Jerry, I had a similar problem and stopped using rechargable batteries and the problem went away. Curious to know if you are using rechargable batteries? At 05:04 PM 11/22/2004 -0500, you wrote: >Had I been more carefully monitoring all posts to this list, I might have >seen something about a problem that I am beginning to find quite annoying. >After several hours on the shelf or in my briefcase, I'll take out the >BookPort to continue listening to a piece, only to get no response at all, >as though the batteries were completely flat. The only remedy, a farely >simple one, is to temporarily break the connection between the batteries and >the unit, this, of course, causing the BookPort to annoyingly revert to its >firmware defaults. Also, as of the latest release of the firmware has come >another problem, I'm sure discussed several times here. For no apparent >reason, the BookPort just stops reading, requiring that I press the read >button to get it going again, not a big thing but a little bothersome >nonetheless. I'm wondering whether or not the first problem that I mentioned >is somehow linked to the option that allows one to silence the locked key >beeps. Just a thought since I am unable to peek at the source code. > >Still very happy with my unit, > >Jerry Clarence Whaley Training Division Manager GW Micro E-Mail: Clarence@xxxxxxxxxxx Direct Voice (615) 383-6248 or 866-699-8901 Direct Fax (260) 489-2608 GW Micro Voice Number 260-489-3671 http://www.gwmicro.com or press enter below to read all about our training program http://www.gwmicro.com/training