Solution ID # 7931
Using an MP3 Player With Online Music Subscription Services

Using an MP3 Player With Online Music Subscription Services
Keywords / Key Phrases: online music subscription services, napster, rhapsody

Summary:

To use an MP3 player with online music subscription services, the following is needed:

  • A specific application from the online music service provider
  • Windows Media Player 11.
  • Windows XP Service Pack 2 or Vista. To check the Service Pack version, click on Start, Control Panel and then System.
  • An MP3 player with MTP/PlaysForSure firmware installed.

Note: Rhapsody and Creative ZEN V Plus users.
To improve your playback experience, Creative recommends you use the latest available version of Rhapsody with at least version 1.10.03 of the ZEN V Plus firmware, available for download here. To update your Rhapsody software:

  1. Launch Rhapsody and log in.
  2. Select Help and Check for Updates.
  3. Follow the onscreen prompts.

Currently, the following players support PlaysForSure either out of box or with an available firmware upgrade:

ZEN X-Fi Series, ZEN Mozaic, ZEN Mozaic LX, ZEN (4, 8, 16, 32 G), ZEN Vision W, ZEN V Plus, ZEN V, ZEN Vision:M, ZEN Vision, ZEN Sleek Photo, ZEN Micro, ZEN MicroPhoto, ZEN Sleek, ZEN Touch, ZEN Xtra, and ZEN PMC.

Please check the following to ensure smooth usage experience with your Creative MP3 player and your online music provider.

Check the version of Media Player

  1. Open Media Player.
  2. Select Help from the top bar Menu.
  3. Click About Windows Media Player.

Check your Windows XP version

  1. Click Start, Settings and Control Panel.
  2. Select System.

Check your Firmware version

  1. Open the Main Menu on your player by pressing the Menu / Back button.
  2. Scroll down and select System.
  3. Select Information to view the firmware version.

MP3 players which operate solely as a removable drive do not posess the ability to playback subscription based content.These players include: The MuVo series, ZEN Nano, ZEN Nano Plus, ZEN Stone and the ZEN Stone Plus.

Further Suggestions

SID 7699 - Subscription services give you legal access to the largest music collections
Last updated: April 28th, 2009

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