[icon-discuss] Re: New user with questions

  • From: chase crispin <chase.crispin@xxxxxxxxx>
  • To: icon-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Fri, 15 Feb 2008 20:00:22 -0600

i agree, both the icon and the braille+ manuals are very brief.

Chase

On Fri, 15 Feb 2008 17:06:22 -0800, Paul Henrichsen wrote:


>Hi, Jenny. Thanks. I couldn't find any tutorials on the APH site.
>
>I found three files where Larry went through using the product and 
>taking
>questions, but no tutorial with the braille keys in mind.
>
>Reading the APH manual, there seemed to be so many questions unanswered 
>in
>my mind.
>
>It's like I wanted the manual to go into much more depth on things like
>setting up rules in email as an example.
>
>The email filtering is one of the things that has me pretty excited 
>about
>this unit and using it when traveling.
>
>Also, learning to get connected to an open WiFi network.
>
>I also wanted to see more on setting up for podcasts and rss feeds which
>will be a new thing for me.
>
>So, I hope you guys don't mind my asking lots of questions for a
>while<grin>.
>
>
>
>
>
>Paul Henrichsen
>
>paulh52@xxxxxxxxxxx
>
>Kurzweil 1000 Technical Support Engineer
>
>(800) 894-5374
>
>Press 5 then 2
>
>or: (888) 995-9905
>
>
>
>From: icon-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>[mailto:icon-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Jenny Axler
>Sent: Friday, February 15, 2008 11:58 AM
>To: icon-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>Subject: [icon-discuss] Re: New user with questions
>
>
>
>Paul,
>
>
>
>There are slight differences in the content of the CD's due to the fact 
>that
>APH and LevelStar are responsible for these separately.  However both 
>will
>for sure contain a user manual, the Icon Sync program, and drivers for
>setting up your unit to use your computer's internet connection with 
>USB.
>As far as I know, neither CD contains the tutorials you downloaded from 
>the
>LevelStar website.  Both APH and LevelStar maintain separate sets of
>tutorials and documentation on their various websites.  as for reading 
>the
>manual, there is a Help file on the unit, and your CD will contain the 
>same
>file.
>
>Hope that helps you,
>
>Jenny Axler
>
>
>
>----- Original Message ----- 
>
>From: Paul Henrichsen <mailto:paulh52@xxxxxxxxxxx>  
>
>To: icon-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx 
>
>Sent: Friday, February 15, 2008 11:38 AM
>
>Subject: [icon-discuss] New user with questions
>
>
>
>Hi, everyone. I will be getting my icon braille plus, hopefully, 
>tomorrow.
>
>What is the difference between the cd that comes with the icon and the 
>one
>that comes with the braille plus?
>
>Are the tutorials on the braille plus cd different than the ones I
>downloaded from the level star site?
>
>Also, I was hoping I could find a manual that I could read off line, but 
>all
>I could find was one online. Is there one on the cd?
>
>Lastly, are the training sessions archived anywhere? They usually happen 
>in
>the day time when I can't attend.
>
>I'm sure I'll have lots more questions once I get going.
>
>Thanks.
>
>
>
>
>
>Paul Henrichsen
>
>paulh52@xxxxxxxxxxx
>
>Kurzweil 1000 Technical Support Engineer
>
>(800) 894-5374
>
>Press 5 then 2
>
>or: (888) 995-9905
>
>
>
>
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>Hi, Jenny. Thanks. I couldnt
>find any tutorials on the APH site.  
>I found three files where Larry
>went through using the product and taking questions, but no tutorial 
>with the
>braille keys in mind.  
>Reading the APH manual, there
>seemed to be so many questions unanswered in my mind.  
>Its like I wanted the manual to
>go into much more depth on things like setting up rules in email as an 
>example.  
>The email filtering is one of
>the things that has me pretty excited about this unit and using it when
>traveling.  
>Also, learning to get connected
>to an open WiFi network.  
>I also wanted to see more on
>setting up for podcasts and rss feeds which will be a new thing for me.  
>
>So, I hope you guys dont mind
>my asking lots of questions for a while<grin>.  
>
>
>Paul Henrichsen  
>paulh52@xxxxxxxxxxx  
>Kurzweil 1000 Technical Support
>Engineer  
>(800) 894-5374  
>Press 5 then 2  
>or: (888) 995-9905   
>
>From: 
>icon-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx 
>[mailto:icon-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]  On
>Behalf Of  Jenny Axler  Sent:  Friday, February 15, 2008 11:58 AM  To:  
>icon-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx  Subject:  [icon-discuss] Re: New user with 
>questions    
>
>Paul,    
>
>There
>are slight differences in the content of the CD's due to the fact that 
>APH and
>LevelStar are responsible for these separately.  However both will for
>sure contain a user manual, the Icon Sync program, and drivers for 
>setting up
>your unit to use your computer's internet connection with USB.  As far 
>as
>I know, neither CD contains the tutorials you downloaded from the 
>LevelStar
>website.  Both APH and LevelStar maintain separate sets of tutorials and
>documentation on their various websites.  as for reading the manual, 
>there
>is a Help file on the unit, and your CD will contain the same file.    
>Hope
>that helps you,    
>Jenny
>Axler    
>
>-----
>Original Message -----     
>From:  Paul Henrichsen     
>To:  icon-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx     
>Sent:  Friday, February 15,
>2008 11:38 AM    
>Subject:  [icon-discuss] New
>user with questions    
>
>Hi, everyone. I will be getting my icon braille plus,
>hopefully, tomorrow.  
>What is the difference between the cd that comes with the
>icon and the one that comes with the braille plus?  
>Are the tutorials on the braille plus cd different than the
>ones I downloaded from the level star site?  
>Also, I was hoping I could find a manual that I could read
>off line, but all I could find was one online. Is there one on the cd?  
>Lastly, are the training sessions archived anywhere? They
>usually happen in the day time when I cant attend.  
>Im sure Ill have lots more questions once I get going.  
>Thanks.  
>
>
>Paul Henrichsen  
>paulh52@xxxxxxxxxxx  
>Kurzweil 1000 Technical Support Engineer  
>(800) 894-5374  
>Press 5 then 2  
>or: (888) 995-9905  
>
>
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>virus found in this incoming message. 
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>AM   
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