[SlimDevices: Touch] Turn screen off?

2012-12-14 Thread HeadBanger
I have managed to pick up one of the last Touch's available at Currys for £89 - bargain! My original SBR is now in my daughter's room where she controls it with her phone and is very happy. One of the original reasons I originally went for the Duet was that the SBR was so discreet and the Touch

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Turn screen off?

2012-12-14 Thread Apesbrain
There are two ways to deactivate the screen: 1. Simplest way is to install Triode's 'Display Off' (http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?95084-Display-Off-screensaver) screensaver app and select it for any/all states you want screen shut off 2. Another way is to install Touch Toolbox and

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] My favourites

2012-12-14 Thread Waldo Pepper
Appologies for vague explanation. I had switched to running Logitech Media Server on my laptop as that is where my master collection is stored. Following on from another thread re- the TOUCH being underpowered, I found it quite a breeze. I rarely listen to music without may laptop being on and

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Turn screen off?

2012-12-14 Thread sander
Is display off better than using the blank screensaver? sander's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=10737 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=97556

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] My favourites

2012-12-14 Thread toby10
Guessing your Favorites were stored on LMS on your laptop. No laptop, no LMS, no Favorites on LMS. :) You can save stations to MySB.com Favorites. That way, no matter which server you are using (laptop LMS, Touch USB, MySB.com) your stations will always be accessible. MySB.com Favorites can

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Turn screen off?

2012-12-14 Thread HeadBanger
Apesbrain wrote: There are two ways to deactivate the screen: 1. Simplest way is to install Triode's 'Display Off' (http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?95084-Display-Off-screensaver) screensaver app and select it for any/all states you want screen shut off 2. Another way is to

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Turn screen off?

2012-12-14 Thread Apesbrain
sander wrote: Is display off better than using the blank screensaver? IIRC, the Blank screensaver leaves the display backlight on (plainly visible in a darkened room). The Display Off screensaver does exactly that.

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Problem Setting Up A Server System (SBT, LMS On Host PC, USB Hard Drive)

2012-12-14 Thread jeromeharris
After some trial-and-error, I have gotten my SBT to play my library drive's files using either my laptop or my fit-PC to run LMS--but only via my wireless network (the trials and errors involved getting a valid IP address into the SBT; I don't know why the SBT couldn't configure its network

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Problem Setting Up A Server System (SBT, LMS On Host PC, USB Hard Drive)

2012-12-14 Thread jeromeharris
Mnyb wrote: when runed as service you may need to use an unc path to the files not drive letters. Please explain. Is service and unc Unix terminology? I'm not Unix-savvy; I'm running Windows 7 Pro). There was a time when I had some DOS chops, but they've atrophied as my gray hair came in :).

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Problem Setting Up A Server System (SBT, LMS On Host PC, USB Hard Drive)

2012-12-14 Thread garym
jeromeharris wrote: After some trial-and-error, I have gotten my SBT to play my library drive's files using either my laptop or my fit-PC to run LMS--but only via my wireless network (the trials and errors involved getting a valid IP address into the SBT; I don't know why the SBT couldn't

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Problem Setting Up A Server System (SBT, LMS On Host PC, USB Hard Drive)

2012-12-14 Thread aubuti
jeromeharris wrote: Please explain. Is service and unc Unix terminology? I'm not Unix-savvy; I'm running Windows 7 Pro). There was a time when I had some DOS chops, but they've atrophied as my gray hair came in :). Nope, they are fairly generic terms that apply to Windows as well as Unix and

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Turn screen off?

2012-12-14 Thread rgro
I dunno'I have Triode's screen off app installed but my Touch still glows in the dark even though the screen is, indeed, blank/off. It would appear that something (the backlight?) is still on. Wonder if that's normal or if the screen off app is not functioning properly?