topic ink on screen, no display in eReaders https://community.sony.fi/t5/ereaders/ink-on-screen-no-display/m-p/188295#M260 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><DIV id="_mcePaste">Hello</DIV><DIV id="_mcePaste"> </DIV><DIV id="_mcePaste">I bought the e-reader PRS 600 online (e-bay) less than one year ago from a US company.&nbsp; I live in the Netherlands. The screen seems to have a problem. I can no more turn it on. The screen is partially permanently covered with ink and when i charge it (even for five hours), it doesn't work : (1) it doesn't show the USB sign that illustrate it's charging (2); sometimes, the red light even disappear (as if it was fully charged) but when i tried to turn it on, nothing happens and sometimes i have a yellow light that blinks (where we have the red light when it charges). </DIV><DIV id="_mcePaste"> </DIV><DIV id="_mcePaste">I tried to reset (soft) to no avail; i tried to do a hard reset but "Opening book"... does not display on the screen. As I said below, i charged it five hours or more. I used it initially without problem for 3 months. It seems the problem occurred when i did not use it for several days, after having closed it in idle mode. I'm not so sure but It didn't fall down, nothing hit the screen. Is a screen problem? </DIV><DIV id="_mcePaste">Have you heard of a problem like that in the past? How to benefit from the </DIV><DIV id="_mcePaste">warranty? </DIV><DIV> </DIV><DIV id="_mcePaste"> </DIV><DIV id="_mcePaste">Regards and thanks for any reply</DIV></BODY></HTML> Thu, 30 Dec 2010 11:12:40 GMT kelohen 2010-12-30T11:12:40Z ink on screen, no display https://community.sony.fi/t5/ereaders/ink-on-screen-no-display/m-p/188295#M260 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><DIV id="_mcePaste">Hello</DIV><DIV id="_mcePaste"> </DIV><DIV id="_mcePaste">I bought the e-reader PRS 600 online (e-bay) less than one year ago from a US company.&nbsp; I live in the Netherlands. The screen seems to have a problem. I can no more turn it on. The screen is partially permanently covered with ink and when i charge it (even for five hours), it doesn't work : (1) it doesn't show the USB sign that illustrate it's charging (2); sometimes, the red light even disappear (as if it was fully charged) but when i tried to turn it on, nothing happens and sometimes i have a yellow light that blinks (where we have the red light when it charges). </DIV><DIV id="_mcePaste"> </DIV><DIV id="_mcePaste">I tried to reset (soft) to no avail; i tried to do a hard reset but "Opening book"... does not display on the screen. As I said below, i charged it five hours or more. I used it initially without problem for 3 months. It seems the problem occurred when i did not use it for several days, after having closed it in idle mode. I'm not so sure but It didn't fall down, nothing hit the screen. Is a screen problem? </DIV><DIV id="_mcePaste">Have you heard of a problem like that in the past? How to benefit from the </DIV><DIV id="_mcePaste">warranty? </DIV><DIV> </DIV><DIV id="_mcePaste"> </DIV><DIV id="_mcePaste">Regards and thanks for any reply</DIV></BODY></HTML> Thu, 30 Dec 2010 11:12:40 GMT https://community.sony.fi/t5/ereaders/ink-on-screen-no-display/m-p/188295#M260 kelohen 2010-12-30T11:12:40Z