When I am playing music and my iMac goes into sleep mode, the music stops after 5 to 10 minutes and my machine shuts down. Why? Is there a way to stop this behavior?
iMac, Mac OS X (10.7.3)
Hello, Sherry252.
Thank you for visiting Apple Support Communities.
This sounds like you may need to adjust your Energy Saver settings. Here is some information regarding this feature and how to adjust the settings.
About Energy Saver sleep and idle modes in Mac OS X
http://support.apple.com/kb/ht2412
Cheers,
Jason H.
Hello Jason,,
Thanks for the response. Your suggestion is not my problem. It does not matter how long I set the machine to sleep. My machine powers down after some period, but ONLY when I am playing iTunes. I am also running Parallels 9.0 which uses Windows 7 at the same time Mavericks is running. This allows me to use my Windows programs. If I shut down Parallels, it does not solve my problem. Also, it is important to note that when playing iTunes, the machine suspends Windows 7 completely and powers down the Mac to the sign-on screen. Sometimes the machine powers down after 10 minutes and sometimes 20 minutes or a little more. I am really stumped!! This situation never happens unless I am playing iTunes. Otherwise the sleep routine functions normally.
Sherry
Hi Jason
I have a similar behaviour as well, and the settings from Energy Saver are not taken in consideration at all. I have mine at 3hrs and after 30 mins or so, the mac is going in sleeping mode and iTunes stops.
Any other ideas ?
Thanks
Rob
You might want to consider starting a new discussion. Since this one is a couple of years old, less people are likely to look at it. A new post would be much more visible. You can link to this one.
Try setting Sleep to Never and Display Sleep to the desired time.
Thanks Eric, will do. I saw it after I replied to Jason.
You are welcome.
Why does my Mac shutdown while playing itunes and the machine is in idle mode?
