Dale: What do you mean by "Babbles"? Does it just go nuts and start speaking = random characters? How long has it been doing this? I assume it did it before you installed the beta firmware. If so, it = sounds like you have a hardware problem. Rob Meredith >>> drlieser@xxxxxxx 06/04/04 08:07PM >>> Supposedly with the firmware update in operation, my BP still babbles. A reset command stops the speech momentarily, and brings the following message: "Defaults restored. Book Port 1 1 test 7". Obviously, I'm not sure whether the numbers are actual digits, or merely words--not that it changes anything for me. When I put the batteries in after they'd been = out for about 20 minutes, there was no persistent speech, but the version = number was the old one. What to do? Dale