Hello Clarence. No, I don't use rechargeable batteries since the life is so good with normal ones, only two, not a great expense. Jerry ----- Original Message ----- From: "Clarence Whaley" <clarence@xxxxxxxxxxx> To: <bookport@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Monday, November 22, 2004 5:12 PM Subject: [bookport] Re: The need to reset BookPort > Jerry, I had a similar problem and stopped using rechargable batteries and > the problem went away. Curious to know if you are using rechargable batteries? > > > > At 05:04 PM 11/22/2004 -0500, you wrote: > >Had I been more carefully monitoring all posts to this list, I might have > >seen something about a problem that I am beginning to find quite annoying. > >After several hours on the shelf or in my briefcase, I'll take out the > >BookPort to continue listening to a piece, only to get no response at all, > >as though the batteries were completely flat. The only remedy, a farely > >simple one, is to temporarily break the connection between the batteries and > >the unit, this, of course, causing the BookPort to annoyingly revert to its > >firmware defaults. Also, as of the latest release of the firmware has come > >another problem, I'm sure discussed several times here. For no apparent > >reason, the BookPort just stops reading, requiring that I press the read > >button to get it going again, not a big thing but a little bothersome > >nonetheless. I'm wondering whether or not the first problem that I mentioned > >is somehow linked to the option that allows one to silence the locked key > >beeps. Just a thought since I am unable to peek at the source code. > > > >Still very happy with my unit, > > > >Jerry > > > Clarence Whaley > Training Division Manager > GW Micro > E-Mail: Clarence@xxxxxxxxxxx > Direct Voice (615) 383-6248 > or 866-699-8901 > Direct Fax (260) 489-2608 > GW Micro Voice Number 260-489-3671 > http://www.gwmicro.com > or press enter below to read all about our training program > http://www.gwmicro.com/training > >