Turned the player on,it came on and said keys locked switch on. I turned keys locked off, and it went into shutting down mode,and every time i turn it on all that comes up on the screen is the Pearl logo on the screen. Is there anything i can do to get it to turn on or is it trashed?

Turning the wheel back and forth while trying the key should work. In the future try not to lock the ignition with the wheel turned hard.

if you turned the steering wheel after shutting off the engine and the steering wheel caught the lock and tried to turn back it would hold pressure against the ignition lock cylinder. if it happens again try pulling the steering wheel hard one way or the other and turn the key at the same time.

I had a similar problem with my e250. The problem was that one of the plastic arms on the lock switch had broken off. The one that locked it was still in place but the other wasn't, so I could always lock it but never unlock it.

Since you already know how to open the case, take a look at the switch at the top. Use a pen or something and slide it to the unlocked position (away from the headphone jack). Put it back together and see if it works. If it does, just remember never to lock it again.

When an mp3 player is locked and you try to turn it on, it will shut down again. You have the keys locked by the switch on the back. Flip the button that says "LOCK >" to the left to cover the little red dot and it should be unlocked, then try turning it on again.

If you have not yet gotten a solution. Maybe you turned on the hold mode by accident, which you should check. This would eliminate the shut off. You can also if possible, backup your music while the device is pluged into your computer and reset it. At times, these little device malfunction because of moisture etc.

ahha just unlock ur mp3 isnt there a lock button?> just unlock then turn back on.

Hi,
it seems that you switched on the "hold" function. This is a way to lock the keys in order to avoid unwanted operation of the player when it is in your pocket.

Look at this quick guide page 14.

Hope that helps

Critter

I had this same problem on another RCA player.. with no instructions manual it was hard to figure out what keys locked meant. Then I noticed a little slider on the side of the player, it has a little icon of a pad lock on it. Once I slid this back, the keys lock problem went away and I was able to listen to my music once again.

My best guess of what keys locked means.. you don't want you mp3 player to turn on when you put it in your pocket with your keys, so you change the slider to be locked, when your sit down and your keys are pressing against your on button, the mp3 player will shut off... as we all have experienced in frustration.. saving your battery.

Perhaps RCA should make this slider bright orange so it pops out and does not blend in so much, or they should put it right next to the on button.

On the back of the player there is a button to the right. Above the button it says Off and below it there is a picture of a key. Switch the button upwards to turn the lock thing off.

You have locked the keys, look for a switch with a red , white or orange lock icon and move it then try to turn it on. The switch should be on the side of the player, either at the top, bottom or sides of the screen.