[bookport] Re: Setting alarm
- From: "David Allen" <wd8ldy@xxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <bookport@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 26 Jun 2007 10:14:44 +1200
Hi Maria and list!
I set alarms all the time. I use the book port as an appointment tracker and
note taker, so alarms are quite handy. I prefer the internal beep because I
can't always hear the external ones even though the book port is always
around my neck except when I'm asleep. When I can't have headphones on, I
may miss an alarm, but usually I check things often enough that I never miss
them by long. This is why a Bkluetooth receiver for the Imaspeaker would
really be handy, but you can't have everything.
Cheers,
Dave
----- Original Message -----
From: "Maria" <malyn87@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <bookport@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, June 26, 2007 1:30 AM
Subject: [bookport] Re: Setting alarm
Hi David,
Well, thanks for all those steps. There were quite a few, but I'm sure
I'll master them in due time and I won't feel as alarmed about the process
as I do now.
Thanks again.
Maria
----- Original Message -----
From: "David Allen" <wd8ldy@xxxxxxxxxx>
To: <bookport@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Sunday, June 24, 2007 6:58 PM
Subject: [bookport] Re: Setting alarm
Hi Maria and list!
I'll try.
Ifg you plan to associate a file to the alarm, navigate to the file. If
you don't want to associate a file with the alarm, you don't have to
worry about this step.
Hold zero for one beep. Bookport will say set alarm minute 0. Press the
four or six keys to locate the desired minute. For example, if you wanted
to set the alarm for two minutes after the hour, use the six key to find
2. If you want to set it for 58 minutes after the hour, use the four key
to find 58. It seems more natural to me to move through the fields by
moving upward, so I use the 8 key between fields. If I change my mind
about a previous setting, I can reverse direction by using the two key.
I'm only mentioning that to indicate that it is possible. Then press the
8 key to move to the next field
. Bookport will say hour 12. Press the four or six keys to find the
intended hour. For example, if you wanted it at 10, it is closer here to
use the four to move left to it. If you want it at 2, it is closer to use
six to move right to it. Press 8 to move to the next field.
Bookport will say AM PM AM. If the time you want to set is AM, press 8.
If the time you want to set is PM, press the six key. Bookport will say
PM. Then press 8.
Now bookport says day of month, followed by the number of the current
day, according to the bookport's clock. For example, mine just said day
of month 25. If I'm setting an alarm for later today, I just press 8 to
move to the next field. If I want the alarm on a future day, use the six
key to get to that day, then press 8.
Now bookport says day of week, followed by the current day of the week,
according to the bookport's clock. For example, mine just said "day of
week Monday." If I want the alarm for today, I do nothing and press 8 to
go to the next field. Otherwise, I use the four or six keys to locate the
correct day of the week for the alarm. Then press 8 to go to the next
field.
Now bookport says "Month" followed by the current month's name according
to the bookport's clock. For example, mine just said "Month June." If I
want the alarm to be in June, I press 8 to move to the next field.
Otherwise, I press the four or six keys to move to the desired month,
then press 8 to move to the next field.
Now bookport says "year" followed by the current year according to the
clock on the bookport. For example, mine just said "year 2007." If I want
the alarm in this year, I press 8 to move to the next field. Otherwise, I
press the six key to move to the year I want. It isn't practical to
mention the four key here because we can't set alarms in the past. You
can try it if you want. When you press the select key to set the alarm,
bookport will say "time is past cancel alarm." press 8 to go to the next
field.
Now bookport says recurring once. If you only want to set this alarm
once, press 8 to move to the next field. Otherwise, use the four or six
keys to cycle to the desired options. The other options here are daily,
weekly, monthly and yearly.
Now bookport says sound external beep. If that is what you want to use
for the alarm sound, press the five key to confirm your alarm. Otherwise,
use the four or six keys to locate the desired setting. The choices are:
externmal beep, internal beep, external beep and file, and internal beep
and file. The meaning of file here is the file you were pointing to when
setting the alarm. Press the five key to confirm the alarm. Regardless of
whether you associated a file with the alarm or not, bookport will
announce the time of the alarm and say "exit alarm."
Happy alarming!
Cheers,
Dave
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