Dear Carol, As far as we know it won't loose the memory/recorded lables it's like a memory card you wouldn't loose files you store on there too. Hope that helps, Madleen Madleen Mann RNIB Customer Sales and Support/Technology 105, Judd Street London WC1H 9NE t: 0207 391 23 08 E: madleen.mann@xxxxxxxxxxx -----Original Message----- From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Carol Pearson Sent: 15 October 2010 22:52 To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [access-uk] Re: Penfriend backup Thanks, Madleen. How long then will the pen hold the information without batteries? -- Carol carol.pearson29@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx Be friends with me on Facebook (Not using Twitter these days ...) ---- Original Message ---- From: "Mann, Madleen" <Madleen.Mann@xxxxxxxxxxx> To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Friday, October 15, 2010 2:20 PM Subject: [access-uk] Re: Penfriend backup > Hi Carol and John, > > Just for information: > > When you change batteries you won't loose any lables. > Best wishes, > > Madleen Mann > RNIB Customer Sales and Support/Technology > 105, Judd Street > London > WC1H 9NE > t: 0207 391 23 08 > E: madleen.mann@xxxxxxxxxxx > -----Original Message----- > From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Carol > Pearson > Sent: 15 October 2010 09:44 > To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > Subject: [access-uk] Re: Penfriend backup > > John, I do think this could be a problem for people and > wonder, like you, how it's going to work. > > I try to backup but not as often as I should and, you're > right, changing one label means your backup won't be up > to date. > > I wonder if anyone has changed the batteries yet and > whether this also will cause us to lose memory of labels > recorded? I wonder if someone from RNIB could confirm > whether or not the memory chip is safe for some time > after batteries go down? > > -- > Carol > carol.pearson29@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx > Be friends with me on Facebook > (Not using Twitter these days ...) > > > > ---- Original Message ---- > From: john coley > To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > Sent: Thursday, October 14, 2010 12:29 PM > Subject: [access-uk] Penfriend backup > >> Hi everybody, as I said in a previous post I bought a >> Penfriend a few days ago. I haven't done much labelling >> with it yet, but I can see it being very useful. >> There is one problem I can see though, regarding >> backing up of labels. >> A backup will only be any good as long as no labels >> have been rerecorded since the backup. Unless therefore >> you back up whenever you rerecord a label life could get >> rather confusing. >> Since the Penfriend hasn't been with us for long I >> imagine it's far too soon for anyone to have restored a >> backup of their labels, but if there is anybody how did >> you get around the problem of labels rerecorded post >> backup. >> John. > > > Click here > <https://www.mailcontrol.com/sr/wQw0zmjPoHdJTZGyOCrrhg== > 6oC!ywq5zGW2uEJOP8ys1s4eUksPBETI6khTTjvRhZzcVQ==> to > report this email as spam. > > > > -- > DISCLAIMER: > > NOTICE: The information contained in this email and any > attachments is confidential and may be privileged. 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