Fatal1ty HS-1000 help

I just got the fatal1ty hs-1000 usb headset and I run windows 7 64 bit. I wanted these headphone for the upcoming release of Bad Company 2. How do I make the X-Fi work so I can tell if people are behind me ect.
When setting my sound up in any game and windows do I set it to headphones? or surround sound? Im really kinda confused about how to set up me sound as sometimes i use 5.1 surround speakers and sometimes use the usb headset.
Thanks
Tspot

Also it seems that I need to have my volume down in the 10 percent area or it starts to get way too loud. Is there a way to lower the overall volume so that I can have a bit more range when I use the volume control on the headset? I am running the win 7 beta drivers.

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How do I get my speakers and Fatal1ty HS-1000 USB to run at the same time?

I am having trouble running both my speakers and Fatal1ty HS-1000 USB headset at the same time. Sometimes I like to take off my Fatal1ty HS-1000 USB headset and listen to my music really loud with my 5.1 system, but now I would have to unplug the Fatal1ty HS-1000 USB headset from the back.
So when I play WoW I have to plug my Fatal1ty HS-1000 USB headset back in and go back and forth when I want to listen to music loud and play WoW.
I installed the the drivers with the audio panel.

Chocobo87 wrote:
I am having trouble running both my speakers and Fatal1ty HS-1000 USB headset at the same time. Sometimes I like to take off my Fatal1ty HS-1000 USB headset and listen to my music really loud with my 5.1 system, but now I would have to unplug the Fatal1ty HS-1000 USB headset from the back.
So when I play WoW I have to plug my Fatal1ty HS-1000 USB headset back in and go back and forth when I want to listen to music loud and play WoW.
I installed the the drivers with the audio panel.
It seems like you want output of audio on both the speaker and headset. I too have problem of always unpluggin and switching. Does anyone know if both can work. Can audio output be both in speakers and headset?

Crackling in Fatal1ty HS-1000, Windows 7

Hi,
I have a crackling in my HS-1000s that will occur if my computer has not been restarted for a while (putting it to sleep does not solve problem, but restarting does). It will sometimes take a few days for the crackling to come back, but it will sometimes come back the next day.
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Usually a restart fixes this temporarily. I've noticed it occurs more frequently in Battlefield: BC2 than in the past, but it HAS happened in a variety of other games. It seems to only start while I'm playing a game, though. If no sound is being output, there is no crackling.
Additionally, the headset will occassionally hum, on in-game as well. There seems to be no specific on-screen action that suggests humming. Whenever I start up Modern Warfare 2 or BC2, the humming will start at the login menu, then randomly stop.
I am currently using the native drivers.
Thanks
EDIT: It seems that with BC2, when I restart the game, I get no game audio at all. I can still listen to sound on youtube or itunes, but it's still a bit crackly.
EDIT 2: I heard the crackling again and left the game running for a bit then quit out. YouTube was running crackly and then I got myself a nice BSOD. Any suggestions?

Hey man, I'm also experiencing this sh!t...
The crackling just wont stop and it really kills good games, music and movies. :/
I have however come up with a "solution" and that is to un-install ALL drivers and programs for the headsets. The crackling/lagging sure stops but the sound quality goes to hell. The mic volume will also be reaaally low, and that's not really acceptable if you're using VoIP for gaming.
Also found these threads,
http://forums.creative.com/t5/Headphones-Headsets/Fatal1ty-USB-Gaming-Headset-HS-1000-possible-drive...
http://forums.creative.com/t5/Headphones-Headsets/HS-1000-Noise-problem/td-p/537371
WinXP 32bit SP3 ENG
Please Creative fix the f***ing drivers!!!

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I wrote a program for BDC. I am attaching the code herewith. When i am trying to process the session in SM35, i was getting the error: No batch input data for screen SAPMZVKDIALOGDEMO 1000. Can anyone please tell me, what am i doing wrong.
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REPORT zvkbdcdemo01.
DATA: bdc_tab LIKE bdcdata OCCURS 6 WITH HEADER LINE.
DATA: session LIKE apqi-groupid VALUE 'Session #1'.
CALL FUNCTION 'BDC_OPEN_GROUP'
EXPORTING
    client                    = sy-mandt
*   DEST                      = FILLER8
    group                     = session
*   HOLDDATE                  = FILLER8
*   KEEP                      = FILLER1
    user                      = sy-uname
*   RECORD                    = FILLER1
*   PROG                      = SY-CPROG
* IMPORTING
*   QID                       =
* EXCEPTIONS
*   CLIENT_INVALID            = 1
*   DESTINATION_INVALID       = 2
*   GROUP_INVALID             = 3
*   GROUP_IS_LOCKED           = 4
*   HOLDDATE_INVALID          = 5
*   INTERNAL_ERROR            = 6
*   QUEUE_ERROR               = 7
*   RUNNING                   = 8
*   SYSTEM_LOCK_ERROR         = 9
*   USER_INVALID              = 10
*   OTHERS                    = 11
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*         WITH SY-MSGV1 SY-MSGV2 SY-MSGV3 SY-MSGV4.
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*   POST_LOCAL             = NOVBLOCAL
*   PRINTING               = NOPRINT
*   SIMUBATCH              = ' '
*   CTUPARAMS              = ' '
TABLES
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* EXCEPTIONS
*   INTERNAL_ERROR         = 1
*   NOT_OPEN               = 2
*   QUEUE_ERROR            = 3
*   TCODE_INVALID          = 4
*   PRINTING_INVALID       = 5
*   POSTING_INVALID        = 6
*   OTHERS                 = 7
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i wanted to hear if you guys have? this soundcard bcos i need some help bcos i sing and i need to know if it has?Stereo Mix or What U Hear in Vista. and i gotta use the AUX IN that it got. so my Mixer can work. bcos the Music and Vocal gotta play in the Stereo Mix??so i hope you guys can help me out here..
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I have a Creative Fatal1ty HS-1000 USB headset and I can not hear myself talk into the microphone. I have emailed tech support for the third time and they keep referring me to their help articles on the website but it doesn't help.
I have no option in the windows volume control to turn up or un-mute the mictophone in playback control.
Here's a screenshot...

I have the same exact problem. I also have XP.
I found the mic volume slider, it's the "Volume" button in the voice recording section. I have it turned all the way up, but still get nothing.
I installed all the latest drivers, Control Consoles, etc etc.
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I'm running vista 64. My problem is that after exactly 2 hours of gameplay of lord of the rings online... for the last 3 days in a row... My sound will either go into slow motion, or it will speed up like the chip munks. It will switch back and forth between the two over and over.. I have to restart my computer to fix the problem.
A couple of times when i just ifnored that sound problem whole systme crashed and got blue screen memory leak thing and after that reboot.
I deleted the old onbaord sound driver, and reinstalled the newest one according to windows vista. This did not change it.
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Hello Cardor,
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Getting errors in dbms output

Hi All,
I've written a function to calculate the value for QTD, Previous QTD, YTD and Previous YTD, by giving the parameters of Date, Table name, FilterCol(Date Column in the table), Column name to calculate...
--------------------------The function code is below:-----------
DECLARE
V_REPORT_DATE VARCHAR2(20):='&V_RPRT_DATE';
V_FILTERCOL VARCHAR2(100):='&V_FLTRCOL';
V_COL_NAME VARCHAR2(100):=UPPER('&V_COL_NAM');
V_TAB_NAME VARCHAR2(100):=UPPER('&V_TBL_NAME');
V_START_DATE VARCHAR2(20);--:='&stdate';
V_LAST_DATE VARCHAR2(20);--:='&lastdate';
V_QUARTER_NUMBER VARCHAR2(1000);
V_STR VARCHAR2(1000);
V_QTY VARCHAR2(1000);
V_SUM NUMBER(14,3):=0;
V_TAB VARCHAR2(100);--:=
V_COL VARCHAR2(100);--:=;
V_COL2 VARCHAR2(100);
V_PRV_QDATE VARCHAR2(20);
V_PRV_QDATE2 VARCHAR2(20);
V_SUM3 NUMBER(14,3):=0;
V_CURRQTD VARCHAR2(1000);
V_PRVQTD VARCHAR2(1000);
V_SUM1 NUMBER(14,3):=0;
V_YTD1 VARCHAR2(20);
V_YTD2 VARCHAR2(20);
V_YTD VARCHAR2(1000);
V_SUM2 NUMBER(14,3):=0;
V_PRVYTD VARCHAR2(20);
V_PRVYTDSTR VARCHAR2(20);
V_PRVYTDEND VARCHAR2(20);
V_PRV_YTD VARCHAR2(1000);
V_CUMM VARCHAR2(1000);
BEGIN
---------------GETTTING QUARTER NO.------------------------------
V_QTY:='SELECT TO_NUMBER(TO_CHAR(TO_DATE('''||'19/12/2012'||''', ''DD/MM/YYYY''), ''Q'')) FROM DUAL';
DBMS_OUTPUT.PUT_LINE(V_QTY);
EXECUTE IMMEDIATE V_QTY INTO V_QUARTER_NUMBER ;
DBMS_OUTPUT.PUT_LINE('QT NUM'||V_QUARTER_NUMBER);
----------------CURRENT QUARTER VALUE----------------------------
SELECT MIN (t), MAX (LAST_DAY (t)) INTO V_START_DATE,V_LAST_DATE
FROM ( SELECT ADD_MONTHS (TRUNC(TO_DATE('19/12/2012','DD/MM/YYYY'), 'YYYY'), LEVEL - 1) t,
TO_CHAR (ADD_MONTHS (TRUNC(TO_DATE('19/12/2012','DD/MM/YYYY'), 'YYYY'), LEVEL - 1), 'Q')QTD
FROM DUAL
CONNECT BY LEVEL <= 12) A
WHERE A.QTD = V_QUARTER_NUMBER;
DBMS_OUTPUT.PUT_LINE(V_START_DATE||'****'||V_LAST_DATE);
V_CURRQTD:='SELECT SUM('||V_COL_NAME||') FROM '||V_TAB_NAME|| ' WHERE '||V_FILTERCOL||' BETWEEN TO_DATE('''||V_START_DATE||''',''DD/MM/YYYY'') ' || ' AND TO_DATE('''||V_LAST_DATE||''',''DD/MM/YYYY'')';
--WHERE trans_date betwen V_START_DATE1 AND V_LAST_DATE1';
DBMS_OUTPUT.PUT_LINE(V_CURRQTD);
EXECUTE IMMEDIATE V_CURRQTD INTO V_SUM;
DBMS_OUTPUT.PUT_LINE(V_SUM);
--RETURN V_SUM;
----------------END OF CURRENT QUARTER--------------------------
-----------------------PREVIOUS QUARTER---------------------------
SELECT MIN (t), MAX (LAST_DAY (t)) INTO V_PRV_QDATE,V_PRV_QDATE2
FROM ( SELECT ADD_MONTHS (TRUNC(TO_DATE('19/12/2012','DD/MM/YYYY'), 'YYYY'), LEVEL - 1) t,
TO_CHAR (ADD_MONTHS (TRUNC(TO_DATE('19/12/2012','DD/MM/YYYY'), 'YYYY'), LEVEL - 1), 'Q')QTD
FROM DUAL
CONNECT BY LEVEL <= 12) A
WHERE A.QTD = V_QUARTER_NUMBER-1;
DBMS_OUTPUT.PUT_LINE(V_PRV_QDATE||'****'||V_PRV_QDATE2);
V_PRVQTD:='SELECT SUM('||V_COL_NAME||') FROM '||V_TAB_NAME|| ' WHERE '||V_FILTERCOL||' BETWEEN TO_DATE('''||V_PRV_QDATE||''',''DD/MM/YYYY'') ' || ' AND TO_DATE('''||V_PRV_QDATE2||''',''DD/MM/YYYY'')';
DBMS_OUTPUT.PUT_LINE(V_PRVQTD);
EXECUTE IMMEDIATE V_PRVQTD INTO V_SUM1;
DBMS_OUTPUT.PUT_LINE(V_SUM1);
-----------------------END OF PREVIOUS QUARTER---------------------------
-----------------------CURRENT YTD------------------------------
SELECT TRUNC(TO_DATE('19/12/2012','DD/MM/YYYY'),'YEAR')INTO V_YTD1 FROM Dual;
SELECT LAST_DAY(ADD_MONTHS(TO_DATE(V_YTD1,'DD/MM/YYYY'),12 -
TO_NUMBER(TO_CHAR(SYSDATE,'mm')))) INTO V_YTD2 FROM DUAL;
V_YTD:='SELECT SUM('||V_COL_NAME||') FROM '||V_TAB_NAME|| ' WHERE '||V_FILTERCOL||' BETWEEN TO_DATE('''||V_YTD1||''',''DD/MM/YYYY'') ' || ' AND TO_DATE('''||V_YTD2||''',''DD/MM/YYYY'')';
DBMS_OUTPUT.PUT_LINE(V_YTD);
EXECUTE IMMEDIATE V_YTD INTO V_SUM2;
DBMS_OUTPUT.PUT_LINE(V_SUM2);
---------------------------END OF CURRENT YTD------------
-------------PREVIOUS YTD-------------------
SELECT ADD_MONTHS(TO_DATE('19/12/2012','DD/MM/YYYY'),-12) INTO V_PRVYTD FROM DUAL;
SELECT TRUNC(TO_DATE(V_PRVYTD,'DD/MM/YYYY'),'YEAR') INTO V_PRVYTDSTR FROM DUAL;
SELECT LAST_DAY(ADD_MONTHS(TO_DATE(V_PRVYTD,'DD/MM/YYYY'),12 -
TO_NUMBER(TO_CHAR(SYSDATE,'mm')))) INTO V_PRVYTDEND FROM DUAL;
V_PRV_YTD:='SELECT SUM('||V_COL_NAME||') FROM '||V_TAB_NAME|| ' WHERE '||V_FILTERCOL||' BETWEEN TO_DATE('''||V_PRVYTDSTR||''',''DD/MM/YYYY'') ' || ' AND TO_DATE('''||V_PRVYTDEND||''',''DD/MM/YYYY'')';
DBMS_OUTPUT.PUT_LINE(V_PRV_YTD);
EXECUTE IMMEDIATE V_PRV_YTD INTO V_SUM3;
DBMS_OUTPUT.PUT_LINE(V_SUM3);
END;
I am getting the dbms output:
SELECT TO_NUMBER(TO_CHAR(TO_DATE('19-DEC-2012', 'DD/MM/YYYY'), 'Q')) FROM DUAL
QT NUM4
01-OCT-12****31-DEC-12
SELECT SUM(ACTUAL_YIELD) FROM DWH_PRODUCTION WHERE WO_RELEASE_DATE BETWEEN TO_DATE('01-OCT-12','DD-MON-YYYY') AND TO_DATE('31-DEC-12','DD-MON-YYYY')
01-JUL-12****30-SEP-12
SELECT SUM(ACTUAL_YIELD) FROM DWH_PRODUCTION WHERE WO_RELEASE_DATE BETWEEN TO_DATE('01-JUL-12','DD/MM/YYYY') AND TO_DATE('30-SEP-12','DD/MM/YYYY')
For calculating the QTD and Previous QTD, it's showing only the query in dbms output not the sum----I've chkd the error and realize its converting the date format like DD-MON-YYYY instead of i've defined the date format as DD/MM/YYYY, so values aren't comin.
Note:- All the queries in function are giving the correct values as expected, if I fire them outside the function code, and giving correct values as data is there.....
-----For YTD and PYTD----------showing error i.e.
ORA-06502: PL/SQL: numeric or value error: character string buffer too small
ORA-06512: at "SPARC.DBMS_OUTPUT", line 116
ORA-06512: at "SPARC.DBMS_OUTPUT", line 65
ORA-06512: at line 81
I've given the string varchar2 type and 1000:
Help appreciated, Plz help me out.....
One more favor I ask i.e.----Can any1 help me to write dbms output to show all the values in one line i.e values of SUM, SUM1, SUM2, SUM3
Thnx in Advance

Your code is against the basics of PL/SQL..
Why are you sing DYNAMIC SQL?
And all these values (QTD,YTD..) - Cant you find it in plain SQL..?
Plase provide sample data (CEATE TABLE and INSERT statements) and expected output..
Provide the logic to arrive at expected output..
And your DB version..
And use {noformat}{noformat} tags to format the code and data you post..
What you are doing is *COMPLETELY WRONG*
Read FAQ: {message:id=9360002}

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Don't use the variable feature of the textfield. Assign the textfield an instance name (let's say you name it scoreText), and when you are ready to add text to it use
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Sound becomes distorted after some time

I use a Creative Fatal1ty HS-1000 USB headset and after playing some time (usually after about 1 to 2 hours) the sound suddenly becomes distorted. It's hard to describe but the sound becomes metallic ,digital, sort of robotic...This is very annoying as it forces me to restart the game and I only play long MP missions online and after restart I'm forced to sit the mission out.! More often then not I continue playing 'deaf', not a solution either! It is solved when I unplug the headset and plug it back in, but then the sound in my game is completely gone!
I have searched a bit and found a post on another forum wich suggested a firmware update, tried that but got the message that newer software was already installed.
I am looking for one of two solutions;
-A complete fix, whatever this might be...
-A way to get the sound back ingame after unplugging and plugging the headset back in.
My hardware is;
Creative Fatal1ty HS-1000 USB headset
Xtreme Gamer soundcard
Windows 7 64b Ultimate

Had the same thing, its firmware related issue. Might be also drivers. Update them.
Also, i had this problem when i was at Win7 beta (the very first one). Same drivers and firmware in Vista, worked fine (still works). Make sure u got the right OS drivers.
Thisis really confusing, wich are the correct drivers and firmware? I only found these:
http://support.creative.com/Products/ProductDetails.aspx?catID=437&subCatID=865&prodID= 17806&prodNam...RODFAQ_17806,VARSET=CategoryID:437
and windows7 ultimate 64 is nowhere mentioned....

Fatal1ty USB X-FI HS 1000 Slowdowns / Speed

Well recently I purchased the Creative Fatal1ty USB Gaming Headset (HS 1000) With built in X-FI 3D Surround sound.
Now..All is fine..except every 3 hours or so - all the sound coming through the headset starts to slowdown, then speeds up again, then it keeps doing this until I unplug the headset and then reset anything that is using the sound source eg: Ventrilo, games - whatever I have running.
I am running Windows Vista 32bit Service Pack 1
Any ideas?
I have only installed the stuff off the supplied disc..and cannot seem to find any online drivers for it.
Thanks in advance

what about me im running XP 64bit
wow creative you fail... never buying a product from you again. I cant believe how hard it is to get someone to help with problems and when i get the new firmware it doesnt work.
Message Edited by stickrpg23 on 10-16-2008 07:38 PM

Is the Fatal1ty USB Gaming Headset HS-1000 for Mac compatible with a PC?

Hi,
I mistakenly purchased the Fatal1ty USB Gaming Headset HS-1000 for Mac instead of the PC version.
Are these still compatible with my PC even though they say "for Mac"? They have a USB connector just like my headphones and I have had people say that they "should" work, but I wanted to verify this.
I already had one pair that I purchased a while back for my PC and they work great but my wife wanted these also and I didn't realize there were two versions. If they will still work with a PC, I will just keep them. I just didn't want to open them up and find out that they don't.
Any help is greatly appreciated.
Thanks.

I found something else out , the MIC is recoginized at startup when i have the problem , but not the headphones .

Help - I need more than 1000 Notes of 4000 characters

The 4000 character limitation of Notes and the limitation of 1000 Notes and the length of time it takes to load in Notes make using iPod notes very limiting. I've experimented with a few other options which I explain below, BUT MY QUESTION IS does anyone have any other suggestions on how to work around the 4000 character limitation?
Here is what I have found to be alternative options:
Split your notes into 4000 character blocks using the split command (open Terminal and type "man split" to read about the command)
Install Linux on the iPod. This worked with my older iPod but there isn't a Linux for the newer iPod yet.
Using Contacts "note"
Summary: Uses a manually created Contacts file to store text of up to 243,185 characters in length. If creating files manually requires special formatting for linebreaks. Compatible with music playback and iTunes sync.
Contacts are stored on the iPod according to the vCard standard. vCard stores contact entries in vcf files. A single vcf file can contain any number of vCard entries. The iPod firmware looks for the vcf files in the iPod Contacts folder. The Contacts folder can contain any number of vcf files and will load all of them into memory when viewing contacts.
Contacts synchronized with iTunes are stored in the iSync.vcf file.
You can paste your text content into an Address Book entry and sync it to the iPod via iTunes. There may be limits in the Address Book application regarding the amount of text it will allow.
Using any text editor you can create your own vcf files and place them into the Contacts folder as well. Using the org and note attributes in the vCard entry in a vcf file you can create a contact that can display up to 243185 characters of text. A sample vcf file with a single vCard entry would look like this:
begin:vcard
version:3.0
org:Sample Note
note:You can use Contact notes to get around the 4k limitation of iPod notes. Doing so requires some changes in the syntax of the text however because the vCard format is fairly restrictive.\nFor one thing any line breaks must be converted to a backslash followed by lower case n.\nFor another many symbolic characters must be escaped by preceding them with a backslash.
end:vcard
The "org" attribute names the contact, and the "note" attribute contains the text, up to 243,185 characters of text. While a vCard entry can only have a single note attribute, you can have any number of vCard entries in a single vcf file.
One requirement of this approach is that the text must be edited to a format compatible with the vCard standard. That means that all linebreaks in the text must be converted to a backslash "\" followed by "n", and any symbolic characters should be preceded with backslash.
The negatives of this approach are that linebreaks must be altered and the notes are mixed in with your contacts. But to the positive they are still viewable while music is playing, and they are left alone by the iTunes synchronization process.
This method does not interfere with listening to a song. This method is independent of synchronizing with iTunes.
Using the Calendar "description"
Summary: Uses a manually created Calendar file or Calendar entries in iCal to store text of up to 20,600 characters in length per calendar event. If creating files manually requires special formatting for linebreaks. Compatible with music playback. NOT compatible with iTunes sync if using a manually created file.
The iPod supports the vCal standard for displaying calendar information. Version 1.0 of this standard uses vcs files; and version 2.0 of this standard uses ics files. Most calendar programs can export either vcs or ics files and there is plenty of information available online for how to convert data from a calendar application into one of these formats.
The iPod firmware will display the contents of vcs and ics fles that are located in the iPod Calendars folder.
Calendar events defined in the vCal standard have a description attribute. The iPod firmware displays the description attribute when displaying the calendar event. It is possible to create a calendar specifically for the purpose of storing text in description attributes. You could create a calendar in a calendar program such as iCal and sync it with the iPod via iTunes, or you could create your own calendar file manually. Unfortunately if you sync calendars using iTunes then iTunes will delete all files in the Calendars folder that it does not directly control, so maintaining any kind of external calendar file is not compatible with syncing calendars using iTunes.
The iPod can read both vcs and ics calendar files, but for creating your own you should use vcs because vcs doesn't have a line length limit while ics does and requires special line-wrapping. The iPod will display only the first 20600 characters of the event description.
A simple vcs file with a single fake event would look like this:
BEGIN:VCALENDAR
VERSION:1.0
X-WR-CALNAME:Notes Calendar
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART:20070201T220000Z
DTEND:20070201T230000Z
SUMMARY:Sample note
DESCRIPTION;ENCODING=QUOTED-PRINTABLE:=0D=0ALine breaks need to be converted to an equal sign followed by 0D followed by another equals sign followed by 0A. There is no line length limit, so the text can be as long as you need. There may be a reasonable limit imposed by the iPod calendar interface due to scrolling.
END:VEVENT
END:VCALENDAR
Each Calendar in the file is demarcated by the BEGIN:VCALENDAR and END:VCALENDAR statements. The VERSION statement when set to 1.0 indicates a vcs file (2.0 should be used in an ics file). The X-WR-CALNAME statement can be used to indicate a name for the calendar. If no calendar name is specified the iPod uses "Other".
Each Calendar event is demarcated by the BEGIN:VEVENT and END:VEVENT statements. Each event requires start and end times (DTSTART and DTEND, respectively), a SUMMARY which is the event title, and the DESCRIPTION which is the text you wish to read. Linebreaks in the description text must be converted to "=0D=0A".
The negatives of this approach are that linebreaks must be altered and the notes are attached to specific dates in the calendar so to find them you would need to navigate to those dates. Of course you could put all notes on the same date, or use different dates or even different calendars (within the same vcs file or not) to organize them.
This method does not interfere with listening to a song. This method is NOT compatible with syncing Calendars with iTunes if you are using a manually created file.
Using Music Lyrics
Summary: Uses the Lyrics section of fake songs to store text of up to 10,000 characters in length per song. Does not require special formatting of text. Incompatible with music playback. Requires the text to be stored in iTunes.
iTunes allows the lyrics of a song to be attached to the ID3 tags of the song and viewed on the iPod while the song is playing. Technically lyrics can be up to 256 MB in length, but the iPod will only display the first 10000 characters.
Using lyrics allows notes to be sorted into playlists just as songs are which could be helpful for organizing them. To attach lyrics though there must be a song as well. It is possible to create a very small MP3 that can be used just to attach lyrics to. The process for doing so is described in forum message 2331260, but the short story is:
- In the iTunes main library window, select a track you want to chop up, and select "Get info". The track cannot be a protected AAC track such as those purchased from the Apple Music Store.
- Go to the "Options" tab. Set "Start Time" and "Stop Time", corresponding to the start and finish of the chunk of song you want to chop out. Click "OK".
- Right-click on the track again in the main library window and select "Convert selection to XXX". (The XXX will be whatever file format you happen to have set in your iTunes Importing preferences at the time.)
- After a little while, iTunes will spit out a second, smaller copy of the track, containing just the music between the Start and Stop times you set in the original track. Rename the new track as you please. You can then use iTunes to paste the lyrics to this song clip.
The negatives of this approach are that it requires synchronization with iTunes, requires storage of the text on your computer as well as your iPod, requires the creation of fake songs in your Library, and cannot be used while a song is playing (unless the song you are listening to is the song that has the text you want to read in its lyrics).
Advantages are that this method does not require any editing of the text regarding linebreaks, and this method allows playlists to be used to organize the notes.
While all of these methods work, none of them are completely ideal. If Contacts could be stored in hierarchical folders then that method would be pretty good.
Are there any other alternatives that people have found to work well to work around this iPod limitation of 1000 max notes of 4000 max characters?
Regards,
Brendan

The iPod shuffle is a music player. The iPods with screens have always been more than that. If the iPod didn't have a calendar, contacts, and notes I wouldn't have considered buying one. Music playing is nice, but I certainly didn't want to carry around multiple devices needlessly. The iPod and a simple cell phone are enough. When the iPhone comes out maybe I'll be down to one device.
As for the Palm, having been a Newton user at the time I was never impressed with anything about Palm except its size. The same people who bought cheap PC's instead of Macs bought cheap Palms instead of Newtons. Quantity rather than quality won out.
Apple learned from that and made the iPod a good size to begin with, otherwise it might have suffered a similar fate.
The only PDA capability the iPod lacks is the ability to edit its content independently of the computer. That would be handy, but it turns out hasn't been a critical need for me. More often than not I need to look something up not change something while away from my office. There is a good side to this though, if I lost the iPod I would not have to worry a bit about losing any Contacts, Calendar events, or Music. Notes though, well that is a different matter, those I backup.
I guess one person's music player is another person's PDA.
Regards

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