I truly hope that I am wrong, but I'm gonna guess that your MP3 player was fried and pronounced dead on arrival. The only thing I can suggest is trying a new battery....perhaps it will still work. Other than that, I hope that it either wasn't that expensive your friend isn't the type to become upset if/when you ask him to replace it.
Hope this helps,
John
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Hello,
I have a question....my friend stuck a wire with too many volts i guess into my mp3 player and instantly a bunch of horizontal lines came across the screen. And now they're stuck on there and they won't come off, and the thing won't turn on or anything. Does anyone know what is a wrong, and is it worth fixing.
Thanks,
Rick

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