I just bought a Creative Zen V Plus 8GB model from Peats and the Guy in the Shop told me that if I let the battery power go below 5% I will only be able to charge it from the mains with a Creative adapter and not be able to use the USB from my P.C. to charge it(I was stunned) I said so what you need to keep it topped up and he said yes. Is this true? I have googled and cant find any mention of this.
Creative also have a shop on ebay for their remanufactured products
Father in law recently got one second hand without a charger, battery ran out and it wont charge now. Had only tried from a pc via USB so the <5% battery power may be the answer. note, the charge bar comes up when I plug it in but it wont charge. I also tried to charge it directly from a powered USB hub, no joy. However, as the zen only takes a USB lead, is there supposed to be some creative power unit that that has a USB connector?I just bought a Creative Zen V Plus 8GB model from Peats and the Guy in the Shop told me that if I let the battery power go below 5% I will only be able to charge it from the mains with a Creative adapter and not be able to use the USB from my P.C. to charge it(I was stunned) I said so what you need to keep it topped up and he said yes. Is this true? I have googled and cant find any mention of this.
Pretty sure that it would be and might well damage the device. Are you sure that the phone charger has an AC output though? Sounds odd.I haven't a rashers about electronics. Would using a 5V AC adapter on a unit that needs 5V DC be a mistake ?
I recently bought a Creative Vision M. The power cable has to be bought sperately and I didn't bother; so far I've recharged it off the PC
I heading off on holidays next week and would like to be able to recharge it from mains. The Creative manual says that mains power should be 5V DC. My wife has a Motorola mobile phone charger that looks compatible, but isn't 5V AC.
I haven't a rashers about electronics. Would using a 5V AC adapter on a unit that needs 5V DC be a mistake ?