X7 Playlists are EASY!

[Sphinx]

I have to ask, though: when you say, "you should clean the X7 off all your previous trials before starting" do you mean my playlist trials?

And when you say, "Please format it using it's system tool" do you mean format over everything and re-install it all, starting from scratch? I haven't dared look at the system tools on the X7 in case I set something in motion I don't want and can't stop.

To the first question, No I meant what I said. You have to delete everything called music in the X7 before starting. It's quite an extremely sensitive device and from my experience, it gets easily confused by any wrongly tagged music file.

In answer to the second question, if you were to (hypothetically now) delete say the Flash section, it will rebuild itself automatcally when it reboots, the software is that robust. On the other hand, this format only removes the files you put into it. Go to Settings, System, Information(you have to tap information); when you get there, you will have two options: on top in black letters with a green background is FLASH and the second in a blue background is HDD and on the bottom right is FORMAT.

Tap Format and let it run to the end.

When it reboots, it will revert to it's state before you started(that means a complete system without your Music files).You can then proceed with all that I described above.
To make your experience even better afterwards, install Kizune's Leaf and Sense UCI, they are outstanding pieces of software in my opinion. Available here
John

[Adam K]

Yikes -- I'll do that one day when I feel strong and have a bit of time. I do already have Leaf and Sense and, yes, they do make a hell of a difference.I guess I'd need to re-install MM again, as well. All terribly exciting/nerve wracking.

I can't thank you enough for all your help -- you've been clear, patient, constructive and...well, very helpful. I'm very grateful.

Thanks,

Adam K

[scubaseven]

Originally Posted by Adam K

I've tried this, step by step, and even though I cut my playlist down to 400 songs, it's still not working. When I disconnect the X7 and turn it on, I can find the playlist, but the device claims it's empty. Is there some box I've ticked in MM that I shouldn't have or haven't but should have?

Change the USB mode and see if that works.

[Adam K]

Change the USB mode and see if that works

I don't understand what the difference is between the two modes -- and how would this help? I don't mean to be difficult, I'm genuinely curious. And what do you think of Sphinx's route?Again, I'm not trying to be obstinate or cause trouble, I really want to know the pros and cons of the different suggestions.

Thanks,

Adam K

[Adam K]

Okay, an update: I did everything I understood you meant, but...okay, it didn't work, I have a series of trial "playlists" not even in the file I created and saved them to but in the default "Playlists" folder on the X7, and they're all empty. So my next question now is -- when you're choosing the songs to be on the playlist, do they need to be chosen directly from the X7? I was selecting them from my library (on an external hard drive) and I have a feeling that's the problem, this time.

In the meantime, can someone explain the difference between the two USB modes and how this might help?

You know, my old iRiver was so much simpler to synch and do playlists on!

Thanks, Adam K

[Sphinx]

Everything has to be in, come from the X7. Please read the instructions again. I am using the playlists I created and re-created this way since months. It works.

[Adam K]

Thanks -- yes, after using both MM and then the playlist creator, I finally managed to create a playlist. Yaay.

I apologise for being obtuse, but after six years of doing this via a separate, external library of songs, old habits are hard to break.

Thank you again.

[Sphinx]

I am happy for you and glad that it helped somebody. It took me about 2 Months to figure this out.
Just note that if you want to change a playlist (Add to or subtract from it) you have to delete it (You delete the list from the folder not in MM) and carry out your changes in MM and then save it as M3U and then run playlist creator on it again. Be sure to install the latest firmware it has made the player more stable than it was.