A poster on this forum (kleiner Rainer) seems to have worked out the "set clock" issue. I take no credit for this fix but want to share the fact that my own unit has had its problem fixed by doing this.
Until last week I was getting "set clock" every time I powered on. In this
user's post they observed that the internal battery (that stores the clock setting) is only charged when the unit is
switched on. When the unit is off, the internal battery discharges and the clock setting is lost.
This post estimated that the unit would have to be left on continually for 30-40 hours for a full charge of the internal battery. Once fully charged the internal battery should persist settings for 2000-3000 hours.
I left mine on (with the "hold" button set) and the unit went to sleep after 10 minutes or so. I then left it over the weekend in this state (NB on battery power). I then woke the unit up (no demand for the clock to be set) and then switched it OFF (properly) for a week to see whether the issue had gone away. It has!
So if you're getting "Set clock" on a regular basis, what you seem to need to do is just leave it switched on for 30-40 hours:
- If you use it every day then just leave it on hold (and let it sleep) when you're not using it as opposed to switching it off.
- If you use it only occasionally then one time when it is being stored leave it on sleep for a few days rather than switched off.
When this has been done you should then be able to turn the recorder off for extended periods without getting the "set clock" when you turn it on again.
Thanks again to kleiner Rainer for working this out and saving us the mild frustration of having to set the clock when we switch on what is otherwise a fantastic little recorder.
If you're having this "clock set" problem at the moment please try this on your own and report whether it goes away.
PS can I just mention the following:
- I noticed very little battery drain from having it in the "sleep" state rather than the "off" state for a few days.
- Having the recorder on "hold" means it is super-fast to wake up and record with.
- I assume that leaving it switched on while on mains power would also power the internal battery (I fixed my own using battery power). The key thing seems to be to leave the unit switched on while the internal battery charges.