does this need to re-charge like in the show? does this make sounds saying it needs to re-charge?
1786241
No it doesn't need to recharge. It does however time out. It makes the noise but your child can immediately go hero time again. It also has an on/off switch to save on battery life.
724872
Ours has needed to be reset maybe 2 times in the time we've had it - so I would not describe it as constant, nor as preventing us from being happy with the purchase, especially for the price.Even when we have had to reset it, it's only been when switching inputs, and has only happened just a couple of times - never in the middle of a show, nor often.
1153123
That tells you it needs recharging. The only thing we have found to keep it from making the sharp keening noise is to set a time between each recharge and hopefully catch it before it goes off! Set you a time limit, we do 2 months, and then we automatically plug it in to recharge to keep it from screaming at us! :) Hope this has helped you out....no way to turn it off, except to recharge immediately! JWA
652413
Do all of yours make that clicking noise when it is on? It seems like it shouldn't make that sound?
2014337
I was actually able to reset mine. Had to search around the Sansa website to find out how to do that. (Hold the on/off switch up for several seconds. It will eventually show it resetting.) Once it was reset, I was able to charge it and it has been working ok since. Very frustrating though!
1999600
Yes. That's one thing I was worried about. When you have it plugged in and the radio on, it doesn't charge (at least I see no indication of it). I had a rechargeable radio that charged even when I was listening to something with the adapter plugged in. That radio stopped working eventually, however. When you have the radio charging, a light flickers to indicate that it's charging. When it's done charging, the light becomes steady. I love that.
1542071
When I first plugged it into the On Stage my iPod said it couldn't charge with this device, but it wouldn't play either. I've tried plugging it back in after finding these posts, and there's no message as before; On Stage (or iPod) doesn't acknowledge at all. It's as seated in the port as it possibly can be without worrying I'll wobble the iPod and break it. My mini-iPod still works just fine on it as always. Any suggestions? Thanks!
640485
Supposedly you plug it in. Mine charged once, then never charged again. Good luck....
1593808
You might need to replace it. Mine charged no problem. and I haven't had to recharge it in over a month. Yours may have a faulty battery.
341641
I charged my for an hour.Use for a couple hours a day .Sounds great no problem yet.Sorry for your misfortune .Maybe you got a defected one.Send it back!Get another one.Dont wait to long.
1129489
How long are you letting it charge for? I let it charge for a few hrs the first time, since then I have rarely had to charge it. Try letting it be charged for hrs if you haven't yet...if that fails to make a difference, or if you've already done this, I'd attempt to return the item.
1106477
I re-charge until the green light goes off. This is only when I know I'm going to need it soon. Obviously if it will be weeks or months before needing it, I don't re-charge.
1976255
mine beeps when I first plug it in to charge but stops when its charged. I always keep my pulled in. I go out every night to feed up which takes about 1 hr then I came in and put it back on charge. I've had my first one going on 3 yrs. or longer. Hope this helps.
1685344
Sounds like a faulty unit, my last one only lasted a couple of months. It's just a cheap fun thing so I figured I would just replace them as they gave out... Since it came that way though I would say return it for a replacement.
1527137
What we figured out was the machine itself had lost it's charge (needed to be recharged) and as soon as we plugged it back in to the house electric to recharge the noise quit. Can be right piercing, can't it? That was the only thing we could find doing it. Hope that helps. Just set a day of the month to recharge it automatically......keeps it from squealing in the car when ya climb in or we keep it in the house as well....so making noise in the house as well. JWA
304163
Did you make sure there is a full charge? I have never had a problem with mine. I bought mine and they came without instructions so I used YouTube to watch the How To videos
1708931
Yes, it's supposed to light up. My sonic screwdriver lights up and makes noise just like it does in the show.