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Rockbox mail archiveSubject: Re: BATTERY-FAQ and the FMRe: BATTERY-FAQ and the FM
From: Neon John <johngd_at_bellsouth.net>
Date: Thu, 12 Jun 2003 23:43:14 -0400 On Fri, 13 Jun 2003 00:57:36 +0200, Jean Boullier <jean.boullier_at_wanadoo.fr> wrote: >Hi John! >The battery system of the FMR looks so different from the other >Jukeboxes that the addition of your excellent new topics to the FAQ is >mandatory for the project. As a Recorder user I only have 2 >questions/comments and one typo report to make: > >>20. "What sort of battery life can I expect" >> >>This is highly dependent on the use and encoding bitrate of the MP3. It can >>range from as little as 4 hours while playing high bitrate (>300kbps) MP3s to >>as long as 14 hours playing 32kbps audio books or similar talk-oriented >>materials. The higher the bit rate the more often the hard drive has to spin >>and thus the shorter the battery life. >> >Now that I have learnt (sometimes the hard way) that rechargeable >batteries are not eternal I tend to not read "battery life" the way you >use it. Is it not possible to use another expression for what is >actually "usage duration between charging"? I do not know or I do not >remember what other expression would be better and maybe, even, "battery >life" is the normal term for that purpose in English but, if not, you >might consider using an other one. "battery life" is the normal American term but I see your point. How about "How long should I expect the unit to run between charges?" > >>22. "Does the USB port supply enough power to run the FMR?" >> >>During playback it is fairly close. While doing disc-intensive activities >>such as copying files onto the FMR, defragmenting the FMR drive, etc, the USB >>port does NOT supply sufficient power. The internal batteries are gradually >>discharged. The use of the external power supply addresses this problem. >> >Since I am not an FMR user I may be wrong, but is it appropriate to >mention playback while the USB connection is active? For a Recorder or a >Studio/Player that would be irrelevant. Doh! I was thinking about being connected to the USB bus but without anything going on. What I get for writing this while sitting in my restaurant and also trying to talk to customers. Let's just delete that first sentence. > >>24. "how to I access the battery?" >> >This is the typo I was mentioning ("to" for "do"). yep. Thanks for the proofing. John --- John De Armond johngdDONTYOUDARE_at_bellsouth.net http://bellsouthpwp.net/j/o/johngd/ Cleveland, Occupied TNReceived on 2003-06-13 Page template was last modified "Tue Sep 7 00:00:02 2021" The Rockbox Crew -- Privacy Policy |