Perhaps i'm being thick..

[mgillespie]

I have quite a few favorites and compilation Playlists in M3U format, but I cannot figure out how to transfer them to my NV-A3000

I have tried following the text in the FAQ, but all this seems to do, is transfer the tracks IN the playlist (which already exist on the device), it does not transfer the playlist itself.

I also don't understand how playlists differ from bookmarks. I really hope the 5 fixed name bookmark lists are not my only means of creating "regular" playlists. This would finally make me take the unit back. (with the Connect fiasco), as I simply cannot live without unlimited amounts of playlists that I can create and name as I wish.

It's slowly dawning on me, how limited the NW-A3000 actually is, my 3 year old Creative Labs 80GB Jukebox 3 has more features than the NW-A3000. :-(

[Ascariss]

well, what I did is just made a playlist in winamp, saved it, then opened CP, once all settled down, press ctrl-I to import it, which it did, then check that the songs are there, yup, they are.

Then hooked up the A3000 and then just dragged the playlisy from the upper left hand corner to the player, then after a few seconds it was there, unplugged it, and opened playlists and it was there on the player.

[mgillespie]

When you say. they were "on the player", where did you find the playlist? Was it listed in the same place as where the bookmarks are?

[mgillespie]

OK, finally sussed it out. Hardly the most intuitive method going to transfer plalists, but U have frinally managed to transfer one

I found the playlist in with the Bookmarks.

What on earth ARE bookmarks then, if they are not playlists?

Some bugs I have encountered in Connect, when trying to transfer playlists.

1/ Some playlists simply refuse to ever appeat in Connect, using Ctrl+I, or dropping in.

2/ Some tracks are missing from the playlist, when it's transferred to the player, even thou the music IS on the device. Have they been removed? Why?

Edited January 11, 2006 by mgillespie

[sh33p]

Bookmarks are like temporary playlists. They can be made on the go by selecting the songs you want in the same playlist and selecting Add to Bookmark from the Options menu.

Playlists cannot be created or edited on the player itself, it must be done with CP or SS, so bookmarks is an easy way to create simple playlists while you're out and about. The main problem with bookmarks is that each list (There are five) only hold 100 tracks, whereas playlists are theoretically unlimited.

[Ascariss]

yup they are in the playlists area, and I so far haven't lost any songs when importing the list or transferring the playlist across. Granted I only have 70 songs in the playlists, but who needs more than 100?

I am not sure why you are having problems. that is odd.