Topic: iriver H1xx Tapers FAQ (beta)

[gmm6797]

I got my first SBD pull ......

What exactly is a "pull"?

Can women do it too? or is it a man thing?

[kuuan]

I just wanted everyone to know that the iSkin is still on sale for 5.99USD.  This is the best cover for your iRiver out there IMO.  I have 3 iRivers and all of them have iSkins on them.

http://www.iskin.com/store/I2shop_irvr1XX.tpl

Size A = H120
Size B = H140

if shipping cost to Europe would not be 15,55, making a total of 21.54.....

[MarkF]

I just wanted everyone to know that the iSkin is still on sale for 5.99USD.  This is the best cover for your iRiver out there IMO.  I have 3 iRivers and all of them have iSkins on them.

http://www.iskin.com/store/I2shop_irvr1XX.tpl

Size A = H120
Size B = H140

if shipping cost to Europe would not be 15,55, making a total of 21.54.....

Yeah, but they used to be 24.99 + shipping. 

[Arni99]

any suggestions which manual gain setings to use for my 1st iriver h120 stealth-session next monday in vienna with rockbox-firmware...latest build?

it´s a pearl jam concert in a big indoor arena.

i use sp-cmc-8 cardioid mics and a 9V-mm-mint-box with 7 bass-roll-off options on the iriver´s line-in.

i have absolutley no idea which gain-setting would be safe for loud rock concerts as I´m used to minidisc line-in recordings where the optimum was at 12-13 of 30 on the scale !

thx in advance
arni from vienna

[whatboutbob]

i have absolutley no idea which gain-setting would be safe for loud rock concerts as I´m used to minidisc line-in recordings where the optimum was at 12-13 of 30 on the scale !

Isn't that what Tarantula Ad are for?

Keep your remote plugged in for them and sneak peaks at the levels during the loudest parts of the show and adjust accordingly.  Err on the side of too low.  Once you clip it can't be repaired, but you can always boost afterwards.

edit: btw...just wanted to say...that I am so smart...s, m, r, t.  I'm now the proud owner of a H160...after i bought a 60 gig drive off ebay for less than $50 and swapped it into my h140.

[Arni99]

i got my ih120 without remote .
is the remote-clicking issue solved yet with the latest builds?
thx
arni

[Gawain]

edit: btw...just wanted to say...that I am so smart...s, m, r, t.  I'm now the proud owner of a H160...after i bought a 60 gig drive off ebay for less than $50 and swapped it into my h140.

whatboutbob, who sells them on Ebay? I would like to have a 2nd unit with 60 GB and a long life battery! (also tips for battery sellers will be appreciated )

[whatboutbob]

edit: btw...just wanted to say...that I am so smart...s, m, r, t.  I'm now the proud owner of a H160...after i bought a 60 gig drive off ebay for less than $50 and swapped it into my h140.

whatboutbob, who sells them on Ebay? I would like to have a 2nd unit with 60 GB and a long life battery! (also tips for battery sellers will be appreciated )

If you're after a 60gig hdd that will work/fit in the h140:

http://search.ebay.com/search/search.dll?from=R40&satitle=MK6006GAH

I won one of bidtosucceed's 'not tested' auctions (she's got a couple up there atm...one that's ending in 12 hours)...the drive works flawlessly...ymmv.

For batteries...ermm...i bought mine out of hong kong...they all seem much of a muchness...just search for model # UP3253854H i guess...

[Gawain]

nice, thanks a lot  the new ones are so expensive, better take the risk with a 'not tested' one, the price is good 

will it work with an h120 aswell?

the batteries are the ones from iPod 2nd gen, right?

[cgrooves]

nice, thanks a lot  the new ones are so expensive, better take the risk with a 'not tested' one, the price is good 

will it work with an h120 aswell?

the batteries are the ones from iPod 2nd gen, right?

I believe the hardrive in the h140 is a 'double platter' and the one in the h120 is a single (that's why the dimesions are different between the h120 & h140).  Based on that information, I don't believe that the 60 gig would fit in the h120.  That is purely speculation, and maybe whatboutbob or someone else can clarify.

The batteries are from the 1st & 2nd gen iPods.  I believe most people are upgrading to the 2200maH from the stock battery.

[Gawain]

yep, that's why I asked, I was almost sure the 140 is slightly bigger...

about the batteries: the model number doesn't include an "A" between the "5" and the "4"?? that's what I've found searching on Ebay...

cgrooves, what times you get with the 2200 ones? I get almost the 16 'normal' hours playing and something around 8 recording (or maybe more, haven't checked it in detail) with the stock battery on my h120

[cgrooves]

cgrooves, what times you get with the 2200 ones? I get almost the 16 'normal' hours playing and something around 8 recording (or maybe more, haven't checked it in detail) with the stock battery on my h120

My 2200 hasn't arrived yet.  My stock battery hasn't let me down, but I can tell that it has some age.  My stock battery is giving me approx. 10hrs playback & 5 hours recording, so I'm upgrading.  Not really necessary, but with a 2200mah replacement for $20 shipped how can you go wrong?

[hyperplane]

FWIW, with the 2200 mah battery upgrade, I get at least 12 hours, and have gotten up to 14 hours, of record time. Playback is somewhere between 24 and 30 hours per charge, for my h140.

For those doing the battery upgrade, just take your time. There are some small plastic pieces that sometimes want to "jump out" of the iriver.     And like I've said before, i found it easier to swap the molex connectors (take the one off the original iriver battery and put it on the 2200 mah upgrade battery); that was easier for me than shaving off a piece of the molex connector on the 2200 mah battery. Oh, and be sure to get the polarity of the wires correct as well.

Hail to the hackers.

[Gawain]

wow, 12 hours of record time cover a whole festival (12 bands, 1 hour each...that's more than I'm interested in at any festival  ). And the playback time is fantastic too!! thanks, hyperplane 
About do it myself...ufff, that's more difficult, I'm sure I will lost all those little plastic pieces and screw every connector  And your idea is much better than shave off pieces!

Just need to find a cheap unit off Ebay with all working except the HD, I won't touch my working new h120

And sure, cgrooves, maybe we don't need it (well, you a bit, your unit has lost some, though is enough anyway), but who can resist upgrading the battery for $20? 

[hyperplane]

It is sweet battery life.

The other day I decided to go to a local show on a whim. My iriver only had 25% of its battery charge (I have my battery life displayed as a percentile, vs. the icon/picture to display current battery life). I recorded 3 hours (opening band + main act) and still had 10% charge remaining after the show was over.