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halonachos117:
I sometimes get this error when only transferring an album. I use ~96 kbps vorbis, so the albums are usually only a few megabytes. However, sometimes I can transfer videos of maybe 20 megs or more without issue.

Workaround: use a copier that supports pausing and resuming, such as Super Copier, or Tera Copy (both programs are for Windows). When the error happens, you can probably unplug the device, reboot, reconnect, and resume copying.

xpmule:
any of you notice strange charging behaviour ?
what i mean is i plug in charge mode starts.. i leave it for a while
and when i come back after a while it stopped and says connected.
and when i pull out the cord and check the battery level its only partly charged.
so if i plug it in and try and charge more it does.. and then stops again after a while..
to get my device fully charge the other day i did this like 3 or 4 times LOL
and THEN it showed full or close to it.. other wise it just doesn't get close to Full charge.

my previous player was a Creative ZEN and it took a loooong time for the battery to show its age
Lithium Ion batteries obviously have a finite lifespan like almost any electronic device
and with wear and tear they decay and hold less and less of a charge to the point
where it won't stay charged for more than 5 minutes etc
My2nd oldest ZEN got so bad it would stay charged for about 4 minutes if that lol
that taught me a big lesson. Battery life is precious commodity and you should conserve it as much as possible.
And this long winded rant has a point ;)
my Fuze+ started to show major battery life decay after a month or so which was surprising !
since then its been going down hill gradually. i don't know about anyone else but i think the battery
in these Fuze+'s suck or how they are used. for example i heard in the Sansa forums before
that someone thought the battery was being used when the device was turned off and THAT
may explain the premature battery life problem i think. and of course its a usage issue.
This is one of the other reasons i chose not to use a memory card too
it will use more battery power to use the cards i'm pretty sure. it may not be much
but i feel like my device is dying early and i want preserve it before i'm forced to buy
some other player at some point. anyways, i've said it a lot at the sansa forums and i wanna say it here too
TURN OFF your device when your not using it and make every effort to conserve battery power
and NEVER charge it or plug it in unless you need to transfer or your battery level is too low.
i have seen the results of this on phones, pmp's laptops etc
some people don't care at all and 1 guy said so what i'll just buy a new one etc
but i think that's dumb ..take care of your rechargeable battery products !

anyways one else notice a premature life expectancy on the Fuze+
or strange charging behavior like i mentioned earlier ?

halonachos117:

--- Quote from: xpmule on October 21, 2012, 11:34:54 PM ---any of you notice strange charging behaviour ?
what i mean is i plug in charge mode starts.. i leave it for a while
and when i come back after a while it stopped and says connected.
and when i pull out the cord and check the battery level its only partly charged.
--- End quote ---

I've noticed this, too. My player never charges past 96% or so. This behavior started appearing after Pamaury did some battery calibration (then I had problems with internal storage). The OF show 100%, so perhaps the battery need a little more calibration. I can't say about your player, though.

Also, you should try getting a portable battery charger. I have one from Duracell, and I tend to bring it whenever I think I will be away from my computer and will be listening to a lot of music. It's a bit more of a pain, but its cheaper than buying a new player. You should be able to get one form Amazon.

xpmule:
cheaper than a new player ?
well i said that because of the battery decay
so i don't understand what you meant by that.
as long as you use the battery in the device it slowly dies
like any rechargeable battery right. for example,
i recently bought a pack of 50 AA's for my wireless mouse/keyboard
because the pile of rechargeable  AA's i bought a couple years ago don't
hold their charge very long anymore and it wouldn't matter what charger
i use with them they would still die quickly because the materials inside
are almost exhausted. see what i mean ?
So unless i can replace the internal battery i'm screwed and SOON :(
i can see the decay rate on my Fuze+ is picking up speed and it won't be
long until the battery life is too short to be viable for use anymore
and buying a new battery would be dumb i think for many obvious reasons.

To put this into perspective i bought ZEN and did a bad job taking care of it
one of the things i did was leave it plugged in to my PC ALL the time.
it wasn't long until the battery was almost dead and would only stay charged for 5 minutes.
So i bought the next generation ZEN with no hard drive and flash storage instead.
and that never started to show its age like my current Fuze+ until like a year roughly
Fuze+ within 1 month i was getting a depressed sinking feeling and could tell this thing was gradually
dying off and i remember with my ZEN month after month being impressed at how
the battery just seemed brand new month after month. And i know this is not scientific lol
but the difference between the 2 is extreme and as i implied i treated them both the same way.
I know most electronics have an estimated life span but i wonder if their was some truth
to the rumor i heard about he Fuze+ using the battery when its off..
because if this is true the implications would be bad lol
if you figure the thing is rated to last 2 years at idle (off) and it sat on the shelf for 6 months before you bought it.. then..

I dunno maybe i just got a crappy battery lol

ddscentral:
I think he meant you should get a portable USB charger.
Portable USB charger is basically a rechargeable battery with USB ports which can be used to charge USB devices, e.g. Fuze+.

So even if the internal battery dies, you can still use the player by connecting it to a portable charger.

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