Your Support Request for your SanDisk Digital Audio Player 1GB
Request ID Status Date Updated
260963 Closed 01/24/2005 10/03/2005
 

Your Question/Problem:
128 kbps fixed-bit-rate stereo 44.1 stereo mp3 files which play perfectly on all other devices make skipping noises on this device, always at the same point in the music. The firmware on the device is SDMX1-0.97C dated 2004/10/26. Please provide details of exactly what mp3 encoding settings are required for correct playback on this device, so that I will not have to conclude that it does not play mp3 files as advertised.

SanDisk Response: (02/06/2005 01:31)
Hello,

Thank you for contacting SanDisk Technical Support.

This is a FAT issue.

Please remove the battery.
Let’s try and format the Player; this will likely correct this issue. Please plug the Player into the LEFT USB port in the BACK of the computer. (NOTE: formatting will erase all data, perform a backup first)
Please right Click on my computer and Select Manage. (NOTE: format will erase all data, perform a backup of the data first)
When Computer Management comes up, please click on Disk Management on the Left hand Side. After clicking on Disk Management you should now have a List of Drives in the Right Side panel.
On the Right Look for the Player it may show up as Disk 1 Removable.
Right Click on Disk 1 Removable and select Format and Format the Player . (FAT 32, standard, full; this will more than likely bring the device back to a useable state.)
If you do not have the Format option please Select New Partition and just keep clicking next through the Wizard that appears.
After you have formatted the Player please Test it.

Have you tried other files(MP3s or WMA)?
What are the Kbps(bitrate) of those files? (MP3 has to be 128Kbps;WMA has to be 64Kbps)
Where did you get the files?
Are they licensed files; right click on the file go to the license tab?
Licensed files will not play on this device, you can query the Internet for a tool to remove the license, SanDisk does not support this and we cannot advise you which tool to use.

We apologize for the inconvenience.

Included in this email are the manual and FAQ for general usage.

http://www.sandisk.com/tech/docs/dap-user-guide.pdf

http://www.sandisk.com/tech/docs/dap-userguide-v3.doc

Best Regards,

Manuela

SanDisk Technical Support

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The following registration information is included with your request:
  Item :  Digital Audio Player 1GB
  Description :  1GB MP3 Player
  Purchase Date :  12/31/2004
  Warranty Period : 
  Registration Date :  01/24/2005
  Purchase Price : 
  Where Purchased :  Circuit City
  Serial Number :  BB0411ED044723
  Registered By :  Matthew Fields
  Address :  1310 Packard St Apt 2, Ann Arbor MI
  Day Phone :  (734)769-4836
  Your Email Address :  [hidden]
  Your RegId :  646534
 
 
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