505 will not cut off

Atagahi · 07-21-2009, 09:49 PM

I have had my sony prs 505 for 5 months. it has always worked well only freezing up one time. Today though for some reason it will not cut off. It works fine except it will not cut off. The battery ran down once because it will not go off and I have had to recharge it but its just going to run down again. Is there anything I can do or should I go ahead and try to reset it?

dordale · 07-21-2009, 11:54 PM

Could the music/mp3 player be running? This is something that is quite common with the 505 unfortunately. The music player will be running in the background without the owner realizing it and draining the power. I'm pretty sure there's a setting to turn it off, but since I haven't used the music player on my 505, I don't know where it is.

A reset should turn off the player if it is running, and won't do your reader any harm if you decide to do that.

Hope this helps!
dordale

Atagahi · 07-22-2009, 12:22 PM

Thanks for answering. I don't think the problem has anything to do with the music player because I never use it but maybe its running and I am not aware of it. I have figured out that I can turn off the reader by going through the advance setting . I find it odd though that the power button will still turn the reader on but now it will not turn it off. Also previously if I left the reader on for any length of time and wasn't using it then it would cut itself off but now it does not do that.

Thanks Again
Atagahi

lilac_jive · 07-22-2009, 12:24 PM

Have you shut it down manually from the Reader itself (in settings?)

dordale · 07-22-2009, 12:32 PM

Hmmmm....If what you're saying is the slider on top of the unit will no longer put the reader into sleep mode (blank out the page you're currently reading), I'd try a reset--with a paperclip in the pinhole in the back of the reader. I remember reading a post where a reset solved this problem for someone else.

dordale

gordon · 07-28-2009, 12:17 AM

This just started with me too.

So far a reset hasn't helped either. My reader is closer to 2 years old, and has been fine. Just started it up one day after cutting the battery quite close and it was powered down. After recharging it the slider on top will now no longer turn the device off (so it runs down).

gordon · 07-28-2009, 02:08 AM

Thanks to https://wiki.mobileread.com/wiki/Sony...der#hard_Reset

I'm reset and seem ok, need to reinstall and reauth now.

07-21-2009, 09:49 PM	#1
Atagahi Enthusiast Posts: 28 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jul 2009 Device: sony 505	505 will not cut off I have had my sony prs 505 for 5 months. it has always worked well only freezing up one time. Today though for some reason it will not cut off. It works fine except it will not cut off. The battery ran down once because it will not go off and I have had to recharge it but its just going to run down again. Is there anything I can do or should I go ahead and try to reset it?

07-28-2009, 12:17 AM	#6
gordon Member Posts: 10 Karma: 10 Join Date: Dec 2007 Device: Sony PRS 505	Me too! This just started with me too. So far a reset hasn't helped either. My reader is closer to 2 years old, and has been fine. Just started it up one day after cutting the battery quite close and it was powered down. After recharging it the slider on top will now no longer turn the device off (so it runs down).

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07-21-2009, 11:54 PM	#2
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	Could the music/mp3 player be running? This is something that is quite common with the 505 unfortunately. The music player will be running in the background without the owner realizing it and draining the power. I'm pretty sure there's a setting to turn it off, but since I haven't used the music player on my 505, I don't know where it is. A reset should turn off the player if it is running, and won't do your reader any harm if you decide to do that. Hope this helps! dordale

07-22-2009, 12:22 PM	#3
Atagahi Enthusiast Posts: 28 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jul 2009 Device: sony 505	Thanks for answering. I don't think the problem has anything to do with the music player because I never use it but maybe its running and I am not aware of it. I have figured out that I can turn off the reader by going through the advance setting . I find it odd though that the power button will still turn the reader on but now it will not turn it off. Also previously if I left the reader on for any length of time and wasn't using it then it would cut itself off but now it does not do that. Thanks Again Atagahi

07-22-2009, 12:24 PM	#4
lilac_jive Grand Sorcerer Posts: 5,870 Karma: 27376 Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Pennsylvania Device: PRS-505	Have you shut it down manually from the Reader itself (in settings?)

07-22-2009, 12:32 PM	#5
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	Hmmmm....If what you're saying is the slider on top of the unit will no longer put the reader into sleep mode (blank out the page you're currently reading), I'd try a reset--with a paperclip in the pinhole in the back of the reader. I remember reading a post where a reset solved this problem for someone else. dordale

07-28-2009, 02:08 AM	#7
gordon Member Posts: 10 Karma: 10 Join Date: Dec 2007 Device: Sony PRS 505	Thanks to https://wiki.mobileread.com/wiki/Sony...der#hard_Reset I'm reset and seem ok, need to reinstall and reauth now.

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