Sansa Clip: Screensaver when charging: Can we manually activate it to extend display life?

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When charging the Sansa Clip:  After one hour the screen goes blank (a screensaver, I assume).

I’d like to activate the screensaver right away, to extend the display life.  Is there a way to do it?

Or perhaps in a future firmware release, to have a button sequence activate it.

Unless the display life is much longer than the life of the unit in general…

Thanks for your time.

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@jamesnewbie wrote:

When charging the Sansa Clip:  After one hour the screen goes blank (a screensaver, I assume).

I’d like to activate the screensaver right away, to extend the display life.  Is there a way to do it?

Or perhaps in a future firmware release, to have a button sequence activate it.

 

Unless the display life is much longer than the life of the unit in general…

 

Thanks for your time.

The way to do it is to use an external AC wall charger. This is definitely a good idea, because the display does indeed have a finite life. Another benefit of the wall charger is that since the screen won’t be drawing power, the charge will take less time. Also, you can listen to your Clip while it’s charging this way, unlike when it’s plugged into your computer. You might not even have to buy a charger, many cell phone chargers work on it. You’re looking for 5V, and between 300mA and 1000mA / 1A.

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Thank you very much for your prompt, informative, and helpful replies.  Much appreciated.

I’m quite happy with this Sansa Clip…  it’s well-designed, easy to use, inexpensive, light-weight.  I like the software, menu layout and features.