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Radio off app for XDAII?

Just wondering if anyone knows or can quickly create a little applet (not java!) that can quickly switch the radio functionality of the XDAII? The manual clicking of that aerial icon is a pain. I guess the aerial functionality is probably accessing some DLL or something? Maybe it'd be a quick job?

Switching Radio off
According to my manual you're sposed to be able to press and hold the red phone button - the manual says this can be used to toggle the phone off/on but that certainly isn't the case on my phone?
Anyone know why this isn't working properly?

Manual's wrong... from previous forum postings, this can be done on the original XDA but this for some really weird reason doesn't work on the XDAII. Hence a request to some Pocket PC coders out there who might be able to whip a quick utility up?

what is wrong with clicking the signal level icon, and selecting 'flight mode' ?

clicking signal icon
that takes two clicks - it's a lot easier to press and hold a h/w button
I'm serious

I solved this problem in a nice way using ButtonMax 1.01. Now I can, not only turn radio on/off by simply keeping pressed the up/down key on my xda's pad, but as buttomax supports macros definition I could even let it put my pin in the phone as I turn the radio back on!
Using it toghter with Alarm Today allowed me to solve the problem of scheduled on/off too. Both programs run in team and you can use buttomax macros at a scheduled time, setting them as an alarmtoday event. :wink:

spicchio72 said:
I solved this problem in a nice way using ButtonMax 1.01. Now I can, not only turn radio on/off by simply keeping pressed the up/down key on my xda's pad, but as buttomax supports macros definition I could even let it put my pin in the phone as I turn the radio back on!
Using it toghter with Alarm Today allowed me to solve the problem of scheduled on/off too. Both programs run in team and you can use buttomax macros at a scheduled time, setting them as an alarmtoday event. :wink:
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Very good idea, indeed. Thanks.

It's possible to use the "Record" button instead?
I tried to use the “Record” button in the ButtonMax, but nothing appends?
If I use the down pad key, it work’s, why?
Can you help me? I really want to use the Record Button, that way, I can switch off the Radio(Phone) with the PDA inside the case in bell clip.
Thank's,
Nuno Cardoso.

First Time - Hello + a few questions

Hy,
My name is Felipe and this is my first post. I wish the best for everybody here.
I just put my hands on my new XDA II and I have a few questions, if someone could help me with them I will apreciate very much.
1st- Yesterday I had to hardreset my unit, after that I found strange that the camera button does not turn on the XDA2, it still bring the camera function but only when the XDA2 is on. I found that strange because I am almost sure that I was able to bring the camera mode on with the XDA2 off with the press of the camera button. Soo, what is up? Does the camera button had to turn on the unit or it is the only button that does not turn on the unit if pressed?
2nd- I read all the manual and I saw nothing about speach dialler, I can´t belive a fantastic eletronic like this does not have this feature. I would like to confirm and if soo, I would like to know about one or two software to help me on this since I will almost always use the XDA2 on my bag and headset on.
3rd- I found the IR port just too little, I know sometimes size does not matter but have someone used the XDA2 as a remote controler for home eletronics? If it is not good enought could you please tell me if there is a IR emitter as a SD card, since the XDA2 does not have a CF card slot and the to be released backpack will have the cf slot placed in the botton. I heard that the Total Remote is a great solution, does it uses the earphone jack?
4th-I found something strange on my XDA2, on "settings" - "device information" - "call duration" I found that my unit received 1193046hours and 27 minutes of incoming calls. How this happen if the unit was suposed to be new (at least it arrived as new on box with seal, without any sign of used mark? is this any kind of test or bug? Is is possible to reset this number so I can have a real record of it?
5th- I bought a Blue Monkey usb/bluetooth dongle to be used on my desktop. I planed to use it to make the sync between the XDA2 and the descktop. But I found some problems. First I cant get the thing to work, so I ask is that possible to sync both of them with bluetooth? Two I had problems to find the descktop with my XDA2 while I had the Jabra250 instaled on the XDA2, soo can I have two bluetooth units bonded within my XDA2 or I need to chose and install only one?
Lots of questions for a first post.
I thanks in advance for the help.
Felipe

Zzzzzzz
Sorry, I fell asleep before the 2nd paragraph

Re: Zzzzzzz
mrg2003 said:
Sorry, I fell asleep before the 2nd paragraph
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Hooo please, go back to sleep, you does not make anythink better.
Felipe

felcas said:
1st- Yesterday I had to hardreset my unit, after that I found strange that the camera button does not turn on the XDA2, it still bring the camera function but only when the XDA2 is on. I found that strange because I am almost sure that I was able to bring the camera mode on with the XDA2 off with the press of the camera button. Soo, what is up? Does the camera button had to turn on the unit or it is the only button that does not turn on the unit if pressed?
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I just found out my device has deeply discharged itself over the course of just two days, so I can't test it right now. I would say it depends on the setting in one of the phone menus which determines whether any button wakes up the device, or whether you need to explicitly turn it on.
2nd- I read all the manual and I saw nothing about speach dialler, I can´t belive a fantastic eletronic like this does not have this feature. I would like to confirm and if soo, I would like to know about one or two software to help me on this since I will almost always use the XDA2 on my bag and headset on.
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No voice-dial app comes with the device. A number of voice-dial and more general voice command applications exist. "Fonix Voice Dial" and "Microsoft Voice Command" come to mind immediately. Use Google for more details.
3rd- I found the IR port just too little, I know sometimes size does not matter but have someone used the XDA2 as a remote controler for home eletronics? If it is not good enought could you please tell me if there is a IR emitter as a SD card, since the XDA2 does not have a CF card slot and the to be released backpack will have the cf slot placed in the botton. I heard that the Total Remote is a great solution, does it uses the earphone jack?
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I was thinking of performing an internal modification of the IR-port on mine.
4th-I found something strange on my XDA2, on "settings" - "device information" - "call duration" I found that my unit received 1193046hours and 27 minutes of incoming calls. How this happen if the unit was suposed to be new (at least it arrived as new on box with seal, without any sign of used mark? is this any kind of test or bug? Is is possible to reset this number so I can have a real record of it?
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That number of hours works out to exactly 0x123456 in hexadecimal, so that is unlikley to be the real number of hours. Funny though... There is at present not yet a tool or method to reset the Hmalaya call timers.
5th- I bought a Blue Monkey usb/bluetooth dongle to be used on my desktop. I planed to use it to make the sync between the XDA2 and the descktop. But I found some problems. First I cant get the thing to work, so I ask is that possible to sync both of them with bluetooth? Two I had problems to find the descktop with my XDA2 while I had the Jabra250 instaled on the XDA2, soo can I have two bluetooth units bonded within my XDA2 or I need to chose and install only one?
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I played with Bluetooth sync and found it not to be worth it at the moment. You need to hit 'Sync over Bluetooth' on the device, which is annoying, and you need to soft-reset and re-bond frequently. Wait for newer ROMs before actually using this feature.
Lots of questions for a first post.
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No worries, I stayed wide awake.... Welcome to XDA-developers...

When I got my xda2 it also said I had millions of hours of outgoing calls, once you make a call however the pointers reset to zero and start counting, so dont worry about it.

felcas said:
Hy,
1st- Yesterday I had to hardreset my unit, after that I found strange that the camera button does not turn on the XDA2, it still bring the camera function but only when the XDA2 is on. I found that strange because I am almost sure that I was able to bring the camera mode on with the XDA2 off with the press of the camera button. Soo, what is up? Does the camera button had to turn on the unit or it is the only button that does not turn on the unit if pressed?
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Refer "Start - Setting - System - Button Lock"
When it is locked u cannot on camera by pressing camera button when XDA is off

No worries, I stayed wide awake.... Welcome to XDA-developers...
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Thanks a lot Peter, that is the kind of help I was looking for

cruisin-thru said:
When I got my xda2 it also said I had millions of hours of outgoing calls, once you make a call however the pointers reset to zero and start counting, so dont worry about it.
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Yesterday I was able to use a chip of my girlfriend on my XDA2 and it worked very nice with the only exeption of the GPRS feature that I was not able to make work due to lack of information on my operator.
Anyway after I seen your post I had a look at the counter and unfortunately it did not zeroed but added the time I was using.
I will have to note it and then substract if I want to know on the future.
Anyway I thank you for the response.
Felipe

KCChia said:
felcas said:
Hy,
1st- Yesterday I had to hardreset my unit, after that I found strange that the camera button does not turn on the XDA2, it still bring the camera function but only when the XDA2 is on. I found that strange because I am almost sure that I was able to bring the camera mode on with the XDA2 off with the press of the camera button. Soo, what is up? Does the camera button had to turn on the unit or it is the only button that does not turn on the unit if pressed?
Refer "Start - Setting - System - Button Lock"
When it is locked u cannot on camera by pressing camera button when XDA is off
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Hummm, I forgot to tell that I tried to unlock the button but there is no option to lock just one button or unlock it but only all of them or none (with exeption to the power button). If I do lock, then it work as stated on the manual, but the strange is that if I unlock, the camera button continues to be the only one that does not power the XDA2 when it is off. But it work fine if the xda2 is on. I tried to assign diferent role for the camera button to see if it have to do with the assigned functions but it appear that the problem is direct related to the button not to the function.
What I would ask is to you just verify if your xda2 turn on with the camera button. And tell me.
Thanks for the help.
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Fault list for HTC, O2, i-Mate, Orange & T-Mobile

It seems to me that we have all invested a lot of money in the Universal and there are some basic problems it has. We need to give the companies that make and distribute the Universal a complete list of problems they must fix.
My idea is to start a list that is added to by members here. Then on 1 December we should cut'n'paste the list and send as an email to whichever company provides support for you device (o2 in my case).
So, to start the list my suggestion is:
1. The Bluetooth will switch off when the camshell is shut but the BT light indicates that it is on
2. If Pocket IE is left running it will run down my battery very quickly
Okay - now just use this as the start of the list and add the problems you've found (i.e. #3, #4, etc).

The keyboard backlight button does nothing that I can see.

4) Phone does not actually start ringing until 3rd ring when switched off
5) When closed, external start/end call buttons dont light up when call is recieved
6) MSN Messenger draws the text input pannel half way up the screen when started laptop style. Flip screen to portrate and back and the MSN screen gets redrawn correctly
Nigel

7) IE doesnot allow u to open more than one page?

jah said:
1. The Bluetooth will switch off when the camshell is shut but the BT light indicates that it is on
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Not true for my O2 Exec. Whether the clamshell is open, closed, laptop or portrait mode, I can still use my BT headset to make and receive calls.
Good luck with this thread. TBH I don't suppose it'll make the slightest bit of difference. While people are buying these things and the manufacturers and service provides are making money, why would they listen to our tiny voices?

8) inability to configure own extended rom, or remove and install from cd to increase available storage
9) regular crash and resets to recover memory that memory manager doesn't give back
10) inadequate access to connections when stacking connections, eg vpn over gprs to many clicks
11) inadequate camera, the worst 1.3mp ever seen and camera fails to remember setting changes on soft reset except if you pick only standard settings
12) flash on camera is totally pathetic as to be not usable
13) flash should be promoted as a torch and allow some value from it
14) inadequate ram,no ram upgrade path
15)not true VGA should have the improved FGA function per ozvga without the bugs
16) wmp not play videos in full screen
17) gprs does not keep the connection open constantly all day thus incurring the recurring cost
18) voice dialler doesn't work if clam is shut
19) hi startup memory utilisation RAM
20) hi utilisation of storage ROM
and I am sure there is a lot more if we searched this forum

21) terminal services black spots
22) remove quick launch bar
23) terminal services not sufficiently full scree, top n bottom bars can disappear
24) scroll bqrs to big, take up to much room
25) program more of the buttons
26) should be able to tweak more without using registry hacks, eg a list, on off, more, less
will it ever really end

@Simon_Darley,
Voice dialler does works great in whatever mode you place the device in be it clam (open or shut) or PDA.
Stronger flash? Develop a nuclear battery and you can even put a xenon bulb in the device.
Configuration of Ext.Rom is being worked upon by our very own super-cool Buzz. It should be here soon.
If i am not mistaken, the camera in the Universal is much much better than its predecessors. Yes, the cam is not as good as SE or Nokia's but SE or Nokia on the whole aren't even near as good as my universal The Atom with the 2MP cam will probably be a little better than the Universal.
WMP will play video's in full screen with the next RUU.
@Veletron,
My phone rings instantaneously. So, i wouldn't call this a bug. Could be device specific or something to do with O2 or T-Mobile presuming you have either of these. I own a JJ btw.
UD.

Okay list so far (please delete the faults that don't apply to you but those that require a workarounds are faults):
1) The Bluetooth will switch off when the camshell is shut but the BT light indicates that it is on
2) If Pocket IE is left running it will run down my battery very quickly
3) The keyboard backlight button does nothing that I can see
4) Phone does not actually start ringing until 3rd ring when switched off
5) When closed, external start/end call buttons dont light up when call is recieved
6) MSN Messenger draws the text input pannel half way up the screen when started laptop style. Flip screen to portrate and back and the MSN screen gets redrawn correctly
7) IE doesnot allow u to open more than one page?
9) regular crash and resets to recover memory that memory manager doesn't give back
10) inadequate access to connections when stacking connections, eg vpn over gprs to many clicks
11) inadequate camera, the worst 1.3mp ever seen and camera fails to remember setting changes on soft reset except if you pick only standard settings
12) flash on camera is totally pathetic as to be not usable
13) flash should be promoted as a torch and allow some value from it
14) inadequate ram,no ram upgrade path
15)not true VGA should have the improved FGA function per ozvga without the bugs
16) wmp not play videos in full screen
17) gprs does not keep the connection open constantly all day thus incurring the recurring cost
18)Cool voice dialler doesn't work if clam is shut
19) hi startup memory utilisation RAM
20) hi utilisation of storage ROM
21) terminal services black spots
22) remove quick launch bar
23) terminal services not sufficiently full screen, top bottom bars can disappear
24) scroll bqrs to big, take up to much room
25) program more of the buttons
26) should be able to tweak more without using registry hacks, eg a list, on off, more, less

For me the following is annoying:
1) when the JJ rings with the lid shut the green and red buttons do not light up. At times in the dark I have by mistake pressed the red button and forced the call to end
2) about 20% of the times my JJ freezes when a new SMS is received. Makes the thing very unreliable because you never know that the JJ has hung up when it failed to receive the SMS successfully last time.
Kind Regards

Updated list:
1) The Bluetooth will switch off when the camshell is shut but the BT light indicates that it is on (JJ only so far)
2) If Pocket IE is left running it will run down my battery very quickly
3) The keyboard backlight button does nothing that I can see
4) Phone does not actually start ringing until 3rd ring when switched off
5) When closed, external start/end call buttons dont light up when call is recieved
6) MSN Messenger draws the text input pannel half way up the screen when started laptop style. Flip screen to portrate and back and the MSN screen gets redrawn correctly
7) IE doesnot allow u to open more than one page?
9) regular crash and resets to recover memory that memory manager doesn't give back
10) inadequate access to connections when stacking connections, eg vpn over gprs to many clicks
11) inadequate camera, the worst 1.3mp ever seen and camera fails to remember setting changes on soft reset except if you pick only standard settings
12) flash on camera is totally pathetic as to be not usable
13) flash should be promoted as a torch and allow some value from it
14) inadequate ram,no ram upgrade path
15)not true VGA should have the improved FGA function per ozvga without the bugs
16) wmp not play videos in full screen
17) gprs does not keep the connection open constantly all day thus incurring the recurring cost
18)Cool voice dialler doesn't work if clam is shut
19) hi startup memory utilisation RAM
20) hi utilisation of storage ROM
21) terminal services black spots
22) remove quick launch bar
23) terminal services not sufficiently full screen, top bottom bars can disappear
24) scroll bqrs to big, take up to much room
25) program more of the buttons
26) should be able to tweak more without using registry hacks, eg a list, on off, more, less
27) when the JJ rings with the lid shut the green and red buttons do not light up. At times in the dark I have by mistake pressed the red button and forced the call to end
28) about 20% of the times my JJ freezes when a new SMS is received. Makes the thing very unreliable because you never know that the JJ has hung up when it failed to receive the SMS successfully last time.
29) If you perform a soft reset and the Messaging applicaiton is running you could lose the last set of emails that were downloaded (Exec)

jah said:
Updated list:
5) When closed, external start/end call buttons dont light up when call is recieved
27) when the JJ rings with the lid shut the green and red buttons do not light up. At times in the dark I have by mistake pressed the red button and forced the call to end
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These are the same issues

Updated:
1) The Bluetooth will switch off when the camshell is shut but the BT light indicates that it is on (JJ only so far)
2) If Pocket IE is left running it will run down my battery very quickly
3) The keyboard backlight button does nothing that I can see
4) Phone does not actually start ringing until 3rd ring when switched off
5) When closed, external start/end call buttons dont light up when call is recieved
6) MSN Messenger draws the text input pannel half way up the screen when started laptop style. Flip screen to portrate and back and the MSN screen gets redrawn correctly
7) IE doesnot allow u to open more than one page?
9) regular crash and resets to recover memory that memory manager doesn't give back
10) inadequate access to connections when stacking connections, eg vpn over gprs to many clicks
11) inadequate camera, the worst 1.3mp ever seen and camera fails to remember setting changes on soft reset except if you pick only standard settings
12) flash on camera is totally pathetic as to be not usable
13) flash should be promoted as a torch and allow some value from it
14) inadequate ram,no ram upgrade path
15)not true VGA should have the improved FGA function per ozvga without the bugs
16) wmp not play videos in full screen
17) gprs does not keep the connection open constantly all day thus incurring the recurring cost
18)Cool voice dialler doesn't work if clam is shut
19) hi startup memory utilisation RAM
20) hi utilisation of storage ROM
21) terminal services black spots
22) remove quick launch bar
23) terminal services not sufficiently full screen, top bottom bars can disappear
24) scroll bqrs to big, take up to much room
25) program more of the buttons
26) should be able to tweak more without using registry hacks, eg a list, on off, more, less
27) about 20% of the times my JJ freezes when a new SMS is received. Makes the thing very unreliable because you never know that the JJ has hung up when it failed to receive the SMS successfully last time.
28 ) If you perform a soft reset and the Messaging applicaiton is running you could lose the last set of emails that were downloaded (Exec)

rejects call when you answer after opening the clamshell
I find that if the clamshell is shut and I open it to see who is calling me, and then press the green button to take the call, it just hangs up on the caller. Annoying to say the least. Otherwise pretty happy now I took off the O2 set-up for the corporate one and have got used to it. Bit heavy though!

Re: rejects call when you answer after opening the clamshell
xdaperson said:
I find that if the clamshell is shut and I open it to see who is calling me, and then press the green button to take the call, it just hangs up on the caller. Annoying to say the least. Otherwise pretty happy now I took off the O2 set-up for the corporate one and have got used to it. Bit heavy though!
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This never occurred on mine. It must be caused by a third party software. I always open the clamshell to answer a call, never had the problem.

Updated:
1) The Bluetooth will switch off when the camshell is shut but the BT light indicates that it is on (JJ only so far)
2) If Pocket IE is left running it will run down my battery very quickly
3) The keyboard backlight button does nothing that I can see
4) Phone does not actually start ringing until 3rd ring when switched off
5) When closed, external start/end call buttons dont light up when call is recieved
6) MSN Messenger draws the text input pannel half way up the screen when started laptop style. Flip screen to portrate and back and the MSN screen gets redrawn correctly
7) IE doesnot allow u to open more than one page?
9) regular crash and resets to recover memory that memory manager doesn't give back
10) inadequate access to connections when stacking connections, eg vpn over gprs to many clicks
11) inadequate camera, the worst 1.3mp ever seen and camera fails to remember setting changes on soft reset except if you pick only standard settings
12) flash on camera is totally pathetic as to be not usable
13) flash should be promoted as a torch and allow some value from it
14) inadequate ram,no ram upgrade path
15)not true VGA should have the improved FGA function per ozvga without the bugs
16) wmp not play videos in full screen
17) gprs does not keep the connection open constantly all day thus incurring the recurring cost
18)Cool voice dialler doesn't work if clam is shut
19) hi startup memory utilisation RAM
20) hi utilisation of storage ROM
21) terminal services black spots
22) remove quick launch bar
23) terminal services not sufficiently full screen, top bottom bars can disappear
24) scroll bqrs to big, take up to much room
25) program more of the buttons
26) should be able to tweak more without using registry hacks, eg a list, on off, more, less
27) about 20% of the times my JJ freezes when a new SMS is received. Makes the thing very unreliable because you never know that the JJ has hung up when it failed to receive the SMS successfully last time.
28 ) If you perform a soft reset and the Messaging applicaiton is running you could lose the last set of emails that were downloaded (Exec)
29) The latest version of MS Reader can cause the Exec to freeze when used with DRM eBooks
30) The Exec can freeze when downloading emails over UMTS/GPRS from a POP3 account

Wow what a list of bugs ! how the hell did this device ever get through quality control and acceptance testing
if you guys are here to make a list of bugs spotted on this device, i guarentee you the list will be as long as the hills. Imate also seem to be making very little progress.
They really do need to get their skates on and start cracking out some ROM with all these updates in them
:roll:

Ward said:
The keyboard backlight button does nothing that I can see.
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Being new to all this i can't find the backlight button for my keyboard. There is a button on the front edge, which turns on the backlight button for my screen and a light sensor near the hinge for turning on the keyboard backlight in low light. Any help identifying where this button should be :?:

Its on the front - to the right of the IR sensor window (which I must confess took me far too long to find) and has an icon that looks like a bulb.
Its doing nothing I can't do otherwise by tapping the screen or pressing a button. Now if it was mappable...

Ward said:
Its on the front - to the right of the IR sensor window (which I must confess took me far too long to find) and has an icon that looks like a bulb.
Its doing nothing I can't do otherwise by tapping the screen or pressing a button. Now if it was mappable...
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it is mappable
add the following key to the registry:
HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Shell\Keys\40C8
and create values just like another key (i.e. 40C5)
soft-reset and then you are able to program the button.

How long does it take to your tytn to wake up?

Hello
My tytn require a quite large amount of time to wake up and I was wondering if I was the only one in this case.
It may require from 2 to 4 seconds to recover from standby; I tried to phone myself and it took about one or 2 "tuuuut" (sorry, no better english translation for that word =)) before the phone began to ring; this is quite anoying because I have to answer very fast in order not to miss call.
The virtual keyboard used for inputing the code is also getting on my nerv; most of the time it start with the landscape layout (without any reason) and it take 2 sec to adjust to the portrait layout; during that time it is hard for me to input my code correctly because the size of the key is changing.
So, 2-4 seconds for waking up plus 2 seconds for keyboard adjustement is in my opinion quite slow. Am I the only one experiencing this? Are there fixes out there?
I also have some trouble with notification; it wake the device up! If the device is not password protected (only after 15 minutes on my phone) it start most of the time PIE (because of the hardware button). All this lead so to my second question: Is there a way not to wake up the device (at least the input) in order to avoid unwanted press on the hardwares buttons.
Thank you in advance !

fun_key said:
Is there a way not to wake up the device (at least the input) in order to avoid unwanted press on the hardwares buttons.
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Settings -> System -> Key Lock -> When device is off: "Lock all buttons except Power button"

Thanks for your fast answer, i ll give a try!
Concerning the screen orientation issue I found out that it is related to the HTC case magnet.
EDIT:
In fact it was already configured like this; the device is not waked up by the hardware buttons, but by the notifications.

if you use the key lock you can avoid unwanted key presses. As for wake up times. I don't think anyone who has this device wants to admit that it takes to long cause they paid sooo much for it. However, I will admit that it does take a long time to wake up. I am comfortable saying this because its much like a turbo car, at first its not as fast as most naturally aspirated cars (turbo lag), then it blows their doors off. So it takes a couple seconds to wake up, then its faster then most other devices.
Later, Lew

Agreed. Coming from standby I get two rings of the "Old Phone" ringtone before it goes to voice mail.

I am hoping that new firmware will resolve this issue - my wizard was certainly more responsive when i presses the poer button to bring it out of standby. This is furthur delayed by the fact that i keep scabbling around the top of the device for the power button insted of the side!

pof said:
Settings -> System -> Key Lock -> When device is off: "Lock all buttons except Power button"
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This doesn't help with the particular problem. What I think fun_key is trying to say is that whenever he gets a notification (for example when he gets a new sms message or a notification for a meeting) the phone will come out of sleep mode, so the key lock setting for "when device is off" won't be in effect. Instead the device will be powered up and accepting all keypresses, like the IE / Messaging- buttons, not to mention any presses on the screen.
I too find this annoying, and wish there was a way to make the phone go back to sleep after showing me a notification, instead of waiting for the default sleep time to go by. There are programs out there that have this functionality (for example MortSaver) though, so my advice would be to use those.
- Pud.0

thank for the mortsaver ip; i ll give a try!

Have exactly the same problems as fun_key (power button, keyboard in landscape, etc), and I suspect most of other people do. The wizard was definitely more responsive.

fun_key said:
It may require from 2 to 4 seconds to recover from standby; I tried to phone myself and it took about one or 2 "tuuuut" (sorry, no better english translation for that word =)) before the phone began to ring; this is quite anoying because I have to answer very fast in order not to miss call.QUOTE]
I've found a solution to the problem regarding the length of time before a call is missed (this is probably known by most people, I only found it after tinkering with the settings):
Start>Settings>Phone>Services(Tab). Choose Call Forwarding in the list, then click Get Settings. Change the 'Forward After' setting to a higher number. I changed mine to 25 seconds. Problem solved for me!
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g00nerz said:
fun_key said:
It may require from 2 to 4 seconds to recover from standby; I tried to phone myself and it took about one or 2 "tuuuut" (sorry, no better english translation for that word =)) before the phone began to ring; this is quite anoying because I have to answer very fast in order not to miss call.QUOTE]
I've found a solution to the problem regarding the length of time before a call is missed (this is probably known by most people, I only found it after tinkering with the settings):
Start>Settings>Phone>Services(Tab). Choose Call Forwarding in the list, then click Get Settings. Change the 'Forward After' setting to a higher number. I changed mine to 25 seconds. Problem solved for me!
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Glad your problem is solved. Perhaps others may find the following of note as well as your solution above:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/archive/index.php/t-258109.html
Mike
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Hi team
I have the same issue, every time i turn my hermes on after its been off for more than say 30seconds it starts in landscape mode then switches to portraite mode, its driving me mad, at least i now know i am not the only person. maybe this will be fixed in the next rom update, fingers crossed aye
UPDATE: i also found this thread
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=286552&highlight=standby+landscape
does anyone have any thoughts on his comments?

I actually think that the reply in the thread i posted above is correct,
My Hermes is an IMATE JASJAM (same thing of course) and i use the original belt holder that came with it, it has two (2) magnets in it to keep the cover shut, when ever i get a msg and i pull it out of the case (turns on automatically to show me the msg) its always comes out in landscape mode.
I turned my phone on and passed the cover with magnet side down over the phone and sure enough as i did that the screen changed from portrait to landscape mode, thus confirming its the magnet that causes it and not a defect with the phone.

Power management problems/disillusions

I have my P3600 since Saturday and I updated it with the latest ROM which included the GPS.
Now I’m having problems with the power settings and functionality. I search all the threads for solutions but no similar problems are described so I post a new thread.
Problem 1:
The power settings are: backlight off after 30 sec. power off after 1 min. (on battery power). After 30 sec. the backlight dims to the lowest setting but the device does not switch off after 1 min (or any time for that matter). This is a huge drain on the battery! I can switch off the device with the power button but once it turns on again (e.g. while receiving an SMS or email) it stays on with the dimmed backlight.
Problem 2:
Using a Bluetooth headset and the media player the player pauses when switched of with the power button. This means just listening to music for around an hour and the battery is completely flat. My previous device was a S200 and that worked fine (could be switched off with the power button).
My guess is that both problems may have simple solutions so I’m asking you all to help me with this.
Thanks in advance,
Stefan

niobium said:
I have my P3600 since Saturday and I updated it with the latest ROM which included the GPS.
Now I’m having problems with the power settings and functionality. I search all the threads for solutions but no similar problems are described so I post a new thread.
Problem 2:
Using a Bluetooth headset and the media player the player pauses when switched of with the power button. This means just listening to music for around an hour and the battery is completely flat. My previous device was a S200 and that worked fine (could be switched off with the power button).
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Well for problem 2 you haven't searched enough! Anyway you should not use the power button; go to the Windows Media player settings and map the "Toggle screen" function to a hardware button. Then toggle the screen off when you play music.
Regarding your other problem: what software have you installed? Have you got this problem on a freshly upgraded phone?

The solution you propose for problem 2 probably works for other devices but not for the Trinity. You can only assign buttons up, down, left, right and enter and they are needed within the player for obvious functions.
Problem 1 after fresh ROM update but right after that I installed TomTom 6.
I might try a new ROM update and check but rather as last resort...

niobium said:
The solution you propose for problem 2 probably works for other devices but not for the Trinity. You can only assign buttons up, down, left, right and enter and they are needed within the player for obvious functions.
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It works for the Trinity too. You can also assign other functions to buttons if you keep them pressed. Toggle screen is assigned to "Hold Down" in my case. So if I press down once I decrease the volume, if I keep pressed I toggle the screen.

As to your first problem; i'm having the same problem too...
To narrow it down a bit; my device turns off (to standby) just like it should when i just briefly check the time or something and then put it away with the todayscreen on (so with no aplications running except some today-plugins ofcourse). However; it DOESN'T go back to sleep when the system has given any sort of notification, like a missed call or a received text-message or reminder for a calendar-item.
So my best guess is that it has something to do with the databases notification que (where WM2003/CE 4 had the problem of overflowing this notification que).
It's really anonying the hell out of me too, cause it really drains the battery fast if you don't discover it soon enough...
As for problem 2; map the screen-toggle to pressing the silver 'enter'button.....that workd great for me. By the way; i'm tinking about getting the new wired media remote control HTC is releasing shortly (check this link). I wonder if these buttons will be mappable.....
Edit: just as i posted this, i received a text message and this time it nicely turned back to standby (ie turned of) state when i didn't check it right away. I did however soft-reset last night before going to sleep. So i really do think it must be in the notification que somewhere, as PocketPlus will still clear that everytime i soft reset. Anyone having the same problem exactly as described ?

Well I found my phone again on after I received an SMS and this made me decide to completely reinstall the original ROM (including the GPS).
Step by step I installed all the applications (and tested the device in between: I started some programs and got some notification).
So far the result is that it all works fine now.
The difference might be the different ROM (from smartmobility.nl in stead of europe.htc.com although the version is exactly the same).
For problem 2: I unmapped the button 1 (was speed dial and moved that one to press&hold). In media player I mapped the button to ‘toggle screen’. I still like the S200 for this better because it only kept the media player & Bluetooth alive so that’s the best for preserving the battery…

niobium said:
For problem 2: I unmapped the button 1 (was speed dial and moved that one to press&hold). In media player I mapped the button to ‘toggle screen’. I still like the S200 for this better because it only kept the media player & Bluetooth alive so that’s the best for preserving the battery…
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Hmmmm....i do the screen-toggle everytime i use it as a musicplayer, and i get considerable good batterylife....
However, i'm not using the BT headset anymore cause the volume was too dim...i'm using the 3,5mm adapterplug now. But batterylife with bluetooth was about the same when i used it.

After all the work yesterday, this morning the problem with not going to standby occured again!
But now I know more. It happened only after I added some sites to my RSS feedreader.
I use pRSSreader from David Andrs (http://pda.jasnapaka.com/prssr/)
Using the 'update settings' with 'automatically connect' the program tries to create a notification on the today screen if new messages arive.
This notification process is the problem. If I switch it of and soft-reset, the device works fine again.
I will mention this problem to David Andrs...
I hope this will help you as well.