Can this play songs in a predictable order? If it is turned off does it return to the point where it was previously playing or the beginning?
1088477
The songs play in the order they are sorted in your music folder on your computer. I sort my list alphabetically by right clicking on the screen of the folder, then I go to "Sort By", and finally click "Name" and "Ascending". This makes it easier to find the songs. If you turn off the MP3 player, it doesn't return to the previous point or beginning, instead when you turn it back on it oddly goes to the half way point of the song (Like 2:00 minutes of a 4:00 minute song).
1088478
No, it can shuffle or play songs in the order that they were loaded into the Eclipse. There is a way to turn off the player and then start it back up at the same point.
642698
The RANDOM mode would be convenient for many of us, but it repeats certain songs many times before the entire list is played. The NORMAL mode also repeats some songs unpredictably. My unit has given good service for over a year and does what it should except for the above.
1654069
Yes, just push the button and it goes to the next song, push the other button and it starts the current song over or push it twice and it goes back a song. I don't have it in front of me so I can't specify which button is which but it is pretty intuitive.
196923
Yes. You can play your songs in alphabetical order or select Shuffle and the player plays them in random order.
246358
Yes it will pause/play your music per push. If the music app isn't running the button will launch it and cause the system to play whatever song was playing previously
2215424
It depends on how long it's off for. If it's only off for ten minutes or so, it will pick up where you left off. If it's off for much longer than that, it goes back to the first song you downloaded.
1504959
If you are listening to a song, and then shut the mp3 off, and then turn it back on, you'll end up back at the main menu. But if you click Music, it will go right back to where you were (same song, same place within the song).
435296
you just have to load indiviual songs on in the order you want. The shuffle is a very simple device: play/pause, volume, and skip/reverse
1949888
You get some functions, but not complete control. The up and down arrows raise and lower sound, the left and right will skip to next and last song, and the play button will pause or start it. You cannot, however, navigate menus or anything like that. Its best to start a playlist and use the remote for some simple commands
974288
I put my ipod on shuffle and just hit next and it doesn't play the next song in order. You can still hit next when the head unit is in ipod control mode, so there's really no reason to put it in head unit control mode
79988
Yes it can. The secret is if you flip the Mode key (the lever) briefly left or right it will change to the next song or the previous song. If you want to rewind or fast forward through a song; you need to "push and hold" the Mode key as it advances or rewinds. If you watch the digital display, you'll see the time count increasing or decreasing as you hold the key. Release it at any point and the song will start to play.
1761236
It plays according to the order you copy the files into the device. When the last file is played, it rotates back to the first one.
1738844
Ok Jan! My guess you are really talking about "shuffle mode". This mode ramdomly goes from one song to song to another, but not in the order you have them in. It appears that your player is jumping around from song to song. Check it out. See if you are in the setting " Random Shuffle Mode". If it is! GET OUT OF IT! Hope this helps!
1147646
I don't think so....it just plays the songs as listed on the card. When I turn it off and on again it usually start from the first song on my list. It would of been cool to have the shuffle/random function though.....but its still a great device.
2271043
Pretty sure it only does that after first putting it in and after having it connected to a PC. However, there is an issue, this thing is slow and laggy in the menus. Sometimes it takes up to 8 seconds just to skip to the next song. I can't recommend it.
384544
As you haves been told, the is no shuffle. It will play songs in the order that you put them paws the SD card, or if they are in folders, the order that you put the folders on. If the battery dies it will reset to the first song on the drive, but if you don't let it die, it will continue where it stopped.
1341054
Yes, I believe it will. Every time I power off; it starts with the next song on my list with no problems. This is the best purchase I've ever made. Enjoy, your books!