What is wrong with my Nookcolor?

waffleman · 12-24-2010, 10:00 PM

I purchased the NC about 2 weeks ago for Christmas. I got home, charged it up, turned it on, went through the intro movie, set up wi-fi, downloaded a book - all OK. So I wrapped it up and put it under the tree.

I unwrapped it this evening. Battery was so low it told me to wait 15 minutes before using. After 30 minutes, while charging, I turned it on.

It goes through the load up process, I hear a chime, then I get a screen with a clock at the top (correct time), the large logo in middle of screen, and a small logo bottom left of screen.

However, it is totally unresponsive otherwise. Pushing the home button, or the small loggo at bottom of screen does nothing. Soft rebooting does nothing other than turn the unit off, and when turn it back on again, same screen as above.

I thought when turned on, the unit should go to the shelves or something. what am I doing wrong?

SCION · 12-24-2010, 10:07 PM

It probably needs to be charged more. That's normal from what I've read from others with similar issue.

tubemonkey · 12-24-2010, 10:08 PM

Let it charge some more before attempting anything else.

What probably happened was that you didn't power it off completely before wrapping it. Simply tapping the power button only puts it in sleep mode. In this mode, the battery will slowly discharge; and even more so if WiFi is enabled.

leday · 12-24-2010, 10:20 PM

The small logo at the left of the screen is the unlock button. You need to SLIDE this button from left to right to unlock your screen. The screen locks every time the NC goes into sleep mode so as to avoid accidental button pushes when you have your NC in your pocket or purse etc. Simply pushing the logo won't work. You have to slide it.

SCION · 12-24-2010, 10:22 PM

I didn't realize that the screen may be locked. It's so easy to overlook this stuff when you become too familiar with it.

waffleman · 12-25-2010, 10:44 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by leday

The small logo at the left of the screen is the unlock button. You need to SLIDE this button from left to right to unlock your screen. The screen locks every time the NC goes into sleep mode so as to avoid accidental button pushes when you have your NC in your pocket or purse etc. Simply pushing the logo won't work. You have to slide it.

Whew...it works. Thank you.

I have a new problem though - a much BIGGER problem. It's MY gift, but I made the mistake to show my wife how cool it is this and now wants won't let me have it back!!

tubemonkey · 12-25-2010, 10:54 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by waffleman

I have a new problem though - a much BIGGER problem. It's MY gift, but I made the mistake to show my wife how cool it is this and now wants won't let me have it back!!

Just buy another one. Here's a little something to help you out:

slayda · 12-25-2010, 12:56 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by waffleman

Whew...it works. Thank you.

I have a new problem though - a much BIGGER problem. It's MY gift, but I made the mistake to show my wife how cool it is this and now wants won't let me have it back!!

Valentine's Day is just around the corner.

Mitzasuro · 12-28-2010, 12:07 AM

LOL, i love the tree

12-24-2010, 10:00 PM	#1
waffleman Enthusiast Posts: 47 Karma: 10000 Join Date: Dec 2010 Device: NookColor	What is wrong with my Nookcolor? I purchased the NC about 2 weeks ago for Christmas. I got home, charged it up, turned it on, went through the intro movie, set up wi-fi, downloaded a book - all OK. So I wrapped it up and put it under the tree. I unwrapped it this evening. Battery was so low it told me to wait 15 minutes before using. After 30 minutes, while charging, I turned it on. It goes through the load up process, I hear a chime, then I get a screen with a clock at the top (correct time), the large logo in middle of screen, and a small logo bottom left of screen. However, it is totally unresponsive otherwise. Pushing the home button, or the small loggo at bottom of screen does nothing. Soft rebooting does nothing other than turn the unit off, and when turn it back on again, same screen as above. I thought when turned on, the unit should go to the shelves or something. what am I doing wrong?

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12-24-2010, 10:07 PM	#2
SCION Séduisant Posts: 4,706 Karma: 2107018 Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Texas, USA Device: Boox Note Air2+; Kobo Libra2; Kindle Scribe, Oasis3; iPad Mini6	It probably needs to be charged more. That's normal from what I've read from others with similar issue.

12-24-2010, 10:08 PM	#3
tubemonkey monkey on the fringe Posts: 45,746 Karma: 158575914 Join Date: May 2010 Location: Seattle Metro Device: Moto E6, Echo Show	Let it charge some more before attempting anything else. What probably happened was that you didn't power it off completely before wrapping it. Simply tapping the power button only puts it in sleep mode. In this mode, the battery will slowly discharge; and even more so if WiFi is enabled.

12-24-2010, 10:20 PM	#4
leday Groupie Posts: 171 Karma: 400 Join Date: Jun 2009 Device: Sony PRS-700, Nook Color	The small logo at the left of the screen is the unlock button. You need to SLIDE this button from left to right to unlock your screen. The screen locks every time the NC goes into sleep mode so as to avoid accidental button pushes when you have your NC in your pocket or purse etc. Simply pushing the logo won't work. You have to slide it.

12-24-2010, 10:22 PM	#5
SCION Séduisant Posts: 4,706 Karma: 2107018 Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Texas, USA Device: Boox Note Air2+; Kobo Libra2; Kindle Scribe, Oasis3; iPad Mini6	I didn't realize that the screen may be locked. It's so easy to overlook this stuff when you become too familiar with it.

12-28-2010, 12:07 AM	#9
Mitzasuro Connoisseur Posts: 63 Karma: 116 Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Alaska Device: Nook, Nook Color	LOL, i love the tree

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