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Gear / Technical Help => Recording Gear => Topic started by: phishn on February 28, 2004, 03:01:55 PM
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Hi,
Just got my JB3. Only problem is it doesnt seem to run off the battery. If i plug it in with ac the icon shown is one with a power plug inside a battery which according to the manual is a fully charged battery. Power down, pull out ac plug, and press power button..nothing happening. Has anyone else experienced stuff like this?
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Actually...I noticed something funky..the battery pack they gave me is 3.6 volt...how can this be the right one if the unit requires 5 volts?
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The 3.6v battery is correct. Pick up another internal for insurance and longer shows.
Have you tried holding the power button down a second or two? It won't start on a quick push of the button.
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yes. i have held the button down for several seconds and nothing happens. Thinking this is a bad refurbed unit.
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works fine plugged in, won't run off of battery power.
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Forgive me, not trying to insult your intelligence, just starting at the beginning:
[1] Is the battery inserted with the proper orientation?
[2] Is the battery inserted fully so it kinda clicks into place?
[3] Is the battery inserted in the #1 batt slot? (shouldn't matter, but...)
[4] Does it remain powered up if you simply unplug the power cable, without shutting down and trying to start up off batteries alone?
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no insult at all brian..thanks for the help. btw, i'm not sure why it initially showed a power plug inside the battery (fully charged but on ac power). I left it plugged in playing around with it, it shut itself down after so long of no activity as i researched online. I went to go back to it and now i see the battery icon doing the correct flashing/charge sequence. guess im just not patient enough with new toys and i want em working immediately.
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+T for your help.
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glad all is well greg ;)phun lil toy isnt it