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#233146 - 10/09/2004 11:54 Sleep function
tahir pooh-bah Registered: 27/02/2004 Posts: 1919 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 carpal tunnel Registered: 15/08/2000 Posts: 4859 Loc: New Jersey, USA	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". _________________________ *Paul Grzelak* 200GB with 48MB RAM, Illuminated Buttons and Digital Outputs
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#233148 - 10/09/2004 12:30 Re: Sleep function [Re: pgrzelak]
tahir pooh-bah Registered: 27/02/2004 Posts: 1919 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 Carpal Tunnel Registered: 08/02/2002 Posts: 3411	Quote: There is a power saving timer, but that will shut down the player after x minutes. _________________________ Mk2a 60GB Blue. Serial 030102962 sig.mp3: File Format not Valid.
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#233150 - 10/09/2004 12:58 Re: Sleep function [Re: genixia]
tahir pooh-bah Registered: 27/02/2004 Posts: 1919 Loc: London	Quote: 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 Carpal Tunnel Registered: 08/02/2002 Posts: 3411	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. _________________________ Mk2a 60GB Blue. Serial 030102962 sig.mp3: File Format not Valid.
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#233152 - 10/09/2004 15:23 Re: Sleep function [Re: genixia]
tfabris carpal tunnel Registered: 20/12/1999 Posts: 31600 Loc: Seattle, WA	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? _________________________ Tony Fabris
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#233153 - 10/09/2004 15:27 Re: Sleep function [Re: tfabris]
genixia Carpal Tunnel Registered: 08/02/2002 Posts: 3411	I was wondering about that. The manual doesn't make it clear, and alas, I don't have a Karma to test on. _________________________ Mk2a 60GB Blue. Serial 030102962 sig.mp3: File Format not Valid.
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#233154 - 10/09/2004 15:37 Re: Sleep function [Re: tfabris]
robricc carpal tunnel Registered: 30/10/2000 Posts: 4931 Loc: New Jersey, USA	No, it doesn't seem to mean that. _________________________ -Rob Riccardelli 80GB 16MB MK2 090000736
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#233155 - 10/09/2004 15:58 Re: Sleep function [Re: robricc]
tfabris carpal tunnel Registered: 20/12/1999 Posts: 31600 Loc: Seattle, WA	Okay, then what does it mean? _________________________ Tony Fabris
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#233156 - 10/09/2004 16:07 Re: Sleep function [Re: tfabris]
tahir pooh-bah Registered: 27/02/2004 Posts: 1919 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 pooh-bah 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 _________________________ WWFSMD?
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#233158 - 10/09/2004 16:21 Re: Sleep function [Re: Ezekiel]
pgrzelak carpal tunnel Registered: 15/08/2000 Posts: 4859 Loc: New Jersey, USA	What about the RioDJ functions - for timed playlists and playback? Would that help? _________________________ *Paul Grzelak* 200GB with 48MB RAM, Illuminated Buttons and Digital Outputs
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#233159 - 10/09/2004 16:25 Re: Sleep function [Re: pgrzelak]
tahir pooh-bah Registered: 27/02/2004 Posts: 1919 Loc: London	Quote: 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 pooh-bah Registered: 27/02/2004 Posts: 1919 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 carpal tunnel Registered: 20/12/1999 Posts: 31600 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? _________________________ Tony Fabris
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#233162 - 10/09/2004 16:50 Re: Sleep function [Re: tfabris]
jmwking old hand 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 addict 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.... _________________________ Oliver mk1 30gb: 129 \| mk2a 30gb: 040104126
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#233164 - 10/09/2004 18:40 Re: Sleep function [Re: oliver]
Ezekiel pooh-bah Registered: 25/08/2000 Posts: 2413 Loc: NH USA	That certainly should work on the Karma. Carbon doesn't have this feature, sadly. -Zeke _________________________ WWFSMD?
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