Well, don't ask me what I was doing wrong before. I couldn't seem to get it started the other day, but I just followed your directions and it works rather nicely. Thank you!!! ----- Original Message ----- From: "Scott Howell" <s.howell@xxxxxxxxxxx> To: <bookport@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Sunday, January 22, 2006 5:29 AM Subject: [bookport] Re: caution about using the alarm : Ah, ok I wokeup and realized where the alarm is, but when I press 5, : it just says cancel alarm. What am I doing wrong. I am following the : steps as you outlined below, I need to go read the manual perhaps again. : : : Scott : : : : On Jan 21, 2006, at 1:44 AM, Grant Hardy wrote: : : > Ok, here are my tips. These are no official instructions - this is : > mearly how I believe the alarm is supposed to work. : > Press 0 for a second and you'll enter a menu. Use the 2 and 8 keys : > to move up and down these and 4 and 6 to change values, just like : > in the settings menu. The settings include recurrence, alarm date/ : > time and whether to sound an internal or external beeper. Once : > you're done, press 5 to accept your changes. : > You can have multiple alarms. To modify a particular alarm, while : > in reading mode use a+b and b+c to move back and forth between : > alarms. When you're on the one you want press/hold 0 to enter the : > alarm menu for that alarm. When pointing to "new alarm" this will : > act as a blank alarm. : > : > Not bad thinking for a supposedly nonexistent feature, don't you : > think? <smile> : > ----- Original Message ----- From: "David Tanner" <david- : > tanner@xxxxxxxxxxxx> : > To: <bookport@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> : > Sent: Friday, January 20, 2006 9:45 PM : > Subject: [bookport] Re: caution about using the alarm : > : > : >> How did you set the alarm and how did you get to where you could : >> set the alarm. I can think of several uses I would have for it if : >> it works the way I would like for it to work. : >> : >> : >> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Kitty Litter" : >> <n8kl@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> : >> To: <bookport@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> : >> Sent: Thursday, January 19, 2006 6:39 AM : >> Subject: [bookport] caution about using the alarm : >> : >> : >> : To see what would happen I set the alarm for file and external : >> beep. While I : >> : was listening to an mp3 file the alarm went off, I heard the : >> tones and the : >> : only key that worked was the 2 key for pausing or reading, all : >> others gave : >> : the touch tone. The only cure was a reset. I think I'll pass on : >> the alarm. : >> : I'm wondering how practical it is. If it should go off while you : >> were away : >> : from the unit you might come back to a dead battery depending on : >> how long : >> : the alarm sounded. If you knew you were going to be using the : >> unit I suppose : >> : it could be used to remind you of something. : >> : : >> : : > : > : :