Me too, I guess only time will tell, smile. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ann Byrne" <annakb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> To: <bookport@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Tuesday, March 01, 2005 7:35 PM Subject: [bookport] Re: Strange and worrying problem > Same thing happened here. I finally gave up on my 43% batteries and just > left in the new ones. I am curious what will happen when this set gets to > 50%. > > At 07:33 PM 3/1/2005, you wrote: >>I had just under 50% in a set of batteries in my >>Bookport. When updating to the latest beta I forgot >>to replace them, so the unit announced: "Battery low. >>Update abort." >>So, I replaced the batteries to a brand-new set and it >>seemed to automatically carry out the rest of the >>update, then returned me to idle mode. Now here's the >>weird part: whenever I put back in those batteries and >>press d+f, it announces "Battery level: 50%", so it >>seems to me that these batteries should be in good, >>working condition. However, whenever the unit wakes >>up with these batteries in place it says: "Battery >>low, update abort" again, as if it hadn't completed >>the update process yet. And as I move through, it >>keeps repeating "Announcements missing". When I put >>back in the brand-new batteries it says "Bookport >>ready" and acts as normal. But when I place the 50% >>ones back in, it's the same thing: "Battery low, >>update abort"..."Announcements missing." >> >>This is very worrying. Any help is appreciated. >> >>P.s. My old batteries could play audio files and read >>books, but any other prompt that it would usually say >>itself is given with "Announcements missing". >> >>______________________________________________________________________ >>Post your free ad now! http://personals.yahoo.ca > > >