General questions regarding customization of Zen Mozaic

[BobbyRS]

No problem. Good luck with your decision.

[CrowdAds]

[kendimen]

Hello! Greetings from Portugal!
I just registered and I'm writing my first thread
Been visiting ABI for a long time, though!
I'm interested on the Mozaic and have some questions, that I can't find any answers.
I found an interesting pack on local FNAC
http://www.fnac.pt/pt/Catalog/Detail...%20LeitoresMp3
Right to business:
- when one turns it off while playing, turning it back on, where does it start? On the track it was playing before, on the exact place?!?!?! Will the player still "remember" the playlist?
- any experience with the silicon skins and if is easy to work with the controls with it? Does the skin have some kind of clip?
- any experience in if it is easy to use the right controls while not looking or in the dark?
- does the player have a "Sleep" function?
- is there any way of getting a faster "boot"?
- how good are the Creative EP-630/50 eardubs included in the pack?

Hmmm... I'm sure i had some more questions... maybe I'lll remember later

Oh! Congratulations on all the nice work you've been doing! And thank you!!!

PS: Hope my english wasn't very bad!

[BobbyRS]

Originally Posted by kendimen

Hello! Greetings from Portugal!
I just registered and I'm writing my first thread

Hello and welcome to ABI kendimen.

Originally Posted by kendimen

- when one turns it off while playing, turning it back on, where does it start? On the track it was playing before, on the exact place?!?!?! Will the player still "remember" the playlist?

Yes, the Mozaic has a resume playback feature.
Yes, the Mozaic will remember the playlist being played.

Originally Posted by kendimen

- any experience with the silicon skins and if is easy to work with the controls with it? Does the skin have some kind of clip?

Not familiar with one on the Mozaic, but usually a skin or screen protector is a good idea.

Originally Posted by kendimen

- any experience in if it is easy to use the right controls while not looking or in the dark?

I have messed around with the Mozaic, but not in the dark. I don't see why it would be hard to if you know where the buttons are.

Originally Posted by kendimen

- does the player have a "Sleep" function?

Yes, there is a Sleep function.

Originally Posted by kendimen

- is there any way of getting a faster "boot"?

What do mean exactly? I would always make sure to run the latest firmware to help ensure fastest boot time and stability.

Originally Posted by kendimen

- how good are the Creative EP-630/50 eardubs included in the pack?

I love them. I'm no audiophile, but they sounds great to me.

Originally Posted by kendimen

Oh! Congratulations on all the nice work you've been doing! And thank you!!!

No problem. Thank you for the complement.

Originally Posted by kendimen

PS: Hope my english wasn't very bad!

Your English was just fine. Much better then my portuguese.

[kendimen]

Thank you so much for all the answers!
About the faster boot time, i thought i saw it showing both logos, "Creative" and "Zen", but just checked it out it only shows the "Zen"!
Has someone reedited the video on the Mozaic review or am I mixing things already?

A question on the side, any expectation on when we'll be getting crossfading capable DAP's as standard?

[BobbyRS]

No problem. When the Zen boots up completely after being powered off for a while it will show the Creative and Zen logo screens. After the Zen is powered on and then powered off again, it will stay in Stand-By mode for a couple of hours before powering off all the way. This allows the Zen to be powered back on very quickly. When the Zen is powered back on from Stand-By mode, only the Zen logo screen will load since it is not doing a complete boot up from being powered down all the way.

[riseFOR]

I just got my Zen Mozaic last week and still have a few questions.

I know it says to turn speaker on, press the options button but turn speaker on doesnt show up. How do i turn it on?

Also I have tried getting videos to my Mozaic, I know they have to be avi and i have converted my videos from youtube and such what to avi, but it doesnt work when i play it on my player. It says error playing this or this is not supported. Do you know whats wrong?

[BobbyRS]

Welcome riseFOR.

Originally Posted by riseFOR

I just got my Zen Mozaic

Congrats!

Originally Posted by riseFOR

I know it says to turn speaker on, press the options button but turn speaker on doesnt show up. How do i turn it on?

Make sure you are in the Main Menu when pressing the Option button.

Originally Posted by riseFOR

Also I have tried getting videos to my Mozaic, I know they have to be avi and i have converted my videos from youtube and such what to avi, but it doesnt work when i play it on my player. It says error playing this or this is not supported. Do you know whats wrong?

The Mozaic's videos need to use the AVI container with MJPEG as the video stream and MP3 as the audio stream, but with a resolution of 128 x 160 pixels. See this thread for more info.

[kendimen]

Hey!
That's actually very interesting! For me, it is very important information!
Why don't you include this type of information on you reviews? It would get too extensive?

Thanks a lot!

[BobbyRS]

Originally Posted by kendimen

Hey!
That's actually very interesting! For me, it is very important information!
Why don't you include this type of information on you reviews? It would get too extensive?

Not sure why.... but this is a good example of why we have the Forum.

Originally Posted by kendimen

Thanks a lot!

No problem.

[riseFOR]

o so i need to download creative centrale

[BobbyRS]

So far, that is all I've heard that seems to work, so yeah..... for now.

[riseFOR]

aww... it says i have to upgrade my windows media center to 2005 or above to install creative central... i guess i will try my sisters labtop

[BobbyRS]

Good luck. Hopefully your sister won't mind.

[Reminded]

Ok, so I just opened my new mozaic today cause it was a gift

But.. I have a few problems right now..

1) The firmware update says that my mozaic is not connected. However, I have it connected, turned on, and my computer (running XP) DOES RECOGNIZE it. This is quite frustrating.

2) I want to organize the files on my mozaic, but it shows different files other than what is already on it (the songs that came with it). This is in centrale btw.

3) Centrale and other Creative media (including the firmware update and auto-updater) don't recognize that the mozaic is plugged in. It IS still charging and is recognized by the computer.

Can you help me out?

[BobbyRS]

Originally Posted by Reminded

Ok, so I just opened my new mozaic today cause it was a gift

Congrats.

Originally Posted by Reminded

1) The firmware update says that my mozaic is not connected. However, I have it connected, turned on, and my computer (running XP) DOES RECOGNIZE it. This is quite frustrating.

Welcome to some of the (if not the) worst Creative software ever. Try uninstalling/reinstalling the driver in Device Manager.

Originally Posted by Reminded

2) I want to organize the files on my mozaic, but it shows different files other than what is already on it (the songs that came with it). This is in centrale btw.

So move them to where you would like or delete them.

Originally Posted by Reminded

3) Centrale and other Creative media (including the firmware update and auto-updater) don't recognize that the mozaic is plugged in. It IS still charging and is recognized by the computer.

I thought Creative Centrale was just working? You mention above that you see the default files on the Mozaic.

If you open My Computer, do you see the Mozaic listed as a Portable Device?

[Cranberry]

Sorry, how to power it off completly right away? Stand By will consume the energy. Also, does the energy drops fast with it being completly off? I have an older Player and it seems to stay charged has I let it for a rather long time (perhaps 4 or 5 days to get half the energy).

And does the Lock function works to prevent energy consuption? I E-mailed Creative asking if there were the feature in the Mozaic, where the screen can be turned off while music can still be playing, to spent much less energy. They said there is the Lock function, is it easy to Lock or easy to turn the screen off while hearing shuffle music?

Thanks.

Great site/foruns by the way, I've been looking for a dedicated MP3 Player site for quite a while.

[BobbyRS]

Welcome Cranberry. Standby won't really consume much. It completely powers all the way of after a couple of hours in standby. If you are real concerned, you can always press the Reset button when wanting to power off all the way.

The lock button will lock all of the buttons as well as allow for the display to power off after a period of time to help conserve battery power. This is also the only way for the screen to be turned of while powered on. It is a good idea to get used to locking the Zen to help with extending battery runtime as much as possible.

[CAGLC]

I ordered my 4 gig Creative Zen Mozaic and i have a few questions

1) How fast does it boot up?

2) Can you make it so that if your headphones get unplugged the speaker doesn't come on?

3) Is there a software that you have to use to put songs on or can i just use windows media player?

[BobbyRS]

Originally Posted by CAGLC

1) How fast does it boot up?

A full boot takes about 15-20 seconds and only a few seconds when turned on out of Sleep mode.

Originally Posted by CAGLC

3) Is there a software that you have to use to put songs on or can i just use windows media player?

The Mozaic will come with software to use. However, you can also use other sync managers like WMP, MediaMonkey, WinAmp.... Unfortunatley you will need to use the Creative Video Converter for video conversions. See this thread for more info.

[riseFOR]

well as i said before i still can't find a way to turn on the speakers

and for the video can the size be bigger cuz it is like widescreen when i play it. is there a way to put it so it takes up the whole screen.