Removing battery after screen freeze

col · 06-09-2007, 09:04 AM

Hi,
My sony reader froze on the main screen with the loading message showing plus a strange white/black stripe down the right hand side.

Tried everything to reset but nothing worked so decided to remove the battery to power it down, to my suprise the screen is still as it was.

I had assumed this would blank out the screen.

Any ideas?

Thanks

Colin

HarryT · 06-09-2007, 09:39 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by col

Hi,
My sony reader froze on the main screen with the loading message showing plus a strange white/black stripe down the right hand side.

Tried everything to reset but nothing worked so decided to remove the battery to power it down, to my suprise the screen is still as it was.

I had assumed this would blank out the screen.

Nope. The beauty of "eInk" is that the display only uses power to "set" a screen image in the first place. Once it's there, it'll continue to display even with no power at all, although it will very slowly "fade" with time.

col · 06-09-2007, 09:45 AM

So now that I have removed the power from the reader and then put it back and nothing has changed, does that mean it's dead?

HarryT · 06-09-2007, 09:48 AM

It could be a flat battery. Try fully charging your Reader from the wall charger until the red light does out, and then do a reset.

col · 06-09-2007, 11:14 AM

Great thanks for that, now working.

Wish I had asked before taking it apart but have only ever charged it up using the USB!

HarryT · 06-09-2007, 11:46 AM

Great news!

06-09-2007, 09:04 AM	#1
col Member Posts: 17 Karma: 10 Join Date: Dec 2006 Device: prs500	Removing battery after screen freeze Hi, My sony reader froze on the main screen with the loading message showing plus a strange white/black stripe down the right hand side. Tried everything to reset but nothing worked so decided to remove the battery to power it down, to my suprise the screen is still as it was. I had assumed this would blank out the screen. Any ideas? Thanks Colin

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06-09-2007, 09:45 AM	#3
col Member Posts: 17 Karma: 10 Join Date: Dec 2006 Device: prs500	So now that I have removed the power from the reader and then put it back and nothing has changed, does that mean it's dead?

06-09-2007, 09:48 AM	#4
HarryT eBook Enthusiast Posts: 85,544 Karma: 93383043 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: UK Device: Kindle Oasis 2, iPad Pro 10.5", iPhone 6	It could be a flat battery. Try fully charging your Reader from the wall charger until the red light does out, and then do a reset.

06-09-2007, 11:14 AM	#5
col Member Posts: 17 Karma: 10 Join Date: Dec 2006 Device: prs500	Great thanks for that, now working. Wish I had asked before taking it apart but have only ever charged it up using the USB!

06-09-2007, 11:46 AM	#6
HarryT eBook Enthusiast Posts: 85,544 Karma: 93383043 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: UK Device: Kindle Oasis 2, iPad Pro 10.5", iPhone 6	Great news!

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