Can not be turned on and off.
345278
I am an unusual user of hdmi switches . I run a bitcoin farm with 10 pc's all hooked up to a single monitor.  I need two 5 port switches I have one from blue jeans cable this one and i have a second one from another amazon seller. My monitor look for an input.it has 2 hdmi plugs so if I use two hdmi switches  . I can turn one switch off with a power strip and the monitor will find the powered switch.  So I figured I would order a second 5 port switch plug it into a power strip and when I do not want any of the 5 pcs on the first hdmi switch I just turn the power off .. then my monitor finds the powered hdmi switch and I can pick any of the 5 pc's for viewing.  to make this work the switch has to turn off.  If you remove the wall wart or use a power strip to turn the wall wart off this switch stays powered on it uses power from the hdmi cables in it.  FOR MY PURPOSE THIS IS WORTHLESS PIECE OF GEAR. I HAD TO RETURN IT AND BUY a second identical hdmi switch from the other amazon sell.  when I turn off the wall wart the switch powers off and my monitor looks for the second switch.

 when I look at all 5 pcs I power the second switch off then I power the first one back on the monitor looks for the powered switch .  thus I can use 10 pc's on 1 monitor I wish this one worked as I preferred it in all other manners except the continuos  power on issue.
4097032
I TRIED MANY TIMES BUT TWO-REMOTE CONTROL NOT WORKING.
THEREFORE I MUST USE MY HANDS TO TURN ON AND TURN OFF.
3009664
They're really bright and beautiful but the on and off switch doesn't work so I cannot turn them off. I guess I will have to take the battery out every time I want to turn them off..kind of annoying.
2267692
I think this would be wonderful if it was working.....At the moment, this item is malfunctioning. When you can get it to turn on at all which is sporadic, you cannot change the zones or turn it off.  When it is on, the only way to turn it off is to unplug it from the electricity. I am hoping for some help.
4525003
I think the unit must be defective; it is either on or off, there is no standby mode, no motion sense. Regardless of the setting, if it is turned on, it runs constantly. Not usable at all. And yes, I did give it a chance. It ran for 20 minutes, non-stop, until I couldn't stand it any more. Not even worth the trouble to return the unit.
4959164
Goes on and off when trying to charge phone.
1288628
Don't like. If you shut it off, you have to wait to turn it back on. Sometimes minutes, sometimes hours...
3551597
After going over the manual came with the unit that was purchased, and, experimented with the unit for a while, I still cannot figure out how to use the on/off button to operate the unit.  Thus, I wrote to the Global, the seller, in regards to the matter.  The Globals reply is as follow: you ordered this model is 102-2, is really cannot turn off. turn on/off button cannot use. after connect to your car will turn on. it's not refurbished/defected unit, just turn on/off button cannot use.  It is very cumbersome to operate the unit the way they described.

I wished that they had stated the same in their product descriptions.  I am now out of the Amazon 30-day return limitation rule.  The Global email didn't offer any opportunity to return.  They suggested other models to purchase instead.  I am not sure that I would want to try my luck with them anymore.
270500
same here, no instructions, and it turns off after a short while, no matter what the setting !!! very dissapointed !!
2643181
You could turn them on, but the wiring is flaky and you'd have to constantly play with the wire to get it to stay on, ended up taking them down.
3758716
Difficult to turn on and off because of neuropathy in my hands. And I can't figure out how to change them speaker to using this while I was on the phone
2445107
Owner's manual says to "unplug when not in use" - seriously? The on/off switch is not good enough?
2040408
Just received this unit today.  I assembled it and installed a battery.  The second the battery was installed the machine turned on, which by itself is not a big deal but then I could not use the power button to turn the unit off. I removed the battery and reinstalled it again.  Same thing happend. I figured since it was on I would test it out and I love the machine.  Popped three holes and retrieved some trash but it worked the way it was supposed to but still was not able to turn the machine off when I was done.  I really don't want to return the machine but I am not going to keep a machine that I can't turn off.
2847884
The screen is too dark.  The sound is so low that it is not available most of the time.
2100992
Constantly blacking out an doesn't turn on for a least five minutes
4645788
Loud and no volume control. To have the light on you have to have the music playing as well.
4616742
The sound is good, the look is good. But I'm old fashioned in that I like an off and on switch and there is none. I think you're supposed to press and hold a certain part of the frame - real Star Trekee - to turn it off and on but it doesn't work that way for me and I can't find "turn off" in the manual or on line. So I can't get it to go off and I have to unplug it. Not a  Happy Camper