Fault with Sansa Clip+ 8GB - anyone else experienced this?

[Marchog]

Hi,

I've recently been given a clip+ which seems to be in the process of developing some annoying problems. I was wondering if anyone else had experienced something similar (are these foibles of the clip+?):

1) It intermittently shuts down in the middle of playing podcasts (it has only done this once while listening to music). Initially, this was a rare occurrence, but it now shuts down at least two or three times a day.

2) The pause button often becomes non-functional. Pressing it causes the track being listened to to skip but not actually stop.

I'm a little reluctant to send the whole thing back for things that are (at the moment) just a nuisance, but worry that it will worsen with time.

Has anyone else had similar problems?

[CrowdAds]

[Timar]

No, but I haven't used the original firmware very much. Have you updated your Clip+ to the most recent firmware version?

If the problem remains, it could be caused by corrupt audiobook files. Did it occur with audiobooks from one specific source or from several sources?

[Marchog]

Thanks for your response.

I've not updated the firmware yet, so that is a good idea - thanks for that.

And, yeah, the shut-down glitch occurred when playing podcasts and music from multiple sources.

Thanks again for your suggestion!

[Marvin the Martian]

I think Timar is correct, you need a firmware update. I don't remember off the top of my head which version it was, but I briefly experienced the same thing you are.....and the next firmware update solved the problem. Here you can find the most recent update....http://www.anythingbutipod.com/forum...92&postcount=1

[Marchog]

Cracking - I'll give that a try.

Thank you both for your help.

Cheers,

M