no, it's definitely pausing and playing, pausing and playing, pausing and playing, ad infinitum as bumps jostle my truck. (pause and play icons are visible throughout the process) no stray IR signals are interfering with it. i removed the faceplaces to see if anything looked awry... it did not. when i put the empeg back in tomorrow i'll see if things have improved. if not, my guess is i'll have Eutronix replace the switch piece below the top control button.