I’ve learned so much by reading this forum; its great! I just got my Sansa Clip today and have been reading/playing and using it…I love it!
i have installed the latest firmware.
I have some “newbie” questions to ask and hope someone can answer for me
1. What is MTP and MSC mode (also what is DRM – I’ve noticed some references to it on this forum)? Please explain and what is better. And what is AutoDetect, which is the default?
2. When would I ever need to use the Reset All option in Settings? And would it remove my current list of recordings?
3. When I hold down the power button for more than 15 seconds, it still says Goodbye, and it does not refresh the database. The only time I notice that is when I unplug it from the USB port of my computer.
4. How do you stop play of a current song/book? Do you just shut down the Clip?
5. If I use the Sleep mode, will it shut down the player after the set time, or will it just put it to sleep?
6. Can I use the equalizer in Audiobooks? I notice I can get to the equalizer directly while listening to music, but not when listening to an Audiobook; I have to go through the settings in order to do so.
7. I have been looking everywhere and cannot find out the expected life of the internal battery (I am not talking about recharging it, I am referring to the actual life span of the battery) under normal use conditions. – sure wish it was replaceable!
Milkerman: THANK YOU VERY MUCH! Your answers were great and really helped me a lot. I appreciate your time
I was debating between the Clip and the e200 or c200 (because of the replaceable battery), but I have read so many raves about the Clip that I thought it would be the best choice. I will mainly use it for Audiobooks and some music, but already I can tell the sound is splendid on both the voice recordings as well as the music! If it lasts 2 years, it will be well worth it. Of course, I am already finding that I want more room! LOL. Books can fill up the player quite quickly. I just noticed that there is a 4 gb Clip available soon–that ought to be a dream!
I am just hoping I didn’t get a bad battery in mine, as I have been reading about here, but time will tell.
Oh, one more question, please…when I hold down the power switch for more than 15 seconds, it doesn’t seem to do anything different than when I just hold it for a few seconds. It doesn’t refresh the database when I turn it back on, only when I unplug it from the USB. Do you know about this?
You seem very knowlegeable so I address this to you in the hope you or another has an answer. I just tranferred a large (55Mb) WMA file to my e280. It plays the file fine but has somehow reset the audio volume to about half what it used to be. Battery is full. Is there a universal volume setting somewhere? Or is this how it handles multiple file types? I would rather have the full audio level than the WMA file so… Thanks in advance for any help!!
