PRS-350 PRS350 Fell in Water, All Works, but 1 Issue

gpp · 11-18-2016, 02:18 PM

My Prs-350 fell into lake water this summer. A hairdryer/rice treatment helped dry the device, and, to my surprise, it "works"! The only issue is it developed a small quirk: the five physical buttons do not function unless pressed simultaneously with the power switch. For instance, to bring up OPTIONS during book reading I have to press OPTIONS button while briefly sliding the POWER switch, which puts Reader in sleep mode; next sliding Power switch reveals the OPTIONS menu. This applies to all five buttons. A little annoying, but I can live with it, considering I was convinced the reader could not be resurrected.

Question: Is there a way to restore the original functionality to the buttons (without the need to use the power switch)?

I've done soft resets, hard resets, and installed PRS+, but the issue persists.

Thank you.

rkomar · 11-18-2016, 04:41 PM

I can't give you an answer. I just wanted to say that I love your persistence!

Valkrider · 11-19-2016, 02:29 AM

Try some switch cleaner spray that you can get from any good electronics shop.

Ricky D'Angelo · 11-20-2016, 08:19 AM

My sony prs-350 gave up the ghost several years ago. . . glad to read that yours resurrected after falling into a lake.

11-18-2016, 02:18 PM	#1
gpp Junior Member Posts: 4 Karma: 41378 Join Date: Feb 2011 Device: none	PRS350 Fell in Water, All Works, but 1 Issue My Prs-350 fell into lake water this summer. A hairdryer/rice treatment helped dry the device, and, to my surprise, it "works"! The only issue is it developed a small quirk: the five physical buttons do not function unless pressed simultaneously with the power switch. For instance, to bring up OPTIONS during book reading I have to press OPTIONS button while briefly sliding the POWER switch, which puts Reader in sleep mode; next sliding Power switch reveals the OPTIONS menu. This applies to all five buttons. A little annoying, but I can live with it, considering I was convinced the reader could not be resurrected. Question: Is there a way to restore the original functionality to the buttons (without the need to use the power switch)? I've done soft resets, hard resets, and installed PRS+, but the issue persists. Thank you.

11-20-2016, 08:19 AM	#4
Ricky D'Angelo Fanatic Posts: 537 Karma: 2495066 Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: Latin America Device: Sony PRS-T1, PRS-T-2, PRS 350, PRS 950; Kobo Mini; Kindle PW3, Fire 10	My sony prs-350 gave up the ghost several years ago. . . glad to read that yours resurrected after falling into a lake. Last edited by Ricky D'Angelo; 11-20-2016 at 08:33 AM.

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11-18-2016, 04:41 PM	#2
rkomar Wizard Posts: 3,045 Karma: 18821071 Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Sudbury, ON, Canada Device: PRS-505, PB 902, PRS-T1, PB 623, PB 840, PB 633	I can't give you an answer. I just wanted to say that I love your persistence!

11-19-2016, 02:29 AM	#3
Valkrider Addict Posts: 311 Karma: 1250000 Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: UK Device: Kobo Libra, iPadAir2, PRS600, iPhone 6, iPod, Palm TX	Try some switch cleaner spray that you can get from any good electronics shop.

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