[bookport] Re: caution about using the alarm

  • From: "David Tanner" <david-tanner@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: <bookport@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Sun, 22 Jan 2006 23:01:30 -0600

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.
: >> :
: >> :
: >
: >
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