Thank you for the most through response I have ever received on the forum!
My apologies for not being on the same page as you regarding the 11.0.13 plugin. I first tried to update using the “Check for updates” option. It checked, but nothing came up (saying I needed or didn't need an update). I manually removed the plugin and downloaded it from the plugin's page (the page still says v11.0.07), so now I have 11.0.13
Also, I restarted MC after loading the plugin and I am starting with a blank
Nomad Jukebox Zen Xtra (hereafter referred to as Zen or handheld)
My responses (now that I am using the most recent plugin):
1. Jukebox Zen Node > Album SubNode – After deleting files under this SubNode, the files remain in the Jukebox Zen Node.This is working fine now
It took me a while to figure out what was going on with the icons beside the track names on the “Zen Node” ; they kept changing. I notice that when I first upload the 5 files (with having nothing on the Zen previously) MC uses the “Scheme Group” icon instead of the “Audio” icon. After I disconnect the Zen and reconnect it, the icons become “Audio”. I then uploaded 4 more files which display the “Scheme Group” icon while the others display the “Audio” icon. I wasn’t sure if this was a bug or intentional.
2. The bitrate being displayed for MP3 and WMA files on MC for files on the Zen fluctuate from about +/-5. The files are being converted form APE at a constant bitrate. This also applies to MP3 and WMA files that already exist in MC that were encoded at a constant bitrate and then transferred to the handheld.Test 01: I uploaded 5 files that were ripped as 256 CBR MP3 files. The “Zen Node” displays the bitrate correctly. But, the “Zen Node > Album Node > Specific Album Node” still shows the slight fluctuation in bitrate.
Test 02: I uploaded 5 files that were ripped as APE Normal and converted to 256 WMA files. Same results as stated in Test 01.
3. When transferring files from APE to MP3 256 and the files already exist on the Jukebox Zen, MC spends the time converting the file before it checks to see if the file exists on the handheld, only to skip the file. (waste of time)This is working fine now
When resending the APE files to the handheld the notice “files already exist and will be removed from the queue” displays and nothing appears in the transfer queue.
4. In that same scenario checking the box “apply to all” does nothing and each file requests guidance on what to do.Cannot get to this point since issue number 3 is working correctly for me now
5. Right-Clicking on any non-selected SubNode causes the SubNode to be selected when the right mouse button is down and jumps back to the main Node when released. Shouldn’t it just act as a left mouse click and remain selected when using the left or right mouse button?I understand; no argument here.
6. Right-clicking on a playlist and sending to Jukebox Zen will transfer the files, but will not transfer the playlist. I seem to remember being able to do this a while back. Was this feature removed? You didn’t respond to this one, but I check it anyway with the new build. I am still unable to upload a playlist. Was this feature removed?
7. This may or may not be part of the plug-in: when converting APE files to either MP3 320 or WMA 320 on occasion the left audio channel of a file will have some background static when playing back on the Jukebox Zen. I tried this again at MP3 256 and the files are fine. I will continue to test.Test 01: I converted 10 APE Normal files to MP3 CBR 320. I listened to part of each of the 10 track once with the left channel only and once with the right channel only on my computer. The sound was perfect. Next I uploaded those same files to the Zen. (My apologies for not stating this correctly before) the RIGHT audio channel on a few of the tracks had the static. I rechecked the same file on the PC and it was fine.
Test 02. I converted 10 APE Normal files to MP3 CBR 256 and followed the same steps as above. All the audio sounded correct. I assume that it is the Zen’s fault in this matter not MC; too much for the Zen’s processor?
(On a side note, MC kept stealing focus after it converted the files (using “Library Tools > Convert Format” ) to let me know it was saving the tag changes and then when all the files were converted. I don’t mind the notification if I am viewing MC, but I was trying to do something else since it takes a little bit of time and it got annoying. Maybe this should be part of the Action Window, like converting files during transfers?)
8. When viewing single albums on the Jukebox Zen Node > Album Node > Specific Album Node, the files appear in a random order. Shouldn’t these be sorted by track number for single albums? I have this option checked in the options menu. Thanks for your consideration of this feature.
9. When on the main Jukebox Zen Node, MC will not bring up a right-click menu on the field headers for customization. You can, however, access customization by click on that Node and using the Action Window > Tag Info > Top Left button > Columns to Show > Customize Current View. This will customize sorting and the like, but saving this view for any SubNode fails. AKA I can sort by track number here (which has no value in doing so), but I cannot sort by track number in the SubNode (which has a high value for doing so).Thanks for your consideration of this feature.
Statistics:
Windows 2000 Professional SP4
MediaCenter v11.0.196 beta
Jukebox Zen Plugin v11.0.13
Zen Firmware: 1.20.08
Again, if there is anything else you need please let me know.
Good Luck!
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