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tb74 · 12-17-2010, 10:55 AM

I've had my 650 for a couple of weeks now and have run completely issue free... until yesterday. I was happily reading my book on the subway as I made my way home from work and all was well. Put the reader away (in a padded slip case, safe and sound) and continued home. Last night, as I was getting ready to do some bedtime reading, I could not get my reader to turn on. The screen was blank, the power switch did nothing. The red light did not come one. I plugged it in to the wall (using my BlackBerry slim-USB charger) and nothing. I plugged it in to my iMac USB and nothing. I was convinced my reader was dead and was getting a wee bit upset. On a lark, I thought I would try hitting the reset button using an unfurled paperclip. That did the trick. The reader sprung back to life and I continued on my way, with no visible impact to my battery bars.

Has anyone else experienced this oddity? I don’t know what caused it, but if someone has any insight, please share!

12-17-2010, 10:55 AM	#1
tb74 Member Posts: 12 Karma: 21 Join Date: Nov 2010 Device: Sony PRS-650	A funny thing happened last night... I've had my 650 for a couple of weeks now and have run completely issue free... until yesterday. I was happily reading my book on the subway as I made my way home from work and all was well. Put the reader away (in a padded slip case, safe and sound) and continued home. Last night, as I was getting ready to do some bedtime reading, I could not get my reader to turn on. The screen was blank, the power switch did nothing. The red light did not come one. I plugged it in to the wall (using my BlackBerry slim-USB charger) and nothing. I plugged it in to my iMac USB and nothing. I was convinced my reader was dead and was getting a wee bit upset. On a lark, I thought I would try hitting the reset button using an unfurled paperclip. That did the trick. The reader sprung back to life and I continued on my way, with no visible impact to my battery bars. Has anyone else experienced this oddity? I don’t know what caused it, but if someone has any insight, please share!