Please bring back the Real Time Spectrum Analyzer Display and the Artist Information that I had on my Clip +. On the Clip Zip, pushing the center button alternates between the album cover and track information. This is nice but it is a big step backwards from what I could do with my Clip +.
Paul O.
@tokadap wrote:
Please bring back the Real Time Spectrum Analyzer Display and the Artist Information that I had on my Clip +. On the Clip Zip, pushing the center button alternates between the album cover and track information. This is nice but it is a big step backwards from what I could do with my Clip +.
Paul O.
It would be nice to have the artist info, but the spectrum analyzer didn’t really serve any purpose but to look pretty.
@gwk1967 wrote:
@tokadap wrote:
Please bring back the Real Time Spectrum Analyzer Display and the Artist Information that I had on my Clip +. On the Clip Zip, pushing the center button alternates between the album cover and track information. This is nice but it is a big step backwards from what I could do with my Clip +.
Paul O.
It would be nice to have the artist info, but the spectrum analyzer didn’t really serve any purpose but to look pretty.
Agreed!
I like pretty stuff…
I would like to see the following changes to the Clip Zip’s operation:
When locked, pressing the volume buttons should not light the screen. The volume button is often used when the player is locked and lighting the screen just wastes battery power.
When paused during playback, holding the back or forward butons should scroll through the song/audiobook/podcast.
During playback of a podcast, pressing the back button should first take you to the beginning of the CURRENT podcast.
Thanks for asking for feedback!
@p_opus wrote:
It doesn’t really matter, however. I am a big Rockbox fan, and it looks as if the Clip Zip has enough similar with it’s predecssors that Rockbox isn’t far behind. Also, since I found out how to maintain my Rhapsody integration on fhe Fuze, I think I’ll be picking up the zip as soon as I see Rockbox come up.
Bertrik finally bought a Clip Zip for hacking (apparently they weren’t available in Europe), so hopefully they’ll be a usable rockbox build before too long. Internally its almost the same as the Clip+.
I agree with the others regarding playback screen and other features that multiple users have mentioned. I would also like to see:
Better stopwatch function with more features that a standard stopwatch would have and an easier to read display (the font size is unnecessarily small). Timer sound is a great idea too.
More attractive overall visual design of the menu , and bring back the menu options that the clip+ had.
HD Radio support with itunes tagging (don’t know if this is possible thru firmware). This would be very cool with the recording option.
Games would be a nice addition. blackjack, etc.
Ape Support (monkey’s audio codec)
Coverflow option
Workout Routine Planner/Tracker
Pedometer
USB Control Function and for gods sakes give us a dock
I don’t know if hardware suggestions are what you wanted at this point in the life cycle, but I do agree that a polished metal case would be nice as well as more color options in the 8gb variety. I got a 4gb just because I wanted orange. I would really like to be able to have usb control and some accessories to use it with. Thanks for listening to us, and giving us the chance to help make the best mp3 player in the world even better. I love this little player and I sing its praises to everybody. Keep rocking at life Sandisk!
Ah, a mini-dock indeed would be nice! And I even recently saw one for another product that docked to a side-USB connection.
A couple more; just throwin’ it out there to see what sticks:
After the screen times out and goes off, it takes two presses of the volume buttons to turn the sound up or down. Can we get that changed so the volume changes on the first press?
So maybe I got a little ahead of myself with the feature requests. Can you make it so they don’t die after a week and a half? AAAAAAAAAGH!
@2x4 wrote:
So maybe I got a little ahead of myself with the feature requests. Can you make it so they don’t die after a week and a half? AAAAAAAAAGH!
An explanation could perhaps elicit some help.
Believe me Marvin, if I had anything, I would give it to you, it just simply turned off, and won’t turn back on. I know the battery was charged up when this happened, but I hooked up to my computer to charge and it won’t even recognize the device. the error box even said something about the device is damaged or something. I’ve never dropped it, gotten it wet, etc., so I have no idea how this is possible. The only thing I can think of is that Newegg possibly sold me a refurbished one, but it didn’t say that in the description, and it’s so new I don’t think there would be refurbished ones available yet, but Newegg had a “replacement only” return policy on the thing, so that’s my only clue.
I found mine wouldn’t turn on once when I had it plugged into the computer charging, computer went to sleep because I left it. When I went to wake up the computer I got an error about the connected device (it malfunctioned or something), Unplugged the zip and it would not turn on. Reconnected it to the computer…nothing. Rebooted the machine…nothing still. Figured it had died on me but turned to the internet in hopes of finding a resolution. Found the thread on Sandisks forums about reseting the zip which apparently involves holding in the power button at least 20 secs then trying to turn it on. It powered up and has worked fine since.
Not sure if it may have helped in your situation but worked in mine and now I’m more prone to charge it on a wall charger rather than the computer that may interupt the connection and kill my little mp3 player.
@2x4 wrote:
Believe me Marvin, if I had anything, I would give it to you, it just simply turned off, and won’t turn back on.
We’ve been hearing this same scenario a couple times a week for years about various players. 99 times out of 100 if you simply do a reset (as already suggested), the unit will come back to life.
Obviously, the people who post these “I don’t know, it just died” pleas for help haven’t taken the time (as they should have) to read the User’s Guide as this simple ‘fix’ is always explained and suggested as the 1st thing to try when the player freezes up or acts odd in any way.
I can’t understand it . . . if I were a SanDisk (or any company for that matter) Tech Support representative the first thing I would ask someone who called with a problem is, “Have you read the manual? . . . No? . . . Call me back when you have.”
5-10 minutes reading the manual vs. hours or days of back & forth messages on a forum or calling some Tech Support rep? The choice is yours.
@dcastro wrote:
After the screen times out and goes off, it takes two presses of the volume buttons to turn the sound up or down. Can we get that changed so the volume changes on the first press?
The first touch of a button wakes up the Clip Zip. The subsequent presses are accepted as a command. Though a little quirky with the volume buttons, I’ve been used to the “double tap” for that first volume adjustment.
Bob :stuck_out_tongue:
“Obviously, the people who post these “I don’t know, it just died” pleas for help haven’t taken the time (as they should have) to read the User’s Guide as this simple ‘fix’ is always explained and suggested as the 1st thing to try when the player freezes up or acts odd in any way.”
Obviously, the people who post these [deleted]" useless responses haven’t taken the time (as they should have) to notice that this forum is in the “help” section of the website. [deleted]. Thanks for taking the time to help.
Thanks, niteshade, I thought you only had to hold it a few seconds, I should have read the manual more closely. At any rate I’ve already sent it back to newegg, but if it happens again I’ll certainly try this.
No worries, feel free to ask here, regardless of how basic the question may be! To reset the player, the time required to reset does vary depending upon the situation that caused the fault.
If you have a sensitive pair of headphones, there’s a soft “click” audible as the Sansa resets. There have been times when I’ve experimented with test files, freezing the player, when the reset takes under five seconds. Other times, it has taken around twenty (in these cases, I froze the player by overtasking it).
If you’re like I am, with a new device, I power up and run with it. Usually, referring to the manual or user guide happens when I have an idle moment, or the device does something I don’t understand. At least, since the User Guide is a PDF file, there’s a handy search function in Adobe Reader. Not everyone out there uses this function regularly- in fact, there are two different search functions in Reader.
Going to the user forums is a great way to figure problems out, and ask opinions on how others have found ways to solve them.
Bob :smileyvery-happy:
@2x4 wrote:
“Obviously, the people who post these “I don’t know, it just died” pleas for help haven’t taken the time (as they should have) to read the User’s Guide as this simple ‘fix’ is always explained and suggested as the 1st thing to try when the player freezes up or acts odd in any way.”
Obviously, the people who post these “I’m a major a-hole ■■■■■■■■■” useless responses haven’t taken the time (as they should have) to notice that this forum is in the “help” section of the website, not the “i need a place to be a **bleep** from a safe distance because my parents didn’t love me enough” section. If I were anywhere near you, I would punch you in your useless face. Thanks for taking the time to help.
2x4,
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