Problems with Zen... Has anyone had a problem with this mp3 player going to the recovery mode?
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To get to the recovery mode, remove the battery cover and then hold the power button at the OFF position. DO NOT LET GO OF THE BUTTON. When the player says it is shutting down, remove the battery. Wait about 10 seconds and replace the battery without letting go of the power button. When the battery is back in, wait 2 or 3 seconds and let the power button go. This will take you to the recovery mode. Then you can select CLEAN DISK or REBOOT to get your player back to normal operational status.
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You don't have to, but the zen is basically supposed to reiterate those into folders within the player. From my experience, this doesn't always work, it's supposed to, however.
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I have owned Zune 80 GB for the past 3 years. It worked fine initially. It stayed unused for the, past year or more. Now that I want to use again, it is giving me a lot of problems. It took hours for the screen to even light up when I started to charge.The battery is draining dead after being fully charged in hold or off position.It is abruptly shutting off while playing music, if I touch any button for >>, << or pause.I cannot turn it on unless I connect it to the computer.Does anybody know what is going on? .........Ms. Espee.
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its probably bad, should return it, had mines for 10 months now, been able to play mp3's flawlessly from the USB and SD ports
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I agree with Jorge.I have an old zen and I just got the MX.I will never buy another Zen until they show they care about their customers.I am looking for a mew Mp3 player as I speak.
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just got my zen yesterday and i am having a problem. about every 10-12 minutes the music will slow down to almost a stop. I have to hit the forward button to go to the next song and then it will play fine for about 10-12 minutes then is will slow again. the battery is showing fully charged. It is very distracting to have to pick it up and forward it about every 3 songs.
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If your MP3s work properly on another device (computer, another MP3 player, etcetera), then the problem is either in the player or the SD card. If you are doing everything on the 4g internal space, it is the player. If you are using a SD card, remove the card and load some files onto the player directly to test. If this last test comes back clean, replace your SD card, otherwise the player is no-go.I had a similar problem with flash drives from Sandisk, where the read times were excessive on a 16g flashdrive. Turns out, bad drive, not problems on my computers. ALWAYS test everything, you don't want to throw away good equipment, or you don't want to find one problem and not catch a second problem down the chain. If your MP3s work properly on another device (computer, another MP3 player, etcetera), then the problem is either in the player or the SD card. If you are doing everything on the 4g internal space, it is the player. If you are using a SD card, remove the card and load some files onto the player directly to test. If this last test comes back clean, replace your SD card, otherwise the player is no-go.I had a similar problem with flash drives from Sandisk, where the read times were excessive on a 16g flashdrive. Turns out, bad drive, not problems on my computers. ALWAYS test... » Read More If your MP3s work properly on another device (computer, another MP3 player, etcetera), then the problem is either in the player or the SD card. If you are doing everything on the 4g internal space, it is the player. If you are using a SD card, remove the card and load some files onto the player directly to test. If this last test comes back clean, replace your SD card, otherwise the player is no-go.I had a similar problem with flash drives from Sandisk, where the read times were excessive on a 16g flashdrive. Turns out, bad drive, not problems on my computers. ALWAYS test everything, you don't want to throw away good equipment, or you don't want to find one problem and not catch a second problem down the chain. « Show Less
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I also bought this item and experienced the same .My advise to you is to format the device then try putting the music on it via USB connector,IF it still doesn't work then there is a possibility that the problem is within the mp3 or USB.
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Mine goes straight to usb stick or to micro sd when I turn it on so you should not have to press menu- otherwise menu should cycle through all the options including the memory stick or card. It should say "read" when it sees it. Make sure it is fully charged and maybe even plugged in when attempting to read. Also maybe try a small drive with only a few songs at first just to make sure it's working. If none of that works you may have to return it.
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Most likely you will need the most recent firmware upgrade. My zen died completely not long after installing the new battery. Unfortunately I had no recourse other than to turn traitor and join the iPod camp, and lost all the music stored on the Zen hd.
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How did you upload the music from the Zen to the computer? Any special software required?
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I've had the Zen Vision W for about 5 moths. Never had a problem simply dragging, dropping and playing .mp3 files. Viseo files need to be transfered using Creative Media Explorer. But the "The" will sit at the beginning of the filename, and sort with the T's.
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Mine always restarts the last song played before unplugging. There must be an internal charge that holds the memory. I have not figured out how to change to "shuffle" mode. The display shows different modes available. I don't have enough buttons on the unit or remote to access modes unless there is a secret button press combination needed. If anyone finds a way to change to shuffle I would like to know.
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I went to the Creative Zen website about this. I have not received my 8G Zen yet but have always owned Zens and I like them and the software that comes with them. Their website has some solutions to this issue so you might want to check out that discussion board. Hope that helps.
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Let me ask, do you have it on the charger? Because if you do, it will not play the flash drive. Just as a suggestion, return it while you can because it is very hard to navigate your music files and then mine simply got stuck on one song and wouldn't play anything else. Needless to say, I trashed it about a month after I got it.
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You and drop files in however for some reason or other you may have to install the driver that the Zen comes with to pull files out or rename. Overall simple mp3 player with all the bells and whistles, minus the accessories that he ipod has >< but still better then the ipod as a single product.
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I have had a Zen Micro for over a year. I'm pretty rough on it. The headphone jack started acting up about a month ago. The left channel works intermittently if I rotate the jack. Other than that it has been flawless. Screw Ipod, I'll buy another Creative product.