Cool key combinations
Press and hold the play button and it will put your zune into sleep mode.
Press and hold the back button and it will take you to the main menu no matter where you are.
Press and hold the back + down buttons and your zune will go into deep sleep mode (so you don't waste battery).
Press and hold the back + up buttons to reset your zune. (This is just like a rest button on xbox or ps2, it won't delete anything)
Key combinations you might want to avoid (For these you have to do it while the zune is starting up at the ZUNE screen)
Press and hold the back + center + left buttons and the zune will delete everything it has on it, as well as the firmware.
Press and hold the back + center + right buttons and the zune will delete everything on it except the firmware.
(You actually have to press the buttons on a zune4, zune8, or zune80 not touch)
These do work with the updated zune firmware
These also work with the zune4, zune8, and zune80
These only work on a zune4, zune8, and zune80
Press and hold the back + play buttons and it will delete everything on it.
Press and hold back + center + play buttons and it will delete everything on it, as well as the firmware.
Here are color coordinated button combo pictures, to sync to your zune,
just incase you ever forget. (Courtesy of BrianLikesZune)
30GB
Black
Brown
Red
White
80GB
Black
4/8GB
Black
Green
Pink
Red
To get these on your zune,
>right click the corresponding color to your zune,
>"Save as" in your pictures folder
>Open zune software
>Select options
>Collection tab
>under the pictures section, make sure the folder that contains your picture is monitored
>drag the picture to your zune.