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bod 2008-03-09, 07:41 #61

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cyb 2008-05-13, 06:32 #62

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Subject: Problem with the popum menu

I have some problems with colors of popum menu after creating my theme.
Do you know what variables used to colouring it?

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Tom77 2008-05-15, 17:31 #63

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I dont' recall offhand which variables that menu uses. I'll take a look at some of my scheme files tonight and see if I can figure that out.

andretm 2008-06-03, 06:57 #64

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Subject: Red scheme for use at night

Hi, Before I start on creating one, I wanted to ask if anyone has created a scheme that is entirely red, even if different intensities of red. I would like to be able to look at my Vibez after my eyes are dark-adjusted (for yet another hobby, astronomy) without having my night vision blown away.

rick.hughes 2008-06-03, 07:15 #65

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Quote by andretm:
Hi, Before I start on creating one, I wanted to ask if anyone has created a scheme that is entirely red, even if different intensities of red. I would like to be able to look at my Vibez after my eyes are dark-adjusted (for yet another hobby, astronomy) without having my night vision blown away.

If you do create one, please share it. I am an amateur astronomer too!

Thanks

cyb 2008-06-04, 03:42 #66

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Here is mine themes, completed in VSE 2.0

[Image: http://www.cyb.org.ua/lj/lime_cyb_playscreen.gif]

[Image: http://www.cyb.org.ua/lj/lime_cyb_options.gif]

http://www.cyb.org.ua/lj/Lime_cyb.scm

[Image: http://www.cyb.org.ua/lj/rosso_playscreen.gif]

[Image: http://www.cyb.org.ua/lj/rosso_options.gif]

http://www.cyb.org.ua/lj/Rosso_cyb.scm

either of it have a bug in popup - digits are displayed but progress are not. I still don't found an item that defines a color for it 8)

Also, Vibez display red colors brighter, than the monitor, so, the colors of Rosso theme appears a bit overbrighted. I'll fix it later.

Got any comments?

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andretm 2008-06-04, 06:36 #67

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Thank you! I'll give your Rosso scheme a try just as soon as I bring my Vibez back from the dead.

The "hold down the menu key until your PC recognizes the Vibez" technique isn't even working. Groan.

mudd1 2008-06-04, 06:51 #68

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Quote by andretm:
Thank you! I'll give your Rosso scheme a try just as soon as I bring my Vibez back from the dead. The "hold down the menu key until your PC recognizes the Vibez" technique isn't even working. Groan.

Don't know what the problem is but try taking out the battery and leaving it out for some minutes (like 10 to be sure). Always did the trick for my vibez so far.

andretm 2008-06-04, 16:00 #69

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Thanks much mudd1...taking the battery out for 10 minutes or more definitely seems to make a difference, as if the Vibez and/or the battery need some time to reset or something.

I'm not up and running yet. I think I have the problem of the Vibez battery having been drained to empty while being connected overnight to a PC that was rebooted several times after the Vibez was connected to it. Now, whether plugged into my PC or an AC-USB charger, the screen is blank...no large scrolling battery symbol. After leaving it plugged in overnight on an AC charger, it still won't boot, nothing more than three quick screen flashes...I'm beginning to wonder if the battery is gone to the point that the charging circuit is not recognizing being plugged into power. Would anyone know if that might be the situation, or if that even makes sense?

Where I am at the moment is having used your "leave out the battery" technique, I next plugged the Vibez into the AC charger at which point the Vibez says, "Replace Cover"...when I first insert the battery, the screen flashes five times and goes dark...what I've done is to quickly slap in the battery and snap on the cover both before the screen stops flashing...could be my imagination (or desperation) but I think this makes a difference.

It seemed to almost boot one time earlier today...it briefly flashed the reddish Vibez logo screen...so as tempting as it is to keep fiddling with it, I think I'm going to let it sit overnight again. Another possible indication that the battery is shot is that when plugged into the charger with battery out and cover on, the large scrolling battery icon does appear.

If that doesn't work, I've noticed three contacts in an old LG mobile phone charger line up well physically with the contacts on the Vibez battery. The batteries are similar in capacity. A long shot...

-Andre

occams_razor 2008-06-04, 16:19 #70

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Andre, not sure if this is viable for you, but Amazon has Vibez batteries in stock currently for only $13.50.

I've been having problems with mine ever since a similar episode. Currently it just cuts out (powers off completely) while playing even though the battery says it's charged. It doesn't cut out while plugged in though, so last ditch I figured I'd purchase a new battery and see what happens.

Best of luck to you and thanks for the schemes Cyb.

andretm 2008-06-04, 16:51 #71

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Great tip, thanks much...if it doesn't boot tomorrow morning, I'll place the order...if it boots, I'll probably get a spare battery anyway for the, I hate to say it, "next time"

RubenNYC 2008-06-04, 20:17 #72

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For any Washington Redskins fans:

[Image: http://www.geocities.com/rubennyc/vibez/skins4.jpg]

Sean Michael Taylor #21 (1983-2007). Thank you for giving it everything you had. Rest In Peace.

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andretm 2008-06-05, 11:24 #73

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Subject: New trick for reviving the Vibez's battery

Potential new technique for folks to try to revive a drained battery...

I think due to my Vibez's battery having been drained so low (from being left plugged into a PC's USB port), I was having no luck at all getting the charging circuitry in the Vibez to even recognize the battery and begin charging it. All I could produce after many combinations of resets, etc. was a briefly flashing screen.

I noticed at one point that if I plugged in the Vibez with the cover off and battery out, its screen would display "Replace Cover". When I continued to leave out the battery and put the cover back on, the large scrolling battery icon would appear. Weird, given the battery was not in the Vibez. My idea was to try and fake out the Vibez into charging the battery.

First I did as before, that is, with the battery out and cover off, I plugged the Vibez into an AC charger. Then, instead of putting the cover on, I used a rubber band to hold a small coin to press down the little micro switch on the upper back of the Vibez that detects whether the back cover is attached. After the large scrolling battery appeared, I put in the battery (and crossed my fingers AND, for extra luck, pressed my thumbs together)*. This was approximately 8 PM in the evening.

As I understand it, Lithium ion batteries warm up when being charged, and a thermistor in the battery decreases the current flow when necessary to prevent over charging. So, out of curiosity, and also as a way to potentially determine if the charging cycle had begun, I put the remote lead for a digital thermometer on the battery. Overnight sometime, the maximum temperature measured was 85.5 F in a room that had an ambient temperature of 74 F. This was promising information the next morning, approximately 12 hours later.

At midday the following day, approximately 18 hours later, the temperature was 80.8 F. So, while the Vibez was still plugged in with the coin strapped on the back and such, I pressed the power button and...nothing. So, next I unplugged the Vibez, took out the battery, and left it out for approx. 15 minutes. Put the battery back in and the cover back on and plugged it into the AC charger. Presto...in about 3 minutes, it booted up, rebuilt the database, and then continued to show the standard charging icon in the upper right of the play screen. Yippee!

It seems to me it may be possible for others to use this technique to revive what otherwise might appear to be dead Vibez batteries. I have not reproduced this yet (and actually hope to not need to do so). If anyone succeeds in reviving a completely drained/dead battery this way, please do post your experience.

Happy listening everyone,
Andre

PS I'm still going to order a 2nd Vibez battery.

*Americans cross their fingers for good luck. Germans press their thumbs together. It seemed appropriate to use both given the German engineering behind the Vibez.

andretm 2008-06-05, 19:55 #74

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It worked...up and running again...whew.

eswa 2008-07-10, 06:47 #75

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My scheme:

[Image: http://img127.imagevenue.com/loc833/th_93462_whitescm_122_833lo.JPG]

http://rapidshare.com/files/128619477/White.scm.html
But here's a 'funny' thing. Take a look at this scheme with Tom77's program, and then upload it to the Vibez and see what happens in the now-playing-screen...The artistname becomes vague and there are suddenly 2 gray bars on the top and bottom of the screen...What does this mean?