[gps-talkusers] Re: Charging the Motorola HF820 hands-free Bluetooth Speaker

Terrie,

It works Great for eith cell phone or with the BrailleNote. I think it is the 
HF850 that I have and the 820 is a bit smaller and I am told it goes a bit 
louder.

The only trouble I have run into is accedentially turning it on. It is intended 
to clip on the car visor and to be easily activated. This means if you have it 
in a bag, the button which is sticking out can easily get pushed. It does beep 
when it turns on and off. It is a very slick way to have good loud audio from a 
small wireless speaker on your shoulder. It is half the size of the Radio Shack 
speaker for example. You do have to keep it charged.

So the smart thing to do is to keep it charged and then bring it out only when 
you know you are going to be on noisy streets.

Mike

At 06:13 PM 1/9/2007, you wrote:
>Dear list,
>Have any of you used the Motorola HF820 hands-free Bluetooth Speaker and the 
>blue tooth dongle that turns sound output into blue tooth signal with the 
>Sendero GPS on the BrailleNote, VoiceNote, or Pocket PK?  I was delighted to 
>receive the dongle and speaker as a gift. However, the speaker (which is 
>intended as a hands-free speaker for a cell phone in a car) comes with a 
>cigarette lighter charger. I know Mike has used the Bluetooth dongle with a 
>Bluetooth receiving output device. So I hope Mike or anyone else on this list 
>can tell me what I need to do to charge the speaker -- short of plugging it 
>into a friend's car and allowing it to stay there while they drive around and 
>charge it (smile).
> 
>I really want to start using this, as I read braille with my left hand, work a 
>guide dog in that hand, and can not hear my 
>Braille Note GPS talking to me in many situations.
> 
>Best,
>Terrie Terlau
> 
>----- Original Message ----- 
>From: <mailto:mikemay@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>Michael May 
>To: <mailto:gps-talkusers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>gps-talkusers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx 
>Sent: Thursday, August 24, 2006 3:45 PM
>Subject: [gps-talkusers] speaking passing cross streets.
>
>There are a number of ways to hear about intersections:
>
>1. When you have a route loaded, which means there is a waypoint at every 
>intersection, and you have detailed Route announcements turned on, you will 
>hear every intersection announced as you reach it. Alternatively, you can hear 
>only announcements at the turning intersections by switching to turns only.
>
>2. Whenever you approach an intersection, it will automatically announce if 
>you are traveling under 15 miles per hour. The reason for this speed 
>limitation is so that you are not driven crazy in a vehicle where you 
>would hear intersections nonstop at higher speeds. When you stop at an 
>intersection however, you will hear the announcement within 12 seconds.
>
>3. You can use multiple repeat of any command including Intersections at 
>whatever interval you wish. Just press M then X to hear the intersection 
>announced.
>
>4. You can press X at any time to hear the nearest intersection. If you are 
>moving, you will hear the intersection ahead of you. If you are stationary, 
>you will hear the nearest intersection.
>
>These options should give you plenty of options to fit most situations.
>
>Mike
>
>
>
>At 08:22 AM 8/24/2006, you wrote:
>>Hi.
>> 
>>I, too, have been looking for a way to get the gps to say the cross streets 
>>we're passing, especially when in a vehicle.  I think Trekker does this 
>>nicely, I'm sure ours can do it too.
>>Please let me know how to.
>> 
>>Ari Isaac.   
>
>
>
>
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