[bookport] Re: caution about using the alarm
- From: "Richard Ring" <ring.richard@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <bookport@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Mon, 23 Jan 2006 16:18:45 -0600
Thanks, Larry. But out of curiosity, can I play with the alarm function
and not do any harm?
-----Original Message-----
From: bookport-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:bookport-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of LARRY SKUTCHAN
Sent: Monday, January 23, 2006 12:35 PM
To: bookport@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [bookport] Re: caution about using the alarm
The alarms do not yet work reliably. That is why they are not yet
documented.
>>> david-tanner@xxxxxxxxxxxx Monday, January 23, 2006 12:01:30 AM >>>
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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: >
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