Sansa e200 won't unlock

there is a sliding button beside headphone jack at the top of player, shuffle it left or right and then power on. it must work..

There's a slide switch on the top of the Sansa near the headphone jack. Slide it away from the jack to unlock it.

If this happened after updating your firmware, the Sansa FAQ from here http://www.sansa.com/support/sansa_e200/faqs says try this -

03. "Load image failed" appears after updating e200 firmware Applies to the following Operating Systems:

1. Windows XP, Vista

This error may be caused by the firmware failing to load or the file system is corrupted.
STEP 1 – Reset the player

1. Press and hold the Power button for approximately 30 seconds.
2. Turn the player back on.

If the error persists, proceed to steps 2 and 3.
STEP 2 – Connect the player in Recovery Mode

1. Turn off the player.
2. Slide the Hold/Lock switch on top of the player so an orange color is showing.
3. Press and hold the REC button and connect the device to the computer.
4. A message will appear on the device display screen confirming the connection and a 16MB partition will be viewable in My Computer.
5. Release the REC button.

STEP 3 – Download and update the firmware

1. Download the firmware from the Sansa Forum.
2. Open the zip file
3. Extract all the firmware files to the 16MB-FORMAT drive.
4. Disconnect the player.
5. Slide the Hold switch to the unlock position.
6. Turn on the player

Turn off the HOLD button on the top of the SANSA Thank you Computerrep

slide hold switch to center and hold power for 3-5 seconds

Slide hold to center, hold power for 3-5 seconds

Key lock means the HOLD switch is on.

Slide it the other way.




Best of Luck.

Hey Do the recovery Turn ur mp3 off lock it and hold rec and on it wiil have u plug in the usb cord and leave it there for 5 min And unlock then it will turn back on its self

I had the same problem. The next day I tried it again. It took about 5 hours to charge and then it froze. There were also songs on it that we had not recorded. This was in a sealed case! I took that one back the next day and got a new one. Today we charged that one and it only took about 2 hours. As soon as my daughter tried to go through the screens it froze again. You can't even shout it off! I am very frustraited!!!!!!

There could be a problem with the battery or the charger. Check the battery voltage to see of its ok if not yiou need to rejuvenate it. Good luck