[synaesthetic]

there's no stop button on any modern MP3 players. as far as I know, the sony players will resume from standby. I don't know if they will from power down.

let me check with mine.

Edit: from complete power down and start-up after not using the player for several days, or entering Service Mode, the player does not resume. As long as the player is still in low-power mode it resumes just fine.