PRS-650 Book closed after charging

rleguillow · 06-07-2011, 06:36 PM

I don't know if anyone else has seen this problem - can't find it mentioned. If I charge my 650 when in the middle of a book, when I take it off the charger, it opens as though I'm not reading anything. I have to go find my book again. Once I do, it opens where I left off, so it isn't a BIG problem - but it is annoying. Especially when I'm gobbling my way through a series containing a lot of books and can't remember which one I'm on.

Is there a solution to this, does anyone know?

elcreative · 06-07-2011, 06:55 PM

Try bookmarking first...

FizzyWater · 06-08-2011, 03:07 AM

Are you charging from a computer USB? It always does that to me when I connect to the computer, but not when I charge via an adapter.

As elcreative suggests, I always bookmark and back out of my book whenever I connect to my computer.

BaenSidhe · 06-09-2011, 02:58 AM

You don't need to bookmark. When you unplug the reader from the computer, you'll be taken to the home screen. The first/top row is the book you were last reading. When you tap that it'll take you to where you left off.

rleguillow · 06-10-2011, 05:36 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BaenSidhe

You don't need to bookmark. When you unplug the reader from the computer, you'll be taken to the home screen. The first/top row is the book you were last reading. When you tap that it'll take you to where you left off.

No, that is my point - that is exactly what it does not do. It shows a blank in the topmost "row", then a row of 3 unread books, then all the other menu stuff. To get to the book I'm reading, I must select "see all", find my book in the list of books and open it from there - then it opens to the last page read. But it does not display on the home screen after I unplug.

Is there a setting for this? I'm interested that some of you are having the same experience and others are not.

rleguillow · 06-10-2011, 05:39 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by FizzyWater

Are you charging from a computer USB? It always does that to me when I connect to the computer, but not when I charge via an adapter.

What adapter do you use? I feel that Sony's wall charger is too expensive, and am wondering if anything else would work.

hpjrt · 06-10-2011, 08:07 AM

I use a blackberry charger. My son had an extra charger [having had so many different blackberries]. It works flawlessly ...

Mary

Ashjuk · 06-10-2011, 08:14 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by rleguillow

What adapter do you use? I feel that Sony's wall charger is too expensive, and am wondering if anything else would work.

I bough mine through Amazon.co.uk - £3.95 (approximately $6.50). Have you checked Amazon.com, as I'm sure there must be one cheaper than the Sony available.

Other than that check out eBay.

Ripplinger · 06-10-2011, 10:04 AM

There's a long thread about which various adapters have worked for people. For me, the adapter for my LG Rumor Touch phone works perfect.

Found 2 threads where people posted various adapters that work:
https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sho...d.php?t=122858
https://www.mobileread.com/forums/showthread.php?t=99760

dordale · 06-10-2011, 02:07 PM

I use my Droid X adapter and my nook adapter. Sometimes I even use my car charger for the Droid X to charge my Sony. All work great.

ScalyFreak · 06-11-2011, 12:57 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by rleguillow

No, that is my point - that is exactly what it does not do. It shows a blank in the topmost "row", then a row of 3 unread books, then all the other menu stuff.

My 950 has done this a couple of times. Every time, when I go to the list of books and sort them by "latest read" the book I was reading is at the top of the list and opens to the page I was on. Since it doesn't happen often, I don't think it's a big deal.

FizzyWater · 06-11-2011, 02:13 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by rleguillow

What adapter do you use? I feel that Sony's wall charger is too expensive, and am wondering if anything else would work.

I actually use a 4-port plug-in adapter that I found at ThinkGeek.

http://www.thinkgeek.com/gadgets/travelpower/e5bd/

BaenSidhe · 06-11-2011, 06:30 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by rleguillow

No, that is my point - that is exactly what it does not do. It shows a blank in the topmost "row", then a row of 3 unread books, then all the other menu stuff. To get to the book I'm reading, I must select "see all", find my book in the list of books and open it from there - then it opens to the last page read. But it does not display on the home screen after I unplug.

Is there a setting for this? I'm interested that some of you are having the same experience and others are not.

When you unplug it from the computer, do you eject it? I vaguely remember the last book I was not appear on the first row once when I forced an eject of the device. It had some other book listed first instead. That only happened once, though, and I've never had the last read section be blank.

Faster · 06-11-2011, 03:41 PM

To quickly find your book: 'See All->' and sort 'By Latest Read'.

06-07-2011, 06:36 PM	#1
rleguillow Always Reading Posts: 110 Karma: 1002645 Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: North Carolina Device: FW 1192, PRS-700, kobo, Rocket, PRS-650, Nook Glow, Kobo Glo, others	Book closed after charging I don't know if anyone else has seen this problem - can't find it mentioned. If I charge my 650 when in the middle of a book, when I take it off the charger, it opens as though I'm not reading anything. I have to go find my book again. Once I do, it opens where I left off, so it isn't a BIG problem - but it is annoying. Especially when I'm gobbling my way through a series containing a lot of books and can't remember which one I'm on. Is there a solution to this, does anyone know?

06-10-2011, 10:04 AM	#9
Ripplinger 350 Hoarder Posts: 3,574 Karma: 8281267 Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Midwest USA Device: Sony PRS-350, Kobo Glo & Glo HD, PW2	There's a long thread about which various adapters have worked for people. For me, the adapter for my LG Rumor Touch phone works perfect. Found 2 threads where people posted various adapters that work: https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sho...d.php?t=122858 https://www.mobileread.com/forums/showthread.php?t=99760 Last edited by Ripplinger; 06-10-2011 at 10:14 AM.

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06-07-2011, 06:55 PM	#2
elcreative Wizard Posts: 2,888 Karma: 5875940 Join Date: Dec 2007 Device: PRS505, 600, 350, 650, Nexus 7, Note III, iPad 4 etc	Try bookmarking first...

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FizzyWater You kids get off my lawn! Posts: 4,220 Karma: 73492664 Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Columbus, Ohio Device: Oasis 2 and Libra H2O and half a dozen older models I can't let go of	Are you charging from a computer USB? It always does that to me when I connect to the computer, but not when I charge via an adapter. As elcreative suggests, I always bookmark and back out of my book whenever I connect to my computer.

06-09-2011, 02:58 AM	#4
BaenSidhe Groupie Posts: 150 Karma: 1087916 Join Date: Mar 2010 Device: PRS-500 and PRS-650	You don't need to bookmark. When you unplug the reader from the computer, you'll be taken to the home screen. The first/top row is the book you were last reading. When you tap that it'll take you to where you left off.

06-10-2011, 08:07 AM	#7
hpjrt Connoisseur Posts: 78 Karma: 10862 Join Date: Aug 2010 Device: kobo	I use a blackberry charger. My son had an extra charger [having had so many different blackberries]. It works flawlessly ... Mary

06-10-2011, 02:07 PM	#10
dordale Wizard Posts: 1,731 Karma: 3472866 Join Date: Apr 2008 Device: Sony PRS-650 & 350; Kindle Voyage; Kobo Aura HD, Aura One, and Forma	I use my Droid X adapter and my nook adapter. Sometimes I even use my car charger for the Droid X to charge my Sony. All work great.

06-11-2011, 03:41 PM	#14
Faster Connoisseur Posts: 61 Karma: 12096 Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Tasmania Device: Sony PRS 650	To quickly find your book: 'See All->' and sort 'By Latest Read'.

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