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#32159 - 05/06/2001 18:43 Clicking Sound in 1.03
Kit
journeyman

Registered: 03/10/2000
Posts: 69
Loc: San Diego, CA US
I am now getting a clicking sound about 30-40% of the time that I switch tracks while in my car with v1.03. I don't recall ever having this happen in the past. It seems to happen more frequently if I am rapidly moving through tracks with the next button on the fascia or remote.

Anyone else notice anything like this? I noticed a large patch in the kernel for 1.03 was DSP related. If I have a chance I will try downgrading to 1.02 and see if the problem goes away.

-Kit


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#32160 - 05/06/2001 21:32 Re: Clicking Sound in 1.03 [Re: Kit]
xanatos
enthusiast

Registered: 08/03/2001
Posts: 202
Loc: Denver, CO
I haven't heard this yet. I'll pay more attention to this and see if I can hear it. Is it when you manually switch between songs, or when the song advances? It is in the car, home, or both? I'll listen for it and keep you updated.

Damien Heiser

RioCar / empeg 12GB Blue Mark 2a SN: 120001043
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#32161 - 06/06/2001 09:47 Re: Clicking Sound in 1.03 [Re: Kit]
tfabris
carpal tunnel

Registered: 20/12/1999
Posts: 31565
Loc: Seattle, WA
I'm not getting any clicking sounds at all when I advance tracks.

Are the clicking sounds coming from the speakers, or is it a mechanical sound coming from the hard disk's head mechanism?

If it's the latter, you could be looking at an impending hard disk failure (not software-related). When my hard disk started clicking, it was the five-minute warning prior to complete failure.

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#32162 - 06/06/2001 12:01 Re: Clicking Sound in 1.03 [Re: tfabris]
Kit
journeyman

Registered: 03/10/2000
Posts: 69
Loc: San Diego, CA US
I noticed the clicking again today while driving in to work. I have it running on my desk here in the office and don't get any clicking. The clicking is from the speakers and is amplified based upon the volume level.

-Kit


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#32163 - 06/06/2001 12:58 Re: Clicking Sound in 1.03 [Re: Kit]
schofiel
carpal tunnel

Registered: 25/06/1999
Posts: 2993
Loc: Wareham, Dorset, UK
Might be time to turn the volume down, then...

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