supports XP but was released before firmware 2.0.03, so does it support it's?There's also a legacy OS Driver for Windows 2000 (.0.00, 27 Feb 2006) which specifically says it supports PFS players. Is this what I need? Can we no longer use Nomad Explorer on XP (even though it's listed as a download)?

Thanks, but if the Nomad Explorer requires the suite to work, I'll just have to do without it. The Creative Suite is better than it used to be, but IMO it's still not as good as MediaMonkey. Still, Creative doesn't list the Suite as being required for Explorer to work, so I don't think that's it. From the Download page:?Requirements
Windows XP, Windows 2000, Windows Millennium Edition or Windows 98 Second Edition<
Creative NOMAD Jukebox 2, 3, Zen, Zen USB2.0, Zen NX, Zen Xtra or Zen Touch<
I'll try the other driver tonight and see if that's it.
Message Edited by skst on 0-0-200702:57 PM

ADD device in Audible...Zen xtra don't w

I have WIN98SE. I have a Zen Xtra 40gb. Latest firmware and drivers. Device manager sees Zen.
I cannot get add device to work in Audible Manager (4.0). With the Zen connected, i do add device, and nothing happens.
HELP!

_NuNo_6 wrote:
I have a Zen V 2GB.
The screen don't show anything and I plug in the computer, and dont do nothing why?
Please Help me.
PS. I plugged in more than computer and its the samething
I don't have a specific answer for you ... but a question instead: When you say you plugged it into more than computer, did you use the same USB cable each time? The reason I ask is because of what I experienced just the other day (that really confused me after I thought I had figured out some of this stuff).
I have been successfully plugging my Zen V Plus 2GB (like yours) into the USB port on the front of my PC (some people have to plug it into a back port) and it charges very well. But I wanted it to charge a bit faster, so I bought a Belkin charger from Wal-Mart (it comes with a charger for a wall outlet, a car charger, and a short USB cable that plugs into the back of either charger). Well, I left the Belkin USB cable in my car's glovebox so I could charge it in the car when I'm driving. And thinking that I could plug the same USB cable that I've been successfully using on my PC into the wall outlet charger, I discovered something baffling.
Belkin's chargers (car and home) only seem to work with the USB cable they supplied (don't know why they only supply one cable and two places to plug it, though). Not being an electrical engineer, I can only guess that not all USB cables are created equal. And perhaps this is part of the problem people like you are having getting their players to charge sufficiently to display the screen.
I hope that someone more qualified (that is, more knowledgeable) can shed some light on this subject. What combination of USB port and cable is required to work with Creative players? Are different cables wired differently (like some cat-5 or modem cables are "crossover" and some aren't)?

Zen Xtra v. Zen To

My original 40-gig Zen Xtra is kaput (for the reason why, check out this thread: http://forums.creative.com/creativel...ssage.id=05607).
It's served me very well... whatever problems I've had, I've been able to take care of quickly and with no need to post a help message here.
I've decided to get another Creative product... I want another 40-gig player, so it looks like it's going to either be another Zen Xtra, or the Zen Touch.
Right now I'm inclined to stay with the Xtra, because ) of the removable battery, and 2) the carrying case.
Anyone have any comments either way, pro-Xtra, pro-Touch, or pro-something else?

jpeltzer wrote:
If you're looking to stay within the world of Creative you may want to hold off until they release something like a 40GB Sleek or a 40GB Zen. The Touch and Xtra are both considered older models at this point and are supposed to be replaced by the Sleek/Zen (depending on your locale).
"Supposed" to be replaced, you say... is there any kind of timeframe for this? (Weeks, months, &c.)
GB size notwithstanding, how do the Sleek/Zen differ from the Touch and the Xtra? (The "depending on your locale" comment leads me to infer that the Sleek and the Zen are otherwise exactly the same.)
jpeltzer wrote:
The Touch is a bit smaller and has that great 24 hour battery life (i'm not sure if the battery life is still 24 hours after that new firmware came out though). The touch also has that groovy little touch strip that is certain to impress all of your friends. The xTra wins with ease of installing a new hard dri've (any notebook dri've will do) and with features (they've got audible and a few other things that the Touch doesn't).
Just FYI... the battery life is not that big an issue to me, only because I was re-charging the battery on a daily basis anyway. I don't know diddly (or squat, for that matter) when it comes to installing hard dri'ves, or what "audible" is, so those are moot points for me. (I just turn the EAX on, and leave it at that.)
As I mentioned in my original post, the removable battery was one of the reasons I favored the Xtra (in fact, when I got it the first time that was the deal-maker). Is the removable battery something I should be concerned about to that extreme, since the majority of M.P.3 players do not seem to have them?
And also FYI... the player I'm using now, as a stopgap, is a Sandisk Sansa GB with a 2GB SD card, for a total of 3GB. I had bought it while I owned my first Xtra, as an alternate player for those times when I didn't want to carry the larger machine. Also, what the hey, I get a kick of just shaking the player and movin' to the groove, which is something that's taboo (or tabu) with hard-dri've players but when it comes to flash dri've M.P.3 players you can shake until you bake. (I don't know if there are any flash dri've M.P.3 players larger than GB, I selected the Sansa because of its expandability. Creative, take note... :smileysurprised: )
I'm not rich by any sense of the imagination (a Judicial Grade 8 salary doesn't go very far ), but I don't want to go too long without a large-capacity M.P.3 player... the Sansa has its good points, but let's face it, if I was completely satisfied with it, I wouldn't have started this thread in the first place.

Zen Xtra Function Proble

Hi,I order a Creative>Zen Xtra>30GB Nomad Jukebox a week ago. I have few question: How come the time that I set on the MP3, and below it is an alarm, I tried setting the
time on it and until that time I don't see a sound goes off in my MP3 or anything happen
while I listen to music or not.Another is Car Mode, What does that do? I don't see any differences while it's off or on.
Can anyone help me?
Thanks

Now I understand about car mode...thanks
But...about the alarm in the zen xtra, lets put this as an example, I set my current time to be :25 am, and below the time, it have a bell [not acti've], and near that bell is another time [ which means that it's an alarm] so I set it to be :30 am, with a ring bell now acti've. So when the time is up while listening to music or not [the player is still on]. It still doesn't make a ring or anything happen. I think that is problem with Zen Xtra 30GB...
Unless someone have a solution about this.:robotmad:

Zen Xtra: Compatible FM Tu

Hey,
I've just bought myself a Zen Xtra 60GB and was pretty dissapointed to find out that the wired remote and FM Tuner is not compatible with my player (especially considering the sales person had said it was). From other posts in the forum, it doesn't sound as though Creative make an FM Tuner that is compatible with the Zen Xtra, so what I'm wondering, is if there are other FM Tuners out there that will work with the Zen Xtra? I'm new to the forum, so dont know if it's ok to post this kind of info here.
Also, seeing as there is a 'car' profile on the Zen Xtra, I assume you can use a car kit tape to play it through your car stereo. I'm also new to mp3 players and stuff, so can anyone tell me if any car kit can be used, or is it make specific?
Thanks!

k8tm0 wrote:
Hey,I've just bought myself a Zen Xtra 60GB and was pretty dissapointed to find out that the wired remote and FM Tuner is not compatible with my player (especially considering the sales person had said it was). From other posts in the forum, it doesn't sound as though Creative make an FM Tuner that is compatible with the Zen Xtra, so what I'm wondering, is if there are other FM Tuners out there that will work with the Zen Xtra? I'm new to the forum, so?dont know if it's ok to post this kind of info here. Also, seeing as there is a 'car' profile on the Zen Xtra, I assume you can use a car kit tape?to play it through your car stereo. I'm also new to?mp3 players and stuff, so can anyone tell me if any?car kit can be used, or is it make specific?Thanks!
No compatible FM tuner that I'm aware of. You can find the car kit at their online store.

Cannot completely uninstall Nomad Zen Xtra softw

I needed to uninstall the software that came with the nomad zen xtra 40GiG player. So i first uninstalled the software and then the drivers, however in my computer it still displayed the adapter to the player as a dri've. Now mind me I wouldnt care much but now whenever I plug in any usb device my computer cannot detect it because the current slot is taken.
So I installed advance uninstalled pro 2004 and looked arround yet there was no trace of the driver, software or anything even related to creative. So I did the next step, I used Registery Mechanic and found some broken registrys which I promptley deleted, but now on loadup I still have that dri've, the only diffrence is the nomad icon does not appear there anymore, its replaced by the default icon that any file recieves when it cannot be linked to a software.
How can I remove it's
any Ideas?
Using Windows XP SP2
with USB 2.0
Thank you for your time

Use Driver Cleaner Pro http://www.drivercleaner.net/ free ware that cleans out drivers,.sys.ini,inf and registry settings.
It cleans completely and does not dump to the recycle bin so use caution,I use JV6 which I find not only better at cleaning but much safer than System Mechanic(in fi've years of use It has never hosed my system) you can find the last free version(full function-no time limit) @ http://www.oldversion.com/program.php?n=jv6 or the new pay version @ http://www.jv6.org/
Many functions to clean,including full scan and search by software(I would try this method)
If you have a Creative Sound card SB Li've or Audigy they include a driver clean up utility CTZAPXX.exe look for it in the C:\Program Files|Creative\Program folder or on your Install disc,it may be available here on Creative Support site or a google search will return many hits.
If you can't find it P.M. me and i will e-mail or post it up on a web site for you.
Just one more caution on working in your registry,always a good idea to back up the registry or set a "restore point" prior to altering the registry,if your not comfortable doing these things stop and ask some one for assistance
Good luck and report back any success
~Trey~Message Edited by Trey69 on 05-4-2005 04:59 AM

NOMAD Jukebox Zen Xtra C

Hello Friends, i have a question for you, someone knows what type of CPU or Audio Processor the Zen Xtra have inside?, there's a way to know it's please i want it to know, i'am happy with him and i like to talk about its marvelous characteristics. Thanks.

Aside from the two options you mention, both of which produce less than impressi've audio quality, the only other option is to wire it into your car stereo system. Take a look at www.pac-audio.com to see if they have an auxilliary audio input cable for your particular vehicle.
Good Luck.
Jim

Jukebox Zen Xtra probl

I accidently left my Zen Xtra in the car overnight for a couple of days. Im in Georgia and it is now the winter, and it gets pretty cold during the night.
Anyway, i got it out this morning so i could add some more songs and it wouldnt turn on. I decided to try again when i got home, thinking that it would come on again when it got warm. But it STILL wont turn on.
Is there any way i could revi've it's
Thx

Did you try connecting it to the mains?
It might be that the cold has damaged the battery or condensation has damaged the electronics.
Have you tried resetting the player also?

Zen Xtra no longer remembers where I left off in a tr

Hi,
I downloaded and installed the most recent drivers and firmware for my Zen Xtra, and now it doesn't remember where I left off in a track. I listen to long audiobooks in my car so this is very important.
I used to be able to power down and then when I came back to my car I could just turn it back on and pick up where I left off. Now it always goes back to where I left off many sessions ago, no matter how much I have played since then. In one particular audio book it always goes back to 2:59:0 or something, which is where I left off many many sessions ago.
Any ideas?
Thanks,
chris.

Both my 1st and 3rd generation models still work with resume, as does my 2nd generation models.
You are not on your own though, as others have reported similar issues. As yet I haven't seen a solution, but wonder what happens if you hold down the centre button and mark the movie as watched or unwatched and then try again.

Zen Touch car adap

Does anyone make a car adapter/charger for the Zen Touch?
Thanks
Tugger

i'm looking for a car adapter for my touch,
but when i look at the specifications in the shop,
it doesn't show compatibility with the zen touch
The Cassette adapter kit provides, high quality playback through your cars cassette player.
Suitable for the following Creative? MP3 Players:
* D.A.P II MG
* NOMAD IIc
* D.A.P Jukebox 6GB/0GB/20GB
* Creative? Jukebox 3
* Creative? Jukebox Zen
* Creative? Jukebox Zen NX
* Creative? Jukebox Zen Xtra
* Creative? Jukebox 2
* Creative? MuVo? 4GB
* Creative? MuVo? .5GB
* Creative? MuVo? X-Trainer
i suppose that it will work as well with the touch?
when i looked at this casette adapter WITH charger (jukebox car kit), it did mention the zen touch...
Enjoy hours of non-stop dri've time music with your Creative? MP3 Player! The Car Kit includes a car cigarette lighter power adapter and a cassette adapter for you to hook up your MP3 Player to your car's cassette player.
Suitable for use with the following Creative? MP3 Players:-
* Creative? Zen Touch
* Creative? Jukebox 3
* Creative? Jukebox Zen Xtra
* Creative? Jukebox Zen NX
* Creative? Jukebox Zen
* Creative? Jukebox 2
* Creative? MuVo? 4GB
* Creative? MuVo? .5GB
* Creative? MuVo? X-Trainer
Note: Not for use with D.A.P Jukebox 6/0/20GBMessage Edited by Doockles on 02-2-2005 02:00 AM

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