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#233146 - 10/09/2004 11:54 Sleep function
tahir
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Registered: 27/02/2004
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Loc: London
Am I incredibly dense or is there no sleep function on the Karma?

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#233147 - 10/09/2004 12:07 Re: Sleep function [Re: tahir]
pgrzelak
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Registered: 15/08/2000
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Sleep function? There is a power saving timer, but that will shut down the player after x minutes. There is a display saving feature to turn off backlighting as well. There is (to my knowledge) no "hot standby" sleep function that would allow "instant on".
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#233148 - 10/09/2004 12:30 Re: Sleep function [Re: pgrzelak]
tahir
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Registered: 27/02/2004
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Loc: London
The iPod has one, you set it to play for x minutes before turning itself off, useful on holiday.

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#233149 - 10/09/2004 12:36 Re: Sleep function [Re: tahir]
genixia
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Registered: 08/02/2002
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There is a power saving timer, but that will shut down the player after x minutes.
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#233150 - 10/09/2004 12:58 Re: Sleep function [Re: genixia]
tahir
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Registered: 27/02/2004
Posts: 1914
Loc: London
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There is a power saving timer, but that will shut down the player after x minutes.


I noticed that but it says "Auto Standby after x minutes of no activity", that's not going to help me

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#233151 - 10/09/2004 15:07 Re: Sleep function [Re: tahir]
genixia
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Why not? Set a non-repeating playlist of the length that you desire...

Admittedly, it's not as flexible as what you really want, for instance, it relies on you having playlists of suitable lengths, and you can't easily use it with a random shuffle of a large playlist. (You could by skipping _lots_ of tracks ). But it should kinda work.
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#233152 - 10/09/2004 15:23 Re: Sleep function [Re: genixia]
tfabris
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doesn't "after x minutes of no activity" simply mean "after you haven't pressed a button for x minutes?"

In that case, doesn't it do exactly what he wants?
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#233153 - 10/09/2004 15:27 Re: Sleep function [Re: tfabris]
genixia
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I was wondering about that. The manual doesn't make it clear, and alas, I don't have a Karma to test on.
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#233154 - 10/09/2004 15:37 Re: Sleep function [Re: tfabris]
robricc
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Registered: 30/10/2000
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Loc: New Jersey, USA
No, it doesn't seem to mean that.
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#233155 - 10/09/2004 15:58 Re: Sleep function [Re: robricc]
tfabris
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Registered: 20/12/1999
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Okay, then what does it mean?
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#233156 - 10/09/2004 16:07 Re: Sleep function [Re: tfabris]
tahir
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Registered: 27/02/2004
Posts: 1914
Loc: London
Quote:
doesn't "after x minutes of no activity" simply mean "after you haven't pressed a button for x minutes?"


Unfortunately not, I've just tried and it look's like playing is assumed as an activity because it hasn't powered down. So come on guys give us a sleep function (please )


Edited by epwc (10/09/2004 16:18)

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#233157 - 10/09/2004 16:17 Re: Sleep function [Re: tfabris]
Ezekiel
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Registered: 25/08/2000
Posts: 2413
Loc: NH USA
Tony - On the Carbon it seems to mean that after X minutes, with the player _not_ playing and no button presses, shut down. I'd also like a sleep timer for the Carbon. When I'm not travelling I mostly use it when falling asleep.

-Zeke
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#233158 - 10/09/2004 16:21 Re: Sleep function [Re: Ezekiel]
pgrzelak
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Registered: 15/08/2000
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What about the RioDJ functions - for timed playlists and playback? Would that help?
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#233159 - 10/09/2004 16:25 Re: Sleep function [Re: pgrzelak]
tahir
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Registered: 27/02/2004
Posts: 1914
Loc: London
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What about the RioDJ functions - for timed playlists and playback? Would that help?


Huh? I didn't know they existed, looked briefly at RioDJ can't see anything about timed playback, but like I said I'm quite dense

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#233160 - 10/09/2004 16:27 Re: Sleep function [Re: tahir]
tahir
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Registered: 27/02/2004
Posts: 1914
Loc: London
Oh yeah, I see but it doesn't seem to let me select a playlist to play for x minutes.

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#233161 - 10/09/2004 16:43 Re: Sleep function [Re: tahir]
tfabris
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Registered: 20/12/1999
Posts: 31597
Loc: Seattle, WA
Quote:
it look's like playing is assumed as an activity


Is it me, or does that seem just silly? I mean, what's the point of the feature, then?
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#233162 - 10/09/2004 16:50 Re: Sleep function [Re: tfabris]
jmwking
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Registered: 27/02/2003
Posts: 777
Loc: Washington, DC metro
I would guess so that when your shortish playist is over, the thing shuts down to save battery.

We empeg users never play shortish lists, though...

-jk

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#233163 - 10/09/2004 17:27 Re: Sleep function [Re: tahir]
oliver
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Registered: 02/04/2002
Posts: 691
Quote:

... can't see anything about timed playback ...


Do a RioDJ -> Entertain Me -> For X amount of time.

I think that might help you out a bit....
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#233164 - 10/09/2004 18:40 Re: Sleep function [Re: oliver]
Ezekiel
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Registered: 25/08/2000
Posts: 2413
Loc: NH USA
That certainly should work on the Karma. Carbon doesn't have this feature, sadly.

-Zeke
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