A method to get rid of static noise (NW-S70X series)

[Zizone_]

Lately, there were many complaints regarding to light static noise that occurs about every 10 seconds.

I noticed that the static sound occurs just at the moment when the display is turned on from when it was off.

So, let's say the song is playing. Then about every 10 seconds, there is a screen saver with some bubbles; this is when I hear a static sound.

To get rid of this static, turn off the screen saver:

Menu>Settings>Advanced Settings>Power Save Mode>Save ON SUPER. I believe the only difference between the Save On Normal and Super is the screen saver.

Now, the other way of getting static sound is when you hit a button thus turning on the display from off. So, while to song is playing, just enjoy the song without pressing a button.

To be clear, having display on does not make static sound. It is only the moment when the display is being turned on from off.

This method does not fix the hissing sound, however, it should prevent static sounds from occurring.

I hope this is helpful to everyone.

If I am unclear, please let me know. Thanks.

Edited January 27, 2007 by Zizone

[juli_]

Hi Zizone - maybe you can help me with this as my post hasn't generated any replies because I asked such a dumb question!!

You know the 'clear bass' slider on the nw-s706? Well, can you tell me if adjusting that is the same as adjusting the first 2 sliders on the equalizer (from left to right). All I know is that the first 2 sliders control bass and mid bass - so does the clear bass do something else?

I can't figure it out - if the clear bass is increased by adding - then what are the bass and mid bass sliders for on the equalizer? Hope you can help!

[Zizone_]

First of all, I don't know for sure. But I think if the song is recorded in a certain way for bass like (1,2,1) then I believe the clear bass raises to 2,3,2. Where as, the individual EQ raises individual numbers: e.g. from 1,2,1 to 2,2,2 if you raise the first EQ bar. So, I think the clear bass keeps the prerecorded setting but raises overall bass without distortion possibly by smoothing things similar to anti aliasing for videos ; while the 5 band EQ can change the prerecorded settings.

Note:

numbers are in order of lowest bass to highest.

numbers assigned randomly to describe.

I may be totally wrong though...

Edited April 14, 2007 by Zizone