The Empeg is designed for use in a car, and all cars do this to the radio. It does not hurt the Empeg, it's made for this kind of thing. The Empeg should just briefly pause while you start the engine, then it will come back and continue playing.

In an extreme case (if your car's voltage drops a lot or if you must crank your engine more than a few seconds), the player might fully reboot instead of just pausing. This still should not hurt the player.

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Tony Fabris