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slayda · 12-21-2008, 03:11 PM

You say the battery is completely charged but when they're new the battery sometimes acts screwy (not normal). I'd suggest doing a long (several hours) charge (with an AC charger preferably) and another reset to see what it does.

I had a similar problem with my Cybook Gen3 (not a new battery). It was "supposedly" charged to full. I panicked (that's why I have an Astak Ez Reader too now) but after letting it change all night & resetting it, it came back OK and has been good ever since.

I'm not sure the 700 comes with the AC charger (maybe just the USB cable) but the 500 I have will not charge from a completely flat (dead) battery from the USB.

Also you might want to remove any memory cards when you try to reset. A bad card can sometimes cause problems.

Good luck & hope this helps.

Oh and you can have all the virtual (or real) hugs you need/want.

12-21-2008, 03:11 PM	#10
slayda Retired & reading more! Posts: 2,764 Karma: 1884247 Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: North Alabama, USA Device: Kindle 1, iPad Air 2, iPhone 6S+, Kobo Aura One	You say the battery is completely charged but when they're new the battery sometimes acts screwy (not normal). I'd suggest doing a long (several hours) charge (with an AC charger preferably) and another reset to see what it does. I had a similar problem with my Cybook Gen3 (not a new battery). It was "supposedly" charged to full. I panicked (that's why I have an Astak Ez Reader too now) but after letting it change all night & resetting it, it came back OK and has been good ever since. I'm not sure the 700 comes with the AC charger (maybe just the USB cable) but the 500 I have will not charge from a completely flat (dead) battery from the USB. Also you might want to remove any memory cards when you try to reset. A bad card can sometimes cause problems. Good luck & hope this helps. Oh and you can have all the virtual (or real) hugs you need/want.