atterol Posted September 15, 2004 Report Share Posted September 15, 2004 Hi I have recently bought a MZNH900 (which I love!) however, I am noticing a problem with the battery. For example, I do a full charge of the MD and then I might not use it for a 2 days (it stays in my bag) and then when I go to use it, it says that I only have a small amount of battery charge left? On occasion, when I have pulled it out of my bag, I have noticed that it is on (I assume because a button has been bumped). I tried to stop this by locking both the remote and the actual MD player but I am still having this problem whereby when I turn it on after not using it for a few days and the battery is flat or nearly flat. Has anyone else had this problem? Any solutions? At the moment, I am just using the soft carry bag that came with the player. Would it be worthwhile to get a "hard" case so that the buttons can't be bumped?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichM Posted September 15, 2004 Report Share Posted September 15, 2004 This is perhaps because Quick Mode is on, this on by default. Quick Mode sustains audio data in what can be described as the playback buffer when the unit is not operating, the effect is that the disk starts playing straight away when you press play, even if you leave for hours. If you turn Quick Mode off playback will take longer to happen since no audio data has been buffered, and it takes a bit of time to refill the buffer before continuing playback from that buffer. However since the buffer has not been sustained while the player / recorder has not been operating you shouldn't have the high degree of battery drain. Quick Mode is a convenience thing it allow almost instantaneous playback at the cost of battery life, I find it doesn't make that much impact on my NH1 personally. Should be page 77 of the NH900 manual, the option is in Option - QuickMode on your unit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atterol Posted September 16, 2004 Author Report Share Posted September 16, 2004 Thanks for your help - I will turn the Quick Mode function off and see if it makes a difference. I think I might also look to upgrade the battery - I am pretty sure there has been some discussion on other boards about batteries that you can upgrade to which have longer life. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichM Posted September 16, 2004 Report Share Posted September 16, 2004 Yes there is a superior battery you can get for the NH900, the NH-14WM. Bluetin.com and AudioCubes.com sell this battery. If you bought this battery you should see a dramatic improvement in battery life. Take a look at this thread. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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