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This web release enables you to upgrade the firmware for your 1, 4, 5 or 6GB Creative Zen Micro player, and provides Microsoft® Windows® XP Professional x64 Edition support for your player.

You can upgrade from Creative Zen Micro firmware 1.02.05 or earlier, or Zen Micro PlaysForSure™ firmware 2.00.12 or later.

Important: If you are upgrading from PlaysForSure firmware, be sure to back up all the audio and data files on your Zen Micro before installing this firmware update as all content will be lost when you install the new firmware. After installing the new firmware, use Creative MediaSource™ to restore audio and/or data files to your player.

Enhancements

• Improves the look of the volume control bar
• Improves the appearance of the Lock icon
• Adds a 4GB option in Removable Disk Mode (for 5 or 6GB players only)
• Adds support for the Russian language
• Enables you to charge your player on a computer not installed with the player software. Slide the Power switch towards the Lock icon before charging your player. Note: Connect to a computer USB port only.

• Improves battery life by reducing Standby mode to only 4 hours. Your player enters Standby mode when you use the Sleep Timer or Idle Shutdown functions, or after you turn off your player.

Fixes

• Prevents battery drain when the player is charged with an AC adapter already plugged into a live power outlet
• Restores proper functionality after disconnecting the power adaptor or transferring content using Zen Media Explorer
• Redirects playback properly when skipping to the beginning of a WMA track

Requirements

• Microsoft Windows XP Professional x64 Edition, Windows XP, Windows 2000, Windows Millennium Edition or Windows 98 Second Edition
• USB port (2.0 or 1.1)
• Creative Zen Micro

Note

To install the new firmware in your Zen Micro

1. Download ZenMicroPDE_PCFW_LB_1_11_01.exe.
2. Connect your player to your computer.
3. Double-click ZenMicroPDE_PCFW_LB_1_11_01.exe.
4. Choose your language.
5. Click the Upgrade button and follow the instructions that appear.

To check your player's firmware version, see your Zen Micro User's Guide.

Fixes:

• Improves player functionality when the Random and Next buttons are pressed.
• Resets the Custom EQ settings when resetting your player's settings.
• Improves the display order of the Touch Pad sensitivity settings.
• Improves the continuous playback of WMA and MP3 tracks.

Requirements:

• Microsoft® Windows® XP, Windows 2000, Windows Millennium Edition (Me)or Windows 98 Second Edition (SE)
• Available USB port (version 1.1 or higher)
• Creative Zen Touch installed

Note:

• To install this firmware update, do the following:
1. Download the ZenTouch_PCFW_L4_1_01_03.exe file into your local hard disk.
2. Connect the player to your computer.
3. Double-click the firmware upgrade file and follow the instructions on the screen.

This firmware update is for Creative Zen Portable Media Center users.

Important: You will lose all content in your player when you install the new firmware. Back up any audio, video, image or data files in your player with Microsoft® Windows® Media® Player 10.

After installing the new firmware, use Windows Media Player 10 to restore content to your player.

Added Features/Enhancements:

• Optimizes power usage, so that you enjoy more playtime.
• Reduces the time taken to switch from Radio mode to other modes.
• Adds Traditional and Simplified Chinese language support for the player's menu

Fixes:

• Improves synchronization of Digital Rights Management-protected content.
• Resolves player response issues when synchronizing content using USB 1.1.
• Improves video playback.
• Removes extraneous sound occuring when the player is turned off in Radio mode, using the Wired Remote.
• Improves stability of the USB connection speed.

Requirements:

• Microsoft Windows XP
• Windows Media Player 10 installed

Added Features or Enhancements:

• Supports Audible audio Type 4.
• Activates your Zen Xtra player in order to listen to and manage your Audible audio.
• Enables you to navigate sections within Audible audio by using the “Goto Section” feature from the “Now Playing” screen.
• Enables you to return to the last playback position of Audible programs after playing other audio tracks.

(For full Audible audio support, you will also need to install Creative Jukebox Driver Update version 1.26.02.)

Requirements:

• Microsoft® Windows® XP, Windows 2000, Windows Millennium Edition or Windows 98 Second Edition
• USB 1.1 or 2.0 port
• Creative Jukebox Zen Xtra

Notes:

• Before installing the firmware update, be sure that you have:
• Charged the player's battery
• Connected the power cable
• Turned off your player
• Disconnected your player's USB cable from your computer
• To install the firmware update, you must first remove the firmware in your player using the Reload OS function:

1. Press and hold the Play button, while inserting a pin or paper clip into the Reset button on your player. The Reset button is near the Volume buttons.
   The player starts up in Rescue mode.
2. Select the Reload OS option.
   The current firmware will be erased from the player.
3. Connect your player to your computer with the USB cable.
4. Double-click the firmware file, and follow the instructions on the screen.
5. When prompted, click the Upgrade option.
6. When the upgrade is complete, your player restarts.
   A "rebuilding the library" message appears on your player's LCD. This message disappears when your player has finished rebuilding the music library.
   The firmware is now updated.

This update upgrades your player's firmware.

Fixes:

• Supports the display of Russian (Cyrillic) ID3 tag information for MP3 and WMA files in your player. NOMAD Jukebox 2/3/Zen Pack (version 1.01.12 or later) for Creative MediaSource is necessary for full and correct functionality.
• Extends your player's language support options to include Chinese Traditional and Korean languages

Requirements

• Microsoft® Windows® XP, Windows 2000, Windows Millennium Edition or Windows 98 Second Edition (SE)
• Creative NOMAD Jukebox Zen NX player
• USB port 1.1 or later

Note

• To install the firmware update, double-click the firmware update file and follow the instructions on the screen.

This is the latest NOMAD® Jukebox Zen USB 2.0 firmware (version 1.11.01) for users with computers running Windows® XP, Windows 2000, Windows Millennium, or Windows 98SE.

Firmware Enhancements:

• Adds support for up to 16,000 songs
• Enables autoscrolling of track titles when the player is idle
• Adds a Time & Date display
• Allows continuous recording past the 10 hour mark with Wired Remote if sufficient hard disk space is available
• Adds the Selected Music option to the main menu
• Displays queued playlists as groups rather than flat lists in the Selected Music screen
• Adds the Play any track option to the Music Library menu
• Adds the Reset Settings option to the Settings menu
• Adds a new skin for the Now Playing screen
• Adds a new Profiles feature

Fixes:

• Resolves previously encountered issue where the player stops responding after USB charging is completed
• Supports WMA9 VBR songs with bitrates higher than 200kbps

Requirements:

• Windows XP, Windows 2000, Windows Millennium or Windows 98SE
• Creative NOMAD Jukebox Zen USB 2.0
• USB port (version 1.1 or above)

Notes:

• To install this firmware:

1. Download and extract the firmware by executing (JBZen2PCFW_1_11_01.exe) on your computer.
2. Be sure that you have connected the power adapter
   to your player.
3. Attach your player to your computer.
4. Close all other software applications.
5. Click the Zen(USB2.0)Upgrade_1_11_01.exe file. Follow the onscreen instructions.
6. When Windows informs you that the player is detected, click the Upgrade button.
7. When the "Player is now rebooting" message appears on your computer, and the "Please Reset Player" message appears on your player's screen, your player will automatically reset itself.
8. Click the Close button.
9. Detach your player from your computer.

• This firmware does not work with NOMAD Jukebox Zen USB1.1/1394.
  To download the firmware for NOMAD Jukebox Zen USB1.1/1394, please click here.