Sandisk e260 sandisk/rapsody screen is blinking on and off. it will shut off after holding the power/menu button for 30 seconds but thats all she wrote.

Hi, welcome to fixya!

You need to reset your sansa for it to be in order again.

Learn how to reset the your various San Disk models;

Resetting a Sansa Fuze+, Clip+, c200, e200, or e200R player:

1. Press and hold the Power/Menu button for approximately 20 seconds.
2. Release the Power/Menu button.
3. Press the Power/Menu button again to turn on the player.


Resetting a Sansa View, Fuze, or Clip player:

1. Slide and hold the Power switch up for approximately 20 seconds.
2. Release the Power switch.
3. To turn the player on, slide the Power switch up then release instantly.

Resetting a Sansa Express player:

NOTE: The device can be either ON of OFF.

1. Press-and-hold the Volume Up (+) and Select buttons simultaneously for approximately 20 seconds.
2. Release the buttons.

If resetting doesn't solve the problem, please let me know for more assistance.

Good luck.

To reset sansa
Press to power on/off, enter menu, or hold 15
seconds to reset your Sansa.
Or-To reset the sansa = Hold down power button for20 seconds.

Hello,

When the Sansa e260 is frozen, first try to reset the player.

How to reset the e200 series player:
1. Press and hold the Power/Menu button for approximately 20 seconds.
2. Release the Power/Menu button.
3. Press the Power/Menu button again to turn on the player.
When resetting does not solve the problem, a reinstallation of the
firmware should be performed.

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Hello,

As you may have noticed already, the player can be switched off when freezing and put on again, resetting the device as next:
1. Press and hold the Power/Menu button for approximately 20 seconds.
2. Release the Power/Menu button.
3. Press the Power/Menu button again to turn on the player.


Sometimes a firmware update or reinstallation is required, to get the player function normally again, see:
http://kb.sandisk.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/306


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hold down the power and menu button for 30 seconds and it should restart it

Have you tried removing and replacing your battery? What about the connections and cord, are they damaged at all?

Try this;

Run the recovery tool from the SanDisk website. Make sure you select "format" when prompted.

http://www.sandisk.com/Assets/File/Downloads/firmware/e200fw01.00.12.exe

You need to put the device into "recovery mode" before you run the tool.

- Turn the device off (hold power for 20 seconds)
- Slide the hold switch into "hold" position.
- Press and hold the "record" button while connecting it to your computer. Keep holding the "record" button until you see the "new hardware found" on your computer.

Then run the recovery tool. Select format when prompted.

Best of Luck.

Have you tried holding the menu button down for 30 seconds to reset the devise?

Hey scoob, I have 3 of these players in my home and every time there is a problem with them we find that if we HOLD the power button in and keep it in until it shuts off (while the button is still pressed)... can take a full minute or more, it seems to reset any problems we have encountered. worth a try

I just got an e260 today and had the same problem. When I originally turned it on the Hold was in the 'locked' position. From there on out the screen has been black. When it was plugged in nothing happened either. The Solution? Hold the power button for about 20 or so seconds. The manual doesn't tell you about it, but that's how you completely shut the sansa down altogether. Yes, the manual says it's also a reset button but it isn't mentioned how you actually use it. Once you hold that button down long enough it should completely shut down and restart.