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#6349 - 28/11/1999 18:10 Mark2 ext tuner: add RT clock
hoagy
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Registered: 19/08/1999
Posts: 116
Loc: Silicon Valley
With the addition of the external tuner module on the MarkII, there is now the potential to have a real time clock that is constantly powered in that module.

Then you could have the tuner module communicate the current time to the main empeg module when it's on.

I'll greatly miss the clock on my new Alpine.


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#6350 - 02/12/1999 15:52 Re: Mark2 ext tuner: add RT clock [Re: hoagy]
Dredd
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Registered: 12/11/1999
Posts: 261
Loc: Bay Area, California
Even cooler in this regard would be to put the hardware for it on the board, but to use that hardware that digital watches use to autosync themselves. Then, even if the power is removed, when the unit powers up, it can resync the clock "out of thin air" as it were.


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#6351 - 02/12/1999 17:48 Re: Mark2 ext tuner: add RT clock [Re: Dredd]
altman
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Registered: 19/05/1999
Posts: 3457
Loc: Palo Alto, CA
The Mk2 does have a RTC onboard. We've not profiled how long it'll run without power, but the current guess is 7 days+ (it uses a 0.22F supercap). The unit doesn't have to be *on*, it just has to be either in the car (the mk2 takes a perm 12v feed as well as accessory) or plugged in at home to recharge the cap.

Resetting it from RDS time/DAB time/your PC's time is an option, yes.

Hugo



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#6352 - 03/12/1999 10:49 Re: Mark2 ext tuner: add RT clock [Re: altman]
hoagy
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Registered: 19/08/1999
Posts: 116
Loc: Silicon Valley
Awesome!

Glad to hear you guys have such a good grip on these things.
Has the EQ capabilities changed at all in the Mk2?

-Hoagy.



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#6353 - 03/12/1999 11:26 Re: Mark2 ext tuner: add RT clock [Re: hoagy]
altman
carpal tunnel

Registered: 19/05/1999
Posts: 3457
Loc: Palo Alto, CA
No, EQ is the same - it's inside the DSP. We may at some point add left/right delays to audio (this would be in the player software and so would be added to MkI units too) - it's on the wish list, but not the to-do list.

Hugo



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