Problems with NW-A608

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Had this device for about 2 weeks now, upgraded from a NW-E507. I think some of the problems i'm having may be to do with the software (Connect / SonicStage)

Okay. I put around 1gig of music on my player using Connect without a problem. Since then Connect refuses to put anymore tracks on and says " ERROR " everytime i try to put a track on. Because of this i've started to use SonicStage.

1. The first problem is that when i go into the menu and select " Artist, Album or Genre ". I just get a list of " Unknown " and it won't display any information, although all my music is labelled correctly with all necessary information input.

2. The second problem is that when i go into the menu and select " release year, favourite 100 or recent transfers ", i get an error message saying " function limited "

3. The last problem i have, is that when i go into the " function menu ", i cant select intelligent shuffle anymore. It appears to be grayed out and is not selectable.

Sorry if any of these points have been covered before, or mentioned elsewhere in the forums but this is really starting to bug me now. I have the latest versions of connect/sonicstage and have installed the latest firmware.

Hope someone can help/advise. Thanks.

[imagine_]

Hmm.. interesting. Try formatting it through the function menu, then make sure you have the latest firmware for the device, then try transferring the tracks again using connect and see what happens. Also, make sure you are using the latest version of connect, I belive a new patch came out recently. Let us know if it works.

Edited January 8, 2006 by imagine

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As i've said, i have the latest version of connect and latest firmware.

I've tried formatting the device too and i'm still getting the same problems.

[Ascariss]

I am not sure why people don't read or search the forum more often, it is usually explained that if you use the new units with Sonicstage the intelligent shuffle and other functions that need the connect player will NOT work.

Reset the player, and remove all songs. Then try to use connect player to transfer the songs.

Sonicstage wasn't really meant to be usdd with the new units per se, even though you can use it, the problem is functionality.

Best option is to remove CP altogether, remove registry keys, remove the library, then reboot, and reinstall CP using the cd and letting it update.

Then check the id tags in winamp as much as possible or WMP, whichever you prefer, then import them into the CP library. If you want, sort them by album and if you do get duplicates check the tag info and there will usually be something wrong.

Once you are satisfied with the tags, hook up the A608 and then transfer files to it. Then once it is down, unplug it, let is build the library (if flash players do that even) and check to see if the same thing happens. If it does, come back here and post your pc info and etc. be as detailed as possible.

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Thanks a lot, sorry for not reading the forums fully but my internet connection is quite slow.

Most of the problems are fixed now. The only issue left is that " genre " is still displaying unknown for eveything. I've checked the tags and they're all labelled correctly. So i'm not sure why this is still happening.

Thanks again