[bksvol-discuss] Re: Spooky Pac Mate
- From: "Evan Reese" <mentat1@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Mon, 21 Aug 2006 05:49:56 -0700
Thanks. I hadn't read that chapter because I was trying to learn a lot of
other stuff. And it didn't occur to me that it would be K1000 sending that
message because it wasn't running. That explains why it only started last week
while Tiffany said hers had been doing that since last October.
Thanks.
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From: Maria Kristic
To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Sunday, August 20, 2006 9:09 PM
Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: Spooky Pac Mate
From personal experience, this sounds as if it is Kurzweil 1000's
notification that a mobile device has been connected; the fact is relevant to
K1000, as it has a Send to Device feature which allows one to transfer files
directly to portable devices, such as the PACMate. From Page 280 of the K1000
manual (although it's discussing the BrailleNote):
"It communicates with your computer via Microsoft's ActiveSync which is
included on a CD-ROM with your BrailleNote. In order to download from Kurzweil
1000 you must initiate a connection between your computer and the BrailleNote.
This should work as you've come to expect, but with an addition. Normally, when
initiating this connection you hear the BrailleNote indicate that the
connection has been established via an audible tone. Next you hear Windows
indicate that the connection has been established via an audible signal. Now
that Kurzweil 1000 is set up to communicate with BrailleNote, you should hear a
third audible signal. Note that you'll hear Kurzweil 1000's notification
whether or not you are running Kurzweil 1000."
HTH,
Maria
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[mailto:bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Evan Reese
Sent: Sunday, August 20, 2006 10:50 AM
To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Spooky Pac Mate
Anyone with a Pac Mate notice a change lately when you connect it to a PC?
In the last couple of days, when I connect the Pac Mate to my PC, in addition
to the usual series of tones, it now says 'mobile device connected'. It sounds
like a recording of a human voice. The spooky part is that both the Pac Mate
and my PC say it, but the Pac Mate just slightly behind the PC, so you get this
spooky echo effect. When I pull the USB cable out, it says 'mobile device
disconnected', with the same delay. It does sound a little spooky. This just
started in the last couple days. It must have been in the last batch of
Microsoft updates I downloaded.
Not a complaint, just an observation.
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