20 Most Recent SanDisk Sansa e250 MP3 Player - Page 3 Questions & Answers

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That's the problem with DRM licensing. Do yourself a favor - only download mp3 format songs to the player, and you will never have this problem. If you want to use SpiralFrog, delete all songs that are on your mp3 player now, make sure your spiral frog sub allows transfer rights, and reload the songs.

check for hold button whether its locked out or unlocked.

check for the device mode in settings, whether its MTP or MSD ie.media transfer protocol or mass storage device. try both the modes to store the music files. change the mode of device connect to pc and copy song files in music files. one of the modes will work.

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There's a slide switch at the top of the machine.

Given the troubleshooting steps you have already performed, the only other thing to try would be a different set of headphones. If that is not successful, checking and updating the firmware is a last ditch effort. Failing at that, you're looking at failed components and either official repair/replacement or to be comfortable with component-level work with the innards using a multimeter and soldering iron and hoping that you can find what failed.

The motherboard is not an orderable part. Unless you are an expert electrician, I would replace the whole player. Here is a link to the video on the insides (about 10 minutes long):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zgz8h8aHUDU

-Tha Mp3 Doctor

To change the language on a Sansa e-series, press the MENU button, select Settings (four vertical sliders), then select the second item on the submenu.

The ring within the buttons is the volume controller move it clock or anti clockwise

That would depend on how it's malfunctioning. Would you care to give some details?

Your 4GB card is actually a microSDHC card. The e250 works with microSD cards, 2GB and smaller.