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Repair guides for portable MP3 players, released first in 1997. These devices play back stored music from hard drives or flash memory.

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My MP3 player won't turn on once I remove the charger.

I can listen to my Sylvania SMP2200 2GB MP3 Player when it is charging, but once it unplug it it stops and the light won't turn on. I know it has to be fully charged to play, but it was charging all night. Any tips?

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I have the same problem with my bõrne 2GB MP3 player

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I recently used my MP3 player like 2 minutes ago it was charging and then randomly stopped the screen is black but I know is on cause my mp3 light Botton turns on I can’t remove the back because has no way to remove the back please helppp me my MP3 player is mahai

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I found just plugging it in for a little bit and fidgeting with the power button worked.

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My Searick digital music player model: M6 had this problem. I kept pressed power button for almost 15/20 seconds and then it became semi functional. Then I turned off and ON again and voila its perfect now with battery showing 100% charge and music functional.

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Woow! yes I did that and it worked! Thank youuuuuuuuuuuuuu!!!

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It sounds to me like you have a bad battery connection or a dead battery. Remove the back cover from the device. Locate the battery and its connector. DO NOT TOUCH THIS!!! It may be round or boxy. Using a spudger if you have one, otherwise use a pencil eraser, push the battery connector back in. Attempt to turn on the MP3 player. If this does not work, then you may have a dead battery.

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Do you think this could happen already? I just got it yesterday.

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same thing happened to me. I haven't even used it yet.

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Poor quality control (especially if from a "generic" brand) can pass products that don't work.

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I just got mine.... is YES a generic brand?

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My timikoo mp3 player was working fine but then it started to drain battery fast even while on charge so i turned it off to let it charge but when i woke up it was on 1% so i tried to get it to charge but then it turned of and the screen went black now it wont charge and will not turn on. PLZ HELP

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I had this problem too its not the battery it must be switched on when charging but plug in your earphones and make sure no music is playing or the battery will be drained and it will result in no charging, That fixed mine hope it helps somebody :p :D

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Thanks! That worked for me! :D

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I don't understand the steps. Can u explain in more detail? Please....

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It did not work for me

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I just got mine today let’s see if it works for me ^-^

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Rachel I am trying the technique you suggested now, but how long do I keep it plugged up, cause the battery indicator displays the fully charged symbol but that's obviously not the case. Please reply ASAP. Thank you.

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I have an answer that works on the MP3 players that you push a switch up to turn it on after you push it up the swith goes down, so my answer is for those MP3 players.

The answer: Hold the power switch up for about 15 seconds, that should make it turn on

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Thank you so much!!

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it did not work

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Thanks. It worked

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Didn’t charge with the charger, but did so with a PC data connection; also the cable was VERY PICKY as to how much i inserted it into the player. Talking 1/10th of a mm. As soon as I got the data connection, it would charge, otherwise a (fake) charging screen. Hope that helps.

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Either try a new charger or get the charging panel replaced.

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what is a charging panel?

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it sounds like its a case of dead(drained completely and cant be re-charged.) battery

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Can I use the charger in my wall socket to charge, or do I need to charge it from a computer? Some booklets suggest that, but some mp3 players will still charge without a computer. I don't have a computer anyway.

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it dosent mader

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I think that should be the problem 😕

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You could get a portable charger, if nothing already mentioned worked.

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My own charge but if i on it, it will show blue led light but it not sound if i first on it. what could be the problem?

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The batteries get old over time and will no longer hold a charge after a while. My best bet is unscrewing the inside and replacing the small battery in it. It should work fine after that.

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I have same problem mine wont charge, cant turn on... But I cant unscrew or anything else because it is completely made of metal body. Any help?

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hello , dont continiue

help me please .

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mine only turns on when its charging i dont know what to do

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i need help , so my mom just gave me a gogear phillips mp3 player and when its plugged up it flashes on and off with the phillips screen on it , and it wont do anything ive tried charging it for hours , what do i do?

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I need help this is so hard to fix the problem with this new mp player

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When most mp3 manual says to charge by pc which is usb 5.0 volts, the wall usb 5.4 volts... I've had some brand new and it never came on sitting in pile to get to...

It's either control board or battery dead I figured when first got it used wall charger and overload the circuit wouldn't think it would be so significant but I've had problems with a few mp3 in my pile brand new...

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I need help on my mp3 led indicator both not blinking have changed it still the same pls solution

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What I did was that was try buying a new charger and then take it to a repair shop and they are really cheap

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