You may experience problems when you use certain third-party (non-Microsoft) accessories together with a Zune device. This article contains information about known problems and solutions.
See the following table for relevant problem details and
solutions.
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| Accessory | Zune HD Players | Zune 4/8/16/80/120 Players | Zune 30 Player |
|---|
| Altec Lansing M604 | Not compatible. Will not charge the player’s battery.
Remote cannot control the player. | No known issues. | No known issues. |
| Altec Lansing iM414 | Not compatible. Audio does not play.
Remote cannot control the player.
| No known issues. | No known issues. |
| KICKER ZK500 | Audio stops playing when volume is changed. To workaround the issue, mute/unmute the speaker dock.
Remote cannot control the player.
| Audio may not play. To workaround the issue, disconnect the dock from its power source, and then reconnect it.
| Audio may not play. To workaround the issue, disconnect the dock from its power source, and then reconnect it. |
| DPI zLive NS108B | Remote cannot control the player. | No known issues. | No known issues. |
| DPI NS308B | Not compatible. Player does not fit.
To workaround this issue, connect the player to the line-in input using a mini-jack cable. | Not compatible with Zune 80/120GB. Player does not fit.
To workaround this issue, connect the player to the line-in input using a mini-jack cable. | Not compatible. Player does not fit.
To workaround this issue, connect the player to the line-in input using a mini-jack cable. |
| DLO HomeDock | Not compatible. Audio does not play.
Remote cannot control the player. | Not compatible. The player powers off when connected to the speaker dock. | No known issues. |
| VAF Octavio 1 | Not compatible. Will not charge the player’s battery.
Remote cannot control the player. | Player may restart unexpectedly. Contact VAF Research to obtain an update: | No known issues. |
| Belkin Tune Base | Not compatible. Player does not fit. | Not compatible. Player does not fit. | No known issues. |
| iHome ZN9 Alarm Clock | Not compatible. Occasionally the alarm will sound the buzzer instead of playing from the player.
Occasionally the snooze button will fail to pause the player.
Remote cannot control the player. | No known issues. | No known issues. |
| iHome ZN10/14 | Not compatible. Does not charge the player battery. Randomly pauses audio playback.
To workaround this issue, try to disconnect and reconnect the player. | Not compatible. | The player may not work. To workaround this issue, press a button on the device. |
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