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Firmware Reload
well, after a lot of research and frustration, I found a site that had links to the right firmware versions so I could fix it! I also had to dig into the pit of despair that is my storage bins and thankfully I was able to find the CD that came with my DJ to give my computer the drivers it needed to recognize the DJ...
http://www.gotzune.com/forums/showthread.php?p=60383#post60383 go to that link and look towards the bottom for the link to your version of firmware that you need... ftp://ftp.dell.com/app/R74011.exe <--- that one worked for me!
thankfully, I was able to fix it by doing that, but not before I had to delete all the data from it in a sad attempt to make it work when it was stuck in recovery mode :( but I have all the good stuff on my computer, so it's probably better that I cleaned it up because I had too much **** on there that I didn't listen to anymore...
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My Dell DJ 30 works, but now I can't read my screen
Good morning...yesterday I dropped my Dell DJ...the music would play, but the screen went blank...nothing I tried worked...so I just let it play/run...then it came back on...so everything is fine now...thnak you
Needs Vista Driver to work
just go to device manager in vista and right click on the dell dj then click update driver then click browse computer and find the xp driver and use that it wont install it, it will just use the driver from within the file
Headphone jack is wack
if you tried switching the headphones and have same issue, only a touch of solider will fix it. Microcenter has refurbed players for CHEAP with nice lcd video screens. http://www.microcenter.com/search/search_results.phtml?sortby=pricelow&web_group=hw_mp3_players&category=KB1
I can't add tracks to any of the playlists that I've created!
Are you creating playlists with Musicmatch or are you creating them directly on the DJ?
Let's say you have a playlist on your DJ and want to add a track to it. First, play the playlist. While it is playing, go to Music Library, find the track you want to add, select it with the thumbwheel, one of your choices in the menu that comes up is "Add to Selected". Select "Add to Selected". Now when the DJ reverts back to the screen showing the track being played. Hit the thumbwheel twice. A menu comes up. Select "Save as Playlist". Name it. Then delete your previous version of the playlist. Your new version will include the track (or tracks) you added.
Okay, that answered your specific question, but let me tell you it is much easier to build and organize, and yes, edit and/or add to your playlists from musicmatch.
After loading musicmatch, up near the top is a button called playlists. On its menu, select Playlist Manager. The window that opens has buttons that will let you create new playlists or modify old ones. You can dock your dj and edit the playlists on it from here or build playlists and then Send them to Portable Device (your DJ) Fairly easy.
Cannot get my computer to recognize my Dell Jukebox
Assuming that you don't have windows vista, you can load the Dell DJ Explorer program that came with your DJ. It comes up as a regular looking window that should "see" your DJ when you plug it in. If it doesn't, where it says "not connected", right click and then click refresh. Sometimes it works better to plug in the DJ first, then load dj explorer. When it sees it, "not connected" should change to the name of your DJ. Double click that and it should then 'read' your dj, showing all the files on it. Then its just a tedious amount of copy and paste to another folder on your computer (like your My Music folder), and your music is restored to your computer. Take care, as DJ Explorer can also delete files from your DJ if you tell it to.
If you no longer have the DJ drivers and DJ Explorer and Musicmatch loaded on your computer, you can still download that stuff from the Dell site.
If you Do have Vista, try to find a friend with XP. Load the DJ explorer software on their computer, and pull your music off the dj to your friend's computer, then use a USB drive or something to move it to yours. Or better yet, upgrade your computer from VIsta to Xp (yes, I said upgrade - Vista is ****)
I have a Dell 30GB Juke Box work's great in base unit.
What you have is a bad battery. Your base unit is powering it while its mounted there, but as soon as you remove it, it dies.
There are some battery places that sell them for $30-$40 plus shipping, I found them on Ebay for $14.99 and free shipping. They come from Hong Kong so expect it to take about 3-4 weeks to arrive.
Try this link:
http://tinyurl.com/clwalf
Note: I have no interest in or affiliation with the seller of the batteries. Just trying to help.
Have a Dell Jukebox MP3 Player and now have a new computer. I don't remember what software I had on my old computer, I just want to copy my music on my PC. Thanks
You can still download the drivers and firmware from the dell site for the dj, so you can set up your new computer to work with the dj. (I'm hearing VIsta is not compatible. Not surprising... )One part of the software is the Dell DJ Explorer. It simply opens a window and recognizes your dj. (Make sure it is on and connected)
If DJ Explorer says 'not connected' then right click and click refresh. When it recognizes the DJ, it will say the name you named your dj. Open that like a regular folder and it should read your dj and list all the songs on it. Then simply copy and paste songs to another folder you open on your computer screen; probably should use your My Music folder but that's your choice.
Now that music is saved back onto your computer. Hope that works for you.
A word about the Duebox or Dudebox program and company. I hope they ARE out of business as they scammed me. I checked into it awhile back for a better way to move music around on my 4 DJs and computer, and then bought it. It worked just as they said... at first. I used it to program my first DJ, then basically copied my songs and playlists to the other three (I have one in the house and one in each of our cars and our RV) Great! I'm happy! Then a few weeks or months later, tried to use it again to update, and was told that I could ONLY use it on ONE DJ, and the one I had just plugged in was not the one it recognized. I would have to buy a copy of Duebox for EACH DJ. Bottom line is I no longer support or care much for Duebox, and if they went out of business, then there really is such a thing as karma. I hate scammers.
Dell DJ 30 gig is
Assuming you simply pushed the reset, you will get only a reboot back to whatever problem you already had. If you hold the play/pause button while briefly pushing the reset, it should boot to the recovery screen. Then try selecting cleanup, then reboot after it finishes.
If its now ok, then great. If not, then do the hold play and reset again, this time selecting format. This WILL wipe all your songs, but may just let it work again afterwards. Worth a try....
I have dell dj 20 gb and i cant delete data from
More specifics please. Are you trying to delete tracks or albums using the dell dj buttons themselves or are you using musicmatch while the dj is docked to your computer?
Also, you might try (while docked) using dell dj explorer to delete data from your player.
Ear Jack
Theres a good posibility that the solder connections are the only thinbg wrong with the connections BUT theres a possibility that the Printed curcuit board its self is a flex board and that the flex connections are torn. If thats the case you probably wont be able to fix the unit. If you can open the unit then you can look at the connections and see if its just plain old solder connections?? Good Luck
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