i have a 1gb pearl and it was working fine for about 3 days but now when i plug the usb into the port it wont register onto any computer i try to use. any suggestions anyone?

Hahaha dammit.
I found one lying around. But I have no idea how to add or remove songs. =[ I cant figure it out

I had more or less the same problem. The device cannot be read by my PC and is not working at all, except for the voice recording. What happened with yours, have you managed to fix the problem and how?

Have a PEARL and loveit. Anyone with problem, no read etc. did you unplug while downloading? All flash cards are the same, must treat carefully. PEARL better then most $100 units..

Mine does not work either … it worked when I first got it and I did load some songs … I took it to store where I purchased the MP3 .. they tried it in their computer and it DID work … but not on my computer …..

im having problems with my rca pearl.1gb. i cant seem to erase the songs on file..now i can only play one song at a time..can some please help me..thanks..

i got my mp3 player and you know how a stereo or a playstation has a usb port well when i plug my mp3 player into it and i cannot get it to play music but it will come on and says (usb connected) but will not play music like it does with windows media player on my computer please help

oh to get music downloaded here is wat u do—with your usb extention cord hook up ur mp3 player to 1 end and hook the other end into your usb port, then go to my computer and there will be a thing called pearl, so click on it and then drag your music files into the newley opened pearl thing.
also please answer my previous question

P.S. the pearl thing will be located next to where your floppy disc thing is.

i got my mp3 player and you know how a stereo or a playstation has a usb port well when i plug my mp3 player into it and i cannot get it to play music but it will come on and says (usb connected) but will not play music like it does with windows media player on my computer please help soon

Hi Casey,

I think your best bet would to connect the player to your computer with the USB cable, and then view the files on your computer like you would a flash drive. You can then manage/add/delete them through the file viewer on your computer.

yes you can just install limewire

Where do you all get your downloads from? I can’t seem to find one that is compatible with it.

I recived a 2gb pearl for xmas and its been acting up so bad, i had to look to see if it was recalled… I downloaded 156 songs onto it and it only showed half. I deleted everything and tried again 2 more times, still half. And then i was in the car and it changed background color on me. It skips and i get fuzzes thrughout my songs. Its so cheap, cheap enough that i will never buy another RCA product again!

I have a pearl mp3 player but it only plays certain files… how can i get it to play all my music????

I recieved a pearl for Christmas and it is working great! I have even dropped it several times and busted the end open but it is working great for me!

Ok, my Pearl was working great, but for some reason now my computer (or any of my friends’ computers) will read it. I can’t put any music on, or take any off!! Help!! Even if I go into “My Computer” nothing shows up….the only option I have is to “Safely Remove” it…..nothing else. Please help!!

I have a 1GB black pearl mp3 and it was working PERFECTLY but my battery was low so i put a new one in and now when i turn it on it just says Pearl and does nothing else
PLEASE help me.
Thank You.

I have the 2gb Pearl. It has been working great for a week. After changing the battery, it won’t boot up, just sits at the ‘Please Wait…’ message. After removing and reinstalling the battery, I connect to the USB and it can be seen on the computer. I upgraded the software to version 1.2.1 and I suspect that it may be the problem. Note: When you upgrade, the software that came with the pearl is lost.

My question is: Is there a way to reset the pearl during power up, maybe by holding down a button? Or can I reload everything to factory settings?

Thanks

I’ve had my Pearl (1GB) for about 9 months now. Easiest mp3 player I’ve had any experience with. No need to add any software on my computer to load it. Just use Windows explorer to drag and drop files or folders (can use it as a flash drive too). Plug it in to the USB port and it shows up as a separate drive called Pearl (sd card shows up as yet another drive).

It’s sturdy too. Has been dropped several times, once into water. Has been dragged half a block down the sidewalk. Still plays like a champ.

Have only had a couple of issues with it. The shuffle play sucks — always plays in the same order. When dragging folders into it, a couple of them have rearranged the songs, even though all my songs are numbered in the names.

All in all I love my Pearl. And with the falling prices of microSD cards, it has nearly unlimited expandability.

yea i just bought a pearl mp3….i had it for 3 months now….but now it just stopped workiing on me……i try turinig it on but now all it says is “pearl”…..i bought new batteries too but it does da same thing….any suggestions?

my dad got me one of those and IT SUX, the music transferer thingy is crap, and i cant load songs without the thing shuffling them!

Lots of problems listed, not many (any?) solutions . . . Call this site PEARLbitch-N-moan.com

Dear PEARLbitch-N-moan.com,
Same thing as others above – had it for 3-4 months. I use the software provided to upload tunes. Suddenly, (after warranty, go figure) it quits playing songs, when I turn it on it says ‘Please Wait’ until the cows come home. Can’t reboot, can’t do squat. Same as others, tried new battery, nola contendre, amigos!

Change the name of this mp3 storage device to: RCA Rock Lobster!
Slogan: “Holds 600 tunes for 600 hours, then deep-sixes them to 600 fathoms!”
Announcer: “Spend countless hours uploading your favorite tunes to RCA Rock Lobster! There! Wasn’t that FUN?”

Disclaimer: RCA Rock Lobster (AKA P.O.S.) is not reliable, redeemable, or remarkable in any sense, fashion, means, or stretch of the imagination. If you like torture, you’ll LOVE RCA Rock Lobster!

i had my rca mp3 player for about 6 months and when i first got it i could put songs on it and other times but for some reason its being stuiped and won’t put any music on the computer won’t even reorganize it and i have a VISTA and yet even my dad tried but it still wouldn’t work im getting something else i miss my music

I have the PEARL 1GB, it works great………..cept for the color background. Besides that, I love it!

hey! people how need help heres a tip for getting songs
make a file when opening the Pearl
go to the I-Tunes and copy and then paste inside the file that you open… name the file music? ok!

ok I need help I want to know how do you format the MP3 when is not connected into the computer, because the computer dosent recognized it. write as soon as posible

Well i just go an pearl 2gb or 1gb but i luvs it but how do u add music on it email me please at lil_alexis_1992@yahoo.com thnx….

ive had this thing for like a year, all of the music got deleted from it so i tried to put some more on it but its not showing up when i plug it into my computer!

help!!!my pearl mp3 player is locked.. .how do u unlock it…..

i found a pearl MP3 player and i have no clue how to put songs on it. i put it in my computer and nuttin happened. HELLPPPP

I have had my pearl for over a year now, and it still works great. Easy to load and delete even without the software. I lost my software shortly after getting the pearl and I still have updated music. I have no clue why it stopped working after three months for so many of you, but mine is still going good. And it has been through alot of things. I use to take it to work and forgot it in a freezer!!!!!

ok to fix your problems the pearl should have come with a usb extension cord , if you plug that to the back of the computer (not the front) it should work fine , if you lost the cord , plug it directly to the back of your computer , the front of the computer does not work very well, for those who cannot add songs to it, download from lime wire and open up windows media player, go to synchronize and open lime wire and windows media next to each other , go to the lime wire library and double click the song you want and drag it over to windows media player and just make your list, when your done simply click on synchronize and wait.,there you go ^-^, now i need some help , i broke the screen on my pearl and the screen stayed a gay color and its really bugging me , when i go to menu how many times do i scroll up or down to get to the menu that allows me to change the color , that would really help me out, pretty soon im going to just get an ipod touch but its really bugging me ^-^;
well i hope i helped and i hope you can help me , byez.

Hey, in reference to david’s comment, you click your menu and go down 4 times, enter, down once and then you can click enter to change the color. and everything works with mine, ive had it for almost 2 years now. Logic people, LOGIC. its pretty simple, it doesnt have its own Bios system like the ipod, its just a external memory device that any computer can read, its basically a flash drive that can play music.

i have the 2gb pearl. it wasnt working well so i did the firmware update it didnt finish the updatre at all and now when i turn on my mp3 it just says please wait then doesnt do anything
what can i do to fix this?

How do you delete songs on the Pearl RCA mp3?

i have a problem with my mp3
when i turn it on,it freeze in
PEARL,i need help plase!

my rca wont put music on there and couldnt regiester on the computer and i removed the extra memory and it shows that its still on there what can i do to fix this problem thanks a bunch

i con’t open my ipod when iam connecting to system. how to open it

I just got the Pearl for Christmas from a friend of mine. It was working fine for a couple of days, and then it stopped. The music on it all got deleted, and when I’d try to turn it on, it shut off again right away, and now my computer won’t recognize it. When I try to put more music on there, it says to insert a device. I don’t know what to do about this, any ideas, anyone?

i just got my mp3 for 2009 christmas and i don’t know how to download songs on it or a few other things but i will!

How can i downlaod music onto my rca mp3 player

It still didn’t tell me how to download music on the mp3 player

i have a pearl and it worked great for a couple months. i added more music to it and now it only displays PEARL. not sure if i have a virus on it? anyone know how to fix it?

i have a pearl and i have a cd in the rom and i cant figure out how to get the music on the pearl thanks Erica

I have had my mp3 pearl for years and I love it. I have misplaced everything that goes with it. I would like to have a manual and stuff.
Linda