[bookport] Re: Two Questions
- From: "Lou Kolb" <loukolb@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <bookport@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 18 Apr 2006 14:00:51 -0400
I've had the BP for nearly 3 years now and have used the d e f command
several times but it's always given me just the double beep, never any
announcement. Nevertheless, the settings, at least the clock settings, have
always been saved. Lou
----- Original Message -----
From: "Walt Smith" <walt@xxxxxxxxxx>
To: <bookport@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, April 18, 2006 9:03 AM
Subject: [bookport] Re: Two Questions
> I'm also encountering problems with the latest firmware when it comes to
> changing batteries and I've never had this kind of issue come up before.
> Like Caroline, D+E+F only emits a double beep for me (no message) and even
> when I know that I've got the batteries swapped in well under 20 seconds,
> the defaults are always restored and my original settings are not being
> retained. In more than a year and a half of experience with the BP, this
is
> the first time I've regularly been unable to either save settings using
> D+E+F or maintain them by means of a quick battery swap.
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Caroline Congdon" <carolinecongdon@xxxxxxxxx>
> To: <bookport@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Monday, April 17, 2006 10:13 PM
> Subject: [bookport] Two Questions
>
>
> Hi everyone. I'm curious about a couple of things.
>
> First, a couple of weeks back before I got my BP, someone wrote to the
list
> saying that each time they replaced their batteries their settings were
not
> retained although they changed the batteries in less than the 30 second
time
> limit. I am also running into this situation, and have both times that
I've
> changed my batteries so far. I hit D,E,F together to save the settings
and
> hear nothing accept for the two beeps indicating that BP has turned off.
I
> hold the unit in front of me without laying it down on a table so that
none
> of the buttons are being pressed and remove the batteries. Before
removing
> the old batteries I have the new batteries in my hand so that I can
> immediately put in the new set, but as soon as the new set is put in I
hear
> the message "Defaults restored; book Port ready, version 2.2." Am I
missing
> something somewhere? Unlike doing the 2,b command, removing and replacing
> the batteries even resets my clock to some strange time. I know I'm
> definitely doing the switch in less than 30 seconds.
>
> My second question relates to the transfer software and batteries. I am
> admittedly fairly clueless when it comes to power consumption but I've
> noticed something that seems sort of weird to me. If I have a fresh set
of
> batteries in the unit and connect to the computer there seems to be very
> little battery loss. However, if my batteries are a bit lower, (tonight
> they were somewhere between 40 and 45 percent), and I plug in there seems
to
> be a very significant battery drain. I was told after unplugging that my
> batteries were low and needed to be replaced, and the percentage was
> reported at 20 percent or so. Is there a particular reason for this or am
I
> imagining things? Thanks in advance.
>
> Caroline
>
>
> Caroline Congdon; Milwaukee, Wisconsin
> Check out my blog at
> http://ccongdon.wordpress.com
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> mailto:carolinecongdon@xxxxxxxxx
>
>
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