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

Enhancements:

• Supports the playback of Audible Type 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.
• Adds the Volume Restriction feature, which allows you to restrict your player's maximum playback volume.
• Adds FM recording (for players with current firmware version 1.30.04)
• Provides better support for languages other than English
• Improves responsiveness of the player's onscreen interface.
• Improves transfer latency times for DRM-protected files

• Enables the display of picture thumbnails from your player's icon in Windows Explorer (for computers with Windows Media® Player 11 only)

Requirements:

Notes:

• To install this firmware
  1. Download the ZENMicroPhoto_PCFW_L16_1_31_01.exe file into your local hard disk.
  2. Connect your player to your computer.
  3. Double-click the firmware file and follow the instructions on the screen.

This download contains an improved version of the firmware originally found on your Zen MicroPhoto.

Fixes:

• Improved support for Japanese and Brazilian-Portuguese languages
• Displays correct text on the Now Playing screen when Japanese language is selected
• Improved PlaysForSure™ performance when transferring multiple files.

Requirements:

• Microsoft® Windows® XP Service Pack 1 or Service Pack 2
• Windows Media Player 10
• USB 1.1 port (USB 2.0 recommended for faster transfers)
• Creative Zen MicroPhoto

Notes:

• To install this firmware update
1. Download the ZenMicroPhotoP4S_PCFW_LB_1_20_01.exe file into your local hard disk.
2. Connect your player to your computer.
3. Double-click the firmware update file and follow the instructions on the screen.

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