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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 update resolves compatibility issues between Creative Media Explorer or Creative MediaSource™ Player/Organizer, and Windows Media® Player 11 (WMP11). For more details, read the rest of this web release note.

You must already have ZEN™ Vision W Media Explorer version 5.60.07 or later installed on your computer to perform this update successfully. To check your current version of this application, see Notes below.

This update may not fully support pre-release versions of WMP11.

Fixes:

• Transfers album art correctly to your player.

Requirements:

• Microsoft® Windows® XP Professional x64 Edition, Windows XP (Service Pack 1 or higher) or Windows XP Media Center Edition 2005
• ZEN Vision W Media Explorer version 5.60.07 or later installed.

Notes:

• To check your application's version number,
  1. Double-click the ZEN Vision W Media Explorer icon on the desktop.
  2. On the Menu bar, click Help and select About ZEN Vision W Media Explorer. The version number is displayed in the dialog box that appears.
  3. Click the OK button to close the dialog box.
• To install this software package,
  1. Download the ZNVW_PCPatch_LA.exe file into your local hard disk.
  2. Double-click the downloaded file and follow the instructions on the screen.

This download contains an improved version of the firmware found on your ZEN™ Vision W. It optimizes photo thumbnail capability. For more information, read the rest of this web release note.

Note: If your current firmware version is 1.00.01, this new firmware may require you to retransfer any existing DRM-enabled tracks back to your player. For more information, see "Notes" below.

Added Features or Enhancements:

• Optimizes photo thumbnail capability with Windows Media® Player 10 and 11.
• Enables the transfer of audio files with duration of more than 18 hours.

Fixes:

• Ensures that tracks are displayed properly when the "Yet To Be Rated" option is selected under your player's DJ mode.

Requirements:

• Microsoft® Windows® XP Professional x64 Edition, Windows XP (Service Pack 1 or later), 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 W

Notes:

• To check your player's firmware version number
  1. Turn on your player. 
  2. From the main menu, select System -> Information.
     The firmware version number is indicated under "Version".
• To install this firmware
  1. Download the file into your local hard disk.
  2. Close all application and Windows Explorer windows that are currently running on your computer.
  3. Connect your player to your computer.
  4. Double-click the downloaded file and follow the instructions on the screen.
  5. If the firmware version checked above was 1.00.01, and your player has playback issues with DRM-enabled tracks, launch the transfer software to delete and retransfer DRM-enabled tracks to your player.
• When you turn on your player after installing this firmware, the following will occur for the first time only:
  • The Rebuilding Library screen will appear.
  • Photos will take slightly longer than normal to appear.
• Should you reinstall an earlier firmware version after installing this firmware, you need to retransfer any existing photos back to your player.

This update resolves compatibility issues between Creative Media Explorer or Creative MediaSource™ Player/Organizer, and Windows Media® Player 11 (WMP11). For more details, read the rest of this web release note.

You must already have ZEN™ Vision:M Media Explorer version 5.20.12 or later, or ZEN Vision:M Series Media Explorer version 5.21.04 or later installed on your computer to perform this update successfully. To check your current version of this application, see Notes below.

This update may not fully support pre-release versions of WMP11.

Fixes:

• Transfers album art correctly to your player.

Requirements:

• Microsoft® Windows® XP Professional x64 Edition, Windows XP (Service Pack 1 or higher) or Windows XP Media Center Edition 2005
• ZEN Vision:M Media Explorer version 5.20.12 or later, or ZEN Vision:M Series Media Explorer version 5.21.04 or later installed.

Notes:

• To check your application's version number,
  1. Double-click the ZEN Vision:M Media Explorer or ZEN Vision:M Series Media Explorer icon on the desktop.
  2. On the Menu bar, click Help and select About ZEN Vision:M Media Explorer or About ZEN Vision:M Series Media Explorer. The version number is displayed in the dialog box that appears.
  3. Click the OK button to close the dialog box.
• To install this software package,
  1. Download the ZNVM_PCPatch_LA.exe file into your local hard disk.
  2. Double-click the downloaded file and follow the instructions on the screen.

This update resolves compatibility issues between Creative Media Explorer or Creative MediaSource™ Player/Organizer, and Windows Media® Player 11 (WMP11). For more details, read the rest of this web release note.

You must already have ZEN™ V Media Explorer version 5.40.10 or later, or ZEN V Series Media Explorer version 5.41.01 or later installed on your computer to perform this update successfully. To check your current version of this application, see Notes below.

This update may not fully support pre-release versions of WMP11.

Fixes:

• Transfers album art and picture thumbnails correctly to your player.

Requirements:

• Microsoft® Windows® XP Professional x64 Edition, Windows XP (Service Pack 1 or higher) or Windows XP Media Center Edition 2005
• ZEN V Media Explorer version 5.40.10 or later, or ZEN V Series Media Explorer version 5.41.01 or later installed.

Notes:

• To check your application's version number,
  1. Double-click the ZEN V Media Explorer or ZEN V Series Media Explorer icon on the desktop.
  2. On the Menu bar, click Help and select About ZEN V Media Explorer or About ZEN V Series Media Explorer. The version number is displayed in the dialog box that appears.
  3. Click the OK button to close the dialog box.
• To install this software package,
  1. Download the ZNV_PCPatch_LB.exe file into your local hard disk.
  2. Double-click the downloaded file and follow the instructions on the screen.

Fixes:

• Displays videos correctly on computers with older graphic cards.
• Improves the performance of the noise cancellation feature.
• Improves the playback quality of stitched video files.

Requirements:

• Microsoft® Windows® XP Professional x64 Edition, Windows XP Service Pack 2, Windows 2000 Service Pack 4, Windows Millennium Edition or Windows 98 Second Edition
• DirectX® 9.0 and above
• Creative Live! Cam Notebook Pro, Creative Live! Cam Voice, Creative Live! Cam Video IM, Creative Live! Cam Video IM Pro or Creative Live! Cam Optia.

Notes:

To install this software,

• Download the LCC_PCAPP_LA_1_13_01.exe into your local hard disk.
• Double-click the downloaded file and follow the instructions on the screen.
  

This download contains the Creative Live! Cam FX Creator application. Use Live! Cam FX Creator to add video effects to your video. For details, read the rest of this web release note.

Requirements:

• Microsoft® Windows® XP (Service Pack 1 or higher) or Windows 2000
• Creative Live! Cam with Advanced Video FX

This download contains an improved version of the drivers found on the Creative ZEN and Jukebox installation CD. It provides Unicode support. For more details, read the rest of this web release note.

To check your player's firmware version number, see Notes below.

Added Features or Enhancements:

• Provides Unicode support, enabling you to view your firmware in additional languages

Requirements:

• Microsoft® Windows® XP Professional x64 Edition, Windows Media Center Edition 2005, Windows XP or Windows 2000 (Service Pack 4 or higher)
• Creative ZEN, Jukebox ZEN NX, Jukebox ZEN USB 2.0 or NOMAD Jukebox 2/3/ZEN
  OR
  Player with firmware below 2.00.00: Creative ZEN Sleek, ZEN Micro, ZEN Touch, NOMAD Jukebox ZEN Xtra

Notes:

• To check your player's firmware version number:
  1. Turn on your player.
  2. From the main menu, select System -> Information.
     For NOMAD Jukebox ZEN Xtra, select Settings -> About.
  3. The firmware version number is indicated under "Version".
• To install this download, do the following:
  1. Download the JB3MV2_PCWDRV_US_2_01_00.EXE file into your local hard disk.
  2. Double-click the downloaded file and follow the instructions on the screen.

This download contains an improved version of the drivers found on the Sound Blaster Audigy®, Audigy 2 series, and Audigy 4 series installation CDs. It also supports Microsoft® Windows® XP Professional x64 Edition.

This download supports the following audio devices only:

• Creative Sound Blaster® Audigy including Platinum and Platinum eX series
• Creative Sound Blaster Audigy 2 including Platinum, Platinum eX, and Value series
• Creative Sound Blaster Audigy 2 ZS including Platinum and Platinum Pro series
• Creative Sound Blaster Audigy 4 Pro and Sound Blaster Audigy 4
• Creative Sound Blaster Audigy 2 ZS Notebook PCMCIA

This download also includes the following application:

• Creative Audio Console
  The application enables you to use the Sound Blaster Audigy, Audigy 2 series, and Audigy 4 series features and functions.

Requirements:

Notes:

• This download will uninstall the drivers for your existing audio device before proceeding with the installation.
• For Audigy 2 and Audigy 4 series only: After updating your driver, download and install Creative MediaSource™ DVD-Audio Player DVDA_PCApp_LB_2_00_75.exe.
• Creative MediaSource DVD-Audio Player is unavailable for Windows XP Professional x64 Edition.
• Do not install this driver for the Creative Sound Blaster Audigy LS or Sound Blaster Audigy SE audio device.

This download contains an improved version of the drivers found on the ZEN™ Sleek installation CD. It improves the stability of the Windows Media® Player's plugin for Creative ZEN Sleek players. For more details, read the rest of this web release note.