Turn on mp3 player

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1. Turn on the Sansa e260v1

2. Press and hold the REC BUTTON and at the same time slide the hold switch to the LOCK POSITION.

Hope this helps!

Make sure the player is fully charged.

• 1. Connect the player to your computer.
• 2. Make sure the computer detects the player.

NOTE: If needed, switch the player to MSC mode,

• 1. Turn device OFF.
• 2. Slide the Hold switch down to Lock (orange color showing).
• 3. Press and hold the center button while connecting the device to the PC.then connect it to the PC.

Next Be sure the battery is charged

• 1. Leave the player connected for approximately 2 hours to charge.
• 2. Disconnect the player from the PC.
• 3. Verify if you can turn on the player.
• 4. Reset the player if necessary.

To reset the 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.

If that does not do it, re-seat the battery: Then try and see if it will come on with out the battery but hooked to your computer.

Make sure the hold switch is not engaged
Hold in the Play button for several seconds
It will then say "Goodbye"
A full user's manual is available at www.usasupport.philips.com

-Tha Mp3 Doctor

make sure to turn off hold/lock
These are the most common methods for recovering Sandisk's Sansa Mp3 Players. I have been almost universally successful in recovering Sansa players using one or a combination of these methods. These methods do not work if you are having synchronization or music format issues - they are for recovering a player that will not power up, freezes, flashes, is not recognized by the computer, and a host of other issues.

Reset the Sansa Player first. On most models, restart is done by holding the power button in for 15 seconds or longer. Check your specific manual to be sure. The manuals are available from the Sansa website if they have been misplaced.
Download the Sansa Recovery Tool from the Sansa website.
Format - Erases Everything: Connect your Sansa player to the computer and open Windows Media Player. Click on the Sync tab. Pull down the drop down menu underneath the Sync tab by moving your cursor over the Sync tab and left clicking on the little black arrow underneath the Sync tab. Highlight "Sansa 1GB" (wording may vary slightly), and then select "Format." - this should erase everything.
Firmware Upgrade- Erases Everything: Get the latest firmware upgrade from Sansa - it updates the firmware and erases every song in the player all at once. Note: this method doesn't work if already have the latest firmware. Go to this website and click "Firmware Updater" to find out: http://www.sandisk.com/DriverDownload/driverList.asp
If these fail, then:
Try this: disconnect the player from the computer, turn it off, hold in the volume + button, and reconnect the player to the computer while holding the volume + button in. Keep holding the volume + button for an additional 5-50 seconds. Windows should eventually go into recovery mode and revive the player- it will pop up a window that says Found New Hardware Wizard.
If you get the problem where MTP Device keeps popping up continuously, uninstall the “MTP Device” by going to Start à Control Panel àSystem à Hardware à Device Manager (you computer may vary slightly, depending on Windows Version).
You may have to restart your computer after each of these methods to get them to work properly. Disconnect your Sansa player BEFORE shutting down your computer.
-Tha Mp3 Doctor

when i plug it in to charge it just stays on the philips welcome screen and just stayz like that wen i reset it does the same thing

when you reset it and turn it on try waiting a bit.
then look and see if the unit looks like it's got a light on.
if it does hold the power button until it powers on.


then try holding the power button until you see goodbye to turn off the unit.

if that doesn't work when you turn it off and the keypad light is still on then reset it again.

hopefully that works..... good luck

try doing this and let me know if it goes into recovery mode
1. with mp3 off slide the hold button to on so it locks
2.hold down record button on left hand side and keep held down
3. whilst holding record turn mp3 on still hold down record it should now be in recovery mode if your mp3 player gets this far then it can be fixed.
Once in recovery mode goto sandisk site and you need to goto downloads and download latest firmware for your make and model once downloaded it will talk you through how to istall this onto your mp3 player if you have any problems let me know ok

Try a hard RESET by holding the POWER and the MENU for about 15 to 20 seconds. That may reset the player back to the factory settings.

Try pressing and holding the power/ menu button while holding down the play/ pause button. Do this till the screen says goodbye or turns off!!

you should propbably check if you have it in hold if not you should try to format your mp3, you format the mp3 by going in to MY COMPUTER then you right click on your mp3 player drive then it desplays a tool bar click on formatthis errases all music,photos,and videos in the mp3.