Anyone else have issues with the power button? Mine won't turn on and stay on (button stuck, I think). Had it for about a year.
926250
Apparently a year is about the programmed life of these tag pens. Mine stopped working altogether shortly after.
1933418
Yeah I've had it freeze up. Just takes a hard reset (Holding power button). Doesn't happen too often to me...
1479458
After experimenting I have to hold the power button about 5 seconds, release and re-hold for a few more seconds. It makes no logical sense, but this works for me. Tried holding for 20 seconds with no affect, but releasing it in the middle works for me.
260020
Not sure what the problem is, but the power button works the same way as any other I've had before. Hold has always force shut down the system. You can probably change those settings in your OS.
315300
My guess is that it's a bad bit of hardware (battery that isn't holding a charge) or the power button is malfunctioning. You have to hold down the "play" button for a long time to get it to turn on and I think that must put a lot of pressure on the button. I'd contact the manufacturer and tell them what the problem is and ask for a replacement unit.
334183
I have not had a single problem with mine. I would try a different outlet, you never know. The power button is the center button on the top row directly below the digital temp display
620655
I don't believe I have had mine for a year yet and it no longer works. I believe it no longer holds a charge. A couple weeks ago I had to hold the on button down for it to work but now it doesn't even turn on. When it worked I liked it very much.
2036327
I got mine a couple months ago and the buttons are fine. While researching the case, I read that some of the older models were bad about that. So if you have an older one, I'd request to swap it with a newer one through them.
197227
I just hold power button till it says "power on" to me at obscene volume. make sure you unplug before turning on, i noticed it doesn't like to do anything while charging.
662069
You could try holding the power button for 20 seconds and see what happens. Though I think the battery might be the problem, and since you can't remove it, you're going to have to contact the technical assistance.
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My best guess is 50/50 whether you get the power button issue. I ordered mine on 11/3, and received it on the 7th. My case is perfect- no defects or button problems. Spigen CS says in this thread that they'll have replacements on Nov 11th, maybe wait until then...
464995
Might be a lose battery. Try to put a slight pressure on the battery while pressing power button. Also try to remove and re-install the battery.
975537
Mine makes a noise that I was initially concerned about but after reading JcrusR2's answer I can verify that in my case, he is right (The only thing that might be loose is the plastic On Button. The inside should be solid.) Try shaking it and checking to see if the noise is coming from the power button. You can also jiggle the button lightly with your finger and produce the same sound.
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It sounds crazy, but try popping the batteries out and back in, then slide the power button off and back on. If that doesn't work, check to make sure the batteries are good. Mine has worked like a charm, but the first pair of batteries were pretty weak and didn't last long. After I switched them out, I've been shooting for months on the same batteries.
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Gary, just tried turning off (power button) the e250 as it was playing - when I turned it back on, it was exactly where I had turned it off. Any other test you might want me to try? Jerry
495884
mis read your question and just whined about how much I hate mine...Hold the power button down for about a minute until it starts a hard reboot. If this doesn't work just leave it til the battery runs out. Then do the hard reboot. Make sure your running a memory cleaning program as this thing binds up if to many programs running it can only handle a few.
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I got one for my son in law for Christmas won't even turn on!! grrrrr How about that! I am having second thoughts on this one. Anyone else have this problem? And yes, I put batteries in it and I did try to hard start it etc etc..:(