I'm in need of help for those who own this I had just gotten the Sansa 4gb mp3 for christmas. i put it to charge for the amount of time i was supposed to but when I started to use it the mp3 player didnt even last for an hour in a half. It just shut off so quickly at work and that really got me upset because I actually thought that the sansa could have made it through the day since mine is supposed to have 20 hours of battery life. Do you think theres something wrong with the battery or was this just a rip off?? I'm in need of help for those who own this I had just gotten the Sansa 4gb mp3 for christmas. i put it to charge for the amount of time i was supposed to but when I started to use it the mp3... » Read More I'm in need of help for those who own this I had just gotten the Sansa 4gb mp3 for christmas. i put it to charge for the amount of time i was supposed to but when I started to use it the mp3 player didnt even last for an hour in a half. It just shut off so quickly at work and that really got me upset because I actually thought that the sansa could have made it through the day since mine is supposed to have 20 hours of battery life. Do you think theres something wrong with the battery or was this just a rip off?? « Show Less
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Thats sounds really great. but i dont understand. I charged the player from my computer and my fathers computer and it was still the same. Do you think it would work better if I got the AC adapter instead of just charging it from my computer? I really like the player too. But when you use yours does it it get hot really fast??
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Hi, I think there´s something wrong whith your battery Or maybe the source from where you charge, the product manual says: [Note: Some low-power USB ports may not be able to provide enough charge power.]. I got mine for christmas too and battery works great, It gave me about 10 or more hours whith music/photo and video playback, Exelent Player!
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I just wish it would start working the way yours does that way I wouldnt have to but until then I'll never know what'll happen. But once again. Thank you.
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No, it never get hot!, not warm at all, thats weird..-I really dont know if its your player or the source power the one with the problem so, i dont know whats better for you... I think you should call or mail sandisk support service.
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Right now I think thats not a bad idea. When i use it before I go to bed( since it goes off so fast I just listen to like 5-7 songs so I dont need to charge it all the time) the player gets hot quickly. And that surprised me. But thank you for helping me out Rob. I really appreciate it. Its not fair that you get to enjoy your Christmas gift while I'm dissapointed with mine. lol. But thank you for answering. :)
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No Prob, Good Luck with your player,Hope you dont have to send it back, Its a Great Device!
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so dumb!!!!!!! i have done the same as well today, could not understand why it just stopped then it worked randomly and then back on!!!! thankyou people of the troubleshooting world,this will stop me having to download the 24 page manual from sansa
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Despite SANSA advertising differently and apparently also in contrast to earlier versions the newest version with Firmware 3.01.11A does not play audio books in an acceptable manner. You may be able to put them on your player but there is no bookmarking capability so they do not restart where you left off and the fast forward function cannot/will not skip forward more than about 5 minutes and resume play. Whats worse is the player says in its digital readout it is starting where you left off but just goes back to the beginning anyway. I contacted Sansa support about this and their response was the e280 and other players in this series weren't meant to do books but I could buy a Sansa View and it would work correctly. In my opinion, they disabled what was a functioning player with the new firmware because they brought out the new and more expensive Sansa View. If you really want this for books it isn't the right player. I am sending mine back because I bought it for the same reason.
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Hi, I think theres something wrong whith your battery Or maybe the source from where you charge, the product manual says: [Note: Some low-power USB ports may not be able to provide enough charge power.]. I got mine for christmas too and battery works great, It gave me about 10 or more hours whith music/photo and video playback, Exelent Player!
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Sounds like Sam W J found yet another problem with this MP3 player. Both of mine failed and the USB was not disconnected. Also there was no way to tell if there was a 0 byte file on the player because the computer couldn't see the player.In the meantime I'm using my Creative Zen Nano Plus -- transfering old cassette tapes, Recording FM radio programs, as well as using it for all the features of the Sansa. It's menu is quite different but all in all it's a better player.
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Does anyone know...I bought a new computer, and now I can't charge or do anything with my mp3.And I don't have the disk or anything else that came with the mp3, what do I do? Please help...
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I had one of these 16GB Sansa View players and yes, I added a 16GB mini SD card to double the memory of it. It worked great until the battery finally failed. I am surprised that you found one of them still working since they are quite old now. They are at least 6 years old or more now. I had to eventually replace mine with a Sansa Fuse+ 16GB and used the same 16GB micro SD card in it as well without reloading the card. The Sansa View is far superior to the Sansa Fuse+, congradulations on finding one that still works. Beware of replaceing the battery in it, the replacement batteries are ever so slightly thicker than the original one and my screen cracked when trying to close it with a new battery. I had one of these 16GB Sansa View players and yes, I added a 16GB mini SD card to double the memory of it. It worked great until the battery finally failed. I am surprised that you found one of them still working since they are quite old now. They are at least 6 years old or more now. I had to eventually replace mine with a Sansa Fuse+ 16GB and used the same 16GB micro SD card in it as well without reloading the card. The Sansa View is far superior to the Sansa Fuse+, congradulations on finding one that still works. Beware of replaceing the battery in it, the replacement batteries are ever... » Read More I had one of these 16GB Sansa View players and yes, I added a 16GB mini SD card to double the memory of it. It worked great until the battery finally failed. I am surprised that you found one of them still working since they are quite old now. They are at least 6 years old or more now. I had to eventually replace mine with a Sansa Fuse+ 16GB and used the same 16GB micro SD card in it as well without reloading the card. The Sansa View is far superior to the Sansa Fuse+, congradulations on finding one that still works. Beware of replaceing the battery in it, the replacement batteries are ever so slightly thicker than the original one and my screen cracked when trying to close it with a new battery. « Show Less
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Same problem. Had 2 Sansa Clips (1 GB) and no sound when headphone jack fully inserted. Had to be juggled repeatedly, kept falling out when in position to create sound. Sent both back. Got money back from Proton, but AM Sales pretends they never received the product back. Riiight. Ordered Sansa Clip Plus from Sandisk, and it's better than the other two, but still has places where it just doesn't give sound.
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Yes, it worked with mine for quite some time. I had a 8GB Sansa, but this is not what would make or not it to work. I had it at my summer house and unfortunately, due lack of use, it didn't work anymore, but has an excellent sound and did wonders for almost two years. I hope you have good time.
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No! Also got 2 Sansa Fuze + players and they didn't work either!!!!!!!! Not happy!
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i came here to ask same thing. love the speaker, really loud but battery went bad really fast and now i can only get about an hour use before it goes dead :'( and from others say i guess it's just a matter of time before it doesn't work at all.
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Yes, happened to my FIRST E260 that I got, locked up until the batteries died completely then worked like a champ......I still returned it for a new one though (that was after a week of owning it), ever since then, no problems whatsoever until I tried to manipulate the title of a folder already on the Sansa......no no no, don't try to change the titles of folders that are already synched on the little guy......bad juju. I updated my firmware/software 3 days ago, and it was the best thing I've done with this yet: It gave me 3 new options for the Equalizer (all bass, all treble, and Custom). I adjusted the EQ manually and it sounds just as good as any of the Ipods I looked at prior to deciding on this baby. I would buy this anyday over an ipod, my Sopranos videos play on here, if you have the patience to wait for the software to convert a .wmv to an .avi otherwise, this MP3 player rules. Question: Does anyone use this to connect to a dock that is advertised to work with an Ipod? Does it work?
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I have had my fuze for about 6 months and it is working well for me. I use it mostly for audiobooks. When I turn my fuze off and back on the audiobook I was listening to it asks me if I want to resume playback and it goes to the place where I was. The only time it doesn't ask is if I take the memory card out and reinstall it. This is my third sansa mp3 player and I have given them to others. I have only had one bad one.I had a e240,e280 and now the fuze. I love it.I like the fuze narrower profile.Check and make sure you have the most current updates
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I think it is defective. I had one I had bought about 8 years ago at an Apple Store that I loved. I used it faithfully for my traveling music classes until it quit working about 2 years ago. I found one on Amazon just like it and bought it right away as it was an absolutely wonderful speaker. It lasted about three months and then just quit (right in the middle of one of my classes!) and even from the beginning the sound was nothing like the unit I bought originally. Mine could not be fixed. I really don't have any advice except that I had to buy a new speaker and I did not purchase the same model!! I think it is defective. I had one I had bought about 8 years ago at an Apple Store that I loved. I used it faithfully for my traveling music classes until it quit working about 2 years ago. I found one on Amazon just like it and bought it right away as it was an absolutely wonderful speaker. It lasted about three months and then just quit (right in the middle of one of my classes!) and even from the beginning the sound was nothing like the unit I bought originally. Mine could not be fixed. I really don't have any advice except that I had to buy a new speaker and I did not purchase the same... » Read More I think it is defective. I had one I had bought about 8 years ago at an Apple Store that I loved. I used it faithfully for my traveling music classes until it quit working about 2 years ago. I found one on Amazon just like it and bought it right away as it was an absolutely wonderful speaker. It lasted about three months and then just quit (right in the middle of one of my classes!) and even from the beginning the sound was nothing like the unit I bought originally. Mine could not be fixed. I really don't have any advice except that I had to buy a new speaker and I did not purchase the same model!! « Show Less
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No clue...my suggestion would be to not buy it at all. Mine never did work right. It was a piece of junk. Sansa has a better product.
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Had the same problem w/ the Sandisk Sansa 250, but only after the Sansa started freezing up. Ended up sending it back for a refund, after contacting Sandisk.
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THE PLAYERS ARE LEMONS since Nov. 10th 2006 , I have had 5 Sansa m240 Players do the same and fail to re boot. Waiting now for Sandisk to send another replacement.. returned one Sansa m230 that failed and got my money back. The longest any has worked was 4 and a half days... and as little as less than 2 hours.. THEY JUNK.. W.Pierce