More info:
I've tried raising the Debug level from 0
With it set to 0, I always see the slow ramp up when I press Tune
With it set to 1, I only see it once every few times - the rest of the time, full power starts immediately!
With it set to 2, I see it most, but not every time
I don't ever see any messages in the debug window except the initial date and time.
The CPU usage is not excessive in any of the modes - running about 38% except while decoding
The Memory usage is low - 26% (on a 2Gb system)
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