[access-uk] Re: 7 in 1 Remote Control

  • From: "Brian Hartgen" <brian@xxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Fri, 5 Aug 2005 12:11:10 +0100

Hi David
Thanks for letting me know. I'll give it a try and see what happens.

Brian Hartgen
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  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: David Russell 
  To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx 
  Sent: Friday, August 05, 2005 12:07 PM
  Subject: [access-uk] Re: 7 in 1 Remote Control


  Brian 

  As far as I can recall, the instructions were on one sheet of paper.  I did 
have sighted assistance, but we just could not figure it out at all.  You have 
to put in a code number which in theory connected it to the make of machine you 
wished to use it with, but on the four devices I tried I had no luck at all. 

  I do not share your technical prowess Brian and you may well do much better 
than I did.

  David

    -----Original Message-----
    From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of 
Brian Hartgen
    Sent: 05 August 2005 11:52
    To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
    Subject: [access-uk] Re: 7 in 1 Remote Control


    Hi David
    When you say the instructions were complicated in terms of setting it up at 
least, do you mean that they were in a printed booklet or do you get the 
instructions in a .pdf file? I am hoping that if I can get my Support Worker to 
set it up for me at the very least, then the rest should come naturally, so it 
would still be good to hear whether or not anyone has had success with the unit 
as and when it is set up to work with various devices.

    Thanks.

    Brian Hartgen
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      ----- Original Message ----- 
      From: David Russell 
      To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx 
      Sent: Friday, August 05, 2005 11:39 AM
      Subject: [access-uk] Re: 7 in 1 Remote Control


      Brian 

      I could not get on with it at all.  Upon receiving it, I inserted the 
batteries and it asked me to set the time, which I managed to do.  But that was 
about all I managed.  the instructions are extremely complicated and I could 
not get it to recognise any of the four items of equipment I tried to match to 
it.  The buttons on the remote itself are fairly well spaced out, being mainly 
in rows of four, probably about twelve or more rows, so around fifty buttons.  
When I pushed them it would not talk to me at all.  I ended up returning it for 
a refund.  I know of three other visually impaired people who tried it and they 
all returned their product.

      The voice itself, when I could get it to talk to me, was a fairly clear 
female synthetic voice.  can't remember whether it was American or english.

      Maybe you would have more luck than I did with this product.  Not 
recommended.

      David
        -----Original Message-----
        From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf 
Of Brian Hartgen
        Sent: 05 August 2005 11:23
        To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
        Subject: [access-uk] 7 in 1 Remote Control


        Hi
        Has anyone please had any experience with the 7 in 1 Remote Control?
        I went to the web site of the manufacturers today, which wasn't the 
most accessible I have seen, but I managed eventually to get a broad overview 
of what the product had to offer.  Obviously the unit would need to be 
customised to the units you have, but have people managed to get this working 
and speaking items relating to televisions, video recorders, hifi systems, etc.

        Thanks a lot.

        Brian Hartgen
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