[SlimDevices: Radio] Argh! Backup alarm every morning, but streams fine when preset pressed
I feel like I'm in the twilight zone Connected to mysqueezebox.com and all working well for a few days. Set my chosen wake-up station to my Favorites list. Alarm sound is set to that station. Before bed, I play the same station, and tell it to sleep in 30 minutes, which it does. However, in the morning (3rd morning now), I'm awakened to the backup alarm. Pressing the preset brings the stream up immediately, so not a connectivity problem. In addition, I have performed the same test throughout the day, first sending the radio to sleep and then setting an alarm for a few hours later. Works fine. I've tried using both "Current Playlist" and the station selected as a Favorite. Both seem to work (and fail) equally. Then, overnight, seems to go bonkers. Anyone have this experience -- or, even better, a fix? Cheers, Susan -- CECat CECat's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=34735 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=72374 ___ Radio mailing list Radio@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/radio
Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] Argh! Backup alarm every morning, but streams fine when preset pressed
What is the url/station that you are using and on what hardware (Win/Mac/NAS?). For example, there are some particular issues with setting certain BBC radio URLs as alarms. -- Siduhe Who am I on 'LAST.FM' (http://www.last.fm/user/siduhe)? "-Siduhe Loved Tracks radio got the thumbs up. Feedback included: yeah, it's good... got the odd dodgy track tho...-" (c) 'ModelCitizen' (http://www.last.fm/user/Modelcitizen) Siduhe's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=723 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=72374 ___ Radio mailing list Radio@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/radio
Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] not an auspicious start
If you have a meter, you may want to check the output of the power supply. If you really are getting no response from the unit, it may be as simple as a non-functioning supply. Worth a shot and, if is the case, might simplify the process of correcting your situation. --rt boolittlek wrote: > Tony T;493290 Wrote: >> Won't Amazon give you a refund? Buy from another retailer. (That's >> what I did when I needed a few for presents) > > It was $150 when I bought it. I'm not going to pay $200 at another > retailer. > > I contacted Logitech first for technical help to see if anything could > be done. They sounded like they wished to resolve the matter, so I'll > wait for them to call me back. If they're unsuccessful, I'll contact > Amazon directly. I've already paid for an item that was in stock when I > ordered it. Since they shipped me a defective unit, I would expect them > to send a replacement (and secure it from alternate sources rather than > making me wait as though it were a new order). We'll see. > > ___ Radio mailing list Radio@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/radio
Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] Argh! Backup alarm every morning, but streams fine when preset pressed
CECat;493437 Wrote: > I feel like I'm in the twilight zone > > Connected to mysqueezebox.com and all working well for a few days. Set > my chosen wake-up station to my Favorites list. Alarm sound is set to > that station. > > Before bed, I play the same station, and tell it to sleep in 30 > minutes, which it does. However, in the morning (3rd morning now), I'm > awakened to the backup alarm. Pressing the preset brings the stream up > immediately, so not a connectivity problem. > > In addition, I have performed the same test throughout the day, first > sending the radio to sleep and then setting an alarm for a few hours > later. Works fine. I've tried using both "Current Playlist" and the > station selected as a Favorite. Both seem to work (and fail) equally. > Then, overnight, seems to go bonkers. > > Anyone have this experience -- or, even better, a fix? > > Cheers, > Susan Try setting the alarm using mysqueezebox.com --> players --> alarm -- Tony T Tony T's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=34544 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=72374 ___ Radio mailing list Radio@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/radio
[SlimDevices: Radio] Seeing presets while connected to Slimserver
How can I see the Squeezebox Radio preset button values when connecting to my own slimserver.. and edit them... I ended up manually deleting then my hand off the radio and would like to see/edit them right from the slimserver directly Also would like to see/edit the preset button values for the squeezenetwork server in an obvious place as well.. -- joltdude joltdude's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=34779 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=72381 ___ Radio mailing list Radio@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/radio
Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] Internet Radio: stations & categories
Philip Meyer;493363..Ah, so there are extra menus - organised in a different way to what you get in Internet Radio menu.[/QUOTE Wrote: > > > Yeah, and laid out quite nicely imo. The search function is quite > snappy too. -- toby10 toby10's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=12553 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=72319 ___ Radio mailing list Radio@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/radio
[SlimDevices: Radio] Menu option or setting to two click line level out
I know its not ideal, but is there an applet/menu setting, that allows you to set the headphone jack to line level out, then when deselected the regular speaker volume/headphone volume goes back to the previous setting.. I hate having to crank the volume to use an external speaker, only to have it being too high when i disconnect it... even if you had to just flip a checkbox manually after unplug it would be an improvement.. -- joltdude joltdude's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=34779 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=72383 ___ Radio mailing list Radio@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/radio
Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] Argh! Backup alarm every morning, but streams fine when preset pressed
Station is WCPE, at url as follows: http://opml.radiotime.com/Tune.ashx?id=s27997&partnerId=16 This is the same stream that alarmed correctly during tests yesterday at 9:15am and 1:15pm. All other aspects of the test were the same as the real thing (e.g. played station, set to sleep after 30 minutes, then alarm to same station). Not sure I follow the question about hardware, as I'm using mysqueezebox.com, not a local server. Wireless connection via DSL, 100% signal strength. No powersavers set on the router. @Tony T -- have tried that, and also checked to ensure that what was set on the web interface was also what showed up on the radio locally. Both match. Susan -- CECat CECat's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=34735 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=72374 ___ Radio mailing list Radio@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/radio
Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] Argh! Backup alarm every morning, but streams fine when preset pressed
A couple of hours ago, I found that my 1:30pm test alarm, which worked yesterday to stream the above-listed internet radio stream, is malfunctioning today. I am now wondering about the stream itself, as the radio seems to *think* it's playing (screen shows alarm, but no sound -- different from this morning's backup alarm sounding). My newest experiment is to use a different stream ... I now have 3 favorites for WCPE: 1 - the first listed above via radiotime; 2 - the station's direct MP3 stream at: http://www.ibiblio.org/wcpe/wcpe.pls 3 - the station's direct OGG Vorbis stream at: http://audio-ogg.ibiblio.org:8000/wcpe.ogg.m3u Currently, I've played #2, set the radio to go to sleep after 15 minutes, which it did, and am awaiting the alarm to play the Favorite labeled "WCPE MP3" (#2 above) at 4:30pm Eastern. Of course, even if it does work, I won't know about tomorrow morning, but if it fails, at least I can rule that out as the solution. Susan -- CECat CECat's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=34735 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=72374 ___ Radio mailing list Radio@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/radio
Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] not an auspicious start
It's a good suggestion, and I've thought about the possibility of the problem just being the power supply, but unfortunately, I don't have a meter (and I don't know anyone who has one I could borrow). -- boolittlek boolittlek's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=23650 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=72355 ___ Radio mailing list Radio@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/radio
[SlimDevices: Radio] Imminent Return -- How to Fix Alarms? Search? Tone Controls?
Ok, I've had SlimDevices products running nicely at home for five or six years now. The Boom is silly expensive, as is the Radio at $200, but at $160, I thought it could fill some specific needs. It is failing. Here are the critical problems: * Alarm -- fails if Internet connection not solid; backup requires server * Search -- How do I just get to "ZZ Top" without wheel-ing through several thousand albums? * Tone Controls -- it sounds like a boom-box with flabby bass, no midrange, and softened treble. I understand the alarm is a known issue, but that Logi isn't doing squat until they get their faux iTouch out. Any good workarounds? The lack of search, is just stupid, especially if you pull in your iTunes. Not that the iTunes "integration" is any great shakes, but we literally have thousands of albums. No search for radio stations as well makes this a non-starter. Tonal balance has been completely mainstreamed with overblown bass. The UI shows an equalizer, but you get the same transition effects and volume adjustment schemes, not any real tone controls. I'm pissed that you are basically forced to sigh up with Logi's servers and that the thing "phones home" without your permission on power up. I'll deal with another bit of Logitech spyware, but a privacy (intrusion) policy would have been nice. I have no problem ssh-ing into the thing if that lets me do something to resolve the problems. Any plug-ins to fix these things? Any word on alternate firmware? maybe we just cannibalize these things the same way we do WRT54G routers? -- jef jef's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=30360 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=72393 ___ Radio mailing list Radio@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/radio
Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] Appears to be playing, but no sound?
Happens regularly for me, especially if I am sync-ed with one or more of our other SBv3 and on radio. It might be caused by a temporary loss of connectivity upstream of the wireless access point. The Radio doesn't seem to know when to re-buffer a stream. -- jef jef's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=30360 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=72182 ___ Radio mailing list Radio@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/radio
Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] BBC Radio stations not playing...
bpa;493022 Wrote: > Many of staff picks URL are out of date - use the BBC App from Apps > gallery. Any suggestions for URLs for those of us that run our own servers? Would be nice to fix the menus so that the non-techies in the house can access what the UI says. -- jef jef's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=30360 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=72313 ___ Radio mailing list Radio@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/radio
Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] Internet Radio: stations & categories
>>Ah, so there are extra menus - organised in a different way to what you get >>in Internet Radio menu.[/QUOTE Wrote: > Yeah, and laid out quite nicely imo. The search function is quite > snappy too. Then why is it an App - should be the default Internet Radio menu if it's better. Either way, one or the other, not both! ___ Radio mailing list Radio@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/radio
Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] Imminent Return -- How to Fix Alarms? Search? Tone Controls?
The alarm even fails with a rock solid internet connection. The quirks of the European MYSB datacenter plus the dynamic IPs used in most European countries are more than enough to wipe away any semblance of reliability. Logitech really screwed this up big time and they are either not willing to fix this before they have a partly functioning software to finally sell the Touch or they even refuse to notice the Radio's severe problems. Anyway, obviously this blatant showstopper is currently not even investigated. Dunno how they want to lure people into buying a Touch if they are obviously not able to design a reliable alarm clock. Let's just hope that this series of wrong decisions won't lead to the death of the whole product range. If they follow the current course, it seems more or less inevitable. -- 0xdeadbeef 0xdeadbeef's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2287 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=72393 ___ Radio mailing list Radio@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/radio
Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] BBC Radio stations not playing...
Not sure why you think running own server prevents you from using BBC app - installed from Apps Gallery. Alternative source is Radiofeeds app again from Apps Gallery. The BBCiPlayer plugin also has latest BBC URLs Finally if you want to enter them yourself as favorites get them from here http://iplayerhelp.external.bbc.co.uk/help/streaming_programmes/local_radio_streams http://iplayerhelp.external.bbc.co.uk/help/streaming_programmes/real_wma_streams -- bpa bpa's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=1806 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=72313 ___ Radio mailing list Radio@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/radio
[SlimDevices: Radio] Option for double height/larger clock during playback
It would be nice if there was an option to set a larger, double height clock/icon bar while a stream or file is playing, perhaps with a translucent background to extend the cover art area... That clock is REALLY small... It wouldnt be too difficult to enlarge it without screwing up the layout... -- joltdude joltdude's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=34779 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=72399 ___ Radio mailing list Radio@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/radio
Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] Option for double height/larger clock during playback
joltdude;493656 Wrote: > It would be nice if there was an option to set a larger, double height > clock/icon bar while a stream or file is playing, perhaps with a > translucent background to extend the cover art area... > > That clock is REALLY small... > It wouldnt be too difficult to enlarge it without screwing up the > layout... If all you want is the time, set the Clock as a screensaver for "when playing" -- Tony T Tony T's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=34544 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=72399 ___ Radio mailing list Radio@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/radio
Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] Option for double height/larger clock during playback
Or if you want both album art and time, see Erland's "Information Screen" applet, which allows you to switch between the two at timed intervals. http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=67422 -- aubuti aubuti's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2074 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=72399 ___ Radio mailing list Radio@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/radio
Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] Imminent Return -- How to Fix Alarms? Search? Tone Controls?
jef;493629 Wrote: > * Search -- How do I just get to "ZZ Top" without wheel-ing through > several thousand albums? option 1) turn the knob the other way and ZZ Top will be the first thing you hit option 2) put the Search menu item on your home menu so it's always easily available (Settings > Home Menu > Search) option 3) grab the IR remote from one of your other SBs (but not the Boom's mini remote) and use the alphanumeric keys to jump to the right place jef;493629 Wrote: > The lack of search, is just stupid, especially if you pull in your > iTunes. Search is right there under your nose. jef;493629 Wrote: > * Tone Controls -- it sounds like a boom-box with flabby bass, no > midrange, and softened treble. Bass and treble controls are in the plans for a future firmware upgrade. The hardware is capable, but the software needs to be written. I wouldn't expect it real soon though. -- aubuti aubuti's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2074 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=72393 ___ Radio mailing list Radio@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/radio
Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] Appears to be playing, but no sound?
I'll add one more voice to the Radio losing the radio stream for no particular reason and then not automatically reconnecting. It is rather annoying to have to turn the unit off and back on just to get the station back. I've got good wireless signal in the house so I don't think that's it. I can understand hiccups in the internet stream but I'd think that'd be an anticipated event. Seems to me the Radio should just pick up where it left off when the stream becomes available again but that apparently isn't the case. I love the access to stations worldwide, but most of the time I just want to turn on the radio and listen without having to fuss with the seeming unpredictability. -- mlsstl mlsstl's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=9598 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=72182 ___ Radio mailing list Radio@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/radio
Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] Imminent Return -- How to Fix Alarms? Search? Tone Controls?
jef;493629 Wrote: > > * Alarm -- fails if Internet connection not solid; backup requires > server > A server connection is not required for the backup alarm. If the connection to mysqueezebox.com, the stream or your local server fails, it will play a built-in sound. I've had both my radio and boom play the backup sound without having the server on. -- tass tass's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=1231 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=72393 ___ Radio mailing list Radio@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/radio
Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] Imminent Return -- How to Fix Alarms? Search? Tone Controls?
jef;493629 Wrote: > > I have no problem ssh-ing into the thing if that lets me do something > to resolve the problems. Any plug-ins to fix these things? > The source of the firmware (SqueezePlay) is available, so all you have to do is to learn some lua and start patching the source and fixing the bugs yourself. Yes, I know this wasn't really what you asked for. jef;493629 Wrote: > > Any word on alternate firmware? maybe we just cannibalize these things > the same way we do WRT54G routers? > Someone would have to build a completely custom version without using Logitech's code at all, this would be a huge job. The licensing of the firmware doesn't allow you to redistribute any changes. All redistribution has to go through Logitech. -- erland Erland Isaksson 'My homepage' (http://erland.isaksson.info) (Install my plugins through Extension Downloader) (Developer of 'TrackStat, SQLPlayList, DynamicPlayList, Custom Browse, Custom Scan, Custom Skip, Multi Library, Title Switcher and Database Query plugins' (http://wiki.erland.isaksson.info/index.php/Category:SlimServer)) erland's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3124 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=72393 ___ Radio mailing list Radio@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/radio
Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] Imminent Return -- How to Fix Alarms? Search? Tone Controls?
0xdeadbeef;493653 Wrote: > > Logitech really screwed this up big time and they are either not > willing to fix this before they have a partly functioning software to > finally sell the Touch or they even refuse to notice the Radio's severe > problems. > > Anyway, obviously this blatant showstopper is currently not even > investigated. Dunno how they want to lure people into buying a Touch if > they are obviously not able to design a reliable alarm clock. > Well, the primary function of the Radio is NOT to act as an alarm clock, this is just a secondary function which it can do in addition to playing music. How do you know that no one is working on the problems ? Just because they haven't released anything yet doesn't have to mean that no one is trying to solve them. -- erland Erland Isaksson 'My homepage' (http://erland.isaksson.info) (Install my plugins through Extension Downloader) (Developer of 'TrackStat, SQLPlayList, DynamicPlayList, Custom Browse, Custom Scan, Custom Skip, Multi Library, Title Switcher and Database Query plugins' (http://wiki.erland.isaksson.info/index.php/Category:SlimServer)) erland's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3124 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=72393 ___ Radio mailing list Radio@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/radio
Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] Appears to be playing, but no sound?
jef;493648 Wrote: > Happens regularly for me, especially if I am sync-ed with one or more of > our other SBv3 and on radio. It might be caused by a temporary loss of > connectivity upstream of the wireless access point. The Radio doesn't > seem to know when to re-buffer a stream. (I use local SlimServer on > FreeBSD here, not the Logi service.) Happens on a wired connection, also. That's one of the tests that tech support had me do. -- bubbasamdog bubbasamdog's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=34359 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=72182 ___ Radio mailing list Radio@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/radio
Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] Imminent Return -- How to Fix Alarms? Search? Tone Controls?
Well returning might not bee such a bad idea if many customers did it. Purchasing power is power . So if one wants to shift logitechs focus from the Touch to fixing already released products thats one idea. Anyone got a better Idea, Is somebody here a billionare ? Maybe buy all logitech stock and tell them what to do ;) I convinced that logitech would fix this issues soner or later. It is bad practice to release unfinished products anyway Imho. And I think it would be a useful learning experience for logitech if one products could fall flat on it's face for this very reason, this would benefit future products. So return it now and buy it again when the situation is better ? Imho I think logitech should extend the warranty, to soothe unhappy customers. For example with the time from the release date until the most glaring bugs and omissions is fixed, reliable alarm ,tone controls (tone controls are reasonable to expect as the boom has it ? I suppose radio has the same DSP and digital xo ) -- Mnyb Main hifi: SB3 (soon to replaced by a Touch :) It is on preorder) Bedroom/Office: Boom Kitchen: Receiver (soon to be replaced by my SB3 and the SBRto be stuffed in a box in the attic ) I use a Controller various ir-remotes and a Eee-PC with squeezeplay to controll this Mnyb's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=4143 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=72393 ___ Radio mailing list Radio@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/radio
Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] Imminent Return -- How to Fix Alarms? Search? Tone Controls?
erland;493718 Wrote: > The source of the firmware (SqueezePlay) is available, so all you have > to do is to learn some lua and start patching the source and fixing the > bugs yourself. > > Yes, I know this wasn't really what you asked for. Actually, in a way, it is. Lua isn't bad and I can dust off my manuals. While there is no way in hell I am giving these as Holiday gifts, there is some hope that I can at least get mine usable in the three weeks left on its return window. The alarm is unreliable and has failed in two different ways so far -- stream stalls and does not restart and stream is unavailable and it fails to retrieve the default alarm from the server. -- jef jef's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=30360 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=72393 ___ Radio mailing list Radio@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/radio
Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] Imminent Return -- How to Fix Alarms? Search? Tone Controls?
erland;493719 Wrote: > Well, the primary function of the Radio is NOT to act as an alarm clock, > this is just a secondary function which it can do in addition to playing > music. And thats why they spent a extra button to the alarm button and advertize it as a bedside-clock replacement. For many people the alarm IS essential :( -- bluegaspode 1x SB-Controller+Receiver (Duet), 1xSB-Boom. 1xSB-Radio Server (7.4.1) running on SheevaPlug (Ubuntu) with attached Western Digital MyBook Essential. Secondary 7.4 Server on Debianized Buffalo Linkstation LS-CHL. bluegaspode's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=31651 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=72393 ___ Radio mailing list Radio@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/radio
