We didn't get to specific about the behavior of associating a file when an alarm triggers in the manual, because that is about to change. Here is what we should see in the next beta: There will be a new command, Lask Book, that lets you flip between the current book and the last book you had read. Once that command is implimented, when an alarm triggers that is associated with a file, that file will play and the whole system will be normal. You will just use the Last Book command to return to where you were before the alarm. Good suggestion on the wording. We'll fix that. >>> r-carter@xxxxxxx Thursday, February 16, 2006 8:58:35 AM >>> Hi, When I associate a file with an alarm, the file only starts playing after I press the 2 key to silence the alarm. The BP stays in alarm mode even after the file has played. The only way that I have found to get out of alarm mode is to press and hhold the 2 key as if I was checking the time. This returns the system to normal use. I don't know how others feel, but I find the wording of the items under the sound setting confusing. The word external is used to describe the speaker that is inside the Book Port. The word internal is used to describe the sound that comes out of the headphone jack. I suggest using built-in for the speaker that is inside the Book Port and headphone for having the alarm come through the headphone jack. Admitedly there may be better words but at least I am interested in starting the discussion. Robert Carter