When you use the web browser or view images, the Zune HD changes the display from portrait to landscape when the player is rotated. If the device fails to change the display orientation, the accelerometer needs to be reset. This can be done by following a few simple steps.
If your Zune HD locks up or fails to respond, you will need to restart your device. This should also be tried if you receive error messages about missing items or when an application fails to perform correctly.
Even though the Zune HD has a power button, simply pressing it will not turn the device off. To turn off your Zune HD and preserve your battery, follow these steps.
If your wireless router uses MAC filtering, you will need to know the MAC address of your device so that it may connect to the internet.
If you want to customize the look of your Zune HD, you can change the background to any pre-synced pictures on your Zune. To do this, follow this Tech-Recipe.
By default, the Zune 4.0 software sends the software usage data to Microsoft as part of their Zune Experience Program. If you want to keep your usage private, you can disable this by doing the following.
If you want to keep tabs on what time it is while you are listening to your favorite songs, enable Zune’s clock.
The Zune software can be set up to be very social by allowing everyone to send you messages, view what you are listening to and take a peek at your friends list. You can also limit some or all of these settings so that only your friends have this ability or block everyone from having any or all of these options.
If you use the Zune software to listen to music on your PC, the normal interface is rather boring to look at. There is an alternate interface that is much more pleasing to the eye. The Now Playing interface displays the album cover of the current song set on a backdrop of the album covers from your collection.
By default, the Zune software is set to keep 3 episodes of each podcast (not counting items marked In Collection). You can set the software to keep 1 to 10 or even All of the podcast episodes. Here’s how:
There is a significant delay in the Zune software as it updates the Zune Marketplace Catalog. Since it is doubtful that you use the Marketplace each time you open the Zune software, you can eliminate this delay by disabling the Marketplace by renaming the dll file associated with it.
You’ve accidentally enabled the TV Out on your Zune and can no longer see the display. To make matters worse, you don’t have access to an A/V cable. What will you do? No need to panic, you can easily restore the display back to your device by following these steps:
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