Well, at least we know now that that isn't the problem. Thanks for your effort testing these things. Grant ----- Original Message ----- From: "Joseph Norton" <joenorton1@xxxxxxxxxxx> To: <bookport@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Saturday, April 02, 2005 8:38 PM Subject: [bookport] Re: Battery drainage and Spanish > Well, that was a good idea, but, again, no discernable difference with > clock not set versus clock set. Just wish I had thought up that idea to > test myself. Just goes to show 2 heads can be better than one. Thanks! > > On Sat, 2 Apr 2005, Grant Hardy wrote: > >> Joseph, >> >> Can you try operating the unit with the clock unset and see if you then >> hear >> the buzzing? This will tell whether the clock theory is correct. >> >> Grant >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "Joseph Norton" <joenorton1@xxxxxxxxxxx> >> To: <bookport@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> >> Sent: Saturday, April 02, 2005 8:14 PM >> Subject: [bookport] Re: Battery drainage and Spanish >> >> >>> Well, got my telephone pick-up coil back out and listened to the >>> electromagnetic noise from the Bookport with beta 1.20.22 installed. >>> Selected Spanish option and let the unit go to sleep. The buzzing noise >>> characteristic to the earlier firmware without the battery drain was >>> still >>> not present, whether Spanish was set to yes or no. Again, reverted back >>> to 1.20.20 (thanks Larry for that patch) and the buzzing noise was back >>> when the unit was asleep. Again, the Spanish option had no effect on >>> this. >>> >>> On Sat, 2 Apr 2005, Liam Martin wrote: >>> >>>> Cheryl, >>>> >>>> I think I figured out the problem. You don't get drainage because you >>>> are >>>> reading in Spanish. I decided to check Spanish yes in the keyboard >>>> options >>>> when I stopped reading two hours ago, and I did not get even a one >>>> percent >>>> drainage. This is unusual. Usually the drainage is so great, two hours >>>> would >>>> have produced a significant percentage drop in battery level. Most of >>>> us >>>> are >>>> reading in English, which is where the drainage occurs - the English >>>> yes >>>> option. Others can test this - when stopped reading, choose Spanish yes >>>> option. >>>> >>>> Liam >>>> >>>>> From: "Cheryl and Dash Lenartiene" <Dashman@xxxxxxxxxxxx> >>>>> Reply-To: bookport@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >>>>> To: <bookport@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> >>>>> Subject: [bookport] Battery drainage and Spanish >>>>> Date: Fri, 1 Apr 2005 09:13:17 -0500 >>>>> >>>>> Hi everyone, >>>>> Well, I'm on my third day with the same set of batteries, and my >>>>> battery gauge says 60%. The unit has spoken for 424 minutes, and I >>>>> did >>>>> about 15 minutes of recording last night, which drained the battery by >>>>> about 8%. The clock is running, but not set to the correct date and >>>>> time. >>>>> I will try setting it and see what happens. >>>>> I've noticed a bug when reading in Spanish. If you press the 2 >>>>> key >>>>> to read continuously, then press the 8 key for status, the BP reverts >>>>> back >>>>> to English when it resumes reading. You must stop and start reading >>>>> again >>>>> with the 2 key in order for the Spanish pronunciation to re-engage. >>>>> Cheryl >>>>> >>>> >>>> _________________________________________________________________ >>>> Express yourself instantly with MSN Messenger! Download today it's >>>> FREE! >>>> http://messenger.msn.click-url.com/go/onm00200471ave/direct/01/ >>>> >>>> >>> >> >> >