Connect the larger end of the USB cable into an available USB port on the
computer.
Connect the smaller end of the USB cable into the Sansa®Clip player.
The computer must be on for most USB ports to charge your battery. Your Sansa®
will show connected and the yellow charging indicator will appear.
The battery level indicator will blink while charging. You will not be able to
play while connected to the computer USB.
@miikerman wrote:
To deal with this, I have my autopoweroff set, and try to keep my player in pause/off mode before powering down–I think these are good practice tips.
Neither of these will work if the last thing you did was listening to FM radio. I have to admit that I haven’t tried putting the radio in the ‘pause’ mode but, who does that??
I really think this is not a minor bug, and it should be addressed in some way.
Why can’t the SANSA remember its last state as being off. It is very inconvenient to have to remember to ensure that it’s off after charging. It seems like it would be a simple fix. The SANSA knows to turn on when the USB charger is plugged in. Wouldn’t it make sense to turn off (if that’s the last state) when the USB is unplugged?
Since the SANSA doesn’t remember its last state as beingoff' after being unplugged from the USB charger, I have set it to auto power off and am training myself to use pause’ to stop when I am done listening (works for mp3’s, FM radio, etc.) and let the auto power function turn the unit off instead of using the on/off switch. This way the SANSA can auto power off after being unplugged from the USB charger since its last state will now be `paused’.
@sansafix wrote:
After you complete charging, unplug the device and turn it off if that’s what you want.
Many users prefer to directly start playing content after charging and would find it inconvenient to have to turn it on after unplugging.
It saves them 6 seconds of boot up time.
For you, its only 3 seconds to turn it off.
To be honest, I think when you unplug it, it should power off to save its battery. If a person wants to listen to it right away its easy to turn on. I turn mine off after unplugging more times than I listen to it right away >.<
I am in a habit of powering it off when I unplug it. But it would be one less step, if it would do it itself.
Just my 2 cents,
Cheers
Message Edited by niko_sama on 02-11-2009 12:51 PM
I have the problem where I plug the clip (powered off) into my computer to charge and forget about it.
Then a few hours later, the computer goes to sleep (usb power shuts off) and the clip stays on and discharges its battery.
This often happens when I forget to unplug the clip before bed.
Is there a way the firmware could be changed to prevent this?
Yes, I would like the Clip to be more ■■■■■ proof / convenient to charge.
Thanks
Happy Trails
Just buy an AC wall charger…it’s better for your Clip’s screen in the long run anyways. Then only connect to the computer if you need to add or remove content from your player.