iFixit - Answers With Device "iDog MP3 toy"

iDog MP3 toy: not powering on..battery leakage

Sun, 19 Mar 2017 12:41:56 -0700

Have been given this to repair for a friends daughter. Took out batteries and discovered battery corrosion on one contact. Scraped that off, replaced batteries with known charged batteries but still won't power on despite pressing reset. Thinking I need to get further in I have take the obvious screws out from underside of toy but can't work out how to get the base off. I've even tried prying the rubber feet off the back leg in search of a missing screw (nothing to find!) The bottom seems to be stuck on this one remaining back leg, I can't lift this segment over the jack and I have applied appropriate force, spudgers, screwdrivers and swear words. Does anyone have any ideas?? No amount of googling has thrown out any useful links, but I do know about lots about real dogs abcesses and other injuries..(love google's idea of searching ;-) )

A little update. Doggy barking, child happy. Guide being written for any other foolhardy person wanting to fix this. NOT for the faint hearted. I tried scraping the corrosion off but just couldn't get it good enough to make contact with batteries, even considered the aluminium foil trick but none in! So took it all apart, soaked contacts in sodium bicarbonate, reassembled, borrowed foil from neighbour and all good. Wish I'd gone to the neighbour first!!!

woof!

⟐ Commented March 19, 2017 at 12:41 MST

iDog MP3 toy: Why will music not come from speaker

Sat, 10 Jul 2021 21:11:56 -0700

Dog interacts but no music willcome from speakers when plugged into ipod?

⟐ Answer accepted July 10, 2021 at 21:11 MST

iDog MP3 toy: Why does the adapter plug keep popping out of the dog?

Sat, 17 Apr 2021 11:13:15 -0700

why does the adapter plug keep popping out of the dog? I have been told that the port the plug goes into maybe worn or dirty from usage. told to clean it out with toothpick or like object but that didn't work. so I don't if there is a way to keep it from popping out?

⟐ Answered April 17, 2021 at 11:13 MST

iDog MP3 toy: power port by left rear leg?

Wed, 15 Jun 2022 12:25:17 -0700

I found a Hasbro iDog at a garage sale. It doesn't do anything when I put batteries in. I downloaded the directions for taking it apart. That will be my next project.

How does it work? What does it do?

By the way, what is the port (kinda looks like a power port for a computer) on the left side of the dog for?

Thanks

Jackie Lee

⟐ Edited June 15, 2022 at 12:25 MST

iDog MP3 toy: How to improve quality of speaker output?

Fri, 11 Aug 2023 23:57:27 -0700

I just found my old iDog, still works pretty well given how old it is— with a current iPhone to aux cable I can play music from my phone on it. Is there any way I can clean the system to make the speaker output sound better? It’s just a bit grainy.

⟐ Answered August 11, 2023 at 23:57 MST

iDog MP3 toy: Will Not Interact/Play Music/Make Sound

Wed, 15 Nov 2017 06:00:36 -0700

Found my old 2007 Amp'd version I put 3 new batteries in it and it will turn on but u cant hardly see the LED lights and it wont play music or bark wine or anything sound at all except a ticking sort of sound. I have tried the nose button and the tail and even held the reset button. It wont turn off by holding the nose button either. The only time it makes a sound is when I switch it to DEMO mode and it will play lik 2-3 seconds of music and will bark but then goes silent again. I have checked where you put the batteries and it immaculate no corrosion or anything. Any ideas?

⟐ Answer accepted November 15, 2017 at 6:00 MST