Hi, I never did quite understand why they didn't put a off/on switch on the book port. Any one know why they didn't? Rick ======= Visit my webpage at www.blind-geek-zone.net "The chief handicap of the blind is not blindness, but the attitude of seeing people towards them." - Helen Keller, 1925 ----- Original Message ----- From: "Lou Kolb" <loukolb@xxxxxxxxxxx> To: <bookport@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Wednesday, November 29, 2006 6:31 PM Subject: [bookport] Re: Book Port Observation Walt, I'm not worried about the battery consumption so much but I have had the unit reset on me and, as I said in the last post, lock up to the point where it had to be reset and with considerable battery drain by the time I discovered it. All this when it was in the lock state to begin with. I use the lock state almost everytime I stop reading even for only a minute or so but I wish I had more confidence in it especially when carrying the BP around in a pocket or in a bag. Lou ----- Original Message ----- From: "Walt Smith" <walt@xxxxxxxxxx> To: <bookport@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Wednesday, November 29, 2006 2:54 PM Subject: [bookport] Re: Book Port Observation > Well, if APH tech support says that it's not a big issue, I assume that they > know what they're talking about. Ten second increments are nothing and I'm > not losing any sleep over it. > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Dan Keys" <dnkeys@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > To: <bookport@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Sent: Wednesday, November 29, 2006 2:03 PM > Subject: [bookport] Re: Book Port Observation > > > Hi, > I guess my whole point was this. Even with the Beep turned off, the > unit is still draining batteries if keys other than the 1 and 3 are > pressed. Because if a key is bumped the unit switches on for 10 > seconds and then turns off. If you do this enough, it certainly will > drain the batteries. > >