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levison · 07-09-2011, 06:19 AM

My sony prs 650 keeps restarting / rebooting in a loop

After not using my sony prs 650 for 5 to 6 months, I wanted to use it again last week.
I begun by connecting the reader to my PC with the USB cord to charge it, because the battery was totally empty.

At the same time I bought 2 new ebooks online and added them to the reader using Calibri when the reader was still recharging.

After a couple of hours charging I disconnected the reader by pulling out the USB cord. Because it had been a while I forgot to disconnect the device in Calibri first.
Then I wanted to start reading my new ebooks, but the reader just keeps on rebooting from this point onwards.
It shows the load screen, then the normal first screen, with the loading icon but then it just reboots and starts over again.

Beside this I think there is a problem with the battery, because at first I thaught it only was a battery problem. To solve this I left the reader connected to my PC overnight (and no my PC doesn't go into sleep modus or something like that).
The next morning I tried using the reader but it still just kept rebooting.
I just left it that way and went to work, when I got home, it had stopped rebooting and the screen was empty.

After another night connected to my PC (other USB port) and another night connected to another PC, I still have the following issue:
even after having been charged overnight, when I unplug and plug in the USB cord the red light next to the power switch is always red, which means it is charging. After serveral hours the red light will disappear, but 1 minute later it is red again after disconnecting and connecting the USB....

I tried the soft and hard reset but they don't work. The screen will freeze after reset, but doesn't continue. After restarting the reader, the loop begins again.

I did some searching but I haven't found a similar case or a good solution to my problem(s)

Can anybody help me?

07-09-2011, 06:19 AM	#1
levison Junior Member Posts: 2 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jul 2011 Device: prs-650	650 keeps restarting My sony prs 650 keeps restarting / rebooting in a loop After not using my sony prs 650 for 5 to 6 months, I wanted to use it again last week. I begun by connecting the reader to my PC with the USB cord to charge it, because the battery was totally empty. At the same time I bought 2 new ebooks online and added them to the reader using Calibri when the reader was still recharging. After a couple of hours charging I disconnected the reader by pulling out the USB cord. Because it had been a while I forgot to disconnect the device in Calibri first. Then I wanted to start reading my new ebooks, but the reader just keeps on rebooting from this point onwards. It shows the load screen, then the normal first screen, with the loading icon but then it just reboots and starts over again. Beside this I think there is a problem with the battery, because at first I thaught it only was a battery problem. To solve this I left the reader connected to my PC overnight (and no my PC doesn't go into sleep modus or something like that). The next morning I tried using the reader but it still just kept rebooting. I just left it that way and went to work, when I got home, it had stopped rebooting and the screen was empty. After another night connected to my PC (other USB port) and another night connected to another PC, I still have the following issue: even after having been charged overnight, when I unplug and plug in the USB cord the red light next to the power switch is always red, which means it is charging. After serveral hours the red light will disappear, but 1 minute later it is red again after disconnecting and connecting the USB.... I tried the soft and hard reset but they don't work. The screen will freeze after reset, but doesn't continue. After restarting the reader, the loop begins again. I did some searching but I haven't found a similar case or a good solution to my problem(s) Can anybody help me?