Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] WiFi connection unstable/lost on three Radios
mrw wrote: > Logitech's players can't use the 5 GHz bands. The technology was not > available when these devices were designed/manufactured. Ah, Ok. Thanks. I thought Radio could. JJZolx's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=10 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=109953 ___ Radio mailing list Radio@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/radio
Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] WiFi connection unstable/lost on three Radios
Something I never asked (or looked for), but do the connection issues happen on both 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz bands? I had been using only 2.4 GHz when all of my connection problems began. JJZolx's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=10 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=109953 ___ Radio mailing list Radio@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/radio
Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] How to force Radio to display screensaver?
RobbH wrote: > I have a situation in which my Radio display never times out, so the > screensaver never appears. I recently retired my Radio due to the wifi connection issues, but I had this problem all the time, going back years. So it's not a recent issue due to any firmware or server changes. I never used the Radio to control other players, so it would happen happen when controlling itself. One thing about the way I used the Radio was that to shut off the music, I'd often be sitting at my computer in another room and would do so by clearing the playlist from the LMS web interface. Not sure if that had anything to do with it. JJZolx's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=10 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=117148 ___ Radio mailing list Radio@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/radio
Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] So long, Squeezebox Radio
I don't have wifi 6. A neighbor might. Nothing I can do about that. JJZolx's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=10 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=116906 ___ Radio mailing list Radio@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/radio
[SlimDevices: Radio] So long, Squeezebox Radio
Off to the land of misfit toys. Tried wlanpoke, tried community firmware, stock firmware, community firmware again. No use. Can't stay connected for more than five minutes sitting on top of the wifi access point. I won't be adding a wifi dongle to make a wireless music player work. JJZolx's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=10 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=116906 ___ Radio mailing list Radio@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/radio
Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] Simplified instructions for Squeezebox Radio Wi-Fi fix (wlanpoke)
Sadly, wlanpoke did nothing for my Squeezebox Radio. I moved the Radio to within three feet of my wireless access point. The signal couldn't be any stronger. It still disconnects after a few minutes and stays disconnected. JJZolx's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=10 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=114775 ___ Radio mailing list Radio@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/radio
Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] Simplified instructions for Squeezebox Radio Wi-Fi fix (wlanpoke)
POMdev wrote: > See "manual.txt" for more information. > > It sounds like the script is not being launched or failing. Yeah, I failed to read the manual about how to enable the HTTP server, but did so this morning. With the HTTP server running on port 80, now I get the following: Code: C:\>curl -v http://192.168.9.111/RawFails * Trying 192.168.9.111:80... * Connected to 192.168.9.111 (192.168.9.111) port 80 (#0) > GET /RawFails HTTP/1.1 > Host: 192.168.9.111 > User-Agent: curl/7.79.0 > Accept: */* > * Received HTTP/0.9 when not allowed * Closing connection 0 curl: (1) Received HTTP/0.9 when not allowed JJZolx's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=10 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=114775 ___ Radio mailing list Radio@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/radio
Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] Simplified instructions for Squeezebox Radio Wi-Fi fix (wlanpoke)
After months of no problems with the Radio, I started having major problems last week. It never stays connected for more than 10 minutes. When it is on the network, signal strength in LMS shows only 73-78%, where it used to always be at least 86%. I installed wlanpoke and it's no better. Is there some means of checking to see that wlanpoke is actually running? I tried the Windows batch file provided, but that just times out. JJZolx's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=10 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=114775 ___ Radio mailing list Radio@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/radio
Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] WiFi connection unstable/lost on three Radios
SlimChances wrote: > I was referring to the VAP11G-300 My bad. I wasn't paying attention to the conversation. JJZolx's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=10 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=109953 ___ Radio mailing list Radio@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/radio
Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] WiFi connection unstable/lost on three Radios
SlimChances wrote: > Looks promising. Probably a stupid question but can I power the unit by > plugging the power cord into the back of the radio (battery powered) ??? Yes. When plugged in it's powered off of the wall power while it also charges the battery. Do you mean to say that you've never actually played the Radio while it was plugged in? JJZolx's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=10 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=109953 ___ Radio mailing list Radio@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/radio
Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] Simplified instructions for Squeezebox Radio Wi-Fi fix (wlanpoke)
P Nelson wrote: > Can this solution be implemented via the plug-in or patch process used > for the Community Firmware? This would make it a lot easier to install > the fix. Yeah, I'm not familiar with this fix, but my first thought was why not just bake this into the firmware if it's so beneficial? JJZolx's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=10 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=114775 ___ Radio mailing list Radio@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/radio
Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] Community Build Radio Firmware
If you're already running the community firmware, what does going to LMS > Settings> Advanced > Community Firmware for Touch/Radio/Controller and unchecking the box do? Will it revert to the standard firmware or just not update when a new release comes out? JJZolx's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=10 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=111663 ___ Radio mailing list Radio@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/radio
[SlimDevices: Radio] Rebuilding an OEM battery pack for the Radio
I have an old Radio, actually one of the beta units, still going strong after many years. But its rechargeable battery is shot. Where would I find replacement cells to rebuild the battery pack? I'm assuming it can be rebuilt just by replacing the cells. JJZolx's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=10 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=114767 ___ Radio mailing list Radio@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/radio
Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] Not all Radio station works over TuneIN
I was just trying to play the radio station below, found through TuneIn and find the same thing. I think what's happening in my case is that the playlist file doesn't exist. Title: KRFC 88.9FM Radio Fort Collins URL: http://opml.radiotime.com/Tune.ashx?id=s44424&formats=aac,ogg,mp3,wmpro,wma,wmvoice&partnerId=16&serial=3a5885aedfe6d54a71fef17cbb278914 Here's the radio station's web page. Clicking either the PLS or M3U playlist links results in a 404 (not found) error. https://www.krfcfm.org/about-krfc/ways-to-listen/ JJZolx's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=10 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=114669 ___ Radio mailing list Radio@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/radio
Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] Simple solution for intermittend WiFi disconnect of Squeezbox Radio
I suspect that works because that's the primary direction of the interference. I experience dropouts when I place the Radio on top of my fridge and use the microwave. It sits about 3 ft away. Never had to actually restart the Radio, but it does usually require pressing 'Play'. JJZolx's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=10 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=114685 ___ Radio mailing list Radio@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/radio
Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] Squeezebox Radio would not connect to LMS 8: "Update required"
slartibartfast wrote: > Nope just tick the box in the plugin settings. Ah, ok. Didn't realize there were any settings for the plugin, since there's no link shown here: 32975 +---+ |Filename: c.png| |Download: http://forums.slimdevices.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=32975| +---+ JJZolx's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=10 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=111938 ___ Radio mailing list Radio@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/radio
Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] Squeezebox Radio would not connect to LMS 8: "Update required"
The plugin isn't working for me, either. Is there anything that needs to be enabled on the Radio itself? JJZolx's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=10 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=111938 ___ Radio mailing list Radio@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/radio
Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] Battery/charging behavior. Anyone else experiencing this?
gwferrei101 wrote: > I just turned on my Squeezebox tonight and had the same issue. Did a > search on the forum for the problem and found your post JJZolx. My > thought is that the battery has probably at the end of it's life. It's > seldom used these days on battery power. Decided I would start using it > again as a portable and it did just as you described JJZolx. Another > oddity is that it happened after I had upgraded it to the latest > firmware version. I haven't upgraded or patched the firmware recently, but I don't doubt the battery is at its end of life. The strange thing is that it appears to still charge sometimes and can play for a couple hours when it does. It's like the Radio is getting false readings from the sensors. Just ran an quick test. The Radio has been plugged in to the wall for days, I don't think I've played it all recently. First, I checked the power info: Wall voltage: 17.7V Charger state: Battery not charging Battery temperature: 29.5C Battery voltage: 13.4V Battery vmon1: 3.9V Battery vmon2: 7.7V Then I unplugged it. It didn't instantly shut off, but after a few seconds displayed the 'Battery low' screen and wouldn't do anything. So I plugged it back into the wall and it showed the small charging indicator. I checked the power info again: Wall voltage: 17.2V Charger state: Battery charging Battery temperature: 29.8C Battery voltage: 15.9V Battery vmon1: 9.5V Battery vmon2: 9V JJZolx's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=10 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=112168 ___ Radio mailing list Radio@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/radio
Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] Battery/charging behavior. Anyone else experiencing this?
It wouldn't power back up if it was a faulty connection with the power supply plug. I'll open it up and see if maybe there are any bad looking connections with the battery pack. Does the radio always show a charging indicator when plugged in? What I suspect is happening is that it's fully charging when plugged in, then it cuts off the charger when it determines battery full, then the charger never comes back on as it slowly drains from powering the clock display. JJZolx's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=10 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=112168 ___ Radio mailing list Radio@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/radio
Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] Community Build Radio Firmware
One "feature" request for anyone working on this: My Radio often cuts out, most often due to interference from using a nearby microwave oven. The it instantly plays if I just hit the play button. Would be nice if it were more robust and capable of doing this on its own. JJZolx's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=10 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=111663 ___ Radio mailing list Radio@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/radio
Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] Battery/charging behavior. Anyone else experiencing this?
I suspect the battery is on its last legs, but I also suspect the Radio's firmware is broken. Here's the behavior I'm seeing, pretty much every time now: If the Radio has been plugged in for many hours or days, and I then unplug it, it instantly turns off, or occasionally displays a low battery warning and shuts off a few seconds later. If I then plug it in (usually because I'm playing it) and leave it plugged in for a couple hours, the battery charges and is able to play on battery for several hours. JJZolx's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=10 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=112168 ___ Radio mailing list Radio@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/radio
Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] Squeezebox Radio would not connect to LMS 8: "Update required"
I still ask: Why not put the patched firmware out there instead of going through those gyrations? What difference does it make if it's an "official" release, since a patched firmware is no more official. Or... If the Radio is actually connecting successfully with the server (How would the server know what version of firmware the player is running if they haven't connected?), why not suppress this message? JJZolx's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=10 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=111938 ___ Radio mailing list Radio@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/radio
Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] Squeezebox Radio would not connect to LMS 8: "Update required"
Instead of going through all of that to patch the firmware, is there a reason why a new version of the firmware can't just be released? JJZolx's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=10 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=111938 ___ Radio mailing list Radio@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/radio
Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] Squeezebox Radio would not connect to LMS 8: "Update required"
I'm running LMS 8 and seeing this in the web UI on the Settings>Information page: You seem to be using a Radio with an outdated firmware, not recognizing this version of Logitech Media Server. Please consider patching it. The Radio has firmware 7.7.3-r16676, and it connects and works just fine with LMS 8. Is there a later firmware available that I should install from mysqueezebox.com, or just live with the warning message? JJZolx's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=10 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=111938 ___ Radio mailing list Radio@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/radio
[SlimDevices: Radio] Battery/charging behavior. Anyone else experiencing this?
This has always been like this, but I was reminded of it again today. I had my Radio, with battery, plugged in and playing for a couple of hours. Then I unplugged it to move it another room to play on battery. In less than a minute I got a low battery screen and it wouldn't play. So I plugged it back into the power and let it charge for 10 or 15 minutes, tried again and it played for several hours on battery. Not quite sure what's going on there. I don't think it actually charged in that time, and unless the firmware is really screwed up, the battery shouldn't have been drained because it was playing while plugged in. JJZolx's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=10 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=112168 ___ Radio mailing list Radio@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/radio
[SlimDevices: Radio] Why did my alarm go off at 6AM?
I've been using my Radio for the past week as an alarm clock. I have one alarm set at 7:45AM daily, which plays an album from my server. The player isn't synched to any others, and no other players have alarms set. This morning, at exactly 6AM, the alarm went off playing the backup alarm tune. Why? JJZolx's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=10 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=110418 ___ Radio mailing list Radio@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/radio
Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] Radio turns on by itself. Any idea why?
I've said this in some previous threads: I see exactly the same thing. The Radio screen saver is often not in its proper state. I don't think the Radio's firmware was ever completely debugged, and it never will be, since nobody is doing any further work on it. Could also be some overlooked issues with the whole SlimProto protocol not being quite as robust as it might be. Again, that will never be fixed. The other night I noticed that my silent Transporter was showing the VU meters on the 2nd screen, but the BlankSaver should have made that screen dark. Just had to start/stop a song to set it back to dark. We just have to live with those quirks now. JJZolx's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=10 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=105528 ___ Radio mailing list Radio@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/radio
Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] It's Alive!
A "crash"? The Radio shouldn't be randomly crashing just because there's no server. Did all of the other Radios have different settings for -Power on Resume-? JJZolx's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=10 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=109147 ___ Radio mailing list Radio@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/radio
Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] It's Alive!
I never power down my LMS server, so this is only speculation... In the web interface, check the player's "Power on Resume" setting in Settings > Audio. Compare it to the setting for the other Radios. I thought the setting was for handling the case of power the player up/down, but maybe it also affects behavior when the server is powered up. JJZolx's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=10 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=109147 ___ Radio mailing list Radio@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/radio
Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] Battery low. Please charge me
Yes, I've also had issues with the power connector not making contact in the jack. It seems to be a common problem with the Radio. Software wise, the two biggest issues I've had are 1) the display state. Often getting stuck in Now Playing after playback is paused or stopped, and 2) Stopping playback. Sometimes due to microwave interference, but I've never understood why it doesn't skip to the next song instead of stopping altogether. JJZolx's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=10 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=107729 ___ Radio mailing list Radio@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/radio
Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] Radio replace knobs
KeBul wrote: > Just out of curiosity - which Spirit? > > I've noticed the buttons on my Boom are starting to stick. > > There's lots of "advice" out there on cleaning sticky rubber, from > various car detailing products to talcum powder, my brother used > aerospace protectant to clean the rubber grips on his old camera lenses > with great success, not sure exactly what product I'd have to ask him. > Many years ago when I was a printer engineer it was a no no to clean > platens with alcohol based products as it make the rubber hard, we used > a specialist platen cleaner on them (think I still have some on my > workshop if they've not dried out. No need to worry about damaging the rubber, because the only cure is to -remove- it completely. It's a fairly thin coating over a harder plastic beneath. Rubbing alcohol helps a bit in making it softer, but you're basically scraping and rubbing it off. I cleaned up a guitar stand with a similar problem of a disintegrating rubber coating on a few parts. Mostly, it just took a lot of elbow grease. You can scrape it off with a thumbnail or something relatively soft, like wooden sticks, then remove the last bits with a soft cloth. JJZolx's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=10 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=107332 ___ Radio mailing list Radio@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/radio
Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] Strange connection issues between Radio and LMS
Since the first Squeezebox I owned, some 12 years or so ago, I've seen the issue where the server thinks it's streaming music, but the player produces no music. Although I've seen in very seldom in recent years. I doubt anything that has changed in LMS with regard to streaming, but I'm seeing a lot more playback stoppages on my Radio lately. I have no idea what might be causing it, but the wireless signals are good. I sometimes keep the Radio in my kitchen a few feet from the microwave (top of the fridge) and using the microwave usually causes a song to stop, and LMS then skips to the next one. But lately it's just been stopping and doesn't play again until I hit the play button. The Radio, I'm convinced, was never fully baked. Logitech abandoned the product line and disbanded the development team before the firmware was debugged to the degree of any previous SB. It's the least mature of all the SB products, but alas, nobody is likely to ever touch the firmware again. It is what it is. JJZolx's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=10 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=107435 ___ Radio mailing list Radio@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/radio
Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] Not seeing Now Playing screensaver, or playlist
kidstypike wrote: > Is your Radio controlling another player? No. There were no other players on the network at the time. Rebooting the Radio seems to have cleared up the problem. It seems to me more like the Radio often has no clue what state it's in. Problems with the screen savers have been common in the past, but I've never seen it before where it was unable to get on track just by mashing enough buttons, playing a new track, etc. JJZolx's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=10 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=107469 ___ Radio mailing list Radio@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/radio
[SlimDevices: Radio] Not seeing Now Playing screensaver, or playlist
Latest 7.9 LMS running on Windows. My Radio doesn't display the Now Playing screensaver while playing (music from the local library). Instead I get the off/stopped screensaver, which is the digital clock. I also can't get the current playlist. Whenever I hit the Home button on the Radio's front panel a couple times I see Current Playlist Nothing. JJZolx's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=10 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=107469 ___ Radio mailing list Radio@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/radio
Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] Is anybody else sticking with Squeezebox solely because of the Radios?
wortgefecht wrote: > Honestly, in my opinion, the Radios are my least favourite players. That > said, I own two, one in the bathroom and one with several battery packs > for our garden deck. Our Nnightstand players are two Booms. One with a > subwoofer attached. Same here. I have a Radio in my bathroom, but it's purely for convenience and because I don't have the space for a Squeezebox, amp and speakers. I still find the user interface of the Radio to be half-baked, and there's nothing special about the sound. Little better than a clock-radio from the 1970s. JJZolx's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=10 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=106041 ___ Radio mailing list Radio@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/radio
[SlimDevices: Radio] SB Radio battery hours
Where can the Radio's time remaining on the battery be viewed? And is this information available anywhere in the web interface? JJZolx's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=10 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=103881 ___ Radio mailing list Radio@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/radio
Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] "Now playing" not updating and playlist always empty
I've always had odd screensaver and Now Playing behavior on the Squeezebox Radio. It started during beta testing and exists to this day. It's never worked right. Probably half the time that the Radio isn't playing, it will be stuck in the Now Playing screen instead of the clock screensaver, which is configured for when stopped. The other thing I see is that if it's in the clock screensaver and not playing and then I use the Radio's buttons and hit the right-arrow, it will inevitably say 'Nothing' or whatever it shows for an empty playlist. I suppose it must think that it's in the Now Playing state and screensaver, even when it's stopped and in the clock screensaver, so it thinks that it should push into the Current Playlist. JJZolx's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=10 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=86221 ___ Radio mailing list Radio@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/radio
Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] Beginner Needs Advice.
BobHelms wrote: > OK so I'll hold off on 7.8 for the time being. But this does raise the > question of how easy/difficult a new release is to install? Can it go > right over top of the currently installed version? Do I lose any custom > settings or setup parameters? Yes, it just installs over top of the previous version. You shouldn't lose anything. Occasionally, when there's a change to the database structure, it will require a full library rescan following an install, but that won't be the case going from 7.7 to 7.8. I've been installing new beta versions of 7.8.0 on my Windows server every week or two for many months. > Correct me if I'm wrong but you're telling me that my Duet controller > can only do part of what the webGUI can. Not necessarily. Just that the different approaches due to the different interfaces makes some things easier in one than in the other. (And, I'm not intimately familiar with the Controller.) > If my controller were to fail could I still run the receiver through the > webGUI? Yes. Using one of the available apps, you could also use an iPhone, iPod Touch, iPad, or an Android smartphone or tablet. The only thing that is a challenge for a Receiver with no Controller is the initial network setup, and some workarounds have been developed to address that. JJZolx's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=10 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=101069 ___ Radio mailing list Radio@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/radio
Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] Beginner Needs Advice.
jimbobvfr400 wrote: > Added in 7.8 i think. > > It's in the player menu in LMS settings, I don't have a Duet myself but > see no reason why that won't have the same options. > > Its a per player setting so needs setting for each player if you have > more than 1 Ok. I see it, but only for the Touch and Radio, not Transporter. JJZolx's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=10 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=101069 ___ Radio mailing list Radio@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/radio
Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] Beginner Needs Advice.
garym wrote: > is "defeat destructive play" an option somewhere that is set? Don't see > it. Or maybe it just becomes standard with 7.8? I've never seen it either. Is it a SqueezePlay option? JJZolx's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=10 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=101069 ___ Radio mailing list Radio@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/radio
Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] Beginner Needs Advice.
Unlike some other systems, LMS has a "Current Playlist" that is an ad hoc play list to which you can add single tracks, multiple tracks, albums, even radio stations, to at any time. I don't have a Duet with Controller, so can't really tell you how to add tracks using the Controller, but I'm sure you can add single tracks. What you need to be careful of with Squeezebox is that 'Play' will wipe out the whole Current Playlist and replace it with only the item you selected. If you want to build a playlist, however, you can add tracks to the end. You just need to figure out how to do that and be careful. If you bring up the web interface to the server, it might give you a better understanding. There's just a lot more on screen that you have with the Controller. To access the web interface, use a browser and point it at the IP address of your LMS server. Something like http://192.168.0.6:9000 Replace 192.168.0.6 with the IP address of the LMS server on your network. If you're running the browser form the server itself, you can use: http://127.0.0.1:9000 You may want to then go to the Settings, using the link in the bottom right corner, then go to the tab labeled 'Interface' and to the 'Additional Playlist Buttons' setting. Tick the checkbox. What this will do is enable a 'Play Next' button (the button looks like ">|") that enables you to insert a song (or songs or whole album) to be played next after the currently playing song in the playlist. Note that this is a web-interface-only option. I'm not sure if the Controller offers a 'Play Next' feature, but I suspect it does. Play around in the web interface. The left side lets you browse through your library, do searches, and immediately play things or build up the Current Playlist. The right side is the Current Playlist itself and the player status and buttons are at the top right. Note that you can drag and drop tracks within the Current Playlist to change the order, plus there are additional controls to remove items or skip to other tracks in the list. You can also use and create named playlists of tracks. These are the playists that you may be more familiar with. You do this by building them (and/or editing them) within the Current Playlist, then using the 'Save' button at the lower right to save new lists or changes to existing ones. On the left hand side you'll note that at the top menu level there's a Playlists button for accessing these saved playlists. >From there you can play them, rename them, etc. JJZolx's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=10 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=101069 ___ Radio mailing list Radio@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/radio
Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] Beginner Needs Advice.
The Touch is thought by many to have better sound quality, but I have a feeling that you may be perfectly happy with either the Squeezebox 2 or Squeezebox 3 (aka Squeezebox Classic). The SB2 and SB3/Classic differ a little in their cosmetics, but they're virtually identical in their internal hardware and functionality. The most important thing to know before getting started is to do you homework and learn about digital audio extraction (DAE), also known as "ripping", and the software you'll need to do both the ripping and any subsequent tagging of your FLAC files. Do it right the first time and you'll never need to do it again. Also, make sure you're diligent in keeping good backups of your music library so that, once again, if something happens to the files, you won't lose the hundreds of hours you'll have invested in ripping and tagging. JJZolx's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=10 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=101069 ___ Radio mailing list Radio@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/radio
Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] Can two SBRadios sound differently?
reinholdk wrote: > From the Settings menu I found that the hardware revision of the old one > is '4' while the new one is '7'. Don't know what Logitech changed, but I > wouldn't expect that one could hear a difference between different > versions. Why would you not expect that? If the second one is the result of 3 full hardware revisions, then I would think it's easily possible for there to be a difference in loudness between the two at a given numeric setting. JJZolx's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=10 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=96609 ___ Radio mailing list Radio@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/radio
Re: Review: Logitech UE Smart Radio � the last Squeezebox?
Then there's probably no reason to encourage continued discussion in these forums about a product that isn't a Squeezebox and doesn't use Squeezebox Server. JJZolx's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=10 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=96555 ___ Radio mailing list Radio@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/radio
Re: Review: Logitech UE Smart Radio � the last Squeezebox?
The L/UE Radio doesn't work with LMS? JJZolx's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=10 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=96555 ___ Radio mailing list Radio@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/radio
Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] bypass mysqueezebox.com
When you get to the mysqb.com part of the registration in the setup try holding down the left-arrow button, which may let you escape out to the Home menu. JJZolx's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=10 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=96406 ___ Radio mailing list Radio@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/radio
Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] bypass mysqueezebox.com
It doesn't hurt anything to register it. You can ignore mysb.com integration in the local server by not entering an email/password in the settings of LMS. JJZolx's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=10 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=96406 ___ Radio mailing list Radio@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/radio
Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] Manual SB Radio firmware update - how?
Thanks for the clarification. I'll have to try it again and maybe close that bug. JJZolx's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=10 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=95696 ___ Radio mailing list Radio@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/radio
Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] Manual SB Radio firmware update - how?
Mnyb wrote: > If you manually places the files in the updates folder and turn on > updates it works, but as you actually turned on updates you better not > be connected to the internet .then your files get overwritten with the > latest ? thats how i think it works stephentw just did that I done it a > long time ago can't remember the circumstance, > pity that radio does not have the SD card slot that Touch and Controller > has easy to upgrade then . I'm fairly certain that is does not work that way with the Radio, Touch or Controller. Rereading the original post, the OP says he got it to work (although he doesn't know how), but then says his Radio is still at firmware 9557. So, apparently, the Radio did not update. To answer another question from the OP: The Touch, Radio and Controller firmwares are not included with any installation or upgrade of the server. The firmware files are considered too large to distribute as a part of the server software download, unlike those for the SB3, Transporter, etc, which are much smaller. The only way to get the latest firmware is to have the server (or player) go out on the internet and retrieve it. Or, as discussed above, you can manually download them and load them onto either the Touch or Controller by placing them on an SD card. Is there no way to connect the LMS _server_ to the internet, even if only temporarily? The players themselves don't need to be connected (but they do need to be connected to the server), since the server will retrieve the newest firmware and pass it to the players. If you do get it connected you may need to restart the LMS process, as it normally only checks for firmware updates at startup and then only once every 24 hours. JJZolx's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=10 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=95696 ___ Radio mailing list Radio@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/radio
Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] Manual SB Radio firmware update - how?
With the Radio, I don't believe that you -can- do manual updates. With the older players it's just a matter of downloading the firmware and .version files and placing them in the cache/updates folder. With the new players it seems that the server must itself first download the firmware from the 'net before it will send an update notification to the Radio. I filed a bug/request about this some time ago: http://bugs.slimdevices.com/show_bug.cgi?id=17526 (With the Touch and the Controller I believe you may be able to place firmware updates on an SD card, but the Radio has no such ability.) JJZolx's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=10 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=95696 ___ Radio mailing list Radio@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/radio
Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] Why no wifi auto connect?
All of my Squeezeboxes reconnect by themselves to the wifi network and to the server if the wireless router is brought down and then brought back up. JJZolx's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=10 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=94998 ___ Radio mailing list Radio@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/radio
Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] What does "manual dimming" do? Clock won't go away in standby...
m1abrams wrote: > Maybe try using one of the darker backgrounds too I hadn't thought of that. Yes, make sure you're using the clock with the black background, which throws off less light at a given brightness level. JJZolx's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=10 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=94963 ___ Radio mailing list Radio@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/radio
Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] What does "manual dimming" do? Clock won't go away in standby...
franglais wrote: > In Automatic dimming mode, the screen won't dim to complete blackness, > even when I have a thick cloth draped over it; in an unlit room at > night, and peeking through the bottom left corner of the cloth, I can > see the display is still on. It's not supposed to go completely dark. It adjusts brightness to the ambient light level, but it's intended to keep the display visible. It wouldn't make much sense using a clock screensaver that doesn't remain visible. > Furthermore, imagining that the screen HAS gone dark, when I push any > random button the clock does not appear, rather the last "page" of the > menu appears. This seems contrary to what I've read, that once the > screen goes black and nothing is playing, if I push any button a clock > will appear. But since the screen does NOT go dark, when the clock is your stopped screensaver, you should not have to press any buttons to see the clock. When you press a button you want the screensaver to be suspended and the user interface to become immediately active, putting you in the menus. Sounds like it's working as intended. JJZolx's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=10 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=94963 ___ Radio mailing list Radio@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/radio
Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] Function of the 1 to 6 buttons??
Muele wrote: > I think JJZolx posted in the wrong thread. I think you're right. :) JJZolx's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=10 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=94775 ___ Radio mailing list Radio@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/radio
Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] Function of the 1 to 6 buttons??
Good question. Could be considered a bug, or maybe just a limitation of how volume synch works. See the following thread, where I recently had some questions about volume synching. http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?93028 Try the recommended SyncOptions plugin. In the web interface, go to Settings > Plugins, check 'Show all 3rd party plugins', then check SyncOptions. Make sure you disable volume synching for all players (see comment #4) and then restart the server. Then go to Settings > Advanced > SyncOptions Settings and enable relative volume synch. You may have to unsynch players, set their relative volume, and synch them again to get the relative volumes set up correctly. I've used the plugin for a couple of months, and while its not perfect, it's better than the standard volume synchronization. I'm not certain how it deals with players with volumes locked at 100%, but try it and let us know. JJZolx's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=10 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=94775 ___ Radio mailing list Radio@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/radio
Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] Is it right for kids?
Hobgoblin wrote: > Ah yes. Kids have both discovered that endless source of amusement. In > fact if I was competent to write a plugin, it would be one which allowed > you to restrict which players can control which streams. This is a big part of the reasoning behind multi-user enhancements that people have been suggesting over the years, but have never been attempted. As a whole-house, whole-family system, the Squeezebox system remains about 90% unfinished. JJZolx's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=10 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=93574 ___ Radio mailing list Radio@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/radio
Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] Display keep on showing radio infos when off
I see problems with the Radio screensavers all the time. It's common to find it stuck in Now Playing, the current playlist, or a menu when it's not playing. -- JJZolx JJZolx's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=10 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=94158 ___ Radio mailing list Radio@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/radio
Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] Unreliable radio presets - why not store them on the radio?
mr-b;693129 Wrote: > One option that makes much more sense to me is to store the presets > locally on the radio. Does anyone know what the reasons are for the > current system? It seems a shame to spoil the user experience by > varying so much from the established preset operation of a "normal > radio". Yeah, reliance on a server for such a basic task makes the whole system more than a little bit shaky. It's probably because that's how the older players worked. They were a lot dumber than the SqueezePlay based players, Radio and Touch. Plus, the Touch and Radio don't have much extra flash storage space. I suspect that if they were to start all over, didn't have to support the older players, and were working with devices that weren't crippled by having too little memory and CPU power, they might have taken a different approach. -- JJZolx JJZolx's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=10 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=93876 ___ Radio mailing list Radio@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/radio
Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] Is it right for kids?
It's easy enough, but it can be a little tedious if you scroll though long lists of artists or albums. Searching isn't a lot better, as entering letters is also pretty tedious. For audio books, also not great, since it doesn't remember your place in the book/chapter unless you pause and resume. A CD player is no better, though. -- JJZolx JJZolx's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=10 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=93574 ___ Radio mailing list Radio@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/radio
Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] Permanent sleep function?
Do you mean you want the Radio to immediately go into something like "sleep in 60 minutes" as soon as it's turned on? That would be rather strange, as it would make it more work to use normally. I can understand how finding Sleep in the menus would be a pain. You could add it to the Home menu and save one menu level. -- JJZolx JJZolx's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=10 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=92620 ___ Radio mailing list Radio@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/radio
Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] How to remove Home Menu item?
Scroll down in the context menu. There should be more selections. -- JJZolx JJZolx's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=10 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=92016 ___ Radio mailing list Radio@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/radio
Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] Initialisation of presets
MeSue;673479 Wrote: > I thought presets were a per-player setting, so how can it be tied to > favorites? For some unknown reason when a new player is created I believe they're initialized to be the same as whatever is in favorites. -- JJZolx JJZolx's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=10 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=91509 ___ Radio mailing list Radio@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/radio
Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] Initialisation of presets
I believe they're just copied from the first N favorites. Maybe you could verify that. -- JJZolx JJZolx's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=10 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=91509 ___ Radio mailing list Radio@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/radio
Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] 'Forget network'
michael123;672072 Wrote: > I filed a bug today: > http://bugs.slimdevices.com/show_bug.cgi?id=17783 > > I did not see any way to force Radio to re-initialize its detection of > specific network due to change in authentication type.. except for > factory reset.. What happens when it fails? Aren't you prompted to enter a new password? IMO, the bug is filed for the wrong thing. A user should not have to tell the player to "forget" its settings and start over. As you say in the bug description, most intelligent devices figures out the authentication protocol on their own. The newer Squeezebox players supposedly also do this, but it may only be during initial setup. You'd think that failing authentication would be enough to goose the player into attempting to figure out the protocol once again. I'd be willing to bet that there are simpler workarounds. For example, maybe try changing the network type to ethernet, then back to wireless. Or try connecting to a different wireless network (if there happens to be one nearby), then when it fails switch back to the old one. Not obvious, but it would beat doing a factory reset. -- JJZolx JJZolx's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=10 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=91803 ___ Radio mailing list Radio@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/radio
Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] Change in internet service
It's just a login name. I'm not sure it has to even work as an email address unless you need to reset your password. You shouldn't have to change anything on the players. -- JJZolx » » Download 'Squeezebox Server 7.5.6 r35834' (http://downloads.slimdevices.com/SqueezeboxServer_v7.5.6_unreleased/), the last nightly build of SBS 7.5. » JJZolx's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=10 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=90812 ___ Radio mailing list Radio@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/radio
Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] Wimp Playlists
I don't use mysqueezebox.com (Logitech's server on the internet that you use when your local server is shut down), but I would guess that the limit is not configurable. -- JJZolx JJZolx's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=10 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=90664 ___ Radio mailing list Radio@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/radio
Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] Wimp Playlists
You can change the playlist limit using the web interface at Settings > Advanced > Performance. It's set to 500 by default to keep from swamping underpowered servers. Set it to 0 for 'unlimited'. -- JJZolx JJZolx's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=10 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=90664 ___ Radio mailing list Radio@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/radio
Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] Use Squeezebox Touch as server?
arnstein;659519 Wrote: > OK, so now my Squeezebox Radio is telling me that it is using my > Squeezebox Touch as a server. I didn't have to configure it in any > way. > > I can't wait to see if alarms start working properly. I will post to > the "alarm defaults to DISCO all the time" thread after I accumulate > some information. Why wait? Set an alarm for 10 minutes from now and see if it works. -- JJZolx JJZolx's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=10 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=90568 ___ Radio mailing list Radio@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/radio
Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] Autoswitch between two access points
You're very lucky that the Radio remembers more than one password. Old Squeezeboxes weren't capable of that. -- JJZolx JJZolx's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=10 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=88244 ___ Radio mailing list Radio@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/radio
Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] Radio worth buying yet?
TerryHawkins;619831 Wrote: > Do you mean it goes silent and doesn't come back on? > > When I sync at the moment, all my SBs go off for a second or two and > then come back on in sync. No, it just randomly goes silent after some minutes or hours of playing music. All of the other Squeezeboxes that it was synced with continue playing music like the day they were born. Touching any of the Radio's front panel controls unsilences the Radio and it starts playing again like it never happened. -- JJZolx JJZolx's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=10 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=86486 ___ Radio mailing list Radio@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/radio
Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] Radio worth buying yet?
TerryHawkins;619824 Wrote: > Oh, just one more thing... > > What is synchronisation like? I would like to sync with my SB classic > as they'll be quite close together. It works, but the Radio has a strange habit of randomly going silent when synced. Not all of the kinks have not been worked out yet. -- JJZolx JJZolx's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=10 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=86486 ___ Radio mailing list Radio@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/radio
Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] Force "Choose Network" at hard power-on?
I'd try a couple of things: - When this happens next time, open a web browser and see if the server sees the Radio. That would at least tell you whether the Radio is reconnecting to the network and to the SB server. If so, you should also be able to play music on the Radio from the web browser. I'm not sure that it will suggest a fix, but it might give you more information to go on. - Unhide the network SSID. It offers no additional security. You should be using WPA/WPA2 security (not WEP) and a fairly long passphrase. If unhiding the SSID doesn't make a difference, then I'd also try doing a factory reset. Never hurts to start over from scratch. -- JJZolx JJZolx's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=10 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=86274 ___ Radio mailing list Radio@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/radio
Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] Force "Choose Network" at hard power-on?
A battery isn't likely to help your problem. When the Radio is on battery power and is idle it will hard power off by itself after 20(?) minutes to save the battery from draining completely. When the Radio is in soft power off (standby) it's never disconnected from the network. I just pulled the battery out of mine and did a couple of hard power offs, and even pulled the plug. It always comes back up connected to the network (there are other wifi networks around) and displays the Home menu. Is the network that the Radio connects to password protected? I could maybe see that if it's not, then it might not automatically reconnect and would instead prompt you. -- JJZolx JJZolx's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=10 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=86274 ___ Radio mailing list Radio@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/radio
Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] Force "Choose Network" at hard power-on?
It should automatically log in again to the same network. -- JJZolx JJZolx's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=10 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=86274 ___ Radio mailing list Radio@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/radio
Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] SB radio drops synch and stops playing
Something like this happens with my Radio occasionally. I have 100% signal strength, but when it's playing synced with other SBs in the house it just goes silent. Touching any of the front panel knobs or buttons starts it up again without so much as a hiccup. It's as though it was muted rather than having lost sync or its connection. -- JJZolx JJZolx's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=10 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=86122 ___ Radio mailing list Radio@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/radio
Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] How to change wireless password in Radio (and Touch)?
ModelCitizen;612965 Wrote: > The Touch connected OK but after entering the password the Radio > appeared to connect but immediately locked up so badly I had to take > the battery out to recover it. Once I'd done that it worked. Half the time I try using the Radio's front panel controls just to select music it locks up on me and then reboots. It's a lost cause. -- JJZolx JJZolx's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=10 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=85840 ___ Radio mailing list Radio@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/radio
Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] How to change wireless password in Radio (and Touch)?
On the Touch I just tried connecting to a neighbor's network, entered a new password and it failed. Then I tried connecting to my network again and it failed again. It appeared to first try using the password I had just entered. After failing the second time it gave me an option to re-enter a password, which I did and was successful. It does take a while to timeout, but you should eventually be given the opportunity to re-enter a password. If you try it several times and you don't see a menu option to re-enter a password, try changing the network, trying to connect, and then change it back. -- JJZolx JJZolx's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=10 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=85840 ___ Radio mailing list Radio@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/radio
Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] How to change wireless password in Radio (and Touch)?
ModelCitizen;612953 Wrote: > How do I get to networking set up (other than by > Settings/Advanced/Networking)? Sorry, I missed this part. Doesn't it give you the option to enter a new password or select a different wifi network when it fails? I've notice that often in the failure screens it's not obvious that you're looking at a menu that scrolls, with additional choices that are off the bottom of the screen. -- JJZolx JJZolx's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=10 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=85840 ___ Radio mailing list Radio@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/radio
Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] How to change wireless password in Radio (and Touch)?
Settings > Advanced > Networking > Choose Network -- JJZolx JJZolx's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=10 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=85840 ___ Radio mailing list Radio@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/radio
Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] Wake to the radio?
Mark any desired radio station as a Favorite, then you'll be able to select it as the alarm sound. -- JJZolx JJZolx's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=10 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=85817 ___ Radio mailing list Radio@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/radio
Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] Remote Library: use DNS name instead of IP-address
Very, very old request. Not likely to happen. http://bugs.slimdevices.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2140 http://bugs.slimdevices.com/show_bug.cgi?id=9152 The idea that it would be dependent on anything at mysqueezbox.com also means that if it does happen then it's unlikely to work well, if at all. -- JJZolx JJZolx's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=10 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=85443 ___ Radio mailing list Radio@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/radio
Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] alarm without "popup"?
pallfreeman;603580 Wrote: > Although the "home" button would seem to be the obvious candidate, > pressing the "back" button seems to do what I want, i.e. continue > playing and display the track info. How would "Home" do what you want if it popped you out to the Home menu? You'd lose the song information display until the Now Playing screensaver kicked back in or until you navigated back to Now Playing. IMO the way it works makes a lot of sense. If you want to keep sleeping you just click the knob and it resets the sleep timer. To turn the alarm off completely requires slightly more thought, but it's not much different than my electronic alarm clock where you have to locate a switch and move it the correct position. -- JJZolx JJZolx's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=10 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=84875 ___ Radio mailing list Radio@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/radio
Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] SB Radio as an Alarm - have I wasted my money?
Still have your old alarm clock? Set it 5 minutes after the radio alarm and don't worry about it. You'll know soon enough how reliable the Radio is. -- JJZolx JJZolx's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=10 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=84806 ___ Radio mailing list Radio@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/radio
Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] just bought wont connect to server
Which Squeezebox? Radio? Touch? Boom? They all let you enter lower case letters as well as upper case, numbers and punctuation characters for the wireless password. Yes, the case of the letters is important. Until you get the correct password entered it's not going to be able to connect to the network. -- JJZolx JJZolx's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=10 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=84452 ___ Radio mailing list Radio@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/radio
Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] Expecting too much?
I only have one Radio in the sync group, usually with an SB2 and Transporter. The rest of the sync group acts normally. It's only the radio that falls out. -- JJZolx JJZolx's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=10 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=83739 ___ Radio mailing list Radio@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/radio
Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] Expecting too much?
I've seen the behavior where the Radio goes silent when synced. Like you say, usually turning the volume knob brings it back. Other times I've had to power it down completely and back up again to get it working. They may get the Radio sorted out yet. -- JJZolx JJZolx's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=10 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=83739 ___ Radio mailing list Radio@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/radio
Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] Problem with Logitech's business practices for the Squeezebox
jr46b;593131 Wrote: > I just bought my Squeezebox and I love it. BUT even thought I will > seldom use it, I want a battery for my radio. I went online to buy one > from Logitech. Well, for $50.00 I can buy one. It turns out that you > have to buy an accessory pack which includes a remote control and the > battery. TRUE you get a remote and a battery for $50.00 that but what > do you do when you will NEVER use the remote. The remote probably cost them less than a dollar to manufacture. Consider it free. You bought a $50 battery. -- JJZolx JJZolx's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=10 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=83710 ___ Radio mailing list Radio@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/radio
Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] Automatic Retry when connecting to NAS
strt;588427 Wrote: > > When I switch my Nas on, and after a few minutes try and connect, my > radio comes up with the connecting screen, and then comes up with > unable to connect, and I have to choose to try again. > > Is there a way I can have it keep trying until it connects. Rather > than sit there saying try again, try again until it works. Does that actually work? I've never seen 'try again' work on the Radio, but then I'm not such a glutton for punishment that I'd try it more than a couple times. The Radio appears to still have some serious connectivity problems that may have actually gotten worse with the most recent firmware releases. -- JJZolx JJZolx's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=10 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=83192 ___ Radio mailing list Radio@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/radio
Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] new radio, mixed experience so far
opaqueice;581618 Wrote: > I just got a new SBR. Fit and finish are very good. I plug it in, > naturally it wants to connect to my wireless network. So I select it, > enter the password, and grind grind grind can't connect. I > try again, same thing. Double check the password (it's correct), same > thing, then again. > > So I unplug it and start over. I go through exactly the same steps, > and... it works the first time. Why? Who knows. > > The home menu pops up, but before I can select anything it's suddenly > replaced by a register/login for mysqueezebox.com. Seems odd, but ok - > I enter my login and password. Congratulations, the new radio is > added except there's no way out of this screen. I can't go > forward, all I can do is go back to re-enter my password. So, I unplug > and restart. > Yeah, you interrupted the standard setup sequence, which would have had the mysb.com registration after the network setup. So it _insists_ you do it the next time the system boots up with a successful network connection. Why there's no way out of the screen is anybody's guess. Things like that get broken all the time and nobody notices. > > Now I can get to the home menu, only my squeezecenter runs > remotely, so I need to enter the IP address for it, but I can't find > where to do that. I eventually find it. > That's a fairly unusual setup, but I was a bit dismayed when I saw just how deeply they buried the remote server option and where they put it. I'm amazed that you found it at all. I seem to recall that setup of a remote server had been in the My Music menu at one time (probably still during the beta testing), but somebody figured that it wouldn't be used very often, so they buried it. -- JJZolx JJZolx's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=10 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=82524 ___ Radio mailing list Radio@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/radio
Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] new radio, mixed experience so far
Squeezebox user interfaces have never been particularly good when there's a problem situation. I think the SqueezePlay based devices are worse due in part because of increased connectivity problems. Touch seems to be the best of the bunch, but the Duet and Radio have been nightmares. There's also the whole mysb.com thing that complicates everything. >From the required account signup, to using mysb.com for basic menus, connecting to it in the background, endless software bugs and datacenter outages, it's been nothing but trouble and has done a pretty good job of giving the Squeezebox a bad reputation for both usability and reliability. -- JJZolx JJZolx's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=10 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=82524 ___ Radio mailing list Radio@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/radio
Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] Firmware 7.60 r9135 - Display dimming not working anymore
ftlight;581431 Wrote: > I could, but when I'm ready to go to sleep I just want to turn out my > reading light - I'm usually too dopey to drill down through the menus > and dim the display manually. You can place the Manual Brightness adjustment item on the home menu and save yourself a couple of menu levels. Go to Settings > Brightness and touch-hold the Manual Brightness menu item. The context menu will show a selection to add it to the home menu. -- JJZolx JJZolx's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=10 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=82309 ___ Radio mailing list Radio@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/radio
Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] Firmware 7.60 r9135 - Display dimming not working anymore
ftlight;581418 Wrote: > Any update on fixing auto brightness (after a week of sleepless nights > here)? Can't you use the manual brightness control in the meantime? Here's the bug, so that you can track it: http://bugs.slimdevices.com/show_bug.cgi?id=16584 I hate losing sleep... -- JJZolx JJZolx's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=10 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=82309 ___ Radio mailing list Radio@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/radio
Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] How to clean "genres" in "play random"
If you haven't yet run a full 'Clear library and rescan everything' after making a lot of genre changes, you should do so. -- JJZolx JJZolx's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=10 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=82312 ___ Radio mailing list Radio@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/radio
Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] Alarm is awful.
wonder boy;577860 Wrote: > There is only a pause button, how would you stop oterwise? By holding the pause button for a moment. -- JJZolx JJZolx's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=10 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=82092 ___ Radio mailing list Radio@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/radio
Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] Alarm is awful.
erland;577638 Wrote: > The strange thing is that it do seems to work for some people, mostly > people with a 24/7 SBS server on a computer. Similar issues can also be > caused by error or non optimal configuration in your local thnetwork or > your ISP. That's always been the case. Fairly reliable with a local server, not at all reliable with mysb.com. Part of the problem lies in the lack of reliability of mysb.com, but that should be dealt with in the software running on the Radio/Touch. > However, due to the fact that people tends to complain here instead of > telling Logitech support about their problems, I'm not sure Logitech > are aware of how many people that are still affected. Oh, come on. How could they not be aware of it? The biggest problem is that Squeezebox has been deprecated, with few resources remaining in software development. There's no such thing as a critical problem for a product that represents 1/1000th of 1% of a company's revenues. -- JJZolx JJZolx's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=10 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=82092 ___ Radio mailing list Radio@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/radio
Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] Alarm is awful.
bluegaspode;577550 Wrote: > > Having the default alarm 30 seconds after the right one started sound > like one of those very tiny network glitches which are hard to track. Actually, it's a well known bug. Could be caused by a network glitch, but the Radio apparently isn't very good at figuring out when not to sound the backup alarm. http://bugs.slimdevices.com/show_bug.cgi?id=16446 http://bugs.slimdevices.com/show_bug.cgi?id=16190 http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=81121 -- JJZolx JJZolx's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=10 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=82092 ___ Radio mailing list Radio@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/radio
Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] Not as many complaints?
TJ_;567862 Wrote: > First impression: When I tap the Off button while playing internet > radio, it *appears* to turn off (looks and sounds "off"), but a look at > the router tells me it's still streaming data from the station. Are you sure it's actually streaming audio? Is the connection bandwidth shown in your router? The Radio when 'off' (standby) is still connected to your network and to mysb.com or to your local server, so there will still be some minimal amount of traffic to and from either. -- JJZolx JJZolx's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=10 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=81054 ___ Radio mailing list Radio@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/radio
Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] changing from server to server?
Robm1955;566179 Wrote: > Just to clear things up a little, as I'm still learning. Squeezebox > Server, allows me to connect to my pc and music files, wirelessly when > I'm at home. Mysqueezebox.com, allows me to connect to my files when > I'm not near my pc. Am I thinking along the right lines, or have I got > it totally wrong. If so, can someone explain the difference please. No. Myqueezebox.com just allows you to connect to internet radio and services like Pandora and Napster without the need for a Squeezebox Server. It also can implement alarms. You could use it at home if you want to switch your server off, or not even have a server. Or you can use it away from home. Only with a local Squeezebox Server running can you listen to your music files. -- JJZolx JJZolx's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=10 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=79955 ___ Radio mailing list Radio@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/radio
Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] Squeezebox Radio or Squeezebox Boom
The Boom is both more stable and has better sound. -- JJZolx JJZolx's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=10 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=80847 ___ Radio mailing list Radio@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/radio
Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] One problem, among many
"Power On Resume" behavior is a configurable option when using a local Squeezebox Server. Is it completely missing from MySqueezebox.com settings? Since it's not configurable, does anyone know for certain what the expected behavior is? If it does not resume playback when powered on, isn't simply pressing 'Play' enough to resume the stream? The radio station should still be in the playlist, so I don't see why you would have to queue it up again via preset or other means. -- JJZolx JJZolx's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=10 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=80785 ___ Radio mailing list Radio@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/radio
