Sure you got the batteries in right? The little line goes towards the flat end and the little plus-shaped thing goes towards the pointy end, You probably knew this already. On Fri, 30 Sep 2005 20:50:09 -0500, you wrote: >Hi, >My new Book Port has arrived. Before I go any farther, let me say I am a >complete novice. Until I took mine out of the box, I had not seen one. > >I started listening to the tape, and, of course, the first thing was the >battery installation. > >Following the tape instructions, I installed the batteries. > >Nothing. Dead silence. > >I uninstalled, and reinstalled the batteries. Nothing. > >I got another set of new batteries, and tried installing, and, then, >reinstalling. Nothing. > >The Book Port appears to be dead in the water. > >Each time, I have checked to be sure the batteries are well seated. > >So, at this point, I am sstuck. > >Crystal >