PRS 505 won't turn off with Power button.

ninfem · 04-18-2010, 10:32 PM

My PRS 505 wont turn off with the power switch anymore. Anyone have any ideas?

Help!!

Rebecca

DoctorOhh · 04-18-2010, 11:15 PM

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Originally Posted by ninfem

My PRS 505 wont turn off with the power switch anymore. Anyone have any ideas?

Help!!

Rebecca

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crucianbaby · 04-18-2010, 11:33 PM

I have the PRS-505, and from the home page I select Settings (0), Advanced Settings (5) , then Devise Shutdown (3) and press the bookmark button to turn my reader completely off. otherwise, if i press the power button it only puts it in hibernation mode and draining the battery

neilmarr · 04-19-2010, 02:47 AM

How are you charging your 505, Ninfem? I hit this problem before I got a dedicated mains charger. That fixed this and all other wee gitches. Good luck. Neil

Mike_73 · 04-19-2010, 03:27 AM

Try the complete shutdown via menu like stated before. If this doesn't work, reset the reader. I think that should do. Another thing to get the reader started again could be to connect it to the pc. At least it rescans all directories after disconnect.

If everything fails, I think there's also a so called hard reset (I'm not sure though).

Good luck (but shouldn't be a big problem)

Penforhire · 04-19-2010, 04:41 PM

If you shut it down by menu and the switch will not turn it back on then it is the actual hardware switch. Mine went bad after warranty ($90 for Sony to fix). The good news is you don't really HAVE to turn off the reader, not even sleep mode, because it lasts so long on battery.

BobVA · 04-19-2010, 06:17 PM

If the other buttons are working, it's probably a bad switch that will require service.

If the other buttons aren't working, it may just be a dead battery. If there was something on the display when the battery died it will remain there, making it look like the Reader is "frozen", when in fact it's actually off. A recharge will fix that.

Bob

04-18-2010, 10:32 PM	#1
ninfem Junior Member Posts: 4 Karma: 10 Join Date: Apr 2008 Device: PRS- 505 Sony Reader	PRS 505 won't turn off with Power button. My PRS 505 wont turn off with the power switch anymore. Anyone have any ideas? Help!! Rebecca

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04-18-2010, 11:33 PM	#3
crucianbaby Junior Member Posts: 6 Karma: 10 Join Date: Apr 2010 Device: PRS-505	I have the PRS-505, and from the home page I select Settings (0), Advanced Settings (5) , then Devise Shutdown (3) and press the bookmark button to turn my reader completely off. otherwise, if i press the power button it only puts it in hibernation mode and draining the battery

04-19-2010, 02:47 AM	#4
neilmarr neilmarr Posts: 7,216 Karma: 6000059 Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Monaco-Menton, France Device: sony	How are you charging your 505, Ninfem? I hit this problem before I got a dedicated mains charger. That fixed this and all other wee gitches. Good luck. Neil

04-19-2010, 03:27 AM	#5
Mike_73 Guru Posts: 750 Karma: 1323 Join Date: Dec 2009 Device: PRS-505, PRS-600, iPad 16GB Wifi, Kindle Voyage, Nexus 6, Razr HD	Try the complete shutdown via menu like stated before. If this doesn't work, reset the reader. I think that should do. Another thing to get the reader started again could be to connect it to the pc. At least it rescans all directories after disconnect. If everything fails, I think there's also a so called hard reset (I'm not sure though). Good luck (but shouldn't be a big problem)

04-19-2010, 04:41 PM	#6
Penforhire Wizard Posts: 2,230 Karma: 7145404 Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Southern California Device: Kindle Voyage & iPhone 7+	If you shut it down by menu and the switch will not turn it back on then it is the actual hardware switch. Mine went bad after warranty ($90 for Sony to fix). The good news is you don't really HAVE to turn off the reader, not even sleep mode, because it lasts so long on battery.

04-19-2010, 06:17 PM	#7
BobVA Addict Posts: 230 Karma: 1500 Join Date: Oct 2006 Device: Kobo Clara, Sony PRS950, T1, T2, T3	If the other buttons are working, it's probably a bad switch that will require service. If the other buttons aren't working, it may just be a dead battery. If there was something on the display when the battery died it will remain there, making it look like the Reader is "frozen", when in fact it's actually off. A recharge will fix that. Bob

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