[NTLK] eMate death question

Mon Apr 26 14:08:43 PDT 2021

This might be a dumb comment, but I remember that sometimes folks would inadvertently move the brightness or contrast slider to a position where the screen was dark, and think that the whole thing was dead. 

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> On Apr 26, 2021, at 1:59 PM, L.W. Brown via NewtonTalk <newtontalk at newtontalk.net> wrote:
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> my recollection is it needs quite a few hours “rest” - if memory serves: at least 4, but better overnight
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>> On Apr 26, 2021, at 10:30 AM, Jim Chapman <guardsix6 at gmail.com> wrote:
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>> Disaster!!!
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>> My eMate 300 still won't come on. Shows no signs of life? And it was so new!!!!
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>> I tried all the steps below and still nothing. The battery has been plugged back in for over an hour. I've tried to do a short reset and a long reset, still nothing happens. I even did the hard recovery, but I get nothing on the screen.
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>> Anybody want to try and fix this before I just put it away forever?
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>> Desparate!
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>> 
>> Jim Chapman
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>> guardsix6 at gmail.com
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>>>> On Apr 23 2021, at 6:22 pm, newtontalk-request at newtontalk.net wrote:
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>>>    4. eMate 300 Just Died??? (Jim C.)
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>>> Message: 4
>>> Date: Fri, 23 Apr 2021 15:39:03 -0500
>>> From: "Jim C."  <guardsix6 at gmail.com>
>>> To: newtontalk at newtontalk.net
>>> Subject: [NTLK] eMate 300 Just Died???
>>> Message-ID:  <A9BC062D-16D2-4C1E-8924-C48E12A68C13 at gmail.com>
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>>> Help!    My eMate 300 just died!    I?ve had it on my desk for several days turned off with it plugged in. I tried to turn it on today and I get nothing!    The power cord is plugged in. I tested the outlet and it?s sending power. I?ve did the two seconds reset and then the 15 second reset and still nothing.
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>>> I don?t have a power light indicator of any kind.    I just don?t know what?s gone wrong. It was working fine just two days ago.
>>> 
>>> Anyone want to venture a guess as to how I can get it back to working?
>>> 
>>> Thanks!
>>> 
>>> 
>>> Jim Chapman
>>> Guardsix6 at gmail.com  <mailto:guardsix6 at gmail.com>
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>>> Message: 5
>>> Date: Fri, 23 Apr 2021 17:13:15 -0400
>>> From: Michael Sheflin  <sheflinm at gmail.com>
>>> To: NewtonTalk Mailin List  <newtontalk at newtontalk.net>
>>> Subject: Re: [NTLK] eMate 300 Just Died???
>>> Message-ID:
>>>         <CAKUGNUX-2eVKTmW04bJ7x_uSiprqB1CYaN-pxRvW4=OZAKxXkg at mail.gmail.com>
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>>> Unplug it, drain the battery if possible (or disconnect it).    "Turn it on"
>>> a few times to drain the capacitors.      Then plug it back in and try to turn
>>> it on.
>>> 
>>> Does anything different happen?
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>>> Message: 6
>>> Date: Fri, 23 Apr 2021 17:13:45 -0400
>>> From: Michael Sheflin  <sheflinm at gmail.com>
>>> To: NewtonTalk Mailin List  <newtontalk at newtontalk.net>
>>> Subject: Re: [NTLK] eMate 300 Just Died???
>>> Message-ID:
>>>         <CAKUGNUXKNphjxQLcFvkWTizSRn7nSjZzVSC4vDE_dStv722weQ at mail.gmail.com>
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>>> If the answer is yes, I'd suggest not leaving it plugged in and see if the
>>> problem recurs.
>>> 
>>>> On Fri, Apr 23, 2021, 5:13 PM Michael Sheflin  <sheflinm at gmail.com>  wrote:
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>>>> Unplug it, drain the battery if possible (or disconnect it).    "Turn it on"
>>>> a few times to drain the capacitors.      Then plug it back in and try to turn
>>>> it on.
>>>> 
>>>> Does anything different happen?
>>>> 
>>>> 
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>>> Message: 8
>>> Date: Fri, 23 Apr 2021 17:25:27 -0400
>>> From: arceeHS  <arceehs at gmail.com>
>>> To: newtontalk at newtontalk.net
>>> Subject: Re: [NTLK] eMate 300 Just Died???
>>> Message-ID:
>>>         <CAPC=-CHp=H2aAQqXYX7T9xYFvw6pB5-ZQuPZcqGGv_AdThMHxQ at mail.gmail.com>
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>>> 1. Unplug the eMate from the AC adapter. Unplug the AC adapter from power.
>>> Disconnect the battery inside the eMate.
>>> 2. Let the eMate sit unpowered for 24 hours. You may push the reset button
>>> on the back as many times as you like.
>>> 3. Plug the AC adapter into power. Plug the AC adapter into the eMate.
>>> 4. Turn on the eMate and breathe thankful sighs of relief when it starts up
>>> and as you go thru' the screen setup procedure.
>>> 
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>>> Message: 9
>>> Date: Fri, 23 Apr 2021 17:28:36 -0400
>>> From: arceeHS  <arceehs at gmail.com>
>>> To: newtontalk at newtontalk.net
>>> Subject: Re: [NTLK] eMate 300 Just Died???
>>> Message-ID:
>>>         <CAPC=-CEE_A8AVOuDeocsLOVceU45tRdxjWjufVPOiWNZ0YXA+g at mail.gmail.com>
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>>> I didn't mean to be redundant. It is just that Michael is faster than I am.
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>>>> On Fri, Apr 23, 2021 at 5:25 PM arceeHS  <arceehs at gmail.com>  wrote:
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>>>> 1. Unplug the eMate from the AC adapter. Unplug the AC adapter from power.
>>>> Disconnect the battery inside the eMate.
>>>> 2. Let the eMate sit unpowered for 24 hours. You may push the reset button
>>>> on the back as many times as you like.
>>>> 3. Plug the AC adapter into power. Plug the AC adapter into the eMate.
>>>> 4. Turn on the eMate and breathe thankful sighs of relief when it starts
>>>> up and as you go thru' the screen setup procedure.
>>>> 
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