FMP 1.8 playing Mp3

[Fordman]

I use audio grabber to rip cds. 128 bits for music and 64 for audio books.

when I try and play these I don't hear anything for the audio books and the music quality for the mp3s is crappy can't hear and lyrics.

"hotel California " played great on my player.

any advise As to what I'm doing wrong....

[Fordman]

i think my battery was low after i charged it things are working much better now on to movies....

[jtrutan]

Here are the common reasons for the symptom:

1. The jack is improperly soldered on to the PCB
2. The jack and plug are not mating properly. Either the contacts are oxidized, or the contacts are deformed.

What it is probably not:
Chipset malfunction
Defective discrete components (like capacitors, transistors...)

Here's what I do:
• Clean your earphone's plug with a paper towel and some contact cleaner. (I use WD40 or metal polish.)

• Turn-down the volume of your player. Plug in the plug into the jack all the way through. Wear the earpieces. Turn the volume up and see if the symptom is still there.

• If it is, pull the plug until you only hear one channel (either the left or the right). You are trying to determine if the problem is with both channels or just one.

• Plug it in all the way through again and gently jiggle the plug in the socket. It should barely move. If it moves too much, one of the jack's pins is probably loose. The worse case scenario is the copper film to which the pin is soldered to has been delaminated from the board.

At this point I'd open it up and try to fix the improper solder. Or if there is any copper film delamination, I'd use magnet wire to 'bridge' any gaps that may have formed.

Hope this helps.