Re: [slim] Broken Remote for SB classic.
plympton;558048 Wrote: When you called Logitech, did you ask for a replacement part, or did you say your remote had broken? I called and just said my remote had broken, and they sent me a replacement for free as a one time courtesy. I didn't argue with him - I'd have happily bought it, but I hear (from you and others) that you can't. Weird. He needed some number that's on the bottom of Logitech SB's, and not present on Slim SB's (it's a short text+numbers combo) - without that, they can't do it, I think. -Dan Ditto. I asked how to get ahold of a transporter remote. They said they are no longer for sale, but that they would send me one. I sent my address, and they sent me a new remote via next-day air service, all for free! -- gnnash gnnash's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=36644 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=8 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] SB3 bricked? (perpetual reboot)
ToddSTS;533467 Wrote: I've scoured the board(s) for any signs of blown capacitors and can't find any. The only burnt looking soldering is around the IR receiver and that still works cause it will interrupt the repeating start up sequence if I press any buttons on the remote. One thing I did notice as the sequence perpetually runs, sometimes right before the logos cross the screen the Toslink gets brighter...sometimes it goes out for a split second. Interesting that its not behaving exactly the same every time. Any clues from that? Thanks. Todd Have you been able to try another power supply like Dan has? If you can put a meter on the power connection inside while the board is on and report back the voltage, that would be helpful. The power supply will read higher when not under load, so measuring it while unplugged from the squeezebox would be irrelevant. See if the voltage varies while starting up, or is low. -- gnnash gnnash's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=36644 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=69553 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] SB3 bricked? (perpetual reboot)
If you open your squeezebox, look for any caps that are puffy or leaking any dielectric from the top. In some cases you'll find one that has ruptured violently. These will be somewhat larger caps, likely not far from the power input. I don't have a SB3 myself, or I could give you further information on what to look for -- gnnash gnnash's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=36644 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=69553 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] SB3 bricked? (perpetual reboot)
I haven't read the whole thread yet, but this sounds an awful lot like a bad power supply or power related circuit to me. I've seen this behavior before with other sorts of consumer electronics - the device powers on, demands a larger amount of current than supplied. Capacitors in the power circuits can keep it afloat for a while, but it eventually runs out of juice and shuts down. Then the capacitors charge again, supplying current for the device to start up again. Especially considering how your squeezebox stayed on for shorter and shorter times before a reboot, I'd suspect something in the power supply or power regulation in the Squeezebox itself. -- gnnash gnnash's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=36644 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=69553 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Stream from Radio Tuner on PC
Thanks for the information. I'll have to check on the status of the Radio Shark and Windows 7. I've heard that they weren't compatible. With the InstantFM adapter, were you able to get any sort of RDS feedback to the squeezebox? I was looking at that adapter as well, but mainly for the RDS capability, and the lower price. -- gnnash gnnash's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=36644 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=76458 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Stream from Radio Tuner on PC
Alright. Do you have any WIP plugins from when you were tinkering with this? I don't have a clue how to get the RDS info from this code into the stream for the SB. Looks like I will likely end up going for the Radio Shark, though RDS would be awesome. I've seen this page https://www.lafargue.name/article2773.html on how to get the RDS info into the stream in linux, but no information on how to do it in Windows. -- gnnash gnnash's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=36644 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=76458 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Stream from Radio Tuner on PC
Nearly all of my stations (in the US) do have live track/artist information via RDS, which would have been nice to see. However, it looks like the Radio Shark will be my best bet. It will certainly be no worse than the radio I've been using for years! Thanks for the info, and your plugin. I'm sure I'll be putting it to good use! -- gnnash gnnash's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=36644 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=76458 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Stream from Radio Tuner on PC
Well, I'm pretty sick of my local radio stations' low-bitrate online radio streams. I love my Boom for pandora and my own music, but don't want a separate radio as well when I could just have one device! So I will be purchasing a radio tuner for my PC, and streaming from that to my squeezebox. I've seen information on how to do this, but I was wondering if there is a way to re-tune my tuner from the squeezebox itself. Perhaps the squeezebox will point to a different stream file on my PC, and some sort of software will recognize this and re-tune my tuner to a different station. Does anyone know of anything that could do this? I'm tired of listening to highly compressed radio with a 20+ second delay from live. -- gnnash gnnash's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=36644 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=76458 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Stream from Radio Tuner on PC
This sounds very nice. Are the preset buttons able to be set to the stations? -- gnnash gnnash's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=36644 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=76458 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Stream from Radio Tuner on PC
Sounds excellent. However, I've heard some bad things about radio sharks and reception quality. What are your experiences? I'll be using this in a metropolitan area, with some pretty noisy radio reception in the first place unless I use an external antenna. -- gnnash gnnash's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=36644 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=76458 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Synced Players
I'm looking to use a couple squeezeboxes as a multi-zone music system some day (a la Sonos). I'm curious for people with multiple squeezeboxes, how close are two players when they are in sync? Is there a noticeable delay, or a sort of echoing effect? -- gnnash gnnash's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=36644 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=76131 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
