Re: [slim] Just bought a Transporter. Have a couple of questions...

2016-07-13 Thread garym
Fizbin wrote: > Ok, thanks! I will do some experimenting. And yes, that "can't connect" > message does only appear once. It also appears once when I turn my PC is > booting. Funny how these machines are never truly off when they are > powered down. Interestingly, the Transporter runs cooler than

Re: [slim] Just bought a Transporter. Have a couple of questions...

2016-07-13 Thread Fizbin
Ok, thanks! I will do some experimenting. And yes, that "can't connect" message does only appear once. It also appears once when I turn my PC is booting. Fizbin's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=587

Re: [slim] Help! - Squeezebox Classic (SB3) with dead screen - still plays music

2016-07-13 Thread jdaun
Thanks epoch - I'm going to check the female power jack on the SB3, I seem to recall that never seemed very solid (maybe the solder has weakened). Does anyone know, if I pull the power plug from the SB3, will it reconnect to my music server automatically when I power it up? Or will it try to w

Re: [slim] Squeezepad: This player is already registered to another user error message

2016-07-13 Thread jimwillsher
Michael, you hero :-) I'm in! Thank you so much Jim jimwillsher's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=410 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=105859 ___

Re: [slim] Just bought a Transporter. Have a couple of questions...

2016-07-13 Thread garym
Fizbin wrote: > Sometimes (not always) I'd like to have the display turned OFF during > playback...except if a new track is being played, it would turn on for a > few seconds and then go off again. Is there a plugin that can do this? I > doubt it but I figure what the heck, I'll ask. > > Over ni

Re: [slim] Just bought a Transporter. Have a couple of questions...

2016-07-13 Thread d6jg
d6jg wrote: > go to LMS, then Player (choose your Transporter) and then experiment > with the Now Playing Screensaver options. You may find something that > will do what you want e.g. Date & Time after a short delay. There is also a BlankScreensaver plugin IIRC *Vortexbox LMS 7.9 music on QNA

Re: [slim] Just bought a Transporter. Have a couple of questions...

2016-07-13 Thread d6jg
Fizbin wrote: > Sometimes (not always) I'd like to have the display turned OFF during > playback...except if a new track is being played, it would turn on for a > few seconds and then go off again. Is there a plugin that can do this? I > doubt it but I figure what the heck, I'll ask. > > Over ni

Re: [slim] Touch screen device to run Squeezeplay?

2016-07-13 Thread d6jg
Fizbin wrote: > Ok, thanks! > > So what all would I need, aside from the Rasberry Pi LCD screen, to run > Squeezeplay? I want to control my Transporter, which is wired to my PC. > I was going to use my Touch as a controller but the screen is too small. Have you got a tablet of any sort ? iPad

[slim] Just bought a Transporter. Have a couple of questions...

2016-07-13 Thread Fizbin
Sometimes (not always) I'd like to have the display turned OFF during playback...except if a new track is being played, it would turn on for a few seconds and then go off again. Is there a plugin that can do this? I doubt it but I figure what the heck, I'll ask. Over night I tend to turn my PC OF

Re: [slim] Touch screen device to run Squeezeplay?

2016-07-13 Thread Fizbin
Ok, thanks! So what all would I need, aside from the Rasberry Pi LCD screen, to run Squeezeplay? I want to control my Transporter, which is wired to my PC. I was going to use my Touch as a controller but the screen is too small. --

Re: [slim] Touch screen device to run Squeezeplay?

2016-07-13 Thread ralphy
Fizbin wrote: > Can anyone recommend a touch screen device to run Squeezeplay? > Preferably something inexpensive and currently in production. > > Thanks. Here's one option http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?104803-SqueezePi Ralphy *1*-Touch, *5*-Classics, *2*-Booms, *1*-Reverted

Re: [slim] Help! - Squeezebox Classic (SB3) with dead screen - still plays music

2016-07-13 Thread epoch1970
I understand zilch about electronics and electricity but this I know: the VFD screen uses high voltage, there is a transformer in there that converts the low voltage current flowing from your PSU to high voltage. If your PSU is weak or if the power plug in the SB3 has some play/rust/soldering iss