Fran, Maybe you have a loose wire or cable inside your optacon 2. I have to move mine a certain way to get it to turn on. I don't use it much at all but will eventually send it to Richard to check out. Right now I don't really need it. Mary To unsubscribe at any time, just send a message to: optacon-l-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word "unsubscribe" (without the quotes) in the message subject. Tell your friends about the list. They can subscribe by sending a message to: optacon-l-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word "subscribe" (without the quotes) in the message subject.