Note: If your current firmware version is 1.40.03, the new firmware may require you to retransfer any existing DRM-enabled tracks back to your player. For more information, see "Notes" below.

Added features and enhancements

• Improves DRM-protected file transfer latency.
• Adds FM recording for players with firmware version 1.40.03.
• Ensures that audio files more than 18 hours long are transferred properly.

Fixes

• Ensures that the video aspect ratio is preserved in videos playing through the Video Out jack.
• Ensures proper playback of DRM-enabled tracks under certain usage scenarios.

Requirements

• Microsoft® Windows® XP Professional x64 Edition, Windows XP (Service Pack 1 or later), or Windows XP Media Center Edition 2004 or later
• Windows Media® Player 10 or later
• USB 1.1 port (USB 2.0 recommended for faster transfers)
• Creative ZEN Vision

Notes

• To check your player's firmware version
  1. Turn on your player.
  2. From the main menu, select System -> Information.
     The firmware version number is indicated next to Version.
• To install this firmware
  1. Download the file into your local hard disk.
  2. Close all applications and Windows Explorer windows that are currently running on your computer.
  3. Connect your player to your computer.
  4. Double-click the firmware file and follow the instructions on the screen.
• If your player's firmware version as checked above was 1.40.03, and there are playback issues with DRM-enabled tracks after installing this new firmware, launch the transfer software to delete and retransfer DRM-enabled tracks to your player.

This download contains an improved version of the firmware found on your ZEN® Vision. It enables you to play Audible® content on your player. For more information, read the rest of this web release note.

Added Features or Enhancements:

• Supports the playback of Audible Type 2 and 4 tracks. 
  Important: to transfer Audible content, you must have AudibleManager® version 5 or later installed. AudibleManager allows you to download, burn, organize, transfer and hear Audible audio content. Download AudibleManager from www.audible.com/software.

Fixes:

• Displays short track titles (one line) correctly
• Ensures proper playback of picture and audio files during a slideshow
• Improves backlight functionality
• Ensures proper Idle Shutdown functionality after you view a photo slideshow 
• Names folders correctly when files are appended then copied from your Compact Flash memory card to your player
• Displays updated Album Art correctly

Requirements:

Notes:

• To install this firmware, do the following:
  1. Download the ZENVisionP4S_PCFW_LF_1_40_03.exe file into your local hard disk.
  2. Connect the player to your computer.
  3. Double-click the downloaded file and follow the instructions on the screen.
• This firmware removes your player's FM recording feature.

This software suite has been updated and combined for your convenience. For details, read the rest of this web release note.

ZENcast Organizer seamlessly integrates ZENcast media files with Creative portable media players and/or your computer. Some portable media players may only support ZENcast audio files.

Fixes:

• Resolves download issues on certain subscribed channels.

Sync Manager (6.04.16)

Sync Manager enables you to synchronize various types of media files and data stored in your Creative portable media player and your computer.

Video Converter (5.60.16)

Video Converter enables you to convert video files to a format and size suitable for your video capable Creative portable media player. Use the application also to transfer converted video files to your video capable Creative portable media player.

Requirements:

• Microsoft^® Windows Vista™, Windows^® XP Service Pack 1 and above, Windows XP Media Center Edition 2005 or Windows XP Professional x64 Edition 
• Microsoft DirectX^® 9.0 and above
• Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0 and above or Mozilla^® Firefox^® 1.5 and above

Notes:

• To install this software package

1. Download the ZCST_PCAPP_LB_2_01_01.exe file into your local hard disk.
2. Double-click the downloaded file and follow the instructions on the screen.

This update addresses a security vulnerability that Creative users face when using Gracenote© services like MusicID™ (formerly known as CDDB™). For more details, read the rest of this web release note. You must already have one of the following applications listed in Requirements below on your computer to perform this update successfully.

Fixes

• Secures your computer against the vulnerability caused by using some Gracenote services with a Creative application.

Requirements

This suite of applications has been updated and combined for your convenience. For details, read the rest of this web release note.

IMPORTANT: Install this pack after installing the Zen Vision firmware (version 1.20.01, 1.20.01e or above) on your player. To check your player's firmware version number, see 'Notes' below.

This pack includes the following applications:

• Creative Media Explorer for Zen Vision (version 5.00.18)
  Creative Media Explorer makes it easy to manage music tracks, pictures, videos, organizer data (contacts/calendar items/tasks) and data files in your player. This update contains support for managing Album Art in your player.
• Sync Manager (version 5.20.09)
  Sync Manager synchronizes music tracks, pictures and videos in your computer with your player. It also updates your player with Calendar, Tasks and Contacts information from Microsoft® Outlook® or Microsoft Outlook Express.
• CD Ripping Wizard (version 5.00.20)
  Use CD Ripping Wizard to quickly rip music tracks from your audio CDs and transfer them to your player.
• Creative Video Converter (version 5.10.08)
  Converts video files on your computer to a format best suited for playback in your player.
• Creative MediaSource Plugin for PlaysForSure® devices (version 1.40.16)
  The plugin enables you to organize, transfer and manage music tracks, pictures and videos in your player, using Creative MediaSource™ Player/Organizer.

Requirements

• Microsoft Windows® XP Media Center Edition 2005, Windows XP Media Center Edition 2004, Windows XP Professional x64 Edition or Windows XP (Service Pack 1 or higher)
• Microsoft DirectX® 9.0 and above
• Creative Zen Vision with firmware (version 1.20.01, 1.20.01e or above) installed
• Creative MediaSource version 3.20.79 or above. To check your version of Creative MediaSource, see 'Notes' below.

Notes

• To check your player's firmware version number:

1. Press and hold the Power button to turn on your player (if necessary).
2. Select Information in the main menu.
   The firmware version number is displayed under the Version heading.

• To check your Creative MediaSource version number:

1. Launch Creative MediaSource.
2. Click Help on the menu bar.
3. Select the About Creative MediaSource option.
   The version number is displayed in the dialog box that appears.