Maximum volume too low

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Hi,

Does anyone else find that they can’t get the Clip Zip to play loud enough? I can’t hear my podcasts over the traffic noise while I’m walking about in town even with my in-ear headphones, and it’s not exactly deafening in a quiet room. The gain feature doesn’t appear to do anything.

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The Zip puts out plenty of volume.

3 possibilities:

  1.  You know there’s a volume control on the side of the unit, right? (Don’t laugh or get offended; others have missed this too).
  2. In the Settings, there’s a HIGH & NORMAL setting. Switch it to HIGH.
  3. If you chose Europe as you Region duriing intial set-up, there’s an EU restriction in place where you don’t have a HIGH settiing and the volume is capped.
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The Zip puts out plenty of volume.

3 possibilities:

  1. You know there’s a volume control on the side of the unit, right? (Don’t laugh or get offended; others have missed this too).
  2. In the Settings, there’s a HIGH & NORMAL setting. Switch it to HIGH.
  3. If you chose Europe as you Region duriing intial set-up, there’s an EU restriction in place where you don’t have a HIGH settiing and the volume is capped.
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The Zip puts out plenty of volume.

3 possibilities:

  1.  You know there’s a volume control on the side of the unit, right? (Don’t laugh or get offended; others have missed this too).
  2. In the Settings, there’s a HIGH & NORMAL setting. Switch it to HIGH.
  3. If you chose Europe as you Region duriing intial set-up, there’s an EU restriction in place where you don’t have a HIGH settiing and the volume is capped. Reset your Factory Default Settings and choose ‘Rest of World’ to by-pass this legality.
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I can believe that. No. 1 is the giveaway you work in tech support, but it wasn’t that. :smileyvery-happy:

Ah, I was wondering why the volume option couldn’t be found under the settings menu as depicted in the manual. I changed this to ‘rest of world’ and that’s fixed the problem. There’s now enough volume to deafen a bus-load of commuters! You’re right, it certainly packs a punch.

Pesky, meddling EU regulations! *spit*

Thanks very much for your help.

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I already know of the “high” volume setting for the Sansa Zip, but for some songs in my library, it’s just not enough.

Maybe its my hearing, but I would like to know if there’s any way to boost volume.

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You can boost volume by using  more efficient earphones, or using a portable headphone amp. There are efficient earphones that are inexpensive, such as the Sony MDR-E828LP earphone, which is under $10 and is 16 ohms, 108 db/mw. For under $10, the sound is quite good. Fiio makes some cheap headphone amps. Their $8 E3 is said to produce some hiss, however the $25 E6 is much higher in sound quality.

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thanks

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How can I reset to get to initial set-up to change the volume.

I want to go to: Default Settings and choose ‘Rest of World’ to by-pass this legality

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Hi!
I just installed the latest firmware and it works just fine.
It`s faster and I love it!

Thanks SanDisk :smileyvery-happy:

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I don’t see a “new post” option, so I’ll just try “reply” and ask what does the “replay gain” function do?

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@lookfar wrote:

I don’t see a “new post” option, so I’ll just try “reply” and ask what does the “replay gain” function do?

ReplayGain

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@lookfar wrote:

 

I don’t see a “new post” option . . .

 

It’s called New Message. Upper left, just above the 1st thread Subject line (and just under

Check out our new features! Twitter integration and Kudos! Read more >>) on any of the main (1st) board pages.

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Ok I have really gone and broke it now! Couldnt find rest of world so put it on some languauge I cant read and cant get back to languages!! Can find settings!  Could someone please talk me through it!!

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http://kb.sandisk.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/7/kw/changing%20language

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Thank goodness for this thread, bought for my wife and she asked me to return it - as someone else pointed out whilst in Low mode the volume passes for loud on a quiet night, out in the countryside, with windows closed and no family in the house … in a loud gym environment its truely dreadfully low.

Whilst I understand that SanDisk cannot do anything about the madness that is the European Union, may I politely suggest including a sticker on the device that reads “IF YOU CHOOSE EUROPE THEN VOLUME LIMITATION WILL BE APPLIED TO THIS DEVICE TO PREVENT HEARING DAMAGE” - then at least people will know whats happening ! Seriously !! Really do it !!!

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I seriously doubt they could do this and still be in compliance with the law.

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Stating a fact against the law ? I don’t think so.

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At least there is a way around this. Anybody who works for SanDisk is verbotten to say anythinig about this work-around, but at least it exists. Some brands of players do not have the option.

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@steveuk wrote:

Stating a fact against the law ? I don’t think so.

The EU would probably frown upon Sandisk telling people to how to circumvent them. No idea if thats actually illegal, but I bet they could be fined for helping people bypass the limit.