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www.dell.com | support.dell.com Troubleshooting in Rescue Mode In Rescue mode, you can quickly resolve issues that involve your Dell DJ's firmware and hard disk operations. To activate Rescue mode: Press the Play button while inserting the end of a thin object such as a straightened paper clip into the reset at the same time, then hold the Play button until your Dell DJ turns on. In Rescue mode, you can select the following options: • Clean Up - searches for and fixes fragmented files and lost clusters. No files, music tracks, or playlists are lost. NOTE: This option resets your player settings to their factory default.. • Format All - reformats the Dell DJ's hard disk. NOTICE: All files, music tracks, and playlists are lost. You must reload all files, music tracks, and playlists. • Reload Firmware - clears firmware in the Dell DJ so that you can load updated firmware. NOTE: Do not choose this option until you have downloaded updated firmware into your computer. • Reboot - restarts the Dell DJ after testing. Clean Up Choose this option if you experience audio drop-outs, repeated Re-building Library messages, or if your player is frequently unresponsive. NOTE: No files, music tracks, or playlists are lost when this option is selected. To clean up your Dell DJ: 1 Activate Rescue mode as described above. 2 Scroll-select Clean Up. 3 Scroll-select Yes. A progress display appears. The cleanup can take more than a few minutes, depending on how many music tracks you have in your Dell DJ. Fr equently Asked Questions 45

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Frequently Asked Questions
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Troubleshooting in Rescue Mode
In Rescue mode, you can quickly resolve issues that involve your Dell DJ’s
firmware and hard disk operations.
To activate Rescue mode:
Press the Play button while inserting the end of a thin object such as a
straightened paper clip into the reset at the same time, then hold the Play
button until your Dell DJ turns on.
In Rescue mode, you can select the following options:
Clean Up
— searches for and fixes fragmented files and lost clusters.
No files, music tracks, or playlists are lost.
NOTE:
This option resets your player settings to their factory default..
Format All
— reformats the Dell DJ’s hard disk.
NOTICE:
All files, music tracks, and playlists are lost. You must reload all files,
music tracks, and playlists.
Reload Firmware
— clears firmware in the Dell DJ so that you can load
updated firmware.
NOTE:
Do not choose this option until you have downloaded updated firmware
into your computer.
Reboot
— restarts the Dell DJ after testing.
Clean Up
Choose this option if you experience audio drop-outs, repeated
Re-building
Library
messages, or if your player is frequently unresponsive.
NOTE:
No files, music tracks, or playlists are lost when this option is selected.
To clean up your Dell DJ:
1
Activate Rescue mode as described above.
2
Scroll-select
Clean Up
.
3
Scroll-select
Yes
. A progress display appears.
The cleanup can take more than a few minutes, depending on how many
music tracks you have in your Dell DJ.