I'm looking to put audio (books etc) on the device, not just music as I do a lot of driving. Does this pick up where it left off, or will I have to search for my place each time I turn device on/off
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I have not placed books on the Zen. I do not know if it maintains a location on the data or not. Sorry! Not much help on the books. I use it for music and read books. No batteries on the books and the soothing music from the Zen sets the stage for hours of focused reading.
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If you mean where in the OS do you go its just like in the android software on phones and tablets.There should be a tools or settings option that will bring up the setting for wifi, sound, display, etc and under that it should have an about device (or something similar) option.In there is the option for system updates.Make sure you are connected to wifi for this to work.I'll double check and see if that is correct when I can review the steps.
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My wife's experience is that you have to search for your place again. She has not found such a feature as inquired about. - Sorry, I just learned that I must amend my answer: my wife's experience belongs to an older model. She gave this newer one away as a gift.
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I found that this is not the case. You cannot turn the unit off and have it restart where you left off. I listen to a lot of podcast and audiobooks. For example, if you're listening to a 45 min podcast and turn it off halfway through, you will need to restart the podcast. FF and rewind on the unit are so bad that they should be considered useless.
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I have used this for audiobooks for more than a year. It is important that it is not paused while you fast forward or it will skip. It also seems that I have the best luck while pressing gently and steadily down on the right arrow key. If I press down without holding, the player skips to the next section. I have found that the player starts up right where I left it off if I hit pause and let it power down on its own. The only times I have to find my place are when I accidentally skip to the beginning of the next section or when I recharge it. I always have a pad by my computer and just write down the section and hours/minutes so I can find my place easily after charging.
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I downloaded the Amazon Music player (I have it on my PC also), my music library and playlists were there. Plays great on my Trio which I am very much in love with. It is blue tooth connected to a small speaker I keep in my car. No more cd burning or cds that skip, etc. I am searching for an app that will play my music without an internet connection.
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It seems to pickup where it left off when I plug it back in after being off for a day or so. I don't know if this will be true over a long period of time if it is unplugged from power or if you remove the usb stick or SD card while it is off.
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A flash drive with music will play. I pligged in my phone but it only charged it. Great radio though. You dony have to cut anything out if you have room on your console. Glad I bought it!
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It doesn't really stay in dock mode for me. If it actually goes into dock mode, and you have a music shortcut on the dock screen (which can be customized) you can play music through the speakers while charging. But if you end up pressing the home key and taking it out of dock mode, it stops playing through the apeakers and the you'll have to undock/redock again to play through the speakers. Its really annoying. If you end up getting this dock and figure out a fix, please let me know!
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Most vehicles are built with a disabling function so you can not view videos or even google map type apps from the screen due to safety issues. You may find an installer willing to put in an over-ride switch, as I did, but getting to the video/map takes so much time and steps I found it's just not worth it. Also, my vehicle required wires to hang out of dash which I now find annoying. It plays music and even will store photos, which is cool. All in all, I am still very happy with the quality of the player and hands free calling is very easy. Hope this was helpful :)
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Hey Deanna, I purchased this item on Sept 9th, and I am still using it. I am happy to share with you my experiences thru which you will find the answers to your questions. Firstly, I would care to let you know why I purchased this item. I love to listen to my favorites musics on the go. I had used transmitters of the other so-called brands, and ended up using a tape adapter, but I was not satisfied because they died earlier. So, I purchased this device. Secondly, I tell you the good things about it. Whatever channel you choose, the transmission is 100% clear with no intercession with the others. The transmission goes widely to a point that another car can stick on your musics with no interruption. It reads everything mentioned, and even a flash drive. It plays alphabetically, so you can choose what music must be played first by naming the music with an A...or a number 1..2..3... I can't tell about the MP4, because I don't have any file in that format. Overall, I would just suggest that you give it try...and then...tell me whether or not my answer was reasonable to you. Thanks!
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I would think so. I listen to music on mine, but it always begins where it left off. And you would probably want to make sure you do not hit the shuffle button.
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Yes it will book mark your audiobook , it will also keep your place for your music file or album.. I truly love this item. it is my second one, and that is only because I lost my first one.
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The controls work in a similar way as they do with your personal music on your device. Volume Up/Down work like normal. The next track works if the service offers that. I've used it a bunch with I Heart Music and it goes to the next track until the service says you can't forward any more. This is a service level limit, not anything controlle by our device. Pause/Play also work like normal. Let me know if you need any further assistance, Valerie - Wusic Customer Service
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I've had mine for a couple weeks, listening primarily to Audible.com books. So far, it's been the best I've found (aside from an iPod) with resume (interestingly, if the sleep timer shuts off the system, when you turn it back on, you don't need to hit play: it just starts playing where it left off). I haven't tried with any books using a DRM system yet, though.
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I may be doing something wrong but I can't even see the device inside the house if I get far away from it. It appears to me that the location displayed is the location where the Trackr was last in range of the phone. For me it is almost worthless other than finding the phone in the garage or some distant room in the house.
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no. it is terrible for listening to audiobooks. it does not save your place. there is no setting to save your place. if you label the audio file as an audiobook it doesn't save your position then, either. i was very disappointed with this because i listen to a lot of audiobooks.