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Re: Original Nomad Jukebox won't turn on

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From: clay
Date: Mon, 16 Oct 2006 16:47
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magicmat@gmail.com wrote:
> Hi all,
> 
> I've been using my old warhorse of a Nomad Jukebox (the original
> blue/silver one, shaped like a CD player) for a good while now. It
> served me well up until now. Two days ago it wouldn't turn on via
> hitting the "play" button, but unplugging and plugging it into wall
> power did trigger its power-on sequence. Today, however, that trick
> doesn't seem to work, and the jukebox won't turn on for any reason.
> 
> When I say it won't turn on, I mean I see no signs of life from it. The
> HD doesn't spin up, the LCD doesn't turn on; for all intents and
> purposes, it seems dead.
> 
> The batteries haven't worked for awhile (though I kept them in until
> this all started happening a few days ago) and I've been running it off
> wall power for as long as I can remember, so those aren't the
> problem(and, yes, I tried putting them back in to double check.) I
> tried the reset button on the bottom and had no luck, either.
> 
> If it's dead for good, I can't complain about it dieing before its
> time, but it just seems weird that it'd suddenly go tits up for no
> reason. So far as I can tell, I didn't change anything; One days its
> working, the next day its not.
> 
> Any help you guys can provide would be greatly appreciated.
> -Matt T.
> 

I have one too.
It's probably dead but here's a long shot.
Have you tried the 'three finger salute' to boot to the maintenance menu?
(it's been a while so, iirc) you hold down the EAX, middle button (the 
one below the LCD), and the down arrow. While holding all three, reach 
in and hit the ON button.
What to do from there requires some googling. There are choices in the 
maintenance window that will trash the player so be careful if you get 
that far...
look around here for starters.
http://www.nomadness.co.uk/modules.php?name=Forums&file=viewtopic&t=17728

I know it doesn't apply but when I first got mine, I bought another 
(aftermarket) AC adapter so I could run it at work and home without 
lugging the adapter along. First time I plugged it in, the player did 
nothing. It killed it instantly. (too high voltage from the unregulated 
power supply.
Point is, when they die they don't go aaarrrghhh...! like they do in the 
movies. They just stop working.
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