There are two options: Press the 8 key and release it, and the percentage is spoken; press and hold it for a beep, and the percentage, title, size etc. are spoken. At 09:44 AM 10/3/2004, you wrote: >Hi all: > >Sometimes, when I press the 8 key to get file information, the Bookport >will try to speak the info. However, if the information to be spoken >takes longer than the time the Bookport waits for a key press before >shutting off, the unit will go ahead and shut off and the tail end of the >file information will not be heard. I realize that I can speed up the >speech and get around this--I just had assumed the Bookport would wait >until the synth finished speaking before shutting down. > >Thanks!