My understanding is that the only time battery power is being used is
when the screen changes or if speech is going. The technology behind
eInk screens means that power is needed to form the letters when you
turn a page or open a menu, but once formed the characters have been
formed no more power is needed. This wouldn't be the case with the newer
models that have a light built in, but is certainly true for the Kindle
Keyboard.
Steve
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[mailto:access-uk-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Jackie Cairns
Sent: 20 November 2012 12:23
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Subject: [access-uk] Re: Kindle Keyboard - How To Read A Book
Hi Alfred
I would imagine a certain amount of battery power is being used, even
when the unit is switched off. Things like turning off WiFi helps to
conserve power, but will always use some because it has to remember
bookmarks etc.
So yes, it does turn off when you hear the stand-by message, but does
use some power when in that mode.
Kind Regards,
Jackie Cairns
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Sent: 20 November 2012 12:18
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Subject: [access-uk] Re: Kindle Keyboard - How To Read A Book
Thanks Jackie
I was following all your threads and those of the people you mention
below and this is what helped me too to come to the decision to
purchase. Just going through my mail now but not sure if anyone
answered the question I asked yesterday in relation to KK going in to
standby mode. If I have not physically turned it off and it goes in to
standby is battery still being used?
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From: "Jackie Cairns" <jackie.cairnsplace@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, November 20, 2012 11:48 AM
Subject: [access-uk] Re: Kindle Keyboard - How To Read A Book
Hi Alfred
I am also very pleased with my KK. It took me some time to decide to
buy as I didn't know if I would like listening to a book being read by
synthetic speech. But it's more than tolerable, and gives an
additional resource.
It's thanks to George, Steve Griffiths and John Gallagher among others
for explaining what is involved. I just wish Amazon would make all
their Kindle models fully accessible to make the experience even more
pleasing.
Glad you are up and running.
Kind Regards,
Jackie Cairns
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On Behalf Of Alfred King
Sent: 19 November 2012 14:33
To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [access-uk] Re: Kindle Keyboard - How To Read A Book
Jackie, it was your excellent comments on this list some few weeks ago
that persuaded me to go ahead and get the KK. I am delighted with my
purchase, again thanks to yourself, as with NC10 and other items
discussed on list.
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From: "Jackie Cairns" <jackie.cairnsplace@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Monday, November 19, 2012 11:40 AM
Subject: [access-uk] Re: Kindle Keyboard - How To Read A Book
Hi Alfred
I'm quite new to this, but I'll do my best as people were very kind
in helping me to be up and running with mine.
If you arrow down to a book, press the centre of the small square to
open it. Next, you need to turn on the TTS. Press the key to the
right of the space bar, then arrow down I think four times until you
hear "Turn on text-to-speech", and press the centre of the small
square again to activate.
Now your KK should start reading from the start of the book. To
start or stop continuous reading, press the space bar.
As a tip, I tend to flick the power switch to the right to turn off
the device when I have finished reading. I don't come out of my book
and back to the menu as it saves me having to turn on the TTS when I
return to the KK for my next session. Your place in the book is
held, either when you just put your KK into stand-by, or if you exit
the book beforehand. But remember that if you exit your book and go
back to the menu, you will need to turn on TTS when you return to
your book.
I would presume that if you are working with three different titles,
your place in each will be remembered each time you open them. As I
say Alfred, I am quite new to this, but I am really pleased I bought
one. I had hung off for so long, wondering if I could listen to a
TTS voice throughout a book. But there is a lot out there that isn't
available in audio or Braille formats, so it has become very useful
to have the KK.
Good luck.
Kind Regards,
Jackie Cairns
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Sent: 19 November 2012 10:06
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Subject: [access-uk] Kindle Keyboard - How To Read A Book
Hi All
I have my Kindle keyboard up and running so to speak by having speech
enabled and the 3 books I have purchased are there but sighted
people, one a Kindle user, was unable to open one of the books
yesterday for me to start reading. He put it down to not knowing how
it worked with speech but I am not so sure. Would someone be so kind
as to write me out step by step instructions as to how to choose one
of my 3 books open it and start reading it. At this stage I am
interested in the following, 1. Continuous reading but pausing when I
am
interupted.# 2.
Resuming my reading from pausing.
3 Navagating through the 3 books as I might like to be reading two or
three of them at the same time. I presume where I stop, when I start
that book again I will be in the same place as where I left off.
Thanks.
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