Zen Xtra USB Comma

I am in the process of trying to create / modify a connector to adapt my Zen to the car stereo like so many I-POD users get the pleasure of doing. I am trying to find the command structure as to how the zen accepts command via USB.
Here is a link to some of the content I am working with.
http://www.k9spud.com/vwcdpic2/
http://www.k9spud.com/vwcdpic/

ooooo I can't wait until its done. Keep us posted on your progress....

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Creative Zen Xtra USB Driv

I need USB drivers for this player. Can somebody help me?

He is probably having the same problem I am.
All the drivers for the are installed before the player is connected. The Zen Xtra is connected afterwards.
The player connects with Windows XP, is recognized as the Creative Zen Xtra, but when after telling the system to install the drivers, it wants to connect with Windows Update to continue. After the attempt, it says that the drivers for the device were not found.
Looking in the Device Manager reveals that the Zen Xtra has a Code error - The Device is not Configured Properly. All the driver details are Not Available/Unknown.
I have attempted to install this player on 2 different systems with the same result. The Zen Xtra plays and otherwise functions normally. My Firmware Version is 2.0.03. One computer is an AMD64 with Windows XP SP2, the other is an AMD Sempron with Windows XP SPa.
I hope this hel
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Zen Xtra: USB Cable length

Does anyone know what the cable length is? Because just recently, a friend of mine bought me one, and I needed to get a PCI to USB card because my PC only supported USB .. But, I want the cable to reach up to the top of my tower at least.
Thanks.

I would measure mine, but since it's all tangled into the spaghetti of wires by my computer, i'll take a guess and say it's about 6 feet. Length enough to go from my computer up to my desk with cord to spare.

NOMAD Jukebox Zen Xtra USB 2.0 40gb problems

This is my first experience with an mp3 player and I can't find a driver that will support it. I've downloaded nearly every driver off the Creative website and tried to install it and no matter what, the player is still not detected. The device manager tells me there are no drivers installed for it.
I had just sent it back for repairs after having hard disk problems...it came back with everything inspected to satisfaction, but now Mediasource never recognizes that it's connected.
Can someone give me some advice/direct me to which driver applies to my player?Message Edited by funkmaster45 on 07-07-2005 05:59 PM

perhaps try reinstaling the media player

Zen Xtra-Failure to uninstall and what to reinsta

My Zen Xtra (USB on XP) worked perfectly until the sudden failure of CMS to load a new playlist. The Zen itself still works fine. So I thought a quick uninstall reinstall would be reasonable but a 23. MB "Creative" file in "Program Files" would not uninstall.
Should I ignore this or how can I uninstall it's
There are now more files on the Creative Download site: 2 driver files, 2 firmware files and 2 other download files, many more than before.
Should I install them all?
Thank you.

Bridge takes up next to no space at all. Leave it alone. As for the rest, only you know what you use and what you need.
Bob

Zen Xtra not recognized by USB p

When i hook up my zen Xtra (60gb) nothing is recognized by the usb port. it did work, before i downloaded the new driver, and now it doesn't see anything on the port. i tried a different usb port but it still doesn't see anything. any suggestions?

Tried a disk cleanup on the player? To run a Disk Cleanup you need to access the Rescue Mode. 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. Note: Disk cleanup should not remove your tracks. It searches through the disk for files and rebuilds the index, and can be useful for correcting any strange behaviour.
Alternati'vely, if the new drivers broke it have you tried installing the drivers from the CD?

Nomad Zen Xtra Firmware / USB Connection Iss

<SPAN class=postbody>I have Zen Xtra 60Gb I was transferring music and then it said it couldn't transfer the track or the following track and so on. The menu on the Zen Xtra froze. I waited for a while but I got impatient I just pulled the battery out and put it back in to restart the player. Since then I have had nothing but issues. . Zen Xtra is connected via USB, computer makes the sound to show a USB device has been connected but the computer does do not see the device. 2. I have performed the scan disk, re-loaded the OS with the latest firmware and also re-formatted the unit. Somehow on Wednesday night I go the unit back in working order and then last night exactly the same thing happened again - I was transferring music and then it said it couldn't transfer the track or the following track etc... I did a all the same again to try and resolve the issue (except I didn't pull out the battery!) I am currently getting a firmware error. Any ideas?

From the?BEFORE you post, READ THIS FIRST (FAQ) post it links to here in the Zen FAQ at Nomadness.net.

Hooking a camera to Nomad jukebox Zen Xtra using a belkin USB bri

Has anyone tried to transfer files from a digital camera to a Nomad jukebox Zen Xtra using a belkin USB bridge? Or any of the other Creative Mp3 players? If not does anyone know any other way to use the mp3 player as photo storage when traveling without use of computer?

It certainly won't work with the Zen players because they use a non-standard format.
There's the possibility that it should work with the MuVo players as they are just USB mass storage, but I've heard mention of someone that supposedly tried it and it doesn't. Am I right in thinking the Belkin USB bridge is for the iPod, or is it supposed to work for any USB mass storage player?

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- Installed drivers, but when connected, "USB Device Not Recognized&qu

Hello- I'm trying to install a Creative Zen Xtra mp3 player on Windows XP. I installed all of the drivers and software, but when I connected the player, I got an error from Windows saying the "USB device is not recognized". I tried downloading all the new drivers and software from Creative, but it's no use. I was hoping maybe someone would have the inf file so I can install the driver manually. I can't find it on the installation CD or online anywhere. Thanks for any help!?~Jim

having a similar problem myself, recently misplaced the original usb 2.0 cord that came with my microphoto and unable to find a replacement, getting the same message though from other 5pin usb's I've tried

Home fix for broken usb mini port? (Zen Xtra 40g

I bought my zen xtra from a friend about a month ago, and it was in perfect condition. Recently it wasn't being recognized by my computer, and then the usb port on the player slipped into the casing. (I think it wasn't recognized by the comp because the port was starting to slip, which wasn't providing a solid connection) Anyway, I was wondering if I could buy a player from e-bay, one of the ones with a broken hard dri've or something, and replace the peice with the usb port? Is this something someone with a bit of knowledge of tinkering with electronics could do? I haven't opened the case to look yet, I wanted your opinion first.. I was also wondering, if I do buy the parts from e-bay.. can I use the parts from a 30 gig player or does it have to be the 40 gig? There are tons of parts for 30 gig players on e-bay, and not many for the 40's.... any help would be appreciated.
-MArk

Yep, you can certainly do this (although eBay's always a risk). The best thing to do would be a swap of the hard disks. Rudi Cheow's guide has some detail about dismantling a Zen, but this is for an earlier player. The Xtra is a little different, but not a million miles away.

Zen Xtra Charging through USB

Is there any way I can charge my Zen Xtra through the USB port. Like a Firmware that enables it or something? I'm desperare

Sorry to say, the player won't charge that way. I would get hold of Creative Support or go to the Shop section at the top of the page and see what is available under accessories for MP3 Players. I know they have an Xtra charger that you can use in an automobile. I have the regular wall type charger that came with my Xtra 30GB when I purchased it. A bit bulky, but works fine. Also check on eBay or Amazon.
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I can't get my Zen Xtra to work on my new comput

Hello. For years now, my Creative Zen Xtra has been working perfectly on my old (and I do mean old, Windows 98 old) computer. However, I recently bought a new computer with Windows Vista, and I just can't get it to work on there. I've installed all the software on the CD I got with the player, but when I open the player, it says "Not connected". All my other USB devices are working, and when I connect my MP3 player, it switches itself on, so I don't think there's anything wrong with my USB ports or the cable, and I can only assume there's something wrong with the software. I already tried looking for a driver update in the Downloads section of this site, but couldn't find anything for Vista.
Does anyone have any idea what the problem might be and how to solve it's If so, I'd be very grateful. Thanks in advance.

Do you have any security software installed, blocking these ports? http://support.apple.com/kb/TS3125

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I've been using my 30 GB Jukebox for a couple years w/ no real problems except that I remember there being a problem w/ a USB port & I had to change something so that the Creative MediaSource Organizer software could recognize the mp3 player. Now I've bought a 60 GB Zen Xtra (same player, x2) & am having the same problem. I've upgraded everything & hate the new interface for transfering files... most of the time the program just freezes. I'd like to be able to use the same Creative software I was using before, but it doesn't recognize the new device. If anyone knows what I'm talking about or how I can fix it, I'd rather not have to call?Customer Service?again for $3.

I'm just giving this topic a bump. I've upgraded to Creative MediaSource Organizer v 3.30.2, but it won't recognize either of my mp3 players when I plug them in. I'm able to use the Zen Xtra Media Explorer, but?most of the time it just freezes up. I'd like to be able to use the software I'm familiar w/, so if anyone could help me out I'd appreciate it. I seem to remember having a similar problem when I first purchased my 30 GB Zen Xtra.

Zen XTRA is completely dead after installing the latest firmware 2.10

Hello,?I have tried to install the latest firmware 2.0.03 to my Zen Xtra 60GB mp3 player. The installation process completed about 70%. As I understand, at that point the?new firmware was finally uploaded after a couple of player reboots. The?firmware installer was waiting with a message "Waiting for the player to reboot", and the player rebooted. But the firmware installer was waiting, and waiting... and after an hour I looked at the player and saw that it was not starting up at all. I removed the USB cable, stopped the firmware upgrade process and tried to reboot the player with reset; then I tried to access the recovery menu as described in the FAQ?- but no success. The player shows completely no response to any button presses, the LCD does not even flicker, the hard dri've does not power up - I don't hear it. Nothing happens, even if pressing the play/reset switch for fi've minutes. What's could be the matter? And more importantly, how can I get it working back again? I fear that the warranty has expired by now. Can anyone suggest what to do?I would be grateful for any ideas.

It is puzzling how some people including myself can upgrade thier firmware on thier devices and experience no problems at all during the procedure. Then theres others like yourself who would experience catastrophic events.
Since we all downloaded the firmware from the same place, and?alot of us didn't have any problems, it is?at least safe to say that there isn't anything?wrong?with the new firmware. Or else we'd all problems.
So for these devices that are failing, there must have been already a serious problem with them before the upgrade even started. The symptons just went unnoticed through every day normal use. And are only manifested through a reload/upgrade of firmware. Or something happened on the computer itself, during the transfer of data; auto file scanning virus protection comes to mind, or other programs or services running in the background that were taking up resources needed to make the upgrade go smoothly,?a USB cable with a short in it or a bad USB port. Who knows?!
If the player doesn't even start?up in?rescue mode then theres really nothing as a consumer you can do to fix it. You'd have to just see about getting it repaired, or replace it. I know yours is a 60GB, but?I gotta tell you the new 30GB Zen Vision M is a sweet deal!

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