Specifications

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Hacking graphics
Due to ZXBox’s simple (but fast) scaling to the screen by dropping lines and columns
some games can become unplayable. It is possible to hack graphics to make them better
visible with the help of an utility such as the “Spectrum Graphics Editor”. Useful tools
can be found at the “World of Spectrum” site (http://www.worldofspectrum.org/utilities.
html).
12.4. Applications
12.4.1. Alarm Clock
This plugin is an alarm clock, which resumes a paused song at a given time.
Key configuration
Key Remote Key Action
Left / Right Volume Down
/ Volume Up
Switch between hours/minutes selection
Up / Down Forward /
Rewind
Increase/Decrease hours/minutes
Select Mode Set the alarm
Rec Rec Exit
Setting an alarm
First select a track and play it, then launch the “alarmclock” plugin. The plugin pauses
the playback. Enter a 24h-time (e.g. 13:58) and set the alarm. Music playback will
resume when the set time is reached.
12.4.2. Battery Benchmark
The Battery Benchmark plugin enables you to test your battery’s performance whilst
using your player normally. Results can be submitted to the ZBatteryRuntime wiki
page.
How it works
Once loaded, Battery Benchmark runs in the background recording various informa-
tion about your battery to memory. A new point is written to memory every minute.
Every time the disk is accessed for any reason (such as refilling the audio buffer, open-
ing a directory or entering USB mode etc.) then the information in memory is written
to disk. Once the memory becomes full (after many hours), then the data are written
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