Menu Scrolling in the H series

[munkifisht]

Can I ask someone to tell me how menu scrolling is achived in the H series. I have an IMP550 and I assumed the menu system would be the same in the H series.

For example, does the H series have the annoying feature of using a bar for functions like minutes to sleep rather then an incressing number (why do they do this by the way?). Is the menu navigation the same (Root-Folder-Folder-...-Song file).


Also, on a slightly off topic moment here, if i use the dbase, how long can I expect the player to load with roughly 10,000 songs (I know, 9,999, also, will a frimware ever fix this, or is it a hardware problem)?

[HunterGreen]

There's a bar and an increasing number. What annoys me is you can choose time elapsed or time remaining, but there's room for both. Where it says "Elapsed: 03:45" they could easily fit "03:45 of 04:12" or "03:45 + 0:27" or something that shows both.

[Mike]

56 seconds with about 6200 songs in about 350 folders, for about 29 gb of music.

not sure what you mean about menu scrolling. you click on a menu/submenu, and scroll up or down the list ...

[Mr.Anderson]

Originally Posted by munkifisht

Can I ask someone to tell me how menu scrolling is achived in the H series.

Volume UP/DOWN scrolls, but too slow for long lists. A lot of possible options with the joystick can be utilized to improve scrolling... see my "Improved Long List Navigation" in the H-support section.

Originally Posted by munkifisht

For example, does the H series have the annoying feature of using a bar for functions like minutes to sleep rather then an incressing number (why do they do this by the way?).

I love the sleep timer selection bar... I use it every night to fall asleep listening to music.

Originally Posted by munkifisht

Is the menu navigation the same (Root-Folder-Folder-...-Song file).

Yes, if you use the file browsing mode. You make your own structure.

Originally Posted by munkifisht

Also, on a slightly off topic moment here, if i use the dbase, how long can I expect the player to load with roughly 10,000 songs (I know, 9,999, also, will a frimware ever fix this, or is it a hardware problem)?

The DB is sorted and structured in memory at startup, therefore the more songs, the longer DB startup time. It is not a hardware issue (the speed of the CPU is of course important, but a better solution is possible), since it can be optimized by save the structured lists an the harddisk and load them instead at start up. The would be much quicker.... but i don't think iRiver development partment thought about that ... so don't get your hopes too high on a DB startup time improvement.