Preventing the Jukebox From Accidently Being Turned On

[FireJuke]

Hi,
  I have a problem in that I sometimes put my Jukebox in my bag and my hand (or an object) accidently bumps into it triggering the On button.  If I was listening to something before that and had turned it off midway, pressing the On button will resume playing the audio file.  Thus, I might end up accidently turning on and playing the Jukebox and when I come to actually want to use the Jukebox, I often find that the battery has been drained.  Is there any way to "lock" the jukebox so that only after a certain key combination is pressed that it starts / resumes playing to prevent this sort of behavior?  A bit like keylocks on mobile phones.  Thanks for your time.

PS.  I currently have the Jukebox Recorder 20 if that's of any help.

[eriqjaffe]

Do you still have the blue nylon pouch?  You could always store it in there when the JBR is in your pack, and the nylon should help cusion the JBR from an inadvertent button-push.

For something sturdier, you could always pick up a 4x6x2 Aluminum Box:

http://www.artsuppliesonline.com/catalog.cfm?cata_id=9545

...it's oversize for the Jukebox, but then you can get some scrap foam to fill out (and pad) the box.  Heck, you might be able to find a place that'll custom cut some foam for you, but I don't know how much that would cost.

[LinusN]

Is there any way to "lock" the jukebox so that only after a certain key combination is pressed that it starts / resumes playing to prevent this sort of behavior?  A bit like keylocks on mobile phones.  Thanks for your time.

Well, it is certainly possible to let Rockbox check for another key when it is started, so it immediately shuts off if it isn't held. File a feature request.

[FireJuke]

eriqjaffe, LinusN.  Thanks for your replies.  I do have the blue nylon pouch, but it still gets turned on accidently.  I'll file a feature request.  Thanks for your time...

[eriqjaffe]

If you haven't already filed the request...one problem with the "wait for another key and then shut off" function would be that if the JBR is being jostled and the ON button is getting pressed repeatedly, there could be a lot of wear & tear on the hard drive from constantly spinning up and down (not to mention the battery drain)...

I'd think a HD delay would do the trick, but that would only really work on flashed boxes...

[FireJuke]

Unfortunately, I think this was already posted and it seems that there is no resolution.  Here's the link to the feature request: [ 679307 ] Power On Delay (http://sourceforge.net/tracker/index.php?func=detail&group_id=44306&atid=439121&aid=679307) 

[LinusN]

The "Aeroplane check" solution could be the way to go. There are several ways to solve the problem with draining the batteries, but it will instead make it more complicated to start the jukebox when you really want to use it.

[FireJuke]

Thanks for your feedback.  I don't think it's really a problem to have to press 2 or 3 buttons just to start the Jukebox.  However, I am unfamiliar with the "Aeroplane check" solution.  LinusN, could you kindly give me more information about this solution?

[LinusN]

The "Aeroplane check"  is just a double check that you really want to start it, like holding a second button when starting, or asking a simple "are you sure" question when starting.