Bought alba mpk4065buk for my sons christmas but it will not let me play any songs saying it has a format error. I have gone over te manual step by step but it does not help

1. May be there is a particular music folder in which you have to copy the songs.
2. otherwise there is something wrong with the device and get it replaced.

Your getting a format error because the format of the song,video,etc
you are trying to play is not the format needed by your MP3 player to
play the song,video,etc.
Always check in your owners manual to find out what format your player
requires.
Once you have determined what the format you have (MP3,MP4,ACC,WMA,etc.)
you will need to determine what format you need for your player to play
those songs,video,etc.
If the format that you have for your songs,videos,etc is different than
the format that you need for your player to play them, then you will
have to download a format converter and convert each song,video,etc to
the format that is usable in your MP3 player.
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You can download a FREE Media format converter at this website:
http://www.formatoz.com/

If it is brand new it will probably take a long time to charge up from the computer. It will need to be fully charged before the screen lights up.

i have the
Alba MPK4065BUK and i dont know how to put it on hold? any help. occasionly it goes on hold for no reason and i cant take it off. any help there too?

Hello,

The setting for 10 seconds per song in the Alba MPK4065BUK is under the Repeat Mode, when Music is selected.
The 10 seconds mode is called Intro.
How to change / setup the repeat mode:


Overview list of all repeat modes:



You can also look in the manual for this setup:
http://www.curtisint.com/html/CustService/Manuals/CUR_MPK4065BUK_EN.PDF
This pdf file can be read with Adobe Reader.
When not having this reader installed, get the reader here:
http://get.adobe.com/reader/

Try reformatting the drive first. If this doesn't work then you will need to reset.

To Reset, put the slider into the locked position and then press a pin into the reset button on the back of the player.

If none of this works, return it to the store you bought it from.

The nameless mp3 player that you have is probably not capable of playing DRM-protected songs. Double-check the songs that you have downloaded from Limewire, and see if the 3 songs that you ARE able to play are in mp3 format. If so, only transfer songs in mp3 format to the player. DRM-encrypted WMA's and iTunes (AAC) songs will not work.

-Tha Mp3 Doctor

Funny I found this forum because I've been having the same problem. My understanding is that subscription services (yahoo music, iTunes, etc.) don't come in an mp3 file format. You can, however, add songs from cd's you own.

Here's a link you might find helpful. It's from the Sansa Forums. One of the posters describes how you can convert files. I don't know how complicated it is. Good luck! :)
http://forums.sandisk.com/sansa/board/message?board.id=shaker&thread.id=121

I understand your frustration! I've been having the same problem. I just wasted TWO HOURS trying to get music to download onto this Shaker. The extra $40 for a better device would have been worth it! I can't afford to buy all the cd's that I'd need to fill this player with the songs my son likes. I'm thinking of bringing it back!

iTune format will not play in a MP3 Player, you must first convert them to MP3 format.

I think that the problem is with the songs file formats. Try checking that they are all mp3. if they aren't then you have to convert them using an "MP3 Converter" software. there all plenty on the web. Goodluck