NW-A3000 shutdown time on pause & in ear headphones

[JamieB]

Hi there-

I've been using my NW-A3000 for a week or so now, but I find it a bit frustrating that it shuts down after a very short period when I pause the song on playback. If I wanted to turn the unit off, I would select shut down! I realize it must be trying to save power, but this is irritating in work, when if I get asked a question, or the phone rings, I put the player on pause, repsond, then have to essentially turn the player back on, with the welcome screen etc, rather then simply carry on playing the track.

Is there any setting that prevents the player switching off so rapidly, or even better, allows the player to stay on? Cheers, Jamie

(PS- what aftermarket in-ear headphones are people using? I am thinking of getting some Shure or Entymotic in-ear types, as my Sennheiser PX200 (closed) are not really suitable, and the plugs that came with the player hurt my ears.)

ta, J

Edited January 11, 2006 by JamieB

[Ascariss]

Indeed this is highly annoying since my Minidisc rarely turned off that quickly, but it still did. I am sure it is a battery issue so Sony thought it was a good idea.

I myself am using EX71's with the A3000 and can't complain, the sound is great and the portability is excellent. Reason being the extension cord that comes with the A3000 is much better than the one that came with the EX71s.

[sh33p]

If you have to stop listening for whatever reason but plan on continuing listening, just let it play. It will consume less power that it would to shut down the device and start it up again.

So what if you miss your favourite song, it will come around again.

[Monica]

Hi,

Is there really no way to delay the shutoff? I also find this very annoying. (The idea of continuing play is not too great if you're listening to an audio book, is it?)

Cheers, Monica